The News of Queens

New York, 1895

F. Wagner, residing on the Jericho road, is sick with pneumonia.

C. W. Ward received several premiums for carnations at the flower show in Boston last week.

Andrew Brand and Miss Elizabeth Rose, daughter of Charles Rose, will be married on Sunday, March 10.

The Pinochle club cleared about $75 at their ball at Krummenacker's Hall last week. It was a pleasant affair.

Increase C. Hendrickson, of Creed avenue, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is recovering. This is good news.

Henry Mosbach has refurnished and renovated his hotel on the Hempstead road, and fitted up rooms for club meetings.

The Rev. and Mrs. Ivy returned from their wedding tour on Monday, and are residing in the Kenyon house on the Hempstead road.

The lawn of N. W. Doughty was recently visited by vandals and boxwood shrubs of more than 100 years' growth, despoiled by their branches being broken and carried away for use in floral decorations.

The Shakespeare club met at the residence of Oscar Willis, on the Jericho road, Monday evening, and read King Richard II. After the reading a collation was served.

The final shoot at the Athletic grounds on Friday was well attended. The best scores during the match were made by J. Hamilton, 216; C. C. Vogel, 211; H. Kosel, 210; possible score, 225. Charles Vogel was the winner of the medal for the most flags, H. Kosel, second. Mr. Kosel was also the winner of the most sixty-nines, having 16.

Jamaica post, G. A. R., on Friday took part in the ceremony of presenting to joint School District No. 8, Flushing, Hempstead and Jamaica, a handsome American flag, given by the post. The affair took place at the schoolhouse, on the Jericho turnpike. The post turned out twenty-two members. Hempstead post participated in the ceremony. The program opened with prayer by the Rev. J. S. N. Demarest. After this came recitations and dialogues by the pupils, and singing by Miss Jennie Griffin. Principal Miss Hull recited "Our National Flag." George E. Tilly, of Jamaica Post, made the principal address.

The residence of John R. Kissam, on Creed avenue, had a narrow escape from obstruction by fire Saturday evening. The family were about retiring for the night when Mrs. Kissam went to her daughter's bedroom and placed a lamp on the stand. As she turned to leave the room the lamp fell from the stand to the floor and broke, scattering the oil about the room. The family tried to extinguish the flames, and the fire gained considerable headway before they gave an alarm. The truck company responded and after half an hour's hard work succeeded in putting out the fire. The damage by fire and water will not fall short of $600; insured.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 1, 1895, p. 8.