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Show OLD VILLAGE MUST G(T Machassct, One of Lonp Island's Historic Points, 3 (0 Be Sacrificed (0 the Ambition of a Rich Man Manhncsct, ono of Long Island's historic vlilcgos, Is toon to pass out of oxlstence. It standi In' tho way of it rich man's ambition and is doomed. Pnyno Whitney, sqn of tho former secretary of tho navy, wants tho vll-lago vll-lago site to becomo part of tho Immense Im-mense estate ho has laid out near Great Neck, L. I. Ho has already purchased considerable land In tho vlllago and ha; options on u sufficient number of plots to wnrrnnt tho prediction pre-diction that ho will possess himself of tho cntlro place, Manhnssct Is not dnly old, hut picturesque pic-turesque Nestling between high hills with a big mill pond, winding roadways and an exlstcnco of cen turies, It has a right to hold Its head high. Somo of tho rosldents bcllovo Uiat tho vlllago should bo too proud to soil itself out nnd ono resident possesses pos-sesses that vlow of tho situation strongly enough to rcfuso to sell. Uut she, Juscphlno Brooks, a negro woman, Is tho solitniy champion of tho village. Tho vlllago Is In tho town of North Hempstead, which was formerly part of tho town of Hempstead. Cow Hay was tho iiamo of tho community years ago. Tho ludlans know It by that dls-tlnetlou dls-tlnetlou and tho flrt whlto bottlers were too hardy to worry about tho name. Years later, tho place wns ro-named ro-named after ono of tho Indian chiefs who used to reign In that section. Tho first settlers had their troubles. Thero woro land disputes and onco soldiers wero sent Jroin Hempstead to drlvo out somo settlors at Cow Hay. Thoy descended on tho small colony and literally Kidnapped tho uaily comers. com-ers. Then tho authorities In Connecticut Con-necticut tried to ocrclso Jurisdiction over Cow Day and other territory along tho north shoro of Long Island, but that rulo was soon ended. Oi courso, Cow Hay also experienced nil tho trials and tribulations of both Dutch and Hrltl3h rulo. Tho business section of tho placo lins that lazy air proper to such an old-tlmo community. At tho general stores It is pocsihlo to purchaso everything every-thing from .1 knitting necdlo to a set of bedroom furnltuic. Somo of tho nslncss firms were established by tho grandfathers of thbir presout owners. own-ers. Tho vlllago postofllco, of courso, Is In a storo on U10 causeway leading lead-ing up a hill on tho sldo trom tho main business street of tho vlllago. At tho first turn stands a modern and pretty church nlungHldn which is a burial ground, tho whlto headstones of which aro vislblo from tho vlllago stroetj. ' Tho mill pond Is tho feature of chnso It began to develop nbout tho tlmo that residents of tho town wero tllscuslng William K. Vnndcrhllt's offer, of-fer, of 150,000 for Success lake. Other farms woro secured, but tho Idea of putchnblng tho business section of Manhnssct did not suggest Itself until un-til tho landscape gardeners began to look over tho ground. They found that tho bank of MItcholl Inko nearest tho Ullage wns dotted with stoics and outhouses nnd presented pre-sented from nil other sides nn appear-anco appear-anco not nt all pleasing, so thoy told Mr. Whitney that his echemo for n hnndeomo country estnto with tho lake as a fcaturo would bo marred unless un-less tho vlllago of MnnhaBsot was HWHi Si m ww pjw Payno Whitney's Present Home at Manhasset. wiped out. Tho high bank of tho lnko skirted by tho turnplko must bo clear of buildings to permit It to bo terraced ter-raced down to tho water's odgo, so that It would harmonize- with tho general gen-eral plans. Mr. Whitney wont over tho ground nnd agreed with them, and his agents nt onco begnu to ncqutro tho business property along tho lake They not only negotiated for land nnd buildings, but for good will as well, and they havo now bought out plumber, blacksmith, grocer, butcher and hotel-keeper. Hut Joscphino Brooks stands firm. Her property Is In tho center of tho section which Mr. Whitney Is most anxious to secure. If sho sticks to her determination not to soil at any price, sho will soon bo surrounded by tho rich man's estate, except for tho roadway leading to her place, Sho does not occupy tho property at this season of tho year, but leases It overy winter to a colored family, spending only her summers at Manhasset. Mr. Whitney's efforts to securo this pieco of property nro similar to tho cxperlenco of Gcorgo W. Vandorbilt at Diltmore. When ho planned that f nm ous estnto, n colored man refused for a long tlmo to sell his place, tolling toll-ing those who npproacbed him that ho did not object to Mr. Vandcrbllt as a neighbor. So far Mr. Whitney's agents havo not been ablo to hold out any Inducement sufficiently nttiactlvo to securo an option on tho colored woman's property, and It boglns to look ag If sho would remain proof against auy offer. Not long ago ono of tho historic landmarks In Manhnssct wns removed. remov-ed. It, was a bake shop which had an oven with n history. Tho oven was built ft long time ago by tho Indian residents nnd ono of tho red men used to furnish his fellows with a special sort of bread baked in it, till a whlto man with modern methods drove him out. Tho ruins of tho i 'WIr Crooks Homestead That Mr. Whitney Cannot Buy. Manhnsset and has always been lookod upon with tho iamo prldo as tho rosldents near Succet.i Lake viewod that much-talked about body of water. Tho pond la uot tho rival of tho lako in shoio scenery, but tho water Is Just aa blue nnd thu surroundings sur-roundings possPEB Just as much Interest. Inter-est. Tho mill pond Is probably tho largest remaining on Long Island. Tho old mill Is still In existence, with Its moss-grown water whol pad hown timbers. It used to grind corn and grain for r-rruera for rullej nround, and It was in sorvko lor years after ovory othor old mill on the north sldo of Long Island had passed boyond tho useful period. Th mill pond wan tho key to young Mr, Whitney'n plana for n country seat which would ho without a rival on Lone Island. Ilia dcslro to pur- bakery woro amoved finally to raako room for a cottnge. |