Nassau Post 19140808; Title

              The UfH»ffk:lal Newspaper of Nassau County
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Ths  Wcattisr
PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY; THURSDAY FAIR; COOLER
OL 2 NO. 1
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8,   1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
COURTS GIVE FATHER LAND HE GAVE, SON
$50,000 Property Bone o£ Con¬ tention Between Benson and Harold Smith
FffiEMEN  PLAN BK CARNIVAL
MADE THE TRANFER WHEN SUIT CAME
Deed Was Destroyed Years  Ago—
Investigation Was Carried to the
Coun of Appeals
A destroyed, or at least a missing deed to a property in Preeport said to be worth more than 150.000 has in¬ volved a father and son in litigation for more than a year, ami for the second time courts have held that the vproperty belongs to the father. ^^ The property embraces the hotel and grounds (a trille more ihan au aT!7«))*at the Junction of South Main sUtet and merrica road, Itnown h> the nartie ot its owner Benson T Irh,^ The legal com plica lioas aro.i^t len the deed to the land was wanted and not found. It was then hroughi out that the property had been deed ed by Mr. Smith to his son flarold when the boy was but thirteen yearn old. The statement was made by Mr. Smith, sr., that a full decade after th<' ^transfer of the deed to the boy, father and son went together to Mineola where the document was destroyed in the otflce of the County Clerk.
The legal eatangleuient reached a crisis when the case was finally brought into the Supreme Court aboiir. a year ago. The contention wns made J by Mr. Smith Sr., that at the time thfi deed was destroyed, his son agreed to allow him to retain the title. ' The case was tried before Justice Lester Clark nt Mineola and decided in favor ot the father. An appeal was t>aken to thn Appelate Division, but the low¬ er court was upheld, and now the case Is to go liefore the State Court of Ap¬ peals. H. (>. CJock, of th* firm cf Clock & Seaman, Railroad avenue, Freeport, represents the father while Harold's Inteiiists are baing looked afler by Kinsieln. Townsend and Oult erman.
Stephen Raynor was the original owner of the land Involved in th* pro ceedings. He sold It to Daniel W. Smith, father of Benjamin, April 3H, 1858. Daniel died Intestate .January 10, 1875. He was survived by a wi dow, Caroline Augusta Smith, who later.xnarried James K. Mead, and tlve children, Benjamin, Georga D., Jouepn B., Delano and Minnie B. Benjamin bought the Interest of George D. March 1, 1880, and seven years later bought the Interest of his other brothers and sister.
About ten years later, or in Noveni ber 17, 1897, Benjamin T. Smith wa-i having some domestic trouble with hi.) wife, Mary, from whom he later oh talned a divorce. He feared that shi might try to recover some of hia prop and was advised to transfer th< to Howard, his son by a former executed a d«ed und left il H. Sutphln, ttien county 'Ueens, In which county as then located. r. Smith at that time In (Merk Sutphln nOI to record unlees later advisad to do so by him (B. T. Smith.) Ten years lai er, or In October 15, 1907. the plaintirt allegas he and Howard went back tu the couuty clerk's office, and the clerk told tbem to record the deed In Nas sau county, which bad then been form ed through an enactment of I.«Kl8la ture at Albany. The plaintiff states that he and Howard agreed then and there to deatroy the deed, leaving ttae title to tbe premises, as originally, to Beitjamln T. Smith.
The plaintiff points out that he had paid all the mortgagies while his son bad paid notibng but oq. the contrary had been supported by the father. The son, jilded by bis step-mother, the tl)ird wife, pointed out that the pl^in tiff had stated ou several occasions, "Don't sign any papers, as you own all tbe property." He added ttaat bis father in every way indicated ttaat tbe property was ttae son's aOA that tae in¬ tended it staould be.
MiM Schiedon to Wed Varnetke Friends announce the cdtuing raar- riace early in September of Visa AUce Scbledom and W. J. Vameske, botb of Merrick Manor. Merrlok.
Voting Contests to be  Feature  of Rockville Centre Fair
i'or an ent lie week, beginning on August 2it. the members of Kureka Hook and Ladder Company, of Rock¬ ville eCntre. will conduct a carnival aod fair in Observer street west from Park arenue, tbat premises to out¬ shine anything of its kind ever given in that village hatore. Plans for the event are being rapidly completed by
committee of firemen.
Voting is being carried on for a king and queen to reign oy^r the carnival. At the present time Louise Freebier is lading for queen, with 196 votes, whila Adele Neff is second, with 192 votes; Honey Macevoy is third, with 187; Catherine Irish is fourth, with 170. and Miss Mildred Dewsnap, fifth,
th 11)9. Marie Rhodes, last year's winner, is sixth, and Mrs. Ralph Corn- well seventh.
The race for kiag is an exciting one at this early stage of contesting. Ber¬ nard Brennan leads with 208 votes; Edwin Wallace is .second, with 200; Timothy Shanahan is third, with 193; John Klelnfeller, fourth, witb 190. and Howard   Richmond,  fifth,  with   177
TO SEU JUDGEMENT L I. R. R. DECLINES DEBTS IN FREEPORT! TO JOIN CAMPAIGN
Announcment       of     Business > Will Not Give   Financial   Aid
Ment
Association   Arouses Villagers
to Safety First Society   But .   Peters ia Friendly
GREAT SOUTH BAY TARS READY FOR RACE WEEK
Rcndervous Will be at Babylon
Great Flotilla of Pleasure
Craft Expected
The yacht dubs composing the <Jreat South Hay Yacht Kadng As so(;iation will start their annual race week and cruise on (Ireat SOuth Bay on Tuesday afternoon, August llth," when the Heet will rendezvous at Babylon at 5 p. ih. There will be re. gat tas each day for the various sail¬ ing classett and sterliag silver cham¬ pionship sups will be awarded to the boats liiaking the greatest number of points in the four days of racing.
In addition to the cbampianahip re¬ gattas for sail yachts which will be held at Babylon on Wednesday, the 12th, at Sayville on Thursday, the 13th, at Bellport on Friday, the 14th and at Patchogue on Saturday, the theie will  bo port to port runs
IGth.
each day for wbich prizes will be given to.th4».winning yacht*. Motor boat races for speed and cruising types of boats, will also be held.
The aseociation is composed of the Babylon Y. C. South Bay Y. C. of Patchogue, Bellport Bay V. C, Mor¬ iches y. C, South Side Y. C , of Say¬ ville, Unqua orinthlpn Y. C, of Am¬ ltyville, Shore Shore Y. C. of Free- port. As many as seventy-flve sailing yachts have started in these regattas in recent years and the indications are that there will be a large turn out this year both of racing yachts and of the more comfortable cruisers which will accompany the racers from porf to port. Luncheons will he given to in the evenings.
Although the Islip One Design Boats will- not be racing this season, there will he additional interest in the Class P sloops where the old contend'rs, Fred Southard's "Constance;" J. W. Overton's "Alva;" Oeorge Cox'.i "Thelma;" Warren Leslie's "Escawa ja" and J. W. Lawrence's "Kid." will have a new competitor in William Kramer's sloop "Evangeline," which was originally the Herreshoff Cat "Wanda." She won nineteen races on Long Island Sound before she came to Great South Bay in 1900. The Evangeline will be sailed by Fred Thurber, the famous racing skippei of Patchogue.
Another interesting group is the Bellport Y, C. One Design Class which is made up of eleven boats several of which.are sailed by women skippers. Tbere is rarely an absentee at tbe atarting line. Tbe cruise will be comm«)ded by Dr. George E. Rice, Acting Senior Commodore.
Freeport to Play Cathahn Today The strong Cbattaam B. B. C. of Brooklyn will engase ttae representa¬ tives of the Freeport A. A. at tbe Sea¬ man avenue grotmds tbis ' afternoon. The game is certain to be qne of tbe fastest of tjie season and a large ag- gretatioa of fans are expected to wit¬ ness it Tbe visitors bava defeated some of ttae best nines on Long Island and Isewbere about ttae subttr- ban district of Qreater New York. The came irill be called at 3.45 p. bi.
TO PUBLISH NAMES IN ADVERTISEMENTS
But No  Person will  be  Assailed,
Says Counsellor Johnson-Expect
Sale's Will be Rapid
The announcement that the Fum port Business Men's Association will puMish the naiiies of per»oiiB againsi whom judgments have heen fotmd and ofi'er the judgments for Hale, allhougl. it was made but a day ago, appcaii-- to have arouwed a part of Fieeport. and fhe liklihood of an opeu dt'clara tion of war between the di-btor ami creditor, it is freely predicted, will ensue.
Althoujih the A.'(KO(*ialion will uiuhi BU circunistanccH, by su;iK''Hiioii oi otiierwise, condeiun any porsohiuimed ah a debtor, it is the plan lo offer thc claim for' sale. They will he advei lined In the Freepori ])apers. il Ih un¬ dei stood, unless .Koine lesal cotiipiica- tloB prevents.
"What the associHliou docs iiiu-iid," said Mr. Johnson, "is to presenl for siile judgments obtained by ils uh'iu- Icrs who have uot been iiaid uud- wlvch the ineiiibeis desire; to sell and dispose of to anyone wlio may be in¬ terested in i»urchasint; tlicm and who may be able to make yood u^i' of same.
"After a dnim had bu#n adjudical.fd before the courts aad lh«» lime to aii- peal ttoaa such judBaieut Iuik elai).'<ed, il beconies a chattel or tliiiiK of value which may be advertised and sold und assigned just like a niort^affe. an au¬ tomobile or other uhattel. Il is llie liope of the association thai tlieif ma.v be an active deuiand fur thc judi;- ment advertised. At lea.st thi.s man¬ ner of diMposlng ol' judEmcnts will he viewed with  iulorfst."
Th« association also noted wilh np- predation the Improvenieuis whii:li havo been I'ecenily made by the vil¬ lage authoritieii ou Kailroad a\enuc and Orove and Pine streets, nnd ex- rreesed ita belief that ll was of threat importance that the roada, cuibinR and sidewalks, within at least an area ol one block in each direction of the lailroad station ahould bo kept in first class condition.
FREEPORT A   A. MOONLIGHT SAIL
Grass Eaters Organization Will Vir.it Leng Beach Wednesday Evening An all seeing moon will lit;lji the way to Long Beach for liie bfiats Ihat will carry members and friend:; of fhe Freeport A. A. on their first moon¬ light sail ot the season on VN'ednet; day evening. The occa.sion is certain To bo for many good reaaons, and a large crowd is looked for and e.xpeei- ed.
B. Frank Post, chairman of Hm- cotuiuiitee of arrangements, has con¬ sidered the advi.sabllity of cliaileriiu- a fleet of pleasure boats to convey Ihe party to the shore. The boattj will lAive Elliiion's dock al 9 o'chick, hut no time is set for the return. There will by trolleys at fhe dock to meet the boats however.
Tickets are on sale at (ireenblatt's store on Railroad avenm'.
"Billy" Britts Famous Clam Bake The eleventh annual outiHK of the William F. Brltt Association will be beld on Wednesday. August. 12th, in Jensen's grove at eSa Cliff. The t>ake will be served at 7 p. m., and tbere will be a -dti^lay of firewkorks. E. V. aBldwin of Freeport and Bert Snitfen are press representative!*, and they are working over time in spread¬ ing publicity of the event, which this year promises to be greater than ever
Will Attend Boy Scout Maneuvers
OFHCERS INDIGNANT OVER REFUSAL
May Drop  Movement  to   Reduce
Grade Crossing ^cidents Unless
There is  Cooperation
Tliroui;liout Urooklyn and Long Island llie educational campaign for the reduction of railroad grade cross- in;; accidents which tlie Safety First .'Society ot (Jreuier New York proposed to launch this week, received a se- v(!re Joll when the Long Island Hall road icliiscd to coiiUibiiU' toward the t-.xtien.se.s of the tnovemenl.
Ollicials of llic society ato disturbed o\er a letter reiejved from IJalph Peters, president of the road, lellhu' iliein that liewa.s iieartil); In fuvor or llie plan, hill that ihe railroad couldn't spend iiioae.v on il at jiresent. Fred- eriik fl. Klliott, teiicral secjclary of Hie SsleLy First .Socieiy, wa.s espec¬ ially  indi^Miani.
•f'^veryhody seeuis to be for tlii.s lliiiifi but tbe Loni; Isl.ind Railroad," he deelared. "1 had a talk Willi Trav¬ is IL Whimey, secretary of tho Public Seiviee Commission for the First ili.striet, and he thoiitht il was ideal." If would accomplish someihlnk? for whieh the members of lliti Comiiiis¬ sion lia\e been striving for ycar.M," he said. (.)ne ot tho ineiubers of the .Sec¬ ond District Commission, which ha.s jinisdieiiou of all the counties in the St.'ile outsiiU' ol tile tirtHiter City, was just as F-mliusiastic wheu I discussed the matter wilh liim.
The iirtiiudf of the I.,on£; Islanu Railroad is IncoturiieliPiisiblp. This is a movement which they ouKht to hav<' lieeu ,t;lad to undertake alone, but which in especially .advantageous tn them v.hen a #rre,t outside body like ours comes lo help them.
"(iiest reHults could have been ae- eoin[»ltshed^by Ihe eiuiipai«n. We proposed to edlUilte Ihi.' people, ujo- lorists, pedestrianis and all others who daily cross tlic I racks of the Long IsLind Ita Ilroad at e.vpo.sed grade cio.ssiii;.,'s, lo care for their safety by the exerei.'?int? of jjicater pnieaut'hNi and by tl^e iuslaliation of warning aad other*safety device*;. New6paijer.s mot ion picture houses, schoola, cliiirehp.s and (111 civic bodies were to have been enlisted in the work ot -HpieadinK the safety proiiaganda. It would have been necessary for uh, of cour.se. to ha\e established headiiiiarl- ers at Kome ceutrai point on liOng Ihlainl. yiicli as Uarden City, and our expenses, we flgureU would have amounted to . hel ween |-l,00»i and Vo.OnO, We haven't asked Ihc rail- road to pay ail of this. All we want¬ ed fheiji to do was to give us a ktari with $1.0(10 or ao. We would have lie.Mi williuji lo put the rest to it'our- .selos. 1, my.self, had the personal as- -•iiiranee nf upwards of 100 pioniineni 'le.sidents ol Lons I land who would have been gaid lo cuniribuie; $;¦>(,• a luteo,"
When the ii;iiiier c f a contiibuiion was put belore Picsiilent I'eiers he lurnrd ll down (hit.
"Vnu arc-workluR along the il;';tii lines." he wrote to Secretary Elliott "llic Lons l.,hiiHl Company has no V it can spend In a campaign of thi.s kind ai the presenl liuie, but ue will co-operaie with the newspap¬ ers and others in jrvving information .ind   itlea.'-."
.Still hopinK to chnnge fhe mind ot Ihe L. 1. it. R. president, despite this rebuff, Mr Klllott took the matter up aicaiu. But a cominunlcatlon from P. H. Woodward, secretary to Mr. Peters stated:
"The company has no money It can spend  in a  campaign  at  the present If your work depends upon the
Neighborhood Workers Will Extend Charities This Fall
Begin Campaign For Subscriptions and Send Out Circular Ap¬ peal—Maitc Statement Showing How Fiaanc** W«tc Col¬ lected and Expended- -Tell of Accomplishments of First Year of Activity
The Neighborhood Workers, of Freeport, has begun a campaign to raise Jl,200 with which lo carry on Its relief work In this village and its in- viiona, wbich has been conducted dur¬ ing the past year under conditions that could hardly be considered fav¬ orable. In contemplation of the corn- lug fall and winter, this organization of women which is dedicated to the unlift of humanity and the giving uf practical assistance to worthy poor and ailing, is prepared to continue the services   erf  a   trained   social worker
jai  well as a trained nurse, for least
j a part of each day.
I    To meet the additional expenses of
j this undertaking the members have al¬ ready begun tho solicitation of funds and a circular has been sent broad¬ cast throughout the villUKe asking for contributions. In it the society makes a complete statement of is work for he year showing in detail how the money received hetween August, 191:! and u.Jly of this year have been ex¬ pended.
According to this statement |346.85 came to the Neighborhood Workers as tho result of a similar circular sent out a year ago. rFom dues and othur contributions, $204.27 was real. ized and tho collections of a iomuilttee of fifty and a Thanksgiving beneflt netted |82. There was a balance of ?18.8r. at Ih close of the year.
The e.xpenses of tbe organization were largely tor the assistance of Miss Hlen (^hilds, the trained worker. She receivd as salary for six month and nineteen days, $398, while Miss Goldbeck, the rtalned uurse wa.s paid $25. The ciirreat expenses were |7.").57 and $117.25 was laid out for relief work. The incorporation of the or¬ ganization cost $16.tn.
Circular siimmaiizinfe the work of the first year reads In Part a« follows;
time.
Long Island Company contributing w^e will ha\p to drop it now."
Following Jlhe leieipt of thl^ eom- mnuicalioj|i,'Mr. Elliott took the mat¬ ter up wItK Ralph Folks, chairman of Arthur Otto, Max Wilson. Robert the e.\ecutive committee of his organ¬ ization, and as a result it was decided that nothing furher would be done at present unless the L. I. R. R. changed itb attitude. ,
"Our organization Is composed chief¬ ly of Manhattan men," explained Mr. Contintted on Paso 6.)
Neil and OrvUle Miller, under the di¬ rection of Rev. \v. F. Littebrandt, as Scout Master leave next week for Hunter's Island to attend and partici¬ pate in ttae Boy Scout activities, wtaich are to be held in. ttaat place for two weeks.
"Tbe association has made a geod beginning and we believe has laid tbe foundation for a permanent improve¬ ment of conditions in Freeport and vicinity. .Miss Helen Child, a trained worker, has given her entire time and attention lO the work, aided by the of fleers and members of the association, Au office has been niaialained with telephone connection. No case has been handled until after thorough and systematic iuveatlgatlon has been made, of which records have been kepi for failure rferenc. In a number of cass co-oiierailon with the Town and oCunty Uttleials has aided materi¬ ally in the more efllclent and econmu- leal handling of relief work.
"Th(.' association has beeu able to render liiinilies self supporllng by ob tainlng work for the 8Uppo«tlng mem¬ bers of the family, has endeavored to btter health and sanitary conditions. It has placed in Institutions persons who were a menace to health and morals has worked along lines of pre¬ vention of tubercular troubles, and has helped to obtain medical and sui- t,'ical trputnteni for those who needed It,
"We realize that much thrft the asso- t:lutlon haa done hes produced no tan- gible results as yet. The work has only commenced, hu we hope that It Is a work which will be carried on Indefinitely, and will stamp its effects on future generations."
.\ committee of mefnbers has al¬ ready undertaken the collection of funds for the comlemplaied work of the year which is about to begin. Mr.s. Fred K. Story of 171 Merriek road, is lecelving subscriptions and Is belug assisted by Mrs. Alfred T. Davison, Mrs. Henry J. Baymore awd .Mrs. (ieorge H. Hammond, the last named being the .secretary and treasurer repsectlvely.
MILLER NEW HEAD OF DISRUPTED POLKE
L. I. R. R.LieuteBanC Appoint¬ ed as Captain of Rockville Centre Force on Wednesday
THE PATROLMEN NOW IN JAIL
Village Fathers Act Behind  Cloa-
ed Doors-Dr. Bulson Tells of
Move After Meeting
SUPERVISOR SMITH GUEST OF HONOR AT BANQUET
Friends Recognize  Hiti   Efforts  as
Road  Builder—"Bonny  John"
Findlayson  the  Hose
!4upervisor Ulram U. Smith of Freeport, probably never sal in uaore genial company und certainly nover was more genuinely appreciated than on the occasion of his recent visit to Finlayson's Hotel, RockviUe Centre, where he was the guest of honor at a banquet. The affair, though informal in ils inception, had a quasi official signlflcanee. for it was for the purpose of publicly recoLruizIng his efforts as an advocate and builder of good roads that the affair «aM arruii{;cd.
The dinner iisielf which was by no means an unin;iiurtani part of the function, was piepared by .Mrs. Fin¬ layson.    Al the  banquet  uible beside
ihe Supervisor waa Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
u lace Page and Miss Margaret Page, of
Oarden Clt\; Jot^eph Foster, Tax Col. lector of Ueiiipotead Township; L. McCarien of Kockville Centre; Robert H. Taylor, of Rockville Centre; Wil¬ liam (Cornell, of Lynbrooh, clerk to Su¬ pervisor Smllh; K. \V. Turner, of Wheatley Hills. Vice President of Ihe Warrenlte Construction Company; Arthur Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Finlay¬ son and daughters Robeua and Jean, and Robert Brower.
At the conclusion of the dinner Mr. Smith delivered an eUxiuent address upon the .subject of roads, touching upon the great Nassau Couuty sys¬ tem and foretelling of Its extension and Improvement. He predlctea that the net work ot highways in the coun¬ ty would be second to -none in tbe State within a few years. Mr. Turn¬ er and Mr. Taylor also spoke.
Tb«.eveoin8| was given over to mu¬ sic. Mr. Page, wbo is soloist at the Garden City Catbedral rendered sev¬ eral baritone selections and ttae Misses Finlayson again demonstrated ttaelr vocal abilities on sereral occasions. Mra. Finlayson gave several violin solos.
UNABLE TO PROVE CHARGE; COURT DISMISSES ANDERS
Professor Was Arrested on Charge of Assault—Witness  Fails  to   ¦ Make Identification
lii'cause of lack of evideocc to sut;- laiu a change of assault preferred by Mrs. Jane Kiernan, wife of James Kiernan. a former police lieutenant of Flatbush, Urookiya, Justice of the Peace Coronden Norton discharged Professor Horace Anders in the llell- Niore coijrthouse on Tuesday atter. noon. The complaint alleged that Anders had attacked Mrs. Kiernan several w«ek8 ago when she visited Uellmore, tlw.' home uf her son-in-law, Charles A. (jreen. She said on the witness stand thut nhe was about to greet her eight-year old grandchild May, wheu the Professor set upon her. Mrs. Emma Melvon, a neighbor of .Mrs. Green, saw Mrs. lilcrnsn in tbe clutches of a man, whose d«wcription tallies with that of Professor Anders, but ahe was unable to positively iden¬ tify Anders as the man wbo assaulted .Mis.   Kiernan.
Professor Anders is th^, slep-father- in law ot (Charles A. Green, who be. fore his marriage to his presenl wife was the son-in-law of Mrs. Klornan Mrs. Kiernan's daughter'died about four years ago, after whith her son- in-law Charles Oreen, continued fo live at the Kiernan home, at 455 East Twenty-sixth street, Flatbush. He remained there for a year and a half, after which time he stated that he was going to take a course of law at Columbia,. Six months later the Kler- ans Jearned ttaat he bad married a Miss Church, daughter of Mrs. An¬ ders.
Before bis retirement from the p<^ lice force, Lieutenant .Kieran had cherished hopes of devoting bis later jdays to the care of hl# pretty grand- ' cbild. She died however before his ! hope was realized. Upon ber dying j bed, Mrs. Oreen asked ber husband I not to take ttae ctaild from ber parents, jwtajicb request, ttae Kierans claim, Oreen had promised to comply with.
Following a long session betaind doeed doors during which it is under¬ stood a number of applications were considered, the Board of Trustees at Rockville Centre announced tbe ap¬ pointment of Ferdinand Miller, of Sea¬ ford, as active head of the police de¬ partment, and that of Thomas O'Neil, who was one of Waldo's trusted men on the Catskill Aqueduct. Both men will begin their dutles-iii the coming week.
.Miller, la well known i*i thin section as a lieutenant of the Long island Rnfilroad poli<e and the maa wbo trails thc fierce looking bloodhounds which during thc past several months bave besotue familiar to moat resi¬ dents of the South Side. It Is under¬ stood tbat Miller will direct the force as the operating executive imder Dr. S). N. IMson. the viKage president and Chief.
The men will take ttae placee of Pa¬ trolman Rulof Petersen, Amos V^eslt- zan aud Frank Wick., who are under arreat uharged with burglary In the flrst degree. Since their apprehension it is understood that at least a dozen local men have made application for places on the force, yet none of their names were made public aad tbeir elimination from consideration so far as can be learned is not a matter of record.
In answer lo the questions of a re¬ porter, »r. Hulsan stated after the meeting that two appolntraenta bad been made. He said that MlUer wuukl rt-celve a saluTT of 1100 a month as Captain ol the force and that O'Neil would tie paid the same salary as the others. He said that hoth men same well   recommended.
The Board of Trustees afllrmod the appointment of the two new members of the force after ^r. Dulson had an¬ nounced thc dismissal of Patrolman Petersen. Veritzan and Wick on July 22 at four o'dock in tbe morning. It waa at this time that the three men were taken Into custody as they re¬ turned to the Village Office from their respective heals. The ani*Quncemeiit Is Bald to have been withheld until the new appointments were made. The Board confirmed the action of tbe^, Chief,
Ihe tact that the bimonthly moot¬ ing of the trustees was deferred froia Tuesday until Wedneaday was not generally known to the public and it Is understood that none but the mens- Tiers of the board kn«w that the meet¬ ing was to be carried over. In fact Dr. A, 1). Jacques, of Lynbrook, the village health offlcer, was at the vil¬ lage ota<'* early on Tuesday night for the purpose of making his regular report. Afler waitiug for an hour be went home leaving his report on the desk. Before going he was told that the members of the Board were at the school meeting In which the vil¬ lage (ounsel was a candidate agalnat the official village stenographer.
When the Board convened on Wed¬ neaday, the official stenographer wea nut present. There was nothing tbat . could be construed lo mean tbat he bad been dismissed Uke the police¬ men, hut it is significant tbat his elec¬ tion was opposed by ttae village fathers.
A number of persona were outside the meeting place in Merrick road while the session area tn progress, but there were a comparatively few in¬ side. Tbe Board considered atucb. routine business.
Street Commissioner James Patten, reported tbst be had spent 1448.81 on the Observer street improvement thaa far, and $987 on ttie Powell avenue improvemei}t.
Boulevard'lighting for Park aveao* was dlBcuseed and photos ot lamp posu were submitted by different manufacturers.
F, F. Wilson xommunicated with the board for tbetjpnrpo^ of seenrUgi a permit to excavate for an    eleetrio (Conttnued on Pace C.)