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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Number 8
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. SEPT. 16,   1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents
MerricK
I Joint  Almshouse  May Be Condemned
Freeport
"Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sonday, the seventeenth after rrinity, at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. Sentiment for a Giunty Almshouse—
m.; celebration bf the Holy Commun¬ ion at the early service; morning pray¬ er and sermon at the second service. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m.    The  lesson is a re-
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad avenue.
Committees Before County Supervisors
.» xi_   1    a i. .f     xu     IX .. • I     "The   Jones   Institute   is  not
view of the leaflet for tho  lajM quarter  pj^^.^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ „f p„„, ^^^pi^
beginning with the Triumplfal Entry Wednesday, the 21st, being St. Mat¬ thew's Day, there will be a celebra¬ tion of the Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. Beginning with a week front tomorrow, the Boys' Brigade under Captain   Lawson will meet in the Par-
¦ ishi House on Saturday mornings at 10.
•The Junior Auxiliary meets in the Par¬ ish House on Saturday afternoons.
a fit If I
should ask for an irtspection the place would certainly be condemned by the State Board of Charities. It is not a question that the buildings are good enough for the class of people who are sent there. The question is, is it a place jprhich the citizens of* Nassau County and the authorities of the State of New York should countenance?"
This  caustic   criticism of the  Jones Mrs. Albert Doane. who was injured   ["^titute, as the joint Poorhouse of the by   beinfe thrown against   the   forward . tow"« of Oyster Bay and North Hemp- seat of Mr. Doane's   automobile in the   '^f'"^'' ifj]' ^^s uttered l'/ Augustus
.„,,.„• i„„f „.„„i, „.j«u    A„<. „   !}„„    F pyd,   the Commissioner of the   State
.Collision   last week w'th   Anton   Bey-„^^/_^'^^ ^,^_.^._ ^_ ^,_ ^^ , ,„^,.
erle's auto truck, has about recovered.
Mrs. Decker, Mra. Doane's grandmoth¬ er, who was also injured, receiving a gash on tho forehead and a bruised leg, is still confined to the bed. The wound on the head is mending but the bruise is givjng trouble.
Board ol Charities for the Second Judi cial'District, at a meeting of the Nas sau County Bonrd of Supervisors Mon¬ day. Commissioner Floyd was before the Board to urge the establishing of a county almshouse. He was not alone in his advocacy of the abolition of the town   almfhouses   in Nassau.    At   the
Miss Minnie Bower, who has been ' hearing were "\yilliam W. Cocks, Con- spending a month at her home in New- gressman from the First District, who port, N. J., and Miss Petrina Burns, appeared as chairman of a committee who has been visiting her there, re- from the Westbury Monthly Meeting turned to Merrick on Tuesday.- (tbe Society of Friends;) Rev. Charles —    —-— H.Russell,   pastor of the  Oyster   Bay
The monthly meeting of the Citizens' Presbyterian  Church, and a committee
League of Merrick   will be bald in   the f^om   the Local   Visiting   Committee,
Fire   Hall   on   Tuesday   evening at 8 headed   by   Fie;lrick E. Willets.    The
o'clock.
The gross recepts of the firemen's fair held in the hall on the 30tli and 3Ist of last month were -$539.81; net, $457.00. The Company desires to ex¬ press through the Messenger its thanks for all the help rendered in achieving this   very   commendable' result.    The
comjjiittee consisted of Mrs. Benjamin D. Hicks, Mrs. John A. Albertson, John,A. Albertson, of Westbury; Mrs. Annie M. Tredwell, of East Williston ; Mrs. S. L. Pettit, of Hempstead, and Thomas W. Albertson, of .Mineola.
Commissioner Floyd read from a let¬ ter from Dr. Hill, ap expert in such Company' wiTl"part'i^cTpa''te'inlhe fe^tU t"!«"f^*; ^^e the county almshousepro- vities to be held in Freeport in Octob-; ^Jll^L, f°'"..^^"A' ff'l''^.*.'!^_l'.'''..''r^^^ er, parading there on tiie morning-of the 6th and probably joining in the con¬ test for chemical noon.
engines in the after-
Ray   Mauger has taken a place with
afforded better sanitary arrangements. The county system had proved better in every way. In thirty-four rural counties in the State the average cost of maintenance was $2 per capita per week; in sixteen counties the cost was
The Village Board of Trustees h9ld8 its regular meeting this Friday even¬ ing.
Leo Fishel has a new Hudson car.
Arthur  Deagon,   who   was taken to j
Hempstead Hospjtal for  treatment for j
appendicitis, is convalescing. |
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H. J. Raymore, the   piano man, was |
awarded a certificat»pf merit for piano '
and   player   piano at  the  South  Side
Fair at Islip last week. :
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Freeport Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M., i baseball team was defeated by a nine ' from last year'^ high school team, at Mechanics' field SatuMay afternoon.
Mr. and Mr. H. Asa Nichols, who have been for several weeks >n Free- port, and Mr. "and Mrs. George E. Rider started Wednesday from Free- port river for North Carolina, where Mr. Rider will also take up his'resi¬ dence.
The mock trial to be held under the auspices of the Frateinal Council, No. 962, Royal Arcanum, at Mechanics' Hall, Railroad avenue and Church street, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 8 p. m., will be a pleasant affair. The pro¬ ceeds will be used in purchasing para¬ phernalia for the" Degree Team which team promises to be the finest on Long Island.
Our firemen were called out at 2 o'clock Wednesday morniijg for a 41 district call, and niacle quick responses, but the blaze was under such headway when the alarm was sounded that they could do nothing toward saving the small shed which was afire in the rear of the Elijah Raynor property on South Main street. This is the first real loss, the department has allowed since last Thanksgividg Day, when R. P. Wel- den's coal office was about destroyed at the same district, No. 41.
Smithville South
Charles   M.    Buck,    proprietor    of
f^mithville South road house, died last liursday morning from tuberculosis, r. Buck was a member of the S. S. . and S. Club, His wife, one sister, one daughter and three sons survive him. Services were held last Sunday at his home; interment, Greenfield Cemetery.
Mrs. John Lund of New York City is visiting her brothers, John and   Victor j Johnson.
i Thejaig fair-and dance giyen by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the S. S. A. C. last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
' at the club house, was a great success. A large number of donations  were re-
! ceived foir the fair. There was a large attendance on both evenings and their coin was liberally spent. They danced late and apparently enjoyed all the fun
' there was to be had.
The hall was handsomely decorated with blue and white trimming, the club colors, and everything that was prom¬ ised to be at the fair was, and it was well carried out with a nice looking girl in each booth, fxcepting the for¬ tune teller, who disappointed them. The receipts taken in will come up to the expectations of the committee.
Joseph Mostchinck and family have returned to their city home for the winter.
Fred Menendez will exhibit a number of his carriages and wagons .at the Mineola fair next week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Kilpatrick of Corona have been spending a few days here.
Nothing Serious,tby Matt.
Sam Kilpatrick of Corona was fishing here last Wednesday and says he had the time of his life. If the line hadn't broken he might have had a big catch.
The basket ball team of the S.'S. A. C. broke their first window.
Baldwin
a traveling vaudeville troupe as pianist I below .$2.    After his remark ([uoted at now in the western part of the state.     ; tbe   opening of this   article,   Commis- - - : sioner   F"'loyd said that the Trustees of
LOST:—Between Merrick Road and the Jones Institute could run a private Merrick dock on Merrick Ave., an institution, but the taking of patients amethyst .breast pin, containing four , paid for out of the public funds, after or five stones. The finder will be suit-1 condemnation of the buildings, w«uld ably rewarded by returning the same ; be illegal. The buildings on the Jones to the owner at "Sunnycroft," Kirk-. Farm, he said, were fifty-five years wood Ave., Miss Katherjne Fairfax. ; old; the staircases were enclosed and The pib was lost on Monday morning the bedrooms contained four where last, its particular value being that it^there should be only two occupants, was an heirloom. Chairman Cox, of the Board of Sup-
.„._._.. ' ervisors,   assured the   committee   that
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Harvey  are can-; he was heartily in favor of the   county
oeing on the Penobscot,    Maine, enjoy- ; gystem, but the i^atter waa entirely up
ing a two weeks' vacation. | to the Trustees of the Jones   Institute
 —~~ as to the disposition of the Jones Fund.
.\ Republican primary will be held : The Jones Institute, he said, was the on Saturday night, tomorrow, between one stumbling block in the way of the ; the hours of 8 and 9 in Nelson Smith's desired improvement. '¦ Hall for the electors of District No. % Supervisor Christ said he was fully : A town committeeman is to be elected in accord with the movement for a ] for this district. The present incum-i county almshouse; hrf found the con-¦ bent, Charles Russell, is opposed by sensus of opinion in the county in favor j John Adel of Bellmore. Also four of the abolishing of the town almshouse ' delegates are to be elected for the fol- sysem. He suggested that the com- ' lowing conventions, Assembly, District, mittee before the Board confer with County and Assembly. _ ' the Trustees of the Jones Fund with a j                               view to an amicable understanding, for!
ihe community mourns with Mr. and i the  reason that he doubted if the peo-; Mrs.   Edwin Baicfwin the   loss of their < pie of North   Hempstead   and   Oyster \ little iiiaughter   Elizabeth   by  scarlet; Bay would favor a county almshouse so | fever during Wednesday night.    Eliza-  long'as the Jones Farm was maintained, i beth   was  six years old in   July.    She^^    Supervisor Painter also fa^iored the ; attended  the  Merrick  Sunday, School   idea of a conference  between the com- i and was^one of the bright little ones in | mittee and the Jones Institute Trustees. ' Miss Lina Miller's class. All who have      "The poor of the county," said Con- i noticed Elizabeth have known her for a gressman Cocks, "are not given as good | sweet  little girl.    The illness came on  care as the prisoners ui our jail.    Our; about a week ago after Mrs.   Baldwin   society is not so particular as to how it' and a younger child had recovered from i is done, but we favor a change.    From, an attack of   the   same   disease.    All: the reading of Samuel Jones' will I see \ within   the power of the parents   was  no reason why the fund   should  not be done  and it was not expected  that^the ; used to board the   poor of Oyster   Bay ! result would be fatal until   Monday or ; and North Hempstead in a county alms- Tuesday when the case turned  bad. and i house.    The Jones   Institute is now a continued growing worse until Wednes- i disgrace  to Nassau County.    We can- day   afternooii when a consultation  of not afford to wait until the State Board ', three  physicians   gave the family no  of Charities humiliates us by condemn- : hope,     Burial   was   in  Greenfield on   ing the buildings there.    It is not ne- Thursday afternoon, the Rev.   William  cesssary   to   wait for that to   awaken H. Littebrandt, rector of the Church of  public sentiment." i
the Redeemer, officiating. 	
—  A. H. F., In the Brooklyn Eagle.
Albert Bergstrorp   of   l^ncle Sam's ' Before and After.
Navy was here with his parents Satur-; wjth pleasure you are glowing,, 4ay and Sunday.    He expects to spend ;     And each eye your rapture speaks;
The value of quality is probably nev-;   • . a-j a    -^     * ^v.    »t-i
er so apparent and real as in the cir- ,. J^^^^.^^'^f ..^'^ ^T^^^ "* ^^^ '^^•/• cumstances mentioned in Smith & Be- Church is holding a fair on Thursday dell's ad It   ^"" Friday evening of this week.
An orchestra has been formed in the M. E. Sunday School to aid in the sing¬ ing.
In our report of the Board of Trade celebration we inadvertently left out the name in the list of speakers of Hiram R. Smith, President of the Bank of Rockville Centre.
' Otto  Payne  has  purchased Flanders automobile.
The next membership stag of Unity Athletic club will be held next Tues¬ day, Septeiriber 20, at 8:45 p. m. sharp, at the club rooms. Bates Opera House, Lynbrook.
Dr. W. A. Riclfard's themes for Sun¬ day at the Methodist Episcopal Church will be: 10:30 a.m., "Meditation^' 7:45 p. m., "Good in Uqexpected Places."
Be sure to attend the Republican primaries Saturday night. The one for the fifth district will be held at the truck house of Excelsior Hook and Lad¬ der Company Saturday evening, and the one for the district north of the railroadftrack (No. 5) will be at the usual place. ,        -      .
Frances Mayer is leader for the Young People's meeting Sunday night in the Presbyterian Church; aubject, "Resist the Devil!—How?"
W. S. Boody and family have moved into the residence of J. W. Stillwell on Grand avenue.
Regular services will be held in the M. P. Church on Sunday morning, the, pastor. Rev. L. W. Gordon, will preach. In the evening the pastor will exchange pulpits with Rev. W. D. Tuckey, pas¬ tor of the M. E. Church.
Unclaimed" letters are advertised at the post ofiice this week for: Mrs. Arthur Gaulthier, Mrs. Fowler, Miss J. I. Malone, Mrs. Ed. Olsen, Mrs. H. L. Price and James Zuick.
O'Donnell's Gindition Precarious
Man Found on Railroad Track at I    BeUmore Last Friday May Die —Other Bellmore News
The condition of Thomas O'Donnell, i who was found along the railroad ' tracks about 250 feet into the east of Bellmore avenue crossing about 5:30 last Friday morning by Edward Smith, and who is now at the South Shore Hospital at Hempstead, is reported as very serious, and that there is little hopes of his recovering from the in¬ juries he received. This case is a mys¬ tery and how O'Donnell fell from the train is not known, and the truth prob¬ ably never will be known' unless he re¬ covers and is able to tell just what happened on that express train that night.
The train which O'Donnell fell from went through Bellmore that night about 9:45 and was travelling between 50 and 60 miles an hour, and how ne escaped from instant death or being cut to pieces after .striking the hard tracks is a miracle.
Edward Smith, who lives in his store, only about 300 feet from where the man was found, says he heard someone groaning all that night but did not think anything of it, as quite often he has heard all kinds of noises from drunks who sleep under Lorenzo Heines' coal tressle south of the rail¬ road tracks. Shoijtly after daylight Smith went out irrtp his yard to feed his horse and do several other little chores before opening up his store, when he again heanl the same groan¬ ing. Then he went down to the rail¬ road tracks, where be found O'Donnell lying alongside the south rail of the west bound track, with his head and knees touching the rail. Smith says he spoke to the man, who was con¬ scious and answered him, and'he and his brother, Hatfield Smith,carried the injured man to the side of the tracks. Hatfield immediately went to the house of Charles H. Russell, who telephoned to the South Shore Hospital for an am¬ bulance, which arrived here about twenty minutes after receiving the message, and took O'Donnell to the hospital at Hempstead.
A Messenger -epresentative was on the scene early that morning and heard O'Donnell say that he had been pushed from the train, but as he was so weak it was thought not advisable to try to get a detailed- statement frorn, him. Railroad Detective Miller and others have been working on the case, but have been unable to ascertain how the man had fallen from the train, or find out who the men ^ere in company with him on the train. At last reports from the hospital O'Donnell's heart was so Aveak an operation was iijipossible. His luiees were, so badly crushed that both will probably have to be amputat¬ ed, and it is very doubtful if his condi¬ tion will allow this..
Wantagh
I The funeral of Charles Buck was ;held at his late home at Smithville ' South on Sunday last. The Rev. T. S. ¦Braithwaite conducted the service. The burial was at Hempstead.
! Our new school house was opened on ; Monday, there being a good attendance; : principal, Mr Schorr, in charge; the ; teachers are Miss Failing and Miss Gee. , We hope the school year will be a suc- ; cessful one, both for teachers, and pu- 1 Pils- 	
I This Friday evening the Christian I Endeavor will hold their meeting; lead- I er, Willard Young; Sunday services, [ the pastor, the Rev. T. S. Braithwaite, , will preach, morning and evening; i Sunday School at 2:30.
'     Birdsall Jackson and family have re¬ turned to their home, Sunnycroft, after I spending  several   weeks* at High Hill I Beach. «
We are very glad to see John Master- son back with us again. h
Following is the result of the clay pigeon shoot last Saturday. W. Schults, 22; W. Ashdown, 19; J. Bos- ca, 17. Class B-H. Ultsch, 16; E. Van Nostrand, 10, J. J. Fussell, 9.
Miss Garner's new home on Bunker place is nearly finished.
We regret to hear of the automo¬ bile accident which happened at Oyster Bay last Sunday when the eldest son of Luther Cheshire of this place was killed; great sympathy is felt for the family. .     • -
Roosevelt
The Asacog boys, who have been camping out here all summer, have re-, turned to their homes in Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lake of New York have been visiting Mr. Lake's father in this village.
Mrs. Roder and daughter Bertha 'hav.fi_-returned home after visiting friends in Brooklyn.
Unclaimed letters advertised in the local post oflice this week for Mr, Thomas Smith, Miss Rebecca Parks, William E. Paynter, Miss B. Lydon, Mrs. D. Leisk, Miss Elsie Keeler, Mr, Charles Baker, Mrs. Annie Bradford, Mrs. Beardsley, Cary M'f'g. Co., and Mr. Aug. Amend.    "
Frank Wood is attending the State fair at Syracuse this week.
Mrs. Alex. Stewart is attending the Daughters of Liberty Convention this week at Lake George.
Hempstead
There will be the regular services in the M. E. Church this Sunday morning, with preaching by the pastor, Rev. W. D. Tuckey. Sunday School at 2:30. On Sunday evening Rev. L. W. Gordon of the M. P. Church will occupy the pulpit in exchange with Dr. Tuckey.
At the  annual election of the South i Shore Yacht Club last Thursday   even- ¦ ing,   the   following     were     elected:! commodore, Charles H. Southard; vice | commodore,   Donald  S. Mackay;   rear I commodore, Thomas Forbes; treasurer, j James Dean; financial secretary, C. E. i Jones; recording secretary,   Louis   J. ! Hall;    measurer,   A.   S.   Malcomson:! Board of Governors,*Nichola8 Cunning¬ ham, W. Schumacher, R. A. M. Hobbs, E. C. Southard,  J. H. Canalizo,   C. J. Betzig,   E. A. Dorlon,   Dr.   F. A. My¬ rick,   G. B. Paterson,   W.   P.   Miller; regatta committee,  F. C. Southard, C. J. Betzig, G. B. Paterson.
The Baldwin Field Club were de¬ feated last Saturday afternoon by the Empire Professionals; score 5 to 2. Next Saturday afternoon they will play the Antler F. C. of Brooklyn. This is the third and deciding game of a series. In the first game Baldwin won, score, 8 to 2, 10 innings; in the second game the Antlers won; score, 6 to 4. The battery for Baldwin will be Carman and Ellison.
The Epworth League of the M. E. Church held a September social at the church Thursday evening, and passed a very pleasant time.
a furlough of ten daj's here shortly.
Captain and Mrs. Hubbell of Camp j avenue, having rented their house to | Mr. Schultz and family, an artist re- i cently from Saxony, will take up their { residence at Richmond Hill this week, i
Mr. R. P.   Kent   and   family   have gorie to tbe city for the fall and winter. [
To the country you are going- 'Rah!
Two Long Weeks. Filled you are with bitter yeaminif,
As the flier homeward streaks ; To the job you are returning— Bahl
twoshortweeks.
',1 saw it In the Meseenaerl"
Fieeport Council, Jr. 0. U. A. M., baseball team will play the Unity A. C team Saturday aftemoon at Me¬ chanics' field. The following Saturday they will play a nine from the Fire De¬ partment which js getting in practice, to play a team from the Amityvilie !• ire Department tournament week.
There was a good attendance at the
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Following is the capable corps of in¬ structors for the schools this year: Walter L. Shubert, principal: Mary C, Fuller and Ruth Andrews, High School; Harriet H. Forman, Sth'Grade; Nellie S. Kettle, 7th; Florence Bi MacMillan, 6th; Ethel L. Whiting, 6th; Alice Hasett, 4th; Margaret E. Rope, 3nl; Myra A. Wacjer, 2ndA; Nina Tilden, 2nd B; Frances C. Dav- em, Ist A; Helen Nancy Abbey, IstB; JKathryn M. Wood, Kindergarten; Edith C. Fomeroy, Special. —^	
The first annual dance of the Bay- view Military Band will be given at LePine's Amusement Park on Wednes¬ day evening, Sept. 21; Dancing begins at 8 o'clock.
, Charles Frisch is the proud father of a bouncing baby girl, whieh arrived Tuesday night.    Mother and   baby are
¦ doing   nicely,   and  Charlie  wears the
I smile.
I Lewis Van Hom, whoihas been very ill for a few weeks, is able to get around the house again.
Sundav morning service at the M. E. Church ^t 10:30 o'clock; subject, "A Vision of Christ;" Sunday School at 2:30 p. m.; Epworth League at 7 p. m.; At 7:45 the choir will render a srevice of song and praise.
At the M. E. Parsonage Saturday evening, Sept. 10, Cornelius Merritt and Matilda Shea were united in mar¬ riage by Rev. J. N. Cox. A happy and prosperous life to the bride and bridegroom.
WANTED:—A very large dou^ile heating ..end self-feeding fparlor coal stove; state cash price; Box 52, Bell¬ more, N. y.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church met with Mrs. Jesse Harrisor. on St. Mark's avenue, Thursday after¬ noon at 2 :St. A large number of the members were present.
Fred Cornell has been spending hia vacation at Moriches.   .,
Nathan L. Holmes of Columbia street has been appointed to fill the va¬ cancy in the Board of Health vice J. Frank Baulkney, resigned.
At the South Side Fair at Islip last week, Ernest' Ashdown won a flrst prize, three seconds and a third in thei poultry show. William R. Mollineaux, jr., also won four firsts in his exhibit of Partridge Wyandottes.
Miss Edna Violet Ackley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ackley, of Je¬ rusalem avenue, was married to Clar¬ ence R. Huff, of Hackettptown, N. J., at her father's home on Wedneaday, September 7, by the Rev. W. H. Burg- win of the M. E. Church. They will reside at Stroudsl^jirg, Pa,, where Mr. Huff is engaged in the furniture and undertaking business.
Cteor^e Covert is having excavations^ made for another cottage on his prop¬ erty on Covert street, near the woods.
Carl A. Nolte is hlaving a new piazza erected to the front of his house on Bellmore avenue.
For the benefit of those who do not know, we use the following:
A man to be eligible to vote at a primary or election must be an Ameri¬ can citizen, mast live in the atate 1 year, in the coanty 6 months and in tiie
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The English crack polo team will cross mallets with the Meadow Brook team in several matches at Meadow; Brook this month.
A call for Prohibition Party County and Assembly Conventions has been is¬ sued by County Chairman William P. Varney of Rockville Centre tobe held on Wednesday, the 21st day of Sep¬ tember, at 7:45 p. m., in the Town Hall at Hempstead, to nomijiate county and assembly candidates, elect dele¬ gates to their %tate, judicial, congros- sional and senatorial conventions and inaugurate the fal) campaign.