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-3 VOL- I. NO. 19. WHITE PLAINS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y., MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1908. PRICE ONE CENT STAR DOES SUNDAY BUSINESS TRUSTEE THOMPSON INVESTS Manager Gottlieb Contends That He 1$ Not Violating the Law WILL FIGHT THE CASE IN COURT Many Persons Attended the Sunday Perform ance Which Was Of Sacred Character ’ ' The Star Theatre was again doing businees yesterday, the second time since Manager Gotlicb was placed under arrest for violating the village ordinance as to, Sunday desecration Mr. Gotiieb ’ s case came before Judge Capron last week but the on the agreement of counsel, the matter laid over for a week, the counsel for the defense saying he had just been called and had no time to prepare a defense . ARCHDEACON VAN KLEECK* TO IMtE.U’ H TO F. A. M. MEM BERS AT PEEKHKILL. Rov. William Fisher Lewis has invited Cortlandt*Lodge No. 34, F. A A. M., and Mohcgan Chapter No. 221, R. A. M., to attend St. Paul ’ s Church, PeeKskill, on Sunday even ing, December 27th, St. John ’ s Day, and listen to a sermon by Rev. and RL. Wor. Brother Van. KXeech* Yprk City, recovering from injuries received during a fall which . she sustained on Saturday, while as cending the stairway or the Elevat ed Railroad Company at 42d street and Grand Central Depot. She fainted from pain on falling and was cared for by surgeons pend ing her removal to Miss Alston ’ s. lYer White Plains friends will be glad to know that she is improving and expects to return home shortly. the venerable archdeacon of this diocese and likewise Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of-the State. The invitation has been accepted, and Westchester Coramandery, No. 42, K. T., of Ossining, has been invlt- . ed. to escort the lodge.— Ossining ({■■publican . Sumner A. Smith has been elect ed Commander of Morell Post, No. 144, G. A. R.. at Ossining. The Olympic A. C. will hold the first of many interesting meetings to night at its rooms on Hamilton avenue. * WIIITELAW REIli ’ S NIECTE TO tt'KT) AN KARL. The Lohdon newspapers have pub lished what is purported ..to be the authoritative announcement of the engagement of Miss Beatrice, daugh ter of Ogden Mills, and a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Whttelaw Reid, of White Plains, to Earl of Granard, King Edward ’ s Master of Horse. Miss Beatrice Ogden Mills is the daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Ogden Mills, of Staatsburg, on the'Hudson. The Earl of Granard is Sir Bernard Arthur William Patrick' Hastings Forbes, by name. The Mills, who are now at their country seat on the Hudson» refuse to discuse the en gagement. No date for the wedding has been announced. __ MisS Beatrice Mills is one of the famous Mills twins. She is tall and stately, an ardent admirer of golf and tennis, and an expert horse woman . In 1900 she carried off the silver loving cup offered by Mrs. Herman B. Duryea in the Newport competition . She jtyftge her debut in society .with . J\er... twin, fileteiy- -Gladys, «p.w Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps, of Pittsburg;-at two balls given in their honor, which were the events of the social season. The first was given by Mr. and. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, their uncle and aunt, and the second by their parents. At ofce time it was reported that Miss Beat rice was to marry Lord Howard de Walden . Buy your laurel wreaths and laurel roping ar the ^wnite^ Penal Market Company. Wilbur Van Tassel on Friday re signed his position with the West chester and Bronx Title Company to accept a position with H. T. Dykman * of the Board of Water Supply. Mr. Van Tassel left yesterday to take up his -duties at Goshen, where he has been assigned. He was'formerly as sociated with Mr. Dykman in this same line. 'Frank Sweeny, of Valhalla, will entertain a number of friends at a aquab dinner on Wednesday night at^ Radomsky's Hotel. WHAT THE HAILY AllQ/Utt W ANTS THE DAILY ARGUS wants its readers to pass a wmm ! word along the line for it We desire to make it welcome nightly a visitor in every bon-ehoid. Once introduced, we have no fear of the result. Ho do your part, neighbor, and in so doing you will be doing ns a favor A h well as edifying your friend. at the White Plains ‘ CdrHtnnfyr 5 cents a pound. -NnweH ’ s. Theatlfe “ CHRISTMAS PEACE IN THE , HEART ” The above will be the subject of Rev. William Dana Street ’ s sermon in the Westchester Congregational Church, Midland* and Ridgeview avenues, on Sunday next, at 10:30 Buys the Northwest Comer Of Kensico Avenue and Lake Street BUSINESS HOUSE TO BE ERECTED A Transaction Which Will Help the East Side Of Town Very MateriaUy HAS BAD FALL MRS. rIOHJi GEDNEY, OF COURT HTREKTf fNJURED SATURDAYr iN NEW YORK. Hlljw Wlille A nr ending Elevated Railroad Stairs. Mrs. John Godney, of Court street, is at Miss Alston ’ s private sanitarium in West 61st street, New BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS TO-MORROW NIGHT. A regular meeting of tho Board of Education will be held at the office of the Superintendent of Schools on Court street, on Tues day evening at 8 o ’ clock. To Prepare for Winter ’ s Rowling. The annual meeting of the Antler •('Bowling Club will be held on Dot ’ s alleys pn Thursday eveenlng. All members are requested to be present. HK&RON I j OIX i E MEN, THEY SlMfiAK WELL OF YOU. A number of the members of Greelej Lodge, No. 69, I. O. O. F., visited' Heb!<bn Lodge, at White Plains, on Tuesday, evening. The White Plains boys are certainly good entertainers.-'-Mt. Kisco Ex. * Hope Hose Company of Tarry- town, has organized what will be known as .the Hone Hose Associa tion, and officers have been elected as follows: President, 0. W. Neu- brand; Vice-President, \V. 8. Van- derbllt; Second Assistant • Foreman, Harev- ff ^«jy^^uatpdhuri3, George Larirarge, 2 mfiur*Gnfim, and Ed. Allen, The Poultry Supper, vrhlch was to be given last night at the St. Luke ’ s A. M. E. Zion Church, has been postponed until December 17th. Beeause the pow*v gave out on the traction line on Saturday the High School basket ball team, which was to have played at Stamford Manor, with the team from that, place, had to forego the pleasure of a probable victory. Mi's. F. H. Warren will this after noon entertain the White Plains Aux iliary of the Woman ’ s National Sab bath AlllouGe air bar home on Ridge view avenue.. KIHKMKl* HWRT AT TON KERB. At a $15,000 fire in Yonkers oft Saturday Fireman Sam McBride fell from a ladder and was severely bruised. Capt. Patterson and Fire man Gardeiia hivd narrow escapes. While on a ladder holding hose, the “ flames hurst out beneath them. The flames were in a four^story brick fiat house at No 37. Lawreme The tenants wore gotten out in safety. WARREN HYRNK8 GOES TO GEORGIA. 'Warren Byrhes, of Mhmaroneck avenue, left Sunday for Fitzger ald, Georgia. He has gone on a bus iness trip for a firm In New York City, and expects to he gone about six months. AejHimlier of his friends in the Orchard Bowling Club went to the railroad station Sunday and saw him afL CALLING FOR TOWN BILLS. The Board of Town Auditors of railing for Alderman G. Albert Thompson, of the Fifth Ward, did a good day ’ s work on- Saturday. He consummated a deal in realty on the east side of the town which will be undoubtedly of great benefit to himself as well as to that locality. For sometime past he has been negotiating with Mrs. Martha E. Meyers, for the purchase of the property on which there is a cot- tafee. The dimensions of the lot are 50x100. Finally the deal was con summated. Mr. Thompson exchanges a cot tage in Kensico avenue and gives in addition a monied consideration . It is his purpose to move the cot tage now on the Lake street corner to a vacant lot down Kensico avenue and on his purchase he plans to erect a substantial brick building, throe stories in heighth, and to con tain stores and apartments. THg ARG1 18 p redicte d t h opuient of I bin section four years ago ^ - The new roller skating parlors at St. John's Hall ^hre daily becoming more popular, aftd special features will be put on to furnish amusement. THE ANTLERS TO HAVE ANNUAL MEETING ON THURSDAY. MR. AND MRS. K. F. McKINLEY ENTERTAIN FRIENDS AT A THEATRE PARTY. Mi*, and Sirs. Eugene F.^McKin- loy, of De Kalb avenue, ontertained a few friends at an Italian dinner and theatre party in New York City Saturday evening. The party saw the ■ “ Man From Home, ’ a splendid performance with a pleasing senti ment. SURVEYING AT SOUTH SALEM. Messrs. Charles H. Romer, of Hamilton avenue; Wi lliam Ooilyer, of Rosedale, and Clarence Knowles, of Washington avenue, of Byrne & Darling's office, civil engineers and surveyoite, who have been surveying at South Balem, the past ten days, spent Sunday at their respective homes and returned to South Salem this morning. They expect To be there another week. POLICE COURT NEWS A,young man who might have beenbetter employfed was the victim of what was in a small way the old time “ badger game' ’ on Saturday night. The woman in the case was taken in custody when the'man in formed the police. She will be tried before judge Capron this afternoon. BOWLING NOTES FINEOUT, OF THE ANTLERS, BOWLS 247. Marvin Fineout, the crack bowler of the Antler Bowling Club, rolled ~ 2A7 on Warner's alleys Saturday night. Edward Travis, of tho White Plains Club, rolled 203. The Hamilton Bowling Club will roll on Warner ’ s alleys to-night. Tho Sunday inecting at tho Y. MYTL A. was very well attended by tho boys.; fA .fine address was It -B i l l. commnntcation ft-om tho T fouh - be long reniembcrod . Tho Transportation Bowling Club will roll on the Y. M. C. A. alloys to-night. ijj . , BOARD OF T RUSTEES The Bo t ard of Trustees will meet to-night and take up the railroad electrification plan. LECTURE RECITAL. A delightful evening Is anticipat ed to-nTfht when Miss Goodhue will give “ Bird Lyrics\ at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church. Many bird observers can whistle the. bird, calls; but Mia's Goodhue fs a,one'ur imitating them altogether by means of her voice. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged. carload of Xmas trees has ar rived at the White Plainm Market Company. urer ’ s office stated that the interest amounting to $22,500 on the Bronx Valley sewer bonds, would fall due January 1, 190D, and the Treasurer called attention to an act of tho jeg- islature that permits the Board to borrow on tho county's credit by is suing certificates which bear inter est at 5 per cent. resolution was adopted deferr ing the occupancy of tho new court hotise building, until such time as the place is finished and furnished, Steep, with A totitporary heating pkuy, it is figurefi, that the cost would be about $50 a day. By March ] it Is thoughUthat one of the boll- will bo set and the place can be heated, so it may be occupied. - A resolution was also adopted .to lease tho Supreme Court building on Rail road avenue, since tho now quarters In the new court house would not be ready Jor occupancy, when the present lease expires. An appropriation of $1,500 was Yesterday in Mt. Vernon. S ranlcd lo tho R ' p - c c » wh,)HP cle Policeman James RelilvV while Tflpresontatlvos were present, and Mr. Robert McCann and family, of Katpnah, moved to White Plains on Wednesday -to be nearer his work. He has a position os engi neer at North White Plains. — Mount F* 4 /^Recorder. POLICEMAN TOSSED BY AUTO YOU CAN DO WELL IN WHITE PLAINS This week will the Christmas ■ rs out in force and dear people don't think that it h» necessary to spend your money anywhere except right here among our own merchants. They have an unusually lot of .inter esting lot of Chrlstmqs articles for sale and you benefit everyone, even yourself if you know It, by spending your litle sixpence with the local merchant. If you do not know where to go read the ads in the DAILY ARGUS. A trip to the city -has-its pleaaurns, hut it has Uo^draw- backs as well. If you buy where you are known you can.bank on beter treatment every time, and the local iii.uohants know you. They will sup ply your wants. tried before Judge Platt this morn ing for having robbed Joseph For man, a saloon keeper, on the night of October 9. Forman, Rafferty and James Murphy, said to bo Rafferty ’ s accomplice^ and who has turned state ’ s witness, all jtold conflicting stories. Rafferty denies tho charges entirely while Forman says Murpint- held a revolver at his head while Haflortjr ti|i|>ud Uu> ciuh roxlutar and dutlca am aimoat endian*. The Sae. Lpt us hope that you will not awake some morning and find overcoat. Jewelry ami silver ware missing. But you might. WHAT THEN? COMPLETE 1*088? YES, UKLEHH YOU ARK INSURED. For the slight expense. It is use- leas to put yourself to such worry . Shall I quote ypu the cost? Drop mo a line or ^telephone me Ifll-J White Plains, and I will immediate ly give you complete details. Henry O. Sniffen WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. 1 Madison Avenue, N. Y. City. cycle P oliceman James Reilly, while ---- — a speiftter, was struck by the auto of A, V. Lucas, of Mt Vernon, The officer was tossed twenty feet and landed in the doorway of a gro cery store. Tho cycle was wrecked . Reilly was not badly injured. Mr. Lucas was not to blame. _ _ COUNTY COURT Murphy says, Rafferty guarded For man while he himself went through the till. Both Murphy and Rafferty have criminal records and both men had been drinking on the night in questfbn. Murphy says he got $5 and some odd cents which he di- Vf\IT SlfAIlDV ' videcl with Rafferty who denies get- UU I UU I till . James P -*'» • AWOVJX .1 BURGLARY or THEFT Dalton, ofAEonkers, appeared f<y the defense and Attorney Lee Ua rgpjL, hsvis appeaVRKl# 11 ' ' i\ . I IF jury the charges preferred. Judge Platt this morning released Angelo Dannlno and Francesco Gallo, *1 wo Italians, on their own recogni zance. .. They have been Ip Jail since last summer for carrying concealed weapons. Michael Leahy this monrtntffrRb- drew his plea of not guilty to excise violations and he pleaded guilty be fore Tu age Ptstt. He wli) be sen tenced this week . — . Christmas dinner is not complete without half shell oysters. That's the treat. Order now at W. J, Stewart's, 28 Grove street, telephone call 130. - — Morris H. Mlntz. formerly of this village, was in town tVday. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tho Board of Supervisors at their meeting this morning took up large budget of important mat ters, heard the reports of many reg ular and special committees and transacted routine business. The Equalization Committee re port.-d having set the date for the signing of the tax warrant to collect State, County and Town taxes as March 1, 1909, and it was the opin ion of the Board that thpro could be ■ adjournment from this date. A special committee reported hav ing visited the Register of Titles and Deeds ’ .office at Boston, Mass.; that they had taken copies of tho books, etc., of that office, and recommend ed the adoption of the Torron sys tem In use there for this county, contingent upon some changes to conform with our laws. A special committee on good roads recommended the road known as the five mile turnpike between Yorktown and Cortlandt bo taken up ns a county road, and the com mittee on armory site reported new deed secured, approved by the County Attorney. Murray & Mallby, cbfttfactors, presented a claim for $2,500 ad ditional fixtrft work don e the county poor farm in putting in a sewerage disposal plant, wherein they encountered quicksand, caus ing unusual trouble and extra ex penaa, ThU waa referred to the Ju diciary Committee on the County At torney . OLYMPIC ATHLETIC TO-NIGHT Amateurs To Face Each Other At the Club Rooms On Hamilton Avenue CONTESTS OF SKILL AND ALERTNESS Many Visitors From Other Towns and Cities Announce Their Intention Of Being Present The Olympic A. C. will hold the first of a series of entertainments for its chib members at the club quar ters on Hamilton avenue to-ntght at which time there will bo some of the host tnlont procurable. Messrs. Dan McAvoy and Peter O ’ Helr the promoters, are well known as producers of the best In this line and their names associated with the enterprise should 1)6 suffic ient guarantee that the members wii) boo a good bill . The show Is run strictly as a club entertainment and only bona fide members will be per mitted to attend. The bill will be run off as advertised and the show promises a night of good clean sport. REV. DR. KEEFFE THE TOASTMASTER CONSECRATION OF ST. MARY ’ S CHURCH, YONKERS, TES TER AY. One of the greatest affairs In this county was the conseeratlon servi ces at St. Mary ’ s Church, Yonkers, yesterday, by Archbishop Farley and ausndlng clergy. The erowd* Joaeph ilmdy, Frank llrady. Jai were so great that tho police had to maintain order. At the banquet which followed, Rev, Dr, Keefto, of thin •village, was toastmaster. FLANAGAN CLUB WILL DINE ON THURSDAY. Forty members of the J. J. Flan agan Club, of New York City, wllj have their 'feacond dinner at Fred's Restaurant, In the Briarcllff Hotel, on Thursday night. The menu can not be surpassed. ST. JOHN ’ S C. C. WILL BALLOT FOR OFFICERS TO-MORROW NIGHT. Members Will Also Have a Smoker. The 8t. John ’ s Catholic Club will nave their third annual election of officers to-morrow evening. Following the election the mem bers will have a* smoker on Thurs day. The nominations thus far made are as follows: For First Vice-President, James Godsill or Joseph E. Goodwin. For Second Vice-President, Thos. 8. Brady. For Financial Secretary, James J. Hanlly . For Corresponding Secretary, P, J. McAullffu . For Recording Secretary, William Freer. For Treasurer, Thomas Carty. For Librarian, James Llnnin or Hurry Murphy. Candidates for Members at-, the Executive Committee — Mbssrs. John Holton, Frank Hughes, Joseph Day, Brogan, William Murphy, Patrick Holton, James Balletto, Edward Birmingham, Thomas Fagan, Fred Leveck, William Glllick, Irving Holst, John Hatpin, John Stack, James Joyce, Joseph Goodwin, Jas. Oodsill, Harry Murphy atad James Llnnin. , v / . WATER MAIN LEAKS. Leaks in water mains about town are reported by Mr. Thos. Holden. Mr. J. C. McEachern. of North White Plains, well known as a vocal ist, will sing to-night In Qaiinegle Hall. 87th streef ' aftd Broadway, New York City. resolution to prepare an act of leg islation to permit towq boards to establisn n constabulary at no ex pense to the county, was laid over until next Wednesday. The bond of the Superintendent of tho Poor was fixed at $10,000, and amid cheers and hand-clapping the assessment roll of Poundrldge was received. Mr. Balioy introduced a resolu- Patrick natrortyrof ^otikers, wa*Uion Mklrig iSai oii JanairV l,;i««9, the First Assistant District Attor ney's salary be fixed at $3,:)00, an increase of $1,000, and the Second Assistant ’ s salary at $3,50(1, an ittr crease of $1,100. The first assistant has been getting the same salary now for the past six years, while the work has materially increased. The office is an Important one, since he is the indictment clerk, and his Roller skating every TuesdaTa ifiay, Friday and Saturday eveutugs from 7:30 to 10:30 o'clock at St. John's Hall. THEATRICAL NEWS Showing at the.. Electric Theatre on Friday and Saturday was Mar- zeno ’ s Mechanical Doll, the myater- ___ Ipu. what-iH-it. The .management ^ n> Charles Much ^ad\ % advertised that oh Saturday the pj e j . workings of tho “ doll\ would be ex posed and this promise was kept. The “ doll\ was to alll appearances a mechanical figure of a man operated it was supposed by electrics. At tho last performance an Saturday night supposed figure after going through his tricks guided by tho young lady exhibitor suddenly turned to the: audience and exclaimed “ Did I toot you 'mi 7*' Tnai explained the whole story, the rather startling ap parition was nothing more or less than a man who had wonderful con trol of his features, even going through his rather long turn without as much as winking an eyelid/ Now what about those ladles who boasted they were not afraid of a mere man when the \doir ’ wuh paraded through ond Assistant should he a good^ trial lawyer, and these cost money. Com pared to Queens and Kings counties, our assistants are woefully under paid. Tho matter was laid over un til Wednesday of next week. A resolution that the County At torney prepare an»act of legislature te lumerf*\ the salaries of the Board W u©a the \UOU waa paraaeu iirrougu Taur'av ’ s sooctoi -at fSemhers fr«Ai. $€*0 .to $1,000 was tU * ^ t fte theatre, Mnre.i*o Company UiS d tr* 1 *-?*^* l >\ ~ ' -* mt . Barnes, of Oef^ _ the matter of tho report ^rtiv Cominlttee,on County Clerk, which was laM wRh* from the last meeting, in which the committee thought Ch e charges in tho ■clerkV bills were proper and legal, despite the fact that Comptroller Qlynn had objected to some of the items. Mr. Barnes said It was claimed , that $63,000 had been lllegallyoald out and that before passing fmllly ori the joint committee ’ s report, he thought the matter should be carefully consid ered, item for ltei% m-.- Bailey, chairman of the joint committee, answered Mr. Barnes and said that Just (hat had been done that tjie Items had been coiu. sidered carefully, as 'had the law thereon and that the County Attor ney's opinion approved of the report. ' k r<L> i-rcar ne^e.iJaHaiui^ ©w meeting was still in session as we go to press. Jtfinly clever ancf hadthe f . to ’ Vr Ttiarf beTlevlngr him anything but flesh and blood. For this week Manager Spreitzer has other equally entertaining specialists. English Mistletoe, Ground* Pine and all kinds of greens for Xiqas. White Plains Market Company. Holly, Holly, Holly Wreaths, loose holly and full of berries., White Plains Marke tCompany. SE(X)NI) ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ORCHARD BOWLING CLUB. The second annual dinner of the Orchard Bowling Club was held at the Hotel Knickerbocker last Satur day night. The dinner was a very fine one. Johnson's Orchestra, who always furnish the music for the Orchaicf > <r oaiiteir,' furnished the mu Sic for the dinner. All of the mem bers were present with the excep tion of Edward Schirmer, Jr*. _ _ .rrtt^udfefned'on aceotiuL bus iness. A toast was given to him. Tho following are the names of those who were present: Messrs, Mervln M . Krepps^ Wm. A. Sweeny, Kenneth Groser, 'Warren Byrnes, Clinton Tucker, Emerson Ives, William Matthews. Lloyd Le Valley, Harold Cox, Roderick Horton, Al bert Kroeger, John K repps, Joseph Schirmer, ^Ilfton Horton, Ketcham, JSdward Sw The menu was as follows. Blue Point Oysters Radishes Olives Salted Almonds Celery Cream of Asparagus Supreme Sea Bass, Thermldor Medallion De Boeuf, Henry IV Mousse De Jambor, Hongriose Fine Peas with Butter Sorbet n la Months Poularde de Philadelphia a la Broche Salade Knickerbocker Biscuit Tortino Magnardlses Cafe Caruso Cocktail Sauterne '05 Burgundy Beaurre *00 Habana El Mdpa Pall Mall k*afc ivams, l i cenU ------ - ----- -< r • — g ag > / SELLS TO DR. CAftl). Mr.-Thomas Holden has sold his Orawjiupum street lot to Dr. An auto exchange will be erected The County Trust 122 Railroad Are., White PlainsJN. Y. - ------ ■« JAMKS P. HOIIAN, PrrsldenL DAVID CKOMWEIX. JO h KPII H. MEAO, Hocrvtarjr.. J- DOUGLASS MEAD, INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS, , SUBJECT TO I AMT TIME. IKPOS1TS — DfitWfWER\ ror TOTAL RESOURCES ..
