The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-17
BADEAU DIDN'T GET A VOTE
FISBKILL LANDING AND NITTEAWAN
WILL NOT TAKE HIS NAME
The Trustees of the Two villages Vote to
Call the Consolidated village Matteawnn
Mr.. Badeau's Offer of sea, 900 Made on

Tho Trustees of the Two villages Vote ia
Call the Consolidated village Nntteawnn
Mr.. Badeau's Offer of $50, 900 Made on
the Spur of the Moment but In Co d Faith
FGsHK1LL LANDING. June 1B-A vote OF the
trustees Of the villages OF Fishhlll Landing
and Matteawan decided that the question
OF consolidating the villages should be sub
nitted to the taxpayers at the next
election. They also decided that the name OF
the consolidated village shall be Matteawan.
There were four Matteawan men and five Fish
Kill men at tho meeting. Their decision az to
the name dlsposes finally OF the offer OF Will
linn II. Badeau to endow the consolidated
town with $4,000 II 1t would take the name Of
Badeau. There was not a single vote In the
trustees meeting for that name.
Mr. Badeau made the offer. he said to-day.
quite on the spur OF the moment. He is an
elderly man, with a snow-white beard that
covers nearly all OF his face. and is supple
mented by very heavy white mustache. He
wears his whiskers fiat across the front. like
Edmund Clarence Stedman. Mr.. Badeau. how
ever is not literary man. He was rather
grieved yesterday that he should have been
published abroad as an author
Mr.. Badenu was born at Mahopac Falls. N. Y.
His family came OF old Huguenot stock. Adam
Badeau. President Grants Secretary. was his
moved to Fishkill many years ago. William II.
Badeau felt that there was very little opportu
nifty for his ambitions in Fishkill and went
to New York. where he was employed
In the dry goods house OF G. s. Ely.
A biography OF Mr.. Badeau is a part OF a
commemorative biographical record Of Dutch
ess and Putnam counties, with which he fur
nished Sun reporter Yesterday. OF his en-
Payment with Mr.. Ely thu, sketch says:
Mr. Badeau was more fortunate than many
M art n IN In
he was successiu Jul in arrnnG ing residence with
the proprietor in his own home in Brooklyn.
day school. choir and church work at the
Clinton street Presbyterian Church
@ Of M SsSSse ded% G@f s p S tn.
graph supplies. He was for, many years its
,nG in London Engapd He .t re-,
Vest and East, d H. i the vss:Prssidsnt
%as at Sns ,m at o. Rs 5 r Eaassa
second New York Infantry. He went with
i when it was ordered To- Gettysburg during
bounty man in the Union Army throughout
the war. In the last ten years he has lived 10
with Dr. 4 r. Tiel. competition by, marriage
The other day" he said last night. l was
in the Post ONCE talking with a friend and
Consultation yet " And what will you
same ni0fmS SO0 s"Tt 1 s snis You IN
a good name. a euphonious name. a name
that looks well-Badeau Name it Badeau
and will give the new village $4,000 We
parted and did not give the matter serious
consideration until friend quite important
in political movements here. approached me to
learn whether had meant what ] had said.
said that would stand by 1t. ! have no chill
dren to whom may leave n name and these
two towns are very dear to me-
There has been some criticism Of me- for
the so-called vanity OF my proposal. | shall
make my answer to that In the local newspa-
pers. do not care, what outsiders think. But
as n matter Of fact have distributed a great
deal OF money | have not needed here and
there as has seemed proper"
To illustrate his meaning Mr.. Badeau showed
his charity account books for the last three
years. They were kept in beautiful though
minute figures. The sum Of his DISPENSE
tons for the last three years was about
: 1000. divided into amounts, VARYING from
s. to 5000. Notwithstanding his large means.
Mr.. Bateau lives very simply al DR.. TELLS.
He occupies a small room on the third floor.
Much of the space in 1t is taken up by a
collection Of thousands and thousands Of
letter. envelopes. All OF them were re-
ceived in the course Of MIR. Badeau's CORE
spondence: They are piled compactiy
in a cylinder three feet in diameter
and three feet high. and the whole is mounted
on a broad topped stool as a pedestal. Mr.
Badenu is regarded with great respect in Mat
teawan.