Nassau County Review 19100603

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Freeport Official Paper
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1910
Vol. XV, No. 32
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Murray of South Ocean Ave., with their family, have moved to Richmond Hill.
Communications
Board of Trade
Local Topics
To the Editor of Review v ^^^ 'V^^'''J^T'^\ ""^^ i'ri"V n !     "Everybody" was out looking at the
To the Editor of Review, . Precport Board of Trade   will   be held , .^^^^ , J^ Saturday night.    While the
Freeport N. Y. | next   Wednesday  evening    June 8, in   ^^emen  were  parading it was  plainly
As you may know a petition  was re- j Fraternity Hall.    This  will be the an-, 3^^^ j„ the West, attracting   much at-
cently presented to me by a committee \ nual meeting, and a full  set of oflieers  tention.    This was the best chance yet
of Freeport citizens requesting that, as ; will be elected. 1 had for seeing our aerial visitor.
BALDWIN
Miss Myra A. Waderjspent the first part of the week with j^relatives at Englewood, N. J.
FREEPORT NEWS
Mrs. Wallace R. Post   is  sojourning
in Greene County for her health. I 	
  j     Merrick Road, from Church street to
A. J. Clark of New Jersey, has rent-1 Grove street, is being repaired and put ed  Wallace  R.   Post's  house.   No   II i in excellent shape. Wallace St.
  I     Frank   Collins   has  returned   to, hia
A cake sale will be held on Saturday, I home after spending a week with his June 4, at the residence of Mrs. Harry aunt, Mrs. Etta J. Carman, of Brook- L. Cohen on 36 Porterfield  Place,   for   lyn Ave.
the benefit of the   Church of Our Holy 1 	
Redeemer. I     William Crevoiserat,   clerk in D. B.
  Raynor's, has been at home this week, . .
George   Julius   Wichnaleck   of this I suffering   from a slight   attack of ap-   acquainted   with the  extent of my in-   shore Hospital in Hempstead,   follow-  high (and that's the only kind we kick _ -       ,^^
village has applied tc the County Court  pendicitis. terests in this village and vicinity that  jng an operation for appendicitis.    He j about) can be changed   now, but after  ^^'^^ "^>'.^ witti Mr. and   Mrs.   UrviW
and received permission to change  his i I would be the last  person   to  encour-  was in his eleventh  year and a bright, i June 7 it will be wasted elTort to make   ^- Hawkins, of this village.
name to George  Julius   Victor,   after j     The  regular meeting of the   Village iage,   directly or indirectly, any  enter-  popular boy.    Through   his efforts and ' any objections.    If   you  are   assessed --^      -
June ,30, 1910. Board of Trustees   will   be   held   this .prise  detrimental   to the  interests of  those of his father,   the   Boys'   Cadet! too high it will be your own fault. Children's   Day will be'observed   by
proprietor of the Sigmond Opera House, I refuse to let such Opera House "for any or all fistic exhibitions or question¬ able entertainments."
I wish to say through the columns of
OBITUARY
ARTHUR A. BROWN.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Curtiss   H.i Taft, of Morris  Park, have been   visiting rela- The  village  assessment  books    are  ^'^ea in the village.
open for inspection   this   week   at the ¦ 	
village  clerk's.office on Railroad   ave-1     Lieutenant and Mrs. Ernest  Freder- mie, where the assessors   invite you to , ''^_k, of Sag Harbor, have J^been   g-jests
On   Monday,   May   30, • Arthur A.,       .,— -», -. ..
your paper that it seems to me, it must j dearly   beloved   son of Alfred  P.   and | call and register  any   complaints  you  ot relatives in the village be apparent to any person who is at all' Eleanor   V.   Brown, died at the  South I may have.    Any assessments made too ;     ^ ,    ,,     , ,     _.
         Ld.   Hawkins    hasTbeen    spending
Friday evening at the Village oflice on Railroad avenue.
Miss Mildred Adiene Bprgen, daugh¬ ter of Mrs.. George P. Bergen, is in the
graduating' class of Smith College, at Mrs. Louis DuBois of New Paltz re- Northampton, Mass., and commence- turned home Tuesday after spending a ment exercises will be held June 12, 13 few days with her daughter. Miss and 14. ' Elsie DuBois.
Freeport. i Corps was   organized in Freeport  last'   .    the M. E. Sunday   School   on   Sunday,
However, leaving aside any consider-: year,   and   had just  been   reorganized      If I were a minister I would   preach  June 12, with  spccialj exercises in the ations whicb would appear to be purely • this year when Arthur was taken sick. : a sermon to  merchants   and   business  evening.
James Johnson, colored, was taken The fourth annual meeting of the F. to the New York Penitentiary at Black- H. S. Alumni Association will be held well's Island on Saturday by Officer Saturday, June 4, at 8 p. m., at the Raynor to board (or six months.   John- \ Grove Street School.
son was  sent up on a charge  of public 	
intoxication   after he had made  things       Mrs.
lively about his home. is spending a week with   her   parents,                              ^j._ ^^j Mrs. M. H.   Cornelius,   Grand
Tuesday evening Mechanics' Hall avenue, Freeport. was the scene of a pleasant gathering ' on the occasion of the first ladies' Mrs. Louis Verbeeck, with her pight of Freeport Chapter, No. 302, daughter Margaret, and her sister are Royal Arch Masons. An interesting on a three months' visit with relatives program of musical selections and re- in Europe, fr^shments added to the sociability of 1 the occasion. Rev. F. 0. Cunning- Mr. and Mrs. Leifest and baby, from hapi, first H. P. of the Chapter, who Philadelphia, have just returned home is now engaged in evangelistic work in '. after spending two weeks with Mrs. thb West, accompanied by Mrs. Cun- Leifest's aunt, Mrs. Etta J. Carman, n hgham,   was   in   Freeport in time to '
attend the event,   adding  much to the       Local interest in the flight of Curtiss
pleasure of the evening. froni Albany to New York Sunday in a
    llying   machine is increased   from   the
Monday and   Sunday, as well,   were   ^'-""^ °^Z^: ^^' "erring, of South   Main busy days for   the G. A. R.   veterans,   ^^reet, being a partner of Curtiss in his Sunday morning the local   post assem- , <'y'"B machine construction work, bled in their rooms and marched to the ;
Presbyterian Church, where they lis-1 The fire department had another call tened to an appropriate serhion by the ' Saturday morning, for District 17, at pastor, Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey. William Schumaker's, Pearsall Ave., At noon they returned to the post when the chimney caught fire. A lit- rooms for rest and luncheon. tie salt  put the fire out and the  recall
In the afternoon they went to the sounded before any company but Vigi- Union  Memorial  exercises   in   the M.   'a"^ Hose arrived,   with   the others on
selfish, no one has more at heart the interests of Freeport than I. Al¬ though I may disagree with certain people who believe that the Unity Club's entertainments are detrimental to the village's interests, nevertheless, ¦ noon under no consideration, do I wish to oppose any considerable sentiment ema¬ nating from those who, I have every . reason to believe,   are as sincere in be-
Mary E.Davis of  Hempstead i half of the welfare of  the  village  as myself.
Therefore,  I have, through  the  co
The   funeral   services   were held at   people in general on the   simple  text, the   Church of  Our   Holy   Redeemer.   "Keep your word."    A man who takes       Mrs. Foster M. Summerville'and son The   Boys'   Cadet Corps  marched ina , an order and promises to deliver it at a   Rudvard, of  Ridgewoixl,   N.   J.,   are
body to the church.    Interment was in Greenfield Cemetery Wednesday after-
JOSEPH H. GERMO.ND.
visiting at the home of Mr. William B. Pettit.
and   Mrs.
E. Sunday School. The church was filled, when the scholars of the Presby¬ terian, Baptist and Lutheran Sunday Schools were also guests.
Decoration Day the members again assembled and went to the local ceme¬ tery where the graves of deceased com¬ rades were decorated with the usual impressive ceremony, after which trol- ,       ,
leys   were taken to  Rockville   Centre  lSl^„l*l;'t^„'.'lt^'  ^i^^T.^l .1" J?"! l}".^!!
their way.
Wednesday evening the M. E. Church was nearly filled when Rev. W. W. W. Wilson, a former pastor, delivered his lecture on his trip abroad, "Lleven Weeks Abroad." The lecture lasted over two hours but the hearers were interested   from  start to   finish,   and
and the exercises were repeatetl.
D. B. P. Mott Post Woman's Relijf Corps, Nc, 139, accompanied the vet-1 erans in ali theu- exercises of the two days.
money's worth. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Epworth League.
A gooilly number were in attendance at the opening of the South Side Yacht Club Monday. During the afternoon the first regatta of the season was held
The annual parade and inspection of the Freeport Fire   Department  Satur-, „, .,. ...
day evening drew a large crowd of The ".ost exciting race was that of the spectators to Freeport, when the de-; ^'K^ speea boats in which there were partment paraded with its apparatus ^^^„,«"'^"<'»- ^^^ ^^'^^ Gordon, owned and over a hundred firemen in line.        , ^y Thomas Forbes  earned off the hon
Owing to the fact that oil was' ?."• I" ^he large boat class Eleanor sprinkled on Railroad avenue Saturday i K- owned by Mr Kissam, of Queens, moming it was necessary to change the I !'°" ,*^"*' '^}}]]f ^Id Fashioned, owntfd line of march from that originally I ^y Lesley Miller, of. Ti'reeport, came planned  and to have the  inspection on ]'" ^^'^°"d. ^^	
certain time and knows when he prom ises   that he cannot keep  his   word, is not   laying a good foundation   for suc¬ cessful trade.    The writer has built up a goed   business   in   Freeport,    among those who know   him, and  his pride is Joseph H. Germond   died Wednesilay   that they know that  when he promises night   after   a   lingering    attack    of  ^ j^b ^t a certain   time he will have it Bright's disease, at his   home on West  ready, barring accidents.    If you once Merrick Road.    Funeral   services   will  deceive a man he is   very  apt to  seek operation with the officers of trie Unity . be held   Saturday   at 8:15  at his   late  some other man the next time he wants Club,   who are also   willing to make a i residence. Rev. W. A. Richard,   pastor  anything in your line.
sacrifice, been able to reach an   agree-! of the M. E. Church, and Pelham St. G. u r, ,.r-.,-      r^n,    .
ment whereby thecUib has surrendered Bissell, rector of the Episcopal Church, Under the orders of Chief of Police preachers. Rev. William D. Tuckey, its lease on the Opera House and I will officiating; with private interment at John D. Gunning and Police Captain pastor, vvill preach at the evening ser- accept the loss thereby entailei^. Greenfield Cemetery Sunday   morning.   John Dunbar, an experiment was tried   vice.      Topic,    of     Epworth    League
I feel that the Unity Club has taken Mr. Germond is survived by his wife Sunday in an efTort to stop automobile meeting, "The Christian's Friendship a remarkably broad view of this mat- an'l o'-^ son, Morton. For the past speeding along the Merrick Road, with his Lord;',' leader, Miss Elsa ter and iT anyone has felt   that  either  few  years Mr. Germond had  been em-   Uniformed  officers  were  stationed at  Papp. ^      ^
the officers of such club or I   have been   P'oyed in the County  Treasure's  office  each end of the village and every auto- willing intentionally to encourage  any  at Mineola, until his  health became so   mobilist was wamed,   whether  travel-      The marriage of Miss   Edith''; .South- enterprise which may seem to be detri-1 Poor   that he was   compelled to take a  ing fast or slow,   when he   pa.s.sed   the   ard, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs.   Charles mental to the best interests of this vil-' vacation ~"' "     i...._-r: u    cj....,.u„_.i    ...   m-.i,:.....    «.„_-c-i.i
Miss* Sophia llautsch and Roland Hautsch, of Richmond Hill, spent Deco¬ ration Day with Mr. and Mrs.J Harry I'. S-iith.
Rev. Dwight A. Jordan, D. D., will preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday morning and will dso present the cause of su))erannuated
Iage our action in this  matter   should dispel any such feeling.    It is needless to say  that the financial   loss   both to the club and myself is considerable. Very respectfully,
CHAS. A. SIGMOND. Following is the copy of petition pre¬ sented to Trustee Sigmond:
Fourteen Years Ago
We looked over our old files this week and find the following items which we think it might be of interest to recall, which happened fourteen years ago this week:
John  Dunbar   and  Henry E. Rider,
otticers. - Brooklyn Times. , H.   Southard,   to   Williain    .Mansfield,
The "experiment" was not an un- of New York, took place on Wednes- qualified success. The autoists would day evening at the handsome Southard listen to advice all right and as soon as residence on Merriik Road. The spa- they got out of sight of the officer cious parlors were decorated in daisies warning them would opcin up and go'and greens, arranged most attractive- through the village at any  speed   they ' ly.    The   wedding  was a simfile   one.
thought hour.
fit.   from   10   to 35 miles an
We, the undersigned, the Committee  P^'l-^f' ^''^^ "".^   uniforms   which  the One of the  hapfdest  men in the viy
''                                    article says, "are the regulation style, Iage is Henry C.    Schluter  behind  his
such as are worn by  captains of police team of greys on the way to a fire with
in cities." the truck of Excelsior   Hook & Ladder
Cards   are   out fur the  marriage of Company.    He  knows   how to  handle
Merrick Road instead of Railroad ave¬ nue. There were a number of prettily decorated places along the line, among the best being Trustee Franklin Bedell and Piatt Conklin on West Merrick Road, both of whom are retired mem¬ bers of the department.
s
I Through the efforts of Chief  £..,'in-
eer Van Riper of the fire department,
and with the kind asaistance of Mr. R.
J. Wollmuth, district agent of the New
York Telephone Company,   the firemen
are pow assured of having  alarms giv-
! en promptly at the power house instead
'^oi .having   long delays as .bef ire on a
for I party lineT    Mr. Wollmuth was in the
ho I village Tuesday   and   madd   arrange-
l"* i ments with C^ief Van   Riper to install
It I a direct fire line with   special   heavy
Warm weather brings a dema: beverages and fortunate are thos avail themaelves of the kind told Smith & Bedell's ad.
  I wire direct to the   power house, to- be
W. P.W. Haff, lafgest coal dealer on 1 clear all the time, With a special large Long Island.    The   cheapest place to | gong, and positively not to be used ex- buy coal.    Exclusive dealer in some of I cept in case of fire.   Instruction is also the best grades of coal. It  to be given the  young ladies   at   the   telephone exchange to avoid all   cere-
J. C. Young extenda an invitation to mony on a fire call and switch  the per- tlie public to call and sample his home-1 son calling to the fi|| phone at once.
made ice cream.    We   also have a fine!  -——
line of chocolates and bon bons. Wi41 be found at 30 South Grove street, Freeport, N. Y. It
You have nothing more important at present to think about than the gradu¬ ation exercises at our schools may have a son or a daughter in the graduating class, or possibly the child of a friend or relative, but don't worry about what to give that child, just call at Kiefer's and select some suitable present See advertisement on anoth¬ er page. . - It
SpeqlAl for Saturday: MarahmeHbwa, lOe lb. Assort«<! ChooolatM. 20c lb.
OaSilva'a.
HYMENEAL BRIGHT—LYONS. At the Presbyterian Manse Saturday afternoon, William Bright   and Mitria Lyons, both of Merricli, were united in ^"J ! marriage by the pastor,   Rev.   Charles ^°" Herbert Sdholey.
MURRAY—TITUS. William 0. Murray, formerly pro¬ prietor of Murray Bros., and for sev¬ eral years in the Review office, was married Saturday, May 28, to Miss Lil¬ lian Elisabeth Titus, formerly of Hempstaad, and daoi^ter of Poatmas- ter Titaa; at the pnaent reskMboo of both the eontractlng partiea at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
of Freeport Citizens, which met at Fraternity Hall, Monday evening, May ninth, 1910, earnestly petition you aa proprietor of the Sigmond Opera House to refuse the letting of your building for any or all fistic exhibitions or ques¬ tionable entertainments in the future, feeling that you are unaware of the harm being done the youth of our vil¬ lage.
Roswell Davis, C. Milton Foreman, John N. Van Nostrai li, R. A. Miller, Charles W. Mahnken, Oscar V. Werner, William E. Golder, Charles Fowler, Pelham St. G.- Bissell, Frank P. Good, Oscar W. Valentine, Charles P. Seaman, Edward a Tree, Cadman ffl^^rederick, George Gosselin, Martin Geareghty, H. L. Crandell, Hiram R. Smith, Frank E. Pitcher, S. D. O'Mara, Lewis H. Ross, S. N. Gibbons, Charles A. Logue, \   W.A.Richard,
Charles Herbert Scholey, Henry P. Libby, J. K. Eldridge. J. D. Keifer.
State Charities Aid Association
To the Editor, Dear Sir:—
This Association has for thirty-eight I years interested itself in the almshous-
relatives only having been invited. The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful wi-diling gifts. Mr. and .Mrs. Mansfield will make their home in New York.
VALLEY STREAM
Van Riper's.
Collide At Freeport
Miss   Lila   Denton   to   Valentine   W.   the team, the horses   like to cover  the
Smith, cashier of  the   Far  Rockaway  ground   as   fast  as they can,   and it is ,     The Sago B. B. Club has  been fitted
Bank, for June 17. time for  automobiles   and   bicycles to  ""<• with handsome new.uniforms.
Stephen Lewis elected Foreman Bay- , take to the edge of the   road when the ; view Hose Company. i truck   starts out.    At the recent  drill       ^V. Golder is having a pretty cottage
P'reeport School Alumni   Association ; one of his horses wa."? at the freight de-   erected   upon his   projierty   on Corona meets   with Francis   Heenan at H. E.   pot with a half   load  of  merchandise,   avenue.
when the whistle sounded.    He had the
horse to the fire house, unhitched from
the wagon, backed up the fire harness,
and the truck to the Imperial   Hotel in   Seventh street By a collision between an automobile juat six minutes.    If that   isn't  "just owned and driven by Ernest S. Randall   ij^e York" it is pretty good time and a and a carriage owned   and   driven   by  record  which no other village on Long Thomas H. Chilton,   hackman, Sunday ; Island can equal, noon, in South  Ocean   avenue,   atthe' ^ ,
corner of South Side avenue, Freeport, ;     The Review office now  closes Satur-  ^ay night next.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Wilcox of 178  days at noon, until the first of Septem- ¦ ^   "— —"
LefTerts   avenue,   Brooklyn;   thiair   3  ber. ! At DaSilva's.
year old  daughter    Annette, were in-^ —  i     Goixls exchanged or money   refunded
jured; Chilton  and Mr. and   Mrs  Gil-1      NcWS Of the Churchcs        on any unsatisfactory purchase bert   Robinson of   15  Old  Broadway, Manhattan, were shaken up and sl ly  bruised.     Chilton's   carriage damaged to a considerable  extent
Mr. Randall's auto slightly injured. ^ ^ ,     ,   ,    „
The collision was   caused by Chilton :     Florence Cooper is to lead the Young
Fred Ilill is having a granitoid side¬ walk   laid in front of his ; property^on
For the benefit of the First Baptist Church a musical will be held at the resilience of L. H.  Rullmann on Satur-
turning'Vhe^te'am'of horses attached" to   People's   meeting in the   Presbyterian
'Christ,
Church Sunday night; subject. Our Judge."
Bishop Burgess visited the Episcopal Church of the   Transfiguration  Friday
the closed carriage he was driving sud¬ denly across the path of Mr. Randall,. Both vehicles were traveling in the same direction—south.    Mr. and  Mrs.
Wilcox and their daughter  were being , ^ye'ning'and adm'ini8ter''ed'to a'class "the taken to the Crystal   Lake  House  for ; ^^^s of confirmation, dinner. Mr. and  Mrs.   Robinson were
going with   Mr   Randall,   Lewis   H. i     ^j^^ „   ^   S^^,  .^ ^^^^ ^,f the Pres-'
Green of 315 Fifth avenue, Manhattan, ; j, te^j^^ g^^^     School   have arranged
and JEdward Danners  a real estate man  ^^  ^ ..^        p^^„ j^ the  chapel   this
of  Manhattan, to look at some   lots in 1 the Woodcleft Harbor section.
When Mr. Randall saw  Chilton turn
Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 p. m.
meeting ; E.  Chureh;
es   of   the   State.    rsenT eTciok^"a  across his path he b'ew his horn vigor-!     H''«^   R^^^^^
pamphlet which  gives on pages 6 to 7  ously,   but   the  collision  could not be ^ 1^        ^        k
extracts   from the law   authorizing us : avoided     The a"to sjruck the rear left r.^h/^^hristian's Friendship with
to visit public charitable  institutions,   wheel of   the   carriage.    Mr.   Wilcox   ^   '     . „
and  requiring  us  to make  annual re-  jumped.    The carriage rolled along the, •    ,     _,	
ports upon matters relating to them, road for a few feet on three wheels, , jhe Sunday morning subject at the One of our earlfest Committees to be then toppled over on its side The jj^thodist Episcopal Church will be organized for the visitation of local K'ass aoors were smashed and Mrs. ^..^he True Standard of Life." At almshouses was our Queens County, Wilcox and her child were imprisoned. I 7.45 _ n, t^e theme will be "Courage now Nassau County Committee, which The automobile was quickly  turned toL^ ^ Spiritual Asset."
has since  1873 faithfully visited the* the right by Mr. Randall   and ran into j *' 	
almshouses in  its   jurisdiction.     The  » tree fronting the   property of Mat- President of the   Committee   at   the, thew Murray, present time is Mr.   Frederick E. Wil-'    «'•   Wilcox   went to the   aid of his
Christian   Science   services   will be' held Sunday moming, at 11 o'clock, in Hempstead  Bank   Builidng,   opposite
topic, "Go<} the only Cause and Creat¬ or.'
lits of Glen Cove; the Vice President,  wife and child, and   Mr.   Randall  and *" Hem^ad-
Mrs. Seaman L. Pettit of Hempstead! party lent their efforts to getting Mrs. i*^*'""' ^°'*<'" ''^««*' Hempstead, and the Seta-etary, Miss Anna G. Com- Wilcox and daughter from the car- well of Freeport. It faas a member- r'^ge. Other help also came from the ship of some forty represenUtive men '< neighborhood, nnd it was not long be- and women reshSents of different ^arte ^ore the Wilcoxs and Mr. and Mra. of tha present county of Nassau. '- Robinson were in the comfortable home
For many years we have felt con-' of Mr. Murray, where physicians were Tino^, both by tho quarterly reports j sumiooned. Dr. William Miller, Dr, of oar INassau County  Committee and
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Imi Fmptrt l«f s m Ptgi 8
"Job's Question, or a Cry of De¬ spair," will be .the Sunday moming sermon theme of Kev. Charles Her¬ bert Sclioley at the First  Presbyterian
I Church. Tbe evening subject will be "God's Message aboat  Self-made Gal-
'amities"
'29c Pudding Dishes, 19c.
29c Mixing Bowls, i9c.
45c Water Pitchers, 29c.
45c Stew Pots, 29c.
40c Oil Stove Tea Kettles, 29c.
55 Seamless Stew Pots, 35c.
Stationery & Toilet Paper. 10c Dennison Crepe, plain, 8c. 15 Dennison Crepe, decorate<l, 13c. Dennison Napkins, 5c doz. 5c Toilet Paper, 6 rolls, 25c. 10c Toilet Paper, 3 rolls 25c.
For Outdoors. Hammocks, 50c to $2.98. Croquet Sets, 98c to $2.50. Porch Rockers, $2.75 to $3.50.
Don't Overlook These. White Dinner Plates, 5c. Large Yellow Bowls, 10c. ' Strawberry Hullers, 5c. Bath Tub Seats, 10c. Flower Vases, 10c. Butter Diehes, 10c. Berry Dishes, 10c. Bathing Caps, 10c. Turkish Bath Towels, 10c. Women's Fancy Undervests,  ribbed, lOc. Bread Boxes, 25 to 65c. Clofties Baskets, 59 to 98c. Watering Cans, 25 to 59c. Galvanized Wash Tubs, 25 to 70c. Chick Founts, 20 to 25c. Copper Nickeled Tea Kettles, 95c. 18x33 Window screens, 23c. 24x33 Window Screenr, 25c. 24x37 Window Screens, 30c. 28x37 Window Screens, 35c. Tanglefoot Fly Papers, 6 sbeeto, 6c. Fly Ribbon, tbe catch 'em kind. 6c. Poison Fly Paper, sare death, 6c pk.