South Side Messenger 19100506

              Won't Sell Town Poor Lands      ^^^ Jurors for County Court
Child Drowned at Hempstead
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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 2, NumbOT 42
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. MAY 6. 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 CenU
Merrick
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer, the 8th Sunday after Ascen- sien, at 7.30 and Ila. m., and 8 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at tfae early service. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. Lesson, 38; subject, "Jesus at Jerfeho and Bethany." The Bishop will visit tfae parish upon the moming of tfae 29th, the last Sunday in this month, for the purpose of Confirmation. Any who desire to join the class now in preparation should consult with the rector at once. The Women's Auxili¬ ary meets in,the Parish House weekly on Thursdays at 2.30 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to attend all the services of this church.
Surplus of t66J80 for Long Island Road
Freeport
For Three Yeart PreWoiu Annaal }^ Dtfidt of About a Million Dol-    i lart-ImproTcments Ready Soon-Protpects Were Never Better
Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. ; A. M., will hold its annual niemorial ' services on May 29th.
Mrs. Albin N. Johnson has retumed ' I home after spending the past three ; I months in the South for her health.       |
I Hempstead and Hunt- inglion Take Honors
Win all the Prizes in Speaking Con¬ test at Rockville Centre Friday Night-Mach Enthusiasm
The    auditorium   of   the Rockville
A good clean entertainment waa pre sented by the firemen in their hall on Peters, C last Friday night in the appearance of «•"""»' » the Harris Four, a negro combination of foanjoists and songsters, and the Ox- enham moving pictures. We have not seen any better pictures. Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour with the aid of music fumished by the Harris Four. There was a large attendance but the inclement weather doubtless kept many away, resulting in the com¬ mittee's just about meeting the night's expenses, about |85. The committee in charge were Messrs. Ernest Miller, Curtis Bowne and Reed Midmer.
Freeport Council,   Jr. O. U. A. M., I will pay a fraternal visit to  Rockville |
Centre Council next Thursday evening, j Centre Club with its  seating capacity
May 12. j of over 1200 was scarcely large enough
.,,.     , , r    i   I      r  *u   ' I to hold with comfort the large company
Nearlv «venr shaj o^f /tock   of  the ,    The  regular meeting of the   Village i that had gathered from all sections of
Long Island Railroad was represented at | Board of Trustees will be held this Fri-1 Nassau   and   Suffolk  Counties to take
the annual election of directors   of  thei,       evening  atthe  Village   office on     -^^      -     V •"   .   .   .?"" '^^^.    .
company held at the office of Presidenr I ^fy®^®""'^ at tne   Village   omce on
Ralph  Peters.    The   directors   elected ¦ Railroad avenue.
were.W. W. Attebury,   F.   G. Bourne, ! ,..".,     . ..    r, •
Thomas De Witt Cuyler, John P. Green, |     Repairs are being made at the Epis
BeDniore
James McCrea, W. G. Oakman,   Ralnh i copal  Church on  Long Beach  avenue , Friday night.
part and pay tribute to the contestants in the second annual interscholastic prize speaking contest of the Nassau- Suffolk Prize Speaking   Association on
Almost all of Merrick's summer col¬ ony has retumed. Those who arrived within the last week and are occupying their former residences are C. D. Har-
Pratt, Charles E.   Pugh, Henry   Tatnall, and J. B.
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Samuel Rea Thayer.
President Peters made an address to the stockholders in which he told them that the prospects for the road were never better than at the present  time.
and the M. E. Church on Pine street.
The regular monthly meeting of thc Freeport Board of Trade will be held in Fraternity Hall next Wednesday, May 11, at 8.1.5 p
He said that the road was considering; ness will be brought before the meet- the proposition of making arrangements i ing. ^
for the transfer of passengers  of the ; 	
road through the Belmont tunnel into | The fairy operetta, Laila, will be Manhattan. It was his belief that the ¦ given at Sigmond's Opera House, Fri- great improvementa made by the road : day evening. May 20, under the aus- wpuld be thrown open to the public I pi^es of the Kindergarten Mothers' without much furtherdelay. ..'ciub.    Mother   Goose   with  # few of
The audience gathered at an early hour, each High School represented be¬ ing seated in solid sections, the first section representing Freeport, then came Rockville Centre, Hempstead, Important busi- j Huntington and Glen Cove.
Before the audience had become seated, the various schoola broke out with their school yells, and soon pande¬ monium reigned, with the interchange of yells, bringing back to ones memory his own old school day times.
As soon as quiet was restored, J. Al-
Mr. Peters, in his annual report, s.iid ,__ ' .-...^ .„.,,    „.       .„     _   „ *. i lan Nelson, of Rockville Centre, presi-
that the gross revenue of the road  for | l^f   '^'I'ldren   will    also   be   Present. ; ^^^^ ^^ ^j^^  assocation,   introduced   as 1909 increased $1,079,826, or over 11 per, The entertainment will begin promptly I ^ ^^    program,
cent., notwithstanding a loss of $164,337 : at 8 o'clock on account of the   younger  ^.^^ ^^^^^^^   ^^ ^^^^ P^^^^^^^
m passenger revenue due to the closing | children. .^ ^ ^^^^ masterly manner,   the violin
Freeport was well represented at the ?»'«• , "^'^^^   Air Varie," by Charles ...    ,r. HM    T I  •   second annual speaking contest of the  Dancla.    Miss Graham   was loudly en¬
voy, Albert Doane and Mr. Ironmonger  ^f cars across the bridge in September.   Nasasu-Sulfolk Prize Speaking Associ-  '^^''^^ «"^ responded with a second sel and family.   Mr. J   R. Moore and fam-  This increase in revenue enab^^^ ^ti„„  at Rockville Centre   lait Friday
J ly are occupying the  rectory   for the ! to return a surplus of $66,780. i„:„u*     rrt,^   off„;«    „n.u^..„u   i,„m „*
simmer months In the three precedinkyears the Long I "'«>?*• ..Jhe   'iffair,   although   held at
Island had an annual deficit aggregating Rockville   Centre,   was   attended   by and Miss ' 52,977,063, due to the fact that  all   the j more from Freeport than that village.
down of the racetracks and a Ibss of $96,- 963 through the opening of the Queens- boro Bridge in April and the  operation
Mrs Hutchins. president, «..u „x..= ^oney it could raise went into improv Atwater, secretary, of the Diocesan i^g^ extending and electrifying its lines Branch of the Women s  Auxiliary, ad- i and building new stations and terminals.
dressed a largely attended meeting of the local society in the Parish House on last Thursday afternoon. Tea was served.
Miss Ellii Freeman of Nyack, N. Y., was a guest of Mesdames Corlies and Draper over Saturday and Sunday, at their home on Kirkwood avenue.
At a meeting of the firemen   held in < their  hall on Tuesday night, the  ques- ; tion of the Merrick fire   limits,   which | has been disturbing   some of the mem- j bers, was definitely   settled by a refer¬ ence to the  Minutes of the year  1903. The limits are north: North line of the Camp Grounds;   East:   Meadowbrook Road; South: the Bay; West: Merrick River.    Messrs. F. Miller and D. Law- son were appointed a committee to ren-
Under the head of "General Remaks" President Peters says:
"The freight tonnage during 1909 in¬ creased 523,136 tons, or 17 per cent, while the number of passenger carried in¬ creased 4,223,923 or 18 per cent. The operating expenses, including taxes, in¬ creased $293,806, or 3 percent. The net revenue from operation, after deducting
ection which was also well received,
Before beginning the remainder of the program Mr. Nelson delivered an introductory address, outlining the his- Freeport was well received by the ' ^""Y «* ^^^ association and the reason Rockville Centre scholars and given "^ '*« organization; he then branched the front seats *'"'• "" ^"^  necessity  and   benefits   of
'  education, and its influence  upon civil-
Fred Smith is back   again on the ex-  'zation and progress.    The program of
press wagon, the Long Island   Express  the evening was as follows: Company having   found it necessary to , Part I.
get  a  third   man.    Fred   is   a  genial       "The Touch of Nature,"   Myra Kel- hustler and is welcomed back again.        ley, Ella Hewman, of Huntington.
"The Crippled Veteran's Plea," Don Stolen-   Brindle    Boaton    Bull    Dog,   Santiago Carlino,   Irving M. Ketcham,
the amount due roads operated on a net i white breast, throat and necK, lump on   of Qlen Cove
revenuebasis, was$2,617,725 an increase I left hip,   screw tail.    Answers to   the      <.p_„   Pntrin "    AHn Tnllv   Amm<.r
of $747,351 over the preceding year; and   name of ' 'Major.''    Reward for inform-      „      Mofft; a'  rrir .1   ^ru '^'"/"^^'
after adding receipts from other sources | ation leading to his recovery.    Frank L.   '^^"'  Martha A. Elli.son, of Hemstead.
the gross income amounted to $2,881,965. ; Hack, Smithville South, L. I.
After providing for the interest on fund] 	
and ot"her debt and all   other  liabilities j     Captain  Charles B. Raynor, a veter-
the net income   amounted  to  $316,780,        ,^ .  . *  ii%    j i r.
against which was charged $250,000. cov-' «" bayman,   proprietor   of  Woodcieft
ering  extraordinary  expenditures   not i bathing pavilion,   ano a veteran of the
properly chargeable to capital account, ! Civil   War,   died   suddenly   Friday on
leaving a balance of $66,780, which was ! board his boat while   returning from a
transferred to the credit of  profit   and | trip   to   the   bay.    He  was   found by
osH. ; Captain Henry Sigmond.
...... After careful consideration of a finan-.     Pnntain   Ravnnr's   linat     nnmiiHpfl
der   our new syren   whist e a howling ^ eial plan to fund the floating debt  and'   ,S«^*„^',",J:y^°^/fl,'^,«:*;j .H^^J^ It isn t at present. provide the additional moneya needed for I •        .^ * n j
necessary improvements it was decided I ^^« g"'"^: at full speed
v:„i„f T .., i= fh.. ko.,.,,.' to provide for an issue of debenture gold      Justice   Norton,   acting as   coroner,
Violet Ironmonger is the happy  bondsaggregating$16,500,000, maturing held an inquest Friday evening and de- possessor of a valuable   ten-months old I j„ ten years and bearing interest at 4 per  termined that death   was  due to heart
cent, per annum, which will take care of ! failure. Captain Raynor had lived in your needs in 1910 and 1911. Arrange- j Freeport for the greater part of the 67 ments were made with the Pennslyvania i years of his life. He was a past com- Railroad Company to accept these deb€n-:^a„^jg^   ^f D   g   p  jj^^t   Post, G. A
success, which
Miss
Boston bull.
The monthly meeting of the Men's Club will be held in the Parish House on Tuesday night at 8.30. A postponed talk upon some of his more interesting experiences in the Brooklyn Police De¬ partment will be given by Capt. D. V. W. Lawson. Arrangements will be perfected for the great baseball game scheduled for Memorial Day between the Independents and the Dependents, two teams composed of the unmarried and married men of Merrick.
"The Adventures of a Freshman," Jessie Lynch Williams, Edwar4 Boyce, of Freeport.
"A Study in Dialect," Marietta Hol- ley, Astrid Nygren, of Freeport. ;; "The Gypsies," Schuman, by the . South Side High School Glee Club, of Rockville Centre, Miss Gertrude Gif¬ ford, director; Miss Marguerite Gif¬ ford, accompanist.
Then  followed a short   intermission, during  which  each High School   rend¬ ered a number of  school   songs   in   an excellent and taking manner. Part II.
"Night Sinks on the Wave," Smart; "Tripping Lightly O'er the Meadows,"^ Marzo; The Glee Club.
"Retributive Justice," Corwin, Com-
' Centre
"The  Plumed  Knight,"  Robert In¬ here I Kersoll,    Lyman    Pelton     Collins,   of
terms from time to time as funds areVe- ] infantry
quired by your company to carry on these i one of three brothers   who went to the
improvements.    At the close of the year j front.
$6,062,951 of these debentures were is-,     Besides   his   wife,   who lives   here, , „
sued .ind outstanding. I two daughters. Mrs. Irving   Smith and   "^J^P^H,,,-  ,   t,     ,. t>    , ,
! Mrs. Frank Hegerman of Los Angeles, ' ^   P^ ^Pf"'" . ^^«' ^P»"^ Lawrence
I -^      1.  n      •  • D       I Cal.,   survive  him.    Funeral  services; ^""^^'•'   Genevieve    Cocks,   of Glen
Important  UeaSlOn    Ke-  were   heW   yesterday afternoon  upon i ^".^?;. ^ _,^ ...   ,   , „^    ,. ^  .      ,. „
¦^ !• n        1 i the arrival of the relatives  from Cali-! ^    The Deathbed of Benedict Arnold, '
fifardinff  Bonds ; fomla, and were   attended by D. B. P.   2^°r«f„^'PP^':^' "^o^" ^- Dandreau, of
^ * 1 Mott Post, G. A. R., of which  the de-, R^H''^^'^^ Centre.
i ceased was an active member.   Excel-      Following the program, the judges
  The  Court of   Appeals   has  handed | sior Hook & Ladder Company, of which \ ^^.''^ ^«^ ^.J".- John CRJiss    Principal
The Junior Auxiliary will hold a sale , down a decision which is of intereta to l he had been a member since its organ-' ^^''^ .^^ Normal School; Mr. George tomorrow, Saturday, in the Parish I the public, especially to the numerous j ization nearly thirty years ago, and I *** ^'^^^'j^**.** Inspector of Schools, House of cake, aprons and candy from i lay^yers who have similar suits pend-; Court Iroquois, Foresters of America, ' ^"'^ Prof. Daniel W. Redmond, Depart- 3 to 9.30 p.m.    Don't  fail to give the j ing and awaiting the outcome of this ' of Freeport. i ment of Oratory,   College of the City
••   a call. ' test case.   ; of New York, retired,   to   discuss  the
.      f     ' A contractor while  blasting in West j    The case of E.'V.   Baldwin  against h*'"'°"^J?*^*^'T^*'""'^ *^"""8 t'^^]"" «^-
Threfe prizes were   given last fall by 194th street  damaged the   property of, Catherine  Schoen was   argued  before ! *^"''!. ,^® ^"'^"t"*'^   ^^"  treated to a
.**u„T    A.,„.i.„... .„w» Gustav Obendorfer,   who brought suit Judge   Scudder   at Mineola  Saturday i ""^^1'°"    Z''^?^ ^t"*! ."?"««'«tf
We are sorry to report that Mrs. E. C. Cammann is confined to her home in Manhattan with the measles.
A reception was given Wednesday evening, April 17, to the pastor and his wife of the M. E. Church, at the par¬ sonage on Centre avenue. An address of welcome was given by Theo. Wells, and the pastor. Rev. J. M. Cox, made some very appropriate remarks. An enjoyable program followed and alto¬ gether it was a very enjoyable affair. Cake, coffee and sandwiches were served.
Services will be held morning and evening at the M. E. Church, Merrick Road, Rev. J. M. Cox preaching. Strangers are cordially invited to be present. Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Any children, who are not attending Sabbath School, come and join with us. We will welcome you. Prayer meet¬ ing on Friday evening at the parson¬ age.    Make an extra effort to attend.
300 pair of good selected stock of gentlemen's trousers will be put on sale at Barasch's Dept. Store, 65 South Main Street, Freeport, N. Y. 2t
William Sprague and family of Brooklyn are occupying their cottage on Bellmore avenue for the summer.
Samuel Arkles moved into his new cottage on Wantagh avenue on Tues¬ day.
The Bellmore Junior' Baseball team went to Amityvilie Saturday and de¬ feated the Junior team of that village by the score of 9-5. Next Saturday Amityvilie will play on the local grounds; game at 3 p. m.
George, your dope might be all right but before going down again see Gard¬ ner; he's been there before and can give you some fine points of the game.
Services in the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7.30 p. m. ; Sunday School at 2 p. m.
Tuesday was Election Day. It was the quietest election at the polls in this district in many years. The small vote cast showed that the voters w^re not interested in the proposition pre¬ aented. On the proposition to sell the Town Poor Farm at Hempstead, only 79 votes were cast, of which 74 were against and 5 in favor. At the last el¬ ection 327 votes were cast. Quite a difference at this election.
George Miller, ^rmerly of Baldwin, with his family, is occupying G. F. Newland's cottage on Centre avenue.
School Commissioner James S. Cooley visited the local school last week. Kenneth Tillotson, C.H.Russell, jr., and Walter Johnson were complimented by the Commissioner for perfect at¬ tendance thus far this term, having been present every school day since last September.
._ There's a big difference  between   a "hoodo" and a who don't.
Mr. Cohen and family of New York City are occupying their cottage on Bellmore avenue, recently purchased from Edward P. Self.
Smithyille South
One of our correspondents got mixed a little last week in referring to the Willing Workers of the Smithville South Athletic and Social Club. Smith¬ ville South has two hustling organiza¬ tions of ladies. The Independent Will¬ ing Workers are organized to aid the firemen, while the organization of the social club is the Ladies' Auxiliary. It is the Willing Workers which gave the dance at Firemen's Hall Wednes¬ day evening.
A reception and dance will be given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Smith¬ ville South Athletic and Social Club at Fireman's Hall here Wednesday even¬ ing. May 11.
Charles Frisch has received the con¬ tracts to build a number of bungalows at High Hill Beach near the hotel of R. T. Willmarth's.
The dance given by thc Willing Workers for the firemen was held last Wednesday evening and a large num¬ ber attended.
Another body of ladies of this place organized under the name of The Lad¬ ies' Exchange, are soon expected to be at the front.
Mike says that if the men don't look out they will have us washing dishes pretty quick.
Stolen Brindle Boston Bull Dog. white breast, throat and neck, lump on left hip, screw tail. Answers to the name of "Major." Reward for inform¬ ation leading to his recovery. Frank L. Hack, Smithville South. L. 1.
Mrs. Wilbur Hubbell starts for Mon¬ ticello next week to visit her folks, where she will remain during the month of May, and we understand Mr. Hubbell intends keeping bachelor hall during her stay. He has purchased a new stein set, a pinochle deck and a checker board for the occasion. Get ready boys and let's all go see Bill.
The following pupils were perfect in their attendance at school during April:
Room 1—-Edith Baldwin, Emma Mil¬ ler, Ethel Mueller, Mary Murphy, James Hahn. George Morrison, Wil¬ liam Mueller, William Smith and Ken¬ neth Smith.
Room 2 - -Anna Odell, Martha Young- fert, Fred Hodgson, Everett Jeffrey, Vernon Jeffrey, Russell Jones, Walter Swenson, George Vondrau, Frank Bald¬ win alW Francis Dee.
Room 3 -Fred Carpenter, Charles DeAngelis, Edwin Hodgson, George Mueller, Milton Baldwin, Jack Mur¬ phy, Florence Baldwin, Irene Buck, Ella Nielsen and Jennie Dee.
Room 4—George Regan, John Kee¬ nan, Ella Horn and Bessie Johnson.
Roosevelt
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a friend of the Junior Auxiliary to be severally awarded this spring to the girl who should be esteemed the best needle woman, the most gentle, and bold the best record for attendance at the meetings held weekly on Saturdy
against the contractor and receovered | morning, Elvin N. Edwards appearing I ^\\'^^ P'^^Y^ *'"'*^ entertaining to the judgment    The contractor being insol-1 for the plaintiff.    Mr. Baldwin  claims i ®"i!f® audience.
vent, the claimant made a demand j Mrs. Schoon built a house or rather! J^^ judges return^ after a short upon the surety company which fum-! moved a houae to the lot opposite him i f "«»«=«- when Prof. Redmond, after a ished a bond when the  license to blast | and that the cost of the same was not ¦        remarKs, in wnich
he stated that aftemoon. The prizes were $6, $2, $2, ' was issued to the contractor by tho i ^"much a8"$150o"to"which the" "prop-' *^* Judges had been entirely guided by and with the exception of the one for} city. The company refused to pay the \ ery in that vicinity was restricted as a I . J^}^^ °^ *^® contest which were attendance had to be  divided, so close damages.      Thereupon   the    claimant j minimum sum, and   that consequently P""*^ "P^" the back of tiie  program
was the contest. Misses Anna Palm¬ gren and Carolyn Carpenter shared a |2 prize ior excellency in sewing, Ifisses Gertrude and Elizabeth Link and Vera Thamm, the $5 prize for gen¬ tleness, while : Miss Julia Bums took the other $2 prize for the best attend¬ ance.
Stolen—Brindle Boston Bull Dog, white breast, throat and neck, lump on 'left hip, screw tail. Answers to the name of * 'Major.'' Reward for inform¬ ation leading to his recovery. Frank L. Hack, Smithville South, L. I.
'I saw It In tiie M«M*nferl"
brought suit and the company contend- \ he   was   damaged  thereby
ed that as the bond was made and de livered to the City of New York that therefore only the city could bring suit, notwithstanding the bond provided that it was given for the benefit of any and all persons who might be damaged by reason of the blasting. The two lower courts rendered judgment for the claimant without writing any opinion, and the court of appeals has now af¬ firmed those judgments without opin¬ ion.
Oe Yen Want to Buy er Sellt  Uae Kveryko^ir'a Celvmn.
was reserved.
Decision I ^*^®  great credit to each  contestant, each of'whom was worthy of warm ac¬ cord   and   special   mention,   but, that Snecial sale on gentlemen's  trousers I «**«•• ^^^ deliberation,   they made the at Barasch's Dopt. Store-300 pair of following awards:   First,  prize girls, good selected stock that we put on sale | Miss   Martha   A.   Ellison,   of Hemp- to   close out  at ^at  reduction.    H. j stead,   and   boys,    Comillus    Rogers
Barasch, 65 S. Main Street.
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The Unity Athletic' Club had its sec¬ ond entertainment in Sigmond Opera House Tuesday evening, consisting of a program, of fistic encounters with gloves.   The hall was filled.
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Trainer, of Huntington. Second prizes to Miss Ella Newman, of Huntington, and Lyman Pelton Collins, of Hemp¬ stead.
The two first prizes w^ twenty dollar gold pieces and tfae second prizes were ten dollar gold pieces.
Advertise in Everybody'* Column.   '
Yes sir, it's true—Ed. Deubert gone in tbe pig business. Got his pen built already and expects a shipment this week from the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, who were married last week at the Metho¬ dist parsonage by the Rev. Mr. Cox, returned to this village this week, after a wedding trip, and are residing with Mr. Smith's parents on Bellmore ave¬ nue.	
Mr. and Mra. Ernest K. Sorenson of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bowne over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles H. Russell, Mrs. Frank Roberts and Mrs. Jackson Russel |, were in New York City Wednesday, where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Parkinson.
One day recently, a young girl re¬ turning home from school, noticed a sign, which cautioned people from crossing a lot The sign read like this: Notice—All persons forbid crossing this property. C. H. Russell, liOssee. The young girl could not make out what that word, lessee, meant, and up¬ on reaching home aslced her father, who informed his daughter that it meant "Les-see if they'll cross this lot now."   Not so bad was it?
George Cammerer and wife of New York City were guesta of Mrs. William Doncaster, sr., last week.
The new house of Fred   M. Wood on
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Eugene L. Eldridge will soon move into his new house on Whitehouse ave¬ nue.
Charles Whitehouse's new residence on Woods avenue is nearing completion.
Ground has been broken for several new stores on Main street by John Whitehouse.
Harry Fisher has retumed from his theatrical tour, to spend the summer here. His tour took him through Ten¬ nessee, Virginia and other Southern states.
Our baseball team lost their game again last Sunday, when they played the Hempstead Crescents; the score was 5 to 1. No regular contest is scheduled for this week, and a game will probably be played with a scrub team.
The school has its new piamo, the funds for which were raised through the efforts of the scholars and teach¬ ers, with the generous assistance of their friends.
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Dayton are visiting in Patchogue.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Board of Trade met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Schultz, Forest avenne.
At the annual meeting of the Alpha Hook & Ladder Company Monday night, the following officers were chos¬ en for the ensuing year: Foreman, George Anthony; first assistant fore¬ man, George DeLap; second asisstant foreman, Arthur Whitehouse; secre¬ tary, Harvey Williams; financial sec¬ retary, Charles Williams; treasurer, Fred Mollineaux.« The company was reported in excellent financial condition.