Nassau County Review 19160908

              Nassau County Review
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FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAV, SEPTE/MBER   8, 1916
Vol. XX, No. 36
Freeport
Social and Personal   , In the Fraternal Orders
Merrick
Bellm
ore
Roosevelt
StacVs coptM of thr Rpvirw for Mil* at dreen- fclatt I UMi BraitJiK.iir s, RallroMl Avenue: Mlch- tntr*. Nwuu County Keview. DaSilva* wid Gobru'a, Main StrMt; Sidney Smithi, Wett MwnckRowl.
Bri.f It.mt CoBcrning ReiidcoU ol  Ow Com-
muaity. aod Tlieir Cu«tj. VUiU
aod Social  Affain
HIGHWATEK TIDE TABLE (Officiai figures ffur Sandy Hook)
Friday Sept.
Saturday-,
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday,
Wednesaaj.
Thursday.
Friday
Saturduy.
Hyi
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
Ki
meneal
4:59 p. m.
6:00 p. m.
6:35 p. m.
7:27 p. m.
8:16 p. m.
9:08 p. m.
9 :50 p. m.
10:35 p. m.
11:22 p. m.
1
Mr. and Mn. J. Allen Hunt enter¬ tained a number of friends Satarday evening at tbe home of their daughter, Mre. Joseph Asch of Porterfield Place. The evening wb» apent in playing game*, singing and dancing. After sapper all returned to their homes in the wee small hours. Thoi>e present were: Mr. and .Mrs H. Derby, ; land Mrs. Fred   Ohms.   Mr.
and
Mr. Mrs.
; DoiBK ia tb. •ecr.t fratnaaj oeeaaisataoiu of '. Fraeport and nciailr.
Masons.—Massapequa    Lodge    No. j 822, Bank bailding.  Rockville Centre, ' will open its Pall   work with a special communication  this   Fridav   evening, j September   8,   for   the    Feilow-Craft ; degree.    On Monday evening, Septem¬ ber 18, the Master  Mason Degree will be conferred.
Thitcolumni.editedbyRev. W H. Littebrandt! and aii items ihoukl be tent to him to in.urn in- \ •ertion under thi« heading, i
Frank Roberts i» our nsprewntative :n Bellmore i and vicinity.   All ordera and newis left with  him will receive the aame cmreful attention as at our . office. !
Died.—Aug. 29, John Raynor Car¬ penter, age 59 yrs.; interment Green- \ field Cemetery, Sept. 1. !
Tbe rector of St. Burtholomew'i I Episcopal Church, Brooklvn, Rev. P. ! M. Townley, will preach in the Charch I of the Redeemer Sunday morning. |
The Boy Scouts of Bellmore will give a dance in Firemen's Hall on Saturday evening, September 23. Music will be furnished    by    Hirscb's
Miss Whitmore
WiH Be Missed
(Brooklyn Eagle. Sept. 1) "Hty there, Emina, you get   home. 1 see by tbe   papers   that   you've   re-  «pp<""tnient. tor c«iiin;t for .am^ tired.    What vou doing here?" shout-
rank .«. Snekeker, Jr.. our authiriied npr».
tative, is in  thir  villase every TiieMiay. and
will be pleaivd tn receive spAcial itemst. or make
Patriotic Circle.—The Patriotic Cir- Theo. Bed«ll, Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen cle will hold its regular euchre at the Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Asch; home of Mrs. Etfie Anton, 4 Scott Misses Edith Dhlton, Mabel Hunt and ; Plac«. Rockville Centre, next Friday Rose Hoffman; William Kimbel. ; evening, September 1.
Village Trustees
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre WiUon of Palm Beach are v Wilson's mother,    Mrs.   Jennings
D. of A.
The Helping  Hand   Sew- isitingat thehomeofMrs. l'"KSo':'«jy«'""'«t„''t   the   seaside       The   following .ther,    Mrs.   Jennings,   of I ho";* •'f Sister   Ada   Burton   at   High   granted: Hili Beach next Wednesday,    Septem ber 18.     It is hoped that every   mem
COKNWELL-BEDELL Vira Lorraine,   daughter   of   Edwin   Raynor Street, for a month
F. Cornwell of Rockville Centre,    and 	
Charlea Vinton, son of    Mrs.    Charles       Siegel. —Mr. and   Mrs. A. Siegel of   her will attend after the two   months W. Bedell of Sniith Street,    Freeport, | thin place have been   spending   a   few j vacation. __
Were married Sunday,    September   3. idays   with   relatives  at   Lindenhurst
N. y.
President Randall was in Albany on a business trip Thursday and could not return in time for the regular Village Board meeting.
applications    were
into the station at Wantagh, L. L 	
"I say, Emma, you know you're not Born Aug. 2?, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
orchestra.    Admission 25 cents.    The   really going to leave us," the reporter Edward Doxey. a son, Frank E. Doxey.
proceeds of the dance will   be   applied   beard another conductor tease, bj<   she 	
to the   purchase of   necessary   equip- : al'Khted.     But the little woman behind est. Paul's Episcopal   Church.   Rev.
the ticket window at whom   tbe»e   re- Adelbert J. Smith,    deacon in charge,
marks were aimed, simply smiled   and Residence, 22 Henry ?treet. telephone
waved her hand   as   the   train   passed 1128 M.     Morning prayer and aermon,
on.    Over thirty-five years   of   "rail- Sunday   Id   a. m     The   residents   of
road business," as   she   expressed   it, Roosevelt   are   cordially invited to at-
had taught her how to   take   a   bit   of tend thia service. jollying good naturedly.
But the reporter decided to take a look around the stntion where .Mi.^s Eitima Whitmore has  been   agent   for
ment for the organization and the boys are deserving of the encouragement of residents of the village.
They are spending their honeymoon at Pine Hill, .N. Y., and will reside at Woodmere.
HARDIE—McLEOD Misii Ml V Gordon, daughter of Al¬ exander and Elizabeth Hardie of Whaley Avenue. Freeport, and John McLeod cf Ruchester, N. H., were married Saturday, September 2, at high noon, by Rev. Charles J. Barton of Boston, .Mass. The bride was given away by her brother, Alexander Gor don Hardie, and Mrs. Lilian Gordon Hardie, wife of A. G. Hardie, was matron of honor. After the ceremony a reception was held at the E:isex Ho¬ tel, Boston.
Eastern Star. —Freeport Chapter, U. D.. opens for the Fall work on Sat¬ urday evening of this week.
Golden State
Vice Councilor
C. Wesley Golden of Freeport Coun- »7. Jr. O. U. A. M., was elect ed State Vice Councilor   at   the   State Convention held at Watertown on Mon¬ day and Tuesday of this week.
The local   Council   was   represented by   Past   State   Councilor   James   W. I Cheshire and Past Councilors    Hilbert | Horwitz.— Mr. and .Mrs. Horwitz of i R. Johnson, C     W.   Golden,   John   J.  i New York have been   visiting   at   the \ Dunbar and John Fawcett. home of Mrs. Isaac Da Silva. The full list of State oflicers elected
-.      was    as   follows:    Councilor,   C.   W.
Srrith.—Mr.    and    Mrs.    Oliver   J. . Smith   have    returned   from   a   two weeks' visit at Ocean Grove. N. J.        |
Kfngsberg. — Mr. and Mrs. 1. Kings- ' berg of the Bronx have  been   visiting j cil at the home of Mrs. Henry Gobetz.
Alforth. —.Miss Elsie Manhattan, spent Labor home of Mrs. .M. Miller.
Alforth   of Day   at   the
ELECTRIC POWER 3 h. p. o.otor, Henry Rindlaub.
LIGHTS Charles  E. Mack.   Sportsman   Ave. Joseph Farmlet, Grand Ave. J. Canavan, So. (Jrove St. Harry Carman, 217 Bedell St George H. Story, 173 Porterfield PI. Chas. H. Peters, 25 Hillside Ave. Robert E. Donaghy, Shonnard   Ave.
SIDEWALKS Marguerite   T.   Wulff,    Henry   St., 4x60 ft.
Elwood Myers, W. Lincoln PI., 4x50 ft.
Josephine   Post,    W.    Lincoln   PI., 4x50 ft.
WATER Runcie & Levy, South Side Ave
William E. Bowne, chief engineer Ht the Newbridge pumping station of the city water wfirks, is enjoying a three weeks' vacation. In company with Mrs. Bowne he will spend a part of the time in a trip to Florida by water.
.MisB Irene Bloomer,    who has   h quite seriously ill at the   home of   her   road
The Altai Guild of this church will resume its Fall meetings on .Monday, September !*>. at the home of the di¬ rectress, Mr,-» F. Munroe, Hempstead- so many years, before going ill to have Babylon Turnpike. The girls have a talk with her. Oniy a few days ago several important plans to be discussed she was retired from that position, on in regard to their Fail work, a pension, by   the   Long   Iiland   Rail
Charles Andru.x of Lincoln   Avenue,
piarents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bloomer iin Bellmore Avenue, is gradually im¬ proving.
A special meeting of the Bellmore Board of Trade will be held in Fire¬ men's Hall this Friday evening. Im¬ portant matters are to be   acted  upon   '" town yet?"
In a busy Brooklyn or Manhattan left Wednesday morning for HHrtford. center, the one who shells out tickets _Coiin., where he has secured n i-osition is simply a voice, wbich asks : "Single, with the Yale-Towne Manufacturing round," or "One." But in a small Co. ("harlie has resigned as secretary town, well, was the man at the in- of the Alpha Huok. Ladder and Hose formation desk of any large station Company, to which position he was ever asked: "Has John hrown gone elected a month ago. Noone has been What train does Miss ! elected to fill his term as yet.
which require the raembers.
fuli   attendance  of
PLUMP-ANDERSON The engagement ot Miss Adele Plump, laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Plump, to Lt'o Anderson, sen of .Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson, is ar. nounce J. .,,
Miss Plump is a graduate of Eras- iTius School. Mr. Anderson is in the decorating busines:* with hi.-^ futht-r.
Point Lookout Now
Open To All Children
The i)uarMi](iiit' thut has been in ex¬ istence at Point Lookout during    Aug-
1 The Bellmore baseball team was de- I feated by Farmingdale A. C. last Sun- ! day by the score of 7 to 3. j On Monday two very interesting j games were played with the Empire Police Justice Flint reported, for | Professionals of Brooklyn. In the Conklin- —.Mrs. Rosannah Conklin of Lewry, Brooklyn 21; vice councilor, rnonth of August, .$4 collected, for 2 first game, with Sea.nan on the mound, 24 Smith Street has returned from a j C. w" Golden. Freeport 57; sscretary, licenses to carry revolvers, at $2 each, the locals won by the score of « to 1. four weeks' sojourn with relatives at c. W. Lisle, Brooklyn 21; treasurer. Upon recommendation of the Fire I The second, with Valentine in the box, Beiln-iore. , K. H. Ketcham.   Francis   .Marion   95;   Council Erastutt    Johnson,   janitor   of ! went to the visitors by the   score of .'.
  : conductor, F. Gruber.   General Wayne , the Fire Department, was   given   two ; to 2.
Kaplan.--Mr. Kaplan of Bridgeport, ; 43. ^^rden,    U- L.    BurronghS,   Lyr.-i weeks' vacation, beginning September '
Conn., is visiting Schloss.
hi.i   uncle.
Trip up State.- Mr. and Mrs. D. W. An'z, Mr. nnd Mrfe H. A. Bacon a-d Mr. bnd Mrs. Reitmeyer went up to Sullivan County over the Labor Day holidays.
Hyman i.brook 12; in»ide sentinel, O. D. Hen¬ drickson, Roslyn 38; outside sentinel, E. F. Townsend. George Innes 103; chaplain, J. Mahler. Eagle 45; associ ate judge, G. W. Marsh, Union 25; National representative,, W. A. Nes¬ blt, Ethan Allen 60.
J. D. Tunison was endorsed for tbe office of Vice Councilor in the .\'!ition- al    Council.     Binghampton,     N.      Y
Maxson, Perry. —Mr. and   Mrs.   H. L. Mtfxson and Mr. and .Mrs. B. Perry ust has Oeen lifTed by the Town Board | made a tour over the island,    starting of Health ami the inspectors have been | .Saturday und returning Monday night, removed.     This means that   travel   to 1 stopping   at Quogue.   Riverhead,   Sag   1  -,u„-   Dux   nt   S     ^
11.
C, 0. NiJes, trimmer of electric lamps, wus granted a two weeks' va¬ cation. The village electrician. HJrry Walling, said he would do all he could to help the man substituting for Mr. Niies, whose appointment fs subject to the approval of Mr. Walling.
The Street Commissioner. M. S. Bond,   waa requested   to   prepare   for
Smith usually come back on?"
The reporter thought that the little group of youngaters who see to it tbat no ira.o (.jiia iiUo a station unwel- corned, while they are arounj, would never drift away.
"Do you want to see me?" she heard Miss Whitmore call out suddenly.
"What makes you think that 1 da?" was the question.
"Weli, the minute 1 saw you jump off the train I knew it. 1 don't know. Sitting here by the window for nigb on to thiity live years as I've betii doing, has taught me to be a great hand at studying people. I jaat some- lerson   from ',
of
VVilliam   E.   Bowne   has rented   his   how know a prufessicna store on Pettit Avenue,   formerly   the   a drummer." Post building, to parties from    Patch¬ ogue who will  open a dry goods store.
was chosen as the place for the annual   the   next meeting a list   of   places
' convention of 191';
the beaches id again safe. No health certificates will therefore be required on the boats ot the Great South Bay Fertv Company to Point ¦ Lookout or High Hill Beach.
The Great South Bay Ferry Com¬ pany has announced that in view of the fact that hundreds of children have been kept away from the beaches dur ing August, it will maintain its Sum¬ mer schedules and fares throughout the month of September, and if the weather continues nice, through Oc¬ tober. This in the first time in the history of the company that the Sum¬ mer fares have remained the same after Laber Day.
It ia announced by the Ferry Com¬ pany that il. full fleet of boats will be in service, running from the dock at Freeport to High Hill Beadh, Sea Edge. Point Lookout, Nassau and Long Beach and the Freeport Railroad Co. will make connections with the Loag Island Railroad trains and the New York & Long Island Traction Co. cars at Freeport in connection with these boata.
The fate to Point Lookout and Nas¬ sau is 25 centa round trip for adults, excepting on Saturdays and Sundays, when the fare is 36 cents round trip, and half fare for children.
with the gifts.
Comiskey.—Mrs. Comiskey enter¬ tained on board her boat, "Silver I King,"on Wednesday, Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Albert Folkamp, Mrs. Theo. Vought, Mrs. B. H. Perry and Mrs. H. L. Maxaon.    The guests   had
Collie Bites Jeffries Baby
On Monday afternoon Junior Jeffries grandson of L. H. Vogel, corner West Merrick Road and Bayview Avenue, was bitten by a collie belonging to Mr. SimoD. Porterfield and Third Places. The lad was taken to a physician who csuteriaad the wound, and no serious results are now feared.
Paralysis Conditions
In Freeport
Since our last issue two cases of poliomyelitis have been reported froro the Village oLFreeport, as noted in another column, this making a total of 18 cases.
F. H. S. Football Qames
Although school is not likely to open before (.Ictober 2, the opening football gSTne of the season will take placa with St. Paul at Garden City on Sep¬ tember 27.
The Freeport team wiU begin   (..raC'
Harbor, Southampton,   Shelter Island, ' *-**""'    ^"J   "•¦   '"'•   ^'   ^'   ^^ Greenport, Orient and Port   Jelferson. I     The final regatta of the season   was
-       ; held tiy tht South Shore Yacht Club in
Miller.—Miss Florence Miller was ! Randall's Bav Monday (Labor Day), the recipient of a "shower" Friday ¦ xhe opening event was a five-mile afternoon at the residence of the Miss j race by speed boats and was won hy es Annie and Edna Eldridge. Miss i Arthur rhomas* Catherine T. Car- Miller was thoroughly surprised at the | lotta, owned by Paul Halpin, was 18 token of affection, and delighted,   too, j seconds behind, and Charlotte,    owned
the viliage where sidewalks built.
Charles M. Danley. Pine Street
The annual outing of the Third Dis¬ trict Republican Association to High Hill Beach last Thursday was well at¬ tended, about 175 participating in tbe pleasures, including '''ongressmun hould be Hicks, Assemblynian .McWhinney, e:<- , Asseniblyman DouKhty. Supcrvi-ir Smith and nesriy all the other to An ofii-
ob-i
jected to the quarantine   placed on his i cials.     An excellent   buy   d
by William McCarthy, third, 6 seconds behind the Catlotta.
In the second speed boat contest, over a distance of ten miles, George B. Paterson's Cricket was first, start¬ ing at 3 :30 and finishing at 4 :16 ; Com¬ modore Charleh H. Southard's Alma was second, 1:34 behind, and Mr. Mil- and went! ler's Little Old Fashioned was third, 4:09 behind the Alma.
In the cruiser   race C. H. Hawkins'
ti IU M.    „„j   M.o      Do,  I Aranell was first, starting at 2 o'clock
Kremelberg. —Mr.   and   Mrs.    Ber-; „        .        ^ *• o,„„..
nard H. Kremelberg have moved   into ! !,"'!,1"•^*""« ¦M=.l^/**? = \^^}. .^[^^ ."
residence because of the illness of his son, the illness diagnosed by tbe State Board of Health as poliomyelitis. Mr. Danley said there was a doubt in his minil as to whether his child bad the disease, as be was now playing around the yard. Dr. Runcie said the diag¬ nosis   had   been   established   by    the
rved at Savage's pavilioi letic and aquatic contests while away the afternoon.
innt^r waa unti atii- iielped   to
Advance Hook and Ladder Company was again called out lasl Saturday morning to assist the Smithvilje South firemen at the fire in Charles Wood's State Board of Health; the regulations! store building, which was caused by as approved by tbe local Board of: the explosion of an oil stove. The Health were adopted by the Village ; fire bad gained considerable headwav Health Board; these regulations re-1 before the "boys" were summoned and quired that the quarantine should be ¦ that they did good work is attested hy kept on till October 1, and there could the fact that while the entire upper be no exception.    "Your child got the ; floor of the   building   was   completely
luncheon on board the boat in bathing.
their new home on Rutland Road.
Mrs. George S. Weyant and son Carlton have returned to their home on Southside Avenue, after spending the Summer at Jones' Beacb, where Capt. Weyant is in charge of the U. S. Coast Guard Station No. 86.
Pearsall.—When Francis Pearsall of Archer Street arrived from business Wednesday he found a jolly lot of friends awaiting him, to belp cela- brate his birthday anniversary, which he evidently had forgotten. After thoroughly enjoying his surprise, and his hospitable reception after he re¬ covered his equilibrium, ths party en¬ joyed a bountiful supper prepared by tbe hostess, and the evening was spent in playing games, and a general good time. As the party was not the kind inclined toward staying "out all night, till broad daylight, and get up when you please in the morning," the guests went home at 10 o'clock, wishing their host many happy returns of tbe day, and that tbey might help him cele¬ brate them. In tha party were : and Mrs. Carman Pearsall, Mr. Mrs. James R. Smith, Mr. and Frank Whaley   and   family,   Mr
Nellie Gray was second, 3:34 behind, and C. F. DaLano's (Amityville) ^Val- nessa was tbird, fiaishing 16 minutes behind the Nellie Gray.
A novel race was the fast and   slow event inaugurated by the regatta com
serum and isn't paralyzed; you should be thankful; you ought to be very grateful to your physician for being on the alert." Mr. Danley said he fully believed in safety first, but it seemed to tiim   the   quarantine   might
gutted,   very little   damage was   done
to the first  floor.     Mr.    Wood   places
tbe damage to the   building   at  about   lu'l ,u-'   1-..1 u j   _ 1*1
«,,„,,,      r. . J   L.     - that this   lit e woman had accumulated
$1000, which was   covered   by   insur
"How? '
"Sometimes il is tiy their itiiiiruane sonietinies ite by   the   dross, couldn t pick it nut.    But come on in, " sbe invited.
Two (ii:i.;s ju(ii|ied up, as the reporter entered, hnd she was duly introduced to .Molly, an Irish setter, and Juilv. a fox  terrier.
"I'm here sllil. because tht y bave'nt sent up the relief yet," whs the ex- pla.iation. " I'm e'xpecting him any time now, and then I'll retire I'vi: been here in this particular atation since lf^80. Yes, I've been in the rail road business lor nearly forty years," she addeJ,
"How da you suppose it will fee! lo get out, be on the outside looking in. when you buy your ticket'.'
"We ha.s it — I've done my trick, and its tirnb to go But I have to make nut the report; it's the end of the month, you know. You ask me iiuestions, and I'll answer theni. I'm used to be¬ ing talked to when I work, and don't mind it."
Watching her for a moment without interrupting, it was   hard   to   believe
Mrs. Monroe E. Smith, mother Rev. Adelbert J. Smitb, deacon in charge of St. Paul's Episcopal .Mis¬ sion, hfs moved to Roosevelt. Mrs. Smith and son are residing in Charles Behr's house at 2'2 Henry Street.|
Miss Anna Sanimisch and Miss Fran¬ cis Lyons have returned to their home in Brooklyn after spending several weeks with their aunt, .Mrs. Charlew Epple. Htevns Street.
Co'orge Anthony of Northville, N. y. a former resident of this village, was in town on Labor Day and parti¬ cipated in the parade and inspection of the local liniii^n Monday morning. Mr. Anthonv wii'<   11   farmer   chief   of
1   just   "'t- local departni'nt    iind   rt-oived
very h#arty t,'rei'tiii Hc left Thursday hnme.
from his friends, iniiilg     !(ir   his
Miss Gtrlruile Wilkins ha.-, returned borne from a tl;r«-e weeks' vacation spent at ('Htskill. N. Y., and has re sumed her wnrk al DcuiblcdHV Papn Co.. at Garden City
Miss Dolly Lenker of Nassau Road bin returned home after spending u few weeks' vacntion at Rvo Beach, N   Y
Mi"a Miriam 'irny  and Irving Kein- ., ,,       , it/., of Brooklyn were weekend   guestn
the   railroad   expression   „j- „„. Charles Kpple last week.
ance, and Anthony Coutard, who occu¬ pied the appartments   on   the   second
The Roosevelt Field Club waa de¬ feated last Sunday afternoon by the Jamaica Baseball Club hy a score of 11 to 0. Througii some error in the booking the team from Fresh Pond A. C. was also present to play. I'he management of the team was very fair-minded in th? matter, only accept¬ ing the actual expenses of coming over to Roosevelt, instead ofthe guarantee.
t be lifted.    The Board expressed regret j floor, lost "nearly all his   household ef- j at not being able to give Mr.    Danley ! fects, which were uninsured, any relief. '
Resolution passed requesting Super- I visor Sinith to make temporary re- I pairs at crossing Main Street and Mer-
mittee.    The object of the race was to ^^.^^^ ^^^^ „„,;, ^^^^ ^-^^ „ ^^e Mer-
proceed at top speed until a signal was .^ ^    ^ -^ permanently repaired,
blown, when the boat, raced   back   as Counselor   Elvin N. Edwards   wrote
slow y a. possible, the   last   boat   re- the Board expressing  regret   that   he
turning being   declared   the   winner. *^          b      b
Mr. and Mrs.
Patterson's Cricket won, being 2 sec¬ onds behind Nellie Gray, which fin¬ ished secotid, while Little Old Fash¬ ioned reached home first aad, there¬ fore, "inished third.
Before the regatta was started aquatic events were held. The sum¬ mary :
90 yards (boys) -Won by Seward Carmen; time, 1 minute 6 seconds; second, Stanley Moore.
250-yard event (senior)—Won by Paul Souihard of Baldwin; time, 2 minutes 45 seconds; second, John An¬ derson, of Freeport.
Diving contest—Won by Sidney Gould of Freeport; total points out of possible 100; 83; second, James Smith, points, 76.
The canoe and skiff races and events and the aeroplane ascension were water   pre-
WBs unable to be present as a member of the special committee of citisens appointed to confer with the Board on the advisability of taking some action to secure tfae strip of land between the pipe line and the railroad tracks for park purposes in order to insure for all times "a fine entrance to Free- port." He said he thought the price asked for tbe land was excessive, ' and gave his ideas as to the price and said in conclusion : sion:
"I would therefore say to your Vil¬ lage Board that if you decide to grant the request of the apeciai committee and call a special election to vote on taking over this property by condem- ntttion, that no larger sum thsn $11,000
impressions  gathered   from   watching travelers come   and   go   for   nearly   a ,
half century.    She ought to be sitting ! ———
on the front porch rocker,   wearing   a       Rev. and Mrs. William P. S. Lander _    __ stiff   apron,   this   reflection   reminded   are   entertaining a girl at their   home
the    reporter   of   her  object.       Miss   in Dunton. L. I., born Thursday, Aug- Attention is called to the advertise-    Whitmore was wearing the stiff apron   ast 24.    Mrs. Lander was a   daughter ment of Town Superintendent of High-   all right, but it was covered with   ink ^ of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards, sr., ways A. G. Patterson on another page   gpots.    "Suppose you begin from   the ' while Mr. Lander was for a long time in this issue, relative to the trimming   beginning," she suggested. lay   reader   in charge   of   St.    Paul's
of trees and removal of weeds on high-       "Well, when I first   started   in   the   Episcopal Mission
ways in the village.     If the owners of   railroad business the station,   general 	
property   fronting   on streets   do   not   gtore   and   postoffice   were   all in one.       „,^   ^,_, ,, ,.,.,. ^. .
keepthe trees trimmed and weeds cut, i „ag working for my father then ; 1 The Old Home Week baza.r and fair the Superintendent of Highways hag that was before we came to this spot. "^ *'^'' Roosevelt Fire Departmeiit was the power to do this work and add the But I know you want impressions, and '""ouKht to a successful close on Mon cost to tbe   road tax for the   succeed-   it's kind of hard to  give   them,"   she   day evening.
ing year.  | said hesitantly.
i     "Of course we didn't have   near   so Aeroplane Injures many trains.    Grand Street, I believe,
The attendance at the psrsde and athletic gamea was very pleasing to j all and the crowd   present at the   fair
r,   00        »..       If-     ^"'^ i "handoned.     The   rough Mrs.   Henry E. Rider,   Mrs    T.^othy ^^„ted the acquatic features   and   the Sheehan, Wesley Pearsall, Miss Liaaie '
should be alloweJ, as an upset price ifrom injury is considered'miraculous, to pay under any award. As a matter The accident was witnessed by scores of fact, I think that the owners of the , of spectators at Kenilworth Inn. The three strips which go to maKe up the | biplanes were in the air at the lime, proposed pirk property, could well af-1 Campbell's machine was seen   to   sud
Freeoort Bov i w«« the great shopping  district   then 1 •" the evening   far  outnumbered   any
o » 1       . ;     „ ^      «,     tT ' th»t the women used to go to." attendance durirg the week.
Buffalo,    aept     6.-Major   W     K        -.pie.ge, ^a'am. can't you tell me?" ,     """ ""»"' »*"/ ""'"^ " '"' «"' '•-
Campbel . British Army   instructor at: interrupted a voic. th.t   was   slighlty   '"''V ^fV^^"" °' ^°»'"K '" »»>« '""¦»
the Curtiss Aviation,School here,   was  1... i.j.. ..,.<,-„«.» „„~,i..«,„„.„
fatally   injured,     and    Theodore   De
Kruijff, a Harvard University student
of Freeport, N. Y    was injured   when   j;;-^, j„ ^ ,j^j^   ^f,^re   the   memory
tneir   biplane   fell a distance   of   300   refuses to be taxed   with   much.    But
feet today     Campbell suffered a frac    ^j^    Whitmore  disposed   of   him   in
tured   skull, a broken   right   leg   and ^^^„ ^j^^     g^^ told him to go, in   a
broken   ankle.    De   Kruijff s   escape   ^^^^ ^,^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ argument.
Do those things happen often?"-
'^K f"'"',i^f/'*^ou"u"'"''»4"'"^'u*?!'*   high winds   prevented   the   aeroplane j TT."" ^!'" '''"''"'','"''''"'"¦"" °:'I ^'•'"P''*''''"'•'=*''"« ^''* «««"   t°   ""O    amnle Whaley._Milton Sheehan, Miss   Libbie   „hibition. '. ! f" J?,i!l!     !°T^^"ilT?JL?."„^!°'•'*"'y •*'»!  downward   and   turn   over.   *^jP^^
"Please, ma'am, can't you tell me?"
lity
unsteady, and then the voice   wavered   P°P"''"' '"ly ""'^ rnost popular fireman
off-the man standing st   the   window ' T'"' "'""t popular   hreman   prize   was
had forgotten what he wanted to  say ; ¦ """ ^.^if"';?^*"'*"*'!''^ '   '"'*  "'
over 8000.    The   contest   between the
young ladies was very close   and   was
in doubt until the last   minute.     Miss
Elsie Hansen was finally returned   the
winner over Miss Phebe Thorne.  Both
girls had a host of friends working for
them.
The firemen are   well   pleased   with
the support given them by the    people
of the village.
Golden, Edward Golden.
Powers. —Demonstrating   the  c^ood feeling    that    aiways    seems lu   e^ist
tice on Monday, September 11, on the i among telephone employees, the local field at Bayview Avenuo and Smith "boys" of the repair department vis- Street. All those going out for posi ited J. Cecil Powers, who was lately tions on the team should be on hand 1 married lo Miss Carolyn Helen Seig- at that'time. 1 man, al their home on South .Side Ave-
  .'   —  -  nue.   Saturday   evening,  taking  with
T»3L_S»I.lp*cI%l box of cut flowers, them a handsome electric stand lamp, 75e for tha weeltend. C. R. Ankers, ' towaid tbe furnishing of the Powers florist. Rockville   Centre, L. I.:   tele-; home     They had   a   big   time,    with
Polo Game
Two teams of the Freeport Polo Club played a match on Sunday afternoon for practice. The players included Frank Tinney,   Stephen P. Pettit, An
the village,    and
really donating the
that ia out of the  question, I presume i En,fiand   where   he was   engaged
the fairest way to arrive   at   the   fair \ ,„;,! work for the British Array.
value   is   by   condemnation     As   the 1
Village Board has so fixed thia method ;
as to really be in favor of the village. ;
"Well, what of il?" was the retort. "This ain't a party. This is work ; all kinds of things happen. For ex- when the men come in to trans- business. I can't   expect   thein   to
Epidemic Dying
., „ ,j   E.^jj„_    £.. _.   D   "I   iB» to really be in lavor 01 ine village.
w?.7Rie'r^wil.ra;""B^is^w;^"-^. ^ ^^'-^ -^^'-^ ^^^ • '•*' -- -'"
Peyton.
phcne connection ;   delivery anywhere. AdvcrUaemont
I music and  refreahments.    Included in the party were Fred   Meinko of Rock I ville Centre, Fred Patterson of Hemp- j stead,   Arthur W. Goud of  Roosevelt, ; and John Kobel, Frank Moran, Mervin
Big Auto Supply Stock
G. Bennett Smith   has from time to time added to his auto supply stock so that now he has neitly all of the   sec¬ ond floor above   hi.   mam   garage   for   from 4'0'clock to 5:10 for this special stock and office purposes,  and   has   on  committee, but only two of its   mem- hand a large assortment of   parts   for   bers, Daniel Morrison and   Sidney   H Ford and other ears.
still on crutches, and his t.mily t^oday   waists they wear to work now".
M. Raynor, Rob.rt Midmer, Fred Reiss j Urgest  stock the Revle^'VeJieMnta" ; Lef m'fo'r^r^^'^these^i* n^tlem^en^'hat i !!Pf!"*iu-„'P':'*J*'*!..!'!..''."   ^.Vill   '!'*' .*"*" '?   '}". emphasijed.
tiveevor   saw in one  garage  devoted ; they did not Vee any reason for Uking i •K'*"'.   .'^'j^y   **«   reassured   when | the hair-look at the   trimming,   tbat   2 yrs. , Madeline Kspoeo. 4 yrs. ; Wal
I entirely to retail work
the initiative in this mattar of calling a special election when it could be easily dune by a petition signed by 26 resident taxpayers.
told his injuries were not serious
At the Plaza week of September 11: Monday—Lionel Barrymore and Mar¬ guerite Skirvin in "TheQuitter;" Bil¬ ly Burke in "Gloria's Romnnce;" "The jand Horace Tibball of Freepert.
Fugitive   Witness. "     Tuesday—Das- j ¦—
tin Farnum in "Ben Blair."   Wednes-1     Danley.—Master Lester Danley,   ill
day—Edna Wallace Hopp«r and Frank I with poliomyelitis,    is   able   to   play |     To obtain the   best   results   in   pre
Sheriden in "The Perils   of  Divorce" | around the yard,  although onder quar-, »erving um tba LLCO  JUMBO   Fruit
•nd a Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew com-  antine.    His illness did net reach   the  jar Riibbe^on all   MaMn  and   Light-
edy.    Thurwlay -Pauline Frederick in   paralysis   stage   and he will be out in j ning style jars.    It   ba.   been   recom-       Orders   taken     for     hemstitching.,
"Bella Donna" and   a   Bray   Cartoon ; time for opening of school. j mended     and   adoptwl   by   the    Good   Kegel's    47 Railroad   Avenae,    pre*-   •"'"'""''""'''y''"'""•¦
comady.    Frid.y—Friui   BrunetU in i ^ Hou.Wteeping In.titate. . nort      ' ' '   ii       c - — -
har gTMit dramaticucce.., "At Piney      Vanderoef.—Kenneth,    the   8 year-       For aale  at  Wm.   A.   MacFarlane I AAamrtimmitmmx. \   MofC I'reeport Hewi OB P»fe 8
RidM."    Saturday—Fannie   Ward in I o'd son of Mr. and  Mrs.   CM.   Van-   Henrv Schluter,   Fweport,   L.   L,   3. 1 	
"For the Defenae" and a Frank Dan-: deroaf, is rwMvermg from his tevere | Beck, Roosevelt. L. L, Hick. A Watts, i Buy good coal at the right price, lels comedy. Program, mai'.ad upoa lUne... and i. now able to get around | Rockville Centre. L. I.. J. F. Gulick 1 Fwwport Cual Co.. 19 S. Main St., -nqoMt. »»»• ""O"**-    "'• Phy.lci.n predict, his | ,nd H. V. Carman, of Ham^iS^Ml. L. I.  Tel. S89
Drorrtv'"'but''"! '¦ V: "Til" *"»\r'*^ ' ^"')!"' "f^^    iP Pullin' "« ^^eir hats at every word.   l„f„„ti|^ Par«lv*i« property,   but   as , Campbell   recently    came   here   from j ,rtJ„     „,..,he emphasi/.ed, now thor-   Infantile ParalySIS
A     ... ,.''.. .     ,       ..   , a-ta.lrta»r^.lr^
oughly interested,      the   girla   nowa¬ days,   Hm.    They   can't   realize   that       Only one case was   refjorttd at Kos- Freeport, Sept. 6.—Today's accident   going to busines* ain't like going to a   lyn for the entire    County   of   Nassau to Theodore De Kruijff   at   Buffalo   is   parbr   sociable   of   an   evening.      Of   for the 24 hours ending at noon Thurs- bis second in six weeks.    At th.t time   course there is a certain amount of p - , dav, September    7    nainelj,   Dorothy
liteness due you.    But ynu must   re.l-1 Sterling, Lynbrook. aged 4k yrs. ize just how much. ,   . '     The total'frorn last Thursday   noi|*i,
"Why,   look   at   the   ditference   be-   one week, was 14,   again.t 25 for   th*i tween the girls I saw   at   this   station   previous week, and cail a special election to take this   J-"'.'''-    »¦-""""' -• '"¦   ')''">''•      '.   thirty years ago and those that   I   see       The total number of ca.eo to date ia matter ud '' ' Lexington Avenue, here.    On   August   todav.     We didn't use to dress near as   170.
By special request tne Board waited i^^ »>« received   a   telegram   from   the   ,„uch. I mean in the number of clothes,
.*^ , ,    I   ?  ..,„,...I... :.,|Curti88   people   declaring   they    were  not in the length of   the   skirts,"   she
•hort of instructors,    wnd   .aking   his   pointed out with a alight touch of sar-
be allowed the r^wners   under any cir¬ cumstances.
I hope the Village Board will   grant the requeat of the   special   committee
he fell with a plane at the Corliss field, but only tore the ligaments of his ankle. As soon as he could mcv» he was brought to the home of his' father,    Theodore E. De   Kruijff,    97
return.    He left that   day.     He   was   casra.       "Look    at   the   fluffy
The casen reported ; Lynbrook-   Walter Grungz. 9 mos Hazsl Thompson. 8 yrs. white ;     Freeport—Nellie   Jackson,   4   yrs. And   Walter Schmidt, 3 yr*. 'And       Valley Stream —Francis  Hartntann.
they buy for it—1 gue..,yon';i h.ve to   ter Moore, S yrs.
Silisill.sMswt ' core plate r«cov«ry.
De Kruijff is 24 years old, and has ask'me another ijuestiop.'" been interested in aeronautics for sev. | "Well, how abodt your transients, eral years. He wa. employed .s an ; are they just as friendly as they used assistant instructor    The Curtis, fleld 1 to be?"
is one of the largest and   best   in   thej     "Yon    mean   the   travelin'   public;
I well, of course, they are more in a ; rush than they used to be. Tbe drum¬ mers, though, they are just as social I as they always were. "Two who used itcccmeif! te Me father t. {years ago still  drop in.
Merrick —Helen G'lay, 2i yrs. Baldwin— Marion Lepley, 2 yr.. Inwood-^-Grace Po.t. 6 yrs. Rockville  Centre—Gertrude  Semp- ler, 11 yr.. ; Irving Hubbard,   21  yr.. Great Neck—Willit.m  Cl.rk, 6 yrs. Plainview - Ernest Lanabo,  6 yn.
We bu/, sell and exchange furs. Kegel's, 47 Railroad .\venue, Free- port
A4Ta
Fur remodeling at reduced pricu if enty-six > placed with us now for  futare dallv- But  outside I ery.    Kegel'i,    47  Railroad  Avanoe. I Preeport. (Continntd on page 6) '
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