South Side Messenger 19081002

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For the
South Side of
Long Island
A reliable means of communication between the business men and residents of Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore, Smithville South, East Meadow, Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa and AmityviUe.
VOL. 1, NUMBEE 11
BELLMORE, L. I., N. Y., I<*RIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1908
FREEPORT
BELLMORE
Alonzo  Foster has  moved    to    his Brooklyn home for the Winter.
A letter of invitation has been sent by those in charge of the opening cel¬ ebration of the new Queensboro Bridge to the Freeport Board of Trade and several other Boards of Trade on Long Island towns to take part in the cere¬ monies, Oct. 15.
A record crowd went down to High Hill Beach Sunday, over fifty extra dinners being served at Wilmarth's Hotel. Any number of gunning parties are quartered here who are meeting with much success.
All sorts of ruhiors are floating through the air about theatres, picture and vaudeville shows, houses, skating rinks, to be establish¬ ed in Freeport, but it seems as if its nothing but rumors, with possibly one exception. The fact is, those interest¬ ed do not know what a good show town Freeport would be if given a chance. It is a center of a large amusement loving population, reached by trolley and tram ^from the north, east and west, who would undoubtedly patronize a good theatre putting on clean shows, played by clever people, but these must be run on a business basis, not in the slip-shod manner customary in sub¬ urban places. The recent Airdome surprised folks hereabouts by the crowds it drew to its two shows nightly and the managers did not lose, but quit winners. Building a show house is not taking a chance in this 'case.
Nich Meyer has completed the large scale back of his store property, and has added to his budness the selling of coal by the ton or car load.
Gustav Bopp, through the malignity of some one, has had two of his horses killed by poisoning, which is proven by an analysis made by a veterinary. Some of his other horses are in a bad way, but likely to recover. This is the second occurrence of the kind within ten days.
The Stroller's Colimn |  PEOPLE'S COLIMN
Price for coal for month of Oct. will be $5.65 a ton delivered with special prices for car lotSi A. Emeigh, Bell- rtiore.
Speaking about that "test fire" at Merrick Saturday night, the boys made such a good one that it was still burn¬ ing Tuesday night. Hope the ohe to¬ morrow will be of such a kind that the engine will be able to make goo^.
Must take oft our hats to Roosevelt and i';s Board of Trade. They have been going along nfCely and not caring a hoot about the other villages sticking together and doing things.
Lot of horses been poisoned Somebody acquired the habit?
lately.
Corretpondenee addressed to the Mef aenger vnll be printed under above heading at reeeived. No attention paid to un- aigned eommunicationt. Lettert can be tigned toith a non de plume, but name mutt accompany tame as toell, not to be printed but at evidence of good faith.
Mr. Editor:—Some years ago in the very wild and wooly Northwest, a small weekly paper was published, and
least frightened and one is just fasci¬ nated by watching their movements. The water shows a faint blue tint through the sheets of glass.
Imagine a large fiat bottomed boat with broad decks on each side and a large hold containing ten center board arrangements abouc two by four feet with seats on each side and all covered by an open cabin and a sheet of plate glass tightly cemented in the bottoin of each section and you have an.idea how those boats  look.    They   travel
Real Estate Transfers
had a rather ]at;ge circulation in  the j very slowly ai|d a guide explains as we
Did you get brushed off at the Pair last week?
Republican Campaign committee of | the 4th and 5th Districta mjt Tuesday I night at  Willis' ;,Hall   to  discuss  the \ subject of getting ready^banners, music for the celebration, and"o];her matters of importance.     Another meeting  is scheduled for to-morrow night.
S. P. Pettit, auctioneer, announces an auction sale of eleven houses, all new, excellently situated as to sur¬ roundings. Five are at Roosevelt and six at East Williston. Sale Wednes¬ day, Oct. 7; 10 a. m. at Roosevelt and 1:30 p.m. at East Williston. Terms 5 per cent on day of sale, 5 per cent additional on signing of contract, no auctioneer's fe^s. Liberal mortgage can remain. This presents an excel¬ lent chance for investment. The Chas. A. Wood Estate Lumber Co. came into possession of these houses through claims for lumber. They must sell them to highest bidder, to close the es¬ tate.
WANTAGH
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis are entertaining Mrs. Davis' sister, Mrs. Annie  Taylor of  Westbury, England.
There will be Divine service in the Memorial Church next Sunday. Rev. T. S. Braithwaite will 9fficiate. Moming subject, "The importance of religion in a nation's life;" evening sermon, "Some proofs of a personal God." The evening service will com¬ mence at 7:30 instead of 7:45.
The regular meeting of the Hook and Ladder Co., was held in the Truck House on Thursday evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold its regular meeting this Friday evening. Miss Gertrude Hoppen will lead and a business meeting will be held at the close.
The Schuman Orchestra met at the home of EJdgar J. Seaman last Satur¬ day evening.
It is expected that Miss Laura Cowles will sing a solo in the Memorial Church next Sunday evening.   \
The first vaudeville show of the season is promised for Oct. 9 at Fire- inen's Hall, Bellmore, and those in charge promise an up-to-date perform¬ ance consisting of the popular girls chorus, moving pictures, illustrated songs, a newly arranged flag spectacle, good singing, lots of jokes, and a show with dance afterward, that will proba¬ bly attract a large crowd. Twenty-six people in all will take part.
The pinochle, euchre and dance for the benefit of the new Catholic Church in Bellmore furnished a pleasant even¬ ing for i^ large number of people from this and surrounding villages. A sat¬ isfactory sum was added to the fund al¬ ready started^ ^ ,,„ .i >,,;*«,:>v. ¦ y-> --.¦
The new school building will be ready for occupancy as soon as the fumiture for the classrooms haa been received from Chicago.
One of the biggest crowds of the sea¬ son assembled at the ball grounds Sun¬ day to witness the game between Bell¬ more and Valley Stream. The home crowd lost the game and the umpire lost whatever reputation he may have had for squarenesa. Not sticking up for Bellmore, but generally speaking, if Valley Stream wishes to include a stolen game tp their credit they had better add Sunday's game to the list. Such playing as this does not increase the popularity of baseball. The Bell¬ more club plays cleap ball whether they play here or elsewhere; they are noted for this, and rowdyism is not tolerated. Sometimes though, a visit¬ ing team brings along a bunch of rooters that carry matters too far, for which no blame can be attached to the local players.
A description of Sunday's game fol¬ lows:
Score by innings: Bellmore —0 1000000 0—1
Valley Stream—0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0—2
Batteries, Seaman and Smith; Schaf¬ er and Empaey. Next Sunday, Briarly A. C. at Bellmore.     -'
You make a miatake if you don't patronize the advertisers in this paper. Just a hint; say you saw it in the Mes¬ senger.
Lyman Taft is Chairman of the Fress Committee of the Republican Cam¬ paign Committee at Freeport defipi:e the fact that he had |an idea Smith Pearsali had acquired the contract. The rest of the editors will now sit up and take notice.
Notice they have got the Devil in only a few of the New York and Brook¬ lyn theatera. Thought he was identi¬ fied with all of 'em.
ROCKViLLE CENTRE
The "Peace Dance" given by Mer- ioke Tribe, No. 472, Improved Order of Red Men, of Rockville Centre, on Wednesday evening at Parish Hall was a grand success. The Grand March was led by two memoers i&i falMncisn costume, which made quite a hit. On the stag was an Indian teepee with campfire burning in front, also stacka of corn representing Cotn Moon of the Indiana, or September of our Calendar. The hall waa nicely decorated with American flaga.
While the driver of Greenwald's ba¬ kery wagon of Lynbrook waa deliver¬ ing ordera in R. V. C. on Saturday af¬ ternoon and was in the residence of Mrs. Loomis the horse started and walked away; he sauntered across the L. I. R. R. at Ocean Side road just as a train was pasaing. The locomotive struck the wagon and made kindling wood of same.
Samuel Self reports the sale of a good sized number of lots in the new development south of the railroad tracks, known as the Bellmore Villa Site Development Company's property.
G. L. Stiles, Chas. Spear, engineers for the N. Y. and N. J. TeL Co., and Mrs. Stiles, were guests of J. A. Stiles Sunday.'
^MITflVILLE SOiTn
The fire company will hold a special meeting to-night at the residence of John Schneider at 8 p.m. All mem¬ bers are requested to attend to discu; matters of importance.
It is reported that there will be a signal bell at the Bellmore Ave. cross¬ ing in the near future. If this report is found to be untrue, the Messenger asks the co-operation of its i*eaders in this section to alexin having this need¬ ed protection provided at once. This beil is a small thing^to ask for and no effort should be spared to get it.
Mr. Thomas Jordan haa taken the position of ticket agent of the L. I. R. R. at thia place, aucceeding Mr. Conklin of Freeport. Mr. Jordan comea from the N. Y., N, H. & H. road.
A new truck, equipped with a wind¬ less, has been purchased i^by Messrs. Tuthill and Pitney, the livery stable men, and they have found immediate use for it in handling the iron girders for the new bank building.
BALDWIN
J. R. Seaman has rented his new hall to the "Alabama Students Co" or the purpose of a show. Sat., Oct. 3rd.
The social gathering of the "La¬ dies Home Dept." met Thursday, Oct. 1st, and an enjoyable aftemoon was spent.
The reception of the school teachers, held in the chapel Tuesday, the 29th. was well attended and a good time enjoyed by all.
surrounding country. The originality and directness of the editorials contrib¬ uted largely to its popularity. I quote you a few from the "Western News:" John Wentworth lies. The goods he advertised in last weeks' news were not as represented. There is lying enough going on in thia town without paying for it at the rate of a dollar an inch.
The "Newa" doean't  care  a  d	
what the "Herald" says about our Ed¬ itor's clothea. We wear clothes to cover nakedness, not sin, and the same quality  week-daya aa Sundays.
Job Aator owes us $23.15 for adver¬ tising, for a year and a half. It is en-' couraging to note that the Astors have just  bought  a  new  piano   for   their i
move along
To Pasadena from Los Angeles is only a short time by those fast electric cars and when one has made a tour of that town 1 don't believe he will think there can be a prettier spot as far as the skill of man and nature can make it. Of course like all California all small vegetation at this season must be irrigated to look green and in Pasa¬ dena they have plenty of water, time and money to do it.
Whoever wants to see this town let him hunt up a carriage driver bythe title of "Tenessee" Gaiter and he will be shown and told more in an after¬ noon by that oid man than would fill a big book. We visited many elegant private homes where the plant growth
Of-
De Croce, T. Lamb, A. Combs,
saiqe; Burke,
Ar,LCi^^'T'^A„r "cZ^ ''/rT.,^!"^ S^'^Ll i was marvelous and of the most tropic !l*^??*5_ ^!?:-„„l^!i. '_l"u!-°l?l!.y" i al varieties.    Near this  town we paa,
if ahe can play as well as her father,
Conrad Acker, a conceited farmer living on the south county line, left a basket of early rose potatoes with his compliments at this office on Monday. We don't want potatoes and have no shelf room   for   compliments.     The
pass
through extensive orange orchards  in the most healthy condition.
Near Los Angeles is the famous ostrich farm, a most interesting place to visit, but let me warn all men be¬ fore they go there that the inducements to buy those fluffy feathers are cunning-
"Newa" favora raw  religion  and  un-| ly lafd.    The proceaa  of preparing the cooked pohtica but it ian t a vegetable j feathers for use is ahown in every de¬ tail and  by the  time you are led  too
mar)cet. Acker's subscription will ex pire next month. He can have it re¬ newed for $2.00 in currency.
If an Eastern editor tried thia line of talk on his readers he would have about aa much chance to win out aa a Prohibition candidate would in securing votea in a distillery.—Ed.   Messenger.
Sept. 29, 1908. Ed. South Side Messenger:
From San Francisco to Loa Angeles, a distance of 400 milea further south over the Southern Pacific R. R., gives one more views of fruit, valleys and mountains. At the approach to Santo | Barbara the road twists and tui,is over j steep gradea and between high and al¬ moat barren peaka to the coast, where there are grand views of the ocean and its rocky ahore for miles. There we witnessed one of those Pacific sun¬ sets. We reach Los Angeles at twelve o'clock at night and as we are driven through the streets to the hotel there is an impression that thia city ia more like New York than any yet. This af¬ terward waa found  to be t. ae.     The
first of our three days was spent at the pression that California is like one im- local beaches, which can be quickly menae greenhouse built and heated by reached by the beat and moat rapid the Almighty but left for man to plant electric cara yet seen in the West. On and water at least six months of the the way we see veiy many flower' cov- year and that Long Island is as good a ered bungalows and a large number of | spot as any we have found in the twen
the glass casea where the beautiea are on sale by those charming clerks yoo are prepa^^^d to spend your last dollar, but alas! not a dollar but "ten to thirty <iollars for those pretty ones" they sweetly tell you. I staggered )ut to the pens and picked up an old feather two inches long and tried to look happy.
They have over one thousand birds on this farm; the heaviest one weighs over thr^e hundred pounda. By ex¬ amples and deacriptions one is shown | the hpbits and hiatory of the ost^ch from the egg to birds thirty yeara of age. They have a very pretty and restful tropical garden at this place.
The desire for home is now becom¬ ing so atrong that we conclude to get there as quickly as possible ao we leave Los Angeles at 8:30 Monday evening. We ^ass the land that "God forgot" the Indians and Navajo blankets, the 'dobe bojses of Arizona and New Mex¬ ico, the Canyons and mountains, the prairies and lakes and reach New York on  Satiirday afternoon with the  im-
Fred Menendez's display of carriages at the fair last week proved to be one of the most attractive exhibits of its kind and did justice to this well-known concern,	
Three subjects that are attracting the public attention hereabouts are the new school boilding, the fire com¬ pany and the S. S. A, C. and those in- »terested report much progress. AU down the line the Ladies Auxiliary too is right on the job with plans for the Winter which will be doubtijesa as successful as their afiPairs held in the grove daring the wanner vreatllier.
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AtTiigh noon next Wednesday will take place the wedding of Miss Gladys Clark, daughter qf Mr. and Mrs. Fran¬ cis Baylies Clark and IVfi-. Theodore Newland Ripson of Bellmore at the Summer residence of the bride's par¬ ents. Lake View, this section. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. George R, Van DeWater of New York. Mr. Ripson is an attomey of high re¬ pute ift New York, President "o'ftfie BeUmore Board of Trade and a popular young man generally among his friends and associates of this and other counties. He is practising in New York and is a member of the bar as¬ sociation of that city.
Mrs. T.W. Pearsali took 1st premium at Mineola Fair for preserved water¬ melon rind; also Mr. VonNostitz several  1st premiums for fipe poultry.
ROOSEVELT
The Bbard of Trade of Roosevelt will throw open the doors of its' fine new house next Tuesday night, at which time the members will be on hand with a number of prominent speakers, brass band.refroshments, and a genuine welcome to their friends to share the pleasures of the evening. ,_JI!hifl buildingiaone of the examples of what is poasible when a band of men get together and make up their Iiinds to do things.    The ~
The Villa Site Developement Co.'s ofiSce has been moved to Bedford and Grand Aves., ao as to be in tfae busi¬ ness section of the viUage.
oil wells near the coast. ,rhe beaches here slope gently to the water, un¬ broken by rocks. At Venice there is a long pier out in the ocean lined on either side with the ordinary Coney Isl¬ and attractions. Numerous bungalows of very pretty designs all along the surf, and they are reached by a fine hard and perfectly smooth road - that leads along for miles. On this road it is common to see boys in small wagons driven by a.«iail, and how they could go I The surf here resembles others at home. No shells are noticed but the curious formed seaweeds are i numerous.
An excursion from Los Angeles to Santa Catalena Island, by way of San Pe^ro, the harbor town, is perhaps the most interesting and varied in the whole lot as more of nature's wonders are revealed here than almost anywhere else, especially of ocean life.
The little ocean trip to this island, which is 30 miles off shore, shows that beautiful blue water (blue any way you look at it) most charmingly. It is as blue as the blue water prepared for white linen. Those little fiying fish often show as we sail along. All this is for good sailors but to others it apparently has no charm, judging from their convulsions while leaning over the rail and their lock of absolute in¬ difference to alt worldly interests. We have three hours at the island and of course the glass bottom boats are the i^-eat attraction. Xou can see the bottom at a depth of one hundred feet and to watch the animal ahd vegetable life in that water is worth all the ex¬ pense incurred.    Where the bottom is
ty states we have visited.
Wm. F. Jeffrey.
Editor S. S.. Messenger, Dear Sir :—
I have often wondered how the people of Freeport could lay claim to Freeport being the most progressive village on Long Island.
From the letter written two weeks ago in the Nassau Co. Review it ap¬ pears there is more blow and brag than anything else.
If the business men of Freeport would take a look at some of the other villages on Long Island that are not claiming to be the only spots on the face of the earth they will find that the business men are working together and in harmony for their mutual interests and it is not necessary for the ladies to say that their streets; are too dirty to walk on while shopping. It's time Freeport business me p got together. Sincerely, R. V. C.
- Board   of
Trade here has a long list of members
who are pushing this village forward "°^ hidden by vegetation it is pure aa a residence section and they de^ white and of coral formation. Some serve the sincere congratulations of' ^^ *^® tree-like plants reach a height tiieir fnends in neighboring villages.  • ^     «. =
The affair scheduled ffor Tuesday hight mkrks tiie opening of the hall, which ia of ample sizei with every con¬ veniens.'
of forty feet and divide off in branches as fine as lace patterns; other plants are dWarf and moss like< The numer¬ ous and varied fish do not seeiu the (Continued on page 5) '
MERRICK
Muller's Merrick Hotel is proving to be a popular stopping place for au¬ tomobile parties, who find this to be an ideal spot to stop and reat up after a long trip from the city. The hotel cuisine and general service are equal to the beat resorts on the South' 6ide and fills a want for just such a place.
The test of the chemical engine Saturday before the fire company by the manufacturers did not pan out as expected, by both sides. Those in charge of tbe engine claim that too much was asked of them and they will have another test at which time thinga Will be more equal.
Recorded in the County Clerk's fice, Mineola, Nassau County.
John Parrel to J. W.  Jacobs,   Free- port; nom, ,'
Schwencke Land   Co.    to    M.    L. Hayes, Bellmore Park; nom.
Same to Antonio De Santis, same; nom.
Same to Elizabeth Mallard,   same; nom.
Meat'ham & Son to Margaret Rein, Jamaica Square; nom.
M. L. Horton  to Pietro Inwood; nom.
John  Wormworth  to J. Rockville Centre; nom.
J.  J.  Folger to G.   D. sdme; nom.
G. E. Heubach and ano., Ex., to C. A. Kulenkampff, Valley Stream; nom.
John Edwardson to William Madden, same; nom.
Schwenke Land Co. to F. C. Volck- ening, Hempstead Manor; nom.
Same to C.   A.   Volckening, nom.
Philippini  Gross to H.  C. Hicksville; nom.
W. B. Robinson to Josephine Robin¬ son, Glen Cove; nom.
L. L. Preston to John Matthews, Sea Cliff; $300.
John Gregory to R. C. Messerole, Oyater Bay; nom.
W. W. Blackmar to F, E. Peabody, Bethpage Road: nam.
Onslow-Moore Co. to Adolph Wey¬ man, Freeport; nom.
J. Walah to Ridgefield Land Co., Plain Edge; nom.
Arnold Hintermayer to Margaret King, Merrick Manor; nom.
C. P. Carman to Reed Midnjer, Hempstead; nom.
Reed Midmer to P. M. Frederick, Merrick; nom.
House and Home Co. to Thomas Farrell, Floral Park; $250.
A. M. Platt to S. G. Whitehouse, Long Beach; nom.
P. B. Story to H. S. Bird, RockviUe Centre,; nom.
R. H. Brennen to F. T. George, aame; nom.
J. L. Larwence to H. G. Heyson and ano., Lawrence; $1,000.
F. W. Avery to G. A. Bedell, same; nom. '
F. G. Ott to Margaret Ott, Hemp¬ atead Manor; nom^
Estates Long Beach to Long Beach Bldg. Co. Long Beach; nomr
Same to same, same; nom.
Schwenke    Land   Co.    to   Alfoqso Riselo, Hempstead Manor; nom. . H,   D.   Bourne to G.   T.    Walker, same; nom.
Lizzie McC. Davis to Catherine To¬ bin, Freeport; nom.
Bernard Mizel to W. P. Beattie, Long Beach; nom.
J. R. Fredericks to Daniel Doty, Hempstead; nom. ^   ;
C. G, Hinds and ors. to Ada T. Hinds, same; nom.
L. A. DeBevoise to Jonathan taway, Roosevelt; nom. Same, to>6ame, same; nom.
D. M, Hill to Joseph Malloy, Mine¬ ola; nom.
Same to same, same; nom.
Richard O'Grormaij,  Ex.,  to McDonald, Sands Point.; $22,985.10.
Moffit Realty Co. to E. M. Hayea, Nassau Heights. ^ $136.
Same to John  Hayes,  same;  $136.
Denis Courtney to Daniel Courtney, No. Hempstead; $3,083.34.
E. W. Denton, ref,, to G, F. Moger, Roslyn; nom.
Nassau Suburban Home Co. to John Engelhardt, Farmingdale; nom.
B. R. Batterman to E. A. Batter¬ man, Oyster Bay; $850.
Eunice Batterman to same, same; $425.
Bayview Park Imp. Co. to Carrie Godfrey, Sea CHflP; nom.
Cora Beaumont to Queens Land & Title Co., Massapequa; nom.
M. L. Ames to Arne Delhi, Long Beach; nom.
Henry Wingen to Emilie Wingen, same; nom.
Charles Wolf to Leopold Zimmer¬ man, Sea Cliff Grove; nom.
H. S. Sanderson to A. C. Garden City Park; nom.
G. H. Baukney and pra. Babcock, Hempstead; hom.
C. B. Matthews to NeHie Seamai^ji^ Merrick; nom.^
J. J. Randall to F. E. Vaught, Froe¬ port; nom.
R. W. Marvin to S. A. Sprague an4 ano., Roosevelt; nom. _^
Queens Land & Title Co. to Marie Dentz, Massapequa; nom.
Same to J.  L. Kirsch, same; nom.
Same to F. S. Jonea, same; nom.
Same to G. A. Jacobwn, same] nom.
N. Y, Bdge & Sub. Co. to Perpanc I Rugani, Lynbrook; nom.
Chat-
A.  G.
Simonaon, to E.  F.
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