South Side Messenger 19121129

              .unners Returned Safe
Belimore School Flag
Police Justice
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER. Ff^EEPQRT VILLAGE
Vol 5, Number 18
Everr Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1912
$1.00 Yearly, Sincle Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
Single copiea of the Meaaenger can be had at Max Trillitzach'  newa stand
I One. Life lost at Aimty-| I ville Fire
Bellmore
Would not Grant Mar¬ riage License
Freeport
Merrick. L. I.
Serrices at tbe Cbareb of tbe Re¬ deemer Sanday, tbe first in Adveat, at 7:80 and 11 a. in. and 8  p.   m.    Cele¬ bration   of the Holy ComrouDion at tbe early tervice   and   again -at   tba  11 o'clock lervice  with   Morning   Prayer i and aermon.    Tbe offering on   Sunday ! ia for the Cbriitmai espeneea   of the j Sanday  School.    The   Sonday  School neeta in tbe Parith Hooie at 10 a. in. j Barrel! will   be   diitriboted   to each! member of tbe aebool on Sanday  look¬ ing to tbe lebool's annual offeriag  for Dioceian Minioni which  is' regularly made   at   thii   time.    The   Woman'i Aaxiliary meets in this   Pariih  House eacb Thursday at 2:80 p. ro.    Tomor¬ row morning, Satorday, St. Andrew's Day, tbere will be a celebration of the Holy Commonion  at   7:30   a.  m.    A cordial invitation is extended   to all to attend tbe serviees of the church.
H. R. Zeiner is the latest possessor ef an aatomobile in the village. He is driving an Overland runabout, rumble seat.
Wm.   Varneke   haa   be«.n spending
tf I Danger tb Many Patients at Home for the FeeUe-niinded, Fire¬ men Quick to Respond
Amityville, L. I., Nov. 25—Frits Mondary. for sixteen years an inmate of the Brunswick Home for Feeble Minded Persuns, was biumed to death Sanday in the fire wScb destroyed the large annex and boys' cottage at the rear of the Home. , It caased a total loss of about $12,000, covered by insurance to tbe amoontof $11,000.
Tbe fire caused much excitement among tbe patients in the Home and otber nearby institutions for the fee¬ ble minded. Louden Hall and the Long Island Home.
The origin of the fire la unknown. Or. C. L. Markbam. superintendent of tbe Brunswick Home, said after tbe fire that he could assign no cause for tbe fire, and «ould neither afiirm nor deny the suggestion that one of the patients while smoking bad atarted the blaze, or that it had atarted from a spark on the roof from tbe tall chim- I ney of tbe power boose adjoining.
Tfae fire was first discovered by Michael Lyona,   one of the  attendanca
Single copiea of tbe Messenger can I be had at Willianti' Wolfe's drug store, i Bellmore, L. I. at 5c each. tf;     Laat Monday afternoon a coaple ap-
I  ~" I peered before Town Clerk Gilbert and
Walter Brockman baa secared a  po-I applied for »   marriage license.    Mr. ! sition at tbe Doubleday-Page  printing  Gilbert recognized the man as  Charles
Single copies of tbe Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's  or  Braith-
j waite'a news stores on Railroad Ave., or  Kiefer's,   Main    Street,   Freeport,
I L. I. tf
house at Garden City.
Tbe flag at the public sehool waa ra- leaaed from the weather vane on Sat¬ arday afternoon, where it bad been caught for several days.
Several attempts were made by different onea to get tbe flag loose, bat withoat any results. It was decided to take the pole down, and on Sator¬ day, while block and falls were being put in place to lower tbe pole, Harry Emeigb appeared en the scene, and af¬ ter taking held of tbe ropes for a couple of minutes bad the flag released whicb aaved tbe trouble of lowering. Asked how he did it, Emeigh  replied
Wm. McKinley. 64 years old, father J. Auchterlonie, a draggiit, formerly of Mrs. Thomas Farrell, of So! Main of this village, who did not deny that j Street, died Toesday, Nov. 26, at he was that person. The Town Clerk | Kings Coanty Hospital. Funeral Pri- refuied to issue   the   required   license | day; interment Greenfield Cemetery.
on the groand that   Auchterlonie   was,     ,,„ - .._ .     _„.„..   ,i,„^  ,-•.-—--   —    —» -¦•&  •
married in thia village on February ! ..J°'"« °V''.?,P^°P'« ""J^ 'hem- ehurch which is now one of tlie st^^^^^^^ 10 IflflQ hv R«« nr P M Knrr to I ¦•''^" "" °' *"® '""®- ^" "' "« est Ifl tfie N.Y. Conference of tbe lu, J»u», ny Rev. wr. r.   w.   »«"   «o   ^^^p,^ ^^^^^^ j^g^^^j^^^ ^^j^jj^   ^^   ^^^   Methodist Protestant denomination
time.    All who come to the Plaza  en-
Preaches Ahnost Half aCeatury
REV. R. S. HULSART It was in 1872 the good people of Lyn¬ brook and Rockville Centre were on tbe verge of closing up the "Old Sand Hill Church" caused by a religious strife that severed the Mother Chureb of Methodisim on the South Side in two. Under these conditions Dr. Hulsart came to the rescue and with the aid of the Master he  succeeded  in  organizing
a Hempstead   woman.    He   said
this marriage had been annplled. Tbe applicant further said he could not re¬ member tbe data of the marriage or the minister who married bim. Town Clerk Gilbert questioned the young woman who was with him and she said if tbose were the circumstances she weuld not get married. Mr. Aachter¬ lonie stated   that   to   prove   he  was
j«y themselves all of the time and I who come once come many times."
After six years of successful pastor-, ate he conducted the greatest revival in the religious history of Long Island.' During these   four  months  of  special
A special   meeting   of  tbe   Village t meetingB many of .them   lasting from
"If they had the experience working L-jght offered to take the young woman around the rigging of a boat aa I did, I to the home of the Hempstead woman, they could have done  it,   too."    Any-1 They left the town hall presumably on
tbe Jaat month or ao at Midvale, N. J..^n the annex,   about   11   o'clock,    the
n search of health.    Reprorta  have  it
hat he is improving, we aro   glatJ  to
say, gained   nine   poonds   in  weight
ainee he leit us.    Mr. Varneke expects
to retorn about Christmas time.
Tbe locsl Sanday Scnool annoonces its Chriatmas exereises this year as Bchedaled for Friday evening, Dec. 27.
Rev. Wm. H. Littebrandt and P. R. Jennings attended the dinner given to Bishop Burgess in St. Peter's Charch Parisb House, Bond and State Streeta, Brooklyn, on Monday nigbt by the I'ederation of Church Clobs and the Church Club in recognition of Bishop Burgeaa'i completion of ten yeara as the head of the Diocese of Long Isl¬ and.    There were 520 present   at  tbe
blaze being in the upper part of tbe boose just under the roof. He immed¬ iately reported his discovery to the ofl[ice, and E. L. Cook, a clerk, sent an alarm for the firemen, who quickly ar¬ rived under the direction of Chief Mil¬ ford Ketcham. Dr. Markbam, who bad gone to church with bis wife, was aent for and he soon arrived and di¬ rected tfae removal of the patienta in the annex to the main building on Broadway. Meanwhile, the boya' cot¬ tage, a few feet across the walk from tfae annex, caagbt fire, and the work of removing the dozen patients in thai building to the main building followed. As soon as all the patients were re¬ moved from the two buildingi Dr. Markbam took a roll call and all except Mondary were reported safe.    Judging
dinner.   Excellent speeches were made: from the position of the burned bones.
by Hon. Chas. Faller, toaatmaater, and by Bishop Burch, Soffragan of NewYork; Mr. Redfield, Member of Congreaa, Biabop Brewater, of Con- neetlcut, and by Biabop Boigeaa. There waf moch enthuaiaam. In tbe ofiorning after aervice affioly Trinity Chureb, Brooklyn, the clergy of tbe dioeaae through tb'e oldeat clerical maoiber, Rev. Mr. Traey, presented a wateb to the biabop aa a token of ea- teem.    Tbe watch coat aboot $400.
Arthur Sutcliffe, wbo occupied wltb bia family the bome of Mra. Corlies oir Kirkwood'Ave. laat aommer, haa por- ebaaed and moved tbe wbite houae formerly situated on Merrick Dock. Tbe boaie will be built into a aommer residence for the Suteliffes.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Jennings left tbeir bome, "Edgehurst," bere on Monday for the winter and are atop¬ ping at the Renaiaaanee, Fifth Ave., Manhattan. ,
Mr. and Mn. David A. Clarkaon have gone to tbe ety for tbe winter.
Meetinga for next week in tbe vil¬ lage include firemen No. 2 on Monday in tbe Camp Ground, No. 1 on Tuea¬ day at Fire Hall, and the Men'a Club in the Pariah Houae, on Thursday, a ¦eeting in advance ef the regular meeting nigbt in order to leave Taes¬ dsy, Dec. 10, free for the celebration of tbe Clob's fourth anniversary.
It is believed Monday most have es caped from the person in whose care he was placed and crawled under the stoop of the burning building in bis fear, and there suffocated frem the smoke and heat, which finally roasted hia body.
Mondary was 49 yeara of age, a Ger¬ man, who bad been admitted to the in¬ atitation in February, 1896. He had been aupported at the institution by the Siatera of St. Dominic, of ftt. Cather¬ ine's Hospital, Bofchwiek Avenae, Brot^klyn.
The annex was aboat seventy-five by forty-tlve feet, two atorlea and attic, and naalnsnred for $8,000. Tbe boya' cottage waa about thirty-five feet square and was inaured for $3,060.
Sparka flying through tbe air fell on tbe roof of 'jouden Hall's  mail   build¬ inga, and prompt work of tha   firemen prevented  thoae boildinga from  going down  in  flamee.    Sparks   carried  to tbe Long laland Home, far to the weat, set fire in places to tfae   roof of  that I bailding, bot were soon put aot.    Tbe j brick power house of Brunswick Home I also   proved a fine fire   wall   for   the j spread of the flames to tbe main build- ; ing, thoogfa another large frame build- I ing,   seoarated from the   two   burned I buildinga by a small wall,    were badly scorched,
how, the flag was aaved and after a few repairs will be swung to the breeze again.
The horse shed for the new M. E. I Chorch is completed and tbe chorch I building will be started this week.
I Oscar Baldwin is terionsty ill at bis j home on Merrick Road from injuries i he received on his head last week. Baldwin was rocking in a chair when he lost his balance, falling backwards and striking hi.i head to the floor. At last reporta he was much improved.
Robert T. Willmarth and family left on Tuesday morning for Port  Grange, Floiida, where   they   will   spend   thei winter months.
preau tfaat errand. But he failed to confer witb the woman of the second mar¬ riage. She informed a Sentinel repre¬ aentative that the Courta ha*! not yet been appealed to to declare the mar¬ riage illegal, though she is now to con- solt counsel.
Town Clerk Gilbert asked Aachter¬ lonie about his first marriage sume 19 years ago. He claimed that he does not remember being married. At present he resides at Roosevelt. The young woman was from Freeport.
—Hempstead Sentinel.
Confer Behind Closed Doors
Board of Trastees was held Friday ev¬ ening at the Village Office, for the purpose of taking action upon the res¬ ignation of Police Jastice Edwards, whicb waa preaented, to take effect Dec. 1. At the meeting of tbe Board tbe preceding Friday, Preaident Hanae announced that he had induced Justice Edwarda to reconsider thia resignation and not present it until   after the first
Sun-rise to midnight. Over two hun¬ dred were admittwl to membership on the closing Sunday of this great reviv¬ al. He remained pastor of the old church until 1883 and after building the large white structure 50x90 with a gal¬ lery, the same church that was destroy¬ ed very mysteriously in the fall of Iffliv. he was sent to Tompkins Cove.
After successful pastorates in Tarry- town,_N. Y., Patterson, N. J., Pittato^,
«*  »,.. ..«.. k.,» i.,.f:«. TP<««..>i. /„nr./i P"-> Franklyn, N. Y., and to Baldwin, of the year, but Justice Edwards found U. j.. where he is now stationed which that his condition of health did not j,e organized when pastor of the Rock- warrant hini continuing in the onice ville Centre Church, any lonRer and for that reason it waa Brother Hulsart has been instrumen- necessary for him to present the resig- tal in building-chnrch property valued, nation to take effect   the   firat of  the I at nearly $100,000.    At the present day
Muieola, L. I., November ^2—Frauk I N. Doubleday, Hiram R. Smith and for- I mor Congress Mian William W. Coobs, represent inx thoGoo<l RoadH Committee
Misa Mattie  Willmarth entertained a number of ber friendi at   her  bome last Friday evening before her depart¬ ure for Port Orange, Florida.    Every-MuM a coniereocc with the Boardof Sup-j dates for the position, eiy one of whom one present  enjoyed   themselvei,   but | emsore yesterday.    The object of this j ^ould   make as good  an  official.    He
montb.
Justice   Edwards was   preaent   and
said that he had not recovered from hia , sickness of last   winter,   and   tbat  he
was under a nervous strain which made < it necessary to give np the work.    He
aaid that be had been advised not to I take an active part in tfae recent po- J litical campaign,   but having done  so,
he fotind tne result had been bad on ibis health, and that it was necessary ' for him to go Soutb, probably to Porto I Rico, again this winter. I Justice Edwards said that he under- ; stood there were   three or i[oor  candi-
expressed regret to see for the winter.
her   go   away
Don't forget the date of the fair to be given at Firemen's Hall by tbe Junior Leagae of the M. E. Cburcb, Fbriday, December 6. The proceeds will go toward the bailding fund of the new church. One of the main at¬ tractions will be a fishing pond, wbich they promiae will amoae both young and old.
vantageonsly.
The conference yesterday was held iu the room adjoining the chambers of the Board of Supervisors, and waa behind closecffloors. So secret was the meet¬ ing that the clerk of the board, Qeorg^e M Ooodale, paced np and down the corridor while the meeting was being held, and politely informed all inqairers that there waa an executive session. When GontroUer John Lyon was notifi¬ ed that he was wanted, he weut to the door aud gave a double knock, which evidently was recognized, aud the door While trying to light the gas lamps j ^^ partially opened and the Controller on his automobile last Wednesday even- \ disappeared from the view of the inquir¬ ing, John Adel waa seriously burned i"g°®*'*|*PO''J?!®'? • ^ „ , about the face. He is being attended Supervisor Ohnst and Cocks were by Dr. William Rhame. i 8««'° after the meeting, and when ask-                            i od why the meeting was held so secrete-
\»-    *#-_.. f   D.^t..., ,.,„¦  n,„ *..»,^„t ily. replied that anyone conld have come Miss Mary E. Patten was_the  guest jj^'j, ^^i^^y j^^^j jg^j';^^ ^nt no explana-
tion was given for the ocked doors. W. W. Cooks also disclaimed any  iu-
Farm, 3 to 10 acres, witb boaae, barn, chicken boaae and farming toola; 16 to 25 miles ont on Long laland. P. H. O'Neil, 72 Railroad Ave., Brook¬ lyn, N. Y.
wanted particularly to expreaa bla ap-
Good Roads Committee is to see  that
the roads of the country are properly i ^._^.,,_ „, ,.^ „„„. #„„i.„„-;..•.n».» maintained. The Board of Su^rVis rs 1 P'«'aHon of the good feeling exiating is the custodian of the taxpayers'money, between him and Capt. Hanse aa Chief and fhe Good Roads Committee was of Police, and the Police Department, formed with the object of seeing tbat i Justice Edwards said further tbat be the money for the roads vras spent ad- \ bad been blessed witb a most exoellent
of Mr. and  Mrs.   Cbarlea portion of tbis week
the E.   Frost
_. ...   .     , ' ..        . ^.    i tention of holding a secret meeting, and
The monthly business meeting of tbe  ^^ ^^at all that had been  traulicted Epworth League waa beld at the home I wer« preliminaries with a view to hav-
of   the   president, J. E. Harrison,   on ling the committee act in harmony with	
Toesday evening.    The young  people  the board in properly maintaining the j any member of the Board.
are planning a number of social eventa to take place daring tbe winter.
Epworth League devotional meeting; on Sunday   evening   at  7:16; leader,!
There waa conaiderable   criticiam of i Mias Lillian Baldwin; topic. "Sehding
tbe pressure at tfae hydrants furnished | 'of'h Mesaengers.^^	
by tfae water  company,   and botb   Dr,
roads of the county. —The Eagle.
Coal Less than 100 Years
court oflicer; that the work bad been big, and he had been helped consider¬ ably IJby the bard and <<onacientioua wora of Mr. Baker, wbo bad bean un¬ tiring in bia efforta to aasist him and make the work aa ligbt ai poiiible for tbe Juitiee. The reaignation waa ac¬ cepted, by unanimoua vote, witb tbe expressed regret of the entire Board.
To fill the vacancy. Trustee Myriek suggested the name of Arcber B. Wal¬ lace. Mr. Myriek aaid tbat while there were several applicants for the poai¬ tion, all gentlemen of ability, Mr. Wallace having filled tbe poaition be¬ fore under tbe cireamatancea waa well qualified to fill it again. "We ahould bear In mind that we owe it to the Vil¬ lage to leave onr own peraonal affaira out of the roattei^and vote for the man we tbink ia beat qualified to fill tbe po¬ aition, and I don't feel cfaat any of tbe otbera will feel offended at ua for do¬ ing wbat we think to be our duty."
No otber nominations were made by Rand Sotb-
W£.iWhitney and faMfy •v^l^flCHliller PlutfNnhe i of David Greavea'^aae, co
bave mov- upper floor corner Mer¬ riek Ave. and Smith Street. Mra. David Hutton baa taken tbe bouae formerly occupied by Mr. Whitney.
Merrick caleorated the anniveraarlea of two old resident! lait week. Both were 86 yeara of age; Mra. Jane Be¬ dall of Whale Neck Road and Mra. Newkirk of Newbridge Road. Both theae old   ladiea   are   remarkable in
Louden and Ur. Wilsey, of the Long j Island Home, were emphatic in their \ desire to immediately start a move- I ment   to have the village   purchase a
suitable engine to meet further emer- {gencies. Fire Chief Ketcham. how- I ever, did not make any official com- I plaint of tbe preaaore aervice, tboagb j number of tfae firemen and  otbera who
watcbed tbe burning bailding declared
the preaaure waa inaufficieiTt.
On     December
Leagae will hold a social at tbe home of C. D. Wicka oo Grand Ave. Frienda are invited; admiaaion 10 cents. * y
I    The first mention of the occorrence 12    the  Epworth ^of coal in tbe United States, according |
Smithville South
commonity delights to do them honor. Tbe Meaaenger congratalatea botb heartily and wishes many happy re- tarns of the day. A aorpriae party waa given to Mra. Newkirk by ber frienda on Tbarsday nigbt laatr«nd to Mn. Bedell by her frienda on Friday.
Though Mias Bridget Muleahy, whose illneaa with abdominal trouble at tbe home of her brotber Michael, wa reported laat week   improved,   the
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put
The laat of the aeriea of  the enter-   _ ^^ 	
tbeir cheerfulneas and sane oatl'ook on ! f-inni^nt' si'en by t^ej.adiea' Auxil-j^'l^d'^^^y^T- t",ke V"diw,
life.    They are   a   blessing   to  their |'"y°/*"?,»: '»
frienda wbo cull apon   tbem   and  the  th« Clob Hoose ,,.      - ,
ticket selling contest among  the  girls
and boys of the   village.    A doll  will
be given to tbe girl and a rugby  foot
ball to the boy aelling the moat tickets
before Toeaday noon, Dec. 8.
W. G. Martin, proprietor of tfae Parkway Kennela,, and family have moved to Northport. Mr. Martin will tako cbarge of a big eatate thera.
A reward will be paid for infprma tion leading to the Identity of the pa'ty that atole an Iver Jobnson bi- eyela, witb a blaek frame and head¬ light, frooa the porch of   David Gale,
to the United Statea Geological vey, ia made in the journal of Father Hennepin, a French Jeanit miasionary, who in 1679 recorded tfae aite of a "eole mine'^ on Illinoia River, near tbe preaent city of Ottawa. 111. Tbe first actual mining of coal waa in the Rich¬ mond Basin, Va., about 70 yeara after Father   Hennepin'e   diacovery in   Illf.
The membera and friends of the Metfaodiat Sunday School filled a Thankagiving barrel with vegetablea and groceriea tbia week and ahipped it
tn tbe Methodiat Epiacopal Deaconoka i noia, but tbe firat recorda of production Bome in Brooklyn for diitributien j from the Virginia roinea were for tbe among tbe poor. 'yoar   1822,   wben,   according  to one
authority,   54,000   tone   were   mined.
Adolph Frisch proved on f uesday | Ohio probably ranks second in priority morning that be couldn't be bluffed j of production, as eoal was discovered One nigfat: tfaere in 1756, but tfae records of pro- recently. while Adolph was in company I duction date back only to 1838. Tbe witb a namber of friendi, "Bob" (mining of antbracite in Pennsylvania Willmarth asked bim to take a trip to ; began about 1790, and it is aaid that Florida witb him for tbe winter. ! in 1807 66 tona were abipped u Colum- Adolph aaid: "No, Bellmore ia good | bia. Pa. Reporta ofthe anthracite enough for me. I don't mind the! coal trade gre oaually begun with tbe cold."    "Bob" atarted to "kid"   bim|yeair  1820, wben 866 long   tona   were
HawhrVdgB Road, oa WnrinnariaT "i»>»t    in tha Rnnth
and dared him to go. Adolph aaid he j abipped to Philadelphia from the Le- couldn't take the dare and he euold | higb region. Prior to tbia, however, look for him on the 9 o'clock train j in 1814, a abipment of %2 tona waa Toeaday morning. "Bob" didn't made from Carbondale, alao to Phila- think be meant it, but when the time ; del|>hia, and in tbe following table tbe came for tbe train Tuesday, Adolph j production ii eoosidered to bave be- waa ri^bt tbere with hia dreaa auit \ gun in that year! It ia probable that ease and box of carpenter'i toola and ¦ tbe actual prodoction prior to 18S0 the laugh waa on "Bpo." Adolph ' waa between2,600 and 3,000 tona. will work at tbo carpenter trad* whila'    The  prodoction for 1911   wai 496,-
eriand, of the Brooklyn Timei, aaked permiaaioo of the Board, and aoggeat¬ ed the name of Albin N. Johnson. He aaid that be and fais co-oartner, Mr. Nolan, bad worked hard for the ad¬ vancement of Freeport, and tbey thought that the Village could be best boosted at tbis time by tbe appoint- '^'^^^ I ment of Albin N. Jobnaon to fill tbe *' vacant position.
The ballot waa then taken with the following reault:
S. P. Pettit, 2.
A. B. Wallace, 1.
Albln N. J'^hnson, 1.
Preaident Hanae and Trustee Bedell voted for Pettit, Truatee Randall for Jobnaon and Truatee Myriek for Wal¬ lace.
^one of tbe candidatea having a ma¬ jority a aecond ballot waa taken and Truatee Myriek voted witb tbe otber two in favor of S. P. Pettit and on the third ballot tbe appointment waa made unanimoua.
Mr. Pettit waa aent for and notified aa to the action of tbe Board. He thanked tbem and said that be appre¬ ciated tbe honor of tbe poaition and the reiponiibility tbat faad been placed on hia ahooldera. It woold be hla en¬ deavor to perform tfae dotiea boneatly and faithfully, with juatiee to all and favora to none.
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Some night wben yoa are tired out, gather up the family and make  a bee line for tbe Plaxa.    Tbere yoa can get • good reat. aee good pletarea.amd bear good musie.     ______ I*
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he has married 2,000 couples, and at reCent date while pastor of the Baldwin Church he united seven in one day.
This man of God has raiaed a family of five children, has twelve grand-cbild- ren and thirteen great-grandchildren and his averaRe salary during his min¬ istry has been only $600 a year. He waa bom in Mattewan, N. J., what was known as Middletwint, and had held the highest oflice in his Conference five suc¬ cessive times, He is the only active member in the Conference at the pre¬ sent that joined it when he did.
luia^ne a man eighty-two years of age using his hoe in his garderi as vigror- ously as a youth of eignteen. This is the sight that greeted a Times reporter on Tuesday when he went to interview the Rev. R. S. Hulsart, pastor of tbe Baldwin M. P. Church.
Tbe reporter was greeted very cor¬ dially by Dr. Hulsart and when asked how be felt, he replied, "like a yoimg man of sixty" and ne does not look a day older.
Pastor Hulsart haa a most remark¬ able career and is the only minister in Nassau County that has preached the Gospel for nearly half a century and is still active and repeating the venerable man's words, "If God so rules 1 expect to preach the blessed word until tbe summons comes from above".
In 1858 Dr Hulsart joined the N. Y. Conference as a local preacher. His first regular charge was the Elm St. Cburcb in 1868; after a two year paator¬ ate be waa sent to Canarsie. 'Tbeie be found a warm-hearted people willing to serve God but lacked a leader. In a short time he united the congregation and erected a handsome church and par¬ sonage, raising $7,000, for tbe porpoae. Tbis was a wonderful achievement as tbe sole occupation of this little village was following the Bay.
 -Rockaway Timea.
Keystone Democratics Meet
A meeting of tbe Keystone Demo- crata of tbe Town of Hempatead waa beld at Rockville Centre. Saturday evening, Nov. 28.
Every election diatriet in tbe Town waa repreaented, tbere being from tbree to aeven men preaent from eaeb district, alao a number from Rockville Centre and tfae nearby villages.
Tfaia repreaentation was highly pleaaing to the chairman of tb* meet¬ ing, Bertram Gardner of Garden City, aa it indicatea to faim and the otbera preaent that the Keystone Deroocratii will he an important factor in tba Town Election, wbieh ia to be beld next Spring. «
Progreaaiveneas being on* of tb* Keystone Democrata' mottoa, tb* membera got down to real bard work and after aeveral minor poiiUa were debated and paaaed by tbem, tbe Key¬ stone Democrata appointed foor vary • important committeea, law, preaa, finance and organization, to aailet fbair caoae in tbe next election.
It il tbe intention of tbe preai cons'' mittee of this organisation to inform every Dooaocratie votor in tbe Town of Hempatead of tbe exiating eooditioni in tbe Democratic Party in tbia Town¬ ibip Dafor* tb* next Town Eloetion.
Surrogate's Court
Papers in ibe following caaea bave been filed in tbe office of Sorrogat* Graham at Mineola doring tb* fwat week.
Hannah Bora, diad at Round Swamp, Oyitar Bay, on Oetober 6, iaaving an •itat* of ISOOO real.
Martha Debold, Pbrraingdale,