A Give Away

 

The Cortland News, Friday, October 16, 1885.

Sewing Machine Swindle.

   About a year ago an agent, who was selling Singer sewing machines for Mee of Cortland, left a machine at Joseph Smith's on trial. The machine remained there until a few weeks ago, when a couple of men who had been repairing machines in this vicinity, called at Mr. Smith's and said that they were authorized to take the machine as the former agent had gone out of the business.

   Taking the machine up to M. N. Thompson they disposed of it to him tor $15 and skipped. In about a week Mr. Mee appeared in town and with the aid of certain legal papers took possession of the machine, informing Thompson that the parties who sold him the machine had no claim to it and were sharpers. Thompson has since been trying to get out papers for their arrest, but says the authorities are incapable of getting out the required papers, and consequently he will be obliged to allow himself to be swindled out of his hard earned money.--Cincinnatus Register.

 

Lilly Devereux Blake

 

CORTLAND AND VICINITY.

   T. H. Wickwire has sold his trotting mare "Jane R,”  to a party in New York for $5,000.

    The Rev. C. H. Tindell will officiate at the services in Grace Episcopal church on Sunday October 18.

   Mrs. Lillie Devereaux Blake will deliver an address in the Universalist church next Monday evening. October 19. Subject "The New Republic." Admission free.

   Judge Noah Osborne, of McGrawville, and Mrs. Atwater, aged 72, of Homer, were married at the home of the bride Thursday last October 8.

   James Jenman, of this place, went to Syracuse and put himself under the care of R. W. Pease of St. Joseph’s Hospital, where be will be treated tor stricture of the bladder.

   Horace L. Bronson and F. A. Bickford returned on Monday morning from a week's fishing at Cross Lake, north of Jordan. They brought with them about eighty pounds of bass, pickerel, and other members of the finny tribe, which were distributed among friends. The most interesting specimen was a cat fish weighing nearly eight pounds which they succeeded in keeping alive, and which proved a great source of amusement to the small boys who gazed upon it.

   By order of Chief Cleary the fire department were turned out in a hurry last Monday evening for a practice drill. Orris Hose Company left the engine house at the tap of the bell, ran to the hydrant at the Cortland House corner and had two streams of water in one minute and fifty-five seconds. Emerald Hose Company, left the house at the same time, ran to the hydrant in front of B. E. Miller's residence, and had one stream in two minutes and twenty-three seconds. It is but justice to the Emeralds, however, to say that only a few of that company were present, the major portion being away practicing for the hose race at Syracuse. The time made by both was first class and shows that quick work can be done by Cortland's fire laddies.

   J. M. Judd, a former conductor on the old U. I. & E. R. R., but tor several years past a resident of Florida, was calling on friends in this place the fore part of this week.

 

Prohibition Meeting.

   The Cortland Opera House was filled to overflowing last Saturday evening by persons who wished to hear all sides of the political question, as well as the staunch prohibitionists who think a political movement the only way to bring about the reform they pray for.

   C. B. Hitchcock was chosen President, with a number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries.

   C. B. Freeman, Prohibition candidate for State Senator was the first speaker, and he was followed by L. S. Crandall.

   H. Clay Bascom, the candidate for Governor, next came forward and for over an hour held his hearers spell bound. Mr. Bascom is an able speaker and his reasons were sound and logical.

 

A Give Away.

   The publishers of this paper, to make it an incentive for subscribers who are in arrears, will make a present of a New Home Sewing Machine to some one of our subscribers who pays up what is back, and one year in advance. The same offer is also made to all who pay one year in advance for the paper. The mode we propose to use is this: Every one who pays up in advance will receive a ticket with a number on it. We shall retain duplicate numbers which will be placed in a box, and on the first day of January next some disinterested party will draw one number from the box and the person holding the corresponding number will be entitled to the machine upon presentation of the ticket bearing the number. By this means we will not know who is the lucky person until the party calls for the machine.

   The present we give is a New Home Sewing Machine, No. 4, with tucker, ruffler, full set of hemmers, binder, corder and thread cutter, the retail price of which is $55.00. For further particulars see this paper next week or send to this office for information.

S. H. STROWBRIDGE & Co.

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