Could Not Get in the Poorhouse

New York, 1895

Mrs. Julia Shay, of Port Jefferson, was refused admittance to the almshouse at Yaphank on Wednesday. Just as the woman was being taken in it was discovered that she was worth at least $1,500. Supt. Baker refused to admit her unless she paid her board, and the woman went away. She carried $350 in a bag.


Mr. Vielhauer Has Disappeared

Ferdinand Vielhauer, a collector for the Mutual brewing company of College Point, has left town. An examination of his accounts revealed the fact that he is short $600.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 1.