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Show v ' . i i i old WugITMust GO. i ManhasM, One of Long Island's Historic FoinO, 1 3 to Cc ' Sacrificed to the Ambition of a j Rich Mdii .Miinon-i'l. one of ling Island's historic vha-, H ,,,,on pas out of i-ilstm It stands In tho wny of a rich Bins ninbltl.it! nn,! Is dimmed. Payne M'iii,,y ,, ln runner sei retarv .f (ln navy, wauls Iho village) vil-lage) site i.i,,me part of the Immense Im-mense ci."at.. he has laid out near tlr.-at iMk. I.. I lie has already purchase.) i ..iislileinhle land In the VII late ion bus options on a suniciciit number pints to warrant tho prediction pre-diction thu he will possess himself of tho cn3re place, Manbrt is not only old. but pic tllresnse. Nestling i.ctwe.-n jjltll hills wltk n big mill iMtid. wltiftug roadwsyi and an cxlstem n of ren in! up a hill on the side from the main business street or the village. At the first turn alund a modern and pretty church alongsliln which la a burial ground, the whllo headstone of whlrh are visible from tha village treet.1. The mill pond la th feature of chase It lican to develop about tlio time Ihat resilient id Hie town wero illHcnsIng William K. Vnlulorblll s of. for of IMi.oo.1 lor Sunes lake. Oilier farms wen- icrured. hut the Idea of purchasing the business section of Matlhasscl did not surgest Itself until un-til the laiiils. ape Kiii.lciicra began to look over the rroim.l. They found Hint the bank of Mitchell lale nearest Iho village wns dulled wlih stores and nuthouse and presented pre-sented Irom all other sides nn nppenr-nn. nppenr-nn. o not at all pleasing, o they told Mi. Whitney thai bis scheme for a f i.i, nils,.,,, e roiiiitrv cstaln with the I lake as a feature would bo marred nil-' nil-' less the village or Manhnuset waa if sfeslB feijiiisilaiiiiSM Payn Whltnay' Presant Horn at M anhaasst. turlea, H has a right to hold It head high. Somo of the resident bellov that tb village should be too proud to soil IUcK out and one resident possesses pos-sesses that view of the situation ttronglr enough to rofusa to soil, liut sal, Josephine llrooks, a negro woman, 1 the solttury champion of tha vlUige. Thn tillage Is In Iho town of North Ilenipnsnd, which waa rormeily part of tho town of Hempstead. Cow Hay was liMiiamo of thu coinmuuiiy years ago. Tho Indiana knew II by Ihat dls-tlnrllia dls-tlnrllia und the first white Bottler were Wo hardy to worry about the name, fears later, the place was ro-uamcd ro-uamcd after one of the Indian chiefs who yd to reign In that section. Thn II ral settlers had their trouble. Thero wore land dlnpiitea und voce aoldlers were sent rrom Hempstead to drive out aome settlers at Cow Hay, They descended on the small colony nil literally kidnapped the early comers. com-ers. Then the authorities In Connecticut Con-necticut tried to exercise Jurisdiction over Cow Hay and other territory loni tho north shore of luig Inland, but that rule was soon ended. 01 course. Cow Hay also experienced all the triala and tribulations of both Dutch and llrltlsh rule. The business section of Iho place has that lazy air proper to such an old lime community. At thn general atnrea II la possible lo purchase everything every-thing from a knitting ii.-e.llo to a sot of bedroom furnllui". Souio of the business firms were established by the grandfathers or their present owner. own-er. Tho village posUiflUv. of course, la In a store on the causeway lead- wiped out. Tho high bank of th lak klrtcd by the turnpike must be clear of building to permit II to be terraced ter-raced down to tho water' edge, so thnt It would hnrmonlte with th general gen-eral plan. Mr. Whitney went over tho ground and agreed with them, and hi agent at once began to ucqulr the business property along the lake. They not only negotiated for land and building, but fur good will a well, and they have now bought out plumber, blacksmith, grocer, butcher and hotel keeper. Hut Josephine llrooks stands firm. Her property Is In th renter of th section which Sir. Whitney I nmt anxloii to secure. If she sticks to her determination not to sell at any prfre, she will eon fee itrrmtnijod by the rich man's estate, except for the roadway leading to her place. She doe not occupy the property it tills eason of tho year, but leases It every winter to u colored family, spending only her aumineni at ManhaeL Mr. Whitney' effort to secure thll piece of property are similar to the experience of Georgo W. Vandurbtlt at lllllmore. When he planned that famous estate, a colored man refused for a long; time to sell his place, tolling toll-ing those who approached hhn that lie did not object to Mr. Vanderbllt a a nelgblair. So fur Mr. Whltuey's agenla have not been able to hold out any Inducement aulllclenlly attractive to securo an option on the colored woman's property, and It begin to look a If she would remain proof ai-'alnst any offer. Not long ago on of the hlatnrlo laiulmarka In Manbaoet waa remov ed. It wa a bake ahop which bad an oven wllb a history. The ovon was built a long time ago by the Indian residents and one of thn red men used to furnish hla fellows with a special sort of broad baked In It, till a while man with modern method ilrovo him out. Tho ruins of th Brooks Homestssd That Mr. Whitney Cannot Buy. Manhasset and haa always been looked upon with tho same pride aa the resident near Burce Lake vlowod that much talked about body of water. The pond la not the rival of the lake In shore scenery, but tha water la Just aa blue and the eur-roundlngs eur-roundlngs dossohs juet us much Interest Inter-est The mill pond is probably the largest reinulnlng on Long Island. The old mill Is still lu existence, with It mos. grown water wheel und hewn Umber. It used to grind corn and grain for farmer for mllea around, and It wa lu service lor yeara after every other old mill on thu north able of Long Island bud passed beyond the useful period. The mill pond wns the key to young Mr. Whitney's plane for a coiimry neat whl.h would I wllhout a rival on I.ona Muml. II. s ,l.:lio to pur- I bakery were removod finally to make room for a cottage. |