New-York tribune., 1896-01-18
PATcUOGTE.


Justice Conk.in an1 a jury, In Patcnogue on
Thursday, tried John Luffers and james Dougass
on the charge Of unlawfuiy disturbing oyster beds
b l5nelng TO the H. j. Lewis Oys:er Company. Tns
accused were charged with m sdeneanor, ana
after evidence had been presented, lasting all tns
day, the accused were declared MT guh'y' sNe
complain; charged that While dredging near inc
companys beds on December II .ast, the men
drfted On the beds Of the company aai stole SINE
oysters taerefrom. The company was repfesentei
by r. VI. Grifing. wni.e the deiendants m rdI I. -
Pei etreau 70 look after their interestJ Inc after
showed that the two baymen an not Purposey
drift on the companys bed5 - steiA Inc JIIy
which was composed OF ok men. took two ballots
three three. but tie second the DaSi"sn WI"
CAPTAIN Isaac Reene. Of Greenport and Eg2ers
Y. Strong OF PatchOgue, started or Iut5lay Nf-s
to make trip to California "here tney W." iei'''"
Until May neX,.
PORT JEFFERSON AND sETAUKET
A. the annua meeting Of The Epworih Leas"
held ~. week in the Methodist Episcopal 'hur-n
tho following were elected officers for 1876; r. H.
sncerbeaux. president; Sylvester Brewer. first vice.
president, Christian Work. Miss Ada "nee.er'
second vlce-preslden;. Mercy and Hep : Mss
M!naa Wood. third vice president, Literary "o'"
Miss Mae Brown. fourth vice-president' ooelai Dc-
partnent": Miss Alice s Wheeler, secretary and
correspondent: Miss Carrie Overton, treasurer M'ss
Florence Bydsnburg. organlsi.
The second in the series Of entertainments given
this season in Po~; Jentson took place Tuesday
evening in Athena Hal before large and brilliant
audience The attraction 1 wa' ,ea risdlsr "'
Ths cold wave tina, strucn Port jefferson end
towns i'm the vicinity as; week has caused greai
much ;sconnf fort even to those better OFF. Atnougn
the thermometer did not break rscora or urop
beyond the memory o. e,,e th@ hat the cold snap
The thermometer in most places a'o"s nv -''''
shore dropped be.o~ zero
1t is announced that both the Liberty and No5,h @
Amoreah ,dn HupDTg ss coz v3w org the shut down VIII
be is known but Il Is b-ieved ~ 'I1a,S nam NJ ~
ferng among the factory hands. who number sey,,
eral hundred The majority Of them are poor ana
ca r not afford 10 lose their weekly pay
Ice-cuttins on the setauket Lake has been in ,ui
b.sst al this " ek The ice has formed n nrs,-
class quality 10 the Srye begun .skng IN he-
SUPPLIES ard small dealers and families arr reap
ing chilly harvest.
It has heen learned that Lou" Tyler ard h,
brothar are open grocery and drls1'ore IN ne
Old setauket Hote in watt ns1r l2GustaTg r. N
i,Toro,,aiieu for the last year. Mr. l. LHommei 3 4
has @ giyfn & nn inc ore isa bcome e familiar fax % in e,au
Local sp9rsn have been hsg"F 0 Fwaesisy sIeat sy0r
for Seyer vera o We' AID srae Hayes mad the 7leaur.
pS kill;ne the largest fox shot in this vciniy
4d:s,eaG Is nG, Pars What is consdcrei
GOOD hunt requires a PARTY OF dozen hunters
ard as naYy go n tronss Neck and when they
return bring several foxes with TIM u : 'S'i
afctf
psrt Of the island in the last three weeks
AT THE EASTERN END.
The women Of Jamesport up in arms. and de-
cidedl, aggressive In opposing the granting OF
rcense for a saloon In that village. They are up
holdinp The hands of the ministers OF the town,
and saw they will fight out the ISSUE to the bitter
end
G. Frank Tuth,ll Dav d Petty. David Tu'h.ll AMI
Tony Krancher, Of Greenport. made one OF 'hs
ed
there. They went to Riverhead on Tuescay las.
and through holes IN the ice on Great Pond causnt
III rlckerel some Of which weighed six pounds.
William W. Griffin agent OF the Long Island
Railroad at Greenport. has started a popular SUD
scrpon for Mr. Wans h1 m FWsns nsed si0i in
hnsiness last summer on a capital OF 8. He was
just. beginnng TO make both ends meet ""e' '''
4 horse attached to the stable OF the Long Island
House became unmanageable at the raiIroai s.a. @
ran away. and turning the corner near the house
Of Justice George f. stackpoe quickly me ocSu, ,,
ePtaheman by the name OF Fritz. were thrown out,
PuIver who held the lines when inc morse o9ru, '
on bs head Was badly ir ired lie also received
deep cash over the right eye The wagon causS wSs
6sfore he had gone much further.
The marriage Of Miss Sadie Racket o. S,rS 4r;ens
snnouncsd az E to take place January 2 is OF adi-
tona interest in view Of the fact years 5qs' OH pe
The members Of the Kings daughters, or Nam
hasset believe that charity beg'ns at nome i,
voling peopie have just completed n lot OF bciilns
for a Mrs Dun. poor woman whose nome "aS
burned a short time ago
The young men of Rverhead have orsahlzed
Paderews XII club i'm that village Each member fnIst
hair cut during the winter. ami the result IS many
Young men who look like tramps
The Westhampton Country club viii hold pai.
AZ the clubhouse on January %
The Suffolk County Mutual Benefit Association
held its annual meeting in Riverhead on % %Srs.ey;;
The reports show a total membership OF l912; totl
receipts of $267i7 96 paid for deaths NS5o assets
SO OIL, on These officers elected: Pres1en.. j.
Henry Newrs Rlverhead: first vice-pres.dent.
George W Cooper. Rverhead; second viee-presi,en;.
q NJ Rlydenbursh. Riverhead: secretary. Ahas
Bradiey Riverheai: treasurer, David T. Vail, River
mead; medical director. Dr. Foster Thayer; directors
"a Ncwins Morris J. Terry. SayVi'e. ". p
Ieek Port Jeferson John H. Quinn. Quogue; SD
nev T. TuthIl. Matiituck: Isaac {. Winters, george
NJ Vail and Ahaz Bradley. Riverhead.