PATCHOGUE
ADVANCE
CORAM, MIDDLE
ISLAND, YAPHANK
1916 - 1919
Middle
Island March 17, 1916
Political
activities began during the past week, by the circulation of
petitions by the Republicans for the designations of James M Ashton
as county committeeman for this seventh election district and for
Harry Lee for State Committeeman for this assembly district.
Coram
March 17, 1916
Foxes are very
numerous this year. Leon Edwards killed a large one the first of
the week.
March
31, 1916
Miss Emma L.
Norton postmistress at Coram, died at her home there Wednesday
night, aged 79 years. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon
with the service at the house at 2 o’clock, the Rev. Jacob Norris of
Middle Island officiating, and interment in the Coram Methodist
burying grounds.
Middle
Island April 16, 1916
Wallace E.
Mott is employed on the game farm, where Charles Edwards, Orlando
Edwards and Herbert Benjamin are also at work preparing habitations
for the thousands of pheasant that are expected to be produced
there.
Middle
Island April 16, 1916
William L.
Still, John Risley and Roy Still have opened the season at work in
the orchards of J. H Randall.
Coram
April 28, 1916
Homer Davis of
Hamilton College is home for the Easter vacation.
Coram April
28, 1916
he United
States Civil Service Commission announces that an examination for
fourth class postmaster will be held at Port Jefferson on May 13 to
fill the vacancy at Coram. Any one 21 years old and resident of the
territory supplied is eligible. Application forms and full
information can be secured from the post office at Coram.
Yaphank
April 28, 1916
A bakery route
from Moriches has started through here. No doubt the cake and pie
end will be in demand as only bread had been on sale her for some
months.
Yaphank,
April 28, 1916
Harold Bubb
has gone to Boonton N. J., where he has a position as chauffeur.
Yaphank,
April 28, 1916
The fine
property of Charles E. Gerald overlooking the lake is reported sold
to Captain Leonard Miller of Brooklyn. This place, if improved,
owing to its beautiful location, will be an ideal one for a summer
home.
Yaphank
May 26, 1916
The Grange
offers a prize of $3, $2 and $1 for the boy or girl bringing in the
most tent caterpillar nests by June 15. Mr. Krabbe will also give
an additional special prize to the winners of the same, open to all
school children on Coram, Middle Island and Yaphank- C. H. Hamel, C.
Krabbe, committee. In an old almanac printed in 1773 it says:
“ By moulding a
ring of mud or loam around the trunk of a tree just below the
branches, every caterpillar on the tree will almost instantly drop
off on to the ground.” We doubt it.
Yaphank
May 26, 1916
Work on the
Children’s Home addition is processing favorably. Two Yaphankers
are on the job we hear.
Yaphank,
May 26, 1916
Phillip
Hagenberger and family will move to Wellington farm June 1, where he
has taken the position as manager.
Yaphank
May 26, 1916
Mr. And Mrs.
J.S. Pinkney moved to their home in Penraquid last week.
Yaphank
May 26, 1916
The Coram
baseball nine play the Sanatorium nine next Saturday. Last Saturday
Coram played against Yaphank.
Middle
Island June 9, 1916
The school
district No. 17 has closed for the summer and in No. 16 will close
this week. Miss Violet Van Horn has been re-engaged as teacher in
District No. 17.
Middle
Island June 9, 1916
Henry Butler
has a position on the duck ranch of Du Gumoen and Tuttle at
Eastport.
Middle
Island June 9, 1916
Percy Risley
has sold his Maxwell car to John E. Davis of Yaphank and is now
driving a Ford.
Coram
School closed
in District No. 14 Friday. The annual picnic was held on the school
grounds. Miss Ketcham returned to her home in Babylon. The
following received prizes for good work during the term:
Department, Frank Lyons, first grade, Peppino Borella, second
grade; spelling, Albert MacMullen, third grade, spelling, Milton
Smith, fourth grade; Peter Plate, seventh grade, Jennie Rovagnas.
Middle
Island
Judge Bartlett
was at his country retreat here over Sunday.
Middle
Island
Building
improvements at the State Game farm continue, among which are a
large new barn, large addition to the house and numerous small
buildings. The 500 pheasants are laying eggs now at a lively place
and besides what are being incubated under hens on the farm, about
60 to 70 settings of eggs are being shipped weekly to different
parts of the state.
Yaphank
School
closed of Friday last. We hear that a new teacher with be engaged
and Miss Wells, who has taught for tow seasons here, will go
elsewhere.
Coram
June 23, 1916
Mr. and Mrs.
John Bollinger have moved form Middle Island into L.H. Chambers'
farm house. Mr. Bollinger takes the position of foreman on the
farm.
Yaphank
June 23, 1916
Bets are out
that the mill dam may not be widened. This is a pet project of the
Civil Association for some years but not yet realized.
Yaphank
July 14, 1916
William L.
Denton of Jamaica, now nearly 95 years of age and his
grand-daughter, Anna arrived with his son; the Rev. Mr. Denton at
Oak Villa Manse Friday, for the summer. On Monday, Mr. Denton Sr.,
took a mile walk to visits some friends and view the beauties of
Yaphank. He was pleased to notice the absence of the traction engine
with the gravel cars on our street and that they are being much
improved under the direction of Messars, Dare, Ashton and Homan.
Yaphank
July 28, 1916
Albert Bayles
of Middle Island has taken the place as clerk with C. E. Howell, the
previous one returning to his home in Brooklyn.
Middle
Island July 28, 1916
The fishing
privilege in the ponds on the Victor Edwards Farm has been leased to
F. H Rodman, so the public is forbidden fishing there. The town’s
right to these ponds was conveyed by the trustees to the owner of
the farm more than a century ago.
Middle
Island July 28, 1916
Teachers have
been engaged for the schools in Districts No. 16 and 17. Miss
Nellie Swezey in the former and Violet Van Horn in the latter.
Yaphank
August 11, 1916
The Brookhaven
town authorities are widening Yaphank Avenue over the mill dam road
which is much needed improvement.
Middle
Island August 11, 1916
John
L’Hommedieu, an octogenarian, who was once a school boy here, paid a
visit during the past week to some of the localities that revived
memories of his childhood days. He found very few of the boys left
who played ball with him in front of the old church sixty years ago.
Coram
August 25, 1916
Noah T. Terry
had the misfortune to lose his old horse “Mayor” last week.
Yaphank
August 25, 1916
Lewis Kammer
is visiting friends in the city.
Coram
September 1, 1916
Miss Alice
Still entertained a number of friends at a party last Thursday
evening. Games, music and dancing were the pleasant diversions.
Those present were the Misses Margery Smith, Frances Abrams, Lillian
Usher, Jeanne Geertsema and Mrs. Albert Geertsema, Miss Marjorie
Brush of Patchogue and Miss Martha Smith of Coram.
Middle
Island September 1, 1916
Mrs. Parker,
who was Emily Nicholas once a school girl here, with her daughter
and granddaughter, and her sister Mrs. Edward Carman of Brookhaven
visited the scenes of long ago Tuesday.
Coram
April 27, 1917
Mrs. M. G.
Mulford and friends spent Sunday in town.
Coram
April 27, 1916
Miss Eunice
Still is filling the vacancy in school No. 14 caused by the
resignation of Miss Alberta Smith.
Yaphank
April 27, 1916
E. Wickham
Mills, a former storekeeper here 25 years ago, died at his home in
Brooklyn last week. Burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Port
Jefferson. Mr. Mills at one time was a leading young business man
here, and owned the large general store since burned down on the
corner now occupied by the post office. His portrait and history
were among those given in L. B Homan’s book published 30 years ago
“Yaphank As It Was and Is,” at that time.
Yaphank
April 27, 1916
The local
farmers loan committee here is John S. Jones, C. H. Hand and Howard
C. Swezey, Middle Island, who will receive applications for
government loans to needy farmers.
Middle
Island May 4, 1917
The Pheasants
at the State game farm have begun laying eggs, and the distribution
of them to game fanciers in different parts of the State is
beginning.
Middle
Island May 4, 1917
Cedar trees
are being dug up from wild pastures on the Thompson farm and shipped
away to customers by some nursery company.
Yaphank
May 4, 1917
It looks as if
considerable farm land here will be cultivated owing to the lack of
teams and men who will do it, as farmers are too busy with their own
work to plow fields and gardens outside.
Yaphank
May 4, 1917
The Grange
have improved their new headquarters by removing the old street
fence in front and making a general clean up of the grounds. A
drive will be laid out to the lake at foot of their property. A new
pool table for the entertainment of the members and others will be
added shortly.
Yaphank
May 4, 1917
The annual
school meeting was held on Tuesday evening with a fair attendance.
Charles E. Walters was elected a trustee for three years. F. W.
Edwards collector and treasurer, James Scott clerk. $800 was voted
for the school budget for the ensuing year. The valuable gift of a
fine parlor organ for the school was made by Mrs. Agnes L. Gerard a
former resident, now of Patchogue. It was accepted with most
appreciative vote of thanks and will be placed in the school.
Coram
May 11, 1917
B. Woodhull
Davis of Wesleyan University and Harry L. Smith of Patchogue are
among the Coram boys who have left school in view of President’s
Wilson’s appeal for nation wide farm work.
Yaphank
May 11, 1917
S. Meckinion
and son are going to plow up some of their vacant land on the old
Darrow place and put it into cultivation.
Coram
May 18, 1917
We wish to
correct the item published last week regarding the census. The
State Woman Suffrage party has volunteered their service for the
State military census, not the Federal as was stated.
Coram
May 25, 1917
Rev. Robert
Thorne, pastor of the Methodist Church of this place will give a
patriotic address from the pulpit on Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock. The Selden people have presented the church with a
handsome flag which will be dedicated at this time. An invitation
to be present is extended to everyone.
Coram
May 25, 1917
Miss Mary
Rovagna is the owner of a new bicycle.
Yaphank
June 1, 1917
J. S. Jones
will take the draft register at our polls on June 5.
Coram
June 8, 1917
Charles J. R.
Davis has enlisted in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve.
June
15, 1917
U.S. Camp Site
on Long Island will be Between Yaphank and Mastic
Thirty
Thousand Soldiers to Train There This Fall–Camp to be Made Ready at
Once
Yaphank June 15, 1917
Two Yaphank
young men, Harold Bubb and Albert S. Davis, have enlisted in the
navy. They were examined and accepted in Brooklyn.
Yaphank
June 15, 1917
The Lawless
farm has 65 acres of potatoes growing.
Coram
June 15, 1917
The new house
owned by J. H. Rovagna is nearly finished. It will be a credit to
the community when he opens his store and refreshment room.
Coram
June 22 1971
Don’t neglect
to register for the State Military Census. This is required of every
person between the ages of 16 and 50 inclusive and Monday is your
last chance.
Coram
June 22 1917
The school
children enjoyed the annual picnic on Monday when school closed for
summer vacation. One of their pleasures was the gathering of a bunch
of daisies to be sent by the L.T.L to the children of the kings
County Hospital.
Coram
June 22 1917
Mrs. Eunice
Still who has been substituting in Coram schools since Easter has
returned to New Paltz for commencement exercises and to receive her
diploma with the class of 1917
Yaphank
June 29 1917
There is a
prospect of people who own land here being besieged by enterprising
people who hope to open theatres, refreshment stands, and what not
to get cash from soldiers who are trained at the big camp. Chris
Krabbe real estate agent says he already been approached by many
sharpers seeking options, but there is nothing doing.
Yaphank
June 29 1917
All dressed
nowhere to go? Then come to Yaphank Monday night to the civic
entertainment and dance. A good time assured.
Yaphank
June 29 1917
Work on the
Mill dam concrete bulkhead has been commenced by the town road
department, and the long awaited material has arrived.
Coram July
6 1917
Misses Minnie
and Grace Davis, who have been teaching at Freeport, are home for
summer vacation.
Yaphank
July 6 1917
Some attention
is due the name of Yaphank now that the determined efforts of New
York near humorists have failed to keep it in the joke column and it
has emerged on the front page along with the war news. A. C Weeks
writing to the New York Sun says it is the ancient corruption of the
Indian Appehanog. Or place of traps, so named for the great hunting
there. The village was once called Millville. Mr. Weeks incidentally
protests against calling the Connecticut River by the name Carmen.
He says his father, William J Weeks, often told him of seeing Daniel
Webster wading the stream fishing.
Middle
Island July 20 1917
The
Presbyterian Fair last week was held two evenings, a very good
company being present each time although the weather was far from
promising. The proceeds was well over $130.
Middle
Island July 27 1917
Potato blight
has been threatening the crop, which in most respects is unusually
promising. Prof. Sirrence of Riverhead was called one day last week
to diagnose a field of tumors on the Dixon farm which was thought to
be affected with blight. He said it was not blight but a disease
from the seed.
Yaphank July
27 1917
A member of
the firm of J Pierport Morgan Co. Has leased Capt. Leonard Millers
fine cottage on Main street as a residence, and is if report is true
is going to take much interest in the future of our pretty village.
Yaphank
July 27 1917
A cigar store
and barber shop is to be built, it is said next to Baxters garage.
Yaphank
August 1917
Mr. Lewis
Kamerer and his family has moved into the house formerly used as the
post office.
Yaphank
August 10 1917
Captain
Leonard Miller has leased his villa and purchased the cottage next
to the school formerly owned by Dr. C. A. Baker and is improving it
with a modern outfit.
Middle
Island August 10 1917
The family of
Henry Butler are an during a most thing double bereavement . Just
one week after the death of the father Henry Butler, occurred the
death of his daughter Miss Flossie Butler at the age of 23 years and
just a week after the funeral of the first the neighbors joined in
the second procession from the same house to the same plot in the
cemetery.
Middle
Island August 17, 1917
We regret to
hear of the death of Elbert Hutchinson at Sayville last week. He
was one of the boys of Middle Island, born nearly seventy-five ago,
son of the late Benjamin T. Hutchinson, who was for many years one
of the most valued public men of Brookhaven town.
Yaphank
August 17, 1917
In view of the
fact of the two splendid lakes at Yaphank and the fine ridge of
hills north of it overlooking Camp Upton, with a view of the ocean
on the south and the sound on the north, and because of the many
natural advantages of the place, many are looking to secure a site
to build a good home here. There is no doubt Yaphank will become a
residential section of fine homes for those who will obliged to have
business at the camp. Patchogue is near enough for those who desire
city adventures.
Yaphank
August 17, 1917
Captain Karl
Muller of the U.S. Navy was here at his cottage over the week end
with his family.
Yaphank
August 24, 1917
William H.
Homan spent the past week with his daughter, Mrs. Effie H. Biauvelt
in Brooklyn and attended the marriage of his granddaughter, Helen
Biauvelt to Arthur Herbert Homan, Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio.
Middle
Island August 24, 1917
Percy Still
was at home for the weekend.
Middle
Island August 24, 1917
The family of
Adam Bubb has left his position at Easthampton and returned to their
farm here.
Middle
Island August 24, 1917
Herman Bubb,
who has been working in the Remington Arms mill at Bridgeport,
sustained an injury to several fingers which laid him off for a time
and he has been among friends here while waiting for the wounds to
heal.
Coram
August 31, 1917
Don’t forget
the lawn party to be held E.E. Davis this Saturday evening, which
was announces last week. Tickets may be obtained for fifteen cents:
This includes a good entertainment consisting of music, recitations
and readings. Refreshment will be fifteen cents extra.
Coram
August 31, 1917
Mrs. Harold F.
Davis entertained the Sewing Society of the Presbyterian church last
Wednesday afternoon.
Yaphank
September 7, 1917
Patchogue and
Riverhead are doing their utmost to make soldier life enjoyable when
out of camp, and the smaller villages are preparing to their share.
Yaphank has been overrun with applications for suitable
accommodations for the officers families and friends of the boys,
and many of our houses are now full.
Yaphank
September 7, 1917
Postmaster
Cadet Hand has donated ten pounds of worsted and the use of a
knitting machine to knit socks to the Yaphank Red Cross auxiliary
which meets every Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Yaphank Hall.
Other days the machines will be placed in the house of Mrs. De Larca,
the chairman, and any woman wishing to knit socks for the soldiers
will be welcomed to do so.
Coram
September 7, 1917
Word was
recently received from Wendell Still of the U. S. S. Panther that he
had arrived safely at the naval base off the coast of France.
Coram
September 14, 1917
Postmaster J.
H. Rovagna has rented one of his houses to parties who are working
at Camp Upton.
Coram
September 14, 1917
Homer W. Davis
has gone to Camp Upton to take charge of Y. M. C. A. work in one of
the buildings now located there.
Middle
Island September 27, 1917
Lewis Ritch,
while at work at the camp, was taken violently ill with cholera
morbus resulting in dysentery which completely prostrated him.
After a week or more he is apparently improving but still is in a
very weakened condition.
Middle
Island September 27, 1917
The friends of
Mrs. Topping, widow of Gardiner B. Topping, a veteran of the Civil
War are congratulating her for having been granted her application
for pension.
Middle
Island September 27, 1917
Samuel Buel
Swezey died last Thursday, September 20th, after an
illness of about two weeks. He was one of hardy stock, of a family
that has furnished many examples of longevity; having reached his
ninety-fifth year. He was a man of kindle disposition and
unassuming manners, never figuring in any public or political
function beyond exercising his right of franchise. He was born on
almost the same farm on which he spent his life and died. That
farm, now known as Wellington farm, he inherited from his ancestors
and sold several years ago. His wife died about three months
since. He leaves two sons, John W. Swezey and Howard C. Swezey,
both residing here. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Robert
Thorne on Saturday, at his late home.
Middle
Island October 5, 1917
The Wellington
farm is reported as having large crops to gather, but help is
scarce. The war and camp demands have drawn upon their force until
only three men are left upon their farm.
Yaphank
The Grange
will hold another dance on Tuesday night. All are invited to come
and try the mammoth floor. There will be Patchogue music and a big
time is assured.
Yaphank
Albert Davis
and the U.S. Navy spent the week end with his parents.
Yaphank
Lieutenant
Carl Muller, U.S. Navy, and family will remove to the city for the
winter.
Yaphank
Yaphank is to
have a tea room starting next Sunday, when Villa La Marca renamed
Villa Butterfly will be opened.
Middle
Island October 19, 1917
Operations at
Camp Upton have been extended to and beyond the Country Road east of
the ridge. Work is progressing on the rifle range which extends
north of the road. The Hay Road has been widened and improved up to
the Country Road so that it is now a very convenient and popular
entrance to the camp.
Middle
Island October 19, 1917
Mrs. Parker
has rented her beautiful residence overlooking the lake to an
officer of Camp Upton for his family.
Coram
November 9, 1917
A few gunners
are seen but not much game except squirrels, which are doing
considerable damage to corn not yet husked.
Coram
November 9, 1917
Raymond D.
Still, who is stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard, spent Sunday and
Monday at the home of his parents.
Coram
November 9, 1917
We are glad to
note that Bertram Still of Middle Island is a petty officer at Camp
Upton.
Yaphank
November 9, 1917
William C.
Swezey and family of Patchogue will live in Yaphank this winter and
occupy a part of the Grange Hall. Mr. Swezey has been engaged to
look after the Grange property including the new dance hall and
plans are under way to open a reading room, where soldiers and
civilians may spend an evening during the winter months.
Yaphank
November 9, 1917
Mr. Prinsing
will reopen his plumbing shop at his old stand on Main Street.
Middle
Island November 23, 1917
Fire in the
woods north of this place was burning all last week and the first
part of this week, burning over several thousands acres. By
vigorous efforts and careful watching it was kept within bonds of
the Rocky Point Road on the east and the Mt. Sinai and Miller’s
Place reads on the west and the Whiskey Road on the south. In a few
places it jumped across some of these roads but was promptly
subdued.
Coram
December 7, 1917
Several of the
young people were at home for Thanksgiving, among others Miss Elenor
T. Davis of Darling, Pa, Charles R. Davis U.S N. R., Homer Davis,
the Misses Minnie and Grace Davis of Freeport, Woodhull Davis of
Weslyan University, Miss Anna Davis of Richmond Hill, Miss Eva Davis
of Oyster Bay, Miss Eunice Still of West Hempstead, Miss Evelyn
Still of Patchogue, Miss Angeline Smith of Greenport, Misses Anna
and Lydia Mac Mullen of Patchogue.
Coram
December 14, 1917
Philip G.
Still went to Bay Shore Wednesday of last week to join the recruits
at Camp Upton. He is with the 305th Infantry, Company D.
Coram
December 14, 1917
Word was
recently received from Wendell Still, who is somewhere off the coast
of France, that he is well. He has met Mr. Ayres, formally of the
experimental farm, who is located near him on the U.S.S. Guinivere
Four grandsons of the late Smith Still are doing their bit for Uncle
Sam. Dr, Coldus a first lieutenant at Fort Riley, Kansas, Philip
Still is training at Camp Upton, Wendell Still is in France and
Raymond Still is at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. All here wish the boys
success.
Coram
January 4, 1918
Philip G.
Still of Camp Upton has been transferred from the 305th
Infantry to the 302 Ordnance repair shop, and has had the first
lecture on machine gun construction. He left for Springfield, Mass,
Wednesday where he will take up his new work.
Coram
January 4, 1918
Wallace E.
Mott of Camp Upton has been spending several days with his mother,
Mrs. Jessie Mott, owing to an attack of tonsillitis.
Coram
January 4, 1918
The teachers
and children of the Methodist Sunday School held their festival on
Christmas evening. The program consisted of music, recitations and
a school play by the children, and was much enjoyed by all present.
There was a box of candy, an orange and a gift for each child
present.
Coram
December 28, 1917
J. S. Pinkney
has resigned his position as foreman on L. H. Chambers farm and has
moved with his family to his home in Pennyquid.
Coram
December 28, 1917
A Christmas
entertainment was held in the school house on Friday afternoon. The
children took their parts very well, reflecting credit on their
diligent training.
Coram
February 1918
Rudold
Wittschack of Brooklyn has hired the Brick house in Swezeytown and
expects to move there with his family in the near future.
Coram
March 1, 1918
Philip G.
Still has completed his studies of machine gun construction at
Springfield, Mass., and returned to Camp Upton last week.
Middle
Island March 8 1918
As
Miss Jessie Mott and Mrs. Ruth Mailer were driving to the Post
office last Thursday their horse took fright at a cow that was being
led across the road and whirling across the lawn of Smith Thompson
place, upset the buggy and throwing the occupants the horse broke
from the buggy after running a mile was stopped by Fred Brenner. The
women escaped without serious injury.
Coram
March 8 1918
A service flag
showing six stars has been placed in the Methodist church in honor
of the young men from the Sunday school who are now serving in the
army and navy. Wendell Still, Raymond Still, Frank Johnson, Charles
Kessner, Alfred Faron are in the navy, Phillip Still is in the army.
Middle
Island March 22, 1918
The east wing
of the Cynthia Hutchinson house has been taken down. This wind
served for many years as a public place, in turn as bar room,
grocery store, town clerk’s office, and last as polling place for
the seventh election district. When as a tavern, it was kept by B.
T. Hutchinson, another road house swung its sign to the east in
front of the house now of Edward Pfeiffer, then kept by Bryant
Davis. In those days, before the railroad, stages carried mail and
passengers over this road through the Island. Mr. Hutchinson used
to tell of a stage, driver who came in one cold morning, rubbing his
hand and exclaiming, “St. Paul says he rejoiced and took courage
this morning when I saw the sign of the two taverns.”
Coram March
22, 1918
Raymond D.
Still of the U. S. S Canadaigua spent the weekend at the home of his
parents, Mr. E. S. Still.
Coram
March 22, 1918
Wallace E.
Mott of Camp Upton was home on a forty-eight hour leave last week.
Middle
Island March 22, 1918
James Ashton 2nd
has been borrowing and honing the Longwood Road into camp, it is now
the best road.
Middle
Island April 5, 1918
Fire destroyed
the old Zachariah H. Dayton house last Friday. Occupants of the
adjoining farm on the north were burning grass and rubbish when the
fire escaped and spread across the line and over the ground covered
with dry grass until it reached the house before sufficient help
could be called to subdue it. The barn and wagon shed were saved.
The house was unoccupied. It was built about 75 years ago, and many
years occupied by the Dayton family. The site was once occupied by
a house which had been the home of Daniel Swezey, who in 1799 moved
to Herkimer County from which place his descendants struck the trail
westward and founded a colony on the shore of Lake Chautauqua, and
later played a prominent part of the building of the town of
Rockford, IO.
Coram
April 5, 1918
Mrs. D. R.
Davis spent the weekend at New London, Conn., the guest of her son;
Charles R. Davis M. M. U. S. Navy. She also visited Mr. And Mrs.
Jotham Swezey, formerly of Patchogue.
Coram
April 5, 1918
Mrs. M. G.
Mulford is spending a short time in town.
Yaphank
April 26, 1918
Miss Louis
Kammerer of Brooklyn spent the week end here.
Yaphank
April 26, 1918
Lieutenant
Commander Carl G. Muller, U. S Navy has been paving a short visit to
Yaphank, while on a weeks leave of absence. He has, during the past
seven months, been going across to France as first lieutenant on the
U. S. S. Agamenon, formerly the Kaiser Wilhelm II, having made three
round trips this winter with soldiers for Uncle Sam’s Army. On the
24th of March he was promoted to lieutenant commander and
place in command of the U. S. S. Norlina, a 7,000 to ammunition
ship, which is to leave shortly for France from an Atlantic port.
Middle
Island April 26, 1918
Mrs. Elbert S.
Roland had a pleasant gathering of her immediate family recently, to
celebrate her 74th birthday.
Middle
Island April 26, 1918
Henry Butler
has been called to go to camp Saturday.
Middle
Island April 26, 1918
Potato
planting is now in lively progress. The acreage will probably be a
little short of last year.
Coram
April 26, 1918
Mr. And Mrs.
D. B. Still were guests at supper with their son, Sergeant Philip G.
Still at his barracks at Camp Upton on Sunday. Sergeant Still
expects to be with his division “over there” very soon.
Coram
May 3, 1918
On Wednesday
last a fire broke out a short distance west of the Sylvester M.
Swezey property. It burned a good deal of standing wood there, then
took an easterly course to Mrs. Westbay’s house, where quite a bit
of damage was done. The house was furnished but not occupied. With
the assistance of neighbors the fire was finally extinguished near
the fruit farm of Charles Miller.
Coram
May 3, 1918
In a recent
letter from an officer in the army word was received of the good
health and high spirits of Wallace Kingsland, who is now in France.
Wallace recognized the officer as a friend of Luther H. Chambers,
with who he frequently went coop hunting several years ago, and went
up and addressed him
Coram
May 3, 1918
Mrs.
M. G. Mulford of Brooklyn spent the week end at the home of Mr. And
Mrs. E. H. Smith.
Coram
May 3, 1918
Mrs. Mulford
came up to attend to the renting of her house for the summer.
Middle
Island May 10, 1918
An official
electrician at the camp has taken quarters for himself and his wife
at E. Pfeiffer’s for the season.
Middle
Island May 10, 1918
Wallace Mott
returned to camp last Friday. He is to take the position of an
ambulance driver.
Middle
Island May 10, 1918
Bertram Still
has arrived in France with his regiment, the 306th
Coram
May 31, 1918
Orlando
Edwards was called to Bay Shore on Wednesday to entrain for Camp
Upton.
Coram
July 5, 1918
Children’s Day
services have been postponed in the Methodists church this year as
the official board of the Sunday school thought it wise to wait
until the schools were closed. The exercises will be held on Sunday
afternoon, July 15 at three o’clock.
Coram
July 5, 1918
Private Orland
Edwards of Swezeytown is stationed at a camp at Jacksonville, Fla.
Coram
July 5, 1918
Word has been
received from Sergt. Philip G. Still that he is located not far from
Bowrdean. He spent Decoration Day in the city.
Middle
Island July 5, 1918
Mr. Randall
has the renovation of historic Hutchinson house nearly completed,
already for the occupancy of tenants.
Yaphank
July 12, 1918
An airplane
landed on the Webber farm Saturday afternoon.
Middle
Island July 12, 1918
Blueberry
picking parties have been in evidence in the woods on the hills near
the Granny Road. The crop appears to be good but not remarkably
abundant.
Middle
Island July 12, 1918
Victor Edwards
herd of Holstein cows now numbers eight head. Quite like old times
to see again such a herd of cattle on a farm here.
Coram
July 12, 1918
Louis Follini
has opened an ice cream and confectionery store in the building
formerly owned by George S. Brush and which he used as a a grocery
store.
Coram
July 12, 1918
Captain and
Mrs. Henry Martin Randall and son and Mr. and Mrs. Jason Randall
visited Mr. And Mrs. Winfield S. Davis and family on Sunday.
Coram July
19, 1918
Edward Swezey
of Middle Island has begun threshing for some of the farmers in this
vicinity.
Coram
July 19, 1918
Sergeant
Thomas B. Smith of Quartermaster’s Department at Hobokes recently
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith
Middle
Island August 16, 1918
The
contributions called out by the anti-saloon lecture of Mr. Fenton at
the Presbyterian church recently amounted to $82, including cash and
pledges.
Middle
Island August 16, 1918
Huckleberries
in a few sections are a profitable crop. One man declares he can
make five dollars a day picking them. They are only plentiful a few
spots and the demand has been good and prices unusually high.
Coram August
30, 1918
Wendell S.
Still, machinist’s mate, second class, of the U. S. S. Pocohantas,
has returned to the ship after a seven days leave spent with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Still
Yaphank
September 6, 1918
James Coomes,
formerly with John Lewis Childs, has a fine display of asters and
other flowers at the lake View Farm.
Yaphank
September 6, 1918
The
authorities are having Yaphank Avenue and the Main Street of
Yaphank village oiled. It is desirable that they continue oiling
the roads to the Base Hospital and to Upton Road station as they are
in constant use by hundreds of autos going to Camp Upton.
Yaphank
September 6, 1918
The Yaphank
school opened on Tuesday with Miss Rosalie Junes, a graduate of
Oneonta Normal as teacher.
Yaphank
September 6, 1918
John Davis
sprained his ankle in a hole on the sidewalk over the mill dam
road. All the sidewalks in Yaphank need attention.
Middle
Island September 6, 1918
Charlie
Hagen went out with a farm wagon on Sunday loaded with people, and
decorated with a canopy and banners, displaying the words “saving
gasoline.”
Yaphank
September 20, 1918
The father of
Mrs. A VanHassel died at her home, Lake View Farm, on Sunday. The
funeral service was conducted there by Rev. J. M. Denton on
Tuesday. The funeral was at Pine Lawn Cemetery.
Yaphank
September 20, 1918
At the Yaphank
Grange Hall on Monday September 23rd at 9pm. Mrs.
Schoenleber of the War Camp Community Service and Sergeant Todd from
Camp Upton will give addresses on Social Hygiene, the former to the
women and girls over 16 years of age, the latter to men and boys
over 15. All from the community and surrounding neighborhoods are
invited to these meetings.
Middle
Island September 27, 1918
Arthur Risley
writes from France that though not on the firing line he is employed
in long hours of drilling daily and is tired out when night comes.
Yaphank
September 27, 1918
David Jones
was awarded 21 prizes out of his 28 entries at the Suffolk County
Fair. 14 of them being firsts. He has been making a special of
fruit cultures for some years.
Coram
September 27, 1918
Several
residents of this birthplace attended the Riverhead fair the past
week. Among those who received prizes for watermelon were E. S.
Still, three firsts; T. J. Smith, three firsts, and two seconds;
Coram Hill Fruit Farm, three firsts and two seconds.
Coram
October 11, 1918
Sergeant
Philip G. Still, who is at the front sent his father a German helmet
recently.
Coram
October 11, 1918
Charles J. R.
Davis, U. S. N. R. F., who has been seen on foreign service for
several months, made a short visit at home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Davis last week.
Middle
Island October 25, 1918
Miss Almira
Schoonmaker has been engaged to teach the school in District No 16.
And began her work here on Monday.
Middle
Island October 25, 1918
Fire broke out
in the house on the Experimental Farm last Friday but, was
extinguished before much damage was done.
Middle
Island October 25, 1918
John C. Fry is
having the green houses on his farm rebuilt.
Middle
Island November 1, 1918
Howard Swezey
is cutting and carting to the railroad quite a large number of
spiles for government work at Greenport. Besides timber from his
own farm he is working a considerable tract on property.
Yaphank
November 1, 1918
Postmaster
Head moved the post office to Howell’s store this week.
Middle
Island November 8, 1918
A steam roller
was ditched beside the road just east of the Presbyterian church the
other day. We are not informed as to its destination but we hope it
was improve the Country Road, and the last seen of it was in the
yard of H. C. Swezey undergoing repairs.
Middle
Island November 8, 1918
Election
passed off very quietly, the newly enfranchised women showing a fair
degree of interest in voting. Mrs. Leonard Miller of Yaphank has
the honor of being the first woman voter at the polls in the old
seventh district, which amid all the changes has for generations
been the central district of Brookhaven town.
Middle
Island November 8, 1918
Dr. William
Sidney Smith, who has been in a camp Iowa and was on his way to go
over seas, spent Sunday at his home in Longwood adjoining Camp
Upton.
Coram
November 8, 1918
Alfred Faron
writes in a recent letter from the front to his brother S. E. Faron,
that the boys are all impatient to get on to Berlin. He had to stop
writing to put on his gas mask. His many friends are glad that he
is well and happy.
Coram
November 5, 1918
Most of the
women of this place took the opportunity of voting last Tuesday and
we didn’t hear that either children or housework was neglected.
Middle
Island November 5, 1918
The
trustees of the Presbyterian church have received the legacy
directed by the will of Miss Emma L. Norton, amounting to $733.
Middle
Island November 5, 1918
Joe Butler
arrived home Monday for a short leave of absence for the battleship
on which he has been patrolling the coast for several months.
Middle
Island November 5, 1918
Word from
Henry Butler reports him in the trenches in the midst of active
service.
Middle
Island November 5, 1918
Allie Ritch,
of the Merchant Marine has a two week leave of absence form his ship
in Boston. It is a coal freighter plying the coast from Newport
News to Halifax.
Middle
Island November 5, 1918
Lumber dealers
bought of J. H. Randall the large old black walnut tree that stood
in the rear of the Hutchinson house. In the cutting down it crashed
upon the kitchen, knocking the chimney off, breaking a big hole on
the roof and smashing a window.
Coram
November 29, 1918
Charles J. R.
Davis, U. S. N. R. F. Of Pelham Bay, Sergeant Homer Davis, Master
Engineer John Erhardt, Sergeant Seimon, Privaters Lawrence Waite and
Joseph Conwell of Camp Upton spent Sunday at home of Mr. and Mrs. D.
R. Davis
Coram
December 13, 1918
In a recent
letter Sergeant Philip G. Still writes that he is in a rest camp in
southern France.
Coram
December 13, 1918
Raymond D.
Still of the U. S. S. Canandaigua in foreign waters writes that he
has just recovered from influenza. The boys, happy over the peace
news, lighted bonfires in the streets of their base port and burned
the Kaiser in effigy.
Coram
December 13, 1918
L.H. Chambers
has killed 11 raccoons this fall. Foxes are plentiful also. Two
were seen recently near a barn yard in the day time. Miss Helen
Davis saw a large one in the field where her father was at work.
Deer have also been seen.
Middle
Island Jan. 3, 1919
R.M Bayles has
enlarged his garage for his second auto.
Middle Island
Jan. 10, 1919
Mrs. William H.
Fry has sold her furniture that remained in her house that belonged to
her late husband’s estate, also has sold the life interest which she
held by the will of her late husband in the real estate to Phillip J Fry
a brother of William H fry.
Middle
Island Jan. 10 1919
Allie Ritch was at
home over Sunday the ship to which he belongs to the El Alba, being in
port at New York.
Middle
Island Jan. 17, 1919
the Country Road
was a lively scene Tuesday morning when it looked as though all the
farmers of this and the westward village were speeding to the camp to
the camp to the great sale of horses. A number from here bought horses
at a fair price. From the way people rushed to the sale it doesn’t look
like the auto has driven the horse to the wall yet , by several yards.
Middle
Island Jan. 17, 1919
Fred H. Elers has
purchased the building the building and business of Otto Rower at the
Hay road entrance at camp Upton.
Middle
Island Jan. 24, 1919
Our people are
asking and wondering why the school tax rate demanded of us is about to
double what is necessary to pay all running expenses and double the
amount appropriated by the people in the school meeting. And nobody
seems to know where the authority comes from for such an excessive rate.
Can anyone official or unofficial in some other part of the town or
county or state tell us why?
Middle
Island Jan. 31 1919
Swezeytown pond,
known on the record as “Half-mile Pond” is lower than it has been in
about 50 years if ever before. People should take warning that it is
unsafe to drive into it now as there may be spots near the shore where
it is low.
Middle
Island Feb. 14, 1919
John G. Randall
has turned to dairying. He has a heard of 20 cows and supplies milk to
the camp.
Coram
Feb. 14, 1919
Wendell
S Still has sailed from Brest, France on the USS North Pole. This is his
fourth trip.
Middle
Island March 7, 1919
Mr.
Hurtin familiarly know as “Uncle Joe” a youth sporting in the nineties
discovered in the barnyard remains of a hen that to his practiced eye
suggested the work of a possum. He was quite an enthusiast in bygone
years in the pursuit of game and had a reputation of a sure shot. He set
a trap for this possum and in the morning was pleased to announce to the
boys “I got him”
Middle
Island March 7, 1919
William O’Shea has
been discharged from the service and we hear will return to his position
at the game farm.
Middle
Island March 14, 1919
William
Herbert, who has been in France and returned to Camp Upton, visited his
father at Fergusons’s Club House this week.
Coram
March 7, 1919
Edward S. Still a
well known Coram farmer, died at his home on the Mt. Sinai road Tuesday
morning. He was 56 years old on Washington’s birthday. The funeral was
held yesterday with the service at his house in charge of Rev. Robert
Thorne of the Coram Methodist Church and interment in Middle Island.
Middle
Island March 14, 1919
Hermann Bubb has
been mustered out of the military service and has returned to civil
life.
Middle
Island March 14, 1919
Joe Butler who is
in San Francisco, a machinist on the battleship Marblehead, has met with
a serious accident. In hauling a piece of machinery with a crane
something slipped and he was caught under the heavy weight suffering
injuries likely to disable him for several weeks.
Middle
Island March 14 1919
Henry Butler is in
Company A of the 114th Infantry. The majority of this company
was from New Jersey. The captain says the company during October were in
the midst of shell fire and shrapnel in the Ormont Woods and suffered
heavy loses.
Middle
Island March 1919
The peepers are
shouting in the surrounding swamps and ponds. This is a sure sign spring
is here.
Middle
Island March 1919
Wallace E. Mott
was home over Sunday. His duties at Camp Upton hospital seem likely to
hold him several months longer.