South Side Messenger 19140701

              u
SIDE MESSENGER
$1.00 Y«ari7, Single Copy S CmU
FREEPORT AND Bellmore. n. v., Wednesday, july i. isu
Every Wednesday
Vol 6, Number 27
Merrick
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's or Braith- waite's news stores on Railroad Ave., or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeoort, L. I. ^f
Bellmore
Single copies of the M,essenger can be had from A. Rogers, newsdealer, and at Wolfe'a drugstore. tf
The Messenger also circulates in Freeport. Maybe yon will want to buy irom, sell to or exchange with the reader there. Try Everybody's Column.
Services at the Church ot the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the Fourth After Trin¬ ity, at 7.30 and 11 o'clock A. M. and 8.00 o'clock P. M. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service ¦nd Litany, Holy Communion and ser¬ mon at the 11 o'clock service. The Church School continues its'sessions througb July, meeting at 10.00 A. M., in the Parish House. The Woman's Auxiliary and tbe G. F. S. have closed their sessions until October. The Boy Scouts meet weekly. The Choir meets on Fridays at 8,15 P. M. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services of this church. The year¬ ly financial statement of the Treasurer and of all the Treasurers of the vari¬ ous organizations of the church is out and should be carefully read to obtain an estimate'^of the work of the Mer- f rick Church.
Mrs. Arthur J. Anthony underwent a severe' operation at the Brooklyn Hospital qn Monday afternoon. Dr. Jennings was tbe surgeon. Mrs. An¬ thony stood the ordeal finely and ie do¬ ing well.
The Girls' Friendly Society ia clos¬ ing the season tonight, Wednesday, with h party at the Parish House.
The Samuel Benners of Hempstead Boulevard have rented their home to Mr. Ribeck of New Yprk and wiil spend the summer montba in Manhat¬ tan.
The Merrick Ciub plans to enjoy the Fourth in the usual pleasant way. A ball (jBme with Mn'sapequa will be playt-d 0^ their new V>ail field in the morning. Luncheon will be served in the Cub Houae at noon and athletic gamea of various sorts in which tht ladies may eni^agfiwill be conducted in the afternoon.
Chas. O. Colvin and Son hava dis¬ posed of their partite ))usines.s here to E VV.i..Miiier formerly with Bennett Smith of Fret'port. Mr. Miller took possession tuduy.
The local shoemaker will remove from his present location to the store formerly occupied Wy the hiirber oppu site.     The store ia being renovated.
The Messenger also circulates in Freepoit. Maybq you will want, to buy from, sell to or exchange with the reader there. Try Everybody's Column.
Wantagh
Smithville South
SMITHVILLE SOUTH Boy Scout Law—No. 1.    A Scout is trustworthy.
Miss Edith R. Schafer of "The Ced¬ ars" has returned home from Wash¬ ington, D, C, where sbis went to at¬ tend the wedding o/ her   friends. Miss
Clara Wheelock and T. S. Marshall. | Jhe annual commencement exercises ahe reports spending a delightful three of Union Free School District No. 4 weeks there. Miss Edith Schafer L-i j were held in the Assembly Hall, Fri now entertaining Mrs. F. Besse and j day evening, June 26. Following is mother, Mrs. Bates,of Washington, D. the program: Song, "Flower Song," The nativea on Long Island have the   C., at "The Cedar's." ' school; The Rose Fairy. Second Grade;
; habit of addressing the new priest who ;   , oration, "The Key to Succe.qs," Eliza-
i comes amongst them as "Mr." It | The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ! beth Berwind^ recitation. "The Re- I takes some time to get accustomed to ' will be administered in the Memorial tort," Harry Crookes; Class History, it and incidentally to change it. One i Church next Sunday morning. The ; Mary.McCabe; Gleanings, Walter Beh j young pastor not far down the line i pastor. Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, ' land; song, "To Japan," n.ne Fourth . succeeded in changing the habit for i will preach. There will be no evening ' Grade girls; recitation, "That Gij! one dollar.    His   experience   will   be I service. that Lives Next Door,"   George   Reg
beneficial to others.    Asked by a town |   ian ; poem. "June," Gertrude   Waring;
I committee to put an "ad" in a town i William Donnelly died last Thursday j piano solo, Eugene Clement; recita- i magazine gotten up t j boom a certain at his home on Wantagh Avenue after ; tion, "The Dunce's Recitation;" Jul- j locaj improvement, he answered: j a lingering illness and is survived by a | iet Nicholson; recitation, "Did You ["Sure, put in tbis 'ad,': Compliments ] wife and three children. The sympa- 'Pass," William Wood; song, "Rebecca jof Father King." Now they all know thy of the community goes out to Mrs. ' of Sunnybrook Farm," Max Wilson i how to address "the father." '- Donnelly in her sad bereavement. jand achool;   recitation,   "Life's   Mir
! —Catholic Tablet, i ^ ;ror,"   Martha     Behland;   recitation,
  The Christian   Endeavor   Society   is  "Keep Moving," Stanley Swann; Dec-
1 Services at the M. E. Church Sun- planning for its annual beach party to ; lamation,- "American Patriotiim," I day morning at 10-30 a. m.; Sunday ! High Hill Beach to be held sometime j Walter Behland; solo and Valedictory, ; School at 2:30 p. m.; evening   service ! this month. i Anna Odp||;   piano solo,   a, Cabaletta,
I at 7:45 ; preaching by the pastor. Rev. |   | b, Home, Sweet Home,   Marie Dedek ;
i William Dalziel; all are cordially wel-;     Kev. Thomas S. braithwaite attend-j gong, "All Aboard   for   Dixie   Land "
j ed the Queens Nassau Brotherhood  of , school; presentation of diplomas, T. J.
Freeport
Board  of Supervisors!
I The 26th regular meeting   was   helJ I Thursday. June 25. ai< present. I
A routine report *bs rcctivod   from the Prison A.ssociati(i.i of i^ew Vork oi; conditions icund in tbe County Juii by E. R. Cass, Association Secretary, un-1 der date of Jure 1.
The action of tbe County Superin¬ tendent o^ Highways in employing cer¬ tain engineers' to prepare specifica- ions,    plans   and   grades   for   certain       r. t      -
County roads, under resoluiion ot the! "^rry L. tester, son of Mr. anu Board on February 24, was ratified. |'^"^ Alonzo Foster, has arrived home and payment fixed at not to exceed 5 > f'""'" Lafayette College, and is spend- per cent., as follows* ing his.vacation with   his   parents  on
C. E. Marshall, Washington   Street. I Bergen Place.    Mr.    Foster is a mem-
II miles. I ber of the .lunior Class   at   Lafayette, Edwin's.   Voorvbis,   Christian   Hook I a"'^'belongs to the   Signa Nu Fratern-
Road   1 8-10 miles." ^'*y-    He has made   a   brilliant   record
Fairfield & Dow, New   Hyde   Park, ''" 'he literary activities of the college, 14-10 miles;   Plainview   Avenue,   ij I being the assistant editor of   the   An-
"''i.ny," formerly at Schluter's, has op-ii<r.l a .rait and'vegjtable   store   at I tlie Fultc ; mnrket.   ,
Gordon P   Ellison has built   a   large I new^dancing pavilion   at   Point   Look- I out.    He   unnrunces   that   the   music ; will commence on June 28, and contin¬ ue all sum mer.
I
j come.
Clergymen   at   Rockaway   Beach
The peopk' of Bellmore may well be   Monday last.
proud of the fact that among the  thir-1 	
teen   students    who   graduated   from       Mrs.   A.   E.   Hunt and   Miss   Aliiie Freeport High School   Wednesday   ev-: Sutherland have   gone   to   High   Hill ening, four were from Bellmore. name- i Beach and expect to remain during the ly     Mias   Clara   Peterson,     Kenneth   month of July. Smith, Walter Johnson   and  Theodore
Wassung. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pet erson ate certainly to be congratulat¬ ed, for we notice that Iheir other daughter. Miss Ethel, also graduated, from tbe local grammar school.
Peter F. Avogadro and his brothers inlaw, Vernon and Everett Jeffrey, have gone to the Adlrondacks for a 3 weeks' vacation.
0" I Thornton, president of Board  of   Edu j cation.
The member.^! of the class are: Wal¬ ter Behlsnd. Mary McCabe. Elizabeth Berv;ind, Anna Odell, Gertrude War¬ ing; class motto. Energy Wins the Way ; class honors, Anna Odell, first; Mary McCabt;, second.
New Telephones
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm de Wilde jand
A daughter arrived at the   home   of  son have gone to Brooklyn where they
Mr. and Mrs. George Strauble  Sunday i will reside permanently.
night. • "
  I     Mrs. William Rhame has been enter- John H. Harrington, principal of the i taining Miss Beryl Hertzog,   daughter
public school, is spending the   summer | of Rev. George N. Hertzog of   Phoen-
vacation at his home at Potsdam, N. Y. j ixville, Pa.
Mrs. Dekker has been confined toi her home on Centre Avenue by illness j for several days, but is much im ¦ proved. i
Lvnbrook
FREEPORT 950, Elmer E. Raynor, 140 So. Main [suggested that 2 men be   employed   to Street. I regulate trafl^c during summer months,
I     446-W, B. H. Theo. Mulch, Charlick ione at Robl's corner and   the   other at 'Place. j Rothman's corner. East   Norwich,    at
I     557J, J. C.    Young.   30   So.   Grove j salaries not to exceed $2.50   per   day. ; Street. i It was finally decided to place a motor
j     770-J, Thomas J. Dugan,   Roosevelt | cycle officer on duty at Rohl's corner. I 'ivenue. i     Hon. William   W.   Cocks   of   West-
I     80-R, Harry Bulger. Lexington Ave  1 liury appeared before the Board on be
i nual and the author of the play pre- I sented this year by the dramatic soci- lety. As news editor of the college j paper, he is in line for the editorship ; in his senior year.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The Commencement exercises of th'e graduating class were held in the High School auditorium Wednesday evening. The invocation was given  by  Rev.   J. Sidney   Gould.      Theodoie     Wassung gave the salutatory.    Miss Rose    Van Rees rendered a charming   solo.    Sev* eral selections were given by   the   or¬ chestra under the   able   leadership  of Miss Knights.    Vernon L. Davey gave an Interesting talk in which   he  made ! a strong plea for the installation   of a j manual training course in the schools. jCove   Village   Improvement   Associa-i Hiram R. Smith presented the   prizes, tion, appeared before   the   Board  and ! The spelling prize was awarded to twj I requested the placing of an   officer   at ! Rohl's Corner, Glen Cove, to   regulate I traffic.    District Attorney Snnith   also i
miles
Smith & Malcomson, Freeport- Roosevelt Road, 1 6-10 miles.
J. D. Mackay. Shore Road from Main Street, Port Washington, one mile northerly along the shore, also a masonry' bridge at Smull s Pond, Port Washington.
The estimate of M. J. Casbman to re-surface Warner Avenue, Roslyn, Town of North Hempstead, with 3 inches of IJ inch stone and Bermudez finish, Eit 51 per yd., was accepted.
MONDAY'S MEETING At the meeting Monday, Sheriff Pet¬ tit reported 61 prisoners in the County Jail for the week eiTding Jun^ 28.
Elwood Titus and Charles T. Mc¬ Carthy, a committee   from   the   Glen
people who received 100 in the test— I George If ox and Margaret  Livingston.
The prize for the most notable advance
in work was awarded to Alfred Ny- jgren. Five dollars in gold was given i for the best school song written during
the   year,     The   song   was   "Happy
Days," comoosed by Miss Helen Ruhl.
Miss Marian Paterson received a $5 I gold piece for having been   perfect   in
attendance and   punctuality   for  nine
consecutive years.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gregory and   jng, July 7th. son and James E. Burnett of Long Isl¬ and City were the guests   of   Mr.   and Mrs. Charles H. Russell Sunday.
A meeting of the Board   of   Village rrustees will be held on Tuesday even-
The local school enjoyed a trip to Hi^h Hill Beach on Friday.
Mrs. Curtis II. Bowne and children { left on Tuesday to spend the next two months at Cairo, the Catskills. Mr. j Bowne accomjinnied his family but ex- i pccts to return to Merrick within a j week. The Bowne home has been | rented for the summer. i
Mrs. L. B. Corlies re.-eived on Sat-! urday morning the sad news of the I death of her brother, Frederick Drap-1 er, at New Milford, Conn, where he | had gone to spend the week-end with i his brother. The cause of death was j acute indigestion. Funeral servisas ; were held on Monday with inltrment; in St. Paul. Minn.
The great Fair of Merrick Hook and \ Ladder and Engine Company No. 2 will ' open tomorrow the 2nd. and continue througb the Fourth at the grounds on ; Camp Ave. Great preparations hnve | been made for this event and it prom isei a Coney-Island time for all who. attend. In addition to all of the vari- ' ous games which one finds at a County : Fair will be athletic events on the af • i ternoon of the Fourth and fireworks at i night. Dancing, wifh a good orches- • tra, has been provided for each eveu- | ing.  I
Miss Gay Zenola Mac Laren's ap-! pearance at the Parish House in "The \ Misjeading Lady" last Wednesday ev-j ening was attended with the usual sue- j cess. Miss Mac Laren's presentation j of "Napoleon" was most successful.! The Boy Scouts under whose auspices ] HiBB Mac Laren came made a very { graceful-initial bow to the Merrick | public.   i
An alarm of fire Tuesday called the i fire department to the residence of j Archer B. Wallace on Merrick Road, where a fire bad started in some mat¬ tresses stored in the bam, from an un-; known cause. The fire was discovered i before it had much headway, and thej family and neighbors were able to 1 keep it down untif the arrival of tbe fire department. The loss was small, , no damage being done to tfae building. |
Mr. Wallace and family- recently! moved into the boose, known as the j "Montgomery" House, for tbe sum-; mer, from Freeport. |
M«n Never iReaily Expert*. '
In the game gf love, all women art < bom experts, whereaa moat men r» j main mei-e novices all their Uvea.—'; Trom "The Wisdom of the FooUsh."    '
Prompt discovery of a fire that broke out in a barn on the Caldwell property, j Atlantic avenue, and occupied by    Mr. Owing to the stormy   weather   Sun- i Ackerman as   a   stable,   on   Thursday i day, there was no game of baseball   nt: morning|last,    prevented   what   might the local grounds. ¦ have proven quite   a   disaster.     As   it I
Next Saturday afternoon. July Uh. \ is. the fire was discovered almost as there will be a double header played ¦ so.cin as it broke out, from what cause i vvith the College Point A. C. of Col-^ not known, and as the alarm was lege Point. The tirat game will start' sounded, the neighbors gathered and | ut 2 p. m. This is a strong traveling - shortly thereafter they had the flames j team and two good games are looked under control so that by the time the i forward to. \ fire apparatus arrivea, it did not   take i
On Sunday, July 5, at S :30. the  vis-' them long to quench the   flames.    The ;
nue. ihalf of the Nassiau County Association !     Robert   H.   Hunt presented   the   di-
833-J, Charles F. Egan,  20 Pennsyl-; Road   Committee   and   requested   the ! P'omas ^o the graduates.    They were: vania Avenue. 'property   owners   along   the     County   J^^^ome Nolan, president; Dorothy Hib-
129-M, A. Behrens, Craig Avenue,     i roads he compelled   to   cut   down   ail ; bard,   vice president;   Wright 5US)-W; Mrs. A. Nicolay, 351 South-! bushes of at all dangerous corners, side Avenue. '     The bond of the Nassau Union Bank
435. Frank Weilbacher, Pine Street. I of Clen Cove in the   sum   of   $50,000, 670-M, Mrs. Helen Gerken,    43   Be- 'designated by County Treasurer Daniei
J. Hesemun as a depository of County funds, was approved.
The niiplication of the Windsor Land & Improvement Company for a rebate of :}:i2.12 tHxes on double assessment.-? o:i land at Rockviile Centre, was granted.
Tho estiiiiHte oi .Andrews   Bro.-.   for
ininroving  Jericho   Turnpike   in   the
Merrick ,Tovvn oT North Hempstead Irom    Wil-
So.
dell Street.
333, The Oxford, Rose Street.
931-J, William   M.    Bliss,   169 Main Street.
930, George Bartol, Westside Drive.
MERRICK Frederick    Chauncey, By-
itors will be the Hempstead F. C.
loss is but trifling.
A public examination for',the posi¬ tion of Clerk in the Lynbrook Post Office will be held at Lynbrook on July 11th. All those d<'siring to take part in this examination can secure appli¬ cation blanks from Gottlieb H. Morris at the Lynbrook Post Ofllce, and these blanks must be filed with the District Secretary of the Second Civil Service District, at the Custom House, New York City in time to arrange for the examination of tbe applicant. Andrew Clement of Smithville South ! ——
was tried before Justice Norton last | Mrs. Oscar J. Rappel and her two Tyesday on a charge of assault in the | children have left for Washington, D. third degree, preferred by his wife, j c., where they will spend a few weeks Clement was sentenced to  25  days   in  as the guests of her mother and sister.
the Mineola Jail or a fine of  $25.     He 	
went to jail. The announcement   is   made  of   the
The school house grounds are   being 1 put in fine   shape   by   Eugene   Hunt, laniscape gardener. i
The Gas Company again has a large gang of men laying the pipes for gas ! in the village. The digger is at pies- i ent '".i Bellmore Avenue, working, north. Our people hope the work will ; be completed so as to get the street | lamps burning by fall. j
537, Mrs ron Road.
345W, W. B.   G.   Fowler. Avenue.
¦564. M.    C.   Bohnet.   meat   market. Smith Street.
750 M, A. T. Sutcliffe, Merrick Ave¬ nue.
959 J,   Rev.   F.   M End Road.
334-R,    R.    K. Drive.
603, Anson B. .Moran,   Merrick Ave¬ nue.
le;;i Corner, Ellison Avenue, at   West bury, east Town line, inch stone and ina with stone
Lewis, secretary; Elsa Nygren, treasurer; Mildred Hill, historian; Russell Tree, reporter; Sadie Duryea, Mary Fox, Clara Peterson, Alfred Rollo, George Johnson, Kenneth Smith, Theodore Wassung.
Mr. Hunt spoke of the great loss to the High School—the leaving of Miss Knights. He piso spoke of the splend¬ id v;ork done by the eniire faculty this past year.
The valedictory wris yiwn by Miss Mary Fox and the benediction oy Rev. R. Heber Scott.
Thuraday evening, the  Mumni   ban-
\o   the   North'  Hempstead j qU'-^t »'^"f'^" City Hotel was held witii u loD   dressing   of   ?'     This Friday ev.ening the Senior Clae
iiquul
iiiid   L'err.iudez,   at   2-51 Townley,  Lake   cents per square  yard,   was  approved. I
i
Dana,    Lindermere
ng   ot   J isphalt. afteriiii-: beach party will take place.
.¦\ special meeting was held Tuesday, j ut which matters in connection with I the additions to/ the County House ivere disci/ssed.
Court
I marriage of Miss Hazel Purdy to Wes- i ley J. Smith, both of this village. : which was celebrated a short time ago.
Fred Gumpp, butcher, inflicted a se. vere cut on his right hand one day last week while cutting meat.
I     "God" will be the lesson-sermon   at The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth-! the Christian Science Church   on   Sun- odist Episcopal Church beld an   enter-  day next.
tainment in   the   church,    St.    Marks I	
Avenue and Royle Street, on Tuesday | Harry P. Schweitzer, jr., has opened evening. The program consisted of ! his jewelry and watch store on tbe sec- songs, recitations and instrumental j ond floor of tbe O'Connor Building, music, which was of a high The attendance was good.
order. I south of tbe railroad tracks.
Jere Mundell is soending a week Stamford, N. Y.
at
East Rockaway
BALDWIN 810-M, New Merrick   Market,   Mer¬ rick Road.
633-J. F. J. Gately,  Grand Avenue.
ROOSEVELT 959-VV, L. H. Loeber,   Main Street.
LONG BEACH
253. George G. Goldberg, 81 Marke Street.
86, Mortimer W.   Loewi,   Riverside Boulevard.
244-W; Louis E. Fairchild.
252, Adolf Sundheimer.   72   Hudson Street.
233, J. P.  Fairchild,   Lincoln Blvd.
270, A. Rothbarth, Beech Street.
257, J. G. Miller, Beech Street.
247, John Walters, Olive Street.
279, Joseph A. Boyce, Hudson Street.
35, Thomas Healy, Restaurnt Board¬ walk.     9
155, John H. Campbell, Penn Street.
Premium List Issued
S. R. SMITH SPELLING PRIZb George Fox and Marguerite Living¬ aton tied at 100 per cent, in the Sam¬ uel R. Smith spelling prize contest held Wednesday liiorning of last week in the High School. Eleanor Wiggins and Kenneth Curtice, winner of last year's contest, received 97 per cent. Fox won the first prize and Miss Liv¬ ingston second in the special match be¬ tween them held Fridav afternoon.
! The First National Bank gives evi¬ dence of its prosperity by declaring a semi-annual dividend of 3 pet cent, on its capital stock, payable July 1.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cammerer are at Newark, N. J., where they'will re¬ main for about two months. Mr. Cammerer will take a treatment for  a
disease   from which   he   has ,«uffered I     a pleasant time was enjoved at   the with for some time. { home of Mrs. H. H. Garrison on Tues-
An attempt was made to rob the | day, wben she entertained the mem- home of Mr. Cammerer on Bellmore i bers of the Ladies'Society of Bethany Avenue one night last week, while Mr. {Church.
Cammerer and wife were  at  Newark, j  •	
N. J.    ResidentB living nearby  heard 1     Miss Marion Ldwis   is  entertaining the men and  frightened  them  away. , Miss Olive Watson, of Brooklyn.
Constable Murray of Freeport was sent 	
for and came over, but the robbers had '¦     Mrs. Dykers White has  leased  her
fled.    People should be  careful  about j cottage on Front street to Long Beach | ^ay Avenue^ Oceaosrde
LYNBROOK
977-R, H. H. Schmidt, East Rocka¬ way.
1068-J, Raymond G. Waters, Earl Avenue.
1030.M, William E. Briil, jr.. Den¬ ton Avenae.
961-M, William L. Phillips, Oakland Avenue. ,
The preaiiuni li.st oi' the 73rd annual
exhibition of the Agricultural   Society
or Queens-Nassau Counties to be held at
tho Mineola Fair Grounds on Tuesday,
September 22,   to   Saturday,   Septem-
j ber 26, inclusive...has just i.e^n   issued
^ ' and while the management has    ostab-
* ; lished a record in the past fur the num- j " •
! ber (;f prizes, this year  there   will   be      An entertainment   will   be   beld   in ; even a greater number given. ! Bethel A. M. E. Church on   Thursday,
j The oflicers of the Society have been | July 2, at 8 :30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. lat work for months formulating plans 1 Carl Dexter, entertainers, will present 1 for the exhibition and every depart .I an evening ot humor, music, recita- : ment of .the fair will be complete in j tions and songs. Refreshments will i every detail. Notwithstanding the I be on sale after the entertainment; ad- i numerous features the officers have j mission, 25 cents; children 15 cents. ! arranged for special features for every jday. Seabert's Riding Combination I has been secured and this will be the j big event of each day. There will be ' a double equestrienne act followed by ! Cotton's donkeys   with   a  remarkable
e:Oiibition ot rough riding.
At this early date  the   secretary   is
ROCKVILLE CENTRE 878-W,   Miss    Mary    Fitzpatricfe, Woodfield Road. 639-R,   Harry  Roaenbaum.
leaving tbeir homes at nigbt. It is ; parties for the summer, evident that these robbers are watch¬ ing places left vacant at night, as in the cases of Raymond Corsa and Mr. Cammerer, and it is believed they live around this neighborhood.
Harry Fornham has ieft for Detroit.
Arrangements are being completed for the holding of a moonlight sail early this month under the auspices of
538 M, Edward A. Phillips, 28 Irv ing Place.
515 R, Morley Knight Dunn/ Lake¬ side Drive.
589-W,'Bernard F. B. Lawson, 54 Broadway.
Dog poisoners were buay  last  weak i **>« King's Daughters, in the village.    Among those wbo lost 1 ^ 'A
their   dogs were   William   Badenhop, '     We extend our sympathy to   J.   H. ! Avenue.
VALLEY STREAM 586, Mrs. L. B.   Laridoo,   Brooklynr
being beseiged with applications for entry blanks, and to judge from the numerou^^equests, a new high mark for entries will be made.
I     Entries for horses will close Septem-
I ber 8.
i     Entries for poultry   will  close  Sep-
{tember 6.
I     Entries in other   departments  close
I September 12.
j     In addition tbe Agricultural   Educa-
j tioh Association is offering a numbtr Rocka-; of prizes to piV)mote efficiency and in¬ terest in farm, garden and household work among the boys and girls of Nas¬ sau County. A new feature is the special prizes offered by the Society for exhibits of bird houses made by the ^oung folks of Queens and Nassau Goanties not over 18 years of age, at the opening day of the fair, Septem¬ ber 22. The entries for this new do> partment also close September. 12.
Archie Merritt and the barber on Bed- j Koctrei)% Atlantic avenue,<   who   was ford Avenue. '^ j recently Informed of the death   of his
(Continued un page 8)
; father in Germany, at t)M age   of i years. .        ^
84
WANTAGH 220-W, T.    W.   Engeike,   Cleveland Avenue, Smithville South.
Smith & Bedell's prescription de¬ partment receives'particular attention; see their adv.
(Continued on page 5)
Roosevelt Day, July 4
Following is the list of athletic events in connection with the big day at Roosevelt under auspices of Roose¬ velt Hose Co. No. 1 on July 4:
100 yard dash, firemen only; prize, rug.
3 legged race, open to all; prize, |2 cash.
Egg and spoon race, ladies only; prize, copper plaque.
60 yard dash, schoolboys under 14 ; prize, ball and bat.
Putting the shot, members 9th Regt., N. G. N. Y.; prize, gold medal.
Exhibition of Alpha H. & L. and H. Co.
100 yard dash, members 9th Regt., N. G. N. y.; prize, gold medal.
50 yard dash, for girls under 12 years; prize, gold cross.
220 yaiti dash, open to all; prize, gold medal; (25 cents entrance fee for tbis event).
Greased pig contest; prize, tbe pig.
Hose contest, Roosevelt Fire-Do- partment; prize, American flag and pole *
Entries will be received by any member of the Company op to 10 a. m., on July 4. The course will be laid out on Park Avenae, between Wash - ington and Clinton Avenuea.