Nassau County Review 19111020

              Vol. XVI
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1911
No. 51
FREEPORT NEWS
Frank Ashdown of Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., has been spending a few days in Freeport.
A regular meeting of the Village Board of Trusees will be held this Friday evening.
The new time table of the Long Isl¬ and Railroad for the winter season ap¬ pears in our issue this week. j
Harold Bermas of New York is vis-1 iting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. : Gustave Abel, 65 Rose Street. {
Miss Marion Summers of Oyster' Bay has been visiting at the home of i Miss Elizabeth Patterson, South Main) Street.
Fred Patterson entertained ten of his class mates from Cooper Union last Saturday. The party enjoyed a very pleasant day  fishing.
Carl Storck, who for a number of years has been chief clerk in Schlut¬ er's grocery, has severed his connec¬ tions with that place.
1     Elvin N. Edwards continues  to   im- j prove from his recent serious illness.
i Miss .Mary Roe entertained the "In and Out Club" at lunch Wednesday, j at her home on Porterfield Place.
' At the last meeting of the D. B. P. Mott Women's Relief Corps, No. 139, Mrs. Annie Abbott was initiated into the-mysteries of the order after which refreshments were served.
Frank Wood, county sealer of weights and measures, stopped coal wagons belonging to all the dealers in the village on Tuesday, and found the weight accurate with one exception, when there was 200 pounds more on the wagon than required.
P'reeport   Council, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M.,    will    hold a memorial   service; ^n^ ,^hen the crowd arrived   at   Dixie, Sunday evening, October 29, accordmg; the first stop, the social success of the
tour was assured.
Automobile Tour
a Success
The automobile tour advertised by the Church Improvement Society of the Presbyterian Church of Freeport, started promptly at two-thirty Satur¬ day, October 14. Nearly two hundred people gathered at the church and the long line of automobiles soon filled and started. Seven cars made the first trip, followed in fifteen minutes by six more, and fifteen minutes later by six more, and fifteen minutes later six other automobiles followed. Although all of these cars were filled to their ut¬ most capacity, the crowd if passen¬ gers, waiting at the church, seemed no smaller and welcomed the returning cars with delight.
The day seemed made for the oc¬ casion, and everyonejwas good-natured
to a proclamation of the Nationa Councilor. The committee in charge are F. S. Snedeker, Sr., Howard E. Pearsall and R, B. Miller."
Mrs. F. C. Morse   and   Mrs.    C.   S. Braren are spending Sunday with Mrs. David A. Hamacker, of  Stockton,   N. ; J., formerly of Freeport.
A pregressive  euchre   will be given by the   Nassau   County    Ladies'   Aid Society, at Fraternity Hall, next Tues- j day evening,    October 24, 8:30 o'clock sharp.
If you do not get your paper, please ' let us know.     They are sent from here ' regularly,   but   of   course   get    lost in ' the mail   sometimes.     We wil!   gladly send another copy un receipt of a post¬ al reiiuest. i
The Long Islantl Railroad haa issued a small card giving the time of arrival and departure of trains from the depot. 'I'his is a card about :{ by 5, and is much handier than having to look over a large time table.
The October number of The Student is now out. It is as interesting a number as they have issued and well worth reading. Show your interest in this work by sending a $1 for a year's i subscription to Henry Kreusweiser, ' Circulation Manager.
The Freeport Improvement Society will hold a regular meeting next Tues¬ day evening, to which they desire ev¬ erybody to consider they have an invi¬ tation. It is announced that the prin¬ cipal topic of discussion will be "Ex¬ cessive Phone Rates."
Invitations are out for the wedding of Mildred Hazel, daughter of ^rs. George Peasell, to William Van Nos¬ trand, Wednesday, Oct. 25. Mr. Van Nostrand is roadmaster of the New York & Long Island Traction Co. The couple after their marriage will live in Roosevelt,
Perfection Oil Heaters. $3.25. Silva's.
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As the people of Freeport and vicin¬ ity appreciated our sale during Easter week-of Swift's Premium Hams, we are going to make another special dur¬ ing this and oext week. We have purchased 3000 pounds of Swift's Premium Hams and 2000 pounds of Switf s Bacon and are able to sell them at the low rate of 16 cents a pound at Frepeort store only. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, 42 W. Merrick Road, Freeport. It
Hallowe'en Post Cards, 10c doz. Hallowe'en Napkins, 5c dox. It DaSilva's.
Controller Prendergast is about to pay $804,020.28 out of the city treas¬ ury for the awards on land in Nassau County taken for the extension of the Brooklyn water supply system. The Board of Estimate and the Board of Aldermen have appproved the approp- rition under order of the Supreme Court, and the actual payment will be made as soon as the clerks can get the warrants ready.
The amount named represents the "cost, charges and expenses" of ac¬ quiring property in Valley Stream, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport Merrick, Bellmore, and Sea¬ ford in Hempstead  town.
Miss Marguerite Matthias, daughter of Alonzo Matthias, proprietor of the Babylon Hotel, has won the reputation of being the best all around athlete in the Babylon High School. She laid further claim to that title Saturday, when, accompanied by a friend, she walked all the way from Bay Shore to .VesTick. That is. Miss Matthias walked from Babylon to Bay Shore, whence she continued straight through to Freeport. She picked up her friend. Miss Lucy House, at Babylon, on her return from Bay Shore, and came di¬ rectly here, via Merrick road, and the two young women declare that they will return home the same way Sun¬ day afternoon. They came on a visit to Miss Matthias' grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helland, on Pine Street, this village. — Eagle.
POLICE COURT NEWS.
Robert Libbey was arrested by Chief Wallace Wednesday night at 1:15. Justice Swezey sent him to Mineola Jail for 15 days.
Irving Ellison was before Judge Swezey Tuesday charged by Steve Stephanson, with assault; he pleaded guilty and after agreeing to pay ex¬ penses to the auto of the Taxicab Co., of which Stephanson was the driver, also for the time lost by Stephanson in attending court, he was fined $15.
Walter Hamlin was arrested by Jos. Schroelier Sunday and sent to the County Jail for 15 days.
Two streichers and rubber blankets have been purchased to use for emer¬ gency caaes through the village.
Galvanized Silva's.
Coal    Hods,
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The residence of Charles C. Smith, in Merrick, made an ideal Southern home and it seemed very iittle imagi¬ nation to believe the passengers had been whisked back a century'into real Dixie Land.
A smiling mammy opened the door and once inside real Southern hospital¬ ity was showed by the beautifully spread table, laden with bowls of punch and piles of delicious crullers, wafiles and other good things. The bounty of the refreshment room was only exceeded by the beauty of the ladies who served the travelers, as Ihey entered. In real C ilonial cos¬ tume, powder and patches, the hostess, -Mrs. C. C. Smith, and her assistants, looked as if they had just step|jed out of "Janice .Merideth."
Across the wide hall real picaiiir.nies sung with a right good will and old Southern songs were beautifully ren¬ dered by Mrs. E. E. Chase. E. V. Baldwin's banjo kept everybody at the door waiting for more, and no one wanted to leave this attractive land when the call came to move on.
A brisk ride of a few minutes landed the travellers in Japan, where, anmng the flowers and shrubbery of H. J. Raymore's gardens, one caught a glimpse of real Japan.
The tea and rice cakes of this happy country were dispensed by the hostess and a committee of Japanese ladies, whose costumes were both gorgeous and beautiful.
Sweet voices lured the travellers from their tea cups into another room where eight girls in Geisha costume were seated upon their cushions drink¬ ing tea and chatting in Japanese. Seeing the visitors they arose and, ac¬ companied by Miss Hattie Wallace, ;SaTig a Japanese song und danced a native fan dance. This was followed by an explanatory song in English, in which their sweet girlish voices showed to such good advantage, everyone wanted to wait for another song.
Rushing from Japan to Germany the passengers passed through Rockville Centre to Rockaway Avenue to the home of Jos. E. Mount, where a huge German flag floated from the veranda and the 'decorations inside left no doubt as to what country the travellers were in. The hostess and her assis¬ tants here were in German peasant costume, and plenty of good coffee and coffee cakes were enjoyed after the long ride.
The sound of violins attracted the people from the comforts of the dining room, to a beautifully decorated   room
  I where  six   handsome    peasant    girls
Single copies of the Review for sale sung German songs and danced folk at Greenblatt's, Railroad Ave.; Kief- dances as if they had been born and er's. Review office and Gobetz', South i bred in the Vaterland. Miss Annie Main Street, and DaSilva's, West Mer-1 Smith and   Misa Libbie Hewlett,   who
See Geo. Raynor's adv. special sa|.e prices of groceries in this week's Review.
Don't fail; get in on that free coa) proposition. Calf on the Freeport Coal Co., successors to VV. P. W. Haff's Sons. tf
Cylinder Coal Stoves, $4.50 and   up. Globe Coal Staves, $2.25 and up.
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Oct. 30—Hallowe'en An unexcelled assortment of  Hallo¬ we'en Table Decorations   and   favors. Over 2000 to select from at extremely low prices. Novelties valued at 5c, 2 for 6c
Novelties vaioed at lOc 5c
Novelties valued at,29c lOe
Novelties valued at 69c 26c
rick Road. tf
I     Rayo Lanterns, complete, 35c.    Da- ; Silva's. It
; Double S. & H. Green Trading Stamps on this and next Saturday. liOok for adv. in this issue. J. S. Shapiro, 91 S. .Main St. It
We have a special sale on ladies' dress skirts all of the latest models, assorted colors. You can buy them from $1.25 up to $7.00. See our adv. in this issue. Barasch's Dept. Store. It
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DaSilva's Both Stores
Flower Pots, all sises,  prices start at 4c DaSilva's. It
Volbraith's All White Enameled Ware is by far the best made. See it on display at DaSilva's. It
Freeport Coal Co., successor to W. P. W. HafT, the largest coal dealer on Long Island. The cheapest place to buy coal. Exclusive dealer in some of the best grades of coal.    . It
At the A. & P. Tea Co. 's Freeport store. Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon at 16c per pound. It
Stove Pipe and   Elbows, 10c    DaSilva's.
all
sizes, It
also wore the native costume, accom¬ panied the singers with their violins. Here also the travellers would have lingered, but the impatient "honk," which was becoming familiar, hurried them away.
Back again on the Merrick Road, the automobiles pulled up before Har¬ vey B. Smith's residence, where gaily colored flags and bunting and a pro¬ fusion of palms and flowers showed the travellers they h^d landed in the Tropics. The hostess and her com¬ mittee showed to great advantage in their dainty white against the green palms, as they served the chocolate and cocoanut cakes, which were en¬ joyed by   all. w.,
Mrs. C. LeRoy Corby, in a Martin- iquean ccstume, sold curios from the West Indies, and displayed many speci¬ mens of native work, fruit and animal life of the Tropics.
The last stop was at the home of C. Milton Foreman, where the ladies of the Fairyland Committee had turned Mrs. Foreman's handsome parlor into real Fairyland. In a bower of green and autumn leaves nearly two dozen fairies, under the direction of Mrs. H.
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Old Folks' Day
Sunday was Old Folk's IJay in the .M. E. Church, when the pastor. Rev. W. A. Richard, preached an aopropri- ate sermon on "Life in the Service of the King," which we are permitted to publish herewith:
"Life In the Service of the King." I A Sermon lo Veteran Christians. Text: "How old art thou?" Gen. 47-8. I The service this morning is in honor I of those, whether present or absent, who wrought in the past, that we of the later generation might reap today. We believe, and toil, and triumph, be¬ cause Ihey believed, and toiled, and triumphed before us. It will be good for the younger to recall thcjse wh^se spiritual heirs they have becoine, to enter into tlie spirit of other days by listening to the hymns which then were sung ; be sitting with the people who ijut a little time ago were as young ami vigorous and enterprising and ile- voted as we, and to indulge for a sea¬ son some of those reflections v;hich woukl naturally arise on such an occa¬ sion as this.
1 may say, first, and in the name of all, I am sure, tnat it is a great jo;, to ¦ welcome ht'te every veteran of Jesus ('^hrist, and to extend congratulations and felicitations both on the past and on the future.
I'erhap?» the thought that le:ip.-i most readily to every mind this niorninj.; is the thought (if life- the years of ils duration, the mystery of its develnp- inents, the surprises, both the pleasant and the opposite, il has brought, and can bring. Who among even the youngest of u.s has walked in the very path he had marked out? H'lw few of us can contemplate the chief eventvcf our history with anything but aston- ishnient. Hans Christian Andersen truly says, "Every man's life is a fairy tHle written by God's fingers."
Accordingly, it is of life that I would speak toilay —of "Life in the service of the King." But life is more than simple .duration of e.xisience. Our text, indeed, does not expressly say so, but certainly it suggests as much. When Pharoah said to Jacob, after the manner of Eastern salulati(jn, "How old art thou," the answer of the Pat¬ riarch, "The days of tho years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been," makes it plain that to him, at least, life had been something more than years. Its ambitions, its sins, its repentings, its successes, its blessings, ita bereave¬ ments, its hopes, all seemed at that moment to moan themselves out in the sad refrain, "tew and evil have been the days of the years of my life." And more than this, as we know from the record, the results of even such an ex¬ perience as Jacob's checkered as its earlier days had been by sin, were such that in withdrawing from the presence of the King of Egypt the ac(|uired faith and dignity of' the patriarch rendered his blessing no insult even lo a Phar¬ aoh.
And now, will you permit me to turn ciueslioner, and ask, "How old art thou?" This might, under certain circumstances, prove an embarrassing iniiuiry. Had it relation to years alone, it might be improper even here. "We do not count a nidn's years," says Emerson, "until he has nothing else to count." I assume that there is sonietning else, and I have refer¬ ence almost altogether to that other something now. "There are two worlds ; the world that we can meas¬ ure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imaginations." The world of thought and action. How- old art thou in this? is a more significant <iuestion than that of mere duration of existence. This question comes home to the youth and maiden as surely as to the patri¬ arch. John Milton was older at twen¬ ty than the vast majority at eighty. "We    live    in   deeds,   not    years,    in
thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial, VVe     should     count   time   by   heart
throbs.     He most lives Who thinks most,    feels   the   noblest, acts the best.'
Leaving then the matter of years aside and coming down a little more to details, How old art thou in Christian experience? One of the most precious possessions of the aged is thfeir experi¬ ence and the resulting poise and wis¬ dom it imparts. And now, am I wrong, my friends, in saying that the longer the deeper, the moi^e intimate our relations to God have been in ex¬ perience, the more clearly we discern that the love and goodness of God are undying: that'all his ways are pre¬ cisely adapted to us transient pilgrims on tfae path to eternity? Again, tell us out of a   long  experience, is   there
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Local Topics
I By the Editori
Church Notes
,     Delia   Clieshre   is   leader     for ' tho When   Trustee   Sigmond   made   the   Young People's mooting   Sunday night motion to request and compel the Long   j,, the   Presbyterian   Church; subject, Island Kailroad to place   gates   at   all   "Lessons I have learned from tilings." crossings   in   the village,    he   said   he -   —¦
made a similar motion four years ago, I The Ladies' Aid Society <if the .M. and thai he felt somewhat responsible E- Church will meet with Mrs. Chap- because the reijuest had not been fol- man at the home of .Mrs. Chas. Harse lowed up. Here's hoping that it will' on Linden St., Thursday, Oct. 27,at not be four years   before   any   further  2:30 p.m.    All members arc rc()uested
action is taken.
to be present, invited.
Friends   are   cordially
The   Village   Board    did not consult their   attorney when fixing   sidewalks on the r.ew   boulevard at the extraord¬ inary width of 15 feet;  if they had he   organ recital probably would have advised tliem that   Street.     .'-:. I
Saturday evening, Nov.   1,   the Bap¬ tist Church will give   a   musicale   and at the church   on   Grove Cheshire, a   gra luate of
the width agjeed upon    with    the City the Boston   Elocution   School,   a   well
authorities    and    the    Public    Service known elocutionist, will render a num-
Commission was 111 feet. ber of   his   pleasing   selections.     The
  price of admissiiin is   Inw    enough   for
Our   old cylinder  press is a thing of everybody, and you    may    bring   your
the   past.     Every   printer   who   ever whole family, and contribute to a good
worketl in the Review oflice   knew the cause    without   straining   the     purse
old   oscillator,    and   wondered   at    its strings, longevity.     Changes in I'ur   oifice   put
it out of service si- far as we were con¬ cerned, and we tried to sell it. but other printers were afraiti to buy, even when we offered for «25 this press which cost about Ji'iio, and was in as good condition as the day il was bought, so we finally called Frank Farmlett, the local junkn;an, who knocked it to pieces, and gave us 2i)c a hundred pounds for it. .According to his otiicial returns, aiul they were un¬ doubtedly correct, there was over 2* ions of iron in the machine.
A special meeting cii J. C. Prieo ('lub will be held in lecture roi'm. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Henry Street  this Friilay evening, at 7 (i. m.
The Harvest Hume Fair of the Bethel A. .M. E. Church is now on and a rally will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29; 11 a. m., sermon, Hev. .Mr. Ilolson of Fieeport; 3:30 p. m., sermon, Hev. W. F. CofTey, of Wantagh; and ?< p. m., sernion, by the pastor, Hev. William Eilwards.
Christ Ev. Lutheran Church. Lo¬ cated on North Grove St., just below Randall Ave. All services are con¬ ducted in the English language except one in each month, namely  the    morn-
., .   I .   ,    ,   .   .T •   .    .1 . ing aervice on tho last .Sunday of  each
rhis kind of stutT mio the waste   paper .      . • .   ¦ i    .   . •     .i     r^
,'.    ;.     month which is conducted in   the   Ger¬ man      language.     Tho      eohgrogation
1 must again reinii-d "A Sub¬ scriber," who sei'.ils us in a lively item about "Wild Horses Stopped on Grove Street," that wliile we appreciate get¬ ting oil the i,ews possible,    wo   throw
ba.'ket when no name is signed to il. As we jiave said lots of times before, we tlu ni^l^wanl the name for publi¬ cation, buiHn order to verify the in¬ formation.
worships next Siimlay ms usual at 10::iii a. m. and 7:3ii ji. in. The pas¬ tor, Kev. A. C. Karkau. will preach at buth services. Our graded .'Sunday Did you ever noth:e   that every year   ^""^""^ '"'-''¦"' '""^ 2:30   p.    m      .Ml   are
the city   papers   repoK a low registra-   cordially invited to these servicer..
tion, and a lack of interes,t in politics?
"United We Stand," will be the Sunday morning sermon theme nf Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church. The evening subject will be "The lionelit ut' I'n- happiness."
Chl^tian Scierice Society. Services Sunday rooming at 11 o'clock, Hemp¬ stead Ilank Building; subject, "Pro¬ bation After Death. " Sunday .'School at same houi in same building every Sunday. A reading room at same ad¬ dress is o^ieii daily from 1 :.'J0 to 5 p. m.
Next Sunday Rev. H. H. Gibson of New York City will preach in tho Bap- •tist Church at \tr,:>,i) a. m. and 1:^0 p. m. C. E. Society at 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30. .\ cordial welcome is'^ extended to all. On '1 uesday evening Oct. 24, the C. E. Society will hold its monthly social al the home of .Mrs. Fred Essex, Church St., bek.w   Smith.
The business and social   meeting   of Capt. Hanse in his   official   capacity' the Epworth League will be hel<l Wed- as   Chairman   of   the     Indepen dence   "eaday evening, Oct. 25, in the lecture League sends us   an    item   he   wishes   room.     Don't miss this social.
published about the League   candidate i 	
for   .Member   of   Assembly.     As   this;     A devotional committee meeting will comes under the heading   of   advertis-1 i^ held Saturday evening,   Oct. 21, at ing we had to decline.     He kindly   en-; j.j   o'clock    at   the   home   of   Clifford closed in his    letter   a .<1   bill    to   pay ; Teeple, N. Long Beach Ave, for "setting up."    Only  four   out   ofj 	
The Rockville Centre Heiujd says that in the village of East Rockaway there are many who lia\e not paiil a cent of taxes in the last eleven years, and unless payment is made upon re¬ ceipt of notices which are already in preparation, a tax sale will be held. This won't scare any of the negligent taxpayers. Our Village Board has passed resolutions galore for lax sales under almost similar conditions, and there are still lots of people in our vil¬ lage who do not let a tax notice worry them a bit.     They simply forget it.
A Long Island paper advises Mr. George Wallace how to dispose of his funds in charity. .Mr. Wallace may not take this advice, but it is (juite likely if he should be in .Albany next winter he might establish a .State home for feeble-minded editors. — Observer.
And we thought Mr. Wallace was well satisfied with Freeport I
our force can vote but we all appreci¬ ate the'setting up" although we are; all going to vote the Republican ticket.
ALONZO FOSTER. |
The members of the Freeport  Board
of Trade were compelled to accept with  ——
regret the decision of Aionzo Foster The regular services of the .Metho- not to serve longer as its president, dist Episcopal Church, Dr. VV. A. At a considerable   expense,    including   Richard, pastor, will be helii at   10:30
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday next.
The devotional mee;ing of the Ep¬ worth League Sunday evening at 6:45 p. m. will be lead by (Clinton H. Brown; topic, "Intelligent War¬ fare." Soio by Mrs. Harrdti Coik. All are cordially invited to attend.
much valuable time, Mr. Foster has given his services to the Board, and through the Board to the village, but finds his time so occupied that he was unable to continue in the position.
Mr. Foster will not lose his active interest in Freeport affairs, but deems it is necessary for him to leave the management of the affairs of the Board to some one else.
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I The Men's Bible Class of the .M. E. Church has changed the hour of meet¬ ing to 9:45 a. m.     All rnen  welcome.
A Religious Census
The churches of the village  are    en- gfjged in taking a census   of   the   vil¬ lage,   in order to secure desired   infor- jmatiun along church   lines,     'ihe   vil- I Iage has been divided Into 12 districts, j with districi leaders,  and   each   leader i haa a number of assistants, so that the i work can be done expeditiously.     Thi.s c>^n8UB was begun on   Wednesday,   and it is expected to complete  it    by   next Wednesday.    It is the d^ire of   those in charge to secure full itiformati n as to the church attendance, membership, preference, of everybody in the village and it is anticipated thut   the   visiting will tend to an increase of  sociability and   acquaintanceship   thougbout    the village.