New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
RICHMOND COUNTY.
STATEN ISLAND.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES AND OTHER
,IrEMs OF INTEREST.
Miss Fife Caesar of Brighton. who mas
been visiting her cousin. George Vanderbilt -
Asheve y. C.. has returned home
Miss Pearl Stone. of ewBrighton. has won Tue
prize FOR the croquet tournament. played on t"e
grounds OF the Clifton Tennis club
Miss Ethel Sloan. daughter OF the chaplain ol
the Sailors Snug Iarbor, on saturday ehter.dIhe"
at dinner the members OF the flushns A'h'euo
club. who had just defeated the footpal team Oh
the Staten Island Cricket club.
The first social gathering of Staten lslands sea-
son WAS held at the Castleton Hotel on thursday
afternoon The occasion was the opening OF
fair for the benefit OF the new staten Island nos
pltal at Clifton. The fair closed last hiS|'' ~
was highly successful. The hospital is gaining IN
favor rapidly. and promises to rival 'he o w. '''
Jndrmary in popularity with those who are ooNged
10 sock treatment in an institution. The hospitai
,r.,ical corps includes the names OF the Leading
doctors of the island.
Tho Midland Railway Company. which operates
lines of horse cars from Stapleton 10 Concoru anu
from, West New Brighton to Four Corners mas APP
n,ied to the County Board OF Supervisors for per-
mission TO alter the propelling power from horses
to the trolley system. The application mas peeh
ro,errad 70 a committee. There is rumor that the
lines have changed hands. and that the appnca''on
is simply the beginning OF the system Vi in'ei"".
railway, for which the people OF staten lslahd
have heen waiting The chances are that the ap-
n,cation will be granted. 1t is UNDERSTOOD the
Man contempates bringing the two lines INTO orec.
communication with the railway stations. instead
Of forcing intending passengers to walk DOCK -
is the case now with both lines
The work OF demolishtng the Oh schooi ou''u"S
in Broad-st stapleton. is going on rapidly. new
building TO cost $4,000 according TO the plans win
n. erected at once The destruction or the OLD Duiid-
,g s ylawed with regret by many OF the resiuehts'
as in IL they obtained the first part OF the'r eou-
cation. /. o,,or and evervhodv
b.nD" exrent those who counted on getting Tree
rIdes work will be begun at once on tne erecton
Of the new station at st; George hau ~ ~, n.y.
heen for the uncertainty which mas nuhs owe .mS
ownership of the ferry for the iast year am aSs'
The building would have been finished before ms.
II il to be one OF the most complete ABOUT Wv
York Ii will be built to accommodate thr .sa'ns ~
If the Staten Island Rapid Transit ana those 81
the greatest improvements Will be the acSoImhoua
lions for wagons. They will not nave 70 IrNe ovei
the railroad tracks at grade TO reacn tne hcS
nor will they have to climb the steep MUS VIII. wnSs
on viaduct which will be extended slowly up"aii1
al an easy grade to the top OF me mn, h me ht
will be longer but the grade VIII De less INA" HAL
what II now Is. -, co,,o,ry % West
New. Brighton in Roe's Hail., West Brighton. , mas
been a financial success. Among the women 'anins
n,rt were Mrs Charles Hall. Misses Isabel ray
Tor Maggie Beaver Lizzie Lambert, 0phe.ia IRON
sides Lulu Fountain Emma i Harey smnson Dor:
Annie Ruger, Anna Tyson, NINA o.'hPSoh' Dois
Kruger Edith Gale and others ...
The Staten Island Yacht C.uD mas alleady Degun
N Man for next years work. On Monday evening
last a meeting was held at when seine novel, Isn.
furnishing plans were oroacheo iho''aS ->i'ueis ~"