Woodhaven and Ozone Park News

New York, 1895

John Holmes, who ran away from his wife over three years ago, has returned. He has become reconciled to his wife and they will live in Brooklyn.

William Watson has commenced the erection of a three story building 50x75 feet, on Atlantic avenue near the Junction. It will be used as a hotel.

Justice Lott fined Joseph Wittman $12 for having in his possession 36 bottles belonging to Munch Bros. & Co. and John Reimels, beer bottlers of Brooklyn.

The trial of Emanuel Miller of Woodhaven, charged with the violation of the excise law, was again adjourned by Justice Seaman and set down for Thursday next.

Mrs. Day, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. William James, is the mother of twins, both boys, and Grandpa James is quite happy. Mother and children are doing finely.

John Mutter was burned recently while handling a can of oil. The can had been placed near a stove. When Mutter picked it up the oil, which had become heated, suddenly blazed up and the flames burned his mustache and eyebrows.

In December last Henry H. Koch was arrested on a charge of not supporting his daughter. He was arraigned before Justice Lott who sent him to the county jail for six months. Saturday he was taken before Judge Garretson, who, after hearing the facts, discharged him.

The Democrats of the Sixth election district, at their primary Tuesday evening, elected H. C. Derby a member of the town committee, and the following officers: President, L. Eldridge; first vice president, L. Ruoff, Jr.; second vice president, H. W. Zimmerman ; financial and recording secretary, H. C. Schneider; treasurer, T. M. Lumis.

The law suit between Mr. Hayward and Assemblyman Vacheron has been settled. Mr. Hayward claimed that he made Mr. Vacheron a loan of money. Mr. Vacheron denied it. Mr. Hayward produced his check with Mr. Vacheron's indorsment to prove that the latter was in his debt. Still the lawmaker did not pay and Mr. Hayward entered suit. When it came to the point of going to trial before a jury or paying up, Mr. Vacheron settled and Mr. Hayward was made happy. He only sued as a last resort.

In August last Henry Brauer, who was boarding with Mrs. Rooney in Hoboken, N. J., was taken sick and came home to his mother's at Brooklyn Hills, where he died. He had two policies on his life amounting to $630 in the Prudential life insurance company of Newark, which he left with Mrs. Rooney. He made a will leaving his property to his mother and making her sole executrix. The will was admitted to probate by Surrogate Weller. On the 31st of August Mrs. Brauer wrote to the insurance company that her son was dead, and they wrote to her that no claim had been made for his insurance. She was afterward told that the insurance had been paid to Mrs. Rooney, under the laws of New Jersey for debts against him. Mrs. Brauer, through Counselor Merrill, has commenced suit against the insurance company for the $630, claiming as her son died in this county the money is payable in New York state.

A pleasant party was given by Mr. and Mrs. George Shattuck at their residence on Broadway, Ozone Park, Monday evening, the occasion being the anniversary of Mrs. Shattuck's birthday. After progressive euchre and other games, interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, a sumptuous repast was spread. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. George Choate, Mr. and Mrs. George McKnight, Judge Lott, Mrs. Lott, Mr. and Mrs. Mullin, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Van Wicklen, Mr. and Mrs. Chevalier, Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Serot, W. E. Clark, Mrs. Charles Schuster, Henry Camden, Miss Camden, Mrs. Pickup, Mr. Kenny, Miss Tyler, A. Van Siclen and many others. The prizes were beautiful. Mrs. Mullen took first, and Mrs. Hamilton second, of the ladies prizes; Henry Camden first, and Judge Lott second, of the gentlemen's prizes.

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