The Unofficial Newspaper^of Nassau County
She fCaii^au
VOL 1 NO. 34
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FREEPORT, NEW YOP.K. WEDNESDAY. JUNE S, 1914
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FAIR TOOAY; THURSDAY INCREASING CLOUDINESS
ASKS TOWN BOARD TO DREDGE CREEKS
HRE DESTROYS BELLMORE HOMESTEAD
Birdsall Jackson of Wantagh
Extends Invitation to Visit
Hintt on Thursday
WIU INSPECT EASTERN WATERWAYS
Discuss Reapportionipent of Hemp
stead Election Districts—Rece
ive Complaints about Docks
On Thursday afternoon the Town noard will accept the Invitation ex¬ tended to them at ita meeting yester¬ day by Birdsall Jackson, a civil engin¬ eer who resides in Wantagh, to make an Inspection of Wantagh Creek, the i-oute to High Hill Deach. The Invi¬ tation wa« verbeal. Mr. Jackson said "the Wantagh Creek should receive some recognition from the Town Board as it is the only route to High Hiil Beach from the easterly end of the town. Tho population of High Hlli Beach in the summer season exceeds lhat of the village of Wantagh and during the month.s of July and August three ferry boats make daily trips to Bellmore and Wantagh."
He suggested that a small dredge be hired to dig out the shallow parts of the channel and said that the ex¬ pense wouid be nominal. The creek was dredged out twenty years ago at a cost of 15,000 and with the excep¬ tion of some shallow spots it is in good condition.
The matter of reapportioning the election districts of the town to com¬ ply with the new election law was brought before the meeting. It is es¬ timated that seventeen new election districts will havo to be created. Jus¬ tice Lewis Rahsig offered a resolution that a special meeting of the board be held on Wednesday June 10 at 10 a. m. for the purpose of hearing sugges¬ tions from the district captain.'? in re¬ gard to the creation of the new elec¬ tion districts. After a whispered con¬ ference with Tax Receiver Joseph Hall the resolution was withdrawn.
Village Clerk Zimmerman of East Rockaway complained to the Board of the dangerous condition of the town dock in that village. The complaint was referred to Town Superintendent of Highways Robert Brower.
Many Heirlooms and Antiques Lost In Unoccupied Hewlett Home
Fire totally destroyed the old Sam¬ uel Mott Homestead at Merrick and Newbridge roads, Bellmore, late last night. The fire was discovered by two young men passing in an automo¬ bile. They immediately gave the alarm and by the time the Bellmore Fire Department arrived the llames had made great headway.
The house was owned by Mrs. Mar¬ garet Hewlett, widow of the late Is¬ rael Hewlett and contained many pieces of antique furniture and heir¬ looms of the Hewlett family, most of which were destroyed by the flames.
The loss is estimated at |5,000, which is partly covered by Insurance. The cause of the flre is unknown, the house bfing vacant at the time.
MAY A RECORD WEATHER MONTH
FREEPORT'S SOCIAL i A Glimpse of Bayview, Two of its Striking CENTRE IS BAYVIEW Dwellings and Head of Onslow-Moore Co.! OF SCHOOL MUDDLE
ROCKVILLE CENTRE FLOWER BEARER
Onslow-Moore Development a Place of Manifold Attrac¬ tions for Homeseekers
HAS HAD A REMARKABLE GROWTH
Residence Park Was Farm Land in 1906—Activities There Stim¬ ulated Extensive Building
Busy Policeman Carries Bouquet to Home of Trustee
These are busy times for the mem¬ bers of the Rockville Centre Police Department. Whn they are not doing traffic duty, turning on the boulevard lights, capturing telephone booth rob¬ bers and house breakers, guarding the dog pound, running in just plain or¬ dinary drunks, preventing nightly dis¬ turbances in the Washington Arms, patrolling the streets, watching the milk bottles and breakfast rolls, en¬ forcing the excise laws and numerous other little things, they are delivering bouquets for the village trustees.
The police whistle was blown from tho Police Headquarters about ten o'¬ clock on Saturday night. Officer.'. Peterson and Wicks responded on the run. On their arrival Officer Wicks was sent to a Merrick road florist to take a bouquet to the residence of one of the Village Trustees. H§ carried out the order.
A similar incident occurred several years ago under a former board. The red light was flashed and an otficer answered the call. A village trustee had been caught In a rain storm. He detailed a policeman to go after his mackintosh, rubbers and umbrella.
Highest Wind Since 1871 Preceded Storm on Twenty-seventh
According to the monthly metcro- logical summary of the United States j Department of 'Agriculture there were twelve clear, eleven partly cloudy, eight cloudy days during the month of May. Of the cloudy days there wa.'i rain during ten, with an average of .03 inches in precipitation.
The interesting report shows lhat the highest temperature was 91 on the twenty seventh and the lowest tem¬ perature 40 on the first. On the day of tho storm the maximum velocity of the wind wa.s 90 miles. It blew from the northwest and was the highest wind since IsYl for the day. There were six thunder storms during the month beside a light frost occurring on the first. There was dense haze on the twenty-flrst.
JEWS CELEBRATE SHABOUTH FESTIVAL
Second of Pilgrim Feasts Marks Fiftieth Day From Passover
Throughout the United States among Jewish congregations, the fes¬ tival of Sahuolh was celebrated on Sunday. This Festival of the Weeks, the second of the three pilgrim feasts, usually known as Pentacost, is taken from the Greek and signiflos the fif¬ tieth day from the closing of the Pass¬ over. The period is counted in day^ by observant Isrealites.
The synagogues were decorated with flowers and palms in accordance with an ancient custom, taking its dereva- tion trom Biblical days when flowers were called speclmonR ot wealth. They give expression to the joy and grati¬ tude with which the thought of the material blooms of nature animates the Jew on this holiday.
As in Post-Bible times, the festival of Pentacost has become the memorial of the Sinaitic Revelation and as much it is the birthday among tho Jews ot Isreal's religion, just as,the Passover is the birthday of Isreal's nationality. The lesson or "portion" of the law read during the services was from the Book of Exodus, which contains the Ten Commandments and narrates tho imposing events that formed the pre¬ lude to their delivery.
Shabuoth haa been made !n latj years the season of religious initia¬ tion. It is the time when children are made to know the Law's gracious yoke and boys and girls confirmed or strengthened in the faith of Judaism.
When the rather remarkable later i day lUstory of the village of Freeport i is supplied lo a patient Long Island public at some time in the not far distant future, one of its roost brilliant chapters will be tiie history of Bay- view and its development. The pass¬ age will review the incidents of a com¬ paratively brief period of years, yet it will contain perhaps the most engaK- ing reading ot the volume. For Free- port's immediate and illustrious past which marks the beginning of a new epoch in its history, dates back to the purcha.se of a hundred acre tract in the southwest portion of the munici¬ pality and the laying out of the section which is the subject of this article.
Bayview is perhaps more closely a.s- sociated with the active social life of Freeport than any distinct part of the village. Its parked streets, excellent roads, comfortable homes, stretches of awn and ideal surroundings, are at¬ tractions that have drawn newcom¬ ers to it. It has been peopled by au element that appreciated the advan¬ tages of property restriction and en¬ lightenment of environment. The ath¬ letic center of the village is the newly laid out Bayview tennis courts. Ai- thouRh it is not in the geographical or business centers of the village, it is nevertheless a center in Itself. Two trolley lines are within easy distanco and the section is located about mid¬ way between the railroad and i,he bay.
The present stage ot Bayview's de¬ velopment is particularly notworthy, because it is yet a new home district. The original porperty ot some ninety- eight acres was purchased by the On¬ slow-Moore Company in 1906, five tracts comprising parcel. The land
Invitation! for Graduating Exercises The Senior Class of the Freeport High School has received ita gradua¬ tion stationery. The Invitations are as attractive as any that have ever been Issued by a graduating clasa. A hundrvd and forty-seven invitations In all have been received. It is expected that there will-be a number of outsid¬ ers in attendance at the exercises in the high school auditorium.
Ccltbrats Discovery of Long Uland The Kings. County Historical So¬ ciety will begin a celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Long Island this evening. Promlentn ment of Brooklyn and the oountlM of Que«na. Nassau and Suf¬ folk wUl partlclpata.
DEFECTIVE VISION REMEDIED
Dr. George A. H. Smith Counteracts and Corrects Faulty Vision Overstrained eyes, neuralgic pains, the frequent occurences of head aches are Indicative of abnormalities of the sense of vision, and may result in per¬ manent-ftijury unless an oculist is con¬ sulted at once. Dr. Smith is eminent¬ ly qualified to make a diagnosis at bis residence, Brooklyn avenue, corner of Wallace street on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 11 A. M. and by appointment.
South Side Cemeteries Thronged Tho cemeteries on the South Side were thronged with visitors on Dec¬ oration Day. The new waiting room at Greenfield was appreciated and the general condition of the cemetery fa¬ vorably commented upon by the visi¬ tors. Several special deputies were on duty, but they had little to do as the crowd was an orderly one.
State Authorities Take Hand Again in Adjusting Contro¬ versy at Roosevelt
iSAY ANNUAL MEEUNG WAS ILLEGAL
Eight Trustees Elected in May Af
fected by Decision—Four Will
Serve 'til August
GILBERT ULUOTT
FIFTEEN INNING GAME ENDS IN 6 TO f) TIE
Freeport Led Jamaica High School
Team to Eighth Inning—Game
Called at Critical Time
By the High School Reporter in one of the hardest fought games was then wooded^.and^ bftrren except | ^j ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^,,^ rFeeport High
School baseball team tied the Jamaica High School at the Se.iman avenue Miller, Charles H. Bedell, James grounds last Saturday afternoon. Tho Beiley, Daniel D. Smith and Daniel game went for fifteen inniugs and then Combs, each of whom readily bargain- ! because of another game that was
that a small portion of it under nilti vation. Thc property was owned by former Assemblyman William G.
ed with the Brooklyn developers.
¦heduled to be played on the grounds,
Fololwing the erection of the first ; U'e contest was called to au abrupt house on Wallace street to the west ,''lose during a moment of intense ex- of Bayview avenue by O. W. Humph-1 <itf"'*-'nt. A crowd of more than fiOO rey, now deceased, wlio by his good ; persons witnessed the game.
WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT DIES AFTER OPERATION
Was Descendant of Colonel Vander¬ bilt and Long Identified In Coal Business in Brooklyn
DR. CURTICE NEW HEAD OF PREACHERS' ASS'N
Elected Monday in Brooklyn Has Been Member of East Confer¬ ence Since 1885
work did much to make it the attrac¬ tive place it is, a neighborhood sprung up out of the fields. To date eighty- three houses have been built on the
The local players took the lead in the beginning, and not till the elghtli inniii.n was there any danger as to the result. Nolan was the flrst to bat for
property More than 20,000 feet of Freeport and brought in the first run curbs and 100,000 feet of sidewalks i of the game. Clark, Bedell and Ed- were laid by this original builder. The wards alL^.came to tlie hat, but were operators sometime later laid 3,500 I retired. Jamaica was unable to score, feet of water mains through the | in the second inning Freeport again streets before they were improved j scored a single tally through Rollo and with macadam or gravel. And as the I .jnd iu the third inning Bedell and Ed- dlstrict grew it became one in which wards both made circuits of the bases., owners lived in their own houses. Jamaica scored its lust run in the
This extensive improvement stimu- third inning and in the sixth addei; au-
FACT8 FOR FISHERMEN The biggest catch of Spanish mack- eral for the season is reported by Capt. Roger Carman of tbe Phoebe Anne. The catch was mad* off tb« Gbol«r« Bulks.
Iated an interest among property own¬ ers of the sections lying between Bay- view and the village proper. The gap began to fill soon after the first houses were erected and quite naturally the development of the village moved to¬ ward the southwest.
When the five parcels of land were sold to the Onslow-Moore Company the gross assessment was less than J40,000. Two years later at the time of the coming of Alvin A. Sealy, as manager, a substantial increase had been noted and yet today the village appraisement is $220,000, nn incroase that is conaidered remarkable. The realty axiom that population makes land values was proven .'it Bayview soon after the first building boom. Freeport became the largest village of the south side and its property in¬ creased accordingly. Woodcleft, a bungalow district, to the south was developed at that time, more than 200 dwellings being erected there.
Probably one of the most important waterway projects since the dredging of Randall Bay and Woodcelft chan¬ nel. Is the C9ntemplated widening and improving of Milburn Creek, which forms the western boundary of Bay- view. It is the plan td open up this natural channel from Hempstead Bay
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other. Nolan hrought in a run in the seventh, leaving the score i\-2 in favor of Preeport.
Jamaica rallied and in the eight;: by the clean hitting of Bruce, Buech- ner. Canty and Doescher scored four runs. The score stood 6 to 5 during the remainder of the inning. Two hits on the part of Buechner and Can¬ ty and two errors by Harris and Sprague were responsible for the scor¬ ing. Freeport in the ninth tied the score at 6-6. From then on both teams fought for the advantage but no niore runs were scored and the game closed in the fifteen inning with the score still a tie at 6-6.
Three base liits—Nolan, Budcher. First on balls—Off Edwards 2, Canty 4. Left ou Basea—Freepo|rt 11, Ja¬ maica 6. \\'ild pitches—Edwards 1, Canty 2. First base on errors—Free- port 3, Jninaiea 4. Struck out—By Edwards 12, by Canty 10. Double plays—Bruce and Humphreys; Kuban, Edwards, Sprague and Clark. Passed balls—Bueoher.
Large catches are being made overt the wreck of the old Iberia off the banks. The wreck is sighed from the Hotel Naesau at Long Beach. Sea Bass and black flsh ar» among the varltttM.
Following funeral services at his late home at Church and Smith streets, Freeport, this a,£ternoon, the remains of William Henry Vanderb'li, a decenduul in four geiieiations of Jacob Vanderbilt a broilu-r ot the Colpnel Cornelius Vandertiill, founder of the great family fortune, who died on .Monday, will lie interred in Groen- wdtjd Cemetery, Brooklyn. Mr. Van¬ derbilt was in his sixty-eighth year. lli.s death was causeU by a iiiaii^dy from, which he had long suffered and tor the cure of which he was operated upon twice. The last operation it was believed would be successful.
Mr. Vanderbilt was born in Ren- wick sireet, near old Canal street, Manhattan, the son of Jacob and Jane Vaudorbilt, who were then people of means living in one of tlie residential suburbs of New York. He began his career in the coal business and wa.s one of tho pioneers in Brooklyn. For J.; : years lie was looked upon as an iiuihuriiy upon the .subject ot fuel. He had the dislinction of being one of the first dealers in Brooklyn to taki? HI' the fi;!;lit for tonoei weighl duriiiR lhe ii.'ilaiion a le.i } oars ago. *
Latterly Mr. Vanderbilt was con¬ nected with the flrm of Gleadon, Son (i»: Ualzell. Seven years ago he re¬ moved from Brooklyn to Freeport, but continued actively in business until his last illness. He had been ailing for some montlis and was obliged to undergo an operation at the Hemp¬ stead Hospital, the se<'ond within a year.
i :\Ir. Vanderbilt is survived by a wid- |o\v. a twin brother, Jacob E. Vander¬ bilt. and two daughters, Mrs. W. H. I ISelknap, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, and I Mrs. S. D. Farnuiii, of Edison Park, j Cliieago.
I Harvey Suit to be Heard Next Week I Before Supreme Court Justice Kel¬ by at Mineola, the case of .Mrs. Hen- I rictia A. S. Harvey, against tlie Vil- j lage of Freeport for $50,000'damages will be heard on next Wednesday. Mrs. Harvey is the widow of Daltcr, ! Lynn Harvey, who was killed at the municipal power house at Freeport ; last September, while testing electric ! lights. She charges tbat her bus- I band's death was due to negligence on the put «f tbe offlelala ot tbe Tillage.
The Hev. Saul U. Curtice, pastor of Ihe Freeport M. E. Oiurch, was elect¬ ed president of the Long Island Preachers Association at tlie last monthly meeting for tlie year lield at the Fleet sireet M. E. tMiurch on Mon¬ day morning, June lirst.
The position is ono of honor and dis- lijjctiou. The Association is compos¬ ed of over 150 nieiiihers of the church from all over Long Island and Brook¬ lyn. Meetings are held at the Fleet Streel Church, on the first Monday of each mouth, e.scept July and August. It is al these early morning confer¬ ences that tlie religious and ethical problems of the ciiurch and civic I questions of tho comnumlticB and their relations to the church are pre¬ sented and considered. Probably no group of citizens is iu closer touch wilh the community lit*' and the pulse of the people Hian these pastors. Their conclusion¦; and comments are most valuable.
The position of Dr. Curtice is an en¬ viable one. He has served in the Now York East ('onference since April, 1885, only five years of which have beeu spent on Long Island. He has hown himself ch^arly to be an abltj, leader.
Dr. Curtice has served on the ex-
aming board of the conference for
I fifteen years as Itegistrar and as Vlce-
(hairiiian, wliich position he now
I holds.
Uu.'-ing his ministerial service Dr. Curtice has held pastorates In Middle- j Held, Port Chester, Bridgeport, Brook¬ lyn, New Rochelle, South Norwalk and Jamaica.
The following ofllcers of the associa-
Aiihough the two tactions tbat have
' ben in huated controversy over acbool
1 matters in Roosevelt for approilmat-
j ing two years are still at swords
points, the dispute that baa long dl-
j vided tho district is believed to be
near seitlenient. The State eduea-
lional authorities bave again been
called upon to lend their assistance
and again a decision has been given.
This time the legality ot tbe annual
nieefng is questioned aud it ia likely
that a special meeting of the district
will be called within the coming month
for the purpose of finally readjusting
the most serious entanglement In its
history.
The decision of tho State authorities i« contained in a letter to William Ellison, clerk iuid invohes the stand¬ ing of eight of the tru!,tee8 none of whom have assumed iheir otBces. These may be barred from taking of¬ fice at all, by it.
Tlie meeting concerning which tbe most recent friction arcse, according to the call, was to bave reduced the number of trustees. When the resolu- lion was offered there was consider¬ able discussion, it was finally defeat¬ ed by a large majority, .^-jnotlon to increase the trustees to nine was then put before the meeting and earried. Acting upon this authority eight per¬ sons, two of them womeii were elected to membersliip in the Board of Educa¬ tion.
Mrs. Joseph Faath, Mrs. Grant An¬ drus, August Finger and Everett Smith were elected as tho new mem¬ bers of tho board, and with them was elected Edward Verity, luo Rev. Hugq I'ohlinann, J. Bonnson and William Morrell. Tho flrst four were to begin thei rduties at once and the remaining three were lo tako office In August
At the first meeeing of the board .following the eleciion Clerk Ellison and Arctiibald Greenswoid declined to recognize either of the tvvo women or Finger and Srnith, contending that their election was illegal. The war¬ rants for teachers' salaries meanwhile' were lield up and to date none have been paid.
It was at this time tliat another ap¬ peal was made lo the State Depart¬ ment of I'Mucation. ElUson received a letter from one of Its counsel affirm¬ ing his contention thai the newly elected trustees wero wtihout stand¬ ing. It was followed be a formal no¬ tice that tho entiio proceeding was not in accordance with tbo law and therefore couid not ho allowed to stand.
District Superintendent Wellington 'C. Mepham in tho interest of the dis¬ trict was called into tho controversy and gave it as his own opinion that the four should be recognized. He be¬ lieved however, tiiat the call of tlie iiH'eting should have s atd its pur¬ pose to increase the number of trus¬ tees and slated lhat as It did not It was illegal.
It is probable that Mrs. Faath, Mrs. Andrus, Finger and Smith will serve until the next election which will b«? cail«-d within lhe present month.
Zipp Party Has Narrow Escape
Mrs. Cliarles Zipp, Jr., Miss Hattie
Cross and the Rev. Geor.;e E. Bishop,
pastor of .St. Mark's M. E. Church of
Rockville Centre, had a narrow escape
tion were elected for the ensuing, ^'^''''^'^^''y ''''«" '^'^ at tomobile In year: President, Rev. Saul O. Cur P*'^'*^'' ^^''^ *'^'"'' """^'^^ "k^ded over tice, ot Freeport; vice president. Rev. I ^° embankment at the side of tbe
W. M. Hughes, of Cropsey Avenue M
Merrick road. The party were retum-
E. Church, and secretary and treasur- ^""^ ''"°"' Jamaica where they had left er. Rev. Ira W. Henderson, of the , ^r. Zipp. Mrs. Zipp had turned out
Sands Street Memorial.
Rev. George Adams, of St. James M E. Church, Lynbrook, was elected i member ot the buslnesa committee.
of the road to allow a motor truck to I pass.
"Young Bi
Freeport Elks Vialt In L. I. City Probably 150 membera of the Fte*- Grimm on a Vacation port Lodge of Elka are vlsltlnc this
A^'iiliarn H. Grimm, of Clinton ave- nue. Rockville Centre, is enjoying bis annual vacation. He will return to business on July first.
Blue fish, though small are being caucht in the bay and at ths j^ileta.
afternoon with tbe Qutens Borough Lodge at Long laland City. No pro¬ gram of the entertainment planned by the western herd baa been anooucedi but it is a safe wager that tba Free¬ porters will be well taken care ol uul properlr receired.
