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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
THE PASSING OF SPARTA.
A HISTORIC VILLAGE THAT MAY SOON BE
PART OF SING SING.
RESTING IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY soMNoLENcE
1t WILL nEcoME A SCENE OF, TWENTIETH

RESTING IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY soMNoLENcE
1T WILL BECOME SCENE OF TWENTIETH
CENTURY BrsrLE AND ACTIVITY
II the village OF Sing Sing accomplishcs the
much talkcd-a bout plan OF extending its boun-
daries. 1t will take in on the south side the settle
ment known. by the historic name Of Sparta.
About the time Ichabod Crane was paying ms
unwclcome attentions 10 pretty Katherine van
Tasse Sparta was busting little settlement
with church, schoohouse, two or three stores
a mustard and spice mill blacksmith shop ana
n dock At that period the village formed portion
Of the town Of Mount Pleasan being located In
the northern part OF that township while Sleepy
Hollow and It's famous church, schoohouse ana
bridge were located further 10 the south since
then tic town OF Ossining has grown UP within
the boundaries Of Mount Pleasant. and Sparta fell
TO tho new township, only TO see its importance
overshadowed year by year by the growing village
Of sirg Sing on The north. In fact. the last-nameu
village may be considered oversrown offspring
OF the former place that at the present TINE mas
grown out Of all sembance 10 the parent village.
The little settlement: nesles at the base OF hi!i
OF considerable height known as Mount Murray on
the southern side Of which flows snail stream
once the motive power Of the spice mills, IN oideh
times an important industrial feature OF the place.
Many years ago Mount Murray was a iaVoiite
picnic ground for New-York City excursion par'ies'
and people still living in Sparta who reca' tne
days when such steamers as the John jay .'e
Governor wilcox and the Andrew jackson lahueo
parties from the metropolis at the Hitle COCK
during the summer seasons The little stream WAS
not always as small and insignificant as II IS now
Old residents still talk Of the great froshet OF i"'-
which swelled the stream into raging torrent
that SWEPT away the old r,illdam and was NOT
satisf, ID until the mustard mill had shared inc
snre fate The dam ard the mill were never re-
built and thus two of Sparta's early Industries
were blotted cut.
Another industry brick making wnich began
probably with the first settlement ana continued
until about 1895 when II stopped, the supply Oh
clay In the vicinity having been exhausted Inc
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A NAN WITH A LONG-DISTANCE VOICE.
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record.
someScdy has ,.en TITO Srss Sseau;: q ne s
BELOW ' 70 h. "a bs E1a Similar e shat Wick
Ae IN made ss s q a
spoke too hurriedly and without consideration Of
hs Mos ss DSn H ss !: s pa. H' r.
whoop for Biand. with isryss, on the Side, Tor ne
sirce leaving Mcbery. though his heart is true TO
his Ea,ive Missouri land. Honn is a baseball
csn stand and on hs sr h al that 3
the Kansas City team to waIop the everlasting
day,ights out CT the nine bucca neers from Law
phone In his ofice-he runs a railroad newspaper
when rot engaged in earnest political action-Sut
NTH N1 tss Sns p sSr r1 few %on'ns o. collision
One day he wanted a SPECIAL box Of stereotype
plates from the Western Newspaper Union, the
nee lie went to the phone and rang I up Mr. r., JSs
Ign ard tried TO make him understand what ne
sa S.yn Bs @ wss trouble o" the vs
Il want page OF humorous matter and three
columns Of brewer paragraphs" Honin rumb:ed
n !.2, the apparatus
Hon.n repeated his request with a rising inaeo.
tlcn stu Ioslyn could a., grasp him. Then the
m an who wanted moulded thought Numbered the
needs OF the hour into the phone in a voice like
Nisxara But II was useless
and Joslyns ofnce was likewise high up. and tnsrs
were no intervening tall buildings. There was but
sne ,s ,s'n to do nsT.fagsr mSn sksd oyss
:s;a%s i all jss:yn what. jhs mate: .s.S
ter. With cuts In IT, and three columns Of of9viss
paragraphs" ana he S:smmed the window de~s
In zen ninu-es the ster.o.ypes were ds!ivsrsd.
and Eonin called up the telephone company 70 ~
move its r r,,ns IA SaeTs ,ar. int NOV
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upon which the church stood was originally given
nv Colonel Frederick phil2sc. OF Phillipse Manor.
In 1901 the church was removed to Sing Sing. which
was then becoming the more important OF the two
settlements and from that trie until rec,n. years
s,arta had no church ed.hce OF Its OWE. although
surdav-school was maintained at ono or the other
O. the puhlIc-school houses. In 1883 however.
lot was purchased and handsome stone building
u,as erected To which tine name OF Calvary Chapel
u-as r,yen Besides this chapel the residents OF
snarta have the privilege OF attending :he beaut-
ful Shepard Memorial Church al Scarborough.
erected by Mrs Elliott +. Shepard a site only a
short distance from that OF the First Presbyterian
Church
Like every Other Old settlement In Westchester
County Sparta possesses Its store OF supernatural
and historic tales and traditions. OF the super
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The Garrison house was built long before the Revo-
iutioI and was a famous hosiery IN the days when
stages were The means Of communication between
New-York City and Albany.
Largo deposits Of limestone are TO re round IN the
immedia.c vicinity OF Sparta and tusi north OF the
place quarry is being operated THIS limestone Is
said - be among the best that is placed upon the
ma rlitt ,. .,, ,.
Mayor" would be Ike the pay OF "liemet with
the melancholy Prince cut Of the cast. The plac,
was revcr incorporated has II ever possessed
exn-i,tive head yet It's Mayor, elected by the tactt
con sert Of It's Inhabitants is an official whose ex-
letence has long been acknowledged. The partlcu-
lar duties Of rhls funcionary are unknown to any
hut the residents Of the pace but his diga ~ Is gen.
eray conceded. The title. oroe bcs ,cwea. is sup
posed 10 remain wish the person 50 h0nJre1 Until his
dt, puh or his removal from the ,oc1iy The present
MAYOR il Montgomery I-o-ee. Highly e-te med
zen who was horn In the place over which he now
mods nndsputsd sway 5eveniy-six years aso. Like
the Icy.s of Venice. there is a long Inc OF ancient
INA ycrs" OF Sparta, but their ramos have not been
preserved
The first religious organization at Sparta was the
First Presbyterian Church Of Mount Pleasant.
Their ed.ace erected In the year 1853 on what s
now known as the Old burying ground The LAID
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GEORGE r. BROWN,

in the house between three and twelve years Old
and ere kept until they arrive at fifteen years OF
age The day at the house begins at o'clock In
the morning when the rising bell rings. The chill.
lren then get up. go 70 the lavatories. wash and
then start the general housekeeping work. such
as brushing up the halls. class and play rooms. and
busting At O'Clock they assemble In the chapel
for prayers which conducted by George r.
Brown the superintendent Breakfast is served
IT 1:l5
Immediately after breakfast the cleaning Is An
ished the making OF the bcd, and the putting IN
order OF the rooms 0. the members OF the stan Is
complete. Then the children dress for school and
at $40 are in line. with shoes polished. ready ,or
the superintendent sspcctlon. IT o'clock they
gather In the assembly-room. where the usual
-rcses OF the public schools held. after which
they go TO their respective classroons.
IN THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
Children who are fourteen years cd Instead Of A.
sembng for school IN the morning report at oc.oc'
at the Office OF the superintendent ard sent out
to work on the farm In the shoe shop. carpenter
shop tai oring department. Kitchen machine room,
laundry and general sewing department These
children have evening study period. and are
not kept continuously at any one branch OF the In
dustral work. but receive fair opportunity to
obtain q general knowledge OF all the branches OF
Industrial work. At noon there Is an intermission
OF an hour and a hall. In which time dinner Is
served for the children and star. Az the srrang-
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A PEACEMAKER BADLY CUT.

Sa,vin Rosino an Italian barber. Of NO sos NORM
second-st sashed the left shoulder OF 1>evtro Sell
vesteo a neghtor. In shocking manner yester-
day morning with razor. Ros!ro also tried 10
cut the man In the neck with tho weapon. Accora-
ing to the story told to the police by the injured
man Roslno and another man were having
heal ted argument. when Selvesteo tried TO act the
part OF peacemaker. which Ros!no resented, and
at once drew a razor. Before s. ;vesteo couid
rea son with the barber the latter slashcd him with
the weapon ard then ran away Sevesiec nad MS
wounds dressed by an ambulance surgeon ana then
he ms ,akrn home Ros'no wos concealed In a
closet in his house but found by policeman
ana locked up In tho Beiford-ave. police station
He was arralgred In the Lee Avenue Police Court
YESTERDAY and rc-nauGed urtil to-day.
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on site OF some twenty acres. purchased In 1885.
and which. after the streets in that part OF the
city had been opened, extended from One-hundrcd-
and tenth-st to One cumberland thirteenth-st be-
tween Morningsde-ave. and Tenth-ave. The corner
laid with appropriate ceremonies on April
2s 1885, and the house opened for the recep-
ton OF orphans on November IS. 1913 The main
property was sold TO the Cathedral OF St. John the
Divine In 1855 and plot OF about thirty acres pur-
chased in Yonkers Just north OF the New-York
City line The cornerstone OF the present house
was laid on February %. 1859. and on October e.
1891 the old house abandoned and the new
house In this city opened. Children are received
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AN INSANE MAN CAUSED EXCITEMENT.

TIE EASTERN DISTRICT HOSPITAL STIRRED VI
by THE ACTIONS or JAMES DAVIS.
The attaches OF the Eastern District Hospital. in
South Th.ri-st. yesterday afternoon had lively
experience with a crazy man. The man was James
Davis. the superintendent OF the Brooklyn branch
Of the New-York Port Society for Seamen. whose
headquarters are at No 81 Atlantlc-ave. F3r a
long time Davis Aas been visiting 4 German sailor
named Harry Hoffman. who. three years ago, while
IN the held OF British bark the Hevemeyer
sugar refinery pier. at South Third-st was struck
on the back by piece Of iron that fell from aoe
He taken - the Eastern Hospital at the tine
and has been there ever since. with broken back
and the British Government tas been paying at the
rate Of IS week board for him. About year ago
the British Government started a movement to
have Hoffman transferred from the Eastern District
Hospital to British hospital Ut Is SAID that Davis
has opposed this movement from tie beginning
Two days ago Davis. ii is sad showed Signs CT an
rrba ianced mind. and watch kept upon him.
He seemed 10 recover from the attack. ard 1t was
thought that he had simply had a slight attack CT
religious mania When he entered the societys
headquarters yesterday morning he was in an ex-
cited frame Of mind and before anybody could
catch him he ran out OF the building AMI had dis
appeared. Where he went TO Is not known, but
early the afternoon he arrived at the hospita! In
n coach, with Everied driver in charge. Davis.
after aligh,ng, up the steps OF the hospital AMI
Horni who asked him what Re wanted Davis took
hold OF his arms and said:
II want you 10 at once wrap up Harry HOFFMAN,
as am going TO take him along and make him the
superintendent Of a large brigade. am also going
to give him eight large rooms to live In all by
himself. and as many servants Now, get him
ready at once.
Horn suspected that the man was crazy, and
lost no time In calling nurse. When he ala TINS
Da Wis became angry, and began TO denounce Horni
and he put his hand to his hip pocket. as II TO
draw a revolver. Horn TO telephone ana
called up Police Headquarters. In the mean time
Davis kept denouncng Horni, and nnally ran
out Of the building. Horni saw him going to the
coach and open the door. Horni shouted TO the
coachnlan not TO drive of until the police arrived
Davis yelled the driver TO go ahead and drive
him to Heaven. The driver hesitated. and then
man to go ahead. The driver evidently became m,
frightened for he lost time In flashing UP the
team and driving away at rapid rate, going down
South Thrd-st The coachman turned INTO kent-
ave ard the last Of him he was going IN the
direction Of the Brooklyn City Hall When the po-
lice reached the hospital the coach with che super
intendent was gone. Then general alarm was
sent out for Davis.
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govern the practices Of men to-day they would
a'cst tne progress o; civilization and establish
tae triumph OF despotlsm. II IL claimed that tho
large majority Of the Christian world is now. and
mas been once the earliest Christian age hab.tually
ana systematically violating the precepts Of tho
master. both by omission and commission: that
there Is an irreconcilable antagonsm between what
Jesus taught and what Is now believed and prac-
tised as right and best by the representatives both
OF civilization and Christianity These assertions
and others like them are based for the most part
upon the teachings OF the Sermon on the Mount
the teachings which our Lord concluded by the
solemn admonltion. from which l have taken the
text.
1T Is one Of the questions OF criticism whether
this sermon was delivered as q Whole, or whether
1t Is compilation into which was gathered AL
than was most characteristic OF various discourses
OF the Master. However this may be. 1t bears all
the marks OF a declaration Of principles. 1t is a
fundamental document. or series CT such docu-
msnif Se the -, consuton It Is n faS the
ana aS lus,raiei in MS lie and death. Thess sIs
ciplcs Of the perfected social state which he an
n,ognssrd had already begun. ara fOr whose per
Whose then builds upon this viii be as one
% 0 'hs his sSs rS'S as whose &
me sands only to see It SWEET TO destruction.
EsH s s' GsEs' Ssa ,afH as the
e 81 the sOfsl STATE Of our resd and Se e
principles arc passing under revision An intense
light IS being thrown upon them by The affairs OF
the day. The Venezuelan affair the Turkish
atrocities. the methods of modern charity, the
vast accumulat tons OF personal wealth and other
conditions Of the tine all have tended to create
aimoSnhere in which some 81 these sayings. IS,
pecialy II taken In their literal and UNQUALIFIED
construction. seem to be not mercy UtoIian and
fantastic. bur irrational and wrong
For modern Christians to profess 10 believe In
them, It IL said. Is hypocrisy. for no one acts in
accordance with them. and to undertake TO obey
them would be 10 trnnsCress the clear dictates Of
wisdom and Of duty. The principles In question
are chiefly those relating TO tho accumulation ana
invest ent Of wealth TO the bcscwmrnt OF charity,
tho resistance OF evil. the treatment of wronC-
doing and the OF force and authority in the
suppression Of evil" The speaker then read from
the Sermon the Mount the passage TO which re
referred ending with the ort-duo;ed 'T>ake. there
fore, no thought for the morrow for the morrow
shall take thought for tho things Of itself"
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IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT. |
FIRED INTO THE CROWD.
FIVE ITAILsNs CHARGED WITH rELONIors
ASSAULT


Five Italians. James Chiso and Tony Chifo OF
NO iS kings!and-ave. and Michael Chifo. Joseph
Gietas and Charles Geaito. of No 40 Frost-st
were remanded In the Ewen-st. Police Court by
justice Lemon yesterday for a hearing to-day on
charge OF felonous assault. the complainant
being John McGcary of No $50 Leonard-st.. whom
one of the Italians shot In the left side carly yes
terday morning in Frost and Leonard SITS. There
were about seven other Italians and all stopped In
front OF the house where the shooting took place
ana serenaded a counryman with accordons.
While the Italians were playing McGeary and some
OF his friends, who the opposite side OF
tae street. shouted at them. The Italians waited
until they finished playing. when they put away
their musical instruments and drew revolvers and
began tc shoot at their tormentors. The crowd
scattered in all directions McCieary received a
bullet In the left side and fell John Cooney, Of
NO; li3 Grove-st.. was passing on his way nome
and stopped down so as TO escape the bullets.
OF which went through the crown OF his hat The
CRIES OF McGeary gave the Italians the impression
that they had killed some one and they started
on. In the mean time half dozen policemen who
ncdrd the shals appeared and succeeded In captur-
ins the five prisoners after a desperate resistance
made by Two OF them. They were all taken to the
herbert-st. station where, on being searched,
revolver and stiietto were found on one and
knife in the pocket OF another One OF the italians
before he reached the station tried to assault
Detective Donion. The five locked up. Nc
Geary was also taken TO the station-hoTse. where
an ambulance surgeon found that he had sustained
only flesh wound. the bullet after entering the
skin striking rib just above the heart. That
saved the Injured man from being killed out
right None OF the Italians would answer any
questions excepting TO deny all knowledge OF the
shooting. and they would not tell who their COM
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DIR. HERRICK ON CHR1srs TEACHINGS.

THE PERPETUAL VALIDITY OF THE PREcTpIs
IN THE SERMON on THE MOUNT UPHELD.
The Rev. DR.. Samuel f. Herrick. OF Boston. who
Is to preach IN the Tompklns Avenue Congregational
Church regularly during the absence Of the pastor.
Dr. Meredith. occupied the pulpit yesterday. morning
and evening. Dr. Her-.ck IS a native OF New-York.
ana spends his vacations az his summer home. on
The South Side Of Long Island He greatly enjoys
preaching 10 the people o; the Tompkns Avenue
church. who twenty years ago invited him 10 be-
come their pastor. His sermon yesterday was from
Matthew. VII. "a: "Whosoever heareth these sayings
o. Nine and doeth them Will Iiken him unto a wise
man who built his house upon rock"
n's theme vas the perpetual validity OF these
sayings" and his sermon prepared in answer
10 so1ne recent socialsilc interpretations OF the
sermon On the Mount. He said IN part:
Ny attention has lately been called 70 certain
DISCUSSIONS which have been going in various
auarrers concerning tho bearing OF our Saviour's
teachings upon the social HE OF the world II has
'een seriously questioned whether some OF HIS
N'oT characteristic and impressive utterances have
~ were intended 10 have any perpetual validity.
- asserted that many Of His precepts are I'M
vi present conditions. impracticable. and, indeed.
..e II variance. not only with the practice but
.1'n the real belief Of HIS present-day followers:
.ast they arc contradicted by the intelligence Of
- pFesen. age. and that II they were really 10
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TEMPERANCE A MORAL ISSUE.

The Rev A. A. Cameron gave an address IN the
Calvary Baptist Church. at Dccatur-st and sum
ner-aye, last night on the Prohibition party. lie
said that he believed every man should nave 'he
freedom Of his own opinion in politics without rel-
erence to the liquor question. Past members OF
the Prohibition party he said had been obliged
to swallow all the politics OF the party. as well
as the temperance end of II. The temperance
question should be separated from politics. and the
Prohibition party. Mr. Cameron said would never ever
as II kept up its present system. The temperance
issue is q moral rather than political question:
and II needs the support OF both the great poncal
nrfi
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THE CHANCE or A LIFETIME.

From The Chicago Post.
"rt Ia said" he remarked rehectvely, thai
women's hands are growing larger"
"Yes?' she returned inQuiringly
YES he asserted And the worst OF Il IL that
there Is every likelihood that this tendency Win
''Yes?'' she said In the same inquiring tone.
Yes" he repeated You see. the bicycle and
golf and tennis and other sports that women have
recently taken up arc responsible for a."
In that case" she said. with glapce at her
own dainty hands. you'd better speak quick II you
want small one"
He realized that II was the opportunity - .
lifetime and he spoke promptly
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ANOTHER SERVICE IN MRS. STOVES HONOR

memorial service in homer OF the late Harriet
r2eacher Stowe was conducted at the Feet Street
African Methodist Episcopal Church last evening
by the pastor, the Rev G. W. Ofhey. who was per-
soaal friend Of Mrs Stowe. The theme CT the SER
mon was What a Consecrated Life Can Do, and
The speaker p-efaced his sermon by saying that Mrs
Stowe had done more for the African race man al.
the efforts of all the other pharthrop!sts OF whom
the world had any record. He then gave some
personal "reminiscences Of the great authoTess ana IN
Closing urged his hearers to profit by the life OF
their great benefactress and consecrate themselves
10 some good work.
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last firm Of brickmakers in the place was COM
posed Of Thomas Steers. Henry Burgess and John
Agate The oldes, houses in Sparta are built OF
bricks made in the brckyard Of this old firm, and
they date back into the eighteenth century the
house known as TON Sherwood's' is a fair speci-
men Of one Of these old-tme Sparta dwellings, II
was occupied private residence up 10 ABOUT
1890 when Thomas Baker opened tavern there,
calling It the washington House" After Baker
came Sherwood whose Christian name was
Thomas and he conducted the place up to within
recent date. For many years 1t was one OF the
poIling-places of the town. and witnessed many
hot contest between the contendng parties. The
Sparta district K might be said, has always been
the Republican portion Of what has been at times
a pretty strong Democratic town.
A FEW OLD LANDMARKS DESCRIBED.
Some years ago another brick house. similar TO the
Sherwood House occupied the adjoining lot on the
west 1t has since been torn down. AT one time II
was the residence OF the Steers family. In It In
srector Steers Of the New-York Police Department..
was born The Lyon House. located on the opposite
side OF the road from the Sherwood House. and sur
rounded with a lot that is divided up into thrifty
looking vegetable garden and grass pot. orna-
mer,teL with old-fashioned lockwood trees and
flowers Is another Old time structure. Tho present
OCCUPANT says ne has lived there stxty-odd years
and the house was an old one when his fa.her camc
there many years before.
To the east of the Sherwood ard Lyon houses or
around the bend OF the road the place would
he locally designated once stood the old Garrison
"'.s house. frame structure Of .ong, rambling
design that in recert years fell into decay only be
replaced by building very much like the Old one.
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A FLORAL PIECE FOR THE REV. ]. j.
UEISCHMAN

A handsome floral design. six feet long, was pre-
scented yesterday morning to the Rev j. j. He.scn-
man uas,Or Of ST. Peters German Lutheran
Church by his parlshioners. The design was IN
the form Of an ocean steamship in token OF his
INTENDED departure for Europe on Saturday Inc
presentation was made in the lobby OF the churcn
before the morning service. 2nd during the sef,ice
he ship stood on table In front Of the rn.pt MT
Hos-h,nan is one Of the mos. popular German pas
f, 4k.r ifx
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DIR. GRIFFIS ON DUTY.

At the regular Sunday afternoon meeting at the
Contra, Branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
.ociation at O'Clock yesterday afternoon he
Rev DR. William Elliott Grfis OF Ithaca. n; :.
spoke on the subject Of needing our call 10 duty
and Gods way of calling back to It, lie TOOK
the Book of Jonah his theme.