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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
A PRAYER.

faht, Almighty God. that our meditation
I zee tlls day may be sweet that p.nder-
liVh thine unchangingness we may the
rI Dear the changefulness OF our lives :.
A'hs OF thy constancy we may better
lh' hckleness OF our feeling mcditat-
Hpoh the Iargeness Of thy love we may
P.l'cr bear our own coldness. Whatso-
mere Is evil In us forgive. Whatso-
shrle Is IN us that Is good. may the
stances OF our life, the friends of our
we m"dltations Of our heart, >oster
4 'hlhrse SO that knowing that which is
4 w 'lhe We may better hope for that
y s"od In eternity, and rise through
E'pdhtss OF mortal man 20 the un.
n inu'hS 'u OF the Infinite goodness OF the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
LIVE TEMPERANCE TOPICS.


Oh, what can we dc. my brothers,
10 speed the cause along?
We can speak u word to others:
We can cheer them with song:
We can give them hearty greeting;
We can shake them by the hand:
We can bring them to the meeting;
We can help them firmly stand.
on, what can we do, my brothers,
To haste the longed-ior day
When the weeping babes aud mothers
Shall wipe their tears away?
We can SOW the seed aud reap IL;
We can help the sad hearts sing;
We can sign the pledge and keep IL
In the strength OF Christ our king.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
WELL GA;fUD.

AT tho. Intersection OF two OF Tho principal
Streets OF Toronto stand four prominent
Establishments, the Government palace, where
inc Lieutenant t-Goyefnor resides; the College
Of Upper Canada; ST. Andrews Presbyterian
Church, which is considered the finest specl-
men OF Norman architecture In America aud
popular saloon. which, In the local annals,
are characierlzed as Legislation, education,
sa.vatlon an damnalion. Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
TEMPERANCE WORK THAT -rtts.

A saloon keeper on the line OF the Chesa.
peako aud Ohio Railroad complains that the
temperance advocates have been the cause
Of the reduction in his receipts from $4,000
to less than 500 a mouth. In other in
stances along the line Of the same railway
business has become so dull that the saloons
were finally closed. all because Of the WORK
ot the temperance advocates employed on
the road.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
Ll0HTs OF THE wonIn-

many many lights are there in the world I?
o., ''.ie child, and she says, There Is
/ s"'' anu There Is electric light. and
,bo. ,S .eoiai-nght, and there is i!relight,
'H're ~. Is gaslight. And say, Oh, no
rs only one light In the world; Il il Mi
~ - eoal-light, freight. moonlight
a e'G lsht, gaslight-it is All sunllSbt
ou,yy 10y many kinds OF love are there in
IomI .iu Only one kind Of love. The
OTS m. uqes .9, not have light at the heart
H. y, ne diamond catches the sunlight and
II u uack and the mother catches The
s"n ,oSg and ilashes 1t back. Justice is
ru ra mercy is love, and pity is love. and
~ Abbott, DID. ''u' io'e'-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
The ACCIDENTS OF LIFE

Write 10 r. S. QJwCgT,
Drawer 10, Chicago, Secrc-
tary Of tae STAR ACgiui st
CoNrASv. for information
regarding Accident In ur.
ancc. Mention t".5 plp-r.
by 50 doing yru CA ave
Has paid oycg :JJO,CUyJ tor
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17

.a Maine Has Photograph Parties.
Photograph parties afford Il new form OF
entertainment popular in the Maine com.
munities OF the ST. Croix Valley.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17

e,sei s,si VIII sink whether filled with
Min JtPhrs l or with sand. Fine grains ~
~ 20 Jury travellers in the desert Tina
fnoW, 80 light that they sean ~
Ea,he ne alr and scarce to fail. will ~
(, ,te ,yr ,yir over one sleepy wayfarer ar.
hi H. nle " thoy drift, they will bnrv
ihouses and their dwellers' Fine dai,
I'm ls people think them. will chiII
Anu take away its life.-Pusey. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
FOR PNETNATIC MAIL JBES.

ENDORSEMENT OF THE SYSTEM WHICH, 1T
IS BELIEVED. WILL QUICKEN SERVICE.
Second Assistant P0stmaster-General Nielsen,
who headed the Commission named by Postmas-
ter-General Wilson. to inspect the working OF
the pneumatic tube for the delivery OF mail mat
ter IN Burlington. " j., returned 70 Washington
last evening He carried with him a report
signed by all the members of the Commission
with the exception OF Postmaster Dayton 81 New
York. who did not make the trip 10 Burlington.
None OF the local members Of the Commission
would give any information when questioned last
night as to the OF this report. saying that
the Postmaster-Cenera must himself give out
the news as TO the result Of the investigation. 1t
was learned, however. that the report was favor
able. and that the Commission indorses the pneu-
matte system Tor the transfer or all mai matter
between the main Offices In NeWYOrk ard Brook
lyn. and also advocates its adoption in cities tor
the distribution " mail matter from the main
office to sub-stations or 0earby local Offices
The report estimates me cost OF carrying mai!
between the Broadway and Park Row ONCE in
New-Y0rk City and the Washngton-st. office
In Brooklyn az fully a ;nilc less than tnat now
paid for trans portation by wagon and in twenty
minutes less time thu ~ the method used at
present. An investigates Will probably be made
as 70 the time required for the construction OF the
tube across the Bridge. The chief delay IN build
Ing the tube will be caused by the multiplicity OF
underground pipes. wires and conduits in Park
Row. In Brooklyn the tubes may possibly he
carried along the structure OF the storage tracks
OF the Bridge TO Tiiiary-5t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
THE RARR1T FOOT IN COURT.

Dat a rabbit foot rom de brack swamp. done
killed on de sebfth day oh de sebfth month. II done
bring yo luck. honey. II done bring you luck'
1t was the mother Of his client. M!rabeau Lamar
Towns lawyer In the presence OF the jury. He
never took much stock in the virtue Of rabbits
foot but damage are uncertain. so he took the
old woman's sift and slipped it into his pocket The
Jury brought In a verdict OF IS COO and Mr.. Townss
views powers Of the rabbit foot have changed.
The plaintiff in the suit was Alpheus Augustus
Stokes and his mother Angelina Stokes. They
came from Virginia few years ago ard lived at No.
1853 Fulton-st. Alpheus, who IS black and small
playing in FU,ton-st. one day, when trolley
along al speed he never remembered
The struck him. and when they gathered him up
the car had done OF the surgeons work in
amputatng OF the little fellows feet.
IL yesterday thai the jury. possibly under the
potent and unseen influence OF the rabbit foot, re-
turned the verdict OF $500 against the Brooklyn
Heights railroad Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
DISPOSAL OF ESTATES.

The Will OF Thomas Mcdonald. filed for probate
with Surrogate Abbott yesterday bequeaths $50
10 the Rev. Father Edward McCarty. pastor OF St.
Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. in Sixth-ave..
and $500 70 81. Mary's Hospital. bequest OF
S VO in cash, a share IN the firm OF Mcdonald 4
Clyne and houses o, No 49, Pac1c-st and No.
e5l DeKaib-ave.. are made TO Mary +. Clyne dsaSh.
ter OF the testator. Mrs Ann Mcdonald. widow OF
the deceased. have the proceeds OF $4,000
insurance policy. held on Mr.. McDonslds life in
the Equitable Assurance Society and the balance OF
the estate s TO held II for the benefit CT the
widow and son. Thomas 4. Mcdonald AT the
death o. ootn u Is TO 80 70 tas son caloren
BY the Will OF Mary Richards, wife Of Robert
Richards. filed FOR probate yesterday. her entire
estate is 10 20 10 her live daughters Mrs. Rich
ards lived az Nc 2)I Hooper-st
The will OF James S2v.gc VINO died on February
10 also h!ed during the afternoon. Property
is bsqueathed to the widow. A. her death 1t will
go 10 her four children
Thomas Cummings VIII, bearing the date OF
August IS 1851. filed for PROBATE in the Surro-
gates Court yesterday. Ills property IL bequeathed
to his widow. provided she does not remarry.
Should she Go So the estate reverts 10 Eva Grace
Tie-z Marie Isabel and Sadie Amelia Cummings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
4 MOTHERS COMPLAINT.

Hotchlsiss IL a restaurant keeper In Rector-st.
New-York. His wiz. between her sobs. said. II
the fremen or the police had done their duty my
little ones would BE- alive now. ! went DOWN
stairs and locked the door. that Is true but
had not been gone five minutes. When the hre-
men came told them that the children were
locked In the room. One Of the men said that
they had escaped. He did not know. as ~ hdd
not taken the trouble 10 60 into the room. Again
end again begged the other hremen ana police
men 10 save Emily and Florence They pusheu
me aside and fell down flight " stairs. W nat
| say about this IL absolutely true. ard repeat
that the death OF my children may be attriputeu
10 the careessness II the Police and Fire depart
mcnts. The children had no matches, as always
hid them"
Several women who were present corroborated
Mrs Hotchkiss's story. They were in the ha.'-
way and heard the mothers pathetic appears ~
the hrem@n.
The father said. Il had been working from
In the morning until long after every nish.
JUS FOR those TWO children. | was making o,nS
81 a week when man whom had once pe
frendcd came 10 M and said could nave tue
restaurant in Rector-st. gratis. had been run
ming II for only two weeks. and now VIII ais
pose OF 1t to any one who Will accept IN pre-
cisely the same way as got IT. Do think tnr
children could have been saved why. Ger
tainly. II had been present they would nav
been alive. | am sure il possible Tor an!
man 10 have gone into the room. / maze tne
Young ones fear fire, and when ! saw them
handling matches l reproved them.
DENIED BY FIREMEN.
The foreman and others OF Truck No denied
to Tribune reporter that they had been asked
by the mother to rescue the children Before
the alarm was turned in" said the foreman
those children had been burned to death The
flames wee eating through the upper and lower
floors when We arrived
KIRK the fireman who rescued the old man
has been on the force about two years. he Is
powerfully built. and is popular with his asso-
f.xf col ha
fth from a burning house in Fulton. near LID
ortv-st IT was said yesterday that the atten-
ton Of the Fire Commissioners would be called
10 Kinks heroic work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
GATHERED About THE TOWN.

There was a joint meeting OF the committees on
Rr,dres OF the Board OF Aldermen OF Brooklyn ard
the Board OF Supervisors Of Queens County In the
Brooklyn CITY Hall Yesterday Nothing was done. Y
e said relative 10 the construction Of bridge
ac-oss Newtown Creek al Manhattan-ave
Commissioner OF Charities John p Taurc OF New
Work who was 10 have addressed the members OF
81 Andrews brotherhood. at the Church OF the
rncarration in Gates-ave.. last evening, was I'M
ah,e 70 be present on account Of Illness.
Wednesday, March I. Will be Old COMEDY Night
.,,b the Gilbert Dramatic Association The cast
u,lu include members OF the Dramatic corps
especially qualified FOR this department oil arana,Ic
eSP avn. noteworthy performances OF this de-
'N,.rI old nay having in recent seasons been sue
"assf,lv given by them for benefit occasions IN
1,,,,n charles T Catlin will direct the play
!, a Uepworth managing the stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
FANCY MASQUERADE RIDING.
A LARGE AUDIENCE WITNESSED THE BEDFORD
ACADEMY EXHIBITION

A LARGE AUDIENCE WITNESSED THE BEDFORD
ACADEMY EXHIBITION
There was big crowd at the Bedford Riding
Academy at Bedford and Atlantic avcs. last night
TO witness the annual masquerade ride OF the classes
which make their headquarters AT the academy
Connection among the riders for the most striking
costumes brought out remarkable collection Of
and velvet gowns G. Wcstcrnacher who.
b. theway. the largest who could be found,
appeared in the arena "a native and fu-bOwn
specimen OF the woman" He object
TO inspire awe and amazement The second number
the programme hayseed quckstep and
sowstep in which Head Corn -Husker Abjah Busch
directed four sisters and -four brothers. Next came
a "hn-de-siecle" quadrilie. also commanded by Mr..
Busch. The riders Mrs F. l.. Creamcr Mrs.
r. Il. Johnson. Mrs. A Mander. Miss Mary Lowry.
Misc II. NJ. Oldncr. Miss l.. =. Lingard. F. u.
Creamer. +. Il Johnson, W. Il. Pollard T.. l.. Rose
Edward F Monahan and J. W. Lingard
An equestrian carnival directed by Professor
". A. H. Won Klein closed the evenings sport
The Queen OF Hearts. Martha Washington. Folly.
Night. Napoleon. Louis XIV. Faust. Romeo and
Hump'y Dumpty were among those personiAed. The
riders Anton Wieri W. H. Ho-chkc. +. d.
Dreamer. F. r. Johnson A. Mander Louis Renault
Maxwell. :. f. Hunter. ". II. Pollard. Adoph
Busch c. Dancel. Joseph Wlchert Philip Corell.
Edward F. Monahan. L. +. Rosie. j. {. Gilbert.
S g. kraus. II. Mclean. j. a. Queil Mrs. Temp
kns Mrs W. II Hoscl Ike. Mrs. +. D. Dreamer.
Mrs F B. Johnson. Mrs A. Mander. Mrs G. ".
Payne Mrs. II. Lucy. Mrs J. w Lingard Miss J.
Wink,er Miss A. Donovan Miss Mary Lowry. Mss
H. ~ Oldner, Miss . Winkler, Mss A Weckes-
G' western acS ard l. HeiSkanp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
RRrDGE LOSSES PROPHESIED.
,.,,,c,nv.r HOWELL AND SUPERINTENDENT
MARTIN PREDICT DISASTER IN RE
ptCED FARES.

rarncs Howell. president OF the Board OF br'us'
Trustees Yesterday wrote another letter 10 Nl"So'
Wurster urging him to veto the resolution OF TIC
Common Council adopted last week. requesting 'n0
Legislature TO adopt bill reducing tdre7 Oh III"
New-Yort and Brooklyn Bridge PRESIDENT HOWL
SAYS that II the proposed reduction went mo e-oo'
the total loss each day ba 'ed on last year hsues
would be i3l S. 1922 % year ara mat -
stead OF paving into the city treasury sSooo AZ WI"
done n :, wear the deficit would be $1,000 lie says
also that as only about per cent of the entire popu
lation of the city uses the Bridge. II wou'u not ..
fair to force the q per cent 10 pay us SNARE u
taxes in making up the deficiency, as Wen as pay
the bonded indebtedness and provide tor the S'h'"s
fund
SUPERINTENDENT G. c. Martin also sent le''e' -
Mavor Wurster in which he says thar last year ~
per cent or $500 l27 Of the passengers bought lches
Mt three cents There total OF +5-s pas
sengers carried ut an average Of 25S' cents. or a
total OF 81 l9) sos ST. The receipts under the pro-
posed REDUCTION Mr.. Martin calculates woula De:
At one cent during commission hours. *lyI.i~ ~
single tickets two cents fS Isl ~ three tickets ior
five cents s2j7j 81: seventeen tickets ior %
sIO2 ga l6. total OF a 329 passengers al t4
cents 1907 g76 ST. loss per annun OF soZ-o- U.s. ana
loss each day OF S1i3l 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
FTNFR4L or HENRY c. BOWEN.
THE SERVICES ATTENDED BY A THRoNd /
OF MOURNERS

THE SERVICES ATTENDED ID n i''iNJ-''
or MOURNERs
The funeral OF Henry G.. Bowen took place al
hi. home No g. Wni1w-st. yesterday morning Inc
house WAS throaged with the friends OF MI Dow"
TIE services were 1imple. In accordance WIN NE
vlsb.s and were conducted by the Rev. Dr hi-"-
ard 6 storrs pastor OF the Church OF the Fhs'''''
and IN. Rev Or william Hayes ward.
Dr s,orrs spoke with deep feeling OF Ms ue"u
friend and his services not only 70 BROOKLYN p"'
10 the mercantile community Of New orN Ihe
doctor du,elt with especial emphasis on MI Bowen
e,rlv lahors In connection with temperance Eve"
IN his Youth said DIT storrs when temperance VS.
alnos, forbidden subject. he started '"e "''
temperance society in his native town MI DIV :"
believed In ,he WALKING and the enhophhs "'""-
enc.s o, Christianity. and also 70 the o'd "''''p
tatlon Of the Gospel he gave large.y 10 'n' 80
Ishment and maintenance Of charities u "D'0"
b,s ,a,th was supreine In 1872. ne gave 'lVVyO 10
the CONGREGATIONAL Union the iTu.ts OF "''N" "'''
.xi.ndeI all over the land. -, ,,.,,tt.- =,
After DR. g,orrs closed. the Rev. Dr W il' ~,
Uaves Ward followed with a ferVent prayer. ~
body was taken 20 Woodstock; conn. a. -
The anal services vii, be held a. ~ ctoch M ~
morning 4, the First Congregatlona! mn 1 ." m -"
Woodsiock The Rev. Mr.. Dean ana me nrNt. "a a.
Ward viii ofiiciate. Mr.. Bowen VIII De ou''eu -"
he plot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
BAPTIST CHURCH CONSOLIDATION.

By permiss'o on OF Justice Clement, OF the Supreme
Court an order was granted yesterday allowing the
consolidation OF the Central and Centennial Baptist
churches The Of the new church is the Gen.
tral Baptist Church Of Brooklyn
The old Central Church IS commonly known ~
tho Br.Gge-st church located n Bridge-st.. near
Myrte-ave. The Centennial. Church is in Adelph-
St According 10 the papers. The income OF the
and there are no outstanding Liabilities against II,
ages FOR personal injuries.
The deacons OF the new consolidated church are
Iucius T. Baldwin. Alonzo c. Buckley. Thomas
Poynter William ". Brook. Benjamin Palmer Rob
ert Leadbe,ter and J. r. Damerei.
The trustees elected are AonZo c. Buckley.
Thomas Poynte- Joseph c. Pollard. Robert Lead
better John f. Damerel. Augustus I. Brook, J.
Benjamin Friend George ". rhurling and George
schOQiey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
policy DEALING CHARGED.

Detectives Dolan and Hayes OF the sixteenth
Precinct. yesterday arrested August Theodore and
Jacob Froehlich. brothers on charse OF con-
Quoting a policy shop in the barber shop al No
lI6 Throop-ave The complainant Is Mrs' Emma
Hunt a colored woman. VINO hVes over the shop'
Mrs Hunt played the rent gig and won - When
aba uar,.d ~ collect the money the propretors OF
the shop. she says, refused to pay her. She then
went 10 the Lee Avenue Police Court and swore
ON, a warrant When the prisoners were arragned
in court they denied that they carried on policy
shop and told Justice Goetting ihat they did not
know the woman who had made the complaint.
They were held for trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

when the mother rushed TO the landing leading
70 her rooms Several iremen tried 4 force an
entrance TO the apartments. They were driven
pack by the smoke and heat. The screams ~ the
two children. which rang through the house al
first were no longer T. be heard.
AN OLD MAN SAVED
While the mother rushing fran'icaiy
through the hallway. begging the fremen 10 take
her children out. daring rescue Of a man from
one OF the upper rooms In the house was maze.
The rescuers were Henry T. Kirk. q Engine
Company No. g. and several OF his comrades. The
man saved was DAME. Gallagher who has been
suffering from paralysis for a long time. The
man was in bed and the flames and smoke were
pouring from all the front and rear windows
Two OF the firemen. with Kirk went on The roo;
OF the building XIX lowered himself & the
window OF Gallaghcr's room. where he tied a rope
about the sick man and called 10 his comrades 20
pull away" Again the rope was lowered and
this time Kirk put II around himself Eye-wii-
nosses LAY that the fireman came near losing his
own lie.
There were twenty families In the tenement
AMI all Of them escaped. save the two children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

was also IN the rea. state business win 'aP'a'
T. 4. Jorgersen. at No. 10 Court-st. ne ma. 49,
=, sh..,.heas Day eyer since 1879 In April. 1871.
n. was e..c,ed Justice % TIE Peace Of G-aves41d
and took his sea: on ~, bench o. the Second IRE
c.nct Pole. Cour, or January /. lss2 He was treas
u-.r o., Friendship Fire Engine Company OF the
sheepshead Bay Fire Department and vlce-pres.-
dent OF the Henry Osborne Independent As''clA-
ton and WAS also n member ~ Franklin Lodge
q - = and o. F0rtl.ui- Lodge. !. and 4; NJ
Judge Gladdlng was bon n New OK Ci,y Jun
II istg IL was educated IN IN" pubic fcnoo's 81
Teu-York and in 1851 began h.s business caftri
IN Photography r. remained IN ne bushes u,,,
Sou V'orks Juage Gadi.ng had gain-0 som"
reputation both writer and A. an arts c som
,,s,,"rs lie ls su-vivei by IA son. Ni.AaIn. about
i@..n,y vears old. two married daughters and one
unmarried daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
TWO BABES DIED IN FlhE.
AN OLD MAN RESCUED IN A PROSPECT
ST BLAZE.

TIE MOTHER OF THE LITTLE ONES CoNpENNf-D
THE FIREMEN FOR NOT SAVING HER chill
DREN-KIKK. WHO sNATcHED A LIFE
FROM THE FLAMES, HAS
RECORD or GOOD WORK
TWO children. Emily and Florence ho'ci'A.'''
five and three years old respectively, lighted
piece of paper from the smoudering en0ers III
the kitcnen-stove at their home No. is prospect
s.. at noon yesterday. II is said. and carried III"
flaming pa per into bedroom. where they crOpp7u
it upon some loose clothing lying on c"-''
The Whole apartment soon ablaze -"'S'
Hotchkiss had gone downstairs.
When the mother returned she encouhte'eu
Other tenants rushing downstairs pell NELL some
one turned in an alarm and the hremen arrived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
IN THE BROOKLYN COURTS.
DECISION RESERVED IN THE TROLLEY CON.
TEST IN NEPTUNE-AvE

The proceeding which Patrick II. Flynn has In.
sttuted TO keep the Coney Island and Brooklyn Rail.
road Company from building Its tracks in Neptune
ave. that the Nassau Electric Railroad may put it,
own lines there. came up yesterday afternoon be-
fore Justice Clement OF the Supreme Court. on .
motion TO continue a preliminary injunction. While
the plaintiff is John Tilford propertyowner. Mr.
Flynn OF the interested spectators in court
and James c Church. his attorney. made the motion.
Mr. Tilford alleges that when the avenue was
opened some years ago the Coney Island Road
agreed remove It's single track and leave the
free from any distractions But when II
found that the Nassau road was about to build its
tracks there II began 10 put down rails and Ties
Mr.. Tllford that Il would be better for the
property and residents along the proposed
line II the Nassau road received the preference, as u
has agreed to charge but five cents from the Broad
way Ferry whereas the Coney Island roads charge
Is 10 cents
William ~ Dykman. counsel for the defendant.
opposed the application. claiming that his company
had long held the right to build in Neptune-ave.,
while the Nassau road had right In the premises.
Judge Clement took the papers and reserved de-
ciSiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
HE WANTS CITY WATER FOR OYSTERS.

Suit has just been Instituted In the Supreme Court
by Francis Pearsal. oyster planter, OK the town
OF Hampstead, In which Il is sought 10 restrain the
city OF Brooklyn from using the waters OF East
Meadow Brook for the ctys supply. Mr. Pearsau
says that by reason OF the dvertng Of the stream
10 the citys use his oys;erpaning has been greatly
damaged. as we'll the business OF at least llty
OF his neghbors. The stream which has followed
its course fifty years through his land. he says
fs DRY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27

The damage to the building Will rot exceed $1,000.
while the losses Of the tenants amount to Now.
The bodies Of the Hotchkss children were iound
under q bed in the room where the IRE started,
They were taken out by the police ana reiho'cu
to the undertaking establishment OF McCIan"
DOugherty. Later they were taken 20 the nome OF
their aunt al No. 234 Hudson-ave, where tney
laid, side by side. when Tribune reporter calieu
LAST night