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gm rg. ■ - . . z ,, v'' . I - IT WANTS NEW TAX LAW. MANY BUILDINGS SEINE BIT IN FREEPORT. ROUTE OilROPOSED SEWER IN F FIREMEN TO GO TO COLLEGE POINT. SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER Vol. 2, Number 9 MANY NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP IN FREEPERT PLENTY Of WOO* FOR MECHINiCS—LITERARY -ORRNIYRL TO RE HELD OCT. -OTR IND TTH—OTHER FREEPORT ITEMS Every Friday FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1909 $1.00 Yearly, Single Copy 5 Cents New Grand Standi at M ineola Fair A temporary grand stand is being ' erected at the Mineola Fair Grounds on the site of the one destroyed by ; fire Thursday of last week. The new stand,, which is 40x800 feet, is being constructed by Thomas McKee of Min eola, with the aid of half a hundred men, under day’s wark, with Architect I. B. Baylis o f Hempstead, supervising its construction. It is designed to be WANTAGES NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL Town Board Notes h M r :i s n fo™««“cdture“i‘th ... .............. ... about 2500 people. The stand completed. From indications it would ^ “ ^ h k h ^ a m o u T t t e ^ T r e a s ^ e ^ o f - seem that there will be plenty of work ; ^ S f v Mr Bacon received the (he coming winter for masons, carpen- Allowing day from6 the 'broker, Fred, ters, plumbers and decorators, whach is g Eadi| ( / ]uahingt of the German- the best kind of news that can be oh- American. It is the purpose of the v tamed, for it shows progress and pros-1 - - - -- y - - perity. Some of the new buildings and the perity. under way are named below, list is incomplete. George Raynor is putting up story brick front store building Main St., for Adolph Levy. p Board of Managers to look into the practicability of erecting a steel struc ture. a two on S. ize 43x --------- X—^ — Vets Have Outing Wednesday afternoon was the day of 65; and the same builder has three | the annual outing of the Nassau County houses on Southside Ave., near Bay Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Associa- View Ave., with all improvements, and one residence on Lexington Ave., for Geo. A. Stone. Two houses are to be started by Mr. Raynor for privale in dividuals on Pine St., near Second PI. Ernest Randall is having a* magnifi cent residence building erected on Long Beach Ave., which will be one of the finest in the village. It has a frontage of 57 feet, and is equipped with all modern improvements and hard wood trim. Stephen Pettit is erecting a residence for Benson Smith, on Smith St., and another residence for a private party on Grove St. Vandewater Post is finishing a resi dence onJ$lvallace St., for George McChesney and will start another for himself on the same block. Louis Peterson is building for C. M. Johnson, of Brooklyn, a modern resi dence on Connecticut Ave. and another on Pennsylvania Ave. In the Bay View section a number of new houses are to be erected this winter by the Onslow Moore Co. Smith F. Pearsall of the Review, is having erected a handsome home for himself on Pine St. tion at Gordon Ellison’s commodious hotel at Point Lookout. From all over the various fire districts came chiefs, ex-chiefs and firemen generally. They first enjoyed one of Ellison’s dinners. Seemed as if the host was specially careful about the day’s spread, for it was of the best. After the feast the bunch gathered themselves on the ver andah and had their pictures “took” by a man named “Tom” , who will doubtless see to it that all are given justice in his picture. The weather was bad, but what was that to a bunch of seasoned Long Island firemen, who have in their day got out of a warm bed in tne middle of winter to fight the common enemy, fire. They simply waded into the fun and enjoyed every thing. The association has for its of ficers: Geo. Finley. Pres.; A. J. Cron- ley, V. Pres.; Fred Meyer, Sec’y, and John Munk, Treas. Some of those who were seen at the beach were: R. H. Mayland, Archer B. Wallace, the only “Jim” Cronley, Chas. Everett, Geo. Schiffmacher, Girdell V. Brower, John Munk, hustling Lyman Taft, Frank Duruz, Frank Wheeling and a host of others. The crowd had At the last meeting of the Town Board the following matter was brought up: It is the opinion of Jay and Smith, attorneys, sof 204 Montague *\ as. to the incorpora- an Side jjB mpnt, which the HepiftiHead Town Board was asked to consen1Tb, | street, BioeM m l,,,, tion of the Ocean Side Fire Depart inraead Towr enfc through Gustave E. Brunger. A protest was made by the Salamander Hook Ladder ' and Bucket Company, No. 1, of Ocean Side. The letterTead to the Board is\ as follows: “I have examined the pro posed- certificate of incorporation and find that it does not1 comply with Sec tion 100 of Article 5 of chapter 35, of the Consolidated Laws known as the Membership Corporation Law. ” The legal opinion of the firm is that the Board cannot consent to the incorpora tion of the Ocean Side Fire Depart ment. ROOSEVELT TAX-PAYERS WANT A NEW TAX LAW ERWRRIISCHRRMRN WEDRIHC—WITER COM- PONY SOON REIRY—SCHOOIIHOTES— OTHER ITEMS Jewish Holidays On From 6 p. m. Wednesday to 7 o’clock Friday night the Jewish people cele brate their New Year’s Day. Next week, from sundown on Friday to sun- ! down on Saturday, twenty-four hours they will observe Yom Kippur (fast day). Business operated by Jews wijlbe generally suspended during these hours. •A t the Board of Trade meeting'Tues- day night, a good-size attendance was recorded. There having been,some dif ficulty in collecting school taxes this year the Board adopted a resolution re questing Elvin N. Edwards to draw a bill to be presented to the Legislature which, if possible is to be made into a law providing that the school tax shall be collected as and not b; cussion part of the Town Tax by separate collectors. A *dis- of interest followed. place Chas. The beautiful new school now being erected in Wantagh, pictured above, w.ll be a valuable addition to that attractive village. The architects are Messrs. I.i- g ee tic Hart, the builder is Frank Box, the contractor is T. J. Thornton, the steam heating plant is furnished by Ellison & Co. of New York, and the plumo- ing is by Corodon Norton.. The cost will reach $12,000. FREEPORT FIREMEN TO \ E. V. Baldwin is having finished an- special boat and returned late in the afternoon, satisfied with the day’s out ing. CARSON SAYS The Mineola Fair will commence next week, and a fter that we ought to hear some political news, for that seems to be the meeting ground for the powers. I also have a suggestion to make to the Democratic leaders of this county, that it would be a good thing for them to endorse the nomination of William G. Miller for assemblyman. This would save them the trouble of finding a man to run on their ticket. other new house on Lillian Ave. Fred Howell has the contract for a new store front tor H. Baras ^h, the Main St. dry goods store keeper, and the same builaer is finishing the large Schloss dry goods store addition on Main Street. Chas. A. Sigmond is making a neve building inside and out of the Freeport Inn. Twenty small cottages are to be er ected on Turk’s Island. Pettit & Lamb will erect nearly thirty bungalos and cottages with all improvements, in Woodcleft section. ALL COMPANIES OF DEPARTMENT TO BE REPRE SENTED AT COLLEGE POINT OCT. 7TH* The special meeting of the fire de partment called Monday evening by Chiei Engineer William W. Cameron, A pretty wedding took here Wednesday afternoon when Eld wards, Jr., and Miss May Chapman, daughter of Mrs. Mary Chapman were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s mother. The best man was Clarence Edwards, and the maid of honor was Miss Ida Chapman. Rev. Charles Edwards performed the cere mony which was witnessed by a few — . n , - friends and relatives of the young Thieves Busy— 1 WO taught? couple. After a wedding trip to Bos- Within the past few weeks thieves .ton’ ^ r- and Mrs. Edwards will reside have been active in the section north of ‘},f.re m a newly furnished cottage on Bellmore. Mrs. Corcoran’s home was Clinton street. The groom is popular entered in the daytime and a quantity ’n ^ i s section. He is a mernber of the of wearing apparel and other .articles ■ Pre company, the Board of Trade and stolen. A bicycle from’ Chas. Ander- j 18 a carpenter by trade. son’s barn was stolen and the entire ------- P— products of Mrs.Umhauer’s garden was The Water Company will send water :aken during the night. John Conklin through its mains by October 1st and jf Oak field avenue and Fred. S. Jack- this will be a good time for the fire son (colored) were apprehended and company to test the pressure and other- charged with petit larceny. Judge i wise demonstrate the excellence of this Tatem committed them for- sixty days. ; new venture for the village. Goods from the Corcoran home were ------------ found in the possession of Jackson and At the school meeting Monday night Conklin, who was detained on this ap- the matter of changing the preseht count but proves an alibi on the bur- common school district into a Union glary charge. Free School District was put to a vote No clues to the thieves on the other and carried unanimously, School Corn- two cases, but the authorities have missioner Cooley was present and ad- their suspicions and will make t thorough search to rout out the offend BELLMORE • The postponed Literary Carnival, which was to hav^ been held September 8th and 9th by ti# ladies of the Baptist Church and was not given owing to the death of Rev. Mr. Roberts, will, it is We hear a g reat deal of talk about our Supervisor and the County Treas- announced be held in the Baptist urer; what is going to happen to them Church on October 6th and 7th. Tables in the way of political disaster, but I will be as follows: Snow Bound, Miss would suggest to any one who takes it Cooper’s class; Golden Bowl, Miss F. seriously that those gentlemen will both Fulligar’s class; A Great Temptation, be in politics when the parties who Miss F. Pitcher’s class; Vanity Fair, launch such gossip are a great many Mrs. C. Fowler’s class; Beauties of years older. Nature, Mis3 L. Cooper’s class; The \ The Supervisor from the Town of After a considerable and lengthy dis- Cracker Jack, Miss S. Trout’s class, Hempstead has shown himself to be a cussion, the meeting expressed its and the Mysteries of Mother Goose. good leader and a first-class Supervisor unanimous opinion that a sewer system carnival. Miss Grace Livingston has returned to Middletown, Conn., for the Winter. accute indigestion. The O. B. Joyful Club of Jamaica composed of eighteen joyful souls en joyed a fishing trip Sunday on Frisch’s big boat and caught 200 blue fish. They returned very joyous indeed. Robert Willmarth announces that his Sportsman’s Hotel at High Hill Beach will remain open until formal announce ment is given. The Hunting season - - Pr dressed the meeting, the chairman of which was Richard Delap. Steps will be taken to change the district at once. Gillman Bros, have Look it over. new stock. INTERESTING MEETING ON SEWER QUESTION ROUTE LAID OUT AND COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO APPEAR BEFORE VILLAGE BOARD The informal putilic meeting to dis cuss the question of a new s^wer in Freeport, which was held in room 15 of ,, the Otten Building on Wednesday afeer- was largely attended, evidencing an in- noon, September 15, was well attended, terest in fire department affairs by the The meeting was addressed in an inter- members thereof. The Chief announc- esting manner by Mr. W. W. Young, a ed thpt the purpose of the meeting was sanitary engineering expert who has to consider attending the parade and built plants for this kind of work in tournament held in conjunction with such large places as Reading, Pa.; the annual convention of the Southern Baltimore, Md.; White Plains, N. Y.; New York Volunteer Firemen’s As- Bordentown, N. J . ; etc. A preliminery sociation, at College Point, on Thurs- —^ --------- route for the proposed sewer had been day, October 7th. The department Mrs. Thomas Rogers, a guest of Mr. 111V. ^ laid out and was discussed. It covers voted unanimously to attend, and the and Mrs. Lasse, has been quite ill with to Winter quarters here about eight miles of village streets, Fire Council was requested to draw , accute indigestion. . the principal ones being Main street, $300 from the bank to pay for a band, from Seaman avenue to Bedell street; transportation of the apparatus to and Grove street, from Lena avenue to from College Point, and dinner for Atlantic avenue; Ocean avenue, from members of the department participat- Seaman avenue to Atlantic avenue; ing in the parade. The following com- Church street, the whole length; Brook- mittees were appointed: Band, Jesse lyn avenue, from Main street to Grove F. Bedell; transportation, Second As- street; Railroad avenue, from Main sistant Engineer Arthur P. Lewis; street to Grove street; Pine street, Printing, First Assistant Engineer from Main street to Long Beach Ave.; Clarence M. Van Riper; dinner, ex- Miller avenue, from Atlantic avenue to Chief Engineer Archer B. Wallace. Front street. The members were unanimously in The foregoing is merely layout, as doubtless other streets of York Association to hold its convention equal importance will be included in the in October, 1910, in the village of Free route. It is intended to lay out ten port. They also decided that should ! , . , , miles of streets. the association accept the invitation, to The case of the people against Clif- have returned from a pleasant visit a(. After a considerable and lengthy dis- hold a parade and tournament in con--jiford Wood, charged with hunting with- Asbury 1 ark and Irenton, N. J. pressed its nection therewith, and also a five days’ out a license, came before Justice ; ------------ Chief Cameron reported that Tatem Tuesday. A jury found Clif- Miss Una Keogh and Mrs. Mamie Mrs. Alex. Stuart is visiting in New York for a few days. The Big Show contemplates going in- D. H. Brown has contracted to erect five houses at Uniondale this fall. Mr. Alex. Stuart has been appointed janitor of the school for this term. Mr. Harry Fisher is the guest of Mrs. Gertrude Schuley for a few days. The members were unanimously in ,“cuv. ,0 f , Vr,‘- ^\T tion^at^once of^ten™new^houses^on tentative favor of mvi.ing the, Souther„_ W : P= = £ k e x t e n t and provision is made for the comfort of those indulging in this kind of sport. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Brown, Jr. Mr. C. H. Platt of Rose street purchased a new Ford touring car. has Dr. W. G. Smith, Dentist, 61 W. Mer rick Road, Freeport; ’Phone, 85-R „ tf Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Davison are spending two weeks at Moosehead Lake, Me. and runs the Town of Hempstead on an excellent business basis, while the Town Treasurer has made an efficient county officer. Indoor Yacht Club Banquet The first annual banquet of the In- \eld \ at the Long 1 door Yacht Club was h Beach Casino on Tuesday, 14th. The officers of the club are: Commodore, John H. Bates; Board of The Long Island Realty Co. has Microbes, Thomas Lawler, Dr. De- established a branch office under Fra- Vanney, M. Jocobs, Thomas Butler, R. temity Hall opposite the station. M. Lamb, A. H. Parsons; Ordinary ------------ Seaman, R. Archer, J. Farrelly, J. Mrs. Weims and Daughter Edna have Yerax; Cabin Boy. Dr. Taylor; Chief returned to their N. Main street home. Steward, O^H. Tuthill; Hon. Guest, E. after a Summer spent in the Catskills. V. Scherz. ________ ! MENU Freeport Council, No. 57, J. O. U. Oyster Cocktails a la Bates A. M., plays on the Broadway ground tomorrow, the Wonder F. C. to be their opponents. Many Freeport scraped and otne Manhattan Cocktails a la Casino Ed. Celery Olives Radishes Potage Mongole a la Lamb Filet of Kingfish Menuier a la Doc “Quack” DeVanney streets are being erwise put in good _ , - , „ dition showing that the Road Commis- Cucumbers a la Store on the Boardwalk t ^ e r is on the job. Archer ---- ------- Casserlotes of Sweet Breads a la The taxi-cab company is having its Tommy Butler garage enlarged, also new offices built. I Spaughetti a la Chief Lawler (O. U. T-swis T, Wells has purchased an intar- i Big Chief) est in tiie company. pos Star Tourinados a la Bread Eater Jacobsky Cauliflower Gratin a Ifi Millionaire Farrelly Potatoes a la Liebmann Yerxa v Squab on Toast a la Drug Store Taylor Salad with Oil from the New Garage Theo. Mohr is extra happy this week Pol. Roger, 190d r wnic\ We have received some interesting j t cards from Alonzo Foster of the ta Lyceum Bureau of New York, descriptive of his recent trip abroad. for it’s a bouncing boy M em ' uch arrived at his home on Merrick road Sunday morning. The Messenger congratulates the happy parents. We have received a post card from William S. Hall who is in the breezy city of Chicago. We understand he is keeping away from the pork packing districts. 1 Ice Cream a la “Pop” Parsons Friandises a la Lemons from Long Beach Demi Tasse a la Indoor Yacht Club Quartette at Wallace Home A 10-pound boy arrived af the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archer B. Wallace Tuesday night at 6:30 and now there is a complete quartette of interesting youngsters at Church street, the Free port home of Editor Wallace o f the Ob- Mother and child are doing Mrs. Sarah Fisher has rented her furnished house on Long Beach avenue to Prof. Roy Leon Smith. Mrs. Fisher i server. Mother and child are doing is now taking cara of Mr. H. Hodge a | njCely and we understand that the baby cottage on Nassau avenue. | wjn enjoy the name of John, after its - i 1 grand-dad (Continued on page 8) ■ ■ - ---- ........................... . . .. ;nt who has leased the Opera ford, who lives gui” Coi in East Meadow, not Dennis are visiting at the Stuart cot- is necessary for the village of Freeport. Mr. Nugent who has leased 1 . . . , _ A committee was appointed to present House, had donated free the use there- | guilty and the_costs against the Game j tage for a few days. to the Village Board\ at its next meet- of for the sessions of the convention. Commission of the State. John Lyon , ing, a petition requesting a special The Chief had suggested that the de- of Rockville Centre was the defendant’s election for the purpose of voting on a partment would give Mr. Nugent the attorney. ________ ESEsEBiBEBJi of getting together the plans, etc., at the ball, to divide the receipts of which was standing in front of his preparatory to the submission ’ of a the ball with the fire department, mak- store on Grand avenue. The horse was proposition tor a munieipal ,ew«r ,ys; ing no ^ r e ^ r t w h a ^ n d t t f T a S . | a w™ w r S : tern. The committee *is composed Sidney H. Swezey, Roland M. Lamb, Werner Nygren, A. “C. Johnson, and Ernest Randall. This committee also empowered to arrange for certain sfed \of House. enthusiasm. ; Chief Cameron reported,’as delegate, was the proceedings of the State Conven- tain tion at Poughkeepsie. It was a corn- meetings to be held within the n e x t ; plete and interesting report, two months to discuss more generally It was decided to run an entertain- the question at issue. ment during the winter for the benefit The map o f the proposed route is on °f the department, and the Chief ap- exhibition at Mr. Lamb’s office and can pointed the Foreman of each company be seen any time by persons interested. each Foreman to choose an additional One important point in connection member from his company, to act as a with this sewer question is that there committee of arrangements, together will be no damage done to the oyster with the Chief and Assistant Engineers and clamming industries, and there will 83 ex-officio members of the committee. be absolutely no odor. It must be a p - -------------------------- proved by the State Board of Health Firemen's Dinner November 10th and its engineers before acceptance. , „ The Nassau County Volunteer Fire men’s Association will hold their an nual dinner on Wednesday evening, November 10th. The committee ap pointed to secure a place for holding the dinner is William M. Tompkins of Seaman at It Again John R. Seaman, of Baldwin, is ver satile, no one doubts that. Some time ago he was engaged in the making of the dinner is William M. Tompkins of cement blocks, and the building of the i Garden City, Fred H. Bennett of pipeline for the city wiped out his Hempstead, and W. N Mullon of sand lot and buildings, so Seaman was Thomastpn, who will undoubtedly re- without a vocation for a. while. He Pj>rt at the next meeting of the Dinner once had an idea of a hall to go up on Committee to be held at the Hoffman Grand Ave., but a heartless municipal- House in Hempstead on September 21. ity put the kibosh on that, too, as we ------------------ ; ------- near the Shovel Keep, Freeport Awake station, but he has engaged in active The big steam shovel used by the commercialommercial workork byy openingpening a groceryrocery Gillespieillespie Co. wasas sentent on itsts c w b o a g u Lo. w s on i journey store, which he hopes will last long ; last Monday night under its own power, enough to make the business worth There are folks along the line it travel ed who thought the world had come to enough while. All rpr this enterprising Mr. Seaman has been conducted within a space two hundred feet long on Grand Ave., near the the name of John, after its Dr. Denton. Congratula- Fer Yew Everybody's Column. an end or that MesSre. - Cook and Peary had met at last. Traveling on temporary rails along the Merrick ponderous machine creaked, slashed and grinded along in _ _ making noises that are no Neighbor Seaman will have another | more desirable than some of the re lucre getting scheme if the grocery marks of the residents are to be print- business, for some reason or other, 1-J T\ ----- --------- ------------------- I~ Roberts’ steering gear became jammed and he lost control of the machine. He will pay all damages. Samuel Self, local real estate agent, has sold 6 lots on Bedford avenue, north of the school, to F. C. Scheardt of Wantagh, %who will build at once. Also 4 lots, corner of Bedford avenue and Linden place; and 5 lots, corner of Linden avenue and Washington avenue to a New York party. Bellmore, Sept. 15, 1909. E ditor S outh S ide M essenger . Dear Sir:—During the past week, someone, who evidently had nothing new to gossip about, circulated a report around the village that I and Miss Florence Stevenson were married at Hempstead last Saturday evening. Through the cvlUHina of your valu able paper, I wish to deny this report as it * absolutely false. Thanking you for your kindness, I remain Yoqrs respectfully, H arry A. S elf . Through its manager, the Bellmore Base Ball Team states to-day in a let ter to the editor that whatever pub licity has been given this club by Messenger has been unsolicited. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ramsbottom have rettmed from a pleasant visit spent at Southampton, L. I. A new plumbing shop is being built on Main street for George Delap. Chas. Whitehouse has the contract. Clarence Edwards will, erect twelve new houses on his new development here. Ludwig Hansen is an associate with Mr. Edwards. Edward Gombert has moved to Astoria where he will remain until when he will return to his Spring, home h ere. To-night (Friday) the Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church-Will give a Clam Chowder party,” with games and dance in Board of Trade Hall. The price of tickets is twenty cents each. All who attend will undoubtedly have a good time. x - Roosevelt Field Club defeated the Rockville Centre team Sunday; score, 13 to 3. Gillman and Abrams were the battery for Roosevelt, and Raab and Gerhold for the visitors. Umpire, A. B. Wallace. Attendance: everybody in the village who could g et there. Chas. Delap and Frank Wood were exhibitors at the Islip Fair last week. They showed some specimens of monkeys, porcupines and other un speakable animats, and Wood still has several quills sticking into him as a re sult of learning how to handle the fes tive porcu. Miss Mabel Dixon party at her home on Tuesdi does not come to money make. $ the _ VHV ......... A 1 statement of this kind leaves us only one thing to do and that is to give a space each week to the doings of this team in the regular news columns without any “publicity.” The Bellmore team lost stead last Sunda; ' TT . v , ~ -r./ 1 ------- *—-r | JLMW1 e e u u -rxKucn v i c r v io c i e i., o Smith; Hempstead, Bishop and I Denton, Metta and Jennie Pearce, anj Umpires, Wm. Schweicker i Dorothy and Francis Dixson, Masters anxT Thomas Allen. I Austin Wood, Edward Fosmire, Peter Next Sunday the Bellmore team an(j Lawrence Crevoiseriat. ;' Refresh- ,y after Muriel i :ave a birthday rookside avenue Those who at- the surface as a Do You 1 Everybody *• C o |u m n .
