South Side Messenger 19081113

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SOUTH SIDE
For the
South Side of
Long Island
A reliable, means of communication between the villages of Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore, Smith¬ ville   South,   Wantagh, Seaford,  Massapequa and Amityvilie.
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VOL. 1, NU]^BER 17
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BELLMORE, L. I., N. Y., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER !3,  1908
BELLMORE
Mrs. Jennie C. Smith has engaged j At about 2 a. m, Monday morning, as her attorneys Messrs. Clock and i ^^- Fletcher took Gustav Bopp to one Seaman, to defend her in her jiusband's side and gravely whispered  something
to him and—"IT'S A BOY" yelled Bopp, forgetting the hour and hied himself off to his telephone to spread the news. "It'a a t)oy" cried Bopp to the bunch in Bellmore and as there were many who believed that the new af-rival would be of the gentler sex (all the other little Bopps are girls) the proud father, as a result, is the posses¬ sor of about half a hundred quarts of champagne. He promises a champagne' dinner to his friends to be given at L. A. Brown'8 hotel in about a week's time and those fortunate enough to re- The cantata "Promise and Fulfill- ceive an invitation will have something ment" will be rendered by the choir of  *« remember for weeks to come, as the
the   M,   E,   Church   Sunday   evening,     ,,   , ,.,_-, ¦    ,     n
Dec  20th honor  to  the  new    arrival.    For
.     ¦  ; about forty-eight hours Bopp travelled
Freeport High School team (football) ; ^? l^^\ ^hat he was hitting only the played the boys of the Rockville Centre ^]^^ i''a?es along the road, but .by this H. S.   at Association  Park   Thursday
action for divorce. S. P, Smith, her i husband, has engaged Counselor Elvin N. Edwards as attorney, Mrs. Smith asks for $15 a week towards her sup¬ port. $100 counsel fees and $15 for witness and other ex,pen8es. The mo¬ tion will come up at the Supreme Court Nov. 14th.
^The Wide Awake Enigne Company held a smoker at the engine house Tuesday night, which brought out a good attendance.
a party of eight friend's to enjoyfa. lit¬ tle outing and incidentally an oyster' supper cooked  by  Mr.   Smithj   which ; was a treat to all  who were there.        i
Bellmore's'New School
•wliich will be dedicated to-morrow
afternoon.    The score 22 to 0.
The School Tax Collector thia year is Wesley Pearsali. He can be found at the Review Office on Main St., and the rate is $2.08.
It is hoped that the Bellmore  Board of Trade will include with other tilings the  securing of protection for the two grade crossings in  the village.    From members connected with this Board  it \ is learned that much more  interest  is being created than heretofore and much success is looked for.    Specially needed is the protection of the R. R. crossings as the new school will make  it neces-; sary for children to cross the tracka at; these two points  daily.     Oftimea a number of scholars go   along  together talking, laughing and paying little at¬ tention   to the trains and just one  ac¬ cident would needlessly plunge the  en- I tire  village   into  mourning.    In    the ¦ proud father of Gus, jr., is bound to do | Wiriter when there is likely to be wind, |
rain and snow blowing a gale the noise \ of an  approaching   train   is  drov?ned i completely.    It  seems hardly posifible that  so little attention is paid to  this ; matter  and it does not speak well  for residents  hereabouts   to  be    satisfied with a cheap sign post warning persQn to  "look-out   for  the  cars"  at  each ^ crossing.   Let's have action and plenty i of it.
Russell Moore, aged 5, living in Bennington Park, fell and broke a thigh bone while playing witn other children one day this week. He was taken to Mineola Hospital, where he is doing nicely. He will be out again in six weeks.
Mias Anna L. Ryan spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at the Knick¬ erbocker Hotel, Manhattan.
time he has settled down to his cus¬ tomary place in the business world. The baby weighed nine pounds and the mother is doing* nicely, so give the parents the glad smile and join the Messenger in offering congratulations.
The following is a list of games won and lost by the Bellmore Base-Ball team for the season of 1908.
May 3—Bellmore at Farmingdale; lost, 18-11.
May lO-^Freeport at BeUmore; won, 13-8.
Farmingdale at   Belhnore; 4-4. ¦Bellmoreat Westbury; lost.
Deputy Sheriff Archer E. Wallace arraigned before Justice Geo. C. Tatem Jacob Shiade, Fred. Dittner and the twelve year old grand.son of Mrs. Fish¬ er. They were charged with assaulting George Bloch, the Bellmore butcher, October 31st, while he was in bed. The Judge held all three without bail for the Grand Jury. They are in the Mineola Jail.
It id reported that a New Jersey Pipe works has received the contract for 83,000,000 feet of bar pipe from the Waterboard Commission of Greater New York. The pipe is to be laid from Valley Stream to Amityvilie and the manufacturers will require one year to complete the order.
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Freeport, announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys to Clinton Donaldson of New York.
It is stated upon good authority that Chief Archer B. Wallace will not be a candidate for the office he now holds as fire chief. First Assistant Chief W. W. Cameron is being spoken for as the next Chief although there will be other aspirants for the honor.
A pretty home wedding was solemn¬ ized Tuesday evening at the residence of William C. Raynor when his daugh¬ ter, Anna, was united in marriage to Seaman E. Cornelius of Uniondale. Rev. W. A. Richards of the M. E. Church performed the ceremony. Af¬ ter the wedding trip the couple will make their home in this village.
Sunday night while on his way home, along a lonely part of the Merrick Road an Italian named Barbuto was held up by three negroes, who stabbed him, inflicting serious wounds. He was removed to Mineola Hospital and made an ante-mortem statement. While the police have several colored persons under suspicion no arrests have been made. The Italian was still liv¬ ing Thursday a. m.
May 17- tie game. May 24^ 11-4. .     May 31—BeUmore at Freeport; lost,
I June 7—Bellmore at Central" Park; ! won, 13-2.
June 14—Bellmore at Hicksville; lost, 7-3.
June 21—Central Park at BeUmore; won, 13-2.
June 28—Hicksville at Bellmore; won, 1-0.
July 4—A. M., Freeport at Bell¬ more; won, 15-3.
P. M., Westbuiy at Bellmore; lost, 9-4.
July 5—Bellmore at Central Park; won, 5-1.
July 12—Lindenhurst at Bellmore; won, 8-1.
July 19—Freeport at BeUmore; won 8-2.
July 26—Bellmore at Lindenhurst; wonr 2-1.
Aug. 2—Bellmore at Freeport; lost, 11-9.
Aug. 9—Nassau Giants at Bellmore; lost,- 3-2..
Aug. 16—Lindenhurst at BeUmore; won, 11-2.
Aug. 23—SmithvilUe South; won, 8- 3.
Aug. 30—Freeport at Bellmore; won, 6-4.
Sept. 7—A. M., BeUmore at Free- port; lost, 14-0.
P. M., Nassau Giants at Bellmore: lost, 10-3.
Sept. 13—Nassau Cubans at BeU¬ more ; won,   23-3.
Sept. 20—Hempstead at Bellmore; lost, 4-3.
Spet. 27—Valley Stream at Bell¬ more; lose, 2-1.   >
Oct. 4—Beyerles A. C. at Bellmore; won, 4-3.
Oct. 11—Beyarles A. C. atBellmore: won, 14-7.
Oct. 18—Freeport at Bellmore; won, 13-0.
Oct. 25—All Star A. C. atBellmore; won, 5-2.
Nov. 1—Wantagh at Bellmore; won, 19-0.
Bellmore won 18, lost 11, and tied 1.
j     George Block is around again after I being assaulted and robbed the set^nd time in three months.
I    A letter received from a resident of j Bellmore,   asking  what   is   doing    in 1 SmithviUe South Fire Company circles, is  answered  by informing the  wiHter thereof that Frank L. Hack of that sec¬ tion is the Foreman  of that company and  he will doubtless  cheerfully  giye any information of a reasonable natore .oiftfMNreqttest.    W, B. Horn ¦vmff ehShf^'r man of several meetings but is not an officer of the organization.
The Stroller's Column
Regarding the election of Mr. Taft, the Telegram says it is a survival of the fittest.
Someone suggested to me that a nick¬ name of the "Inland City" be given Roosevelt, which is growing so fast that some of the natives already think they are living in a city. Know a bet¬ ter name?
Postmaster Heine of Bellmore likes hard work, especially on Fridays, when he distributes the big circulation of the Messenger.   c^..^»w- -   --—--
John G. Deubert, Chas. Russell, John Johnson and Chas. W. Smith at¬ tended the Firemen's Dinner at Gar¬ den City Hotel Wednesday night; they attended in full uniform.
Mrs. Fisher, housekeeper for George Bloch, who was assautled and forwhich three arrests were made, was arrested Wednesday and taken to Mineola. In the affidavits of the two men an^ the boy now in custody, it is charged that she was an accomplice.
Gus Bopp has beew saying to all his friends lately, "What'll you have" and also notice thar John Adel is not saying a word.
Note that Edward Self of Bellmore is staying up late nights building a garage in which he will keep his ma¬ chine, when he gets one.
VV, J. Newton of Lynbrook is making such a succeess of the electrical busi¬ ness which he knows from A to 2^ that he is considering building a fac¬ tory of his own.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES!
The Third Annual Dinner of the; Nassau County Firemen's Association was held at the Garden City Hotel Wednesday night. It was of tbe usual i pleasing order with good things to eat, I speeches and professional talent. ' There was a big crowd to enjoy the > evening's fun. \
The new corporation  known  as  the j Koosevelt  Water,   Power  and ^ Light Company of Roosevelt is now a regular- j ly  organized  company,   with  $40,000 ; capitalization.       The     officera     are:' Prea.,  J.   Huyler Ellison;  Prank   A. | Wood (Roosevelt) Secretary a'/d Anfrur j Whitehouse (Roosevelt) Treas,    Elvin I N. Edwards, Charles Whitehouse,J Ed- i ward Uhe and Chas. DeLap are named as directors of the company, which pro-, poses to supply water, power and light j to the village of  Roosevelt.    Expecta¬ tions are that the plant will be in oper- j ation   by  June.    Wiae men of the sec-! tion covered by this company state that i Roosevelt  has grown  faster than any village during the past five years.    An ; enviable record for any viUage.
PRICEi 6 C]
aome time past.    The fact that Sal Gompers,   President of the Americ Federation of Labor, was not  invit i is not looked upon as significant, by Mr. Gompers, to use his own wor is regaled by him as an  honor.    Thi event is scheduled for next Tuesday.
John  R. Seaman of Baldwin is with a  plan which for its uniquenc and originality will  command  the tention of a  large number of those fd whose    benefit  it  is  si(ggested.    Ti idea,   as suggested,   is. that there formed an organization to be of a cfi operative and protective order to help"^!! the  poorer classes who may need tl backing  of  auch a body to secure sUCi| redress from time to time as they mi be  in need of, in their different walkl of life.    Were   it  possible,   suggested Mr. Seaman, to interest in this a large number of men in the Town of  Hemp¬ stead,   they  could    soon    show    their^ strength  and  as  an  organization,'1 come a factor so strong that they coni secure  recognition   which    would well-nigh  impossible for an indiyidQKI'J to receive.    The plan is  a   broad   one and Mr. Seaman is so much in earnest- that  he  has  decided to give the  free use of his hall for the purpose of  hold¬ ing  meetings and declares will donate a certain sum of money towards^a fund for  the  purpose of getting  the  affair' started.    With several others  he  will have a public meeting, to which all ar^ invited  on  the evening of Nov. 24, at "^ 8  p.   m.   at  his  hall   in Baldwin.    A number of people have  signified  their, intention to be present.
BALDWIN
The Baldwin   Fire Department  w»t hold a euchre ind dance at  Seamaf Hall  Nov.   19.    Tickets can  be p«« chased at Post Office arid mehihers^
Miss Mamie Seaman is visiting friends in Brooklyn for a week.
The suit of Wetkell vs. Seaman ended Wednesday in the Supreme Court at Mineola by the jury disagreeing. Seaman was sued for $2000 damagea which grew out of a little mixup ih Seaman's back yard. Lawyer Bennett for the plaintiff and Lawyer Flint for the defendant.
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MERRICK
President Theo. N. Ripson of the Board of Education announces that the dedication of the new school house in Bellmore will take place  to-morrow
  in the afternoon at 2 P. M.   There will
be exercises    by   the    children   and
The Board of Trade had its regular j speeches befitting the   occasion.    As
meeting in Fraternity HaU Wednesday j this event will be an interesting one in
evening. ¦ | the  progress of Bellmore,   doubtless
Pres.   Foster was in the chair and j there  wiU be a large number of resi-
did not take the floor which  he stated 1 dents to witness the opening   cere-
at the last meeting he would do. '
Matter oi buying a new site  by the
Board of Eklucation was discussed and
affairs of interest to the village were
gone over,
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If The G. P. A. of the It. R. was voted ^'thanks for the exoellent Winter time- / table provided.
I There waa a fair aiaed attendance, I :«nd the anal entertainment, provided I  by the Pi aaident.
N«]ct ! oeetiog is adiedaled for Dec.
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monies.
The picture of the new building in this issue of the Messenger dated Aug. 21st, 1908. The structure stands pn Bedford Ave., south of the railroad tracks facing the Weat and is of pleasing style oi architecture.
At Bob Willmarth's resort on High Hill Beach there have been numerous gumiog partiea to enjoy the unusually good ahooting there. Messrs. A. J Jaeckals of New York and Martin Stiacr of tiw CostMs Houae "with aev- «iml friadda spent tfapae d^ys witb ¦ttocass. Ftate Fteefoet ceme Sadth and TiMQdon B«ieU io MrrSMilib'B
The Merrick Hook and Ladder Com¬ pany have arranged for a big vaudeville show and dance at Fire Hall Thanks¬ giving night, Nov. 26th. This will be an entertainment well worth seeing as very good talent have been arranged for.
Capt. Lawson  is  having  his  house painted  and  otherwise  generally  im-! proving his property. '
The Landau Brothers are having sue- j cess with their poultry raising. At I present they have some prize stock i White Rocks which are beauties.
Monday night in the fog near Cen¬ tre Moriches train No. 22, bound West, ran past the switch and swept, head- on, into No. 37, East bound. The en¬ gineer of the East bound was knocked senseless and suffered from concussion   of  the brain, and a trainman   was  in-
,     r JU J-        r  iri i.   u     I jured about'the head.    Several passen-
Ira L Hoinmedieu  of  Freeport   has  •' • .   ^,    .
' gers were more or less seriously in¬ jured. Failure to make out the signals is given as the cause.
E. A. Dorlon has the look of stoic when he goes after violators of the game laws of this State. He fools 'em and gets 'em at the same time.
Webster Pearsali is rushng the work on hs new furnture atorage ware-house on Grand Ave. It will be a most up- to-date structure. F. D. Smith is the contractir in charge.
such faith in the future of the south side that he has erected one of the most up-to-date buildings along the line. The building and plant in which his bakery is located is worth $25,000.
J. W. Birch of Merrick is a walking bureau of information regarding any¬ thing in that town, and he keeps the only store in the village in addition to being postmaster there.
Heard about the Glee Club in town? i Joe the barber is making great head- ; way with the boys who have a liking i for stringed instruments. j
ROCkvlLpfNTRF:
Rockville Centre can soon point with | pride to the magnificient bank build- ! ing, ViUage Ave. and Merrick Road, j as being one of the most modern build- i ings of its kind on the Island.
Edward Heath, jr., is away for three ' weeks on a hunting tripj through j Northern Minnesota and British Colum- ! bia. He is after big game, moose, ' especially.
E. Lapidge, a pharmacist of Brook¬ lyn, has opened his drug stbre Village Ave. and the trolley line. He promises to conduct an up-to-date establishment and bas an ideal location for this kind of business.
Suggest to the troUey company that a sheltier at the Village A ve. crossing would be the right thing, and a boon to passengers in the Winter time, es¬ pecially if arrival and departure of flast bound and West bound cars were to be shown on a time-table posted in¬ side.
Theodore Hopl^ns of the N. Y. and N. J. Tel. Co., is back on the job again after fais vacation. The stockroom ia now complete.
ROOSEVELT
The entertainment and dance given by the Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Saturday, was voted a success in every way. Garland Ga¬ den  and  Laura Lorraine in  the
On Tuesday the 10th the biggest I battle ship of the U. S. Navy was j released from the ways in the shipyards
at Quincy, Mass., and shot into the I water, where, with the name of the j State of North Dakota  to  distinguish
her,she will take rank with the world's ; biggest and most improved naval fight- j ing  machines.    Miss  Mary Benton of
Fargo,   N.   D.,   christened the vessel
which is known as of the Dreadnaught
(English) type.
Much satisfa ctron is expres.sed over the efforts of School Principal Shubert and Attendance Officer Sherwood to keep up the school attendance. By co¬ operating , the delinquents are sought out and kept at their studies. The attendance of the school has increased wonderfully. Mr. Shubert has found favor with his scholars and is a hearty worker for the good of the school.
The cod-fishing season started Mon¬ day and thnse who went out came back with very poor catches. They report having seen large schools of dog-fish, which are interfering withthe cc^-fiah- ing to a great extent.
At Patchogue in the Supreme Court before Justice Jaycox came/the breach of promise suit of L<ottie Baldwin farce j against John Reardon. His honor ren- "The New Girl" kept the audience dered judgment for the plaintiff in the laughing from start to finish. Dancing j sum of $100. was enjoyed 'till a late hour.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Roosevelt Board of Trade was held in their new hall Tudesday even¬ ing, Nov. 10th. A good attendance was reported. President E. D. Seabury presided.
Note that the Board of Trade will hold a bazaar, Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 13 and 14. The pro¬ ceeds will be devoted to paying off cost of the new building.
Many plans are under way to make this event an interesting one and doubt¬ less it will be well„patronized.
Wright Broa, are tha sola i^enta of the Vacmim C3eanii« praeess, by whidi they dean a roon, hooaa, aton^ dmrA or any kind <tfb^l«i« witti an
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Ih the building line, which is very active here at present, note that the new houses of E. D. Seabury, Arthur Whitehouse, D. H. Brown,,jr., and Ot¬ to Nelson are rapidly nearing comple¬ tion.
Qarland Gaden and family have left town on / their regular theatrical tour of tbe coontry.
The new scbool house is completed and has proven very satisfactory to residents, teadien and popila. The Uat of teachers, indode: PHne^ ThooMB hsBof, UexHm, K. Miller, Mabelle B. |hnlaH|M» KatlByn Madman •ad Lodle dm^'Vime e»e tit all tte«e hnndred p^pOa euwlled.
The hunting this season on Long Is- i land has been only fair. There have \ been a few cases where hunters retum- [ ed with a number of rabbits, but these | are rare. The old time hunting on i Long Island is generally no more. ; This may not be a fact in the Eastern j end of the Island but in Nassau and | Queens there is little doing in this ' line of spore. Squirrels, partridge, | 'possum and other game worth bagging i have deserted th^ir Long Island haunts ' and now a catch of the average weight i of fifteen pounds ia the limit.
The new issue of postage stamps | will  be put on sale in  post offices on j November   16.     The   denominations are of 1, 2. 3, 4, 5.   6,   8,   10,   13,   15 and 50 centa and |1. j
On the 1-cent atamp ia the head of Benjamih Franklin in profile from Houdon's bust. All the other denom¬ inations bear the head of George Waah¬ ington in profile from Hoodon'a bust. The border deaigna of all tbe denomina¬ tions {are identical the head beiiig an aUipae oa end witli lanrel leaves on eitber side. Above tbe head are the words "U. S. Postage;" below it the denominatiqa. The sixe of tfae stanqia b the auae as that of the stamp now
PMaUant Booaevelt'a dtoaar to maopdnd teadcra of lalHr ia one ei tte taoat oniqiae affairs of ita kind for
Appeal for **Bread Line'*
The Bowery Mission "Br<jad Line,' at which 1,000 men who atc "^'it in the streets for the night are given a break¬ fast of hot'Sttffee and rolls every mom¬ ing at one o'clock, is one of the moat pathetic sights in all the wide, wide world. Long before the hour of open¬ ing these poor, starving men staod in a single line that sometimes extenda for blocks in length, waiting for the coffee an rolls. During the winter,^ this breakfast is given to an aggregat " of 210,000 homeless men and boys, ai up to date over half a million of homeless have had their weary tramp'"^ restfully interrupted by this unique ministration. The first of these Break¬ fasts is given on Thanksgiving mom¬ ing, and the last on the foUowing Eas¬ ter moming. Altogether the Mission supplied this year, over 312,000 meals and 57,072 lodgings to homelesfi 4€ and boys. .
Itis for this"^grand,  philanthro{||^| work that we ask your kind and prac*f ticai   co-operation.     The    homelesa, friendlevi,  disheartened and desiring.^ men and boys of the Bowery are native New Yorkers, but men and ' who, until within a year, lived h^pi at the old homeatead with fatber mother, and perhapa  wife.    Tfaey strandeid here, and in d<»pau: appeal^ the Old Bowery M !¦-!<»,  wbidi^   " over thirty yeara, has been to ti fortunate, as the rescue dties at haven of eneoaragement, reat and teeticm.   Shall   we torn tbem af It rests with thtf good people of oottllxyto dedde this qaaatidli, may Ckid gndona^ hi^ yen t» ' iti^^ Mat & &a.   Wis
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