MARATHON, N. Y. CHARTER ELECTION 1884

The Marathon Independent, Wednesday, March 12 & 19, 1884

Charter Election.

   At the charter election held yesterday the following ticket was elected:—

For President,

Theodore L. Corwin,

For Trustee for 2 years,

Lyman Adams.

For Treasurer,

D.  Delos Hunt.

For Collector,

Adam Hilsinger.

   The appropriation of $2,000 for reservoir, &c, on Cemetery hill, failed to pass there being 44 votes for it, and 44 votes against it.

HOME AND HEREABOUT.

   —Day and night are about equal.

   —New maple sugar has appeared in the market.

   —I. C. Beebe, who is to conduct the new creamery, has rented part of the Underwood house on Water street.

   —State Senator McCarthy has our thanks for copies of the Albany Journal Almanac, and the Legislative Manual.

   —Next Sunday will be Rev. O. H. McAnulty's last Sabbath in this place. His farewell sermon will be preached on Sunday evening.

   —The partial dismantling of the old wheelbarrow factory has been carried on the past week, and it is expected that the building will be moved to its new location this week.

   —H. D. Waters, Esq., of Cuyler, had the misfortune to have a nice two-year old colt jump into a barbed wire fence, cutting it so badly that he was obliged to kill it.—DeRuyter Gleaner.

   —The cashiership of the new Second National Bank of Homer has been offered to J. H. Tripp of this village and we understand he thinks favorably of accepting the position.

   —We understand that the post office known as Lapeer, will be discontinued after April 1. This will be quite an inconvenience to those who have so long got their mail there. Many of them will now get their mail at the office here.

   —Lason & Son will sell a carload of fine Kentucky horses, at auction at the Marathon House on Saturday forenoon next. Horses may be bought at their residence Round house on Cortland street, at private sale before that day.

   —It is expected that the next Commune will be the finest party held here in years. The floor will be crashed, a gentleman from Cortland being employed to furnish the crash and put it down.

   —A peregrinating pilgrim, without a local habitation, occupied the Corporation hotel last night.

   —W.C. Sanders left on Saturday night for New York. Last year he made four trips to the metropolis, each time returning with a large stock of seasonable and well selected goods, and he assures us that he shall this time purchase some decided bargains for his customers.

   —The committee having in charge the Fireman's Festival desire us to return thanks to all the ladles who so kindly baked for that occasion, and to Mrs. C. Brown, Mrs. A. L. Burgess, Mrs. Frank Dellow, Miss Alice Wheaton and Mrs. J. W. Hunt, for the assistance which they rendered in the matter.

   —Beman's Orchestra, of Binghamton, is probably as fine if not the finest musical organization between Utica and Rochester, and they have been engaged to play for the extra Commune at Peck's Hall, on Friday night of next week. For this occasion they will consist of seven pieces, viz: two violins, clarionet, cornet, flute, trombone and double bass. This music itself will furnish a concert such as is rarely heard in this village, and in order that all may [have] an opportunity to hear it who desire, tickets will be issued to spectators for 25 cents each.

   —Portraits of three healthy, happy children adorn the colored lithographic title-page of "Hood's Latest," a handsome little eight page periodical, published by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., proprietors of the successful medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla. It also gives an abundance of humorous and other reading matter. Copies free at drug stores, or by addressing the publishers.

Ithaca to be a City.

   At the election in Ithaca the 4th [of March] the citizens voted for a city charter. The vote for the charter was 768 for, and 586 against.

Money Not Love.

   The Binghamton Latest News is no more. Its editor has ceased to print a newspaper for love. He says he wants money and will hereafter devote his energies to the Sunday Tribune.

To Be United.

   The Utica, Ithaca and Elmira railway is very soon to change its name to the Elmira, Cortland and Northern railroad. It is also expected that the Canastota, Cazenovia and DeRuyter branch of the road will consolidate with the U. I. & E. under the new name.

AN INSANE WOMAN.

Mrs. Peglove Attacks Her Husband with a Knife.

   On Warren street, in this village, for the past two years, has resided a family, consisting of man and wife, by the name of Peglove. They were Germans speaking but very little English. The husband is employed in the Marathon Tannery, and the wife has attended to her domestic duties, and to the marketing for the household. In this latter occupation she had come to be well known by our business men, by whom she was regarded as a sharp, shrewd, good-natured little woman, for notwithstanding her lack of knowledge of our language, she early proved herself to be a rare hand at driving a bargain.

   For some time past she has been sick, and the disorder developed into lunacy. On Saturday night last in a violent fit, she attacked her husband with a butcher knife, but he succeeded in overpowering her, and preventing what might have been a tragedy.

   On Monday she was taken to the County Insane Asylum at Homer, where she will be treated, and her reason restored if possible. Great sympathy is expressed for the husband, who is an industrious citizen, and whose home is thus broken up.

Police Court.

   Sterling and Knapp, arrested last week for stealing from the depot, were found guilty, and sentenced to jail for 15 days.