Nassau County Review 19091224

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Fr^epart Official Paper
FREEPORT, N. Y. FRIDAY, PEC. 24,1909-V0L. XV, NO. 9
Offlciai Pit^erof Xassau Oounty
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Sincla copies of tbe Nsssau Ooon^ Il«>view oan be seonred of Willet O. Rayanr, at the depot: Wm. Oreenblattr Bailroad Ave.; at Oobeta's or tbe Re¬ view Oflloe, Sontb Kiln 8r., and DaSil¬ va's, Weat Herrlck Bond.
Mpws items rsoeived np to 5 o'tiock Thursday nigbt:  advertisement form hept appit tUl 9 n olook Fi iday mominit; ready  for delivery   1   o'clooic
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FREEPORT NEWS
Tbe schbQls sre closed for the Cbrist¬ mss Holidaytand will open Tuesday, Jsnusry 3. .
At the annoal election of Freeport Chapter, R. A. M., Toesday evenine, the following officers were el<^cted: H* P., Austin Adams jr.; K., David Sbtberland jr.; Ser., John D. Gunning; seeretary, William H. Sammons; treas¬ urer. Henry P. Libby; trustee for tbree! comroonicstion   purporting to be   an
Communications
To  the  Editor of the Nsssau County
Review, Dear Sir: -
In  your  issue of fast week, was a
years,  Arthur  B*   Barnes: years, Piatt Conklin.
for   two I inquiry  in reference  to the Freeport j Board of Trade, bot was in reality a { mendacious attack on a reputable and Semken and ! useful organization.    It'was pablished
Misses Florence and Mary Davis are bome from College fur the Christ¬ mas vacation.
Waiiace R. Post bits been seriously ill for several days but is now consid¬ erably improved.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray have re¬ turned to Freeport, after living in Philadelphia fur several years.
The Directors of tha First National Bank have declared a dividend of 3 per eent. on their capital stock.
News of the Churches
At the Baptiat Charch, Rev. Fred¬ erick J. Soule will speak Sunday mom < ing o'n the theme, "Jesus the Nazarine: An Ap£reciation." Tbe evening theme will be "Tbe Requirement of the King¬ dom.'* At the Cln-i«tian Endeavor aer¬ vice, a mission study of Japan will be entered upon.
State Councilor Chas. H Deputy,^. C. Robert L. Lightfoot also I simultaneously hy several papers, and a delegation of brethren from Port rejected, I am informed, by otber pa- Wasblpgton, were entertained by Fr«e- i pers. The writer, who hides behind port Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., Friday j the nom de plume of "Willing to be In- evening. I formed," would be folly informed, had
  .   I he been a earefdl reader of your yalua-
Next Friday evening the Freeport i ble paper.    Your reports of the Board Socisi  Club will hold  its masquerade | meetings have been full and accurate. ^
carnival and novelty  ball  at Sigmend |    Tbe nWport Board of Trade was {Missionary     Concert   of   Prayer Opera  House.    The  committee  is   as j organized seven years ago for a good i Thursday evening,   Dec. 30.    All  are follows: j and useful purpose and has done /much I cordially   invited.    A silver collection
President, Chas. Werkheiser; vice-j in the way of securing improvements, for missions will be taken, prei., A.B. Wallace; 2nd. vice pres., | for theVillage. It has been on the | Henry Sigmond; secretary, M. E. right side of every publie question. { Stokes; financial sec, M. C. Robinson; i It aecured the removal of objeetiona- I treasurer, M. E. Sigmond; floor mgr., ble advertising signs, it assisted in se- {Cbas. A. Sigmond; aast floor mgr., curing free ppstal delivery, it favored j Walter Coizens; sergeant-at-arms, W. {the building of new school bouses I W. Cameron. ' and k urged the improvement of If ain
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I    New Year post cards, gold finish, 5c      Through ita Coonwl and Vice-'Presi- doz.    DaSilva'a. _    It.     ,dent.   Elvin  N. Edwarda, it secured
"The Christmas Heart" will be the Sunday morning aermon theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church. The subject of the evening will be "Will you be missed?" "The American Indian" will be considered with the aid of stereopticon* pi':tures at the Monthly
The services in the Episcopal Church Sunday will be Holy Communion at 8 and 10.30 a. m., and evensong at 7:30. The Christmas music will be repeated at the morning service.
/ Ever Hfsdy Hose Company announces | a masquerade ball for Lincoln's Birth- | day eve, at Sigmond Opera House.        I
Our  Responsibility  for   Home  and Foreign  Missions"   is  the aubject of! reduction  in the trolley fare  between ] the prayer meeting in the Presbyterian Hempstead and Freeport    The Board Chruch at 6:45 Sunday evenin?;  lead-
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19X0 Calendars . -    . . . , u   .»
The Review acknowledires the follow- i''" «teadf«*tly advocated better police er, John M Ini n!i«^Hitr*nl lorn. * ! protectioo for the village and has eon-
ingcaienaarsioriaio i sUntly  urged  the enforcement of Vil-}    Harry Cartwright is announced   to
Whitney VanWicklen has been on | William G. Miller, builder and gen-h^^ ^,jjn3„<.gg f,^ the protection of lead the Epworth League meeting Sun- ;tbe siek liat for the parit week but is ! eral contractor, a large handsome ««•- our people and their property. It has day evening; topic, "The Coming of able to get around hia ofl[ice again. i endar view of Yellowstone Park Tower j y^j^gj  j^^  purchase of necessary fire, the Redeemer."
Rooks. i apparatus and was instrumental injjse-1
Our advertisers are requested to have      Freeport Brick  Works, front, com-1 curing an all-night lighting system. ^ series of   simultaneous   cottage
tbeir copy in a day earlier again  next  mon and ornamental brick. {    It has freqqenlty asked its~ members i nieeting",   preliminary to the   Union
¦week on  account of tbe New  Year's      Title goarantee and Trust Company. | and  friends to   patronize   the   local  Evangelistic  Services,   will   be   held
•»"^y- '    M.    Stockman,    "Exclusive tailor-1 "">'•¦•''•"'^» """^ *"'«'.P""*'»-.      .       i Tuesday  night,   Dec.   28,  at 7:45, as   Itaecnredbettertrain service from foijowg.   j. j.*Raynor, 283  So.   Main
At the meeting of Excelsior Hook i '"^   , . , ,   ,   „ „
and Ladder Company Wednesflay even-1    Peckham,  Little A Co, ing, January 5, important amendments stationers. New York,
commercial
te tbe by-laws will bo acted upon.
Louis T; Wells is now sole proprietor of tbe L. L Taxiiab Co. on Railroad Avenue, having bought tbe busineas and property of Willet G. SmiTh.
A successful fair and cake sale was held Friday and Saturday under the aaspiees of the Women's Relief Corps, esmieeted with the D. B. P. Mott Post, No. 627, G. A. R., and "a !arge number of artieles were sold.
Tbe First National Bank advertises the meeting of its stockholders on Tuesday evening, Jan. 11, from 8:30 to 9:80, for the election of directora and the transaction of other regular business.
John Polhemus Printing Company, makers of the law blanks we sell in our Stationery Department.
the Long Island Railroad, not only for g^ . m„ gjiaha Raynor, 90 Smith St. the beneflt of commaters, as sneering- George Raynor, 213 Cbarch St.; Har¬ ly suggested by "Willing to be In-\,ey g. Smith. 240 W. Merrick Road; formed," but for all the people wbo q ^ Humphrey, 258 So. Ocean Ave.; live in Freeport or come to it. This j|rs. C. W. Bedell, Bayview Ave. an^ improved service has  brought   many | Archer St.; W. E. Golder, 30 So. Long
The Freeport Bank, Freeport, N. Y.,  permanent residents to our villuge         	
allarge flgure calendar with a very      The  Board discussed  tbe matter of dallAve. an'dGrove St. pretty reproduction of the painting, j building inspection but found thst tbo "Old English Village." , j Village authorities had no power in tbe
Tbo prettiest calendar on the Review I mattkr.   A member of the Board has desk this year is the gift of Harry  E. ' prepared a  bill to be presented to tbe
I Beach Ave.; Isaac T. VanRiper,   Ran-
In Christ Lutheran  Churclj Suaday there will  be preaching services   at
aesK mis year is tne gut oi  narry  a. j f»«'k~«~  -  "¦¦• >~ •« »"~rr '"71       "    lo so «   m  and 7 ^0 n  m  and Sundav
Howell, who is in the printing business Legislature in January, which if enact-. ^^"^ »• "»• 30  „„ ^' M announced
in New York citv     It hasn't his name  «d mayiemedy the situation. S<=™»' « 2.dO  p.   m.    As announced,
in wew lorK city,    it nasn c nis name >, '    ^.^ ..««,„,.i „f ehe, a German service will be held Wednes-
Everyone  inter-
Peck  & Silva's.
Snyder's   Skates
on anywhere so we are permitted to I    As to the proposed removal of the ^-„-_--;„_,» o ,5 believe it is a real Christmas present "mall  cemetery on   Church   St    the ^"^^4!"^"/"i„  ^^^^^     i, eordiallv for tbe editor  instead of a business  tnatter was -.•arefully  considered and f',£tti tn «ttend cordially adv.                                                            1 investigated by Counsellor Maxson and , "»*"tea to attend.  ,      '                    othera and it was ascertained that tiiei
VilUge Board had no power in the mat- i    The   regular   business   and   social
ter. j meeting of the  Epworth  League will
Every possible suggestion in the way j be held in the Lecture Room of tbe M.
of Villsge improvement has been Intel-' E. Cburch next Tueaday .evening, Dec.
ligently considered and discussed by 28, at 8 o'clock.    All are welcome.
t^   Board,   and action taken when
possible.   The.propoeed automatic fire
alarm system  ia to be considered in
Vlllaiie Tmstees
All   the   members   of 'the Village I Board of Trustees were present at tbe regular meeting Friday evening except- at   Da- {„f[ Trustee Patterson.
^^ ¦{    First Assistant Enginefar VanRiper of tbe Fire Department presented
Falls, snd sre residing in tbis village. Mr. aild Mrs.  Baa^tt were married " One.  14, as announced in   our   last issue.
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Mr.  and Mrs.  Eugene  R.   Bassett   requisition for supplies and repairs for ^j,^ near future, and it is probable that |    The  Union   Evaneelistic    Services bave returned from their honeymoon the companies; also a request for Tung-Lhe Board will favor some such tyt-Lim„^J^torjgn   6   it trip at Albany,  Buffalo and Niagara [sten lampa with reflectors in the var- ^^^ j, ^ ^0 be shown to be to tbe ad-, f !" ^ "L nf wiH^-ln
ious hoases; referred to Cleik Sbea and Engineer VanRiper with power.
'fax Collector 0. Prank Seaman re¬ ported collecting $40.49 since last re-   !port, makings total of $15,605.86.
Santa Claus will pay bia customary \   . "^^ ,2r"'f*'"T\^?'"L'^M**i visit  to-morrow   afterijoon to    Wicte SlIXt^T-STCth swL A^^^^^^^ Awake Bngine House,  to   distribute h»'J«";rj'"^„*«f»%Side^^^^^ eacdy and fruit to the children.    He L Apphcat.ens of G. H   Rand^^^^ Jay
will slso sppear at the Opera Hoose for f *T iif/hS.   rhit? Sf   Ir I'iX: aSlnilsrp£pose, wheie he "«"^also J-'.9-N'^^boU. Church s^^
have otba^Ifts of practieal value. '"1 "'• ^- ??"»' ?*'" ?'" /" ^J^l'
' gifts of practieal '' i' '' ' ueo Pisiwl and James 'Hanse, vrbn purchssed the former bome of Mn. Nslasa H. Smltiioo West Merriek iBoed, have soM 25 fset frootrge to 1* OsSiJhrs, who ariU enlarfe his store. a, iBtaNia ^Ith hss parebsss^ tbe -dweHlair oa the preaiiaea. He will re- asevelclps pbt In Randall 'Pack.— -Obssrvei^
TlKsC^nibian Brsu Foundry baa TCcelved an oHer tiota tka MoUsn fltssi Beat OoaHpAmr of Sslsm. OMo^ iDVlsAOsf tlw.«alibrste4 Oolunblsa Meiiellcni. This coutiaiM w** .awatd- 4His#aiiBfp eoamtitkia and lyoaks wall far'tiie. prooosts of oor kwsl iOtlljirtloii
Freeport, ...,,, . , ,    give promise of wide-spread interest,
vantage of the villsge and not solely Re^ptg ;„„ those in charge indicate in tbe intereat of an individual or cor-; ^ ,„_er repMnse than a year ago in poration seeking to install it The j si„gers and workers. A score of cot- social features of tbe Board meetings, j, meetings will be held, half of referred to by your correspondent hML^em simultaneously on Tuesday even- never interfere with the buainesa end. | j^^ j^^ 28, and as many more Tues- Tbe lectures given under the auapices ,, evening. Jan. 4, in preparation of the Board of Trade during the past ^„, ^^0 large central meetings in the tbree  Winters, have been open to  the! churches later,    in addition a meeting
V   Ao tiN latest sMfsstaes «n ssI4 at •«|s BavliMr 8«atlaM>ir Sleia. es S. Haia flit; span rrldat aithl: get ytuf ^dMHaws rsaAag.
-'i^ilMfr a|iiM'«wM'«aa««siata' lka'«ltl '•'¦ySfarmfii^'artiit^^
were granted; application of j^ary iP. Gilbert Por.teitield Place, for ,water, WJIS laid over, there being no extension of the line to tfae desired location. It was decided on aecomt of the cold weather, tbat tbe matter of fixing side¬ walk in front of H. F. Harms' baild¬ ing on South Main St, be laid over till batter weather. -^
An invitation from the Fire Coancil to attend the next Coancil me<«ting on Jan. ID to discuss Fire Depsrtment mst-: tors wss seceptad.   '
PrasMsat Morrison reported tbstr, ss directad hy tiw Baaid. he bsd amde sn sfpreauMmt witb Fred Ortell. Smith Oox sod R.. G. Andermn, ssTrartees of liieclsiar Hook sod Lsdder Ooo- psay Nor 1, -tp psy for Jsnitor's l||er- vteas, snd ouilta aseeSaary repairs sad la all (aapacts aMlataia aad take esre of tiMir trwdi boaae ss ^tber vi^e itee lniMM^ii»axehanca fw tliie aaa ef UwImnhm, w, iaeiads all consrsl snd apadfl Tlllati|ii:alactioiM.
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public. They have brouKht to our vil¬ lage some of the most noted platform apeakers in this country to-day. Theae lectures have been eadcatiooal and heplful and have been duly appreciate*^ by good aodieoces.
The Board of Trade^ bas nearly 200 active iaembers. New names are add¬ ed to the roll at every meeting. Tbe orfaaization ia noii>iHlitieal and non- aeetarian. It ia here for tlie publie good. . It la hsie to stay imd I believe -it will hwrinse ia lallaeDee and nseful- naas^aa time rolls en.
Akwao !Faster, ' President
Freeport Bosrd of Trade.'
Wa are iacliaed to tbiDk Pre^idsnt Pqstar was misiofiiiriBcd abbot'sny pa-
Krejeetiog Ihb ootfiawBi<ation as it beea aa uawricten law to publish eommanieationa of thts diaracter.
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for united prayer was held Thursday evening of this week in tbe Baptist Church. Men's meetings have also been asked bythe men for Sunday af¬ ternoons of Dec 26 and Jan. 2. The varioas committees, too, are all at work perfecting arrangements. The first opportuoity of testing tbe real en¬ thusiasm was no disappointment and occurred Sanday evening, wben tbe members of tbe uniting congr^ations came togetber after service in the Methodist Church for a preliminary 'song service'. The people, even at that lato boor, filled the large audience room aad eotiwed with evident delight upoa sn sequaTatsiiee with tbe inspir¬ ing new soi«s in Or. Chapman's wide- lyrenewoed book, "Winona Hymns." Five hnndred of tbese bave been se> cored and evidpntly tbey will be none too many.' Tho moaie will be led by a ilarge ehonis jdwir, numbanng over IMvobiBtosrs. Plstforms to sceom ifsdsto tiMm will be erected in tba dMfeabaa. aad oo^palns or money spsred ta laadar eeaqt detail of tbs servioe* at ImIhEbI aad pleasant ss possible. iiilMptaaag asr«{eali»>a bsM la mmftdlkijfttidBAqAdrtAlUddAf attm-
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Local Topics
A Merry Christmss to you all.
Superviaor Cox presents a tax rate two cents lower this year than last. He has qoito a babit of doing" this.
The windows in our local stores look fine this year. Coupled with a reason¬ able uae of newapaper apace thia should cause the merchants to be well pat¬ ronized.
The trolley company is putting out its cara repainted an olive green, a col¬ or which wont ahow dirt so quickly. It is suggested the same color might l>e an advantage on the inside, in lieu of brooms.
Village election is atill two or three months off, but already elates are be¬ ing made up, and candidates conaid¬ ered; for the office of Village Presi¬ dent, John D. Gunning, J. Huyler Elli¬ son and R. A. Mansfield Hobbs are mentioned. Archer B. Wallace has announced himself as ^ candidate for trustee and Fred Ortell is also men¬ tioned for the office.
An old proverb saya that a "green Christmas makes a fat graveyard," and as most people accept a proverb Bb if it were indisputably true it ahould be said that there is no truth whatever in this particular saying. No warrant in found for it in stetistics, ard the very fact that people whose health in below the average are advised by phy¬ sicians to seek a mild climate in win¬ ter should show others that when the Christmsa holidays are roiid and pleas¬ ant we ahould not be opprest with any unusual dread of impending death.
Let us once again make the old— probably unnecessary appeal to those wbo feast on Christmas day to remem¬ ber those who, but for the timely char¬ ity, muat fast while they feast. We shall dine more comfortably possessing in thought those sacred words, and believing in their implied promise— "inasmuch as ye have done it to the least nf these ye have done it unto me." By the way, have yuu sent tbat check or other donation to Trustee Sig¬ mond's Chrfstmas tree fund yet. Thij is your last chance.
Apropos of the aubject of communi¬ cationa we will not hereafter publiah any article reflecting unfavorably upon any object or movement unless the writer signs his name. It has been the custom io country newspapers (and city ones as well)-to run articles from "Old Subscrilier," "SicTemper,"etc., but we do not see any reason for con¬ tinuing it in the Review and so will not do it any more.' The editor of this psper takes a responsibility for all he writes, and makes enemies or loses friends on the str^ingth of his articles when he feels compelled to criticise things, and if our correspondents are nnt willing to do the same that muat be their affair—not ours. This of course does not apply to news correspondence.
How much are you interested in that new lire alarm? Are you one-of tbose whp think they are doing the lire departments favor if they Vote for this? 4Vho ia the more concerned, the firemen who muat answer the alarm anyhow or you when your hou^e or the one next door is afire, and you have to wsit ten or fifteen minutes be¬ fore the whistle starts to blow, as you are quite apt to do under tbe present "system." A sample system is in¬ stalled in Wide Awake Engine Com¬ pany bouse on Church Street and yuu will be welcomed there at any time tbe bouse is open; or First Aasistant Cbief VanRiper, who has taken great inter¬ est in this new plan of giving fire calls, we have no doubt will make an ap¬ pointment witb you at any seasonable time to explain bow it works.
We take phiaiure in publishing in this issue replies to " Willing to be In¬ formed," who assailed the Bdard of Trade in our laat issue. These articles are written by inen wbo are not aahbmed to sign tbeir names, and give their wr^tiogB some standing; aa to tbe idea of oor former correspondeat iirwritifig bla artich^ bs told oe st ths time ba bsnded It ia. It waa beesaso be wasti*d to stir the RiMad to taite soma Intatast te the firs slarm system; after the Beview asa^ oot ba said it eras ba> aaasfi tba real estate sgaats wanted tha salt
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Baptist
The Christmas entertainment Sunday  School  will be held To evening, Dec. 28, at eight o'clock. Episcopal
The e.xercises nf the Sunda;^ will be held as usual on Holy In Day, Tuesday, Dec. 28, in the
The services  in  the Church of Transfiguration on Christmas Day be Holy Communion 7:30 and 10:Si m.    A cordial invitation is extem all to "come and worship with us.
Lutheran On Christmas Day, a festival 1 will be conducted at 10.30 a. m.
The  Sunday  School meets with < ents and friends for its public celeli tion of Christmas at 4 ^clock in, afternoon on ChriRtmas  Day.    A dial invitation to all.
Methodist The Christmas Sunday  School bratioiis are  being  held as   folio Thursday, at 2 p.   m..   Home Dei ment and Cradle Roll; Friday, at m.. Primary   Department;  Friday,. 7:30 p. m.. Junior and Senior Deg ments, with the cantata "Jolly Tin by^ome 60 members of the School, y
Sunday will be observed as Cl mas Sunday.    In^ the morning the tor will  preach  a Christmas ser to  the church,   including tbe San School.    In tbe evening the reinf choir will give the Christmas cant "The Everlasting Light"
Tho Junior League ha? made sent to two missions in the city, following Christmas packages: picture books, 1 pair wristlets, work bsga, fitted out; 12 handkerch| and 66 dressed dolls.
Presbyterian The anthem "Bethlehem"  was 1 at Sunday evening's Christmas Service.
A Christmas Social was substit for the regular meeting of the Jl C. E. Society Thursday aft Thers were special exercises, ing a Christmas story by the Past
The Home  Department will It Christmas reception on Monday, 27, from 2 to 4 p. m., in the ehafi
The Cradle Roll will have a Cl mas Festival in the Chapel on Mon Dec. 27, from 2 to 4 p. m.
Thc ChristmasFestival of the Uu School will he held on Monday ev< December 27.
The Christinas Festival of the velt Branch Sunday School will be ! Tuesday evening, Dec. 28.
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The  Public  School  held Chrii exercises last Fridsy afternoon.
All the ponds in the vicinity been ftlmiahing excellent fun for younger population during the last I days.
Tbe annaal Christmaa Ttose of ' Sunday School of the Cbareb ofj Michaeli and All Angels wlH be next Tuesday evening.
William Kifflpton died st the ot bis sunt,  Mra. John Powsiili^: Satorday nigbt, of membranaoasl after a short illness.   ttUtanA 1 whieh were private, wera bdd : afternoon.
Letters of administration^baYS imakd tqr Sorrogato Jackso» to, ( J. Smith upon the estate of I ceased wife, Henrietta,   "nwre i ^
estate of $1,000; peraonsl $27*44^1
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An "Old FssUooed Haskiii' will be held io Iqr tbe Amteed ¦ at Trade ia the Y. M. L a Hi Fridsy sveaing.   New   Year'i DlSDciageemmeacssat8 o'cl sten'Waldaki.   A good ,tjttd.'
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