New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
STATEN ISLAND.
NEWS AND NOTES FROM RICHMOND
COT ETY

NEWS AND NOTES FROM RlCHMONO
COUNTY.
Captain William jenkins. Of the Fire Police OF
Edgewater. is being highly complmentei by the
fire ladies In the manner that he has brought the
Edgewatcr Board OF Trustees terms. The fire
police are the sole Of the bell tower in WASH
ington Park. which for than twenty-five years.
has been the only fre-alarm system. The trustees
have been repeatedly requested to repair the tower
and prevent any possible danger Of loss Of life from
the structure which In danger OF falling over
from its weight. The trustees paid no atten-
ton to the requests Captain Jenkins went to
Police Headquarters Sunday and took away the
key to the tower thereby leaving the entire village
without proper fire alarm. When the trustees
:hat the fire police were In earnest they appro-
priatcd funds to repair the tower, after which Cap
tain jenkins returned the key to Police Headquar-
ters
The Rev G. c. Moulsdae. OF Pennington ~ j..
will exchange pupits tomorrow with the Rev. F.
A. Mason. OF the Kingsley Methodist Episcopal
Church at stapleton.
The East shore Young Mems Christian AssOela
row c9:one A. Bacon will deliver an address dress
noon. The celebration will continue throughout the
The Eigewater Board of Trustees organized on
Tuesday by rejoicing all its old officers.
The frst Of series OF open-air concerts VIII De
given on the lawn at Sailors Snug Haroor this even
The baseball team of the Staten Island Cricket
with the Yale '9S team. -
The Staten Island Yacht Club covered Itself with
glory the regatta Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club on
Monday when the Mabel. owned by Commodore
William II. Ludum. jr.. defeated all OF the cracks
In her class including such boats as the Mary ana
the Emira. The Madge recently purchased In bos-
ton by Hugo Lindemann. finished in her class
dead heat which is seldom seen In yachting. The
Madge will again meet her Brooklyn competitor
next Saturday. when the entire fleet Of the Staten
Island Yacht Club will accompany her over the
course.
The closing exercises OF the Staten Island Acad-
envy will take pace In the German Clubrooms.
Stapeton. next Tuesday afternoon. The graduates
are Frances Helen Hunt. George Everston Dix and
Gustav c. Eygens The address Will be delivered
by William Winter.
Mrs Julia X West the County School Commits
soner will deliver the address at the closing exer-
cses OF the Garrettson pubic schoo! on the 18th
inst.
The marriage of Miss Julia Beverly Robinson, Il
New Brighton to John f. Grote Higgins. OF EnzA
land. will take place Thursday. the 2o,h inst at
high The ceremony will take place at the
home OF the brides parents in Bard-ave.
At the annual commencement OF St Austtns
School on Tuesday afternoon. the following Prizes
awarded: Comic. r. F. Williams: sixth for m.
O. w. r. Lillari: fifth FORM first, p F. Irving sec
renee. jr.; second G. $. scoheld; third Levin
form, first, A. 3. Widdecombe; preparatory. first.
p. G. Sedley; second. c. c. Gasterhofer:
The Alumni Association Of the staten Island
Academy will give reception Tuesday evening In
the German C.ubrooms The Executive Committee
is made up OF Miss Mildred Feeny, Miss Louise
Johnston Miss II. Louise Hitchcock Miss Mary Z.
Coonley and Miss +. Floyd Trask