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4 44++++4»*»|'+4« , , •t\l'4\**4\i*. . $ Home Fifst, ^» THE WORLD 4> AFTKRVVARDS. 4> * Tali Oaks + FROM ^LITTLE \ITEMS GROW, VOL.\!. No. 1. . CHAPJPAQTJA, N/ Y\, \'{WRSLUY LOCAL PATRIOTISM. TH£ NEED bF IT IS FELT IN MANY COMMUNITIES: N'mtlt'l-or^ dllOs' 1 ami 1 Tmrna—fan?h. tlur Menns of Properly Educating TluHr l»co- _^J>le—anisic ami i\rt Find- No Abode - -Ly ceums Are Unknown—A Case In Point. • An excellent idea is f arnisbccLto men of means whereby th.ey hiay p erpetuate their $aniily name and* at the same .time confer' gre.rt .benefits upon their town 1jy William Cniiiston Lawtoh m the <)e- , s tober Lrippincotys. He says in part: The only way to win* by wealth thr I ' well founded popularity and lasting * fame which-all men desire 'is <to invest tluit wc.ulth at home in monuments that, while perpetuating the name of the giver, shall be a blessing to all the gi iterations who shall arise after us to permanent weiiafo oi rne rase Rowing industrial community—what a glorious series of foundations would have insult ed, ''some of them perhaps, bearing proudly and perpetuating foi? thousands of years the names of men now already •fmytiti-pn I A lnniflrpd-fthoosaud-^ftliars- would have provided a noble building foi- a-.mnseum of local antiquities and a gaTTery of piffntiug^ Half that amount •would have furnished a gallery of casts iuclmhng all the chief\ masterpieces of ancient and modern art. Another bun- ! dred thousand migl^t have given the , public library an edifice that would * have crowned the, beautiful city\ as loft- . ily as the Law library will crown Morn- ingsido heights. The same sum, or half as nuirh/would have fnado a perma nent fund whereby the 20 -wisest and. . most eloquent men available within 500 - mihs would be generously welcomed to address tfie citizens and their families' t in a free lecture course every winjer. A great hospital might hav^absorbed a oil nnd .strive rtnd wither - and pass, as—similar amount.—Finally, Tf ijl5Q0,OO& NOVEMBER T. Two CENTS.. Local Items. THE ITEM has arrived. \ The gate of the dain^at \the. Chap paqua. Lake will \soon bo closed. ^ —A i &w .Uuiu lUkla will go into-el on the railroad about-the.22d inst. —Etlgftr—Lummbury—and Stephen Purdy-are. doing iduty as petit jurors. Mr. Oscar Tompkins .and daughter Ella started'yesterday to-visit friends [at Delhi,'N. Y. , ' < ' A Quaker tea was given last night at the- Presbyterian* Chupeh, Pleas-, antvilie/ . i Mrs. Set-h \Rnynor of. Manorville, 1 L. 1., is \*A 'isithig Mrs. Charles \V#. jj^ornell\. \ * A seventy-foot'pole is to be erected in Depot' Square for the McKinley flag. • Itoiv-yor «• Servant A^suit of interest and importance to those who are s in the habit of bor rowing family railroad tickets was decided in. the Supreme Court-\r^i- Hara «-the^mt^f-MissrAti^ geline Odell, qf Tarrytpwn, against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad for 816,000 • damages'. Miss Odell-borrowed a family; ticket from a Mrs. Heath . on May 16, 1895, to go to New York and return. *Qn her way she-wante'd to stop off at Ludlow. As she was going down the car step the train started andjrhe was thrown to the platform, breaks ing her hip, and she is. now an in valid. Forthe reason that she-was riding on a borrowed ticket, to which . she was not' -entitled, not being a member of Mrs. Heath's family, and , not-, visiting her, the case was dis- we shall do scVsooh'.,* * * - In any ^American community, as uo- - where els'e^on earth, that opportunity 'stands vyui.ting. Nowhere is wealth'so quickly won, \Nowhere is each man more freo to spend hisjawn as he will. Nowhere, perhaps, in Christendom, at least, are cities and towns so tare of the worthy public - monuments which the community is capable • of-.enjoying tiyd utilizing in fullest, measure. It is proposed to illustrate this doc trine as concretely as possible by a par ticular though thoroughly typical ex : ample—one of our older eastern pities. In the earlier history of that town there was. much to gratify a healthy civic pride. As the center of a peculiarly hazardous and adventurous industry, its- mime wife a familiar one- in every qnar- ter of the globe. Within the city itself or in its envi rons an i xtraordmary number of emi nent artists have their birthplace or miiur amount.—1'iuauy, it %o had been\ .spent in the subsidy ..of ad vanced uducatiou, five-er six chairs of science, literature and history cOuld have been endowed with salaries-quite .as liberal as those paid in Yale or Cor nell university, hud something would have remained for buildings or books. All tins, and much more, was* per fectly attainably. Witlisue.lia stinmius. the best elements\ in the comumiiity would have n sisted with renewed c'our age and-em rgy the adverse influences inevitably felt ah an increasingly indus trial center. How immeasurable would ,iave been the direct educational effect of these institutions, and of the men andwomui whose services they could, have command*dUndergeuerousaudeu- cuurutfiug matei-ial conditiuiiK.!' Among _thc 20 or m\oru. great umnnfactufring- centers, this beautiful city would have Attained at a bound a tie-served preemi nence. Indeed some of, these .iiivest- iiicuts would .probably bo tha most profit? NEW CASTLlv HOXOREl). THE TOWN WHICH HAS BURNISHED • A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'\ Is the Homo of the County Treasurer-Elect\ Who^ for \.Thirty-two Years Has Been Supervisor of His Town. One of fhe results Of the recent elec tion was to elect Francis M. Carpen ter to the position of County Treasr urer. Mr. Carpenter had as his op ponent a gentleman who has success fully eared for the treasury of the county, and who stands high in the estimation Of the-public. But Mr. Carpenter's exceptional\ record dT over th^rt\ years ah'u Supervisor and a life-long reputation was such that many, irresppptivp of plu-t.y vn'ted . Elijah Collins,'Chappaqua's oldest citizen, went to the polla^and voted on Election Day.- • • .Mr. F. M. Trimm i\nd -family' will move, to White Plains next week for the winter. J. A. V. Holly, the enterprising news agent at Ghappaqua, will sup ply local orders for THE ITEM. 'Israel A. Haight has been appointed Supervisor_of the town of New Castle in place of Mr. Carpenter. Mr. Edward (J. Hortpn \vas_drawn to serve as a member of the Grand Juryf-which met last Monday- Mr. Otheniel \Sands left on Mon day for Litchfield, Conn., where he naipsecured a position in a store - . ~ The West Side Euchre Club will meet Friday evening at the residence missed. Chappaqua Celebrates.\ Last; Saturday-evening the Repub licans of Chappaqua celebrated their recent victory with fireworks and a parade. The parade started soon, after eight o'clock, and to the music of drums' and horns, marched up Chappaqua street as far as the Insti tute. A rousing salute was given to each Republican who lived along the line of march. Commander Bullock appeared to' know how to put some electricity into the boys*. of Mr. Reuben Whitson.—' : Mr. Hugh Douglas has built a long piece of sidewalk beyond\ his prop erty, whioh will be appreciated by those who use it. ~~ The Unique Euchre Club, of Chap paqua met last Friday evening at the residence of. Mr. Lemuel Washburn Jr. 0. U.. A. M. Horace Greeley Council No. 71 Jr. Oi U. A, -M., of Chappaqua, has been having numerous Initiatic *»is bf late, and now 1 \ haB fifty-seven, members, and in proportion to the population is the strongest council, in Westches ter County. \ . The new council* at Sing Sing in cludes among its members many of the prominent men Of the town-.- iible that could be made, even for the purely material end of attracting wealth and brams into the community. Final ly the inspiring li rcejif such an c-xam- \ pie would !i ..v bcin lilt in every com •Miinity :it « ••mmi ':i futki iland. - Business Notes. Wilbur Hyatt has been busy with ehildhdbd'shome. In a circle of honored \ families wealth, with the r*»sulf;.nt re- liuemeht^has been hereditaiy throu^li succes Tve geuera^jous. In inaiiy pmate bonus luxuiy, taste, art,. ur • worthily ripnsintid For advanced i dueation, tcr il c i ndowmmt of a free library'so tl.at it may pHtvidt^ htrlur.-* \. ith books (h< y (-bH -Heithti Jiff< r4 for ^i+selv-t ^s < _ \«ni r a-k fu.ui public funds 1 r furnish- ^At Page 's a prescription drug de u:g il.t M'!.( Cils with pictures, music find i partment is contemjilated in the*] olln-r necessities, a geniinus example future-, was set by i w o iegacii s main* y. ars ago. • - Yet this ber.utifnl city has no place j,.^ ... , . in which to-set up the nujncrous^otable trucking and livery business. -.. pictures, by hor own sons,or by greater ! R. S. Haviland &/ Son have sent artists, which private owners'are more j out more apple ba&elsthis year than than willing to intrust to public charge. 1 during any previous #eas,on. Though the .unique and picturesque in- 1 ,„ ... •», ... dustry with which the city's name is . ^ \ * Til W T\ VZ laistorically-jissGeiatud is passing^vay^ e - r -?^-J3£ILr]y all of the load of (.old with the present generation,, no attempt j Medal Flour which^was received last has been made to gather and pfeserve i week. relics, records and memorials of that j j t is noticeable that the merchants, earlier time. Tlmufeh remoter from col- of( . hlippaqua are enterprising, and lege, or -university than perhaps any *' •-. . 1 . „ ,. tV j other equally wealjthy community, its successfully compete ,n prices with center of local higher- instruction has tne eit y retailers. . struggled on for nearly a generation H. B. (Jroen & Co-, has been suc- with one properly paid instructor, with eee.ded In- HarvevB. Green, who will no sufficient endowment to jastify* continue' the drv goods.and furnish-, more. -Hie ryeeum has flickered out, as j ng business.' Mr. Green contem- almost everywhere else, and no fund, , plates adding n£-,y line* to his ex- -iio-proper organization even, is at hand tensive stock. \ * ' to enable the visiting scholar, the rc_ for him.' The offfce might now be considered out of politics,, as Mr. Carpenter will be re-elegted AS long as he will. consent to hold the office. ' \ _ How menthol Came Into Use. Somo-twi years -ago the Japauese and- r Chinese stores sold small lumps of a Whitish substance resembling camphor in looks and consistency, with a strong odcr of peppermint and a decidedly cooling etfect-upou the skin. The phy sicians of .(.he east use the oil or ex tract of mint for all diseases of the di gestive traot, and thiy refer every ill ness to these organs unless caused by a local wound or .dislocation. Let this fact be remembered when the next spuil of hot weather fails upon usr—Froill-t-h little children to the old there can be.no better remedy in sickness to revive the and enjoyed a pleasant evening. Twenty-five .small houses are wanted iii Chappaqua. • A number of those who^re employed in the place are compelled to live in Pl,easantville or Mt: Kisco.' Next We-dnesday evening Greeley Ledge No. 69 I. O. O. F.. will be Vis ited by a delegation of State 'officers. The proceedings of the ej^ening-^w -ili end with a supper. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Dodge liist and Mrs. Charles Dodge las failing vital powers either at dawn, in entertained Mrs. Fanny Beards sickness or after hard-day's work or ^ lftV flTlfl f1{1Ilf ,h tf > r nf \' M +. v^™ as an indulgence in the form of a mint julep. former, the philosopher, the statesman, . .-Peal Estate Transfers./-— to reach the ears of the citizen's in the_ . From the Eastern State Journal, i long winter evenings of thesO stirring ' TOWN OF NEW CASTLE. .years.& That paiutmg aud sculpture do Culver, John Yto Phoebe M CuJ- \not beautify the school buildings' in ' yer, w s South st, which future citizens are bred, that no Foehrenhach, Frank and ors to \public music hall renders s^eet sounds the Foehrenbach Co, lot at as free as air and sunshine, that few or'- Chappaqua adj R. R, 400x400j no beautiful monuments or civic build-- -6ft, —; •'• ingfe make the streets a daily education. Moore, Josephine H. tp Charles Suppose that at any time in the past ' Steinhauser, lots' 32, 33 n s So-years a single million, whether Moore ave, map Mo^re prop, raided bv general subsoription,. bestowed * by legacy from ihcjlead hand or u fne • Same to Alb B-sSteinhauSer, lots gilt from the.living,.had been paid J.S.U ( «30 and Sl^adj abv f rim'som f-om a ueadlier though Jess \ Maurice, C'Stewart to John, Gib- prompt doFtioyer— had been ueyotsd, , ney, w 3rd fr Layam Heady s undir the best advice, to the highest: * to Sing Sirrg f • How to Trept Sprains. Half a pint of best Vinegar, half an ounce of spirits of turpentine, quarter of an ounce of spirits of camphor, quar ter of an ounce of spirits of wine and one fresh egg. Beat the egg well, then put all in a bottle, shake •'\ell and keep ley and daughter of Mt. Vernon .Mrs. Beardsley is a daughterT>f the ; late Sol. Kipp, who .was proprietor of the old Union Stage Line, which many years ago run on Broadway, New Ytfrk. corked tight Ci.sts a mere trifle. 300 300 200 How Hi** Molminmcilan Year Corresponds - \ WJth Ouri». The Mohammedan year, us a lunar year, is shciter.than ours by 10.days, 2.1 hours and 14 2-Ti seconds. This renders an exact transfer of Mohammedan dates 1 — Our Roads. * •— —;— < The roads within the limits of the town of New Castle are in a fair con- dition when not disturbed, by rains. The culverts ^are on top of- the road so that ^hose Who drive \may say. \Thank you mam\ as they pass over the bumps. . t The Excise money should aid ffext year to secure some permanent im^ into dates of_ our own calendar a very jprovements without any increase of iifficult task. One calculation* which\ js\ [taxes, '^little macadam - near .the easy and almost accurate, is to deduct 8 per cent from the given Mohammedan year and t o add 622 Jo the sttu thus ob tained—e. gVotfryear 1^62 A.* D. corre-- sponded to 1427.9 of-the Heg'ira. If from- this we wtluct 3 per cent, or about 39, and^add fi22 to the result, we have thej would tend to improve .Chappaqua number 1802. ** . Tan\rid station and a few stone culverts could be built to protect the road way. • • » • • kow to Improve Chappaqua. .The readers of THE ITEM are in vited \to contribute suggestions which vicinity as a pljftpe- of- residence.- ' Davenport BUeted Ch&irraaR. The liv*estcfie8ter Obun^ Bowrd^jbf Supervisors mi&t in the • court house last Monday morning and organized by electing Supervisor W. Daven port, Republican, of INew Rochelle, as chairman, and E. R. Hopkin^, of White Piains, clerk. the Raines Lkw. ' The town Of New Castle will be bcncflttod to tho amount of 81,213.49- ^ by its share—of-rtifcie—Iiqaer-4ieen8e-^— fund for—this year. Last year it amounted to 8183. • * • Mount Pleasant last year had S912; this year, 86,877.72. Bedford laBt year had 8618; this year, $2,622.94. Poundridge. is. prohibition and last year received nothing, but -this -year it has 8227^15 thrust upon it;\ J ^ \ v —. 1 _— The President of White 'Plains, -Samnel T Cr^filler, has- been nai as Deputy County Treasurer, under County Treasurer-elect Francis 'M. Carpenter. * •- Ex-Judge' .William H. Robertson, recently seriously ill,, is convalescent. - - The Cortlahdt Wheehmen-, of :Peek- skilly have-nifl^keda' danjgerons^pot^r^r: oh the Creek unfJNJiear that village, t.. so that bicyclists will not get injmjed, > g in trying to coast down it.— SingSing>!^_ Republican.' . ' > -• \v ;f |i - President. Cleveland has iwuetf.R «Ly ^p proclamation-appointing L- TliUTiidayi^ NovemBer 26~ as a ^iay for f tbjmksgi^ M 7 -?&t
