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Official Paper, Village of Freeport PEATH OF SMITH F. PEARSALL - MOURNED THROUGHOUT COUNTY Civic Wflzrjf'raternity Man, Zealous Work- er for Public Preeport-One é£ Ereeport's most he- ned cltizeng; Bmith F, Poanmall, was yet to future activities of the village h: ved so well when on Tuesday evening be passed. the Great Gates It is. doubthil whether there. ln a man in Freeport today who hus dor much for' the village as he did. Solety ly his own effurte he curved i way. fur himwelt Uhat will live long: in the li lory of our community At the time of his death, Sinith Pom will war but forty years of mia wrong and vigorous as could 1» and as His wath came as a tremendous shock. to nik the whole village, . He was hout wusl duties the day. before: Christmas tp to a few hours before the end. there vas hope that he would, survive The life of Smith Peapsall in i good of what can bé wccomplished ; ambition..and Arm, ldhevence itse of action.\ «Years' ago he sturted is a printer's \devil\ on the old Review and after two years went with the Ob berver, He then went back to the Rte view and later set up. a printing. shop ir himself, Finally: he the County Review from Char [D. Smith und ran It for fourteen: ysurs. Tales have been told about hi bir riedneas at Christmas time when he ould find who needed conl or groveries d they would receive their necessities thout ever knowing where they came fom, In all hig dealing with men, wo men and children, Smith Pearsall his pined the reputation of being nauyre I the way through. In, achool hey was e of the brightest pupils and wis con dered i very brilliant, man. Hai\he ed he would bave gone very high in nie efrclen. where he already had a name, - . He von bore in Freeport and lived and he lived -tee-Pese: wold out the Review init @ he opened ub a real-estate and rance burinens and was a. carididute the postmanterahip of the villugs Mr. Pearsall was Past Master of Max pqua' and 'Bpartain: Lodges and was * of the chief organizers of Spartan bigo. He was the first Master under pensation and also finder charter of in Lodge and Past High Priest of port Chapter, Royal Arch Masons was Grand Master of the First Vell, al Arch. Mason®, Btate of New York, secretary of the Past Masters As- dation of Queens, Nassau and Suffolk funtics. . He wan an ex-deputy chief of Freeport Fire Department, a mem i of the Riles, Jr. O. U. A United fmimecial... Dravelers, . Freeport . C1B, bith Shore Yacht Club and the Motho: Church. ® Mr, Pearsall war» an motive froman If ver failiig to respond to wrm. . When hé was publisher of Review. alt 'of the emplopwes but were members of the department a fire: alwem meant the shuttilic n of the plant. He was a member the Hook | and Ladder pany 'and was formerly second. dap- ohlet, Mr,. Pearsall wa n. member of. the édiat -Rplacopal Church and active lll its work, Ircing one of the deacons, During the war he was very active In War Camp Community Service and treasurer,. He also tromurer the Froaport “a Library o after buying the Review he mar Marguorite. Waitees, daughter of tine: G, Walters, and has one non, a v his wife sand child haver 'a father, Wesley Poornall, « , Moward H. and a als- , Mrs. Jobn t.. Cottor. 'The 'cause iof 'death was a compiicas ot Am atarting. from a stall septic. pneumonia net in. Death shortly after mine o'clock in the be remembered ng citizens and MEMORIAL LIBRARY -_ COMMITTEE DEPLORES MR. PEARSALL DEATH FProoport-The Memorial Library Com mittee met. Wednesday evening and in view of the death of Smith F, Penal, who was treasurer of the organization, Appointed S. It. sinith acting treasur er. Subscribers ure requested. to send contributions to 135 Smith «tr un L another offi has been established. Committee - members . were . greatly bocked over the denth of Smith Pear #4} and appointed J. Huylee «Ellison, Tohn M. Harrington, and F. H. Swezey to draw up resolutions of sympathy to extond (o the bereaved. family The pla. recominended by. the build ing committee was adopted ard Charles M. Harc was authortzed to drow. plins ant sp ou ations The committee In to have. lithographs of the proescl Luild ing cremated PHONES TO HUBBY Wife of Jockey Wile Received Fake Message Uses Long Dis- tance To Relieve Tension Tthokville . Centre.-A . telegram . r8 celved by Merritt Buxton, jockey, now it the New Orleans, La, track med considers concern penditure of apfroximately $ lin message wis rectified, evening December While at 'the track, Mr. Buxton ri celved mesmige signed \Mother\ that his wife wii very ill and not expected to 1 The whmoxt drove him frantic, Me immediately: made efforts to get in touch with his home at 184 Wine avenue, this. village, Mra Buxton was in New York und not being able to get n response on his own téle phone, he sent weveril telegram to friends requesting. them. to ascertain the facts and let him know Finally: Mfr. 0 before Thursday shook to the house. Mrs: Buxton upon her return called her husband on the long distance and satisfied him whe wis weil and happy. - No trace of the sender of th tels: gram has been found. Mrs. Buxton recéived a letter Mon» day in which her husband maid he was nearly frantic and had sent about twonty telegrams in iin effort to iet some. verification' of the message. Me wald it cost him about $80. Telephone conversation rite between Rockville Centre and New Orleans is $9.66 for each three minutes, in the day time, and about half that rate at night, Mr, and . Mrs. Buxton have on other oceastona used. the telephone between \'l tha southern city and Homeville. _--_--#-__- BROTHERS IN THIEF CHASE, ONE SHOOTS THE OTHER Lynbrook-Joln Péllagrino in suffer: ing: from a flesh woltnd caused by @ wunshot discharged by his brother Tom while these two and meveral netghbors Ware. endenvoring to drive: off thieves from . the: Pollegrino | @Aage, | Merrick youd, near Wright avenne, . Pellegrino Apts him brother heard sounds in 'the m and invortignted. \Pout mistook his brother for on@ of the thisver and fired. \The whot 'struck John in the leg and the hunt consed. . 16 whw attended by Pr, Arthur D. Jacques. wonen in inin - |nasesreao now wit By (BocKVILLE Tax: - Preparations sire: fit Annual Few, Years ove ectabinyl Mert Hoss Oddrpisy.. 11 wil Be potipainy .. t Arid) Doipibir 1: t - Nassau CENTRE OBSERVER-POST-AND HEMPSTEAD IN Both the Grand Army of the Renu le the American Leiglon: recognized | Mr. Pearsalls patriote future. D; 6. 4* Mott Post, G. A. 10. und William Clin ton Story Post, A. L... both of Freeport had. made Lim «n. honorary. member- Honor membership in . the . two posts: wii an honor held ione Ly. Mr frcursill, - Supervisor Hirum H. Smith , in ther only | honorary. inember. or.. the ¥}. A. R. post. snd the Legion, in ap pointing the Itey. J. Sidney Gould chap lain, conferred a like honor upon him IN NEW ORLEANS nd the ex: | Buxton culled the loon! | police department, who sent an officer | SMITH F. PRARSALL County Amalgamated 'With the ~ FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920 - NEWSIES' OWN. CHRISTMAS PARTY BEST THING IN THEIR YOUNG LIV Solid Enjoyment for 100 Kiddies in Pressroom Of Big Print Shop \ Rockville Centre.-One bundred boys and girls who whout \Review Mister!\ lam“: the stheets, at the allroad: sta- tions, and in every other piace where { they think: there might be &-possible | sile; in Freeport, Hempitead ahd Rock: | sine Contre, nthomd dn the { room \or the: anted, \tr {atreet, Rockville Contre, Puésday aft: | ernoon, December 2%, and made a \duced of m mcket\ while enjoying the Christmas party, given for their expocial benefit. | For weeks there urchins were looking | forward to the Christmas-party. It was [a happy bunch when it gathered, and made happler by the fee cream, cake and candy, and a huppy-go-jucky bunch | that departed. | Mownrd Cornwell's big buses gathered | the Freeport and Hempstead \tribon'\ | and browght them to Rockville Centre. | The Rockville Centré \vanguards\ did [not have an automobile ride, but they | were: not a. bit: jerlous, and enjoyed very minute of the phrty, 'T« the- party: comtenced \yet Msn Hliggina®\ questioned 'two. little 'boyn about 1. o'clock. Every. ten- minutes thereafter, until 2 o'clock, came similar questiona. A busload of happy, smiling. kédew from Hempiitdid arrived. shortly after 2 o'clock,. und let wo a- hout that aroumed the rmelghborhood, when they maw the big Christmas tree through the basement windows, brillantly light- ed with colored incandescent bubba, kindly aupplied. by Gumbs & of Park avenue, Rockville Contre, These mnd the Rockville Centro Kid dies ware soon in the bnsement Ing the decorntions, and shouting; , \Hurray fer Minx Stile!\ \Shee a regular fairy godmother said Bophic Peshkin. Boon there was another loud shout outaide, as the bus brought. s loud. of It wis echoed from then: re-schoed everywhere, an thb second wave of Joy struck the gathoring. t All being present,. things began to lhump-u. \The boyn were interested .in the big press, the rolls of paper and the table settings, Their enthusinanm overt to the second fobt, anid im short order, Cliff. Macevoy, , Clarence Hannon and Louls Bushlinger were surrounded by a crowd of curious, -eyed children, asking. saventoan a 'w that?\ questions all at onon, .- Work '«imply had ceame. he nownlén were am in. as they 'ars In acting One Ind discovered B4 Robinson and. Gem Lamb at the !inotype: machines as moon {mu for a> setmmble around the ma Bome wntched the keyboueds, asking all to ing \America. Hle glance ditected to the good things on the tables, Trzy shouted: \Don't we get ents first?\ They. didn't So Minnle stood up on her chair, be- wide one of the numerous cedar trees, used for decoration and started the singing.. After the second bar all the boys and girle. were. singing\ lusiily Minnie, has a sweet voice, She holds MRS. DUNCAN GETS Writer, in \Te hage Another letter was received by Mrai A. Butler Monday, evidently from the sume party, who has been writing her threatening letters and de- munding_ money, The lant létter, how ever, showed the writer to be in a mioré conciliatory mode, It witk momewhat Apologetic for the trouble that had been caused her and expressed the opinion Of the writer thut Mri. Duncan should employ an ex-soldier and. stoned officer in the place of a mun wh now works for her. - The. letter, which was in the mame hand writing aw the B§hers received and also mailed ut the, Hempstead post office, was turned over to 'the County authorities and Cgqunty 'Detective. Per: dinand Miller, with Chief of Police Van dewatér, have been investigating. So fir they have not obtained. mufficient evidence to warrant an arrest, but It in understood that a handwriting expert will be employed to compare the writ- ing on the letters to that of @ person who is under. suspicion, RED CROSS HOUSE Youngsters at Hempstead Have Fin@ Time With Tree and Presents HTempatead,-A good time was pro- vided for about 200 poor children of the vicinity at. Red Cons Houne Friday afternoon. 'The children, some of whom Are town charges, enjoyed & luncheon. consisting. of sandwicher.. and cake, and ench received an npple nnd an oritige, . Following this whey were the pitch exceptionally 'well, and her sense of tord and express arb re markable, How those kids did sing! A little later they tried \The Star more firmly implanted in thor# youthful (Continued on page 3). Rockville Contre-Banta Claus arrived nt Rockville Centre's Community Christ: mas tres Ms per schedule on Christman Eve, Priday, December 24... About 800 \iddlen\~ were \made happy. It. wan the first time they 'had enjoyed \buch «n event... Childrem: 'and grown-ups volced favorable comment. * John ¥. Dempeey, chairman of the Comngunity Chrintmias Tree. Commit- tee, abd his he 10 the custort will be continged. for many years. 'The celebration was on the lawn of the Rockville Centre C and in the big auditorium, 11. will be remem- bered 'm long time.. . The program be- nn with m band concert at 7.40 pam At 8 So'clook Banta.® Claus: arrived-a. real live roly-poly Banta Claur who led m“ mnd all the kiddies inside dren were requented Banta Claus\ guidance the gor. Rach dy. ant an apple: tribtited ; 800 . boxes still \have about 200 to learn. where them.., 'The big Chritma® tro set up on ¢ lawn of the Jtotkville Centre etubhoune, was ilfumined with vari-colored slen- trio lights and has been barning night- mfam. nient Nevrice-A ~ dogs\\ Christmas: party it\ tif taken to a large front room, where a Christmas tree had been lighted and presents conulating of. toys, candy, knitted goods and other clothing were [distributed. , the Eik's distribution of gifts at Free- port. were brotight to Red Cross House, where edibles were provided. The entertainment was managed by Mra. W, Herbert Eaton, chairman of the Red Crom canteen work, manisted. by Men. Walter Scofteld, Mru. Porty Rushmore, Mrs, 8. H. Johnebn,. Mrs. Daniel Mgaly, Mra. Charles Finn, Mra. George Ireland, Misa Jackson of -the Y. W. C. A., Misa Mitchell and Mn. James H, Carll. ROCKVILLE CENTRE AUXILIARY ADDS TO TEMPLE FUND Rockville. Centre.~The Ladies' Ausil- lary of the-'TemmiBle nt Rockville Centre held their semi-monthly moeting on De- camber 2%, Honorary - Président Mri Atavenhagen presiding. ( The main feature of the aft was the awarding of the doll, which 8. Cloldberg donated, and on which whs $107. 'The winner of the beau tifully. di Indy doll was Mise Kau WChink . of Ocenn Aldo, and It wha with w of pride that whe took of her treasure, upon \bolt otifled that the coveted prize was hers, Mr, Lampert, of Rockville Centre, and Mr, Hew, of Lambrook, who both dis: played the doll in their. windows, are wery dog!. His note of follows: P Review THER LETTER More Conciliatory CHRISTMAS CENTRE i QUIRER 1 o | WANT ADS BRING HOME THE BACON; SELL HOGS, TOO You just can't matlify wome folk. Now there's. Farmaki, who. liven not so far from Hempstead. He ¢latms his local editor made him lose s150, - This was the way of it. You nee he advertised he had mix plm for sale and it wasn't long: be- fore he sold them and got enough inquiries afterward «o he could have wold $150 worth more if he had them. Me mays the little want ads not only bring home the bacon, but they dan get rid of the, whole hog in short order ' 'BOOKEINDER DIES _ BY HIS OWN HAND Leon Maillard, Employed at Gar- den City, Quit Work and Fired Fatal Shot Hempatead.-Leon Maillard, a French bookbinder, employed at the plant of Doubleday, Page & Company shot and killed himself shortly after leaving the plant~ of the .company lixt Thursday plight., Despondency is believed to have been the cause of hin act, Maillard, who lived with his (amily at # Ormond street, Hempaterd, hnd been with Doubleday, Page & Company mbout three years, coming from Cleve land. He wan skilled in the art of book binding and It tm-mald that the fact that there waw not enovigh of the clum of work he had been iceuntomed to doing preved upon his mind, He seemed. in # happy frime of mind, however, as he toft the: plant Thursday: evening.. He o station, where he mert a bullet ti igh his head. «Mr. Maillard leaven a wife and three children, 'one of whom is married. Justice Of the Perce Waiter R. Jones held a coroner's inquest yosterday, mma outs JURY DISAGREES AS TO OTHERS DR: SKIDMORE MADE MASTER OF MORTON Rockville Centre Member Gets Highest Honor in Manic Lodge at Hempstead Hompaten®.-Heney 8. Biddmore, D.D.8., 6f Rookville: Centre was elected haster of Morton Lodge, 63, F. and A. Dr. Skidmore has primed through all the mtations of the lodge «ind flow has reached the highent honor In the organiastion, | Othér officers elected nre ' Bentor rdon,- W, Herbert Raton, Junior Warden, C, H, C. Harms, Treasurer, Elliott J. Pray, degree will be con- on the 27th when the work degres, Wiktieleat Boctety Election The Nukmy Histérical 'ociety elected. these officers: Aétaes 8, Cooley,\ M. D., t, Frank A, Colen secretary, Jedito Meryit, tressuree, George D. A. Rockville Centre, officers and a , Reston, J. Curt Schmuck, M. D., Lawrence, and F. T Delano, -M. D.., Reekvile Centro anc u Corben, Mineola, - Assemblyman . Thoma A. bas been cleared of the Ins dictment for conspiracy in. connection with Niumau county gambling cason: The jury announced its dechion on Tuaiday: night at court here; in Bupreme Court, befora Justice Young. When the verdict. was' returned Am the case of McWhinney, the Jury. rge ported it bad been unable to agre® i the cames of Supervisor Cleorge Wilbur Doughty and Sherif Chazlox W. Smits The indictment. agninat Postmaste® Thomas 11. O'Keefe, the fourth offich on trial, was diimissed a week ago with the of District Attorney Weeks Counselor Henry A. Uterhart,. chief of counsel for the defense, stated at the clome of the trinl that he would make , every effort to secure & new 'til as won an powithle District Attorney Charles: Bs of work slide because of this trial, and It was his intention to clean that up be- tore doing anything ele, The District Attorney. smid be had a grand jury in January, for which ho must make ready, And there mre also w number of persona awaiting trial, whose canen must be prosecuted, Justice Young naked that deliberation® he resumed in the cuses of Doughty and Smith, wiying, thit because of the 4m portance of the cane he thought it his duty to isk them to. make another at- tempt to reach w verdict. Before ret: Ing, Foremar Willinm A, Isates asked that the textimony: regarding. the #aid« Ing oC the Stuckey: gumbling: establish» meny be. read. At midnight the Jury came. info court again, and reported that it_hid been un: able to reach w verdict aw to the mult o innocence of Dot nd Smith. “a”? tried again, . 'It wate wald that- seven members of the jury were for mequittal and five for convieifon. The turned at 'The jury began Itw detibervtions at 7.40, - MeWbinnay dw a mymber: of the. Lockwood committes, which Jn Inveatignting. the bufldifg: in- dustry. 'The principal testimony Agar him was that of John N. Flelchor,, nad: mecretary 'of the Nusmu County Amsociation, who said that the Amafn- blnnkl: offered. Him - $200: to tha publichtion of les concerning 'the notivides of gnmblers in Naman county, Arguindnts by counsel for the (om-mud n: District Attornay Weeks cons the jrreater part of Tuesday, Mr. Weeks nought to show thit Whinnay, Doughty and Bheriff reportedly axerted to county's gnmbling He called sevornt witness, who testi- fed that. they bad confidence. in Joli N. Fleischer, the state's principal wit- toms, And that they, would belleve him under onth, | Early in the trinl the de- fenme brought out the fact that Fielich- or, while practicing luw in Boston, hud been barred from the courts. wit on the stand, who testified to the character of: the three 'detendants, They Included Lisutenant-Qoverners Wlect Jeremiah Wood, August T, Kelsey, f—ld ho\had heen obMiged to let yx‘fi’ equlittal of) McWhinney was é :> u 'or the defenne placed neverat 9 O Rdward Roche, Morrin Craft, Rowell .\. (/| Eldridge, president. of the Creat Neok Bink; Awsemblyman Nicholas M, Pettic, from the 5th District. of Queens, and Bitate\ Senator Ceorge L.. Thompson. sell. FINDS DONORS' NAMES ON PUBLIC MONUMENTS ; wants to D0 LKEWISE Hompstead-In ' the ; controversy a ative to the Soldiérn' lind Bator fl morial, to be erected\ by the Chariber of Commeren in Mempitend. ever #4 upon publlc' land bare the. nialiec Wt tha donor. . 'to refute this, the Chim. ber of Commerce has. Inspected, nutivers oue monuments and tablet the vienity with the following requbte: Fraunce's Tavern, owned by the' of Mew York at Browd and Pearl a twhiat. 'berting 'the historic, of -the . building bears the that Jt wis placed: there of the Revolution, In Batiery Park; city the etate of Abmthiim bears tha innoription. that 4t au b 6p Joba «Walls \Dopiinter meses Frioport 1. 0. 0, ¥; Installation Preaport. Lodan Ni. 60 1. 0) O- 9 wilt ingtali 'the following on' Junuary 190 Mable: ge L~ Posseall; vice grand, W Tears of Bntylon defeated | L, 'Whmer; right sippore noble the team. of Pampatead Post, American at Babylon, 'on the Community court; at Jan, Turaday ev saing of Indt week sotre was 48 W On duneary 13 Theo Wamen's feist, Corps, Hamg- Marky Walling: ofl guppart noble Within Fears: right ls wtubd, Conolat; grand, Vahiiper:; merde, Herriion; Frank M Cnuptain, Graith recoding tery. D. Frick Seaman: f viesd, till, hays Unrialitiien of offcers aftarneon. Jantwey 10, Mr Mohe. nf: Reonkiyn (will-bs the nd affine. Bully; plasent,\ J. R. Abhort Vieta (laine wean Alkach! 6 Warty o a 's Se SP. ¥ u-
