New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
WHITE PLAINS.
,.rr1vE PREPARATIONS FOR FAIRS, FES-
TIVALS ETC.
-,,rp ATOM TO BEGIN TO-DAY - BUILDING
opERATIONs-TWO DAYS or Ti;OTTING-
PERSONAL ITEMS.

OPERAIlO\S-lNO 'A1S VI itsOI 4 INV
PERSONAL ITEMS
The organization of fairs. festivals and concerts.
,,h ,vu be presented apprecatve public
w., month has relegated household affairs to the
,ctcround. \ concert under the direction OF the
Ven Of The Presbyterian Church at the Audi
'..,rn q chrysanthemum exhibition under the
s.,,on of the Epworth League workers at La
,,e Hall a festival in St Johns Hall. under the
no.ing care OF the energetic young women Of the
cs,rch OF St John. the Evangelist, and fair at
49, Auditorium for the benefit OF the Lyceum. are
-ong the fixed dates of the future. These affairs
sas, from ennui the young and matrony women of
-. Mace every fall and winter and are really i'm
liant factors in the social life of the village
80 again il may not be aniss to say that no
-, ~ social parties birthday celebrations and en-
.nen,s are being whispered about, although the
ssson is oriy opening.
The destruction OF the old Richard Hatfield mouse,
=, antique two-s,ory and attic building of the kevo-
,a,narv DAYS removes old mark from Broad
v which sixty years ago was the only thorough
,,re in the village. This building adioined the old
n,a homestead opposite the Carlyon Arms Hotel.
49,, tho aged bartholomew Gedney says Il originally
,ood at the junction OF Lower Broadway ana the
,,oinal Nea-York Post Road. now Maple-ave IL
uas the pos,ofce building in those days. the pad
.,,ss for b.latel passengers between DaHbury ana
'y.vYork. the meeting place for the Westches;er
courtv Board Of Supervisors and the centra. point
NJ heated political discussions.
Jnnujries abound on all SIDES as 10 "heh ana
,,ere the Boards of Registry VIII convene 10 reg
,ster the names of new voters ana the names o'
,,ose Indifferent voters who failed to vote last fai
h,, who are fully alive 10 the OCCASION this year
largo number Of new voters are 10 be registered.
rrnc,pallv from the Bloomingdale Asylum GROUNDS
The inspectors of election in the four o'sHi''S Oh
the town will convene to-day as Board OF Registry
fo- the first time and will sit again next SATURDAY
The hours are from a. m to 3 p. m every voter
should register The registry places are: In the
First District. Town Hall; Second District iofay-
st,e Han: Third District. Sweeney building. Rail
rosdave: Fourth District. Reese building opposite
the postoffice. In the county, in addition 10 the
State ticket and constitutional amendments. me
voters are 10 elect this year three members OF AS
semby Representative in Congress surrogate
Sheriff Coroner and Justice OF Sessions.
Supervisor Schirmer announces as his Office hours
from a m TO 5 p m on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday of each week.
Chief Engineer Stanfeld has invited the i'oard
OF Trustees to inspect the Fire Department on
Thursday evening next. between Rabbit-st and
Grove-st. Railroad-ave.
The Rev. Dr. McChesney will deliver an address
nj 7:i5 o'clock tomorrow evening in the Memorial
N F. Church. appropriate a Good TidirSs Day
service by the church Sabbath-school. The scho-
ars and teachers have been especially active IN
making arrangements for the services. The church
interior will be decorated with autumn leaves and
flowers. and will be unusually attractive Mrs.
r. S. Warner and a corps or teachers are en-
gagged in the work of decoration.
The White Plains Concorda, a well-known Ger
man Singing Society, gave surprise to one OF It's
members on Monday last at Dolls Union Hall. the
society's headquarters. the member was Stephen
W. Smith. and the affair was in honor Of his six
tieth birthday. The evening was passed pleasantly
with singing. dancing and speech-making. A course
supper served midnight
Ex-Vage President Harvey Hustled is loud in
his praise Of the Nyack Fire Department for the
reception given the White Plains Company on
Tuesday last. the occasion being the annual parade
OF the Nyack Fire Department and its guests.
The vocal society recently organized at
Henry S; Moore's Conservatory on Railroad-ave
has resolved 70 name rse r me Wiam
Carpenter. president: Mrs. H. X; Comstock OF
tary and treasurer and John J. OConnor. librarian.
Meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings me
Winter o. has aready begun Under the leadership Of
Professor Carpenter.
County Fs W receve the
moneys at the Town Hall. in White Plains. on
M ys@ms a ns5i 20 to to 6e
exclusive of 5000 paid to horsemen and prizes to
The Ward brothers, Of Eimsford announce two
days trotting meeting on the Weschester County
races mainly patronzed by amateur horsemen
and intended for such, although p1ofessiS,nss
not barred. Both the spectators and principals
were so pleased with the last meeting that the
approaching two days trotting meeting Is the
outcome.
The Baptist Social Union will hold sociable at
the home of Mrs. Hiram RoWells in Old Spring
St, next Tuesday evening
Ground is being broken daily in all sections OF
the village for new cottages which will rent for
$50 month and upward. and rent-payers expect a
reduction OF rent next spring.
PERSONAL NOTES
Mr. Howard Can't. Of StaTord's Pharmacy. has
returned from two weeks visit to his former home
In Ontario. Canada
Miss Annie Purdy. the proprietor OF Purdy's dry
goods store In Railroad-ave.. is spending a two
weeks vacation in the Adro ndacks.
Mrs Howard r. Montgomery has accepted the
Office Of chairman OF the General Committee OF the
Lyceurn fair
Mrs f. p. Butts and daughter Of Brooklyn.
been spending the summer in White Plains. have
returned 10 their town residences.
Among the guests at the Carlyon Arms this week
We're f. ". Presbrey. PaTl NJ. Potter, Thomas
New-York
The women OF the Presbyterian Church gave a
reception for their pastor the Rev. DIR. Macoubrey.
and his wife at the Manse Wednesday evening
last, from to 10 o'clock The occasion the
recent occupancy of the new and handsome church
parsonage In Barker-ave, on the site OF the old
church property acquired In Colonial times
The women Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
ynion held a successful sociable at f. C. Sniffin 3
iakest home Thursday evening. .
trustee James Young. OF the Second Ward. VIII
,emeye from his Railroad-ave home In short time
"a commodlous cottage purchased this week on the
.,eM.York Post Road. at Court-st., near the nome
village President Cromwell
Applications for sewer extension through Crom-
"en Place have been made TO the sewer committee.