THE HA88AU POST, FREEPOET, I. T., FRIDAT, JULY 28, 191«.
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State/^ Secretary, oJ State FRANCIS M. HVQO.
LOKO KLAHS TBAITIC.
J. Huyler Ellison, secretary to Con. F. C. Hicks, returned to Freeport last week for the aummer. Most of the work of the session haa been com¬ pleted.
.MieH Beatrice Vail is spending tbe summer monthH in the CatskiUs.
Alpha Council No. 1 I, D. of A., will hold a beach party on August 3 to Point Lookout. All except children under 12 years of age are invit«d.
The Helping Hand Sewing Society met at the home of Flora 8. Dixon on Tuesday afternoon, July 25. In spite of the rain a large number of mem¬ bers were present and a pleasant af¬ ternoon spent. Further meetlngn are postponed until September. At .'» p. m. the hostess telephoned to Post's garage and a large touring car came and conveyed each member to their several homes.
Mrs. O. W. Patterson of N'orth Ocean avrnuf entertained Ih'' .Missos Darling of HIck.svlllc. L. I., over tn© week end.
Misses Mae Story, formerly of Free- port, is visiting friende and relatives.
G. Edwin Hewing of the First .Na¬ tional bank, has just returned from a two weeks' vacation In the rat.'^kllls.
I Miss Constance Loux, formerly of I Freeport, was in town for a few days.
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I Miss Marjorie Smith, daughter of [Samuel R. Smith, is visiting friends In the northern part of the State.
Mrs. Benjamin Falrbrother of 190 West Seaman avenue, recently cele¬ brated her birthday and wedding an¬ niversary. Among the guests of the week were Mrs. C. S. Spencer of the Bere«ford, Ms^nhattan. wife of the vice-president and treasurer of the Adams Express, one of the brides¬ maids, and Mrs. D. W. Hewlns of Elm-
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lln biology at Newtown high school.
.Miss Lillian Knapp of the Bronx Is 'visiting S. Kalhan of this village. She will remain her for three weeks.
I S. Kalban of this village Is mour- I ing the loss of his favorite horse } Teddy, who liad served hlni faithfully for the last six years.
, The r'atriotic Circle will hold their
domino and euchre at the home of 0|iilI"T'IJ\/II I 17 C/^ Mrs. Martin Beckhorn, Albany ave- DiVlI I II V ULi^E^ D\Jo
nue, Friday evening, Aug. 4tb.
Thf ladlfR of the W. F. .M. S. of the .MethodlRl KpiBcopal church will hold a tea and food aalp In the church dining- room this afternon (Krlday, July 2«i, trom .3 to 6 o'clock, ("old drinks will he .i.rvid. f'ome and brinK your friends.
.Mr. anil .Mrs. Johnny Geer (Oerme¬ roth). former Kreeporterc and Bixle Lynn Corker, who have been in Roslnn for the summir monthn, leave there July 30 for Portland, .Main--. Bixle L,ynn Cork' r Ih tlw blui- ribbon Boston bull terrier Mr. flri'er purchas'd from the Sen Sen kennels at Lynn, .Mans.
.Mrs. J. L. rjermeroth Is spendinK a Wfek In Bo.-iton. .Mass., a.s the Kue^ of .Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Geer. Mr. Geer Is connected with a th'atrlcal enterprise there.
On Thursday, Aufjust :), a monster cntertiiliiment will b.^ helii nt The Amirlcan Theatre, Kreeport, ft>r the briiefit of the building fund of the He¬ brew ronffre(ialion of Freeport. This oonKreKation hopes In the riear future iri build a fltlitiK temi)Ie for the hold- in)< of lis services.
.\l tbls ^intertaiiim.nt tb. fellowInK stars will posll IV'ly appiar: Krank Tlniiiy. Dooby and Sal<s, .McKay ami .\rdltie. i;dward .\beli-.s and ennipany. Kalmar and Brown. Kellx Adbr, Smith and .\uslin, Cartini'll and Harris, Harry and Kva Puck, .\brabams and White, Harry KllLs, Amoros and Murray. Bil¬ lie Keeve.«i and Stanton Brothers. A pleasant evening is assured all tbos>> who attend.
Freeport Club Benefit.
P^eeporters wlio are interested in tlie welfare of the Freeport'Clul), and especially In tho new gymnasium pro¬ ject, should certainly lend their sup¬ port to the benefit to be given that organization, this (Friday) evening, by tlie Mask and Wig Club. The latter club, under the direction of .Mr. H. Bratton Kennedy, has been prac¬ ticing for some week upon four short plays, which ll will present toniglit in the Crystal Theatre. Tlie plays are entirely new, liaving been written by Director Kennedy, the four casts are well picked and upheld, the scenery Is also new. and the tickets are rea¬ sonably priced at ."iO cents. If you enjoy seeing your friends act, and if you are a friend of the Freeport Club, as well as the .Mask and Wliig Club, come out tonight and see tlicni in • To-Morrow,"" "The Breed," "Auld Kol)in," and "Finger Prints."
Managing Ellison's Hotel.
Cliarles .Moravic, wlio is managing the G. P. P:ilison Hotel at Point Look¬ out, during tlie alisence of CJ. I'. Elll- .soii, reiiorts that there ar.' no sharks at Point Lookout and that bathers are safe and secure. There have been several runwrs l~liat sharks have been .'^eeu in tliis locality luit .Mr. .Moravic iiiakt>s a sweeping denial.
The popularity whicli tlie hotel lias earned in tlie past few years is being stoutly maintained liy .Mr. .Moravic. From past experiences Mr. Moravic is well (iiialified for this position and Kreeporlers wisli him plenty of suc¬ cess.
Mr. Ryan of Denton street, Freder¬ ick Plaza, will move to New, York City this week, having sold his auto and garage.
Smithville South's worthy friend and patron, Frank Ewann, returned to business this week, having devoted his two weeks' vacation in aiding tlie preparation for the coming fair.
.Mr. Monroe of Bellmore avenue has purchased a new Ford runabout and recently constructed a new garage to house It. This Is another of the added Improvements to the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Fordham Odell and family of the Bronx are spending a week with Mr. Odell's mother an Eyre place.
L.J. Steiner of Eyre place has be¬ come a .motorist, having recently purchased a machine from Jerome, the barber, of Bellmore.
The baseball game between Hicks¬ ville .\. A. and Smithville South was postponed last week on account of rain. The local 'team will play Sea¬ ford this Sunday.
Mr. Knebbe of Lincoln .street has sold his Astoria flats and purchased a six acre farm in Massapequa. where he will build a home and start his son j m tlie cliicken business. |
Mr. and Mrs. Nonamacher, who re- ^ cently bought a cottage on Lafayette | street, have been forced to return to j the city because of the climatic con- i ditlons. We regret their departure.
Ralph Austin of Rtitler street en- , tertained ten of his friends from Brooklyn last Saturday, all enjoying ^ a delightful time. Dinner was served , in a large tent erected by Mr. Austin i for the purpose. |
August 10th. nth and 12th will, be gala days In the history of Smith¬ ville South. On those days the flre- j men an dtheir wives and devoted friends will hold a fair and festival | for the benefit of the department. If i the plans for decorating are perfected | and carried out, Smithville South j will resemble Coney Island. Addit- j ional facts an dcomments will be , printed next Issue. j
Mrs. F, A. O'Keefe, Mr. Roy Bill- | ings, Miss Mary Umhauer. of Smith¬ ville South, and'Miss Hurmeater of Wllliamstiridge spent last week at High Hill Beach and had a very en¬ joyable vacation. Miss May Mc- Qtiade and Miss Grace Fanning paid them a visit on Thursday, staying over until Saturday.
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The cottage of Dr. McCabe at High HIII Beach was burned down la«t Tuesday night and practically de¬ stroyed. The bungalow was one of the fine place at High Hill Beach, being commodious and having all modern improvements. No one was In the house at the time the flre started and no one knows how It originated. The funeral service of Thomas B. Seaman was one of the largest ever held In this locality. Many influen¬ tial men and women from all walks of life were present fioni Queen.'S ana Na.ssau counties, and also from the city. Several 'judges were present and the employes of the Queens coun¬ ty court came in a body to pay their la»!t respects. It was a wonderful outpouring of sympathy and respect to a wortliy man and citizen. Mr. Seaman will be much missed in Wan¬ tagh.
Edwin R. Wendler, formerly of tSie firm of Cpx, Wendler and Van Tuyl, paid a vit^it to Wantagh last Satur¬ day. .Mr. Wendler is living at Ches¬ ter, Pa.
Hivine services in the Memorial Congregat'oral cliurch next Sunday at 10.ISO a. 111. and 7.4.'. p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoppen of Bald¬ win are spending some time with Mr. lloppen's parents in this place.
Klliott Van Nostrand cut his finger (jiiite badly with a potato planter last week. The end of the finger was sev¬ ered.
Talbot Baldwin, son of Mr. and .Mrs. Francis Baldwin, nad an acci¬ dent last week while riding his bi¬ cycle on Park avenue. He was found by Cecilia .Meyer unierneatli his wheel from which he hatr^been thrown by sometliing catcliiiig in the spokes of the front wheel. Ile was badly bruised and shaken up. but is now getting better.
.Mrs. .Marvin M. Brooks has gone to Ka.st Hampton for a two weeks' visit with friends.
.Miss Elsie Young underwent an operation in .Mercy hospital last week. Miss Young is now home and doiim well.
Rev. Tliomas S. Braitliwaite will supply the pulpit of his former | church. Bethany of East Rockaway, during the Sunday mornings of .\ii- gu.-t in the absence of the pastor.
.'\ moonliglit sail from Seaford to High Hill Reach last Saturday night was prolonged until 4 o'clock Sunday I morning, owing to lack of moonlinlit I and the lioat striking a sand bar on I its return trip.
j Tliere was no service in the Me- iPiorial cliurch last Sunday morn inc 'on accountof the storm.
Eailro«d Travel Very Heavy Aroand July Fourth.
Travel to Long Island points during the Fourth of July holiday period this year broke all previous records for the handling of passengers on the Lons Island Railroad.
This fact is brouKht out in figures just made public which show that 1.- 029,721 persons were carried on 5,361 trains operated by the Lonp Island liailrnad in the flrst flve days of the curr-nt month. In the same five-day period of 1915, the railroad handled 917.917 passenpers; in 15H, ?93,667; In lf.l3, S90,3S8:'ln 1912, 767.7S3: In 1911. 826.1S2; In 1910, 686,727, and In 1909, .".>iS,.TOO. Thus, In eip'ht years, the num- b. r of people usintr trains to spend tbe Koiirtb of July holidays at Lonp Island I>leasure and health resorts, has in¬ creased more than seventy-five per cent.
In addition to the unprecedented movement of pas.«enpers on steam and 'electric trains, the trolley lines oper-
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
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VILLAGE OF FREEPORT,
I I, tiie undersigned, the Collector of [Taxes in and for the Village of Free- port, N. Y., have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of I taxes for tlie present year, and I will I attend at the office of Ortell & Smith, ion Railroad avenue, in said Village of [Freeport. on July 24 to August Iti, [1916, inclueive, from y.Ou o'clock in I the forenoon until 4 o'clock In the afternoon on each such day for the 'purpuse of receiving taxes upon such roll at the rate of one per cent, on every dollar; after August 16, will attend at my place of residence, iJ.^i .North Grove street, in said Village of Freeport, for the purpose of receiving taxes upon such roll at the rate of five cents on every dollar.
n. FRANK SEAMAN, Collector. Dated. July 14th, 1916.
ated by the Long Island Railroad alao carried 159,11« people between July 1 and July (.
In presenting the above Information to oincers and employes of the rail¬ road. General Manager J. A. McCrea rays: "This service was accomplished with no personal Injuries to passengers or serious train accidents."
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CORNER MAIN STREET
Phone 798
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CHEVROLET and
REO MOTOR CARS
Elxperl Service Department Engineers competent to diag¬ nose troubles quickly and cor¬ rectly.
Modern aad up-to-date ma¬ chine equipment with latest, devices.
Repairing and OTerhauling ot all machines and at reaaon¬ able prices.
Supplies and Acceuories
Full line of auto parts and all varieties of accessories.
Tires, tubes, covers, tools, light equipment, gas and oils of standard makee.
Largest supply room on Island. Call and make Inspection.
Bennett at Boston.
Comity Comptroller F:arl J. Ilen- nett returned tlie early part of llie week from Iloston wliiMe he went on ('(lunty biisinesK.
To Remodel No. Main Street Factory.
Kollnwiim Iheir reoent purchase of Ihe larse brick building r)ii North Main street, ffu'inerly occupied liy tho Kelly Bowling .Mley Company and owned liy the William O. .Miller. Inc., .Messrs. Shetiar and Klein liavi- had arcliitects preparing plans for the en¬ tire rtjniodeling of the interior of the Iniilding and the installation of tiie most modern of factory tuacliinery.
The liriii wore pr()pri(nors of tme of the large factories in New Vork City and moved to Kreeport liut a siiort time ago. Tliey are manufaeturers of linen shirts, skirts and waists and em¬ ploy a large force of young ladies. Tlie factory Is a permanent business asset to the village.
Two Important Sermon Topics.
At the Freeport Methoilist cliurch next Sunday morning two important topics will he discussed hy Dr. Cur¬ tice.
In the morning the theme wUl be "Power Versus Foreknowledge." Cod denies us a good many things we think desirable, but he always gives some thing better for us than tliat which he withholds. We want to know about tomorrow: He gives us if we try to do Hit? will, the power to do the thing which will make tomor¬ row of most benefit to tis and others.
The evening subject will be "The Unrealized Presence of God." The sermon will aim to make clear that the time when Ood reveals himself to men has not passed.
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Alpha Cooncil Installation.
The following offlcers were Installed in Alpha Council No. 11, D. of A., recenUy: Councilor, Augusta M. Bent- ley; associate councilor, Lizzie Ray¬ nor: vice councilor, Frances Raynor; associate vice councilor, Esther Dix¬ on; conductor, Prudency Ritchie; warden, Aurella L. Williams; finan¬ cial secretary. Emmie P. Mount; treasurer, Henrietta Golden; record¬ ing secretary. Ella H. W. Bentley; associate recording secretary, Emma H. Daniels; inside sentinel, Sarah Christensen; outside sentinel, Ida M. Lowe; junior past councilor. Elsie L. Johns; Junior past associate coun¬ cilor, Annie Temple; trustee (18 months). Elizabeth Golden; delegates to state session, Emma E. Daniels, Raycie Howell. Flora Dixon; alter¬ nates, Ella H. W. Bentley, Sarah B. Braren, Ina Stevenson. |
.Mr, 1 i.iri I'.inwii. uliii is sloppinu wllh Mr. S.atii.iii for ili.- sniiitnir r. pons that his falli.r is s.rii.usly ill .V slii.-.|.\- ri-ei,v.iy is hep. d for. Mr. I >a ii llrowfi is ilii-i i-iiiii:- Ih.. >-..iini-' nn'ii who .mm- IHipariiii; for thr iniiistnl show for ih- bill.'lit (if Ihl. Hillni.iic Yaebt I'liib.
.Miss Dorothy MacLarty and Walter Baldwin of Brooklyn are spending their vacations at tlie Hillside cot¬ tage as tlie guest.s of Miss Lottie Seliooley. They expect to spend their honey moon here next year.
Harry .Merritt purchased a car last week liut found he was too large for it and sold it to Jerome .Messina. Now we wonder is it a car? It runs like one and smells like one. Guess we will have to leave it to tho town to decide.
The Ladies' .St-wing Circle ui(>t at tlie iionie of .Mrs. .lolin .\dcl on Wcil- nesday, July 'H\.
Ciiiir BartlTtdomew is very popular witii tlie new girls in town- or is il his car?
Well, liave you seen the bloomer girls yet? Tliey look great on parade and at the postofhce. Some of tlie young men are going to'get glasses as tliey have strained their eyes.
Fat lier King was tiuite surprised to nnd in tlie last issue of thi.s' paper tliat Bill Morrison was a good judge of cliickens.
Fatlier King has once more chang- d his boat to a fast power boat and is seen tiuite often enjoying a trip on tlie bay»
.Mrs. Edgar Green leaves Monday, ,luly ;n, for a trip to MIddlefleld and Rockfield. Conn., where she will visit her sister. Jtrs. Clair Huse, and Mr.s. George Wetherill, an aunt.
Have you seen the angry look on the face« of the property owners of this town? Some one said there wa.s to be a slaughter house on Bellmore avenue. Can you blame them?
Don't forget that the Bellmore baseball team will play agaln.st the New York Bloomer Girls on Sunday. Julv :!0. The young ladles are not alone noted for the way they play ball but alao for their taking way when the collection is taken up by tliem. So come prepared.
Everybody to the minstrel Satur¬ day night and give the boys encour¬ agement for they have certainly worked hard to make It a success which there Ir no doubt but what It win be.
Mr. John Jones has sold his bar¬ ber shop to a man from Hempstead.
THE M\t\ GIBI.S.
(By H. O. J.) Away from smoke and noises. Away from work and care, .\u-ay from cranky sh«#i>ers Who on their nerves no wear. They have come to our vlllaRe To rest and have some fun: To nsh and swim, and get In trim, When work, once more, they do begln>
PUBLIC NOTICE.
I-'OR S.XLE - .\ modern up-lo-date steam boiler, and pipes, also a 20 H. P. Backus C,as KiiKine. Can be seen at the Grove Street School Build¬ ing, Pine and Groye streets, any day between tlic hours of !• a. m. and 7i p. m. Bids will be received by tlie Board of Education on Tuesday even¬ ing, August Stli, III it!, at .S p. m.
Mr. Wilson "has kept us out of war," but at tlie same time has made us ritlictilous. Mr. Hughes, as presi¬ dent, would be no more warlike tiian the present occupant of the White House, hut lie would win for the tin- lion the respect of the worlil. .\nis- terdam Recorder.
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IF ITS FRUIT AND VEGE- I TABLES you want we
I have them and, of course, the I best at reasonable prices. Everything fresh daily. Fancy Fruit Baskets our j Specialty.
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Telephone 13 26. .\djoining .American Tlieatre.
George Howard Randall
32 Brooklyn Avenue Freeport
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Carpenter and Builder
Screening of buildings and porclies a specialty.
Carpenters' and .Mason's Tools, Builders' Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glazing, Garden Hose, C.arden Tool*; apd Poultry Wire.
Kstimates cheerfully given. Work prompt ly done.
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Ooods called for and promptly returned.
We Have New and Used Fords
Touring, Runabout, Coupelet, Town and Business Can
For Sale or Exchani^e
We carry and constantly have on hand a large stock of all FORD parts
Tools and Man Make the World's Greatness
WE EMFLOT THE MOST CAPABLE AND RELIABLE MACHINISTS
We maintain a machine shop equipped with modem and ap-to-date m*-
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or about an automobile.
Dodge Motor Cars, io.b. Detroit, $785.
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