Nassau County Review 19090730

              VOL. XIV NO, 40—16 Pages
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1909
Official Paper of Nassau Covinty
FREEPORT NEWS
Special Fire Alarin"
Saturday afternoon from four to five o'clock Chief Cameron will test tbe whistle for blowing the new fire calls. Several different alarni.s will be sounded so that the firemen may become used to the new style of sounding tdarm by shorter sounds from the whistle. No ctills below six, tho iireseut uumber in use, will be blown ex¬ cejit in ciise of fire.
Coming Events
.luly ;n to August 10, fair of the Catholic (.'hurch of Our Holy Re¬ deemer.
Single copies of rlie Review can he secured at H. tuilietz's and tlie Review offlce ou Maiu St. aud DaSilva's on W. Memck Road.
Clyde Brown of the Review oHice   is I on his vacation this week. '.
tieorge Wallace of South Ocean Ave¬ nue has gone to Holland on the Red Star steamer Vaderland.
Ever Ready Hose Company will run a moonlight excursion to Point Lookout on Wednesday evening, Aug.  4.
Speaking of teeth, if you are not quite satisfied with the appearance of your.s, note Smith & Bedell's ad.     It.
Town Clerk Weeks has issued a mar¬ riage license for Harold J. McCarthy of Brooklyn and Miss Alice C. Cunning¬ ham of Freeport.
A reception will be given to the South Bay Yacht Club of Patchogue by the South Shore Yacht Club on Sat¬ urday afternoon and evening, August 7. In the afternoon a high speed power boat race will be held, distance 30 miles, open to all, no handicaps; start at '] o'clock. There will he a vaudeville and smoker in the evening; ladies invited in the afternoon; stag in the evening.
The Wednesday evening smokers are becoming very popular and will be continued.
Mrs. Wesley Pearsall is at Ferndaie, Sullivan Co., for a month's recuper¬ ation.
Chas.   A.   Sigmond is repairing and improving Freeport inn.
See Seaman's adv. of summer   dress goods in this issue of the Review.
Geo. E. Libby of BerKCu Place ha>- bcin awarded the coutracr for tiiiiidm;: a ¥-i('.'»ii<) schwil liou>e ar Liiideuluirst.
BALDWIN
BELLMORE
Wiiliam   Ilsenian   is tage on JMiller Place.
erecting a cut-
Valentine W. Smithof Church Street ,^    „     ,       „      .          -'V"''^°'" *^^'® ^L> t'onfined to hi.s home hy illness, the Review Stationery htore.    Speciar	
Rev. Stanley W. Pine St., has gone Mass.
Roberta of    22t'i to    Somerville,
Antonio   Palermo new Ford runahout.
ha.s  purchased  a
price in lots of 100.
A postal from Alonzo Foster indi¬ cates that he is having a good tim^ in Scotland.
Mrs.   Bedell    D.   Raynor  and   Miss
Dora Peterson are at Monticello, N.Y.,
for a couple of weeks. ;     Postmaster   Ander.son    and    family
\ ; are taking an automobile tour through
An exchange very tersely  says  "If  the New England States. a man points a gun at you   knock   him
Mr. and .Mrs. D. Wesley Pine and Mrs. George Wallace and .Miss H ittie Wallace, all of Ocean .\veiiue, are away on brief vacations.
down   and tiilti   out was loaded or not."
after   whether   it
The Freejifirt   Fire   DcjMirtnieut  was awarded a brass lantern   at  the  parade John   J.   Boland   has   purchased the   at Baldwiu Wednesday cveiiiu^'for hav- house at 2.j»i Pine Street, which he ex-   ing rhe largesr number of men  in  the
A cement walk is being laid in front of the Dessart property on (jrand Avenue.
Sn' the John .1. Kaudall Company ad- vciriM-mi'iit of bungalow sites and water tronr ami dock lots at Freeport, I>ing I>hiiid iu rliis i.'^sue. tf.
-Mrs. Charles H. Southard, of Hill- crest, has gone to California and Ala¬ ska-Yukon Exposition. She will in¬ clude in her trip a visit to her daugh¬ ter, Mrs. Ernest Friederick.
Mrs. Charlfes A.   Wood   is   seriously ill at her home in .Smithville South.
Have you paid your village tax? D. Frank Seaman, collector, will re¬ ceive it at the village office this week from '.) a. m. to 4 p. m.
Sfi' the .Tohn .1. Kandall Company ad¬ vertisement of bungahiw sites and water front ami dock lots at Freeport, Long Island, in this issue.
Seaman & Taft are the latest firm in the real estate and insurance busi¬ ness. The tirm comprises Nelson T. Seaman and Lyman W. Taft.
pects to make his home.
-Mrs. Ernest L. Watkins and Mis.s Lucy Watkins of Smith Street are spending the week at Moriches.
-Miss Lucy Finch and Russell Finch of South Norwalk, Conn., are visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. G. Sutphin, 217 Smith Street.
Andrew A. Smith has been on the sick list with trouble vvith his back for the past sc'-n weeks, and is still confined   to his room.
jiarade.
The   Columbian   Brass   F'our.dry has increased its capital stock from .'§10,000   ^ir, to   $1.^,000.   -The     directors    include Louis J. Hall and Robert A. Patrick.
Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey,   pas¬ tor of the Presbyterian   Churoh,   with Scholey,   expects   to   leave    for Northfield,    Mass.,     Monday,    for    a month's vacation.
The date for the annual alarm and drill of the Freeport Fire Department has not been fixed yet so far «s we can ascertain, hut the firemen will be look¬ ing for it early in August, when the new system nf iire ahirms will be in force.
The primary classes of the .M. E. Sunday School enjoyed their annual picnic and automobile ride Tuesday. The youngsters v'Pere taken around the village on their ride and brought to the picnic ground on the church lawn, where dinner was served and the after- noun spent in playing games.
Charles Roe and family are part of one of Mrs. Roe's houses on Thomas Avenue, rented their former residence tral Avenue to city parties.
A number of residents in the north¬ ern part of the village are receiving their mail by Rural Free Delivery in connection with the Hempstead Post Oflice and find it a great   advantage.
Miss Anna B. Pettit entertained the -Millburn Literary Society last Satur¬ day evening at her home on (Jrand Avenue. The members were invited by special invitation and a very [ilcas- ant evening was spent.
Ed. Bowne has returned   from  "Bos¬ ton, where he spent his vacation.
Wm. Burns is having the cellar  dug for a cottage on Wilson Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.   E.   Bowne   have returned from a trip to the mountains,
L. E. Van Horn left Tuesday for   an
extended   business   trip   through    the
.   . west,
iving in
father's       Fred .Moore, of   Brooklyn,   formeily having  of this village,   was   in   town   Sunday on   Cen-   visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Albert Hutton ia spending the mouths of July and August at Beach Lake, Wayne Co., Pa., accompanied by her daughter Edna May, for the benefit of their health.
The ladies of the First   Presbyterian
I Church Improvement Society will hold
a   sale   of   home-made cake, bread and
pie, in the chapel, on Saturday, August
14, from 3 to .") p. m.
Henry   A.   Haulf,   of Brooklyn,   has purchased the old Pearsall farm at the corner of Bayview and Pearsall   Aves. and   is   improving   it   by   having whole house remodeled.
The summer residents at Nassau-by-
the-.Sea had another lively time Satur-
the  day afternoon when one of the cottages
on   the   board  walk   caught   fire    and
burned. The next building also caught
Assessor Elvin N. Edwards is spend-   from   the   blaze   but   was pulled ing   a   vacation   at Lake   Pleasant   ii the Adirondacks, where he is   recuper ating from a recent illness.    He is ac companied by Mrs. Edwards.
Rev. Mr. Stillman of Rockvillle Centre, will preach in the M. E. (Jhurch on Sunday morning. Sunday School at 2..'iO. There will be no Ep¬ worth League meeting or church ser¬ vice on Sunday evenings during the month of August. The pastor, Rev. Wm. 1). Tuckey is en.joying a month's vacation. Repairs to the church will probably soon be commenced.
To-night being the fifth Friday even-      Mme mg  of  the   month  no   meeting of the   Maker, Village .Board of Trustees will be held, the regular meeting night   being   next Friday evening, the first in the month.
Lc(,iiie, importer, French Dress ;!70 Front Street, Hcmpsteiid: house foniideil iu 1MI'_'; Robes, Mau- feaux, Trtiussean, Ladies' Tailor Made Suits, reasonable jirices, Telephone;] 11-J; work done promiitly.
The digger which has been excavat¬ ing for the N, Y. City pipe line reached Henry Street from the east Tuesday, where it was taken apart and conveyed to Valley Stream, from which place work will be begun eastward, to cennect with this line at Henry Street. It is difficult to find who has bought the buildings in the line of the conduit. Jake Post says his house on Henrv Street was bought by "The New York Construction Company," who will move it a half block east, but he don't know who the "Company" are. Other houses on Henry Street are also beings moved and the roof of porches over Main Street, in front of Gohetz's old store and Henderson's flats are being torn down.
Wednesday, July 21, the Worthy Matron of Miriam Chapter 0. E. S., of Brooklyn, Mrs. J. Walker, with her associate officers, Mr^ Palmer, Garwood, Stoney, Osborne and G. R. to Vermont and P. M. Mrs. Bedell gave a Buprise outing to the summer home of Bro. and Sister CampbeU. After a delicious luncheon the Merry Sisters had a beautiful drive through Freeport, Roosevelt, and the calm and peaceful Merrick Camp meeting grounds, re¬ turning in time to take the 5 p. m. car back to Brooklyn, highly delighted with their visit and views of Freeport and surroundings. Bro. and Sister Camp¬ bell and family are occupying the home of J. VanWormer, corner Church and Archer Sts., until Oct. 1.
(E. S.)
Without any warning to reckless drivers the village officials were out Sunday and arrested a dozen autumo- bilists who without any regard for law^ or other people's rights were making a speeding course of the public high¬ ways. The following were brought before Judge Tatem, acting Police •Justice, and fined: Reginald Robin- 'aon, $25;D. M. Wooley, M. D., $5; James Oliver, $10; E. H. Floyd-Jones, $10; Sidney Simms, $10; Lewis Schoonmaker, $10; Blanchard Atkin¬ son of Brool^yn. $20; Alfred Lobb. chauffeur for nlr. Josias of Arverne. $10; Herman Veit of Rockvilie Centre, $10. Thomas Forbes of Freeport while going about 26 miles an hour and Jotui S. Thorp of RockTiUe Centre, whil* going nearly thirty miles an hour Wars aiao arrested but damanded a trial, the dataa for which were set down for Aug. 2 and July 30 respec-
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Cora Ellison was arrested hy Police Officer Raynor Wednesday evening and arraigned hefore Judge Tatem, charged with public intoxication; she was sentencetl to three months at Blackwell's Island.
Raynor, assistant cashier of the F'irst National Bank, is secretary and treas¬ urer, and James A. Stiles continues his position as editor and general man¬ ager. Messrs. Braithwaite and Ray¬ nor have been news correspondents for some time and will find themselves right at home in their new   task..   VVe
Ever Ready Hose Company have had double doors placed at the rear of their house on Bedell Street, so they can drive in the house from the rear in¬ stead of backing up the steep   incline.
The official flag bearer  of  the   local
mail carrier's   union,   the   Hilda,   has "~    ~ "
been ^launched  at  Chas.   B. Raynor's      Helen Keogh, 8  years of  age,   fell
wharf,  and   the   knights  of  the   post   Tuesday   and broke both bones   in   the   understand the name of the   President office   are   having   a  good time on the   right arm and the   small   bone   in   the   will be announced as soon as necessary bay.    The    official    anchorage    is   at   left arm.    The  three   fractures    were   changes can he made. Sprague's dock in Freeport River. set  and  the  little  girl   bore up  very ,
bravely during the operation. ,
All voters in the school  district  in- ¦ 	
terested in the welfare of its schools, A successful operation was per- The Freeport police have sent out a should attend the annual meeting at, formed a few days ago at the South general alarm for ttie arrest of Ralph the Grove Street School next Tuesday Shore Hospital. Joseph Hastrtiter of Havens, a colored man, who has been evening at 7:30, when trustees are to' East Randall Park, who lately re- residing here a year. He is wanted be elected  in place of S. R. Smith and  "loved to this place from   Lindenhurst  for  forgery  and  the  Freejiort police
over after  one   side   and tiie roof had   been       At the weekly meeting of   the   town burned.    An oil stove was the cau.'^e of   lj"artl on .Monday, consent as given   to the fire. '* number  of   local   parties,   including
Huyler Ellison and R. G.   Anderson   of
  Freeport and (Shark's H.   .Southard,   to
form a water company, fur the pur- There has been a change in the man- pose of supplying the village of Bald- agement of our local contemporary, win with water. After the comjiany the South Side Messenger. Thos. S. i--^ incorporated, application will ho Braithwaite of Wantagh is vice-presi- made to the town board for establish- dent and acting president;   Samuel   T.   ment of a water ilistrict
Tho Junior Base Hall team defeated the Rockvilie Centre jrs. last Satur¬ day afternoon at Kockville Centre in a ten inning game, the score being 3-('.
."^ee the .lolm ,1, liauilall Company ad- vcrtisi'mcni ot bungalow sins jiud wa¬ ter front ami dock lots at Ficel>orf, Long island, in this i>sue. tf.
.\like Doyle anil family have removed to l''reeport, wh-.Te Mr.    Iloyle   is   cmi-' ducting a large boarding house, on  Be¬ dell Street.
The annual nuting of the Second District Hepulilican Club to High Hill Beach will lie held Wednesday, August IH.     A good time is jirmnised.
The old Smithville South School building has been removed to its new location, whcriLJt will be used as head¬ quarters forthe tireiiien of that % il- lage.
Caroline,     widow Smith, died Friday   of daughter, Eugenia, am survive   her.     Funeral
it' Stephen (!. old age. (hie a son Roswell, services   were
held Mondav, field.
with iiiteriiH'iit iiiGreeti-
As we go to press the Firemen's Carnival is under full sway in the vil¬ lage. Most of the stores are decorat¬ ed and some of the private residences. The parade on Wednesday night was also participated in by the Freeport, Ocean Side and .Merrick Fire Depart¬ ments, the former accompanied by a band. The line of march was along the principal streets and houses were brilliantly lighted for the occasion. Fireworks, colored lights, etc., were also used at a number of residen "es. The laddies made a fine showing and iA-ere given generous applause.
WANTAGH
Archie Merritt, while riding his bi¬ cycle through Freejiort one night last week, collided with another liicylist. He received several had cuts and bruises and his wheel was badly dam¬ aged.
Advance Hook, Ladder and EngiiiOi^'., Company intend having a <i inch te4»t well driven on its property to be used for fire purposes. Should the well prove to be a success, no doubt sever¬ al wells will be driven throughout the village.
SEAFORD
Miss Louise Frank of Brooklyn is visiting Mrs. C. E. Mills.
H. L. Crandell, whose terms then ex¬ pire ; also to transact any other busi¬ ness that may regularly come hefore the meeting.
HYMENEAL
RIDER—DARRIGAN. Everitt E. Rider, connected with the
carrier service at the local post office, I Rockaway,   who   will    remove    "The
and  son  of  Mr.   and   Mrs.   Henry E. American Collegiate   Institute"   from
Rider of South Main Street, was mar- that place to its ne\V  home  here,   and
ried to Mrs. Daisy Darrigan at the M. will open Sept. 1.    This is a  prepara-
E. Parsonage Friday evening by  Rev. tory (College School and a  specialty   is
W.      A.     Richard.      Wilbur    Rider, made of Spanish-English  and  English
brother of the groom "stood up"  with Spanish  courses,   and   a    commercial
the couple during the ceremony.     Mr. course is given those  wishing  to  pre-
and Mrs. Rider are residing on Raynor pare for business.
Street. The Institute had outgrown   its  for¬ mer quarters and Mr. Sulsona  is  very
was taken suddenly with gangrenous would appreciate any co-operation appendicitis. The operation was per- their endeavor to capture him. formed with very little hope of re- Havens came to this place about a covery, but the patient took a turn for year ago, wearing a sailor's uniform, the better and is getting along nicely, claiming that he had ju.st left the " Navy.    He worked for Silas   A.   Wil-
Through the real  estate  agency  of  Hams, liveryman. E. R. Brindel. the Imperial Hotel  has      Monday  m.orning the officials of the been  rented   to J.   D. Sulsona of Far   bank received some checks signed with
        Miss Mildred   Brower  of Woodmere
Harold Kropp and James M. Seaman   '» visiting Mrs. Stanton Smith.
jr.. start for a trip to the Adirondacks on Saturday.
Wm. (Earner returned from the South Shore Hospital at Freeport greatly improved in health.
Don't forget the annual school meet-
Mr.   William'ti   name,  but  apparently   ing next Tuesday evening,   August   ;{.
not in his handwriting. Mr. Williami^ declared them a forgery. One was for $12 whila the other was for §9. Both were drawn up payable to Ralph Ha¬ vens, and signed "S. A.   Williams."
As soon as the forgery was discov¬ ered a warrant was sworn out and a general alarm sent out for the man's arrest.
Havens is about 2o years of age, well pleased with his new location, the about five feet nine inches in height, arrangement of the rooms  being   well   He had thick lips   and   black   piercing
BEDELL-CHASE. Miss Reta Bedell and Harold Chase,
both of this village, were married Sat- adapted   to  the   requirements  of    the   eyes.    He   is of
urday, July 24, at Hempstead, by Rev. school.
Mr.   Burgwin,   pastor of  the   M.   E. :     The tuition is $360   for  preparatory
Church in that village.    They were at- course and $450^ for collegiate  course
tended by  Clarence  Campbell  of this »"'! the first :iO American students will
village   and   Miss    May   Willard   of ^^  K»ven   a  reduction  of 20 per cent.
Come out and show your interest.
Mrs. A. E. Hunt is entertaining Mrs. Sadie Brown and daughter Edna, of Hoboken, N. J., at her home here.
The regular monthly business meet¬ ing of the Hook and Ladder Co. will be held in the Truck House next Thurs¬ day night.
The  annual   picnic   of the Wantagh Iim build, has a scar   Hook; and Ladder Company Wednesday
over his eye and walks erect.—Times.
Hempstead, the former being Mr. Ckl^e's cousin. After August 8, they will be at home %t 169 N. Main St.
The city dailies hi.ve been publish¬ ing sensational stories of an "elope¬ ment' in connection with this affair and giving Mr. and Mrs. Chase much un- desired notoriety. The facts are that Mrs.   Chase's aunt,   Mrs. , Kate  Paff,
Church iNotes
Rev. W. L. Davison of Jamaica will preach in the M. E. Church Sunday morning and evening, the pastor. Rev. W. A. Richanl, with Mrs. Richard, be¬ ing on a month's vacation.
Base-Ball Notes
MECHANICS' LEAGUE Results of Games Saturday Inwood 3, Hempstead 2. Springfield 12, Rockvilie Centre Woodmere 19, Freeport 4. Staudiug of the Clubs
Won     L.«t   Perc
Hempstead o • . J ..        .,   Springlield
Communion service and reception of   \v«»odmere with whom she had been   residing   for; new members will occur at 10:30 Sun-   inwcxxl years, objected to  the  marriage,   but i day morning in the First  Presbyterian   Freeport when Officer E^^mer  Raynor called at < Church.    In the evening there will  be  Rock\-ille Centre
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her house for iSts. Chase's clothing no a praise service devoted to familiar objection was made to its being re- hymns upon which the pastor will moved.    Mrs. Chase is but  seventeen ' make comment
yeara old and^r aunt, who haa acted | During the pastor's absence hia pul- aa her guardian for several years, j pit will be supplied by the following thought she should wait a little longer j preachers:   Aug. 8, Rev. W. H.  Hen
Games Saturday Woodmere at Freeport. Inwood at Hempstead. Rockvilie Centre at Springfield.
night,   on   the  grounds  adjoining ^the fire house, was a big success.
See the John J. Randall <"(jmpany ad¬ vertisement ol bungalow (.ites and wa¬ ter front and dock lots ar Fn-ejiort Long Inland in this isKue. tf.
The 3rd annual beach party of the Christian Endeavor Society to High Hill Beach last Thursday was very suc¬ cessful and a go')dly sum was netted for tbe treasury.
Rev. T. S. Braithwaite  will   preach
in the Memorial  Church  next  Sunday
morning and  evening.    Miss   Wenner
of High' Hill Beach will sing  a selec-
i tion from "Elijah" in the morning.
John Haff is building a large addi¬ tion to his store at   High   Hill   Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Lush have been entertaining a baby daughter for the past week.
Dr. .McCakebe of .Massapequa is building a new cottage at High Hill Beach.
A drill of the Seaford Fire Depart¬ ment is called for this evening, at 7 o'clock.
See the John J. Randall C<impauy ud vertisement of l»un;rulow sites aud water front and dock lots at Frveport, Long   Island,in this issue. tf.
Attention is again called   to the   an-' nual   fair  of   the Episcopal Church to be held in the (juild room next Wednes¬ day and   Thursday   evenings,   Aug. |4
and ").
Six new members are to be voted ujKin at the next meeting of the Sea¬ ford Hook and Laddt?r and Engine Company, which will be held next Monday eveninij. A full attendance is requested.
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The peach festival under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church will be held in the vacant store of J. W. Baylis, corner Washing¬ ton Ave. and Merrick Road, next Toes- day evening, August 3, instead of Wednesday evening, as was intended.
HEMPSTEAD
~~      The fire bell was rung Sunday after¬ noon for a fire in the meadows west o^^ the Massapequa Hotel, in response to a "^  call for help from the Massapequa Ho- Doring   July  and  August  we  will'     General and Mrs. Chappell celebrat-  tel.    The firemen bad their engine out before launching on the matrimonial I drickson of Brooklyn;  15,  Rev.   Paul quota special price:, for re-upbolster-1 ed the 34th anniversary of their mar- of the house   and    were   proceeding sea.     Harold  and   Reta   have   been H. Greiderof Brooklyn; 22,  Rev.  J. ' ing, awnings, window shades and slip | riage at their home on Jackson street;.toward the fire when word was sent
J. Msledonald of Brooklyn; 29,  Rev. | covers.   J. S. Shapiro, 91 S. Main St.   on last Prida}.   Many friends assem-, that it was under control and their help P. W. Yarrow of Chieaco.                    \ Saa our adv. in diia iame.            It ,  [ bled to greot them on the occasion.      i was not needed. -.::.--, -.-..'.^ii^';^^¦'^'¦y:';—^^,m.^-:^^\.;-^     V¦-f.,-.-^^;;/,c.^;...,.^.i*->.:.^...*.„^..¦:,:.^- : ,;, ";; ¦ -, .:._; ..i.,.^-,- ¦  ¦      ,;: /m:;.V^,.:i,^:/l.
frijtnds for years and thought they had waitad aa loog u waa neceaaary.
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