Modern Times once had a famous inventor.His name was Jospeh Colson.He was a pioneer resident of the village,having come here as a young man.He owned the original house on what was later Kate McCurdy's estate,located on Washington Avenue.Colson was a carpenter and builder by trade.His shop was located by the railroad track,near the lumber yard.He later built another home on Third Street and Second Avenue,near the old
O'Rourke home.He married Fannie Thompson,and they raised eight children.
Joseph Colson was most famous as the inventor of an incubator,which he patented on August 9,1881. A promotional brochure published at the time said that "the Suffolk Incubator has simplicity,durability,and economy",and that it "hatched all the eggs".Colson himself said,"I claim it for several new and essntial features for perfect incubation".