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South Side of^
Long Island
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VOL. 1, NUMBEB 10
BELLMORE, L. I.* N. Y.. 1»RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1908
PRIOE, 6 CENTS
FREEPORT
; Saturday night a meeting of the Re¬ publican Committees of the 4 and 5 districts was held at Willis' Hall. The followihg oificers were elected: Dan¬ iel Morrison, President; Smith Pearsali and Edwin Cheshire, Secretaries, and E. S. Randall, Treasurer.
The closing of the Airdome Saturday night also terminated the partnership existing between the owners, Messrs. Wolf and Nugent.' Nugent returas to his amusement place in Brooklyn and Wolf will stay in town. The Airdome is being torn down, after having had a prosperous aeason. Doubtless the viiiage will have a permanent picture show here through the Winter in addi¬ tion to Stafford's on Main Street.
About 7:30 a. m. Monday in Grove St., near the railroad tracks, a horse and carriage belonging to J. A. Canal¬ izo became entangled with a rig be¬ longing to Axel S. Johnson, with the result that Johnson's wagon was smashed, shafts and all, and Canalizo's hoi;se was badly cut. No injuries re¬ ported. 	
Smith Williams, 69 years of age, passed to his last rest on the 19th, af¬ ter suffering from a complication of diseases. He was the tather of S. A. Williams of this village. Funeral, Tuesday evening at 8 p. m. Inter¬ ment at Greenfield Cemetery in charge of Undertaker Fulton.
BELtHORE
Geo. F. Newland is the School Tax .Collector for Dist. No. 7. A mistake was made in these columns some time ago when the name was printed G. M. Miland.
Regular  Republican Friday.
meeting   next
Saturday's big fire in John J. Ran¬ dall's bam on Smith St., at eight o'clock at night proved to be a bad one, giving the firemen a stiff fight. While the barn and hay were a total loss, good work was done, the firemen pre¬ venting a spread of the flames. Loss given at betweeri $3000 and $4000.
The second carriage accident this week to the Canalizo family occurred Tuesday at the comer of Grove St. and Merrick Road, when the shaft of the phaeton driven by Mrs. Canalizo be¬ came loosened and struck the horse, causing it to shy, throwing Mrs. Cana-- lizo and a young woman, guest of the' family, to the roadway.
Mrs. Canalizo had an arm broken and her friend is suffering from a sprained ankle. Drs. Newton and (barman attended their injuries.
Mra. G. B. Greve and daughter Elise sail Tuesday, in the Kronprincessin Cecelie for a aix months' tour of Europe. ^  ,
Paul Miller plans a 3 story concrete store and flat building, fire-proof con¬ struction, S. E. cor. Dean and Main Streets.   H.   L. Trubenback, arch.
Work has been started on the Gal- lienne Bldg., Atlantic and West End Aves.
William Fierstein, a Civil War vet¬ eran, who resided here for over 20 year.<«, died at the home of his son-in- law, Arthur Keene, Freeport, on Tues¬ day, aged 73. He was a member of the  D.   B.   P.  Mott Post,  G.   A.   R.
Funeral was held Friday aftemoon in the M. E. Church, Freeport, the ser¬ mon^ being preached by Jiev. T. S. Braithwaite.
The school census ia being taken  by Frank Hicks.
Rev. T S. Braithwaite and son Har¬ ry have been spending a few days in Shokan, N. Y.
Mrs. Foote, who ha been confined to her home for several weeks, is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Doncaster have returned home from their cottage at High Hill Beach.
Counselor Elvin N. EMwards, repre¬ senting several taxpayers, has filed a compluint with the Pubhc Service Com¬ mission claiming that Bayview Ave. Railroad crossing is a danger to the lives of all people who have to use that crossing; tliat at uight e8pecial[y, a per¬ son crossing the tracks at that poiut caunot distinguish between the lights at tbe switches and , stations and the light of the locomotive.
It is further allegf>d that a bell wonld not be adetinate for the reason that at night the noise made by the engines and pumps attached to the FVeeport Water Works, jnst east of this crosong, would deaden if not drown the sonndTOT abeU.
The Commission has served notice npou the Loug Island Railroad Co., that they must, within twenty days, sat¬ isfy the conditions complained of or answer the complaint.
No less than three lives have been wiped ont on thia crossing in the last year, aud iu the last six years tliis cross¬ ing has recorded the loss of oue or more Uvea each year. '
Mr. Jacob VanBrocklin, a resident of Bellmore, father of Mrs. Wm. Don¬ caster, passed to his final rest Sunday aftemoon at the home of his daughter, aged 83 years. Remains were taken to Amsterdam, N. Y., for interment. Funeral Tuesday whs private. Rev. Thos. Braitwaite.
Saturday  morning James Collins of Providence, R. I., was arrested by R. j R. detective  Foster at  Wantagh,  on I the charge of vagrancy.    He  was  ar- j raigned before Judge Tatem and  com¬ mitted to  Blackwell'a  Island  for six months.    He had been out of jail  but one month and admitted having brok¬ en into several places on the south side during the past few weeks.
Deputy Sheriff A. Palermo escorted the erring one to the island, where he \^11 be the guest of Warden Fallow during his stay there.
The Hempstead F. C, an aggrega¬ tion of ball-players, came into Bell¬ more Sunday and for a time it looked like plain sailing fpr the home crowd, but the visitors succeeded in getting one more run than "Kippy's" crowd and went home with the bacon. Sam Seaman pitched good ball, as usual; Smith stoppped 'em high and low be¬ hind the bat and snappy little Levi played good ball at short.
Yo»mg Earnest Schneider, a new player to the team, gave a good account of himself in the field and at the bat.
The team played good ball with plenty of harmony. The score fol¬ lows :
Score by innings
Bellmore     —0 0 1 2 0 0^0 0 0—3
Hempstead —10001200 0—4
Batteries, Seaman and Smith, Bish¬ op and Lefferts. Next Sunday, Valley Stream at Bellmore. Carson.
COINTY NOTES
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At the County ^ir the added attrac¬ tions this season ij^ the ostrich outfit, press agent and all. To get fai the news column with a harmless story is a good advertisement, so early in the week comes the story that oneof -the racing birds kicked its owner into an unconscious state and raced its keepers for three long weary hours before al¬ lowing itself to be caught, but on the opening day everything was ready, no further accidents being reported.
The comer stone of the new and much needed Catholic Church at Min¬ eola was laid this week at that place. Many nf the residents and visiting clergy assisted in the ceremonies.
The Democrats in Mineola spread their banner to the breeze, set off some fireworks and imported, as a speaker. Bird S. Coler, to tell us about the cam¬ paign, which he did in true^tump- speaking style. Other speakers fol¬ lowed with their say and all went home full of new ideas about the issues at hand.
WANTAGH
The  Ladies'  Aid    Society   of   the Memorial  Church was entertained by! Mrs. Arthur D. Southard on Wednesday | afternoon. j
Gustav  Bopp  was  comoelied to kill
a valuable  horse,   one of aJ team  of I ^ave'separated after such a prosperous draught horses,  used on   one   of Jhis' f     f
one wagons.    It had been driven  too  hard by a careless driver and the veterinary surgeon could not save it.
The Democratic Association of this district beld an open air meeting Wednesday night, which brought out a good  sized crowd, to enjoy the fun.
Talk about a reunion,   walk  around the  circle  at the  Fair  and  see how The big banner was spread across Bell- j many family parties you'll find there, more Ave., south of the  tracks, there
was|a brass band, fireworks and a crowd respectful in its attention to the speakers, who were introduced by Chairman Kenney. The list of speak¬ ers follows: Chas. T. McCarthy, Glen Cove; Chas. F, Adams, Brooklyn; Capt. Maguire, Far Rockaway, and an earnest orator with a goodldelivery, a Col. Pope from Virginia; also to wind up the speech-making there came to Bellmore, Bird S. Coler, who held his audience to the finish, and received much applause.
SMITHVILLE SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Quadt and son of Brooklyn are guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Ohm for a few days.
The last of the Western letters sent to this paper by Wm. F. Jeffrey ap¬ pears in this issue. Mr. Jeffrey has retumed from his trip to the coast thia week. The letters he sent to the Messenger were very interesting and found favor with a great many readers.
Matters pertaining to the new fire company are progressing favorably. A trustee reports that considerable financial aid is promised to further this movement and it might be well to state here that this fire company with its attendant apparatus comes pretty near being a necessity and helping it along is a step in establishing a safe¬ guard for the entire village against fire loss.
Real Estate Transfers
Recorded in the County Clerk's Of¬ fice, Mineola, Nassau County.
I. S. Remson to William Geier, Val¬ ley Stream; nom.
James Sproule to F. M. Moser, Lyn¬ brook ; nom.
Michael Vigotty to  William  Vigot- ty, same; nom.
E. N. Edwards to Clara 0. Lee.  Co¬ lumbia Heights; nom.
Sophia Peterson to Charles Broberg East Williston; nom.
Elizabeth  Sevin  to   John    Bausch- back, Hicksville; nom.   » v.
L.   E.   Bedell  to   Franklin    Soper, Oceanside; nom.
Franklin Soper and ors to L. E.   Be¬ dell, Baldwin; nom.
L.   E.    Bedell    to    Chas     Cornell, Oceanside; nom.
Doremus Melancthon to H. N.  East¬ man, Rockville Centre; nom.
Jos. A. Falls to J. M.  Falls,   Hemp¬ stead Gardens; nom.  .
Moffit  Realty  Co.   to  Nora  Cahill, East Williston; $976.
Same to Guiseppe  Campagna,   Min¬ eola; $550.
Same to D. D. Cahill,   East  Willis¬ ton ; $976.
, Same to E. W. G. Dobson, Mineola; $288.
Same to Wallace Harvey,  Albertson Station; $250.
Same to William Hart, same;  $400. . Same to Thomas Hayes, same; $240.
Same  to** Clarbome    Horton,    East Williston; $536.
Same  to   Paul    Miller,    Albertson station; $236.
KNathan  Cohen to J.   W.    Grabau, Rockville Centre; nom.
J.   H.   McNeill to   L.    M.    Albro, Woodsburg; nom.
Estates of Long Beach to Geo. Rode- man. Long Beach; nom.
Kttherffte Zimmer to James Spronle, Lynbrook; nom.
L.   I.   Realty Co.   to  E.   E.   Hart, Freeport Heights; nom.
Charles  H.   Sprague    to    Franklin Stines, Roosevelt; nom.
Lynbrook Estates to Lynbrook Land Co., Lynbrook; nom.
W. C. Box to H. H. Jackson, Ocean- side; nom.
Charles Koellner to W.   W  Kowall, Lynbrook; nom.
C. D. Davison to CUH.Tuthill, Rock¬ ville Cent.'e; nom.
George  Duryea to   L.    K.    Miller, Freeport; nom.
C.   F.   Combs  to  George    Abrams, East Rockaway; nom.
George Abrams to  Charles Combs, same; nom.
Estates Long Beach to  Sarah Zend- man, Long Beach; nom.
L.   I. Realty Co. to  O.  A.   Wilson, Freeport; nom.
O. C. Raynor to C. A. Clewer,   Mer¬ rick ; nom.
Henry Lehman  to  H.   J.  Martens, Rockville Centre; nom. Jas. R. Smith finds a watch  in the i „ W.   S    Hurley to S. S. Whitehouse. bay which  his father lost there over I ^*"'"'" ^"'""^ • """^
PEOPLE'S COLUMN    OENERAL NEWS NOTES
The Christian Endeavor Society meets this (Friday) evening, when the topic will be "Home Missions;" leader, Miss Florence Seaman.
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Thomas J. Davis re¬ tumed Thursday from an extended visit I to Englyi " i
The Stroller's Column
Veritas has been up in the back¬ woods dodging automobiles, but is back again, safe and sound.
Wonder why they don't continue the work of finishing that new theatre on Freeport's Main St.
Sorry to learn  that  Wolf, and Nu¬ gent, the Airdome fellows in Freeport,
season.
The fire company in Smithville South is now • incorporated and ready to go ahead. That's it, go ahead and keep going.
Holiday for the school-children to¬ day and free admission for the scholars to the Mineola Fair.
20 years ago, and it will soon be doing business in the Smith family as a time piece. Have to believe any thing af¬ ter that.
Woman reader says the Messenger will never set anything on fire. Great Scott, madam, do you want a bunch of kindling wood with your paper every week ?
Have to be in Freeport Oct. 3 to see Chief Wallace and the firemen hold their fire drill. (Jood chance to see how these boys act when in action.
Mary Behr to J. A. Behr, Roosevelt; nom.
William  Lamberson to J. J. Folger, Rockville Centre; nom.
M.  L. Box to W. C. Box, Lynbrook; nom.
E. J. Golden to R.   L.   Hunt,   Bell¬ more; nom.
J.   E.  Christmas  to.J.    S.   Hicks, Woodmere; nom.
Walter     VanNostrand    to   Dennis Comisky, Freeport; nom.
N. 5f. & Texas Co. to M.   L.  Ames, Long Beach; nom.
C.   W.    Mulford  to  T.   B.    Pettit, | Hempstead; nom.
E. W. Abrams to Howard Camrick,
Correspondence addressed to the Mes- tenger vnll be printed under above heading at received. No attention, paid to un- tigned eommunicationt. Lettert can be tigned tvith a non de plume, but name mtist accompany same as toell, not to be printed but as evidence of good faith.
Mr. Editor:
On Sunday last 1 strolled up to the new school building in Smithville South with the intention of inspecting the same and to get an idea of what I am called upon to help pay for. Would it surprise you to learn that before I reached my goal I was afraid I'd lose my life or be maimed in open daylight and on a public highway? Well, such is the case! What ilo you think of half a dozen automobiles inside of thir¬ ty minutes passing a given point and each driver sending his machine along at a pace not less than thirty miles an hour. Several times through the week the same conditions have happened. While I have no objection to an auto¬ mobile nor to anyone owning such a machine, I do think that the life of pedestrians, to say nothing of people driving horses, should receive some consideration. When chauffeurs drive their cars at a reckless speed on Sun¬ days they are very apt to do the same on Monday or any other day they may chance to come that ^ay and it is hardly a debateable question as to whether they, will travel a road that offers no obstacle over one that is po¬ liced or Might Be. On week days we send our children to school, and they pass backward or forward, on these very roads that are now pest ridden, and on which it is hardly safe for a grown man with the ability to avoid dangers to walk without accident.
Upward of two hundred children are in attendance at this school and the dangers to these children certainly had ought to be a factor  to their parents.
Our law officers, it appears, center their attention on the Merick Road where three machines could pass with out injury and where the wary chauffeur expects their presence; but on the "back roads" where the "path" is hardly wide enough for two buggies to pass without one of them turning out, these "Devil Cars" are allowed to speed as fast as they can and no one says nay to their efforts, and as a good, law-abiding set of citizens, we must swallow the dust these fellows create, keep our children out of harms reach, repair the road (or pay for it) have our horses frightened or have them run away, and last, have our women folks continually in a atate of nervous collapse for fear of a dreadful accident to one of the "kids." Is it not truly wonderful to what an extent the law abiding citizen will stand un¬ necessary abuse?
How long must this condition of things continue before the officers en- trasted with the power to stop it will condescend to enforce the law.
Better begin on the job right away before any one gets hurt.
Veritas.
A prominent authority on s(!hool matters in the big cities states that while he finds nothing to criticise in the courses for study laid down for scnolars in our schools, he is of the opinion that instructors make a great mistake in not showing the pupil how to study properly. Thia is an import¬ ant point, one that should appeal to all conscientious instructors of the day. The teacher who finds some way to make a study attractive to the pupil is the one that has the least failures at examination time, and who becomes more valuable in his or her sphere of work.
The following from the Eagle may be of interest to the teachers here¬ abouts :
Glen Cove, L, I,, September 19—It ia reported here to-day that arrange¬ ments are being made to hold the teachers' institute here in October. Last year an experiment was tried, the institute being held in the late spring instead of the early fall. Dr. James Cooley, the commissioner of the district, could not be reached this morning, to verify the report that the time of the institute will be October and the place Glen Cove, but the prob¬ abilities are that this is correct.
Glen Cove is peculiarly well fitted to entertain the institute, and is, as well, the home of School Commissioner Cool¬ ey. Thc Glen Cove school is operated under a special law and the teachers are exempt from attending the institute, but they will undoubtedly welcome the chance to act as entertainers.
Noticed they are  in one   instance at least using tile pipe for sidewalks I Lynbrook; nom
in Baldwin.    Great scheme, eh. !    J.   W.   Birch to J. J. Powers, Mer-
' j rick; nom.
l|apr|A|l^l^ Rockville Centre  Dev.   Co.  to Vic-
irirKKILIi l^oria Fair, Rockville Centre; nom.
_|  I    C.   C.   Baumeister to W, G.   Miller
I and ano., Freeport; nom.
I    Grace Abrama to Rose Loper,-East
I Rockaway   $502.
M.   A.   Ketcham   to A.    M.   Lush,
The new two-cylinder chemical en¬ gine is in town ready for a demonstra¬ tion before the firemen to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. The test will be made by the manufacturers- and must be satisafctory before the machinery is accepted by the fire company here.
BALDWIN
SEAEORD
Searles and Miller fumiahed the ban- ni^r for the Democratic Association at Bellmore, tuming out an excellent job.
I^Announcement : is made of the en¬ gagement of Florence Smith and An¬ drew Lister; both are connected with the N. Y. and N. J. Tel. Co.
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Real estate men do ndt report great activity in selling property here, but a number of new cottaf^os are promised for the immediate future.
Mr. Michenfelder is the Messenger's representative in Seaford. Articles for publication must reach him beofre Wednesday noon.
The entertainment and dance given by Mr. Morgan was enjoyed by all who attended. Supper was aerved at Kil- ian's Hotel, followed by dancing till a late hour. .^
The summer girl, with ail her silly season finery, haa retumed to the city, to be absent till after the colder months when she will again be in our midst, but in the meantime, she will be missed.
Freeport; nom..
William G. Miller and ano. to Ansel Raynor, same; nom.
Smith Abrams to Emanuel Broggel- wirth, Norwood; nom.
I. S. Remson to Lillie Pettit, Rock¬ ville Centre; nom.
W. C. Rider^to S.. Gi. Gardiner, Lyn¬ brook ; nom. _
S. G. Langdon to Warren Abrams and ano., Lynbrook; nom.
Estates of Long Beach to Qeorge Evans, Long Beach; nom.         . •
Same to C. Leslie, same; nom.      '
Langdon Abrams to F. E. Kane, Lynbrook; nom.
Lucina Sprague to G^ G. Thompson, same; nom.
J. J. Randair to Catherine Tobin, Freeport; $3,162.50.
J. M. Roherson to Nicodemus N. E. Jones, ^errick Park; nom.
Estates Long Beach to B. F. C. Mitteistaedt, Long Beach; nom.
People's Col., Messenger
2200 San Antonio Avenue, Alameda, Cal.. Sept. 4, '08. Ed. South Side Messenger:—
About Yellowstone Park: next we commence our ride of one hundred and fifty miles through the principal parts of the park in a coach and four over the fine government roads which, between the points of interest, lead through miles of monotonous pine for¬ ests. The bracer soil underneath is so littered with uprooted trees that one could scarcely make their way through them. But, when we do come to a clear spot and the trees less dense, we see acres of wild flowers in great abundance. In fact the wildflower display here is greater than we see anywhere because the short season brings them all out at onee seeming¬ ly. Blue colors predominate and next yellow and white, with patches of the Indian Paint Brush, which reminds on^ something of the Scarlet Salvia. The waitresses at the hotels vie with others in decorating their tables and they cer¬ tainly put our florists in the back¬ ground with their work.
No attempt  at  planting  any  tree, flower or vegetable is made and except the telegraph at the hotel8,_one" is shut away  from  the outside  world for six days.    You are not allowed much bag- age with ytra and you eait-not get any mail until you retura to Mammoth Hot Spring hotel.    Our first stop is in sight I of the first geysers, mud pots,  grow- i lers. and steam jets.    Thero are more I than five thousand of them in the park I in various sizes and conditions.    At j I this lunch station we see snow topped ' j mountains in the distance standing  ir I forests of pines.    We see clouds oi , j (Continued on page 4) '
The establishment of a theatrical circuit on L. I. by Al. Treheam, hus¬ band of Jessie Mae Hall, the actress, ought to pan out well, and will, if good people are used in the companies to interpret their different roles. The selection of the scenery and plays are details of importance, too. The ven¬ ture ought to prosper.
When the great rush to Long  Island on the part of people living in the city began some time ago, there ^as includ¬ ed  with the number of home-seekers many capable mechanics who were lead to believe that there was work in abun¬ dance on  Long  laland for good men. This might have been true some eight or nine months ago but to the  carpen¬ ter,   plumber,   electrici.in,  painter or general workman there is offered little ^ or  no chance of employment at tho present time.   A careful search among various builders located on the  south- side does not reveal any openings for employment,   builders   usually   makeV"' the  terse remark   "nothing   doing."    ; This being so it is wrong to try to in¬ duce a man to settle in the country  by a  mis-statement of   facts   regarding   ¦ chances   of    employment.    If   there happens to be a number of unemployed men  in  any one  town  they  will   be   '] a poor advertisement for that locality.     '.
In Hempstead a campaign club has been][organized with the following officers: Fred Gildersleeve, chairman; H. Willard Griffiths, vice-chairman; F.S. Baldwin, secretary, and H.Luther Weeks, treasurer.
A report that cannot be verified for s this issue,  has  it that a string of six-j new theatres are planned for villages on the south side.
Notice to Messenger Subscribers^ and Readers
If you fail to receive yonr paper gfk^.. time, after a reasonable allowance those subscribers served by the B. F. JXi you will confer a favor on tliis paper 1 sending a poetal to that effect to tl office, stating what week yon failed receive  your  copy.    The Messenj connty subscribers  havo  their  paj mailed to them Friday P. M. and" < side tho county Satnrday moming. Messeuger is on sale in the foUov villages:
Freeport, Kiefer's Art Store, Main I
Merriok, J: W. Birch.
Pellmore, Smith Bros.
Smithville Sonth, Ghas. Wc
Wanta^i, Fussell Bros.
Seaford, General Store (Post
Massapeqna, Geuerad Store <P.
Baldwin, Miss Marion Seaman. Rockville Centre,    Maguinness'
Depot and William Merdes. Bellmore, Wm. E. Bowne.
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER,. Bellmore, Long Island, N. TJ