South Side Messenger 19090219

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FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. T-. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1909
fREEPORT
¦ E.   A. Bermuda
Dorlon leaves this week  for where he will    stay    until
around the drst of March.
Joaeph Schiffmacher, local agent for A. D. Matthews, received from the Junior Order United American Me¬ chanics No. 57 of Freeport an order for atx>ut $1100 worth of furnishings for their new lodge rooms and offices in the Otten Building, which will tnake their headquarters here the finest equipped lodge rooms in the county, so far as we know. The order calls for a 'complete list of carpets, curtains, rugs, altars, chairs, etc., and the deliv¬ ery took place this week when the firi^t load was sent from the warerooms Mon¬ day and the work of installing the fur¬ nishings begun. The rooms will be ready for occupancy in a short time and are worthy of such an up-to-date order as this, which is the largest with one -exception   in the entire fraternity.
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, fil W. Mer¬ rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone l-'cR.       tf
The new Lincoln 2c stamps issued by the P. 0. Department are attractive A profile of Lincoln is shown with "1809—Feb. 12—1909" underneath. They are the same color as the original 2c stamps heretofore sold.
The Wide Awake Engine Co'.s (F. ' F. D.) big affair, consistiuK of a vaudeville, dance and supper, took place at the Sigmond Opera House Thursday night, the llth, and there was enough gold braid on the chief, ex-chiefs and other.H to fit out the officers of a battle¬ ship and that's going some, "Bill" Gamer )n, with Mrs. Cameron, lead the grand march, the intricacies of which did not phase Floor-manager Chas. Werkheiser one bit, aa he divided and marched 'em right and left until they tlnally came down the ball-room six¬ teen—count 'em—sixteen . abreast-; cheered by the admiring crowds who looked on. The boys saw to it that the pretty girls, and there were about 'steen hundred present (no homely ones at all), did not want for partners.
The supper was .served at the Free- port Inn and about one hundred brought along their appetites and did justice to the spread. The vaudeville show started off on time, and was pleasing to all. Master Germeroth was very good as an Italian organ grinder, "monk" and all. Baby Ethel, six years old, and a child wonder if there «ver was one, was a hit in songs and dances. This little tot has a great stage    future.       The     Smith    Bros.,
By authority we, publish a copy of j     Wednesday night the ladies of thi State Inspector Frank  Wood'i^ report i Baptist Church gave an entertainment
on the Freeport schools, of ^which  Mr. A. E. Barnes is superintendent:
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1909. Supt. A. E. Barnes, Freeport, N. Y. Dear Sir:
I take pleasure in calling attention to the following extracts from the re¬ cent report of our inspector, Mr. De- Groat, on your union school:
"In my report of last year, some features of the school work were rather sharply criticized. It is there¬ fore a pleasure to me to write this year a report of most favorable character. The spirit of the high school is much beetter than last year. The position of all teachers who left have been filled by the selection of experienced teach¬ ers, to whom the board has paid higher salaries. The high school faculty I should class a strong one, and I am expecting the results of the examina¬ tions to be of an excellent standard. I saw some especially good work in arithmetic in one of two of the" inter¬ mediate grades. Considerable atten¬ tion has been given to rapidity of men
and pie social at their church and for i twenty cents they served home-made '. pie and good coffee, with the following
people as entertainers: Misses Delia I Cheshire, Florence Fullager. Edna Rice , and Elf ie Fowler in various recitations. j Miss Mollie Pitcher, soprano soloist. j Miss Lottie Edwards, piano solo, Mias I Bessie Smith, pianist, and Misses Cook ; and  Pitcher   rendered a piano duet.
Mr. Harold Cook sang a bass solo.
A  large number of members  were present at the  meeting of   Preeport Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M., Friday night and welcomed the members of  the G. I A.   R.   Post and friends, to  celebrate • the Lincoln Centennial.   Deputy istate I Councilor Joseph D. Tunison  was  the ' speaker of the evening.    A short busi¬ ness meeting was held after which the ' following program was rendered:
Prayer, chaplain; song, "America";
address, Wm. H. Patterson,   Comman-
Ider D. B, i\ Mott Post; address, "Our
! Order," J. D. Tunison; mandolin  solo,
: Charles Soule; addresses by Rev. W. A
BELLMORE
Oomiflky   and   Ernest   Randall made
theirs election  of the prize winners
firom the crowd it was found that Mrs.
Charles A. Sigmond received first prize
for the wearer of the most handsome
ladies   costume.    Mrs.   Sarah  Fisher
for   the   most   comical costume   for
ladies,  and the most comical costume ; saddened by the sudden deathof George
wom by the men was judged to be that j A. Smith.    Sympathy and sorrow for
ef Hyman Schloss, who represented a ' his wife, parents and two brothers  is
PRICE, 5 CENTS
a. m. and then got a ducking. I went ashore and dryed things out and got dinner, then I started again and that
Bellmore, N. Y. Feb. 17th, 1909.! tight I stopped at St. Lucie, 49  miles Editor South Side Messenger. j or that day.
Dear Sir: The 19th I went to Walton. 12 milea
This community has been   greatly, there, there was no wind,  so I went
through the pine apple fields,   there  is
Richard, Prof. A. E. Barnes, and Com-
teTsoruUorsdurinitL'TearardTwo!"^^^^^ ^eys of Roslyn; vocal  «)lo,
Clarence Campbell; addresses by Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey and Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell; vocal solo, H. J. Raymore; address, George Wal¬ lace.
Visitors from Brooklyn Councils, be¬ sides the deputy, were National Rep¬ resentative Kleist, Past Councilor Rup- pel of Franklin Council, D. S. C. of Franklin Council; Matthew Hull and P. C. Sigmond.
accommodating about one hundred twenty-five students, of whom more than eighty are on half time. As these annex rooms are not^well venti¬ lated, conditions are far from perfect.
As the enrollment each year maj' be expected to demand from two to four additional teachers, it is easily seen that early action on the part of the dis¬ trict is important. Last month a prop¬ osition for a site for a new school was voted down, but it is reasonable to sup- i pose that another meeting would result in a favorable vote. I cannot find that the proposition was defeated because , of any great number of the people blacked up. did a song and dance  tune   thought that no new school was needed.
of the three eighth grade sections did {better than most of the eighth grades I that I have tested elsewhere. I be- 1 lieve that the students are entering the j high school better prepared in English {than heretofore."
Let me also take the opportunity of presenting another matter of vital im¬ portance takeft up by our inspector in detail.    He says:
"The rapid growth of this village furnishes a most perplexing problem! The Altar Guild of the Episcopal in tlie matter of the necessary school ^ church will hold a'cake sale at Mrs. accommodations. Two yeai's ago, a: ohas. Millbank's, 211 Pine St„ Sut- new ten room building waa  completed. ; urday aftemoon, Feb. 27.
To-day,   nine  of the ten rooms are oc-/ 	
cupied. As this building is in the'i An informal dance was held at the north of the village, it does not relieve j Freeport Club Wednesday night, the congestion in the main school, en- ; About fifty in all were there to enjoy tireiy. As a consequence 2 annex rooms i the evening. Music was furnished by have been opened  for the firat grades,-'Bishop of Babylon.
nothing else there. On the 20th I went down to Jupiter typical bug house, lid and all, with the \ deep, general and freely expressed.: and struck the first bad river canal and bugs all crawling towards the North j He was a young man of commendable had to row 7 milea, that night I stayed for a resting place. The men's fancy character and exemplary habits, at the light house dock. On the 21at costume went to George Wichnelek. ' Possessec of a quiet and retiring dis-11 went to Palm Beach, 17 miles, struck who showed thbS5 liresent how George {position and an easy and gentle man- 8 miles more of river apd had to row. the Second appealed before his sub- ner, he made friends readily and ac- The 22nd Iwent to Boynton, at the jects. During the grand march led by ; quired no enemies. He was happily | south end of the lake Worth, 12 miles, Charlea A. Sigmond and Mrs. Archer' married about a year ago, and had I and went cocoanut hunting, stayed 3. Wallace, colored lights were thrown | nearly completed a beautiful residence | there tliat night.
on the floor, making a scene never be-j adjoining that of his parenta, where he | On the 23rd I started in on the 65 fore duplicated in Preeport, The suj)- : expected to soon make his home, with miles of streams and rivers and it took per was served by William Xeller, ca- j bright prospects of a long and happy me S days to row it. For 2 days I terer, of Lynbrook, and consisted of : life before him. But the adage that didn't see anyone, the 2nd night I went bouillon in cups, creamed oysters ! "man proposes and God disposes" was to the Hillsboro light house and got chicken salad, sandwiches, ice cream, ; verified in his case. In apparent health water. I didn't want to stop at the crikea and coffee. The music waa fur-''and vigor, a fatal malady suddenly inlet so I started on. Iwent about 5 nianed by H. R. Zeiner's Orchestra, i assailed him, against which the best miles and was looking for a place to Everything considered the affair was | medical skill could be of no avail, and stop when there was a scream just like one of the best of its kind given this a dream of happinesa here was forever j a woman in the trees along the canal season in this i;ounty. Long life to dispelled by the relentless hand of Ihank. I thought it was a wild cat and the Bug Housemose Company, may it'death. Having witneased|his growth I rowed all night. There were two of continue to prosper. ' from sunny youth to matured manhood,  them and the Indians told me they were
Charles A. Sigmond had charge of i and knowing his vices, if any, were panthers. The next time I corae the arrangements and he succeeded in few, and hia virtues many, I place this this''beyond expectation and to the en-' tribute of respect and esteem upon tire satisfaction of his brother Bugs, j the early grave of a kind neighbor, de-. scream. I tried to niake a noise with Archer B. Wallace is the Foremai^ of ' voted friend and true man, the much j the oars to scare them away, but every the  B.   H. Co. and hu«tled from early  lamented George A. Smith. i time  they  called  they  seemed to  be
through that canal it will be in the day time;  I don't   care   to   hear   them
till late, besides appearing in costume. There was little or no business tran¬ sacted until a late hour the following day by those who were there and sev¬ eral  were .known  to well,    never
L. R. Smith.
I closer.    At first I could not tell  which
side of the canal the nearest one  was
on,  the sound seemed to come frora all
over.    I came to a big lake and stayed
Ithere  until daylight; the next day I
! reached the head of the Biscayne  Bay.^
Miami, Florida.
Feb. 4, 1909.
The  following  resolutions of  sym-
that was full of local color. Miss Ethel Chilton, well-known as a singer, put over two songs and found someone in the audience to sing to besides the drummer. She, too, was agreeably re¬ ceived, and is another of our village maidens who will be heard from in the future on the stage. There were sev¬ eral professional acts and Harry R. Zeiner with his orchestra furnished ex¬ cellent musiL* for the show and dance. About 5 a. m. it occurred to the bunch that they had homes and that's about all, thank you.
This is "Bill" Cameron who led the grand march at the Wide Awake En¬ gine Co's ball Feb. llth. He's as¬ sistant fire chief of the Freeport Fire Dept.
One of the most welcome sights seen ¦^in months was the work of scraping and carting away of the mud from Main Street. Three teams and a number of men were starred Wednesday aftemoon and in a short time it was possible to cross the thoroughfare dry shod.    Will wonders never cease!
John W. ptten bas opened hia cafe at No. I Ri^ilt^d Ave. It is tfae most pretentious of its kind in  tfae viUage,
For You—Everybody's Cotumn.
It is to be noted that the .school tax rate this year is .0208. This is ap¬ parently excessive, but two things must be kept in mind. First, the rate is higher than the normal because of the payment of $5000 for ventilation and the finishing of new rooms. Sec¬ ond, the property is assessed far below its real value. As a result of this lat¬ ter condition it is safe to say that the net school tax in Freeporc is not more than half of the average tax in those villages thrpughout the state maintain¬ ing academic departments.
In consideration of these conditions, I trust that the board of education will see fit at an early date to call another meeting of the voters to consider a site on which to place a new building which even now is needed and which  in an-
The Enterprise Band of Freeport lived up to its name by giving a dance at Salamander Hall Wednesday night. Enough shekels were gained thereby to allow us to report it's being success¬ ful.
The regular meeting of the Nassau Co.JKindergarten Asso. was held in the Kindergarten of the Seaman Ave. School last Wednesday afternoon.
The subject "Gifts and Occupa- I tions," was ably presented by Miss ' Powell of Hicksville.
Miss Powell stated that it was  gen-
' erally  conceded  by Primary Teachers
that pupils entering their rooms  from
: the Kindergarten came to them withja
; manual and mental preparation, secured
in no other way than by   Kindergarten
methods.
An informal discussion followed and ¦ many ideas and  suggestions  were  ex¬ changed. '
At the business meeting it was de¬ cided to hold the next meeting with the Nassau Co. Teacher's Association, which convenes some time in the lat¬ ter part of March,
Refreshments vyere  served by  Mrs. Wright after which  the delegates, de¬ parted for their  respective homes feel- ! ing that they had spent a profitable af- 'ternoon.
Mi'ky Frank Baldwin and son are  at home quite ill.    The best of attention
  ^         ^         is  beinggiven her  and  we  sincerely
nilnd, if you were not there yot^missed  hope to report her early recovery.
it, that's all.
It is our sad duty to report the death
New Project of Interest °^ ''"^^^ ^^^ promising young meh of
n I •'ho village. George A. Smith jr., "ton, i,ie j.yuuwiiii; icouiutiuuo wi o^in¬ to rreeport reople , of George A. Smith of Bellmore Ave., | pathy were passed at a special meeting Permission has been received from 22 years old. died Sunday at his home j of Advance Hook and Ladder Company: the City of New York, who own the ' here of pneumonia. He leaves a young | Whereas, the members of the fire strip of land which parallels the north I wife, who was Miss Sarah Bowne, j department have learned with deep re¬ side of the railroad tracks through the ' daughter of William E. Bowne of Bell-1 gret of the death of our friend and village  to improve and beautify it, by  "lor^. ; brother, George A. Smith, jr., and,
making there a park with walks, trees, I Jhe end came while his wife and rel- Whereas, we deem it but fitting to shrubbery and flowers. Already some j ativss were with him and to them the ] place on record our regret for the loss money has been subscribed for this pur-, editor of the Mesaenger offers his sym-: of one )vho has been faithful in all Dose, which is commendable and worthy I P«thy in their hour of bereavement, j that is tequire by the rules and by- of support of the public spirited citizens ; The funeral services were conducted i laws of this Fire Department, and of Freeport.    This will add greatly  to   Wednesday evening at the residence ofj     Whereas.in the demise of our friend
the deceased and were conducted by the and brother fireman, we recognize the Rev. Thoa. S. Braithwaite of Memorial iFire Department has lost a true and Church, Wantagh. j faithful brother and an energetic work-
The interment waa in  Gi'eenfield  at j er for its cause, and    .
10  a.   m. Thursday, in charge of   Un-j     Whereas, by the death of George A.
dertaker Southard of  Seaford.    Mem-1 Smith jr., the Bellmore Advance Hook,
bers of the Advance Hook and  Ladder | Ladder and  Engine Company has  loat
attended in ¦ one of its estimable members, there-
; fore be it
I Resolved, that it is but a just The 4th quarterly conference for the ; tribute to the memory of the departed M. E. Church will meet at the home of l to recognize that in regretting his re- Mrs. Thompson next Sunday at 7 p. m. ] moval from our midst we moum for In the evening Dr. Wing will preach at j q^q ^ho was in every respect worthy the church at 8 p. m.    All are cordially | of our esteem
the improvement of this spot and to the village and also giveagood,impres sion of the viiiage to people coming here or passing tiirough on trains. At preaent it is anything Jbut a beauty spot. We hope to see it made attract¬ ive and kept so.     The  present  inten-
';ion is to park as stated above, all that; Co., Bellmore Fire Dept strip of land owned by the city along uniform, the tracks from Main St. to Long Beach Ave. The work will be under the per.sonal supervision of Mr. Sig¬ mond, to whom moneys for the carry¬ ing on of this work should be sent. The name of each  subscriber  and  the
In   the   Baptist  Church, Stanley W.
., ... , Roberts, minister, there!will be public
other year will be an imperative neces-; worship of God Sunday at 10.30 a.   m.
de-
sity
I trust that this matter will the attention that   its  importance mands.
Respectfully yours,
Frank H. Wood, Chief, Inspections Div
and 7.30 p. m.; evening tfaeme, "The 555^1/^ ' Larger Patriotism." At this service the order of United American Mechan¬ ics will attend in a body. Bible School at 2.30, Y. P. S. C. E. meet- i g at 6.45,  mid-week  service  Friday
  evening at  8 o'clock.    Sunday  after-
Nntir«» nf  Prfmaf%/ noon, in this Chuij-ch, tfie Union  Men's
cL friiiidry Meeting of the Methodist,   Presbyter-
The alrsirual primary of the People's | ian and Baptist churches will-^-be held Party of the Village of Freeport will i at 3.45.    These meetinga have become be held in the truck house of Excelaior i of great  inspirational  power  to   the Hook and Ladder Company, Church St., i large number of men that attend them. Freeport, Wednesday, Feb  24th, 1909, : All are cordially welcome, from five to eight o'clock p. m.. to nom- _______
inate candidates for Village Offices to! All roads led to the Sigmond Opera be voted for at the next annual village i House Wednesday night for on that election to be he d March lg, 1909. | „ight the Bug Houae Hose Company The officers to be elected are. President held its big Masquerade Ball with aii in the p.ace of Daniel Morrison, Trus- jtg embellishments. Countless num- teem the place of Frankhn Bedell, ! bers of the great and near-great were Trustee in place of Charles A. Sig-! there to see and be seen and they mond, a Treasurer m the place of John | taxed the capacity of the building to E. Golding, a Collector in the place of I hold them all. They came, these Elvin A. Dorlon. All persons who are j friends of the Bugs, by train, by^trol- legally qualified to vote at the village i jgy, by auto, on foot and to keep in ner- election are entitled to vote at this | feet harmony -vith  the name of the
I Hose Co.  some drove up in buggies. i Ou  thet floor were all kinds of kings.
primary.
The above is printed from a poster,, a number of which are posted in the village of Freeport. It is si^ed by Daniel Morrison and C. Milton Fore¬ man, as committee, and dated Feb. 12, 1909, Freeport, N. Y.
Advortise ^Column.
queens, princes, and princesses, beg¬ gars, millionaires, one came with a live monkey, soldiers, generals, flower girls and dozens of other celebrities imper¬ sonated. I   After jildges^ J. Huyler Ellipon,  D«
"l saw ft tti the Messen^sr!'^
amount given will be published as soon as received. Mr. Sigmond, it will be remembered, is the man who, at his own expenae, improved the land just north of the tracks at the railroad, by constructing an embankment with the name of the village in large lettera and alao placed walks and flower beda at this spot. The following have sub¬ scribed sums as state herewith:
Charles A. Sigmond      $50.00       , John J. Randall 50.00
Jere Brown 25.00
Elvin N. Edwards 10.00
H. P. Libby 10.00
The Stroller's Column
invited to attend.
A series of special meetings will be- i gin about March 10th at the M. E. i Church under the leadership of .Miss D. ! William.Caffray, an evangelist widely ! known in church work throughout the I central West. She will bring with her ! Miss Louise Pinneil, a graduate of mu-
sig in Chicago and an effective Gospel
singer.
The cottage prayer meetings are be¬ ing kept up and well attended; a great many feel they cannot afford to miss one.
A letter received by Mr. Samuel Kilpatrick, from his son James Kilpat¬ rick, telling of his trip by imat to Mi¬ ami, makes intereating reading.     We
weather. I use the 2 sails to make a tent over the whole boat at night and it is all right. I
About my trip, it  was  fine  until  I j struck the rivers and canals,  then  it4
I understand the telephone  company expect to extend its lines so as to serve ; pubii;h"part'ofTt'here"with": all that territory not covered at present;     ^     ^^ ^g foot open boat with  a  20,
north of Bellmore and Wantagh. which        ^j agi,  ^ars  and  everything  and  I  ™°'« will  ba a ?6od thing for the people  in ! ^^^^   ^   „g^   ^^     ^    g^,,  ^^j.  rough"'"' " this section  and for the company also, as this territory is growing rapidly.
We like to publish letters  that  our frienda favor us with, but please re-
meniber to use care in preparing a com- ,-,.,.,. mu   i
munication for publication, that you do was too mach work with the oars   "The I not say antyhing which will aerve aa a i rivers and bays are all lined with big boomerang.    If you don't   the editor i trees and no wind can get through so cannot   be    responsible for any  ipgt' the sails are no   good.    I   left   Port friendships that may arise as a result, i Orange on the  14th in  the afternoon
and stopped at Smyrna. The loth there was a nice wind right with me and that night I stopped at Indianola, I opposite Cocoa on Merritts laland, 48 report of i miles by R. R. and 60 by water. On the 16th there was no wind all day and'
And Be It Further Resolved, that we console with the family of the de¬ ceased in the dispensation with which Divine Providence has acted them and commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best, and whoae chastisements are meant in mercy.
And.Be It Further Resolved, that we extend our heartfelt aympathy to the widow and family of our deceased brother in their bereavement, and that these Resolutions be transcribed in the minutes of this Fire Department, and a copy be forwarded to the family of the deceased.
' Peter Johnaon, Harry A. Self, Preaident.
Secretary. The foregoing Resolutions were duly adopted by the Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Company, No. 1, of Bell- N. Y., at a special meeting of t>'e said Advance Hook, Ladder and Enigne Company, No. 1, held on the 15th day of February, 1909.
John G. Deubert. Charles H. Russell, John A. Johnson, John Adel,
Committee.
A  Dark
port.
Secret!    Main  St.,    Free-
It might be well whep- any special meeting is desired pub¬ lished to,notify the press so a repre¬ sentative can be on hand to make such a report. I hear^ recdhtly that the papers were being cenbured for not having reporters to wril» up recent meetings in the village.    Every editor
I stopped at Rockledge. The 17th I didn't do very much sailing, I went to Ean Gallie and stayed there that after¬ noon and night.      i
On the 18th I got up in the morning and it was blowing a gale and the  bay
worthy the name in always willing to ; ^as as rough as could be* but the wind give spate to anything of a news value, ¦ .^^^ north and I didn't like to miss it if opportunity be given him in ad-1 g,, j started about 8 o'clock. I went a vance.   This is worth remembering,    j flying until I struck the mouth of the
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Rei{ular Social Dances io Freepori
Every Thursday night there ia held irt Freeport at Fraternity Hall, op¬ posite the station, a social dance, got¬ ten up tor the purpose of meeting a de¬ mand for dances of a semi-public, character which are for the young peo¬ ple Who like to get togfi^ther one night, a week for a dance ahd general good time. Good music is provided and they are well attended. Everyone entering the hall is given a namber and during the evening two numbers are selected, one for the lady and one for the gentle¬ man. The selected number entitles tlie holder to a,prize, which novelty is ap¬ preciated by those attending. The dances seem to meet with ceneral fa- ) vor.