South Side Messenger 19110303

              lively Primary at Freeport     Suffraggettes to Meet at Hempstead L Local Option Question To Come Up Again
^ SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER. NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Nmnber 32
Merrick
Services at ttie Church of the Re¬ deemer Sanday, the first in Lent, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion and Litany and sermon at the morning service. The Sanday School meets in the Parish HbjDse at 10 a. m. Duriijg Lent ser¬ vices are held in the church on Wed¬ nesday evenings at 8 o'clock with a brief address upon a subject of practi¬ cal religion* interest, and Friday after¬ noons at 4:30. The Woman'a Auxili¬ ary meets weekly on Tharsdays in tbe Parish House at 2:80; tbe Junior Aux¬ iliary on Saturdays at 8 p. m.; tbe Boys' League on Wednesdays at 3:16, and tbe Cooking School under Miss Hager, an expert in Domestic Science, on Saturdays from 12 to 3.
Mr. William Midmer is ccmfined to hia home with an attack of appendi¬ citis. An operation seemed necessary but a consultation o^ physicians thought tbat the genera! condition of Mr. Midmer's health would not allow it
Men from the telephone company have been along Merrick avenue this week spotting placea for the erection of the poles which the property ho'ders gave them the right to place last sum¬ mer.
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1911
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cente
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Strong have left the Rectory and taken up their reaidenee in Garden City.
Mr. Littebrandt's claas in the Sun¬ day School is congratulating itself upon its 87 per cent attendance for the month of February which secures to it tbe posseasion of the American flag for tfae month of March. Mias Mary Kent's class, having been victorious for 4 months out of the last six had come to think it was unbeatable, but now it knows better. The beat it could do was 76. Other percentages were: Miss Lucy Kent's, 82; Mra. Spear's, 78; Officera and Teachera', 78; Mrs. H. Offerman's, 7«; Mias Burns'. 67; Mrs. Corlies'63; Miss E. Hewett's, 64; Miss F. Hewlett's, 51; the Infant claas. Miss Miller's, which shows the ravages of the measles, 22. Mite boxes will be given the scholars on Sunday for the Lenten offaring of the Sunday School to the cause of Missions.
Mrs. George Carpenter has been re¬ called to the bedside of her mother whose death is imminent in Union, N. J., from cancer.
Mrs. Fordham was a viaitor thia week of her brother, Mr. W. J. Ken¬ ney, at Hotel Merrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Livingston and little daughter apent Washington's Birthday and until Monday with Mrs. Living¬ ston's parenta. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Muller.
Another   Big Railroad
Wants Part of Long
Island Trade
Seeks   Sapport of BusineM Men's Association b Long Island Gty
Bellmore
Puts John Dunbar Out
Single copies of the Messenger can Charges Made Up For Potting Him
be had at William   Wolfe's drug  store' t\.t   e XU    J    »    nw
and from Anderson Bloomer, news deal- j WUt Ot   Warden S  Uttice
er, at 5 cents per copy. tf j
  Jobn J. Dunbar on   Wednesday   re- Attention is called to the  advertise-1 "ived word from Sheriff DeMott   that ment of the sale of Sportsman's   Hotel   ^e wss no lon eer Warden of the jail, at High Hill Beach in this issue.            1 • Following  is the letter of dismissal
According   to  information   given to tbe Long Island   City   Business   Men' Association,     another   great   railroad company  has discovered the possibili¬ ties of Long Island, and is taking steps
toward entering into competition wjth i . . , . „. th*e Pennsylvania and Long Island roads j «"^ ^'^^^ «" .,*n®..?'T" P^P*':^^' for the traffic. The name ot thia svs-K*""??"-Grand and Bedford avenue is a tem has not yet been divulged, but -i^"'*^**^ improvement m the appearance is said tnat it is onewf the great trunk \ °^ °"'" tillage.	
received by Mr. Dunbar. There   is a noticeable   improvement' Mineola, N. Y., March 1. 1911.
made   around the depot since  the   old  John J. Dunbar,
Mineola. N. Y.
shed and the old half dead tree wh<ch stood alongside the sbed have been re¬ moved.    Also the removal of the trees
lines.
A communication received by the as¬ sociation states that the railroad was endeavoring to leam ofthe possibilities of getting into Long Island, and of the support tbat would be given it by the big shippers in the district. It ia stat¬ ed that for several weeks engineers nf the company have been   prospecting in
Have you got the measles yet? If not, you are not in style. Nearly all the children in the village have. Not only the children, but some of the older folks are afflicted witb the disease.
Dear Sir
I hereby remove  you as a warden of tbe Nassau County Jail, such to take effect immediately.
The grounds upon which I remove you are as follows:
First, that you have, in violation of discipline, made improper criticism to various persons, of the official acts of tbe Under Sheriff of the County.
Second,   the position of Warden is a
Freeport
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue. tf.
^ra H. Baker bas so far recovered troih bis long illness that he was able to be out and vote at the primaries Wednesday.
Alpha Council, Daughters of Amer¬ ica, will hold an oyster supper in their lodge room. Mechanics' Hall, on Tues¬ day evening, March 14. Tbe suoper will be served at 8:30 o'clock and tbe removal | members of tbe Council request your patronage. Remember tbe time and date.
The attention of our readers needing anything in the lines mentioned, is called to the adv. of Frank L. Hack in this issue. Look it up and look them up.
confidential   one   in   its   nature.    Tbe
Sheriff  is  personally   responsible  for      The  .sad   tidings   is   received of the
.Mrs. William   Brockman   has   been j the acts of the Warden, whether   they | death of Fred Hobe of South   Bayview
confined tu hoc home   during   the   paat i be onea of miafeaaence or non-feasence. | avenue.     Mr.   Hobe   went tn the  post
i week,   being   quite ill, hut at last   re-' I do not feel the confidence in you that i graduate  hospital Monday morning for
Long laland City, and one of the prop-, p^^^g gf,g jg recovering nicely. i I   shoald feel in  one occupying such a ' an operation and we received the brief
ositions advanced is that the   company ,   ; position.    Your   duties   ri-late t.. both   telephone   message of his death, with-
woultj   like to get the ose of   the   land :     Charles H. Russell, jr., Raymond A. I civil and criminal  prisoneiw find there-   out particulars yet    Mr. Hobe was the
Rusaell   and   little Mattie   F.   Ruasell | fore you do not come within   the   civil ^ best iratureri man it was ever our^Ieas-
I.,       . servicea of the state as you are an em-1 ure to meet and the   news of his death
proposed to establish a public dock.    If j measles. I ploye   of   the Sheriff and   not  of  the , comes so suddenly as to make   the   be-
' County of Nassau. | reavement seem even greater than oth-
You will immediately   turn over any  erwise.
Mr. Curtia Bowne and family re¬ turned to their home here from Brook lyn. where they have spent the winter, on Tuesday.
The large signs advertising the Mer¬ rick Estates have been officially dem¬ olished which indicates, we suppose, tbat the company is no more. The vil¬ lage does not mourn ' the loss of the signs however much it may have wished for the development of tll^ property which the company at one time had in hand.
In glittering letters of gold upon the windows do we know that Mr. J. W. Birch is in the real estate and in¬ surance business >n Merrick, and that tbere is a man, E. S. Miller, next door, who sells groceries, hay, feed, coal, and wood, etc., and is a Notary Public. The lettering is excellently done.
The monthly meeting of Merrick Hook and Ladder Go. No. 1,. will be held in the Fire Hall on Tuesday even¬ ing at 8.
was   directed to get information   from the railroad of its proposed plans.
An Eagle reporter called today at the office of Vice Presideot Daly of the New York Central and Hudson RiVer Railroad Company, and was told that that   company   had no intention of en-
^Valley Stream
Edward Van Buskirk, jr., is rapidly recovering frum a severe attack of pneumonia.
There was a large att^mlaiMQ^tjth^; entertainno^nt held on 'Tuesday even¬ ing in Firemen's Hall under the aus¬ pices of Court Valley Stream, N}. 407. Foresters of America. A pleasant time was enjoyed by all present.
Miaa Mabel Dibble is rapidly recov¬ ering from the effecta of the operation she recently underwent for appendi- ciUs.
' I aaw It in tlia Meaaenger'
company
thn land owned by the city at the foot of Nott avenue   and   East   River,   where it is j ajg all confined to their home with the [services of the state as you are an e
tx i m0aa\ita i *.lrh..A     .\P     iUm CKavIAP ....A     ..nt    ..P    i
this land is secured, it iasaid, the com
pany will »stablish  extensive  dockage '     A large numbei of   people  attended facilities, and then will make an effort; the   apron   lind cake sale held   in   the to extend its linea to   the   manufactur- j Preabytarian     Church   laat   Saturday ing diatricta, thua giving the   shippers ^ afternoon   and evening.    A neat   sum i the  advantage of one   of  the   biggest; was realized which is for the benefit of j systems of the country. ! the cburch. !
It is also said  that  the company   is ! 	
William F. Kilgore  of  Sag   Harbor
who  owns  property at   the   Bellmore
dock,   has   purchased   12 lots of Villa
Site   Development   Co.    through    the
property of the County to your succes sor. ^I remain.
Yours very truly, Chas. T. DeMott
Sheriff of Nassau County.
Winfield   Scott   Box of Lynbrook Mr. Dunbar's chosen successor.
agency of Samuel Self.
Miss Fish's and Miss Sprague's room in the public school have been closed owing to the small attendance, which is mostly caused by the cases of measles. The two classes will resume work again March 13th. In Principal Harrington's room there is the usual attendance.
Wantagh
endeavoring to get into Long Island City for the purpose, ultimately, of extending ita lines to Montauk Point, to reach the proposed steamship term¬ inal at Fort Pond Bay.
A meeting of the Business Men's Association wae held Saturday, under the auspices of the railroad and dock committee, of which the following ate members: Henry W. Sharkey, chair¬ man; John F. Galvin, Matthew J. Smith, William Bradley & Sons, John Gillies, David G. Morrison, Nason Manufacturing Company, Martin A. Metzner, A. S. Williams, John A. Gray, Dr. P. H. Bumater and G. L. Steubner.
It was the general opinion that the manufacturers would be greatly bene¬ fited if such a line were brought into Long Island City, but a resolution waa adopted opposing the uae of the dock by the railroad and directing Chairman
Sharkey   to   appoint  a  committee   to I played by moat   all   home   talent,   met I regular business   meeting will be held, make   an effort to have the   Dock   De- j the  approval of the audience   and   re- I
K^rtment   establish a   public dock at  ceived a rousing applause at   different       Q"'**  *  number  of   young   people this point intervala.  Each of the performers took ' ^^om this place went to Freeport Mon-
At the same times-"cretaryGelwicks   their parts   weiland   are  deserving of M^y "'B^'*o the   entertainment  given
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered in the Memorial Church next Sunday morning. Preach¬ ing by the pastor. Rev. T. S. Braith¬ waite, at botb services. Topic in the evening, "An Old Love Story." Sun¬ day School session at 2:30 p. m.
The Union Free School resumed its sessions on Monday after being   closed
The entertainment given in Fire¬ men's Hall Tuesday night by the Pas-1 for a week on account of sickness, time Club of Bellmore. for which the proceeds were" for the piano fund of the M. E. Church, was largely attend¬ ed and enjoyed by all who attended. The faice, "The District School at Blueberry  Corners,"    was  very   ably
On Friday night the Christian En¬ deavor Society will hold a meeting in the church. The topic will be "Les¬ sons from Great Lives." Leader, Ir¬ win   Fussell.    After this   meeting the
Later—Funeral in Brooklyn.
this   Friday   P.   M.
At the regular meeting of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company Wednesday evening, the following officers were nominated for the ensuing year: Fore¬ man, Howard E. Pearsall; asst fore¬ man, Milford 1-. Van Riper; rec. sec, Cbas. O. Niles; fin. sec, F. S. Snede¬ ker, jr.; treasurer, Harvey B. Smith; trustee, R. G. Anderson, wardens. C. O. Niles and H. E. Pebrsall; delegates to Nassau County Firemen'a Assn.. Jease F. Bedell and S. F. Pearsall; delegates to Southern N. Y. Assn., H. E. Pearsall.
special mention for their work. In ad¬ dition to the farce, several vocal selec¬ tions were rendered. Benjamin Greve of Freeport, ilfo furnished several sel¬ ectiona on the piano in his usual man¬ ner. At the cloae of the entertain¬ ment,    Mrs.   Alva R. Smith, Sr.,   was
tering Long Island City, or developing! presented with a handsome bouquet ot any business in competition with the j flowers by the members of the club, as Long laland Railroad Company. Wai- a token of appreciation of her work in ter .I. Mooie. chief clerk and confiden- so ably drilling the performers. The tial man to Vice President Daly, said proceeds of the show are about $30. that   he had heard of no»such   plans by 	
by the pupils of the   High   School   and they report a very good show.
The Mutual Aaaistance Association elected its officers for the current year last Saturday night. The lower floor of their building has been fitted up for a store and also with four rooms where Mr. Adel will have nis butcher shop and occupy the rooms with his family.
Communion services will be held at the Baptist Church Sunday morning. The sermon will be preached by E. A. Culler, the brother of the pastor. The evening service will be the sixth of the series on European travel, the tbeme being "The Faded Glory of Venice."
Mrs. B. M. Knoble, assisted by Mrs. Charles E. Matk, entertained a large j number of her friends at her home on I Long Beach avenue, Saturday after- ! noon.
A buffet luncheon was served after the euchre. The dining room was dec¬ orated in green and pink, carnations being the principal decoration. The prizes were awarded as follows: Miss Hazel Carrol of Brooklyn, first; Mrs. Dwight Baker, second; Mrs. Grove, third;    Mrs. Clarence  Jones,   fourth;
L I. R. R. Wai Spend I        $4,000,000
i This Amoant of Cash will be Ex- !    pended on Company's Improve¬ ments Daring Present Year- To  Boy 100 New Cars
The Long Island Railroad Company will spend just four millions of dollars for improveihents to its property dar¬ ing the year 1911. This includes track changes, terminal improvements at Jamaica, new railroad stations at various points, new stations at several points, and the completion of under¬ takings already begun which are cal¬ culated to greatly increase the com¬ pany's facilities for handling passenger and freight business.
At the office of President Ralph Peters the statement was made tbat the appropriation for the year is jast^ $4,000,000. Tbis will be expended all upon Long Island. It is in addition to ordinary charges for operating and maintenance. Among the undertakings for which this money will be used are:
Improvement of the Northside Divi¬ sion, consisting of elimination of grade crossings, additional trackage and elec¬ trification to Port Washington.
Continuation of the improvement at Jamaica, including elimination of grade crossings, complete reconstruction of railroad yard, conatruction of station building, etc.
Continuation of the Bay^ Ridge im¬ provement which was begun some years ago and provides for vastly in¬ creased facilities.
Purchase of 100 steel cars, wbich will include 60 motor driven coaches, 30 coaches without motors, 10 parlor cars, 6 mail cars and 6 combination baggage and smoking cara.
Finishing the cut-off on the Wading Riyer branch between Syosset and Huntington. Elimination of eight or nine grade crossings at other points on the road. Completion of the Forest Hills station and construction of new stations at Greenlawn and Amagansett. Various minor improvements intended to meet strictly local needs at numer¬ ous points along the line.
"This is all very nice," was the oflB¬ cial comment, "but it has to be paid lor out of the earnings of the road, and what we want now is more commuters."
Mrs.   Hamilton King,    flfth; Mrs.   R
Conklin, sixth; Mra. Sidney Gibaon,J i^ngton avenues, was aeventh; Mrs. J. D. Gunning, eigth; Mrs. J. White, ninth; Misa Edna Jack¬ aon, tenth ; Mrs. Frank Gerard, elev- Miss Fussell entertained the mem-i enth; Mrs., Frederick Knowles, bers of the Whatsoever Circle of Kings! twelfth;   Mrs.   Charles   Smith,    thir-
the New York Central
Chief Engineer George W. Kittredge of the New York Central lines, when interviewed, expressed ignorance of the   scheme,    and   ata*ed that none of i q^ Bellmore avenue.
his. engineers >'ad , been   prospecting in ' 	
Long Island City or on the Island.
—Eagle
Two new arrivals are reported this week; a boy at the home of William Drake on Bedford avenue, and a girl at the home of Mr.   and .Mrs. Twilliger! "f   the  Firemen's
• night
Daughters  at  ber  home  on   Tuesday  teenth; Miss Thompson, fourteenth, afternoon.
  Ata  meeting of the church  reform
The young people's euchre   was held i and   temperance  representatives   held Hall   on   Monday i last   Tuesday   evening in Freeport,   it
Roosevelt
Charles Combs, the milkman, is ill at his home in the southern portion of this village.
The   Nassau and   SulTolk   Lighting {
I     A regular meeting of Advance Hook. '     Kev. T. S. Braithwaite attended the Ladder  and Engine Co.    will   be   held j meeting  of  tbe   Queens   and   Nassau
I next   Monday   night.      Mernbers   are j urged to be present. j
the next meeting.
I     Your  home paper is really a tireless j letter writer, if nothing  mo e.     Week I after week we prepare this printed let- j ter for   those living here and for thos<»} '"•* . ' ' who have moved to some other locality, I ' _
/> *u    D ,t ai  t J , t«"'"g  of  marriages,   births,   deaths, j     q-u;   :   - _--j
Company ana the Roosevelt Water and I the  coming  and going   of  people,   of'     ^ "is is a gooa Light Company are both   preparing  to j bueineaa   efforts   and   progress,   acci-
was   resolved   to   put   the question of local option before the voters at the bi¬ ennial   town election   next  montb.    A committee   was   formed to  co-operate Brotherhood on Monday,   held at Jam-   with   the Anti-Saloon League   and   all aica  and   was  elected   a  member and  other organizations interested in bring- was  also  selected   to  read a paper at  ing  the  question to a vote.    Petitions
being
Miss Gladys Curran has   been  visit¬ ing   friends  in   Bay   Shore  the   paat
are  now in circulation and   are readily aigned to bring the   matter be- I fore the people in accordance  with the I law.    A similar   meeting   was held at I Lynbrook on tbe 21st of last month.
push the werk of laying their mains throughout the entire village as soon as the weather is flt. Last fall the gas company succeeded in getting the mains and street lights connected as far as Mollineaux's store and the water company at the present time has sev¬ eral miles o^ pipe in use.
Postmaster Harry Seabury is acain attending to bis duties after baving been ill at bis home for about two ^eeks.
dents, crops, improvement.s, meetings and so on. In fact everything of im¬ portance and interest. If you sbould undertake to write a letter to an ab¬ sent friend every week telling him alt the news you would get a f&int idea of the task in preparing a newspaper. Many of our townspeople recognize this and take pleasure in giving items of news.    It helps us and is  appreciated.
The Lucky Six of this place are pre¬ paring to give a "Green" entertain¬ ment and ball in the truck house of tbe Aloha Hook and Ladder Compsny on DeBevoise avenue on St. Patrick's night March 17. The committee has disposed of a number of tickets and good musie will be on hand for tfae dancing. i
A town is usually judged by its newspapers. The whole community is thus a partner m its journalistic enter¬ prises. If you want your town to put its best foot forward, give the bome paper the support it needs to keep on expanding and growing more attract¬ ive.—Exebange.
You'll   overcome   that    persistent, hacking cough   promptly if yoa   take the   remedy   advertised  elsewhere  in A4w*rtiae it in K«»rybo4y'a Colnmn  this issue by Smith A Bedell. It
time to subscribe for tbe Messenger as spring work is about to open up. Why not get a trial sub¬ scription and see how you like the pa¬ per. As a circulating medium it reaches many homes every week. Can you beat tbe Messenger, as a clear, up- to-date paper at $1.00 a ynar?
East Rockaway
Miss EleaRor Pearsall is spending a few aeeks at Albany as a gueat of the family of Assemblyman Frisbie, Speak¬ er of tfae Lower House.
Through the efforts of Assemblyman Hollmann a bill bas been introdaced to appropriate $20,000 for the dredging of Powell's Creek.
The annaal entertainment and dance of the Columbia Engine Compsny will be held in Wood's Hall Satarday even¬ ing, March 18th.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Chureb met in the chapel Wednesday, Mrs. A. E. Barnes presiding. The meeting began witb singing Scripture readings and prayer, after which the monthly and annual re¬ ports of the treasurer were read, and tbe annual report of t^e secretary. An article on mission work in Africa was read by Mrs. William Foreman and a "Lesson in Figures" was given by Mrs. Barnes. The study class was conducted by Mrs. Sidney H. Swezey, who gave a very interesting talk on Porto Kico. Mrs. C. C. Smith, treasurer of the so¬ ciety for eight years, was made a life member of the Board of Home Mis¬ sions. Tbere was a very good attend¬ ance.
An alarm of flre was sounded for eall No. 64 Wednesday noon. Tbe grass near a house ocsigied by Mr.   Cortis,
(continaed on pagu 8)
Atfvertlae It in Cverykedy'a Ceinmn
Freeport Village Affairs
A the special meeting of the Village Board Tuesday evening all the members preaent, a few bills were audited, to close up the business of the flscal year.
Francis W. Morse, special tax col¬ lector, reported collections of $893.88 to date, $219.99 since laat report His bill of $33.66, ten per cent on account of work done, waa ordered paid.
The application of Edward B. Lent, fo^ water service at Madison and Lex- referred to tho Water Committee with power.
Police Lieutenant Elmer Raynor ap¬ peared before tbe Board and criticized an article in the local topics of the Re¬ view laat week in which affairs in the police department were "designated as topsy turvy on account of lack of a working head." Mr. Raynor said he considered this a reflection on the pol¬ ice department; tbat be thought every¬ thing was in good shape, and as tbe editor of the Review was present be would like to have him explain what he meant by the statemerit
President Gunning said the item was the expressed opinion of a private citizen and tbat the Board could not take any cognizance of it, but if Mr.' Pearsall wished to make any explana¬ tion the Board would be willing to hear them.
Mr. Pearsall replied tbat be did not wish to make any explanation. Tbat Mr. Raynor knew bis place of business and his office hours and could see him there at any time.
Officer Raynor also complained be¬ cause the telephone company refuaed to allow unlimited use of the phone in headquarters without charge; that they would only allow calla to oflBcial numbers, and others had to be paid for. He wanted to know if the Legislatare bad a right to make laws or if the phune company made its own laws and claimed that the law provided that free service should be given for po¬ lice calls on police duty.
Tbe blowing of the whistle and tbe ringing of tbe bell for a flre |[^at Bald¬ win Sunday morning while churches were in session alarmed some of oar residents fur a time, the sounds being so plain as to make some think tfaat tbe bell was Bay View Hose Co. ML The particulars of the fSre are in oar Baldwin news.
If yan want to rsacli tlie pnn pin rt In the "Memangap."