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to 8 LONG ISLAND NEWS. THE BROOKLYN TIMES. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1906. LONG ISLAND NEWS. NORTHPORT MOURNS STEPHENSON VICTIMS HOW NEWS WAS BROKEN TO AGED FATHER OF CAPT.

J. ELLSWORTH HIGBEE. Veteran Mariner Knows the Coast Where Disaster Occurred, and Entertains Slight Hopes That Missing Loved Ones Will Be Heard fromNorthport People Who Own Shares. NORTHPORT. Jan, newa which enched here yeaterday of the enlamity chich befell the schooner Robert R.

Stephenion, off Cape Hatteras, last Saturday, resultng in the probable loss of the master of the vessel, Capt. J. Ellsworth and his wife, and their guest, Mra, Florence Wicks, all of this village, has cast kloom over this place, where they have so long and were so favorably known. From the meagre accounts received, all hands on board with the exception of one perished. It was a sud duty which friends had to perform in notifying the pArents of tho master of.

the Stephenson, Capt. an Mra. Jonas S. Higble. The former Is Dow 80 years of ge, and knows the const well, and when he had recovered from tho fret shock, he brought out his old chart aud studied the situation.

He did not believe that the Vessel had struck on Diamond Shouls, but that it had probably struck some other wreck, as there are many along that part of the coast. When friends tried to buoy the old Captain up by telling, him there WAR a possible chance that this might have been done, he said he knew too well the terrible sea which runs there, and that their chance's were slim of ever being saved. It was only the hope that some passing vessel may have rescued Capt. Highle and his party that kept Mias Lulu Wicks, the only daughter of Mrs. Florence Wicks, from a complete breakdown, when apprised the wreck.

Capt. ligble, who WAS about 45 years of age, was one of the best deep water navigators that sailed a vessel. He had an unlimited license, giving him the privilege of sailing any size vessel in any wittera. Before having the, Stephenson built the was master of tho three-masted schooner Charlotte W. Miller.

He has been on the water ever since a boy, and has always been very fortunate. He had taken this same trip several times before, and WAS well acquainted with every part of the coast. He remarked Just prior to his Inst trip that there WAS no wind blowed that was too heavy for his vessel. The vessel was only four years old, and, everything about her was in first-class condition. He WaS a careful man and when on these long trips never undressed at night, but always retired ready to be called on deck at a minute's notice.

Mrs. Wicks, who accompanied Capt. and Mrs. Higbie, was very enthusiastic over taking the trip, and remarked to her friends that It was to be the trip of her life, and she probably would never have another such opportunity. The party left here January 6, and two days later the Stephenson left Philadelphia bound for Havana, loaded with coal.

The Stephenson was a four -master of 2,400 tons burden. The vessel was built four years ago in Delaware, at A cost of $64,000 a syndicate formed by the Captain. John BY. Dunn, Capt. James Velsor, A.

W. Kent. of this village, and Senator Carll S. Burr. of Commack.

were among the owners. The vessel carried no insurance. Capt. Highie was a member of Aleyone Lodge. F.

A. of this village. and Mrs. Wicks was an officer of Adah Chapter. 0.

E. S. SNEAK THIEVES AT FLUSHING. They Enter the Home of Clarence A. Drew.

(Special to- the Brooklyn Times.) FLUSHING. Jan. thieves broke. into the pantry at the home of Attorney Clarence A. Drew.

on the corner of Madison and Bowne avenues. Inst night, and got away with a large amount of provisions. Three policemen are working on the case. BLACKWELL'S ISLAND BRIDGE. Steady Progress Is Being Made on Big Structure.

LONG ISLAND CITY, Jan. Blackwell's Island Bridget is growing steadily. The big steel structure that now spans Blackwell's Island from the west to the east pier gives some indication of the immense size of the bridge itself. Some of the steel work now in position is the heaviest that will be used in building the bridge. Just as soon as this island span is completed, the false work on which it rests will be taken down and shipped to the shore ends.

Half of it will go to Manhattan and the remainder will be brought to this city, and it will be used to erect the sections between the piers at the river edge and those some little distance inland. When both of those are completed then the 'steel structure will begin to poke its ends out over the water from both the Manhattan and Long Island shores, and the shore on each side of the island. The steel work that will be started from the shores will meet over the two channels and that will complete the main part of the bridge. leaving only the to be filled in. BANK OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD.

Board of Directors Reduced and Elected for Ensuing Year. PORT WASHINGTON, Jau. meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of North Hempstead was held in the bank building this village Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and to vote upon a proposition to reduce the number of the Board of Directors from nine to seven. Cashier Hewlett R. Smith called the meeting to order and ('has.

F. Lewis was chosen. Chairman. William U. Nostrand and Samuel M.

Mitchell were selected as tellers. J. ('. Monfort and R. Burchard Hults were proxies for stockholders not present.

The proposition to reduce the number of directors from nine to seven was carried and the following elected: A. C. Baylis, J. J. McDermott.

C. F. Lewis. J. N.

Brown. L. R. Smull, Henry S. Mott and Hewlett R.

Smith. Greenport's Bank Offcers. GREENPORT, Jan. annual meetinga of Greenport's two banks, the First National and the People's Rank. shows them to be in a very prosperous condition.

The following officers have been elected by the First National Rank: President, E. Adams; Vice President, George H. Corwin: Carbier. Edward P. Harris: Assistant Cashier.

Fred R. Corey: G. C. Adams, E. B.

Harris, Fred B. Corey, John J. Bartlett. George H. Corwin.

The following are the officers and directors of the People's National Bank: President. George L. Tuthill: Vice President. E. Corwin: Cashier.

E. I. Corwin: Directors, George L. Tuthill. Tronas F.

Price. S. P. Hedges, Fred Prenti E. Ilin Corwin, Louis T.

Wells. George L. Webb. William N. Griffing, Ellas 1'.

Jennings. Cedarhurst Heptasophs' Euchre. CEDARHURST. Jan. even.ng Cedarhurst Conclave, Improved Order Heptasophs, held a very successful cuchre and dance in Firemen's Hall.

The hall was profusely decorated and music wag furnished by Prof. Stranss' full orchestra. Just prior to the beginning of the games, Edward Sheffield, who instituted the conclave, addressed the assemblage. and toid of the bonefits of a membership in the order. Eight and games Mrs.

were F. played. Russell Mrs. William Ratsig tied for first ladies' the prize former games cach. and in the playoff with won.

Miss Addie Smith won third Sewell prize, and Miss with Maggie seven games, and Miss Weldon tied with games Sewell won fourth and prize. On the playoff for Welden getting received the prize. Miss sixth prize. Frank Reman won the gentlemen's first prize Stewart. with seven games to his credit.

Irving Hults Robinson. games Daly and Fred Alfred won Ga each for prizes. drawing if the order and drew lowing the kames there was dancing named. Folfestivities were continued till well and the morning hours. Into the FREE LECTURES TO-NIGHT.

Public School 14. Chicago Elmhurst; Albert Gerard-Thiers, avenue, unique Public of School Musical No. Expression." Illustrated. College Point: F. E.

Partington, Thirteenth street, "Nor27, way." Illustrated. Public School No. '44. Boulevard, Rockaway Beach; Henry' C. Walsh.

"The Land of the Moor." Illustrated. Maspeth: Public School Charles No. Bernard. 72. Maspeth avenue.

and the Adirondacks. "The Catskills Public School No. 19. Seventh avenue. Valley Whitestone: and S.

T. Willie "The Mississippi the Southern Illustrated. Long Island City Turn Hall. 345 SteinV. way Worstell, avenue, "The Long Island City; Miss Mary lustrated.

Yosemite Valley." Il- RETURN SHOT FOR VUNK. Dusenberry Thinks He Might Have Been School Commissioner but for Promiscuous Portraits. HUNTINGTON, Jan. -18. B.

Dusenber. ry, of this village, Chairman of County Democratio Committee, takes serious exceptions 10 the statements of John R. Vunk. defeated candidate for the Chairmanship, as, set forth in the Brooklyn Times of Wednesday evening. Hie allusions 10 'rotten and unfair rulings, "common on the reputation of the Suffolk Coulty Democratio were coneldered from whence they came by Dorcuberry, and would not have been nodeed except that his friends advised hip to 1 himself right in the eyes of do not know the elreumstances, Mr.

Dumenberry when asked for state. thent, Fald: "There ought to be nothing to My frienda know that I generally try to he fair, and that while I always demand my lehta and the rights of my town 41 political convention. I am willing to concede 10 etery man the right to bent me out if 1te 11 do so fairly and squarely, All Vunk'8 talk about "rotten and unfair ete. to he expected. The trouble la that Mr.

Vunk IN unduly excited. The true facts na follows: An Chairman of the conventon called for a roll call. Mr. Vunk and J. 1 Herety answered to the names of ten absent members.

Mr. Vunk offered resolution that the proxies held by himself and Gorety be enrolled and entitled to vote. C'hairman. 1 decided that each elected committeeman deputizing a Democrat of his or town, who possessed a properly escouted proxy, the holder being present, would be entitled to vote, na it war an elechot nominating convention. Mr.

Funk protested and appenled from the deof the chair. The appeal to override my decision was lost by 15 to 8. The chair being austained. Mr. Vunk offered resolnton that temporary Chairman be elected.

ruled the motion out of order on the ground that I was the duly elected Chairman until my successor was chosen. On ballot. 1 receiva 12, Vunk 11, the Secretarles neting na tellers. "Mr. Vunk did have ten typewritten prox108 from absent members of the town of Brookhaven, empowering J.

R. Funk to act for them, but with no authority to transfer them. which he did to J. 1. Gerety, But enough.

it is not my to humiliate ran who is down and out. The learned of the Peace made most excellent run for School Commissioner and I firmly bellere he would have been elected had he not displayed his photograph so profusely." AIR BRAKES FOR TROLLEYS. They Are Being Supplied in Queens Borough. LONG ISLAND CITY. Jan.

the cars owned the York Queens County Rallway Company are being fitted with the latest improved air brakes, and within a short time the company will Install fencers on its cars. The trolley cars in this city have never been equipped with fet.dera. The. old Long Island City Board of Aldermen adopted an ordinance requiring cars to be fitted with them. but the Pirasure hag been sleeping peacefully ever since it was enacted.

It will require the expenditure of very large sum of money to make the intended Improvements to the cars, but the company. it is said. appreciates that the expense will be more than justified by the added safety to traffic And a conseacent decrease in the rumber of necidents and cost of defending suits for damages. Regidents of this elty have frequently complained about the cars not being equipped with fenders and the company has received from time to time bundles of complaints, but General Manager Fuller did not move until he had tested the different types of air brakes. When he decided upon the one he was going 10 use the order was given at once.

and many of the cars have been fitted with them and they give excellent satisfaction. It is claimed that with the air brake a motorman, when his car is running at a high rate of speed, can stop it in a distance of thirty feet. and do it without throwing his entire weight upon the brake handle as in the old style brake. The new fenders, it Is said, are to be something practically new, and that they are a great improvement on any in use on other railway systems. It is expected to have all the cars fitted with brakes and fenders within a few weeks.

BOARD OF TRADE IN MINEOLA. Meeting of Property Owners Called to Organize. MINEOLA, Jan. Incident of the real estate boom which the county seat of Nassau County has been enjoying for the last few months is the awakening of the property owners to the need of improvements and particularly a water supply for fire and sanitary purposes. Then there the possibility that the next Normal School on Long Island may be located at Mineola, provided the property owners here take the matter up and bring the right kind of urguments to bear-one of the inost convincing being the offering of a suitable site for such iL building.

The question of a water supply has been under discussion for the last two but no organized movement was ever attempted, with the natural result that nothing has been accomplished. Realizing the benefits of organization, a number of property ownurs headed by Thomas W. Albertson, cashier of the Nassau County Bank, and Alfred C. Simonson, a leading real estate dealer, have taken the initiative and will endeavor to organize a Board of Trade. To that end the committee consisting of Thomas W.

Albertson. Alfred (. Simonson, Harry W. Andrews, Edward Schmidt, Joseph Schmidt and William McCarthy, have issued a call for a meeting of property owners and residents of Mincola. to he hold Tuesday evening next at the Firemen's Hall.

The question of organizing a Board of Trade will be taken and it is probable, that a temporary oiganization at effected. Every resident of the village, whether property owner or rent payer, is Invited to attend this meeting and express their views on the matter of village improvements. MATTITUCK BANK. Prosperous Young Organization Elects Officers. GREENPORT.

Jan. annual meeting of the new Mattituck Bank was held at Mattituck last Saturday. Although the bank has only been in existence for eight months it has prospered well and all Indications promise to 'a bright future. The following officers were elected: President. John Lupton; Vice President, Nat S.

Tuthill: Secretary, Arthur L. Downs; Cashier, Ernest D. Corwin. Directors, ('has. B.

Wiggins, Samuel Dickerson. S. Lester Albertson, Robert Jefferson, Henry Kaeler, John M. Lupton, Herbert R. Conklin, William M.

Hudson. Amos W. Silkworth. Nat S. Tuthill.

Charles Gildersleeve, Arthur L. Downs, Charles H. Aldrich. George E. Penny.

('harles J. McNulty. Frank ('. Barker, Counsel. The bank obtained its charter April 25, 1900.

LINDNER HELD FOR GRAND JURY. Charged With an Attempt to Steal Chickens. WOODMERE. Jan. Lindner, of Springfield, as Salt Hay Pete, who, with Michael Purarero, of Valley Stream.

was captured last Friday night by Special Deputy Sheriffs John Hicks and Daniel while attempting to steal chickens belonging to Mrs. Milner on North Lawrence avenue. Inwood. and arraigned before Justice Daniel L. De Mott on Saturday.

was held yesterday afternoon by the Justice to await the action of the Grand Jury, which will convene in March. The charge against him was burglary in the third degree. and ho was prosecuted by Counselor William Willets, while the defense was made by Lawver Fred Gilbert. Bail was fixed a't 8.00, which was furnished by Mrs. Lindner, who awns property at Springfield.

As told in Monday's Times, the prisoners were caught in a for them by the deputies, upon information given by Furman J. Craft, of Inward, who de also under arrest on the sand charge. The trial of Purarero will he hell next Wednesday. and that of Craft, who is thought to he the chief Instigator In the matter. will be held to- morning.

At present Craft is confined in the Nassau County Jail. Mineola, where he was committed Wedgesday in default of 8500 ball. MYMENEAL. Wolfe--Miller BALDWIN. Jan.

19-The announcement of the marriage of Miss Minne Miller. daughter of Mre and Mrs. Benjamin Miller. of Baldwin. to William Wolfe, of Woodside, which took place at the Church, the Rev.

Samuel J. Dorion, officiatparsonage of the Methodist Protestant on evening. Where will make their home for Mr the and in Baldwin. Phalen-Bunce. HINTINGTON.

Jan. 19 Word has bern eiveri here of the par lago Inst. at Jana of Mice Louise on Sunday daughter of Capt William Bunce, of this place, to Edward Phalen. of Brooklyn. Mr and Mrs.

Phalon are now settled avenue. Brooklyn, In which at bor- 933 Glenmore ough the groom is engaged in business. RETURNS ARE WANTED FOR GAS FRANCHISE SO SAYS VILLAGE PRESIDENT FOBTER, OF AMITYVILLE, AND BOARD BACKS HIM UP. Makes an Address, in Which the Need of the Village Going Slow in the Matter of Granting Franchises Is Clearly Pointed Out--Other Villages Have Been in a Hurry, AMITYVILLE, Jan. Village President E.

P'. Foster 'sounded note of warning that will doubtless be taken up and discussed by other boards of trusteca Monday evening when, after presenting a report to his associates in the council chamber not favorable to the granting of the application for a franchise to the Suffolk Lighting Compuny, he mild it would be better to wait live or longer if necessary than to grant franchise on the terms applied for. The have been eminently successful In company getting franchises at Babylon am Lindenhurst. but when they came up before the village board here, some three montha ago. the parties asking for them were turned down, and were told that no franchise would ho granted unless 'the village was amply protected.

After winning easy victories elsewhere, the company again set sall for Amityville, and last night the corporation was ably represented by McDonald, of New York, and Lawyer Leroy M. Young, of Babylon. Mr. McDonald told what KAS would do for a place and many other points were brought out in his arguments; but the board, endorsed by ananimous vote the view of President Foster, when he said that PILS franchise was of inestimable value, and that it would not be granted unless the taxpayers received something in return. Among other points on which the applicant and the board did not agree were the terms of the franchise.

President Foster refused in his report presented to consider over twentyfive years, while Mr. McDonald wanted fifty. In a concise typewritten report presented by President Foster, the latter stated that nt first no provision was made in the application for the lighting of parks, public buildings, etc. -That the bond of $2.000 to render the village harmless is inadequate, and suggesta $10:000. That the company should give another bond of $2,000 to maintain the quality gas promised.

Fourth--That the franchise should be limIted to twenty -five years. Fifth-That the time for the building of the plant, laying of the mains, should be specified. That provision should be. made for the laying of a certain number of feet each year. Seventh-That the village should derive some benefit in the way of a percentage in the gross receipts.

President Foster's report also called attention to the fact that the franchise practically excluded any other gas company from getting a franchise. The report was accepted, and the application unanimously rejected. Mr. McDonald was told to make a new application. Prestdent Foster stated that he feared that Babylon's official would be severely criticized for granting the franchise they did, and that Amityville could afford wait.

MYSTERY IN FREIGHT CAR. Man Believed to Have Been Locked in It Since January 15. LONG ISLAND CITY, Jan. Rasolib. home address at present unknown, was arraigned in the police court this morning on a charge of breaking some furniture In a Long Island railroad freight car.

The charge is A peculiar one, considering that the man was a prisoner in the car for a little over two days and could not get out. The car belonged to the New York Central Railroad and it was loaded at Granton, on the West Shore Railroad on January 15, and started on its journey to Long Island. It arrived in the Long Island Railroad freight yard in Long Island City yesterday morning and was put on a side track. The car was loaded with furniture, but its destination on Long Island and the name of the person to whom the furniture was consigned the company declined to make public. The yardmaster was going about among the cars yesterday afternoon when he heard a groan.

He tried to find where It came from and finally located it in the furniture laden car. The car door was locked and sealed and after making certain something was wrong inside the yardmaster had the door opened and found Raboslib inside -the car. The man collapsed as soon as the door opened and had to be lifted from the car and was was sent to St. John's Hospital, where he did not regain consciousness until late, last night. The surgeons said that the man was ill He from had eating the varnish off the furniture.

been without food or water for over two days and his condition showed the effect of his fasting. The man cannot tell anything about himself and how he got in the car no one can explain. He must have entered it after it was loaded and probably the railroad man who locked and sealed the door did not know anyone was inside. NORMOYLE'S CONDITION SERIOUS. Italian Injured in the Good Ground Fracas.

GOOD GROUND, Jan. anxiety is felt concerning the condition of Antony Normoyle. who was severely injured in a quarrel with Leander and Joseph Squires last week. and is at present in a precarious situation. The quarrel, as already reported in these columns, was the outgrowth of a difference of opinion between the two partles regarding a contract engaging Normoyle to act Ag Superintendent of the Good Ground Artificial Stone Company for two years.

Normoyle 1s an Industrious and thrifty Italian. who at the time that Southampton was building its macadam road was cmand ployed by L. Frank Jennings, of that place. made foreman of the gang who constructed the curbing. He was then engaged by Leander Squires and his son Jowho had formed the Good Ground Artificial Stone Company.

to act as their Superintendent for a term of two years at a month. The company bought a maSAN chine for making artificial building blocks and carried on the new enterprise for A time. but there was not much demand for the stone and the business did not thrive. The company decided to shut down; they sold their machine and notified Normovie that his services world no longer be needed. Rut Normoyle refused to be dismissed and.

claimed that his contract guaranteed his -my loyment for two years. There were words between the narties and when Squires put A padlock on the door of the plant to which ho had the only key. Normoyle also put on one to which ho kept the sole kev. On Wednesday morning. January 10, the fracas occurred.

in which It is alleged Normovie received the injures from which he 1s now suffering. The Constable who went to the home nf Normoyle to serve a warrant, obtained by the Squires. found him In bed in a serious condition with three physicians very In attendance. He did not make the arrest. but took the warrant back to Justice Grif: fin Normotic's physical condition showed that ho had been severely handled in the encounter.

Tis wrists were terribly bruised and swollen, and there were also bruises about his eve and. forehead. Dr. Brown. of Good Ground, WAS first called and also Dr.

Schenck. of Southampton. and physician from Now York was later sent for. A trained nurse has heen procured to care for the Injured man and everything possible is being done for him. but the physicians consider the outcome doubtful.

Normoyle had a brother in New York who was summoned and is now with him. The Squires claim that they did not touch Normoyle. and charge him with assault. but neither of them show any marks of Injurice. Street Opening Plums.

LONG ISLAND CITY. Jan. A few days application will he made to some tire of the Supreme Court. sitting in Bri lyn. 190 ng twenty- 11 street chening commissions to undertake tr: legal opening of that number of streets in th'e citv and Newtown.

Each commission has three members, so that there will he sixti-eix positions to he filled. The courts apto make it a rule to nut at least one lawyer on each commission and frequently ole man is named fog membershin several commissions. The Corporation Coursel 113- ually sends a list of names to the court and if that done this time some 4 assidy men may land a job or two. Sunday Mail -established. JAMAICA that he Jan 10.

-Postmaster Haviland states has received orders from the dr partnient re-establishing the Sunday ning order Inst per. anal com1. Ing January 21. Jamal Richmond Ill And Woulharen will each receive In coming on Sunday mt rings, and the offices named will he open one hour. front 11:30 A.

to 12:20 P. M. for the delivery -of mail called for. Special delivery mail will be delivered by messenger as usual. KIDNAPPERS STARTLE PEACEFUL PATCHOGUE A CASE WITH CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO FAMOUS C1 CHARLIE ROSS.

ABDUCTION. Tempted a Child from Her Home With Candy--An Attempt to Hold Up A Stage is Another Outrage Which Is the Attention of the PoEngaging lice of the Village, PATCHOGUE, Jan. The police chogue have several new mysterious to bother them, after a considerable of peaceful conditions, One 18 an midnight assault, the other an alleged tempt at kidnapping a Brooklyn child, in visiting this place, and almost taken away by the very trick kidnap Charlie Ions, In with his slouch hat pulled down over his eyes, attempted to hold up "Lance" Still's stage on Ocean avenue. nbout midnight, by pulling a revolver and commanding Driver Nichols to halt. instead of doing so the driver brought the whip lash heavily across the fellow's face and then put the lash to tho team and went down the avenue.

Muttering curses, the fellow turned and pointed the gun at Garfield Bennett, who was on his way home, saying to Bennett: "You're the man I want, d- you." Bennett, who was thoroughly alarmed and tells the story very accurately, sald he saw the revolver and then ran as hard as he could, reaching the home of a Mr. Newton, on Baker avenue, where he boards, and almost collapsed as he got inside the house. It took some time to restore him, but he is a young man of veracity and strict sobriety, and gives his word of honor as to the double attack, Arst upon the stage driver an.l then on himself. Still, who owns the stages, said his driver did not know the man had a revolver, but struck at him to prevent him from interfering with his progress in driving down the many years That trick was the temptation that candy always holds for a little child. The account of the alleged kidnapping attempt was told yesterday by Mrs.

Samuel South. a very reputable resident of Ocean avenue, and with whom the little girl, her grandchild, In staying. The child, who Bessie MeDaniels, daughter of William MeDaniels, of Brooklyn, in betwech five and six years of age, and bright for her years. She had been playing with neighbors children near her grandmother's home, the previous evening, Mra. Smith said, and had not noticed two suspicious characters who had been watohing the children fromsa distance, until all the little ones had gone home, and as it was getting dark the two men, seeing the coust was clear, came up to where the little McDaniel girl was loitering and said: "Hello! little girl; have some candy." Getting a bashful affirmative answer, they gave the child some candy and they Hand: "Come walk along a little way and we will give you ntore The child reluctantly walked with the two strange men and began to feel afraid.

The man looked, to the child, like "burglars or something," and' when they attempted to take the child by the hand, to hurry her along, 'she suddenly suspected they meant her harm and screamed out at the top of her volce: "Mamma, mamma!" They grabbed the child and tried to smother her cries, but she only yelled the louder and tried to get away from them. The child's shrieks brought a number of people out of the nearby houses and then the two men dropped the child and fled up Ocean avenue and were lost night of before any one could pursue them. They are belleved to be some toughs who knew that Mrs. McDaniel and her child had left Brooklyn to visit it Patchogue, and tho supposition is that they intended to kid-1 nap the little one and hold her for a ranboll. The similarity of the methods used this case and in that of Charlie Ross, who was never afterwards found alive, created a pre found sensation at Patchogue, especially among the relatives of the child, who are among the wealthlest of this village, including Mrs.

Ruth N. Smith, who is a bright and public-spirited resident of Ocean avenue, near the scene of the dastardly attempt at kidnapping. The police are hot on this case, and there Is another case of a mysterious nature which may ald In the work. The facts are as follows: A few nights ago large man, with his slouch hat pulled down over his avenue. CEDARHURST POST OFFICE.

Two Candidates in the Field -Hot Fight in Prospect. CEDARHURST. Jan. 19: -The Republicans of this district are having a lively scrap over the appointment of a Postmaster, succeed Vandewater, whose term of office expires on December 31 of this year. The district, which is the Eighteenth District of the town of Hempstead, is supporting two Republican clubs one the regular club of the district, and the other an independent organization known as the Eighteenth District Republican Association, which was organized a short time ago, of Republicans who were not satisfied with the leaders of the club, one of whom is Postmaster Thomas McWhinney, of Lawrence.

Postmaster W. S. Vandewater, who has served Uncle Sam for one year as a thirdclass Postmaster, has always been active in Republican politics. Besides having the, endorsement of the regular district committee and the original club, a petition has been largely signed by a great number of summer residents, who receive their mail at this office during the summer. asking for his reappointment to the position The new association at A recent meeting endorsed Charles M.

Searles, a well-known butcher of the village, a8 their candidate for the office. Scarles was one of the signers of a petition about two years ago, asking that the names of the Citizens' Union candidates, which Included both Democrats and Republicans, be placed on the regular town ticket. Searles, who is an active worker in the newly organized association, is well thought of throughout the village, and is expected to make a strong fight for the position for which he was endorsed. Both factions are doing all in their power to further the interests of their respective men. SAYVILLE ODD FELLOWS.

Seventeen-Hundredth Session Celebrated. SAYVILLE. Jan. Lodge, I. O.

0. held its session In their lodge room Wednesday. night, there being enty-five members present, and eighteen visiting members from the Bay Shore Lodge. Among the latter was Dr. Luce.

D. G. G. from Amityville, who installed the officers for the present year. Among the special features of the evening was the presentation of -a Past Grand regalla and jewel to Brother Josiah Smith, in recognition of his connection with the lodge from its birth, having held the office of lodge Chaplain during the full time of the lodge's existence.

Refreshments, Including roast turkey, with usual fixings, were served unM. T. Rogers being eleeted the toastmaster. Music was furnished by the lodge quartet, consisting of the Bason Brothers, Dr. William Gilbert and Garret Van Emmerick.

The history of the lodge. which was prepared by the lodge historian, William F. Le Cluse, was read to the meeting. This lodge was inatituted on May 22, 1872. its charter members being Charles Gillette: Jeremiah 9.

Terry, John F. Terry, Frank Homan, William H. Worth. Henry F. Brown, John Longworth, Josiah Smith, Sylvester Knapp, Adolphus Hiddink.

It is now one of the largest and most flourishing lodges in Suffolk County. Star Hose Banquet and Dance. GREENPORT. Jan. Hose Company gave a banquet and dance at the Opera House last night.

The affair was greatly enjoyed. The Committee on Arrangements were: John Sherwood. Augustine Corwin, Fred Rice. Byron Redmond, Leon Swain, Clifford Baker and William McManh. Wild, Swan Escaped.

WESTHAMPTON. REACH. Jan. white swan was discovered swimming at Aspatuck Creek unsuccessful to-day. and.

efforts: spite of game laws, were made to kill him. On account of the dense fog he could not he followed. Queens Borough Teachers. LONG ISLAND CITY. Jan.

Queens Borough Teachers' Association will hold a meeting in the Bryant High School. this city. on Saturday afternoon. January 27. It will be the first time that the association has met in this city in a number of years.

MORTGAGE LOANS. BOUGHT AND SOL.D MORTGAGES CITY OR COUNTRY Gordon 969 Gates BROOKLYN. CONTEST OVER SMALL ESTATE IN NASSAU SON AND DAUGHTER, LEFT $100 EACH, SEEK TO BREAK THEIR FATHER'S WILL. Settlement in Case of Young Bogdon, Killed by an Automobile at Floral Park-Will of Solomon Jackson, Late of Jericho-Other Matters Before Surrogate Jackson. MINEOLA, Jan.

-A hearing was given before Judge Edgar Jackson. in the Nansau County Surrogate Court Wednesday in the matter of the contest of the will of the late Henry A. Seaman, of Hewlette. Dr. Robert Hutcheson, of Lawrence, was examIned os to the capability of the deceased to make will, and then an adjournment was taken.

The estate les estimated at less than $2,000. The content is brought by Laura Montrors, a daughter, and Alfred N. Seaman, a son, each of whom is bequeathed the sum wan of $100, It is alleged that the testator of unsound mind and memory, and was subjected to undue influence. CounNelor ICarl J. Bennett represente the contestante, and William H.

E. Jay, the will. The matter of the contest over the will of the late George P. Stench, colored, of Oyster Bay, was postponed one week. Letters of administration were issued to Julia Rogdon, of New Hyde Park, on the entate of Anthony Bogdon, the estate conslating of a cause of action.

Young don was killed by an automobile belonging to Charles Steele, near Floral Park about two weeks ago. Since the application for letters of administration WaS made, the matter has been settled for $1,000. The will of the late Charles A. Smith, of Freeport, was offered for probate, the estate consisting of realty, estimated at not more than $2,500 and $150 in personal property. Letters of administration were Issued to Minnie Baker on the estate of her husband, the late Charles Baker, of Bethpage; estate of $1.300.

Letters of administration on the. estate of the late Sarah M. Wells. of Wantagh. were granted her husband, Moses R.

Wells; estate nonunal. The will of the late John Waders, of Valley Stream, was offered for probate; estate of $2,050, in personal property. The will of Solomon Jackson, late of JorIcho, leaving an estate of $12.000 in personal property, was offered for probate. After the payment of just debts and funeral expenses, the will directe that one-third the residuary estate be given a brother, Francis B. Jackson; one-third to Grace A.

Prince, of Locust Valley: one-sixth to Catherine Woodnutt, and one-sixth to Josephine Woodnutt.Letters of administration on the estate of Charles H. Willams, late of Locust Valley. were granted Louise Williams; estate of $750 personal property. The will of the late Elizabeth Weeks, of Oyster Bay, was offered for probate. The real estate, valued at $3,000 1s left to Edmund Weeks, a nephew, and the personal property, valued at $100, to Mary Van Sise, of Syossett.

The will of Mary Ann Weeks, of Oyster Bay, was also offered for probate; estate of $3,000 real and $100 personal property. SANITARIUM UP AGAIN. Came Before Brookhaven Town Board, and Adjourned to Feb. 15. PATCHOGUE.

Jan. project for A sanitarium consumptives in town ot Brookhaven does not appear to have many supporters among the people of Patchogue. At A meeting of the Town Board, held here yesterday at the office of Town Clerk George L. Chichester another application for permission to establish the sanitarium was made by Dr. Horace Greely, of Brooklyn, in behalf of himself and associates.

Thedesire Is to locate the sanitarium a few miles north of Patchogue. The first application was granted by the Town Board about two months ago, but the land the sanitarium people expected to buy, and which was described in the resolution of the Board, granting that application, they could not then get, and hence the renewal of the application. the meeting yesterday many people were there to oppose the granting of any further permission to Dr. Greely and those represented by him, or to any one. It is said, among those present there were some who were ready to speak in favor of the project.

After hearing the viws of some of those present in relation to the subject the matter was, on motion, adjourned to February 15. The previous permit granted by the Brook. haven Town Board was formally revoked at yesterday's meeting. on motion of Justice Hawkins, of Port Jefferson. It is known that the Central Labor Union And other organized 'bodies of Brooklyn and New York have guaranteed to raise the required $1,500 to purchase the land at Medford for the proposed sanitarium.

The public agitation on the question has become so great that the Patchogue Opera House will probably be required to accontmodate the crowd. SOUTHAMPTON LITERARY Lecture January 25 on Social Conditions in England. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. lecture on "Social Conditions of Modern England -the Aristocracy," will be delivered before the Southampton Literary Soelety on Thursday evening. January 25, by Louis W.

Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson is a staff lecturer of the University Extension Society and while this is his first appearance before a Southampton audience the high praise which he has received in. other places where he has the spoken promises an interesting evening for society. subject is one of much interest, as the study of social conditions is one which is attracting much attention at the present day.

Mr. Wilkinson is an Englishman by birth, but has lived in this country for some time, so that he is well able to contrast conditions in the mother ceuntry with those which obtain in our own land. Not the Only Veteran. Brother L. F.

Terry has sold out his paper, the Suffolk Times, of Greenport. He has had a long editorial experience and we are glad to know that he is able to retire. The reporter of the Brooklyn Times speaks of him as "the oldest eaitor in the newspaper business in Suffolk County." With all nis merits and venerable years he is not entitled to this distinction. The Times reporter has overlooked Messrs. Reeves, of the Watchman; Sleight, of the Corrector; Hunt, of the Express, and Livingston, of the Signal.

Reeves antedates Terry eleven years in editorial work, and Sleight and Hunt ten years; Livingston comes in with an equal number of years to his credit. Reeves has completed -seven years of editorial work, Sleight and Hunt will have done the same the coming summer, and Livingston, like Terry, 1s rounding out We doubt whether any county in the State, or State in the country can produce a like number of veterans in. newspaper Harbor Corrector. These veteran editors have seen many changes In the county. There have been numerous additions to the ranks, some of whom have fallen by the wayside, while others are making good their hopes and Side Signal.

G. A. R. Installation. ROCKAWAY REACH.

Jan. recently elected officers John Corning Post. No. 636, G. A.

were installed by Conrad Simpson, of Long Island City, Ag follows: E. S. Johnson. Commander: Charles Horton. Senior Vice Commander; George Traver, Junior Vice Commander; Valentine Seaman, Quartermaster; Cyrus Lawrence.

Quartermaster Sergeant: William H. Newberry, Chaplain: George Lawrence, Adjutant; Dr. Henry A. France. Surgeon: George Latin.

Officer of the Day: Charles Phillips, Color Bearer; John Reith. Sergeant Major. Cut Glass for President. ROCKAWAY BEACH. Jan.

The LaAles' Ald Boulety of thee Me First (Songregational Church, met at residence of its President. Mira. Charles Crabbe. in Pleasant avenue. yesterday and discussed plans for the supper and' entertainment which the society will give on Birthday evening.

A pleasant feature of the meeting WAR the presentation of a handsome cut glass cream pitcher and sugar bowl to Mrs. Crabbe, who has been President for the last six years. $500,000 Mortgage Filed. RIVERHEAD. Jap.

mortgage was filed in the Suffolk County Clerk's office yesterday executed by the Fisheries Company, of which Joseph Wharton 1s President. to the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York. for $500.04. The Long Island Editor Afoot. A beneficent providence tempers the wind to.

the shorn lamb and sends a mild winter for the Long Island editor who has to go -News, Sayville. A HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIAL. Class of- 1904, Southampton, Present Statue of Mounted Medicine Man. BOUTHAMPTON. Jan.

handsome statue representing mounted "Medicine Man of North has been presented to the Southampton High School by the clams of 1904. and ham been placed In the main hall on the second floor For the school buildInK. At the time of its graduation the clasa was unable to decide what form its memoria! to the school should take, and it has only' recently made its choice. The class of 1005 also presented a statue to the 'school, the subject being. "Paul Revere." ELMHURST REALTY BOOM.

Two Big Deals Which Have Been Recently Put Through. ELMHURST. Jan. large real ORtate deals were closed this week, the price paid for the land amounting near to halt million dollars. Real estate men claim that $100,000 paid for a tract of farm land between Winfleld and Corona, was the lapgest price ever paid for acreage in old Newtown.

Maurice Woode, owned by the IOpiacopal Diocese, of Long Island, brought $278,000. Maurice Woods is situated on Maurice avenue, Maspeth, and consists of eightyseven acres of land. The Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese sold the property to a Manhattan Syndicate. One of the largest prices ever paid for farm land in the Second Ward, was a tract of 18 3-4 acres, on Jackson avenue, between Winfleld and Corona, which was sold this week to John F. Ries, for $100,000.

The former owner of the to farm was William Wettingfelt, of Corona. The sale was closed through the real estate firm Emanuel Brandon and John Silvestro, of Winfleld. Since last April this firm has disposed of sixty-eight parcels of real estate, aggregating in price, $500,000. OBITUARY. Mrs.

Josephine Smith. EAST MORICHES, Jan. services were held at the family residence here this afternoon for Mrs. Josephine Smith. widow of Egbert Smith.

Mrs. Smith was a where she was born seventy-one years ago. daughter of Russel 1 Glazier, of New York, and has resided here since girlhood days, Her husband, Egbert Smith, who died a few years ago, was a lineal descendant of Richard Smith, the patentee of Moriches: and owned part of the old Smith family farm. The deceased had not been in good health in several years, and was easily overcome when stricken with a fever a few days since and died Wednesday. Her children are Russel G.

Smith, Miss Nancy Smith and Miss Kathleen Smith, of this village, and Jarvis E. Smith, of Huntington. sister. Mrs. Edward Ackerly, of Huntington, also survives her.

Herman Schleicher. FLUSHING, Jan. Schlelcher, a respected resident of Flushing, died yesterday after a short illness at his home, at 334 Broadway, Flushing. Complications of diseases caused his death. The deceased was in his fifty-third year, and was a direct descendant of one of the men who was respensible for the prosperity of College Point.

For years he resided at the Schlelcher homestead, at College Point, and later went to Germany, where he remained for half a score of years. Desiring to retire from business he returned to the United States and made his home in Flushing. He is survived by his wife and one son. Balteus Totten. BABYLON, Jan.

services were held to-day over the remains of Balteus Totten, son of the late Daniel Totten, who died on Wednesday at the family homestead on Main street, aged 71 years. The deceased had been blind for nearly 60 years, being stricken while a boy attending school. The loss of sight was gradual, but he finally became totally blind and never was able to regain his vision. He attended the school-for the blind in New York and among his classmates was the late John Whittaker, who later became prominent as a real estate dealer in Hempstead. The deceased seldom left home, but was able until recently to perform considerable manual labor about the small farm.

A brother, Junlus Totten, and other relatives, survive him. Mrs. Ann I. Ryan. SEAFORD, Jan.

Ann I. Ryan, widow of Capt. William Ryan, one of the public-spirited and philanthropic women of this village, died yesterday in her seventysecond year after a brief Illness. She was President of the Woman's Auxiliary, of the Fire Department, and it was largely through her activity that the Fire Department was organized. She contributed liberally toward its equipment, and gave the department a building site for its house.

She also manifested deep interest in all the affairs of the community tending to promote its progress and prosperity. Mrs. Ryan was of a retiring disposition, a devout Catholic, and connected with the Dominican Sisterhood at Amityville. Peter Macken. BABYLON, Jan.

Macken, an area, and yesterday, respected aged 78 resident years. of The West deceased Islip, was a native of Ireland, but half of his life had been spent here, where he was employed on the big country seats. He was a widower, his wife dying a year ago. He is survived by six sons. His latter days were saddened by domestic troubles.

The funeral will take place from the Catholic Church on Saturday morning and the remains will be laid to rest in the Catholic Cemetery. Thomas Hix: age. Mrs. Eben Padgett. BAY SHORE, Jan.

services were said yesterday over Thomas Hix, a well-known colored resident of this village and Babylon. The deceased was part Indian and his long black hair, tinged with gray. made him a striking figure. He WAS married several times, and leaves a large family of children. He was about 80 years of FREEPORT, Jan.

wife of Ehen Padgett, of this village, died yesterday at the Nassau Hospital, Mineola, of acute paralysis, aged 32 years. She was A daughter of William Morse, of Baldwin, and the mother of seven children. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at her late home, on Commercial street, with interment in Greenfield Cemetery. Mrs. Garret K.

Burroughs. ELMHURST, Jan. afternoon funeral services were held at the late home of Mrs. Henrietta D. Burroughs.

who died on Tuesday. The Rev. Charles K. Clearwater, pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, officiated. Interment WAS made Cypress Hills Deceased had 'been an Invalid for a long period.

She leaves A husband and daughter, A mother and three sisters, Mrs. Jacob De Bevoise. Mrs. Clarence Tompkins and Mrs. Ditmus, and two Brothers, William and Eugene Paynter.

SOUTHAMPTON. Jan. Infant daughter of Mr. died and Mrs. Wednesday Rogers at the Rose, of this village, on age of two days.

children, a boy and a girl. were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rose on Monday. Funeral of Dr.

Young. RIVERHEAD. Jan. funeral services of Dr. Howard Halsey Young were held this afternoon at his late home, at 9:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev.

James Watt Raine, pastor of the Congregational Church. There was a large attendance, the Riverhead Council, Royal Arcanum, attending in a body. Dr. Young was one of the charter members of the order and for many years the medical examiner. At the time of his death he was also a member of the Board of Deacons of the Congregational Church.

BALDWIN. Jan. funeral service over the remains of the late James W. Carpenter. who died at his late residence.

Millburn avenue, on Saturday night last, in his eightieth year, was held yesterday af. ternoon at 1 o'clock, under the direction of Zeredatha Lodge, F. and A. of which the deceased was a member for years. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn his loss.

C. W. Carpenter. of Brooklyn, and Allen S. Carpenter.

of Baldwin. The deceased bad been one of the best-known police ofAcials of Brooklyn for years. He retired on a pension as a sergeant, twenty-two years ago. President Bermel Improved. Queens.

NEWTOWN. Joseph Jan. Bermel. who has President been of quite fl1 at his recovering home in his Middle health, Village, and will this week. is be able to resume his duties in a few days.

Bermel's secretary, Alfred Denton, who Mr. has been H1 at his home in Glendale, with typhold-malaria, 18 also convalescent. LOST! Six Tamed Wild Geese. Reward will be paid for return to I. U.

HORSFIELD, MINEOLA, L. I. LAWYERS WANT BETTER. ARRANGEMENTOF BOOKS IN OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF NASSAU COUNTY WHERE SEARCHERS WORK. Bar Association Takes Matter Up, and Will Request the Supervisor to Improve Conditions by Installing Book Racks--Officers of Association Elected and Committees Appointed.

of Pataffairs period alleged atwho Was to MINEOLA. Jan. matters of Interest generally throughout County Were discussed at the annual mecing of the Nassau County Bar Association, held at tho Hotel Dents, Manhattan, Wednesday evening. There were only a few absentees from the meeting and the annual dinner was discussed with nauul social exchanges among. the members.

A. the business mootIng. former County Judge Robert Beubury presided until the election of officers hud been accomplished, when County Judge Edgar Jackson, an the new President, took the chair. The other offleera elected were: Vlog Preside.it, former District A. orney James P.

Niemann: Segretary, Wilaam Clarke Roe; Treasuror, Edward T. Payne, The question of the division of the Second Judicial And the forming of two districts WAS discussed at some length, with the weight of opinion in oppose Ion to a division. It Was decided to take the opportunity to present a memorial, however. in the event of the district being divided, in favor of forming one district from Long Island and Richmond County, The chair appointed a committee consisting of James P. Neimann, Robert Seabury, of Hempstead; George W.

Eastman and William Clarke Roe, of North Hempstead, and John B. Tappan and District Attorney Franklin A. Coles, of 034- ter Bay, The Chairman is also a member of the committee. The arrangement of the tax books in the L'ounty Treasurer's office was' also discussed, the sentiment of meeting being for a more convenient arrangement. It was decided to request the Board of Supervisors 10 provide metal book racks for the better filing of these booke.

Under the present system of storing the books searchera are greatly inconvenienced, the books being stored in vault which is off a side room in Treasurer's office, private a room which had been designed as the office of the Treasurer. The Increase of work In the Treasurer's office necessitates more room for the employees, and the volume of business now boing done In real estate, with Its attendant title and tax searching has brought dally to the office from six to fifteen searchers for taxes, who work at a grent disadvantage. It 18 belleved by the members of the Bar Association that with filing racks for the books a great deal of time could be saved and the work of searching expedited. One prominent member of the association said to a Brooklyn Times man yesterday that it was becoming more evident every day that the quarters of the County Treasurer and of the County Clerk were not large enough. He referred to the fact that both offices are crowded dally with searchers and others who have business there and that at the rate of Increase In business which has been shown during the last chroe years, an addition to both offices would be absolute necessity before another five years, E.

A. OBORNE GETS DAMAGES. Outcome of an Accident to an Electrio Express Car. JAMAICA, Jan. A.

Oborne, of this place, on November 29 last, was a passenger on an electric express car, on which be WAS traveling to Jamaica, and when about a mile from the station the car collided with a locomotive, and he, with other passengers was thrown to the floor of the car. As alleged. he suffered from contusions about body and nervous shock. He brought an action against the railroad company, through Schoonmaker Weeke, of this place. and on Wednesday the matter was heard in the Municipal Court before Judge J.

F. McLaughlin and a jury. The jury awarded him $300. There was no defense. FREEPORT TRUSTEES MEET.

Consider Petition for Changing of Lena Avenue. FREEPORT. Jan, special meeting of the Village Trustees, held last night to consider a petition for the changing of Lena avenue. from Beach avenue, west to a point on North Lena avenue, as desired by the Warranty Realty Company, disclosed no opposition. It was found that a water pipe existed on North Lena, avenue, line from Long Beach avenue, point where the new course of Lena avenue intersects, and the Trustees thought the Realty Company should put in an amended petition, agreeing to change the pipe line to the new course, which runs in an oblique direction.

instead of a straight line from Long Beach avenue west, as originally laid out. The new portion of Lena avenue will he dedicated to the, village by the Realty Company. Action on the amended petition is expected to be taken by the Trustees at their regular meeting to-night. Regents at Southampton. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan.

examnations will be held at the Southampton High School next week beginning on Monday, and continuing through the week. The schedule is. as follows: Monday morning, second year German, second year French, advanced arithmetic, algebra, advanced drawing. Latin composition; afternoon, advanced English, first year English, third year German. first year French, third year French, English composition, Roman history.

Tuesday Morning--Rhetoric, American selections, first year German, first year Latin, advanced algebra. Greek history: afternoon, Caesar, Virgil's Aeneid, Xenophon's Anabasis, botany. Wednesday Morning--Greek prose composition, plane geometry, physics, chemistry, United States history and civics; afternoon, English selections, advanced English composition, physiology and hygiene, zoology, economics, Thursday Morning--First year Greek, arithmetic: afternoon. Homer's Illad, geoginphy, physical geography, English history, civics. Friday Morning English, Cicero's orations, medleval history: afternoon, spelling.

English reading. history of literature, drawing. Plate Glass Window Smashed. GLEN COVE. Jan.

outrage was committed here on Monday night, when the plate-glass windows in the Ludlum butiding, on School street, were smashed in a number of places. The windows. which were valued at about $200, had only, recently been set. which They were insured, the company holds the insurance has already begun an investigation with A viow to prosecuting the guilty parties. Ludlum was seen 'by a Times reporter and said that he believed the damage to have been maliciously done.

Parties have been found who heard the noise of the breaking glass, and it is belleved that with the information at hand as to the exact time of the breakage. and the circumstances attending it, that it will not be hard to locate the guilty parties. Died from Burns at Freeport. FREEPORT. Jan.

boiling macaroni. spilled on the back of Rose. Melisa, the seventeen-month-old daughter of Antonio Melisa. a Italian: Tuesday night, caused the child's death yesterday. No physician was called to attend the child -during her sufferings from the severe scalding, and Justice Wallace, acting coroner, took charge of the bodv.

He will conduct an investigation into the child's death, add why it was not given medical attention after being scalded. A Lonesome Editor. The editor had occasion on Saturday to make A flying trip to New York. where he made a brief visit at the Poultry Show in Madison Square Garden. In going and coming and while at the Garden he lid not meet a single member of the editorial fraternity.

usually visthle at such places. Can it he that the priviluge of maying fur what they get ja not appreciated fully as it ought to be? We felt Ion some and Watchman, Greenport. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy Ill.

LONG ISLAND CITY. Jan. Captain Thomas F. Darcy. who commands the Astoria precinct in this city, is very 111 at his home on Woolsey street.

Police Captain Charles, T. Kemp, in command of the Hunter's Point Precinct. is back on duty after an absence due to Illness, Burglars at Springfield. JAMAICA. Jan.

19. The residence of Cornellus Ammermnn. on Springfield avenue. Springfield. was entered by burglars Inst night and a gold watch and chain.

gold ring. overcoat. and A purse with $11 in money In it. stolen. Entrance was effected through a parlor window.

The home of G. W. Higbee, two doors above, was also entered..