Nassau County Review 19080703

              FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1908
NO. 36
FREEPORT NEWS
S. A. Williams has sold his automo bile to Leo Fishel.
A hot chicken .supper will be held at the Baptist Church next Thursday evening.
E. H. Norwood, purchaser of John J. Randall's new hotel on Randall Bay, will open for business on July 4. Mr. Norwood intends to run the hotel all the year.
Esmond   Stiles'   class   of   the M. Sunday   School   enjoyed  Saturday the beach.
A motor cyclist, name unknown, while participating in a run, collided with a milk wagon on the Merrick Road Tuesday morning. His nose was broken, face cut and some bruises in¬ flicted. He was attended by a physi¬ cian and resumed the run.
S. Herzfeld is to move f^om his pres¬ ent location to the old Po5;t Oifice build¬ ing, early this month.
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal Church will hold a barn dance at Mr.s. I... H. Vogel's this Friday evening.
j     Jos. Albin's store, which  was  dam- I aged by fire about a month ago, is near¬ ly ready for occupancy.
Rev. H.B. Munson preached in the M. E. Church Sunday morning, in ex¬ change with the pastor, Rev. W. A. Richard.
In the Baptist Church,   Stanley   W.
Roberts, minister, there will be public
worship   Sunday   at   10:30   a.  m., and
Bible   School   at   2:30   p.   m.; regular '     The Episcopal Church of  the   Tran.s-
prayer and conference meeting, Friday   figuration will hold their annual picnic
evening at eight o'clock.    The Sunday   to Pt. fcfX)kout on July H;  on  July   14
evening   service   will   be discontinued   they will have a moonlight sail.
until August 23.  All,are cordially wel- 	
come to these .services. The degree of Virtue, Love and   Pa-
triotism was conferred upon five can- Alpha Council, No. 11, Daughters of  didates in Freeport Lodge, No. 'u,  Jr.
America, will hold their annual fair and   q_ u_ js^   |vj,^ \.^^i Friday evening.
lawn party next week, Friday and Sat-,
urday,   July 10 and 11, in  the   lot  op-       Mr.   and   Mrs.   E.   C. Burdorff have   ___      „_.    ___^..   _.._„	
posite   the  old post office.     Fancy and   sold their residence corner Archer   and ! be severely pun?shed if warnings do not
domestic   articles,   aprons,    groceries, , church Streets to John H. VanWormer '
etc., will be for .sale   at   the   different   of  Rockville   Centre, and will  remove
booths;   aLso ice cream, candy and soft , to Princeton, Mass.
drinks.    In connection with this event
A regular meeting of the Village; Captain Dave Morton and crew Board of Trustees will be held this Fri- ^ caught a 20 lb. turtle wFiile out fishing day evening. , Thursday.
To-morrow being Fourth of July, the Freeport Club will entertain its Review office and the Banks will be friends as usual by a fireworks display closed all day. tomorrow night.
Charles R. Lea and family are spend- Firemen will be o!i duty at all the fire ing the Summer at Big Moose|Lake in houses from 12 o'clock tonight to 12 the Adirondacks. o'clock tomorrow night, to be ready for
, Fourth of July fire emergencies.
Chas. J. Georgens is the new pro¬ prietor of the Manhattan House, which he has leased from July 1.
To-night is the last time before the Fourth for getting Fourth of July Post Cards at the Nassau County Review Stationery Store, t)2 S. Main St.
Msis Florence Davis has returned from a visit to Alleghany, up state; next week she will go on a visit with friends in Boston, Mass.
Miss Susan Brown of Ohio is vi.sit- ing her friend Miss Helen Merrill, Church St; while at Rockville Centre Sunday she fell from the porch step and sprained her ankle.
Police   Captain John Dunbar has de¬ cided to take slejjs to stop crap   shoot- in the village.    Boys   caught   will
Base-Ball
Freeport Club defeated Springfield Saturday afternoon at Freeport Ath¬ letic Park. It was too bad they did not have a good team for their opjion- ents as they played fine ball, while their o{)i)onents acted as though they were asleep. A seven inning game was played, Freeport winning by the score of 14 to 3.
This Saturday afternoon (Fourth of July) Freeport Club will cross bats with the Mineola A. C, advertised as the "Champions of Nassau County."
a homemade bread and cake sale will be held Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bedell Cooper cele¬ brated their fifth wedding anniversary Wednesday evening. Their home was beautifully trimmed with ferns and roses. A bountiful|suppper was enjoy¬ ed in the dining room which was most beautifully and artistically decorated with crepe paper, ferns and roses. The evening was veryjjileasantly sjient and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were the recipi¬ ents of many useful presents.
Dr. Geo. (r. Kelley, V. S., isstillwifli the Frceport Veterinary Hospital at 7<i N. Main St.; tel., 1<)0-L-1; spavins, curbs and splints tn.'ated wliile tiie animal works. tf.
Services Sunday in the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration will be: Holy Communion at 10:30 and even¬ song at 8 u. m. The evening service will be shortened to close within the hour.
The Woman's Relief Corps will hold an outing to Nassau-by-the-Sea,   Tues-
The regular monthly meeting of the ! l«y,'/^'y J' '"•'^' ^°^^^ '^^^« ^''^"'^'•- Freeport Board of Trade will be held in Fraternity Hall next Wednesday ev¬ ening, July 8, at 8:15. Important business will be brought before the meeting.
;:;^The annual Ladies' Night, usually held in July, has been jiostponed until Wednesday, Aug. 12, to accommodate Congressman W. W. Cocks, who will be the principal speaker on that occa¬ sion.
son's dock, corner Main and Raynor Streets, at 8:00 o'clock a. m. Tick¬ ets, adults 2r)c and children Ific.
C. 0. Niles stood his wheel against the engine in Wide Awake Engine house while attending a Fair Committee meeting Thursday night, and when he came down stairs it was gone. This is the third wheel Mr. Niles has had stol¬ en.
Leo Sneider of Brooklyn had a nar¬ row escape from drowning at Wood¬ cleft channel Sunday. He was in bath¬ ing and got beyond his depth. He yelled and Arthur Murray started to his aid but was rapidly becoming ex¬ hausted himself, when his brother, Matthew Murray, came to their aid and assisted in bringing Sneider ashore. He was unconscious but heroic treat¬ ment by Dr. Miller soon brought him around in good shape.
At the meeting of Progressive Coun¬ cil, Daughters 6i Liberty, Monday evening the following officers were were elected for the ensuing term:
Councilor, Mable Pearsall; vice-coun¬ cilor, ArrivUla Ritchie; associate coun¬ cilor, Alice Toombs; associate vice councilor, John Dunbar; guide, Lila Raynor; inside guard, Estelle Miller; outside guard, VVm. Murray; ass't rec. sec'y, Phebe Tryon: trustee, Etfie C. Dunbar; delegates to State convention to convene at Saratoga in September, Freda Combs, Florence Shea, Effie L. Dunbar.
stoj) them.
Work is going on for the Fair and Carnival of the Freepiort Fire Depart¬ ment. Among the latest additions on the midway are merry-go-rounds, cane throwing games, etc. The fair will include almost everythi:ig saleable.
There'will be a meeting of the ladies of the various committees to the Freeport Finy Dept. Fair, Wednesday afternoon next at 3 :30 o'clock at Wide Awake Engine Go's, rooms. All ladies of the village that are interested in our fire department are cordially invited to meet with the committees.
BALDWIN
Wallace Webb of Jamaica is vi.siting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cornwell.
Miss   Francesca   Parker   is   vi.siting Mr. and Mrs. Win. O. Simmons.
BELLMORE
A   new   hack man the village.
has   started   in in
Mrs. escing.
A. C
SEAFORD
Walters is slowly conval-
John Johnson of Bedford Ave. has moved to Roosevelt,
Moses Hunt and familv have remov¬ ed to High Hill Beach.
Miss Mary B. Davis of Freeport is I visiting Miss Jennie Bowne. ;
Edward Bowne has rented his cot¬ tage to Mr. Weiner of Brooklyn.
Wm. Bedell and family are now oc¬ cupying Daniel VanNostrand's cottage.
Misses Pettit of Brooklyn are occu-1 pying their cottage on Newbridge j RoatI for the Summer.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Woltman of Brook-: lyn are' spending .several days with C. ! Powell. I
Louis Ketcham launched his new h.p. launch Tuesday.
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Mrs. E. A. Ketchatn has returned to Amityville after aj^visit   with   friends ,here.
Mrs. .\. Streesman and Miss Ethel Streesnian of Central Park spent Tues¬ day with -Mrs. Win. Beniston.
Mrs. Nelson Verity and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mansfield are spending the week at High Hill Beach.
P. Wasson of N. Y. cottage on Jerusalem Newbridge Road.
has   hii'ed   the Avenue,     near
Miss   Mae   Condit.   who    has    been spending   the   jiast   three   weeks with friends in Brooklyn and   Caldwell,   N.. J., has returned home.
Mr. Harris, wife and infant girl of New York, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George|Norman at thpir residence on   the   Merrick   Road,   the   jiast  two
weeks.
Mr. Van Loon, principal of the Bell¬ more School, has returned to his home ' spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs
Mr. and Mr.-;. M.   11.    rnrgi<l mer residents of this )ilace. hav<
for- heen
Percy Grosky of Glen Cove sjient Sunday with Miss Frances Story.
Wilford C. Southard will return to Ithaca next week. He will attend Summer School.
The Home Department held a social in the chapel of the M. E. Church on Thursday afternoon.
The Ladies' Md Society of the M. E. Church will meet with Mrs. (.'. P. Cook on Tuesday next.
Mr. Frank .Travis and family of Hrooklyn have taken E. M. Preston's house on Harrison Ave. for the Summer.
at Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y
F. Benzor of N. Y. has bought the cottage of Moses Hunt on Bellmore Avenue, which he is now occupying.
Mrs. Thos. D. Smith wishes to thank the firemen and friends for' responding so (luicklv to her call for aid Wednes- dav.
The South Shore Yacht Club will havi.' an informal opening of their new club house next Saturday, June 11, to which visiting Mrs. Craigie at Craigie Manor, the friends of the members are being has returned to Brooklyn, invited. There will be refreshments and several boat races, and a general good time. As soon as the club house is comjileted, work on which is pro¬ gressing rapidlv, a grand opening will be held.
Mr.s.   F. J. Southard, who has   beeu
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beitel of Cedar- liurst have been visiting Mrs. C. E. iMacdowell.
I Tax Collector E. A. Dorlon will i begin the collection of taxes at the Vil- : lage Clerk's office. Railroad Avenue, I next Monday, July tj. During that I week he will receive the tax at one per I cent; after July 11 the collection fee I will be 5 per cent. The rate this year I will be $1.71. This is made higher by '¦ the appropriation at the last election I of $3000 for grading streets, and $3000 ; allowed by court to Leslie Brown for 1 the loss of his eye.
The fire department was called out 1 Saturday afternoon about three o'clock : for a fire caused by "an oil stove at Capt. John Powers', Church St.; a chemical extinguisher quickly put out the blaze. Incipient oil stove fires were put out without the aid of the department at Elvin N. Edward's on Saturday, and at Mrs. Amanda Ray¬ nor's, Merrick Road, Friday.
At the election of officers  of  Free-
[ port Council, No. 57, Jr. O. U. A. M. Friday evening, the  following  officers
' were   elected:      Councilor.    Wm.    F.
j Cornell;   viec-councilor,    Richard   W.
! Miller; recording secretary, Oscar  W.
! Valentine;   ass't.   sec'y,    Howard   E.
i Pearsall; financial sec'y, Wm. S. Mer¬ rill; treasurer,Walter M. Nichols; con-
A good time was had at the banquet to the class of 1908. tendered by the Junior Class, of which James E. Stiles is president, at the Crystal Lake House Friday evening, with about 45 partici¬ pants. The following toasts were re¬ sponded to. President Stiles acting as toastmaster: "Thhe Seniors," Ralph Crandell;   "The  Juniors,"   Charles D.
At the Bellmore Meat Market the specials this week are: Ham 14c, Cal. Ham, lOe; Legs of Lamb, iSc; of Pork, 12.ic.
Loin
Don't forget the i)icnic and dance of the firemen to morrow (Saturday) af¬ ternoon and evening. Encourage them by your support and su|it)ort them by your attendance.
L. Van Horn and his mother, Mrs. Van Horn, who have been spending a coujile of weeks at High Hill Beach, have returned to their h(mie here and are entertaining Mrs. Dudgeon Brooklyn.
of
Tho  body  of  u  drowned  man   was
found  n^ar  Scott's  landing,   opposite
Point Lqokout, Tuesday  afternoon  by
a fishing party.    The body was that of  V"J "-'^"f     i i  ,-.     i j       ,»;      n
"   ,     "^ 1   iJi       1     .^ iifi   I ductor, Harold   Goud; warden, Wm. G.
a   man  who  was  pmbably about fifty   ., -j i.-    i     r u       i>
f I'lT /    u iu     Murray;     inside    sentinel,   John     P.
years  of  age.     Ihe  spot  where   the v „, ¦  <,.       .   j *.¦    i   *    u     \r    ¦
Lj <j T        .iii.  ' Wright; outside sentinel. Archer Ven-
body was found was near Jones    Inlet,   .       t.    \      t     ..i. r^-i       ti
¦' ; ty ;  trustee   for three years, Gilson H.
and it is believed that the man waa lost off some vessel and drowned and the body washed through the inlet. The man was bald and had a goatee and mustache. He was of average height and weitthed alwut 2000 pounds. The body had the appearance of hav¬ ing boen in the water for a long time. The trousers were of blue serge," dark coat with a light stripe, black shoes and stockings and therp was ten cents in the pocket. The cuff buttons were odd ones. One had an American penny for the plate, wliile the other contained several pearls. A news¬ paper printed in English type,   but  in
ty ; trustee lor tnree years Raynor; chaplain, Rev. Pelham St. Geo. Bissell; delegates to State Coun¬ cil, Frank Snedeker, O. W. Valentine. Walter M. Nichols, John Dunbar and C. Wesley Golden; alternates, Gilson H. Raynor, Walter B. Cozzens, F. S. ; Dunbar and W. R. Post.
I Communications
1 Freeport, L. L, July 1, 1908.
To the editor of the Review, Freeport, N. Y. ' Dear Sir:
In your pap^jr of a recent date a state¬ ment was made giving the credit of a
ROOSEVELT
At a well attended meeting of the Roosevelt Board of Trade Tuesday eve¬ ning a rejjort was made by the com¬ mittee appointed to inspect the water plant at Farmingdale, and ascertain the cost of placing one in this village. The committee reported that the [ilant at that jilace is run by compressed air, and that a thirty-horsepower gas- Lewis; "Impressions of Freeport," D. ! oline engine furnishes the compressed Roy Finley; "School Spirit," A. E. ' air and pumjis the water into the tanks. Barnes; "The Boys," Marion Dusen- ; Riving all the force needed, burg; "The Girls," Henry P. Roe;i The committee reported that the rev- "Higher Education," Prof. Roy L. ! enue to the water company is in the Smith. 'neighborhood of ."SLOOU from the   taps,
besides that of the hydrants. Beginning Sunday evening and con-i The capitalists o{ the village are tinning through July, the Epworth strongly advocating the formation of a League meeting and the preaching ser-' stock company to install the plant in- vice at the Methodist Episcopal Church stead of allowing any water company will be united in a Vesper service at | to do it. They realize that in allow- (1:30 o'clock, 'the simple but beauti- ing an outside concern to install the ful Chautauqua Vesper service will be' plant they will be giving away a vahi- usud, every person being furnished with ' able franchise, as the village of Roose- a copy. In connection with these ser- veit will [jrohahly be incorjiorated vices, the pastor. Rev. W. A. Richard, i within a few years, and if the plant i.s D. D., will give a series of l<rief ad- i owned by local men the municipality dresses on "Men of The Bible," as fol-j would have a better -£ ance to obtain lows: I the plant at a reasonable figure than if
July   5—"The    Man   who   was    too ' another company owned it. clever."
July 12—"The Man who was'afraid." July 19-"'The Man who failed." July 26—"The Man who did what he couldn't.
The  .services  will   close   within the hour.
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A special meeting of the Fourth Dis- j trict Republican Club was held at Fra- j ternity Hall Friday evening, at   which
VALLEY STREAM
Mrs. Paul Thomas of Tarrytown, N. Y., has been sjiending a week in the village as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W«st.
Jud.ging from the class of base-ball Bellmore has been jilaying of late, the team's average after the two games on Saturday should be about 1000 per cent. In the morning they play West¬ bury, and in the afternoon a team from Freeport.
Advance Hook and Ladder Company did good work in {lutting out the fire at Mrs. Thomas D. Smith's Wednesday about noon. The blaze, which was in a water tower, which is operated by a kerosene engine for pumjiing the wa¬ ter, was caused, it is .supposed by the long pipe of the mufiier becoming over¬ heated and setting fire to th wood work near it, was burning lividy when dis¬ covered but was extinguished before much damage resulted.
WANTAGH
Frank Place i.- painted.
having  his   house re-
a foreign language, was found 'n the : recent successful test of the old engine pocket, but Jnothing from which the to Chief A. B. Wallace, identity of the man could be learned. Kindly correct it as all 'credit be- Justice of the Peace Edward Neu, ; longs to Engineer Chas. Connor, for it acting Coroner, of Lynbrook, was noti-; was at hiw suggestion that the test was fled, and he ordere<i the btxly removed i made, to prove that what he had said to Fultons' undertaking establishment concerning the usefulness of the old en- at Freeport. Justice Neu. will hold an gine was true, inquest into the death of the man.        | On^ Who Knows.
Removal ol Browne's
The well-known institution, which has been one of the landmarks in lower Smith Cox made an interesting report Fulton Street for a pericxl of nearly fif- of his attendance to the Republican | ty years, is a'oout to remove from its National Convention at Chicago. Ad-i old quarters on the corner of Fulton dresses were also made by other local; and Clark Streets, BrcKiklyn, to its new speakers, and the following resolutions! home in the large building 28 to 3*1 were adopted : i Flatbush  .Avenue, near Fulton Street,
Resolved.   That we, the members  of! formerly occupied by Journeay & Burn- the   Fourth   Election   District  of   the ¦ ham.
Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, j The jiroprietor has taken this step here assembled, do heartily <jndorse | to keep pace with the upward trend of the nomination of that peerless states- '\ business, and for the better accommo- man and diplomat, William H. Taft, i dation of the pupils. The new build- for the office of President of the United j ing, situated in a most central location, States; and be it further will be accessible from all parts of the
Resolved, That we endorse tlie nom- city by trolley, elevated and subway ination of that capable legislator and lines, several of which pass the Flat- member of Congress for twenty years, i bush Ave. entrance and as many more James S. Sherman, as the candidate of j pass the Livingston St. entrance, the R<3pubiican party for Vice-Presi-j Tho same force of teachers will be dent of the United States; and be it retained, and the work will be carried further on as heretofore.    The high reputation
Resolved,    That wo-piedge them our i of the  school  for thoroughness of  in- earnest and hearty^ support. I struction will be maintained.
The horse sheds in the rear of the Memorial ('hurch have been rebuilt.
The Schumann (Quintet met with Mrs. Edgar Seaman Wednesday after¬ noon.
A picnic will be held by the colored brass band on July 4, afternoon and evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. T. li. Seaman on Thurs¬ day afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder (Company wa.s held Thurs¬ day evening at the truck house.
The firemen will hold a picnic this (P'riday» evening on the grounds east of the truck house, which promi.ses to be worth attending. .,
The   launch   Laura   W.    run^    Irotn Wantagh   dock    to    the    Greenhou.se, Brant   Point   Hou.se   and    High    Hill ¦ Beach Saturdays and Sundays. '
The  Sa<Tament  of the   Holy   C^om-; munion   will   be   admiaistere<i inj the Memorial Church  n£xt  Sunday  morn¬ ing.    The subject  of  the   sermon   by - the  pastor,   Rev.   T.   S.  Braithwaite, '. preceding the communion will be "The love that knows no end."    The   theme in the evening will be  "Vocation  and 1 Avocation."
ilohn Powell. Harry says its "kinder lonesome" up there and he may soon again become a resident of Seaford.
.•\ box car .standing on the siding jOf the liailroad track at the local dejiot was started by the suction of an ex¬ press train early Tuesday morning and ran'off^the end of the siding. It re- (juired thi' aid of the wrecking car to jilace the derailed car in its original position.
Through the efforts of station  agent I Wm. H. Rail, the L. I. R. R.  will   lay
¦ new walks at the local station. The i walks will bo ten feet wide,   and   will
' be of crushed stone, instead of cinder as at present. The material has ar¬ rived and the work will be coiiijileted as soon as jiossible.
A very prettt.y church wedding took place at (Irace Ejiiscdjial Church at Massapetjua Friday, when Miss Adei- ! aide De Le Reo .Snedeker, dautditer ' of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C Snedeker, of Hrooklyn was married to Joiin H. Body, son of Mrs. Eliza Body, of Manhattan, Rev. Wm. Wiley, rector of the church, olficiating.
The bride was prettily attired in a white satin gown trimme'd with Duch¬ ess   lace  and   hand embroidereti.    She
¦ wore a bridal veil, caught up with the i same orange blossoms that caught up j the   veil which her mother wore   years
ago, and carried a boijuet of (jrchids and lilies-of-the-vall'ey. The matron <)f honor was .Mrs. Percival Van Wart, (jf Hrooklyn. The best man was (ieo. Knabe.
The maid of honor was Miss Edna Periiie of Hrooklyn, and the bridesmaids were Miss Lcniisa Hody, a si.«ter of the   bridegroom,   of    Manhattan,    and
i Mi.ss Lulu Chapman of Freeport. The ushers    were    Stanley    ("orsa,     Louis
I Body, a brnlher of the bridegroom, and F'rank I.'e.r.
Real Instate   I raii.sfer.v
L. I. Walter. Jr., to .Nicola Frbrizi, Inwood;   nom.
J. VV. Dartnell to Mary Christians, ,   Freeport; noiti.
Wilhelniina Bader to M. A. Bing¬ ham, Freejjort; nom.
M. B. Apgar to M. ('. Apgar, Free- port; nom.
S. S. Johnson to Mary (.'hrislians, P'roeport; nom.
Mary Christians to S. E. Cronin, same; nor|i.
Michael Herz to Jennie (iarvar and ano., Merricl< Manor; nom.
E. A. Strange to F. M. Strange, Ocean Side; nom.
E. M. (iriflith to Ella M. (Griffith. Rockville Centrt!; nom.
N. Y. Bdge. and Sub. (!(j. to Antonio Scalafani, Lynhnxik ; nom.
0. L. Schwencke to Morton Lodge, No.  >;<, Eempstead; nom.
F. M. Smith and ano. tfiS. A. Brown, Roo.seveit; nom.
Charles Baldwin to J. P. Niemnan, Lynbrfxjk; nom.
C. E. .Mack to I. J. Thompson, Free- iiort; n"ni.
Wlliam Willet, Jr., to T. H. Hall, (Cedarhurst; nom.
Schwencke Larnl ('<.. to .M, E. F. Conteau, Hempstead Lawns; nom.
E. S. Randall to Woodcleft Realty Co., Vfeefxjrt; nom. ^
W. B. Wood and ors. to Patrick Dw- yer, l..awr«i.ice; nom.
Estates of Long Beach to G, E. Spurr, I.ong Beach; nom.
H. F. O'Neil to H. J. Martens, Rockville Centre; nom.
1. S. lp*:mtu)ii to A.'' M. Warnken, same; nom.