Faris House Will Be Year-Round Residence

The noble Georgian mansion on Edgartown’s Main street changed hands last weekend and is now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Robinson of Miami, Fla. The sale, which was made through Avery and Company, includes the large grounds and the furnishings. A summer house, garage, pool and orchard are among the perquisites of the place.
 

County to Assume Control of Navy Field June 29

The county will assume control of the airport at the former Martha’s Vineyard N.A.A.S. tomorrow, Saturday, June 29, and the field will hereafter serve air lines, private and charter planes, and instructors, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the county.
 

Climax of His Career: Opening of the New Brickman’s Will Realize Dreams of Founder

The formal re-opening of Brickman’s, Vineyard Haven, will take place tomorrow. Brickman’s is a store that is well established, the name having been known in Vineyard Haven for thirty-three years, of which time, a quarter-century has seen the establishment in its present location. But the difference today is this, that whereas the former Brickman’s was first a tiny cobbler’s shop, and later a moderate-sized, though well stocked store, it now becomes a department store.

N.A.A.S. Field to Be Put to Civilian Use

Closing of the naval air field on the Great Plain will be effected as soon as possible, and some of the buildings, together with the runways, will be diverted to the use of civilian aircraft. This is the announcement arising out of a conference on Monday at the N.A.A.S., attended by various naval officers, headed by Commodore Zeitz, and the county commissioners.
 

Pioneer Harts Set Style for Descendants

“Now we approach the exclusive summer colony of the Hart family, founded by one William H. Hart who spent a fortune building houses here for his many children. On the right you will see the Harthaven Harbor. It was this project that was Mr. Hart’s undoing, for he squandered his wealth in the last years of his life trying to keep it dredged against the ravages of nature.”
 

Ferry Goes Into Service Monday

The ferry Islander of the Massachusetts Steamship Lines will make her shake-down cruise on Sunday and begin regular operation Monday, April 15, with four round trips daily between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven, according to the schedule released today and announced by the line’s president, Paul E. Thurlow.

The ferry is the former Hackensack, used on the run across the Hudson between New York city and New Jersey. She can carry fifty automobiles and seat 500 passengers in service between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven. Her scheduled time is one hour form slip to slip.

Two Fliers Lost: First Fatality Since War, Off Cape Pogue

Two Navy fliers lost their lives off Cape Pogue soon after 10 o’clock Tuesday morning when their dive bomber, in which they were making practice dives at a target, failed to come out of a dive and plunged into the sea. They were from Quonset Naval Air Station.
 

Metropolitan Sold

Sale of the Metropolitan Hotel property, Oak Bluffs, which was largely destroyed by fire some weeks ago, was announced on Tuesday by Rodney D. Marks, former owner, who said that the property has been purchased by Krikor (Jerry) Barmakian, former restaurant proprietor, also of Oak Bluffs. Mr. Barmakian left the Island on Tuesday morning, to be gone for several days, and thus cou1d not be located, but Mr.

Ancient Hostelry Now Great Harbour Inn

It was announced this week by Richard L. Colter, that this famous old Edgartown hotel has been renamed Great Harbour Inn.
 

Peaked Hill Deserted

The barracks at Peaked Hill are de­serted. The Army radar station, in­stalled and opened under circumstances of great secrecy in the early days of the war, is closed and locked, its war service completed. At one time a considerable contingent of troops was stationed at the hill, the exact number to be disclosed sometime when the history of the war has been written.
 

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