New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06

vo,d ~ Newark Near the nfe-saving station are
the lighthouses. 200 or 500 in number owned ana
run b. Hiram Stevens. an ancient mariner WHO
Ives in little red gambre-roofed cottage at
puogue and rnonopolizes Father Neptune and his
bathing privileges for that neighDorhood' Inc
beach Is shoal and the white water stretches lar
on. TO an outer bar. over which the breakers tumDle
and send their sheet of seething white lo"in o'
ward TO the broad white beach When inc uo0'''''s
sun shoots its slanting rays down the endless iae
Of cleaning foam il stretches out from glory u''o
g,orv toward the West until finally 1t ends IN
shimmering mass OF dancing light ana SHINING NM.
beyond which the eye cannot pene'ra'e-a ns"'
that never was on sea or land. Long lslands sho'e
excepted
hollow TREE WITH A HISTORY
onocue has a number of ancient homosteads ana
q venerable tree which served "a . poS'o"ee
in the olden days Of coaching. Inc Tree s'oO''
on the main road which passed along aoo".
two miles back from the beach. II was hollow anu
IN II the people would put box containing 'he
mail 10 be taken up by the stage coach wheh II
came that way Now the tree-or all that is 1ei' OF
i,-stands In front of Postmaster Burtons niue
Office William Post patriotic citizen brought II
down about year ago and set u up IN us present
resting pace. adcrn.ng X win DidSS P'"'' "0''
bears this legend:
s'In perpetuation OF the memory Of the box tree
The repository for the United states mail more than
100 wears ago. The only free postoiilce known. II
was destroyed by fire July T. 1893
For C. INJURIES Gods happy birds
Found covert safe With M"
An hundred years mems written words
guarded faithfully.
Now life over; naught remains
I,,, one long peace f,r
And the grateful ncart y man.
This honored memory"
The cause Of the trees demise was the misplaced
na,riotism OF some Quogue small bows who thought
1t a good pace 20 set off firerrackers
Another but more modern institution Of the VII
1ape Is the Field club. joint organization OF
,racsrs and cottagers There are four OF
ground given I'D 20 baseball. tennis and bowling
Two roomy buildings afford opportunities FOR
dancing and afternoon teas a iine band from OUT
or town ,lavg twice week in summer, local talent
furnishes music on other evenings. Last season
Mrs Harris a daughter Of the late Judge Brady.
If \ew-YorE cave a number Of enjoyable amateur
read,ngs There ar. about co or 10 members OF The
club Robert Colgate is president Among the OH
GERS and prominent members are Inc Kew br.
George T. Van dc Water. Dr. Clearance r. Beebe.
Clinton Tucker and Samuel II. Craig. lhomas =.
uurlburt Of Brooklyn. H. secretary ana treasurer
Onnoslie tho club Is the pretty little school build
ing OF tho village where Mas Fuller niece OF the
Rev Eroert G. Lawrence. tho Presbyterian minis
ter teaches the three RS and other accomplish
,oer,s ia fifty OF the village youngsters. There Is "A
telephone line iiverhcad and the east cnd OF he
island and telegraph line open in summer
siage line rurs 70 Wosthampton during IN" sea
son 4 little way back in the country IL tn" fl"ni-
ers Gun cub of which II. o. lIAvemeyer ana o'he
y,.v.knoUn Ecw-York men are members. htIe
P-esbyterian chapel is supplied by the Rev Mt
Laurence and visiting ministers In summer.
soME OF THE COTTAGES.
ono ~ the newes. and largest cottages in Quozue
O. ina, of Robert Colgate situated n breezy but
NOT parilcularly fertile piece Of ground which Mt
Colgate has cnristened Sandacre. The cottage Is
re,ted this season 10 Anderson Fowler. Samuel ID
craig has A pleasant country home in Quogue and
ccords nearly his whole time there both winter ard
srrome~ he taxes active interest in al AFFAIR."
n. the VILLAGE. Mrs. J. H. HowcWs cottage Is
r,o1 Tor The acason 10 Thomas Benedict Clarke
81. nv, connosscur. s. =. Jessup has rented one
NJ his cottages TO W. Gayer Dom.n!ck. OF the hrr
=. Dor,juiok a. Dickcrman. stockholders. DR.. VIII
tar, Gilllllan OF Brooklyn. has taken the cottage
ho,ongirg TO Mrs. Compartment. the widow OF th'
,o.o senior partner Of the Arm OF y. u. Cowper
tbx,t A. Co DR.. Stuyvesant 5. Morris has lease
~. cottage owned by a. l.. Edwards. Of New-York
Nrs NJ NJ Herman. OF Brooklyn. has rented z
oo,..r. Of J. II Post Crowell Haddon. prcsiden
~ the Long leland Bank. OF Brooklyn Is one o