News from Springfield

New York, 1895

Misses Hester and Lina Durland are visiting in Brooklyn.

George Fischer has taken a position in George Roeckel's grocery store.

George Watts and wife of Brooklyn spent Sunday with his mother.

Isaac Hendrickson is now occupying his new home on Mills avenue.

William Amberman has moved into his new house on the Springfield road.

Deremer Brothers have the contract to build the new school house at Valley Stream.

George Durland and Miss Thorn of Brooklyn will be married the first week in April.

The new avenue leading from Farmers' avenue to the Springfield road will be opened shortly.

Daniel R. Murray has been appointed fertilizer agent for the south side of the island by Messrs. Kane & Wright, of New York.

Rev. W. P. Estes of the Methodist Episcopal church, will terminate his five years of service at the end of the present conference year.

William Watts was buried on Saturday from the Presbyterian church. Deceased had lived here all his life and will be missed by his many friends.

Fred Kinsey while ascending the hay mow by means of a ladder last Monday, was taken with an attack of vertigo, and fell and broke his arm. Dr. Smith attended him.

A regular session of the Queens county lodge, I. O. G. T., was held with Oceanside lodge of Rockville Centre. The county degree was conferred on 29 candidates. Reports of officers and lodges showed the order in the county prospering. The prize banner was awarded to Farmingdale lodge, with a gain of 140 per cent. Rockaway beach was selected as the place of the jubilee. Freeport was chosen as the place of the annual session in June. Public meeting in the evening at the Baptist church. Geo. R. Scott, of New York, will address the meeting.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 22, 1895, p. 8.