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VOL. 5.   NO. 13.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE VILLAOE OF FREEPORT.
FREEPORT. N. Y., FRIDAY, AFRIL 28, 1916
OFFICLAL REPUBLICAN PAPER OF NASSAU COUHTY.
PRICE TWO CENTS
In the IRotunda
.Mineola Court  House,
April  27,  1916.
Another Von in troubled waters. Bemstoff may yet be sub-marined by Uncle Sam.
It would seem to lie a safe predic¬ tion that the nevt Father of our Country to review an Inaugural par¬ ade will not be the Kminder of tlie Flivver
A lot of tliem do say down in Vork tbat a man named Smilli, wlio is now Sheriff, would run like a prairie fire if nominated and morever would malte a mighty good Mayor if elected
af any Dejiiocrat seemt; likely to be who is nominated.
if a fellow could only see himself oehlnd liis own ears as tlie rest of us see him, it is very unlikely that he <vould hoid himst'lf in the highest es¬ timation. Jo«ei)lius Daniels would probably be tin- e.vceplio:! that would ¦prove the rule.
I'nabie to eStablisli tiie identity ot an anonymous critic of his Walks and Talks in the Brooklyn Kagle, Mona. Julius Chambers objurgates innomin'ites generally in theae scatii- ing words: "Any person who commita such an act can only be described by the American Indian word 'seganku, or by Biiffon's Latin designation. 'Mephitis mephitica.' " Julius' news¬ paper training sliould have taught him that all anonymous letters are promptly dropped into tlie wastebas- ket and disappear aitogetlier from tlic mind of an etiitor thereafter. Cheer up. Julius, and peg away at your 'absolutely non-partisan column. " Troiilile enough conieK from critics who confess tlieir tangibility witliout worrying over tlie other kind. Why should an author, separated from earth and fellow men as he is, regard the jibes of his critics, Imovvn or un¬ known? Uenieniber Simon Stylites aud ills lofty disdain of all mankind. Re imiiervious, oblivious, contemptki- ous. .so far as criticism of liunian- Itind is concerned. Carry no styptics in your kit. Be like tlie hippo with his armor-plate lilde, or a Hohenzol- lern, or a Bryan in his Integument of brass; thus insuring that mental peace of mind without wliicii no au¬ thor many minister elTecUialiy to mankind.
"In view of the critical nature of tlie l.ssue, however, is there anything for a clear headed, patriotic American to do but to hack up our Preeldent, who is our chosen constitutional leader?
"This is no time to point out mis¬ takes of the past. Tliis is no time, by attacks upon the General in coni- tnand. lo give to the nation wliom he has warned the idea tliat our Com¬ mander has not a united people be¬ hind llim. i am a Repulilican, and hope to change the political color of the National Adminietration in No¬ vember ne.xt. and am ready to give my reasons for urging the change in a  proper  lime and   place.
¦Now and here are not the proper time and place. Now we must stand shoulder to siuiuider as .Americans in denianiiiiiK. wilh all the emphasis pos¬ sible, resiieet for American riglits and in making clear our purpose witli un¬ daunted courage to carry our demand Ito its ultimate and logical conse- lijuences."—Former President Wil¬ liam Howard Taft to a Chicago audi¬ ence.
Tile .Mutual Welfare League is holding a lodge of sorrow in its sumptuous (|iiarters at Sing Sing. Gloom prevades its enlire member¬ shiplliey refuse to lie comforted. Their sergeant-at-arms clandestinely wrapped the good warden Klrcli- wey's gray overcoat about him, don¬ ned his green soft hal and decamped, ll is not so much that the get-away is a breakage of salutaiy prison rules, it Is a violation of the ethics of the I.eagiie itself which prohiliit mem¬ liers taking Kreneli leave of their fellows, oven tliougli the Door of Hopi- siaiids wide open and the gay world beyond beckons them beseech¬ ingly to rejoin tlic madding throng. In liehiilf of the recreant sergeant-at- arms it is slated that ho never would liave betrayed the eonlidence reposed in his movements had he not been (lriiil<inK wine. The incident points lltit a single iiioral---the Welfare Leagiii- shoulil change its tipple.
The (III Pont boom is growing as only a presideiilial boom can grow witli such an industrious biped a« McHarg at tlie bellows. There must be .souietliing hypnotic about the du i'ont pile, else a wary old campaigner
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BANKING IN ROCKVIUE CENTRE
How Non-Resident  Diiectors  Swell the Earning' Power of Their Dollars
Thi- I'OHt's ii-cfiit (lissertiition upon oankm und banking methods in that iTirlvIng vlllage of Rockville Centre, was wUli'l.v read by tho business tpeii tt that village and by baiikc-rs, stock- holdiTs and depositors, generally, on tin-Soutll Shore. It furnished ii reason, incidentally, why Itockville Centre ^iliould henceforth be knowii as a Me¬ tropolis, for a banking Institution which raises overnight Us directors' nionthly meeting fee from $10 to $25, as the Flrat National did, cun certainly idalm to be inetropolltuii In Its niethods md ambitions.
The Bolvenc.v of Ihut Institution not oolng at all In iiiieatlon, discussion of large salaries, whopping dlrector.s' fees, noii-reHldent ofllcers and directors, lack jf local accoininodation when 77, -per cent, of an Institutions deposits aro in¬ vested at remote points of the country, .^nd kindred topics, in natural. At any rate, Rockville Centre business men •discussed   it  and regretted   that the  re-
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<;(-iil :ipplii';illou fur another iiatiunHl bank was lurncd down by tin- Ked(.'i"al am horil ii'S. Tluy wonller whether an aeeurale survey of tin- local .situation was made by those authorities and somebow tlu-v ('onfouiul the situation with politics.
rrobably this is due to the fact that Ihl- llon. CeorKe VV. I^oft, ¦who owns one-sixth of tbe Firsl National's out- slandiiifT shares, is a member of Con- Kiess, representiiiK a New York (,"lly district by graee of Tammany, und once in a while visiting Wa.shington and his seat in the House, us required by the rules. Naturally it miglit be- tliouBht that Ik- inllueneed the Complrolb-r of lhi; Currency in di^nyins a new bank charter for Hockvilie Cenire. Possibly lie did iiiul tliat may uccount for the Inade- quaoy of the information upon which lhe Coinpl roller's action wus baaed. But even a Ni-w Vork congressman's Inllu- enee may hi- vastly overestimated by Ibe villagers, For it appears to be a fact that Congressman Lott was unuble recently lo defeat either the nomina¬ tion nr conflrniallon of the J'ostmuster of Koekville Centre. So the Impression is growing thul unother application for a charter, backed by known facts, may fare betler than its predecessor, no luat- ler what opposition, political or finan¬ cial.   iiia.v   be   offered   to   it.
The curioHlty ot some of the slock- hidders of the" First National ha.s been awakened. In speaking of the bunk's polic)-, one of them mildly deprecated the lack of attention bestowed by Us directorate upon "the little stockhold¬ ers." Such u atockholder owing flve shares, for instance, as he pointed out, would receive on the $500 (par value of'his stock) the usual dividend of G Jier cent, and hla worldl,y possessions would  be  enriched annually  by exactly
A director, on the other hand, hav¬ ing the same nmount of stock (and there are .several members of the board who hold no more than that number), would receive In addition to his divi¬ dend, $300 for attonding the twr-lvo monthly me(-tlng». If he should happen to be a niember of the loan committee, be would receive $120 more, and If a member of the examining committee, $30 more. In other words, he would receive $480 annually on an Investment who.se par value is $500!
The monthly feo of a director of the Bank of Rockville Centre, by the way, ia only $5.00. So far as Is known, no auch fee of $25.00 Is paid by any bank" on Long Island other than the Flrat National   of  Rockvllie  Centre.
Another of "the little atockholders" made thi.s computation: "Before Presi¬ dent Curl dined his directors In Gar¬ den City, somi' days ago. directors' fees were $10.00, w;:ieh aeemed to be ample. Now they are $25.00. Nine directors now receive $225 for a single meeting, where heretofore Ihey received only $!»0, an Increase of $135.    For the twelve
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John J. Randall's Nurseries
Ocean and Lena Avenues
Freeport
Call and look the stock over
and make  your own selections.
All varieties of shrubberj-. trees,
plants, etc.
OF eOMllll
HIS POLITICAL STOCK HIGHER THAN AT ANY PREVIOUS PE¬ RIOD HE IS ABSOLUTELY OP¬ POSED TO BARNES.
Governor Wliitman will head the .New York State delegation to the Re- jiublican .National Convention and practically Is certain of a renomina¬ tion at the hands of the State or¬ ganization.
This is tlie opinion of a majority 'cf the Hepublican lawmakers and poli- licians as tliey recover from the eflects of the closing days of the legislative session. The political verdict seems to be that Governor Whitman has sur¬ vived the trying ordeal of the long session and that his political stock is higher than at any time during the ses«ion.
Politicians who not longer ago than two weeks were declaring boldly that Governor Whitman's days were over, tiiat he could not hope for a renomin¬ ation, liavc changed their tune. They assert just as positively today that they do not see how the party can lielp nominating .Mr. Wliitman and tliat there apiiears to be little dispo.si- tioii to try to defeat him in ilie Re¬ publican primaries.
The cliange of sentiment dates from llie meeting of tlie Koputilicaii State Committee in New York two week? ago. when the Governor and his frii'uils brought about the election of I''re(leiiek C. Tanner as State cliair¬ uiau. AVith ihai victoiy to their credit, tlie Governor's supporters won adherents rapidly in tlie closing days of the ses.sion and were alile lo put through a large part of tiieir pro¬ gram. This means a lot iu the State political organization. It means, for one thing, that the county organiza¬ tions wliicli have been loyally witli the Governor liave alnuyst an unprece¬ dented patronage at their disposal to carry theni through the fall.
It is regarded as almost cerlain the next national comuiitteeiiiai; from New York wiil lie laken from the Wliitman camp. William Barnes now holds tbe ollice. Governor Whitman and his backers, who have heen fight¬ ing Mr. Barnes for the last two years, are deteriiiined Mr. Barnes shall not be re-elected.
Tiie Governor is determined to liead the Stato delegation, and if he suc¬ ceeds in carrying out hi« wisli to be elected chairman of the delegation there is little doulit lie will dictate the selection of the new commlttee- nian to succeed Mr. Barnes. William L. Ward, veteran Westchester county eader, lias been suggested as the prob¬ able candidate, and it i.s understood llis friends are trying to convince hint he should make the fight.
Tlie Governor untiuestionably is for Justice Hughes.
To tlie Puhlic of Freeport:
it would he of considerable as¬ sistance to the Police Department as well as an added protection to your property if you would kindly advise the departnient of any ex¬ pected absence from town over night or for a longer period. CARL DARENBKRG.
Captain, Kreeporl  Pnlice Departnient. .Vpril  L'4.   HHti.
OYERSEERUEPORT
To Town Board at Reaular Meetins -—Bellmore Water Co. Petitions.
The regular meeting of the Town Board was held on Tuesday. The re¬ port of the Overseers of the Poor for a period of GO days, ending April 6thf was received and filed. A communi¬ cation was reveived from the Bell¬ more Water Co., through their attor¬ ney, Elvin N. Edwards, retiuesting an extension of time to June, 1917, to complete the installation of a water plant at Bellmore.
The action of Supervisor Smith in executing contracts for the dredging of Powells Creek and Fundy was duly approved. The niatter of the advisa¬ bility and power of the Board regard¬ ing tlie purchase of an auto for the Superintendent of "Highways and the maintenance was referred to the Su¬ pervisor with power to secure an opinion from counsel.
Overseer Francis Hammill ad¬ dressed the board relative to the con¬ dition of the lloor at the almshouse and it was decided to hold a special meeting of the board at Unlondale on May 5 for inspection.
BAYVIEW TENNIS CLUB DANCE.
Prominent Freeport Ladies Patron¬ esses—To Be Held May 5.
Tlie committee in charge of ar¬ rangements for the annual dance of the Bayview Tennis Club ,tc be given at the Freeport Club on the evening of May 5, announces the following list of patronesses: Mesdames Alfred T. Davison, Charles M. Hart, Dr. E. Holcomb, Bertha Knobel. Charles E. Back. Harry E. Maxson. Edward Mil¬ ler, Jr., Fred Story.
The advance sale of tickets gives every Indication that the affair will be the most successful of the season. The members of the club and their friends, who have been working in¬ dustriously /6r the dance, are elated at the evidence of intereat that have been manifested qn all sides. In an¬ swer tft a number of Inquiries, the committee wishes It understood .that the affair   will beystrictly  informal.
AUTO MAIL DELIVERY.
Uroolviyii papers report that lleinp¬ stead will have the first automobile rural delivery in New York State. Postmaster Francis J. .Mulgannon of Hempstead is said lo liave just re¬ ceived notice from the L'nited States Post Odice Department that the route will be established on ^lay 1. . .Vt the present time tiiere are four rural delivery routes wi|h 'four car¬ riers. Three of these routes will be combined in the one auioniobile route.
."V short time ago a competitive ex¬ amination was lield and tlie appoint¬ ment of tlie carrier will be announced before the expiralion of the month. The new position pays $1,7IH a year, and out of tiiis amount tiie carrier must provide his own automobile.
The total mileage is .">2 miles, with IiS7 stops. It is estimated that there are ;!,000 residents ontho roule.
SECOND AlOAL SPELLING MATCH
TO BE HELD AT LAWRENCE ON MAY 26 — SUPERINTENDENT KING TO PRESIDE—ONE HUN¬ DRED WORDS.
'I'he second annual spelling mulch for the championship of tlie town of Henipstead will be lield at the Law¬ rence liigh scliool building on Friday. May Iill, at 4 p. m. Each scliool or school system is entitled to be repre¬ sented by one team consisting of four regular students eaoh ,«ft wiiom must liave been registered at least four weeks previous to llie date of the con¬ test. Any pupil who ia not entitled to a regent's preliminary certificate is eligible.
The lists of lon words are to be pre- |)ared l)y Dr. W. E. Gordon of Patcli¬ ogue, and delivered sealed to Supt. F. DeL. King of Lawrence. The words are to be pronounced by some person not connected with any of tiie schools represented. The words are to be writtenjj^B::acli pupil should bring pen or pencil. The team having llie liigli¬ est average wins the championship for the year.
Tlie contest next year will take plaee at JJie school whose team wins this year. Questions as to the spell¬ ing of words by the candidates will be decided by the one who pronounced tliem. While the pajiers are being cor- jacted an oral spelling match wiii take place- All individuals of tlie repre¬ senting learns are entitled to take part in this. If you expect your school 1.1 be reprcsunt'ed at this contest, kind¬ ly notify Supt. F. DeL. King at your eariieel convenience.
Freeport Lodge Odd Fellows.
Freeport Lodge No. 600, 1. O. O. F., will celebrate the ninety-seventh an¬ niversary of Odd Fellow.s of America in the lodge room, Mechanics' Hall, Hailroad avenue, on Monday evening. May 1. comuieiieing at 8.30 o'clock. To show that we tully appreciate the harmony which prevails within our ranks and the prosperity whicii lias been accorded us during the exist¬ ence of our beloved order, and in order that we may take appropriate action in acknowledgment of the great privilege, whicii we enjoy be¬ cause of membership in our great fra¬ ternity, and Willi a fervent prayer that peace will soon prevail again throughout the whole world, we in¬ vite the sisters of Rebekah Lodge, also the wives and friends of sister lodges of the I. O. O. F.
Bicycles Coming Back.
Local dealers report that their sales of wheels for pleasure as well as busi¬ ness use, has mote than quadrupled t|»ls year over any other for several s^sons.
It is an undeniable trutii that a short bicycle ride is one hundred times more beneficial and exhilirat- Ing than an auto ride, and that a sprightly delivery boy can make two trips on his wlieel while one is being made with an auto or horse delivery.
Sidney Smith. West Merrick road, has turned over his entire stock of 100 wheels within 30 days; and with the rush in bis re-ename}ing and re¬ pair shop has been compelled to work his mechanics In two shifts—one night and the other day.
FIRST lUTIOIUL leLE^DEPOSITS
FREEPORT INSTITUTION ENJOYS REMARKABLE GROWTH — DE¬ POSITS INCREASED MORE THAN $200,000 IN ONE YEAR.
Perliaps one of the most relialile in¬ dices of the rapid growtli which tlie village of Freeport has enjoyed in tlie last six years is the tlourisliing condi¬ tion of tiie First Nalional Bank. .Al¬ though the institution was luu organ¬ ized in 190.'i it has more tlian trebled ts deposits in the seven years. At the close of business on Monday last the deposits totaled $.-.3t],-100.7y.
.\t the retjuest of a representative (if The Nassau Post who called at the bank tiiis afternon, Mr. C. Vandereof, manager, took citT the amount of de¬ posits for liie past seven years as of the date of April 24. Perliaps the most remarkable and aitogetlier the mosl notew-orthy of the complications sliowed that the deposits of the bank I had increased -'5L':'.n, 1 .">ii.u.'i in llie last ' year.
I County Treasurer Daniel J. Hege- liiiaii recently designated llie institu¬ tion as a depository for county funds. rl'liis alone is (luite positive evidence jof its financial standing. Supervisor liliram R. Smitii on April I deposited I-f7:1,11(10 of town funds lo the credit (if the special distiict accounts.
It is indeed significant that more I than L'LMl new accounts have been epened since Jan. 1 of this year not in- 1 eluding, of course, the 200 Clirisimas jlioliday dull accounts. Tlie P'irst Na¬ tional Bank is but heginning its era of I luosperity.
i 'I'he directors of the hank are well I known in business and fraternal circles. Mr. William F. Kraft. Jr.. of j Wantagh, who has been connected w-itli the bank for several years is the paying and receiving teller.
RECORD LEGISIATIVE SESSION CLOSES-REVIEW OF WORK
McWhinney and\ Thompson Secure Passage of Grist of 'Nassau County Bills-Has 30 Days to Consider 700 Bills
TO INSPECT ROADS
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER TO INSPECT HIGHWAYS SATUR¬ DAY—DINNER IN HIS HONOR AT NASSAU.
! On .Saturday, April 2:1, tlie lion. Edwin Duffey, State ('ommissioner of Higliways,    will   leave   Long   Beach
; Holel ahout '.1 a. m., and go over the new proposed State highway througli
jthe .soiitliern .section of .Nassau coun¬ ty,  starting  at   tlie western  terminus
¦ at Rosedale, jiroceeding east through
, Valley Stream avenue to Valley Slreaiii. crossing the Merrick road at this point into Hendrickson avenue, so on  through North Lynbrook strik-
jing   i>alveview   avenue  at  Ocean  ave-
;nue,       Rockville       Clentre,       thence
! through Rockville Cenire on Lake- view avenue, connecting with Seaman
• avenue al Oceanside road.
! Tlirough Baldwin and Freeport on Seanian avenue lo the Hempstead and Babylon lurnplke ai Roosevelt. Thence through the Hemiistead and Babylon turnpike to Sniith street, .Merrick, through Smitli street and Sniith street exiension to Grace ave¬ nue, Bellmore. through Grace avenue,
I Bellmore. to Wantagh avenue, Wan¬ tagh. thence through New York ave¬ nue  to   Seaford   and   the   town   line.
•Thence tlirpugh roads laid out by the Oysler Bay township offlcials to tlie Suffolk county line, returning lo Long Beach where there will be a dinner tendered to tiie commissioner al '.'SO o'clock at the Hotel Nassau.
Tickets may be purchased from any of the Republican or Democratic committeemen of each town, or any of the following gentlemen who are the committee of arrangements: Su¬ pervisor Hiram R. Smith, chairman of conimittee: Philip J. Christ, James H. Cocks, Thomas O'Connell. Thomas A. .McWhinney. George Wilbur Doughty, Bertram Gardner and Jere¬ miah Woods.
With a long record of achievements to its credii. the Legislature of I'.illl passed into history last Thursday. Al¬ thougb the liour of adjournmont was set for noon, it was early evening be¬ fore the husiness was ended. Repub¬ lican managers and niembers of the Legislature are breathing freely for the lirst lirne in many weeks.
Following a legislative tsession of 14 weeks the lawmaking body of r.MG left in the hands of Governor Wbit¬ man 7!M) bills for him to either veto or sign. This is the largest nuniber in some years. Up to the present time the executive lias signed ^TiO bills and lias vetoed a nuniber of bills, though his disapproval ha« been in¬ frequent in comparison witli is ap¬ proval.
What Leelslature Has Accomplished.
roremost of the accomplishments of this year's legislature was tlie rescue of the State finances from tlie wreck caused by four years of Tammany Hall. By constructive and corrective measures, no Stale tax wiil be levied this year. A liiidget system was placed on the l)ooi<s. Hereafter tlie approiiriation and supply bills will he included in one measure.
One iiiiportiint move was tlie ¦emas¬ culation of the notorious Tammany eleclion law-of a few years ago. The feature ' of ihis Tammany legislation whieh were so liitterly as¬ sailed were eliminated. .V single amendment, thai of doing away with enrollmeni envelopes, wil! save lhe State m(.«re than .fCii.iiOii a year.
Changes have lieen made to sim¬ plify the form of llle ballot, and in the future il will not be necfe.ssary for candidates to pay large sums for notaries iji, securing signatures for petitions.
• *        Expmdituies Kept Do'wn.
State expenditures have been kept down witii tiie greatest care. A rule of economy has been applied in all Stale departments without attempting to cripple the .service to the taxpayers. In only a few instances were incr(>ases in salary allowed over last year, and these were offset liy reductions in iitlier departments.
Preparedness for .\.-w Yorli State found expression in one of the big¬ gest appropriations for fhe National Guard. With virtually no opposition, hoth branches appropriated $rino,000 for the Statf .Militia. Provision was made for the mobilization of the en¬ tire military .force of the State later in the year, at a point and lime to he selecled  by Governor  Whitman.
The measure was so worded that this big sum   would   be  available al¬
most at a moments notice. Such action is unpreceuented and shows jthe amount of national pride wliich existed aniong the State legislature. ' The session was not marked by any 'of the turbulent scenes which char- acleii-,?ed the four years control of Tammany. The Republicans worked throughout with the single ohject In view of correcting mucli of the am- ibiguous legislation pa.ssed in recent years and adopting revenue produc¬ ing nieasures, including tlie moving piciure ceusorsliip which goes a great ways toward reducing the future pos- |sibilities of an annual direct tax. ani- I which many experts believe will be I imperative owing tn the steady in¬ crease in the cost of running the iState government. That a direct tax 'was avoided tills year is-considered remarkable. Had it not been for the clean work aniong ail the Republican ofiicials this levy coiild not have been avoided.
Twenty-five new laws for Long Island were writttni on the statute . liooks and a host of oilier important nieasures are pending among the ;thirty day hills. Senator 'riiompson and Assemblyman McWlMimey have worked diligently and unceasingly for tlie interests of  .N'assau  Count}.
.Among the laws introduced by .\a.ssairs representatives and pas.sed liy Ilie Legislature ahead) signe'd by the Governor or ready for lils signa¬ ture are tlie following:
i'roviding thai tlie 'I'luvn Super¬ visor shall preside at all meetings of Ihe 'I'own Hoard; providing for the eleclion of olficers and delegate." of village tire companies. aulliorlKlng .Nassau C-ounty to issue bonds to pay I its proportion of the principal and I interest of the oid Queens County debt: providing for the submission to town meetings of pfoposl tiona upon [twenty days notice If a petltinp l« I presented signed by L'.". taxpayers In |town« of le.ss tlian 10.Ooo population. but in towns of KJ^eater iiopulallon [the iietition must be signed by 50 tax- Ipayers: providing that town boards in towns widi a popiUation ot I,-,,000 or more and property assessed at |15,- 000,000 or more may provide clerks, stenographers and assistants to ten ofiicers in addition to those provided by the statue.
Extending tlie powers of tiie Su¬ pervisors In relation to iiighway work In Nassau County: permitting Nassau County lo create park districts and providing for the creation of park commissioners: authorizing Homp¬ stead Town to increase its annual ap-
(Contlniied   on   Page   Six.)
soPERYisoRS MEET iBUKER UPPOINTED
Hear of Big L. L Sale.
Rumors are current In Roslyn liiat the WUIls farm, consisting of 250 acres east of Roelyn bas been pur¬ chased by T. Coleman Dupont. The price said to have been paid for the tract is $1,200 an aere.
Mrs. Scholey to Return.
The Neighborhood Workers are particularly fortunate in being able to secure the .services of Mrs. Phoebe Scholey to take charge of their work for another year. Mrs. Scholey had been invited by the Presbyterian Board of New Y'ork City to take the posilion of "Church Visitor' for Westchester County. Her work in Freeport during the past year bas bteu noteworthy and productive of the greatest amount of good. Free- port as well as the Neighborhood Workers is to be congratulated.
Miller—Wittmeyer Nuptials.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mllier. Jr., of 24f> Rose street, Freeport. an¬ nounce the marriage of their daugh¬ ter, Lucia Edna, to Edward Louis W^ittmeyer on Thursday, April 27, by the groom's father. Rev. B. A. Witt¬ meyer, at the home of the bride's grandmother. Mrs. Kriitz at Far Rockaway.
PROMINENT COUNTY RESIDENTS;
URGE IMMEDIATE NEED OF
TUBERCULAR HOSPITAL.
.vt the lueetiiig of the Hoard of Sii- jiervifiiors held on April 21.'. the work of th"e'Slandard Bituliihic Company re tlie improvement of Lynbrook road from Fulton street, approximately l',200 yards, was approved and ac¬ cepted. The resolution relative to the digging of sand worms and print¬ ed in another column of this issue was adopled.
Sheriff Pettit reported CO prisoners in the jail for the week ending April -)!, at the meeting on Monday of this week. The.execution of the con¬ lract with Ihe City of New York for the care of prisoners was laid over for a future meeling.
At tjie meeting Wednesday morn¬ ing, Dr. Davenport. Rey. Oscar Mad- daud and Jolin A. Albertson ad¬ dressed the board relative to the im¬ mediate need of appropriations for a county tuberculosis hospital. The niatter was deferred for a week.
Proprietor of Eagle Garage.
William R. I familiarly called "Billy J Smith is not standing around doing nothing. He is selling Apperson car.'-:, of course when a person has an article tha ttalks for it¬ self it is easier to sell It.
Billy, some two or three years since, started in business on North Main street in a small way and last year was forced to build a large addition, in fact about doubling his capacity. Then he put In the latest machinery for repair work. He employs expert machinists and is ready for anyihing that comes along in his line.
He can take care of a large num¬ ber of cars, having quite or nearly 5,000 square feet floor space.
The demand for a gootl car became to great that he succeeded, with ao slight effort, in landing the Apper¬ son agency.
He refers wilh pride to his Apper¬ son users: Fj^anklin Bedell, E. N. Ed- awrds, O. T. Meadon and Capt. Lud¬ wig Hansen.
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STARTED WITH RAILROAD IN 1891 AS CLERK—APPOINTMENT CONSIDERED MIGHTY FINE TESTIMONIAL OF ABILITY.
C. Dwight Haiier of Kreeport bas been aiipolnted superiniendent of the Long Island Rallrf>ad Company, to .succeed J. B. Austin, Jr., who handed in his resignation several weeks ago to accept a position with the firm of Gaston, Williams & Wiginore, ship brokers. Mr. Baker s promotion was received with favor by the body of railroad employes yWho have known him during his career in the com¬ pany, ile joined tlie Long Island forces in IS'Jl as a clerk in the car record ofllce, and was raised through various grades to the place of pas¬ senger trainmaster in charge of all the electric lines in l!tO!». Four years later he was made general trainmas¬ ter sujiervising ali  lines.
In i'.iV2 Mr. Baker served sir montiis as one of a committee of ex¬ perts retained by the Pennsylvania Company to investigate the problem of electrification of lines going out of Broad Street. Fhiladelphla.
Mr. Baker made a very favorable Impression with his supervisors In his management of the train service on the Atlantic Avenue divislbn. 80 cap¬ ably did he handle the situation on the division that he frequently was complimented by ofllcers of the com¬ pany.
AT THK   PLAZA.
Week of May I.—Monday: llamliton Revelie and Barbara Tonnunt In "The Price of Malice," Tueaday; Betty Qrar and Alan Hale In Auguntlne Daly's fs- mous play, "Madeiaine Morel." W»d- neaday: Henry B. Walthall and Rdna Mayo In "The Mlaleading Lady." Thura¬ day. Clara Kimball Vountr In "Trllbr." Friday: Harry Northup and Roae Tapler In "Huaka." Saturday: Harry Meotayer and 'Wheeler Oakman In "A .Soelsl De¬ ception."—Adv.