Nassau County Review 19061116

              Nassau County Review.
VOL. XII
THE REVOLT OF ABSOLOM
FREEPORT,   N. Y.,  FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER   16,   1906
NO. 4
William R. Hearst compared with the late Mr. Absalom of Jeru.salem
.f Rev. DwightA. Jordan, -fjastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Freeport, preached Sunday mominff on "The Re¬ volt of Absalom." The text was from II Sikmuel xv:6, "So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Irsael," Dr. JordaA said:
So far as I can remember 1 have never been guilty of preaching what might be fairly called partisan politics from the Christian pulpit, and to avoid even the appearance of it have pur¬ posely refrained from any public al¬ lusion to matters which were decided by the votes of the people of the State of New  York last Tuesday.
The Methodist Church is a church which believes in a just and righteous government, and has without excep¬ tion been loyal to such government, and because the very foundations of such government have been imperiled by events which came to their climax to go down in defeat last Tuesday, I purpose to say what I consider entire¬ ly appropriate to say with reference to these matters.
I find an approprate analogy to these events in the history of the re¬ volt of Absalom, which waa the revolt of a spoiled and favored son against the wiser, saner and far more right- eou.s rule of David than any rule which could reasonably have been expected from such a one as Absalom was, judg¬ ing his prospective future had he lived and succeeded in his purpose, by nis record, which he stamped wi,th the mark of historic fact. What he was we know, what he would have done is f)f course, only conjectural, but ra¬ tional conjecture must rest on the bas¬ is of all that is known concerning the I)ast of a person or institution.
Briefly stated, the facts were these; David was growing old, and the inac¬ tivity of old age was upon him. He had been a wondrously successful king. Wide stretches of territory never be¬ fore incorporated under Israel's rule acknowledged his sway. The Nation was at peace, and a general condition of comfort and prosperity was enjoyed by the people. David's family rela¬ tions were far from ideal if we judge by the moral sense of our day. But they' cannot be fairly judged in the light of that sense, any more than can the acts of our own savage forefathers, whether German, Iri^ or Anglo-Saxon, of that early and primitive time. I have no doubt that judged by the stan¬ dard then prevailing amoog kings that the court of David was the cleanest, the most moral, of any then known to men. But it is to be emphaticBlly noted that what would to-day be grave moral lapses in personal con¬ duct were allowed. These lapses were hpt then as th^y are now, and never have been under the changeless moral law of God followed by high success but always they were followed by conse¬ quences which in themselves seem to have been intended to teach that only the highest and purest choices and deeds could bring the highest type of comfortable consequences,
Jacob made a favorite of Joseph.with the result that he helped to intensify the jealousy of his remaining sons, and made no end of trouble for himself and them. David's numerous progeny appears to have grown up almost with¬ out restraint, and in their easy, non¬ productive lives, with every luxury that the court of the greatest living king could furnish them, having noth¬ ing good to do, did evil. Take the shameful story of Ammon, the king's oldest son and heir presumptive to the throne, and his murder by the same Absalom. These are only sample illus¬ trations that only evil follows wrong doing. Absalom was very likely be¬ tween thirty and forty years of age at this time. That he was a strong per¬ sonality appears from his murder of the heir to the throne under circumstances which made his course appear some¬ what justifiable to many, tho it result¬ ed in his temporary banishment. Bar¬ red out temporarily from court by his crime, and having nothing to do in his banishment, he began to plan mischief. And, coming back to his country after a while, began a systematic course of undertaking to subvert his father's rule by making common cause with the discontented and seditious. To every man with a real or fancied grievance he came with words of most fulsome sympathy. Whether founded in reas¬ on or justice, he neither knew nor cared. He only cared to make person¬ al adherants, and so did not scruple to lie. To every discontented man l.e said: "See, thy cause is just and right," and, "If I were only sitting in the gate to give judgment, the matter would be adjusted to your liking." Ob¬ taining in this easy way a reputation for being a king of misrule more and more, the discontented and lawless came to him. And when they came to salute him he put out his hand and kist him. With the spirit of a born demagog he used his princely pre¬ rogative, and so he stole the hearts of the men of Israel. David apparently never dreamed of what was going on, or if he did, thought lightly of it. But systematic organization of mischief carried on for years comes to a head. And it did so in this case. Winning over to himaelf the aatutest counsek>r which David ever had, Ahithopel, he took counsel of him and at a ripe and opportune time bei;an the revolt, with the result that he (favve David and his
faithful friends out of Jerusalem and. may be sure that if such wide spread with a large force at his command, : mischief has already arisen from the might, apparently have easily gained ' seed sowing of the past few years, possession of the kingom. j there must be a rotation of  seed   sow-
No  one   can  read the story without \ ing or we shall have more, rather than being  impressed  that  David   himself i less of it
felt that his own conduct was chiefly responsible for the humiliating position in which he found himself, and more than once during this pititable time he made frank admissions, that if mat¬ ters went against him he richly de¬ served that they should go in this man
When the same sentiment is exprest 365 days in a year in the only paper many people read, or hear read, many being unable to read it themselves, when the highest pictorial skill is pur¬ chased to show what cold type can't shoft', and the year is joined by   anoth-
ner.    The only prayer noted in all this er year and another, there is formed by
affair   is   that  of   David, to   bring   to very iteration a conviction because  its
naught the counsel   of  Ahithopel,   and possessor can't tell how he  got   it   nor
this prayer was answered. defend it as being reasonable.     If Lin-
We have been   treated   in this state coin said truly "You  can   fool   all   the
by a kindred condition   of affairs.  An- people some of the time   and   some   of
other spoiled son, who has never, so far as his history shows, willingly yielded to restraint, but has been accustomed to have his own way, at home, at col- aege, and in business, following Absa¬ lom's example; has attempted a revolt Igainst existing conditions, which, while not ideal,are measurelessly high¬ er than any which might be rationally expected under the influence of one whose aim thus far in all hia life ap¬ pears to have been purely selfish. It is another case of a man in early prime with plenty of money, and little to do in aspiring to rule. His money could hire able assistants to edit his news¬ papers, to supervise his bookkeeping and to manage his business interests. But the one hand which frtitlined the line alonf; which editorial work and expression should go, which dominated the policy of the business and held all the time the purse strings, was the hand of this modern Absalom. He was, and is, the principal; the others, how¬ ever able, are his agents. He must then be held responsible for all the ed- itoral utterances of his papers; for the corporate consolidation of his varied interests, which are declared to be planned with a view to escape personal liability in damage suits and taxpay- ing. These charges have been made for months and there has been no disclaim¬ er, so that it is fair to assume their truth.
From the beginning of his public life in this state he has chosen Absalom's part. He has not only tried to make friends with the discontented, but has sown more and more widely the seed of discontent. He has appealed to that most terrible form of hatred, class hatred, which made the terrors of the French Revolution. With every op¬ portunity to teach those who most need fundamental truth with respect to re¬ publican institutions, having at his command the probably ablest editor in America to do the type of work among the less intelligent people of the com¬ munity, which form the staple of his wide constituency, he has done abso¬ lutely nothing of this sort, but has in¬ flamed unreasonable prejudice into hate and buttressed error into adamantine hardness instead of disseminating truth.
Whenever changes have  been  made by the sober and sane forces of society to improve existing conditions, with  a monumental egotism  rarely  matched, he has claimed all  the credit of the change, and the upright, personal  pro¬ noun has been in  abundant evidence, but  when damage suits have been   in¬ stituted or taxes required,   there  has been  "nobody  at home."    The   Cen¬ tury Dictionary defines the word  dem¬ agog in this manner: "An unprincipal- ed popular orator or leader,   who en¬ deavors to curry favor with the people or some particular portion of them,  by pandering to their prejudices or wish¬ es, or by  playing on  their  ignorance or passions.    Specifically,   an  unprin- cipaled     political  agitator;  one  who seeks to obtain political  power or the furtherance of some  sinister  purpose by pandering to the ignorance or  prej¬ udice of the  populace." %This    dictionary   was   issued   some years before what is by  comnwn  con¬ sent termed  "yellow  journalism"   in¬ vaded the Atlantic Coast.    If the  de¬ scription fits any man he may be   fully said, on  the  authority  of  a  book  as dispassionate    and unemotional   as  a dictionary   to  be  a demagog.    What shall be thought of a man who clamors to be known  as a  reformer  who  does the    very   things  in  his own  affairs which  he clamors  against*in  others. What hopes for honesty   in  govern¬ ment from one who disfranchised regu¬ larly  elected delegates  to a  number sufficient to  give him  a  majority  of votes and  accepts as  the  apostle  of purity and honesty of elections  of nomination which  by  common consent is  fraudulently  obtained.        And yet with such  monstrous  perversions  be¬ tween theory and practice,  the  person making them came near enough to suc¬ cess  to  send  a  warning thruout  our whole body politic in this  state.    Tht one lesson for good citizenship  to   ser¬ iously ponder is not  whether   Republi¬ cans or   Independence   Leaguers  shall I spend fifty or sixty millions of  dollars i on    public    works,    (and   this   is   the i amazing spectacle which  confronts  us 1 to-day.) but what shall be done to put ' truth into the  minds of the  working ! men in place of falsehood?    How shall the duped  and  misled  be  brought  to sanity and right views?    Whak can  be done to exorcise the spirit of class hat¬ red and mob rule?    We Americans are hopelessly optimistic, and  it  is a bet¬ ter condition than  pessimism,   but  it tends to say  things  will  right  them¬ selves.    Let me say emphatically  that I this is a false statement; things  never do right themselves; the universal law of inertia is opposed to it.    And  we
Reuben Friday.
FREEPORT NEWS
Hamaker  goes   to
School Notes
Fif.,.w<o '     The registration in the school up   tu *^""^"'*; date is   893.
I     Harold Kropp has resumed his   stud-
.Mrs. K. P. Ketcham is spending sev-1 ies after two weeks'  illness eral days at Boon ton, N. J.
Miss Nina B. Humphrey is substi¬ tuting in the Roslyn High School. I
A regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held this: Friday evening. '•
The Review has built a storage an¬ nex, giving 200 sq. feet of floor space for stock room.
the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time," he said what was historically and psychologically true. But the peo¬ ple who can be fooled all of the time are the main constituency to which appeals have been made and their number has been swelled by aspirants for office who have been turned down by the regular and more reputable or¬ ganizations and by doctrinaires, who are forever chasing some will-o'-the- wisp thru political mirage.
American liberty must be the crea¬ ture of education. We cannot forever endure the dumping upon our shores of all sorts and conditions of men;.''if.-ho for the most part are driven to., us by intolerable conditions at home, and who have learned to hate the gov¬ ernment and come to us predisposed to hate any government, because here the people themselves are the govern¬ ment.
High authority exists for the state¬ ment that "no li^an ever yet hated his own flesh." But with us it rests to show immigrants of all sorts that when they become American citizens they are of the governing bod.v, and that the government is at the very an¬ tipodal extreme from mob rule of con¬ vention echos. It is government by law, which never sanctions the assassi¬ nation of a ruler nor terrorism of any sort, whether it be by trades unions or lynching parties. It takes time to bring this about, it means work to bring this about, but this is far more a patriotic act and duty than wearing a button or shouting oneself hoarse at some political meeting. The political newspapers of the country ought to be¬ gin an elementary course of instruc¬ tion in language simple enough to be understood by a child, but which in¬ struction should be unassailably true. The truth can be stated as simply, as convincingly, as forcefully as error. It yields itself as readily to pictorial illustration, and once the issue is join¬ ed between demonstrable truth and er¬ ror the issue is as certain as that God's government will stand. What is the relation of the Christian Church in this matter? This, I think : Somebody got out more than 600 men to vote in one district last Tuesday. Who will get out sixty of these 600 to the house of worship who are unaccustomed to go? They are the same men. You can ap¬ peal to them with far more power to attend the house of God than a polling booth. The inevitable tendency of the Church is toward a class feeling of its own if it be not carefully watched. The inevitable separation from con¬ sciously sinful practices which charac¬ terizes every genuine Christian tends, unless carefully watched, to separate us from sinners, to their harm and our own. Our Master was separate from sinners as to their practices, but broke bread with them in their own homes as to personalities. Not only the spiritual life of its own member¬ ship ought largely to dominate the thought of the church, but even more largely the moral conditions of its sur¬ rounding community.
All of this ought to mean a far more absorbing and intelligent interest in our own state and municipal govern¬ ment. An interest which shall be fair. It is easy to assail existing conditions. No man is perfect and no institution is. Neither is any corporation. Exist¬ ing conditions show a large number of corporations whose rise could not have been anticipated, and for the regula¬ tion of which no antecedent legislation was possible. In the absence of this, abuses arose and persisted. Legisla¬ tion in local states was found to be largely powerless. Federal legislation had to be framed and framed too against the antagonism of immensely wealthy interests, able to command the services of the most skilful lawyers to block the way legally, and the most adroit lobbyists to grease itching palms of legislators venial enough to be bought. And yet with utmost fidelity and sincerity this hard r6id to travel has been entered in upon and is being pursued. But mark you. It is a con¬ structive and not a destructive work that requires to be done.
The control of power gives steam and electric energy its value. Uncon¬ trolled it is simply disastrous. Im¬ mense power is lodged in corporations; control for the greatest good of the largest number is the problem and carping criticism is a yellow dog policy of which unhappily we have all too much evidence. Absolom stole the hearts of the men of Israel, but David had them once and might better have kept them. He won them back, but won their heads first. This is our duty as patriots. I feel as tho we have escaped a great and threatening calam¬ ity. The handwriting is on the wall. Rectitude of conduct in administration
(Concluded on last gsge)
Miss Josie Mollineaux of Oyster Bay has been visting her sister, Mrs. E. T. Cheshire, on Church St.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   James   Stiles    hav gone to Racquet Lake, for   the  benefit i Room, on 'Tuesday, of Mrs. Stiles' health. ¦
Light curtains have been placed in all the windows in the High School.
Water and gas are being installed in the new laboratory, in the old building.
Mrs. C. F. Delano of Amityville, a former teacher here, visite<l the school Tuesday.
Myrtle Fi.sher has been absent from school on account of the illness of her mother.
There have been si.xteen new pupils registered in the different grades so far this week.
A large new clock has been purchased and   was  placed   in   the   High   Sch(K)l
Rev. D. A. Jordan's horse dropped dead Saturday on Main Street, from an attack of colic.
Single copies of the Review for sale at DaSilva's, West Merrick Road, and at Gobetz's, South Main St.
Next Monday evening Progressive Council, D. of L., will hold a progress¬ ive euchre in Fraternity Hall.
Miss (iertrude Waterbury has re- turnefl from a two weeks' visit with her parents at Saugerties,^ N. Y.
.Mrs. Lizzie McC. Davis has bought a lot of Smith F. Pearsall on South Ocean .Avenue, near Pine Street.
Cheerfulness is restful and gloom is depressing. Gas lights offer the one successful imitation of day light.
A number of members of Progressive Council I), of L., visited Rockville Centre Council Monday evening.
Mi.ss Estelle Eck, of St. Andrews Place, Brooklyn, spent Sunday here, with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Po.st.
A gas heater adds to the comfort of every home where it is installed. It is portable and can be attached to any gas outlet.
The annual reception and ball of Wide Awake Engine Company will be held in Opera Hall on Thanksgiving Eve.
Misses Florence Miller and Edna El- dridge were at home from Hacketts¬ town C. C. institute, from Wednesday to Monday.      	
Assemblyman William G. Miller is making extensive alterations to his house, corner South Ocean Avenue and Smith Street.
By invitation the firemen of the vil¬ lage will attend service in the Church of the Transfiguration on Sunday even¬ ing, Nov. 25.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burdorfl^ started Wednesday for a three weeks' trip thru New York State and will also visit friends in Mass.
If you lack in strength or flesh, or are afflicted with obstiuate throat and lung troubles, read Chas. P. Smith's ad in this issue.    	
The Hempstead Sentinel says Handy Fanjoy of that village built sixteen 16- foot boats for William C. Ellison of Freeport in 25 days.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Amerman and Mrs. Poinsett Cooper of South Ocean Avenue have returned to their city home for the winter.
Alpha Council, No. 11, D. of A., will hold a rummage sale in the vacant store opposite the Freeport Bank, on Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 23 and 24.	
Don't put down any sidewalk or curb before getting a grade from the village authorities, so that you can be credited with three-fourths of the cost on your road tax.
The   idea   of   raising   chickens    has taken possession of a large number  of I our readers.    We will each week  pub-! lish a  column  of  special   interest  to chicken raisers.
The committee in charge of the fair at the Freeport Club are receiving con¬ gratulations upon the success of the event. We published the list of com¬ mittees two weeks ago. The club re¬ ceives about $1300 as a result of the three nights' work.
Report all items of interest to this oflice. They will be appreciated and each item will help to make the paper that much more interesting. We can not get all the news but by your help we can get the lion's share and that is what we wish to do. We want all the n.-ws that's news.
Village Trustee Bedell is superin¬ tending the placing of street signs on all the village streets. Streets run¬ ning north and south will commence from the L. I. R. R. track, as for in¬ stance above the L. I. R. R. on Main Street will be North Main Street and below will be South Main Street; on streets running east and west Main I Street  is the dividing line.
The High School Chorus has been organized. It meets every Tuesday in Miss Dailey's Room.
The Boartl of Education held'a 'spec¬ ial meeting on Tuesday night; the reg¬ ular meeting of the Board will '>e held Monday evening.
It was found necessary owing to the increaswl am.ount of pupils in the ;'> B grade, to divide it. and have the pupils attend a half day only.
Grade Rhetoricals will lie held thi.-; Friday afternoon at 3.15, in thf Hi.gh School Room. Grades (> and 7 have charge of the program.
About 80 feet of slate blackboard is to be distributed amontr Miss Ketch- am's. Miss Atkin.son's, .Miss Miller's and the High School rooms on Satur¬ day.
Tho High School foot-ball team jour¬ neyed to Richmond Hill last Saturday. The score was a tie 5 to 5. A game may be arranged witli Rockvile Centre for a later date.
The W. ('. T. U. will hold its annual reception at the home of Mrs. Samuel R. Smith on Friday. Invitation has been extended to the teachers of the .school thru Mr. Barnes.
The pu^iils that obtained merit cards in the high school last month are: Nettie Corwin, Tnomas O'Mara, Ada Baker, Irene Provost, Walter Sheard, Lillian Sheard, Olive Homan and Har¬ vey George.
The following officers for the Stu¬ dent, the school paper, were elected last week: Editor, Owen W. Hum¬ phrey; associate editor, MoUie Pitch¬ er; athletic editor, Harold Kropp; bus¬ iness manager, Milton Raynor.; circu¬ lating manager; Ralph Crandell; adver¬ tising managers, James Stiles and Clinton Story. People wishing to place advertisements in the Student should communicate with Milton Raynor.
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OPITUARY
.lames W. Thompson. James W. Thompson died   at Nassau Hospital, Sunday, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at  his late residence Wednesday afternoon.
To Organize Choral Society Alfred Palamountain, M. S. V., ten¬ or soloist of Garden City Cathedral, has consented to form a choral society in this village. The preliminary meet¬ ing will ibe held at Fraternity Hall next Wednesday evening. All inter¬ ested in music are invited to attend.
Fair at Freeport Club
The fair at the Freep<yt Club House last Thursday, Friday and Saturday was a well-attended and pleasing social event. The large upjier hall was filled with pretty booths hand.somely decorat¬ ed, and in the dining rotjm sup|»er and refreshments were served.
HYMENEAL
Baldwin Pilkington At the Presbyterian parsonage last Satui^day evening. Rev. K. P. Ketcham united in marriage Stephen W. Baldwin of Bellmore and Mary Janet Pilkingt/)n of Bay Shore.
Willets Seaman Archer Willets of this place and Nettie May Seaman of Hempstead were united in marriage at the Presby¬ terian parsonage, by Rev. K. P. Ketch¬ am, last Sunday evening.
Letter to Sunshiners
Dear Sunshiner:
Because of the approach of winter and Christmas and the greater demand for sunshine, will you kindly send your rainy day pennies as soon as p<jssible. They may be left at the parsonage. Subscriptions to the .Sunshine Bulletin, 50c per year, may be sent to .Mrs. C. W. Bedell, Freeport.
Reta E. Ketcham, Pres. By order of the Executive Commitee.
A wooden bridge has been placed over the Grove Street gutter, there¬ by extending Railroad Avenue to South Ocean Avenue. The cost of this bridge is    paid   equally   by  the  village  and
 ._    ^ The plan   Alvin G. Smith, who opened the street
for house numbering will be announced  for   village use.    It  is a great  im- in a short while. I provemenL
CHURCH EVENTS
Electric lights are to be placed in the rear of the M. E. Church, to light the wagon sheds.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church IS arranging for a fair this vear. Dec. 4 and 5, to exceed anv vet held.
The Junior Society of Christian En¬ deavor will meet every Thur.sday after- ncxjn at 3 :20 in the chapel.
The annual prize awards will be made in the Episcopal Sunday School on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
It is expected to have Rev. Crandall J. North of Brooklyn to preach in the M. E. Church the tirst Sunda\ in De¬ cember.
The F'resbyterian Church Improve¬ ment Society will meet at the residence of Mrs. C. L. Roe, Porterfield Place, next Wednestlay. from ten to five o'clock. Luncheon will be served about twelve o'clock. All ladies of the con¬ gregation are most cordially invited to be present all or at least a part of the sessi<)n.
On the evening of November 2.") in the Presbyterian Church there will be a special praise service with con¬ gregational, chorus, quartet and solo singing as interesting features, to which of course, as ti) all services, ev¬ erybody is invited. Next Sunday the pastor, Rev. K. P. Ketcham, will preach at both services.
Taking for his te.xt '-The Revolt of .Absalom," Kev. 1). A. .lordan in the M. E. Church .Sunday morning, jireach- ed a strong sermon upon the life of William R. Hearst, late candidate for Governor of the State of New York, whom he compared to .Misalom of old, stirring up class hatred for his own per.sonal benefit. The sermon made a strong impression on his hearers and we print it in full in this issue.
,3-'he services in the Presbyterian Church .Sunday both morning ami even¬ ing are marked by steadily increasing attendance. The .Sabbath .School has the prospect of increasing attendance, interest and attraction in the sui)ei-vi- sion of the newly elected aufierinten- dent, Roswell Davis. A new feature is also a general Bible class under the care of John Muir Baxter. The new choir, under the leadership of Miss Nelle J. Dailey, is nt)t only exciting re¬ newed interest in the prai.se element of the Church services, but is evidently constraining the congregation to not only look and listen, but more unani¬ mously and heartily to join in the praise a consummation devoutly to be wisht. A strictly quartet choir leads in the morning services but in the evening, led by the quartet, a large and finely bal.«nced chorus choir sings.
Housebreakers   Busy
Burglars made general invasion of residences in the section of Randall Park from Grove Street to Bergen Place, and Lena Avenue and of the Pearsall Avenue district Friday night. About a dozen houses were entered and considerable booty in silverware, jewel¬ ry and money was secured. An equal number of places frustrated the at¬ tempts of the burglars to force an en¬ trance, while others yielded no rewards in the way of booty.
A l»\, with which the catcheij vL windows were broken, wa.s employed to effect an entrance. At several places pie, coflTee and other things were in¬ dulged in by the burglars before they departed. One of the heaviest losses waa reported by FYed Hartt of South Ocean Avenue, who lost silverware, gold breastpins and other valuables.
Isaac Schloss, of Bergen Place, lost a gold watch, a mileage book and $4. At George VanRiper's, Lena Avenue and Bergen Place, a piece of silver was taken and the thieves had a drink of birch beer from the ice box. At John Sellars, Bergen Place, silverware and clothing were packed up, but noth¬ ing taken, as the thieves were evident¬ ly frightened away.
The house of Richard Conklin, opjxt- site Van Riper's residence, was ran¬ sacked, but no boot taken.
The residence of Albert Braith- waite, W. A. Dawson, Gilson Raynor and others on Bergen Place were visit¬ ed, but no entrance gained. From the house of Jere DeMott, Grove street and Lena Avenue, a few articles were tak¬ en and from a pocketbook Mrs. DeMott had left in the house of Ulysses Valen¬ tine, a next-dfX)r neighbor, money, a mileage book and other tickets were taken. Mrs. Valentine was robbed of a gold breastpin. Nf» silverware was taken from either of these houses, At the residence of David Hamaker, Pear¬ sall Avenue, a small sum of money was taken and from the residence of W. Schumacher, Pearsall Avenue, $7 was stolen. The thieves were seen by sev¬ eral men.   It is said they were negroes.
We note from the Clarion Ledger Magazine. Jackson, Miss., that Mr. H. V. A. Wightman, who mafle many friends while in Freejwrt, has gone in partnership with a Mr. Bayley and startetl the Office Appliance Co. of Jackson. Speaking of these young men the Magazine says: "Both Mr. Bayley and Mr. Wightman are young men whom any community should be glad to number among its business activity, and that they ar; appreciat¬ ed there is no better prooi than the suc¬ cess that has attended their venture since its inauguration.