Valentine's manual of the city of New York, 1917-1918 . and thence, with the Hollanders tothe island and province of New York. Among theseHuguenots were the families of: Jay, Bcdient, Lispenard, Mimigh, De la Montague, Le Roux, Dubois, Angcvinc, Lc Roy, Chadevoique, Btdoine, Guion, Cutting, Til luu, Larue, Pelletreau, Scgoine, Gotier, Bouditiot, Provost, De Pcyster, Latoorette, Moxcpin, Delaval, Mcsier, De Milt, De Kay, Giraud, Maynard, Dqlamater, Destropcs, Giraud, Bodinc, Jedine, Collier. Meserole, Desillc, John Pintard, Derve. The Passing of the Clocks Two old clocks that have done service
Valentine's manual of the city of New York, 1917-1918 . and thence, with the Hollanders tothe island and province of New York. Among theseHuguenots were the families of: Jay, Bcdient, Lispenard, Mimigh, De la Montague, Le Roux, Dubois, Angcvinc, Lc Roy, Chadevoique, Btdoine, Guion, Cutting, Til luu, Larue, Pelletreau, Scgoine, Gotier, Bouditiot, Provost, De Pcyster, Latoorette, Moxcpin, Delaval, Mcsier, De Milt, De Kay, Giraud, Maynard, Dqlamater, Destropcs, Giraud, Bodinc, Jedine, Collier. Meserole, Desillc, John Pintard, Derve. The Passing of the Clocks Two old clocks that have done service for severalgenerations of New Yorkers reached the end of theircareer in this year of our Lord 1917, and their passingcannot but create a little heart throb to those of us whohave been accustomed to see them day by day for everso many years. One of them, the City Hall, was stoppedby violence; the other, St. Pauls, by the inevitable pro-cess of nature, decay. The latter had ticked and tolledfor one hundred and nineteen years, and at last, worn out [HJ. Ftiurteenth Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, about 1860, shnwinK old Spinier farmhouse justback of present Spinier BuililinE on Union Square. Entrance waa on Fourteenth Street. and weary just stopped like the generations of humansit had served so long. In 179S all our great clocks andbells came from England and the old works of St. Paulsbear the name of the famous maker of that day, Clerk-enwell, London, 1798. Things have been quite reversedsince that time and America now leads the world in thematter of time pieces. The old clock was one of the fewremaining links between us and the Mother landâthenew one made in America rings in the beginning of acloser union that will, let us hope, bring peace and goodwill to the whole world, also made in America. The City Hall clock was destroyed by fire and will dis-appear for good. The people are willing to make thisconcession for the sake of seeing once more the beautifuland chaste d
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