Nassau County Review 19071220

              VOL. XIII
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907
NO. 8
FREEPORT NEWS
School closes Friday afternoon for a two weeks' vacation, to be opened on Monday, Januarv (!, 1908.
Post Cards for Christmas at the Re¬ view Staticnery Store, 62 South Main Street; alsowriting paper.
I     Mrs.   C.   F.   Essex   and famiiy have i been spending a fortnight in IJrooklyn.
Single copies of the Review for sale at I. DaSilva's, (jobetz's and the Re¬ view Building.
Mr.s. J. D. Kiefer i.s slowly recover¬ ing from her recent operation at Min¬ eola Hospital, and ha.« returned to   her
C. A. Fulton's store is replete   with ; home, South Main Street f^ood articles for gifts.     He   can   "de¬ liver the goods" in this line, especially with his auto delivery.
We wi.sh   our   many   readers a  very Merry Christmas and thank   them   one
Mr. and Mrs. William Ryder are en¬ tertaining a young daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Albin N. Johnson have moved to the city for the winter.
Harry N. Howell is slowly   recover¬ ing from an oiieration for appendicitis.
, Ross & Randall's sttjre will be open evenings frtitn now till Christmas until 8 o'clock.
Christmas   and   New    Year's    Post
Vote Straight
Next Tuesday afternoon from one to six o'clock the polls will be open for you to decide whether Main Street will he pavetl. Paving this street will be a big step forward and the proposition should be carried. People coming into Freeport, seeing our Main Street, don't stay long. As a business invest¬ ment it will pay ciividends to put this thoroughfare in decent condition theie-
The new school building on Seaman and Ocean Avenues v;ill be ready for occupancy when scho(d opens after the Christmas holidays.
Special Christmas exercises are to be held in the School Friday afternoon.
The kindergarten department deco¬ rated a C>liristrnas trea Wednesday and held exercises connected with the same Thur.sday.
wish already extended to us.
!     A gas   heater  at   this   time year is "a friend indeed."
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stationery department.
Begin the new year right, your order for the Review   to 1909, with 1.5U enclosed.
.Sund Jan.
The Freeport Bank, as an ir.ilication of its prosperous conditi'm and th.e careful way in vvhich it is managed, has declared a dividend of six ner cent.
Monday evening, Dec.  '2'd,   the   can¬ tata, "Kriss Kringle and   His   (.'rew," will be given by the Presbyterian Sun- tlie   Chureli   at     7-.UO
A railroad train run by a third rail and storage batteries in Fioss & Ran¬ dall' windows is attracting lots of attention.
stead of scaring them av.ay. The aniount to be put in the budget in any one yetir will be so small as to make but very little difference to any taxfiay- re, and it would be a bad thing f(jr Freeport if the le.'^olution is turned down. Come out and vote "YES" on both jiropositioiis.
A   regular   meeting
Now   that   the   time   for Cliristmas buying   is   at its Hood don't go  to  the  day   Schoo city   for  wbiit   you   may need,   unless   o'clock, you   (an't  get   it    in   Freeport.    Try I
here first and see if your home   trades- |     The annual meeting of the   Freeport
people don't carry it. j ^'^nk will be held Jan. 14,   from   7   to
.  8 p. m.    At this meeting the   cjuestion
Tho services in the EpiscopaU;hurch j of changing  the   number  of directors of the Transliguration Christmas morn- ; from l.^S to 1.'} will be voted upon, ing will be Holy Communion at   7   and j
11.30 a. m. 'he Christmas e.xercsies i At the Presbyterian Church on Sun- will be held next Thursday evenirg ^lay "^'•'^t the Christmas sermon will be (St. Stephen's Day) at 73 ;0 o'clock.      , delivered at 10 :;J0   a.   m.   and   in   the
1 evening   a   Christmas   praise    service
Mrs. Fletcher C. Willis is able to be around again after   being   conlineu   to; Board  of  Trustees   will her home for two montlis f(dio\\ ing an"*-t'veniiig. operation.
of   the Village be   held thi.s
Chicken fanciers are directed to the adv. of VVm. A. Burns, Jr., &, C!o., in this issue of the Review. They sell all kinds of feed, also specialty of in¬ cubators and brooders.
Arthur Woodhouse has heen eleeted President  of  the   Epworth  League in
J. B. (.'artwriglit has tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Education and it has been accepted. The Board has not yet appointed. .Mr Cartwright's successor.
i    ...   , . ,      ,, •   ,. ^^ ,   -iway;   Miss   Etta   Miller   was elected
For a good practical sensible holiday I will   be  given   by   the   quintette   ai.d   treasurer and Miss Nina Dorlon   secre-
chortis choir.
gift, read the Gas Co's. adv. in this is .sue. 11
Th.e monthly Ladies' Night of the Froeport Club Wednesday evening drew a large crowd to the  club   house,
pla7e7f'koVsrWaTlace"whohas'moved'^^''^^'''^" .'lancing   with   excellent  music
was enjoyed, as were also cards, bowl¬ ing and the other attractions of the hou.se.
tary.
Just as we jiredicted- after the Ob¬ server, published at Rockville Centre, has been making fun of our Main Street for several months, it does not say a word in favor of the proposition to pave it, but rather comes out against it in its old "communication" style.
If you have any   Christmas   visitors: "The Lyric Players," a recently or- \ call us up and let us have thair  names ganized   dramatic  club,   made  up  of  for  our  next  issue.      We will   bo  at clever home talent, well known  young j home all day Christmas  day  and  you people  of  the   village,    will   present   can telephone us at any hour. Th«i call "The Toy   Man."   a   farce,   on   New i number ia 180. j
Year's Night in Opera Hall,with danc- j
ing to follow. , The officers of the Club !     Advertising is   condensed   salesman- are:    Riley Raynor, general manager; ! «li'P over the long distance telephorie.   '¦ Louis DeMott,  treasurer;   Wilfred   H. |     ,^,      ,,,,,,       ,.    ,     r^ Smith,    secretary;   J.    Hynes,    stage I      ^he   Ladies    Circle   of  the Baptist manager; Al. Gritman, floor manager. I Church is planning a New  Year s   So-:
! cial   at   the   church for the evening ot Mra.   Temple   of   Bennington,   Ver-! Jmiu^ry 2.    The entertainment will be
mont, has been visiting Mr.   and   Mrs.'Plcasing, and the opportunity   to   con-  ^        __
Herbert   L.   Cummings,   and   also   at-'tribute   will   be   novel.    The proceeds   i^.^rsall and Frank Sne tended the last   P^eeting   of   the   local   «re to be apjilied   to   the   imrchase   of Relief Corps, at which she made   some : the new lot.
Dr. Geo. G. Kelly, V. S., is still with the Freeport Veterinary Hospital at 76 North Main St., tel. l.'J.^-L-l; spavins, curbs and splints treated while ttie animal works.
8 A handicap shoot will be held by the Freeport (lUn Club, on its grouiuls on the C)ld Mill Road, Christmas morning, for a handsome cup, which is now on exhibiti(m in the window of the Nas¬ sau Barber Shop.
Freeport   High   School    basket-ball
were   set  on   our Si.mplex machine bv   team went to Ilempstead Thursday af-
our   two  exjiert   machinists,    Howarci   ternoon and defeatetl   the   home   team
ker.     Any oi   in   a   close   game by the score of 17 to
Diaries for 1908 at the Review tionerv .Store.
Sta-
The Christmas stocking and   tree   in the   ("hristmas   num.bor of the Review
excellent remarks and praised the lad¬ ies of the corps for the way they   have | been   devoting    themselves   to    their j work.    At the same meeting   the   fol- I lowing oflicers were elected for the en¬ suing term:    President, Ella   11.   Wy¬ man; sr. vice-president. Annie Patter-! son, jr.; vice president, Matilda Smith; treasurer, Ellen   A.   Golden;   chaplain Mary E. Sprague.
Nothing can equal the Christmas spirit which gives to the poor—the needy poor—who can not have much unless remembered at this season by those more able to make the season a pleasant one for their less fortunate fellows. Mrs. Etta J. Carman, at her home on Brtioklyn Avenue each year does a splendid work in this line, and this year wants your help, to increase the Christmas joy of the large number
our  readers   will   he time   thev   wish   to  ;
welcome   at any   l-^i.     During   the game. Harrison tiun- ee   this machii-,e   ning had his eye-lid badly cut  by   run-
Sunday evening in the M. E. Church the pastor. Rev. I). A. Jordan, preach¬ ed a remarkably instructive and inter¬ esting introtiuction to his "I'lain Talks by a Plain Man to the Man on the Street", his subject being "The Man on the Street and Why He Is There." Next Sunday evening he will continue this series taking for his subject Baneful Power of Prejudice."
in ofieration.     The best tim is Monday or Thursday.
ning into an ojiposing  jilayer,   necessi¬ tating several stitches being taken.
Thinkii:g about Chrstmas   [aesents? See J. S. Shapiro's adv in   this   issue.
The High .School and Eighth grade held C'hristmas exercises this morning. Following   is   the   order  of the grade
Don't puzzle over gift selecting, ('has. P. Smith's ad in this issue hints that will help you to decide.
Card of Thanks Editor    Review;      (    wish   through your paper to thank the  ladies  of   the Woman's Relief ('orps  for   their   kir.d attention to me tluring my  illness   and ijj~   for the bountiful   supjily   of   fruit and   exercises   in   the   As.sembly room this flowers they have brought me to temjit  afternoon at 2:1.5. i my apiieitite and make mv room c hcei- ful.
Ella H. Wyman, I'resident W. R. C. 1:59.
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At the Baptist (!liurch Sunday, the pulpit will be supplied, both morning and evening, by Rev. E. P. Farnham, D. 1)., Superintendent of Missions for the Long Island Baptist Association. Dr. Farnham has taken a very prattic-
Rev. F. O. Cunningham has tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Baptist Church and the same has been accepted by the officials. .Mr. Cunning ham has been in charge of the church for   the last two years and bas built it
Music by (irade Orchestra. Song by school. Declamation The Night Before X'mas
Peter Bick. Recitation    Rocket's (Christmas
Mabel Cheney. Solo' The First Christmas Ethel .Minor. Recitation     .\n    over-worked    Elocu¬ tionist Marion Hunt. Declamation    What a Boy Can Do Jerome Nolan
impany wants an tne j of tbe village to jiay them a visit to see their new engine, if they want to, and to meet .Santa ("laus or one of his agents. ' A large quantity of good can¬ dies and oranges has beiMi donated and will be distributed at this time. The house is easily found -it's the new one on the corner of Pine and Church Streets. If any of our rcaderj know of any young people who would like to  nake this visit just pass the word along to them all will ne made wel¬ come. The engine copmany don't do things half way.
beyond expectations. We now have larger line of current magazines than ever and liml the demand for them is good. As we have said before, any time any other dealer will give this matter attention we will be glad to hand our magazine trade over to him hut in the meantime we will do our best to lill the want in this line.
Write that ad right now.
Point Lookout Beach, which has suf¬ fered by the severe storms of the jjust three months so as to cut away many of the hills and endanger the safety of the many summer cottages there, suf¬ fered considerable by the rain and wind storm which raged Saturday. The sca^ made further progress in eating away the sand and the wind jiartially wreck¬ ed some of the cottages. (Jnti owned by Floyd Weeks of Hempstead had a portion of the piazza swept away and .otherwi.se damaged. Mr. Weeks had the cottage which is one of four be owns, in process of moving and has or-
Recitation    Miltiades Peterkins Paul Gladys Skidmore. Declamation    Old Christmas
Willard VanRiper Solo Julia Peterson.
Recitation    TheJS'ight Before X'mas Beatrice Vail Recitation    .\ Christmas Song
Hazel Seaman. Recitation    Christmas
Florence Fowler. Solo    The (..'hristmas Song
Rollin Baker. Recitation    May's New Year Party Florence (Jraiulell. .'¦Jong by School.
ROOSEVELT
' BELLMORE
M. H. .^hren is confined to bis home. Mrs. David Bedell is on the sick list.
and all for their expresions of sea.son's   Cards   at   the   Nassau County Review,   by inducing strangers to settle here, in-.
The annual good time and chicken dinner of Excelsior Hook and Ladder j Conqiany was held in the truck house At the conyocationi of Freeport Chap-! Wednesday evening. The commLtee dered his contractor to hasten the work ter, R. A. M.. Tuesday evening, the of arrangements had an excellent hot to save the builiiing from being lotally last metting of the Chapter under reuast prepared which was throroughly demolishd by the s^a and wi.id. The dispensation, the seventh iK-gree waa .^enjoyed, with Captain Charles Ray- cottage of Fred Ingraham of Hemp- conferred upon Wm. Muller and J. ftor's famous war coffee. After the tead, wbich f.irmerly has stood upon a By the terms of the will of .Matilda Manalield Foster of Valley Stream; inner man had been satisfied the rest hill until the hill was washed away and M. Stuart, who died (jn November 11 Glenn C. Pettitof Rockville Centre, and of the evening was spent in progre.s- which was on .skids preparatory to last, St. Paul's Episcopal church is William G. Miller, Smith Cox, Clinton aive pedro and dominoes. The prizun moving was "undermined and toppled given "My pure Damas<iue cloth for M. Flint, R. A. Manslield Hobbs and were awarded aa follows: "pedee." over toward the ocean, makiiig the the altar." Another bequest is a Charles R. Lea of Freepct. Most first, George D. Smith, box of Berlin outlook for the salvation of it at the thirteen-yard piece of black silk, which Excellent Companion Dana B. Pratt, , Christmas iiaper; secoml, John Dun- time of writii:g, doubtful. The high goes to Helen Bissell, the wife of Pel- Grand High Priest of Grand Chapter, bar, decorated dish; third, Jesse F. tide again encroached upon the Point h^m St. (ieorge Bissell, rector of the R. A. M. of N. Y. State; K. E. Comp. Bedell, box of Berlin Christmas paper; Lookout Life Saving Station, and this Church of the '(iransligurati.jn at Free- Edgar M. Miller, assistant grand lect- ; fourth, H. C. Schlute., box of cigars; will have to be moved back. urer; Ex. Comps. W. C. Knapp of Ori-  lifth, Piatt Conklin, bottle of perfume;
ent Chapter II. J. Schweitzer of Union, sixth, C. O. Niles, pipe in case: domi- Only a  short  time   left  before   v.e
Chapter ol New Jersey, and other  vis-! noes, Fred Ertell. pair of  suspenders; close our store for the Winter,re-open
Mr. Echers has bought Mr. I. .May¬ er's farm.
Miss Wolf has returned to the citv for the Winter.
.•\iitonio Palermo has iiurcha>cd a hor.se and carriage.
Gus Bopp is installing an acelyline gas plant in his house.
Clarence Harse ha.^ taki'ii the agency for an insurance company.
Mrs. Nicholas Meyer, who has been j on the sick list, is convalescing. j
Mrs. John Deubert is spending a few days with ber son in Brooklyn.        |
Mr. and Mrs. F. Chapman have been : sjiending a few day- at their t-oltage.    j
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Burke are | spendiii!,^ the holidays at their cottage : here. i
The local school clo.ses Friday for: t'le Christmas holidays and will i-eojicn ' .lanuary (>. |
Fhe Christmas exercises   of tlic   .\. \ M.   E.   Church   will   be   held   .Monday evening, Dec. 'Ad.
Mrs. George Crowiiin,gshields has gone to Boston to spend the Holidays with her jiarents there.
Thieves entered the sboji of George ' Block Saturday night and secured a ¦ (juantity of meat, but no money.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffords of Jer.sey City siient a few days of this week with Mrs. Jefford's brother, John T. Burke.
-Mrs. C. Powell has gone to New Jer¬ sey, where she intends purchasing a farm, which will   be occupied   by   her
sons.
The (Jhristmas exercises of the East Meadow and Bellmore M. E. Churches will be held on Christmas eve. and those of the Presbyterian (.Ihurch on Thursday evening, the 26th.
Fire v,as discovered in the garret of
George Lawmaster's house on Thursday
evening, but was extingusihen   before
: the  arrival  of  the   firemen,   who  re-
sjiondcrl very jiromptly to the' summons.
I MERRICK
} The Christmas entertainment given j by the children of the Church of the I Redeemer, will be held   at   the   pari.sh
house'oiTWednesday and Friday, Dec. , 2.3 and 27, under direction of Charles I E. Harrison, who has shown remarka" j ble ability in the instruction of child- I ren.  The program will   be   a   cantata,
"The Cnristmas Fairy's Joke." in I whicii some thirty of the children will j take Jiart.
I Following are the Christmas services jof the Church oi the Redeemer, Rev. Frank M. Towley, rector; Frederick W. .Settle, organist and choirmaster: Christmas Day, celebration of Holy Coinmunion at 7:".() a. m. and morning jirayer, sermon and second celebration at 11 :()0 a. m. At the latter service a siiecial musical service will be furnish-
Tlie Sund'iy aftci ("hristmas moniing and evening j'rayer will be said at the usnai hours and jiortions of tbe Christ¬ mas Day music will lie rejieated.
On Tuesday night, Dec. 'dl, watch night services will be held at ll:l.'> p.m. At 11 :."j.') silence will be kejit in the church, the ceiigregation kneel¬ ing in silent prayer until the bell rings in the New Year, then all rising from their knees will join in singing.
Al the eleven o'clock service Christ- msa morning the new window, jiresent- ed by the children of the Sunday School, will be unveiled.
SEAFORD
.Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pettit are enter- tainin.g a young daughter.
Mrs. John Hafl" and family start Fri¬ day for Florida, where thev  will  join I Mr. Hair.
Misses Emma and Josephine Steck are sjiending a f(>w days with frienda in Seaford.
The Unity Club will bold their an¬ nua! masiiue ball in the Y. M. I. (!. Hall on Wednesdav   evening,   .lanuary
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I A cake .-md ice cream sale was held 'at Mrs. Van.Nostrand's Tuesday eveii- 1 ing for tho benefit of the Christmas I fund of the M.E. Clainb, .-omI v.'as very I successful.
The Willing Woiki'cs Society of St. Michael and .Ml Angel'n Church held a sale of Christmas articles in the Y. M. I. C. Hall Thursday ev(-ning, which was very succc.-sful.
.•\ match race between the trotters cd": At the regular meeting of the Y. M. Charles Bu'k and John Adel will be ! I. C., held in their hall Tuesday even- held on Bellmore Avenue to-morrow j ing the following ollicers were elected (Saturday) afternoon. As each thinks ' for the ensuing year. President, ('has. he has about "the be.-~t there is" there I Wanzer; vice-jiresident, Louis Ketch- is sure to be something doing. The j am ; secretary. Tiiomas Roberts; treas- racO is for .$.")().      ' urer, Edward Verity;  warden.   Nelson
.Merritt; collector, Wm. J. Smith.
WANTAGH
The J. B. (Jolt (lo. are installing an acetylene gas generator in the Memor¬ ial (Church.
BALDWIN
Wilford C. Southard   is   h Cornell for the holidays.
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Tiie M. P. Sunday School will   hold" its entertainment on Christmas night.
C. .\. Schuman is Mrs. ('. II. Schuman or, N. Y.
isiting   Mr."  and it Briar( litV Man-
The Democratic Primary of the First | Dis^trict will be hehl in Firemen's Hall j on Saturday evening. |
The Society of King'sDaughters has been busy this week decorating the Church for ("hristmas.
School closes l''ri(lay for two  weeks.
The Sunday Sclaxd   scholars  of   the   thus giving the teachers   a   chance  to .Memorial Church will render a cantata   spend.the holidays at  their   resjiective called     "i.'he     (Jld-Fashioned     Santa! homes. Claus"   on   .Monday   night   and   there I
will aLso be a Chri.-'tmas tree, and i)re- j      W:itch night services,  jireceeded   by sentation of gifts. |a   social,   will   he   held   in the Sunday
I .School   room   of   the   M. P. Church on
Christmas services will   be   held   iu   Tuesday evening, December I',I. the   .Memorial    Church   next   Sunday i morning ar.d evening.    The   choir  un-
port, "as a small token of my apprecia¬ tion of her kiiKlness to me during my illness." The bulk of the estate, which amounts to more than $6,000, is
itinR brothers were present.
Poat Card Albums'—a good  Chriat- ouw gift—Review Stationery Store.
second,   1.   DaSilva,   knife.    Clarence ing again May 1, 190*. * You  can  get given  to  the  husband of the testator,
I VanRiper  won   the  con«blation  prize many bargains before January 8, when  Alexander Stuart.    The will was offer
I but don't  want  us  to  aay   anything we close.    Scott's Remnant Store,   N. , ed  for  probate   in  the Nassau Surro-
abbut it Main Street, opp. Lena Avenue. i gatela Court Wednesday.
der the lead^rshiji of .Mrs. Jackson will render ajijirojiriate music and the Pastor, Rev. T. S. Braithwaite. will Jireach the sermons.
VALLEY STREAM
MiaS (Jurley is spending a few weeks at Potsdam, N. Y.
The bell has been removed fr im the old school house and has been jilaced in the belfry of the new brick school huilding, which is n<iw in course of construction.
A Christmas cantata "Santav's Sur¬ prise" will be given at the First Bap¬ tist ("hurch on Friday evening, Decem¬ ber 27, by the Sunday .Schfx>l chiidren. They will be assisted by Prof. Bar- reuther and his violin class, who will render a number of selections, besides playing the accompaniment for the i singing.
About thirty of .Miss Louise Byrne's friends tendered her a most jileasant. surjirise on iVloii<lay evening last in honoi* of luT fourteenth birthday.
Tlie .\l. E. Sunday School will hold their ('hristmas exercises in the church on (."hristmas Eve, Ilec. 24. They have jjrejiared a mo-'t interesting entertain¬ ment and cerdially invito everyone to attend.
Practical Ariiuinont
The mayor of a lonall city in Illinois was much in favor of installing water works and a sewer sy.^t,em. The citi-' zens, however, objected to the improve¬ ments, ecause tbey were i>orfectly sat¬ isfied with their cisterns and did no£.= believe they would leak. The mayor was equally jiofiitive that the cesspooU did leak into and contaminate the cia- terns, so that one night he sent a man ' around anc* had him dump a gallon of kerosene into every ceasp«xjl. The next morning the citizens were won¬ dering how kerosene got into their cla- tema. «