Crandall Typewriter Company Incorporated

1886 Crandall typewriter

Lucian S. Crandall

The Cortland News, Friday, September 21, 1883

CORTLAND AND VICINITY.

   The Water-Witch Engine Co.'s ball last Friday evening was well attended, and passed off in the pleasantest manner possible.

   The Homer Cornet Band will accompany Lewis Hose Company of Oneonta to this city on firemen's parade day, October 11th.—Bing. Rep.

   The New Home Sewing Machine was awarded the first premium at the Marathon Fair, with the White and Singer in competition.

   Mr. H. M. Kellogg has been very successful in raising plums from trees set out and cultivated by himself. They are equal in flavor and quality to any we ever ate.

   Miss Sally Bonney has our thanks for a basket of fine plums, pears and other fruit raised by herself. They were on exhibition at the Fair, and held their own with the best.

   The number of pupils in attendance at the Normal school is 567, divided as follows: Normals, 270; Academics, 27; Intermediates, 142; Primaries, 128. The number of new Normals is 82.

   A call for a meeting of prohibition voters is issued for next Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. It is headed "To Prohibition Voters," and it is hoped that the meeting will be largely attended.

   At the County Fair Mr. Mahan took first premium on everything he exhibited— on the White sewing machine and the work done on it, on pianos and organs, and on best display of musical instruments—seven in all. Which is glory enough for one Fair, we should say.

   Our readers should bear in mind the grand excursion to Niagara Falls next week Thursday, the 27th inst. Train leaves Cortland at 5:15 A. M., arrives there at noon, and gives seven hours at the Falls. Fare only $5.25 for round trip, which includes all necessary expenses, as provisions can be taken along and conveniences will be provided at the [Prospect] Park.

   Among the certificates of incorporation recently filed at Albany is the following: The Crandall Type Writer Company, formed to manufacture and sell type writers and other mechanical appliances to supersede the pen. Capital stock, 125,000, divided into 250 shares. Operations to be carried on in Syracuse. Incorporators, John H. Reed, of New York; Dexter H. Marsh, of Groton ; W. Niles Smith, of Clayton, and Lucien S. Crandall, of Cortland.

   On passing Sager & Jennings' drug store our attention was called to three crystaline forms in their window. The central one represents a temple formed of deep blue crystals of sulphate of copper, on either side of which are two columns of alum. These beautiful specimens are from the laboratory of Powers & Weightman, of Philadelphia, They are the finest ever exhibited in Central New York, and were designed for our County Fair, but did not arrive until Friday, when they were placed on exhibition and attracted much attention.

   Judge Duell at Delhi last week obtained of judge Follett at Special Term an order confirming the report of the commissioners in the matter of the street railway crossing of the railroad tracks. A motion made by the S. & B. Railroad Company to re-open the case for the purpose of introducing testimony to show the value of their land and the damage to them at the crossing, was at the same time dismissed by Judge Follett with costs. The railroad company have twenty days from the confirmation of the report in which to appeal therefrom.

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