South Side Messenger 19120802

              Merrick Firemen Clear $500 Roosevelt Delegates Selected
Mrs. Sarah Fisher Dies Suddenly
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 5, Number 2
Every Frkkiy
PREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N.^^.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2, 1912
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
Single copies of the Messenger can be haq at Max TrillitzBch' news stand Merrick, L. 1. tf
. Serviees at tbe Choreb of tbe Be¬ deemer Sunday, tbe Ninth after Trini¬ ty, at 7.30 and 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Celebration of the Holy Commanion at tbe early service and Litany, Cejebrfi- tion of tbe Holy Communion and ser¬ mon at tbe 11 o'clock service. Ibe Sunday School is closed for the sum¬ mer. A cordial welcome is extended to all to attend the Sanday services of this church.
Mrs. M. E. Oorward and Miss Dor- ward of Methuen, Mass., were visitors at tbe Rectory tbis week. Mrs. Uor- ward is a sister of Mr. J. J. Little- brand t. 	
Mrs. V. Reynolds of Brooklyn is a goest of tbe Narwoods thia week.
Miss M. Bowne returns tonight from a month's trip to Canada. She if accompanied by Miss Martha Bee¬ tham of Baltimore.
The Men's Club enjoyed a meonlight ¦ail to High Hill Beach last Saturday. About fifty of the clob members and their friends attended. The night was Ideal. 	
The monthly meeting of the Merrick Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 will be held on the Camp Grounds on Mon¬ day night at 8 o'clock.
W. R. Verity is repairing the damage done the steeple of tbe Charch of the Redeemer by lightning during tbe severe storm of two weeks ago.
Not able to wait ur til Labor Day, the proposed date, the baseball teams of the Men's Club and the Tennis Clab will get together on Satarday after- neon at 8 o'clock on the Men's Clab grounds at tbe corner of Kirkwoood and Wynsum Avenues.
Ab a result of the "County Fair" held in the Camp Grounda Friday and Saturday of last week, the Merrick Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 cleared about $400.00. This sum will be devoted to the fund in course of raising to furnish fire fighting equip¬ ment and a proper house.
The Sunday School of the Church of tbe Redeemer enjoyed a great day at Higb Hill Beach on Wednesday, the occasion of their annual outing. As osual, tbe cbarch people famished the youngsters with abundance of good things and did everything in tbeir power to make the time a most de¬ ligbtfoi one. Sandwiches, cake, fruit, ice cream, peanuts and birch beer furnished a diet not calculated to make a dyspeptic happy; but the cbild¬ ren were not dyspeptics. The thanks of the school are expressed to the good people wbo provided so liberally ^and withoat specific reqaest. Sixty-one scho'ars witb one hundred and six ac¬ companying friends made the trip. The boat left the Merrick Dock at 9.40 returning at 6.45. A large num¬ ber went in bathing in the ocean, and by their happy antics on the shore gave much amusement to the spectat¬ ors wbo would liked to bave been in but for various reasons did not ven¬ ture.
Merrick Firemen's Fair
A fair will be held in Firemen's Hall, on Aug. 21 and 22, 1912.
Your participation will be most wel¬ come.
All proceeds of the Fair will be used in adding to the fire protection. The greatest need at present is hose, so tbat water may be used from the new street iiydrants. The present eqaipment includes a ladder truck and chemical engine, but more apparatas is needed at a bad fir«>; and every fire in a frame building is a bad fire. On a recent occasien. it was found neces¬ sary, in addition to the engine, to use private garden bose, besides all the water that could be brougbt in buckets.
This is a matter which concerns every inbaoitant of Merrick. So far as tbis company is concerned, it seeks DO advantages for its members bot strives only to render effective tbe in¬ dividual efforts of the residents, by united action. In contributing toward tbe fair, therefore, yoo will be render¬ ing a publie service.
Wa shall much appreciate saeb as- ¦istane* aa you feel that yoo ean •fford.
Articles to be disposed of at tbe Fair or eontributiooM of eash or cheeks aboold be sent to Mr. D. W. Lawaon, Metriek, L, L
Very troly,
llcrriek Hook A Ladder Co., No. 1. Harold Bunker, Foreman.
The State Fair
BeDmore
The New York State Fair Commls-1    Singie eopies of  the  Messenger can sion is aen-^ing out an attractive  soave- ¦ be had at William Wolfe's drug store,
nir booklet which is handaomely illuH trated with half-tone engravings made from photographs taken during the last State fair. There are fifty illustrated pages, nearly one hundred photographs being reprotfucpd. The cover design in¬ cludes a panornmic view of the grounds, showing in the foreground the Mauu- fucturers' aud Liberal Arts Bnilding, the State InRtitntions, Dairy and Grange Bnildiugg recently erected at a cosr of 1400,000, and Horticultural Hall, which is being reconstructed for tbis year's display, provision being made for an aquatic garden set in the center of a huge conservatory.
A picture of the 1200,000 Cattle Build¬ ing, which 18 the largest and liandsomest structure of its kind in the world, is given a prominent place in the booklet. This building will be completed AuguHt 5. It is 882x286 feet in dimension and is equipped with 928 separate steel stalls. Other ilinstrations show the prize win¬ ners in the cattle classes mmiy of those in the horse classes aud horse show, in¬ cluding both draft aud higli class, har¬ ness horsen. Sheep, swine, poultry, farm products, fruits, flowers aud other exliibits are attractively shown.
Bellmere, L. I. at 5c each.
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Samael Self will soon start the ereetion of a store on Grand Avenue, adjoining the Belllmore Pharmacy. The building will be 30x60, of cement block construction.
Local Visiting Committee
The local Visiting Committee for Naa¬ sau County met at Mineola on Tuesday July 30th, 1912 Mr. F. E. Willits presid-
Th«
Freeport
Jesse F. Bedell, wbo has been spend¬ ing   Ijiis   vacation   at   the   Lox-hurst Hotel, Haines  Falls, is   ill   with   ap- e committee on  children  reported I pendicitis.    He   was   stricken    about ?!*?u5 w^*!.**,-"tT^.^t'°^A**l'???i"?™V5i'I ^ Wednesday   morning  and
was given an   ice   treatment.    If his
Mrs. John E. Smitb, wbo was tbe guest of Mrs. CbarleH H. Russell for two weeks, left Sunday for Detroit, Mich., where some ot ber relatives ate very ill.
James Burnett of Long Island was the guest of his niece, Cbarles H. Russell, Sunday and day.
City Mrs. Mon-
Mr. Graham is making extensive improvements to bis cottage on the Merrick Road, formerly the Royle homestead.
A Chinaman from  New   York  City rill soon open a   laundry   business   in
Tho booklet also coutfiius a namber nf i tbe store of  John G. Deubert  on Bed-
pictures of the fair building*, both ex¬ terior and interior, of the a'hletir sanies, sceneb on the grounds, race track ami the liko, taken at the 1011 ex]X>sitiun, which give good ideas of the character of the entertaioment offered.
Goveruor and Mrti. Dix, Lieuteuiint Oovernor Conway, members of the Fair Commission aud distinguished visitors at the fair last year are ahowu iu an¬ other series of cuts.
The booklet is sent free on request.
HAS NEW SUPERINTENDENT Gtovernor Dix has designated Com¬ missioner William H. Jones ot Wood¬ bury, Ij. L, to be superintendent of. the State Fair. Mr. Jones joined the Oom- missiou on June 1. He is a practical farmer Aitfb horseman aud is also ui charge of the Griiml Circuit races and the horse show, which Are big features of the aunual ta.\i at Syracuse. The ! sharp, dates this year are iSeptembcr 9 to 14
at the Mineola Home. All were recover ing. Two children in "family homes in the town of Hempstead had been visited. Nassau Hospital was visited on July 10. Cleanliness prevailed in all departments, t^e kitchen being particularly neat. An excellent cook has been retained for a year. The women's ward has been im¬ proved by a metal celling and walls and ceiling painted.alightjgreen. There are ¦Iwenty six nurses in the training school. Five were graduated in June, making i total of forty-five graduated since the school was established in 1900. The course is three years. The school has been registered by the Regents of the University of the State and a diploma is recog:nized for registration. For the three months ending June 30th two hundred and seventy-one persons were received. In the ssime time there were one hundred and twenty-seven opera¬ tions, sixteen births and twenty-seven deaths. The high cost of living is an item for consideration in the running ex¬ penses of the Hospital.
The town  of  Hempstead  Almshouse was visited on July i;9Lh.    The  number
condition does not improve he will be operated on in the hospital in that vicinity.
Visit the Plaza to-night. It.
Mrs. Charles Klossner and daughter Mildred of Herkimer, N. Y., have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ross on Pine St.
ford Avenue, formerly occupied by the  of inmates was about  thirty,   none  of
I local barber
I Read the announcement of • K. Wilfaem's mid-fummer ' another column of this issue.
Mrs. sale
them ill.    One man is blind and several 1 more or less is crippled.    A number of
The Fresh Air   Home   in   Freeport, whicb is managed by the  St.   Vincent de Paul Society, is now in debt to   tfae extent   of   more   that    $2,600.    This amount was   borrowed   a   short  time ago.    Joseph   J. Green,   chairman  of the committee in charge  of  the  situ- I ation,   says  tbe  outlook   is  decidedly ; gloomy.    Unless   funds   are    secured I immediately, the work of  taking care of the mothers and children may   have to be ended.    The idea of  closing  tbe Fresh Air Home is nnt a pleasant pros¬ pect, and every effort is being made to avert such a calamity.
Appeals bave been made to a number
Max Karpp has started tbe erection of bis store on Bedford Avenae. The building will be 30x60 and of brick construction instead of cement block. H. E. Merritt and A. W. Valentine, contractors.
j them were under the trees, one was  in of  jjch Catholics to clear off the  debt
I a hammock and_others Sitting on chairs
I and benches
! deaths recently,   among  them   a  man
[with tuberculosis, and one who had been
Ther; harb^n  several i''"'^«'^*«'«ly'«"'l^        •"   thought  this mere had been  several,^.,, bg done before many weeks  have
passed, in all probability.
—N. Y.= World.
The annual beach party of the Ladies' Aid Society of the East Mead¬ ow Methodist Church to High Hill Beach will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6. Boats leave Bellmore dock at 9:30 Tickets 30 cents.
Jail For Griffiths
John M. Grifliths was sentenced to not less tban two and a half years or more thaa four years imprisonment in Sing Sing at hard labor on the convic¬ tion of bigamy, by Judge Humphrey in tbe Queens County Court at Long Isl¬ and City Saturday morning.
Griffiths appeared cool and collected. When he was arraigned before Judge Humphrey, his counsel, Isadore Tan¬ ner, requested the passing of a formal sentence, stating that the evidence produced at the trial did not warrant the verdict. In passing sentence Judge Humphrey said that the jury had fonnd tbat a ceremonial marriage had taken place between Griffiths and Mrs. Denton Griffiths whom be mar¬ ried more tban fifteen years ago. Whether or not this ceremonial mar¬ riage had taken place Judge Humphrey said that the fact that Griffiths had lived wich her as his wife for fifteen years and brought five children into the world who had born bis name was in itself sufficient to establish themar-
i At a meeting of the trustees of tbe local fire company last week, when the I bids fer tbe erection of the new hall were received and opened, Charles Johnson, whose bid was $7,200, was awarded the contract, whicb was signed on Monday. Only two bids were received, that of Mr. Johnson and one of F. G. A G.T. Van Riper Co. of Freeport which was $7,869. Mr. Johnson started work this week, and the building is to be completed on or before November 1, 1912. The baild¬ ing is to be 86x66, two story, and of brick construction.
The flag pole at the pablie school, which wus damaged by the wind last winter, is being repaired.
helpless from paralysis for a number of '¦ years. Work on the new building was I progressing and they hope to be able to i occupy it by November 1st. I Jones Institute was visited on July I 25th. The house was in the usual clean [ condition. New screen doors were [ being made for the front of the house, the only improvement noted. Both su¬ perintendent and trustees seem averse to anything that savors of change even if the change should be very much for the betterment of all. "The number of inmates is between thirty and forty. A woman had been received the day be¬ fore the visit. One poor man suffering from a broken hip was sitting far back in the hospital room where he cannot have even the view from the window. He has hot been out of doors for two or three years even though a wheel chair is standing beside him. He seemed the most pitiable case of all the number. Religious   services  are held regularly.
The committee for county jail reported the number of prisoners as forty-two of these seven are for Grand Jury, two are awaiting trial, two for examination, and thirty-one serving a sentence. There was some discussion on the class¬ ification of prisoners.
Five pefsons were elected to member¬ ship in the Committee.
The Committee adjourned to meet on October 29th, 1912.
A. G, CORNWELL, Secretary.
Smithville South
One on Mat., by a member of the S. S. A. C: Next   Satarday    nigbt, on   Aug.   the
third. There will be a picnic, and it will be a
bird. Bill Kraft has given his grove to oa
again. And tbere we will welcome  all, ladies
and men. The platform for dancing  ia smoother
tban wax. And   the   orchestra >4romiBed   to   be
never lax. The babes will be tbere, and the canes
to be rung. And   the   frankfurters   hot; so you'll
not be stung If you rome with your  wives,  sweet*
hearts and friends. And de not go home   till   the   grand
affair ends.
The members of the Independent Willing Workers will celebrate the third anniversary of their organization by a Shirtwaist dance in Firemen's Hall, Smithville Seuth, on Satarday evening, Aug. 10. Hircsb's orchestra of Lindenhurst will furnish the music and the dancing will be interpersed with selections by tbe Carlatade Har¬ mony Four. Tbe ladies will make an extra effort to give all who attend a pleasant time.    Admission 26 cents.
Wantagh
A meeting was held in the  Friends' Meeting House, Jerusalem,last Sunday
The carnival and dance beld last Satarday night by the Willing Workers of Smitbville South, on Grand Avenue, for the benefit of Advance Hook, Lad-
I der and Engine Co., was a big success j afternoon, when three speakers were I in every way, being largely attended, present. Elizabeth Stover of New The proceeds, $61, was turned over to York City spoke on the text "He I the fire company this week, which is ! Saved Others, Himself He Cannot ifor the building fund. The members ] Save," showing tbe law of self-sacri- '1"*°*,, -i®!. I u. '^°°^l^° I of the Willing Workers wish to   thank ] fice working in history and human life,
show Griffiths a way out of his predic-   all who so generously assisted in  help-1     Mrs. Sarah Flitcraft of Chester Pa., aments and to do justice   to   all   con-  jng them make the affair a success.       { followed, sneaking on   Christ's   words
cerned were repudiated   by   bim.    An   !"Iamthe   Way. the  Truth,   and   the
offense of thiH kind, Judge   Humphrey I    The annual excursion   of   the   Bell-j Life."    Amy Willetts af Jericho spoke said, should be severely punished,   and | n,„e M. E.   Snnday   School   to   High {on the various  messages  of  God  and
Hill Beach will be heid tomorrow, I exhorted her hearers to give heed to Saturday. It is expected a large num-1 them. These addresses were of a high b(r of the children, parents and friends I order and listened to with close atten- will attend.    A good time is promised, j tion.    Rev.   Thomas 'S.   Braithwaite,
 — I pastor of the Memorial  Church, spoke
of the meeting as an illustration of Christian Unity and a witness to the eternal reality of Religion. The meeting was well attended.
j be ended his remarks by tence.
passing   sen-
Hempstead
The Bellmore Baseball   team   added i I another game to the list  last  Sunday^ j j being tbe twelfth victory of the seas-1 . I on, witb only one  defeat,   when   they |
the Long Island Electric Railway Com-1 defeated the strong Met^opole A. C. of i pany, since the ear.y part of last year. ; ^^^ York City in an exciting game, I has resigned the position to accept one ! the score being 10   to   7.    The  game i
I. B. Clark, wbo bas been su¬ perintendent of the New York and Long Island Traction Company and of
Miss Ada Baker, wbo was a gradu ate of Freeport Higb Sehool last year, is home for the summer from Wells College, Aurora, N. Y. Miss Baker bas been awarded a scholarship for next year, for her efficiency, whicb redounds not only to ber credit, but speaks well of the work of F. H. S.
Mrs. Sarah Fisher suffered a stroke of paralysis last Saturday and is very ill at her home on West End Avenue.
Mrs. Fisher died at five o'clock last evening. 	
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bacon and children of Brooklyn bave been spend¬ ing a two weeks' vacation at the home of Capt. Leander Losee of Helen Ave.
During tbe past week the village authorities have had Peekskill gravel placed on Porterfield Place, between Long Beach and Bayview Avenues.
BIG BARGAIN FOR~QUICK BUYER —Fine nine room bouse and plot in exclusive neighborhood; ail improve¬ ments, etc. Price $5300, worth $6500; $1000 cash, rest easy. Box 87.   tf.
Mfnturn Smitb is one of the heirs in the estate of his father, Chauncey M. Smitb, who died at Merrick on July 14, leaving ah estate of $2000 real and $20,000 personal.
Over one hundred "Lion" water heaters have been inatalled this sum¬ mer in Freeport homes by tbe Nassau and Suffolk Lighting Co. proving tbeir popularity wbich is won by their lew coat and high efficiency,. If you want an economical method of producing hot water, the^Nassaa and Suffolk Light¬ ing Co. will install a "Lion" tank water heater for you complete for $18.60.    Grasp this offer now. It.
Good clear pictures at the Plaza Saturday night. A visit to a lively town.    Good laughing comedy. It
Mrs. Edward Brink and children Edna and Gordon and Mrs. Clarence Ryder of Patchogue are visiting Miss Mabel Pearsall in Russell Fark.
The annual beach party of the Ladies' Aid Society of tbe East Meadow M. E. Church will be held os Tueaday, Aug. 6, at Higb Hill Beach. Boats will leave Bellmore dock at 9:80. If stormy, the party will be beld Wednesday, Aug. 7. Tickets are 30 cents.
A. Calcagnino and family and Mrs. C. A. Wood and family start for High Hill Beach to-morrow for a week'a stay.
with tbe railways of New York.
Court Pride of Garden City, 348, will bold their annual bav dinner on tbe evening of August 7, at Gilder- sleeve's Silver Wave Hotel,   Freeport.
Mrs. Albert L. Rhodes of 78 Soutb Franklin Street, is visiting her aunt, Mra. P. Lindenmeier, at New Haven, Conn., accompanied by har daughter Doris.
was late in starting owing to tbe  fact
j the visitors missed tbe  2:30   train  at
I Jamaica and did not get  bere  until   4
j o'clock,    the   game   started   ai  4:80
i witb Capt. Sam Seaman occupying the
pitcher's box for the   local   team  and
pitched an   excellent   game,   striking
out 6 men and  holding   the opponents
down to 6 hits.    He received excellent
sapport except   in   the   ninth  inning
The Good Cheer Tuesday from tbeir High Hill Beaeb.
Circle week's
returned stay   at
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ingraham are occupying their new bouse on Front Street
* The contract for the property grad¬ ing of the proposed new railroad sta¬ tion bas been awarded to Lorenzo De Mott
Letter carrier Arthur C. Way of Oak Avenue bas been enjoying a two weeks vacation.
If yow want te raaeh the p««pl« rt In the "M«sa«ns«p."
put
The Boys' Brigade of tbe Memorial Chureh spent Wednesday at High Hill Beach in eharge of Caot. J. J. Fussell and were entertained at dinner by Mrs. Fussell at tbe Fussell cottage. The boys all voted this a very enjoy¬ able day. 	
Thomas B,
Seaman  has  been visit- wlTeVthe loVaYboys went up'in theair  ing Mr. and Mrs. Birdsall  Jackson  at
and allowed the visitors five runs. Bellmore started tbe scoring of tbe game in the fourth inning, when they got 6 men a:rc8s the rubber. Ed. Smith started it off witb a two base hit. Merritt and Valentine botb reeeiv¬ ed free passes to first, filling tbe bases. Vooris flied to centre field and was out Smitb and Merritt scored on Self's long drive to leftfield, Valen¬ tine going to third. Amos Baldwin waa the next man ap ind seat   a fast
(continued op page 8)
Advarttoo In   EvciYbody'a
Bigh Hill Beach for several daya this week.	
Young Bros, have sold oot tbeir lumber, eoal and feed bosiness to parties from Patchogue.
Tbe big circus at Fraeport next Sat¬ urday will ondoobtedly draw a large crowd from tbis section as most every¬ body says be is going.
"I aaw it In the Maaaangarl"
Tba kwi w«7 to fifkt tk* aail etim bmmea ia by kiirtiii yamt mtta kariaiii aad waridag ymar bmAegteamkmU gmm.   A^iirtiiiat ia tUs Column I pa^ wii kal^
Alpha Council, No. 11, D. of A., will boki a beach party to Point Look¬ out next Toesday, August 6. The boats will leave Scott's dock at 9 a. m.  L-
About 11 o'clock Monday morning Albert Leary of Rockville Centre, em¬ ployed by Edward Rice as a plumber on tbe Butler building, corner Merrick Road and Main Street, was injured wfaen a radiator weighing about 460 pounds fell on tba instep of his left foot. Tbe instep was crushed and the man was roshed to the home of Dr. Witmer io his employerjs automobile. Tbe accident was caased by the break¬ ing Of some brackets that were hold¬ ing the radiator.
Village Tax Collector D. Frank Sea¬ man collected taxea Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and will continue on Monday, Taesday and Wednesday of next week. All taxea most be paid before August 10 in order to avoid tfaa extra percentage for eol- leetion.    See adv. in tfais issue.
John Wallenborn, our local florist, bal installed a new engine for water¬ ing plants, and his new greenhouses are   near completioa.
We understand that a new milkman will soon be at your service, faustling around in the early morn yelling milk, pot cheese, etc. Chas. Scboen has purchased a cow, milk pail ^nd a bench.    Good lock Charlie—Mat
To-night is the regalar meeting of the S. S. A. C.
Mrs. R. E. Hilton baa returned to her home bere after undergoing an operation at the Muncie Sanitariom in Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob   Wallenborn  of New York City are spending their va¬ cation here witb   Mr. and   Mrs.   John ^ Wallenborn.
Roxie, the Tramp Dog of tbe L. I. R. R., is confined to bis bed in the Fark way Kennels bere, (owned by W. G. Martin,) suffering with pneumonia.
Mi. and Mrs. Wm. Van Wart are spending a few weeks with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. S. Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Golder have retarned home after enjoying a pleas¬ ant vacation at Haines Falls.
Sigmond Scballer of tbe Fredericka Farms bas sold his residence to Mr. W. Roth of N. Y. City.
Tomorrow night is the big Picnic and Dance in Kraft's Grove under the auspices of the Smitbville Soutb Ath¬ letic and Social Club.
Mr. and Mrs. William Marib have moved into the Phelan cottage on Haff avenue.
Adv*ptls« it In. Ewopybo4y*s Column
(Continued on page 6)
Mike says this graft bosiness will get you into troable every time. Bet¬ ter come bere in Smithville and keep away from it like we do.
Town Assessment RoUs Finished
The Town Assessors, Cbarles W. Smith, Tboinas H. Brower and Cbas. E. Whitubouse gives notice that tbey faave completed the asaeaament rolls for tbe year 1912 and tbat tbey may be examined until the third Tueaday of August, tbe 20tb, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the Town Hall.
This is now yoor opportonity, oot wben it is too lata, for aoy poaable grievanse.
V yem try to "ovefaivtatite yemr ttara tir a wUi*.-yM'il k« tkudtfat tbat aoA a "cnar Uta" arm gat tato year bt»A.
"I saw it In-tha Mataaneer"
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