Nassau County Review 19200604

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NEWS OF FREEPORT
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Official P^>er, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920
VoL XXUI, No. 23
WILL CELEBRATE.    |       slashes throat
BIRTHDAY   SUNDAY l-Man KHh HimseU in Front of .Mir-   ror By Uoing a Razor
Oarence   A.   Edwards, Yonngest,   p^j^^ v6geii,T^rman, about sn
President, Has Hsd Brilliant      j years of age, who  was employed at i/'ii        »J    • •        • i '^^ E'^" ^'"^ '" Freeport, comrpitted
Village Administration j suicide   Friday  afternoon   by  cutting
  ; his throat with a razor.
He had not been well and was un¬ der the care of a physician. 'It was while his nurse was out of the room for a few minutes that he stood in front of the mirror and .slashed his throat from ear to ear. Dr. Runcie entered the room, a few minutes later and found him lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The man was dead, having almost severed his head from his body.
He was single and had been'em- played here for the past six months. From associates it was learned that he had been brooding over affairs at home, and mostly the sickness of his father.    His mind had become affect-
UBRARY SOON TO
LEauREs ON ARTic     | FOUNDER'S CLASS
BE   A   REALITY I l'>«'*ix>rt ciub ThnUed By iMajor A.
P. Simmonda
RECALL OLD TIMES
trAn hits motor truck school DAYS
RECALLED TO MANY
Heavy AutO Is Carried Fne Hundred Feet  By  Express  Train
Village President Clarence A. Ed¬ wards will reach the thirty-sixth year of his life on Sunday, June 6. He* is the youngest president that the vil¬ lage nas "ver had a»;d one of the most popular. His public career has been lied with many honors that have onl> nerved to increase his zeal and inter- t in the welfare of Freeport; he is eed a Freeport booster. It is gen¬ erally the custom to wait until a man ^^has died before nice things are said r- 'about him, aiid why, i» a mystery. Credit when due, is often a help, and it sends a warm glow through your body to know that yoa are doing your
Various Committees  Have Begun;   The members of the Freeport ciubl^^«° Hondred Elk's Honor J. Huy
enjoyed a  rare treat  Friday evening [      \^f ElHson aS of Yore—QaSS
when  they  attended  a   lecture  given
Work That WUI Beautify
Freeport
The Memorial  Library of Freeport
by Major A. P. Simmonds of the U S. A. on his experiences in the Far North.
It was an hour crowded with thrills
of Twenty-Two Initiated
Captain J. Huyler Ellison was hon-
Ohe man narrowly escaped death Saturday aftemoon when an express train ran into a truck loaded with ce¬ ment at Wantagh station, where the truck had been stalled on the track. -
Cox & Van Tuyl were the owners of
Mils Caroline G. Atkinson'Reveals
Treasures of Her Early
School Days
jored at the Elks Club last Thursday  the wrecked car, and Stanley M. Co.x
      J   -. ,.—    ,--  ."-   :v   ,- :      —, , I ored at tne CiiKs ciuD last  inursaay  tne wrecKeo car, ai
will soon  be  a reality judging from  that <:arried the listener along rugged . ^^^^j^^  ^^^^   ^^^^   seven''hundred I was driving at the th£ progre'ss that the various cominiti'\}'f''^'^Z\thV!^^f.^iT^^ of the order came to parti-' grade on eitiier side
work  well.    Why  not  then  praise  a  ^^  tjhough no suicidal tendencies had
man while he is with us and can •"eal-ijj^'    f,otiJ.g
ize that he is being appreciated? ,     .j.^^ Coroner was called and allowed
the  body  to  be removed  to  F'ulton'i;
undertaking rooms.
I MARRIED BENEATH I    BELL OF FLOWERS
 a—
Harriet  Rosenitein  Becomes the
Last Bride of May at  Very
Pretty Horae Wedding
t-       Clarence   Edwards     was     born   in
I   Roosevelt in 1884,   In 1915 he was el-
h ected to the town board of assessors and served four years in that capa¬ city. Owing to the change in the el¬ ection laws of the town, he was ap¬ pointed to the town board tq continue to serve from April, 1919, to January
V 1, 1920.    He waa exalted ruler of the
^ Freeport   Lodge  of Elks for  1919-20
' .knd was tendered a testimonial din¬ ger by the locl|;e shortly after retir-
k ing.
As village president, Mr. Edwards has shewn thai his undiv dc. time and
interest belongs to ?>eeport, and the'     , ^^     T ...       .  „,
same may be said of all members of A very pretty home weddn;^' took the Village Board, heir loyalty to Place in freeport Sunday f^^'rno^n Freeport  is  a  pleasant thing  to  see; when Harr.et Raylee Rosuistem. old-
and i. iihvays evident. j"' '^"«.^^^!; ,"fr-Ar i",'"'' ^",,,^p'^^?
> Mr. Edwards believes that the vil. iRosertbtem of 115 Wallace slre.«i, Free-
|ffja.ge as a whole deserves impartial at- W- tention and that has been one of his ¥i policies, ihe repairing of streets has (? been going on as raiii.lly' as po.-sible, I and tiie perfection of the lighting sys- p tem is taking shape as fa.si as the ^ present handicaps tan be overcome. f. The village board has been through t" a most trying year with the proble.n f.. td hie'h cost of labor and material {•¦ making needed improvements in the I village difficult to ne„'otiate,.but Free- jKjrtis growing all the tuna and sbe is
, left one with the feeling that in spite i   ._ ^    ¦    Tr'„„„,i„,o ri„„    v,..i,, tees are making. | of the dangers  and  discomforts,  thei^P?^? '" Founders Clas. .Night
June 21 will usher in a drive for the ! call  of the  great outdoors was  irre- purpose  of  getting  subscriptions for j ^•^tj^''^,
the  project and the first day of the '     Charles Mack was master of cere drive will be celebrated representing    the    org
Freeport, such as the .\merican Leg-jt'^at organisation.   He said that a real! ion   Elks   et- .        j development    of    Am*icanisni    was
',       .',      '     .,, ,       ,        ,   ,  * . , hneeded in Freeport and that the plans
The village will be placarded with ^f jj^^  l,
League  for the  coming  »um-
The timely question of a new school
in Free port brings up the thought of
time.    There is a i schools of other days, and Freeport is
oi the track at thei indeed fortunate in liaving a teacher
rossing and it was while attempting > here who  remembers  the days  when
Fifteen   of  the    charter    members i to cro.is at thi.s point that the engine j-Readin", Biting', an' Rithmetic" were
were there and ohe hundred and sixty-1 became  stalled. [the Calvary of many a youngster.
one of those who had become meinbers      Looking west along flie track, Mr. I,    We speak of Miss Carrie B. Atkin-
coming, | son, whose "boys" are now successful
g as far I business men of Freeport and. whose
see the I "girls" croon   lullabys    and    hearken
twenty-two candidates and dur-  truck in time, the engineer could do j back to their days of lessons and play.
ing the busineos session of the meet-   notning   but   put   on   his   emergency ! She is a "Peter Pan" in reality, for
ling Capt. Ellison presided in" his old , brake, which he did. and in spite of it, she has remained young through the
I capacity.    All of his old officers were j the  truck   was carried  along  on  the  years  that  they have taken  to
UDscripuons ior      r'i,„,i„„  m„ i   „.„„ ,„o=..... ^t ,o..„    one of those who had become members      Looking west along the tra irst day of the i ^Charles Mack was master of cere-, ^,    ^        Allison was E.xalted Rui-, Co.x   saw   the   express   train   -
d with a parade | ^r^'idcnT  f' h'^'p eepSrt 'crmJnTtv i "'.-"V'-^^'i^n k       t    .      •     j -^ ^^ '»-* -„'*-,!" ^ftting
¦    ,• pre. locni (u  ire rreefwn v^onimunii.,       Xhe officers of Queensboro Lodge in-! awav as possibe.    Lnab e to
•gani.afons    of  League   who totd briefly   he am^ of jti^t^j t^^nty-two candidates and dur-  truck in time, the engineer c
posters,    buttons,    etc., and  a  huge clock  will   register  the  subscriptions
as they come in. ««"<!  ^oxe.s   swings, proper supervls-1
, . . .    ,      ,    . ,    ; ion, etc.    Also the establi.^ment of a
Local interest IS developing remark- Lanteon   in   the    colored    community ably in the proposition, although there 'centre.
are some who would favor a monument I Major Simmonds plunged at onco instead of a library, fearing that the j '"^o the great unknown and set the ., ... ,        .. ¦  1    •     •.•    audience off on their journey with the
library will lose its "'emorial signih- ^^^^^^j      ^^ ^      ^.^^\ ^^^ '^^^ j^^j,,
ance in time and be spoken of as the j j^^ .^^y^  "Mush."    He  hae   made  six
present   with   the   exception   of   two., cow catcher of the eii^ine for a dis-   ap in.
grow
d]    J»i   ot\d\    • 1 i.        I t  IIUJSCIIL       VVJLIl       tlic      c.v».c».'i.iv*ii      v/a       v *»"-(». ijvv     ijan.:iiv-l      Ui     LMC    engine     IOI      I
ed $1,800 in order to be car-  », j^,   ^evy read tbe minutes of I tance of about five hundred feet
ned  out.    hey  include a  playground, | ^j,^, ^^^^ ,„eeting. The engine, tender and first t
The faithful service that Miss .At¬ kinson has given to the Village of Kreport is a pleasant thing to think about. It is a service that has been v.iihcut a break, a duty that h;
"Public   Library."     The   same  might L:' be said of a monument for that mat
two or
Cafit. Ellison will long be remem-1 three cars ef the train wore comp'ett- beretl for.his vim and activity in the j ly coatefl with the oeiiient, which ckinu lodge  and  the  large  turnout  hursday ! to   the   grease  and   dirt.     Only   three
evening was a tribute to him as Past-bags of it were saver, the truck being jer been shirked, and through i! all Exalted Ruler. The curbstone was jcui.ipletely wrec!c"d and carrieii almost | has shown a personality that has left lined with cars  in all directions that i in front of tl^ offices of the company, lits mark upon all who have been in the
evening and the club was tilled to ca-1  -^-^ i classes of thia gentle teacher.
pacity. il?Dl?nDADT  r'IDT ^''•¦^>'   .-Atkinson's   article' will
Capt. Elli.son was the first E.xalted i f^ttfUK |    UlKL
I   proud of the help that she is receiv- I   ing.from her officials.    And that ap-
- ^''•'-'4^
ing.
plies to the fire and police departments
as well as other village offices.
President Edwards showed excel¬ lent judgment ih appointing Capt. John N. Hnrtmann as head of the po¬ lice dep.irtment. Capt. Hartnicnn has ' shown excellent judgment at the prop- j'er time and with the help of the ex- eellent force has made the police de- •partment a well oiled machine that i^ functioning   with   one    hundred     per
cent, efficiency.    Several letters  have j (pj^^tj, j,    Gii^^,„an , r Deen received about the alertness of i      .    , ,,     u,; i„
'• Wl  on  post.    The traffic  system  of  P?^',  became   -?t  bn e parking cars on Railroad avenue hasi^!"'""-  f"   "^, ,„^'v   1 ^<^roven^o be a most -ellent one aiu. ; «¦-" ^f^^Tl^f ,i;,,„,er of the Vis working with the best possible re-1 Qibbons & Crisp Auto Body Corn-
alts      Anotner     improvement     that I      '^^ ^^\.       ^.^^  ^j,^ ^^^_,
...-light be worked  out with  good  re-' ^^'"¦>'' " irults  is  the  question  of doing  away
course four hundred miles long, Maj¬ or Simmonds was the first referee. ; Sixty below zero was an everyday matter in that country and quite com-
ihe whole proposition is as follows Samuel R. Smith, chairman; Alfred f. Davison, vico chairman; Hiram R. Smith, vice chairman; Sidney H. Swe¬ iey, vice chairman; J. Huyler Ellison, j fortable.
secretary; Richard Remsen, asii.stant , There"was a thrill in everv sentence .-iecretary; Smith F Pearsall, treas-i of Major Simmonds' lecture us well urer; Phoebe A. Scholey, Edward S.,.,,, many interesting sidelights on the Keogh, Stephen P. Peftit, Elvin .N. Ed : habits of animals in that countrv. An ward-s, .Agnts Earon, Stella I-oreman, j affair with a brown bear and a mat- cieorge B. Hunt, Uarry W. Beebe, C.; ter of shooting rapids and being fmind Herbert Kerr, James E. Stile.H, Harold starving after five davs of dclirous (<:. Brown,  Donald    Mackay,    Arthur ! wandering weie but two of the manv
ips to the Arctic ivid has made three j ^^^^^ ^j Freeport Lodge and during
and
hose
called
par
mber
the
into
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ders Class
The evening was a  niigsity tribute!     A   prtity
WEDS IN BALDWIN
Fern Baldwin  a  Mid-May Bride
in  Wedding  Bright  With
Flowers and Gowns
_   ^ . _ -May   wedding   took i
to tiie popular past exalted ruler. Fol--:.j»hl'ce in Bal<lwin when F'ern Baldwin., lowing the ceremonies, bountewus re-, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bald-1
freshments were served.  '    . — — |
MOtOR CYCLES CRASH
Two Accidents on .Merrick Koad Near Together.—Two Boys Injured
MKS.  MARK   SI.MON
of     Samuel Mrs.   Mark
rank, John .M. Harrington, Henry Baraach, Fred S. Howell, Harold B. .Smith, James E. Sutphin.
adventures that have happened to him
Two  motorcycle  accidents occurred within a short time of each Dthi.'r Sun
FINES INCREASED
Speeders I'aying  .More for the I'rivi- legc of Exceeding Limit
with the parking of cars on Main Street, whether or not it would be a l^ood scheme to park them on the cen
Speeding through the Village of Freeport i sgoing to be .stamped out if Judge Albin Johnson has anything to say about it. The cases that came before him Tuesday expecting to be released with the usual $5 fine were .sadly disappointed.
Frederic Smith of New Jersey had to pay ten (lollars for riding faster :han the law allows, and Grosvner I'^arwell of New York City had to pay fifteen.
Louis Licht and Herman Trecht of
.New York City were fined fifteen dol-
mination  of a  romance  that  had  it.- | lars apiece and J. A. Bowman's case
inception  in Atlantid City last Labor j wa^s adjourned for another week.
Dav.
Da nie!
He is the "onlv man who has ever shot^day afternoon and both were witnessed
and  reported   by   Motorcycle     Officer John A. Hahn of the Freeport police force, who was on duty in that district. The fii'st occurred in Rockville Cen- i,000 miles ]n them'  tre on the Merrick road.   Ernest Fan- _..  CO of the village was riding on Mer¬
rick road at a time when it was crowd¬ ed with cars Snd he'was not paying full attention to his driving. He cratihed into the car of Edward Gar¬ vey of Jamaica and injured himself in the knee and forearm.    Dr. Halpin
')ie Sty George's Rapids and lived, and this summer he will attempt it again. He holds a certificate of canoe mile¬ age from the Canadian Government He has covered
MEMbRIAL*"DATr DULY CELEBRATED
J.  Cupid,  Jr.,   regi.-^tered bull's eve on his first shot, but it was
tre of Olive boulevard   leaving Main ; ^^^ ¦^^•.,  g^^,,^y ^^^[  j,^' ^g^,j j,al-
Btreet clear in case of fire. Questions ?; like this have boen brought before the h. present progressive board and have r Been worked out .-iatiafactbrily by the I, popular president and his excellent I aides.
^ PINNED UNDER CAR
ance hi.s books and close the account. The   ceremony was   performed   by
Max Groquest, whose summer home is in Brookhaven, was speeding along the Merrick road in order to avoid an
vlVplley Car Overturns  .-Vuto and jures wo Men
There *vere over fifty guests pres-
' cut  from   Freeport,     Trenton,   N.  J.,
j„. I I'liiladelphia and New Y'ork City. The
' 1 bride wore georgette crepfe over white
I satin and carried a shower bouquet of
¦ ,,   , ,   ,,r    X    ....  lilies of the valley.   She was attended
H. C. Schluter and G   "'   "' -'^—"
,0f   Freeport,   were   pinn
^overturned   automobile   Saiuraay   ev- - ^^jj^g jg^jj,
J ening at Lena avenue and -Main street, ; J,      ^jgj   ^f  pink  roses.     Little   Mi-s land painfully injured, when a passing'ggj^ipg   feltenstein   was   the   brides I ti'olley car struck the automobile, ov-; flower girl and made a pretty pictu  j I erturning it.      ,    ,  .       , ^, , .     ,,      Un frock of orchid organdy, over pi  '; P    Mr. Schluter had :ii^.t left his store  .^^^¦^J^    g^e carried a basket of daisi s |i and had run hi. caj I,it' u  .ttie :.-.vt- f- wt y in order to turn around.   He saw " tite   trolley  car  several  block   away, id figured th-l he wci:'i! hnve pjen'.y
Rev Dr. V. Lichter of Far Rockaway <>" Mam street, was tinder complaint and the bride and groom stood under a I i'f Officer Raynor, and was hned hve bell of white roses. At the close of j dollars. All of the other sunimons the eeiemony doves were released from i were served by OfBcer John A. Hahn. the bell and circled around the room. -  
xccident.    His fine was set at twenty I ^;ather,_ the   faded   bine   uniforms   of dollars and later reduced to fifteen. Max Resnick, who ran into a sign
Various Activities  Not Marred   by ;wa^ called and attemled him.
¦^ \    The second accident was on theyMer-
Any Accidents— G. A. R. and      jrick   road   in   Baldwin,   when   H^roi<*
,      .      I,  ..    .   C      • '       I Phillips, age 21  years, of the Bronx,
Legion Unite in services ! vj-g^v   York   City,   collided   with  a  car
  ; and was badly hurt.    He was treated
u,         • -, r,         -11         1          •    4.V,   iby Dr. Steele and removecl to his home. Memorial Day will go down in the ;  '        w.^t^..^ « ^	
history of Freeport as one that will j     pOLlCE OFFICER PRO.MOTED always   be   remembered. . Fate     was      Putrolman Adam Yulch of the Free- kind in the matter of weather as the  po^t  police force, has been promoted ^ sufi shone brightly all day long, and ! (-q sergeant to fill the place left vacant win, of .Main street, Freeport, became It wa.s not loo hot for the veterans to ; b^ the resignation of Ser^Oiint Gross-   the   bride  of  John   Herbert,    jr.,    of be about,                                                      |,.^an.
Early in tho morning they began to  4	
.MRS. JOHN  HEKBKKT. Jr.
! (Photo by Glickman)
! classes
Miss .Atkinson's article will lead I you backward through the years until lonce more you sit-in the little old seals !aiul pull the pigtail of the girl in front . uf you, or else blame "Fatty" for put¬ ting g^im between the pages of the grumiuar. You will be benefitted by this flight of memory, and you will re¬ member the teacher who is still pa¬ tiently teaching, addfng up the years of usefulness to an already long rec¬ ord of efficiency.
FREEPOKT SCHOOLS
By
! Carrie  B. Atkinson
I "Hail to dear old Freeport, noble i and grand."
' Long ugo, ere yet the festive Jrol- I ley had started on its daily trip ^ong I -Main street in those good old tiiiu-s I when autoiiivbiles were.unknown, ar.ii I Darius CJreen was as yet, sole propri- j etor  of  the  flying machine,   I  began
teaching in the F'reeport school. ! The achool house was a moile.-rl I wooden structure of four rooms, ^ii I uated on Pine slreet, just east of ! uneie the Catholic rectory now staii is. I There were few houses near it. On j f ne .side wa-^ (I'lite a little forest where
the boys gathered hickory nuts, or I piayeil hookey, according te the sea- j son uf the year.
i The principal was L. M. BurdicK, ! now teaching in New York City, lie i reorganized the school and lai<i the i for.nd'itic'i of the public library. Th- I hook.s wtre covered tjvitn some kind   if
shiny red material and looked very I cheerful and inviting. j About ninety pupils w^re enrolled I on my lirst school register. Fortun- I ately we never had a perfect attend- I ance. hey were bestowed about the I r(M)ni  in  every  available corner,  with
an overflow meeting on the teacher's I i)latform. Sometimes confusion re- j suited from the great similarity of 'jiames.
; For many a tombs and Raynor
WIN TWO OUT OF THREE BALLGAMES
1861   and  the smart khaki  and  navy
I blue of our boys who have just come
i back from France.
j     The  people of the  village  had an-
I swered   the   call   for   automobiles   for
veterans and the Clinton Story Post !of the American Lej'ion saw to it that j every veteran of 61 had a place* in a
car driven by a soldier or sailor of th;- ! late war. It made an inspiring sight I to see the veterans of two wars .side j by i.sde.
Heading the parade came the Free
GROUND BROKEN FOR B'NAI TEMPLE
Hebrew Congre-gation of Freeport Start Building Thirty Thou¬ sand Dollar Edifice
Chureh  street, Baldwin.
Freaport has given away two of her i Into my jiortion fell.
Not leaving out the Posts, of cour- Nor Pearsall and Bedell. •
ri!0.-t charming daughters this month j and buth have' made pretty brides.! The bride was gowned in while georg-1 ette crepe with a net veil, and carried i a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. | She was altended by .Miss Matilda .~parKS of Baldwin, who wore blue taf- i fet^'with a blue* georgette crepe hat, i On our tirsl .Arbor day we planted and carried jiink s\\'l'et peas. The I an elm treu, dedicated to (ieorg(' be.sl man was Rulott' Duryea of Grand ] Washington, and four maple trees, in avenue, Freeport, Rev. ,1. H. ulhill niemory of four American poets. We (hurch   per-! helped choose the state tree, but lost
[Full half of my class in answer, L'l) to the chalk box poured. When ence I thoughtless inuniiun. "John Smith, go to the board."
;. W. Westeott I ^'f ^g°/sister  Grace   as maid of hon i Take. Thirty-One luuingS to Settle ! P^fr Baml. ^vho played splendidly, and B'nai Temple te be erected by the Heb-, do.k
ned   under   an   ^     u '      1   t^„l; „>^iflJi*, or,,i . - « ,   »». . | behind them v.ere the Veterans of Fcr-  rew  congregation   at   the  corner    of,     y,,
Saturday   ev-:°'>.^^" r'"' ^wlf ^irL?n^^^ ^     Supremacy of   Diamond ieign   Wars,   from   RoekviUe   Centre. 1 Broadwav   and   Mount   avenue,   Free-  ^upp
?,."-''"a_.J1  1 white leghorn hat, carrying a shov eri i- "'„,., ' Tbpn e.imp tbp o-r^inH oI,l mpn of thP . .,„..         • 1 r"^^
Over Holiday
  of   the   Baldwin   M.   E
formed the ceremony and tiie wedding i our vote for the state flower, by choos Ground   has   been   broken   for   the  march   was  played   by   Charles   MUr-   ing the water lily.    At that time we
I gathered beautiful pond lilies from the ollowing the ceremony a wedding  old mill pond on lower Main street.
, , J    ,, r   u        . ..«pper was served for members of the i     I   suppose,   .Mr.   Editor,   that   it   is
Then c.^me the grand old men of the j port. | immediate-family. .Mr. and .Vlrs. H'er- hardly fair to mention the innocent Civi. War. lheir salutes were not as ^ plans for the new building have , bert are now making their home on Jookin'/ but peppery chocolate creams smart and sharp as those ofthe yoiing  ; been drawn up by W. C. Kern of Free-  Main street, Freeport. 	
..nil sweei pem(.
The  groom  was  attended    by    ?
cousin,   Charles   Robbins.     Followi 1 iiKuicu HI- >i-   «...,.. ......  t--—.•   : Vjj, ^¦erenicny there w.-i" a dinner a
time to back mto the road and turn jjance     and     reception. T   he   brid >nd. ,    , ,     ,    ,      ... 1    --randparents were  present  and  M
ust as he had oacked onto the track r;;^jj^am Rosenstein, the  bride's moth
Pthe car bore down upon him and Vstruck the re&r wheels of the auto, "overturning it hnd pinning the  men
underneath.
Passengers on the trolley lifted the
wrecked oar and dragged the injured f-taen to safety. Mr. Schluter suxered ^bad cuts about the left ear, bruises of
er, wore a  -sphinx   sequin  gown  and carried.a blue fan.
The color scheme of the floral deco¬ rations was white, the house being a fairyland of white lilacs and lilies of the   valley.     The   young   pouple   will
¦' Thirty-one innings in three games 1 er men, but th(? fire that burned in | port and he will supervise the con- ' I is tte record of the baseball team cov- i their eyes was as bright as could be, 1 struction  until  it  is completed.    The
j jring  Saturday  and   Memorial    Day., and it glorified their faces as in the ' size of the temple will be forty by sev- 0 LS'.^turda;.-   afternoon   the   local   team  days of old. t ent\ feet and there will be seating ca-
, I bsat theBrooklyn Lyceum by the close , FoHowing them were the two Posts ' pae"ity for about five hundred people. J i acore of 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Memor- ! of tho American Legion, who turned , it wiil be equipped wjth the latest and ¦g ial Day the Bushwick A. A*, came to out in goodly numbers, hese were i most modern improvements, including ^ I Freeport  and   split  a  double  header,  followed by the Boy Scouts and school, a basement the full size of the build-
the  first game  going twelve innings  children   an   dthe     Wonien's     Relief
for a 2 to 1  score and the second 6  Corps.
to 2. Village  President  Clarence  A.  Ed-
Freeport won two out of the three ' wards placed a wreath on the Fire De-
and it was the best baseball game that  partment memorial tree and Hiram R.
has been seen in the village for some j Smith   placed   one   on   the   memorial
time.    Monday the crowd had a per-; tree  given  by  the  High   School  stu-
AGAIN POSTPONED
Hearing On Has Rateti  .Adjourned On Account Of ( onimii'-.sinner's  lllnefi..i
the   yaney.     ine   young   poupie   win j  . -^^   ^,^,     ^ ^^   enthus-idents.    Both weathes  were the  gif 11
K''^^!.\nbrC?n".:\.^d"'ffi'??c^i^^^^                                From 2 o'clock I of  the   Clinton   Stor>-   Post     of    the I White   Sniphur  bprings  und   AtlanUc. .„,., _,.   .r_  .„_»„:_     a...,„,;„o.,   t „™;.^.,       a„     tt,^   ..^o.„.]„
Illness of Commispicmer John A. ing, where classes will be held, clubs 1 Barhite was the reason for the fail- will be able to meet, and entertain-• ure to continue the hearing on Wed- ments held. There will also be quar- ne.sday of the protest the irillages of L«irs for the janitor. Rockviilc Centre, Freeport and Hemp-
The building will be of frame struc-; stea3   and   the   Town   of   Hempstead  books went, together with a nice lit-
ture  and, stucco, finished with  white, against the increase of rates  by the 1 tie library and a new piano just paiil
,    _ ,.-       ..—   __.i .-.•_.    ., „„-,,,....       .-, f^j.     However,  new  books were   im-
with which a future citizen regaled "teacher" on thu first tff^pril, nor to tell how anotlier young hopeful now nignified with the title of "Judge," use<l to draw pictures on the board with one hand and grrasp an eraser in lhe other, ready for instant ^tion should detectijn seem imminent.
You shake your head. Well, then, we'll not mention either circumstanc¬ es, but let bygones be bygoneii.
One January night in 1893, the sehool   house  burned  down.     All  our
one wheel having been torn completely [ Off the car^	
MUSICAL TREAT
Among the guest Mrs. M.' Feltenstein, Mr. and Mrs. L
Chase's Pupils to Give Beneflt for tb* \. W. C. A.
I Music lovers will have a great ^reat in Saturday night of this week, June B when Miss Dora A. Chase will pro¬ mt her piano pupils in an evening Ital at the home of Mrs. Alfred T. .vison, 110 Pine street. The local _l«nt will have the assistance of Miss ,lix Seinert, an excellent 'cellist of iew York City, and Miss Phyllis Mae ^'almadge, reader j The price of ad- Ittiiasion 'is 50 cents and the aflair is ^Itaing sponsored by the women's com¬ mittee of the Y. W. C. A. for the bene¬ fit of that organiiation.
Those pupils of Miss Chase who wiP itake part in the program are: Car- BUtn Hart, Mary Sutphin, Herbert 'Bchley.^Ruth Poet, Catherine Carl, iSlary Rita Halpin, Carlton Ryan, Noel Syan, John Willets, D<irothy Marlow, Betty Cuimnings, Alice Davison, Con¬ stance Southard, Ruth P^ace, Helen Pdst,   Hannah   Holaday,
ilzer, Mrs. Edward Abels, Mrs. Laura i-^^jj-Yhe game will be on^the home I Street burying ground by the G. A. R
X »¦-•-—^:-   -¦> "" 'and theWomen's Relief Corps. Fol¬ lowing the exercises the parade form¬ ed  again and  marched down  to tbe
ot A K t V iMJ on-i M^l A F;»pmnn result- lhe game will be on the home Street burying ground by the G. Studebaker, Mr. and Mrs A Freeman, ^^j^,^ at AUantic avenue and Be- and theWomen's Relief Corps, w.*'^     "¦<  ;i       «^?'   n      n toln "'lell street, and lovers of baseball will  lowing the exercises the parade
port;; Mr. and Mrs. Sol Rosenstein, Mr. and Mrs. S. Page, Mr. and Mrs. S. Cohen, .Mr. and Mrs. S. Lavine.'Mr. and Mrs. J. Simon, Mr. and Mrs. M. Simon, of Trenton, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. A. Apt, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Apt, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. A. Ruth, Mr, and Mrs. A. Cohen, Mr. and Mr.s. S. (Joldherg; .Mr. and Mra. J. W. Weit-
LARGE GATHERING HEARS SERMON
cement or limestone corners an^ trinx,, .Nassru & Suffolk Lighting (Company,
The   building   committee   estimates  and a . 3w date for the hearing will
I that the cost of the structure will be ¦ now have to be agreed upon.
parade I ()(.tween twenty-five and thirty thou-      .All parlies were waiting at the com-
odllars, and it is hoped to have ; missioner's office in New York City on
completed in time for the fall holi- : Wedn'^sdaj   to  proceed with the case
,   . , LUL       —ys- whrn the word came of the 0)mmig-
be reckoned with. given, as a salute to those boys whose i _»  sioner's sickness, for which regret was
...,..,».      1-, • J   ».r      t:v Next  Sr.turday  "-ftemoon the bovs  names were on the silken "In Memo-i •   4 *« r««i   r^ « •««var>vkaatr^ pxnrp««P(l
Srs'^Mrmaf MVf R^kahn- MrrCn i-»1 tackle the Lt Waterman B. B |riam" banner carried in. the parade. LARGE GATHERING .Meanwhile the situ.-ition remains as .*."•  «JT"i;j„.!;tj  AK„i'   iir„   ToLolC. of New York and a good game will | _ Exercises were held m the Church | ,,^ ^ ^„   «n«««^mi ! before, the injunctions as to the com¬
panies charging and collecting the in¬ creased rate in Freeport and RcK-kville Cjntre continuing.
-At a mKting in New York C^ty this week of l.lllo gas company rep/-e.Hcijt- atives the general sentimer.t was that if they are not allowed to charge an incrensed rate for their proiliict they may have to go out of business, 'i'he The memorial services at the Bald- intLung was called at the instance of .,,,,,,,, ,  „        ,.    I,,,..,, L , .      , ;Wii> M. E. Church on Sunday evening G ?orge B. Cortelvmi, president of the
,111- -Ul. ,«H Mr, H Wpit7Pr Mr and' .^MP**' "'?°''l' Ladder and Hose Co. j Yacht Club was opened for the season (j^st were attended by a very large i American Gas Association. Phillip H. Mr; I Rrbi.vp \ir' Tnd Mr4 ^amuer "^ Roosevclt has starrefl ft campaip | with a dance and gathenng of young | congregation. The church was com-1 Gadson, vice president .of the United RL;n.;ein Vr ifnrf \St <! GutmanV*"' ^""''^ ^° ^ ^^^ "* moton^ing the people in summer frocks and flannels. | pi^tely filled. Representatives of the I Gao Improvement Society, is iiuoted Mr   and     M^8   M    Kessler   of  New i«^^S^''^"'til*„% .v.   :i      ^       .1. •'   '^* "^^a %" *'*"*' ^"/.t" ^^^.'»"««'?*'  G. A. R., Spanish War Veteran, and lis stying:
Vn;i, ri.„- thp hHrlplf ^indfather I ^*"*^* ^^^ *^^ department has usee no accidents marred the festivities m I n,embers of the American Legion "If gas companies cannot be given Ks X^enstd;, and her'^randl^^^^^^^ ^-y' [were present.   Special music was ren-,rate« that will enable them to nteet the
er, Mrs. Minnie Weitzer.  l^^ry to discard such antiquated meth-
see a fast, snappy team in action.
PLEA FOR FUNDS
I water where exercises were \ the dead sailors
i    In the ^ftemoon the -American Leg¬ ion divided  -   >    >^'    l     .     l      l  „
double header baseball Roosevelt Firemen Pay Half Cost Of | game  with  the  Bushwick  A.  A., the New   Motor—Seek   the   Rest | first game going twelve innitgs.
In  the  evening the    South     Shore
held for I Baldwin M. E. Church  FiUed Memorial Service for Vet¬ erans of Three Wars
at!
School Notea
: ods and install a motor truck. I    The department has maintained full equipment and   perfect   organization
Coming Evcaita
Joine   U
Fire Co. No. 2
June —6Men's Chorus of 40—M. E,
(dered   by, the  choir  and   the  pastor,' rising costs  of materials which  they I Rev.   Dtuii^l   Lewis,  delivered   a   ser-¦ are forced te use, they will be obliged
i mon. ' to lake the only alternative remaining , daily work and a school physiciain nnd
He said in part:    "We welcome you . and that is to get out of business. And j school  purse  have  l>i«n  employed  to
mediately ordered, and in a very short time .school, or rather schools, was in running order again. Every morning at nine o'clock one might behold sev¬ en different teachers in seven differ¬ ent teachers in seven different build¬ ings, ringing seven different school bells te usher in seven different llttla flocks. Our principal held forth ia the truck house 6n Church street and often said afterwards that he never had enjoyed a term better.
When the new ten room school house was erected on Grove and Pine streets people shook their beads mournfully and prophesied that it would ne\'er be filled. ^Modern hiatory hs^ shown that their feaw were entirely jjrround- less. ,
Soon after we entered the new ^build¬ ing, drawing and music were added to the regular school subjects. A kin-- dergarten department was also start¬ ed. In later years the Mothers' dob was formed and still continues as an important and helpful adjunct of the school. For several years sewing, do- mertic science, manual training and > physical culture have been part of the
iay,  Clara  Mahnken, Edith  Bradley, Ai|dtey Talmadge, Mildred .Vanier.
Born
(On Tuesday moming, June 1, a baby anifhteT, to Mr, and Mrs. F«Ink lif* of Raynor !»treet, Freeport.
The F. H. S. nine distinguished it- through all the years of its existence
self in two games last vreek, both be- Und have answered all calls without      ^„„p wjbchb ,
ing playetl out of town.   They defeat-1 tJiought  of  compensation,  and   occa-   [^lurch   Freeport
ed the Southside High School, Rock-j siona have been very rare when they t     v,',-,    tCL.L_*. r-w-K    i»    . r»-
    vilie Centre, with a score of 16-9 and have allowed a house to bum to tbel    ^"2* "~       '^     Ckib-Rose Dm
Zella   Hola-  Huntimgten with a score of 6-5. Three | ^ouhd. ' ™    i^nce.
cheers for old Fi-eeport. i"the  department  has  pledged  half      '''"»«    *—Entertainment    Latherin
The winners in the prise speaking [the cost of the apparatus and will »© i Sunday School—Smithville South. «*-.  >.»!.,» ia.» Prt,i«v r.ia'kt wpr»-1 jj^-j^ gu^scriptions for the balance»The | .  June 10—Fireman's TounuunW at
Merrick—Camp   Avenue ; tonight, members of the Grand Army, you must*remember that a iM>puia|,i'}n ''   " of the Republic, Veterans of the Span-jof 45,(K)0,0<X) American peopie depend
ish-American and of foreign wars and  upon artificial gas -as a household ne-
the members of the American Legion, • cesf ity."
World War Veterans.  ppon* tnt^Z	
"These three wars whose veterans BETKACnON
are represented b<jre tonight are not ¦    Under the title of "Auto Hits Tele
contest held last Friday night were: First. Richard McChesnej', and second, Dwight Latta. In the debate, Paul McAvoy won the first prise and Clin¬ ton Egan, the second.
VAl'oe of tbe new machine has beer.; Greenport. proved to tbe most skeptical and the May 29—Spring Dance and Beeep- village wants to be free from the ob- tion—M. H; R. Cbarch—Alphs Pire ligation as soon as possible. Hall, Roosevelt
unrelated througb the reason for each j phone Pole," the Review published an
war differs from the others, as wtll;account   of   Louis   Steiner  of   North,        , ^v. .».»
as  the  location  of battlegrounds,  toj BeUmore, running into a pole wit^ a |^T'''Ie World War, our Freeport boys
look after ht« physical well being of the pupils.
Little by little the public library was enlarged until H waa finally pro moted to a separate room on Grow street. There is a high school library, however, and a grade library in each claia room.     ,
When the United States entered the
say  BOthiog   of  the    nnthougbt    of bus load of passengers lajt« week. The changes in war implements. source of this information has proved
'^c dscade from 1850 to 1860 was {to be incorrect, inasmuch aa tiiere was (Continued on  Page 8) !nb one in the bus at the time.
responded  nobly  to  their   ' country's
call,    nl the  gl/idscme  sohool    dayi
thejr had sung with enthdNiasm: "Wc
(CffDtinoed on Pag* 5)
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