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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Yoi  2, Number 27
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21. 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cento
BELLMORE
Woman's    prayer   meeting   of   the Presbyterian Church will be held in the
Chapel on Tueaday, January 25th, at P. II. All women arc cordially invite to attend.
Frank Oalat entertained a wedding party Sunday at his home. They con- aiated of his ;iiece and her husband from Freeport. Coaches brought the yarty over and they enjoyed the day azceedingly.
January 17th the inquest held reeult- htg from the death of George P. Bloom¬ er who died Friday here, showed the cause to be valvular disease of the beart. Judge Norton held the inquest. The funeral was from Mr. Bloomer's late residence Monday and the inter- ¦aent was in Evergreen Cemetery, Rev. Thos. S. Braithwaite officiating. Two hildren in Bellmore survive; Charles a,.d George, The deceaaed waa 82 years old and bom in New York city in 1827. He was very fond of telling in¬ teresting facts about New York in the olden days and was always sure of an audience. His presence m the village -will be missed.
MERRICK
Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer, Septuagesima Sunday, the 28rd, at 7.30 and 11 a. m. and 7.80 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Commun¬ ion at the early service. Tuesday the 25th being the memorial of The Con¬ version of St. Paul, there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in the Church at 7:30 a. m., The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. Sunday is examination day when a written test will take plaee up¬ on the work of the second quarter's study in the Gospel History of Christ. The Woman's Auxiliary meets in the Parish House on Saturday afternoons' weekly at 3 o'clock. The Cooking School meets in the Parish House every, Saturday at noon, thus enabling the pupils t&lMM^^emomingat home as probably bein^^B||^jme for ap¬ plying the instructioi school.
Freeport Hajppeniiigs
Word comes from Mlddletown, Conn., that one of our Freepert boys, James E. Stiles, has been selected as a solo singer in the Glee Club of Wesleyan University.
At'Christ Lutheran Church there will be preaching services next Sunday at 10:30 in the moming and at 7:30 in the evening. The Sunday School meets at 2:30 p. m. On Wednesday evenine at 8:16 services will be conducted in Ger¬ man.
Inventory and Stock-Reducing Sale now on at Barasch's Depart¬ ment Store, 6s So. Main St., Free- port.
Don't forpjet to put your adv. in the big souvenir programme of the Ad¬ vance H. & L. Co. to be mnin conjunc¬ tion with a masque ball Feb. 11. It will be well worth while. Atjilonday's meeting of the company Alva Smith, Sr., Walter Gangloff, Henry Rehberg, Adam Emeigh, Sr., waa elected mem¬ bers. The tmstees were empowered to draw up a contract relative to the pur¬ chase of the Grand avenue property doFcribed last week, and report at the next meeting.
Miss Julia Kent is spending the week at Englewood, N. J.
The masque and  carnival ball of the Ever Ready Hose Co.   will  take  place ^l^g I in Bigmond's Opera    House,    Friday evening,    February    llth    (Lincoln's irthday  Eve.)    The  committee con- f Archer B. Wallace,   William ^illiam Merrill, Chester Ray¬ nor m^BMtf. Greaves.
Mrs.    Elizat>eth    Draper   has  been spending a few days in New York.
Through the EJagle we learn of the info|7nal announcement of the engage¬ ment of Miss Mildred Bergen, daughter of the late Geo. P. Bergen, to Chas. Hart of Amityvilie.
A number of passengers for Fr«e-
S^rt, Friday, were sent throufi^ Garden ity where, the train beinir stalled, they were compelled to stop at the ho¬ tel over night at reduced rates.
The Cartwright dinner at the Garden City Hotel was a signal success and will be remembered by the guests for many a day to eome.
The telpehone company have had lit¬ tle trouble, fortunately, with their linei the past week, having been se¬ curely "fastened down" after the first storm.
Roller skating has been established at the Sigmond Theatre again in re> sponse to a demand for it by the young¬ er folks of this And other villages.
The storm played havoc with the roads here and not until Sunday was going possible at anything like com¬ fortable conditions.
At "Jack's Tavern" Sunday were Eddie Golding of Bath Beach, connect¬ ed with the Klaw & Erlanger forces in New York, Wm. E. Wilson, Brook¬ lyn, Miss Eleanor C. Mahon of Brook¬ lyn, an^i," Dr." Rouple of New York. They were a happy bunch.
The bay has been frozen over for the first time this year.  '
Mordan M^Hjidi has received a tele¬ gram from Ne^^ihak, announcing that August Bourn, his MM^d  barber,  had ' taken his own life.    B^n^^'s wife died Mrs. Samuel Bartow, who  has  been j a year ago, leaving him wHih two small sufTering greatly   the last week  from ' children; "ruesday he attended the  fu- the grippe, is reported as much better,   neral  of  a  sister-in-law  in  B*C|oklyn   , and did not return. '*^;,
Note what Smith & Bedell have to say in this issue about the dog versus the hot water bottle.
WANTAGH
There will be the regular services of Divine worship in the Memorial Church next Sunday. The subject of the mom¬ ing sermon, "Qualifications for En¬ trance into the Kingdom of Heaven". Evening topic, "Matthew's Picture of the Messiah."
The Hook and Ladder Co. are plan¬ ning to hold their annual supper and dance on the eve of Washington's Birthday.
The Young People's Euchre Club will give an invitation reception and dance next Wednesday night in the Firemen's Hall.
"Does Relimon Pay?" is the topic of the Christian Endeavor meeting qn Fri¬ day night in the church, when the lead¬ er will be M>Bs Gertrude Hoppen.
Mrs. Allen D. Young, who has been confined to her home through injuries received by a fall on the ice, is around again.
Harrison J. Young haa had a bad   at¬ tack of LaGrippe but is now recovering.
Mr. Geo. Midmer, second son of Mr. j     „       ,.  - j       *   xi_ ,      i__
and Mrs. Wm. Midmer, and Miss Birdie ' ,^J^^'P^^\ I^ "" ^^ °J. **lf ^^'^ ^ Luby, eldest daughter of Mrs. Anna r??°7i^'•^''^"'*°" °^ *''?, P^*'''^*^^ °" Luby, were united in marriage at the I f^ ^^'-^^^^ ^°^.u*°n^- ut' ^T^""' 8 o'clock Mass at the Catholic Church formerly Dean of the Brooklyn College in Freeport, Father Logue officiating, i f Pharmacy The business will be After spending a few days in Freeport, I ^"«^" '" ^ ^' 1 T^ /^u' Mr. and Mrs. Midmer will reside on^"«=- Mr. Wemer is the father of the Park Avenue, North Merrick. : Jif   "u*"   lu   "«^/j^^f""* Lutheran
I Church.    Thomas Johnston remains  m charge as manager.    He made  a suc-
Sixty u.en gathered in the Parish cess of the businesa since his coming House on Thursday the 13th, to assist the Menis Club of the Church of the Redeemer in celebrating its first anni¬ versary as an organization. Mr. Ev¬ erett Wendel of New York was the Club's guest. With song and story he add^d much to the evenings enter¬ tainment. Others who lent joy to the occasion were Mr. Penner nd Mr. Nar¬ wood at the piano, Mr. Geo. Muller in a solo and Mr. Connors, banjo.
Mr. Arthur Anthony, the presi¬ dent, made a speech. Church-warden pipes and tobacco were furnished each guest for use during the evening and as souvenirs. Sandwiches, coffee and salad was served. The oniy regret of the evening was the absence of the Rector, Mr. Littebrandt, who was con¬ fined to his room with an attack of grippe. Mr. Holmes Narwood, was chairman of the committee on enter¬ tainment, deserves great credit for the success of the occasion.
We call your attention to the new professional column in the Messenger this week.
ROOSEVELT
The mistake in the date on the post¬ ers announcing the mass meeting for last week waa the cause of the misun¬ derstanding, and this coupled with the atorm prevented the crowd getting to¬ gether. There were plenty of trolley cars, according to Frank Wood, who was out despite the weather.
BALDWIN
Misa Lila Darling, who has moved here with her parents from Richmond Hill, is a well-known Brooklyn singer of recognized ability. She has beien the soprano soloist for the Presbyterian Churcn in Hempetead for some time and is continually filling high grade concert engagements. Miss Darling will probably be heard in Roosevelt this Winter.
M.   J.   Coffey  is on a Western through Oklahoma.
trip
A mistake was made in the address of the Greve Piano Co. last week. The new address in New York of this con¬ cern is Slst St. and^exington Ave.
The recent prosecutions by the Gov- emment of certain corporations under the Sherman Anti-Trust Law, forms the basis of one of the most startling scenes in the forthcoming production of Lem B. Parker's powerful new Ameri¬ can Drama, "The Final Settlement," which will be the attraction at the Freeport Opera House, Friday January 28th.    The story is one of present day
to   Freeport  nine  and one-half  years  incidents and characters  and  promises
ago.
Builders are realizing that there Mrill be a'f^big demand for houses io the Spring and are making plans for the construction of new houses alj through this section. Whitehouse Bros., D. H. Brown, Jr., Chas. Behr, and other well-known builders will be busy be¬ fore long.
Early Monday moming the flra whistle blew for a fire in Craig Manor Inq on South Milburn avenue. As soon as the alarm was given the memben of the fire companies sent two extin¬ guishers to the scene of the conflaga- tion bnt did not take their apparatus out, owing to the fact that there was no water in the vicinity of the fire. The neighbors of Mr. C. B. Johnaon, the proprietor, turned out and amisted him and the fire was extinguished after much of the brick work of the open fireplace had been tom away. "The fire was caused by at defective flue.
Prior to the giving of the alarm here the Freeport fire whistle blew call number 4, which in Freeport waa the South Shore Hospital, while under the local system was the territory in which the Inn is situated. While trying to find the exact location of the fire a man known hereabouts as "Texaa" was overcome by smoke and waa found a short time later by Emest Edwards and his clerk, Charles Southard.
The damage from water and fire is estimated at about $600.
Tuesday, Jan. 25, is St Paul's Day, and the following services will be held in St. Paul's Church: 10 a. m.. Holy Communion; preacher, the Rev. H. A. Lollis, Priest-in-Charge. 7:30 p. m.. Evening Prayer and Sermon; preacher, the Ven. Henry B. Bryan, Archdeacon of Panama, but formerly Archdeacon of Queens-Nassau,   and  Canon  of  the
Catnedral. Envelopes have been pro-, . ^ . vt ir t vided for the special offering for this «'»* ^^"* New York day, which will   be  for  the Mortgage   Possession Feb. It.
Fund of the Church.    It  is  hoped that | 	
as many as possible will attend the ser- I Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61 W. vices on this day, and that the old Merrick Road, Freeport, 'Phone 85-R. friends of Canon Bryan will be tnere to I tf
greet him. j 	
  _ j     W. E. Palmer has established a  real
I eatate office here at Seaman's building.
Gerald MacDonald of the local gas company has returned to the Freeport office after a long business trip through Penna.
The cfothing store now occupied by Adolph Levy on the Merrick Road has been leased for three years to a drug- He will   take
The masque ball of the Firemen Wednesday was great. There were nearly 100 people on the floor to enjoy
Monday the Civic Club meets in Sea¬ man's Hall.
to rank with such well-known products | f^^ ^""*^« a capable orchestra played - ' for.    The costumes were real good and
High Class Vaudeville every Sat¬ urday at the Sigmond Opera House. The cosiest theatre on Long Isiand. Prices 15, 25 and 35 cents.    Come and
of American authors as "The Man From- Home," "The Man ofthe Hour," and "The Lion and the Mouse." To all lovers of the drama the presentation in this town should prove more than or¬ dinarily interesting, as the play has been received, with marked throughout the East.
Played by the Sigmond   Stock   Com
  Friday an unknown man was injured
everybody went home'saVs'fied^overth^ while  boarding or   alighting
night's fun. from the 4.18 train here.    He went on
I and no name was ascertained.
Mr. George Beachel  has  gone  on business trip to Chicago.
The 12 o'clock daily "blow-out" of the fire whistle which takes place through the kindness of Mr. Peter John¬ son, chief engineer of the pumping sta¬ tion, is a great convenience to our citi¬ zens. No excuse for being late to din¬ ner now and the chances of danger to ones health from working overtime are lessened.
Two basket-ball games will probably be played next week in the Parish House Wednesday and Friday evenings with Smithville South and Linden¬ hurst. The accommodations are limit¬ ed but such as are available are at the disposal of the public. A collection will be taken to defray expenses.
The annua! meeting of the Ladies'L^r. W G Smith, Dentist, 61 W Aid Society of the Memorial Church | Memck Road, Freeport, Phone 85-R was held at  the  home  of  Mrs.   Chas. | "
Abrams last Wednesday. The society has done efficient work for the churcn in the past year and has elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
SMITHVILLE SOUTH
enjoy  a  good evening.
time and ;in enjoyable   pany.
It.
Francis Kneeland and family are at home in their new Wallace St. resi¬ dence.
Mr. and Mra.  Hanse morrow for Italy.
will   leave   to-
Contractor T. J. Thornton is rushing the work o^ the Miller Building on Grove St.
Dont' kick walk first.
-look at your  own   side-
Village Board meets tonight.
Snow shovellers were a welcome sight on the streets this week.
We have been pleasantly remem¬ bered with post-cards from W. G. Smith and family now on an auto tour through Italy.
J. S. DeMott is erecting a new resi¬ dence on Lena Ave.
Geo. Bennett Smith, automobile agent, reports a number of orders for the 1910 Cadillac "30" for which he is sole agent.
A report of Monday's fire appears elsewhere.
President, Mrs. A. 5- Hunt; 1st Vice President,. Mrs. W. A. Seaman; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. J. T. Cowles; Treasurer, Mrs. T. B. Seaman; Assist¬ ant Treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Seaman; Secretary, Mrs. A. Sutherland; Assist¬ ant Secretary, Mrs. Chas. Schafer.
The Hippodrome
f"' No sign of an after holiday decrease in business is felt at the New York Hippodrome, where crowds still con¬ tinue to fill the big playhouse twice a day. The three great spectacles, "A Trip to Japaji," "The Ballet of Jew¬ els," and "Inside the Earth," are as potent an attraction now as at the be-
W. F. Hubbel has been quite ill this wieek. His infant daughter is also very low.
A number of scholars of the school here have been taking Regent's ex¬ aminations in the Freeport school this week.
The box social at the Fire Hall was postponed from last Saturday owing tot he storm.
John Koenig left Sunday  for a  two months' western  trip  through  as  far ginning of the present season, which is ' as Chicago.    Fred Koenig is entertain- by the way, the bani^iryear in the his-  ing his father from New York, tory of the Hippodrome.    The tribe of 1 	
There are a number of cases of ill¬ ness here ai this time which are par¬ ticularly unfortunate owing to the bad condition of the roads for doctors to travel on.
Fighting Maoris still continue to per form their wild dances; "The Ballet of Jewels" dazzles with its splendid display of gem studded gowns. Mr. Voegtiin's scenic masterpieces call for commendation on all sides, and the ahow in its entirety is probably not exceeded for beauty and magnitude anywhere else in the world. A com¬ plete circus made up of 10 splendid . arenic featurea is included in the reg¬ ular program.
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Oo Yow Want te Buy er Sell?  Uaa' Cverybaily'a Column.
Despite the severe storm Friday, the letter carriers were zealous in the per¬ formance of their duties and made de¬ liveries through the worst storm of the season.
District Deputy Archer B. Wallace and staff finished their work of install¬ ing officers in the Queens-Nassau dis¬ trict Monday evening, at the rooms of Freeport Lodge No. 600, I. O. O. F., by installing the elective and appoin¬ tive officers of that lodge, as follows:
Noble grand, E. V. Baldwin; vice grand, Clarence Van Riper; recording secretary. Miles S. Rhodes; financial secretary, A. B. Wallace (installed by proxy); treasurer, S. P. Shea; ^^arden, D. .Frank Seaman; conductor, Leo Fishel; chaplain, William S. Merrill; right scene supporter, Robert J. Mur¬ ray ; left scene supporter, Eugene Hel¬ land ; right supporter to noble grand, Franklin Bedell; left supporter, Wil¬ liam Bornscheuer; right supporter to vice grand, Moses Osborn; left support¬ er, Jacob Johnson; inside guardian, C. Wesley Golden; outside guardian, James W. Raynor.
Delegations from Hempstead Lodge, Rockville Centre, and other lodges wit¬ nessed the installation, which was fol¬ lowed by speechmaking and refresh¬ ments.
The Firemen will give a supper and favor ] entertainment to the people of Roose- i velt Feb. 7th in the evening to which all are cordially invited. The mort¬ gage will be burned that night and speeches wiJl be made. While admis¬ sion is to be free the company has de¬ cided to allow no children under 16 years to be admitted to the hall. Re¬ member the date and join with the boys in this important celebration.
LYNBROOK
At the Baptist Church the pastor will speak Sunday moming on the theme, "An Epitome of Christ's Gos¬ pel;" men's meeting at 4.00 p. m.; Christian Endeavor at 7.00.
Owing to a block on thie Montauk division at St. Albans, Friday, trains from Freeport after 6.80 were sent to L. I. City via Far Rockaway. Station agent Smith received orders from the company to provide food for passengers who might be stalled here during the storm but none asked for the accomo¬ dation.
Wm.   Jackson  has been   ill   at his home for some time.
There is rumor of a new meat market to be established here by Spring.
AtfvartiaalH Ewarybeify'a Column.
Election of officers at the Freeport Club took plaoe resulting as follows: Fred A. Hart, jr., president; E. S. Randall, vice-president; J. Huyler El¬ lison, secretary; John L. Raynor, treas¬ urer; H. P. Libby, Werner Nygren, H. L. Maxson, W. D. Finch, directors for two years; D. A. Kennedy, director one year.
Midmer-Loby
Miss Birdie Luby was married to George Midmer on Jauuary 19th, in the Church of the Holy Redeemer by the Rev. Chas. A. Logue. Both the con¬ tracting parties are well known resi¬ dents of Merrick, and after the cere¬ mony there was a reception at the home of the bride's aant, Mrs.   Bedell,
If yoD want to sell tte \nj sobk- tUaf read tke Afftfeat dassificatioBs b ETenrbody'fl Colnu, page fov.
Franklin Harry Spencer, District Secretary of the Brotherhood of St Andrew, will talk upon the Brotherhood work in the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Sunay evening.
By special permission of the State Educational Department, special pre¬ liminary Regent's examinations were held this week in the Norwood  School.
At the annual election of officers of the Lynbrook Hose Company, the fol¬ lowing were elected:    Foreman, Frank
B. Welden; first assistant foreman, William Strohson; second assistant foreman, Hugo Cook; secretary,Edward
C. Brown,   jr.;   financial    secretary,
Cal. McCarthy is busily engaged in closing up the final details of the T. A. Gillespie Co,, at their offlce here. "Joe" Meehan is in Amityvilie.
Henry Hebenstreit jr. ia missed by the bunch, but kianages to keep in touch.	
nEMPSTEAD
A number of Hempstead people have started lots of work for the big Ma¬ sonic fair here. It certainly will be a great success, under the management of Col. Noble.
George Emony was one of the wit¬ nesses at the wedding of Miss Young of Garden City to Russell Stone on Saturday last. Dean Moses performed the ceremony. What was to be a big social event, owing to the big storm, was a gathering of only a few  people.
The Belmont Memorial Hospital as to exterior is now completed. George Bowden of Franklin St. is installing steam heat.    T.   B.    Baylis was    the
Louis    Strohson;    treasurer,   Willianij j architect,   George  Horsford  the  elec
The pulpit of the Methodist Episco¬ pal Church will be occupied Sunday at 10:30 a. m. by the pastor, W. A. Richard. At 7:30 p. m. Dr. Richard will also preach at the Union Evange¬ listic service in this church.
"The Hid Treasure" will be the Sun¬ day moming sermon theme of Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey at the First Presbyterian Church. A meeting for women only will be held in the after¬ noon at naif past three. The evening service will be merged with that ofthe other churches in a union evangelistic service at the Methodist Chruch.
The next attraction at the Freeport Opera House will be Lem B. Parker's new, powerful drama of contempo¬ raneous American Social life, entitled "The Final Settlement," and will be presented for the first tiiaa in this Town, Friday, January 28tli. The play deals with a certain phase of life in some of oor moat select social circles, and is a startling exposition ofthe evils consequent upon a too libereal belief in the sacredneaa of the marriage vow, and the disregard of the sancti^ of the home. The story ia one of absorbing (continued on page-fi)
Karn ; directors, Henry P. Schweitxer, jr.; James Smith and Lawrence O'Brien. ""
Owing to the severe storm that pre¬ vailed the basketball games scheduled at the Lyceum on Saturday night were not played. Next Saturday night the Seniors will play the Five of the Am¬ brose Seniors, and the Juniors will play the Ambrose Juniors. Both of these teams are well-known in Lyn¬ brook as fast traveling and clean play¬ ing teams, and it is anticipated that they will furnish fine games for the patrons of the sport in Lynbrook.
No doubt but what the local fans will be pleased to learn that Seniors visited Babylon on Thursday night laat where they played and defeated the Five of the Halycon A. A., of that vil¬ lage, known as the star team of Suffolk County, having defeated every team they played v/ith this season, with the exception of our local team on Thursday night and the Rockville Centre team. It was a very fast game, as those who accompanied the horae team will ac¬ knowledge, but the better defensive work of the Lynbrook team told in the finish, the score standing 19 to 17. The Babylon team play a  retum  game  at
trician.    All are Hempstead men.
There is to be a special meeting of the W. C. T. U. here on a later date. Look out for it.    It will be important.
The next meeting of the Hempstead Women's Club will be on Jan. 25. The meeting will be devoted to the discus¬ sion of Food Adulteration.
Miss Georgianna Adams of Washing¬ ton St. will play the violin at the en¬ tertainment at, the Garden City Casino to-night.
On last Sunday night, the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, a reception of new members to the society of that name took place at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto. Some well-known and popular men joined.
The funeral of Edward James Coles took place Wednesday from the Catho¬ lic Church. Mr. Coles was 26 years old, the son of Contractor E. D. Cloles, and the late Ellen Cashman Colea. He was one of Hempstead's most popular young men.
Herbert   Rennison,    the   Assistant Chief of the Hempstead  Fire Depart-
tire"LyTeiiro7sata^a7n7ght,'j'^ua^' ""^"^ "f^ Tw*!!.^*"^ *u^ ^° ^'^^vT^K 29th,   when  they are determined    to
change the result.
William Karn and Robert Brower have purchased the large baiiding for¬ merly occupied as a livery stable by Edward Bates, and thqr are having the same removed onto their property on Broadway, where it will be converted into a basinesa building. When all the store buildings that are now in course of construction on Broadway are com¬ pleted, that locality*will present quite a basinesa aspect.
"I aaw K In tha MMMangeri"
men and robbed near the Meadowbrook Clbu House last Wednesday, has about recovered from hi^ baeting although it will be several weeks before he is thor- oughly well again.
All efforts to discover the highway¬ men have been unsuccessful and the likelihood is that they will never be found.
Rennision was robbed of $61 and his gold watch.
Rennison was unable to give Sheriff Foster the least clue that would asaiat the deputies owing to the fact that while one of the highwaymen threw an overcoat over Renniaon'a head the other beat him senaeleas.—Timea.