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W MEET Today a m d Yesterday There were many Interesting events that took place in the life of Caleb Brewster during the Revolution that many o f his own descendants living In this modern age , never heard ol. He had many a clash with the armed marauders that frequented the Con- necticut and Long Island shores. Some o f them were never reported. November 21, 1780 , lie was a volun- teer in the expedition under Major Tallmage to the south side of Long Island wh e r« they surprised and tool: prisoners a party of British troops cn- . \ ' camped on Smith ' s Point at Masti c. The expedit ion comprised only 30 men. They embarked nt Fairfield. Conn., in eight whale boats. They crossed the Sound In four hour s and landed at \ old man ' s , \ now Mt. Sinai. This force inarched about five miles when it began to rain. They returned an d turned their boats bottom up in t he bushes and hid under them , re- maining there until the next night. On that night , or at three o ' clock n. m. Fort St. George at Smith' s Point was captured and destroyed with all its con tents and 54 men taken pris- oners and carried back to Fairfield . Some vessels laden with stores lor the English army and 300 tons of hay s tored at Coram were burned. Seven o f the prisoners were wounded. Cale b Brewster no doubt was too modes t to request any special praise for the part he played in this suc- cessful encounter , and br ief mention of his connection with It Is ail that Is given. In 178 1 , Capt. Brewster with a few men at tacked and captured an armed boat and its crew in the Sound which he carried safely into B lack Rock harbor. For this he re- ceive d the thanks of Gen. Washln g - ¦ ton w ith a promise of soon having more men to aid him. On the 7th of December , 1782 , Capt. Brewster , w ith the whale boats under h is command gave chase to several armed boats ol the enemy in the Sound , and a lter a desperate encoun- ter In which most of the men on bo th sides were either killed or wounded , he succee ded in capturing two o f the enemy ' s boats. This action is mentioned in the records of thnt _ time as \The Boat Fight. \ It was ln- ' deed a truely perilous adventure and it was considered one of the most . valorous ' and extraord inary conflicts of that port e nt ious period. This con- . test Is said to have lasted about twen- ty m inutes. Capt. Brewster had a rifle ball pierce Ms shoulder and go out ^ makin g no complaint , loading his men ¦ ' • ¦ • until tho enem y surrendered when no ' , '; tons placed In tho care of a surgeon. This injury ke pt him from active aer- . vico for some t ime , and ho was placed . u pon the pension Hal ot the army and received a gratuity for the rest of ills life . More anon. Mr. nnd Mrs, Win. O. Lyon , who have mana ged the Increasing business ' .. ¦it lias grown up in the En.it s e t - - niilt ut pnnt nlYlfit thwii i gh KfVernl fnr- mcr administrations are enjoyin g n fortni ght' s vacation. The end of this week will probably find them behind the desk a gain. On their trip they , visited Weatlinmpton Bench and o ilier prominent points of Interest on Long Island , wliore their children have ' ' , ' . lioinc w . Mrs. Stiles Milieu and her daugh- ter , Miss Evelyn Milieu, accompan ied by n friend have been enjoyin g n fort- ni ght , here nt the homo of Mr. nnd Mr n . Jacob B attcrly. It wnn n pleasant auto tri p for them. Tluiy live at En- dlcott , N. Y. Tho y will probably re- turn thin wee k. Wo dee ply regret , lionrlii n that the owner of part of nn old colonial liomenlentl I n e nted nea r S ct milti ' t de- pot, Mrn. Edith Lorlnit Fullorton, should liuw been tnkon by I he bund of denth mid rnriind from (lie scene of her netlvltic.i here to n higher piano. Prolmb l y 20 years or more have passed since Mr . nnd Mrs , Fullorlon cniiip to this neighborhood, nnd this scri be was the guide to show tlirni over the land the y Inter bought. They wore thru working at Wmllti g lllvcr, Mrs. Fnller l oii nnd her I ' Slceinwl 1ms- b a ntl hnv« lived and worke d here n iwrt ot tliolr time , and Hits work hns proved nn incentive to others , now t ryin g to Imitate them In ninkln i; then homos mow attractive. It has been said a few hens thai lay e ggs twin to pay the home expen- ses. But the ma jority of them niv now on an August vacation mid can be found tutting on n br . t - k in tin- henroost or takin g n duut bath In tnr garden trying to get rid of lire. And by and by she will have a new coat of feather j . Old field luis been put ting on at- tractive allows ever since the snn i nioi tourists found out what nu nttrnc tlv t place It was. And now it Is soon go- in g to liuve its horse show. Good foi . Old Plelcll There are some pcopli that want to I1k their eyes on some- thin g else besides nn automobile S omctlilnn tlint never should be los t ' si ght ot In country outdoor life, Anil In the horse we ..nve it. The old Coram road that load) from the Earn Setauket railroad brid ge ' to Coram via Norwood l ui a recently been much Improved, it Is sulci to uu tho tamo old n asswny, followed by Oeor ge Washington when ha camr from pAt o l ioguo to Botaukot nntl , slaved nil ni ght. |Ms m Trees It is not ordinarily considered good form to xsl: I he u yo of a lady. It is entirely proper lo inquire about the age of trees. If it happens, as it .some- times does , that the trees were plant- e d when the la dy was a child , t here is an opportunity of making compari- s ons by those specially interested in such matters. There is more than idle curiosity In- volved In getting at the age of a tree. Roughly speaking , it may be gauged . If one is discreet , by the diameter of the trunk. Such trees as soft maples . American elms, planes and lindens with a trunk diameter ranging from a little over to a little less than 20 inch- e:; may have been set as saplings some 20 years earlier. Very much depends upo n the growing conditions sui round- ing the tree. With a good feeding area ui.il room for adequate development , these trunk diameters should be ap- proximated. ! Frequently there are rows of one . variety of tree with some decidedly i larger and others much smaller than i the average. This is particularly likely ( to occur along roadsides. The larger J trees have had, In most Instances, the j a dvantage of cood growing conditions and very likely were well set at the ' i beglnnnig. The impoverished specl- | m ens , although they mny be one-third ! the size of the large ones or even I sma ller, arc very likely to have been I plan ted at the same time. These lat- t er may have been poorly planted or . | mor e likely, set In soil whei« i,he - e was | little fertility and wide fluctuations in j the supply of Vnolsturc. j There is a distinct relation between j the iocrensc In trunk dlnmeter nnd the | development of the top. For example , one hickory standing in an open , fer- tile area added nearly 10 Inches to Its d iameter in 20 years , w hereas another tree In n swamp and suf f ciing from severe com petition took 99 years to In- crease i ts diameter about six Inches. In estimating the age of trees , trunk diameter alone is an unreliable guide. The vigor of the tree , indicated by the tw ig growth and the condition of the foliage , has a ver y important ln- * (W wnssHiMW ^ i wj ofi 4 i ^ '*4' W \WSRWJX? meter. It is interesting to make ap- proximate estimates of trie age ot i tree. Frequently these can bo chocke e b y n record as to the tlmo of planting In other cas * es , the Increment borer a dev ice for removing n pencil slr.e< sec tion to the henrtwood, docs no hum 10 the tree. The tiny section thus re- moved permlti obtaining the age o the tree by counting the annual rings 11 ulso gives evidence of the vigor o the tree. It. may he worth while to he thin Instrument for sec uring in f onnn lion concerning K pecmuy nueresun i tru es. l) r. K. Porter Fell , Director TERRYVILLE ^ Mr . nnd Mrs, Ray Flaherty nnil dau ghter of Springfield Gardens anil Mr. Paul of Bcllniore , were gues ts of Mr. and Mrs. James Ross , Sunday, Mr. Henry Dunroff ot Great Neck , li. 1 „ and Mr. anil Mrs. Kuehn , lur. and Mrs. a. Rulnntl o f Port Jel f crson, and Mrs. Amanda Ruliind of tills (nitre , cal li ' d nn Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Kess- ler , Sunday. Mrs. Louise Wcl i l i oreon mid diuiRli- tvi , Gu ssie , ol Brooklyn, spent the la n t week with Mrs. Preston Terry. Mr. nn d Mrs. I.n Verne Bayles and family ot Port Jellorson culled on ... , . nn d Mm. .Iiiimv ; Hull , Snitirdii y, Mrs. Bnyles culled on Miss Marie Terry also. Mr, . 1. Kessler anil daughter Cath- erine and Jose ph Terry, motored lo Gainsborough, Pn., Saturday, to enj oy t he annual reunion ol the Kess l rr fina lly, Mr, mid Mrs. Kenneth Terry re- turned tn Richmond Hill Inst Thurs- day. They w ill make their home In Stony Brook the first of September. vlii ' i ' O Mr. Terry will become one ol the faculty of the Stony Brook school. Mrs. A. Schneider of Brooklyn is en joying a few days visit Willi Iter fri end, Mrs. ' M. Kol tmn, Mrs. C. A. Fo Eiirty ntid son Arthur, also of Brooklyn , spent Saturday - .vith her cunt. Mrs. Kolt z an. Mrs. Anne Johnston. Mrs. E. Terry and daughter. Marjory, of Wnterbur y. Conn., are visiting Mrs. Preston Terry and Mrs. Arthur Terry, also relatives ill Southampton. On Sunday Mrs. P. Terry entertained the above mention- ed nt dinner, with Mr. and Mrs. Ar- thur Terry, Mrs. Webberson and Em- met I,ycn , as gue sts also. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Terry and daughter. Betly. motored to Montauk Point Sunday and boarded the oatt l e- ship. Louisville , from Seattle. Wash- ington , which carries a crew of 540. It wits a wonderful sight and much enjoyed. On their return trip, the y Hopped at Shelter Island, where they called on Rev. and Mrs. Egbert Foun- tain and family, who were former res- idents of Port Jefferson, and tire now visiting relatives in Shelter Island. Miss Nina Hawkins ol Douglaston and Mrs. G. Wyckof f aiid son of Rich- mond Hill , spent the weekend at the Cabin. West Meadow Beach. Miss Ruth Terry is visiting relatives In Southampton this week. It may of interest to friends ol Daniel Terry to read of his tri p west- ward and note some of the places ot interest visited by him and his col- lege friend. Reno , Nevada, Los Ange- les , San Diego , Hollywood nnd San Francisco , Ca lifornia; and Ania Cnl- lentc, Mexico, arc among the places mentioned in letters and cards re- ceived from time to time. A letter by all mail was received by Mrs. F.u g eina Terry on her birthday recently, from San Diego , w here Daniel was at time o f wilting. Among the many scenes of Interesting and amusing events was the ostrich and alligator farms in one of the places stopped at. All sizes were among them. One ol the ostrich- es was hitched to a wagon and drove uroun d the farm to the amusement of the onlookers. The palm trees , tropical plants and the oran ge trees , laden with fruit were among the beautiful sights to the eye. A naval base at San Diego accoun- ted for the many sailors seen in that place. The great Pacif ic was looking very \b lue\ but was calm In outward behavior at time of visit to her shore. While cool along the coast of San Die- go It wns very warm inland. San Francisco was much colder. ¦ » San Gabriel Mission wns another Interesting sight In that it was built in 1750 and a ' part of the original construct ion Is still standing. The mission was established by. Spanish Monks. Other points of interest , in- c luding the Ora nd Canyon , will be v isited by Daniel when en route home , s ^ m s x ^^s^ s & s ^ si ^ ^ mich w ill be soon * ^ ^^ - . ' .:- ' i>S imm m w | Mrs. L. A. Go e bel and Miss Emma J Hyder returne d home Monday after a I tr ip to Lake George , Saratoga Sprin g s ! and Ottawa. j There will be a chicken supper at the j Mt. Sinai Parish House . Wednesday I August 26. at 6 p. ro. I Mrs. C. Miller, re turned to her home in Brook lyn . Monday. , Mr. and Mrs . John Wagner and fam- I fly have returned to their home In Flushing. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. Bergen and dau ghter an d son have returned to Bound Brook. N. J. Miss Vivian Arnabo l dl is spending two weeks visiting Mrs. W. A. Van Nostrand. Mr. George Wicks, an engineer of Panama, is visiting his aunts. Misses Kate and Angle Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Kief e r daughters Edith and Dorothy and lrlend spent Sunday here. Mrs. J. R. McDonald and Miss Vir- ginia Carroll ol Brooklyn were the gues ts of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kern for the past week. Mrs. Emma Warren of Newark Is v isiting Mrs. W. A. Van Nostrand. At the next regular meeting of the Mt. Sinai Civic Association, Saturday, Aug. 29. the question of beach rights will be discussed. Members and all ctiiers interested are urge d to be pres- ent. Red Kettle Gift Shoppe 1213 MAIN STREET ANNO U * N C E S ' 10% REDUCTION ON ALL ARTICLES DURING MONTH OF AUGUST Come and see the beautiful gifts at very reasonable prices. Also Things for the Home ' : ' :; ' \ ' ' ' J ' lOJ — —noa ™\— » ¦ V— ' \w~~~~ ~ ~ ^ - ^ ' ' . -—— - v ^ — ^ mmm ; n I Ii ' ^ m v m ^ ill ATLAS CEMENT HARDWARE CEMENT BLOCKS SEWER PIPE LIME BRICK ROCKWALL I PLASTER LOWE BROS. PAINTS T HU R B E R LUMBER Co., Inc. E Opposite L. I. Hollroad S l allo n nt \ ¦• ¦ ' . • ¦ : i I ROCKY POINT , LI. I Telephone Shor o ham 13 8 |H '\ *' 'llt ^' ni 'l i ' ifi r * \ - ' 1 ' 1 '\\\ - '\ ' 1 — ' 1--—..—1—11. -1. ... ' .. L . .. L.- —U — ; —1-- ^. J, , 1 . ¦ ¦ ¦ \ . \: ' . '¦ ¦\ ¦ iii i . i . i ii M i n,. ' n ' i ' ' - ! I BUT WITH CONFIDENCE THE HOUSE OF FRIENDLY SERVICE R ; OF \ ESTABLIS HED 1843 PHONE STONY BROOK 290 291 STONY BROOK; I 4&^A J P \ \ 5r ^ l Z % T fi f^ to k B * * wp Hl ^^™ ™\ \ \ TT ^^ ¦Br S B ASfa ¦ .; , . : L j FINISHL y fl P - r mm CAN FURNISH FR0M ST0CK Q -W Mason- Car penter - Painters- Supplies WHAT YOU NEED—WHEN YOU WANT IT P| \ W *HB* ^ V - 1 fcCc c - d Bu ildings Pes wye Good HaruVare j] i P / m B fe ^ y k ^^^ z z ^^ zz r ^^ , ¦ . dred E. Barry of New York. At the t ime , the first Mrs. Falrservis had a su it for separation pending: before Su- preme Court Justice Edward Riegel- mann In Brooklyn. Governor Roosevelt , It is said , Is al- most certain to follow the . recommen- dations of General Haskell. If the Attorney General should render an affirmative opinion , the Governor would be likely to ask him to prose- cute the case , it was said. DAIRY ^ » ^W II I n ^^ B ^ HOR J E 6 B S POU LTRY-*—7 I n\l U— a lTOCK BIH H C ^ ARCHER W. DA¥IS *S3 Tel. Port Jefferson 26-F-4 Mt Sinai , L. I , !N. Y * I , , , , Sr * - , ~ 1 K ing Solomon s Decision • W HEN-two ' women ' claiincd tlie same cliikl , Kiii R Solomon discovered Hie real mother liy orderiii B the child to be divided between them. 1 Hut when two men claim the same property it is no t divided between them. It . belongs ^ wholly, to the iii-in wi th the clear title. Wi lliout title insurance > you r , »home . may be ; in dan g er. • T or a smal l fee you-can i!«t the nrotcc- limi and peace of mind that ro with a title policy , • issued by this old and experienced company, T itle 'G uarantee and Trust Co. CAPITAL AND SU RPLUS $34, 000 , 000 Jamaica Uoini Inland Cily \Mlneol a Kl ' vtihead i;s Rcnisen Si„ Urocklyn 176 H ' wa y.. New Yot k * I ' i um ' I ' i hwhi . 1 1 1 , 1111 in1 . 1 1 \ .in 11 ir . ' ^ u - i i i i w 't Ki KMaw t awMBMril ' . ' . I*-.—- ~ —.—*—ln M |m . - - aM t-i ' ..in— ¦ . ^ ¦ ' ¦i- -. m m I h ii ' . — i .. I .^ . i i ' . ' . ». —* '' . ARDENCRAIG BOWLINO awn nrr.r.anrt . ACADEMY Arden Klace, Port Jefferson Now open cinder new management TedJ y ' a Restaurant DO YOU KNOW tlint there nrn ninny boats for solo at SACRIFICE prices? For Example : IB ft. IIneUliiH Pjilrform Flyer 15 , 000 IS fI, I C i icloanl nrlilK o Motllimvn a,B0O 10 f t. Kji i iitiv iiii: iii - iai). - ,i lYiiliior ii . o iiii 11 ft. MnlllKWn hiiikIii Cnlihl 4. 000 38 ft. rioulil n Ortlilu OrulSKr .1 . 000 J 8 tt . Double Cabin UHuml n oii 2 . 7 6 U !Tft. Klro Marlnetti) (I D JII) U. B Illl •JO rt. Klco Jlnlm i c! D rcll Crili u rr 1. 800 tIB ft. Itlohl tu Mon fruitier 1 . G50 Itllli i lliniitu nn low nn f 3 00 am i many oilu-r tinrimliiH tuu iiuinfirmiB to montli i u Maw una Uaoa Ho » t » W. O. GUNNISON VACirt nitORBK lutold' i YacJit Datln On Merrick Road 2 mllea cast of Amltyvlllo Phono Amltyvlllo 1284 \If You Want to Buy or Soil j A Boat Consult Wo \ i \gjagi ^£ j i &* iji ^ 4 Daily Excursions TO BRIDGEPORT , CONN. Children wide* > ^^^^^^ | * ^^ ^^ |g l chlldron ' iiniler I ssuo-On ly STUMNKlt 'I ' UUl TAUL. IS Leave Port Jefferson (D.S.T.) 8 , 10 A.M., 2 , 5 P.M. R eturn Lv. Bridgeport (D.S.T.) 10 A.M., 2 , 5 , 7 P.M. Aut o mob i l e Trans po rtati o n For n peclal informat ion phone Brid g eport Dial 4-DDD3 , Pt. Jeff. 280 . ¦ ' GEOR GE E. DARLING Agent for All Kinds ol MATE GLASS - AUTOMOBILE L. I. Lighting Co. ' s Building Second Floor Complete M'| | j ll Our work combines .that of the Optometrist and Optician. We exam ine your e ^ e s . with , the most scientif ic inat r umenta; prescribe the proper lenses , then grind the lenses and mount them In the most becomin g frames. A quick and reliable service made possible by our complete an d modern equipment. : ' ¦ Your Eyes Deserve the- Best; Vim BEST Is What Wo Offer. C. H. HARTMAN Hotel Square , Port Jefferson (VtMWUUWUUWMnMWIWWUW IMWUWIi I EXHIBITION : j PAINTINGS | i hyi 11 I TIIOS. MaeFEKGUS COO F BR I | j to be held at the j [ NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE j I Setauket , L. I. i [ AUGUST H to AUGUST 2D '' j Inclusive j i | A M IlSSIO N f FRE f ' j ! WWI I W AAIWUIMMIMWWWUUUWUt ^ (Continued From Page One) report of Investigation has been for- war ded to Governor Roosevelt with the recommendation that the resigna- tion be accepted 'for the good of the service ' and a d ischarge without honor bo issued.\ Co l. Falrser vis ' domestic affairs were said lo be unrelated to the investiga- tion. During ' his leave of absence he obtained a divorce from Mrs. Mary iDayton i Falrservis in Reno , an d a few minutes later married Miss MiI- FA 1 RSERVIS QUITS NATIONAL GUARD
