Nassau County Review 19140206

              Nassau County Review
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914
Vcl. XIX, No. 6
Freeport
In the Fraternal Orders  News of the Churches      First Fire In 1914
Local Topics
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
(Th<-<i;  times are tor Hunily
miniitn
Friday, Feb.
Saturday
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday.
Saturday,
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6,
7,
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9.
10,
11,
i'2.
13.
14.
H.Kik.     I)..diict 3B
!c».| llajj
4.28 p. m.
5.32 p. ai.
6.26 p. ro.
6.44 a. ID.
7.80 a. ra.
8.16 a. m.
9 02 a. m
9.46 a. m.
10.30 a. m.
Dotnst bi  tha ••cret fr*t«m«J  orBanixatiofu  of Freeport and vicinity.
ubject   of    Sermons,   Service,   of    the   week
end other doinc* in the churche.
and church tocietie.
¦ Clinton M. Flint. H. P. of Freepnrt , Chapter No. 802, R. A. M., attended I the session of the Grand Chapter at 'Albany Tuesday and Wednesday of I this week.
Last Thursday evening several mem
At 3 o'clocit    Sunday   morning   fire
call 76 was   Bounded.   Raynor   .\venue
and Mill Road, and when   the   firemen
firgt   reached   their   houses   a   bright
Servises  glow could be seen, ahowing that what-
Sunday   ever   the nature of   the   fire,    it   had
Christian Science Society. Sunday   morning at 11 a. m
School, same hour;   Hempstead   Bank gained tremendoua headway before any
Building.    Subject next Sunday,   Feb- alarm was given.
ruary 8, "Spirit."    Wednesday   even-       When the   first   companiea   arrived
ing services at 8 o'clock they      found     a     large     house     on
A reading room with Christian   Sci- fire,   and   almost   consumed.      There
ence   literature is open   at   the   above were two other houaes   within   a   few
The Freeport Club promises novation at its    annual   dinner,   xn   hv held Tuesday  evening,    February    17. They send the   regular   notice   to   tbe members,    with     this      information: "No speeches,   just a live   comniittei', ' running a live wire dinner of food and song and some entertainment.     Forget j all other years for    this is to be a din- By the latest report of the Syracuae,   ner."    The committee in charge   con- ; N. Y., bureau of   water,   it   ta   shown   sists of Edward Thompson,   Robert G. i that about 97 per  cent   of   tbe   entire   Anderson,     Wm.    Thompaon.      Thos
A Novel Dinner       In the Fire Department
Comment* *nd •Mplan«Uon« not mntlrmly of
• nrwa natura, on villat* affairs
by th* aditor.
LIE IN PEACE! The Item, a paper which   was   pub¬ lished in Mineola, is no more.-
nf int«reat to end about the firemen in our local department by H.E. P.
-Owl
BELIEVE IN METERS.
bera of the Commandery   of   Freeport, ¦'^^''^ss  every weekday from 1:30 to 5   feet of the burning one. but  the   wind   service is metered.    At present   there   Spence, Hamilton    King   and   Wern ICouncil No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A. M.,  were  P->"•
was blowing  hard   away   from   them, are 25,114   meters   in   operation,   and
otherwiae   they   too   probably   would there are only about 600 services  with
have caught. only faucet connections which are   un-
The firemen were compelled   to   lay metered.—Exe. two line j through   900   feet   of   hose .^      _ ._
from the dead end on a four inch main ,  „,,„^.-,„„,,,.v,  ,,....., . t.^, ^^.r.
at the corner 6f   Raynor   Avenue   and A SUGGESTION WITH APOLOGIES. Mill Road, and   although   this  gave e. (Reproduced from Nov. 17)
low    pressure,    it   was   exceptionally       In a recent   issue    we    publiaht   an
good under the circumstanceg.    A sec- item   from the   Scientific   American,
ond   alarm   was   turned    in    althcugh with   the   heading,   "Wonderful   Life
Mr.'i. W. G. Smith, of Merrick Road, : unauthorized by   Chief   Loonam,   who Saver."    This   refers   to   a   machine
The Ladies' Aoxiliary of St. Vin¬ cent de Paul Society of the Church of the Holy Redeemer will hold a euchre and dance at Brooklyn Hall thia Fri¬ day evening, February 6.
Single copies of the Review for sale j the guests of Capt. H.   W.   Eidred  ol
at   Greenhlatt's   and     Braithwaite's,   Company L, 47th Regiment.   N. Y. N.
Railroad   Avenue:   Kiefer's,    Nassau   g.. at the armory.    The apecial   feat- County   Review.    DeSilva'a   and   Go-1 ure of the evening was the review and
betz's. Main Street;   DaSilva's.   West   parada, with Gen. Horatio C. King as
Merrick Road. tf. ' reviewing officer. 	
j     The review was a pageant represent-       The Sunday School of the Presbyter- Mrs. Eugene R. Bassett entertained   ing the Past. Preaent   and   Future   of   ian Church will hold a valentine social
the "^00" Club Wednesday. the United   States   Army.    The   Past   this Friday evening. February 6.
j was represented by the   G. A. R.,   the Mrs. Walter Decker  of   Hempstead   following   Po3t.s   participating: Mans
has   been   visiting   Mrs,   Eugene   R. ' tield Po?t No. 85;   German Mitternich
Bassett. ! No. 122, and  T.S.    Dakin   No.    206.   PresbyterianChurch,   entertained   the   took charge.
     - i The veterans had the head of the   line   Sunday   School   class   Saturday.    The       The house in which the   fire   started   ing or  eleectric   shocks,   or
YOUR TOWN TAX IS NOW  DUE. ! during th" review and   then   were   ea-  social was held at 5 o'clock, and music   was a total loas.    and   the   damage   is
SEE ADVERTISEMENT IN ANOTH-Icorted   to   reserved   seats   that   they   *nd   games  composed   the   entertain-   placed   by    Chief   Loonam   at   $2500
ER COLUMN.
Nygren.
The dinner will lie .served   by   John aon.
.1000 .666 .BOO
3»3 .333 .167
De-
HYMENEAL
WINTJEN —VOLLMER. '
One of the mo.st elaborate,   well   at-! tended and    happy   weddings   seen   in ! this section for some    time   was   cele- ', biated on   Saturday.    January   31,   at Christ   Lutheran   Church,     F'reeport,
Sunday School teacher in the Freeport   arrived    with the firat   apparatua   and   called a pulmotor, whieh    is   used   for   when George Wintjen and Mias   Diana [out   of
restoring circulation in caaes of drown-   Vollmer,    only    daughter   of Mr
BOWLING TOURNAMENT. STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Won Lost   P. C. Hose I 6 (I
Hose 3 2        1
TruckJ 3        3
Engine 1 "J        4
Hose 4 1 2
Hose 2 15
Ho.se 3 and Engine 1 rolled ai Mott's Alleys Monday night in the F. D. Tournament, and Hose 1 succeeded in winning all three of the games as followa :
Hose 1, 838; Engine 1. 623 Hose i, S'2H; Engine I, 6r)3 Hose 1, Sy4 ;  Engine 1, 6S1
Truck 1 crept   up   a   peg   Thursday night when they defeated Hose 2, two three,   in   slow   games.    The and :scores:
in   other   ^''¦^- Julius Vollmer, both ot Freeport,
Freeport a new jewelry atore will be opened Saturday of thia week. .See their advertisement.
The "Blue Bloods"  will give a cab¬ aret dinner at Brookside Inn, Baldvvin, on the eve of Lincoln'a Birthday, Feb- | ruary 11.
Mrs. G. Dwight Baker will entertain ' at bridgi'. for her sister,    Miss   Phelit Parshaii,    neJtt   Saturday     afternoon, February 14.
cases where cireuiation has been stopt in a human body. might review the Present  and   Future   "^ent.      A   dinner   waa   served.    The   partly    covered    by    inaurance.    The       I do not know the cost of these   ma- sections.    The   47th   Infantry   repre-   scholar present   were:    Miss   Mildred   house was owned and occupied by   An    chines, but I am going to  respectfu'ly fented the Present   and   aa   the   well-   ^'"'pt    Miss Dorothy King.   Miss   Vir-   tonio D'Masi. suggest to   our   Village  Truatees   the
drilled companies passed in review au-  Kinia Raynor,   Misa Beatrice Baldwin,       No definite cause of the fire will ever   advisability of having one at the   Vill- plauae was heard from all sections   of   ^'^^ Lillian Paterson and Miss Mation   by ascertained, as it waa not   seen   by   age Power House, or some other place
Jones.—Eagle. any one until the house was partly con-   in the village, possibly   more   central.
Truck 1, 613; Hose 2, OOS Truck 1, tiiiu ; Hose 2, 675 Hose 2, 700; Truck 1, t;r.4
the armory. To the United .States Boy Scouts was assigned the Future. As the young boys marched around it was soon evident that the army of the future will be well taken care of.
After the review the Boy Scouts again showed their ability in exhibi- tirm drills, ('uster Battalion clearly portrayed the manner of advancing on the enemy in the extended order drill.
In the .M. E. Church next Sunday morning, Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller, soloist, will sing "He Lifted Me," by (Jabriel. The anthem by the choir will be "Bleased Are the Meek, " by Ash ford, with soprano solo by Mrs. Fuller.
any one until the house was partly con¬ sumed.
The recall was sounded at 4:25,
Fined for
Stealing Bread
Next Thursday, February 12, Lin¬ coln's Birthday, being u holiday, the printing offices and banks will be closed. The Post Olfice will be opened until 9:30 a. m.
at their home on South Long Beach Avenue, Friday evening. After din¬ ner, SOO waa enjoyed for the remeinder of the evening.
Police Juatice Flint sentenced   Wal¬ ter Whittaker, of this village, to sixty
A number of members of the  Episo- j
pal Church of the Tranafiguration went :
They were followed by the Naval Bat-   to Brooklyn Sunday   morning   to   wit-
talion of U. S. B. S., who went ness the installation of Rev. A. W. E. ' daya in the Nasaau County Jail for through their physical drill and the Carrington, their former paator, as having stolen fifteen loaves of bread machine gun drill. The laat of the pnstor of the Church of the Incarna on Saturday night from the bakery of program whs given over to   the    Flor-   tion, Brooklyn. H. C.  Rindlaub.
  enceNightingale Nurse Corps of Sixth "       ^      ^   ^       |     When Rindlaub missed fifteen loaves
s, A s,       c^.      , ,; Battalion    Boy    Scouts,      who     went        I'irst Presbyterian Church.     On Sun-   ^f tjread   soon after hnvina aoBn Whit
Mr. sod Mrs. Otto J«nK entertained; through   the   various   drills   incident  d«y morning, February 8, the   sermon , tlker'iUrTgnea^^^
with first aid to tbe ii.jured and emerg-, *''l'   he   upon   a   miasionsry   theme,   told the police of hia   auspiciona,    Po-
e"7 drills.       ,    . ^    __ f'r^'rrM'^^n.T'"   ^""''^^••n'!!"''""'«"   R«y"'»-.    ^ho   was   aent   to
At the   conciusum   of   the   review,   fubject of Mr. Gould'a sermon will   be   Whittaker'a   home,   teatified   that   he
Capt. Kldi-vd met the members and es-      Lincoln the Prophet.       A special in- . had found fifteen loaves of bread there
but always available
Wilh our village electric power on all day, and electricians working on the lines all the time, accidents are li¬ able to occur again at any lime, arid it seems to me it would be a goMi invest¬ ment to have this machine where it would be of service when it is needed.
were married.
Rev. August Karkau, aasisted by Rev. Mr. .Meyer of the Lutheran Church in Hempstead, performed the ceremony.
The church was handsomely and tastefully decorated. Mrs. Boland sang beautifully and with feeling, and over loo people were present.
The in'st man was Henry von Elm, of Freeport. The bridesmaid was Miss Emma Werner. Maids of honor. Miss¬ es Mary Mahnken and Frieda Wield- ner. The ushers were Clitford and Rood show was enj( Howard Mahnken. The niajority   of
Although the weather whs anything but pleasant, about twenty members of Bay View Hose ('ompany met at the depot Saturday night in time for the 6:46 train, for the theatre party of the company.
Arriving in Brooklyn,   a number   of
the members who   work   in   the   city,
joined the erowd and all   went   to   the
Casino, on Flutbusb Avenue,    where a
ed.
the   members   re
Village Trustees
Vil- Vil- the
At the regular meeting of the lage Board Thursday afternoon, lage Trustee Kandali presided in absence of President Cox, who was re¬ ported aick. Clerk Shea was also on the sick list and Miss Rhodea, the dep¬ uty clerk, recorded.
,^ C. A, Edwards asked that   attention be given to the condition of    the   road
A great hot su[)per, with plenty of turned to Freeport on the early train, liquid refreshments (good old German ' \>»^ so""' decided to spend a couple of style), was provided at great tables in the two large Vollmer dining rooms. Dancing then succeeded until near day¬ light and the celebration lasted until lo a. rn. Sunday.
The newlyweds will make their home pt the Vollmer residence.
— Roosevelt Sppctut'ii-
Salvation Army Work;
hours on Brooklyn's "Great White Wuy," and remained until the "Owl," so that tliey had just about retired when Viey were calli d out by No. 76. As one of these memhi^rs remarked, "There's enough night's when there's nothing doing: don't see why this couldn't have come on one of thoso nights."
John H. Walker and family of Maple Court, Bay Shore, huve moved to Har¬ riet Place, Freeport. where they will make their permanent home.
Mr. and Mra. Harry L. Maxson en- tertaififtd itt dinner followed by cards, and dimcing, at their home on Soutb Long Beacfa Av«r)iie, Tuesday evening.
Among the laat week's ahipfnenta from t.he Columbian BrasB Foundry WHS orve shipment of 90 propellpra to Abo, Finland, and one shipment to the lale of Pinea, West Indie.«.
Among the orders were one from Stockholm, Sweden, for two complete rudder outfits, and one from Port f irie. South Australia, for aix propellora.
corted them to the   various   points  of   vitation is extended to young men and ] Xhe   baker,    he   aaid.    identified   the i "" ^"^'''''^^•^*' ^'^^'^ °^   Grove   Street,
intereat in the building. Capt. Eidred has consented to drill the membera of the Commandery. Tbe next drill of same will be announced at the meeting Friday nigbt.
boya
The Willing    WorJsers   were   enter tained at the home of Mrs. Elsie Johns,
bread.     Whittaker denied that he  had MISSIONARY WORKERS MEET.    [ taken the bread from the bakery,    but The monthly meeting of   the   Wom-1 ^"* ""*^'^   *°  convince   the   Justice an's Missionary Society of tbe Preaby- ' *'^'^^ ^^ ^^^ purchased ao many   loaves terian Church was held in   the   chapel ' ^°'" ^'''°*" "®®^^-    """ Laat Friday night at the close of the   on Wednesday afternoon, with Mra, C. —
business laeeting of the Council, De- E. Jones as leader. The meeting gree Master Golden had the First De- opened with a half hour devotional gree team on the floor for practice, service, in which a number of mem- It was announced at this   time   that e   bera participated.
team would be picked from amongst A letter from Mra. C. L. Allen of those who showed marked interest and   Mayville. N. C, to whom a Christmas '
enthusiasm to preaent the drill   before   box was aent   by    the   societies     was   ^ i »• " '
the   State   Council    next   September,   read.    A letter from Miaa E. L.'Minor        "f-^ •"'   "ef^'y   Hospital,   Hemp There are several more   niembers   for  of Ratuagire, India, was also read.
-Times.
OBITUARY
CORNELIA A. HEALY. Cornelia A. Healy,   wife   of   Joseph
which waa uaed considerably. The Board agreed to give the matter atten¬ tion.
The following communication was received, in answer to the complaints regarding lhe annoyance cauaed by the loud ringing of the bells at the vari¬ ous railroad crossinga ;
"I beg to advise you that we have issued orders to   the   Engineer   Main-
COMING EVENTS. February    IS.   Wednesday picture show, Ho^e 4 February      19,
a I the I' Thursday
M<ivirig azM. Annual at
Envoy E. W. ('iir|<enter will give a lecture on Solvation Army work in Christ Evangelical   Lutheran   Church,
61 North Grove Street, next    Wednea- I masquerade and civic ball of Ho duy,    February 11. at 8 o'clock.    This ! the Crystal Lake House. will be an illustrated lecture    with   il-i     F'ebruary 26, Thuraday--Moving pic lu.strated    songa,    and    many    colored , ture and vaudevibe   entertainment   at slidea.      Envoy   Carpenter   has    been \ Engine 1, at the Plaza, with the Salvation Army in its   Relief !      April 7,    Tuesday     Annual   eieclion Corps for many vears, and covers   the | of all compHnies in department, whole of I.ong Island east of .Iamaica. |     April i), Thursday - Annuiil   election He is accomfiHnied by Mrs. Carpenter,   of Department olficers.
tenance of Ways to see thaf - these Healy, M. 0., for many years a reai- bells ure changed so that they wiil not dent of Lena Avenue, this village, died : ""'"K so loudly    nnd   therefore   be   less
objectionable to the residenta who live atead, in her 6Sth year.    Funeral serv- ' "«-'ar the crossings, the team than    there   are   oflfices,   but       A reading   on   "Tb«-   Indians"   the   [f''^'^ere   held   from    the   chapel    of       I assure you that we want to   co-op-
• , e     .,      ,' Southard & Mc
who sings, with guitar accompaniment.
each one ia to be drilled for every    po-   Home Miasion aubject for the day  was
aition, en, that   there   will   alwafa   be   given by Mra. H.   G.    Clock.     A   talk
substitutes prepared to   fill   in.     Sev-   on the sarne subject, founded upon per-
I eral new movements   were   intraduced   aonal experiences, was given   by   Mrs
Grafing   Place.     Tuesday    afternoon. | und were  quickly   jiicked   up   Icy   the  J.S.Gould.
Mrs. Minnie Sniith was elected    iiresi-   team.    Thia Friday evening the   team
dent for the   year  1914;   Mrs.   Lizzie i will hold another rehearsal.
Raynor.    vice president;   Mra.   Emma | 	
Daniel,    second   vice preaident;   Mrs
Flora Dixon, secretary.    Social   inter
courae and refreshments  followed   the j
business session.
loore Tuesday   afternoon,   «rate with you   and   the   residents   of Rev.   Elmer E.   Loux,   pastor   of   the ¦ ^r^^Port in this matter aa   far   as   we Baptist Church, officiating, with inter- i aafely can. ment at Cyipress HillsCemetery; auto- ; Vf y truly youra.
mobile cortege.
Mr. and Mra. John J. Boland, of Pine Street, entertained a number of friends at dinner on Monday evening of this week in honor of Adra. Roland's birthday, when an exceptionally pleas¬ ant evening was spent Those present were: Rev. A. C. Karkau, Mr. arnd Mra. Juhn H. Mahnken, Howard Mabt>~ ken, Clifford Mahnken, Mise Warner, Mias Nina Clark, Mrs. C. H. Mahn¬ ken, Mias Mane Mahnken, itise Delia Plump, Leo Andersen and Miss Anna Koster.
Stable Lanterns, 89c Nickle Perfection Oil Heaters, $4.00 Kitchen Stoves, No. 8, $16.00:   No. 6. $10.01) iBoat Stoves, $3.76 Griddlea, 69c up O-Cedar Mopa, 98c 89c Axes, 66c Ciotheapins, 2c doz.
Chicken Wire, 2-incb Mesh 150 ft. roll 4 ft. ?8.00;  5 ft. $8.75 6 ft ,1^4.50: open, Jc sq. ft Ven«tianware Sale Price
(Blue and white) 69 anti 6Bc Sauce Pots 76c Dish Pans :59c Rice Boilers -79-89C Kauce Pots fi9c Tea Kettles i69c Wwtar Pails, 10 gt Oa Silva's, W.
Upside Down Flying
At Garden City
PHEBE JANE VALENTINE. Pheb<; Jane, wife of John Valentine,
After singing, a reading on Mission work in Korea was given by Mrs. D. F. Dikeman. A reading, showing aome of the difficulties encountered by
those who are at work on the foreign ^^ North Main Street died Wednesday misaion fields was given by Mrs. C. E. ; evening, age 70 years. Besides her Jones. husband, she ia survived by three aons,
A letter from the   preaident   of  the   Oscar, Frank and Ulysses. Monday afternoon at the Hempstead  society, Mrs. J. M. Baxter, waa read by I _ Funeral aerviees will be held Satur-
Plaina Fleld, Garden City. Cbaries F, Niles, a young aviator, only 26 years old, in an attempt to loop-the-loop, gave one of the most marveloas exhi¬ bitions of flying that haa ever been seen in this part of the country.
Nilea ascended for about 8000 feet in long spiral curves then tunned his monoplane for the loop. Aa the ma¬ chine went half way over the engine became stalled and Nilea waa unable to make the loop.    By a aeries ef cork
the vice preaident, Mra. Elijah  Smith, The meeting   eloaed   with    ainging, followed by the Mipzah benediction.
Masons Give
Farewell Dinner To Mr. Ault
day afternoon at 2 :30 from the M. E. IChurch, Rev. S. O. Curtice, pastor, ofliciating, with interment at Green¬ field Cemetery.
Must Vaccinate
School Children
Dr. William H. Runcie has received
Ital [lb Peters,
President."
' The ap|)iicBtion of D. Ferrara to re¬ place bis old barber pole for   an    elec-
i trie one wus granted.
Alvin A.   Seuly   complained   of   de-
i atruction of shade trees in bis section by horses being tied to them in viola¬ tion of village ordinances, which he said aeemed to prove ineffective. He suggested that an ordinance be adopted providing for the muzzling of horsea belonging to tradespeople. A resolu¬ tion was pasaed to the ellect that Mr. Sealy should be notified that the prop-
At their meeting Tuesday evening Truck 1 got in line and passed a reso¬ lution that no mure than eight men and tbe driver be allowed to ride on the apparatus when answering iin al¬ arm of fire, and that no man shall be allowed to jump the u'lparatusen rout* t.i a flre t'Xcept ofiicera, Hnd nien de¬ tailed Uir corner Juty *''«"' ''"'"•^ south from h.adouarters.      T.'"'''^*' ''""''
I panics are now in line on this, lb Hose 4 and Truck 1.
1,.
P>ivoy and  Mrs. Carpenter-
A special   meeting   of   the   Masonic       „ „... ... „.„„^,^ .,„a receivea i     „  ,a a u        • ,   .i
Club waa held Monday evening at Ma- word from Dr. Biggs, the new State ''u,,^''*'""?- ^f ^^''^ t''"*-' «•'^^"-' screw spirals and dips which made ev- so""-' Temple for the purpoae of giving i Health Commissioner, notifying him i ?''""/ lo/ss'denta in that aection need- erjone bold their breath, for they a farewell party to Ernest W. Ault, | that the law providing for compulsory i'"? -^ ^^,' ^ resolution was pa.ssed thought be would drop to the ground, who for four y«ara aerved ably in the vaccination of all achool children muat! ''ei"ring the matter to the light com- Nilej righted his   machine   and  came  capacity   of   secretary   of     Olympia j hereafter be strictly enforced. | mittee with power
Mrs. Carpenter is a daughter of Ade¬ line Gray, a one-time famous opera singer.
We produce in connection with this article, a rdioto of Envoy and Mrs. Carpeoter, and which they request be cut out and placed conveniently, so er method was to make complaint to that when you are asked to assist Sal- the police when the ordinance was vio- vation Army relief work you wiil be lated. sure that you are giving it to the prop-1 f.'
Former Village   Trustee   C. A. Sig-   er perscm, and that there is   no   possi   ' mond asked that a street light be placer"   bility of any fraud, at the corner of Jease Street and Web- 	
Coming Events
Saturday   evening,   Feb.   14-L.   1 Dinner at Hotel Astor, New Ycrk, Feb.   17,   Tuesday—Annual   dinner,
Town Tax Due
The Receiver of Taxea foi' the Town
39c 39c 39e 49c 49c 49c
down amid the cheers and   congratula- Lodge
tions of  the   crowd.    No  one   on   tbe ^^} members of the club   who   could
ground wbo   saw   bis   plight   believed Posaibly do so were preaent on the   oc-
that Nilea would come out of it alive, casion, and Mr. Ault waa given  ample
The monopJane felil so   rapidly   that  evidence that  hia   preaence   would   be  	
it   waa   hard   to   follow   ita   course. K'''^»"y ""'ssed by hia many frienda   in   of Hempstead began   collecting  taxes
When it waa oot more   than   600   feet ^"*''   Rockaway.    Particularly is   this  on Toesday of thia week, and will  col-
from the ground it righted   itaelf  and ^^^^ of hia friends among the  Masonic ; lect until Wednesday, March 11, with-
Nilea began to clioob and tbe even hum fraternity.                                                    .out any extra   percentage   for  collec-
the **'¦• Ault, who haa been in   the   em-   tion.
the P.'oy ^'f Lowea. pharmacy in the   capa-!     The rate thia year is   92c
Mr. Sigmond also asked if anything   Freeport Club, at Club Houae
I Could be done to secure a highway ' acrosa the railroad track, eaat of Henry Street. Walter B. Cozzens, a member of the Board of Education, said the School Board was also inter¬ ested in this matter, as the scholars in
Feb. 18,    Wednesday—Moving   pic¬ ture show. Hose 4, at Plaza.
ENTERTAINMENT.
The next nioving picture show lor Company benefit will be helil ul the Plaza on Wednesday evening, Febru¬ ary 18, with two shows, at 7:30 and 9:00 p. rn. Hoae 4 is under excep. tional expense just now becaus. of having bought the autnmobile of which the village gets the entire benefit, be¬ sidea furnishing new ipiurlera and the boys are hoping  for a large profit.
The following night, February 19, Hoae 1 hold their annual niHsquerade and civic   ball   at   the    Crystal    Lake
ouae. These yearly alfuirs are al¬ ways anticipated, and anyone who baa attended one knows there is a good time in store at this one.
Thursday, I'ebruary 26, Engine No. 1 will hold a moving picture and vaudeville entertainment at the Crya¬ tal. The price has been set at 15c, to include the vaudeville, and the com¬ mittee promises that several fine acts will be given.    This is p;ngine I's first
Feb.    19,   Thursday   evening—Fifth j yenture in thia field and a Inrge crowd Annual Masquerade Ball of   Hose   No. I '* h'^'"-"'' '^'"¦¦
1, at Crystal Lake House.
Monday evening,    Feb. 23—Musical
of the motor  was   heard.     When monoplane dropi^d   for   tfae   loop
that aection south of the   track   would   ""'^ novelty entertainment by Fratern- ; be sent to the new achool house   to   be   *' Council, R. A., at Brooklyn Hall, built   north   of   the    track,    in    "The       ^cb. 24, Tuesilay   evening- -Chicken i Bronx."    The matter will jirobably be   '^'""cr, Freeport Taxpayers League.      i
Guess we had better requisition more hose. The following is what tbe Owl, Rockville Clentre, says about Sun¬ day morning's tire :
On Sunday morning the house   <,ccu-
gasoline was unable to feed the engine  city of prescription clerk,   leavea   Far  porated villages, and $1.06   outside of
and consequently tbere was not power enough to go all the way over. Niles waa flying upside down and kept it up for fully a minute.
Mr. Niles made two attempts but the same trouble with the engine pre¬ vented    him     from     looping-the-loop
  I both timea     Aa soor^ as thia defect   ia
Sasith & Bedell's adv. tbis week tells I remedied Mr. Nilea will make another
Rockaway to take the management of incorporated villages. There are also a drug store at Freeport, owned by special taxes for light, water and fire William Chubbuck, of Rockaway diatricta in varioua aections as followa- Beacb.—Rockaway News.
Merrick Road. Advertisement.
about as apt»tepriate line lOf goods.
Advertlfemeat
Annual   wb'.te gooda sale   at   Bar¬ asch's Dept.    Store   begins  Saturday,
attempt and when he succeeds in loop¬ ing the loop, be will give an exhibition , at the Hempstead Plains Field and then start for a long tour of the prin-1 cipal   cities   snd   towna   through   the
January   81.      Double   greeo   stamps ; gouth and Weat under the management given with everything in   the   line  of I of c. N. Peioggio of  the   Moisant   In- white goods.    This will be the Jargeat | ternstional Aviators. cut price sale in white goods this town !     n,^ machine which Niles used in his
has ever had.
See our windows.
Advertlsemunt
I flight on Monday waa a combination of ' 428-M
Mr. Ault has moved, with  his   fam¬ ily, to 119 North Main Street Freeport
New Telephones
The following new   telephonea   have been installed recently:
Freepoit ,
B. E  Warner. Bayview Ave., 159-W
P. A. Seaman, 45   Lexington   Ave., 673-W
Rev. Elmer E. Loux,   33   Lexington Ave . 288 W ,
L. A. Van   Gelder.   Onslow   Place,
MOTHERS ATTENTION! Children's   Serge   Dresses,   regular
price up to $3.49; your choice,   $2.25;
sizes 6 to 14 years.
Children's School Dresses, 59c up
Underwear for all- Infant'a, 25 to SOc Children's Fleeced Lined,  20 to 35c Boys' Heavy Fleeced, 25 to 35c Children's Wool, 40 to 75c Ladiea' Fleeced Lined, 'JS to eOc Men's Heavy Fleeced, 6uc Men's Heavy Grey, 60 to 85c Men'a Wdol, guaranteed, $1 to $1.60 Children's Union Suits, 26 to 76c Seaman's Reliable Dry Goods Store, Main Street.
I the famoua Blu,.bird and Bleriot. This I monoplane was built specially for him under the peraonal direction of Harold I Kantner, the designer of the Bluebird, j by the Moisant Company ot New York. I Niles waa a graduate of the Curtias School and had always flown a biplane until just recently.     His upside   down
flight Monday was only the eighth time ! 406 W
D. W. Pierce, No. Main St, 446-J
•Merrick Wm.    H.   Thompson,    Gildersleeve' Ave.. 818-M j
Geo   Scharf. Willis Ave.. 318-J j
Roosevelt Eve Pariaen. Clinton Ave., 776 W     '
E. Finkbeiner.    Washington   Ave., i
Road tax. lie.
Board of Health tax, 8c.
Hewlett Bay Fire tax. 6c.
New Hyde Park Fire tax, 5c.
South Hempstead Fire tax, lie.
Valley Stream Fire tax, 8c.
Baldwin Light tax, 52c.
Cedarhurat Light tax, 33c.
Hempstesd Gardens Light tax,  27c.
Inwood Light tax, 32c.
Merrick Light tax, 67c.
New Hyde Park Light tax, lie.
Roosevelt Light tax, 22c.
South Hempstead Light tax, 20c,
South Side Light tax, 36c.
Valley Stream Light tax, 52c.
Woodmere Light tax, 30c.
Baldwin Water tax. 14c.
New Hyde Park Water tax, 10c.
Merrick Water tax, 25c.
Roosevelt Water tax, 32c.
taken up later with the Public Service f'ch- 24, Tueaday evening, 8 o'clock I "'•'^ hy Frank Thomas, on Mill Koad. Commiasion. Entertainment by the Loyul .Sons "*^^»'* "''Vnor Avenue, was totally de- The monthly report of Police Juatice ^lub in the Presbyterian Chapel. stroyerl by fire. The local fire corn- Flint was filed ahowing collections of F^^h. 25. Wednesday eveninu Mov- I'in"*?" responded to the alarm, and $1 in fees for month of January. ing picture show, at    Plaza,    for   Pro-( were compelled to use    their   full   900
The monthly report of the Village Treasurer showed balances in the vari¬ ous fund aa followa: General. $199.20; street, $682.20; water, $1493.86; el¬ ectric light $1428.39; Board of Health. $579.06; interest, $118; tax arreara, $2258.03; fire department, $217.86; light. $820.22; light exten- aion, $66.74; water extension, $800; sidewalk, $b26.47 ; crosswalk. $124: apecial road improvement, $15 60; water sinking, $328.07; light sinking, $3160.37.
The following applications were granted:
Fot lighting—Mary R. Zulzer, 101 Wallace Street; Albert Hutton, 69 Florence   Place;     NichoUs   Furlong,
feet of hose to reach   the   bluze fumily was absent at the time.
HORSES AGAIN. The horse problem for    the companiea ia daily    becoming aerioua "ne, and one does not
The
varioua n in»re leed   to
greasive Council, D. of L.
P'eb. 26, Thursday — Moving picture and vaudeville ahow for Engine 1, at the Crystal.
Gunning School Trustee
Ma special meeting of tbe Iioard of   io„k but a very little way into   the fu Educatioriof   School   District   No.   9,   ture to see the serioua possibilities in \ Illage of Freeport,   John D. Gunning   v..Ived Was elected a member of the Board   to fiil the vacancy caused by the  resigna¬ tion of Wm. H. Sammona, who has en¬ gaged in buainess at Huntington.
WeeklyWeatherReport
he had flown a monoplane. Niles fin iahed second in the New York Times Aerial Derby around Manhattan Col¬ umbua Day, October 12. 1913. He used a Curtiss biplane in this race.
Allen W. Hawley. Preaident of the Aero Club of America, Mortimer Del¬ ano, secretary of the Aero Club, and Alfred Moisant were   on   the   field   to
AdvsrUscnMnt   watch Niles make tbis flight
Virginia B. Tabb. Broodaide Ave.. 684 R
C. Miller, Lincoln Ave., 799-W '
C. J. Auchterlonie, Main St., 889-W Baldwin
William F. DeVoe. Rockwood Ave, 961-J
Warren Wright, Milburn Ave., 683-W
Cbaries Southard, Grand Ave., X70-J
Try my special box of   cut   flowers, 75c, for the weekend.    C.   R. Ankera,
Friday,   Jan.   3i<—Spring    weather. Parsons Avenue; B. McKenzie Kearns,   muddy off improved roada. Harriaon Avenae. Saturday- Eaat wind,  disagreeable.
For power—Freeport Coal Co., Hen-   warm and aome   rain in morning :   be¬ ry Street. gun to rain hard, at noon   and   poured   Kine baa been left in the house for the
For water--John A. Bauman,   .South   all   the   afternoon.      Foggy    towanla   s»me reason. Grove Sireet night, and clearing off'Warm.
The franchise for the Freeport Rail-:     Sunday—Warm and   clear,   turning
First Hose 2 fouml themselvea in a Iiosition where tbev must secure aome depeniluble way of getting to fires, an;! after the report of a committee on horses or automobiles, bought a team of horses from the New York Fire.De¬ partment, which they ure muiritairiing al tbeir own expenae, but tbey are sure of their horses.
Hoje 1 has had trouble in getting horaea at varioiis times,   while the en-
floriat. Rockville   Centre, L. I.    Tele-   road Company,   giving   permission   to   colder at night.
phone connection; delivery anywhere,   extend their trolley   line   from   Grove       Monday    Cooler,   fine   Winter   day,
      ¦^""¦"•en'ent    Street thru Railroad Avenue, to Main   thermometer about 30.
~ Street, waa    presented    by   Counselor       Tuesday—Clear and cool in morning,
Freeport Coal Co. The place to buy i Sidney H. Swezey and approved by the overcast and warmer in afternoon, coal; alao the plaee to get a pretty Board. This provides for a $5000 in- rain in evening, continuing until early calendar   free.    If   yoa   wish   either i demnity bond, and that cars shall   not   morning.
article,   phone    or   call   and   see   us.   ''and at the east end of Railroad Ave-       Wedneaday—Clear   and  cool,    ther- Telepbone 898; 19 So. Main St j nue within 100 feet   of   Main   Street j roomHter about 35.
Advertlnemeiit   for more than 8 minutea. '     Thursday—.Same.
Hose 4, when they went into their new hou.-e moved much farther away from their horsi's, and the propoaition ; became so serious with them that en¬ tirely at their own expenae they have purchased an automobile, which will be used to tow their wagon,
Hcse 3 aeema to   be   the   only   com¬ pany   sure  of  horses,    as   the   three Lewia brotners ure membera   of   their compajny. and their stablea are always (Continued on page H)