New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-10
ON THE LOVER EDGE OF KINGS.

NEWS AND NOTES FROM BENsoNIIURST AND
ALONG THE BAY SHORE.
On the advancement OF Commanding Sergeant
Edmund Brown. heretofore In charge " the ponce
station in Bath Beach. to captaincy a hanoso''e
floral horseshoe presented to him py MS s"por-
d,nates The Captain. who Is now speh"ihs MS
vacation in Barnegat. lives on second-ave' Zen
sonhurst.
The fair OF St Finbar's Roman Catholic Church,
which has been In progress for the last fortnight.
will close Monday evening. Mrs. William H. west
and Mrs John f. Farren seem . preside over me
most popular tables One Of the features OF the
fair this week has been the voting Of a SILK Amer
lean flag 10 the most popular yacht ciuo OH
Grayesend Bay and the most popular bicycle ciup
NJ the vicInage The voting IL lively. Tonight the
women connected with the fair viii draw FOR an
elegant gold watch, donated by the pastor
The F,ve-Cent Fare League is growing rapidly In
membership several hundred having sent In their
names as in accord with the movement
David Dunn John Hermann. Mrs W. ". MOT
rissev. OF Bath Beach. and Daniel Shay of Ben
sonhurst are making preparations for bicycle
trip 10 Saratoga
Wednesday night the Gravs-end Bay Yacht club
held its regular meeting. Last night was ia dies
night" and a special entertainment was arranged
Tor the guests This will be the fixed rule OF the
club Tonight and every Saturday night hereafter
will be devoted exclusively TO club members ana
their male friends; in other words 1t VIII be stag
night" with the usual pleasant accompaniment
The terrific storm Of Sunday night was severely
felt in Bensonhurst About o'clock. the nome
OF J. f. Lister in Stillwell-ave., was struck Dy
lightning and the house set fire Were 1t not
for the prompt assistance of William r. Clarke.
foreman OF the Gravesend Beach Hose Company.
a veteran fireman, the house would have been
totally destroyed. Mr.. Clarke made effective use
OF the garden hose and quenched the hames. CON
siderable damage was done TO the furniture ana
decorations The same evening the Flagstaff on
DR. 8 Fleet Speir's summer home. IN twenty
third-ave was shattered by an electric Doll
At the last meeting of the Ridge Club an amend
ment to the governing rules was auopes,ua osu''s
for the issuance OF 800 membership certihcates
In q s,i-ofr over the Gravesend Bay Yacht Club
course last Saturday r. Moores Edna D. beat *, H.
Sherwoods Isabel by three rn nnua a1 MIX
by nine minutes handsome prIn nan has nsen
offered for b oy I sot
fixed
On the committee of Brooklyn women interested 1ti
IN the Atlanta Exposition. Mrs. 1mogene Fales, or
Ray Twenty-nInth-st., Bensonhurst Is an active
and energetic member
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Berry ana 6 Snareni OF
Ing a driving trip in their own conveyance through
portions Of New-York and New-Jersey
Supervisor and Mrs Van Peet and family are
spending a few weeks in Ulster County
NJ r Bennett OF Twenty -second-ave.. an enthusi-
astc canoes'; and member o. TIE N s
national canoe meet at Lake Champiain
Ex-Judge w. Bennett wardell and Mrs. .warde
drove 10 the Catskill Mountains, "here they VIII
stay during August
this pas: week has kept things on the tremble
from the Fort to South Bensonhurst WINDOWS
rattle and houses shake every time one OF the big
pieces Is discharged The residents VIII De giad
when the ordeal Is over
Wednesday evening tho officials OF the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company exploited their electric
ally Illuminated special cars from the Bensonhurst
the guests had dinner These cars are intended
for trolley parties and In making their first tIlp
oGiciais were treated to experience in riding on
track The 5osdSsd OF this OF
dillon for a year and over. so much so that the
T TX ons an 20 n ns @ s
Brooklyn Heights Railroad c3mpanys branch; II
rosy are 10 the See ride Will not be- punh
men, instead OF pleasure
The Bensonhurs, Ladies' Evchrs Club held Us
were won by Mrs Hooper and Mrs III. HIi!eiikamp The
Hooper's house.
A meeting of the Th,rtie,h Ward Republican As
Charles A. Conrady. seyenteen,h-ave, Bath Beach.
on Thursday night; All he district. were repre-
GERS were proposed and confirmed. The Republicans
designate, the location OF the polling places IN the
even numbered The association. az now Differed
and ysd thick and 'hn support Be- Of ihe
gether d.Yerent story II this arrangement pleases
the Republican constituency OF the ward. 1t IL
said 70 flavor strongly OF dea between . machine
while the voters are strongly inclined toward the
denomination o. Mayor schieren whose appointments
and administrator have been satisfactory to the
rank and ne o. the party outside OF the Office
holding and ofnce-sesking contingent
A tub race served TO amrse several hundred peo
pie at the Captains pier. Bath Beach on Wednes-
day afternoon. There were eight entries COMMON mon
final heat was between George Conrady and Ed
ward C;oldIng the latter winning the silver medal.
donated bv Joseph Cozzine easily.