Nassau County Review 19170316

              Nassau County Review
FREEPORT, N. v., FRIDAV, MARCH 16, 1917
Vol. X.X, No. 11
Our jNew Machine Came
Ttiursday mominK of tt>i» week.    We
Freeport Schools
Pupils who bave been perfect in   at
Vilfajce Tickets Named
Tlje only contest for office* at the had to UiHrtiantie our old one and send | tendance (neltner tardy nor abaent) villai;e electioo next Tuesday will be it baok, ro all the type after l<i;:j() had whj have had above 90 for effort and between Sidney H. Swezey and Sidney to be set by hand and cut short Wp'¦"•**•¦'•?« "^ov^ Hf, in school work H. Swezey, can lidate on tbe People's hope to have the machine well set up ^ '»' '»'« ""'"'^' «f February : and running 8o we can get back in shape j (JROVE STREKT SCHOOfj
before our next issue.
Social and Personal
Brief Items Conccminc ReaidenU of Our Com'
muDitr. «ihI Their Cuectc, Vtwt»
•ad Social  Aff min
Bellmore ! F'reeport ciub Activities  ^ tjjg fire Department
I believe in what I understand to be *
Mrs. S. H. Swezey entertained a few
1 Grade—Dorothy Jacobson Combs.
2B Grade—Beatrice Barasch, Elise ' Rindl.uh, Dorothy Rjasell. Gertrude .   Van Rees.
2.\ (Jrade—Irene   Florian,     Mildred Main street; HpiUpr« SUtionery store.   Geller.  Ldna Stumpf,    Edward Arnold,
Freeport
At the Republican Preferential  Pri Miss "Almaj mary last Satarday thr> only contest of | few  (lays I local interest was for   the   nomination ; I (.f Constable for    this   section   of   thei
town.    There were four candidates for : and high score bowling for men.
Slntcle <-oi)ie« of the Review for wie'at ( blatl'» «n<l Braltliwmite«. Railroad Avenue; •rmun s. Natiuu County Keview, DaSilva Oobetz •. Main Street; HpiUer'« Stationery Grove Ht ; Sidney Smith'n and Michnoff'ii, West Mernrk Hoad.
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
/   :(Official figures for Sandy Hook)
Friday Mar.
li^tlirday.
Sunday
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday.
Kriday
Saturday.
16
17
18
15<
20
21
22
23
24
1:U4 p.
2:32 p.
4 :U2 p.
6 :09 p.
6:06 p.
6:28 a.
7:18 a.
8:07 a.
8:04 a.
m.
m.
m.
m.
m.
m.
m
m
m.
school   work   H
•nd the Citizens' tickets, respectively.
The People's ticket,   with   the   oyster  young ladies at '•.¦>(J<1"   Wednesday   af shell 88 its official emblem,    was   filed   ternoon t<> meet her niece, Roland   flrst.'snd the piesent officers   were re-   '^?f'7"-  ^*^"  '*   spending
nominatfd, namely: *'^" "^^' 	
For President, Ernest S. Randall. A son. .I'ohn Kenneth, jr.,   was Jiom
For Tro-itees, Henry L. Maxjon  and   to Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth   TayloV on Silas A. Williams. .Saturday, March   10.    Mrs.   Taylor  is
For Treasurei, .S. Dimnn Smith. 'he daughter of Mr.   and   Mrs.   Donald
For ColUctor, D. Frank Seaman.        ; Mackay   and this i.- their   tirst   grand- Mr. Randall, in order to givt his at- \^"''"- tention to his candidacy on the  Fusion ,     j,,^ members "o'f the Aid Society  and
 ,    „ „^.   „„„„„,.,,    Hermus   ticket for the office   of   bupervisor   at   of the Sunday   '^chotil   of   the   M     Ft
Verbeck. Mary Combs, Shirley Fulton, fhe Town election on April 3. officially church are bu.lly preparing for their' °V^'^"!^'*^,.'" '^^ .*°J"= ^K^^'\" Helen Gould, Elizabeth Verity, Flor- declined the nomination, and it was ; fair and supper for week after next, | ^f.'J'"'^ "^''' **""*'''• --'* *"'' Meriitt. ence Bruno. not settled until Saturday   who   would ; Thurs<lay and Friday.    Full particulars
4 A   Grade—Ethel   Geller,    Florence   be nan^ed to   succeed hiin.    The   com   ; are promised for our next issue.
our representative in Bellmore I the   principles of the   Freeport   Club: niersand new. left wfth him I jt takes c»re of ¦ lot of voung men   of
ie careful attention  ai* ~*    '
I the village. — Rev. active member.
S.  O.   Curtice,
IMatl«r% of intereat to and abo In owr local depart r by H. E. f.
COMING EVENTS
Former Chief Engineer Bernard J. I.oonam will not be a candidate; for Chief Engineer in the tire   department
Saturday, March 17--.Speci«l novelty   contest in April.—Observer,   March 9.
Edwin Clark, Howard Keegun.
;iA    (irade — Felix    Cohen,     Charles Connor,   Emanuel   Goldfarb
this nomination. James ¦). Molloy and Harry E. Merritt of thin village. Ferd mand F. Miller of Seaford and Thomas W. Murray of Freeport. The result in this district was: .Molloy, 105; Mer¬ ritt, 41;Murrav, ti; Millar, 5. Molloy received the n'lmination with    a   total
122.
Same date. Weekly Dance.
Wednesday, March 21—All inembers ' of Club in\ ited to attend lecture and oyster stew given by the Club. (This is the monthly get-together meeting and each member is expected to bring one or more prospective members with him.)
March 21—Ladies' and gentlemen's bowling tonrnaTient.
March '2'6 -Bridge and, SOIj) party
And now it is ChieT Williams who is walking on air. It's a young ftre- man, born last Friday.
The Olsen furniture business has been sold to .S. Baumann of Hemp¬ atead.
, Heskay, Hpltn Peroni. Marguerite Schneider, Charles Niles, Claude Kay¬ nor.
Mt Grade-Margaret   Gould,    Sadie
Goidfurb, Alice Muller, Roy Fennema.
6A   Grade —Ellis   Spenee,      Roscoe
Keegan, .John Grace,   Marlon Wallace,
Emily Southard, Grace Crews.
mittee appointed by the si^zners was Joseph R. Clark, Kolnnd M Lamb nnd I.eo Fishel. A number of citizens who wanted to have a say as to who the next President might be after Mr. Randal! had withdrawn, placed Mr. ; Swezey in nomination on a separate) petition   as fhe Citizens' ticket,    with
Harry .Vlaithias entertained a num¬ ber of his friends at his home Satur¬ day evening.
Miss Ruth Mack entertained ac a mBs<|uerade dance Saurday evening at her home, Pine Street.
'IA    Grade- Vada   Combs,    Frances   the anchor as an emblem,    and    desig- '"onnors,Paula Witmer,Morris .Sendler.   natad as committee   to   fill   vacancies 8B Grade-   Helen Ault,    Peter   Fon-   Sidney ^^ Gibson,    William H. (Jrace,
Edward W, Tree has purchased   the house at 01   Porterfield   Place,   owned •nd formerly occupied by John B. Hib-   >!'«• bard, now of Brtioklyn.
tana, Minnie Box, (/'atherine Jeffersjn, Ruth Mack, Diana Peroni,   Henry Sin-
*'The College Aunt" will be given, in Brooklyn Hall next Friday and Sat¬ urday evenings, March 23 and 24, for benefit of the Student Staff,
SEAMAN AVENUE SCHOOL 1   Grade—Gerald   Martin,   Herbert Smith, Prances Doerflinger.
2A   Grade—Paul   Gormley,    Ronald Peck, Gladys Ward. ¦ HA Grade —Louis  Doerflinger,   Ber-
Last Thursday afternoon, March «. nard Pirodsky. Florence Golden, •n informal hoase warming was given 4th (irade—Mary Bentley, Grace by Mra. J. N. Hartmann at her hand- Karl, Marian Earl, Charles Goldsmith, some new bungalow on Liberty Ave- Millie Hauser, Fred Howell, Lizzie nue, the members of the Japanese Pirodsky, Jay Stewart, Leo Venditt, Porcb Coffee Social,   who   arrived in a   jHmts Woolsey.
body about 1 :«0 p. m., and   after pre-       oA-dB   Grades—Mildred    Mahnken, senting the hostess    with   a   beautiful   Adelaide Sutherland, William Ward, and costly dower    basket,   tilled   with       (;A Grade—Averell   Marlow.   Laura natural flowers, repaired to   an   ante-   Ault,    Florence      Hubert,      Margaret
James Hanse snd .M. J. Zulzer. The committee of the People's party, des¬ ignated to fill vacancies, also named Mr. Swezey for the oflice.
The J. F. S. Cub of Freeport h.ld its tirst annual mask ball at the home of Mrs. A. Fitzgerald of Lena A venue. Friday evening, March 0. The ball was well attended and prizes for fancy and original costumes were won by Mrs. G. Bartelle, Mrs. M. Miller, .Mrs". P. Trumpfellow, Mrs. R. Wilson. Refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrg.   John   J
The   Ladies'    (lymnagium   Club   of   turned on Monday from Freeport met at the  residence of .Mrs.    friends at Bayside. J.    R.    Moore,    Colonial   Avenue,    on Thursday,    March   8.     The   members'     Clair Bartholomew hai
Although published withnu? perniiB- sion, the 'oiiowing shirt letter will probably interest a number of our fire¬ men :
Nazareth, Pa , March 1. Dear Howard .—
Just a line, with my   left   wing,   to On April H the members of the Na         March 24 —Special novelty and  high   let you know 1 just arrived home ^from tional Guard who are   engaged in pro-   score bov. ling for men. , the hospital,   after a 15-days'   sojourn
tecting the pipe line and pumping sta   i      Weekly dance. ' there, which was not at my   wish,   but
tions in this vicinity, will give  a   ball       March 2x--f-adies' and   gentlemen's   without a doubt to my good, in Firemen's Hall.                                        bowling tournament. My appearance reminds   me   of   the
- - March 30—Edison phonograph con- numerous pictures I have seen of men Guy Smith, who haa been the local cert with special talent donated by the back from the trenches, head all band- station agent for the past three years. , Edison people. aged up and arm in a slinK, and to has secured a like appointment at Wat-I Marcb 81—Special novelty and high '<'i"w that I was hit with a shell makes ermill. and with his family will re-! score bowling for men. move to that village.     He    will   enter                                   -
room, and in a few moments reap¬ peared gownedin hHiidaume costumes as the Vama-ifama girls, to the gieat and pleasing surprise of the hostess. 'Patriotic and appropriate speeches, music, singing and dancing Were in¬ dulged in by all present, after which a DBlatalile menu was enjoyed and hanrt- aome souvenirs i resented to all pres¬ ent. The decoration were beautiful and strictly dnivrican in every detail. After a very enjoyable afternoon the Kuests departed, showering the hostess and family with the very best of good wishes for a continued happy, healthy and prosperous future and as perrra- nent residents of Kreeport. 'fhe mem- fcera of the above-named society wlio j Were present were: Mrs. James llanse, Mrs. Nellie Keegan, Mrs. Katlitrine Fennema, .Mrs. Katherine JelTers(m, Mrs. Eliziibeth Bowers, Mrs. Aubrey t?oper. Miss Agnes |Heaney and the ] hostess, Mrs. J. N. Hartmann.
Big Program for
Real Irish Night
The Irish Night t<i be held for benefit of the   Catholic   Church,   at   the   New
Oiiirk. Kiilh Earl, Marie Vreeland.
Tth Grade — Roslyn Feltenstein, lUrtrani Hrainen.
¦'A Grade —Francis Gilbert, Albert Sutherlard, Dorothy Clark, Helen Conklin, Grace Post.
ARCHER STREET SCHOOL Kindergarten—Emily  Holland, Her¬ bert Schley, Edward Wulf.
IA ilrade — Aline Mackay, Edward Muller. Howard Muller.
Asks Women to
Give "Sanitary Party"
Dr. Mary Holten, head of the wo¬ man's clinic of Guuverneur Hospital, Manhattan, speaking on sanitation and germiS before the women of this vil¬ lage at the F'reeport Club last Thura¬ day afternoon, suggested a system for better sanitation similar to the une in vogue in .Manhattan, namely, a sani tation   party.     She urged   the   woman |
to "give the party" to careless Healers!     The Thursday 500 Club    was   enter and sellers of foods, in particular, who . tained at the home of Mrs.  John R. S. permit their goods to gather tlies    and oher germ-carrying "flutter«rs."
A sanitation party i) ona which calls
on his new duties next Monday.
.Miss Hazel Green, who has been to a city hospital for the pait foOr weeks undergoing treatment, wi'l return tu her nome on Wilson Avenue this week.
Lowrey   re¬ visit   with
purchased a found it great pleasure going   through : """   automobile which   he has   added
to his taxi business.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Meyer celebrated their eighteenth wediling anniversary \ at their residence on Bellmore Avenue '¦ la«t Wednesday   evening.     A   numb'er j
the different exercises under the in- sruction of Mrs. J. E. Foley. Re freshments were served by the hostess.
The crack bowling team of the Club visited the Richmond Hill Republican !Club last Thursday evening and a very enjoyable evening was spent by the boys who represented F'reeport, who were Harry Beebe, CIvde Wal lace, Harold Cook, Willard l). Finch, William Austin and William Thomp¬ son. It will he recalled that Freeport beat Richmond Hili team a week ago on their visit to the club house, the score being two to ont in Freeport's favor.
It seem more real than if I had been hurt otherwise. Wht-n I get the use of my right arm. 1 wiil write and tell you hiiw near old Father Time had yours truly. Uf member me to all the boys.
With best regards. As ever,
MitV.
White, South Bergen Place, i afternoon.
Editor Naasau County Review: Dear Editor:— The Board of Directors of the Free- Thursdav i °^ '^'eir friends gathered at their home   port Club are striving    to   make   that
and a pleasant evening was passed.
it   not I
Mr. and Mrs. Charles    E.   Mack   nf
for   considerable   excitement --• r.      l ¦ r,      ,   .
pleasure    for      the      "guest."       The   '^""J'', 1^°"B Beach Avenue are stopping "party" is generally held In the   local ""^ ^^'"^ Beach, fla. police court before a police   justice or magistrate and the participants usual¬ ly attend in   reply to sommons   served
Mrs. Bertha Knobel   of   Weat   Mer¬ rick Road is Ht Southern   Pines, N. C.
on them either by the women of thej village or by the police directly. In ! order to boll such a party it will be j necessary to have a publicity promoter 1 on the job, one who will    write   it   up
Mrs. Theodore IL Vought of Ran¬ dall Avenue entertained the Luncheon Club on Wednesday.
Mrs.     Henry    L.     Max.-
Y. M. C, A. does to the cities, and we feel that tht newspapers, and the pub¬ lic might well cooperate with us in our work.
We are particularly anxious to have young men of 1«   years   and   over,   of
  I good standing ami   reputation,   associ-
_,   .   , Hte theniHeUes with us and   eiijuv   the
CnristopherSchxyicker, .ir., a former : ^,^,,^,,5^, ,h,. club has to oll'er. resident of this   village,   spent Sunday ,     ^.,,^re an- undoubtedly mniiy at the home of   his   sister,    .Mrs.    duy
Alva R. Smith, jr., and family, who passed the Winter in the northern part of this State, are visiting at the home of Mr. Smith's parentB on Merrick Road.
OFFICERS NOMINATED
tiOSE No. 1
Captain, Alvin K. Raynor Ist Lieutenant, Daniel G. Raynor 2nd Lieutenant, John Kobel Recording Hcrretary,  Edwaril   Sniith Financial    secretary,      William    E. Loonam
Treasurer. James K. Smith Warden, Edwin StillwJl Truatees,   .A.   .limes   (Cronley, God- institution mean to Freejiort what  tbe   frey (iilbert and Harry Null
Delegate N. Y. State, Frank  liailey Delegate S. N. Y., Frank Bailey
HOSE N.l. 2 ('aptain, Willard D.  Finch Isl Lieutenant.   Iluward 1'. Slatr 2iid Lieutenant. IlamiltcnC   King Secretary,  Willinni F. Dunki r Fiiin'icial .secretarv. Jnl^i   .1.    Iiulaii
peop
pin
3A Grade—Helen Raynor, Raymond Wulf.    ,
4B Grade — Emmet Allen, Katherine Bcller, Frank McCann, Loraine Mix, Helen Weyant.
4A Grade—Paul Itenke, Lucy Wat¬ kins.
ob Grade—Gilbert flint. Fred (ireaves, Ebba Johnson, Mildred Sulli¬ van.
5A Grade—Thomaa Detwiler,   Doro¬ thea   Hottenroth,     Rhona     Kennedy. Liberty Theatre   Saturday   evening  of  <^'eorge Kranz, Caroline Muller.   Catb this week bids fair to be a big succes.s,   erine Sutherland.
a large   number of ticketa   having   al-       «jA Grade—James Asch,Jack Forbes, ready been dis)>o8(.>d of. Ruth   Goest,   Lombard   Jones,    Edith
The program, as arranged todate. in-   King. Edna Moroney, Frances Scbifler, eludes; , , -     ,r ,n      ' Henry Sutherland,   Isabelle   Detwiler.
C-i^rc-us Day in   Pumpkin   rowii,   Tom,     rjj^  Grade-Ruth    Bowers,    Robert McCaflFrey, Billy Fields and William F.   ,,,„„„    M«rarpth«   r;r«,.r    Gertrude
2A Grade--Edna    F^arren,    Augusta .¦'     ',:.,,,,,, .u' |      Mrs.     Henry     L.      Maxson,      Long
Muller, Augusta Stratton, George Mitt- .?^^„^"''r' ','""'' *"'   ""'"'" "^ ^''^ ! Beach Avenue entertained some friends
haiier, William Stratton. tu      •  j             '       .1.        .       .      Ifrom   Brooklyn at luncheon   Satuulnv.
r, V,     ,       /.    .    .                .        r,  , The   judge IS expected to extract   a \ rn.                     ,    .,  ,   .     .,•            .,    ,.
2B Grade —Dons Lugrin,   Leo   Hal- ,i„ii„, „, „„ „ f,„'/th^ ,iof<.r,^uMta        1 Those   preaent   were;    .Mis.-hs    Nellie
" dollar or mote ironl tne detendants.      i 1, n„i,i   m„u  1 \r.... u;.. _ ,. .1
j Smith, of Oak Street
Dr.  Holton. who  X'alled   a   spade
Scofteld, Mabel Van Wagner,    Cather-
,     ,, , .1.   a    t 1- , ine Housman.   Alice Bigger,   F'lorence
spade, blamed the fly for tiiore dlaeases        . ,.    .     1    r'    .„  _       1 1..1   , ..- ¦ .?;'., •' , .   ,! and Gertrude l^.ritman and F>the   Pick-
than any other agency   and   requested   r .,
the women of the village to begin their { ' 	
campaign    againat the   "typhoid   fly'   , ii^rtspvplt  P    ()    tn now, so tbat the people    will   be   edu-1 *<""*'^^*^''- '   •  '"'•   "-"
Have New Flag
Pearsall,
Dublin MinstreLs, Boya' Quartet.
Irish Air.s, violin, George Helm.
Musical, "The Boys rrom Claire," Edward Keogh and C. McCord.
The Singing Lassie, Miss F'rancis Kiernan.
Song, Miss Mae Egan.
Brown,   Margrethe   Graser Thoni8, Pred Combs.
8th Grade—Dorothy Fleming, Wil¬ bur Hasenbein, Ruth Kranz, Margaret Mailer. Kdith Raynor.
COLUMBUS AVENUE .SCHOOL IA Grade—Robert Ashmead,    Doro
One-act play,   "Mrs.   Flynn'a   Lodg-   thy Cramroel, Mildred Noble, ers," with the characters taken as   foi-       2A Grade—Theodore  Baraus,   Ellen
I Carnie, Madeline Cornell, Bertha Duda. 2B Grade—Dorothy Gremple,   Mary
lows: Mrs.   Hoiiora   F'lynn,    the   landlady,
"SanTFatex, a poor artist, one of | Stevenson, Lena Taylor, Joseph Wilde, the lodgers; Jean O'Neil. '     3B Grade—Ethel Crummel,   Freder-
Sam,   his  colored   servant;    Edward ' iek Helm. Keogh. '     4A Grade—Fannie Kc.amer, Frances
Prof. Weinhofer, another lodger; Ed- j Kropp, May Taylor.
wanl Meaney.
Anton Sauerblitz, a prospective buyer of paintings, John Meaney. !
A reception will follow in BrtKiklyn j Hall, iluring which refreshments will \ be served by the Daughters of F>iii.
Arrived from the Border
Howard Aldridge   of   Troop   C,   Ist Cavalry,    arrived   home   from   Texas { Wednesday evening.    He has   been at ' the border with his troop since July.
-Edward Baker,   Juanita -Anthony Chuisano, Mar-
4B Grade Farmlett.
5A Grade ion Duryea,
5B Grade—Thelma Cornell, Marion DeMott, Ida Folks, Helen Oakley, Margaret Whitehead.
6A Grade—Pasquale Chuisano, Alva Pearsall, Genevieve Wolmsley
cated up to the necessity of killing every one in sight. She said the fly was responsible more than anything jelse for carrying tbe infantile paraly- : sis germ. Sanitation has become so ,deep a study in Manhattan, she added, that the health authorities are proud : of the small death rate.
Mrs. W. A. Vossler, who is active ] in community league plans, was chair¬ man, and after Dr. Holton had finished her remarks, Mrs. Vossler was re¬ quested by Dr. Holton to form an or¬ ganized body for the purpose of carry- ; ing on sanitary education.
Ernests. Randall, village president, I spoke about the dumping ground and sewage situation in the village. He i said that bids for contracts for the in- ' stallation uf a disposal plant were ad-1 ; vertised for but none was received.
Dr. W.   H.   Runcie.   health  oflicer. j I explained that the village must vacate I ita dunaping ground in Roosevelt April 1 and that the village will soon be con¬ fronted   with a problem   dealing   with ¦ the handling of the refuse.—Eagle.       '
Freeport Gun Club
(Special Contributor) <
Gunners at the first   prize   shoot  of the   seaaon held by the   Freeport   Gun , Club on Saturday afternoon, March iO, enjoyed a moat  interesting  contest at | the elusive clay targets. '
One very noticeable feature of the ' shoot was the scarcity of Freeport' shooters,   only   one   being      present.
Superviaor liiram R. Smith drtipped in the Roosevelt Poat Office laat Satur¬ day morning and instantly noted the absence of the American flag.     He in¬
in F'reeport who have never visited the jt'lub, and have a very hazy idea nf j what it is like, or what it .stands for. The Bellmore Baseball Club will Let me say tbat tbe Freeport Club is give a dance in Firemen's Hail on Sat-1 nonaectarian and iion-fiolitical. It urday evening, April 21. The Club ; has for its object* the promotion of has organized for the coming year and , .social intercourae between ita mei , is to be under the management of (JIair i bers, the advancement ot the interes's Bartholomew. A number of games are of athletics and the providing of means already booked and witb aome younger ' of pleasure and recreation for its ine.u- men in the    lineup,     (,'lair,    with    his' bers.
knowledge of the game, should furnisb j      We have line facilities for attrnctiiii; some interesting exhibiti(mB. : the young men and providing a healt' -
— ' ful place for them   to   congregate    111.
i ."^I'surer, Albert L. F^arle '.Vard n, Walter H. Ci.zzens Inistees, Howard F. Starr,  Wil
K.  Dunker, V, iilett W. Uuynor Dtii'^jste   N.    Y.    .<latH.   S.    Hi
Smil!)
De'e/'ite   S.    N.     V.,
N. Meyer bas received   the   nomina tion for Town Overseer of the Poor on the People's ticket.     This is the   F'us- .      , ¦   c     •   , i_  JI        ; ion ticket,    composed of Progressives,
guired and was informed none had been ! Republicans and Democrats which has supplied by the Covernment,   and   the ,: ^.en endorsed hy the Democratic Town ("princely"     salary   allowed   does   not, ^.p,j,^jt,pg I seem large enough to permit the Poat- ! master to continue purchasing bis own I flags.    He was asked if the Democrat- : ic Postmaster at Roosevelt   would   ac- I cept a flag from the Republican Super-
I visor of the Town, and accepted   with { Crevoi8era"t's,      tbe i pleasure, so Old Glory   will   hereafter ! agency. 95 So. Main be in its proper place.
Queen Quality Shoes for Women. A new black kid lace boot just in from the factory. High cut, Cuban heel, plain toe, all soft kid. Price .$B.OO. only F'reeport agency
Advertlaemen
We have three pool tables, two bil¬ liard tables, four newly-ecjuippe I Iiovn I- ing alleys, comfortable lounging room.-' and one of tbe best ballrooms in town. The (;iub is constantly kee[iing up in¬ tereat by dances, tournaments, con¬ certs, lectures and things of like nat¬ ure. Tbe use or sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited. The conduct of the affairs at the Club has always been auch that it is a by-word among piar- ents that they   never   object   tu   their
l!ii'iiill,.n   G.
i:n(;i.nf. No. i
I 'aptain, Millard F.  Hnnd
I iiu'eiiant,    John .Matthias,    Henry
Kecnrding aecrethry, Georije .Murjihy I'lMiiir-iiil secretHry, John I'liwer.-i 'I'reiisurer,   CbHrlts    ('ontuir.    I.uuia i'iitviib
Wariieii,  Millurd F,   Ilnr,.I 'l\ •- -o-e, I.d^is Sclr.vnii
Wantagh
.liimes A. Chichester, a miiimii of the Civil War, died at his hnnii- on .le¬ rusalem Avenue last F'riday. aged 7s. He served a.-i a lieutetiunl of artillery in the war and had lived in this vii-iiiity sons and daughters attending the Free-   for upwards of 20 y..ars.    11.'   leaves   a
 -  •     . ¦ widow, M.-iry.    The funeral s-rvice was
held on Sundav night. Rev. Thomas   S.
port ('lub affairs beeauae    of    the ((Continued on page S)
Important Village Election Next Tuesday--Polls Open From 12 OXlock Noon to 8 O^clock P. M.
\ iliage divided into two districts by the line running west along L. I. R. R. tracks to Grove Street,  south  to  Whaley
Street, west to village line	
Polling Place, District No. 1, House Truck Co. No.' 1, Church Street; District No. 2, House Hose Co. No. 2, North Main Street	
(iB Grade-Mae   Aston,    Williamay   Come out   Freeporters   and   show    us
Sinclair Roynor, Tel. )S1 Freeport. coal.
8   No.   Main   St.; The   place to   buy
Advertisement
Evans, Mary McAvoy, Ethel Noble.
7A Grade—Ida Baker, Russel Cre¬ voiserat, William Monahan, Ralph Raynor, Edward Schmidt.
7R Grade—Ruth Ackerman, Lizzie Jones.
how straight you can point  a   scatter i gun.
The high handicap prize was won by Ernest   Abrams   of   Rockville   Centre and the high scratch prize   by   August! Klosich of Amityville. !
The scores: '
On account of the high cost of ma¬ terial, on and after March 15 all acety¬ lene welding and brazing will be for caah only. Theodore Bedell, F'reeport, L. I.
AdvarUSMBMat.
We have dropped the price on sizes of coal. Freeport Coal Co., S. Main St., Tel. 389.
Unclaimed Letters
Bissell, Mra. Helen Alsop,    254 Mont¬ gomery St.
iSrien, Sarah
Barn, Dr.
E. C.
Classic Novelty Co.
Donlon, Miss Elizabeth I
Gibboney. Mr. John 1
Hynes, Mrs   P. T. j
Hall, Mrs., Washington Ave.
Hammond, J. E.
Johnson, Miss, So. Grove St.
Jackson, P.
Merritt, Mrs. Annie Goodyear   tires.      Ballbearing   roller   Occupant, 66 Pine St. skates   fl.60   pair.    Miami . bicycles; Smith, Mrs.    Cyrus.   4140   Chichester with mudguards and brake, $26.    Call ^ve.
and be convinced, it will cost you noth-^ Wufnick, Mr. W. A. ing and misana a saving to you. . Yaeger, France*
.       Ady«rtl.,ment. ^ T. Benson Smith, P. M.
ANNOUNCEMENT March 13, 1917.
E. V. Colyer will open hli  atorij  ati 24 South Main    Street   on   Saturday, '
Marcb 17, witb a taU line of jewelry, ' Dr. Posner's Baby Shoea. Tan Kid clocka and watches, ailver and cut i Button, plain toe, aises 4 '.o £ witb glaai. Personal attention will be giv- i wedge beel, 12.00; hard sole rfisea 2 to i •n to watcb, clock and jewelry repair- 4. ;$1.7Q; same in black, $1.76 andj IHR. ill.SO.    Crevoiaerat'i, 95 So. Main.
Ernest Abrams
A. Klosich
J. F. Simonson
C. A. VunRees
C. Sparks
P. M. Lord
J. G. Abrams
Brea
44
48
45
82
37
31
33
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lis
andi-
cap
f!
0
0
10
,si
10
6
Total
60
48
4.'>
42
45
41
39
Why go to new York for a bicycle when you have a better selection in Freeport, with a guarantee that covers all defect*. Iver Johnson, Boy Scout, New England, Royal, etc., 1917 mod els, cari be seen at Sidney Smith's, 15 W. Merrick Road.   Flak, Goodrich and
J. F. Simonson; and C. Sparks    tied : for aecoud   handicap   prize,   Simonson winning in the shootoff at    15 'targets by 14 breaks to 12.
Main Street
Crossing Improved
The Main Street crossing of the Long Island Railroad has been repaired ; by the Long Island Railroad authori- j ties. Supervisor Smith took the mat-j ter up with E. M. Weaver of the Rail-! road .Maintenance Department, andj was asaurved that the Company would 1 "do whatever we possibly can to have! the condition remedied as soon as poa- j sible." '
AdverttMOMM
Kuabion E-Z Comfort   Shoes.    Soft: kid. rubber heel, coiUion insole, tip or plain tie.    The   kind   for   aore   feet. Price   $4.00.    Crevoiserat's,   95   So. j Main. |
AdTwrtlasHiint.
Braithwaite oHiciuting. The iiitermont was on Mondav in Cypress Hills Ceme¬ tery.
.Mrs. I'. F. Avogadro entertained th« King's Daiighterson Tuesday afternoon,
¦ Bay Shore played Wantagh at bas- ; ketball on Tuesday of last week in the ; F'ire Hall; scor.. :il to 2!< in lavor of Wantagh.
Th*' Ladies' Aid Society held a thini- '. ble party at the home of Mrs. Sarah ' Hicks on Wednesday afteriiDori.
(ieorge .S, Beachel will be initiateil into the (Queens County .Mutual AHsist- ance .Vssociation next Saturday night. Bergen Seaman was received "into the liKJgc last Saturday night.
.Mrs. Frantis Smith and son llerbi-rt of Fieefxirt spent last weekend with Mi.s. Fivderic WielR-l.
Harry T. Braithwaite. who lias   \,een ill for six weeks, Ikin iiv-;g.i,(i iji.t   ijosi- , tion ill the Fn-eiKirt Bank on aeciHintof the confinement afferfing his health.
Mrs. F;(Iwiii R. Wendler d>f   Chester. I'a., has fjeen vihiting her parents, .Mr. , and Mrs. John T. Cowles
Increase in Deposits
The fol'owing tigures showing the increase in depusit.-? H;id resnurc^s of the First Natioi<Mi Bank are interest¬ ing. These amounts are of .March f,, the date required for th<! regular re¬ port, but a big increaae is noted on .March 7 after Ihe la.-t report vih„ pre-
pared:
.March .'
.March 7
V.li)H
1907
I9l)h'.
i:in;«
lillO
l!*ll
1912
I9i;5
1914
1915
I91G
1917
1917
•r53,lys.l.-,
122,294.70
122.7(1'/. 11
161.666.77
2l'i.H29 01
200,846 (J4
;i52,90.S.o,'',
246.657.9m
29.3.211.92
327,518.78
119.1:59.36
014,801.65
700,410 21
Hymeneal
GIEBEL—VON ELM Miss Johanna E. Giebel. daughtur ©<' 'Mr. andMrM ' ¦i'Glebel of Raynor Street, and . , u. Von E^m of Sbon-' nard Avenue, were married Thursday. March 8, according to a note in tho Brooklyn Times.
¦ore Fwejjort Rets oq Pi^« 5 ^