Nassau County Review 19090101

              VOL. XIV   NO. 10
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FREEPORT, N.T., FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909
Official Paper of Nassau County
FREEPORT NEWS ,
Sinj?le eopieH of tho Keview for sale a) Gobetz's, DaSilvaV and Hoviow Bnilding- tf
School re-opens next  Monday   niorn-
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S. V. Gibson and family have pfone to the Brooklyn for the winter.
Miss Madeline Ashdown i.s visiting friends m. Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Mr.   and   Mrs.^ Henry Ashdown and j family spent Christmas in Brooklyn.
We  again wish our readers a Happy New Year.
Clarence  A. wards  Bros,   ii ness.
Edwards  succeeds Ed- the  real estate  buai-
The Christmas exercises of the Bap¬ tist Sunday School were held Wednes¬ day evening.
The primary department and the cra¬ dle roll held a Christmas party in the chapel Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
' Phi Alpha basket ball team was de¬ feated by the Dragons at Parish Hall, Rockville Centre, last Saturday even¬ ing ; score 33 to 22.
George B. Smith, J. Allen Hunt and Fred Hunt have .started for Loa.^ngeles, [California.
[     The Review office now closes at tJ :30 I evenings.    Our night  telephone  num-
[ ber is 180.
! Christmas .services were held in the j I Epi.scopal and Catholic Churches Christ- ' I mas morning. ,
A shoe repair shop has been opened '¦ in Jacob Smith's building on Main St., ' near Smith St.
January Ladies' Home Journal is now on sale at the Review Stationery Store, (32 S. Main St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of Phila¬ delphia, former Freeporters, apent Christmas in t'reeport.
The annual dinner of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, will be field at the truck "house, Church St., next Wednesday evening.
Fred Ascoli, shoe repairer, will move j Wm. J. fiartow and Lewis H. Poft' from Opera Hall Block to the building have engaged in the real estate busi- ¦ formerly o:;cupied by Miller's   bakery,   ness at (J Brooklyn Avenue. j
BALDWIN
SEAFORD
The Presbyterian Church was fdled Sunday evening when a splendid musi¬ cal program was furnished by the choir.
The Bethel A. M. E. Church. J Shepard, pastor, wiH have a live ning's ba7,aar commencing Jan. 4 continuihg till Jan. 8.
As this is the season when serious throat and lung troubles get their start it will pay to note the Smith & Bedell ad in this issue.
A conveniently large box has been placed in front of the Post Office, for the depositing of larger mail than will go in the mail box.
Edward H. Olsen has a special sale of oil cloth this week; see his adv. When you call on him just tell him you saw his adv in the Review.
Watch night services will be hekl in j the Episcopal Church of  the  Transfig- The  Rockville  Centre  fire    whistle juration this Thursday evening, Dec. 31, ¦ alarmed   Freeport residents Christmas  commencing at 11 o'clock, morning,   when  the blaze  was  painly | discernable.    A    large    barn   burning | down caused the commotion. I
Miss Florence Stiles gave a party to a number of her friends Monday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Esmond Stiles, Pine St. Games, music and refreshments were enjoyed.
The Christmas cantata "Promise and Fulfillment" which was so well received when rendered by the choir of the M. E. Church two weeks ago, will be re¬ peated this Sunday evening. Prof. Edw. Fajans of Brooklyn will, again be present and will play two violin solos, "Ave Maria," Gounod, and "Com¬ munion," Gounod-Buck.
Preeport Council, No. .37, Jr.   O.   U. A. M., and Freeport Lodge, No. 600, L O. O. F., will hold open house at  Odd Fellows' Hall tomorrow   (New Day.)
The annual concert and ball of Wide Awake Engine Company will be held in Opera Hall Thursday evening, Febru¬ ary 11, the eve of Lincoln's Birthday.
Wide Awake Engine Company had a good time helping Santa Claus Christ¬ mas day afternoon. About 250 chil¬ dren were entertained and presented with candies, oranges and apples.
The   Union   Evangelistic   Meeting.s, ¦ announced   before,   will   commence   in the Presbyterain Church next Thursday evening  and  will   be held there  each evening until Jan. 15, excepting Satur- D.   day and Sunday.    Sunday, Jan. 10, and eve-  from  Jan.   17  to 2.5, excepting Satur- and   days, the meetings will be held in  the M. E. Church.    The  preachers will be Rev. vv. A.   Richard,   C.   H.   Scholey, and S. W. Roberta, ))astors respective- | ly of the Methodist.   Prc.«byterian and | Baptist Churches. • I
Preliminary prayer meetings will be held next Tuesday evening at the following places, for which leaders have been urovided:
H. P. Libby, 18G So. Ocean Ave.; Ge<jrge Combes. 374 So. Main St.; Chas. B. Raynor, 198 So. Main St.; Valentine Smith, 71 Church St.; R. H. Hunt, IK) No. Ocean Ave.; Wright Lewis, 82 Pearsall Ave. ; C. Fowler, 20 Mount St.; Harvey Smith, 240 W. Merrick Rd.; Stephen Johnson, 4S0 S. Bayview Avenue.
The closing service on Monday even- Year's i •"S"   January   25,   will   be a   "Jubilee and Fellowship meeting."
Other special events will be an¬ nounced as they approach.
The scholars in the Public Schoola are specially invited for Friday nights, when, probably, they will have the most lei.sure. Those arranigiig the service for these nights will have the young people particularly in mind.
Mi.ss   Kitty
friends in N. Y.
Johnson City.,
Miss   Marj   Carrick   is her home on Grand Avenui
is    visiting I     The  Unity  Club  will hold  another dance in the HaU Jan. 12.
very   ill   at       The   dance  of  the  Red   Bird   Bosco ]i. Club is scheduled for this evening.
.Mrs. C. H. Thomas is entertaining^ her brother .\rthur H. Coate.
Mis.s Gudzinski of Torrington, Conn., is the guest of her sister. ^Irs. Chas. Jansen.
Miss several port.
Nellie Post has been  sjK'nding days   with   relatives   in Free-
-Mias Nellie Miller with Mias Elizabeth Orange.
spent   Christmas Walker  at   East
The election of oflicei-s of the Bald¬ win Cluli was held Wednesdav evening, last.
.Miss Venie Rheinhardt of Inwood is quite ill at the homi.' of her aunt, Mrs. J. H. Story.
Miss Mary Davern of Riverhead has been the guest of Miss Frances Davern for the past weeJf.
Ground has been broken for the j>ro- posed new conduit line of the water works through Baldwin.
Much anxiety is felt as to the safety of Mrs. Wheeler Glover who is at pres¬ ent in Italy, at Tavenina.
Start  the   New   Year  right.    Look up your printing stock, bill heads,   en¬ velopes,   etc., come  around
Christma School    of    the    Firat    Presbyterian and  then send for us to I Church were held Wednesday  evening, and   tjx  you  up for the |     Rev. ^. P. Ketcham, former   pastor
The subject of the sermons  of  Rev. exercises  by  the Sunday   Charles  Herbert  Scholey  in the Pres-
comuig year.    Na.s.sau County Review, i of  the  church,   accompanied  by Mrs. 62 S. Main St., Freeport. I Ketcham,of Brooklyn, was pre.sent, and
- i the former gave a short and interesting
Announcement is made of the en-j talk to the children and the parents, gagement of Miss Loretta Gladd of Sea Rev. C. H. Scholey, the present pas- Cliff to Arthur Golden of this village; | tor, spoke five minutes to the teachers, the date of the marriage haa not yet H. J. Raymore imper.sonated S-inta been   fixed   but  the  event  will  occur [ Claus and distributed  many  gifts.    A
byterian    Church morning,    "The Ways;"  evening. Membership?"
Sunday will be: Unfolding of the "What   is    Church
aome time next Spring.
Christmas .services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Transfigura¬ tion Monday evening. The building was filled to overflowing. There was the usual distribution of candy, oranges, etc., and a pleasant .social time.
Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell preached a special sermon to Massape¬ qua Lodge, F. and A. M., in the Episco¬ pal Church of the Transfiguration, Sunday evening, (St. John's Day) when a delegation from the Lodge was pres¬ ent. Mrs. W. H. Sammons sang a ^lo, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought."
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. Gilbert Smith, 51 West Merrick Road, Wednesday, Jan¬ uary 6, 1909, at 2.30 p. m. The sub¬ jects for the day are "Immigration" and "The General Field." All ladies of the church are very cordially in¬ vited.
purse was presented to the sexton, Fur- man Seaman, and Rev. Mr. Sf holey; and Roswell Davis, Superintendent of the Sunday School, received a fountain pen.
The Keview acknowledges the re. ceipt of 1909 calendars from :
C. M. Foreman, dealer in lumber.
G. Howard Randall, contractor and builder.
Bingham Bros., Netv York, the firm which makes the rollers we use on our printing presses.
Clarence A. Edwards, real estate and insurance.
The Freeport Club has appointed these members a committee to arrange the annual dinner: Hamilton G. King, Thos. Sprouil, W. D. Finch, Geo. Har¬ rison, D. S. .Mackey, Chas. E. Mack, Henry L. Maxson and Chas. J.  Betzig.
fJlliott P. Ross, who is home from College on hia Christmas vacation, invited a number of his friends to spend Wednesday evening with him at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ross, Pine St., and a pleas¬ ant evening resulted.
Several important questions will be discussed at the meeting of Freeport Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., next Friday evening and the attendance of every member is invited.
OBITUARY
OWEN CAMPBELL Funeral services were held Monday morning in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Cecelia, Brooklyn, over the re¬ mains of Owen Campbell, a retired Captain of the Hrooklyn Fire Depart¬ ment. Mr. Campbell was for some time last year a resident of Freeport and was well liked by all who knew him.
The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the .M. E. Church will be held Tuesday, January 5.
Hon. VVm. ].,indsay. ex-senator, of VIendive, Montana, .spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. W. J, Steele.
Mervin M. Prince starts to-night ' (Thursday) for a two weeks' vacation I which he will spend in South Carolina.
Lieut. Ernest C. PVederick, V. S. N., and   his sister, Miss Edna PYederiek of San Diego, ("al., arrived in town Tnes- , day night.
Tredwell Lloyd and family of Amity¬ ville have been visiting Mrs. Norris Weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel E. Taft are spending the Holidays with Mrs. Taft's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Skidmore, in Roslyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Smith are spending the week with relatives at VV ood me re.
Frank Mansfield and family spent Christmas with Dr. John Louden and family, at Amityville.
Mr. anni .Mrs. GeoiTiie BenistOn ni Hrooklyn have been visitinjr Mr. anil Mrs. VVm. Beniston.
William H. Condit and famliy   spent Christmas   with  Prof,   and Mrs. .John i Dunkin at Glenwood Landing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards and family of Hay Shore spent ('hristmas with Mr. and Mrs, George L. Weeks, jr.
•Mr. and   Mrs.   George L. Weeks jr., and   family   are  visiting Mrs.  Weeks' parents,    Mr.   and  Mrs.   Hawkins,   at ' Sawille.
The new Deputy, Joseph D. Tunison, „    T   ««  •        ^y e   L r  of Franklin Council, No. 16, will  visit
O    J. Maigne Co.. manufacturers of | ^^^^ ^^^^^j, ^^.^^^ evening, Jan. 22.
Union watch night services by the Methodist,   Presbyterian and  Baptist
•Churches  will  be held  in the  M. E.
^Church this Thursday evening. There wiU be a service from 9 to 10 ; social hour with refreshments from 10  to  11
4ind the remaining hour of the year will be devoted to a praise prayer and tes¬ timony meeting.
F. C. Willis won first prize in the Freeport Gun Club shoot for turkeys, <]hristmas Day. B. D. Homan and L. B. SmuU tied for second place, and Smull won in the shoot off. Dr. Car¬ man secured third honors. Following ia the score, the first number after the
printers' rollers.
A Peculiar Law-Suit
Supreme Court Justice Marean heard evidence last week in the action of Miss Mary Crevoiserat, of Freoi)ort, asking for an order tliat wonld permit her aud other heirs of Fridal Crevoiser¬ at. her father, to redeem a farm of about thirty five acros on the Turtle Hook road, south of Uniondale, which he deeded to a son-in-law, Josepli Kolo- bcl, of Valley Stream, over twenty years ago, and also cTidence in tho action of Frank Harrison, of Glen Falls, N. Y., to recover about #9,000 money spent for pan^hase of the farm and iu improving it by laying it out  into building sites,
The program for the Sunday School festival in the M. E. Sunday School last Thursday evening, "Mr. and Mra. Santa Claus," was unusually good. Prizes for perfect attendance and ex¬ cellence of lessons were awarded to Helen Crandell and Milton Bedell in the primary department and to Lydia Raynor, Mildred Humphrey, Frank Johnson, William Sprague and Frank Whaley in the main school.
Villafie Trustees
All the members of the Village Board of Trustees were present at  the
BELLMORE
Thomas Barton of Brooklyn is visit¬ ing his sister, Mrs. J. Keennan.
Mrs. Wm. Parker.son of New York, spent Christmas with relatives here.
Henry O. Smith has broken ground for a new hou.se on St. Mark's Avenue, i
The  residence of   Frank   Hack   was the scene of a jolly week-end party last [ week.
Mr. Harrison and family, formerly of Lynbrook, are now occupying their new hou.se on St. Mark's Avenue.
A. Jung entertained a number of friends from the city at his home in Smithville South over the holidays.
Christmas exercises were held in the M. E. Church Tuesday evening, fol¬ lowed by the usual Christmas distribu¬ tions.
Mr. Grim of Rockville Centre has purchased Samuel Self's cottage on St. Mark's Avenue, corner Clarendon Ave-
.Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. .Schuman and young son, of Briarclilf .Manor, spent the holidays with .Mr. and .Mrs. C. A. .Schuman.
Regular services in the Methodist Episcopal Church .Sunday, as follows: Preaching at 11 a. ni., Sunday School at 2.30; praise service at 7.00 and Jireaching at 7..'SO.
The ¦'^unday Sehool Class of Kev. Samuel K. Taft met at his home Mon day evening, when a review of the les¬ sons for the last quarter was made, pa¬ pers being j)re{)ared on the subjects by those present, and altogether the even¬ ing was made very enjoyable.
There was a large attendance (Christmas   tree   entertainment
at   the of the
Sunday   School of the .M. Christmas Eve.
P. Church on
William I^awrence, father of Mrs. P'red Southard, died on Wednesday of last week at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. The funeral took place Saturday.
.\ large <'rowd is expected in Ihc Y. .M. 1. ('. Hall next Thur.sday evening, when the Ladies' (luild of Freeport present "The Old Maids' (.lonveritiim" for the benefit of the Church of St. .Michael and All Angels under the au¬ spices of the Parish Aid Society.
The   Christmas   tree  of  the   M.   F. .Sunday School was held Thursday even¬ ing, with a large crowd present.    Fol- The   marriage  of .Miss .Vlabel Claire   lowing the exercises, lhe usual   distri- Southard, daughter of   Mr.   and  Mrs. ; bution  of  prizes  and    presents    took Charles   H.   Southard,   to    Lieutenant' place, and everyone was  well pleased. Ernest Fredericks of the United States; The  gifts  made  to  the  girls  of  the
etc. Miss Crevoiserat contended in her \ adjourned meeting of the Board Tues (!ompUint that while her father deeded i day evening, excepting Trustee Sig the form away,  he never relinquishetl ' ^lond
his right, title and interest, nor posses¬ sion of it, living on the place, jnying faxPB and interest money on a mortgage nntil his death in 1900. Cornelius R. Bergen, of Floral Park, holds the mort¬ gage on the farm. He bid in the tra«-t at foreclosure sale after th»! death of Oevoiserat, which oconrod iu 1900. He paid if^.200 for the thirty-five acres. Rose Pasohptte bought the farm several name indicating the handicap  and  the i .ye«irs aito of Bergeu for f.'i.OOO and sold
second the score
F. C. Willis, 3, 47; B. D, Homan, ii, 46; L. B. Smull, 3, 16; Dr. Carman, 7, 45: Harry Lee, 3, 45; W, Green- wald, 14, 44; W. Ellison, 10, 43; W. Simonson,   2, 42; Geo. Cheney, 16, 41;
it lo Harrison a short time atter for $27,000. Harrison .saiil at tho trial he had ix'"!! offered a substantial advance on what ho paid for the farm Kolobel, the son-in-law of Crevoiserat, said he never kuew he owned tho farm, haviug paid uo \nouey in consideration of   a
d»>ed offeriKi iu evidence, Kh.nvi' g that Cievoiserat had conveyed it to him. It was also disclosed that in foreclosure proceedings instituted by tlie mortgagee, Bergeu, some of tho heirs were uot iniide def^'U'^ant8.
JusticM Mftr»>au thought Harrist)u shoold liavo his purchaae money with iuterest rt>turned, iuasmach as he coulif not obtuiu a cle tr title.
The question of rodciuvtion by tho Crevoiserat heirs he ilid not deoide, pre¬ ferring to look ovt>r brie^ of counsel, which are to be submitted, before giv¬ ing a decision.
A report was received from the Hart¬ ford Steam Boiler Insurance and In¬ spection Co., of the three boilers ex¬ ternally, "under steam, in good con¬ dition."
Applications fo» electric light were granted Robert G. Anderson, Archer St., and Jere E. Brown, 92 Bergen Place; for water, Fred Gutenberg, Smith St.; Christian Pulcher, Bayview Ave.; Edith -W. Hulse. South Side Ave.: R. G. Anderson, Archer St.; Chas. E. Gattert. Pine St., 2 hou.ses; W. H. Patterson, Merrick Road.
A resolution waa passed to tempor¬ arily transfering $300 from the Light to $1600    from
Navy   will   take  place Day, at G.30 p. m.
m New Year's
school were almost  entirely   made .Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Mills.
The new hook and ladder truck for the lire department has arrived, com¬ ing from Westfield, N. J., and the house ia now being enlarged to make room for it. The work of building the addition to the house is being done gratituously, and soon Seaford will be "Christ, the King" which was given \ as well equipped to fight  fires  as   any
A large audience was jiresent Sunday evening in the M. E. Church to hear Rev. Mr. Tuckey's illustrated talk on Dr. Van Dyke's book, "The Other Wise Man." Ne.xt Sunday evening ', will be the monthly .song .service.
nue, and with his family is now  occu-  as the Christmas entertainment of  the' village of its size on the Island.
pying it.
Mr. and Mrs. George Crowning- shields have returned to their home for the Holidays. They will start out again about the middle of January on another theatrical tour.
Sunday School of the M. E. Church, I proved very interesting and pleasing, i and it was largely attended. Follow- j ing the entertainment the children were well remembered.
Mrs. William Rich died at her home . here Christmas Day, after an illness of about three weeks, as the result of several paralytic strokes which she had .suffered. Deceased is well-known here, having lived here for many years. Be¬ fore being married to Mr. Rich she be¬ ing Mrs. Carrie Crawftjrd. She was 72 years old, having been married to Mr.   Rich   but  about two years and is
C. F. Schneiker, 12, 41; James Bruno,  couve> ance. aud ho did »»ot r«cord the    .   ¦'.  .  .   .   . j^.        .
14,  39;  Geo.   Pennell,   3,   39;   E..   P.   '    ''*'--*' '¦"    -..-..... ~ ...... i
Smith, 10, 39; A. B. Smith, 5, 39; L.. P. Stone, 12, 38; T. Ryder, 5, 37; Geo.^jPeQuilfeldt, 3, 35; C. Langdon, 7. 35; R. A. Dusenbury, 10, 33; Bert. Lott, 8, 3'J; F. qilderaleeve, 4, 29.
The Freeport Gun Club will not hold a shoot at their grounds New Years' Day, aa anticipated.
Quite a number of the members of the Massapequa Club attended the shoot of our Club Chriatmas Day and extend¬ ed ¦ cordial invitation to tbe ckib to vjait them January 1. It will be an ali day ahoot and a number of tho mem¬ bera orthe Preeport Gun Club will go ever on tba 8.16 train
Street Grade fund to Interest fund, to pay interest on water, electric light and fire equipment bonds.
The Board audited a number of bills for supplies and attended to other mat¬ ters of detail before adjourning.
The first regular meeting of the Board for the new year will be held on Friday evening, Jan. 15.
English Spavin   Lintuknt   removes
Hard, Soft or Calloused   Lnmps   aud
Blemishes from hontcs; also Blno I S|ViV-
iuB,   Curbs,   Splints   Sweeney.   Rijag
-.     ^ r,    JJ- „       .,   o    ¦     XI Bone. Stifles, Sprains. Swr>Uen Throat-,
Dr.  George G.   Kelley. V. Ss., >» at ctonghg^ etc.   Save $50 bv nse of one
tbe aame address,   76 N.   Main  St..   bot>Ie.   A  wonderful   B.'emish   Cure.
Freeport,  L. I.    Tel. 160 ^ 2t.     | Sold by Ttiomas Johnston, Dmg^t.
The commission  appointed   by  Jus¬ tice   Edgar Jackson  has  decided  that Posts  are being set for a fei^Ce both   it   is  necessary to open the new high- sides  of their tracks, by the Railroad,   way leading   from  Woodside  Avenue. This is a very good idea, as it tends to   Baldwin, to Brookside Avenue,   Roose-
keep  people from crossing the  tracks  velt, and they have  awarded  the  sum ! survived by one son by her former mar- excejit at crossings. of $1,000 to  Miss   Bertrina   Roper  as, riage.     Funeral   services    were    held
  damages     for     the    property    taken
The Bellmore Athletic Club is already   necoasary to open .said thoroughfare.
working on its grounds for the  coming       	
season.    The  trees  are being  cleared       For  the  purpose  of   bettering   the
from around the field and it is expected  general condition of the community the
Monday afternoon. Rev. Samuel E. Taft officiating, and the interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Tuesday morn¬ ing.
that a grand stand will be erected.
The M. E. Church chofr, recently or¬ ganized, ia doing much towards in¬ creasing the attendance at the church, the services last Sunday evening being , very well rendered, and listened to by a large congregation.
The colored church ha.s been without | a pastor for a brief period, during the , absence of the pastor, whose place has been  ably  filled by Mr. Schwagler  of
Baldwin Civic Club has been incorpor¬ ated with the Secretary of State. The Board of Directors for the fiscal year are: A, C. Grimm, Charles P. Buck¬ ley, LeonW. Bishop, William B. Aui«- tin, E. M. Preston, R. P. Suits, (;. O. ZoUenhofer, William HruLkhau.-ier and E. O. Wild berger.
HEMPSTEAD
TicKet.T for the minstrel show to l>e Smithville South. The Christmas tree ' K'ven at Liberty Hall by local talent of the church was held last Wednesday i next Wednesday evening, January 6, night.
under the auspices of Enterprise   Hose Co., are now on sale. .
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OCEANSIDE
Adeline, wife of John Frost, died at her residence, Terrell Avenue, Monday morning in her 52nd year, of Bright's disease, after a lonj? illne.ss. She leaves a husband and a large family of children. Funeral service will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church this Afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the inter¬ ment which will follow will be in Rock¬ ville Cemetery.
The motto for the New Year   will   be given by Rev. A. H. Rennie, pastor of the First Presbyterian ('hurch, Sunday Miss Jennie  Valentine, daughter of r- morning at 10.30 o'clock.     Tae   Week
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Valentine, and $1560 was received at the meeting of Prayer will be observed by setting Howard Merritt, both well known resi-' of the Hemp.stead Building and Loan aside Wednesday, Thursday and Friday dents of this place, were married last | Association Tuesday evening. The evenings, Januray 6, 7, and 8, 11>09; Thursday evening, Christmas eve, at 13th aeries will mature next month, ' commencing each cveninfT ^^ "^-^^ the parsonage of the East Meadow H.' when the sum of $4080 will be paid o'clock. On Sunday morning next, E. Church. The happy couple will re-j to members holding stock in this ser- the newly elected Elder, William P. aide here. j ies. Brower, will be ordained in his office.