The News of Richmond Hill

New York, 1895

Mrs. Bryan, wife of the Rev. Mr. Bryan, is recovering from a severe attack of illness.

Frederick Bower of Hayestown is mentioned for the Republican nomination for assessor.

Henry Staato of Woodhaven is building a cottage for his own occupancy on Orchard street.

John Donaldson's new cottage on Hamilton avenue will be ready for occupancy May 1st.

Henrich Zimmerman, residing on Greenwood avenue, has been granted a pension of $12 per month, and $200 back pay.

The non-partisan league formed for the purpose of seeing that local affairs are honestly and economically conducted has 170 members enrolled.

Miss May Young and Miss Beckerton of Philadelphia, who were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Bryan, returned to their home on Saturday.

The appeal in the matter of the legality of the recent election to incorporate the village of Richmond Hill was argued on the 7th. The decision will be rendered in May.

The lecture given at Association Hall by Mr. Mowbray Monday evening for the benefit of the parish house of the Church of the Resurrection, was well attended and netted about $75.

Monday evening as Henry Codenskie of Garden City was driving on Myrtle avenue on his way to market, his horses became frightened at a dummy that was standing on the track near Hillside avenue. In backing the team he ran into the passenger car, tearing out every window on one side of it.

The carpenter's tools stolen two weeks ago from the house of A. L. Purdy were recovered in New York by Officer Ashmead on Friday. They were valued at $50, and had been sold by John Hoffman for $10. Hoffman stole them the same night that he was arrested by Officer Randolph Smith while breaking into the tool house of Haugaard Brothers.

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