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Nassau County Review Vol. XVIII FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27,1912 No. 9 FREEPORT NEWS HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE (Sandy Book, which it aa near this locality as can be secured). 27, 9:66 a. m. Church Notes Subject el Seemene, 3er»l««« e l the wee* and ether doince In the ehurehea and church eocletlee January 2. Special plans are being made for that service, the first in the New Year. The roll of members will, be called and an informal social will follow. Our Next Supervisor Friday,' Dec. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Jan. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 28, 10:60 a. m. 29„ 11:46 a. ro. 30, 0 :26 a. m. 31, 1, 2, *. 4, 1:22 a. m. 2:46 a. m. 3:62 a. m. 4 :66 a. m. 6:60 a. m. The passing of 1912 will be observed Mildred Patterson is leader for tbe y to be held at tbe home -of Miaa Flor- Missionary needs and how help to meet them.’* once Fowler, 20 Mount Ave., next Florence Sitles is announced to lead I T,0*8d“v evening. Dec. 31. at 8 the Epworth League meeting Sunday 0 clock' night in the M. E. Church; topic, “ The Passion; The World's Measure of Jesus' Loyalty to Hie Message.\ Christian Science Society services Sunday mornings at 11 a. m., Sunday School same hour; Hempstead Bank Building; subject next Sunday, De cember 29, “ Christian Science.\ Wednesday evening services at 7:46 A mass meeting will be held in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Henry Street, on Thursday evening, Jan. 2, at 8:16, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Tbe no tice cf the meeting says: “ This occa sion should appeal to every American citizen and promises to be filled with patriotism and to be very interesting. All of the village pasters have con sented to be present and speak on this anniversary, and as these men of tbe cloth represent tbe best there is in msnkind, you are certain of not being disappointed in tbeir presence. Sever- Tbis Friday evening a Leap Year Dance will be held in Brooklyn Hall under tbe luapicee of the Social Club of the Church of the Transfiguration. At the Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday morning the Bev. J. j Whitehurst will preach and give some account of his missionary and relief work in the village tbe past year. At 7 :30 p. m. the pastor, Dr. W. A. Single copies ef the Review for sale at Greenblatt’s and Biaithwaite’s, Railroad Avenue; Kiefer’s, Nassau County Review, DaSilva’s and Gobetz’s Main Street; DaSilva’s. West HJerrick Road. tf A daughter, Helen Adiene, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Corby on Wednesday of last week. Next Wednesday being New Year’s Day and a holiday, the post office will only be open until 9:80 in tbe morning, and not at all in the afternoon. The annual election of Directors of the First National Bank is advertiseo in this week’s paper. The meeting will be held on Jan. 14 at 8 o’clock. Through the courtesy of C. A. Reit- roeyer, proprietor of the Plaza Theatre, commuters and those waiting for the trains are given the use of the vestibule of his theatre. No more standing outside in the cold and storm, but a comfortable waiting room. Thanks, Mr. Reitmeyer.—Observer. Mr. and Mrs. Tredwell P. Eld red of Hempstead have announced the en gagement of their daughter, Sadie Alice, to Owen Smith of Freeport. Mr. Smith is an employee of the Free port Taxicab Co., and is one of the popular members of Truck No. 1 of the fire department. We are ind town, Conn., for the following item I Scholey, of the Presbyterian Church;, Murray, Jesse Smith, and Harold Local Topics Comment* end explanation* not entirely ef a news nature, on villay* affair* by t be editor. HAPPY NEW YEAR. We extend out best greetings to all our readers, and a sincere wish tor the happiest of New Years. Village Trustees All the members of tbe Village Board of Trusteee were present a t the regular meeting Friday evening. ' William H. Patterson, representing himself and other oyster plantera, ap peared before the Board, and said he bad just heard it was the intention of tbe Board to divert the water from the entire northwestern section of the village, by a storm sewer through Broodlyn Avenue, down into Freeport HIRAM R. SMITH NO WORD FROM MR. B. I have not yet received any word of explanation from Mr. Broadnax re garding hie qualificationa aa an electric Creek, by way of the little brook run- engineer. promiet some weeks ago. 1 1 ning down the east of Main Street, doubt if it could interest my readers He said this would ruin the oyster very much. business; that the oystermen bad For the benefit of our readers who worked under difficuliea to remove an may be interested in this matter, we uniult ban or Freeport ousters by tbe submit herewith two or three reasons 1 New York City Board of Health. He why we sey we do not especially care wanted to protest strenuously on be- to receive any “ explanations” from hsW of «he oystermen against the pro- Mr. Broadnax. posed sewerage. On Dec. 4, 1912, he wrote a letter Cadman H. Fredericks seconded the to the Village Board of Trustees, criti- remarks made by Mr. Patterson, and Richard, Will preach and conduct ■ ; ---------- — --------- I to me vmage uoara OI trustees, crm - «■\»\= “j *\*. * -»»=»=«.,, -•■v, “ Year End Service.” Watcboight, President of Bank of Rockville Centre,! cising a set of spefcificationa prepared 1 protested strongly, as he said the Tuesday, Dec. 81, will be obaerved by \ k/' h*\ if 1or ------- -sed « • -n*y \ith \\ tbi* church with services from 9 to 12 o’clock. Rev. E. O. Tree will preach. All will be welcome. who has consenied to accept if nominated for the office of Supervisor of tbe Town. revi b William R. Sm the brook was not capable of carrying off engineer at tbe Power House. He the water running into it now. says “ A compari-on of the apecifica The Board assured them that there lions submitted to me with those I was no desire to injure the oyster buei- _ first prepared- and submitted shows ness, and that tbe village engineeA School Notes j Smith & Malcomson have iust fin. j that they are verbatim copies with a would be instructed to draw up plans About thirty football players and i»hed a contract for blowing up abeutl fe\ exceptions, several clauses having so the water wou d not run into the tbeir friend, enjoyed a pleasant 10 of etomp. at tbe Long l.lnnd '>*•» The., e l.n.e. I think b,oo> A re.olohon to that effect. . . ing at the football reception, tendered j Agricultural Experimental Farms a t , ” e of importance and a protection to P to the team last Thursday in tbe High Medford for the Long Island Railroad the Village. School.' Harold Smith, manager of - Co. They have now taken a contract Trustee Sigmond offered a resolution Ihe material clauses left out are: that “ any and all accounts turned over \The third paragraph on page 3 of my j to the Village Counsel, he be allowed specifications providing that the work ; ten per cent for collection fees.” shall be done so as not to interfere This referred to tax, light and water with the operation of the present 1 arrears. plant, etc. This clause speaks for it- Trustee Sigmond, as special commit- •oir >► --------- * *1- \ ------ aelf.\ tee, reported that the license fee for As to the authenticity of this state- theatres was as low as it should be ment, or the care with which the pirns but recommended hat thWee of $60 — ----- ke payable monthly, This UVUl* W AxSM S e V IU1i, 1 * * H 1 1 1 t * 1J t. * H , A V* —— j - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the eleven, presided and first called up- for similar work at the residence of on Mr, Arthur, principal of the High 1 John B. Dennis of Oyster Bay. al of the representative citizens have \ s chool, who made a few remarks about I This work is in charge of Dunham also promised to be present and make I the team. Henry Murray, captain for Norton and is somewhat a new line for addresses, and as these men also rep- ' tbjB year> apoke of the past season and this firm, to which, however, they have resent the Highest of the civic life of | thanked the players for their work, given much attention and study. Any- the community, you may also depend , (je wag followed by Superintendent one who has been at Medford knows on their word that they will not disap j Moon, who, after giving several re- the almost impossible conditions of the, - ...... — ----------- -- ---- - ...... - r ...... . no . . point you. miniscences of his football life, told land for farm work, but by the use of j had been examined when the statement per year 06 Paya“le mommy, Among the great orators who will j tj,e fooys that he felt sure of procuring I dynamite the soil has been so prepared I was made, Mr. Smith’s specifications j cour8e was approved, grace the occasion with their presence ; a coach fot them next year. Be then that some wonderful crops are being say very plainly: “ All of the above , u - 6,eaman« ita* collector, and oratorical display will be: l|ev. j presented letters to the following who grown at this station. On this con- i work is to be done in a manner so as t“rnen nis books tor IJI^ tax, with W. A. Richard, of the M. E. Church ; j have yarned them this season: Ed- tract they used a ton of dynamite and to in no way interfere with the opera- :. 8’i . w,nf! co ______ Rev. A. W. E. Carrington, of the ward Meaney, Henry Murray, Charles on the new contract they expect tb use lion of the plant or business of the tions or $^8,YYZ.46, leaving an uncoi- We are indebted to \ h e Press Club j EPi»coPa^Church; Rev. E. E. Loux, Col|ierf RUHae,| Randall, Frederick about a ton and a half. Village.” TrusUe Randall said th«e seemed Weslevan University at Middle- °* the Cborcll: Rev- c - H. j Clark, Theodore Wiggins, Lindley ----------- Then Mr. Broadnax says: irustee Randall said there seemed .„wn, Conn., for the following item I Scholey, of the Presbyterian Church; | Marray, jesee Smith, and Harold I Coming Events ! “ Cause guaranteeing speed of en- b id d in litn ^ io w e r T o a ^ r . b \ i n u i “ \ .. .... ........ ‘ \ ,id\ “ !C b \ ,c t Whiteharit, . \ ‘o! L^Mb P I b \ L T u e i =‘«,ren’.. p.™ « t .„.io n cobtr.e., and al.. in (he A t . reeent'meetlng o( the Senior ^\E ,”a L r e ” ofDK o ^ .« k * R « ,0' | l j ” 1 \ 'I ' T m ’ ° ' 'p Cbuerrm “ e \ '0.7M r. O. J.'V e e p k X »llel ope»«en tbi. i. eery ...entiel.\ c . . . a r bGu \5i^ b ,Ae,„ ! ,i ^ Kt ; Mc ? . L ? b L ' ,.Lb,e, , ^ s , b r 4 ,,pi,hde , - z ....... .. I.lend Oletrict .< the A: M. E. y , \ , teem, wbleb reheebmenI, S S t . . . \ \ \ 1 ' 0P\ ’ Ku“ Cl\ ! Mr. Smith', ol.ne: engineer .bonld be eont.ngent bpon Church, Judge S. P. Pettit, Judge ;,ere gerved; X L 8*, ^ , Corodon Norton and Village President1 ----------- ^ *)ec* 27 GFrl.dfy V®,1'1!.8’/-'J168? i . - . - Hen** j „ , r-i. .. Year Dance, Social Club of the Church J T , ‘J , * : L „ p d, member. „,m ! m ^ ^ ^ ^ Tr.n.Sgnr.tinn. B,Mb„„ the different church choirs, under the School, Mis. E. Janet DeWitt, teach- “ j ‘n. ?> Toefcday evening-Meeting Class of Wesleyan University, James E. Stiles, of this city, was elected a member of the committee which will have charge of tbe annual Class Day exercises, ana also of the Senior Pic nic Committee. , Stiles has been very active while at Wesleyan and is this year secretary and treasurer of the College Body. He is also president of the Dramatic Club and has a leading role in \The Dictator,\ the play which ia being presented by the Club this year. During the Christmas holidays Mr. Stiles will accompany tbe Club on their trip during which they will give several performances in and about New York City. Stiles is a graduate of the local high school and is a Senior at Wesleyan this year. He la a mem- efficient and aggressive chorister of the Presbyterian Church of Freeport, H. J. Raymore, will render selections appropriate to the occasion. The public is cordially invited to take part in this celebration that was made memorable by America’s great est statesman, orator and President, on Jan. 1, 1863, in the person of Abra ham Lincoln.\ M“ ThTM:.’ ractnoVguarantees a reduc- -hether the Board adopted the plans tion of the steam pressure from 125 to i °* Mr. Smith, the engineer at the 80 pounds will not reduce the speed Power house, or Mr. Broadnax, the one revolution and further guarantees aPec,el ej1R'1nMr ’ de|Penkd- that a variation in speed be ween J load i ir 6 upo'j which set of plans should be e r ; received too late to use last week:! !’ i ancl *o11 load will not exceed 2 per cent acoepted by the Board. Song, Can a Little Child Like Me, i L eV . ^.orU tlnn r ' ” \hen working under regular condi- President Hanse thought the matter Plena ™en 8 Association, at the Benson | .. __ . , .. * _ __ should be held in abeyance until a . RT \ f tion^ V ]y Cbri8,mae Morn' H January 14, Tuesday, 3:30 p. m . - ,n» Ll» p” 8 T0h 6T Q T Annual election of directors of Free- Recitation, Tbe Two Spruce Trees, nnrt Rani. • 1 4rxe% Gael wnm o r* * * Jan. 15—Wednesday evening, in- Milton Seaman. Song, Santa Claus, Class. Recitation, A Christmas Tree, David Jacobson. Watch Night services will be held in ! Fraternity1!6 ^ ^ Epi8°,0n the MrE. Cb^ch nVxt Tuesday e^n l Holiday Goods, Toys, Games, and Fancy Goods. Iron Toys, 10c to $1.00 Express Wagons, 26c to $3.00 Velocipedes, $1.76 up Sleighs, 60c to $1.76 Rocking Horses, 60c to $1.60 Mechanical Toys, 10c to $1.00 Steam Engines, 50c to $1.60 Magic Lanterns, 60c to $1.00 Dolls, 10c to $2.00 Dolls Carriages, 80c to $3.00 Dolls Dishes, 10c to $1.00 Books, 10c to 60c Pictures, Fancy China, Novelties, Neckwear, Gloves, Ijanderchiefs, and many useful articles. Keogh, , , Recitation, Santa Claus and the ing. The services will commence at 9 : Mouse, Kneeland Ashdown, o’clock. Between 9 and 10 o’clock , Song, Away in the Manger, Class, there will be a sermon by Rev. E. O. ] Recitation, Two Little Stockings, Tree; between 10 and 11 o’clock there George Helm will be a social hour and between 11 1 Recitation,' A Christmas Wish, and 12 there will be a consecration i Catherine Jefferson. service. _______ Song, Christmas on the Sea, Class. . .... .1 Play, The Christmas Wish; Cast— The Christmas music will be repeat-1 Edithf an AlBeriCan girl, Elsie Fowler; ed Sunday at the First Presbyterian , A|fred „ lad of Merrie England, Ray- Church. Rev. Charles Herbert Schol- mond w m i |. Nokotah, an Indian girl, tions and also that the governor limits 8nou.l° De neJa m sbeyance the speed of engine to not more than 8peclfic aet ot P|ani waa \dopted. 6 per cent momentary increase of speed . ^ r,“.8kee Randa*1 8eid tbe flue8t'°\ if full load be instantaneously re- ebould be settled now as it would moved ” probably make some difference to the Recitation. Christmas Day, Helen J j ” ’ 2*’ ^Jpero^Truck N ^ T ^ ”* ! P l ^ i n g ^ ^ ' a im'fly^wheeUnMme'! neer or contractor while working ona ”Ual tUrkey 8UPE!r_0Z I raCk Na L and belting te 100 K W. generato^ aet of P‘«n' ba 18 0PP08‘'d ‘o 'rom the S^vLrpr P l a n A n r tr m /w l with 18 inch wheel. 1 consider this 8tarfj Mr- Par,t,all said the Village Sewer Plan Approved I very dangerous. It may run, how- 'J'10»‘d probably save more than the The State Department of Health has | ever, and it may leave the wheel at $1000 or more that we will have to returned the plans submitted by the any time. If it does it will do consid- pay Hroadnax anyhow, by adopt- Village Board, for the proper sewer erable damage.\ | in« tbis resolution. The resolution system of the V illage of Freeport, with j Now please look « t this particularly ! i ” aa not put to a vote, there being con- their approval. They make but one or I As Mr. Smith says in the letter he >iderable discussion on the matter, two technical charges in the plans as | wrote the Village Board: “ As this It was decided to instruct Street ey’s Sunday morning sermon there will be “ Regret and Rejoicing.\ The ev ening subject will be “‘A A ! Resolutions.\ Few Good submitted by tbe Village Board, 1 , i Ze engine belt wheel Is specified in Commissioner Sprague to put a cross- through its engineers, Smith & Mai-! Mr. Broadnax’s second specification, ! wa™ i rom the L. I. R. R. station to enmenn. none 77 onrl in mn . nan ifino »inn« COnneCt With the SOUtfl Side Of Rflll- road Avenue; also across Church There will be a watch night service in the Episcopal Church of the Trans- Seaman’s Reliable Dry Goods Store, fi8uration T“Md'?y . e,eninS conr‘* It Main St., Freeport menc,nK at ^ =30 o clock. comeon. page 77, and not in my specifications. The permit, together with Iho report I presume that he intended this criti- ‘ !,oad Avenue; also of the State Engineer to the State ciem for himself.\ j Street at Pine Street. Evidently he does, as hie spedfica- Smith t Malcomson called attention tions plainly read: \The contractor way ^ tracR 18 *aj d at will furnish and install an endless the corner of Bedell Street and Atlan- double belt 20 inches wide to connect i t,c Avenue, ihe owners of the prop- 13 feet 3 inch pulley to the 18 inch er‘y; Cadman iF*,ederick, desires to 100 K. W. 900 R. P. M generator p u l-iput m a e'dewalk and curb. In the ley. Distance between the centre of ; Preeent location of the trolley Marion Seaman; Abigail Wintbrop, a Puritan maid, Madeline Glacy; i Health Commissioner, is on file at the Bianca, an Italian girl, Tlllie Gold-1 Village office, where it may be seen farb; Katrinka, a Dutch maiden,! by any person interested. X S n T r « . “ S*\' * Japaneae \ Prwporl Lodg,. B.P. O. B.k., 8.,= [p . \ ’ o'r2'hi.c - ^ p 8bbb‘„‘,?„7 , .. ............... .................. „ n, Mervin Herzfeld. ! tb!e y! « ’ Ba' kelB foruthe Poar °»t- the pulley not to exceed 80 feet. ■ i rial rtf H ro o rtrtw $ m o r a ahirtnaiH rat f n o r * The Sunday School of tbe Episcopal “onR' ™erry’ Merry cbri8tmae iniage an ^ m e ^ M ^ f ^ h ^ ^ o d g ^ re- Church of the Transfiguration have BCIIe' uiaea- _______ siding there distributed them. Each again remembered the cripple children . The Freshmen Class is showing that; basket contained a chicken, weighing at the Home of St. Giles at Garden; ^ je wide awake. Last Thursday ' from 4 to 6 pounds, celery, bread, ^'i'ty’<byi.e8n^!.n^ tbem at 8eneroue auP*, evening Its members enjoyed them-1 package of potatoes, package of turn- selves at the first social, a Christmas ips, oranges, apples “ The Forest Fire,” which is not a spectacle, but a tragedy, ia a good moral lesson to those who are in the habit of leaving camp fires. It is a picture of a real forest fire. The mill that burns and the settler’s cabin that ply c,f Christmas presents, is consumed were not stage sets and ~ the Edison players have not acted a The young people of the Baptist j and dancing furnished the amusements ! and can of milk, story but a scrap of real life at the ! Church are arranging to hold a social ; and a bounteous “ spread” was also edge of the burning forest. Don’t < on the evening of December 81, with | given, miss this grand picture at the Plaza, a short watchnight service about mid- Saturday, Dec. 28. It j night. The place of holding the social _________ _ _______________ _____ i has net as yet been decided upon. an interesting exhibition of stencilled | tinning year were elected. Instalia- work was shown in the Grove Street Von be be*d on tbe a , ®t,'aK ot tbe curb would go into the traek, middle of plum pudding, party, held in Brooklyn Hall. Games | butter, coffee, can of corn, can of fruit Rebekah held in Odd Fellows Hall'last On Thursday afternoon of last week. Thursday evening tbe officers for the DaSilva’s W. Merrick Rd. Store Cylinder Coal Stoves, $8.66 and up Pot Stoves, $2.75 and up Kitchen Stoves. $9.76 and up Stove Pipe and Elbows, 10c and up Stove Boards. 49c and up Galvanized Coal Hods, 26c up It Free pert Coal Co., successor to W. P. W. Haff, the largest coal dealer on Long Island. Tbe cheapest place to boy coal. Exclusive dealer in some of the beet grades of coal. It At this season you are a p t'to need a good hot water bottle or other rubber goods. Read Smith & Bedell’s ad and aae what constitutes beat quality in ■uch goods. It Buy your holiday luxuries, Mince meat, Comb Honey, Note, figs, date*. Table Balelne. etc., they are all of tbe beet quality, at Wahlen’e Delicatessen. 71 South Main S t Leather and Matting Suit Cates and Bags, a!eo Tranks, at Smith!■ Shoe Store. * _______ | It Oil and Coal Stovee; DaSilva.. It Under the circumstances, the writer! 0,8 tra=k- “nd it will be necessary to is not making any comments on these ™ove tb® tra«k h8/,01® tbe work =an be matters, but merely publishing a few d®?8, Pr®*'dent Hanse is to take up of the comissions as they exist. tble matter w,tb th® Troll®y Company 1 will make tbis exception in com- at ®nce- . . menting. If I were a member of tbe , A communication was received from Village Board of Trustees I would con- •J®bn8nn & Johnson, attorneys, refer- sider it my duty to see that Engineer i ji,ng t0 tb® b l V e °* U r ’ E d w ®n Carman, _ _____ Broadnax explained these discrep- 88rv,'C8a \ connection with the At the meeting of the Daughters of «ncies before I allowed him to continue Hoerd of Health and bl,nR daa‘h *nd .u-i—u u-i* 2 - /X** D-H ___ in his position. b,rtb certificates, and stating that in ms pu uo _______ they had been instructed by Dr?»Car- I note, in reading over tbe report of man to commence action for the ra the Fire Department column thia j covery of the amount. The communi- Rev. P. Hugo of Merrick will preach ' Building. The work, which wee done i January 2, at which time the remain- at both the morning and evening ser- ■ by tbe sixth and seventh grkdee of the l in8 officers will be appointed. Tbe vice at the Lutheran Church on Sun-! three schools, consisted of table mats i officers elected were: Noble Grand, day. ~ j and runners. All of tbe designs were Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson; vice grand, , , entirely original and eleyer and great j Mrs. Clara Rhodes; recording secre- Tbere will be no watchnight service credit 8honld be given to Miaa Quin- tarJ» Mrs. Ada Smith; financial secre- held at the Lutheran Church, as tbe |an, tbe supervisor of drawing, under , tary» Mre Effie C. Dunbar; treasurer, whose direction thev were made. ! Miss Elizabeth Patterson, and trustee, Mre. Aravilla Ritchie. pastor, Rev. A. C. Karkau, left Christ mas night for his home in Lansin #. Mich., where he will attend a family reunion. He expects 'to return to Freeport on January 8. Tbe W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Maria Webb at the home of Mre. Louis T. Welle, 167 South Grove Street, next Friday, January 8. at 8 p. m. 1 “ The Story of Life” will be the subject ef tbe morning sermon in Jhe First Baptist Church Sunday. In the evening tbe subject will be “ The Irre vocable Past.” The Baptist Church will hold tbeir prayer meetings on Thoreduy evening hereafter, beginning with Thursday, Among the Alumni who have re turned home from college to spend the holidays at home are: Harry Dike- man ’ll, H. Bond Raymore ’18, Harri son Gunning ’07, J arose Stiles ’09, John R. P. Goller ’10, Stephen Story ’07, Mias Ada Baker ’ll, Miaa Florence Stiles ’10. There is no doubt we are all inter ested in football, so you fane get busy. “ Football Days a t Cornell’’ is coming at tbe Plaaa, Monday, Dec. SO. Ite •are to please everybody. It te played by the college boys. It Chocolates / As pure as they are delicious, pound. DaSilva. 20c I t 1 Wednesday night we give away five good, big, hearty laughs at the Plaza; no extra charge. It Just arrived from Germany, all kinds of Lebkueben, Spicedoops, Mar zipan, etc., at Wahlen’e Delicatessen, 71 South Main St. Womea’e Felt Slippers in a variety of styles and colon a t Smith’s Shoe Store. * _______ It Comfortable seats, good music end deer pleturee a t the Crystal. It Oil and Coal Stoves; DaSilva. It lore Freeport levs 01 Page 8 week, that a committee has been ap- cation was received and filed and the pointed to revise tbe fire calls. All o f ! clerk was instructed to notify Johnson us will be glad of tbis. While they ! & Johnson that the bill had been aud- were all right, possibly, when theyj it®d an<I would be paid as soon as the were adopted, with tbe additions since 1 money is at hand, made, they could not be more mixed A Surety Bond in the amount of up and confusing and harder to re- $6000 was received from the Freeport member if they were devised with tbet Railroad Company. The bond was ap- ides in mind. Under present condi-! proved and filed, tions. with the additions that have | A communication was received from been made, any revision must be an improvement. r — A MEAN TRICK. In 1911 A. B. Wallace planted 8 maple trees in front of hie bouse on Church Street That nights before Christmas, ions person cut the bark off one of tbe trees for eeveral f e e t Mr. Wallace fixed tbe tree so that it lived, but did not look as good aa it did before, of course. Tbis f$ar. a few nights Be fore Cbrlstmae, the same trick was done with tb# next tree. It la too bad that tbe person who does this work Frank Jacason in reference to bia electric light application for service at the corner of Oak Street and Har rison Avenue. Tbe matter was re ferred to tbq^ight Committee. A requisition was received from tbe - tmm i F,ra Department for 1 marine torch, yee ’ 1 dozen marine torch charges, 1 stove some malic- f()r Exce|, lor Sook and Heoeee and a hot water tester for tbe Engine House. Tbe requisition wee referred to tbe supply committee and Chief Cornell with power. A resolution wee passed Instructing counselor Fisbel to proceed to collect water and light bills from delinquent consumers in accordance with tbe Hat Local Topics C oo U odco ei Pige 5 (Continued on page 6)
