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SATURDAY, APRIL 5 , 1919 EIGHT NEW fcOCHELLB PIONEER 59 Years of Satisfactory Service O U R M OTTO D U R IN G A L L T H I S T IM E , “A S A T I S F I E D C U S T O M E R ,\ — T H R O U G H SQ U A R E AND H O N E S T D E A L IN G S . W E W A N T TO G IV E YOU “ V A L U E R E C E IV E D ” A ND T H E R E F O R E A S K YOU TO GIVE US A T R IA L O R D E R FO R O UR C E L E B R A T E D D, & Hs LA C K AW AN N A COAL. R E A L L Y YOU DO N O T K N O W W H A T A P L E A S - U R E IT IS TO RUN Y OU R F I R E S U N T IL YOU U S E T H I S COAL. B E T T E R S T I L L — L E T U S H A V E Y OU R O R D E R CO V E R IN G Y O U R W I N T E R ’S S U P P L Y . BUY W H I L E P R IC E S A R E L O W E S T . F IF T Y C E N T S P E R TON A DV A NCE BY O C T O B E R 1ST. P H O N E 1000— OR W R I T E A ND W E CAN A S S U R E YOU O F T H E M O S T C O U R T E O U S T R E A T M E N T . N e w R o c h e l l e C o a l & L u m b e r C o . Public Misinformed (C o n tinued from P a g e .1 ) fire Destroys Car And Garage T h e g a rage owned and occupied by Theodore W u lp a t 20 M o u n t Joy place w a s totally destroyed by Are W ed nesday m o rning. Chief Ross w a s on his way to th e fire several m inutes before tlio alarm ran g in. and when he and his ilrcm e n reached th e scone th e fire h a d gained m u c h headway and th e building w a s alm o s t con sumed. A Jordan c a r w a s in the building a t the tim e and it wa3 to tally destroyed. T h e firem en gave th e ir attention to keeping tho flames from th e residence of Mr. W u lp w h ich is close by. T h e chief places the loss sustained a t about $2,500. “ Is your wife practicing food econom y?\ \Sho doesn’t have to practice, she’s an expert a t it.” The Summer Home Is Open Yes, wide open! N e x t w e e k T u e s day or W ednesday th e children will arrive. The prem ises w e a r tlie de lightful a ir of anticipation, th e bud ding season displays, w h ich added to H iss Sneath’s welcome, m a d e the visit of the Home Com m ittee on T h u rsday a very pleasant texperi- ence. The curtains a r e fresh, the dorm itories and sleeping porches in order, supplies a r e arriving daily, the cook comes on M onday “deo volente,” various rep a ir s aro being m ade, and soon the m e rry shouts o t children will m ingle w ith the bird notes across the playground, and the green grass and tender shoots of another spring will greet them , another spring u n d e r the hospitable care of the “Pelham Sum m er Home.” T h e g ift of two T h e C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e M o n i t o r AN IN T E R N A T IO N A L DAILY N E W S P A P E R IS N O W ON S A L E A T T H E N E W ST A N D S IN N E W R O C H E L L E — 3 C E N T S A CO P Y . line new beds and equipm e n t w a s re ported by -Miss Sneath, also the gift of a large table, a dozen chairs, four high stools, a h a lf dozen tow e ls, two large trays, all of w h ich w e re sen t to th e H o m e from th e R e d Cross through th e kind thought of M rs. J . C. W ilberdlng. I t is expected th a t from tw e n ty to th i r t y children will arriv e early n e x t w e ek, children w h o se h e a r ts a r e w e a k s e n t from Bellevue H o spital. The annual m e e ting of th e H o m e D irectors w ill be held on Thursday, A p ril 10, a t 3 o’clock a t th e M anor Club. T h e re w ill be rep o r ts of la s t season’s w o rk, a speaker from New Y o rk, m usic, tea, and a h e a r ty w e l com e to m e m b e rs and to th e com m u n ity In general. Come to th e m e e ting, a a d becom e interested in th is pioneer charity o f the Pelham s. OFFICE TO RENT A good siz e d office on th e secon d flo o r of th e P io n e e r B u ilding, 12-14 L a w ton S t r e e t , ca n b e re n t e d re a s o n a b ly . B u ilding le h e a t e d by h o t w a t e r sy s t e m . F o r p a r t t c u i a r e In q u ire a t oflice of th e P io n e e r . EXECUTORS’ S U E OF REAL ESTATE Belonging to the Estates of Fletcher A. Mead, Emily T. Fitzpatrick and Jennie M. Leys, deceased. H . E . C O L W E L L , AUCTIONEER S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 1 9 , 1 9 1 9 at i i o’clock a, m,, a t the front door of the City Hall, New Rochelle, N. Y. , In pursuance of the directions of an order of the Surrogate’s Court of tlie County of Westchester to close the Estate, the following described prop erties belonging to the Estate ot Fletcher A. Mead, deceased, situate in the City of New Rochelle, N. Y .: House and lot, No. 137 Woodland Avenue. Size of lot, 40x170, contain ing 8 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas. House and lot, No. 139 Woodland Avenue. Size of lot, 40x170, contain ing 9 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas. House and lot, No. 128 Drake Avenue. Size of lot, 40x228, containing 9 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas. For the Estate of Emily T. Fitzpatrick, deceased: The house and lot, No. 49 Meadow Lane. Size of lot, 47x138, containing 9 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas and electricity. Thc house and lot No. 81 Flower Street. Size of lot, 4oxrio, containing 8 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas. At the same time and place, for Mrs. Annette Mead, the house and lot owned by her at No. 124 Drake Avenue. Size of lot, 60 feet front by 235 feet deep, with house and large barn. House contains r4 rooms, 2 b aths; is heated by furnace and lighted by gas. For the Estate of Jennie M. Leys, deceased: The house and lot No. 32 Lincoln Street. Size of lot, 35x100, contain ing 7 rooms and bath; furnace heat, and lighted by gas. This property is free and clear and will be sold subject to Homestead Park restrictions and lease. Also, for the Estate of Maria Brady, 4 lots 011 Brady Avenue and 2 lots on Weyman Avenue. All these properties will be sold without reserve, subject to present leases and restrictions. The two houses on Woodland Avenue, and the one on Meadow Lane are subject to tlie Residence Park restrictions. The Drake Avenue, houses are unrestricted. The Flower Street house will be sold sub ject to the Sycamore Park restrictions. All of them will be sold’ subject to present mortgages, which purchasers can renew. Terms are: iofo of the price bid, in cash, on the day of sale; the balance above the mortgages, to be paid 111 cash in 30 days. For full particulars in reference to title, mortgages, leases and restric tions, apply to H. E. Cohveli, Auctioneer, or Young, Seacord & Ritchie, Attorneys, No. 264 Main Street, New Rochelle, N. Y. tion m a d s i)y th e eity. The m inim um charge m a d e by the hospital fo r each adult p e r day is $2 (actqal cost $3.58) and the charge lor private room s is from $2.50 to $6.50, an average of about $5.00 p e r day. The hospital equipm e n t-includes at present 54 public w a rd beds and 18 beds iu private or sem i-private rooms. D u ring th e year 278 private pat ients, 273 sem i-private and 962 ward- patients availed them s e lves ot the services of th e hospital, not including service rendered to soldiers and sail ors o l whom 30 w ere received a s pat ients and 29 In the accident w a rd, the service having been rendered in each case w ith o u t charge, Some incorrect statem e n ts have been m a d e as to th e policy followed by th e hospital in failing to tre a t, or refusing to Teceive, poor people who wore unable to pay for treatm e n t ahd a le w w o rds o l explanation will suf fice t o m a k e th e adm ission procedure clear and show th a t th e hospital is perform ing a very necessary service lo the poor of the city th a t are not recognized by th e m u n icipal au th o r ities as “city cases.” Before th e reception -of t h e patient a t th e h o s p ital w o rd Is usually receiv ed in advance from his attending phy sician as to th e accom m o d a tions de sired and the ability o t th e patient o r his fam ily to pay for sam e. It definite w ord Is no t conveyed in ad vance th e patien t i s received a n d ad m itted to th e hospital w ithout ques tion as to h is ability to pay. If a private room is requested by the patient, o r the doctor relative or friend representing him, he is ac com m o d ated w ithout question a n d the patient’s representative is later advis ed a s to th e charge which varies from $2.50 to $6.50 per day, according to the facilities offered, payable w e ekly in advance. If th e p a tien t is taken into a public w ard, a t th o end of a w e e k a bill is m a iled to his hom e address and (t no reply is received Inquiry i s t h e t i made as to th e ability of the patien t or his fam ily to pay the bill- i n full or in part. In case of Inability to pay, the pase is laid before th e City Charities Com m issioner to obtain, if possible, his authority to tre a t th e patient as a city ease. If th e city w ithholds its approval, and the p a tient Is unable to m e e t wholly or in p a r t t h e bills rendered to him a t th e ra te o f $2.00 per day, th e y are cancelled from the records. In accident cases, particularly w h e re th e y m a y involve tho relations of em p loyer ana em p loye under th e S tate Com p ensation Law, inquiry Is m a d e a t once as to- the accommoda tions ddsired for th e p a tient and re sponsibility therefor, and form al n o tice of the case is given to th e em ployer and to the police departm e n t. I t can therefore he stated positively th a t th e N e w Rochelle H o spital is op erated and m a intained prim a rily fo r the tre a tm e n t of patien ts who a r e poor o r of lim ited m e a n s and t h a t no patien t i s e v e r r e f u ’v d adm ittance to the hospital because of his Inability to pay f o r treatm e n t. W e t r u s t th a t th e s e statem e n ts will clear up m a n y o t the m isunderstand ings th a t have arisen as to th e re la tions o f t h e hospital to the com m u n ity and m a k e i t clear t h a t i t i s really a ch a r itab le in s tltu tl n operated for th e benefit of t h e people of New R o chelle w ithout profit to anyone, th a t i t is to a large ex ten t dependent u p o n voluntary public s u b scriptions to m e e t its expenses, th a t it is perform ing a v e r y necessary an d beneficial service to th e com m u nity, and th a t it is w o rthy o t its full confidence and support. T H E N E W ROCHELLE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. By Stanley D wight, President. The Mortuary Record E d w a r d G o v e rs. A ,.life long resid e n t of th is city, having been born here F e b ruary 3, 1843, E d w a rd Govers, son o f the late George and A n a statia B u rns Govers, died a t his home, 28 D ivision street, early T h u rsday m o rning, h e having been a sufferer from hardening of th e arteries. for some years, Mr. Govers had seen th e city grow from a sm all ham let to its present size, and before his illness w a s an active participant in the affairs here. F o r some years he conducted a m ineral w a ter p lan t on Franklin avenue, on the property now owned by George Helm rich. He retired from , business- pursuits about tw e n ty years ago. H e w a s a prom inent D em o crat, and In 1867 held th e position of tow n clerk o f the old town of N ew Rocheiie. H e w a s an exem p t firem a n , being ch a r ter m e m b e r o t E n terprise H o o k & L a d d e r Company, which w a s o r ganized in 1861, H e w a s its assist a n t forem a n for two years, tre a s u r e r for one y e a r and secretary ' for four years. H e alwtfys took a n active in te r e s t in club and m u n icipal affairs. H e m a rried M iss E v e E. B rennan, w ho survives him, beside one b r o th er, Joseph and two sisters, M rs. G. A. Glass, o f Newark, and M rs. M. A. Quinn, .of Brooklyn. Funeral serv ices will h e held th is Saturday m o rn ing a t 9 o’clock a t t h e Church of t h e B lessed Sacram e n t and hts rem a ins will be in terred ln the fam ily p lo t in Holy Sepulchre cem etery. W illiam F. C leary. A fter a n illness of Only about a week W illiam ’ F rancis C ieary, w h o came to th is city Jn 1892, as m a n a g e r of the. Sw ift Beef Company’s plant on H u g u e n o t street, died a t his home, 35 Clinton place, F r id a y even ing last, from pnem o nia. - D e ceased was bom a t Groton, Mass., an d w a s in his sixtieth year. Previous io com ing to this city h e w a s in the Swift Company’s em p loy a t Jersey City. H e was a m a n ot fine physique, of a quiet and unassum ing nature and m ade a h o s t pf friends, who greatly m ourn his demise, In th e discharge of his duties as, m a n a g er h e w a s m o s t m e thodical and conscientious, and his death leaves a vacancy w hich the company will find it difficult' to fill.' Mr. Cieary was a m e m b e r ot N e w Ro chelle Council, K n ights ot Columbus, and H u g u e n o t Council N o . 397, Royal Arcanum. Funeral services w o re held a t the Church o t th e B lessed Sacram e n t, Tuesday morning, interm e n t being m ade In Holy Sepulchre cem etery. H e is survived by a widow, tw o sons, W illiam F, Jr., and John H. Cleary, beside two granddaughters. S T A R T I N G A SC O U T T R O O P IN Y OUR SC H O O L 1. R e a d C h a p ter 1, Scout H a n d book fo r Boys, and study o th e r avail able Scout literature. . 2. V isit the headquartors ot tho n e a r e s t local council; discuss plans w ith the scout executive o r scout com m issioner. 3. S e c u re th e fo r m of application fo r tro o p ch a r ter from th e local council headquarters. 4. S tu d y th e applications w h ich indicates th e procedure to he follow ed. P r e s e n t th e plan for troop or ganization to, th e local school board, o r to . th e parents’ association, o r to th e principal an d teach e r s of the school o r o th e r responsible body con n e c ted w ith th e school. 5. Secure passage o t resolution by such body obligating th e school in ac cordance w ith the provision of the constitution and by-iaws o t the Boy Scouts of A m erica, which can be got ten from tho local o r national oflice of t h e Boy Scouts. 6. H a v e a troop efimmittee elected or appointed by th e school or respon sible group of th e school. 7. T h e troop com m ittee selects its scoutm a s ter and nom inates him for com m ission from national headquar- ters. 8. A rrange w ith school authorities for tim e and place of m eeting. 9. P r e s e n t plans of scouting to the boys, explaining w h a t i t m e a n s to be a scout. 10. Have application for troop ch a r ter com pletely filled ou t and for w a rd it t o national headquarters. 11. Study th e scout program nnd the handbook for scoutm asters. 12. A s soon as th e ch a r ter a n d the commission fo r the scoutm a s ter are received, the troop com m ittee is ready to function, th e troop m a y m e e t, or ganize, have a public installation of the troop w ith t h e parents of th e boys and th e school authorities and teach ers present. T h e n th e troop i s ready for th e developm ent of a regular plan of program for activities. N o hoy m a y be called a scout or w e a r an y scout Insignia until he re ceives his certificate ot m em b ership. No boy -who lias n o t reached his tw e lfth birthday m a y bo adm itted into a troop. W h en in doubt’ c o n sult your handbook o r local council head quarters. BUY W. S. S. Jo h n G. L .l b f r te d , S r . -Retiring last T h u rsday evening in his usual good health John G. Lieb- trled, Sr., w a s found dead in Ids bed the next m o rning by his wife, at th e ir home,- 35 Charles street, his death having been caused by apopolexy. Mr. Lelbfried was a native o t N ew York having been born th e r e sixty-five years ago. W h en a boy he cam e to New Rochelle and has lived h e r e for the p a s t half century. F o r m a n y years h e held the position o t baggage m a s ter an d assistan t tic k e t ag e n t a t th e local station of th e New Y o rk, N ew H a v en & H a rtford railroad. F o r som e few years p a s t h e h e ld a clerical position w ith th e New Y o rk A thletic Club. H e w a s m a rried to M iss A n n ie Molloy, a n a tive o f this place a num b e r of years ago. Fun eral s e rvices wero hold a t th e C h u rch of the Blessed Sacram e n t M onday m o rning, interm e n t being m a d e in H oly Sepulchre cem etery. He fs sur vived by a widow and th r e e brothers, F r a n k , Philip and Alfred. u tes an auto cam e to r Mr. Look and in' this he hurried to th e spot. M rs. Look took care o f M rs. Roth, who w a s taken to the Lopk hom e. 'The rem a ins w e re prepared for long journey hom eward,’ a n d twenty- four hours a f ter death had come, th e start was m ade, M rs. Roth, w ith M r. and M rs. Look, reached Vineyard' H a v e n Monday afternoon, the re m a ins com ing on tlje sam e boat, and being taken in charge by M essrs. H inckley & R e n e a r. T h e funeral to o k 'p lace a t 2 p , ra. yesterday,' from th e hom e, Rev. Dr. A lfred F a irbrother officiating, w ith in term e n t in O a k Grove cem etery. B e a rers w e re N o rm a n Johnson, Ed w a rd c. Lord, P e te r Cromwell and Arnold L u c e , all intim a te friends of; D r . Roth. Dr, R o th w a s born in N ew Rochelle, N. Y., fifty-nine years ago, and grad uated in ta r n from the School*of Pharm a c y , New York, and in 1880 from BelleVue, w ith a n M. D. degree. H e cam e t o Vineyard H a v en in 1881. “In 1883 Dr. R o th m a rried Miss E liza B e ttle, who survives -him. T h e r a is one child, th e ir son, M ajor E d w a rd Roth; U. S. A., now on duty w ith the TJ. S. forces in Germ any, M a jor R o th’s wife has been ill in. New Bed ford. Dr. R o th leaves one grand child, his nam e sake, E d w a rd Roth, 3d. “Dr. R o th’s death cam e as a pro found, shook. H e w a s a genial gen tlem a n , a g r e a t character and big o f h e a r t and soul. H is friends are m a n y to m o u rn his death.” B U Y W . S. 3 . M a rg a r e t J . L a w r e n c e , M a rgaret J., w ife of H ttrry Law rence, died a t h e r hom e, 46 M o rris street, Sunday evening, a f te r a n ill ness of some m o n ths duration. De ceased w a s hem in Ireland and had lived in this city for t h e p a s t fifteen years. She was in h e r fifty-seventh year. Funeral services w e re con ducted a t h e r late hom e T u e s d a y ev ening by th e Rev. R o b e r t G. Mc Gregor, pastor o f th e N o rth A v e n u e P resbyterian church, and th e inter m e n t was m ade W ednesday a t Baby lon, Long Island. B e s ide h e r hus band she is survived by tw o sons and one daughter. Jo h n A ,.R o lf s e n . John A., the nine y e a r old son o f John A. and A n n a Rolfsen, of 23 B a y View avenue, died In th e N e w Ro chelle hospital l a s t F r iday, h is death being due to m e n ingitis. H e vi born in this city. F u n e ral services w e re conducted at h is parents’ hom e Tuesday by the Rev. H. H. B e a ttys, burial being m ade in Beechwoods cem etery. Sudden Death of Dr. Roth T h e following account of th e sud den demise of D r. Edw a rd Roth, b rother of our well known resident, George C. Roth, is taken from th e Vineyard News, ot V ineyard H a v en, Mass., of M arch 27: “Dr. Edward Roth, one of V ineyard H a v e n ’s b e s t know n men, died sud denly on M a rch 21 in Miami, Florida, and his rem a ins w e re brought north, the funeral taking place front liis hom e here, y e sterday afternoon. “Dr. R o th and M rs. R o th Were spending the w inter in th e south, and w e re about to leave M iam i for O r lando, whence they later planned to go to Tampa. It was In th e early m o rning, about 1 o’clock, as they w e re to go on th e flrst tra in from Miami. A t t h e corner of Eighth and 0 streets, Miamf, Dr. R o th dropped- to th e sidewalk. D e a th w a s prob ably instantaneous, due to apoplexy. “A t the tim e th e physician w a s about five blocks aw ay from his own hom e in the Florida city, and h a lt way to the railroad station. “Mrs. R o th sum m o n e d assistance, calling a physician and through a friend causing w o rd to be sen t to Mr. and Mrs. Davis D. Look of Vineyard Haven, who w e re w intering in Miami, tw o o r th r e e blockB from w h e re D r. R o th died. In a few min- A p r i l 1 4 t h I s t h e H a t e For final payment on your THIRD LIBERTY BONDS HAVE YOU K E P T Y OUR W E E K L Y PAYM E N T S ; U P ? IF SO , YOU H AVE O N L Y A S M A L L A M O U N T T P PAY W I T H T H E A C C R U E D IN T E R E S T A ND YOU W fLfc^ H AV E A U N IT E D S T A T E S BOND AT 4 f t P E R C E N T AND YOU W IL L B E IN D E P E N D E N T . A BO ND H O L D E R . D O N 'T FA IL T o G E T IT. T H I S BANK W I L L K E E P IT S A F E FOR YOU A T NO E X P E N S E . C O R N E R H U G U E N O T A ND LA W T O N STS. T H E O N L Y SAVINGS BA NK IN N E W R O C H E L L E G L A S S E R G R A I N C O . G r a i n t H a y S t r a w F e e d and * S a l t 80-90 Hsrrispn Street New Hochelle N. Y. Phone 1070 It’s a pity some men can’fc draw checks as easily as they can infer ences. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE* fireproof STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS 211-218 H U G U E N O T S T . OUR SUNDAY DINNER ONE DOLLAR P ickled B e e ts R e lish B luepolnt O y s t e r # C h icken O k r a C r e a m of T o m a to B roiled S p a n ish M a c k e rel R o a s t S tuffed C h icken P r im e R ib s of B e e f a u J u s M a s h e d P o ta t o e s E a r ly J u n e P e a s Pie C o c o a n u t P u d d ing Coffee DON’T MISS IT TABLES FOR LADIES RESERVED CLEANLINESS & SERVICE Iff OUR MOTTO. E S T A B L IS H E D 1884 G E O R G E T . D A V I S FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMRALMER GEORGE M. and HARRY T. DAVIS 200 HUGUENOT S T R E E T New York City Office: T e lephone. 154 E a s t 23rd Street. 324 New Hochelle J o s e p h P o l c h i n s k i C o . , inc. Designers and Builders of . Monuments & Cemetery Memorials O u r T h i r t y Y e a r s E x p e r ien c e is a t Y o u r S e rvice O ffice a n d W o r k s : » 'e n tc h e s t e r , B r o n x , N e w Y o r k City B r a n c h O ffice: Highway, New Rochelle, N. Y, efue and Designs Upon Roqasst Phene 471 Westchester
