Nassau County Review 19080710

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VOL. XIII
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1908
NO. 37
FREEPORT NEWS
Oscar Rhodes and John Charlie have
F. Jay Bedell  has at Scf^tt's beach.
leased  the  hotel
started a ferry service cleft and the Beach.
stween  Wood-
Seth Pelton and family have return¬ ed to their home at Monticello, accom¬ panied by Mrs. Stephen Whaley and family.
A cake sale will be held at Marion Hunt's, 116 North Ocean Avenue, this Saturday afternon at ,'J o'clock by a band of "Cheerful Helpers," for the benefit of the poor.
Louis Ferrara had a narrow escape from drowning at Woodcleft Monday, when a raft on which he had been playing, overturned. He cried for help and Mr. A. Thompson came to his rescue just in time.
A moonlight .sail tb Gordon EllLson's Sea Side Hotel, witn dancing, will be held next Wednesday evening; boats start from Woodcleft dock.
The prizes to be drawn for at the fair 0f the Freeport Fire Department are now on exhibition in the windows of Stone's tonsorial parlors.
Mr. and Mrs. Esmond Stiles are en¬ joying a trip through upper New York State and Canada, including Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands.
nesdav.
A young sou arrived at the home of       Miss Clara  Wilbur,   former   teacher'     A very narrow escape from drowning Mr.aiid Mrs. (Jeorgo T.Bedell la.«t Wt-d- j in our high school, was married in New i and a daring rescue took  place   in   the
York City Wednesday to Wm. Gaynor. ! surf off Point Lookout Beach on Satur-
- - day, when two young men of   Freeport
H.   C.   Schluter  returned  Thursday  ventured out into the surf with a small
from a two weeks' visit to his   mother   canoe, which was overturned, and   two
The ^ bold  a evening
iUagr regiili
Hoard of •   meeting
Trustees   will next    Fri (lav
Mrs. (reorge Wallace and Miss Hattie Wallaee are spending tlie siiiuTiier at Great Barriiigtou. Mass.
A   nicHdiliglit .sail \s-ill he lield by the ] Einsdrtli   League  ofthe   M.  E. Cliureii next Wednesday evening.
The annual ])ieiiie for tiie j)riiiiary de- l)aitmeiit of the Sunihiy Se|i(M)l oi' the M. E. ('linreh will be held on tlieeluircli lawn ne.xt Tui.sdav.
Tool thieves have commenced opera¬ tions again among the carpenters. Monday evening they stole several saws out of the new   house  of   L.   W.
The South Shore Yacht Club is plan¬ ning for a good time this Saturday af¬ ternoon when its informal opening will be held. There will be motor boat races and refreshments served by Ma- zetti of New York.
last, to Point Lookout, was greatly en
The D.   B.   P. Mott Post,   Woman's  J'^y'^"^ ^^y ^li*^ ^''"l^- Relief   Corps, No. 129,   and the D.   B.
Vesper   service  will  be   held  in  the M.   E. Chun li  Sunday evening at <J:8U. :;;] The pastor,   Rev.   W.   A.   Kieiiard, will "^    lireaeli from the subject, "The man who _ ^ --,       , . , ,     was afraid," a short sermon.
laft, on Last Lena Avenue.     The tools j _._.._
were owned by Nelson T. Seaman,   the 1    Tax Collector E.   A.   Dorlon is reeeiv- builder. ing tfrxes at the village oirieo this week.
  The rate is $1.71 with one per  cent   for
The sail given by the   gentlemen   of i''oUeetor's fees;   after tomoiTow (Satur- the Friday Knights Club  on   Saturday I''"y f'"''••'ll^'<t<J''"« ^ee will be  live  per
rent.
in JefFersonville, Sullivan Co. His other Freeport men, notwithstanding through this village was daughters, Helen and Edna, remained ' the fate of the others, put olF from tho ~te.e Ellismi voted No. TU + 1        r.,„ tu,. c< beach in another canoe to rescue them.   l"'"'^'i''i
Fred and Clement Johnson, .^ons of A. S. John.son of Freeport, were at the beach with a small canoe. Thoy had fun for some time in the little craft, when it occurred to them to jiaddle out
P. Mott Post, No. r)27, G. A. R., of Freeport, held a beach party to Nassau by-the-Sea, at Point Lookout Beach, Wednesday.
Freeport Club Ba.se-Bali team went to Mineola Fourth of July morning and defeated the team there by the score of 4 to 2; in the afternoon, Mineola came here and put it all over the home club with a score of 18 to 2.
This Saturday afternoon at 'd :I50 on . the local grounds Freeport will play : Hauppauge.
A fine display of fireworks was giv¬ en at the Freeport Club house Satur- - day evening before an assemblage of several thousand peoiile. The few drops of rain near the close of the jier- formance stimewhat interfered but the exhibition wa.s good for all that. The crowd adjourned to the club house and enjoyed the numerous attractions of¬ fered by the entertainment committee.
Lunch was eaten on board the boat before landing. Twenty-two members were on the sail.
Tile annual  scliool   iiieetiiii;   will   In held August 1, at which rnistees will l>t
elected in place of We.sley 1]. Smitli and | o'clock and were going at a   high   rate
of sjieed, when their chauU'eur   turned
there for the Summer.
Expression of thanks
The family of the late Mr.s. Jane Boyden wish to extend thanks for the kind   expressions    of    .sympathy    and
deeds of assistance during the sickness in the surf. Not realizing the danger, and at the death of their deceased rel- they started off shore. The ride was ative. ] delightful until they got .some distance
, out from the beach, when a   big   wave
J. W. Pullis, father of Mrs. Lewis struck the little craft and swamped it. Knapp, was stricken with cerebral! The boys immediatelv set up a cry for hemorrhage v/hile on his way from the   help.
city Wednesday night. Dr. Hutche- ' Andrew Seaman, one of tlie life sav- .son, who happened to he on the train, Jng erew of the Point Lookout house, attended him, and he was brought , with the assistance of somo pleasure home, where he is niiw under the care seekers, attempted to launch the ;iife of Dr. Fletcher. | boat, but as there were but one or two
' experienced men in the crew, they lo.st
Chas. A. Sigmond is confined  to   his ' ^uch time, but did much conunendahle home under the care of his   physician, : work in getting out to where   the   two as the result of an automobile accident   i,ovs were and rescuing them, last evening.    Mr. and   Mrs.   Sigmond ,k    Jn the meantime, however, the   boys were returning from a   ride   about one ; would prohalilv have drowned   but   for
Village Trustees
.\t a meeting of tlie Village Board of Trustees Friday evening the resolution to acct'pt from tliet^ity of New Vork the privilege iif making a strei-t over the irojHi.sed new conduit line of the eity ccepteil: Tru.s. resolution [iro- < that the eity will till in all exca¬ vations hut the village.must do the rest of the work: grading, ifc: also policing, lightiuj;-and all other work as on other village streets,
l^xcelsiorjliook .ind Ladder ("oiiipany through  Chief   Wallace  asked   that   a
shed he built soutli of tlieir i)reseut building fiom that to Fulton's barn, for Storage of the (lid truck" to use in emer- genci('s: the hoard thought tliis a good idea aud instructed Trustee Hed( 11 to at¬ tend to having the work done.
The matter of the jiroper tire lio.se to pnreliase was then taken u]) anp it wa.s decided to purchase Gutta Perclia wax aild gum treated ruhher ho.se; tliel'oard tliought that tlicugli this was a little hmlier priced it av:is the most e<-onoiiii- cal.
A. l)or- I'iiU'uud I'll seiited
Stanley Armington, member of the Freeport High School, who left town some weeks ago, has arrrived in Den¬ ver, Colo., where he will spend the Summer  with   his   uncle,   Hon. Ralph
j .John Carl, \\liose terms of ollice tiieii I expire! tbe trustees will present a bud- ! get of about !S'.iO.()OU to he vottvl upoii.
In accordance with tiie allowance by tiie poKt otliee departnu'iit of an extra carrier on the local routes, fret^ deliver¬ ies are now being made iu the Beiiniu,
Voorhees.     He had   a   most   enjoyable i ton  and    Lav   View   Avenue  .sections.
trip West, having stopped at Chicago and other cities on the way, and before his return expects to visit Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, etc.
At the Presbyterian Church Sunday the pastor. Rev. Charles Herbert S(;holey, will preach in the morning upon "Stone Throwers," and in the evening up(m the theme, "Sought by many, but found by few."
Sanford H. Lee of Tuskjjegce Insti¬ tute, Alabama, will speak regarding Booker T. Washington and his work at the Thursday evening prayer meeting. Elveryone i.s cordially invited.
.Monroe Raynor has  been tlie additional carrier. '
ippoiiited  as
out for a wagon; the auto skidded in the sand and ran into a telephone )iolc, throwing out the occupants of the machine.    Mr. Sigmond was   the   only
the pluckiness of Wallace Cutler and Stephen Story of Freejiort, who had another canoe on the beach. The two young men launched thoir craft and started to the rescue. The crowd on the beach watched with breathless   in-
()n tht! afternoon and (>veiiings of next Friday aud Saturday, July 17 aud IS, the V oluuteer Fire Department will hold a earuival in their fire house. The object is to rai.se funds to pay the tireinen's touniiimeut expenses. Tliere will be ail open-air show after tlie paradt! and .Jaiiaiiese lanterns with fireworks.
Alpha (-ouncil. X America,    are   i'ea(l crowds at   th p.arty   to-day op])osite the old i>i)st oHi domestic articles, apron;
An article in the Bro(jklyn Times Wetlnesday night headed "Lawrence- Freeport Fire Engine Test," looked as though it might be an acceptaPce of Engineer Dooley's challenge to a con¬ test of the two engines, but it turned out to be only the opinion of a former chief engineer of the Rockaway Beach
Allie, the young sou of Oscar Rhodes, proprietor of Point Lookout Beach Ho¬ tel, had a seriou* accident while bath¬ ing on the bay side of the beach Mon¬ day. While swimming ho struck a ! submerged plank which had a large _ ! rusty spike in it.    The  spike  tore  an
Departrnent that our engine'coukFbeat' "^ly wound in his leg to the length  of the  Lawrence  lire   machine    without! ^""^ »V'^®'"^ half trving '¦'^^ "^y ^'^^ carried to his home near
  I by, where the flow of blood was stopped
Roscoe Conklin was arrested on Sun-' and the wound dressed   by  Dr.   Kerri- day by Police Captain John J.   Dunbar  K^" o^ Hempstead,   who  happened  to for the failure to pay his  wife,   Clara  ^^ «" '^e beach.^      ^ (Bedell) Conklin, $11 a  week   alimony, '¦¦     „, ,.   '    I"      ' , ,
as ordered by Justice Wilmot Smith, .^he case ot the People vs. John San- when he granted an absolute divorce !»•'"• ^^^"^^f'^^^'^''^'^'^ ^'^^ .^««^"lt \" to Mrs. Conklin from her husband. ' ^he second  degree,   he  havmg  struck
Counselor Elvin N.  Edward.s.   attor-i J- W. Halliday. a  house  mover    over
the head with an iron bar while the latter was attempting to move a house across the tracks of the New York and Long   Island   Traction   Company   last
will l)e for sale; al.< : drinks and candy. .V I and cake sale will bi^ I ternoon.
11.  Daughters   of
to  entertain] the
annual   fair  and   lawn
d tomorrow, in tlie lot
'.   Fancy and
groceries, etc..
I ice cream, soft home-made bread leld tomorrow  af-
At last Freeport i^ ow ing to the grit au
Edwards, attor¬ ney for Mrs. Conklin, states that the matter has been satisfactorily adjusted and that he secured the release of his client's husband.
to have a new liall. energy of Steven P. Pettit and Isidor .Mayer. Thest' men on Monday started eleiiriug their prop¬ erty on South Main street for that pur- jHise. The hall will be located iu the rear of tin-vacant lot south of Sclil(i>>' store. If willaccoiiunodate 7"iO jtersons. Its entrance will be through a lobby on South ^lain street, wliere these gentle¬ men will also erect a busiuess place.-p]x.
one seriously hurt, he receiving a dis-1 terest as the canoe reached the unfor- location of his hip, while the others re- tunate boys just as they were getting ceived some severe bruises. Mr. Sig-[ tired out. Each of the rescuers too~k mond was removed to his home where ; hold of one of the John.son boys and he will be confined for several weeks, held him until the lite boat arrived. The automobile   took   fire   and   every-| fpjfjjjig^ i
thing burnable on it was destroyed. 	
. I Board of Trade
The Firemen's Fair and Carnival  on i     _, , ,, •        ,-    ,
July 21, 22, 2;{, 24 and 2o, bids fair to ^, ^he regular monthly meeting (if  the be   an   event  of   utiequalled   interest, i^^¦efl^•'¦^^^f'^"'^ "f ^™'^^^ not only   to   Freeport   but  to   all   thii-
for and
may
Notwithstanding the banks are just coming out of the stringent itioney panic the Freeport Bank has declared a dividend of four per cent and also in¬ creased the surplus of the institution from $36,000 to $40,000. This bank is succeeding under its conservative and progressive management and the in¬ crease of its surplus fund is a good in¬ dication that the ofticers and directors are anxious to do all in their power to safeguard the interests of their depos¬ itors.
May, was tried in the County Court •Wednesday.
The jury, after being out several hours, stated that they could not agree upon a verdict and wanted instruc¬ tions. They then gave a verdict for assault in the third degree, with a re¬ commendation for mercy.
jAnes Van Nostrand, the traction manager,was also indicted on the same charge, buf, the case against him has not yet come to trial.
A fatal railroad accident occurred Tuesday, at the Bayview Avenue cross- The annual financial statement and ; >"(? by which another man lost his life, budget of the school published in this; William Zaun, an employee of Dr. issue is a remarkable index of the i Fletcher, was on his way home when growth of Freeport. Last year slight- ^e was struck by a train and so seri- ly over $20,000 waa spent for teachers o^^'y "Uured that he died later, while this year nearly $25,000 is re-' ^'»"" gjanced toward iBaldwin aH^l quired. When tha new school building | saw a tram approaching, but did not was erected it was planned to have it ^^e the train coming from the east, large enough to fill all demands for i He had nearly cleared the tracks on years to>co'.Tie but already it   is  neces-'. the north side when the engine of
sary to use all available space and next year when school opens two rooms out¬ side the regular buildings will be ne¬ cessary. I One of the teachers has been instructing over 60 pupils and the  av-
the westbound train hit him. The unfor¬ tunate man was thrown some distance. "The train came to an immediate halt and Dr. Fletcher was summoned.
The physician found  Zaun  suffering
A fire alarm for the third district called out the fire ileiMirtment Weilues- dayeveiiiug at fiuarter of eight.
Gn resjionding the firemen found the alarm was in answer to an apjieal for aid from P.aldwin, where a windmill on (Jharles Southard's pro]H:rty was afire. Tliere was consiilerable delay iti getting tlu' call, but our firemen re- sjxinded with alacrity, and made a ((uick trip to the tire; the blaze was ex¬ tinguished by the Biildwin firemen just before they arrived.
Charles Long,, who was arrested on June 28 for shooting crap, was allowed to go free Wednesday afternoon, after he had received an impressive lecture from Police Justice Swezey. Long had the dice when Captain Dunbar arrived and he ^was arrested for the crime while his companions were held as wit¬ nesses. Captain Dunbar stated that he wished to withdraw the com[)laint. as in this case the law does not allow the Justice to fine the jiarties if they plead or are found guilty, but he must place them under heavy boixl for the action of the County Court, and in the absence of the bond commit them to the Nassau County jail. He stated that he wished them all to take the matter as a warning, for if he cauhgt any of them again he would press the charge.—Times.
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erage was over 40 to each teacher; the \ ^^o"! » compound fracture of the left enrollment at the close of school was ' »r™' injur>e» of the back, and inter- over 1100 pupils. The annual meeting ""'ly'"J"''ed- Or. Fletcher had him of the district for the election of two ' removed to his home on North Bayview trustees in place of W. B. Cogens I Avenue, where he died at 2 o'clock and C. M. Foreman will be held We<lnesday morning. . Tuesday evening. Aug. 4. Mr./a*»n,  who  is survived  by  his
I wife and one  daughter,   was  born   in " ' New   York   City,   41  years  ago,   and
Everybody uses  milk;   see  adv.   of  has lived in Freeport for the past  sev-
the Alex. Campbell Co. in   this  issue. \ en yeara; funeral services will be held
  j from his late home on Bayview  Aven-
You'll undoubtedly appreciate Smith ue Saturday afternoon. Rev. W. A. ft Bedell's oif er to save you time and Richard, pastor of the M. E. Church, fiteps this hot weather. Read their ;officiating; interment to be at Green- ad in this issue. It.    j Held.
HYMENEAL
Dunbar -Rosenkranz Lillian Agnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dunbar of Bedell St., and Henry N. Rosenkranz of Richmond Hill were married in Brooklyn on the Fourth of July, after which a wedding supper was served at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Alexander Austin, Eldert St., Brooklyn. Miss May Dun¬ bar, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and the groom was accompanied by his cousin, Henry Rosenkranz. The costume of the bride was white with a bouquet of white rosea, and the maid, wearinjr a gown of pink, carried pink carnations. The young married couple have gone on a two weeks' honeymoon trip to Basking Ridge, N. J., and on their return will reside in Brooklyn.
section of the Island.
Arrangements have been made securing a large dancing platform good music v.'ill be provided.
An idea of the size of the fair be gained from the fact that Aldridge, the Brooklyn dec(jrator, has been en-j gaged to atteiul to the decorations of i the grounds, including tents and large : electrical signs. This firm will furn-1 ish the same style decoration as at the \ automobile show in Philadeljihia and at ¦ Madison Square (Jarden. ;
The lighting of the grounds will hei under management (;f practical elec- j tricians and vv'ill be especially good. ; A handsome souvenir program will ; be issued by the program committee, i of which A. B. Wallace is chairman. ] A new feature at the fair will be an industrial exhibition.
The fair will be held on the Brooklyn : eity water works grounds, north of the i L.I. R. R., and South of Brooklyn I Avenue, between Grove St. and Long, Beach Ave. Consent has heen received i from Wm. Cozier, Department Com- j missioner of the ("ity of New York, for the use of this ground; his permis¬ sion was received through the kindness' of Mortimer J. Brown of this village. I A new committee on soda water and cigars has been appointed— Howard j Pearsall, chairman; Wilbur Rider, j Smith F. Pear.sall, Winston Raynor, | Lyman W. Taft and Milford VanRiper. j The first night of the fair a county] firemen's parade will be held and al-j ready several companies have sent won! they would be present including I Hvde Park, Ocean Side, Lynbrook, Merrick and Hempstead.
Several jirizes are to be oflfered. All the prizes for this fair are r-n ex¬ hibition in Stone's tonsorial window, corner Main St. and Merrick Road, ex¬ cept the (Jreve piano which is at Ful¬ ton's furniture store.
All interested in the firemen are re¬ quested to decorate their stores or resi¬ dences during the week of this carni¬ val.
The ladies of the village are taking a special interest in the fair, there be¬ ing about l.'iO on the committees.
Supper will be served each night. The committee for this alone has thirty-five members.
nesday evening at whicli a resolution was introduced jirote.sting against the "exhorbitant charges for newspapers in Freeport," and appointing a com¬ mittee to provide means to correct tlie "abuse."
A resolution w.as also passed stating that the village ordinances regarding bicycle riding on sidewalks and that of allowing dogs to run around the vil¬ lage at random were not enforced; and requesting the Village Hoard to attend to these matters.
It was decided to drop all de!in(|U(nt members not jiaid to June 1st.
At the close of the business meet¬ ing. President Foster furnished the tal¬ ent for a pleasing entertainment.
The next meeting, August 12, will be the annual "Ladies' night," when Congressman Cocks will be the princi¬ pal speaker.
The following committees f(jr the year were appointed by -President Foster:
Executive Wm. P. Jones, ('. A. Edwards, Walter M. Nichols.
Railroad - Austin .\dams, S. R. Smith, Cadman H. I'^redericks.
Membershij) -J. D. Kiefer, Edm. Cheshire, Stephen P. Pettit.
Finance -Hon. Wm. G. Miller, R. H. .Mayland, Chas. W. VanBuren.
Schools -J. B. Cartwright, Jos. J. Albin, Albin N. Johnson.
Assessment.s Roht. H. Kelby, Thos. Burleigh, H. A. Kellum.
Streets—Robt. G. Anderson, Smith F. Pearsall, J. B. Hibbard.
Water, (ias and   Electricity    Henry P. Libby, A. Sidney   Malconi.so;i,   ¦]uo. I Fawcett.
I Law Elvin N. Edwards, A. B. Wal- j lace, S. H. .Swezey. I Health Dr A. F. Witmer. K. A. ! Miller, Andrew J. Murley. I Delegates to Allied Boards of Trade 1 —Wm. P. Jones, Elvin N. Edwards, I Douglas C. Lawrence. j Lyman W. Taft • Brooklyn Times, was elected an honor I ary member.
The be'ldof Tax Collector K.
lon. for !«;{(io(t. wiili 1). Wesl..' Tlieo. Bedell as Mn-eli( ^. w;i> and acce])te(l.
The Treas^irer snbniiited his month¬ ly'.report, showing balances as follows; ('rciieral fund. .•?17n.(i(i: .street. s7.").;i4; water. .¦s4S7-J.-..'7; light. .<i:5:i.'.*o; Board of Health, $IOo..-)l: interest, s^-l.:!!: tax ar¬ rears. *:5ir).77; lire deiiartnient. ?i.")ti.l5!); streiit liglit. I'.'iU.-JO: light exteii.sion, .¦?4(>'.>.'_'l; water < xteiisioii. •¦?'.'¦.'•'..'Js; water sinking, .S'JnS!.-,>•:.
Chief of jiolice Alii!-iison reported that poUceiiian ('has. Iv lb Hand ha'l Ihm'U taken off .Merrick Head ;iiid .Main Street corner (hiring .-icliool vacation.
The following a|iplicai ions wi i-e grant¬ ed: Khciric lights. Nellie G. .Vndersoii, Grove; St.; Win. H. Bown, Pine St.; James F. <'ainpioii. liii So. Grove St.; John II. BiscliotV. Shonnard Ave.; N. Y. and N. .1. Td. Co. for their new (|iiarter.sjiii the Carman i^ Jenkins build¬ ing; Lewis (l.lluLe. Bayview aiid .\rch- ei': Ada O'Mara. .Xrclie'r St. iind Koose- \(lt Place; Saimid L. Max. Rosedale .\v(.: Slafford Meeson. Main St.; Alex i;. Hov.. . Kandail .\vi,: 11..\.McCarthy, Grand .\vc. Water—.hihii J. Kandail, :\[iller Id.ice: al>(> Casino .\ve.: 11. P. Libby. Rose.^t.; .Mrs. Molt. \V. Meiriek Kd.; Anders Magnusson. Ro.-edale Ave. ; CI irence Edwards, W. Dean St.
It was decided to accept the bid of Sill ith i^ Malcomsoii fur making a village
grade maj). t he wol-k to he done at Olice.
Couiixlor Fi>lii I was ii!stri!i|c(l to iiiiniedia.tely alieiid lo having tin sur¬ vey made hir the ))lot of ground Chas.P. ,<niitli lias donated to the \ iliat:". where t he cannon is localed.in front of lii^ store, <(i the deed cduhl he delivered.
The light committee was in>irn'ted to liave all village ehctric li;jlii jioles thor¬ oughly overlianle(l; one dny la.sj wei^k one in front of the M. K. 'Chiirch fU wiiliout any wainin;;. \'. G. Walters, who was |iassi!ig ,'if tlie time, had it iiariiiw e.-icaiie froin hem;.: -iriicl; liy tho'' fallintr iwile.
ed to donate electric •men fortheircarnival '2'i inclusive, iiiance relative to li- o make the nite. f'or sliows.ii:)-">to.*t'"0))er mouth. iii>tead of $.") i)er night fortlufsanie time,;»> bid'ore. 'rrustee Ellison Xdted ,•lgain^t the a> doptioii of this aiiietdiiK III mile,—; it .should be advertl.-ed.
The Pio.ard atf^ilded to otiier rontiuo work and audited ii number of bills.
HEMPSTEAD
H.
.: The lioard deciil current for the tin and fair .lulv 'Jl |( The village on ceiices was ameiidi
Rev. H. S. Marcy, who has been pastor of the Baptist Church since lS!t;!, tendered his resignation last' Sunday evening, to take effect Sept. 1st. He has been wonderfully success¬ ful in his work, adding to the member- .ship of the Church, wijiing out its in¬ debtedness; erecting a par.sonage and  yiurchasing   land  valued  at.'JlO,-
(KIO.
WANTAGH
The meetings of the C. E. Society have been suspended until September 1.
OBITUARY
The Whatsoever Circle of King's Daughters will manage a beach party to High HilKBeach Thur.sday, July It;.
The Phi "Alpha   Brotherhood   of   the reporter   for thjj   pj.gj.jjy^^j.j,^j^   (-hurch  has  arranged  a
"  .series  of entertainmeiUs for the   Fall
which will lie of beriietit to   the   entire (ommunity.
The Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman will lecture .Sejjt. 22.
The Rev. Dr. .Newell Dwight   Hillis will lecture Oct. LI.
A Prize Declamtition (lontest   (High. School) Nov. 24.
E.S.William.sori,"Christmas Carol,'* Dec. 10.
Mrs. Jane Boyden
EAST ROCKAWAY
Duri.ig the pa.st week Vhe Baiseley Frtje Library has recuived two gifta which are highly appreciated; A hand-
Divine service will we  held   in   the Mrs. Jane Boyden, one of the  oldest | Memorial  Church  next  Sunday,  with residents   in   this  village,   died at her ' preaching by the pastor. Rev.   Thomas home on Raynor Street, after suffering ' c^   Braithwaite. for six months from cancer of the  liv-j -
er, at the age of 75 years. The de-j A large crowd of friends gathered some American Hag donated by Looser ceased was born in Jamaica and at an , at the home of .\lr. aiuJ .Mrs. Alfred & Co., of Brooklyn, and the other, a early age was married to James H. ' Seaman, Central Park, Tuesday even- collection of very excellent b-.xjks from Boyden, who died about five years ago. ! i,,g f„r a dual celebration the chri.^-: .Mr. George W. Sherman of Lynbr(x>k. For the past eighteen years she has | tenirtg of their younge.'^t daughter, , .Mr. Baldwin of New York, has donated^ been a resident of Freeport. Funeral j Anna, and Mr. Seaman's birthday. A a large number of handsome souvenir services were held from the Presbyter- ham dance followed the christening, jK^stal cards which aro being sold for ian Church, of which the deceased waa ! the grounds adjoining the house and | the l>enefit of the library, A meetinc a member, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. | barn being very prettily illuminated j of the Library Association will be held ¦ Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor, i ^ith Chinese lanterns. A very elab(>r-! this evening'at the residence of Misa officiating. 1 ate icoUation followed the ceremonies.   | Baiseley.