Nassau County Review 19070927

              VOL. XII
FREEPORT NEWS
The editor of the Review has been away for tho past two weeks and while it was unpleasant it was well worth the trouble to find that we had so many friends. We are ^lad to be at work again however and will always be home to. our friends, old and new.
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FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1907
Wm. S. Hall is utt(,-iidinf{ the con¬ vention of the American Bankers' As- ociation at Atlantic City.
Desk blotters and holders for same at the Stationery Dejiartment of the Nassau County Review.
Mrs. K. P. Ketcham is spendinj^ two or three days with relatives in Boon- ton, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson Smith are enter-' taiiiin^^ (ieorj^e Benson .'-^mith Jr., who arrived last Thursday.
Attention is called to the adv. of J. S. .Shapiro, the'ujiholsterer, in this is¬ sue of the Review. Every householder needs his service. Mr. Shapiro has a larfi^e store with a^ larpe as.sortment at   and will a'lve you prompt attention.
Invitati ons are out for the marriage of Miss Elsie Katherine Montgomery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell Montgomery of Wissahickon, Philadel¬ phia, to Clarence Wallace Dorlon of Freeport, on Saturday, October the fifth.
School Notes
The officials of tht .' able to add some
library   hojie   to new   hooks   soon.
This Friday being children'.s day at' Mineola Fair, school will be closed all I day. !
At   least   1.^    pupils    have   entered, I school this week, making a total   of   a liltle over 900. [
Thomas O'Mara a metnber of the senior class, has been unable to return to school because of serious illness.
Add   gas efjuipment.
About a (iozen boys en.joyed   a
,. "—:  ,     . I ning trip to the   beach Saturdav.
lighting   to   your business | ^est  they could get were a few I which served as luncheon.
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Magazines for sale in the Stationery Department of the Nassau County Re¬ view. It.
Miss Kathryn Petrone is now run¬ ning the former Schang-Von Fehrig hotel on the East .Merrick Road.
The Women's Missionary .Society ofi the Presbyterian Chcrch will meet at \ the home of Mrs. J. G. Sutphin ' Smith Street, next Wednesday, at j 2 :.'50 p. m.; subjects. "Persia and' Mormonism," and the Home and P'or-] eign Study Classes, conducted by Mrs. I Raymore and Mrs. Baxter, i
Maria Byl has entered school to take a tiost-graduate course. All but two of last years' graduates are now back taking a jiost-graduate course.
Attention is called to the adv. of the Johnson Realty K.xchange in this issue. They are people who can be thoroughly \ property on which the Athletic Club depended on and g(;od to do business | has a five-year lease. The Club will with. I probably continue its hold of the prop-
! erty until this lease  expires,   as  they
A store not   jiroperly   lighted  closes I are paying a good rental, its doors to many  possible   customers Use Gas. It
Miss Davis,   who is now teaching at White   Plains, sjient several days   last week    with   Miss   Helen   .Storer.     On Wm.^G. Miller  and   V.   G.   Walters | Friday   Miss   Davis,   who taught   here have ijurchased frnm Walter R.  Smith n^j^t year, visited the .school, his 29 acre farm on Main St. and   Sea- i man and Ocean Aevnues, including the
The walls of the High School room have been re-decorated with the flags. The American Hag. with the banners of '07 and '08 class have been placed in the front of the room, the large Freepoit banner at the rear, with sev¬ eral college flags adorning the side walls.
The Freeport Choral Society has been rehearsing for its 1907—08 season. The work of the society will be the rendition of "The Messiah" on December 12, nnd "Elijah" on April 28.
When you want to write a note and jure away from home, stop at the Re¬ view office. We are always glad to see you, and have plenty of writing material.
Serv ices Sunday   in the   First   Bap- tsit Church will be preaching at  10:30
a.   m.   and  7:45  p.   m., morning sub-[ —	
ject, "The  Third Beatitude," evenin? \     The text-book library of the school is subject, "The Second Commandment";   being overhauled and the books are be-
The degree ,of Royal Arch Mason will be conferred upon Most Excellent Masters who may be qualified, at the meeting of Freeport Chapter, U. D., R. A. M.. next Tuesday evening.
Sunday School at 2:30, at which Rally Day exercises will be observed and all scholars with tbeir parents and friends are cordially invited to be present and enjoy the exercises.
Friday evening last eight can(]idates were initiated into the mysteries of the order by Freeport Ck>uncil, Jr. O. U. A. M., two of the members, Rev. Hutton and Eklarg Skews, being for Roslyn Council, while the other six, James Verity, John Fawcett, Carl Stork, Benjamin Smith, Chester  Ray¬
ing re-numbered. An effort is being made to keep books in better condition. The students are required to hand books monthly ix) their teacher, who is to make a careful examination of them. The students will be assessed for dam¬ age to books if they show more than reasonable wear.
The officers of the Student are work*- ing hard to make the paper one   to  be proud of.    Several improvements have been made in the  book,   the  subscrip- nor and George Davison were admitted j tion price remaining the aame  as  last into  No.  57.    Delegations were pres-1 year.    Already  seventy-five  subsrcip- Freeport    Athletic    Club    went  to i ®"^    from  several   Long  Island    and {tions have been received and it is hoped Patchogue  Saturda.y   to play the team I Brooklyn   Councils  and   all  joined   in I that this number may reach  two hun-
at that place, but were disappointed as their opponents did not appear, and consequently no game was played.
The installation of 700 candle power gas lights in front of the business stores of the village improves their appearance greatly. H. F. Harms and Windels, Fulton, Schluter, Stafford's and others have already placed orders for the lights while probably several others will shortly do so.
praising the local council.
A large  and  appreciative  audience
enjoyed  the   illustrated    lecture     on
Charles Dickens' life and works  given
by Mr. E. S.   Williamson  of  Toronto.
Canada,   last  Friday   evening  at  the j
Presbyetrian    Church.    Mr.   William-
[ son's  enunciation   is  perfect, his pic-
i tures trje to life and the subject  mat
j ter of the lecture  extremely  interest
1     Mr.   Williamson's  elocutionary  po
dred. Subscriptions may be given to Paul Johnson, circulaton manager. It is expected that the first edition will be ready about the last of October.
A speci."l meeting of the athletic I association was held at the close of j the school on Monday evening. At j this meeting the formation of a basket I ball team was discussed, James Stiles ¦ being elected manager of the team. i Stephen Stoiy was elected manager of , the baseball team. At the close of the : meeting the football squad met and I elected Fred Hunt captain of the ! team.
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The new $5000 fire engine has ar-i ti^n^ ^f ^he sayings of the characters nved. and is stcired at Williams hv-i j^ ^^e several works of the author. ery, waiting the hnishing (if the new , ^hose familiar with the wrifjings of engine house, corner of Church and: Dj^kens were loud in their praise of, Pine Streets. It will be given a trial j-^e lecture and lectt^-er; in fact a more j An exhibition of school work from sometime shortly and the Eginne Com-1 satisfied audience would be h?rd to our school is being held at the Mineola jiany IS planning for a big blowout as ; ^j^^j Mr. Williamson will always be ! Fair this week. Work was contribu- soon as they get in their new quarters, ^ ^armlv greeted should opportunity I ted from every g.ade from the kinder- which they are to ht up in   fine  shwpe ; ^.^jng him our way again. ' gaiten   to  the  eighth    grade,    which
All the members were present at the Village Board meeting Friflay ev¬ ening e.xcejit Trustee Stevens.
Mr. Cohen of the Warranty liealty Co. apjiearcd before the Board in ref¬ erence to water mains to be laid hy the company on their propcrcy. Said mains to at once come untler the con¬ trol of the village, the Comjiany to be allowed credit on rentals collected therefrom, until the cost haw. been re- iniliur.-ied them, the village lieing priv¬ ileged at any time to buy the mains outright. One hundred and seventy five feet of said line, outside the incor- jjorate limits is to be given the village outright. Permission was granted for th.y laying of said mains   and also   for
the stringing of electric light w-ires' seperatiop of.the sick from the well is through their propei cy, under the su-1 imperatively necessary from the stand- pei-vi.sion of the village engineer, the j point fif hygeine. This third story is village agreeing 11 maintain the 'nee-i also needed as a (I'lrmitory for more essary arc lamtis and to furnish all ap-i children. .'\t jiresent, with the limit- 'icants   for   light   service   along  this j ed   accommodations,   onlv   about .sixtv
A fair for the be'nefit of the Chil¬ dren's Home at .Mineola w-ill be held at the grounds of the (Queens Na.ssau Argiculuii-al Society, .Mineola, Octo¬ ber 11 and 12. fi-oni lu .\. m. to In ji. m.
Tho managers of the Home hojie in this w-ay to raise enou.gh money to build a small hospital for the care of the .-;ick of the institution. There is no hosjiital near the Home that will receive children ill with contagious disea.-es. Therefore it is evry neces¬ sary to have a detached building on the grounds where such cases can he jirop¬ erly treated and isolated. The third story of the main building has been used   as   a   hospital,   but the comjilete
at their own epxense.
Carriages and wagons, all prices, at Fred Menendez, Bellmore, successor to Colvin & Co.; see adv. tf
C. L. Wallace reports the sale of the 35 acre farm of R. Ranchette, corner Park Avenue and Smith street, to E. Harrison of Warren County, N. Y; large house and plot 150x200 of the Northwestern Securities Co., corner Randall Avenue and Grove Street, to Mrs. Annie T. Cook of this village; the large house and seven lots of . C. Scholer, Long Beach Avenue, to J. F. Keenan of New York, who has spent several seasons here, and decided to be¬ come a permanent resident; also rent¬ ed the furnished house of Senator Rus¬ sell on Porterfield Place to Austin Adams, and the furnished house of Mrs. F. McDavis, corner Ocean Avenue and Pine Street to G-. > rge Wallace ;the cot¬ tage of J. Albin ;{osedale Avenue, to Townsend Ryd«'   f Lynbrook.
Watson—Bergner George A. Watson of this place was married to Miss Florence Bergner at the bride's home at 220 Ross St., Brooklyn, on Wednesday laat at 2 p. m. Owing to a recent bereavement, the wedding was only attended by close relatives and friends of the contract¬ ing parties. Albeit L. Earle of this place was best man ad Miss Ada GafT-
The Willing Workers of Alpha Coun¬ cil D. of A., met at the home of Mrs. Susan Rider to re-organize for the com¬ ing year, last Tuesday. There was a large attendance and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Amy Padgett; vice-president, Mrs. Charlotte Raynor; asso. vice-president, Mrs. Blanche Raynor; secretary, Miss Emmie Padgett. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 9, and every alternate Wednesday during the year.
makes quite a h'rge exhibit. Among the work some drawings esjiecially noted are those (oiitributed by Vinton Bedell, one drawing beiu'^ the seal of the High School in colors. Vinton has also entered a competitive test, which is in another building Ui'der the man¬ agement of Comr. Cooley. It is hoped that as many as possible who take an interest in school work will ex¬ amine the work of this  school.
The six boys who won the tbree cups in the pushmobile races last year have decidecl to orfer the cups for another coutesc this year. The rules for the contest will be nearly the 3i»me as last The Democratic primary was held in j yea""'    ^ach contestant must be  under
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line with light at the regular   s<-hedul-
ed rates.
President Morrison rejiorted that a great deal of comjilaint had been made as to the fondiiion of ujijier Bay- view Avenue, near Seaman, which has been used as a dumjiing grouml. The .Street Commissioner was (lire(-te(l to have the same cleaned at once and to erect^a sign forbidding jjersons toduniji garbage thereon.
The report of Engineer Smith for the Jiower house showed that during the month of August the jilant had been run 354 hours, 55 minutes, sending out 14,641 killowatts of altei.iating current, pumping 6,528,300 gallons of water and consuming 238,388 lbs. of coal; ran 110 arc lamps 140 hours, 10 minutes.
Application for plumber's license by John W. Petry of Rockville Centre, with the People's Surety Co. of New Tork •• surety, in the sum of $1000 was granted, as was a renewal of the license of "Theodore Wright, in the sum of $500, with Joseph Wright as surety.
George M. Smith and Henry Em¬ mons were approved as members of Wide Awake Engine Company.
Applications for permission to lay sidewalks were, made by and granted to Mrs. S. J. Fisher. Long Beach Ave¬ nue; Henry T. Miller, Lena Avenue; C. Milton Foreman, South Main Street, front of new P. O. and Tony Elar, East Merrick Road.
Collector Dorlon reported that since the last report he had turned over to Treasurer John E. Golding the sum of $899.74, making a total of $13,822.12 collected.
Application for electric lights were granted to Clinton M. Flint, South Side Avenue and L. T. Wells, cor. Smith and Grove Streets.
Mamie Van Riper, Roosevelt Place; Stephen P. Pettit, Rosedale Avenue, ard E. A. Donaldson, Randall Avenue, were granted permission for use of vil¬ lage water.
Five hundred dollars was transferred from the light to the light extension fund.
The following bills were ordered paid: Roswell Davis, ins. on W. A. Engine Co. house, $9.75; C. Milton Foreman, payment on account of con¬ tract for W. A. E. ('o. house, by Al- bent Whaley, $750.00; Woodhou.se Mfg. Co.. lanterns for fire dejit., $12.40; White VanGlahn Co., rojie, $58.40; Egan Wa.ste Co., waste, $20.48; Ain¬ sley Raynor, services at Ever Ready Hose house. July 4, $2.00; Alvin G. Smith, giving grades for sidewalks, $170; C. M'lf<^>n Foreman, material, $40.97; Fort Wayne Electric Works, supplies, three bills, $770.24; Nassau County Review, committment blanks, $8.75; S. E. Wright, rejiairs, $6.35; Leo Fishel, legal seivices, $135.00.
children can be received in the institu¬ tion, hence it i.s   not   self   sujiporting.
If the facilities were increased in the manner iirojjosed. the Home might be made to supjioic itself.
As this is a charity that should in¬ terest the residents of t^ueens and Nassau Counties, it is hoped the fair will be a success. , There will be liooths where fancy articles of all kinds w-ill be sold: a good restaurant w-ill be ojien ; there w-ill be fortune tell¬ ing atid other   attractions.
All donations for the Freeport table will be gladly received by Mrs. Joseph Carman, vvho has charge of that table, and re(iuests that contributions be .sent to her as soon as possible at her home on Brooklyn Avenue, Freeport.
NO. 48
BELLMORE
The Democratic Primary w-as held in Firemen's Hall Wedne.^^day evening.
-V. -Meyer and Eilwanl Howiie have returned fi<ini a .-hurt jileasure triji up State.
Corcidon Norton of Wanlagh is ifi- stalling a steam healing ajijiai-atus in Ed'vvaru Bo^v lie's iiouse and  store.
(ieorge   Brockman,   llie son of Win.
Brockman. fell while sw-iiiging  in   the
sheds at the railriiad station on   Satur-
'^lay   last,   breaking  his arm.    He was
atteiiiled by Dr. Rhame.
Chas. liussell's hack ami a watroii be¬ longing to Chas. Seaman collided Mon¬ day night, breaking h.otli wagons and throwing out the driver of the hack. Fortunately, none of the occujiants were seriously injured.
BALDWIN
A. T. Bryne is in Cuba on  business.
Harry Sterling of New York has been visiting Wm. Wolfe.
Wilford C. Southard will return to Cornell University on Monday.
John G. Lusch is again on one of his extended business trips throughout the west.
F. Muller and family of Brooklyn have moved into their new house on Harrrison Avenue.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church met with Mrs. Chas. Jansen, Central Ave. Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday Sanford D. Homan was removed to the Nassau Hosjiital to undergo an operation for ajipendici- tis.
F'rank Travis and family, who rented Mrs. Hank's property on Harriton Avenue for the Summer, have returned to their home-in^ Br*»ok}
WANTAGH
this District Wednesday evening.
School was closed Friday to allow the scholars to attend the Mineola Fair.
A regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder Company will be held next Thursday evening.
Rev. Thomas. S. Braithwaite, pastor of the Memorial Church, will commence a series of serm6ns to be preached dur¬ ing October and November. Sunday evenings, on the "Seven Cardinal V'ir- tues" as follows: October 6. "Wis¬ dom;" 13, "Courage;" 20, "Temper¬ ance;" 27,   "Justice;"   November  3,
ney maid of honor.    The happy couple  "Faith;"   10,   "Hope;"   17. "Love;"
afetr a wedding foast departed for Ben- f nington, Vermont, where they wiil i       mak* their home. ^
'" ltCll««Kd in 80 minutes by Woolford's .Wantewty Lotton. Never fails. Sold by ThooMe Johnaton, Droggitt.
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24, Thanksgiving Sermon.
SIDEBOARD FOR SALE.—Fine high-grade side-board, • in first-class condition; inquire of Steward Freeport Club.
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sixteen years of age and a member of Freepoit High School. Entries can be made up to Oct. 15 to the winners of last years' cups: Car/oll Gun¬ ning, Edward Chapman, Hp-old Wil¬ son, Frank Pitcher, Herman Johnson and Joseph Miller. The races will be held Saturday, October 19 and 26, and November 2. The cups are of silver and are the ones that were pre¬ sented by Mr. Dean last ye.?r. The students intend to race three times for them, then to have tha winners' names engraved on them and the cups to be¬ come the permanent possession of the school and to be placed with the base¬ ball cups.
HEMPSTEAD
C««lisll Spavia Llaimcat removes Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses: also Blood S|)avinR, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Boue, Stifles, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Cooghs, etc. Save |60 by use of cue bottle. A won¬ derful Blemish Cure. Sold by Thom¬ as Johnston, Dmggist.
Edwin B. Payne has received con tracts to lay a cement sidewalk in front of the new public school building on Prospect Street, and a cement sidewalk in front of Mrs. George W. Weekes' new cottage on Cross Street, Prospect Heights.
Members of the Ladies' Club of the Presbyterian Church are working in¬ dustriously for a fair to be held the latter part of November in the new Sunday School building, which they have every reason to believe will be finished by that time. The fair is to be a large cne.
Howard Wortman has sold his busi¬ ness to Thos. F. Moran of New York. Mr. Wortman expects soon to ojieii a garage on the Merrick Road.
.-V sjiecial schoo! meeting will he held in Smithville .South school house next Wedesday evening for the purpose of deciding whether or not a Union Free School District shall be established; also such other business as may come before the meeting.
The entertainment in Firemen's Hall Isat Saturday evening for the Helping Hand Society by the Parish Aid Soci¬ ety of Seaford, "My Wife's Mother," was a big success, and everyone seem¬ ed to be well pleased with the work of these amateur Thespians.
Caspar Schneider, who is employed as a carpenter by J. J. Bedell, fell from a building on which he was work¬ ing on Monday, falling from the roof to the ground. He had two ribs brok¬ en and was otherwise badly hurt, and was taken to the Mineola Hospital.
A number of young men, it is thought, of course, not residents of this place, raided Peter Johnson's wa¬ termelon patch last Friday night, and after gathering all but two of the mel¬ ons, proceeded to the railroad tracks around the depot, which they liberally strewed with the rinds of the fruit and also such of the fruit as were green and unfit to eat. But before they fin¬ ished, evidently wanting to repay the station agent for his trouble in clean¬ ing up around the station, they placed a large melon where it could be seen by the agent ujion his arrival in the morn¬ ing.
Mr.   and
Amityville Vooris.
SEAFORD
Mrs.   Isaac   Underhill   of sfient   Sunday   with    Mrs.
Chas. H. Thomas and family, who have been occujiying CarmanSouthard's house on Park Avenue for the Sum¬ mer, have returned to Brooklyn.
E. J. Sutphin and family will re¬ move to their hou.se in Brooklyn next week after spending several months at their summer residence on Grand Ave.
The Hempstead Board of  Trade,   at! Its  meeting  on    Wednesday    evening elected Charles R.   Gauvain  secretary I in place of W. R. Jones, resigned;  aj- pointed  Messrs.   Lush,   Titus  andMci Combs,   committee  o.i  sewerage,  and Messrs. Griffiths. Smith and  Baldwin, i committee on the press.    Several   im-1 portant'matters  we««  presented  and discusaed.    -     - - the chair.
T. D. Smith has sold his property on Central Avenue recently purhcased from H. S. Weaver, to parties in Brooklyn who expect soon to take possession.
Fred Menendez of Bellmore guaran¬ tees as represented everything .sold by him. No exageration or miHreprent- atitm. If in need of a carrage or wagon, write for a repr(^sentative to call for iMirticulars ; see adv. tf
Letter to L. C. Nichols
Freeport, N. Y.
Dear Sir Such experiences as this are  occurring  all over the country.
Judge I D Fairchild owns two houses exactly alike, in Lufkin, Texas. J M Torrence painted both houses, one De¬ voe, 15J gallons the other with another paint sold at same firice 25 gallons. That 25 gallon paint is weak and 15 per cent whiting that's whj' it took 9J gallons more.
You can learn f(jr nothing what he had to pay for.
Yours truly,
F. W. iiEVOE & CO.
P. S. C. Milton Foreman sells our paint.
Mrs. GuH. Smith of Freejiort haa been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Abram Van Nostrand.
Mr. and Mrs. Washington Ketcham of Amityville sjient Tuesday with .Mrs. Bernard Albro.
Misses Annie Whitehouse and Min¬ nie Baker of .Brooklyn sjient Sunday with Mrs. R. T. Prodgers.
Mr and Mrs George L. Weeks, Jr, have returned from their wedding trip and are sjjending a few days with Mr. Weeks' jiarents here.
EstimateH famished on yoar carriage repiairing, paiutiug and wheels rejiaired and ruhiier tired as well as work called for and delivered, at Meneude/, Bell¬ more.    Successor to Colviu & Co.     tf
Rev. Clapp, a missionary from the Phillipine Islands, will preach in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels on Friday and Sunday evenings of this week. .Saturday evening he will give an illustrated lecture.
VALLEY STREAM
HOYT'S COLUMBIAN LINIMENT, made from the old  original  recipe,   is now on sale at the drug stores of Chas. President  Smith occupied I P- Smith and Thomas Johnston, Free 'port. .     -. «-
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Mrs. Adam Landgrebe is entertain¬ ing her sister, Mrs. Ma^jgie Koch, of Nebraska.
A pound social will be held at the residence of Miss Lottie Summers on Thursday evening under the auspices of Justice Council, Daughters of Lib¬ erty.
Valley .Stream appears to be enjoy¬ ing a building boom, and scarcely a day jiasKCH by but what some new building is l>eing started, and already there are quite a numher in course of construction.
Arrangements are being made for the h<jlding of a social at the residence of Mrs. Robert M. Dibble, under the auspices of the ladies of the Baptist Church, which will be held on Wednea¬ day, October 2.