Nassau County Review 19111208

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Vol. XVII
FREEPORT NEWS
The ChristmaB number of the Re¬ view will be out Dec. 15 -our next ia- ¦ne.
The report of the Village Board meeting last Friday evening appears on another page in thia isaue.
J. K. Eldridge and faoiilv have gone to Brooklyn to reside for the next two months.
Mr. <nd Mrs. Roland M. Lamb apent the Thanksgiving week-end at Attle- boro, Maaa.
The regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held Friday evening of next week.
Muses Miriam and Kose Kolincb are apending a few days with their grand¬ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller.
Village Trustee Charles A. Sigmond expects to have his annual Christmas tree in the Opera House this year and more definite plans will be announced later.
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911
Mrs. Frank J. Wetmore entertained the "In and Out Clob" at luncheon at the home of her mother, Mrs. William G. Miller, South Ocean Avenue, Friday afternoon.
The sketch, "Chuma," will be pre¬ sented by students of t". H. S. in the High School auditorium on Monday evening, December 18. The admis¬ sion is 35c; reserved seats, 50 cents.
H. J. Raymore, "the piano man," will give a recital in Clinton Hall, East Hampton, next Tuesday evening, similar to the one he gave here this summer which was no much enjoyed.
Where are your charitieB distribut¬ ed? Mrs. Etta J. Carman, of Brook¬ lyn Avenue, this village, does excellent work each year, and would appreciate a little of your help, such as a dona¬ tion of toys, games, candies, outing flannel and second-h.ind clothing.
According to the will of Mrs. J. H. B. Denton, whose death is announced this week, her estate ia divided be¬ tween the husband and four children. A. B. Wallace and family will occupy tbe Denton reaidencu till the estate is settled.
Miss Lottie Gatfleld is spending the winter at Sugar Loaf, Orange County.
The First National Bank is hoping to have its new building ready for oc¬ cupancy about Jan. 1.
Frank Snedeker, formerly with the Review, has returned to this office, after working at Rockville Centre for nearly a year.
"Jake" Post is certainly enjoying life in his closed Reo car these days. He says he don't care how cold it gets, he can enjoy un auto ride just the same.
Handkerchiefs, Men's Neckwear, Suspenders, Embroidered Tea Aprons, Hats Pins, Hosiery, Gloves and many other useful Xmas gifts await your se¬ lection at DaSilva's 6, 10 and 25c store, next to Post Office. It
On Monday evening the entries for the winter billiard and pool tournament in the Freeport Club closed and within the next few days the schedule will be arranged by the committee in charge.
¦ A gift within reach   of   everyone— The Red Cross Seal.
Mrs. Paul Miller of 93 Smith Sireet, while walking through the snow to catch a train to Manhattan Monday morning, fell unconscious to the side¬ walk, not far from the depot. Police¬ men George Boynton and Searles car¬ ried her to police headquarters nearby, where she was revived and taken home.
The painting of the standpipe at the municipal power house haa been com¬ pleted by Steeplejack William A. Lewis of Deer Park. This is the sec¬ ond time that Mr. Lewi.s has done this work for the Village. The standpipe is 126 feet high and the entire exterior was painted as well as 40 feet down on the inside.
Miss Margaretta Matthias of Baby¬ lon has been ppending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Helland on Pine Street.
Mrs. Stephen Carpenter of Hicks ville, mother of Charles Carpenter of Raynor Street, this village, died after a short illness of pneumonia, last Sat¬ urday. Mrs. Carpenter bad been visit¬ ing when she missed a car and waiting for some time for another car she con¬ tracted a severe cold which resulted in pneumonia. She was only ill about a week, and was in her 80th year.
The patronage at "The Crystal" is steadily increasing oning to the exhi¬ bition of only clean and entertaining motion pictures. It
We want a boy to sell Reviews at the trains Thursday afternoon. Half profit.    Nassau County Review.
Subscriptions to the Review for one year will receive the paper free to Jan¬ uary 1, 1912, really 18 months' papers for the price of one year's subscrip¬ tion.   tf
Probably about three-fourths of the people you intend to give gifts this year need the article suggested in Smith & Bedell's ad. It
Toys are extremely moderate in price this year at DaSailva's Both Stores. It
Tbe searchlight to be given to the fire company receiving the most votes ¦t"The Crystal" is no mean affair and tbe Are boys feel thankful for this lib¬ eral offer. The Wide Awakes are in tbe lead but the other companya are close followers. The Excelsior boys claim victory but the dark horse may be the winner. It
Don't fail to see   Seaman's  holiday display of Fancy Goods,   Toys,   Dolls, Games, etc. Sleighs, 50c to S2.50 Ex. Wagona, bOc to $3.00 Wheel Barrows, 25c to $1.00 Doll's Carriages, 25c to $?.00 Dolls' Tables, 2f>c to 60c Dolls. 6c to $2.50 Doljs' Dishes, 10c to 11.00 IroD Toys, 10c to $1.00 Steam Toys, SI.00 up Velocipedes, $1.60 up Chain, 25c up Booka, 6e up QaraM, 6c up Box Paper, lOe up Toilet Sata. tl.OO up Mevtltiw, lOe up
And bnndrwla of 9mtal aad aaitabla pWMBta for your frioada.
BouMB'a Dij Gooda Sten, Moia 8t
Another improvement has been   add-; ed to  the   already   pretty   section   of i Church Street,   between   Raynor  and j Archer  Streets.    Charles   Smith   haa ren^oved his front fence and planted   a privet hedge in its place, while he and Samuel      Henderson,    his    next  door ne'ghbor, have placed a   privet  hedge between the two properties instead   of the old wire dividing fence.
The members of Freeport Lodge, No. 600, Independent Order Odd Fel¬ lows, enjoyed another of their weekly collntions at the close of the meeting Monday evening.
A prize, for which there promises to be considerabiee competition among the members, is $10 offered to the brother getting the most members in the lodge.
The lodge will hold a masque ball on th6 evening of Friday, December 29, and the advance sale of tickets assures a success. The committee in charge of the ball consists of C. A. Fulton as Chairman and E. L. Miller of Lynbrook and H. Vollmer of Freeport as as¬ sistants.
Capt. E. D. Taft, father of Andrew Taft of Raynor Street, who has spent the past two years in St. Cloud, Flori¬ da, visited his relatives here  on   Sun-
I day. Capt. Taft is in his 93rd year and traveled the entire distance from Jacksonville, Florida, alone, giving his relatives a complete surprise.    He left
I his homo in St. Cloud on November 24 and arrived in New York on the 28th. He is enjoying excellent health and is very spry for a man of his age. He will make his home in Brooklyn for the remainder of the winter, having ilecKieH that the north was good enough for him.
Xmas Post Cards, 10c doz. DaSil¬ va's Both. Stores. It
Double votes will be given at "The Crystal" Monday, Dec. 11. Some new company is expected to lead the race.  1
Decorated China and Glassware are desirable Xmas gifts. DaSilva's Both Stores. _____ 1^
Look over our stock of footwear and you will find anything you need in that Iind at Barasrb's Dept. Store, as we have a full line of Rubber Boots, Storm Rubbers, Felt Boots and Arctics for every member in your family and we are the lowest in price and carry the best quality. It
Matinee every Saturday at "The Crystal."   it
Tree Ornaments are very low in price at DaSilva's Both Storey. It
Sit now for your Christmas photo- grapha at Stafford's Studio, Freeport.
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Young Man—Go and get your best girl's Chriatmaa preaent at C. P. Man¬ ning's Main Street Jewelry Store, op- poaiU tbe Freeport Poat Office build¬ ing. He baa, at city pricea, a full line ef watehee, clocka, rioga, brace- Iota and evoiytbing to make bar bappy.
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Dr. Wm. H. Runcie has now opened his office at 103 West Merrick Road, corner of Grove St. Dr. Runcie is a native of Rockville Centre. He com¬ pleted his preliminary education at the South Side High School. He is a graduate of New York University and Uellevue Hospital Medical College. For the past eighteen months he has had charge of St. Catherine's Hospital, Brooklyn, one of the largest insti¬ tutions of its kind on Long Island.
Benjamin Bedell of this place and Mrs. Hattie Southard, of Baldwin, were quietly married in their new home on Clinton Place, Baldwin, last Satur¬ day evening by the Rev. R. W. Hul- sart, pastor of the Baldwin M. P. Church. Mr. Bedell had prupari'd a home there, and on Saturday evening, with Miss Lida Elderd, a sister of the bride, and Harold Strang, as best man and bridesmaid, the couple were mar¬ ried. The bride is well-known here and a short time ago received a divorce from her husband, Henry Southard.
Prior to going to Porto Rico, Tod Schriver, the aviator, who was killed while flying at Ponce, Porto Rico, sig¬ nified a desire to join the Order of KIks, and, according to his wishes, he waa elected a member of the Freeport Lodge, the only one on Long island. during last week.
It was the intention of.the Elks to wait on Schriver upon his return to Mineola and invite him to give flights here. The Elks would have offered to ¦ provide a field for him. Members of the Lodge of Elks will instead meet his body upon its arrival and view ihe remains of the newly-elected member. —Eagle.
Miss Adela Rankin, Dickens reader, has planned to give a series of read¬ ings in Freeport during the winter and sp«f»g months. The first of these will be "The Christmas Carol," at the residence of Mrs. William Foreman, 320 South Ocean Avenue, Monday af¬ ternoon, Dec. 18, at 3 o'clock.
Announcement will be made in due season, of the other lectures.
Miss Rankin haa very high testimon¬ ials and should be cordially greeted. She is now giving a similar course at Rockville Centre.
The annual "Dutch dinner" was en¬ joyed by a number of the residents of Freeport last Sunday at point Lookout Beach. The party left here early in the mornin and when part way across to the beach, ran on a bar and was for¬ ced to lay three for some time. They finally arrived at Guhl's place where they enjoyed a German dinner. Those who attenfled were: Carl Storck, cap¬ tain of tbe ship; Henry Schluter, William Gerken, Fred Pitterman, Henry Pitterman, Thomas Ackley, Peter Nevins, Benjamin Combs, James Roantree and George Hoffman.
Our candies at 10c a pound are the same as are usually sold at 20c. Da¬ Silva's Both Stores It
The searchlight exhibited in the lob¬ by of "The Crystal' is offered by the management to th« fire company re¬ ceiving the most votes. A vote is giv¬ en with every ticket sold. It
Have your pictures framed. Have just received a large stock of picture moulding of the latest designs and colors. We make all size picture frames at short notice. Come and see our stock of goods for the holiday trade.
Double S. & H. green trading stamps given on all goods till after the holidays.
J. S. Shapiro, 91 S. Main St., It Freeport, L. I.
See the Black Arrow Friday, Dec. 8, at "The Crystal," showing the cap¬ ture of Sh'..Rby Town. It.
Now is a good time to be getting: your automobile overhauled ana paint-1 ed. C. P. Vail announcea special pricea during tbe month of December. I
Delleoaa Mixed Cboeolatao, XOe lb. OaSilva'a Both Steroo. It
I       Arts Club iVleeting
The meeting oi the Arts Club was held at the residence of Mrs. Harry G. Clock, Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Henry J. Raymore as chairman of the I day. The topic was "Women in In¬ dustry," and the program follows:
Music, Selected.
Poem, To Labor is to Pray, Osgood ; Mrs. Jos. F. Hewlett.
Paper, A Working Woman's Day, Mrs. Warren L. Cort.
Vocal Solo, The Song of the Factory Girl, 1830, Mrs. Chas. H. Reach.
Paper, The Working Woman's Wag¬ es: What she gets and how she spends it, Mrs. Henry J. Raymore.
Vocal Solo, The Ppalm of Life, Cor- ran; Mrs. Reach.
Paper, Are We Our Sisters' Keep¬ ers? Mrs. C. D. Baker.
Current Items on Women in Indus¬ try, Mrs. Wm. H. Sammons.
Poem, The Chemistry of Character, Anon : Mrs. Raymore.
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters for the following are advertised at the Freeport Po.st Office:
Hall, Henry
Combes, Chaf.
Uuryea, .Mrs. John A.
t'raeer. Miss Dollie
Fo.x, .Miss Mattie
Galicke, Foenk
Gleason, James
Holton,  H. T.
Herzen, Miss Sophia
Leary, Jeremiah
Manger, Mr., Merrick Road
Meyer, Theo., 2
Ryder, T.
Smith, Aimer,
.Smith, Thomas
Smith, Mrs. Lettie N.
Sherman, Mrs. S. L.
Solomon, M.
Van Riper. Mrs. Frederic
Williams, T. J.
Robt. G. Anderson, P. M. Dec. 4, 1911.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter, who has been ill for some time, returned home from a City hospital last Saturday. Her health remains about the same.
Mrs. C. P. Vedder of New York City, widow of the late Senator Ved¬ der, is stopping with Capt. and Mrs. A. J. Thomas, South Bergen Place, until after the holidays.
The annual election of the fi. B. P. Mott Womens Relief Corps was held at their headquarters Odd Fellows Hall, Wednesday evening. The meet¬ ing was well attended and the follow¬ ing officers were elected: President, Anna Patterson; senior vice preside' t, Matilda Smith; junior vice presidnet, Ella H. Bentley; chaplain, Martha A. Raynor; treasurer, Ellen A. Golden; secretary, Mary E. Sprague; conduct¬ or, Ellen P. Smith; assistant conduct¬ or, Anna Abbott; pr^ss correspondent, Mary F. Seaman; patriotic instructor, Mary Keens; guard, Emma E. Daniels; assistant guard, Lillian Ray¬ nor; musician, Jeniiie Cornell.; color bearer No. 1, Arila Williams; No. 2, Mary Post; No. 8, Nettie Ravenbirg; No. 4, Nellie Padgett. The instal¬ lation will probaoly be held early in January.
A new member, Mrs. Cornell, was admitted into the lodge by transfer. She was formerly a member of the Abel Smith Corps of Brooklyn.
Ted Neuendorfer, son of the janitor of the Grove Street School, is surpris¬ ing his many friends with hia speed in walking matches.
On Tuesday evening he captured the Krst prize in the 2 mile walking race in Madison Square Garden and finished about 10 yards ahead of his nearest opponent. There were about 70 con¬ testants in the race.
He brought his prize, a large silver loving cup, ,to Freeport where it is ex¬ hibited in the Candy Kitchen window. His time for the two miles is 14 m. 44 3-5 sec.
Neundorfer, who is twenty years of age, is to take part in the champion¬ ship races at Madsion Square Garden on December 26 and 27. These races will also be the tryout for the teams whicn will represent this country in the Olympic games in Sweden next summer. He stated that he felt con¬ fident that be would succeed in getting on the teams.
He haa been walking about 2 years and haa captured about 40 prizes. On Wedneaday evening he was one of the conteatanta in a 1 mile race at McCad- din Lyceum, Brooklyn.
Local Topics
; (By the Editor)
I     The "West End Taxpayers  Assccia-
tion" or taxpayers from the Bay View
, section have been stirring up things in
the village, in a very creditable desire
for more light.
I have no desire to "take sides" in the discussion, nor to say anything ex¬ cept for the best interests of the vil¬ lage, and to report conditions as they exiht.
At the meeting of the Board of Trus¬ tees   Friday evening,   Nov. 17, a com¬ mittee    from the section   referred   to, appeared   and requested   several addi- ! tioiial lights.   They were informed the ! Light Committee was considering where I to   place   a   number   of   new   lights I (about 20) and their list was   referred ; to this committee—with power—as are all applications.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, these same gentlemen met and discu»t condi¬ tions, and the next evening an attack or the police department and incident¬ ally the Village Hoard of Trustees, ap¬ peared in the Brooklyn Eagle, which was so eminently unfair that Mr. Nol¬ an, their regular correspondet^t, de¬ clined to take any responsibility for its authorship. It contained such state- men t.s as thenu:
"Pinochle and Padded Reports charRed against police department. Nothing is done by the police to get thieves."
"Bloodhounds will be ustd to the best advantages of the ta:<payers. "
"If the dog puis the local police de¬ partment up a tree it would be a good thing."
"The members will be required to take lanterns to their meetings for a time, as the lights are so few and far between, making a perfect paraaise for thieves."
It would seem that if these people seeking light were responsible for thus 'advertiKing Freeport's inducements to burglars, etc., they certainly were not entitled to any more consideration than other sections of the village which had imnths previously been promist lamps as soon as tho plant became equipt to furnish them.
i     Trustee     Myrick     being   in    busi¬ ness in New York most of the commit¬ tee work naturally falls   upon Trustee I Collard, (these   two   being   the   Light i Committee) who   has   been   traveling ' over the village streets for months, try¬ ing to decide the places where the lights
No. 6 '   in the Fire Department
(H. E. P.)
The annual supper and reunion of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company will be held on Wednesday evening, January 'J4.
The Village Board ol Trustees haa decided on Wednesday evening, De¬ cember 20, as the date on which to auction off the old fire apparatus aa recommended by the Fire Council. This includes two old hose reels, an old hook and ladder truck and a quan¬ tity of old hose.
The annual drill of the department was held at tbe Imperial Hotel Satur¬ day afternoon, with but a few of the firemen present owing to the fact that the whistle was mt blown. The 50- foot extension ladder from the truck was placed against the side of the building, and the three hose companies in succession drove from t)ccBn Ave¬ nue west on Rose Street to in fronl^pf the hotel, laid hose and sent it up the ladder to the top of the building, tho time being taken when water left tne nozzle. Hose No. 3 was quickest, with Hose No. 1, second, and Hoee No. 2 third.
A meeting to formally organize the new hiise company. Hose No. 4, waa held in Hrooklyn f'all Monday evening and about twenty, mo.stly residents of the northwesterly section of the vil¬ lage, where the company is to be sta¬ tioned, signed applications for mem¬ bership.
Chief Cornell was elected the first 'honorary member of the compiiny. The members are very enthusiastic, and will probably present their charter list at. the next meeting of the P'ire Coun¬ cil, and the company will be assigned to service immediately upon approval by the Council.
The following officers were elected: Foreman, llilbert R. Johnson; Ist asst., J. Jay Randall: 2iid, asst., J. (^ecil Powers; rec. sec, Elwood Rose; tin. sec, John Meaney; wardens, Al¬ bin N. Johnson and Louis Cozzens; trustees, John Germeroth, Forest Dun¬ bar and Vandewater Post; treasurer, William Ryder.
BAYVIEW SECTION OK FREEPORT Scale lUOO ft. to 1 inch.
In the drawing of the Bay View A venue section, the lights not placed are indicated by a circle, and the circle with a dot in ihe center is a light partially up, but not yet burning.
50 abeeta paper and 60 envelopea  in Xmaa   box,   tfie.   DaSilva'a Both
-   Xmaa Stores.
NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF FREEPORT.
Same Scale.
were most needed. I'his item as I said appeared on Wednesday. By virtue of his office President Gunning ia a mem¬ ber ex-officio, of all co-nmittees, and he with Trustee Myrick, on Thurs¬ day, gave orders to the village electric¬ ian to place every light demanded in the Bayview section.
Friday evening, as reported in our notes of the proceedings of the Vil¬ lage Board, the Bayview committee again appearei and thanked, not the Board, but President Gunning and Trustee , Myrick, for giving them the light; and inquiries by Trustee Sig¬ mond brought out these facts. Also aa noted there, the majority of tbe Board thought the oiajority of tbe light committee  bad  been   too   hasty   and
ittUul Topics CnUiies n Pigi 5
With nearly 150 of the past and present members in attendance, the tirst annual dinner of the Freeport Fire Department waa held at "The Anchor¬ age" Wednesday evening, and was a success from start to linish.
The speeches were of the sort to in¬ terest the firemen, and the speakers were enthusiastically received. The dinner was one of Caterer Long's best (encugh said) and the committee in charge feel that for the fiist one of the dinners its success exceeded their expectations.
ihe dinner waa started with a prayer by the department chaplain, Hev. Charles Herbert Scholey. Ex- Chief J. lluyler Ellison acted as toast- master, and after the wants of the In¬ ner man had betii fully satisfied and cigars lighted, introduced ex-Deputy V'tre Commissioner V. A. Whitney of New York City who made a few re¬ marks before leaving for his train. He was followed by the department chaplain. Rev. (^has. H. Scholey, who needed but to rine in his place to oc¬ casion a storm of applause. Dr. Scholey spoke on the affairs of the de¬ partment, and of the honor he felt was bestowed on him by being elected the first chaplain of the Freeport Fire De¬ partment. Village President Gunning followed Dr. Scholey and spoke of the executive side of the department, and of the important part a gathering of that sort would play in the cementing together of the department me nbers. Alexander Rhodes, a charter member of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Co., in 1874, gave some of the history of the department when conditions were different from the present day, and ended his remarks hy urging that the old hook and ladderIriitk, which was advertised at auction, be not sold, but turned over to th'^se who were mem¬ bers of the old original company, that they might form a veteran company in the village. R. H. Mayland extended , greetings to tbe firemen and. touched briefly on the State Firemen's Heme at Hudson. A. B. Wallace, pre8i<lent of the S. N. Y. Vol. Firemen's Afi»n., spoke on association affirs, and stated that the next meeting of the rlirectort of the asFociation, instead of bein|^ ' held in Brooklyn, as has always been the custom, would be held in Freeport in January. Captain Hanse talked en¬ tertainingly fnr a few minutes and was followed by George Wallace, whose remark*'were alao to tbe point Telegrams of regret were read from ex-Chief Croker and James f.   Dillon,
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