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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Successful Fundraiser for the Pelham Home for Children that Once Stood on Split Rock Road

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I have written before about the Pelham Summer Home.  See, e.g.:  Thu., April 14, 2005:  The Pelham Home for Children that Once Stood on Split Rock Road.  An image of the structure appears immediately below.

Post Card View of the Pelham Summer Home in About 1908.

Today's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog transcribes the text of a brief article published in 1907 describing a successful fundraiser held for the benefit of the Pelham Summer Home.  The text of the article is followed by a citation to its source.

"Lawn Fete Highly Successful.

A special meeting of the members of the Pelham Summer Home was held on Monday, June 3, at the residence of Mrs. R. C. Black, Pelham Manor, for the purpose of listening to the reports of the several committees in charge of the lawn fete held on May 25th.  The fete was the largest and most important function ever given by the Pelham Summer Home, and was a brilliant success.  The net proceeds were $1700.

As the Home has been recently enlarged so as to accommodate twice as many children as formerly, it has been found necessary to supplement the regular income of the Society by making a special effort of this kind. 

The Society is very happy to take this opportunity of thanking the members of committees who were untiring in their work and also of thanking the business firms and the friends from Pelham Heights, Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and New York, who supported their efforts so generously."

Source:  Lawn Fete Highly Successful, New Rochelle Pioneer, Jun. 8, 1907, p. ?, col. 4 (newspaper page does not have page number printed on it).

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Dissolution of Firm of Black, Starr & Frost and Reconstitution of the Firm as Corporation After Robert Clifford Black's Death

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Robert Clifford Black of Pelham Manor served for many years as one of the principals of the internationally-renowned jewelry firm of Black, Starr & Frost. Both Black and Cortlandt W. Starr lived in Pelham Manor for many years.

I have previously written about members of the Black family in Pelham Manor and about Cortlandt W. Starr. See, for example:

Thursday, September 28, 2006: A Brief Biography of Mary Grace Witherbee Black of Pelham Manor.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006: April 20, 1875 Marriage Certificate of Robert C. Black and Mary Grace Witherbee Black.

Thursday, February 9, 2006: Cortlandt W. Starr of Black Starr & Frost.

Thursday, June 7, 2005: Obituaries of Robert C. Black and His Wife, Mary Grace Witherbee Black.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005: "The Dogwoods" - The Estate of Robert Clifford Black of Pelham Manor.

Today's Historic Pelham Blog posting provides an image of an announcement issued by the firm of Black Starr & Frost in 1908 stating that due to the deaths of Robert Clifford Black and Aaron V. Frost, the firm had been dissolved and that a corporation named Black Starr & Frost had been created to succeed to its assets and obligations. An image of the announcement appears immediately below, followed by a transcription of the text of the announcement. The original is in the collections of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham.


"Black, Starr & Frost
Fifth Avenue and Thirty-ninth Street
Incorporated February 1908.

Directors
Edward H. Peaslee President
R. Clifford Black [son of Robert Clifford Black] Vice President
Witherbee Black Treasurer & Secretary
William L. Rich General Manager
Mary G. W. Black
Lountine J. Frost
Theodore H. Silkman

Announcement is made that by reason of the deaths of Robert C. Black and Aaron V. Frost the late firm of Black, Starr & Frost is dissolved. A corporation has been formed under the above corporate name with the above named directors and officers, which corporation has taken over the entire assets and assumed all the obligations of the old firm. The business will be carried on at the same location and under the same general management as before."

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