CORTLAND
AND VICINITY.
Messrs. Patrick Doud and G. F. Baudry are putting
up roomy houses on Clayton street.
Dr.
Hoose lectured at New Haven last week before the State Teachers' Association of
Connecticut on "Primary Arithmetic as a Means to Develop Mental Power."
Enough
money to buy a clock for the tower in the Squires building has been subscribed,
and steps have been taken to procure one. The face will front North Main street
and will at night be illuminated.
Mrs.
T. Everts, in the Calvert block, has received a new stock of millinery goods of
the latest styles and in the greatest variety, for fall and winter use, which
she will open for the examination of the ladies of Cortland and vicinity on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Oct. 30 and 31.
Last
Saturday the S. & B. R. R. Co. appealed from the order of the court confirming
the report of the Commissioners in regard to the street crossing. The General
Term of the Supreme Court sits at Albany Nov. 20, prox., and it is expected
that the case will be argued then.
Mr.
W. H. Tuttle has leased the rooms in the rear of his shoe store on Court street
and is prepared to make boots and shoes to order. He has skilled workmen and
can satisfy all as to the quality of his work. It will be a difficult matter
now to call for anything in the line of boots and shoes and fail to obtain what
is wanted. Mr. Tuttle is at the head of his business in Cortland, and that is
saying a great deal.
Papers
are being circulated calling for subscriptions for the purpose of laying a
stone sidewalk ten or twelve feet wide in front of the churches on Church street,
from the south line of the Methodist church to the north line of the Congregational.
The crowds that pour out of these churches Sunday are each met by counter
currents, and the people have to pass each other in single file, or by going
into the grass or mud on the sides of the present narrow walks.
The American
Farmer, which we offer as a premium to new subscribers and to those who pay
arrears and one year in advance, is one of the best agricultural papers in the
United States. And not only is it a first-class paper for farmers, but it affords
a vast deal of information for the stock raiser, the gardener, the horticulturist,
the bee and poultry raiser, and for ladies in regard to cooking and other
household matters, besides containing various articles on general subjects. And
all of them are excellent and entertaining. Copies of the American Farmer can
be seen at this office. Notice illustration of a farmer's home in this paper.
The
arrangements for the Art Loan Exhibition are being perfected as rapidly as
possible. Several valuable paintings have already been secured and the enterprise
promises a rare opportunity to the public for seeing not only pictures executed
by the old masters but works of the best artists of the present day. There will
also be an exhibit of all kinds of artistic work, as painting on silk, satin
and velvet, embroidery, brass work, china decoration, etc. The exhibition will
be held in Wells' Hall, in Wells' block, Clinton avenue, the last week of
November, opening on Tuesday evening and continuing during Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. The Hall will be open to visitors on each afternoon and evening of
these days. Attractive entertainments will be given each night. A Bazaar will
be held in connection with the exhibition and donations of fancy articles are
solicited for this department. Orders for articles, desired by purchasers may
be left with the president of the association, Mrs. Chas. W. Collins, No. 12
Clinton avenue, or with Mrs. Mary Doud, Court street, chairman of the executive
committee.
Republican County Convention.
The
Republican Convention to nominate candidates for county offices was held at
Taylor Hall Monday afternoon and was called to order by Hon. R. H. Duell,
chairman of the county committee, who said that the credentials presented by
the delegates were in legal form, and that in accordance with the law it would
be necessary for the chairman and secretaries to take the oath of office. On
behalf of the committee he would nominate for chairman of the convention one
whom the Republicans of the county had before honored with like positions—Hon.
S. A. Childs, of Scott. Mr. Childs was elected unanimously, and as he presented
himself before the convention was greeted with hearty applause.
Mr.
Childs very cordially thanked the delegates for the honor of being called upon
to preside over a body which he felt sure would be harmonious in its
deliberations. He counseled them to let bygones be bygones, to act unitedly,
to nominate men best fitted for the offices to be filled; and if this were
done, there was no reason why the grand old Republican party should not give
one of its old-time majorities and thus victoriously begin the campaign of
1884.
Messrs. I. J. Walker, of Solon, and Robert Purvis, of Harford, were
chosen vice-presidents, and Riley Hammond, of Virgil, and Lloyd F. Rice, of
Homer, secretaries.
The
oath of office was administered to the chairman and secretaries by Judge A. P.
Smith.
The
roll of delegates was called, the following answering to their names, either as
regulars or substitutes:
Cincinnatus—M. L. Halbert, Wilbur Holmes, C. R.
Dickinson, H. M. Knickerbocker, H. G. Dwight, Irving Knickerbocker.
Cortlandville—S.
E. Welch, C. B. Hitchcock,
Aaron Sager, H. M. Kellogg, C. F. Wickwire, A. P. McGraw, E. P. Fancher.
Cuyler—Eli J. Colegrove, Hiram Whitmarsh, Irving
Burdick, Seabury Brown, Watren H. Morse, S. Eugene Curtis.
Freetown
— Jacob Seeber, M. M. Brown,
Wilbur Stevens, H. L. Lamphere, Eugene Watrous, Marcus Borthwick.
Harford—S. L. Holden, Robert Purvis, H.J. Brown, S.
Morse, M. Yates, Frank Christman.
Homer—J. C. Atwater, F. T. Newcomb, W. O. Bunn, Lloyd
F. Rice, L. W. Totten, F. F. Pratt,
Lapeer—Root Pierce, R. L. Johnson, Andrew Jennings,
D. E. Whitmore, Millard Parker, F. J. Squires.
Marathon—A. A. Carley, M. B. Aldrich, W. J. Mantanye,
C. C. Adams, E. C. Carley, G. W. Copeland.
Preble—J. S. Cornue. J. D. F. Woolston, Frank Collier,
D. O. Crofoot, A. V. H. Cummings, Nicholas Collyer.
Scott—D. K. Cutler, W. H. Morgan, S. A. Childs, L.
H. Babcock, S. C. Churchill, E. F. Frisbie.
Solon—I. J. Walker, Willis Holmes, Merritt Glines, I.
J. White, Eli Adams, J. E. Atkins.
Taylor—Jas. B. Kellogg, Wilson M. Ellwood, Lyman
Carter, William Andrews, Leroy Scriven, Seth H. Cass.
Truxton—O. D. Patrick, John Robbins, Eden Corey, N. B.
Patrick, Richard Miller, John Connic.
Virgil—
Riley Hammond, John C. House,
Frank Price, A. H. Peckham, John O. Seamans, Walter L. Chaplin.
Willetl—Chas. P. McVean, Fred. Green, E. W. Corey, U. Eaton,
Jerome Squires, Alfred Green.
An
informal ballot for a candidate for County Judge was voted, the delegates as
their names were called handing their ballots to one of the secretaries who
deposited them in the hat. The count showed that 83 votes had been cast, of which Lewis Bouton received 10, B. A.
Benedict 1, J. W. Suggett 4, J. T. Hart 4, A. P. Smith 2, J. E. Eggleston 55, M.
M. Waters 6, Wm. J. Mantanye 2.
The
nomination of J. E. Eggleston was at once made unanimous, Judge Smith, one of
the "candidates," giving emphatic testimony of the worth and fitness
of Mr. Eggleston for the office, and expressing confidence that under his leadership
the Republican party in this county was good for at least a thousand majority.
Hon.
A. A. Carley and Leroy Scriven were appointed to wait upon Mr. Eggleston, inform
him of the action of the convention and request his presence before it.
The
convention proceeded to an informal ballot for Member of Assembly. While the
votes were being prepared, the committee returned accompanied by the candidate
for County Judge, who was introduced to the convention as Judge Eggleston.
After
the enthusiasm which greeted Mr. Eggleston's appearance had subsided, he
addressed the convention substantially as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Your
committee has informed me that I have been selected as your candidate for the
office of County Judge and Surrogate.
No
person holds in higher appreciation than I the friendship shown him by his fellow
citizens, and I am not unmindful of the high honor you have conferred upon me
to-day. Upon the floor of this convention are men who have grown up with the
Republican party, and whose hairs have become silvered since its early history—men
who have loved the party, men who have labored for the success of the party,
men who have helped to make the history of the party resplendent with good
words and deeds.
It is
from you and what you have made that party that I have learned to love it—and
never will any person so long as he honestly labors for the success of the
party have to apologize for being a Republican.
This
nomination brings to me greater satisfaction as it comes to me unsolicited— for
you will bear me witness that I have never asked it of a single delegate, and I
know that it brings with it your best wishes for success and shows your
confidence in me.
The
powers and duties of the office of County
Judge and Surrogate are sacred to the people and in the exercise of them he
should be free and untrammeled from pledge or partisanship.
The
Surrogate of your county is called upon to protect the rights of the widow and
the orphan—he is to a certain extent the guardian of their property and he is
often called upon to interpret and enforce the wishes of those whose lips are
silent in death.
It is
proper to say at this time that I have made no pledges, and that I have no
pledges to make, only this: if elected to the office I shall faithfully and honestly
perform its duties to the best of my ability, God being my Judge.
The
spirit of this convention means victory this fall, and we shall enter the canvass
feeling that we are fighting the first battles of 1884, and with a true loyalty
to the principles of the party will not lay down our armor until the conflict is
ended.
In
accepting this nomination I do not desire to be the candidate of any faction of
my patty, but of a united party; and if elected I trust I shall be the servant of
the people—not of my party for if I have studied politics aright, "he serves
his party best who serves the people best."
As we
shall go from the floor of this convention, let all of our acts be tempered with
moderation. Let all our work be fairly and honestly done, bearing in mind that
better an hundred times suffer a just defeat than triumph in a victory unjustly
and unfairly won.
Gentlemen
of the Convention, I thank you for this mark of respect shown me to-day, and
whether in public or private life, it will be my earnest endeavor to merit the
same.
Hearty
applause frequently interrupted Mr. Eggleston's remarks, and at their close he
was long and loudly cheered.
For
Member of Assembly 83 votes were cast, of which H. P. Andrews received 14,
Delos McGraw 8, J. D. F. Woolston 8, A. J. Kneeland 31, J. H. Tripp 6, P. H.
McGraw 8, Stephen Patrick 7.
J. D.
Woolston withdrew his name and moved that Mr. Kneeland be unanimously nominated.
Mr.
Mantanye moved as an amendment that the convention take a formal ballot for
Member of Assembly, which was carried. Hon. Stephen Patrick withdrew his name.
The
ballot resulted in 86 votes being cast, of which J. H. Tripp received 1, P. H.
McGraw 1, H. P. Andrews 12, Delos McGraw 16, A. J. Kneeland 56. Mr. Kneeland's
nomination was made unanimous, and W. O. Bunn and J. C. Atwater were appointed
to inform Mr. Kneeland of his nomination and request his presence.
Judge
Smith desired to say that Mr. Delos McGraw had refused to be a candidate and that
the small vote he received was owing to that refusal and not to any
unpopularity.
Mr.
Daniel T. Bowdish, of Freetown, and Mr. N. Keeler, of Cuyler, were named as
candidates tor Justice of Sessions, and a ballot was ordered.
A. J.
Kneeland, nominee for Member of Assembly, was introduced to the Convention and
said that the honor of the nomination had been unsought. He had hoped that, on
looking the ground over, some one else might have been selected who could
better have answered the needs of the party and have united it more firmly, so
that victory could be more readily attained. With the excellent State ticket in
the field and the work of this convention finished, the party is ready for the
struggle, and there is no reason why victory may not be ours in the coming
election. He had the utmost confidence in his fellow citizens, and while he
hoped to be elected—and if elected should do the duties of the office
faithfully and to the best of his ability—he should not, if defeated, feel
himself a victim of misplaced confidence, but should continue to enjoy serenely
a comfortable quiet life.
In
the ballot for Justice of Sessions, 80 votes were cast, of which Bowdish received
63, Keeler 16, blank 1, and Mr. Bowdish's nomination was made unanimous.
J. D.
F. Woolston presented the name of Dr. H.
P. Johnson, of Preble, for Coroner, and no other candidate appearing, the
nomination was made by acclamation.
Mr.
M. L. Halbert, of Cincinnatus, Fred Greene, of Willett, M. M. Brown, of Freetown,
and R. L. Johnson, of Lapeer, were chosen members of the county committee from
their respective towns, and the convention adjourned.
And
thus ended one of the most harmonious conventions any party of this county ever
held. And it augurs well for united action at the polls.
Harford Mills.
Correspondence of THE NEWS, Oct.
24, 1883.
Uncle
Jacob McDargh died on Friday last and was buried on Sunday.
Lucy
Boice will teach the school in Hay Hollow the coming winter; Frankie Baker will teach in Babcox Hollow, J. F.
Christman in Daisy Hollow, and Phebe L. Barnes in the Brown district.
We
understand that Victor Barnes has bought Tommy Parker's place on Owego Hill.
Consideration, $3,000.
At
the Republican caucus last Saturday evening, H. J. Brown was chosen chairman,
J. F. Christman and A. W Clinton, secretaries. The following delegates were
elected: Monroe Yates, J. F.
Christman, Robert Purvis, Daniel Shapley, H. J. Brown and Sherman Morse.
We
don't see why the S. C. R. R. should occasionally run their Sunday evening
train a minute or two ahead of time. This fact caused a serious inconvenience to
one of our young men on a recent Sunday evening. It seems that Gene had agreed
to go to Newark Valley for the purpose of watching (with another watcher)
Sunday out and Monday in, but the train left the depot while Gene was yet
several rods away, and so there was only one at the watch-meeting. We have
since learned that Gene has compromised the matter by agreeing to
go to Newark Valley and hold seven watch-meetings in one week.
About
ten o'clock Monday evening. John Lathrop, on reaching his home from his work,
found his wife lying on the floor dead. Further particulars we have not been
able to obtain.
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