New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
OTHER WESTMINSTER TOWNS
SING SING.

SING SING.
Miss Matte c. Rove is enjoying visit in the
Adirondacks where she expects 70 remain through
out the summer season. with party Of friends
from New York and Buffalo.
Invitations have been issued for the wedding OF
Miss Ida May Searles the daughter Of the Rev.
and Mrs William \; Seares. to David Barnes OF
the firm OF Barnes & Barnes. OF this village. The
ceremony VII ake place at ne Mstnods, EP;s
Ju Y' Is
special sermon will be preached 70 the Odd
Fellows Of this village by the Rev George W. Fer
gibson in Trinity Church tomorrow evening.
lawn party will be held the grounds OF the
rectorv by the Young Peoples Guild Of Trinity
Church next Wednesday evening.
In July and August the Public Library at the
Park School VIII be open Fridays only. from to
p. m.
Town Clerk Dennis reports the following vital
statistics Of this town for June: Six deaths. ten
marriages and thirteen births OF those who died,
the Oldest was sixty-etght. the youngest thirteen
days Six OF the births were boys.
This morning at 10 o'clock there will be a road
race for Sing S ng and Croton wheelmen from Bar
low & Co.'S store Main-st.. to the same firms
store in Croton. and return. There are Ave prizes
offered, and q large number OF contestants will
take part.
There will be no public observance Of the Fourth
in this village to-day beyond the closing Of the
various places Of business. the display o, bunting
and the noise that Young America always pro-
vides for the occasion. At the prison the convicts
will receive extra rations and in the morning there
will be concert in the new administration build
ing by the choir followed at II o'clock by en-
tertanment volunteered by Professor Hermann.
the magician and Mrs. Hermann
The recent musical tea given at the home Of
d. d. Mangam. in Highlands ave. for the benefit OF
the Armenian Christians, realized over 800
The annual excursion OF the Sunday school OF the
Highland Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church will
take place next Thursday. The destination OF the
excursion this year will be Newburg. A visit will
be paid to washingtons Headquarters in that city.
and short stop at Iona Island will be made.
A meeting will be held on Friday evening OF next
week In the Park School for the purpose OF or
gaining an alumni Of the Sing sing High School.
Mrs Cyrus W. Field. tr.. and Miss Field are the
guests Of Mrs Frederick Potter at his country
house. north OF this village.
Henry G Miller and his family. OF spring.st. are
enjoying the summer season in Little Rest. Dutch
ess County, y. Y
Colonel and Mrs. Francis Larkn, jr and their
family at their cottage In Arverne by -the-Sea
for tie season.
Next Monday Colonel Franklin Brandreth and
family 10 their summer camp In the Adiron-
dacks.
Joseph Jones. OF the Red Star Steamship Com
pany, and his family have been the guests this
week OF Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hennins
Mrs. f A. McAlpin and her sons Edwin A. and
David. have been attending Moody's Summer Col
legiate Convention, in Mortified. Mass
Miss Susie Randall. daughter Of the late Samuel
j. Randall. has returned 70 her home in Philadel-
pha, nfter a visit TO friends IN this village
The annual picnic OF the Montauk Association
OF this village was held in Robbnss Opera House
last night
The Swedish Lutheran Association will hold a
festival in their rooms In Central-avc this after
noon.
The steamer Alpine will make hourly trips be-
tween this village and Rockland Lake to-day and
tomorrow.
George Slosson the billiard player. was unable 70
be present the billiard exhibition given by the
Sing Sing Yacht Club Thursday evening WI
p. Foss of Haverstraw, and James Burdick
OF this village. entertained the company present
with some scientific playing
Henry D McCord. whose summer house Is the old
Bacon mansion. In South Highland-ave. Is making
great Improvements to the highway In front Of his
property. and TO that portion OF Nelson Park that
lies opposite. The avenue has been wdened and
Strengthened while the park land has been to some
extent graded and cleared OF bushes and unsiyhty
underground. In addition 10 this there will be
general reaying OF sidewalks. setting OF curbs and
repavng OF cutters.
Fifty years ago in this village no Fourth Of July
could have been appropriately ushered In without
a salute fired in the early morning from cannon.
long lost track OF. once the common property
OF the place and which is s,!ll known In local an
nails as the odd howi,." the name being a contiac-
ton OF howitzer The Fourth OF July vas not the
only occasion upon which the 'old howit" was used
II fired salutes when somo new steamboat would
pass up the river Its first trip In the days when
steamboats, were novelties ana when the first train
the Hudson River Railroad passed through Srg
Sing the old cannon gave II such a welcoming roar
from the per where II stationed that all the
glass In the windows In the neigh borhood lpcluJ-
Ing that in the railroad coaches was iemo. shed