New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-26
RICHMOND COUNTY.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM STATEN ISLAND.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM STATEN ISLAND.
The campaign for the spring elections. which
are TO be held on Tuesday. February u, has begun,
and il promises to be lively and hot as the cam
paign OF fall The principal officers to be eiecteo
are a new Board OF Supervisors. consisting or one
member from each of the five towns. Inc present
board consists of one Republican and four Demo-
Gratis There is every indication mat the new
board Will consist of Republicans and one
Democrat Republicans held their primaries on
Thursday evening and elected delegates to the town
conventions which will be held on January 80 Inc
Iniependent Democrats held their conventions last
Monday evening but adjourned without making
any nominations
A, the annual meeting Of the Levi T. Morton
First District Republican Association on Monday
night in Port Richmond, the following onceFs
wore elected: President Harry f. Clark secretary
Herbert l.. Egbert: Committee on Bylaws "iHia"
81 Perry 4 A. Russell and II. l.. Egbert
\ now company the Edgewater Volunteer FIRE
Department. has been organized. II is known as
rho Park Hose Company, No. II. The officers are:
William Keppler foreman. Hugh Mackin, assistant
foreman. Frederick Blauh. recording secretary;
Henry nenl c,''y m@w building in tiray-st
tn staten island Whist club met a. Hugo = III
New BrisnIen ,cor TM PTesident J. Eberhard Faber;
vcc-prcsident, Harvey H. Rlchi seSNela'! ana treas
"reF, ouris Of the staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad Company realized the importance 81 TAX,
i, so,nr definite steps prevenl serious loss OF
re- vel over the road in case the troiey Volhpaf.S
now applying for franchises should De 81 a., -;
RI" Rapid Transit management has ANNOUNCED tnat
II has under consideration the adVisapllity Oh SnaS
ing its motive power from steam 10 further pro-
noses extending it's route into the Interior OF tne
island by building spurs om alSHE York-ave.
New Brighton; Bard-ave LlSmgs,oni p port
n,cS,ronJ The transfer system would be adopted
ad maessngers coming over the ferry transferred
otrl an" LA t;overnment club will assist the new
BOARD of Excise In reforming me nluo, ILL., h ro
staten Island. The number oil licenses Will W -
The nominating committee OF the s!sten i IN se
y,cht club is having considerable dhcuti ~, IN on
curing candidates. The election VIII DE- "V'" "
FEBRUARY 4 ....,.r,n,, a, the annual meet
inc IF the Staten island Diet Kitchen in us PLY ply
little home in Van Duzerst siap secretary gave
day Of the Excellent work performed by
the association during me- 'hs hS were kept open
,rns the smallpox epidemic last sii nn IN a th
maj II MA, assisted the afflicted. The treasurer;
Mrs r J. Thompson mas f a pa has balance OF
s w Ster the meeting refreshments were served
Sy stFRRSn s'sP aser the 'S Misses Mildred
MANI maj uarruerite Feeny. and the Misses Johnston
The womans CiaD OF OF is rnoms in the Brishon
neishts seminary buildings from until o'clock
THURSDAY cb 0pesded the women connec:ed
With the clubs departments OF reform, pnlianthr9pS
am, an, eoryers The guests received by the fol
loving members OF the Executive Committee: Mrs
FRANCES Mcdonald. Mrs. J. Frank Emmons, Mrs.
Paul Heinemann Mrs. Albert b.. Boardman and
Mrs William &. Wascr. assisted by Mrs. T. J.
Thonpson ard Miss Nellie Foord. he Floor Com
mittee st the philanthropy table were Mrs.
George Bonner ard Mrs. Theodore Eadie reform
able Mrs Julia X. West and Mrs Eben Clark:
sanitation ,abe, Mrs. Frederick Hunt and Mrs.
l.. De Jonge ir. An orchestra furnished pleasing
music throughout the reception. Among the guests
we're Mrs Mo.fatt. Mrs. G. }. Holman. OF the
Emerson Shakespeare club. Or. Holman. Samuel
Wann. Commodore and Mrs Billings OF New
York: the Rev Or. j. c. Eccleston ard Miss Ger
trude Eccleston Mrs. George O. Lord. Miss Mary
Marsh Mrs. Nathaniel Marsh. Mr.. and Mrs. Bon
ner, Miss Edwards: Miss Gault and Mrs GS auit'
OF Canada: Mrs ". c. Eyre. the Misses Irask,
Mrs, William c. Townsend, Mss Barton Mrs.
Woodruff Mrs Ambrose Wood Mr.. and Mrs W 4.
Wemple, Mrs w. r. Wempe, Miss Georsana
LAWS Miss TideH. Mrs. Dix. DR.. T. J Thompson
Mr. and Mrs Heineken, Mr. and Mrs: ADAMS;
Miss Harris. Mrs Bagley. Mrs. schefer' Mrs Gould
and Mrs T.. W. Gould. ,,. =.
Amos Booth one OF the best known resdrnts OF
Staten Island. was found dead In the kitcheh o.
his home in New-Jersey-st. New srignson' on
Thursday night. He was sitting on cnais VIII, VIII
his hands casped around his head wnic dd ras
resting on n table He was married. out uiu nos
live with his wife As soon as Mrs Bootn rnne
Schaefer that she would bury the body on SUNDAY
Death is believed have been caused by hear
disease