Rubber Factory Burned

New York, 1895

The pumping station, grinding department, and storehouse of the North American Rubber Company at Setauket were burned on Sunday. The fire started in the shoddy room. The total loss is estimated at $75,000, on which there was no insurance. The main buildings are 1,000 feet away from the scene of the fire and were uninjured.


News in Brief

An absolute divorce has been granted Rebecca T. Belcher of Mineola from Edward B. Belcher by Judge Barnard.


Chancel Carpet

Mrs. Oliver L. Jones has presented St. John's Episcopal church, Cold Spring, with a chancel carpet.


Ayer's Sarsaparilla (1895 advertisement)

No small objection which young folks had to the old-time spring-medicines was their nauseousness. In our day, this objection is removed and Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the most powerful and popular of blood-purifiers, is as pleasant to the palate as a cordial.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 19, 1895, p. 2.