South Side Messenger 19121220

              New Depot For Baldwin **Merry Christmas" to Everybody
Lively Class Times at Freeport School
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPIER, FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 5, Namb«r 21
Ewory Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1912
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Yoo can by those Xmaa cigars of Charles Moravec. The Merrick Cigar Manufacter.   Place vour orders now.
Miss Csrroll, secretsry to John W. Wood, of the Chorcb Missions Hoase, wss 8 gnest over Sunday at Bayside, tbe home of Mrs. C. N. Kent.
The new hook and ladder with foil •qaipment of the .Merrick Hook and Ladder Co., No. 2, arrived here by freight on Monday and was removed by the members to iis headquarters near Park Ave., the property of Geo. Lattingshauien, where it will remain until the eompany haa ereeted its con- templsted houae on Camp Avenne. The men are well pleased with their apparatus.        , _
Serviees at the  Church of the  Re¬ deemer, Sunday, tfae foarth jn Advent, at 7:30 snd 11  a.   m.    and   8   p.   m. , Celebration of the Holy Communion st j the eariy service and Morning  Prayer ! and sermon at the 11  o'clock   service. Tbe Sunday School meets in tbe Parish House at 10 a. m.    The singing of the j Christmas carols   will   be   continued. Services on Chriatmas Day at 7:30  a. ; m. and  10 a. m.    Celebration   of  the Holy Communion at   7:30   and   Morn-1 ing Prayer, sermon and Hcly Commun-1 ion at 11 o'clock.    The Sunday School; Christmas exercises will be held in the j Parish House  on   Friday   evening   at i 7:80.    There will be no meeting of the I Woman's Auxiliary   on  Thursday.    A | cordial invitation is extended to all   to ' attend the services of this church.
Wm. Varneke haa returned bome fro.n his stay at Midvale, N. J., for bis health, looking much improved. It is good to have Mr. Varneke with us again.
Geo. Wright had the village water installed in bis home opposite the Fire Hall this week. Van Wicklen of Freeport did the work.
The new Metz "Special," for which Chas 0. Colvin & Son are tbe  agents, ia with OS.    Howard   Wood   of   Bell¬ more is the first purchaser   in this dis¬ trict.    This n^w car is certainly   very attractive for  the   price,   $895  fully eqoipped..    It has the same chassis  as the $496   roadster   but   with   lighter I wheela, and there is   no   place   for  a | ramble seat, making it thus a strictly i a two passenger car.    Its color is red. | We   predict   great   success   for    the; agency of Colvin A Sun nith this  new i machine. i
'Christmas  Cdebratioiis
Notes gad Iteas AbolM the Serrices
and Doings m the Varions
Chnrches and Societies
METHODIST. Tbe Christmas services at tbe Metho¬ dist Episcopal Charch commence Sun¬ day. In tbe morning at 11:30 the reg alar Church and Sanday Sehool service will b« beld, when there will be spec¬ ial music, and the pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion. In the evening a cboir of 26 voices will render the Christmas cantata, "The Prince of Peace." Tbere will be an orchestra accompaniment.
The program of "The Prince of Peace" includes a vplendid list of solos and choruses, and is divided into eight parta, Tfae triampb of prophecy, Tfae Annunciation, The Vision of the Shep¬ herds, Tbe Joarney of the Shepherda, The Quest of the Magi, Maiy's Slom- bsr Song, The Flight into Egypt. God Manifest.
There will be a chorus of 26 voices and tbe following soloists:. Miss Nina Humphrey, soprano; Mrs. Albin N. Jobnson, contralto; Harold E. Brown and Wilbur Raynor, tenors; Jere £. Brown, baritone; Miss Libby Hewlett, Willard Van Riper, violinists; Clinton Brown, cornetist; Annie   I.   Eldridge,
BeUmore
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The corner stone of tbe new M. B. Cbarch will be laid on Friday after¬ noon, Deeember2 7, at 8 o'clock. Bev. William A. Layton will csndoct tbe service. 	
Ssmuel Self, real estate agent, re¬ ports tbe aale of the Hi acre plot of ground of Sidney Jackson, north of Wantagh Read, to B. T. Thorn.
Mr. and Mn. John Meyer of Brook¬ lyn, formerly of Oak Street, this vil¬ lage, wei>B tbe guests of friends here last Sanday.
Jobn J. Stevenson entertained his nephew. Frank Morris, a New York City fireman, over Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Spare of New York City, preached an excellent sermon at the Presbyterian Church last Sanday even¬ ing.te a good sized aadience.
Start of Jamaica
Bay Work
Celebration of Initiation of Great Undertaking Impressed Many
The pressing of a batten at Rocka¬ way Beach, by Deputy Dock Commis¬ sioner B. F. Cresson, jr., at 3:21 o'clock Satarday   afternoon,   let  the
Freeport
Mrs. Gilbert F. DeMott. daughter- in-law of Mrs. John DeMott, started for West Palm Beacb  Saturday.   Dee.
114, with Mrs. Beleree  of   Amityville.
iTheir busbanda   will   meet   them  on
I tbeir arrival.
I Jericho Turnpike
In Chlotic State
Both in Nassaa and Qaeens, High¬ way Has Been Continaoaly Tom Up
Automobilists and farmers have t>een complaining over the tom up condition of the Hempstead  Plankroad  and  the
Mrs. George M. Smitb. of 98 Raynor Street, is on a three weeks'   visit to mac'hiner7on"the big^redger. anchor-i |?,"'^^''^hter, Mrs. Oliver   Wbaley, in j j^richoTumpikrdurinrthT^aTrsum-
— merandfali, making travel very difficult
and at times dangerous.
ed in Jamaica   Bay,   between   Barren j   '"^ 	
Island and Mill, Basin, working, and | A regalar meeting of the Village the gigantic improvement of Jamaica i Board of Trustees will be held this Bay into a  seaport   was   commenced. ; Friday evening.
Fully 300  enthusiastic   advocators of | 	
the Jamaica B^ improvement were' a daring capture of a notorious present and the hall rang with tbeir: burglar by a brave boy, a thrilling ad- applause and cheers when mention was i venture in a fast speeding automblle, made of any of the foremost leaders, j and a funny predicament of a negligent Tbe party left Flatbush Avenue de- ! policeman will be acted in a photoplay pot on a special train shortly after 1 ' entitled "Billy's Borglar"' in two o'clock and arrived at the Beach about | reels, by the Vitagrph Ce.'s stsrs, at an hour later. At Holland station tbey | the Plaza, Tuesday, Dec. 24. Doors were   met by the Rockaway   Board of jopen at 7 p. m. It
Trade,   tbe  Rek-awa-ha   Democratic!       -
Club and otber delegations of societie'b I Loretta, tbe une year old daughter of the Beacb.    Then headed by a brass ' of James Johnson, died at the home ol
The Leap Year dance held   at Fire-  band, Ihe party marched to Ari»ii Hall,
men's Hall Saturday evening onder the auspices of tbe S. M. M. C, was largely attended. Everyone wbo at¬ tended reports having spent a pleasant evening.
This Friday night Christmas exer¬ cises will be held in the Public Scfaool pianist; Mrs. G. T, Van Riper, organ-i guilding, commencing at 7:30 o'clock. ist; G. T. Van Riper, director. jj^^ children have been practicing   for
Invitations bave been sent to the some time for this event. Do not fail members of the Cradle Roll Depart- | to attend as this is the school that ment for Monday afternoon Dec. 23, at holds entertainments worth seeing. 2 .'80 o'clock, at whicb hour will bej A featore of the entertainment wili held the Christmas festivities in tbe be selections by Bellmore's celebrated church. Miss Helen Crandell will | trio, Charles VV. Smitfa, 'cello; J. H. welcome the babies through a recita-1 Wiemer, violin, and Miss Lila Smith, tion entitled, "Cradles."    Miss   Shir-' pianist.    Those wbo attended the   last
While Chaa. Ironmonger's chaafTeur waa driving Mins Ironmorger through Prospect Park lately he was run into from the rear by a fa%t driven horse The shaft of tbe horse driven vehicle pierced the back of the automobile al¬ most reaching Misa Ironmonger. The horse, a valuable one costing $6000, was eut and rendered aseiess for form¬ er purposes. We do not know how the accident came about. >Jait has been brougfat in the courts by the owner of the horse and a counter suit for dam¬ ages to tfae automobile by Mr. Iron¬ monger. M. Ironmonger has his sam¬ mer faome here on Kirkwood Ave.
£. C. Cammann is having the barn on his place on Merrick Road re-roofed and the sides shingled, and ao altering it as to give it the appearance of a bOfflf^hUB adding to tbe beauty of the eoontryside. Mr. 'Cammann bas a marker taken from tfae barn showing that it is 122 years old. He will dec¬ orate the marker and replace it.
ley Fulton will preside at the piano. Miss Dorothy Lorraine Chase will render a vocal solo^ Miss Marjorie Hamaker will recite and otber mem¬ bers of tbe Cradle Roll will entertain as tbe spirit moves them. Mrs. W. A. Richard, the Cradle Roll Superin¬ tendent, will give a brief report, fol¬ lowed by distribution of presents and candies. Cradle Roll Mptbers, babies and Home Department will then re¬ pair to tbe lecture room for a social hour and light refreshment.
Un .Tuesday afternpon at the same hour tbe primary department will have tbeir Christmas tree and exercises and tbe Junior, Senior and adult de¬ partments in tho evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Following is tbe program of the ex¬ erciaes of the Sunday School for next Tuesday evening, Dec. 24, at 7:46:
Song, by the Schoul, Christmas Bells," page 2 of "Gilt Supreme."
Greetings.
Prayer, led by Rev. Wm. A. Richard.
Song, by the School, "Shine Bethle¬ hem Star," page ft.
"Chriatmas      Bells,"      Lafayet Brown, Norman Maxon, Lina   Goldo Henrietta Terry, Pbyllia   Lucas,   Vir Raynor, Frances Havens,   Edna   Hat ton, Nina Crevoiaerat.
"Somebody's Mother," Milton Seaman.
"Two Little People," Frances Voges.
"Sharirg Christmas," Marie and Elizabeth Mabie.
"Xmas Box," Freda Yoang, Eleanor Finch, Annie Ritchie, Isabel Seaman, Helen Hamber, Edward Davis, Gerald Howell, Millard Johnson, Milton Be¬ dell, Stephen Carpenter
entertainent in the school remember the excellent musie they furnished. Come early and secure a good seat.
School closes Friday for tbe Christ¬ mas vacation and will not be opened until Janaary 6.
Tbe first cake and apron sale of the St. Reita Clab, composed of several of the young girls of tbe Bellmore Catho¬ lic Chareh, will be beld in Firemen's Hall on Tuesday evening of next week. Tbere will be mass Cbriatmaa morning at both Bellmore and Seaford. Bell¬ more at 9 o'clock and Seaford at 8 o'clock. 	
Paid you school taxes yet? Collec¬ tor J. H. Weiner reports tbat be bas been collecting since Deeember 9. bat thus far the taxes have been eoming in very slow. Tbe rate tbis year is 60c on the $100. One per eent will be added for 30 days and after tbat 5 per cent added.
Miss Louise  Kohler has recovered from faer  attack   of   diptberia,   after II for several days.
rs. Edward S. Deubert days tbis week in New Connecticut   and   Massa-
where the festivities were held. Houses and busineas places were dec¬ orated in honor of the day.
Upon arriving at Arion Hall, invited guests and officials were taken in auto¬ mobiles, placed at the dispoaal of tfae Board of Trade, to Belle Harbor, from whence a view of Jamaica Bay, where tbe improvement was to be started, was obtained. Returning to tha hall, the fsarty aat down to the tables, and after all bad been seated, Revt Dr. William   B.   Wallace,   ofthe
her father on Liberty Avenae on Sat¬ urday, after suffering for some time from consumption. The funeral ser- ' vices were held Monday aftemoon. Rev. J. Whitehurat, in cbarge of the Mission work in the village, ofliciat- ing. Interment was in Greenfield Cemetery.
Elvin N. Edwards waa among the members of the Long Island Water¬ ways AsBocition Executive Committee ^
who attended the dinner at   Rockaway jered with screenings Baptiat  Beach Saturday afternoon   in   celebra-1    This has been laid only to
This is the main artery of travel be¬ tween Brooklyn and Manhattan and all points on Long Island east of Jamaica, and during the moming and evening hours, when the procession of automo¬ biles and farmers' wagpns isg^oingback and forth, it is one of the busiest high¬ ways on Long Island.
The authorities of Queens and Nassau Counties have been engaged thisyearin rebuilding thia highway from Mineolato Grand street, Jamaica, with a first class pavement, but in doing ao they have monopolized almost the entire width of the highway with heaps of gravel, bar¬ rels of bitumen, furnaces, mixing ma¬ chines and road rollers, compellihg driv¬ ers of vehicles to take to the gutters or in some instances the sidewalk or green- I award.
I The Nassau County authorities began their repairs to the Jericho Turnpike Wt summer. They have completed two I miles of Hassen pavement, a concrete ^ bed finished with an oil surface the same 1 as that laid on the Long Island Motor Parkway. The remaining three mile* on Nassau Couuty, between Hyde Park and Mineola, has been laid witn amasile pavement—a mixture of broken stone and hot bitumen rolled firmly and   cov-
Temple, Brooklyn, offered tbe invoca- tion of tbe beginning of the work of tion, wfaicfa waa followed by a resume dredging tbe channel into Jamaica 01 the Jamaica Bay development by N.   Bay
the
B. Kilimer, Secretary of the Jamaica Bay Improvement Association, and who has been for years identified witb the project. After Mr. Kilimer finish¬ ed his talk, the dinner was served and for an hoar or more all partook of the various coarses set before tbem
Deputy Dock Commissioner Cres¬ son, jr., was introduced and made an address in whicb he told of the big things expected to follow the develop ment of tbe bay. his  remarks, fae
Lewis H. Rnss Company has a very unique manner in advertising, particu¬ larly their cement, beach sand and Peekskill gravel. C. Elliott P. Ross and Arthur Keen have decorated their east window to repreaent a ligbtbouae standing on tbe rocks; a windmill and railroad tracks with a train ef ears on it, ranning by both. There is also a railroad station long the tracks. The At the conclusion of I windmill and ligfatfaouse are made of pressed   i n  electric i cement, the tracks are   laid   on   beach
button which gave the   signal   to  the l sand received from Long Beach and at men aboard the dredger to begin work. . the base of the lighthouse is Peekskill At the same time, this button   set  off i gravel,     representing       the      rocks. | thirteen   guns   at   tbe   Jamaica  Bay | Water in a long   tank   represents  thej Yacht Club and  Belle   Harbor   Yacht  ocean and it has been so arranged that j Club, and the booming of   the  cannon i an electric fan is  operated   so   as   to I was faeard aboard the  dredger,   where i make a ripple on   the   water.    In   the the   flag   was  raised and   Mrs. N. B. j lightboase tbere ia a small light which Kilimer, wife of the   Secretary of  the | lights every few seconds ano the wind- Jamaica Bay Association,   pressed an-  mill is kept in constant motion   by  an other button,    which started the  huge  electric motor.    To represent tbe sign macfainery going. i boards tfaat are often   seen   along   the
After the dinner had bean aerved, ' railroad tracka, a hole is cut in tbe Henry A. Meyer, President of the Ja- scenery and a roll on which many of maica Bay Improvement Aasociation, the articles sold by the Company are ros^ and said it was the happiest day | stamped, continually revolves. This of fais life, for he bad worked hard for i is airo driven by a small motor. The the development of the bay and now ! display ia one well worth seeing, that actual work had been commenced,
width of twenty feet and it could have easily been arranged to have given a passage¬ way free of encumbrance over the re¬ maining 20 feet on each side of the paved section, but the contractors took the liberty of cluttering th6 whole width of the highway with their working machinery and material.
Similar obstructions have existed along the same highway io Queens which is known for a part of the dis¬ tance as Jericho Turnpike and the west¬ erly half as the Henipatead and Jamai¬ ca plankroad. The City began the pav¬ ing of this thoroughfare lastaummeron both aides of the atreet railroad tracks with bitholitic cement under the $2,000,- 000 appropriation for good roads for Queens. The Long Island Traction -Company was called upon to pave be¬ tween its tracks and for two leet out¬ side those tracks according to the city ordinances. In spite of the urg¬ ing by the borough authorities, the traction company did not do its work first, claiming inability to get material. The borough HiKhway authorities finally, compelled oy the lateness of the season, went ahead and paved the roadways be¬ tween the tracks and the{gutter. In do¬ ing this the highway was tom up during the fall. After +hat the railroad began, the work of laying a granite block pave¬ ment between its tracka and an asphalt strip outside the tracks joining t^e city's section.
In carrying out  the  work   the  com-
:h. who ia filling the poai- in agent at Merrick depot, bicycle stolen from   the   depot one day this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society nt the M&thodist Church held a cake sale at Badenhop's ice cream parlor laat Sat¬ orday afternoon.
Tfae Cfaristmaa exercises of the Bell-
"Why'the Stockings Were Empty." | J^J^^^^^'*""^ Presbyterian Chorch wil
The Sunday School exercises of the local church celebrating Christmas will be beld in tbe Parish Houae on Friday night next at 7:30. This school has an enrullmert of 106 mem¬ bers. Last Sunday there were 97 present. Tbe Advent barrels for Archdeaconry Missions shoald be re¬ torned at this tims. Eacb member of tbia school is asked to bring a present for the children of tbe Home of St. Giles tba Cripple at Garden City.
Tbe Men'j Club basketball team has played five games this season and has a percentage of 100. Last Friday a team from St. George's Clab, Hemp¬ ataad played bere and on Tuesday nigbt the Freeport High School. An axeeptionally large attendance saw tbe Freeport game and it was general¬ ly felt that it was the best game tbos far. TJnder the urging of Freeport footers, mostly of tfae  fair   sex,   tbe
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SiwilHiUiliii
Evelyn Teeple.
"Christmas Lullaby,".Hannah  Hal- iday.
Song, by the School. "Tbe Reign of Peace," page 6.
"It Came Upon the Midnight  Air," Gladys Howell.
"My Heart Breathes   a   Welcome," Isabel Hibbard, Vera   Bedell,   Willard I Van Riper. Harold, Humpfar^. I    Song, by tbe Seboil. "The Promised I King." page 10.
I    "Silvery Stars," Doris King, Helen i Turner, Augusta Bentley, Vera Bedell, i Mildred Smitfa, Jeanie Dunbar, Gladys Howell. Fieda Yoong, Alice Raynor. I     "Grandpa's Story,"  Curtis   Falton, Dorothy Raynor, Freda  Young,  Olive 'post, Marion Raynor, Gnce Post I    Song,   by   the   Sehool,   "Qlory  to !God," page 12. Award of prizes.
Closing   song.    "Farewell    Christ* I mas." page IS.
I lyPISCOPAL.
i    Tbe nsual entertainment and Cbriat-
j maa tree for tbe children will be  held
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I uc liciu Ull Tharsday >ber 2S, at 8 o'clock. I will be provided.
evening, Decem- A good program
A regular meeting of Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Co., No. 1, waa held at Firemen's Hall on Thara¬ day evening of last week. After con¬ siderable business was transacted the following offiears were elected for tbe ensuing year: Foreman, Edgar Green; first assistant foreman, Wil¬ liam Brockman ; second assiatant fore¬ man, Benjamin Emeigh; third assist¬ ant foreman, Anderson Bloomer; finan¬ cial secretary, Herbert V. Valentine; recording secretary, Charles Peterson ; treasurer, Charles W. Smith; sergeant at arms, Hatfield Smith; trastees, Charles H. Russell, Edward S. Deabert. Carl Nolte, William Wolfe and William Valentine. The new officials will take oflflee at the first meeting in Janaary.
Robert Brewster, of Woodhaven, L. I., formerly a resident of this village, died suddenly at bis plaee cf basinees in New York City laat Friday morning
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he felt certain it would be carried on : to completion. Mr. Meyer acted as i toastmaster of the day. .    ¦
Tbe table of honor was pet on the I stage of tfae hall, and seated at it were: j Ex-Congressman ChaiYes B. Law, City i Magatrate Jofan Hylan, Borough Presi- j dent Alfred B. Steers, Borough Presi¬ dent Maurice E. Connolly and Public Works Commiaaioner Denis O'Leary. ' of Qaeens; N. B. Kilimer, Henry A.': Meyer, Deputy Dock Commiaaioner B. ; F Cresson, jr.. Rev. Dr. William B. i Wallace, Ge.n. John G. Knight, Engin-1 eer John G. Ford, Elwin S. Piper, ex-' Senator Charles Foiler and Deputy; Controller D. Matthewson. i
Soliciting For Hospital;
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guide; Jennie Fedden, inside guard; Anna Willets, outside guard; Mary Crevoiserat, recording aecretary; Alice Toombs, assistant secretary; Emma Mount, financial secretary; Heiirietta Golden, treasurer, and Han¬ nah Ryerion, trastee.
J. D. Kiefer, secretary of tne {Re¬ port Branch of tfae Red Croaa Charity Association, has received a letter from tbe New York State Headquarters to the effeet that tbe Brooklyn collector, wbo bas been operating tbroogbout Freeport, was known, and that a cheek for tfae proceeds of bis eollectinna, amounting to $3, will be forthcoming to the Freeport Branch. It was learned about two weeka ago tfaat a canvasser of the Brooklyn branch was making a bouse to hoase canvass in Freeport and pital conducted a ten day eampaign I complaint was immediately made to the for a $50,000 endowment fund. C A. i State headquarters, as 86 per cent of Ryder, local agent at Freeport, is a '•¦ the money collected from the stamps resident of Jamaeia and was chairman {in the local territory is kept for tbe of the Businesa Men's   Committee of | figbt against the "wbite plagueV bere.
840.    Tfais committee met nightly in a {  :
hall for dinner, and aroand tfao hall in The Speeds Kings of tbis village de- six or eight different plaees a cover of ! feated Van Cotts' Champions of the November issue of The Telepfaone j Hempstead at Gere's alleys Taesday Review was hong, witb tbe printed heading: "Telling Her Best Friend Tfaat tbe |eO,000 Fond Had Been Sub- acrtbed." Tfaii atimulaa probably had a great deal to do witb tbe success of tbe movement, wbicb verified tbe caption under the pictare, for a  total
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pany's men nave takfen their own time and have kept the 'highway' in a chaotic
At the meeting of Progressive Coun-1 condition for a month or more since the cil, Daughters of Liberty, held in city's job was completed. 'They pile up Mechanics' Hall Monday evening the i their material wherever they choose and officers for the ensuing year vnare I the traveler over the hiehway has to elected. Tfae installation will bo held j ">ak« h'* ^ay carefully by day or by on Monday evening, January 6. .^£l^ ^ «^""1 *"  "P«^t  or other  acci-
Following are the officers: Freda | X demand is made that the railroad Comba, councilor; Lmma Crevoiserat, j authorities confine their operations to a aaaiatant councilor; Arabella Ritchie, | narrower strip and leave an anple pas- vice councilor ;'EflSe L. Anton, assist-1 sageway for vehicles and that theyhur- ant   vice   councilor;   Anna  Grempel, I ry along the job so as to have   it   com
In view of the fact tbat we have been interested daring the last few weeks in raising funds for Nataao Hospital, the following item from the Telephone Review, eoncerning Mr. Ryder, wfao is our local agent of tb<« Telephone Company, and sfao took an active part in the plan to raise money for tfae Jamaica Hoapitai, will be of interest:
At Jamaica, L. I., the General Hos-
evening. They won all tbree gamea. Tbe acores for the three games were: Speed Kings, 872, 843 and 861. Hempstead: 792, 809 and 808.
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if yeM w«nt te reaeh the people rs In tke "ttlaaamanar ''
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pleted   Defore   solid   freezing   weather sets in.—Brooklyn Eagle
The Weather a Year Ago
The following item regarding tbe weather on Christmas last year is re¬ produced from a daily paper tbe day after Christmas, 1911:
The temperature yesterday after¬ noon was tbe warmest of any Christ¬ mas Day in four years. The mercury reached its higbest point at ten minutes after 2 wfaen it rose to 45 de¬ grees. The highest point recorded in i907 was 46 degrees. Previous to tbat year the warmest Christmas was in 1896, wben tbe thermometers indicated a temperature of 60 degrees. Figures given out last nigbt hy tbe locsl weather bureau show snow falls have been more cnnspienoua by tbeir ab¬ sence on Christmas Day tban other¬ wise. In tfae past twenty yeara tbere have been but four appreciable falls on Cbriatmaa. In 1902 there were tbree and four-tenths inches; in 1904a wbite mantle of an average depth of four inebea eovered the City, and in 1906 tbere waa a trace of snow. Tbe storm in 1909 waa tbe heaviest in twenty yea^, tbe flake* falling to an average depth of Ave and a half inebea.
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