Mrs. Engs Selling Fancy Articles

New York, 1895

The News of Richmond Hill

Mrs. H. B. Bryan and children. are visiting friends in Philadelphia.

S. A. McElhinney, of Brooklyn, has rented one of the Stuart cottages on Orchard street.

The members of the Congregational church are considering the advisability of building a new edifice.

Mrs. S. F. Engs will hold a reception at her residence on Lefferts avenue, and sell fancy articles for the benefit of the Parish house, on June 1.

The village trustees have decided to have the entire village patroled by special police Sunday afternoons and evenings, during the summer.

Joel Fowler Brother have sold to Isaiah Hanna, of Brooklyn, a cottage on Jefferson avenue for $3,800; also a cottage on Lexington avenue to Mary O'Brien, of Brooklyn, for $3,000.

Frank Alsop, one of the oldest employes of the Long Island railroad company, who has been confined to his home for the past four months by sickness, has again resumed his duties as gateman at the Jamaica road crossing.

Judge Cullen has decided that Charles Rueter, who recently purchased Fielder's Hall, on the Jamaica road opposite Greenwood avenue, cannot carry on a saloon business there, the property being restricted.

There appears to be some difficulty in the way of the proposed improvement of the streets in the newly incorporated village. It is believed that a law will have to be passed before the village can be bonded for the improvement.

Sunday afternoon, as the Sunday school scholars were going into the Congregational church, the top platform of the stoop gave way. Fortunately no one was injured. During the week a new stoop, to replace the old one has been built.

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, payable in advance. The amendment will be acted upon at the meeting of the association on June 10.

Joel Fowler broke ground on Wednesday on his property corner of Jefferson avenue and the Jamaica road for the erection of a two story frame building, 25x60, for store and offices, and a public hall. Haugaard Brothers have the contract for the building, which is to be completed by July 1.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 17, 1895, p. 8.