New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
BEN>ONUf RNT NEUS NOIEN

BITS OF NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE AND INCIDENTS
ALONG THE BAY SHORE TT hINds.
Before B.nsonhnrst was annexed 10 Brooklyn it
the intention TO improve the water front between
Twenty -nrst-ay- aud the Parkway Twenty-s-e-
ond-aV-J and convert 1t into public park.
special act FOR this purpose passed several
years ago ~ course annexation abrogated ms
Law, and now an effort j. being made u" nave '"-
property taken by the city AMI The original Idea
carried out BY the Park Department 'hafi 81
the proposed park has been prepared. and PARK
Commissioner S,iui-r and the Advisory commission
ar- petironed accept the site az one OF he ne"
park grounds The abutting property owners be-
tween the tWo aV-uu---John K-mpton. George =.
Nostrard K II Sherwood j. Lott Nostfand ana
cornelius Fursu-son--haV- signed the p-iilonlhs
document a. have --ven--ighf H. of tn" neighbor-
Ing Owners - property in the Thirteih and Thir'y-
nr-i wards contiguous to th- site proposed. There
j. uo question a. to the d-sirabiiity o; the nm
ptoVrm-nt a. II Viii be- the means ~ securing the
water lrunt FOR All Tim for the use ~ the pubic
- q pl~a>ur- ground consideration "' moment
nom The ,ict ~ the adjoining fronias being al
Pol, ~ devoted to commercial purposes The plan
ouiI.n-d in the petition j. Tor the PARK commits
,loner 10 improve the blur The only high ground
,.rw--u here and Far Rookaway facing The ocean
and mn In about hny feet o. the land now under
water thus making it one " the rreItest ana mos'
,,.,ut-s,i. spots anywhere in this part o' the
country
An informal euchr- party Ma given by MIS- J'hn
A..ir- At her home IA Eighty oGrth-si.. N-dn---
dav evening. the prk- winners being Mrs "'0tse
H. Keller Miss Alice Todd. Mr.. d TaHmAdse
AMI Char..- NJ Smith The game Wa enjoyed until
after midnight. when f-fr-shn-nt@ were served
Those present were Mr.. ana Mr. Charles VI smith
Mr. Birkhart. Miss Todd. Miss Molh- bnKhir"
NJ. - W TaImaig-. Mr.. ana Mrs. George b.
kel~r MIR ana Mrs. T. Nicely, Miss A. hfNhAr''
amt Alr and Mrs John Allair-
ON THANKSGIVING Day thu Phoenix football team.
Of H-nsonhurst and Bath Beach played me N-inr-l-
CIub. OF brooklyn. In the morning and me Moha"N
club ~ the same pll'- In the afternoon ." INC
formers grounds IN Van P-lt Manor. The Phoenix
l. an excellent and w-llequpp~d c'uD anu me up
4. f,low-. IIosklns. way centre Schw-rdtfrsef' i-r'
eu,rI Sp-nc-r right guard; Fui gueson left tackle
Mccormick right tackle: Bailey. left end; lie
Savage and Tlllmads-. right End; Pynner' quarter
back. Zerlle right haiback. captain Hoover run,
bl,k on Friday last ihe Phoenix i-am was Dea ,-
by The Fordham club by a score q to .. an HII
w~l-contested ana tx ring game ne -rasV" W.
their chrysAn,nemum locks trimmed down TO the
haIya -, california privei j. being placed around
nm. propsrtv own-i by James d. Lyncn IN Iwenty-
s,conl-.t Ben-2n-Ay~ ana srNrra. o,ne This vii
beluflfy many parcels u Bensonhurst propsrN
greatly and lead 70 cher sn' pursners Of
;h~ BROOKLYN City Railroad In The matter OF p;acins
better cars on It's B-nsOnhurst b'an'h - y. -
Orprr thr w-l-known artist He 81 up me pc Pc.
ton recently sisnrd by a. 'he eSs in person
,-t ',, 80" IL wth few weIl.tim-d and forclbe
remarks reltve TO 'he di.j9lnied la.Hsns I'm yMu
ri,I,fIou- could be ~ ended without cent OF cos
the apparently Inderrn' rorPS Sansxvins were
held in the Dutch Reformed church and 'h"r'h
OF The Holy Spir ..... ,a,, 8, the
chapel OF the New- lrrcht Reformed Church an an
re Manor TO disc MANI Ima iprary. super.
yisor-eect John V. Van Pet VAS chairman. ana =
II WcElrov. OF Bensonhurst. secretary X. II Snsr-
WOOL nm reouest explained the plan. his remarks
Ming Supplemented by the experience OF r ~.
f"ni2ins he Bay Ridge Library. The seven ,,,
trustees elected we're John Yam rsl,. j. I.t or
HSssra"' + Is. opper and Z H. sherwood. {, b
Vanx said that would take at ieSs. ~" ,o sD
wear aside from state aid. and the major PAL PAL,
Of hs amount was sHSeyr'T a. on Gn- Sew recht
Free Library. Among those present ~ste ar M Mr.
Bogerl. Mr. and Mrs. A.. b. n9o mrs III VI
Hno ROY Hr and Mrs p b. Opper. Mr and Mrs
ii. ". nateh, Mr.. and Mrs r. g. van ur re'' NJ N
Xanx ~ and Mrs. pony ps - zsr S In T a ana
Mrs Archibald Young. Mr and ME- Ms. VIII Mi,,a n,
Remssn; Mrs Fanny g. hredwe" MISS MSI D. Giiiett.
s rs Mt 5wanho2sn Mss s@soaed His.
Spps[ M!ss and Mimi" Msm a. pari Benson
hurst enjoyed the privileges Of ota"s nd 0, wbie
n% INV yearly subscribers al s. each would have
l1
heen sufficient 10 support IT,, Only hair OF Tue
number was secured. and the advantages OF laIse
rollaction OF standard books and reference Works
had to be surrendered and the library ABANDONED
for non-support i, 49, <,.
Nuch bad feeling has been engendered IN the New
Utrecht Club by the selections for new onctrs MADE
bv The Nominating Committee. Heretofore polltics
has been unable TO gain a foothold IN the cup as
II has I'm the ma jorty OF social and benehclary or
paniZatlons here. and the attempt now Deins maze
ia inject this welcome element In the ahairs OF
mis- club IL resented. The meeting Tor the election
viii b., held next Wednesday evening, December
and the ''regilar" ticket s composed as follows:
For president John cotter: vice-presdent Elisha
Kingsland; treasurer. H. :. Cluster; secretary
G. q Anderson. corresponding secretary, ]: u.
Bazlay: captain Of the bowling department u: T.:
Anthony; trustees. Mortimer Van Brunt Harvey
~ Hatch. John c. Rhodes and s. H. MsEiroy'
Cotter the present County Clerk. IL macnine pol
tician OF the stripe the people or the town 30 er,
fectualv "squelched" at the recent election ana
other. are ike unto him. The ma orIy OF the Nom
mating Committee was composed or machine poll
ticiaus OF both sides OF the political fence. ana the
deal came abbut from force OF habit a. miicn as
anythlno else. Another ticket in opposition VIII De
i'm the field however. and the talent VIII be
pushed hard by n large membership or the club. de-
ermined 10 keep politics OF whatever nature on the
outside ~ ~ bOspitabe doors
4 parade OF the volunteer fire companies or the
ward IL proposed for some time this month pre-
vious 10 the paid department OF Brooklyn assum-
ING charge Of affairs OF this kind. Louis Van Derp
ana George Rlilatt OF Old Jackson Hook and Lad
der COMPANY, are engineering the matter.