South Side Messenger 19081225

              Chas. Combs of Raynor St. left Wednesday for a 10 weeks' gunning trip throngh Florida.
The Christmas number of the Nassau County Review reached us last week, and we are pleased to compliment neighbor Pearsali on the excellent ap¬ pearance of this issue. A feature of the number was the interspersing of news throughout the colored supple¬ ment, which gave the numerous adver¬ tisers the advantage of being put "next to reading."    	
The Old Maids' Convention will be again repeated, this time at Seaford Jan. 7th, k Y. M. I. C. Hall. Ad¬ mission 25 cents.
The Phi Alpha Club will play the Dragon A. C. at basket ball in Rock¬ ville Centre the evening of Doc. 26.
John Nolan fell from the flying ringa last Saturday night while at work in the club's gymnasium and received a bad cut on the head. He is all right again. !
Don't fAil to send the little ones to see Santa Glaus at the Wide Awake Elaine Company's house, Church and Pine Sts., Christmas Day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Through the gene¬ rosity of the meml>ers each child will be supplied with candy and nuts and be allowed to shake hands with Santa j Claua. I
D. H. Bedell, proprietor of the Bald¬ win Motor Works, expects to be ready for business in his new shop on Sports¬ men's Canal by Jan. 1. Hia new building there is nearly completed and is opposite the shipyard of Daniel Combs, an idenl spot for the  business.
In Capt. Dan'l Combs' shipyard there are several new jobs under way, one of which is a 35 foot power boat for Henry Ackerly of Hempstead and another being a 28 foot launch for Ed. Gildersleeve of Hempatead. There will be several new boats started early in 1909, to Ihfr ready for the coming yachting season.
One of the handsomest calendars that have been issued in these parts is the one being sent out by William G. Mil¬ ler. It is typical of Long Island, having a marine view of Montauk Point with a full rigged ship coming head-on.
; Christmaa exercises were held in the ticbool Tuesday af ts|;noon.
Found on Bellmore Ave.,a breastpin which owner can have by fumishinjg description. Address Messenger Offlce, 24 Brooklyn Ave., Freeport. j
I     A regular meeting of  the  fire  com-
The Christmas exercises of the Sun- pany was held in Fire Headquarters day School of the M. E. Church will be Thursday night. Charles Johnson held in the Church Dec. 29, io the [added $25 to the treasury. Affairs are evening.
Regular meeting of the Fire Depart¬ ment was held in Fire Hall Monday night.
prospering in this organization.
Al. Calcagnino is finishing the plumbing work in the new residence of William Bedell in W. Hempstead.
I Miss Mary Wolf was in town Friday ¦ looking over her property here.
. John W. Southard has a holiday sea¬ son party at his home Tuesday night
At the 38th reg. meeting of the Unity Pleasure Club held at the home of Mrs. J. T. Powell, arrangements were made for a dance to be held at Y. M. I. C. Hall Jan. 12,   1909.
Chas. Wood has  been supply ot holiday goods.
putting  i Be sure
and
Work on the Sigmond Thea;er is progressing rapidly. The buildings will probably be opened by Feb. lat, and in addition to regular vaudeville and moving picture shows the house j will be available foi* public meetings, dances and gatherings of a different order.
H. O. Smith has commenced the erection ot a nevi' dwelling on St. Marks Ave.,,
The Democratic primaries were held in Firemen's Hall Saturday night. J. J. Gangloff was elected President of the Association and Alva Smith Dis¬ trict captain.
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William Harrison of Lynbrook is occupying  his new house on St. Marks
}     School  closes  Thursday  for  a    ten Dr.   George  G.   Kelley,   Veterinary  days' vacation. .Surgeon,   is at  the same address, 76 ,
North Main St.,  Freeport.    Telephone I     Mrs. S. J. Arkels has feturned
them before purchasing elsewhere. ' * weeic
Mrs. V. McGlincey and children are spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .lames Moore.
The Hook and Ladder which was bought by the S. H. L. and E. Co., through subscriptions of the citizens of this place, will arrive here in about
ROOSEVELT
160 L.
Louise  Schweiker has   accepted   a
from i a  visit with  relatives and  friends  in Brooklyn and New York.
W. L. Gideon of Boston, brother of poaition with the telephone company as
Mrs.  J.   D.   Kiefer,   is  visiting Mrs. Kiefer over the Holidays.
* Charles A. Sigmond will be initiated : At the residence of George Smith of in the Order of Elks, Queensborough I Southside Ave. a surprise party was Lodge, Long Island City, Tuesday, the | given his daughter Miss Ethel last Fri- 29th. ; day  by young folks of the village who
The bug House Hose  Company  pro-j Pi^^;^^"^;^ P^*^ '^' «^«"'''-^  '"  the
About twenty-five in
j operator in the Freeport office, taking the place of Mrs. Ethel Russell-Parker- son, resigned.
No Christmas exercises in the school this year.
Mr. and Mrs. VanSeth celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last Saturday evening.    Several   relatives
and  friends  from the city were in at- j were present. Rev. Dr. Bissell of Free- tendance.    Mr.    and    Mrs.     VanSeth i port performed the ceremony, were the recipients of many and beaut-: 	
iful  gifts.
poses to leave on its trip to Washing-j ^^^^^^^^^^ '""^^^ ^"'^
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Edward  Edwards   of    Freeport    is I building a new residence on St.  Marks      Mr. J. E. Cornell is the guest of Ave., with two more to follow  in the'parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Cornell.
his
ton to attend the inaugural ceremonies I „„,.,„^^,, /   u i..  *u •     " y-jISDrine-
and pa^de. at 9.30 a. m.,   March 3rd,  K«t''«'^«d to help  their young  friend | «P^'"e: 	
fwm N; Y. over the  Pennsylvania R. i commemorate her birthay. i^  the tive  mile running  race   at
Mask Ball of the Mystic Rebekhah Amityvilie last Saturday, George Bald. Lodge is to be held in Opera Hall.New I '^'f' *^» one of the nyiners, but dvV Year's Eve.    As
Opera
great
over the .1?. Tbey will have a special train and be accommodated ata hotel specially en¬ gaged for the party. Opportunity will be given to visit various points of in¬ terest in and around the capital. If j good time it is hoped a good crowd will I wagon you desire further information com¬ municate with Archer B. Wallace of the Observer, Rockville Centre and members of the B. H. Hose Co.
The  next  meeting of  the    Ladies' Auxiliary will be held  the  first Tuea¬ day  in  Jan.   at  the home of Mrs.   L. preparations ! "1°^ ^^^V '".^^^ race long, preferring to'l Simpson.
have  been made to give  every one   a | '^"'^^  °" ^^^ comfortable  seat    of   a
tum out to enjoy the fun while an old year is going out and watch the coming in of the new. Tickets 25 cents and 50 cents.
Mr. and Mrs.  Fred  Wood   and   .son
Howard and Mrs. Chas. Wood attended
There is not much Christmas activity ' the Hippodrome last Monday afternoon.
around the express office,   the  number	
In One Day
Last Monday moming in the office of thia ijaper getting ready for the uaual dailyj^rind and wondering what the day would bring forth that would be worth printing, there came a mah into the editor's room all smiles and gladness, to announce that that mom¬ ing there had come to his home a little girl baby, who, we knew, for months to come would be the subject of her I father's conversation.    He would  talk
The fishing net lost by Mr. Richard °^*!^'" '^V''«'' ^^L^l^^'^u^^l t°^ ^f Wanzer was found a.shore at Wreck f"*'^^~,?/^««" *>«*•?« *««<^ ^^^y in Lead. the world?   He was so happy that we
were" all glad to hear the pleaaing news at the beginning of the day and wished him all possible joy for himaelf and family.    We went through the day in the usual .manner until darkness setting in  told us another night had come. Suddenly the big swiftly moving New York express dashed  into  the station and  stopped,   something  unusual,   for this train was a through flyer and not scheduled to stop here. Looking out at it we saw the engineer get down out of his cab and  walk back,   followed by the train hands and passengers.    The reason, reader, was that all unconscious of danger, a man retuming from  work had   but a  few  seconds  before been, without    warning,    struck  down   and killed all unconscious of the end  that was so soon to be hia, he started over the grade crossing where there was no flagman,  no light and no bell.    In  a few  seconds a  lifeless  form was all that waa left of the husband,  father and wage earner and another mark was placed against someone    somewhere. This was one of the incidents that hap¬ pen all over the land and are forgotten as will be the wife and little ones  who will havc tears, not smiles,   for their Christmas this year.    God help theih. It was our duty to chronicle,   at  the beginning of  the day, the starting on life's journey of one being, and at the close to narrate the account of the pass¬ ing to the.. Great Beyond of another. Surely there is a beginning only to  be an ending. /
I The Old Maids' convention in Fire- I men's Hall Thursday evening of last week attracted a large crowd regardless of the bad weather. The joke seemed to be on an old bachelor of this village.
A very pretty wedding took place Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John (^Jollins on Park Ave., when their daughter Grace was married to Morris Denton.    Only relatives of the   family
At 5.35 Monday afternoon while driving across the railroad tracks at j the Henry St. crossing, George Knetell, ; a middle aged man, employed by C. Milton Foreman, was atruck by west; bound  train   12,   Engineer  Diinmick,
of Christmrts light.
packages    being    very
W. Brockman has a new horse to take the place of the one he lost re¬ cently. The new horse is a goer and is pleasing  to  Brockman's  customers.
The   Oratorio,   the  Messiah,   under
the  auspices  of  the  Freeport Choral
Society was rendered Tuesday evening,
direction  of  Prof.   A.   Palamountain,
and was one of the best concerts of its
kind  ever  given in Freeport.    Partie-' -
and thrown a considerable distance. { ular mention may l^e made of the fol- \ Miss Emma Smith, assistant agent As soon as help reached him he was lowing who were exceptionally good:'at the station, is slowly but surely carried to the freight house, but he ex-; Mrs. Etta Hamilton, Soprano; Miss ! learning the secrets of the Morse Code, pired in a few minutes. The coroner ! Florence Detheridge, Contralto: G. < and expects to be proficient as an oper- waa notified and gave a permit to move j Huntington Potter, Tenor; G. Magnus | ator liy the Summer at least, the body to  Fulton's  undertaking   es-i Schutz, Basso; Prof.   S.   G.   Lambert,
tablishment.   George Knetell had been ; Principal   violin,   all   from  Brooklyn.'     For  some  time  passed  a system of employed by   C.   Milton  Foreman  for \ The Methodist  Church  was  crowded, : checking the circulation of this
The Xmas exercises at the East Meadow Church will be held, Thursday evening at 7.30. Mrs. Lillian« V. Smith is moving her family to Ja¬ maica.
MERRICK
School  closed  Wedneaday   for    the
i holidays.   Mr. Thomas H. LeRoy went
; to  Amagansett,   where  he will  spend
the holidays, Miss Martha K. Miller to
herhome in  Herkimer,   N.   Y.;   Mi.ss
: Mabel E. Bruhans to her home in Hun-
I ter, N. Y.; Mise H. Kathryn  Madigan
to her home in  Fairfield,   N.   Y.,   and
I Mias  Lucille  Lundy  to  her home  in
I Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. George Merritt has started a new house on John St. Carpenters seem to keep busy around here.
The  Board  of Trade held its annual meeting in   the  Board of Trade  Hall | Tuesday, when the election  of officers i took place, about twenty-five members ! being present.   Edwin D. Seabury was ] elected  president, Edward Uhe,   vice- president;   Frank  A. Wood, recording secretary ;  C mrad   Ganger,    financial secretary; Fred L. Mollineaux, treasur¬ er ; ti'ustees elected Eor two years were Chas. Edwards, J. J.   Taylor,   William P. Jones, Edward Uhe, J.  D.   Schultz. Six others elected for one year as  fol¬ lows: Harlan  Crandell,   John  Dorlon, H.   F.   Smitli,   David  Brown, jr., Ar-
WANTAGH
about eighteen months and bore an ex cellent reputation. He waa married and lived near Roosevelt with his wife | in and several children. The Henry St. •crossing is next to Main St. crossing and is conspicuous for being about the darkest apot in the village, ^ith no ^nal bell, flagman or other safe¬ guards. About a year and a half ago Mr.   Foreman  suffered  the loas of a
a large number coming from surround- ; haa  been   in  use  in this office
ing villages to enjoy the musical treat i satisfies us that a copy of this publica-
?tore for them
tion is mailed to each subscriber every week.    We  have,   however,   been  re¬ ceiving complaints of the  non-delivery of papers from some subscribers.    We I therefore request that when you do not \ receive  your paper on  time that you i send a  postal  to this office as soon  as j
Cottage Prayer Meetings will be held for the next two weeks in antici¬ pation of and preparation for the Union Evangelistic Meetings of January. Theae prayer meetings will be he^ ^   ^ Tuesday  eveninga at  7:45,   simultan-I possible"that we can find out the reaaon
team of horses which were killed by a  eously at different homes, and all per- j for the delay, train at this spot. -,,   ons   are  invited   to attend   at their
Sunday  moming some of the long nearest place of meeting.    The prayer distance runners of the village started  centers for next Tuesday evening,   De-
cember 29, are:    D. A.   Hamaker,  48
Williani H. Bowne,   aged   77   years, retired, father of  William   E.   Bowne of Bellmore, died Friday  at  his  resi¬ dence here^after a two weeks'   illness. The end was  peaceful  in  presence of realtives of the deceased.     The  inter- Pf^P*^^|ment  was  in  Cypress  Hills  Monday. I thur Whitehouse and George Robinson. Which  The sympathy of the Messenger is  ex-  The  appointmwt of  committees  was tended the family in their hour  of  be-  lai9 off until the next meeting, reavement.
Qjj Tuesday evening  Mr.  and  Mrs.
The extension to the  Fire  Hall  has ; Emest  Edwards held their tenth wed-
been    completed    and  is  comrpodious i ding anniversary at the  home  of Mr,
enough to include  both  apparatus longing to the denartment.
be-
•out to distinguish themselves by run¬ ning a long distance foot race. Leav¬ ing the R. R. station at 9.30. William Murray, Russell Golder, Herbert Braithwaite, Guy Smith and Bob Murray started West on a dog trot with Golder away in the lead, the rest following! reaching Baldwin they swung into Grand Ave. and headed due North, arriving in Hempstead in fifty-five minutes.' They rested there thirty minutea, then padded along south to Freeport, where they arrived again at the R. R. Station at 11.45 Henry Golder and followed closely hy Guy Smith. In an int*»rview with several 6f the runners, none stated their intention to enter into any coming Marathon contest.
The Carnival Ball of the Orpheum Comedy Players of Freeport at Mer rick last Friday night drew a good sized crowd from various villages to enjoy the fun, and apparently they were well satisfied. There were about sixty in costume, many of which were very effective. Misa Sarah Link of Mer¬ rick, Mrs.l Powell of Seaford, Miss Ethel Kraft, of Smithville South, a Mr. Mauersberger of Freeport, &nd others, were recipients of prizes for costumes, dancing, etc., all of which were judged by Archer B. Wallace of the Southajde Observer, Koland B. Lamb of Pettit and Lamb, and Village Trustee Chas. A. Sigmond. Miss Etfiil Carman and Mr. Henry Heben¬ streit lead the march. Harry Zeiner's orchestra furnished the music. Tbere were over one hundred and fit^ people in tbe hall vei it was voted a saccess
Pearaall Ave.; Mrs. Lowe, Helen & Alexander Ave.; Mra.. Conway, 17 Smith St.; Mra. Harriet A. Peasell, 72 Church St.; 0. W. Humphrey, 258 S. Ocean Ave.; Geo. Raynor, 213 Church St.; Mrs. Milea Southard, 97 Broad¬ way; W. E. Golder, Long Beach and Lexington Aves.; Isaac VanRiper, Grove St and Randall Ave., and Mrs. C. W. Bedell, Bay View Ave. and Ar¬ cher St.
Thieves' broke into Muller's Hotel Monday night and stole six overcoats j The wedding of Lucy Goelzenleuchter i *"d about.fif ty dollars worth of cigars.; and Rufus Rhodes of Freeport was i ^hey had the goodness to leave one , reported for publication. The wedding I overcoat, the property, possibly, of one ; took place Sunday and the ceremony | °^ ^^^ miacreanta. was performed by Rev.  Taft of Sea- i
ford.    The young   couple will reside j    The Carnival Ball in the  Fire Hall in  Freeport,    where  Mr. Rhodes  has waa attended by aeveral    from   this 1 business connections. ! place but the major portion   of the I
-  j fun-seekers    came   from   surrounding |
Father Logue will say  mass Xmas 1 villages. i
BALDWIN
Before turning the big building juat finiahed on hia property here, into a storage warehouse, Amos Pearaall promises his friends a barn dance with the usual trimmings. Amos says he will make good, an here's hoping for an early date.        "
At six o'clock Sunday morning the home of Gustav Caretto. architect, of j his presence. NewYork, and living here, was blessed with a seven pound baby daughter, who arrived in time to be the best kind of a Christmas present for the proud tather and mother.
day  mass I day at 9 o'clock in Firemen's Hall, Bell- : more.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Zeiner and children ! are spending the holidaya in the city {as the gueata of Mrs. Zeiner's par- ! ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grace.
I Jerusalem,
I Dec. 12, 08.
i Mr. Editor, j        Dear Sir:—
I I regret to write of Mr. J. Conway I leaving Bellmore. He was one of the I most popular young men of thia part \ of Long Island. Hoping he will not re¬ main away long but soon honor us with I remain, A Jerusalem Admirer.
! and Mrs. Chas. Edwards. Cards were I played until a late hour, when a sup- i per was served. The ladies' prizes ! were won by Miss Martha K. Miller, : firat. and Mrs. Fred Mollineaux, sec- I ond; of the gentlemen, Mr. Fred Mol- I lineaux won first prize and Mr. Archie j Smith, second. Some very fine prea- I ents were given to the bride and bride- i groom of ten years.
j A large^rowd attendefl the illuatrat- j ed lecture of Congressman W. W. I Cocka in the Board of Trade Hall Wedneaday evening under the auapieea of the Roosevelt Board of Trade.
It ia reported that   about aixteen j    The teachers of this school gave their dogs were sent by  the poiaon route j.pupiig ^ bag of candy and orange for
their Xmas.
thia week  to eat their C'hristmas din- j ner in another world.
SEAFORD
A couple of young men of this vil¬ lage look lonely nowadays but it is only for two weeks.
Episcopal Church Sunday School ser¬ vices are to be held  Saturday night.
The services in the Church and the fes-1 wili spend about ten dayfi. tivities later in the Guild Houae. i gee him back again.
Mr.  Archie Smith left Thursday for
Hunter,   Green Co.,   N. Y.,  where he
We hape to
We regret to have to report that I    THE SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS Mrs. Rich haa not recovered  from her I COLUMN ON PAGE FOUR_ IS  FOR recent paralytic atroke and is still very i YOU, WHY NOT USE IT? low. ' .
Wantagh Gun Club shoot to-morrow (Friday) atthe Fussell farm.
The Hook and Ladder Company have arranged for an entertainment, supper and dance at Ultsch's Hall Feb. 11. More particulars later, but in the meantime keep this date in mind, so you an arrange to be on hand.
The Christmas services in the Mem¬ orial Church last Sunday were very fine, the music by the "choir being of a high order. A solo was sung in the morning by Miss Laura Cowles and by Mrs. John Davis in the evening. The Church was tastefully decorated for the occasion.
Mrs. Corodon Norton, who has been teaching at Hickaville School for some time, concluded her work on Wednea¬ day. She has been teaching 6th and 7th grades and reports school work in good condition and ia prepared to sub¬ stitute in any Naaaau County School.
The children of the Memorial Sunday School held their Christmas service last Wednesday evening.
Kev. T. S. Braithwaite wili preach in the Church next Sunday; moming topic "The Upward Look;" evening dis¬ course, "God in the years." It is ex¬ pected that some of the Chriatmas mu¬ aic will be repeated, and that Miss Laura Cowles will sing a solo.
There was a Christmas tree at the Public School on Wednesday aftemoon, with recitations and distribution of presents and candies.
The Willing Workers give a recep< tion New Year's Eve, as previously an¬ nounced.
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READ THE SMALL ADVERTISE MENTS ON PAGE FOUR. THEY MAY INTEREST YOU IN SOME WAY.
A. BvCrow of Washington, D. C, brother "of Mra. G.. .A- Gibson, will spend a few ^days Xmas in  Bellmore.
At the Democratic primaries Satur¬ day night in Firemen's Hall Frank B. Cotte waa elected delegate and district captain.    The following were elected
Order of services at the Bellmore M. E. Church, Rev. George A. Gibson, pastor, Sunday, December 27:
Hymn,     prayer,     anthem—"Thepe
officers:  Martin S. Thomas, President,   were Shepherds;" Scripture reading.
F.  J.  Gately, Treasurer,  and W. Au gustus Miller, secretary.
Ghristmas exercises tonight in tbe M. R Church.
soprano solo, notices, hymn, offer¬ tory—tenor solo—"O Holy Night;" sermon by the Pastor, prayer, rdspon- siv6 by choir—"Now the day ia over;" Christmas carol, doxology, benediction.
The various merchants in different lines have stocked the neighborhood with some very attractive calendars which aro always looked for and wel¬ comed at this time of the year.
Christmas exercises of the Sunday School of the M. E. Church are to be lield to-night.
The Old Maids' Convention to be held in the HaU Jan. 7. This performance has been given twice be/ore in the past montli. Once in Freeport and again in Roosevelt.    Both times it drew a
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NOTICE
To subscribers, readers, advertisers and others:
The South Side Messeuger has moved its offic© of publication from the Messenger Building, Bellmore, N. ,Y.,"" to NoT 24 Brooklyn Ave., Freeport, N. Y.   All bnsiness 'con¬ nected with the editorial, circulation and business depart¬ ments should be sent to that address for attention.
South Side Mebsbnqer Company, James A. Stiles, Phone 176 Freeport Editor