The Line of the Elmira, Cortland and Northern Road
to Extend to Camden.
CANASTOTA, March 23--[Special]--For weeks and months the
citizens of Canastota have been talking railroad, and several leading citizens,
among whom were Hon. Fred C. Fiske and Seward H. Stroud have been giving their
whole time toward securing a road from this village to Camden. A committee
consisting of ten leading business men here induced A. A. McLeod, manager of
the E. C. & N. road, to enter into an agreement with them that if they
would furnish the right of way the E.C.& N. would build, equip, and run the
road.
A
meeting was held last evening to raise $11,000, that being the amount necessary
to purchase the right of way. The committee were to bind themselves to-day to
furnish the right of way or the E. C. & N., company were not bound to
fulfill on their part. Though the meeting did not close until 3 o’clock this
morning, the full amount needed was raised and to-day Mr. McLeod and the committee
of ten completed the contract.
This
question has excited a great deal of interest among our citizens, from the fact
that Oneida made very liberal offers to secure the road. The right of way will be
obtained in a month and then the work of construction will commence. Canastota citizens
are very much elated over the result. This morning maps were filed in the
office of the Secretary of State and in the Madison and Oneida county clerks' offices.
This
evening cannons were fired and the town was alive with fireworks. A large
procession, including the fire department and several hundred citizens, headed by the Canastota band, paraded the
streets of the village. There is general rejoicing over the result.
Rev.
E. A. Tuttle rendered valuable services at the meeting Tuesday evening in
raising the money to purchase the right of way, and the business men showed
their appreciation by getting up a purse of $107.23 and the procession brought
it up in his yard on the line of march. The presentation speech was made by M.
E. Barlow, and Mr. Tuttle responded in an admirable manner.
Several business men made short speeches and the procession moved on. This is
the most important enterprise ever undertaken by the citizens of Canastota.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Philo Landers
and Daughter Killed at a Railroad Crossing.
As
the express train which leaves Cortland at 1:20 p. m. was passing the Seymour crossing,
one mile south of Whitney's Point last Friday afternoon, a horse driven by Mrs.
Philo Landers, of Castle Creek, became frightened and ran into the passing
train. Mrs. Landers and her daughter, Lola, aged about ten years, were thrown
from the carriage and instantly killed. Mrs. Landers had one limb completely
severed from the body, and was otherwise horribly mutilated by coming in
contact with a switch post. The daughter was also terribly bruised.
The
crossing where the accident occurred has long been considered as dangerous by
the inhabitants of that section, as the road runs nearly parallel with the track
for some distance and at the crossing the view of it is obstructed by
buildings.
The
horse which was being driven by Mrs. Landers had run away at the same spot only
about a week before, and she was warned by her husband before she left home not
to drive it as it was unsafe for her to do so.
The
funeral of mother and daughter was held at Upper Lisle on Tuesday, Rev. Geo.
Adams, of this place officiating.
Almost a Dam
Catastrophe.
Andrew
Burch, who had been imbibing something stronger than his Christian name, and a
companion, started to go home from this village on Monday evening. Climbing the
hill the pair assumed the form of an inverted capital V, and when about
opposite the residence of Alonzo Lench they lost their balance and fell over
the high embankment. Burch fell down
the whole distance, some 50 feet into the pond below, while his comrade saved
himself by catching hold of the bushes. Burch managed to keep his head out of
water until he was within a few feet of the dam, when he went under. His cries and those of his companion brought
assistance in the person of Mart Hyde and Samuel Mudge, who rescued him just as
he was on the point of going over the upper dam upon the rocks below.
Andrew
Burch should drink nothing but birch hereafter.
Wellington
Hopkins carefully clambered thrown the bank to where the other man was, and at
great risk to himself, brought him safely to the road. Marathon Independent.
When Funerals Must Be Private.
A new death certificate has been formulated, appended
to which is the following paragraph, the orders of which will be strictly
enforced:
SECTION
204—There
shall not be a public or church funeral of any person who has died of small
pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever. typhus fever, or Asiatic cholera, but the
funeral shall be private; and it shall not be lawful to invite or permit at the
funeral of any person who has died of any of the above diseases, or at any services
connected therewith any person whose attendance is not necessary, or to whom
there is danger of contagion thereby.
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
The
traveling [in mud] is so bad that the McGrawville express is now running with three
horses attached.
Eggs
are now quoted as being worth only fifteen cents per dozen. About time for hens
to go on a strike.
Sportsmen
will do well to remember that trout fishing is not allowed until the first day
of May.
The
prospects for new houses the coming season seem to be as good as ever before. Already a number of cellars are being excavated
and the builders are taking many contracts. Let the good work go on.
The
Syracuse Sunday Times in
its last issue pretended to give a portrait of [Savings Bank] President G. W. Bradford, which was about the worst
attempt we have yet seen in the way of illustrations. The picture resembled "Gersh"
about as much as a load of wood resembles a steam fire engine.
The
Cortland Mf'g. Co., Limited, who have lately begun the manufacture of wagons,
buggies, &c. in the buildings lately occupied by the Tillinghast Wagon Co.,
are employing about 40 men, and will commence the shipment of goods next week.
Some method
should be devised by our city fathers for improving the condition of South Main street. There is about as much
travel there as on any thoroughfare in town and it is virtually a mud hole without
bottom every spring, from the Messenger House to the E. C. & N. depot
The
Binghamton Republican has the following
to say about a former business man of Willett, but more recently doing time:
“Mr. H. J. Fox, of North street, who has been absent a couple of years in connection
with the State Department of Public Labor at Auburn, is home on a vacation.”
John
Kiley, who was arrested a couple of weeks ago for disturbing the Salvation Army
meetings had an examination before Justice Bouton on Tuesday and was held in $350
bonds for his appearance before the grand jury.
A new
time table will go into effect on the E. C. & N. road next Monday. Two new trains
will be put on, one leaving Cortland for Elmira at 7:48 p. m., the other for
Canastota at the same time. The latter will connect with the New York Central
and West Shore roads so that passengers can reach Boston, and New York at 7:00
the next morning. The train from the west which leaves Elmira at 2:35 p. m. and
which now runs through to Canastota will only run to this place. The schedule
on the trains which leave for the west at 8:52 a. m., and 2:40 p. m. has been
quickened so that these trains all reach Elmira about 15 minutes earlier than
heretofore, the latter connecting with Erie train No. 1 for all points west.
Sunday trains will run as heretofore. This new schedule has been arranged by
the company with the view of accommodating Cortland business, and ought to be
appreciated.
A Short Drama.
Will
Hicks, fighting drunk.
Sheriff
Van Hoesen and Under Sheriff Miller.
Justice
Bierce.
Onondaga
Penitentiary, 70 days.
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