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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 2» Number 36
Erery Friday
FREEPORT AfID BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
Sjjecial-Gold Medal Flour, $6.75 a barrel at N, Meyer's store, Bellmore, It
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Easter Sunday at 7.30 and 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. There will be h celebration of the Holy communion at the early service and Moming Prayer, Sermon and Holy Communion at the second service. The Sunday School will hold its Easter service in the church at 3 o'clock, with the singing of carols and the distribution of plants and cards. There will be no moming session of the school. Baptism will follow the afternoon service. Evening Prayer will be read to-morrow, Easter even, at 5.
A Sad  Plight of   the Homeless
Verbatim Copy of a Letter Written by One of the "Bread Line"     '
Freeport
The following letter from a typical member of the "Down and Out" Club at the Bowery Mission, recently visited by President Taft, throws a flood of light on the hard experiences of the homeless in the great metropolis. ,The letter was addressed to th Financial Secretary of the Mission:
I Single copies of the Messenger can ! be obtained at Greenblatt's or the I Messenger oflfice.
i The hall at the Freeport Club was I fllled with a company of appreciative
listeners Friday evening when Fred- 1 erick C. Hicks presented his illustrat- I ed lecture on,his recent trip throug}> i "the old country". He has a good de- i livery,  was  interested  in his  subject
and  had  no difficulty  in  keeping his
hearers equally interested.
BeUmore
New York. December 20, 1909.
Dear Sir:     The writer of these lines,   j ^    German     office    clerk,     is without
A corporation sale by sealed bids • employment since about August 1, 1909, was announced for to-day for the city ' Last Saturday night another poor man, property here consisting of the build- who slept beside me in the park, saul ings occupied by J^. W, Birch for gen- that Mr. John C. Earl, of the Bowery eral store purposes. Mission, would help me,  if 1 told him ,
*^  j my wife was sending me money from I
I Germany to come back home,    I had
Mr. Mauger of Ariington, Mass., is j eaten nothing that day, and the police occupying the Capt. Arms farm on j put me off the seat, so I lost the other Camp Ave., east of Merrick Ave,, i man and walked all night by myself,! wheer he will soon bB joined by his j I could get nothing on Sunday to eat, i wife and son. Mr, Mauger will con-1' ^"d '^ y?" had not given me that food ' duct a chicken farm there, being an j "j^J^^ Monday I tfiink I would have j expert in the business which he has i '|,;„„ ^^out August 10 I have been! followed for the last 20 years. The | walking from office to office, from fac- farm will be stocked with 1000 chick- j tory to factory, without result. My | ens with which to begin operations.       j money, saved  during the   time  1  had
Captain and Mrs, Arms are planning j been working, is now already about ten to take up their residence here also  in   days gone, and only with the greatest, i'he near future. * economy I  could   keep   mc   so   long. !
^ ' •        ! Since I am "down ancl out," I only was '¦
Miss Aline Haines of New York was | ^^t*"?? "^T '""''^"   ^^ TJ?  ^'T ^ '
„...,, ,,-      t:it-, ' would venture into a crowded saloon, ;
a guest at the home of Mrs, E, Draper j ^j,ere the lunchman was too busy to I this week. Mr, Haines, who spends i ^ee if you had a glass of beer or not, | the,8ummer here with his family, has and I would take a plate of soup and ; sold his house in Manhattan and taken , some bread, and in the evening I would ! a   place  at Pelham, N, Y,,   expecting i eat cold "free lunch." I
eventually to make that his winter and I The hardest thing for a poor man with- i summer home ' ^^^ ^ home is how and where to  spend |
: thenight.   After about 5:30 P.M..when
Miss Ruth Kent, daughter of Mrs. i the'?*'^^^ ^«»:e closed. I went to the ' r-    -KI    tr    ,.    t. I 1-    ..•     *     reading room in Cooper Union and stood i
C N. Kent, has mude application to , t^ere, usually till 10 o'clock. When j the Board of Domestic and Foreign there was any service in a German | Missions of the Episcopal Church for i Protestant Church, 1 went to church;; appointment as missionary to Hankow, j sometimes I have been in a Gospel : China. Miss Kent will in all proba- meeting of the Wesley Rescue Mission i bility take up work in China this com- j or the Bowery Mission. When it was ; ing fall. ! t'OO cold to walk the streets, or raining, |
_ I spend 5 cents for beer, if I had it, in   a I
A "Kaffee" given at Hotel Merrck j sal««"0" ^^e Bowery where you can | V      »..     /-..     1 i?   »» 11 o ..   J       have   free   lunch  and   sit   the   whole'
by  Miss Charlotte Muller on Saturday   ^j^j^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^    ,„ ^^^^^^ ,.^,^^^g i
afternoon was attended by 25 of her | y^^ ^an gee all classes and characters of Brooklyn friends. The table decora-1 people-poor men of ages, sitting sleep-; tions were pink and green, j mg on a chair,   or on  a  newspaper on
— ! the floor, who I do know wouki prefer a i
The Easter election for a Vestry of i bed to a drink, and who were anxious the   Church  of   the  Redeemer will be ^^^tain work of any kind. ,
,   ,,       .,     ,        ,. ..u      1 e Mt        II have been in   the   Bowerv   Mission '
held on Monday at the cloae of Morn-1 g^g^j Line .several times. We would ' mg Prayer from 7 to 8. j gtand about one hour or more outside, j
1 till the doors opened, and me and the '
We have a little paper at hand which 1 other poor men were all so glad when it i we  should  like   to  recommend  to our P^«« °"f o clock; hungry and freezing j J . .  ,       i J    T.. •       11 J   men, all waiting for a cup of hot coffee I
readers who are interested. It is ca led ^^^ rolls. You can believe me that it is The Reform Bulletin and is a weekly not so agreeable to atand one hour or i report from the New York Legislature, I longer outside on the street in this j concerning the progress of all moral re-j winter time, without anything in the: forms before that body. The subscrip- | stomach, freezing and' shaking on the ¦ tion price is only 25 cents and should i whole body. Some in this Bread line | be sent to O, R, Miller, 467 Broadway, ! ^T^ well educated and have seen better | . iL-       M  V I times, like me. Most of the men praised i
Aioany, IN. I,  ¦ the    Bread   Line,    and   a    few    were |
i making fun about it.    I cansay, for my i
Improvements are in hand. Painters I part, that no poor man can be thankful : and decorators are busy. Messrs W. j enough for this institution; and how dif- H. Dowling and J. F. Edwards are! ferent you feel after having had a hot painting their houses. The Misses i cup of coffee, that makes you feel bet- Hess and Mr. J. W. Birch are laying ^ ter and warmer! Out of the conversa- cement sidewalks tion of some men   1   heard   that,   after
cement siaewaiKs, ^ having had their cup of coffee and rolls,
! they would try to get back on the  end
Mr, Whitney and wife of New York, ' of the line to secure another portion, parents of W, H, Whitney of Miller ' I cannot say if they have been lucky in Ave,,   are occupying  the   part ofthe   their trial; I never was,    I went,  after
having had my portion downtown for to
Freeport Council No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M., initiated a class of twelve can¬ didates Friday evening. A delegation of visitors from Hempstead Council were among the interested witnesses of the ceremonies of the degrees of V., L,, and P. Another class iniatiation will be held on Friday evening. May 6,
E. H, Olsen will move into the building formerly occupied by Gold¬ berg's grocery which closed up early this month. This gives Mr, Olsen more room to display his goods,
L. Hulse has sold for Samuel Cohen the property southeast corner of Bay- view Avenue and Merrick Road, (for¬ merly the Hollywood Inn), to J. J. Frielingsdorf of New York, for $13,500, The new owner will remodel and renovate the place and open it about May 1 as a road house.
Mrs, A, P. Davisson's class of the M, E. Sunday School cleared $20 from its cake sale held at Mrs, Davisson's residence, Church St, last Saturday af¬ temoon.
The Young Woman's Foreign 'Mis¬ sionary Auxiliary of the M, E, Church held their regular meeting with Miss Grace Walters, 107 Pine«St., Monday afternoon. j
The ladies of the Baptist Church will ' hold a bread and cake sale this Satur¬ day afternoon, March 26, at 2.30 in L'Hommedieu's former bakery.
The Presbyterian Church was filled Wednesday evening when Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey, the i)astor, delivered an illustrated lecture on the Passion Play of Oberammergau, which he saw in 1900, He took his audience with him to that little far-away German province and kept them very rauch in¬ terested from the time he began to talk until the last picture was shown, fill¬ ing his listeners with a deep desire to see this wonderful play, which takes from 8 in the morning till 5 in the af¬ temoon to produce, with an hour's in¬ termission at noon,
Mrs. Jarley will exhibit her famous collection of Wax Works at the Sig¬ mond Opera House, April 12, under the auspices of the Altar Guild of the Church of the Transfiguration. There will also be a play lette introducing liv¬ ing pictures and songs by some of our best local talent.
house with them which has been vacant since the owner. Miss Ella Miller, moved to Hempstead.
get me the first morning paper and look for a position, the same as tne other men , did.     '
__:: .——;-- '     I repeat once more that I praise the
f\ a ¦a Lord for the night that I heard of you.
Oceanside ^" '"y counti-y,   Germany,  are  not  so
\^w(ftasaiu\« J     j ,.j,any poor  men as here  in  this  city.
  ] Every poor man has a home or a bed;
Thefollowing Eaater-servicea will also there is more work. I have been be held in the First Presbyterian | ^n^P'^y^d'nthe greatest cities of Ger- /^      .   n cij n    I. • a    J many—in   Berlin,   Hamburg,   Cologne,
Church, Ocean Side, on Easter Sunday: | Bremen, etc.-but have never seen so Sunrise service, 7 a. m,, under the au- , n,any men without work as in New spices of the Y, P. S. C. E., with Miss | York; also, I imagine that it is easier Bertha Kessler, president, acting as , to secure a position in the old country, leader. At the moming service at j therefore I wrote home to my wife for 10,80 a, m., the pastor. Rev. A. H, I a ticket to go back to Germany, Thank- Rennie, will preach, taking as his ;'"8 Jf"" ^pr your kindness done to me, theme, "The Great Hope," from the ^nd begging J'our^pardon for disturbing text,   "If a man die, shall    he   live
The N. S. D. C. and friends tendered a surprise party to Roy Smith, last Thursday night, at his home on N. Grove St. The club met at the home of Mrs. Daniel Morrison and from there proceeded to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. After the host had some¬ what recovered from his surprise over the unexpected arrival of his guests, dominoes and other amusements helped to pass an enjoyable evening.
againY" At this service Mr, Epenetus Smith wili sing a selected Easter song. At the evening service to be held at 73.0 p, m,, the Junior Christian En¬ deavor Society wiil participate, with recitations, songs and exercises. The paator will deliver a short Easter ad¬ dress, taking for his topic, "Jesus snd tiie Resurrection." Mrs. W. E. Je¬ rome will sing "The Victor King," by I. H. Meridith; Miss Ethel Ghee will sing "0, Resiurected Mom," and Mr. Epenetus Smith and Miss Martha Thompson will preside at the organ.
Oo YoH Want to Buy er Sell?  Us* Cverykedy'a Column.
you so long, I remain, very respectfully | youi-8, . I
W.    Edelen.     !
[When work opens up on the farms, i we will ship thousands of these men to : where their labor is in demand; but,  in j the meantime, any assistance you can { render in helping us to tide them over the remainder of the winter will be gratefully received by John  C.   Earl, Financial   Secretary   of   the   Bowery Mission,   92   Bible  House,   New   York City.] 	
Subscribers who fail to receive their paper regularly will do us a favor by letting  us know—a  postal   will   do.
everybody's Column.    Pago 4
Fraternal Council No. 1962, Royal Arcanum, contemplates holding the largest Arcanum meeting ever held in Freeport next Tuesday night, March 29, at 8 p. m. They have a class of about twelve candidates to be initiated and the Dorc||pster Degree will be con¬ ferred by the degree team of Gilbert Council No. 1343 of Brooklyn.
Several of the officers of the Grand Council are expected to be present, also delegations from Brooklyn and other parts of the Island, After the meeting, a supper will be served and the Brooklyn delegations will return by special trolley cars.
The meeting is of special interest to Arcanumites in Freeport, as it places Fraternal Council in the lead for a prize offered by the Grand Regent. The meeting will be held at Mechanic's Hall, Railroad Ave, All members of the Order will be heartily welcomed.
Special-Gold Medal Flour, $6.75 a barrel at N, Meyer's store. It
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zeiner of Brook¬ lyn, formerly of this village, were in town Sunday visiting friends.
Frank Smith is busy nowadays fixing and keeping automobiles in repair. There is a good opportunity for some¬ one to start an automobile garage here.
Honesty is good policy but jealousy is poor policy and shows ignorance.
Easter services will be held in the M, E, Church Sunday evening next. An elaborate program has been pre¬ pared by the children of the Sunday School, Services at 7.30 p. m. ; all are welcome to attend. It is expected that the pulpit will be occupied by the new pastor after April 1st.
Miss Minnie Werkhauser, who ia at Seney Hospital, Brooklyn, was operat¬ ed on last week for appendicitis, and is slowly improving.
A regular meeting of  Advance   H., L. and Eng. Co., No. 1, was held Mon¬ day evening.    Several   members  were suspended   for  non-payment of dues, and some who have moved   away  from the village were placed on  the honor- I ary list.    We are unable  to  give  an account of the  proceeds  of  the  last ¦ dance as   the   committee  has   not  yet I turned in its  report.    John   Adel   and j Robert  H.   Frisch were  elected dele- I gates  to attend the convention  of the i Nassau  County Volunteer   Firemen's I Association, which will be held at Min¬ eola on Wednesday, April   13th,   when the    date   and   place  for  holding  the tournament this summer will   probably be decided.
Mrs. Frank Roberts, who has been confined to her home with grip, is much improved, and will be about in a few days,
i Mrs. L. Narbel and daughter of New j York City, are spending a few days ] with her brother, Nicholas Meyer.
j The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bell- I more Presbyterian Church met at the I home of Mrs, C. Johnston, Wantagh I Avenue, Thursday afternooon, when ar- i rangements were maae for the novelty j sale which will be held in the Church ' Saturday afternoon and evening, [April 2. The proceeds will be for the ; benefit of the church.
Elaborate Easter services will be I held in the Presbyterian Church Sunday ! evening, when a good program is I promised,
j Services are held every Sunday even- i ing at 7.30, Rev, W. H. Phraner of I Garden City, -occupying the pulpit, I Louise Mitchell of New York City, will [render a solo and "Song of the Soul" j at the Easter service Sunday evening. Everybody welcome.
I Harry Apeler, who is employed by ; the Motor Parkway Construction Co., , and who has been stationed at Farm¬ ingdale, has been transferred by the i Company to Brentwood, L. I.
j R, T, Willmarth will go to High Hill I Beach next week to get his popular , summer resort ready for the summer.
The store owned by Samuel Self on ! Bedford Avenue, north of the baker i shop, is being renovated and will be i occupied by a party from Freeport who I will open a candy and stationery store.
Long Island Youth's Rise | Hempstead
In the Episcopal Church of the Trans¬ figuration Sunday the services will be as follows:
Holy Communion, 7:00 a. m.; Holy Communion and Sermon, 10:30 a. m.; children's service and address, 3 p. m.; evensong and sermon, 7:30 p. m.
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Charles Bloomer was before Judge Norton Monday on a charge made by his sister-in-law, Mrs, George Bloomer, Mrs, Bloomer accusedliim with having sold two window sash and spending the money which she claimed belonged to her. The case was thrown out of court, Mr, Bloomer, went to New York City Monday evening, stating that he would never return to Bellmore again.
Edgar Green has moved from the Newland cottage on Centre Avenue, and is occupying Samuel Self's cottage on Bedford Avenue, below the school house,
Ernest Jaeger and family of New York City moved into their new house and factory Wednesday, and will con¬ duct an embroidery factory. The ma¬ chines reached here Wednesday, and will be running next week,
Mrs, William J, Cornish and daugh¬ ters of N. Y, City, are visiting friends in the village.
Mr.  and Mrs.  John T. Burke have
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E. Howard Osterhout of Freeport
Has Made Good in Colombia in
Gass and on Athletic Field
The Brooklyn Eagle published the following sketch of 15. Howard Oster liont, a resident of Freeport, in a recent issue:
A Loug Island yonth who has risen rapidly in the ranks of college students is E. Howard Osterhout of Freeiwrt, a member of the senior class of Colnmbin University, business manager of the class book, president of the Y. M. C A., a memh«r of the student board of representatives, member of the ex¬ ecutive committee of King's Crown, an uudergraduate director of the general athletic association, member of the university committee on athletic^s, pre¬ sentation orator for the class day exer¬ cises, a member of the senior Society of Nacoms, aud also of the Phi Ganiiva Delta fraternity. ]
(Graduating from the   F'reoport   High | Sehool,  where   he  was  prominent   in i athletics and proficient in his studies, on entering Columbia he soon became recognized as an able athlete and played ' on the   freshman   basket   ball   team, wliich wou the intcrcoUexiate champion- , ship in   1006.    He has played  ou  the I 'varsity basebnll team for the past two | year.s, covering right fleld.   He playecl, on the 'varsity basketball team, champ- i ions of the  East,  diuiug   the   sea.son i just closed.    He played guard  last fall | on the senior football team, which  wou tho interclass   football   championship. ] He i.s a wearer of the 'varsity C  and is \ popular, as attested  by  the  numeiTius honors he holds. i
Smithville South
Better chew gum than chew the rag.
Albert Triaca wishes all interested in  aeronautics  to visit his   National school  on the Hempstead plains.    The first practical course in aviation begins on April 3rd, and ascensions will  com¬ mence during that month.    Mr, Triaca , says  "Americans are not fond of the i experimental  stage,   they want every- i thing ready hut still they're  alright." I Three women belong to one of the aero¬ nautic classes.
' The services during Holy Week were most impressive at the Episcopal and Catholic churches. The musical pro¬ gram for Easter Sunday at each of the ' churches will be very beautiful, and ' the floral display will far surpass pre¬ vious years. The Holy Thursday exer¬ cises at "Our Lady of Loretto" were most impressive. The repository was a garden of flowers. There was also a procession of boys and girls,
Mr, Percy Bromfleld, whose leg was was broken in falling from a sleigh in the big storm last winter, is nearly well. On Palm Sunday two of the Sun¬ day School classes of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr Bromfield is su- pierintendent, visited him at his Ful¬ ton Avenue residence.
On Tuesday night last Rev. Father O'Hara presented at Loretto Hall over fifty views of Oberammergau and the Passion Play. This village, apart from the  sacred  drama, is a most beautiful
Of interest to athletes is the death of Mrs. O'Brien's brother',|* "D^^n O'Neil," of Ireland. He was one of the best long-distance runners of his day and held the mile championship for years; time for mile, 4 minutes and 27 seconds. Mr, O'Neil was only 46 years old.
• A  family on  Front Street owns  a
At the bread, pie and cake sale given ^ute little pig, that plays in the garden
by  the  stewards of the East  Meadow ^jth the children like a little dog,   and
M,   E, Church, at Mrs.   Adee  Wood s the owners will eat it  for Thanksgiv-
last Saturday about $15 was realized. j^™
John Gorman of New Jersey spent a few days here with his sister. Miss Ella Gormai^ last week.
By Victor, have you seen all the new "bikes" ih Smithville? Well they go whizzing up and down Newbridge Road just as if they couldn't help it, and Mike says it is hard when both are "racers" (that is: both wheels and men) to hold them back, and reckons we had better keep our chickens in or else someone will get spilt. So chickT en yards are being built and dogs are kept to their chains, and a person crossing the street has to look both ways so as to make clear sailing for the sprinter.
Alfred Calcagnino has opened a bi¬ cycle store, and Chas.' W. Buck will open his barber shop here soon. Why not?
Geo. A. Pettit, contractor and build¬ er, has started the erection of a new frame house on Jerusalem Ave,, for Vande Wright,
William Decker is the proud owner of a silk umbrella that was presented to him by the Ladies' Auxiliary for be¬ ing the lucky one, or the best man, dur¬ ing the series of pinochles. Miss Ed¬ na Schneider received a handsome quilt. I
No, the roof isn't on yet; but that i dog is dead. i
Mrs. Henry J, Leonard is spending | a few days here with her mother-in- ] law, Mrs. Geo. Siles. |
Understand Wm, F. Kraft and family intends to return to their home here soon. Glad to hear it Bill. We want to have some more fun in "Kraft's Grove" pretty quick.
Father Logue will say mass Easter Sunday at 9 o'clock in Firemen's Hall, Bellmore.
Mrs. V. McGljpcey and daughter Agnes are spending the week in the city.
The case of Luke Hedges against Prof. Hilton of the Smithville South School charging him with assault in correcting a child that resides with the Hedges, was dismissed by Judge Norton last Saturday. An announced last week Hedges has been asked for his resigna¬ tion as janitor of the school and unless it is immediately forthcoming the Board of Education will take steps to replace him.
Advortioo in Evorybotfy'a,Column.
The robin has come, the frogs are piping and spring is really here. Meat has gone up, pork chops are 23 cents per pound, and spring lamb is food for millionaires only.
John R, McLean has started a new house corner of Franklin and Centre streets. The Seth H. Gildersleeve homestead now faces on Franklin Street, To show how skillfully houses are moved on Long Island, the family in the old house remained undisturbed during its removal,
William Geisler has made an Easter flower show of his store window on Main Street, Hempstead's stores are simply fine this season, for Easter, Each store-window makes a new de¬ mand on the pocket-book.
The play at Loretto Hall, "The Haunted Mill," was so grand a suc¬ cess, demands are coming in for its repetition at an. early date in Hemp¬ stead. It is to be presented at West¬ bury in the near future, for the benefit of St, Brigid's Church, of which the Rev, Dr, McGuiness is pastor.
At the German Lutheran Epiphany Church, Rev, H. Schorten pastor, on Easter Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, the services will be most im¬ pressive. The choir will sing "Der Heiland lebt," composed by George Kessel; Confession and the Lord's Stip- per at 2,30 Sunday School; at 7.30 p. I m., service.
j    A very enjoyable party was  given I Miss  Martha Amend  in  honor of her
confirmation on Palm Sunday, March ' 20, at her home here. I Misses Sophie and Hattie Roehner j favored the company with a duet, which [was very loudly applauded; Miss I Sophie then played a piano solo. 1 Miss Amend was presented with I many beautiful gifts, I Among those present were Mr. and I Mrs. Singer and family, Mr. and Mrs. I J. Mooseburger, Mr, Ed. Meade, the \ Misses Sophie, Ida and Hatte Roehner, i Miss Louise Engelstadter, Miss Cecil ' Conroy, Emily Miederaner and Eliza- I beth Bauder from Brooklyn; Miss Pe- j trina Burns and Miss Minnie Bauder of
Merrick, and the immediate family,
I        Town Board
There was not much doing at the meeting of the Town Board Monday af¬ ternoon at the Town Hall, Hempstead.
The contract for fumishing light for Valley Stream was presented and signed.
Abram B. Smith and Mervin R. Smith applied for renewals of oyster planting licenses, 6 and 5 acres reepee- tively; botb of which were granted.