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New-York tribune., 1905-08-20

Mrs. Marselis C. Parsons and family. of Milton
Road are at Monmouth Beach, n. J.. where they
will spend few weeks.
Walter II. Merrall. of New-York City, has leased
the residence of William Rand, jr on Forest-ave
James H. Ward is visiting at the camp of David
s. COwles on island in Casco Bay Me. He
will be absent ten days or two weeks
Robert E. Downing, family and niece of New
York City will during August occupy the old
Downing place Purdy-ave, overlooking Manurs-
ing Island.
Miss Monie Patch, of Halifax. y. s.. who has
been visiting the family of Archdeacon Kirkby has
returned home via Boston
Dr. j. Ogden OF New-York City, is spending
August at the oxford Milton Road DIR. Ogden
will likely become a permanent resident of Rye.
Miss Pink Whitney is spending August with her
mother Monmouth Beach, n. ].
The home of Mulford Martin is nearing COM
pIetion and will soon be ready for occupancy. 1t
is being built on the site of his former home,
which was destroyed by fire year ago
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Nichols spending August
ON a houseboat among the Thousand Islands. st.
Lawrence River. Their large residence on Grace
c,hurch-st. has been closed for the summer
Mr. and Mrs Harry Wey have moved into their
new home on Purdy-ave., overlooking the Sound
The house is built in the Spanish style of archi-
lecture.
Miss Alice Moffat gave luncheon Thursday fol-
lowed by games of bridge to a few friends at her
residence on Boston Post Road
Arthur Outram sherman wfe ana, ana 1aInniy: ani % GI
Canada Mr.. Sherman has been elected member
of the Iorentian Hunting and Fishing Club, near
Montreal recently.
Saturday Messrs. Chester. Carhart Johnson and
Moves representing the Belle Haven (Greenwich)
Lawn Tennis Club defeated Messrs. G. Entz. Put
nam Banks and F. Entz of the Rye Lawn Tennis
Club on the grounds of the latter, by the score of
five games to one. r Entz being the only Rye
plaver to win his contest This is the second of
series of Ave games TO played between these two
clubs both contests so far having been won by the
Belle Haven Club. 49,
The visitors 10 Oakland Beach will rejoice at the
opening of the bathhOuses at that place, just
finished In exchange for the old lot which had long
ago served their term of usefulness,
The American Yacht Club. at Milton Point. Rye.
is being creditaby represented in the cruise of the
New-Y0rI Yacht Club, which began last week and
viii continue for twenty-five days. The club mem
berH from Rye and immediate vicinity; with the
hoars they entered, are: StuyveSant Wainwright,
cara Mia: Richard T. Wainwright, Cachelot;
Howard Wnetts. Mink. and Trenor L. PARK MI
mosa H.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
YONKERS.

Samuel l.. Cooper. Commissioner of Public Works.
is az Rangeley Me
The members of the PaIsade Boat Club Will hold
a clambake on Saturday September l6. at Forest
View, opposite Ionkers. Yesterday they enter
tanned their friends at the place with old
time bake
Captain Fred II. Woodruff accompanied by Mrs.
and Miss Woodruff. is at Atlantic City. where ne
will stay for several weeks
Mrs Norton P Otis is at the Saranac Club. near
Round Lake.
Captain Daniel Wolff. of the 22d Regiment Engi-
neers. and family. of Van Cortlandt Park-ave.,
Ionkers, are at the Delaware Water Gap.
Seventy-hve years service IN the same
mand side by side is the combined record OF
three fonEers policemen. all of whom will this
year add the NTH gold service stripe to their
uniforms s1snitying twenty-five years service
II 1hey are Sergeants Peter MCGOWAN and William
r. Lent ana Patroiman Henry Cooley. Sergeant
McGoWan was appointed August T. and Patrol
man Cooley August To- $780, while Sergeant Lent
was not appointed until November OF that year.
The latter was, however, the first To IN
appointment to higher office and has been steadily
followed Up the ladder by MCGOWAN. Lent now
is the senior sergeant in the YOnkers department.
All three men have excellent records.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
W ESTCHESTER NOTES.
MOUNT VERNON.

President F. A. Strattou left Tuesday fer two
weeks vacation. Mr.. Stratton has gone TO Maine
to explore an island which ne purchased recently
out mas never seen. The property is down on the
government maps Pummer's Island and con-
talns thrty-rine acres Mr.. Stratton expects 20
put up leg cabin and live there for few weeks
each year, spending the time hunting and fishing.
he is accompanied by Mrs. Stratton and their son.
Wilder Stratton.
Chief j. C. Foley is spending his vacation in Sulli-
van County. He is accompanied by Mrs. Foley and
children.
j. Melville Close. of East 4th-st has just re-
turned from trip through Maine, New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia. He stopped at Marblehead.
Mass, for a few days
Dr. Louis w Sageman is spending his vacation
at White Lake, Sullivan County.
Miss Georgiaua Kennedy. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ Kennedy, of Rich-ave., mar
ried last week to William S. McIain, at Kensng-
ton. Long Island, where they visiting. Miss
Josephine Whitmore the maid of honor, and
the best man was Ralph Tilton. Miss Iva WhitmOre
and Miss Grace Tilton being the flower girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLein have gone on an extended
trip to Nova Scotia.
Professor and Mrs. George W. Botsford and fam
lily will spend the remainder of the in
Maine.
Mrs. Julian Nelson and Miss Bessie Swan have
returned from New State in the Berkshires. They
We're accompanied by Mrs. Nelson's father. John F.
Jarvis.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
WRECKED NEAR CASTLE GOULD.
Four Mount Vernon Men Have Exciting Ex-
perience in Wednesday Nights Gale.

DR.. A. ]. Bauman, T. J. Mcdonald. Kenneth Lyon
and Robert Flandreau, Of Mount Vernon, were
wrecked the rocks off Castle Gould. on the Long
Island shore. during the gale that prevailed Wednes
day night The four men were a cruise up the
Sound in the Nagabond, owned by Hill brothers
architects, of New-York. When the party reached
Glen Cove landing attempted but the gale
prevented and the anchor cast.
At o'clock in the morning the gale reached it's
height and pounded the boat until all the
opened. The small dory that accompanied the
Vagabond had been smashed and washed away, and
at last the anchor rope gave way, and the boat
carried helplessly before the gale. The four men
made every effort TO beach the Vagabond. but
failed After two hours Of the most trying expert
ence the boat thrown the rocks in front of
the Gould place, and the four men We're tossed out
but managed TO reach shore They lost all their
clothing money and jewery, and the boat did not
hold together minutes after striking.
Wet, cold and hungry, the men found an old barn
on a farm nearby, crawled into the hayloft, and
burying themselves in hay to keep warm. they went
TO sleep. Early in the morning they walked to Port
Washington, a distance OF four miles. where they
took cars for Brooklyn and thence to Mount Ver-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
PORT CHESTER.

The Rev. H W. Smith, of Parksvilles Long Island.
has been invited to become pastor OF the First
Congregatio Church.
Mrs. Marion Story is at Islesboro. Me-, where
she will spend the remainder of the summer.
A party of cergymen of the Roman Catholic
Church enjoyed sail and outing Long Island
Sound Thursday Mrs. n. F. PaImer's steam
yacht, the Saranac. Mrs. Palmer. who is the niece
OF the late Charles Todd Quintard Protestant Epis
copal Bishop of Tennessee. lent the yacht to the
Rev John A Waters. pastor of the Port Chester
Church. who in charge of the arrangements.
The party was composed of MOnsignor IaveIle, the
Rev. Mr.. Hopstead who served as chaplain in
the Civil War, the Rev. DR.. Dougherty of ST. Ga
briefs Church, New-York City; the Rev. Isidore
Meister, of Mamaroneck; the Rev. DIR. John Burke,
of the Church of St. Benedict the Moor New-York
City. and the Rev DIR. Morrsey. president of Notre
Dame University.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20

IN Company T, 27th United States Infantry, while
the MariQuina River. In the Philippine Islands, was
swollen by coudburst so that It seemed i1npos-
sible 20 live II ventured n he swan st. carry
ing q rope with him He returned by aid OF the
rope and g companion Private Joseph Jeffries of
Ohio. carrying the body Of General Lawton to the
other side and to safety.
This was dore while attack was being made
on large party OF bolomen. the general having
been killed and one Of his neutenants badly in
3ured. The latter also taken TO safety. Pot
ter and Jeffries also assisted by Major Cas-
sstt son Of the president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The Society OF the Philippines. having learned Of
the matter lately, has taken it up and Will, with
the aid OF local interests try TO have the coming
session OF Congress take some action toward rec
ogniZing the gallant act in a suitable way.
Potter became member OF the Yonkers Fire De-
partment q year ago. and was Immediately as
signed TO Fire Headquarters, where Chief Mulcahey
made him his driver.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
NEW-ROCHELLE.

Miss Grace Adams. daughter of Police Commits
soner ard Mrs. Eben Adams. was married on
Tuesday night at o'clock To Raymond T. West
bury. an attorney and alderman OF Rochester, \.
Y The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr.
Saul q Curtice OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. assisted by the Rev DIR. Crapsey. Of
Rochester at the home of the bride. No. 1S5 Elm
ct About eighty guests from New-Rochelle and
Rochester we're present. Attending the bride was
Miss Anna Langford her roommate at the One
onta Normal College. The bridegroom was at
tended by his law partner. Towniey Fries. OF
Rochester The couple left for the Catskills where
they will spend their honeymoon.
Miss Grace Blanchard entertained about hfty
students OF the New Rochelle High School AT her
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
LAND BOOM IN WEsTCHESTER.
Prices Rise Rapidly on Report Of New
Railroad To Be Built.

Northern Westchester is having big real estate
boom. caused by the report that new railroad
is soon to be built between Port Chester Ridgehed
and Danbury, to be controlled by the New-Hork'
New-Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. Sur
veys for the road being made. and farms
that sold year ago for $40 an acre nave jumped
to SIS ana slO0 The largest purchases have been
made by the Interstate Investment Company,
which was recently formed by a party Of West
chester and Connecticut capitalists headed by K
Walsh q Greenwich. The company mas pur-
chased nearly 1000 acres of land in the town of
Poundrldge and is constantly adding TO It's hold
ings The fact that MT Walsh, who Is president
of the land company, is also one OF the counsel OF
the New-York New Haven and Hartford railroad
COMPANY mas led the residents to believe that
the construction OF the road early date is no
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New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
WHITE PLAINS.

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Nolan and their family are
at their summer home at Purdy's Station.
Mr. and Mrs Charles ID. Horton. accompanied by
Mrs. Horizons brother Chester Cromwell.
an automobile tour Of the Berkshres-
Jemes r. Howorth has been appointed stenosra-
pher in the Surrogate's Court at salary Of Sl20O
year. Mr. Howorth is an active member of the
Third Ward Republican organiZa ton of Yonkers.
The sixth annual outing of the White Plains Esl6s
is to be held at Rye Beach next Thursday. a clam
bake and a baseball game between the home lodge
and the visiting Elks to be interesting features
of the day.
Archdeacon Van Kleeck Is in Maine on a vaca-
ton
County Judge Platt has been having vacation
at HarpSwell Island. Maine. The island IS the
home of Commander Peary, the Arctic explorer
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Brown who have been on
their wedding tour in Maine. expected back
this week
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
POTTER,S FIELD CROWDED
Underfakers Out of Pocket When
Burying Pauper Dead.

Complaint is made by undertakers that although
nearly SoOOo.0O0 of property belonging to cemetery
associations in Westchester County is exempted
from taxation. with the understanding that these
corporations shall furnish free graves for poor
persons and unclaimed bodies there are few free
graves. The undertakers say that they arc COM
pelIed TO pay from SIS to SIS for grave and that
the county allows them only $50 for the entire ex
pense of burial which in many cases leaves them
out of pocket. The only way the undertakers have
Of Keeping even they say. to dig the graves deep
ard bury two bodies in one grave
Recently the undertakers at Port Chester struck
for larger allowance, and when the town au-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
a MOOD ENGRANER.

II is admitted by authorities that the greatest
achievement In wood engraving has been reached
in America since our artists have carried it to a
degree of perfection unparalleled anywhere else IN
the world The only woman In America VINO
nractises the art ia Miss Caroline a Powell. of
Boston Her work is remarkable for It's brilliancy
of ERECT i'm pure black and white. requiring the
most delicate skill in it's manual execution and a
feeling and Invention with respect to the correct
IL ,tartSrstation of values and textures OF very
high order The method being relief process; the
aIying values are obtained by the most delica te
ritfing Of lines, dots and minute picks Blacks
are obtained by leaving the wood untouched. and
pure white by cutting the wood entirely away.
Miss Powell who was born in Dublin Ireland, was
a punil OF Timothy Cole. and studied drawing at
the National Academy Of Desisp.-tthgIim
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20

thortties denied their demand they allowed bodies
TO remain unburied for several days.
So much dissatisfaction has been expressed that
the present system is likely to be made the subject
Of investigation by the Board Of Supervisors If
1t is shown by the investigation that there are no
more free graves, a movement is likely TO be
started to place the property Of private cemetery
corporations on the assessment rolls and compel
them to pay their share of taxes the same other
money making corporations.
The White Plains Argus complains that too
much property in that town is exempt from taxa
ton The exempt property amounts to $5,5l75l7,
while the total assessed value of other property is
S. $4,000 The heaviest exemption is the Blooming
dale Asylum, which is appraised $1,000 900 for its
large holdings and pays taxes.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
BRONXVILLE.

The international committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association is to hold convention at the
Hotel Gramatan, Bronxville, beginning on Septem-
ber and lastingfo five days. About one
hundred delegates will be in attendance
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert d. Lent. of Tuckahoe, are
to leave this week for a trip through the West.
The residents of BronxvilIe indignant over
the reports published in New-York newspaper
that there is a typhoid fever epidemic in their
village. Dr. J. W. Smith is authority for the state
ment that there have been only three cases OF
typhoid fever in Bronxville this year, and that
the origin of these has been traced TO outside
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
PRISONER BECAME LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.

Francis Pemberton d625-'s0 imprisoned in
the Fleet for debts contracted during a period OF
youthful extravaganza. While in Jail he applied
himself to the study of law and came to be regard
ed as a kind OF legal oracle by his fellow prisoners.
who nicknamed him Counsellor With the fees
they gave him for legal advice he bought books 10
continue his studies. He then prevailed on MS
creditors To grant his release from prison. that he
might the sooner earn money to pay on his debts
Called TO the bar l6t. after brilliant career In
the palace court at Westmns ter. and. subsequent
iv In the House of Lords, he became puisne
i,dee He was knighted in 1919 and ultimately. on
3hs dismissal OF 5croggs, made lord chief JUS
tice in leSl.-( (Pearson's Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
WESTCHEsTER HORSE SHOW.
Directors Decide to Hold 1t in Connection
with the County Fair.

The directors Of the Westchester Horse Show
10 return 10 the custom of holding their annual
exhibition in conjunction with the Westchester
County Fair which takes place this year at White
Plains September Is 10 %. Several new features
viii be added and il is expected that there will be
q larger attendance or the society people Of the
county than IN any previous year.
Among the special events viii be a race OF polo
ponies between r. S. and NC. Reynal ana other
clubmen, and high jumping by Dick Donnelly
Howard Willetts's Rife. On account of the numer-
Gus and expensive premiums offered the directors
announce that no exhibitors tickets will be issued.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
WOMAN EXPLORER.

In these DAYS prosac living it gives glamour OF
ronance 10 have hardshps for purpose Of
LEARNING The characteristics OF fast vanishing Not
Y, Americans hut the large IS IN nlebted to
Ar. Matilda COKE Stevenson, who. wh her husband,
r thirteen years in exploration ia Rocky Noun
rsgtou collecting archaic implements ceramics and
arenao5al objects for the United States National Mu-
e~ Mrs Stevenson studied the Zuni mythology, phi
bv and sociology, and visited al the Pueblo tribes
and Navsjos as we'll WIN her husnana she was re
~ LnnieGge Is great value TO the Bureau
I5thpoloev % which she has been STAFF member
- III her hustsnd's death.-Crhe Pilgrim.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20

home in Rochelle Park on Tuesday night. The
evening was spent with dancing the music being
furnished by hurdy-gurdy stationed the
piazza
EX- Mayor Dillon and his brother. Detective
John l1llon, or Westchester, have taken cottage
at Belle island Conn. for the remainder OF the
season.
The Relief Engine Company held its annual out
ing and clanhake 1T the Hunters Island Inn on
Wednesday. TIE outing for members only
James f. Manning chairman OF the committee
Of ar
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
BAD DAY FOR THE CLANS.
LOBSTERS SUFFER, TOO.
TOO.
Great Doings at Sheriff James S.
Me7Titfs Outing.

The largest of all Westchester outings the clam
bake of the friends and followers of Sheriff James
D Merritt. held at Rye Beach on Thursday drew
a bigger crowd than this year. The Sheriff
and his friends had made arrangements to feed six
hundred people. but when the clans. Holsters and
chickens were served at 4:3O o'clock there were
nearly two hundred who could not get seats under
the big circus tent and had to wait until the first
crowd got through. This a surprise to Sheriff
Merritt, for he thought that the arrangements
were more than ample TO all demands
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
SAVED LAWTON'S BODY.
YOnkers Fireman Steam Flooded
Philippine RiUer.

After six years heroic act by Austin E. Potter,
a fireman. driver for Chief Mucahey, Of
Yonkers, has become public here.
In December, 1899, while he was an enlisted man
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
OF NORTH SIDE INTEREST.

Resumption of traffic, both trolley and vehicular
along Westchester-ave., which is being regulated
and graded from The Bronx River to West
chester village, is not yet in sight As told In The
Tribune of Sunday, May q, 1885, John c. Rodgers,
who has the contract for the work, struck snag
when he began to fill in the causeway. a stretch
of marshy land about one-quarter of mile in
length north OF The Bronx Each time far
the filling has sunk and until this tendency has
been conquered the running of the trolley line will
Mr. Rodgers is making an earnest effort to over
come the Constant giving way Of the causeway
and is in hopes of succeeding.
The Bronx League at its last meeting adopted
a resolution urging Rodgers, Borough President
Haffen and President Maher, of the Union Railway
Company, to cooperate in Fastening work on the
completion Of the causeway so that a single
line of trolley track may be laid thereon by
September Is. so to enable them 10 ride TO and
from the Simpson-st station OF the subway and
thus relieve them OF the ntolerable inconveniences
and discomforts which they have suffered so
long
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
SEMPEE tOEM

IT'S remerkss,o how of.cn a woman changes her
mind
~ob. not always. There's ore dsa every woman gets
she never changes"
What's that
'-rhe idea that she's '-,PhiIsaelphia pr.a
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
Band concerts will be given in the several Bronx
parks this afternon at o'clock.

Borough President Haffens organization, the
Jefferson Tammany Club of the 35th Assembly Dis
trict Will hold its annual picnic and games
WitzeIs Grove College Point. Long Island. on
Wednesday next. There Will be a large outpouring
OF the faithful at least ten thousand tickets hav-
ing been sold for the affair. The members of the
party viii march TO the boat, which will leave East
l3sth-s from the clubhouse. at No 105 Courtlandt-
ave by the following route: 1J6th-st. Brook
ave 10 I4Sth-st.. 10 Wilis-aye.. TO l3Sth-st Be
sides the steamer three barges have been hired to
carry the braves to the grove. They will all wear
a certain Of hat and carry canes and Chinese
umbrellas Returning at night red fire will mark
/ he march back the clubhouse.
AS practically every borough employe will march
behind Haffen To the picnic Wednesday. little
work will be done in the various departments
New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
HEALTHY LONDON.

,,.,,bstepaing its size and congested
..s London be regarded as Of the healthest
u.s.s' ,...s ,n the world-(American Medicine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-16
At the Library.

The book shower, reception and for
NAL opening of the Carnegie library
Friday night was one of the most pleas
ant events to residents of the city in
years. j The library building was well
heated and lighted, Offering the best
opportunity for many people on tins,
their first visit to it, to Inspect and note
its many conyenences and beauties.
In the large assembly room in the
basement program was had, with
short talks by Mayor EWart, Governor
Elrod and others, interspersed with Sc
lections by the Calital City orchestra
lie ladies served coffee and cakes tt
everyone.
The rooms alb I'VE had tables where the
offerings of books were placed, ane
something like 700 We're contributed
during the evening and the next day.
The committees of gentleman ant
aides composing the library board
| have done some earnest work for tn,
| library, and with much success. The.
desc rye credit and the thanks of tn
community.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-16
ASBESTOS ALSO
he Bluffs Across the River are
ESaid to Contain Plenty of
Asbestos.
Has Been Proven That They
Hold the Finest Quality Of
Cement.

The Capital j ournal prints an ex
ended account, in its daily issue of
Friday, of the finding of asbestos in
hood paying quantities in the bluffs
Scross the river which are located on
HE land owned by II. D. Jennings.
klessrs. Jennings and Urine, the latter
having taken an interest in the matter,
nave long claimed that deposits exist
bn this land, which from the analysis
made by one of the leading laboratories
IN the country, prove sthat a superior
fuality of cement can be manufactured
$here. The evidence OF the exlsten nee
hi asbestos seems to be indisputable,
Also. and from what is claimed it can
lie gotten out in big paying quantities.
at looks as if capital should be interest
M at once to the end that not only ce-
Anent, but asbestos, can be produced at
This point. AS long as nature has
#tored the material in what seems
\ abundance it would be paying prop
Sosition to get the cement factory start
gRd, and have the asbestos mined. The
Mact thatllatural gas could be had IN
9plenty by sinking an artesian well on
athe land, thus providing all the fuel
needed, should be an incentive TO push
sthe matter along.
u The Free Press hopes Messrs Jen
Shings and Urine will be able soon to
ecnvince the public that they have
what they say. We believe they have
n and hope the day is not far distant
when both materials will be taken from
Hhe Missouri river bluffs, and form one
Sof the most important industries we
y could wish for. 1t would certainly give
Pierre and Fort Pierre great impetus
Ito have industries of this kind started
and there is no reason why it should
mot be done.