County Committeemen Elected

New York, 1895

The Republican town committee of North Hempstead met Saturday evening and elected two members of the county committee in the places of E. Eugene Carpenter, of Port Washington, and Louis Wrede, of Great Neck, whose seats had been declared vacant. In place of Mr. Carpenter the name of Charles F. Lewis, of Port Washington, was proposed, and that of Alfred Wilde, of Manhasset, in place of Mr. Wrede.


Tax-payers are Protesting

A meeting of citizens of College Point was held at the Poppenhusen Institute on Wednesday night to protest against the passage of two amendments now before the legislature permitting the trustees to bond the town for $20,000 for the purpose of erecting a water tower, and $15,000 for the building of a fire house.


Uncle Sam Does the Fair Thing

Postmaster Traphagen, of Corona, has received official notice from Washington that he will be reimbursed for the loss of money and stamps amounting to over $300, stolen about a year ago when the post-office safe was robbed.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 5, 1895, p. 1.

Note: Traphagen is referred to in a list of postmasters at this link. His first name was Thomas.