South Side Messenger 19121018

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s'Cleared $4000 Crank Wounds
Ba3rmen Endorse Edwards for Assembly
OUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE:
Vol 5, NumlMr 12
Evarr Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1912
Merrick
Single copies of the Messenger can be had at Max Trillitzsch' news stand Merrick. L. I.
Be Sure You Are Register^
Freeport
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer, Sunday, the twentieth after Trinity, at 7:80 and 11 o'clock s. m. and 8 p. in. Celebration of the Holy , Communion at the early service and ! *"."?." Morning Prayer and aermon at the 11 o'clock  service
^^jSee That  Yonr Name  it on
Book so Yoa Can Vote on
Election Day
Tomorrow is tbe laat  dav of
Single copies of the  Messenger  can I be Secured at Greenblatt's  news  store tkm I on Raijroad A'venue or Kiefer s. Main I Street, Freeport. L. I. tf
Massapequa Folks
Establish Church
Belhnore
Single copies of  the   Messenger  can
  ! be had at William Wolfe's drug store,
Tbe First   Preabyterian   Chorch  of I Bellmore, L. I. at 5c each. tf
Massapequa was organized on Taesdsy       »	
of  last week as the   result of  a  call      A special school  meeting  was  held sent out to the Presbytery  of   Nassau I in the public school bouse on   Wednes-
See our ad in this issue.    Oor  Fall clothing display for  men, women   and | by a group of good people who bad   no j day evening of this week for the  pur regis-   children will withstand yoor most crit-1 place for Sanday worship, and   wanted   pose of voting  on tbe following  reso- The lawfimposes   some   re-{jj^,    examination.    See   our   window jone. |lutjon:
     Birictions    which    make   registration  ,jigp|ay and the low prices  bear os out j     Thia-infant chorch is novel   in many |     "Shall   the   district  authorize   the
rhe   Sunday   School I ^''^f^'^J*"'!! **"'' ""^ ^^^^'^^   *^"  *^° i in every promise we make and provide i wavt.    Ita   existence     wae    bro( ght | trustees to pay the extra fee   imposed
—J.I .   - J _-    ^^^   fullest    satisfaction.    Barasch's   about by tbe   people themselves,   who   by the Board of Education opon   stud-
Dept. Store. It i sought its   establishment,   inatead  of i ents attending high school in said Vil-
waiting to be approached.    The mem- j lage of Freeport   "
ill do meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. I '"e"'" heed the requiretnenls and per- The uaaal yearly distribution of bulbs ! eonally see to it that their names are will be made on Sunday,    the proceeds 1°"*"* "¦'• ,    u     .  *
of tbe sale of these bulos by their \ ""« '¦ """le °' "e information ownera in the spring goes as a contri- j ""'f'' '* *»'" ''« necessary to take bution to the caose of Missions. The i "'th yoo: Your aorname, your given Woman'a Aoxiliary meets in the Parish if "^f- yo"' age, your address, the Houae   each   Thursday   afternoon
A Republican mass meeting will be ; berahio of the church, whicb numbers held at Brooklyn Hall, opposite the | twenty-foor, is varied in ita make-up. railroad station,  tomorrow,   Saturday, i It numbera in   its   flock   former  Bap-
_. morning, at 9:30   o'clock.    Hon.   Job   tista,  Episcopaliana   and   Methodists.
gt   length of your residlence in  the  State, I Hedges, candidate  for Governor, will j Twelve   are   men   and     twelve    are
the  county and the  election  disirict; {gpgsi,^
the country of your nativity; the  date!- «•   	
of   your   naturalization,   if   you   are I     Early Wednesday  morning, Edward foreign born; the court in   which' yoo i Layton was attacked and badly   bitten were natoralized; the last place where ' on both ankles by a bulldog owned   by H. R. Fairfax and   family   returned {you'egiatered, yoor  preaent place  of j Paul Halpin. to their Manhattan home for the   win-1 husineaa; your laat  and   your   preaent I     Layton, who is employed on   one  of
2:80. A cordial welcotne is extended to all to attend tbe aervices of thia parish church and lend a hand in its activitiea.
ter on Tueaday.
women.
A real eatate development concern haa been building and selling in the vicinity of the Massapequa station of the Long laland Railroad, and a colony has sprung up there. The colonists wanted a   place   and  opportunity   for
Merrick was greatly shocked on Sat orday evening to hear of the accident-! yooraelf, will   be able
al ahooting and death of John Baptiate Alter by nia neighbor and cloae friend. A. F. Godekeit. The two men had gone duwn to the bay to try for ducka. They came upon two docks before botb men had gotten into the neit. Godekeit crouched behind the neat wiih Alter in front. Alter fired firat, rising alightly and then disappeared in the neat apparently to give Godekeit a chance, but thia was not bia intention, and pumping his gun he arose just aa Godekeit fired, receiving tbe ahot in the head from whicb instant death re- aujted. Alter waa 23 yeara old and lived with hia mother, brother and ITa- ter on Park Ave. The community haa been most Byn)pathetic of tbe bereaved family and for Mr. Godekeit only thu kindest words have been aaid. Tbe difficulty of his position ia duly appre¬ ciated. Both mei were members of the lately organized company of local firemen No. 2, Alter being financiul secretary and Godekeit a troatee. The | fire company turned thiity atrong and maina of their deceased Greenfield where interinent was made. The funeral was held on Tuesday af¬ ternoon at the late residence of the de¬ ceased, Kev. Wm. H. Littebrandt, rec¬ tor of the Church of the Redeemer, officiating. Mr. Alter was a confirmed member of the Lutheran Church.
employer. | the delivery wagona of L'Hommedieu'a
That in qoite aome  information, and j Bakery, went to   Halpin'i<  rear   porch   tbe real estate office, in which to  hold
it ia not likely that anyone   but   you, j to deliver some gooda when the animal i ^gptjpgg ^^ gun^ey^^ mornings.    They
to   answei   all   jumped at him and before  he   escaped ; called tbeir little   church   the   Union
The motion was lost by a vote of 89 to 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberta cele¬ brated the tenth anniveraary of their marriage at their home on Oak Street on Toeaday night, where a number of their relativea asaembied and enjoyed a rooaing good time.
Wallace Smith has started the erec¬ tion of a hooae   on   Washington  Ave- worahip, and finally secured the uae of | nue, eaat of Bedford   Avenoe,   on  hia
lota on the Villa Site Development Co
theae   queationa.    Tbe   law   makea   it i from tbe dog by jumping into the kitch-i Church of Maaaapequa. mandatory thac all of   them  ahall   be | en  of  tho   Halpin home, he was  aerl-1     The women purchased rugs,   folding aiked and an.wered and, therefore, al-  ously injured. ! chairs, a reading desk and other furni-
though, under the law, a friend or a ; He eocceded in getting into his, ture, and for a time everytbing went party ccnsroittee haa the privilege of i wagon after Mr. iJalpin bad taken igjong ^njoothly under tbe guidance of registering you last week, the only i charge of tbe dog, and drove to hia | j, p. Jocbinaen, a student at Union care way is to go in person and attend j homo on South Main Street. Dr. Car- (Theological Seminary. The mixed to the regiatration. I man   was   called   to    cauterize     the
Of coume, it ia  not nece.aary to aay | wounda and   Layton ia still   under  his thut if you do not regiater yoo   cannot   care.
property.    He expects to boild aeveral more houses there this winter.
vote at the election en Nov. 5. Yoo will have the privilege to enroll with any of the parties on any of the four days of regiatrrtion and alao upon the day of election. Tho enrollment law waa new last year and not a large per centage of voters availed themselves of it. They were not qualified, there¬ fore, to vote upon the selection of party candidates.
School Conference
A conference of principals and grade teachers is being held   this   Friday   at I
ed out to the funeral j the Mineola School Bailding in charge titiona of the old Williama livery stable | „ ^ ' , accompanied tho ro-' °'J'>"^e8 S. Cooley and W. C. Mep-1 building on Sooth Mtin Street ''"''''r""]'"^ogj eceased   comrade   to I ham, the District  Soperintendenta  of j down, preparatory   to   converting   the     °^ y" •   „  '
Miaa V^ola Wheelock of Waahing¬ ton, D. C, is a goeat at tbe homo of Mrs. R. Narwood.
Mrs. Herman Schwab left Merrick laat week to apend the winter in New York.
A quarterly meeting of the Arch¬ deaconry of Queena and Nassau waa held on Wedneaday in St. John'a Chorch, Far Rockaway. Among the delegatea of the local parish were Bev. Wm. H. Littebrandt and P. R. Jenninga to the' Archdeaconry, and Mra. L. B. Corlies, W. E. Spear and Mra. A Anthony to the Pariah Mia¬ aionary Committee.
the County. Among those who have charge of the varioua periods are E. F. McDonald, A. M.; Mias Kate A. Reiner, Hempstead; Thomas Colby. Oyater Bay; L. Dean Walker, New Hyde Park; Walter L. Shubert, Bald¬ win, and Superintendents Cooley and Mepham.
Clark Stables Burned
congregation expreaaed the wish for a regularly constituted chorch, a peti¬ tion drawn up asking that their modest little body be doly made over into a chorch aociety, and chooa¬ ing wich remarkable unanimity the Preabyterian faith.
The petition, which eontaina the namea of twenty-four peraona, aome of whom are commutera to and from Manhattan and Brooklyiv was pre¬ sented at the fall meeting of the Pres¬ bytery of Naasao at SmilhtOwn Branch. The matter waa turned over to the Executive Commission, whicb includes Rev. D. H. Overton, chair¬ man. It-lip; Rev. Charles H. Scboley, Freeport; Rev. Samuel H. Seem, Rev. James N. Nace, Robert D. Merrill, Baby¬ lon, and Elders Joseph H. Randall, Oyster Bay ; Erank V. Smith, Ocean Side: Edwin N. Rowley, Northport, and John M. Baxter, Freeport.
Tbe commission went to Masaapequa banner bas Been raised at Grove sVr'ee't I °" Monday and corfaommated the or¬ and Railroad Avenue, and is illlumi-1 K.a"""""" °'»»•« .«=''»"^ by the elec- nated by a string of electric lights at, VS" <'^'.*'« *°11?»»'"K officers: Elders, night.
Atlantic Avenue bas been regraded and covered with Peekskill gravel from Bedell   Street   to    Naaaau     Avenue.
i From that avenoe to the Atlantic Ave¬ nue  awitch of tbe New York   &  Long
Msland Traction Company, the gravel has only been placed in tbe centre of the tracks and a short diatance each aide. The improvement caused by the laying of the gravel, particolarly be¬ tween Bedell Street and Ocean Ave¬ nue, ia of conaiderable importance.
William G. Miller ia having the par-
Moses Hont and family left Tueaday morning for their winter houae at Port Orange, Florida.
Smith Merritt, of thia village, cele¬ brated bia 70th birthday anniveraary at tne home of his daughter, Mra. Frank Roberts, on Taesday evening of tbia week. About 30 of hia children, grandchildren anft-^reat grandchildren and a few friends were preaent. After a sopper, the evening was pleaaantly paat in varioua forms of amusement. The occasion was also tbe tenth wed¬ ding anniversary of Mr. and Mra. Roberts.
building into two atorea. A new front will be placed in the boilding and metal cuiling inatalled.
A   Republican Taft   and   Sherman
I John   W.   Anderson   and   Albert   H. iBartlo;   Deacons, Thomas Browne and
  About 25 members of  tbe  Freeport | Richard H. Breen; Treasurer, J.   Sell-
F. Ambroae Clark'a racing stable at' Progreasive Club and aympathizera  of i man Lilly, and six trosteea. Hempstead wae deatroyed by fire Tuea-1 Theodore Rooaevelt met   at   the   Pro-¦     Tho little congregation will continoe day   nigbt     All   of   the   fifteen  polo' ^'^®*^'^®   Headquarters   on     Railroad   to meet in the   real   estate   office  on poniea,   creaa   country    hunters    and | Avenue Tuesday evening for  tbe   pur-; Sundaya.    They have  no  preacher  as Bteeplechasers    were    rescued.      The I Poae of passing a resolution  deploring I yet, but one is to be assigned to them loaa ia $25,000, •-¦      ..       . .^ .... ,,..  .-  ^.   ^ ^l. ,^,_^.-l.._-u   l_-   _¦     j..
The stables are near the main boose : of Mr. Clark'a eatate. which waa i formerly the Jamea L. Kernochan I place. There were seven greoma in I the stable when fire waa discovered in I the hayloft. They worked bard to^get i out the racers, among which was I Meadowsweet, the filly that ran   away .
; from a field of sixteen   last   Saturday ! ^'^s uimnimousjy^anried at Piping Rock and which may be sent
the attempt on tbe life of Col. Booae< j The infant church has already ac- velt. I quired a plot of groond, a part of whicb.
The meeting waa preaided over by i it ia underatood, was donated by the Elvin N. Edwards, and George Wallace I developing company, and will set to offered a prayer for the recovery uf | work at once to raise funds with wbich the injured man, and made some re-; to build a chorcb. The petition is marks. ; signed by Oscar N.   Rankin,   J.   Sell-
The secretary, Edmund T. Cheshire, ' man Lilly, Richard H. Breen, Thomas read tbe resolution of sympathy which   Browne, Mary L Breene. Mrs. Thomas
i Browne. Mra. W. Honeke, E. L. Har- : rlman, Elizabeth   Wanzer,   Daniel   B.
TO JOHN   ADEL,   OF  BELLMORE,
L. I. There'a a butcher on ti^e   corner, in  a
quiet, cozy ahop, He'a known for many miles aroand, as
Johnny on the Spot; Hia market   day   is   Wednesday,   the
beat IS not good enoagb for bim. For to buy for hia trade,   poor   trashy
meata he aaid 'twould be  a   terrible
sin. Hia   meata   are aweet and tender, the
flavor and quality is there, In pay a few centa mere a  pound   for
the gooda, why,   John he   does  not
care. For  cheap,   traaby,    taateleas,   tough
meats, givea (ho people   a   pain   in
tho jaw. And hia costomers appreciate the fact,
tbey  are  not   chewing   rubber    in
Bellmore. Tbis butcher invites competition, then
his cuatpmera will know very well. The treatnnent they   got,   at   the  old
corner ahop, is better than I  care to
tell. ^
A new   broom   always   sweeps  clean,
when it's used and kept off the rack, The people tbey seem to go   after  tbe
cream, for John's customers   are all
coming back. His pricea  are   below   the   value,   ho
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy S Cento
. to England.    Once the   animals   were '     ^ «°°'' hair broab is both  a   luxury I Wanzer, Jeaaie L. Anderaon   Etbel W. C. U. Colvin & Son of Smith   Street   safely out tbey tried to  get   back   and ^"'^ "  necessity.    If yoo   get  one  of  Anderaon, Mary B. Soothard. John W. \have now a well appointed   garage  at'the   rescoera   bad   their   hands    full   ¦ the kind that Smith & Bedell aell. you   Anderaon, William Huneke,  Hai-iet E. j thoir place of business.    A now ateam , The grooms managed to ron  three car- ^ """ ''«*=«'"« best quality at  a  reason-   Breen, Sarah J.   Christie, Francia   P.
able price.  It: Rankin, Mary   A.   Thompaon,   Marion]
ahould get for the meata ho boys. He ia aatiaBed with a   ,mali   profit  as jd^^jdeT'thyr^he Vould
heating apparatus haa   been   installed   riagea'out.
wbich makes possible tbe live storage ! Mr. Clark waa at a dinner given by of cara for the winter months. The Hamilton Hadden, but he and Mr. CjUvina have ample room for 12 cara.*| Hadden, F. F. van Stade and em- Mrs. But- and Oliver W. for the Metz and have been making! Bird reacbed the stable in time to as- good in the salea of this   stoidy   little \ siat in tbe rescue work.
The fire department had to ran two and one-half miles and by tbe time they got there the atable was in aahea.
vjuiTiiin im.c aiiipic luviii »ui IJ, wa(s. neaoen, r. r. van oiaue Thia firm had secured the Sgency for | ployees from tho eatatea of the Ford car.    Tbay already have that j ler Duncan, John Wliite and
W    wb(
^ifJl^C. ]|^arrnw escapea and of l?cl':esnc«7are being told by thoae wbu are constantly aboot the L. I. R. B. crosaing at Mirrick Ave. We feel that it 18 only a qoestion of time wben «r« shall have to record aome aad acci¬ dent as taking place (here.
E. Bielefeld has moved hia bosiness from 48 Merrick Road to tbe recently occupied as the headquarters for the Elka' fair on Merrick Road, near Main Street.
A regalar meeting of tho -Village Board of Trusteea will be beld tbia Fri¬ day evening at 8 o'clock.
the pricea are now very high. When his daily toil is over, and ho sees
tho work he haa done, Pleasing   his   patrons   and   supplying
tbeir wants, he saya   tbat 4t  is, no
fun.
Edwards the Man
Sketch of the Progrettnve Nominee For the Auembly
The National Progreaiive Party of Nas«aa Coonty baa nominated for Member of Aaaembly Elvin N. Ed* warda of Freeport.
The citizens of this Coant> now bave an opportunity te vote for a nan who haa aerved them ardently, and aD>> aelfiahly in the paat. ;
Mr. Edwarda was born in BroOklj^ : in August, 1881, and camo to Freeport with his parenta at three years of age. and settled there on a farm. He at> tended grammar aebool at Freeport and at 18 years of age took op tb* study of law with the firm of Neu & Gilchrist of Brooklyn. While there hS attended an evening claaa of the New York Law School, and waa admitted to the bar in February, 1906, and im¬ mediately began tho practice of laW in this coonty.
Hia lirat work of importance for tb* public was the bringing of bia now famous action against the New York & Long Island Traction Company, to compel them to reduce the fare. It aeems the New York A Long Island Traction Company was granted a liber¬ al franchise by the public officials of the respective towna and villagesr ^hieb were drawn in tfae interest of the corporationa aa against the people. Tbia company at the outaet, in 1901, charged a fare of ten -eents between Freeport and Hempatead, a diatance of five miles.
'The citizens and officiala of botb vil¬ lages strenuously objected to the cbarge, bat the Traction Company ailently pointed to tbeir francbiae and aaid, "we bave a francbiae from Free- port wbich allowa oa to charge five cents between the two villages witbin Its limits; we have a franchise from the Village of Hempetead, Which al¬ lowa oa to do the aame; we alao have a franchise from the Town Highway- Officials whicb allows oa to charge fiv^ eents. We therefore have a right t» charge fifteen cents if we wish—fivO' cents in tho Village of Freeport—five- cents in the Village ef Hempstead, andr five cents between tbo Incorporated, Village lines."
The Village fathers aobmitted tbe matter to their coonael and they were informed by their attorneya that soch fare was legal and nothing could be done. The public sighed and reaigned themaelvea to submit lo the outrage.
Jost wben all Freeport and Hemp¬ stead were looking for tbe David to slay this Goliath up sprang a yogng man from Freeport, who silently and cooly took frum hia pocket, ^s it were,
aling and placed in   it   two  stones;^ one "Common   Senae"^ and tbe other "Justice" and   smote Goliath,   in the goise of the Traction Company.
Counsellor Edwardi began by bring¬ ing an action against the Company for charging an illegal fare onder the Railroad Law, claiming that tbe High¬ way Comiasioner's francbiae called for a five mile ride for five cents and that it made no difference whether that lap- pod another franchise or not. The i company aettled that auit, and anotber one after that. Then the Coonaellor maka better
An adjoined meeting of Merrick Hook and Ladder and Engine Company No. 2 wili be held in the Camp Groan<ls on Priday nigbt at 8:15 to comrlete   the   matter  of   uecuring  a
loan   for the erection of a   boilding on I boildinga for party maaa meetings. their   propcry   on   Camp    Ave.    The |    On thia matter tho  Brooklyn   Eagle
Schools for
Public Meetings
Tbe propoaition to open oor school buildings for public meetinga is receiv¬ ing mocb consideration at tbe preaent time, and the exnerimont ia to be tried i in Brooklyn, the Board of Education j having adopted a resolution offered by ', Herman A. Metz, permitting tbe uae I of aaaembly   rooms of   poblic   school
Elizabeth  Thompson,   Andrew   Alex  , ".'"¦"   ander Christie, Mary E.   Adams,   Lor-; He's reckoned a first-class cotter,   you venzo B. Adams,    Albert   H.   Bartle, |     will   never   aee  him   alushing   tbe Kathryn Bartle and Carl J. Stodart.     ;     moats,
—Timea. ' Better tban all you can truat biro,   for __   _   ,     ~   i~    r« i     he never was known as a beat,
HeiDinfif the Farmer    ^''°" ^°"'"'® '" °^ "^" Beiimore,
" ^  j     and your meats they muat be tip top,
Tbe Horticultural Departmenfof the i ¦'«'¦' '^''"P '" ^od see Jobn Adel   in  hia
  I College of Agriculture deaires to be of j     ^^^^ '""'« corner shop.
The new   roof on the  Plaza,   corner  as gr^t  service   aa   possible   to  the! . Joaeph A. Heslin, sr.
Grove Street and Olive  Boolevard,   is ; home and commercial vegetable grow-| ^'^*'"*'^^'"*"' nearly completed. | era of New York State.    Co-operation
with the  Grangea,   Vegetable  Associ
remarks:
"It ia close to the line of the ridico-; loas tbat decent Americans anxious to |
Company has draped tbe fire alarm  on
Park &y<i. in memory of their deceased
memb«r,   .1. B. Alter.    The  Company
attendt-il   (h?   foneral of Mr. Alter on
Toe8dH.v ill goodly  n mbers, and made
a fine appearance .onder  command  of  belong to the taxpayers with adequate!
Foreman Luttingahauaer. '
if y«a trr lo "sTOT-a4v«tiM yomt atart fer a vlOk—ron'U b« tkukfd iWt sedi • "omi^ Mae" ettr (Ol int* yam beaA
i   Allv*rtiso it In Everyl»»«ty*s Coivrnn
The Elka' Fair cloaed Monday even¬ ing after a auccesaful two weeks' run, with tbe American Girla in the lead.
The gross receipta of tbe fair were about $7200. but after Col. Ma'rtin'a commiaaion and other expenaea were paid tbe net profita were between $3800 and $4000.
It ia expected to oae tbis  money   to ,. ..^ , . ,. , pay off the  aecond   mortgage   on   the
hear  vital iasuea diacuased must go to ; ^ip,, house at Merrick Road and Grove balla over aaloona, while buildinga. tbat i street.
. ,                     .      J   ,,                     The trumpet for the   moat popular aaeembly rooma   scattered all over the ; fi,eman waa won by Cadman Fredericks city,   are locked op. %mpty.   unused in  of Hoae Company No. 1. the evening   boota.    We are glad tbat: —	
,     „_,,    . .„       ,     Charles H. Russell, »r., was confined
Henry MaeDonald^ was aworn^in as a i ations, Growers' Clobs,  Civic  Organi- \ to the bouse \fy an attack of grip,   bot u-*„_   »i.^ A      11-.-   r^._. zationa and othor   movemetita   ia   in-j'¦ no* ahle to be about again.
vited.    Letters on   au:ceaaes  or fail- urps, problema on crops, drainage,   ir-1     The nanndr raiairig and rally of tbe
lawyer before   tbe Appellate  Diviaion Thuraday of laat week.—Obaerver.
rigation, fertilizers or any other prob- [ "cond election district on Wednesday lems relating to vegetable growing ar«l i evening *»« largely attend«<d and very welcome. Helpful anawera. in i P'oved a rouaing succeas. The banner, 80 far aa it ia possible, will be given i hearing the portraita of Taft and Sher- to all questions. j'""" ¦"'^ **'^ names of otber candidatea
Vegetable crop reporta aa to variety, ^°' ^'¦*® ^"d County officea.waa raiaed acreage, conditions, weatfter. etc.. '" the afternoon on Bedford Avenue aent in by tbe varioos individuals ?*¦'' Vj® Worth House. Harry Corn- would aid greatly  in   anawering qaea-!.'"°." "•."'^"""J'B^"'* «* New York   City
hoota.
common   aenae   haa  at length   shown some influence on tbe Board of Educa-1 tion." I
(Continued on Page 6> "I saw it in tlie IMessenger"
tions. Address letters to A. £. Wilk¬ inson, Now York State. College of Ag- ricoltore, Ithaca. N. Y.
  «
Tk* b«t way »• fight Ik* awli etim kMua ia ky ktxitieg yem ewe kerieaaa ead WMi4dag jocr betirnl t» a^M it  grew.    AArirtidat m  tUs
"I saw It In the Meeseager"
arrived on the 7 15 train and fronl Ifhe depot proceeded to marpb tbroogh some of the principal streets of tbe village, playing several selections. On their retorn they warcbed to tfa; banner, playing tbe popolar tone, "The Star Spangled Banner." when (Continued nn page 8)
"I saw It tn the Meesengerl"
headway to bring the  qoeation   befor»< the Public Service   Commiasion   as a qoeation of law on the franchises.'  :
After months of preparation and study and a carofol peruaal of all fri^cbiaea ho appeared before tbe ful! commission to argue the same at New York City on February 3, 1908.
Tbe Railroad Company appeared by Van Vechten Veeder (now Unitfed States District. Judge) and severa)^ other expert lawyers, and on February 27, 1908, tbe full commiasion. decided "that tbe respondent" (tbe railroad company) "charge not to exceed a five cent fare for a continuooa trip for five milea or Iesa ovoi any portion of its line as described in its articles of as¬ sociation."
Tbis was a great victory for Mr. Ed¬ warda and the people of tho Town of Hempatead and haa added to tlie pock- eta of the people thousanda of dollars in the laat four years.
This decisioD waa received witb great joy on the part of tbe people of the Village of Freeport aod the Vil¬ lage of Hempatead, eapecially, and Mr. Edwards waa thanked unanimooaly by press and civic aaaociatioos for his great work.
This yoong man did not receive one cent of financial aid in tbis flgbt from any person or organization, nor did be ever receive anything for tbat greet figbt which meant so roach to ail the people of tbia county. Could tfcere be a mora fitting ond proper tribute to hira. a proper appreciation af tbis great (Continued on page 4)
AdvowUmo fn   Cvenrbedy'e   Cetarngs