South Side Messenger 19091217

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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
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Vol 2, Numb«r 22
Erery Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1909
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cento
NISSIO TOWNS' EXPENSES
WBSETS SHOW INCREilSE  IN  HEMPSTEAD
$21,000.   N. HEMPSTEAD, 21,000.
OrSTER BAr $28,000
Fron Wuilagh Way
THE CENTRE OF ACTIVITY
Received from Baldwin
On Monday night a ench re was held in the Fircmcns  Hall.
N'ew steps have been placed in front of the  Freeport Club.
Tl^e Hook and Ladder Co. held a mcetinK on Thur.sday night last in the truck  house.
I    J. R. Seaman writes on incorporation Vigilant   Hose   Co.   entertained, its   jn the People's Column this week, active and  honorary  members  Tues-
C.   E.   Livingston  is   back   in   town again after an absence of Bome time.
.¦\nnounccmcnt has been made of thc marriage of Mr. Percy O. Smith and -Miss ^lae Covert formerly of this place, j Beach  .\vc-  from  Clias.
¦'¦ I Morrison,     ex-Forema
Smith F. Pearsali has purchased the   Raynor,    ex-Assistan arge corner plot at Pine St. and Long   Randall,    were     present D. Smith
Thc published budget, shown below, shows a considerable increase over last year. The peculiar situation is thc fact that while it is increased in North
Hempstead and Oyster B.iy towns and 	
their respective tax rates increased  lOc'     ~,       ,,,,   . „.   ,        e    tr-       \     . ,, ,..•.,•       ^   ,	
on the hundred, a (lecr.en.v is noticed ./l^^^. VXhatsocvcr Circle of Kings] .Assemblyman William G. Miller has in the tax rate for the Town of Hemp- '^auKhters held a nieeting at the home | bee, around this week almost wholly stead.       This   is   probably   one   of   the   "J  ^'i"^- J>""'^ '^'- Seaman on Tuesday < recovered  from  his  recent  illness.
best  Christmas  gifts  a   supervisor  can! ^"'^''""^"'"-   i 	
hand to the resident of his town.    The      „,     ^,   . ,   ,      ,,      . i     This office acknowledges receipts of
budget follows: The Christmas e.Kcrcises of the church  f,ne   calendars   from   Wm.   G.   .Miller,
will  be held  on  Sunday,  December 26.\j-^^^ Guarantee and Trust Co.
day night with an old-time oyster I supper. Some, of the old familiar j faces, such as those of ex-Chief James ! VV.    Cheshire,    ex-Foreman    Daniel
The   Ladies'  Aid   Society  was  enter¬ tained this week by Mrs. C. W. Sprague.
SAD DEATH IN BELLMORE
CHOW enow club new HERE-FlltEIErS
BALL TO-WCHT-STAIION IMPROVEMENTS
-OTHER LOCAL NOTES
ian     Gilson     H |y Wheeler   Glover  was   in  town  Tues-1 .  ^^^ -sad death of John L. Whitmore.
t    Chief    I-:.    S. !(lav with his new Overbnd touring car] '» reported this week.   .After an illness
were     present.      Speeches i fresh  from  the   factory. contmmng   for   live   weeks  he    passed
were   made   by  the   men   reminiscent
of the old times, which were enjoyed by  those  present.
away at his Oak St. home Monday af¬ ternoon at the age nf 3,5 years.   /\ com-
Sunc}ay. at 8:30 p. m., following the evening service, the congregations of the Baptist,   Mctliudist     and
The scholars of thc public school will plication of diseases with pneumonia as hold their Christnias exercises the the hastening illness was the cause of Thursday before Christmas. ^        [ his  death,     lie   resided  in  this   village
  I all   his   lifetime  ami   was  kn<i\vn   as   a
quiet  man  with  many   friends to  miss
X(IW.\ OF lIKMrSTKAI). Amount   of   tiivrn   t>'UH   :inillti^l   ....
Oirp   of   li>wn   proiHTty   	
liitrnnt im iiiiii'iKlHin rood iKmdK .... itccctvrr o?  Thxi'i*,   iH^rc*'Mt»gcH   ....
RcolviT of Tnxf-B,  for notl<-<'«   	
For   mlary   fund,   tnrluilliiK   all   ikt
<lli-mfi   	
OramI   Army   I'okIs   	
Vof  bridce   |««-iK»Mn   	
J'or   mipport   of   ihi-   iioor   	
It-^nt,   firiind   Artii.r   INxts	
Approprii4t!on   fur   npw   1>iilldlnK«   on
DOor  farm    ,	
Machinery fund	
Snow nnd inlweMnivon** fnnd :-/C--- AprropilHlloiiM for olH>nlni; Centennial
avenue      ^ 	
Appri>i>rl«tli>n.    CliarleH    A.- riimbeB,
iipenInK   highway   	
A.iproivrlaflon   for   land   for eemetory
parpoHi'H   	
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I'herc will be special music hy thc choir and a special seniiun liy the pastor. I
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The rcRular weekly meeting of thc Christian iMidctivor Society will be held io(i.<i"! I'Viday night in thc church. The topic "^¦•JJ* i will be "Our Christmas Gifts." Leader, ^¦Z\' .Mrs. Chas. Schafer.
*rhc holidays without fine candies would lack something essential. See and protit by Smith & Bedell's .Adv.
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.\re    you    interested    in    Pl.AXOS, REAL   ESTATE,   COW'S  and  oth..- articles    at    bargain    prices?       Read Regular   services     in   the    Memorial ¦ Everybody's Column in this issue.
Churcli   ne.xt   Sundav.     In  the   evening' 	
the pastor will preach tbe seventh ser-      I'oly   Communion    will   be   served
churches will meet in the Meth Church fnr the tirst song service pre¬ paratory to the special union nioetmgs of January. I-"ive hundred new I)noks, "Winona Hymns.'' have been received and everybody is invited to enjoy this half-hour. The next will be held Jan. J,   in- the   r'resli\terian   Church.
While going South along Main -St opposite Vigilant Hose Iiouse '"Jake"
„     ,   ,   .     .    Dr.   W.   G.   Smith,   Dentist,  61   W.   , .     ^ ,       ,   ,     -   „ ,-s       u
Pf^jbyterian  j^jerHck Road,   Freeport,   'Phone 86-R ' """  ^«-9"' '"» ''•¦»'.'>¦ walks  in life.    He
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Cndaimed letter'^ in thc poi-t office aro adilressed to Gectr.ge !•'. Dutell. J. Wortliington Dorsev, KolHTt Leavitt. .Vila  R.  Posta.
The line of sidewalk on the West. Side of Grande .\ve. from thc pipe line' 10 Merrick Road Is perfect except for. '.he  break   in   front   of   the   tire   housi
urvive<I by his mother, Mrs. Lav- iiiia Whitmore and a sister, Mrs .Annie L. Seaman of Oyster Bay. He was a machinist by trade. The funeral was held Thursday from his late home Rev. Thus. S. Braithwaite of Wantagh of¬ ficiating. The interment was in Green¬ field. The sympathies of the entire ciiinninnitv are with the bereaved.
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Post, running his touring car at about   Suggest that the building be raised and   P^\^>''"   ''<'•'"   "MaRKi
ion in the series on Solomon, subject, i^t  '^e Chnrch of the Transtigufation 60.001''The   Conclusion.     Or   How    to   Be  a|o"   Christmas   morning   :     ' I Whole  .Man." 110:30 a. m. .Ml aifle invited
Total     »ll4,ao0.00
TOW.N   OK   XORTII   JIK.MPSTEAIX
Amount of town blllx audtjed   	
Truant  fnnd   	
Rotory   fimd   	
IVr diem fund  	
Appr<>i>rlation for oi»tdoor ri'Ilef of poor   	
Appropriation   for   tjoard   of   elilldren
Oontlnirent   fund   	
Approprl¦»tlon for marndnmlzInK new road from .Vew Hyde I'ark (o Mau hkMipt   	
Intereat aud prlneiiiol on town bondii
The annua] Christmas festival of the Memorial   .Sunday   school   will   be   held »20.2»i.r.<ii Ihursday  evening next,  in the  church, (Hio.ofij when interesting exercises will be held. *'mooo' ^^^ scholars will give a cantata entitled j ' "Santa   Claus  at   Miss   Prims."
35 miles per hour, broke the rear a\Ic bringing thc car to the groniul and stopping it with a suddenness that 30 and i threw thc driver through the glass front antl landed him sprawling on the hood.     .As   it   was   extremely   muddy
the sidewalk laid to till in this gap.
Realty sales lately recordetl are a plot 75 foot front on the .Merrick Road sold bv Dr. Steele to Fred. Thopias, and:
lengthening     his ¦   to   forty     feet. i'hi>^ well known craft has cirried manu a   (ishing   party   thnnigh   a   good   day's
sport.
Gas and water mains arc being laid i that dav it was fortunate that the hood i '''<' f""" ^'f^\ ^7" ^, ^""^ '!"    D,i'r,! principally  in  going  kick  and along   Wallace   Street   to   serve   resi-   ,vas large enough to support Post.       I f,?"-" •  -='" ,,^"V'  -.-.'".^^t,     old     nb ^ "^^'   ^-ty     with    Mrs.     'Lew' dences in that section. *^ Whaley.   l-red.    Ihomas has sold .i plot                                                                                                                   on Grand -Ave. to Mrs. DaLM- Morrison.
Col. "Lew'' \'an Horn is in town un¬ til Jan.  15th.    He is putting in his time forth  to buying Christmas presents.
Mr. and .Mrs. Wiilet  G. Smith and;     Well! Well!!    We ought to put this j 	
Therel daughter Bessie of Grove Street will jin   the   Improvement   Column.     Ever 1      \   financial   success   was   tho   Junior '•O^J^j will be presentation of gifts and the an-   spend  a   few   weeks  in   I'lorida  after ! Ready Hose Co. votes to buy an auto-, jc.,g„y   p^jr held  last  Saturday  night:
nual offering for Home Missions will be! the Holidays. | mobile   hose   wagon   so   they  can   RO | ^j- ^vas realized, which thc juniors turn-! 7".'.''^'''''^^
taken.   ; honking  to   all   the   village's   tires   in ! etf over to the church trea.surer, in pay    ' ^"  '     '^'
a.ooo.oo 000.00
12..V10.00
15.777.60
Total        162,
TOWN OK OYSTER BAY.
Prloclpal of BMyrllle Bndue bond.. Prloelpal on T<)wn ('Ierk*H oflfice t>ond rrtnoliml on (Hen Cove JuNtlce Court
Mindinc bond   	
Int»reBt on  txmdH   	
Onr-half   kecrppm'   nalarj^   Jonea'   In-
«tltutp    .».	
For relief of aoldlera nnd fi*Ilora,.. Halarlei of AsaesHorn and OlerU.... Sjlary   of   Town   Huoerlntendent   of
lllgbweys     '.	
I3xrM>n«eH of 'tViwn  Superintendent ot
lllfchwayii    	
Per fliem for Town Clerk  	
nrldiceM  and   repnirH   	
Balartea  of JnnitorH    	
Appropriation No. 5, Florence avenuo
Improvement   	
Ajinhvprlatlon     No.    ,1,    Town    Hall
Park,   Olen   Cove   	
Aopraprlatlnn  No.   1.   eitrii  prop<-rly,
«»y»ter  Bay  Town   Hall   	
Appropriation    No.    4,    KlnK<"r   rond
Nils   	
Note for whool taxes In arearp. , .. BJlarlen    provided   Jjy   Si-i'tlon    lOn,
Illnhway   Ittw   	
Anaount   of   town   bill!)   	
0.00
11,000.00
600.00
The Wantagh Gun Club held a shoot last Saturday afternoon when the fol¬ lowing scores were made: Class A— Walter .Ashdown, 17; W. Schultz. 15; I William Dean, 15; John Box, 15. Class B—James M. Seaman, 20; J. J. Fussell. 1.000.01) I 14; Grover Siems, 11 ; C. W. .Allen, 11
8-,».50   Class C—Henry Ultsch, 12; H. Braith- 5100.00   waite, 6.
1,500.00;
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720.00
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From Merrick
We arc pleased to note that Presi- style. Money to buy it with? Here's | ment of the balance due on the stained Clint David Sutherland, Jr., of the I the committee to start the ball rolling i glass window which the society prc- Freeport Club, who has been ill for ' by giving all kinds of entertainments sented to the church, some  time, has  recovered  sufficiently j to  gather   in   the   shekels—.Archer   H. ; 	
riie new local directory at the N. Y. Telephone Co, appears with three new subscribers to this section, John J. Be- R. I), (irimnier, and .A. C. .McRoberts. There are eighteen sub¬ scribers in all registered from here.
to take an airing on his veranda.
Democratic Primaries will be held Saturday night in all the districts of the Town to elect district captains. This effects the Town of Hempstead.
Mrs.  C. D. Harvey and Dan made flying visit to ^Merrick on Saturdaj'.
Mr.  Chas.  Offerman  is enlarging his house.
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Conklin will move this week to Birmingham, .Ala., and their daughter, Ethel, will' reside with her aunt in Brooklyn for the winter.'
Louis T. Wells has purchased from j Wiilet   G.   Smith,   his   interest  in   the JL.  1.  Taxicab Co. making -Mr. ^^'t'Hs ] J.'^"], ithe  sole  owner  of  the  concern.     Mr. ! Weljs has also bought from Mr. Smith
2.000.001     -^lany   of   our   citizens   have   been
i suffering from  severe  colds.
2.noo.on j 	
4,500.00,     _,,,„_.,    ^      .      ,       ithe   realty where the taxicab plai^ is
i    Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61W. Mer-1 locited 4204?63 "'^'^ ^"''' Freeport; 'Phone 85-R.      tf! 	
Total        (T7,14e.Oi<
Hempstead
George Doxie, with the James But¬ ler firm, has gone to thc Sunny South for the winter.
Thc "White Wings" have reached our village. Hempstead is making great strides toward becoming the Hempstead beautiful.
Oft December 22 the Rev. William Tuckey will give his illustrated lectur" "My Kodak in Canaan" in the Sunday School room of the M. E. Church.
There was skating on -August Bel¬ mont's pond on Saturday and Sunday last; also on Bergen Carman's pond here.
The Rev. Frank Draper, of New Mil¬ ford, Conn., spent Wtt^iesday liight with his sisters, Mrs. Corlies and Mrs. Draper.
Mr. R. P. Kent and family left on Friday to spend the remainder of the winter in Manhattan.
The Christmas exercises of the Sun¬ day school will be held in the Parish house on Tuesday evening, Holy Inno¬ cents' Day, Dec. 28, at 7:30.
Thc tire whistle has been installed at the pumping station. It was given a try-out on Tuesday and was reported heard in Freeport. The telephone has not yet been pnt in. Watch our col¬ umn for its number and for instruc¬ tions in its use.
At thc last meeting of the Town Board it was agreed that $25,000 be raised by tax for the purpose of se¬ curing more land for cemetery pur¬ poses.
Mrs. Arthur .Anthony returned to her home here on Friday after a mosr successful operation performed at thi! Brooklyn Hospital. Mrs. .Anthonv has been spending the last two weeks since leaving the hospital at the home of  her  parents  in   Brooklyn.
^Ir. and Mrs. John Murray are in Freeport for a permanent residence, having moved here from Philadelphia.
Wallace, Fred W. Greaves, William S. Merrill, Chester Raynor, and the Fore¬ man, \Villiam Loonam. W'ith snch a working comnuttee the rest will be easy.
A man who diirn't need any nerve tonic at all sneaked into the Roy tSmith dwelling on N. Grove St. Mon¬ day about noon and get away with about everything therein that wasn't nailed. .All of .Smith's clothes, includ¬ ing a winter overcoat, a chain, ring and silverware was bundled together and the crook was mean enough to child's bank of some small change. Other articles of value were taken and no trace of thc fellow was left behind. If he could be caught an example could be made of him for thc benefit of others of the same kind.
To-night the Mastjue Ball of the Ad-
-T-i 1 .    _    .¦      .^f ,!,„   vance  H.  L.  &  Engine  Co.  .All   hands
The annual corporate meeting of the, ^^^ ^^^ j,,^  .^,^ ^^^^^ ^^.^ ,.,^^^,      ^^,
music, refreshments and every thing in thc   customary   giKxl   style.     Foreman
.M. E. Church will be hekl in the ch.ipel Monday   evening  at   8  o'clock   for   the
purpose of electing two trustees for the , ^^^,^., ^^..j, ^^^   ^^ j,^ term  of  three  years  to succeed   R.   H.I "
Homan  and   C.   H.'  Southard, terms of office expire Dec. 31st.
Heard from Rooseveh
whose I
Thc  Freeport  Social   Club,  a  tem-
They  are  the parents  of  the   Murray   porary   organization   formed   for   the
Brothers,    and  Mrs.   lilmer    Raynor. They will reside on Henry St.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kraft en¬ tertained the Ladies' Auxiliary at their home, Biavati Villa, Tuesday night. The occasion was the pinochle and social, which was entertaining to a large number present.
purpose of running a masque ball and carnival, announces that it will have its dance with carnival features at Sigmond Opera House Dec. 31. Handsome prizes are to be offered and the music will be furnished. by Professor Galvin's orchestra of 20 pieces.    Tickets are 50 cents.    Prcsi-
J. Huyler I-'llison has purchased a dwelling on John St., but will not n. side   here.
Miss Julia Corvoirsert has been visit ing friends in Brooklyn.
Ves, Sir! The Chow Chow Club, Harry Merrit, president. Bert Valentine. vire-])rcsident; "Bob" Willmarth. treas¬ urer; Edw. Deubert, sergeant-at-arms; .A. Palermo, tinancial secretaty: Chris. Schwickert, steward. Place of meeting: Uncle John's.
Looks as if Pres. Seabury has a life contract .ns txecutne officer of the Board of Trade.    Long life to him.       ,  , ^, ,     .   1.    ^i.-  .
Understand that Chas. Dc Lap is not I'''^>   •••^«^"'"«^ throughout the  Winter, a committee of one. '¦ 	
In the evening. Services will be re¬ sumed in the Presbyterian Church on Bellmore Ave. this Sunday at 7.45 P. .M. -A student from the Union Semin¬ ary in charge. We are told the regular Church services will be helil here Sun-
Thc
"What is a Good Conscience?'' will be the sermon theme at the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday morning. In the evening the pastor will give the clos¬ ing address    of  the  series    on   "Great
Trade   was   interesting    last     Tuesday night. Nominations   for  officers   for
(lent; Charles Werkheiser; Vice-Pres-| election at the next meeting were made ident. A. B. Wallace; 2nd Vice-Presi-   as   follows:     Prsidert,   E.   D.   Seabury,
„-, ^.^.       ,      .,        „.      j',,,:„f ;„ ,      "ii;   railroad  platform,   composed   ol
The petition for the water district is ,      .   , , ,
about completed.   The water district will   f'nuers or ashes is being Itngtorned on
prove   its  value  to   this  community  as   :'ic   south   side   of   the   tracks   toward
time goes on.    It  should be known to ! Bellmore Ave.   What a nice compliment
everyone.   ! (o  I'.ellsnore  it  would  be  if th.^  R.  R.
The regular meeting of the Board of! Company shoukl  make  these platforms
Vice-Pres., Edwa;-i Uhe, Recording Secretary, Coni..,'. Ganger, Treas., Fred. Mollineaux.     Directors,   William   EUi-
dcnt,     Henry     Sigmond;     Secretary, Miss M.   E. Stokes;   Financial  Secre¬ tary, Miss M. C. Robinson; Treasur¬ er. Miss Mhrie Sigmond; Floor Man-| son,   Edgar   Dye,   Henry   Smith,     John ager,  Charles  .A.  Sigmond;  .Assistant ! Tuers,   .Arthur   Whitehouse,   David   ll. Prayers of the New Testament," entitled | Floor Manager, Walter Cozzens; Ser- | Brown, Jr. "Thc Saviour's Prayer." | gtant at Arms, W. W. Cameron. The   Board, was   addressed  by  Fred.
  ' _ hi.   Maidment,  general   agent    of     thc
We wish through your columns t)l .     j Nassau  Ligkf and Power Co. in  refer-
express  our  heartfelt  appreciation  oil     .At Christ Lutheran Church preaching | ^nce   to   establishing   a   light   diatrict the   many   loving   kindnesses   of   our   Sv/Vices  will  be  held  Sunday at   10:3c  here.    Pros.  Seabury appointed a com-
of  concrete, here.
and   build   a  nice   station
By tbe Stroller
This  is shivering weather—for tur¬ keys.
-Are  you   doing   something   for   the poor   this   Christmas?
Farmer Koenig of Bellmore has finished his spring plowing with the assistance of neighbor Buck. Nothing like being on time.
Thc schools here close on Wednes¬ day, Dec. 22, for two weeks. There will be an entertainment on thc last day of school, to which parents and those   interested  are   invited.
At the last meeting of thc  Hemp-
friends during the long illness and j i'l the morning and at 7:30 in the even- mittee to go over this matter in general upon the death of our beloved wife ! ing. The Sunday school meets at 2:30|,ind to confer with the lighting com- and  mother. ip    m.—On   Christmas   Day,   a   festival 1 pany. ' j
(Signed) V. G. Walters and family.     ; service will be conducted at 10:30 a. m j     Several chairmen of various commit- Freeport,  N. Y.,  Dec. <j,  1900. ^''^^ Sund.iy school meets with parents; toi^g  reported progress along their  dif-      Roosevelt considering electric street
  I ' _!_::  i and friends for its public celebration ofl ferent lines and the committee in charge ' lighting scheme. Got water there now,
•\t the annual meetingof the Men's       Xhe    nastor   of    the   First    Baotist i Christmas at 4:00 o'clock in thc after-1 of the mass meeting which will  try to a good   fire  company  and   like   Bald-
Club   held   in   the   Parish   House   on | Church will speak  Suntlay morning on' noon of Christmas Day.    -A cordial 111-   effect   betttjr   trolley     service     through
Tuesday evening the following offi- 1 the theme, "Christ's Revelation of the cers were elected for the ensuing year: , Kature of Prayer." The evening theme President. A. Anthony; vice-president, j will be, "Chri.st Born in the Hearts of
Jesse Higgins; secretary, James Mul¬ cahy; treasurer, C. Bowne. Member¬ ship committee—R. P. Kent, George Muller. A.  Hewlett.     House  commit-
Men." vice   at invited.
The   Christian   l'"ndeavor   ser- 7.00   P.   M.     -All   are  condially
stead W. C. T. U. Mrs. Dayton of i \\<^-^'- R«''5>'"f: ^. MuH". J. Doty, Bayside, president of the Queens, "• Goud. Mr. H. Narwood was elect- Nassau branch, gave an interesting I ^'l. "onager of basketball. The com- address ' mittee on January 20th entertainment  .                             jto    present    Dr.    Ernest    Bogert   in
_, ,        f   TT .     I ' sleight-of-hand   consists   of    Messrs.
The young   peop'e   of   Hempstead I jsj
are looking forwaro to the dance to be given in St. George's Parish House on the night of December 22. It will be for thc benefit of the A. A. of the Hempstead High School.
At the last meeting of the town hoard the reports of Overseers of the Poor Claude Yan Dusen and Frank¬ lin BeJell were passed upon. Twentv- five dollars is the sum of personal re¬ lief afforded to any individual. Leases of town land were granted Edward T Neu and Edward and Harry Scrim- seur as applied for.
On Sunday evening last a reception of our n^w members took place a; "Our Lady of Loretto," of the Sodali ity of the B. V., under the direction of the new president. Miss Leach. Rev. Father O'Hara spoke against the mode of the stiifragettes, and spoke of the duties of the home to the young women assembled in the church.
larwood, Higgins and Hewlett. The committee on smoker to be given in January of Messrs. Littebrandt, Nar¬ wood and G. Muller.
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Divine services at thc Church of the Redeemer, Sunday, Fourth Advent, at 7:30 and II o'clock a. m. and 7:30 p. m. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service. The Sunday school meets in the Parish hou.se at 10 a. m. The lesson subject is "Jesus' Death Foretold," Tuesday the aist, St. Thomas' Day, there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in the church at 7:30 a. m. Regular Ad¬ vent services on vVednesday evening «t 8 and Friday morning at 10. The serv¬ ices on Christmas Day. Saturday, will include a celcAration at 7:30, and mom ing prayer and sermon and celebration at 10 a. m. On the aftemoons of Mon¬ day, Tuesday and Wednesd|ay; and on Monday and Tuesday evenings a gen¬ eral invitation is extended to all to meet in th^ Parish house for the purpose of preparing the Christmas greens. The ''Rector's Party" will Uke place on Tuesday evening.
Monday night at the Odd Fellows' meeting—Freeport Lodge No. 600. E. V. Baldwin was nominated for Noble Grand, Clarence Van Riper and R. J. Murray for Vice Grand, renominations follows Recording     Secretary
vitation to all—It will be of interest to here reported that they had selected Fri- thc Germ.an-speaking population of the | day, January 7th, as the date of the village to know that on the Wednesday meeting to bo held in Board of Trade after Christmas, Dec. 29th, at 8:13 p.; Hall here. The Board donated the use ni., a preaching service will be held at \ of the hall for thc Qiristmas festivities this Church in the German language. Ifjof thc   Sunday School children.
circumstances prove to warrant  it,, this: 	
German service will be held regularly, I Residents here are receiving from as a mid-week service, every Wednes- several insurance br75kers rebates on day evening at 8:15. 'We believe that j their insurance owing to the fact that these services will meet a desire long | there is water service in the streets felt by   Germans    residing   here,    and j here.   The rebating will be general when
  . heartily hope that the response  to this i the water district is established and ac-
Miles S."Rhodes?Fin.incral sTcVeVaVyV f""°""^,Tt:"* T"' K S^eneral among | cepted by the people. Those receiving Archer B. Wallace and Sylvester P. ' l":"^- A 1 Sunday services will continue | rebates are residents along the hnes of Shea. Treasurer. . '° '^^ '^""''^ ""' -"¦^'''^^^ ,       | the present mams.
"Be of good cheer" will be the Sun¬ day morning sermon theme of the Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church. In the evening there will be a Christinas Praise Serv¬ ice with an elaborate program of beauti¬ ful Christmas music. A Union Prayer Meeting will be held in thc Baptist Church on Thursday evening, Dec. 23rd., at which the Rev. W. A. Richard will be leader.
We respectfully suggest an examin¬ ation of the holiday offerings by our local merchants by purchasers before travelling to the crowded shops of the city. Never in thc history of Freeport have the merchants select¬ ed their stocks 'with so much care. Why not make it worth their while? Editor Messenger:
"I MW it In th* MMMnt«rl" Par Ymi—Cv«nrk«#jr's Cnlninn.
After you read this, why not send a donation of some kind to Charles A. Signiond at his 24 Brooklyn Ave¬ nue, Freeport. address, so he can add it to thc good things he will distrib¬ ute at the Christmas Festival Christ¬ mas Day afternoon at his theatr<^. The poor children of the various sec¬ tions surrounding Freeport arc to he made happy if you will assist by sending candies, toys, fruit, clothing, etc., to Mr. Sigmond. The project is a worthy one and deserves the sup¬ port of all who are willing that others less fortunate should share in thc bolid&y giving spirit. Mr. Sigmond will acknowledge through both vil¬ lage papers all contributions received. We earnestly commend this to your attention.
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D* Yeu Want te Buy er Sell?  Use Cverjrbetfjr's Celuntn.
The racing committee of the Alpha Hook annd Ladder Co., who will go to the Watertown, N. Y. carnival of State Firemen is cornposcd of George Anthony, John McCaffrey. H. S. Wil liams, Sam. .Abrams, Henry Crevoir- serat, Everett Smith, Arthur Abrams, Mark Bookman. Geo. De Lap, Geo. Housey, Eugene Eldredge, William Field. Chas. Behr. F. A. Wood. Harry Gillman, Jesse Mollineaux, Edw. Mon¬ tross.
Mr. 'Whithouse has advanced a good plan, which if followed out will be for tfce bi'ttertnent of the village, Hi^ idea is a club plan of buying trees to be set out by property owners on the high¬ ways here. The club plan will eaaUe folks to get trees at a lower cost than by individual buying. A number have signified their willingness to go into it and Roosevelt wili have a goodly nimi- ber of young shade trees planted l^ Spring.
win suppose they will be talking incor¬ poration next.
Ever notice how quiet thc oyster men from the Western part of thc Island are. Don't imagine for an in¬ stant they are going into the^Tjust.
It takes a brave man to appear on the streets of F'reeport with the latest style hat issued by the fashion men of New  York.    Have only seen two 80
far.
As we have said before a rail road signal bell at Ocean Ave. crossing would not be amiss in I'reeport vil¬ lage. ^
Says a daily paper of a prominent man "He began life as a barefoot boy" which recalls the fact that not many of us were born with our shoes on.
Sounds of gun firing from Smith¬ ville South way is caused by Chas. Wood practising in secret for a record at the clay pigeon shoot to be held in January. He has been known to hit the side of a barn 10 feet away from it.
Realty it is a good investment to buy a few Red Cross stamps. As the circulars say each stemp is a ballet against the dreaded disease tbe So¬ ciety is fighting. They are ic each and can be purchased at dmg and stationery stores. \
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