Nassau County Review 19170112

              Nassau County Review
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12,1917
Vol. XX, No. 2
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Freeport
Village Trustees
Social and Personal   \ News of the Churches
Merrick
Bellmore
»e«pf«of the Revifw fen- mir at Crren- (Thurndsy, jHt). 4.   lyiT)
•ISSl^O^iril kJvJ;^ t'=:s7vi;V'i^^^^       Application   from    fire   department I'i. »Uln Street; si<in<-y Smith, and Mich-   for pblmutor, Hfid accident insurance on
Brief Itrrn. Coi
rninn Rr>i<jenti of   Our . and Their GuoU. Visit, and Social  Aff-itn
S'c, Wnt Merrick Kowl.
HIGHWAIKK TintJ TABLfc (Official fi(5ure8 for Sandy Hook) Friday Jan. Sfttarduy, 8and*y Mondby, Toeaday, Wedneaday, Thursday. Friday Seturriay.
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• fire trucks laid over. ¦ I'ermission Riv¬ en fur aale of Hunie nld tire depart¬ ment appirntuif, slflo for I'urchass of iiew battery for Iruck No. .1.
Police Juat'ce report coliected $H for four revolver licei.sc?.
Application   k'''*"''-^^    tor   water   to ' Pettit & Anderson.  I.^na Avenue. ,     The nan.e nf Honaevelt   Place,    run¬ ning    from    Mernck    Koad   tn   Srnith Street, waa changed to Elm ."Street.
KusHell Avtnue. frooi Fr( derick Avenui' enat to villBge lirn' (.hunged tu Willow Avenue.
It was d?'cided to leavf Kliiott Street
3 Moon. — Mrs. Ward C. Moon ia  ?eri- ou.^ly ill of pneumonia.
GreRcry.—Ednon Gregory   of   FVrn- (iale, N. Y ,   visited   Wealey    Pear-iall eet over
5ub/cct   of    Srraiotu.   Sorvic.t   of    the   week
and other doinr* in the churches
and church M>ci«tie8
CATHOLIC
The tinis for the Masses on   Sunduy is « -.III) and 10:.30 a. m.
Thi» column is e<iit«l l.v 1- ¦ndfnil items shoald he M-nt j'rrtion under tins headinir.
I Frank Robt-rtu is our represenUtive in Hellmore ; and vicinity. All or^iers and news left with him i will rt»ceive the sam*r-careful attention   as  at our
Services at the Church,   of   the   Ke-;     Miss   Mattie   Willmarth   wishes   to deemer Sunday, the Second After Epi-   thank her friends   and   neighbors   for phany.    at   11   o'clock   A.    M.   and   8   their kindneas to her darinn th«    sick¬ ness and death   of   her   mother,   Mrs.
if Havnor Street
(he weekend.
at   11   o'clock   A.   .M o'clock    P.   M.    Morning    Prayer and se mnn.    E'erting Prayer and sermun
PICESByTERlAN The regular montiily meeting of the Tht Church School meet.<! eaeh Sanday "in the Parish House at Ki o'clock A .M. The WomKo's Auxiliary to thi Board of Missions meets weekly oi Thursdays at 2.o(l P. M. and will wel come any Merrick   woman to its mem
Ladies' Improvement   Society will   be held in the church    parlor   next   Wed-
severe attack of la improving
Rrippe.
Help One Another n ^,,ag ,)r,cided toleavf Kliiott street   home by
Recently it haa come   to   my   atten-   as it is.    This is only a Hli.irt .«lreet so   in slowly tion that women who h.ve  gone   from   furas it iu.,3 in thev nUge    but goes;
,       , •      f       up into Hoosevelt.     The  other similar :      Village Trustee and   Mrs.   John   H houae to houae seeking aid, eiK ing ior I ^_^^^ J _^^^^^^   f,:iii„tt. Pl«rp   rnn» frnm ' MahrkHn and Mr.   and   .Mrs.   John   J
Collsrd. — Mr. and Mrs. E.    H.   Coi- lard of North Bergen Plhce have  gone ' nesday afternoon,  January 17, at 1:30 to Southern Pines. N. C, for    the   re-1 o'clock.
inaining Winter months. ; 	
     - CHKISTIAN SCIENCE
Walter?. —V.G. Walters of 164 Pine       pirgt   Church of  Christ,   Scientist.   _.., „  	
Street, who has been   conlned   to   his i services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,   weekly   on   Tue.?dttys   at
Gertrude D. Willmarth.
John J. Bedell, familiarly known as "Farmer John." has gone to New¬ foundland, N. J., for the benefit of hia health. Mr. Bedell recently went through   a series of operations at   the
Roosevelt
Frank S. .-%nei<ek !eat*tive. in in th hiOiaflitrtLfnl to 1 ippointmi'iAts for n
t v'illatre ¦ceive <p illinK f<»r
ur auihorix»!»l repre- every Tue»d»>, and N-ial itrn\». or mak« same.
Eulton and Franklin Streets, Hemp¬ stead ; subject nex t Sunday, January 14, "Sacrament."
bership.    A social hour   and    tea   are   Mineola Hospital   which   considerably enjoyed at 4.30.    The Boy Scouts meet   impaired his health and he has gone to
the highlands of New Jersey to recup¬ erate.
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I named street, Elliott Place, runs from   .Mahrken and Mr.
South Side  Avenue to Rose Street.
money and clothing, when   asked   why ¦be  did   not   apply   at   Neighborhood
Workers'office in one   case   said   ahe^.Edwards President fc^d called many   timea   and   they   re- Of Frecport Club
ftised to help her. Aa this woman. At the annual election of the Free- never came to our office, in the future port Club Monday evening Elvin N. we Will appreciate it if, when   anyone
if   you
comes to your door for help, will take the name and 'phone or send it to us by mail. Ask the person to call at our office, :39 Railroad Averrae, between 9 and 12 in the morning. Before helping anyone please call over the phone, we probably have the case snd can give you information. If we haven't the record we will be glad to investigate the case and report it to you. It i» irnpossible to do any per¬ manent good in the community single- handed. We muat have ert operation. (Neighborhood Workers.
The December roll of honor, Free- port Hchools, IB published,.^sewhere in this issue.
Chubbuck'a drug atore was awarded a prize of $30 for third   place   for   its , display   window   advortining    phono  ; graphs,    for   the   Christmas   season Over 500 stoiea competed
Any of our readers having a copy of i the Nassau Cnunty Review, issue of; November 10, to spare, will favor ua : by telephoning our ottice when we will ' be Rlad to send for it, to complete oar I 1916 files.
'Ita'
^olund left Monday via the Old Do minion Line lor a brii^f visit to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Pinehiirst and Washington.
Colyer.—Mr. and Mrs. Whitson Col¬ yer have been visiting with their son, Dr. George Clifford Colyer, at Peek- skill, N. v.. for a few davs. Dr. Col¬ yer's wi fe'a mother died Tuesday nf last week, and hin parenta went up there at that time.
Freeport liank
Continues to Prosper
The Directors of the Pre> port   Hank the    other offleers,    alao    unanimously   at their last meeting    pa.'-sed a rcsolu- elected, aa named by    the   iiotiiinatipg   tinn increasing the surplus fund of the i committee, were:    Forrest S. DunbAr,   Bank to $75,000, thus   giving   to   thei vice president;   John S. Sumner,   »ec-| depositois   an   additional   leturily   in' retary;   Charles M. Vanderoef,   treas-i the way of surplus.    The growth    and
Edwarda, who assumed his new ofTice as second assistant District Attorney of Nassau County on January 1, was addresa or unanimously elected President t-o suc¬ ceed C. Dwight Baker, who hi:id 'he ntlice for two terma, arid und( r whom 2;i menibera were added lo the Cluh roster in the last year.
The meeting was the largest attend
67r)-W, 88   p(j annual meeting in some   time,   and
in   record
VV. C. T.  U.
I Mrs. Charles W. Bedell entertained 1 the W. C. T. I), at her home, S7 Smith eits, ! Street, last Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. C. M. Flint was re-elected presi dent and Misa M. Kelley, treasurer; Mra. J. W. Wiggins was elected vice president and Mrs. Bedell,    secretary.
P.    M.
The G. F. S. meeta bi-weekly at 7.:!0 P. M. Choir practice ii held cm Thurs¬ days Ht 8 P. M. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the ser¬ vices of this church and to become identified   with ita   community   inter-
EPISgOPAL i The Woman's Guild of the Episcopal . Church of the Transfiguration will hold a cake sale at the home of Mrs. Arthur Nosworthy, 281 West Merrick Road, jSaturday afternoon of this week, Jan¬ uary 13, from 2 to 6 o'clock.
BAPTIST
I Rev. William Breckenridge, pa.stor, will preach at both servicea on Sun¬ day; 11 a. m. subject, "Kept in Per¬ fect Peace;" 7 :30    p.   m..   "Jehovah-
Leo Klock and fsmily after a trial [ of Merrick attractions, stopping with' the Kobert Kiela, have decided to rent i and will take on the first of next' month the house on Oakwood Ave. I formerly occufiied by Frank Ives and family.
The annual meeting of the Second District Republican Association waa held at Firemen's Hall last Friday ev¬ ening, when the following officers were elected: John G. Deubert, president; Dr. H. V. Ho'comb, vice president; Charles E. Pitchman, recording secre¬ tary ; Charles W. Smith, financial sec¬ retary; William Wolfe, treasurer; Harry E. Merrit, sergeant-at arms. Preparations were made for an elabor¬ ate   campaign   at   the   coming    town
Mr. and .Mrs. .Arthur Dennis are en¬ tertaining a young son. t^urii Sunday, January 7.
The H. K. Zeiner Co. located in the Post Office building have done away with.the grocery bu.= ine8s entirely and i henceforth will devote their attention to the s»le of coal and wood. !
.Mr. and Mrs. D. A.   Ciarknoii   went i South for a three months' stay on Mon- i
meeting next April all elections a good majority is assured.
and as is usual at solid   Republican
Charlea Friseh, who has been con¬ fined to his home for some time, suf¬ fering from grip, is again able to be about,
.Mrs Gertude D. Willmarth. wife of Robert T. Willmarth, of   Grand   Ave
day, gtoppinj» at Nhphhu, Fin. for three ! ^u^^ jjed suddenly at her homo on Fri
or four weeks and then coihing with various stops.
ELVIN N. EDWARDS New President Ffeeport Club
Draws at Anierican Theatre
"Ita," the woman who tells her aud¬ ience answers to questions they have iu their pockets and which ahe does not see, continues to draw crowds at the American Theatre, and last Satur day afternoon it was  neceasary to call
out the police to keep movinK the i ia always before the Clob, was dis-- crowd unable to get in. The engage-1 cussed at length, but it was decided ment of "Ita" haa been carried for-1 the time waa not right for this and ward for a third week, becaus* of thei that no action should be taken until it unosual interest ih her bright answers] was again   brought   before   the   Club
I officially.
The question of changing   the   time of the annual meeting   occupied   some
LUTHERAN j     The services in this church  are hild
at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p. m. 'Jhe I Sunday School meets at '2 :.'fO p. ni. J The devotional meeting of tbe Luther i League is held every   Sunday   eveninj;
bt 7:00 p. m.     We extend  a   wtlcoiiit
lo all.
1 METHODIST
j "Every Man for Himself and God I Wants the Last Man," is to be the I topic of Dr. Curtice's sermon nexl j Sunday morning. The evening sermon is to be a sequel to tbat of the morn- i ing, the subect being "No Lonely Liv- ;ing."    These two sermons   will   treat
The monthly meeting of the Merrick ('ivic League Inc. will be held in the I'arish House of tlieC^hurch of the Re¬ deemer next week Friday at S,30 P. M.
Harry G. .Muller has been ill at his home here for the last ten days with tlireatened appendicitis. It seems like¬ ly that an operation will be necesaary.
to the -questions put to her.
FJrst National Re-elects
At tbe annual meeting of the stock¬ holders of the First National Bank on Friday the directora, Rosweil Davis, John K. Eldridge, C. Milton Foreman,
flireciura. for two i'ear.a, Sidney ' development of this strong banking Jirch," or "God's Provision for Man's II. >'wfzey, Sidney L. Gibson, Charles institution is most gratifying to the Need." Bible School at 11:45 a.m. .V. Iiart and Hiram R. Smith; for one ; officers and directors and is an evi- i Thursday at 8 p. m., mid-week service ytar,  William F. Cornell. , dence of the confidence   rei)osed   in   it ' for prayer and Bible study.
The question of a gymniisiiiin, which   hy   tho   reaidenta   of   the    Village   of
Freeport and its adjoininc territory. At the meeting ot the stockholders Tuesday afternoon it was decided to reduce the number of Dire^^tors to eleven, instead of twelve, as before, one of the number, George M. Randall, having died during the year. The Di¬ rectors were all then re-elected, name¬ ly, Edgar Jackson, William S. llall, Harvey B. Smith, Wallace H. Corn- well, Coles Pettit, William E. Gulder, Daniel B. Raynor, Smith Cox, D. Wesley Pine, John J. Randall and Wil¬ liam G. Miller. Charles D. Smith, Daniel Morriaon and Walter C. Rhodes were elected inspectors of election.
William   S.   Hail,    cashier   of   tbis flourishing   bank,   will   finish   hia   25 j of the individualism of the  Gospel   on   showed their appreciation    by    liberal years   aervice as its cashier on   March i the one hand and   the   inseparableness j anplause.    The  work of the Quintette 3.    Mr. Hall began his banking career j of men in their character, conduct and   was   admirable as was to be   expected in the Hempstead Bank at Hempstead experiences on the other hand. ' from such talented ladies.     Miss Anna
and is now vice   president of that   in-,     A week of prayer is being  observed : Mc.Cord and George   ChristolTel in so-
stitution.   i this week, with special   services   each   los were pleasing.     Mrs.   Calkins' pu-
,_, . f *!.     OI- »i    leveningfrom   Tuesday to Friday,   in-   pils did themselvea   proud   and   are   a
I aming ot tne bnrew        | elusive. ' credit to her ability as n teacher.   We
Eduard   Waldmann,     Shakeaperean j  regret that the program is not at hand
actor, is arranging an   elaborate   pro-' MERRICK to print in its entirety as showing the
duction of the Shakespeare sparkling j St. John's Evangelical Lutheran i "»*"•¦« o^'he piano work pursued but comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew," j Church, Camp \venue, west of Mer- ¦ suffice it to say that Merrick has not at the American Theatre on Wednes- rjck Avenue; pastor. William Stein-| been ao happy hefore io having so ex- day evening, February 24,   under aus-(bicker; services every Sunday at 10:45 if e"«n' « resident piano instructor  for
North (j„y morning ot last week. Funeral servicea wen? held from her late resi¬ dence Sunday afternoon, Rev. Thomafl j S. Braithwaite. former iiastor of Wan-I tagh .Memorial Church, officiating, and interment was trade m Greenfield Cemetery. Mrs. Willmarth was 41 years of age, and is aurvived by her hUMband and one daughter, Mattie.
An attractive entertainment giveii in the Parish House last Friday evening by the piano pupils of Mrs. Chas. A. Calkina assisted by a quin¬ tette of ladiea comprising Mesdames Calkins, F. G. Hill, WM. F. Rohltfs, C. H. Reach and Mrs. Ji,.M. Knobel. Weather conditions were not propi¬ tious for a large attendance but a fair- 'y    good   audience   was    present   and
time and it was decided informally that it should he changed to the first Monday in   June.    Tbe  Club   will   be
The annual eleclion of oflicers ofthe Bellmore Board of Trade took place at its meeting laat Monday evening in Fire.n):>n'8 Hall, tbe following being was i selected to govern that body for tbe "coming year: Peter Johnson, jiresi¬ dent; .lohn J. Gangloff, firat vich presi¬ dent; John D. Grove, sec(;nd vice (iteaident; Wiiliam HI. Bowne, third vice preaident; R. M. Dalziel, record¬ ing secretarv; Charles Witteman, financial secretary ; John J. Lowrey, treasurer; F. P. Talbott, William Wolfe. Marshall T. McDonald, Ander¬ son Bloomer, and H. J. Eaton, Hoard of Governors ; Walter Peterman, ser geanl at arms. All the standing com mittees of the previous year were re¬ appointed. This organization, whici started a little more than a year ago with B membership of only twelve, now numbers about seventy and is still growing rapidly. A number of im¬ provements of materiai benefit to the village have been secured through the Roard and aeveral more are being pro¬ jected.
.Mrs. Mary F. Mol'lnesuv ha.-t dis¬ posed of her property, corner Hemp- steadBabylun Turnpike and Nassau Road, to B. F. Mulch of F'reeport. Thia properly, containing the store building formerly occupiid by Fred and Jesse .Mcjllineaux as a grocery, has long been a landmark of thia village, and its improvement will be nf great interest and benefit to the community.
The Young People's Society of St. Paul's Episcopal Church held its regu¬ lar monthly social at the home of Mr. and Mra. Ira Searby. Centennial Ave¬ nue, last Friday, evening. .Nearly thirty members were present and sides were chosen, after which an indoor athletic meet was held, which afforded much anniaement. Rev. Adelbert J. Smith, after finishing bis services in Smithville South, was present, aa were also Rev. and Mra. William Lander of Dunton, L. I. .^t the close of the games light refreshmenta were served, Tbe aim of tbis Society is to raise sufficient funda during the coming year ao as to materially reduce the mort¬ gage on the ihurth property, ull tne proceeds from tlieir entertainments going into a fund for Ihat purpose.
Mrs   (!. A.  Darhiig of Niis^aii   Roatl haa been conlined to her h inie for sev eral days willian attack nf the grippe.
The recent in'provcnieut nf .Mans field Avenue with I'l'ckskill gravel is greatly appriciHti 1 by the cili/eiia and achoiil chiliiii.i u Ixi have to u.«>' that tlioroiiglifart' dai!\. Uf late tlmugh. the young lads going to or reluming from school have liirnnMl a lial'il for viliich they should be spolcen to by their parents. It is ahno-it a daily sight tn i-.ee seveial of the boya in the mid.!e n; the stieet biirliiiu' the cob¬ ble inn,.- n! each other. Only recent¬ ly u. •' voimt! lad had liia collarbone crack ii, vvhile on Tuesday afternoon a giT!"'l Itny of about aix years waa struck o!, the head with n stone almut. the size of a walnut. It is hoped thai the parenta will caution their children ¦¦aiiiiis! thia practice a.-* it is very easy to tee that a bl.iw on the temple    may
re: uit ill fHta! the Dli- altUik.
ir   la-iting   injuries   to
pices of the Church of Our Holy Re¬ deemer. Mr. Wdldmann wiU appear in the principal role, that of Petrucb¬ io, while the other parts in the comedy will   be   taken by    local   talent.     Mr.
offi¬ cially
The nominating committee for next year was named, consisting of Oliver J. Comminga, Clarence A. Edwards, Werner Nygren, Frank E. Pitcher, William B. Austin, Robert G. Ander¬ son and William D. Finch.
Edgar Jackson,  Erneat S. Randall and i meeting before   action   is   taken Daniel Morrison, were re-elected.    C. A. Fdlton and W. H. Poat were chosen inapectora.
Tbe official report in this Issue is evidence of the continued prosperity of thii thriving inatitution.
Peters Talks on
_  •'¦ Qood Cranks
A iairly'large .srowd, weather con¬ sidered, of represeDtative|!S citizens greeted Rev. Madison C. Peters at the Baptist Cburch to hear hia talk on "Cranki" Tuesday evening. Mr. Pat¬ era apoke of "constructive cranka," oaing the word in a broad term, refer ring to inventora and pablio benefac- tora, considered cranka in tbeir day, aucb as Fulton, Stevenson and Lincoln, and emphasized tbe need—the import¬ ance—of men having the courage of tbeir convictions.
Fourteen Years Ago
called   for the   purpose  at   a  special i Waldmann   will be remembered by lo-
I cal theatre-goers for his performance of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," when he appeared with his own company several years ago at tbia same theatre. "The Taming of the Sbrew" was one nf tbe roost popular plays produced by Sotbern & Marlow at tbe Manhat- tan Opera House a few years ago, and
its young people.
In accepting a position on the Board i has recently been  given by Mr. Wald
mann at Babylon, Bay Shore, Hunting¬ ton and other villages on Long Island.
(Items of interest from the Review flies fourtueu yeare ago this weok)
of Directors Supervisor Hiram R Smith aaid tbe work waa new to him bat b« wished to unite with his fellow-directors in helping the new President to make this a most success¬ ful year and quoted a little couplet from Byron:
To have joy one must share Happiness was born a twin Platt Conklin, who has   been   a  di rector of the Club since   its  organiza¬ tion some sixteen yebrs ago,    declined to accept the office any   longer,   and a resolution was passed   expressing  the appreciation and good-will of his   fel low-numbers.    Mr,
Weekly   Weather   Report
(For our readers in other localities)
Friday, January 6, rainy, warm, continuing wet since early in week.
Saturday, clear, warm.
Sunday, clear, some windy; nice day.
Monday, clear, nice day.
Tuesday, clear/in a. m., rain in af¬ ternoon, cleared off damp  in evening.
Wedneaday, clear, damp in morning;
windy     in     afternoon,   thermometer
Conklin  assured I dropped from 40 at night  to  20   next
thero this did not mean any less inter-' morning.
est in the work—only tbat  he  wished I    Thursday, biting   cold  wind,   ov« ^^^__ to  be  relieved   of   responsibility—if ' cast.
Alvin  Soathard appointed  baggage  Jhereja. ...y^thing i^^^       pow« to^do | ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
master of L. I. R. R. at Freeport, "to better facilitate the handling of iU business here."
Charles P. Heyward gives up work and leaves for a long rest for treat¬ ment for nervous trouble brought on by overwork,
Jaroes Dean re-elected president Freaport Clab.
Charles Lenkar received a carload of eoal Friday, tbe first coasignment here in some time. Hr. Lenker was be- aiagad by a large number of persons in naed of coal and supplied a few at $10 a ton. Nearly alt tbe cargo, how- was  purchased by a  local  coal
•van
firm, which raised tbe price to f 14 and , Beverly Road, in April.
found ready buyers at that price.    On i     Dr. Wilson has successfully
members to count on him to the limit.   Andrews, Miss Mae
I Braman, Mr. and Mrs., F. T.. 2
Dr. Wilson Called Bamani. Mrs. p. a.
in^ Tanth V«»ai-1 Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S.
Tor lenin lear g^,j^^^p ^^ ^^^ „,^ Emmett
The 6fficial Board of  ths   De   Kalb   Bergen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Avenue   Methodist  Episcopal  Church | Bedell, Miss Viola has called for the tenth year   its  pas- i Cameron, Mrs. Mary tor.   Rev. Dr. W. W. Wilson   (former  DeMille, Miss Juanita pastor of Freeport M. E. Cburch)  and I Eaulin, Mias Ola he has accepted subject to the appoint-; Freeport Glass Works ment   by   Bishop   Luther   B.   Wilson,   Fitzgerald, M. wbo will preside over the   sessions   of | prankiin. Miss Lillian tlte New York East  Conference in St. ; Fisher, Josaph Mark's  Church,   Ocean   Avenue   and  Franklin^ M^a. M. P. "
I Golden, Harry served | Hebbard. Jonathan
Bible School at 9:30 regular monthly meeting of the Parish Aid Society Wednesday afternoon, January 17. at tbe bome of Mrs. Kan- delin. The catechumens meet at the chapel every Wednesday at 8:15. A meeting will be beld at tbe chapel Thursday evening, January 18, for the
purpose of adopting a constitution, j "««" "«" ""ended. It is a good-fel- electing officers and attending to such i 'ow time and with smoke and conver business as may come before tbe meet- j "•*'<»" ¦"'^ ¦ "peecb or two of limited ing. Everyone interested in the wel-1 'eng*b and with songs, roareh-around. fare and progress of the congregation ¦ ""•* g«me» and refreshments has prov¬ is urged to be present. «" ¦ *«"   remembered   night   of   the
-   -year.    Gentlemen,   save the date-Jan-
Claims He Was uary 23rd   Tuesday.    Watch  out  for
. ,.     .        J r-»   Ll-   J ' "n invitation next week and if one  is
Assaulted and Robbed j not forthcoming, there   i«  some  mis- Matthias   Brewi,   formerly   a   hotel | take.    The Men's Club ia « good host, keeper, residing at Mineola, claims he i ____
was assailed on Atlantic  Avenue  late !     Announcement has been made oi the
Obituary
The Eighth Anniversary of the Men's   DEATH OF FATHER OF Club will be held in the rarish   House' MRS. R. M. LAMB
upon the evening of January 23rd.' Louis Chevallier, 69 years old, of This has been an annual event to which ; MB Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, a deal- all the men of the village ara invited I er in sewing machines and musical in- by special invitation   and   has  always ¦ strunients,    died on Thursday   of   last
week from heart trouble.
Mr. Chevallier was born in Elber- field, Germany, had lived at the Gra¬ ham Avenue address for fifty years, and carried on husiness there all that time. He also had a atore at 136 Greenpoint Avenue, in the same line of business, for thirty-five years. He was a member of a number of soci¬ eties, nnd was one of tbe oldest mem¬ bers o( St. John's Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife.    Bertha Schmidt Chevallier;   a   son,   Paul;   a Saturday  nigbt, by a man with   brass j engagement of Ida May,   daughter of I daughter, Mrs. Roland   M.   Lamb,   of buttons on his coat, and   what   looked i Mr. and Mrs. Samuel   Bartow of Oak-   Freeport, and two grandchildren, like a policeman's cap  on   bis   head. I wood Ave. to Mr. Samaei  Carman  of | —Observer.
Brewi says tbat as  he  stepped  off  a ! Valley   Stream,   L.   I.    No  date  has
trolley car the man stepped  from   bo- j f^een set for the wedding.
hind a pole and bit him   in   the   back,!
and when be fell down,   robbed him of I     "T*"" infant son of Mr. and   Mrs.   A.
bis money and left him there until   he I ^- Wallmuller   of  Lindenmere   Drive , jj^o^klyn Daily Times
recovered  consciousness   enough   the I *''° *>as been suffering from an attack   g'..    '.,
next morning to find bis way home       '" ""—"""-.• K-**- , y     k i~h
I of pneumonia is better.
CHARLES n. BAKER
Charlea   D. Baker,   of   6S   Decatur
Street, formerly for many years editor
of   the   Long   Island   edition   of    th"
Brooklyn Daily Times,   died   suddenly
exy.
Wantagh
Night School Peter   Burns  of Kirkwood Ave
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About ninety pupils had enrolled' when the flrst regular night school of j tbe coming City of Freepoit opened its |
doors at the Grove Street building , jhe Fire Deparment held a pinochle Monday evening, far exceeding the I .nd dance in its hall on Wednesday most sanguine   expectations of Super-' { evening.
intendent Moon and   the  members of j ' 	
tbe Board of Education, who had i onanimoosly backed him in this propo-; sition to benefit tbose of  our  citizens
Miss Vera Dean has ratvrned to tbe Albany Teachers' College after spend- wb^liiad be^'ImilDle'to ttcqu^rediHired | '"^ *''" holidays with her parents, education  heretofore.     Classes  were i opened   in  commercial    typewriting, '• stenography   and    bookkeeping.    Ian- \ gnagas, millinery  and sewing and me- i cbanical drawing,   and tbe work   was \ started  without any   waste  of  time
;and   tbe I studies.
scholars   assigned   to   their
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liorfday he received fuur more,   one ot i in his present pastorate for nine years j Knorfle, Mrs. Elsie ^hich went to Lynbrook,   one  to  tbe j and tbe chorcb is out of debt. ; Oaksford, Miss L.
sehool and the other two to  tbe   local | i O'Leary, Dr. C. A.
firm which kept tho price at $14. '    Try roy special   box of cut   flowers i Phipps, Dr. Howard
Tba editor of tbe  Review  met   Mr. i 75c for tbe  weekend.    C. R.   Ankers,   Pascage. Mr. H. Lanker this week (1917) and he  says | florist. Rockville  Centime, L. I.:   tale-! T. Benson Smith, P
tha item in tbe  paper waa a lie whieh t phcna connection; delivery anywhere, j Jsnuary 9, 1917. ba did not bother to contradict,   that a4i«Uss*mi       ,     ,^   _. ""
^^ jjj^ Fraeport Tbaatra, good shows
If you want your  bicycia  enameled | every night.—This Friday evening tba
and overhauled to lock   Ilka  naw  you | Triangle Fine Arte Co.  presents   Maa
ean get a special Winter  price at Sid- j Marsh and   Robert   Harron   in   "Tba
ney Smith's,   16w Merrick   Road;  ba | Wharf Rat;" also Keystone Comedy
.Swains Have
! Silver Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Swain, former- ' ly of Brooklyn, but now  of  64   North I Grove Street,    Monday   evening  cele¬ brated   tbe 25tb   anniversary of  their
FRED W. GRIM Fred W. Grim, age 63, died Monday at his bome on At¬ lantic Avenue. He was a native of Brooklyn and a former resident of Rockville Centre and Belimore. He was a Past Grand uf Rockville Centre Lodge of Odd F'ellows and a member of Rockville Centre Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.
He is survived by his wife, Minnie, , and a son, Frederick. Funeral ser- I vices were held Thursday evening from j hii home, Rev. Saul U. Curtice offici i ating; interment in Cypress Hills i Cemetery.
MATILDA FANJOY ; Matilda Fanjoy, aged 66 years, wife of George A. Fanjoy, better known as "Handy." died at her home, 851 South Bayview Avenue, on Tuesflay morn¬ ing. Funeral services were "held at the chapel at Greenfield Cemetery on „ I Thursday   afternoon.      Rev.    Willi*m
Tbe regular meeting of the Circle I "'"«''enridge. pastor of the Baptist of King'a Daughters was heldon T«es- i J^*'""''' ffTiciating ; interment in day afternoon. i Greenfield   Cemetery;   C.   A.   Fulton,
Miss Anna Gallagher and Ansel Mac¬ Donald Baylis, both of Seaford, wer# united in marriage by Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite on Thursday evening of laat week.
William F. Jeffrey,, wbo   bas   been quite sick, is somewhat improved.
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ba a^ bis coal in small purchases and loat aboitt ISOO in his efforts to accom¬ modate bia neighbors; he might bave aold aoBM of the eoal to a local firm bot ba loat money on the .whole trans- aetioa, baaidea receiving tbe abuse of tboas ba bafriandad.
W4 bave droppad tba priea oa all
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marriage.  Before their marriage Mrs. ' B"™*"* College
Swain was Miss May Frances Donald sou, of tbe Brooklyn's Stuyvesant sec tion.    At tbs celebration   Monday ev
funeral director
u.,„ n -u .        J       I    The Woman's Relief Corps, of which
MaryGamer has   returned  to f Mrs. Fanjoy   wa. .  charter member which IS an adjunct ; ,„d p.gt Patriotic Instructor,   held its
of Columbia University.
; services at the caroatery.
turns a bicycle out in good shape. Call in and see aoma of bia work and yon wil) find bis priee will aaU; yaa aalaet yoar own color.    Haadqnartww
koowo iB»kaa in stock.
Satarday evening, tbe Patba faat- ara, in a &-act drama, "Sbadowa and Snoabloe," by Thanhausar; Haarat Maws Woakly; L-Ko aod spacial
for Iver Johnaon Mayclea, otbar  )|«)I- tody.    Matinoa at SrOO p. m.    Woakly
progroBS ntailod npon
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.    The" "«" ^ • basketball game be-1      SA^^H FRANCES WANSER eniing relatives were present from Bos-1 t*e*°   he   girls of tba   Good   Cbaar i    Sarah  f ranees   wife   of   Richard ton. Philadelphia,  Hartford Brooklyn \ Club and Baldwin this Saturday eren- j Wansar, died at her home on  Merrick aod tbis village.    Mr. Swain ia a vet- j Ing, January 13, at 8 ;30, at the Par Ish ' Ro.d, Saaford. Thursday, in har   62nd
eren of tba Spaaiab-AmericoB War.      | Hooae.   i  ^^     Funeral services  will  be  beld
Eagle, j     . , j from ber late booMi Sanday  afternoon
w,     ,.   a     '    ISZT ...    .1     A cooiHiittae le arraiig»n« for a pin-  at 2 p. m., Bev. Robert*, paator of the
Roaolta from aitna-tioos wasted ad- ocble %o be beld for tbo tMooAt of the vertiaewaata wero oaver aero raedily King'e Daaghtera aod organ f«ad. aeeiteed tbaa now. Tbe dote aad plaee to be giveo  letw
Seated M. £. Church, officiating. >itb latenneat in Greenfield Coasetery: Wilbor y. Southard, [funeral director.
Ground hii.^ been bri.li.n f. r ;; ,- erectirn of a two wtiiry cottage for Mra. Mary Mollineaux on WaHhinglon Avenue, juxt east of A. Marino"'! g-i. rage.
Frederick F>iierson is the name of the visitor at the home of iir. and Mrs. Fred Wilson.of Whitehouso .^ve- nue, born last week.
Rev. D Stanley Cooers, fiaator cif the M. E. Church of this place, who has been visiting his folks at his home, near Battle Creek, Mich., has heen re¬ ported as sick. His condition was much improved at last report and he is expected to preach in the church tbis Sonday morning, when his tnpic will be of especial interest to tbe young children.
SCHOOL NOTES During the holding of the regular mid-year examinations in tbe upper grades tbe weekly accuracy tests will be discontinued and only be held by ths lower grades.
Those receiving 100 per cent, in the test for last week are as follows:
4tb Grade—Margaret Huber.
Srd Grade—Christian Vollmer.
Those on the Honor Roll for the month of December are as follows:     ,
7th and 8th Grades — Foster Kobin. Anna Montross, William Loeber, Mad¬ eline Van Nostrand, Ruth Lytle, Gor¬ don Lucey, Idella Brown. ' 6tb Grade- -.Sarah Underbill, Flor¬ ence Kohler and May Behr.
6th Grade—Henrietta Bauer, Mon¬ ica Brockmeyer and F'ranci« .Smith.
4th Grade—Anne Ziermen, Arthur Hubbard, James Pierce, Margaret Smith, Lillian Bedell, Dorothy Ryf. Margaret Huber and Klvin P^lwardn. jr.
3rd   Grade    Maria    Carols,     GracH Cornell,   Elaa Ludwig,    Clara   Busch. John Buckley. Helen Swanson,    Millie Marino, John Umbreit,    Wilbur Oan dall and Maurice .Straos.
2nd Grade — I'eter Marabeck, Freida Zimmerman. Lillian Montross, Purroy Thompson, Henry .Senft, Anna Bauer, Dorothy Kalb. Kveiyn Wood, Ansel Valentine. Amelia Zierman, Ray Has¬ camp, Lillian Behr, Benjamin Shen¬ kin, Fred Schwanewede, Virginia Do¬ lan, Ethel Wilson and Rusnell Crao- dall.
1st Grade -Harry Bauer, Warren Swain. Rebecca Burd. Esther Pirkola, Kate Wiesmantie, Anns Denton, Edith f'rague, Tbeo. Paachetti, Mabel Bick¬ el, Anna Zierman, Lillian Reind, Rich¬ ard Kirwin and Scbargcy Spleni.
Tbe attendance banner for waekTiMT ing January &th was won by Miss Brown's class.
There will be an exhibition drill and review by the Second, Tbird and Fifth BatUlions of tba Signal Corps of tbo United Boys' Brigade held in tbe Rockvilla Ceatre Clob Hooae, Friday. Febraary IC Tbeae battoiiooa ooco. prise compealea E and # of Lynbrook, G aaa I of Bockvlile Centre. H att Rooaevelt. K of Volley Stfeoin. L of Inwood aod H of Rooedole.