New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
OTHER COUNTY TOWNS
PORT CHESTER

Asa Moser OF The Port Chester whes,r..
was in the races At Southport. has received M
watch ~ the prize for finishing third CAD
Leonardo La Rosso. the Italian who VA
the Carrlero brothers three weeks ago ~" "
against his assailants yesterday. ~arsd
brought from the White Plains fall. rh... sSs
had been since July 10 The evidence sh,.. msy
La Roseo the first 10 fire on the c.. n9
After hearing the evidence Justice Mar.h., 't
nitted the carrieros TO await the actin, .'r-
Grand Jury. ~
The articles Of Incorporation ~ TIE Per. ~
Street Railway Company have just been
public. II is to be surface railroad about -.
miles long. The northern terminus is IA ~
Mains In the village Of Port ChAs,s,
Main-st crosses the line between the s,.,..
New York and Connecticut TIE southern -.
nus If To he at or n"ar point where a pro,.sI
new street will intersect the line between ~,
lagos Of Port Chester and the town ~ Py. =.
western terminus Is to DO AZ the point vher. W
chester-ave crosses the line between the villa.
Port Chester and the town Of Rye and srr
terminus will be at the intersection Of South ~
Of with Westchester-ave. The capital sts~
the organization IL $1,000. divided into 100 A.
The directors elected 10 serve the first y<~
Charles r. Cummings. David q. Pesrsall Va
J. Clark Charles T. Hughes. Theodore p
Elmer F.. Gilbert. Horato ~ Powers. Jot,
Bennett and Charles f.. Estabrook Of Nev,s
City. and Winthrop g. Bushnell and Israel A. r.
sey. Of New Haven. Conn. The principal ona
the corporation is to be located In Port Chester
The Board OF Education has Just complete M
annual report and presents statistics 10 shov !.
Increase in school attendance compared with III
year ago The number or children VINO ste.Ss
the schools some portion OF the year ending III
81 1895 was ll60. The number attending ~
portion Of the year ending July q. 1851 was ia
The number Of nonresident pupils aitending al
year was sixteen. In the previous year there uv.
eleven The average daily attendance dur.ns aI
year sos In the month 81 June an enrrs.
be as follows: Adults 4,sIl; school age lover I'll
and under eighteen 2N2; Infants. ~. totsl. N
The object OF having this census 'sken ws d
ceive from, the STATE the sum Of ~ annraSy
be used toward paying me salary q ne se,s
l!shed, the district will receive so every ~
The report is signed by Iayinia ~ horton. y
c. white. jerome. Alvord Rex. Edward W Ke
The history involved in tn. old Graves NIL h
down II collected. would be sufficient 10 nah I
volume Not book OF dry statistics. but vog,|
themselves intricateIy with, the early settler !
the United States. The mill Is one ot me las
ness % ong before the Revolution II was thsrsis
the early settlers came from miles about TO srz
their wheat e9rn pone eS Tsa c
tuted the products OF prmeyal agrcul,lre W
only did the farmers come from New-York AZ
Connecticut. but for many years there was 10, !
mill on the entire length Of Long Island n
early settlers Of the island. unit. Henry 1cwns..
and his brothers came from Englant and ssi.
lished one, used TO bring their grain and field pro-
ucts over 10 the tide-water mills In senooners q!
%5n n ths , yhs sr. un the ' ma
The old Graves mill IS known TO have been start
ing on the banks Of the Byram River. which NJ,
1904 when 1t was owned by man named AntT.
son. From Mr.. Anderson II passed to reaaN
named Gsrha ws0 0Psa s 9T asy ~
the Lyon families. Among the latter are WDoc'
Lyon, now the assistant postmaster az Rye az
Seck' From the time Of Mr.. Carhart, the Owns.
ship Of the mill Is unknown until about my yean
NJ Peck 1t went to the Abendroth Bros, who soa
It William Graves; from whom IL takes the nan
Of "s sen age Sssn The
passed into the possession of John Ryan, who opss
ated IL for a while and then closed IT, MI, Eysa
later erected a modern mill the lot. and Il nov
demoshing the old structure to make room ior u
increasing business.
ing itself 10 The carpenters who are rend.ns
apart All Of the large beams are CT white OAK sns
are held in place by arches taken from the FORK, o
trees, and held in place by heavy WOODEN pnA
The beams are we'll preserved and SO hrmly neio
them apart The ther-boardins Of the mil! vas
of undressed cedar, and has also wi,Esoo5 ~, lss
boaaSs are re- shn from s
Of two centuries. The nails which hold them . !as
beams or the old hanu-md1e vaFletyl AN 20
good smith who made them enjoyed his reward
many long year before they rusted ard released
their tenacious hold. In the yard and IN the ryes
close by are half dozen mstones which ..
came worn and useless from the ceaseless gr,a q
the mill The old overhead mil wheel itssI .
zone. but It held together for long time II
doubtful II there exists In America an indu.,!
which can antedate the structure which ID IN
week being levelled.
The picnic OF the Baptist Sunday school Va
held on THURSDAY There we're about O person
i'm attendance and II required six carry-ails
transport them 20 Oakland Beach The day va
spent In bathing boating and other harIn,e'
SPORTS The ladies' Who were In charge or the pr
mic were Miss Adelaide Sands. Miss EyalyI
Hustled. the Misses Raymon,.. Mrs. William Toml
kins. Mrs Mosher. Mrs. Shupp, Mrs Bell and n
Rutland The Rev w. H. Bovden and MS WI
entertained as their guests Mrs Root ana NJ
Reed.