New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINS.
MICH INTEREST TAKEN IN FARMERS
MEETINGS NOW BEING HELD

OF INTEREST.
In the Auditorium yesterday afternoon ana ever"
ing there were two interesting sessions OF farmers
meetings under the direction OF the New-h orK ASr-
cultural Experiment Station, with the cooperation
of the people of White Plains and its vicinity Many
farmers from the suburbs were present ooth al 'le
afternoon and evening sessions. The meetings VIII
conclude with sessions to-day a; 10 2. H. ana p III
The director Of the meetings is DR. Peter Conner OIL
Geneva y " and the local director is l.. : Onder-
donk Of White Plains. influential meUloef OF I'M
Westchester County Society of Agriculture anu
Horticulture The meeting yesterday afternoon
opened with address of we!comr pN D@' -,
Cromwell president of the village MI rom" -
dilated upon the usefulness OF the i"ee''"e
farmers and the people in general lie "e'0o" i'
. -,o,,,,u,,,;s.s n the village and bespoke proh'
ehla sessions George G. Snow Of Penn id'' 'e
sponded Dr. Collier made the prncipAi a -
The Work Of the Experiment S'd'"'' $50 -,
Snow concluded the session with d snoi'
Hints on Marketing Fruit Inc eN'' =,
was epJ;vened with stereopticon views oil insects III
f.s,;,s ,ruck crors propagation OF carnations d'"
observations on spraying to prevent pant uiseaHeS'
The audience was greatly Pleased win TIE music"
,ions and the eXplana lions MADE o! l. ~ 81 me ~
Jamaica: W Paddock. of Geneva, and G. W. Ward
of Queens The programme FOR to-day Is "a !oi'o"S
..Iunoous Diseases: What They Are anc no" !"
Treat Them" r c. Stewart, Jamaica fruI, Nu''-
IRE Its Necessities and Aids. Waiter r. iaue''
pourbkeepsie: Mushroom Culture, Ihomas Grimm
Westbury Station; Poultry reedme' w. T.
Wheeler Geneva: Farmers Gardens. {. L. Alien
Floral Park: Potato Culture H. Haliock james
~, and Vow 10 Make and Use Insecticides, v
II Iowa Jamaica Women are especially inVi'ed 10
attend the sessions to-day, and are invited 10 take
part in the discussions
To facilitate the work of recording the back rec
oris in the Surrogate's office $50 has oeen appro
prated by the Board Of Supervisors
supervisor Lent's motion 10 raise sufhc'en' none!
IN nav for fire apparatus and fre-englne house al
Tuckahoe has passed the Board of Supervisors.
The Wes,chester County Committee on Supern-
isndents Of the Poor and Asylums has been directed
10 attend the State Convention of Superlntendehts
~ the Poor which will meet this year al Ogdens-
burg in June.
The increased valuation in Westminster County
real estate last year is put down at sl.soSl1i
The charter amendments. reported by joint
committee OF citizens and trustees have oeeh intro
duced in both Senate and Assembly. and their carry
massage is looked forward to- AT the meeting on
Monday afternoon last a quorum OF the board faled
I, appear and the reconsideration asked for by a
majority of the Board Of Trustees went by default
one of the members of the board sent written
communication in the charge OF feNo"-meInoel,
suggesting a number OF amendments 10 The proposed
amendments, but account OF the failure OF 'he
board to convene they no, officially considered
The amendments as a whole, however. will be an
improvement over the old charter. it Is thoush,.
The annual meetings Of the Hope and and inas
ace Ensne sy the
are as follows: Foreman christopher Harm bon
assistant setrd eorTmen ROBERT Betty Marsha
Elisha B. Sutton; steward. Edward scohe so. Jr;
T Thf be- chnsTes A. Mashes Wes
muller assistant foreman TSSV steWspd james
Barrett The newly elected officers are OLD mem
bers of the department Foreman Harmon a;,i IN
his second term and Foreman Matthies has hiied
the position before in his own coMmpanS' rhrrsaa,
evening by the immediate friends OF James can,
min Of NewYork and Miss Maggie b f. on RHel W Hl
lam H. Toie. The bride, was given away by her
Miss Lizzie o Heir. Of Bloomingdae. sister OF
the bride was bridesmaid. The youns couple VIII
y Cba IN Horton vcepresdent of the Central
Rank of Westchester County, and Walter r.
Snifin of NJ. Snifin & Co. grocers have been on
'n rb Scr Rev William H. Tole rector of st, Johns
Church will start European trip next month;
The Village eea,cates Of nGebtedness
The Contingent account Of the village treasury
Of Sidewalk assessments 70 that amount te. .,
A concert in the Auditorium Tor Inc Dehet OF
the White Plans Plan IN Ba EsbrnaT Hhur'"
' tn .e wSte Plains societies OF Christian Endeavor
will all be represented at the regular sessSn sn1
W.sichsster County which meets in the Presby-
terrain Church AT Pleasantville. on February z, =,
d.rhn. WiIiiam Wesley. James X. coWan; and
Isadsr COMPANY gave an enjoyable card party
and Entertainment In the company quarters last
se an evidence Of the valuation OF Raroad-ave
real estate between the Harlem Railroad siatlon
and the may ma r oe Berse. lot
isxlco on which was one-story ouiidhg' lot
ExPlsherif John Duffy has invested $4,000 in un-
,rnnroyed real estate in the suburbs OF this place.
principally in Central and Mamaroneck ayes