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For the South Side of Long Island A reliable means of communicatidn between the villages of Rock ville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport, Roosevelt, iMerrick, Bellmore, Smithville South, Wantagh, Seaibrd, Ma^sapequa and Amity ville. Issued Weekly Subscription $1.00 a Year VOL. 1, NUMBER 32 FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1909 PRICE, 5 CENTS FREEPORT Work on the new skating rink which Isador Mayer is putting up at 84 So. Main St. has been started and Contrac tor Edward Trayer, who has the work in charge for the concrete and electri cal installations, will place a concrete foundation nine feet high and one foot thick. Size is 68x80. The building is to be one story with a hip roof. The building will be lighted with electricity throughout. It is just back of the wholesale liquor house of Mayer Bros. Clarence E. Jones, recently connected with a lumber and hardware company in this village, will shortly establish himself in the hardware business at Main St. and Merrick Road. New Project of Interest to Freeport People Permission has been received from the City of New York, who own the strip of land which parallels the north side of the railroad tracks through the, village to improve and beautify it, by' making there a park with walks, trees, shrubbery and flowers. Already some money has been subscribed for this pur pose, which is commendable and worthy of support of the public spirited citizens of Freeport. This will add greatly to the improvement of this spot and to the village and also give a good impres sion of the village to people coming here or passing through on trains. At present it is anything but a beauty spot. We hope to see it made attract- j ive and kept so. The present inten- j Besides the J. O. U. A. M. and John Otten himself, some of the new ten ants in the Otten Bldg, are Pettit and .ion is to park as stated above, all that | day, 9.00 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon, Feb. 28, March 7 and 21, 10,30^\a. m. Matins, Litany andTSermon, other Sundys, 10.30 a. m. Evensong and sermon, 7.30 p. m. Holy Day Annunciation, March 25, Holy Com munion, 9.00 a. m. Week Days Wednesdays, Litany, 10.00 a. m. Thursdays, Evensong and Sermon, 8.00 p. m. Fridays, Evensong, 5.00 p. m. Palm Sunday, April 4 Holy Communion and Blessing of Palms, \8.00 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon, 10.30 a. m. Evensong and Sermon, 7.30 p. m. Holy Week Holy Communion, daily except Fri- BALDWIN strip of land owned by the city along the tracks from Main St. to Long Beach Ave. The work will be under Lamb, Sidney Swezey, Smith & Levy, the per80nal aupervision of Mr. Sig- Archer B. Wallace and C. H. Cram | mondf to whom money8 for the carry. (store). ________ , ing on of this work should be sent. . , , _____i The name of each subscriber and the the erection short* of . ten-mom resi- | loHowt* t o f s T dence on hi, property at New York and i ^ as s t ^ L r e w i t h ? Seaman Ayes. Charles A. Sigmond $50.00 John J. Randall 50.00 Jere Brown 26.00 Elvin N. Edwards 10.00 H. P. Libby 10.00 S. F. Pearsall 5.00 Thursday, March 4, at 8 p. m., the | Rev. Robert Rogers of the Church of the Good Shephard will preach at the Episcopal Church. Every Thursday j during Lent there will be special j preachers at this church whose names j will be published the issue preceding | q , H. Crane •vill shortly open h is! their date here. delicatessen store in the new Otten; The Altar Gulid of the Church of the j Bui,din*- ----- _ I The , tw% fla*8 .and bne sto\e bain8 i erected on N^Main St., opposite Ran- Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 01 W. Mer dall Avenue, are about finished. Nel- Ail- r \Dsinsi \IV' vawi ' rxz'ieefr' • 1 QS- ri • I l _ •! .1 Litany, Wednesday. 10.00 a. m. Evensong, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 5.00 p. m. Evensong, Thursday, 8.00 p. m. Good Friday, April 9 Matins and ante-Communion, 9.00 a. m. Children’s Service and Address, 10.00 a. m. Passion Service, 12.00 m. to 3.00 p. m. Evensong and Sermon, 8.00 p. rn. Easter, April 11 Holy Communion, 7.00 a. m. Holy Communion and Sermon. 10.30 a. m. Children’s Service and Address, 10.80 p. m. Evensong and Sermon, 7.30 p. m. Transfiguration will hold a cake sale each Saturday during Lent. To-morrow • ’Phone 85-R iV the sale will be at the residence of ' nck Road’ * rePport’ Phone 8° K U son Seaman 18 the builder. Mrs. Charles Milbank, 211 Pine S t; the „ t j following Saturday at the home of I The annual primary of the People’s j George Howard Randall has the con- Mrs0WE!,8ROLeUnt?93 So^Long^Beach i Party w a f held'Wednesday eVeTingl | tract builda two-story brick store Ave and notwithstanding the stormy weath-1 and balding for Henry Gobetz on -- ---------- I er over 300 votes were cast. The fol- ! So- Main StreLet’ ^ bu,ldinK Mr. and Mrs. George Conklin enter- lowing officers of the primary were recently purchased at that place, tained a number of their friends at chosen: Chairman, William S. Hall; j their home on N. Ocean Ave. Tuesday ! secretaries, Sylvester P. Shea and S. i night. They played cards and wound | F. Pearsall; tellers, Walter B. Cozzens up with refreshments. About fifteen 1 and James A. Stiles, in all were present. The vote resulted as follows: For President. D. Morrison 314. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chilton gave For Trustees, (two) Franklin Bedell a party Monday night for the daughter ! 315, Chas. A. Sigmond 305. Ethel at their residence on Bergen PI. j For treasurer, Wallace R. Post 135, About twenty in all were there to en-! John E. Golding 123, Walter C. Rhodes j joy the fun and the youngsters just j 67. stopped short of tearing the place to j For collector, D. Frank Seaman 186, pieces. ! E. A. Dorlon 116. There was no opposition for presi- There was a big crowd at the Sig- dent and trustees, and according to the j 1,ie1 “,,s u,t\vc WC1,C ”u.1\ mond Friday night. The event being j vote WaIlace post and D. Frank Sea-; Pr,!ed ^ hear °uf the ™arriaee M>98 the vaudeville and dance of the Catho- j mah werc named for treasurer and col-f “ abel, .E' Barh?.I?a 0/ . ? . Untfr' N’ J / ’ He Club of Freeport.’ Despite the in- h ector regnectivelv 'to Archie R- 8mith of thls Place- The clement weather a crowd which all but It waa expected that there would be | C0UP,ev ^ ere ,\arTried Monday. Feb. 22, filled the floor space got there good and : a larger fight for the various offices but at Hoboken. early and enjoyed everything from start J ingtead the opposition circulated peti- to finish. There were a number of | tions, which explained why they were not out to vote: BELLMORE Bellmore, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1909. Editor South Side Messenger: Dear Sir:— We desire to express through the columns of your valuable paper our thanks and gratitude for the many acts of kindness extended to us during our recent bereavement by our good neigh bors and friends. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Smith. Charles Johnson, builder, has the con tract for a residence to be built on Oak | a large number of our citizens will Street, near Bellmore Ave. D. Waller | g0 to the inauguration at Washington The masque ball of the Salamander H. and L. Co. at Oceanside drew a big crowd who enjoyed every minute of the evening’s fun. Some very excel lent costumes were worn. Waldau Bros, of Amityville furnished the music. Rudolph de Angelus sold his fruit store on Grand Ave., to Antonio Sor- rentino who will conduct a first class establishment. of Brooklyn is t$e owner. Mrs. Teckla Morton, well-known in March with the Republican County Committee. John G. Lusch, Peter A. » , , . . , | Kress, Walter Raynor, Charles Smith, the professional stage, was a guest of j h H Sherwood and others from her brother, Harry Johnson, over Sun- j h e r e w ill b e in th e lin e o f m a r c h . d a y . _______ 1 ------------ _ , . . , , | The Thursday night dances with One event that we would Hked to . new features are now being held have had a report on was the dance of | in the bif, hall owned bv T w . pear. the Smithville South Athletic Associa tion in Firemen’s Hall. Our cor respondent had such a good time that the Messenger was forgotten. Any way it was a success and that’s about all we can say about it at this late date. This may sound like an old, old story, but the committee in charge of installing the heating plant on the Bellmore Ave. Church are now waiting for the contractor to start in, after that w6 expect to see this church in at least as flourishing a condition as the M. E. Church on the Merrick Road. A number of Smithville South and Bellmore folks attended the Catholic Club Ball in Freeport Friday. Overjn Freeport the idea seems pre- ral*ot\fhat the new trolley, from, Am in the big hall owned by T. sail. Mrs. Caroline Scott of Jersey City was a guest of her son, A. H. Scott, last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jandorlf of Man hattan were guests of Mrs. Chas. £i. Hewey, Millburn Ave., Washington’s Birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Goff of Brooklyn were visiting Mrs. Chas. Hewey Mon day. The Baldwin Civic Club held its reg ular monthly meeting Wednesday night at Seaman’s Hall.^, Wilfred Southard was at home from Saturday to Tuesday. He is a student at Cornell. ROOSEVELT Monday afternoon the wagon of E. V. Hingle was run into by ,the automo bile of John R. Carpenter of Jamaica. Joe Carrington, who was driving the wagon, was thrown against the fence in front of the residence of B. J. Rhodes. Young Carrington was car ried home and Dr. Carman called in but found no bones broken. I The people of this Diace were sur- ity vill6 to the City is a sure thing. If it goes through its present route through her^ is via Belltagh Ave. pass ing Valentine’s corner and Schneider’s grocery, and so on through Seaman Ave. Freeport. professional vaudeville acts on the stage, secured for the night by mana- “ Independent nominations for the ger Sigmond, and these were followed following village offices have been by the dance. Professor Harry R. madef and will be filed in due course Zeiner and his orchestra tuned up their ; witb tbe Village Clerk, as provided by instruments and started off with a live- javv ly two step and in no time at all the floor was filled with the boys and girls. The writer of this article, at that affair, saw more ways of dancing the “ barn dance’’ than he ever imagined existed and when he selected a real pretty girl for the “ Nantucket” he was not prepared for the intricacies of that dance to finally place her as the there will be one dance passed up by this human scribbling machine. It was late when everybody started for home. Caterer Crain, a newcomer in Freeport^ served the supper on the stage and his introduction to Freeport was worthy of his best effort in his line. Would like to tell more about this interesting For President, R. A. Mansfield Hobbs; For Trustees, Charles F. Schneiker and Alexander C. Acker man; For Treasurer, John E. Golding; for Collector, George B. Paterson; to be regularly balloted for at the annual election for the Village of Freeport to be held Tuesday, March 16, 1909. It has therefore been decided not to We are glad to note that Mrs. E. D. Seabury, who has been ill with la grippe, is slowly improving, also Mr. J. A. Seaman, who has been ill the past month. A number of young people had a very pleasant time at the birthday party of Austin Wood at his home on Washington Ave. A large crowd attended the enter tainment of the Alpha Hook and Lad der Co. at Fireman’s Hall Monday eve ning. Dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. On Tuesday evening a number of s Fnmary, Believing tnac | ^ SUpper at necesssity for primaries in cbaDman on V there is no village elections, and no provision the law for the same. Committee on Nominations, Citizen’s Party.’ Chapman on Whitehouse Ave. The engagement is announced of Miss Julia Wild of this place to Mr. Sutter | of Hempstead, N. Y. . Mrs. Coons’ little girl was sterious- Freeport Baptist Church, (Stanley ; jy burned by up-setting i kettle of boil- ‘Nantucket” affair. event, but it is hard to forget that W . Roberts, minister). Piiblic worship j jn<r water. She is slowlv improving. ............. ...... * of God Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 ; p. m .; evening sermon theme, “ What l Mrs. Mary E. Whitehouse died at the do we mean by the Kingdom of God !’ ! home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bible school at 2.30, \ . P. C. E. meet- j i«'aath, Saturday night. She was 67 ing at 6.45. mid-week sendee Friday years of age and was born in Balti- The Eastern Retrolithic Company has lately been formed with headquarters at Freeport, for the construction of an improved kind of oiled roads, known evening at eight o’clock. Sunday af- as Petrolithic. These roads are tamped ; ternoon at 3.45 in this Church the solid with a special roller, from a mix- j union Men’s Meetings of the Methodist, ture of the natural soil and a heavy as- Presbyterian and Baptist Churches will phaltum of tar. They bid fair to be be held. This meeting will be of great very popular, especially for real estate ; interest to all men. developments—as it is claimed that j ------------ they can be constructed at a very low cost, and will prevent the growth of weeds. The roads have the appearance of asphalt and promise well for auto mobile traffic, as they are claimed to be absolutely dustless and very resilient. Those particularly interested in tbe Company are Alvin G. Smith, J. Huy- ler Ellison, A. B. Matcomson, A. S. kaleomson, all of Freeport, and A. G. Patterson of Hempstead. The head quarters are located at 37 Railroad Ave., Freeport / j ---------- £ A special meeting of the South Shore Yacht Club wilt be held Monday, March 1st, at the Benson House at 8 p. m. The following services will be held at the Church of the Transfiguration during Lent, 1909, Rev. Pelham St. George Bissell, M. A., A. K. C., Priest-in-charge: Sundays Holy Communion, except Feb. 28, 8.00 a. m. ' more, Md. She was married to John Whitehouse about fifty years ago, and for many years made their home at Melville. She has been an active church worker, until sickness forced her to give up active work. She is survived by her husband and six child ren, John Whitehouse jr., of Spring- field, Mass.; Charles Whitehouse of Hempstead, Mrs. Charles Turner of Freeport and Mrs. Joseph Faath. Miss Mary Whitehouse and Arthur White- house, all of this place. The funeral service took place at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Faath, Tuesday even ing, Rev. W. A. Richard, pastor of the Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church, of which abe waa a member, officiating. On Wednesday morning the remains were taken to Melville, where services were held. George Hebenstreit was given a birthday surprise the 17th by about twenty of his friends. Each one re ceived a souvenir friendship cup from Mrs. Hebenstreit, mother of the sur prised one, who was nineteen years old that day. Another railroad line through the vil- j -— — lage promised at once is the narrow W. F.»Hubbell has been made fore- i . , .. gauge line to be erected by the en- man for G. A. btone, painter and deco- We are glad to announce that Mrs. gineers putting in the new pipe line ; rator, of Freeport^ I Eawson, wife of Captain Lawson, who for the city. It will parallel the rail- <j.be Ladies’ Aid Society of the Meth- road from Amityville to Valley . odigt Episeopal Church met at the .par ti tream. sonage, instead of the chapel, because The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Bell- | the storm. Those who attended in- MERRICK Services at the Church of the Re deemer Sunday, the first in Lent, at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Tbe rector ’ morning subject will be “ Penitence^ Pardon and Peace.” In the evening he will begin a series of talks continuing throughout the Sunday evenings in Lent upon the Episcopal Church—its Doctrine, Ministry, Discipline, Wor ship and Sacraments. Sunday Scho o session in the Parish House at 10 a* m. The lesson-subject will be the onL committed January 17, “ His Miracle Among the Gentiles;” Mark 7: 24-37. The examination of the School will take place the first Sunday in April. On Wednesday afternoon at 4.00 a.m. Litany service with address by the rector will be held in the church and on Friday evening at 8, Evening Pray er, with Dean John R. Moses of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, visiting preacher. The rector meets his class for study of the Prayer Book and its use in the Parish House every Wednes day afternoon during Lent at 3.30. All are cordially invited to attend this class. In the Parish House on Friday af ternoons throughout Lent at 4.30, Mr. Fred Settle, choirmaster, will be glad to meet all those of the village inter ested in the study of church music. Our townspeople shoyld take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Church during this Lenten season. Rev. F. M. Townley, former rector of the Church of the Redeemer, but now of St. Bartholomew’s, Brooklyn, was in town Wednesday looking over the site on Merrick Ave. near the bay wtysre he injtends soop fe^bjaild a Sum- mer home. more M. E. Church will meet Thursday spected the new range and admired March 4th at the residence of Mrs. J. ! plumber A. C. Schuman s selection ot G. Harrison; St. Mark’s Ave. 1 a boiler of gold. The next meeting of ------------ ; the society will be March 9 with Mrs. F.very effoit is being made to have W. R. Hawkins, Millburn Ave. the new school house at. Smithville jv|iss South ready by Monday March lst- i tbe b! L e bv illness Everything is ready with the exception jthe house by mnea8‘ of the wardrobes which have been ex- j Mr Charlfes Lancier visited friends pected for three weeks. If rhe formal j here on Monday, opening does not take place Monday we will announce it later. Mrs. L. B. Corlies left town last week to be gone a month or more. Af ter spending a fe\fr days in Freeport and New York she will sojourn with her brother. Rev. Frank Draper, of New Milfora, Conn. has been confined to her home for some weeks past with a general nervous breakdown, is on the way to recovery. Florence Story is confined to The new flag pole is ready and now for Old Glory to wave every day from it’s peak. Editor, The Messenger, Dear Sir, A pleasant afternoon with the Woman’s Advance Club was spent at the home of Mrs. Maier, Millburn Ave., February 18. Plans were made to further the Library project. Mrs. J. A. Schmidt gave selections on piano. Several members read short articles d T „ S C a T ' S I and Mrs? Rhoda Glover had an week: A supper and dance was given by the Smithville South Athletic Club in the Firemen’s Hall, Bellmore, on Wednesday evening, February 17. A feature of the occasion was the pres entation of a flag and pennant to the club by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. The presentation was made by Rev. Thos. S. Braithwaite o\f Wantagh and re ceived by the president of the club, Victor Johnson, who replied in speech. Yours truly, H -------- B------- on “ The Humor of Lincoln. ’ refreshments were served. Dainty The Stroller’s Column Between Freeport and Merrick on the Merrick Road Sunday afternoon I counted five automobiles on the side of the road broke down. SEAEORD npl double house on Waver ly Ave. Washington’s Birthday most all our neat I citizens were wearing small hatchets. This is printed to oprrect the impres- ; sion that they were' members of a Car- rie Nation band of teetotalers. Just : simply in honor of the great G. Wash- ington. Madam Nation did not figure at all. Mrs. Grilling, who has been confined to her bed with rheumatic trouble and a complication of diseases, is slowdy improving under the care of Dr. Wit- mer of Freeport. Merrick lifts up its voice in la mentation with its sister Long Island towns at the appearance of its station adorned with hideous frames for bill posting. Poor l .. I. R. R .! But who knows, perhaps this is a new means of income to the road to enable them to give us cheaper rates of traffic. Who wants to buy a pony? Ernest Miller has one on his hands, the result of a raffle at the Hotel Merrick. It’s a trusty animal and warranted to stand without hitchin’. A good crowd attended the entertain ment in Firemen’s Hall Monday night. We wish we could designate the “ show” but our reputation for veracity forbids. Needless to say, a stricter censorship will be exercised in the fu ture. All men on entertainment com mittees hereafter in Merrick will be from Missouri and they’ll have to “ show us.” If any of the performers apply to the committee for endorse ment, we judge from what we hear that there is apt to be a funeral. Lots of free lunch in Lyn brook this ; week. Wonder if it is due to the poor appetites of those attending the Bug i House ball. Over in Baldwin they know who A new siding is being run from the railroad tracks so'ith to the line of the newpipe line to the city for the pur pose of conveniently unloading the 72- threw the over’alls in the chowder but inch pipe used in this conduit. are wondering who threw the bricks ---------- - | through the window of the Baldwin The Y\. M. I. C. dance Monday night j Field Club Sunday night, was well attended, everybody reports , “ 7 7 . , . , having had a good time. I. Someone asked me ,f they wgre tak- ________ ing the mud from Main St., .Freeport, A meeting of tbe fire company is to be held at the fire headquarters Mon day night. The new rules and regula tions are to be voted upon at this meeting. The death of the oldest son of Wm. Beniston occurred at noon Tuesday in his Brooklyn home. The young man was 23 years old and known here. Contracts have been given for the erection of several boat houses on the creek south o f here. to make mud houses with on the beach. No, it’s been walked in enough al ready. Who said Amos Pearsall of Baldwin pinched a pigeon from it’s coop the other night. Nothing in the rumor at all, besides Andos can prove an alibi. The petite Pettit Building left its bed and board on Monday and the fol lowing day I saw Steve and his man at Miller Ave. and Atlantic. Freeport, triyng to recover it (with shingles.) Real Estate Transfers S. E. Wright to Frank Ashdown, Freeport; nom. R. M. Lamb and ano. to A. B. Wal lace, same; nom. L. H. Green to E. A. Nevins, Hemp stead ; nom. Schwencke Land Co. to Joseph Marino. Bellmore; $189. R. L. Burton to J. L. Phipps, Wood- mere ; nnm. Same to W. W. Totten, same; nom. J. F. Schroeter to C. L. Schroeter, Franklin Square; nom.^ m Ocean Ry. Co. to S7‘ T. Munson, Rockville Centre; nom. Louisa Bennett to E. B. Vanderveer, Baldwin; nom. x. E. B. Vanderveer to D. J. Brady, same; nom. Schwencke Land Co. to Valentine Thim, Hempstead Manor; nom. J. H. P. Vandewater and ano. to Russel Swarout, Cedarhurst; $600. W. E. Philips to I. S. Fox, Free port; nom. Louis Zachmnan to L. T ^ Wells, same; nom. House ft Home Co. to W ., A. Wolf, Floral Park; nom.
