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Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:28:04 -0700
From: Linda Harvey <lharvey3(a)ix.netcom.com>
Source: NYNASSAU-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [NYNASSAU] SSO; Aug. 01,
Hi,
South Side Observer
August 01, 1890
Deaths:
Denton-Hyde Park, July 23, Louisa, wdow of the late Charles Denton,
aged
84 years.
Carman-Hempstead, July 23, Bertha Louise, daughter of Isaac N.
and Amanda M. Carman aged 16 years, 6 months and 11 days.
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Carman-Hempstead, July 31, Coles Carman, aged 70 years.
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Hempstead-
After a long illness and much suffering as the result
of paralysis Coles Carman died at his home on Front street last
Friday. In his death the village loses one of its best known and
most highly respected citizens, as well as one of its oldest
business men. Mr. Carman was born here 70 years ago. Early in
life he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business with
Hiram Whitaker and shortly after was proprietor of the same.
A little later he bought the tinsmith shop at the corner of
Main and Front streets, where for more than forty-years he daily
attended, only having a little respite from business cares in
a gunning and fishing trip to the east end of the island or in
Florida or Maine and then not consuming more than a week or ten
days. Long before the Long Island Railroad ran a branch
track into Hempstead coal was brought by boat to East Rockaway
and Mr. Carman, then the only one in the business here, used to
cart it by wagon a distance of six miles. His father,
Richard Carman, was one of the originators of Methodism in Hempstead,
and in connection with the late Stephen Bedell encouraged the movement
and had meetings held in his home until sufficient money was raised
to construct a suitable building for a church. Mr. Carman married
Miss Francis Bennett, March 24, 1841, so that had he lived until
next spring he would have celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his marriage. His funeral took place last Sunday and was largely
attended with interment at Greenfield Cemetery. Deceased left
a wife and nine children. Several of his sons are well known in
business circles in this village. One of his daughter is the wife
of Mr. Thomas H. Brush, the well known Brooklyn contractor and
proprietor of the Massapequa Hotel. Mr. Carman left an estate of
considerable value.
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