South Side Messenger 19100701

              Assessors Must Raise Values Wantagh Ice Plant Bumi
Rhodes Leads in Voting for Freeport Carnival King
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPEF^, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 2, Number 50
Every Friilay
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. JULY 1. 1910
$1.00 YeaHy, Sincle Copy S Centa
Merrick
• Services at the Church of the Re¬ deemer Sanday, the sixth after Trini¬ ty, at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Commanion at the early service and Litany and cele¬ bration and sermon at th^ 11 o'clock aervice. Evening prayer leaflets will be 'introduced at the evening service and continued at least for the next three months, thus enabling the con¬ gregation the easier to join in the com¬ mon worship. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. Lesson-subject, ".Tesus's Claims Re¬ jected," Mt. 21:23-22:14. The Boys' Brigade under c^pmiand of Capt. Law- son meets in the Parish House each Wednesday at 2 p. m. The Junior Auxiliary meets on Wednesdays at 2:30 p. m. and the Woman's Auxiliary on Thursdays at 2:30 p. m. in the Par¬ ish House. An invitation is extended to all to engage in the worship and work of this church.
Mrs. C. N. Kent and daughter. Miss Ruth, are spending the week at Spring- lake, N. J. The Churchman announces that Miss Ruth has been compelled to decline her appointment to Hankow, China, as a missionary of the Episco¬ pal Church.
Ray Maujer is at the home of his parents, corner Merrick and Camp ave¬ nues, resting after graduation and a hard but very successful year at the Arlington, Mass., High School. Ray expects tu go into business in New York in the fall.
Mrs. A. A. Link is ill in bed at her home on Camp avenue, where her physician saya she should remain for the next two weeks. Mrs. Link's ill¬ ness was brought on by overwork in connection with the establishment of a grocery store in the front portion of her house which she opened about a week ago.
Mrs. Charlea Otto continues to im¬ prove and is looking forward to a visit to Washington, D. C, with relatives for recuperation.
New Motor Boat Law
U. S. Government Regnlations Governing Power Craft
The new motor boat law has passed Congress and has been signed by Presi¬ dent Taft. Tlfe law applies to every boat propelled by machinery with the exception of a few boats. The craft are divided into t])ree classes. Class j 1, less than 26 feet in length; Class j 2, 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet; Class 3, 40 feet or over and not I more than 65 feet.
I    Ali motor boats are to carry  certain
I lights from sunset to sunrise,   and dur-
j ing that time no other lights than those
I prescribed   are tovbe shown.    Boats of
I Class 1, under   28'feAt,   are to carry a
I white light to show all around the bori-
j zon   and a combine lantern in the fore
i part of the vessel and   lower than   the
1 white   light   showing green   to  star-
; board   and   red to port, so   fixed as to
I throw   the   light  from dead   ahead to
I two   points   abaft   the  beam cp their
I respective sides.    Classes 2 ana  3, 26
I to  65 feet, to carry   a   bright   white
I light in the fore  part   of   thts   vessel.
j The glass for Class 2 is to be 19 square
inches,   and   for   Class   3,  31 square
inches.    This   light   is   to   show  ten
points on each   side of the   vessel.    A
white light is to be carried aft to show
all around the horizon,   and   the   side
lights are to be carried,   the glasses of
which   must  be 16 aquare   inches   for
Class 2 and 25 square  inches for Class
3.    After   July  1,   next   year,   these
glasses must be fresnel or fluted.
Every motor boat must carry, a whistle capable of producing a blast of two seconds or more. Boats of Classes 2 and 3 must carry an efficient foghorn and a bell of not less than eight inches across the mouth. All motor boats must carry life preserver"!, life buoys or buoyant cushions sufiicient to sustain afloat every person on board and so placed as to be readily accessible.
Those not complying with this law are liable to a fine of not more than $100 and the motor boat may be seized. This law is to take effect thirty days after its approval, or on July 9.
Freeport
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad avenue.
Wantagh
The annual fair of tiie Church-of the ¦ Redeemer was brought to a successful | close last Thursday night.    In spite of i    .^,    ,,,    .    ,  ,     „,    ^ , ,
the two most depressing days of th.);' The Wantagh Ice Plant was burned summer thus far. the attendance was | *« the.ground about one o clock Wed- good and the gross receipts $430. The|"««^,«y morri.ng. Residents of this fair will net $375 toward the church 'f "^''^y ^^'•^. awakened froni their debt. Of special comment was the ex- f[«^P ^^ tl^e^ringing of the hre bell and cellent supper served under the able ^^^ ?o»^ ^ ladder Co. as well as the management of Mrs. Laura Corlies. i Engine Co. responded as soon as possi- About   150 suppers were   served   upon I ^'«-    "'^'^^ ^o""*! ^hat  nothing  could
" the  two   nights   with a despatch   and | ^f  done to   save   the   building.    The success   which   left nothing to   be  de-1 P'""^  has been run W  two  years   by
-aired.      Harry  Greenwald   maintained j ^oses Hunt of Bellmore. hia monopoly on the high score by win
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered in the Memorial Church next Sunday morning. In the evening the pastor will preach the fifth sermon in the series on Paul; topic, "Paul, the Citizen."
ning for tha fourth consecutive year in the last night in the shooting contest. Herbert Colvin was high man on the first night. The vestry and rector de¬ sire to thank all of those who in any way  contributed to the   success of the i
®^®"*^*   I     Mr.   and Mrs.   Manford M.   Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. William Rohlffs and j ^"'^ ^^^ ^^''^'•«"' ^^ ^^''^^^ V" little son are at the Hotel Merrick for I ^tay'^g/o'- several weeks with Mrs. *u »yr-„  T>^v,^fe„ .-„ „ .4o„~u    Jenkins'  parents, Mr. and Mrs.   Theo-
the summer.    Mrs Rohffs ,9 a daugh-^^^^   ^^P      Professor   Jenkins   isa ter of Mr. and Mr^M^ler. , ^^^^j^^^   .^   p^^^,.^   g^j^^^,   ^^    ^^3,
i Brooklyn, and formerly taught in Free- port High School, as did Mrs. Jenkins.
JJ Pettit & Lamb entertained a large company of actors from New York City at the Norwood Hotel Thursday after¬ noon. Nineteen automboiles were re¬ quired to convey the guests through the village to-the hotel.
A heap of bricks piled on the grounds where the new Catholic Church is being constructed is an interesting sight. The bricks are piled up neatly and between the sides of them maple trees are growing in profusion, noW reaching a height of 3 or 4 inches. As this is hardly seed time it seems the seed must have been deposited be¬ tween the bricks last fall, brought here with them, and then the bricks so placed as to allow them to grow, with¬ out any better soil than the clay in the bricks.
Smith & Bedell's ad in this issue has a message for all stock and horse own¬ ers. Heed it and afford comfort to the animals and profit to yourself.       It.
The first issue of the New York Tele¬ phone Cornpany publication has the fol¬ lowing regarding the improvements to its lines in Freeport and iprrounding territory.
"The number of lines in Freeport has more than doubled in the last fhree years, and considerable building devel¬ opment is now under way.    In order to
Wiping Out an Offide
The Office of School CommiMioner
Will Not Exist After the
Year 1911
Bellmore
Single copies of the Messenger can be had at William Wolfe's drug store and from Anderson Bloomer, news¬ dealer, at 5 cents per copy. tf
William Schwicker has resigned his position in Brooklyn and is home for a few days.
The citizens generally will be inter¬ ested in the fact that the Legislature enacted a law whereby the present school commissioners are legislated out of ofiice at the close of the year 1911. After that year their title will be district superintendents     The man-, ^     afternoon.
ner   of   their   election  and   tenure of i  •
office is different from what it is now, j William Wolfe, of Wilson avenue, and the qualifications of the men or i ^^o has been confined to his home for women who may hold the office under- ggveral weeks, is much improved and go a distinctive change.
Beginning with the town elections of 1911, each town will elect two school directors.    Shortly  following their el-
The Lac^ies' Aid Society of the Pres¬ byterian Church met at the home of Mrs. Mack on Bellmore  avenue Thurs-
able to get afound again.
A large attendance waa present at the Children's Day exerciseo in tbe ection, the present school commission- i Presbyterian Church last Sunday even- ers and the board of supervisors in | jng. The exercises by the children each county will be assembled by the i were well rendered and enjoyed by all. county clerk, and the combined   boards i 	
Smithville South
Captain Schneider of tfae Smithville South Athletic and Social Club has en¬ tered the following members in the athletic events to be given by the HicksvifTfe A. C. July 4th, at Hicks¬ ville:
Samuel Seaman in 100 yard run han¬ dicap.
Amos Baldwin in one mile run.
Walter Frisch and Eddie Ascoli in half mile bicycle championship of Long Island.
Alva Smith, Victor Johnson, Martin Schneider, Eddie Ascoli and Walter Frisch in five mile bicycle handicap.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Calcagnino lost their oldest child, Alice, aged 21 months; died Thursday noon, June 23; interment, Greenfield Cemetery, Satur¬ day. We extend our heartfelt sympa¬ thy.
will proceed to divide the counties into aa many supervisory districts as the county is entitled to.
The school directors shall meet the third Tuesday in August, 1911, and on the third Tuesday of June eivery fifth year   thereafter   and   elect a   district
Robert   Frisch   has been   suffering
  j from the effects of a rdhty spout of an
Moses Hunt's ice plant at Wantagh I oil can that he stuck in his foot last was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday j Sunday. He was about to land at the night.    The   cause   of the   fire is un-[ dock, after a sail in his   boat,   jumped
known.
supeiintendent. The vote for the lat ter official must be by ballot, the present law any man or woman, whether educated or ignorant, is eligi¬ ble for election as school commissioner. Under the new law the man or woman whom the school directors   elect  must
from the upper deck down to shut off his engine and landed full force on the can's spout that was standing on the lower deck. The sharp point forced its way through the   sole   of   Frisch's
Eddie  Ascoli, a local  bicycle rider,
will be among the starters in the bicy-
..   ,      cle  races at Hicksville on the   Fourth.
Under | ^ggoij jg an expert rider and we expect shoe and dangerously pricked his foot to see some prizes come to Bellmore I It was feared at first that the wound this year. ' would be more serious, but after a few
  jdays  of   proper  attention   Robert   is
Capt. Moses Hunt started  his  ferry j again able to wear his shoe  and attend from this village to  High   Hill   Beach j to business, last Saturday and is now   making  two
possess or be entitled  to receive a cer- care for this rapid growth and improve | tificate authorizing him to teach in any , ...jn^ dailv     In all   five  new   cottages the condition of our lines an agreement of the nublic schools of the state with-' i^  u   ^"      . !¦   Au- cottages
01 ine puDiic scnoois ox me siaie wiin    y^^.^^ been erected at this popular sum- out further examination. I mer resort during the past winter, and, Each   district   superintendent  •"--" '
has been made with the village of Freeport providing for the jc)int use of the municipal electric light pole lines. These pole lines are being rebuilt ajfi the work of placing aerial cables, at a cost of about $50,000, haS been author¬ ized. Upon completion of this work the appearance of our lines will be im¬ mensely improved.
) A Targe amount of work has just been approved for Rockville Centre to generally improve conditions of the outside plant and to provide adequate facilities. A larger growth is expect-., ed at Rockville Centre and Freeport than in any df the other districts in the Eastern Division.
The Village Board of Assessors, fixed the assessed valuation of the village this year at $1,999,769, against $1,892,750 last year, an increaae of about $100,000. The rate this year wiil be $1.1226 against $10.3 last year.
Owing to the continued growth of the village with new atreets added and the losa in assessable value from the city conduit line used as a public high¬ way, the tax rate will be slightly high- er^this year, requiring $1000 more for general , expenses and $1000 more for roads.
Shall
added to the others, make quite a colo-
i ny.    Judging from the crowds, this re-
receive from the state an actual salary
of   $1,200.    The   supervisors   of   the 13^;^ j^yr^^Tng moreVpu»ar"each"sea towil< of any supervisory   district may ; ^^^ 3^^ ..gob"   and   Mrs.    Willmarth Hicrease   this     salary  by   resolution, j always have the glad hand extended to The commissioner of education will also | ^n who visit this beach, allow   the    district     superintendents
actual expenses,   not to exceed  $300 a ,     Charles H. Rusaeli, jr.,   while   play- y TT        ,.       i.1    J- i. • 1 - ,.    J  i ingr  with some other boys   Tuesday af-
Hereafter the distric superintend-1^^^^^ received quite severe burns on ent muat give his whole time to the ^-^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ q^^ ^^ ^^^ duties of his office, and cannot engage j ^, ^j^j, ^j,^^ ,,^ ^^^ , j ^^^ in any other work or profession. ^-J^^^^^ ^ "sizzer," as they   call   them,
U   IJ     , --- and threw it at   Charles'face, when it
jJjUQWin I exploded.   Besides receiving the burns,
-—   I his   clothing  was  burned and his eye-
Sunday   morning   service of ; lashes, eyebrows and hair,   was singed. Church the love feast will be   Bovs   should be more  careful   playing
About 300 people attended the clos¬ ing exercises-of the school last Thurs¬ day evening at the school house. William Mueller, Kenneth Smith and Seth Perkins, who graduated, received theirdiplomas and nearly every scholar received a reward of merit from the Board. Those who took part in the entertaining did admirably and acted their parts so well that it reflects great credit on the school and its teach¬ ers.
A regular meeting of the Smithville South Athletic and Social Club is to be held tonight at headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kupper of Elizabeth, N. J., are spending their vacation here with Mrs. Adolph Frisch.
At the
u^?.,^*-rv; "" •"" '"7 TC^ "'"•""  o^ys   «"""'" "« '""'^«  Lareim   p.ayn.K 1    ^ meeting and election of officers of
held with communion In the evening with fireworks, ands never throw them | ^j,^ Ladies' Auxiliary will be held at the pastor. Rev. L. W Gordon, will at anyone, as it is dangerous. Charts i .^^ g g. a. C. " House next Tuesday, preach,^   taking   for   his   topic,   "Ex-1 might have been   ruined  for life.    He | j^,   g^.}^ •"
cuses." j is getting along nicely now. j     .   ».    . 	
Mike says: There will be  lots of fun on the  4th In   the
A large number of the young   people
attended   the   moonlight   sail  of the  for the"peopie~of this vilfage.	
Baseball   Club on last Saturday   even-  afternoon   there will be ball games be in„.    Dancing and   other  amusements   tween the local  team.<* and Hempstead.
were enjoyed.   | Games   start at 2 and  4   p. m.    Good
games are  promised.    In the  evening
Miss   Margaret   Appleton   of   New York   was the guest of   Miss Haines over Sunday.
iter at the Manhattan Beach Hotel this summer.
Aline
Rev. T. S.  Braithwaite officiated at   j the funeral of Alice Marie, the eight- Baseball   on   Kenny   Field   on   the een months old child of Mr.   and  Mrs. morning of the Fourth'at 10 a. m.; the | Alfred Calcagino of Smithville   South married men of the Men's Club vs. the | last Saturday afternoon, single men of the same.    It is said that j
you can't keep good men  down.    Just i    John C. Masterson is acting  as aud what relation this can have to the base¬ ball nine of the married men who were so roundly   trounced on Memorial -vOay 1
is not clear.    If   nerve   makes   men :    On the Fourth of July the Gun Club good, the married men were never sur-; will hold a clay pigeon shoot, paased.    They   say   they have  "come'    _,,    _   ,.    ,77771   ~    ,   ,, back."    We'll see.    What a nice time |.  The Ladies Aid Society held ameet- the unmarried scribe will have writing >"8 a^ t^f, home of Mrs.   Edgar J. Sea- up the game, whoop a la!   Mr. Frank |""«" «" Wednesday afternoon. Wolfe will captain  the   married   men      .. , .,     -,.,   „   t   1        v
and pitch with Mr. Arthur Anthony ^ ^r. and Mrs. Birdsall Jackson have receiving. James Mulcahy has the in-' bf" staying for several days this week teresta of the single men in hand.   The  «* *»"«"¦ '^o"««« «" ^igh Hill Beach.
battery of the single   men is Rodman Rowe and Harry Mueller.
The Merrick Club will entertain with a card party on Saturday night at the club house on Merrick avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Avogadro I have gone ta the Adirondacks for the I benefit of Mr. Avogadro's health.
The   meeting of the   Christian   En- i deavor   Society   will bo   omitted  this
  I Friday night on account of the Sunday
Mr.   Sfhuyler  Cammann   sails  for j School picnic, but the final meeting for hjinae   tomorrow,     Saturday,   on   the  the summer will be held next Friday.
'Mauretania, reaching New York on the 7th. 	
Both of the children of Mr. and Mrs. J. ,F. Edwards of this place were mar¬ ried in Freeport on Saturday last, the daughter, Elmer, to Mr. George Shaw of West Farms,  N. Y.,  and the son.
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Business meeting at the close.
The teasions of the Sunday School will continue through July after which school will be closed until the second Sunday in September.
Regular monthly meeting of the Hook & Ladder Co. will be held next Thursday in the truck house. 1
Word has been received of the death of Prof. A. E, Barnes' mother at Clyde, N. Y., where Prof. Barnes is spending the summer with his family.
Mrs. Elbert Verity was buried at Greenfield Cemetery Sunday. Mrs. Verity was for many years a resident of Freeport, at the corner of Merrick j Road and Ocean avenue, where H. C. j Bainbridge now resides, but had been ' recently living with her daughter in I Albany.
The N. S. D. C. went" to Rockaway j Beach Wednesday in Lewis Bros, large j stage. .      I
will
i     Next  Thursday,   July  7,   the M. E, i Sunday School will hold its annual pic
ni'c to Point Lookout. Boats wjll leave Cornwell's Dock at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Unclaimed letters at the post office this week are: Robert Dayer and C. Edgett. 	
Advance H., L. & Engine Co. will hold one of its picnics and dances at L. R. Smith's Grove on Bellmore avenue. A large new dancing platform has been erected. If you don't enjoy yourself on the Fourth, why it's your own fault.
"If you go out driving in dry weather you choke: and if you go out in wet weather you have to wash your wagon."
Harry Kraft, musical director of the Original Hobo Minstrels, and his family, of Brooklyn, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wood last week.
Emil Decker is renovating and en¬ larging his barn for a kraut and pickle factory.
Don't forget the reception and dance at Firemen's Hall tomorrow night.
i     Miss Gay Zenola Mac Laren will ap- j pear at the Parish  House, Merrick, on The   Epworth  League  held a social  Wednesday   evening   at  8  o'clock, in and   entertainment   at the  church on j "The  Sign of the  Cross."    All  those 1
last night.    A very   pleasant evening who have heard of Miss K. ^ ,       ,
was spent.    There was a silver offer-1 be there and all those who   have   not j ^°^, *, ing taken to pay for the refreshments,   heard of her should   take   this   oppor¬ tunity  to   hear a genius.    Tickets   251    ,,.     „     „  "7    ~     , cents     Ice cream on sale. I    ^'"^ ^.^^ i^«"°!» ^ac Laren will ap-
Just because the ripe cherries  along
pleasant evening I who have heard of Miss Mac Laren wm I the roadway look so nice and tempting,
-     ' -     - '       , don t   think   you have a right to stop
I and pick them; they are not yours.
Miss Gay Zenola Mac Laren will ap¬ pear at the Parish House, Merrick, on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, in "The Sign of the Cross." All those who have heard of Miss Mac Laren will
"Promptings of Pity"   will   be  the Sunday morning sermon theme of Rev.
Charles Herbert Scholey at the First j be'therranraU "those" who Tave not Presbyterian Church. The evening ] ,,eard of her should take this oppor- subject will be Some Soitrces of ^uc- j t^nj^y ^ hear a genius. Tickets 25 cess; Character^^  ] ^^^^^^    j^g ^^^^ ^n sale.
I pear at the Parish   House, Merrick, on For the second time this season Bell-! }Lt"«^«tr ^.1""^   "* >?   "If.'^l'.'"
more was decisively defeated last   Sun-
'The  Sign of the Cross."    All  those
There will be preaching in the Bap¬ tist Church Sunday morning ani even¬ ing by Dr. Morrison of Richmond Hill; regular services as usual during the week.
"Old Glory." Patriotic produclion by the Hill Stock j Co. July 8th'. Old Glory is a typical American drama of the melodramatic type. It teems with exciting situa¬ tions in which the hero and the Ameri¬ can flag are always to the fore. As in all plays of this class the comedy char¬ acters are a dominant feature of the play. The parts will all be capably handled, Messrs. Mullin. Osborn and McLellan will all be seen to advantage. Mr. Hill, who has been taking a vaca¬ tion this week, will again be in har¬ ness. Misa Donaldson will play the principal female role of Mary Hope. The play will prove a fitting one for the w^eek and doubtless the company will play to their usual large house.
The returns of the Jeffries -Johnson fight will be given at the Crystal Lake Hotel, on the evening of July 4th.
Covering
day, the victors this time being the I who have heard of Miss Mac Laren will Windsor A. C. of Rockville Centre, j be there and all those who have 'not The score was 10 to 2. heard of her should take this oppor- The game opened with Merritt and tunity to hear a genius. Tickets 25 Vooris as the home battery while Raab | cents. Ice cream on sale, and H. Gerhold did like service for  the ; _	
.^       estate of   more   than i visitors.    The Windsors got busy  right}
real   and  more than $10,0001 ** ^he start, when they scored one  run | in the first mning on a base on   balls, a 1
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Nothing Serious. $10 000   real   and   more than  SIO 000  at me siart, wnen iney scorea one   run 1     ., ,.   ^ .
nir^onal nrnnprtv th^ wiU of Williarn *" the first inning on a base on balls, a 1 Howard's Orient went all right and w «r.«tb«ff^ LhA aLJ! niSlt^ stolen base and a hit, while the locals | then stopped for repairs. W. Stoothoff, who died at Baldwin on \ ^^^e retired in order. In the second A certain man here says he is going May 20, was filed at Mineola for pro- the visitors increased their lead when to get even with some one; claims he !.„ ..     ir.„i,f   „..,,K«™»    o„^  „,»«.,„__  they secured two more counts   on   two can tell a cow from a horae any day
errors, two stolen ba^es and   a   single.      w. F. Hubbell   is  burnt   good   and
Be Imore  again went out in 1, 2, 3, or- L,^ ^„. „,„„*,.„ 4.1.„ k.»„..i.   _ VT   ,
der. In the third, Merritt fanned the I P'^«P"i.''«"* *° ^^^ ^«'*' ^nd took a three batters, while he secured the first I ^"" "^^'^•
hit of the day for Bellmore in this inn- A young man here was asked how ing, which went for naught as the i the gooseborries picked and he said others were easy outs from Raab to I "Oh, phew, / do the picking myself." Bald.    Each side succeeded in   getting i 	
bate. Eight nephews and nieces William W. Stothoff and Eliza Stoot¬ hoff, Baldwin; Helen W. Vanderveer, Hollis; Sarah C. Ditmis, Jamaica; Margaret D. Purdy, Westport, Conn.; Peter G. Stoothoff, Elizabeth, N. J.; Sarah W. Stoothoff, South Norwalk, Conn., and Comelius W. Stoothoff, East Williston, are the residuary lega¬ tees.
The nephew, .William, also receives two lots of meadow land in Jamaica and a diamond stud and gold sleeve buttons. He with Peter and Comel¬ ius, are made executors of the estate. They are to remove the Stoothoff fam¬ ily monuiTient in Cypress HiMs Ceme¬ tery and etect another in its place to cost $1,500.
A number of granitoid walks are be¬ ing laid in different parts of the vil¬ lage.
*l saw it in the Measengert*'
a man to first in the fourth, bat they were left there by the following bats¬ men. Windsor sent only three men to bat in the fifth, while Bellmore was re¬ tired with only one hit. In the sixth, after striking out the first two, Merr¬ itt gave the tnird a base on balls and allowed each of the next four to touch him for a single, with the result that they added four more to their score. The locals also secured two hits in. this inning, but could not break their string of. goose eggs. Again the visitors counted one m the seventh on two sin¬ gles, a base on balls and a sacrifice, while in their half the Bellmore's   an-
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Must Label Floated Oysters
It lias been decided by Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson that oysters caught in siilt water and put iu fresh water to mature most be labeled "Floated Oys¬ ters," or they will be considered adulterated under the Pure Food and Dmgsact. Thc new decisiou was the re- salt of tlie many briefs and reams at evi¬ dence submitted since the Food Inspec¬ tion dedsion No. 110, on the practise of "floating Or driuldng oysters m water of less saliioe oonteat tnan tlist in which they were origiuaUy caught."