South Side Messenger 19130530

              Fall on Rck>^ Held by Rope Miss MacLaren at Menick
Rhodes Photo Gallery Damaged by Fire
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
X
Vol S, NumbOT 44
Ey^nr Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 30. 1913
^      $ 1.00 Yeariy, Single Copy 5 Cente
Merrick
Single copies of the Messenger can be had at Max Trillitzsch' news stand Merrick. L. I.
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Most Certify Weights
Frank S. Wood, Nassaa County Sealer of Weights and Measures, says that while the Brooks Law. which takes effect June 11, 1913, might caose consternation among the merchanta who made it a practice to take advant¬ age of some customs,   or  throagh  the
Services at tbe Church of the Re¬ deemer Sonday, the second after Trin¬ ity, at 7:80 and 11 o'clock a. m. and 8
o'clock p. m. Celebration of the Holy many loopholes which the old laws pro- Communion at the early service and i vided, that made it possible to giv© Litany, Holy Communion and reading {less weight than the buyer was led to of a portion of the Bishop's Diocesan ! believe they were to receive, he finds address at the 11 o'clock service. The I tbiat the majority of the merchants Church School meets in the Parish join in saying with a loud voice that House at 10 a. m. Camn Ground Sun- it is the best law that was put on the day School at 8 p. m. The Junior statute regarding weights and meas- Auxiliary meets in the Parish House ores. He says that it is really laugh- each Wednesday at 8:80 p. m. and the | able to see the long face that occasion- Woman's Auxiliary each Thursday at | ally shows up on a merchant, who with 2:80 p. m. A cordial welcome is ex-; all the seriousness says: "If that law tended to all who att<»id this church, j is forced, I have got to close up shop  ' I and go out of business."    Imagine   if
Schuyler Cammann and Curtis Bowne | you can such a statement as that com-
Bellmore
i Great Interest
in L L Tour
Enough  applications  have been re¬ ceived  foi^   tickets   covering  Tour of
Sinele copies of the Messenger can be had at Wolfe's drug store, BeUmore, L. I. tf
The High Hill Beach Hotel and Cas-,
ino will open today.   Decoration  Day, i Long Island proposed for   Wednesday,
under new management;   see their ad- [June 18, 1913, to insure the success of
vertisement in this week's issue. <he undertaking.    Indeed,   it already
— has been found   necessary to charter a
CARD OF THANKS. | B45cond special train." This second train
In behalf of the wife and children of ' "ill leave Jamaica about eight o'clock,
the late James Odell I want   to  thsnk ' stopping   only at Mmeola,   Hicksville
are possessors of Metz Regulars. C. O. Colvin & Son, salesmen, have re¬ ceived a carload of these cars to sup¬ ply the continuing demand.
A son was, bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Ives of Miller Avenue early last Saturday. The infant will be known as Frank Eugene, jr. Mother and child are doing well.
ing from any person doing an honest busness. Every buyer is entitled to know the exact quantity he pays for, and no salesman should be ashamed' or afraid to guarantee the quantity he represents to deliver, and that is all that is ^required from him by the Brooks law, simply mark on the pack¬ age or bill accompanying the same, the amount in weight or measure as to the quantity   contained therein as the case
all the neighbors, friends and Mr. Dal¬ ziel for their kindness in the time of their bereavement, and Mr. Fulton for the way in which he conducted the fun¬ eral. Mrs. Alice A. Odell. Adv«rttsem« nt
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church will meet at the home of Mrs. T. J. Welltf of Wantagh, next Thursday af¬ ternoon, June 5, at 2:30. Members and friends earnestly requested to be present.
and Farmingdale, and then crossing over to the Montauk Division at Man¬ orville and Eastport, arriving at Sag Harbor about the same time as the Montauk Division train.   The Montauk
Freeport
eight o'clock, (New York and Flatbush 20 minutes earlier) proceeding with but two stops, namely Rockville Cen¬ tre and Freeport, to Sag Harbor. Both trains will very likely make the return trip over the Montauk Division, unless the Committee should see fit in the interests of those most concerned Bellmore went down to its second to make other arrangements, straight defeat last Sunday at the i As previously advised, the toar in- hands of the Richmond Hill Profession- j eludes a delightful cruise on the steam als by a score of 6 to 4. As on last j er Shinnecock through the Sunday Bellmore had the game won , harbors and bays for which the east- but threw it away by some very bad i ern end of Long Island is justly oele- errors assisted by some bad umpiring, i brated, but whicb. strange as it ma • which helped the visitors a great deal, j geem.   have   been   viewed by bui   tVv
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Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren will ap¬ pear in Peg 0' My Heart in the Parish House at Merrick on Wednesday even¬ ing at 8:80. Tickets are 86 cents. Convenient trains each way on the L. I. R R. will enable admirers of Miss MacLaren's great talent and genius to take advantage of this oportunity to hear her again. "Take it from us, she's great."
George W. Raynor and H. C Schlut¬ er have received from Fred Menendez of Bellmore new hand-made delivery wagons.    Mr. Menendez has also deliv
Division train will leave Jamaica about  ered recently 2 wagons at Oyster Bay,
also   one  in  Hempstead  and two  in Rockville Centre.
The   local   agents,   CO.   Colvin & j may be.    For years   some  merchants   It   is   our opinion   that  the   Bellmore j Long Islanders.    Fina) landing wil Son, have sold Metz tears to H. Schuy-   seemed to think that the buyer had  no
In other part of this issue the Board of Trustees give notice that they have prepared the assessment roll for the year, and that a copy of it will be on file at the Village Clerk's oflice on Thursday next, where rt'will remain until the following Tuesday, which will be the day   the  Village  Trustees
beautiful • *'" "^^^^ ^° '^e*'" ''"y complaints.
This is the only time that there will be any use Of making any objection to your assessment roll, as after that date the assessments will have to re¬ main 3s they are fixed.
right to know definitely what quantity they had paid for. For instance the housewife woold order one peck of po¬ tatoes, one Ib. cofTee. one qt beans, one lb. butter. The goods would be delivered reading, on the bill potatoes, coffee, beans, butter. Inspection has shown potatoes, 12 Ibs. (20^ short); beans, IJIbs,   (IG'^c short);   coffee, 14
made to him will be carefully inves¬ tigated, and asks the co-operation of all persons interested in good weight and measure.
ler Cammann and Curtis H. Bowne The Metz has a great vogue in this section and all those who own them are high in their praise.
Mrs. Agnes Miller and daugnter Florence spent Sunday with Mrs S. J. Tween, Mrs. Miller's sister.
Stephen Bedell of the Camp Grounds, who has been seriously ill, is recover¬ ing from an attack of pneumonia.
J. Poor of New York has rented the Clarkson dwelling on Lindemere Drive.
Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren will make her fifth appearance in this village on Wednesday evening at the Parish House when she will appear in oneof her imitative recitals, giving "Peg 0' My Heart," a comedy of youth, which has  had such a pleasing   run   in  New
York. There are nine characters in managed and planned by "General" the play and three acts; The Coming j Rosalie Jones was one the most suc- of Peg, The Rebellion of Peg, Peg O' cessful afTairs of its kind that has ever My Heart. If you do not know of Miss | been held on Long Island. MacLaren, ask anyone in the village j Every division was so arranged by about her; most everybody here has i Miss Jones that it showed to the best heard her. Her coming is regarded as ' advantage, and presented a .spec- an opportunity and   rare  treat.    Miss j tacular   appearance.    A great feature
 ¦   of the parade was Mrs.   Rhoda  Glover
of Baldwin, who is eighty-five years old, and a most ardent suffragist. She sat in a buggy, with a corps of cap¬ tains all about her, and rode thr6ugh- out the four miles of the parade. A short distance behind were the school children from schools in the vicinity, the youngest being eight years old, and these urchins tramped the whole four miles.
Just after the parade started    Chas. Hild flew overhead in a monoplane and
liter-
In the races of the Post Office Clerks' Association at Celtic Park, New York,
the
oz., (16'« short), and butter, 14} ozs.,   making good, that if they would report (10^ short,  making an average short age on the order of nearly  16'r.    Mr. Wood says that any and all complaints
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team needs  a  thorough   shaking   up. , made  at   Fort Pond   Bay   where   the Edward Smith, the   manager,   assures j trains will be taken   for home,   reach-
us that he is doing the very   best  that i ing   Jamaica   and   immediate   points , c    j       .u     i i      -i     u    j- n
can be done with the limited number of' about seven o'clock in the evening of ' ^""^^^^ _*J'^ l* f"]},^ handicap ^walk players on hand, there being only the | the same day. $3 is all that is asked nine. However he wishes to »ay | for this fine tour. The price includes through these columns that if there every luxury and convenience, includ- are any young men in this or neighbor- ing train and boat fare, reserved par¬ ing villages that would like to play lor car seat, box luncheon, etc. About ball and feel that they are  capable  of , two thousand   feet of moving  pictures
Parade of Suffragists
Suffrage was  prominetit in   Nassau County Saturday and the   parade   was
MacLaren was sent by the United States Government to the Canal Zone last winter where she gave eighty-four recitals at the Government Club Hous¬ es., presenting fifteen different plays, and arrangements are being asked for a return visit. Tickets for Wednes¬ day evening are 35 cents with the re¬ cital at 8:80. Ice cream will be on sale.
will, be-taken. If you have not already to him at the grounds they will be giv- j done so, we would advise that you send en full opportunity to prove their I in applications for tickets early, for a worth. Bellmore also needs a good | trip like this will surely appeal to umpire, one that will stop this constant j many people and the limited accommo- kicking and wrangling over decisions dations ought to sell rapidly. The by both teams and the spectators, that { Committee will make whatever con- has been going on ever since Mr. Mc-i cessions it consistently can to meet Cord stopped umpiring. | the particnlar requirements of all those
Tomorrow, being a holiday, (Decor- who participate. The sole object of ation Day) Bellmore will play the I the tour is to afford Long glanders and Clarion A. C. a double header, the first! those who want to be an^ught to be game starting at two and on Sunday : Long Islanders an opportbnity to see they will play the Cathedral Club of | Long Island at its best in the very best New York City.^  1 possible   style.    Definite   information
Lefferts Lo^ge, Royal  Arcanum,   of j f *» the  time of departure   of  trains Brooklyn,   of which   Mr.   Cameron  of j ^'¦°'" «'«*'°"« "t^*"" *h*"  Jamaica will Bellmore  Avenue,   this   village    is  a i member,   came out  toj Bellmore,   last I Saturday   for a little outing  and   ball game, which they   played on the   local grounds.     At  the   beginning   of  the ninth inning as the "Pinkies" came to the bat, the score  was 14 to 1 against them.    The "Fatties" having the four¬ teen.    The f'Pinkies" were wise, how¬ ever,   and   put in   substitute  batters, E. Seaman, and E. Schneider and Bar¬ tholomew   of   the Bellmore   regulars. Apeler,   who   was   umpiring,   showed
waa   won by   Ted   Neundorfer  of New York A. C.; time, 10.59 1-5.
Mr. Neundorfer wi.'.s only 6 seconds behind the world's record. A number of the Freeport boys were down to witness the games, and gave "Ted ' a royal reception after the race. He received as a prize a statue about 8 feet high, which is on exhibition in the window of the Freeport Candy Kitchen on Railroad Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Seinert of Mer¬ rick Aveltoe entertained Mrs. Chas. Stout and daughter. Miss Mable, form- \ circling low, threw out suffrage
erly of Merrick, on Sunday.
The crack baseball team of Public School No. 25 defeated Smithville South to a score of 2 to 8 at their match on Friday. Chris. Shebe, ex¬ clusive twirler for the Merrickites, de¬ served credit for this artistic slab work.
Mrs. Alan Beetham and young son returned to their home in Baltimore on Friday last after'lk two weeks' visit with Mrs. Beetham'a mother. Mrs. Wm. E. Hewlett.
Emil Seinert is having an extension added to his residence on Merrick Ave¬ nae. Charles Stout, formerly of Mer¬ rick is doing the work.
The married men of the Men's Club will meet the anmarried men in a bae¬ ball game tomorrow moming, Memor¬ ial Day, at 9 o'clock, on McCord Field, Bayhampton Park. ^
Mr. and Mra. D. A. Clarkson of Lindemere Drive will spend the sum¬ mer with Mrs. Clarkson's father at New Hamburg. Dachess County, N. Y.
The monthly meeting df Merick Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2 will be held in the Camp Groaods on Monday evening, and of Co. No. 1 in the local Fire Hall on Tuesday at 8 p. m.
Joseph W. West of Philadelphia hati accepted a permanent position witb the Midmer Charch Organ Works.
The amioal fair of the Charch of the Redeemer will be held thia year on the afternoons and evenings of Jane 18 (^Continued oo page 8)       ^^
ature and flags. i The line formed on Willis Avenue, I Mineola, then marched to FranTclin Street, then to Hempstead, down Ful¬ ton Avenge to Main Street and to lower Main Street where the parade disband¬ ed.
"Mayot'*^ Floyd Weeks of Hempstead and "Mayor" Laidlaw o* Sands Point viewed the parade aud made the award for the best appearing vehicle in the tine. This fell to the automobile of Mrs. Edward Lewis, whieh was driven by Miss Anna McLean, a charming so¬ ciety girl of Hempstead. The machine was completely hidden by its decora¬ tions and was crowded with pretty children, none of whom were over sev¬ en years old. The marshall of the pa¬ rade was Captain James L. Logan of Mineola, who was attired in a silk hat and decorated with tlie colors of the society.
Brockholt Branch of the Woman's Eqaality League, which was started by Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont, were all in a large motor van, lavishly decorated.
L I. R. R. Increases Pay
The Long Island Railroad Company has raised the wag^ of the section gangs all over^the Island from |1.60 to $1.76 per day. The foremen of g^ngs on the main line rec<nved a raise of $10 a month, while on branch linea the raiae was $9.60.
The company will reduce the size of gangs on each section. The men wiil have steady work the year aroond, in¬ stead of being laid off a day or so at a time, occaaionally as haa been the caa- tom ia the past.-—County Review:
be supplied at a later date. Write Frederick Ruther, Secretary Long Isl¬ and Tour Committee, 50 Church Street, New York City, to reserve ticketa for you. 	
Lighting District Meeting
Owing to failure of our special re¬ porter to get in the report of the Gas Lifghting District hearing at Bellmore on time, we are not able to print it them no favor, but by hard hitting I this week. The sentiment among the they made five runs, making the final | taxpayers in the district represented score "Fatties" 14, "Pinkies" 6. | was strongly in favor of establishing a After the game   Mrs. Cameron  served I lighting district.
supper, after which all went home feel-j The meeting was adjourned to next ing that they had had an enjoyable Tuesday, June 3, when the entire day, A substantial amount was made J proposition will be considered at a by them for the club, which was much] special Town Board meeting at Hemp- appreciated. This organization plans j stead, to have another outing here later the season.
Mrs. John J. Taylor and daughter Winifred left on Saturday on the Cun¬ ard Liner Ivernia for a two months trip abroad, on business in connection with an estate of which Mrs. Taylor is an ekecutrix.
D. B. P. Mott Post, No. 527, G. A. R., and W. R. C. No. 139, were guests of honor at a special union service held in the M. E. Church Sunday afternoon. The address of the occasion was made by Rev. S. O. Curtice, pastor of the church.
Sunday morning the veterans attend¬ ed services at the M. E. Church at Rockville Centre, and returned to their Post rooms for luncheon, before at¬ tending the afternoon service.
Wm. C. Conner has opened a real estate office on the Gillies-Campbell property on Atlantic and West Side Avenuea
Sulzer A^iproves Farm School Bill
Govemor Sulzer has signed Senator Bemard Patten's bill appropriating this year $190,000 for the purchase of lands, the erection of buildings and their equipment for the New York State School of Agricalture on Long Island, and for other expenses coonect- ed with such institution.
The bill also carries with it a further appropriation of $200,000, to be made available next year; there is also $60,- 000 available under a former appropri¬ ation.
The board of trustees will, as soon as the appropriation is available, take the title to the land near Melville. The tract comprises about 300 acres of rolling land, about a mile and a half south of Melville and lying half in the Town of Huntington and half in Baby¬ lon.
Contracts are to be given out at the earliest possible date for the construc¬ tion of the horticultural building, to cost $40 000; two dormitories, to coat, together $90,000, and $8,000 for a di¬ rector's home. It is expected to have all the above named buildings ready and to open for the season of 1914,
There will be accommodations for 150 students at the start in the gen¬ eral course. Professor Franklin W. Hopper has received applications for several hundred, mainly from Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Wantagh
Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren will ap¬ pear in Peg 0' My Heart in the Parish House at Merrick on Wednesday even¬ ing at 8:30. Tickets are 36 cents. Convenient trains each way on the L. I. R. R. will enable admirera of Miss MacLaren's great talent and genius to take advantage of this opportunity to hear her again. "Take it from us, she's great."
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Divine services in the Memorial Church next Sunday, The morning subject of the pastor, Rev. T. S. Braithwaite, will be "Joseph Tests His Brethren." Evening topic, "Some Uses of Memorial Day." Stmday, School in the Parish House at 2:80.'' The scholars are preparing for Child- rens' Day, which is jfune 8.
. Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren wilj ap¬ pear in Peg O' My Heart in the Parish House at Merrick on Wednesday even¬ ing at 8:30. Tickets are 85 cents. Convenient trains each way the L. I. R. R. will enable admirer's of Miss MacLaren's great talent and genius to take advantage of this opportunity to hear hjft again. "Take it from us, she's great."
Marriage Licenses
Howard   Merritt   and   family move to Roosevelt soon.,'
The following marriage licenses have been issued during the past week by Town Cle^k Gilbert:
May 19—Walter Young and Bessie L. Newman, both of Cedarhurst; mar¬ ried the same day by Rev. James Stirl¬ ing of Brooklyn.
20—William C. Pettit  and  Tacy D. Smith, both of Freeport. j    22—Charles Kohlmier and Alice St. I Clair, both of Cedarhurat. will      24—William  W.   Vander Clute   of ! Hillside, N. J., and Grace E. Sandeson
of Inwood.
M. Karp & Son have purchased' two > large embroidery machines which they j will place in  their   store  on  Bedford Avenae.   |
Andrew J. Russell, an employee  of j Presbyterian Charch has been changed the City of New York Water Depart-  "om 7:80 to 7:46.
-   Hempstead
The evening   hour of service in the
meat, is enjoying his vacation, started Wednesday.
which
Benjamin Emeigh had a narrow es¬ cape ^om death on Monday while en¬ gaged in cleaning a chimney on a Washington Street house. Emeigh was on the roof of the bailding, when the rop>e which he had fastened to a ladder broke and be went tumbling diown, but fortunately, as he reached tne edge of the roof his feet got tangled in the rope. His cries for help were heard by his brother Harry, who lives next door to where hi was work¬ ing.    On arriving   Harry  found Ben.
The property at 48 Columbia Street, owned by Wi H. Smith, has been pur¬ chased by Mrs. Blanche Comelius; con¬ sideration, $6000.
The Holy Name euchre netted $194 for the benefit of the Church of Oar Lady of Loretto.
The band of masic for the Hemp¬ stead Fire Department at the parade at Valley Stream, June 25 will be f\um- ished by Halle.	
Tbe commeocement exerciaee of thet Hempatead  High School will  be  bel4 hanging on the side of the building and j tfais year in the M. E. Church.    Thero (continued on'pa^e 4) will be five graduates, all girls.
"In the Days of War," a two reel Pathe-play of the great struggle be¬ tween the States for the preservation pf the Union. A gripping war story, a realistic, never to-be-forgotten pic¬ ture of the hardships, privations, hat¬ reds and marvelous escapes of the sold¬ iers of the Blue and the Gray. At the Plaza Tuesday, June 3.
Advertisement.
Today (Decoration Day) the Com¬ rades of the G- A. R. will assemble at the Post Rbom at 10:30 a. m.' and march to Freeport Cemetery to hold the usual services,of decorating the graves of their comrades. At the close of the service they will march to the Post Room for rest and lunch, and at 2 o'clock" will go to Rockville Centre to assist in a flag raising. From there they will go to Rockville Cemetery to hold services over the graves of de¬ ceased comrades.' The ladies of the D. B. P. Mott Corpa, No, 189, will be present with them and music will be furnished by Freeport Enterprise Band.
Last Saturday's Evening Mail con¬ tained an illustration of a tablet hung in the Middle Chapter House of Alpha Delta Phi in Wesleyan University as an incentive to undergraduate endeav¬ or. There are seven movable oak strips, on which seven- consecutive years may be iniscribed and on each year strip the name and class of the brother who, of the whole chapter that year, , obtained the highest scholastic rank.' The panel is now set for the years 1906 to 1912, both inclusive. When the year 1913 ia reached the top
Thomas B. Seaman and James M. Seaman, who have been spending sev¬ eral days at Ithaca, returned home Monday. While at Comell University they met Philip H. Ohm, whose son' Fred is a student there.
The Long Island Railroad Depot was broken into last Friday night and 500 cigars stolen, also some clothing and other articles. On Monday night two bicycles were stolen at the rear of J. J. FusseU's residence, while Will Hunt lost his wheel in front of Ultsch's Hotel.	
An exhibition drill will be given by the Boys' Brigade of the Memorial Church in the Parish House on Wed¬ nesday evening, June 4, to which the public is cordially invited. Captain J. J. Fussell will be in charge.
The annual meeting of the Ecclesi¬ astical Society of the Memoriai Church will be held next Monday night in the Parish House.
Willjam Verity, tried to board the 10:29 train going west on Saturday night and fell between the tender and the baggage car, a part of the train passing over both legs. Dr. Rhame was called and the injured man was taken to Mineola Hospital. On Son- day aftemoon both feet were amputat¬ ed. At the last report he was doing well.
Mrs. Clinton Plaoe entertained the members of the King's Daughters' Society on Tuesday aftemoon.
Mr. and Mrs.   Harry J. Thomas are / entertaining Mrs. G. R. Doll and Mrs. A. Van Cassel of Chicago.
TownBoard
The meeting of the Town Board held at the Town   Hall,   Hempstead,   Mon¬ day,   was verj- qaiet,   and   but   little business was transacted. ,one   *_•      -I.u J       J    .,      A resolution was paased empowering
or 1906 strip will be removed   and alH Supervisor Smith tbTngage Lewie J
the other strips morved op one-space. The illostration shows for 1908 the name of Raymond Scofield Curtice, son of the past«r of our local M. E. Church, and for 1909 and 1910 the name of Willis Alexander Gibbons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samael N. Qibbpna, of 26! Miller Avenae, Freeport.
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^nittb as counsel to. commence acti<m against the bondsmen of former Orer- seer of the Poor Frenk F. Wniiami, for $676, which it waa claimed b« owed the Town.
An application for a lenM of land, 5 acrea, from the Estates of Nassau, wa« received and referred to the aaual com¬ mittee.
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