Nassau County Review 19140227

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Official Paper, Village ol Freeport
FREEPORT, N, Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914
Vol. XIX, No. 9
Freeport
In the Fraternal Orders  News of the Churches     Social and Personal
—^—— ... Subject   of    Sermoiu,   Senricei    of    tha
A piano recital  by  the pojula of Mias j Doinsi in  the •¦cret fratern*)  organixatioiu  of and other doinsi in the churches
Dora Chaae was given at the residence of Mrs Sherman Holoday, 155 Wallace Street, Saturday afternoon.
Try my special box of   cut   flowers, 75c, for the weekend.    C.   R. Anl<ers, floriat, Rockville   Centre, L. I.    Tele¬ phone connection; delivery anywhere. AdverUaement.
Freeport atsd Ticinity.
and church tocietiet
About   Gaeats.   Viaitj Freeportera and Their
nd   Partiei   of
Theodore H. Vought has been elected       Christian Science Society.    Services William H. Sammons of Huntington
secretary of Freejiort Chapter No.302, I Sunday   morning   at II a. m.; Sunday visited at Freeport over the  Wasbing-
R. A. M.. tosucceeed William H. Sam- , School, same hour;   Hempstead    Jank ton's Birthday holiday, mons, who resigned because of moving   Building. Subject next Sunday, March
to Huntington.
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Henry Mohr, aon of Theodore Mohr, froze both bis ears during tbe early part of the week while at   work   with   Boyal   Arcanum
Had last Monday evening been clear instead   of  such   a   heavy   snowstorm there is no telling   just   how   terge   a crowd   Fraternal   Council    No.    196 , would   have had   at
their recejition and dance, every seat in Brooklyn Hal
As it was, was occu-
the Adams Express Compuny at Rock¬ ville Centre, with whom he is em¬ ployed.
Charles K Hamaker baa given up the laundry business, having sold out to tbe Freeport Laundry, which now controls all the laundries in the village •perated under American ownership.
Single copies of the Review for sale cleared and dancing was enjoyed for at Greenhlatt's and Braithwaite's, several hours. The committee having Railroad Avenue; Kiefer's, Nassau charge of this affair was Dr. George County Review, DaSilva's and Go- A. H. Smith, chairman; Alfred P. betz's, ^ain Street; DaSilva's, West Brown, Henry Starr, Edward A. Spie- Merrick Road. ^<'' , P''' »"d Albin N. Johnson.
Crystal Lake House was the centre of attraction Saturday evening, when the Elite Dancing Class held a dan- sinte cabaret Mrs. J. O. Reither, of Lynbrook, had charge of tbe affair. An excellent program was given, in clujing piano and vocal solos, as well Tbe Woman's Missionary Society of , as dancing     Among the guests   were:
1   'Christ Jesus "    Wednesday  even ing services at 8 o'clock.
A reading room with Christian Sci¬ ence literature is open at the above address every weekday from 1:30 to 5 p. m.
the Preshvterian Church will meet   at
Mr. and Mrs. William Hibbard, IVIr. and Mrs. William P. Miller. Mr. and iJIrs. D. W. Antz, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cross. Miss Lillian Cross, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Piatt, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman numbers of the evening, consisting of I officers for the"en8uing year will be Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hervey, orchestra selbctions, violin solos, read-1 elected at this time. ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Molloy, Miss Zoe
pied and many were standing when the | the home of Mra. C. L. Roe, 24 Porter- entertainment commenced. The Hear- ^ fjejd Place, next Wednesday March 4, ons Sisters Concert Company of the j at 3 p. m. The subjects for the meet- Star   Lyceum   Bureau,   furnished   the 1 jn^^ are "Immigration" and   "Japan.
ings and vocal solos.    At the close   of the performance the floor   was quickly
Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. Alcorn,  Mr. and
The regular monthly meeting of the 1 Mrs. Irving Dimelow.—Times. W. C. T. U.    will   be   held   Thuraday, March 5, al 3 ji. m.,   at   the   home   of Mrs.    Rosp,    176   Pine   Street
program.
Louis Schwab of Olive Boulevard   is press   on an extended visit with relatives and friends in  BufTalo and  Niagara  Falls.
The   solo   subject   uf    Mrs. Campbell Fuller in the   M. E.
Maude Church
During the pust week the Columbian       There was a   very sm
Brass Foundry has received one   order at the nieeting of Freepor
from St. Petersburg, Russia,  and   one 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., last Friday even
trom Liljeholmen. Sweden.    Their for. inrr, «.. etnal! that no attempt was made :
eign sbijiments were tv^o to Stockholm, to place the floor team at work.     Thi Sweden.
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Your town tax is now due. See ad¬ vertisement in this issue for informa¬ tion. If you desire any gpecial in¬ formation regarding tbis tax, we will be pleased to answer any personal corn- munir'iition.
The suit of   Henrietta   A.   Harvey
A
noon Friday evening there will be a dress i «'itl> t!ie Church of tbe Transfiguru- rehearaal of tbe first degree team. ti'J". at the rectory on Pine Street. The secretary has received a communi- ' The ladies ut an eurly hour disposed of cation from Woodmere Council that i their tempting home-made cakes, pie.s, will be of interest to the   members   of j bread, rolls and candies and a nice  lit-
A nuniber of   the   friends   of   Misi
Pboebe Parshall   enjoyed   a   dance   at
ke House Monday even-;
eats';
The dance Was held in the   ballroom
sie was held on   aaturday   after-   gj t„g j,utel which was artificially dec-
by   the   Ladies Guild, connected   ornted with foliage and   banners   in   a
manner befitting the holiday  occasion.
all   attendance ; ^""''-y niorninjg will be   "Just for To-^ the Crvsful Lni* ort Council Nd, I night," by Arn'pfose. iug, as her gdei
our degree team.
At the next meeting of Freejiort Chajiter No. 302, R. A. M.. next Wednesday   evening,   the   degrees   of
lie sum was realized.
A series of Lenten services   will   be given   in the Presbyterian  Cburch   on
¦gainst tbe   village   of   Freejiort,   for Past Muster and Most Excellent   Mas
the death of her liusband while he was ter .vill be conferred on several  cundi
working at the village    jiumping   sta- di.t; s.
tion, which was set down for Tuesday,
February 24, was postjioned until next        A number of Masons of this   village
Miss Lucie Adele, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Watkins of iimith Stieet, celebrated her seventh birth¬ day anniversary Wednesday afternoon, with the assistance of twelve of her little friends.     Favors were    provided
Sunday mornings during March. These fo' »'ach of the guests, and games and sermons will begin with "Isaiah's Ke- refreshments were enjoyed. The table view of Christ's Work." Be sure and wa.'i prettily decorated, the central hear this sermon next Sunday morn- : decorations being a birthday cake with jf,g_ seven candles, and others at  each   end
Straight   talks   to   men,    especially   of the table.    The guests were:   Mary
ek, because of the illness   of  Judge   attended   the annual dinner of Morton I young men. will be given Sunday even-   Gi^Hzer, Elizabeth Smith, Charles Woll-
ut the I ings,   ln.ginning   witb   "Missing    His
Jaycox. L 'due   No.   6.3.   F.   and A. M.,
* Gulden   City   Hotel   Tuesday   evening | Rig   Chance,"   next   Sunday  evening.
County Detective Phineas A.Seaman   und enjoyed a good tinie.     Aside from i
wood, Rosemary Harding, Dorothy Harding, David Jones, Jo.seph Mona¬ han, Gertrude   and   Jennie    Monahan,
returned'to bis dutiea at Mineola early   th^ banquet and old-time melodies,   R. j     -p^e    entertainment,   "The    Arctic   '^•"^^'¦'f"''"'«"«' **"|"y^*^- S"*?*^'" this week, after an enforced lay ¦ofl' for   W. George   Freififeld,    Deputy   Grand i Architects," given in the chapel of the a week.    "Phin." injured hia left   le,'   Munter and M. W. Kdward M.   L^   Eh-| prpghy,erjan Church Tuesday   evening
by the Loyal Sons, was well attended. The various actors took their parts well, and the plot was well enjoyed by those present.
Freeport Club Notes
The following names have been add-
Ust week in walking from his borne at lers. Grand Secretary, s;ioke. R. W. Freeport to the trolley line, when he Wulter R. Jones, Di.strict Deputy slipped on the ice. Grand   Master,   described the working
...  toola of the fourth degree; the present
The next big attraction at the Crys- Ma.ster, .le.tise Richards, t^jiuke concern- tal Theatre will be Augustus Tbomas i'lC the civic uplift given by Morton's in the Eugene Walters play, "Paid in members ihrough Justice .lones, Dis Full"   with   members   of the original   trict Attorney Lewi.i .I. Smith,   Comp-        ^.,^ ,„
cast,' including Tully  Marshall.      This   t'o'ler   Charles   L.   Phijijis   and   other j ^^j ^^^ jj,^ ^^^i^grsbip list of the  Free play will been at the Crystal two days,   brothers,   and   several    others    added noxt Monday and Tuesday.    See adver-   fwcts and stones.    Toastmaster Frank tisement in this issue for particulars.     H- Hawkins was authorized to send   to
W. B. Valentine Clowes, who   became
eighty-two years of age   on   February
23, and is said to be the   oldest   living
Pii.-it Master in tlu' P'irst Masonic  Dis
trict,   the   following written   by   Bro.
Albin N. Johnson :
Annual white goods sale* at Bar¬ asch's Dept. Store begins Saturday, January 31. Double green stamps given with everything in the line of white goods. This will be tbe largest cut price sale in white goods this town has ever bad,.     See our windows.
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The Winsted Evening Citizen of February 18 has tbe following item which will be of concern to the many Freejiort iriends of Mrs. Libbey, who resided here for several years:
"Mrs. George LiDbey fell on Pros¬ jiect Street this afternoon and suffered a fracture of her left leg."
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
Last Saturday afternoon a very pleasant birthday party was given to Mnrion Smith, celebrating ber ninth birthday. Marion is the youngest daughter of Dr. George A. II. Smith on Wallace Streel. After playing many games and hunting peanuts the little folks enjoyed themselves around the table. Aniong those present were : Misses Ethel Ruhl, Mildred Morse, Grace Post, Helen Post, Madeline Ray¬ nor, Ella Ryder, Victoria Dutell, Mar¬ ion Smith, Carol Smith; Masters Har¬ old Wriglit, Huyler Ellison, Herbert AVnold   Braren
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.MASONIC NATAI- CREETINO From eighteen thirty two Have sped years eighty two,
And B. Valentine Clowes, Morton's oldest Master,
Dearer, kindlier, grows. Making bearta beat faster. The trowel, plumb and square Uses he with much care;       ^
Master in seventy five; CJencrous, true, sedate
So for his rich, long life We bim felicitate.
Fourteen Years A^o
(lt«ms of interest from the Review flies fonrti^ou years ago this weokl
Robert G. Anderson takes office as 1 Postmaster, with G. A. Baldwin as as- j sistant, and Miss Nellie Anderson as i second assistant. '
Great Soutb Bay frozen over solidly. 1
High School roll of honor. Academic ' Department: Miss Etta Miller, Miss! Elizabeth Seaman. {
Ground   purchased   for   a   Catholic
port Club: Dr. F. A. Myrick Harry Betzig, Frank W. Pitcher, Charles M. Weyant and L. E. Osterhaudt.
The second Tango Tea given at the Hatfield, Le.jter Fyfe, Club House last Monday afternoon and Randall Smith from 3 until 7, was more of a sueces-i than the firsl one. giveri on Lincoln's Birthday. There were 176 actual Jiaid admissions. Favors in the form of little silk red, white and blue rib¬ bon bows were jiresented to the dan¬ cers.   Tea was served at a buffet table
Tuesday evening of last week Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bassett were surprised when about 35 of their frienda from the Hemjiateai Baptist Church arrived at their home in a iarge farm sleigh, tooting    horns      and     ringing     bells.
I in the rear of the   dance   hall   by   the   Among'the guests   where   the   pastor. Indies   of the committee, who   deserve   Fiev. C. F. Ahrens, and bis family.    A
I more   than  ordinary   credit   for    the beautiful tabie which   they    arranged. Music furnished by Hartmann's string I orchestra   of Rockville Centre  sujijile- I mented witb a drummer, furnished ap- I propriate music for the occasion.     La- i dies of tbe committee  were   Mrs.   Ed¬ win   Carman,   Mrs.   Leonard    Mabee,
midnight luncheon was served, and all returned borne making as much noise as at their arrival.
ENTERTAINS ,500 CLUB Mrs.    Edward   C.   Chapman   enter¬ tained   tbe  Tuesday   Afternoon   Five Hundred Club  tbis   week.     After   the
Mrs. Werner Nygren, Mrs. C. D. Bak-   games, a bounteous repast was provid- Mra.   Thoma.s   Spence    and    Mrs. , ed the guests.
Nickle Perfection Oil Heaters, $4.00
Stoves, No. 8, $16.00; No. 6, $10.00 i y^urch,    on"   thesouth   side   of   Pine
Griddles, 69c up
O-Cedar Mops, 98c
Chicken Wire, 160 ft. Roll
4 ft. $3.00; 6 ft. $3.76
6 ft. $4.60; open, ic aq. ft.
Sleighs, 25c to $4.00
St. Patrick'a Day   Post  Cards,   Ic, 10c doz.
DaSilva 6 and 10c Store and West Merrick Rd. AdvvrtJ Bement
The next* regnlar meeting of the Freeport Arts Club will be at the resi¬ dence of Mrs. William Foreman, next Monday, March 2. The guest commit¬ tee comprises Mrs. William G. Smith. Miss Lillie Stoothoff. Mra. Fred E. Story, Mrs. Sidney H. Sweiey, Mrs. Edwin VanRiper, Mrs. George T. Van, 266-W. Riper,    Miss   Irene   VanRiper,    Mrs. Bellmore
Theodore H. Vought. v (Wantagb Exchange)
.   Tbe speaker of tbe day will be Rev.       Rpbert    Riege,     Hicksville Madison C. Petera; topic,  "High Coat I 125-M.
Street, west of Grove Street.
Rev. J. MacMillan, Long Island City, to succeed Rev. W. W. Wilson as pastor of M. E. Churcb.
New Telephones
Freeport Henry   Kamp,   122   Pearsal
269 J.
Albert Hart, 103 Rose St., 619 John   Schreiber,    170   Lena   Ave., j
755-M.
Thos. J. Cronin, jr.,   210   Pine   St.,
110 W. P. W. Buckley. 18   W.   Milton   St.,
672-J.
Herbert    .A.    Bacon 67   East
Ave.,
Ave.
Road,
I Theo. K. Vought.
Games played in the pool tournament 'since  our   last  edition are as follows, I the winner's name being first: i February 17
;     A. N. Johnson—F. Staats
F. Staats—H. Nichols February 18
W. Clinton Story—W. C. Moon
F. Pitcher—E. 'Thompson February 19
E. Cheshire—W   Clinton Story H. Nichols—George Wallace
February 20 Geo. Wallace—C. M. Weyant J. Huyler Ellison—R. H. Hunt C. M. Weyant—J. Huyler Ellison
F. Staats—R. H. Hunt February 21
Dr   Wm. G   iMiller, jr.--C.   A.   Ed¬ wards ,
February 23 j
F. Pitcher—David Sutherland, jr. David Sutherland, jr.--C. M. Weyant 1 David Sutherland, jr.—N. T  Cole W. Nygren—R. H. Hunt
February 24 R. Randall—C. A. P. Smith F. Staats-C. M. Weyant
February 25 i
Dr. Wm. G. Miller, jr.—E. Cheshire Geo. Wallace—A. V. Johnson A. V. Johnson—J. Huyler Ellison J. Huyler Ellison—W. Nygren.
CRANDELLS ENTERTAIN I
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Crandell, of I Pine Street entertained at a unique ^ function at their home Monday even¬ ing. The affair was characterized by i tbe brilliancy of costume worn by the women guests, and the splendor of I the decorations. {
Among those preaent were : Mr. and ! Mrs. Alvin A. Sealey, Mr. and Mrs. i Robert Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney I V. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. William Os-j terhout, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Van j Riper, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Cox, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitehouse, Mrs. Brotheridge, Mr. and Mrs. Esmond Stiles, Mr. and Mrs. George Dunster, Mr. and Mrs. John Hibbard, Dr. Saul O. Curtice, Mr. and Mrs. Jere E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Good, Mr. and Mrs Halliday, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hunt, Mr. and Mra. Davison and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. O. W. Humphrey, Mrs. William G. Miller. Miss Hattie Wallace, Mrs. H. L. Ma^on, Mrs. Edward Cook, Mrs. H. F. D. Kelsey and daughter, Florence, Mrs. Etta J. and Miss Sarah Carman, Mrs. George Wallace, Miss Grace Van Riper, Miss Clara Gibson,Miss Mildred tiles, Miss Florence Crandell, Miss Irene VanRiper and others.—Post.
of Living;"   Mrs. Frank J. Wetmore, chairmun.
Samuel Self, St. Marks Ave., 273-J.
Musical Entertainment
On   Tuesday   evening.
Safe for Horses
The   Brooklyn   Times   last   Fi^iday Marcb 3,   at   night says the report of Chief Loonam
8:15 o'clock, a musical   entertainment, to the   Village Board,   "recommended   ^°!?r' will be given in tbe M. E. Church   un- : the purchase of a safe for the Depart- der   the   direction of Edward   Fajans, , ment horses."
violinist. M.". Fajans will play selec-1 Any comment is hardly necessary, tions from Handel Wagner, Wienia I possibly beyond remarking the Depart- weaki and Schumann. Mrs. Alice Na- j ment haa no horses. son Cooper, soprano, will sing a rep-1 The same issoe of the Times says ertoire of songs by Franz Abt, Bach ; the Freeport firemen, by the assistant and others, accompanied by Mrs. Elsa | chief, asked tbe village to purchase a Wiemann at the piano.    There "will al-   pulmotor   for   tbe   Fire   Department.
This was untrue, as the   Fire   Depart¬ ment bad nothing whatever to do with
Sadie    E.
BO   be   readings   by    Mias Powlea of New York.
Mr. Fajsns is well known in Free_; port, having been heard before by Freeport audiences, ant tbe Sunday School, for whose beneflt the concert bas been planned, is expecting a full houae.
Archie Post, of North Main   Street, entertained a number of frienda at tbe home   of   his   parents,   Mr.   and   Mrs. William H. Post, last Thursday   even¬ ing.    A straw ride had   been   planned ; but as a thaw set in, the proposed ride ' was   substituted   by   a   house    party. I Music   and   games aflforded a pleasant 32(1  Johnson | time to the young people.    Those who participated   were:      Mr.     and     Mrs. Pigutelli, Pruece j Post, Archie, Raymond, Roy and   Mil-
Pye. Mrs. S. Roberts, A. , ton   Post,   Robert   Morrison,    Charles
Stanley, Mrs. Walter Bogardis. Godfrey Gilbert,   Vera   and
409 Sesman Ave. ! Marion Bedell,   Normi   Raynor,   Bea-
Robt. G. Anderson, P. M. | trice   Baldwin,   Marian   Hunt,   Jessie Feb. 24, 1914 I Thompson, Cecelia Smith.—Post.
Unclaimed Letters
(Frecport Peti OffKc)
Clark, Dr. T. H. Fisher, Mr. Berry Jannkortie, Mr. Piotri Mayes. Mr. Augustus Peterson, Mrs. L.   Q.,
Lamb To Run
I     Miss   Hazel   Combs was tendered   a birbday supper Tuesday evening.    She ,   . , ,.        , ,    ,      ; received   handsome     gifa    from    her
It IS now definitely announced that fiends. Among those present were: Roland M Lamb will be a candidate Miss Alice Schneider, Miss Myra tbe recommendation for the purchaae ; for the office of Village President, in chase, Misa Rene Moseman. Miss May of this apparatus, the petition being f opposition to Smith Cox, th* present Ridj-r Alvin Van Wicklen William made on bebalf of a taxpayer intereat- j Preaident. The other candidates, at Raynor. Frank Cotte, Wilford Southard ed in the village, and wanting tbia ne-| thia writing, have no  opposition,   and   g„d Qtto Payne
cessary apparatua   where   it   could   be j it ia expected that the only   fight   will' J	
used when desired. be for the office of President. (continued on page 5)
Local Topics
Comments and •xplanationa noc •ntirely  of
¦ nrw* nature, on villas* affatra
by tha editor.
GETTING SQUARE 1 really had to smile. Friend Nolan of the Brooklyn Eagle went in, (it seemed tome,) heavier than circum¬ stances required when referring to sev¬ eral locai affairs, which I have men¬ tioned n this column. He "gets square " by writing to a contemporary telling them that "no other oaper is nearly as good as yours."
OUR MAIL SERVICE
The Long Island villages are seeking relief from the poor free-delivery ser¬ vice. In many places the morning mail is delivered between 10 and 11 o'clock, and the night muil cannot be obtained until the following   morning.
Long laland. through jinvate enter¬ prise, has been brought up to dute on most things, but it is weak where the Government is in control. There seems to be no Government official on hand to make a study of the tangle in each villuge or to receive and act upon augge.'-tions for betterment.—Brooklyn Eagle.
Try to get -¦satisfaction from head¬ quarters at Washington and they'll tell you they don't give informution to out¬ siders !
And then they talk of Government ownership of telejihone-i.
Wouldn't it be fun! You take uji your receiver and get no reply. Vou send word to the local oHice that your fone i.-^ out of order--und they udvipe you they will take un the mutter wilh the aulhorilies at Washington und u coujile of weeks later un inspector comes around to sce what is the mat¬ ter, and make his report, und if it is found that you have not misused tbe fone your request for attention will be filed in regular order.
DON'T WANT MISUN¬ DERSTANDING
In a well written item about chang¬ ing the number of trustees of our vill¬ age from four to eighth, the Brooklyn Eagle remarks:
Smitb F. Pearsall declares tbat he does not consider the matter of chang¬ ing the trustees from four to eight imjiortant, jirovided the additional leg¬ al proposition to divide the village into wards is not also jiresented. There wili be nothing to prevent the whole eight trustees from being elected from "the Bronx ' (a section of Freeport), for instance.
This statement is true, but it might possibly give the wrong imjiression tbat I was in favor of dividing the village into wards. My statement was thut the number of the Bourd of Trus¬ tees waa not vitally important, if the additional legal jiropoaition to divide the village into wards was not also Jiresented. Tbia would be an expens ive proposition, and I bad made no argument either for or against it, but merely claimed tbat the other waa un¬ important, and there waa no objection to it, so long aa the jirojiosition to di¬ vide the village into wards was not also brought uji at the aame  time.
ON VILLAGE AFFAIRS In this issue we publish a letter from a promineni citizen, with the signature, "A Taxpayer." Along thia line a remark may be in order. We publish suggestions from several of our readera thut Thomas J. Sjience would be u good member of the Village Board because of the fact that he is ac(iuainted with electrical problems and his advice would be of value to the Board. Because of fear of being mis- underatood (although I knew that Mr. Spence was very busy, and would prob¬ ably not care to accept a position of this kind) I refrained from making any comment, until he had announced that he positively would not serve.
The mere fact that Mr. Spence is acquainted with electrical problems is no reaaon tbat the village ahould ex¬ pect him to donate any more time than any member of the Village Board, or any more than any other member of the Village Board would donate hia stock in trade, which might be coal or groceries or printing.
The village has a municipal plant which is a gold mine, und it is better qualified to pay for somebody compe¬ tent to handle its entire plant than a private concern would be, and there is no reason why someone should not he employed to take charge of this work, rather than expecting some member of the Village Board who happens to be acquainted witb electricity to do tbe work free. Mr. Spence, or any other man, being able to give only an hour once in a while, could not be expected to be of as much service to the village as an expert, wbicb fact Mr. Spence evidently well recognizes. As a mem¬ ber of the Village Board, if he decided to serve, he would be valuable, the aame as any otber citizen wbo devotes the time to public work, but if it were a plan for the village of F'reeport with a quarter million dollar plant, to get advice for nothing, we would suggest tbat it would be well to select a law¬ yer on the Bojrd, to give free legal advice; a doctor, to attend to all vill¬ age employees who might be sick; and possibly a man like George Randall or S. Foster Sprague to take charge of the roads without any compensation. The thing would work out to an un¬ limited degree, and for that reason is ndt   at all  practical.
VILLAGE PLATFORMS Don't make any mistake about thia. This pajier is the iocal official paper, absolutely without solicitation, and has tbe interests of the village deep¬ est at heart. Our columns will be open for any psrty platforms or com¬ munications from any persona inter¬ eated bearing on village candidates and conditions. |
Main Street Fire
Alarms Business Men
I
At 10:45 Wednesday evening, with' tbe temperature around zero, (.'all 47, ! probably more dreaded by merchants | and firemen alike than any other call, j sounded. Unlike other calls, which j uaually take in a block or more in I either direction, thia call is contined ' to Main Street, from the corner of | Main and Pine to Main and Merrick j Road, and the firemen know that some- I where in that stretch of frame tiuild- j ings they will have to fight, perhaps | only to save one building, but possibly for the saving of the business aection. [
Word soon came that the fire was in the "5 and 10 Cent Store" at the cor- | ner of .Main Street and Newton Boule¬ vard, almost directly across from the ! Nassau ("ounty Review otlice, and in record lime apparatus was on the ground. When tbe jiower house was j called the bell on the front of Truck 1 ' bouje had started ringing, and the j driver of that comjiany bad his horses i nearly to the hou.=e when the whistle | started blowing. As this ajiparatus' swung into .Main Street from Merrick ! Koad H blunket of smoke over Main , Street left no doubt as to the location , or character (f lhe fire. The discov- ; erer of the fire had broken the ] glass in the front door of the build-| ing. and effoita to enter from the front , were for a few moments fruitless. ¦ Assi-itaiit Chief Pearsall, who arrived j with the first apparatus took no ' chunces, and immediately ordered a ¦ second alarm. Chief Engineer Loo nam, who had been at his work at Mil- : burn Pumjiing Station, ut B.Tldwiii. ' stirted on the lirst ulurm for the run j of considerably over a mile, mostly j along the railroad trucks and arrived ' soon afterward. j
Tivo   families   occupied   the  secon.l floor and were forced   to   flee   scantily ; clad, not being awakened until a  jiass- I erby discovered the fire and   gavi>   the ; alarm, ,
Locrtting the b'aze was   the   hardest part of the work.    The   first   line   of ; hose waa senl to the   rear,   where   the i cellar door was nroken ojien,    and   the ; men sent into the dense smoke   in   the ; cellar where il    was    known    the    fire- must be    located.     The   chemical   line hud been taken tbrough the frontdoor, j but could   not   for   a    while   get    fnr enou^'h into the building to locate   the fire.  Soon another line of hose wus put ; in from the front, but afler a minute's work was turned off, as the line in the cellar had   done    its    work,    and    the ] smoke began to let   uji.     It   was   fhen aeen thnt there had been no fire on the ground   floor,   and the   damage    from water there    was    remarkably    small, considering    the    inability   to    locale the blaze.
By    the    time   the   smuke     cleared enough to make work safe in   the   cel¬ lar another line wus tuken in   und   the last of the fire   extinguished, but here the damage by fire and water was con- j siderable.     The fire must be    recorded as   "cause   unknown."    Sturting    ap-j piirently in jiilea of atock in tbe center j and north side of the building,   it   hud I ignited the floor beama overhead, many 1 of which were badly charred   for   con- siderabli! diatrmce. \
The losa will probably be about $600 on building and contents. The store ia ocujiied by the Long Island F'ive and Ten Cent Store, and the huililing owned by .lames B. Raynor.
The Comical Side
A new paper, the Nassau Poat, start¬ ed   in Freejiori   a few   weeks   ago.     I had no objection to advertising it   und greeted it with ojien    arms.     But   my j bow the little kid scratches.
In their laat issue they advertised their pajier; 1
"Il contains no boiler plate and no 1 borrowed news." !
I wua conceited enuf to imagine tbat j was for my benefit— I don't hesitate ', to use borrowed news or boiler plate, 1 uny more than the New York World, tbe South Side Obsfrver or the Brook- j lyn Eagle. i
On the same jiuge, third column, | they had a rejiort of a meeting of the ' Board of Superviaors Monday witb thia ! paragiapb: [
"Supervisor Smith designated the j Nassau County Keview as the official i organ of tbe county, despite tbe legal ; controversy with The Owl of Rockville Centre, which is now before the .Su- ' preme Court."
This jiaragrajib, which is untrue, appeared in a recent isaue of the Brooklyn Eagle, and as the Post "never borrows news" we are led to wonder if they stole tbis item, or just plagairized it.
I waa merely reproducing it to show their evident leaning toward the Owl in their sympathies in this matter. Just for tbeir information. Supervisor Smith designated the Review as the official paper on January 9, about six weeks ago. and the designation is on file with the Secretary of State at Al¬ bany.
By the way, in their first issue they said: "We will alwuys tell the truth." In the last issue (in the column right between the two items mentioned above) they have an item, "Opj'ose Fire Marshall Abolition", in .vhich they remark: "Chief Bernard Loo¬ nam at Freeport will bring tbe atten¬ tion of members of tbe Fire Council .o the matter tomorrov/ night."
As a matter of fact, the Fire Coun¬ cil had no meeting scheduled for Wed¬ nesday night, and Chief Loonam as¬ sures us be has not expressed any in¬ tention of inteilering in this matter, or allowing the injection of jioiitics in any way in fire   !- jiar'.ment matters.
More Freeport Newt on Page 5
Have yoo tried for that free 6 lb. Huyler's yet? See Chubbuck 'a adv. on last page.
Advertl>«ni«Dt
In the Fire Department
rr>-. tu and ab.iut tha ir local d«p«rtm«nt by H. E. P.
BOWLING TOUK.\AMENT.
Aftei- a long recess gunies were   re¬ sumed in the bowling tournament Wed¬ nesday evening,    when    Hose    1    took three games from   Truck 1. thus   add¬ ing to their already large   jiercentage. The scores : .    Hose 1. 816; Taick 1. T2>^ Hose 1. f<OU; Truck 1, 6f6 Hoae 1, 786; Truck 1. 635
In the games scheduled for Tuesday evening, between Hose 1 and Hose 4, Hose 4 requested that they be post- lioned, and they will be rolled some night the coming week.
Thursduy evening Hose 2 again iniled to ujipeur, and llose 3 being ready and waiting, the games were de¬ clared forfeited to thern.
Tbe standing to date:
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Won  Lost    I'. C.
Hose 1 Hoae 3 Hose 4 Engine 1 Truck 1 Hose 2
.917 .667 .666 556 .333 .067
PUT YOUR SHOULDER
TO THK WHEEI. At the \'illMge PJleclioti on March 17. aliout three weeks olf.a Jirojiosition will bo submitted to build a new house for Hose 1, on the projierty dunuted by Cadman II Fredericks on Soutb Side Avenue. This jirojiosition has been ajiproved by the Fire Council, ami if we fiiemen will but hung together on it, we cdii get what we want easily. If your neighbor who is not a fireman, doubts that we need this, tuke him to any of the hose houses, excejit Hose 4 und  he will >i.nn be convinced.
STARS FOR SERVICE
Hus your comjiuny adnpted the "ser¬ vice star" method of giving credit to the members for attending lires? So far, three comjianies in the village. Hose 3 und 4 und Truck 1, are using it. und huve found that the friendly rivalry it creates more than makes it worth while.
A large .sheet of white card. 22x2« inches, is ruled into squares large enough to bold the stars, which may be obtained frnm almost uny slutioner. At the lefl of the curd, room is left for the names of the members. (1 have a number of tbe large cards, jilain excejit that "Fire Service Rec¬ ord" is jirinted across the end. tbe 22- inch wuy, which I will glvi- to tbo comjianies interested. You will have to have some one of your members do the ruling.) The card is fia.nedund hung on the wui I on the ajijiarutus floor. After eacb alarm the mem¬ ber entrusted with the job puts a red atar after the name of. euch member answering roll cull und writes the date at the toji of the column.
The rivalry to obtain these service atars ia keen, and especially after a member has a clean record for a num¬ ber of fires, he begins to becorne inter¬ ested in keeping a clean slute. Truck 1 finished its firat yeur with this scheme at 1 :45 last Saturday, and had two members who finished with a rec¬ ord of 100 Jier cent, for the year, while several others bad just misaed the goal, fnr which rivalry had become veiy keen as the year drew lo a close, by one < r two calls. One rheniber bad come through up to February 9 and tben missed the two calls on that day and one on February 11 by illness.
Of course the missing of a number of stars is no discredit to any member, as it might be for illnes.-', absence from the village, or uny number of legitimate causea, but probably no member would be so unfortunate as to miss u succession of firea, and tbe board would soon begin to tell its own story.
P'or the first time in a long while, hot coffee wag served all who wunted it Tueaday night. With a lot of ice outside a little heat inside feels good once in a while.
The following item waa handed in by .lumes H. Fairbrother of Truck 1. ami will Jirobably interest many of the members of enr Depurtmenl, concern¬ ing our nearest neighboring fire de¬ partment, Baldwin:
Under the recently enacted Mahoney bill, the Baldwin Hre Dejit. has con¬ tracted with the Town Board to furn¬ iah fire Jirotection to tbe Baldwin Fire District at a sum of $1000 per aiinum.
In order to fulfill tbe terms of tbe contract with reference to protecting the southern portion of tbe Diatrict, the DepartmenI will shortly place In commission Hose 2, located in the new station now nearing comjiletion on Church Stieet.
The building is of concrete blocic construction with red tile roof and presents a very pleasing apjiearance. It has a Cellar, containing tlie heating jilaiit and storage facilities, an appar¬ atus floor, arranged with two en¬ trances, to accommodate two pieces of apparatua, and a second floor devoted to company ijuartera. The building it beated by hot air and illuminated by electricity.
The apparatua consists cf a Sea- grave hoae wagon, equipped with hand cbemicala, roof and extension ladders and boo ieet oi hose. It is arranged for hand or horse draft.
Other improvements recently made are (he equlppingjof^ Hose No. 1 with hand cheiiiicula and of furnishing the comj.uriie.'^ '..ilh rubber coats and nel- roets.
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