THE EAST HAMPTON STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919 BRIEF NOTES FROM AMAGANSETT The sick in our midst are gradually improving. Mrs. Wm. T. Lusty is visiting with relatives at Port Washington. There were no services at the Pres byterian church last Sunday. Harry Lester arrived at Camp Merritt last week from overseas. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jenkins on Thursday, Feb. 28. The child born to Mr. and M r^ Frank Lester last week Tuesday died the same day. Frank Wier has been acting as as sistant at the Amagansett post office during this week. Ensign Frank Edwards visited with his parents, Captain and Mrs. J. S. Edwards over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James King, and family have moved from Montauk road, Amagansett, to Babylon. Wm. E. Cartwright has purchased a Ford, as he is in the employ of Capt. Frank Parsons at Montauk. Fred Payne, who has been sta tioned at Texas, has arrived at the home of his parents at East Side. Captain Frank Tuthill, of East Marion, visited with the Rackett family last week Friday and Satur day. Wm. Barker arrived home from Camp Upton last week Wednesday, havuig been mustered out of the ser vice. Mrs. Rackett and Mrs. Barnes have been trying to fill Mrs. Horton’s place in the library while she is at Albany. ( Mrs. Knowles Smith and children, of Montauk, recently visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Smith in this village. Wm. Hand and Kenneth Miller Ijave obtained positions at the new firm that is to start up at the Green- port shipyard. Miss Isadore Edwards has been ill at. the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Isadore King, at her home on the Montauk road. Wm. Terry, real estate agent, has rented E. W. Babcock’s bungalow at “ Towink” on Gardiner’s bay, to E. A. Anderson, of New York City. Mr. Lewis Case, son o f Mrs. Bertha Case Miller, called his mother by phone last Tuesday, telling her of his safe arrival in the United States from overseas. Mrs. Byron Barnes and daughter, and father, John Bell, are expectnig to go to Bellefonte, Pa., to visit with Mrs. Evelyn Bell, mother of Mr. Bell, starting Sunday. Mrs, Herbert Miller, who is spend ing the winter in the city, where Mr. Miller is engaged in work, was suc cessfully operated upon for appendi citis during the past week. Jack Ciochetti, of the U. S. S. Le viathan, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting in our village. He has made twelve trips across and is expecting to go across again, probably the last of this week. Mrs. W. A. Benjamin was a dele gate to the Red Cross conference held at the ball room of the Pennsyl vania Hotel last week Saturday. A decidedly interesting program was presented to about 1700 delegates. Charlie Niehmyer, who lived in a little house on Nathan Miller’s place died in the Southampton hospital last week, of pneumonia. He was buried at Oak Grove cemetery, Ama gansett. He was a native of Ger many. Captain and Mrs. Frank Parsons returned to Montauk last week Tues day after a visit with their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Par sons, who have gone to Chicago, Mr. Parsons being stationed at a Great Lake station. Miss Dorothy Horton, who .is in training for nursing, was operated upon at Albany last Monday. Mrs. Charles Horton went to Albany last Saturday to be near her daughter. Miss Horton is recovering as rapidly as could be expected. Mrs. CyM. Bennett is at home with her sister, Mrs. Charles Mulford, a f ter a visit to the city and also to East Marion, where she and her sis ter, Mrs. Thomas Garret, of New York, have been visiting with Mrs. Charles Mallison for a short period. Daniel Leek has accepted a posi tion at Kingston, N. Y., as manager of a large and flourishing form own ed by a gentleman from New York City. It is an up-to-date farm with fifty head of cattle, and equipped with all the most modern machipery. There has been no school in our village during the past week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hadel on Sunday, March 2nd. Capt. S. S. Edwards has gone to Halifax to bring back the steamer H. N. Edwards. Earl Gardell, who has been quite ill at the Broad View estate, is mak> ing progress toward recovery. Frank Tuthill, of East Marion, and his cousin, Mrs. C. W. Rackett,-vis ited at Springs last week Saturday. Real Estate Agent Terry had three parties from the city the first of the week looking for houses to rent for the summer. Floyd Hamilton is engaged to work at the Levering estate for the coming summer, as assistant garden er, as last summer. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. John, of New York City, made a hurry call at our village last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. John started on his southern trip Wednesday. Clarence Bassett, youngest son of William and Agnes (Miller) Bassett, died Monday morning. He was ten years old and was always a delicate child, but during the past year bad been in usual health. His funeral services were held Thursday. The Rev. Clarence Scoville officiated. Burial was at Oak Grove. The following item from Halifax, N. S., appears in an exchange: “ The sale by the Canadian Government to Hayes & Anderton, of New York, of seven Canadian patrol boats which were stationed off this port during the war, is announced. They are the steamers, William B. Murray, Amagansett, Herbert N. Edwards, Martin J. Marran, Rollin E. Mason, Rowland H. Wilcox and Leander Wilcox. The Amagansett Red Cross socie ty remembers with gratitude the im mense amount of labor that one of the summer colony at the Wind Mill cottage devoted to make the Red Cross benefit concert such a success last September, and has heard with sorrow of the death of Mrs. Downs, of Cincinnati, Wjfe of J. E. Downs, who managed Mme. Calloway-John’s delightful concert and helped to make it such a financial success. Mrs. Downs died of influenza. ANNIE TUTHILL GOSMAN Annie Tuthill Gosman, youngest daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Gosman, entered into life eternal last Saturday, March 8, 1919, aged twen ty-three. Annie Gosman was bom at Wad ing River, Nov. 9th, 1895, and moved to our village with her parents about eighteen years ago, being at that time about five years old. She was a verjr sweet and pleasant child in all her ways and by her attractive manner and nearly perfect disposi tion was quickly loved by her neigh bors and friends in her new home. Early in her young life, while yet a mere child, she joined the Amagan sett Presbyterian church, and became an earnest and devoted member. La ter she was ever a faithful teacher in our Sunday school and at the time of her death, she was president of the young women’s church society, called the Alpha Gamma. The Girl Scouts requested her to be their captain about two ytars ago, and ever since, with all her duties, she had religiously saved out Wednesday evening of each week for their es pecial night. During the past year, although working as assistant post master, she was a member of the Red Cross and one of the leaders of the Patriotic League, in fact, was one of a committee of four who were planning to hold a social evening at the home of her sister last Tuesday night. The funeral, which was private, was held at the home of her sister, where she passed away, but all of her young friends and fellow workers lavishly remembered her with beauti ful floral tributes. At Oak Grove, where her mortal remains were laid to rest, a bevy of her girl friends grouped around her open grave and tenderly but falter- ingly, sang a verse of “ Nearer my God to Thee,” and then cast a car nation on her bier. Our pastor, the Rev. Clarence Scoville, assisted by the Rev. M. Ryan, had charge of the services. Besides her parents, she is surviv ed by a maternal grandmother, two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Griffing, and Mrs. E. V. Parsons, and a brother, Robert. HUNS’ DRESS HELMETS The “ dress helmets” sent by Louis Thayer, who is with the army of oc cupation in Germany, have been loaned by Postmaster Baker to the Amagansett Free Library. These are the patent leather and aluminum helmets manufactured especially for the officers of the victorious German troops to wear when they were to celebrate their capture of the city of Paris. JACOBS-BIDDIS A very pretty wedding took place last Monday evening at St. Andrew’s rectory, Sag Harbor, when Miss Marie Elizabeth Biddis became the bride of Charles Conklin Jacobs, who is stationed at Montauk. The bride was becomingly attired in a dress of blue chiffon over gold cloth, and wore a picture hat of gold lace. The bri dal bouquet was of white carnations. The groom wore the uniform of the U. S. navy. Mrs. Henrison, of Ama gansett, attended the bride, and Geo. Biddis, brother of the bride, acted as best man. After the ceremony a dainty luncheon was served at the home of the bride. The table was beautifully decorated with the na tional colors and emblems of the navy, in honor of the groom. Among the guests were Mrs. Henrison and Mrs. N. Petty, of Amagansett SPRNGS Mrs. Mary A. Smith spent last week with Mrs. Nat. S. Miller. Merton H. Edwards recently pur chased a truck from I. Y. Halsey. Mrs. Ltfis Talmage and Miss Jen nie Miller visited friends in the city recently. Miss Lois Talmage,of East Hamp ton, visited with R. G. Foster recent ly- The fishermen are catching large quantities of flat fish. The fish are bringing a, good price. Several penple attended the musi cal entertainment at Clinton Hall on Tuesday evening of this week. Miss Edith Reeve returned to her duties at Jamaica Tuesday, after spending several days with her moth er in this place. At the time of writing Eldred Bet- kin is seriously ill at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. W. Betkin, with diphtheria. The whole family is un der quarantine. The farmers of this place are mak ing great preparations already, some thing which is very unusual for so early in the season. P. Koppleman has planted his peas. The many friends of Miss Eleanor King gave her a surprise party at her home on Thursday evening, the occasion being her birthday. Games were played and refreshments were served, and a very pleasant evening was spent by all. HAS GOOD WGRD FOR SNAKE New Ycrker Points Out How Unpopu lar 'Reptile Aids the Farmer in Growing Crops. y The pretensions of the snake, as a domestic animal of great value, were advanced by Allen B. Williams, presi dent of the Reptile Society of Amer ica, at New York. The society, of which Mr. Williams Is the head, middle and end, has un dertaken a campaign of education on behalf of the snake, claiming that as a destroyer of rodents and other small pests on the form he Is the friend and .benefactor of man. For the polson- bearlng snakes Mr. Williams holds no brief and concedes the necessity for their obliteration from the earth; but of the nonpolsonous ones he had this to say at the banquet while you could have heard a pin drop: “To the lay mind, the idea of the black or the garter or any one of a thousand varieties of harmless snakes being of any service to mankind may appear preposterous and unworthy of discussion. But the facts are other wise. The snake has a very Impor tant bearing on the question of food production, a matter which, even since the signing o f the armistice, grows more Important daily. The snake Is the great small-pest destroyer of the American farm. Every person who kills n nonpolsonous snake might Just as well destroy one hundred times the snake’s weight in wheat.” Mr. Williams proposes that the value of the snake be taught hereafter In the farm schools and agricultural colleges and says he Intends to become the edi tor of a publication devoted to snake Conservation and culture. He advo cated the Introduction of a small snake or two Into every household In the land, saying that the snake, contrary to popular belief, made an ideal house hold pet, and in the course of every year represented many times over a saving of his weight In mousetraps. Mystery Port. A mystery pdrt on the east coast of England was one of the wonders of ths war. Its oim t Is now revealed as Rlchboroufh, near Sandwich. Her* there Is a wide stretch of marshland I surrounding the mouth of the River 1 Stour, and upon this has been built j a town covering considerably over two 1 thousand acres. From this place one I and a quarter tons of stores have been 1 sent to the western front alone. This 1 great new port Is Just outside Sand- j wlch, one of the old Cinque ports fa- mous In the days of Queen Elizabeth, j The ancient town, where a few years ago the grass was growing la the streets has taken on a new lease of life. Uplift Thrown Down. George Cohan told at the Players’ club a story about elevating the stage. "An actor In a fur coat," he begun “said to me the other day: “ ‘For uplift, George. I once played lbsen’6 Master Builder to the Bullfrog miners.' " ‘Humph,' said I. ‘Did you have a long run?’ “ ‘You bet we did I’ said he. ‘About four miles.’ ” Pioneer In Her Profession. The first woman physician In the United States was Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, who received the degree of M. D. at Geneva, N. Y., 70 years ago. Miss Blackwell was a native of Bristol. England, but came to the United States in her youth. When she was 21 she determined to become a physician, but her application for admission was refused by nearly all of the leading medical colleges of the United States and Canada. A little medical college In Geneva, how ever, accepted her. and she became one of the most brilliant students of the institution. She suffered, how ever, from social ostracism in the town, as the Geneva hostesses regard ed her either as insane or wicked. Miss Blackwell, after finishing her course, attended medical colleges in Europe and practiced in several con tinental hospitals. She then returned to New York, where she opened an Infirmary for women and children and organized a woman’s medical college. Three Kinds of Stonea. This happened near Bedford and in the county * which sends away such beautiful limestone. The teacher was giving a geography lesson; She began with shale, told or the way in which It was obtained, Of Its uses and showed a piece to the children. “Name several different kinds of stone, Fred,” she said. Fred rose with alacrity. “Whet stones, grindstones and tombstones,’’ be answered.—Indianapolis News. Nicholas Miller, an aged resident of Riverhead, who lived on the Old Quogue road, across the river, died I last week, aged seventy-three years. \ He is survived by his widow and sev- |eral children. Funeral services were ! conducted Saturday aftrnoon by the i Rev. Mr. Schwartz, of the Lutheran I church. CARD OF THANKS We wish to make grateful ac knowledgement to all for their kind ness and sympathy to us during our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosman and Family LUNCH ROOM Lunches Served at All Hours Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Candies Oysters in Season In Ollswang Block D. H. HAMILTON, Prop. PIPELESS HEATERS 7 CERTAINLY! Call on your local Plumber GEO. V. 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