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| Patrick S. Gilmore |
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| Gilmore Band 1884. |
The Cortland News, Friday, February 26,
1886.
A GREAT ATTRACTION.
Gilmore Band to Give Two Big Concerts in the Mammoth Rink in This Place.
An extraordinary engagement has been made by Excelsior
Hook & Ladder Company with Patrick Gilmore, the leader of Gilmore's famous
band of sixty-five musicians. They will appear at the Mammoth Rink on March
2d, at which time they will give two entertainments, one in the afternoon and
one in the evening. The admission has been fixed at the very low price of 50
and 75 cents. In the afternoon children under 13 years of age will be admitted
for 15 cents.
Reserved
seats will be on sale at W. P. Robinson's book store to-morrow (Saturday) and people
out of town who wish to attend should write and he will reserve a good seat for
them. As this will probably be the only chance that Cortland people will have
of attending a musical treat like this, it will not be necessary to say that
they will have crowded houses. Remember the date and place.
GUILTY OF ARSON.
Hugh O'Neil
Sentenced to Five Years In Auburn at
Hard Labor—A Stay of Sentence Granted—Not Yet Able to Procure Bail.
When we went to press last
week the defense in the O'Neil trial had just commenced the introduction of
evidence. This occupied nearly all of Friday forenoon. Hon. Jerry McGuire
summed up for the defense and N. C. Moak for the People.
The
Judge gave an impartial charge to the jury Saturday forenoon and they were sent
out at 1 o'clock that afternoon. After consultation the jury came in at 3:30 and
gave as the result of their deliberations that they found the prisoner guilty of
the offense charged in the indictment.
Judge
Frothingham Fish then made a few remarks to the prisoner to the effect that he
concurred fully in the justice of the verdict, sentenced O'Neil to five years' imprisonment
at hard labor in the State prison at Auburn. Throughout the trial and during
the passing of sentence O'Neil maintained a stoical appearance, and showed no
agitation whatever. The counsel for defendant asked for a stay of
judgment pending an appeal and was given sixty days in which to make a case. Bail
was fixed at $6,000, which the prisoner has been unable to obtain as yet.
In
few cases has a more voluminous array of circumstantial evidence been brought
to bear. Ex-District Attorney Palmer and District Attorney Bronson both deserve
great credit for the manner in which the case was prepared, and for bringing to
justice a criminal who, by the evidence, deserves the sentence pronounced upon
him.
A ROW IN THE MEETING.
A Gang of Rowdies Attempt to Break Up the
Salvation Service.
Considerable
interest is being taken by a great many members of the different churches in
the meetings of the Salvation Army and almost nightly a large crowd of people
assembles, and Wednesday evening an unusually large number were present. There
has been some talk among the toughs of breaking up the meeting some night, and
it seems as if Wednesday evening was the time set for their operations.
The
meeting was opened by the captain, Mollie Loudenslager, and after she had
finished speaking she called on those in the audience to assist. A few
responded, and others were about to when whistling, stamping and loud talking
were indulged in by a number scattered through the audience. Almost immediately
a stampede was made in the direction of the door, but the rowdies did not go
out, but stopped in the doorway and commenced to talk very loud. One of the
members of the Army stepped up to them and requested them to desist, or go outdoors,
and was met with the response that they would go out when they got a good
ready. Captain Loudenslager then stepped to the door and requested that they
would not disturb the meeting. She met with no success, however, and was
grabbed by the shoulder and handled quite roughly for a few minutes, her ears
being greeted all the while with oaths and indecent language. Officer Barry
made his appearance after a few minutes and dispersed the crowd.
Complaint
was made before Justice Bouton on Thursday against the roughs but as no one had
been identified the parties to the disturbance no warrants have as yet been
issued.
[In
an earlier news edition, the Cortland
News commented unfavorably on the Salvation Army—CC editor.]
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
Gilmore’s
band at the Mammoth Rink [South Main Street] next Tuesday night.
M. L.
Alexander has sold his farm of 167 acres, three and one half miles west of this
place to F, P. Saunders. Consideration $9,000.
The
Board of Managers of the C. L. A. [Cortland Library Association] will meet at
the residence of Mrs. F. N. Harrington, Reynolds avenue, Tuesday afternoon next
at 4 o'clock.
Remember
that Gilmore's famous band of 65 musicians will give two concerts in the
Mammoth Rink next Tuesday, March 2. The prices of admission are only 50 and 75
cents.
We
read of farmers who signed a petition for lower taxes, presented to them by
oily tongued strangers. They have since been called upon to pay notes from $50
to $400 each, appearing over their signatures.
Peter
Jackson, a well known colored resident of this place, died at his residence on
Elm street last Tuesday morning. The post mortem examination showed that the
cause was an internal tumor, which closed the passage to the stomach, thereby causing
starvation. The funeral was held from the Congregational church yesterday afternoon.
Senator
Smith introduced in the Senate last Friday a bill making it unlawful for a girl
to marry under the age of sixteen, and a boy under the age of eighteen. Prior to
1830 there was a law making the ages of the contracting parties fourteen and seventeen
respectively. In that year it was repealed, and since then there has been no
statutory law in regard to age or marriage eligibility in existence.
Wednesday
morning at eight o'clock, as passenger train No. 1 was leaving [Etna] station
it met an engine, which was used for pushing trains over the grade, coming at the rate of about 18 miles an hour. As the engineer was asleep on
the wildcat and the fireman shoveling coal, the passenger train was not
observed in time to stop and the two collided, badly damaging both engines and
injuring the engineer of the wildcat, but not seriously. The tender of one
engine was driven halt way through the baggage car and it is a wonder that no
one was killed.
VILLAGE ELECTION.
Notice
is hereby given that the following resolutions proposing the appropriations for
the coming year of money for special purposes to be raised by tax upon the taxable
property of the village of Cortland to be voted upon by ballot, and for the
increased ordinary expenses of the village to be voted upon by acclamation, will
be submitted to a vote of the electors of said village, at the next annual
meeting thereof, to be held at Fireman's Hall, in said village, on the 16th day
of March, 1886, from 8 o'clock a. m. to 5 o'clock p. m. and the appropriations
tor ordinary expenses will be voted upon by acclamation at 2 o'clock p. m.
SPECIAL TAX.
Resolved, First, That the sum of $5,190 be raised by a special tax for defraying the
necessary current expenses of the Union schools of the village for the ensuing year,
itemized as follows:
For teachers' wages, $2,940.00
Janitors' service, $600.00
Fuel, $700.00
Census, $75.00
Insurance, $75.00
School furniture, supplies and incidentals, $500.00
Furnaces, $300.00
Total, $5,190.00
Resolved, Second, That the sum of $3,500 be raised by special tax for the purpose of
enlarging the school building of the village, situated on Owego and
Schermerhorn streets. $3,500.00
Resolved, Third, That the sum of $2,500 be raised by special tax for the
purpose of renting of the Cortland Water Works Company during the coming year the
use and rental of their hydrants for protection from fire. $2,500.00
Resolved, Fourth, That the sum of $3,500 be raised by special tax for the purpose of
purchasing and holding as village property the Electric Light Plant now owned by
W. D. Tisdale, including the line, poles, lamps, dynamos &c. $3,500.00
Resolved, Fifth, That the sum of
$1,000 be raised by special tax for the purpose of employing two night
policemen for the coming year upon Main street and vicinity. $1,000.00
Resolved, Sixth, That at the same time and place it be submitted to the electors to
vote therein by ballot for or against a resolution to refund the sum of $14,000 of Normal school bonds coming due in 1886. New
bonds to be issued at the maturity of the old bonds at a decreased rate of
interest, to become due in not less than three nor more than ten years from
their date.
Total special tax proposed, $15,690 00
GENERAL TAX—ORDINARY
EXPENSES.
Resolved, That at the same time
and place the following items or estimated appropriations for the ordinary
expenses of the village of Cortland tor the ensuing year be submitted to the
electors thereof for their consideration and determination at the hour of 2 p.
m., of that day. [Itemized list omitted by CC editor] Total general tax $10,067.50
SUMMARY.
Total
special tax proposed, $15,690.00
Total
general tax proposed, $10,067.50
Total
tax, $25,757.50
Additional
$14,000 Normal School Bonds if not refunded, $14,000.
Total
if bonds not refunded, $39,757.50.
There
will be further submitted at such time and place a resolution to transfer the
sum of $114.62 unexpended in the "Fire Heater" fund, and the sum of $300 unexpended in the
"Fisher judgment" fund to the contingent fund.
HUGH DUFFEY, President
GEORGE C. HUBBARD,
A. M. SCHERMERHORN,
THEO. STEVENSON,
WM. B. STOPPARD,
Trustees.
Recommended:
Patrick Gilmore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Gilmore
22nd Regiment March: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BXCo3SClt4
22nd Regiment March: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BXCo3SClt4
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