South Side Messenger 19100225

              Big Fire at Merrick    Bellmore School Entertains    Freeport Primary To-Night
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU  COUNTY
Vol 2, Number 32
Merrick
Our special thanks are due the Free- port firemen who responded to our call for assistance on Friday night. For¬ tunately we did not need them, aa mat¬ ters turned out, but their coming is much appreciated by us ail.
Divine services at the Church of the Redeemer Sunday, The Third in Lent, at ila. m. and 7. .30 p. m. The Sunday School meeta in the Parish House at 10 a. m. Lenten services are held on Wedneaday evening in the church at 8 and Friday afternoona in the Parish House at 4.15. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services of this church.
Mr. Fred Draper of New York was the guest of his aisters, Mra. Corliea and Mra. E. Draper over Sunday at their home on Kirkwood Ave.
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1910
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 CenU
School  Money  Appor¬ tioned
Commissioner Cooley Gives Money Due to Schools
School Commissioner Cooley has is¬ sued to Superviaor Cox hia certificate of apportionment of school money, as follows; I
Freeport
Bellmore
There will be a lively time  in   Free-,     ^^   ^         ^^^ j^^j,   ^^^^j ^„ j^. ^:i''^rr:'".L:l'.f."/litr,"".!LP,T I ">-'-Tuesday.	
Cory, of Amityvilie, wilf give anoth¬ er of his popular moving picture shows in Firemen's Hall Wednesday night. Good music and singing.
Mr. and Mra. James Kmery of Brook¬ lyn wili spend the next three or lour montha here with their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Anthony.
Mr. Schuyler Cammann has rented "Sunnycroft" to Mr. H. R. Fairfax and family for the coming aummer. Last summer Mr. Fairfa.x occupied the Rectory.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Jennings are oc- 'cupying their residence here for a week. They are entertaining Mr. and Mra. Spear of New York.
Miss Etta Miller, who since last fall has been living with   her  sister,   Mrs. | Arthur Way of Hempatead, is recover-1 ing from a threatened attack of  pneu-1 monia. I
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6 - Seaford
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8 Roosevelt
9 Freeport
10 Baldwin
11 Oceanside
12 Norwood
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17- Munson
18- Garden City
19    East Rockaway 20—Lynbrook
21 Rockville Centre
22 Floral Park 2;j- Wantagh
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mary of the People's Party ia held, from 4 to 8 o'clock. There is always a fight for some of the offices, especial¬ ly for collector and treasurer.
President—John D. Gunning.
Truateea - Fred Ortell, Edward B. Thompson and George B.  P.ater8on.
Collector—D. Frank Seaman.
Treaaurer —John Golding, Oacar W. Valentine, John L. Raynor, Walter B. Cozzens anli Frank Ashdown.
For the third out of town alarm our firo department was called out Friday! night about 11:15 when a large barn I of the Merrick Hotel was afire at Mer- '
rick depot.    The  blaze was uncomfor-, use'strenuous me'asures, tal:)ly near the  hotel   and   the   Midmer, caretaker. Organ Works, and the Merrick fire lad- ¦
(lies   were   afraid   the blaze would get ^     The   Ladies'   AitI   Society of tho M. beyond their control, without any wat-   E. Church will meet with Mrs. Osborne er   aervice.    Chief  Cameron    ordered   at   the   home of Mr. Wm. H. Smith on out  the  engine  and   Ever Ready   and! Thuraday, March 3, at 2:.'!0 p. m. Vigilant Hose Companies, and the  lat-.
tor company went over before word The ladiea of the Bellmore Presliy- was sent that the blaze was subdued, terian t^hurch have organized a La- or rather the barn was burned down.'dies' Aid Society. Servicea will he Chief Cameron had to drive to South held in the church every Sunday night; Main Street for an engineer for the en- also Sunday School Sunday afternoons, gine  and   on   hia return was informed ; to which everyone is invited to attend.
that   the   word   had been sent over for	
him not to bring the apparatus, ao it' Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Lawmaster was returned to the house. i celebrated   their   13th   anniversary   of
Harry Emeigh of Brooklyn waa in town laat week looking over his proper¬ ty.
If you are not making $5 per day, but wan to, write Lock Box 13, Roose¬ velt, N. Y.       	
Mr. H. C. Phippa has been troubled with poaclies and hunters shooting songbirds on his place and is about to .1. McMannis,
J i their wedding Monday at Atlantic City, Limited   I j^_   j^   where they are now .spending a
Roosevelt
The Merrick Gun Club held a double shoot on Waahiiiglon's Birthday, in the first gun-play honors were even l)e- tween W. C. Me[)ham and Krnest Mil¬ ler, eacli scoring IB out of a possible 2,"). In the second contest Harry Greenwald won with 20 birds outof 25.
Mr. H. II. Cammann haa let con¬ tracts for the erection of two housea on Byron Road just off of M(>rrick Ave., facing north. Forest Smith of Baldwin wiil build one and Half of Amityvilie the other. We understand that there are a number of famil es who would like to summer here thia year but are unable to find accommoda¬ tions.
The second meeting of the Citizen's League of Merrick was held in the Parish House on Thursday evening, the 17th. About 25 membera attended. A Constitution and By-Laws was adopted. The object of the League is stated to be the promotion of the pub¬ lic intereata of the village. The mem¬ bership includes any resident or person having property interesta in Merrick and who ia not under 21 yeara of age. The limits of "Merrick" are defined aa Jeruaalem A,ve. on the north, New¬ bridge Road on the east, the bay in the south, and Merrick River on the west. Dues were voted at 50 centa a year. Meetinga hereafter will be held in Fire¬ men's Hall upon the third Tuesday night of each month at 8 o'clock. 36 names have been enroled including those who have attended either of the two meetings and fulfill the conditiona of the Constitution as to membership. New members are sought. All prop¬ ositions for membership must contain name and residential address and be preaented to one of the Officera of the League at ieaat one week before a reg¬ ular meeting. The executive officera of the r.*ague are; Pres., Reod Mid¬ mer; vice-pres., Leon De Lisle; aec- treas., F. L. Walker.
On Friday night at 10.30 fire broke out in the barn of the Merrick Hotel, Peter G. Mu ler, proprietor, and waa burned to the ground with a loaa of about $1300. Lorenz Korhler, the young man who worked for Mr. Muller and who slept in the barn, was very bac ly burned about the face and hands before he could escape and is now lying in the South Side Hospital of Freeport under treatment of Dr. Newton who reports that in spite of some miagiv- inga at first, ho now thinka the youn., man will come through nicely. Korh¬ ler ia unable to account for the origin of the fire, only knowing that he went to sleep and awoke to find things ablaze. Groping in the attempt to save some things he fell against the burning wall. The firemen responded quickly and worked hard. The prox¬ imity of the Midmer organ works and the hotel to thc barn made it look at one time as if they both might catch and Fre<-port was called on for aid. Freeport   generously   responded    but
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Unclaimed lettera are at the local poat office for C. Pahraon, A. Pahraon, George H. Townsend and Claudia Sayiie.
You can get the Measenger at DeLap & Brown's, or of the boy.
 '     The  Twentieth   Century
$25,350 ' Shoe Store has opened in   the   building ' f^^ daya j formerly occupied by Kriegler's Amer-! j ican laundry, north of S. A.   Williams' ' i We have learned through Judge Coro- I livery. i oon Norton that the Railroad   Co.   will
give   a decision this week in regard to FURNISHED HOUSES WANTED.   Opening   the  gate between the   tracks This week I received   eleven   inquiries   ^^ (.jj^^ j^pot
for furnished houses to rent for the '. j^j. Norton received a letter from coming summer season. Those who , ^r. Hartenstein, of the Company, this desire to rent are invited to send me ! ^gg^, stating that the mstter had been descriptionof their residences, and also left ;„ ^^e hands of President Peters state   whether  you  have   all improve'
credit, eapecially when they only had a short time to practice and that all drilling was done outside of school hours. The opening addresa waa made by the principal, Mr. Harrington, who gave a talk on matters relating to the ' school and on the life of Washington I which were very interesting and en¬ joyed by ail. Miaa Francia Burton, who rendered aeveral vocal selections, : waa presented with a handsome bou¬ quet of flowers for her excellent sing¬ ing- i Mr. Harrington gave aeveral vocal ' selections, accompanying himaelf on the banjo.
After the exercises, Mr. Peter John¬ son, chairman of the Board   of   Educa¬ tion,   was   called upon tho address   the gathering, which he did in a few inter¬ esting remarks.     Several of   the  girls of the  school,   representing   the   Sun¬ shine   Society,   the loeal branch of the International   Sunshine   Society,     i)re- scnted Mr. Johnson with a check of $40 toward the Piano   fund,   which   money had been raised by the children of  the school.    The firoceeds of the entertain¬ ment were for sale of ticketa $49, with . the   $40   from   the    Sunshine    Society ' amounted   to $89.    Another entertain- i ment will be held soon, when it is hoped that they will have sufficient funds   to ¦ procure the piano. j
We regret that owing to the numbers on the program we will not have   room ; ' to publish it until our next issue. J -
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Close of North Roae, Wayne Co., New York, are spending their honeymoon here, as guesta of Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Ohm.
Seaford
The faculty of the achool are arrang¬ ing for a social evening in the Boant of Trade Hall on Woods Avenue on the evening of I-'riday, March 4. The pro¬ ceeds of the affair are for the benefit of a piano fund. Music is greatly needed at the school and everybody ahould do all in their power to enlarge the fund.
There is < onsiderable talk about the extension of Centennial Avenue, run¬ ning through thia village, as far as Lynbrook. This extension would moan a great improvement to the village and would be a grand driveway for sports¬ men who love horseflesh and they would
i not be troubled with automobile travel
I to any great extent.
I Work is being rushed on the new cot- i tage of Martin Kane on Union Place jin Whitehouse villa. Merritt and Day- I ton are doing the work. '
I A very successful entertainment waa 1 held at the Board of Trade Hall on I Thursday evening under the auspices I of the Ladies' Auxiliary connected with I the Board. The program of the even- I ing consisted in part of the playette lentitled "Mra. Jarley's Wax Worka" 'and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all I in attendance. The Ladies' Auxiliary j was organized soon after the Board waa I incorporated and haa ever aince been i a great help to the organization, both ' socially and financially.
i     The regular meetingof the Roosevelt
' Board   of  Trade was held on   Tuesday evening and was well attended.
During the evening a number of com¬ mittees reported progress and Frank Wood waa appointed a committee of one to look into the matter of better trolley   facilitiea by the New York and
I Long Island Traction Company and re-
i port at the next meeting.
There was considerable discussion on the possibility of the South Shore Trac¬ tion Company, which has asked for a franchise from the Village Board of Trusteea, through Freeport, changing their propoaed route and coming along the Babylon Hempstead Turnpike to Centennial Avenue and through that thoroughfare to the western end of thia village.
Whlie walking about his new build¬ ing in Whitehouse Villa on Tuesday af¬ ternoon, David Brown Jr., fell and in¬ jured himself so severely that a physi¬ cian had to be called to attend him.
Brown and a number of his workmen were ahingling when Brown left to get another bundle of shinglea. While walking paat the cellar door with the bundle of shingles on his shoulder he tripped and fell to the cellar bottom with a crash. His workmen immediate¬ ly went to his rescue -nd found him in a semi-conscious condition and assisted him to his home, where Dr. F. W. Fletcher of Freeport, was called to at¬ tend him.
ments, barn, garden, fruit, etc., as well as amount of rent for the season. A. B. Wallace, 65 Church Street, or 29 Railroad Avenue.
The Columbian Brass Foundry has an exhibit of their propellers at the Motor Boat Show at Madison Square Garden, in charjre of L. J. Hall, Presi¬ dent of the CompMiiy.
Mrs.   Deliorah Post Taylor, who was ' shot as announced in.our last  issue,   is! reported   slowly   recovering,    at     the South Shore Hospital. |
Crystal   Lako   Cottage having  been j
thoroughly renovated steam heated and,
refurnished is now ready   for   all  year
round   boarders,   at  reasonable   rates.
2t)4 Grove Street, Freeport, N. Y.
4t. I
The dramatization of St. Elmo by the Sigmond Stiock Company, preaent¬ ed in the Sigmond Hlbpera House on Washington's Birthday eve, Monday, February 21st, under the auspices of Freeport Lodge of Odd Fellows drew such a large crowd, that the "atanding room only" aign waa displayed in front of the door.
Freeport Village Board
All the members of the Village Board of Truatees attended the meeting Fri¬ day evening. President Morriaon in the chair.
A commoni'-ation was received from Smith & Malcomaon atating that the work of E. H. Payne fixing gutter cor¬ ner Randall Avenue and Grove Street had been done according to contract and recommending that his bill for this be paid. They further stated that aa thia did not make as amooth a croaa¬ ing as deaired they would have it fixed at their own expenae as soon as the weather permits.
William P. Jones and Rev. E. O. Tree appeared before ttie Board as committee for the Board of Trade and stated that they realized the Board had an immense amount of work to handle and they did not wish to aeem to be in¬ terfering but they would like police protection regularly at night if the membera could see their way clear to arrange for the necessary expienditure involved. Mr. Morrison said that the Board had selected its police officers with a view of having them scattered over the village as thoroughly as poaai¬ ble and that it was poasible to get one at almost any time, day or night, by using a telephone. He said further that the Board had been for several months considering how they could ar¬ range a central place for piolicc head¬ quarters especially at night and that they would do the best they could to have the matter fixed for the coming year.
A communication was received from
of tho Company who promises that a deci.sion will be made to the entire aat¬ isfaction of the public. Here's hoping the Jiulge will be successful.
The boys of this village have or¬ ganized a Junior Athletic Club, and are arranging games for the coming season. The officera of the club are: Presi¬ dent, Kenneth Tillotson; vice presi¬ dent, Walter Brockman; secretary, Geo. Johnson; asst. sec'y, Anderson Bloomer; treasurer, Clarence Smith. An entertainment will be given in F'iremen's Hall sometime in April in aid of the club. Thcy are practicing for the show now.
Last Friday evening a meeting was held at Smith Bros, store for the pur¬ poae of re-organizing the Bellmore Base-ball Club. A number of the young men were present. Officers were elected as follows: Manager, Frank Roberts; secretary, Harry Ap¬ eler; treasurer, Frank   B^  Hunt;  cap-
i tain, Harry E. Merritt. It was decid¬ ed to give a masquerade and dance in Firemen's Hall, and the following com¬ mittee was ajipointed to arrange for same: Harry A. Self, chairman; Har¬ rry E. Merritt, Wm. Valentine, Wm. Schwicker and Ernest J. Schneider. The committee met later and decided to hold the dance in Firemen's Hall on the evening of March 16. Ticketa are on aale and can be had from any of the membera. Prizes will be awarded the lady and gentleman   appiearing  in   the
I most appropriate costume.    The prizes will   be awarded at 10.30, after which a supper will be served.    Music will be furnished by Waldau Bros, from   Ami¬ tyvilie.    Help the boys along  as   they need funds to start the coming season, and   they will furnish you with  plenty of amusements  this summer on the lo¬ cal diamond.   The committee in charge expect to make thia alFair  one  of   the most succeaaful events ever held in the village.    The  boys   are   pleased   with! their new  manager,   Mr.   Roberts,   as i he   is   an   old-time base-ball fan, thor- ! oughly understanda   the   game,   and   a! successful   season  is looked   for.    The season   starts  about  the 15th of May, ' all   gamea   to be  played at home with ! two gamea on holidays. j  .                           \
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i The patriotic exerciaea held in the public achool on Tuesday eve by the children, the proceeds for piano fund, waa a great suocess. The large rooma were crowded to their utmoat capacity. The school was prettily decorated with flags and large portraits of Washing¬ ton were aeen hanging around the walls of the achool. Never before in the history of Bel more did the parents of the children and the public have an opportunity to witness an entertain¬ ment of thia kind. The manner in which the exercises were conducted and the way the children were drilled for this occasion ahowed that the princi¬ pal,   John   Harrington,   and   assistant
i Miss   Carrie B.   Fish,   deserve   great
A large crowd was present Tuesday evening at the masquerade l>all of the Young Men's Improvement Club at their hidl on Jackson Avenue when an enjoyable evening waa pasaed. The olficers and memi)ers of the club under the leadership of President Edward Verity were here, there, and every where looking to the comfort and plea¬ sure of those in attendance. The aux¬ iliary to the club furnished a first-class supper duriiiiC the evening, and tiie mu¬ sic for dancing was all that could be desired. The treasury of the club is considerable richer as a result of giv¬ ing their friends a good time. Among the costumes worn were several which represented Colonial tinies.
The Ladies' Aid Society connected with the M. E. Church held a very suc¬ cessful ice cream, cake and apron sale at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Raynor on Washington Avenue last P>iday evening when over $30 waa realized for the work of the Society. The evening waa very pleasantly j)assed by all who were in attendance. The next meeting of the Society will be held at the home of Mrs. M. J. Vooris next  Thuraday afternoon.
John Telford, brother of Mias Helena Telford, principal of the local school (who, as told in last week's paper waa very ill at the Episcopal rectory) was viaiting here on Sunday and Monday. Miss "Telford ia alowly improving and waa able to aet up on Wednesday. As aoon aa she has recovered aufficient atrength she will spend several weeks at Atlantic City where she will have complete reat, after which she will take up her duties again. A Miss Cur- ley haa arrived and will aubatitute in her place until she ia ready to resume her work.
In Surrogate Jackson's Court at Mineola, the will of Curtis S. Smith haa been offered for probate, value not given. The estate ia bequeathed to hiia widow, Phebe D. Smith, during her life, with final disposition to his nephew, Curtis M. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Covert enter¬ tained relativea from Freeport and Brooklyn at their Washington Avenue home laat Sunday.
The Nassau County Grand Jury brought in an indictment against John Gunter, for breaking in the local depot, also those at Massapequa, Central Park and Farmingdale in 1908.
This Friday evening Rev. Henry L. Drew, rector of the Episcopal Church of Amityvilie, held special Lenten ser¬ vices in the Episcopal Church here, at which meeting; there was a good atten¬ dance.
Misses Bertha Baetz and Pearl Naeder of Brooklyn, Mias Viola Thomas of Newark and Herbert Hess of Whitestone were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Condit over Washington's Birthday.
Do You Want to Buy or Sell?   Use Everybody's Column.
I      Smithville South
1 The Willing Workers will hold a I dance and social Saturday evening, I Feb. 26, at Firemen's Hall. The ad- I mission fee will be twenty-five cents,
j Mrs. George Fieseler, Mrs. A. Bald- I win and Mrs. Matthews of Brooklyn, who have been the guests of Mrs. i Charles Seaman for the past few j days, have returned home.
The next meeting of the Willing workers will be held at the home of Mrs. Adolph Frisch.
It's a mean trick to fool your wife
The marriage of Mr. Harry Peter Woltmann, formerly of this place, to Milsa Lillian Bolte of Brooklyn, Wednesday, Feb. 16, was announced by the bride's aunt Misa Alvina Bolte. They wiil reaide at 67 Broadway, Brooklyn, after March 1st.
Prof. Hilton and family have broken up house-keeping; they will live with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin of Bell¬ more for the balance of the school term.
The regular meeting of the S. S. H. L. & Engine Co. was held at head¬ quarters last Thuraday, but owing to the heavy rain, a number of the young memliers were not present, while the older fellows took their lanterns and canes, and got on the job. It is said that  one  of  these members known as
I Capt. Hunter has never missed a meet-
,ing.
The dance given by the Ladies' Aux¬ iliary in the Fireman's Hall, at Bell- ' more last week, was a successful ; affair ; although the weather was bad, a large crowd attended. Theae ladiea remind one ofthe old aa\ing, "You can't keep a good man down." They were out for success and they got it. A prominent citizen aptly remarked that the Bellmore and Smithville folks have proved themselves not one of the fair weather bird kind, but of the "Do it" and "Do it now" cla.ss. The ' proceeda are for the benefit of the S. S. A. C. ; they have already given to the boya, a large donation towards the new building and a new acetyline gas plant to be inatalled when thc building is completed.
Another body of ladies known as the Willing Workers for the Smithville So. Hook, Ladder and Engine Co., have proved themselves to be of great help ' to the firemen. Yet some men don't ' like women and wont let them vote. I
A runaway horse owned by Mr. Chas.
Schoen   broke   loose   last   Sunday   and
i caused   great  excitement.    It  seemed
for  a  time   that  ahe   was   not  to  be
caught.    The    reporter    and    several
I othera were on the chase   the  most  of
\ the day until neighbor Siles got on the
job   and   then it  was   ail   up  and   the
frightened animal   was   caught.    Siles
is  an  old-time horseman   and  with  a
smile politely aaid it was a "cinch."
I Mr. Robert S. Kilpatrick and wife were the guests of 'Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. j A. Woods laat Sunday.
Mike saya that friend Wood is to be the aole diatributor of hia inventions. Good luck Charlie.
' Robert and Walter Frisch are visit- I ing relatives in Bayonne. N. J.
Edward Biunner, travelling through I this and neighlwring vicinities,'wish to i let the public know that I am not Robt i Beard, therefore I am not implicated in j the case of a lady of Wantagn.
j The moving picture show that was 1 to be given at Firemen's Hall Feb. I 21st, was postponed on account of the ; weather.
It was a surprise to see the school opened here on Washington's Birth¬ day. How did the Board come to over¬ look such an important holiday.
The Ladies' Auxiliary held their ninth Pinochle of the series, at the home of Mrs. F. M. Wood, Wednes¬ day evening, Feb. 23rd.
County Court
A term of Couniy Court wili be held March 7. Following is the list of local jurors drawn:
Freeport—Robert G. Anderson and Samuel T. Raynor.
Rockville Centre -James A. Graham and Daniel V. DeMott.
Hempstead—W. Z. Ketcham, John B. Hicks, Jacob Totten, Charles Noon and A. G. Patterson.
Seaford -Jacob J. Verity.
Wantagh—Wm. Garner.
Massapequa- John M. Townsend.
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