New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
WHITE PLAINS.

Welcome G. Hitchcock will contest the granting
OF the liquor tax certificate by County Treasurer
Hcag for roadhcuse at liar.sdale In the courts
Only the foundations Of Morells projected hu'cins
have been built Hitchcock had a two-story dwell
ms put up Friday. in order 10 prevent Morei
gaining the consent of the tenants. and thus thwaTt
ing his plans. defective Application by MofeIl
which 10 put up his building. Mcrell made a new
FtriGsv afternoon several hours Before the Hitch
cock dwelling ready for tenants Mr. ficn' =
has A store and apartment house wi;hin the 2m-ioot
i'm which he VIII now urge as being sufficient
cause for the license to be revoked
Hannah f. Hunt. cighty-fve years old. widow Of
Jacob Hunt died at her home. in Orawamp"n-s'' on
Tuesday morning last, a, O'Clock The i"h" Al VIII
be held to-day at 2sG p m at me h sorsfccs Burial
viii be In Rural Cemetery. Mrs HURT w3s ore VI
the oldes; members OF the Presbyterian Cnurch'
Mrs Leila s Horton, of Peekskil, has been VISIT
ing Mrs. Charles d. Horton. OF Cromwell Place
The Investigation OF the management OF the West
chester Temporary Home by Superintendent Pierce
will be continued before Referee Guernsey in the
court house on Thursday july y
Lafayette Hail. in Ra.rcad-ave.. Will soon be
thing Of the past For some years II has peeh the
properly Of The Memorial Methodist Epscopai
Church and the trustees have now SOLD II 10 Dr' -
T. Birch, Of this village. one of the CoToners OF '"'s
county The price paid 5000. and Dr. Birch pro-
poses 10 move the building TO the rear OF the Iot
whore il will be remodellei into a carriage mousse
while in front he VIII cree. handsome house 'hd'
will be an ornamen; TO that portion of the avenue
which is better itied FOR residences than for purcy
business structures Lafayette Hall was the hrSt
public hall Of any size bull! in this village ana was
erected in 1865 or 1866 by Eugene T. irelidh9iilne,
one of the most puhc-spri;ed men OF Wnite Fi5iHs
al thaf time. Previous to the building or the nan
pubic meetings. fairs. lectures and the ike Werr
no a in the court of the county Build.hH + ..
me las. thirty years Lafayette Hall mas been IN,
scene of many gatherings. and It's walls nave ecnOeu
The words Of a number of prominent statesmen. or
arors and minister's Political conventions OF ever
description have been held there parilcuary nose
of the Republican parry. n; which such men a.
William II. Robertson. James w. Hustcd Chauncey
NJ Depew George A. Hrandrcih. ID. ". Travis. Isaac
\ Nils J. Irving Burns. James WOOD. Frederick
w Hollis and many Others have presided. or nave
spoken upon the issues of the n0ur
boy named Golden twelve years Old. whose
father house painter. living shoT; distance from
Emsfoid station, Wednesday afternoon was sent
by his mother to get some bread AZ George Miles's
81 In Elmsford. On his way home from the s'cre
lie way.aid by tramp. who threw bag over
the boys head. nd, knocking him down. wrcnched
d pockethook from he DO! : hand and made his
cape The assault was Witnessed by a woman. who
in field in the neighbour nod The pockciDcok
was empty 50 the tramp go; lttt.e fC- has trouble
Nothing has been seen Of him since the robbery. and
he wiz probably give El,nsfori Il wide berth In the
future.