New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08
STATEN ISLAND.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE RESIDENTS
OF RICHMOND COUNTY.


An entertainment consisting Of amateur MIN
strels music and tahleaus Will attract large auu
once 70 the Sea View Club house, in Newborn. on
-. o,e,inr August 90 In aid OF the Smith
rnermarv The minstrel part will be altogether OF
local talent.
A. rho reception Of the Ladies' Club yesterday
Mrs / Harper Bonnell was the hostess
rho last saturday tea OF the Clifton Ladies' Ten
MIS- club was largely attended Mrs. "iiiiam u
walser was the hostess. This afternoon MISS
t,rvabeth Townsend will entertain the members.
otis williams and Herbert c. Baldwin. or New
p,aobton have gone on a bicycle trip through the
Berkshire hills.
Staten Island society has now fad Tor FORMING
parties and riding TO New-Dorp Beach The beach
10 better than most places of It's kind and Is free
from undesirable persons.
A. A. Michel. of the Manor ROAD. saiieu ior
Europe last Saturday.
The Rev Dr. John c. Eccleston OF 81. johns.
with Mrs. Eccleston Miss Eccleston and Jack
Eccieston have gone to Lake Mohonk TO remain
"' Mr and Mrs John NJ Carrere OF New Brighton.
have gone to the Berkshire Hills for month;
Wednesday for Schroon Lake. where they will re-
main several weeks ~. nm, -, x a..
Mrs John c. Fremont OF Fort Hi. has gone 10
Mr. and Mrs stephen Fl. Brown have gone to
ARR snd Mrs Eberhard Faber of Davis-ave
Livingston. sailed for Europe several days ago
ing on the Snug Harbor grounds go
commissioners Booth Tucker and his vile VIII be
nresent and address the meeting or the salvation
Army tomorrow at Prohibition Park.
The Hart Park Tennis Club Will have a reception
and a series of Informal games this afternoon on
the grounds I'm the park -
The annual Schuetzenfest OF the Richmond Coun-
ty Schuetzen Corps will be held on wednesday at
Silver Lake Park.
lanes w Allen has been made truant officer Of
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to chill
dren.
The New Brighton Board OF Trustees remains
deadlocked although a meeting was held on Thurs
day evening and fifteen ballots were taken In an
effort to elect chairman. An adjournment was
then voted until next Friday evening
The Rosebank public school district people held a
meeting Thursday evening The rumor that
there would be trouble between opposing factions
brought out big crowd. but apparently The heat
took the fight OF the belligerents. After little
argument IL was decided to appoint q committee
70 consider the wisdom OF either splitting the dis
trlct or adding to the present school building.
School meetings for the election or trustees where
some failed TO get ma jorty vote at the elections
on Tuesday evening will be held on Monday night
i'm the Stapleton Concord Rosebank, Tompkins-
willie and the Quarry Hin districts. The contests
promise much excitement
The Staten Island Cricket Club and the Murray
lin Athletic Club teams will play ball at Law
ingston to-day.
between the flremen at the county fair this year
The North Shore Fire Department which Is the
largest OF those on the island. has practically de-
cided not to join In the contests. The FIRE mon have
taken umbrage at the manner In which prizes were
disposed OF last year The nremen who looked
pretty in blue coats and white duck trousers got
the prizes. and excited the jealousy of the hard
workers. who appeared In their working uniforms.
Therefore they declare that duck trousers
the prizes they Will not compete.