Nassau County Review 19081016

              VOL. XIII
FREEPORT NEWS
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908
NO. 51
Single copiftH of the Review for nain at Gobetz's, DaSilva's and Review BniMioff. tf
A regular meeting of the Village Board of Trusteea will be held this Friday evening.
Jn Five candidates were initiated in the mysteries of virtue, love and patrio¬ tism in Freeport Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M., Friday evening.
Mr. ttid Mrs. John Anderson have retamed to their city home for the winter.
J. Cj. Robertson has moved his pho¬ nograph store to Newton Boulevard, just east of Main St.
iThere will be a special meeting of the W. C. TTtr. on Monday at Mrs. Wm. G. Miller's, at 3 o'clock.
Word  was received Sunday morning j from   the  police of the Coney  Island ' Precinct,   that  the    body   of Charles; Powers  had been found washed up on the beach at the foot of  Bay  Twenty- i second Street.    Undertaker Fulton and ' the young man's  father went to  che i Island and Sunday evening the remains! were brought home, after the  Coroner had given  permission  to remove the body.    As  announced  last  week,   the | young    man    disappeared    from    the j schooner owned  by  Capt.    Augustus i Smith last Tuesday night.
Powers was twenty-one years of age, | the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas | Powers, and was born and brought up in this village. He was a member of the M. E. Sunday School. The funeral services were heid Tuesday afternoon at the home of his parents on Church Street, with interment at Greenfield Cemetery.
The Phi Alpha Football Club of Freeport defeated the High School eleven at Athletic Park Saturday by the score of 11 to 4. The Macon A. C. of Brooklyn, which was scheduled to play, was unable to appear and Manager Ryerson arranged a game with the High School eleven to accommodate the crowd, 'ftie game with the Macon A.   C. has been booked for October 24.
Phi Alpha scored 11 points in the iirBt half by straight clean football. Lynch, Cutler and Raynor making big «ains through the High School's line. Lynch and Catler each making a touch¬ down. Raynor kicked an easy goal. High School braced in the second half, keeping the ball in their opponent's territory. Lewis made tho only score for the High School eleven by a sensa¬ tional drop kick from the 35-yard line.
Next Saturday at 3:30 o'clock the Phi Alpha Club will meet the Heffley School eleven of Brooklyn. A close and exciting game is expected.
"Does it matter what one believes?" will be the subject of Dr. Richard's sermon in the M. E. Church Sunday evening.
The Church Improvement Society of the Presbyterian Church is arranging for a cake, pie and candy sale for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ella H. Wyman, and Wm. H. Bently, both of this place, were mar¬ ried at the M. E. Parsonage Wednes¬ day evening by Rev. Dr. Richard, pastor.
A rummage sale for the benefit of the Church of the Transfiguration iu being held in the vacant store opposite Johnston's drug store, Friday and Sat¬ urday of this week.
The regular monthly meeting of the Bonrd of Trade was held Wednesday evening and mattera of local intereat discussed, after which a short enter¬ tainment was furnished by the cour¬ tesy of the President, Alonzo Foster.
Rally Day will be observed this Sunday at the FirBt Presbyterian Church with special exercises. At the morning service Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey's subject will be"Go home to thy friends." A very interesting pro¬ gram has been prepared for the Sun¬ day School session at 2:.'?() p. m., when the pastor will also speak. The theme of the evening sermon will be "A Wasted Summer." All are cordially invited.
BELLMORE
Moses  Hunt  started  Thursday his winter home in Florida.
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I Mrs.   Van   Hom   is   spending a few days with relatives in Brooklyn.
Jacob Mohrman is making extensive improvements to his residence.
The    Woman's    Relief Corps    will hold a rummage  sale  in  the  building i just vacated by J. G. Robertson,comer i
j Mi^in and  Pine St., on  Saturday and |
I Monday, Oct. 24 and 26.
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I Louis V. Chanler, the Democratic i candidate for Governor, will tour Long ;
I Islnnd Saturday, in a special train, in j company with other Democriatic can-1 didates; the train is due at Freeport; at 5.65.
The writer had the pleasure of in¬ specting the new home of the Roose¬ velt Board of Trade Tuesday evening; it is a fine building and sreaks well for the village of Roosevelt and its progressive citizens.
The Church Improvement Society of i the Presbyterian Church will hold its i regular monthly meeting next Wednes-1 day at the residence of Mra. James G. j Stuphin, 217 Smith Street, from 10 a. | m. until 6 p. m. The womtfn of the I congregation are cordially invited.        j
Frank  Gallet has    had    his painted and entirely finished up.
house
D. F. Muller  and family will return Monday to the city for the Winter.
I School Notes
The registration of the Seaman Ave. school ia steadily increasing. There are now 39 kindergarten scholars at each session.
It is expected that the new furnace will be ready for uae Monday. On ac¬ count of the chilly roDms it has bt-en found necessary to dismiss some of the grades in the (irove St. building.
The merit list for the High School this month is as follows: Aria Baker, Norma Sammons, Edward Boyce, ^da Christians, Helen Seaman. Keport cards were given out Tuesday.
School will be closed all of next week owing to Teacher's Institute. The morning and general sessions of the Institute will be held at the M. E. Church except Friday morning, when the session will be held in the Pres¬ byterian Church.
A  reception  was   tendered   by    the former    teachers  to  the new teachers and Board of Education Tuesday even¬ ing last, in the kindergarten  room  of the Grove St. building.    A very pleaa¬ ant evening was enjoyed, an   intereat- ing feature being the amusing   article written by Miss Atkinson. I     The firat  mother's  meeting  of  the 1 year  was   held  in    the    kindergarten j room   Tuesday.    The officers of this i club  are:    President,  Miss  Elizabeth
ROOSEVELT
I Wright; secretary, Mrs. C.   E.  Jones; Charles Koehler has received a posi- ! treasurer, Mrs. Alexander  Brown.    A
tion with the Brooklyn Water Works.
The  erection  of another house  has been commenced on St. Mark's Avenue.
Rev. Hollings, pastor of the Colored Church, is on a  two  weeks'   vacation.
I The furniture for the new school has arrived and will soon be placed in posi¬ tion.
short but interesting program was giv¬ en at this meeting, including address¬ es by Mrs. J. M. Baxter, "Training of the Emotions;" Mrs. Stretch and Miss Wright, "Rainy day Plays;" Mrs. W. R. Post, "Sunday Amuse¬ ments. '' At the close of these address¬ es remarks were made by all present. About thirty mothers and friends at¬ tended this meeting. The next meet¬ ing will be held November 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Balyies Clark have returned to their home in Man¬ hattan.
W. E. Bowne has sold his cottage on Centre Avenuo to Chas. Witteman, who is making extensive alterations.
Mias Madeline A. Seatou of Richfield Spjngs is visiting Mrs. Geo. E. Libby of Bergen Place.
Mrs. Geo. E. Libby has returued from a sojourn at Riohfield Springs, much im¬ proved in health; will be at home Fri- day, at 37 N. Bergen Place.
A game of base-ball is aobedoled be¬ tween Excelsior Hook and Ladder Com¬ panv and Ever Ready Hoae Company at Athletio Park tomorrow (Saturday)
^   I afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.   Each oom-
The Fourth and Fifth Districts Re- j pany has won a game aud thia one will publican Club, including Freeport and | be played to settle the anpremaoy.   Re-
Roosevelt, has opened the campaign in jfood style. Friday evening there was a banner raising for the Fourth Dis¬ trict at the junction uf Main and •Church Streets, with fireworics and music, after which the crowd adjourned to Opera Hall, where a ratiflcation meeting was held and several good apeakers addraascd the audionce. E. Prendergast, Registrar of Kings Coun¬ ty, Goorge B. Chandler of Connecticut ¦and Congressnian William W. Codts were the speakers.
Tuesday evening tha bannar for tha Fifth Oiatrict waa miacd tm Varth Mam St., also with a goeddicpby of fireworks aod music by tha fWaport BntMrpriaa Band; tha wrincipfl tmak- ora ware FkvderlekD. Hiak%aho\$an excailant speakar , and prMMtMl elMi) «aiiei8iv« stataroants of faoti; ha Vrfs aooaaaiad by AsamibiviMUi MlUiri who waa wall reoeivad, JijiMnff taatt the appUuaa. GoL T. 9.|(ebMrti»| Brooklyn waa tha ckiaing ipajllMf •
Atraasamanta will ba mdfhfhOm maatings which will be «nwMMi«M It* ter.
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The lateat and best Movfav PleturM ovary evening at 8 p. m. WhofasU the lucky ticket Saturday n$ktt Stafford Cinenatagraiib, IVeeport
No potetaee are aa flne tMa year ¦• thoaa ftoatk hs the Hsntthima, aai H* C. flefchiter, MMTick Betd, has secuted twe cwkNide of them whMi he is sell- JAf at 19.00 per bwrrel St
member that the time ia set for 1:30 as a football game is to be played at the grounds at 8:80 o'olook.
Freeport Baptist CMirch—(Stanley W. Roberts, Minister) Public worship of God Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; morning theme, "Doctrine and Deed;" Bible School at 2.30; Prayer Service on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Sanday evening the pastor will de¬ liver the second talk in the series of "Short Journeys in Europe," tbe sub¬ ject being "The Battle-field of Water- too, and its Eagle with tbe Broken Wii«." Everyone meet cordially in vitsd.
Harry Schmidt lias bought a cafe  at; 125th  St.   and  Lexington Ave., New York, and willjtake charge immediately.
^The Smithville South Fire Company is now a recognized organization, with F. L. Hack foreman, and A. Calcagni¬ no, ass't foreman.
During the Summer just past, it is ' thought that more transfers of real es- ' tate |have taken place in Bellmore I than in any previous year. j
A largo crowd witnessed the enter-1 tainment in Fireman's Hall last Friday ' night, the hall being filled to its capac¬ ity.    From reports, the "show"  was worthy of the crowd.
WANTED.—A girl for general house- yrork.    Mrs. Hobbs, 21 Pearsall Ave.
HEMPSTEAD
Arthur W. fkigar of Hempstead Council 65, Jr. O. U. A. M., has re¬ ceived appointment of Deputy State Councilor of Roslyn Council.
WANTAGH
register.    Saturday
The Rooeevelt Light. Water and Power Company made application be¬ fore the Town Board Monday for per- laisskw to organise a company for tko potfoaa ai temlahing watsr , fw A diatriet boaaded oo the north* by Wanpsmrt village, south by Freeport. W<Ml by the Baldwin road and east by Menrikk RlTer, ams majority of the rtpckholders being mentioned as Hu)- lar Wdiam, Charles E. Whitahoiiee, Arthnr Whitehouae, Charles DeLap. Edward Uhe. Frank A. Wood and E. N. Bdwarda. JuaUce DeMott and Town Clark Weeka opp^eed the grant¬ ing of the appUeatioci aad the matter vat laM over mtil Meoday next
Don't forget to is the last day.
John Jackson visited the Connecticut SUte Fair at Danbury last Thuraday.
Miss Helen Sherman of Lynbrook visited Rev. and Mrs. Thomas d. Braithwaite Sunday.
The clam-bake held at Beyerle's Hotei last Saturday evening was a success be¬ yond the expectations of aU,coBaidering      Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, pastor, lhe stormy weather.     Someone must expects to begin a special  course of have  been there,  aa the   proprietor  sermons in the Memorial Church Sun- states that he uaeid 5^ bushels of clams day eveoing, November 2. and then wanted more. j ~
  I    A reception  will be held   by   the
Henry B. Soathard died last Friday Willing Workers in Firemen's Hall on at his home on Wilson avenue, aged j Wednesday evening, October 28. Pro- 76 years, after suffering for a long } eeeds for a new piano for the Memor- time from creeping paralysis.    He is j \^ Church.
Tour flrst eoogh of the seaaan may appear trifling, bot ioa't be too sure eX It Smith A BedeU have «WMthii« 10^ say on this sHtOaat io tkair ad in this Iasue.
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Editor Review:
Will you thank oor frieada and neighbors for their kindnesses to us during our rteant bereaveasent
Mr. aad Mrs. Thomaa Powers.
survived  by his wife, three brothers, | J. W. Southard of Seaford, and George and Townaend Southard, and one son, | Edwaid Southard, of Hickaville.    The funeral services were bald Monday af-1 ternoon at his late bome^ with inter¬ ment in Greenfteld Genaetory. I
Chariee Lawmaster, who is employed ^ in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, met with i
I a peculiar accident Monday. With two j other vuea he was working on one of i the boats in drydock. and was suspend- j
' ed by a sort of swii^ing   scantling \
\ from the side of the boat    One of the < men aoeideiitally looafned tbe rope by which tbe affair was eontroUed and
j the three men were dropped to the ground. Lawmaster was hurt ao badly that be had to be taken to the hoapital,
I where he is alowly improving.
Saai It to • GhemUil
Cnnrle Hardware Co.. AUaatio Oity. M. J7. bad heen dsaliag in Mint for mors thaa twenty yeurs; and last year toaud-oat Devoe. TIfeis ia how ihey did ll.
Boai^ Iwo aans, took off the labels, seat te a nbaansl tor anaHysis.
MERRICK
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The will of tbe Uto Censtanee Rod¬ dy, dispeeing of an eatate af about f40,000, baa beea aCvad fat pnbata in tbe Naaaaa Gsaalgr 8ivM«ata's Court The entire eetale is kit to the baebaad, Hagb Rodi^, eaeapttag tbe bouse at 40 lisfayetia kaoaoa, Brook- Wn. wbieb is laft to a son, ifavb Rod¬ dy, jr., «f Itt Uoatmas Jtiaaj te ap- llr fal biadjoandkaiUo Ifca honhkt oi oyaadoatt Bar ^aakmka On the 4ai^ a(f ttw IhmmmL tha .wataorto la' 1i ll ifliiiii imTirif tbl ibrfiiaii. nasli jb.. Wdo Bs^ aad BdewtdV?
The topic for the Christian EIndeavor meeting this Friday evening is "Com¬ mending our Society—by Systematic Giving;" leader, Rev. Thos. S. Braith waite.	
A team of horsos belonging to Frank Uurran ran away Monday, throwing out the driver, breaking his arm, and severely bruising him in several places, besides probeble internal injuries.
The funeral service over the remains of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jaories Hoar, who were struck and hoth instantly killed by an exprees train laat Thurs¬ day morning, were held Monday at Weetbury, and tlie interment was in (be cenH^eiyfat that place. Thare ara no obildren, and tbe money which Mn. Hoar bad on ber person at tbe time of tbe aeebknt was tatnsd ev«r by thp Coroner to tfep County Treasurer.
Mrs. Annie Ultech, wife of Henrv Ultsch. proprietor at the Wantagh Hotel, died saddeniy Saturday morning of heart failure. Mre. Ultsch suffered frem a weak heart and it is daimed by ¦aay that bar death waa bsstsned hy tbe donble tn«edy at tbs Waati«b Aeeasw eroaeing, sbe bstag acoaaiaaed wttb Mr. and kUa Hoar, and an «ar»- wIlHIiai te ttia aiiMsnt Baaidas bar bnfwaiA dscaasad lasarviead bar dttugbtsse and tew awa. Mas^ u w^M waa b4 neaseeiiL ata oi tal ^la vietad^, whane aha was wall
A special meeting of the Roosevelt Board of Trade was hekl in its new home Monday evening, when a letter of congratulation was received frf)m ftoswell I'. DaVis of Freeport, accom¬ panied by the donation of a complete heating apparatus, including a hot-air furnacg for the building. John Harris of thTs place haa donated the labor of installing the plant.
A number of the membera of the Board of Trade have purchaaed and presented a fine billiard table, to be placed in the basement, while Beihbine Brothers, of whom the $250 piano was purchased, sent a $350 for the price.
Congresaman Cocka of Wegtbury, hwo was unable to be present at the opening of the Trade Building, has offered to entertain the members and their friends some evening with the stereopticon views of his trip around the world.
Counselor Elvin N. Edwards, Frank A. Wood and Harry Seabury were ap¬ pointed aa a new Finance Committee and Arthur Whitehouae and Frank A. Wood were appointed House Commit¬ tee for the first month. Another special meeting will be held next Tues¬ day evening for the purpoae o^' aettling the work of the Building Committee.
LYNBROOK
The John Creighton ])roperty on Vincent Avenue ha.-^ been sold to War¬ ren Abrams.
The last ahoot of the season of the Lynbrook Gun Club will bf held on Saturday afternoon, October Jl.
Mr. and Mrs. Williani Dymock, who have been spending the past few. months in touring Scotland, have re¬ turned to their home in Lynbrook, con¬ siderably improved by their trip.
The second annual dance of Lyn¬ brook Council, No. 12, Jr. O. U. A. M., will be held in the Lyceum Hall on Friday evening, October 30th. Lind- wurm'a double orchestra will provide the music for the occasion.
Next Sabbath morning Rev. C. W. Hardendorf of Eaat Rockaway will oc¬ cupy the pulpit in exchange with the paator of the St. James M. E. Church. The Epworth League at 7.00 o'clock will be led by Mrs. W. N. Ridge, the subject being "The Value and Power of Miasionary Information." The pas¬ tor will preach in the evening.
The funeral service over the remains I of the late George Westerfield, who i died at the residence of his parent"?, } Mr. and Mra. Corneliua Westerfield, i Waahiqgton Place, on Tueaday evening visited the j laat, in his 28th year, was held on I Thursday last. Rev. C. W. Hardendorf _,    _, ,,   .    „,  . . '    .   ,   ..    i of East Rockaway, and the Rev. H. L.
The Baldwin Club has presented  the, c^ygr of  St.  Jamea  M. E.   Church, school  with  two  handsome   pictures.
BALDWIN
The  State    Inspector school on Wednesday.
one of Washington  and his Generals, and one of Shakespeare.
The Ladies' Aid Society has elected Mrs. R. Hawkins secretary, to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs. Lusch re¬ moving for the winter.
The Pearsons, Wilsons, Musselmens and Carrs, who have been occupying Glover's cottages at Hicnek Point, have returned to Brooklyn.
A fire broke out in the barn of E. J. Sutphin on Wednesday noon. The fire alarm was sounded but before the fire¬ men arrived upon the scene the fire had been about extinguished by the neigh- ibors.
There will be a banner raising by the Taft and Sherman Campaign Club of Baldwin on Saturday evening, with a brass band and a liberal display of fireworks. After the banner raising there will be addresses in a large tent by Isaac Fuld, Frederick Hicks, Hon. Wm. G. Miller and William J. Young.
The following verses were sent by Ex-Revenue Collector Wm. B. White of New York, to Jos. R. Sherwood:
"Fling out the Banner"
Fling out the banner, let it float With Taft inscribed thereon,
And with a patriotic vote Support Ohio's son. With Sherman aa his running mate,
The Grand OW Party's team— '   The Buckeye and the Empire State—
Will surely "sweep the green." We've got poor Bryan on the run.
And Kern says, "yes, me too," While we exalt Ohio's son.
And Sbennan—the true blue.
[ officiating.
' The funeral service over the remains of the late Adelia A. Cornwell, wife of
I George Cornwell, who died at her late residence, upper Hempstead Avenue, Saturday last, aged 37 years, of diph¬ theria, after a short illness, was held at Rockville Cemetery on Sunday after¬ noon, Kev. F. W. Varney, pastor of the St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating. She leaves a hus¬ band to mourn her loss. Only the Sun¬ day previous the deceased attended the funeral service of her uncle at the same cemetery.
ROCKVILLE CENTER
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A meeting of the village Board of Trustees will be held on Friday even¬ ing.	
The annual ball of the Alert Hose Company, No. 2, will be held on Monday evening, November 2.
The local Board of Health ia deter¬ mined to enforce the ordinance requir¬ ing physicians to register contagious diseases, and has decided where this or¬ dinance is disregarded to prosecute any dilatory physician.
I The South Side Football team will ' open their season to-morrow, Thuraday, J at 4 p. m., at Association Park, when ! they will meet their old opponents, the ' Hempstead High School team, on the gridiron.
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Our team will rule the land.
W. B. White.
An exainination for the position of letter carrier at the  Rockville  Centre Post Office will be held  November  7. .. .. ^, .   , , For blanks, applications  and full  par-
Hold Uut the rems and  keep your | ti^uUrs apply to George Giroux at the nerve,       „ .   .      . post-office.    All applications  must be
TTie race IS well m hand, filed on or before November 2nd.
And on March rtext es tbey deserve,
Tbe Athletic AssocUtim off the South Side High School haa organised for the season, and the following offloers have been elected: Prseidsnti Albert Fiak; secretary. Lester Weeks; captain ot football .tevn, Myron Dab¬ ble; manager. J. A. Netaan; custodian. William L. Merry.
ANDREW A. SMnii—Light job- biug of alf kinds doue neatly aud with dii^iatoh; repnirs of higli gnwle fumiior^ a specialty; also auto wiudow holders put iu, doing awav witl) curds and weights at oue half tiie oosC; addreaa FrtMspurt Po«t OMoe; slKip, upper 8tr«t)t, above Beauiau Aveuuti.
SEAFORD
Miss Dora Fountain has gone to Patehogue, to visit her brother, Vernie Fountain.
Mrs. Augustus Smith and Mrs. Jo¬ seph Ritchie of Freeport spent Wednes¬ day with friends hera.
Mr. and Mra. Hawkins of Islip have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. George L. Weeks, Jr.
Michael McHugb was hurt in a col- liaion of his market wagon with a trolley car in Brooklyn last week. Al¬ though nut seriously injured, Mr. Me-j Hugh has beeo compelled to lay off for a few days. \
Tha riiat Distriet Rapttblican Ciub, fall into line Tbarsday evening, wbeol tbey ereeted a large banner bearing tba namaa nd tbe party candidates. dJtbangb Seaford is only a purtien of tba dMriat, laaeb iatmaat ia being dwsm bi tbs eaai#aitB> •• etteeted by tkakmawaokar tbat Itotwid te Hon. T. H. ieharta. CM. f igis and ethsew, ia tbe Y. M. i. a aiha tlm banaer
VALLEY STREAM
A special school meeting will   bt
hekl in School  District Nu.   24 tldi| eveoing.
A. Finn is havtuK a pretty ^ten-j cottage erocted upun  his  proptMrty the oid Mott farm.
A special olectlMi fur tha Fire trict wiU be bald aa Friday next ttoat^ 1 to 6 p. anu, te aahaaoao tbe sppru-
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