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Nassau County Review FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917 Vol. XX, No. 7 Freeport l>w*« o f th e R e v iew fo r nalr bla t'ft a n d t i r a i t h wxiLe'e, R a ilro a d Av< ♦m n ani e,* N a a aa au u C o u n ty Ro* s, • N a s s C o u n ty O o tietz> , M a in S t r e e t ; Spit: <Jrev* S t . ; S idney S m ith * M e r r ick Howl ?^*view, D a S ilv a 'f and Eer’R S ta tio n e r y S tore, an d M ich noli *>, W e s t Veterans and Scholars Honor Lincoln (Special Contribution) . Friday afternoon the pupils Social and Personal B r ief Ite m s C o n c e r n in g R e s id e n ts o f O u m u n ity , a n d T h e i r G u e s ts, V isits en d S o c ial A f f a ir s 1 HIGH WATtlK I IUK TAHl.fc (Official tiguree for Sandy Hook) Friday Feb. jaturday, .Sunday Monday, Tueaday, WednestiHy, TburedHy, Friday Saturday, 10 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 2 : 2 t i p . 4:16 p. 5:25 p. 6:21 p. 6:44 a. 7:35 a. 8 :24 a. 9:12 a. 10:00 a. to aeeiit, : I. DaSilva. Comrades Horwitz—B. Horwitz of Chicago, 111., has been visiting Ins sister, Mrs. Last of the High School gathered in the assembly room to honor Lincoln's memory Members of the Mott Post, U. A. K., had been invite.1 and Commander Patterson, Rose, West, Greenleaf and Bergher were present. Principal Arthur stat ed that both teachers and pupils pre ferred to have the veterans speak rather thaYi have any exercises of their own, and called upon Commanuer Patterson. In l is quiet, modest way the Post Commander said that be and his comrades would ever rejoice that they had made whatever sacrifices had Wednesday morning young Nick been necessary to aid the Great Lin- Rogers, working for the Fulton Tire coin m his desire to preserve the Un Repair Shop, across from the Review j ion and this nation. Ai-mn we were Building, attempted to tosten a tire living in trying times. He counseled by pouring gasoline on it, with the us- i prudence and wisdom, but he believed ual result: the lad went to the hos- the power and dignity of the nation pital and the fire department answered should be sustained. He called the fire alarm. The building was burning briskly inside when the first firemen arrived with the auxiliary ex tinguishers, which put *t-- 11— Fire Prevention Work By Captv N. Hartmann, Certified Merrick Belimore Roosevelt V i Thif column is by W. H Littebrai ajk C&U Items should be s ent to hira to insure m ler this heading. Gasoline on Fire--Hospital Zulzer—Mrs. M. J. Zulzer of lace Street gave a \500\ parly at home on Friday evening. H. H. Cammann this week. Some inches thick. harvested O f it W8! his ice Efficiency Expert. Bcrtiun ( ?inal article in series) HOW TO PREVENT FIRE, OR THE I Wm Metzger is suffering with a REMOVAL OF THE COMMON painful finger frozen while handling CAUSES OF FIRE yyal_! What are knewn as the commotr* f|er causes of fire are those due to careless ness, ignorance, bad management, bad habits, bad housekeeping, etc., and are Condit -Miss L. E. Condit of Brook- follows: Dirt, dust and rubbish, lyn is visiting Mrs.-Howard E. fear- tbe storage of old clothes, papers, old spare furniture or old bedding or any other common househo d combustible Hibbard—Mrs. William Hibbard of things or materials, either in closets, Smith Street entertained the Thursday attics or other out of the way places “ 5U0 ’ Club at her home on Thursday, in buildings, ashes placed in wooden ■ boxes or barrels in the cellar, dumb- lhom|4on — Miss Edna Bond of waiters or hallways; greasy or oily Brooklyn spent the week end with clothes or rags improperly ■'kept or -ri ---- - - -- i) __ _ , , stored. nt : t rmnk K o 6 e r t i is o u r r e p r e w n l a l i v e in Bvllir.orv ^ lo8 in * an d v icin ity . Ail o r d e r s an d new a le f t w ith him aale a t V w ill^ e c e i v e t h e w n e c a r e f u l a t t e n t i o n aa at our l C o u n ty Rev • v. N a a a a a R o e The Long Island Realty Company have two new cottages in course of erection on f rederick Avenue. in Frederick Park. The animal reception more Yacht Club, which the Bell- held in Mrs. P R. Jennings alter a trip in Firemen., Hall last Saturday evening, John Leoni wil1 b” °Pen^ At the last report Mrs. L. Stewart, better known as Grandma, is reeling nicely. Don’t forget the Alpha mask and | civic ball Feb. 21; grand prizes awerd- ded; Alpha Hall. The little store now occupied by March 1st the South is again at the Garden City Hotel, Garden City Mrs. Wm. R. Verity of Vineland, N. J„ was a guest this week of her sister, Mrs Chas. O. Colvin. was largely attended and a very pleasant evening. enjoyed lls a ^rD't 8in^ vegetable store. Dr. William Wolfe was taken seri- .------' sly ,11 last Tuesday night with acute been for the pn.t week. Mrs. Henry Aborn of Nassau Road is recovering from ia grippe .She has Mrs. E. B. Thompson, Rose Street. G. retiring. Placing kindling wood in stove ovens to dry overnight. Hunting for clothes in dark closets with lighted oil lamps, candles cr Wray —Mr and Mrs. B. G. Wray and daughter Frances spent the week- Cmn;mi: G , = ; L > - t ; i o , i c I^irm;: end with Mr. Wray’s parents in ,rHnKe] Kily stove or gas Ump. tor, to tell the children something .of H <-' \'K e- — Keeping stove polish rags in stove the days of Lincoln and the duties of Levine— Miss Freda Levine of ovens, drying clothes by placing same — the blaze out the present. Comrade Greenleaf alow- i roo|(]j,ni formerly of this village, too close to any stoves, radiators or b e f o r e the apparatus arrived, and the ly unwound a small National llag and has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. I s a a c ' warm pipes, particularly at night be- companies were sent back to'\ q u a r t e r s : held it aloft in silence. 1 he response f)agi|va fore retiring, as soon as they arrived. wa* instant, earnest and sincere. Master Rogers (who resides with When the storm of applause had sub Comiskey—Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Com- his grandmother on the Hempstead-, aided, he said. \You know what it j igkey are stopping at Hotel St. Louis, Babylon Turnpike) ran out of the means, don t you? 1 knew you would. New York, for the remaining winter building with his clothes ablaze, where Lincoln knew what it meant and stood , months. _______ he was seen by passersby, who had for. These old men knew what it heard the explosion, and the blaze, meant and cost over fifty years ago. amothered, but not until he had been They have known every day since, badly burned on his hands and face, : But there is nothing exclusive about and his right leg. Doctors Runcie j this blessed knowledge. Since last and Lindsay answered the call for Sunday morning we all have become physicians, and bound his wounds as convinced that all the people of best they could, after which he was nation know the glorious meaning taken to Nassau Hospital in Fulton’s patriotism, and what our flog stands ambulance. While his wounds are j fo . 1 am glad that the President has painful and his recovery will be slow, severed relations with the Central none of them are dangerous and he Powers. We want no more counter- and Mrs \! Miller will around in a few weeks. . felt neutrality. At last we are out in ’ . . Messrs. Fulton, the proprietor, and the open. The world knows Robert Dewar, who has been con fined to his home for the last two , weeks with illness, expects to be about Uncovered or unprotected gaslights again the first qf the vyeek. j near windows, curtains, etc. —I ---- — Hardened gas hose, connected to gas . Lent begins on Wednesday. A Lit any service. Penitential Office, and Holy Communion, will be held on Wednesday at 10.30 A. M. Each Fri- indigestion. and for a few days was in a critical condition. He is now somewhat improved, though still be ing unable to atttend to business. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bierling of Pas saic, N. J.. are spending the week end with Mrs. L. Stewart, ot Craig Aver John l.eoni will move into hie new store being renovated for his purpose, where he ia installing an electric ma chine for repair work. The euchre, pinochle and dance giv en for the benefit of St. Barnabas the Apostle R. C. Church on Lincoln's Birthday night Was a most enjoyable : affair. Cards entertained the large i day at 4.30 P. M. during the Lenten Rathering in the early part of the ev-j Major Petersen of the 6th Battalion Season a short service will he held in en,nF. and the night’s pleasures tin- ot the United Boys Brigade has so far the church. i8hed in dancing. recovered as to be out of the hospital, _ _ _ __ _______ but is still under the doctor's care. The Ideal Boy Scouts are taking The second annual dinner of the great and renewed interest in the Belimore Board of Trade will be held Mrs. George UeLap tendered Scout work under the able leadership at the Black Swan Inn this Saturday , •lr> “ tlltlllda-v liH1 it the DaSilva—Mrs. Daniel DaSilva has | been sojourning with her parents in | Metuchen, N. J. Antz —Mr. and Mrs. Strickland of f i New London, Conn., are visiting at 0f the home of their daughter, Mrs. D. W. Antz, Archer Street. Kolisch—Mrs. R. M. Kolisch, of j Manhattan, has been visiting her par- tv o vv till 1XIIJ HUB on i u i u a j | . . i • u - 4 matches. ■ of Ur. W. M. Emison. The Doctor evening. The Town Board, William being his fhird anniversary, n.. Carrying lighted matches from one makea a hit with the boys, twenty- S. Pettit of Far Rockaway, President ! ne!Kbhoring cniliJren were present to room to another; throwing burnt eight boys are now enrolled, and un- of the Nassau County Civic Federa eBioy 1 le Joll-v j lmo- , dergoing the Scout regime. ton, and C. D. Baker, of the Long —. • Island Railroad, will be the guests of burnt matches on the floor. Failing to flick up and properly de stroy broken match (sulphur) ends. Hours of Sunday School Changed— The Episcopal Church announces that Maguire, manager, of the new place, where this nation stands, atiffer a considerable loss by this *■'- — ~~ blaze. They had just put the place in shape for business and their work will now have to be done over again. The loss will not exceed $101), covered by insurance on the building, hut none on the contents. ready for ueace—ready for war—as the great principles of Right and Jus tice may decide. , eon c ,uh at her home But let it be peace Young—Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Y'oung of Porterfield Place have returned home from a trip to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Young entertained the Lunch- Wednesday af- fales decide, the future must hold grave responsibilities for the young people cf this nation. We are no lon ger isolated from the world. We have grown to be one of the great world | s The next few months and ternoon. Gun Club to Hold a Shoot Special Shoot on Washington’s birth- l\VVfcrs- day: come and get acquainted. Com- years will mean much to us, and to patent men will be present to teach these young men and women Let us glance backward for a moment and see the class that won the victories lead- mg to Appomatox From an enlist ment of 2,778,304 Union soldiers over Stories 2 , 000,000 were less than 22 years of anyone the business end of a gun. Sh)ot at 2 p. m. at club grounds, at foot of So ,th Main Street. Exaggerated War For the sake of sensation the Brook lyn Eagle has been publishing the '‘sufferings’’ of soldiers of Co. I, Tenth Regiment, at Freeport. The \sufferings” included, so the Eagle said, lack of warm clothing and food. The story might be taken as at Randall—With •'^Sfce thermometer from 1 to 4 below^jwr j, a postal card I from Jay Randall is quite in order. He says: \Am sitting on the porch (at ; his father’s home, Daytona, Horida) i watching the autos speed along the beach. ’’ Msnly — Mrs. C. M. Manly, former ly of Freeport, now of Buffalo, was in town Friday and attended the Bridge Club of which she was a former mem ber, at the home of Mr^ H. L. Max- son, South Lcng Beach Avenue, on Friday. The prizes were won by Mrs. Services at the Church of the Re- honor. Arrangement, are bejng made ^ hour for SundaV School will be Depositing floor sweepings, carpet deemer Sunday, Q u i n q u a g e s i m a , m H for about seventy-five at this dinner. ; ^ 1 n f 11 S u n m T h e sweepings, waste paper, rags or other o’clock A. M. ami 8 o’clock P. M. ------------ L r n L nraver and sermon will be combustible rubbish of waste materials Morning Prayer and sermon. Even- The committee of the Belimore jy H m instead of 1U in same receptacle with ashes. jng Prayer and sermon. The Chzuch Board of Trade which has in charge o,(i|ocj( Having or keeping gasoline, ben- School meets in the Parish House each the securing of the necessary fifty-one The imnr for Hnlv Communion third zine, naptha or other volatile inflam-Sunday morning at 1U A. M. The per cent of the resident taxpayers’ : s d = will remain as ‘ here- mable liquids in bottlel, jara or open | regular meeting of the Woman’s Aux- signatures for the formation of a hre 7 -30 a m vessels or upon shelves or in closets, jliary will be omitted on Thursday, district, are actively at work and are, u ’ \ etc. Washington’s Birthday. The Boy .meeting with very little opposition. C. J. Greenleaf, patriotic instructor Using the same for ciearring gloves. Scouts meet weekly on Tuesday at Already a larger part of the required 0f fjas‘gBU (jolmty’ wj|| |ecture ln thti clothing, bedding, etc., in rooms that 7,30 P. M., Dr. W. M. Emison, consents h»ve been secured, and it is HU(]jtorium of Roosevelt School next are lighted or heated artificially. Scoutmaster. The G. F. S. meets expected to present the petition in Monday evening, February 19, at 8 Keeping such cloths, sponges or oth- weekly on Tuesday at 7.30 P. M. A legal form to the Town Board on or j 0ic|0(,g jjjH will be \The er articles used in cleaning the on the premises for future use. Filling oil lamps with oil while they are lighted. Using short lamp wicks in oil lamps or oil heaters. Using unclean or corroded lamp burners. Using kerosine oil to kindle fires in stoves. The careless placing of lighted cig ars, cigarettes or pipes where they are apt to start a fire. cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services of this church and to become identified with its commun ity work. before the first meeting of that body Djacip|ine 0f tlle Chi|(1 in ,hv Home, in March. Present indications point 1 Everyone cordially invited, toward a water supply in Belimore» during the coming summer. Town Vital Statistics for 1916 Wantagh the premises within the reach of child- age, running down to boys of 10 years. Officers, at the close of the war, agreed th a t boys made the ideal ,ol- rr m a y . m e p m e a were won uy rara. The havim? keeuim? or usimz of anv iln-rs ’’ Mr Greenleaf advocated the T. H. Vought and Mrs. Corby, and the . . ' he,havl\K’ k?*P q g y imrs ivir. i.reenieai Hovutaito u,= , „-ll 0 . „ „ :n kmd of match other than the genuine immediate military training of all guests prize by Mrs. Chas. Hill, boys of fifteen and over, and stated Entertained ... ... , \ fi,f-ty 'nh ^ c tlly “ufentany\ and f nH^nd - 1 and Cleverly oVsouLh Oce7n \ av - j box or container originally containing I th^gur\^ sho'w'a larger p'rorortfon\ate fifty.’’ The soldiers did not 8,u^eLr' | ^u°0d\.w h ir I ws.r'nrneteen8\ enue entertained a few friends last 9a-\e. ! increase in births than deaths, viz: The annual report of Dr. William Rhame, Town Health Officer, for 1916, contains some interesting figures. The totals are as follows; . (These figures include all the town Keeping matches anywhere about outsj(j(l of incorporated villages, ex- - ----------- : — : i. u : „ * 1 — — ~ u f .. u . 1 .4 . , i - 1 , 1 1 cepting marriages, which include vil- lages also.) Births 700 Deaths 383 Marriages 448 Compared with preceding years, Oscar Tohiason with a heavy cold. Oscar L. Tuthill is an attack of the grip. suffering from safety mutch, which, in order to use at 500—Miss Stewart i aame' mU9t be I'Rhted or struck on the ld)e|ly. \When I was nineteen,’’ he said, \the Civil War was behind me, and 1 They were simply inconvenienced first night. . . , . Un the word of one of the sergeants wa9 Rreatly improved by my expen- and a private located at Freeport, : ence- Today I am well beyond seven- there ia nothing but sensation in the ^ bu* wlth a little training could Said one of these sol- i qualify for the army jigam, except in Eagle story, sdiers to an Observer reporter: \Let me get hold of that Eagle reporter here in Freeport. He will learn then what it means to tell the truth. The story he is printing about us is all Tommy-rot. Let him come to me, and I’ll tell him the truth and show him, and we’re not suffering, either.\ • —Observer. Coming Events Friday evening, February 16, Mask and Wig Club presents \Little Lord Fauntleroy at American Theatre. Tuesday evening, February 20, en tertainment and dance, Foresters and Companions of America, at Brooklyn Hall. Wednesday evening. February 21, Washington Supper, Woman's Relief Corps, 5 to 8 o’clock, Odd Fellows’ Hall. 2 February 22, Washington’s Birth day night, dance at Crystal Lake House by the \Junior Two.\ Tuesday, February 27, annual din ner, of Freeport Club. Friday, March 16.—Annual charity ball of Freeport Lodge of Elks. Tuesday, March 20. Village election. Thursday and Friday, March 29 and 30. fair and supper, M. E. Sunday School and Ladies’ Aid. Tuesday, April 3, election of tire company officers. Thursday, April, 5 election of Fire Depaitment officers. Friday, April 6, annual Fire De partment meeting. Wednesday, February 21, hot dinner at Baptist Church, 6:30 to 8 o'clock. Later—This dinner has since been called off or postponed to a later date. Announces Special Sale Tarusch, clothier, advertises special sale with interesting figures in our issue this week. Thursday afternoon at 500. A very pleasing afternoon was spent and re freshments served. The prizes were won by Mrs. Sidney V. Gibson, first; Mrs. Smith Cox, second; Mrs. C. H. Platt, third; Mrs. J. A. Sutphin, fourth; Mrs. J. R. Clark, consolation; Mrs. J. O. Phillips, lucky number the matter of age. But that one may receive benefit, all bad hauits must be avoided. ’ In closing he urged that every heart strive earnestly to make the prophetic words of Lincoln true words, uttered above the fallen brave of Gettysburg: \That we here highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain, that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the people by the peo- , B0WLINQ,S e, shall not per- DaSilva—Louis DaSilva starts to day on Steamboat Savannah, fora four weeks trip to Havana. Freeport Club Activities (Press Committee) pie, end for the people iah from the earth.\ Mr. Benj. A. Hubbard, a national guard volunteer lately returned from Mexico, and who has been engaged to superintend the physical and military training of the beys, warmly com mended Mr. Greenleaf’s address. He folly endorses the idea of beneficial discipline in military training of boys and young men in times of peace or war. It is in daily evidence that teachers and pupils of Freeport schools are awake to their duties as true patriots. SOCIAL EVENTS Wednesday night at the Club House looks like a big house party, with ev erybody having a good time. We are askt to say that Mrs. W. D. Finch is the champion lady bowler class. If she ia as near the top as her husband is in the championship line on com mittee work, her scores will be worth reading. From Jan. 27 to Feb. 12, inclusive, over 760 games were bowled on the four alleys. Next Wednesday night there will be another of the many \features\—a masked bowling contest, preceded by drawings for partners in the games. Physical Instructor for Schools Benjamin A. Hubbard, of Allen- THE DANCES town, Pa., has been engaged as phyei-' Saturday nights, regular, cal and military director of Freeport Next Thursday the Washington’s Schools. Mr. Hubbard has just re- Birthday Tea Dansant, af ternoon only turned from \The Border\ with his 3 to 7; usual contests; refreshments regiment from Allentown, and prior to THE MEN AT BOWLING his trip south was for three vears as- sistant physical director at Scranton, L A; W- I’lace has a new hat-some Pa. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg bowler- College. Some novelty bowling is announced for Saturday night (Feb. 17) with Try my special box of cut flowers special competition. 75c for the weekend. C. R. Ankers, florist, Rockville Centre, L. I . : tele phone connection; delivery anywhere. Ad' d v e r u M M *01 We have dropped the price on all sizes of coal.. Freeport Coal Co., 19 S. Main St., Tel. 389. ' A d v e r t is e m e n t . Kushion E Z Comfort Shoe for wo men. . A toft kid shoe for tender feet, cushion inside sole, full toe, low rub bar heel. Price $4.00. Crevoiserat’s, 95 So. Main Street. Advertisement It will pay you to cal! in at Sidney Smith's, 16 Merrick Road, and look over bis stock. He has everything tbst you see advertised in the bicycle line and as he buys in large quantities, he can give as good a price aa the largest New York dealers. Hie stock of over 200 wheels comprises Iver Johnson, New England. Royal, etc.; alec Flake and Goodrich tires of all grsdee. Furthermore hie guarantee $■ (•M ine. CARD OF THANKS Editor Review : We wish to exi ress our apprecia tion of the courtesy and sympathy shown us at the time of the fire in our I new shop and the burning of the young lad working for us. Ccming here as strangers, the kindness has surprised and pleased us greatly. Fulton Tire Repair Shop, M. A. McGuire, Mgr. HIGH SCHOOL BUYS BOWLING The contest between the High School Classes for a silver loving cup presented by President Edwards is a star attraction for the boys. Games I are bowled Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. ALLEYS FOR THE LADIE3 The teachers of the ptblic schools are included particularly in the invi tations to, the relatives and lady friends of the members to use the al leys Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Pin boys will be \on the job\ after 4 o'clock. Ball bearing roller skates that coat $1.95 to $2.25 in New Yjork can be had at Sidney Smith's. Merrick Road, at $1 60 for boys and $1.75 for girls. He also has three White Sewing Ma chines which he wil sell at cost as he needs the floor space. These are ab solutely new and carry the uiroal guar antee. Sewing machine belle and needles also in etock and any parte for any make of aewing machine can be had. Baby carriages and sewing ma chines repaired. Advertleaewnl Douglas Arch-Support Shoe for men. Vici kid, lace, broad fall toe, solid : .v°u f0ll0,w rubber orthopedic heel, long leather counter, steel shank. Price’ ST.OO. Sold only at Crevoiserat’s, 95 S. Main St. A d v e rtisem e n t And now in conclusion permit me to cite a few don’ts essential in the prac- ice of fire prevention and in the safe guarding of human life and property; Don't accumulate sweepings or other waste materials. Don’t place sweepings or other waste i materials with ashes, i Don’t place ashes in wooden boxes or barrels. Don’t place the receptacles contain ing ashes on dumbwaiters or in rooms or hallways and when in cellar keep them remote from wooden boxes, par titions or floors, and prohibit accumula- Don’t leave the dumbwaiter door on you floor open. Don’t allow anyone to tie back the dumbwaiter door in the cellar. Don’t permit the accumulating of combustible materials in cellar^ Don’t leave your inside cellar door open at any time. Don’t allow the doors leading from your room to the hallway to be left open at night after retiring. Don’t allow your children to use matches. Don’t place matches where they can be gotten by your children in your ab sence and use nene but the genuine safety match. Don’t till oil lamps, oil heaters or oil stoves while they are lighted. Don’t use kerosene oil in lighting fires in jour stove. Don’t use naptha, gasoline, benzine or other volatile liquids for cleaning purposes in any room where there are any open lights or fires. ! Don’t have lace curtains or other draperies near gas jets, unless jets I are properly protected by globes. Don’t permit oily or greasy rags or ! cloths to be kept or placed in closets, under sinks or other out of the way places, and if you have any such rags or cloths keep them in metal cans with ! metal cover# and keep the cans prop- ; erly covered. Don’t forget to have your chimney | cleaned annually. Don’t forget to have the windows cf ! your sleeping rooms, facing the yard | lor street, slightly down from the top I I before retiring. Don’t go to the hallway if your house is on fire (either in the day or; night time) unless you have satisfied yourself that the fire is not beltiw you.' Don’t get excited if called out of bed at night by the cry of fire or the presence of smoke in your rooms; you and your family are positively safe if these instructions, which Births Deaths 1918 573 323 1914 615 315 1915 650 386 1916 700 393 The number of diseases and the deaths resulting, also show some in teresting figures. As was to be expected, there was a larger number of deaths from poli omyelitis than any other contagious disease excepting tuberculosis, but the percentage of deaths was small from the polio epidemic, about 18 per cent., compared with some 22 per cent, in New York City. Some of the figures are given: Cases Deatns Vincent Solmu, on entefir g hi# home after his day’s Work, was sui; nseil to I find a house lull of guest# there to help him celebrate bis nirtliday, 37 years, the guests Being his mother and has been laid up | father, Mr. and Mrs. John l.eoni and family, and quite a number of friends ----- from Brooklyn. Supper was served at a wtek lute hour. Music and songs were enjoyed by all present. Thu guests departed the next day wishing the host many happy returns of tbo METHODIST CHURCH ,1 he pastor, Rev. 1). S. Vuors, pr 'ches next Sunday morning ami ev- ‘ei.ing. Morning service is at 1U:8U, the regular sermon being preceded by ten minute sermon for the children. In the evening at 7:30 patriotic ser vices will be held appropriate to Washington's Birthday Sunclay’School meets at 2 :30 1*. M. At 7 .06 P. M., the Epworth League j service will be led by the fiisi vice- president, Mrs. Ralph D u :> ijh ; ob ject, \The Marks of a Christian.\ --------- Next Friday, February 23, from 6 The regular services at the Memor- to 8 P. M., an oyster supper will be ial Church will be held next Sunday. „ erved in the basement of the church. Last Sunday evening the preacher on(]er the auspices of the Official spoke on the life and character of Ah- Board. Tickets are 25c. raham Lincoln. Japanese Sailors Get Lost An illustrated lecture was given in the school house last Thursday night The regular meeting of the King's j Daughters was held on Tuesday af ternoon. A relief agent is now at the station of the Long Island Railroad at War tagh, in the absence of a regular Harry T. Braithwaite, employed in the Freeport Bank, who has been on the sick list for over a week, has re turned to work. Chickenpox -x-' 25 0 Diphtheria 28 0 Measles 74 0 Mumps 20 0 Poliomyelitis 113 21 Scarlet Fever 66 1 Tuberculosis 33 24 Typhoid 8 2 Whooping Cough 81 3 Other causes of death were: Pneu- A neat sum was netted by the La dies’ Aid Society at their supper in the Parish House on Wednesday of last week. The proceeds are for the organ fund. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rhame are entertaining a ilttle baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Rhame formerly lived in Wantagh, but are now residing in Freeport. Last Thureday night two Japanese sailors stiolled into Freeport, and were unable to give any account of themselves, not speaking English. Mr. 1. Sekine, a lockl Japanese, was [ induced to CDme to headquarters and interview the two men, and by hie ad vice word was sent to the Japanese Relief Society in New York, and thence to the vessel Shigizan Maru, Captain J’Doi, from which they had monia 51, apoplexy 26, nephritis 82, organic heart disease 71, cancer 21, drownings and other accidents 12. Divided according to ages, 44 were under 10 years, 24 between 10 and 39, 61 between 31 and 50 and 221 were over 50. Of this last figure 26 were over 80 years, and 6 over 90. Business Changes Fred L. J. Lee has sold his stock in Lee-Patterson Co. and severed his connection with the business. Walter B. Cozzens will succeed Mr. Lea, while Mr. Lea will open in business by himself. At the close of the lodge meeting of strolled, and Thursday evening two the Queens County Mutual Assistance sailers came out from New Yora and Association last Saturday night a sup- [escorted them back, per was served. Several new mem- 1 hers were initiated. Union Red Cross iVleeting ---------- At 8:30 P. M. Sunday, or immedi- The seventeenth annual supper ami ately after the usual evening services dance of the Wantagh Lire Depart- to be held by all the churches in their ment will be held in their hall on the | own places of worship, there is to be a rve of Washington’s birthday. 1 Union Red Cross meeting in the Meth- A good time is assured all who attend, odist Church. In view of recent events, and of possibilities in ttie days to come, this ought to he a meeting of great interest to all the citizens of Freeport, and it is hoped there will be a great gathering at the Methodiet church next Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock. A sueuial speaker is coming out from New Yora to address the Do not fail to hear him ! Baldwin Unclaimed Letters (Freeport Post Office) Freeport, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1917J Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. W. Connor, Mr. Samuel W. Hague, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Thos. E. Sneeden. Mrs. L. Smith, Mrs. Mamie Scott, Mrs. Brown. T. Benson Smith. P. M. Freeport, N. Y. George Zimmerman, 60 years oid, of Bayview Avenue, Baldwin, died suddenly Friday at his home from acute indigestion. Mr. Zimmerman — ......... was a retired broker and came to Bald- meeting win from Richmond Hill about six years ago. He is survived by bis wife, Catherine. Thp funeral services were held Monday evening, R«v. William Steiribecker, pastor of the Report Subject for Wednesday evening pray ing. The demand on the Association \ ----------------------------------- 1 , fnr 1 er meeting will be “ My Testimony.’ Billy Sunday songs will be sung. Coal cheap. Some pea coal which waa purchased for good coal, I find ia below standard so am selling it at $7 per ton. Sinclair Raynor, Tel. 184 Freeport. Weekly Weather (For our readers in other localities) Friday, February 9, ram, fog, roug- _ ^ . gy in morning; cold wind, snow, in p. ; 9 aarter,y conference on Thursday eve you must try to remember. The first m; heavy wind and freeze at night. own- thing to do is to lower the top half of Saturday, cold, windy, dost flying. , the nearest windows in your room half Sunday, cold, thermometer about 10. way down and the bottom half, half Monday, Lincoln’s birthday, colder, way up, this produces perfect circula thermometer at zero, tion of air, drives out smoke, heat and Tuesday, still tagging zero in morn- gas; then light up your room, arrange , ing; warmed quickly after 10 o’clock, yonrclotbing.open the other windows in and thermometer up 20 degrees or * more by 2 P. M. Snow at night, just enough to cover the ground 'lightly. Wednesday, clear, fin# winter day. Thursday, overcast. Children Need Clothing | This winter the Neighborhood Work- eri’ Office has received a greet many requests for clothing,: especially child- Rockviile Centre Lutheian Church, ren’s clothing and shoes, many of the officiating; interment in Evergreen children not having sufficient clothing Cemetery. t0 a|tow them to attend school. We are asking that every person having At the Methodist Episcopal Church children will kindly send their discard- the pastor. Rev. M. O . Lepley, P h . ed clothing to the Neighborhood Work- D.. will preach on Sunday morning on ere’ office, 89 Railroad Avenue. The \The Vision of God,\ and on S u n d a y ■ clothing you have cast aside will help evening on \Christ at the Door ’’ to keep some poor child from sufTer- your room, keeping the door leading to the hallway thoroughly closed/examine the cloeeta in your room, then go from (Continued on page 5) Vital Statistics VILLAGE OF FREEPORT Births Smith—February 6, M inturn Greun- ell, Fenton and Francis Wright Smith. Ackerman—Feb 1. Effie, Harry W. and Bernice Ellison Ackerman. Bbame—Feb. 6, John Fulton, John F. and Evelyn Jeffrey Rhame. for shoes and clothing i* greater than the supply and in order to keep up the good work we need the co-operation of i each and every person in thia com munity. j Neighborhood Workers ' f Queen Quality Shoes for women. I Patent lace cloth top, 71 inches high, II French heel. Same carried in pat ent button, also in gun metal lace, $4.00. Exclusive agency at Crevoia- ! erat's. 96 So. Main 8t. AAVTtlS— sA. More Freeport News r a Page 3 1 ,
