Nassau County Review 19101209

              Freeport Official Paper
FREE!>()RT, N. Y., FRIDAY,  DEC. 6. 1910
FREEPORT NEWS
Single copii's nf the Review for "file at Greenblatt'^. Kailroad Ave.; Kn-f- er's, Kevie-.v i 'l.te and Golrctz". South Main stref;, and DaSilvii'.-^, VVe'it .Mer¬ rick Road. tf.
Mrs. Chaa. H. Kavn.ir started for Los Angele.s, Calif<irMia, 'Ihursday, 'o upend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Irving Smith.
Piatt Conklin, who has heen in the Long Island Hospital for several weeks, is up and around and is ex¬ pected to be able to come home the lant of ne.xt week.
The Onslow-Moore Company had their Street Cleaning Dept, out in full force removing the snow from all thc walks in the Hayvicw section, Wed¬ nesday, very much to the satisfiictioii and   comfort of the residents.
Mrs. Frank H. Stevens was thr<iwn out by her sleigh upsetting in front of the Keview ollice Wednesday after¬ noon, but was uninjured. The sleigh righted itself and the hor.so ran a block when he waa stopped and returned to Mrs. Stevens.
About half pa^t ten Tuesday morn¬ ing the dreaded 31 call sounded for the fire department. The alarm was sent from Gobetz's store on Main street, where a small heap of paper had c lUght lire, but the blaze was (]ueiiclied by a little water and the re¬ call sounded in about two minutes.
F. G. & G. T. Van {iiper have com¬ menced a 3-stoiy brick building at cor¬ ner of Dean and .Main Streets for Mil¬ ler the baker. They also have a con¬ tract for a building, ^dHx70, cement blocks, a stnries, f>r J. M. Hewlett, corner Church St., and New Houlevard, on which they were to have started Tuesday but were prevented by the snow storm.
The lire department answered a call for district 37 Monday afternoon, when some clothing ignited from being put too near a stove pipe at the residence of 11. W. Hanscom, Raynor Street, near Chiirrh Street. Tie smoke was so thick the trouble was quickly noticed and the tire easily put <iiit with one clienncal extinguisher when tho Truck Cumpany No. 1 ar¬ rived ; no damage.
The village ollicers have been given instructions to enforce the ordinance relative to leaving horses atanding un¬ tied on the streets. It is customary for the butchers and grocers in particu¬ lar to leave their horses standing with¬ out taking the time to tie them and the village authorities take this action to prevent possible damages and dam¬ age suits.
Stationery In Xmas Boxea Are  ever   acceptable   gifts.    Prices range from 10c to $1.00.      DaSilva.
Anyone wishing to hire silver, linen or crockery for weddings, socials, otc. can stcure same by applying at Crystal Lake House, Archer street. tf
A new advertiser this week is It - ona's Heauty I'arlor; read it anu see free coupon at bottom.
For Christmas and New Ye;ir, tlir. finest selection of Calendars and Hod - lets now on sale at Kiefer's, tiO S. Main St. It
The Manhattan Market, West Mer- rigk Road, has an interesti";: clock, which enables one to tell time at vari¬ ous places by means of a diagram on the front, which shows the time at otber places all over the world when it is noon at Washington. Incidentally they carry a full line of meats.
Want a Christmas  suggestion?—see adv. of A. A. Webster & Co., the well known Brooklyn jewelers, in tiiis issue ' of the Review.
W. P. W. HaflF, largest coal dealer on Long Island. The cheapest place to buy coal. Exclusive dealer in some of tb: best grades of coal. It '
Skates and Sleds '
No winter's fun is ever complete without them.
Sleds, 29, 36, 49, 76c, $L00, $1.26
Genuine Flexible Flyers, $2.50, $3.00, $3.76
Spalding's or Peck & Snyder's Skates, 60c to $3.00.
Tre4 Ornaments
Tinsel, per yd., 2c, jBc, 10c
Tree Tope. 6c to 26e
Tree omamenta, le to 26c It DaSilva's
K. W. Hartt of South Ocean Avenue,
ai d family, have gor;e to  tlif-ir   Brook¬ lyn hotne for tlic wiiitrr months.
TaK Col|pi-t'ir D. P"ra' k Dikeman is now lollec'ir.g the school tax with 5 P'T cent fie. the timn for payine at one per ient. r.avii g cvijiiO'l Moriilay.
The anriiiil election of officers of FiMfeinal Coir.cil, Ho.>al Arcanum. will he tii'ld n(-\t Wednesday evening.
The niiirrim.'e of Grace I. Walters and James A. .Sutphin will be |ierf.inii- od at the .M. K. Cliurch toni'irrow af- ternootj at 7 o'clock.
The initiatory degree wiis conferred upon two caiiiiidates in P'reefiort l.<idge, I. (). O. F., Monday evening. Ne.Nt .Mondiiv evoning the lirst degreo will lie Worked.
Postmaster Anderson haa had a new cancelling machine installed at the post oflice, which can do about live times as much work as one man could do in the old way wi'th a hand stamp.
Won! has been received of the death of Prof. A. Palamountain, a former resident of this village and Homr'.'-rai!, in Australia. Prof. Palamountain, with his wife anrl two little children, went from here to London, rind later to Melbourne Australia, where he ojiened a musical studio. He became despond¬ ent because of ill health and ended his life with a revolver.
i When James Jenkins opened his store on West Merrick Road Thursday morn¬ ing he found that the rear window of the store had been "jimmied" and an entrance efTected. He at once began an investigation out could not lind that anything had been stolen. His cash register had not been tampered with nor had any of his stock been dis¬ turbed.
In glancing at his counter he found a note which shed some light on the mat¬ ter. The note read, "Archie and El¬ mer have been here in search of burg¬ lars." During thc night the girls in the telephone exchange which is on the floor above the store, heard queer noises below and sent in a police alarm. OHicers Wallace and Kaynor evidently answered the alarm and Iinding no easy access to the building had forced the rear window.
It was claimed evidences of someone having entered the cellar and made an attempt to carry ofT some of the sup¬ plies of the New York Telephone Com¬ pany were found but the marauders had apparently been frightened away.
JOHNSON    COOK. Wednesday   afternoon Rev. . Charles Herbert Scholey   united   in   marriage, in Bennington Park, James Johnson and Mrs. Melissa Cook.
See Seaman's beautiful display of Holiday Goods. Dec. 10 and 12, open¬ ing days, a 16x20 picture free to each purchaser of 50c or over. It
One ten bbl. Leader Tank and Force Pump for sale cheap; answer, Chas. K. Hamaker, Wallace St., above Sea¬ man Ave., Freeport, L. I. tf.
".lust what y.iu want" to giye to yo r relatives ui.d friends for Christ¬ mas, can be secured without going aw.u from I>'ieeport. See Kiefer's adv   on another page. It
DaS Iva' s Xmas Bulletin has just bee.i i.<Sied It is tilled to overflowing *itn i.oliiiav suggestions at extremely in de aie p;ices. DaSilva's
1 have arranged with Lloyd Cutler to assist me from Dec. 12 to 24. He will be in charge of my warerooms even¬ ings, corner Merrick Road and Main street. Anyone interested in music or the piano will find a hearty welcome. H. J. Raymore, The Piano Main.
Big stock fancy Leather Goods, La¬ dies' Leather Hand Bags in great variety. Auto and Steamer Rugs. Freeport Harness Store, 68 Main St.
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Fourteen Years Ago
i (Items of iuterest from the Review files fonrteeu years ago this week)
Double deck bark Brenda, loaded with sugar, went ashore oflF Long Beach.
A. R. Rhodes entertained the For- ! ester and Mutual Benefit Associations I at dinner at Hotel Three Gables. j William Bomscheuer and Fred Greaves I g^ve vocal solos.
E. V. Baldwin purchased Un. F. Robins' variety store.
High   school  roll of   honoft—Olive! Smith,   Ekina Wilson,  Grace Powers;! kindergarten,  Annie Bedell,   Herman Johnton. I
' Villajce Trustees
All of thc merniers of the Villare Board of 'Iru te. -i uere prfsert at ihe regular nieetir-.g Friday evening.
(Jout'.-.t'Inr F'shel. to whom had been referred the question of returning the bond of the f. A. Gillespie Co., con¬ structing thp lirof'' ly;i conduit line, re- portpo that he thought the company had treated the village fairly and given more than their contract called for, aciurdiiig to agreements with the pre¬ ceding IJnaid of Trustees, and that the village could well afTord to relieve the Gillespie (,'ompany of the obliga¬ tions ill Iiuestion, removing fiart of the French building west of Long Beach Ave., and tilling in a hole adjoining Ja¬ cob Post's property east of .Main St., and stand the incident expense, which Could be done for considerably less than the Village could do the work which the Gillespie Company has done as ex¬ tra.    No action was taken.
Frank W. Conn, an oflicial of the New York Telephone Company, ap¬ peared liefore the Board at their re¬ ijuest to explain regarding the propo.«ed change of telephone lines on Leng Heach Avenue. He said the company liail been served with an injunction from interested property owners, which they did not feel like'going to the ex pense of vacating under existing cir¬ cumstances; that the company would get along with their line as it was, (altho it was not quite so satisfactory from an engineering standpoint) ; rath¬ er than to fight the injunction. The matter was talked over Init no further action was taken and the [loles will re¬ main where they are. , ' Cantain of Police John J. Dunbar stated that there had been several small robberies in the village recently, and that his men were working on the cases, with a good prospect of catching the offenders.
President Gunning said he had ap¬ pointed Francis C. Morse to make uji a liat of property in arrears for taxes. Mr. Morse submitted a letter to the Board which in substance advised that instead of selling the property for taxes as the law allows but does not require, a apecial tax collector be ap¬ pointed to secure the money. It was stated that there was about $7000 un¬ paid and i\!r. .Morse ihought it would be better business for the village to ap¬ point a collector.
This matter was also di.scussed thor¬ oughly, and upon motion of Truatee Sigmond Francis C. Morse was ap¬ pointed apecial collector for the unpaid taxes for the yeara 1891 to 1909 inclu¬ sive, he to receive 10 per cent, on the net amounts collected, and report at each meeting of the Board.
An invitation was received from Ex¬ celsior Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, to attend the oyster supper on Dec. 7; accepted.
The following applications were granted. Sidewalka, Pettit & Lamb, Roae St. ; electric light, E. L. Gilder¬ sleeve, Atlantic Ave. ; P. J. Kernan, 54 North Ocean Avenue; water, W. D. Sutherland, Cedar St
Dr. Myrick was appointed a member of all standing committees.
Stephen P. Pettit appeared before the Board and made a statement in which ha asked that in preparing the budget for the coming year the trustees consider the matter of fixing for water and electricity for the several sections >if the village which are having a rapid growth.
In that aection of Freeport north of the railroad tracks and east of Main street, he stated, that there were at present erected or in course of con¬ struction thirty-two houses. They have neither water nor light and he stated that it would require the laying of 3,400 feet of pipe to supply them.
He also called the attention of the Hoard to certain part.s of the E?ay View section which, likewise, need a water supply. There nine houses have been begun in which there are heing placed plumbing, necessitating water supply. Part of this section is without thp vil¬ lage limits and the water pipes are now laid within 400 feet of the line. Mr. Pettit said that if the village would lay pipe for 300 feet in this direction the people who are improving the prop- ¦ erty would carry it the rest of the way, ; so that the houses without the village limits could be supplied. ,
Taken   altogether,   the    suggestions made  by   Mr. Pettit would require the \ laying of nearly 5,000 feet of new pipe during the early part of  next year  to enable the village water plant to  keep pace  with the rapid growth of the vil- ; iage.    Mr.   Pettit  said   that he would ' submilf a  detailed  report   on  all   the [ properties  in   which   he   ia interested and  which  are  in need of village im¬ provements.   He was assured by >^re8i- dent Gunning thst tbe report when re¬ ceived would  be given  carefnl  atten¬ tion.
{ Local Topics
' It you happen to see one of CaSil- \a's Economy Hulletins for December just look at the work on it. It is a (iroduct of the Review printery, and while it is not quite as cheap as some you nAy have seen from out of town, I challenge you to show me a neater, more attractive one-color circular than this.
In digging your sidewalks clear from snow do not fail to see that the lire hydrant nearest you is also cleared around. You may need it in a hurry some day when the firemen wnuld have to hunt for it while your house or tl.e one next to you was afire.
The recent lires illustrate the neces¬ sity of having jciur valuables and im¬ iiortant papers stored where the fires will not dainatie or destroy theni. The Freeport Hank recently increased the nuniber of safety deposit boxes in its vault and can take a few more cus¬ tomers. It is pleasant if your house catches fire to realize that you need not worry about things burning up which it Would be impossible to re¬ place.
The police having I cen iislnicted to rigidly enforce the law about tally¬ ing lights at night and no arrests hav¬ ing been reported yet. 1 presume ail vehicles now out after sunset are e(|uipped with lighted lamps.
The village boani has not yet lixt a [lermanent price for electric light for (lower. Private plants give a consid¬ erably lower rate for day current and our plant will undoubtedly do the aame. Twelve cents a thousand for [lower would be a prohibitive price for plants now equipped with other power.
In Hempstead and Lynbrook, with private plants, the ratea at 8.7 and 6c per thousand, according to the amount of power consumed. ^
Rockville Centre and Hempstead have been having a lively argument as to the ownership of the library given by a New York newspaper in a voting contest in which they induced local dealers to pay the expenses several times over and give them the advertis¬ ing. The whole thing left a bad taste in the mouth . and we are glad that Freepopt didn't win the library in the way it was won. It was an ojicii sec¬ ret that people in one of our neighbor¬ ing villages were 'landed out ballots and allowed to write in any number of votes they wisht.
The village is not to have any sale of land for unpaid taxes yet. At the meeting Friday evening it waa decided to employ a special tax collector to' collect the taxes overdue, at ten per cent, the amount being about $7000, with possibly $2,000 interest. This' will eliminate tne possibility of having a tax sale this year.
The scheme of employing a special ¦ collector has not such a tendency toward friction, but is more expensive to the village, which must stand the expense, which $7000 being collected would amount to $700 where in an advertised sale as allowed by law this would probably cover all the expenses, and the burden for collecting would be, as it should be, upon the delinquent tax ' payer.
The special collector plan is worth giving a trial, but its success is doubt¬ ful, with very little prospect of the in¬ terested people being compelled to pay for some time. In the meantime the interest is growing at the rate of 10 per cent.
The Board is to be commended for its prompt action toward collecting the tax arrears but we venture to assert taht there will still be a considerable amount unpaid, as the former Board last year appointed D. Frank Seaman for the same work, and he undoubtedly secured all that was collectible at that time.
Speaking about fire department some more: I once heard ^ member of a former Village Board objecting be¬ cause one of the companies waited what seemed to him a long time for horses, instead of pulling the truck to a fire as he used to do. In the first five years Freeport Fire Department was organized there was one £re alarm: piobably an average of one a year for the next ten vears. In look¬ ing over the detailed reports of Chief - VanRiper I find there were 21 alarms of fire in the past six months, net in-, eluding three still alarms. Of this number the recall was sounaed on 6 in | less than 5 minutes, 12 in less than 15 minutes and only three uver 16 min-j utes, which shows efficient work, iti seems to me. Four of tbese fires, 20 per cent, were extinguished by the chemical extinguishers on tbe book and | ladder truck. Anothea^ remarkable fact is tbat in the six months only 100 ft of hose was bursted. '
'        Help The  Library
The committee in charge, H. P. Lib¬ by, Albin N. Johnson and Samuel R. Smith, are soMciting suliscriptioi>«' so that the puldlc litirary can be installed in a proper place, for which a stor«.> on Grove Street can be secured, and which will reijuire an equipment of chairs, taldes, racks, etc.
The present library contains about 'dhOO volumes; is housed in a srniill room 14x19 in an obscure jilace in the rear of the Gro\ e Street School build¬ ing. No doubt many jieople in Free- port, who would be glad to make use of a library, do not know of its existence, thou.trh the rimiber of books drawn liuring September, for instance, in three successive years has been as fidiows: 1908,3.^7:1909,787; 191n, S42.
It is thought there is enough civic (iride in our village to easily produce this thousand dollars to bring out this public library with suitable e(|Uipment in a central location until some public spirited citizen, or Mr. Carnegie, pro¬ vides .-oinelhiiig better.
Those who have already been ap¬ proached are heartily in favor of the movement and are subscribing liberal¬ ly ; llllt the committee would prefer to gpt tive dollars each from two hundred resKleiits of the village than lifty dol¬ lars each from twenty. Sul)scri|itioiis may be sent to any member of tbe c<im- niittee and will be gratefully acknow¬ ledged.
People who were in the vicinity of tho corner of Churcii street and Mer¬ rick Road about four o'clock Sunday afternoon saw an automobile accident in which two machines collided at full pseed without apjiarent injury to eith¬ er. One was going aouth on Church street and the other was traveling west along Merrick road.
The one on Church street was a large touring car, while the machine it col¬ lided with was a runabout. The dri¬ vers got out of their respective cars, disentangled the machines and after working on their engines for a few minutes, both went on their way. Hoth had badly damagt'd hoods and for¬ ward mud guards.
Christmas Cheer    Do Vour Share.
Those fortunate enough to be able to have all their desires satistied around the glad Christmas time aro usually willing to render aid to those less for¬ tunate tban themselves, but many hes¬ itate to do this fearing that their ben¬ evolences may fall into unworthy handa. To remler genuine relief in families and other placea whore it is most needed, ('harles A. Sigmond again comes to the iront in a rejietition of hia successful role of Santa Claus, which was so beneficial to scores of persons last year. Mr. Sigmond through his agents, and advertising his plan to help the needy, has succeeded in finding out who the worthy ones are and during Christmas afternoon at his Main St. thestre, he will distribute, food, clothing, candies, toys, and ar¬ ticles of value to those whose circum¬ stances will not permit them to buy what they need.
The demand promises to be heavier than usual this year and you are re¬ spectfully solicited for a donation of some kind towards this worthy cause. The consciousness of a good act now will bring its reward all through next year in the knowledge that you have helped one less fortunate than your¬ self. Have you any clothing for men, women and children, can you spare food, or an order on your grocer, butcher or druggist, can you donate candy, toys rir fruits'.' Remember any donation of this kinri or money if sent to Mr. Sigmond, will be properly ack- nowlerjged in the local newapapers, or the donation may be left at their offices. The cause is a worthy one. Send your mite no matter how small and see how much better you will feel for it Christmas Day and for many days thereafter.
All are invited to attend, without charge and witness the distribution of gifts Christmas afternoon at 4 p. m. Come and see the big tree, hear the music and above all enjoy the happy expressions on the faces of the child¬ ren and their eiders at the cheer that ia thus brought to them.
Vol. XVI, No. 9
Samuel W. Helland, brother' of Charles E. Helland, who has been out west for the past tive years, has return¬ ed to Freeport, renew ing old acquain¬ tances. He returneil heme just in time for the annual reunion of E.\celaior Hook and Ladder Cunpany, of which he was fcinieily a meniber.
The oyster supper id" Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company in commenioratioii of the ;{iith anniversary of the organi¬ zing of the company was held Wednes¬ riay evening. .Aliout :!5 members _and guests were present an<l following the stews cooked by Henry K. Rider, one of the oldest members of the company in years of service, those present ad¬ journed to the meeting room where games were enjoyed.
.An unusjal selection of toys anti use¬ ful .\inas gifts are now tm display at DaSilvas.
News of the Churches
The Sumiay School of the Church of the Transtiguration are tti give an en¬ tertainment in Hrooklyn Hall ( n Hrook¬ lyn avenue Friday night, the liith of December. This is their tir.-t attempt at giving an entertainment and*they are lending all their efforts to make it an interesting, amusing and successful affair.
The Imiirovenient Society of the Presliyterian Church will hold^its monthly meeting at the residence of .Mrs. Alvin G. Sniith, 17 Stiuth Ocean Avenue, next Wednesday, December M. The lailies are ret|uestetl to^ tako their "mystery jiackagea" to this meeting.
The services of the Haptist Church will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Culler at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30p.m. ^The nitirniiig's sermon will be on "Tho Tenqitation Experiences of Jesus" and the evening theme will be "An apjire- ciation of Mary Baker Eddy ami a criticism of Christian Science."
On account of the atorm Tthe 'excur¬ sion of "Tho Hankers' Reil Special," schetluled for TuesdaJ' evening at the M. E. Cihurch, under auspices of Mr. Humphrey's Sunday School class, was postponeil two wt.'eks, lo December Hith. Mr. Humphrey advises us the special got snowliound.
Kev. A. W. E. Carrington, the new rector of the Eiiiscofial Church, preacheil his first sermoYas such on Suntiay, the church being liHfti at each session. Dr. ami Mrs. Carriri^ton are expected to move here, to the rectory on Pine Street, in about two weeks.
Rev. Charlea Herbert Scholey, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will de¬ liver his lecture on the Passion Play of Olierammergau in Hethel A. IM."JE. Church next Friday evening,  Dec.   1*5.
Eunice f'itch ia h.-ader for the Young People's meeting Sunday night'in the Presbyterian Church; subject, "How must a Christian be difTerent [from others?"
Christian Science Services will bo held in the Hempsteatl Bank Building, corner of Fulton and Main .'Streets, Hempstead, at 11 a. m., Sunday, De¬ cember 11 ; subject,"God, the Preserver of Man." \ reading room at the above addresa will be open to the public every weekday afternrion from 1:30 to 5 o'clock, where Christian Science lit¬ erature may be purchaserl or borrowed.
"An evening in Grantlmother's Gar- rlen," will be prriduced by Miss Brothe- ridges' class in the lecture room of the M. E. (.ihurch next Monday evening December 12; admission 20c; ice cream and cake for aale.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Guild of the Transfiuration
Mary M. Stultz
M. E. Sigmond
Marshall Smith
E. A. Chapman
L. Werkheiser
Louis Long
South Side Messenger,       2
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$5.00
6.00
2.00
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2.00
2.00
5.00
Boxea or-
Uenry Schluter,             Christmas tree.
The pulpit of the Methodist Episco¬ pal Church will be occupied Sunday morning antl evening by the pastor, W. A. J{ichartl. The subject of the aermon at 7:30 p. m. will be "Modern Discontent," or "The Teaching of the Tenth Commandment."
"On Holy Ground" will L/e the .Sun¬ day morning sermon theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the F'irst Presbyterian Church. In the evening the pastor will preach upon tbe third subject in the series on Everyday Affairs,, "Marriage."
Ion Preeport leis oo Pt(i   8
Harold E. Brown is announced to lead the Epworth League meeting Son- day night in the M. E.   Church; topic,
"Tbe Messenger aod the Saviour."
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The best gifts always are the prac..'- cal ones and you will find a suggestion list of them in Smitb-A Bedell's ad.
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