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Saw -iile H<->S an J Ladder Co. V> . X. RavT.orloreiiian . .! alias Hauvrr. Secretary. .Mtx-nngsirst Friday ni^tit 1:1 the mouth.

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OUT. BEAUTIFUL SISTEK VILLAGE BT THESEA—INTERESTING NOTES.

From our own Correspondent.The cat boat Messenger has been

provided with a new stern.The cat boat Jute, owned by Capt.

Smith Rogers, has been disposed of toCapt. E. V. Ilenjamin for §475.

The new sloop built by Capt. SmithRogers, now on the stocks, lias been soldto Capt. Charles Lecluse the price paidbeina S650. The sloop is about 30 feetlong.

The old stern of the sloop Jennie R.,has been replaced by a handsome roundone. The boat has also been length-ened two feet. A wheel has taken theplace of a tiller.

Capt. E. Brown recently refused agood offer for his fast-sailing sloop, theS. F. Burns. The sloop, which measure42 feet keel , is two years old , and hasnever been beaten. She is a natty-little craft and will stick to her laurels.

Bayport.

Greenville.From our own Correspondent.

The oyster industry is veiy quiethere j'ustj.it present.

-Mr. Frank Wright , of Dayport , hasbought the confectionery store of D.VaiiPopering, Edward Edwards , Jr.,is to act as managing clerk.

The ice in the bay moved several feetiast Monday . As a result the rudder toMrs. Case Du Waal's boat was broken.The boat was on the shore. No otherdamage is reported.

Port Jefferson.

1- row our own Correspondent.Mr. Chas. Terrell , who has been very

low wi th pneumonia is convalescing*Mr. Albert Walker is enjoy ing two

weeks, v t i th his relatives and schoolmates, at Cape May Court House.

A large lleet of loaded vessels passedthis harbor Tuesday, going down the!?ound,it being the lirst t ime this shorehas been clear of ice for some time.

Mr. Chas. Fullwood , while at work inBay les k Men 's ship-yard Tuesday, badthe misfortune to injure his thi gh qui teseverely by a large log falling on him.

Wm. H. Bay les, the jew eler ,has beenmaking noted improvements on the in-terior of his store, this week , by paint-ing and frescoing. Mr. Whitbeck didthe work,

The tug-boat Isis, of Bridgeport ,came to this port Sunday, and towed toBridgeport , the spile-driver that drovethe spiles for the American Mining andMilling Cos dock last Fall.

At present Port Jefferson seems tobe having more than lierj sharc of deaths.Among which are Mrs. Israel Hays al-so Daniel Rik-h, the two-year-old sonof Lawyer Uitch.

Mrs. Albert Hutchinson died verysuddenly at ;• a. in., Sunday, probablyof heart disease, as she was as well asusual upon retiring. Her funeral washeld at the house Tuesday afternoon.

The joll y firemen give a dance andsupper at their Truck House, Wednes-day ni ght. A good t ime is assured , asMessrs. J. Ii. jj aiiiniis, Elmer Robin son,and Jesse Davis have the matter incharge.

Gallagher.

Hast St-taiiket.From our own Correspondent.

The new building on the dock underprocess of erection , for J. \V. Elberson ,is rapidl y approaching conduction.

Mr. P.2n]ar.;ia West i;.-4 a valuablehorse Monday. The animal has beensick for some time. Tt has been underthe care of a veterinary- surgeon fromMillers Place.

Mr. Joel I - 'H^rrir.eilirii ~..U'o piu -Ciiasea a pidce' oi ground near the millpond , of Mr. Geo. Terrell and will be-gin building as soon as the frost getsout of the ground.

Mr. Edwards , princi pal of the publicschool, and . wife, left here Tue:dayi,»wv u ij ic;, t ;i' ivi(a toy Aniiiy Ville, "toattend the funeral of his father. Thedeceased passed away Saturday morn-ing at the ri pe age or 81 years.

A number of our villagers takingadvantage of tbe mild weather and th'ain taking up of the ice, went out Tues-day moraine; in search of the fellowsthat wear night caps. They landed atFlax Pond, and finding most of theshelly inhabitants at home, hel pedthemselves to about two bucliplg apiece.The,/ ranged £ roth 4 to o inches inlength .

The soft condition of terra firma forthe past few days has been very tryingto the nerves of the pedestrians of thisvillage. I doubt not many warm wordshave been uttered as rubbers werepulled off or the shiny boot sunk to theankle in the yielding earth. I think theclimax must liaye ueen reached , how-ever, Tuesday morning when the stage,which by the way was on this occasiona box wagon, got stuck in the mud andthe passengers had to get out and walkto the depot . An eye witness says "'Thehorses sank in the earth up to theirknees." Query. How about the passen-gers?

The many friends of Luther Biek-ford will be pained to learn that he haspassed from their midst. The iron handof disease his held him prisoner for along time, but Monday afternoon thofetters were broken and, he passed tothat land where sickness Is unknown.To the bereaved family we extend ourheartfelt sympathy in this their timeof trouble. " Four times has the deathangel entered their dwelling and bournaway loved ones. Only a few shor tweeks ago a loved sister' and daughter1,was, after a few hours illness, laid awayuntil the great day, and now the headof the family is removed. God comforttheir stricken hearts.

Ed. U. Kate.

The Netvb has a larger circulation in Baby-lon than any other paper published

outside of that place.

From our own Correspondent.Dr. Hammond sports an iron gray

horse.Miss Handall is visiting at Mrs.Eras

tns Tookers'.The Whist Club met at D. S. S.Sam-

mis', last Tuesday.Jonathan Sanimis, our popular sur-

veyor is seriousl y ill.The T. B. T's. met at Miss Sammis'.

A large party enjoyed the evening fes-tivities.

John Arink, the happy expressman,handles the lines behind a team. Johnsays three of a kind beats a pair.

There was a raffle for a bull at Sher-man Tweedy's l ist Saturday. The for-tunate winner was 13. P. Field.

There will be tendered to the Rev.R. S. Putney at the parsonage,a Dona-tion visit on the 29th of this month.

Hon. Alex IL-Cuc has been appoint-ed Asst, Treasurer of the United Statesin place of Chas. J. Condi , resi gned.

Mr. Aiden H. Weeks has a historicviolin in his possession, called "old Ca-to." Call around and ask Ardeu to tellyou its history.

Ri chard Higbie, Sr., since our lastwriting, is growing worse fast. He isin a critical condition , but '' as long asthere is life there is hope."

The ball given at the WashingtonHotel , Feb. 22, under the managementof George Bulger, was quite a success.George has a happy knack of pleasingall.

Chas. Wood, Jr., of the firm of C.Wood & Co., lumber merchants , hasjust returned from a tri p to NiagaraPalls. Charles is qui te chipper aria en-thusiastic when expounding on hispleasant tour.

George Penny may be seen in hisleisure hours training his three-year-oldcolt , which he raised. The youngsteris a golden sorrel , stand-, fourteenhands high, and has a speedy gait.

Mr. Frank Ackorly, our popularpainter , has been doing some fine workin the interior of James M cLaughlin 'shouse, on Fire I.-land Avenue. He hasalso contracted to paint tlie exterior forthe same gentleman.

There was a narrow escape of fire atthe residence of Geo. E. Smith , 2d as-sistant of 13, H. .v L, But tho nimbleGeorge was on hand , and a few pailsof water soon ex tinguished the blaze.Score one for Babylon Hook and Lad-der.

Ihe last, of the course of lecturesgiven by tlie Christ Church ReadingRoom was to have been last I 'riday.Feb.17th , but was not. On account of sick-ness the Hon.Cluuncey Sha It er did notmake his appearance , lo the disappoint-ment of a larg e number.

Mr. Ileckett, our local machinist , isput t ing in a new shaft and placing themachinery in perfect order on theSteamer Surf. Mr. Sainmi> is f i t t ingher up for sale , as he has no fur theruse for her, Tlie yacht Ri pple andZingaria will run on the Ferry betweenBabylon and Fire Island this Summer.

Ex-Deput y Sheriff Daily, since histerm of office exp ired , has t old some ofhis confidential f riends just how muchmoney there is in the office, and citedto them the biggest case. Af te r learn-ing what the net profi t was, after Ed.paid his lawyer 's fees, we would sug-gest to the present Deputy to buy thebook entitled " Every man his ownLawyer."

James Dollard has brought home hisHambletonian colt , two-years-otd , byCarll Burr 's famous horse , Comae. Ev-er since the colt was folded ,lie has beenhoardin g at the farm of Isaac Weeks,at North Babylon. Mr. Dollard has agood box stall for him in hi s stable, inthe rear of his residen ce, where lie willtake pleasure in feeding him ;i few oats ,aud building castles in, t ite ;\ir for hisfiitiue. .Mr. Dollard will turn him tograss again next Summer,

Many who attended Die f i rs t ol theseries of the Christ Church ReadingRoom's course of lectures were pleas-ant ly entertained by Hon. ,1. R. Reid'sexcel lent lecture; but us the night 'vp san unusually bad one , ir.an ,' who cid-:ire:» b isurv me J iufyv, elucidate wereforced to stay home. We would sug-gest that the" Hon. J . R. Reid repeat hislecture for the benefi t of those whowished to ,but could not attend.

Mr. Richard V. '. v . t*:, who is in chargeor VV. S. Weeks' jewelry establishmentin Patchogne , was in town on Sunday .He carried in his hand an elegant gold-headed , ebony cane , one of the neatestdesigns we have ever seen. On the fluidhead were the won!; • '• l-Veseoted toIJichcd i-.oi ler by W. 3. W., Christ-inas, 1SS7." Mr, Por ter is us fine aworkman as he is reliable, and is everyway worthy of the token that his em-ployer has given him.

1 Uvos Ju lia fetroii t .', when crossingthe'West brid ge with her horse lasTSaturday, found she could not controlthe "critter," anil she let him run. Heran until he struck Dr. Woodruff'shorseblock, which he tore up, pestsand all. He then niailf.tl ior L. H.Fishers horseblock, hut got caught inthe shuffle and til l li t t le maido» wasscared. Tho ho.-** yau ub iind stap;f,er3";l;iu the brave little woman maintainedher courage, keeping hold of the linesuntil rescued by kindl y handn.

Skipper Carll Jackson informs" usthat as soon in the Spring as the bayopens that he will take the yachtSchemer to New York. She is to befitted up and offered for sale , as herowner , Mr. Alley, will not use her nextSummer. The yacht has a good recordas a prize winner,and should find readysale. As Carll is a valuable man to theLarchmont Club, his services will beretained aud he will be given a largeryacht to sail to victory. Cavil can do

The Third Annual Reception of theBabylon Council , of Roy al Arcanum,No. 881, assembled at their rooms Feb.20, 1888. About 150 guests were pres-ent , among whom were delegationsfrom Farmingdale and Suffolk Coun-ty Uauncik, The opening address wasmade by Regent ('has. Searles, he in-troducing Edward Kempton , GrandRegent of the State of New York, whogave an able and eloquent address inreference to the benefit! and priyilegesof belonging to the Royal Arcanum,Mrs. Geo. Ticchur;»t sang several solos,{i Call me Back" and " I'm Waiting MvDarling," which were heartily applaud-ed. Mr. John H Arnold , of Brooklyn ,gave several cleve r recitations ; MissAda Livingstone, of Babylon , delight-ed the audience with her singing re-ceiving a nnmber of encore?. WalterW. Tamlyn , from DeLong Cpvfficil i asone of the. rrjernb avs, caia , " took theealce." He kept every one in good hu-mor with his comicalities. A "suffi-ciency of an abundancy " was servedafter the entertainment when all wenthome well pleased.

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ISF^Ai an average cost of about 25cents per week yon can insure again&t acci-dents and be indemnified to the nmoant ot|15,00 per week, and $3000 death benefit.—The Mntnal Buitfit Life and Accident Co,,Of HtttteiGoUk : H. T, 8«)MJ. Agt,

Babylon.' .* ., Patcliogue.

SPICY PA1JAOKAPHS FKOM A "OET-UP-AJfDGET " TOWN.

From our own Correspondent.tt is reported that Samuel S. Ham-

mond has sold his schooner to partiesfrom New Jersey.

Hon. Edwin Bailey has gone toSyracuse this week as a delegate to themeeting of the Grand Army of Repub-lic.

On Monday last the R. R. officialswere again on there new grounds for adepot site investigating as to therelocation.

Mr. Wm. Cooper has left the bakeryof M. F. Ruland, and his place will befilled by Mr. Lafayette Weeks of thisplace.

Mr. John O'Grady, who owned theGrand View House, which was latelydestroyed by lire has sold the lot andthe cottage left , to parties in the villagehere,

There lias been a coal famine in thevillage for the past few weeks, but thedealeis have lately received a consign-ment which enables them to supply alldemands.

Counselor Wilmot M. Smith andTimothy M. Griffin have decided onMarch 28th next as the day to arguethe Hawkins murder trial before theCourt of appeal at Albany.

On W ednesday the numerous gayflags denoted the National remem-brance of the birthday of one of thegreatest men that ever lived. In theevening a gay bail , composed of a largenumber of young coup les, was held inthe Lyceum.

The new stock company which latel ypurchased the electric light plant , haveheld their fir st meeting and reportedthe stock all sold with fair prospects ofa decidedly prosperous business. Theyelected their officers as follows: Pres-ident , Edwin Bailey ; Vice President,John S. Havens ; Treasurer, A. Fishel ;Secretary, Geo. D. Gerard. A board ofdirectors were also elected.

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NOTES IK A LIVE VILLAGE—FI'.OJI OL'IlWinE-A-WAKE KEPOKTEK.

From our own Correspondent.Lewis Edwards died on Feb. 18, aged

81 years. Cause ol death , old age.Miss G. Wanzer has gone to spend a

few months with Mrs,Reagan at Baby-lon .

Mr. J. R. Williams has been confinedto tbe house with a severe cold for thepast few days,

Lewis Edwards died Feb 18, agedabout 80. The ( funera l was held Feb.21, at her late residence.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Seaman , surpris-ed their friends on Washington 's birth-day by a flying visit from New York .

A new road is about to be openedfrom Amityvil le to Babylon .about onequarter of a mile north of the L. I.Railroad track.

__ Mr. and Mrs. John Williams , of N.Y., arrived Feb. 21, to spend a few dayswi th their friends. They are now theguests of Mrs. Royal Seaman.

The Brunswick Homo was visitedlast week , between the hours of 2 and 3a. m., by .strange men. It :; Lsji osedthey were nntlev tho inf luence of lic-Quor

A sudden gloom was thrown oyor ourvillage, Feb. 22, by the death of Mrs .Susan Velsor , wi fe of our enterprisingmerchant, Eugene Velsor , af ter a liiT-gering illness.of consumption. In hisbereavement he has the sympath y ofthe whole village.

houis Leyli , the tailor , is prepared tosuityou , in eve ry respect. His prices , ari. teiv-soimble and his work Al. He deals j n im-ported and domestic cloths , and invites aninspection of his stock. " t .

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Method:-: Episcopal Cburcb. llev. A. C. F.ou-disa ii •.-(..- Sunday <erv ice lO-oO a. m. aadT."0l: X.' sat'tiart SelKKil i.'S I'- >!. E. M. I'.ruivri.S::;.:. V.'-aas Peoples' uievtia;; Sunday a: e.lO intie Lee;i re Uo-iiu.

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HOME NEWS.

—Our afreets are now in a passable

condition.—Another new public building for

Savviile is now under discussion.1 ir,liin;n--' and a iife insurance

azen t rat el v s:n-:e twice in ti :e same

rkce.—Mrs. Frank Gerard and Mrs. ti . A.

Smith , of this village, drove io NewVillage, last Wednesday to vi si t friendsand relatives.

Those of our ci tizens who are

-ancinu their sidewalks are not exactly

"castin-i bread upon the waters," buttr.ev are putting soil where it is doinga tremendous amount of goon.

—As vfili be seen by a notice in an--ther eoiurnn. Mr. Frank Benjamin

J Ters Lis milk route for sale. TheV ;ra mav also be ren ted. Here is a

j od opportunity for the right man.—A pruner was engaged this week

i trimming the hedge fron ting the

sidene* of I. H. Greeu. Jr. It is on:V wn to within a few inches of the

o"-n d and >7ives the place a strange, - rs ^

- ^ea ranee..—7!:.-> tT.rs,-. slied in rear of G reen

Bros., store Las u£ru irovea to a posi-tion near the lumber building. cn ibeeast and a carpenter shop will bs erec-r~a on the old site, for tlie use of Geo.\7n ~ay.

Th- new liousi ci Mr. Ardie Dane,

on G" .-n avenue, is progressing tauj -

ous' . When completed it will makef / attractive residence. Mr. Dane-, V -ills the most oi the work himself.a; t-i' ho-j se will prove ; - -y goodxr f u ic i i i io tc- o£.pab;]::._--. ' as 2ct inter.

frown Clerk Leo-iuse informs usit I there were registered, in the Town

„-£ |£llp. during the month of January,%o\ tteec tirtbi , tive deaths and twornif riages. Judging f*crj zhzzs statis-tic-c. our young people are someweatlehind the age '. And this is leap year ,

—We KSOV, EC'W IT Is Ot-F.SE!.?.—A

v weary and discouraged i iether ouiL-driver offers the following apology tohis patient readers :

"Aie in hopes iliere -aill be niore newssail -SfeeS: dry time? for news ju--~t no—, asplan of c; are st trork at onr trade, bottom-ins ciisiri: sood traie. bat rongh on thet-3iement of onr paitls.-'--

—Four Sayville graces (married j'iii-a forth one night this week to pay

v ^r respctii U> a neighbor. It is as-se " ed that one of the iadie;, who wasio 'til of laughter for ut terance, losisi er in the mud a dozen times.—'• j g daunted, however, they reaeh-

iir dsitination in safety." whereaan of the tones received them in

/form. The clooj - £ell*)w wa* s0rne--wnat taken aback" at first, oeliering l£zta Leap Year cyclone was about to strikehim. but his better-half soon came tohis relief, and all enj oved a most soeia-pk chat '

—gev. Th. Douglas, pastor of theCongregational CbiU-ib. is tins village,is a man not given to idle words or aat-

--• '•% lerv. Last Sanday night he delivered=n excellent sermon to a packed andi-^aca in ibiiirribia HalL At the end ofhis discourse he made an aiiaonnipmentin which be gave the News an enconr-ageing word, and for which we takeinis c-Dportnuiry to return onr sincere

i thank^! He ea|d; in snbstanee : " I amS s^ble to State pij itivelj- whether wei( sha1"" ' j ld on* nep meetisg in tiiis hall*"I V Sunday evening or not, but, in.V j4v ' the announcement will be

-yr At t. feh the kindness of the Ed-_tor of Tews. I suppose yon all

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Sayville Brevities.

—C. X. Aldrich, the coal dealer, ispreparing to break ground for his newbusiness block on Main street.

—H. Tread R<i ger»»has been selectedto lead the men's prayer-meeting in theCongregational Church nest Sundayafternoon.

—The ladies' prayermeeting of theM. E. Church was held at the residenceof ilrs. Charles Woodhull, Sr., lastWednesday af ternoon. The attend-ance was ipaite large.

—Notice.—Our New York dress-maker, ifiss Carer, has returned toBayport. Perfect tit, stylish draping.Tailor made suits a specialty. Will goout by the day. Address Miss Carew,Bayport, L. I.

—A Goon Ii>£a.—The residents ofRailroad avenue are agitating the cpues-tion of a plank walk front Main streetlo the depot. A plank walk throughthis thoroughfare would be a greatconvenience to everv resident in Sav-ville.

—Mr. A. Yosc, the elongated book-agent , who is now scattering the newatlas around promiscuously in this sec-tion, is one of the most genial men onthe road , and the oldest— when he en-counters life insurance agents.

— Friesdlv C.vLLs.-Among those whojmlled the ••la tch-string" of our sanc-tum door this week, we recall to mindAir. W. H. Arnold, of Bavport : Capt.1\ H. Burr and Mr. L. H. Rhodes ofOakdale. and Capt. E. Brown, of Bay-port. Yisitors are always welcome.

—Photographer John Z. O'Brien se-cured the picture of an embroyo JohnL. Sullivan one day this week, in theform of a child from Islip. It was livemon ths and three weeks old and weigh-ed t wenty-sis pounds. It was a brighthandsome, compact child , its paren tsbeing Mr. and Mrs. Newins. of I slip.

—The Rev. Tii-vs. Moran , Rector ofChrist Church. Baby lon, will preach in•St. Ann's Episcopal Church, this vil-lage. Tuesday evening. Feb. "2Sih. Thereverend gen tleman is an eloquent di-vine, and one of the most popular menin Babylon. A fai lure to hearhhu willbe to miss an intellectual feast.

—Dr. G. \Y. Gilbert delivered a veryinteresting address before the SayvilleScientific Society last Friday night,entitled "Educa tion Intellectual, Mor-al and Physical."' Rev. J . H. Preseottwill deliver the address this Fridayevening. and something excellen t mayreasonably be expected , as the genialRector always prove? to be interesting,no matter what theme he may select.

—Real Estate Agent Henrv E. As-liiiis 3;as issned his Spring catalogue

containing a list of farms, countryseats, building plo ts and village prop-erty for sale and to let. It con tainsthir ty-one pages, with -a map on theback page of the cover and Sayvilleprin ted in red ink in bold letters. It isone of the neatest looking cata-logue so far published in this section ,and reflect s credit on the village. Thebook was issued from ihe Xkws." office.Parties desiring a copy can secure sameby applying to Air. Asmus.

—It Sn»i'Li> :!•: Stcpfeh.—The prac-tice of driving vehicles upon our side-walks, (al though doub tless the result oftiioughlessnesslis very disastrous to thegi--.d condi tion of the walks. It is notonlv very inconvenient for pedest rians .but it -p'oils the good effect of the sur-face soil and makes i i unesen aud mel-low. If there is a law against it , let i tbe enforced. Surely, no man of com-mon sense could obj ect to being re-minded of the habit, and certainlyevery citizen interested in ihe good ap-pearance cf the village should see thatthe practice is stopped.

—A Gooi> Movement.—S. S. Ackerlv.the butcher, has concluded to close hismeat market 0:1 Sundays. We arepane-rally outspoken upon all subjects,especially when in the right , ana donot hesitate to say that this is a wisemovement, and sho uld meet with theheartv approval of every law-abiding.God-fearing citizen. Every businessplace should be closed on the Sabbath ,no: particularly for the reason that itis due the laws or le 'uaion .but it wouldbe heeding the physical laws as well.—Six days are smucient in which to ac-com [dish secular work, and the seventhshould be devoted to rest for brain andmuscle. People have ample lime toivuivliaoe their Sunday necessities be-fore midnight on Saturday. Mr. Ack-e.vly intends to keep open until 11.30Saturdav evening. Bear it in mind.

—On: Simmli: Guests.—Years ago:t v.-&- a uinicuh .'ratter for our citycousins to rind accommodations m thisvillage, but now we entertain aboutlive hundred visi tors during the Sum-mer. One good indication is the factthai iie-iiy all the tounjt; of previousyea rs return to Say ville each season reg-tilarlv. Our people take especial painsto treat their guests with great consid-eration , and the pleasure and solid com-fort to be found here, proves to be anirresistible magnet to our over-lieatedana eiuauiU^ city cousins. Mr. E. N.Danes, who accoiutaoilites about 40people at his pleasant and commodiousresidence on Handsome avenue, was thefirst man to start a private boardinghouse. This was twenty-three yearsao-o, and be thoii cocapield a liotj pe onihe corner of Green avenue and ilainstreet, where Green Brothers storo non-stands. There has been a radical changein leal estate since that period.

-Tire Piiospects ox On: Bat.—Thecopious lamiaii during iicnaay andTuesday, proved beneficial to the bay.as the ice moved several rods on thedays mentioned. This means an earlyseasoii ioi oar Lcyrnen and thev willdoubtless be abl e lo settle down to bus-iness bv March 1st. About three hun-dred people in this section find remun-erative employment on the bay. Ahundred people in Sayville " tong" theluadoiL: bivalve some- nine months inthe year, and they realise $i to if3 aday each on the •"' commons." This isquite an item aud assists the commun-ity very materially. Xearly every manin the village (or ninety ont of onehundred.) owns a lot on the bay, andoft -n realize? from S-5 to $6 a day. Alarge proportion ot the oysters jjnd areadv market in Oakdale, where thevare packed in barrels for shipment toXerr York and Europe, something like30,000 barrels being put up during theseason of 1SS7. Last year the oysterswere " Al ," and the prospects are goodfor a most excellent crop daring 1SS3.The price at this date is from $1.00 to§1.25 per tub. Mr. Floyd Skinner islbs only shipper in isayrille, and it isasserted that last year he »ent over 1 ,GGQbarrels to market Even daring theWinter, " tongers' go on the bay, andnotwithstanding that they are compell-ed to cut through ice fonrteen inchesthick, have made §10 a day collectively.The oyster indnstry in Sayrille and ri-einity ii not to bs 'isneejed &t." -Aboutas many follow the bay in Bayport.—Wash%llgivealist of the boats in ournext, with tbe naaei of Uw caytorM,

—The muddy condition of the streetsfor the past week has been almost un-bearable.

—Postmaster Terry now wears anextra smile in commemoration of thethoughtful person who sent him thatvalentine.

—We understand that the SayvilleBrass Band is making good progress.It is to be hoped that the3" may provea credit to themselves and to the town.

—Rev. Th. Douglas, of the Congre-gational church , will preach in Colum-bia Hall , on Sunday (to-morrow) nigtitat 7.30;o'clock,his own church being toolimited in its seating capacity to accom-modate all the people.

—The best paint sold in this town isWadsworth's Silica Paint , and for in-side finish of hardwoods, or stains, useP. & L., light hand oil finish , and Xo.3S Preservative. Please call and seesamples, get prices and particulars ofthe agents. W. J. Tkkky <fc Soxs.

—We recret to learn that John 11.Terry.in the employ of Terry & Sons, isdown with pneumonia, but it is hopedthat he will mend af ter the inevitable'• nine days run."' The Good Templar"sorder, of which he is a worthy member,is lookin g after his needs. He is alsoTreasurer of the Lodge.

—We inadvertent!j - failed to men-tion the fact that Edward Reed , Jr.,had returned from Philadel phia , to fakea position in his father's barber shop inthis village. Having secured manygood city points on hair-cutting, he isnow prepared to give patrons of thatshop the benefit of his experience.

—The ladies ' convert meeting will beheld in the parlors of Mrs. Reuben Ed-wards on Sunday (to-morrow) after-noon at 3 o'clock. Leader, Ai rs. H. T.Rogers. The ladies' prayer meeting willal so be held next Wednesday afternoonat 3 o'clock at Mrs.lsaae Bedell's. Therewill be pleaching and after-meetings inthe Congregational church every ni ghtthis week except Saturday.

—Well Dose.—Last Sunday morn-ing Rev. Mr. Bowdish presented to hiscongregation tbe needs of the worn-outministers of the Xew York East Con-ference, and in a short space of time, ahandsome sum of money (upwards of?2o), was quietly given to that worthyobject. Air. Bowdish also stated , thatthe book agents at Xew York haddonated to that same noble purpose,(to be divided among the different Con-ferences of the Alethodist Church , fromthe net earnings of their Publishingbusiness for the year now closing|,6100,0<Xi . Well may it be truthfullysaid, that the Methodist Church lookswell after her old and disabled minis-ters, and the wi dows of deceasedpreachers and their orphan children.

—The Ei;o Pkoblkm.—Last week wenoticed an eS'2, problem in one of ourexchanges, tbe same having beensubmi tted to the graduating class of aHigh School and answered by one oftrie young lady pupils. It was not anextremely difficult mathematical puz-zle, but. in order to ascertain to whatextent it would attract attention , wecopied the problem and offered a sixmonth's subscription to t he reader whofirst sent us the correct answer. Thisis the problem as published last week :

A clerk coun ted out a basket of ecus, tookont two at e. time aud one remained : threeat a time and one remained: four at a t imeand one remained: five at a time and one re-mained: six at a time and one remained, butwhen lie took out seven at a time none re-mained. How many eirijs were in the bas-ket :

We received ihirt <!-.-lr replies fromdifferent sections of the country, whichshows to what extent the local columnsof the Xews are read by people not par-ticularly interested in Sayville. Belowwe give tbe names of tho.-e who re-sponded, together with their answer.—Xearly all the replies were acr-ompaniedby a letter :Woodhull Raynor, Sayville "< » 1Thos. X. Otto', Sayville o'JlCarl Rodemocker , Sayville 301Charles X. Lane. Jr., Sayville 301Miss llclle Green , bay ville ouiWilbur V. Aiom-li, Sayville o'olG. W. Gilber t , Baypor t 721Josie T. Los-ee, Patchogne 301Howard L. Strong, Sayville 721Isaac Aldrich. Sayville 27Ernestine Pausewang, Sayville. ., .301Mrs. Frank Purdy , Amityvil le 301A' "as. Andc-;.scii, Por t .J efl' er.son. .->O i

ard Westerbeke. Sayville 301..irs. Debora h Howell , Bayport.. .. -SOIHenry L. Hil lman. (Jreenpoint. .. .301G. H." Plimp t on, Xew York 301C. D. Southard , Hempstead 301Y>~ . H. PeUrian , Islip .,«j iE. F. Clarke. Birmingham. Conn...301CarraL. Chenev. Cnmberland.Can..301A. H. Wilder, Brockton , Mass 301Albert Bristol , Brid geport .Conn.. .301Fred. A. Couch , Birmingham ,Conn.30lLhas, Wiliiains. Curusvllle , Mass. ..77.1Andrew Johnson, Jersey City 301Wesley Ketcham , Amityville 301Yinal Terry. Goshen , Cape Alay.. .301Ida Crist, Brooklyn. X. A' 301William E. Wilson , Rid gewoood.. .301Guscie JJuicb , Hempstead liOlSam. H. Whitney, Brooklyn , X. Y..301Lewie Loonier, Birniing ham,Ct. . .2401M. A. Lecluse. Roslvn 2401Mortimer C. Hamblen. Rosly n . . ..2401Robert M. Bishop, Xew A'ork 301

Th ere- hundred and o> '.e i;- tire corrcitanswer. As Air. Y/ocdhull Eayiior, ofSay viile. was the first one to respond ,he is entitled to the reward , and if hewill walk up to the " Captain 's office ''we will place six months' subscriptionto his credit. It is a singular fact thatMr. Raynor called Fridaj - night whilethe paper was runnin g' through thepress and subscribed for one year. MissGussie Bnrch , of Hempstead , had work-ed it out before. She alone of a grad-uating class gave the successful solu-tion, 'l-here is no arithmetical 'formulaby which the example may be worked.It is done by a umDle indeterminateequation. Sam. B. Whitney of Brook-lyn, writes : " If you don't think 301will do , just forward that many egg;and I'll count them for you and—keepthem !" One contestant figured it outcounting so many kernels of corn. Wenow offer a hard nut for our readers tocrack. It is as follows :

A widow lady had a farm of 500 acres in acircle, trjth ;; house situated in the centre.—Having three datnrhters and wishing fheinto settle near her, she gave each equal sharesin tho form of a circle as large as could bemade inside of the original circle, with ahouse in the centre of each. How much lauddid each of the danghters have ? How muchland did the old lady have left ? How furwas each danghters house from that of theaid lady ? How far was the daughters' housefrom etch other c

We offer three premiums for a cor-rect solution of the above. First, avaluable steel engraving entitled :—"Heme and its Treasures ,'1 size SftrJPinches. Second, a small '•History ' ofthe World."' Third, one year's sub-scription to the Xews. These premi-ums will be awarded the three personsfirst sending the correct solution. Inorder to give all a fair show, if morethan' three correct answers are receivednumbers will be placed in a bos, thefirst three drawn to take the prizes.—All replies mast be accompanied by fivetwo-cent stampv Tbe names of allcompetitors will be published.

. ^^ *-S^fiandsome Designs in Granite

and Marble Monuments, Headstones,etc GoU«mita, W«t fstchogoa.

I-'r-'i n ourowu t'orresi ininle iit.Will iam Gardner , our baker, finding

his business on the increase, and onehorse not being able to do his work, liehas purchased one from Brooklyn.

Mr. James Shaw ha s leased for aterm of years Titus House, where hewill open it as a boarding house. Wewish him success in his new enterprise

The Old Conel Howell Homesteadwas burned to the ground on Tuesdayevening of last week , at about eighto'clock. Joh n Baylis. of Patchogne,who was ilrivino ; by, dis^'w ered iheitru and gave the a la rm: also CharlieKin g. The fix started under the stairs,and as thei r was no one l iving in thehouse, it is supposed that rats were theori ganators. It was one of the oldlandmarks of Heli port , and was pur-chased last spring by Charles J. Howell ,a grand son of Conel Howell. He hat]i f rebuilt by Mr. Lee' Johnson andfamil y. The present owner is at theHot Spring s. Arkansa s, for his health.It was par lial y insured.

Mam ik.

:i) i - f i- n «- ( l frniii last week.;lU'Mport.

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General.

TR EES! TREE S!Xow is the time to make contracts for trees. Do not wait until yon are

ready to set them.

Largest stock ofEvergreens, Shade Trees, Shrubsand Vines within ioo miles of New York.Extra large transplated Maples, Elms and Evergreens, Silver Maple, 10 to

12 feet, 15 to 25 cents. Norway do 12 to 14 ft. 50 cents. Elms 11 ft. 25 cents.

All to be sold cheap to close up the business. Farm for Sale.

P. H. FOSTER , Babylon Nursery , Ii. 1.

tIbs^ llleSTEAM

Mouldin g and Saw Mill.TERRY & RAYNOR , Pro pr's.

(Successors to I. H, Gbeen, Jp .,)

A full line of BUILDING MATERIALS and BUILDER'S HAED-HARDWARE. White and Yellow Pine Lumber, Oak, Ash ,

Cypress and Spruce Plankiijg and Timber.&p Sash, Blinds, Doors, Brackets and Mouldings and other Turned Work.'1 hose wlio intend to build ivlll f ind it to their advantage to Rive us a call.

Yard and Mil l, . . SAYVILLE, 3L. I.O. F. TEBBV. 125 w. j, . BATO0B.

ROGERS'

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Gillette 's Buildin g Sayville , H. T ROGERS , Proprietor.

The Finest Restaurant in Suffolk Countv-

IJ^PORTING RETAILERS

FtJIXON 5ft fe)£K£l9 Ay£BROOKLYN.

DRESS GOGj Tj S.We are daily receiving Spring Dress Goods f new weaves and

rich textures, to which we invite particular atte/ ton as being of su-perior quality, and offered at prices lower than f ir before quoted forsuch reliable goods.

In plain colors the leading materials arv ashmeres, Henriettas,Serges and Ladies' Cloths. In mixtures tuo ^igoroux Suiting andBieges como in sill the leading shades. We have also a large varietyof Plaids, Checks and Stripes suitable for Ladies', Misses and Chil-dren's wear.

A t'nw pieces are given:3G-inch All Wool Serge, in plain and inized colors, 3Sc. per yard.42-inch Costume Cloth , in fifteen different shades, in plain colors

and in mixtures, 18c. per yard j would be good value for 05c.40-inch Cashmere Serge, 50c. per yard.46-inch Tuxedo Serge, a smooth," soft, rich material iu all the

fashionable colors, C5e. per yard.

CASHMERE PRICE LIST.

40-inch Cashmere, 45 cts. per yardr ' ' -.tch Cashmere, 50 cts. per yard

43-inch Cashmere, 6!) cts'. per yard43-inch Cashmere, 75 cts. per yard46'-inch Cashmere, §1.00 per yard46-ineb Cashmeres §1.25 per yard

If you don 't want to come to the city just now, send forsampl?s.

FINE WHITE GOODS.Plain India Linens, Sc, 10c., 121c., 15c. and upward.Plain Victoria Lawns, 10c, 12Ae"

, 15c , 20. and upward.Lace Stripe and Corded Lawns, 10c, and 124c. per yard.Jones' Cambric 121c , 15c. and 20c. per yarth

WASH FABRICS.Freres Koechlin French Satines. A magnificent assortment of

plains and fancy in special confined sty les. Plains, 30c. per yard;fancies, 35c.

Scotli Novelty Zephyrs, The largest assortment shown by anyretail house iu the trade —plains to match—in all the latest colorings,such as serpent, goblin and electric blues.

Domestic Wash Fabrics of every reliable manufacture at thelowest possible prices.

OUR OMNIBUSES MEET ALL TRAINS AT THE FLATBTTSH

AVENUE DEPOT OF THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.

iHM EOOTE FOR SALE. !Daily average 100 qts. For pavlieu- j

lars call on Fiu>ac Bt-.s-JAMix , Say\nlle IL. i. February, 23, 1888.

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SURGS QN AND MECHANICALDDEIsTTIST.

OI tlie well-known linns ot I.otinetiecker Brosf>!9 Fulton avenue , an d Dr. J. JI , Loiiaeneeker& Sons, -IBs ami 2iu Fulton st., ISrooklvn , re-snectlullv Inloniis Die citizens of Ainityvlllo j un!vicinity, that lie lias opened llrst-elass dentalr?oins in thu block of Mr. Charles Wood , near

lie ra ilroad fDcpot. Tlie Doctor lias all themodern improvements appertaining to demistry, by prompt and skilleil 'workui.iiisliip, andreasonable priees, he hopes to gain your patronace. Nitrons Oxide or Laughing tlas , alwavsfresh for the painless extraction of teeth, hipreserving the teeth, correcting deformity, andIn good substantial filling, Invariably warrant-ed, we cannot be exoelled . Consultation atul ad-vlce free. Artitlcliil teeth inserted on all knownmaterials, tliat are good, and with all the recentimprovements. Xo charge for extracting whenartificial teeth are ordered, (looil work andmoderate charges. Please call uml see 11a. Willshow you what we can and will do to Improv-yonr mouth for looks, comfort and health, Of-fice hours from s A. 31. to s P. si. Mondays andTuesdays only. Fine Gold Filling t. special!' •

janUCmos,

ROMAN & DAVlS,DEALERS IN

General Merchandise,Dress Goods,

Ctirpeto, QU Cloths,Groceries,

Crockery,Fnmirare,

HardwareEtc* Etc., Etc.

IST" Orders taken and delivered promptlyAl most anything desired can ho procured titthese two stores. Cal l and cxamlns,

I@1M ii Ml Ii,Down Town Store—On JIafn St. foot BroadwayUp Town Store—Opposite Depot.

AMITYVILLE, L I.GEO. T. nOMAX, JOiELS^pAYIS.~jTb. swezey,offers a large Hat of property about the Island.Send for catalogue Special inducements InLife Insur uica Fire Insurance at low rates.For any information on the above call on or ad*dress. - J. B. Swxzkv,

Beat Estate and Insurance Agent.

West Hampton.

i-ioui our own Correspondent.Mr. I. C. Halsey, after a long illness,

died last Sunday morning. We extendour sympathy to the bereaved famil y.

Mr. F. 1) . BHgh , J. E. fiavnor , A. V.Rogers and S. It. Bishop, start to-day(U ednesday,) on a tri p to. 'Washington.We wi.-di them, a pleasant time.

'i'he Rev. C. A. Malmsbury, of NewJersey, is at present assisting Mr. Gra-ham holding revival 1.. . . i io -s at tlu-M. E. Church. It, is hoped 11(11 ch goodwill be done ,

Mr. ilikin ey Culver and bride arrivedhome last Monday evening. A recep-tion was given them. It was ratherstormy, but quite a number were pres-ent and a p leasant time was on joyed b y-all .

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4 tluoi ent ei'ed the house of Jelila lCorwin about '.{o'clock one mornin g lastweek, but was captured by M r , Uovwinand taken before Squire t-ivi/ ling, thento Riverhead jail , there to await histml- M. Umps.

C. FRED. JOHNSON ,F ine gr ade s of Tim othy H ay.

Agent for the sale of

PEAT MOSS BEDDING ,Har d , Heading and Pale Bricks,

FROM THEESTATE OP C. M. STEWAET , &ABDEN CITY, L. I.

AGENT FORALSO,

DRAIN PIPE , CHIMNEY TOPS , Etc. ,IN STOCK AT ADVANCE OFFICE ,

fwSYSS?:*. Bayport and New York. F^TtS^.SAYVILLE DRUG STORE.

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O. Ji KLAASSEN, Druggist «ad Chemist. Prescriptions carefully compounded. News Dealer, Books, Stationery, and all kinds ot Varieties, &c

Before imrchasing elMwtora, call and inspect our Qooss.':r77.;

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