Woodhaven and Ozone Park News

New York, 1895

J. A. Lepage is building a real estate office on his property.

Deputy Sheriff Peterson has been laid up with an attack of the grip.

St. Paul Bradly is feeling very happy over the advent of a son.

Allen C. Burchill is confined to the house with a severe attack of quinsey sore throat.

The Rev. Mr. Todd, of Boston, occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church Sunday night and delivered a sermon on "Sin."

What has become of the West End Leader? We did not see it last week. Has it gone by the board, or has it been attacked by the grip?

Leonard Ruoff is building three stores with flats above on the Plank road at Richmond Hill. He will occupy one as an undertaker's office. They will be completed about May 1.

Business in Woodhaven is about past redemption. Every one is complaining. If the store-keepers should decide not to give any more credit, three-quarters of the people would be starving. The storekeepers are not able to stand the pressure much longer.

Mrs. Holmes, the popular music teacher of Ozone Park, gave a very enjoyable reception to her pupils and their parents at Americus Hall on Wednesday night. The pupils rendered some very pretty solos and duets on the piano, after which they enjoyed refreshments and dancing. The parents were well pleased with the progress the children have made.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 12.