New-York tribune., 1895-10-05
WHITE PLAINS.
,,xc WORK ON TOWN IMPROVEMENTS
,or OF WORK TO RE DONE BEFORE sNo" FLIES
READY FOR THE CONVENTIONS

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LOCAL NOTES.
.,a the rush and huhbub Incident to the Vest
- County Fair the work Of pushing forward
s.hnc improvements has been s'eaunS "u'""oi"s
pun ,Irac,tons Costello & Naege have been ar
ID az ., hesin work in earnest en- Monday on
rt"e~ re--,,r,, ~ Rafroad-ave. All the week stone
- ' has been crushing the rocky powders IN
~ nIne adjacent TO St Marys Lake FOR eoncretlng
oses Transfers have 0een empiOyeu' anu '"e
,ho-,ne interests in the village VIII be fary wei
ten care Of during the ne t two months Ihofnas
- usrt who has a contract for the grazing OF
.,t,e-ave Mamaroneck-ave.. Lexington-ave and
-,, is advancing his contracts. Grove-st. has
-, c-aded Martne-ave. Will be completed thls
o,inr and the grading OF Mamaroneck-ave. VIII
=, boo-,n AZ once. The grading, where competed
- big improvement in the thoroughiares
1,r,icplar,v is ths in Martine-ave., where the
- ,-o,,nl between Brookfeid-st and GroVe-st
- heen eled IN TO depth OF three feet without
40 ~ 49,. Il, property Sidewalks have been aid
49, ,eng,h of the avenue. and where formerly
,os,-iars In the souther.y section OF the village
s.s N wade through mud during the spring and
,,,e- months TO reach ;he station for New-Nork
now all is changed
xex. week the town viii be given over 10 poll
.,,,a,s from all sections OF the county. as the
,,,,v conventions o. both the Republican and
,,ar,,.-a+jc parties will be held here and the best
-, in .bo ranks will be placed in nomination for
.ns svrrages OF the people. The Republican County
convention VIII be held in ST Johns Hall on Tues
dov a, Il a m. and Wednesday the Democrats
viii assemble at the same place to put forward
,bar best candidates The campaign promises to
b. a lively one
The County Cour, anl Court O; Sessions viii
convene here on Monday next. Judge l. y. Mills
rresjdiur The calendar contains many cases The
Grand Jury summoned is composed as folIows:
deck n
- H,i1te~ Sylvester Buckhout. Henry See.ey and
IlSs 4S nr1. DoSh. 'Whjte Plains Thomas +. Foster;
Iewisboro. Cordyne Hantorl James \ Wske,y
si endi Aaron in Ba1ks Ssw-Rochee. f. 4 Seabrechi;
I9,S Fss; ibester stephen F Higgins Frank r Cham
bers and Charles Dusenbury. yorktown. Charles
W CarPensT Ell, MSHny NeTeastje Wrshf rompkins
poundrdge. Ezra Lockwood; lonkers Walter II.
peSSock Marraroneck George w Herbert.
The annual parade and inspection of the Fire
Department; viii be held on Tuesday evening Octo-
her p Al 7.sl o'clock. \ luncheon will be served
pected that 10 will be in line.
The Board OF Trustees has received setback
Last week the Roads and Bridges committee OF
the Board al considerable expense purchased pipe
for a proposed drain TO be constructed from the
NewYork Post Road and Mamaroneck-ave, ma one. 10 :,
owned by School Commissioner Thompson That
official dd no; take kindly 10 the v!ase rights TO
drain water from the street upon his PROPERTY nence
a notice to discontinue such a procedure estopped
the proposed work this week
Among the visitors in town this week was VIII
lam :. Cameron. o. Davenport. Iowa, now an in1u-
ential merchant in that city. which ne mas a.so
served as postmaster. Mr.. Cameron a quarter OF a
century ago conducted large general deygoods ana
grocery here and also the village postmas- =
ter He Is prominent In Masonic circles IN Iowa.
and was one OF the charter members or White
Plains Lodge. +. and A NJ.
School Commissioner Thompson will hold teach
ers examinations to-day at the public school N
District No. ].
Supervisor schirmer is at his office on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays from a m. TO > p. m. 10
receive unpaid taxes.
Crawford y. Smith. jr has been elected captain
OF a Sons OF Veteran camp organized here last
week.
Mrs. Mary FIske PARK corresponding secretary Of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society. will hold
reception in the lecture room Oe the Memorial Meth
odst Episcopal Church next Wednesday evening al
o'clock.