New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-29

,roor Kennels stand down beside a little Inlet.
frederick H. Belts has large pace which ne mas
named Moccowanto-which is the lGdi@n OF We.
come"-and ornauanted with an ancient ".h1il'"'
which he brought over from EooI ''rou"'' IT,
stevens family of Hoboken. have summer place
here and so have Eiinu Root ana benjamin r.
Butler, and many otne-s whose names d'e la
miiiar TO all $500.
The summer boarder IS an unknown oiid On '''se
rowing moorlands. There are no notes. l"' va
tap.rs support the Meadow cub winch Is iOr ''ei'
GUN and their guests use only Even the honest
farmer turns his back on the boardeT' lie "ouiu
r,,ber rent his house for the season ana II IL Is
rentabe there are always p.eny to lease H. Every
body knows everybody ease and the summer 'o'o"'
;s the most harmonious Of settlements.
Southampton is rich IN historic interest Inc III
hahitants stoutly mair:ain that their town va"
.ha Nrs, English settlement on Long Island. True,
cor,bod has the temer.,y contest this point, but
southamptonites insist hat they were one season
ahead The settlers who poughed up their hch
Acids in the spring of l5iO may have strayed over
10 southol1 in the fail say, the southampton ms
,orians bu, nothing unsetile their conviction
Of the truth Of their clam to priority. Inc hrst
settlers were from Lynn. Mass
Dr,TCHMEN ENGIISEMEN AND WHALES.
The early settlers had frequent difficulties with
tho Dutch who cIme down The island from New
Amsterdam They first Joined the Hartford colony,
then came under the dominion Of the Duke Of York
and Of the English GoveTn's VINO Ioi'o"rl DOWN
tho wears of colonial history. Governor Andres was
authority for the statement that in his day the
,rncinau places Of trade NcW-lOrk and South
ampton except Albany. for the lndyans Those
must have been proud DAYS for southampton. The
whale-hshery began early. Whales accommodating
" came up TO the shore and allowed the hsheimen
10 go out In boats and capture them sometimes
they became stranded, and cut up by the in
babitants a fate which rarely overtakes the South
smpton visitor of to-day. In 1861 there Were FOUR
teen whaling crews of ten men each doing bust
ness on this plan. and over ZOO barrels 81 oil
were secured in that wear. The o.d wnaieboats
still lie on the shore, and when the wandering
whale spouts in the offng they are launched
through the surf. and the chase for whale on IS
begun and carried It was two centuries ago
The town of Southampton had a hard time OF ii
IN the Revolution When the British came down
from, Halifax and landed that end Of Long
Island they began what amounted 20 almost seven
years Of continuous military occupation In ne
Southern portion with 100 British regulars and
compelled everybody 20 take me 4ath 81 ateSlahCe,
wInter made his headquarters in the house OF
William , Pss stTae T three forts were hr5wn Gp
Tho remains Of some OF which can still be seen.
The .la 1T et SaToa21 Of thorn ese and mi
the surrounding diicheS The norn he G are s
10 Captain George L. White was used as para lie
ground.
SOUTHAMPTON A THRIVING VILLAGE
Southampton village has been n>'enty incorpor-
ate1 The village officers are: President. Albert j.
Post; trustees. George Il. Wines. j. w F. Howell
and George II. Hallock; clerk. Henry A. Ford
ram. collector Edward F. White: treasurer, VIII
lam p Hasey. Street Commissioner. Stephen Good
a,e. marshal John J. Rogers. Health Board-Presi-
dent. Henry H. Post secretary. George X Howell:
treasurer W Nelson Seely: health officer. DIR. Hugh
IIalsey: register Of vital statistics William j. Post
School Board-Presldent Henry y. FOrdham; @ecre
.arv Edward II. Foster. collector. W. O. william
son. treasurer. William r. Halsey. Board Of Edu-
cation Henry A. Fordham. Edgar A. Hldreth. Ed
ward II Foster J.. T.. Terry. George r. Howell
end Walter l.. Jaggar
The permanent population Is about 100 The
,r,nsr nonulation IS a thousand additional. There
are three churches in the village, THE Presbyterian
over which the Rev. Dr. Campbell presides, which
Is as Oh an organization as The town Itself Some
wears ago there split in the congregation
and a considerablesesimber seeded ana went over