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Nassau County Review
Official Paper of Nassau County
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1914
Vol. XIX, No. 49
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Freeport
News of the Churches In the Fraternal Orders Local Topics
Social and Personal    Fire District Call Cards In the Fire Department
Single copies of the Review for aale g„^^, at Greenhlatt's and Braithwaite's, Kail¬ road Avenue; Michnoff's, Nassau Coonty Review, DaSilva's and Go- betz's. Main Street; DaSilva's, West Merrick Roatl. tf
I   of    Sarsmoms,  Services   ol   the   week and otket dotnca fa the churche* •nd church societies
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The monthly meeting of  Queen   Es-   ^^^   ^^^.^^^^   j,^^.„,^   ^^   p„j,lish   more
news about one organization  tban an-
with   Miss   Helen   VanRiper,   12   So hong Beach Avenue.
lature, on TilUie affairs by  the e^tor
Freeporters anil Tbeir Friends
ther Circle of the   M.E.   Cburch   will
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman    W I family of Huntington were relatives in Freeport over   Thapksgiv ing Day.
WHY? A reader hands me tbis note:
...,„. „„^_. «..^ „.n_,..»_>.«..     _..       "I can't help but wonder why Rock-
!!.*.u   ..:-¦'«tyf"'"?._'i:_ •-    ,^' ol"   other  that we are more interested   in  ville Centre and Lynbrook can improve
any particular one.   It merely happens   the   eyesore  of  a   pipe   line   running
that somebody connected witb that or- ' through the heart of their village, and  daughter Margaret spent the  Thanks- ganization takes more real interest   in : Freeport cannot?" , "^  giving holidays with   Mr. Donaldson's
it and furnishes us tbe news.    We are '     Perhaps some other  reader ia inter-  parents, Mr. and  Mrs.   William  Don- always glad to publish ALL this news  ested enof to answer.    Lest I be  mis-  aldaon. at Hauppaage.
Mr. and Mrs. C.   S.   Donaldson   and
A bome«made food sale is to be giv* en by the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E Church Satorday afternoon, De¬ cember 5, from 2 to 5 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. William G. Miller.
80 far as we are able.
Remember tbe meeting of tbe Grand
,   ,.    _   „ Army   Veterans at   their   Post   Head-
Jul.aE. Rossis  announced   to   lead   quarters next Saturday  evening.    The
the Epworth League   meeting  Sunday   pubjjc jg cordially invited.    No admis
The editor  of   the   Nassau   County   ">«"*    m the   M.   E.   Church;   topic, , gjon fgg ^m jje charged and no collec-
Oovern     My   tion taken.    There will be roll call   of
understood I would say this is not ne¬ cessarily a matter for our Village Board, but for the citizens of the vil¬ lage.
Editor RevieSV :— y,,.,„. , 'int.r..l to ami about the firo*
Several years ago in Fn-eport a s>« in our local department
te.T) of hre dlsirici cards for tele|iin4ifs '" ^- ^¦ ^•
Thft   and   was installed the iaea being to   bave a
guests of small card attached to each telaphone wnich read, "In.case of fire, tikt ceiver from hook ; when Central ans¬ wers ask for fire alarm. When you; get Fire Headquarters, givti this num¬ ber—.' These cards were installed Asst. Chief Smith being unable to at- by a houae to house canvass by the !*«"'^- Lew Kelly, a resident of -Bun- then Chief and his assisUnts. Since i K^'^^' City," was the attraction, and a then, the number of phones has about I 'e^y P'easant evening was spent. Dur- doubled in Freeport, and owing to '"K tbe second act, there was a large with   this, and   the   removal   of   telephones   b«" "" the stage which was to be rung
Twenty live members of Hose  1   en¬ joyed tbeir annual theatre party to the Casino  Thaatre   in   Brooklyn,    Satur- : day night, with Chief Loonam and As¬ sistant Chief Pearsall aa tbeir   gupsts.
way, Brooklyn. Wednesday.
Rev. and   Mrs.   W.   A.   Richard   of
Review has been on tbe sick list for   a! "Wh^t   Motive   Shal few days, but is now back st his   desk   Christmas Giving?" part of the time.
I tbe Post membars and responses, sing- , ing and sbort addreases.    You are   all
¦PLAIN ROCKVILLE CENTRE"
For vhe benefit of  the   members   of Brooklyn and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
the Long Island Presa Assocation   and Ross of Manhattan were entertained at
all others who may ba interested,    the the home of Mr. and   Mrs,   Lewis   H.
second largest villagejof the f^outh Side Ross,   Pine   Sti-eet,   on   Thanksgiving
A niano recital will be given by the pupils of Miss Dora Chase at the rt-oi- dence of Mrs. Sherman Holaday, loB Wallace Street, Saturday afternoon, of this week, December 5, at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Charles H. Scholey has been engaged for a month or so to do some visitation work for the University Heights Presbyterian Church of New York City, of wbich Rev. Peny Wightman is the pastor.
The Freeport Mothers' Club will meet Wednesday, December H, at 3 :30 p. m. at the Archer Street School. Air mothers are cordially invited. \ Miss Bigelow, Supervisor of the Pri¬ mary Schools, will apeak and a large attendance is desired.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.— Services .Sunday morning at 11 o'clock ; Sunaay School same hour ; Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 8 o'clock: Hempstead Bank Building; subject next Sunday, December 6, "God the Only Cause and Cre-! ator."
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invited to meet the Grand  Army   once  °^ Nassau County is Hockville   Centre ^ Day.
ELKS NOTES
—spelled just that w<y   and   no other, by those who know.
Our neighbor,   The   Brooklyn Daily
Times,   places   this   aame   with some
The   S.   O. S. Card   Club   met  ^     - -^    ,        u • a
Mrs. C. L. Corby, 285   Eastern   Park-   and re-installation,    only a small   per-   'cr   tbe   waiter.    One  of    the    caste
centage of those in use now have started ringing this bell violently when cards on. To properly cover the teie- another eame running from a doorway phones at the present time, a large ¦"f'*'*"ted to know," where's the fire? amount of clerical work would be ne- : —^ belong to Ever Ready Hose Com- cessary, which, although willing, the P"">'- Department cannot volunteer, and the '^^'*' ?»"¦•>' caught the 1; Tillage is not in a position at present i P*""'- to pay for the work. I
VVe have far Outgrown this telephone I system, but it is the only one we have i     Saturday night Chief Lo«nam, Fore- and we   must   make   the   best   of   it.   "i»n   Snedeker    and    Avt.     Foreman
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MORE DELAYED ALARMS
Misses Louise and Blossom   Sturde-
About twenty members have donated , others whose spelling   and   capitaliza- \ Sturdevant of Woodroff Avenue, Brook-
steins to the club for   its  stein  rack
tion appears to be confusing   to   tbose lyn, spent Thanksgiving with Mr.  and
another member has donated a mount- who have not yet taken the trouble   to Mrs.   W.   H    Patterson,   South   Main
ed horned owl and gull,    and   Mr.   and find the one right.wav. Street.
Tl.    ii;          •   u         »,-    -             t-      Mrs. C. C. Hendrickson   have  donated       So when the Long laland  Press   As- -  .  ...
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rietv nf thp M   V  fhiirr-h will hnl.iita ! ^     *° *' ^   °'^- sociation meets, Rockville Centre may Philip R. Hainaker,   who   has   been
reanUr   mppVirJ'wi h   Mr7   C^^^             The annual memorial services of the be eliminated from   tbe  discussion   of visiting his parents, Mr. and  Mrs.   D.
Brown%2 Rr^^klvT Avpnnp    „„>r;'i Lodge will be held in the   lodge   room village   appellations.      Both   well   in A. Hamaker, 48 Pearsall Avenue,   tor
dav   n'prpmhpVl     RtToVlm-k      Mr«  ' ^""'^"y   afternoon,    December   H.      A formed residents and postal authorities the last two week.s. has left for  Phila-
J   M   Wieeins will have charge of the   *P^*='"' service has been prepared^ and apell it alike.—RockaWay Times. .delphia where he   will join his brother
•''^ ^ ' the   fanfous  Liederkranz   Male
^V^lk^"pa^Cson*anT•Mi."' Leah ¦ There are plenty of these  small   cards ; Hunt of the Truck were in   the   house
available, and those who read this can , when the gong rang for the tire on help to get our svstem somewhere near Lexington Avenue. The motor start- complete. These cards were turned ^d on the first touch, and ran until the over to me, by  diiection   of  the   Fire   whistle had blown   several   blasts   be-
Council, some time   ago,   and   anyone
fore Chief Loonam who   answered   the
program.
Liederkranz tette of Manhattan will sing.
Quar-
Fraternal Council,   R. A.,   has   just started a contest for five  months,   the
School taxes must now be ^>aid to Frank .\shdown, School Tax Collector, at his residence,    18   Wallace   Street.
The collection   taken   at   the   Union Thanksgiving service held in the  Bap¬ tist   Church   on   Thursdav     morning,   , . .... amounted to .'«26.    This ariiount   is   to I "^J"!;* "^ ^hich is to increase its mem- be turned   over   to   the   Neighborhood   "^""'P-       ,        ,        „ ,.     ,    ,. Workers for their work                     "                     members have^been divided,into
three teams,    designated   Red,   White
The Queens-Nassau W. C. T. U. will   and Blue.     At the close of the contest
(The mere fact that the postal auth- 1 Reuben and wife and sail on theOman- orities nave speld it Sockville CentER   tic to Florida to spend   the   winter   in for years, need not   spoil a good   item   Jacksonville and Palm Beach, like the ahove.—Ed.)
Mrs. Harvey Kuglee and dau>;hter Mildred of Tumble Falls, N. J., have returned to their home after spending a week with Mrs. D. .\. Hamaker, of Pearsall Avenue.
whose phone has no card, can secure phone, could secure any information, one by dropping me a postal with the , and then all he could secure was "Lex- following information: ington A venue."    This was   no   fault
Location, street, side of street,    be-I of   the   operator:   she   simply   didn't tween what two streets and nearest to   know, ami had no way  of finding nut.
which one. Pstchogue's   firebug   is  rather   like This IB about the on y way we   have   -u   a        .. .     i.        u: i  u-^   .u            i^...,.    :.._   the nea—   now you have him and   now
you haven't."    The end   was   thoujjht
WHAT IS A CALLITHUMPIAN?
One of our readera asked me the other day what a Callithumpian was, as he said he had looked in two dic¬ tionaries but could not find   tbe   word.
of reaching the constantly growing number of telephone subscribers, and we must trust to the interest of the hmisehelders in asking for these cards. HovvardE. Pearsall, .^sst. Chief. Box 87, Freeport.
An   examination  for   postmaster   it Roosevelt to succeed John   Behr,   whs heid Saturday by  Wilfred H. Smith of   are invited, tho FreefHirt   Post   Office,   with   nine       pg candidates.     The office  pays $1000 an
reach the church get off trolley on Ja inaica Avenue at Shaw Avenue, and walk south to church;  box lunch.     All
Commercial Travelers Theatre Party
I. Sidney Gould, pastor of   the > ,      ,.,      , , First Presbyterian Church, will preach,     The annual theatre   party
""."''^.•.,?'.."L.T.'l-'']'.   ^^!J'f^'iT'.l*.'; ^""'^"y '""¦•"*"»?   «"   the   "Buy   Prob-| quet of Long Island Council
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must pay an assistant, rent, light an( fuel bills, and, in fact, any expenses outside those strictly departmental.
The Arts Club will hold its Decem¬ ber meeting with Mra. William G. Miller. Sontb Ocean Avenue, next Monday, December 7; Mrs. S. K. Smith chairman. Mrs. Frederick Na¬ than, piesident of the Consumers League, will speak on the work of the League. MusicfU numbars will be furnished by Miss Wallace and Miss Eldridge. Non-raembers will be ad¬ mitted on payment of a small admin sion fee.
ght ask the same quei I am giving the definition of the word, at this time, as in the dictionary :
"A noisy parade or serenade, in which horn blowing, the beating of tin pans, and the use of other discordant instruments are the principal feat¬ ures.'"
Mrs. Abbot of Columbus Avenue, Mrs. Eldridge and Mrs. T. S. Dixon will be the guestsof the Port Washing¬ ton Suffrage Club on Tuesday, Decem¬ ber 8.
Obituary
ALICK DOWLI.NG
Alice   Dowling.   «neii Tti, mother   nf Mrs. John Kiernan of 60 Kose   Street, died at Central Islip,   on   Friday.   No- vember   '21.      Funeral   services    were On Friday evening her playing circle   held   at   the   Church   of Our Holy Re- tendered Mary Hoffmann,   of   Cottage   deemer   Monday   morning;  interment,   to incendiarism.  After he has a chance
to have been reached with the appre¬ hension of the former New York Dep¬ uty Chief after his e-icape from Islip, and then, on Saturday of last week, three lires broke out at one time, in all of which it is claimed kerosene had been used, the prompt discovery of the flames enabling the firemen'to sati.sfy themselves tlint the fires were incen¬ diary.
Since ihiii time lire iliil .several thousand dollars damage tn Roe's Hotel, in the business section nf the village, but this seems to have been one of the kind that could not  be   laid
KAPTLST CHURCH In anticipation of. and preparatory for, the Christmas season, the pastor of the Baptist Church, Rev. Elmer E. Loux, is planning for a series of morn¬ ing and evening sermons which will continue through December. The morning subjects will be "The Story of Jesus Told in the Language of To¬ day," "How May Jesus Become a Real
TAX ON TELEPHONE  MESSAGES C. A. Ryder, Local Commercial Man-
Court, a birthday surprise party honor of ber fourteenth birthday. The evening was pleasantly passed in play¬ ing games and in enjoying refresh¬ ments. Among those present were: Mary
The Freeport Ice & Fuel Co. has been sending letters to its customers advising them that tbere is no truth m the repeated mmors that it was con¬ sidering selling; its plant to the Knick¬ erbocker Trust Co., or to anyone else. In tbe letter President Frederick says :
"We turned down every one of them. We are going to stick to our friends, and we are going to keep the price of ice at the figure aet, no mattei- wheth¬ er there is a shortage or not. Wc will not, undf.r any condition, sell out."
Crystal Lake Notes
The Business Men's Association held their meeting Tuesday evening at the ' House and a special meeting was held en Thursday evening. i
The   dancing   class   Tuesday   after noons is well attended
A large weekend party f'riday to go fishing.
and   ban- No.   550, ¦ United     Commercial     Travelers,    ofi ¦ Freeport, was held Saturday   evening. I The members and their friends attend¬ ed a performance at tbe Casino   Thea-; ager for the New York Telephone Com-i Adella Foster   Edna Schluter,   Mvrtle tre in Brooklyn, where  Lew   Kelly,   a ' pany for this district, gives   an   inter-! shea,   Isabelle,   Dor.nelly,   Gwendolyn summer resident of Freeport, was   the  esting explanation  of  how   the   Tele-I Hornbeck, Marion Wallace,   Elizabeth attraction.    Mr. Kelly is in a class by   uhone Company had prepared to collect; Wallace     Alberta   Verity.    Elizabeth himself, and the Travelers were highly i the war tax as directed by the Govern-   Verity, Rose and Julia Hoffmann, Lulu pleased with the performance      Jokes 1 ment: Bourdette, Mrs. Frank Hornbeck, Mrs.
and   knocks on Freeport and Freeport- ;     "The   preparations   for   the   collec-   Mary    Hoffmann,   Ronald    Hornbeck, ers were frequent, and when   the  cur- ; tion of the 1 cent tax on all   messages   George Bedell, Phillip   Loux,   Thomas s.  o.,    ;mL     „ .tain went up for act 11, a large sign of  of 15 cents or over has been a big   job
Person to Me? ' The Humanity of the FreejKirt branch of the U. C. T. for the Telephone Company," said Mr. Jesus, (Christmas); 'The Divinity | occupied a conspicuous place. Over a ! Ryder. "A special piece of mechan The evening subjects will saloon was a sign, "Schiller's," a ; jam had to be devised and placed in all plumbing establishment bore the sign, i coin box telephones. This meant "Frite Rice, plumbers," while still i changing every coin box telephone in another had "Forbes' Ferry ; boats to the system, a tremendous job in itself. Nasty-by-tbe-Sea." , xhe   tax of 1 cent is to be inserted, as
After the performance, a dinner was ; directed by the operator, in the quart- served at tbe Johnson building, on . er slot in the coin box by the person Flatbuah Avenue, Charles Johnson,   of | who sends the message.     By means of
a mechanical device, the tax   payment
Calvary Cemetery; Southard & Mi funeral directors.
MKS. MAKY E. RANDALL Mrs. Mary Estelle Randall, wife
HoffmariT),   Martha   Hoffmann,   Captain   Henry .M. Randall,   president
"  "      '     of the .Montauk   Bank,   died   Saturday
morning of heart disease at   her   resi¬ dence in Brooklyn.
Vhe Randall family were well known in F'reeport, Mr. Randall being a cou¬ sin of John J. Randall and .Mrs. Wil¬ liam G. M iller.
of Jesus
be   "The   Silences    of  Jesus,"   "Tb Severity of Jesus," "The   Tenderness of Jesus," (Christmas), "The Inevita¬ ble Jesus."
The subject of the sermon next Sun¬ day   morning will  be   "The   Story   of Jesus."  The Lord's Supper will be ob¬ served at the close of the service,  and j the   Marine   Hotel at Freeport,   being new members will be received. j the caterer.    A nnmber   of   the   per-
In the evening the pastor will preach j formers from the show which had just upon the subject, "The Silences of, been witnessed, including Lew Kelly, Jesus." All are most cordially invit j attended the dinner, and also the or¬ ed to attend. \ chestra   from    the      Caaino   Theatre.
rp.      ,,, .     ».     • o    •  ^     Prominent speakers addressed the gath-
The   Woman s   Missionary    Society -^j^j j/^^^ considered by all who met in the   chapel of the Presbyterian | ^^^^^^^ ^ ^       ^^^.^^^ Church with a fairly good   attendance. ;
A   description   of  the   home     life   inl " ~
northern lands was given by  membera | Schonl    Nfltf^^
messages   George Bedell,
Cuthbert, Lester Essex, Donald Wal¬ lace, Joseph Hoft'mann, Herman Guhl, George Hoffmann.
Road from Freeport
to Long Beach
will fall into a separate  compartment in the coin box.
Special j.reparations for billing reg¬ ular subscribers correctly for the tax imposed on their messages of 15 cents and over also had to be made. New collection routines had to be prepared and new systems of accounting worked out. The Telephone Company has ad¬ vised all telephone users  of   the   new
(Some Big Dreair.!) The following item appears in the Brooklyn Eagle, taken we think from a similar item in the Rockaway Times. We presume this road is about as near realization as that trolley road we heard about five years ago, and, al though we do not know who the "busi¬ ness men" are who are "behind the movement," we think we are safe in saying that Reynolds will have lived up to his contract to dredge our water-
CARL HENRY Carl Henry, a member of the local vaudeville cnlonv, died Tuesday morn¬ ing at Saranac Lake of tuberculosis. He was formerly a leader in the "Top of the World" company which passed a long time on Broadway. His wife and child survive him. -Mr. Henry was a member of the .New York Lodge of Elks.
lo cool off, I am going tn ask their Chief whal he has to say about motor tire apparatus, as theirs certainly has had a severe initiation.
I have stated before in this column, j and still think, that one of the best in¬ vestments the village could make for i the Fire Department at the prea¬ ent time would be gongs fnr the front of each house, similar to the one now on the truck house. Saturday evening the whistle could hardly be heard on Main Street, while the bell, right near th" "tri'-t, could be jilaiiily heard.
A man told me that he whs on Pine Street, a hundred feet or more west nf Church Street, when he heard that gong on the truck house and he listened and cnuld hardly hear the whistle,
IOHN WESLEY SOUTHARD
John Wesley Southard, sr
SOME DIFFERENCE
From Keview, December "i, 191.1; "After lying idle for over four months, the Department was called out again nn a "wild goose chase" Friday even¬ ing about «:16 when the whistle blew died   at   Call 81, which is Atlantic Avenue and
of the Society. Home was read by Mrs. D. F "How   Women   Live   i
Mrs. H. G. Clock.    A study from   "In
xpected   ^^^ Man's Land" was given   by   Mrs.
H. J. Raymore.    The meeting  opened
and  closed   with devotional  exercises.
Life   in   Sijra i Dikeman   anJi     The calendar for the balance of Persia,"   by   school year 1914-15:
law and the   methods   put   into  effect i *»y^   '""K   ^'^^'^^^   »   boulevard   from
Facing the Music
Motorcyclist Breaks Ribs
Jamaica, L. I.. November 80—Thos. Stamatson, 86 years old, of 11 Olive Boulevard, Freeport, L. I., while rid- The Loyal Sons of the Presbyterian ing on a motorcycle at Bergen and Sunday School will present the play. Hillside Avenues yesterday, collided "Facing the Music," this Friday even- bead on with an automobile owned and | ing.
operated by Harry Wheeler of Tena-1 The program will open with a fly, N. J. The motorcycliat sustained sketch, "Forget Me Not," in whicb possible fracture of several ribs and the characters will be taken by Wal was removed to St.   Mary's   Hospital,   lace Campbell as Seymour and George
He was able to go home this morning. —Eagle.
Perfection oil heaters, $2.»S Cook stoves, $11.00 up Triangle O'Cedar Mops, <»c 100 piece China Set, $8.»8 Flower Post, all sizes Parlor Stoves, $2.50 up I. DaSilva,    W.  Merrick   Road 886-W; 6 and 10c Stor«, 330-W.
AdvartlsMDent
Standard Gasolene, Bennett Smith.
Gissel as Morgan, his servant
This will be followed by "Facing the Music" with the following coast of characters: Rev. John Smith, tbe Curate of St. Andrews, Wallace H. Campbell; John Smith, the other Mr. Smith, Frederick Joerissen ; Dick Des¬ mond, the otber Mr. Smith's guest, Lawrence Puck : Col. Duncan Smith, the other Mr. Smith's uncle, George Gissel; Sergeant Duffell, attached to Vine Street Police Station, Mortimer Post; Mabel, the Curate's wifa, Ethel Hitchcock; Nora, the other Mr. tf Smith's wife, Jennie Fulton; Miss Adv«rtla«m«nt    Forthering,   of  the     Bijou    Theatre,
Tel.
at  16c   gal.    <i.
1914 j     Christmas     exercises     Wednesday, 2:30 p. m.; December 28; holiday   va- ' cdtion
School closes 8:15 p. m., Wednesday, December 23.
1915 !     School opens Tuesday, January 5.
Regents examinationa,  January  18- '22.
Holiday,    Lincoln's   Birthday,    Fri- I day, February 12.
I     Holiday,    Washington's     Birthday, I Monday, February 22. I Spring vacation.
{     School closes Thuraday, April 1. School opens Tueaday. April 13. Arbor Day exercises,    Friday,   2 :80 p. m.. May 7.
Holiday,    Memorial    Day,    Monday May 81.
!     Regents examinations,  June  14-19. Grade examinations, Jiine 18-28. Class Day, Tuesday, June 21. Commencement,   Tbnreday, 8 p. m. June 24.
Promotion Day, Thursday, June   24 Alumni banquet, Friday, June 26. Schools close, Friday, June 25.
The Student Staflf of the High School
I for collecting the tax.    Notices giving \ full directicfns have been placed on   all ' public telephones and   all   subscribers i have been advised by means ot   a   cir¬ cular enclosed with their monthly bilis.
his home in .Seafonl on .Monday, on the 77th anniversarv of hii iiirtti.
.Mr. Southard was one of the oldest and best known undertakers in the State ^having beirii activi ly engaged in his profession for the past (12years. In politics he was a staunch Repub¬ lican, and for 16 years was citizen member of tbe Town Board of Health, Tnwn of Hempstead, and for many years was a member of the Board of Education of Seaford School   District.
On October 7, 1809, he    was   united
Bedell Street.
An interesting card was leceivutl from E. Harold Lnonani nf Hose 1, whn is stationed at present at Patch¬ ogue with the N. Y. Telephone (Com¬ pany. He says: "This hotel (Roe's) was atire today. Started in a 6 and 10c store ; went up through the hotel to the third floor; my things got wel, fire in the next room to mine. Lot of damage from water on account of met¬ al i-eiling. Of course 1 was on tne job."
(Last line, "Of course 1 was on the job," is unnecessary.)
Garage, Instead of Barn, Burns
A small garage on the properly of J. B. Lacy, corner Lexington and Bay- view Avenues, was discovered in flames at 8 :30 Saturday evening.     An    alarm
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the I t„ti A\,..„n.i^., i,o„» K„„,n r,i„ 1 ..11 i ality-  or a necessity:
Freeport, L. I., November 28--Busi- ness men are   behind   a   movement  to
open up a roadway   from   Freeport   to in marriage to (.'alharine A. Southard, ; This circular explains   the   method   of   Long Beach, to take the place   of   the who   survives,    and   their   union   was making the   charge   for   the   tax   and   roadway,   recently    submitted   to   the blessed with four   children,   of   whom : gives a digest of the   law   relating   to; voters.    The latter proposition   called three survive,    John W. Southard, jr., it.                                                                       ' for an appropriation   of   $300,000   for of   Freeport,    and   Mary   and   Wilbur The law applies net only to all  mes-   construction but it is   figured  out that Southard of Seaford.    He is also   sur- j sages on which the rate is 15 cents   or ' the proposed road will   not   be   so  ex- vived by two sisters,    Mrs.   Elizabeth ; more per message, but also to all mes-   pensive.    The plan is to start the road- Webb, of Roundout, N. Y.,    and   Mrs. I sages on which the total charge, includ-   way from the foot of Long Beach Ave- Mary   Wilcox,   of  Kittery,   Me.,   and ing overtime, amounts to 15   cents   or i nue and   stretch   across   the   meadows two grandsons, John Wesley Southard,   was sent in and    the   department   was more.    Thus, while a single call at the' and Reynolds Channel directly   contig- 8d, and Ray Nelson Southard, of Free-   -soon on the ground, but nothing   could rate   of   5   cents   bears no tax, should   uous to the millionaire colony which is port.                                                                 be done to  save   the   building,, which the conversation be prolonged  over   a   planned for 1915. Mr.   Southard   was   enthusiastically   W"8 totally   destroyed.    The   building period which would   make   the   aggre-    ¦ Men and women who   advocated  the interested in athletics, and   for   many   was built entirely of wood,    one   story gate charge 15 cents or more, the   tax   proposition to expend $300,000 for  the years, prior to the   advent   of   motor-   high,    and   burned   like   tinder.    Mr. j of 1 cent is imposed.                                   road   to   Long   Beach,     via   Rockville boats, owned the   fastest   racing   boat   '^"^y had gone out in his car some time \     All telephone bills rendered   during   Centre, are now in favor  of   introduc- in this section, several   times   holding   before, lighting hin kerosene lamps be¬ the life of tbis law will include a   toll   ing the new   proposition   at  the  next the free-for-all   championship  of   the   'ore he left the garage.     The loss will service statement that will show those   spring  election.      Engineers   will   be water.                                                             amount to abont $200. messages on which   the   tax   is   to   be   called into consultation,   and   an   esti Funersl   services   will be   from   bis   n                  ,             r levied, together with   the   amount   of   mate of the probable cost will be given, late residence at Seaford   this   Friday   tXprCSSlOn  Ot such tax.                                                             The proposed roadway vtould be three afternoon at one o'clock.  Rev. Saul 0.          *
The   law   directs   that this tax shall   miles in length, as a crow flies, and   is Curtice, pastor of the M. E. Church of
be collected from   the   person   paying   a nearer point than any other   village, Freeport,   officiating, with    interment
tot sucb messages or conversation and   except Baldwin.    It is freely admitted ; in the family plot at Greenfield,
places responsibility for collection up-   tbat tbe road from Freeport would   be 	
Appreciation
on the Telephone Company.
the most desirable project,   in   tbat   it Freeport's Eledric Show would open up a held   from   all   points
east and north of this village.     It will '^le electric show under the manage.
no way interfere with the road  now "^e"^ of the Village   of   Freeport   will
The .Neighborhood Workers wish to extend their thanks to the several churches for the generous Thanksgiv¬ ing offering, which wan added to their fund.
They are   also   appreciative   of   the
Tiy my special box of   cut   flowera, 76c, for the weekend.    C. R.   Ankera. florist, Kockville Centre,    L. I.    Tele¬ phone connection: delivery anywhere, AdvartlsanMBt
Sinith & Badell are now advertising Christmas gifts; see their adv.
Edith Guest; Mrs. Pouting, the other i has had several meetings this week in Mr. Smith's housekeeper, Christiana i preparation for putting out the De- Meyer, cember issue of the Student. Short The musical selections will include :; ni-'etings'will be held Monday and Plenty of Pepper, Serenade, The Show ' Tuesday afternoons and a special meet- Boy, Valse Desmedenedte, The Pana I ing was called Wednesday to make ma Expedition, Tbe Dream of Heaven. 1 final   arrangements.      The   December
' issue promises to be of great   interest
_.        _. -,. -_ m no way interiere witn tne road  now   ""=¦""• ""^ ....»nc   oi   iicc(j-jji.   v..ii       ^i.^joic   ¦>¦>»   a\nj,x:v,m,.,vK  m   nm
Ibe    lliree      LhaUireUrS   in existence, from Rock vine centre to  open tomorrow afternoon in  the   store   opportunity given them by Sopt. Moon
Chubbuck's adv. on last talk on Steratol Ammonia.
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Cboral Society Growisf
Nine new members joined the Frae¬ port Choral Society at the meeting Tuesday  evening.     The last Tuesday
       _    •Aav«rUH«ment | of January was definitely fixpd for tbe
_ ,        \  . Jdate when   tbe  first  concerf will   be
Buy your coal now before  you  need I ^j^en.   Others have indicated their in- Freeport Coal ^'""P^^h^^^^.aMn-it   *'"""" "^ joining next Tuesday  even-
  ing and there   will  be  an  interesting
A terrific storm wbich breaks down reception at which Miss Vera Poux, of a dam, tearing hooaes from thtni^^'^l^yJ'^^^-^-\-'^vnp\\ of Proiea- foundations and ripping mighty trees •'"'^'•"*"*/^".*' *'" *'"« Arrange- from the roots, are some of tha excit-1 ™*"*f •." '>*"'8 "'•<'« ^ have an in¬ ing scenes in the "Dollar Mark ;" at t«"n'"'o« •» each meeting of tbe So- tiM Plaza. Wedaesday, Deee-nber d; jiety dying yhieh different soloist. natiiiae and evtning. belonging to the Society and outaide
artistii Willi entertain those present,
On Friday evening, December 11, in the Freeport High School auditorium the Senior Girls of the Freeport Train¬ ing Class will appear in the clever two-act comedy, "The Three Chauf¬ feurs." These young ladies, you will ,   ^.        - „     . L    .    , ¦ .     I remember, gave that   neverto-be-for
to those following  school   doings,   be-, gotten minstrel show, -An Evening in
"^D„°J„"'i^T„?';£- ?: .?''^"'- ?l!0'd Virginia." last year.
...   --- -   , .^ expected to create even more
{sensation than the former "show ; If you enjoy a play bubbling over witb life and fun. laughable mixups, and ! fetching love scenes, don't mias it. I The people in the play are: Oon- , stance Loux, l^arjorie Pitcher, Emily I Werner, Eleanor Trayer, Fannie Dev¬ lin,    Myrtle   Gissell,    Louise    Byrne,
Long   Beach,   but,   on  the    contrary, . would relievo the congestion there.
Some years ago, when John J. Rand¬ all laid out Freepc't, he had in mind a plan to create a road   to   Long  Beach, ' but the village   then   was   small.    He
the Board of Education, un the loss of i time in pnblic schools.
Hymeneal
NEHER—SCHMIDT
of Fred L. J. Lee & Co., South Main i to make many families happy by the Street, and continue for the remainder distribution of the supplies given by of the month. A special demonstrator tbe school children the day preceeding has been engaged to show callers how Thanksgiving. The equivalent of to use   the   electrical   anpliances,   for , abont twenty barrels of good food   and
  ^   which orders will be taken.    The   Vil-I clothing was provided by the   children
received no encouragement,  and it fell   ''^e Beard bas fixed a special rate for   snd their parents, by the wayside. electricity for use for ranges for cook
At the Long Beach end of the   road,   '"K- "n** hopes Vj be able   to   increase Ibis   play   j^^ p,^^ jg j^j ^^^^ ^ boulevard to the   ^^^ •¦«venue from   use of current  dur- nore  or   a  .p,usement center.    Some of the prop-   'ng the day   time,   when   the   load   is; ""      erty  along   this  line  belongs  to  the  comparatively light, town,    and  certain   privileges    would
Lusb Takes a Partner
At tbe home of Mr.   and   Mrs.   Wil liam   Gerken   on   Snnday   afternoon
George Schmidt and   Miss Censtantine  Lulu Rullman, Clara Peterson, Dorothy Neher   were  united   in   marriage  by I Hibbard and Beatrice Vai Rev. J. Sidney Goold.   A few intimate
bave to be granted. Consents from private owners in other parts would also have to be obtained. However, many here believe the proposed im¬ provement a ptomising one.
Boys' Wireleu Club
Five youths interested in wireless telegraphy and athletic 8{>orts met at tbe home of Archer B. Wallace on Sun¬ day nigbt and furrred a wireless club with the name, "Tbe Sons of Rest." , ,     ^        J       f    n      I ,       I I'on*'*' Wallace was elected president,
James J. Kennedy of Brooklyn ,„d R.jph Golden, secretary.treasurer, formerly manager of the Boroogh Bill , Current periodicals and a library will Posting Company of Brooklyn, and be installed. The uss of the new Cliarles H. Lush of this village have | transmitting set of tbe president '- formed a partnership, to be known  as I open to     "'
.,.„,,. xsi    i.      w .   \-r ""   members.    Tbe  entrance
..       .,  , At the Plaza Wednesday,  December  the C. H. Lush »ign   Works    Inc     to j ,^^„j,g^^„^, „. ^„ ,^j,j ^^^.^^
. .    A        , ,^ j^. Tickets may be obtained  from  any 9. matinee and evening. William Brady  carry on   tbe   business conducted  for, ,t least five  words  k  minute  in   tha
friends made up  the   wedding  party,  of the members of tbe class or  at  the praaenU Robert Warwick in the "Dol-  aeveral years  by   Mr.   Lush  on  Bast | co„ti^,,| wiwl.„ code or to be the
The young people will make their home door for tbe small sum of sec  for  re- far Mark.'    in  five  reel,  of  motion  Merrick   Road.      In   addition  to tbe|o,.„er of a wirelewstlt^ I-Times
in Freeport.   Mr. Scbmidt is employed | served seats  and  25  cents  for  other pjetaras. lines of Mr. Lush, they will also make I  ^-i-iiur..     iimes.
in New York City. 1 smmta. A«v«rua«MBt. ' a specialty 0/ outside display signs.       '   More FrCCport NcWS •¦ PufC 8
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