New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
wEsrCHEsTER COUNTY.
THE ARMY WORMS MARCHING NORTH
WARD TO CONNECTICUT
FARMERS IN THIS SECTION WILL PROBABLE On
Ap1r TO SAVE THEIR CROPS OWING ~
PECULIAR HABIT OF THE WORM

.,so,. n,acss IN Westchester County comes
ths news that myrtads Of army worms nave ~.
<h.ar appesrance and are destroyihs 'o 80
-..6>ns and shrubbery. The enects Oh 'nes' -.
- unst Visible along the eastern secVo" y. '"'
,,rurMv near tho towns of Mount Ver''oN, -
RocheNe rye and Port Chester In MOUTH
w. ,.r,r. and an occasional bit OF shrub
49, ~. hAen DESTROYED. but as the maron OF inc
-. .u,,,t,nues toward Connecticut the oestruo-
tim Of CROPS has struck terror 70 inc "ea'' :. =,
S.-rn>r. and fruit growers In that secuo'.
,.h IN be a popularity OF this species VI 80.
r,,,ar that It's march 10 always IN "oi 800
s,s.,o and that It never turns back wneh II o''oo
.. -,n por this reason 1t is believed that.
-, a. srcentton Of the lands which nave aireau'
.,r.r.d and others near the Connecticut line. inc
,.rmrrs Of westcheser County nave iI''ie =" .
1r,a hosts Of worms have now se''ieu WV" ~ sr
Rve and Port Chester. and Few DAYS nix" w
,ota them across the line into Connecucu'' oeS
,he pest turns from Its usual course inc ..s.na
xyssscbester County will have cause Tor re'oi'"e'
80 ~. farmers of Connecticut may prepare ior
.-.,,,a The territory that the worms nave u"
yersed has been left in the utmost stage VI w
as4ation In Mount Vernon where 'iie VIZ"
rears 10 have begun its march, severai lawns ""'e
heen DESTROYED. At Third-ave. ana Seconu-'' ".
On. nroperty of the late Daniel C. mickey une
~ ,,od. q oeculiar exhibition Of their des'ruc-
.. Qualities nv eating the grass and Killing no"e
ard ssrubbery Continuing northwaro III INC W
rect,on of Port Chester there are occasio"'i -
~@,ch have suffered. but most or the iai ie .
nronpt in protecting themselves by piousi""s
rows about their fields. The real raisIns 49,, =,
Port Chester Among those whose prSp sbs Real
suffered heavily George r Hed p,rs ' Tilford:
fSa Hairand Thomas sutton, William Trsrs'
Thornas G. Wilson. John Schneinnng , ard ~ Port
~ .s.,r,ated damage In the neghoorhooo y. 80
Tsssr Alone is $500 Many of the farmers nave
lost their entire crops ape and fruits One Old
farmer wept bitterly as he recounted tho oa"'"s'
done to his farm. $1,000 how. adopted an
.osve plan Of securing themselves asanst outer
pest rs NOV ;hsT se ten aP 3ee and then
they plough heavy trenches in the or sr0q Ditch The
they cause s, to be sa n %h Impossible
the trenches and are found by andy by
fast ns Of Harrson Rye Chester Green
wich and the neighbormg 'o% Snns made their ap-
about ard that they Sr aay Dan m.' is
pied Il BY the tth i sy. ns
es which the farmers regard Is "a" County
is almost vyeS BY this pest and people near
Port Chester remember 1t we'll A. tnal 'ne 1nsanS
nsud.g the spe or BOT
the fruit sna pdfodcas and
were i fD Save reacSed the in
twelve 5ss beds Of c
~ They are most destructive IN WEI SUNNY sun ne
Sscssds IA dry lSs mix and rss 'Ss % about
Mas long rhe head is covered with network OF
con Wo lines dSerging at each end The moth Is
a rusty graysh brown SlIhKKllea VIZ, from the
Single white d.skal dot the fore wings
YONKERS.
r..,,nr Of the Common Council will be held
tb,, evening There is considerable business 10
como up this is the last regular meeting W.
August "a Each summer the Council holds only
one rneeting In July and one In August ana 10
give tho Mayor and Aldermen chance 10 ieaVe
the city, the meetings for these months nave peeh
fixed by resolution TO be held on these dates. Inc
Committee Of the Whole met on Friday nght ana
had q long session. large number OF subjects
were gotten in shape to be brought up II Is 'ie
intention to clean up as many anairs as posi-
tle One Of the most important reports to De con-
sidered is that of tho Committee Of the Whole In
F S t %s hs snS SosS The
previous meeting s as.S aesd sSbm No by
Edwin A. Forsyth. and IT Is understood the report
Of the Ss derssee w Of opnion the
men about the disposition of the receipts from
ball Ss is C oancs Of this city and
Mount Vernon. Some of them want 70 give INC ne
erecting their proposed new building. Others are
in favor of giving the money to the trustees OF
club. when the new building at Hudson-st. and
South Broadway is completed
Thomas Dunn, of the Yonkers Bicycle Club. who
rode In the fOurtn relay WIN D. Ildriisoi VI INV
Husuenot wheelmen. Of New Rochelle in the race
OF the Westchester Cycling Club. on Saturday af-
ternoon. has entered protest with John l. Pruyn'
the referee, Of this city, against Harrison who
won that relay. Dunn alleges that Harrison rode
In violation Of section II of the conditions TINS
section provides that, to compete In the race mem
bers must be resident members OF their respective
clubs prior to ' SsSo beeS members of
spectxe clubs prior to March r. Dunn alleges al sss
prio1 To March a. isss Should Mr. Harrison be
the man making the quickest time In any one relay
he having rode the last ten miles in %:S
The work of remodelling the firehouse in Palisade
ave. Is nearly completed. and the members of Hope
Hook and Ladder and Lady Washington Hose COM
panies who are to occupy II, are making arrange
rnents to have a house-warming in about two weeks
The new house will contain the chemical engine
which the Fire Commissioners decided to purchase
at their meeting on Friday night. and also the truck
both of which will be drawn by horses The ground
floor will be used as an apparatus room on the
FIRST floor is to be the meeting room OF the TUCK
dormory for The paid men Of the bs
alarm system and on the top Hn moor T
be the meeting room OF IL nas sSdona Alarm is
progressing favorably and the greater part OF them
hire In up m T IN the
Department also include steam alarm whistle and
toned in the suburbs The Fire Commissioners have
yet settled on the location OF these aarms nor
have they agreed upon n man 70 Dc cHe. cH6i'ee
the latter to be salaried and devote all his time to
the Department.
A number Of the Yonkers clergymen having gone
on their vacations their pulpits were filled yesterday
by supplies. The Rey Robert semPe Of New,
Church: the Rev. J. A. Merrill Of San Francisco.
filled the pulpit OF the Daysprlng presbyterian
sofa conducted the services in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Yesterday was chdren's day in the African Meth
odist Episcopal Zion Church TIE pastor. the Rev.
William b. Bowens. preached TO the mothers Of the
congregation in the morning. and the children held
appropriate exercises in the afternoon and evening.
The Rev DR.. James T. Bixby OF the First Uni
tartan Church. enters upon his summer vacation to-
6av and this summer he will lecture George