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The Cortland News, Friday, September 8,
1882.
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
Don't
fail to see "Mascotte" next Monday evening by the Alice Gates troupe.
C. H.
Smith's famous Uncle Tom's Cabin Company will give an entertainment at Taylor
Hall Tuesday evening of next week.
Misses
Lottie Van Bergen, Clara Doubleday and Nettie Snyder, Normal graduates, have
gone to Gloversville this week to teach in the Union school.
A shawl
found on Owego street the 26th ult., which the owner may have by calling at No.
41 Owego street, and proving property, also paying for this notice.
Mr.
W. P. Drew has resigned the position of General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of
Cortland, and will go to Poughkeepsie the last of this month to take the same
office there.
During
the Marathon Agricultural Fair next week tickets will be sold at excursion rates
on the Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad from Preble and Whitney's Point to
Marathon, to those who attend the Fair.
Rev.
W. A. Mills a few days ago shot, on Benham's hill, north of this village, a
hawk that measured four feet and one inch from tip to tip of wings. He is
having the bird mounted and will send it to Boston.
The
Normal school opened on Wednesday with 120 new normal students, or one-third more
than has ever before entered on the first day. A remark by the editor of the Standard that the school is going to the
"demnition bow-wows” is in order.
A
large, handsome excursion car, with eight seats, labeled "Cortland and
Homer," beautifully painted and inclosed with curtains, was placed on the
street railway on Tuesday, and has carried full loads to and from the Fair. Mr.
C. H. Garrison is the conductor and Byron Terry driver.
While
so many are graduating from various schools of learning little attention is
paid to an institution known as the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle,
which prescribes a course of home study for four years consuming forty minutes
each day. As a review for scholars who have graduated from our colleges, it is
very excellent, besides suggesting many new and interesting facts. To one who
has never been over the curriculum of a college course it affords an
extraordinary opportunity to obtain a rich fund of knowledge as well as mental
discipline that is scarcely second to a full college course. Our own village
has been honored by a graduate in this, course, Miss H. C. Henry.
We
understand that several citizens of Cuyler had unpleasant experiences with pickpockets at Cortland Saturday.—DeRuyter New Era. [reference Barnum’s
circus performance—CC editor.]
We publish this week the conclusion of the
proceedings of the board of supervisors of Cortland county, which we commenced
July 14, with that of the year 1814, and ending with those of 1825. We have
endeavored to obtain those of later date, but find that there are none on file
previous to 1862.
The Fall
term of our village school was commenced September 18. Prof. E. C. Wheeler,
Miss Etta Mitchell, and Miss R. M. Dean, of Homer, are the corps of teachers.
Miss Dean is a classical graduate of the Normal school at Cortland, and was formerly
preceptress of the Union school at Marathon.—DeRuyter New Era.
The Fall Term of Homer
Academy and Union School began on the 29th. The attendance for the first day
was very large, and more foreign scholars are in attendance than for a number
of years. The old faculty are retained with the exception of A. L. Eastman, professor
of mathematics and natural science, whose place is very acceptably filled by
Mr. H. Frank Miner, a recent graduate of Williams College.—Homer Republican.
J. C. Smith, of
Cortland, has been buying hogs in this vicinity, paying six and seven cents,
live weight. He shipped a car load from here Monday. on the same day Thompson
& Co., of Otselic, shipped a car of calves and sheep. Besides this there
was 80,000 pounds of butter and cheese loaded on the cars and sent away. This,
taken with the two hundred and fifty excursion tickets sold to those going to see
Jumbo, and the regular business of the station, gives an idea of a busy day at
our depot.—DeRuyter New Era.
The train on which
counselors J. E. Eggleston and O. U. Kellogg were returning on Wednesday from
General Term at Saratoga, was run into near Ballston by a wild-cat train
drawing Vanderbilt's family cars, the locomotive of which penetrated three or
four feet into the rear car, but fortunately injuring no one seriously, though
three or four were much bruised. Mr. Eggleston sat in the last car facing the
rear, and seeing the train coming rushed for the front, and was thrown into the
coal box. Ladies screamed, and for a while the excitement was intense. The
locomotive of the colliding train was badly smashed. The blame rests on the
conductor of the Vanderbilt train, which was coming around a curve, and an
investigation is being had.
A
more enthusiastic audience Taylor Hall has rarely seen than was present last
evening at the English Ballad Concert given by Mrs. Florence Rice-Knox, Mrs.
Rice-Cook, Miss Florence Tylee, D. R. and Miss Annie Webster. Mrs. Cook sang easily,
clearly and excellently well; Miss Tylee, pianist, played skillfully; Mr.
Webster always plays his violin in a superior manner, while Miss Annie shows
marked improvement on each succeeding appearance in public, and really charms
her hearers. We have heard Mrs. Rice-Knox repeatedly, and always felt that we
could not speak too warmly in her praise. But last evening she was absolutely
fascinating throughout. "Mrs. Lofty and I" has been sung everywhere
and on all occasions, and is ever pleasing, but the expression given by Mrs.
Knox so touched the heart, her voice was so wonderfully sweet; in short, she
sang it so gloriously that her hearers could not sufficiently express the depth
and intensity of their gratification. Hereafter "Mrs. Lofty and I"
will ever be associated in pleasant remembrance with Mrs. Rice-Knox.
REUNION 76th REGIMENT.
The fourteenth
annual reunion of the Old 76th Regiment N. Y. S. Vols, will be held at
McGrawville, Cortland county, N. Y., Wednesday. Oct. 4, 1882. Transportation
will be furnished from Cortland to McGrawville and return. Headquarters will be
established at the Kingman House, Business meeting of the Association at 11 A. M. Dinner at 1 P. M. Reunion exercises
at Factory Hall at 2:30 P. M., to which all comrades and the public generally
are invited. McGrawville is located four miles east of Cortland. Let us celebrate
the 21st anniversary of our muster into the United States service with enthusiasm.
The 76th is of age; we are no longer boys, but men, who can speak for ourselves.
Come and bring your wives. Comrades who cannot attend will please notify the Secretary.
COL. JOHN E. COOK, President.
Lieut. MARTIN EDGCOMB, Secretary, Cortland, N. Y.
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
Prof.
F. S. Capen will lead the meeting at the rooms next Sabbath at 4 P. M., Miss
Nellie Smith, organist. To this, the first meeting in the school year, all the
students, especially, are cordially invited. Next Saturday evening the song
service, which was so popular last year, will begin again at 7:30. All are
invited to come and hear and make music. Miss May Benton, pianist. The
orchestra, led by A. J. Stout, will be present. The Bible study for young men,
for studying the Sunday School lesson for the following day, will be held immediately
after the song service. Young men are welcome. The young men's meeting last
Monday was very pleasant and profitable. Mr. Elmer Bangs will lead this meeting
next Monday evening, at 7:30 sharp. Topic—"A young man who trusted God, and the result of it." Gen. 41:38-44.
Come.
We do not think that any one can pass up or
down Main-street now without seeing "Y.
M. C. A." staring him in the face on the new transparency. It is lighted
in quite a peculiar manner, and we invite all to come up to the reading-room and
"see how it works." The association is under a debt of gratitude to
Mr. B. R. Carpenter for generously doing the excellent lettering upon it.
CORTLAND COUNTY FAIR.
In our first article
announcing the time of holding the Fair, we judged from the action of the
officers having the matter in charge, and from the interest manifested, that
the coming Fair would be an unusually good one, and so predicted. Our prophecy
has been more than fulfilled. The Fair that was begun on Tuesday and closed
yesterday was the best that has been held in this county for many years, and
has hardly been surpassed since the organization of the society.
Over
600 entries were made, and of animals, products and goods which, generally
speaking, were superior in all respects. Of these we shall give an extended
report next week, as many of them are deserving of a full description.
The
"Happy Thought " [kitchen] range was given by Newkirk & Hulbert
to Mr. Wm. O'Donnell and Miss Cora Kelsey, who were married by Rev. J. A.
Robinson, of Grace church, the parties occupying a platform in front of Floral Hall.
Numerous gilts were added to the range.
The
dressing case offered by J. C. Carmichael & Co. to the handsomest baby
exhibited on the grounds, was given to the four-months-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Hollenbeck, of Cortland. Out of regard for the personal safety of
the committee we deem it best not to give the names of the judges, but Glen
Cuyler was one.
The
crockery set by Chas. W. Collins was taken by the Excelsior Hook and Ladder
Co., by a vote of 4,801 to 3,285 for Miss Cora Gale, these, being the chief
competitors.
The
balloon ascension was made by Madame Adelle at 5:30 P. M., and was witnessed by
at least 5,000 persons. The balloon rose to a height of about half a mile and
sailed quietly to the east, where a landing was effected near the county-house
[poor house—CC editor] and the lady departed on the evening train south.
Immediately
after the ascension the people departed from the grounds, a feeling of
satisfaction seeming to prevail.
The
officers of the society meant push from the beginning, and the result has justified
their intelligence.
CAUCUSES.
Complaint
has been made at the manner in which the caucuses in this village are being and
have for some time been held. Last spring when the village caucus was held it
was openly charged that repeating and voting gave to the new school ring a
majority of about one hundred and fifty, when the majority of actual legal
voters was the other way.
At
the caucus held last Wednesday evening there was much interest and much
excitement. The two candidates between whom the contest took place both reside
here and are very popular, and every effort was made by both to carry the
caucus which was to have such a controlling influence upon the convention. Of
the three secretaries chosen, Mr. Miller, local editor of the Standard, favors Mr. Bushby; Mr. D. Eugene
Smith voted for Mr. Harrington and Mr. Dorr C. Smith is understood to favor Mr.
Harrington. Any one knowing these tellers would know there could be no
suspicion of unfairness on their part. For a time the votes were placed in a
hat. An objection being raised the few votes already deposited were emptied on
the table in full view and after that they were deposited on the table where
all could see them.
The
attempt of the Standard to
cast odium upon one of the tellers because he is the son of a man who despises
the editor of the Standard, is
worthy of that falsifying sheet. But, as THE NEWS has more than once said, this evil of illegal
and miscellaneous voting at caucuses should be suppressed. The only way to do
it is to have a list of the voters taken down as they vote. Then repeating can
be prevented, and if the boxes are stuffed a comparison of the number of votes
with the number of voters on the list will reveal the fact.
It is
now made a crime to vote illegally at a caucus. We are told that one man from
Syracuse, not a voter here at all, voted three times for Mr. Harrington, and
when he attempted to vote the fourth time was warned away. It is a pity more had
not been detected. It was only a peculiarity in his form that enabled the officers
in the rush to detect his repeating. Such corruption is a disgrace to the party.
It belongs to another party, not ours, and we will join any part of our party
in trying to suppress it.
The way
our caucuses are now held the officers of the caucus are powerless. We have a large
and constantly increasing voting population. The officers of the caucus don't
know them. A thousand of these men more or less pour into a little room in an
hour and vote as fast as they can hand up the ballots. Certain parties who now
complain have for the past year or two been cultivating this floating
population with a view to forwarding their ends in caucuses and have brought
about the very thing they now condemn. It only happens that the element they
encouraged last Wednesday went more for the other side than for theirs. Hence
the complaint.
But
the caucus of last Wednesday night is not without its uses, if it opens our eyes
to the necessity of having our caucuses conducted precisely like our elections.
Let us take time if it takes all day and have the voting proceed in an orderly
manner. Let the names be registered if necessary beforehand as in wards in
cities, and permit no one to vote in caucus whose name is not on that registry
and known to be a Republican.
It is
time that this caucus farce which we have suffered for years be done away with.
We join the defeated party in their expressed desire to have this evil
corrected. And we believe that honest men of all parties, and of all shades of
political opinion, will join with us in whatever will purify the ballot, even
at a caucus.
Oswego Morning Express, Monday, September 11,
1882.
Balloon Ascension at Cortland.
Madam Adelle, the
daring aeronaut, made an ascension from the fair grounds at Cortland on Thursday
afternoon, landing near the village of Homer. A brief note from her, written on
Thursday, informed us that she had been disappointed in receiving her car by
express it having, by some mistake, been sent to Canastota, and would,
therefore, not reach her in time for the ascension. But this would not deter
her from filling the bill, as she had purchased a bushel basket, which would be
rove to the cords, and covered with bunting, and in this frail, extemporized car,
she would make the ascension. On Thursday she will make a trip to the clouds
from the Mexico fair grounds.
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