South Side Messenger 19091001

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FREEPORT AND BELLMORE; N. Y., FRIOAY, OCTOBER 1, 1909
CuBveiiions  Hsnnonioiu
An automobile smash up for which the blame can according to witnesses to the aecident, can be easily blamed  oc- cured  Sunday,   late  in  the   aftemoon near the J.   W.   Southard homestead, Seaford. on the Merrick road.    A tour¬ ing car going west in  charge of Bruno Otto, a lad about 15 years  old  accom¬ panied by Joseph  Brown (name given, out fictious) two women and three child¬ ren ran at full speed into  a  horse  and buggy  in  which    were  Mr, and  Mrs. Briiw and a Mr. Sellers, all of Fdrming- dale who were returning from  the fun¬ eral of Mrs. Briar's father in Freeport. The machine ran directly into the horse bringing him on the top of the hood and killing the animal instantly and injuring those in the buggy.    They  were  taken into Southard's home  and  Dr.   Rhame was  called    to  attend   their injuries, which were severe.   After moving the horse to one side, one of the  occupants of the machine  remarked "to hell with them, this is their look-out"  and they ^tarted at full speed for the city.   Con¬ stable Roberts  and  John  Southard, in the latter's car, overtook them at Mer¬ rick and   placed   them   under   arrest. They were arraigned before Justice Ta¬ tem,   who  took   their  names  and  ad¬ dresses and number of the car.     There being no one to m^dce a complaint, they were allowed to go on their own   reco¬ gnizance.    The automobile is owned by Fred.Hanley of Bedford Ave.,Brooklyn, and was a hired machine.    The horse, a trotter was valued at $400. by it's own¬ er Fred. Leonard of Farmingdale  who has retained Clock and Seaman to bring action for recovery of damages sustained It is  reported    that the   machine  was without lights   and  running  at a high rate of speed on the wron^ side of the road.    This is another serious  accident charged   to    a brainless  party   using Nassau County highways for"their plea¬ sure and regardless of the righta of the natives who are tax-payers,  and  who, seemingly are at  the  mercy  of  these speed mad individuals who care little for tne safety of Long Island residents.'"
The  Asaembly and  County  Conven- tionn Wednesday at Mineola were deei- I dedly harmonious only one hour waa re- {quired to go throufi^ the two.   The At- I semiily Convention   waa opened with j Charles L. Lewis of Port Washington I aa Chairman, and secretaries J. Huyler Ellison of Freeport and George H. Hoff¬ man of Glen Cove.   William  P.  Jones of   Freeport   in  a very   well    made ! speech nominated William G. Miller of I Freeport and Thomas A.   McWhinney of Lawrence was nominated by  Frank M. Smith of Inwood.    Later  McWhin- ney's  name   was withdrawn  by   Mr. Smith in favor of Mr. Miller. Delegates to the Judiciary Convention  were el¬ ected as follows:    Alfred T.   Davison, Earl J. Bennett,   Jeremiah  Wood,   H. W.   Griffiths,   P.   C.   Vandewater and Elvin N. Edwards.
After adjourning the County Conven¬ tion was called to order and the same officers served without leaving their seats. The convention was called for the purpoee of electing four members of the County Committel^ti-place of Smith I Cox, G. W. Doughty, John Lewis Childs and 0. H. Tuthill. All were re-elected except John Lewis Childs who was suc¬ ceeded by George L. Hubbell of Gar¬ den City.
MIGITEOFTHE"MLF jVOON" WIICH WIS CHEERED BY
HONBREDS OF THiiMS OF PEOPLE THIS
WBK IN HEW YORK
Boy Drowned at Bellmore
Particularly sad was the drowning of young Frederick Mades, nephew of Mrs. Adam Emeigh af this place Wed¬ nesday night. The lad went crabbing in the afternoon in one of Emeigh's skiffs and, being missed at night, a searching party started to look for him, thinking he had gone to Willmarth's High Hill Beach resort. Not being found there, the party later discovered the skiff used by the boy, Caught under the stem of Capt. Wilbur Smith's boat anchored in tne flue. They scraped along the bottom with a hook andfoofid the body 300 feet from Emeigh's dock. It was tied to a stake and acting Coro¬ ner Tatem notified, who gave permis¬ sion to move it. The boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mades of Jersey City. He had spent th« summer with his aunt, and with a lad's natural likeing for the country, pleaded to be allowed to remain in Bellmore for the winter and attend school there. He was a bright little fellow, well liked by his playmates. Mr. and Mrs. Emeign are well nigh heart broken over the accident. The father arrived here Thursday, and the interment will be in Jersey City, funeral being from the the home oi the parents there.
MERRICK
Wm. Naylor and family  are return¬ ing to .Brooklyn.
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61W. Mer¬ rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone 8&-R.      tf
James Mulcahy, son of Michael Mul¬ cahy, who was graduated from the Freeport High School in June, has entered the Heffly Business School in New York.
The Archdeaconry of (Queens and Naasau will be entertained by this parish on the occasion of its Fall meet¬ ing, October 27th. The Rev. Henry Mesier of Far Rockaway is Archdeacon.
Service* at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, Seventeenth Trinity, at 7:30 and 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service and Litany and Com¬ munion and sermon at the second ser¬ vice. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 A. M. The lesson topic for the day is "The Nucleus of tM Kingdom." Will those who failed to retum their Missionary boxes last Sunday be careful to do so this Sunday. The offering of the school to date through the mite boxes for the cause of Miaaions ia $15.13.
PkiAlphu Bo9« Win Medals
In the Rockville Centre track meet laat Saturday Robert Humphrey re¬ ceived Srd in the hif h jump, awuxled a bronse medal. Fred. V. Hunt received first, a £^I^ medal, in the 440 yd, dash and aecond. a silver medal in the half mile run. Both are members of Phi Alpha of Freeport and axe to be com¬ mended for so ably keeping up the re¬ putation of thia club for athletic ability oa the part of its members.
Fire  Companies Generous
Members of at least two of the com¬ panies of the Freeport Fire Dept. the Wide Awake Engine Co. and the Vigi¬ lant Hose Co., have decided to allow seventy-five cents to, each member at¬ tending the Southem N. Y. Volunteer Firemen's celebration at College Point in October, which will go towards their traveling expenses. Two cars have been chartered for use of the members who it is expected will ke6p this de¬ partment well up in the list of fine ap¬ pearing companies in line of march as they always do. We have the reports of other companies taking the same action but they have not been verified sufficiently for publication.
By courtesy of the Bedford Record
The Stroller
New York went week.
to  the   Dutch  this
TEIICHEBS' INSTITUTE
NEW COMPULSORY EOUUTiON UW-HilLF TIME IN FREEPORT PRIMARY SCHOOL- OTHER SCHOOL NOTES
COMMENTS BN SEWER
INTERESTING STATEMENTS FROM RESIDENTS OF >    FREEPORT IN REFERENCE TO THIS MATTER
Assessors lack nerve—news heading. Wrong !   They had it with them.
Your attention is called to the report of the Bank of Freeport which appears in this issue.
Glad to see the concrete sidewalks in Freeport, but please spare us the beau¬ tiful shade trees.
Freeport village official accused of tooting car whistles at night. Suppose they want folks to know they are awake.
When you see a banana peel lying on the sidewalk and a fat man 'going to¬ wards it, indications point to an early fall.
Speaking about gathering in homeless dogs, why not get busy on the hundreds of homeless cats that infest the neigh¬ borhood.
For holders of realty and those de¬ siring to sell, the advertisement of the Long Island Realty Co. in this issue will be ot interest.
Dr. Cook on the lecture platform— go to it Doctor before you forget how to pronounce the funny words from the frost-bittfen country.
EJxcursion boats, base-ball uniforms and straw hats all placed in moth-balls for the Winter and are to be replaced by overcoats, furs and red no'ses.
Storm porches, and other necessaries for Winter comfort are to be had ouick- ly by sending a postal to J. A, Vooris of Bellmore whosf ad. appears in this issue.
What's the matter with a railroad signal bell at the Ocean Ave. crossing in Freeport, and, spewing about bells, hope to see one on the nre house in Smithville South.
Been to Amityville-Huntington cele¬ bration. Coney's Mardi-Gras, tfie good old Mineola Fair and the Hudson-Fulton cel¬ ebration in the last fews weeks. Guess these will hold us for a while.
Suppose we'll have the HudBO&-Fui- ton cocktail with us shortly, also the Cleremont high-ball as a worry-chaser, but dread the appearance of the Half Moon hat for the women folks.
Ananias Club—' 'Old Siibscriber'' writes that he has been reading;^the Messenger for years and likea it liove that he be admitted as a fuli flec^-^ member without any preliminaries.
New York had the big celebration this week, but we hope to have a sewer to celebrate in Freeport next year and anyway the firemen will be here in October, 1910, to keep us in the limeli^t
ittf«a8>tia* in Evefybedy'a Calumn,
Edward J. Harkins and Robert Ward. Jr., both of Brooklyn, were fined |10 each by Village Police Justice Swezey Tuesdi^ in an adjourned hearing for exceeding the speed Kmita in Freeport village^
Counsellor R. A.M.Hobbs,in reference. 10 the jlroposed sewer in Freeport, is one 01' the many who realize what a good thing it would be for that viiiage. Mr. Hobbs says: "Merely a question of time, to become an imperative necessi¬ ty. Disposition.of sewage by cesspool is-only questionably _superior to met¬ hods in vogue over 2000' years ago. At Hall. Port WaJhinc^ton in charge of i *•« southern extremis of our village ;harles Ihaver.   The dates I whet's ^h«''^\«'™?h/"l'^..h»J?"'^L.w^^^
The Teachers' Institute will take place this year in three parts of Nassau County, division so being m£uie at the suggestion of Commissioner Cooley and approved by the State Department at Ajbany. It will be for three days only as follows: Hempstead in charge of Conductor Sherman Willlaais, Ro^ville Centre  in  charge  of  Conductor A. B.
Conductor Charlea are Nov. 8, 4 and 5, not for a week as heretofore. This applies to schools in Nassau County districts.
The new Compulsory Educational Law is now in effect and applies to children in the schools located in dis¬ tricts employing a regular superinten¬ dent. Cnildren between the ages of 7 and 16 years will be required to attend school every day of the school year, excepting the usual holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, and when a working cer¬ tificate is issued to a pupil. Before, the age was 8 to 16 and attendance was re¬ quired for a certain number of days in tne entire year.
In the Freeport School District the 1st primary grades have become so crowded that pupils are placed on half time. This affects 114 pupils for which there two teachers and only 73 seats in the hired rooms in the Randall flats on Grove St. There is need for another teachef" and more school room accord¬ ing to this and we i)elieve the school board of this district would he justified in the hiring of aifother teacher and providing more room.
In the event of there being a Achool district population of 5,000 or over this district (the Sth) will be entitled to a regular district superintendent of achools and also entitled to the "supervision quota" of $800. per annum allowed by the State. It is aafe to say that this population is assured in Freeport there being more than that in the recent school census whidi showed a population giving 700 more than this figure.
The exhibition in the Mineola Fair laat week by scholars of the Freeport school was valuable. In architectual drawing, Laurence Wright received first pnze; water colors (fiowers). Miss Aivina Amadore, first, and Miss Bea¬ trice Vail, second; water colors (land¬ scape), AUss Beatrice Vail, first and second.
BaseBaU
On Sunday, the crack Windsor Ai A. traveled to Garden City and defeaited the Hempstead F. C. in one of the fast¬ est games ever flayed  on  the Garden
City diamond.
Windsor. 2
Hempstead.. 0
2 0 0
e score: 3  4  6  6 0  0  3   0 0  2  2   0
Raab  and  Gerhold,
8 d 0   3-8 0   0-7 Bishop
Batteriea and Stein
Next Sunday the Windsors will travel to Bellmore tmd cross bats with the home team.
Do YoH Want to Buy er Sail? CvarylsMty'a Column.
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From various villages supporting base ball teams playing Sunday base ball, talk is heard of an eijriit-team league for the coming year. The Mes¬ senger pffice has received requests from various managers to give space to this matter and t^ to see if managen ot teams are wilung to meet for the pur¬ pose of organization. It is argued that many players and patrons are so situat¬ ed that they can only enjoy Sunday balL The Messenger assumes no re¬ sponsibility for or against this proposi¬ tion and will print letters from man¬ agers of clubs, if signed, giving their opinions of a lea|rue. Those managers who jwish can adnresa this paper on the subject at hand and possibly they can eome to an understanding and arrange a meeting to discoss the plan.
'I saw it In tlio Moaaongorl"
many new houses being built thereon, a few feet from the surface you easily strike water, consequently no infiltra¬ tion, hence such sewage cannot either percolate or permeate, but must lie close to the surface, a constant and most dangerous menace, not alone to the people of the immediate environ¬ ment, but to our entire community. Contagion and epidemics are easily and inexpensively acquired, but not so dis¬ pensed or disposed with. There are a number of otner reasons which person¬ ally induce me to this proposition, e. g., enhancement of real estate values, the present space being too short to permit of enumeration. I am convinced that the propoeed seweT should be construct¬ ed, owned and operated by the Village of Freeport, and would strongly oppose any private ownership, at this time. We have done well with our municipal system of water and electric lights; to which if our Village Fathers of the past had wished they might have added the gas system (which would have settled the question of the necessity some of our citizens have for light during the day¬ time) besides conferring jwssible other benefits. I should regret seeing ^ny proposition for a sewer system being submitted to the people at this time. Its merits or demerits should first be thoroughly and properly discussed. A campaign of education should be en¬ tered upon, so that all of our residents, when called upon, can vote intelligently theron.    Public sentiment for  any  im-
grovement, which is likely to prove enefical.can be led, but not forced, and that best can be accomplished by let¬ ting all the light in possible on both sides of the question. Let us hear its proponents and opponents. The ques¬ tion of expense will never in an Ameri¬ can village be long permitted to stand in the way of progress, particularly when directed to an improvement in our pub¬ lic health or morals; even should in this case, it prove impossible to convince its antagonists on that score, that the in¬ creased value it will give real estate, will more than compensate for its cost. I am glad to see your paper has taken this matter up, and cheerfully give you my offhand thoughts on tbe matter, and can be reckoned among its friends, on the ahove conditions 'mihicurafuturi'." From Smith F. Pearsali on the sewer proposition we have the following state¬ ment: "I am heartily in favor of this appropriation for a map, as it wiii be good till used even if the sewer system should not be installed yet. Personally, I would like to have the sewer system at onoe, as Lcouid then cutout the two large cesspools in the back yard of my stops-b-jilding and have that much more rcom for extending my stores. I would also like to have sewer connections for my house at onoe if it were possible. But we must be very careful not to present a proposition by which we will require people who will not be able to get sewer connections for 5 or 10 years help pay for our conveniences; that is, the people who have the sewer should pay most or all the cost of installing and operating. The question of the proper way of paying for the line among those who have its benefits must also be very carefully consklered before any proposition for sewers is voted up¬ on. Then the pn^iei- way of assessing the coat to the property owners abut-
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New School HoBday
To whom it may concern:
That there may be no misunderstand¬ ing in reference to the matter, and to save further inquiry, school authorities and teachers are hereby advised that, the last legislature having added an¬ other holiday to the list of holidays in New York State, to be known as Columbus Day, Tuesday, October 12th, will be a legal holiday and schools should be closed on that day. the 8tune as on other legal holidays, in accordance with the provisions of section 452 of the Education Law, which provides that "no school shall be in session on a legal holiday, except Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birthday.
James S. Cooley,
School Commissioner.
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5
Evorirtop4y*^ Column.   Pago 4
Freeport Sewer Meeting
Tuesday night there was a gathering of representative men of Freeport at the Sigmond Opera House to discuss the advisability of the appropriation by the Village of $1000 for the purpose of getting plans and specifications neces¬ sary for the installation of a municipal sewer system. The meeting was open¬ ed by Roland M. Lamb as temporary chairman and in a brief address he stated that no definite plans had been made as to the route or system, the committee having no authority over these matters. Mr. Lamb then intro¬ duced W. W. Young of New York, a sanitary engineer of note, who gave those present a definite idea of what a sewer system ought to be. A number of questions were asked him which he answered. Mention was also made of the sewage system at Garden City, which seems to be the one in general most suited to Freeport, it being point¬ ed out that the plant there is perfectly odorless and the resulting water as pure as drinking water. 'This fact was clearly shown.
The meeting lasted two hours, and a resolution of thanks was made Mr. Young for his instructive talk, aa well as Mr. Sigmond and Mr. Nugent for the free vse of the Opera House. It was unanimously voted that the sense of the meeting was that the appropria¬ tion of $1000 should be carried and all agreed to use their best endeavors to that end. For readers' information the special election to vote on this question will be held Monday, October 4th, be¬ tween 2 and 8 P. M., in the Truck House on Church St.
Amusements
The Sigmond Opera House re-opens tomorrow night with what promises to be a good bill for the low price of admission charged, which will be 10c, 20c and SOc. The bill calls for Watson & Belmont, comedy acrobats; Harry Monroe, acrobatic tramp; Bessie King, singing commedienne, and John Searles of Freeport in a comedy act original with him. In addition, there will be four reels of brand new pictures, and three of the latest illustrated songs.
The evening attractions at this theatre j will change every night and are as fol¬ lows: Monday, moving pictures and illustrated songs, followed by dancing. The pnces are lOc and 15c and for the dancing the ladies can remain free, but for gentlemen a hat check charge of lOc additional will be made. Tuesday, roller skating will be the offering; ad¬ mission lOc and skates 25c additional. Fancy skaters, also races, are to be ex¬ hibited during the Winter. Wednesday, vaudeville, pictures and illustrated songs; prices 10c, 20c and 30c. Thurs¬ day there will be Amateur Night with a bill similar to that on Monday in ad¬ dition. Priees to be given the ones re¬ ceiving the most applause. Friday, roHer skating. Saturday night, a good vaudeville bill with pictures, songs and novelties.
October 26th the big production "The Flight of Prince Iris will be shown. This play is on the magnifying order and comes highly recommended to this theatre. There will be twenty-four people to take part, and the perform¬ ance is guaranteed to be original, with new costumes, scenic and lighting ef¬ fect, replete with song, comedy and vaudeville specialties. The prices are for this one night only 35c, 50c, 76c and $1, and seats will be on sale at the box office after Monday. Already many have been spoken for by those who have seen the show and want to see It again. It is expected the big theatre will have a large crowd in  attendance.
_JBaptist Chnrdi^	
Preaching services will be held as usual on Sanday, 10:30 A. M. and 7:46 P. M, In the moming Rev. Fred J. Soule. Ia the evening Dr. E. T. Fam- han. Sunday School, 2.30. Christian Endeavor 7 o'clock.
Literary carnival will be held Wed¬ nesday and Thursday evenings, October 6 and 7, ia the Church.
(continued from column 4) ting the Vne must be as carefully gone over, to decide whether it is proper to assess a man owning a $2000 prpperty on a 100 ft. lot twice as mueh aa a man owning a ^5,000 property on a 60 ft. lot; also whether it is fair to require as large a rental for a small hodse as for a large store; both of these propoki- tions have been suggested, and must be decided before any vote will be given for instalKnft sewers.
I have beard the statement that some pe<^le in Freeport will vote down any¬ thing. I am a native of Freeport and I know that the residents are particu¬ larly liberal and progressive but ihey are Ukewise durable of doing their own thinking and a, proposition must be pre¬ sent^ m a boainess method if it is to be carried."
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Murray iport.
TOWN BMRD MEETS IN HEMPSTEHO M8N0IIY
CHILDREN ON PART TiME-BIS FIRE ON BAUmriN ROAIMir. C T. 0. A6TllfE~ OTHER NOTES OF HEMPSTEAD
At the Town Board meeting Monday leases were granted, after approval, to John T. Powell and Walter B. White.* Carl Burleigh, who has moved from the Fourth Election District, was replaced by Carl Daventry, who has previously served as inspector of election. Other minor matters were discussed. The en¬ tire Board w&s present.
A number of schoolchildren here are attending school on part time, owing to lack of room. Some are in attendance in the mornings and some in the after¬ noons.
A big bam and an $8,000 automobile belonging to John Slade on the Baldwin road, south of here, were destroyed by fire Monday. Our firemen made the run in good time, but it was too far to permit them to get there in time to do more than save adjoining property. Herman Peterson, cnaffeur ana Mr. Slade were bumed about the hands and face. The bam was valued at $10,000, partly insured. Cause is given as due to an explosion of gasoline.
The first W. C. T. U. meeting of the season was held  September 27th in the
Earlor of the M. E. Church. The local ranch is active in the work of the Union, the meeting being specially in¬ teresting. This branch has the Vice President of the entire W. C. T. U. as a member, Mrs. Smith, who is at pres¬ ent in Denver, Col., but retums soon. Delegates to the Bay Side Convention were chosen and sent. Strangers are invited to attend regular meetings, at which they will be made welcome.
The new bridge at Clinton and John¬ son Sts. will soon be finished and is a good thing for the section.
Mr. Harpel and family have taken Dr. Babcock's house on Front St. for the Winter. The doctor has retumed to Brooklyn.    .
Mrs.   O.   H.   P.   Belmont is  at  her place   "Brockholt"   for  a  time.    This
Property,   owned    by   the   late  Oliver erry Belmont is to be sold.
J|imes & Hawkins closed their Front St. store Thursday in honor of the Hudson-Fulton celeoration. They were the first merchants'bf  the village to do
Wednesday Henry W. Monford was buried from his late home on Prospect Heights, Rev. Mr. Snedeker officiating interment in Greenfield. He was a well known resident of Hempstead and had been ill for some months. A widow and two children survive him.
Complaints are being heard from resi¬ dents west of the village to the effect that a number of negroes and Poles living in or near the woods are given to night prowling, and one case of thiev- enf is reported, that of Mrs. Falls of West Hempstead, who is minus her wedding presents, and she lays . the theft to the gang in the woods.
WANTAGH
The Brass Band held a dance in ches hall on Wednesday night.
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The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs W. A. Seaman last Wednesday after¬ noon.
Albert J. Haff has gone to the pine region of Long Island for the benefit of his health.
Arthur D. Southard has moved in his new house which has been completed by Wallace Smith.
The Regrular Monthly Business meet* ing of the Hook and Ladder Co. will be held next Thursday in the Truck house.
Next Sunday evening the monthly masical service will be held in the ohurch when the choir will render sev¬ eral anthems. The pastor will preach both services.
On .Sunday Oct. l?th the Rev. Thoa. S. Braithwaite will preach a special ser-^ mon in the church to commemorate his Tenth Anniversary as pastor of the Memorial church.
Ferrera Rons Fast
Dominick Ferrera, the local Dorando. has shown 'em all something fancy in' foot work during the pastSunuiwt- and hi« latest bid for sprinting luwors came otl Sunday when he put it all over Geo. Davis op in Roosevelt We have it stated that Dominick covered the 100 yards in 11 seconds and.as we have seen the tonsorial artist when in actiota,d<»i'« doubt it in the least Dominick usually wins and in voluble language always expresses himself excitedly to bystand¬ ers just how it was done. Some of the local sporting bunch will try to land an¬ otber winged foot artist to go apunst the Railroad ,Ave. razor wtelden bat we doubt if anyone can be found, here- aboots who can beat him.
For You—EvefVlforfy'* Column.