News from Springfield

New York, 1895

Mrs. Charles Cornell is sick with the grip.

Stephen Mills has leased John Baylie's house on Farmer's avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Murray are visiting friends in Brooklyn.

Clifford Mills gave a home party on Wednesday night at his residence on Farmers' avenue.

Isaac Hendrickson has been appointed keeper of the ponds in this place by the Brooklyn City water works.

Mrs. Tuttle Carpenter is suffering with a severe cold, but is improving under the skillful care of Dr. Smith.

Abraham Stoothoff, aged 60 years, a retired* farmer, was found dead in bed at his residence on Schoonmaker avenue, Springfield, last Saturday morning. Heart disease is believed to have been the cause of death.

At the opening of the barrels circulated by scholars of the public school toward a piano fund, $72 was realized.

The heavy storm on Friday night filled several cellars and wells with water, besides washing out the roads very badly.

The last coat of wall and the metal ceilings are now being put in the new school building, and Contractor O'Donnell expects to have the building finished March 15.

The regular quarterly election of officers of Springfield lodge of Good Templars, resulted as follows: Chief templar, Harry Bedell; vice templar, Belle Styles; secretary, Mrs. E. H. Thomson; treasurer, William P. Amberman; chaplain, Ephraim E. Baylis; marshall, John H. Frederick; guard, Mrs. H. M. Hendrickson; sentinel, Coles Hendrickson. The lodge will entertain members from the lodges at Rockaway Beach, Inwood, Woodsburg, Lynbrook and East Rockaway, on Wednesday evening next.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 12.

*Missing part of the word, all that is left of the word is the "ed," but "retired" would fit and makes sense in the context.