Nassau County Review 19141120

              Nassau County Review
Official Paper of .Nassau County
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1914
Vcl. .XIX, No. 47
Freeport
News of the Churches     Social and Personal    In the Fraternal Orders^        Local Topics
HIGHWATEK TIDE TABLE
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Friday. .Nov. 20 9:39 p. m.
Saturday, 21 10:33 p. m.
Sunday, 22 11:32 p. m.
Monday, 23 12:84 a. m.
Tuesday, 24 1 :44 a. m.
Wednesday, 25 2:44 a. m.
Thurs,day. 26 8:46 a. m.
Friday, '21 4:41 a. m.
Saturday, 28 .5:28 a. m.
;t   ol    Sermoni,   S.rric.*   o^'    the •nd .ther doincs in tli« churchca
and churcb •oci.ties '
I
The Loyal Sons' Club of the Pres- | byterian Church will give a play in | three acts, entitled "Facing the! Music," on Friday evening, December | 4, at 8 o'clock, in the Presbyterian I Chapel. Tikets can be secured from j the members at 2.5 cents each. I
M.inir    About   CuesU,   ViuU   and   P.rtiet   ot Freeporters .ad Their Friends
Doinis in  tbe  soetat fnXemai oig.nii.lions  of j CommenU .    Freapart .advicinitr. a nf
.Mrs. James T. Powers, wife of the well known actor, returired Tuesday to her   home   in   New   York,   from   a
The annual memorial service of Freeport Lodge No. 1253, B. P. 0. E., will be held in the Lodge Room, Sun day afternoon, December U    Bro. Max
explanations    nol lature, on village  al by   the  editor
I^!!*!!" '"ii"-'"r.„'!„.l^fi,;^u^'""Lf;''l» I R'o*e"nvrald"of'N^wVork'   Lod'^VNo'."!
House. Mrs. Powers thinks Freeport is an unusually clean, pleasant com* munity, and enjoyed her stay immense-
ly-
May Carpenter is announced to   lead
; the Epworth League   meeting  Sunday
Single copies of the Review   for  sale , night in the M. E. Church;   topic, "A
at Greenhlatt's and Braithwaite's, Rail-1 Song ol Thanksgiving road     Avenue;      Michnoff's,     Nassau County    Review,    DaSilva's   and    Go- betzV,   Main   Street;   DaSilva's, West Merpck Road. tf
Thursday being a holiday, this office will be closed all day; likewise the Postoffice and banks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Pearsall of Leonard Avenue, entertained a nomber of frienda Monday evening in honor of the sixteenth anniversary of their,wed- ding day     Many   pretty   gifts,    with
will deliver the oration,    and a special musical program is being prepared.
The annaal ball of the Lodge will be held in tbe Club House New Years Eve, December 31.
Freeport Chapter No. 302, R. A. M.. will   visit   Melchizideck   Chaptei    at First Church of Christ,   Scientist.-1 ding day     Many   pretty   gifts,    withi^'«"   Cove   next     Monday    evening .Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock;   the congratulations of the guests, were ' A"'"" w>>l   leave   the   Freeport   Club Sunday School aame hour;   Wednesday   received.    A novel entertainment was 1 """^^ °" ^^°^'« Street at , o clock, evening   testimonial      meeting   at   8 j enjoyed   with    the   bountiful    supper j —«..-.,.—-.
o'clock;   Hempstead   Bank    Building; | served by the host and hostess.  Among;     At the regular meeting of the Won,
Booming Inland
Waterway
.\ iijevting ill tii' intei>sts <¦; '.i.v (iroposed Inland Waterway to cnrinect Jamaica Bay and Peconic Bays was held at Fraternity Hall Friday even¬ ing. Because of the short notice giv¬ en tbe meeting was not properly adver local trolley on Grove Street. The ''«e<l' ""^^ 'he attendance was small, officers report that business is not so but those present wire enthusiastic, good as it was lust year at this time. : ""d listened with deep interest to the A large part of their traffic is carrying !t»'k by Mr. Kilmer of tbe Jamaica fiehermen between the depot and bay. Bay Improvement Associatnn, who is and a large percentage of these fisher- ! «'so an official of the Long Island Wat- men are Germans. This year they are erways Association, and Philip E. Titt- not going fishing aa much as usual, as many of them candidly admit that they are afraid to do so.    For a deal of the
WAR INTERFERES
WITH  BUSI.NESS
A far  reaching   result   of   the   war
abroad is noticed in tbe traffic   of  our
man of 132 .Nassau Street, counsel the   Inter-Coastal   Waterway   system, both (if whom havt- made a long   study
fishing they have to go about 10  miles   of this plan and are working hard   for
off shore, and for fear thut some   Ger- ' 'ts -success.
At the close of their talk an inform hi discussion was held.     Village Presi-
In the Fire Department
"1>"rri   .1 Interest to and about th. fir.ns.a 11 our local d.partnn.nt
At the rtqueitof the Board of Trade the Echo calls attention to the fact that the tire apparatus should be given right of way when responding to fire alarm.'^. At present it is the custom for autoisis, motorcyclists, horses and wagons and pedestrikrs to race to the scene of the fire, giving the firemen little if any room, and resulting in ac¬ cidents such as happened to Chief Campbell last week
Make way for the tire apparatus.
—Glen Cove Echo.
man war vessel may   come   along   and pick tbem up and take   tbem   over
•object  next  Surjday,    November   22, j those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jere j an's Relief Corpa Wednesday   evening ¦ help in the lighting, they stay off   the   ^^^^ Lamb assured the   visitors of the
"Teddy" .Mohr, for several years a Tiopular assistant in Hagan's butcher shop, has chan2?d to Adel's Marhet in the Jaggs building.
".Soul and Body." | DeMott. Mr. and .Mrs. Harry  DeMott,   two   members   were   initiated.     Miss j ocean and refuse to take any   chances.
"Thanksgiving" will be the  subject | Mr. and Mrs.   Theo.   Dixon,   Mr.   and   Remsen of   Freeport,    and   Miss   Mc-I -     	
on Thanksgiving Day.    There  will   be i Mrs. John McAvov, Mr. and Mrs. James   Grodsky,   of   Hempstead.    After   thel NOT SOLICITING FUNDS
a service at lO.H, a. m., with testimon-1 Coward,    jr..    Miss   Medill.     Edward ! business   meeting a handsome   rocker \
i'a- ^ _^    i Schmidt,    .Miss Esther   Dixon,   J    E.
~,    ,. ,*",'      ""       ,.   .    r. ! Nolan, jr., Mri-. Robbins   and J. Hein.
_.     , .    ,     ,, ¦   . • Thi- hpworth League ol the Freeport     •  ,
The Crystal Lake Ilouse is becoming   ^,   y  (.,,^^^.,, ^j,, j,^,j   ^^   entertain- ''"'''¦ H favorite resort for select fishing par- ¦ „,^„^  ^^^^       evening,   December   7, I      .,       Flterich of Cottaire Court   Mrs ties which keep the   tabes   well   --"P-• m Brooklyn   Hall,   Brooklyn   Avenue. '^^^.^^^'^^^^^^
phed with the season s delicacies. Tickets are on sale at 2t cents each ",?? ^f^'^"" »"" ^•^'"-    ^ •   ^- ,^'''°"                              ; iicKeis are on sale at/o cents eacn.     ' vvill be guests of the Hempstead   Suf¬ frage Club today at the home of   Mrs. At the Baptist Church next   Sunda-, , [^Q^^ Vandewater on   Franklin   Street, morning the pastor   will   preach   upon   Hempstead, the   subject,     "Some   Unthought   of' ! Causes    for   Tbanltsgiv'iig."     In    the [evening, a delegation from the Baptist ! Union of Brooklyn will be present and Charles DeMott of   Hempstead   bus i t^^e charge of the service.    A   hearty purchased the interest of   Ceorge   Sil-1 «""« service will preceed   the   regular! ver in the United Cigar Store on Rail- i service led by   one   of   the   delegates, road Avenue, and Mr.   Silver   has   re  i Alexander's song   book   will   be   used, turned to the city.     Mr.    DeMott   has i Everybody is cordially invited, similar stores in Lynbrook and  Hemp-|     The usual Union Thanksgiving   ser-| Juegjay. stead.                                                                 ivictwill   be   held   on   next   Thursday i      .Mr. VanRiper is a   native of Brook-j'"K "P "lUch confusion.
.„,       „. ,   ,.      ,,    . -,     ,   i''^^"':"'"K'»/,h«^'^"pt':*t  Church,    at! ;yn^   vvbere he was born about eighty-!     Wednesday    afternoon   the   Student
fhe ofhcers o     the   Business   Men s , Kl :.i.i.     Dr   Curtice    will   preach   the ; five years ago, and his wife, who    was   staff met to begin the work to arrange AssiK-iation    held    a   meeting   at    the , sermon, and Mr. Gould will    offer   the, Miss Deborah   Talmage   prior   to   her   for the   next   issue   of    the   Student
.Mrs. Stiles is now managing a daU'' ing class at the   Crystal   Lake   House every   Tuesday   afternoon,   especially i for junior dancers: in the   evening   an ! adult class is conducted, in which Mrs. Stiles is assisted hy Harry Betzig.
Lest our readers may be mislead    in was presented to Mr. and   Mrs.   Isaac ' view of a similarity of  name,   I   wish j Post, who were married recently     An I to state that the   .Nassau   County   Re- orange social and   refreshments   were   view is not in any way connected  with j enjoyed.                                                              any   move   to   secure    funds    for   the I                                                                              avowed purpose of providing a Christ- I                 O    I          I    %1                               "'*^ ''^'^''' c<'lebration   for   the   children School    Notes                   ^^ ^^*^ vUlage.     I am    not   questioning ,                                                                            either   the   motive   ov the   cause,   but j     Monday   afternoon   at s meeting   of ; wish to avoid any misunderstanding, the Senior Class,   Merritt   Cutler  and      . 	
deep interest of the Village of Free- port and volunteered to secure 2.') new members for the Association.
Maps of this proposed waterway were distributed, nn which was iirinted the following, along the lines of the talk of .Messrs. Killmer and Tittmann: SOUTH  SHORE
Driver Frank Johns of Hose 2 dis¬ covered a tree burning near Foreman's lumber yard about 2 a. m. Sanday. He tried to extinguish the blaze, from which sparks were flying in the high wind, and finally, upon instructions from Chief Loonam, took out Hose 2 wagon and extinguished the fire, which is supposed to have resulted from a fire started near the base of the tree by !ionie children.
Patchogue firemen  were   called   uut
at 1 :3(i   Tuesday   morning   for   a   tire
I VLA.M) WATERWAY   which did $30,00(1   damage,   according
(Jamaica to Peconic Canall to the Brooklyn Times.     -The fire   was
conlined to the building where it start-
"' ed, which was destroyed, hut the gooil
Establish   an   inland   waterway   for   yvork of the firemen kept it    (rom   the
75   miles   along   the   South    Shore   of   other buildings    in   the   vicinity,    the
Celebrating Wed¬ ding Anniversary
Gladys Austin resigned as president | AN ENTHUSIASTIC FREEPORTER Long IsUnd affording safe, economic roots of which were afire several times, and vice president respectively, audi William P. Jones of South Ocean , I"'^*^*^*' *'"¦ P'easuie and commercial After the fire a man who had escaped Joel   Pitcher and   Marguerite   Living-. Avenue is an jiident   advocate   of   the ;'^'"l^"""'"''.'">^ ^*'.'>-'*'.''-     .     ,      , from the asylum at Central   Islin   was
ston were elected to fill vacancies.
many    attractions    of   the
Mr. and Mrs.   Isaac VanRiper   cele hrated their sixty-first anniversary   of their wedding at   their   home,   corner
Randall    Avenue   ar.d   Grove    Street, ; who was within five counts of the class
j above him was put in that clas", clear
isses ' counts of   the
mg student.
Crystal Lake House Tuesday evening. I'riiiiiiksgiving prayer. Special ar- The next meeting will beheld on Tues- rangements will be made to increase day. Decemtier 1. They will hold all the senting capHcity, so all may be ae- their regular meetings al the   Crystal   conimodated.
Lake House hereafter. Xhe Sunday    School is busy   prepar-
, .,    ,       ,,,       ,        ing a siiecial Thanksgiving servicH   to
At the Hempstead Poultry Show last   ,,e called "The Land of   Brotherhood"
week,  William h. Crevoiserat  entered I ,,hich will be    held    Sundav
seven    Single   Comb    Huff   Leghorns, | j^Ty^^.e^.ber 2!l.
evening.
marriage, is a native of Red Bank, N. j Miss Estes called the meeting to order J. She is past eighty. She is a rela-| and a numher of members presented tive of the late Rev. DeWitt Talmage. j material. This all has to he gone over .Mrs. VanRiper has been actively several times, but it was thought best connected with the Methodist Church to get all stories, etc., hnnded in so here aince living in Freeport, and is | that the staff could know wbat they still a prominent member of the j could count on having in the December church and the   Ladies'    Aid    Society
Village   of Principal Arthur has posted a list of I Freeport.     At the   waterway   meeting all classes, according to. the   Regents':'as^    ^'''day    night   a   gentleman    re- Any   student I tnarked jokingly that any peisoii    hav¬ ing $25 in his possession would get out of Freeport as soon  as he   could.     Mr. Jones immediately took the    floor   and said he didn't like such remarks: Free- port was the most up-to-date plac^    on Long Island   from   tlravesend   Bay   or Peconic Bay, and when public improve¬ ments were   being   agitated   Fretport never had been and never would be be¬ hind.
Dram and reclaim hundieds of acres discovered   sitting on a doorstep     and
of valuable   marsh   lands   fronting   on the firemen believe    they    have   found
the water. the cause of several suspicious  fires in
Increase   the proiierty valuations by h,h| „,.^r Patchogue.
at least one third of their piesent   val-  	
ues, thu.-i adding not only to    the   wel-       At a meeting of the   Lynhrook   Vil-
fare of every property owner on   Long lage Hoard Tuesday evening a niBii ap-
Island, but also to public prosperity hy peared claiming damages to the aiiiount
rea.'ion   of   greatly   increased    income of about :?2(i lo his   automobile   whicb
wmning first, second and third cock ; second and fourth hen ; special for best | male ovi-r one vear of age, special for best shaped male, and silver cup tor j best dit[ilay. !
Rev. Dwight A. Jordan was the principal speaker at the funeral of Daniel S. Whitney, formerly Mayor of Brooklyn, at the Sands Street Memor¬ ial Methodist Episcopal Church on F'ri¬ day afternoon. Dr. Jordan waa a life long friend and a close associate of Mr. Whitney until his death.
Mr. VanRiper also has been a lung- time active member of the .Methodist Church.
Mr. VanFliper was for many years a
In our last issue we stated that the barn burned at the corner of Bayview and .Atlantic Avenues on the ninth, was occupied hy Fred Christians. This building was formerly owned by Mr. Christian's father, Ceorge Chris¬ tians, but has not been occupied by them for some time. The property is owned by Martin E. Roche, as a sum¬ mer residence and was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
The "County Fair" al the Presby¬ terian Church Wednesday afternoon and evening waa a pleasing succe's to the ladies who worked so hard for the event, and the profits will be from S140 to ,•5150.     The   blue   ribbon   was,
aivarded    to Mrs. P. A. Martin's   gro-| P°'""'^'-¦°". .      ,. .,
cerv counter I super'ntending   construction   of   large
'   j buildings   here and   in    several    other
towns outside of Greenpoint and  Free-
The Epworth League of the Freepori port. He had the contract for the M, E. Church will have the mock trial original Freeport High School building entitled "Ruggles versus the Pader- jn i^^^^ and built mosl of the brick wski Music School" on Monday, De-1 and atone buildings in this village, cember 7. at 8 o'clock, in Brooklyn i Mr. VanRiper is also interested in the llall. This musical comedy has much Freeport Artificial Stone Co., the busi- local color filled with witticisms, hum- ness being carried <in by his son, Ed¬ win H.-VanRiper.
issue.
THE PROPER VIEW
Lasl  week .one   of   our   subscribers
called at our office for  a   copy   of   our
last issue  as his   had   gone   astray   in
The .Sophomore Debate  Club   held a ' delivery.    He kindly gave   us his good
meeting Wednesday afternoon to   talk   opinion of our paper.     In facl he   said
ever plans for the coming   season.     It
The r,
from the taxable values.
Establish and develop iiiiiustrits, manufactures and shipping..
Stimulate all l/u?iiiies8 eiiteipi ises on Long Island and cieate new activi¬ ty in agricultural and home develu[i- ments.
Atlord direct   access   to   .N'ew   York Harbor   by   the    shortest   and route.
he said wns hit by a tire apparatus in that village. The Village Hoard has taken this uii ler consideration and on their decision will doubtless depend whether Lynbrook firemen have the right of way in the future, <.i are ob¬ structed Il they allow this claim, the firemen will have a hard time, but afesl if it can be proven that the right of way WB! not given   to  the   apparatus.
or and mirth galore. It is a gloom ispeller and a sure cure for the blues." P. C.
I     At the Methodist Church on   Sunday
I evening nexl Di. Curtice   will   preach
i on the theme announced for  last   Sun-
j day evening: "That Counterfeit Coin:
, Where I Got It, What It   Taught   Me,
1 and What I Projiose To Do    with   II."
I This sermon was postponed   fro.m   lasl
CARD OF THANKS j Sunday at the request of    the   congre-
Editor .Nassau County Review :— j gallon present, the heavy   storm   hav-
Will you kindly, tbrough your paper. I ing   made   the    attendance   unusually
extend our thanks to the many frienda | small.
we are unable to reach per.sonally, for .\ meeting of the Sunday School their kindness and sympathy following Board will be held at the church on the sudden lojs of our husband and j next Mondav evening. Important faiher. F'riendship at these times | matters will engage the thought of means much, and we feel deeply the | the Board, kindness ot so many true loyal friends I     The Union   Thanksgiving   Day   ser-
Mr. and .Mrs. VanRiper have .seven children, and 20 grandchildren, and are among the best known residents of our village.
Speaking of Mr. VanRiper's charac¬ ter, one of the local newspapers well quotes Mr. VanRiper's own words:
"I have lived a score of years more than tbe number allotted to man, but 1 am ready to go when the summons comes. 1 have few regrets now. What I have done in my life is an open book. 1 have tried to live aa God would have me and I believe I have partially succeeded. During our rath¬ er long married life, .Mrs. VanRiper and I have enjoyed the things (Jod has given us. We have tried to do as He would have us. "
of the work last year. The Senior Junior Debate Club was organized last year and expects to continue success fully this year. An open debate be tween Huntington High School and Freeport High School is talked of, and should such a contest be held there will no doubt be great rivalry at Freeport to secure a position on the representa¬ tive team. So il is well that the Sophomores are getting an early start in the debate line.
Solve the problem of shoaling inlets   which is allowed il by State   law    the on the South Shore.     This entire    sec-   example will probablv move of bene>it
he would rather ^o without his .uni.er   *'? '\"'-* '"«'•'*'=''">• ''""''''' ">'• .'^'^   '« the fire department.     The   decision ne would rattier go wiinout his supper   ,n,^j^ being narrow, tortuous,   shallow   wjn he awaited with interest.
and shifting. 	
(jive accdss lo the South Shore for small cratl and barges from N'ew York, Harbor, East River, Long Island Sound, the rivers and bays of New Jer¬ sey, Erie Canal and Great Lakes, Hud¬ son River and its tributaries and the Intra C<iastal Canal System. The building of this canal will conned the remotest parts of Long Island wilh all the great inliiiid waterway system. Lakes and canal.s of the I'nittd States and Canada east of the Rocky .Moun¬ tain.'..
.Make the weathei a neglible factor in navigation.
Orter    increased     oipportunitie.s    for
For instance, I am and always have been a Democrat, but I know you are on the level and I can depend upon what you say."
That has always been our effort to be sure that what we printed is true, and a word of comment like this nat¬ urally "makes us feel good.   '
V\(iN HY DEFAULT I guess we win on the Fire Council argument with ,!udge Creeii of Patch¬ ogue. The Patchogue Argus, of which he is editor, has had no more to aay <iii the propoaition of authority of the Fire Council, about which the Fire Depart- Diciit Coiuiiui of the Review contained quite an argument at one time.
IMPRES.SIONS A traveling show    appeared    in   the building on Main Street, opposite    the
Miss Maude A. Crane, a teacher in , Review Building, Saturday evening and the Grove Street .School, was called aiHyed several davs. After a look at naval opei ations by small craft. home Sunday morning, November 8, the sign on the front of the store, pur- Benefit an area vi 13n scjuare miles by the very sudden death of htr moth- porting to advertise the show, I didn't with a aummei population of MO,000 er, Mrs. Lucy Updike Crane, of Corl- )jke to ask any of our large staff of re- exclusive of the Horough of Brooklyn, land, N. Y. The shock was so great porters to "cover" this event, and Brooklyn and Queens would add nearly that Miss Crane is under the care of a none of them having volunteered, we 2,00(1,0011 more of population within physician and will be unable lo re-' Hre unable to give any detailed account Slime her school duties for a number ..f this "show ;¦ but if it was as at¬ oi weeks. , tractive as the sign spoken of, I guess
The following account of   the   death , comment will he unnecessary, and funeral of Mrs. Crane is reprinted , from the Cortland Standard : \
Mrs. Lucy   Oane,   aged   6h   years, widow 01 George   R. Crane, died very
WHY "PECULIAR'
the Z'lMe of direct liciieliciul   influence.
(iive Long Island a fair chance to benefit by the construction of the one tliou.-siiul ton Erie Harare Canal toward the cost of which Long Island now con¬ tributes with taxation.
Alioli-ih    the    inr--uraiii-e      prtrniurns
and neii'hbors.
.Mrs. Sarab Smilh and family. Advartlawoont
Unclaimed Letters
(Frecpwi P«>t Office)
CombF, Miss Edna
Combs, Ellsworth
Fisbbrist, Mr. E. H.
Fairfield. Mr. George A.
Jones, .Mrs. Emery
Longo. (ieorge
Moracoetz, Mr. Eid.
Runk, .Mrs. W. Seymour
Rush, Mr. John
Raynor, John L., 108 Waverly Plsce
Seaman, John C.
Stein. Mr. M. A.
Smith, Miss Helen, Wallace Street
Trautwein, Mr. E. Ettio
Wetchen, Mr. George
Wear, Mrs. L.
Robt, G. Anderson, P. M. November 17, 1914
Perfection oil heaters, $2.98
Cook stoves, $11.00 up
Triangle O'Cedar Mops, 69c
100 piece China Set, $K.98
Flower Poat, all sizes
Parlor Stoves, $2.60up I. DaSilva,    W.   Merrick   Road.     Tel. 386-W; 5 and 10c Store, 330-W.
AdvorUsenMDt
rhe Crystal Lake House has an at¬ tractive adv. in this week's issue, con¬ taining their Thanksgiving Day menu.
Lewis H. Ross Co. quote some time¬ ly figures in their adv. this week.
Adv«rUiwm«iit.
vices will be held in the Baptist ('hutch, on Grove Street next Thurs¬ day morning at 10:,S0 o'clock.
On account of this union service and owing lo the fact that other engage¬ ments will hold the people, the meet¬ ing of the Junior League, and the mid¬ week prayer service, will be   omitted.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will hold its monthly meeting wilh .Mrs. Sherman C. Holaday, 155 Wallace Street, on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. .S. N Gibbons will have charge of the program.
Contract Awarded for New Hose House
\     An adjourned meeting of the Villsge
I Board was held at   the   Village   Offiq^i
I Friday afternoon, with Presidenl Lamb and Trustees Randall and Bedell   pres-
lent.
j     The following   bids   were   received: (Jeorge Raynor, $2798
j Fred S. Howell, $3150
I .Millard F. Bond, $3483
Ryder & Hansen, $2949 William (i. Miller, $2S96 F. L. J. Lee & Co., $328«
! J. .M. Baxter. $2926
I Otto Nilson, jr., $8434
George Reynolds, $8420
i     The contraci   was   awarded   to   .'Vlr.
I Raynor,    he being the   lowest   bidder,
I he to furnish
I $1600.
George E. Dutell
"In the War"
suddenly of heart disease on Saturday with a peculiar accident lasl week, evening at 9 o'clock at the home of He was attempting t.o crank his auto- her son, Grover J. Oane, 4 Venelte mobile and in doint; so the crank struck Street. Mra. Crane has enjoyed good , his arm, with the result that he will health until about two weeks ago when be unable to use il for weeks. - Eagle, .she was troubled with a slight attack ; I have been trying to figure what's of rheumatism. On Saturday evening I the "peculiar" feature ! We have men she seemed to be in good hep.lth, and 1 in Freeport who have done that same We noted some time ago George Du-1 !^"V» "hort time before her  death   sat i thing twice.
tell's v»in effort to get into the French   '" '^e silling room talking   cheerfully :
army.     Although he went to France-lol «"h her son.    A little before 9 o'clock | MONEY IN FIRE FUND
enlist, Dutell was rejected on   account ! ^^e went into the kitchen    to   perform j      By securing bids   on   the   new   hose
of lacking the proper number of teeth, ! her household duties and was   engaged | f^^ Hose    Company Ne.  1, the Village
he having lost several in a collision on j'" ^his capacity when death   occurred.
the Merrick Road when   his   auto   gol i The death came as a great shock to the
out of control and  "tried   to   climb   a j "'«'"''"« "^ ^er   farnily.     Mrs.   Crane
had   been an   attendant  of  the   p'lrst
from   Europe   Dutell I Vj!!^^^TJl".,5_'^"''''^   *'"'"'   ^""   *"**'¦
Charles U. Sto've ot Hempstead, met   based on    extra   hazardous   risks.     At
tree.
On his  return       ^ ,,^    , -     i     i
was quite discontented, and   angry   at I f'"""'." <^'""^'.*"V      . ,      .
the French doctor who rejected him j .. ^he's survived by three daughters, for scarcity of teeth. To George that I M"- David Osgood of Grolon, Mrs. W. was a silly reason. He didn't want to '¦ ^' ^^'^'y °^ Syracuse and Miss Maude bite the Germans: he wanted to shoot '^' ^rane of Freeport, L. I. ; one son, them. Meditating on the matter, he ^J'^^'f/J- ^rane of Cortland; one sis- thought of the British army. If he.^^'- ^"' ^ntia Cole, of Dryden. could get enlisted in that-allied wilh! , The funeral services were held Tues- the French army-be could fight Un'<iay aiternoon Rev. Carl W. Scovel, France, his father's native land, al-! P''«'°'" ."^ ^^^ Presbyterian Cburch, though himself a native of Long Island  ''=""'^"'=""K   ^be   services.     In   his   re-
marks Mr. Scovel spoke ef the faith¬ ful and loving devotion of the deceased to her family, and of her simple but effective life. He trusts that the lives of the four children and eleven   grand
We next learn of Dutell taking an Anchor line steamer to Glasgow. There be succeeded in satisfying the doctor and "got past." He changed his name to George Fran:is—that look¬ ed "more   English,   you   know"--and,   ,,.,,,.
wa. assigned lo a place in the Royal I "^ ».*''"'^ «' d loving mother and grand- Engineers, electrical department. in ; «'>other may have inherited the same order to get in, he had to d^lare him-i "P""; °^'°^f, ""'^ '°y»''>' "h'-'h «he self   «   «uh.*t   nf Kin<,r,»nrcr«   <nr.,h-I has shown all    th.ough   her   life
Board has save<l    about   $700   for   the
company, as the plans were    approved
and accepted by   iMr.    Fredrick,    who
gives tbe land in exchange for   having
I the fire house located on his   properly,
j and by the hose company and the   Fire
I Council.
I would suggest that   now   that   the
price for the house is lower   than   was
figured, that hot water be    substituted
for ateam heat.    Having spen* several
I hundred dollars to get rid of   a   steam
j plant because I found il lo be  unsatis-
i factory,    where  nol   watched   all    tbe
! time, I feel qualified to make this sug-
I gestion.
present, in many oases, no insurance on cargoes can be obtained and for this reaaon leading lowing lines often re- fu.se sbijiments to the Soutli Shore of Long Island. Any insurance placed is classified as extra iiaZBi'dous.
Estahlish a new comjietitive route lor trade and trBHic equivalent to an¬ other railroad on Long Island. The amount of trade and tralhc on Long Island is apparent from the fact that Long Island now supports three lines ot railroad: The South Shore, Ihe Main Line and the .North Shore branch es. The entire cosl of constructing the (irojiosed Inland Waterway would be equal lo the cost of constructing one single track line of 75 miles, the length of   the   projected   canal.     This
I'IKK (COUNCIL
The .November meeting of Ihe Firf Council was held Wednesday evening. Present were C'hiefs Loonam, I'earsall and Smith; Wardens Whaley and Wil liams of Huse 1, White of Hoae 2, Patrick of Hose 3, Sumner and Fritz of Hose 4, Connor and Rupert ot En¬ gine 1, Snedeker and Niles of Truck 1.
William Anderson and Kufus Rhodes were dropiied from fhe roll cjf Hose 1, pursuant to action of that Cfirnpany, they being non residents.
.Millard F. Bond was iipproved as a memlier of Engine 1.
( oiisideralile time wns spint in dis¬ cussing the Bd\isBhililv of holding (¦onipames In reserve tor second alarms, one of the chief objections to this being the inability to tell whether an alarm was a first <ir second, partic¬ ularly at night. It was decided to have the otticer in charge call up ttie house of the reserve company, there heing but one in each case, instead <il calling up for a second alarm, anil not to use the second alarm unless more men were needed. This wil' be tried as an exfierimei.t, the ideii heing tFiat where good telephone communication can he secu'-ed, the reserve company can be secured even i|uicker, as the apparatus is supposed to be hitched, readv to leave, until a second alarm or recall is given. Recall will be blown as before.
ll was also decided to have every general alarm of fire preceded by one ong blast of the whistle, ao that those
Cameron Not Guilty
great artery of commerce, equal lo^thB   heading   it will   have    their 'attention
 "     called hy the first  blast, and then  will
be able to cfnint from Ihe heginning
WeeklyWeatherReport
(For our readers in  rither  localitif-s)
Friday-  Cool, clear, windy. Saturday-   (^onl, clear. Sunday-   Began to rain, east
railroad in public importance, could be constructed al the lost ef cne single track railroad line along its entire length. This shouhl convince any mind of the advantage and the extreme desii-abilily of constructing the pro¬ posed Inland Waterway.
Consummate the greatest public im¬ provement established on Lung Island since the construction of the Long Isl¬ and Railroad system.    The railroad   is
a private corjioration built   for   profit;   at night, rainy and windy all day. the canal is a free public utility   built       .Monday —Rain continued until  near- ¦The case against    vVilliam Cameron,   by the public and established   entirely   Iv noon ; clear off cold and windy.
Tuesday--Cold, thermometer   about
<toriii
bond   in   tbe   sum   of i ably having himself Campion,    his   form
subjet   of King George,  (prob-
Standard Gasolene, Bennett Smith.
\i  16c   gal.     G.
tf
Advartlsement.
See Smith & Bedell's adv. in thia is¬ sue if interested,in rubber goods.
Adtertisptpeat.
Activities at Crystal Lake House
Martin T. Ford, of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, a well known sportsman, stooping at the Crystal Lake House, caught a lf.rge basket of big codfish Tuesday.
Among the new arrivals are Mrs. Hale, Mr. Kelley, C. Moore and .Mr. and Mrs. Lavine.
At the Plaza, Wednesday. November
' 25, matinee and evening, "The Littlest
Try my special box of   cut   flowers, ; Rebel,'featuring   E.   K.   Lincoln   as
76c for the weekend.    C. R.   Ankers. | Capt. Cary.    This "movie"   play   has
floriat. Rockville C«ntre,   L.L    Tele-jan appeal parallel to   that
phone connection; delivery anywhore, , made "Cabiria" oniqoa.
Adppttippmppt. AJ
children who are left to mourn the loss , indicted by Nassau County Grand Jury for tbe public benefit.
in   July, bhgan before   County   Judge jj^ jmr CANAL A (iOOD BUSINESS
James    P.    Niemann    and    jury,    last PROPOSITIO.N '
Friday, November   13,   and   was   con- The amount of freight receiveil    an-
He I eluded Monday. . nually *y rail in   the   communities   cn
mind)       Mr  i spoke of how her one thonght was   fori     The case was tried for the Peoiile by ,he   South   Shore   of   Long   Island  is
employer    has   ^^^ happiness of others.                             ' District Attorney Lewis J. Smith, and about 600,000 tons valued at more than
shown the Observer a very interesting I     ^ profusion of carnations,   chrysan-   the defense was conducted by ex-Judge |20,00(i,000.     The amount   of   Ireight
letter from Dutell, written at the drill   th'-'oums and ro.-es covered the casket,   Elvin N. Edwards e. Preeport .hipried annually hy rail is about i;o,000
jjgj while many beautiful pieces   were  ar-       Cameron was indicted lasl   Septem- tons valued approximately at   $1,600,-
ranged nearby, among which was a pil-1 ber   on   charges   made   by    Marietta ^yg
low made up of roses, bearing the  one [ Smith, a young girl living at Baldwin. -j'he amount of   freight   transported
word "Mother."                                         i Cameron took the stand personally,   in annually   by    water to   and   from   the   o" 'he ground where they actually took
(denying  the   charge   specifically,   and So^th Shore of Ixmg    Island   is   above   P'"''*-'lur'"*: the Civil War, and every
• i showed lo the satisfaction of the jury, , 600,000 tons valued at more than $20,-   American citizen ahould, as a spirit of
"The Littlest Rebel    has all tbe up-   by Sheriff Pettit and other officers con- ,^00 uOo     xbe     amount    of     freight i P"'""^'""'   *** t**^  unveiling   of   this
lifting dramatic powera within its core   nected with the   Sheriff's  offi'ce,   that ghipped annually by rail is  about   60,-   P^^'^P'^^     ^'^''   ^a""  veterans   wili
that have from time immenorial built  on the dav when the giil said tbe crime i ooq (opg  valued approximately at $1,- '' '"''" backwards in their march of time
wa«    committed,    he   was    at   Piping s^y qqcj                                                         'to be refreshed with battle  "scenes   in
to   the   infantrv   ranks   in   the   fleld  i-------   r"--   v"! "^Tu'   T"   "   Ro^k. on police duly for the county. The amount of   freight   trans,K;rted   which they   probably   took   a   fighting
to   tne   iniantry   nuiKs   in   tne   neld, | „h„l« .«,nn .n New Ynrk   Th« „K„t«.       Th« m^v «.. n„t hn»   .   .hort   time annually    by waitr   lo   and   from   the ' ^and.    To b« shown at tbe Plaza, Wed-
camp in Co. Kent, near  London, finds drilling is hard work bat expects | to get used to it.   Tbere are about 20, • 000 recruits who drill at that  particu¬ lar camp.
His acquaintances here will look with interest for further news from Dutell, or rather Francis. If he fails to make   good  as  an   elecUieiao i-^-~y;^^(;-\^f;^--;^~,^^^^
the commanding officer may assign him I „,^g ,or the   stage.    The   play   ran   a   Rock, on police duly for the county.
Wednesday (Continues cold, ther¬ mometer about 20.
Thuriiday-First snow, in a m., "ligbt; rainy day.
More Freeport News on Page 8
In "The Littlest Rebel"   the   battle scenes have actually   been   reproduced
where he can   at   least   dig   trenches, teeth or no teeth.—Observer.
whole season in New York.  The photo-       The jury was out but
play contains many    more   thrills  and   when they returned the verdict of   ac- extremely exciting inMdents than   theiquittal. legitimate attraction;   at   the   Plaza.
hich  ha»i.  Buy yonr coaf now before you   need | Wednesday,    November   26;   matinee      Chubbock   talks about freah  candy I it.    Freeport Coal Company, ; and evening | this week; see his adv.
AdTw-tlSFmcnt.
AAvert-aemtpt.
South Snore of Long   laland   ia  above 500,000 tons valued st $10,000,000. (M all bulk freight   shipp«»d   to   and
iCkintinued on page A)
nesday, November 26 ; matinee, 8:80; admission, children, 10 centa; adults, 16 cents; evening, 7:Mand 9 p. m. ; ad.-n!«^i'.n, .-hiidren, 10 cents; adulta, j to cent*.
•¦*—"Tmsnl