New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-10
G4THERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Miss Louise Hoch. who. since 1892 had been organ
ist In St Lukes Lutheran Church In Carlton-aF'''
will he buried this morning AT 10 o'clock rHnera!
services were held Al her home. No sss Wilousnoy-
ave 81 O'Clock las, evening ISIS Hocn was
twenty four years cd graduate Of the Royal Con-
.e-vatory o, Music AZ Leipzic. and was an accom-
pmsh.d musician. Nesr.v a year ago she was
obliged 70 resign as organst OF -. Luke's Church
on account 81 ill-hea'h.
lease has ju,, been signed ny the Manufacturers
Trust Company the Associated Manufacturer Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company and the Manufa'-
,urrrs' Association for the new building when tho
Phonix Insurance vii erect In Monague-st. al
,oininy tho Continental Building. II Is said that
the rental wil provide pc. cent incom, on the
Phenix Company Investment Work on the new
building will soon begin
Mr. Poae.. Register Of Arrears. disposed Of about
lis parcels o, property basement o; the city
Hall Wednesday afternoon for Arrears Of taxes.
The aggregate amount realized on the property was
800 900 Henry Metzingcr bought about tw'nty-hva
parcels Max Klein abou, sixteen ana Leopold Nicnel
A dozen The sa,, was adjourned for a week to
allow tho Register time 10 strengthen the tiles OF
four pieces Of property By selling them and then the
sale will be adjourned until May 10. at p m
The Long Island Society Of the Daughters OF the
Revolution gave n Colonial Tea" at the home OF
Mrs Thomas F. Townsend. on Wednesday. at which
was read number OF interesting papers on old
fashioned cooking. recipes and cooking utensils \
description was given Of the various drinks provided
In those days for young and Old Beer was almost
exclusively used IN New- Netherlands on account Of
the poor quality OF the water. The water OF New
England. however somewhat better than stall"
beer. Another paper described an Old Concord
homestead on land that had been purchased from
the Indians The house built two centuries
ago and Is still standing The readings were Illus
trated by specimens OF cooking utensils ana china.
md rio al her helrlDDmS
The house Of John Mccormack No iOS Decatur
st was entered By burglars early Wednesday morn
ing and although the siieboard broken open
and ransacked. the in,ruders went away without
taking anything OF great value. lot OF Inn
portant papers were scattered about the floor when
MI Mccormack came downstairs on Wednesday
morning lie Is at loss to understand this pccu-
liar action OF the burglars. and says that he has
reason TO suspect any
The General Committee OF the Reform or Shepard
Democracy met las, night In the Atheneum A.
Iantic-ave.. near Cnton-st. The only business OF
Importance the election Of a chairman. There
not symptom OF opposition to Charles j.
Patterson. who was elected. No date set for
the holding OF the primaries.
Hearing was begun IN the Supreme Court yesterday
before Justice Smith and jury In the suit OF Philip
Uapern as Administrative OF his wife Rebccca Hal
perm against the NASSAU Railroad Company to
cover $4,000 damages. The Plaintiff alleges that
his wife was a passenger In OF the defendant :
! cars and that she left the ear at Rockaway-ave
/ and Bemont-s She passed around behind It. and
was struck and killed by car going In the other
direction The defence Is that the accident was her
own fault