Nassau County Review 19110728

              FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1911
No. 39
FREEPORT NEWS
Robert Smith, junior member of the | Review staff, is on his vacation this week.
The police department has been equipped with large handsome new badges.
William Mu.Tay, of Saranac, N. Y., spent a portion of the week with friends and relatives in the village.
Mr. Allie Garlick of Brooklyn has been spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kolisch have been spending at few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller.
I    Mr. and Mrs. Milford F.   Van   Riper < are entertaining a young son.
James Fairbrother has been inspect¬ ing the fire hydrants of the village.
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Misa Beatrice Duffelt has been very ill at her home, 251 Wallace Street, Freeport,
Arthur Duffelt is building a bunga¬ low on his property on Centennial Ave¬ nue, Roosevelt,
Mr, and Mra. James R. Smith, with their grandchildren, are spending the week at Point Lookout.
Miss Florence Sheeier of Brooklyn has been visiting her sister, Mra. Wal¬ ter G. Smith, of Seaman Avenue and Wallace Street.
James Kerley of Columbus Avenue, has just finished hia new home on Wal¬ lace Street, above Seaman Avenue.
Addie Combs, who was severely in¬ jured by being run into by an automo¬ bile last Thursday afternoon, is slowly recovering.
The meeting of the Village Board will be held Thursday evening of next week. Village Clerk Shea goes on his vacation Saturday,
"^- Mrs, John S. Cochran of City Island, and Mrs, George Cochran of New York City visited Mrs, Wesley Pearsall of Raynor Street, Wednesday.
J. J, and W. R, Taylor of this vil¬ lage are furni:diing the cement blocks and mason work for building by the S, & S, Construction Co. at Hemp¬ stead,
The circus is in town today, Elaag's shows ill give performances thia afternoon and evening. Aa this is written the place is not announced but it will be easy enuf to find,
S. Fred Johnson will sail on Satur¬ day on the Martha Washington of the Austro-America Line Steamships, his destination being Milan, Italy, where he will spend a year on a combined busineaa and pleasure trip.
Mrs, D, D. Martin has purchased the large houae situated on Long Beach Ave., with a frontage of 110 feet on the water. The house is beautifully situated near the bay. Her bungalow on Roosevelt Ave is for sale.
The moonlight sail under auspices of the Epworth League of the M. E. Church, to Long Beacb, leaves Wood¬ cleft Canal at 7:30 next Monday even¬ ing.
The Epworth League meeting in the M. E. Church Sunday cening will be led by Mias Kathryn Rhodea; duet by Mrs. Albin Johnson and Miaa Isabel Hibbaro.     All are invited to attend.
Post Cards ot the new Church of Our Huly Redeemer, 3 for oc It
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f* Dr. T. D. Carman will he on his va- caion the first two weeks in August. He will close his ollice Saturday noon, August 1, and will re-open on Monday morning, August 17,
Supreme Court Juatice Blackmar haa handed down an order setting aside a verdict of $2,500 obtained by George Beardsley against Thomas T, Hopper, of Freeport, at the May term of the Supreme Court, and ordered a new trial. Beardsley sued to recover damagea for injuries sustained by fal¬ ling from a scalTold while at work on the new Catholic Church at P>eeport in September laat. The jury gave a verdict for $2,500, notwithstanding that after the acci ent Beardaley, for a consideration, had given a release from all damagea to Hopper. After the verdict wee given Judge John J. Graham moved to have it set aside, and argument on the motion was heard later, with the result above stated.
$5.00 Collapsible Go-Carts, $3.98. It DaSilva's
To Our Advertisers.—For the next three neeks the Review will go to press early and advertisers, also news correspondents, will confer a favor by getting their copy in a few hours earlier.
Next Monday and Tuesday you can pay your taxes at the Village Office witb 1 per cent for collection. After that date there will be an additional 4 per cent making a total of 5 per cent for collection.
Several weeks ago Albert D. Lott scratched one of his fingers with a fish scale; the wound did not heal properly, and blood poison aet in so that it was necessary last Thursday to amputate the finger to prevent a further spread of the poison. He is now in the hos¬ pital and is getting along fairly well.
Fishing Tackle.
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W. P. W. HafT, th« largest coal dealer cn Long Island. The cheapest place to buy coal. Exclusive dealer in some of the beat grades of coal.    It
Notice. Don't forget to attend special Mapleine demonstration at Schluter's store July 29. Dainties wil! b« served.	
Sallow eoraplexioned, languid, mal¬ aria-weakened people will find some¬ thing of especial interest to them in Smith ft Bedell's ad in this issue.     It
Motion pietur«a every Saturday and Sunday nigbt at Nassau-by-tbe-Sea HoteL Laat boat returns 10:30 for Freeport  It.
Preserving Time Needs Mason Fmit Jars, pints, SOc doz. Mason Fmit Jars, quarts, 66c doz. Lightning Style Jars, pints, 75c doz. Lightning Style Jars, qaarts, 86c doz. Jelly Glasaea, 80c dot. Top* for Maaon Fmit Jara, 29c doz. Parowax for Svaling, 10c box Jar Rubbers (the beat) 10c doz. Jar Wrenchea, lOe each Enameled Preaerving   Kettles,  25- ¦ 35-46CI Jar Fillart, 6e
Jally Strainara, lOe |
Tomato Strainars, 10c Col)andara» lOe Wax Papar, Se roll
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The following short piece of poetry is sent in by a friend of the Review and of Freeport, who says that I can on no account mention her name. I would like to give her credit, but will use the poetry anyhow.
BOOST FREEPORT! Just a nice little ride from the city, Just a fine little sail from the sea. There stands the fair village of  Free- port; It's a good enougb'village for me. Just a cluster of homes bright and cozy. Surrounded by flower, shrub and tree; With each smooth cut lawn a reminder. It's a good enough village for me. Just a church spire and  schooihouse
arising To offer most excellent plea That the village thus doubly  protected Is a good enough village  for me. Just all of its past recollections. Just all of the things yet to be. Oh, this is what stamps dear oid Free- port As a good enough village for me.
Brooklyn Boys' Camp
In one of the prettiest shaded spots of Freeport L. I., bordering Seaman Avenue, the First Presbyterian Chorch of Brooklyn, located on Concord Street, has, through its Boys' Club, established a camp for the summer months and here a number of boys and girls, the latter in many instances accompanied by their mothers, will get the fresh air and reat during the summer. The girls and their mothers will be located in a portion of the camp adjoining that of the boys, known as the City Park Branch.
The boys' camp is known as Camp Excelsior Manley. It is in charge of Capt Thomas Avery, head of the Boys' Club of the chorch. Military discipline is in vugoe. There is daily inspection and the boy who shows the most cred¬ itable work for the week in caring for his tent, etc., is elected Captain of the camp. He has the honor of occopying tbe large tent at the head of the camp known aa Tent Bannerman, named in honor of the Sunday Scliool Snperin- tendent and the Club Master. The girls ara not under militaiy discipline, bat have ragolations aa to keeping thinga in ordar. Thay all aaam to be anjoying tbeir camp lifa.—Times.
Village Board
The Village office was crowded Fri¬ day evening when bids for several dif¬ ferent village needs were opened.
The first was for fire department ap¬ paratus, as follows:
Hook and Ladder Trucks—Arnerican La France, $1573; S. F. Hey ward & Co., $1970; Combination Ladder Co., $2200.
Hose Wagons—Hey ward & Co., $1795; American La France, $2150; Combination Ladder Co., $1500; Stew¬ art Co., $1785.
Ex-Chief C'arence Van Riper said he wished to ask the representative of the company making the lowest bid on the hook and ladder truck how he could ex¬ plain the fact that his company offered to furnish apparatus several hundred dollars cheaper than other bidders.
Trustee Sigmond said the specifica¬ tions had been carefully prepared by the fire council and he presumed the company was a responsible one. In answer to Mr. Sigmond's incjuiiy Mr, Van Riper said.he was not a member of the fire council but was on the com¬ mittee that prepared the specifications, and did not think that they were defin¬ ite enuf to hold to a strict accounting, in case of variation in material, etc.
It was decided to lay the bids over for further consideration.
A bid for a len ton steam road ma¬ chine waa received, for iL;2.jO; no ac¬ tion taken.
The matter of bids for building vil¬ lage streeta was then taken up.
R. P. Welden said he wish d to bid on this work but that he could not do so aa the grades on the roads to lie im¬ proved nad not yet been fully prepared and he could not bid until they were. The engineers in reply said it was im¬ possible to give the e.\act grade on some of the streets as the Trustees had not yet estabiishcd a village gratle, but the specitications provided the price per square yard was to be given, which was definite enough,
A representative of the Seaboard Construction Co, said he also wished to bid on the work. He had called at the village office fnr a copy of the specifi¬ cations Saturday ; they were not ready yet but he had been promised a copy a soon as they were prepared; and that he had not yet received them. The Board unanimously decided that aa other bids had been aubmitted, it was "up to the bidders" to coaform to the terms of the advertisement for bids, and it was resolved to open the bids.
The bids were as follows:
Hurrell Construction & Contracting Co., Floral Park, 65c per square yard for carting and lie per square yard for grading and filling.
GifTord & Weston, 69c and 13c re¬ spectively.
The bids were received and laid on the table.
Trustee Sigmond said he and some other members of the Board had been busy on the road the village was lay¬ ing "without organization," and with Trustees Bedell and Collard tbey found the cost if the village did the work would be about $3700 per mile. As an illustration of the figures, he said they reckoned the rolling of t'Vie roads, at $10 a day, and a machine could roll 2 miles a day. Engineer Malcomson said a machine working according to specifications, could roll about 300 square yards a day, in which figures he was borne out by a representative of one of the concerns bidding.
President Gunning asked for exact data regarding the cost of constructing tM road but it was not furnished, at least there is nothing on tild to show the cost of the road, the part of a mile, laid.
Ex-President Hiram R. Smith was present and said he thought the Board should first make up their mind, then get a bid from a good reputable con¬ cern and give them the contract.
Trustee Sigmond did not see why a contract could be given when the vil¬ lage could do the work much cheaper and askt Mr. Smith if he had seen the road built.
Mr. Smith replied tbat he had but didn't think they would want to put that up as a sample.
According to the figures submitted the roads by contract would cost from $6000 to $6500 per mile, while Trustee Sigmond claimed the village could do tfae work for $8700. It developed that the "sample" road laid by the village was only 2-3 as thick as provided in the specifications.
0. W. Humphrey, the local con¬ traetor, said it didn't require skill to lay Peekskill gravel. That the piece laid was better than any in Nassau County.
Engineer Alvin G. Smith said the road already down would compare very , favorably with town roads, and be vas : satiafiad tba road coald be laid under'
George Junior Republic
A meeting in behalf of the George Junior Republic will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Freeport, Wed¬ nesday evening, Aug.>2, and at Bald¬ win, Friday evening, Aug. 4. At the meeting at Freeport Village President John D. Gunning is to preside.
The association in charge of this Re¬ public is doing a good work for our yeung men and women, and at these meetings Mr. George, founder of the "Republic" will be present and ex¬ plain the work of the Asssoclation,
Many of the prominent people of . Lynbrook will become identified, next Monday evening, with the George Junior Republic association of Free¬ ville, located nine milea from Ithaca, , which will be held at Lyceum Hall.
The motto of the association is "Nothing without labor, " Its object is to prevent crime, to develop char¬ acter and promote good citizenship. . Its principle of work is love and labor, self-support and self-government.
The movement is non-sectarian, for boys and girls over fourteen, and inter- ; national in scope.
The association haa "oO acres of land, ten cottages, church, sclinol house jail buildings (boys' and girls') print¬ ing shop, plumbing shop, carpenter and furniture shop, oakery, steam laundry, farm buildings, hospital buildings and general store.
Boys and girls become '"citizens" u)ion their arrival at the George Junior Republic,
The first busii ess of a "citizen," after being released from (|uarantine, is to lind employment, either on the farm or in one of the shops or cot¬ tages. The "citizens" are paid for their labor in a currency ecjuivalent in value to I'nited States money. Each "citizen" works live hours and attends school five hours a day. The Re|iulilic school curriculum includes a college j.reparatory course.
.A boarding place in one of the cot¬ tages is arranged for, according to the amount a "citizen" ia able to pay for from his earnings. In addition to his board, each "citizen" muat jiay a poll tax and buy his clothes. All necessi¬ ties and some luxuries can be purchased at the Republic store.
The   next   important   step   for    the "citizen" ia to   become   familar  with the   laws  which   govern   the    George Junior Republic.    All  laws   are   made by the "citizens" and passed  upon   at the monthly town meetings.    The laws ' are enforced by officers elected by   the ; "citizens"    from   among   themselves. The government  officers  consist  of  a president, vice president, secretary  of state, secretary of the treasury,   girls' judge, boys' judge, (these officers com-; prising the president's cabinet), a girl; district attorney, a boy district  attor¬ ney,   police officers,   prison    keepers and a board of health department.
The religious, educational, home, i civic and commercial training fur-: nished at the George Junior Repub.ic develops in its "citizens" the sense of responsibility, respectability, industry and all that is highest and best in man-1 hood and womanhood, and fits its "citi¬ zens" to become useful, creditable citi- j zens of the larger republic. {
It costs the State of New   York   ne- j tween $600 and $700 annually   to  care i for each person under   its  charge.    It costs between $250 and $300  annually for each "citizen" at the George  Jun¬ ior Republic.
The association   is  practically  sup- > ported by voluntary contributions,   and the treasurer is A. G. Agnew, 22 Wil¬ liam Street New York City.
William R. George, founder  of  the ' George  Junior   Reoubilc   association, ' will speak on "Nothing Without  Lab¬ or," at the meeting on  Monday  even-, ing. I
Music will be furnished by the  Am- phion Male Quarett Concert Company, , Margaret MacKenzie Belcher, soprano; Florence La Salle Fisk, contralto solo¬ ist. Calvary M. E. church.   New   York City ; Arthur C. Clough, tener  soloist, . Plymouth    Cong,    church,   Brooklyn; Harvey    Hindermeyer,   tenor   soloist, St Paul's M.   E.   church.   New   York | City; Ralph  Stamy,   baritone  soloist. Calvary M. E. chorch. New York city; W. Carl Engel. basso  soloist.   Harlem Presbyterian church. New   York   city; Ralph Lovillo Grosvemor,   accompan¬ ist
WANTAGH
Rev. T. S. Braithwaite, pastor, will preach in the Memorial Chorch Sunday as usoal; morning sobject, "Tbe Christian Life, an Experiment or a Ccrtaint};" evening subject, "On Taking R.iks In Life."
Local Topics
(By the Editor)
' Are you a knocker or a booster? These are not elegant terms, but they express a meaning all their own. Have you helped the Freeport Park Commission in their endeavor to help Freeport by improving conditions around the depot or are you one of that bunch who stand off and criticize the way tbe work is done and never offer to help a bit? Rouse your pride and send in your donation.
Things are a little at odds in the fire department again. The v^tiage board of trustees decides one hoi^ae at $3 is enuf to take a hose wagon to a tire, and will not allow $5 for a team. The local hackmen say they will not risk killing their horses by using a single one, and have refused to take the hose carriages. At the last fire it was necessary to stop conveyances on the street to obtain necessary horses.
I'll take off my hat to Comrade Fair- brother of Vigilant Hose Company. After the representative of the com¬ pany he is connected with, who came nut especially to attend the meeting of the Board at which bids for hose wagons were opened, had gone home, -Mr. fairbrother landed the contract, although his bid was not the lowest submitted. Mr. Fairbrother showed the Village Board the kind of appara¬ tus Us Company supplied and demon¬ strated its popularity in other sectii^ns and the Board voted unanimously to give him the contrajt.
Just as a matter of record here's the attitude of the Village Board regard¬ ing Peekskill gra/cl roads. President Gunning and Trustee Myrick are in favor of having the work done by con- tr.tct, believing they will get better work just as cheap as the village can clo it. Trustees Sigmond, Bedell and Collard are in favor of it being done without contract by local men, believ¬ ing they can get more and better roads for the money.
Several people have asked me why it is that all the village employees at Rockville Centre and all at P'reeport but at the power houae, should be giv¬ en vacations, and in Freeport the mat¬ ter of vacations at the power house should never be considered, I really do not know what the reason for this distinction is. It should be an ea-y matter to engage extra help there dur¬ ing the summer, as if anyone is en¬ titled to a vacation it surely is the man who does the hard work those positions require,
I am sorrv to note that Capt. Hanse has handed in his resignation as a member of the Board of Health. Capt. Hanse started out with the de¬ termination to make us live up to the law, but the size of the job apparently has discouraged him. The Board of Trustees has not accepted his resigna¬ tion, but they might just as well have done so, for when the captain makes up his mind to do a thing he usually does it. 	
One of my east end neighbors says: "Following our custom the office is closed each Saturdav afternoon during July and August. Ihose wishing job work should note this fact early in the week," etc.
I would suggest to him that it would be a good investment to let the good work go on, giving hia boys a half holi¬ day all through the year. He will find it a paying idea.
It Bee.ne the present board of town officers does not consider Freeport of any importance so far as its merchants and professional men are concerned. At their meeting Monday afternoon the Board passed a resolution tp advertise in Hempstead and Rockville Centre papers for "Plans for a  Town   Hall."
"The fact of evident antagonism should not prevent our local people who help pay town taxes hiving a chance to bid on this kind of work.
Ion Freepert lews oi Pi|e8
The Missds Ethel and Jennie Box bava baan ayanding a waak at Hoogry Harbor.
The decision of the Village Council that the Village Board has nothing to dc with the workings of the Fire De¬ partment does not give satisfac¬ tion to the Village Trustees, who think they they were better qualified for the management of firemanic affairs. Heretofore the Village Board had had the approving of members of the Fire Department, and has thought it had the privilege of giving aothority for calling out the Fire Department for out of town calls, drills, etc., but according to the law this part rests entirely with the Fire Coancil. It seems to me it is a good deal betUr this way, as tbe firemen are bettor qualified to handle thair own affairs than for an ootaida board to do it
News of the Churches
Christian Science Society. Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Hemp¬ stead Bank Building, Hempstead; sub¬ ject, "Love." A reading room ^at same address is open daily from 1:30 to 5 p. m.
The M. E. Sunday School had a suc¬ cessful and pleasant picnic Wednesday afternoon and evening on the church grounds. Lunch was aerved at 6 o'clock and in the evening a moving picture show was provided.
The Woman's .Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet for sewing next Wednesday. August 2, in the chapel. .Material for patchvfork will be acceptable.
? The pulpit of the M. E.'Church will be occupied Sunday morning by the pastor, W. A. Richard. At 7:45 p, m. the fourth of the "Summer Evening Song Services;" subject, "Immortal¬ ity," will be held. The pastor will give a lifteen minute address and the Philomel Ladies (iuartette will sing,
Wednesd.ay afternoon despite fore¬ bodings was ideal for the church lawn picnic of the Junior, Senior and Home Departments of the M. E. School, The tables bountifully laden seemed to be appreciated as well as the ice cream^ and entertainment provided fcir mem»^'^ I.ers of the school.
"Jesus Christ, the .Man of Sorrows, " will be the Sunday morning serinon theme of Rev. Ciiaries Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church, The evening subject will be ".Making something out of yourself."
Preparations are being made for the annual fair of the Catholic Church. The fair will open Saturday night, Aug. 5, ill the basement of the new church ; this is the tirst year the fair will not be held in the accustomed place on the grounds back of the old church, the basement having many ad¬ vantages, being eool and roomy, and all the booths will be well protected in case of rain. St. Jnhn's Band of Brooklyn will be on hand, as usual, and every evening during the fair Rube Welch has arranged for special attractions. Many beautiful and use¬ ful donations have been received, a handsome automobile being among them.
Fourteen Years Ago
(Items of iutt-rf-st from tb.- Review filea fourteeu years ago this week)
Snipe shooting season is open.
Ihe Bell Telephone Company ar¬ ranges with Druggist Allee to pot a telephone nay station in his drugstore.
E. A. Dorlon secures the bathing pavilion privilege at Woodcleft for the summer.
Lightning struck Woodcleft Inn, knocking a hole in the side of tha building.
Henry Ashdown badly shocked by lightning.
The Alumni Association had a beach party to Point Lookout, on Capt Southard's yacht Vigilant.
Daniel V. Combs and Willet Noon initiated into Freeport Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M.
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters are advertised for the following at thc Freeport Post Othce:
Bedell, Mrs. N.
Clark. J. W.
Collins & Hatley
Dougall, J. B. (2)
Davis, Edmund ,
Dixon, Mrs. John
Grigg, Miss M. M.
Have, Miss M. L.
Johnston, Mrs. A.
Johnson, J, N.
Jurnel, Mrs. E.
McMahon, Mrs,
Nash Bros.
Place & Allen
Rubensetin fou Derschewitz
Sosa, Mr. Oprea
Stephens, Mrs. ^^
Smith. Mrs. Lottie M. TP
Thurber, Mrs. F. L.
Wilhelm, Miss A.
Walsh, Miss A. M.
Welsh, Sidney
Foreign
Aristide Radaelle
Conighara Salvaotre
Valenti Singor Armato
Robt G. Anderson, P. M. July 24, 1911.
Prof. A. H. Johnson, veteran band mastor of Devin Post 148., G. A. R., is spending a few weeks with bis daachwr, Mrs. B. T. Smith, at tha Central Hotel.