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Roosevelt Boy Burned to Death "Drys" Win at Freeport Club
Trolley Company Must Give Better Service
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU COUNTY
OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 4, Numbw 18
maaimmmwmmmeeea^ieewaemmem
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1911
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cent*
I
Merrick
,¦ "If yoa would have a happy family life, remember t^vo thinga—in mattera of principle, atand like a rock; in mat¬ tera of taate, awim with the carrent."
Servicea at the Chureh of the Re¬ deemer Snnday, the next before Ad- Tent, at 7:80 and 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Com¬ munion at the early morning and aer¬ vice and morning prayer and aermon at the aeeond aervice. The Sunday Sebool
Blames Trolley Coa
For Poor Service
Bellmore
p. s.
There ia a report being circulated
! that the Long laland Railroad Com-
Thre^tens to Take Matter ¦ P^ny >« to build a new depot here, but
In Hand
it ia not verified. ' new one anyway.
Let'a hope we get a
The Public Service Commiaaion, rep- leaentedby Commiaaioner Decker, held a meeting at Mineola Saturday after¬ noon, at wbicb the complainta. of Gharlea E. Whitehouae and tbe boarda of trade of tbia place, Hempatead and raeeta'in'the"Parie*h"Hoo8e'8"t i f "eport againat the New York Long
lOJa. m. The regalar meeting of the Woman'a Auxilliaty will be omitted next week, it falling upon Thankaiv- ing Day. Meeting of the Junior Aax¬ iliary on Satarday at 2:30 p.m. The Boy'a Clnb meeta Wedneadays at the eloae of achool. St. Andrew's Day and Thankagiving Day fall together upon Thoraday. There will be a Celebration of tbe Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. and the regular Thankagiving Day aer¬ viea to which all are invited it 10 a.
A contractor haa been sinking wells for the Brooklyn Water Works abont thia section a distance of a thousand feet upart. We understand that the law requires this in order to make teat of the quanti cy of water which may be pumped by Brooklyn. Pumping is sup¬ posed to stop when the water reaches aea level. Does it?
laland Traction Company were beard. The complaint of the petitioners waa that the road haa made no progreaa in ita operating ainee it waa firat in¬ atalled; that the half hour achedule of the cara ia Inadequate; are not run fre¬ quently ; that the cara are invariably late, and tbat they are overcrowded. It waa alao aaked that the fare of ten centa, wbich is charged frem Stop 72, I at Roosevelt, to the railroad crossing I at Garden City, be reduced to five I eenta.
George M. Levy, of Edwarda A Levy, counael fur the petitioners, had innum¬ erable witnesses who gave testimony Bub>tantiating these allegationa. Among some of the prominent people who teatified were Charles E. White¬ houae, Henry Van Winkler, Arthur Whitehouse, Frank Wood, Donald A. Fraser, Robert Corrigan, of Roosevelt; William P. Jones, of Freeport, and Edward P. Titua, of Hempstead.
Arthur A. Jennings, auditor for Doubleday, Page & Co., of Garden City, testified that at least 200 f^irls
"Knockout" Brown, the clever pug¬ ilist of the Eaat aide. New York City, with a party of frienda out for an auto- mooile spin on Sunday, atopped at the Worth Houae, aome of tbe party being frienda of Edward S. Deabert.
Don't forget to attend tfae smoker at Firemen'a Hall on Saturday evening to be given by the Second Election Dia¬ triet Republican Aaaociation. Every¬ thing will be free of charge, and there will be loads of fun and plenty to eat and drink. The committee in charge promises that the affair will be well worth attending.
It is expected that several of the town ofinciala will be present. Jere¬ miah Wood, Assemblyman-elect, will be thdVe and address the gathering. Don't fail to bear him.
Queens-Nassau
Fair Prospects
Annual Meeting Shows Very En¬ couraging G>ndition4 in the Society
Freeporl
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. L tf
See onr ad in this isaue and get busy. Don't apend your carfare run¬ ning to the city to do your shopping when you can get much better valaes right home, at Barasch's Dept. Store.
On December 31 Thomaa H. Bacon will bave rounded out three decades as Treasarer of the Agricultural Society of Queens-Nassau Counties, and more ] A very pretty and unique wedding than fifteen years aa General Manager \ took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. as well. On the day following he will ; P. G. MacGrcgor, 2463 Cambreling begn hia thirty-firat year as Treasurer, I Ave., Bronx, New York City, on for the reason tbat at the annual meet- \ Thursday evening last, November 16, ing of the members of the society held ! the contracting parties being Richard
at the fair grounds, Saturday after¬ noon, he was unanimously re-elected. On the first day of the year Lott Van¬ dewater, jr,, will begin his sixteenth year as Secretary, having alao been unanimously re-elected.
The meeting was calUJ to order by
Dondas Thom, of this village, and Mra. Katherine MacFarlane, of New York City.
The ceremony was performed by Rev, Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, this vil¬ lage. The bride, who was handsomely
the retiring President, Alanson ' gowned in blue, was attended by Miss Abrams, and ex-President G^tjrge P. | Jennie H. Boyle, of New York City,
Wallace's Dection Ex- penseSy $307.08
Says He Spent That Amount, In¬ cluding Advertising in His Paper
In his statement of expenses aa a candidate for Member of Aaaembly on tbe Independence League ticket, filed in the Nassaa County Clerk'a ofllce, George Wallace certifies he expended $807,08 during the campaign. The largest items were $183.91 for print¬ ing and expressage on pamphleta whicb he circulated; $83.25 for diatribution of the pamphleta; $66 for advertiaing in the South Side Observer and other papera. He expended $11.74 for per¬ sonal traveling expenses. Mr. Wal¬ lace's total vote in the coanty waa 668, an average of about 46 centa a vote, as compared with the expenae of his campaign.
Jeremiah Wood, the successful Re¬ publican candidate, swears to an ex-
Titus, of East Williston, was elected . who was dressed in white. The groom i penditure of $8()6.60 of which $250
Chairman; Lott Vandewater, jr.. Sec-! was attended by his brother, Joaepb retary, and Frank Powers and Monroe Stewart Thom, of this village.
In the report of the record <^f pitch¬ ers of the Bellmore Baseball Team last weok, Sam Seaman should have been credited witb winning three games and losing four, instead of winning none and losing four.
Jesse Baldwin, aged 74 years, who has resided on Newbridge Road, be¬ tween Bellmore and Merrick for a number of years, dropped dead at Mer¬ rick Wednesday afternoon. Heart!
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Charch of the Redeemer was addresaed laat Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Van
Nostrand. Treasurer of tbe United j employed by his company uaed the cars fgjiure jt jg believed was the cause of Offering Fund of the Diocese of Long I of the companv, and that many of the death. For a better account see Mer Island. The address was excellent and I girla were late for their work^because I rjck column.
finely f',^/en. It held the close inter-j of the irregularity of the cari. He!
ested attention of the large number of i also teatified to the crowded condition ] The people of Bellmore are requested ladies present and was inspiring. I of the cars. Donald Fraser, who is by the pastor of the Presbyterian
! stenographer to the grand jury of Nas- Church to have a real part in the
The Men's Club basketball team waa 1 sau County, told of the filthy condition | Thanksgiving service; Thursday even beaten in the Parish House on Friday | of the cars. I ing,> Nov. 30. The pastor would like
evening before a large attendance by j When the evidence of the complain-1 for everyone including the children of the Copiague team. The score was j ants was concluded, Arthur J. Peacock, j the Sunday School to give him in writ 29-6. The Copiague team was on the | counsel for tbe traction company, asked j ing the things for which they are whole heavier tban Merrick and this j for a day at which time evidence might j thankful this year. Bring your ana had aomething to do with the reault, ] be introduced for the railway com-| wer to Sunday School or to charch next but the great difficulty was that Mer-j pany.
rick could not make good in shooting Commissioner Decker said, "Never baaketa for which they had many op- j in all my experience have I heard so portunfties. Neither #ould they locate i many statements ofjaomplaints from so the baskets when they had free throws many different sources. You can't get on fouls. This last is a matter that I away from it. There must be an im- should be remedied and then the local: provement of the service. I am going pride which waa so ready to vent itself to make an independent examination, upon every occasion on Friday night jand will send an examiner from the
j Sunday.
j The variety entertainment for the ; Presbyterian Church last week was at- : tended by an appreciative audience that taxed the seating capacity of Firemen's Hall. Tne fine showing made by local talent was supplemented I by several good musicians outside the
ill stand by the young players. It ia i commission to look into these com-¦ village whose selections were highly
not necesaary to win to hold the crowd, | plaints. If the company wants anoth- j applauded.
but it is neceasary to deserve to win ! er day for a hearing, why I will grant ¦ q.. „ „_„„:„„ „„,„„„ „f .i,^ d..»=v,„ ao far as not falling down on things it, but I hope the improvement of the I ,JJ^ JbVrrb^mTJ^Ji.r.y^t «i.:«i. «„„ i.« ...,.^^a:.,a V,,, ^.._<^; JI ¦ -ii u • » li. -.. * tenan Church will be an exposition of
which canberemeded by practice, service will obviate the necessity of ,j,„ p,;„^ p„„,„ Th- Pon„«,.nf;nn u Freeport High School plays on the lo- any more meetings. Mr. Levy, you cal court tonight at 8:30. We are all I have made out a prima facie case." anxiously waiting to see what will be j The people of these communities done with a team nearer the weight of have been complaining of the service the home team. Admisaion is 10 i of this company for some time, and
after the commissioner's remark they
were considerably elated. Counsel for
the company told the commissioner
that he was surprised at the evidence,
as the reports made to tbe office of thc
traction company were very different.
Ue wanted time to confer witb his
company, and the commissioner gave
him until next week, at which time
the decision will be announced.
cents. We are glad to note the dispo¬ sition of the management to begin tbe game exactly on the hour announced.
"Isshea—Peach." That ia the cap¬ tion on a Schenectady wedding. Prob¬ ably the bridegroom would answer the j question by saying, "Yes, she is a^ peach"
the First Psalm. The congregation is invited and urged to bring their Bioles and to follow the exposition verse by verse. The sermon will be preceded by a brief account of the growth of the Psalter.
J. W. Weiner ia having a hot air system of heating inatalled in his resi¬ dence on Grand Ave.
Walter Rhaesa and family will move tto New York City next week
On Tuesday Mr. Jesse Baidwin, the father of Stehpen, John and William Baldwin, fell dead frem rheumatism of the heart as he was talking with Mr. Wm. Cameron near the Midmer Organ Works. Mr. Baldwin was in his eightieth year. He resided on Newbridge Road. Fulton of Freeport, receiving authority from the coroner, took chnrge of the body. Funeral ser¬ vice in the M. E. Church, Bellmore, at 2 p. m. Sunday.
A young son arrived at the home af Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jamison on the Merrick Road last week.
Hempstead
Weed is visiting in Con
I Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacRoberta will move to Brooklyn for tbe winter ; the firat of December.
MtHS Belle 1 octicut '
_, * ,1^ 11 r-. Oi. « .1 • The children of the public school are
The mamage of Gterald Griftiu of this . „.„ „,„„„,:„„ f,^„ tko.,i,.«:,.. --
vllLue and Mamio O'Brien of 57 Fort^^^.y P"P"""«.,^"[ u ,"."!"?l'""«u^*: Oree.uB Pl»o^. Brooklyn, i"? to be so em- ercises which will be held in the school nized at Our Lady of Lon-tto, NovemlKjr house next Wednesday afternoon. All 80.
\ are cordially invited to attend.
Bev. Dr. F. M.
Kerr will preach a The choir bo.vs of the Church of the ! ^^lii'^U^rrernK'^y H^^Js^^l
Cotmcil i'>5, Jr. O. U. A. M.
Redeemer attended divine service in a body at the Cathedral in Garden City OP Sunday afternoon. They were in eharge of Mr. H. R. Zeiner.
Charles H. Russell, Sr., entertained a few of hia friends at hia home on Wednesday evening, on the eve of fais birthday. The evening proved a pleas¬ ant one for those who attended.
Mr. C. D. Hat'vey and family turnrd to the city laat week.
Seaford
I The ladies of the Methodist Church
j are planning to hold a Fair on the 6th |
I and 7th of December. Mr. and Mr. James Moore were
j ! pleasantly surprised last Satarday ev-
Ray J'liencer hss rotiime<l from a trip I ening by about thirty-five of their wlucil included a'nomber of places in , friends from this village and Smith-
i Mexico aud Texas. ^¦^^^g South, the occasion being the
' In the propose<l change of service on !'•''''y-'^^''^ anniversary of their m6r-
i the L. LB- R . Hemi^toad fares very ; !;'«g^- Games and dancing were, en-
Cbas. Adsit haa sold his residence to I well, ouly two trains being tskeu from j J°yed until near midnight, when a sup- Walter HiedeJberger of Brooklyn. ' the schedule, thw 6.34 A. M. from Penu- ! per, furnished by the invaders, was en- mL ,-.1- u *Vr w- c I J .,, svlvania deix)t and the 12.38 P. M. from j joyed. At an early hour all left for The Church of St. Michael and All HemiieteacL horae with many congratulations to the
Angels will hold a moving picture en- i bride and eroom of a third of a ean-
tertainment in the Y. M. L C. Hall The writer has alwaya been a firm J^'f """^ groom of a third of a cen-
Monday evening, November 27. ! believer in the free nse of plenty of fresh | '^"^^ "»°-
' air, with just enongh clothing to keep i - - - - - ¦— ——~_—
Tbe firemen are preparing for a fair | oat the sliarp b'asts, bat, nevertheless, I to be given early in December. j to see a youngstor going to school this!
: morning with his legs encased only
Smithville South
A aapper waa given at the reaidenee | half hoee aent a shiver of icicle propor
of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Roaaelle Sat orday evening for tfae benefit of tfae M. B. Cfaurcfa.
M
M yarn try Ja "avm mttmliae ymea ttira far
-yaa*! faa iha^M ifaat tacfa a k" ever fat k«a yew bamL
tions raiding along the spine. In sach a caae we think the air treatment shoald be aomewhat improved npon. Ex.
Yhtbtatmayta fitfat tka trnti midrt bmaa \a fay bmtdmsymm tmabmdmam aai vtmAmg ymm ^adrAPtmAalA gimm. .AdvwAdmg ia ifab
Next Wednesday evening is tbe date of the grand ball to be given by Smitb¬ ville Soutb Hook, Ladder and Engine Company, wbiefa will be held in tbe Fire Hall. Come oat and encourage tfae firemen and ahow your appreciation of tfaeir efforta to maintain an efficient fire figfating organixatiao.
S. Wood, Tellers. The anniinl rep'irt of Treasurer Thomas H. Bacon v»;ik read, ahowing Receipts of $48,267.01, and disbursements of $42,262.62 dur¬ ing the year, leaving a balance of $6,004.39 in the treasury. The report in full shows an increasing improve¬ ment in condition. The report is aa follows:
RECEIPTS. Balance on hand at date of
last report Gate receipts Grandstand Horse show boxes, parking
spaces and catalogues Privileges life members Annual members Annnual carriage Entrance fees State appropriation Shed rents Donations Miscellaneous receipts
The groom and best man were at¬ tired in the National Scottish dress, the kilts. A delegation from the New York Scottish Highlanders, of which organization the groom is a second lieutenant, were also present in uni¬ form.
After the ceremony a bounteous wad¬ ding supper was served, and congratu¬ lations were extended to the happy couple, and they departed on their hon¬ eymoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Thom are now residing
3,347 50 i in their new home on Bayivew Ave.,
I recently purchased by Mr. Thom.
971 06 j The groom has been a resident of
6,968 34 Freeport for some time, being in busi-
175 00 ness for bimself as a contracting mason
630 00 and plasterer. He is also a member
135 00 of the Presbyterian Church in this vil-
7,646 75 I lage, an officer in the New York Scot-
3,916*23 tish Highlanders and is prominent in
208 00 the Masonic Fraternity.
was paid to the Nassau County Repub¬ lican Committee. Other expenditures were: $51 for advertising in the Brooklyn Times and local papera; $47.50 for lithographs; $15 for postage and $10 for automobile hire.
Wantagh
$7,208 15 16,069 00
: Harry Braithwaite is our represent¬ ative in Wantagh and will be glad to receive news items or subscription orders.
455 00; 666 99
$8,267 01
DISBUKSEMENTS.
Debts of 191U
Services and sundry labor
Incidental expenaes
Judges
Music
Hay and straw
Work on track and grounds
Poliee
Insurance
Attractions and baseball
Advertising
Salaries
Tents
Printing
Iinprovements
Interest
Premiums
Balance
$ 850 00
3,693 90
2,950 38
556 60
486 00
999 26
2,394 62
507 00
576 75
468 00
878 36
2,000 00
1,304 15
1,731 83
6,328 62
600 00
15,837 26
6,00t 39
William (J. Murray of Saranac Lake
I is visitiner friends in town.
i
; C3
. The new local director of tbe tele- I phone company just issued has over a thousand names in the Freeport ex¬ change, divided as follows: Freeport 773, Baldwin 137, Merrick 47, Roose- 486 00 j velt 43, Bellmore 22, Wantagh 13 and Seaford 10.
I The engagement of Thomaa F. Rey- ! nolds of this village, and Miss Molly j Nolan, of Jersey City, is announced. I The wedding will take place in Jersey , City on Thankagiving night.
I The last day for paying your school j tax at 1 per cent is December 6. Be i sure that you get in on time, to avoid ; the extra percentage.
$48,267 01
Officers were elected as follows, the election in each case being unanimous:
Preaident, James A. Renwick, of Flushing.
Vice President, John H. Vandewat- ef, of Elmhurst.
Secretary, Lott Vandewater, jr., of
I Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Meyers and \ son Francis of Amityville spent Sun- I day with friends here.
I The next regular meeting of the Vil- ! lage Board of Trustees will be held on Friday evening, December 1.
Hempstead.
Treasurer, Hempstead.
Directors,
Next Thursday being a boliday, our advertisers and correspondents are re- Thomas H. Bacon, of quested to get their copy in a day ear¬ lier than usual.
for the tpwn of North Hempstead, S. Taber Willets, of Ros¬ lyn; for old town of Jamaica, I. Cor- r.ell Remsen; for old town of Newtown, David Springsteen, to fill the unex¬ pired term of Jobn H. Vandewater, elected Vice President.
East Rockaway
There was a large attendance at the annual beefsteak of the Naasau Yacht Club which was held on Saturday night last. An excellent entertainment was presented by the committee in charge, in addition to whicb there were a num¬ ber of addresses |py prominent people.
Mr. and Mra. Edward Newell and family will spend the remainder of che winter in tbe city.
Five, men matcfa on Gere'a Alleys Taeaday night, Nov. 28, at 8:30 p. m., between Invincibles and Wednesday Night Club of Reliance Hoae Co., of Rockville Centre.
The regular winter billiard and pool : tournament at the Freeport Club, be- '¦. gins on the evening of December 4. \ All entries for the aame mast be made on or before November 30, with the ' ateward of the Club.
! Gere's Alleys ^ will be opened Satar¬ day, Nov. 25; new building, six up-to- ! date alleys, billiards, pocket billiards, ahuffieboard and shooting gallery. Best I ventilated, best heated and best light- ; ed parlors on Long Island. Private ; club room for ladies or privato par¬ ties. It
Miss Grace Simonaon has been ap¬ pointed teacher of the ~ Clasa.
The marriage of Miaa Elizabeth Merritt, daughter of Mrs. B. Merritt, to Mr. Walter F. Nutt, of Clinton. N. J., formerly of the Eaat Rockaway achool, waa celebrated at tbe Cburch of the Ascension, Rockviiie Centre, on Wednesday latest, the Rev. D. Her¬ bert O'Dowd officiating. Tbe bride was attended by Miaa Jeaaie Hutcbe¬ aon, while Mr. Purvia acted as beat man. Mr. aoi Mn. Nott will make their bonaa at Clifton, N. J.,wfaere Ifr. Nutt ia aopariDtendoot of tfae achoola.
Miss Gertrude M. Vogel and Misa Firat Grade ^^^^*' ^- Vogel, who reaide at Freeport during the aummer seaaon, returned tbia week from their trip to Charlotte, N. C. While in the "Lpne Pine State" they made a viait to tbe bome of Prof. P. F. N. Engliah, a famoua mineralo- giat of the Soutb, who recently re¬ ceived considerable notice in the poblic preaa beeaose of hia late diacovery of a new emerald field in North Carolina. Miss Gertrude M. Vogel expecta to take a trip to tbe Nation'a Capitol at Waafaington, D. C, aometime in tbe near future.
(Contimied on page 5)
The entertainment given in the Par* isb House on Saturday night laat for the houaekeeping table of the fair of the Memorial Charch was very succeaa¬ ful. The program consisted of piano duet by Mra. Jackson and Miss Helen Jtickaon. A farce in one act, by Mra. A. E. Hunt, Mrs. Chas. Schafer, Misaes Lillian Abrams, Irene Waltera, Elsie Young, Stella G. Faling and Alice Sutherland; a violin aolo, by Misa Freida Seitz; a representation of the Maida of all Nations, by the Good Cheer Circle, and orchestral selections. Tfae orchestra consisted of the follow¬ ing: 1st violin. Miss Freida Seitz; 2nd vjolin, P. F. Avagadro; 'cello, Chaa. W.Smith; piano, Mrs. Rhoda Jack¬ son. While all parts of the entertain¬ ment were of a high over, the playing of Miss Seitz won all hearts and the orchestra was so charming in its ren¬ ditions that the audience was very en¬ thusiastic and lingered long afterwarda with the strains in their ears. We have seldom listened to music witb sweeter accent and more p>erfect exe¬ cution.
The annual fair of the Memorial Cburch under the auapices of the Aax¬ iliary League will be held in tbe Par¬ ish House, December 6th und 6tb, af¬ ternoon and evening, when there will be a variety of useful and fancy arti¬ cles for sale and supper served on both evenings.
There will be a meeting of the com¬ mitteea for the gents' table beld in the Parish Houae next Monday night to which all men of the Leagae and also othera who are intereated are cordially invited.
A Kaffee Klatch was held by tfaa committee of the fancy table at tbe residence of Mra Jamea M. Seaman on Wedneaday afternoon.
It ia expected that Juatiee Frederick E. Crane, Justice of the Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District, will apeak in the Parish Houae under the auapicea of the Auxiliary Leagae, December 12th.
Tbe paator of tbe Memorial Chureh chriatened the following children at tfae bome of Mr. Scollay Sunday after¬ noon: Jamea Scol lay, Charlea Leater Coron, Frank James Coron and Wil¬ liam Frederick Coron.
Services in the Memorial Charch next Sundciy morning and evening will be of a Thanksgiving character. "The pastor, Rev. T. S. Braithwaite, will apeak in the morning on "Nehemiah, the Patriot." In the evening, on "Leaaona from the Harveat." The Snnday Schoo] meeta in the Pariab House Sanday at 2:30. Boys' Brigade Wedneaday at 8 p. m. It ia expected tbat Mias Laura Cowles wjll aing a aolo next Sunday evening.
Frederick Seitx baa been confined to hia home witb a aevere eold.
Ge-irge H. Smitfa, wbo underwent an operation a tamjfgya ago.ia doing niee¬ ly and bia many friet-jds hope for hia apeady recovery.
Atfvartlaa Jn gtroryltody'a Column
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Roosevelt Boy Burned to Death "Drys" Win at Freeport Club Trolley Company Must Give Better Service SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, FREEPORT VILLAGE Vol 4, Numbw 18 maaimmmwmmmeeea^ieewaemmem Every Friday FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1911 $1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cent* I Merrick ,¦ "If yoa would have a happy family life, remember t^vo thinga—in mattera of principle, atand like a rock; in mat¬ tera of taate, awim with the carrent." Servicea at the Chureh of the Re¬ deemer Snnday, the next before Ad- Tent, at 7:80 and 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m. Celebration of the Holy Com¬ munion at the early morning and aer¬ vice and morning prayer and aermon at the aeeond aervice. The Sunday Sebool Blames Trolley Coa For Poor Service Bellmore p. s. There ia a report being circulated ! that the Long laland Railroad Com- Thre^tens to Take Matter ¦ P^ny >« to build a new depot here, but In Hand it ia not verified. ' new one anyway. Let'a hope we get a The Public Service Commiaaion, rep- leaentedby Commiaaioner Decker, held a meeting at Mineola Saturday after¬ noon, at wbicb the complainta. of Gharlea E. Whitehouae and tbe boarda of trade of tbia place, Hempatead and raeeta'in'the"Parie*h"Hoo8e'8"t i f "eport againat the New York Long lOJa. m. The regalar meeting of the Woman'a Auxilliaty will be omitted next week, it falling upon Thankaiv- ing Day. Meeting of the Junior Aax¬ iliary on Satarday at 2:30 p.m. The Boy'a Clnb meeta Wedneadays at the eloae of achool. St. Andrew's Day and Thankagiving Day fall together upon Thoraday. There will be a Celebration of tbe Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. and the regular Thankagiving Day aer¬ viea to which all are invited it 10 a. A contractor haa been sinking wells for the Brooklyn Water Works abont thia section a distance of a thousand feet upart. We understand that the law requires this in order to make teat of the quanti cy of water which may be pumped by Brooklyn. Pumping is sup¬ posed to stop when the water reaches aea level. Does it? laland Traction Company were beard. The complaint of the petitioners waa that the road haa made no progreaa in ita operating ainee it waa firat in¬ atalled; that the half hour achedule of the cara ia Inadequate; are not run fre¬ quently ; that the cara are invariably late, and tbat they are overcrowded. It waa alao aaked that the fare of ten centa, wbich is charged frem Stop 72, I at Roosevelt, to the railroad crossing I at Garden City, be reduced to five I eenta. George M. Levy, of Edwarda A Levy, counael fur the petitioners, had innum¬ erable witnesses who gave testimony Bub>tantiating these allegationa. Among some of the prominent people who teatified were Charles E. White¬ houae, Henry Van Winkler, Arthur Whitehouse, Frank Wood, Donald A. Fraser, Robert Corrigan, of Roosevelt; William P. Jones, of Freeport, and Edward P. Titua, of Hempstead. Arthur A. Jennings, auditor for Doubleday, Page & Co., of Garden City, testified that at least 200 f^irls "Knockout" Brown, the clever pug¬ ilist of the Eaat aide. New York City, with a party of frienda out for an auto- mooile spin on Sunday, atopped at the Worth Houae, aome of tbe party being frienda of Edward S. Deabert. Don't forget to attend tfae smoker at Firemen'a Hall on Saturday evening to be given by the Second Election Dia¬ triet Republican Aaaociation. Every¬ thing will be free of charge, and there will be loads of fun and plenty to eat and drink. The committee in charge promises that the affair will be well worth attending. It is expected that several of the town ofinciala will be present. Jere¬ miah Wood, Assemblyman-elect, will be thdVe and address the gathering. Don't fail to bear him. Queens-Nassau Fair Prospects Annual Meeting Shows Very En¬ couraging G>ndition4 in the Society Freeporl Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Railroad Avenue or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. L tf See onr ad in this isaue and get busy. Don't apend your carfare run¬ ning to the city to do your shopping when you can get much better valaes right home, at Barasch's Dept. Store. On December 31 Thomaa H. Bacon will bave rounded out three decades as Treasarer of the Agricultural Society of Queens-Nassau Counties, and more ] A very pretty and unique wedding than fifteen years aa General Manager \ took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. as well. On the day following he will ; P. G. MacGrcgor, 2463 Cambreling begn hia thirty-firat year as Treasurer, I Ave., Bronx, New York City, on for the reason tbat at the annual meet- \ Thursday evening last, November 16, ing of the members of the society held ! the contracting parties being Richard at the fair grounds, Saturday after¬ noon, he was unanimously re-elected. On the first day of the year Lott Van¬ dewater, jr,, will begin his sixteenth year as Secretary, having alao been unanimously re-elected. The meeting was calUJ to order by Dondas Thom, of this village, and Mra. Katherine MacFarlane, of New York City. The ceremony was performed by Rev, Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, this vil¬ lage. The bride, who was handsomely the retiring President, Alanson ' gowned in blue, was attended by Miss Abrams, and ex-President G^tjrge P. Jennie H. Boyle, of New York City, Wallace's Dection Ex- penseSy $307.08 Says He Spent That Amount, In¬ cluding Advertising in His Paper In his statement of expenses aa a candidate for Member of Aaaembly on tbe Independence League ticket, filed in the Nassaa County Clerk'a ofllce, George Wallace certifies he expended $807,08 during the campaign. The largest items were $183.91 for print¬ ing and expressage on pamphleta whicb he circulated; $83.25 for diatribution of the pamphleta; $66 for advertiaing in the South Side Observer and other papera. He expended $11.74 for per¬ sonal traveling expenses. Mr. Wal¬ lace's total vote in the coanty waa 668, an average of about 46 centa a vote, as compared with the expenae of his campaign. Jeremiah Wood, the successful Re¬ publican candidate, swears to an ex- Titus, of East Williston, was elected . who was dressed in white. The groom i penditure of $8()6.60 of which $250 Chairman; Lott Vandewater, jr.. Sec-! was attended by his brother, Joaepb retary, and Frank Powers and Monroe Stewart Thom, of this village. In the report of the record <^f pitch¬ ers of the Bellmore Baseball Team last weok, Sam Seaman should have been credited witb winning three games and losing four, instead of winning none and losing four. Jesse Baldwin, aged 74 years, who has resided on Newbridge Road, be¬ tween Bellmore and Merrick for a number of years, dropped dead at Mer¬ rick Wednesday afternoon. Heart! The Woman's Auxiliary of the Charch of the Redeemer was addresaed laat Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Van Nostrand. Treasurer of tbe United j employed by his company uaed the cars fgjiure jt jg believed was the cause of Offering Fund of the Diocese of Long I of the companv, and that many of the death. For a better account see Mer Island. The address was excellent and I girla were late for their work^because I rjck column. finely f',^/en. It held the close inter-j of the irregularity of the cari. He! ested attention of the large number of i also teatified to the crowded condition ] The people of Bellmore are requested ladies present and was inspiring. I of the cars. Donald Fraser, who is by the pastor of the Presbyterian ! stenographer to the grand jury of Nas- Church to have a real part in the The Men's Club basketball team waa 1 sau County, told of the filthy condition Thanksgiving service; Thursday even beaten in the Parish House on Friday of the cars. I ing,> Nov. 30. The pastor would like evening before a large attendance by j When the evidence of the complain-1 for everyone including the children of the Copiague team. The score was j ants was concluded, Arthur J. Peacock, j the Sunday School to give him in writ 29-6. The Copiague team was on the counsel for tbe traction company, asked j ing the things for which they are whole heavier tban Merrick and this j for a day at which time evidence might j thankful this year. Bring your ana had aomething to do with the reault, ] be introduced for the railway com- wer to Sunday School or to charch next but the great difficulty was that Mer-j pany. rick could not make good in shooting Commissioner Decker said, "Never baaketa for which they had many op- j in all my experience have I heard so portunfties. Neither #ould they locate i many statements ofjaomplaints from so the baskets when they had free throws many different sources. You can't get on fouls. This last is a matter that I away from it. There must be an im- should be remedied and then the local: provement of the service. I am going pride which waa so ready to vent itself to make an independent examination, upon every occasion on Friday night jand will send an examiner from the j Sunday. j The variety entertainment for the ; Presbyterian Church last week was at- : tended by an appreciative audience that taxed the seating capacity of Firemen's Hall. Tne fine showing made by local talent was supplemented I by several good musicians outside the ill stand by the young players. It ia i commission to look into these com-¦ village whose selections were highly not necesaary to win to hold the crowd, plaints. If the company wants anoth- j applauded. but it is neceasary to deserve to win ! er day for a hearing, why I will grant ¦ q.. „ „_„„:„„ „„,„„„ „f .i,^ d..»=v,„ ao far as not falling down on things it, but I hope the improvement of the I ,JJ^ JbVrrb^mTJ^Ji.r.y^t «i.:«i. «„„ i.« ...,.^^a:.,a V,,, ^.._<^; JI ¦ -ii u • » li. -.. * tenan Church will be an exposition of which canberemeded by practice, service will obviate the necessity of ,j,„ p,;„^ p„„,„ Th- Pon„«,.nf;nn u Freeport High School plays on the lo- any more meetings. Mr. Levy, you cal court tonight at 8:30. We are all I have made out a prima facie case." anxiously waiting to see what will be j The people of these communities done with a team nearer the weight of have been complaining of the service the home team. Admisaion is 10 i of this company for some time, and after the commissioner's remark they were considerably elated. Counsel for the company told the commissioner that he was surprised at the evidence, as the reports made to tbe office of thc traction company were very different. Ue wanted time to confer witb his company, and the commissioner gave him until next week, at which time the decision will be announced. cents. We are glad to note the dispo¬ sition of the management to begin tbe game exactly on the hour announced. "Isshea—Peach." That ia the cap¬ tion on a Schenectady wedding. Prob¬ ably the bridegroom would answer the j question by saying, "Yes, she is a^ peach" the First Psalm. The congregation is invited and urged to bring their Bioles and to follow the exposition verse by verse. The sermon will be preceded by a brief account of the growth of the Psalter. J. W. Weiner ia having a hot air system of heating inatalled in his resi¬ dence on Grand Ave. Walter Rhaesa and family will move tto New York City next week On Tuesday Mr. Jesse Baidwin, the father of Stehpen, John and William Baldwin, fell dead frem rheumatism of the heart as he was talking with Mr. Wm. Cameron near the Midmer Organ Works. Mr. Baldwin was in his eightieth year. He resided on Newbridge Road. Fulton of Freeport, receiving authority from the coroner, took chnrge of the body. Funeral ser¬ vice in the M. E. Church, Bellmore, at 2 p. m. Sunday. A young son arrived at the home af Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jamison on the Merrick Road last week. Hempstead Weed is visiting in Con I Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacRoberta will move to Brooklyn for tbe winter ; the firat of December. MtHS Belle 1 octicut ' _, * ,1^ 11 r-. Oi. « .1 • The children of the public school are The mamage of Gterald Griftiu of this . „.„ „,„„„,:„„ f,^„ tko.,i,.«:,.. -- vllLue and Mamio O'Brien of 57 Fort^^^.y P"P"""«.,^"[ u "."!"?l'""«u^*: Oree.uB Pl»o^. Brooklyn, i"? to be so em- ercises which will be held in the school nized at Our Lady of Lon-tto, NovemlKjr house next Wednesday afternoon. All 80. \ are cordially invited to attend. Bev. Dr. F. M. Kerr will preach a The choir bo.vs of the Church of the ! ^^lii'^U^rrernK'^y H^^Js^^l Cotmcil i'>5, Jr. O. U. A. M. Redeemer attended divine service in a body at the Cathedral in Garden City OP Sunday afternoon. They were in eharge of Mr. H. R. Zeiner. Charles H. Russell, Sr., entertained a few of hia friends at hia home on Wednesday evening, on the eve of fais birthday. The evening proved a pleas¬ ant one for those who attended. Mr. C. D. Hat'vey and family turnrd to the city laat week. Seaford I The ladies of the Methodist Church j are planning to hold a Fair on the 6th I and 7th of December. Mr. and Mr. James Moore were j ! pleasantly surprised last Satarday ev- Ray J'liencer hss rotiime |
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