New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-18
RINERHEAD.

An excursion Of land spectators reached here
last Wednesday, bound for New Riverhead. Six
cars were filed. the crowd numbering $50. each Of
whom had invested money In alleged city building
lots among the sand acres and scrub oaks of New
Riverhead. They carried with them their deeds
which entitled them to free excursion. The tract
of land which affords material for this project IL
southwest of Rverhcad. and appears on the COM
pany's maps elegantly pictured New-R iverhead
1t is I'm fact tract of wild land with soil Of the
persuaded into these investments reached the prop
erty there trouble mad rush was made for
OF wedressed fairly intelligent aborlnG class of
people. They from different parts of New
After they landed by the stages the crowd
pany. great river. with navigable waters and
large steamboats, plying its waters. which had been
gfowngly described in the prospectus proved to be
a narrow stream only fit for a rowbcat New, Riv-
erhead was not the hourishng town they nad ex
gradually their CLEAN of hope In their small invest
mnts aS tney sa no b sc nr oak and
huckleberry bushes to the office of the land sharps
tract of sand was about as worthless as possible
real estate. one young man who came from
was in charge of the office behind a desk He
encouraged by the crowd. and Sheriff Brien, VINO
appealed to for projection, Deputy Sheriff Robert j.
Nugent was detailed to preserve order Later
was treated to a shower Of brckbats. and with his
horse on run he fastened away from me angry 3,
erhead. and the $50 poorer but wiser people jour-
neyed homeward.
The celebration OF the 1.Oooth meeting Of Roanoke
Lodge No 462 l. O. o. F.. took place on THURSDAY
evening. The affair was complete success and
OF the most notable fraternal events that
has yet taken pace in Eastern Suffolk After a short
business meeting in the lodgerooms. parade was
formed Among the visitors We're seventy from Sag
IIarbor brass band. Friendship Rebekah Lodge was
thirty strong. Delegations from other lodges in
Guided Southold Greenport. Port Jefferson. Stony
Brook and Sayville In the line OF march were 800
Odd Fellows. besides eighty Daughters of Rebekah
The Rverhead brass band was in line. and along the
streets when the parade passed were displayed col
At Riverhead Hall appropriate exercises were held
and a dinner served. with G. p Davis as chief ca
Mazure and Edith G. Terry. Clara Perkins Ava
Lane Ida Reeve, Lulu Corwn, Maud Downs Jen-
nf h Rsrha M EXIT stdmore Mabel
Imogene Terry. Flora b. Hallock, Lila Terry III
Ian W9odh9ii Jennie corwin; Mrs & r EaWer r9
ard Mrs CARL Haliock.
The present officers of the lodge are: Noble grand
the Rev. r. NJ. Edwards: vcesrand. George
Vail: secretary d. VI. Corwin; treasurer +. II Iill
warden. b. f. Adams; conductor; Charles p Kraio-
Vile: right supporter to the noble grand Thomas
Brlton: left supporter to the noble grand. o. y.
Smith right supporter to the vice grand. Roman
Stevens; left supporter to the vice grand. Howard
Reeve: outside Guardian. Philip End. inside guard
ian. Joseph Wild right scene supporter. r. Adeloert
pike: left supporter Herbert L. Downs. chap
lain. e. II. Howell
PORT JEFFERSON AND sETAUKET
F F. Darling. whose large store was burned to
the ground last Sunday. will rebuild Immediately.
Mr. Darling had the largest general store in Port
Jefferson and had built up good business during
the forty years rs has lived here He has opened a
store in but11pg opposite the site of his former
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