Nassau County Review 19120712

              Nassau County Review
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Vol. XVII
FREEPORT, N. V., ^^RIDAV, JULY 12,1912
No. 37
FREEPORT NEWS
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HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE (Governor's Iiland, which is as near is locality as can be secured).
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Dr. G. A. Newton is spending two' weeks with his parents at the North' side of the Island.
Robert H. Hunt of North Ocean Ave¬ nue, has been entertaining his brother, ' William Hunt, of Schuylerville, N. Y. j
A bo.x addrest to the "Class of 1912" and containinR wearing apparel, can be had by the owner upon applying at the Review oflice.
The Woodcleft Home i^ riow form¬ ally opened and about 2<io children are being entertained. Rev. Theodore I. King is spiritual director of the home this year.
Mra. Frank J. Wetmore, formerly Miss Etta Miller, daughter of Mr. and Airs. William G. Miller of this village, presented her husband with a daughter on Sunday, at their home in New York.
Notices, si^'.ned by Calvin J. Hudson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and dated ¦June 24, revoking the notice and order of February 15, at which time a quar¬ antine was placed on the dogs of the Town of Hempstead, have been posted throughout the Town.
The work of the dog catcher is some¬ what more persistent this season than in former years. Aceording to the re¬ ports of the pound master, Joseph Ritchie, Anthony Fedden, the dot; catcher, delivered to him between May
9 and July 2, 99 dogs, 66 of which were destroyed. There have also been 75 licenses taken out this year.
The members of the South Shore Yacht Club are anticipating a pleasant time at the vaudeville and dance neat the Yacht Club House next Wednesday evening, July 17. Music will be furn¬ isht by Muller.
The Willing Workers of Alpha Coun¬ cil, No. 11, D. of A., will hold a cake, bread and apron sale on Saturday, July 13, at 2 o'clock at the reaidence of Sister Lillian Raynor, ;!2 North Main St. All sisters are requested to don¬ ate any of the above mentioned.
Village Taxes Due
D. Frank Seaman, collector, gives notice that he has received hia tax books and will receive the taxes at his office, from July 29 to Aug. 7 inclus¬ ive.
Don't part with your hair. If you would know how to protect what you now have or want to inciease ita growth read Smith & Bedell's ad.      It
Put a gas range in your kitchen and you won't be exhausted after cooking ; tbat big Sunday dinner and unable to enjoy the rest of the day. Give an order for one to the Nassau & Suffolk I Lighting Co., now and you won't re-< gretit. It
Come   and have   one of  thoae  long lasting laughs.    Tbey keep   coming so you can't shut   them   ofT.    They   just} ooze out the  moment you lift   the lid. ' At the Crystal Theatr,e Saturday, mat- i inee and evening.'       ¦- It'
Your  attention is called to   tho adv. of the A. & P.    Store   in   this   issue. ' They   believe in advertising   regularly and quoting prices. It
Single 2 Burner Oil Stoves, 76c Double 2 Burner Oil Stoves, $1.59 New Perfection Oil Stoves
2 Burner. $6.75
3 Burner, $9.00 Single Burner Gas Stoves, 69c Two Burner Gas Stoves, $1.19 up Ovens for Gas or Oil Stoves, 79c up
Window Screens 18 in. extends to «3 in., 20c 24 in. extends to 33 in., 26c 24 in. extends to 37 in.. 29c 28 in. extends to 37 in., 35c i
Guaranteed Garden Hose, 10c ft. Special Porch Rocker, 95c '
Blk. Wire Cloth, 2c sq. ft. and a  10'; discount by the roll
10 tooth Mailable Iron Rakes. 15c Garbage Cans, 25c up Ice Box Pans, 20-26e-— ' Hammocks, $1.00 to $6.00                       | LawD Mowers, $2.69 up Sash Rods, 2 for 6-6c-10c Ranny Refrigerators, $6.76 Galvanized Watering Pots, 25c up 6x8 Bamboo Porch Screens, $1.00 It                                                DaSiWa
A store building is being erected at the corner of North Main Street and , East Lena Avenue, for Post & Conk- \ lin. i
' A concrete sidewalk has been placed | in   front  of   the   property   of   Frank Farmlette, corner   North Main   Street | ' and Grand Avenue.
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' '' At   the   meeting of Court   Iroquois, ! Foresters of America, Mordty evening, | i Nicholas     Krenzine    was     initiated. , J Three new applications were received.
r L. P. Stone, who was seriously in¬ jured in an auto accident sev ral weeks ago, has so far improved as to be able to return to his borne in Freepoit, here he is getting along every nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Maxson of South Long Beach Avenue, spent Sat¬ urday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G.,Hill at "Shell Hummock" on Swift Creek, and a most enjoyable time they had.^,^. „^-.        Ziion, ,m. ,.¦ ¦
" Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hauser and fam¬ ily of New York passed last week as guests of Nir. and Mrs. William Green- blatt. They report having a tine time and praise the village of Freeport and the bay south of the village. ,
Local Topics
entirely of
HEWLETT'S BARN fl'hoto by Stafford Stuilio)
AFTER THE FIRE
The D. I!. P. Mott Women's Relief | Corps will hold their annual beach ' party to High Hill Beach next Tues-I day. The members and thiir friends I will go to the beach in the boats, Net- | tie I'ell and Prospect, leaving Patter-I son's dock at 9 o'clock. |
Fred Carman, former postmaster of j auaford, and his family, have moved to ' this village from Copiague and are now j living on Dean Street. For some time 1 Mr. Carman has had charge of the i bloodhounds of the Long Island Rail- j road, but has resigned that position.      |
The Willing Workers of Alpha Coun- i cil, D. of .A., will hold their rext ' meeting with sister Emma Mount, Rockville Centre, next Tuesday, Julyi in. All sisters are moat* cordially in- ' vited, and all who can are requested to i meet at Smith & Bedell's store corner | to take the twenty minutes past two j trolley.
James Hurley, aged 9, of Hicks Street, Brooklyn, wandered away from his little companions at the St. Vin¬ cent de Paul Home last Wednesday and was lost for three hours. During his absence he was dined by Police Justice Edwards and rode tiome in an automo¬ bile with Constable Murray.
The boy was walking on Railroad Avenue crying when Justice Edwards found him.
"Well, well, well," said tho Justice sympathetically, "what is a big boy like you crying for?"
The lad sobbed "Hicks Street" and "my sister" in reply, but dried his tears when the kindly hand rested on his shoulder.
James was the guest of Justice Ed¬ wards at luncheon a few minutes later, and during the meal Constable Murray, who was introduced, suggested that the lad had probably been at the De Paul Home.
After he had eaten, the constable drove the boy about Freeport and fin¬ ally to the home.—Times.
The married men of the Freeport Club defeated the single men in the baseball game Fourth of July morning by the score of 10 to 9, this making the second victory for the married men.
This Saturday afternoon the teams from Merrick Club and Freeport Club will meet again on the Seaman Avenue grounds.
Spalding's  Baseball   Goods at Silva's.
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Bunnygraph night at the Crystal Sat¬ urday, matinee and evening. It
Straw bate fo^ men and boys all higb priced goMa, from 60c ap. Ladiei' auto andiitreet doatera to cloae oat, aa low aaSl.iO aaeb; a«« oar ¦dv. in thia iaijM. Banweb'a Dapt StoN. It
Freeport Coal Co., successor to VV. P. W. Haff, the largest coal dealer on Long Island. The cheapest place to buy coal. Exclusive dealer in some of the best grades of coal. It
Baby contest at tbe Crystal ends Sat¬ urday. Come and see if your favorite baby won the prize.      _ It
Neat and Pretty Lawns, 6e yd Beautiful Design Fine   Lawns,   lo   to
16c yd Chambreys and Ginghams, 10 to r2cyd Utility Linen, 46 in. wide, 25c yd Poplins, 26c yd Middy Blouses, 98c up Shirtwaists, low or V neck, 98c to S2.50 Ladies' Gauze Vests, special 7c Ladies' Gauze Vests,    tine quality, 10-
15-25C Men's Summer Underwear, 25c to 50c Boys' Summer Underwear, 26c Ladies'   Gauze Liale   Stockings, Tan, Black or White, 26c Ladies'   Mercerized   Lisle,   Stobkings, Tan, Black or White. 15c Children's Fine Stockings, 10-15-26c Hammocks, $1 to $2.50 Croquet Sets, $1 to $2.60
Seaman's Reliable Dry Goods Store. Main Street, Freeport.
Have you ever noted tbe diffeience in taste and quality between the bam yoa cook yourself and the cooked ham you buy at tbe ordinary^ store? If yon decide in favor of your own stop cpok- ing yoarsalf and buy year bam at Henry Wahlen'a Delicatessen, 71 South Main St; be eoolts all his bams right at home and tbey certainly are fine, tburoogbly eooked, sweet and juicy. T«l«pbone ordara promptly daliv n9i. It
Village Trustees
The Village Hoard met Friday even¬ ing with President Hanse otliciating, with Trustees Bedell, Randall and .My¬ rick in attendance.
i'resident Hanae called Edward Rice and stated that Trustee Myrick had reported that the streets were not be¬ ing placed in proper condition after the water pipe had been laid. .Mr. Rice s^tated that they were doing uhat they could and where the ground aet- tled they were re-tilling as soon aa they learned of it.
He asked privilege from the water committee to place tees and gates wherever they are needed. He was informed that the water committee would take the matter up.
Chief Corot'll complained of the fact that some of the   hydrants are still be¬ ing   used for   watering   purposes   and that he had been    informed by the De- ' partment  janitor that   repreaentstives ' of the trclley company had used a stil- son wrench on one of the hydrants.    It • was  decided   that   hereafter  all   con¬ tractors must make   application to the , Village   Clerk,   and that the   inspector'; be sent out to see   that   the  hydrants are properly used.
President   Hanse called attention to i the  fact   that   cellar doors   are to be placed on the sidewalk at the corner of i Main Street and Merrick Road   for the ; new Butler building.    It was  decided that President Hanse and Trustee Ran- , dall  consist of a committee   to make a ' thorough investigation and report back to the  Board.     If it is found    that the cellar   doors   will   be   a detriment   to safety, the matter   will be taken up to find if the Village or County is in con¬ trol of the sidewalk.
Street Commissioner Sprague report¬ ed tbat he had placed gravel on the fol¬ lowing village highways : Henry Street from the railroad tracks to Merrick Road, South Side Avenue from Main Street to Miller Place, Casino Street from Long Beach Avenue to West Side Avenue, West Side Avenue from Cas¬ ino Avenue to the Village line, 12.') feet on Front Street, Pennsylvania Avenue from the Railroad to Randall Avenue, Church Street, from Archer to Smith Street, and one-half block on Roosevelt Avenue. He also reporteJ that he was grading down Raynor Ave¬ nue between Merrick Road and Old ' Mill Road.
A. S. Malcomson, of Smith and Mal- comson. offered to make up such maps, etc., as would be needed if the proposi¬ tion in reference to the park was car¬ ried, without any coat to'the village.
Chief Cornell  made a requisition for supplies   for  the  department   and in¬ cluded   a   suggestion    that a   shed   be erected  at the engine  houae to  houii^e [ the old engine and truck.     The requisi- ! tien was ordered returned to Chief Cor-1 nell   as   the   Board   claimed    it    was a   matter   to   be    taken   up    by    the Fire   Council   and   that   body    make' their   recommendations,   etc..    to   the; Board.
He also presented a communication in which he called attention of tbe Board to the village law on exits at ' amusement places and asked the Board to instruct the police to enforce the same.     This was also ordeied returned.
The bond of Edward Rice as princi¬ pal and Roswell Davis and William G. Miller as sureties, in the amount of $5000, for faithful performance of his duties in extending the water system, was accepted and approved.
The following application were granted: Water, Maria Smith, 63 North Main St. ; Wallace Smith, and Peter J. Scanlon. South Bay View Ave¬ nue. Lights, Thomas E. Kirby, Wash¬ burn Avenue; Walter V. Royle, Miller | Avenue, and Louis Veerbeck, Broad¬ way and Columbus Avenue.
'Three car loads of Tassaoil were oraered purchased for the village streets, at a cost not to exceed 5g cents per gcllon, delivered.
After a. number of bills were passed the meeting adjourned.
Special Village Election
All the propositions wore carried at the Special Village Election held Tues¬ day afternoon, by the following  votes:
No. 1.
For extending the Electric Light System.
Yes, :;o6.
No, l;i3.
No. 2.
(Jiving authority to lease land for a Public Park.
Yes, 237.
No, 205.
No. 3.
For extending   the Municipal Water Svstem. 'Yes, 299.
No, 138.
No. 4.
For building Peekskill pravol i:r other permanent roads.
Yes, 272.
No, 164.
There was considerable interest in the election, over 400 votes being east.
Vital Statistics
There were ten births and nine deaths in the Village of Freeport dur¬ ing the month of June, according to the statistics of the Board of Health. They are as follows:
BIRTHS
June 2—Alva Combs, son, Alva and Cora Combs.
3—Ralph Runcie, son, Harry and Evangeline Grossman.
4—Maurice, jr., .son, Maurice ami Mary Fitzgerald.
6—Mary E., daughter, Charles arU Elizabeth Tilgham.
6—Joseph   Ferrara,   son,   Dominiek and Frances Ferrara. " 15—Mary E., daughter,   Percy    and Hattie Smith.
17—Arthur E., son, Arthur and Alice Douglas.
19—Henry W., son, Henry and Jes¬ sie Coulishaw, 76 Lincoln Place.
20—Mary, daughter, Louis and El¬ izabeth Rupert, 28 Franklin Square.
22—Elizabeth, daughter. Ward C. and Harriet Moon.
DEATHS
June 2—Alva Combs, aged 1 hour.
7—John Powers, aged 77 years.
11 — William Cook, aged 90 years.
15—Mary Brenda, aged 9 months.
17—Eseylin SiViith, aged 4 months.
18—Joseph Canalizo. aged 7 months.
25—Joseph F. Bedell, aged 4 months.
25—Frederick L. Taicott, aged 69 years.   •
28—Mary E. Boiler, aged 83 years.
Police News
Comments and •Epianationt 	
a newi natura, on vitlafa affai by tha aditor.
I am under the impression the State , Department of .'\griculture again vio¬ lated the State Law in posting their signs (giving notice of removal of quarantine) on electric light pules, but we're glad to have the signs posted and thoae poles are handiest.
Street Commissioner Sprague is now attending to his work in his auto and is able to get much more done. Here is hoping he will ;oon get time to make ua trim our trees before a heavy rain- storqi makes walking almost impossi¬ ble I ii sonu' of our prominent streets.
I really h^d to »mile when I picked up a circular'on the street adverti.sing a new moving picture show in Free- port. When thoy first started out they annt.uiiced that they would r.ot resort lo the common niLthod of distributing circulars. Later they changed their minds ar.d 1 noticed now they have re¬ sorted to the unccnirnon method of dis- triliiitiii; circulars wbich are printed in New Vork City by a person not of or inteiested in the Village of Freeport.
Fret'port showed its progressiveness again at the seccrd election Tuesday wiiei! it appropriated the sum recom¬ mended l.y the N'illage Hoard fur ex- toidiHg tne light ai'd water plant, and alt^o for il.creasing our I'eekskill gravel roads.
.Nearly everybody knows where tbe extra Peekskill gravel reads will go, to a great e.Ntent, Lut we all want good roads no matter in what section they are put.
The trolley company shows their su¬ preme contempt for or innyunity from r' gulations and rcaoluiiona of the Vil¬ lage Hoard of Trustees by continuing to use titilson wrenches for opening hydrants whenever they want to till their watering car. .All tire huthori- ties agree that this should never be al¬ lowed and our tire department begy the Village Hoard to stop it but it goes on iusi the same.
Miss May Ryder, stenographer for Hanse & Fisbel, is spending two weeks' vacation at Sugar Loaf, Orange Coanty, N. Y.
Great doings at th« Crystal.
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On July 3 Officer Baker arrested An¬ tonio Ardelino and Scapnnczi Vincent, two employees of the New Y'ork & Long Island Traction Company, at the corner of Olive Boulevard and Main Street, charging them with disorderly conduct. They started an argument as to the ownership of a shovel which resulted in fight. They were arraigned before Police Justice Elvin Edwards, who suspendfd sentence when both men pleaded guilty.
Harry Buck was arrested July 4 by Officer Cameron on charge of oeing drunk on Merrick Road. The arrest waa made at 2 :S0 and he was arraigned before Acting Police Justice Norton in the evening and was fined $10, which he paid.
Board of Trade
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade was held in Brooklyn Hall Monday evening, President Kiefer in the chair.
The evening was given over to dis¬ cussing tbe proposition to be voted upon at the special election on Tues¬ day, and nearly all present were in favor ot all tbe propositions as sub¬ mitted.
Favorable addresses were made by Rev. C. A. Logue, J. B. Hibbard. Geo. Wallace, Thomas Burleigh and i others, while Village President Hanaa ; was praacnt and explained the proposi* | tions and answered questions in rcganl i to them. t
That new flag from the Elks, on the village flag pole, at the junction of Main and Church Streets, looked good on Fourth of .luly, as it proudly floated in the breeze with tbe millions of other flags.
I could not help smiling at one of our local policemen the other day, when he had to look pleaaant at the awful pun a woman made at him. He was stationed in front of the Realty Huililintr on Main Street, where the -Mosler Safe people were hoisting one of their safes to a window on the sec¬ ond story. He ailvised the woman that she had better go out in the road rather than to walk on the sidewalk, as they were hoisting a safe into th© window. She looked at him and re¬ plied, "Oh, you think it would be safe-rV"
THE VILl7\GE tax RATE.
A number of my readers want to know why it ia that the village tax rate is 8yc this year when it was only 76c last year, and all appropriations with one or two exceptions were voted clown at the election this Spring.
As was the case last year, there is an increase in the village funds, partly increased in police  department.
There is also an increase of $6500 in tbe Street Fund, with which I assume the Village Board intends to improve more streets with Peekskill gravel.
The Street Lighting F'und has a nat¬ ural increase to $8600, notwithstand¬ ing the people voted at the general el¬ ection that they did not care for street lighting, and the Board at their first meeting decided to consider what street lights shoulil be cut out to reduce the expense.
The Fire Department seems to be the only fund that has been punished to any extent having been cut J700 below last year and n4U0 less than was asked by the Fire Department otfi- ciala, who were assured that the amount asked for would be given them, and it was quite es.sential that this amount should have been placed in the fund. The Village Board has not yet taken us into their confidence, and we do not know what their reason was, but it seems that it waa such that what economy was necessary was prac¬ tised on the Fire Department.
Of course it looks aa if the same rule had applied to the Board of Health, which has been cut from $200 to $1600, but the Poard of Health has unlimited power to spend money and if the amount appropriated is not enough they can go ahead and spend as much more as necessary, but this rule does not ap¬ ply to the Fire Department.
Here is tbe budget this vear and last:
Fund 1911 1912
General $6000.00    $7500.00
Street 6560.00    13000.00
Street Lighting        7500.00      8600.00 Fire Dept. 4127.60      8416.02
Bd. of Health 2000.00      1600.00
Crosswalks 500.00        000.00
Sidewalks 1500.00      1600.00
Sawaga 1000.00       000.00
Interest (Rd. Bds.) 1062.60     2126.00'
Reminiscences
The following was delivered as a toast by Miss C. G. Atkinson, the Dean of our schoolifacuity, at the Alumni banquet at Garden City, and she has finally consented that we might use it, as we know it will intere.-it many of our readers: Mr. President, Laiiies and Gentlemen:
For some time various of my ac- (luaintances, knowing of the friendship which existed for so many happy y^ara betwcn George Washington and my¬ self, have urged me to make public- certain recollections of that great man as I knew him.
Perchance this may be a harder task than the young ar.d thoughtless would realize—to thus ransack in the neg¬ lected attic of bygone memories, and ppririg into the dazzling arc light of the 2iith Century, tl.e daya of long. long ago.
However. 1 will M< my best, and beg that you will bear v.itli nie should tho momentary tremble in the voice, or the teardrop coureing down my hardened cheek, betray the emotion ever caused liy memory of those tirst year? in Free- port.     . '
Well do I remember fiie first timo that I beheld the illustrious J-'ather of His Country. I was ii: the ferryboat crossing over to Hunter's Point while he was leaving Lung Island in some- thir'g of a hurry. You all remember the circumstances. ("Washington, l-avored oy a Fog, Retreats from Long Island."    See any U. S. history.)
As was his <»iint on such occasions, he sto'd straight up in the beat and gazed steadily ahead.
In terror lest he lose his footing, I exclaimed, "George, why do you staiul?"
Never shall I forget the look of con¬ scious rectitude which illumined thoae historic features, as the future invent¬ or of Washington Crisp.-replied: "I have no rocking chair, and ycu ki (jw that I cannot lie."
I sav> then th^e^ultiijiate success of the .-Xmeri'can ArmV. 'That noble reply was Trenton, Princeton. Saratoga and Yorktown all condensed into one brief interval of time.
"That man will live tn have every city park named after him, and may¬ hap an avenue in lirooklyn," e.xclaimed the captain of our boat, as we again dipped into the fog; while a reporter for one of the New York dailies was so overcome, that he then and there com¬ posed the beautiful little poem entitled "Oh, (ieorge, the boat is going over."
Never afterwards did I doubt his ability to perform any task which his country might demand. "Let George do it," was the answer for every emergency, and well indeed did (Ieorge respond to the trust reposed in him by his admiring countrymen.
Tho scene had changed when next I beheld the commander-in-chief of the American Army. It was in tne ten cent store just before the crossing the Delaware episode, and he was bjoking for a bargain in gum shoes.
"No," said the lo(|Uacious clerk, "I have no gum shi'os your size, but I have some of the best gum drops at ten cents a pound that you ever at."
George smiled and explaii ed that ha had long ago promised Martha he would never indulge in anything stronger than a cherry frappe.
A prominent club woman, the well known president of that very .lelect so¬ ciety of Boston, known aa the Respect¬ able Relations of ({evolutionary Ring¬ leaders, once asked me, "Were you ever disappointed in George'."' .My reply was, "Only once."
Some time ago in a distant city I ordered Washington pie, arul awaited with feverish impatiance and New England appetite, the advent of the traditional pie crust variety.
Imagine my horror to see the waiter enter with an ordinary jelly cake dis¬ played upon the tray- 'be kind which you can buy at half price after any church social.
.\nd this was named Washington pie 1
Authorities differ as to (Jeorge's re¬ sponsibility in this matter.
An eminent New York divite in his soul and heel uplifting pamphlet en¬ titled Daily Crumbs for the Crummy declares that a man cannot be held morally responsible for such an inter¬ pretation of his name. Other writers take a different view of the (juestion. Look in the dictionary fnr yourselves or write to the Ladies' Home Journal. I am only presenting facts not attempt- i.ig to delve into the complex and un¬ known.
Yes, I remember the last time that I saw George Washington. He was touring the laland, having been hired by a real estate company to stop over night at each village as an advertise¬ ment for the place in future years.
He came along Seaman Avenue just as we were finishing a game with Rockville Centre.
Suddenly a cry reached him. "Thy win!" "Theywinl "Who win?" "F. H. S.!" was the reply. "Then I die happy," be cried, and predicted that Freeport would win the American Eagle trophy in 1912.
He gave oor team tkeir "Oske wow wow" yell, it being one which be had leartted from tbe Indians on his cross country trip to interview the French commander^
George went from Freeport over to Oyster Bay   whera he had tha misfort-
$30190.00
$37640.021    Ion Freeport lets oo hit