125 Years Ago 1901
From The East Hampton Star, November 8
The marriage of Miss Nelly Harjes, daughter of John Henry Harjes, J. Pierpont Morgan’s Paris partner, and Dieudonne Lyon Gardiner, eldest son of Lyon Gardiner, of Gardiner’s Island, was solemnized in Paris yesterday.
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The next event in the line of amusement will be the entertainment to be given by the Village Improvement society in Clinton Hall on Friday evening, November 15, and called “A Vocal Newspaper,” consisting of selections, illustrations, music, etc. We understand nearly all the members of the society will appear on the stage and take part in the performance.
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There was a good attendance at the “Poverty Party” at the Methodist church last night. The costumes worn were a sight to behold, some of them having been handed down from the Middle Ages. Everybody present was made happy by being fined by the inspection committee, and the proceeds of the evening were $15.
100 Years Ago 1926
From The East Hampton Star, November 5
Robert F. Wagner, who surprised a great many by his victory over the popular Senator “Jimmy” Wadsworth, offers a life story that rivals any of Horatio Alger’s most popular heroes. From the time that he sold newspapers in New York City as a young lad, an immigrant from Germany at the age of eight, to his position of United States Senator, his tale is one of those typical tales of success.
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The Republicans carried East Hampton township with a rush, with every election district recording a Republican victory for each candidate. In addition, a wet sentiment was expressed by the “yes” votes on the Wet-Dry Referendum, with every election district voting in favor of the question as it appeared on the ballot.
Ogden Mills, with 912 votes as against the 595 votes for “Al” Smith, was the East Hampton favorite for the governor’s chair. Smith did best in the Sag Harbor district, where he piled up 195 votes against 197 votes for Mills.
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Mr. Frank B. Wiborg and Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg entertained 250 guests at a dance and supper at their home on the Dunes Saturday evening. Members of Edwin C. Halsey Post, American Legion, were guests of honor, and the others invited made the affair a true community gathering.
75 Years Ago 1951
From The East Hampton Star, November 8
Supervisor Herbert L. Mulford Jr. was re-elected for his fourth term over Democratic candidate Ferris G. Talmage by a majority of 831 votes. Mulford received 2,154 against Talmage’s 1,323. This is the highest majority received in that office since Perry B. Duryea trimmed William Taylor Vaughn by 1,511 votes in 1939. Two years ago, Supervisor Mulford defeated Talmage 1,859 to 1,565.
Carrying out the slogan “Elect This Team,” the Republicans were successful in getting everyone on the ticket elected to office.
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We’ve heard it said so often, “It’s gonna be a tough winter.” This time we’re going to say it. The commercial fisherman is going to have it tough, in part because of an abundance of opposition in the form of anglers.
The anglers are a well-organized group. They are gunning for commercial fishermen and they mean to get them one way or another. The beach seiners are the special target for this year. Peconic netters will also be a target. Should the anglers be successful and the seiners outlawed, the sportfishing crowd will make the dragger, the trap fisherman, the surf clam operator, the hand liner, yes, even the clam digger their next victim.
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The “Pilgrim Statue” will be at the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Southampton on Armistice Day, Sunday, Nov. 11. Monsignor William McGrath, head of the Pilgrim Party in the United States, will preach at the three Masses, 6:30, 8 and 10 on Sunday morning, and a special service at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
This statue, a replica of the Virgin Mary as she appeared in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, to three peasant children, has been traveling throughout the United States and Canada since October 14, 1947.
50 Years Ago 1976
From The East Hampton Star, November 4
“They’re voting for the person now,” former Republican County Legislator Norton Daniels said of his fellow East Hampton residents Tuesday night. Mr. Daniels was casting a baleful eye upon the returns coming into G.O.P. campaign headquarters, returns which bore out his conclusions.
East Hampton was in the process of giving a large plurality to the G.O.P. Presidential candidate, Gerald Ford; a much better one to the Democratic candidate for Councilman, Larry Cantwell; a whopping majority to its Republican incumbent State Assemblyman, Perry B. Duryea; and an even better one to its Democratic incumbent Congressman, Otis G. Pike.
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Over a hundred firemen from the East Hampton, Springs, Amagansett, Montauk, and Sag Harbor Departments spent six hours on Monday morning subduing a fire that partially gutted the Omaha Beef Company restaurant on Montauk Highway in Wainscott.
The fire, which had apparently started in the restaurant’s kitchen area, was abetted by a brisk wind, and by the time the alarm was sounded, at 1:32 a.m., it had burned through the upper story, attic and slate roof.
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Thirty men, women, and children participated in the first annual “Stephen Talkhouse Memorial Footrace” from Hook Mill in East Hampton to Martell’s Restaurant in Amagansett on Sunday. Richard Shay was first. He ran the three-mile course in 13 minutes and 54 seconds. Behind him were John Connor in 15 minutes, 32 seconds, and Chris Gulin, in 16 minutes, 32 seconds.
25 Years Ago 2001
From The East Hampton Star, November 8
“Certainly, the Coast Guard is going through a rebirth,” Lt. j.g. Pamela Garcia said of the new demands on the two-centuries-old, multi-mission, armed service in the aftermath of Sept. 11. Its 35,000 active-duty personnel — a smaller force than the New York City Police Department — now find themselves playing a key role in protecting the homefront from attack, and they are stretched even thinner than usual.
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After one of the most hotly contested and heavily financed races in East Hampton history, Town Supervisor Jay H. Schneiderman, who was endorsed by the Republican, Independence, and Conservative Parties, and two incumbent town board members, Job Potter and Pat Mansir, appear to have won re-election.
Unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections show Mr. Schneiderman winning by a narrow margin of just 222 ballots over his Democratic challenger, David Gruber, who was endorsed by the Green and Liberal Parties. Mr. Schneiderman had 37.5 percent of the vote, and Mr. Gruber had 32.48 percent. The independent candidate, William E. McGintee, won 27.93 percent, trailing Mr. Gruber by 504 votes.
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South Fork pharmacies were flooded with requests for the antibiotic Cipro after authorities identified anthrax in New York City offices recently. Most of the prescriptions filled here were written by doctors who practice there.
The rush of calls to local drugstores from people with second homes here was a clue that the ties that bind the South Fork to New York, particularly in the summer, may have become closer since Sept. 11.
