Cornerstone Laid

New York, 1895

News in Brief.

The cornerstone of the new Presbyterian chapel at Southampton was laid last Saturday.

A monument is to be erected in Bridgehampton to the memory of the soldiers of the late war and the war of 1812.

Miss Libbie Skillman, daughter of ex-Judge Skillman, of Roslyn, has returned from a four months' sojourn abroad.

The woman's missionary society of the Presbytery of Long Island contributed $1,269 to home missions and $1,142 to foreign missions during the year.

Miss Martha Combes, daughter of Dr. A. C. Combes, of Newtown, sailed for Europe. Miss Combes will remain abroad until next October.

H. W. Meyer of Glendale, who has sailed for Europe, will on his return erect a handsome church in that village, in memory of his daughter. The building will cost $30,000.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.