South Side Messenger 19110331

              own Election Tuesday Jurors for G>unty Court
New York State Capitol Burned Wednesday
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER. NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Namber 36
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 31, 1911
$1.00 Yearly, Sinfle Copy 5 Cents
Menjck
Serviees at the Cburch of the Re¬ deemer, Sunday, the fifth in Lent, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Litany, cele¬ bration of the Holy Communion and •ermon at the morning service. Ser- ODon topic, "Wby did Christ Die?" Evening prayer and sermon at the 7:30 service; sermon topic, "Fasting." The Sunday School meets in the Par¬ ish House at 10 a. in. Carols of Easter sentiment are being rehearsed under the direction of Mr. Harry Zeiner. Lenten serviees are held .weekly on Wednesday evenings at 8 and Friday afternoons at 4:80. An organ recital by Prot. Edw. J. Zeiner, musical di¬ rector at tbe Higb School, Brooklyn, will be held on Wednesday next, April 6th. Prof. Zeiner will be assisted by the Nassau Male Quartett and Mr. Harry R. Zeiner, the church organist. All are cordially invited to attend this speeial Lenten service and recital. The Woman's Auxiliary meets  weekly
Biellmore
Lewis May Refuse to pay
Ex-Treasnrer of Nassaa Objects to
$4,000 Interest Charged Him
by State Controller
There   is   a feeling  of     resentment I ov»-r the dpcision of the atMv controller 1
inthe acrion against former Oonn'y sided on Oak street for some time, Treasurer Charles F. Lewis, which hasi have moved'to Valley Stream, L. I.
joKt been received.    Aftir the aoooonts | 	
liad been thoroughly g no over, the re-j Charles Harse and family have ^"¦^ 1^l^i!t'*' , .-•''Ti? ?ilV *''^* ^^^ "noved to the cottage owned by Samuel ?J!«r«Lu'TH*'^''^r^.ti'Tf'%'^n *? Self on Linden street, next to Dr. tlie resnlt of the duftilcation or  two  < i   oi a      ..•    j      •  . 1       o cu
Skow.    A retired  minister   from   El-
Freeport
Single copies of the   Messenger  can |     Christian   Science   aervices  willhe be had at William   Wolfe's drug  store  held m the Hempstead Bank Building,
and from Anderson Bloomer, news deal er, at 5 cents per copy. tf
Mrs. Guise and family, who have re-
h 8 offlce employees, but the other $4,WX) is chHrced as interest.
Mr. Lewis wb n seen said: "I have not been ottlcially notifled of the actnal repon, but I have learned from other sources that the amount is $6,000 in ex¬ cess of my check, which I forwarded to thc Board of Snpervisors some time ago.
Ab a matter of faot, $2,000 of this ex- CPF>8 amonnt is the defalcation iu excess of the original $40,000, and $4,000 is for interest charged me.
"I do not know when this interest bo-
in the Parish House on Thursday at! gan to run. I do not think it is fai rtl iat 2:80 p.m. Any lady who is not en-'j 4 should be charged with this iutcnvt. joying the soeial and working oppor- i I hive talked with the substantial men tnnity of this society may Be sure of a i of the county,  both Republicans and
most   cordial welcome to its   member-  Pf^i^^t*',??'* "^t fT '^'"^ - — , .        mi.     I-.      I   I t u   not to pav this.    As I fnel r
ship     -The   Boys'   League meets  each  ^j^^ j ^jj, „„^        „_g    ,
Wednesday at S:l^ and the Junior Aux-! l_i 1_
iliary every   Saturday at 3 p. m.    The
Cooking School welcomes   visitors any
mont, L. I., will occupy the cottage of Stephen Clement, vacated oy Mr. Harse.
corner   of Fulton   and   Main   streets, Hempstead, at 11 a. m.,  Sunday; sub¬ ject,  "Unreality."    A  reading roomtj will be open at the above address every week-day afternoon from 1:30 to H.
Jere E. Brown is announced to lead the Epworth League meeting Sanday night in the M. E. Church, topic, "Temptations."
The services at the Episcopal Church Sunday   are Holy Communion and ser-
now  I  think
Satarday   from Parish Hoube.
12   to  2 p. m. in   the
Wantagh
The faneral services over the re¬ mains of Mrs. Charles R. Smith were held at the late home, Beltagb avenue, last   Sunday   afternoon, at 2   o'clock,
Rev. J. N. Cox, pastor of tbe Metho- Signs of Spring are not only in the dist Church, ofl[iciating. Interment air and promised to us by the song of was at Greenfield Cemetery, Hemp- the birds, but spme of the villagers stead. are   busy  clearing up  their   grounds,
,| hedges, burning brush, etc.   The farm-
"Bill"   Lutz  proved  himself a real | ers are plowing and prepaiing to pJant hero   last   Friday   when   he stopped a i early seeds, etc. runaway horse, and probably saved the
livea of two small children. The horse and wagon was owned by a fruit ped¬ dler of Hempstead. No damage was done.
The foreclosure sale in the case of tbe defunct Merrick Estates rs adver¬ tised for noon, May 4tb, at the Mineola Court House. The property consists of 107 acres and i« most  desirably   lo-
Place & Allen have been putting the       William   Harse of   Brooklyn   spent piping  in the Parish   Houae   the  past! Sunday with his^arenjs in this village.
wesk i
J  I     Mrs. William J. Byrnes and daughter
Edward A. Paulton, author of "Erm-   are   spending a few   days   with   Mrs.
inie"   and "Niobe," was the guest  of | Byrnes'sister at Corona, L. I.
Charles   Bradley   last   week.      "Her
Court Upholds Board of Supervisors
Orders Lyon to Sell the Bonds for Coanty Roads
(Special ^rrespondence.) Mineola, March 29.—County   Comp¬ troller John Lyons lost the   first leg of the fight which has been waged against him by the   Supervisors to compel him to advertise, sell and sign bonds to the value  of   forty-six   thousand   dollars, the  money to be used for building two mon  at  10:30 a.m.,   evening  prayer | new county roads, known as Centennial "       ~" avenue  and Hempstead   and   Babylon
Turnpike.
When Mr. Lyons refused to adver¬ tise the bonds at tbe request of the Supervisors, they at once had a mand¬ amus issued which was heard by Jus¬ tice Jaycox Wednesday, Alfred T. Davison appearing for the Board and Thomas H. Young looking after the in¬ terests of the Comptroller. Francis H. Van Vechten appeared for the Contractor, and incidently alluded to the Comptroller as the acting Comp¬ troller.
Mr. Davison in opening his case laid the matter before the court in a clear and concise manner,   gave  refer-
the
and sermon at 7:30 p. m. Next ThurS' day at 8 p. m., the preacher is an¬ nounced to be Rev. Robert Rogers, D. D., rector of the Cburch uf tbe Good Shepherd, Brooklyn.
The New York & Long I-land Trac¬ tion Company has filed their anawer to the complaint of Charles E. White- house which was   made by Whitehouse
against the company that he charge of I ences of similar actions where a ten cent fare between Roosevelt and i same thing has happened, and handed Garden City was illegal and that the | up decisions in similar cases, preaent single track system between i Mr- Van Vechten, who some time Freeport and Mineola was inadequate j ago gave out the statement that Mr. and asking that the Company be com-1 Lyon's oflfice was not legally constitut- pelled to reduce the fare from ten cents I ed, gave his reasons for having the to five cents   between    Roosevelt   and]road   built, and stated in closing   that
the  his client was under bond to begin work
short distance east of Merrick Ave.
cated on both sides of Merrick    Road a  Son," Mr. Bradley's   p!ay, is having a |     The   young   ladies of the   Bellmore ! Garden  City and to double   track ,.       u ¦ i-r a       a
successful week's run in New   Orleans I Presbyterian  Chutch met at the   home   line between Mineola and Freeport.        | five days after   being so   notified,   and at preeent.    Mr. Bradley has  recently   of   Miss   Irene   Shith   on   Thuraday, I ' The Company denies that it is illegal J that the five days have already elapsed taken offices in New York City   where ! March 23, and organized a club   which i foi them to charge ten   cents   between he is to manage a company to   present
Mr. Hill of Bayhampton Park is hav¬ ing a sinaU garage erected in the rear of his property.
Percival and Robyn's new opera, "Will 'o th' Wisp."  	
The   Rev.   T.   S.   Braithwaite   will preach in the   Memorial   Church   next
They strike   dismay to ' Sunday corning and  evening; Sunday ! School    at  2:30;   Christian   Endeavor
Gaunt telephone poles appear coming down  Merrick Ave. on the   west   side having  arrived at our   immediate   vil lage   borders,
our   hearts as we think of them   stalk   ,        ..      r> ¦, . n ..r,
ing through our beautiful   avenue.    It i meeting Friday evening at 7:30. is too bad that we must be "improved.",     j^^,^ g^^ j,^^ j,^^„ suffering   from a
New sleepers line the eastbound track ! Sr'PPe cold.
of the L. I. R. R. waiting   to  displace ;     In   response to a call   for a meeting
the old ones. '    ^ about twenty persons assembled in the
- j Memorial   Church last   Monday   night
Mr.. John B. Christoffel is improving , and   formed  themselves into an organ-
the landacape arount". his   house.    New | ization   to be known as the   Auxiliary
hedge   west and   south, a built up road , League of the Memorial Church.    The
with   the   promiae of a blue stone   top i purpose xjf the League is the support of | Smith Hall, on Beltagh avenue, east of
dreading, and a clean cut p-^th add won-   the   church   and   Pavish  Houae.    Thej Valentine's corner, which will be open
Thomas H. Young, for Mr. Lyons, has been named the Clover Club. The I Roosevelt and Garden City and alao ' then atated that the references which following oflicers were elected: Miss'denied that the passengers are entitled ' Mr. t)avid»on had presented were not Marguerite,Schwicker, president; Miss j to be carried a distance of five miles | applicable, that the Legialature had Irene Smith, vice  president;  Marietta   for  five cents; also that   the   present | never intended that Supervisors should
"ingle track system is inadequate or , interpret the law to suit their own dangerous. The matter will be heard i'deas and purposes, and, that aa the by the Public Service Commission j'aw said "Boards of Supervisors can shortly, the date not yet having been I improve any leading market road, it fixed for the hearing. I was so intended,   but  that   the   roads
Edwards & Levy of this village are i which was in question, were seldom attorneys for complainant. i used^"   "Why," continued Mr. Young,
  j "If Mr. Lyon is merely  here in a min-
Several items last week arrived too j isterial position, he may as well go late to insert. We have lots of news ' back to his practice of the law, and come in Thursday and frequently have | hire a well trained clerk to perform to cut down on it, while news sent in | the dutiea of Comptroller." Mr. Wednesday or even Tuesday has a I Youngs laid great stress on the fact great   deal   better   chance   of   being ' that it required   two-thirds vote of the
Patton, Becretary; Mias Irene Bloom er, treasurer. The Missea Emma Pow¬ ell, Grace Hodgaon, Beatrice Johnaon and Florence Adel are also members. It is the intention of the girls to work in conjunction with the church to help pay the running qxpenses. The next m'feting will be held at the home of Miss Marguerite Schwicker, Bedford and Wilson avenues, on Wednesday, April .5, at 2 :30 p. m.
Next Tuesday is election day for our town   officera.    Polls   are   located   at
derfully to the appearance of things.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Harvey are ex¬ pected in Merrick tomorrow to open their house for the summer. Our sum¬ mer people are promising an early re¬ turn pretty generally.
meeting adopted a constitution and by-1 from   6  a. m.   to 5 p. m.    Vote  early
laws   and twenty names were   enrolled j and avoid the rush.
as   charter members.    Both   men   and
women are eligible for membership. A   vote   for   Charles W. Smith   for
;  ,     ,    \      .,    „ Asaessor   means a vote for a man well
A meetmg of the J..mora No. .3. com- ,5^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^     ^^   g^j^^, j,^^
posed of Mrs. Schafer s bujiday^ SchooJ j ^^^^ perfectly Patisfactory   during the
^"'"" "     " '  "   past 2 years and deservea re-election.
claas, a meeting at the  home of heid a The monthly meeting of the Merrick   the vice president, Harold   Seaman, on Hook   and   Ladder Co., No. 1,  will be   Saturday   evening  and had an enjoya-1     The girls of Belltr.ore have organized held in the hall on Tueaday   evening at  ble    time.       Following   the   business' ^ pi^,j, ^yUgj^   the   "BlacK-eyed   Susan 8 p.m. meeting the members were favored by ,(;,u^,/.    ^   ^.gg   organized   March   7.
an instrumental duet, piano and drum, ¦ jj,e club ia now working for their pins. A good iized congregation was in at- < by Miss Lucy Seaman and Bergen Sea- ] jy^^^   expect t