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Posts published in October 1897

Commack-Fire destroys the Armstrong house

October 24, 1897. A fire in the early morning hours, destroyed a house and contents occupied by Thomas Armstrong. The cause of the fire is…

St. James-Fire destroys the M.E. Church

October 14, 1897. Early this morning the Methodist Church at St. James was totally destroyed by fire. Efforts to save building and contents were futile,…