South Side Messenger 19090101

              "Xtfe on tbe Soutb Sl&T is Mortb Xiving"
SOUTH SIDE
For tjie^^^ South Side of Long Island
A reliable meaos of communication between the villages of Rock¬ ville. Centre^ Baldwin, Freeport* Roosevelt, Merrick, Bellmore, Smithville South, Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa and A'mityville.
Issued Weekly Subscription $i.oo a Year
VOL. 1, NUMBEB 24
FREEPPRT AND BELLMORE, N. Y./FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. 1909
PBICJ5, 5 C5ENT8
fRKPORT
Last Wednesday the Phi Alpha Club defeated the Merrick team at basket ball at Parish House, Merrick. Scor^ 96 to 18. Saturday the Phi Alpha team' went down in defeat before the Rockville Centre team, plajrinsr at Pariah Hall, Rockville Centre. Score 25 to ^2. This is the first year tbe Phi Alpha team has been in existence and the club is making a very credita&le showing in its work both in the gym¬ nasium and on the field.
BELLMORE
Tuesday one Frank Lynch wandered into Freeport and informed Stephen Pettit that he had been chased all the way from Roslyn by a number of pink elephants with yellow tails, all of which caused Constable Stephen to sur¬ mise that the stranger had acquired somewhere a case of D. T's, and ac¬ cordingly he introduced him to Judge, , . . . . . atem. His Honor thereupon extended I P«J-aonal thanks they express their ap- the courtesy of our county to Lynch, preciation of many kmdnesses received who is now the geust of Sheriff Foster  ?n<J *« a" they extend their greeting^
Rev. and Mrs. Gibson of the Bellmore M. E. Church desire to thank all those of their friends here for their kind treatment, both in hospitality and in numerous cases in very substantial form.    To those who have not received
at   the   B-oadway "The Red Mill."
Theatre,     seeing j
SMITHVILLE SOUTH    GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Mr. Willard Verity and Mrs. J. T. Powell proved themselves good shots at a the clay pigeon shoot Christmas Day.
There will be something new at the Unity P. C. dance on Jan, 12. Don't miss it.
at Mineola.
for a happy and prosperous New Year.
S.
!     Miss  Minna  Sanders  of    Roosevelt A. Williams reports the los^ of a jand  Miss Louise  Schweicker of Bell-
It was be-
valuabltf horse, worth $200 ing driven from Baldwin when  it was stricken with azoturia and dropped in harness.    It  was later ordered shot by Dr, Atfield.
Christmas exericses by the Sunday school scholars of the Church of the Transfiguration were hela Monday night.
more, both "hello" girls in the local exchange, received "Teddy Bears" from   Murray  Brothers*   printers   on
! Dr. George G. Kelly, Veterinary I Surgeon, is at the same address, 76 I North Main St., Preeport. Telephone 1160-L.
BALDWIN
i P. H. Ohm, a substantial resident of ; Regarding the Mineola-Hicksville j this place, surprised his wife Christ- i trolley, now running, we read in the j maa morning by presenting to her the | Sentinel (Hempstead): deed for the property they now reaide The N. Y. and L. I. Traction Co., in, which is the best kind of a Christ-! during the night, Tuesday, succeeded I mas gift, inasmuch as Mr. Ohm has j in <fetting one of its cars across the L. I recently added every kind of an im- I. R, R., who had several officera on the i provement to the property to make it [ground to stop such a procedure. ; strictly up-to-date, [Wednesday they  moved another   car
across.    It  is proposed to run cars on
Dr, Wm. G. Smith, dentist, 61 W. Merrick Road, Freeport; Telephore 85-R,
The scholars of his class presented School Principal Raymond E. Hilton with a very serviceable "sweater," with which to stand off the rigors of a cold Long Island Winter.
the  Hicksville division  Xmas day.
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Beatrice Cotte and \Vinant PettH is reported  to  this  publication.    No
The Christmas exercises of the Sun- Railroad Ave. The natural inclination j day School of the M. E. Church were of a bear will not be indulged in in this I held Tuesday night. The entertain- case, the two Teddies  being warned I ment was a pleasing one.   enjoyed by j date for the wedding has been given.
beforehand not to butt in. , the little ones and their elders alike. 	
 —— , I     Regular Thursday night dances  will
At the invitation ot Rev. Pelham St, j     Misses  Helen  and Madeline  Bedell \ be held in Seaman's Hall  commencing The entertainment was pleas- { George  Bissell,   a   large   delegation i of Hempstead  have  been spending a j Jan. 7,
from Masapequa Lodge, F. & A. M., attended service last Sunday evening, St, John's Day. He chose for his text, "He that loveth God, love his brother also;" I St. John, 4-21,
ing and appropriate to the season,
Wm. J. Bartow and Lewis H, Post have established themselves in the real estate and insurance business at 6 Brooklyn Ave.	
Geoive A.   Stone, of 24  Brooklyn!     It  is believed that the new home of
Ave., has the painting and decorating i the Jr   O.   U. A, M., No. 57, w.ll be
contract for the jiew Otten  Building, j »n the Otten Building, now being conri-
R. R, Ave. and Mnin St, ! Pl^ted  at  R.   K,   Ave,  and  Main St.
 — i Report has it that negotiations are un-
Louis Ferrara fell Monday afternoon j der way to ascertain the cost of fur- and injured his right leg, which will i nishings for the rooms which when necessitate his staying at home for | ready will be the most modern in the several days.        | village. 	
Miss Ethel Chilton  fs spending week witb relatives in the city.
few days with Miss Florence Gangloff ] on Bedford Ave.
John Pickel entertained over Christ¬ mas Tony Schliessing and wife and Fred Graff, ex-Alderman of Jersey City. Several other parties will be en¬ tertained at his home during the week.
!    This New Years' Day the  Odd  Fel-
! ows and the Jr. 0. U. A. M. will come
together  in  their rooms on  Merrick
I Father Kisoner of Brooklyn celebrat¬ ed mass Christmas Day in Firemen's ' Hall.    The offering amounted to $25.
The wedding of Miss Jane Valentine and Mr. Howard Merritt. both of Bell- ' ihore, took place Christmas Eve at the ' M, E. parsonage. Rev. C, Buck per- ! formed the ceremony. The wedding i was a quiet one, only relatives and : near friends being present.   The young
The appointment of John H. Carl as i appraiser to serve on the new water-; works commission, meets with the ap- | proval generally of people in this and j surrounding sections. He is regarded | as an able man for the position.
Mrs. Charles Albert and daughter I ^rs, Emilie Nicot of Newark were j guests of Mrs.   A. H.  Scott  Tuesday, '
Miss  Edna  Frederick  of  Santiago, i Cuba, sister of  Lieut,   Frederick,   U, S. N,, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs, Chas. , H, Southard.
The aolid old village of Greenport
suffered a $10,000  fire  loss Sunday,
Several business properties, boats, and
several thousand of dollars worth of
Anton Jung entertained a party of j effecta were destroyed.    The excellent
friends from New York,  ojer Christ- work of the fire department with its
mas, at his home here.        / ' three steamefs and great   quantities
, . , ^. , ^,    r-..      r.    i of hoae prevented further destruction.
A  .special  meeting of the P ire  De- Uphe fire started on  the West side of
partment will be held at headquarters kjain St., in the Wickham Block.
Saturday evening at 8 p. m.    Presence | .^
of the members earnestly re(^uested by ;     Why should that foolish elephant go F. L, Hack, Foreman, | crazy  just at  this time of the year in
{distant and bleak Coney  Island,  when
Charles  Wood gave candy to all the j there was no press  agent on  the  job
children who visited  his store during) and no Summer crowd to be attracted?
the holidays, i Another    case    of    wasted  energy.—
Mr,   and  Mrs,   William   Kraft family spent Sunday in Brooklyn,
id^
The following spent Christmas in the city, or elsewhere: Mrs, Wallace Smith and children, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Von Seth,   Mr.   and  Mrs.   S.   Cornell,
' D*'. Wm, G. Smith, dentist, 61 W. Merrick Road, Freeport; telephone 85-R.
Edward   H.   Olsen who has estab¬ lisbed himself in business in Freeport,
on So, Main St., has had an experience j Holy  Communion  at 10,30 and   Even- ! with her son at East Isilp, in ;he furn iture, carpet and bedding line j gong at 7.30 p. m. ranging over g5 years, with such firins I
as Abraham and Straus, Lord and Tay- j i /»u
lor. Sheilas and Chestnutt and  others. | WAIl I AUll    ~"
He will make in his line a specialty ofj
suggestions in home decoration in con-i	
nectlon with his furniture  and  carpet'     ur. Wm. G. Smith,   dentist,   (il   W.
business.    His aim is to carry the best j derrick   Road,    Freeport;    Telephone
grade of goods, which will give lasting j S5-R.
satisfaction wihtout its being necessary j
to pay exorbitant prices.     A  business j     Mr
auch as this is a desirable  addition
the village.
The wedding of Mii^s Mabel Clair Southard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H, Southard and Lieut, EIrnest
Road tor a general jollification  which i        j^ have our heartiest congratula- Frederick,   U. .S. N.. which takes pjace i takes place both in the afternoon and | ^^^^^ ^^^^      ^ wishes, " ' at "Hillcrest," the mag^iificient home |
evening. '  1_ jof Mr. and Mrs. Southard, will be onej
I     Mrs. Katrina Fisher,  former  house- j of the big events of the season  among | At  the  Episcopal  Church    Sunday:  keeper for George Bloch, is now living \ society   folks  in this an* surrounding i
villages.    A  special   car has been en- ! gaged to accommodate the guests from I for  improving  the   base-ball: New York and Brooklyn.
in  this  village   include    the 	
Mrs. Augustus Caretto of Grand Ave. ¦ is dangerously ill at herhome.   Special; medical  attendance has  been  secured from New York.    Mrs. Caretto recent¬ ly became a mother.
Times.
Wasted enei"gy? Not a bit of it. Only training for next season, besides the incident served to keep the "isl¬ and" fresh in one's mind during the dead season. '^-s...
It seems as if something must be Miss Clara Bishop in Brooklyn; Mr. | done towards enlarging Greenfield Cem- and Mrs. Adee Wood in Cedarhurst.    JJ I etery according to a statement by the
j trustees. It is reported that there are Mrs. C, Rath entertained the teach- | only 75 lots left which will undoubted- era of the school and Mrs. Raymond i ]y be disposed of in a short time. A Hilton at a dinner Saturday evening in [ proposition to acquire additional land honor of her niece fft)m Long Island | to be added to the Cemetery's holding City,      -     • ¦    ¦ I WiH'probably be placed befofe the vo-
S. Cornell has moved with his family | ^^'^ «* ^^^^ '°'"'^^ ^^^1"^ «'^""°"- to the city. ^    It is understood  that the telephone
Plans grounds
ereation of ;i high board fence and a grand stan'i. The boys promise to put a strong team on the field.
The  new   butcher  shop  on Bedford Ave. will be open around the first. Fix¬ tures  for  tht! store have been ordered and Mrs, Thomas Joseph   Davis  from the city, to iof  1890   Ditmas .Ave.,   Brooklyn  and "The Locusts," Wantagh, Long Island,
We  have  been unable to learn  just
For the purpose of bettering the general condition of the community the Baldwin Civic Club has been incorpor¬ ated with the Secretary of State.    The
James Duggan of Brooklyn spent Sunday as the guest of his daughter, Mrs. S, J, Arkels.
MisiJ Edith Kupper of Bayonne, N. J,, is spending a few days at the home of Mr, and Mr.s, Adolph Frisch.
Ralph Wood of Rockville Centi-e is the  gue.st of  his cousin, Herbert Col-
Announcement of the    engagement
j company have been' looking into the I matter of doing away with its pole lines in the larger villages of the coun¬ ty, substituting the new conduit (un- derrgound) system, similar to that re-, cently installed throughout New Jer¬ sey. If this be true, and we hope it is, the removal of the big poles now in use will be a welcome sight.
>We note the receipt of the Herald of Rockville Centre isSued by Arthur Wood.    We hope the lateat addition to
_,. .  .     ..„ . „  „„^   p„if,n  ; announce  tne   engagemeni-    oi    their what the plans of the  Bellmore  Board  Board of Directors for the  fiscal  year
.^..'^I!!nl,'*w„a ^?vpn wit^^^^^ May  Sanger Davus of Trade are for the coming year. Scv-' arc:   A.  C.   Grimm, Charles P. Buck-
ment     which was S'^" with so grea  . ^^  ^^    ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^  ^^ ^^^, ^^^^ers have stated that they can  ley, Leon W. Bishop. William B,   Au.s-
acceptance  in the Methodist bpiscopai , ^^  „„^ Mv=   w;n;ar« Rh«m« nf "Lo- give  no information  on  this  subject,   tin, E. M. Preston, R, P, Suits, G.   O.
Church  Dec. 22, will be repeated next
Dr. and Mrs.
of Miss Edith Spates, one of the popu- j the newspaper family of the County lar young ladies of the section to Al-1 will succeed and win more friends with bert Kupper of Bayonne, N. J. ^ No | each issue. Good luck to it in the date is given for the weddipg. i New Year and others to come.
Sunday evening.    The rein
 - — -   Misses  Blanche and Florence Green-
?!w.o'^ nVinir; cust  Lodge,"   Wantagh, Long  Island. ! Certainly  there  is  need  for an up-to-: Zollenhofer. William Bruckhauser  and; field,    Nettie    and  Ella  Powers,   are forced cnoir , ,„, ,„..,,„„ „, ,.,,„ ,,..„^  v.... ;.„   n.  ^  «,.-,..  ; ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ .^^^^ ^^^ excursion
trip to Washington,
, Fajans
date  organization of this kind, but its ¦ E, O. Wildberger. Miss  Martha  A. Sean: an,   daughter i members  must    stick   together,    Thei ot  the  late "Squire" Seaman, died at I two  unprotected crossings in this  vil-i     Mr.s, Mary Cummings  had  her  two
will be assisted again by Prof •of Brooklyn, violinist.
Night services vvill   be held j her home Saturday morning from heart I lage  should  be  an incentive to   those j son.s, Joseph of Brooklyn, and B. F.  of failure  after about .three weeks'   ill-i who are public spirited enough to have j So,   Orafige,   N.   J.,   as   guests    over Thc  deceased was  well  known i the  daily danger at  these  points  les-  Christmas.
Watch in the Episcopal Church to-night at  11 p, m., with special appropriate  music, Iness
After  midnight,   for  those  who  care j in the community,, where she has resid-j sened
to remain, there will be a celebration ed all her lifetime.    She was a woman , ^   ,,      r.     ,  ^^ .,.
of Holv Communion. ^ beloved by all, being of affable disposi-i     Mr,   and  Mrs. Frank Chapman, the-,
— - i tion, kind in her words  and  judgment I atrical    manager,    have    returned  to |
Mrs,  Jean  M.   Stiles gave a  fancy j ^nd withal very charitable, j their Oak St, home after spending three j
dress  party  for  her children's   class j     poj. a number of years she taught a i months on the road,
Tuesday afternoon at Fraternity  Hall, , dass  in  the Memorial Sunday  School
The little one came on the floor in very j gnj ^as one of the originators of the
pretty  costumes   and    went    through i Ladies' Aid  Society, of whigh she was
their dances in a manner pleasing to j secretary for 20 years.    She is sur-
their elders, a large number of whomjyived by  two brothers and two sis-
iters—ex-Justice James    M,  .Seaman,
Counselor  Thomas  B,   Seaman,   Mrs, ,      ,   .,       ^    ,    0*1 j j      ut.^
FredKroppandMrs. Sarah Seaman of and  Mrs.  G.   L, Stiles and daugh er.
! Babylon,    The  funeral    service   was {Mr-l Chas  Spear and Mr. FredRitter,
held  Monday night and was conducted ! a" o* ^ew York^	
by Rev, Thoa  S,   Braithwaite,    Inter-i     ^^^  Bopp states tfcat  the  promised ment waa m Greenfield nn Tuesday,       j ^j^^^^ ^j„ ^^^^ p,^^^ j„ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
ROOSEVELT
were present.
The Union Evangelistic Meetings, announced before, will commence in the Preabyterain Church next Thursday ^evening and will be held there each evening nntil Jan, 15, excepting Satur¬ day and'Sunday. Sunday, Jan. 10, and from Jan.   17  to 25, excepting Satur- I
days, the meetings will be held in  the j ^.jj  j^^ administered in the  Memorial Mt E, Church     The preachers wil  be , Church next^unday morning. Rev, W. A,   Richard,  C.   H,   Scholey, i _     „.—
School will open   Monday,    Jan.   4,
-;  ! when teachers and scholars will resume
Mr, Thomas F, Barton of Greenpoint j work after a very pleasant vacation, has been spending a few days with  his sister, Mrs, J, Keenan, '     The weekly dance of  tho  Roosevelt
  ' Social Club will not be held this Satur-
Mr.   and  Mrs, J. A, Stiles of Maple | day evening but will continue Jan.   9, Ave   entertained over Christmas,   Mr. \ and every Saturday night thereafter.
The people of this place are greatly pleased over the fact that Postmaster Seabury has succeeded in getting the mail direct from trains, making thia an independent office. Schedule of jr.*! mails: outgoing mail closed 7.20 a, and  5.00  p.   m,,    incoming   mail
C.   H
and S. W, Roberts, pastors respective¬ ly of the Methodist. Presbyterian and Baptist Churches,
Preliminary prayer meetings will be held next Tuesday evening at the following
Prof. Schorr of the Public School is spending the holidays with relatives at Newark, N. J.
Rev. and Mrs. Thos.. S.   Braithwaite places,  for which leaders , desire to ttiank all those who so kindly
have been provided
H. P. Libby, 186 So. Ocean Ave. George Combes, 374 So, Main St, Chas. B, Raynor, 198 So. Main St. Valentine Smith, 71 Church St.: R, H Hunt,   116 No.  Ocean Ave.;
their family at Christmas time.
John  Knettel,   a former resident of i Jerusalem, who was killed at Freeport ; Wright j last week, was buried from the German Lewis, 82 Pearsali Ave.; C. Fowler, 201 Chorch^.last Thursday,    Rev,   ^.    S, Mount ^t,;   Harvey    Smith,   240   W. \ Braithwaite officiating, i
Merrick Rd.; Stephen Johnson, 480 S. Bayview Avenue.
Tbe closing aervice on Motiday eyen- ing, January 25. will be a "Jubilee and Fellowship meeting."
Other special events will be an¬ nounced as they approach.
The acholara in the Public Schools are specially invited for Friday nights, when, probably, they will have the moat leisare. Those arranigng the service for theae nights will have the young people particularly in mind.
SnmiKit^ in Everybody*<i Colnmn saejr benefit yoa.
The regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder Co. will be held in the Truck House next Thursday evening.
future and further states that  Gus
will  be  a  prominent personage at the \ m
head of the table.    We have an invita-1 opened 8.40 a. m, and 6,40 p. m
tion and expect to be there. j 	
 ^^^- I     A large crowd attended  the  Christ- Samuel  Fleet  has  been   prevented , mas free of the  St,   Paul's  Episcopal from taking  his  trip  East  owing   to 1 Sunday Sohool held in Firemen's  Hall illness. Tuesday evening.    All the scholars re- ^                          I ceived presents with a box ot candy Will the Jerusalem admirer of one J. < im|Lnrange,
The Ladies' Auxiliary will give a progressive euchre and dance in the Board of Trade Hall Thursday even¬ ing, Jan. 7. Handsome prizes will be awarded to persons gaining the great¬ est nuraber of points, A prize will be drawn for by non-players. Commit- ! tee: Mrs. H, F, Sroi^.h, Mrs. F. L, Mollineaux, Misa M. K. Miller, Miss H. K, Madigan and Misa M. E, DeLap, Admission 25 cents.
b^^d  them and the members of 1 Conway please send her address to the
Mes.senger office.
Miss Mary Umhauer has returned from the city where she has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Garra,
A meeting of the Athletic Club  was held   in  the club rooms Tuesday night ' to  discuss  business  of  importance in connection with the organization,
I     A specialty of making over and trim- I ming hats.    First  class work and sat¬ isfaction   guaranteed.      Miss     Sadie Wood,   Newbridge  Road.    Rooms  ad¬ joining Post Office.
Mrs. A. C, Combs of Brooklyn is a guest at Capt, Spates' residence on Belltagh Ave,
Several parties are being planned ; for New Year'a Eve.
The exercises in the school were well I attended.    The program  consisted of ; choruses,   solos,   recitations,   two dia¬ logues, one entitled Waiting for  Santa Claus  and   What  is Christmafi, by pu- I pils of the grammar department and a j playlet The Night  Before Christmas, I by intermediate department children. j     Foster Pettit took the part of Santa I and  distributed  the candy and nuts to the children.
Each of the teachers received a bas- ' ket of fruit from their scholars.
SEAFORD
MERRICK
Dr. Wm. G. Smith,  dentist.  61  W. Merrick  Koad,   Freeport;   Telephone
86-r:
Yo^ attention is called to Every¬ body's Columil in al^ther part of this
paper.
I'he funeral services of Mrs. Rich were heWMonday afternoon. Burial on Taesday.
Mr. Jessie Smith loet three horses this week, caused by a skin diseaae.
The Sesford H. L. and E. Co. have their truck in the fire house and are looking for new and active members.
OnTuesday. January 5, tbe inatalla- tion of officers takes place at the Y. M. I. C, All members are requeated to attend.
Tbe Unity P. C enjoyed its first an¬ nual theatre party Wednesday evening
The regular meeting of the Board of Trade will he held in the Board of Trade Hall Tuesday evening, Jan, 5.
The Alpha Hook and Ladder Co. will hold its regalar monthly meeting next Monday evening, Jan. 4, in Firemen's Hall.
Everybody's Q>ldmn in this paper may interest you; read it; nse it.
Employees of the Brooklyn Water Works who have been working on half time are back on full s<ibedule again.
ROCKVILLE CENTRF
, ,  ,_  — -^
The funeral service over the remains of Mrs. Lucretia Bishop, wife of George C. Biahop, who died on Tuesday last, in her 64th year, after a long and lingering illness, was held at her late resider.ce. Southard Avenue. Chriatmas aftemoon. Rev. G. Wharton McMullen officiating, and the interment was In Evergreen Cemet<ry. Brooklyn, Friday morning. The deceased had been a resident of Brooklyn for several years, and removed tu Rockville Centre but a few years ago. She leaves a husband, three sons and three daughters.
The Nassau County Board of Super¬ visors at their meeting Monday added to the county road system the following roads: The macadam road from Free- port to Hempsteaci, the macadam road froiii Baldwin to Hempstead and the macadam road from Lynbrook to Hemp¬ stead.
The new Highway Law which takes I effect Jan, 1st and calls for the ap- ^ I pointment of a Superintendent of I Highways but at this meeting the mat¬ ter of this appointment was only in- I formally discussed and no appointment I was made. The Board received advice j from its counsel that the time of ap- I pointment did not expire until ten i days after the new State Commission takes offiice. Action was deferred un- I til the next meeting of the Board,
It has been positively stated that the i excursion under the direction' of the { Nassau County Republican Committee, I to Washington, for the inauguration jof William Howai-d Taft Preisdent- elect, v^ill be run, "NeighVjra of j President Roosevelt" will be on the I banner they will march behind and a I larger party than that of four years : ago will doubtless join the excursinon-
! ists,
I   '
Regarding the recent fine  imposed on Lawyer Raymond C, Haff of Amity- / ville,   we q^ote  Prom  the Amityvilie Record;
Lawyer Raymond C, Haff of this village received notice last week that the fine of $250 which the Collector of Customs of the port of New York officially imposed upon him for an al- eged violation of tfae so-called motor boat rules in sailing hia launch "Stella B" without lighta after dark one night last Summer had been reduced-to 410,- hut Mr, Haff has no intention 0^ pay ing the fine, he saya, until it has been judicially determined that he is liable.
He has written a long reply to the noti(;e ip which he takes the ground and .quotes the federal constitution and rul¬ ings of the United States Supretne Court to sustain him that the federal authorities have no jurisdiction in the waters of the Great South Bay be¬ cause tl)ey are not navigable for sea¬ going vessels, or have never beeai de¬ termined to be so by government sur¬ vey.