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VOL. 1, NUMBER 29
rREEPORT
The Freeport Sanitarium and Matur ity  Institute, with Mrs. Bertha  Reiss i in which all can participate.
FREEPORT AND BELLMORB, N. Y.,^ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909
SB nuperintendent haa been established in this village.
Shortly after 4 p. m. Sunday Henry Schluter discovered that someone had smashed in his show window and on en¬ tering his store on Merrick Road dis¬ covered Jas. Westfield inside enjoying a lunch from a private stock of her¬ rings. Mr. Westfield was slightly un¬ der the influence, so to speak, and ofiicer Thomas Murray took him in charge.    Justice Swezey imposed a fine
At the Methodist Episcopal Church, at 7.30 p. m., Sunaay evening the service will be popular in character. The hour will open with a song service
The pas-
BELLMORE
tor, W.  A.   Richard,   will preach on "The Swellings of Jordan."
At 3.45 p. m. this church will unite in the Union Meeting for men only in the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Edward Deubert has been ill I for some time but is regaining her ' health rapidly.
The residence building of H. Smith, next to L. A. Brown's hotel which was to  be  sold at auction  by the city  to make roomfor the new pipe line, will -r-L   ni.- A1 T-  ,  L    jL lix i. i "Ot  be  sold  for  six weeks,   the  sale
fKLi^A?;!//    m1?^^^^^ been  postponed.    This is the
l^aynor | ^^^^ building here to be  auctioned   by the city.
was awarded first prize and Mr.   Chas. Powell the consoli^tion prize.    At mid- j night (?) coffoe and cake were gerved by the hostess. I
ROOSEVELT
PRICE, 5 CENTS
PEOPLE'S COLUMN
has been finished.     Milton D is the champion.    The Athletic Com mittee will doubtless soon arrang other contest.
Freeport Gun Club will have a shoot of $5.00 which the penitent one paid j^n their grounds at ^he Club House without further ado. " '       "     "	
Schweiker's new butcher shop opened Friday. ¦''''~~ —
Regular meeting of  the  Fire  Com-
To celebrate their 15th  anniversary j ..Rg^j jyn,,,, ^o. Prize shoot and sweep- Tnembers of the Vigilant Hose Company | ,,t„ke3, also the regular monthly shoot.
will have a theatre party to-morrow night at the Sigmond Opera House. About fifty seats have been engaged.
Wilfred Smith, of the Post Office, and family, are in their new home 39 N. Ocean Ave.
Feb. 15th Progressive Council, Daughters of Liberty, will have a grand dance at Fraternity Hall, Freeport. Tickets ate 25c.
Feb.   12   (Lincoln's  Birthday)   to  be : pany was held Monday  night  at  Fire given in honor of Fred A. Stone of the ; Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Hubbell re¬ turned home after a three weeks stay in Monticello, N. Y.
same date, for the club cups, of which there are three.
Dr. W. G. Smith. Dentist, 61 W rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone bo-R.
Mer-
Read Everybody's Columnn.    It  has; all kinds of interesting small ads.
Your attention is called to the mon- ¦ ster vaudeville and dance under the j auspices of the Wide Awake Engine ¦ I Co., to be held Thursday evening, Feb. I i llth at the Sigmond Opera House. A i j semi-professional -vaudeville perform- i ance will be on for the first part,which
Harry R. Zeiner will conduct the music at the Sigmond Opera House, Freeport. A full orchestra from New York will be a  feature.
Actual work of digging for the pipe line through Bellmore will be begun in about six weeks. Considerable labor will be required. The work starts west from Amityvilie.
\f I will include some very good  numbers.      The comnuttee in charge of repairing I Miss Ethel Chilton will sing two songs the  heating  apparatus for the Bell- Board of Trade meeting next Wednes- 1 in a way that has made her popular at ¦ more Avenue Church  have given  the day night at Fraternity Hall.   A smok-! different entertainments  she has  ap-  contract for the work to  Otto Hasna-
er, too, remember.
Editor, The Messenger,
Freeport, N. Y. Dear Sir,—We wish to extend sin¬ cere thanks to our many friends for their sympathy in the hour of our re¬ cent bereavement. We appreciate the kindness of all and wouid be glad to have you publish same in your paper. Mr. and Mrs. John Rovegno,
peared in.     Smith  Bros.,   comedians;  der of Seaford.    As soon as  Mr.   Has-
Miss Edna Rice, a popular yojing  buck
and wing dancer; Master Germeroth, ; singer, and others' will put over a bill I of nine numbers. The dance follows ! with  "Bill"  Cameron    leading    the
grand march.
Old Reliable Harry  Zeiner  and  his
! orchesti;^   are  down  for   the    music.
Chas. A. Sigmond will lend  a  hand
to keep things going  and  the   indica-
 ^^"''¦^^PO'^*' ^- I-J tions   are  that  frlv^.ds  of  the  Wide
A. E. Barnes, superintendent of  the ; Awake Co.   will   be  wide  awake  till schools here, was a delegate this week ' very late the night of  the llth.     The
nader recovers from his present illneas the work will be rushed to a apeedy completion.
Frank Baldwin is a very original en¬ gineer. We are told that he recently succeeded in getting up 80 lbs. of steam in a boiler hereabouts in which there was no water. • Now, what d'ye think o' that.
The Shuman Quintette held its regu¬ lar meeting Wednesday night at the home of Charles W. Smith.
The Alpha  Hook & Ladder held itsj    Corretpondenee addretted to the Met- regular monthly meeting at Firemen's j tenger tinll be printed under ahove heading Mrs. James Moore spent Wednesday | Hall Monday night, after which an oys-i «« received.   No attention paid to iin- and Thursday in the city. | ter supper was given by Geo. Anthony. I *ig>u^ eommunicationt.   Lettert ean be
«oii». I Ju8t aa a fine oyster stew was being •V"*'* ^^ a non de pluvH, .but name <^ai'er _^_„^„j .. ^ ^„„ t-, „„ ^.l^„ „„u„.^ tnutt accompany same as toell, not to M jon.     j served  the fire  be.l   on    the    school       .^j^^j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^.,;^^
  : grounds rang an alarm, which was soon j '^
Laat Thursday evening the many '¦ followed by the big bell on Main St. friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. I Oyster stew flew in every direction and Wm. Malloy surprised  them  at  their i the  boys  made  a dive  for the truck.
Mr. L. Haff was a  business in Amityvilie last Sunday aftemoon
To the Editor I'¬ ln  a  very  recent    issue   I  note  a
"squib" which runs as follows: — "Reader, did you ever ask  yourself
why a Judge of the Justice's Court
should not be a lawyer?"
It would seem frem my pointof view
home   and  made ,things lively  while i The fire seemed to be in the new house
they stayed.   Music and cards were in-! being built by Everett Smith.    After
dulged in until, a late  hour and after-; drawing the truck through the snow, it
wards a delightful repast was served. ; proved  to  be a  barrel set on fire by
The bride and groom were  the recipi-j someone to have    some   fun.    After z   .     ji   ^l
ents   of   many   useful   and   beautiful i leaving a warm fire and  hot  stew  the I f"" P^^fP^ *"® ^"'J'o"® .<»"«"?'« *"«
gifts. I boya did not  feel very good  and  it j »* as a Judge ought to  be  a lawyer
  would not have gone very  well  if the I ^^^ "Kam I have my doubts.    I do not
Call on John Keenan and see the  aet guilty party had been caught. ' expect  to be the Judge and Jury com
of views which he has  purchased   for '¦        ' 	
his new moving picture machine.
Mary Umhauer, Katie Lloyd, Bird- sail Jackson and Andrew Hughes took the regents' examinations in Freeport last week.
Mr. Albert Kupper of Bayonne, N. J., ispent Sunday as the guest of his cousin, Walter Frisch.
Mr. Nelson Spates of Brooklyn is spending a few days as the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Spates.
The following pupils were perfect in attendance during the month of Janu¬ ary :    Primer Class and First   Grade —Fern Baldwin, Fred Carpenter, Ger- : 'ilvi^K    Hesse,   Edwin   Hodgson,   Fred ' where in this paper, Miller,Katie Morrison, Hyman Wilson, ' Erwin Von der Heydt.
Second  and   Third   Grades — Anna Beyerle,    Florence    Baldwin.    Milton Baldwin, Helen Bopp, Ruth Bopp, Lo renzo   Carmen,   Frank
The Ladies' Auxiliary held its regu-; lar monthly meeting at the Board of' Trade Hall Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Whitehouse is seriously | ill at her home on Whitehouse Ave.       1
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Mr. Otto Nelson has put up a build-1 ing on Main St. where he will manu-' facture cement blocks.
^ined but my^dea runs that common justice is all that the law requires and any right minded man can dispense that without trouble.
All laws are framed by lawyers, di¬ rectly or indirectly, and as soon as passed lawyers diligently try to un¬ make them,^, In the Good Book we aie informed that "a laborer ia worthy of his hire," and so is a lawyer, also a plumber. A lawyer and a plumber look
 ;- ! alike to me and they  don't  look  good
The resnlts of the January examina- j either, tions at the public school  proved  very ''     A certain gentleman from   Connecti- satisfactory to teachers,   parents and I cut once said "God Almighty hates a scholars.    School affairs are in an   ex-: quittor."    That's  the lawyer's  mot- ceilent condition here. to—ditto the  plumber.    If you  have
- • j no  trouble,   consult a lawyer—if you
Carson has something  to say  aiiout i are in trouble consult a lawyer and get Roosevelt  this week.     Read   it  else- i more.    Is it because Freeport or aome
I of the larger villages have a surplus of ' lawyers that we are having such things 'brought to our notice!     Give us the honeat hearted Country Judge or Jus¬ tice of the Peace if you will, that kind dinner j of man whose ambition is not to  excel Heben-1 in law but to excel in juatice; whose
BALDWIN
Thursday  night during  the
Colvin,   Fred.of  the  Baldwiji Civic Club at   .^
Hodgson, Vernon Jeffrey, Everett Jeff-J streit's Baldwin Inn.  during  some of laim   is to smooth the way rather  than
to the State convention in Albany, N. Y., of the Masons. Mr. Barnes rep¬ resented the local chapter.
Misa Elsie DuBois of New Paltz, N. Y., arrived Sunday to take charge of a class in the school here, in the sixth grade.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Codey and fami¬ ly of Pittsburgh are in Freeport. Mr. Coffey has charge of the construction of the pipe line for  the  water  works.
The following interesting letter was received by Chas. A. Sigmond from Mr. Alonzo Foster of Freeport:
Jan. 30th., 1909. Mr. Chas. A. Sigmond, Freeport, N. Y. uear Mr. Sigmond:
I want to congratulate you on the near completion of your fine Opera House. This supplies something that Preeport has long needed. You de¬ serve great credit for your pluck and -enterprise, and I am sure you will be amply rewarded financially and other¬ wise. I think you are the most pro¬ gressive citizen in Freeport. With best wishes, I am
Youra sincerely,
Alonzo Foster, Freeport, N. Y.
The    post-poning    of   the  sale   of;
program of twenty-five pages is al¬ ready issued and is very attractive. It is from the press of Murray Bros., printers of Railroad Ave., Freeport. Gentleman's tickets are 50c and ladies' 25c. These prices include wardrobe check. By all means, be therd,  if you can.
Remember this—No feed at the Jakesonia Club to-morrow night, it will be held to-n/ght instead. "Jake" promises a full-fledged oyster aupper. Get on the job, boys."
WANTAGH
We are glad to report that Thomas B. Seaman ia regaining health and strength after an illness of several weeks.
Spencer Foster of the R. R. police has moved with his family to Dunton, near Jamaica, this week, where with his family he will reside  permanently.
We want to call your attention to tbe Annual Supper and Dance of the Fire Company on Lincoln's Birthday eve. Save this date and enjoy [the evening with the local fire fighters.
Dr. W. G. Smith, DentLst, 61 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Fr(>eport; 'Phon*? 85-R.       tf.
Last Monday Leander Brown and John Adel were walking back of the Bopp oil refinerjf when they spied a brown fox. Adel immediately threw his famous stick at it and missed, thereupon "I^ea" tried to shoot it and discovered his gun refused "to work." Gus Bopp, being one of those resource¬ ful fellows that we hear so much about all over, decided that some tal'ow ap¬ plied to the gun would put it in working order again. The^fox was told to wait Mihile the trio journeyed to the afore¬ said refinery, got the tallow, applied it to the gun, returned to the spot where they had discovered Mr. Fox, took a shot at him and now Eddie Ascoli is mounting the second fox for the fa¬ mous fox hunter, L. A. Brown. All this is just as you want to take it, but we think it was a shabby trick on the fox to keep him waiting so long.
February Srd, 1909. Editor S. S. Messenger.
Dear Sir: In last week's issue of your paper I noticed the following item in Bellmore news:
"All those who wish to assist the Bellmore Base-Ball Ciub in getting up a show are requested to meet at the home of Walter Gangloff Saturday evening at 7:30."
I do not know from whom you got i this item, but wish to* atate  that  the
rey. Della Mott, Jack Murphy. Arthur ; the ceremonies fire was discovered, Rath, Marie Rath, Herman Schoen, i which started from some unknown Howard Schneider, William Smith, i cause and damaged the piano, carpets Charles Werkhausar, Lydia Werk- and decorations considerably. Quick hausar. Max Wilson. action  on the part of  the diners  pre-
Intermediate—Ecjith Baldwin, Henry  vented a spread of the flames. Dickson, Florence Gale, Mary Johnson, Russell Jones, Margaret  Kreuzweiser,       F. W. Pearsali will .soon open a high
roughen it; whose decision is based on justice and right rather than on tech¬ nical conditions.
My friends. I am not a follower of any Judge neither have I ill will to¬ ward any man, regardless of his walk in life: I am not desirous of remaining in  the  same  rut  forever  but always
George Morrison,   May  Perkin,   Edna grade  carriage  repository in his  new  looking  forward for improvement and
building  near  the  station   here.    He j those things to uplift  my   village  and proposes to have a  full  line  of  horse i existing conditions, goods and will be prepared  to  replace !     Eminent Jurists do not fiock  arounc old  rubber  tires  on   carriage   wheels   our humble Justice's Court and we don't with new onesi \ need them either.
~ " i     We have no Thaws, Hains, or others
After  a  lingering  illness Isaac W. iof that ilk and the County  is thereby
Arthur died  at  his  residence,   Grand j saved the thousands of dollara demand-
Ave., Saturday.   Interment was Thurs- Ld by Jerome et al and for  which  we
day, 1  p. m., in   Greenfield.    He  was ought to be devoutly thankful.    Horse
Pickava.
Grammar Department—Harold Bald¬ win, Agnef Morrison, Ethel Mueller, Mary Murphy, Foster Pettit, Henriet¬ ta Rath, Wilhelmina Schaarschmidt, G'adys Self, Stephen Smith, Mary Um¬ hauer, Wilfrid Von der Heydt.
SEAFORD
Editor South Side Messenger,
Freeport, N. Y. Dear Sir: We wiah to extend thanks to our many friends who were so kind to us during our sickness and the re¬ cent loss of our little son. Please pub¬ lish this letter of thanks in your paper. Yours truly.
Otto Hasnader, Seaford, N. Y.
about 65 years old, an esteemed citi- stealing or even chicken thievery is zen. His wife died some five years; getting to he among the Lost Arts up apo. ; this way, so that lawyers make a  very
^ ,, ; poor go of it. Lawyers for the big A party of about ^wenty young folks j ^.j^jeg but Peace and Quiet-right living of this village enjoyed a sleigh-ride to ! ^^d happiness, for the country. Take Hempstead Monday night. Amos | q^. choice. Pearsali drove the sleitjh and succeed-1 ed in getting the crowd home without \ mishap.
'Veritas.
The regular monthly business  meet buiidings by the city  will disappoint | ing of the Wantagh Gun Club was held ; ^^^^'j;;;"^^^";^^^^^ j,^ ^.^ ^^
many who were anxious to bid these in i Monday at Fussell s  store.    Plans  for  ry^ning a show.
and in instances where residents are i a shoot were perfected and it will be; A meeting of the club was held a living in their old homea it comea as a ! held Lincoln's Birthday and on the fol- \ ^^^ weeks ago for the purpose of ar- bleasing, giving more time for new lo- ' lowing Saturday. ! ranging for a show, but owing  to  the
cations. The sale will take place in ^^ ^-^^ Christian Endeavor Society | fact that one or two of the members from four to six weeks and the con-1 ^jgeting to-night in Memorial Church , who sold tickets for tfae last ahow have tractors expect to be working  here  m ; tj,e topj^. ^ill be  "Our  Christian   En-i not|as yet  returned  either ticketa or
that time.  deavor  Comrades  the   World   Over."   the cash, ajnd still want to run the pro-
Freeport   Baptist    Church—Stanley ; Mrs. VanNostrand will be the leader.      posed show to suit themselves,no action W.   Roberts,   Minister.     Public  wor- ,        -,."'.. '-, \     ,      ,     , was taken and these membera have no
A num ber of his friends  tendered  a  ^ight   to   arrange   for another affair surprise party to Erwin Fusaell  Satur-  without the consent of the club.
ship of Goil, Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Evening sermon— theme, ""The Character of Jesus." Bible School at 2.30 p. m. Y. P. C. E. meeting at 6.45. The Ordinance of Baptism will be administered at the evening service. Mid-week sevrice on Friday at 8 o'clock. All are cordially welcome to all services.
So much interest has been manifested in the "Meeting for Men" on recent Sundays that another union meeting for
day and the  good  time  customary  at such affairs was repor'^d by all.
The Hook and Ladder Co. held its regular monthly buainess meeting at the truck house Thursday night.
Miss Annie L. Smith entertained the Sigma  Euchre  Ciub  Thursday   after-; noon, at her home.
Member Bellmore A. C.
SMITHVILLE SOITH
Robert Frisch is one of the "star" carpenters on the new Sigmond Opera House in Freeportj which opens to-mor¬ row night.
Exercises to commemorate the birth-
The pupil^ of the public school  hold ; day of Abraham Lincoln are to be held the  men  will  be held in the Presby-, their exercises in connection with the \ at the school the llth.    A pleaaing en- terian Church Sunday at 3:45 p. m,. at; anniversary of Lincoln'a Birthday next; tertainmer.t  haa  been prepared by the the cloae of the Sunday School seaaiona : Thursday  afternoon.    Recitations and ¦ teachers and scholars, of the various churches     T^ie   male songs, also an addreas by Rev^ g^j^^j  ^^^ been'closed for a  week
chorus will aing.    A hearty invitation • S. Braithwaite. w.ll make up the pro- ^ .jj^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^
to be present 18 extended to all men of j gram for the occa-sion. ** *
the community. !     „ ,  „   .^, ,   "T      ... ,
The Lord's ^upper will be celebrated i     Henry J. Smith has been ill for some
at the morning service ofthe First j time, having suffered a slight stroke. Presbyterian Church and new members j The Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite of •will be publicly welcomed into the fel- i the Memorial Church will preach dur- lowship of the church. There will be j ing the moming aervice Sunday on a union meeting for men at 3:46 p. ra. j "Th^ danger of the Church from the The evening theme of Rev. Charles inside," and in the evening the appro- Herbert Scholey will be "Ifincoln: ^A {priate topic will be the "Life and aman of tlie people.'* ^ '  5«j Character of Abrahfcm Lincoln."
"If at first you don't succeed. Try, try again." Ask   the   Smithville  candy   maker about it.
Mr. James Moore is building an ad¬ dition to his bam.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. VanSeht gavo a domino party to a few of their frfonds last Saturday evening. Mr. S.  Hunter
Save the night of  Feb. 16  for  the Rube Ball at Salamander Hall,   Ocean- side.    Henry  Hebenstreit, "Si"  Den- "ton and "Hank" Duruz are  the  insti¬ gators, which means that it will  be  a Regular public dances nre being held  auccess.    Boys 35c and girla 10c. in Freeport at  Fraternity   Hall  every Thursday.
The Stroller's Column
Mrs. H. M, Covert entertained a number of friends at her home Monday night.
. The recent cold snap has brought us one menace, important to note and avoid. I refer to the large icicles hanging from the roofs of sheds and porches. These may fall on a pedes- Tuesday was ground-hog day but no! trian any time with aerioua injury, one ciught a glimpse of him hereabouts, j Knock 'em down,   when you can.
At the regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder Co. this week, eight new ^^ a niemorial to their father, the j fell you what. Pettit and Lamb are members were taken in and six more ^ate John I. Glover, the heirs offer land i going to have a dandy suite of offices proposed. ' on their corner  for an Assembly Hall j in the Otten Building, Freeport.   They
^ and Library, annual dinner of jthe  Fire      The project was  presented  by  Mrs.
have had them specially decorated and will equip each room'vith modem office furniture.
Of course you are going to the open-
The  first Department will   be held Monday  the   Matson of Brooklyn at the meeting  of Sth at Stable's Hotel.   Speeches «re* to J the Woman'a Advance Club  Thursday, be made upon subjects of interest and i Jan- 28, at Mrs. R. Mott's and will be ,
the dinner will  be one of importance ] brought before all the organizations of ; ing of the  Sigmond Opera House to¬ to the company. Baldwin. ! morrow night.    The advance sale of _     ——-                                 The  hearty  co-operation    of  all   is   tickets looks aa if the venture will pay.
The  Y.   M. I. C.   meeting  Tuesday   neceaaary to further this worthy cause. | 	
night vvas well attended.    The  matter  With the land so valuable, given gratia, j     Speaking about the new  theatre in of improvements  to the hall were dis-1 raising  the money   for the building j town, a man remarked that all Freeport cussed.    New membera wer^ propoaed,. seems a amall part for the citizens to  needed after that waa a  "chop suey" The next regular meeting will be held : do.    We hope  to   aee   this   carried I restaurant, to give completeness toany > Tuesday,   Feb.   16,   and the    Willing  through successfully. j regular show night's fun.
Workera and friends have been invited       .     , . ^.~     ,    ,.    ,   ...i 	
At the meeting of the Ladies   Aid | .   Monday  waa the coldest day ao  lar Society of the 'Methodist    Episcopal | this Winter. Church held in the Chapel Tuesday  af-i temoon it waa decided not to have the j     What's  this   I   hear—Harold    Wil-
to attend and enjoy dancing and re¬ freshments at the ex'pense of the Y. M. I. C.
Otto Hasnader has been  confined  to | dinner progressive as first planned, but hia home for the paat aix weeks, but is I recovering.    Mrs. Hasnader,   too,   has been i'l and we are told  ia' improving rapidly.
Expect a big time and a large crowd at the Masque Ball of the Unity Pleas¬ ure Club to-night. Everybody attend and enjoy the fun.
The funeral of George Morgan, who died after an operation in St. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica, will take place from his fonner residenr^ here. In- terment at Amityvilie.
"t4aw It In the
to seat all at one time.    An entertain¬ ment follows the dinner.
On Feb. 9th the Aid Society meets with Mrs. Ferris, Central Ave., to complete the Lincoln Dinner arrange¬ ments, to be announced later.
The sale of the buildings along the pipe line, by the city, has been post¬ poned foir four or five weeks, to be announced later.
Miss Ethel Carman has entirely re¬ covered from ber recent illness and is able to be out again.
liams waa ao far occupied during a recent sleigh ride along the south-sida that he did not look where he wa^ driv¬ ing and both (yes there were tv/o) were thrown out. ^he horse i^n away and Harold, in future, will drive with both hands. The young lady's name? What's that to you? Anway, I don't know.
Conductor   Hines   of    the    trolley wants to know, if women are allowed.^ to vote, will they give assurance that they wont ask for trading stamps wli they vote.    Mr.  Hines can rest tbey wont.