Nassau County Review 19190912

              Nassau County Review
Officiat Fsfm, VOkfe of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1919
VoL XXn, No. 37
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ABOUT THE TOWN
(By T. B;C.) Tht question of the right at way in mn automobile ia still one that very few Mople seem to understand. This was Ohistrsted in the accident at the eomer ot Long Beach Avenue and Smith Strast last Thursday morning. We heard ths discussion in which Mr. Von Tilcer said that he had ths right «f way becaoas bs was on a thorough fars (hong Beach Avenue) more trav- •llad than Smith Street, and his wife, who was driving, saw the other car comfaig b«t too late, so pas«^ in front of ii. and was hit broadside by the smaller car. As a matter of fact, the law is very clear. The car driven by Miss Mille* was to the right of Mrs. Von Tilser, and absolutely had the right of w^y *ndv Mrs. Von Tilzer should have^ad her car under suffi¬ cient control to see what w"« coming, and avoid the collision. The fact of the Von Tilxer car being struck by the other does not altsr the fact and the responsibility, as Miss Miller, even with orfUnary -prudence, would have her eyes on cars on the right, rather than those on the left, and she would naturally expect the car to her left to give her the right of wa^, and slow down at that comer. This is in no Way a reflection upon the driver of either car, but simply to emphasize the facts in the case. The sooner auto¬ mobile drivers comprehend that cars on Merrick Road and Long Beach Avenue and Ocean Avenue do not have the right of way over cars on Smith Street or Church Street or Pine Street the better it will l^e and the safer to drive.
Speaking of Long Beach Avenue, the accident there emphasizes the fact that although the writer, lor in¬ stance, had to go to the expense of putting sidewalks on Rose oucck, or rather the village authorities did it for him and made him pay for it, this cor¬ ner, the southeast corner of Smith and Long Beach Avenue, is absolute¬ ly without a sidewalk, and the brush is so high as to make it ^ngerous traveling in autos. The village high¬ way commissioner has had his hands full, and has had reasonable excused- for not being able to attend to it, but his rush is getting over, and he will have time to see that this sidewalk is put down, even if he has to do it himself as he did with mine on Rose Street. Speaking seriously when I re¬ ceived orders with other residents to put down the sidewalk, 1 allowed the village to do it because they could do it cheaper than I could, and had men to attend especially to that kind of work, without any bother to me.
It was a good advertising scheme on the part of the American Theatre, and at the same time a patriotic idea, to take moving picture films of the Wel¬ come Home or our men frohl Service. We enjoyed looking at the picture now. Twenty years from now we will appreciate many times more the work that the American Theatre manage¬ ment did in taking this big picture, which they are to turn over to the village as a permanent record which can be reproduced at any time. We cannot appreciate the historical value of this as fully now as we will a gen¬ eration hence.
Two JSokBers Killed
By An Express Train
Louis C. Duruz, age 34, son of Chas. Durui of Baldwin, and John M., age 24, son of Stephen Kreischer of Hempstead were struck by the west¬ bound express train at Babylon Turn¬ pike crossing of the Long Island Rail¬ road about ten o'clock Tuesday even¬ ing and instantly killed. Mr. Kreisch¬ er runs an automobile supply com¬ pany in Hempstead and, in company with Mr. Duruz, was going to Merrick to sell an automobile, evidently being hit on the way down there, although no one saw the accident and it is not known just how it happened. Both *ttf these young men were members of the old 10th Machine Gun Company . and saw service abroad. Duruz wrote several letters to the Nassau County Review while overseas and was one of our regular readers while in Service, being intimate with Robert Campbell and Wallace Guest in this village. His brother. Prank, of Freeport, was out riding at the time of the accident, and seeing the crowd at this crossing, he went to see what caused it and iden¬ tified his brother as one of those killed. '
Kreischer's funeral services were held Thursday morning at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Hempstead, Rev. Father Boyle officiating, with in¬ terment in St. Bridgid's Cemetery, Westbury; C. A. Fulton, funeral di¬ rector.
Mr. Kreischer is survived by his. father, Stephen .W., his mother and two sisters.
Duruz's funeral services will be held at the home of his brother, Frank Duruz, 119 Grand Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. R. H. Scott officiating, with interment in the Hewlett Cemetery; C. A. Fulton, funeral director.
Mc. Duruz is survived by his father, Charlels Duruz, and three brothers.
BENZOMINT
Thcr household remedy for Sore Throat jaij|j,Tonsilitis. It does the wosrk.   K8^ a boftla in the boose.
AdTCTtiMnMat
Dr. H. V. Holcomb has moved from Railroad Avenue to 24 South Grove Street. Office hours from 9 to 12 a. m.   Evening by appointment.—Adv.
Tho priee of coal is increasing. Buy your next winter^ auyplr now and save money. Sinclair Kaynor,' tsL 184; 8 No. Maia St
HEARD FROM THE CURB
The Welcome Home Parade of last Monday was the finest thing of its kind that Freeport has every done.
The sympathy and love and pride of the people of our village in our men and women who served ni the war was manifest in every feature of the pa¬ rade and in the decorations and in the exercises on the reviewing stand. There was a dignity, an absence of grarrish flambouancy, a proper fitting of the expression of the body to the occasion that was beyond crittcism.
One alien and objectionable thing was promptly stopped by the vigorous protest of the writer and others who demanded its removal. Some party interested in a sale of lots fell in at the rear of the parade with a Ford car conspicuously decorated with the advertisement of the coming auction. And then the occupant of the car cried his interest in loud and raucous voice. It aeems strange to ordinary weH- mannered people that any man can be so grossly self-absorbed as not to see the crass impropriety of taking oc¬ casion to thrust his petty selfish inter¬ est upon the ears and eyes of a peo¬ ple absorbed in a lofty expression of love and loyalty. Thanks to the ef¬ ficient marshals of the day the offen¬ der was promptly removed.
The churches of our country have always been solid unwavering sup¬ ports of organized government. They are now singled out by Bolshevist and "I. W. W.'s" and "Reds" everywhere for their unstinted hatred because the religious interests are steadying qui¬ eting interests that are solid founda¬ tions for organized and orderly gov¬ ernment. And so it was fine to see the churches prominent in the parade. It looked good to see Father O'Toole leading a fine body of about 80 men of his newly organized K. of C. They made a fine showing as they have during all the war. As an organised body there is no doubt that they out¬ class all other church bodies.
It is not always appreciated by those who see with their eyes only that the Catholics and Protestants work on two quite different lines. In early days when Christianity began to be of importance in the Roman Em¬ pire the ambitious leaders of the church adopted some of the princi¬ ples and-practices of the pagan world around them. They took tne ornate dress of the priesthood, the march¬ ing in procession and various other impressive features and adopted, and modified them to suit a Christian'sig¬ nificance. And ever since they have made their appeal to the eys and ear. The origin of Protestants was a protest against the formal and an appeal to the spiritual.
The Protestants were invited by the committee to enter as organizations. They all accepted reluctantly, but ac¬ cepted because they did not want to seem to be out of sympathy by refus¬ ing to accept. They were reluctant because parading as bodies is alien to the spirit of their churches. Onr Sun¬ day School parade in the early sum¬ mer is a concession to the parading spirit of the youngsters and is made a gala day with music and ice cream. And yet mixed all through the otiier organizations were the active workers in the Protestant churches. Among the forty noble women who wore the Red Cross costume in the parade, the writer counted eight who were com¬ municants of his church, in another group where ten women bore the stars and stripes, five of them were com¬ municants and so among the men there was a large number who would have been marching in church organ¬ izations except for the broad interest and self-abnegation of Protestanism. But we are all one after all in the great interests of life. And such days as Monday affords us the chance to meet and express ourselves and be un¬ derstood.
My own heart, as the father of a splendid boy who died in battle, was deeply moved and gratified by the showing of respect and love for the he- r^^ dead. We never can do too much for them or honor their memory too highly. The cost of our liberties fell heaviest on them. We lose sight of our own sacrifices as we think of theirs. War is an awful thing and the Only justification we can find for it is that our condition might be more awful without it.
Many thanks to the Village Board and to the firemen who together planned and carried out a program that will live for a generation, in the memory of our people and for cen¬ turies in the history of the village. J. SIDNEY GOUIJD.
SOOAL AND nSSWAL
_   llMMmts   •!  Ow y, amd Thair Gmaata, VteHa aad SeciMi ASabra
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Goldman and son Edward have been visiting Mr. Goldman's mother at Reading, Penn.
Voughts Back in Freeport
Theodore H. Vought, former assist¬ ant State architect, has returned to his Freeport home after residing for a considerable time at Albany. He hasr now entered a partnership in the ar¬ chitect business in New York City with the head architect, Mr. Filcher, under whom he worked, at Albany.
John R. S. White has sold his house on Rose Street and is contemplating moving to the city for the winter.
Mrs. Rebhan, who has been spend¬ ing the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Herbert O. Reast, has returned to her home at Lewis Avenue and Madison Street, Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Maxson have returned to their residence at 316 South Long Beach Avenue.
Miss Mary McKeeman, formerly of
W. C C. S. Entertains
the First Division
(Official Report)
Friday night we had 200 boys from Pershing's own outfit, the First, and the special outfit being the widely- known First Engineers. We did our best t<f give them a good time, and served 286 plates of ice cr^am, with cake. In addition, we used eleven car¬ tons of Camel cigarettes and nineteen cases of soda water. Being a little confidential, it cost us 160 for tl^ feed¬ ing of OUT guests, but at that it was only 30 cents apiece and anyone who saw the enthusiasm oTthose boys and the way their faces lighted up when they got in and got acquaintied you would have agreed witH us that the money was a small consideration and would have been willing to give the time to it that the workers are doing.
Our girls, of whom we are so justly proud, danced almost to exhaustion, but they said it was wOTth while, to see how those boys enjoyed them¬ selves. A remarkable fact'was the statement  of  our  visitors  that  they
tad  anticipated  coming to  Freeport ecause they had heard of our club while still in Germany.
Saturday was a repetition of Fri¬ day except that instead of the Engin¬ eers we had the Second Machine Gun Battalion, and gave them home-made
LOCAL TOPICS
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HEREICS
in Rockville Centre.
Freeport, is visiting friends here and  """"o^P. »"<> ^'Xt^^*!*"! ""me-made in Rnrkvilln r.mtra *»''e and coflfee. With Malcolm Shack-
Icford at his b€«t, and enthusing over his work of making the boys feel at home.
Sunday night we had the Third M.
Miss Gertrude Promocene .has ar¬ rived from a week's stay with her aunt at Ridge Bouleverd, Brooklyn.
The Social Circle will hold a dom¬ ino and pinochle party this Friday ev¬ ening, September 12, at tbe home of Mrs. Aravilla Ritchie, East Railroad Avenue.
Counselor Peter Stephen Beck and his brother George are enjoying a three   weeks'   vacation   at   Setauket,
G. Battalion, with more home-made cake and coffee.
^ The chaplain of the Machine Gun Battalion, that outfit being our spe¬ cial guest, Andrew J. Patrick, accom¬ panied his boys, and during the even¬ ing made a speech, the first one of the kind we have heard at the Club House, expressing appreciation for the wel¬ come  given  to his outfit.    Chaplain
preparing for the fall work. Peter I Pf'"!;!'^.°^'°':'^i,* y^^^.^^^^P'*'" <;^ writes a postcard of greeting and he \ J.'';,"'";?," f 4^ Penetentiary at Jol- says: "In passing, I might say that!''?"*' "'•• *'*'**'^« entermg the Ser- too much praise cannot be given fori^";^"    , j rr      .        n ,
the way Freeport took care of its own i Monday and Tuesday nights we al- on Labor Day." ' *° entertained with dance and refresh
David Levy has returned home after spending a week at Lee, Mass.
Mrs.  H.  Schloss has  been visiting relatives in Bridgeport, Conn.
After Auto Thieves
Monday evening the local police de¬ partment received word that the New York Police Department had received information which led them to believe that automobile thieves, whose de¬ scriptions they gave, could be found at the residence of C. B. Ebbert, 844 West Merrick Road. Officers Raynor and Elar were sent to the house and saw a number of men come in and go out of ix~ but dit not make any arrests, as they had no description of the men wanted. Later in the uvening the New York police removed three auto¬ mobiles which were stored in the yard. Mr. Ebbert, who resides at this num¬ ber, has been in the business of buy¬ ing and selling second hand automo¬ biles, in Brooklyn, with his son. He said he bought these machioes in the regular way and had no suspicion that they were turned over to him by pro¬ fessional thieves.
If vou cannot mt stove coal for your furnace, try Briquets, made from coal dust. Coal with tlM slata left oat Sinclair L. Raynar, 8 No. Mala Strast, tel. 184.        • ._ .
' ments special parties from the camp.
i     Speaking of the First Division, our
! special guests this week, the follow-
i ing facts may be worth repeating:
I     When the German offensive toward
j Amiens began, on March 22, General
Pershing   offered   the   service   of   the
I7<«..>*.^^   V-.-.—    A _ First   Division   to   the   French   High
rourteen   Xears  Ago [Command.   Between April 3 and April
Bicycle  thieves  are  busy.    Among 15,  the   division   was  relieved   by  the
those who have lost their wheels are < Twenty-sixth  American  Division.     It
A. S. Johnson and Robert G. Anderson. | marched to the vicinity of Toul, where
Marriage of Ada Smith and Percy | it   entrained   and   proceeded   to     the
''JJ-ii        r,      J I Gistfrs  area,  arriving  there   between
Village Board passed resolution ord- j the Sth and 10th of April.    Here the
ermg all property owners on Ocean ij^irst  Field    Artillery   Bj;igade    was
Avenue from  Atlantic  Avenue north [joined   by   Lieut.   Col.   J.   A.   P.   De
to Seaman Avenue, both sides of Mer-! Chambrun, of the French Field Artil-
rick Road from Grove Street to Ocean [ lery, who remained with it until the
Avenue, and north  side of Brooklyn \ end of May.
from Main Street to Long Beach Ave- i     In its ten months at the front, the
nue to build 5 ft. cement walks. , First Division took 6,469 prisoners, in-
  'eluding  165 officers.    It suffered 23,-
Aftermarth of the Parade   i ^'^^ casualties.   This included 167 of-
It surelv was a oleasuiv to thP fir«. i *'*^*" *"** ^,291 men killed; 417 offi- m^ytr^al^^^^ fhl^^^.J^iJ^!^ i^IX '^^rii and 12,546 men wounded, of Thr^^ZrTt^^r. „»,L     / 5 + *'"<='^ | whom  1,050 died; 101 officers and 4,-
his'rntinuedttyeri^hi: %oys.-'"  '*l -- ««-f -f ^0 officers and 3 -
 ][_ ""jro.        575  ^g^ captured  or  missing.    The
. .,        ^ ,      .        . I number known to have b^itei captured
A pretty act was the throwing of U^ ga. it may be assumed^that 3,502 flowers m front of our returned boys officers and men were killed but their as they marched down past the re-1 bodies were not identified, viewing stand. "The young kdics who! Ddring the time the division never did this were: Mioses Viola Boland | failed tp take its objectives, and its and Margaret Wenner and Mrs. Grace total advances against resisUace Whitworth.
Need of a Local Meeting Place
The following item is given us by a
man interested in the development of
Freeport:
"The Boy Scouts are looking for a place to hold their meetings. This is an organization which should be giv¬ en support and encouragement, and we trust that a suitable place will be found. It is about time that Free- port had a public hall of some kind. Were it not for the fact that the cost of building is so high, a move for the erection of a municipal building with a large and suitable hall would be in order." ,
As far as the Boy Scouts are con¬ cerned, we know of no reason why they could not meet in any church in the village, or in any school house, but the argument for « public building is sound. We do not quite agree with our contributor regrarding waiting for prices to lower on building. We have heard an argument something like this for the last three or four years, and if we wait for the cost of build¬ ing to go down it is one safe proposi¬ tion that we will never have a munici¬ pal building, and it is unanimously agreed that we need it. <»¦   i
Doings at the S. S. Y. C.
Fun, more fun and then some at the South Shore Yacht Club on Saturday evening last was the order of proced¬ ure in the shape of a country store. All articles were donated by members and friends, and the sale, which was handled by the ladies of the Club, was a huge success, socially and financial¬ ly, far above expectations.
On Wednesday efening, September 17, a dinner danc^ will be held and reservations are now being made to the House Committee. This affair has all appearances of a record-breaker.
The Saturday night dances continue so*popular that they will be continued as long as weather conditions permit.
This eolnma ia aihad. by B«t. W. ¦. iM* Ubruuit sad aU itmu slMaM ka aant te kla to iaiara iaicrtioa oadcr tUi hf «Hin
At the meeting of Merrick Hook tt Ladder Co. Nd. 1, held Ust Tuesday evening^ the matter of extending a welcome to the "boys" who have been in service, was vigorously taken up, to the end that Comrade Christoffel was appointed chairman of a committee, consisting of the whole membership, to carry out plans for this purpose. A good deal of enthusiasm prevailed, and it was ilnally decided to have the wel¬ come in Uie shape of a supper to the "boys" at the Fire Hall, followed by an entertainment, and the date select¬ ed was Saturday evening, September 20th. Various sub-committees were appointed for the work. Members present at the last meeting pledged themselves for necessary articles for the occasion, suck as salads, liams, cigarettes, bread, cake, etc. It was impossible, of course, to complete ar¬ rangements at that meeting and it was arranged to hold a further meeting of the committee as a whole on TucMiay evening, ^September 9.
Our "boys" are worthy of the very- best we can give and do for them, and we feel certain that the members of the company to a man will be ready to do his bit to make the night of Sep¬ tember 20 one long to be remembered irf our vicinity.
The regular notice- of the Commer cial Travelers gave the following in teresting details regarding their part in the Welcome Home Day parade:
In the Welcome Home Day parade our Council, through the hard work of P. C. Edward A. Spiegel, made them¬ selves handsomely conspicuous in the period portrayals. There was the commercial traveler of 1776, Frank S. Johnston, trapper costume, real burro, some pack; 1800, Clif. J. Mos¬ bacher, horseback, Colonial costume, fascinating; 1835, William J. Shed- lock, driving buckboard, Quaker, treas¬ ure chest; 1865, Ed. A. Spiegel, quaint buggy. Civil War style, costume swell; 1890, F. L. J. Lee, flashy, first vintage auto pulled by a mule; 1919, William F. Woodill, up-to-date Buick, hand¬ some, the real goods. And the rest of the boys, with linen dusters, white hats, with blue, white and gold band with Council name thereon, with irrips.
In our report of the Welcome Home celebration and parade we neglected to include the Companions of the For¬ est. This small but enthusiastic or¬ ganization of women had one of the prettiest floats in the parade, decorat¬ ed in green and golden rod, with the national colors, and we regret that in the rush of preparing the item on this event their name was omitted.
Miss Bostrom Divorced
from Soldier Husband
Miss Elsie Bostrom Phillips, daugh¬ ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bostrom of Willow Avenue, Freeport, through her counsel, Henry L. Maxson of this vil¬ lage, has obtained in the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn, an interlocutory judgment annulling her marriage to Ralph Adolph Phillips, formerly a soldier, in June, 1918, upoTr the ground that she was under the age of legal cpnsent. At the end of three months she will be entitled to a final judgment annulling the marriage. She has nev- -er lived with her husband, going to her imrents' home immediately after the marriage.
(Man Frsaurt Nows «b Psfa •)
Tha pries of coal is incrciasing. Buy your next winter's supply now and save monay. Sinelair Bayaor, teL IM: S No. Main St
Adaart^amaad
amounted to 51 kilometers.
Notes
We acknowledge the courtesy of Carl G. Kemp in irepairing the piano at the Club and refusing to take any pay for it.
Want Mailing Addresses
of Nearest Relatives
These official medals of honor for the Village of Freeport are still in my possession, waiting information as to the proper person tjj whom to deliver then):
William E. Ensko Harold C. Hubert John Intellisano James C. Rich Townsend C. Young •
Smith F. Pearsall,
Secretary, Drawer C.
Arrested in Auto Theft
Matthew O'Neil of Smithville South was before Justice Clinton M. Flint on Monday, on the charge of having stolen the automobile of Mrs. Bade of 57 South Main Street, on August 25. Mr. Bader recogrnized the automobile while it was in use in Hempstead, and had the person owning it arrested. O'Neil claimed that he did not steal the auto, but purchased it from some person on the north side.
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer, the thirteenth after Trinity, at 7:30 and 11:00 o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service. Morning prayer and sermon at 11:00 o'clock. Evening prayer and sermon. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services of. this church and to become identified with its com¬ munity interests.
Miss A. Cutbill of Yonkers, N. Y., is a guest of Mrs. J. J. Littebrandt at the Rectory.
Capt. Sherrard Billings, bein;; a guest in the village over the coming Sunday, will speak at the 11 o'clock service in the Church of the Redeem¬ er. Capt. Billings was a chaplain with the Red Cross in the Toul Sec¬ tor, French front, for nearly two years and in charge of a most import¬ ant work. The village is fortunate in its opportunity to tear the chaplain.
Rev. Frederick H. Handsfield, rec¬ tor of the Church of the Ascension at Rockville Centre, will preach at the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday evening.
The following contributions are ac knowledged for Saturday and Sunday When not otherwise specified, cake was the contribution:
Mrs. Leo Halpin, Mrs. J.' M. Goller, coffee; Mrs. J. C. Powers, Mrs. An¬ thony Kipp, cake and flowers; Mrs. H. Gissell, Mrs. L. B. Lake, Mrs. M. Ko- bel, Mrs. H. B. Lake, Mrs. D. W. Antz, Mrs. Bert Seaman, Mrs. D. Van Rees (2); Mrs. I. T. Jones, Mrs. Kahn (f2); Mrs. F. S. Snedeker, jr., $1; Mrs. Hanneman, Mrs. Thomas B. Knox, Mrs. Bender, Mrs. J. H. Mahnken, Mrs. C. S. Braren, Mrs. C. V. Vollmer, Mrs. R. W. Nutt. Mrs. C. M. Mix, Mrs.
C. D. Braren, Miss Estelle Rees, Mrs. Etta J. Carman, flowers; Mrs. C. W. Bedell, Mrs. William Hibbard, Mrs. Charles Fritz, Mrs. Arthur Noswoi-thy, Mra. James Cruikshank, Mrs, Sealy, Mrs. A. R. Carnie, Mrs. Smallwood, Mrs. Ollendorf, Mrs. William Hub¬ bard, Mrs. Lieberman, Mrs. O. Mag¬ nusson, Mrs. Downs, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Longman, Mrs. Henderson, 2 pies'; Mrs. Hubbard, Miss Carpenter, Mrs. Kegel (2); Mrs. H. Ashdown, Mrs. N. Ashdown, Mrs. Neuman, Mr. H. Vogt.
Mrs. C. W. Mahnken, Mrs. Charles Combs, Mrs. I. Mayer, Mrs. J. M. Palmer, Mrs. L. C. Nichols, Mrs. C. Miller, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. S. C. Mas¬ ters, Mrs. Fennema, Meier's Bakery, large box of cake; -Mrs. Frances Smith, Miss Heleii S. Mitchell, Mrs. R. Van Wicklen, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Clarlsnce Williams, Mrs. G. H. Story,
Mrs. Cary, Sirs. Shieber, Mrs. L., H. Ross, Mrs. C. O. Niles, Mrs. C. J. Mc- Keitman, Mrs. H. Barasch, Mrs. Con¬ nolly, Mrs. Keogh, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. H. Von Elm, Mrs. MacFarland, Mrs. Ida Summers, Mrs. A. Marlow, Mrs. Eidt, Mrs. George Kremelberg, Mrs.
D. E. Walters, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Emil Anderson, Mrs. John Cotter, Mrs. Raynor, Mrs. G. Fuge. Mrs. Win- ship, Mrs. B. G. Wray, Mrs. William G. Smith, Mrs. Asch, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. Godfrey Gilbert, Mr. J. Brower, Mrs. Earon, Mrs. Fred C. Heyer, Mrs.
(Contiaaod aa Frnga •)
Dr. Runcie Has Nig^t Visitors
Monday night a man forced his way into the house of Dr. William H. Run¬ cie, our village Health Officer, at the comer of Merrick Road and South Grove Street. He was heard and shot at by Dr. Runcie. The village police were summoned, who also shot at the fleeing burglar, but he made his es¬ cape.
Fire Department Out Again
The Freeport Fire Department re¬ ceived a call for a long run to 225 Randall Avenue Wednesday noon. Some soot had blocked up the chim¬ ney in the O'Mara house, at that num¬ ber, occupied by James W. King and family, and the building was set afire. As usual in a case of this kind, it took a considerable time to put the flame out, although but very little damage was done.
Weekly Weather Report
(For information of our readers in other localities)
Friday, August 29, clear, cold.
Saturday, overcast, heavy rain in morning.
Sunday, rain in morning, cleared off in afternoon.
Monday, overcast early, few drops of rain up to about ten o'clock, over¬ cast rest of the day, sun shining a few minutes in-nifternoon, rain began again about 6 o'clock and continued during evening, not heavy.
Tuesday, heavy rain began at mid¬ night and continued until seven o'clock in morning, overcast during the day, foggy an drain at night.
Wednesday, overcast in a. m., heavy rain in p. m. and night.
Thursday, overcast in a. m., clear in afternoon.
Friday, clear and cool.
Saturday, clear and cool.
Sunday, very warm, clear.
Monday, hot enough for the hottest day of summer.
Tuesday, chilly east wind and cool again.
Wednesday, same as Tuesday, con¬ tinuing overcast; rain at night
Thursday, overcast.
Low G>llection Day
In the Police'^Court
Business was dull in the matter of auto fines on Tuesday of this week, in the regtflar session before Police Jus¬ tice Flint, and only seven violators were fined, as follows, the first four being $20 each and the last three |10 each, for violation of speed laws: Ed¬ ward Fleming, Thomas E. Whittaker, Henry D. Whitfreed, Charles M. Payne, Julius J. Leon, Clifford W. Christie, Albert Anck.
VILLAGE ITEMS
Antonio Argan has leased^the ice cream parlor of Louis Peroni, 19 Rail¬ road Avenue.
OBITUARY
MARIETTA MOTT
Marietta Mott, aged 89 years, wid¬ ow of Robert Mott, died at her late home, 66 Grand Avenue, on Monday night. Funeral services were held at the home on Thursday afternoon. Rev. J. Sidney Gould, pastor of -Uie Pres¬ byterian Church, officiating, with in¬ terment in Greenfield Cemetery; C. A. Fulton, funeral director.    .
Mrs. Mott is survived by one daugh¬ ter, Mrs. Alice M. Snvith, and four sons, Elisha and ^Villiam Mott of Freeport, Frank and James Mott of New York.
ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt School opened on Mon¬ day, September 8, with the following faculty: Principal, Gertrude M. Wes¬ tervelt; assistant pknncipal. Bertha A. Kirley; seventh grade, Emelyn M. Coonley; sixth grade, Florence E. Elliott; sixth and fifth, Mrs. Sarah Bigelow Combs; fifth, Mary Hartz; fourth, Josephine E. Finger; fourt)i, Myrtle Gissell; third, Susan M. Bent- ley; third, Eva L. Clapper; second, Mildred Baker.; second, E. Madge Hoag; first, Marie Mahnken; first, Hazel A. Seisman; Kindergarten, Un¬ dine Spellman; physical training, Mar¬ ion Brownell.  	
Miss Westervelt returned from a very pleasant Vacation on Saturday and is Jocated with Mrs. Heineman on Clinton Avenue.
See adv. of auction sale of furni¬ ture, etc., in this issue, E. A. Dorlon being the actioneer.
If yoa cannot get stove coal for your furnace, try Brimiets, made from eoai dust. Coal with the slate left out. Sinclair V. Raynor, 8 No. Main Street, tel. 184.
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Home Welcoming Committee
Date of celebration' has again been delayed to allow time for the comple¬ tion of curbing, etc., around the flag pole. Headquarters in the Mollineaux building (Stop 66) is open every Wed¬ nesday evening for the purpose of registering the men of this village who have been in the service, and as a number of the boys have not regis¬ tered, in order to get a complete and correct list of names entitled to go on the tablet. Chairman Dixon requests any who hnve not registered to do so at their eailiest opportunity either on Wednesday evening or at the regular meeting Friday evening. Arrange¬ ments are now about complete for tho celebration and as stated last week, the Fireman's Band of New York City wUl lead tlie parade.