South Side Messenger 19101111

              One Year for Rapelyea Democratic Landslide
Man Killed by Train at Freeport
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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL  PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 3, Number 16
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY. NOV. 11,  1910
18 pages
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents
Merrick
f Services at the Church of the Re- cteemer Sunday, the twenty-fifth after THnity, at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and 7:30 p, m. Celebration of tbe Holy Com¬ munion at the early service and morn¬ ing prayer and sermon at the second service. The Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. The Woman's Auxiliary meets weekly in the Parish House on Friday afternoons at 2:80 and will welcome any Merrick lady to its membership. The Junior Auxiliary meets on Saturdays at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Twick of Astoria moved into the house on Miller avenue which they rented from Mr. Hewlett on Sat¬ urday last.
DEMOCRATIC TIDAL WAVE
Republicans Are Swept Under   National Houss ot Represenla-
Freeport
An alarm of fire at 12:15 on Monday morning called the firemen to a burn¬ ing house on the old Daniel Smith farm, Meadowbrook road. The house, which was burned to the ground, was an old one and has stood idle for some time. The property we understand is / now in the possession of the Long Is¬ land Realty Company. The origin of the fire is unknown. Have you noticed j 'andsUde since that of 18U2, which re- that Merrick seems to be visited with) placed Grover Cleveland In the pie.si- conflagrations in large proportion to i lential chair after a term of retlre- the number of the houses in the place? ! ment   and   gave   him   a   Democrats-
working majority In both Uriiiiclu's of
In Practically Every Piv¬ otal Stronglioid.
New York, Nov. 10.—As the later re- tui'ns come iu from oil parts of the Unlt^ States it becomes Inereuslnfrly evident tbat this Ih Indeed a •Demo¬ cratic year," as most Demo<Tats de- clured aud many Kepubli<-aus ndm'it- i ted liefore Tuesday's elec-tion. The ; election, In fact, was a tidal wave, the Democracy sweeping up and over the Republican beach Avlth gigantic bil¬ lows of ballots that submerged almost every pivotal stronghold of the domi¬ nant party throughout tbe country. There is no doubt whatever uow that Ihls Is the most extensive Democratic
tives Wins Majority Ot About Forty-ttiree Democrats.
COUNTY ELECTS ONE REPUBLICAN
Ttiomas S. Gbesbire Re-Elected
Connty Clerk, Only Office
RepoblicaDS Save
.    . The result of the election for County
the fourth graaes, including the high i „«:„_. Tueadav is but a continuation school, were allowed the right of suff-! "'"cers lueaday is nut a continuation rage, and over 500 votes  were  polled.   °^ *"'' Democratic victory   all over the
Bellmore
Clarence \V. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Campbell of Wallace street, and Miss Alice Marion Willard were married at the home of the oride's mother in Hempstead Tuesday after¬ noon. They are in the Catskills on their honeymoon trip and will reside in Freeport on tneir return.
in the
A "htraw balifit"   was   taken
  Freeport schools Monday.
All  pupils   registered in and   above I nominated  for congress as  un  Insur- I gent Itepublicuu.
Dr.   Woodrow   Wilson,   prt-sklent   of j rrlnceton uuiverstty, made a icmarka- ¦ The Republican   candidate for   sheriff, : State and Country, Thomas S. Cheshire ! ble showing lu New Jersey, defeating i Stephen   P.   Pettit,   who is a Freeport j re-elected County  Clerk on the Repub-
""¦    I>ewls. Hepubllcau. by about ; man,   ran ahead of his   ticket,   polling j jj^^^ ^5^^^^   being-the only  officer left
403  votes.    The   highest  Democratic
Single copies of the'Messenger  can
be had at William  Wolfe's drug store
I and from Anderson Bloomer, news deal-
j er, at 5 cents per copy. tf
I An Epworth League Group Meeting • will be held in the Methodist Church next Thursday evening, Nov. 7, under ¦ the direction of Francis Miller of Bald- ] win. Vice President of the Brooklyn South District Epwerth League. Two of the former District Presidents, Howard Merlin and Rev. Gordon L. Thompson of Brooklyn will be present and address the meeting. Leagues from Lynbrook to Seaford are invitea.
Vivlau M.
3r».(HK) votes Hnd carrying most of the
At  the fair to be held at Fi-remen's
hitherto    invincible    Hephbllcau    dis Irlcts.
Judge Simeon K. Baldwin, a profes¬ sor 111 the  Yale law school. Is elected
ie   highest  Democratic  .      .      ^»,v,.^/.,ot;«  o,.,,, ,     Tk^ ,.o«„u  Hall next Tuesday afternoon and even- candidate was Martin W. Littleton for ^y *^«  Democratic  army.^  The result i .^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^J^^ ^^^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^ ^^^
Congressman. was close for his oflfice and.first reports j Ladies'   Aid   Society   of   the  M.   E.
The full returris were as follows:        announced he was defeated by 70 votes. I Church.    There  will be many  usdeful
This was later changed  until the pres-   and [ornamental  articles on sale,   also
i refreshments.    A cordial   invitation is
^ extended to everyone to assist in mak-
man.   Republican,    316;    Democratic,    _ ^"^ "^^""^  *°''^'^^ °'^*^«'"_ ""i'^^" °" , ing this a success.
Independence   Leapue, 1; Social-   ¦'      "
3; Prohibition, 4; State   Senator,
Governor,   Republican,   337; Demo- governor of Connecth-ut on the Demo- ! "^^ic   163; Independence League, 15; ^ ^^^ ^ j^.^ j^j     ^^^ plurality
cn.tl.     ticket    l.y    about   o.OOO   over ^ Socialist, 3; Prohibition,  2; Congress- « « y y
Charles \. (ioodwln.
Kveii   ill   I'eniisylvaulii,   wliich   ordi¬ narily   rcnirns   Kepubllcau   majorities i of   vast   iiroportlons,   the  plurality   is
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ist,
Mr. Welling and family, who have been occupying Dr. Donald Cammann's house for the summer, went into the j city on Tuesday, delaying longer here , than was intended that Mr. Welling j might vote on Tuesday.
I congress.
While returns from a considerable number of Isolated coiigreHslonal dis¬ tricts still are incomplete, It la evident that the Democrats will have a ma¬ jority of forty or more In the nest na- We paid a visit this week to the j tlonal house of representatives. This, chicken farm of Messrs. Mauger and i of course, Insures the election of a Arms on Merrick and Camp avenues i Democrat as speaker of the house, and and saw four hundred of the finest j it is taken for granted generally that looking leghorns we have seen in some I the present minority leader of the time. Mr. Mauger is an expert in the ^ house, Congressman Champ Clark of business and gives a visit(jr   some very | Bowling Green, Mo., will be chosen to
j succeed Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of
' Danville, lU.
While the results of the election do not Insure a Democratic majority iu the United States senate, several Ite publican legislatures have been turn¬ ed    Into    Democratic    bodies,    which
I means that In ea<h lnstau<'e a Demo-
interesting points on chicken lore. The farm has been established only a few months but the owners may well be proud of the results accomplished. The aim is two thousand fowl under care. About 150 eggs are being laid a day. Schluter of Freeport i.s at'pres- ent marketing the output.
j ^^^^ ^^ jjj succeed a Kepubllcau In the Miss Lucy Arms, who is teaching in i g(,nate. a Brooklyn   school, is at   the   home of I    iq fo„r states which have gone Re- i her father on Camp avenue   recovering , puuiK-an  for  many years  Democratic I
from a sprained knee.
Mr. R. P. Kent was in the village on Tuesday and Mr. ('. D. Haines exercis¬ ing the right of sovereign citizenship at the polls.
The monthly meeting of the Citizen's League of Merrick will be held in the fire hall on Tuesday at 8 p. m.
i governors have been elect<'d, nnd the I former Hepiililicaii stronglioid of f)lilo. ; which elected .ludsou Mariiioii gov- I prnor two years ago, lias reelected Mr. I Harmon liy an incrciiscd majority. j New York, New Jersey,~Massachusetts ! and Coiinec thnt each has chosen tt i DeiiuH-nuic jroveriior. New York and I New  Jersey   also  elected   llie   rest   of ^ Proposition to Bond Na.ssau County for-
very greatly reduceil, John K. Tener, Kepublii-aii, being elected governor by only about 20,0()0.
Ill Massachusetts Eugene N. Foss, Deinocrntii- member of congress, was ele<-ted governor over Governor Eben S. Draper by a plurality of about .'53.- 000. The legislature Is Uepubllcan. but the Deinocrat.s wr)n live seats In congress.
California elet-ted the Uepubllcan In¬ surgent nominee, Hiram W. Johnson. to the governorship by about 50,000.
The plurality of Governor Walter U. Stubbs of Kansas, running for re-elec¬ tion on the Uepubllcan ticket. Is re¬ duced to about 10.000. Governor Stubbs Is an Insurgent.
Governor Carroll waa re-elected in lo'v^'n, ¦ though Claude U. Porter, the Democratic nominee, made a remark¬ able run.
Later returas Indicate that Toner's plurality in rennsylvaiiia Is only about 20,000, Berry, the Keystone independ¬ ent candidate, niiiiiiiii; him closely, with Grim, the Iicinocratic nominee, n poor third.
The small vote of llopcprand Hearst. Independence league candidates for governor and lientennnt governor In New Y'ork. Is taken by some political observers to ineiin llic cliniliiatlon of thc Hearst tiikt-t from future cam palgus.
Following is the result of vote on ap¬ propriations in the town:
Republican, 311; Democratic, 167; In- j dependence League, 0; Socialist, 13; i Prohibition, 3; Member of Assembly, I Republican, 313; Democratic, 106; In- i dependence League. 4 ; Socialist, 0; I Prohibition, 14; sheriff, Republican, ,403; Democratic, 107; Independence, i League,   0; Socialist,   0; Prohibition,
78.
The result for the other officers on the County ticket are asfollows, ac¬ cording to the unofficial   returns.    The
official   count   will   not   be had Tuesday next.
County Judge -Edgar  Jackson,   R., 7379; James P. Niemann, D.. 8072.
Surrogate--Franklin   A.   Coles,   R., P500; John J. Graham, D., 8747. i Sheriff- C. T. DeMott.  D., wins   by 119.
_ County   Clerk—Thomas S. Cheshire.
Election returns were   shown by the   R.. wins by 332. Brooklyn Times Tuesday evening from       County Treasurer- C. C. Painter, R., Stafford's studio, on a sheet in front of ! 7181; D. J. Hegeman, D., 7883. Williams'   livery.     We  are   informed       District Attorney—L. J. Smith,   R., they were also received at the office of ! "209; Charles WySong, D., 7817.
County     Comptroller—Charles     F. Lewis, R., 6663; John Lyon, D., 8112.
John J. Bedell has purchased a large until   Thomas touring car   and is seen   flying around the town every day.
Fishel & Hanae where a number were assembled.
on , Railroad  avenue, of  interested   people
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K. Sorenson of ; Cypress Hills spent Election day with Mrs. William E. Bowne.
i Tuesday night the store of Samuel I Self on Bedford avenue was discovered |on fire at about 10:30 o'clock by Dr. j Skow. The fire started from the out- I side and its origin is a mystery. The ¦ local fire company arrived at the scene, I shortly after the alarm was given, and soon had the flames extinguished by use of fire extinguishers. This is the I second time the store has been on fire.
At   the   meeting of the Men**8   CAuh held in the Parish   House   on   Tuesday evening one new member  was elected, S. J. Rabin,;the L,;i. R. R. agent.    It j was  voted to hold the second   anniver¬ sary of the Club on the evening of De-   ¦>- -'^'•¦^^' ¦'•'•¦« cember 8th.    James   Mulcahy was ap-Pf ""''""   " pointed   both   captain   and manager of i''^- ^''H'l'i' the   basketball   team.    .Mr.    Mulcahy would like to hear   from teams not av¬ eraging over 135 pounds in weight who would like to play in Merrick.
Mr. Anton Beyerle has been served with papers in the suit instituted by Mr. Albert Doane for the recovery of damages due to the accident at the corner of Merrick avenue and Merrick road last August, when Mrs. Doane and her grandmother, who were occu¬ pants of Mr. Doane's car were injured and tiie car smashed. The suit all told is for $7,500.
Mrs. C. N. Kent and family are oc¬ cupying now with Mrs. L. B. Corlies her house on Kirkwood ave nie.
The public school i.s closed this week while the teachers are in attendance at the annual Institute.
Mrs. Samuel Benner and daughters, Miss Benner and Jjjliss Sybil, are spencN ing the week in New York.
Henry Colder, contractor of Bell¬ more, is at work improving the appear¬ ance of our churcn grounds in narrow¬ ing the paths and roadways by replac¬ ing the sod along the edges which in the course of the years has been cut away in trimming.
their state tickets and safe majorities ou joint halha in their legislatures.
Tills  means that  rnited  States  Sen-
nlor Cliauiicey .M. Dcpew of New York
wili   be  rcfilaced by  a   Democrat  and
tbiit  riiitc<l .states Senator John  Keaii
will Ix' rctin'<l in f!i\or
rat, in all prol>aliility James
f riniiitlcld. who rt'ceived
¦ the IndorseiiicMt of ids p;irly at the re-
I cent primaries for that higli otilce.
John A. Dix of 'I'liomson. an up state
i town, is elccit (1 governor of .New York
i by a pUirality of about (>."(,«XK), the later
: returns sliowing tlnit the earlier esfl-
I mate was siil)staiitlally correct.    This
I result reverses a  I{epul)lican plurality
j of   01».4S!>   for   Charles   E.   Hughes   l!i
1 1008.    Henry  I,. Stimson of New York
city, the Uepublicnn nominee, backed
by   (^olonel   Theodore   Roosevelt,   rain
»ery far behind the Hughes figures In
the up state districts.
The New York general assembly, ac-
! cording to the latest figures, will have
I a Democratic majority on joint ballot
I of nineteen.
I Tbe oqly Kepublicun congressmau from New York city to retain his sieat la William M. Calder of Brooklyn, wbo defeated Butler by about 500 votes, lu Manhattan William S. Bennet, who was renominated for congress after an uusuccessful effort to get the^nomlna- tion for governor, was beaten by Hen¬ ry George, Jr.. son of thc great single tax advocate, running on a straight Dcmocrhilc ticket. Herbert Parsons, formerly county chairman, was defeat¬ ed for re-ele<'tlon to c-ongress by Jef¬ ferson M. Levy, a real estate opcnitor Thoma.s Patten, steamboat owner, de¬ feated William .M.  Heuuett.  who was
.$500,000
Yes
No
Appropriation
House
Yes
No
Appropriating
vey Town
Yes
No
Total
669
3ii61
of   $30,000   for
$5,000 to
.Meadows
1355
2475
Complete
991
2533
Plu.
2892
Poor
1120
Sur-
1542
Smithville South
The Church Improvement Society of the Presbyterian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at the resi¬ dence of Mrs. William Foreman, South Ocean avenue, next Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 1 until 5 p. m. Light re¬ freshments will be served and the ladies are nMjuested to take their sew¬ ing.
The wind and storm played havoc Friday in this village, blowing out win¬ dows and parting lines on some of tbe smaller boats in the Freeport river and Woodcieft canal.
When the storm was at its height the wind blew in one of the large windows ' in the front of Henry Gobetz' store on Main street. The proprietor and his jj assistants soon moved the stock out of reach of the rain and within a short time hati another glass in.
A little later one of the large plate glass windows on the north side of the : Otten Cafe, corner Church street and • Railroad avenue, was blown out. The i hole was boarded up and tbe other win- j dows braced to keep them in place.
"Divine Love Dramatized" will be the sermon theme at 10:30 a. m. Sun¬ day at the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock the pas¬ tor, W. A. Richard, will speak on The Seventh Commandment; subject, "Social Purity."
Vote for Governor. The vote for   Governor in tho  Town of Hempstead is as follows:
Election
District
1
2
3
-t
5
6
7
8
!)
10
U
12
13
14
15
IG
17
18
19
Total
Dix's
Dix's
(R)
Stimson
167
201
71
430
308
199
112
225   ^
179
351
169
166
260
191
211
115
198
238
317
4108
plurality, 94.
(D)
Dix
126
160
66
355
288
151
109
225
280
344
129
247.
310
163
266
208
265
309
201
4202
plurality in North   Hen
was 147 and in Oyster
Bay 277.
The election returns were given at Wolfe's drug store Tuesday evening through the courtesy of the Brooklyn Eagle.
Baldwin
Services  were held at the  Bellmore Avenue   Presbyterian   Church on Sun- i day evening as usual with preaching by (Ind.) i a minister from New York City.    Sun- Hopper | day  School   will be held in the   after-
6 ; noon at 23:0.   All are cordially invited 9  to attend these services.
4 1 	
1 6 9i 5
8:
4;    The   Brooklyn   Suburban   Land Co. 1 ! have had their property on the Merrick
16 I Road cleaned up and the streets put in
11  good shape.
131 	
7 I Although the Democratic party made 11 ! a clean sweep of the  county and State
17 i Election Day, the second Election Dis-
8 : trict gave a good Republican majority 14 i to most of the candidates on the tick- 17 let.    The number of votes  cast   were
 i 384, the largest ever for   the  district,
167 i but was not as large as was   expected,
' as  over 600 names are   registered ...fin
ipstead ' ^be  registry   books.      Stephen   Pettit
• made the best run in this district, get-
 ! ting a majority of 78.
Seaford
William   Decker was shot last  Sun¬ day morning at his home  while   clean-
Miss Caroline Smith, formerly of! Greenport, died last Thursday at the | home of her son, William Smith, ~onj the Shell Road. Funeral services were ! held on Monday with interment in Ja- | maica   Cemetery.
years of age and was   formerly of Ja- j Jersey last Wednesday evening, maica,   before  moving to   Greenport. !    it was known that the young couple Spring-; >vere to be married in the near future
It was with some surprise that   the
many  friends of William  Staehle, jr.,
and   Miss   Minnie  Heitmann,   both of
this   place,   learn   of   their   wedding
Mrs. Smith was 89 i which  took place very quietly in New
William K. Folks   and Miss Dora C. Peterson were married   Saturday even¬ ing at the Presbyterian   parsonage   by ing his new 32 calibre revolver when it  Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey.
was   loaded.    He accidentally touched !     Miss   Peterson, the eldest   daughter   ghe was also a member^ of the
the trigger and sent a bullet in his of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Peterson of field M. E. Church and had a host of i but the exact date had not been given hand.     He   is   being  treated   by   Dr.   Glen   Head,   L. I., is a popular  young ; friends.                                                         j out "'=«'" rivcu
Scow of Bellmore. lady,   who   has   won many   friends in        - ,-:    „.   . ,„.   .,      ¦ ,,. .        .     .,
,r     . ;• . , f^'^^P^" ''^^'^ ^^^ ^^«"  ^^' •'"'"^ ^°'-       There will be the regular services in | .^2Z Tf the bride's aunt MrfEMSf
Mat^s overalls got tied in a knot and, the last six years. the   M. [P.   Church   on   Sunday  with  Jf nele  *na  N  J     w^^^^^^
when he discovered them he said ain't Mr. Folks recently came from Or- preaching by the pastor Rev L W "^ Delewana, N. J., where the cere- that hot? Let me get at them three. ,ando, Fla., to New York City where Sordor" The^ilrSr ^tian Endeavl I "rM" r'^of thTnelawa'na ^hnr.t Now just leave it to me, and begorra he is connected with the hardware firm or Society will resume their meetings : „ the orSence of re^a fves of both tt I'll   soak   them with   water until they  of Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. next   week and will organize  for   the  Ldde a^nd the^^m •
'""    '^^- - Mr. and Mrs. Folks  will make Free- , fall   term.    Mrs.   L. W.   Gordon   has I     The bride wfs^t^ired in a white lac.
Mrs.   A.   Frisch met  with a painful, P-tth^ ho- all i been   chosen as   Superintendent   with j ^own'anfcrSefXquet of^^^^^^^
accident last week.    Mrs.   Frisch, one ' ^"^"'^^ ** ^^^ S.Main street. Miss^ Mae Carman and Sasie  Losee as j roses  while the bridesmaid,   who  was
of the village grocers, fell from a step
In  the  absence of President  Foster ladder in her store and was  caught by ' and a large number of the   members,
little business was  transacted at
V assistants.
a meat hook which stuck in her arm, holding her until relief came. The wound is doing nicely.
Mr. Wilbur Hubbell has the contract to paint Francis Oliver's house. He will commence work at once—all helps towards the beauty of the place.
The winners of the   last  Saturday's
very
the meeting of the Board of Trade Wednesday evening. For the Decem¬ ber meeting President Foster has se¬ cured an entertainer of some ability and it is hoped to make this a very suc- ccEsfu- meeting.
Don't do your teeth harm while try-
I Miss Emily Moll, a cousin of the bride, i was dressed in pink silk and  carried a „     ,    , I bouquet of pink roses. Hartiord, ^    j^^^  groom   was   attended by Irwin I Geiger, his cousin, as best man. Lieutenant and Mrs.   Ernest Freder-^    Following   the ceremony a wedding icks have returned to Sag Harbor after ¦¦ ^"PP^"" was served, and later  the bri<Je,
Alfred Cavanagh has returned to his home  here   after a visit at Conn.
spending several weeks at Hillcrest.
push-mobile   cup race were Betts   and ¦ *"« V*' ^^^!" ^''?^-    ^'''^''¦^ *" ^^^'.^^
School   was closed this   week on ac¬ count of Teachers' Institute.
Mr. H. H. Cammann has a gapg of ' 15 men at work under his manager, \ Don't Want Addition Mr. George Wright, removing some of the top soil and bog in the pond on his property on Merrick road so that at no time when the water may be low will ansigbUy land be visible projecting from the water. Tbe dredger i6 at work at the same time digging a deep canal  which, when it is finished,   will
Smith, first; J. Smith and Bedell, Garry Smith second; Bedell and Muel¬ ler third.
towards saving  them Smith & Bedell's ad.
as suggested in It
William Wust has sold his delicates¬ sen store to Mrs. Hotze.
and groom left for this place. I The "boys" as usual called on tbeh. I at their home and gave them a sere- I nade  and   "Bill,"  as he is  familiarly
known,   made good  and "put up"   the
treat.''
To the Court House
The taxpayers at the election   Tues-
(eontinued on page 18}
day said very emphatically that they a new racer called the fast mail didn't want to spend $500,000 for an j No not Phil, but Ben,^ claims he can i addition to the County Court House. ; walk from the club house to Bellmore The majority against this proposition i in eight minutes. Yet he isn't a mem- at the town of Hempstead was 2892. , ber of the S. S. A. C, but we under- and in the County probably over 4000' stand they are looking for you Benny.
The Junior Department of the M. E.
' Church  will hold a cake sale this Sat
„..,,.   ^^ x_-1    -J      ,     'urday   afternoon  at 8 o'clock
Willie Drevres our   trick rider, b^s j^^^^^ rbbm.
Nothing Serious—by Mat.
Walter Pettit has  secured a position n  the I with Hiram R. Smith of Freeport.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Taft were vis¬ iting their many friends in town on last Sunday. On Sunday evening Rev. Mr. Taft, who is a former pastor of the M.
The ladies of the Baptist Church will hold a bread and cake sale in the small room of the church   Saturday   night.
(Continued on page 18.)
i    The   Woman's   Foreign  Missionary ! ^- ^*'"'''=''* P''^*'^^^^ at that service.
j Society of the Methodist    Episcopal'   _
Church, wiil   hold its regular monthly!    Mrs. Smith Van Nostrand entertained- meeting   at   the home of Mrs.   E. T. i the Ladies   Aid   Society of the M. E. Soathard next week Friday  afternoon j Church  at her home Thursday   aUer- at 2:46 o'clock. I noon. "'