Nassau County Review 19091105

              Freeport Official Paper—8 pages
FREEPORT, N. Y., MONDAY, NOV. 5, 1909—VOL. XV, NO. 2
Official Paper of Nassau County
FREEPOBT POST OFFICE
Time of M
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The names of Clinton M. Flint of Freeport; J. wheeler Glover and Rob¬ ert L. Smith of Baldwin, appear as in¬ corporators of the Crescent Land Com¬ pany of Preeport The capital stock is $20,000.
Jack, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton of Pearsall Avenue, died Fri¬ day and funeral services were held Sun¬ day afternoon. Rev. W. A. Richard  of
the M. E. Church officiating; interment  fro™ the Book of Hebrews." at Greenfield Cemetery.
i    News of the Churches Local Topics
The topic of the Epworth League : Freeport did see to it too that As- I meeting in the M. E. Church Sunday [ semblyman Miller got (a big vote on evening is "Businesson Borrowed Cap-; Election Day. A majoritv of 5.51 is ital;" leader, Jere E. Brown. going some, and this an "off year" too.
Miss Florence Cooper will lead the We will give three montha' free Young People's Society Prayer Mee^ng subscription to the first reader who Sunday evening at the Presbyterian .sends us in an understandable definition Chapel; subject, "Life Lessons for me  of  the   word   incanabula,   which  waa
printed in the Eagle Monday night, but which we cannot find in Webster's.
A number of residenta   attended   the automobile races last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace H. have moved into their new Merrick Road.
Cornwell home  on
Carrier Service
Deliveries are made starting from the Post Oflfice at I) a. m. and 3:30 p. in., and collections are made on the same trip from mail boxes along thc routes. I'nrtlier informatioii rejrarding free de¬ livery will b«^ cheerfully giveu by the I Nov. 10, 10 a. m carriers or  the Postmaster,  Rob<'rt, G. I —
Anderson.
HOLIDAYS.
i?ost office closes at 9:30a. in.; can make one delivery, in moruiug.
The jury trials on the differences be¬ tween Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Whitman and Samuel Golden will ^e held as fol¬ lows: Golden va. Mrs. Whitman, Nov. 8, 9 a. m.; Golden vs. Whitman, Nov. 8, 2 p. m.; Mrs. Whitman vs.   Golden,
Siugle copiea of the Nassau Couuty Review cau be secured of Willet C Raynor, at the despot: Wm. Greenblatt, Railroad Ave.; at Gobetz's or  the  Re-
Henry L. Crandell of the local Board of Education, Prof. Jones and Mr, Smith, a member of the Board of Edu¬ cation of Port Washington, and Dr. .James S. Cooley, school commiasioner, visited the school Wednesday.
Get month.
vour Christmas   presents  this Great reductions made before
view Office, Sonth Maiu St., aud DaSil-! closing store to go South.   Will reopen va's, West Merrick Road. : in May.    Scott's Remnant   Store,   148
¦ " N. Main St., opp. Lena Ave.    Picturea
News items received up to 0  o'clock : gj^en ^^ith $3 or $5 sales,.
Thursday night;   advertisemeut form I .	
kept oi*n till !> o'clock Friday morning; papers ready for delivery 1 o'clock Fridav.
Special Announcement
All subscription orders sent in from now to January 1 will be sent free for the balance of the year; or you will get the Review from now to Jan. 1, 1911. for $1.50.
FREEPORT NEWS
  1
The   Fal!   time-table of the L. I. R. R. went into effect Wednesday.
The railroad company   has  improved its crossing at Main Street.
I Miss Alberta Tate and Paul Thomp- i aon were married Oct. 25 at the Pres- 1 byterian parsonage by Rev. C. H. I Scholey.    The  bride  wore  a gown  of
white duchess satin trimmed with white j silk lace and white beaded braid.    The
maid of honor waa Miss   Lillian  Tate,
a sister of the bride, who wore a white I late dress trimmed with c!uny lace. I Gaston Blake of Rockville Centre   was
best man. The witnesses of the cere- 1 mony were Miss Alice Fowlks, Mis^ j Mattie    Fowlka,   Miss   Hattie    Tate,
Mrs. Barrington and Mr. Thomaa Tate.
I P^or the third time in three weeka I the firemen had a long run Saturday 'afternoon, two of these being "64" j calla. The one Saturday afternoon, at 1:45, waa for a brush fire which was
The choir of the M. E. Church will hold a "penalty social" at the home of Mr. and Mra. S. R. Smith this even¬ ing. Refreshments will be on aale and a general good time is promised.
At the M. E. Church Sanday morning the Sacrament of The Lord'a Supper will be administered and new membera received. In the evening, at 7:30 o'clock, the paator, Dr. W. A. Richard, will occupy the pulpit.
Morning servicea at Cbriat Lutheran Church will be held at 10:30 Sunday. The Sunday School meeta at 2:30 p. m. Evening service will regularly be held every Sunday at 7:30. All the services are in the English language.
The sale of candy, cake, tea and sta¬ tionery, by Mrs. Charles H. Scholey's class of the Presbyterian Sunday School, will be held at the manse next Wednesday from two to six. Ali are welcome.
There will be public reception of new members at the Communion ser¬ vice on Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey's eve-
Don't put off sending for your school tax bill. D. Frank Dikeman ia the col¬ lector and is making friends with all who have to call on him. He has his oflice in the First National Bank Build¬ ing.
The editor of the Review has a apecial list of people to whom he sends notices of all taxes coming due. He will gladly add to this list any of his subscribers who wish to be kept in¬ formed, if they w ill send a requeat that he.do this. The pleasure is mine - just send me your name.
The wooda to the east of the village have been afire for several days. Would suggest to the fire commissioners the advisability of sending a bose wagon over with a couple of men and putting this out, a half dozen times if neces¬ sary. Last year it cost ."?.50 for horse hire for this work, to say nothing of calling the firemen out at 3 o'clock in the morning, becauae of the delay.
We   like  to original   items
keep   this   column but the following
for com-
ning sermon theme will be "Zephaniah:  ment on the trolley   service  from   the
The Curse of Religious Indifference.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Wm. G. Miller, instead of with Mrs. Nelaon Smith, as hefore announced. Mrs. H. F. Allen, leader of Foreign Speaking W. C. T. U.,- will give a talk. All the ladiea of Freeport in¬ vited. Remember the date, Monday, Nov. 8, 3  P. M.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Free-
/^ Vacuum carpet  cleaner to rent; Da-j getting  uncomfortably  near the houae port M. E. Church will hold a rummage
Silva's. It. of Tredwell Bedell, at the west end of sale  Friday   and Saturday,   November
I Bay View Ave.    The blaze went down 19th  and  20th,   afternoons  and even-
Freeport   lost  its football contest at j however and  the  recall   was  sounded '"g*^. 'Commencing at 3 o'clock,   in  the
Rockville Centre Election   Day ;   score   while the firemen were on their way to vaoant  store corner Merrick Road and
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5 to 6.
„ The regular nieeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held this evenirg.
While alighting from a train Monday aftemoon Mrs. John Morgan fell and broke her arm.
the fire.
Main St., formerly occupied by L'Hom¬ medieu's ^^akery.    Ladies', gents' and children's furnishinga,household gooda, will be on sale.
Freeport Council No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M., will have a class initiation this Friday evening.
Have you had any word from your corns lately? If so, refer at once to Smith & Bedell's adv It
Mystic Rebekah Lodge will hold a euchre in Fraternity Hall on Wednes¬ day evening, November 17.
Freeport Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., ;' will attend divine service at the M. E. ^1^      Church on Sunday evening, Nov. 21.
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"'r     George Aring, a former  Freeporter,
I       has   been  appointed  Post  Master   at
Jjong Beach, taking effect Oct. 12.
A The   W.   F.   M.   S.   of the  M.    E.
I       Church is collecting  a  carload  of  pa- r      per, the  proceeds derived  from  their sale to be used in their work.
K   -     Mrs.   G.   E.   Libbey of  N.  Bergen
[i,     Place has returned home from  a  viait
f...   out   West.    Mrs.   Libbey  will  be   at
home on FrifJays through  the  Winter.
Need any building blocks fer that new building? Bishop & Gilford, Baldwin, are making them in large quantities; see their adv. in the Re¬ view thia week.
j     Clarence    A.    Edwards  reporta   the
I following  real  estate transactions for etc
I the week :    Sold for Geo. Howard Ran-
jdall   to  Charles Spindler, house corner      The  .semi-annual   meeting    of    the
'Jay St. and E. Lena Ave.; for Edwards   Woman's Home Missionary Society  of
& Hansen, to Aubrey MacCarey, plot the New York East Conference will be 1100x125, west side Pennsylvania Ave., held in the M. E. Church Wednesday j Rooaevelt,   North Freeport  Park;   for next,   Nov.   10,   9:45 a. m. to 4 p. m.
same to Dora E. Devlin, plot 100x125,   In  addition   to the intereating reports
same map; rented for H. E. DeMott, house South.side Leonard Ave., to A. Burschard.
L.   L.
laiand   Event is true and terae enough to bear copying:
"We used to wonder why our local trolley line did hot iasue timetables but we can plainly aee nowadays that they would be aa uselesa aa a fine toothed comb to a baldheaded man; the only time they run on ia behind-time, and when waiting for them we sometimes wonder if they are even keejiing up to that scheduie."
School Notes
Milton Raynor was home from Syra¬ cuse University over election day.
Clinton Story was horne from ('ollege Saturday and Sunday.
Douglas Brown has entered the night .school at Cooper Institute for an elec¬ trical engineering course.
Miss Fitch, Latin teacher in the High School, spent Saturday and Sun¬ day at Long Branch, N. J.
Next Monday Rockville Centre and Freeport High  School   football   teams
Freeport now haa a representative at Oxford, England's most famous univer¬ aity, in the person of the son of Coun¬ selor Harry G. Clock. The young Long Island atudent is said to youth of fine attainments.    He
there will be addresses by Mrs.
Slack  of   Brooklyn  and    Miss    Alma  piaVatfreeport Athletic Park.
Matthews of New York.    The seaaion s
are all open to visitors and friends. The Board of Education, by courtesy
Special   services will be heid Episcopal Church  of  the  Transfigura¬ tion   Sunday.   .Nov.   7, in commemora- be a   tion of the fifteenth anniversary of the dedication of the church.    In the morn-
of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Com- tlie pany, is now using the truck house as an annex to the Grove Street school until the Long Beach Avenue school ia finished.
member of the well-known lalip Clock ing there will be Holy Communion at family, long prominent in the religious, 8 and 10:30. tn the evening, at even- commercial and political affairs of the song, 7:30, Rev. St Clair Hestsr ofthe South Side. His maternal grand- Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn, will father was Dr. William E. Woodend of ! preach.    The   historical  addresa    will
Huntington, famous in hia days aa practitioner, a politician and man affairs.—Eagle.
Dr. Street, dean of teachers' college at Syracuse Univeraity, attended teachers' institute at Hempstead Wednesday, and waa the guest of Prin¬ cipal R. L. Smith of our school Wednes¬ day night.
This   afternoon Freeport and Hemp¬ stead High School football teams meet for the first time this season, at Hemp¬ stead.    The contest promises to be  in¬ ln the Baptist Church Sunday  there  teresting, as both teams Kave won their will be preaching at 10:30  a.   m.   and Contests with other teams. 7':30  p.   m.,   as usual.    Rev. Fred  J
The deer shooting on Long Island is now interesting hunters. The first open days were Wednesday and Friday of this week and there will be two more, next Wednesday fcnd Friday.
Chas. D. Smith has had the sidewalk in front of the'Freeport Harness St«re widened to the same size as the rest of the walk in that neclrion, making a nice broad walk all the way from Pino Street to Merrick Road, on Main Street.
Thank^iving Poat Cai^s, 10c doz.; Dennison's Crepe Paper, decorated. 13c; DaSilva's- It
Gas will be shut off Monday, Nov. 8, at 1 p. m., for about 20 minutes.
Wanted.—Woman to do hoiise work. J. (^ward, Hope Place, Leonard Ave., Ttvam stop 7^.
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a  be delivered  at  the  morning service, of  The soloists are Mrs. W. H.   Sammons , at the morning offertory and Mrs.   Ed¬ ward Lumley at evensong. Jonathan K. See died  early Sunday morning  at the  home  of  his   grand- dauhgter,   Mrs.   Warren L. Bedell, 37 Smith St., with whom he  has  resided
for several yearsfaged 85 years. Fu- Soule, who was the late Rev. S. W neral services were held Tuesday eve- Roberts' roommate at college, will bo¬ ning, with interment at Staten Island gin to serve on Sunday as student pas- Wednesday morning Rev. W. A. Rich- tor of the church. Mr. Soule has ard, pastor of the M. E. Church, preached for this congregation during officiated. Mr. See has been a member the Fall several times at moming .ser- of the Methodist denomination since -vices and has well plea.sed those who early boyhobd, and was a great reader have heard him. The other services of the Bible, which he had read through of the day will be held as usual—Sun- over two hundred times. day School at 2:30  and  Christian   En-  the Seaman Avenue school gave her  a
„   ,        "p. r^      ^ deavor at 7 o'clock. hallowe'en surprise  Friday  aftemoon,
tSeing   Done   UOOa n j t     j and presented her with a large  basket
The   Laurentian,   the  college  paper Board of Trade of fruit.    Then the class adjourned  to
of St. Lawrence University, has this The regular monthly meeting of the Mrs. Geo. B. Paterson's on Ocean Ave- item of a resident of this village, on Freeport Board of Trdae will be held ^ nue, where refreshments and sociabili- Long Beach Avenue: in  Fraternity  Hall next   Wednesday ; ty were enjoyed for an hour.
Edward  P. I^ent, '92, is residing  at evening,   at 8:15. At the cloae of the Freeport, L. I., and he  is  engaged   in  business  meeting  there will be an ad-       Anderson's candy and soda store has literary yrork.    Despite the  fact  that  dress by Herman Artus Esq. of Brook-  changed management, he has been for several years an  invu-; lyn,  subject "Wit and Humor."   The '__
lid, Mr. Lent haa wielded  a diligenit j public is invited. ,     .,  .u ¦
He is author of  several  works,'     -     -           G/*«" f  White  have  closed  their
TS/^i^or^TrcT T* restaurant,corner of Main St. and Mer-
KUU:>iiVlii-f i rick Road.
The institute this year is much more convenient and is jjj^lping tige teachers considerably. The Freeport teachers are able to commute each day, as they are given from 12 to 2 o'clock for their midday lunch. There are 480 teachers attending institute this year at the three places in Nassau County.
The class of Miss Sarah B. Rouss  of
pen.
one of which, "Being Done Good," describes, in the inimitable style char¬ acteristic of Mr. Lent, hia expen'ieqce with the doctors of all the schools. The book had a large sale.     Thoug'h
Clarence A. Edwards, F'reeport real estate agent, has aold for Susan C. Smith, 10 acrea on (Jrand Avenue, to H. P. vonNostitz.
BALDWIN ReynoldsQetsPt. Lookout
The majority of nearly 600 in favor of selling the balance of Long Beach to Ex-Senator Reynolda at the election Tuesday was a big surprise—even to Mr. Reynolds, who was not expecting so large a vote in favor.
The  vote   in   the   18th district,   the home of Dr. J. Carl Schmuck, who had promised to buy the land for   $500,000 if the voters refused to let Mr.   Reyn¬ olds have it for $100,000 was expected to go strongly against the propo.sition, j instead of which a majority of 75   was Charies H. Southard and family   have ; in favor, gone   to   Manhattan   for   the    winter, j     Hempstead village   was alsu expect- Mrs. Southard returned last week from I ed by many to put up a strong   oppo.si-
an extended trip in the west.
The Girls' K. K. K. was entertained by Miss Edith Smith last Monday eve¬ ning at her home on Thomas Avenue. Hallowe'en games ard fun prevailed.
The   next   regullar   meeting   of   the Ladies'   Aid   Society   of   the    M.    E, Church   will   be   held on Tuesday, No vember 9, at the home of Mr F^earsall on Central Avenue.
The teachers of tha Public Schools have been attending the seasiona ofthe Teacher's Institute of the County of Nassau held at Rockville Centre on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of thia week.
Rev. William D. Tuckey will preach at the morning and evening services of the M. E. Church on Sunday. Sunday SchcKil at 2:30 p. m. and Epworth League at G.45 p. m.; topic, "In buai¬ nesa on borrowed capital." Leader, John (Jifford.
A Mission Study Class haa been formed under direction of the Depart¬ ment of World Evangelism of the   Ep-i Total
worth   League.    Tbe   study   of   South I	
America will be taken up. Any who \ desire to join will please notify Miss: Amy M. Smith, Merrick Road.
tion vote but gave a negative majority of only sixty-two in four districts.
Out of the nineteen election districts ill the township only seven gave a ma¬ jority against the sale, the majorities totaling 385 againat possible majorities in the other twelve districts totaling mor*e than one thou.sand. The districts which voted against the resolution were Wantagh— Seaford, Woodmere, Garden
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BELLMORE
The funera' of Mra. Adelia Bedell, widow of Hollett Bedell, was held on Sunday afternoon at the residehce of her aon, Stephen Raynor, Rev. Williyn j paint.
Mosea Hunt and   family   hnve   trone to Florida for the Winter.
Robert   Wilmarth's   houae on (irand Avenue has been treated to   a   coat  of
D. Tuckey, pastor of the.M. E. Church, officiating.    Mrs. Bedell was 89   years
of age and had  resided large portion of her lfe.
in   Baldwin   a
Another number (if "The Record," publiahed by the students of the High School, has been issued. Among the other items of interest the following paragraphs appear i
The pictures for the various gradea and hall have arrived and when hung will add greatly to the appearance of our school. They muat be seen to be appreciated, so come and see them.
¦I'he school census for thia year shows 586 children of .^.chool age resid¬ ing in the district. Already there are 460 registered in the school. Of this number 34 are full-fledged High School students.
WANTAGH
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Half started Tuesday for Florida.
A regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder Co. was held Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mra. Thoa. J. Davis have returned to their home in Flatbuah for the winter.
The Sigma Euchre Club willmeet next Thursday evening with Mra. John T. Cowles.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Arthur D. Southard.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor nieeting thij Friday evening is "Les¬ sons from the Book of Hebrews."
Surveyors have been at work near Henry Ultsch's property this week and it is understood that a high fence is to be erected just clearing Mr. Ultsch's building.
The First Election District gave a good Republican majority Tuesday, but the proposition to sell Long Beach to Senator Reynolds was defeated by 128 votes to 99.
victim of many infirmities the writer's auspices of the M. E. Church. The good nature ia proof against all mis- preachers for the next four Sundays fortunes, and his quaint wit and humor I will be: Nov. 7, J. J. Holden, Brook- was never more brilliant than during i lyn Nov. 14, Junes Gray, Brooklyn; the recent years of sickness. He is {Nov. 21, C. O. LeCoant, Brooklyn; improving greatly and bis friend, who | NoV. 28, W. S. Hall, Froeport The are hiB admirers as well, are hopeful | public is cordially invited to these aer- of his meaavireabie recovery." I vices.
Next Sunday at 3:30 p!. m..  regular, preaching  services  will  be opened in       Henry Sigmond is  tearing; down the tho Board of Trade building under the j Sigmond Hotel at  Pt. Ixwkout and us
ing the material for summer cottages at Pt. Breeee. _v__	
Phi Alpha lost its basket-ball con¬ test Tueaday to^ Rockville Centre Tues¬ day night but won from Ocean Side Wednesday nigbt and Merrick Thurs¬ day nigbt
School Tax Collector Fussell is now receiving the school taxes, with one per cent addeil for thirty days from
, November 1.    After that date the rate
: will be five per cent
Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite will I commence a series of semtdns Stinday ; evening in the Memorial iChqrch on I "Life Lessons from Soloman",- tak- ; ing for bis topie, "A Wise Choice.
M. (iallet was elected a memlier of Advance H. L. & E. Co. at their last regular meeting.
Wm. Laase aiul family, who have been residing on (irand Avenue, will soon move to Brooklyn.
(!has. J. Schneider and Co. ha'e opened a tailoring establishment in Tony Palermo's building near the de¬ pot.
After leaving an ojiening between the tracks for some time, the railroad has put in another length of fence to replace the One destroyed, and it is again a caae of jumping the fence or walking around, to catch |_eastbound traina.
The Second District turned out a good Rejiublican majority Tuesday. Out of 327 votes cast the results were: Lat.son, R., 201; .Miller, R., 206: Kap¬ per, 1*., 107? Reifschneider, D., 105. Besidea this there were 3 Indejiendence League, 2 Socialist and 1 Prohibition vote. The projxjsition to sell Long Beach to Senator Reynolda was given 47 majority.
SEAFORD
The Ladies' Aid .Society met with Mrs. M. K. Vooris last Thursday.
Mrs. R. T. Prodgers apent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Wm. H. Condit.
Rev. (Jhas. S. Wing preached and held quarterly conference in the M. E. Church last Sunday afernoon.
J. F. Schipper and family of Mount Vernon, who have been spending the summer in Seaford, have removed to New York for th«j winter. •
Inside Waterway Boomed
The Inside Waterway l..eague re¬ ceived quite an addition to its mem¬ bership Ht a meeting held at Centre Moriches Thursday evening.
It is proposed by the league and those working along similar lines to construct an inisde waterway along the south shore of Long Island, from Gravesend to Peconic Bay.
W. W. Hulse of Bay Shore, president of the league, presided.
Speeches strongly favoring the im¬ provement were made by Assemblyman John N. Lupton of Mattituck, Elvin N, EkSwards of Freeport; Everett M. Price of Bellport E. R. Pease of Centre Moriches ^d George Kiernan of Sag Harbor.
Resolutions  favoring  the  constnMKi| [ toin of the  inside  waterway by th national government were passed.