New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-13
WHITE PLAINS.
.,oon PROSPECTS FOR REDUCED TAX
RATE.
offensive PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAWN PARTY
IN AID OF THE HOSPITAL AssoCIA-

extensive PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAWN PARTY
IN AID OF THE HOSPITAL AssOCrA-
TIoN-LocAL NOTES.
rh. growth of a village can measured by It's
.,.reased valuation In real property. and taking
.s,s method as criterion White Plains. notwith-
Ending the general depression in the building
...de elsewhere, shows a healthy increase The
committee on the Revision OF the Village Assess
-, Roll held several sessions this week. and
.ae note OF many changes in property reported
,,n,mproved last year but improved this year. AS
a consequence the village tax rate. I Is thought,
,,i,l be decreased from that OF former years The
Committee will complete its labors in few weeks,
sna the collection OF taxes viii be begun early in
September
:, u,tters OF education the school trustees In
ras,rct No l are moving forward. With the open
s,g NJ the fall term an academic course VIII be an
..,ablshed feature OF the school work. 1t Is the
curpose OF the Board 10 make the public school
srs,.cJass in every respect. Four new teachers
nave been engaged. and vice principal Will aid
runerint endent Stewart. The $4,000 additional i'm
rrovements TO the school building near COM
rr.ton and model school edifce is In sight
Tn. flower fate on the lawn OF DR.. Bassett. at
s.te.st and Broadway on the afternoon and even
M OF Wednesday and Thursday next, VIII be the
chief social incident OF the season In White Plains
,his year. Excellent have been the lawn parties
IN former years. that OF the coming week prom
,ws 10 surpass them ALL On former occasions
these festivals have been under the auspices of
some particular social set or church society, but
NEXT week will a joining OF all church and
charitable workers for the benefit Of the White
plains Hospital Association. Responses for help
rave come from all sides. Charming women have
,snt their aid, merchants have contributed. and
oreanizati lions have resolved to extend a helping
hand. Active workers in the good cause may be
mentioned as follows: Mrs. William Reynolds
provn Mrs Warner, Mrs. Whitney. Mrs. II. T.
Montgomery. the Misses Fisher. Mrs. James Waller.
Mrs John Verplanck. Mrs. Harvey Hustled. the
Misses Schmid Miss Daily. Mrs. o. d. Kingsley,
Mrs Haight. Miss Clark. Mrs. Charles V. Moore,
Mrs James II. Moran. Miss Griffin. Miss Moore.
Mrs. Stephen V. Albro Mrs. c. J. Alderman. Mrs.
j. E. Campbell Mrs. Albert Acker Mrs. Frederick
Clark Mrs. Henry Moore. Mrs Douglass Murray.
Mrs Lego, Miss Title Schirmer Mrs. David
Cromwell Miss Addie Sniffin. Mrs Morrison. the
Misses Buckhout. Mrs. Krutzbach Mrs. Byrne.
Mrs. Darling and Miss Young. The White Plains
Band will furnish the instrumental music. In
Vulnerable booths to be erected in all quarters
on the spacious lawn.
The action begun by number OF creditors of
John W. Young e. Sons, the lumber and coal firm
which recently made an assignment and then
organized under the firm name OF John w Young
& Sons Company. to compel the corporation to
convey the business property TO the assignee OF the
frm, will be heard to-day by Judge Dykman
DR.. E. H. schmd reports an unusual case in his
practice. On July L. while farm hand named
william Bodies was examining target at which
he and a companion were shooting an the New
York Post Road. his companions pistol exploded.
the ball passing into Bohless groin. Al, efforts
10 extract the bullet failed. The doctor feared IN
testnal troubles. He recommended Bodies 10 re-
main perfectly quiet in bed which he did, and on
Thursday Bodies felt something drop within him
Ill. Axl,, ~
natural process The doctors theory Is that the
ball had lodged near the rectun. that mucus had
gathered about It. and had aided II in It's passage;
but he theorixine as 10 how the ball got into the
natural channels without puncturing the intcstines
and permitting focal matter to escape He regards
this case as an extraordinary one In medical prac-
tce.
The proposition for lighting the streets under
three-year contract was submitted to the trustees
on Monday night by the Citizens Gas and Electric
Company. The company wants $l2o a year TOT
each electric light and SIS year for each gas lamp
The question OF awarding the contract was lad on
the table.
The directors Of the Central Bank Of westcheeter
County have adopted resolutions on the death OF
his memory is revered as lone whose long and
varied experience in commercial IRE 50 wei nea
ton"
Under the new management by the Republican
JAN the price of maintena has been reduced
from $ Is 10 81 q for each prisoner weekly.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Van Tassel will spend the
season at Ocean Grove.
Village Clerk William B. Sutherland has returned
from three weeks sotourn in the West.
Miss Burllng OF Purchase, Is the guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Robert Coles. OF Stewart Place.
Miss Ella Hunter Is the guest OF her aunt at
Rockaway.
r. H. Post and his family. of New-York. will spend
the summer with n. II. Andrews on Flsher-ave
The Carlyon Arms Hotel. in Broadway. Is filing
up with summer guests. President Jeroloman, OK
tie New-York Board Of Aldermen. will spend
month here this season.