New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-28
PEEKSKILL.

c. NJ. Gordon VIII retire from the management OF
the Eagle Hotel. Peekskills best hosiery on jan
uary l. J. VI. Johnson will assume the manage
ment that date. having taken lease OF the
house for ten years. The hotel will be remodeled
repainted and papered. entirely refurnished and
placed In irst-class shape
The Board Of Health organized on Tuesday last
George f. Briggs was elected president and Rob
ert NcCord vice-president John L. Sllleck, the
member recently appointed TO I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death OF Coroner Joseph A. Apgar
for several years president OF the Board, was
elected secretary. DR.. E. De Mott Lyon was reap
pointed health officer After the organiza ton the
Board drove TO the House OF the Good Shepherd
and inspected that institution They found II In
excellent condition and issued the usual certhcate
for dormitories and gave 1t a clean bill OF health
Nelson G. Foshay editor and proprietor OF The
Highland Democrat" has been at syracuse the
present v~ek attending the meeting OF the state
democrat Editorial Association and the Demo
cratic State Convention
No meeting of the Water Commissioners was
held on Friday evening OF last week owing to the
intense heat
The annual meeting OF the Young Peoples soc-
etv NJ Christian Endeavor OF the First Presbyterian
Church will be held on Wednesday evening next
The Committee on Consolidation Of the two pub
uc-school districts OF the village appointed on be-
half OF district No. at the annual meeting Ias'
August and consisting OF Chairman William Maoie'
Frederick Lent Dr. Perley II. Mason. George r..
Briggs and B. c. Everinghim met at the home OF
Nj Mabie on Thursday evening and discussed the ne
matter A report Is to be made 10 the Board OF
Educat lon within six months
Samuel Barrett who little over a week ago
brutally assaulted Robert =. Fox. was brought De
fore JustIce Halsted for trial Wednesday morn,
ing His counsel James Dempsey. demanded ttiai
nv fury and the Court began the lmpanellng OF d
iiry But during this procedure Dempsey ana ne
ellen, held conference with MI. FOX ana the
nrosecuting attorney Eugene T. Travis. ana bar
et agreed 10 Plead guilty II the Justice wou.d NIT
cato the sentence. This was agreed 10 BAR u
nlaaded guilty and sentenced by tne 1ouit ~
forty-five days in the county jail at White faihs
The BOARD OF Trustees held protracted meet,
INC on Tuesday evening. Invitations were frSeNeu
fr6ro Column Hose Company NO ana toIunl-
,ton Engine COMPANY No. l TO accompany them on
~ ona ,yHm Washington Engine Company No : 10
gn u.i,h II TO New Rochelle on Monday ana JON III
. drnmen's parade there. The invitauohs were dc-
csnted The largest batch Of orders 10 Jay curos.
c,,,tars and flag walks was passed that mas prcii
eerdered nv the Board this year.
caorpe A. Benton, former Peekskiil boy. mas
naan Terminated BY the Repub.icans OF Monroe
Countv for the Office OF Surrogate his election -
reasonably assured.
The Van Cortlandt Wheelmen held meeting on
Uednesdav evening The report or the committee
an the late annual tournament showed that a nice
I'm sum had been netted. Captain John w SNOW
don called A run for next Thursday. The whee.men
yvjll leave Peeksklll 1SO "a. m ana ride 10 Nhlts
plains where they Will attend the county far ana
Witness the bicycle racing.