Nassau County Review 19100211

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Freeport Official Paper
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEB. H, 1910
Vol. XV, No. 16
News items received up to 6 o'clock Thursday night; advertisement forms kept open until 9 o'clock Friday mom¬ ing; papers ready for delivery I o'clock Friday.
Single copies of the Nassau County Review can be secured of Willet (J. Raynor at the depot; Wm. Greenblatt',. Railroad Avenue; Gobetz's, Keifer's or the Review office. Main St.; DaSilva's, West Merrick Road.
FREEPORT NEWS
C. M. Flint is a director in the Cres¬ cent Land Co., incorporated with a capiUl of $20,000.
William Schuhman of Brooklyn, a former Freeporter, visited here, look¬ ing after his property, Friday.
Get your entries in for the billiard and mixed double bowling tournaments at the Freeport Club. Entries close tomorrow.
" The Kreeport Candy Kitchen, also D. Ferara, barber, both on Railroad Ave¬ nue, are enlarging for the coming sea¬ son's business.
E. E. Marks of Pennsylvania Avenue has gone to We.st Virginia with E. C. Hauser to see about somecoal lands they are interested in.
The supper of Excelsior Hook and Lailer Company has been indefinitely postponed on account of their room being used as a school annex.
Next Wednesilay at 8:15 at the Pres- bytecian Church, thc Junior S. C. E. will present Valentine tableaux and "Courtship of Miles Standish," in pan- tomine ; admission, 25 cents.
The F'reeport Urick and Construction Company has been incorporated with the Secretary of State, with a capital of $10,000, and the following direc¬ tors: Stephen P. Pettit, C. M. Van¬ Riper and Stephen W. Hunt, of F'ree¬ port.
Harry A. Walling is commencing a
new dwelling south of his home on East I Ave. I
Card of Thanks
Editor Review:
I   wish'  to  thank   my  friends   and Deputy National Councilor of N.   Y. | neighbors for their many kindnesses to State,   Thos.   H.   Walters of Philadel-   me in my  recent  bereavement  in  tbe phia. Pa.;   National   Secretary" Wood,   sickness and death of my husband, and several visitors from Brooklyn, in- Mrs. Jacob Smith,
eluding  Past  Deputy State  Councilor j Freeport, N. Y. Joseph Tunison, will be the  guests  of |   Feb. 4, 1910. Freeport  Council No. 57, Jr. 0. U. A.
M., at their meeting this Friday even-' Missionary Laymen Dine
About 150 men from the Protestant Churches of Freeport and vicinity fra¬ ternized  over  the dinner tables at the
ing, Feb. 11
Progressive  Council   No,
66, D.   of entertained their  State   Councilor, j
Village Trustees
The South Shore Traction Company, which several years ago tried to get a franchise to build and operate a trolley line through this village, but failed, renewed its application to the village trustees last Friday night, embodying in it two separate routes. Both of the routes named had for the starting point the Hempstead and Babylon turnpike, at the easterly village limits, but di¬ verging into different directions after pasing over the turnpike for a given distance.
One of the routes, after leaving the turnpike,   enters  Grand  Avenue,   and
Local Topics
Fred Ortell has announced himself a.s a candidate for village trustee.
The Review Oflice will be closed "all day to-morrow, it being a legal holi¬ day.
M.   E.   Church   lecture room  Tuesday
SUte and National officers on Monda^ i «Zi3^thr,!!^wiS\'hnt*».rnnl*I.* ^Af't^r i i'V^i' ^""g "th}rtho;;ugh7are"";o evening, at Mechanics' Hall. The room i f.?., ^"^ ^f tb» f„„oP^„n'^ h^d ' ^^'""'^^^ J"" Ros^^^ie Avenue; thence was filled with visitors from neighbor-' JJ„%^,^"<f°f„iJ%'""^^^ either   Columbus   or    Rosedale
ing Councils, and members. The hall , S^r^iJiVf t^P w'^^Z^iS;. n^ t^^ Avenue to Broadway ; along Broadway r,rp«,.ntprl a Ula annparance decorated '^"^'""a" ^t the local committee of the to Main street, then across Main ^t^ flais afd draSs of red whiS ^•""Id-wide Laymen's Missionary Move-1 street, where it would .strike the New S blue A suo^ w^ ser'«i irthe ' '"^"^' ""^''^ " '^°^^ ^^'^'''^^ ^"'^ '"^- \ York and Long Island Traction Com- and blue. A supper wm 8er\ ed in the , ^^^^^ ^^ the speakers of the evening ^ ^nv route near the Lone Island Rail- banquet room and the State Councilor ,,„ h„„„, c,^, ";„, „^ M„„iio t.„rtf^^ ¦ , ? ri t?*^ isiann nan received a very handsome token of fni "JS«^SL i?^ r «nH iTrT' T^ depot to Brooklyn Avenue and remembrance as well as our own Na- ^^'^ "^^jj'"^^^"'. J^^^^^^ along Brooklyn Avenue west to Long tinnnl RpnrpapnfjitivP   Mrs   Iohn  Dun-   ^' ^"^'^^ °^ ^"® Presbyterian Church at  Beach Avenue; across it through a pri-
bar     TheTisf^^slen ."^ "f^   ^^t ^"^^-^ "''^   ^^  ^^^^'^"  ^^^""'   ^'°"«
well Dleased with Prowessive Councif ' ^"*^''^,'""'"^""'^ inspiring talks. At Bayview Avenue to Brookside Avenue, well pleased with l-rogressive  M)uncii.   ^^^  ^,^^g  ^^  ^^ meeting  a  standing then by private right of way to the vil-
C. S. Braren has secured   a  position ' reso'ution was adopted relative   to  the jage limits.    Brooklyn Avenue was the
as bookkeeper for Ross ARnadall Com-   *°f'*""'^''''<^o".«'f'«'"at'°"'P'"<'J''J'"« 5* street  which  blocked    the  companys'
f,v I a   'ocal   committee    to   continue    the prior applications, as   the  village  offi-
work,   and   that  the  churches  of  the cials  did not determine that they  had
E. S. Randall and wife have gone to  movement in Freeport should endeavor proper jurisdiction over  the  thorough-
Daytona, Florida, to join Mr. Randall's j ^^ increase their donations for missions fare to grant a franchise as the Brook-
pany.
The 'political situation as to   village affairs   remains  unchangedj:Bince ^our ' g^'mes with "the" Rockvill'ie CentJ^ciub"
'        People's Primary
! The call for the village primary.of the People's Party has been issued for Feb. 25; see adv. in thispaper for particulars.
Freeport Club Notes
The   tournament  committee are  ar¬ ranging  a  series  of   twelve   oowling
last issue and no [further * comment seems necessary.* Mr. Gunning's can¬ didacy is being met with favor on all sides.
to take place in March.
Ou the night before Washington'.-^ Birthday, the2l8t, there will bo a dance at the Club House; the   musir   will   he
**,, .     ,    .   , ,,..,        D       1   furnished by Muller.
Whoever   gets elected Village  Board ¦'
members, S. Foster Sprague should be'. The three men Iwwling tournament re-elected street commissioner. He is creating quite some interest; out of has worked hard and efficientiv on ourl^'xteen teams entered there are six roails and with the small amount of ; teams still lighting for the lead and the money at his disposal has done remark-1 tournament is more than three-quar- ably gootl work. ' '^ers ov<»r.  At the present time it looks
     - like,a tie at the finish between at lea.st
I have received this week and   sup- i ^^^^^ teams, pose you have too a postal from a   con- ;     On   Monday evening, February Hth, cem   advertising  rubber  stamp   dater i there will be a sjrjeoial   bowling   match for   30 cents.     If you want to, send to : between a team called   thu Invincibles,
father, John J. Randall.
I from $800 in 1909 to $1800 in 1910.
_,      -        T 1    J   r.    1      1 /- ,     Edward Schmidt, a carrier at the lo
The  Long Island   Railroad Company ; ^^,   p^^^ ^^^^  ^^^ ^^^^ ^,^^^^j
has placed new lighta on their gates at the Main Street crossing. In place of the ordinary white lantern, used heretofore, they are using a red and white signal lantern. The white side shines along the track, while the red faces the roadway. It is claimed that the lights are being used on account of the great automobile traffic.
There will be a representative at Wide Awake Engine Co's. house, Lin¬ coln and Washington's Birthday after¬ noons, to explain and demonstrate the Gamewell fire alarm system installed there for that purpose. All interested are invited to witness this demonstra¬ tion."
Ever Ready Hose Company is look¬ ing for & big crowd at its masque carn- ivhl at Sigmond Opera House this eve¬ ning. The judges are Village Presi¬ dent Daniel Morrison, Trustees Frank¬ lin Bedell, William H. Patterson, J. Huyler Ellison and Charles A. Sig¬ mond. An orchestra of seven pieces will fumish music for dancing.
Henry C. Stamm. well and favora¬ bly known in Freeport, waa run over by a west-bound train at Bushwick Junction Saturday evening, and his arm cut bff, besides which he received other injuries, resulting in his death Monday night. Mr. Stamm was stepping from the train when it started and he was thrown under the wheels.
Mr. Stamm had been employed by Lewis H. Ross and later by Ross & Randall for the past thirty years  until
School Notes
School Commissioner Cooley   visited
the school last Friday. jthe Presbyterian  Church  will   hold  a
Harold C. Wilson is home from Wes- i socjal at the home of Walter D. Robin-
leyan College for a week. Ison, Colonial Avenue .(trolley stop  76)
The  base-ball   schedule    of    fifteen i *^'« ^'"'^^y ^^¦^"'"^' ^^"^^  '"¦ games has been arranged for the  com-1     ^^^    ^    j^    j^i,.,^^,.^, j^ ^,, ,3^^   ^^e ing season.^ , Epworth League meeting Sunday   eve-
Jack, H<<we, Hazel Combs, Anna 1 ning; topic, "The true dignity of Hu- Jones and Isabel Hibbard entered High j man Life." It is to be a meeting in School this week. j the interest of the Freedman's 4id So-
A  series of checker games is  being I ciety. played every afternoon this week at the '
school  house  between  pupils  of    thei     "AH things  are  ours" will   be   the High School to  see who ia  the  cham¬ pion.    Great interest is being taken in this and many of the pupils are contest-
lyn water line rights covered a part   of it. . The  second   route   of   the   company
^merged from the turnpike to Seaman Avenue; along Seaman Avenue to Main street, where it would strike the New York and Long Island Traction Com¬ pany ; then along Seaman Avenue to Brookside Avenue; thence southwest to a private right of way.
The   trustees  ordered   a hearing  on
the application on the eveningof March
1, at their rooms.
Foreman    Geo.    Box   of   the   Wan-
The   Young People's Association   of   ^agh   Fire Department, with   John   T,
tee of the Long Island Disttrict Asso- ciatioir at its recent meeting in Hemp¬ stead.
News of the Churches
"Bible texts that help me," is the topic of the Young People's Meeting in the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. The leader announced is Misa Grace Parker.
Seymour, also a member of the com¬ pany, appeared before the Board and upon the suggestion of t^hief Camer¬ on, were given permission to use the old hose cart of Ever Ready Hose Com¬ pany, which has been in storage for several years. The Board consented unanimously. Mr. Box said the Wan¬ tagh firemen would try out their new engine on Feb. 19, and invited the Vil¬ lage Board to attend.
Chief Cameron submitted a requisi¬ tion for supplies for the coming year; Sunday morning sermon theme of Rev. he requested that $3,000 be placed at Charles Herbert Scholey at the First the disposal of the Fire Department and Presbyterian Church. The evening made the following statement of what subjeet will be "Demon Domitiated was needed: New floor in the engine Lives." - house, 750 feet of new hose,  new   roof
on  hose house No. 2; lowering of  the The Church Improvement Society   of floor in all hose houses, three six-gallon the Presbyterian Church will   meet  at  extinguishers    for    hose    wagons,    3 ... ,      ¦       , tat-     »»•.,     , the home of Mrs. Chas. Roe, 24 Porter-  Siamese    connections,    one    50    foot
Nair spoke in place of Miss Mills of. field Place, next Wednesday, from 10 trussed ladder and one XO foot trussed the same school who was unable to be «. m. to 5 p. m. All ladies interested ladder for the hook and ladder truck, 4 present  on   account of sickness ,n the I are invited to attend. 1 gongs for hose wagons and trucks,   one
^'   I new  pole  and  set of  whiffletrees   for
RnnrH  of TrnHo '^^^  Ladies'   Aid  Society of  Chfist  the truck, 24 helmets, 20 rubber  coats
ooara 01   iraae Evangelical   Lutheran  Church   are   to  and 20 pair of rubber boots.
The regular monthly meeting of  the  hold  a special reception the first ¦week,     Villarge Treasurer Wallace R.   Post
Freeport Board of  Trade was  held  ir ! after Lent, at the residence of Mrs.   J-'reported  the  balances  in   the  village
Fraternity   Hall  Wednesday  evening, | H. Mahnken, 86 Lena Avenue.    Notice  funds as  follows:    General,   $582.99-
with a small attendance. I of exact date later.    All are  cordially  street,'$521.55; water, $7215.12; light.
T. P. C. Forbes was elected to mem-' invited. j $7io2.'81; Board  of  Health,   $169.91;
''^"•''P- A. .u   r^    .-\  rru     u    t^        T.    , : interest,      $53.07;    fire    department,
Douglas  Lawrence was appointed on j     At the Baptist  Church.   Rev.   Fretl- ^gg 22 ; street light,   $1947.99;   light
..„,.„„ ,..-, J ,.-.0  tt...,.   the membership committee  to  fill  the | erick J. Soule will speak Sunday morn-  extension, $8761.99 ; Water extension,
last year, when he decided to  give  up  vacancy caused by the  death  of  Rev. ; «ng on the theme.    An estimate of the  $1270.17;  sidewalk,    $130.02;    cross- his work, but came bacltl again the first i Stanley W. Roberts. j Bible,     and  m   the evening on  ' The ^alks, $40.23; street grading,   $2.88;
consisting of Earle, Mack, Hart, Conk¬ lin and Thompson, and a team well known in the Club as the Caledonians, who will be represented by Kennedy, Fyfe, Lang, McKeeman -anii King. The pool tournament of 1908 resultwl
Riverbead for this whenyou^need it, but we think quite likely you' wjll be able to find them in village .stores for 15 cents.
Trolley hearing again I The South Shore Traction Company has made ap- , in a tie between G. B. Smith and E plication for permission for two routes Raynor. The tie ha.s never boen playetl thru the village, one by way of Seaman ' off" so arrangementa have been made for Avenue and the other via Brtxiklyn i them to meet at the Club House for a Avenue. The village Board of Trus- special game on Friday evening, Feb- tees advertisies according to law that ruary 25; this gaun' will be worth at- a hearing on the petition of the com- ', tending for pool dcvotee.s. pany will be held March 1. The Entertainment Commitli-i' an-                                 nounces a progressive ouchre for   next
It isn't only the country editors who Wednesday evening, Feb. 16. The write amusing articles. The Brooklyn | committee says in it.s uotice to the Times published an editorial in it8:Sat- 1 members: "While these affairs have urday night issue regarding the trou- alwaya proven a big succes.s there are bles of the keeper of a public house at any number of card experts in our club Homeville with his telephone. He >'f"> "ever avail them.selves of our complained that people Usetl tlie phone : eiforts in their behalf. These folks we "for local calls" when they were real- : want to reach. Why be a dead one'? ly calling up New York City or some ^ Come out and show your.sclf. A good other distant place, and he didn't know Euchre now, meaivs a bitter I'inochle what to do about it.     It seems to us   it   party later tm.
would be an easy matter for him to have the telephone company install an instrument requiring pay in advance, as is done, for instance, in Johren's ho¬ tel at Mineola.
ing.
H. G. McNair of Jamaica High School addressed a parents' meeting in the kindergarten rtxim at the Grove St. School  on   "Child   Study."    Mr.   Mc-
We work hard lor your lienofit and nothing would please your Committee more than to pay for a few tables, broken because of the cruah to play on February 16.''
BELLMORE
Cory's  shows   will the Hall on Feb. 16.
again a))pear
and
of the vear, and was commuting.    The I     A.   B.   Wallace,  a  member  of  thej Lord's  Prayer  as    Christ's  Religious ^ ^^ter'sinking,'$293.13.
employees and firm of Ross &   Randall 1 Committee  on   Fire  Alarms appointed 1 Program.       A  cordial welcome to all. ,    Anthony Baker, Robert  A.   Patrick,
Company looked up to Mr. Stamm as ai ^Y the Fire Council, gave adetailedex-'     ^^ ^^ Methodist Episcopal  Church  Pi^a" Combs jr., and James A.   Dar-
personal friend and feel personally   be-  P'a"ation  ol  the  trameweii system as . gy^^j     morning there will be a special  ren were approved as members of Bay-
reaved    in    his    sudden    death.    Mr.   'nstalled in Wide Awake Engine  Co s. , ^^^j^^ ^,,^^ ^»^ members will bV re-; view Hose Copmany, No. 3.
Stam* was 62 years old. pSt Asst    Chief Clarence   VanRi-! '^^'^"^  '"***    ****    fellowship    of    the I     Applications for light  service were
Thirteen applicanU from this village' Per also furher explained the  proposed Roosevelt,    Baldwin,    Merrick,   Bell-  system
more, Wantagh and Seaford, took the Civil Service examination for the ap¬ pointment as ceanus enumerator Satur¬ day aftenioon, in the Freeport High School.
The examination  was   in   charge  of Wilfred Smith, Secretary of the  local
It was decided to postpone the dis¬ cussion on fire alarm system to the, March meeting, and a vote of thanks '. was extended to Messrs. Wallace and Van Riper for their explanations.
j will preach the third sermon in the and Ed. Seaman, Church St.; that of series "Evenings with the Holy, Cljaa- Mann, Newton Boulevard, Spirit," subject, "Grieving thel"P'*"ted *» soon aa we secure the Spirit." I necessary material."   Also application
{ of Martin C. Smith, Columbus Avenue, At  Christ  Lutheran  Church,   there  for water, granted, wll be preaching services next  Sunday I     The remainder of  the  evening   was The Board favored  the granting of ,'it 10:30 a. m., and at 7.30 p. m.; Sun- 'spent in auditing bills, and other regu- a franchise to the  South  Shore  Trac-1 day School at 2:30.    Throughout Lent,   iar business.
Civil Service  Board,   and  clerk in the   tion Co. as near the location desired by i English mid-week Lenten services wilf  =..-;—   -tyrant ry a xgrlt^j	
local  Post Office.    The ones who took j ^•'e Company as possible. j be  held Friday  evenings at 8.15  and HAbl   KOLJK.AVvAY
the examination Saturday were: Dis- A conimittee of three, Wm., P. German services will take place every Don't fail to attend the 16th annual trict No. 1 Henry Walters, of Sea-: Jones, O. E. 'I'ree and J. B. Hibbard, ( Wednesday evenings at the same hour, reception and dance of the East Rocka- ford; No. 2 -Mr. Thorn of Bellmore was appointed to represent the Board [ The Ladies' Aid Society will meet way Fire Department which will be and Francis L.-Walker of Merrick; No. I at the next meeting of the Village next Thursday afternoon at three at held in Firemen's Hall on the eve of 4—Archer B. Wallace, E. Helland, Trustees and urge the matter of bet- the home of Mrs. H. L. Trubenback, Lincoln's birthdav Fridav night Feb- William Peasell and Harry Loonam, of i ^r police protecUon and also the plac-   127 North Main St. ' ^uary lltb.    Excellent music hak been
Freeport;  No.    5    Frank    Wood,    of mg in the annual budget of a sufficient .   \^   y, . _.      .  secured for the occasion and  the  corn-
amount to provide for a number of paid      The services in the Ep.^opal Church  ^jttee in charge have left nothing un- P«'*«=«"*" \ot the Transfiguration,  Rev.   Pelham doae to guarantee a most pleasant eve-
Rooaevelt; G. Deutell, Edward Hart, Marahall Smith an«i L. W. Taft, of Freeport, and No. 8 Williain Carr of Baldwin.
Picture frames made to order and mirrora reailvered at J. S. Shapiro's, 90 South Main St, Freeport        It
The firat move towarda getting rid of yonr eoma ia to realise thiat you can rtmtavp theni the naxt ia to get the ranody mentianed in Smith * Bedell'a ai. I It
Following   the   baaineaa   meeting,' St Geo. tfissell, prieat-in-charge,   will  „{„ ^o all who attend.
Rabbi Alexander Lyona gave a very in teresting lecture on "The World We Live In, or A Message to Grumblers, by a Reformed Grumbler." Uis subject and ita able peruaal kept hia audience interested for nearly an boor and the expression of "It's too bad mora were not here to hear him," was the compli¬ ment paid the apeaker. At the cloae of hia addreaa a riaing vote of thanks and ^)|»«ciation waa givon him.
be:    Holy  Communion  at  8
Holy Communion and aermon  at 10:30{    At the last meeting of Sela  Lodge,
a. m.; evensong and sermon 7:30 p. m. 11. O. G. T., the following officers were
The week-day aervieea will be: Wed- installed for the ensuing quarter: Mrs. nesday, Litany, 10 a. m.; Thuraday, George Soper, C. T.; Miss Martha evensong and sermon, 8 p.' m.; Friday Abrams, V. T.; Mrs. Jennie Johnson, eve naong 6 p. m. I Sec.; Sidney Abrams, T.; W. A.   Sim-
The preaeber at the Thursday even- oos, F. S.; Mrs. Joseph Combea, C.; ing aerviee wilt be Rev. John Howard Charles Comba, M.; Miaa Lydia Comba, Meliah.   D.  D.,  p«»tor.   Holy Trinity D. M.; Mrs. George Seaman. S.; Wal-
Chorch, Brooklyn.
IterP. J(ott.P. C. T.
A reader has asked us if a hoapital has the right to turn away people ap¬ plying for help. We should say that a private hospital was no more obligat¬ ed legally to take in a sick peraon than ' -
you   or I might be.    Because   we   are       A   meeting  of  Advance   11.. I. hungry for instance is no reason in the ' E- Co. was held Monday niRht. eyes of the law, for us  to  expect  the      „,      „     ,       c u    ,   e  .u   ¦ is     \ ^ocer or the butcher to hand us out  a      ^he   Sunday  School of   the   Presby dinner.    He must live on what he sells ; ^^'•'«" Church is again being held, com and the hospital must also  be  assured : "fencing last Sunday, of  remuneration   for   ita services or it could not exist.    Thie  of course  does not apply to institutions which receive state or local aid.    In  that  case   they are  expected  to receive all who apply so long as they have the facilities.  We might make juat  this  suggestion:   be-   be u8"^"araii"embroide.^"ifactoi^
fore you are tempted  to  criticise   the 	
hospital people stop  and  ask  yourself      a   social   meeting  of  the  Epworth how much you have contributed to that  League was held at the home  of  Mrs. same  hospital and if you could  expect: p    Whittemore on' Winlnestlay  even- the  people   in charge  to do what  you ' jf,„ have shown yourself not willing to  do. !
Do you even make a donation to our, Wm. Valentine had two lingers and Nassau Hospital at Mineola, which the thumb of his hand frozen Monday takes in all Who apply to it for relief? moming, riding a bicycle from his home  : here to His place of business in Wan¬ tagh.
District Superintendent Chas. S. Wing preached and held fourth quart¬ erly  conference  in   the   M. E.. f|hurch
The children are practising hard for ' their entertainment in the publie school on Washington's Birthday.
Fred Wotxl has commenced the, erec¬ tion of a building near Oak   Street,   to
VALLEY STREAM
Christopher Schreiber  has   given contract to Robert M.   Dibble   for  the   last Sunday erection of a large  modern  up-to-date hotel building, and work   thereon   will be  started    as  stjon   as  weather con- ditif^ns permit.
A large number of Valley Stream Council, Daughters of Liberty, visited Progressive Council, at Freeport, on Monday night, when the State Council¬ or,   Josephine  Darling,   of   Brooklyn,
The firemen expect the time of their lives at the dance to be held in Fire- men's Hall this evening for their bene¬ fit. The affair has been well adver¬ tised and a large crowd is expected.
HEMPSTEAD
February    16,    the Rev.  A.   S.
and her staff, paid their official visit to Kavanagh, Genera! Superintendent and the Freeport council. Chaplain  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal
Hospital, of Brookiyn, will deliver hia - An effort is now being  made   to  se-   lecture on "The Anatomy of Achieve-' cure a sufficient number of signatures  ment," before the Union Circle. „
and   consents for the organization of a  '	
lighting district.    At a  meeting  held ,     The youn? ladies of the B. V. S. ara   ' in Firemen's Hall on Tuesday night of quietly going on with the work of pP0»' last week,   it was  also decided to or-1 ducing a play   on    the   evening   of ganize a Board.of Trade, so that when-   March 17, St. Patrick's Day. at Loret- ever  anything of  interest  to   Valley \ to Hall. ^
Stream is  proposed,   there may  be  a,' 	
united effort in securing such improve- j The New York and Long Islaml Trae- menta. Temporary officers were tion Company aqw occupy the entire elected, and respective cchnmitteea ap- [ second floor of the Powell Building, pointed, and the fint meeting wil! be 1 comer of Main and Front streets, aa held this evening,   wben  the organiza-' offices.    Tbe  Dispatcher's  and   other
tion will be made a permanent one. The Committee on Lighta will alao make their report thia evening. All residenta intereated io tbe welfare of Valley Stream are eordislly invited to be piyeent
offices fn the Bedell Building, on tbe opposite comer have been vacated dar¬ ing the past week, are now all eoneao- trated in the Powell Baikling, in eon- nection with , the Superintendent's oflke.
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