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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1929. A 14 CROPSEY ISLAND'S ISO MAN'S LAND New Utrecht tut rTTrncuwnniiiinnnig a pound: special Idaho potatoes, picked for baking, continue to sell at i0 cents each, and domestic potatoes are holding steady at about 5 cents a pound. Sweet potatoes cost from 19 to 21 cents for a three-pound bag. for the Gold Glove Hand LOO Children Give Play To Assist Cripples Children attired in royal raiment, with gilt crowns rakishly atop their heads, raced about the staid halls of the Brooklyn Museum yesterday afternoon while a photographer endeavored to collect them to record 111 iSLr rfe Ikr -V rSj M. I.

DOWNING 1 Sees Passing Of Landmarks a tableau from "Why the Chimes 302 Livingston Street Tel. Triangle 3242 Highway to Coney I-land Dooms Roadhouse and Llmrr Park Pavilion Didoes Abroad Cited By Mrs. Pierce in Suit An amended complaint demanding a separation, alimony and counsel fees from the $100,000 yearly Income of her husband, Walter Bryant Pierce, was filed In the New York County Clerk's office yesterday by Mrs. Janavince Kerens Pierce. The wife charges that Pierce, who is a broker, has been traveling in Europe witlj Mrs.

De Courcy Browne, French wife of an American Importer. She says he has posed as Mrs. Browne's nang. They had been "lords" and "ladies" in that Christmas play, which they gave for the benefit of crippled children. The story, depicting the spirit of the season, has been In rehearsal for three weeks under the direction of Mrs.

Elizabeth Mildner, with Nelson Sprachling, Brooklyn musician, in charge of the singing. Twenty-five young members of the Saturday morning story hour SPECIAL THE IDEAL GIFT A beautiful Robe of quilted satin, warmly interlined, full cut model, long sleeves; with turn-over cuffs, deep collar, smartly tailored patch pockets and silk cord girdle. Special Price, $7.95 VALUE $9.75 A CHRJSTMAS SALE Picot Edged Chiffon Hose Traffic demand for more thoroughfares to Coney Island caused widening of Cropsey ave. Street in of improvement is muddy morass, as shown in view above, looking toward ocean. husband and stayed at Mrs.

Browne's apartment in Paris. Women other than Mrs. Browne named in the complaint as objects of improper proposals by Pierce are Ida Lunn and Kathleen Banahan, servants in the Pierce home. Several of the New Utrecht district's oldest landmarks varying in character from a church to a onetime beer-garden are being demolished or removed in connection with the widening of Cropsey ave. W.

17th st. The street is being made into a veritable boulevard so that there may be one more major means of access to Coney Island. The thoroughfare will connect with the Shore Road drive by linking with the road through Dyker Eeach Park. According to boro authorities it will do much to relieve traffic congestion on all highways leading to Coney Island. Even as it has stood before the widening proceedings the highway was one of the two outstanding founded what became known as the "Fishermen's Chapel." In 1904 there was considerable ceremony in con nection with the 60th anniversary Bar Use of Cyanide To Clean Kitchenware Use of substances containing cyanide or other poisons in compounds for cleaning or polishing silverware or kitchenware in public eating places is barred under the Sanitary Code.

This new ruling is announced In the Board of Health's current weekly bulletin. Attention of the city to this matter was first called by the State Department of Health in order to safeguard the public against cyanide poisoning. SHRINES FOR WAR DEAD Paris, Dec. 21 (P) President Dou- of the church. All the outstanding clergymen of the city took part.

mergue, Raymond Poincare and other leaders are backing a move Usually at Least $1.95 1 .50 3 Pairs Boxed for )f .35 A Christmas Giving Five years later, in 1909, there was ment to raise $200,000 to complete the work of building immense another day of festivity in connection with the burning of the church Poultry Is Off High Roost for Yule Feasts Turkey, Duck, Goose, Chicken and All the Fixin's Cheaper Now Than for Many Seasons, Government Experts Find Brooklyn housewives need have no qualms about either shrines for entombment of 100,000 mortgage by Daniel Morris Gloves Hosiery Underwear unidentified war dead whose bones lie in scattered graves. Old Roadhouse Demolished. means of access to Coney Island prior to the opening last spring of Stillwell ave. The other, of course, was Ocean pkwy. Need for better highways in the section has been apparent for some time.

The first body to start the move for more di In the fall of 1919 the church held its 75th anniversary. Perhaps the mast interesting feature of the services held at that time was the showing of a collection of historical trophies connected with the church. rect routes to the amusement center -as the Coney Island Chamber of Corsets Perfumes Handkeirhieftf Quilted Robes, Negligees and Bed Jackets Men's Gloves, Socks and Handkerchief Men's Silk Tie and Crepe de Chine Handkerchief With Border to Match Tie, the cost or quality of their Christmas dinner. The markets were filled this week with an abundance of foodstuffs, in quantities so large that in some cases the prices tumbled. Poultry and meats were Quarterly Dividend at the rate of VA per annum has been declared for the quarter ending Commerce.

Nch' Bridge Projected. Although Cropsey ave W. 17th st. looks more like the path of a tornado than a roadway, authorities are sure the work will soon, be completed. The bridge over Coney Dec ji, lyzy, payable Jan.

15, 19.30. Interest Starts the First of Every Month. Money deposited on or before Jan. 13, 1930, will draw interest from Jan. 1st, 1930.

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Sffinl .50 Another old landmark this of a rather different character which fell prey to the march of progress on Cropsey ave. was "Con" Hogan's roadhouse. The workmen's axes made the job of demolition complete in this case. Hogan's roadhouse stood at Har-way ave. and Bay 43d st.

His place was a favorite "hang-out" for fishermen, politicians and men of miscellaneous character. It was a popular resort right up until Hogan's death in 1917. After that it started to die and reached a Boxed I $1 priced lower than they have been in many seasons. Prices on turkeys began in the chain stores at 35 cents a pound and ranged from there up to 55 and 60 cents. The best turkeys were selling between 45 and 55 cents.

Chickens were selling at about the same prices, but ducks and geese, the traditional piece de resistance for the Christmas dinner, had dropped In some stores to 32 and 33 cents a car-lot shipments of berries are coming in. Endive from Belgium is available in most markets, although the supply will not be plentiful until Long Island hothouse endive begins to come In some time next month. White mushrooms are selling at 50 cents a pound and creamy brown mushrooms at $1.10 for a three-pound basket. Bermuda potatoes small and red Island Creek is to be replaced by a more modern one. Boro officials say that the new improvement will also provide a means of access to Marine Park through the link with Nans' Handkerchief and Gloves Dr.

Jaeger's Abdominal Bands and Knee Warmers loThe City Savings Bank JL 20 Libretto and Flatbuah Aveimea Compounded Quarterly On Rlrvk from L. I. R. R. Rtion dish In color) are selling at 15 cents pound.

For the housewife whose state of complete demise a few years ago. Still another structure forced to give way is Texter's Ulmer Park Casino. William Texter, jovial Ger man amusement park proprietor Guider ave. According to the office of the chief engineer of the Bureau of Highways, few definite figures as to the cost of the widening project can be given. It was learned, however, that the improvement process along old Cropsey ave.

in the area from 23d ave. to Coney Island Creek and on Harvey ave. from Bay 37th st. almost to 25th ave. wili cost approximately $117,000.

The widening' has necessitated the removal to a point several blocks away of the historic Cropsey Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church which had become a fixture on Bay 35th st. The history of this church goes back almost a century. In 1844 a group of fishermen in the district, then known as Gravesend Beach, and hotel manager, used to hold sway there. picnics, Deer ana family vetoes fowl, pork loins were being offered at 21 cents a pound. And for real epicures there were pheasants at $6.50 to $7 a brace, and squabs at $1 to $1.50 a piece.

The rest of the foodstuffs for Christmas dinner sold at correspondingly low prices. Strawberries from Florida that sold at $1.50 and $2 a basket last year are selling this season at 75 cents a quart and 40 cents a pint. The season has opened up earlier, according to Dr. A. E.

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