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FREEPORT NEW S A regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held this F r i day evening. Frank E. Rose, who recently under went a second operation, is recovering slowly. The W. C. T. U. will meet w ith Mrs. C. M. Flint, South Side Avenue, Mon day afternoon at 3 :30. Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company \ Friday of next week is St. Valen- will go on a theatre party next Thurs- j tin e ’s I)ay. day evening, to the M ajestic theatre. Wood and old boxes for sale. In quire at Gas Office, Merrick Roan, Freeport. It. BALDW IN The sermon by Rev. D. A. Jordan, pastor, in the M. E. Church Sunday evening will be “ Shall We Live on the Street or in the Church?” Attention is called to the adv. of Andrew J . Smith, carpenter, in this issue. Thomas H. Reed, representative of the Anti-Saloon League, is to speak in the M. E. Church on Sunday, Feb. 16. Home Made Candies; DaSilva’s. The annual gathering, consisting of entertainm e n t and refreshm ents, of the members of the Freeport Mutual Be nevolent Association and their families will be held next Wednesday evening in vdd Fellows’ Hall. Mrs. A. Mayer is quite ill at her home on Grand Avenue. and had away. He was a manly man. God had the same line in the given him a thoughtful mind and he Briarcliff Manor. As a result of a public hearing, call- Next Wednesday evening an enter- ------------- tainm ent will be given in the B a p tist C. P. Seaman has something to say Church by children of the Sunday about blouse sw eaters this w e e k ; see School, including the cantata “ Court his adv. It. of the New Y e a r ,” to be repeated by -------------- reauest. No admission fee is charged at1h=rLstn„1lr„ t^ H m ^ ^ n lThl:LhdJ2 * mll“ tio\ b= ‘ake\ » t«lp ed'b\v\the™Pubiic\ SerTke' CorcmVsion >£- L- Smith. J h J « 1 , : , T>:' P\ V th«'r, coom b ,,- of the Second D u tH c t in Manhattan I evening, re b . 13, on the eve of bt.V a l- tion toward the purchase of the new ! «» , . entine’s Day, for benefit of the Church parsonage lot of the Church. , Monday, experts will be detailed to of the Transfiguration, at 7 o ’clock. : ------------- , j W alter P. Hess, a. former resident All kinds and colors of cardboard, of Brooklyn, but for the past few y e ars I raction Company in Nassau County, photo mount, mat board, etc., a t the a resident of Freeport, passed away in 1 This decision of Chairman t r a n k Stev- Review Stationery Store, 62 Main St., Freeport. month; also street lights, much to do in 1 fu ture. believed in exercising it. He read Eben E. Acker, a member of the club carefully and formed his own o^nions. and of the Board of Education, spoke , His was a kind nature. Upon my re- Miss Nellie Miller is visiting friends Qn subject, “ T ouchin’ on and Ap- turn to Long Island after a number of in E a s t Orange, New Jersey. ^ 1 Pe r ta*n' n ’ T o ,” using the school and years’ p a storate in another state, I re- I its work, accomplishments of the school newed my acquaintance and have found Miss Mary Bishop of New York is i committee of the club, etc., as his ; much satisfaction in calling upon him. spending a week with her brother, L. ! theme. The speech was an able one. ; I t was no light m a tter for a man of W. Bishop. H. P. Von Nostitz spoke on “ The F u - , his naturally active tem p eram ent to ture,” dwelling on the tunnel improve- be laid one side. It seems to me that Miss Jennie Schuman spent Sunday ments in the city, bridges, etc., which when that tim e comes to us it will re- w ith her brother, Charles Schuman, at are sure to benefit Long Island and in-1 quire all of the grace of which we can cidentally Baldwin. He referred to ; bossess ourselves to endure the depriv- the proposition to annex Baldwin to j ation. But Daniel Wheeler displayed South New York Monday after a short illness ; following a stroke of apoplexy, in his i 70th year. Mr. Hess was taken ill Rev. Lewis W. Barney of Brooklyn while in the city and was conveyed to will occupy the pulpit of the Presby- Hudson St. Hospital, where he died terian Church, Sunday morning and ev- on Monday. He is survived ening. | hi: ------- - — * ! daughter, Mrs. D. Frank Dikeman, of that rates of fare in excess of the : h_e_a r t ! StL Valentio®’S this place. Funeral services were held ] c h arter lim itations ^ were ^ charged. | Mrs. Mary Cornell died at her home The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. Freeport and make the G reater City j a rare degree of fortitude. He was E. Church will meet on Tuesday after- of Freeport. “ Why not the G reater 1 cheerful and yet one knew that tears City of Baldw in?” inquired the speak-j were not far below the surface. He er, and shouts of “ Y e 3, Y e s,” were | was a sturdy man phe was a charitable Mrs. F. W. Cornwell of West (’a- given in answer. Charles Miller spoke man. I shall not forget how in one of make an in v estigation of the operation i I; an’ . New, Hampshire, is visiting on “ Our B a y ,” urging the club mem- j my latter visits reference was made of the New’ Vnrk and Toner Island f riends and relatives in this village. bers to work to preserve the bay f o r ' to one concerning whom I had arrived ~ the- m u ltitudes in preference to the ' a t an adverse opinion but my friend Misses Dora and Mabel Mac A rthur f e w. “ What would the south side of i spoke of him so tenderly that I went of Brooklyn have been the guests ot Long Island be w ithout the bays,” he away with the feeling that I m u st be Dr. and Mrs. W. J. titeele for a few inquired. ] more charitable in my judgments of days- The mock trial which followed the men. dinner was extremely funny. Mr. | And now our friend has gone. The ens was made immediately after attor ney Veeder, counsel for the transporta tion company, had attem p ted to dismiss the charges that the operation of the line was in the interest of the Long C. L. Southard and family ha\e ^e- Story was district attorney, and Joseph inactivtiies of life are laid aside for moved to New York City, where they v Yir .,,,0 0 c.i.i^., „n,i •,r,cho/.uiori uau com p a n y ; uiac 11 was | h a v e takcn apartm „r , his wife, one son, W alter, and one.; operated in a dangerous manner and der of the winter. they p bv | Island Railroad Com pany; th a t it was l taken airirem ents tin- ^ <?\mes jadp - The officers and , the unshackled activities of heaven. In n rluntrcrniia munnnr unrl ,dVe P3 , en dPartm t-nts 101 the remain- members were charged with ludicrous , We cannot mourn for him for to him crimes, and some were sentenced to do has come the great release. To those many funnv things. of us who a re left and in particular to D a , invitations a t the Review Sta- „„ m ^ a y , 1 m m hom e'oY h S |T u n ,i ,« to President Frank L; FuHer. j r a ^ ^ r W | tionery Store; 5 sizes; see adv. of Val- brother-in-law John R. P itt, in Brook 1 of the Traction Company, entines. It. ! lVn, with interm e n t in Greenwood!cns answered as follows: small chicken farm to i lyr John Halliday has received the con-1 ^ emel’eiy- tract to move the Point Lookout Life [ Have you Saving Station. The contract with rent; see adv. Mr. Halliday calls for the removal of I .v, , ^ the station a distance of 330 feet e a s t ! h loral Crepe_PaPer; i 0c: DaSllva- e f the present site, where it is thought I Chief Engineer Cozzens wishes to it will be much safer. i thank the ladies who so thoughtfully I provided coffee for the firemen at the of the throat. Funeral services were ! held on Wednesday afternoon and the “ The evidence laid before the Com- ( interm e n t was in Greenfield Cemetery, mission to-day shows th a t th i situation requires careful exam ination and we propose to continue this investigation. We shall send an expert to look care fully into the operation of the road, es pecially into the safety of the methods now employed, and into its rules and schedules. We shall send a list of questions concerning these points to est of the Long Island Railroad and that complaint should be answered. When all the information sought is re- “ The Great Edison Show’’ will be' fire Monday evening when it was much a t Opera Hall next Tuesday evening, needed, among them being Mrs. Fisher, T. u„„ u00„ A first-class entertainment, always up Mrg r ea Mrg Gunning- and others the company. The complaint has been to the standard, is manager W a g n e r’s he did not nam e T u f wanted !n- made that this line is run in the inter motto. Don’t fail to see that fam o u s : eluded. The editor of the Review also picture based on the Thaw tragedy; al- adds his personal thanks to these ex- so to hear Charles Clifford, phenomenal poonents of practical preaching. One baritone, in illustrated songs; Downey ; CUp 0f coffee to a man in wet freezing ft Doyle, late of Blaney s Teddy Bear , clothes will do more good than a life Eo., one of the many vaudeville acts, tim e of after sermons to a man who Secure your seats in advance as it will takes a* d rink of an intoxicant w ith be the only v isit this season. It. ; which he is not acquainted in order to There is nothing very poetic a b o u t, driJ.e away a C^ ]L the La Grippe, but Thomas J o h n s to n : Sin.ce tj?e a b o v e waa w ritten, at a j transit facilities for many months, in a poetic strain this week tells meeting of J x c e l s i o r Hook and Ladder , E ,vin N Edward9i coun,d t0 the citi. about a cure for i t; see his adv. It. Company Wednesday evening it,-Was zeng, ^ sociation| med a complaint For the fourth time in less than a which Mrs. Wm. G. Miller \is p resi- | a ? a 'L8-..th.e„r.a!1 month the firemen were called out dent, wished to furnish coffee for our Monday evening, this time to D istrict firemen at fires if some satisfactory No. 2, at the house of H. W. Millard plan could be arranged, and a commit- on Long Beach Avenue. The telephone tee was appointed to consult with the alarm system did not work to speak o f , Union regarding the m a ttter. and the companies had considerable j difficulty in locating the blaze and; If your Review is a mail late please were hampered somewhat by frozen excuse us this week. “ We” had to go hose but with these handicaps confined to a fire on Seaman Avenue at ten , selor Edwards, who is pushing this blaze to the roof of the house and o’clock this Friday morning and did | m a tter for a decision. While it is o i e room in the attic, water doing as not get back till noon, after nearly i doubtful if the Commission will yet much as or more damage than fire, and two hours of hard fighting. The fire require the double tracking of the sys- the loss will probably be about $1000. was in district No. 5, a t the residence | tern for its entire length and may The fire started from a defective flue, 'o f C. Baumeister, and a mile away j have the same idea about fares, it is ------------- 1 from the nearest lire house, V igilant Healing lotions for chapped skin are Hose Company, and still farther from in order ju s t now. Read elsewhere in the other houses, but the drop harness- this paper about the dainty, alm o st es and horses w ith which the compan- magical. healer th a t Chas. P. Sm ith, ; jes have equipped themselves by pri- the druggist, recommends. It. , v ate subscription came in handy, and The heavy storm oTlast Friday night <luick time was made. When the fire- „ , c . __ ... _ _____ _ __ ; __ men arrived it was easily seen that and Saturday, with its accompanying , . stubborn blaze to fi^ht as big tides, forced the crew of the Point ™ y. , , , to tight, as Lookout Life Saving Station to vacate 5® blaz® was »lready co™n£ tbmuKh their headquarters and take refuge in ' ^b® ^ w ^ ^ l ^ n ^ w o r S n m m e n \ * P*v‘'l“ - P“ rl5' * Z 'l r z - « d In remarkably quick time con.ider- the handicap,. A .tiff weat wind festivities consisted of Herman Buss- ition to fidelity from thcelife of this man, chairm a n ; Anthony U tz and A r - ! good m an.” thur Hutcheson. Among the p r o m i - -------------- -- BELLMORE . ... r, nent persons at the dinner were Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Tester Summerville Watkinson, U n ited States inspector of, and son are spending a few weeks at hu]ls; S. A Saucier, U. S. collector in- Don-t for„ e t thl3 Firem e n ’s Ball for W. P. P e t t i t ’s. They sail for Paris on terna revenue. A lb’ t Kammerer of , f0,rget th c . ,rtm cn 3 Hal1 tor February 16 where Mr. Summerville j Z N o « r G e Z . u L l ^ d E : Tuesdu^cvenm g . U e e h i a w!trTnerlH i'^ ^tU( yIng -^c^ er tbe ^ a^ w*n Board of Educa- George Crowningshields has gone on __ g P ‘ tion, and R. W. Robbins, who is j a two weeks’ trip to Montreal, Canada. known as “ the daddy” of the club. i ------------------ The mission study class m et o n , — ----------- - ----------- | A valuable mastiff belonging to death of Daniel J a rvis W heeler Chas. Russell was killed by an express W. M iller. Among those present were , n • i T • train QofnrHnv W. Stoothoff, president; Jesse K. ^ ^ cu\ ed on F*'day mornmg January ! tram Saturday. .. ............. .. .............. .. ... wortman Mia, Amy Smith, Mrs, Ark- I . Mra. H. J. McCord haa returned ceived by the Commission, we shall ; 1S? w ‘ owers, iss ami ] l _ j ? jn 18 3 g. In early manhood the : lr o ™ a Uvo weeks trip through the take such steps as we may deem nec- j ^ ^ ' | berwood. ’ ' | family went to Patchogue, and in 1870 north and ^ ------------ essary to insure safety of operation he settled in Baldwin as one of the and adequacy of service on this road.” | , . . . . pioneer oyster planters in this section. : Q .,1f 8 .1|an<j 0‘),a ’ . c . eat . , , The decision of the Commission is a T be B°a>-d of Education desires to p Comi^ iroi^ a family actively iden- Smi. hvi1 e South school, resigned her victory for the Allied Boards of Trade, make tbe fo! °uw' n« announcement m tjfied w jth ear, Methodism on Long Pos,t,on last ^ n d a y - which have been fighting for better connection with the opening of the new lsland he followed the example of his company was violating its franchise by charging ten cents fare between Free 3CFebruarv' 1*0 and . . . from ,0 a. m . ! = ° f to 12 o’clock noon, and from 1 to 4 ;» «!» church. 1b« bclm.1 | o f sp'oke, in lhe wheel,, no damage epxectedithat some good will result, in the betterm e n t of service in various ways. Dr. Geo. G. Kelly, V. S., is still with the Freeport V eterinary Hospital at 76 North Main St., tel. 135-L-l ; spa vins, curbs and splints treated while the animal works. __________ School Notes Next Friday and Saturday afternoon, February 14 and 15, a picture exhibit will be held in the kindergarten room and halls of the Seaman Avenue school hlHwiTna/'u. IVaT.uV“7,, - was blowing too but with this addi- building. This exhibit has been loan- » , ; nunThh. Vh ? X * ^ , a m‘tkh ^ .. .......... was danger that the building itself f **0**0 ™ Burn nown» an1d nearly an , uT a^ ;. | the furniture was removed from the M ! d ”UC.._t 0 ,. 8 ea.._b<^ 1 .lL ! house. The entire roof was burned off and the rest o f the building gutted by the water, but there was not much fire excepting in the attic and kitchen. Attention was called by this tire again to the indisputable fact that our in the church. The Sunday School was iu x& u A.iuk.iA “uyu, auu num x au -t greatest interest and for twenty-one 7.™ p. m the budding will be open to the y e l * he w„„ the 80perlntendent. j » • * p ; ^ i i c m p ^ r ; „ d - e i g ^ \SE E H !!: life by negligent operation. j *>•»>«<* » lth U » -r late, acqui.ltion. | f ask i* n„thing return, he ^ ’ t™ )e „ocd ^ \lhe discussion pro and eon was about ] Dedication exercises wdl be he d on J ver |osb hia inKtetesti although , o r l>e 8 0cd' as appeared in the Review several j aiteinoon ot ^ eB^ dry several years shut off from disease Chas. Buck is building a shed, about weeks ago when the trolley company I “l \ ; t i n r . , ro„Vai i has been nrenared trom active Participation. Before th e l i o o feet long, in the rear of his hotel, macle ansyver to the complaint of Coun- 1 ^ r f ^ t i n p pr gra, ! pas ^ e c n pie pa i ed formation of the Union Free School j the Smithville South Road House, for D istrict he was sole trustee for a the accommodation of the public, time, and he was one of the original I » Board of Trustees of the fire depart- The Democratic Club of the Second A pleasant time was enjoyed at the i Quiet and unostentatious in all Election D istrict held their regular entertainm e n t held in Firem e n ’s Hall th ‘nKs’ hc, was evlcr thlougbtfu,l ,of ^ ritb >' m eeting a t F ir e m a n s Hall on Saturday night last, at which tim e , ?, her8’ and 'nan>; a hua,e burdened by Thursday evening. A fter the m eeting the W oman’s Advance Club presented I *lineas or trouble and many a shut-.n a collation was served at B row n s the Baldwin Fire Departm ent w ith a has been cheered by h.s kindly atten- Hotel. handsome silk banner. The p resenta-‘ t lons- Of him ,t is well sa.d He has; ... . tion address was made by Mrs. John ; do\e what he. cauld‘ ' „ * m eet'ng w d l.be he,d G. Lusch, president of the Advance « « 18 f UrV‘V®d ,by a W!f®- °n® | Hal1 on tbl8 Fr.,day Club. The banner is 3 1-4 feet wide by Charles L. W heeler and two daugh- ■ purpose of orgam zing a board of trade^ 4 1-2 feet in length. The body is Gf i ters. Miss M. B. W heeler of this vil-1 As the benefit of such a body can be which includes remarks by several well-known speakers. Everyone is in vited to attend. Such a tide waa never known there .before. The boat house was complete ly wrecked by gale and tide. The sea washed clear over the beach, and aeveral o f the cottages that were moved back were quite badly damaged. w . o __ __i , __ , _ __ a i * . . * __ firemen must have more money for mined and the buildings allowed fee 0 e ed to the school by the Horace K. Tur ner people of Boston. It contains an interesting collection of 200 of the best educational pictures, and repro ductions from the galleries of Europe and America. The object of the exhibit is to raise funds with which to buy pictures for the walls of the new building. A small admission will be charged. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the new building as well as to enjoy § V not enough in At Nassau-by-the-Sea a small store lea«t fifty new coats and as many pair | the ei hth de an(j high schoo| it was building was partly demolished. : 0. J hundred feet I thought best to ask all 3-B pupils liv- It is feared that during some of the b°s ‘ RoU8 . ® ^ in^ north of the LonS Island Railroad blue silk, ornam e n t with gold lace,\*?.! *x?EMra- Cot* Su«,„ „ G u id ., ^ i y ^ n , ^ and tassels. It bears the following in scription ip gold letters: Presented to boro. N. C. The funeral services were held at his the Baldwin Fire Department by the j late residence on Monday morning, Woman’s Advance Club, February I conducted by Rev. Mr. 1st, 1908. On the top of the banner is 1 M ^ the date that the department was or ganized, 1896, and opposite it, 1908. A spread eagle surmounts the banner, and the cross bar, of hard wood, bears acorns at the tips. The banner was ac cepted on behalf of the department by the vice-president, Mr. Schoenbacher, Parks of the Baldwin M. E. Church.and Rev. Henry L. Glover of the Lynbrook M. E. SEAFORD Mr. and Mrs. Harry De Santis are cim «h\:% iS rn'Z Z M ! enteruiuin g . young d,ughte,. Cemetery. I Mrs. Clarence Chichester of Amity- Mr. Glover spoke in substance as ' viaiti friends in the village. ' “ I am not surprised that our friend | A darice win be given in the Y. M. xpressed the desire that when we I. C. Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan- the president being unable to be pres’-! ministers were called upon to have u'ary 19 by the Unity club. enL Addresses were also made by charge of these last services,' we be; Chief Frank Cotte, Rev. Mr. Parks, asked not to preach or to deliver any | Louis Rosseau is very seriousj[y ill Mr. Acker, a member of the local j lengthy address. We who have known i at his home as the result of rupturing Board of Education and Mr. Lusch. Thd Baldwin Club last night demon- him were well aware that he shrunk a blood vessel recently. from anything in the nature of display - --------- ------------------ ------- . — w i ______ ____________ _ _____ and that anything like flattery would The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. s(rated that it is a live organization be quite abhorrent to him, and yet j Church met with Mrs. Andrew and bound to become a factor in secur- fee* *bat is only appropriate that. I , Walters Thursday afternoon, ing local improvements. After the lay a flower of remembrance on the j regular business meeting, the second , co^ n ,°f our friend, annual dinner was held, coupled with ^ *3 perhaps not unnatural that I Presiding Elder Charles S. Wing It is feared that during some of the ... D . . . ing north of the Long Island Railroad annual dinner was held, coupled with , , , . p « T- * Tu- ' will nrearh and hold ouarterlv confer- .term, .n inlet will be cut through e,b,e' Be‘ ,de». h\ , th're ah0Hld.,be track to coatinue their attendance at apeech making, a mock trial and other j »huuld hare a strong affection for this ^IheM q u a rterly ^conrg the beach, in which event the damage r n,ehy aPP\Pr\“ «d l°*\° » juuitor , the Grove s t „ buildmg for the remain-! entertaining numbera of a musical man, for he waa my father', fr.end, I «\=« ih the M. h. Ahurcn 3una.y. k I! to cottage and other property at the fP“ be bLaaaa !” 0 Vbp f iveMa'l der of the school year. Thia arrange-' character. East End will be very heavy. ! ^ ” lm .nt will enable Mr. Fintoytohold 1 ~ 'inner seasisiisssi SH C S 3 S 1 « , L ‘ f i ; ?h\ Qreraen’at thTS ,\Z °rl*iPall» P,\ ,ned the 7-B ‘ rada would We are given to loving those who love , ’ — J ----- And yet there were | The first monthly meeting of the tie City, there has been absolutely no damage done by any «f the storms; on tb . eontr.r y , t l w b e a c h iam .d e o u t have contained 66 pupil.-too large . S ? o l l L h ^ h « t i . P M« U .n d ld l„ H .„n. Glebel *1 T h ^ r v ^ f i n U r n T o f an- l i ^ A u S l ' d . s i r . “ th i „*t. ; h? , z wt . « ^ r g • . _ I f a . ; tad Mu. Sehhlter, who belied the j ^ m to.tttmd qL Agate Padding Pan, 10c; Da- ^ coffee. — _— {.at the Grove St. sd»ol,u while ethers • qt Agate Saace Pan, 10c; DaSilva.«are no*. —1.^ ..v. .... ....vX , J i t The d was held at the Baldwin our *oved onef'- ...n, and was participated in by a large , other and stror number of the club members. The din-! tor warm friendship, found in the character m me man mm- i ••'3—~ — - ----- - ------- --- - 77 \ — self. It is now nearly thirty-one years j on JVashington Avenue. Atthismoet- since my father came as pastor to the 1 ing the members will entertain their Methodist Episcopal church of th is! husbands and sweethearts and a suppler will be served. Inn andwM mmtichpeted in by a large ' other and ..ronger renson. then thi. Thorrdo, Afternoon Pinochle C lub.H i ^ b e T ' o n f a t i o h ^ m ^ . VEJ d S : -or werm friend.hip, end th.ee were he held on S-t-rd^, -e m n g R.t tb . j ner, served in courses, was all that found ,n the character of the man him , . ....................... . . • ------- ^ could be desired, and the menus, artis tic in design and hand painted, were souvenirs of the occaaion.i After cigars had been passed, Henry Story, toastmaster, introduced the speakers of tbe evening. President Methodist Episcopal place. Among the first persons whom he met was Daniel Wheeler. He was then an official in the church and tbe WiUiam Bruckhauaer spoke on “The superintendent of the Sunday School. Club and Its Scope.” He referred to A staunch adherent of the church, he the fact that the dub had secured a tSMOOschDol buiMi^rwhlch^is was a steadfast upholder of tbe pester, and the frieodahin he then displayed was not of the dort that aooa m Get your Valentines; Valentine Flak Cards. Valentine Crepe Paper, etc., at the Review Stationery Store, 62 Soatk Main S t, Freeport 4 Ih. hwttar crocks 16c; m
