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I N A S S A U COUNTY REVIEW NASSAU COUNTY REVIEW;Trolley Fares Case FRIDAY. JUNE 26. 1914 Suggestions for Photographs Won Local Topics (continned from impe 1) Ex-Judge Elvin N. Edwards has just won an important victory in the Coun ty Court, in the construction of the franchises of the New York & Long Island Traction Company, in the case . of Lucy Raynor of Baldwin against 1 he following letter from the r ree- t^at ^ on)panyi p^jg jngureg t0 the port Business Men a Assn., through its people of Baldwin a five cent fare for secretary, Albin N. Johnson, referring a r j(je 0f |jve mj|egi the same as wns to the many interesting p'aces in Free secured in a similar case brought by port, will explain itself, being in ans- | Edwards effecting the people cf wer to an inquiry received from U. L. Hempstead and Freeport. Ryan, secretary of the Panama-Pacific ' Tne t.x J udge is probably one of tne Fenneitinn fv,mmlaumr), New York |)e8t eX|;ertg 0n the e'even franchises ; granted ^to this Company, of any ! other lawyer in the County, having inquiry asking j made a careful study of them, and ha- Baseball (Contributed) VARYING THE MONOTONY The Grove Street Sixth Grade team r won the game of baseball against the Drawing a jury in Court is tiresome Grove Fif,h ; score. 2813. Ar- work. varied once ,n a while by amus- tbur pettjt djd verv d work the ,ng questions or answers. One day b()X ^ R wjnig behind the bat last ween an attorney was examining feetur/ of the garne WBI Pau| E1. No 1 juror, ■. follows: dred, who knocked a home run o n ,r. Attorney— What is your business. _ Exposition Commission, New York City: Dear Sir; — In response to your for suggestions as to striking views to be had in this community, which you propose to have your representative take for the purpose of portraying by moving pictures in the New York been retained e ither as an attorney counsel in nearly every important ac tion or proceeding arising out of them Phis action was brought as a test case for the purpose of construing th«' State Building on the Exposition franchise west of Freeport, the claims Grounds, would say that the following features may he of interest to you: 1. In the office of the Superinteml ent of our Schools there is framed a series of views (obtained through the thoughtfulness of a former President of the School Board and now Supervis or of the Town of Hempstead, Hon. Hiram R. Smith) of the various school houses during Freeport's existence, from a small one-story shack to the being made by the counsel that the Hempstead franchise should be con strued with the Freeport franchise on the said line. On the first proceeding brought by Judge Edwards on behalf of the Business Men's Assooiution of Rockville Centre, the Public Service Commission decided against him. On September 1, Miss Raynor be came a passenger at Milburn Avenue, Baldwin, and paid a fare of ten cents. Ritchie—Bay man. Attorney—And that means— Ritchie— Hard work. The attorney went on and reached juror No. 5, and ask him: Do you know Mr. Graham, the a t torney for the defendant? No. 5 —A little I—have askt hi. i some questions. Attorney- Did he give you good leg al advice? No. 5—No. It did not amount to anything. Alter the Clerk had called the Cou-' 011ti. - ;;:: t. e'ach' to order, No. 5 explained he meant his nuestion was of no importance. In the second the Sixth knocked two pitchers out of the box. We reduced the cost of i c e ! WHY NOT PATRONIZE US? IT'S HOE TIM E — GET BUSY Spades Rakes Hoes FOR THE GARDEN Weeders Forks Shovels G a r d e n t i m e ’s H E R E S e e us for all kinds of T o o l s . We ca r r y ■ BIG N E W S T O C K OF G AR DE N IM RLE M E N T S a t LO W E S T P R I C E S We also c a r r y everything in T O O L S and H A R D W A R E The Ku-Klux Baseball team will play the New York Juniors, semi-pro- fessional, on the Ku-Klux grounds, corner Smith Street and Bayview Ave nue. Saturday afternoon. This will he tl.c .fast game of the season fur the Ku Klux boys, and everyone is Invited to nt'erd the game. During the sea son they have played 17 games, and lo : but three, these being to the Lo retta A. C., Hempstead and Baldwin. Welden &, Smith Local Dealers Office, 5 0 S o u t h M a i n S t r e e t O p p o s i t e P o s t Office F. L. J. LEE 5 8 So u t h Main Street CO. Freeport, N.Y. Tetee -one. 60 A business man in this village wu- FREEPORT WINS -AGAIN Freeport defeated the Brooklyn Brokers baseball team Saturday after present modern brick buildings. These I informing the conductor that the afford an interesting illustration of the wished to go to Douhleday, Page & educational growth of a live suburban Company at Garden City. When lie village. car arrived at Furrier's Corner, the 2. There is also obtainable a pane- extreme northerly limits of Hempstead ramie view of Freeport taken a num- village, four inspectors of the trolley ber of vears ago and also a similar , line informed all the passengers that view taken later and these in connec-i “ n additional fare of five cents would tion with a hirdseye view which your | be exacted from those who wished to representative might take weyid pre- : f0 the publishing establishment, sent another series concerning the 'which is a distance of about fitteen growth in population of such a village, j hundred feet. All the passengers eith- 3. A view taken from the stern end I «?r paid the e x tr a fare or voluntarily of the series of small parks adjoining j left the car, except Miss Raynor, who n n r t h „ f m , r r . n n i r I s l u m l Railroad with 1 insisted that she had a legal right dictating to his stenographer and useo noon by the score of 2 to 1. The Free- this expression : “ Competition is the port boys started off with a run in the life of trade.'' When it returned to firs': inning, and kept the lead thru the him it rend: “ Competition is the vice game. Bedell, the Freeport pitcher, rf trade.’’ Perhaps this is not all a is charged with two hits, and Sut- joke either. phin, the Brokers' pitcher, with seven ------------ hits. Next Saturday Freeport will play COST OF FLRE DEPARTMENT Baldwin A. A. A prominent citizen of the village ^ ' o w m g is the proposed lineup for remarks that he thinks it would be un- un s j[ vv r i h wise to use tire horses on the roads. vP: , ^ ^ “ Pin,!\ W‘ Lh‘'1’h- hut if each company is to be allowed For Difficult Repair Work Take it to the Columbian ire 2b, Nolan ss, “ P il ly'’ Raynor, 3b, north of our Long Island Railroad with a sufficiently wide focus to embrace the residences nearby and another view facing west.from the same point would present an interesting contrast showing how a village may be beauti fied and the eye sores removed through exercise of civic pride such as prevails in Freeport. 4. A picture of a Spanish War can to ride the distance for ten cents, there upon she was bodily removed from the trolley car by the inspectors. She re sisted hut to no effect. When her uncle, George Raynor, a business man of Freeport, heard her story, he sought the advice of Coun selor Edwards who advised bringing action at once for assault and battery. $45 a month horse*hiie it will mean an expenditure of $270 a month for horses alone—and if you depend on getting horses outside it will cost much less | than $100 a month. Admitted, hut suppose you could get - horses free—and the houses burn down while you are waiting and whistling! Just for instance, if Hose No. 2 had not had horses at the Randall fire and had to wait as long as No. 1 did for: '•outside'' horses we probably would !Cooke, have lost the whole block, a mere dif ference of $20,000 or $3v,00U, and this is no remarkable exception, only the figures are larger. South Shore non at the junction of Church and Main The case came on for trial before Jus Streets, and Main Streets, with the tice Niemann and the jury in the Coun- large flag pule and flag there provider fy 1 t-ui t and was submitted to the by the Junior Order of American; Me- judge on the law and the facts for a Yacht Club chanics, and also a caiiiiun from Farra gut's flagship on the high school grounds at the corner of Pine 1 and Grove Streets, display the patriotic apitit of our residents. 5. Some interesting views could be obtained on the Freeport River and South Main Street, showing in part the former characteristics of b reel ■ rl and then views could be taken on P i n Street, Ocean Avenue, ami the famous Merrick Road, showing the modem residences, and views of Freeport C tib, South Shore Yacht Club and Elks Clui and Randall’s Hay would show the modern conveniences and attractions which this charming village presents. There are other views which nn doubt could be suggested and would attract your representative on his visit in our midst. Trusting that thes\ suggestions may be of interest, we remain, Very truly yours, Albin N. Johnson, Secretary, Freeport Busini -.- Men’s Ass'n., inc. Coming Events Thursday, July 2 Entertainment at Bethel A. M. E. Church by the church. Monday. July 6 .',l Special meeting, Freeport Club, Big Subscription Offer The Nassau County Re view having been appointed the official paper of Nassau County, wi have decided to make a special idler to new subserih ers and will send the paper for the balance of the ; .'Hr 111! 1 and for 1915, a total of 18 months, for $1.90, or will send for balance of t ear 1914 for 65 This vfi'er holds i d till July 1. A d v e r t is e m e n t Moiv Freioort Hews on Pa^e 5 construction of the'franchise. Monday morning the Judge handed down a de cision on thirteen pages long uphold ing Mr. Edward's contention and awarding Miss Raynor $500 damages. third victory for the peo- Ed Phis is the ple of this Town won by Judg wards, the first being the original ac tion in his own name decided by tin Pul Ilu Service Commission in llni9; the second brought by his firm to give the working people ot Roosevelt a five cent fare to Garden City and the one which finally decides this question. This mean.- a five cent fare for five miles in the future for the people ol Baldwin, ai d practically affects the whole system, meaning that these franchist11 must all he read together. It is quite likely that the Railroad (\on puny \ i 1 appeal, because it means many thou-mids of dollars loss to In an ini i view, Mr. Edwards stated that the Kniimnd Company complains of the hat's! ness of this franchise, but they cannot I • heard to complain of it terms 1. cause they accepted it with its benefits and conditions and must live up to them. To Appeal Rate Case Regular meetings for the remainder of the season will he held on the sec ond and fourth Tuesdays of each month. On Fourth July match races will be held between boats approximately equally rated under the American Power Boat Association rules, from two to six boats in each match. A prize will he awarded each winner. The winner of i avh match will partici pate in a final Fourth of July cham pionship race, tor which a champion ship cup will be awarded. The first match will start at 1:30 p. m. The racing boats will bv divided in to two Classes and handicapped undei the American Power Boat Association rules; Class A, hydroplanes; Class B, displacement ra'-ing boats. The races are open to the member- of any recog nized yacht club. Any displacement racing boat with a sliced of eighteen miles per hour or le-- owned by a member of the .'otith Shore Yacht Clui), may be entered in the club match race, provided another boar with iipproxihiptely tin- same speed enters the mKtch race The -peed boat races will start J. Meaney, If, Pottit of, Beck rf. Saturday’s s c o r e : Freeport A. A h. Edwards. 3b 1 1 3 0 Pettit, ss 1 2 0 1 0 Boyd, c 0 1 14 3 1 E. Meaney, lb 0 1 9 0 0 Cheshire, 2b 0 II 4 1 1 J. Meaney, If 0 0 0 0 0 Beck, cf 0 1 0 (i 1 rf 0 0 0 0 II Bedell, p 0 1 0 4 ' Total 2 7 27 12 3 Real Estate Brokers Player r. h. po. a. e- Corby, 2b 0 0 1 0 Smith, ss 1 1 i 3 0 Murty, c 0 0 8 2 II Wurm, cf 0 0 3 2 0 Warn::., lb 0 (1 6 1 Sutphin, [i 0 1 0 4 2 Gray, rf 0 0 0 0 Catharine, If 0 0 1 0 Dec, 3 b II 0 u 0 0 Hann, If 0 0 0 0 0 Total Set e by innings; 1 2 24 12 5 Freeport 1 0 1 0 .0 0 0 0 Bru ., .= 0 U 0 1 0 0 0 il U--1 That is what auto owners are brought distant points. at 4 o’clock. Mr. Heinrich his again promised an exhibition with ftis aeroplane which S.:uck out, by Bedell 14, by Sutphin 1; I ■ on balls, oil' lledi II 1. off But- ! hi: bit by pitcher, Sutphin (Mean- e y ) ; 'eft on bases. Brokers 2. Free ,iort 5; time of game. 1 hour f)5 min- jius; umpires, Smith and Case. Baseball Trophy Event We rote in the Brooklyn Fugle that in the Hres.; c- of vdlag and school authorities Friday night, the High School baseball trophy was permanent ly awarded to the baseball team of the Freeport High School. The trophy has been won three times bv Freeport High. Joseph Clark was chairman ol the meeting. He [jointed out that the Freeport boys always conducted them selves gentlemanly on the field and were a credit. He introduced James i say and that is why cars to us from Port W a s h i n g t o n and other $. T h e easy jobs may be taken to our competitors, but if t h e repairing is difficult or the car owner particular he Takes it to the Columbian b e c a u s e he k n o w s t h a t our m e n are real m e c h a n i c s , our facilities th e best, w e know w h a t good work is and Our Work 3s Guaranteed F u r t h e r m o r e , w e are resp o n s i b l e , an d w e s t a n d back of our g u a r a n t e e . M.iy Oi our c u s t o m e r s vviil tell you t h a t Sole Agents for Case Cars T h e m o s t D u r a b l e C a r s M a d e . A cla s s y looking car is nice to ow n but it s th e “i n s i d e s ” of a c a r th a t gives th e service The Public Service Commission htis handed down its decision on denying thi application of Harvey J. George lor n re he iring in his action against the Long Island Railroad Company, This is the action which was statikd by Mi. George to compel the railroad to cense the alleged discrimination ng.inst the , nluge of Freeport, in rbe matter of rates. This application (' r a re hearing was necessary and v u provision of the low for laying tin- proper foundation for an appeal to the ; Supreme Court, which wi!! be made a' once.—Times. Vacation Home Open Epwurth will be arranged to 1 village, who accepted it in the name rig i will prove one of tlie chief attractions J- Nolan, who turned the trophy over of tile day. - to Roland M. Lamb, President of the j Water sports consist of swimming races and diving of Freeport, contests. These will be under the President Lamb said it was an honor supervision of ti. M. Asch, and entries to take part in a demonstration in should|he sent to him. which Freeport is the victor. Mr. The Club is gaining in popularity 1 Lamb presented the trophy to Ward C. each week, since arrangements have Moon, superintendent of schools. Mr. been made for (lances each evening. Moon told of the fame ot Freepo, t Saturday evening there are t p ciui.y High School in ! .\ • t all, large crowds, the capacity of tlie tiuild- ing being taxed almost to the limit. 2 1 6 N o r t h M a in S t r e e t , F r e e p o r t, N . Yc< The Fresh Air League Vacation Prickly Heat and similar summer skin affections are quickly cured by taking ORION LIVER SALT internally and by applying A. P. C. Stearate of Zinc externally. The fiist re .uces the ac idity of tne blood, and\ the latter coats the skin with a dry, waterproof oin t ment tnat protects the irritated skin •against the acid per spiration. Each in 25 cent packages at N O T E - - O u r Dunlap P o n y C o n t e s t le being run In co n n e c t i o n w i t h our F r e e p o r t sto r e ONLY. Only c h i l d re n residing in F r e e p o r t , Baldw i n , M e r r i c k , Bellm o r * an d R o o s e v e l t e r e eligible. Quality Drug Store Main Street Freeport P H O N E N o . 5 Home for Childrei as it is called, wili be opened for their comfort on July 1. It is located on Ocean Avenue, Lynbrook, a large old- fashioned resilience with spacious field in front. In their announcement, the young people make the suggestion to their many friends, that if any of our people have articles of furniture, rugs or breadths of carpet which can be made into small rugs, in good condi tion, that would be helpful in the furn ishing of the home, or any books or games or playthings which the child ren of our homes wish to give for the comfort of these little folks, if a pos tal is sent to either of the following addresses, the articles will be called for and promptly delivered to the Home: Dr. W. H. Johnston, 35 Fort Green Place, Brooklyn; Richard L. Haff, Lynbrook; Miss May Edwards, St. M a r k s ' A venue. Rockville Centre; Frank Miller, Baldwin; Stanley Ray nor, Freeport. Kolb Killed in Upsci Freeport L. J., J une 20 —Louis Kolb, a halter, of Roosevelt, was killed by being thrown from a wagon, near Mill burn Avenue, Baldwin Thursday mgiii. Kolb was on a wagon owned by R. A. Widmer, a Laker, of Main ann E r : Dean Streets, end when a spirited horse, pulling the wagon, at tempted to turn into a by road, off Miilurn Avenue, the wagon was over turned and Widmer, Kolb and two ne groes on the rear end of the wagon were thrown out. Kolb's head came in contact with,a pole and his skuil was fiactured. His friends called medical aid, but when physicians ar rived he was dead.—Times. Mr. Clark introduced Robert Hunt, president iff the Board of Education, who mane a congratulatory address. Fred Bedell, captain of the team, - announced that the letters to he pre sented to the athletes had not come. Tne attendance then filed downstair- ; where refreshments were served. — — — -------------------------------------------------------------------------- S e l e c t Dancing A L E X A N D R A HOTEL Merrick Road AMITYVILLE, L. I commencing Friday, July3 Our “Specials'’ Constitute Economy Items for You! 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Order That Gas Range and W a t e r Heater “A Word to the Wives is Sufficient” Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co. Geo. MacDonald, Pres. HEMPSTEAD ROCKVILLE CENTRE ROOSEVELT --------------- FREEPORT MINEOLA
