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The Port Jefferson jEMo SATURDAY , SEP TEMBER 10. 18f)2 EATES OF ADT E ETISING. l iio. 2 no. 3 mo. G jio. 1 th. l ineh , - §1.50 2.00 2.50 3.50 COO 2 inches per iucli. 125 1.75 2. 25 3.00 5 . 00 3 \ \ 1 . 25 1 . 75 2 . 25 2.75 4. 50 6 \ or more , p. in. 1.10 150 2.03 2 . 75 4 . 00 For double coluiau rates multip l y t be above by two. \ F o r sp e cial p osition add 25 per cent. . Transient ad r erti s iug : One i reck , 75 cents per inch ; subseq uent insertions . 25 cents . Xotices in reading columns . 10 cts. per line. trave l ers; guide. TRAINS GOING WEST I*avc Port Jefferson , - 7 . 00 , S . 07 A. M. \ •? - 3. U 5 P. 31. \ \ ( Snnaars) 7 .51 IE; -1 . 35 P. 31. An additional train leaves 4 . 41 P.M. Saturda . vs. TRAINS GOING EAST Leave L. I. Cit r , - - 9 .0 0 A. M. { \ \ 4.00 5.30 P . M . \ \ (Sundays) 9.10 A.M.; 6.30 P. 11. An additional train leaves 2 . 00 P. 31 . S aturdays. STEAMER S O S OWA U TUC Leaves Port Jefferson 7. -15 A. 31., 5.30 P. 3f. , on M onday, Wednesday and Friday; 1.30 I ' .ll ., on Tuesday. Thursday \ and Saturday. Leaves Bridgeport L30 P. 3L , Monday. W ed- nesday aud Friday ; S. 00 A. 3L and 5 . 00 P. 31. Tuesdav . Thursdav and Saturday. PATCHOGUE STAGE Tuesdays , Thurs days and Saturdavs arriv e s at Por t Jefferson at ' 11 . 30 A. 31. Leaves Port Jefferso a at 2 P. 31. MAIL STAGE For lit. Sinai , Miller ' s Place and Ro: *r Point te aves Port Jefferson depot at 11.10 A. 3 * 1 . dail y (Sondavs esceptcd), returnim: in time to con- . nect with 3.25 # . 31. train for Sew York. POET JEFFERSON MAILS Arrive at 11. 30 A. 31. and fi .TJ P. SI. v \ Close at 6 .3 0 \ \ 3 .00 \ ECHO MAILS Arriv e from Xe w York at 11 . 10 A. Jr., 6.10 P .M. \ \ Terry r i l le 11.15 \ '« \ Port Jeffers ' n 6. 50 \ 3.15 \ Close for Xe x r York at 6 . 5 5 • « 3. 20 \ \ •» Tenyville 11 . 15 \ I \ - \ l' «»rt Jefferson 11.10 \ fi . 15 \ LODGES , ETC. Port Jefferson Lod ge X o. 627 , I. 0. 0. F., meets on Friday evening of each \rect. D. F . Hait . S . G.; Charles A. Squires , Sec Suffolk Lodge , Xo . 60 , F. & A. T \., meets ev ery Thursday Bi g ht. Ch as. Dayton , Master; Pr of. W. H. Lynch , Sec i Soyal Arcanum meets on the first ana third ' Tuesdav eveniui: of each mont h. B. T. Bayles , Begem \ ; A. 11. Griffiug , Sec f Good Temp lars meet every ll«iidav Eight. Eev. J. F. S hackleton , Chief Templar ; \ Wm. C. Be a ie , S ec. L O CAL JOTTINGS -Elmer Smith has left to attend law school at Albany, N. Y. —Miss A ' ddie Blair , of Oyster Bay, has been ¦visiting friends liere. —The advent of September brings tlie oyster again prominently to tlie front. —The time is upon us when the voice ' \\ of the brass band will be heard in the land. 0 \ —Seth-Worth has constructed a basin P \* > s iir which to moor his boats in roug h weatBeE —Donald Tiebout , who is stopp ing at \- Mrs. John Abrews ' , is suffering from ivy r ; poison ing. —Miss . Anaie S. Woodhull has gone on a visit to the home of her sister , Mrs. Joel ^ Brown , at Jersey City. —Capt . George Woodhnll and famil y and a company of invited frie&d s have ar- ranged for an early trip up the Hudson Biv er. —The Cleveland and Stevenson club of ilf J S ^ p lfice now meets every WeJnesday I evening at head quarters , over Good Temp- lars halL S. B. Strong is president of the ' , dnb . —Tlie steam canal boat owned b y the ^ Minin g and Milling Co. has been sold to ' - C&yt, -J. W. Davis , T. J. Bitch , J r., and 0. T. Faunirig. She will be commanded . * - by Capt. Vincent Hallocfc . —C a pt . E. 31. Da vis , Robert Walker and Ral p h Dayton have been to Piuin Island on a blu c fishing tri p. \They found the fish p lentiful , made good catches and had a g ood tia?c generally. —Del i g htful weather prevaiieJ on La- j j ~ ~ bor Day and many of oar people embraced the opportunity for a sail ou ihc bay or found p leasure in a famil y g icnic in p leas- - ant nooks by the water. —Misses Jennie and Hai t j e Edwards 1 gave a reception to a n amber of their young friends on Friday « venimj. / The guests were handsomely entertained and - Lad a very enjoyable time. / ' —To close an estate , the homestead pro- perty of the late John Elderkin at Setau- ket was sold on Saturday by O.B. Ackerly. The homestead wag boug ht by J ohn Elder- tin at private sale ; the woodland , thirt y- r seven acres , by George Elderkin for §125. - ^ - ^ Be nry L. RaBd a ll w ill leave for Evans- ville , LuL , on Monday next. If he finds that section of the country congenial to his well being, he will probabl y locate th ere ; otherwise he may he tem pted to . return. U pon his arriral there he will take a position on the Nashville & Tennes- see Baiiroai > Mr. Randall' s family will / remain here until nest S pring. —Ansena Hudson , an old lad y who has * passed her 87th year , is engaged in niak- N . ing a bed-quilt called the \ double Irish chain , \ for a lad y of this village. The quilt has been very neatl y sewed and put to gether, Mrs. Hudson still retains good ¦ ' eye-sig ht and she has a good memory ; she is averse to being idle , and is happier . -w hen occup ied. Some time ago she suf- fered a stroke of paralysis. —At . a meeting of the Port Jefferson Ke- . publican Club , held at Good Templars ' ' Hal l , on Friday evening, Prof. J. 31 B el- % ford , of Bi v erhead , delivered one of his stirring a d dresses , which are fast gaining t for him a flattering reputation as a public ^ • .speak er. He handled the issues of the campai gn to a nicety, and his words were well chosen and to the point His illu s- • ^ trat ions and exanip lesVith reference to * the tariff were lucid and forcible , and his speech throug h out teemed with brig ht seintiUati o BS of thoug ht and convincing ' argum ents , while delicate sarcasm was - p leasantly interwoven with humor. The hali was comfortabl y filled , and the speak- er was frequently applauded. It is pro- * bab l e that before the closeof the campaign our citizens may have the p leasure of b e aring Mr. Belf ord ag ain, i . —Mrs. J. E. Bayles is visiting her sister at Easthamntnn. —Mrs. Charles Saxton is visifiBg her brother at Jamaica . — M i s s Bub y Smith has gone to the O s - wego ^ Normal School. —Mrs. J. E. Overton has gone to James- port to visit her parents. —M iss May Homan , of Taphank , is a guest of Miss A gnes Filondou . —Mrs. John App lebee paid friends in Grr e enport a visit on \Wednesday. —Mrs. Clifton Craig has left for Green- port to visit Mrs. L y dia Young. —Y. B. Bay les l eft town on Monday last to visit friends in I s orwalk , Conn. —Edward Gerard aud famil y, of T ap- hank , are guests of J Ialtb y Edwards. —Miss T. Swezey , of Middle Island , is the guest of her sister , Mrs. John Darling. —Mrs. E. Smith , of Jamaica , is visiting her son , conductor W. E. Smith at Echo. —Capt. Win. A. O verton and wife, who have been visiting here , returned to Brook- lyn on Tuesdav . —Miss Etta Doane returned to Patch- ogue on Monday to take her old position in the public school. —Mr. and Mrs. Ross have returned to their home, in Brooklyn after a five we a ks ' visit at Wm. Beale ' s. —B lu efish are p lentiful. Capt. Archie Hallock and Frank Bay les caug ht over a hundred last Friday. —Steam yacht Ollie , commanded by L. A. Tuthill , has come in to uudergo a thoroug h overhauling. — i hs. Katie Dol p h , da uirl xter and grand children , of Essex , Conn ., are v e iling Captain David St evens. —Roadmaster fl. C. Robbing lias turned his attention to Myrtle Avenue , aud im- provements are in progr e ss. —Mr s . J . A. Stevens left town on Wed- nesday to visit fri ends in Hartford , C onn. From there she will go to 2 ? ew York. —Mr . and Mrs. W . G. Chave and daug h- ter have returned to New York af k- r a few days ' visit with Mrs J. A. Stevens . —At a recent meeting of the Town Trus- tees , they resolved to grant Edward Os- troui a lease of shore property for $10 yearl y. —Cap t. G.wge Woodhull has removed his famil y to a cottage on Myrtle Avenue. He contenip l afes building a cott s ge for binif elf soon. —The Port Jefferson public school re- opened on Tuesday with a good attend - ance. At the Echo school about thirty-live attended on the first day. —The club mom of the Port J. - iT-rsin Republican Club is open every ev e ning, where a supp ly of papers may be fonnd aud an hour or more may be profitably and p leasantl y spent . —Mr . anil Mrs A. C. Almy liave T o turn * ed to lhrir hom e at Hi - m pstead. Mr.AIaiy gave a reading on Psychology for the Lit- erary Society, at the residence of Mr* . H . Skinner , on Thursday evening of last week. —Mr . and Mrs. Jud s on Darling and son h ave returned home from a very p e asant tri p to Portland , Me. During sh«i r ;stay there they visited p laces of much interest , among them some of the islands im tlie coas t of Maine fla d also the White moun- tains. —A joll y ya r t y of young peop le ehap i; - roned b y Dr. and Mrs. H. S. PetrH gather- ed at Old Field li g hthouse , on W>due a l:iy evenin g , where supper was served t ii ' d a few p leasant . hours were spent. Afterwards a moonli g ht ride to Stony Brook aud return was enjo } ed . —A nunib> . - r of young friends of Henry L . Randall gave him a surprise on Tues- day evening- . To line music furni. ^ he.] by Ricliaid \Yo - >hu:l , dancing was one of the chief p leasures of the evening. There were about forty guests prese n t , a : :i »Dg them several from New York. —The Pavilion gave the closing ball of the season on Wednesday e v ening. Prof J. E g bert Smith , ^ vho has furuishc-d the music during the season , was at his best. A jolly party came over from Rr - nkonko- nia and ming led with the throng. Tiie Pavilion has had a most successful season . —A birthday reception , in honor of Dr . H. S. Pettit , of the Adel y lii Atlii t tie lusti- tue , of Brooklyn , was given on Monday evening at Breeze La wn villa , the bea.uti- ful country-seat of Mr. and Mrs. David Adee at Echo . The guest s numbered thir- ty or more and were handsomel y enter- tai n ed. —R . L Davis , th n progressive proprie- tor of the Coi u sewogue Boarding & Train- ing Stable? , hf.s ordered one of the new- bicycle sulkies , which have recentl y be- come famous throug h the performance of Nancy Hanks. The sulky is to come from Aurora , HI ., and costs |250. It is proba- bly the fi rs t sulk y of the kind owned in this county. —The run of bi g melons now seem s to be at its hei g ht We have had on exhibition at this office during the past week three musk melons raised by Samuel Dare , of Selde n , of the following weig hts and dimensions : 10 lbs. 4 oz., circumference 33f inches ; 11 lbs. i oz ., circumference 34 in. ; 12 lbs. 9 oz., ci rcumference 35% in. Also a mammoth specimen of banana musk-melon grown by A. R. 2forton , the wei ght of which was 16 ^ lbs. and length 24 inches. All of these luscious melons were fi nal ly p laced where they would do the most good. Next. —A g entleman who has occasion to be oug ht o ' ni g hts and knows whereof be speaks , has this to say : J ^B gyptian dark- ness is nothing comparitd with the streets of Port - Jefferson at ni g ht. This village with its 2 , 700 inhabitants don ' t seem able to support street lamps. - - ^ £he posts and lamps are alread y in their p laces , around the block and on the West Side , and most of the side streets are supp lied with them. At presen t the/ are but questionable orna- ments ; wh y not make them useful ? If a man has a lamp :n front of his house , surel y h e oug ht to take, interest enoug h ifl the p lace to keep the lamp in good order a nd burning on da rk n i ght s . \ The theme is certa inl y a ri pe one , aud the appeal is worthy the \distinguished consideration \ of our peo p le. Messrs. Norton and Bergen burned a bout 25 acres of new gr )uud yesterday. —Mrs. Edmuucl Overton is slowl y re- covering from a long and protracted ill- ness. —Capt. II. 51. Randall has been appoint- ed Town Trustee in place of David Ray- n or , deceased. —H airy Kempster sends us a Queen po- tato wei g hing 2 lbs. 3oz ., from the farm of David Adee. —The P rohibition banner w ill be raised in the S quare on Saturday evening. Fire- works , & c , will give liveliness to the event. —E lder S. Davis , of Sag Harbor and Rev . Mr. Fri. « b y, of Bel l port , have been entertained at Capt. H . M. Randall' s while here attending the Presbytery. —Herman Floy d , with O. T . Fanning & Co. for several years , has left to tak e a position as Look-keeper in the office o l the West Shore Railroad at Weehawken. —Roadmaster Rabbins has been paying his respects to the residents and property holders during the past week . His next point of attack wiil be Comsewogue hill— and it needs it. —Wedding cake , rich and palatable , but prized the more because of the kind re- membrance and the happy event with which it was associated , was among the good things which came to The Echo of- fice this week. Mrs. Wallace Saxton has our thanks. Movements of Vessels —The son of John Burke , two years and a ualf old , strayed away from home at about five o ' clock on Tuesday afternoon and was not found until e i^ ht o ' cl ock the following morning. He had wandered away to South Beach , several miles from his home . wliere he was found on tlie cliffs , scrat ched and bruised b y falling amon g the brier; - . He exp lained tbat he was look ing for \ papa ' s boat. \ The mother was nearly prostrated from worriment and anxietv. Firemen Make Merry . O ver fifteeu thousand people journeyed to Grce n port on Wednesday by special trains aud boats lo witness the annual tou rnament of the Suffolk County firemen. The parade was exceptionally fine , and the contests were lively and interesting. In Ihe hook and ladder race the first prize w ent to S a g H n r b or in 46 ^ seconds , with Thomas Quail as ladderman. For second prize South ampton and P s itch ogue tied in 47i secon ds. The lit: was run off and won by \ Southampton in 48 ? sec. The Juvenile Hook u n i i Ladder race was von by Pa(ch«guc in I S j sec. Hose r ace was w«n by iiast I sl ip in 511 sec. L adder settling contest was won b y Wm. Miller , of West Sayvi!le . in 6 j sec. Steamer contest , w as won by .Greenport , tbrowiug strea m 173 fee t 0 inche * . Hand eng ine contest . won b y P a ichogue , by timnviiiff strea m 154 fee t 7 inches . Th e Nono w a n t uc c o nv e ye d a b out 175 people , iachiflin ff the fire ladi l ies. to ihe Tournament ul Greenport on Wednesday. The steamer kft the dock on time and \ rounded lo \ f;<r a short lime just out- side the breakwater to g ive the excursion- ists an opportunity to witness a most beau- lifui sunrise and an earl y morning view of our magnificent hay and Bound shore , ^ i i ad w iclits ami coffee were servt - d and the noble little ciaft proceeded down the cou u tl . The s :il was delightful , the party a jolly oae , as»l J ?oi u i d . '-moolh as a mill- pond . The llm«-mastefl schooner J. Heu- ry E c inmixi s was passed off Horton ' s Point, li g ht and the i. - suai courtesies wore cxclia ' iged : •Plum Ishnd was a pretty view , ( i i /t i crf here and there with fine resi- dences and cott a ge s , and from appearances will be a go<»i loc - itiou for a newspaper p lant in tl s e near future. Greenporl was reached shortl y after 11 o ' clock , in ample time to paitici piite in the festivities of the day. The return trip was mads without ii i cj . lcut , i lie party arriving liojne sh ortly after eleven o ' clock. The perform a nce of .Nancy Hanks was nothing compared with tuu gait of an Echo mechanic , on his way to the U oao- wa i iluc WediieHky nwrning. When his spurt of snetd was at its zenith , his foot suddenly col i itied with a stone , anl he vigoiousl y if n.>t gracefully bit the dust. It was then he di s covered l hat the shoes he had blackened the ni g ht before for- the great event had been left home aud instead he had thoughtlessl y . slipped on his cow- yard bnig s in? . And still he smiled and looked happy. Lon g Island Presbytery. The first sessio n of the Long Is la n d P res- bytery was held in the Presbyterian Church Tue sday evening. The retiring Modera- tor , Rev. E. C. Laurence , Pn. D., of West- hampton , presid ed. Rev. B. C. Hal i ock , of Southampto n , was elected Moderator for the ensuing term , a nd Re v . 'O. G. Mar- tin , of Green port , temporary clerk. Rev. H. M. Lowry , of t he Baptist Association of Long Island , was elected a correspond- ing mem ber. Wednesday morning an Elders ' p rayer meeting was held. Th.-n followed reports from the churches and the read i ng of the minutes of General Assembl y; A S abbath school institute was held at 4 o ' clock that a fternoon. A meeting in the interest of the youn g people ' s societies of Christian End eavor was h< Id in the evening and was unusually interesting. Rev. C. H . Wilson of Sag Harbor presided. —Steam yacht Lorna departed on Tues- day. —Sloop yacht Velusia was in the harbor on Thursday. —Schooner yacht Sy l p h has laid up here for the winter. —Sloop yacht Daup hine , Capt. West , ar- rived in port on Monday. • » —Schooner yacht Wave Crest , Capt. Jas. Terrell master , came in here on Friday. —Schooner yacht Unqua , Capt. Lock- wood , has come in to lay up for the win- t er. —Steam yacht Jean , with a party on board , was am ong visiting yachts during the week. —Sloo p yacht Enterprise , commanded by Capt. J. H . Kiuner , came in the harbor ou Saturday. —Schoon er Mary E. Cuff , commanded b y Daniel Smith , has arrived with the second load of r.oa l . —Yacht Dewree , Capt. T. Floyd , lias sailed for Green wich , and from there will go east on a two weeks ' cruise. —The Oyster steamer Golden Gate , which has been hauled out at Bayles yard during the past five years , was launched on Tuesday and towedout of the harbor b y the N oa ovsantuc. SETAUKET Am ong the excursionists who came over to P ort Jefferson from Naugatuck on La- bor Day, were a num ber of former em- ployes of the rubber factory. Some of them went to the factory and attempted to euler the works. Superintendent E l ber- son observed that, they had been qnafflng t he nectar of hop juice , or something stronger , au d refused thera admittance. Then they became very boisterous and hea ped a tirade of abuse upon the superin- tendent , who was finally compelled to call ^ assistance. Louis Keog l e hap p ened to he i n the vicinity and attacked the two visitors. One of them was handled with- out g loves and at the end of t he sc r imm ag e presented a very dilapidated appearance. Before the departure of the men they pick- ed up a large stone and hurled it through t he office window. Subsequently warrants were is s ued for the men ' s a r rest , an d offi- cer Jayne repaired to the steamer on which (hey came. There he encountered so much opposition that he was unable to secure the men. In fact , he was quite fortuuate ia escaping from the crowd without in- jury. ¦ Mrs. J. H. Freeman has been spending a week with her parents , Mr . and Mrs. Benj - unin Jones. Mr. Freeman also came an d remaine d over Sunday, Ca pt. Israel B. Tyler visited his son , Charles , who is in the drug business at O yster Bay, on Sunda y last. Miss Esther accompanied him. Our l o cal scribe of the Times , J. H . Mount , was quite ill wflh an attack of c holera morbus the past week but is recov- ering. Summer hoarders are leavin g our village dail y, and soou wo will resume that quiet and Rip Van Winkle like sleep and lone- som e appearance until sprin g time conies again. Mr. C. Benner and f amil y return ed to New Y ork on Monday. Mr. B. informs us that he hopes to remain much longer nex t s e ason , a s h e contem p la tes the erec- t ion of a handsome country-seat here this f all or early next Spring. The famil y have made manj' friends here and will be royall y welcomed on the list of summer r esidents. Our depot looks handsome in a new coat of paint , and i s kept looking so inside and out by the energetic agent , Henry F. J ones. A handsome new stage has been placed in use by John Elderkin during the past week. J ohn say s that if the residents here will give him some encouragemen t , by patronizing it , he wiil run it perma- nen tly to carry passengers and mails. Capt. Henry Rog ers of the bark Liberia , and f a m i l y , w ere reported as having ar- r ived at Quarantine Friday morning, with a cargo of monkeys , sn a kes and about everything except cholera , The vessel was permitted to proceed to New York . The caphtin was abou t forty days returning fr o m Afr i ca , one of the longest trips he has ever made. Our youngsters were all anxious to start for sch o ol , on Tues d ay, wi thout the prom- ise of u stick of candy or a stick of rattan. The school house had been thoroughly cleaned and m a de re a d y f o r o ccupancy b y the little folks. Our east side school will b n under the supervision of George W. H awkins with Miss Darling and Miss Evan s as assistants. \~ ^ Danie l Bryant Hawkins still receives boardeis ar. d reports.*! full complement at his house on Mount Airie. M rs. E. F. K ogurs and Miss Alice Post of Fanning dale have been visiting at the home of m ail agent Petry. We are informed that a syndicate of c apitalists has purchased a large tract of lan d a t Cr a n e Neck , or West Mead ow Beach, from Mrs . E. N. S pfnola, with a vi e w of erect i n g lar g e b o a rding houses , a hotel , pier , &c, next season. Th at West Me:ido - A - ;ii>is attractions in the -way of a fin e beach and charming scenery has long been admitted , and it was only necessary for city capitalists (o discover the fact in order t . o inves t and develop the land. GO OD G ft OU M D. Last Sunday our pastor , R ev. E. J. C(ir- tip , ga ve us a very interesting sermon on Temperance , w hich vras appreciated by all who heard him. The ladies ' of the W. C.T - U. met at the p a rso a a g e last Fridday and voted to have a public temperance-meeting in the M. E. C hurch September 1 6. Our district school commenced Sept. 6. The peop le of the district feel that they are fortunate to secure Ihe services of such competent teachers as Mr. E. A. Fuller and Miss Ethel Chancy. R. G. P ike has purchased land of Mrs. Horgau on the ' .v est side of the peninsula. Bo?,s Fred Jackson Ins just been aw ard- ed the cont ract to build a large and hand- some house on Shinnecock Hills. J ohn L. Sullivan left his training quar- te r here last week in the \ pink of condi- tion , \ it was said. He has lost his L me and fortune at New Orlean s this week , and will now ret i re to \ innocuous desuetude. ' 1 A suffic ient sum of money has been ra ised by subscri ption to insure the dig- g ing of an inlet between the Atlantic and the bay. Work will be commenced as s oon as a sufficient head of water can be Had . G eorge E. Covwin of the Corwin House ciught thirty black snakes on Wednesday morning of this week. Ha hasn ' t sna k es in his boots , hut they are in a safe receptacl e where they may be seen. Let' s hear from the snake gatherers up your way . Ou r baymen sec million s in it—the bay. The outlook for such a prosperous season am ong the baymen has not been known for twenty-five years. Our bay bottom is literall y c o vered from end to end with oys- ters , and their qual i ty is sai d to be of the v ery best. From $4 to $10 per day is now being made by those alread y in the bu si- nes s. Such old-timers as W. W. Warner , N. P. Foster and Deacon Henry White are jubilant and are preparing to partici- pate in the festivities with the youDger baymen. SEL DEN. FKEI)1)ARB ^ ' - ^ ~ ^Ti o ^ aTEditor Although we cannot boast of having the best engine or hook and ladder truck at Greenp brt last Wednesday, we still can boast of having the best melons on Long Island. A load of young folks from Setauket ca me to S a muel Dare ' s on a watermelon ride last Saturday n i ght. Af ler a fine feast of melons they returned home in high glee. Mrs. M ary A. Dare has been on t he si c k list , but we are glad to say is improv- ing. A. R. Norton is building a new fence along the street west of his house , and we understan d he is soon to build a cottage near the school-house , to be occupied by the famil y that now occupies the Fox shop. J ames Fairservis7-of Brooklyn , is y isitr ing friends in the p lace. He is a \joll y good fellow \ and w , e are glad to see Iu ' rn am ong us. It is reported that a city family talk of •buvinsr A. T. Norton ' s house and farm . T his would make a beauti fu l country-seat , E . B. Osborne went to t ip city last week. There is to be an ice \eream party at Samuel Dare ' s t his (Saturd ay) evening. Samuel Dare and Washington Norton were among the attendants ^ the firemen ' s tou rnament ob Wednesday , ; TERRYVILLE. Mrs. Minn ie Newey and daughter , of Bro o k t a ven , are visiting at Frank Sturle- vant ' s. Mrs. Hollis Terry is visiting relatives at Southampton. A large party of our people went on a picn ic to West Meadow Beach Monday. All had a jolly time A ugustus Rn l an d , of Patc ho gue , is spend- ing his vacation here, Mrs. Lyons and d aughters , of Setauket , spent Sunday w ith relatives here. August Hess , of New York , is boarding at Mrs. I. B. Hawkins. Mr . Gershom Boate spent Sunday with friends in this p lace. Mrs . A ddie Terry, of South a m p t o n , ' is visiting her parent3 , Mr . and Mrs, S. R. Terry . Sc h ool , District No. 25 , commenced on Tuesday with quite a large aUenti ancp . FORT JEFFEESQ I ff HOTEL A. WALKEE , Proprietor. 0 Per m anent or Transient Guests. YA CHTSMEN'S HEADQUAltTEKS. Ple asant Booms and Good Table. LIVERY IN CONNECTION. V. W. MACKLIN , LTJ3S T OB C : I ROC O ! ^ Hot Coffee ami Te a a specialty. (SPOYSTEKS AND CLAM CHO W DER. ^ g i xxssx Oysters , Hard & Soft Clams In Slioll or Openod. Water Street , Port Jefferson, B. W. WHEELER , JB., Near the Port Jeff erson Railroad Depot , ECHO , L. 1. Horses , Oows , Calves , &c , T 50TJGILT. SOLD AND EXCHANGED. NEW MILCH COWS A SPECIALTY. ¦Whon wantin g Live Stock , give mo a call and secure a bargain . I Of Every Descri j rtion. Bill Heads , ft T ote Heads , Letter Heads , Statements , Dodgers , Circulars , Envelopes , Cards , Tag's , &c. A S P E CIALTY. r ALL WORK DONE AT THE OFFICE OF O PP O SITE DEPOT ; WE STUDY TO PLEASE. Your patronage is respectfull y solicited. i ... o AT o Main Street , Port j elf erson , ' o IN o li rojj ' H t n ' a ami XoittW Summer C kt ltiim , - - — — ^ - ^ %» -v— — — ¦- L A EGEST STOCK :-) AND (-: LOWEST FPt l O ES Xaa. t3a.© Town . A Fine and Comp lete Line of GENTS' FURNISHINGS , HATS ID CAPS: Tru n ks , Valises , &c. Oue Motto : One Price to all , Goods as represented and satisfaction, guaranteed. Patty Cake , Patty Cake , Baker Man. PURE, WHOLESOME. FRESH- HEALTHFUL. Ladies , do not Bake yourselves this hot weather , butlet W E INZ , THE PORT JEFFERSON BAKER ^ Furnish you with his Pure Fresl i Bread , Cakes ,. Ne s , Etc. You wi ll f eel better , eat better , sleep b etter , be happ ier , enj oy life better , and make Weinz a happ ier and better baker man. WEDDING S & PARTIES SUPPLIED AT SHORT N OTICE. ECHO , L. I., Near R. R. Depot. Kid-Summer [ SPECIAL BAMlIIS raiM AIMS! TERMS , NET SPOT CASH. We have thrown upon our counters and offer dur ing the heated term Unprecedented Inducements - ^ from our recent purchase at Sheriff , Assignee and Auction Safe ' s , : together with Jobs f rom our Regular Stock . We confidentl y p lace these goods before you at such prices . ' , that wil l , we b el i eve , command your attention. ' * But call and see us before these bargains are secured b y others. ¦ We offer \ . . Chal l i e s - - 5 cts., reduced from 10 cts . Outing Flannels , - - 6* \ \ \ 10 \ La d ies ' Shirt Waists ,. - - 3 9 « « . « 60 « t < » « . . . 50 \ - \ \ 75 ' \ ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ Shaker Flannel (whit e), - 6' * \ \ 15' \ Inf ants ' White Caps , - - 1 3 ¦ \ <• \ . 20 \ Lawn Tennis Shoes , - . - ' 39 \ \ \ 65 \ Bo y s ' Pants ,. - - - 55 « « \ 40 \ , . : Ladies ' Ribbed V ests (all colors) .15 \ \ \ 30 \ . La d ies ' and Children ' s Rubbers 1 9 \ \ \ 30 \ ¦ - , California Canned Peaches , 20\ \ \ 35 \ \ Apricots , . . - . - 2 0 \ \ \ 35 \ . . . « Peas , - - 2 0 \ \ \ 35 \ . ,. Gene s ee Canned Pump kin , - 8£ \ \ \ 15 \ Hammocks , . - - - 4 9 \ \ \ 75 \ . - - ¦ > ' . - - 79 \ . \ \ 1.25 \ . ¦ ¦ ; ¦ J : 1 , 00 0 y ds. Ging hams , - 8\ - « \10 . \ In addition to the above we offer bargains in our Dry Goods , Notions , Boot & Shoe , Hardware , Grocery and Grain Departments . Call and examine , our goods , and satisfy ' y ourselvesthat ' we mean business. ¦ i. \Respectfull y, r l P f * . v THO MAS L. BAYLES .
