New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
WHITE PLAINS.
..,,r POLITICAL POT BEGINNING TO
SIZZLE.

AR PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATEs-woRK on VII
,r tyPRovEMENTs-B OF LOCAL NEWS.
,.,,,caI matters are rapidly superseding all other
- IN and about the Court House. Young blood
wa new blood is becoming nstilled into the ranks
S' hsn the conventions meet many new faces
a., no seen on the floors The candidacy OF Judge
" =. Mills for the Supreme Court Judgeship will
- q new phase into the county canvass. II the
NC should be named for this Office Smith Lent.
- c,g Sing will aspire to the County Judgeshp
".,,naton from the Republican Convention. His
orent beyond question. will be the present
~nocratic District-Attorney. William =. Plat. of
49, Plains OF course. II Judge Mills is not
minated for the Supreme Court. he will be
,,,nsted 20 his present place, and Mr.. Lent's as
'~.,,ons will cease. There are many candidates
:, both sides for the District-Attorneyship on the
nouhl,can side Justus A. b. Cowles. of Rye. and
George p Andrews. of Tarrytown. are seeking the
too In case of Mr.. Platts nomination John T.
brennan OF Yonkers will no doubt be named by
,hs democrats For County Clerk on the Republican
"a. r. T g. Long Of White Plains. appears 10 be
,..sins at present. NJ. J. Mooney, present Court
T.,k under County Clerk Digney. will seek the
rsmocratic nomination. Jared Sanford. Of Mount
venom Is also mentioned a candidate. 1t is in
,o.,es that at the eleventh hour John NJ. Digney
49, ,,eseni incumbent. will appear dark horse
For Register Thomas Hodge. of Mount Vernon
.,d william V Molloy. of New-Rochelle, would
uLa IN have the Republican Endorsement The
Temocratic nominee will doubt be William j.
crsvey of Dobbs Ferry. Miles Adams. Democrat
would Ike 10 be Superintendent of the Poor again
mn Highway Commissioner Landers. of Greenburg.
savs he will hustle him II he should receive The Re-
publican nomination
The death OF Mrs. Jackson o. Dykman, the wife
., 1uace Dykman. OF the Supreme Court. has cast
. vloorn over the Grace (EpscopaD Church
xorkers Mrs Dykman was an untiring worker
On the family circle. was .arge-hearted and peer
Lass hostess The funeral services will be held at
ssr Broadway home at j 80 a. m. to-day.
Work on the Railroad-ave. improvement will be
hsgun Immediately after the county fair, when
onsns here one week from Monday next Costello
a Naecle OF Elnira, who have the contract say
cha, the yi,iihed brick will arrive here from West
,,-er,a about October J. and that the work OF
,a,,nr the pavement Will be begun. An effort Will
"a made % complete the avenue before winter
sets in.
President Cromwell and Village Clerk sutherland
have not yet heard from the Westchester County
Water Works Company in reply to the village
,aoues, that definite price be given for the plant
The trustees Will demand reply at an early day
pending the receipt cf this reply the Board has
had several engineers at work perfectng plans for
q nsu system to be put in and watershed 10 De
acquired , -
While the water question still remains In an an
urssffed state an equally important contract Is
vet in allowance. The Board OF Trustees severai
months ago directed the president TO sign three-
YEA contract with the Citizens Gas and Electric
COMPANY for the lighting OF the puolc streets on
the basis OF sl2) a year each for sixty e'eculc
iSb,s ~ 900 candle-power, $40 year when the
nIuber reached seventy-fve and 500 year "neh
one hundred are used. For each gasight the VII
lac is 10 nay 30 per dnnum. W course, tneSs
nr5ces are for all-night lighting 1t is underslooo
tha cornary's representatives refuse 10 enter INTO
such Contract and that the authorities VIII invite
new bids for a three-year conuaCt, P'oN'ue" "
satisfacto-y agreement is not reached
The date of the Republican County Sonven1iI ,2i
has been fixed for october s. at 81 John nan
Wbi,e plains The conve ition VIII be composed OF
s0l dslsqatee William II. Robertson is chairman OF
The committee and c. H. Young OF Ne"-hocheHe'
secretary 49,, Ao,.o
Although greatly increased accommcuat iohs nay I
,een nrovided for children attending the scnoois.
Re provtsions made barely meet the Requirements
Of the village. In District No the atteH EhI
excee6s ESQ pupils: In St. Johns Parochiai Schoot
81 and In the Greenourg District the teachers a'e
saved 10 the utmost 10 handle their charges
The next musical and tea for the benent OF ,n :
White Plains Hospital will be held on Meh5 h.,
a,,a.,oon next The music will be furnlSneTu pS
professor William II. Carpenter ana r nihda'n
w,,bers tr vionists; Miss GeneVieNe buchpou''
sonrano and r H. Norvill. tenor ,
TIE village taxes will be collected the Nrst W.
IN October The rate is S ~ less thah last yea
ro.h.- Kelly the rector of st. Johns ChuIcn.
s1ndav-school exercises among the chiidrsh every
Sunday afternoon s,.aa
Tho women of the First Baptist Churcn ~ nc
n snccessf,,i ice cream and peach 1esu'ai III NV
tburcb vestry last Tuesday evening a..
The peak sisters will be the etiracton d. re e
Presbyterian Church entertainment '