Forbes Visits Friends

New York, 1895

The News of Richmond Hill.

Dr. W. H. Forbes of Croton visited friends in Richmond Hill on Tuesday.

John E. C. Woodcock and family of Oak street have removed to Brooklyn.

W. J. Colson has purchased a lot in the rear of his property from the Man estate.

Judge Spencer of New York is the guest of Mr. Franklin of Central avenue.

John Donaldson and family have moved to their new residence on Hamilton avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Latham of Brooklyn will take up their residence with Dr. Scovil.

Rev. Jonathan Miller occupied the pulpit in the Congregational church on Sunday evening.

Miss Blanche Freeman, of Philadelphia, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Breckenbridge of Lefferts' avenue.

The ladies' of the Congregational church will hold a strawberry festival and social in the church on Monday evening, May 27.

Howard C. Yale and Miss Jennie Bush were married Thursday evening at the rectory of the Church of the Resurrection by the Rev. Mr. Bryan.

A union memorial service will be held in the Congregational church on Sunday evening. There will be special music and addresses by prominent speakers.

Amos Aller has been appointed police commissioner by the village trustees. Sunday afternoons and evenings there will be six special policemen on duty.

The Richmond Hill association proposes to amend its constitution and bylaws so as to make the initiation fee $10, and the monthly dues $1.50 instead of $1.

The new steam planing, moulding and saw mill of Haugaard Brothers on Wood's addition to Morris Park, is nearly completed and will be in operation about June 1.

The work on the Myrtle avenue road, changing from steam to electric power, is nearly completed. The company expect to have their electric cars running by May 30th.

George L. Fowler, Henry Valk and Melvin A. Bronson are the delegates from the Church of the Resurrection to the diocesan convention to be held at Garden City, May 27th.

There are now forty signers as charter members for the Richmond Hill council, Royal Arcanum. The council will be instituted by Justice F. Price, grand regent of the state of New York, on June 29.

Services in the Church of the Resurrection on Sunday will be held as follows: 8 A. M., Holy Communion; 11 A. M., morning prayer, sermon on "Confirmation," by the rector; 3 P. M., children's evening service; 7.30, evening prayer and sermon.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 24, 1895, p. 8.