Th« .,«..«AU POST: FREEPORT, M, Y, WEONESO/tY, MAY «. 1»14
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SCORES AMITYVILLE IN LENGTHY LETTER
But Samuel W. Ellis, of Hemp¬ stead, Likes Rockville Centre and Says So
TELI^ RECORD'S EDITOR ABOUT IT
Compares South Side Villages As
Places of Residence—Enumerates
Dufficulties in Eastern Village
Hamuel W. Kills, of Hem|islead. doeen't like Anilfyville, ajid says so frankly in a letter to the Kditor of The Record of that >llIaKe wbich he published nl a current issue of his paper. While his experience In th(^ eastern village were niore or less bit¬ ter, Mr. Kills do"s not disprove of all Ix)ng Island .Not by any means. He likes Rockville Centre and writes about It in the same letter in which he condemns Amity \ life. The letter as It appears in The Record is printed in part here: "Editor of The I'.ecoid
"As you are aware, I had, at one time, intended buildini: a house to be occupied hy my mother the year round on some property owned by me and located In the .•;cclioii kno'.vn as .\e\v Point.
"In fact, 1 had fully made up my mind to build this sprini;; had plans drawn and put thein in the hands of Beveral builders; wa.s about to award the contract when it occurred to me- that it would be a good idea to look into the accomodalions afl'orded house- holders.
"Thankful I am that I did. lor it was there I met the sftnK, and I believe li will always be there as loni: as ihe necessities of life are conirolled by pri¬ vate corporations.
"The first sna',' I struck was the water Question. Aa I have been pay¬ ing a water tax on my lots naturally 1 iraaKined there was waler lu^ar: h'lt- to my dismay, afler visltinK the super¬ intendent of the water company, I learned it would be necessary fSr me to lay about 7II0 feet of private pipe line. If I wanted water very badly and would wail they probably would lay a main down Hayview avenue in the near future.
"How my heart did ihrob at those words! Once more was I a care-free youth, about to build a house for hi.s mother. Rut I asked wbat "the near future" meant, and he told me lhat il might be 'a mailer of three or four years.' Alas, how time must liy in Amityvllle:
"I llstent'd to a lecture on the folly of investing money In water compan¬ ies. It seemed tb.it the local company is under very heavy e.xpense and Is losing money fast. So I had not the heart to press my request. In fact. I came near givint; up the three dollars I had in my pockei to help the com¬ pany out; but all 1 did was lo weep and take this man's advice
"Leaving him I stated my troubles to several other residents, among them offlcers of the viJlaee administration, The answer I brought forth was 'Well, what are you going to do about it?' While not given with Tweed's tone arid emphasis the words showed me how- proud Amityville was of her sons and their enterprises.
"After further (onsideiaiion of the matter I was still determined to build, even if the water tax was i22 a year. Then I struck Snag Number 2, Snag Number I etruck when I intpiired whether I could have a year-r(nind ser¬ vice from the F:iectrlc Lif-'hl Co. Of course I could I There was no doubt about It at all. as long as I paid lifteen cents a kilowatt hour and a minimum rate of one dollar a month, whether or
uot I used the current. The company "Oh, yes: I came near forgetting that there would be a little first cost of 193 for five pole sections, because, while wires and poles ran all around me, they did not pass my door. The light tax I paid (Included in the vil¬ lage tax) entitled me to walk under the lamp up near the post office. At least, so I imagine.
"1 would like to say here that I had sevfral electricians estimate the cost of material for such an extension. They figured it to cost about $4r, to 100.
SUPERVISORS CONSIDER PETITIONS AT MEETING
Authorize Return of Illegal Assess¬ ments—Appoint Assistant Jail Engineer and Audit Bills
FREEPORT VOTES FOR MOTOR TRAQOR p;>|^ ^^^ Sifih.V'^i ^i.r. camer.
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available
Motor For Village Hook and Ladder
Passed at Special Election
Hy a majority of fifty-eight \oies. the proposilion to purchase a motor tractor at a cost of $4,000 or as much thereof as may be neces.sary. for use as motive power for the hook and lad¬ der truck in Freeport. was carried at the special election held in the Kxcel sior Hook and Ladder Company's
on. wbicb is out of town during part of the time. On numerous occasions the truck has been delayi^d in starting to fires because there were no horses available.
The tractor wdl probably be pur¬ chased durin;: the summer season. It ¦will probably be a three wheel affair containing a motor which will be at¬ tached to the fore part of the truck.
Malvtrrne't New School Trustees P. F W Lindner and rhiUip StMU derm-in were electeil Tn;sif,>,s of the Malverne School Disirici No, I.'. Tbe biideit amonniintr to J14..".i^ wa,'; pi^ss- ed
Sooner or later you will I-^rn there is cer¬ tainly one upiod.itc , ll uv sanitary liarbiT shop in Kreeport. Pionjpi Attmtion
Tlir liirnl itnri>f>r Sftop
W. VVeitjel. Prop. 35 Raiirodd Ave. Freeport
The Nassau County lioard of Super¬ visors at their weekly meeting on
Monday received the petition of Ger- , , , .. o-i , „, n
,, , , ., , , trude Burt, ot Hicksville, protesting >'"U'^«'««tn««ht. The X ote was small
It has often been said that we wbo against the illejiial assessment of her 12S favoring and seventy against.
live in the pre.-ent age do not realize ' property in that village and the charge | The election was ihe resull of n
what conveniences wo are surrounded of |.'j.80 for State taxes. She asked | petition presented by members of th.
that a refund be made to her for the flre department and citizens of th»
by until they are taken ffroms us. and that is probably Ihe reason I had con- ¦-iidered building in Amityville at all. I did not realize, until after my en¬ lightening experience In your town, whal a wonderful town I would be leaving to there."
Having thus rebuked Amilyville.-.its jieoples and its institutions. .Mr. Kills speaks of fair Kockville Centre in Nas¬ sau oCunty. called the "garden spot" of the South Side as follows-
'It may be interesting for
amount of the tax which has already been paid under protest. The matter was (liscusced by the Board and a resolution presented by Supervisor James Cocks of Oyster Bay authoriz¬ ing the jiayment of |i:'.t>.36 was pass¬ ed. The amount will b(>conie a charge to tbe taxes of the township of Oyster Bay. I I'pon resolution of Supervisor I Cocks, James Lane of (Jlen l^ove was vou to I aPPointf^d as assistant engineer of the
¦arn (if "ymi me not already aware of (-""fl-V Jail at a salary of |'J«0 a year tiem) a few brief facts which I learn- | ^^^'''^ C.oodale was authorized to ad
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ed regarding Kockville Centre after I ^'•''"t'*'"- ^"'' »>"*« '"'" the construction the indifferent treatment I received in "f maciidtim roads in Maria and Ni.ho vour town, 1 would like to sav. before '«' streets at Hicksville. iii acc(ndance Lolninn further, that what impres.sed ! ^'j^^ I''""" «°'' specifications submit
:m.st with Kockville Cenire was i ^*''* °>' ' ".""ly
prid(
person
Engineer William H
Seaman ofCMen Cove. The bids wliich
will be advertised in the ofiicial pa
pers of the county, will be receUed
••Inst(>ad of 'A\ hat are you going to , j^, j,„. ,,y^„.^ ,,„„^^. ,,„ ^^,^. niorning ot
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the prid(> with which
'here spoke of Ihe town
do about it' or 'Well I'll look into it. If you ically w'nnt tne to. but I don't think we can do anything for you this year,' it was,,/Voii come with me and I will introduce you.' '.¦\nyihing you want to know just come to me,' 'Let me help you,' 'Jump in and we'll go right up and look into it.' and so on: ill the sami^ character and too numer¬ ous to men!ion. It is sTiVli things as these which most impress the stranger within the gates of the town
"The lluhiing plant at Kockville Centie is owned hy the \ illaj^e. The water plant is owned by ilie village. They are self supporlinLr. Being mu-
.Monday, .May 18 at 10 o'clock.
I'pon resolution of Chairman I'hilip J. Chri.at, the clerk was instructed to renew the insurance on the jail wiih the- Hartford Steain Boiler Insurance Conipany. The policy covering the building expired toilay.
The foltnwing hills were audited: K. Belcher Hyde, fl.'') for atlas of Nas¬ sau County; K. (i. Cooley, $1.77 for expenses; C. K. Kattigan. as agent for chairs purchased from Auburn Prison. JL'S.M); North Hempsiead Kecord. |;;ti'J.l!). for supplies for Board of Klec- tions; Buffalo Steam lioner Co., Jii.O.'i for supplies to Bteam roller; William
nicipal iilanis, the villa>;e is under no | y. BedeU. *90.t;.^i for work on roads at
Baldwin aud !f7.S!) for removing snow; Paul Weidman. |."i(i lor meals to jurors for Aiiril i( rni of t-iupreme Court; Phil Hudetsky. ?M for gasoline, for automobile of .Supervisor of North Hempstead.
I'pon the petition of .Vn^eline Baiim¬ gartner, of .Merrick,*lor a ciuit claiiii deed from the county for property which was sold for taxes, a resoluiion was offered by Suiiervisor Hiram K, Smith authorizing the act upon pay¬ ment of |in,R5 In back taxes. The resolution was passed.
Sheriff Peitit reported that sixty- one piisoners were in the counly jail.
village at a recent meeting of tbe Board of Trustees. The necessity of a tractor or some reliable nieans of transportation for the truck has been felt for some time. It has been an inconvenience to the vamiis that at times of tires il has been dilficult lo
The
Freeport Tailors
JOHN SCHRIEBER, Prop.
Ladies' Suits and Cloaks to or¬ der. Workmanship Guaranteed. Reasonable Prices.
Cleaning Presaing Repairing
Telephone. 368 w Freepoit 47 Railroad Avenue Freeport, L, I.
CLASSIFIED ADS. Long Island R. R. Time Table
Post little want "ads" get the goods while the getting's good Tel. 61
Two cents a word for first
minimum ten words, one cent a word for successive insertions.
(Eltective Oct. 2lEt, 1913) Lea** Merrick for New York, Penn¬ sylvania Station, Brooklyn and icier- nsertion, | mediate stations, weekdays, 5.1ti, 0.02,
Freeport.
Wanted: to purchase a small chicken liouse at reasonable jirli e, ii2 North Grove Sireet,
NASSAU
Ladies' Tailor and Furrier
72 S. Main St. Freeport, L. I.
Theatre Building
Ladies' and Gents' Experienced Tailor
N. Y. City Prices Suits to Order Strictly Guaranteetd Fitting
Repairing, Sanitarv Cleaning, Press ing and Dyeing , j
M. ROSENBLUM, Prop. }
Telephone, 708 VV I
•xpense loi- street lights nor for water, md there is not a better li^ihled yjl- age on I.oim Island, bar none.
"The cliar,i;es for eleclric current IS i"n cents per kilowatt h(nir--not l.') . ents. Theio is also no minimum rate. The present plant is working at 7U per C(.>nt capacity. j;o in order to carry out a further improveiiient in the street light in,'.;, it was necessary to puicha.se a new generator, costing se\eral thou¬ sands of dollars. With all this the ireasurei:;s repon shows a balance of JlS.tillo.Xl'. .\re till \ losing money by running their ow»i plant and selling curreni at 10 cents'.'
"The Water Co, at Amityville charg¬ es ^22 a year for water. The Amity¬ ville company claims the income tm iheir investment (lhat is, if there is any; I have been led to believe they are losing money) does nol permit of any extensions or improvements. The ireasurer of Kovkville Centre last month reported a balance of J9,107..'i7 in lhe waler fund. Are lliey losing money selling water al :J10'.'
"I don't wish you to thing I am boosting or trying to boost Kockville Ceutre. I am not. ll is not neces¬ sary. But the difference in the nvo town.s sinick me so forcibly 1 could nol resist ihe temptation to sin'ak o( it.
•¦ 'It is never lo late to learn' is an old saying. Amityville should take iieed. Why not send a competent commiitee io investigate this well-run \ illage'/ They are only too willing to ;4iio any inlorinaiion one jiiay wish, legardless of who or what you are. And the best of it is, they have, and can lay their hands on at any time, thi? data that affects the welfare of the village. Can .Viuitwille oUlcials do tiiai?
"Amityville should follow tbe prin¬ ciples of this well-run village or else give way to yonnger or more progress¬ ive blood in its councils..
"Ptil It does, jirospective residents will continue to turn away, as I have Uirned away, witb a feeling that 1 waa not wanted and that the village is large I'nougb without strangers. "Amityville: Wake up!
.Samuel W. Kills. Hempstead, L. i,, .Vpril 29, 1914.
"P. S. -There must be something wrong somewhere when your local les- idents greet one with something like this: 'What this town needs is about six funerals.' "
ti.38, ti.57, 7.17, 17,28, 1 .Oi,; 18,13 8.54, 10,12, A. M.; 12.22. 3.08, 4.04, 5.32, »i,-12, 8.ia, 10.30 P. M.; fkl. 66 A. M,; Sundays, t>.48, ».1I. A. M.; 12.04 2,54, 4.28. 6.33, V.Oti, 9.46 P. M.
Leave Preeport for New York,Penn¬ sylvania Station, and Brooklyn, week¬ days, 6.20, 6.56, 6.42, 7.01, 7.21, i7.'13, 800. 18.17, 8..''i8, 9.48, 10,17 110.50 A. M.; 12.27, 3.12, 4.08, 5.02, 5.3/, 6.46, 8.16, 10.33 P. M.; fkl.59 A. M. Sundays, 6.51, 9.15 A. M.; 12,08, 2.58, 4.32, 5.37, 7.10, 9,50 P. M.
Trains leave Freeport lor Amlty¬ ville, Babylon, Patchogue and inter¬ mediate stations, weekdays, nal.44, 8.10, a8.53, 9.52, 11.53 A. M.; al.48, as2.21, 2.48. a3.59, ai5.0't, t5.33, a5.56, a6.20, 6.41, al.Oi,, l.ii, a8.03,
_ ia9.05, 11.21 P. M.; 12.19 (to Patcb-
,- t, , rr. . ,. in logue Saturdays) al.27 A. M. Sun-
For Sale: Toy tonneau Cad llac car : ^^^. ^ g^ ^g gO A. M.; 12.29, 2.28. in e.xcellent condition; jnst th<n-,^._ 73^ ^9^3 ^11.14 1'. M.; oughly o'.erhauled Ihroui'lioiit. $}:.S Address Wantagh liara.ue. or ;ibof 4:!J. Wantagh.
For Sale: house, eight rooms and ..bath, plot 75x150, Kood neighbor¬ hood, near station, easy terms. Ap¬ ply T. K. Cutler, 27 Porterfield Place.
For Sale: 12 prize winning liiill Leg¬ horn liens and one cockerel. Price, 11,.00 each. Inquire L, .Nas: an Post, Freepor .
The Coal That Satisfies
Office, Yards and Pockets: Coiumhia St. ami L. I. J!. R.
The Cargfest [)istributors of Coal in Nassau County
GARRETT BLISCH
\\ hok-sali. and F^clail D.akr in the
HijEjfhest (irades of Family Coal
Also Wood, Ha\, (irain, J ectl. lUc.
Hempstead,
Loni^ Island
The Palace of Sweets
Pure, delicious Ice Cream,
Chocolates and Bon Bons
The rendezvous for pleasure
Seekers and Guests
The Knickerbocker
27 Park Ave., RockvUle Centre
EHw,.r<l .Smith
Martin F, Murpliy
SMITH & MURPHY
PRACTICAL PLUMBERS & GASRHERS
Hot Air.Steam and WaterHeaters
Tin, Copper Iron Work
15 Bedell St., Freeport, L.I.
rdephone 366
H. GOLDFARB
Freeport
36 Brooklyn Avenue
Telephone. 3U7 j
All Kinds of Cleaning, Pressing Dyeing. Strictly. City Prices 0f Quick Work
uid
For Sale Cheap: A huge, wi structed. atiracli\e iln-j, hoiis' ing $.''.(), Iniiuii.- .\1 1.. S , 1 .•\ve,, Kreeport,
if coi
For Rent: lurnished Jioiise, six rooms and bath, ?20 per month S. Fisher. 11)8 Southside Avenue.
Wanted: Young, bright, t xperienced , girl to serve as clerK. Apply II. i NlchoLsberg, 40 So .\Tam street, I Kreeport.
Hollis. Long Island.
I'lot 7(1\]21, Carpenter ave,, nciir trol¬ ley a«4niilroa(]; fine location; te-riUB
to suit. lTrr~-*UAXIS, Itockville Cen¬ lie, N. Y
; ax.42 A. M.
Trains leave New York, Pennsyl-
: vania Slation, for Kreeport, Meirick and principal Intermediate Ktations na'i.in, 7.0G, a7.Cil, it,07 (except MerricK,) 11.00 A. M.; al2,5.'"., nal 25
i2.00, aS.OO, ia4.i)8, tal.44, a5.00
V5.;:i, 5.50, afi.16, C,4t;, a7,lU. a8,08 10.25, all.lJo, al2,,"o P, M,; i-uiiUayt>
4.:;o, a8,20, 11^4 A. :u,. \.o>;, u2.58
6.;i7, as.08, alO,18 P. M., al2.J.^ night
a Trains run lo Pabylon cnly.
u Su Brooklyn coiiuei liouH
k Stops on signal; runs to \ alley : .Stream only.
I 8 Saluidays oTJly.
t E.xcept Saturdaya.
1 Except holidays.
t Except Saturdays and holidays.
Trains leare i3rooklyn, Flatbush Ave. Station, about the same time as those shown from New York, Penn¬ sylvania Station. This time tahle sub¬ ject to chauRe without notice.
THE CLAMOUR OF SPRING IS INSISTENT
.idc Cic.ttud. Dyed
Take tip your old C.irpcis — Havc thtm or ni.idc into
BEAUTIFUL RHVERSABLE FLUrF RUGS
Practic.tl and Uccorativc SEMJ FOR CIRCl.'l.AR CALL OR PHONh I'ACIOKN'
Long Island Rug Works
Olive Boulevard Teiephoce ; ic w FREEPORT
TROMMERS FINEST MALT BEER
IS SOLD, DRUNK AND ENJOYED
ALL OVER LONG ISLAND 7?™
East Rockaway, Long Island
For Sale^Broadway near Co'i.'mbus : Aveuue on south side of stmt, 50x i L.eave 110, about two hundred fee', from i new schol to be built; price, Sl.OOO F. St. John Hang, Kasl Kockr^ay.
FRUITS CANDY
VEGETABLES CIGARS
J. Isola
¦<!2 South Main St. Freeport, L. 1. I thirty minutes till 12.00 a. m
N. Y. & L. I. TRACTION COMPANY TIME TABLE In effect January 1, 1912 Mineola-Brooklyn Division Hempstead, Main and Front Streets. South bound—4.30, 4.45, 6.05, 5.30 a. m., and every thirty minutes Ull 11.00 p. m. Then 12.00 tn. (this car goes lo KoSedale and waits twenty minutes, then proceeds to City Line, arriving at 2.00 a. m.
North bound—5.30 a. m. aud every
Jt-vzwj;W/P/
TeL 69 iW Freeport
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailor
Store open from 8 a. na. to 8 p. m
M. JARVIS & SON
Scavenger Work, Ashes,
&c. Carted
Trucking & Carting
Special Attcntiorj Given To All Orders
MERRICK ROAD MERRICK, L 1.
Phone. S3-R Freeport
Quality is a Good Salesman Price is a Better One
ScUdter Employs Both Judicioasly
HENRY t SCHLUTER
"lie Qulity Grocer"
T«i«phon« MS PROMPT DELIVERY
MERRICK ROAD FREEPORT, L I.
W. S. liETCHAil
CATERER
II K,LEPHONE. 203 w 62 HENRY SL HEMPSTEAD
ESTIMATES PROMPTLY GIVEN
FOK WEDEINGS. RECEPTIONS.
BAfSQUETS. TEAS AND CLUB
SUPPERS
FINE SILVERWARE. LINEN AND
CHINA TO LOAN
SEND FOR SAMPLE .MENUS
AND PRICES FOR ALL SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS
DELIVERIES THROUGHOUT LONG ISLANO
ALL KINDS OF
Fruit Trees, Shade Trees, Ever- ^eens, Flowering Shrubs, Roses, Grape Vines, I'rlvet, Hardy Plants, Pansles, Daisies.
MILLER'S NURSERY
Telephone, 146-L 134 GeTeluid Ave. Rockrille Centre
The Nassau Inn
ALLAN McNEIL. Prop.
Mealj ll All Hour* Privale Dining Rooms
Fine Accomodidoiu. Board by Dty
or week.
Bd<lwin, L. l.
TcIepluMie, 815 Freeport
MERRICK RD. AND MILBURN AVE.
Everything al Your Finger Tip
The acme of convenience in mod¬ ern home life^-supplied by electri¬ city, and controlled by simply touching a button or key with your finger tip. That Is one of our mod¬ ern mlracle.i The power behind this miracle i.s electricity. The agency that makes it possible- wires it, directs It, sets It going—is the electrical contractor, and that means US. We are prompt and reliable In our service, und that Is important In expert electrical work.
JAMES F. CAMPION
36 SoDth Grove Street, Freeport, N, Y.
A flfteen-mtnute headway Is operat- , ed between Baldwin tStop 85) and I Brooklyn as follows: Week days, ex- i cept Sundays, leave Orajit and Lioerty ' streets, Brooklyn, 6.0u a. m. till 7.00 : a. ni., then 4.30 p. m. till 7.O0 p. ra. Sundays: flfteen minute service op¬ erated belween Kockville C'enire and Brooklyn from 12.00 noon to 8.46 p. m. Hempstead-Jamaica Division i Leave Hempsiead, Mala and Front
Streets. ' West. Dound—B.30 a. m. and every i thirty minutea till 11.30 p. m. Sun- j days, 6.00 a. m. to 11.30 p. m. I Leave Jamaica, Watshlngton aud Ful i ton Streets.
j East bound—6.16 a. m. and erery ' thirty minutes thereafter till III.IG I a. m. Sundays, C.46 a. ni. and every I thirty minutes till 12.15 p. m. I Mineola-Jamaica Division
I Leave Mineola, BouIeTard and Old ! Country Road.
Wesc bound—o.«o a. m. and every thirty minutes till 9.15 p. m., then 10.15 and 11.15 p. m. Sutadays, first car 6.15 a. m., then the same BChedule as week days.
Leave Jamaica, Washington aad Fiil- I ton Streets.
I East ¦ bound—6.30 a. m. and every : thirty minutes till 10.00 p. m., then 111.00 p. m. and 12.00 midnigbt. Sun- days, first car at 7.00 a. m., then same ; schedule as week days.
J. M, STODDARD,
S^aperlntAndnnt
ir'^ ir*' 'ir "< *a t i n r, h" h' // HATiiiNt;
" ' HSlll.NC
Boat House and Building Plots For Sale
On Reasonable Terms A FEW DOCKING SPACESITOJLET
I NEW BUNGALOWS AND HOUSES |
In all Sections of Freeport 4 Rooms Upwards Mod.'in Improvemenls
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JOHN J. RANDALL COMPANY, Owners
Office, No. 6 Brooklyn Avenue IKKEPORT, I.. I.
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NOTARV PUBLIC WITH SEAL
tXPEHI APPRAISALS
JAMES HANSE
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE
AND GENERAL BROKERAGE
TELEPHONE. 7/
RAILROAD AVE.
FREEPORT, L.
The sclntlllaiing splendid beauty of our cut glass will delight and gratify the most critical and exacting pur¬ chasers.
Every article of cut glass shown here is genuine hand cut—there are no seconds and none of those frauds of pressed glass with a little superfi¬ cial cutting.
We know that if you will inspect our Blocks of cut GLASS you will be delighted and pleased with its perfect purity and beauty and the reasonable prices.
Your Inspection cordially invited. |
A. E. MILLER '
24 S Main Street Freeport, N. Y.
THE CONTRAST ,
httur(t, ri Mill i.-ulorcd by n ¦¦'II'I a.„rc:a;ly^_ma'Jc .'iUit _i^^ a iii.irkOd one. In our- the f';i anM -tyl< will \,i- '.-ipparcnt .ii glanc* I.ct uc m;ik.- >(,ii ., mu' /'f till- l.itt-t -tyl. :,n<\ yUw iriiilil- will rPn-,.-irk ibat your cloth.-^ ]n.,U !irj. A lri.,1 ,. .,1!
CHARLES E. FINK
102-104 Fulton St. New York City
Residence, Rockville Centre
