New-York tribune., 1896-08-29
SEA CLIEE.

The special regatta OF the Sea CliH Yacht Club
which was arranged 10 take place Thursday, has
been postponed un'N september H.
Tie Live oaks baseball team OF Sea Cliff will
cross bats with the Diamonds. OF Glen Cove, this
afternoon ~ Glen Cove
large influx Of visitors is expected next Satur-
day. and boarding house keepers are making ar
rangements and Offering special terms guests
from Saturday TO Tuesday
The Yacht club members Will have Smoker"
mex Saturday evening. on Labor Day the closing
reception OF the season will be given.
The case Of Henry Bedcil who was charged with
violating Village ordinance by running public
track without procuring the necessary license. has
been transferred to Long Island Ci'y. Beiel mas
been Uied once already a similar charge and
fined so by the local justice but refuses 20 pay the
nne or discontinue ihe offence
The members of the German Epworth League had
q moonlight party on Tutsday evening. They hired
a naphina launch ana spent three delightful hours
The electric Lighting system at s.. Lute's Church
S competed ana in Use. i is giving excellent salts
Glastonbury chair 20 the long list Of gifts recently
received toward chancel and altar furnishing
ne village ohclals are evidently not going 10 let
little things stand in the way OF municipal i'm
provement Some weeks ago they brought before
s26 900. t'. money 10 be expended street improve
ments. The resolution was defeated at the polls,
several people VINO voted adversely 10 II deciar-
ing that they did so just because The sum asked
lees We're mol eXpiIcIt enough with regard 10 the
disposition to be made OF the money. The village
Election Day they viii place before the voters
resolution bond the village for $4,000 for street
improvement. Within day or two CIRCULAR let
ter will be issued and distributed 1t will be drawn
up by a committee appointed by the trustees, and
appropriation. 1t is believed that the resolution
Will go through this time.
The free library and reading room at Sea Cliff IS
nearly years old. II was organized by the VII
laee improvement Association and has cost over
800 year TO maintain. The library has been pOpu
lar from the beginning. and in winter the smoking
room has been well patrOnized. But the reading
room has never received fair share OF patronage
and the financial support to the institution has not
been what was expected. Last year II seemed as
If the project must be abandoned and at the pres
time II is said be plain TO all interested that
II cannot be continued on the same basis. Al re-
cent meeting of the Improvement Association the
Rev Mr.. Groves. John Graham and John Forster
were appointed a committee TO draw up plan Tor
continuing the library at about half the present
expense. If this be done. and n 500 can be
raised toward IT, an additional 800 In money ana
Sl00 worth Of new books has been promised II VIII
not be contributed however, until the nrst SzJ has
been raised.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the German Methodist
Episcopal Church Will have picnic at Harbor III!
September II.
The season at Sea Clin so far has been devoid OF
accident far the water Is concerned Rarely
a wear passes without several narrow escapes from
drowning and or two fatalities being reported.
This year. however. there have been no accidents
10 mar the enjoyment OF the bathers. branch OF
continually at the beach In case OF accident.