. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Bryant,according to her fathers request. The value of the giftis estimated at $15,000. The building is divided intoapartments for library and reading room, a public hall,and a residence for the librarian who has the care of thebuilding. The board of trustees is the same that was first elect-ed, and consists of Parke Godwin, Stephen Taber, HenryW. Eastman, John Ordronaux, Daniel Bogart, J. Augus-tus Prior, Benjamin D. Hicks, Thomas Clapham andJames R. Willets. Roslyn Savings B
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . Bryant,according to her fathers request. The value of the giftis estimated at $15,000. The building is divided intoapartments for library and reading room, a public hall,and a residence for the librarian who has the care of thebuilding. The board of trustees is the same that was first elect-ed, and consists of Parke Godwin, Stephen Taber, HenryW. Eastman, John Ordronaux, Daniel Bogart, J. Augus-tus Prior, Benjamin D. Hicks, Thomas Clapham andJames R. Willets. Roslyn Savings Bank. This institution was organized in December following officers were elected in 1876: StephenTaber, president; John M. Clark, first vice-president;Daniel Bogart, second vice-president; Henry W. East-man, treasurer; Frederic M. Eastman, secretary. is now president. The character of the twenty-five members of the board of trustees ought to entitlethe institution to the confidence of,the people. Thebank accommodates about 300 depositors, who have$63,000 on deposit. The operation of the bank has. ^ C^XA-f^ O.^ i^ L--£-<-^cL&-n^ r MANUFACTORIES AT ROSLYN—THE CEMETERY. 449 been successful and regular semi-annual dividends havebeen paid. Mills and Factories. There have been numerous mills and factories atRoslyn. Prominent mention of woolens manufacturedhere has been made at earlier expositions. It is believedthat the paper-mill erected here in 1773 by HendrickOnderdonk, Henry Remsen and Hugh Gaine, proprietorof Gaines Mercury, of New York, was the first in theState. It is rendered certain by remarks made in theMercury that it was preceded by no other for any length•of time. A part of the old building is still standing pai)er-mills have since been erected here. The?only one remaining and in use is owned and operated byMyers Valentine. General Washington, while makinghis tour of Long Island, in April 1790, was entertained byHendrick Onderdonk in
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