South Side Messenger 19090514

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VOL. 1, NUMBER 43
FREEPORT AND BELLMORK. N. Y.; WKID^V, MAY 14, 1909
PRICE, 6 CENTS
FREEPORT
The special meeting called by the Board of Education for Tuesday night brought out a good sized number of people to vote on the matt«* of a new school for thia district. Supervisor Smith Cox was the chairman. By a vote of 110 to 59, a site 200x300 was selected as the location of the new school building No. 3, located at tbe Southeast comer of Ix)ng Beach Ave. and Archer St., at a price of $8000 and $35,000 additional, for a modem brick building to be erected from plans drawn under the direction of the Board.
Two automobiles oifered this week in EVeirybody's Colontn.
The ^irdome on Grove St. opens May 29. for the tteason. Illustrated songs and moving picutres are the at¬ tractions.
At the r^fular meeting of the Vil¬ lage Board of Trustees Friday evenii^ Ordinance No. 5 was revised fixing the license for shows, etc., such as the moving picture shows, $5 per day, $20 per month, $30 for three months, $40 for six months and $60 for a year. ————' j    Ordinance No.   41  was also revised |
Stafford's show house on Main St. i whereby dogs will have to be muaded has had an extension put upon the j between April and October instead of | rear and new seats installed. j from June 15 to September 15.    Both'
 ' I new ordinances will go into effect May '
The Sigmond Theatre will keep open j 25. i
all Summer with  various seasonable |    Smith and  Malcomson  turned over | attractions. ^ j the house numbering map to the village
 ¦  I and Trustees  Ellison and Bedell were
  State Grand Lecturer George   Mc ' appointed a committee to adjust price
Itfrilese school  meetings never fail to I Go^n  will  be, the guest of Freeport' for same, bring out a good  crowd and  the dis-! Chapter,   R.   A.   M.,   Saturday after-;     A communication was received from cussions are always  interesting   for i noon and everting, when he will  exem-1 residents asking  that East   Railroad those present. ' P'Jfy tbe work for Royal Arch Masons; | Avenue   be  extended  to the   village
The site selected is a specially good \ in the afternoon the work of the Mark ! limits; turned over to the Street Corn- one and wiil serve a fast growing sec- i and  Most Excellent D^rees will be ! mittee and the Highway Commissioner, i
givep  and  in  the  evening the Royal |    Treasurer Post made a report of the Arch Degree. ] following balances on hand:     General
  I fund, $83.03; street,   $101.01;  water,'
The work of repairing  Main   St.   is  $427.51;    light,   $1228.41;   Board   of ^ progressing  nicely.    It will be  maca-I Health, $90.38; interest,   $30.34;  tax'
Charles Hv Milbank has recently pur- chiused one of the most beautiful bronze stahies seen hereabouts for many a day. It is a signed piece by Guillimin, the French sculptor. Mr. Milbank has al¬ so received trom the makers a new model motor bpat for use in local waters.
BELLMORE
~"~" " ""^    "¦ Moses Hunt is again with us and
promises a larger boat for tbe High rt      /^ . ^.     ...    r.,.    ., I Hill Beach service this summer, which
Rev Chnstiias W. Winnite, remem- ^j,, ^^^^ around June 15. Time table bered by many here as pastor of the [ ^f arrj^al and departure will be pub- Presbytenan Church on Bellmore Ave., j Ughed in time for the opening season.
died at Washington,   D. C, April   16, I 1909.    He was born in 1838 in Shan- dakin, N. Y.,  was a veteran of the G. E. Crane started out  this week   Civil   War, and served in the mission- to cover Long Island villages as a sales-1 ary field as well as in regular church i j^ man for a wholesale pork packing house ^ 'work.    The interment was in Montain \ - .
in Brooklyn.    He  still  continues   to! F*'ls,   an up-State village,   where he      Moses Hunt will operate  the    ice conduci his delicatessen store on R. R. I ''ad been residing. plant at Wantagh this year.    There
n    .    . r-„~   , ^   ,     ' will  be no wagon delivery, but ice in
Beginning     next   Sunday     Father I ^^y quantity from a cake to a ton can Logue will say mass every  Sunday  at 9 o'clock in Firemen's Hall.
Ave.,  whirh is one of the best fitted up food store? in the village.
tion of the village. There were other sites luffered, one on Archer and another on Bay View Ave.
Work on tho new building will prob¬ ably be started without unnecessary delay.
Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist. 61 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Fre<'port; 'Phouo 8o-R.       It
WANTAGH
On Friday night the Christian En¬ deavor Soeiety will hold a meecing in the church. The topic will he "Pil¬ grim's Progress Series—At the Cross;" leaqer, Mrs. Warren James.
The "Ruth" has been overhauled and lengthened and will be an imposing craft this summer. Capt Hunt looks good after his Winter sojourn in Flori-
be purchased at the Wantagh plant.
Theo. N. Ripson has taken in Hempstead for the Summer
house
cake and other good things at the resi¬ dence of Mrs. Fred   Whitermore,   Oak On last Saturday the  Wantagh Gun  St.,   Saturday aftemoon. May 22nd.
Club held a shoot on  the grounds at j 	
Fussell's fai*ib.    The following are the .     The Epworth League social  held at
Builder Chas. Johnson is finishing the new Murray home on Oak St. and John Linstert   has   the  painting  contract. The lady members of the Ep^^,^i,\'^he^^^^^^^ League will hold a sale of homemade i '        	
damized  from  curb  to curb and will arrears, $273; fire department, $41.17; place this street on a par with any in   street light, $136.91; light extension.
Architect H, L. Trubenback is in¬ troducing somethinjiT new in building construction, using what is known as asbestos shingles on a residence being built for a Michael Herman, Srd PI Thes^    shingles    are    fire-proof
the county. Several other streets m Freeport are in usable shape after a thorough overhauling.
The Junior Class at the high  school
gave a reception to    Miss    Florence
Stiles and William Kraft jr.,   winners
and of the recent speaking conteat.    The
weather proof and give a pleasing finish to the building. Builders and contractors are much interested in this new finishing material.
affair was held in the high school and a number of friends of the class and teachers were present to enjoy the oc¬ casion.
On Wednesday evening. May 19, the District Sunerintendent of Brooklyn South District, Dr. Charles S. Wing, will   be  present  to  conduct  the first
In the Presbyterian Church Sunday, Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey will preach in the morning on "Through a Glass Darkly." In the evening he will preach the first of a series of aermons i quarterly'conference.
on "The Story of Adam in Four  Chap- _  --—-
ters—A Stranger in a Strange  Land."
Next  Sunday at the Methodist Epis
Ernest  Randall  of  the firm of Ross ; ^opal Church tho pastor, W.   A.   Rich and Randall, has returned from a short
trip to Bermuda.
Elmer  Raynor  has returned to ¦village from Toronto, Ontario.
this
The Sigmond Stock Company pre-, sented Lost River at. tiie Main St.; Theatre before a good sized audience. Miss Donaldson and Mr. Hill, playing I the]ieading parts, made good and have , a namber of admirers here who appre- i ciate their acting. A larger crowd i than ever was in attendance, at these ' mid-week performances.
ard, will preach both niorning and even-1 ing. The evening service will be of a ' special and interesting character, in! observance of the twentieth annivers-' ary of the Epworth League. The \ officers chosen at the recent election ! will be installed and a special address ] on "Training for Service" will be de- : livered. The officers elect are as fol-: lows: President, A. N. Johnson; vice-! presidents, Sinclair Raynor, R. H. ' Hunt, Mrs. D. A. Hamaker, Miss Ma¬ bel Pearsali; treasurer, Arthur White- house; Secretary, Miss Annie I. El-1 dridge. '
The Board of Trade held its regular; meeting Wednesday night in Fraternity Hall.    The matter of building  inspec- :tion under the supervision of  the  Vil-
$$745.38;   water    sinking.     $141.27; water extension,   $524.24,   and  street grade,   $1898.50.    It  was decided  to; give Andrews Bros.,   contractors,   vil- ¦ lage water for  the reconstruction of' Main Street for the dirt removed from that  highway,   which   is  now   in  the' County system.
The Street Comfnissioner was in¬ structed to hone and repair Russell Place as per request of residents. Trustee Ellison voted against this.
President Morrison    reported    that Mr. Otten had ordered the fire  escapes i for  his  building  and  was   expecting | them every day.
The fpUowing applications were granted: Sidewalks—Alice E. Frost, Grove Street; Thomas Johnson, Whaley i Ave.; John Patterson, Wallace St.; Thomas J. Spence, Porterfie'd Place; Harry Ness, North Main Street; George V. Sloat, Long Beach Avenue; Adolph Levy, Main St.; Jacob Aiunzinger. Porterfield Place; Mary Stulz, Jay Street; Estate of Martin Reynolds by Thomas Reynolds, Main St., and Grace Ellison, Wallace Street.
Light—William F. Trayer, Seaman Ave.; Dr.Charles W. Root, Archer St.; George C. Jeffrey, Miller Place; R. , Walsh, Nassau Street; Stephen M. Randall, Ocean Avenue, and Claience Edwards. Dean St.
Water—William Post, Grove St.; F. E. Owen anfl; J. A. Hunt, Miller Place, and Clarence Edwards, Dean Street.
The Board adjourned and met as a board of fire   commissioners  when  a
scores: Class A:    Walter Ashdown 18. John Box 15.
Class B:   James Seaman 16. Elliott VanNostrand 13. Clasa C.   George Smith 6. Harry Braithwaite 1.
the residence of Mrs. Theo. J.   Wells, Merrick Road, was a distinct success*
The members and congregation of the Methodist Church on the Merrick Road have been enjoying some splendid sermons this Spring, delivered by their pastor, Geo. B. Gibson. The first dis¬ course in May was on the life of Job. The second on the life of Daniel. Both were interesting and helpful. The church and Sunday School are steadily The Willing Workers held a pleasant ¦ growing.    The Epworth League meet-
William Garner, who has had a ser¬ ious attack of pneumonia, has had a turn for the better.
reception     in    the Wednesday uight.
Firemen's     Hall' ings are very interesting and the young
Edward Self's new automobile is a decided acquisition to the, large num¬ ber of cars already in theVillage.
Suppose we will soon see some more of that slimy black oil on the roada hereabouts. If we don't have dust, we'll sure have grit.   -
Samuel Self has moved hi^^ofHce building. This time it faces the South, on Grand Ave., next to Adel's market.
THE STROLLER   ^
Inquirer—Was a mix-up in the type. Should have read food sharp, not shark.
Dr. W. G. Smith, Deutist, 61 W. Mer¬ rick Road, Freeport; 'Phone Vo-H.       tf
A new lighting plant has been
monthly  socials
organization.    Their are very enjoyable.
They extend a cordial   invitation   to
I all   to join   them  in  the good  work.
X It,  1 •     V tfc; " 1." u- 1- i^" I Prayer meeting on Friday at  8  p.   m.
!*/i!l'l.*l'^*j'5!£!!°"f:.!i^^^^^^^ ' On Sunday the choir will sing the  an-
people are taking great interest in this ; ^r. Wiley is the government food ex-.
pert at Washington who guards our edibles and doesn't give a hoot for what the fishes eat.
adds to-Its appearance and utility.
George .Seaman, clerk in Fussell's store, has been quite ill for over a week but is convalescent.
A dog owned by Charles A. Thomp¬ son went mad on Tuesday and bit two dogs owned by WilUam Smith. All three dogs had to be shot.
Charles A. Ward of New York City is visiting his neice, Mrs. Charles A. Thompson, of this place.
them "God is Love.
Roosevelt wants it distinctly  under¬ stood that they are on the map up there
  and will sooalet  the traveling world
„      , . ^     . ,1 know about it by erecting a huge sign
Regular services  every  Sunday   af- Ljo^g   the railroad  tracks  somewhere ternoon in the Presbyterian Church on j between Baldwin and  Freeport.    Talk preceeded by Sunday ; ^bout hustle, well .say, they are moving
Belllmore  Ave.
School. People are getting into the habit of going to these services and listening to services of noted Long Isl¬ and Divines who com3 here from vari¬ ous larger villages to occupy the pul¬ pit. They are the best that Jean be obtained. Last Sunday a particularly strong sermon was preached by Rev. Mn Grace of Roslyn.
all the time in that strenuous section.
Some day a public spirited citizen of Beflmore will ask the Public Service Commission to order a bell placed at the Bedford Ave. crossing in his vil¬ lage and he will get it too.
Some exuberant citizen in Freeport Arbor Day was fittingly observed at Tbe church will hold a two days nov- ; living in the neighborhood of Broadway the public school when the pupils gave ' ^I'y ^air in the Church the 28 and 29 j and Columbus Ave., enlightened things a pleasing program of songs and reci-  ~ ~ ' ' " "
tations.
If you want to subscribe tothe South Side  Messenger and  get  the Ladies'
World for one   year   without    extra j requisition  was received from  Chief | charge,   send us a dollar and  use  the j Cameron   for 12 pair rubber boots,   12 '¦ Tage Board of Trustee's was introduced ! coupon on the first page of the supple-; rubber coats, 12 hose spanners, 12 hose j by J.   D.   Kiefer and discussed and  a j '"^"*^- ' straps, 6 wrenches, 2 shut-off nozzles, j
committee will be appointed to go be- i   '   j ^ shovels, 4 repeating gongs for wag-
for© the Trustees to ask for their ac-,    Charles A. Sigmond has commenced I ons, 12 lantern globes, 6  lanterns,   12 \ tion on this subect.    A  resolution of the work of parking the space between ! helmets, 1 box of chemical extinguish-; 4-egret on the death of Stephen  M. i the R. R.   tracks and  Brooklyn  Ave. 1 er charges and 25  badges.    The pur-1 Randall was offered and adopted by  a ' from plans drawn by  Smith and  Mai-  chasing of the goods was placed in  the silent vote.    J. A.  Chapman was ad-1 comson.    He acknowledges the receipt! hands of the fire department commit- mitted to membership. jof $10.00 from emith and Malcomson | t®^
MERRICK
of this month. Admission free and; about la. m. Friday night by firing a very little to get out. By all means j off a shot gun, several times. Don't drop  in and see the gooJ things  pre- i know whether it  was  to scare  away
pared for you
The election of officers and trustees was o-dered for last night and the re¬ sult will be printed in this column next
buglars or to rouse the sleepers but he got away with it.
C.O. Colvin,   carriage manufactur-  suit will be printed in this column next |    Is Freeport to  have   an    "actors' er, has recently completed several new, ^g^k colony"   (which  is a mis-nomer any
wagon  and  carriage jobs which are a, _ j     Indications are that there will
credit to his workmanship. One is ^ a meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society j be a large number of the profession lo- a Rockaway for Mrs. Weeks, Freeport, ; of the Bellmore M. E. Church will be I cated with us this summer. A list of another is a delivery wagon for Anton | held at the home of Mrs. Grim, St. j those alMady in the village would sur- Beyerle, the hotel man, one for Fred , Marks Ave., Thursday, May 20th, at i prise aome of our regular.theatregoers Raynor, Freeport. and a delivery wagon  g o'clock. [ who do not know that they have for
for John Adel, Bellmore.
i neighbors many of the stars that have
A committee will be appointed to take into consideration the matter of tbe finances of the Board.
Mr. Jones offered a resolution  that the Railroad committee be instructed j    j^ the Freeport First Baptist Church, to try and have the ewrly moming east-, Stanley  W.   Roberts, minister,  there
and from "Anonymous" the sum of j The following were approved as $5.00. The work will be pushed ahead ! Jl!?®"l|*®'".^,<*^ *^^® ^l"^ Department: H. as rapidly as possible.
of coal at I Phone  398i
F. Braithwaite of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company and Henry Bedell jr. and Alanson Noon of Bayview Hose Co. The rate for electric lights for short term consumers was increased.    Here-
bound train stop at  Freeport as well , ^i„ ^e public worship of God  Sunday i tofore "thr^^^r^nu^sin'^TiXtT a Xrt AS Rockviile Centre, to facilitate trav-I _.. 1ft OA-  „ j rrAd..    ™   ^c    toiore tne person using iignts a snort
.     .      ,. , at 10.30 a. m. and 7.45 p.   m. ^ven-
.ellers in that direction. i ing sermon theme,    "The    Neighbor
Assemblyman Miller, Rev.lRichards, i Next Door."    Bible  School  at 2.30.
Mr.  Lawrence and   ex-Assemblyman George Wallace addressed the Board.
The speakeir of the evening was J. Grattan     MacMahon,     a   prominent j Brooklyn lawyer, who spoke in a high- \ ly pleasing way upon the growth of the I 'United States and gave historical facts
term during the summer has put the I village to the expense of installing a i transformer and meter for a small j quantity of current used during the 1 summer months. The price was ad- j vanced so that a person only using light j for less than 6 months must pay 18 j cents per 1000 watts; if over six The Gillespie Company,   builders of | months and less than one year, 15 cents
Mr.   Geo.
Sure they did!   Bellmore put it all entertained them  on Broadway   this over   the Nationals of  "Little Ger-, pggt season, many" last Sunday by the tune of nine
to two, with a local battery, too. Still ; By the way, speaking about theatri- was there, but he did not work, having ; cal affairs in general, do you know that done too much the day before. Merritt j the Sigmond is putting on a vaudeville got in some fine work in the box and | bill every night that is equal to some of Smith was a stone-wall behind the bat. i the best New York shows. Better get the i "^^^ diamond was in good shape and a I in on this good thing in the amuse- good crowd turned out to see the home i ment line.
i team win their first game of the sea- '<    _,    _...       '.,.,.,     , » ,    •
E. Wright has purchased | son.    Heres' how it stood,   when  they      The Editor of the otner Long Island
You can get 2000 lbs Haff's yard for $6.25. Freeport.
Services in the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the fifth after Blaster, at 7.30 and 11 a. m. Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. All are cordially welcomed at I services of this church.
I Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at 7 p. m. Mid- i week service Frdiay evening at 8 I o'clock. Everyone most cordially in- I vited to all services.
showing  the growth and present con-' the new pipe line to the city, have laid I per thousand; if one year or over  12c dition of other countries   compared to i the tracks for their narrow gauge rail-! per 1000 watts, as heretofore.
¦   ' I     Vigilant Hose Company wanted to
, change its by-laws by electing an ad- i ditional assistant foreman. The mat- I ter was referred to counsel.
of Daniel Wilmarth his residence op¬ posite  the fire house.    The reported j price  was  $3800.    Mr.   Willmarth  is about to move to Amityvilie. _
Everybody out for the baseball game Saturday at 4 p. m.. on Kenny Field, when Merrick meets the Farmers' Trust   and   Loan    Co's    team.    Mr.
this one. He was listened to with 1 road, used for construction purposes much attention and a vote of thanks i right up to the village limits. They given him for his address, also to 1 will soon be working through here oh Counselor Chas. VanDoran, who intro-
Emest  Miller  is  the manager of the j a demand  for something   that  is
commenced to shout: i Messenger, in ^piithtown, reports that
Bellmore-4 0 0 10 112 x—9 : hiseyes have ti^x>d^led,h?m and asks the Nationals-0 0 0 0 110 1 0—2 | indulgence of his readers for their in- Batteries,    (Bellmore)   Merritt and | <^"!k«"c«-    Does not seem to  be any-
Smith; (Nationals) Thuiel and Buck.    I t^mg  the matter   with   your paper, Next Sunday on the home grounds, | brother, it s as bright and  chipper as
Bellmore vs. Lindenhurst A. C. ;®'^er. 	
i    Talk about home industries,   do you It seems too bad that where there is | know that Smith Pearsali of  Freeport
duced him to the Board- Next meet¬ ing of the Board will be the annual one and President Foster declared that he will not be a candidate for re-election, having served for seven times.
one of the fastest construction ever known in Nassau.
jobs
At the regular meeting of D. B. P. Mott Post, G. A. R., Saturday even¬ ing, the Woman's Relief Corps tender¬ ed them a surprise, and marched in, headed by the Enterprise Band, just as the vets were taking their camp ra¬ tions. The evening was pleasantly passed with recitations, instrumental 'music, piano, violin and band selec¬ tions, and refreshments were served. The post was presented with a purse of $21 collected by their visitors for tbe purpose.
6o You Want to Buy or Sell? Use Evorybody's Column.
~      ; ¦      ,  i     An eye and ear clinic  has  been  es-
I ¦ Don't forget the new time-table goes , tablished at the Southside Hospital, j in effect this Sunday. i with a New York specialist in  charge.
  i It is open every Monday afternoon.
The Woman's Relief Corps will hdld ' a pie social next Wednesday evening, , May 19, at their rooms, Odd Fellows' ' Hail. A short program will be fur- j nished.
Merrick Field Club's team.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Men's Club was held Tuesday night in the Parish House. A committee was ap¬ pointed to arrange a Club outing. Though the weather was so bad for the last club entertainment, the net gain for the clubjtreasury  was $12.17.
a j has a printing plant that prints three necessity, that that demand canot be i newspapers, two church papers and one fulfilled. We refer to the unprotected ; school paper and says you can't swamp crossing at Bedford Avenue. It is an I him with any kind of a printing order,, old story, you say, but at the same ^ when the rest of the ybung fellows of time is it not necessary to have this J the village were leaving town to make crossing protected? , their way elsewhere, he stayed on and
Why should Beilmore be left unpro-! has made good.    Wise move, eh! tected in this matter?    Is there a rea- I
son for it? We ask our readers, wheth- ;
Our friend "Veritas"  is  with   us this 0week.    He usually writes on a
The Freeport Club base-ball team opened the season' at Babylon on Satur¬ day when they defeated Babylon by the score of 9 to 8. This Saturday the I Freeport Club will play at Glen Cove.
The Freeport Club will play their opening game i^ Freeport on May 29.
'l saw ii in the Messenger!"
The Long Island Taxicab Company are hustling the work on their gara^. It is on Railroad Ave. opposite the sta¬ tion. Some of the machines are al¬ ready in the village. "Jake"Post and Willet G. Smith are the main factors in the concern and promise an up-to- date service with modem equipment.
The route of the Firemen's parade the 29th has l>een altered to include Ocean Ave. to Southside Ave. to Grove gt. North on Grove St. to Merrick Road.
Mr. Coles Carpenter is the new clerk  er they are driving or  walking,   aome ;  "'f^Tnio Tnd   h-^ ^,1 ..ood  thl« irJ   W  Birch ' time to listen to the whistle of the t»"'ely topic and  has made good ^ this
for J. W. Birch.
•' - trains going and coming and see if
The Boys' League are planning for j they can be heard a distance of one a field day on Kenny Field next Satur- : hundred feet from the tracks. Did day. May 22nd, for the boys of the ! you ever hear such apolc^ies for noise. Stinday School. After the games the} What this village needs is a tower boys will have lunch in the Parish {placed between Bellmore Ave. and House. "     j Bedford Ave., and in  that tower  have
time. Read his article in this issue and see if the plan advanced would, not be a good one for any schoo], any<. where.
The marriage of Miss Marie A. Mul . j   • ui.
ler. second daughter of Mr.   and  Mrs. j ^^e'e day and night
Peter G. Muller, and Mr. Chas. A. ' Livingston of BrooHIyn will take place ' here on the Sth of June.
Someone, told  me that J. B.   Birch of Merrick ;contemplated retiring from ,_   , , business.    Quit your   fooling.    What
I a man to operate gates at both cross- j ^^uij Merrick be without Birch? in(S:s at the same time,   and have him
For You-Everybody's Column.)    Everybody's Column.   Page 4.
The cost shduld be the least to consider. Is there a man to take the lead in this matter.
Advertise Column.
It   in   Everybody's
Man remarked recently that New Jersey was away ahead of Long Island as a home section. Sorae people, there I are, who do like lemons. By the way. a Freeport merchant is practically giving away lots in New Jersey.