New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20

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son Tho place is being bulls 10y the lancaster Sea
Beach Imp ovemcnt CcmpanY. ana 1t is In" OBJECT
Of the company 70 mako IL an ideai summer -
sort. The property was bought from John horton
the plans were drawn y, Harding Gooch. AMI W.
+; Ellrel is the contractor who Is Gcirg ;he WORK
The hotel. which is colonial IN style Is nearly COM
pleted and ,yi contain - rooms. II faces the
south and the ocean. At IN" rear OF the house -
Jamaicr Bay and within 900 fec TO the riSN' -
Rocka way Bay inlet Surf and saltwater ba-hhs'
boating fishing and yachting will thus be al
foried thos. who wish to indulge in such sports.
The building is $50 fee' long and 60 feet VIDE \
staircase Gown the front leads to n balcony - i'rt
wide which extends along the entire front OF the
main floor II is five stories high and is ornamented
by gables. J. f. Dick WI. be the manager.
There Will be stable accommodations Tor j"
horses. l. kennel whore guests may have their dogs
taken care or and bicycle sioreroom. where
bicycles Will also be kept and rented II guests
who are riders and who have left their "heei' De-
and. TIL, beach IS only stones throw from inc
ynsr. ana bath-houscs are being erected 10 a'-
con,3iodate large numbers OF batAcrs. The mouse
Will be lighted by electricity. There VIII be e.ec-
trio elevators and large ice plant, lott! an
ing room, In which $50 guests may be seated "lh
be OF the features of the house
The Edgemere Club which has been formed since
the buildiny began. is organized under the laws
OF New-York. which protect the members from all
personal lavIlity; and beyond the subscription Tor
ten sharec CT stock Of the par value Of 500 cach IN
the Lancaster Sea Beach Improvement Company.
no member Of the club VIII occur any LIABILITY be-
yond the mt Of his annual dues. which shall
not exceed S5 per annum. -, ., ...,,
The advantages Of this cub will be thai IT WI
secure tor its members III; exclusive Hse oil ' ~
most desirable property Tor summer ieslanhces gr
themselves ami their families. and VIII enable
them % Seclpy n e h4f or Gre TO- IN th
immediate vicinity OF the clubhouse unree having
sured ali The comforts if)rded by thoroughly
frst-ciass h)tei, ana at the same um. rr",eSl,'
from the annoyance OF Undesirable guests OF neg"
The following are the original members, Of the
Heniy < CROSBY Eamund Dwight, IT, j. Rad
Amor q Hasss. ans d Wo Sfr cx
The east SIDE OF the vil!nee. partly fronting on
known as Namockc. Many OF the house u; th.s
part Of the place are occur ed the yeaf rorii DNt
~ gay with visitors. Who come for the sports winch
both The land and the .waie: off,. Many - the
of tho Rockaway Hunting Club Among the resi-
dsp;s aFs JS9 Ext NJ M h5 Ss sa M0c
S Campbell. James j. OIonohue. Leopold cohn.
nrs Me ksssan fa' sey ds se AMI nj
Henry A. Hinckey.
FAR ROcKAwAT AND ITS PEOPLE.
Far Rockaway was incorporated abou, So years
ago the frs. prosiGcn. being Edward j. Healy
The present board consists Of Philip p Scott. pres-
dent: George W Smith, j. G. Bigl!n and Jonn
Renehan trustees; W J. Ickenna. clerk: T. t.
Andrew McTleue. real estate and insurance
agent, is the postmaster. THE Rocklway Jour
mar Company publishes q neat ncwsnape,, II
whc! Michael l. Mcnamara j. the editor. The
officers OF The company are: c. Howard Schrymser.
president Joan J. Campbell. treasurer: Samuel T.
Althaus.. IT.. secretary. There are three churches
in tn, place One Methodist Episcopal. OF which
the Rev l.. ID. Caikins. is the pastor. a Protestant
Episcopal. Of which the Rev s. ". Sayres is the
rector and a Roman Catholic. Of wh.ch. and the
parochial school. Father ii. J. Z!:nme- has charge
The public school Il building Of which the IL
hnDl;fn.s of Far Ecckaw2y are justly proud. !,
has conrnodailons for nearly thousand scholars:
ana cost abou, $1,000 10 build. IL Is v =! attended
and the standard is nigh ore. :. j. Ellsworth IS
the PRINCIPAL and has seven assistants
Among the hotels the TAckaponsha House,
the ocean iIOta, the Sea View Hotel. the Ma
,ionai Ho:ci and FaDer's Hotel
AT a meeting Of the Board OF Trrftet" Of ihf w
laga held on MAY IS a franchise was granted 10 me
Hampstead Gas and Electric Lighting COMPANY
permitting the laying Of mains ana pIcr 70 sup
bly, the village with gas for heating ana iuininA'-
Ing purposes.
ARvERNE BY -rHE-sEA.
A strip OF LAND 100 fee. wide and one mile long,
forty rnlnuies' ride from New-York by the Long
Island Railroad known Arverne-b by the sea is
the place where many people from New ork no"
spend their summers. Remington Nefnam DUH