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Nassau County Review
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1913
Vol. XIX, No. 5
Freeport
! Talk About Telephones  News of the Churches
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE
(Tho«  tiin»^ nro for Hau'ly   Hiiok.    D..<liict 3B tiiiniitfls for H'-iin»U!nd Buy)
Friday, Nov.
Saturday
Sunday,
Monday, Dec.
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday,
28, 29, 80, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6,
8.20 p. m 9.11 p,
morn 12.56 a. m.
1.49 a. m.
2.40 a. m.
(By Staff Corres(>ondent, reporting lec¬ ture before Epworth League of Free- port M. E. Church, November 19.) This evening is   a   particularly   gay occasion at the Centennial    Exposition in Philadelphia,   1876.    A vast   crowd 1100 d' m' ' ^^ people surge through   the   spacious 11*59 d' m' ' ^*" "'^ Inventions, the  babel of   their voices rises above the stirring crash of brass bands.    All contrivances and in¬ ventions of the century are to be   seen in   gala attire.    Howe's   sewing   ma- 1 chine, McCormick's reaper  and   hund- _.     , a .,.    n    ¦      t I     'eds of others, nearly all  the  work   of
^'n?'!_^,Pl!^°^l^* ^1>l'!:Tv.fl^"l,'I Yankee   homespun   ingenuity.      In   a
far corner is Alexander Graham Bell and his discovery of the telephone. Bell claims this machine of his can transfer speech. We are inclined to think bim an idiot. The merriment is at its height as announcement is made that his Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, will   inspect  the   various   ma-
  I chines in the   hall.    The   Emperor   is
R. M. Hart   and   family   of   South j visiting the United States for the sole Ocean Avenue have moved to Brooklyn 1 reason of seeing the exposition.   While
Father John L. O'Toole, for 10 years in charge of St. Leo's Church at Co¬ rona, has assumed charge of the Church of Our Holy Redeemer, Father Boyle having left, but Father Smith remaming with Father O'Toole.
The preacher in the Bethel A. M. E. Church next Sunday, will be Rev. M. S. Graves, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
at Greenblatt's and Braithwaite's Railroad Avenue; Kiefer's, Nasaau County Review, DaSilva's and Go- betz's, Main Street; DaSilva's, West Merrick Road. tf.
Joseph Dimes and   family   of   Pear¬ sall Avenue bave moved tc  Brooklyn.
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE. The annual Union Thanksgiving Day service was held in the Methodist Church yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. J. Sidney Gould, acting pastor of the Presbyterian Church, be¬ ing the preacher of the uay. The churches uniting for this service were the Baptist, Methodist and  Presbyter-
for the winter.
The time for paying school taxes is getting short, without additional per¬ centage. The last date is Wednesday, Dec. 10.
on his tour of inspection his highness meets Prof. Bell with whom he is ac¬ quainted. The latter asks him to try the telephone. The emperor is skep¬ tical as to the telephone speaking;, so the throng of jeering people who have gathered to watch the experiment. I Prof. Bell gives directions to his as Owing to the holiday occurring on I .^istants and the Emperor placea the Thursday this week, we are oblige;! to ¦ receiver to his ear. Suddenly he half hold over considerable news which ar-! rises as if to restrain himself from rived too late for us to set the duy be-j jumping from fright. Hi.s face pales, fore the holiday. I then hoarsely almost a shout, "Greut                              (Heavens!   It talks!'    Not   a   twitter
.       ,-       • ^   _    »•   ..   ;„   aaan,-,nnaA \ irom thecfowd, Prof.   Bell's    face   is A suffragist  meeting  is  announced!
t T 1    V,      n    ..     O      „nl ...   Ai,.aallnn   nf   fodiltlt.. 1 hUS   WBS   t hC   bl T th,    thf       Urt-
for Tuesday, Dec. 9, under direction of i     ,.,        .   , ,    , .       .
Miss Rosalie Jones, with James Hanse ' ^«'^'"ff "j ^^^ telephone. As a trum- presiding. The speakers are an-1 P''''^"" "»'"^» t^e battlefield so this nounced to be Miss Elizabeth Freeman {seemingly insignificant episode reverb- and Mrs. J. Hungerford Milbank. 6»-"ted through every clime of the civ-
  I ilized world,   And the result, frorn the
I laborer to the financier today the tele- Dr. W. Harold Runcie, Henlth   Offi-   (ihoiie means the same   thing; a neces  '. cer of the village, last week   uttended j sity in every    phase   of   life.    To   the the State Sanitary Officers' Conference | progressive business mun the telephone ,
at Utica. The law compels ull Health ofiicers to participate in tbis confer¬ ence, their expenses being a charge dn the municipality each represents.
The first regular meeting of the local order of United Commercial Travelers will be held on Saturday evening, De¬ cember 6, at Mechanics Hall, when the lodge will be instituted by the Orand Lodge efticers. Meetings will be held monthly, on the first Saturday.
Charlie Sommers, colored, of this village, indicted by the Grand Jury on a churge of assault, growing out of a fight in the saloon on Henry Street, was tried before County Judge Nie¬ mann and a jury Tuesday. The jury did not agree and Sommers was re¬ leased on $700 bail furnished by J. J. Irons and Martha Johnson.
The regular monthly meeting of the Freeport Arts Club will be held with Mrs. Alfred T. Davison, South Ocean Avenue, next Monday atfernoon. The speaker of the day will be Dr. Mary Gage Day, and the topic will be "Eugenics."
The Guest Committee conaists of Mrs. William Foreman, Mrs. Samuel D. Gibbons, .Mrs. Sidney V. Gibson. Mrs. John D. Gunning, Mrs. George H. Hammond, Mrs. Charles M. Hurt, Mrs. Joseph F. Hewlett, Mrs. Charles G. Hill.
is whut bread is to   the   hunnan   body This is nol alone in the United   States [ but Europe, Asin and   wherever   there is civilization.     It appears   one   verit- ¦ able fact that "All the nations rejoice ' and give thanks to the tele;)hone."
Alexander Graham Bell first saw the j light cf day on March 3, 1847, at Edin- j burgh,    Scotland.     His   father,   Alex- ' under M. Bell, was the   inventor   of   a , system whereby deuf mutes could have : their speech restored.     Young Bell at- ! tended the public schools of   his   town ! and later studied   at   Edinburgh   Uni-l versity.     At the age of 23  years   Bell I und his futher emigrated   to   Canudu. I It W.IS here that   the   future   inventor began a vital study of relationship be¬ tween sound and electricity.     His main reason for this was to gain a thorough scope of his   father's   speech   system, wbich young Bell now   taught   profes- siimully     One of his   experiments   in ' tliis direction was to mount   a  human j enr and study its adaptions for receiv- ; ing sound.    This period inculcated into' Bell's great brain the idea of the tele- ; phone.    He   realized   its   possibilities j and the thought haunted him  until   he succeeded in conquering it.    Two years i afterward Bell was  offered a   profess¬ orship in vocal physiology at the   Bos- | ton University,'   Boston,   Mass.    This j was   accepted nnd   his   domicile   was : changed to the Hub.    Bell now became ! interested in what he called    the    har  i monic telegraph, the object   of  which j was to send seven or eight Morse mess- ; ages on one single wire  without inter-! ference.    Though his idea   was   never ' perfected, it led to a tremendously im-! portant discovery later on     One even-1 ing shortly afterward. Bell was   work- ' ing on   a  model   with   his   assistant, Thomas   A.    Watson.    Casually,    tbe former remarked: "Watson I want   to: tell you of another iaea I have which I ! think will   surprise   you.     If   I   could make a current of electricity   Vary   in i intensity, precisely as the   air   varies ; in density, during   the   production   of! sound, I   should be   able   to   transfer i speech telegraphically."    These  iden-1 tical words form the   idea  which   bad surged behind Bell's high forehead for years.    Instruments were made on this { principle and the construction   of   the first Bell telephone bad commenced.      j Failure after failure ensued, and   at | times   both   Bell   and   his   assistant, j Watson, would have gladly   thrown up ' their hands   had   not   aome   insistent : power concentrated  them to   it.    Fin-] ally defects were located in the instru¬ ment     These were remedied and   sud  i denly good fortune stared   them in the ! face.    A wire had   been   rigged   from i the attic down two stories, the   proper i apparatus was at botb   ends.     Watson on the lower level had the   receiver to his ear, when" he   heurd   a  jumble   of | words that sounded like "Mr. Watson, I please come here, I want  you."    Evi-j dently Bell .experienced some difTiculty • at his end and had called his assistant, whu he thought was in the next   room. \ At the time he did not know that those words were going into history   as   the . first ever spoken over the telephone. It re-quired months of unflagging en-1 Winter Underwear That Pieasea      | crgy to   perfect   the   instrument   and; Infants' Shirts, flne and warm,   26  to | »^'er the Centennial Exposition already : gQg ! deecrlbed   had   passed,   the   crowning '
Misses' Fleeced Vesta or Panta,  25c     | glory of the  telephone   was  speaking Children's   Warm    Fleeced   Vests   or! ^^^t^^een Boston and Cambridge.     This; Pants   20 to 86c i *°^ ¦ c^Ventional affair and pages of
Boys' Heavy Fleeced shirts or drawers, I conv^n^tion passed over that  famous | 25 to SSc wire bjr^ell and Watson, appeared   in
Children's Wool Vesta or Pants, white I  >   daily   newspapers.      After   this or natural   40 to 75c Prof. Bell made a series of lectures on
Children's Union Suits, 25 to 7oc ^1^ discovery to very large   audiences.
Ladies' Fleeced Vests or Pants, 25c        The telephone s first commercial h«me Ladies' Fine Wintei Vests or Pants.BOc ' ''«• «». New Haven, Conn., where eight • Ladies' Fine Winter  Vests  or   Pants, i subacribars used it. •
76c to Sl 00 I     ^^ about   this   time   many    people
Men's 0. B. Fleeced Underwear.  SOc   I awoke to the fact   that   tbe   telephone
Men's Winter Ribbed Underwear. 60c  *»»'»"»'""""':»'a toy  as  they   imag-
Men's Grey Winter Underwear. 60c      ! '"I^d.     A number of people   began  in-
Men's Natural Wool Underwear, 85c to  f^'iK'ng on the Bell patents and many
at rje falsely claimed pyiorlty   in   invention.
Seaman's Reliable Dry Gooda Store, i The Bell   Company    which   hud   just
Main St., Freeport I *"8*nized,   found   itaelf   besieged   by
iniiiiirisamint ' (Continued on page 5) ,
DaSilva. W. Merrick Road Flower Pots, all sizes Jardiniers, 25c Oil Heateri
Stone Crocks, 25c up; all sizes 25 lb. F'lour Canasters. 59c Coal Sieves, 10c
Copper Bottom Wash Boilers, $1.00 up Glass Washboards, 36c Kitchen Stoves, No. 7, $18 7."^ Boat Stoves, $8.75 Large Preserving Kettles, 26c Potts Irons. $1.00 set Dietz Lanterns, 50c Universal Bread Mixers, $1.75 Orders delivered. Phone 885-W.
Advartlaanaaot.
We Are Now Ready—To reduce the price of our Men's overcoats. Our ¦tock this season is far bigger than any other season before. We can sell you an overcoat for $10, $12.60, $16 and $18, that can not be equaled at any other store. Barasch's Department Store.
Advertisement.
Cold wave coming; buy your coal now and be prepared. Freeport Coal Co., 19 So. Main St.    Tel. 898.
Ad vertisement.
for the approaching cold weather.
Men's Fur Coats, $20.00.
Plush and Fur Robes.
Horse Blankets, Storm Covers.
Breaat Aprons,  Quarter Blankets.
Men's,     Women's    and    Children's ¦torm shoes.
Rubber Boots, Shoes and Arties.
Charlea D. Smith. 68 Main St. AdvartlseawBl
[HARVEST  HOME   DAY   IN   M.   E. CHURCH.
Sunday morning a Harvest Home Service was held in the M. E. Church. A committee, consisting of Hiram R. Smith, William G. Miller and Sinclair: Ruynor, had charge of an automobile brigade to c nvey to the church those who otherwise might not have been able to be present, and the church was , filled for the service.
In harmony with the special purpose of the service the pastor. Rev. S. O. Curtice, preached on "Home, the cen¬ ter of a beneficient civilization," luy- ing emphusis on God's great giftj and multiplied tokens of love and care. The chorus choir rendered special music and the soloist. Miss Maude Campbell Fuller, sang an npj)ropriute selection.
Special Thanksgivfng exercises were conducted in the Sunday School In the afternoon. The President's Proclama¬ tion was read by Master "Jack" Hib¬ bard, Mrs. Fuller sang two selections, ; and Rev. D. A. Jordan addressed the ' school. I
CHURCH OF THE '
TRANSFIGURATION. | In the Episcopal Church Sunday, be- \ ing   the   first  Sunday in Advent,   and also St. Andrew's Day,   there   will   be an early celebration of the Holy   Com- ; muiMon at 8 a. m., Morning Prayer and sermon   at 10:45, Evening  Prnyer and sermon at  7:45.    Sunday   School   will be as usual at 9 :30 a. m.
On Monday evening in the church, ; there will be an election of vestry and i wardens. One warden to be elected to 1 serve for two years and two vestrymen ] to serve for three years each. j
On Tuesday evening at 8:15, Mrs. I Frederick W. Norris will entertain the . members and friends of the church ^ with readings from Dickens ahd other characters. This is not the first time j Mrs. Norris bas been to Freeport, and j she is well remembered by those who ' heard her here three years ago. Mrs. Norris' interpretation of Dickens is j much sought after, she having been a personal friend of the Dickens family, ! and using in many instances the manu ' scripts used and marked" by Charles ! Dickens himself. I
On Thursday at 2:30 p. m. the Guild ! of the Transfiguration will hold a ape¬ cial sewing meeting at the rectory. As Christmas is so near, all the members ; of the Guild are requested to attend, and assist in the work to b( done. I
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock there will be the regular monthly meeting of the Men's Club of the church. The special business of the meeting will be the election of officers ; for the year 1914. |
The second in the series under the • auspices of the Men's Club of the i Episcopal Church of the Transfigura-: tion, "An Evening of Story and Song," ! entitled "Sketches from Dickens." by Mrs. Frederick W. Norris and Mrs. ; Edmund Lumley, will be given in j Brooklyn Hall, Tuesday, Dec. 2, at! 8:15.
A Thanksgiving service was beld in ' the Episcopal Church of the Transfig-1 uration yesterday at 10:30 a. m. i
BAPTIST j
The reorganization and enlargement ' of the choir in the Baptist Church , has added much to the effectiveness of ' the services. Tbe anthem and solo of I last Sunday morning were especially | appreciated by the congregation.
A neighborhood prayer meeting un-1 der the auspices of tbe Baptist Church will be held next Tuesday evening at! 8 o'clock at the home of John H. Col ' lins on Randall Avenue. All are cor-1 dially invited, especially those who live in the immediate vicinity. {
"Three Views of God" will be the; subject of the morning sermon in the . Baptist Church next Sunday. In the I evening the pastor. Rev. Elmer E. , Loux, will begin a series of three ser- ; mons, answering the objections to be- coming Christiana. The first sermon ! will deal with "The Hypocrites in the] Church."    All are cordially invited.
The Ladies' Circle of the Baptist ! Church will hold their December meet-, ing on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the home jf Mrs. Charles Fowler, Harriet St., : Lynbrook.
A Committee of Ways and Means of ] the Sunday School   Board of the M. E. ' Chureh will hold   a   rummage   sale   in lhe store south of the   Freeport   Bank : next Friday and Saturday,   Dec. 5 and 6. i
METHODIST CHURCH.
On Sunday morning next the pastor; will spetk on "A Forward Movement, I or Some Things the Church ought to do in Freeport." Mrs. Fuller will: render "Over tbe Stars There is; Rest," by Franz Abt.
In the  evening   the   sermon   theme J
be will   "Laughter   and   Song   in   the'
(Continued on page 5) |
One Day of
Rest in Seven
SHALL VILLAGE POWER   HOUSE EMPLOYEES BE GIVEN PROP¬ ER TIME FOR RESTING?
An amendment to the labor laws of 1909, made by the last legislature, en- I titled section 8-a, will be of much in-: terest te a large nnmber of people who i have to work more than they should, but who have hitherto been unable to get any relief, for varying reasons. i This paper has for years worked hard to secure a proper recognition by our various village boards of work done by the Power Houae employees, who are required to work every day in the year, and receive for their compensa¬ tion leai than is paid a printer or a bricklayer, with mucn more practical experience being required, arid with much more danger in the occupation.
The laws provide as follows:
Section 8-a. One day of rest in sev¬ en— (1) Every employer of labor en¬ gaged in carrying on any factory or mercuntile establishment in this state shall allow evety person, except those specified in subdivision two, employed in such factory or mercantile estab¬ lishment at least twenty four consecu¬ tive bjurs of rest in every seven con¬ secutive days. No employer shall op¬ erate nny such factory or mercantile establishment on Sunday unless he shull have complied with subdivision thr^e. Provided, however, that this section fihflll not authorize any work on Sunduy not now or hereafter auth¬ orized by law.
1.    This flection shall not ajiply to
(a) Janitors.
(b) Watchmen
(c) Employees whoSe duties include not more than three hours' work on Sunday in (1) Setting sponges in ba¬ keries; (2) Caring for live animals; (8) Maintaining fires; (4) Necessary repairs to boilers or machinery.
(d) Superintendents or foremen in charge.
3. Before operating on Sunday, every employer shall post in a conspic¬ uous place on tbe premises a schedule containing a list of his employees who are required or allowed to work on Sundny nnd designating the day of rest for each, and shall file a copy of such schedule with the commissioner of labor. The employer shull prompt¬ ly file with the said'commiaaioner a copy of every change in such schedule. No employee shall be required or al¬ lowed to work on the day of rest bo designated for him.
4. Every employer shall keep a time book showing the names und ud dresses of all eraployees nnd the hours worked by ench of them in euch day, and such time book shall tre'-open to inspection by the commissioner of la¬ bor. "
We wrote to the Secretary of State, Hon. Mitchell May, asking him for: particulars as to what was included in ' the word "factory" and received tbis reply, from the Commissioner of La¬ bor, to whom our letter was referred: ^ Gentlemen:—
Responding to yoar inquiry of Sep-1 tember 30th, I enclose a copy of the [ Labor Law containing Section 8 a re- : luting to one day of rest in seven. This j is chapter 740 of the laws of 1913. '¦ You will note that the statute applies ' to factories and mercantile establish-; ments. Under the definition in the! law, as interpreted by the Attorney' General under date of September 29th, electric light and gas plants are fac | tories, but water works pumping sta- j tiona are not.
Very truly yours,
Wm. C. Rogers, Acting Commissioner. I
The village board will have to bring this matter up for consideration, and may find that our interpretation of this law is not correct, so we would not : hold oat any particular hope of relief i to the employees at the Village Power ; House, but it is the earnest hope of thia newspaper that no way can be found of getting around this law. I
No man is capable of doing the best j work, and giving the best service, ; who is compelled to work every day ¦ in the year and is not even given a ' vacation. When Capt. Hanse was President he did arrange that the men j might have one day off each two ] weeka, which was some little help, | but still makes them work about 501 days more each year than the reat of , us do, wilhout providing for over b| week's vacation.
WeeklyWeatherReport
Thursday, Nov. 20, Warmest Nov. 20 on record, after raining hard at night.
Friday, continuing warm.
Saturday, warm and sultry. |
Sunday, clear and warm. Spring i weather. '
Monday, warm in moriiing. cooler! toward nigbt. |
Tuesday, cool and elear.
Wednesday, overcast, warmer. !
Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a' "lovely" day, clear and'warm.
Local Topics In the Fire Department     Freeport Trustees
^t. and .xplanation. not antitaly ot new. natur., on Tilla(. affair. Matter
by th. .ditor.
It.r.at to and about th. fir.r our local d.partm.nt by H. E. P.
WHO WANTS THE POSITION?
Tbe time for Village Election is The committee from Hose 1 are coming around, and applications for , sending letters to their members ask- office of Village President and Trus- - ing whether or not tbey will attend tees are in order. Here are some of the theatre party and supper in New the requirements for the positions: | York on December 6. So far I have As Trustees ; not heurd of them being swamped with
Attend 24 regular and as many   spe-1 letters of regret, cial Board meetings each year. | 	
Receive all complaint* regarding! As the editor says, it is not only the conditions of roads and sidewalks, j country papers. The following is from grades, police and all general affairs. ; the   Brooklyn   Eagle, regarding a fire
See that sll village employees, from | in Long laland City: 20 to 50, are giving   honest   service— I
and get honest pay
Provide regulations for shows, cir¬ cuses and peddlers. ''
Order all supplies and audit all bills.
Act aa disbursing agents for the Fire Council.
As Board of Health
Receive all complaints and establish rules as to cesspools, sewers, chicken yards, pig pens, milk, etc., and pro¬ vide regulations for handling and dis¬ posing of foodstuffs in sanitary "man¬ ner.
As Board of Wuter and  Light   Com¬ missioners
"Chief Lully, driving his mnchine over iiom Brooklyn, and Deputy Chief Kenlop, who is in charge ofthe Brook¬ lyn and Long Island City Departments, etc."
They only got the two names twist¬ ed, getting Chief Kenlon aa Deputy Chief of Brooklyn, and Deputy Chief Lally aa Chief of the Department.
A meeting of the Bowling Commit¬ tee wus held at the Engine House Mon¬ day evening, at which time Edward Tryon was elected cbuirman of tbe committee.
A   committee   of   two. consisting of
See that village streets   are   lighted  •'¦ C"'' ^.'^v^'^'-s   and   William   Bede I, to satisfaction of 7000 people I ^us appointed to secure terms fronri the
Fix price   for  electricity   for   Mght!''"^"'""''y '""°l"''.«'^"--''/"'•'¦^I'"'-*. l'"'''^ and attend to   management   of   uffairs 11^ ^^'l ""' meeting of the committee. at the municipal power   house,    order- ' Tuesday evening, December 2. ;a„ o„.,.,ii„o aaA aa.,1 aaA aa,., r^a^i^ia  i     otHncJurd toumument rulcs will gov-
ing supplies and coul and new machin¬ ery.
TURKEYS HIGH.
What's the difference if turkeys are high? Let's be thnftkful that we cun do without them and till up on plainer fare.—Nassau Event
Oyater pie, for instance, or a roust rabbit?
SHOW YOUR INTEREST. Are you interested in your schools? Why not visit them occasionally und encourage the teachers? You will al¬ ways be welcomed. The kindergarten especially should claim your attention.
FREEPORT'S LAWYERS. Without in this column discussing the merits of the case, it wus the gen¬ eral opinion at the Court House at Mineola last Friday among those who had heard the arguments of the case againat ex-Judge Nerton thut the jury would either diaagree or acquit the de¬ fendant, and that the credit for the result belonged to George Morton Levy for the masterful manner in which the caae wus nrgued. It was agreed the defense wua weak, but the witnesses produced were of such charucter that a doubt of guilt was created in the minda of the jury strong enuf for tbem to bring in a verdict of not guilty.
KEEP YOUR RECIPTS. Here'a a suggestion honest store¬ keepers will appreciute and I don't care whether or not tbe others do. Kesp your receipts nnd examine your; bills. A caae wus called to my atten¬ tion this week where a delivery clerk presented a bill, part of which had al¬ ready been paid. He was informed he had personally collected for part of the bill but insisted he hud not, until the receipt was shown him, when he apol ogized for the "mistake." No matter bow much you "think" ysu have   paid
ern the games this yeur.
A meeting of the Dinner Commit¬ tee followed the bowling committee meeting, when A. Jumes Cronley wan elected chuirmun; J. J. Rundull. jr., secretury and Edwin Stillwell, treas¬ urer.
Stephen W. Hunt, John R. S. White and Edward Rice were appointed a committee to secure prices on the din¬ ner, and ulsu to find u suitable pluce for holding the same.
The next meeting of the comniittee will be held next Monduy evening, De¬ cember 1, at the same place, und it is essential that ull the companiea be represented.
Unclaimed Letters
(Frccport Poll Office)
Bassett, Miss Edna
Hirton, Mr. G. A.
Drowye, Mr. Cbaries
Giovvunniricco, Guiseppe
Munger, Mr. Edwurd
Mgr. Crawford Shoe Co.
Morris,  Mrs. N.
Pennepather, Mr. Jas., 3119   W.   38tb
St. Ralli, Mr., Elliot PI. Studskie,  Miss Anna Smitb, Mrs. Florence
Robt. G. Anderson, P. IM. Nov. 24, 191.
Norton Acquitted
Corodon Norton, former Juatice of the Peace of the Town of Hempatead, was acquitted ut 1 o'clock Saturday morning of the churge of misujipro- priation of public funds und ullowed to go home with his family, who atood by him through ull the harrowing hours thut the jury was out.
The scene wus one of the most im¬ pressive   ever   witnessed    in    Nassuu
you   must  show   your receipts or   pay   County, where many   important   triuls
aguin if demanded.
VILLAGE TAXES AGAIN.
There seems to be some poaaibility, altho in view of paat aimilar "possibil¬ ities, " n remote one, of getting the village tax muddle clenred up.
At the preaent time there ia over $16,000,   possibly   nearer $20,000,  un-
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paid including this yeur fl urreurages. ] j,^^^ ^^ j2-45 o'clock tbe und the matter is getting serious, lux- payers in arrears have been "threat¬ ened" with a sale of their property so often that they do not now regard it seriously—every   board    for    aeveral
years   paat  hna used the same peraun- j f;ced'"'the"''jur7hia"7u'c7wua set aion,   with   more or le.<is effect, in col-1 »„__.
have been held. After the jury had received a most fair and impartial charge by County Judge Jamea F. Nie¬ mann they retired und were not heard from until ubout 7 o'clock, when they asked to have the testimony of Norton read to them. This was dune and they again retired. At 8 o'clock they went out to supper and returned in a half jurors filed in to announce the verdict.
As the twelve men came in, one could tell nothing from their counte¬ nances of wbat their message was, and Norton was visibly nervous, und us   he
and
At a f. ecial meeting of thf Village Board o: iri.iUes held Friday morn¬ ing, a resolution was passed that a fire hydrant be placed at the northeast cor¬ ner of Main Street and Newton Boule- ; vard.
The application of R. P. Welden ior light at his oftice on Bennington Avenue was granted.
Smith & Malcomson were instructe< to furnish the grade for 500 feet north from Brooklyn Avenue for the purpose of installing a drainpipe and catch ba¬ sin.
TUESDAY'S MEETING.
At   the adjourned nu* ting   Tuesday afternoon the fullowirn coiDmunu'iition wus   received   from   Werner   Nygren, President of the Freeport Club: "Gentleiifien:—
Some one has disfigured two of the trees on the club property, api'urently for the purpose of clearing a better wny for the power wires. As far us I can learn, no notice has been served requesting tbe club to hnve it done, or no permission askt to cut these trees. The losa is a considerable one, all the more us it is irreparable. Kindiv ex¬ plain hy return mail if this is nn aft of the village, its contractors ur lis em¬ ployes, and if so, what the village is going to do about it, before the club takes any action, fur recovering for this damage."
The clerk was in<structrd to notify the club thut the village did not know anything about uny such dHniag.- hav¬ ing been djne.
A conmiunicutiun was received from Freeport I.odgi- of Klks iisking for a tlat rate  or the use of water at their clijb house. They said they undeiMtood that this hud Ijeen done at tbe Free- port Cluli house and would prefer to come to some agreement ns to a flat rate instead of instHlliiijpi meter. This wus referred to the  water   committee.
The following cornmunicution waa received, regurding a parude on I.ubor Day:
"We, the committee of arriinvie- ments, request your permission tu par¬ ade on Ttinnksniving Day, 'J:lh a. m. to 12:15 a. ni., through the ft)llowing streets of the village, sturting 11:1,") a. m., from Brooklyn Hall, tu Crove Street, to Railroad Avenue, to Main Street, to Merrick Hoad. Grove Street, to Smith Street, tu Bedell Street, to Soutb Side Avenue, to .Muin Street, to Brooklyn Avenue.
Hoping you will grunt us this privi¬ lege, and guuranteeing that there will not be nny disturbunce of any kind from puruders to cause chureh trusteea of any denomination to censure us, und tbunkful for past favors,   we   remain:
Wm. Bornscheuer, Wm. Pearsall, John Mnuersberger, Harold l.oonum and I-'runk B. Rhodes, comniittee of urrnngements.''
The permission wns grunted.
F. L. J. Lee & (,'o. were given per¬ mission to hang a sign in front of their store at 58 South Main Street, the aign to be securely fasl<-ned, in order tu protect passersby.
G. H. Lush Sign Works asked for electric light fur an electric sign to lie used on a business directory which they were erecting on the property of J. M. Hewlett, consisting of Ihrcu lamps of lou wutts each; permis-sion granted.
The following applieutiuns fur side¬ walk Were granted;
S. W. Nelson, 140 Washburn Ave¬ nue, 96 feet.
Murthu ¦'. Horstman, Hillside Ave¬ nue,  121 feet.
C. D. Chapman. Wallace .Street, lb feet.
F'or Water—Frank Willets, South Ocenn Avenue; F'rances Mollineaux, Cburch Street; C. R. Moody, Commer¬ cial Street; W. VanWicklen, ;:17 Churcb Street; Mrs. Tehhutt, Porter¬ field Place.
For Lighting—Chas K. Hamaker, 40 Smith Street; Mrs. Benj. Fair- brother, New York and Seumun Ave« nues.
lecting.
The present Village Board of Trus- , ^^j^ ^^^^ foremun. tees haa considered the matter serious¬ ly and President Cox and Trustee Franklin Bedell have both atated they are in favor of having a sale of all property on which the taxes are un¬ paid. The Board has the mutter un¬ der careful consideration.
'We find in favor of the defendant," Norton regained his composure and was discharged by Judge Niemunn. Norton uccompanied hia family home nt once. Throughout the trial, whicb lasted twn <luys, Mra. Norton, her three sons und two duugh- ters, snt in the front row of the court¬ room und listened to every word of the testimony. When tljieir turn cume to tuke the stand, they never wuvered, .,,      „,, ,,..1 hut guve tbeir evidence in  n   straight-
A jury in Judge Ray s branch of-the | for^^j ^^y, talking in n manner thut Federal District Court Thursday ] j^p^ggggj ^^^ryone that they were tell- awarded $10,000 damages to Pauline ] j^^ the truth, nnd that it wna not only Darnell of Memphis, Tenn., for injur- . ^^^^ j^ey were talking for their futh ies suffered m 1911 when a Long Isl- - ^^.^ liberty, but tbat they were in the and Railroad train wrecked n tnxicab I yij,bt und knew it in the Grove Street crossing, Freeport. I ^r! Norton thanked the jury for The girl's mother and sister were ^^eir verdict, ai did bis wife, before killed and she and the  chauffeur   were   they started for their   Wantagb   home
$10,000 to Girl Cripple!
crippled. The chauffeur recently loat a similar suit against the railroad com¬ pany in the State Court in Mineola. The same jury that awarded the girl damagea 'Tbaraday also gave her fath
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George Levy, of Freeport, assisted by T. Parsons of Hempstead, tried the case for Norton, und nut in u most effective defense, there being no doubt , R. I. Darnell, judgment for $11,800 ^y the result thut he created a doubt in rgeon s fees.*-N. Y. Press. Nov. 21. | jhe minas of the jurors, which entitled
the defendant to the decision.
District Attorney Charles N. Wy¬ song and his assistant, Charles T. Mc¬ Carthy, were thorough in their pro"e- cution.
The District Attorney charged Nor¬ ton with net turning into the State Treasury any of the flnes which he re¬ ceived as Justice of the Peace, for vio¬ lations of the Motor Vehicle Law since 1910.
Norton, testifying in his own de¬ fense, swore that he mailed all the fine money he collected, but failed to regi¬ ster   the letters.     Witnesses   testified
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New Baptist Parsonage
The Baptists of Freeport are tu he congratuluted becuuse of the nevv par¬ sonage they are building on the grounds adjoining the church on .S(juth (irove Street. Its exterior will be of stucco, with a frontage of 32 feet nnd a depth of 36 feet. A porch 7 feet wide will extend across the entire front and 22 feet on the suuth side with a door lead¬ ing into the dining room. On tiie first floor there will he four rooms with a large reception hall, and a butler's pantry in the rear. The Htairway wili be in the center, with a rear stairway connecting with a cei.trui platform.
There will be four bedrooms on the second floor. A commodious buthroom, and a study facing Grove .Street and extending over the roof uf the purch. Tbe situution gives a commanding view norlh, east and south. A stair¬ way leads inlo a lurge uttic wbich has three dijrmers facing nortb, east and south, adding greatly to the architec¬ tural appearance uf the building.
The interior trim will be of cytiress witb natural finish. Folding doors will separate the parlor and library from the reception hall and grill wurk will be between the parlor and the dining ruom. A cellar H"feet deep will extend under the entire house with an entrance into the yard.
The lighting will be by electricity and gas will be used in a combination kitchen range. The house will be heated th-oughout by the hot water system. The plumbing will be of the latest design. The parsonage is built upon a plot of ground 89 by 226, with trees and shrubbery and will when completed be a valuable addition tothe neighborhood. It will cost $4U00 ex¬ clusive of grounds.
It Is eyf)f.''e-| that it will be ready for ocrariancy by .January 1. Geo. Ray¬ nor of Sooth Grove Street is the con¬ tractor.
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