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Narrow Freeport Man Invents Aeroplane
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Number 12 Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. OCT. 14,  1910
18 ptfet
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 C«nts
Merrick |
Services  at  tbe  Church of the Re-' deemei; Sunday, the twenty-first after j Trinity, at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and  8 p. ' m.    Celebration  of the    Holy    Com- manion  at the early service and morn¬ ing prayer and sermon at the second service.    "The  Sunday Sihool meets Jn the Parish  House  at 10 a.   m.    The meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary  is held  weekly  in  the  Parish House on Fridays at 2:80 p. m.
Need Money for County Building
Tax-Payers of Nassau Connty to Vote on the Proposition
The question of bonding Nassau County for half a million dollars is to be submitted to the people at a special town meeting, which will be held in each of the three towns in conjunction ¦ with the general election on November ' 8.    The form of the question to be sub-1
Freeport
Mr. Prank Redding, who haa been the agent of the L. I. R. R.'here for mitted is as follows the last three years, left on Monday, . Shall the Board of Supervisors of much to the regret of his many friends, ; Nassau County bond the County of to assume the duties of agftit at Wood-! Nassau for the sum of five hundred side, the station flrst this side of the thousand dollars, the proceeds to be new tube. Mr. Redding is succeeded uaed for the purpoae of making certain here by Solomon J, Ruben whose pre- alterations to the present county build- vious experience has been on the New ings, the erection of a new court house, Jersey Central. : the installation of a heating and power
"    ~~'" j plant and a complete electrical  equip-
Report haa it that Mr. J. W. Birch, ment? for the last 17 yeara in control of the I The reaolution, or question, itself village store, has sold out to Ernest; ahowa for what purpose the bonds are Miller, Mr, Miller to take possession on ; to be issue. It is well known that ad- the 24th. This is not Mr. Miller's first \ ditional room must be provided for the assay in the grocery business as he j county offices, and that another court clerked some years for Mr. Birch be-1 room will have to be made ready to fore going to hia preaent poaition with , take care of the raoidly increasing Cammann, Vorhees and Floyd of New ! number of terms of the supreme and York. We predict success for Mr. ; county courts. Tentative plans, show- MiJler in hia new venture and exend, jng the proposed alterations to the him our best wishes. } present  court  house and the addition,
HENRY L. STIMSON
Republican Candidate
FOR GOVERNOR
will speak at the
FREEPORT R. R. DEPOT
—on—
SATURDAY, OCT. 15, '10 at 12:20 P.M.
ALL ARE INVITED
Nassau Teachers Insti- I     tute NextJMontli
It will Occnpy Three Days and be in Three Sections
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad avenue.
Paul Anderson of this village claims he has deaigned an aeroplane which will   be  able   to   fly in a strong  wind
! The Naasau County Teachers Insti- j tute will meet this year in three sec¬ tions, as it did last year. The meeting places will be Roslyn, Mineola and Rockville Centre. At Roslyn the in¬ stitute will be in charge of Conductor Philip Hull; at Mineola, Sherman Wil- lisma will preside, and at Rockville Centre, Principal Alfred Thompson of Brockport, N. Y., will be in charge. The dates of the meetings are Wednes¬ day, Thursday and Friday, November J9, 10 and 11.
I This institute will have several spe- i cial features. Kindergartners will all j meet at Mineola and receive special in¬ struction under the direction of the School of Kindergartners of Pratt In¬ stitute.
Drawing teachers will have three days of instruction at Mineola by Dr. Richard K. Piez of the Oswego Normal School.
Bellmore
Hempstead
Single copies of the Messenger can be had at William Wolfe's drug store and from Anderson Bloomer, news deal¬ er, at 5 cents per copy. tf
T^e  two   farms of John   Duryea at Uniondale,   one of 35 acres  and one of 26 acres, have been sold to a New York syndicate.    The same agency has rent- Following arelhT^vading prices at j^l^  *»>«   ^,™w^u  ^''«"'"«   o' Mrs. the Bedford Market, W. J. ffchwicker, , George   W.   "Weekes   on   New   Cross Prop.,   Bedford  and  Wilson  avenues, I street   to W. G. Lynch of New  York; Belhnore:   Sirloin  Steak, 18c; Porter-  also a cottage onJHempstead Boulevard
belonging  to Ralph Robert Willcox.
house Steak,  18c;  Round  Steak,   16c;  belonging  to Ralph  E.   Hutcheson to
Chuck Steak,   12c;   Prime  Rib  Roast,
14c  and  16c; Stew and Soup Meat, 8c,
10c  and 12c; Corned   Beef, 8c and 16c;      ,t,,^  .„„„„j o„„.,„i nu™-;*,.   d„ii *™
Rump Corned Beef, 10c  and 12c; Pork '.   ^he  second annua) Chanty  Ball for
Chops, 22c; Leg of  Lamb,   16c;   Fore-1 benefit of the Nassau   Hospital, Mme-
Quarters of Lamb, 10c. | ola, will be given  Friday evening, Oc-
 — \ tober 21, at the Mineola Fair Grounds.
The Ladies' Aid Society ot the M. E. } —	
Church   will   conduct a fair at   Fire-1    The  annual  supper of the Guild   of men's  Hall  November  15,   and  hope ; the Presbyterian Church,   will be held I their friends will help them to make it i in the Church  House, Thursday   even- I a success as they have done in the past,   ing, October 27.      "^
I    The  Ladies'  Aid Society of the   M. |    Miss   Etta   Miller has   entered the i E.   Church   will  meet at the home of ; Stony Wold Sanatorium at Lake Kush- 1 Mrs.   T.   J. Wells in Wantagh   Thurs- i aqua for the benefit of her health. Iday,   October 20,   at 2:30a.m.    AU j members   are  requested to be present. I Friends are cordially invtied. j
Lynbrook
A very narrow escape from a fright-
Teachers of music will   receive, spe-; ci^y "have  mo"ved   into  Samuel s"elf "a   ^"' ,"^/^^'j J.° ^ '^*"f" ''*'°'t   '''*"J k^
cial   instruction  during three  d^y^by.^o^se or^Ut^den   place.    Mrs.   gkow's  '^""'^ ""* ^"^'^''"'¦^^'''"^'^'*"^^'^*^ ^^
Dr.   Skow   and   wife of New   York
which is in reality another building, were publiahed aeveral months ago. Since that time Architect Tubby has been completing these plans and pre¬ paring an estimate of the cost of the alterations to the preaent building, the erection of the new building, and of the heating and power plant and com¬ plete electrical equipment.-—Mondiy the completed plans, with thevestimate. were submitted to the Board Ot Super¬ visors. The plana are on lines recom¬ mended by the Naasau County Bar Aa¬ sociation, and provide for a building which will be ample in its accommoda¬ tions to take care of the increasing public business for a. long time.
The  estimate  of cost   represents so „ J  i     -1        .    I large a figure that the Supervisors have i
**°"^^ ^""^J^J^^lhy^t I decided to submit the question to the \ people, and be guided by the expression of opinion as given through the ballot box. To this end petitions have been circulated, to be filed with the several town clerka, calling for a special town . meeting. \
While the Supervisors are   proceed-: ing slowly in the matter of a new coun-
Mr. Coles Carpenter, clerk during the last year for Mr. J. W. Bircii, has accepted a similar position with Powell and Cooper of Hempstead. Mr. Car¬ penter will continue to reaide in Mer¬ rick for the present at leaat
Rev. William H. Littebrandt, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, left on Sunday night to attend the General Convention of the Episcopal Church now being held in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will return the latter part of next week. While in Cincinnati, Mr. Litte¬ brandt will stop with his old college chum who is rector of Calvary Church in that city.
Mr. J. R have been occupying the rectory for the summer, returned to New York on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Rusaell Strong will rent the rectory from the first of November for the winter.
large  number  of  the   residents  of Lynbrook   at   the    Atlantic    avenue crossing  of  the Long Island  Railroad last  night  ahortly   before   9  o'clock. Just after the 8:44  west   bound   train ^ had left the station, and with   increas¬ ing headway approached  the Atlantic avenue  crossing,   the   unknown  man, backwards   when   the plane  goes up. l-'l^he  programs of the  institute  will ] vertised to be held at Smith's'hall, but | "^^  '"««, handicapped  with  a heavy At no time does the  load   weigh  any-; "H   be strong and helpful to   teachers, [ as Saturday is registration d^ in that i "'^f ^"'^ '^^^^.u^'lu more than ita natural weight,   except «sP«cially in branches contamed m the 1 place,   the change  was made to Fire-i ^'^'-^'^**^  th.
without capsizing.    Its main   feature ! P'of^f'^'"  R- M. Tunmcliffe Crane of | father   and mother of New York City is the balancing   and  steering.    The ! *"«  Normal  Institute of Music,   Pota- j ^^^jg ^^^^ ^ ^jgj^ ^^ Wednesdaj^.
motor and aeats for two are  suapended i ^^^' ^- Y-    On Friday, November 11, |   j
a distance  below   the   centre   of  the  Principals   and   superintendents    will j    a Republican primary for the second wings,   making it a natural balance to i gather   at   Mineola   for    conference, i district will be held Saturday   evening enable the plane to rise.   The platform : '^^^y will also be addresaed by Thomaa , jn   Firemen's   Hall, thia   village, at 8 j wherein   ia  placed motor  and aeats is i ^- BaUet, dean of the School of Peda- \ o'clock,   instead of L. R. Smith's  hall
movable   around   an   axle;   it  sayings i &°|y "f ^ew York University.
advertised.    The  primary was ad-
Mr. H. R. Fairfax and family, who have been occupying "Sunnycroft" for the summer, will return to their home on Madison avenue, New York, on Monday.
sideways where the weight of gravity must be added. Another good feature ia to have the motor right in front of the mechanic, he being able to start and attend to same under flight. He has also placed a front rudder on hia monoplane, said rudder having two movements, up and down, and side¬ ways, it taking the place of the per¬ pendicular and horizontal rudders of i the Wright and Curtis planes. Mr. I Anderson haa associated himself with | an engineer, Mr. A. Nielsen, of New! York, and has shown the plans to prominent airmen, who were very fav-; oraby impressed by the idea. Mr. ' Anderson is now lool<ing for financial aid to promote the "Seagull." !
After staying in fifth   place for sev-' eral   months in the contest   for  Queen
new elementary syllabus.
1 men's Hall.
large package, I dashed beneath the gates, and throw¬ ing his packages upon the platform   of
Roosevelt
Miss Agnes  Fosmire    has  resigned from   her position as clerk in the   post [office.    Miss Grace Browne has   taken I Miss Foamire's place.
j    Mr.   and Mrs. Rufus Byer  returned home from Virginia last Monday.
School   was   closed all day   Wednes¬ day, it being Columbus Day.
Miss Ruth Kent accepts a position to teach in St. Faith's School, NewYork, the end of thia month.
Mr. Arthur Hewlett has drawn plans , for building on the lot 70x200, on the east side of Merrick avenue about op¬ posite Miller place. Messrs. T. Birch and C. Stout will assist Mr. Hewlett: himself in the erection of the house. The house is to be furnished with all improvements.
ty building, and are willing to abide i of the Carnival, Mias Blanche Rhodes, by the voice of the people as expressed Assistant Village Clerk, went to the in the vote on the proposition quoted, j head of the list ten minutes before it is the opinion of the men who are ' closing time and stayed there. During clamoring   for better  accommodations  the   last minute Joseph Ritchie, father
of Miss Prudie Ritchie handed up a ten dollar bill, thinking to cover the differ¬ ence between the two contestants, but it fell .30 short of doing so and the time was up before he could get more j money from his pocket. Between 4 and 5 o'clock the contest was very interest- j ing. Mi.«« Rhoi'.es' vote was 2940 ¦ while thai of Mi.ss Ritchie was 2910 at' the close.
Baldwin
and more room, that aome aciion will have to he taken by the Board to pro¬ vide more space in the offices of the county clerk and the county treasurer.
Our Candidate for Sur¬ rogate
FRANKLIN A. COLES
The Misses Helen and Agnes Fos¬ mire, Katie Crandell and Adelaide Tuers have secured positions at the printing establishment of Doubleday, Page & Co., at Garden City.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LeRoy have been entertaining a young girl since October .5th.
Norman Colder, who has been at the Hempstead Hospital suffering from blood poisoning, is much improved.
County Sealer of Weights Frank A. Wood is busily engaged making hia rounds and is always "on the job."
The tug of war team from the Roose¬ velt Fire   Department   outclassed   the Archer B. Wallace also  got   left  at' team from the Hi^pstead Department
The   primary ia called to i !"*^ "'" ^a v.    ¦ a      a a
j elect four delegatea to attend a town ^^^ ^^'""^ f'"'^^'.^ ^"'"P^^^ »"'^ K'^^P^^ i convention to he held at the town hall, ' ^^^ "•«" stanchions of the car In a I Hempstead, on Monday, October 17, at i '"ome"*. bemg unable to draw himself i 2 p. m., when School Directora will be i "PO" the car steps, he let go his grasp ! nominated for the coming fall election. I«" **>« stanchions and fell beneath the The polls open at 8 o'clock and ^ill i ^L^^t moving cars alongside the rails, j remain open for one hour. 1 I^\''^*'-l?^"'   Partially paralyzed by
  I the horrible occurrence, retained sufli-
1 Contractor Charles Doty of Merrick i <='e"t presence of mind to shout to the 1 is rapidly ruahing the building of Frank J f"*" to lay still, hearing which, he re- ; Galet on Bellmore avenue to comple-' tamed sufficient courage to obey, when i tion. When finiahed this will be the i the long train of seven cars passed i largest store in the village. Mr. Galct i alongside him, not over five inches i will open a fruit store on one side and : away, with the car steps practically la Mr. Liedmann «ill start a clothing ' brushing his face. When the last car ! store on the other side. ' ^ad passed,   the sightseers  rushed  to
I                           - ' the  man's  assistance.    He lay   as   if
' Wednesday was Columbus Day and ' stupified, and when raised to hia feet I flags were seen flying in every direc- ^ by the sympathetic neighbors, hesitat- ' tion in the village. ^^ ^o^^ a moment and then dashed away
j i as if bereft of memory.    From the re-
! The outing and hog guessing at port of a large number of the sight- |"Bob" Willmarth's pavilion on Wed- 'seers, his escape from a horrible death 1 nesday was largely attended by local ' was nothing but miraculous, for, a ' and outside friends of Mr. Willmarth, number of the men stated, it did not who all report and enjoyable day. appear as if  there  was   the  width  of
- two inches between   the   man's   body,
! Alexander Woolf of Wilson Ave. is ' where he lay, and the rails. The man ! having his house painted; looks very ' was undoubtedly a stranger in Lyn- \ neat, too. brook, as none of those present at  the
I   time were able to  identify  him. — Re-
Chestnuts are in season and the hoys  corder. are   taking  advantage of the fun   get¬ ting   them.    They   are   very  plentiful this year.
Franklin A. Coles of Glen Cove, who has served two terms as District Attorney of Nassau County ai;|I is now nominated for Surrogate, is a descen¬ dant of Robert Coles. His early fore¬ fathers settled with the Massachu.setts Bay Colony about the year 1G:^0. Rob¬ ert Coles remained for a few years in Massachusetts and tlien went Roger Williams and his followers to Providence. The Colea family as native Department Long Islanders, date back to Daniel Coles, a son of thia Robert Coles, who came to Long laland in 1668, and was one of the original patentees of Mo¬ squito Cove, aa it was then known, which is now the village of Glen Cove. Franklin Colea was born in Glen Cove and has continued to reside there PJ'"*^^ \ throughout moat of his life. He re¬ ceived his early education in the Glen Cove Public School and the Friends There will be the regular service in j Academy, at Locust Valley. He is a the M. P. Church Stinday with preach-; graduate of Cornell University, with a ing, both morning and evening, by the  degree of B. A.    At the outset  of  his
Unclaimed letters advertised at the local post office this week are for: Mra. Habober, Mrs. Frances Carlo, Miss Bertha Barber, Mr. Baylis, Flor- , ence Baldwin, Mrs. W. M. Barey, Mrs. ' Jane Hollan, Mrs. Augusta Hopper, Mr. L. Lindner, Miss Olive Onekor and Rev. J. S. Prendergast.
Mrs. William D. Tuckey started on i Tuesday morning for Syracuse, N. Y., i where she will attend a General Exec- j utive Conferen«e of the Woman's For-: eign Missionary Society of the Metho- • dist Episcopal Church. i
The conference of the Methodist; Protestant Church returned Rev. L. ' W. Gordon as pastor of the local; church.    , >
the post. Prior to Saturday afternoon he waa over a thousand ahead of his nearest opponent, Oscar Rhodes, and had exprest a firm conviction that he would be king, but during the last few minutes Wallace stood still at 4325, while the votes for Rhodes soared to 9043. Near^j- .$600 waa spent Saturday in the last hour for   the  fav
and   defeated   them badly at Freeport last   Friday evening.    After   the  first
There was a large attendance at the second annual reception of the basket¬ ball team which was held in Bates' We are glad to see that some of our ''- OP«'"a House on Thursday evening last. Wilson avenue residents have had new i The evening was spent in a most enjoy- pull, which Roosevelt boys won by | kerosene lamps placed in front of their | able manner, there being quite a num- about 2i inches, Hempstead gave up, i residences and keep them burning at j ber present from adjoining villages, and forfeited the other two pulls to i night. There are several street lights ' Roosevelt, claiming that their leather ; in the village, but aome of the owners belts were worn out. The Roosevelt i have neglected keeping them burning \ team in the intereat of fair sport of- at night, fered to exchange belts with the Hemp-
.(„i,u  orites,   making a tot'^l of about   $1500  stead lads, but of no avail,  Hempstead'     We  are  glad
which   is for the   benefit  of  the   Fire
At the close of the contest Miss Rhodes was notified that she was elect¬ ed Queen and Oscar Rhodes, King, and to appear at the Carnival headquarters at 7:30 o'clock. Others who were notified to appear were Miss Prudence Ritchie, princess; Archer B. Wallace, Miss   Minnie
to   report that Mrs. improving   nicely
was  beaten   and would not   pull.    On  Clarence  Harse Saturday the Roosevelt boys again won   from her recent illness
from   a   team known   as   the  "Rum: 	
Points;" best two out of three.              i     Moses  Hunt and  family will leave _,            .             T^,'  ,     ^,       .1 soon  for  his   home  at  Port  Orange, The new houaes of Charles Edwards, , pjorida.   "Moae" says no cold weather jr,, aijfl Henry Huber are nearing com- ] f^, ^.^^ ^^^ ^g can't blame him. pletion. 	
1 While walking through the passage- \ way from the trains to the ferry at Long Island City on Saturday morning i last, Mr. John Bode slipped on a ban- I ana peel, falling to the ground with i such force as to sprain his ankle. He I was removed to his home in Lynbrook, I where he is still confined to his home. .
pastor, Rev. L. W. Gordon.
School was not closed on Wedne.'^day in view of the fact that the pupils had last Thursday off to attend the tourna¬ ment.
Rev. W. D. Tuckey will preach at both services in the M. E. Church Sun¬ day morning; Sunday School at 2:30.
Contractor Edwin H. Payne is busily engaged in the erectjoij of a concrete bridge on the Merrick road, at Mill- burn. When completed this will make a big improvement as it will be much wider than the old wooden ono that has been three so many years.
' career Mr. Coles taught achool for a short time, bufrhe had a decided  lean-
¦ ing towards the legal profession and while teaching school in Philadelphia entered the law department of the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated. Mr. Coles was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia and later on re¬ turning to Glen Cove to settle was ad¬ mitted  to  the  bar in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Layton and fam- Baer of  New | ily and Mr. Matison and daughter have ] Hdye   Park,   duchess,   and   James W. | been   visiting at the home of Mr.   and | Cheshire as duke. i Mrs. Frank A. Wood. j
At 8 o'clock the royal  party went to '   j
the crowning platform on the Pike, I There are some knife facts in Smith ' where J. Huyler Ellison, Chairman of & Bedell's ad in this issue that should ! the General Committee, officiated at; be known to prospective pocket knife I the coronation  ceremonies  before    a : buyers. i
large crowd of people. j   !
After the crowning Chairman  Elli-1     Contractor  Whitehouse has  secured
The Hippodrome
The prosperous   season at the New York   Hippodrome   continues   in  full swing  with   the three big  spectacles, "The International Cup," "The Ballet of  Niagara" and "The   Earthquake." Among the special features which draw crowds to the large playhouse, particu¬ lar credit must be given to the circus, which is  particularly   good  this year Is a lady seated   between two men a  and  even exceeds   the Hippodrome's roae  between two   thorns, or merely a ! standard for novelty.    Louise Stickney tongue sandwich?    If you don't know ' has  a dainty  equestrienne act   while you might ask Sweney, perhaps he can ' Mile Spellman and her baby bears  are
There will be preaching at the Bell¬ more avenue Presbyterian Church Sun¬ day evening by Rev. Mr. Jones of New York City; Sunday School at 2:30. All welcome.
tell you.
If yev want te reach the people it In the "Messenger."
put
the prince and princess and a brace let to the duchess and a stick pin to the duke. The king was also present¬ ed the key of the village which he opened up in the proper form. Each of the successful candidates made a few remarks and were cheered lustily.
Headed by a band,   the royal marched up and down the Pike, which  they  were  trfken to the  Opera ! House where theytpccupied a box dur- At  the   Democratic   Assembly Dis-; ing the evening  as  guests  of  Village trict   Convention   at Mineola  Friday . Trustee Sigmocd. Henry  A.   Hollman  of Sea  Cliff was ,    After also doing the town in  a  dec- , unanimously nominated. \ (Continued on page 18.)
son  presented a  gold diamond ring  to ; the contract for the erection of a photo-:    Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kilpatrick   and each  the  king  and queen; a watch to  graph studio, to be erected next to the i son  James,   left   Friday   morning
Democrats Nominate Hollman for Asisembly
barber   shop   on   Main  atreet  for H. Howard Hand.
Republican Convention Monday
A Republican convention will be held party 1 gt the town hall, Hempstead, next Mon- after 1 ^j^y afternoon to nominate two school directors to be voted for at the general election to be held November 8. The principal duty of these officers seems to be to meet once in five years for $2.00 and expenses, and elect a superinten¬ dent of schools.
Florida, winter.
where    they   will   spend
The primary to-morrow  r urday), will be a lively one.
Th<
the
another  strong   attraction.    Perform¬ ing lions and elephants are also part of the circus show.    The Metzettis,   who perform triple somersaults  in the air, the  four  Lukens in a remarkable  bar ; act and several other excellent features (Sat-. are   included in this part of   the   bill, here are The Niagara ballet with its picturesque -
for the
two tickets for delegates in me new, incjjan coatumea ar.d magnificent scenic and a lively contest is anticipated. The iv„.,,„_„„„ . „„,. f„_<.L%,„„„u oJ„;«„ polls open at 8.00 p. m. on,i Liiw.,^,.;.^ background,   calls forth much  admira-
open for one hour.
tion and equal wonder is provoked by the many big mechanical and scenic One of the beat ball games of the sea- \ effects, including the Yacht Race, Thd son in this village was that of laat Sun- i Shipwreck, The Earthquake and Tidal day, when Freeport with some talent J Wave, the race beween the Locomo- from Rockville Centre and Roosevelt, j tives and Running Horses, as well as had an eleven inning battle with the lo- \ the glittering finale in which the great cals which ended m ajie, the^game be-, ^,ter tank of the Hippodrome irati- (continued on page 5) lized, add^surprises of stage craft