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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 2, Number 39
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. APRIL 15. 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cento
Merrick
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the third atfer Easter, at 7.30 and 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service and moming pray¬ er and sermon at the 11 o'clock ser¬ vice. Merrick Hook & Ladder Com¬ pany will attend evening worship in a body. The Sunday School meeta in the Parish House at 10 a. m. The les¬ son is No. 35, "The Resurrection of Lazarus." A cordial invitation is ex¬ tended to attend all the services of thia church.
Mr. H. H. Cammann, who has been confined to his home in New York with pleuro-pneumonia for the last ten daya, ia reported as doing well and more than holding his own. The inflamation has been confined to one lung.
The two younger children of Rev. and Mra. F. M. Townley, Ruth and !> ranees, are confined to the house here with an attack of the measles which was contracted in Brooklyn. Dr. Rhame, the attending physician, re¬ ports this section particularly free from the disease.
Mr. F. L. Walker, thc cen.sus taker for this district, began his task today. He has a month in which to complete the work.
A most enjoyable entertainment waa that given in the Parish Houae on Wednesday evening by the Junior Auxiliary who presented Mr. S. W. •Connor violin and Mr. Reynoida of Bos¬ ton, humorist. A good audience com¬ fortably filled the room and inaured ex¬ cellent receipts to the society in the interest of the little Indian children for whom they are working. Mr. Connor ia no stranger to Merrick, frequently having been heard in the Church of the Redeemer where he is a great favorite. Mrs. Connor was his accompaniat.
Mr. Reynolds substituted for Mr. Shackleford who had been announced as the entertainer of the evening but was prevented from appearing by ill¬ ness. Only the pleasantest things may be said of Mr. Reynolds. He afforded a very happy evening with his rare good humor. Every one left with a feeling of great satisfaction for the honest laughs he had given.
Mr. Arthur Hewlett is thc possessor of a new 5-pasaenger 25 horse-power Overland automobile. He expecta to bring it here from Brooklyn on Satur¬ day or Monday.
The members of Merrick Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 are requeated to as¬ semble in the Parish Houae at 7.15 on Sunday 'evening to attend public wor¬ ship at 7.30 in the Church of the Re¬ deemer.
? The Citizena' League of Merrick will meet in the Fire house on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
At the meeting of the Men's Club held in the Pariah Houae on Tueaday last a challenge was issued by the married men to the unmarried men, with such outside assistance for both parties as may be necessary, provided it be bona fide Merrickite, to a game of baseball on Memorial Day. The challenge has been accepted. A cup will probably be provided to be con¬ tested for yearly. One new member was elected to the club, Capt. D. V. M. Lawson. Refreshments were served by a committee compoaed of A. Goud, A. Hewlett and H. Muller.
-All out for the entertainment on the 29th of this month at Firemen's Hall, given by the firemen, consisting of the Harris quartette, colored, and a cra(jk- a-jack moving picture combination. Tickets, including dancing, 35 cents, are to be had of any member of the company.
Mr. George Herman and family re¬ tumed today, Friday, from Brooklyn, to occupy their home on Camp Ave.       j
Charles Mecking, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mecking, was ' operated upon at the New York Hos- i pital last week for adenoids and en¬ larged tonsils. He haa returned to his ! home much improved. \
Albert Bergstrom, from the Newport; Navy Yard, is visiting at the home of I his father, C. J. Bergstrom, |
Mr. ^ayaxd Jones was the successful i bidder at auction for the school prop- I erty at Bellmore on the Newbridge I Road, consisting of the frame school' house and an acre of ground. The re- prated price was $1,636.
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A#v*rCis« in Everybody'* Celumii,
I A Growing Industry
Past Year Shows Records of Re¬ markable Activity, Progress j        and Prosperity in   the j Telephone Business
1 In the report which has been sent to i the 35,000 stockholders of the Ameri¬ can Telephone and Telegraph Com- jpany, President Theodore N. Vail rec¬ ords as the most important activity of the year  the purchase of a substantial
¦ interest in the Western Union Tele- tgraph Company, and maintains, in his ' explanation of the relations between \ telegraph and telephone companies, I that the two aervlces are supplement- i ary or auxiliary to one another   rather
than competitive.
By this purchase the Weatem Union
Telergaph Company, whose lines reach I over 22,000 of the smaller cities, is '¦ supplemented   by connection   with the
Bell system, consisting of 5,000,000 .stations   located   in 50,000   cities   and
towna. '     Other important   activitiess  include
the conversion of over $100,000,000 of I bonds into stock, the increase in the i number of shareholders by over 9,000 I during the year, and the rearrangement I of territories of aome of the associated I companies in accordance with state or I geographical boundaries. The number I of telephone stations In the Bell system i was increased to over 5,000,000 includ¬ ing 1,500,000 operated by connecting [ companies; the wire mileage of the ! Bell companies has been increaaed to jover 10,000,000, miles, the traffic has ' increased to nearly 20,000,000 connec- : tions a day,   amounting to   6,500,000,-
000 connections a year; the plant ad- jditions were over $28,000,000, with I nearly $45,000,000 applied out of a I revenue to maintenance and reconstruc- ! tion purposes, with the result that jthe plant has steadily become mors '- permanent.
The gross revenue collected from the ' public for telephone service by the ; Bell system, not including the connect- ' ed independent companies, was $150,- ' 000,000, an increase of nearly twelve ! millions,   and    $45,000,000 or  nearly
¦ one-third of the whole appropriated for ; current  repair.'',   maintenance  and de-
¦ jireciation.
¦ There was an excess of $88,600,000 or 17 per cent, of property   above   lia-
; bilities, without any account being tak- 1 en of franchises, contract."?, patents, ' righta of way of great value.
The American Telephone and Tele- ' graph Company, taken by itself, had a I net revenue of over $30,000,000, and, after the jiayment of interest and divi- ! dends, the" balance, $6,059,112.28, I shows an increase, notwithstanding the : large increase in dividends due to the ' exchange of convertible bonda for j shares.
I In sjieaking of the acquisition of the I Western Union stock, the report says: j "Telegraphy eliminates time of tran- I sit of correspendence, but it ia incom- I plete in that the methods of collection ' and delivery are slow and primitive Telephony eliminates distance by plac- : ing parties at diatant points in direct I personal communication with each oth- ; er, but the expense prohibits its use [ for the transmission of written mes- ; sages over long distances. j "Telegraph operation requires a sep- ; arate, distinct and entirely different : operating organization and equipment from that of a telephone company. Line constrxiction and maintenance are ' common to both and can be combined , or performed jointly with economy. The same wirea- may be used for both telephone and telegraph circuits at the same time. But the wires must be strung differently, and the differentia¬ tion continues from that point. Where there is density of message traffic suffi¬ cient to keep busy an expert telegraph operator, the telephone cannot compete with the telegraph in handling message traffic, but where the traffic is compar¬ atively light, the telephone will gradu¬ ally supersede the telegraph in hand¬ ling message traffic. Each will have its well-defined field, the telegraph be¬ tween centres of density and for long distances, the telephone for short dist¬ ances and for collection and distribu¬ tion between the customer and such centres." ^	
To Vote on Selling Town Poor Farm
A petition with fifty signers has been placed in the hands of Town Clerk H. Luther Weeks, asking foi a special el¬ ection for the purpose of disposing of the town Poor form and May 3 is set as the day tbe election will be held. The town, if it sells the Poor farm, will receive $60,000 for it, possibly more.
Freeport
Lewis Bros, have the sprinkling cart on Main street and Merrick Road through the buainess sections, and are adding much to the comfort of travel by laying the dust.
The Entertainment Committee of the Freeport Club announces an in¬ formal dance for next Wednesday ev¬ ening. Ticketa will be 50 cents, paya¬ ble at the Club House; music by Mul¬ ler; dancing at 8.30.
Mabel   Comelius  is   spending a few daya with friends in Amityvilie.
Mrs. George Raynor, who waa oper¬ ated upon at Seney Hospital last week, is improving.
The annual meeting of the Council of the Fire Department will be held at the truck house of Wide Awake Engine Company next Tueaday evening, when officera of the Council for the enauing year will be elected, including secre¬ tary, collector and treasurer.
Probably the largest company of men on a fraternal excursion from Freeport went to Port Washington Tueaday evening from Freeport Coun¬ cil, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M., on a visit to the Jr. O. U. A. M. Council at that place. Special trolley cars were char¬ tered and 59 of the Mechanics made the trip, retur.iing home about 1 o'clock. At their destination they were warmly greeted and an evening of sociability closed with a collation of salad, cream and other good things to eat.
Maater Charles Dines, who is visit¬ ing hia grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. ! George E. Libbey, North Bergen Place, and who waa knocked down by a milk wagon which inflicted a severe acalp wound, is getting along nicely under the care of Dr. Fletcher.
The  entertainment  by   the   Ladies'
Supervisors Organize
Smith G>x, of the Tovm of Hemp¬ stead, is Reelected Chairman of the Board  of Nas¬ sau  Coanty
The annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Naasau County was held Tuesday. Smith Cox, of Hempstead, was re elected Chairman. William E. Luyster, of Glen Cove, remains as clerk, and Miss Georgia C. Burrowesas stenographer and supply clerk.
A number of bills were audited,   but'. no other business was transacted.
Bellmore
Wantagh
"Hot dogs" and coffee at  the lunch      The regular services of the Memorial wagon  after a champagne  supper  is  Church will be held next Sunday with
coming down a few.
"Teddy" Behr of Roosevelt was in town Sunday visiting friends.
Antonio Palermo attended a recep¬ tion in New York City Tuesday night, given by a Masonic lodge, of which he is a member. Tony reports having had a very enjoyable time.
preaching by the pastor, Rev. T. S. Braithwaite; moming subject, "The Tests of Christian Work;" evening theme, "Are Sermons of Any Use, Or the Art of Hearing."
Mrs. James M. Seaman entertained the members of the King's Daughters' Society on Tuesday aftemoon.
The   Euchre Club held a meeting in
„   .          ,,    ,             •  J    /¦  c    J     ; the Firemen's Hall on Monday night.", Owing to the heavy wind of Sunday j  . "     '
the ball game, which was to be played between Bellmore A. C. and a team from Seaford did not take place. " A practice^ame will probably be played thia Sunday afternoon if the weather permits.    A meeting of the  club  will
Mr. ' John Zeiner of Brooklyn has rented the house owned by Fred Menen¬ dez on. Park avenue.
Last   Saturday afternoon  the   Gun [    ,   ,,       ., „,     J ...     t  c   -tu   Club  held a clay  pigeon  fhoot.     The
be held ne.>ct lueaday   night   at  bmith   f^,,^^,^^ ^^^ ^^^^^g.   class A, Walter
Ashdown, 18; J. M. Seaman, 18; John
Bros, store.
CLARENCE  M.  VAN RIPER New   Chief   Freeport   Fire   Department
Roosevelt
This item was sent into the Messen¬ ger by a "member." It seems to be authentic so we take pleaaure in pub¬ lishing it, but we would greatly prefer that our correspondents send in their names  so  we   can  know   who we  are
A. Palermo's house on Central av¬ enue, and Samuel Self's new store on Grand avenue, are progressing rapidly.
"Bill" Hubbell is so   busy nowadays that he finds it necessary to work  day and   night.    "Bill"    shouldn't     kick I about hard times.
Mra. A. E. Hunt, of Wantagh, for¬ merly assistant in the postoffice here, and a resident, of this village, sailed for England and the Continent  on ^the
I steamship Adriatic, of the White Star Line, Saturday, April 9th, in com¬ pany with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ella Earwicker, of New Rochelie, N. Y. Mrs. Hunt will visit her birthplace, Portsmouth, England, which she left and came to New York City when but a child of 9 years of age, with her parents.    She will also  visit  relatives
' whom she has not seen in several years. Following is a list of some of her frienda and relatives who went to Pier 61 of the^White Star Steamship Co.. North River, to bid her farewell and the best"of wishes: Mr. and Mrs. Pe¬ ter Scherrer and Mrs. Walter Scherrer, of Newark, N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. Ber¬ tram J. Heine and Mr. and Mrs. Lo¬ renzo Heine of this place; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kropp and Mr. and Mrs.
Box, 17; Will Schultz, 16. Class B, J. J. F'ussell. 17; E. Van Nostrand, 16; Henry Ultsch, 14.
George E. Box is having   his   houae painted.
Towner Kent of Patteraon, N. Y., was a guest of Mr. and Mra. John H. Davis over Sunday.
Miss Harriet Place has been spend¬ ing a few days in Hempatead with her aunt.
Next Friday the C. E. Society will hold a meeting in the church. The topic will be, "Good Cheer In Dark Days."    Leader, George Siems.
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organization, an excellent program ; was furnished by our local talent, and ; about $100 was realized for the work j of the society.
Hunt's   trip months.
Guild of the Episcopal Church Tuesday ; dealing with.    We do not   publish   the evening in Sigmond Opera House furn-   names on news items and very   seldom
ished  a  pleasurable   time   to   several • publish   the   items though   unless   wc  johri ^'f "^Davir'^rf hundred  people, the house  being  welL know where they come from: filled.    As usual   with   events   by this i     In a closely contested game between
the Roosevelt Field Club and tho Roose¬ velt  Athletic   Club  on   April 10,   the Roosevelt Athletic baseball   team won by   a  score   of  17   to  Ifi - some slug- ! ging.    The   batteries  were  A.   Smith Thomas  Johnston talks   about  good | and Bob Moore, Charles Edwards,   jr., drugs in his adv. this week ; see   what j and   Chris  Rosenbreg.    Philip    Smith
Wantagh.    Mrs. will   extend   for   several
he has to say.
The Bishop will visit the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on May 27~to administer confirmation to a class to be presented at that time. The Sun¬ day evening sermons of the rector. Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell, are now taking the form of short talks relative to the duties of the class to be con¬ firmed. Commencing May 1 the even¬ ing aervice will commence at 7.45 in¬ atead of at 7.30 as at present. This is a change from the usual time of begin¬ ning for the summer months, which has heretofore been 8 o'clock.
At Chriat Lutheran Church there will be preaching services next Sunday at 10.30 in the moming and at 7.30 in the evening. The Sunday School meeta at 2.30 p. m. All parents having children in the Sunday School and all others in¬ terested are urged to attend a special parents' meeting, to be held in the church on Tuesday evening at 8.15. German service, Wednesday at 8.16 p. m. The Ladies' Aid Society meets on Thursday afternoon at three at the home of Mrs. John Boland, 256 Pine street. On Friday evening the Luther League will be entertained by Miss D. Vollmer, Babylon Turnpike and Carroll street.
An interesting meeting of the Free- port Board of Trade was held at Fra¬ ternity Hall Wednesday evening, when addresses were made on how to beauti¬ fy Freeport, by Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell, Rev. W. A. Richard, Hiram R. Smith, John D. Gunning, Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey, A. R. Rhodes, W. P. Jones, and others inter¬ ested in the improvement of the vil¬ lage.
J. Huyler Ellison and A. B. Wallace from the General Committee of the Southem New York Volunteer Fire¬ men's Aasociation, appeared before tbe Board and suggested that a Civic Com¬ mittee be appointed to work in conjunc¬ tion with the reception committee in advancing the interests of the village through the event, when it was ex¬ pected there would be 20,000 or more visitors in Freeport. The committee will be appointed at the qext meeting.
I thinks   he has a coming  club . in   the ; Athletic Club.
The Bellmore Junior base ball team easily defeated a team from Baldwin last Saturday afternoon.
A meeting of A. H. L. & Eng. Co. will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All members requested to be present.
William H. Green, a young man, years of age, died at the home of parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Green, on Tuesday. Deceased came home from the city on Monday night and com¬ plained of not feeling well, and despite what the doctor could do died the next evening. Mr. Green waa an exemplary young man and had recently become a member of the Memorial Church. He was Alao a member of the Masonic fra¬ ternity, a member of the Hook & Lad¬ der Company and was alao affiliated with the Mutual Assistance Associa¬ tion. The funeral aervice, which will be conducted by the Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, will be held from his late home this Friday night and the inter¬ ment is on Saturday in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Flushing.
The "Messenger" expresses its sym¬ pathy with tl;e parents and family who have been so suddenly bereaved.
The outlook for the baseball season ia fine, and the boys are busy practic¬ ing. The first scheduled game is to be played on April 24th, with the Hempstead Field Club.
At the meeting of Alpha Hook & Ladder Company last week the follow¬ ing nominations of officers were made, for the ensuing year: Foreman, Geo. Anthony; first aasiatant foreman, Geo. DeLap; second aaaiatant foreman, Ar¬ thur Whitehouse; aecretary, Harvey Williama; financial secretary, Charles Williams; treasurer, Fred Mollineaux. The election will be held at the next regular meeting on the first Monday in May.
Hempstead
Services as usual Sunday night at i the Presbyterian Church, on Bellmore Qne of the important featurea of avenue. Preaching by Rev. Mr. ^he Spring here will be the opening of Phraner, of Garden City. Sunday ^^e Belmont Memorial Hoapital, on School at 2.30. which  work   is being rushed.    Among
John Adel and Robert Frisch atterd- the popular doctora on the staff are ed the convention of the Nassau Coun- Drs. Arthur Terry and Overton of ty Volunteer Firemen'8.Association at' Patchogue, L. I. Mrs. Belmont wishes Mineola Wednesday, as delegates from the Long Islanders to benefit by this Advance   Hook & Ladder  Co.   of  this ' institution.
village. "
—  The John C. McKeans place on   Ful-
Miss Louise Schwicker has been con-, ton  avenue has  been opened for  tlie
fined to her home this week with throat season.    The grounds are being beauti-
trouble. fu"y la'd <>"*¦
Gus   Bopp  has  his new  automobile truck, which will be used on  his  long Mra. Fred Mollineaux and family are  routea, and will   save  him   considera-
One of the most beautiful pansy beds to be seen is that on the grounds of Frances Brill on Washington street.
visiting at Glen Cove.
The  Board of Trade on Tuesday night.
I " —       - ^     Mrs. George Cornell  ia greatly im-
held a meeting |     Charles H. Russell has the  contract [ proved in health, after her recent acci- for laying out a large tract of  land at dent. Seaford, known as  "Seaford  Manor,"
The Roosevelt Field Club held a sue-  which is owned by  Heidelburger  Sona cessful dance Tuesday night and real- of New York City.
ized $50 towards uniforms. ^    ;     " ~
  Frank Seaman and Stanford  Smith
David Brown, jr., is erecting a  cot-  have gone into the real estate buainesa.
tage on Park Place.
(continued on page 8)
Mrs. Thomas H. Smith, president of the Hempstead branch of the W. C. T. U., has been ill at her home the past week.
"Church of Lady of Loretto."
Last Sunday moming the Right Rev.
R.    H.    Mollineaux   is  having his | dist Episcopal Church held its monthly : Charles McDonnell dedicated  Uib  new
launch  thoroughly overhauled and re-! social at the home of Mrs.   Frederick I chapel  of St.   Martha at Unio:idale.
painted for summer use. ! Grim on St. Mark's avenue laat  Wed-1 Solemn  high  moss was celebrated  by
¦  j nesday   evening.     A    large    number | the  Rev. John Hickey, assisted by the
Daniel  K.   Smith  is erecting a new were present and a fine  program  was i Rev.   William  O'Hara, pastor of Our house on Rose avenue. j rendered by  the  young folks  of  the  Lady of Loretto, with the Rev.   Fath-
The Epworth League of the  Metho-,
E. D. Seabury is building a bunga¬ low in Raymond Park.
William Smith has sold his cottage in Raymond Park to William Rhodes.
Mrs. William Smith has sold her houes on Roosevelt street to Chorles Golden.
I church.
Sunday afternoon a fire in the woods ' to the west of Gus Bopp's factory kept I a  few of Mr.   Bopp's  neighbors  busy
for some  time.    No damage  resulted
from the fire.
Martin Kane has moved into hia new house on Park Place.
Whitehouse Bros. are building houses for Charles Whitehouse, Con¬ ductor Kalb of the N. Y. & L. I. Trac¬ tion Co., and Eugene Eldridge; they al¬ ao contemplate the erection of a couple of more stores.
Rev. J. M. Cox the newly appointed pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived last week and preach- eed his first sermon last Simday even¬ ing. Mr. Gibson, the former pastor, has charge of a church in Kentucky where he went last week. Services will be held Sunday moraing and even¬ ing with Sonday school in the after¬ noon.
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er Donegan as sub-deacon. The dedi¬ catory sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Belford, rectory of the Nativity Church, Brooklyn. This ia the second chapel dedicated during Father O'Hara's pastorage here.
Tho Rev. Father Katzenburger, of St. John's College, Brooklyn, cele¬ brated late mass 'ast Stmday moming at t'ae Church of Our Lady of Loretto. The usual muai?al program was miased by those attending, as the choir onder the able director, Mr. Cyril L'African rendered the musical service at the ded¬ ication of St. Martha's diapel at Uniondale.
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