New York, 1895
Obituary Notes
David S. S. Sammis, one of the best known men in Suffolk County, died at his home in Babylon on Sunday, aged 77 years. For many years he was the proprietor of the Surf Hotel at Fire Island. Three years ago he retired from business, the state purchasing his Fire Island property as a quarantine station for $211,000.
Dr. David H. Benjamin, a leading physician of Northport, died Monday afternoon of Bright's disease. The doctor a few weeks ago passed through a prolonged illness and surprised his physician and friends by recovering.
Ex-Assessor Charles Small of Brooklyn died at his country home at Huntington early Tuesday morning. He was 56 years old. During Mayor Low's administration he was appointed an assessor. He held office from 1881 to 1892.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 24, 1895, p. 8.
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