Nassau County Review 19130509 |
Previous | 1 of 8 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
Subset |
Loading content ...
Nas
County Review
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 9,1913
Vol. XVIII, No. 28
FREEPORT NEWS
HIGHWATER-MDE TABLE
Friday, May
Saturday,
Sunday,
Monday,
Taeaday,
Wedneaday,
Thuraday,
Friday,
Saturday,
9,
10,
11,
12,
18,
•14,
l&r
16,
17,
9.37 p. m.
10.i28 p. m.
11.28 p. m.
11.68 p. m.
12.26 a. m.
1.86 a. m.
2.46 a. m.
8.68 a. m.
4.61 a. m.
Single copies of the Review for sale at Greenblatt's and Braithwaite'a, Railroad Avenue: Kiefer's, Nassau County Review, DaSilva's and Go- betz's. Main Street; DaSilva's, West Merrick Road. tf.
Walter Comell is the new assistant at the Murray Broa. office on Railroad Avenue, succeeding Harry Jones.
The next regular meeting of the Vill¬ age Boardof Trustees will be held next' 1 Thursday afternoon. May 16, at the Village office, at 2 p. m.
A complimentary dinner was tend¬ ered Supervisor Hiram R. Smith at Schreiber's Hotel in Valley Stream Wednesday evening of last week.
About fifty friends of Mr. Smith were ! but a block away from and facing the present. j building, saw the whole side apparent¬
ly burst into flame at once, and in the light of the flames, two men running swiftly away.
More Sunday Night Fires
Again Sunday night the firemen were called to duty, and a second fire in an¬ otber aection of tbe village followed so quickly after that some of tbe compan¬ ies were caught in the extreme soutb section while a fire was burning nortb of tbe railroad track.
At about 8:20 the ice cream and con¬ fectionery store of Jack Carney, at Atlantic Avenue and tbe trolley trana¬ fer station, waa discovered on fire, and it spread so fast that when the whistle waa blown, tbe blaze could be. piainly seen from all parta of tbe village.
Hose 8, but a few blxks away, ans¬ wered tbe call in record time and soon had two streams of water at work on the fire. Once the water struck the blaze it was merely a question of a j few minutes, and the other companies, which had had a several rhinutea' run, j were dismissed as soon as they re-1 sponded, with the exception of "Truck i Tbe recall was blown at 8:47. I
The building, which waa almost en- | tirely destroyed, was owned by Mr. ; Carney, and his losa on both building | and contents is covered by inaurance j
There seems no question but what the fire was of incendiary origin, as a j member of the department, who was
A delegation from Freeport Chapter, R. A. M., will visit Melchizedeck Chapter at Glen Cove next Wedneaday evening, when Orient Chapter, of Brooklyn, will work the M. E. M. De¬ gree, in costume.
While Hose 3 and Truck 1 were j
"picking up," preparatory to return-j
ing to quartera, the whistle again:
started blowing, thia time Call 41, '
A moving picture show will be held ] Main Street and Brooklyn Avenue.
Under the auspices of Alpha Council, No. 11, Daughters of America, at the Plaza, next Thursday evening. May 15. Tickets can be secured of any of the members, for 10c each.
The companies which had been dis i missed from the first fire soon anawered : the call, where they found the reai-, dence of Dominick Ferarra afire. i
They were quickly joined by the
—; companies from the first fire and the ^
Geo. E. Boyden, sr., who haa re- blaze there waa aoon under control, but! signed from the Freeport police force, ; not until it had practically gutted the bas been appointed keeper of the pris- j house from top to bottom. As usual oners who work outside the jail yard at | in buildings of this kind, a vast amount the County Jail at Mineola. He sue- of damage was done by water, but the ceeds Anson W. Hicks, of Inwood. ' fire was not allowed to go outside of
^ ; J J J ' the building, and adjoining buildings
A home-made cake, bread and candy ^^^^ ^ever threatened. The recall for sale will be held by the members of tj,jg fl^e was blown at 9:40. the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. : The flre was caused by the explosion
MOTHER'S DAY.
Sunday, May 12, is "Mother's Day _ __ „
Every day is mother's day with us to'interfere in "Anything" the'Court! boys, but this is aomewhat specially ! ^ight do, but he wanted permission
Local Topics
Village Trustees
Commanta aivd aaplanatlona not antlraiy af j All the members Were present at thO
a nawa natura, on wiiaaa affaira i adjoumed meeting of the Board of
by tha aJitor. | Trustees Friday afternoon.
I Counselor Fishei appeared on behalf
,jof the Freeport Railroad Company.
He said he was not asking th^ Board.
set apart for ua to sbow our apprecia¬ tion of Mother by wearing a white car¬ nation or otber wbite flower.
from the Board to lay the track wbere
it passed the property of Mr. Flint on
the opposite side of the street, aa ho
A THonrHT TO nTPFST I thought Mr. Flint probably had a
A THOUGHT TO DIGEST. j j^g^, ^j^^^ ^ ^j,^ ^^^^^ ^j ^j^^ ^^^^^^,
For every bad there might be a | be said the necessary condemnation worse; and when one breaks his leg let j proceedings would delay them from 60 bim be thankful that it was not his to 90 days and practically cut off thoir
neck.—Bishop Hall.
entire summer season'a revenue, and if the permission were granted the company would agree to push the con¬ demnation proceedings as quickly as possible, and place the track in the centre of the road, as soon aa the mat¬ ter was settled.
Mi4^Fishel quoted a man connected
MEMORIAL DAY. The time is drawing near for the ob¬ servation of the day set apart as a spe¬ cial remembrance of the work of our soldiers during the Civil War, and as token of our appreciation of those who
have answered their final roll call, and j with the Public Service Commission are now resting from their labors. saying thia was the strictest franchise
[^Last year I had the privilege of at- ever granted for auch a short line; and tending the services of the local Post I he hoped the Board would give them of the Grand Army of the Republic and j all possible relief. I was pained to note that but very few I C. A. Reitmeyer, representing tbe attended these services, and but very | Plaza Theatre, aakt what the Board little interest was taken in them, the ^ had decided regarding moving picture day being uaed by most of ua as a mere i licenses; he was informed the commit holiday and a chance to have a good 1 tee had not yet taken up the matter, time. hut would try to do so at an early date.
^ No day of commemoration is intend- | He said he had been a resident of Free- ed to be set apart aa a day for moody port for the imst nineteen years, and reflection but the man with any spirit he agreed with Mr. Wallace, who ajjoke of patriotism owes it to himself and ' on the subject at the laat previous to his community to at least stop for ' meeting, that it was unjust to single an hour in one day of the year to ex- out and tax muvinc picture showa. press his appreciation of the work done L. T. Wells ask for the electric light by his sires for the preservation of our : service on Wallace Street, north of
Union.
Seaman Avenue, outside the village
Take this suggestion and think about limits; the application was granted
REV. CHARLES HERBERT SCHOLEY
Late Pastor of Freeport Presbyterian Church
(By courteay of South Side Observer)
j it. This Decoration Day decide to de I vote at least an hour or two to accom- I pany the G. A. R. in their services at I the gravea of their deceased comrades.
I FIRE ALARM CARDS.
Any of our local merchants who de-
Funeral of
Rev. C. H. Scholey
Never haa the funeral of a man in
panies entered the church, the othera remaining outside during the cere¬ mony.
Hev. F M. Kerr, pastor of the
JaZt' I'tlr.^on^MaYn treTt""nivt't^ ' °' « ''^''"^^"^ "»'",?• ^.^''^ ""• ^T this.village been attended by so larg. • Hempatead Presbyterian Church, offl
vacant store on Main Street next to; „,^ ^^^ descending the stairs she a mimber of people as that of R.v. the Opera House, fr^m 2 to 6 o clock, j tripped and dropped the lamp, which Charles Herbert Scholey, late pastor
A tea and cake sale will be held in exploded. The burning oil spread rap- of the Presbyterian Church, Sun Jay the Strnday School Hall of the Church ' ^'''y- ""^^ ^!**' **>« stairway for a flue, afternoon.
of Our Holy Redeemer on Saturday, i ^''^ fire quickly apread to all parts of As announced in our last issue. Dr. May 10, from 3 to 6 o'clock, under the ' ^^^ house. Mrs. Ferarra took her two Scholey died at the home of hia wife's auspices of the Altar Society and Aux-: children to a place of safety, but when mother in O^an Side Thursday, where iiiaries of tbe St Vincent de Paul So- j ^^^ firemen arrived they were told that the remairiswere prepared for burial, ciety. : there was a woman in the front room ' and brought to Freeport on Sunday j of the house, in which fire could be for the funeral services. As the fun
The proposition to fix the northwest | plainly seen. Several firemen went up ' eral party reached the village, on the corner of Bedell Street and Atlantic : the front stairs and into the room, but Merrick Road, they were met at Bay- Avenue, as requested by C. H. Freder- found it unoccupied.' i view Avenue by the Fire Department, ick, who owns the corner, has not yet' The house was owned by Hansen & ¦ of which Dr. Scholey was the beloved been settled. Mr. Frederick contends Edwards, and tbe loss will be about Chaplain, there being over 100 mem- that the trolley turns too near the cor- [ $1500, mostly covered by insurance. , bers in the procession. Escorted by ner and that tneir switch should be put Mr. Ferarra places his loss at $500,
further out into the street. The com¬ pany takes the stand that, this would be an expensive propoaition and it is not necessary.
with some insurance.
that
Police Capt. Dunbar and Officer Ray nor, the procession moved quietly with- ; out any muaic to the church where the The Qrove Street TrolleyjServicea were held.
Work is being pushed as rapidly as ¦ "^^^ building was not large enough DaSilva's W Merrick Road possible on the Grove Street trolley, ' ^ accommodate the people, and the
Ball Bearing Lawn Mowers: no new opposition having developed. ' chapel waa also thrown open, and aer-
16-in. $6.00; 18-in. $5.50; 20-in. $6.00 ' The trolley company is not trying to vices held in both places, each person
j contest the injunction of Mr. Flint, ; 9P«aK>ng »" one place and then going ! recognizing hia claim and have agreed *° ^^^ ""^her as did also the singer, roll i to begin condemnation proceedings at: Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller.
I once. The trolley does not pass in ' "nly the Chiefs and ex-Chiefs of the I front of the residence of Mr. Flint, but; ^^^ department and officers of the com¬ in front of property owned by bim at,
the comer of Atlantic and Ocean Ave-
Vegetable seed, pkg., Ic Flower seed, pkg., Ic Chicken Wire, 2 inch mesh, price, l-2c sq. ft. Black Wire Cloth, 2c sq. ft. Galvanized Wire Cloth, Sc sq. ft. Chicken Wire 1 inch mesh by the
ciated at the services, assisted by Rev. Robert B. Merrill, moderator of the Aiisembly, from Babylon, and Rev. A. H. Rennie, pastor of the Rockville Centre Presbyterian Church.
At the close of the service, the fire men took charge of the crowd, so that all could take a last look at their friend, pastor and comrade A guard line was made, to the street, and a procesaion formed going in one door and out of the other. It took over a half hour for thia part of the service, and it ia estimated that there were over 1,000 people at the services, many of whom were unable to enter either building, but remained outside in sil¬ ence during the ceremony.
The remains were intert-ed in Flush¬ ing Cemetery.
The flag at tbe Elks' Club House waa placed at half ataif while the fun¬ eral procession was passing, as a trib¬ ute of respect to Dr Scholey. He was not a member of the Elks, nor of any of the fraternal organizations, but this is merely an illustration of the general respect in which he was held through¬ out the commnnity.
Mr. Wells to attend to the construction outside the village hniits.
Chas. E. Whaley complained of side¬ walk grade on Whaley Street, between Miller and Long Beach Avea. He aaid the grade for walks was from 11 to 14 inches higher than his property, and it I sire fire alarm cards to distribute to would be a hardship to him if a differ- i their customera can receive them upon ent grade were not made. The com- I application at our office, where we al- plaint was refered to the committee op ; ways have plenty of them on hand. streets for immediate action.
! THE WAy'oF THE WORLD. 1 The following petition was received:
, ' Freeport, N. \., May 1, 1918.
The following letter appeared in the j^ ^^e Board of Trustees of the Vill- South Side Obaerver last week : ] ^gg ^f Freeport. '
Editor South Side Observer: | Gentlemen :
Sir—In all fairness to the Observer j We, the undersigned, members of a
I wish in bebalf of the Club and myself ' committee, of an organization, (Tbe
to convey a word of appreciation for ' Freeport Recreation Park Assn.) which
the manner in which you published the | was organized by the former President
account of the Freeport Club Minstrel of your Board, in accordance with a
held on February 23rd. The paper ! resolution of your Board, at their reg-
printed in our own village evidently j ular meeting of December 6, 1912,
did not consider it worth while to com-1 now ask that the uae of the plot of
roent on the efforts and ability of our ] ground leased from the City of New
home talent. In view of this I would j York, for park purposes; be placed at
feel as though I neglected my duty did the disposal of the Board of Education
I not in some way recognize your com- ¦ of the District for playground and rec-
bined apirit of fairness and enterprise, j reation park, to be used under their
To the boys who so unselfishly did their control until such time aa the Village
I best, tnd did it so well, it must in a j decides to make changes and altera-
i way be refreshing to read, from the ; tiona to the grounds.
i pens of those who ought to know, that The Board of Trusteea of the Village
I their labors have not been in vain, that are not asked by this to expend any
! aomething has been accomplished and funds for improvement of the grounds
j that their effort is appreciated. ! unless they see fit to do so.
i Looking forward with the expecta-, The petitioning committee also ask
i tion that your paper will always show i permiaaion to make improvementa,
toward the club the aame fair-minded ' from time to time, under the above
spirit as it has in the past, I beg to re : conditions; the expenae for same to be .
me corner oi axibhiic ana ucean Ave- • Ca.ga^nnft- X/te.tAt.itst.a laa nues, and the trolley company, having rrceporx VIClOriOUS in
Speaking Contest
roll, lie sq. ft. . ;r —
Rayo Lamps, $1.49. ! secured permission from the Village
Garden implements, moderately • Board of Trustees, has passed there on i priced. I the opposite aide of the street, until Wins Both First Prizes—Glen Cove
Spalding Baseball Goods ! the condemnation proceedinga are fin-1 and Huntington Second.
Fishing Tackle j 'shed. | The fifth annual contest of the Nas-
'Phone885W. (Orders delivered.) I In front of the property of Samuel; sau-Suffolk County Interscholaatic Advartlsement. ; R. Smith the company is taking no | Prize Speaking Asaociation was held ! action, waiting till the argument on j in the Glen Cove High School last Sat-
te. tt^JA^Jal!^oT ft iL vtll' "PP^*' °" ^"y 20. They have the line [ urday evening. The large auditorium p. tl r« rMTa^ial In aSr '*'«^»P ^ **"»* P"'"*' '^^ ^"' Pmbably {was crowded with loyal rooters from Realty Co. which appears in another j cross Merrick Road today; yeaterday ! the four schools represented, Freeport,
l*?irXr.t.„nZ^^n2vir'rfi^-nHl'^^^ ^*" '''y*"^ ^^^ ''"« between j Glen Cove, Hempatead and Hunting- will offer at auction <>" May 15, 16 and gmith Street and Merrick Road, laying | ton, and great rivalry was shown by 17 wme of the choicest building lota | ^ ^^^11 section at a time, in order to i their songs and yells. Owing to their
tli fnin «.nHaI!L^T5«flmh«i''««P ^^^^ hydrauts open for use if having encountered trouble-with their this section. Handsome prizes will be I ^eded. ' auto on tbe way. the Hempstead speak-
&^'' o^'^I^IZt'^^SJ l^^\r "^ZIZ^l As soon as the appeal is decided tbey I ers were late, and the program was this sale, whether tbey buyer not. , ^j,, fi„igh their line and have the road delayed and also somewhat changed, will be given «, opjportun.ty in part- r^^dy f^, „,^ ^y Decoration Day. Forthe second time in the histor? of cipating in thia drawing free of charge. I Manager Cushing haa tbree cara now jthe asaociation Freeport took the
ready for use, including the two which j higheat honors, winning botb first were used on the old line to tbe bay | prizea. Miss Margaret Phillips recit- last year, and expecta to have two «d "Hagar,' by Eliza B. Nicholson more aa |Oon as they can be delirered,
Fancy Bloatera
New Salt Mackerel
New; Salt American Herring
New Salt Holland Herring
New Salt Scotch Herring
Full Cream American Cheese, mild and atrong to auit the taate of every one, at Wahlen'a Delicacoaiien, 71 So. Main St, opp. Colonial Theatre.
Adpprtikmaamt.
To bo tho "buyer" for a home is a buaineoa reaponaibility of no mean aort. Tba ad reading houaewife realizea thia •—and tho booaowivea, who are "too buay" to read tho ada, do not.
AdvartJaement
Wo havo in atoek a large aaaortment of Tmnka, Suit Gaaoa and Baga. It wiil ba to'your advan taga to call and tnapeet thoao gooda before purchasing in tho city. Charlaa D. Smith.
AAianSaPummt.
Friday\ ai.thaJ>lUM. "Nobility," a eolorod Patbo-play in thraa roola. V'Tia only noble to bo good," ia tho thomo of thia foataro.
Now ia tbe time to think of lighter clothing.
Ladiea' Summer Veats, 10c Ladiea' Veata, neatly trimmed, with atay-up ahoalder atrapa, 16c Ladiea' Lisle Vesta, 25c Children's Summer Vests, 10 and 16c Men's Balbriggan Underwear, 26c Men's Porous Knit Underwear, 60c Men'a Fine Balbriggan Underwear, GOc Moa(piito Netting, 8 to 10c yd. Wiro Moaquito Netting, 12 to 18c yd. Seaman'a, Main St., Freoport AdvartiawiMnt _ .,,
"Tbe Prisoner of Cabanas," a rom¬ antic drama based upon incidents in tho recent Cuban r«Tolution. At tho Plasa Saturday.
AdvartlaMaMnt
S. A. Williama' S<»m are aolling a high-claaa Garden and Lawn Fortiliaor at eat prieaa.
Her interpretation and ahading were excellent and her tonea carried dis¬ tinctly. Ruaaell Tree delivered Thurs¬ ton's oration, "The Union Soldier." Hia voice wofk and geaturea were very effective and he was sure of himself at all timea. Misa Ruth Cunningham of Glen Cove High School was awarded aecond for ber fine rendering of "Tbe Madonna of th^ Tubs," by Elizabeth Stuart Phelpa. and Howard P. Kreut- zer, of Huntington, gave "A Plea for Arbitration,' by Root, in a very force- fal way. "Tho other aelectiona of tbe evoning were all given in a pleaaing and finiabod manner. They wero: "A Littlo Matter of Real Eatote," Kelly, by Mildred Lockwood of Htmtington High School; "Oration on Tooiaaant L'Ovartnro," Pbillipa, by Tbomaa Mc¬ Carthy of Glon Cove High School; "How tbe Church Waa Built At K«- bowi Bar," J. Bonnott, by Hildah H. Smith of Hempatead High School, und "The Cooqneat of the Polo," J. M. Weet, by Ludwig B. Koeal of Hen^
stead High School.
In addition to tbe selections of the speakers, the following musical num¬ bers were given: Piano solo, Mias Lulu Hansen; trio. High School girls; violin duet D. Bums and W. Brerer; vocal solo. Miss Helen Clarke.
The Prize Speaking Association was organized at a convention held in Freeport on December 11, 1908, the idea being suggested &t a meeting of school principals. A constitution was adopted and delegatea sent from four schools: Freeport. Rockville Cen¬ tre, Hempstead and Glen Cove. Shortly after Glen Cove withdrew, Huntington taking her place. Later Glen Cove re-entered apd Rockville Centre withdrew. Preliminary con¬ testa are held in the schools to determ¬ ine wbo shall represent the aehools in the final contests. The first final con¬ test was beld in 1909, at Freeport; the second at Rockville Centre; iJie tbird at Huntington, and tbe fourth or last year'a, at Freeport.
To tbe conteatanta winning firat place, a prize of twenty dollara each, in gold, ia awarded; thoae awarded sec¬ ond place receive prizes of ten dollara eacb in gold.
Tbe delegate! of the conteat thia year were: Harold Smith, preaident; Dorothy McCloakey, Freeport; Walter Sammia, treasurer; Dorothy Nichols, Hempatead; Ruaaell Irwin, Milla Dav> enport, vice preaident, Huntington; John Doran, aocretary, Marion Hans- man, Glon Cove.
mam. Sincerely yours, i
Werner Nygren, i
President Freeport Club, j
If I were a dramatic writer, I would |
say (and that quite truthfully) that
this letter came as a bolt out of a j
clear sky.
supplied by private aubacription. Chaa. A. Logue, J. D, Kiefer, Rand W. Sutherland, Edward O. Tree.
No action was taken.
Application of Alvin A. Sealey, rep*
Now tbat Spring haa arrived, why not havo your carpets, fumittire, etc., thoroaghly cleaned by vacuum t proceaa at a reaaonable coat. Will call for and deliver cleaned if deaired. Jobn Fox, 259 Sonth Main St. tf Adimttatmmmt.
Don't, fail to see "Jean, the Vito- graph Dog," and her family at the Plaaa Satunlay.
The Review haa gladly publiahed resenting the Onslow-Moore Company, items conceming all affaira at the I for lights in Bayview section, was re Club, giving aa mucb space as time j ferredi to light committee. Mr. Sealey and conditions would a'.low, and always , said he had lost the sale of a property saying a good word for the Club and ' on Locust Avenue, becauae the observ- its work. The minstrel sbow Mr. Ny- j ing prospective purchaser had noticed gren refers to was a thing of the past there was no street light within sev- and anything the Review or any other j eral hundred feet.
paper might say of it afterward was | The regular monthly report of Vill- immaterial; the comment could not be iage Engineer Wm. R. Smith was re¬ of financial benefit to the Club, and no i ceived and filed, containing several im- harm could result if it were withheld, '¦ portant routine recommendations, or delayed a week. | The resignation of Geo. E. Boyden
(Incedentally I don't recall any show ' as police offlcer was received and re¬ on Febmary 23.) | ferred to Chief of Police C/OX,
One of the chief performers in this The application of the Fire Depart* show has already stopt his subacrip- ment, tbrough Chief Loonam, for sup- tion to the Review and they all have j plies, waa referred to the committee on the same privilege and tbe Review | auppliea, witb power, would go on juat the same, and the I Bertrand H. Perry petitioned for a writer never quiver an eyelash, but street light at Madison and Lexington snch a lashing as tbis, coming from a | Avenuea; refererd to light commitiee. man for whom I entertain the greatest The following applications were respect, and made in such a manner as I granted: this, rather tban to me peraonally. For Light—A. P. Ruhl, 32 N. Long
wounda me more tban any criticiama that I have ever received aa an editor, and they have not been a few.
I have no apology nor explanation to make for publishing tbe short item we did about tbia affair. No one proved friendly enough to eome to me with any complaint of tbia matter, and to find if tbere was any' reaaon for the aeeming or aasumea neglect, but I ^o regret Uiat man wbo know me ao well and wbom I thoaght my atancheat frienda, think ao little of me as to aa- sail me and my baaineaa in this way, at tbe same time utterly overlooking tbe columns of apace I twve devoted to the advancement of the Club, and the conditiona wbieb might excuse appar¬ ent acta of neglect. A lengthy item about the minatrel might bave benaflt-
ifMil T»»let CMtlned •¦ hgi $
Beach Ave.; Jamea A. Murray, Eaat Smitb St.; Maude E. Schreiber> Naa¬ sau Ave.: Otto Jung, Long Beach and Queen Sts.; Mordan Peck, Wallace St, near Randall; Francis F. Smith, Olive Building; H. W. Hughes, Lexington Ave., Mary Weiland, No. Main and Dean SU.
For Water~Jas. E. Murray, Eaat Smitfa St; Robert P. Welden. So. Main St, for ioe plant; Wm. McGreg¬ or, So. Grova St; Peter Mattson. Pine, near Park Ave.; E. P. Trayer.' Baat Seaman Ave.; Ida Raynor, So. Main , St; H. L. Smith, Rooeevelt Place; J. Wrigbtnbur, Roosevelt Place.
For Sidewalk Credita—Jack Pierre, 71 Eaat Ave.; HalM G. Macklin. Har¬ riaon Ave.; Chaa. Coiinor, Park Aw., near Lexington; Henry Von Elooi, ShoDnard Avo.
(CoBtraned oo pafte 6)
^ i H
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Nassau County Review 19130509 |
| Date | 1913-05-09 |
| Month | 05 |
| Day | 09 |
| Year | 1913 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 28 |
Description
| Title | Nassau County Review 19130509 |
| Date | 1913-05-09 |
| Month | 05 |
| Day | 09 |
| Year | 1913 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 28 |
| Sequence | 1 |
| Page | 1 |
| Type | tiff |
| Mode | grayscale |
| BitsPerPixel | 8 |
| DPIX | 400 |
| DPIY | 400 |
| FileSizeK | 33769 |
| FileName | 19130509001.tif |
| FullText | Nas County Review Official Paper, Village of Freeport FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 9,1913 Vol. XVIII, No. 28 FREEPORT NEWS HIGHWATER-MDE TABLE Friday, May Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Taeaday, Wedneaday, Thuraday, Friday, Saturday, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, •14, l&r 16, 17, 9.37 p. m. 10.i28 p. m. 11.28 p. m. 11.68 p. m. 12.26 a. m. 1.86 a. m. 2.46 a. m. 8.68 a. m. 4.61 a. m. Single copies of the Review for sale at Greenblatt's and Braithwaite'a, Railroad Avenue: Kiefer's, Nassau County Review, DaSilva's and Go- betz's. Main Street; DaSilva's, West Merrick Road. tf. Walter Comell is the new assistant at the Murray Broa. office on Railroad Avenue, succeeding Harry Jones. The next regular meeting of the Vill¬ age Boardof Trustees will be held next' 1 Thursday afternoon. May 16, at the Village office, at 2 p. m. A complimentary dinner was tend¬ ered Supervisor Hiram R. Smith at Schreiber's Hotel in Valley Stream Wednesday evening of last week. About fifty friends of Mr. Smith were ! but a block away from and facing the present. j building, saw the whole side apparent¬ ly burst into flame at once, and in the light of the flames, two men running swiftly away. More Sunday Night Fires Again Sunday night the firemen were called to duty, and a second fire in an¬ otber aection of tbe village followed so quickly after that some of tbe compan¬ ies were caught in the extreme soutb section while a fire was burning nortb of tbe railroad track. At about 8:20 the ice cream and con¬ fectionery store of Jack Carney, at Atlantic Avenue and tbe trolley trana¬ fer station, waa discovered on fire, and it spread so fast that when the whistle waa blown, tbe blaze could be. piainly seen from all parta of tbe village. Hose 8, but a few blxks away, ans¬ wered tbe call in record time and soon had two streams of water at work on the fire. Once the water struck the blaze it was merely a question of a j few minutes, and the other companies, which had had a several rhinutea' run, j were dismissed as soon as they re-1 sponded, with the exception of "Truck i Tbe recall was blown at 8:47. I The building, which waa almost en- tirely destroyed, was owned by Mr. ; Carney, and his losa on both building and contents is covered by inaurance j There seems no question but what the fire was of incendiary origin, as a j member of the department, who was A delegation from Freeport Chapter, R. A. M., will visit Melchizedeck Chapter at Glen Cove next Wedneaday evening, when Orient Chapter, of Brooklyn, will work the M. E. M. De¬ gree, in costume. While Hose 3 and Truck 1 were j "picking up" preparatory to return-j ing to quartera, the whistle again: started blowing, thia time Call 41, ' A moving picture show will be held ] Main Street and Brooklyn Avenue. Under the auspices of Alpha Council, No. 11, Daughters of America, at the Plaza, next Thursday evening. May 15. Tickets can be secured of any of the members, for 10c each. The companies which had been dis i missed from the first fire soon anawered : the call, where they found the reai-, dence of Dominick Ferarra afire. i They were quickly joined by the —; companies from the first fire and the ^ Geo. E. Boyden, sr., who haa re- blaze there waa aoon under control, but! signed from the Freeport police force, ; not until it had practically gutted the bas been appointed keeper of the pris- j house from top to bottom. As usual oners who work outside the jail yard at in buildings of this kind, a vast amount the County Jail at Mineola. He sue- of damage was done by water, but the ceeds Anson W. Hicks, of Inwood. ' fire was not allowed to go outside of ^ ; J J J ' the building, and adjoining buildings A home-made cake, bread and candy ^^^^ ^ever threatened. The recall for sale will be held by the members of tj,jg fl^e was blown at 9:40. the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. : The flre was caused by the explosion MOTHER'S DAY. Sunday, May 12, is "Mother's Day _ __ „ Every day is mother's day with us to'interfere in "Anything" the'Court! boys, but this is aomewhat specially ! ^ight do, but he wanted permission Local Topics Village Trustees Commanta aivd aaplanatlona not antlraiy af j All the members Were present at thO a nawa natura, on wiiaaa affaira i adjoumed meeting of the Board of by tha aJitor. Trustees Friday afternoon. I Counselor Fishei appeared on behalf ,jof the Freeport Railroad Company. He said he was not asking th^ Board. set apart for ua to sbow our apprecia¬ tion of Mother by wearing a white car¬ nation or otber wbite flower. from the Board to lay the track wbere it passed the property of Mr. Flint on the opposite side of the street, aa ho A THonrHT TO nTPFST I thought Mr. Flint probably had a A THOUGHT TO DIGEST. j j^g^, ^j^^^ ^ ^j,^ ^^^^^ ^j ^j^^ ^^^^^^, For every bad there might be a be said the necessary condemnation worse; and when one breaks his leg let j proceedings would delay them from 60 bim be thankful that it was not his to 90 days and practically cut off thoir neck.—Bishop Hall. entire summer season'a revenue, and if the permission were granted the company would agree to push the con¬ demnation proceedings as quickly as possible, and place the track in the centre of the road, as soon aa the mat¬ ter was settled. Mi4^Fishel quoted a man connected MEMORIAL DAY. The time is drawing near for the ob¬ servation of the day set apart as a spe¬ cial remembrance of the work of our soldiers during the Civil War, and as token of our appreciation of those who have answered their final roll call, and j with the Public Service Commission are now resting from their labors. saying thia was the strictest franchise [^Last year I had the privilege of at- ever granted for auch a short line; and tending the services of the local Post I he hoped the Board would give them of the Grand Army of the Republic and j all possible relief. I was pained to note that but very few I C. A. Reitmeyer, representing tbe attended these services, and but very Plaza Theatre, aakt what the Board little interest was taken in them, the ^ had decided regarding moving picture day being uaed by most of ua as a mere i licenses; he was informed the commit holiday and a chance to have a good 1 tee had not yet taken up the matter, time. hut would try to do so at an early date. ^ No day of commemoration is intend- He said he had been a resident of Free- ed to be set apart aa a day for moody port for the imst nineteen years, and reflection but the man with any spirit he agreed with Mr. Wallace, who ajjoke of patriotism owes it to himself and ' on the subject at the laat previous to his community to at least stop for ' meeting, that it was unjust to single an hour in one day of the year to ex- out and tax muvinc picture showa. press his appreciation of the work done L. T. Wells ask for the electric light by his sires for the preservation of our : service on Wallace Street, north of Union. Seaman Avenue, outside the village Take this suggestion and think about limits; the application was granted REV. CHARLES HERBERT SCHOLEY Late Pastor of Freeport Presbyterian Church (By courteay of South Side Observer) j it. This Decoration Day decide to de I vote at least an hour or two to accom- I pany the G. A. R. in their services at I the gravea of their deceased comrades. I FIRE ALARM CARDS. Any of our local merchants who de- Funeral of Rev. C. H. Scholey Never haa the funeral of a man in panies entered the church, the othera remaining outside during the cere¬ mony. Hev. F M. Kerr, pastor of the JaZt' I'tlr.^on^MaYn treTt""nivt't^ ' °' « ''^''"^^"^ "»'",?• ^.^''^ ""• ^T this.village been attended by so larg. • Hempatead Presbyterian Church, offl vacant store on Main Street next to; „,^ ^^^ descending the stairs she a mimber of people as that of R.v. the Opera House, fr^m 2 to 6 o clock, j tripped and dropped the lamp, which Charles Herbert Scholey, late pastor A tea and cake sale will be held in exploded. The burning oil spread rap- of the Presbyterian Church, Sun Jay the Strnday School Hall of the Church ' ^'''y- ""^^ ^!**' **>« stairway for a flue, afternoon. of Our Holy Redeemer on Saturday, i ^''^ fire quickly apread to all parts of As announced in our last issue. Dr. May 10, from 3 to 6 o'clock, under the ' ^^^ house. Mrs. Ferarra took her two Scholey died at the home of hia wife's auspices of the Altar Society and Aux-: children to a place of safety, but when mother in O^an Side Thursday, where iiiaries of tbe St Vincent de Paul So- j ^^^ firemen arrived they were told that the remairiswere prepared for burial, ciety. : there was a woman in the front room ' and brought to Freeport on Sunday j of the house, in which fire could be for the funeral services. As the fun The proposition to fix the northwest plainly seen. Several firemen went up ' eral party reached the village, on the corner of Bedell Street and Atlantic : the front stairs and into the room, but Merrick Road, they were met at Bay- Avenue, as requested by C. H. Freder- found it unoccupied.' i view Avenue by the Fire Department, ick, who owns the corner, has not yet' The house was owned by Hansen & ¦ of which Dr. Scholey was the beloved been settled. Mr. Frederick contends Edwards, and tbe loss will be about Chaplain, there being over 100 mem- that the trolley turns too near the cor- [ $1500, mostly covered by insurance. , bers in the procession. Escorted by ner and that tneir switch should be put Mr. Ferarra places his loss at $500, further out into the street. The com¬ pany takes the stand that, this would be an expensive propoaition and it is not necessary. with some insurance. that Police Capt. Dunbar and Officer Ray nor, the procession moved quietly with- ; out any muaic to the church where the The Qrove Street TrolleyjServicea were held. Work is being pushed as rapidly as ¦ "^^^ building was not large enough DaSilva's W Merrick Road possible on the Grove Street trolley, ' ^ accommodate the people, and the Ball Bearing Lawn Mowers: no new opposition having developed. ' chapel waa also thrown open, and aer- 16-in. $6.00; 18-in. $5.50; 20-in. $6.00 ' The trolley company is not trying to vices held in both places, each person j contest the injunction of Mr. Flint, ; 9P«aK>ng »" one place and then going ! recognizing hia claim and have agreed *° ^^^ ""^her as did also the singer, roll i to begin condemnation proceedings at: Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller. I once. The trolley does not pass in ' "nly the Chiefs and ex-Chiefs of the I front of the residence of Mr. Flint, but; ^^^ department and officers of the com¬ in front of property owned by bim at, the comer of Atlantic and Ocean Ave- Vegetable seed, pkg., Ic Flower seed, pkg., Ic Chicken Wire, 2 inch mesh, price, l-2c sq. ft. Black Wire Cloth, 2c sq. ft. Galvanized Wire Cloth, Sc sq. ft. Chicken Wire 1 inch mesh by the ciated at the services, assisted by Rev. Robert B. Merrill, moderator of the Aiisembly, from Babylon, and Rev. A. H. Rennie, pastor of the Rockville Centre Presbyterian Church. At the close of the service, the fire men took charge of the crowd, so that all could take a last look at their friend, pastor and comrade A guard line was made, to the street, and a procesaion formed going in one door and out of the other. It took over a half hour for thia part of the service, and it ia estimated that there were over 1,000 people at the services, many of whom were unable to enter either building, but remained outside in sil¬ ence during the ceremony. The remains were intert-ed in Flush¬ ing Cemetery. The flag at tbe Elks' Club House waa placed at half ataif while the fun¬ eral procession was passing, as a trib¬ ute of respect to Dr Scholey. He was not a member of the Elks, nor of any of the fraternal organizations, but this is merely an illustration of the general respect in which he was held through¬ out the commnnity. Mr. Wells to attend to the construction outside the village hniits. Chas. E. Whaley complained of side¬ walk grade on Whaley Street, between Miller and Long Beach Avea. He aaid the grade for walks was from 11 to 14 inches higher than his property, and it I sire fire alarm cards to distribute to would be a hardship to him if a differ- i their customera can receive them upon ent grade were not made. The com- I application at our office, where we al- plaint was refered to the committee op ; ways have plenty of them on hand. streets for immediate action. ! THE WAy'oF THE WORLD. 1 The following petition was received: , ' Freeport, N. \., May 1, 1918. The following letter appeared in the j^ ^^e Board of Trustees of the Vill- South Side Obaerver last week : ] ^gg ^f Freeport. ' Editor South Side Observer: Gentlemen : Sir—In all fairness to the Observer j We, the undersigned, members of a I wish in bebalf of the Club and myself ' committee, of an organization, (Tbe to convey a word of appreciation for ' Freeport Recreation Park Assn.) which the manner in which you published the was organized by the former President account of the Freeport Club Minstrel of your Board, in accordance with a held on February 23rd. The paper ! resolution of your Board, at their reg- printed in our own village evidently j ular meeting of December 6, 1912, did not consider it worth while to com-1 now ask that the uae of the plot of roent on the efforts and ability of our ] ground leased from the City of New home talent. In view of this I would j York, for park purposes; be placed at feel as though I neglected my duty did the disposal of the Board of Education I not in some way recognize your com- ¦ of the District for playground and rec- bined apirit of fairness and enterprise, j reation park, to be used under their To the boys who so unselfishly did their control until such time aa the Village I best, tnd did it so well, it must in a j decides to make changes and altera- i way be refreshing to read, from the ; tiona to the grounds. i pens of those who ought to know, that The Board of Trusteea of the Village I their labors have not been in vain, that are not asked by this to expend any ! aomething has been accomplished and funds for improvement of the grounds j that their effort is appreciated. ! unless they see fit to do so. i Looking forward with the expecta-, The petitioning committee also ask i tion that your paper will always show i permiaaion to make improvementa, toward the club the aame fair-minded ' from time to time, under the above spirit as it has in the past, I beg to re : conditions; the expenae for same to be . me corner oi axibhiic ana ucean Ave- • Ca.ga^nnft- X/te.tAt.itst.a laa nues, and the trolley company, having rrceporx VIClOriOUS in Speaking Contest roll, lie sq. ft. . ;r — Rayo Lamps, $1.49. ! secured permission from the Village Garden implements, moderately • Board of Trustees, has passed there on i priced. I the opposite aide of the street, until Wins Both First Prizes—Glen Cove Spalding Baseball Goods ! the condemnation proceedinga are fin-1 and Huntington Second. Fishing Tackle j 'shed. The fifth annual contest of the Nas- 'Phone885W. (Orders delivered.) I In front of the property of Samuel; sau-Suffolk County Interscholaatic Advartlsement. ; R. Smith the company is taking no Prize Speaking Asaociation was held ! action, waiting till the argument on j in the Glen Cove High School last Sat- te. tt^JA^Jal!^oT ft iL vtll' "PP^*' °" ^"y 20. They have the line [ urday evening. The large auditorium p. tl r« rMTa^ial In aSr '*'«^»P ^ **"»* P"'"*' '^^ ^"' Pmbably {was crowded with loyal rooters from Realty Co. which appears in another j cross Merrick Road today; yeaterday ! the four schools represented, Freeport, l*?irXr.t.„nZ^^n2vir'rfi^-nHl'^^^ ^*" '''y*"^ ^^^ ''"« between j Glen Cove, Hempatead and Hunting- will offer at auction <>" May 15, 16 and gmith Street and Merrick Road, laying ton, and great rivalry was shown by 17 wme of the choicest building lota ^ ^^^11 section at a time, in order to i their songs and yells. Owing to their tli fnin «.nHaI!L^T5«flmh«i''««P ^^^^ hydrauts open for use if having encountered trouble-with their this section. Handsome prizes will be I ^eded. ' auto on tbe way. the Hempstead speak- &^'' o^'^I^IZt'^^SJ l^^\r "^ZIZ^l As soon as the appeal is decided tbey I ers were late, and the program was this sale, whether tbey buyer not. , ^j,, fi„igh their line and have the road delayed and also somewhat changed, will be given «, opjportun.ty in part- r^^dy f^, „,^ ^y Decoration Day. Forthe second time in the histor? of cipating in thia drawing free of charge. I Manager Cushing haa tbree cara now jthe asaociation Freeport took the ready for use, including the two which j higheat honors, winning botb first were used on the old line to tbe bay prizea. Miss Margaret Phillips recit- last year, and expecta to have two «d "Hagar,' by Eliza B. Nicholson more aa Oon as they can be delirered, Fancy Bloatera New Salt Mackerel New; Salt American Herring New Salt Holland Herring New Salt Scotch Herring Full Cream American Cheese, mild and atrong to auit the taate of every one, at Wahlen'a Delicacoaiien, 71 So. Main St, opp. Colonial Theatre. Adpprtikmaamt. To bo tho "buyer" for a home is a buaineoa reaponaibility of no mean aort. Tba ad reading houaewife realizea thia •—and tho booaowivea, who are "too buay" to read tho ada, do not. AdvartJaement Wo havo in atoek a large aaaortment of Tmnka, Suit Gaaoa and Baga. It wiil ba to'your advan taga to call and tnapeet thoao gooda before purchasing in tho city. Charlaa D. Smith. AAianSaPummt. Friday\ ai.thaJ>lUM. "Nobility" a eolorod Patbo-play in thraa roola. V'Tia only noble to bo good" ia tho thomo of thia foataro. Now ia tbe time to think of lighter clothing. Ladiea' Summer Veats, 10c Ladiea' Veata, neatly trimmed, with atay-up ahoalder atrapa, 16c Ladiea' Lisle Vesta, 25c Children's Summer Vests, 10 and 16c Men's Balbriggan Underwear, 26c Men's Porous Knit Underwear, 60c Men'a Fine Balbriggan Underwear, GOc Moa(piito Netting, 8 to 10c yd. Wiro Moaquito Netting, 12 to 18c yd. Seaman'a, Main St., Freoport AdvartiawiMnt _ .,, "Tbe Prisoner of Cabanas" a rom¬ antic drama based upon incidents in tho recent Cuban r«Tolution. At tho Plasa Saturday. AdvartlaMaMnt S. A. Williama' S<»m are aolling a high-claaa Garden and Lawn Fortiliaor at eat prieaa. Her interpretation and ahading were excellent and her tonea carried dis¬ tinctly. Ruaaell Tree delivered Thurs¬ ton's oration, "The Union Soldier." Hia voice wofk and geaturea were very effective and he was sure of himself at all timea. Misa Ruth Cunningham of Glen Cove High School was awarded aecond for ber fine rendering of "Tbe Madonna of th^ Tubs" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelpa. and Howard P. Kreut- zer, of Huntington, gave "A Plea for Arbitration,' by Root, in a very force- fal way. "Tho other aelectiona of tbe evoning were all given in a pleaaing and finiabod manner. They wero: "A Littlo Matter of Real Eatote" Kelly, by Mildred Lockwood of Htmtington High School; "Oration on Tooiaaant L'Ovartnro" Pbillipa, by Tbomaa Mc¬ Carthy of Glon Cove High School; "How tbe Church Waa Built At K«- bowi Bar" J. Bonnott, by Hildah H. Smith of Hempatead High School, und "The Cooqneat of the Polo" J. M. Weet, by Ludwig B. Koeal of Hen^ stead High School. In addition to tbe selections of the speakers, the following musical num¬ bers were given: Piano solo, Mias Lulu Hansen; trio. High School girls; violin duet D. Bums and W. Brerer; vocal solo. Miss Helen Clarke. The Prize Speaking Association was organized at a convention held in Freeport on December 11, 1908, the idea being suggested &t a meeting of school principals. A constitution was adopted and delegatea sent from four schools: Freeport. Rockville Cen¬ tre, Hempstead and Glen Cove. Shortly after Glen Cove withdrew, Huntington taking her place. Later Glen Cove re-entered apd Rockville Centre withdrew. Preliminary con¬ testa are held in the schools to determ¬ ine wbo shall represent the aehools in the final contests. The first final con¬ test was beld in 1909, at Freeport; the second at Rockville Centre; iJie tbird at Huntington, and tbe fourth or last year'a, at Freeport. To tbe conteatanta winning firat place, a prize of twenty dollara each, in gold, ia awarded; thoae awarded sec¬ ond place receive prizes of ten dollara eacb in gold. Tbe delegate! of the conteat thia year were: Harold Smith, preaident; Dorothy McCloakey, Freeport; Walter Sammia, treasurer; Dorothy Nichols, Hempatead; Ruaaell Irwin, Milla Dav> enport, vice preaident, Huntington; John Doran, aocretary, Marion Hans- man, Glon Cove. mam. Sincerely yours, i Werner Nygren, i President Freeport Club, j If I were a dramatic writer, I would say (and that quite truthfully) that this letter came as a bolt out of a j clear sky. supplied by private aubacription. Chaa. A. Logue, J. D, Kiefer, Rand W. Sutherland, Edward O. Tree. No action was taken. Application of Alvin A. Sealey, rep* Now tbat Spring haa arrived, why not havo your carpets, fumittire, etc., thoroaghly cleaned by vacuum t proceaa at a reaaonable coat. Will call for and deliver cleaned if deaired. Jobn Fox, 259 Sonth Main St. tf Adimttatmmmt. Don't, fail to see "Jean, the Vito- graph Dog" and her family at the Plaaa Satunlay. The Review haa gladly publiahed resenting the Onslow-Moore Company, items conceming all affaira at the I for lights in Bayview section, was re Club, giving aa mucb space as time j ferredi to light committee. Mr. Sealey and conditions would a'.low, and always , said he had lost the sale of a property saying a good word for the Club and ' on Locust Avenue, becauae the observ- its work. The minstrel sbow Mr. Ny- j ing prospective purchaser had noticed gren refers to was a thing of the past there was no street light within sev- and anything the Review or any other j eral hundred feet. paper might say of it afterward was The regular monthly report of Vill- immaterial; the comment could not be iage Engineer Wm. R. Smith was re¬ of financial benefit to the Club, and no i ceived and filed, containing several im- harm could result if it were withheld, '¦ portant routine recommendations, or delayed a week. The resignation of Geo. E. Boyden (Incedentally I don't recall any show ' as police offlcer was received and re¬ on Febmary 23.) ferred to Chief of Police C/OX, One of the chief performers in this The application of the Fire Depart* show has already stopt his subacrip- ment, tbrough Chief Loonam, for sup- tion to the Review and they all have j plies, waa referred to the committee on the same privilege and tbe Review auppliea, witb power, would go on juat the same, and the I Bertrand H. Perry petitioned for a writer never quiver an eyelash, but street light at Madison and Lexington snch a lashing as tbis, coming from a Avenuea; refererd to light commitiee. man for whom I entertain the greatest The following applications were respect, and made in such a manner as I granted: this, rather tban to me peraonally. For Light—A. P. Ruhl, 32 N. Long wounda me more tban any criticiama that I have ever received aa an editor, and they have not been a few. I have no apology nor explanation to make for publishing tbe short item we did about tbia affair. No one proved friendly enough to eome to me with any complaint of tbia matter, and to find if tbere was any' reaaon for the aeeming or aasumea neglect, but I ^o regret Uiat man wbo know me ao well and wbom I thoaght my atancheat frienda, think ao little of me as to aa- sail me and my baaineaa in this way, at tbe same time utterly overlooking tbe columns of apace I twve devoted to the advancement of the Club, and the conditiona wbieb might excuse appar¬ ent acta of neglect. A lengthy item about the minatrel might bave benaflt- ifMil T»»let CMtlned •¦ hgi $ Beach Ave.; Jamea A. Murray, Eaat Smitb St.; Maude E. Schreiber> Naa¬ sau Ave.: Otto Jung, Long Beach and Queen Sts.; Mordan Peck, Wallace St, near Randall; Francis F. Smith, Olive Building; H. W. Hughes, Lexington Ave., Mary Weiland, No. Main and Dean SU. For Water~Jas. E. Murray, Eaat Smitfa St; Robert P. Welden. So. Main St, for ioe plant; Wm. McGreg¬ or, So. Grova St; Peter Mattson. Pine, near Park Ave.; E. P. Trayer.' Baat Seaman Ave.; Ida Raynor, So. Main , St; H. L. Smith, Rooeevelt Place; J. Wrigbtnbur, Roosevelt Place. For Sidewalk Credita—Jack Pierre, 71 Eaat Ave.; HalM G. Macklin. Har¬ riaon Ave.; Chaa. Coiinor, Park Aw., near Lexington; Henry Von Elooi, ShoDnard Avo. (CoBtraned oo pafte 6) ^ i H |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Nassau County Review 19130509