Nassau County Review 19110310

              Freeport Official I'aper
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1(1 Pa«res
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FREEPORT  NEWS
has |jurcha-i,''!
(,'larence F^dwai E M E touriiiK I- 11
Ilenry E. kn!i-r of Mr.-5. W. P. Place.
Rev. and .Mis. W. A. Pich.nrd have been sp'Miding a few days at Old Point Comfort.
hris ImuKht tl.i llenyon oi.   I
A fi-'li (Iinr Ellison's hii'r in^, .March l.'i
be h-ld at  A. C
•.xt Wl
.ly   evin-
d    .Mrs.    Joseph   Dimes   are a inoiitli   with   .Mrs.   Dinien'
mother, Mrs.   Gemnc E. Libbey, '-'1 N.
Bergen Place.
.M r.    a
spending
The .settlement of the   estate ul" Etn- ma !•'. Fream has   been   brouKht to the
Frank I'nst of Seaford is now ein- Iilnyeil at the Nassau County Hes iew learniiu; the printintr husiness.
Freeport ^'niiiicil. No. nl, Jr. O. 1' A. .M.. will confer tin- lirst de.urei' thii Friday evening-
While    aliglitintr   I'rum fl train    here
Fraternal ("ouncil, Ki yiil Arcanum welcnmeil the ladies to a very pleasint: niUidcal entertainment in their lodue inoins Wednesday eveninir. The room wi.is crowded. Th'' pn.grani was given l.y local talent a: li included selettiuns by .Nas.iau tjuarK-tte. s'lo by Miss Nina ^ lliiniphrey. .^elections by mi.xed quai- lefte. .Misi'cs Hiti-hie. Mr. Cook and .Mr. Pitcher; seleition by (|uartette, .Mrs. A Hlin N. Johnson, Miss Irene \'an Riper, .Miss Nina Humphrey and Mi.-^s Knii^'ht; iiiaiio duet by .Misses Clink and Pitcher; violin trio; addres.-i liy Sii|iieirie Guide Theo. Thonet of lin.oklvn.
Local Topics
(l-!y  Ihi-  Kihtori I hear a good    deal of taii..; g   al- tl.e   it,estimable advantages    that   v
Board of Trade
': 111 regular meeting of tiie lloaii o!" '1 aile W!«i held in Fratniiity Hal! V\'e :ne.- lay evening. President h'n-^ter in   the   chair, aiui   with   an   UIiU^uully
large attendai ce. i.-^ estahlished at .MofitaUh Point.    I am
Ciiiisiilerable  discu.":i;)n followed the willing   tn he shown,   ar.d to show   my
arnouncVtnent of the JSecretary that he readers,    hut  1   am yet of the    opinion
had   been unable to coine to an   under- that if this does    Leceme a teality   th"
standing with the .New York Telephone only way Frceport, or Na.'-.-'au   i nUtiy.
Company    as    to   the   apparent    over- will be alTected will be in the increased
cliarges on ciills from Frceport to N«'w number of express  train.s it will be ne-
^'|lrk   or Briioklyn, ns   compared   with cessary tn send through.     It will never
\ illajic Mass .Meetins
liitweeii tivu and three luinilred pi p'e assi-nilded ut SigiiHHid < ipera Hou Wedne.silay   evciing.    upi-n   ii\itafioii
ccriie when a gre-at  steanii.oat   centre   ^,,- t|„, \ ij|\,^,, Iinpr.is'enient Seeiefy, ti
Nassau    Coutity     Surrogate's     Court. Sundav tnorning Kev. A.J. Culler, pas-
The   esatate was    a|'praised   at   "flO"!" tor nl'the Haptist   Church, slipped a
real and personal. f,,||_    and   his face   was   cnnsideral
bruised. Republican   Town   primaries will he
held   Saturday   evening,   .March 17, nt Arthur .M. Jones has   received   wn
7:30, to elect   delegate.^ to the Repub- that he has successfully   completed  I
.Mrs. I). W. Aiitz entertfiined  a   few
ntlier villages the same distance from the city. It was decided to have the Secretary communicate with the com¬ pany once more and if no results   were
nf her friends at a progressive heart obtained, to bring the matter to the p:iriy at her residence on Archer attetition of the Public Service t%'ln- street, Saturday evening, the  occasion   niission.
lican   Town   Conventions to he held at the Town Hall on .Monday, March L'u.^
A special meeting of the Village Hoard of Trustees was held Satunlay afternoon, at which the antiual reports ofthe Hoard of U ater Oimtnissioneis and the Hoard of f'ire Cunimissioners were liled.
A special meeting of tho ("lub is" called fnr next h'riday evening, to con-
examinations for West Point, and will enter there in June. He is now with Ilia father at Fort Roliinson.   Neb.
C. R. Hodley. who had charge , i' mechanics and science in the Freeiiort School last year, has been re-elected to bis position in Clyde. N. Y., at -trrr increase of salary. He haa the be.st wi.'ihos of his many friends here.
On   iMonday   evening,    March    Oth.
siller tlie Iiuestion of holding a fair, of Progressive Council, D. of L., present¬ ed the retiring Councilor, .Mis. Freila Combs, and retiring associate f"onucii- or, .Mabel E. Pearsall. with banilsome tokens of remembraia-e.
A surprise |iarty was tendered .Mrs. R. ("a.sper of North .Main street last SaturdaV'evening by a nuniber of her friends from Hrooklyn and Freeport. Games were played and refreshments' sei veil ai d the guests departed ut a late hour. Mrs. Casper was vmy nuub surprised.
adding on tlie south side of the Club building, and of making changes in the constitiiliiiM.
Severn! rompanimis frmn Melchizi- ileck anil Asharokan Chapters attoniled the regular ciuivocation of Frec[ioi t Chapter, ii. A. M.. Tuesday evoniiii.'. when the degree of .Mark .Master Mason was ciiiilei'led on three Waster Masons.
A supper and fair will be hidil in Ilm chapel of the Presbyterian Chiircli next Wednesday, March I'l, iiiider the direc¬ tion of the ladies of the Churfh Im¬ provement Society. The supper will bl' served from 0 to ,S and tickets arc now on sale, 'llie fair will be con¬ tinued during the evening. An excel. lent supper is assured and many useful
of
Mrs.    Fred   Zimmer Hrooklyn,    was   hit by a   si trolley    .Monday'    afternoon Main    street.    I'reepnrt.     1
Parkville, Ulll bound on Nortii er   clothes
lieing her birthday. Mrs. Henry 1.. .Maxson took lirst prize. .Mrs. William Schumacher, .second. Miss Edith L. Hoyt, third, among the lail'ies, while the men who carried aw.iy the honors Wire in the oriler naniii); Howard ii'ii-.liii. William llibbarii and LeRoy ' nrby. The booby jirizes were award¬ ed to .Mrs. Klvir'i Edwards and Mr. Wdliam Schumacher. Dm-ing the eve¬ ning iVIr. Hibbard furnished considera¬ ble amiiseinent with his impersona- tiniis. The guests w^e : Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiani Schumacher, Ur. and Mrs. F. H. Myrick, .Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Reit- inever, .Mr. and .Mrs. E. N. Edwards. •Mrs. David Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Hen¬ ry E. Maxson. .Mr. LeRoy Cnrliy. Mr. Howard Coiikbn. Mr. and .Mrs, Wiliiani Hibbard, Miss Helen Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wnollev Hiid .Miss Hint of Hruoklyn and .Mr. and .Mi-. William I'. Miller.
News of the Churches
¦|he pulpit nf tlie .M. E. Church will be tilled ne.xt Sunday niorning ami eve¬ ning by the pastor. Dr. \V. A. liichanl.
Conimunicatinn   was   received    from
increase niir population by mie soul, any mure ihan the fact of the C ity of .Albany being about an eipiaF distanre from .New Ynrk City would affect the fiiij ulatii.i! nt West Point. It wiiiild male no ililference to Wi-t Point whether nr not, .-Mbany was on thi' map, and the same applies to  1-ieepnrt
not apparently realize that Mmitauk Point is a liundred tniles to the east of us and that we can never e.xpect to have any tinire luisincss coiifiectimis with it thut Wl/ ;.i)w ha\ e with Albary. I'or instance.
1 car. cmiceive ihat .t will bn nf jid- vantage to unsciupulons realty com- fianies to advertise, in the city dailies, In^s I'liv »aie at bargain prices, directly II. tfie ! iw route tn .Miintfiuk Point, where you can see all homecomers from Eurnpe. as they ride past.
The iper
articles   will booths.
bo
dd   at   the iliirerent
Georg' band c
.'laience A. lalwr.nis' i a^i'iicy^ reports aale of pint street", ."jll.x l.'iii. to Gii'i!'. owned hy Clinton .M 1- liit 120xl."iU to Liidwig ILuisen.
Ray stfeet. ownei; by George   ("mikliii;        Lieutenant   Ray also sale of his own house and  plot   oir'*-the boys understai:
Rev. A. J. Culler will preach at tise Haptist ("hurch on Sui.day morning on "The Prayer Lifo of Jesus." The were badly tmu and she received some subject of tlie evenir.g discourse will bruises but none proved serious. She be the seventh in the series on travel claims the trolley did not make any on the theme. "The fuiiy land of the noise with either whistle or bell and Germans." she didn't hear it.    She was taken into
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report (d"    the,   \'illage
ll.- in    thl.~    is-iie ;  al.-n
cliiili with pi
(Jwing to lh
'al    estate
MM   Grove
Raynor.
¦'J-"'j^,fJ;;;^f'Wtist Not carry Air Rifles
; E.  Losee':- liousi' and   her   hiis- alleil to take her hi,me.
The servii e~ ••^;i;
hurch   nf the Tr;
[Inly   Communion
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curatioii   will I
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north side nf Ray street, between Ocea'i .\ve. and (Imve street, to G. L. Hoyt if Hronklyn, whn will occupy same I'l-niit .May 1 ; til-'o leased house and pliil H<t. ILS Pe;ii.->idl Ave., owned by iMer\i)i .M. Raynor tu J. Kiickstall of Jersey City. N. .1.. for two years*.
Single C'i(iies nf the Review for sale at Greeiibhill's, Railroad Ave.; Kief- er'.s. Review otiice and Goliet/.', South Main street, and DaSilva's. West Mor¬
rick Road.
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One ten bid.
Puiiip   fir   sa
K.   11 iiiKiker.
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M Miss K. H.ihm has re-i pi ^ire.ssmakiiig cstatd ish nient Puint near Hedell St.
they must not use or carry air liMes in thn village. Sev¬ eral cases of caroles.s handling of these "guns'" have been reported and unUss the niles are kepi off the streeta. the boys will i e arrested.
The p : ll iaw. seLlien l>i!7, )irii- v'tdet: ;
Any peismi un 'or the age of si.xteen years, who shall have, carry, or have in his |ius.-es?ioii, in any puhlic place, anv of the articles named in or de- sciitii/:! ill the last section which it is forljiiMen therein to oifer, si-ll loan, Irase or give tri-him. shall bo guilty 11 f a !:iisileineaiior.
.AiMii g the list referred to.is '•any ail- ; no, sp! ing j,iiii \ other instru¬ ment or weapuii in which tin.' pro|iell- iiig force is a spring or air."
:iiixiou!j that evening prayer and sermmi at7::;ilp. m. Ne.xt Thursday evening at s o"cliick the pieai-her is annniinced as Re\. Frederick W'. .Nnnis. D. I)., rec¬ tor of St. .Muthew's Cliurch. Hruokiyii. F.-.eiismig Friday ut ."i p. ni.
The   lOpweith League of the    .M. Church will hold an (.'iitertaiiimeiit  . sin:ial   nn Wcdiiesday   evening.    .\!i
.Mrs. ,loseph W. Faath is annoum-ed to lead the Epwmth League incnetit g Sunday night in the .M. E. Clurrli; ti.pic, " .Vunienius and Dangernijs lues."
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.Mane Hnltiin is learhr ffr the People's .Meeting in the I'resb Cnurch Sunday night; subject aid fill- the temjited. "
L nclaimed Letters
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If yuu have a prize.I   family   receipt to be compounded it will lie to your in-   Ollic* terest   to read Smith & Hedell's    ad in        All this issue. It.
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Opposite South Shore Yacht Club 50 ft. waterfront for sale; leasonahle, see D.in l.hiSilva, 15 W. ."ilerrick Road. It
St. Patrick Silva's.
Spalding"s Silva's.
s Day Novelties at D.i It
Base Hall Goods. Da It
At DaSilva's Dust Down, 10c pkg. Dennison's Napkins. 5c doz. Imported Alarm C'locks, .'^ac Brooms, 'Ji'c
Enameled Coffee Pots, 25c 4 qt. Dairy Pans, 10c Flower and Garden Seeds, 5c pkg Gold Band Cups and Saucers, 10c Fibre Scrub Brushes, .Sc Sleeve Boards, lOc Mail Boxes, 25c Rayo Lantern?. 45c Rayo Lamps. $1,40 Butter Crocks, 10c
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NOTICE. $50.00 REWARD for arrest and conviction of one or mure persons, who within the last three mouths, have de- etroyed three young maple trees by cutting them in half late at night, in front of my residence on upper Grand Avenue, Baldwin, L. I. Mrs. M. J. Quinn.
.Mr. Harry
Hrown. iM'.ss Laura
Hurch. Miss Ruth
Campbell, Miss Harriet
Dimii. .Mrs. A. R.
Detmar, Mrs. Nellie
Francis, J. W.  (Nassaui
Freeport ("onsumers" Ice Co.
Herneniann, Mra. Henrv.  Ci.'il'   Hum- bod It St.
Jones. Mrs. Hayaril
Johnson. Frank
Keily. Mrs. A.
Leland, Chas.
Manning, Mr. B.
Neher, Mary
Ocklech, Albert, Mr..  Special del.
Siiutbwurth, Chas.
Seaman. Ed.
Wilsi n. Mrs. Hattie
Wells, Mrs. Irene
Foreign
Fuvuk, Yuony .March 6, llHl.
Robt. G. Anderson, P. M.
Home-made Candies at DaSilva's
Mint &. Wintergreen Creams, 29c lb. i     Peanut Clusters, 40c lb. !     Crushed Nut Chocolate Kisses, 40c Ib.
Old-fashioned Molasses, 19c lh.
Butter Scotch Cuts, 29c Ib.
Molasses Peppermint Drops, 19c   lb.
Cocoanut Cakes. 12c doz.
Molasses Bars,  5c.
Peanut Bars, 6c. And for Saturday only
Butter Peanut Brittle, 10c Ib.       It.
Ill .Siii.'ui h'Id ill the Hempst' Jli'inpstead, at 11 a. ni , SiiiHlay ; sub¬ ject, "Substance." A reading rnom is open at the above aildress every week-day afternoon from 1 :3ii to 5.
The Woman's Christian Temperance l'nion will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs, 11. L. Crandell, 110 Pme street, Monday, at 15 o'clock. Mrs. L. Hammond will speak on "Child's Wel¬ fare P^xhihit." Folk songs will be rend¬ ered.    All ladies are; invited to attend.
Superintendent Harnes of the Freeport in relatioi; to Montauk Pnint. VVe ili Schools in which he stated that School .Number :i had been named the Lincoln School, hy the Hmird of Education. A resolution of thtii-ks was extended the H.iard -.nf EJucatimi for fi'llnwing out this recommendatin:] of tiie Hnard of Trade, and also roijuestiiig that SchnnI No. 2 lie cull./d tne Washington School. .•\ special coinmittee. im-i. ii,.g nf Albin N. Johnson. Rev. C. 11. Sclmley and William P. Jmies. was appi.inteil to appear before the Village Hoard of Trustees in an ell'ort to obtain beiier sidewalks in the village, esjiecially mi .Main street and Merrick Koad.
Tho Hoiiid vited to go on record as en ;iirsi;;g tho reciprocity treaty with CaiiU'la as prnposed by Presidsnt "Lal't, ai-^ii the parcels jiost bill, find copies of tlie lesolutimi were ordered siTt to I'ri'sident Taft and to our Senator and (¦ iigressman.
The apiiroval of tho Hoard was voted mi tho measure now before the Slnte Legi.ilature providing for a compensa- timi for the president ai.d tru-teesof villages of Ihe lirst clas>.
.•\ leprcsontativo from tho Freeport I'lie Council was p'resent iiml called the aUentimi of the Hoard to the propn- sitii^ii tn piiivide a limiil issue of .'i-'tiiMMi to oijuip the Freepml Fire Depart¬ ment, explaining the necessity for the same ami giving a brief statement of the condition of the department. The I ropositimi was unanimously endorsed, several members nf the Hoard speak¬ ing in favor of it.
It was decided to hold a siiiokorvUt the next regular meeling, ' .-'vpriI «-, - ami J. D. Kin.lir, Thomas Huileigh and Hn.-arJE. I'earsall wmo iippninted a I'liintiiittsi.' (Ill the same. The iinr.ual ladies" night will he held at the .May mceliii',.', and DnU'.ila4 I.awreice. Gi o. Wallace, William P. .Imies, (". li. Haker, J. H. Hibbai-il and Re.- 1-;. (i. Tii'e were a|il;ointeil a cmnmiltee.
Reifohlfions nf symiiathy were passed ¦ ind copies thereof ordered sent to the family of llii- late Frederick Hnbe, and to. 11. P. Lildiy, in their recent bereave¬ ments.
The matter of having a fence erected ainiiml   the   cannon at the   junction of, .Main ai'd ("hurch streets was di.scussed and referred to the Hnard of Goveirnrs fnr immediate action.
A vote of thanks was    extemlml   fhe Hronkryn Eagle for their elfnrls in h.i\ ing a survey made of Fort Pond Hay.
At the next meeting enterlaiiinn.'nl will be provided and the members iire reiiuested to be proiniitly on time so as I witb the business meeting.
suggestion is made by a :.ews- tnan that this cnluinii being merely my own exiiressioii of opinion, should havo my name ^signed to them. Inasmuch as my name appears on this paper as editor 1 cannot see the neces¬ sity of such a Course. The.-o articles are written to give us best I can. views and conditions existing in the village, and 1 must take the biaine for all that appears heie. I aim t'l cmiihii't the colunm ill tlie best iiitere.-.l:- . 1' nur vilhme.
The    a 'I lea -lire the notiL-e n| to be Voted oi
nf II
ceiviii!!' th.e copy fnr this vi is,-ue is late this week, In.l we best we could, as p;irt nf tl cnuld not he linished till Ion the Usual titne fur clo.^ing fnriii
silinii- ateics.. iiik nur did the 2 ci.py r   after
Should a candidate    for   > by the decision of a caucus he enters".'    .Must people    si: 1 say ".No-  fii.t    ab.solutfly. majoritv   agree on otie iiiui
discuss the propositions tn b.e subinif- ted at the oleitmn mi .March 21. Cap¬ tain   Hanse.   lu-csident nf the Sm-iety.
presided. i;;;;:^;
Village President Gu: lir.g had been invited tn sui nnt the ioei.s of the Hoard as to the needs nf the \ illage and adilnssed the'  ineetln).; ;is follows:
The Hoard of Trustees calls your at- tentimi to some matters reipiiring sit- iiiiis ciipsideration ;it the coming elec¬ tinn. It is dillicult to state which of these may be more impnrtant than an- nthev. as all seem tn Le eijUally iiece«- siiry.
We will liefjin wi.h the water iiues¬ tion We need 5:10,mio fur extension of water inains, both fnr hnusehnid pur¬ poses and lire prntectinii. During the year r.ni'.i-lo there was .spent the sum of .i^7."'25.21 for extending water mains and this ainmint wiis taken from the bund issue of lli.nmi; also the sum of •V.ssl.i!ii as pinpnrtiniiate ainount nf cost of chiiniiey (Intal cnst being .'?2.- i;i:!.|"i2| .s"17u un arcnunt new boiler contnicl and .*2l'i.l7 for incidentals, leaving ;i baliiiH-e of ,>"1.2nS.7.'", in the W"at<'r E.xtension Fund for vear ll'lo- 11.
!i: tl.e year l:'!''-!! the -um nf .-*:;.- Tnl.oT was paid fm- exti'iisinn of water inaiiis. .r2. ITI.1'7 balance due on coii- tiact iii'w liiiilers. .'r7'.i'..iiii due on con¬ tract alteriiiini; nf power house for new boilers. .-rU'. .-' ^'1 fnr .-umlries, leav¬ ing a balance nf .-ri::!;. 1:0 in Watc Ex¬ tension h'uiifl as of Fell. 2s,
To accmnplish tl.i.- it was neeessary to draw on Water Fund revenues to the extent nf $i;liio, iind it is because nf tins transfer nf .>"i".lun that we were unl able tn sel aside the sum of $110011 i'ifn the Water Sinking i-'uml, its the Hoard of imi'.i-lii did.
Wn siiliiiiit the prnpiir;itimi to ynu a.s Ibiikiii)., citizens that the fairest way 11: v hilll tn make exlensimi to the Wati r s;\ fiiii, is to do il in the same nianner tl.:il pri-Viiiled at the iiici'plio-ii of ihe plant, by botiilieg the villiige. thereiiy mak il!;.'' the bnii'l is.-iio 11 lien U|:iiiall lu,\;ii !i' prnpniy of Ihe vlj- l.ii'e, ivhi-tl    V     1:. li   iTiiperty  -fonlrdi-
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proper and ju.^t tnr the offcis who eii- ii-reil ihat caucus or primaiy tu abide by llll' decisin.'i of the cmitiolling niiiii- -fier. Hht suppose there shuuld be three or say, to illustrale better, tw"eii- ty candiiUites iuid 100 people voting and no one candidate received more llian 7 Voles. 1 do nut think that this wo'ild ]iut the other ',.';{ men under ai y mmal obligation to abide bv tin- deci¬ sion uf the' 7, do you'.' 'Ihe opinion nf my readers on this matter W'Uild he welcmiied.
Getting a little    nu' ritm-y ;
There is cofisider;. new ollice of'Coiiiify a   iiroininent la\v\ ir
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nnt.
le uf water  this
l.:.'.i,   a.-,   against' evimis   Near,   re- fait thai 12:1 new   con- led.     This w;iH   caused 11.ll.'l-   al   which   Wiiti.'r
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le   talk iiiiout tiie ('oniptri.illjfr,_ and
to proceii
junted as ex- pn ssiiifi the belli f that the ullice is il¬ legal. I venture tu predict thut IF the matter is taken to c.iurt irhe law and the ollice will be defiared to be perfectly "'institutional.
OBITUAKY
.MARTHA l.IHHV ,   wife   uf   Henrv
".Satan in the guise of im angel of light," will be the Sunday morning sermon theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey ;it the First Presoyterian Church. The evening subject will be "Christianity and Social Questions; II. What sort of a reformer was Jesus Christ?"
A Good Word for
The Eloard of Trade
The Brooklyn Times in a recent issue
.Martha, wife uf Henry I'. Liliby, died Tuesday morning of diabetes, af¬ ter a lingering illness, aged o'i years. Funeral services were held at her lain residence, 18d Snuth (Icean avenue. Thursday morning at- in' o,clock. .Mrs. Liiihy was a member of tbe Pres¬ byterian Church and Rev. Charles Her¬ bert Scbojey. the pastor, nlliciated at the service.
C. t.:. Sinith, J. M. Haxter. R. A. Miller. Wm. S. Hall and Wm. P. Jones acted as honorary pall-bearers.
1 was meditating on the advisability of a homi'o[iathic dose of tally for our Village Hoard when the folluwing clip¬ ping came to hand, in the iisiin of thn Habj lon Signal:
"The compensation ot the villiige olh¬ cial f^enerally takes the form of f;iult' Iinding and criticism, rather than thc gratitude and praise of the taxpayers.
Ilis mistakes are magnilied. his virt- i"i s forgotten.
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j-aidh
siin.i rs wi"-.i ;ii:
by the reduced
WilS.Sllld.
It was also rn retsary to trimsfer frmn the Water Sinking Fund to thc Wiifer Fund, the .-uiii nf "?liili7.5ii tu be afiplied to the payment of interest on Water Hund-;, this interest amount¬ ing 111 the sum of s;i.L':'.'.(l(l.
"riiere is r.uv/ m  the   W'ati-r   Sink.ing fufiil the sum of $-l.>'("i 1.-1. Liifht  Plant.
It is h:inily necessary to ¦ l.ile Unit the Elecfi ic light Plant, particularly as to street lighting, is in i:eed of im- tiiediate*re[iairs. The old Wood Hrush Arc Machines ha\e bci n giving us snr- iuus_^tri'Ul le. which is also very expens- ivi'. One uf the iini'hii.es has given ijuI lliri e ti'ries since .luly -1, I'.ilo, nc- ce-situting the rt'piiiring of same by experts, two of these costing $:iHi.l2 iind tlie third bill i.ul yef presented. I'iiis ill es not include the many tem- pmiiry lireiikdnwiis which are attemled to by uur iiwn engineers.
Wl' luue given m.Uiy hnur- of study into this part icuh.r mutter, hiive gone to iithi r plaiits and liave had the ad¬ vice of tnen well versed in electrical engineering and it is the unanimous opinion of these men tluit we need to make some rudicid cliaiiges to our plant, the fiuttifig in of up-to-ilate   ap¬
paratus,   reuioving  uhsulete   machines 'Ihis is true much, so 1 will sav what   »"<i "'*' '''J'"»' "^.'ay with the lineshaft- I   started to.     lam   glad    the   village   ing which is nut only out  uf   date   but Hoard   of   Tru.=tee.-?   will be the   same  exnensive to the coal heap, the coal by this year as it was last.     1 have  n^ver   the way, costing us more than   before, seen a Board work more harmoniuuslv,   "*'"»-' *" "«*"  •¦'"'''-'"h- and with more apparent etideavor to do      To accomplish the de>,ire(l   result   at Funeral services over the remains of  the   i,pgt they could   for   the   village,   'he Power  House,   increasirg   the   ca- Fred   Hobe,   whose sudden   death was   ^f,(j   „„g thing more.   I must    take ufT   pacity and efficiency, and the adding of announced   last    week,    were held last   ,ny    hat   to    President    Gunning    who ' '    ''"
Friday afternoon at 15 Green avenue, pquinaminify of temper is remarkable. Brooklyn, Rev. D. A. Jordafi, former He has been under some trying condi- pastor of the local M. E. Church, offi- tions during the year but not once have ciating. J geen his temper  ruffled.     Even when
Mr. and Mrs. Hobe had hut  recently   the   police   oHicer   stood   at the   duor speaks the followlTig words of praise of  returned to Freeport  after being away . ready to invite a man downstijirs   who the work of our local Board of Trade:     for several years, and had  purchased a   ^as   addressing the   Board,   .'.''esident The Board has at timea given discus-   residence on Bavyiew avenue, north of  Gunning continued to look pleasant and sion to many of the things   apparently   Pine street. smilingly   but   positively   invited   the
needed, and on various occasions its If a better, more whole-souled man talker to change his topic, committees appeared tiefore the Vil- than .Mr. Hobe ever lived in our com- (jf enurso other men could do the tension Fund, and having $4'>;i:(.o7 on Iage Trustees to urge the furtherance munity it has not been our pleasure to work just as goud, possibly, as the har«I, while the previous board placed of propositions of a beneficial cliaj^^jneet him. Always the same with a present Board, hwt as I have said i>e- $7500 in the Light Sir king Fund. acter. An all-night street lighting good-natUred greeting to all. "little fore what is the use of changing whi'e service, better train service, extra Freddie," as he was wont to designate this Board is getting each year better mail carriers, better police protection himself to his friends, will be sorely acquainted with the village needa ?ind and   numerous other   accomplishments  missed and  Mrs.   Hobe  has   the   sym-  doing its level best to handie them.
can be attributed, in a large   measure,   pathy of the entire community   in   her   -      —      — •   	
to the eflforts of the Board. , great bereavement. LOCdl   ToplCS    COOtlODfid   OD   Pdge   ]
more street lights, to sections .now in absolute darkness will cost $10,000, ami we hope you will vote a bond issue of Ihat sum.
'Ihe receipts from the Incandescent lights for the year ending Feb. 2H was i22,4H2.2'J. aa against 520,0b:i.(iH for the previous year the dishursement» being *!5,h4'J.22 last year and |12,- 140.09 the year before, the present Board transferring $2',no to Light Ex-
This transfer r,f $2000 from rev¬ enues into extension fund Wfia caused by the work made necessary in changes
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