New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-10
JAM ATC.A.

Little is heard nowadays about the projected Nor
NAL School Jamaica. Professor McLachan. who
was engaged headmaster OF the institution ex-
pected according TO his contract that the building
would be ready for use on September |. The build
ing, however, exists only on paper In the form OF
plans At the request OF the trustees, Judge Reid
recently laid the facts before Professor McIachlan
who has agreed 10 cancel his contract and wait un
I'll the building is ready. lie loses nothing by the
delay however. he Is In the employ OF the State
in connection with institute work.
County Engineer Mclaughlin, of Jamaica. has
filed his map Of the Queens County road system in
Clerk John H. sutphins office The map shows
that the system includes seventy five miles of mac
RlamIzed roads. costing on an average $4,000 per
mile. There about seventy five miles OF other
macadamized roads In Queens County. built by the
towns themselves, which have cost on an average
roads In the county, costing S.eooGoo.
Jamaica boasts of having the tallest and heaviest
is William I.udlam White He weighs ?62 pounds.
and will celebrate his fifteenth birthday In October
Arthur NJ. White. When he was eleven years old
he was feet inches tall but his growth has
medium size and weight. His father is S feet II
inches tall and weighs 1856 pounds His mother Is
Jamaica has voted to bond itself in $4,000 with
a view OF owning its own water supply. its electric
light plant. and to macadamize its streets
At the meeting OF the Jamaica Town Board yes
terlay morning communication was received from
the Hollis Real Estate Association complaining bit
tery about the shameful condition of the Jamaica
and Hampstead plank road The. committees Of
the town boards of Jamaica and Hampstead were
in Joint session yesterday afternoon at the Hemp,
stead village hall in relation to the matter Colonel
A. DeGraw the principal stakeholder In the plank
road company, says that the company is to hold u
meeting Monday and that 1t will then take action
in regard to the road He has been declaring all
road built the but this is getting to be
an old story. and most people believe that II Is
mend that vigorous measures be taken through the
courts to have the charter of the road annuled
Isa ,ure III" for relief The Town Board at its meet
ing resolved to call ror plans and prices for i
Town Hall Park The grass and trees In the park
are growing nicely, and with an ornamental fence
this park Will give the visitor much better I'M
preston OF the village.
SEA CLIFF AND GLEN COVE.
There was scarcely standing room in the Sea Cft
Methodist Episcopal Church Monday evening
when the annual fair was opened with a pretty dis
play of useful and ornamental articles. The Mon
day and Tuesday booth presided over By Mrs
Andrew Carpenter. Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. George
Carpenter: Wednesdays booth was In charge OF
Miss Ella Fisher and Miss Edith Callard. Mrs
A. II. Brown. Mrs McMlchal. Miss Robinson and
Miss Harrington presided over the Thursday booth
The candy booth was presided over by Mrs. Will
fam smith Miss Map cn"rd n Sna Miss M w9s
and Miss Nellie Madment had charge OF the Kings
Daughters table The japanese booth was In charge
borg ard Miss Ida Chellborg.
J, Jesse Courtney and J. J. Courtney; 5r. have
weeks visit to London. Southampton. Liverpool
and other maritime cities.
The Glen Cove Board of Education has engaged
the following teachers for the coming year Frank
O. Payne, superintendent; Lucinda Gregory, Emma
Hard lucia Clark Mary G. Blyth. Mary @ Cash
man. Harriet 5. Pratt: Adele Margaret Mary A.
Parilman Jennie c. Kyle. Amy b. Hidreth. Phoebe
{; Meeks Edna Warrington. Abigail Haisey, Helen
Shreve and Harriet Lentz
Fiber. Dickson OF Glen Cove. has been appointed
night Waterman Of the town IN place OF Charles
Phillips.
FREEPORT.
Public sentiment was thoroughly aroused on
Wednesday against the three dog catchers who have
been paradng the principal thoroughfares for three
o. four days with horse and wagon As all the
stray dogs have been gathered In the catchers have
begun war upon the pet poodles Of the summer
residents az rcv"ral disgracefui scenes nave oc-
cured IN The 81 william c. Miller. president
OF the Village Board, thought X time 10 put a STOP
10 the business and after the men were paid or:
tHev were hooted out Of town BY crowds OF small
boys