Nassau County Review 19120809

              Nassau County Review
Vol. XVII
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAY, AUQUST[ 9, 1912
No. 41
FREEPORT NEWS
HIGHWATER TIUE TABLE (Governor's Island, which is as near this locality as cun be secured).
Miss Beatrice F. Miller   and mother       \ FreepOTter Traveling
of 4:5 North .Vain Street,  will move to .
Brooklyn about the first of September.   Another    Installment    of   Interesting
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Miss .Mabel Powell of 43 North M&in Street sailed Tuesday ni^ht for Boston where she will spend the next two weeks.
Trip Abroad. Dresden, June 30, 1912.
Dearest Folks:
Police News
At 10 o'clock Friday morninjj the case of Ernest Smith, charged by John Ohrenberg with assault in the third de¬ gree, was called by Police Justice Ed¬ wards, but Smith did not appear. The case was adjourned for an hour   to  a
Local Topics
Village Trustees
im«nt« and explanation* not antiralj
a nawa natura, on villaga affaira
by the editor.
Frank Post of Seaford, a member of the Review printing staff, is on his va¬ cation this week.
A postal card ia at hand frrjm Aloi:zo Foster. It is dated Interh'ken, Switz¬ erland, July 2."i, ami if one cf the rnoat beautiful pictures we ever saw.
Post cards have been received from Ted Neundorfer fioiii Haines Falls, where- he is spending; a short vacatiun. He stated that on Sunday he walked up tbe side of the mountain, travelii;g about 22 miles.
fin Tuesday of last week a marriage license wns ispued to Fenton Smith, aoii of Mr,, and Mrs. MInturn Smith, and Frances Evelyn Wright, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Theodore'Wright, a'l of this village.
Raymond J. Miller and Albert Earle returned Saturday from their two weeks' vacation spent in an auto trip through Northern New York and Cana¬ da. (In their trip they traveled over 1100 miles and reported an exception¬ ally plea.sant time.
Only one candidate was initiated in the newly organized Independent Order of Foresters last Tuesday even¬ ing. It is the intention of the mem¬ bers of the lodge to hold a social even¬ ing in the near future, when it is ex¬ pected that a number of others will afliliate themselves with the lodge.
The firm of Forrester & Moore, as managers of the Colonial Theatre, has been changed to Forrester & McCarron. Mr. McCarron has been with the Keith Theatres for several years past, and is well qualified for the work. In a few weelfs Mr. Forrester will goon the road, as is his '¦uatom each winter, and Mr. McCarron will have chiirge of the theatre. Under the management of Mr. Forre.iter, the attendance at the theatre and tho general tone of the theatre haa been the best of any man¬ agement whicli it haa had, and Mr. Forrester assures us Mr. McCarron is well qualified to carry on the work, in which he will continue to have an'act¬ ive interest.
Ladies' Summer   Vests Ladi(
10 to 12   cent quality, 7c Summer   Vests,   knit of   the best   long   fibre cotton   yarn with lace edging, 10-15-2oc Ladies' Fine Grade Knit Drawers,   25c Childrens' Summer Vests, 10c Children's Knit Underwaists, 15c Boys'    Balbriggan    Shirts   or   Draw¬ ers, 25c Mens' Balbriggan   Shirts or   Drawers, 2,'! and 50c Ladies'   Shirtwaists, values   that   Kill surprise you, 98c up Middy Blouses, 98c up Children's Hosiery,  10-15-25c
Our values are the best Ladies' Hosiery, 10-15c '   Ladies' Hosiery,   Gauze Lisle,   double top high'spliced heel, 25c Hammocks, $1.00 up Croquet, $1.00 up
Seaman's Reliable Dry Goods Store, Main Street, Freeport.
If you want to see a refined show and sit in comfort viait the Cry.stal Theatre and Freeport Airdome; 2 shows every night; first show starts at 7:30 o'clock and second show at 9 o'clock. Always sure of seeing a clean and relined show. It
Mason Fruit Jars, pints, 50c
Mason Fruit Jars, quarts, 55c
Rubber Jar Rings, 5-lOc doz.
Fruit Jar Tops, 25c doz.
Lprge Size Jelly-Glass, 2 for 5c
Parowax for sealing, 10c
Lightning Style Jars
Pints, doz.,   75c
Quarts, doz.,  86c
Preserving Kettles, 25-55c ^'elly Strainers, 10c 4   omato Strainers, 10c I   It DaSilva
With a band of expert musicians, five big novel features, seven soloists of note, and thirty funmakera. Tommy Van, the well-known minstrel, will make a bid for favor Saturday night at the Colonial Theatre. For years Mr. Van baa been recognized aa one of the foremost minstrela, and today la aaid to be by critics, the leading black faee comedian, now appearing in min- itrelay. In the olio are to be found Creedon & White, ai'ngers and dancers; "Musical York," Penn. City Trio, Netta & Edro, eoniedy acrobats; "Chadwick Four," Ray (Honey) Har¬ ris and Van and CofPman. '
Tha loloista, numbering eight,   are
men with voicea that are known to the
minitrel world.    A special band con-
.   e«rt will be given Satarday night from
7 to 7:30 in front of the theatre.       It
Saxony was there with some princess, whose name I did not get, and of course the place was crowded. It waa very like what we saw in Munich, only more     truly   German    in     character.
Wilbur Rider, mail carrier, is suffer¬ ing from an attack of the mumps. Eilwood Myers ia delivering mail on his route during his illness.
The annual moonlight sail of the Bay View   Hose   Company   will be held on
.Monday evening, Auguat 20. Boats j There was crowds of peasants from will leave Wesley Smith's dock at 7 jthe surroundirg places ull in holiday o'clork. If the weather is stormy the' costume, anu they sang the folk songs aail will be postponed until August 2.'^. and airs, and danced their ciiaracteria- ~   ¦       ¦ I tic  holiday   dances,  -all of  which   was
"The Misses Frances Kiley, May highly pleasing and interesting, and le- lilanchard, Annie llurns, Maude Wood- ,„jnried me of a full chorus in a light cock and Christine Rising, chaperoned opera. 1 asked a lady standing by me by .Mrs. Katherine .M. Kisirg, all of. gg to what it represented, and she in- Portchester, spent Sunday with Mr. formed me where the people came from aid Mrs. Edgar G. Taft in liussell hikj that it was still a custom for them Park. Ail relumed home Monday but to wear tiieir peculiar costumes on holi- .Miss Rising, who ,«ill spend two weeks | tjavs aud when they   came  to town   to
Evening. We drove in the park this low the bondsmen to produce Smith, afternoon, and then went to tlic "Aus- but at 11 o'clock he was not in Court telling" or exhibition.    The   King  of   and Justice Edwards declared the   bail
We have i:ct received any reply to ciur offer of a six months subacription to the tirst person presenting an up-to- date trolley timetable. This offer was made about six weeks ago, but it seems to be out of anybody to find such sheet. The only provitiion was that this timetable should be secured by applying to the trolley company by white,   and   Eugene   f-'ai'-
were   arraigned   be-
Ihe vital statistics report for the month of .luly ia published in this is¬ sue.     There   are   several    births   an-
forfeitcd and placed the matter in the hands of the district attorney. The bond waa for $200, furnished by Hen¬ ry Sigmond and Mrs. Sarah Smith.
John   Jackson .Jackson, colored
fore Justice Norton Friday morning charged with public intoxication, iohn Jackson was sentenced to six months in the New York Penitentiary and the other man received a suspei.d- ed sentence.
here.
J A horse attached to a wagon owned by Frederick Joerisson of North Main Street ran away Friday afternoon and sniashed up the  wapnn.     Mrs.   Joeris-
celebrate any important event. "Time flies." We have lieen in Europe fcr ebout one half of our itinerary, and al¬ though it is only something over fiix weeks, it seem.s we must have been here feir a long   titne,   we   have   done
On Morday, July 29, Joseph Post was arrested for public inlo.xication and was airaigned before Justice El¬ vin I-jiwaras and pleaded not guilty. When Lis examination came up on July 31, he char.ged his plea to guilty and sentence was suspended.
nounced in it, which are of much more than usual interest in general, al¬ though, of course, no one birth if. more irteresti:^ than ai:other to the parents of the little visitor.     I note   that Joh
All the members of the Village Board were present at the regular meeting Friday evening except Trustee Bedeli.
James C. N'etter of Fredericks Ave¬ nue appeared and asked what prospect there was of gettirg a main on that avenue. He was informed that while Fredericks Avenue was one of tbe t'bV"ord"inary "for ! *'"*"' ^^^^ ^^^ originally been includ- :han information ^^^ /" the contract for laying pipe, nothing eould be done until that street was filled in. It was decided that Mr. Vetter should secure permission to cross some lots and run a private line in from Harrison Avenue.
A (joniniunication was received from Lewis'H. Cohn, corner Roosevelt Place and Cedar Street, to the effect that he Would ciirstruct a curb at that place if the village WnuUl 1-iy a gutter, Tho matter was referred to the street cum- mittse with power.
The Long Island  Railroad   I'ompany
and Adam Cunningham both arrived at t^''<'ngh A. V\ . Thornton made a prop- the home of James Cunningham on ;«•"""" 'o the Hoard to keep watchmen July 12. ^" operate   tl.e   new   gat s   at   Henry
  ' i Street, Grove Street, Long Beach   and
We have  been   asked if there is any j Bayview Avenues, night and day, from law     against     autonjobiles      running   April L'l to   October   1."., through   the village   leaving a trail of myii'ifiM   portion   of   the
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,'  Wednesday  night,   Ju busy one fcr the police.     l;i   two   dill- n was preparing jo take a ride when < and seen soVnuch ;"Vind ifanyone w'ere j ^''^'J* sections of the yiilage it was  re-
coniing   over    here   to   see   only   one
country, I should say Germany as it  is
really so wonderfully comfortable, and
although the   idea  that   everything   is
"Verboten" (forl)iddf n, hands off, keep
off the grass, etc.), it is not onerous as
it   is all for the comfort of ttie   many.
The parks are kept so precise,   and or¬ derly, jjeople must work  every minute
horse became frightened and rai out of the yard. He made a wide turn and crashed the wagon into the trolley pole in front of the Vigilant Hose house, turning over the wagon. One wheel broke loose and struck against Cere's store. The horse ran down Main Street acro.03 the railroad tracks where he was caught by William Uona- ghy and returned to its owner.
[ported   thnt   men   attempted   to  enter
j houses.
1 The i:tst call was nbout '.i::i0. Irv¬ ing ^Vhaley on Raynor Street was awakened by his wife and heard two men trying to enter bis   kitchen  door.
The men apparenty heard .Mrs. Wha¬ ley tell  her   husband,   and   ran   away.
I Whaley gave chase   ai,d   followed   the
smoke in their rear. There is no such law, at d in view of the fact several autos owned by pr'.iininent people of the village have a bail habit of '¦niok- ing in tins way, we are very doubtful if such an ordinance will lie passed, certaii.ly should be eoine way of
the year there w(:iild be a gateman between the hours of 7 a. in. and 7 p. m. and tbe other 12 hours it W('Uld be protected by be'lls. The proposition was accepted.
Louis M. Danlex of 210 Pine Street complained of tlie washtiut in front of his re.-iilence evrrv time a  heavy   rain
preventing   this  nuisance,   when a big   fell and asked to have the trouble rem-
truck runs up tho street, and leaves a nasty smelling smoke in back (.'f it for several nnnutcs, l,>ut it is very doubt¬ ful if a'.> thing will be done.
era trimmed. Even the many pine for¬ ests which we passed on our way here were cleared like parks from all under¬ brush and dead trees and branches. Didn't our idea of conserving the for¬ ests come from Germany'.' Tomorrow will be my busy day.
Monday, .luly Ist.     Well,   I've been T, ....        to tbe wonderful Dresden  Gallery, and ¦Thegame was an interesting one last  have seen the  "Sistine Madonna."    It     "        ''•¦y   ^'"^"^   ^^^y'   is truly   an   inspired   work.    The   ex¬ pression of the eyes of the infant Jesus is   really   divine.     After   hearing   so much about the   picture all my   life, I was  almost   afraid 10 look   at it,   for fear   there might be something   disap¬ pointing   about it, but it was   purffct. Spwrkk     circus   was here   Saturday.   I cannot   attempt to describe   it,   you it   arrived   about 1 :3o   o'clock in   the   know it from the copies ; the Madonna morning and at daylight   had the tents   holding the child   with 3t. Sixtus   and fiiiaed. Santa Barbara on either side, support- Both the afternoon and evening per-   ed by the   clouds,   and the   two   little formances were well attended.     About 1 Cherubs below and in the    foreground,
Owing to a misunderatanding the baseball team of tbe Freeport Club diil not play the Lynbrook ti-ani last Sat¬ urday, but crossed bats with the Val¬ ley Stream players. They will play the Lynbrooka tomorrow when the team will be strengthened in a nuinber of weak points
The game wi Saturday but the Valley   Stream were too fast for the Freeporters,    de¬ feating them by a score of 8 to 1.    The score by innings waa: Freeport 1   0  0  0 0  0  0  0  0—1
Valley Stream    u 0 1  0 1  0 .5  1  0—8
keeping the lawns and plants and flow- I men through Raynor Street to   Church
Street  and   north   on   Church   Street, toward Smith   Street.     In   the   middle
Church Notes
noon the street parade started from the circus grounds in the lot opposite Foreman's lumber yard and marched through the village. There were sev¬ eral bands, and a number of wild ani¬ mals.
A feature of   the  concert   following
; of the block one disappeared but he I followed tbe other aruund the ceirner i into Smith Street, but the fellow (iiial- ; ly evaded him by running into John j Kyerson'a yard, after throwing some- I thing at Whaley's head. The police j were immediately notified but could I not locate the men, although they 'found a full bottle of beer, which   was
probably   the   article   that    the    man
threw at Whaley. I     Whaley described   the   two   men   as
Italians.
I The police also found thgt two men I had been in the shed of George John- i son at the corner cf Raynor Street and I South Main Street and stole a basket I of fish and a half box "f clams. Both I the clams and fiah were found on Ray- ! nor Street, between Bedell and Church ' Streets, by Oflicer Darenberg and re- I turned to the owner. I     The   following    morning,     ali Jt    2
id   chL
Clinton H. Brown is announced to lead the Epworth League meeting in the M. E. Church next Sunday even¬ ing; topic. ""I'he Renunciation of Self Depondeiicp; tbe Power of Need."
There will be a solo tiy Miss Annie liedell. Everybody is cordially invit* ed to attend these meetings of the League.
resting on their arms.     It is said to be the most famous   picture in the world.
The St. Cecilia too by Carlos Dolci is 1 "'dock, Ray Ackerman, one of the exquisite, but the "Gold Weigher," by I two young men who are stopping at Rembrant, I think I enjoyed the best i'he T. R. Cutler houae on Porterlield of all, it is so intensely realistic. 1 Place, while the family is away, called "The Children of Chas. lat," too, was ' the police headquarter-^ and stated that j^_ ^ the circus was the performance of the 1 fine, but one sees so many copies of it, I someone was trying to get in the trained lions. The animals were re-; and it was not in a good position, so of j house. Nobody was found in the vi- leased in a cage erected in the west! course it loses. "The Old Bishop," I cinity when tbe matter was mveati- end of the   tent and    the   trainer   put; by   Rubens, was, I   think,    the   finest   Kat"-'!-'-
them through a number of stunts.
BIG BARGAIN FOR QUICK BUYER —Fine nine room houae and plot in exclusive neighborhood; all improve¬ ments, etc. Price $5300, worth ?t;500; $1000 caah, rest easy. Box 37.   tf.
We ahow a variety of pictures to auit all taates. Get the habit and go to the Plaza. It
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piece cf his work was all too short.
We drove through the ternoon and found it to be a very charming place. The houses all have little gardens and those people who live in apartments all have their pret¬ ty window boxes just filled with beau¬ tiful various colored flowers. I could not resist the opportunity to purchase a hand colored photogravure of the "Sistine .Madonna." It has all tbe Saving your natural teeth ia cheaper! fiRures '" ''• ^^ ia but a short ride than buying new ones.     The   secret of   from   Dresden to Berlin,    and   if   th
I Capt. Dunbar arrested two junkrneri . from East New York Thursday after- I noon for doing business in l-'reeport j without a license, in violation to ordi- ' nance No. 4. They were>A. Skohrick I and Israel Antin. When arraigned I before Justice Edwards they both ' pleaded guilty and were each fined $1U, : which they paid.
saving   tbem is   told by    Smith & Be¬ dell's ad in this issue. It
weather is  pleasant it will be very en¬ joyable, as the country is so very fresh looking, and  pretty now.    This   letter The auction sale at 43 East Avenue,   is a sort of budget, but as I am a little
Annie  Quinn  waa arrested on   Mer-   "Spirit. rick Road  Sunday on charge of disord-   3' 7:45. erly   conduct, by  Officer    Van    Riper. She   pleaded   guilty and   was fined .*:!. which she paid.
Two men, giving their names as Will¬ iam H. Johnson and VVilliam  E.   Pres-
edied.   'ihe matter was referred to the Street Committee.
Permission x^ixf jirantcd to the (nl- umbian Brass Foundry to erect a sign from th"ir building to the outside of the sidcvalk ; the sign to be 12 feet above the walk.
Resolutions were passed authorizing the advertising for bids in thp matter of the bond issue of $15,000 for Peek- skill gravel, .'^¦15,000 for electric light plant and .-rSnou for the water <lepart- ment. The bids are to be opened on the evening of .Xugust I'.i ar.d the bonds will ite issued abmt September 1.
A communication waa received from
the   Onslow   .Moore  Company   stating
that iilliot riaco between   South   Side
Avenue and Archer Street  waa   ready
to be graveled according to the   agrte-
The annual beach   party of the Bau-] ment that if the  Company   would   pay
tist   Sunday School    will be held   next, for the gravel,   the   village   would   du
Tuesday.      The   scholars   and      their   the work.
friends will go to High Hill Beach fori They also called attention to thc sur- the day ami will leave Patterson's cock j face water condition on South Side at 2 o'clock sharp. Avenue   and   Archer   Streat,   between
! Koosevelt Place and Bayview  Avenue. Arrangements have  been   completed j     The former was placed in the   handa for the M. E.  Church   servioes   during t of the   street   eommittee   with   power the vacation of   the   pastor.   Rev.   VV. i and in the latter. Trustee Randal!  was A. Ivichard. , appointed a commitlee of one lo confer
The pastors who will have charge of! with the representative of the Onslow the services are: August 11 -Rev. Moore Company and see uhat can bo W. H. Burgwin of Hempatead ; Auguat I done to eliminate the condition.
H. V. K093 of Northport, and; A communication from J. D. Keifer, Frank A. Home; Auguat 25, Rev. B. jas representative of one of the branch- F. Kidder, D. D., of Bay Ridge, and j es of the VVestinghouse Electric Corn- September 1, Rev. W. E, 'i'hompson of, pany, was read. Mr. Keifer aaked 1-irooklyn. ; fur the plans and specifications for the
Leaders of the weekly prayer meet- ' alternations and additions of tbe pow- ings will be: August 15, R. H. Hunt; cr plant, in order that he might submit August 22, VV. S. Hall; August 21i, S. j a figure on the work. The letter was VV. (jibbons, and September 5, Rev. ! received and laid over for future J. Whitehurst. consideration.
Chief Cornell of the Fire Depart¬ ment requested that the old hose wag¬ on of Hose Company No. 2 be repaired and re-lettered for Hose Company No. 4 and also called attention to  the   req-
Christian Science Society services Sundav morning at 11 a. m. ; Sunday School same hour, Hempstead, Bank Building; subject,  next Sunday, Ilth,
as announced in our   last issue, will be : tired I'm afraid its not a very interest-1 ton, both of Philadelphia, got in an ar-
held    tomorrow.     See   adv. in another   ing one.     Take the will for   the   deed, part of this paper this week. , and tell the inquiring ones the iiew.s.
  I Phoebe.
l-'reeport   Coal Co.,   successor to W. | Berlin, July 3, 1912.
P. VV. ilatf, the largest   coal dealer on   Dearest Folks:-- Long Island.     The   cheapest   place to buy coal.     Exclusive dealer in some of
gument over a small sum of money Saturday evening, in a saloon on Hen- ry^Street, and Preston wafrcut with a knife, for which/Johnson was arrested and at the examination fuosday after-
Wednesday evening service; ujgition for the repair of the   lock   on I Hose C'ompany No. 3, if practical   and
Rev. Elmer E. Loux of   Sussex,   N. ' '^ "°^ ^'^.'" '" '."'"' '"''^'' "''^^ ¦^7':'    \''^ J., will preach in  the   Baptist   Church ''='""'"""'<=""""   wh   referred   to    the Sunday,   morning   and   evening; other ¦ ^^t'P'^'^""™'"«'' '~"" •'"''^'" services as usual.
Next  Tuesday   the   Sunday    School will hold its annual picnic to High Hi Beach, at 9 a. m.
In the Fire Department
the best grades of coal. It
Home-made clam chewder every Fri¬ day ; 25 cents per quart; IB cents pfer pint, at W'ahlen's Delicatessen, 71 South Main St. ; Tel. 639-J. It
Berlin ia so modern in appearance,>, noon Judge Norton heltl him for the its hard to believe it really ia an old grand jury. Capt. Dunbar took him city.    The parks arc fine, and of course' to Mineola the aame afternoon.
the   fountains   make    it   wonderfully !	
freah looking.     Women  are   employed |     About    1:45 a.   m.    S^inday    Otlicer
-,! to take care of the lawns,   and to keep ; Raynor  arrested   "Bennie"   Jackson,   Wednesday evening, August 14, taking
Unprecedented Bargain Sale, Women's $1.50 Black Ties, $.?<9 Mtn's $3.50 Pat. Lea. Ties, $1.9,S Boy's $2.50 Pat. Lea. Ties, $1.75 68 S. Main St.    Charles D. Smith.
It
Over one hundred "Lion" water heatera have been installed thia sutn- mer in Freeport homes by the Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co., proving their popularity   which ia won by their   low
cost and high efficiency. If you want ^pt speak of it very often. The gal- an economical method of producing hot leriea of course are splendid and now 1 water, the Nassau & Suffolk Lighting ^an say I've aeen Rembrandt and Franz Co. will inatall a "Lion" tank water ifjaU and Holbein. We saw a great heater for you complete for $13.50. j „any modern pictures, too, among Grasp this offer now. It 1 which waa a characteristic one by Gari
the sidewalks clean. There are signs' colored, on South Main Street, for dis- on almost every corner, too, saying i orderly conduct. • When arraigned Sun- something or another is "Verboten.": day morning hefore Justice Norton he One very handsome street "Zieges pleaded guilty and was renianded to .\llee" I remember especially. It runs -Nassau County Jail for sentence. On thro the park and on either side ere line ' Tuesday Justice Norton sentenced him large statues of all the Prussian Kings, to six months in the penitentiary at rather   larger than life   size.    At one , Blackwell's Island and   then suspended
end is a large column surmounted with   sentence.	
a "Winged   Victory" in bronze.     It is to   commemorate   the  victory  of  the Prussian.s over the French in their late war.    The Germans  still   crack   jokes ^ about it, but they say   the   French
Charles Joly appeared before the Board and asked if there was a chance of getting water 01, Olive Boulevard, Boats'le7ve''PaUer"son'8"dock I h/twet'n Bergen Place and Long Beach Avenue, aa he was about to erect t. houses on the former Stiles property. He was assured that there was none, as It was a question whether the Board had any right to place water mains there.
Tbe blind of D. Frank Seaman as village collector, in the sum of i?5000, with Jacob I'ost and Frank Smith, as sureties, was approved.
The charL'es against Ollicer Bertram Seaman were dismissed, h