Relief Association Statement

New York, 1895

The statement of the Long Island railroad employees' mutual relief association for the month of February is encouraging. The following summary shows the condition of the fund: Balance on hand, February 1, $2,552.69; premiums from members, $1,852.50; dividends from stock, $31; total, $4,436.19; benefits and expenses, $1,190.65; cash balance, $3,245.54; estimated liabilities, $2,802.97; cash surplus, $442.57; assets, 62 shares Long Island railroad stock at $42.50 per share (present value), $2,635; net surplus, $3,077.57.


Burglars in Mineola

Burglars entered the store of Frank P. Seaman at Mineola on Sunday night by breaking a rear window. They ransacked the place, stealing the money drawer and contents, a double barreled gun and a quantity of dry goods. A horse and buggy that was found hitched on one of the side streets by Dr. Skinner has been held for identification, as it is supposed that the rig belonged to the burglars.


Burned to the Ground

The historic old Nostrand homestead at Whitestone was burned to the ground Monday. Local tradition says that it was used as Washington's headquarters just before the battle of Long Island.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 29, 1895, p. 1.