Nassau County Review 19070111

              ssau County Review
VOL. XII
FREEPORT,   N. Y.,   FRIDAY,   JANUARY   11,   1907
NO. 12
FREEPORT NEWS
A pas fKjrtable is the hest lifjht for the dtudy table.
Miss .Jessie Fisher of Kmoklyn i.s visiting friends in town.
The annual election of the Kreeport ("lub will tie held next Monday even- injf.
Mrs. H. E. VanRiper has been con¬ fined to her home hy illness for the past three weeks.
Poor lij^ht means ruined eyes, but gocMl light .saves them. -Vo need of an occulist if you use gas.
A regular meeting of the VV. ('. T. U. will he held at Mrs. M. L. Ham¬ mond's .Mtinday afternoon at :{ o'clock.
Special servicea are being held in the M. R. Church this week, with in¬ teresting jireachers. New hymn books have been secured for these   meetings.
The annual re-union and cliiiner of Kxeelsior Hook and Ladder ('t.ni[.aiiy will ticcur next Wednesday evening at the truck house, Chiirch St.
The meeting of the Improvement Society of the Presbjterian (!hurch will he held at Mrs. J. Gilbert Smith's
This Friday evening has been set aside by Freeport Council, .Jr. O. U. A. M., as Ladies' Night. The Enter¬ tainment committee have engaged •Miss Gay Zenola McClaran, an imper- .sonator of rare ability; also Mr. .Mer- ton, the well known magician, ven¬ triloquist and entertainer, both of whom will entertain on that night. At the conclusion of the entertainment all are to remain for a social hour and be¬ come better acquainted with one an¬ other. Gn account of the limited Hoor space each member is limited to one ladv.
next Wednesday, from 10:01) a. 5 p. m.
Pettit tSi Wallace, real estate and   auctioneers,   have   moved second   fioor of  the .James  B. building.   Main    Street    aiul Houlevartl.
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agents to the Kaynor Newton
The ofticers recently elected by Pro¬ gressive Council, No. 00, D. of L., for the ensuing six months were, duly in¬ stalled by State Deputy Annie Sam¬ mis. last Monday night in Fraternity Hall, when a large gathering of.the members were fireseiit. The officers are : (,'ouTicilor, Freda Combes; associ¬ ate t-ouiK-ilor. .Johanna Siegel; vice- councilor, Eftio G,. Dunbar; associate vice councilor. Flora Shea; financial secretary, Emmie Pulgett; treasurer, Etta Golden; recording secretary, Mary ("revoiserat; associate secretary, Alice Toombs; guide, ' f^mnia Demar¬ est; inside guard. Villa Ritchie; out¬ sitle guard. Flora 'Jolder; trustees, Hannah Ryerson and Effie   L.    Dunbar.
After the installation i-eretnonies a I halances in the various funds: Genera! pleasant hour was spent ami refresh-1 fuml, .'>112.Sl-1; street fund, .''^242..'.il; ments served. A i-lass initiation is set! water fund, i!;2,2]i:i.7.'^; light fund, .$1.- dowii for the next meeting night, .Jan-1 606.20; Board of Health fund, !?.i.:!0; !uary27, when 14 candidates -A-ill be 1 interest fund, .$1, Ii;i41; 'tax arrears I eontlucteti   into   the   mysteries   of   the ; fund, $4:{;:1..5.'^;   fire   department   fund.
Villafie Trustees
At the meeting of the Village Board of Trustees held la-;l Fritl.iy night, the clerk was directeii to notify the New York and Lon^ I.-^land Traction Com¬ pany tl remove its block signal at Brooklyn Avenue and Main Street with¬ in ten days, as it was an intumbrance to the highway.
Gwing    to   the   numerous   rol beries that have taken place in Freeport  dur¬ ing   the    past    few    weeks.    Trustee Charles A. Sigmond   offered  a   resolu¬ tion   that   the   street   lights   be    kipt burning   all   night   to  daylight,   until further notice; the resolution   was   un¬ animously adopted. | Trustee   Sigmond   stated   that    this I wholesale riihber> was becoming alarm-j ing and he   believed   that   by   keeping! the street lights burning   all   night   xt'. would undoubtedly,   in  a  great   meas-' ure, act as a preventative  to   the   (-on- tinuance of the same.
Tax Collector E. A. D..rlon reported' that he had t-ollet-ted iqi bi date of this year's taxes, .l;iO,.'ll."i.t;2, whit-h amount he had turned over to .John E. Golding, and that he would also return his books with a list of the uncollected taxes, to the Village Clerk on Tue.-.i!ay, .January ^.
The report of .John E.   (Jolding.   Vil¬ lage Treasurer,   showed   th
School Notes
this
(irade   rlietoricals   will   be heli: Fri Jay in the Hiirh School room.
Seits   for   the   new Grades  have ar¬ rived and are being put together.
The physical laboratory is now   com¬ plete with the exception of the   tables.
A newer an I larger teacher haa been placed in the High room.
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.School
School   opened last   Monday   with large attendance; only a few   cases sickness being reported.
The High School Chorus every Tuesday night in .Miss room.
(,rai-tises Dai lev's
Xew classes in Biology, Lst. Latin. Geometry, and Algebra, will bj organ¬ ized after the January examinations.
Preston Roe is obliged to be out of scliool on ai'count of me serious injury to his eye sustaint-d while playing ten¬ nis.
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Gn account of sickness to one of cast, ami the leaving of   town,   of   an¬ other, the High   School play to be giv- following   en by the Student statf, has been post¬ poned until January '20.
Mr. Freeht
in this
Village Pick-Lps
(by Leisure Willie) It   IJapf-iened   in    the    Post tithce. I'ost Master .\nderson had received or¬ ders from Washington to raise the box rents.      The    Man   was   raised    from Twenty-Five Cents a quarter to Thirty Five Cents    He is a l^iberal   Man   and didn't mind the Ten Cents but he   did¬ n't like   tj be  Imposed   Upon.    So lie Kicked   and   Kicked  Hard.    Assistant Post   Master   Baldwin,   who is used to Kickers,   quietly   .said   it   was Orders from   Washington,   but   the   Kicker Who   Was   Working    for    I'rincipal Wouldn't Listen.    "It's   an   Gutrage I I won't take the Box.     I   Won't I'ay." The Boy was listening.    The Boy   had been wanting a Box for a  Year   - and there was Nor.e Emjity.     So when   the Man said "I won't pay." the Boy   s'^iiitl "Mr. Baldvvin. give   me that Box,  the Man don't want it;" the Boy knew ^He was   Fighting    for    a    Principal    not Kict'ing   for   Ten   Cents.    .-Vs the .Man had itefused to Take the   Bo.\.   the   P. j M. assista"t hacl to give it to  the   Hoy ;        Ih who was not a Fighter    but  wanted   a iK^'est Box   at   any   Price,   so   he   coulil be  a .Man and not   have   the   Kid   Snooping in his .Mail.     Then with the   Blindness of   Youth,   he   turned   to  the   Kicker, still Kicking, and said;   "Shut up; you don't have to Pay My Box Rent."
But   the   Kicker   wa.-. not   Satislieil. He  went   into   the   Private   nrlice  of rhe   I-!oai-d   of   Education   met   last   Postmaster Amlersou with a Big Stick evening.    There    being    no | U was not necessary to say he had   re¬ fused to take the box. (He told   me
BALDWIN
Mi.ss Emily Lancer is quite ill at her home on Central Avenue.
Wilford .Southard will return to Cornel! Prep. School on Sunday   night.
The Ladies' .\id Society of the .M, E. Church met Tuesdav afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Storv.
and Mrs. Howanl Conover t.f Id. N. ,].. are visiting relatives village.
Miss    Klizabeth     Walker    uf    East Orange. N. J., spent lasl week  as   the i guest of Miss Nellie Miller.
•Mr.   and   .Mi J. H. Southard will oil Saturday, where for several weeks.
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{'<ir   Bermuda
will   rt'inain
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spent a at the home I vi'iiing.
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iiuiiilur 111 pleasant evening Mutt   last   ! ritlav
.Miss Beatrice ac-(-onipanied hev ton .Merritt, ,if vvlioie thev   will
( otte. Ill this villagt. inother. .Mrs. Hamil Freeport. to Floritla, ii-iiiain until Sprin'j Meri-itt'^
Danger that all people of Fi'eeport are liable to be confronted with can easily be averted if the words of Chas. P. Smith in his ad. in this issue are heeded.
Mr. and^Mrs. J. D. Kiefer have re¬ turned from their honeymoon trip, and are residing at the Higgins cottage, South Ocean Avenue. On Thursday evening they were serenaded by the "boys."
A young son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hersfeld a week ago Sat¬ urday. Last Sunday the ceremony of Brismilie was performed in the pres¬ ence of a large number of guests from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Patchogue and this village.
There was a large attendance at the meeting of Freeport Council, No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M., when the initiatory degree was conferred upon a class of eight, f Next Friday night will be La¬ dies' Night at the council, and the eommittee in charge has arranged an excellent program.
Order.
The union meetings for c-hildren, which are being held alternately in the Baptist and J'resliyterian t'hurches, are well attended and very inetresting. (Jn Monday afternoon, in the Baptist Church, Mrs. Phoebe Wilbur Griffin gave a black board talk to over 100 children and a few mothers. Tuesday Mrs. Terhune, Supt. of the Woman's Branch of Brooklyn City Mi.ssions, ad¬ dressed the young people at 3:15 p. m. and the older ones in the evening. We believe those who heard her talk on "habits," especially the good habits which were taught by the life of our Savior, will never forget the lesson. Those listening to the account of the mission work, in which she is .so deep¬ ly interested, felt strong desires to do more for the saving of our brothers and sisters throughout the world. Wedenesday afternoon Mrs. Blackman, also of Brooklyn, told the young people
$2D<.r)0; street light fund, .$7..'.2: light extension fund. $67.94; water, exten¬ sion fund, $164.92; water sinking fund, $.'i,000.(l(i; street sign fund. I);i()0..'i2.
The apjilication of the Gulf antl Pa¬ cific ('ompany, on Atlantic- Avenue, for electric light .service was granted; as were the applications of Jere S. De Mott for water service in his two cot¬ tages on West Randall and Long Beach Avenues.
A communication was read from the local Board of Health condemning the rooms used as a meeting place by the Wide Awake Engine Coinpany No. 1 and Trustee William H. Patterson was appointed a commiti.ee with power t o secure temporary quarters in P'letcher C. Willis' Hall at the best terms he could secure. The members of the Board stated that they did not desire at this time to .secure any permanent quarters for the company as it was their intention to submit a proposition
Itn-    the    bt-ii.-tit     of    M
     Hualth
Saturday   evening.     There
way to get hot, water for cleaning pur-j fused to take the box. (He told   me   so        '"'"' 'U''i''terly   ,stH-ial   of  the   Htuiie
Iioses, it was decided to place   a   small j Himself) so lie just said   Mr.  Bal(Jwi;i   "^'P'''"t"i"i''^ "^ f*>*-'^iJ"'':i.v School   wa
heater   in   the  basement, which would j had   taken   awav His Box because   He   '   " '	
supply hot water for both floors. '   | Kicked and had "not   explained   at   all.
This   was   I'alse      but    it    went     the
regLstered   in the \ Kicker must be appeased,   for   he   was
.Man of Influence.  The Boy had to take
back his Monev and take another   Box
Two new scholars regbstered in the High School on Monday. They are Merritt Bennett of Baldwin, and Har¬ ry Braithwaite, .son of Rev. Thomas Braithwaite of Wantagh.
held in the ("ha{iel last Thursday after- : noon, and as usual, was greatly enjoy¬ ed by those privileged to be present.
Mn home
Samuel   Winslow in   Grantl   .-Avenue
tiietl last
and others, of her work among the I ^o the voters of Preeport at the coming colored people. We are glad to learn ^J?''}"^ election to raise funds where- that much is being done to educate and ! ^'th a permanent   .site   could   be   pur
christianize those who through ignor¬ ance and surroundings were deep in sin.
On Friday afternoon another meet- i ing will be held in the First Baptist I Church. Mrs. Stanley, from the Wo- ' man's Branch of Brooklyn City Mis-; sions will give a short talk to the chil- ! of ' dren imifiediately after school.  At li :l?0 i
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chased and suitable fire   house   erected thereon.
The   clerk   was   directed   to    notify Village Treasurer John E.   Golding   to
The teachers and scholars of the High School, 7th and 8th grades are working hard for the regents' examin¬ ations, which are to be heltl from Jan. 21 to 25. Out of town pupils- should send notice in advance stating what subjects they wish to take.
During vacation electric lights were placed in the physical laboratory, the book room and kindergarten. The 2J inch stand pipes were placed in the Halls, for case of fire; and all the rooms on the .second floor and halls were thoroughly cleaned.
MLss Elizabeth Leith of Cobleskill, N. Y., has been appointed teacher of the .'{rd grade, in the annex. Miss Leith is a graduate of the Oneonta Normal School.
Miss Rena Dickey, of Lyons, N. Y., will   have   charge  of  the   Sth grade.
which Happened to be Empty and next [ nioriiing after an illness of time the Kicker will pay his '.iH Cents with his .Mouth Shut, fcir He Now Un¬ derstands. The Peculiar Part of the Whole Thing Is that He Reads the Brooklyn Eagle, which called attention to the change in rates over a month ago.
VALLEY STREAM
The November—December issue The Student is out, and it is the best \ she will address the pupils of the High is.sue yet. It contains some good live [ School, including the seventh and editorials, some good original stories , eighth grades. All are cordially invit- by F. H. S. scholars, an intere.sting | ed to attend this meeting, letter    from    Mr.    Carris,   a  former | (contributed)
principal,     and    eight   pages   of  ath-1
transfer    temporarily   $500   from   the   Mi.ss Dickey has had   six years' exper- commercial   lighting   system    to    the street lighting fund.
After further routine business, aud¬ iting routine bills, etc., the Board ad¬ journed until Friday evening, January LSth, at H o'clock.
ience as a teacher and two years of special work at Howard Summer School. Miss Dickey enters upon her duties next Monday, Mrs. Flint substi¬ tuting in her place this week. Both of these teachers come with the very best of recommendations.
letics.
Postmaster Anderson has received ¦word from Washington to increase the rent of post office boxes, making the call   boxes   85c,   instead  of   25; small
lock boxes GOc, instead of 40c and me- ' t^ie evening was the report of the dium lock boxes 75c, instead of .50c. | special committee of five, in reference As he had begun collecting at   the  old i to adopting re.solutions for the  support
Board of Trade
Fraternity Hall was well tilled Wednesday night at the regular month¬ ly meeting of the Board of Trade, when the special order of   business   of
At the third and final pushmobile race for the Dean trofihy, held about three weeks ago, Harold Wilson and Frank   Pitcher   finished   first,   Edward
LYNBROOK
Under    the    auspices   of   the   Red, White and Blue Council, Daughters of
Liberty, a Dime .social will be held   at   Chapman and Carroll   Gunning   second the residence of   Mrs.   Addie   Holmes,   and Herman Johnson and Joseph Miller Lynbrook Park, on Thursday   evening,   third.    The winner's time was 8 min., — 34 sec, for a mile and   three-quarters,
Frank Doran and Robert Gray,   both   which was the best time made   in   any of Lynbrook, filed articles of incorpora-   of the races.    The time   of   the   three tion with the   Secretary  of  State,   at  races having been averaged up. it   was rate   word   was  later  sent from head-• "f  the   Board   at   the   coming   Spring ! Albany, last week, under   the   title  of  found that Chapman  and   Gunning   re- finish   the   collections   for I'vi'lase election, in reference to   secur-| "The    Doran    and   Gray   Amusement   tained the first cup   iiermaiiently.   and
""  Pitcher and Wil.son .second cup; John¬ son and Miller third cup. The cujis were presented to the contestants last Monday morning by Mr. Smith.
quarters to
thia quarter at the old rate.
The hearing upon the application of | the South Shore Traction Company, I for permission to build a trolley linej through Freeport, will come before the | Village Board at Opera Hall next Wednesday evening. This application was before the board some two years ago, and at that time the company did not go to any great pains to show its responsibility or good faith. Perhaps they are now ready to do this,   but   we
ing propositions that were most neces- i G'l sary for the benefit   and   improvement' of the village.
Adolph Wolrt" and W. H. Grenada were elected to memliership.
Upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee, it was resolv- ea to pay the secretary a salary of $25 per annum.
Owing to the numerous burglaries that have taken place in Freeport dur¬ ing the past few weeks, the Board   de-
with a capital stock of   $12,000.
Under the auspices of the Lyn¬ brook ('lub a grand euchre and dance will be held at the Lyceum Hall on Saturday night, January 26th, for which   occasion   valuable   jirizes   have
been    secured,     The    committee      in       Howard   Dean   spent charge are sparing no  jiains  to  make  friends in Amityville. this a grand affair.
SEAFORD
Sunday   with
cided to offer a reward for the aji-1 ean"' mo're easily "forgive'the Village I prehension and conviction of the per- Trustees for hesitating about granting I """ <"¦ persons who have been, com- this application than for heing too | fitting the robberies in Freeport dur- j^ ^^ ing   the   past   few   weeks.     It was re-
-—  I solved that the special   order  of   busi-
The    Great     F:di8on     Projectoscope j "*^«« »t the February meeting shall  be. Company will give one of their pleas-1 "Free mail tlelivery for Freeport." ing exhibitions in Opera Hall this Sat-       The Special Committee of Five made urday evening.     Besides a whole lot of | 'ts report, and in its  report   made   the entirely   new  pictures,    some   of   the   following   recommendations:    Placing
Houses are being built on the former Doxsey property, by Wm. Wilson.
at her Friday several i weeks from a coinjilicatioii of disease.-^. ; The funeral took place Sunday after I noon. Rev. Mr. Trie ofliciating. ami Ithe interment vvas al Bay .Shore on { .Montlay morning. , I*
Burglars entereil the residence of I James Fallon h'riday night ami carried ¦away a large jiart of Mr. Fallon's i householtl furnishings, even going so I far as to rij. the carjiet from the stairs, although they tlidn't carry it off.   They
John Weston has brokeii  ground   foi his new hot houses on Central Terrace. I completely ruinetl a handsome couch by
i slashing it ojien, evidently looking   for
A meeting of the   Village   Board   of Trustees will be*held on Friday   night, i
hidden valubles.     Mr. Fallon ing the winter in .N»'w York.
-^jieiid-
Special meetings are being held both the Grace and the F^irst M. (Churches this week.
The Ladies' Social Union met at the home of Mrs. Hammond on Thursday, when an enjoyable time was spent.
Four large  maps   have   been   jilaced in the Sunday School room of the (irace | evidently M. E.   Church   for   the   instruction   of | Sherwood the scholars.
very latest, there will be other inter eating features, including illustratcM:! .songs, rendered ^' a good singer; also vaudeville acts by one of the cleverest performers on the stage, Charles Ed¬ wards. This is Mr. Edwards' initial trip on the Island, so be sure to see him. In the Edison show there is something doing every minute. This is their Hth trip to FreejHiPt.
At a meeting of Freeport Lodge, I. (). 0. F., Montlay evening, the fdllow- ing officers were installed for the com¬ ing term: Noble (Jrand, Stephen P. Pettit; Vice Graiwl. Fred Greaves; Re¬ cording Secretary, William Merrill; Financial Secretary, A. B. Wallace; Treasurer, Sylvester P. Shea, Chap¬ lain, Franklin Bedell; R. S. N. G., Leo Fishel; L.S. N. G., Joseph Ritchie; R. S. V. G.. James HiU; L. S. N. G., Joseph Albir^; Warden, Charles Hel¬ land ; Conductor, Wesley Golder.. R. S. S., John Ryerson; L. S. "fe., Charles Grumbel; Trustee. Leo Fishel. After the meetins: the annual dinner waa held in the Manhattan House.
¦ in the budget to be submitted to the taxpayers of the village a sufficient sum to maintain an all night and every night electric light schedule. The pav¬ ing of Main street from the railroad to the Merrick Road, and the raising of the grade of the street in its centre fully six inches. Equalization of as¬ sessments, both for improved and un¬ improved property. The appointment of a force of five uniformed jKilice, consisting of a captain and four patrol¬ men, at a cost of about $4,500 jier an¬ num. The apjiointment of a Superin¬ tendent of Public Works ut a salary of not less than-$2,000 or not; more than $3,000 Jier annum.
The rejiort was unanimously adojit¬ ed.
At the close of the business session an interesting entertainment was furnished by Mr. Klajiman, a former cowboy, but now a resident of Nassau County.
The   funeral   services  over   the   re¬ mains of the late J.   William   Rosche, Sr., who died at his late residence. Un¬ ion Avenue, on Wedne.sday night   last, in his 64th year, of hasty consumption, after   a   short   illness,  was held at his late residence on Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Henry L. Glover officiating,   and th»> interment, which was jirivate, was        Wm.    Kimpton    and    daughter    of in (ireenfield Cemetery.    The deceased   Brooklyn spent Sunday with his daugh- had been a resident of Lynbrook  for   a   ter, Mrs. John Powell, number of years,  and   was.   highly
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the parsonage this (Thursday) afternoon.
Mrs. Hattie .Mead of Brooklyn has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Smith.
On January 29th, Charles Kock this village and Miss Emma Mott F'ranklin Square are to be married. They will reside in the house of Sidney Hendrickson on Central Avenue.
.Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Smith had a family gathering on New Year's tlay at their home on Central Avenue, A notable feature of the gathering was the numbei of elderly [leojile jiresent, among whom were Mrs. .Mary F'red- erick, 93; Christojiher Abrams, Sl; (ieorge W. Smith, Sl ; Mrs. Kliy.abetb Verity, 75.
At the i-oiu'lusion of the hearing of th^ Condemnation Commission held on F"'riday last, the ('ommissioners de(*ided that it was necessary to cut the road through, and they acconlingly con¬ demned the two lots owned by Josejih E. Felton, through which it was neces¬ sary to cut in order to ojien the road in (|uestitiiK
(ieorge (iillan was jiainfully injured by being thrown from a car>-iage while driving a horse belonging to Christoph¬ er Schreiber last week. The animal started to run away, ami in the sudden start, Mr. Gillan was thrown from the carriage and his feet becoming eiitaiigl- i ed in the reins, he was dragged for sfime distance before the animal was brought to a stop.
(ireat credit is due .Mr.  .1.   R.   .Sher¬ wood for stopjiing   what   vv-as   sure   to have been a serious   riot  on   1st   Ave¬ nue, one night last   week.    Two   Ital¬ ians, supjiosed to belong  to   the   Black Hand,    and    who,    two   months  ago, threw a   bomb   in   .''i02   F'irst   Avenue, near  John ('arl's factory, were   wildly flourishing a jiistol and. a   large   knife looking    for   trouble.     Mr. blew    his   whistle   and ini- I mediately   jiolic-enien   resjionded   from ¦ all directions.    The   Italians  who   fied r ; ujion hearing thi- whistle  were   taught ijf I after a long chase.
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teemed and respected. Although of a retiring nature, his manly qualities were ajipreciated. He leaves a widow, four .';ons and one daughter; J. Wil¬ liam Rosche, Jr.. Henry, C'hris., and Fred Rosche and Mrs. Alfred Watts, all of Lvnbrook, to mourn   his   loss.
"Caprice," the palatial residence of E. L. .Morrison, located on the Merrick Road and V'incent Avenue, was broken into and robbed of silverware, hric-B- lirac. sealskin garments and other val¬ uable articles, amounting to over $1,- 000, early Saturday morning.
Among the articles stolen are a long sealskin, coat, a sealskin cape; one new overooat, valued at $65; a seal¬ skin mulf. a sable muff, stole and hat, a pair of diamond culT-links, a leather travelling bag, a lot of silverware; a desk clock, which bore the inscription, "Compliments of William Morris to B. H.   Morrison,"* and   numerous    other
Extra services are being held in the M. E. Church this week, the Week of Prayer, excejit Monday and Saturday evenings.
The election of officers qf the M. E. Church was held Sunday afternoon, at the close of the Sunday .School ser¬ vice. John Dunkin was re-nominated superintendent, and Rev. Jas. Leggett, assistant supt., subject to the ap¬ proval of the quarterly con ference. O. I). Baylis was electetl secretary and treasurer. Miss Ljzzie Harold, librar¬ ian, and O. D. F.ayllis organist.
.\t the annual meeting of the .Sea¬ ford Hook and Ladder and Engine Comjiany held in December the follow¬ ing officers were elected for the year lyC?: Foreman, Gilson Wan.ser; 1st asst. foreman, Townsend Haff; 2nd asst. foreman, Ansel Raynor; secre¬ tary, Curtis M. Smith; financial secre¬ tary, F. C. Herman; treasurer.   Orlan-
HEMPSTEAD
T. ..Mden .Skidmore has iieen aji¬ jiointed organist of the Presbyt.'iiaii Church.
The .Meadow Brook Hook ami Lad¬ der ("o. will hold its fourth annual grand ball in Liberty Hall on Wednes¬ day t>veniiig, .Ian. 2',.
Tuesday, January l.'i. is the date arranged for the lecture of Rev. Mr. Fish of Islip on "San F'rancisco; It's Disaster and Uji-building." at the Church.     Proceeds   are
Harold Kropp of Wantagh has been valuable articles. In order to provide jo D. Baylis; warden, Fred Hawx absent from school several daya on ae- for their escape, the thieves cut the! hurst; trustees, George W. Smith, count of serious illness in his  family.' telehone wires. ' ^m_ j   Pogt and Smith Van Nostrand.
Presbyterian to  be   devoted fund.
to   the   Boys'   Brigade
The annual meeting of the stock¬ holders of the Nassau (>>tlage and Realty Co. was held in the oflices of the comjiany, this village, on Wednes¬ day. The (jfficers made their rejK>rtB , and directors for the ensuing year were elected.
The election   of officers will be   held thia week.
iiwing   interesting   letter   to .S. will exjilaiii   itself : Deaconess' Home
.'il2 West .".Jth Sl. i-'rieiitls :
1 scart-ely know, or shoultl s.ay, words t-annot express to you the deeji gratitude vve feel for your kndness and interest in sending us siu-li a beautiful box to be used at our Amity Mission. " The festival was drawing nigh and we had about seventy-tive children to jin.- vide for ami we tlid not know where the things were to come from, when this fine box arrivetl. Ohl the joy the sisters had when they began to unjiack the box — they were just like litth- children, so jilea.sed with all the jiretty, pretty, dolls, nice Ixioks and ganie.s and such nice bags filled with candies. And then when we came to the nice warm c-lothing, we were so overjoyed, for we knew exactly to whom we wish¬ etl to give the nice warm tlaniiels and babies clothing. "Yes," we found ourselves saying (iver and over again, "we only wish that the kind friends could have been with us to si.-e how much the dear, [MKir t-hililren ajijireci- ate their gifts."
^ Almost our entire schtiol was jiro¬ vided for from this large Ikjx. .May 1 thank you again ami will you kindly extemi our thanks to each friend that .so kindly had to do with the getting uj. of the box. May the dear Lord richly bless you one and all in your lalnirs of love for him.
1 wish that 1 t-ou)d desi-ribe .sornt- of the homes from which some of <iur chil- ren t-'ime. They are- almost all of them the very rt'Sjiectable f.oor and many jierhajis would have not had a Xmas at all if the cheer batl not como through oui; scht.ol. One family living ojijiosite the Missio/i, two sweet, moth¬ erless girls, ages eight anil eleven, truly have had now for some time the <'Hre of the house, doing all tliey can to keeji their hard working father (-om¬ fortable. You should have seen F'raii- ces' eyes when her Dolly was handed to her-simply over-joyed, as she had no kind mother to jiroviiie one for her and "see" she said "how my dollie is dressed: you can take the clothes off. " Yes, we had observed it, as the dollies were dressed sti beautifully and with such care.
Well,must close, thanking you aguin one and all.
Very lovingly youra in the blessed wurk, I        Sister E. Ziegelmen«