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1 ST. LUKE'S AT WHITESTONE. LEAVES FROM ITS MOST INTERESTING HISTORY. Description of the New Which 1s Now Being Erected--Rev. J.

F. O'Hara, Pastor. WHITESTONE, July history of St. Luke's Church, while neither romantic nor startling, is, nevertheless, interesting. and possibly prove instructive.

Its beginning in the early thirties, when one Samuel Leggett, a well philanthropist, financier, and member Society of Friends, constructed on the site of the present edifice, a church for the use of all denominations. It was known as the Quaker Church, and for a time commanded the 'admiration of the few inhabitants of this sparsely settled district. With the death of its founder, however, It was used Jointly by, the Methodists and Episcopalians. Up to the year 1855, students from Dr. Muhlenberg's College, at College Point, conducted Episcopal services, but in that year the church was leased from Mr.

Leggett's executors by St. George's parish, and the Rev. William Shortt instaled as vicar The old minute book of the Washington Temperane. Society, now possession of Fowler, of Whitestone, shows that the society met In the basement of the church as early as 1841. On October 11, 1866, the executors of the Leggett estate sold the buildng to Bishop Loughlin, of sacred mempry, as trustee for the Roman Catholic Church and it was dedicated to the service of that church until the year 1898.

The Rev. James O' Beirne, the pioneer priest of FlushIng, whose memory venerated all along the north shore, of this island, planted in Whitestone the twin flowers of faith and charity. Besides this true representative of the church, St. Luke's had pastors, the Father William McClosky, Blake, Father Connolly and Father Peter Kearney, present rector of St. Raphael's Church, Blissville, L.

I. During Father Kearhey's regime many improvements were made on the church and rectory, and to his active earnest and zealous work the present pastor, REV. J. F. O'HARA.

he Rev. John O'Hara, has been able to accomplish results. Father O'Hara was orn in Brooklyn April 18, 1861, and comhenced and completed his studies in the Niagara University--that historic Instituon through which so many of the diocesan lergy have passed. Father O'Hara was for leven years an assistant to the Right Rev. Agr.

P. J. McNamara, V. of Our Lady Mercy Church, Brooklyn. After his intallation as rector of St.

Luke's, the oblous necessity of a new building became pparent, and he began the work of raising fund for that purpose. On Sunday, October 2, 1898, the cornertone of the new church was laid by Bishp McDonnell and his associates. The Rev. lylvester Malone, (deceased), pastor of St. Peter and St.

Paul's Church, Brooklyn, deIvered the sermon. The new church one the most beautiful edifices along the anks of Long Island. It is being built in English gothic style, of red washed brick with limestone trimmings. The edifice is fty feet wide, and twentyhree feet long. The front elevation consists three entrance doors, capped by a large bindow and filled with elaborate tracery.

either side, octagonal flanking towers All project over the walls and be used for baptistry on one side, and on the other or the stairway leading to the choir galery. For the present, the front gable and owers will he finished in a simple manner Pith sheet metal work, but in the future it intended to nornament them by balustradhg, battlements, etc. The height of the build 0g will be fifty feet. The basement rises welve feet above the ground. Owing to the rant of funds and to a debt of several thouand dollars, the interior of the basement nly has been completed and services are ow.

held there. When the church is finished it will have ve bays in each with an arched tracwindow, on each side, and dormers in bof. The church will be finished and ready br use in about a year's time. LONG ISLAND CHURCHES. urlos.

St. and Patrick's will fair continue opened in the Casino to-. ay for two weeks. BRENTWOOD. BAY SHORE.

At 'St. Peter's Episcopal Church neon, horning, the preach rector, the Rev. John C. Stephto-morrow will at the 11 o'clock service rom St. Matthew 10 and Romans he The Woman's annual Guild, fair, will under the auspices of be the hurch property, Fifth avenue and Main treet, on Monday.

The ladies are anxious xtra diligence about $500 this make year and bave given realize ocial and the event both a to financial success. Besides the sual attractions, Miss Antoinette Cook. of ooth. Brooklyn, All will games of preside over the palmistry chance will be barred. be cream, confectionery, will be for sale nd there will be the Jack Horner pie and outh Side for Clericus the children, as usual.

The he Klondyke heeting at the Dominy will hold their monthly the Rev. Thomas Martin, of on Hewletts, Monday, House, hen rill. be the essayist. hurch To-morrow morning, at the Methodist Byrnes, the pastor, the Rev. Horace W.

will preach upon "Angels" and he evening an address will be given by W. in Sanford to of young men, entitled Ira. W. Henry, Manhattan, who is a guest of Ilss Ions Cushing, will give some selecheeting on in the the violin. The Epworth League AlL eing be led "'Cumberers by W.

Weeks, the topic chapel to-morrow evening of the Ground." The reLid ent fair under the auspices of the Ladies' he Soclety was a decided financial success. being net done proceeds to being make over $300. Everything the union picnic of he chools, Bay at Shore, Islip and Babylon Sunday of Thompson's Grove, on August 8. ommittee. great A pleasures by the Sunday Schools vents programme of athletic has been arranged which will be pen only to members of the schools, as blows: heelbarrow 100 yard dash; potato running high jump; road race; shot race, girls; running and of music race and pole vault.

A ne half-mile bicycle put; three-legged race; will entertain at the hree from each school form the Committee grove. Toward Arrangements Rowe and Miss Etta Gibson, and Olin Brewster are ointed from the Bay Shore apThe Rev. Edward P. Armstrong, pastor of he Congregational Church, will preach totorrow evening the third of a series of serlong on The Sunday school was Intertained on an excursion to Point of Foods town, by this Selah week. T.

Clock, Amusements on the and sloop Jamie refreshdents oclety were wil be provided. held on The the fair Mills of the Aid Main street, near Maple avenue, on property the and 8th have of August and efforts are being lade to this surpass any ever given by he society. An Interesting feature of the 1r will be an exhibition of a number of The Rev. Asa Wynkoop, of South Orange, filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian hurch last Sunday, in exchange with the astor, the Rev. Robert D.

Merrill. A very teresting address on India was recently THE BROOKLYN TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1900. 9 LONG ISLAND ONE'S. A HALESITE RESIDENCE. idea, others have grouped together, but re- quiet and delightful retreat such as he has The Home of John T.

Robb on Huntington Bay. The North Side of Long Island is gradually being peopled, for the summer season at least, and to some extent the year 'round, by a class of residents who have selected home of Mr. John T. Robb, of the Pennsylnatural beauties of the section. Some of these communitles have adopted the colony nue.

The first of these meetings will begin to-morrow evening. MASSAPEQUA. The branch Sunday School connected with the Episcopal Church here held its annual outing Tuesday, going in stages from to Amityville, and then in boats to. Hemlock Beach. It required five boats to convey the happy excursionists.

OCEAN SIDE. The annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday School will be held at Long Beach next Wednesday. The school will be conveyed in large wagons, and will leave the church at 7:30 A. M. The annual picnic of the Presbyterian Sunday School will be held on the following Tuesday, In Soper's Grove, and in the evening the Freeport Band will be present to enliven the occasion.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE. The Baptist Sunday School held its picnic at Barnum Island, on Tuesday, and finished the day's enjoyment with a big clam bake. In the Lutheran Church to-morrow mornIng the pastor will preach from the topic "Feeding of Four Thousand," and in rhe evening on "Personal Talents." The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next Thursday. To-morrow the pastor of the Baytist Church, the Rev. C.

B. Welton, will occupy the pulpit the last time before going away on his vacation, which will be spent in Canada. To-morrow morning, by rAquest, he will repeat a sermon which was preached to the congregation last November, the subject being "True Christian Peace." In the evening will be heard the sixth and last of the series on the parable of the Prodigal Son; topic, "God's Joy Over the Reformation of a An atractive feature of the services to-morrow will be the singing of Miss Jinks, of Sing Sing, who will sing at both services. "And Enoch Walked with God," will be the subject of the morning sermon to-morrOW in St. Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church by the pastor, the Rev.

W. M. Hughes. His evening subject will be "'The Choice of a The Epworth League devotional meeting to-morrow evening at 6:45 P. M.

will be led by the Rev. George Stillman, a former pastor of the church. Subject: "'Cumberers of the Ground." At the prayer meeting last evening the subject discussed was "The To-morrow evening in the Catholic Church the Rev. Dr. Currier, of New York, will lecture on "Spain, the Land of Romance and Chivalry." RIVERHEAD.

There was no service at the Congregational Church, on Sunday evening last, owing to the illness of the pastor, the Rev. J. A. Fisher. A fine service had been prepared which included several selections on the violin by Prof.

Martens, of New York. Mr. Fisher is slowly recovering. The New Church is closed for the summer. The annual picnic of the Congregational Sunday School will be held at Hallock's Grove, on the Sound, next week.

SAG HARBOR. The opening exercises of the ninetieth aniversary celebration of the M. E. Church, were largely attended Sunday last. Throughout the the programme as published in Brooklyn Times, has been carried out.

To-morrow marks the close of the jubilee week. SEAFORD. The Epworth League meeting on Sunday evening will be led by Mrs. William H. Condit; subject, "Cumberers of the Ground." The Rev.

Mr. Lyman, of Scranton, who has been occupying the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Church during the past two weeks, returned to his home on Wednegday. To-morrow evening there will be prayer and praise, service. The Ladles' of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, will hold its annual fair and festival in the Guild House on Depot avenue on August 8 and 9.

Elaborate preparations are under way to make this most successful events ever held in this village. SEA CLIFF. The Rev. G. W.

Carter, pastor of the Methodist Church, has introduced another Innovation which bids fair to revolutionize church-going here. Mr. Carter has had a mammoth tent placed on the church grounds. It covers the entire front yard, and will seat 700 people: It is Mr. Carter's intention to hold all church.

services in the tent, as long AS the weather will permit. Musta will he furnished by A piano aud organ played together, and there will be special vocal music on stated occasions. There will also be unusual attractions in the way of speakers, among those who have promised to attend being the Rev. Madison C. Peters, the superintendent of the Bowery Mission, and several of his assistants, and others, Mr.

Carter is preparing to announce the services by means of a circular which will be headed "Tenting on the Old Camp which will be specially appropriate on account of Sea Cliff's cammeeting origin. In the Methodist tent to-morrow evening the pastor, the Rev. G. W. Carter, will preach the fourth of his sermons on "The Human Body." The subject will.

be "The Tongue." The Epworth League meeting will be led by James Van Nostrand, the subJect being "Cumberers of the Ground." At St. Luke's Church to-morrow the Rev. W. D. Morgan will officiate and preach.

Several additions have recently been made to the choir. Among them are Miss Morgan, Miss Bessie Duff, and Mr. Goodsir. Mrs. R.

P. Speed has returned, after halt 8 year's absence. Meetings will be held in the Methodist tent on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, There will- be special features and good music. The annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday School will be he.d at Glen Island next Thursday. The picnickers will be conveyed to the Island on one of the Starin boats, the scholars and teachers of.

the school beThe annual fair of St. ing conveyed free. Boniface's Parish will open on Wednesday next. Arrangements are nearly completed. The workers have taken special pains to Insure success, on account of Father Donohoe's announcement thnt no fair Is to be given next year.

The work of preparation has been done under the supervision of a committee of which Mrs. K. I. Reilly is Chairman: Mrs. Daniel Dinneen, Treasurer, and Miss Mary Neville, Secretary.

The heads of tables, each of whom will have several assistants, as as follows: Sacred Heart, Mrs. K. I. Reilly; New York, Miss David; St. OYSTER BAY'S FLOWING WELLS.

REMARKABLE EXHIBITION OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE. Fresh Water Gushing Forth in Great Quantities and Pure, Cold and Delicious. of of of given by Miss Margaret A. Davis, who La speaking in the different Christian churches of Endeavor the Nassau Presbytery. The Boclety have recently Mrs.

elected the following officers: President, C. 8. Washburn; Vice, President, Mrs. F. L.

Gould; Secretary, Miss Merrill; Treasurer, Miss M. E. White. BALDWINS. The Epworth League meeting last evening was led Jennie Schuman, who took for her subject, "Cumberers of the The Methodist Protestant Sunday School will annual picnic on Wednesday, August 8, in Schrieber's Grove.

A number of pastors on the Island have been using the Chinese situation as a subJect for their Sunday sermons, and to-morrow evening in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the pastor, the Rev. de George L. Thompson, will do likewise, taking China for and his tople, "The Problem in the Chinese in the United States." The Christian Endeavor Society connected with the Methodist Protestant Church 1s making arrangements for an excursion to Point Lookout Beach. The service of song given in the Methodis Episcopal Church last Sunday evening was well rendered and the attendance WaS large. The choir was assisted by Miss Carrie L.

Carter, of the Presbyterian Church, Freeport, and Messrs. Emerson and Connell, of Manhattan, and New Haven, respectively. BELLMORE. The picnic given by Sunshine Circle of King's Daughters In Lorenzo R. Smith's grove netted the society $18.

The refreshments were all served early in the evening, or more money could easily have been cleared. CENTRAL ISLIP. The Rev. T. B.

Cornell preached In the Methodist Church last Sunday. The annual fair of the Ladies' Aid Soclety wil be held on August 7. The children's fair given recently netted $42. EAST ISLIP. The festival of St.

James was observed in St. Mark's Church on Wednesday by the celebration of the Holy Communion. A large social event of the season was the fair given on Tuesday on the pavilion grounds, for the Beneft of the Parish House, which is under the control of St. Mark's Church, though built by the efforts of the village and a village institution. The committee In charge of the fete were principally ladies of the summer colony: Mrs.

Bradish Johnson, Chairman: L. D. Tappin, Mrs. H. Duncan Wood, Mrs.

Harry B. Hollins, Mrs. R. C. Livingston, Mrs.

Ralph L. Brydges, Mrs. Hollister, Mrs. H. Rieman DuVall, Mrs.

W. F. Wharton, Mrs. 8. T.

Peters and the Misses Parsons. It was held under a large tent and some of the features of the event, beside the refreshment room were an "Aunt Sally" stand, lemonade well, sheep and rabbit pen, a fortune teller's booth, a tea house and the various tables. The Boys' Brigade, of the Presbyterian Church, under the Rev. A. H.

Fish, gave an exhibition drill with parade, and was the object of a great deal of praise, as did also the East Islip Junior Hook and Ladder Company, who also gave an exhibition drill. A donkey which wag harnessed to a grab cart, created much merriment. Music was furnished by Lander's Orchestra. The following ladles presided over the tables named: Fancy table, Mrs. W.

F. Wherton and Mrs. Rieman DuVall; Mrs. Bradish Johnson, Mrs. H.

O. Havemeyer, Mrs. Samuel T. Peters; household table, Mrs. H.

H. Hollister, Mrs. H. Duncan Wood; toy table, Mrs. Harry B.

Holling, Mrs. Richmond Gibb: flowers and fruit, the Misses Hunt and Althouse: delicatessan table, Mrs. John Gibb, Mrs. Juan M. Ceballos, Mrs.

J. Henry Dick; mystery! table, the Misses Belle Wicks and Leila Howell and Mrs. James F. Richardson; cake table. Mrs.

George B. Howell, Mrs. I. A. Conklin: fortune telling booth, Mrs.

H. B. Hollins; tea room, Mrs. Edward B. Meeks, Mrs.

John E. Carpenter: livestock: Miss DuVall; hand paintings, Mrs. Tappine lemonade, Miss Maude Ryan; peanuts, Johnny Frazer, George Westcott; novelty table, the Misses Hollister. Moran, Evelyn Parsons and Eleanor Wood: refreshments. Mrs.

L'Hommedleu, assisted by the Misses Flobelle Smith, Sadie Carr, Edna Ketcham, Minnie Long. Ethelyn Grundy, Fanny Harwood, Agnes Ryan: canes and "Aunt Sally," Mrs. R. C. Livingston; raffles, Mrs.

John N. Frazer, Mrs. William B. Savage, Mrs. W.

L. del Garcia. The Rev. Edward A. Duffy, of St.

Mary's Church, spent some time in the city this week. EAST MEADOW. The Ep Epworth League prayer meeting tomorrow evening will be conducted by Mr. Henry, of Brooklyn. Miss Stead will give a lecture on missionary work in Africa at the North Methodist Church, of Amityville, tomorrow evening.

The Rev. William McNicoll, of Glen Cove, officiated in the Methodist Episcopal Church here on last Sunday and was welcomed by a large attendance of former acquaintances, as he was pastor of this church for a number of years previous to the appointment of Mr. Wodehouse. A large number attended the Sunday school picnic held at the Merrick camp ground on Wednesday and spent a very enjoyable time. FAR ROCKAWAY.

The Rev. Father Flannery's description of his recent visit to and the special programme of music by the choir, packed the auditorium of the Roman Catholic Church here last Sunday evening. Father Flannery described the trip in a very interesting atyle, and told of witnessing the canonization of the new saints by the Pope. At the close of the pastor's talk, excellent music was re rendered by the choir, under the direction of Professor Haynes. The Rev.

Philip Rhinelander, of Washington, D. preached in St. John's Episcopal Church, last Sunday evening, and Earle Bates, one of the boy sopranos, the Garden City Cathedral, sang a solo. The fair given by St. John's Guild last Thursday afternoon and evening in the parish house of St.

John's Episcopal Church, realized the soclety over $1,400, and will be used towards finishing the basement of the parish house and preparing the gymnaslum. The members of St. John's Episcopal Church are arranging to organize a guild for girls, the one already organized being a boys' guild. FREEPORT. The Epworth League meeting to-morrow evening will discuss the topic, "Cumberers of the Ground." Leader, Frank Ashdown.

The annual pienle of Baptist School will be held. on Wednesday afternoon and evening, August 8, in Raynor's Grove on lower Church street. The afternoon, from 2 to 7 o'clock, will be devoted making the children happy, and in the evening the affair will be devoted more particularly to the elder pupils. To-morrow evening there will be, a praise service in the Methodist Episcopal Church from 7:30 until 7:45 o'clock. when the pastor, the Rev.

James A. MacMillan, will preach on Man With a Withered Hand." HEMPSTEAD. The Rev. A. B.

Sanford, of this village, as well as Miss Josie Hull, also of this place, will be among the lecturers at the camp meetings which. wil begin on next Thursday. Members of the rallroad branch of the Young Men's Christian Association will conduct, the services in the Baptist Church tomorrow morning and evening. The address In the evening will be by Comrade Rich, of the association. The Rev.

Perry Jackson, of Westbury, wiil preach the sermon in the E. Zion Church to-morrow evening. The Rev. A. D.

Sanford, of the Five Points Mission, New York, will conduct services in the Methodist Episcopal Church to-morrow. WHITESTONE. At the Epworth Methodist Church to-mor row morning the Rev. Frank W. Gray will preach on the subject: "Antecostal Power." The talk to children wil be on In the evening the subject will be "The Best Fountaln." The Rev.

Sidney H. Barrett will preach tomorrow morning on the subject. "Love." Mr. Barrett will have a vacation during the month of August, which he will spend th Brooklyn, and at the home of Mrs. Barrett, at Sharon, Conn.

The Right Rev. P. A. Ludden, Bishop of Syracuse, was the guest of Father John F. O'Hara, this week.

The congregation of St. Luke's Church will begin work next week for a fair to be held in October. The Rev. Frederick Kroencke, of Rochester, formerly of the local Lutheran Church, 18 visiting relatives on the College Point road. ISLIP.

There will be a musical service to-morrow evening in the Presbyterian Church, at which some of the special music will be a violin solo with accompaniment on the organ and a saxophone solo with organ accomponiment by E. A. Sylvester, of Central Islip; a contralto solo, by Mrs. Hunton, of Bayville, a former resident of Islip, and Mrs. Azel Hull Fish will sing by request, "The Holy City." The regular monthly meeting of the Kings Daughters was held W.

yesterday Baker. afternoon at the residence of Mrs. A. The cake sales in the chapel on Saturday afternoons are being well pat ronized. A lecture will be given In the Methodist Church to-morrow evening by the Rev.

J. H. Teal, of the Anti-Saloon League, Manhatian. The meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society was held In the Sunday School room on Thursday afternoon, and the Epworth League held A business meeting at the same place on Thursday evening. LYNBROOK.

The Salvation Army has arranged to hold a series of meetings every evening in the old school house on East Rockaway ave- peatedly of late. Sometimes it is varied with the additional query: the had It?" It seems as though all youngsters in Long Island, who haven't had It are now at It. and their family physicians are telling them how fortunate they are to get over it before cold weather. That reminds me of the yarn they tell me about A fond parent living aL Halesite, who, being a trained nurse, considers himself capabie of judging as to his young child's welfare. He thought the summer season a favorable time for the little one to have the prevalent disease, and to make sure of it escorted the little one to the premises of a neighbor.

whose children were in the midst of the six, nine or twelve weeks' of misery. Their father and child remained all afternoon, the little one playing with the coughers. and the father returned home confident that he would be attending a case In his own family in a few days. So he was, but the child was not the patient. The little one escaped the disease and the father caught it.

Between spells of coughing he remarked to a neighbor the other day: "A drunkard may get loaded and get sober again but EL fool never can get any sense into his head." JERRY WOCKERS. BUILDING DEPARTMENT BUSY. QUEENS SCHOOL BEING OVERHAULED DURING VACATION. Every Ward is Recelving AttentionLandscape Gardening in FlushingFire Alarm Boxes in Every School. FLUSHING, July 28-Frank A.

Collins, Deputy Superintendent of School Buildings In Queens Borough, 19 at present overwhelmed with the work of overhauling all the buildings under his charge. Every school house needs some attention to countract the wear and tear of the school children and remove the traces of their pranks and carelessness. As soon as the schools were closed Mr. Collins sent his deputies to every school house. They made careful inspections and then reported to their chief.

The necessary repairs were tabulated under the eye of Mr. Collins and then bids were received by the department 1n Manhattan for doing the work. These repairs are now being made and they require the most careful attention. In the First Ward, Long Island City, great amount of attention 1 is being given to the numerous annexes. These buildings were not originally intended for school purposes, either dwellings or business houses.

they do not stand the wear and being, tear of the children. In many stairways are being replaced and floors relaid. In most of them the walls are being retinted, several are being repainted outside and in. In the big building on Jackson avenue, two new class rooms are being constructed. At the High School in Astoria, the interior is being completely renovated.

In the Second Ward the building is being completed. Ever since consolidation two rooms in this building have remained in an unfinished condition. These rooms will be ready for occupancy when school opens in fall. In most all of the bulldings book are being erected. These book closets store rooms for the school stationery, Porine erly the several District School Boards purchased their supplies at different times in the year as they were needed.

Now, however, the city buys them all at once and they ape delivered to the schools just before the fall term opens. These supplies are bulky and large rooms are required for their care and protection. At the Flushing High School an Important change is being made by the turning into a classroom the room formerly used as 2 museum. Year by year the increasing number of pupils who attend here have been overflowing into all the available space. Now more room is needed for the High School so requisition has been made upon the SpAce heretofore devoted to the display of curiosities.

The plumbing in the entire building is being replaced. Mr. Collins has planned for big improvements to the three new buildings, the Whitestone avenue, the Jefferson and Jackson schools. which were completed by the Flushing School Board just prior to consolidation. The yards surrounding these schools are to be graded, and sown grass seed, concrete walks and gravel driveways will be laid and trees and shrubbery planted on the lawns.

A fine principal's room is being fitted up at the Black Stump school. A soon as the courts decide definitely what land belongs to this school it will be fenced in and graded. There are three acres of swamp land said to belong to this school and just what to do with it is puzzling Mr. Collins. At College Point one of the old bulldings which was vacated when the new school was occupied, is being refitted for the reception of three primary classes, the overflow from the new building.

The attendance is increasing so rapidly here that the new bullding is already overcrowded and it may be found necessary to call into service before long the second building that was vacated a year ago. The Whitestone school is recelving but little attention. Every energy 1s being expended to get the new building here under way. The contracts were let last December but work has not been begun owing to the local opposition to the school site selected by the Board. It 1s expected this matter will be settled before long by the commission appointed to condemn the land, and by Comptroller Coler.

As soon as the new building is completed the old one will he renovated and extensively repaired, bringing it up to date. In the Fourth Ward the finishing touches are being put to the Queens and Creedmoor schools. An electric lighting system is being installed in the assembly room and the halls of the High School in Jamaica. The sanitary system and heating apparatus here is also being repaired. Little or nothing is being done in the Fifth Ward except to fit up one room In the Far Rockaway school as a business college.

Principal Ellsworth has decided to establish a department here just like those In the best business colleges. There will be a banking department and bookkeeping department. The pupils will buy and sell and conduct all the operations of a big business. No progress is ex; anted to be made on the unfinished new buildings for some time. Mr.

Collins is preparing plans for the location of a fire alarm box in every borough 'school. These boxes have already placed in the Long Island City schools, Two with boxes and before the the year schools in Newtown are already, equipped it is expected they will be in every school house. The repairs that will be completed before the fall term begins will cost in the aggregate about $25.000. Snapped Her Mast. SHELTER ISLAND, July M.

Smith's fast thirty-six-footer Effort, which won in her maiden race against Commodore Weir's Idylon, of the Shelter Island Yacht Club, snapped off her mast about twenty feet above the deck on the second leg of the course of the Larchmont races, on Wednesday. The Effort is a new boat, built of mahogany, by the Herreshoffs and is a fast footer in windward work. One of the many features of which Oyster Bay people are justly proud is the supply of fresh water which nature has given that favored locality. There is no public water system there. None 18 needed.

Nearly' every property owner In the village has his own water supply, pure and cool and wholesome. Many are provided with wells, which gush forth continually and no pump is required. One has but to accept the gift offered by generous nature. Some of these wells have sufficient force to flow in the second stories of houses without the use of pump or other mechanical means. In other cases hydraulic rams are used to force water to desired elevations.

These wells have been ffowing along steadIly so many years that to Oyster Bay ple they are an old story. Everybody there accustomed to them, and the wonder of their constant flow has ceased. They simply pity the people of less. fortunate villages who have to work hard to get a drink of water, and then perhaps accept a quality of water not to be compared with the product that comes gushing freely from the soil at Oyster Bay. Most of the wells are put to entirely practical uses, supplying household needs direct, or washing vehicles or doing similar work.

Wherever running water is desired in the village It is easily obtained. The well drivers are ready to make contracts: at any time to drive down pipes and secure a supply of running water. The section where these wells now exist extends from the western end of the village to the eastern portion, the finest of all being at he west, and perhaps tained separate management in every particular. Of the latter class are the beautiful homes at Halesite, on the shore of Huntington Bay. One of the representative homes of this community is shown in the accompanying picture, from a photograph made expressly for the Brooklyn Times.

It is the hme of Mr. John T. Robb, of the Pennsylvania, Ratlroad, who finds much of his time closely occupied; so closely, In fact, that he 1s in a position to appreciate the delights of a Boniface, Mrs. Thomas Burns; Holy Name. Mrs.

Daniel Dinneen; Choir, Mrs. John Baldwin; St. Anthony's, Mrs, George Sea Cliff, Miss Maggie Britt; Glen Head, Mrs. James McLaughlin; Glen wood, Mrs. Stolzenburg; Refreshment, Mrs.

J. Kneafgey; Lemonade, Mrs. Oscar Schultz; Decorations, Miss Neville, Mrs. Edward J. Cody and Mrs.

Michael Murray, Mrs. John G. Jenkins, of Brooklyn, entertained the Ladles' Aid Society of the odist Church at its regular meeting on Wednesday. The society has decided to postpone its annual fair from the second and third of August to the twenty-third and twenty-fourth. St.

Luke's Chapter, Daughters of the King, had a well attended meeting at home of Mrs. E. M. Barlow, 'of Brooklyn, on Wednesday. Two new members were received on probation.

Arrangements were made to place the chapter in good standing in the Council, and the Local Assembly, in order that it may be represented at future meetings of each. WANTAGH. The Rev. Thomas S. Bralth waite will preach at the morning and evening services to-morrow in the Memorlal Congregational Church, and it is expected that Mrs.

Earle, of Brooklyn, who sang here two ago, will sing again at the evening services. The pastor will be granted a vacation from his duties here during the month of August, and during a portion of that time he expects to occupy the pulpit of, the Emanuel Congregational Church in Brooklyn. The Sunday School service will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, after which no more Sunday School services will be held until the second Sunday in September. WOODHAVEN. Rev.

R. Bosworth, pastor of the Firs Congregational Church, Walter avenue, near Broadway, preaches at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.

Morning topic: "The Transfiguration of Evening topic: Transformation of Bible school 2:30 P. Mid-week service, Friday, 8 P. M. WOODMERE. The Methodist Sunday School gave its fourth annual excursion on Wednesday, goIng in trolley cars to North Beach.

It took four cars to convey the members and friends and all report a jolly time. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has arranged to give a fair and festival on August and 9. It will be held in Hewlett's Hall. Three special cars carried the members of Trinity Sunday School to Rockaway Beach last Thursday on their annual picnic. A PICTURESQUE SHANTY.

A Plain Little Building That Had Been Made a Thing of Beauty. I do not know who holds the position of switchman at the point, just east of Jamaica, wher the Montauk Division diverges from the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad. but he is a lover of the beautiful. He has demonstrated that 80 prosaic a thing as a switchman's "shanty" can be made a thing of beauty. He has done this by planting vines and training them SO as to completely embower his headquarters.

The vine is now in full leaf and presents a appearance. It is a small edition of the very handsome ivy-covered depot at Massapequa-a depot that by reason of its cover- provided at Halesite. When 1 leisure moments come, he knows where and how to spend them. His home is the nearest to the great erected to the memory of Nathan very near the spot where boulder, he was captured. The house overlooks Huntington Bay and Long Island Sound, and the Connect cut Hills form a very attractive backgroura.

The building and grounds are in keeping with the excellent character of the community. ling. It was stated that one Lane, fromerly yardmaster, had conceived the idea of transplanting some wild grapevines to the of the bullding, and he it war who had the done. The vines thrived wonderfully. getting their sustenance from heavy coating of cinders on the surrounding ground, and have since completely covered the house.

The addition of lilies at one side of the building has improved the effect. Being at the point where the Long Island Railroad's Montauk Division and Main Line separate, the building occupies 8 very conspicuous position and 1s admired by many an observing passenger. FOOLING THE GENTLE OYSTER. HOW THE WHOLESALER KEEPS SOME FAT ONES IN SUMMER. Explanation of the Mystery of Wholesome "Half Shells" in JulyWhooping Cough Wails.

While everybody knows that oysters are not supposed to be eaten during months which are spelled without the letter almost everybody also knows that people do eat oysters in the summer time, or any time in the year. Those who take the trouble to ascertain, find out that some of those who partake of the bivalves in June, July and August are people of good judgment. of discretion and particular about their food. Then how is it that they are able to eat and enjoy oysters in midsummer, when the bivalves are known to be in poorer condition than at other times of the year? That is about the question I asked ex-Oyster Commissioner Edward Thompson. He found it an easy one to answer.

He eXplained that the reason oysters, As a rule, are not in good condition for food in summer is because at that time they are casting or have cast their spawn. The flesh Is thin and poor and naturally not so good for human food. But there are tricks in several trades, and there's a way to prevent oysters from spawning even in midsummer, if you know how. I didn't know how. so I asked Commissoner Thompson.

He found that easy, too. Take a Maryland oyster just before the spawning season and bring it to Long Island waters, and drop it overboard. It will go on fitting itself for market with all I due diligence, and nary a spawn will It cast. When the order comes from the swell hotel for a few extra choice raws, the Maryland oyster in the Long Island water is A fit candidate for the position. It's all in the knowing how, you see.

While I WAS asking questions of Mr. Thompson, who is also President of the PICTURESQUE SHANTY. ing of "living green" Is the prettiest one on the road. "Scribbler" was both right and wrong. The building is.

indeed, a thing of beauty and reflects credit on the man or men who made it so. It is not, however, a switchman's shanty. It is used as a toolhouse by the railroad hands employed there. and ts a a receptacle for lamps and other things required by the men. Occuping a prominent position, and having been designed rather for use than for ornament, it was not a pretty thing to look upon until the vines which now entirely cover the building were When the writer went there to make a photograph, from which the accompanying picture was produced, he made inquiries of the workmen as to who was responsible for the beautifying of the bulld- FLOWING WELL, OYSTER BAY the next best at the east end.

In the village centre they are numerous. The flowing well shown in the accompanying Illustration is on the premises of Beekman Underhill, at the west end of the village. From the galvanized iron pipe flows a steady stream of water, amounting to 150 gallons per minute. Day and night, winter and summer, flow continues, un-: affected by drought or rain. So it is with the others-a constant and never-failing source of supply.

The Beekman Underhill well is, perhaps, the most picturesque in the village, with its setting of masonry in a charming bit of meadow, shaded by fine old trees. The water runs away in a cool stream, the portion which is not taken up by the hydraulic ram just below the basin. The stream, a considerable one, passes the fields, across the highway, through another field and into the harbor, helping to supply the fresh water that makes the oysters of Oyster Bay harbor 80 delicious. WESTHAMPTON. A Prof.

Frederick Reeve and wife, of Newark, N. drove over to Quiogue the other day in their locomobile, making about a hundred-mile run with all pleasant ease. As the boarding houses at Quiogue are full of' people this summer, Prof. and Mrs. Reeve found lodgings at the parsonage, and early this week Prof.

Reeve gave Dr. Lawrence, the pastor, at whose house he is staying, his first ride on the swift wonderful horseless wagon. And other friends are enjoying like favors. No horses as yet have been frightened at the trim little vehicle. as It is practically nolseless in its movements.

The motive power is steam, generated by a gasoline fire. Many owners would be glad if they could turn their poor horses out to pasture during these hot summer days and let the automobiles do the work through flytime. Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Westhampton Beach, have, made a vacation trip to Nova Scotia.

their return they brought Margery Thompson, from Boston, home with them to visit her aunt, Miss Julia Reeve. Last Saturday in the yacht race on West Bay all the boats from Quantuck took prizes. Mr. Brower's new boat, the Oranje Boven, has been dubbed "the racing machine" by the owners of rival water craft, for it glides right away from the crowd and outsalls anything and everything on the water, It is No. 1 and leads the procession.

It is one and has won in every race entered thus far this "season. Charley Brower will be coached the rest of the summer to enter Princeton College next term, and John J. Lawrence has been appointed fleet Captain of the Quantuck Yacht Club in his stead. The Rev. Henry Barton Chapin, D.D.,principal of the Chapin Collegiate School, on Madison avenue, New York, who has been spending some of his vacation at Westhampton Beach, baptized his infant granddaughter Eugenia at the Union Chapel on Sunday afternoon, The Rev.

Frederick B. Carter, who has been a summer resident on the Bay Shore of Qulogue for nearly a quarter of a century, 1s officiating during this month at Quogue Protestant Episcopal Church of the Atonement. Next month he will. take charge of the services at the Westhampton Beach Union Chapel. The New York Anti-Saloon League will be represented by the Rev.

Mr. Chipp next Sunday morning at the Westhampton Presbyterian Church, and in the evening at the Westhampton M. E. Church. Northport Oyster Company, I asked him how much it cost his company for taxes on the land It occupies under water.

He consulted Capt. Cole, Secretary and Treasurer. who stated that the company pays each year more than $1,000 to the town of Huntington for the rental of lands under water. Much of that land was never used for any purpose whatsover before the oyster company took its lease, and the township derived no revenue from it. There is still much ground unoccupied, I am told, and therein lies the opportunity for some private individuals' or firms to go into a promising business, and another opportunity for the township to add to Its sources of "Have you had the whooping cough?" That is a question I have heard asked re- He Needs Training.

SAG HARBOR, July Oak Grove trout ponds, near this village, were opened to the public this week. Among other attractions furnished by Proprietor Youngs la an athlete's a punching bag, for those who are pugilistically inclined. One morning If was found to have disappeared. Youngs got a tip, that a young lad. Herbert Hall, had became so Infatuated with the bag that he had surreptiously made off with it.

He refused to prosecute the boy, but sent word if his property was not returned at once, he would use the boy as a punching bag. And the bag came back. mingle.