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| William H. Clark, editor and publisher of the Cortland Standard. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday,
December 23, 1887.
[Editorials/Page
Two]
Last week we announced that telegrams received here, stated that the Superintendent
of Public Instruction had appointed Hon. W. H. Clark and Hugh Duffy, Esq., to
be members of the local board of the Normal School in this place. On Friday the
news was confirmed to the great regret of a majority of the citizens of this
place.
Mr. Duffy is a conservative man
and is possessed of a discriminating mind and good judgment. We have heard no
unfavorable criticism of his appointment and we believe the same gives general
satisfaction.
The appointment of Mr. Clark however,
means quite another thing. It means that just as soon as he dares start the
ball rolling there will be another row in the Normal School. He started, and
then aided and fostered the disgraceful wrangle five or six years ago, and the town was in consequence kept in
a perpetual turmoil from which it has but just subsided. We are informed that he
has said more than once and quite recently, that he was "after Hoose's
scalp and that he intended to have it."
Superintendent Draper
understood the situation and whatever possessed him to put a firebrand into the
board is past finding out, unless it was the fact that Senator Hendricks asked
him to make the appointment as a special favor to him, after he had promised
not to interfere. Of course Draper, who wants to be reelected next year, needs
Hendrick's vote and influence.
The objection to Mr. Clark's
appointment lies in the fact that it is believed he will endeavor to organize a
first-class row in the board upon the first opportunity. If he shall conduct
himself properly, and let well enough alone his appointment will not be
specially distasteful. If he undertakes to make trouble be will have acres of
it to contend with. In the present state of affairs our neighbor will do well
to cultivate the appearance, at least, of modesty.
Corset Factory Started.
The Cortland Corset Company
started up the factory on Monday last, and now have nearly 50 persons at work, which
number largely consists of females. This number will be constantly increased
until every machine is in operation. The company have a very large number of
orders ahead for their corsets, which are daily growing larger The new
specialty, the "Zenobia," bids fair to become the greatest corset on the
market at the present time, as it immediately takes wherever it has been
introduced. The company commence business under the most flattering
prospects, and bids fair to become an industry, in the not too distant future,
of immense magnitude.
HERE AND THERE.
Merry Christmas!
All the latest styles of papers
and envelopes may be found at this office.
For fine Job Printing, call at
the DEMOCRAT job rooms and look at samples.
Hon. L.J. Fitzgerald has purchased the Alfred L. Chamberlain farm on the
west road to Homer.
Grace
church will have a Christmas tree on Saturday evening, with exercises
appropriate to the occasion.
The
Brockway Wagon Works in Homer shut down on Monday last for one week, to take
account of stock.
Another
train has been put on the E. C. & N. road. It leaves Cortland at 6:15 A. M. going east, and returns at 8 P. M.
County
Treasurer elect, A. S. Brown, has resigned the office of Supervisor of Solon, and
Samuel Davis has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Those of our subscribers who are more than one year in arrears are
requested to call and settle their indebtedness at once. It takes money to run
this establishment, and our creditors refuse to wait for their dues. The
request is a reasonable one, and we insist that it be observed.
The Secretary of the Cayuga,
Cortland and Tompkins Co-operative Fire Insurance Company issues a
congratulatory circular to the members, informing them of the rapid growth of
the company, and that no losses, either by fire or lightning, have occurred to its
members during the past six months.
Fish Commissioner Seth Green
announces that he will receive applications for fish from date until March 1st,
from parties desiring to stock public waters in this State. Salmon trout, brook
trout, brown or German trout, California trout, black bass, yellow perch and
pike are the fish offered for distribution.
Last Monday evening Eugene Nye,
aged 19 years, a son of E. R. Nye, of Groton, went into a variety store in that
village and asked to see some revolvers. One was handed him and he asked for a
cartridge, which be inserted in one of the chambers of the revolver. He then
placed the muzzle of the revolver against his right side and discharged the
weapon. The ball passed nearly through his body and lodged in the left side.
There is little hope of his recovery. He had been quite wayward for some time
past, and it is understood that his father had lectured him on his conduct and insisted
upon a reformation only a short time before he committed the act.
Some few years ago the town of
Cincinnatus wished to refund the $41,000 worth of railroad bonds bearing 7 per
cent interest it had issued, and issued in their place 4 per cent bonds. About
$20,000 of the new bonds were accepted and the remaining $20,000 of 7 per cent
bonds have now come to light. A deputy marshal was in town recently to serve
papers on our supervisor, precedent of a suit to the U. S. Court for the
recovery of the interest on said bonds. Our railroad commissioners advised Uncle
Sam's representatives to communicate with the party holding these bonds, who is
claimed to reside in New Jersey, and inform said party that the town stood
ready to settle the amount any time.—Cincinnatus Register.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
TOMPKINS.— At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Ithaca street railway, held in New York city
last week, the following officers were elected: President, D. W. Burdick; Secretary,
F. H. Skeeter; Treasurer and Superintendent, A. G. Haines; Directors, D. F. Van
Vleet, D. S. Haines and E T. Haines. The President was also directed to take immediate
steps towards extending the road to the E. C. & N. depot and the University.
The final arrangements of the
electric street railway in Ithaca were completed on Saturday last, and in the evening the first trial was made. The car
contained a number of gentlemen who are interested in the road, and when the
electric current was turned on it started up the street with considerable
speed, making the entire distance in a brief time. The car moved smoothly over
the rails, the only trouble encountered being in some places where the curbing
was laid too close to the track. These defects have been remedied, and several
trips since have been made. The road was pronounced a success, not only by
those who have had charge of its construction, but by all who have ridden over
the line. The formal opening of the road has not yet been announced, but it
will probably occur the first of next week.
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