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VOL. 4. HO. 21.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT.
FREEPORT. H. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF NASSAU COUNTY, 1916.
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FAMOUS OLD INDIAN DWELLING AT BALDWIN TO BE DEMOUSHED
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The marcli ot progrees has over¬ taken one of Ix>ng Island's most prized relics, a time-worn dwelling at Bald¬ win which is closely associated with Indian folklore and legend of the Mer- Ikokes, a famous South Shore tribe. This old building once was occupied by the last survivor of the tribe, a kind of King Arthur of his day who lived to see his Table Round destroy¬ ed by the Hand of Destiny, It is to be wrecked.
For years the house has been un¬ occupied, and gossip In the vicinity of Baldwin has woven a story of ghosts and hobgoblins about the place which has quite terrified chil¬ dren in the neighborhood.
Standiuf; near the west bank of the Milburn river, the old house shows its age with an appealing frankness. The windows, long broken, are stuf¬ fed witb rags; there are seams in the flooring and the doors and windows are misshapen by the passage of years. The wind and rain of a hun¬ dred years have played havoc with the clapboards and roof, and the ex¬ terior of the house reminds one of au aged man bent with rheumatics.
Not far from the house are several Imposing heaps of clam shells such as are to be found all along the Atlantic seaboard, marking the existence at
one of Indian camps. In Colonial times Milburn fiver was a small creek that wound its way into Baldwin Harbor, being navigable only for ca¬ noes. Some ot the treasured heir¬ looms of descendants of white set¬ tlers In this section include wooden Implements manufactured by the tribe of the Merlkokes. Hundreds of flint arrowheads have been dug up along the bank ot the stream.
The west bank was the camping ground of the Indians, since it Is higher than the east bank—a geolog¬ ical characteristic of all river banks along the south.side of Long Island. The whole area, comprising territory south of Baldwin, was known as Hicks' Neck in Revolutionary days, the Hicks family being the first to make friendly negotiations with the Indians ¦ The Hlckses were good Quaker folk, and In keeping with the tenets of their faith they dealt fairly with the aboriginal land owners.
After many changes the Merkikokes abandoned Hicks' Neck and took their way'to Manhasset, on the north shore of Long Island, where they lost their tribal Identity. With the passing ot the old house the capture ot Hicks' Neck, or what is now Baldwin Har¬ bor, by the white man is now com¬ plete.
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FREEPORT TRUSTEES TRANSACT GRIST OF ROUTINE BUSINESS— TO PAY RENTAL FEE FOR THE TRUCK HOUSE.
The regular meeting of the village board of Freeport waa held last Thursday afternoon, Harry G, Clock presented a lawyer's petition asking that Judge Norton be extended the use of the court room free of charge.
The board did not rescind its for¬ mer decision. Having experienced ex¬ treme difflculty In procuring coal for the power house. President Lamb fvas instructed to purchase large quan¬ tities In advance.
Upon recommendation ot Counselor Fishel, the notice appearing offlcially In another column of this paper, was passed. It was decided to pay the truck Company $2.') monthly tor the use of the truck house.
Following the transaction of other routine business the board adjourned.
I "PRINCESS CHRYSANTHEMUM" I BY THE HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS
i The three performances of the ("Princess Chrysanthemum," pre- I sented by the Freeport High School musical clubs, under the peraonal dl- ' rection of Miss Ruth B. Spier, on Frl- I day and Saturday of last week, were I most creditable. The students and I their director were accorded consid- I erable applause, many ot the audl- i ence declaring it to be the best ama- 1 teur performance ever given in the high school.
On Friday afternoon a private per¬ formance was given to the pupils of the grades at reduced price. The auditorium was crowded at both evening performances. The mem¬ bers of the cast did admirable work reflecting the splendid training of MlBS Speir and her assistants, Miss Helen Wicks, Miss Ethel Moulton and Miss Gertrude Deyo.
The curtain, scenery and programs were designed by Wall Campbell of Freeport. The perforraanceis were given for the beneflt ot the Students' Association of the high school.
The work of Miss Wicks. Joel Pitcher and Sidney Gould was es¬ pecially commended. The chorus work was admirable,
WELLBROCK ELECTED MASTER OF MASSAPEQUA LODGE
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PRESBYTERIAN EXERCISES.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will hold their Christmas exercises on Thursday evening, Dec. 23, The echool will present the cantata, "The Spirit of Christmas."
Perfumes
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Christmas Gifts
THE refreshing sweetness of flowers is so evidently a tonic to tired nerves that it is •asy to understand why the an¬ cients attributed magic proper¬ ties to scents. When dressing for the drawing room, the theatre or the dance the flniih- ing touch is always the same— a few drops of one's favorite per¬ fume.
Our stook of perfumes is es¬ pecially oomplete this Christ¬ mas, and we will be proud to ahow the line to you. And atomisers, too; a delightful way of using perfumes.
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Namau County's Biggest And Best Drug Store
MAIN STREET FREEPORT
Officers to Be Installed by C. A. Ryder of Jamaica Lodge.
At the annual Section of Massape¬ qua Lodge, No.' 822, Free and Ac¬ cepted Masons, on Monday evening, the tollowing were elected: Master, Walter B. Wellbrock; senior warden, Wiiliam H. Khoche; Junior warden, George J. Birch; treasurer, John J. Lewis; secretary, Wiliiam H. Con¬ nell; trustee, Smith F. Pearsall.
The olrffcers will be installed on Monday evening, Jan. 5. by Rt. Wor. Charles A. Ryder ot Jamaica Lodge No. 546.
ELLISON SE'CY TO JSPECIAL MUSIC AT CONGRESSMAN BICKS! HETHODIST CHURCH
HICKS IS ELECTED SAYS STATE BOARD
APPOINTMENT WAS ONE OF FIRST'.-THE CHRIST CHILD." CANTATA j AFTER A YEAR OF LITIGATION OFFICIAL ACTS OF REPRESEN- bY C. B. HAWLEY. TO BE REN- IN THE COURTS CERTIFICATE TATIVE FOLLOWING DECISION DERED SUNDAY EVENING— I OF ELECTION IS GRANTED BY IN HIS FAVOR. TWENTY-SIX IN CHOIR, ' BOARD OF CANVASSERS.
CORONER NEU INVESTIGATING MURDER OF CHRIS. MANDO
LYNBROOK, Dec. 23.—Interroga¬ tion by Coroner New ot several mem¬ bers of the family ot Domisto Domar- ico ot Wright avenue hae failed to throw any light on the killing, Mon¬ day night,jOf Christpher Mando, sev¬ eral hundred feet from his home. Domarico is said to have harbored a grudge against the dead man because of testimony supposedly detrimental to him which Mando gave at a recent assault trial in Mineola. Domarico is missing trom the village.
Mando was 35 years old and a Junk¬ man. He lett hie home last night to go to a grocery store on Maple ave¬ nue. He was on his way home when he was shot trom ambush.
OYSTER BAY WOMAN'S CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The Oyster Bay Woman's Ciub, comprised ot representative wooben ot the village, celebrated its twentieth anniversary of organization, Friday, Dec. 17. The occasion was also the Chrtstmas social ot the club.
The oflBcers of the club are: Mrs. Cheshire, president; Mrs. Clinton D. Talmage, vice-president; ftrs. C. Chester Painter, secretary: Miss Eliza Kittle, treasurer; Mre. Samuel Y. Bayles, auditor.
AT THE PLASA.
Week of Dec. 27.—Monday. Ethel Barrymore In "The Final Judgrment," In flve acts, Tuesday. Henry B, Walthall In "Blind Justice, " In three acts. Wed¬ nesday, Harold Lockwood, In "The Bnd of the Road." In flve acts. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. "The Battle Cry of Peace," in nine acts.-^Adv.
One ot the flrst offlclal acts of Con¬ gressman Frederick C. Hicks follow¬ ing the decision of the court of ap¬ peals, wa.s the appointment of J. Huyler Ellison of Freeport as his private secretary. The selection is looked upon with tavor by the Re- (tublican leaders in the county. Mr. Ellisou's townspeople are glad of the appointment, many wiring him mes¬ sagea of congratulations.
Mr, Ellison, son of the late Thomas J. Ellison, an esteemed friend of Col¬ onel Roosevelt, is well known in the county, and quite prominent frater¬ nally and politically. He has been instrumental ki the organization ot moje fraternal orders than any other ma'i.
Mr. Ellison was secretary of the Republican town committee tor ten years, resigning because he would not take dictations trom William Barnes, and violate the confldence ot the vot¬ ers by revealing to him how they voted at the time Rooeevelt ran for President on the Progressive ticket.
Mr. Ellison is well qualified for this important position and the selec¬ tion is a fortunate one.
MISS COPELAND CWITmUES AS DISTRI(!T NURSE OF GLEN COVE
OLEN COVE, Dec. 23,—The terms of officers of the district nursing com¬ mittee, appointed a year ago by the .Village improvement Association, Kave been renewed for the coming year. Mrs. Arthur W. Rossiter will again serve as chairman of the com¬ mittee.
Miss Edna Copeland, the district nurse, reports for the year that a total ot 1,065 cases wore visited during the term beginning Nov. 23, 1915.
The cantata, "The Chriat Child" by C, B, Hawley, will be rendered by a special choir of 2G voices at the Free- port Methodist Episcopal church Sun¬ day evening, Dec. 26, at 7.30 o'clock.
The special choir will be composed as follows:
Sopranos—Miss Nina Humphrey, Miss Irene L, Van Riper, Miss Annie Eldridge, Miss Helen Ruhl, Mrs. Wil¬ bur Raynor, Mrs. Jerre E. Brown, Mrs. M. Barquinero, Mrs. Jacob Post, Miss Annie Bedell, Miss Mildred Stiles, Mrs. L, R. Smith,
Altos—Mrs. A. M. Johnson, Miss Gladys Cook, Mrs. O. J. Temple, Mrs. Esmond Stiles, Miss Helen Van Riper, Miss Vera Bedell.
Tenors—Mr. H. E. Brown, Mr. Wil¬ liam Raynor, Mr. Jere E. Brown, Mr. John Schmidt.
Basses—Mr. A. P. Davison, Mr. S. R, Smith, Mr. J, B. Hibbard. Mr. Wil¬ liam Van Riper, Mr. Harold Hum¬ phrey.
There will be an address by the pastor. Rev, Saul O. Curtis, Ph.D. Mrs. George T. Van Riper will be the organist, and Mr. George T. Van Rip¬ er, choirmaster.
The enlargement of the chapel re¬ cently completed has increased the seating capacity ot the church con¬ siderably, and a cordial invitation is extended to all to be present.
NEW OFFICERS NOMINATED
FOR THE FREEPORT CLUB
The recently appointed nominating committee of the Freeport Club, con¬ sisting of James Dean, chairman; Herbert A. Kellum, secretary, and Werner Nygren, A. V. Johnson, David Sutherland, R, H. Hunt, A, A. Sealy have suggested the following for next year's offlcers: President, C. Dwight Baker; vice-president, Leonard S. Ma¬ bee; secretary, John S. Sumner; treas¬ urer, C. M. Vanderoff; directors for two years, W. H. Orace, A. V. John¬ son and Forrest S. Dunbar. The an¬ nual election will take place at 8 o'clock on the evening of Jan. 10.
R. V. C. CHURCH HISTORY
READ TO CONGREGATION
.\l'ter a year of continuous litiga¬ tion in the higher courts of the State, Frederick C. Hicks was voted and awarded a certificate of election as the representative of the flrst con gre«sional district, at a special meet¬ ing of the state board of canvassers held at Albany on Tuesday afternoon. The certificate was awarded follow¬ ing the final decision ot the court ot appeals which decided that Congress man Hicks was elected by a majority of 10 votes. This was the flnal act of a long fight.
It is eaid that former Congressman Lathrop Brown will at once begin proceedings in tiie House of Repre¬ sentatives to oust Mr. Hicks from his seat. For more than a year Mr, Brown has kept up a strenuous flght in the courts ot this State to deprive Mr. Hicks trom getting a certificate of election.
Jeremiah Wood, chairman ot the Republican county committee of Nas¬ sau county, has been engaged by Congressman Hicks to aid him in the congressional flght.
REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE IN CHARGE OF ALFRED H. WAGG
After several weeks ot preparation, E. T. Thurston of Rockville Centre has completed a history of St. Mark's M. E. church, of that village, which was recently read to the congregation by Earl J. Bennett, Oeorge O. Reeves and Rev. Mr. Bishop.
WALSH OF FREEPORT HELD FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF RINO
Reuben fi. Walah of Freeport was arrested in the dressing room In tbe City Theatre, East Fourteenth etreet. Manhattan, Saturday night, charged with the larceny of a $400 diamond ring. Walsh is aald to have admitted that he had the ring In a string box at his home.
The mid-year conference of the Real Estate Association of the State of New York will be held in New York City on Jan. 7, 1916, This wlll be a regular meeting of the associa¬ tion's board of managers, which in¬ cludes more than flfty prominent real estate brokers and owners represent¬ ing the various counties ot the State. The second vice-president of the dr- ganlzation, A. H. Wagg, ot Malverne, is ex-officio chairman ot this board.
Matters to be discussed at the con¬ ference have been divided Into four general divisions, eomprislng consid¬ eration ot State taxation and flnance, legislation affecting property rights. State regulation of brokerage and spe¬ cial problems attectlng brokera.
VANDERHILT CUP RACE TO BE HELD IN 1916 ON LONG ISLAND
For the first time since 1910 the Vanderhilt cup race next year wlll be run on Long Island. The race, how¬ ever, will loee Its character as a road contest and will be decided on the board track of tbe Sheepshead Bay Speedway on May 13.
It is protwbly that the race wlil be for a distance ot 300 miles or leas.
Foundry Employes Happy.
The employes of the Columbian brass foundry, because ot their Indus¬ try and painstaking work during the past year, have been bountifully re¬ membered. Every one of the employes has received an order on Mr. Bender tor a good-sized turkey, the Christ- mae of the management.
TOWN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUMS FIXED BY SBPERVISOBS
Compensation of Bertram Gardner Fixed at $1,500 a Year
The supervisors held a regular meeting in their chambers at the court house on Friday, Dec. 17, at 9.30 o'clock. The compensation of Bertram J. Gardner as a person to examine the annual inventory and acts of guardians for 1914, waa flxed at 11,500. After auditing several bills the board adjourned to meet on Monday, Dec. 20, at 10 o'clock.
At the regular meeting held on Monday, Sheriff Pettit reported 95 prisoiiers in Jail for the week end¬ ing. Dec. 19, The assessments ot J. L. Fay for the years 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910 were cancelled. The peti¬ tions of Rudolph Williamson of Olen Cove, Eugene Van Nostrand ot East Norwich, Alice M. Senior of Central Park, Henrietta Steurer of Commack, Eugene Van Nostrand of East Nor¬ wich and Albert Cheshire of Syosset for the cancellation of double assess¬ ments, were granted. The petition of Alice M. Senior for the cancellation of an erroneous a.ssessment was granted.
The county attorney, C, T. Mc¬ Caithy, was directed to execute a stipulation or consent in thc matter ef the review ot the assessment of the special franchises of the Queens
POLICE TELEPHONE SYSTEM INSTALLED IN NASSAU COUNTY
Largely throi;«h the instrumental¬ ity of District Attorney Smith and Sheriff Peitlt there haa beon install¬ ed in Nassau county, a police tele¬ phone system, central oflice being the Nassau county jail, telephone num¬ bers Garden City 1001. 1000. 814, One of the motorcycle ollicers will be on duty at the ijail every night from uow until spring to receive reports of crimes being committed anywhere in the county.
It will be the duty of such motor¬ cycle offlcers to Immediately send out a general alarm over said telephone system and summon such ofHcers ss may be necessary for immediate ac¬ tion. The motorcycle ollicers will be equipped with a motorcycle, and there will also be an automobile available, so that (luick action may le taken. .Mow that the .system has
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SUPERVISORS OF SISTER COUNTY FINALLY PASS UPON TAX BUD- GETS OF THE TEN TOWN^- RESUME GIVEN BELOW.
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been pat into operation whenever any person knows ot a crime, having been committed af night the) oiifint Imme¬ diately call up the jail and give the Information.
With the co-operation of the citi¬ zens of the county, this system wlll work great good in the suppression and detection ot crime.
GEORGE LOFT PLANS XMAS DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY POOR
George W. Loft of Baldwin wlll make his customary Christmas distri¬ bution to poor families in his district embracing the greater part of the lower east side on Friday and Sat¬ urday, The thirteenth congressional district, which Mr. Loft represents, contains flve assembly districts, and 5,000 baskets of food will be given out to as many families from club¬ houses in those districts.
RICHARDS GRANTS CERTIFICATE TO GREAT NECK STATION BANK
State Superintendent ot Banking Eugene Lamb Richards has issued an authorization certificate to the Bank ot Nassau County, to be located at Great Neck Station, L. I.
The incorporators of the Bank of Nasaau County are practically all di¬ rectors In the Bank of Great Neck, located in Oreat Neck vlllage.
Hempstead Masons.
HEMPSTEAD, Dec, 23.—An en- ioyable entertainment was given last week by the Masonic Club of Morton Lodge to the wives and friends ot the members.
After the concert, refreshments were served and ttae rest of the even¬ ing paased In dancing. ..
The board of supei*Vi8or6 of Suffolk county, at its meeting last week, at Riverhead, finally passed upon the tax budgets of all the towns In the county for the year 1916,
Totals for the ten towns, including State, county and town taxes for 1916, are as follows:
Babylon IJ 16,(ir>0.28
Hrookhav.ii :<2;!,8r,1.88
Kast Hampton 96,643,73
Huntington 203,683.48
Islip
Hlverhearl
-Slicllfr Island
Smilhtown
Southampton 241,882.66
.Southold 107,718,51
(Srand lotal 11,572,429.41
In oach of the Incorporated villagea of the county the tax rate has been flxed at $1.02 on each IlOO of assessed valuation.
Tabulated statements of the tax rates, outside of Incorporated villages and names ot their collectors In var¬ ious towns, follow:
Babylon—James B, Kent, collector; rate, $1,84 on each $100 of assessed valuation; total, $115,050.28.
Brookhaven—Charles S. Dlckoreon. collector; rate, $1,597; total, $323,- 851.88.
Bast Hampton—^Frank B. Flthlan, collector; rate, $1.77; total, $96,- 64,1.73.
Huntington—John C. Suydam, col¬ lector; rato, $1.52; total, $203,583.48.
Isllp—M, J, Anderson, collector; rate, $1.27; total, $.'515,916.32.
Riverhead—Albert W. Conklln, col¬ lector; rate, $1.51; total, $81,700.89.
Shelter Island—Richard Schwlnf- berg, collector; rate, $0.97; total, $20,437.96,
Smlthtown—J. Mllton Smith, col¬ lector; rate. $1.80; total. $65,643.71.
Southampton—Charles A. Halsey, collector; rate, $2,08; total, $241,- 882.65.
• Southold—James Gildersleeve, col¬ lector; rate, $1.62; total, $107,- 718.51.
Grand total of ten towns, $1,572,- 429.41.
KEITH APPOINTS FLOYD WEEKS A DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR
Floyd Weeks of Heinpstead has been appointed deputy tax collector on the emergency tax roll at a salary of $1,000 per annum, by Collector of Internal Revenue Harry P. Keith. He is a Democrat and was vouched for by Democratic State Committeeman Bertram Gardner of Nassau county.
COMINO
AI the f'laza Theatre, Freeport, L. I.. three dayn—Thursday, f'or. 30, Friday. Dec. 31. and Haturday, Jan. 1—.;'. Htuart Blackton and Alb'-rt B. Hmlth prennnt rharles RIchman In "The Battle Cry of peace." First showlnx on Lonfr island. A «ubject which Is today neare»t the heart of every American citizen. The publlc r're»« has Riven "The Battle Cry of Peace" a reception unique In the an¬ nuals of motion pictures. Thin stupnnd- uouB production rivalt. even "The Birth' of a Nation." Matinee dally, 3 p. m., admiaslon: children, IS cents: adults, it cents. BvenlnK. <.4( and 9 o'clock: ad¬ misaion: 26 cents.—Adv.
Water Company in the town of Hemp¬ stead, the aaiqe as stipulated by the attorney general of the State, being satisfactory to the board.
In compliance with Sections 90 and 91 of the Highway law tl^e following sums w^e flxed as the amount to be expended during tbe flacal year for the maintenance of town highways In the respective towns: Oyster Bay, $33,068; North Hempstead, $62,500; _^ Hempstead. $80,600. Ut
Following the audit of bills the ¦^- board adjourned to meet on Tuesday, D«?c. ;\'. at 9.30 o'clock.
At the meeting on Tuesday, the county treasurer was directed to transfer $246.75 from the county load fund of the town of Oyster Bay to the county rpad fund of the town of North Hempstead. The petitions of Fred Palmer of Port Washington aud Mar<e A. Hohman of Manhasset for the cancellation of double assess¬ ments were granted.
Supervisor Christ, as chairman of the board, was directed to execute a contract with Canton Art Company for additional furniture for the har asaociatlon, surrogate's department and county comptroller's office.
The boaM adjourned to meet on Thursday at 9.30 o'clock.
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