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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 5, Number 1
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FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 26; 1912
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Servicea at tbe Church of the Re¬ deemer Sanday, tbe eighth after Trin¬ ity, at 7:80 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. ro. Celebration of the Holy Commanion at the early aerviee and Morning Prayer and aermon at tbe 11 o'clock aenrice. Tbe Sanday School meets in the Parish HoDsa at 10 a. m. Sunday'a session will be tbe last meeting of the scbuol for tbe sammer. A cordial welcome is extended to all to attend tbe services of tbis charch.
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decond Hearing Before P. S. Com- <^eiimere, l. i. at 6c each.
Miss Kate De Villiers, of Paarl, Soath Africa, is to become the bride of Henry Baldwin Schwab of New York. The wedding will take place in Pitts- borgb, Penn., at the home ot Mrs. C. Coris Hussey on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Miss De Villiers visited America more tban a year ago, when she cane to attend the wedding of her brother. A. Lochner De Villiers of Soath Africa to Miss Hussey.
Mr. and Mrs. De Villiers and Miss De Villiers have been ftuests in Pitts¬ burgh for the last fortnight. Miss De Villiers having Just gone for a visit in New York. 'The Hussey family is one of prominence here.—New York Times.
Mr. Schwab is tbe elder son of Mrs. Herman Schwab of Merrick Ave.
Tbe Men's Club of tbe Charch of the Redeemer will enjoy a sail witb a-f«w frienda to Hig'fa Hill Beach tomorrow afternoon, returning in the evening, weather permitting. The boat leaves the dock at 3 o'clock.
Henry J. McCord and family are en¬ joying a vacation at the Seaman Cot¬ tage, High Hill Beach.
Tbe annaal outing of the Sunday Sbool of the Cburcb of the Redeemer will take place on Wednesday to High Hill Beach. Tbe boat leaves tbe Mer¬ rick dock at 9 o'clock. Tickets are 26 cents.
On Saturday afternoon last an inter¬ esting game of ball-was played on the grounds at the corner of Kirkwood and Wynsum Aves., between a team from the Merrick Tennis Club and one repre¬ senting the Men's Club. Tbe Men's Clob won in the last inning with two oat Tbe score was large and the fan in proporflon. These two teams are planning to get together again on Labot Day. 'The players and their pa- sitions follows: Tennis Club—J. R. Moore, jr., c.; Mr. Wood, p.; A. Kleopfll, 1st, E. Haines, 2nd; R. Kleupfll. a. s.; R. Fairfax, Srd; H. Schwab, I. f.; E. Carpenter, c. f.; B. S. Cammann, r. f. Men's Clab—A. J. Anthony, e.; W. Angell, p.; R. Rows, Ist; C. Rowe, 2nd; J. Mulcahy. s. s.; Wm. H. Littebrandt, Srd; A. E. Doane, 1. f.: R. Koepple, c. f.: Geo. Mulcahy, r. f. Curtis Bowne was the ompire.
Merriek Hook and Ladder and Engine Company Nu. 2 is holding a "Country Fair" on tbe Camp Grounds tbis after noon and evening and tomorrow after¬ noon and evening. Tbe fair will be formally opened tonight at 7 o'clock by tbe Chaplain of the Company, Rev. Wm. H. Littebrandt. A visit to the grounds is worth while. The interior of an old bam has been lastefally dec¬ orated witb American flags and tables erected for tbe varies displays. Go op and see the animal exhibit and all the other unique features and take a shot in the long range shooting gallery or a dance on tbe newly-laid dance floor. Ring a cane and have a frank¬ furter. See the balloon aseenaion to¬ morrow night at 7 o'clock. Cadman Frederick of the Long Island Realty Company h«s donated two lota for tbe «rwtioR 0( a fire bouse and tbia "Country Fair" is beiAg held to raise fonda for a building and the providing of ftre fighting eqaipment. Mr. Fred¬ erick will pay tbe Fair a visit on Sat¬ orday afternoon.
The damage done to tbe tower of tha Cboroh of the Redeemer by liirhtning in tb* recent electrical storm auoonts tofboatllOO; insured.
Cbaa. Lohrman, wife and daogbter of Brooklyn, are occupying tbe boat* ' ia Merrick Square, formarly occopied by H.'lL Zeiner. Mr. Lobrman eon- tamplataa bailding on bia property io Kirkwood Ave., between Merrick Ave¬ noa Hewlett Avanua.
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Freeport Trolley Franchise
raision mi Application of New Company
The second hearing of arguments for snd against the proposed franchise to be granted to tbe Freeport Railway Company was beld before tbe Public Service Commiasion of the Second Dis- trict. eittmg in Room 210 of the Met¬ ropolitan Building, Madison Avenae and Twenty-third Street, Friday after¬ noon.
The first witness was William Wood, who for years has been connected with the existing trolley line, that of the New York & Long Island Traction Company, which would be paralleled by the new iine. Mr. Wood offered statistics to prove tfaat there was no need for another line in Freeport. He aaid that traflic would not aupport it, for his company is at present operated at a loaa to the stockholders.
The president of the Freeport Board of Edocation, Samoel R. Smitb, waa was alao called. His testimony that the proposed line would pass directly in front of the school.
Thomas W. Hynes, of 13S2 Pacific Street, Sapervitfor of Cfaaritabie Insti¬ tutions of the City of New York, and President of tbe Society of St. Vincent de Paal, also appeared as a witness. Mr. Hynes' testimony showed that tbe propoaed line would pass directly in front of the summer bome of tbe soci¬ ety, wbere poor children from tbe city are given a vacation each year. For the children tu reach tbe water it would be necessary for tbem to croas the trol¬ ley bracks. He suggested tbat It might be possible for the propoaed line to lay its tracks in tbe rear of the school in¬ stead.
All the evidence has now been aub¬ mitted and the matter awaits the dia¬ cretion of the Commission.
Bellmore
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Mrs. Jobn E. Smith, of Port Rich¬ mond. Staten Island, formerly of De¬ troit, Michigan, is the guest of ber niece, Mrs. Charlea H. Rassell.
Contractor Nelson Merritt, last Thursday, commenced the digging of the cellar for a new siore for M. Karp A Son. The store is to be on Bedford Avenae, near Grand Avenue, and when completed will be 30x60 feet, two stories bigh, of cement block. The plans for the building were drawn by Architect A. W. Valentine.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 0. Smith wish to thank tbe many friends wbo so kindly remembered them in their pad bereavement.
Ihe girls of the Four Leaf Clover Club will hold a picnic at Lorenzo R. Smith's Grove on Wednesday after¬ noon and evening, July 3L Ice cream and cake will be on sale and a curdial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Victory Pleases
Commuters
L I^ IL R. Co. Wins Long Fight for Possession of the Sher¬ wood Plot
Freeport
The Freeport Candv Kitchen is pre¬ pared to fill yoor wants in'all varieties of sweets in a satisfactory manner. See their adv. In this issue.
Jamaica, July 20.—There are about 20,000 Long Island RaHrofltl commu- terdA whoae traveling comfort is affect¬ ed by the deciaion in favor of the Long Island Railroad Company as to tbe possession of land owned by J. K. 0. Sherwood, at Danton. Tbe railroad secured the right to take immediate poaseasion of the land and did ao with¬ in fifteen minutes alter the court de¬ cision was a matter ef poblic record.
Justice Crane, in tbe Supreme Court, Brooklyn, granted a certificate of ne¬ cessity to tbe road. The matter had been in the courts nearly two years.
When the Long Island Road planned the new station at Jamaica it decided to do awjiy with the grade crossings of tbe main line and   the   Montauk
LOSl—A Waterman fountain pen; two gold bands; No. 6 Post point; re¬ ward if retorned to William Nolan, Freeport. 	
Bartlett L'Hommedieu, father of Ira H. L'Hommedieu, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Muncy, Islip, on Friday, Joly 12. He was 77 years of age. Beside Mr. L'Homme¬ dieu, he is aurvived by three daoKhters and a son. The funeral was held the following Sunday with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Larger Than Jumbo
Barnum's success as a showman can be largely attributed to fais ability as an advertiser. He made the word "Jombo," as applied te tbe Urge ele¬ phant in his possession, a household expression in every home in America, and today in the English language it is a coined word meaning massive. Yoo often hear the expression "It is a Jombo In size." The word Jombo bas no derivation and consequently bas no meaning, except that given it by the excessive atlv^'tising of Mr. Barnum.
The Jambo elephant owned by tbe Barnum sbow was a monstrous brute and was undoubtedly tbe largest ele¬ phant in captivity at that time, bot aa James J. Jeffries and others in his line have lost their titles, so bas Jombo lost his, for the Sparks Sbow "Mary" is three inches taller than Jumbo, and what is stranger still, she is stil) growing.
The Sparks Shows do not advertise her as being captured in the wilds of Africa by a thoasand of the native warriors and brooght to tbls country shackled with mighty chains. Truth to tell, Mary was almoat raised with tbe Sparks Shows and has been in their posseasion for twenty-five years, or in other words, since she was a five year old. Mary does not require tlie pond¬ erous chains which were placed on Jumbo during his exhibition bours as she ia as gentle as a lamb and particu¬ larly likes the cbildren. Many people bave an erroneous idea that elephants live to a great age. In fact the ele¬ phant in his native country and state will only live to be about the taate age as the average boman being, and in tbis country and climatic conditions they rarely ever exceed fifty years.
Mary, the monstrous pet of the Sparks Shows, is now thirty years old and still growing at the rate of two inefaei each year. Sbe now weighs al¬ most 10,000 pounds and is three inches taller than Jumbo. Sbe will be feund during each exhibition in tbe menag¬ erie tant and is a peraistent solicitor of peanots from the children visitors. Tbe Sparks Shows will exhibit in Fiee¬ port next Satarday, Aogost 8.
George Merritt of Morray Brothets' printing ofiice at Freeport is apending his vacation this week at Scott's Beacb on Elder Island.
Don't forget to attend the carnival and dance this Satarday evening to be Siven by the Independent Willing Workers of Smithville  South
sioO, and the engineers found it would be neceasary to use the Sherwood prop¬ erty in order to permit the construction of tba tracks so the Montauk diviaion trains eoold paaa beneath those of the main line.
The rkilroad applied to the coorts J for tbe appointment of a condemna-1 tion commission and the matter was \ argtted before Justice Maddox, wbo decided the construction of the tracks I ! as proposed practically constituted the
Theodore Williams was arreated by Captain Donbar on Friday for violation of Sec. 241 of the Highway Law and was fined $15 by Jostice Edwards. The fine was paid. Williams was charged with taking crossings at a divi-1 dangerous apeed   withoat   giving   any
aignal.
for  the ' ''"''^'"B ot a new road, and that it was [ striking.
About $25 was realized by the Wom¬ en's Relief Corps on the beach party to High Hill Beacb on Tuesday, July 16, when two boat loads enjoyed the day at the beach. When returning faome both boats struck the point of the bar a short distance from the Beach boat landing and .one waa forced to stay here nearly an hour. The other was   floated only a few minutes   after
therefore necessary for the road to ap ply to the Public Service Commiasion for a charter.
The decision was appealed from. The Court flf Appeals reversed the decision of the eourt below, and ordered a re¬ hearing.
The second hearing was before Judge
no admission charged, bot dancing will \ p""«' *^°' ¦'»5°"«»' *>« 'l''^ "«» f^''^' be 25 cents for gentlemen and 15 cents I the q""*'?" oi the appointment of
benefit of Advance Hook. Ladder and Engine Company, No. 1, on the Com¬ pany's new grounds on Grand Avenue, between Bellmore and Bedford Ave¬ naes. Dancing will be one of the feat¬ ores for whieh fine masic has been en¬ gaged. Ice cream and other refresh¬ ments   will be served.    There  will be
Surrogate's Court
Among tbe papers filed witb Sorro- gte Grabam during the past week are:
Jamea MeGoioneaa. died at Great Nack May 1. leaving an eatata of $3000 real and $960 peraonal.
Floteoea Lots, Hicksville, Janoary 81; no real and $800 personal.
Armenia Beaeoro, fjynbrook, April 21, 1891; no real ud $200 persooai.
Aliea Powall, Farmingdale, Joly 1; 18000 ml and over $10,000  personal.
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for ladies. Don't forget to attend and have some of the fun. The proceeds go toward raising money for the Com¬ pany's new fire hall.
Tbe Junior League of tbe Bellmore M. E. Chorch held a sale of home¬ made cake and bread on the church groonds laat Saturday afternoon. The affair waa largely attended and a neat aum realized which goes toward paying off the mortgage on the new let par- chased by the church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of tbe Hell- more M. E. Church met witb Mrs. S. J. Osborne Tborsday afternoon at the residenee of Wm. H. Smith on Bell- m^^re Avenoe. The meeting was largely attended by the members of the Society.
James E. Stiles bas purchased a Ford runabout aod is breaking all records for speed. We baven't yet heard of any serious mishaps lo "Jim" or his new machine.
The heavy rainstorm last Sunday prevented the baseball game between the local team and the Richmond H41I Profeaaionals. Next Sunday, if tne weather permits, we will have the Metropolis A. C. of New York City. This is a fast team, baving proved tbeir ability for ball playing here last season. The game starts promptly at 8:30 o'clock. An interesting contest is promised.
On August 11, instead of tbe Amity¬ ville team, we will have In a double header the Bellwood A. C. of Brooklyn. Everyone knows tba kind of^a game these boys pot np from their former appearance here. An error in arrang¬ ing the schedole is the caose of the change.
William H. Smith, a resident of this vicinity for the pa<)t twenty-five years, died at tbe home of bis son, Henry O. Smith, last Iborsday afternoon in his 74tikyear. The faneral waa held at the place of bis d^th on Sanday, and tbe interment waa made in Greenfield Cemetery. He ia Survived by two sons. Henry 0., of this village, and Vandevaer, of Loa Angeles, Cal.
Visit to Sagamore Hill
Col. Booaevelt haa agreed to wel¬ come a dalegatioD from Freeport on Satarday afternoon ef this week. Ar¬ rangements bava baen made for aboot twenty aotomobilai ta leave the R. R. Station at 1:30 pk la. Satarday to car¬ ry all wbu wiah to eail at Sagamora HilL
condemnation commiasion. permitted ! the road to take poaseasion of the prop¬ erty and proceed to develop it.
Last night thousands of commuters on their way to their homes in the var¬ ious villages and hamlets on Long Isl¬ and, as well aa other travelers who were often delayed, were gratified to note tbat work had been started on the tract. It meant to them that in the naar foture the facilities over the var¬ ious branches of the road would be bet¬ ter.
Tt.e decision of the court was an¬ ticipated by the railroad, and yester¬ day, fifteen minutes after tbe decision was a mater of record, several hundred men went to work breaking ground to change .the grades of the tracks. Trainloads of dirt to fill in the plot are ready to be rushed to the place.and early completion of the improvement is I ""'J expected. ' ^^**
J. K.O. Sherwood, a broker, through bis counsel, Augustus Van Wyck, for¬ mer Jostlce of the Supreme Coort, set op the plea that the necessity for the possession ot the property by the road was not immediate. Many expert wit¬ nesses were introduced to show tbat this contention was sound. These views were combated by engineers for tbe road.—Times.
The sewing circle of the Corps will meet at tbe home of Mrs. William H. Patterson on ^outh Main Street, tbis, Friday, alterncotw
Arrangements have about been per¬ fected for the deep sea fishing trip of the members «f the Sooth Shore Yacht Club and their friends whicb will be held on Thursday, August 1. They will go out to the fiahing grounds off Long Beach in the fishing boat Albion, leav¬ ing Elliaon'a dock at tbe south end uf Sportsman's Canal at 8:80 o'clock. William Hibbard, Dr. F. A. Myriek and Paul Halpin are the committee in charge.
At the semi-monthly meeting of Court Iroqouis, Foresters of America, Monday evening, Harry Trubenback and Harry McCarthy were initiated.
A meeting of the Fishermen's Pro¬ tective Aasocifl'tlafl will be held at Fra¬ ternity Hallr on Saturday evening.
Village Clerk S. P. Shea and family,
Mr. and   Mrs.   S.   P.   Pettit,  Frank
Hornbeck and family and Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Madison are spending a tbree
vacoiion at Durham, N. Y.
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David T. Moran, son of. Mr. Mrs. Frank A. Moran, won the prize at the Crystal in tbe baby con¬ test last week. The prize was $10 in gold. The winners of second and third prizes, $6 and $2.60 in gold, respec¬ tively, were Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Ryder, and Ethel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Geller.
Progressives Active
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Saturday  evening aboot  16   of the _^      _      ^      _,        .^^ .    ^.     young friends of Arthur Keens, jr., as-
Tbe Coonty Committee of tbe | ,^,^^^ ^im to celebrate his 18th birth- National Progressive Party of Nassau ^ day at the bome of his parenta on County met at Mineola on Toesday | q^^^^ s„^^^ ^be evening was passed evening.    There was much enthusiasm I ,„ „   ^^^    ^ogj^  ^^^    refresh-
manifest and  a   number   of speeches • ^jg^^, ^„^ served, were made.
Reports were made showing that | more than 1200 voters have already Wben Mrs. William Jones aeeded er.rolled and tbat the sentirAent for a bot water for her sick child the other progressive party is growing rapidly. ¦ [night, she was very glad that her bas¬ in addition to addresses by the mem- \ band had ssen tbe value of tbe Pitta- bers, Mrs. Kearns of Rockville Centre i t)urg Instantaneous Water Heater, was granted permission to speak on I which be ordered from the Nassau A Suffrage. She gave an address in Suffolk Ligbting Co., the agents for which she made a strong appeal to the  tbese heaters in this section. ^ It
Progressives to support  the cause of: 	
Nassau Democrats
Spurajammany
No One-Man Domination for Them, According to Resolution
Mineola, July 28. — The Nassau County Democratic Committee took another shy at Charles F. Murphy and Tammany Hall last evening, and ap¬ pointed a committee to confer with the delegations from nineteen other coun¬ ties in the State who are to meet in the Seneca Hotel at Rochester on a date yet to be named. Sixty-eight of the seventy-three memtiers of tbe commit* tee Were present, Supervisor Pbilip J. Christ, of Nortb Hempstead, chairman of the committee, presiding. After routine business, Joseph Steinert, of Hicksville, offered tfae following res¬ olution:
"Resolved, that the Democratic Coonty Committee of Nassau County at a meeting called for the purpose of endorsing the candidates nominated at the Baltimore convention, hereby en thuaiaatically ratifies such nomina¬ tions and pledges its hearty support to Woodrow Wilaon and Thomas R. Mar¬ shall, and be it further,
"Resolved, that this committee are in favor of aending delegates to the en¬ soing Democratic State Convention of the State of New York, who Will be in favor of the nomination of candidates, wbo will accord to the democracy of Nassaa County home rale, recognize the organization of this county, and not be controlled or dominated by Charles F. Murphy, and be it forther,
"Resolved, that the regular consti< toted Democratic Committee of the Coanty of Nassau, hereby calls opon the regular Democratic Coanty Com¬ mittees of the several counties of this State to use their best endeavors to send delegatea to tbe next Democratio State convention, who will be in favor of the nomination of candidates who will pledge themaeives in favor of cardinal Democratic principles of role and wfao will not be controlled, or dominated by any one individual, and be it further
"Resolved, that this committee ap¬ point a representative to attend the conference ef Democrats of said Stste to be called to nuset at the Seneca Ho¬ tel, Rochester, N. Y., to devise waya and means to carry oot the purport of this resolution."
An attempt was made to have tfae resolution adopted by a viva voce vote, but James F. Kelly, of Cedarhurst, objected. Tben the roll was called, when sixty.membera voted in favor of the resolution, five against, and tbree refused to vote. Town Superintendent of Highways Edmond O'Connor, of Westbory, George F. Spinney, of Rockville Centre; L. F. Molcaby. aaid they voted In favor of that part of the resolution endorsing Woodrow Wilson, but against the part referring to Tam¬ many and Murphy.
"Tben you vote no," said Chairman Christ, and the v jtes were so recorded.
Another delegate, David L. Frost, of the town of Hemptsead, said tbat fae was employed by tbe city on tbs water works, and therefore woold bave to vote no.
After the adoption of tbe resolution Henry P. Keitb was appointed a com¬ mitee of one to attend the convention at the Seneca Hotel in Rochester.— Times.
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equal suffrage,
The following were elected as dele¬ gates and alternates to the Congress¬ ional Convention to be held at Jamaica next Monday:
Delegatea—Lueien Bonbear, Great Neck; Jobn W. DeMott, Roekville Centre; James H. Lodlum, Oyster Bay ; Joseph D. Armstrong, Mineola; Edward T. Payne, Glein Cove; R. A. M. Hobbs, Freeport.
Alternates- James L. Dowsey, Man¬ baaaet; H. Willard GrifiSths. Hemp¬ stead; William H. Weeks, Sea' Cliff; Edwin W. Weeks, Mineola; Robert Seaman, Jerleho; Andraw J. MacEl¬ roy, Roekville Centre.
Several of tbe membera of tba fiSx- eeotive Committae reported tbat Rooaevelt Cloba mate being atarted io diffarent sections of tba Coanty.
It yow mmmt te iwaab th« p««pl« rt In tk* "Klaaaafr."
A delegation of the members of D. B. P. Mott Post, No. 627, G. A. R., attended the funeral of the comrade, William Henry Smith, at Bellmore en Sunday; also tba interment at Green¬ field Cemetery.
The next meeting of the Post will Im held tomorrow, Satorday, evening.
Mr. and Mra.. Artbar K««na and Mr. and Mra. Peter Hanson enjoyed a trip to Albany laat week.
Tba eaae of Ubrenberg against Er¬ neat Smith, for alleged aaaaolt, waa eallad by Jastiee Edwarda Toaaday af¬ temoon and after taking eonaiderable testimony waa again adjoorned ontil Aactet2.
(ContiQoed on pacre 6)
'a Calamn
Police Shake-up
The first "shake-up" in tbe Pree¬ port Police Department onder tha reg¬ ime of Capt. James Hanse, President of the village, occorred last Thursday, when at a special meeting of tbe Board af Trustees, as Police Commissioners, two officers were arraigned on "charges." One of the bloecoats waa exonerated and reinstated, while the otber asked for a stay, whidSTbe-cWef granted. He will probably be refiK, stated also.
The charges developed from the fall- ore of the men to make a propar entry ia the "squeal" book of a robbery which occorred several daya ago. Tbe night officer assigned to tbe "calP'waa Bertram Seaman. He "eovered" the aaalgnment, bot. according to tba cbarge, did not make a proper report. Ira Baker, the day officer, facad a sim¬ ilar cbarge for not noting' tba result of bia inveatigation in tba docket at Police Haadqaartara.
The Q>mmis8ionar heard tba plaa of both officers and mode recoromenda¬ tiona t« Capt. Donbar for tbe "good of the aarviee." while tbey ware coosid. eriof the "cbargea." Bakar raeaivad nia rainatatemant inmadjately after ba bad«tplain«l bia failara tonaka an entey in tha blotter. Saaraao will hava a eltanea to inrova his inaoeaoea is two waaks.—nmaa.
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