THE NASSAU POST: FREEPORT, N. Y. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914
LOT TITLES GOOD .freeport quartette bids
SAYS GEO. HAIGHT
No Foundation For Stories
About Blanket Mortgage on
Massapequa Property
FOR ''BIG LE^GUE'^ HONORS
MME. CANBERT DE CLERY IS AGRIEVED
A!egcs That She Was Served With Notice of Foreclosure of Mort¬ gage on Lots
While thcvi- li.is Leon con-.Idorab!« discussion concerning In reaUy-Circles the transactlgns of the Queens Land and Title Cor-^.pony, developers of a large portion o? Massapequa, the las, village at t\i. scutheant pxtrpn-.Uy of Nassau Coi'.aty. D.-. Allen T. Ilnight, president of the company, says there is no fonnd.ation for the a1lo(?atlonF of "questlonatle dealings" with pur¬ chasers.
Mine. Can'-cit de Clory, of the Ilote! Marltou, ManhPttan. is one of the pur¬ chasers of lota at Ma.ssapcnua' who claims tha: the title of the property sold to h^r l-.v the Queens Land anr! Title CompiPnj, was not good. She alleges that %1'en fihe__hfu3 Xffi^-l'.'Cli" paymentR on, .!< .-'lo'ts she'was served --*Wia notice of foreclo.sure on a mort¬ gage she ('.cin'l know exi'-led. ITor suit was doi'hUcFS responsible for the agitation cau:(fi last week. A blan¬ ket mort,i<a,"> Hhe alleged, covered the property of the company at Mapsa- pegua, In which her lots were located Her lots, she further alleges, were not rcleaiiid.
For tho coT'.iri'.ny OeorKO P. Halplit, secretary -md trcTsiiivT, make.'? the following statr-rncnt:
"The l.Tts in Qiu^Rtlon nre of small portion of tht land In Massapequa. There are only n few persons concern¬ ed In the pi 'I, but everything wm be arranged la r. few days. V.'e own about 2,000 !'C!(s, or about 40.000 lots in that sec •.nil, bouglJt from different persons and the.entire lard now at wholesale woiilri be worth nioro than 16,000,000, vvl-ilt at retail It should brine $20,{,00.i00 or more. Our bond¬ ed Indebtedrii'tn nn the property Ip less than ?12 a lot, or about $480,000 In all. You F.tsi: that'we are only light¬ ly Incumbered
"Furtherrno.'f, all tho..propprty sold -on the ln-it.r!!nient phun wa.s di.spo.^'od of under h rrleasc clause which pro¬ vided that the blanket rnhrtgage on the ' tract would be removed. That will be done v.rA Is being done now in connection with one sni.iU piece of land and only a few person.-^ are con¬ cerned."
The Querrs Land and Title Com¬ pany Is capit.'.lized al ?300,000. The main office is ii. the Times Building, Manhattan. *
Rev. Bishop's Sermon to Men The Rev. George E. LlUhop, paslQr of tke St. Mark's M. K. Chufch, of Rockville Centre, prepched to a large congresation on Sunday evening. His topic was "Nailonal Prolilenis." It was the second of a series of sermons for men. The music was furnished by a choir of forty nial^ voices.
At the Presbyterian Church At the first Presbyterian Church of Rockville Centre, Pastor A. H. Ron¬ nie's subject on Sunday inorning was "The World's Survey." In tbe even¬ ing he preached a sequel to Sunday's Bermoh, "The Stor.V of M.-iry' Magdal¬ ene." The ladies of the church will hold an oyster supper on Thursday, February 26 in the chapel.
Miss Simonson is Better Mlfs Bertha Simonson, of Uocklyn avenue, Lynbrook, ha.s resumed her course of study at tho Nassau Hospi¬ tal, having recovered from au attack of dlptherla which sho contracted during the recent epidemic there.
' BILL" • H£RRIN(J
Herring, Meancy, Soper and Pettit
"Sign Up" as Prcffesrional
Base Ball Players
f'sur'jrlenibcrs of the baseball team of Freeport llifeh School for 1012 will play piore."-.^.lonal ball during the com¬ ing suinirier- unless Romething now unforscen occUKt lo alior plans. "Dig LiU" II-;r.M;« Ihe hero of baseball f.ins in liio village, and idol of sport- icving youths m Nassau Couniy for .ji.iveral years past nas "Flgned" to piay wlih the "Giants" and ha.s been j;dcied to i«-port at Marlin Springs; "Kd" Meany first baseiiuiii and cap- liiin for three years, 'will play with .Vev.burgh; "Joe" Pettit will go to j.anbury of t!.i.- .New England League. iiid (;iiiiul', .'-01 er will play with i'erih Amboy a.s b.ukstop. The quartette A ill .shako the dust of Freeport some- Jine in th>^ caily spring.
The anuoiiiuement tliat Herring vill tryout -ae one of the "Giants" l''.rtflera cai/iC at- a bolt of thunder to ['reeport fans lute la'st week. The t^ig leliow recaivfd a note from Sec- iiitary Foster wliich conveyed the bilei message that Me would be ex- nacted to ' itport"-<for tryout. That iTerrir.g wid nialie good is the ernesl !";Oi;e of tiis hoit friends in Kreeport and el.smvh-'re along lli£ South Side.
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"JOE " PETTIT
"Dig Bill" Is a giant of 6 feet 3 Inches and buiiL like Christie Mathew- SDn. He weighs 185 pou^,dSi-fcat"tnat in u) way h&ru^eT^hTs activities on jLiie-tfiatnord. He ia as speedy as tliey come e\en In six foot lengths, and has a ^et of curves that wouid make Marqnard hesitate. His "pen s:ioo;." is a dubbed "a wonder" by all v.ho have steu i't.
"Big Bill" won his spurs In high school. lie hepan to measure up as a pitcher v/nen the high school nine v.as Btruggiing for supremacy In the Souih Side L- cgue several years ago. 'Ihen he became a twirler for Free¬ porl village team and gained experi¬ ence which will doubtless serve blm well In his piofessional tryouts.
In Herrln.^ the high school during tlie past two years has found a sure hitter and a sure fanner. Ho had been knowu tc strike out an entire team in on<; game, and has often larned the tal Us by a few pilches at a critical mon,ent In a contest.
Last year 'Big Bill" tried out with tlie St. Louis leam while It was In New York, but the season was late and he did not close his deal for a place on the team. He was assured of a contract vUh the Missouri team in the coming season, but McGraw came along aud Herring decided to go v.-lth him.
The oth'jr tliree are looked upon as masters at th<'ir positions on the dia¬ mond and pre sure to climb lo the "big league ladder" some day.
CEOSGE BOX NEW WAnlACIi FIRE CHIEF ¦ \y^ BRICK STOCK
OF "GOLD" VARIETY?
(Continued From Page 1) (cKhirough the rt-malnder of the building
iieasury. On hiSt Friday y\ciiin&>vltie .lanual elec ion was held and George E. Box, ono of tl.e nio-st'popular vanpb (..f tlie vill ic,c v-a.a clioaea as chief.
Tho coiiUJ...iy eleci.io.1.) were held on ihe same citi-lng with thA result: James M. Seaman, Jr., was elected I'oreiuan and Ciovor Sioms asslstan'. foreman of the engine company; Wil¬ liam F. De."n vas elected foreman of tae hook .aid ladder company and (.leorge J.vniej. assistant foreman. Walter Asuw'.own Is chief engineer, John Davis Is hist assistant chief and T. D. FuBsoll K second assistant chiei engineer. i he trustees for three years are Siauity M. Cox, recording cccretary; \v & r rew-Ja««»f financial sefretary; Itnry Ultsch, treasurer, \\'llliain F. I'ti.n; and sergeant-al¬ arms, J. M. L.'ivTencG.
Vanaps in Annual Election—Com pany Officers Were Chosen
Tho. Firo I'laartnient of Waji^gTi has launchxid upon another iW-witn ] '^d In a boat two hours they returned bright pro-ip.jcts and a we}/ picked | ^^ fj^i ^ hlghiy surfaced white brick,
piping hot and just out of the oven. u was exhlb'ted in the clasp of a pair I of longs.
The party returned—convinced and within a snort time the gilt edge cer- Lificatos were received. They looked as good as tho brick—the golden red Uot brick wl ch had been exhibited at the Nev Rochelle plant. The In¬ vestors believed sincerely in the pros¬ pect of rlc^'-:j.
CLASSIFIED .sDVERTISMENTS
AMUSEMENTS
THE AMERICAN THEATRE
South Main St. Freeport, L. I.
10 Reel shows—Changed Dally 2^/-s Hours of Fun and Laughter for 10 cents Saturday Matinees
Willing Workers Sociable
The Willing Workers, a society of
young folks, connected with the First!
Presbyterian Church, Rockville Cen- j
tre, held a soci<.ble at the home of
DELICATESSEN
Freeport's Most UptOrdate Drug Store
FRED'K H. PLUMP ARCADE PHARMACY
At the Depot
PHO.NE.S, FREEPORT 629 148
FREEPORT IjlEW YORK
CITY PRICES
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC DELICAIESSEN
Fancy and Full line of Groceries Mrs. Alfred C. Stein, on I^royver ave- ! J- A. Goodman 7A Railroad Ave.
nue on Thursday evening Inst. Thei Opposite Depot
eutlre memhershlp participated.
Exceptional Clothes At Exceptional Prices
Fall and Winter suits at reduced coit. A wide variety of woolens suitable for spring and in change¬ able weather of March. Made afte? the late^ Eng¬ lish models in casmeres, worsteds and serges. Formerly at Now
$22 $18
$24 $20
$28 $22
M. STOCKMAN
24-26-28 S. Main St TELEPHONE, 323-J FREEPORT. N. Y.
CHESHIRE RUNNING A PAYING OFFICE
County Clerk's Report Shows In¬ crease Over 1913
Despite tha dullness.ln otb°r branc'u- i;3^oi the county government. County Clerk Cheshire has been busy during January, in his monthly report to the Board of Supervisors at • their meeting yes'eiciay receipts of |2,038.- 92 were recorded. Tbe amount is
County Clerk Thomas Cheshire
greater by several hundred dollars than at any time last year. If the volume of bus'uess continues at the rate set In Ihe past year, before the close of 1914 the offlco will be self sustaining.
The report In as follows: Deeds, ?881.25; mortgages, 1678.25; notary certificates, ^it.CO; notary Indentures, ?1; lis pendens, f 129.50; searches, $38.95; Judgments, $6.5.36; transcripts, 53.70; executions, ?13.G0; mechanics' liens, $2; bondo and undertakings, $3; certified copies, $54.50; incorporation certyicates, ?iS.19; B.' & L. Contract, $8.20; mlscellanious, $29.17; chattel mortgages, }1.''.72.
The Nassau Inn
ALLAN McNEIL. Prop.
Meali It All Hours. Private Dining Rooms
Fine Acconio<lat:ons. Board by Day
or week.
Baldwin. L. I.
Telephone. 815 Freeport
MERRICK RD. AND MILBURN AVE.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Mrs. Walter Oviatt 'improved Mrs. Walter Oviatt, of North Vil¬ lage avenue, who' has btj?on critically ill for several days past is somewhat improved, .\ttendirig doctors have ei- t'.re.=;<iod hope for her recovery.
Bosca Hea-inj Adjournec) Until Friday ! The heai'iTig before jlustlce of the Peace Jones of the charges preferred ' by Auditor Fcnnett against Town Treasurer Bosca have been,postponed iiaiil Frld.ty u'. tile roquof^t of Dlstricf Attorney L«w;» J. Smith, who is ill.
FRUITS CANDY
VEGETABLES CIGARS
J. Isola
22 South Main St. Freeport, L. I.
Tel. 69 7W Freeport
Palace of Sweets
CHOCOLATES, BON BONS ICE CREAM SODA
Special This Week
Assorted Carmels SOc lb 1
Molasses Peppermint Ki/ses 20c lb 1
I Peanut Brittle ' '>c lb \
Freeport
CANDY KITCHEN
• RAILROAD AVENUE
FREEPORT LONG ISLAND
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
A BIG BARGAIN ,-..
Plot of land, north side of Lexington avenue., Freeport; .60 x 100, at $13 per front foot. Half Cash.
WILLIAM J. NOLAN,
Frseport, L. L
Tho
Freeport Tsiilors
JOHN SCHRIEBER. Prop.
Ladiea' Suits .ind Cloaks to order Workroaosbip Guaranteed. Rea- •oiuble Price t
Oeanins Pressing Repairing
Telephone. 308 w Freeport 47 Ri'JraiJ Avsnu' Ftstpyn, L. I
$2,000,000. ESTATE INVOLVED BY SUIT
Eleanor B. Fox Asks Appoint¬ ment of Guardian to Take Charge of her Interest
SAYS THAT PARENTS WERE DIVORCED
Girl of 17 Was Ijequeathed a Third
of Vast Estate of The Late
John Fox
Eleanor B. Fox, granddaughter of tlie late John Fox. of Manhattan and Baldwin, has filed papers in a long threatened action Involving the $2,- 000,000 estate of her distinguished grandparent who died a month aiio. In her suU Miss Fox, who Is just sev¬ enteen, asks the Surrogate of New York County for the appointment of a eiu>rf^iaa and declares that her father, John Ko\ and her mother, Constance Levien Fox, are not proper persons LO caro forhfr and administer the •.¦aal estate.
If the petition of Miss Fox Is grant¬ ed, her father will lose control of her share of the Fox mlUlons. The young woman's counsel, John J. Cunneen of Jl Wall sireet, Manhattan, is her c.ioice as guardian.
r.li.=s Fox charges that her parents liave not lived together peaceably und are now divorced. She states f iriher lhat her father on several oc¬ casions threatened-to have, her placed ill a sanitarium, and many times en¬ deavored lo turn her mind against the i,.e7nory of her grandparent, with w hom she lived most of her life.
in his win the late John Fox be- Queathed to Eleanor one third of the residuary estate, tne library. Jewelry and clothing, and warded the uue of the palaltlal summer home, Foxhurst, at Haldwin, during her lifetime. The remainder of the residuary estate vent to the girl's father and to Mrs. John F. O'Brien, a neice, who lived with the wealthy and distinguished leader of the Democratic Club at his town house, 10 East Fiftieth street, for years.
Oeorge W. Smftli Improved The condition of ex-vlllage presi¬ dent, George W. Smith, of Rockvilie Centre, who has been seriously 111 for several weeks. Is slightly Improved, and doctors hold out tbe houe tbat be will be able to take his usual winter trip to Miami, Florida, In the latter part of Februarj-. .Mr. Smith Is the senior member of the firm of Wain¬ wright and Smith, of Rockaway Deach. and has been an active participant in the political and commercial life of this community for half a century.
ALL KINDS OF
Fruit "Treos, Shade Trees, Ever¬ greens, Flowering Shrubs, Rosea, Grape Vines,. Privet. HJj-dy Plants, Pansles, Daisies.
MILLER'S NURSERY
Telephone. 146-L 134 aeveland Are. Rockrille Centre
WHAT THE SYMBOL
MEANS TO YOU
That 7000 druggists in the United States stand behind every article bearing the REXALL trade mark.
That the'flEXALL Standard is the accepted stan dard of the greatest organization of druggists in the world.
That every purchase at a REXALL store means a saving in cost and a gain in quality of the article pur¬ chased.
That the REXALL lines include the highest grades ot stationery, brushes, rubber goods and per¬ fumes, in short, anything that can be classified for sale in any drug store.
There is Only One 3fe2£2^ Store in Freeport
THOMAS JOHNSTON DRUG CO.
23 W. Merrick Road Freeport, Long Island
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NOTARY PUBLIC WITH SEAL
EXPERT APPRAISALS
JAMES HANSE
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND GENERAL BROKERAGE
TELEPHONE. Jf
RAILROAD AVE. FREEPORT, L. \.
awBSKmmaa
PLAZA THEATRE
Grove Street and OGve Boulevard, Freeport, L. I.
FEATURE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, '14
Performances at 330 zni 7 and 9 p.nL George iQeine presents the Photo Drama
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"THE LAST DAYS OF PONPEII
Taken from Lord Bohver Lytton s famous work of tbe same name. It is one of the most alluring and, beautiiul achievements of the age in the reahns of photography. ^
ADMISSION MATINEE 10c - 20c EVENING 20c
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