Nassau County Review 19070726

              VOL. XII
FREEPORT,   N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1907
comfortable, convenient means of cooking—The It.
Kay Steihler of Richmond Hill is visiting at the home of Mrs. John Ray¬ nor, Raynor Avenue.
The Trolley Company has gone   back i     Everybody should know what gas to the old style of ringing up fares, in- ; ^ade of.    Read the Company's
It is the business of a country news-       Howard Pearsall has been   spending paper to boom the village and town for  his vacation at City Island. all it ia worth month after  month  and      rp^^  ^^,, then see $100 worth of printing go "to  and  perfect the   city"   because  ten   cents  can  be  Gas Range, saved by so doing.    It   is   the business of the country newspaper to give every local   enterjiri.se   enthusiastic   and fre¬ quent   " sendoffs,"   and  then catch old Harry   because  he failed to record the fact that some   prominent   citizen   has purchased a new  auto.    It is its  busi¬ ness to subscribe to every public, char¬ itable and church enterpri.se, advertise them for nothing, pay his  own way to everything and then be called prejudic¬ ed and mean spirited because a column is not devoted to that particular alfair. Uo you wonder that there are so   many cranks in the newsjiaper business".'     It is bound to make either a   crank   or   a philo.--oiiher out of him.
V. G. Walters moved into their Street.
and
new
family    have house on Pine
Miss Evelyn Cochran of City Island spent a couple of days this week with Mrs. Wesley Pearsall.
William   Smith  and family of New-; ark,   N.   J.,  are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith, Church St. i
stead of issuing checks.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pearsall, Mrs. Bedell D. Raynor and Miss Dora Peter¬ son started Tuesday for a two weeks' .sojourn  at   Liberty  and Monticello.
A Mussel Party and dance will be held at Rhodes' I'oint Lookout Hotel on Saturday of next week. The steam¬ boat company will run special boats during the evening.
churches   should  only   be   charged for such electric light current as was used. In   a   communication,   Kev.    C   A. Logue requested permission for a band to parade the village streets on Sunday afternoon. August 4, at which time the D.   B.   P.   Mott   Post,   N'o. o'27, G. A. R., intended presenting a large   Amer¬ ican flag to the   Woodcleft   Fresh   Air Fund   for   Children,   and   that   as   the Catholic    men  of  Freeport desired to furnish   a   suitable escort to the veter- ad.   in   ans who wouW be accompanied by   the aud in-   L'niform   Cortis  of    the    Knights    of It.       Columbus,   who   would   be   attired    in
^, .,, , , . full uniform, with sword  and   baldric.
There will be jireaching   services   as ' ^,^^ ^^^ ^^_ y.^^^^^^^ ^,^ p^^, g^^j^.^^, ^^^
u.sual in the Baptist Church Sunday ; g^ooklyn, thev desired to furnish a morning at 10 :30 and evening at , :45. ^^^^j ^^ ^^^^;^ -^^ .^ ^.^^^. ^^^,^^^_ p^^.^_ Sunday evening August 9, the evening ; j^j^^,^ Morrison and Trustees Patterson service     will    be    omitted.      Sunday ^ ^^^, p^.^^,,, ^j.^^^^, ^,^^^ ^,^^^^^,^ p^^^.^^^,^.
ally they had no objection to such a jia¬ rade, they could not countenance it as officials of the village, as it made a bad
this   issue structive.
It
interesting
school as usual at 2 :;10.
Prayer meeting is held Friday even¬ ings at 8 o'clock.
Base-Ball
Freeiiort easily won its thirteenth victory with only one defeat Saturday afternoon when it met the so-called semi-professional traveling team of the Douglas Base-Ball Club of New York, and downed them by tho one¬ sided score of 14 to 2.
r.h.e. Douglas. . u 2 0 0 0 0 (1 0 n - 2 7 ti Freeport. . 'd 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 x—14 S 'd
Batteries -Shick and Smith; Longe¬ necker and Adler.
FREEPORT NEWS
Counselor and .Mrs. Llvin N. Edwards have been on a short visit to .Meadville, . Pa.
Mr. and .Mrs. B. F. Cogswell with | Mrs. Cogswell's sisters have been , visiting at Xew Egyjit, Pa.
The annual school meeting will be' held Tuesday evening, Aug. (i. Re-1 member the date and be sure to attend. '
Fred .Menendez of Bellmore has a i large selection as well as assortment! of carriages and wagons. Both new i and second hand. '
George T. VanRiper has jiurchased Wm. D. Carter's residence projierty on South Ocean Avenue, which he an^l his family will occupy in the fall.
Work on the new Post Oflice building is lieing jiushed rajiidly bv Contractor William (-1. Miller. Free delivery of mail IS expected by November 1st, if everything is ready.
"The Laugh Makers" appeared at the Freeport Club Wednesday evening, and gave a good evening's enjoyment. The program was a varied one of muisc and readings, dialect songs, and two small comediettas.
At the earnest solicitation of peojile interested in our schools, .John K. Eldridge has con.sented to allow his name to be presented again as a candi¬ date for member of the Board of Edu¬ cation at the meeting to be held Au¬ gust li.
At a meeting of the Board of Educa¬ tion last week it was resolved to ex¬ tend an invitation to School Commis¬ sioner James S. Cooley to hold the next Teachers Institute of Nassau County in the Freejxirt High School Building.
Village Trustees
would   occur in the   afternoon   just  as ¦     Edward P. Trayer, who was  elected | the Sunday School services of the   var-
a Fire Warden by the Village Board , jqu.s churches were being held and it I of Trustees .several months ago, and ; would therefore detract from the atton- j whose resignation was requested by; dance from such .sessions, and thev I the Board, ajijieared before the Board therefore deemed it wrong to agree to j at their meeting Friday night, and  re- j this demonstration.
I quested to be informed why, at this . Trustee Stevens stated tbat he could ' late (lay, his resignation had been call-; see no objection to .such a jjarade head- ; ed for.     I'resident Morrison stated that  ed by a band of music, and that he had
the reimesthan been made on   the   be-; frequently observed similar jiarades  in
Next   Saturday,   .July   27,   Freejiort wlil again play Mineola, at Mineola.
The Freeport Field Club turned the tables on Rockville Centre Saturday at the grounds of the latter club, defeat¬ ing them by the score of 2 to 0. The game was a pitchers' battle, between O'Connell and Pettit. Kockville Cen- jn-ecerlent to establish; that the parade | tre scored 3 hits and Froeport 1.    The
score:
half of the Fire Council, through Chief Walter B. Cozzens, on the ground that Mr. Trayer was not a member of the Fire Department. President Mor¬ rison also stated that he vvas under the impression that Mr. Trayer was a member of the tire dejiartment at the time of his appointment, which state¬ ment was reiterated by the other mem¬ bers of the Board.
the large cities.     Ujion   balloting,   th- petition   was   denied,   but   jiermission was granted to march to the jilace with¬ out any ojien demonstration  and   with¬ out any music.
Coun.selor Albert I). Half of Jamaica I in a communication to the Board de- ! manded redress for damages sustained I by his client, A. C. Hottenroth, to his White steamer automobile, in   the vil-
Mr. Trayer endeavored to show that lage on Sunday, April 21. In his state- ""there was .some jietty jealousy over Kis ment. Counselor Haff claims that his Edward Beckhorn, familiarly known apjiointment, and demanded to know client's auto had been standing on the as ^'BecJ<y," who keeps the restaurant if there was any ordinance wherein it! .street along aide the curb, and that and cigar store on Wesb-Merrick Road was imperative for a man to be a fire-1 when he startedtiis machine, it caught had the misfortune to lose his pocket- man before he was eligible to act as a upon ujion a wooden curb extending in- book, containing about $'2o, one day Fire Warden. He was answered in the j to the street, so that the automobile this week. He made change for two ' negative, but vvas informed that it had young men, and thinks they walked off always been customary to elect only with his money. firemen   to the oflice; that by a resolu-
tion   of   the   Fire   Council,   no   person
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the   M.   E.   would be admitted within the fire lines
Sunday   School   will   have   its   annual   at any lire unless he be a fireman,   and
Sunday evening, Augu.st 11. T. H. Reed, legislative agent of the Anti-Sa¬ loon League, will address a meeting to ; outing, going to Prospect Park. Brook-! as it was the duty of a Fire Warden to
be held in the M. E.  Church, to   which , other churches of the village have been invited. i
Sunday evening the tliird in  the ser¬ ies   of   vesjier   services   in   the   M. E. 1 Church will be held.    The subject will • be "From   Jehovah   to   Father."    Ev¬ erybody    is   invited:   to   be     jiresent proniptly at 7 o'clock.
Mrt. E. V. Haldwin and cliildren have returned from Monticello. where they have been ^for the iiast three, weeks for the beneiit of Mrs. Baldwin's health, which greatly imjiroved during Tier sojourn in the mountains.
Thc tiueens and .SuH'olk Insurance Comjiany hekl its annual meeting here Wednesday. VVillfam G. .Miller of this village was re-elected President; Nat. W. Foster, formerly of Riverhead, and   Andrew   McTigue   of   Far Rocka-
lyn. It is intended to have the cars run through without making a change. Arrangements have been made for the use of the jiicnic grounds, tables, chairs, base-ball grounds, tennis court, etc.
of Freeport, secretary and treasurer, and Edgar Jackson, attorney and coun¬ sel. The following directors were re¬ elected for a term of three years: Solomon Ketcham, Amityville; W. W. Hulse, Bay Shore; Louis T. Wells, Greenpiort; James M. Young, North- port; W. A. Shipley, Jamaica; T. Jeff¬ erson Burnett, Flushing; Michael Hol¬ land. Oceanus.
Executive Committee—S. Ketcham, Amityville; D. Wesley Pine and Geo. T. VanRiper, l-'reeport.
Examining Committee—Wilbur C. Abbott, Babylon; Edgar Jckson, Bald¬ win; Theodore F. Archer, Jamaica.    J
Surveyors connected with the depart¬ ment of Water Supply, Gas and Elec¬ tricity of the city of New York have been at work in this village and vicinity     for     several      weeks      on
insjiect and rejjort every fire,  it  would undoubtedly prove very   uncomfortable j for   Mr.   Trayer   to   be refused admit¬ tance within the tire lines, and thereby! breed lli scon tent.     Mr.  Trayer   rejilied that he had been jiromised a   Warden's] badge, and when informed that   proba-1 bly even with such a badge he might be i refused admittance, he replied that   bei would   like   to   see   anyone   refuse    toi admit him within such   lines  jirovided | he vvas equipjied with a Fire Warden's badge.    Considerable discussion ensued between Mr. Trayer and   Trustee   I'at¬ terson in reference to a number of   in¬ stances bearing upon the   subject,   but President   .Morrison ruled such   discus¬ sion   out   of  order and stated that this had   no   bearing   ujion   the subject; he further remarked that   the   Board   had a.sked for the resignation ujion the   re¬ quest of the Fire   Council.but  that the Board had no power to coerce Mr. Tray¬ er to resign, and that he   could   act  as he saw fit on the request,  after   which the matter was passed, but Mr. Trayer failed   to   file   his resignation    Friday While  bathing    at  Point    Lookout ' "'^^'- ''"^ ^^^^ "" statement as to his Beach Sunday afternoon  a  young  wo-  further intentions in the matter. I man  who her name as Miss Violet A,U:   , ^^e   Board passed the following res- ' wood  of  Freeport. was knocked down i olution,   which is to become  a  village i by  a  giant  wave and received such a I ordinance on and after August   l.'i,   af- i shock   that  she fainted  after coming   te'" «•,•   legal  requirements  have  been from    the    water.    A    large    crowd | complied with: ,     ^ ,
gathered around her as she lay on the ' '"^^ ^^f^' not be lawfu to construct sand and it was thought for a time that 1 ^"^ rebuild any wooden building within she was dead. Restoratives were ap- Freeport, wherein stoves, furnaces or plied and she soon recovered conscious-1 ^^^ "^^^^^ artificial heat is maintained negg^ : without  obtaining  a   certificate  from
  the   Fire   Wardens.    If  the    wardens
Their many Freeport friends will be ! fail to inspect within two days after interested to hear of the marriage of ; notice, application may be mado to the Misses Ada and Bertha Conklin, daugh- Village President, who will cause the ters of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Conklin, { building to be inspected, and certificate former residents of this village. The j issued by the Village Clerk, former  was  married  on   June    25 to i     Any person violating this  ordinance
Rockville Centre Thorjie, If Abr4ms, cf Kyerson, c D. Pettit, p Hennesy, .'^b M. Pettit,  ss Dooley,  2b Donnelly,   lb Robinson, rf
. Field Club MacCarey, cf Doran, c O'Connell, ji Beavers,  .3b Beebe, rf Sutjihin, lb Wallace, 2b Miller,  ss Malone, If
0    2
0   1 r
1      0
u    2
Freeport F. C. Rockv. Centre
2 1 27 17 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 (I 0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (I II —0
Alpha (.louncil. Daughters of .\mer- ica, will hold a beach party at the beach near the Point Lookout Life Saving Station, Wednesday, July 'dl. Boats will leave Pearsall's dock at 9 A. M., sharp. Tickets 2.'i cents, child¬ ren, l.'l cents. Ice cream and soft drinks will be for sale on the boats and at the beach. 2t.
Louis Bagger & Co., patent at¬ torneys, Washington, D. C, reports that recently a valuable patent for im¬ provements in clothes-wringing device ; ' was obtained by Mrs. Clara E. Miller ' of this place. A printed copy of this patent   will   be   furnished   free to any
w'ay.   vice-presidents;   Roswell    Davis,^gaj^r  uf   this paper on application to
ihe above-named  attorneys, this paper when writing.
Mention
or any provision thereof shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each and every pffence.
The applications of Hugo Schoolherr, Long Beach avenue, and Henry   Mead,
had run into a tree and telegraph jiole, sustaining damages amounting to be¬ tween .SiiOO and .'?700, which he wished the village to refund. He also stated that he had not observed the obstruc¬ tion owing to the hiKid of his machine, which had obstructed his view. The matter was referred to Counselor Leo Fishel.
The Board apjirovetl the bond of the New York and Long Island Traction Comjiany, renewed, in the sum of $.")0(.i. (Collector E. A. Dorlon reported that he had collected the sum of .$;i,5()f).70 of the ta.xes for the jiresent year, which amount he had turned over to Treasur¬ er John FL Golding.
The contract for drawing two old wells at the power house and rejilacing them with brass wells, was awarded to Edward Titus, for the .sum of   .$S00.
The following renewals of jilumbers' bonds, for $.'jl)U each were approved: Niessing <t Rice, John J. Kandali as surety; Whitney YanWic'KJon, Jacob Post, surety, and Josejih J. Albin, with : Frank Sjirague surety.
The   monthly   rejiort    of    Engineer
I Spiith   for   work   done   at   the   power
j bouse   was   received   and    filed.    The
plant had been in operation   .331   hours
and   15   minutes,   and   110   arc   lamjis
burned 138 hours and 25 minutes.  Also
pumped   3,771,750   gallons  of    water,
consuming in all 202,100 lbs.   of   coal.
The board refused the application of
C. O. Niles, collector of electric   light
rentals,   that  he  be    furnished    with
stamped    envelopes,    on    the  ground
that his  commission was  to cover  all
expenses.
The following were granted permis¬ sion to lay sidewalks according to specifications prepared by the Board, three-fourths of the cost to be allowed on their individual road taxes: Charles Combs, Raynor Street, 50 ft.; Henry C. Schluter, Church St., 46 ft.; Charles L. Seaman, North Main street, 50 ft.; John W. Cotter, 102 Columbus Ave., 75 ft; Fred Figge, corner Bayview Ave¬ nue and Merick Road, 504 ft.
It was unanimously resolved that all village road propertyrshould be under the entire control of Street Commis¬ sioner Pine, including cinders at the power house.
Upon   complaint  of Archer B. Wal-
Field Club Notes one   hit   for Freejiort
Only
came at the right  time, runs
but   it scoring   both
FreejKirt found Pettit to be the hard¬ est pitcher they have been up against this vear.
Doran   caught   six tempts to steal bases.
men   in their at-
Beavers was right on the job with his single to right in the fourth inning, bringing home Doran and O'Connell.
O'Connell is not only a good jiitcber but he fields his position perfectly and is thi' best batter on the team.
G. Malone made two nice catches in left field of the only chances he had.
Wallace is keeping uji his good work at second, accepting eleven chances out of twelve.
Next Saturday the Field Club will travel to Northport and try to defeat the team at that place.
NO. 39
BALDWIN
.\.   ('.   Walton  is at Island Heights,' .\'. J., for a few weeks.
oined    her
Miss   Calista mother at Cairo.
Carl   has N. Y.
.Mrs. J. J. Dixon and children are at Amagansett for a few week.-;.
-Miss   Charlotte   Southard is visiting friends at Bridgejiort, L'onn.
Mrs.   LeKoy   Bedell   is   spending   a couple of weeks at Boston, Slass.
.Mr. and Mrs. at Cairo, N. Y.
Arthur B. Cornwell are . for a few weeks.
.Miss Grace Burtis has been enter¬ taining Miss Mabel Flemming of Brook¬ lyn.
VVesUy Miller ing a two weeks ler'.--.
Carriages and Freil .Menendez, Colvin & Cii.
'if N'ew York is sjieiid- vacation at H. F. .Mil-
w;igons, liellinort
11  Jirices  at .-^ucti'ssor to tf.
.Mi.-^s Lillian Ticer of Brooklyn is a guest of .Miss Edith .^"outhard at '"Hill¬ crest.
Mr. and .Mrs. Fred \'an Fi. field, N. J., are visiting Mrs, Abel, (irand .\ve.
d' Plain- !. .1.   (".
Win. .M. .Morr 1   are   .--^iiending
Mr: Ilvroi Liberty, N. Y,
The Ladies' Aid Soci* E. Church met v.ith Mr.-^ Tuesdav aflernoon.
i; and few
llttl weel
son s at
if   the   .M. D. Ferris
Miss Charlotte .M. Southard gave a moonlight sail to about thirty-tive of her friends Tuesday night.
Mis.-; barre, Mrs. (i
Mildred Crossley uf Wilkes- 'a., is the guest of her aunt, G. Jone.-;. Grand .\\i-.
Mrs. J. H. Hautsch and family of .Morris Park sjient Saturdav and Sunday with Mr. and .Mrs. H. K.  I'lautsch.
H. S. Weaver has .>;olil bis jirojierty on Central .Ave., recently jiurchased from   W. H. liavnor. to T. D. .'^niitli.
the proposed new pipe line which is to | Clarence W. CuUey of New Hampshire, be laid to increase the Brooklyn water They are at Home at West Palm suply. It is probable according to pres- Beach, Fla. Miss Bertha was married ent plans that a strip 100 feet wide \ to Edward R. Reutel of Brooklyn, last will be taken through some of the most I Wednesday. They will reside in Brook- valuable business property of the vil- lyn. ; Church St., for electric light service, | lace that the cinders placed on Church lage, possibly including the south of | - ^ were granted. The application of street were being blown into his house Opera HaU Block. It certainly seems ; The Onslow-Moore Company, owners George S. Smith for same on Florence and the small dust ruining his walls, unjust that a city can thus come of some valuable property in the Bay- avenue was "granted as soon as we se- it was decided to have Church Street, through and leave a streak a destruc-! view section, have issued a handsome cure the necessary materiaL" I from Main Street to Merrick Road, tion wherever it touches, but apparently; pamphlet describing  its property, and      Village  Clerk   Shea  was granted a oiled.
the law countenances it,   and  all  that the commendable thing about it is that I well-earned two weeks' vacation.
«an be done is to pack up and get out when told to do so, and then wait from one to six years for payment on your property, the money bearing 6 per cent intereat in the meantime. As an ex- duttis* well laya: "Villages aeem to be at the mercy of New York and the •chamtag politiciana who iwobahly ¦ont mote graft in trntar projaeta than in aayttMV alaa." ^  '
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it tella the truth, nor doea it advertise \ mencing August 3. Iota for 149, just to catch a train-load I Upon complaint of Rev. Chas. A. of "auckara." Thomas Burleigh is | Logue. of the Catholic Church, in refer- thehMalrsfnaantativeof this company ence to his church being charged the and will M plsaaed to show you this riegular minimum rate of $2.00 for Tha BSTiaw has no adver- | electric light service, regardless of the fact that for several mmiths during the yaar only a small piirt of tha light diaigad for waa eonamoed, it waa r»- 8olT«d that hsclnninrfcwp J«l7 1 aU
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tiaing oontraet with iMiaiMoiMe doee nat kaom tham. hot AAhaooktxmai aatata ode. It mtk a tlead ttkiaaM.
spleand nat real rMttgrtbalwaniK
The applications of Sidney T. Post, Smith and Church Streets, and Mrs. Bertha Cronin, South Side avenue, for water service, were also granted.
The Board approved the election of Carl W. Burton. Karl Kranz and Charles Conners as members of Wide Awake Engine Company.
After auditing a number of bills, , the Board adjoAmed until FHday evan- 1 ing, Adg. 2, at 8 o'clock.
WANTAGH
Prayer meeting will be held in the M. E. Church this Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Mutual Assistance Association had a beach party to-day (Thursday) at High Hill Beach.
Mrs. Fred Wiebel and Mrs. Bert Miller have been sojourning for a week at High Hill Beach.
The Schumann Quintette will meet at the home of Mrs. Thomas Thornton this (Thursday) afternoon.
Miss Helen Lawrence, a traihed nurse from Brooklyn, has been staying several days with Mrs. Helen Allen.
A moonlight exciursion to High Hill Beach was enjoyed by the Wantagh Dancing School Wednesday evening.
There will be Divine service in the Memorial Church next Sunday morning and evening, with sermon by the pas¬ tor.
A crowd of young people from this village enjoyed a straw ride Saturday night. They stopped at Bellmore and Wantagh, enjoying dancing at the lat¬ ter place.
The Beach Party to High Hill Beac|i next Thursday, Aug. 1. promises to be vary suceessful, many tickets having been sold. The affair is for the benefit of tha Pariah Houae fund, and will be B«H«ad bf the Christian lindaavor Sadalyar tha Mamrial Chorch. Boats laava Waa^agh DMit at f a. fi.
A large numlier of young jieojile from this and adjacent villages enjoyed a moonlight sail to Point Lookout on the Launch Decomah Wednesday night. The Jiarty stojijied at .Signiond'.-;, where tiancing was indulged in, and everyone had a thoroughly good-lime.
.¦\n attempt was ajijiarently made to hold up Mr. Davie last .'^aturday night as he was coming from the one o'clock train. .Mr. Davie takes the jirecaU- tion to walk in the middle of the street at night and this jirobably saved him. When ojijmsite the dense shade at Thomas' store on Grand Avenue he heard stealthy footstejis behind him, and discoverecl a man in a crouching Jiosition running after him. .Mr. Davie goes jirejiared for such an emergency, and fired a shot at the man, who im¬ mediately ran. Footstejis were heard again, and another man w;is seen rap¬ idly following the other one, and anoth¬ er shot in his direction greatly acceler¬ ated his movements.
BELLMORE
The annual school meeting will be held Tuesday evening, Aug. *;.
Cahrles G. Witteman, a summer res¬ ident, is spending a vacation at Kenora Lake, N. Y.
The foundation for Mr. Brockman's new house on Bedford Ave. is nearly completed.
This week John Adel's horse ran away with Mrs. Adel and heV daughter in the wagon, both of whom were thrown out. Mrs. Adel was severely injured almut the face and arms.
E. K. Sorenson and F'red Chapman while out in the bay Sunday rescued a party of young boys, who were cling¬ ing to the bottom of an overturned boat when seen and rescued from their un comfortable position.
A large delegation attended the beach party of the .Second District Democratic Club Wednesday. The men met at N. Myer's store, and marched to the dock headed by the Breslau Band. Boats were then board¬ ed for High Hill Beach where a right good time was indulged in.        	
VALLEY STREAM
The annual  school meeting  will be held on Tuesday evening, August 6.
John Weston is having a pretty eottage erected on his property on tlie lierrick Road.
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