Notes from Aqueduct

New York, 1895

Emily, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff Boerum, Jr., has been very sick with bronchitis.

George Franklin, the one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Smith, has been very ill, but it is now thought that he will recover.

The Mayflower is a spirited young mare and her speed may be termed electric. She is owned by Wyckoff Boerum, of Centreville avenue.

At the Methodist Protestant church at Aqueduct on Sunday morning the Rev. Mr. Blandy will discourse on "Athletics." In the evening there will be a service of praise.

The M. P. Church was well filled on Sunday. The Rev. A. Patton preached an able sermon on "Christian Steadfastness," At the close, assisted by Rev. W. E. Blandy, be baptised, give the hand of fellowship, and administered the sacrament. Five stewards were elected.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 15, 1895, p. 8.