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.uto Knocks Down Man ~VIO $50 Fine for Short Weight
Result of Firemen's Carnival at Freeport
SOUTH
MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, FRCEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 5, Namber 7
EwMT Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y^ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1912
$1.00 Yaaxiy, Single Copy 5 Cent*
Merrick
Single copies of the Messenger can be had st Max Trililtzseh' news stand Merrick. L. I. tf
"We are all of us made more grace- fal by the inward presence of what we believe to be a generous porpose; oor actions move to a bidden music—'a melody that's sweetly played in tano.'" Ueorge Eliot
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the fourteenth after Trinity, at 7:30 and 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 p. ro. Celebration of the Boly Commanion at the early service and Morning Prayer and sermon by visit¬ ing preacher at the 11 o'clock service. Tbe Sanday School sessions will not be resumed antil tbe first Sanday in Octb- ber. A cordial welcome is extended to all to attend th<^ services ""of this church.
' The local school did not reopen on Tuesdsy as anticipated owing to the late arrival of tha furnishings for a nfw class room. The trustees found the summer vacation as short for work es the children did for play. It is ex- pected tfaat the sessions will be re¬ sumed on Monday.
B. S, Scott cf Merrick'' Ave., form¬ erly employed in the Badger organ pipe factory has left town with his family and his boose is now for rent or for sale. H. R. Zeiner is ^he agent.
Frank Wyckham aud Miss Wyckham of Middletown, N. Y., visited at the A. E. Doanes over the holiday, ran¬ ning down in their car. On Monday whiie the engine was being cranked it back fired and the crank faandle sprain¬ ed Mr. Wyckham'a right arm badly.
The weather of last Saturday night was not kindly toward the picnic and dance of tha Merrick Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2. In spite of this fact, how¬ ever, tbe receipts for the cause of a flre house and apparatus netted ^30.
Miss Violet Benner spent a few days at Atlantic City last week.
Miss Muriel Narwood of Brooklyn was a guest at the. home of Mrs. R. Narwooil over the holiday.
Ernest Haines, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Haines, was operated upon at the Presbyterian Hospital, Manhat¬ tan, on Wednesday for appendicitis. The patient is doing well.
Rev. Wm. H. Littebrandt, rector of the Cburcb of the Redeemer, left to¬ day to spend his annual vacation at Sabbath Day Point, Lake George.
The monthly meeting of the Men's Club will be held in the Parish House on Tuesday evening at 8:30.
H. H. Cammann, who was confined to his bed with an attack of lumbago, is able to be about again.
An excellent program has been ar¬ ranged by H. R. Zeiner for the eoming musical and dance onder the auspices of the Cboir Guild to be held in Fire- roan's Hall upon the evening of Fri¬ day, September the 20th. Mr. Zeiner's talent in putting on a good performance is well known. A former mosical and dance is remembered with pleasure.
A busy center of social -interest _these days is the tennis court of the ~ len's Clob .adjoining the Parisfa House. Most every afternoon and sometimes mornings, sees a happy group gathered there enjoying health- fal exercise. Next week the croquet groand will be in playing shape and tbis will furnish diversion for those for whom tennis is too strenuous. These thinga Jire only small evidences of the value of the Man's Club to the social life of oar village. We commend this Club to every man in tbe coaamanity wbo desires some unselfish vehicle for the common advantage. The Club at present baa a healthy m^bership of about fifty aod tbe frea and frank dis- cossions of matters in general whicb asually find expression at the monthly meetings serve to bring oat a goodly attendance. Tbe Club welcomes any Merrick man to ita membarsbip.
itaod Midmer has sold his« Maxwall mnabout to P. R. Jennings for the use of, Rev. Roy F. Doflleld, Areb- daaeon of tha coontiaa of Qaeens and Nassau.
It yam gy H "vtm-adrnttiM 3w«r ttara fsr a wUt—tmH b« tkaakf^Aat sack a "aaay Idaa" mm tatialmytmt ^M.
A*vof4ioo M in tivgryhoay'o C*l««nii
Freeport Firemen
Celebrate
Their Firat Annual Affair a Big &icpeM in Spite of Ram
Bellmgre
Single copies of the Messenger can be had at William Wolfe's drug store, Bellmore, L. I. at 6c each. tf
In the presence of a crowd that thronged the course on Olive Boole- > vard, and at times threatened to pot a
Mr. and Mrs. Geo^ F. Newland the Misses Newland are not Boston.
and
R. R. Companies Hit by Rainy Holiday
Lo^ to L I. R. R. and TroOey Lines Estimated at $120,000
Freeport
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. I. tf
For tbe porpose of encouraging the
j development of waterwavs in New
Long Island City, Sept. 8.—The rain I York State, and throughout Long Isl- of Snnday and Labor Day reduced trav-1 and in particular, over a hundred eling to less than that of any ordinary i members of various civic and water-
John H. Harrington has returned stop to the events, the first Firemen's I from his summer vacation at bis home, _ .l.l» t.i ...r...
Day of the Freeport Pire Department 1 Potsdam, N. Y. and" Is attending to | day in the year on both the Long Isl-1 way SBsaciations in Brooklyn and Long was beld Monday, onder conditions j the duties as principal of the pablie I «nd Railroad and the New York and ; Island, gathered Tuesday morning at that were far from favorable, bat was i school. He is stopping with Mr. and Queens County lines, and according to the rooms of the Manufacturers Associ nevertheless a rousing success. , Mrs. Henry Corsa on Bedford Avenue., I the statements of the traflRc depart-, ation, in Brooklyn, and took
The parade, which was scheduled to ' adjoining the school hoase. ments of both roads, resulted In a loss ; first steps toward organizing a
start at 10 a m did not start until' " o^ about $100,000 to the Long Island : waterways association.
11:26. owing' to" the failure of the i Fred Scharfenberg of Union Course, I Railroad and about $20,000 to the trol-: R. P. Welden, A N. Johnson and band, which had been hired from the ; L. I., president of the. Bellmore Villa j ley company. ! Jas. Campion attended this meeting as
city, to put in appearance, and then | Site Development, made a visit to our | The Long Island Railroad had pre- , delegates from the Business Men s As- not until Mr. Powers, leader of th*., town on Labor Day. Mr. Scbarfen-1 P^ed for an extra heavy eastgoing ; sociation and Elvin N. Edwards, J.
the new
Freeport Enterprise Band, secured a ! berg has recovered nicely frbm bis long | traffic on both Sunday and Monday, i Hibbard and Wm number of tbe members of tbe band ; illness, and is looking better than*' ""d for Labor Day had made up a i Board of Trade.
P. Jones for
Lewis E. Van Horn from a business trip to
has the
who were in the ranks of the firemen, ; ever to help out.
At the head of tbe line was Lieuten¬ ant Rayno;', with a squadron of police; then came the Freeport Troop ; States, of the Boy Scouts, who were the guests ! of the Department, followed by Vil-' Edward lage President Hanse and Trustee Brooklyn, Ernest Randall, representing the Vil¬ lage Board of Trustees. Next came the Chiefs, ex-chiefs and visiting chiefs from Baldwin and Roosevelt, followed by the band and the members of the Department. ^iKhfy •trong all, ^,,^ ^, ^^^
followed by the apparatus which, lined i i,",.,j. ,^,^^^ ,„i„„i. „ „„^ »u-„,i
np together, makes an imposing array of fire fighting machinery.
schedule offifty extra trains, which i were to go to the beaches and out on I returned Long Island. This schedule was i Western abandoned altogether, and eastward on I both days only tbe I was in operation.
Gardner and
formerly of were among the visitors here on Labor Day. t
The iocal railroad statien ^as broken into last Sstarday morning. An entrance was made by breaking
The events of the afternoon had to be started later than scheduled owing te the late finish of the parade, but once started, were run off witboat a mishap of any kind.
The winners of the various evefits were as follows:
Where no prize is c;iven the awards were gold, silver and bronze medals.
fGSDdCtiVGlv *
100 Yard Dash—First, Fred Hont; second. S. Dimon Smith; third, Frank S. Snedeker, jr.; winner's time, 11 1-5 seconds.
16-lb. Shot Pot—First, S. Dimon Smith, 34 ft., 5 in.; second, Edward F. Meaney, 82 ft., 4 in.; third, Frank E. Rose, jr.. Sift., 11 in.; Charles Connor was 32 ft.. 10 in., in this | event bat was disqualified for throw¬ ing instead of "putting' the shot. {
220 Yard Dash—First, Fred N. Hont; second, Herman Gissell, jr.; third, S. Dimon Smith; winner's time. 25 seconds.
Standing Broad Jamp—First. J. J. Randall, ji., 9 ft., 1 in.; seeond. Frank E. Rose, jr., 8 ft., 7i in.;
Judge Elvin N. Edwards left Wed¬ nesday morning for Syracuse as a dele¬ gate to the State Convention of the regular schedule ' Progressive Party from Nassau Coun- I ty. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ed- family of People, however, who were out on wards.
this village, j Long Island, either ending their vaca- i
tions or who had expected to spend ' We want three copies of the South Labor Day there, gave the Long Island Side Messenger of September 8. 1911. some unexpected business early yester-' We wiil pay the retail price for the day morning. They had become dis- { first three copies left at this office in gus ted with tbe nnpropitious weather ! good condition.
and decided that it would be best to |
get faome early. It seems tbat this: The next regular meeting of the Vil- notion s^jruck people all along the lines \ lage Board of Trustees will be beld Irom Montaok Point to Jamaica, and I next Friday evening, Sept. 6. wnen the trains began picking up on- j
expected loads at all the stations, the School opened Tuesday morning for
conductors began sending werd for ad-1 the Fall term. We are analjle to give
ditional coaches to the traffic manager's! the registration figures ontil next
City. As a re- i week.
building. The telephone and chewing gum boxes were pried open and the contents taken. The amount taken was small, as collections had been made from both tfae day previous. A
black mask, used by the thieves, was
foond on the floor when the agent ar-: ^^'geat Long Island
rived. The company was notified and | ,pit^ arrangements were made at once the railroad bloodhounds were quickly jfor taking on extra coaches at avail- sent to the scene, but the dogs were unable to get any scent of the robbers.
Owing to the inclement weather Monday night, the picnic and dance of Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Company was not held on tfae grounds on Grand Avenae. but instead th«> dance was held at Firemen's Hall. A large crowd attended, despite the stormy weather, to enjoy tbe fun offer¬ ed by the company. Music was furn¬ ished by H. L. Hirsch's orchestra of I Lindenhurst, and dancing was enjoyed I until a late hour. The receipts of the I affair is sroali, about $7, but the boys ! consider themselves lucky that they I made tbeir expenses.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. I E. Church met at the home of Mrs. ! Samuel Self on Thursday afternoon.
third, Pred S. Patterson, 8 ft., i in. :
440 Yard Dash—First, Fred N. The rainy weather last Sunday after- Hunt; second, Fred S. Patterson; noon prevented the baseball game he- third, Edward F. Meaney; winner's I twee" the locals and the Hickory Field
time, 69 2-5 seconds. j Clob of Brooklyn^^
First, S. Dimon Smith;
Gustave A. Strubel, Socialist candi- able points. The Long Island Express j date for Lieut. Governor of New York Company and the baggage men on the i State, will spe«k at an open air meet- early trains were also caught unawares j ing of the local Branch, Socialist by tbis unexpected travel in the early ' party. The meeting place will be at hours of Monday, and they had a hard i the corner of Main Street and Railroad time keeping up with the rush of bag- j Ave., Freeport, Thursday evening at 8 gage and express packages. jp. m.. Sept. 12. Democrats, Repob-
The Long Island was prepared for \ licans and Progressives are invited to the rush tbat was to come in the even- ! attend. General discussion after the
meeting.
ing, and from all eastern points after¬ noon and evening trains bad extra coaches. Most of the trains were ten and twelve cars, and from Amagansett special trains started at 7 p. m. and from Greenport at 9 p. m. Both tbese trains were fourteen coaches, and there was also a special all-parlor car train from Greenport.
With the arrival of tbese trains at the Long Island depot the station be¬ came crowded with men, women and
children. Special ferryboats were put • , ,„ . ~, -t ^ r\ r' ¦ ... . 1 # ^u I members of Freeport Council, Jr. 0 into requisition to care also for the ";"»»_.. ..i..:_ 21: i_l..^_.j_.
extra nomber of persons. |
Each train that came in in the even- j ing was filled with baggage and ex-1 press matter, and the big sheds at j Long Island City were piled high. I The funeral of John H. Walters,
The New York and Queens County i ^ho died at bis late home in Archer
S. Meeson took a obotograph for moving pictures of the Firemen's Parade on Monday morning, also of the athletic events in the afternoon. He proposes to pnt these on exhibition at I the Colonial as soon as fae can prepare tfae films.
I Harry Jones, former chaplain of the Battleship Texas, during the Spanish- American War. gave a lectnre to tbe
U. A. M., at tbeir meeting last Friday evening. Tbe topic of his talk was "A War Lectare, by one who was in it."
eeco'nd, Hwold sVchMe; third.'Frank I T,''* ""J^ regaiat meeting of the S. Snedeker, jr.; winner's time, 18 i Bellmore Taxpayers' Association will
"sSOYard Dash-First, Harold B. ie^«"ing..September 19. The commit-
Smith: second, Herman Gissell, jr.. ' tee appointed at the last meeting have
third, Fred S. Patterson; winner's! their report complete and ready to to go to Ncrth Beach and resorts at
time,'2 min.. 21 sec. ' hand in and after a discussion, final different points in Queens Borough
1 Mile Bicycle Race—First, Chester i action on the water question, as far as They did not come Sunday, and they
Raynor; second, Hilbert R. Johnson;; the Association is concerned, will were missing on Monday, and the third, Frank S. Snedeker, jr.; time, 3 ! probably be taken. This is the oppor | traffic was not up to the ordinary
min., 10 sec. | tunity for all residents of the village every-day business. The management i months, coming here frem the Bosh-
1 Mile Ron—FirJt, Harold B. to express their views on this impor- estimated that it lost $20,000 in fares, j wick section. He was associated witb
Smith; tecond. Fred .S. Patterson;' tant <)oe8tion and each one should make $io,oo0 on each day, as a result of tho I his father, the late William B.
third. Edward F. Meaney; time, 5 't ¦ PO'"t to attend The committee weather. The only happy men were Walters, of Brooklyn, in the forma-
min.. 47 sec. has spent considerable time in securing the regular conductors, who did not j tion of the Merrick Camp meeting as-
be held in Firemen's Halljm Tborsday Railroad had prepared cars and sum- i Street Sunday, took place on Tuesday
moned extra crews of conductors and j afternoon, the interment being in motormen to handle crowds expected \ Greenfield Cemetery. Faneral ser¬ vices were read by Rev. J. White- burst. Death followed a protracted illness.
The deceaaed has been a resident of this village for the last eighteen
1 Mile Relay—First, Fred N. Hunt, Fred Patterson, Hatold Chase and G. Clifford Colyer; second. Howard Conk¬ lin, J. Sumner, H. R. Johnson and F. S. Dunbar; third, Harold B. Siprth, Edward F. Meaney, Rassell RaMall and Jofan Meaney; time 4 min., 20 sec. In this event Edwar.d Meaney, the last
runner for team No. 2, had a lead of .^ . „ ^ ^ ,.,,
over a hundred yards on Hunt, last; their attendance at this meeting, man for team S; when the final lap waa
started at tho 110 yard turn. Hunt had On Monday afternoon. Labor gained all but a few yards of this, and there was no improvement as they swang into the finish, was weather of Sonday. but as
all the data possible as to the cost and operation of various kinds of plants under municipal ownership, the as¬ sessed valoation of the proposed dist¬ rict, the cost to the taxpayers of a pri¬ vate plant and have several forms of water supply to be considered, and each resident should show their inter¬ est in the welfare of tbe village by
have a strenuous time on their hands. —Times.
Day, in the
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses have been issued during the last week by Town Clerk Gilbert:
August 26—Frank T. Bailey and Miss May R. Boyden, both of Freeport. They were married on August 28 by Rev. Charles Logue, rector of the
sociation; was associated with the William Brush bnilding concern and served under the late James Jourdan in the Brooklyn Union Gas Company.
Mr. Walter's father was the pioneer mill man in Brooklyn and it was at his factories at Navy and Foiton Streets and Hudson Avenoe that one of Brool^lyn's famous fires occurred. The deceased was identified with the Royal Arcanum, was in his 64th year and is aurvived by a widow and a son.
nearly shoulder to shoulder with Meaney, when be fell exhausted, but straggled co bis feet, only to repeat this three times until he crawled across the finish line second, but his effort was net needed, as Meaney bad
the Bellwood A. C. of Brooklyn made an appearance on the 2 o'clock train. Capt. Sam Seaman got fais men to¬ gether, went to the grounda and wal¬ loped the visitors in a cloae and excit¬ ing game to the score of 7 to 6. Both
the boys pf Chuich of Our Hely Redeemer at Free-1 P«''^y' °' F"«P^
not touched his relay man at the start; teams played hard, »md proved that of the event, and Bunt waa awarded the contest
Ranning Bmad Jump—First, J. J. Ranoall, jr.. 13 ft. 11 in.; second, Frank S. Snedeker, jr/, 13 ft., i in.; third, Walter F. Downs. 12 ft, 8 in.
Snedeker and Downs tiad for second place at 12 ft, 7 in.; and in jumping ott the tie, Snedeker won.
8-Leggad Race—First, Fred S. Pat¬ terson aod Harold Chase; second, S. Dimon Smith and l<eon Roaa; thini, Frank S. Snedeker, jr., and Job* J. Bolaad; timo, 8 aoeonds.
Fat Man's Raeo—Firat, Andrew 3..
(ContuMMd oo poge 8)
it took more than rian to stop them from playing baseball. Tbe crowd was very small and no one blamea tbem for staying away in auch weather as Monday was. Capt Searoan .did the pitching for Bellmore, while Sny¬ der did tbe heavy work for tho >*>- tors. Both pitchers did good work, despite the fact that tbe balls were watersoaked from atart to finish, mak¬ ing throwing diffiealt
Belllmore started tfae sooring in tbo fint inning, whan they got one rao. Thoy added auotber in the third, bat
I (Continued on page 8)
"I MW It Iw tlio MawMAVorl"
port,
28—Frederick D. Buelter of Jamaica and Lucy M. Van Wickler of Inwood. They were married the same day by Rev^ Samuel 0. Curtice.
Chester A. Ellison and Florence E. Schmidt,' botb of Baldwin.
29—Antoni Marokacaky and Stella Damitaki, ttoth of New Hyde Park.
Guiseppe Spadanda and Caroline D'A loia, both of Hempstead.
30—Willis R. Brower and Mary L. Froat both of Woodmere.
81—Walter Norwakowski and Joa«- fina Dlogoieska, both of Hempatead.
John W. Thome and BstoUa Powell, both of Freeport. "
Septeibbai S—Willard P. Varity of Seaford and Christina Loftos af Maaaa¬ peqaa.
Heary J. Reiaert of Raaedala and Elizabeth H. Reising of Valley Sti^am.
AdvaKlao It In Kvoiyfeotfy'o Colomn
Last Satarday a marriage license was issued to Jebn W. Thorne and Estella Powell, daogbter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Powell, both of Free- port
Oo Taesdfiy we received a poat card from John J. Donbar, who was one of the delegatea to tfae State Convention of tfaa Junior Ordor United American Mechanics, heid at Kingston. He with James W. Cbeabire, Walter B. Coa¬ sens and Frank S. Snedeker, sr., left on Satarday and rettuned homa Toes* day night.
On the firat dav of tba eonvention James W. Chesbiro was eieeted State Coancilor to fill the unexpired term of Charlea H. Samken, who waa removed from that o£Bce by tbo National Coun¬ cilor. Thia gives Cfaoahiro tbo honor (Continoed on Page 5>
Atfvartlo* In Cvovyfeoily'a Columii
S. S. Y. C. Regatta
Notwithstanding the disagreaablo weather Labor Day. tba sports of tho Soutb Shore Yacht Club were very successful and those in attendance faad a very enjoyable time.
Only one of the' boat races schedalad failed to start and that was because tbe Tommy II. Thos. Forbes' hydro¬ plane, sank in 25 feet of water the night before the race and only one boat of tbat class appeared to race. Tbis was the Alma, whicb gave an ex¬ hibition five mile run.
In the open motor boat class the Trinidad, owned ^y David I. Kennedy, won tirat with Thomas Forbes' Com¬ modore second and Cbarles Baldwin's Kid third. There was only a few see* onds between the sScond and third boats.
Peggy, owned by a Mr. Farrell, of Bay Shore, won first prize in the cabin claas. defeating her nearest opponent, the La Bobeme. owned by S. Kisaam, by about 4 minutes, but the La Bobeme won second place by enly ten seconds. The Florence, owned by Walter Aloore. took third honors.
In the speed class the Marie won first, defeating her opponents in all three heats; Elliot Ross' Ejie won second by getting 5 poin,ts and the Mil¬ dred V. owned by J. M. Whritenour. won foor points and third prize. Tho- Veta. owned by Clarence Chapman, and the Esther, owned by Dennia J. Comiskey. nailed unplaced. The other sports were won as follows:
100 yard free for all raee, Frank Malone.
60 yard race for boye under 16 years of age. Fred Clark.
Diving. Lindley Murray.
An exhibition which was witnessed only by a few of tbe crowd was that made by Leo Carrillo, when he dived in 26 feet and placed several lines |to the hydroplane of Thos. Forbes which, had gone to tbe bottom of the canal the nigbt before.
Wantagh
In the Memorial Charch next Sunday the pastor. Rev. Thomas S. Braith¬ waite, will preach in the morning on the subject. "To Have Dominion, or tha Importance of Self-Control." The evening subject will be "The Family of Christ." Christian Endeavor meet¬ ing this Friday night in the charch at 7:80. Sunday School Sanday after¬ noon at 2:30 in the Parish House.
Thomaa B. Seaman and bis brotber, ex-Justice James M. Seaman, and Mrs. Seaman, bave gone on a trip to Niag¬ ara Falls and the Thousand Islands.
Woodward Avenae is being prepared to receive Peekskill gravel.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas*. jScbroeder and daughter. Misa Mae, wore the goests of Mr. and Mrs. George Siems over Sonday and Labor Day.
Henry Uitach, Lorenzo Faller, Geo. E. Box and John Box have retorned from a cruise down east over Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rhame bave moved into the cottage uf Pater F. Avogadro on Park Avenue.
Or. Torek, who purchased William Einbach's eottage on Wantagh Creok, has retorned to his bome in Manhattan after spending two months here.
A fine entertainment fas given at Higb Hill Beacb laat Satarday night for the purpose of raising funds to put down a new board walk.
Amongat tbose who have closed their cottages at the Beach are Mr. and Mrs. J. J: Fussell, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsall Jackaon and Young Bros.
Jobn T. Cowlea and family returned Saturday from a two weeks' stay at Oak Island Beaeb.
The regalar monthly business meet¬ ing of the Hook, Ladder and Engine Co., was beid on Thursday nigbt in the Firo Hooso.
Frad Menendez' cottage on Park Avanoo [has been improved by a ooat of paint
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Miss Helen Jackson has aoecosafully paased ber final exi^ninations inrften- ography at tha Charles Boainaaa Sehool in Brooklyn.
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.uto Knocks Down Man ~VIO $50 Fine for Short Weight Result of Firemen's Carnival at Freeport SOUTH MESSENGER OFFICIAL PAPER, FRCEPORT VILLAGE Vol 5, Namber 7 EwMT Friday FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y^ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1912 $1.00 Yaaxiy, Single Copy 5 Cent* Merrick Single copies of the Messenger can be had st Max Trililtzseh' news stand Merrick. L. I. tf "We are all of us made more grace- fal by the inward presence of what we believe to be a generous porpose; oor actions move to a bidden music—'a melody that's sweetly played in tano.'" Ueorge Eliot Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the fourteenth after Trinity, at 7:30 and 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 p. ro. Celebration of the Boly Commanion at the early service and Morning Prayer and sermon by visit¬ ing preacher at the 11 o'clock service. Tbe Sanday School sessions will not be resumed antil tbe first Sanday in Octb- ber. A cordial welcome is extended to all to attend th<^ services ""of this church. ' The local school did not reopen on Tuesdsy as anticipated owing to the late arrival of tha furnishings for a nfw class room. The trustees found the summer vacation as short for work es the children did for play. It is ex- pected tfaat the sessions will be re¬ sumed on Monday. B. S, Scott cf Merrick'' Ave., form¬ erly employed in the Badger organ pipe factory has left town with his family and his boose is now for rent or for sale. H. R. Zeiner is ^he agent. Frank Wyckham aud Miss Wyckham of Middletown, N. Y., visited at the A. E. Doanes over the holiday, ran¬ ning down in their car. On Monday whiie the engine was being cranked it back fired and the crank faandle sprain¬ ed Mr. Wyckham'a right arm badly. The weather of last Saturday night was not kindly toward the picnic and dance of tha Merrick Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2. In spite of this fact, how¬ ever, tbe receipts for the cause of a flre house and apparatus netted ^30. Miss Violet Benner spent a few days at Atlantic City last week. Miss Muriel Narwood of Brooklyn was a guest at the. home of Mrs. R. Narwooil over the holiday. Ernest Haines, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Haines, was operated upon at the Presbyterian Hospital, Manhat¬ tan, on Wednesday for appendicitis. The patient is doing well. Rev. Wm. H. Littebrandt, rector of the Cburcb of the Redeemer, left to¬ day to spend his annual vacation at Sabbath Day Point, Lake George. The monthly meeting of the Men's Club will be held in the Parish House on Tuesday evening at 8:30. H. H. Cammann, who was confined to his bed with an attack of lumbago, is able to be about again. An excellent program has been ar¬ ranged by H. R. Zeiner for the eoming musical and dance onder the auspices of the Cboir Guild to be held in Fire- roan's Hall upon the evening of Fri¬ day, September the 20th. Mr. Zeiner's talent in putting on a good performance is well known. A former mosical and dance is remembered with pleasure. A busy center of social -interest _these days is the tennis court of the ~ len's Clob .adjoining the Parisfa House. Most every afternoon and sometimes mornings, sees a happy group gathered there enjoying health- fal exercise. Next week the croquet groand will be in playing shape and tbis will furnish diversion for those for whom tennis is too strenuous. These thinga Jire only small evidences of the value of the Man's Club to the social life of oar village. We commend this Club to every man in tbe coaamanity wbo desires some unselfish vehicle for the common advantage. The Club at present baa a healthy m^bership of about fifty aod tbe frea and frank dis- cossions of matters in general whicb asually find expression at the monthly meetings serve to bring oat a goodly attendance. Tbe Club welcomes any Merrick man to ita membarsbip. itaod Midmer has sold his« Maxwall mnabout to P. R. Jennings for the use of, Rev. Roy F. Doflleld, Areb- daaeon of tha coontiaa of Qaeens and Nassau. It yam gy H "vtm-adrnttiM 3w«r ttara fsr a wUt—tmH b« tkaakf^Aat sack a "aaay Idaa" mm tatialmytmt ^M. A*vof4ioo M in tivgryhoay'o C*l««nii Freeport Firemen Celebrate Their Firat Annual Affair a Big &icpeM in Spite of Ram Bellmgre Single copies of the Messenger can be had at William Wolfe's drug store, Bellmore, L. I. at 6c each. tf In the presence of a crowd that thronged the course on Olive Boole- > vard, and at times threatened to pot a Mr. and Mrs. Geo^ F. Newland the Misses Newland are not Boston. and R. R. Companies Hit by Rainy Holiday Lo^ to L I. R. R. and TroOey Lines Estimated at $120,000 Freeport Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. I. tf For tbe porpose of encouraging the j development of waterwavs in New Long Island City, Sept. 8.—The rain I York State, and throughout Long Isl- of Snnday and Labor Day reduced trav-1 and in particular, over a hundred eling to less than that of any ordinary i members of various civic and water- John H. Harrington has returned stop to the events, the first Firemen's I from his summer vacation at bis home, _ .l.l» t.i ...r... Day of the Freeport Pire Department 1 Potsdam, N. Y. and" Is attending to day in the year on both the Long Isl-1 way SBsaciations in Brooklyn and Long was beld Monday, onder conditions j the duties as principal of the pablie I «nd Railroad and the New York and ; Island, gathered Tuesday morning at that were far from favorable, bat was i school. He is stopping with Mr. and Queens County lines, and according to the rooms of the Manufacturers Associ nevertheless a rousing success. , Mrs. Henry Corsa on Bedford Avenue., I the statements of the traflRc depart-, ation, in Brooklyn, and took The parade, which was scheduled to ' adjoining the school hoase. ments of both roads, resulted In a loss ; first steps toward organizing a start at 10 a m did not start until' " o^ about $100,000 to the Long Island : waterways association. 11:26. owing' to" the failure of the i Fred Scharfenberg of Union Course, I Railroad and about $20,000 to the trol-: R. P. Welden, A N. Johnson and band, which had been hired from the ; L. I., president of the. Bellmore Villa j ley company. ! Jas. Campion attended this meeting as city, to put in appearance, and then Site Development, made a visit to our The Long Island Railroad had pre- , delegates from the Business Men s As- not until Mr. Powers, leader of th*., town on Labor Day. Mr. Scbarfen-1 P^ed for an extra heavy eastgoing ; sociation and Elvin N. Edwards, J. the new Freeport Enterprise Band, secured a ! berg has recovered nicely frbm bis long traffic on both Sunday and Monday, i Hibbard and Wm number of tbe members of tbe band ; illness, and is looking better than*' ""d for Labor Day had made up a i Board of Trade. P. Jones for Lewis E. Van Horn from a business trip to has the who were in the ranks of the firemen, ; ever to help out. At the head of tbe line was Lieuten¬ ant Rayno;', with a squadron of police; then came the Freeport Troop ; States, of the Boy Scouts, who were the guests ! of the Department, followed by Vil-' Edward lage President Hanse and Trustee Brooklyn, Ernest Randall, representing the Vil¬ lage Board of Trustees. Next came the Chiefs, ex-chiefs and visiting chiefs from Baldwin and Roosevelt, followed by the band and the members of the Department. ^iKhfy •trong all, ^,,^ ^, ^^^ followed by the apparatus which, lined i i",.,j. ,^,^^^ ,„i„„i. „ „„^ »u-„,i np together, makes an imposing array of fire fighting machinery. schedule offifty extra trains, which i were to go to the beaches and out on I returned Long Island. This schedule was i Western abandoned altogether, and eastward on I both days only tbe I was in operation. Gardner and formerly of were among the visitors here on Labor Day. t The iocal railroad statien ^as broken into last Sstarday morning. An entrance was made by breaking The events of the afternoon had to be started later than scheduled owing te the late finish of the parade, but once started, were run off witboat a mishap of any kind. The winners of the various evefits were as follows: Where no prize is c;iven the awards were gold, silver and bronze medals. fGSDdCtiVGlv * 100 Yard Dash—First, Fred Hont; second. S. Dimon Smith; third, Frank S. Snedeker, jr.; winner's time, 11 1-5 seconds. 16-lb. Shot Pot—First, S. Dimon Smith, 34 ft., 5 in.; second, Edward F. Meaney, 82 ft., 4 in.; third, Frank E. Rose, jr.. Sift., 11 in.; Charles Connor was 32 ft.. 10 in., in this event bat was disqualified for throw¬ ing instead of "putting' the shot. { 220 Yard Dash—First, Fred N. Hont; second, Herman Gissell, jr.; third, S. Dimon Smith; winner's time. 25 seconds. Standing Broad Jamp—First. J. J. Randall, ji., 9 ft., 1 in.; seeond. Frank E. Rose, jr., 8 ft., 7i in.; Judge Elvin N. Edwards left Wed¬ nesday morning for Syracuse as a dele¬ gate to the State Convention of the regular schedule ' Progressive Party from Nassau Coun- I ty. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ed- family of People, however, who were out on wards. this village, j Long Island, either ending their vaca- i tions or who had expected to spend ' We want three copies of the South Labor Day there, gave the Long Island Side Messenger of September 8. 1911. some unexpected business early yester-' We wiil pay the retail price for the day morning. They had become dis- { first three copies left at this office in gus ted with tbe nnpropitious weather ! good condition. and decided that it would be best to get faome early. It seems tbat this: The next regular meeting of the Vil- notion s^jruck people all along the lines \ lage Board of Trustees will be beld Irom Montaok Point to Jamaica, and I next Friday evening, Sept. 6. wnen the trains began picking up on- j expected loads at all the stations, the School opened Tuesday morning for conductors began sending werd for ad-1 the Fall term. We are analjle to give ditional coaches to the traffic manager's! the registration figures ontil next City. As a re- i week. building. The telephone and chewing gum boxes were pried open and the contents taken. The amount taken was small, as collections had been made from both tfae day previous. A black mask, used by the thieves, was foond on the floor when the agent ar-: ^^'geat Long Island rived. The company was notified and ,pit^ arrangements were made at once the railroad bloodhounds were quickly jfor taking on extra coaches at avail- sent to the scene, but the dogs were unable to get any scent of the robbers. Owing to the inclement weather Monday night, the picnic and dance of Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Company was not held on tfae grounds on Grand Avenae. but instead th«> dance was held at Firemen's Hall. A large crowd attended, despite the stormy weather, to enjoy tbe fun offer¬ ed by the company. Music was furn¬ ished by H. L. Hirsch's orchestra of I Lindenhurst, and dancing was enjoyed I until a late hour. The receipts of the I affair is sroali, about $7, but the boys ! consider themselves lucky that they I made tbeir expenses. The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. I E. Church met at the home of Mrs. ! Samuel Self on Thursday afternoon. third, Pred S. Patterson, 8 ft., i in. : 440 Yard Dash—First, Fred N. The rainy weather last Sunday after- Hunt; second, Fred S. Patterson; noon prevented the baseball game he- third, Edward F. Meaney; winner's I twee" the locals and the Hickory Field time, 69 2-5 seconds. j Clob of Brooklyn^^ First, S. Dimon Smith; Gustave A. Strubel, Socialist candi- able points. The Long Island Express j date for Lieut. Governor of New York Company and the baggage men on the i State, will spe«k at an open air meet- early trains were also caught unawares j ing of the local Branch, Socialist by tbis unexpected travel in the early ' party. The meeting place will be at hours of Monday, and they had a hard i the corner of Main Street and Railroad time keeping up with the rush of bag- j Ave., Freeport, Thursday evening at 8 gage and express packages. jp. m.. Sept. 12. Democrats, Repob- The Long Island was prepared for \ licans and Progressives are invited to the rush tbat was to come in the even- ! attend. General discussion after the meeting. ing, and from all eastern points after¬ noon and evening trains bad extra coaches. Most of the trains were ten and twelve cars, and from Amagansett special trains started at 7 p. m. and from Greenport at 9 p. m. Both tbese trains were fourteen coaches, and there was also a special all-parlor car train from Greenport. With the arrival of tbese trains at the Long Island depot the station be¬ came crowded with men, women and children. Special ferryboats were put • , ,„ . ~, -t ^ r\ r' ¦ ... . 1 # ^u I members of Freeport Council, Jr. 0 into requisition to care also for the ";"»»_.. ..i..:_ 21: i_l..^_.j_. extra nomber of persons. Each train that came in in the even- j ing was filled with baggage and ex-1 press matter, and the big sheds at j Long Island City were piled high. I The funeral of John H. Walters, The New York and Queens County i ^ho died at bis late home in Archer S. Meeson took a obotograph for moving pictures of the Firemen's Parade on Monday morning, also of the athletic events in the afternoon. He proposes to pnt these on exhibition at I the Colonial as soon as fae can prepare tfae films. I Harry Jones, former chaplain of the Battleship Texas, during the Spanish- American War. gave a lectnre to tbe U. A. M., at tbeir meeting last Friday evening. Tbe topic of his talk was "A War Lectare, by one who was in it." eeco'nd, Hwold sVchMe; third.'Frank I T,''* ""J^ regaiat meeting of the S. Snedeker, jr.; winner's time, 18 i Bellmore Taxpayers' Association will "sSOYard Dash-First, Harold B. ie^«"ing..September 19. The commit- Smith: second, Herman Gissell, jr.. ' tee appointed at the last meeting have third, Fred S. Patterson; winner's! their report complete and ready to to go to Ncrth Beach and resorts at time,'2 min.. 21 sec. ' hand in and after a discussion, final different points in Queens Borough 1 Mile Bicycle Race—First, Chester i action on the water question, as far as They did not come Sunday, and they Raynor; second, Hilbert R. Johnson;; the Association is concerned, will were missing on Monday, and the third, Frank S. Snedeker, jr.; time, 3 ! probably be taken. This is the oppor traffic was not up to the ordinary min., 10 sec. tunity for all residents of the village every-day business. The management i months, coming here frem the Bosh- 1 Mile Ron—FirJt, Harold B. to express their views on this impor- estimated that it lost $20,000 in fares, j wick section. He was associated witb Smith; tecond. Fred .S. Patterson;' tant <)oe8tion and each one should make $io,oo0 on each day, as a result of tho I his father, the late William B. third. Edward F. Meaney; time, 5 't ¦ PO'"t to attend The committee weather. The only happy men were Walters, of Brooklyn, in the forma- min.. 47 sec. has spent considerable time in securing the regular conductors, who did not j tion of the Merrick Camp meeting as- be held in Firemen's Halljm Tborsday Railroad had prepared cars and sum- i Street Sunday, took place on Tuesday moned extra crews of conductors and j afternoon, the interment being in motormen to handle crowds expected \ Greenfield Cemetery. Faneral ser¬ vices were read by Rev. J. White- burst. Death followed a protracted illness. The deceaaed has been a resident of this village for the last eighteen 1 Mile Relay—First, Fred N. Hunt, Fred Patterson, Hatold Chase and G. Clifford Colyer; second. Howard Conk¬ lin, J. Sumner, H. R. Johnson and F. S. Dunbar; third, Harold B. Siprth, Edward F. Meaney, Rassell RaMall and Jofan Meaney; time 4 min., 20 sec. In this event Edwar.d Meaney, the last runner for team No. 2, had a lead of .^ . „ ^ ^ ,.,, over a hundred yards on Hunt, last; their attendance at this meeting, man for team S; when the final lap waa started at tho 110 yard turn. Hunt had On Monday afternoon. Labor gained all but a few yards of this, and there was no improvement as they swang into the finish, was weather of Sonday. but as all the data possible as to the cost and operation of various kinds of plants under municipal ownership, the as¬ sessed valoation of the proposed dist¬ rict, the cost to the taxpayers of a pri¬ vate plant and have several forms of water supply to be considered, and each resident should show their inter¬ est in the welfare of tbe village by have a strenuous time on their hands. —Times. Day, in the Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses have been issued during the last week by Town Clerk Gilbert: August 26—Frank T. Bailey and Miss May R. Boyden, both of Freeport. They were married on August 28 by Rev. Charles Logue, rector of the sociation; was associated with the William Brush bnilding concern and served under the late James Jourdan in the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. Mr. Walter's father was the pioneer mill man in Brooklyn and it was at his factories at Navy and Foiton Streets and Hudson Avenoe that one of Brool^lyn's famous fires occurred. The deceased was identified with the Royal Arcanum, was in his 64th year and is aurvived by a widow and a son. nearly shoulder to shoulder with Meaney, when be fell exhausted, but straggled co bis feet, only to repeat this three times until he crawled across the finish line second, but his effort was net needed, as Meaney bad the Bellwood A. C. of Brooklyn made an appearance on the 2 o'clock train. Capt. Sam Seaman got fais men to¬ gether, went to the grounda and wal¬ loped the visitors in a cloae and excit¬ ing game to the score of 7 to 6. Both the boys pf Chuich of Our Hely Redeemer at Free-1 P«''^y' °' F"«P^ not touched his relay man at the start; teams played hard, »md proved that of the event, and Bunt waa awarded the contest Ranning Bmad Jump—First, J. J. Ranoall, jr.. 13 ft. 11 in.; second, Frank S. Snedeker, jr/, 13 ft., i in.; third, Walter F. Downs. 12 ft, 8 in. Snedeker and Downs tiad for second place at 12 ft, 7 in.; and in jumping ott the tie, Snedeker won. 8-Leggad Race—First, Fred S. Pat¬ terson aod Harold Chase; second, S. Dimon Smith and l |
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