South Side Messenger 19101230

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appy New Year to All       Boats Can't Land at Montauk Point
Dunbar Out of Freeport PoKce Force
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER. NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Number 23
Every Friday
FREEPORT, AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. DEC. 30, 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Sini^e Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
L.I.R.R. Passenger Gain!
Bellmore I Yearns Mortgage Tax
To all, Merrick a most Happy New I FoufteeD Per Cent Increase In
Year.
"Tbat Christmas cornea but once a year,
Is oft reiterated; If otherwise, our caah, I fear.
Would be obliterated."
Commuters 0?er Last December
New Year Boost!
Motto:     Don't   knock.
Servicea at the Church of the Re¬ deemer, Sunday, the firat after Christ¬ mas, and tne Circumcision of Christ, at 7:30 and II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion at both morning services. Litany and sermon at the second service. A spec¬ ial invitation is extended to all to be found this first day of the New Year in the Houae of God. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. aa uaual. All Advent barrels which were not returned at the Chriatmaa celebration on, Wedneaday are asked for Sunday'a aeaalon. The Woman'a Auxiliary meets in the Pariah Houae on Thuradaya at 2:30 p.m. The Ju¬ nior Auxiliary will not meet thia week. Choir practice in the Pariah Houae tomorrow, Saturday, at 8 p. m.'
What purported to be a baaketball game between Merrick and Smithville South took place in the Parish House on Friday night. It was between Merrick and Smithville South, but tbat it was bas'.ietball—there were those who said it was football. Some along the side lines implored the teams to play basketball but either they couldn't or they wouldn't, anyhow they didn't. One of the Smithville playera wanted to stop a play and lick aomebody along the aide tinea for conatantly bawling out his name. It wasn't a half bad name either, but the player thought somehow it waa not spoken in HHrnij-a- tion of hia playing. Thia ia a good point to apeak of aide line comraenta. They are too frequent. The privilege is not included in the price of admis¬ sion. Why would it not be a good idea to isaue special tickets, say at 50 cents, giving the holder the right to a stand up grand atand seat in a prominent place with the privilege of "shooting off his mouth" and the understanding that what he aaya important ahall be publiahed in the Meaaenger? Merrick excuses its roughneaa on the score of "aelf-defenae." We don't know. We like   to  think
Single copies of the   Messenger  can be had at William   Wolfe's drug  atorc and from Anderaon Bloomer, hewadeal- ; er, at 5 cents per copy. tf
Tbe total number of commuters on' The large audience at the M. E. the lines of (he Long laland Railroad , Church highly appreciated the charm- for the month of December is 10,436. ing Chriatmaa program rendered by the Laat year for the aame month the num-; children. Superintendent, teachers and ber waa 9,111. ahowing a gain of 1,325  children are to be congratulated.
or over   14 per cent in one year.    The ^ 	
average per month for the entire year New Year'a Eve a watch night ser- waa 11.869 aa compared with 10,489; vice will be held in the M. E. Church for 1909. jfrom   9:30   to   12    o'clock.      Muaic,
The largest per centage of growth ia , speeches, refreshments and prayer will shown in Garden City and   Hempatead, | compoae  the program.    Come and aay due,   it  ia  aaid,   to Ihe direct electric | good bye to the old year  and   welcome railroad connection with the   Brooklyn i the new. subway and the Pehnaylvania station,   i     c.     ,       t 7~       .     •    .,    .,
The increaae by diviaiona is aa fol-' ^ Sunday, January 1 service in the M. lows: Main line, 312; Montauk t f" ^^''r^i'„„«* ^^^'^^^ »• ™-:S""^«y Diviaion, 264; North Shore, 193; Far | ^'^*'o°'«'2:30 pm.; Epworth League, Rockaway, 97; Rockaway   Beach, 25;'^ P' "'^    '^^   7:45 p. m.
We wish each of our readers I    ^ ~   ~X M * Happy New Year, both on
In tOUnty ot Nassau j New Year's Day, and every Nearly $100,000 Paid as Penalties day of the year 191L For Having to Borrow Money
Baldwin
Clarence B. Smith, jr., of Wesleyan is viaiting his couain, Vernon Smith.
Hempatead, 19G; Oyster Bay branch, 10; Wading River, 48; Atlantic ave¬ nue, 167; Long Beach, 14.
At 7:45 p. m. Dr. William A. Layton, of Brooklyn, N. Y., will preach. Special muaic by the choir. A welcome to all.
County Trea»urer Charlea F.   Lewia, of Naaasu County, has c<>rtified to  the
Freeport
'W
Freeport now haa all   day   electric
Board of Superviaors that there waa in current, service having commenced last hia hands the sum ofl|$49,680.72, repre¬ senting the county's share of the mort¬ gage tax collected during the fiscal year ending October 31, which means that nearly $100,000 was paid in to the County Clerk for mortgage tax during tbe year. Of the county'a ahare $35,047 waa paid on mortgagea recorded on property in the town of Hempatead, $8,470.18 from the town of North Hempstead, and $6,163 from the town of Oyater Bay.
In the apportionment of the tax the aum of $22,248.85 is turned back into the county treasury to be applied to the credit of the contingent fond of the  county   and   the   remaining  $27,-
Wantagh
! mother
died at her home in that village,   Tues- .i:day, after a short illneaa.   Funeral ser- On Monday the Gun Club held a clay • vicea were held Friday afternoon.
pigeon ahoot.    The acorea  made  were! 	
not very high on account of the cold i The Christmas entertainment of the weather. The followingare the acorea ! Bellmore Preabyterian Sunday School made:    Claas  A:   W.   Aahdown,    14;   was held in the church on Monday even-
Mrs. Archibald Roberta of Amityvilie, j ^gj gg j^ a      ^tioned aa followa otheroi Frank Roberts of thia village. \     ^^ ^^^ ^J^^^ ^^ Hempstead-The aum
of $15,325.43, to be   apportiond hy the Superviaor  among  the various   sch
ing and the threatening weather did not keep the people at 1 ome, aa the church  waa  crowded.     The  program
: waa as follows:
i     Song,   Angela' Glory Song;   prayer.
diatricta; to the village of Hempstead,
$1,054.93; to the village of  Rockville
Centre,   $921.75;    to   the   village of DANIEL MORRISON
Freeport, $1,352.83; to the   village of  Ex-Village    President,    whoae
The Chriatmaa exercises at the M. E. Church Friday night were well at¬ tended and the cantata presented, en¬ joyed by all. Between the acts new instrumental solos by Miss Marioii Whealey and Mias Olive Homan, alao duet by Mias Charlotte Southard and Miss Homan. ^  ¦
Exerciaea in the separate rooms marked the Christmaa closing of the schoo'.
The many friends of Walter S. Smith ! were remembered by Christmas postals from Greeley, Colo.
Both the Methodist Episcopal and the Methodist Protestant Churches will observe the week of prayer beginning next Tueaday evening. Next Tuesday evening Rev. L. W. Gordon, pastor of the M.||P. Church, will preach at a un¬ ion service to be held in the M. E. CHurch. Wedneaday and Thursday servicea will be held in each church and on Friday evening a union aervice will be held at the M. P. Church, Rev. W. D. Tuckey officiating.
active'
Jamea  M. Seaman, 16; Will   Schultz,
17; William Dean, 13: John   Box, 11.
Class   B^-   C.   W.   Allen,   13; E.   Van
Nostrand,  9; H.   Braithwaite,   9; H.
Ultsch,   10;   George  Smith,   5;   Will
Garner,   9;    George  A.    Seaman, 11;
James   Lawrence, 4; F. Wiebel, 9; J. i LuUabye,   Immortal   Two;
J.   Fussell,   8; George   Box.   2.    The ' Thomaa Palermo; du6t, Star of Rejorc-
club  will  hold another ahoot on   New j ing; exercise. Six Little candles; aong.
Year's Day, Monday. | Song of the Bella; recitation, Dorothy
         . Merritt;   aong.   Ring O  Bella;   exer-
Laat Frday afternoon the Union Free ciae. Empty Stocking; Holly drill; School pupila held their Chriatmas ex- song. Old is the Story; recitation, ercises. The following program was Helen Bopp; aolo, Florence Adel; rec- rendered: Song, "Jolly Old St. Nich-i "Nation, Grace Schwicker; song. Tell olaa,'" by the school; a abort acenic j the Glad Story; recitation, Olive reading, "Chriatmas Viaiona;" song, i Schwicker; exerciae. On to the King; "Silent Night."    The children of the "-"¦       "-  -' ^   "' " ""
Primary and Intermediate gradea gave a short play, "Christmas Secrets," in which Santa Claus was caught and per¬ suaded   to   give   out   BoiQe  presents.
Each  child of the school   waa  given a i ^ .,—,^ „,      ,„        tjtiu        «
box  of candy from  hia  teacher.    The i fruit, assisted  by   the  officera  of  the  Cove; Bank  of Hempstead Harbor, of children of the upper gradea preaented I school. I Ro^lyn;   Naaaau Union Bank, of Glen
work laid the foundation for the plant to furnish the day current.
Eaat Rockaway, $195.56; to the village of Lawrence, $119.16; to the village of Floral Park, $378i51; to the village of Cedarhurst, $373.95.
To the town of Oyster Bay—The pastor; aong.   Pathway  of  the  Star; i sum  of  $2,870.73,   to be  apportioned  Willfam R. Smith
Immortal   Two;   recitaton, i among   the  varioua school districts by   Thomaa  H.   Chilton  in charge of   the the   Superviaors; to the village of Sea i ~~
Cliflf, $343.28; to the village of Farm- ingdale, $78.27.
To the town of North Hempstead- The aum of $4,052.51, to be appor¬ tioned among the achool districts by the Superviaor; to the village of Mineola, $351.50; to the village of Floral Park, $13.46.
County Treaaurer-elect Daniel J. recitation. Hazel Lattimer; quartette, i Hegeman notified the board that he From Glory's Height; collection; aong, I has deaignated the following named Lord of All. ' banks aa depoaitories of county  funds
After the rendition of the program a i at two per cent interest per annum ; Santa Claus appeared upon the scene Naaaau County Trust Company, of and diatributed the gifts and candy and I Mineola;   the Glen Cove Bank of Glen
Mias Madel'ne Herbert of this  place and   William Gay were  united in mar¬ riage on Sautrday,   Dec. 24, at Tarry- town, by the  Rev.   Samuel   Famblyn.' Situ! day,   Dec.   24.    The   preaent ar-  jhe young couple wilt reaide here for a rangement at the power houae includea   short time.
John T. Cotter and ; 	
Mr. Schoen   with a beautiful   picture.
One of the features of the entertain-1 Cove;   the  Firat National   Bank,   of;
Miaa Gee and Mias Faling alao received  ment waa a  gorgeoiia  Chriatmaa  tree j Hempatead; the Bank of North Hemp-
a number of preaenta from their pupils.
with ita beautiful trimminga,   present¬ ed to the school by Miaa Wo'f.
The  pleasant  paatime waa   enjoyed But  one thing we | ^y   quite a number of people   on Mon
know we have againat Smithville with no danger of a "conieback. ' They delayed the game by their tardineaa 40 minutea. Unpardonable. Play waa not begun until 9:10. These two teama try to be good to each other, but tbe rivalry ia auch that it ia not in human nature, at leaat not in theira, to keep up the dear Alphonse and Gaston busi¬ ness after the whiatle blowa. A tie score at the end of the aecond half on 8 required further playing until one aide acored 2 points     Apeler threw a   baa- i Tuesday afternoon
ket for Smithville  and the game went 	
thither by a acore of 10 to 8.    At   the       I'bns'maa   festival   of   the   Sunday end of the first half  the  score  was 2 I School   held   on Thursday  night   waa
atead, of Port Washington.
The  designations  were approved by : the board, the bond for each bank being Samuel Self haa aold a houae and aix ' ^  "'   f^, «"»". "f.$50,000  and   the day.    The   ice on Brown's pond   being 1 acrea   on   Bellmore  avenue  of  R.   P. i "™°y"L   ,''^''T    '» ^^ch limited to ; eapecially fine, and even after the light | Jeffrey   to. Alfred Hanaen and   Robert j *100,000 at any time, anow fell in the   evening    many   took j Reig.    They will build an addition and i lighta and skated until a late hour. i improve  the  property  and  occupy   it;
about January 15. :
Mra. A. E. Hunt, Mias Alice Suther¬ land and Miaa Gee apent a part of Chriatmas week with Mrs. Hunt's sis¬ ter Mrs. Sherer, at Irvington, N. J.
The   King's Daughters   held a meet- ' I ing at the home of Beaaie 0^ Young on
Roosevelt
to 4 againat Merrick. The players with I w II attended and the children rendered their poaitions and acoring follows: Smithville: Baldwin, r. f., 4; Hub bell, 1. f., 2; Camplonia, of Copis^gue, c, Higgiils, r. g., Apeler, 1. g., 4. Merrick: Colvin, r. f., Mulcahy, I. f , 2; Muller, c, 6; Verity, r. g.. Burns, 1. g. Muller picked up a largo splinter in hia hand during the firat half and played the remainder of the game ^f- ter that very pluckily, thouRh much handicapped. Little "Larry" Bums waa the pet of the evening by bis ex¬ cellent work against a man much heav¬ ier  than  himself.    The   referee    waa
Mrs. S3. H. Skew spent Chriatmaa Day and a portion of the week with her parents in New York City.
John G. Deubert is confined to hia home with a aevere cold and grip.
Fred Miller haa returned from a visit with his brother at Aatoria, L. I.
Tbe gaa maina are being laid through the village this week.
  i
The maaquerade ball held by the I Board of Trade in their hall on Woods ! avenue laat Wedneaday evening waa! well attended.
Watcn night services will be held at the M. P. Church this Saturday even¬ ing. 	
The M. E. Church was well filled last Friday evening, it being the occa¬ sion ot the Christmas   tree   exercises.
I After several recitations and songs and the  usual interchange of gifts.    The
I pastor. Rev. W. D. "Tuckey. received a small box in which were ten ten dollar gold   piecea  aa  hia  preaent  from the
! church.
Funeral servicea over the remains of Mrs. Elizabeth McNiff were held from the  home of her sister, Mrs.   Arthur
Mi*. Ernest Jaeger of this village won the firat prize for gentlemen at th»ir parte in the cantata very we>l. j the masquerade ball last we^, instead 1 t e absence of Mra. Frank Schoen I of a gentleman from Hicksville as Ttli- Gertrude Hoppen presided at the l;i^ated in the Messenger. Sorry for piano. As usual, Mr. Cowles acted] making the mistake, thr   parr of Santa   Claua,    only   being I      . .  . .      „,
mord funnv and   more full of life than I     ^" ®8g weighing 3J ouncea is on ex-, o.       .u •
mord lunny ana   more luii or iiie tnan Wolfa   druir    store    thia  are  spending  their  vacation   at their
. ver beforp     Many presents were dis-  ^'^''^t  "^^kh  was  laid ft the  Lu try ! home in Oneida. N. Y.
tributed.    the   suoerintendent,   leach-1 .*"'„"''!;„    laiu at me  poultry 	
and   pastor all being remembered, j i"™.°l^'".^? ,^:'J'!f.''!! ^„^"i'"!_fu'?""?fi I     Mr.
JOHN D. GUNNING j
Village    Preaident   when    light   was:
turned on in Freeport for day use.     j
various shifts.    John B. Combs is fire- i
I The Christmaa exercises of the M. P. Church were held laat Monday even- > ing. The church waa well- filled and ! all the parts well rendered. The usual. ' distribution of oranges and candy, fol¬ lowed the program. Following is the program:
I     Carol,   "Echoes  from   Bethlehem," , by School.
Prayer, by Pastor. I     Recitation.   "A   Welcome,"    Ruth ; Miller.
j     Recitation,   "The Bell Call,"   Mar- ' guerite Bedell."
Solo, "The Christ Child,"  Marguer- jte Joy. ,
Recitation,   "0 Little Stars," Lucy Bedell. Duet, "The Precioua Story." Recitation, "Our Christmas," Benna Swensen.
Recitation. "If you had a Quarter," Carlton Bedell.
Exercise,    "Christmas   Stars,**  by class of Girls.
Solo.   "Hail  to the  King,"  Lillian Sherman. Recitation,  "The Christmas Star,"
Duffett,   Debevoise avenue,   Saturday, j man   for   Mr. Smith'a   shift; Milford   Ella Raynor.
Dec. 24.    Mrs. McNiff died at Jamaica  Van  Riper, for Mr. Cotter's,   and Mr. |     Recitation,   "They knew Him not,"
Hospital  on   Dec. 21, and is  survived  Chilton having the day shift,   which is , Minnie Doty.
by a husband and one daughter.
Misses  Jane and Loretta Fitzgerald
at present not very   heavy, is hia  own fireman.
Go to the Cryatal Lake Houae for your dinner on New Year'a Day at 50c a head ; alao every Sunday. 2t
The church was  beautiful v  decorated   ^he egg waa laid by   a   9  montha   oldl    ."^^    ana mra   nenry i^atz apen intcnurtnwds  "eauiiiuiiy  aecoraiea i Chriatmas  holidaya   with    friend
for   the  occasnnby   the   Whataoever j P""®* *"°'" * "^^^^y* Farmingdale.
Circle of King'a^Daughters. ,     ^^^^^  Raymond   Rusaell   haa been
The muaic   given by the choir under i ".'•', ^<""  « ^«* ^"^^ ''"t is  improving
George Muller.    Mr. Muller gave good I the  leadership   of Mrs.   Jatkson   laat i "'     ^
satisfaction, especially to those who appreciate the difficulties of umpiring such a contest
The weather of Wednesday night de¬ creased the attendance but in no way dampened the spirits of those  who  at-
Sunday, was both appropriate and I Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K. Sorenaon beautiful. In the evening Miss Laura i apent Christmaa Day with W. E Cowles Bang an effective solo, to which | Bowne. Miss  Frieda Seitz played a violin   ob-
and Mra. Henry Katz apent the
laa  he
gdale.
Mr. and Mra. H. Strauaa and family
Carol,-"Golden Bells." by School.
Dialogue. "A Little Child Shall Lead Them."
Recitation, "Filling the Empty Stockings." Mildred Vores.
Dialogue, "Christmas Wishes."
Offering.
Cantata. "Who Is Santa Claus?"
Ii  ato. which was greatly   enjoyed  by ale.    The   morning theme of the  pas tor's   sermun   was   "Whv we   ahould
[    A turkey ahodt waa held at  Brown's on Christmas day.
tended the Christmas celebration of the l worship   Christ."    In the
Sunday School of the Church of the Re- deenaer in the Parish Hou^e. Old San¬ ta was there with undimmed glory and gav9 presents to all the school from one of the best looking and the finest dec¬ orated trees for some yeara past    The
spoke on "The Gospel of Comfort"
evening he j       Valley Stream
Next Sunday morning the Sacrament
A CARD. Mr.   and Mra. George Jam^s  desire , to thank their  friends   and  neighbors for their kindness to. them in their   re- program  went off smoothly, the child-  cent bereavement ren giving the usual pleasure  in   their recitations and songs and carols to all those who love them.    We publish tho program:   Carol, "The Angels' Glory Song."    Responsive Scripture.    Pray¬ ers.    Recitation,  "Anniversary," Ar¬ thur Otto.     Recitation,    "Christmas. Gteoting,"   Arnold   Bartow.     Carol, "IxJrdof All."   Recitation, "A Christ¬ maa Prayer,' Ida Bartow.    Recitation, "Tfoe Dearest Name," Helen and Lois Greaves, Berths Bums and CfariitiD'A
(ooDtinoed od page 6)
of the Lord's Supper will istered   in the  Memorial the evening the pastor will addreaes on the   Lord's ject "Temptation and Evil."
il  be^^n Prayer; s
Imm-
In
his
sub-
Myrtle Evelyn, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. George Jamea, died laat Saturday night The little one waa thirteen days old. Rev. T. S. Braith¬ waite conducted the funeral service on Ta«aday morning.
Owing to the illneas of some of the children, the "Real Japanese Wed¬ ding," which was to have been given in Firemen's Hall on Wednesday last by the young people of Grace M. E. Church, has been postponed until Mon¬ day evening, January 2nd.
In order that the streets of Valley Stream may be regularly patrolled, the Board of Trade has decided to pay the^nigfat watchman a regular salary.
As^a token of his power aa a bowler, Charlie Miller was preaented with a bandaoma gold medal by the members of the Forester's Bowling Club a few nights ago.
'I saw it In tlia Masaamgarl"
Between three and four o'clock this i morning the residence of L. G. Hulae, ; on South Side avenue waa totally de- i atruyed by fire. There waa a delay of | from 10 to 20  minutea in sending   the ;
  , alarm to the power houae and when the '¦¦ have been arranged for.    On Tueaday,
Aifr«H K^M^r «ffprt K v»nr»  rf,«H ..  i whiatle began to blow the house was a |Jan- .3.   Rev. L. W. Gordon, pastor of ^'^'^"'^^'''''B'rSdeTenue    laa^'"*^^  of flames.    No  furniture   even   the  Methodist Protestant Church, and BrooKaide  avenue    laat, ^^^  ^^^^^     ^^ ^^^ ^^^   ^^^^^  ^^^ | people will unite in  a  aervice at  the
thetr two children eacaped juat in time, i Methodist Episcopal Church; Wednes-
are visiting with frienda in Brooklyn.
his  home week
During the. first  week  of January, 1911,   four   special    church   servicea
Miaa Madi?( Bolater la 8nendin«r her 1 The houae is owned by Mra. Hulse and |'^fy- ^^•*' '"'" *>« Sunday School ChSmaa v^icrtion it St Tohnalili: ! ««« to have been sold under mortgage | ?'«'L*.!"f: JA^ff^^.^Z' i'l; 5. Epworth 1^   y ; foreclosure proceedings on Jan
26.
Miss Frances Steinbarge has been spending the holidays with her parents at Moors, N. Y.
League night in the M. E. Church; on Friday. Jan. 6, Rev. William D. Tuck- i After serving the village for the I ey, pastor of the M. B. Churoh, and I past i^venteen years as one of its po- j oeople will attend and unite in a aer- ] licemen and for fourteen years as its j vice at the M. P. Church. It is hoped I police captain, John J. Dunbar has filed ; that large numbers wi|l plan to attend j his resignation, which took effect all or part of these meetings. Tuesday  of laat week, although it haa
If  the  old year has brought sorrow and  desolation  and hung crape on our <     . . a: • n        •. j
doors, the new year will orinrus  the I "°*A^'i'_°^=.'.".Vy_**,*f.''.,?.P?" "JS "=:
leaves of healing and we are glad to part with the one and. welcome the other. If, on tbe contrary, the old year has brought us only joy and com¬ fort we pitt from hinu sorrowfully, but met his successor with the ardent hope, that he, too, comes with bless¬ ing. The sober jollity of New Year's day is always of an impressive nature. It is like standing for one brief mo¬ ment on tbe threabold between time and eternity. Her6 ia the world we know—yonder the iMsrld that ia new and untried.
count of no meeting of theVillage Board having been held since.
Capt. Dunbar has been warden of the Nassau County Jail for the past nine years and the only reason for his re¬ signing from the local police force is that his duties as warden have enlarged to such a degree tbat he was unable to take care of the village work.
Capt Dunbar waa the firat policeman after the incorporation of tbe village and for a number of yeara waa night watehmkJD.    While aetioE in that ca-
(continned on page 8)
This Sunday in the Methodist Episco¬ pal Churehf at 10:30 a. m. there wil! be Holy Communion and reception of members; Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. •- Epworth League at 7 p. tn., w|ith the topic, "Whence our Life Derives Its Character:" leader. Rev. William D. Tuckey; preaching at 7:30 p. m.      %
Skating haa bean fairly good on tfae Mill Fond part of tbe week and ttie young folks from this and adjacent villagea hpve taken advantage of tibe opportunity.
f
y»H want to reaeh the iMeple MiM«li*"M«MMter."