New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

The Trinity Methodist Church. of West Brighton.
will on Thursday have excursion TO Ocean
Grove going by way of the Arthur XIII Bridge.
The election of Board OF Education In the Port
Richmond Union Free School District on Tuesday
will be warm contest At present there are two
tickets in the field one is composed Of c. H. In
gals. j. w Wortz. f. A. Sheridan, w. H. Prall
and w. ]. Scott a reform Board. and Dr. j. NJ
Wood j. r. Pearce +. W. Busebus and A. g..
Hastings who are somewhat In sympathy with the
old Board. on the other ticket.
The Lafayette Hose Company VIII hold us an
nual picnic at the Cove West Brighton. on Wednes-
day
Judge Osborne has appointed Louis M. john
stone the President of Edgewater; II. T. Metcalfe.
the county assessor. and Charles e. Grifhth, the
village treasurer, of Port Richmond. commission
ers TO fix the amount of damages sustained by
Captain A. L. King through the Staten Island
Electric Railroad.
The King Drop Forge Company. which was re-
Gently organized by members Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. has purchased ground at Arlington on
which to construct factory. The company has
also bought l29 feet Of water frontage.
The Kings Sons of the Reformed Church, OF
Port Richmond. have elected the following officers:
Coates; secretary Olin NJ. Barber; treasurer.
Myron Morris
The Rev Ernest f. Nelson. of Newburg. will
exchange pulpits to-day with the Rev. Thomas o.
Love. Of the Brighton Heights Reformed Church
been appointed teachers In the Port Richmond
school
Ira A Kip. of New-York has offered a special
prize for an open event at the County Fair.
The County Fair promoters have arranged to
get the boy band from the Mission Of the Immacu-
late Virgin to give concerts during the week. On
Wednesday of the fair week 600 of the boys will
give a military drill
THE Richmond County Democrat Is the only
Democratic paper Of the seven local organs Of the
same political faith to ndorse and display the
ticket of the Chicago Convention. 1t has caused
some amusement by editorally asking why no
other paper has had the courage to indorse the
ticket. The county delegates are instructed for a
gold standard. Silver got but in the coun-
" convention.
The Crescent Brass Band. OF Princes Bay has
been organized. with the following officers Presi-
dent. Wilbur Shea: leader John GIL; secretary
and treasurer. J. Turner.
Edward Sheridan and Fred Gee of Port Rich
mOnd. will start tomorrow for trip on their
wheels 10 Niagara Falls.
The Rev l.. II. Janney will give lecture in the
Kingsley Methodist Church at Stapleton on
Wednesday next Jungle Life in India"
The Rev. Wilbur Fisk Wood Of the First Presby-
terrain Church, Stapleton, Will spend the month OF
August in Delaware County.
Charles w. Alexander. the Republican State
Committeeman for Richmond County, is spending a
vacation al West Rockaway. n. Y.
The Turn Verein Wheelmen will have club run
to-day TO Coney Island ~ 49,
The parishioners OF ST. Andrews Church. Rich
rnond Of which the Rev DR.. Thomas g. Yocom Is
the rector will have trolley party on Thursday
evening The cars will run from Richmond to
Port Richmond.
The Staten Island Yacht Club held regatta for