New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
LONG ISLAND NOTES.

mandamus was issued 10y Justice Wllmo, NJ
Smith, In supreme Court. Tuesday niahi. on
the application OF ex-Postmaster James Taylor
compelling the Board OF Village Trustees to call a
special election within eight days TO elect a sue
cessor TO Trustee Blocker who resigned recently
by his resignation the Board OF Trustees became
deadlocked. and since then village business has
been transacted. When tine trustees held their last
meeting without transactng any business some Of
the indignant villagers Missed them as they left tho
meeting room.
William Geiger, Of Crescent-ave IN the Dutch
Kills section OF Long Island City, died TUESDAY
night in St Johns Hospital from injuries received
at the fire in Meyer I.owenstens varnish factory
in Vernon-ave.. Long Island CITY, Tuesday after
noon. With Francis Wenzler. Gelgor was mixing
some hot varnish In a big kettle, when II exploded
from some unknown reason. The burning varnish
flew in all directions and part of the kettle struck
Geiger in the head. fracturng his skull. He was
also frightfully burned and lived only Il few hours
The factory was set on fire, but the liremen pro-
vented IL from spreading. The damage amounts 10
several thousand dollars Wenzler Was also burned
but not severely Ge.ger leaves widow and one
child. His body removed to his home last even
ing.
The Queens County Board Of Supervisors IN scs-
sion in Long Island city yesterday adopted reso-
luton Incorporating the Brooklyn and Jamaica plank
road in the county system, providing the road Is
leased by the proper authorities The road is con-
urban Railroad Company. ana they are willing TO
surrender title providing the road Is macadamiZed
According 10 the terms proposed. the county Is to
improve the road from one curb 10 the other AM
the railroad must keep the space between the tracks
In good condition.
The thrty-ffth CONNER ment OF ST. Joseph's
Academy. Flushing. held yesterday. Many v,s
tors from New-York and Brooklyn attended the
erc!ses Miss Hanorah Agnes Moore Of New-York
delivered the valeiictory. Following are the gradu-
aies: Miss Hanorah Agnes Moore Miss Lauretta
Josephine Moore. Miss Mary I.aurentia Darmou:
Miss Incz Genevieve Skinner. Miss Ellen Marie
O'Connor Miss Sarah Christine Donnely, Miss
Agnes Marie Patterson. Miss Anastasia Isabelle
Smith, Miss caiharine Frances kenney. Miss Emma
Eugenia Noyes. Miss Marie Louise Hauck and Miss
Irene Marie Cullen.
Edward Devoes son, five years Old was playing
on the banks Of the mill pend Tuesday evening and
fell in. II his father had not him struggling
In the water he must have persisted.
ExMayor Grace, OF New-York who owns a conn
try place near Great Neck Is having the highway
which separates his property at Graceneld from the
adjoining property OF Frank Dickinson. macada-
mixed for hall mile paying the expense himself
He says his object is 10 have good road
Bloodgood H. Cutter, the venerable Long Island
poet. who lives near Little Neck. is not at peace
with his neighbors because he has decided to dis
continue the prvilese which he has granted for
paths which makes the neighhors say unpleasant
things about him. Mr. Cutter refuses to say why
he IL doing It,