Nassau County Review 19140130

              Nassau County Review
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914
Vcl. XIX, No. 5
Freeport
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HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
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In the Fraternal Orders  News of the Churches jWant Waterways
Dredged
Doiacs in tk« saeret frateniAl org.winirtoBa of Frveport luid  icinilr.
Friday, Jan.
Saturday,
Sunday, Feb.
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday
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wejcomed     their    Deputy,    Peter   R.
Brown. Brother Brown addressed   the
12.68 p. m.   members on the aabject of   attendance
4, 1.56 p. m.   at meetings and pointed  out   that   the
5, 8 09 p. m    way to start enthusiasm was by worlj-
6, 4.28 p. m.   ing from the inside   out,   rather   than
7, 5.82 p. m.   outside in.    His remarlcs were well re- "~ ceived and after aeveral short talki by
Single copies of the Review for  sale  our own   members,   the   meeting  ad¬ at   Greenblatt's   and     Braithwaite's,   journed. Railroad   Avenue:   Kiefer's,    Nassau County   Review,    DaSilva's   and   Go-
Subj.cC   of    Sermoiu,   Service*    of    the   week and other doings in the churchea .   „ I end church lociebea
About thirty members   of   Freeport j 	
Council No. 57, Jr. 0.   U.   A.   M.,   ati     christian Science Society.    Services the regular meeting last Friday   night! gunj^y   morning at 11 a. m. ;   Sanday
School, same hour ;   Hempstead   Bsnk
Building. Subject next Sunday, Feb¬ ruary 1, "Love." Wednesday even¬ ing services at 8 o'clock.
Enthusiastic   Meeting    Before   Town
Board Committee To Discuss
the Question.
Local Topics
n«nt» and •splanations not entirely of • n^wa nature, on viUage affaire hy thaaditor.
Freeport's Patriarch   In the Fire Department
(Contributed) 	
Few men who attain the  age   of   94 years  can   boast   of   the   good   health
Matter!
HOW DO THEY "GET
AWAY WITH IT?"
„  ,,   _ ,,       As 1 have remarked in   this   column
fraternity Hall, Freeport, was well   j^^j^^^   ^^ frequently   hear
filled at the meeting Wednesday after noon, called b.y the committee frorn the "Town Board, to consider the  prop-
A reading room with Christian   Sci-  osition of  opening   the  Town   water ence literature is open   at   the   above address every weekday   from 1 :80 to 5 p. m.
say that he gets all the news village from the daily papers, with which we cannot fully agree. In a daily paper, judging by their reports on local affairs, accuracy is not one of the requisites. The following item appeared in one of the Brooklyn papers
betz s, Main Street:   DaSilva s.   West   a „ ;, ,.„j„. n,„ ,i;.„ ,-, ,»
,,.,„, ' '        .,    floor work under the direction   of
Merrick Road. tf.
The selection by Mrs.   Maud   Camp
This Friday^evening, January 80 the   bell    Fuller,   soloist,    in   the   M.    E
First Degree team will rehearse   their j Church Sunday morning,    will   be   "C
Joseph S. Thom, Boston for several turned to Freenort.
who  has months,
been   in has   re-
De¬ gree Master  C.   Wesley   Golden.    All i the   members   who   rehearsed   in   the, team two weeks ago are   urged   to   be ' present. '
Lord   Be Bartlett.
Merciful,"   by    Homer
The W. C. T. U.   will   meet   at home of Mrs.   O, W._ Humphrey^,   258 | stated thiit they had already dug
once
and activity possessed by "Uncle" John A. Smith, who resides on North Main Street, near Seaman Avenue, and is known to a large portion of Free- ''f'^l''" P*"""^ residents and hundreds who lived °    "'¦'*   in other places. i Hose 1
"Uncle" John can put in a fair day's j Hose 3 work sawing and splitting   wood.     He j Engine 1 attends to   all   the   chores   about   his j Truck 1 place, drives a spirited young horse, in | Hose 4 the   spring he [jlants a garden   and   in | Hose 2 the fall cuts corn   and   husks   it.     He can jump   over a rail   fence   with   the same H;iility as he possessed when con¬ siderably younger and   does   a   lot   of other   things   men   younger   than   he would not think of attempting.     /
"Uncle" John   lives   regularly   and always has.    That is one   of   his   firm
f interest to and about th. Atemsem in tiur lucal department by H. E. P.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT. STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Won Lost   P. C.
ROYAL ARCANUMITES BUSY The following officers   of Council   No,    1962,    Royal   Arcanum,
  were   publicly   installed   by   District
Mrs. Leroy Corby   of   Smith   Street   Deputy    Grand     Regent     Frank    B. was hostess of the Five Hundred  Club   Hawkins and staff on Wednesday even
The advertisement of Libby & Ed wards is very opportune and your at tention is called to it.
at her home on Tuesday afternoon.
Lillian Miller has brought an action for absolute divorce against her hus¬ band, Roy B. Miiler, a former resident of this village.
The annual dinner of the Freeport Club will be held at the Club House on Tuesday evening. February 17, at 7:30.    Tfie   committee consists of Ed
ing: Regent, John S. Sumner; vice regent, O. T. Phillips; orator, Alfred P. Brown; secretary, George J. Harri¬ son; treasurer, Herbert A., Bacon; chaplain, John A. Cavo; guide,' Henry S. Starr; collector, George B. Pater¬ son; past regent, Sylvester P. Shea; warden, Charles Fowler; sentinel, G. H. Schnitzler; trustee, Robert H. Hunt.
Following this agreeable event,   the
ward   Thomp.son,    chairman;   Robert   'adits and gentlemen  present   enjoyed
games of progressive eachre and five hundred, and the Council presented a number of handsome prizes, which the regulations of the post office depart¬ ment prevent us from publishing.
Another interesting   event   will   b« field on Washington's Birthday   night.
Anderson, William Thompson, Thomas Soence, Hamilton King and Werner Nygren.
The show, "Traffic in Souls," at the American Theatre Monday and Tues- 'day of this week, afternoon and even¬ ing, drew large crowds, probably larg er than attended any show in Freeport before.
After the last performanci; the tilm was ?ent to Jamaicii, where it is show¬ ing for a week.
The next regular meeting of the FVeeport Arts Club will be held next oleasantly for its members and friends, Monday afternoon with Mrs. (Jeorge H. Hammonl The guests committee consists of Mrs. Frank E. Pitcher, Mrs. Henry J. Raymore, Mrs. Chas. H. Reach, iVliss Eleanor S. Roe, Miss J. C. f{o.ss, Mrs. Willam H. Sammons, Mrs. Samuel R. Smith.
So. Ocean Avenae.    Thursday,   Febru- ; ary 5 at 3 p. m.    Program, "Scientific Fraternal I'^*'"P^'"""'^^ Instruction."
At the annual basiness meeting of fhe M. E. Sunday School Monday ev¬ ening, the lollowing officers were el¬ ected : Superintendent, Harold E. Brown ; assistant superintendents, Geo. VanRiper and Miss Anna Eldridge; secretary, Oscar W. Valentine; assist¬ ant secretary, Frank S. Snedeker, jr.; treasurer, Lewis H. Ross ; librarian. Sinclair Raynor; pianist, Miss Anna Eldridge; assistant pianist, Mrs. Sin¬ clair Raynor; chorister, Wilbur liay¬ nor; superintendent of Junior Depart¬ ment, Lewis H. Ross; superintendent of Cradle Roll, Mrs. S. 0. Curtice; superintendent of Home Department, Mrs. S. R. Smith.
ways so that it would   be   possible   to
get to Point Lookout from the various
villages along the   South   Side   during
the coming summer season     A couple j \^^^ Thursday, which will give an idea
of weeks ago   the   Great   South   Bay i ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^   ^^^-^   ^^ ^^
^T?,^?" ^u''"^   ;/""'!'^V general    items,   and   this   one   which
and M.Lamb     applied   to   the   Town   ,.,^„,j j,^^^. ^^^^^   ^^^-^^^^   ^j^^out   any Board   and asked them tc see if some-   ^^^^^^^ whatever, thing could be done to open these Town -        ,   , n       i^
I waterways, particularly   the   channels The extension of the  trolley   fran-
the I connecting with Point Lookout.    Thev   <=h'9e of the  Freeport   Railroad   Com-
"'" uch   pany thiough Railroad Avenue, and up   beliefs in  ordtr to acquire longevity,
channels themselves once at an ex- Grove Street to East Handall Park is "Mo.^t people live too fast," said pense of about $1600, and would not P'"o^a'''y o"^'o^.^he causes of the boom the nonagenaritn. "Many of them do this again, 88 they were   not   mak-   '"'"»'''''^"<'"- are burning the candle at f)oth ends."
ing money on their boata to the beach, ' Giving credit to the Freeport Rail- "Uncle" John gels about ten hours and it would be better foi them to road Company for the development of skcp regularly. He eats three good close down entirely than go to such an ' East Randall Park, on the strength of nieal^ u day, drinks a milk punch now expense again. a franchise to   run a trolley   past   the   and then, beliivinp such necessary for
The matter waa referred to Justices  depot, and in no way  connecting   with   one of   bis   years,   chews   tobacco   in Raisig, Neu and Jones, and the   meet-   East Randall   Park, is some   imagina-   snmll quantilies and once    in   a   while
tion.    The Freeport Railioad Company   smokes a cigar.
the Woodcleft section, and keeping   in j but once in my   life,"   said   he,   "and
Freeport people who would   otherwise j thnt was when I was very   young.    It
Justice Raisig, as  chairman,   called  go to the city for the winter, or earlier j we.i so !oii-- ii;;:) I almost forgot it."
the meeting fo order   and   stated   that   than they do. but I do not believe that ^     "Uncle"    John    has   a    rcnmrkable
they   wished to   hear   the   ideas   and   even their genial president would claim , mainoiy and can lell of incidents many
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ing   waa   arranged,    which   was   held
Weuiieautiy     nrieiiiouii    nl    Fiatciiiii^ ;
Hall, which was loaned for   the   occa¬ sion by the owner, Capt. James Hanse.
The Sunday School of the Preabyter¬ ian Church will ho'd a valentine social on the evening of February 6.
opinions of those present interested.
Leo Fishei was the first speaker, and said that it seemed to hiin that this was a matter which concerned the whole town of Hempstead, and espe eially the villages and inhabitants of the south' side of the tnwn, and some¬ thing must be done   at  once,    as   the i
that they   were   responsibile   for   the wcais ago as well   as   those   of   recent
building in East Randall Piiik By the way the same item suy.--; "I'Jast Randall Park, whieh iias been
somewhat slow,    has   taken   a   sudden
start."
My readers will recall that   nenrly a
year   bro I published    a   list   oi'   new
period.    He keeps up to date   in   mat ters of news and not unlike   many   old
Monday evening Hose 1 started on their "winning ways" when they took Hose 2 into camp three games straight. The scores :
Hose 1, 793; Hose 2, 672 Hose 1, 867; Hose 2, 632 Hose 1. 752;  Hose 2. 678
Hose 3 and Hose 4 met for the first time Thursday night, and Hose 3 won two out of the three games, as fol¬ lows :
Hose 3, 697: Hose 4, 627 Hose 3, 701; Hose 4, 564 Hose 3   698;  Hose 4. 707
Does the cold weather alTeet the Fire Departinent'.' During the recent cold stiap. on Tuesday, the coldest of the days, New" Yv>ik Cit.>, fiom mid¬ night on .Monday to midnight on Tues¬ day, had ninety-four alarms.
,       ~. ,,^   ^ ,   i<=*'«""el was not navigable now   at low   tjyi|,,ii„p^t     ^^ly^g^  j^,,^^,.
The regular meeting of the Woman s [ water, by boats drawing over 18 inches   ^|, p^^^ section, better  known as   the
February 23 in Brooklyn Hall, when Missionary Society of the First Pres-' of water, and even at that the chunne lh>! Hearon Sisters Concert Company byterian Church will be held in the 1 was very narrow. This concerns the will present a fine musical and novelty chapel on Wednesday, February 4, at' villages of Freeport, Baldwin, Rock- program and al the conclusion of 3 o'clock. The subject will be "Am-*ville Centre, East Rockaway, and which another dance will be held. ,   rican Indians" and "Corea." ] many of the people who live   in   these
The  interesting social  events   con-' I sections use that channel as   the   only
stnntly produced fjy this   live   Council       ^n Sunday next, Dr. Curtice, pastor I way of getting to the beach, and their
of the Methodiat Church, will eom-. livelihood depends upon their ability plete the series of aermons on the ' to reach various sections of the bay, "Sermon on the Mount," which be is ' which could only be done through this preaching.    The theme of the morning ' channel.
sermon will be   "The Orchard Proof." j     One of the   most   important  attrac-
will   be   The topic of the evening   sermon   will | tions of Long Island is its  waterways,
Wednes-   i^e "The Flood Test." ] which the recent storms   have   practi-
The monthly meeting of the   Official; cally closed up in this aection,  and un-
Board will be held on Monday  evening | less aomething is done immediately   it
next, at 8 o'clock. | will prove a very   material   detriment
Plans are now   under   way   for   the ; to the Town of Hempstead.
have dono much to make the time pass
oleasantly for its
and a very active yenr is anticipated
Tho next regular meoting   of  Free port   Chapter, 302, R. A. M. held at Mechanics' Hall next day evening, when the degree of Mark Master Mason will be conferred.
A moving picture show   that  ahould be   helped,    at   least   by   every    real - ^   .
sportsman    buying a couple of ticketa, ; Thursday evening.   At the same meet-   '"K^ "t the church with the   exception , extent that the    Town   of   Hempstead
Freeport   Lodge 1253,   B. P. 0. E., initiated ten candidates at the meeting   taking of the annual henevofent   offer-1     it seemed to Mr. Fishei   that to the
... the benefit performance for lhe ing len candidates were elected and ofthe offering for missions, which South Side Athletic Association, to be fifteen applijations received. The was taken some weeks ago. These held at the Plaza next Wednesday   ev-   present membership is now 732. causes have a noble puriwse and nioney
ening, Feb. 4. Tickets are now on , The Hous'j Committee announced sale, and if you are asked to buy a that the opening ball at the new Club couple do not try to get out of it. If House woL'ld probably be held on the you are not asked to buy any,    you can   eve of St   Patrick's Day,   although   it
contributed to them is well invested. Were the Methodist Chureh to cease the work it is thus   carrying  on,   and
had authority lo spend money on its highways it should be authorized lo spend money on its waterways, which were "Equally important. The Town owns over 10,000 acres of land along Its waterways, which could be materi
get theni at the Plaza.
were other   denominations   to   call   in ; ally improved if the channels were dug
had not been positively decided.
was served at the Club House, a mem¬ ber from Bay Shore having sent over two barrels of hard crabs to be used.
Business Men Dine
A meeting called by the Neighbor¬ hood Workera of Freeport was held in the assembly room of the Grove Street School Wednesday evening.
George J. Nelbach, assistant secre¬ tary of the State Charitiea Aid Asso¬ ciation, gave   an   intereating   talk   on
the "Public Health Law," especially; The Business Men's Aasociation of in its relation to the care and treat-1 Freeport had an informal dinner and ment of tutierculoais patients. i "exchange if   ideas"   at   the   Alpine
Dr. Charles S. Prest, executive in Hotel, Merrick lioad and Bayview charge of the hospital work of the so- ! Avenue, Tuesday night. James Cam- ciety, also addressed the meeting. ! pion, president of the association, pre¬
sided.
their workers from similar  tasks,   the
world wouid aoon begin its   downward
After the meeting,    a   crab   supper   course.     Sunday, February    8,   is   the
day fixed for this great annual    bring¬ ing in of the "tithes.''
The topic of the Thursday evening prayer service next week will be "The Strait Way: Reasons Why It la Straight."
A very pleasant evening was paaaed , gmith Cox, President of the village, at the home of Mr and Mrs. Arthur i^„^ ^^e Freeport merchant a care- Whitehouse, North Mam Street, Sat- f„,_ painstaking person, trying to ca- urday January 24, when they e«.ter-; t„ ^ ^^e needs of the people. The tained a number of young peop e >n h.usiness organization is a valuable as- honor of their niece. Miss Gertrude j .^^ ^^ ^^e village, he thinks. Village Brotheridge, of Flatbuah j^^^^   Ernest S. Randall   spoke   on
The evening wad spent in play.ng ^he importance of credit, referring to gamei and dancing, the favors being ^he improved standing it gives in a won by Miss Grace Turner  Miss Annie   ^ju Louis   Hall   advocated   the
Bedell, Harvey George and Joe Pettit. After the dancing supper was served, which the young folks greatly enjoyed. Among those present were : Miss Grace and Helen 1 urner, Edith Whitehouse, Helen Sprague, Annie Bedell, Susie George, Florence Whitehouse, Ger¬ trude Brotheridge ;Messrs. Archie Post, Harvey George, Willard VanRiper.i Judson Longeman, Bert Edwards, Joe Pettit, Claude Brotheridge; also^Mrisi Charles Whitehouse and Mr. and Mrs. Brotheridge.
760 Peck & Snyder Club Skates, 49c Stable Lanterna, 89c Perfection Oil Heaters, $2.98 Kitchen Stoves, No. 8, $16.00;
No. 6, $10.00
Boat Stoves, $8.75 Griddlea, 69c up O-Cedar Mops, 98c 89c Axes, 65e Clothciipins, 8c doz.
DaSilva's, W. Merrick Road. Advertiaement.
"Conditions of Discip^.ship," will be the morning subject of the sermon in the Baptist Church next Sunday. In the evening the pastor. Rev. Elmer E. Loux, will preach the concluding sermon in the "Prodigal Son" Series. Subject, "A Waiting Father, and a Welcome Home." All are moet cord¬ ially invited to be present.
The paator of the church has sent out to the members of his congrega¬ tion a post card invitation to make next Sunday a special "Go To Church Day." The card is as follows: My dear Friends:—
In Brooklyn and elsewhere, next prompt redaction of claims by the pub- -Sunday, February 1, is "Go To Church lishing of judgmeots. jDay."     Would   it   not   be   a  splendid
James Hanse, formerly Village thing for us, and for our church, if President, declared that the real estate I everyone would just determine to valuation* in Freeport compare favor- I make that day a church day? For once ably with other villageb on Long Isl- let us have the church full, and it will and. The buyer in Kreeport gets more ; be easy if all in this home, both young for his money than anywhere else on j and old, would go to church next Sun- Long laland, he said. j day. Encourage your church and its . Albin N. Johnson, secretary and i pastor and honor jod, by making spe- counsel for the aHsociation, said that I cial efforts to be present both morning last month 300 letters were sent out | and evening. Everybody come; bring for claims. In many instances mer- j aomebody. chants have secured judgments worth i Affectionately your Paator, while. He dwelt on the mutual as-j Elmer E. Loux. sistance each member gives the other. I                            "
What pleases him is tbe slow, steady [ The Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Vincent growth the association has made in ita i ^^ P*"' Society of the Church of the two vears. i Holy Redeemer will hoid a euchre  and
Frank A. Wood,    County   Sealer of i dance at Brooklyn Hall,    February   6.
in a proper manner and the land  along the   same    improved.      If   the   Town
Hron.x, then ahowed more building operations than any other section of the village with the exception of the Woodcleft Soction.
ALWAYS THE SAME I imagine that our city contemporar¬ ies must furnish a book of instructions to reporters, and that one of the items of inatruction must read something ; like this:
"When reporting a robbery always state the village is agr^g with excite¬ ment over the affair."
It does not matter if anyone   knows it except the police anti the   owner   of jthe house, the wording looks good any¬ how.
FOUR TRUSTEES OR EICHTV I note that the Freeport Taxfiayers Asaociation is considering the proposi¬ tion to ask the voters to decide as to whether there shall be four or fight Truatees in the Village Board. At the present time I am not in favor of this (iroposition, but would be (ileased to receive   the   opinion   of    my    readers
Board did not have authority to   spend ; «'/'^e'"_^"':_°'"«K«'"«t this    proposition, the money then the committee   should recommend that necessary   legislation be immediately procured to allow    the Town to take care of its waterways.
Judge Raisig asked Mr. Fishei what he thought the expense of clearing the channel at the present time would be, and Mr. Fishei aaid that he thought it would be about $1200, but thia would be only a temporary clearing
Tickets are selling nicely for the masquerade and civic ball of Hose 1 at the Crystal Lake House on Thurs¬ day evening, February 19. Tickets miiy lie secured of any member of the committee which consists of Edward Tryon, chairman; Daniel G. Raynor, LeRoy   Smith   and
Alvin E Ciarenc
Raynor, Williams
Boy Lost At Merrick
Mrs. Moaes Jarvis called at the Nas sau County Review office yesterday al- ternonn a'nd asked for aid in a search for her 12 year old grandson, Walter Schenck, who had not been aeen since noon the day before. He was at school at Merrick at noon playing wilh   some
SMITH
Freeport's oldest   citizen,  who  is   still ¦ enjoying life immensely
I people has ridden in ajtomobiles.
I     "I like the automoliile," but I want
I .^ careful driver," said   the   venerable
j citizen.
During his early life, "Uncle" John wa.- Iiain2d iv ffr:jiing. He was born near Merrick, but for over 60 years has lived al his present   home in Free-
Judge Raisig   said   that   the   Town I of the other poys, and    when   the   belli ,    ,     ,
apent about   $40,000   for   maintaining   rang they all ran in,   and   his   absence ! P""-*-     tor years he worked   lhe   tract its highways   outside   of   incorporated I was not noticed, but when he failed to | of'and consisting   of   about   14   acres
ghways   outside  ot   incorporaicu i . —   --  - -- i ,   ^       ¦. ,   ,	
villages, and there ahould be, if   there j return*ome at night Mr.s.   Jarvis   be- I ^>f"^^ 't «as sub-divided into building waa not, some law to allow    the Town i <^ame worried and appealed to aome  of | P'ots and nanied Russell Park to spend money for taking care   of   its i the neighboring residents   at   Men ick ; ».you"R [""" I'e   drove   cattle
waterways equally wel
William H. Paterson said   the   mat- i ter waa of interest to the   whole south aide, taking in all the villages, and un-1 leas aomething   was   done    we    would I practically be shut oat from our beach¬ es.    The Town certainly should   spend the money, as soon   as   poasible.    The i suggestion was'made that   the   water¬ way to the west of the Hempstead Bay ' Yacht Club be  opened   up   inatead   of ] the one to the east, which   seemed   to i
When to   the who searched the woods carefully    but ' *¦'*>¦ niarkets  and gays he knew   every could find no trace of the missing lad. ¦ bouse between Freeport and   the   East Mrs. Jarvis was referred  to   Sherifl   R'ver.
Pettit   who   has alarm for the lad.
sent   out   a   general
Nosworthy Home Robbed; Also Others
An adjourned meeting of the Fire ('ouncii was held ut the Engine H<iusb Wednesday evening. Present were Chief Ldoimni, Asst. Chiefs Pearsall illld Smith, Wardens Slillwelltif Hose 1, Starr of Hose 2, ConiKir and Rice of Engine 1 and Boland and Niles of Truck 1. Companies not represented reported.
The meeting had been held princi¬ pally to prepare a budget of the com¬ ing year's expenses and the foreman j of each of the companies was request- ! ed lo submit a Iiat of the supplies and improvements he thought would be ne¬ cessary to the maintenance ol his com¬ pany for the year. Lists were re- ceived from all six companies.
After thoroughly going over the lists suiimitted, the list ni supplies requisi- tiuiieil for, but not secured during the past year, which will be necessary to secure ; and cuniparing budgets asked for previous years, a budget was adopted and will be subinilted lu the Board al their nexl meeting.
It was decided    to   approve   tbe   re¬ quest of Hose 2 that an item    of   $.150 placed in the budget for the    main¬ tenance of their horses for the yeflf.
I'ermission was grunted lo Hose 4 to use an automobile fnr towing their wagon to fires, und lo keep the auto¬ mobile in the house, provided it was used for fire jjurimses only.
F<ireman Boland of Truck 1 reported he had attended the Alunmi entertain¬ ment oi the Freepori High .School, De¬ cember 27, on detail of (;iiief Loonam, and had found all the tire regulations observed.
Exemption papera were granted to Robert G. Anderson, formerly of Truck 1.
Arthur W Friend was approved as a member of Truck 1,
The following were dropfied from the roll of the Department at the re¬ quest of their corniianies : Edward Meaney and Edward E. Meaney, Hose 4; Theodore Neumlorfer, Hose 1.
The cup received as a prize at Hempstead in 1911 was received by the Council at this time, and entrusted
The summer home of Arthur Nos¬ worthy, corner Lena and Ocean Ave- meet with the approval of the citizens ¦ nues, was robbed some time between present. , Wednesday evening and Friday   morn¬
in answer to questions as to the  lia-   >ng, and valuables   estimated   at  over bility of  Senator   Reynolds   and   the   $3000 were stolen. -      •      ^
First   Construction   Co.,    which   had!     Mr. Nosworthy is vice  president   of  "¦*¦"• <=°"*V""""K''7 .K^^^at'ons.
¦ a    ficahnarA     rnnofe„ntinn    r^mnonv »"  pOlltlCS,       UnClc      John  IH     a    R
"Uncle" John married Susan Smilh, a daughter of Capl. Kaynor Rock Smith, one of the early settlers of Freeport, and the first   paid   lifeiaver
on the south I.ong   Island   coast.     She,        . ,,,-,..,„,,
died at the age of 89 in 1911. The I '"''"^ custody of Kngine (.„. No. 1, couple had tw.»lve children, three ofj ^''"^'^ quarters the Council meets whom are living- Alonzo and Abraham Lincoln of Freeport and Charles Smith of Baldwin, chairman of the Republic an Town Committee. Fifteen grand¬ children are living, 10 great grand¬ children and 2 great great  grandchild-
bought from the Town the property at i the Seaboard Construction Company Long Beach, and most of Point Look- iand during tbe winter lives in Brook- out, Judge Raisig said that   Mr.   Rey-! lyn.     Wednesday noon his young   son.
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publican.    He has voted regularly   for Presidential   candidates    since     1814.
nolds,   at a meeting   with   the ' Town   Arthur D   Nosworthy, was here, looked ^'""*^ >*"*" ^.V'" ^* *'*''^/^'-'   °^'"   °^
nd
two
Weights and Measures, brought with ! The proceeds are for charch carpets, him several boxes and baskets to show i '* "'as one of the wishes of the late the cheating devices some merchants i ^«^- Charles A. Logue that the fund use He told of his visits to the vari- j be completed, and the socieiy ia mak- ous villages.     While   violations   have I'ng every eflfort   to  have   the   affaira
 ~ heen many in some villages, and while ' Kreat success.    Refreshments will   be
Annual   white   goods sale   at   Bar-! he has had several   violations in Free-j served.     Mrs.    Charles S. Hervey,   of aach's Dept.    Store   begins   Saturday, i PO't, too, his last trip around tne   eir-' B»Jdwin, and Mrs. Harry L. Cohen, of January   31.      Double   grew,  stamps   c"'*   showed a gain   in   honeaty   here. | Porterfield     Place,     Freeport, given with everything in   tt»   line   of   Not a single violation was   lodged  on < charge of the arrangements, white goods.    This will be the^'largeat f^'s recent visit to the village, cut price sale in white goods this town      J-   D.   Kiefer  urged   the   basiness
members of the Association to favor all village improvements as a method of bringing new people into the village and thus helping business in general. During the   evening,   entertainment
have
,has ever had,.
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Advw^aement
MOTHERS ATTENTION!
Children's   Serge   Dresses,   regular price up to $3.49; year choice,   $2.25; | was fari7iahed by ^Dudley   Preacott of •izes 6 to 14 years.
Children'a School Dresses, 59c up Underwear for all—
Infant's, 2fi to 50c
Children's Fleeced Lined,  20 to S5c
Boys' Heavy Fleeced, 25 to 35c
Children's Wool, 40 to 76c
Ladiea' Fleeced Lined, 26 to 60c
Men's Heavy Fleeced, 60c
Men's Heavy Grey, 60 to 85e
Men'a Wool, guaranteed, $1 to $1.60
Children's Union Suits, 26 to 76c
Seai'nan'B Reliable. Dry Gooda Store,
j Revival services are announced for j every evening except Saturday at the I First Methodibt Church. North Main ^ Street, in . harge of Rev. R. H. Shaw I of New York.
tbe Star Lyceum Bureau of New York.
Fourteen Years Ago
(It<'ius of yit«'n'st fnun tbo Review files^ fourteen years ago this week i
Sunday morning the quarterly Com¬ munion of the Presbyterian Church will be held and in connection with the service new members will be re- cetyed. A communion address by the pastor will be given.
town tax    collector other minor offices.
For over twenty-eight years he has driven to Hempstead Town Hall after midnight and brought to the Fifth El¬ ection District polling places the bal- lot.H, boxes, booths and   other  election
Board last May stated that bis dredges {through the house and found every were busy and it seemed to him much ; thing in ajiple pie order. Friday noon better to continue where he was work- i a neighbor noticed that one of the win¬ ing, at the west end of the channel, dows was open. She made a hurried but if the Board insisted he would investigation and found the side door move his dredge and clean out the east ajar and one look inside the houae end of the channel first. j showed her that   the   place   had   been ,
Judge Jones, after some  discussion, : ransacked.    She notified the police and   Paraphernalia, as   to   just   what   Senator   Reynolds i also Mr. Nosworthy   at   his   Brooklyn   ,   Unless some   physical   ailment   un¬ agreed, read the contract,   which   pro-   home. ; foreseen should a tack   him    "Uncle' vided that as a part   of   the   purchase'     Friday evening   between   7:30   and  J°*'"'"'*''^""'''^''^'^ "'^^"'"'¦y. price, Senator  Reynolds  should   dig a   9:80   the   Biahop   residence,     corner channel as far east as the   Hempstead   Southside Avenae and   Bedell   Street, Bay Yacht Club House, to be 200 feet,   was entered and $50 in cash and  valu¬ ables worth from $100 to $200 taken.
Unclaimed Letters
(FrMport P.tl Offic.)
i Weekly Weather Report
Friday, Jan. 23, clear and not   cold; began   to   rain
Pa.1t State Councilor Anderson   vis¬ ited Freeport Council. Jr. O. U. A. M. W, Horafield Writes an article advo¬ cating pension   lifesavers  at  Govern¬ ment Life Saving Stations. M.iri Street. I     Freeport Club  planning to open  iU
AdverUsement 1"«" Club Hous« OIJ Main Street.
The evening service will be under h'"'"'' '^^^ould be done with some sys the charge of the Young People's' ^*'"' ^° Properly fill the ground and Christian Association and   will   be   «n I ^bow   what could   be  done,    and   not
wide, and 10 feet deep at low tide.
Ex-Judge Edwards insisted that Mr. Reynolds and his Company shoulcf be forced to live up to their agreement, and he thoaght further that the   Town
Board had the necessary   authority   to  overcast   in  evening; do the dredging without any action   of   during night. Legislature,    as it aeemed to him that j     Saturday;   warm   and   rainy, this   certainly   was a proper  highway   muddy, raining harder   all   day. leading   to   the   settlement   at    Point   igte in the evening.
Lookout.    He said he was not prepared       Sunday,   about 2 a   m.,   cleared  off   .McLaughlin Bros, to give this as a legal opinion,   as   he   and wind began to blow very hard,    so   Raynor, W. had not looked the matter up.    If   the ; that by daylight the mnd   was   nearly   Rogers, Mr., Lillian Place Town Board should  decide   to  do   the   gone, and water frozen over, windy all   Stratton, Mr. John
\ery until
Austen, Miss Ruth Crandell. Mr. Harlan Durkin, Miss E. Davis, Mra. Mary A. Davies, Mrs. John Gillette. William Grey, Mrs. Lillian Hills. Mr. Harry McDonald. Mr. Walter
day.
Monday, clear and not very   cold   in began to snow after   noon,   but
Scheiler. Mrs. M. Sloane, James J.
Collector Niles was empowered to j execute a bond with the Roswell Davis I Underwriting Agency for his bond as I Collector of the Department. , Communication was received from ! Hose 3 that David Pettigrew. jr., bad I succeeded Royal Lewis as secretary of that comjiany.
I James Fairbrother offered to keep the brakes on all the wagons that had been sold by him in good condition f'jr one year, provided the brakes were not misused; offer accepted.
Rev. A. C. Karkau. pastor of the Lutheran Church, was appointed chap¬ lain for the unexpired term, to succeed Rev. A. W. E. Carrington.
Freeport School Items
Glee Club practice will be held in the auditorium of the High School next Monday evening, Feb. 2, at 8 o'clock. Miss Knighta, the leader, bas made ar¬ rangements so that the Cl^b will take part in the exercises of the prelimin¬ ary prize speaking contest, to be held some time in April or early in May.
Rhetorical work has again begun among the High School students now that examinations have been com¬ pleted. *
Many students took the exarnina tions preliminary to entering the High School, last week. A large number of pupils from Merrick, Bellmore,- Wan¬ tagh and other neighboring villages also took part. A number of the pu¬ pils earned their pre-academic certifi¬ cate granted by the   New   York   State
R'ibt. G. Anderson, P. M.   Education Department, by uuccessfully
observance of Christian Endeavor Day. | **""°'' "'^ "^'r* promiscuously   without   only snowed for a few minutes;   over celebrated on the first Sunday of   Feb-  ^ ^stem of building up  new   lands,   cast all the, afternoon
raary alt over the world. At tbis ser vice special exercises by the young people, special niusic and a sbort ad¬ dresa by the paator wiil be the feat- area of the occaaion.
Jan. 26, 1914.
,,    , . DaSilva's 5 and 10c Store
foggy   all   day,   and   ^^-,^^ Enamelware, 10c
27 inch Embroideries. 10c yd.
The Town Board ought  to  take  steps      Tuesday,' very
to make Mr. Reynolds   carry   out   his   muddy
"'"'""*• ,     Wednesday, very fogp till 9 o'clock,   p-;;5"c;i;,7i'o;'-"~„"^d
, *''l"'='*"' *''""• '""'^'^/; 8 qt. Galv. Pails, 10c
(ConUnued on page 8) i     Thursday, warm, muddy. ,
passing the preliminary examinations in elementary United States history, with civics, geography, arithmetic, spelling, English language and compo- ; sition and writing.
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