1894 Account of Developments In Pelham Including a Reference to a Baseball Game Played that Year

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In yesterday's Blog posting, I collected numerous accounts of baseball played in Pelham during the 19th century.  Today's posting transcribes an article published in the May 10, 1894 issue of The Chronicle [Mount Vernon].  At the very end of the article, there is a brief reference to a baseball game played the previous week between the "Cuckoo Nine" of Pelham and the West New Rochelle baseball team.  The entire article appears below.

"OUR NEARBY NEIGHBORS.

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Pelhamville.

At a meeting of the Town Board of Health held last Wednesday evening complaints were entered about the condition of the brook running through the village, and the condition of Second avenue between Second and Third streets; action was taken by the Board to abate the nuisance.

A meeting of the Excise Board was held at City Island on Monday night.  Several applications for licenses were presented which were laid over until the next meeting. 

Chief B. F. Crewell ordered the Relief Hook and Ladder Company out for drill on Wednesday night.  A movement is on foot by the 'fire laddies' for a house warming to be held on or about the 15th inst.

The entertainment by the Young Peoples Society of the First Methodist Church of Mount Vernon, given in the aid of the Church of the Redeemer, was an unqualified success.  A full account will be given in our next issue.

Messrs. Bowden and Seemen are beautifying many of Pelhamville homes in painting, decorating, etc.   No cry of hard times with them.

One of the Pelhamville ladies has offered her house and grounds for a lawn party for the benefit of the Guild.

Arbor day was observed with appropriate exercises on Friday last.  Following is the programme:

Saluting the Flag..........................School
Robin Red Breast........................Elmer Anderson
Morning Call...............................Chorus
Ginger Tree................................Harry Stone
What to Plant.............................Fritz Ernst
Song of Liberty..........................Chorus
Historical Trees..........................By several
Briar Rose.................................Evelyn Waugh
Arbor Day March......................Chorus
Surprise.....................................Susie Owens
Sir Robin...................................Leonard Glover
Violets.......................................Mary Whalen
Brave Old Oak..........................Chorus
Little Nut People........................Agnes Ernst
Secret........................................Alice Miller
Supposing..................................Bertie Glover
Naughty Pussy...........................Gracie I. Wright
America....................................Chorus
Tree planting.............................John Campbell
The Brave Rabbit......................John Marvel
Star Spangled Banner................Chorus

A Chorister's Concert will be given at the Pelham Manor Club house this evening, the proceeds of whcih will go to the Rectory Fund of Christ Church.  An elegant program has been arranged, the leading feature of which will be a chorus of boys' voices.

The patience of the long suffering public is nearly exhausted:  the condition of the approach to the depot should be called to the attention of the authorities.  No action will probably be taken until some fatality has occurred. 

Mrs. Borden of New York has been entertained by friends on Pelhamdale avenue. 

William B. Lyon will learn the plumbing trade under George Howard of Mount Vernon. 

A reception and dance was given by the young ladies of Mrs. Hazen's School on Monday evening last in the new Assembly Hall.

Mrs. Fletcher Allen, a former resident of this place was a welcome visitor last week.  She is now living at Peekskill, N.Y.

The addition recently made to the church choir is receiving very favorable comment throughout the parish. 

Mr. and Mrs. Black of Pelham Manor have returned to their home for the summer. 

The base ball game last week between the 'Cuckoo' nine of this place and the West New Rochelle team resulted in victory for the home club with a score of twenty-four to twelve."

Source:  Our Nearby Neighbors - Pelhamville, The Chronicle [Mount Vernon, NY], May 10, 1894, p. 4, col. 1.

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