South Side Messenger 19091224

              Deputy Sheriffs at School Meeting Santa Gaus in Freeport To-Morrow
Pres. Seabury's House Destroyed by Fire
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
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Vol 2, Ntmiber 23
SELLMORE RESIDENTS
Every Friday
FREEPORT-AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1909
Tbe Baldwin Reporter Tells Us VILLAGE AFFAIRS QUICKLY TOLD
Good Cheer in Wantagh
PITION PUBUC SERVICE COMMISSION
OIKII KWS ITEIIS
Petition to tlie'Puhlic Service Com¬ mission signed by ai)out 30 residents here has been handed in to be pre¬ sented the Commission. The petition asks for relief from thc present state of affairs at the station owioK to the recently installed fence bein^ placed between the tracks and no provision made for foot passengers between the cast and west bound tracks. Com¬ mon sense, if nothing else, demands this at once. We arc responsible for the fence and thc gate but hardly see the advantage in making patrons of the railroad walk several hundred feet to avoid the fence. The gate should have been installed in the first place, and as a result of this petition, we believe the Public Service Commis¬ sion having jurisdiction in thc matter will order it placed there.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
The Jolly Five will run a 'dance at Salamander  ll^ll  New  Year's  Eve.
.\ RJg chase to-morrow in front of Hebenstreit's promises to be lively, lintries cau be nia<lc at the hotel. Thc "porker*' is said to be lively.
The wedding of .\rthur Smitli and Harriott Sdirivir, hoth of l-Zast Meadow, took place here last Thursday nigbt. ktv. Lewis (iordon of the .\i. P. Church DfiicialiuR. Thc yotnig i-oupk- will reside in  ilaldwin.
We wisii )i)u a .Merry Chii.«tnias.
We wish you,a Merry Christmas.
.Misses Jn<;lith  ani   Irene  KreinellicfK   tak-tn were  ill  thc  c tj-  visiting  friends   from Saturday to Tiscsdnv.
i!g,   Dec.   .?cth.    .\I1 •iviT   collection   for
are  welcome, missions   will
Christmas exercises Thursday afternoon i) School.
were thc
lield : Public!
ArL-hcr !!. h;:s appiarrri ih's week witii a neu one ami uikf^ il s [jlacf ns tliird  on  thc list.
The meetings of the Christian En¬ deavor society will be discontinued un¬ til the New Year.
$L00 Yearly, Single C4>py 5 Cento
iEXCITINelCHflOL MEETING IN
EAST mm
MR. GISSER EUtlit TMSIEE
The    DauKiitirs   oi rej^nlar  inciting   .Mo'i
J.'liirty    held   a ila\   Ilight  in  Me¬ chanics'   Mai.     y\\-.  J.   1"..   .\bhott  was nitiatecl into tive invsleiii.s of the order.
•Mr;. Jean !M. Stiles' several dancing classes in different villages hereal>outs [have linished thir first term and will iMijimence the second  the tirst week of
lile   new   year.     The   season   has   been      The Brass Band will ludd a reception I ;\7J'"'"/;';7:°"v';V' successful for the pupds, who have en-iin  the  Firemen's Hall  on  .New   Year's | ;Y,,„„„»>:^„ „„,„!."
' Eve
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61 W. Merrick Roiid,   Freeport,   'Phone 85-R
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•Mcc. Troumhas has decorated his confectionery store here in an at¬ tractive manner, besides having a very Korxl stock of line candies in attractive boxes for the holidays. Particular people will be suited here.
Work on the new school building—No. ¦"is progrcssiiiif nicely, the roof will e on this week, and the plasterers will
joyed the work greatly.
Last Friday night' a special meeting was held in the school house in East It was a spe¬ cial meeting ordered by thc Superin¬ tendent of Public Instruction in view
-•Vn unknown man was discoverc<l Moiulay night by residents near Sea¬ man .\vcnue and Main Street. He was lying unconscious alongside thc road¬ way.     Officer   I'ilnier   Raynor  was  tele-
„,      „.        f   r>      I ,       ... I of the fact that at thc last annual elcc-
1 he   City   of   Brooklyn   is   having   a 1 tion here in August, proceedings were fence placed along the bne of the first I ruled, illegal in that more votes were
tart   in  aliout  ri  week and thc heating j phoned for and he took the man to po plant is lieing installed. i-      .      . ...
Santa Clans will niake his annual visit to Wide -Awake Engine house to-rfior- ^ ri»w with good things frtr ail the vilblge \(iungsters. These little ones will not want for cheer this season and we e.v- pect thcy will make thc best of thc day.
lice hea(l(|iianers and thawed out, after which he was given quarters for the night.
counted than there were voters regis¬ tered, .^t that election, Henry Roweh! was elected by a majority of 2 over John Gasser, his opponent. I.as^ Fri¬ day's meeting was held for the pur¬ pose of electing the one trustee. There
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Nich. Meyer lost one of his horses .^this w«ek.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Creed will re¬ side in Brooklyn   from now on.
Gus. Bopp is having finished a large comtnodious stable which has a sub¬ stantial appearance.
George Hopkins left for Omaha, which is somewhere in thc wilds of Nebraska, this week. He will return by spring.	
At the Democratic primaries her< Saturday ni^'ht Alva Smith was again elected district captain. There were X^ votes cast.
Looked as if the village would be deserted after the 10.07 train pulled ont of here Monday. The largest crowd of tile ¦.(¦asrin went tn the city that day 'ni their annual I'liristnias shopping tours.
We are toh! ground has'been pur¬ chased just north of thc station fo* the erection of a factory wlu-re lace and knit srood- will he ni:nnifarti<re(l Local labor will he enijiloycd here Samuel Self i-. thr broker in the trans¬ action.
The I'ircuien's Masque Iiall I-'iiday night was a great success. I'lic cos¬ tumes were deceiving to many and much fun was derived thereby. Itdw. Deubert was the goods as a colored mammy while Miss ivdiih Spates and Miss Ethel Simpson kept the bunch guessing as to their identity. All hands went hotne happy after a good time given them by the fire¬ men.
The Fire Company is in earnest about the purchase of land in a con¬ veniently located spot, preferably on Bedford Ave., or on Grand Ave. west of Russell's house, which, by purchasing now, they can get much cheaper than in some years to come. As Bellmore grows, more residences and stores will be established here, giving land values an increase which will prevent the purchase by the fir<? company of as much land as they con¬ template at present, from 75 to 100 feet frontage. The southeast corner of Bedford Ave. and Wilson Ave., presents an ideal site, being on a cor¬ ner which will give the firemen easy access to all parts of the village. We understand this will be looked intf further and a report made by a com¬ mittee. 	
Owing to a misunderstanding be¬ tween the Church authorities and the gastor to preach in the Presbyterian hurch last Sunday, there were no ser¬ vices as stated in this paper last Fri¬ day. We have information to the ef¬ fect that there will be evening services in this Church Sunday and there will be apecial singing by Mrs. Loui.se Mitchell of New York. A cordial invi¬ tation ia extended to all.
Christmas exercises in the M. E. Church by the Sunday School Tuesday evening, Dec. 28th.
AD Ready for the New Year's
Bance at &nithTille Sonth
Exercises in the school thi.s after¬ noon. Songs, dialogues and other in¬ teresting features by the children.
Adolph Frisch, Sr., has been quite Ul, suffering from rheumatism.
Christmas exercises, Dec. 29 in St. | Matthias Church. I
Sunday   next   will   be  appropriately ! observed as Christmas Sunday in thi I M..  E.   Chnrch.    .\t   10.30  ,\.   M.   thc regular    coiiare).''atic)n    will    he    aug- ' mentecl by the  Siiiulay School and a special    Christmas    sermon    will    be i preached    by   the    pastor.     .At    7.30 P.   M.  the  reinforced  choir  will   ren- bcautiful   Christmas   cantata, "The   Everlasting   Light."     The   de¬ corations, as  well as  the music,  will Tomorrow the Sigmond Theatre will j '"^ '" 'i^rmony with the day.
Henry    Hebenstreit,    Sr.,   was    5: 	
years   old   Sunday   and   to   help   bim'    "I   bought  just  what   I   needed,   right celebrate  the  day about thirty  mem-  lii'i'c in tbe village,"  said a lady to tbo hers   of   the   Concordia   Singing   So-   «ri;er  this  week,  whicb is a tribute to ciety of Rockville Centre came overjt'"' shopkeepers in  Freeport. who were j ^'-^ to   his   hotel   here.    The   crowd   had  "ilH" ally careful in ordering their holiday lots of fun singing and dancing an.i  ;:"o'ls this season, wound up thc day with a good .spreatl. Mr.  Hebenstreit was born in 1851 in
Foster's Meadow, L. I., which comes  be   opened   in   thc   afternoon   for   the pretty   near   making  him  a   dycd-in-I much-talked  almut Christnvas  festivities
, for   thc   cliildren   which   Chas.   A-   Sig- Imond   has   arranged.     Grown-ups   will
pipe  line   opposite  the   station   and   the hotel.
The annual Christmas festival of the Sunday School was held ou 'I'hursday evening,   in   the   church.      The   cantata
was renderd hy thc children, and Santa i "was some little excitement, but not Claus appeared and d.stributcd the , as much as was anticipated, as the gifts. The church was very jirctlily ¦ authorities had requested thc presence decorated for the occasion. nf two deputy sheriffs to prevent any                                  , disturbance.   They had nothing to do.
Next Sund.-iy in the .Memorial church i 'iP^^*^^*"'': *-"^'*^" '^ "\*^, "^'P^crs did act there will be the Christmas services i "inerently than as if they were at- In the evening the pastor will preach '''^'"'""^ prayer meeting. Women the last scnnon in the series on Sol- i """^"^ "? ^^ ' ?* I"^" ^^^''9 °" ^^^ i?^ omon; the topic will he •'The One i'" ^^"^ ^"f "";"¦ '^''°""= ^^"^ '''*= ^*''^: Greater than Solomon" (A Christmas | i;?':!!!^-""'^ °^ trustee. Gasser ana sermon). The choir will rcndc eral anthems.
Rowehl,
the-wool  Long  Islander.
There were rumors of a storu!.- meeting at the last session of the firemen here and that there are as .i result some disgruntled members whn feel they have not been treated just right, but wc have learned some good news also which emanates from thi:, meeting, to thc effect that thc depart¬ ment will lay a concrete sidewalk in front of headquarters and that the present hall is to be enlarged so as to give'the village a good sized dance floor,  which it sorely needs.
Ready for Christmas Turkey
in Roosevelt
lie allowed pntrancc and a joyous time jis anticipated.
the candidates, were hard workers for votes. There were 109 votes cast and the tally showed 58 for Gasser and Rowehl received 5:. Mr. Gasser is elected for the full term of three years. School    Commissioner    Cooley ad-
here to ,00k out for three men wanted : betweer, district leaders or.delegate^ to : jj^;;;;:^!.,;^'^ .^^^l^^^^^
sorary  Educational  Law and  also  oi the necessity of cither a new building
The  Democratic  Primaries   held  in election   district  No.   1   Saturday   the
''The   Christmas   Heart"   will Sunday  morning  sermon  thenir Rev.   Charles   Herbert   Scholey First   Presbyterian   Church.     'I'li. ject   of  tbe   evening   will   he   "Wi be  missed?''
Monday nigln Police HcadfjuartcVs in   18th was the  largest  held   in this dis- Jamaica   telephoned   the   police  otiic'als   trict.    The main mterest was  centered 1 wnni.d 1 between disti-ict leai
Town    Committees,   Frank    Box  and John   W.   Seaman   of    Wantagh    and 1 Jerusalem respectivelv.    Resulta  were | in Mr. Seaman's favor   by  eleven   ma- ¦ jority, I
"The .¦American Ind an" will in- <¦ <n- siJcred with the aid of stereop:ir.iii pictures at the Monthly ifissionary Concert of  Prayer on  Thursday  even-
by the police of Xew York who board cd   thc   last   train   from   Jamaica   after j purchasing tickets for F'reeport. Officers be   the j Kaynor.   Baker  and   Cozzens  "covered" | of the I the  train   on   its  arrival  here  but   the at   the 'Tl''"   were   not   on   board.     Conductor ..   m,i,-! Weeks  informed  the oflficers that three '(••1    iniswerlng   the   description   given J •';   !>'•;   train   at  Valley   Stream.     The ! fi':rir< ilien watched every trolley until I bridge
The
or an addition to the present one. This will be brought up at the next meeting in .August and doubtless will bring or> a big crowd of voters to cxprcs.s their sentiments. The cost of thc pres¬ ent structure has just been paid oflf Board    of    Village    Trustees I by the district :r,\<\ a fight will be ex-
Villag. Trustees
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We wish you a Merry Christmas.
CHRISTMAS   MESSAGE   FROM
CONGRESSMAN   W. W
COCKS
iMiss     Mabel spending   a   few with  friends.
Rhodes days   at
has     beeii Amityvilie
A house for Martin Kane and one for Jas. Demato is in course of erec¬ tion  by  David  II.  Brown, Jr.
Chas. Whitehouse is building a house on Wood .Ave., with all modern improvements. Mr. White- house evidently realizes the value of making a house as attractive as pos- sibk.
A birthday party was tendered little Miss Evelyn Stiernson, Satur¬ day afternoon, those present were: Ray Brown, Lillian Brown, Bessie Parker, Helen Mole, Letty Wood, Madeliene Mole. Harry and Char¬ lie Mole and others, who poined in wishing their little hostess many happy  returns of the  day.
Wednesday, January igth, a Mas¬ querade and Civic Ball in Firemen's Hall here under the auspices of Al¬ pha Hook and Ladder Company. Mu¬ sic hy Prof. Mole and tickets are oniy 23 cents. The committee consists of Chas. De Lap, Geo. Anthony, Thos. Mulranan, Geo. De Lap, Harry Gil- man.
.A sum umniinting to about $40 was realized by the scholars who gave the entertainment at I-'iremen's Hall l;ist week for the School Piano F'und. .A f(,'w mere dollars added to this will he a great lieli) as there is no piano in the school at present and there should be one to put the pupils in ^;oe)d huiiuir for the day by a few songs and music.
A surprise party tendered Miss Florence Rhodes Thursday evening was pleasant for those present who included Allen and Ruth Roeder, Jack Bier, Frank Zciser, Eve Pear¬ son, Jennie and Henry Grass, Miles and Willie Brown, Grace Brown, Laura and Agnes Crevoiserat, Eliza¬ beth Fosmire, Frank Fosmire, Har¬ old, Percy and Herbert Rhodes, Blanche Bergen. Walter Cervoiserat. Clarence Chapman.
Edward Uhe has purchaaed the John¬ son property on Main St
Counsellor   Elvin  N.   Edwards   filed Fred.   Menendez   has   the   contract, with the Town  Board on  Monday  the
for the new ambulance for thc South- side Hospital in Hempstead.
George Siles is well again after an attack of appendicitis.
The school meeting In East Meadow last Friday is reported else¬ where in this issue.
Everything is being made ready fi^r the big New Year's Eve dance at the Fire Hall here. Tbis will be one of the biggest dances of tbe season and run in the usual high class style by ! the firemen -who have made every ef¬ fort to care for their guests.
petition of the Roosevelt tax payers for a water district for fire protection. The Town Board placed the petition on flle and set January 6,, 1910, at 2 p. m., at Firemen's Hall, as the date in which they will convene here.
F'rom Congressman W. W. Cocks, .ibirth we now celebrate, it would be we have the following article on the 1 well indeed, but far too oftep that present Christmas time which makes idea is entirely lost sight of and too interesting reading. We are cspe- | large emphasis is placed upon His cially pleased in being able to puiblish death, whereas it is His life's blessed this and hope it will find favor with 1 example of unselfishness and fidelity our readers, many of whom are warm ' to truth that makes His mission of adherents of the well known writer.— I such inestimalble value to the world. Ed.   Messenger. -Modern religious thought is fortun-
The observance of Christmas has ately turning more and more toward drifted away from the original j the idea of making this life wortli thought and has degenerated, foi the j living rather than being in continual most part, into a festival occasion, 1 preparation for the life that is to with the giving and receiving of j come, and enduring all sorts of misery presents as the prime object and discomfort to that end. To my Gifts are made in many in- | mind, it is the mission of those en- stances to the great hardship of thc | gage<l in religious teaching to call giver and it is very questionable | attention most urgently to the fact whether t/his is a stimulation to gen- ithat the best future preparation for the erosity and good will or whether it ! future state of existence is a life of is not rather a drain upon the re- j service to one's fellows and fidelity sources and productive of unrest and ; to truth and that iMp great object ill-feeling.    The giving of presents is I lesson   of   the   life   of Jesus   was   to
, Iteld    their   regular    meeting   Friday i pccted if a new one is tn be asked for.
crossing    from    the ! night, all  being present except Trus- ' At present there are two teachers, but
t )j;it thcy failed to find their quarry. | tee   Patterson. j a  third  is  needed,  also  an  additional
'     The   F'ire   Council   submitted  a   re- I recitation room.
quisition for supplies needed m the I various companies of the department las follows: Hose Co. .Mo. 3, fore- I man's lantern globe, i play pipe to . fit  new  shut-off nozzle,  repair to  coal
box,      new      rear      step      for      hose
wagon   and   :-i6   c.   p.   red   bulb   for
outside  light.    Hose   Co.  No. 2, coal
box   to   he   removed   as   it   is   reported
being   on   property   of   the   Lutheran
Church   adjoining.       .Also    Tungsten
lamps for the several houses of the ; department    and    thc    purchasing    of
new badges for the Toremen and as¬ sistant    foremen   of   each    company.
Moved,   seconded    and    carried   that
thc   requisition   be    referred   to    tho
clerk and assistant chief with power
also to purchase necessary fire ex¬ tinguisher   charges.     Assistant   Chief
Engineer C. M. Van Riper was pre¬ sent   and   extended   an   invitation   to
the Board to be present at their next
council   meeting,   which   will   be   held
on January 19th. Tax   Collector   D.   Frank   Seaman
reports  having collected $40.49  since
his last report and having turned same over to' the treasurer, making a total of $15,605.86 collected. Re¬ port was received and placed on file. Onslow   Moore   Company   applied
for   permission   to   lay   a   granitoid
sidewalk   4  feet  in   width  and about
ISO  feet   in  length  in   front  of  their
property,   situated  on   North  Side   01
S:i'Av^y^o Te'^'ZsZlJT:- \      ^^^n EvangeUstlc Service,
cording to grade furnished by the en j The Union Evangelistic Services gineer, the entire cost of construe planned for January 6th to 24th give tion to be borne by them. Request I promise of much interest. Reports was granted. ' from those in charge indicate  a  larger
Applications for water were grant- ' response in workers  and  singers  than ed G. Howard Randall,-Jay St., S. P  !?>'«*¦¦.?.»,»• , A ?™»"e of cottage  meet-
Coonsellor Elyin N. Edwards obtain¬ ed from Supreme Court Jndge Putnam an order directed to the County Treas¬ urer to show cause on the Sth day of Jannary next why he shoald not pay to the Trusteea of uiis district the back •chod tax of this district It aeems that tiie Oounty Treaaarer refoaed to
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entirely proper where it simply car ries thc idea of remembrance of the season and appreciation and good will of one individual for another, but the great value of the observance of tiie Christmas season is to impress upon people the value of the lessons taught by Jesus of Nazareth.
This is usually called a season of "peace on earth and good will toi man," but it seems to me as though the central thought of the unselfish life of the Nazarene is lost sight of in the multiplicity of diversions that Jire supplied.
It is doubtless safe to say, that sel¬ fishness causes more unhappiness and misery in the world than any other one thing and if this season of Christmas could arouse in the in¬ dividual mind a realization of the absolute unselfishness of Him whose
make the world a better place to live in by alleviating misery and suffer ing and thc causes therefor as far as possible. If less time were spent in discussion and disagreement be¬ tween the different sects as to the merits of one over the other and the efforts of all were united in tlie pro¬ mulgation of good, the world woufd be better for it, as thosie who are seeking the good are so often divid¬ ed, while the forces of evil seem ever united.
To my mind, those of us truly ob¬ serve Christmas who (bear in mind the idea that it is a season of thanks¬ giving for the birth of One whose life was one continual example of un¬ selfishness, fidelity to truth and love fnr His fellowmen, and this season should stimulate our efforts to emu¬ late that Blessed Example.
New Year's Eve Dance in Smith¬ ville South
The members of the "Double Ess" Fire Company in .Smithville South will throw open the doors of their commodious building there New Year's Eve and prepare to entertain their friends with one of thc biggest dance events of thc season. .An ex¬ cellent orchesra has been engageii, there will be noise making and other kinds of souvenirs for the ladies, i supper ami within a tine building just right for such a high class af- lair as this will be. There are rto objectionable features tn the dances run by this company. No smoking ill the building and a style that is generally distinctive. The ticket sale is limited and the charge for evcr\- thing including supper, wararot)- check and dancing is fifty cents cach. From the number of tickets already sold the success of the affair Is prac¬ tically assured. .A feature of the af¬ fair is the march at ten minutes to twelve when the souvenirs will be distributed and promptly at midnight the noise will commence which will welcome 1910 to that part of Nassau County. After this is over supper will be served, to be followed by dancing until a late hour.
Pettit,  Nassau Ave ols,   Church   St.
Mrs. J. F. Kenney, Dean St., ap¬ plied for electric light. Granted! Application of Mary S. Gilbert, Por¬ terfield PI., for electric light was re¬ ferred  to committee with power.
President Morrison reported (as a committee) entering into an agree¬ ment between the village and the Ex¬ celsior Hook and Ladder Co. rela¬ tive to paying for janitor service and making necessary repairs to said Ex¬ celsior Hook and Ladder Co.'s hous? in the same manner and under the same conditions as all other fire houses in the village. The village is to have the use of the truck house for all general or special electibns per¬ taining to village government, with¬ out   any   compensation   therefor.
Owing to its being freezing weath¬ er the adjustment of the sidewalk matter affecting the Harms property is laid over until the weather is more moderate.
Trustee Bedell offered resolution to the effect that the village treasur¬ er, be and he is Jiereby directed to pay on the first day of January, iQjo, the sum of $700.76. interest coming 'cue on such date on Electric Ligh. Ponds, from the light fund. Also to pay on the first day of January, 1910, the sum of $t,6i2.5<> interest coming dne on such date on water bonds, from the water fund. Also to pay on the first day of January, 1910, the sum of $100. interest coming due on such date on Fire Department bonds, from the interest fund. Trustee Ellison seconded the above which was car¬ ried, a'so thc transferring of ^5 from the tax arrears fund to the street grade fund.
anrl I    c' w'inh    '"^^ will be held in various sections of
the town, half of them simultaneously on Tuesday night, Dec. 28, and as many more Tuesday night, Jan. 4, in preparation for the large gatherings in the choruses later. In addition a meet¬ ing for united prayer is being held Thursday of this week in the Baptist Church. Preliminary men's meetings have also been asked for on the after¬ noons of December 26th and January 2nd. The various committees, too,,are hard at work. The first opportunity for the manifestation of real enthus¬ iasm waa no disappointment and oc¬ curred Sunday evening, when the mem¬ bers of the conjugations carae to¬ gether after service in the Methodist Church for a preliminary song service. The people, even at that late hour, fill- " ed the large audience room and enters with evident delight into acquaintances with the inspiring new gospel songa in Dr. Chapman's widely renowned book, •'Winona Hymns.'' Five hundred of these volumes have been secured and evidently will be none too many. The music will be led by a large chorus which will number over 100 volunteers. Platforms to accommodate them will be built in the churches, where the meet¬ ings are to be held, and no pains nor money spared to render every detail of the services as pleasant and helpful as possible. The next aong service will be heM in the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening, January 2, at 8-.SO o'clock, and a private rehearaal of the large choir at the same piace Wednes¬ day eveniug, January 6to. juat before the (^lening meeting of the series. Pleasant commeAt is frequently h«ud on the breath of view that excludes ob¬ noxious sectarianism or proaelytism from these services and enables the largest aection of our churches to en¬ gage in a united effort to |»XMnote the caose of rif^teoosness.