From the archives of the Freeport Historical Society

This week in Freeport—100 years ago

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Goings-on in Freeport as reported in the Nassau Post:

Published on June 22, 1917

MRS. CARRILLO ASKS TO GO TO FRANCE: Edith Carrillo, wife of actor and Lights Club member Leo Carrillo, applied to be an ambulance driver on the French front.  According to the NASSAU POST, she felt that if the women of England could support the war effort in this fashion, so could she.  Nothing was said about how Leo would feel with his wife overseas in the thick of the battles.  However, according to the NASSAU POST published the next week, Leo Carrillo was in California rehearsing for a new play, so it could be he wouldn’t have even noticed.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GRADUATION: The Freeport High School announced that they would be handing out diplomas to 24 graduates at the American Theater (located where 70 South Main Street is today) the next Wednesday.

HOME GUARD HAS ROOM FOR MORE: The Freeport Sporting Club hosted a meeting of the Freeport Home Guard, a group affiliated with the New York State Militia.  As of the time of this meeting, the Home Guard had 40 members enlisted into its ranks.

CONKLIN BROUGHT BACK TO MINEOLA: Romaine J. Conklin, a former ticket agent at the Freeport Long Island Railroad ticket office, was brought back to New York in handcuffs after being apprehended in Tennessee.  He was under indictment for stealing $455.35 from the Freeport station in December 1916.

IMPRESSIVE FLAG DAY EXERCISES BY ELKS: Archer B. Wallace, the Exalted Ruler of the Elks Club, wrote about the Flag Day Ceremony held by the Freeport Elks.  Members of the Dandridge B.P. Mott Post of the Grand Army of the Republic were honored guests.  Of special note was the announcement that four Elks Club members had joined the ranks of the military.

BIG AUCTION SALE OF BUILDING PLOTS: S. P. Pettit advertised a large auction of building lots located on Whaley Street, Archer Street, Onslow Place, Elliot Place, Rose Street, and Locust Avenue in the “Beautiful Bayview Section.”  The auction of 35 building plots was scheduled to take place on July 6th and 7th, and a Ford touring car and other prizes given away at this sale.

FREEPORT LOSES TO FAST AGGREGATION: The Freeport A.A. lost by a score of 2-1 to a baseball team called the Internationals, whose team members came primarily from the Richmond Hill section of Queens.  Mention was made in the article that the Freeport A.A. would next play the Philox Club of Brooklyn at the Seaman Avenue grounds.

GEO. V. SLOAT, INC.: The Geo V. Sloat dealership, which was located at the corner of Olive Boulevard and Main Street, advertised several Chevrolet automobile models for sale. The cheapest was a Roadster for $535.00 and the most expensive was the Chevrolet eight cylinder four passenger Roadster for $1,385.00.