Nassau County Review 19120223

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Vol. XVII
FREEPORT NEWS      Village Primary March 5
FREEPORT, N. v., FRIDAV, FEBRUARV 23,1912
No. 17
HIGIIWAIEK ilUE TABLE (Governor's Jslan.l. which is as rear Miis locality as Ciin be stcurid). Friday.    Feb. 2J. 11 :22 a. m. Saturday, 24,   noon
Sunday, 25.  12;:i6 p. m.,
Monday, 2t),    1 :.'iO p. m.' '^
Tuesriay, '^7,    2.-l'i p. m.
WedncMlay,     2^,    4 ()2 p. m. Thursday, 29,    5:13 p. rn.
Friday,     .Mar. 1,    6 :17 p
The committee appointed by fhe "Peop!e«' Parly" fo call the primary for nomination of village ollicers has f xt the (late for 'fue.>^day evening, .March 5. The full notice appears in an advertising coluTins.
S Lnuis Long started Monday for Det- r.)ii where he will spend a week or ten days.
Saturday,
?!    7 :07 p. m.
The date of the annual Village Elec¬ tion is Tuetday, March I'.i.
Miss Joscpl.iiiH White, daughter of Edwani L. "vV fiite of Bronkljn, passed the week-ei d with Mi-s Viri;inia Verr.on at bt r hi rne on. Snntb Stieet.
The third deeree, the Degree <.t Patriotism, will be conferred at the meeting of !• reeport Courcil. Jr. O. C. A. M., this evniing, on a class uf twelve candidates.
'I'bff highest bowliig score marie on any dI the alleys in the vilhige this season is claimed for Ralph S^nifh. who bowled !:.')¦( on Gere's alleys lust week.
Last week dispatches from Cincin¬ nati, (Jhio, reported that George Stone, an actor, had shut amt killed .Max Ab¬ bott, another nctir of New Yoik. The [lapers stated that Stone wsis a brother of Fred Stone of Montgomery & Stone. Fied Stone is a son of L. P. St>«np of this place and is no relation to the Geort^e Stone wbo did the shooting.
The entertainment under auspices of the Guild of the Transfiguration Saturday evening at Sit mond tlpera House, was entitled to a larger atlentl- ance, considering the (piality of the profjrarn. Tbe bail was not over half filled. The performers were the Cathedral IJuartette, Miss tiara L. Lind and Miss Georgia R. Irving, com¬ prising the Sliubert Concert Company, witb Hei ry G. F.skucbe as piano ac¬ companist and soloist, and the whole program was line. Edward Kice, re¬ citer. a!-'j gave two selections.
The Opera House was again uncom¬ fortably cold, notwithstaiiiii'g that the atmos|iheie outside was f.tirly   warm.
During the  ¦xtreme cold weather last week a leak was discovered in the gas mains on South Main Street, a short distan?e fro.ii the corner of He¬ dell and Sniilb Streets. It was nearly three days before the break could be discovered owing to tbe frozen ground. The process of repairing gas mains and doing away with the [lossibility of fhe workman tieioi; overcome is very inter¬ esting. While the exact spot is being loi'ated a pipe several feet long is driven in the ground through which tlie gas is allowed to escapj or in fact burned, the free end being lighted. The workman then goes about 100 feel frotn the place and taps tbe main. As soon as the tap is made a smaller rub¬ ber bag is pushed through the tap and in tbe tiuiin away from tlie break and then intlated. cutting off the gas sup ply. Tbe same thing is dore on fhe opposite side of tho Preak and the break can then be rei aired without any danger.
Freeport Coal Co.. successor to W. P. W. Half, the largest coal dealer on Long Island. Jbe cheapest place to buy coal. Exeift^'e dealer in some of the best grades of^oal. It
George Washington    was first in the hearts of bis   countrymen   and   Reflex gas   lights   are   first in the   minds   of those enjoying a good    reading   light. \ Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co. It
Smooth faces are strictly in style nowadays and every man should be in¬ terested in keeping smooth with the least difficulty. Smith & Bedell point the way in their ad in this issue.       It.
Children's Stockings, 10-15-25c pair LaJias' Stocking.-!. Iil-15-2')C pair Men's Socks. lO-15-'J5c pair i
Handerchiefs, 5 to 25c (^hililrer's Lnderwear. 15 to 15c Ladies' Under.vear,  10c to *1.00 :
Men's Underwear, 5lW to $1.50 Outing Fhiimei. ti tu 10c yd Cotton hlannel, 8 to llic yd Blankets, 75l' p>ii'; i;p Comfortables. $1.00 up
Seaman's Drv Goods Store, I
Maui St.. Freeport.     i
Vobrath's All White Enameled Cooking Utensils appeal to women who insi.st un having Ihe best, A select assortment at DaSilva's. Itl
I'ercy Smith of Sriuth Main Street has engaged in carpenter work, rep.tir- ing and jobbing.
Early last Friday evening   someone
entered tlie   barn on tho    property of
William Grace and    stole a boy's !• ay bicycle.
Mr. and Mrs. C'nanes A. SiL'nion'i started Tuesday for Dayfonii, Hnrida, wlu re they wiil spend tbe n.ext tiuee weeks.
Dr. Bl.Tnchard if Jamaica, stufT sur geon of St. .Mary's Hospital, is nw locaterl nn Lma Avenue, just east of Ocean Avenue.
Durirg the past few days men have been at work cleaning the mud anrl ice lUf of the gutters on South Main Street and cartii:g it away.
Mr and Mrs. Charles AL Hartl en tertained a few nf their friends at a pleasant "5i)0" party Friday eveniii'j. at their home on VV^st Merrick Koad.
Laat Friilay Mrs. Kleaiior F. Bur- rowes, mother of Harry W. liorrowes of tbis place, died at her home in Brooklyn. The funeral was held Sun¬ day.
Clarence E. Jones has move his hard¬ ware store from the corner of Meirick Road and Main Street to '.he store formerly occupied by Julius Shapiio The rew place is a much deeper one than the former ard gives plenty of room for tbe di'^ri-'v of hjs f>oods.
The store biiikling on Main Street, fortnerly occu|iied by Haas' meat mar¬ ket and Herzfeld's shoe store, is beinn completely remodelled and will bave a new front. New floors have teen laid and as soon as it is completed the north half will be occupied as a delicatessen store. '
More than $100 was takeii from this village to be spent in merriment at tbe W aldorf-.Astoria Saturday night. The' occasion for tbis sudrlen "exodus" of a lump sum was the Elks' dinnpr at $10 a plate. Tbe Freeport lodge is one of the most progressive, although the youngest, and it sent forty members lo thu dinner. Six tables were reser- viii fir tho Freepoiti^rs. — Eagle.
Welsbach Gas Mantles, upright and inverted.  lOc.     DiiSilva'g. It
OBITUAKY JOSEI'll P. ADAMS.
Joseph P. Adams died at bis home at l;i5 North Main Street. Sunday mon ing, after a lin'.'oring illness < f Brights disease, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Ailams had been out West for a ! number of years for his heaith and only came back to tbis section aboui t! months ago. He was a member of the .Mutual As.sistance Association of Ilempstead. and is survived only by his wife.
The funeral services were held from
the late   residence Tuesday   afterncon
at 2 o'clock.    Rev.   W.    A.   Richards.
astor of tbe M. E. Church, officiating.
Fourteen Years Ago
(Items of iiitorest from tlit! Roview flies fuurtet n yours iit;(i tliiH week ) I
Report of Hiram R. Smith, Chief of Fire Department, shows 114 members ; two fires during the year; loss $492.50. !n the report he says: "I still believe as I did al the beginning of the year that something sheuld be done in re¬ gard lo a lire alarm system."
Wm. T. Goliler elected President Mutual Benefit Association.
Surprise party Miss Lillian Naefie.
Coming Events
March 5 —Freeport Club bowls at Hempstead.
March 5 —Annual Primary of People's Party.
F'riday evcnine, March 8 - Lean Year Dance,   Jolly   Bachelor   Girls, at Ter- • rell's   Hall,   Ocean   Side,   trolley etop 10'2.
March 19 —Annual election of vil¬ lage officers. ;
Tuesday, Marcn 26—Annual dinner. Freeport Club.
Rayo Lanterns, 35c.    DaSilva's.   It
In the Fire Department
III. E. P.) In the order of djrce issued in con¬ nection with the dance of Hose Com¬ pany No. I, in the ()ptra llou^e, was a dance to "The Fire Alarm System- Dreams, Juat Dreams." Guess the w 1 iter was more tfiari half right at that.
Chief Cornell argued at length be¬ fore the Villai^e Board of Trustees Fri¬ day evening a^;aii st having the section of the lewly ado| fed \ illage ordinance, providing tfiat tbe ci airs in any [lace of amuseir.er.t fhi ubi be in fections ard f;^^terpd to the fioor, repealed. The arnument of tlie chief, that in the , case of a tir^. with the chairs detached, a lot of coi fusion wculd ensue which would rot if the chairs were fastened to the, fioor, is met by the claim of tbe i.wntrs that with the ct.airs fasten¬ ed to the llofir, rr with any kind of an arrangement fi r hi.lilii g them, the I'.alls would be atsoluttly useless for aty thing lut enterf air.ments. etc., and wnuld ntit be available ftir liances, etc., which is a large s< uicc of revenue to fhe owners. ihe Bi:urd pa?sed a re¬ vised ri'soluf on which proviiies that the I'hairs must i.e in sections of fout, i !;; r.it fasleiieil t-i tne floor.
'! \:" regular nonnnatirm nicht of tbe V .lious cimpanies in the village is at tbe March meeting.
The new $5,00o Nott engine pur¬ chased by the Sea Cliff Fire Depart¬ ment, bas been tried out and the test Wi.s very satisfactory. .-Ns this engine is almost similar to the one in use in our departtnent, a contest tietween the two engines would prove interesting.
The third annual masquerade, carni¬ val and civic ball cf F'reeport Hose I ompany. No. 1, (Fver Ready Hose Company) was held in Sigmontl Opera House Wednesoay evening and was a pleasing success.
Ihe judties were Chief Wm. I''. C^or- nell. Iht Asst. Janes K. Smith, 2nd Asst. B. J. Loonam. Ste|)hen P. I'ettit and J. Huyler Ellison, and first and second prizes w.'re awarded for the most urotesijue or ui Ujue ladies' cos- iiitiie, 1st, pair vases, .Mrs. George llousey, Ho'.k\ llie Cet tre ; 2nd, mesh band bag. .Mrs. August Kalb, Kockville Centre; finest or prettiest costume, toilet set, Mrs. W. B. Cozzens; most Rrotes(|uo or unique, gentleman's, 1st. gold watch fob, Hyman Schloss; 2iid. safety razor. Myron Davis cf Rock¬ ville -^Sntre; finest. gold watch, Charles Cbaii.berlain of biooklyn.
The committees wbo so succissfiilly haiidlid the afTair were: Committee of arrangements. F. ilarolil Loonam, chairtriaB; J. W. Fitzpatrick. sec. and treas. ; Kdward Tryon, Win. C. liedell, Kufus Hb'oibs. F loor Committee, Wil¬ liam C. Beileil, fioor managir; Kufus Rhodes and John Kobel; sergeant-al¬ arms, Irving Eliisen.
Call 4ti-74 brought out the firemen at abtiut 4:45 Thursday morning for a long run to the crrner of Ocean Ave¬ nue ami Atlantic, where a small garage on the property of .Miss de Figueredo was blizing, fanned by a Bouthwester- ly gale. In addition to the high wind, the fire-nen were hancicapped by sno;v and sleet which were falling, but managed to keep the blaze confined to the building in which it was discover¬ ed. Tbe owners believe the building to have been set afire, either by in¬ cendiaries or by someone who might have wandered into the building which was kept unlocked, and accidentally started the blaze. The damage will amount to about ^600. covered by insurance.
'; New Telephones
Following are the new telephones installed in this vicinity since our last list:
Freeport Ainsley Rany.,r. 28 South Side Ave 211-L.
Walter G. Smith, 116 W. Seaman Ave ,  610-L.
Nelson Seaman, 90 N. Main Street, 5S>7-L.
S. H. Whaley, 109 Archer St., 21-R. Ward C. Moon. Whaley St., 582-J. H. A. Kellum, 255 I'ine St., 80-J. Wm.    C.    Suiith.    16    Lena     Ave.. 60:M,.
Gilson Kaynor. 108 N. Bergen Pl., 480-L.
Geo. Boyden, 79 Smith St., 171-R.
Roosevelt E.    Lesengang,   Washington   Ave., 439-L3. .
Baldwin '     VVm. StoothotT. Gfand Ave., 78-M.5 - '. Seaford
Ansel Raynor, Washington Ave... 295-L.
Local Topics
(By the Editor)
('ommencing this week, on the sue- gestion of one of our iitetesfeil real ers. we will ruri regularly or freriuent- ly, a Village Directory, showing the tianies of the public ard fraterial or- ganizatioi 8 and sociei tes of the village. 'Ibis a[ipeurs In anrnher part of this is¬ sue, and we will beglati at any time to bave our attention calktl fo it if you nu'ice any errors cr discrepercies.
Also on the kind puggrstii n of an¬ other reader we will put in after tli.s week, as a part of the diriciory, the time of arrival aid departure of mails from I'reeport Post Ofbce.
A runiber of our residi rifs have late¬ ly received bills from a newspaper in a reighborirg viil;it;e for subscription to the [liiper wbicb tbey h::d been sttulirg vviihout orileis. If a n< Rspaper sti ()s you a pajicr witluut aty < rc;crs ai u then tries later to make yr u piiy f' r it you ar'" doing rtq otable pjpers a favor h\ dicliiiii'g to sul-ii.il to tbis 11 ore ir 1' SS common frirn. of hold-up. l.'f.lcss Jou lirst subscribe to a paper jou are under no moral obbgation and probiibly no leiral obilfjaliof, tn pay.
'Iho pi.per referred t' is ¦ '< r n^ w inaraL'eii et.t at d Idoui.t i ut .t is roll¬ er 'broUEh icmritce of tbe in [ • r course ihdi) from ai y i!e-ire t'.i liumbug peopli- that tbe  bills are stnt.
Water! Water'.' VViiat is water any¬ way'.' What can a F'reeport edi or know about water who goes all tl.e w ly to Governor's Island for his'.' How can water be high there and at In eport at the same time".' Wheiice the whyness of a high tide table for Ireepoit based upon such figures'.' Hut perhaps wafer is a state of mind, in which event failure to consult our old friend Nautical Almanac in tbe preparation of a local tirie table can be rer!dily untlerstood. Of course wny such fieglect cupht not to be asfcciated with water on the brain.-  Ileralil.
Presumably if it were a ball our genial fricrtl could tell how it could be up hij;h and down at tie same tin.el He surely is having an awful sp.asm at the sound of rutrini' water!
Proprietor Si^;moiid fays ho was sor¬ ry to bear tbat the Opera House was so colli at the M. D. C. entertainment lust week. He was unaware of the conditions and has givm orders to prevent a similfr ocnricnce in future.
Just as an illustnition of how opin¬ ions differ! The Villiipe Board names luimeless boulevanl Aqua Boulevard. Tbis name was suppested by Cour.selor Henry L. Maxson of I.ong I'each Ave¬ nue, and I will honestly admit it was tli2 last ono I fhou^'llt the Hoard wokIiI acce()t as while it may be afipropriate aa the land was seeuied for a pipe lite, few of us believe tliere was ever ai:y idea of running water ut der it.
Verily. I believe it will tie bettor known as Olive Boulevard as the vil¬ lage authoriiies will probably not put signs up for several nii/iiths and as si (in as the frost is ( ut of tbe ground Jake Post intends to put up signs along the boulevara where he can get permission from the arljoining property owners. Ihese signs will read Olive Boulevard.
The l.fing Island planning scheme is a tine thing until there is talK of a real boulevard along "Aijua Boulevard." The city owning tbis property, and having the right to open it and destroy a constructed road at any time, it would be impossifile lo secure the con¬ sent of the taxpayers to ajipropriate any large sum of money for its perma¬ nent improvement. This is not a mat¬ ter of my personal choice or inclina¬ tion, but a mere statement of an un¬ changeable condition. The boulevard we should have, but not on the city property. *
The oflicial minutes of the primary of the People's Party show the com¬ mittee to be Daniel Morrison -lames Hanse, Herbert A. Bacon and E. L. Wittmeyer, Mr, Bacon being the third man on the list rather than John S. Su'nner, as recorded in the Keview. We bow to fhe official records and make the change to correspjiid.
At the present writing it seems there will be two candidates for the office of president at the Village elec-. tion on Nov. 19 - John D. Gunning, tha present ollicer in thiit capacity, and James Hanse, formerly a mcn.Dcr cf the Board of Health.
•At the Methodist E[iipccpal Church. Dr. W. A. Richard, pastor, the sermion 'ropics for next Sunday wiM be: At' 10:30 a. m., "Christian Experience, According to Christ;" at 7:30 p. m., "The tnan who will not take nides."
JAnEvldenreot Progress
jHand-souiP    Lur;ie   tadory    for (lolumbiiii) Brass Foundry
¦ A bu.l.iing whu'h is a crc.'it ti F'ree- ; port IS tr.e striictur« now being erected las the hurt e of the Columbian brass I Foundry, at 216 North Main Street. p'i'his t uiidini; is 220 feet long ai d 64 :fpit wide,     it is of blick   construction
aid the ftrett sidt is finished    off with
fiont lirick. !     in the huildi! g   ti.ern is a place   for
every fejiture of propc'ler makinp, i which is tbesfitcial    business    uf    the
¦ ci ti.p:ry.
' i iie Mnil h:ilf of the front of the Ibuildinp is taken up by a lire suite jef offices. In the extreme northwest 'Conor of tl in sr ciioti is a hir^ie piivate lo'lce. while tb.e remainder of the room ! wbicb is 2^x2!> feet, is tlie main idlice witli biviitories, clrisets, telepbone ' bot ths aid a book vault which is Oxit fet t.    Tbere is also a iiicfatiig room.
In the soutlii r i iiortioii of tho frm t ot'tie I iiiliirf; is th*; garaj;e, ',\'A feet acrcss it lu-.i ii-, feet long. 'Iho corn.- [¦at y wili ei giipe in the autoii,i;bile re- lair bu;ii:ess ni d will biive one of the t:i:est equipped ir.ai b ne sin | s. .'',:-lx57 feet, anvwbeie ou I o'g Island. In the garage there wiil be a large oraiii, 1 '\io feet, fot the washing of auto- m .1 : les.
Besiiiea this there is a stock room at . the rear of the mnin oflice which is a room 'J."-x;'6 feet. From this room tbe st:iirs bari to the basement where the boiler for the heaiitig plat t is found. At the rear of this is a room known as the packing and sliipping room. It is 1!.- feet    wide at d about 16 feet    rle' p.
One corner of this room, 7x1-4 feet, is taken up by a superintetulent's oflice. Back of this is the polishing room. 34x2H feet. The pattern shop and chipping amicleai in>.' room, both extend alotg the north side of the -buildii:g at the rear of the polishing room. The former is a room 15x17 feet whilo the latter is 15x21 feet. Across tho entire rear of the builrling is the furnace room anri the fnunilry. In the former is wb?re there will be a meltii g capacity of about 6000 pounds per aay and in tbe foundry the nom- trous moulds vill be alwajs in readi- I ess to receive tbe rni'lted bronze. 'Ihese two rooms will be 5l)x64 feet.
Between thefouidry anrl machine ehtip there will be a large pattern stor¬ age rr.om, where it is claimed there will be more patterns storeil than that owned by any olher propeller concern in the world. This room will be 29x46 feet, and between Ibis rr.om, the pat¬ tern ehrp, polishing shop room and ma¬ chine shop there will Le a lavatory 14x23 feet.
Every rotm will bo fully enuipped wilh up-to-date niatliinery and there is plenty pf wird' w space.
'I he t^rr cess through which a propel¬ ler has to go through from the timo that tl e bronze is received in bulk un¬ til it IS ready for shipping of the stock room is as fiiili ws: It is ci:rted in the rear floor and dutnpeil into tbe melting vaults ai.d when it i^ a mr-lten mass it is taken out and rushed ii'.to tne foun¬ dry where it ia poured in the moulds.
After it has cooled it ia then passed irto the chi| ping a'(1 cleaning room where the gatcc arc sawerl off by auto¬ matic power hack saws anrl tbat por- • lion with other clippings are returned to the melting roijin ai.il the propeller. after it has been cleaned, is (lassed on to the prdishing room. In this room the propeller is polished and buffed. It ia then passed to the machine shop tfi be centred, the hubs faced off on the ends and have it bored if tbe order should call for such. After this is dore it is sent to the packing room where the trade mark and size is stamped on it and it is either shipped from this ri'om or placed in the stocn room for future orders. The pattern shop is where the various patterns are made and the pattern storage is where they are kept when not in use.
There will be a diii king fountain in each of the rooms which will be con¬ nected with the villa^'e water, while the main water supply will be from a private well d iven on the property.
Tlie heat wili be of tbe vapor vacu¬ um system and the lighting will proba¬ bly be of electric power.
All the fioirs will be of concrete with the exception of the stick room ard office which will be of wooil con¬ struction.
The company started umler its pres- et:t mararjemeiit three jears ago dur¬ ing Jaruary w>th I.i;ui8 J Ilall as presideit ar.d Kobt. Fitzpatrick, secre¬ tary, cre man atid a boy ; as soon as ' work in tbis building is fuMy U''!er way there will be abi.ut 35 employees, , including the office force.
An interesting feature of Ihe build-j irg is that nearly half a million brick i were used iri the construction of the i place. I
Church Motes
FolloWir^: IS the program of the musical Riven by the Christ Evangel¬ ical Cliurch, at the bome of Mr. and .Mrs. J. H. .Mahi.ken, .lanuary 31, which wp were compelled to hold over last week because of lack of rrom : ^ Part I. J
1      Piano Srdo. Mis- i:o^e Hi-ede."; ;
2.     Soprano Solo,  .Mrs. J. Boland.
A. Anthfciii, "Urigbteot and Best," Choir.
4. Violin Solo, Mr. Waller Schmidt. •"      Soprano Solo,  .Miss Nin.a Clark.^
Part II.
1. Pinto Duet, Misses .Mane Kranz anrl Olive Fawcett.
2. Sol i;s, (a) "O Thou World So Fair," Abt; t'.n " Hon.e That 1 Love," Ail, I y Choir.
3. Kecitatiin. .Mrs. Thomas. ¦1.     Sepn.no Solo, Mrs. J.  Loiand. ."i.     Song-',  i.ll ¦¦ v", ai.i'.erers    Sont;,"
Schuman;  (b) "Kovr. r's Joy," Abt, liy Cbi.ir.
0.     Violin Solo. .Mr. Waller Schmidt.
7.     Sopruno Solo,   .Miss Nina Clark.
5. Kecitatiori, .Mr,--,   rbotnus. '.'.     Sonus,    (i)   "^Vh'11   Go    Glean¬ ing," (b) "Night Sot tr." by Choir,
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Mrs. .1. !•:. .Mount is lender for the Youi g People's meeting Sutuiay right in the I'resbyterian ('burrh ; subject, " riie home missionary whose life has most inspirerl me."
.Mrs. Edwin \'an Kiper is ai rouiiced to lead tbo Hpwortli League meeting Siinlay night in tbe M. E.. Ciiurch; topic, "Message al Hefhel. "
.A sale of cai dy, cake and t( a will be held at the I'resbyterian Mar.se by Mrs. Charles H. Jcholey's S nday School t;ias8 this Saturday. F'ebruary 2, from 2 to 6 p. m., rain or shine. All are welcome.
Tbe M. E. Sunday Schord will hold a social, open to everybody, jn tha Chapel next Friday, March 1. at H p m. An enjoyable program is being [ireiiareil ami refreshments wiil be ser¬ ved.
Christian Science Society services Sunday mornii gs at II a. m. ; Sunday School same hour; Hempstea'l Bank Buil'tine. corner of Fulion and Main Streets, Hempstead; subject, "Mitifl." A reading rijom supplieil with ('bris tian Science literature is open at the aiiove address every week-day. except holirlays, from 1 ;.'!n to 5 p. m.
"Worldly Wisdom"will be fhe Sun¬ day n'.ornini; sermon theme cf Rev. Charles II. rbert Scholey at tbe Prea¬ byterian Church. Tbe evening Ibem will be "How may I inive in the best society','
School Notes
Under the rlirecto-in of .Mi,'^s {,"( bharrlt thei girls' cooking class meets every .Monoay in the biolrgy room at 3:15 o'clock. The room has been fitted out witli bot plates which wfri' donated to the scbool and the girls have purchased dishes. They bave tiiken cnn.-iderable interest in liie work.
The Senior class, which will consist of at least 27 graduates Ihis year, has decifled to have rings instead of pins this year. "I'he rings have arrived and are of very neat desigfi. On tbem are the lettera "I-'. H. S." and the year, beside tbe class motto. "Ir> Honorem Ligatus."
Roy Leon Smith bas received a let¬ ter from Siate Superintendent of Edu¬ cation Andrew J. Draper, granting him permission to reply to the answer to his appeal for reinstatement., filed by the local schoo! board last week. His reply, however, m st be fcled be¬ fore F'ebruary 24. Mr. Sinitb has been in consultation with his lawyer. Coun¬ selor Harry G. Clock, and he is pre¬ paring along letter refuting many points in the answer lo Ihe appeal sent by the board, or at least the three members who affixed their signatures to the nn-wer, namely Samuel R. Smith. Walter Cozzens and William H. Sammons.
Itdevtlops that Ilenry L. Crandell, one of the two members of the Board of Eucation of I'reeiKjrf. wbo did not sign the original reply to Ihe appeal, has not sent aty individual statement tc the state authorities, as was ex¬ pected, anr! it it- nil certain that he will. Whether the majority members will in turri r<(|ue»'t an opportunity lo make a counter re ply, is uncertain. It is regarded as probable, however, that the State Superintendent will soon clore tbe case and render his decision in tbe matter.
The parents of school children, here, are xnxious to have the ijuesticn cf tho legality of PrincipHl Smith's removal decided as aoon as possible.—Eagl?^ J