Nassau County Review 19120308

              Vol. XVII
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912
No. 19
FREEPORT NEWS
Single ccpies ol tin- it( vii w for sale a  ire< nhlatt's, liailro;i(i Ave.; Kiefer's, R«'vi'-w Office. Lii.Silva's. and (iobetz'.s. South Main St.; ami DaSilvii'H Wf-st Merrick Koad. I''iefi«)rt. tl.
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE (Governor's laland, which is as near this locality as can be secured).
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Mrs. J. H. Heckman of Grand Ave., haa gore to Dorchester, Maes., where she will spend several months.
Harold Williams of Grove Street is in Cunada on a buBiness trip. He will be away about two months.
A. Sidney Malcomson of Soutn Long Beach Avenue has returned from a bosiness trip ir. Virginia.
The second annual barn dance of the Freeport Democratic A.ssociatiou will be hela in the Sigmond Opera House on Monday evening,   March 18.
Miss Adela Rankin will give the fourth lecture in her series of Dickens Reading Monday, March 18, at the heme of Mrs. John Gunning, 120 S. Bayview Avenue. The subject will be "Our Mutual  Friend."
As soon as the weather will permit khe remaining shanties on the property of owned by James Hanse, formerly known as Rhodesia, will be removed to other sites. Considerable of this property has been disposed of and the erection of a number of houses will be commenced within a few weeks.
A 100 point match pool game was played at DeMott'a parlor last Tuesday evening between Kdward Tryon. rep¬ resenting Kreeport, and Jack Bosch, representing Roosevelt. The game re¬ sulted in victoty for the Roosevelt player, by 11 point.
.^t the meeting of Freeport Lodge, B. P. O. E., last Thursday night five candidates were initiated, making the membership 241. The initiates were Clyde C. Wallace, Ira H. Baker, of Freeport; Samuel Blumenthal, of Rockville Centre; Peter A Kress, of Baldwin; T, J. McLaughlin, of Hempstead.
An immense large elk's head, said to be tbe largest in the United States, < was presented the lodge by Bro. ' Robert Delaney of Atlantic City. |
Mrs. William G. Miller entertained the Arts Club Monday afternoon at her home on South Ocean Avenue, and Mrs. W. (i. Smith vi»9 chairman of the day. The topic was "Co-operation." Following is the program: Cinquiene Barcarolle, Mrs. T. D. Carman; His-' tory of Co-operation, Mrs. Ida R. I Wright: Co-operation in Art, Misa Cecile E. Payen; Vocal Solo, Miss Gildersleeve; Its Advantages, Mrs. Edwin Van Hiper; Snme Objections, Mra. William G. Miller; What shall we do? Mrs. W. G. Smith; Vocal Solo, Miss Gildersleeve.
'     Lyman W. Taft of  the   Review   re- ' portorial   staff is confined to his   home with a slight attack of pleurisy.
'     The Columoian   Brass   Foundry   has moved to their new quarters,   and   fx- : pect to be permanently   settled   there , this week.
Clinton M. Flint has moved    his law oflices from 39 Railroad  Avenue in the Libby   Building, to 51    Railroad   Ave¬ nue, over the new First National Bank ! Building.
Louia Long haa leased his cottage on West Siile Avenue for the earning season, to \ir. and Mrs. George Weeks
i of Hempstead.     They   will    occupy   it
i about April L'i.
it is now too late to p:iy your town taxea without an extra percentage. Up to April fi there will le an ad¬ ditional 2 per cent, and from April 6 an additional 5 per cent.
, On Mon<lay Pasquale l.ico, an Ital- [ ian, 9 yeara of age. was taken to Rochester by Chief Wallace. He had been arraigned hefore Justice No^-ton and declared a juvenile delinquent.
Henry L. Maxson, of this village, ia among Ihe directors of the Pray & Hasbrouck Company of New York City, organized with a capital of $10,000, to deal in chemicals, drugs, etc.—Times.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade will be held in Fra¬ ternity Hall next Wednesday evening, when improvement propositions in con¬ nection with the village election will be brought up for discussion.
Morris Miller celebrated his 67th; birthday Sunday. His daughter and | son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kol-, isch of New York, and their daughters, ¦ Miriam and Rose, were with Mr. and Mrs. Miller to help properly ob^erve j the occasion. I
LeRoy Smith
Appeal Denied
I Lively Primary Local 1 opics
The   primary of the People's   Party (By the Editor)
Tuesday aft-^rnoon    brought out nearly i     A. S. Draper,    State   Commissioner
1100 votera - the exact   number   being       For the benefit of inquiring   readers ' ^f £jiu(.at|„„_ j,ag fg„jjgrpji [,is decision
1087. we will say that we  were   not   invited ! jjj^,„,g,|,,^ jijy appeal   brought ty Roy
There vvas a contest for every   ollice to attend the organization   meetitig   of   Leo,, j^niitli   from the act cf the Board
excepting    tax   collector,     which    D. the "Freepert Good Government  Asso-
Frank   Seaman won without any oppo- ciation"  .or   the   "Citizen's   Welfare
sition. League"   and   so   are   i ot   acquainted
'.ast Friday   night a number of citi- vvitfi   the details, there being  no   invi-
zens organized the "Freeport Good tations sent uut to the press Goverrment Association" with Wm. H. Grace as president and Edmund T. Cheahire secretary, and endorsed John D. Gunning for president, and Werner Nygren and VVm. F. Cornell as Trus¬ tees.     Mr.   Cornell's   nomination   was
made   without   his   knowledge but he   we have as   n.uch    local    news,   as
This IS an advertisement. Anyone who pretends to be interested in Free- port allairs and don't read the Review- regularly is invited lo look at our Freepert columns this week      I   claim
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fir ally consented to run, witn the pro¬ vision th:it if elected he wnuld .'¦erve, but would not make any elfort to se¬ cure the oflice.
The primary wa.' called to order by Daniel .\Iorris(jii, chairman of the com¬ mittee, and the following oiliceis were chosi'ii: ( hairman, Daniel Morrison; secretaries, Sylvester i-'. Shea, How»rd E. Pearsall; tillers, Arciu r B. Wal¬ lace, Jesse F.  Bedell.
A resolution waa ofTereii by J,. Huy- lef    Ellison,   secoi d-d I y Leo    Fishel,
of Education m dismlssii g him as pr:n- cipal ( f the Freeport High School. The 'Jecisiun fully sustaiis the Board of Educuiion and is a^ follows:
The appellant herein Wiis principal of tiie High School at Freeport, Union Free School District .\o. !', town of Hempsicijd, County of Nassau. He. appiais from the action of the Board of EducalHin of said district in ois- missii g him from his position.
Ihe district has beei; in turmoil sev¬ eral monlMs 'lecause of grave a.liga¬ tions of mi.-conduct made a.;ai!'st the Superinici.uent of Schoo s. Tlie Board of Kducatioii iiucstlj;dted these allega- tiois ai ll subse()uenlly aitopted unani¬ mously a res(jlution that the matter should lie dropped and the Superintend¬ ent he r( tiiiiifd in hia piisiti'.ri. The charges were thereafter examined by the Schiinl ((inuiiissioner and an order was issi.eo by him annulling the Super¬ intendent's certilicate. I pwn appeal to the Coniniissioner of Eiiucaticn this onler was alllrmed. The people of the district were divided in opinion as to what should be done. the Board of FiiucMiion investigated the matter co:> ¦"cieiiliously md acted accocding to it? The   annual    report   of the   Village   best judgment.     The papers in th's ap-
Second  Ticket Not Decided
The Good Government Associatioa has not yet decided whether to put aa opposition ticket in the field for Village Election. A meeting is to be held tbia afternoon at •) o'clock to consider the matter.
other papers, daily and weekly, com- biied. If It's worth 3 (iiits a week why not send in vour mime'.'
It '.s gettii g along toward the time for lirush lires, which Uollier the lire- men every year. The lirst one last year vvas on the 2r)th of Maich.
Later. — 1 wrote this Friday and they
stiirtid Sunday several wieks ahead of
; time.    There   was i;o excuse   for send-
i ing in the alarm    but it was done    and
; the tirerifen hail to answer.
The vil'aue directory nj peiirs in this issue. I had to leiive it out lust week in order to make a numiier of changes sugge.-ted by our readers.
Treasurer appears in the South .Side j Messenger this week. Thia i.-- the tirst time it has rot been publisht in this paper, the Messenger having the des¬ ignation as oflicial paper of the village from the Village Board of Trusteea.
FKANKLIN UEDFLL
Writing paper, 10 to 25c box Ink, 6c bottle Sheet paper, 6c pkg. Table oil cloth, 20c yd. Children's waists, 15 and 25c %• Handkerchiefs,    men's or   ladies', 5
to 25c
Scissors and shears, 25 to 50c Window shades. 25 tu 50c Men'a neckwear, 25-50c Men'a Linen collara, 2 fot 25c Men's nutine shirts. 50c
Seamans Reliable Dry Goods, Main St., Freeport.
Welsbach Gas   Mantlea,   upright  or inverted. 10c.    DaSilva. It
Freeport Coal Co., successor   to   W. f. W. Haff, the largest coal dealer  on : Long Island.    The  cheapest   place   to. buy coal.     Exclusive dealer in some of 1 tbe best grades of coal. It
Gere'a—A clean, light, healthy place > for recreation. Bowling, billiards, | abuffling, and ahooting. 86 to 38 No. i Main St Cash pritea free to all. ' Tel. 160-L. It
Four  priiea given to the children at Saturday matinee. It
Whit* Paper Napkina. 100 for DaSilva'a Botb Storea.
lOc. It
A number of the members of D. B. P. Mott Post, G. A. R., gave a sur¬ prise to the members of the Woman's Relief Corps, in meeting, on Wednes¬ day evening at Odd P'ellows' Hall. There was only a small attendance ow¬ ing to the diaagreeable weather, but the evening was very enjoyably passed.     Refreshments were served.
Thieves made another visit to this village on Wednesdiiy night of last week when tbey entered the home of Isaac Whitehouse on Pine Street. They borea a hole in the win 'ow sash and raised the window. While the family was asleep they succeeded in getting away with about $7 in cash, a pair of pants, book of trading stamps, a silver watch, table cover, 6 men's linen handkerchiefs, 2 gold rings, 2 silk umbrellas, 2 small rugs and a pair of ear rings.
Freeport Lodge, 1. O. 0. E., has en¬ dorsed Archer B. Wallace for nomi¬ nation for Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York State, and appointed the fullowing committee to urge the vari¬ oua districts in the State to nominate him: PaaC Grands Miles Rhodes, Stephen Hunt, William Merrill, Syl¬ vester Shea, D. Fratik Seaman, C. W. ' Golden, Frank Smith, Stephen Pettit and Leo Fishel. Nominations fir Grand iJmliixe oliicea are made in the variMu.s Diatrict Grand (Committees throughout the State on the 'econd Wednesday in March. The Nassau and Queens Diatrict meeting will be held at Jamaica.
At that meeting will also be recom¬ mended to the next Grand .Master the appointment of a District Deputy Grand Master for the Nassau ard Queens District. Richard Van Wick¬ len, of this village. Past Grand of Rockville Centre Lodge, is a candidate for the appointment.
CARD OF THANKS. Edward Stevens wishes thru this pa> per on behalf of himself and family to thank the members of the women's fraternal organizations and others for their kindness at the time of the death and funeral of his sister. Mrs. EUlward Smith, wboae demise is announced in this paper.
Owing to the amount of water in the ground, a number of people who have houses on low ground are finding it necessary to maketheir cellar water¬ proof. If you are in this clasj, the adv. of A. S. Johnson in this issue will intereat you. |
peal and the record in the appeal i ow the order of the School Commissioner show th it the Board acted if good faith and attempted to settle the matter for the best interests of the district.
"Under such circumstances the otl":ce of the  Superintendent of   Schools    be- My attention is called to tho item we   came   vacant and the   Board of Educa- reproduced   recently giving an account   tien tendered the position ot the appel- of   the forming of the    Fieeport   Club   lant, who thereupon  wrote a letter de- ¦ in 1899, ami my iiifoimant    .••aya    that   dining    the same,   which was in larg- n.  W. McKeeman and not V\ni. P. Mil-   uage   thoroughly   disrespectful    to the ler was   the man   who   originated   the   Board   aiul wholly   incompatible   with I idea of starting the    Cluu   and    he    is   further    relations between   the   Board ; probably    right aa he    was   Itiere   but   and    the appellant.     The   reasons   fer ) they   are   both    g od   n.eiiiUera ol the   this    letter appeared in the    fact   that Re-nominated Trustee People's  Party. I ^'"'^   '"^<'   have   been    inieiested in it   the appellant disagreed with the action
ever since. And it takes a mighty of the majority of the Board of Educa- and curried that hereafter we do away I good mon to bowl high.r than Dan tion upon the charges against the with all primaries and nominate candi-1 (hege days yet. former   Superintendent.       The   Board
dates for village olhces by petition.        I   was well    aw are of thia   disagreement
The ollicera of the primary were ap ; xhe arrangements planned by Mr. ' when it tendered him the position of pointed a committee to fill vacancies! Gunning for handling the crowd of Superintendent. Instead .f writing and the oy-ttr stiell was selected as ] voters at the Primary Tuesday were an offensive letter subversive of all' the party .mlilem ae heretofore. j fine.     There   was a railing about   four   discipline   in the   school   system,    he
^The pollsters then   declared   open, | fget   from the   wall,   so that    perijons   should    have accepted the   position   or
i went inside the railing up one side of declined it in a courteous manner. In tbe room, voted, ard came down the ' the circumatancea of the case there other side, leaving the centre clear for was abundant reaaon for the Board to spectators and avoiding all confusion,    i remove   him   from its service,   and   it
was   either   obliged to do so or perniit
You would hardly includ. m Captain   j^g management of the school to be set
Han»e'8   list   of accomplishments   ex-   at   nought by   one of   its   employees.
treme modesty but he has not complied   Jhe    appeal   must    therefore   be   dis-
with our request for a copy of his feat-   miggin).
ures   from   which to rnhke .ur   cut. so       "This decision   must be filed in   the
we are unable to reproooce  his picture   office of the   Clerk of   Sohool   District
in this issue as we bad plai ni-d. ; jjo    g^   town of   Hempsiead,    Nassau
_, „     " „       County,   and notice thereof be by   him
Ernest   S.    R^a'i'i'iJ^ ^"7,'«';;^   fofy^^   gjven to the appallant and   respondent
with opportunity to "examine the same."
and sandwiches for the ollicials at the Primary Tuesday evenii g *hich were duly appreciatec. The big bag of crullers brought in by I'reMDcnt Gun¬ ning were the favoiites, ho*ever, and Mrs. Gunning waa vgted the best crul¬ ler maker of the ytllage. I heard sev¬ eral married menvay they bail never taated better crullers.
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters for the following are advertised at the F'reeport Post Office:
Ackerly & Mills John D. Gunning will be a candidate   Aylevin, Mrs. Helen F. for   the   office of President at the   vil-   Becker, Mra. Annie E. lage election Tuesday, March 19.    Ibis   Bran, M. W. should mean an intereating paper next   Carman, Misa Minnie
the The
Kit.-MEST b. RANDALL
Nomirati'd   for   Vi.lage   Trustee   Peo
pie's Party.
from -1 In '.' -ltd    the   counting   of vote   wa«   finished about    10:,1i1. result Aas:
1- or President James II ois- John D    (iunning
For Trustees Franklin Bedell Ernest S   Kandall Werner Nvgren William ' 'ornell Frank Aldridge
For Treasurer S. Dimon -^mith John F. Colding
C. P. Seaman
For C'ollector
D. Frank Seaman Smith Cox
week.
Fourteen Years Ago
(Items of iiitcri st from tin- Hevnw fib fiiurti-i u years iigo tins week )
Dewey, R. A., 25 E. Main St Filler, C, 204 .Main St. Gulick, Mr. J. E. Jaeka(m, Mrs. Willar MacFarlan, Mr. Harvey Masve, Sivoemak Mc.Mpine, Mrs. C. A.
Whitney Van Wicklen    b'lys out the interests   of   Jesse     Conklin   in    the, Owens, Mrs. Kobert plumbing firm of Conklin & Van Wick<j;Qiilip8, Rosa Ien. Rickley, Edgar C.
The lOcal Itxlge, I. O. G. T., appoint-   Rickley, Mr. E. H. 420   ed   a   committee   consisting   of E.   S.   Sims, J. H.
Randall, Samuel    Taft and S. F. Pear-   Smith, Mr. Elma sail,    to   consider the   advisability   of   Seaman, Chas.
046
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717  selling the lot o-vned by the lodge, cor-   jmith. Master 01am
328
312
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474 853; 189 i
ner of Pine and Church Streets.
Theo. Bedell had his collar broken in a bicycle collision.
Coming Events
Verrine, Otto Vuyvoski, Ignaz Whitebeck, Mrs. Geo.
Foreign Adamcsik, Anna Bregnyarb, Adam Kalweke. Kayzesoka
Sheet Muaic, 10c. 10c atore.
DaSilva's 5   and It
Friday  evening,     March     8—Leap I Year Dance. Jolly   Bachelor  Girls,   at  Schvaeder. Fanny L. 620 ! Terrell's Hall, Ocean Side, trolley stop '     Robt. G. Anderson, P. M
IjlOZ. 1 March 4, 1912.
— I     March 19—Annual   election  of  vil-j 	
'   Tbe Life of Moses in five reels, 5000! lafte officers. i     The  motion picturea at i:he   Crystal
ftet   will he   exhibited at tbe  Cryatal I     Toesday, March 26—Annual  dinner ' arel remarkable for their clearness and nextFrii*ay.  Matinee and evening.    It' Freeport Club. high class prodoctiona. It
  i     Saturday, April 27—A Public Schoel : —
Large size  Jardiniers,   2   for   25c. ; meet. Baldwin and Freeport,   on  Sea-j     Delicious Cbocolatea   at  20c   a   Ib. DaSilva's Both .stores. It! man Avenue. Trv J Ib.   for   5:   and   be   convinced.  —                            !     Monday.   March 18.   8:30—Military   DaSilva's Both Storea. It
School Notes
Friday evening, March 29, is the date that haa been aet for the prelim¬ inary f rize speaking contest. There are 22 entries. As yet it has not been decided whether the contest will be held in the Opera House or in the High School Assembly room.
Fl Uowirg is thescheiiuie of baseball gamt a for the spring tieasun :
April 9—Lynbrook vs. Rockville Centre at Kockville Centre.
Id -Freeport vs. Ilempstead at Hf mpsteatl.
l»i Hempstead vs. lynbrook at Lynbrook.
17 Kockville Centre vs. Freeport at Kreeport.
23—Freeport vs. l.ynfirook at Lyn¬ brook.
24 —Hempstead vs. RockvilleCentre at Rockville Centre.
;!ii Rockville Centre vs. Lynbrook at Lynbrook.
-May 1 Hempstead vs. Freeport at Freeport.
7 lynbrook vs. Hempstead at Hempstead.
c*" Freeport vs. Rockville Centre at Kockville t^entre. ^
14—Lynbrook vs. Freeport at Free- port.
l.'i—Rockville Centre vs. Hempateatl at Ilempstead. .
21—Rockville Centre vs. Lynbrook at Freeport.
22 —Hempstead vs. Freepart at Rockville Centre.
27—Rockville Centre vs. F'reeport at Hempstead.
2S—Hempstead vs. Lynbrook at Rockville Centre.
June 4 — Lynbrook vs Freeport at Rockville Centre.
5-Hempstead vs. Rockville Centro at Freeport.
The complete roll of honor for Feb¬ ruary, over 300 names, will be publisht in our next issue.
The next meeting of the Mother's Club will be held at the Gruve Street Sch(,ol. March 15, and Mrs. C. Seburry will lecture.
Study by the light of a Reflex gas lamp and your eyesight will be as good in future years as it ia now. No eye strain means no headaches and there ia no eye strain in the restful light of a Reflex. Call, write ur 'phone the Nas¬ sau & SufTolk Lighting ( o. for further particulars. It
Sore Preeport News on Page 8
St. Patrick's Day Post Cards, 10c doz.    DaSilva's Both Stores. It
WANTAGH
The firemen were called out about 9 o'cl( ck Tueaday morning to a lire in the chimney of the O'Sullivan resi- dencti but their t-ervices were not need¬ ed for long, as they soon put out the tire, which, unless checked, would have burned down the houae. Frarik O'Sul¬ livan drove down tu the Truck House and towed up the hook and ladder truck, thus saving time. In about twenty minutes the firemen were on the job.
At the services in the Memorial Churcb next Sunday the pastor. Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, will officiate. Sunday School at2::Ui. Regular meet¬ ing of the Auxiliary League Tuesday n-gkl in the Parish House. Boys' Bri¬ gade Wednesday night.
Helen Jackson is the leader of the meeting of the Christian Kndeavor i'o- ciety this Friday evening, the topic being, "Christian Testimony that Counts."
The Life of Moaea in five reels, 6000 feet, will be exhibited at tbe Cryatal neztFridaiy.    MatiAa« and •vening. It
The character of a drug atore ia  de- | euchre at Preeport Club, termined by tbe  acientifie   quality  of' the work  diacuaaod   in  Smitb  &  Be¬ dell's ad. ' It I urday.    Matinee aod even! ig,
I     Dog muzzles,   the  approved  atyle. Special program at the Cryatal  Sat-' 20c  to   96c.    C.   D.   Smitb,   68 So.
It I Main St It
Jobn F. Maaceraon bas gone on a basinesB trip to Baltimore, Md.
Is This the Egg Record?
Mra. N. P. Halaey, of Bridgehamp- ton, owna four white Orpingten bena tbat bave layed five eggs in one day, and a total of over two hundred egga since November 5 last, when tbey 9rat began to lay. Un. Halaey thinks'»be holda tbe laland record.
—Amityville Record.
Don't knew aboot the egg record, bat ita in tbe blue ribbon claaa in tbe Fiab Record.