The Cortland Democrat, Friday, May 25, 1888.
Fire Brick Pavements.
The
Fire Brick pavement put down on South Main street last fall by Mr. P. M. C. Townsend,
of Horseheads, has stood the test of a severe winter and comes out this spring
as smooth and clean as when it was first put down. Many citizens who assisted in
superintending the laying of the pavement last fall, were of the opinion that
the severe frosts of the winter would cause it to heave and that it would uncover
in bad shape in the spring. Their predictions however, have not been verified,
as was plainly to be seen when it was cleaned up last Monday. Others were
satisfied that the drawing of heavy loads over it, would chip off the corners
of the bricks and make the surface rough.
The facts show that these gentlemen were all
wrong in their predictions and every one must agree that it is the finest piece
of road in this section of the country and bids fair to last a life-time. It
was severely tested last fall during the muddy season, when very heavy loads
were drawn over it, and again during the extreme muddy season this spring.
President Wells and the board of trustees
made no mistake when they chose this pavement in preference to any other. We
hope the present board of trustees will select the fire brick pavement when
they come to expend the appropriation for this year and that the work will be
extended on the same street so far as the appropriation will go. The best is
the cheapest in the end.
A Flourishing Institution.
In another column we copy an article from
last week's Standard, on an important enterprise about to be inaugurated
by The National Bank of Cortland. The article states the case so fully, giving
facts and figures that we publish it entire. The figures were taken from the
books of the bank and are correct in every respect. They show conclusively that
the bank has been for years one of the most prosperous in Central New York and
that those who invested in its stock were indeed fortunate.
Mr. Wesley Hooker, its president, is one of the
best business men and financiers in this section of the state and those who
invest in the new stock may rest assured that the same careful business management
that has characterized its operations in the past, will be continued in the
future. Those of our readers who have money to invest will do well to peruse
the article.
Coming to the Convention.
Alert Hose Company No. 2, which by the way is one of
the finest silk stocking hose companies in the State, has accepted an
invitation to attend the convention of the Volunteer Firemen of the State of
New York, to be held at Cortland the 23nd, 23d, 24th and 25th of August next.
The Alerts will take thirty men and will leave here the afternoon of the 23d,
in a Pullman attached to train 6, which will convey them to Corning, thence via
the D. L. & W. to
Binghamton, where they will stay all night at the hotel Bennett. The next morning,
accompanied by the famous City Guard
Band of that city, they will run up to Cortland and participate in the parade and
return to Binghamton in the evening, where the Alerts will tender themselves a complimentary
banquet at the hotel named and will return home the next day. The members of
the Company are very enthusiastic in anticipation of the pleasant event.— Wellsboro,
Pa., Advertiser.
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HERE AND THERE.
The
Cortland nine defeated the Normals in last Saturday’s game, the score standing
6-5.
Charles C.
Spencer had taken out letters patent on a two-wheeled vehicle.
Be sure
and see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the Opera House next Monday evening.
Mr. H. C.
Beebe is building another addition to his laundry on Washington street, and
putting in more improved machinery.
H. P.
Smith, of Syracuse, has issued a monthly paper called “The Idea.” It is a
bright little sheet and costs only 25 cents a year.
Homer is
to have weather signals displayed from a flagstaff on the post-office. The forecast
will be telegraphed daily from Washington.
Last
Monday evening Sheriff Van Hoesen gathered in Jack Diffy, a one-armed specimen
of the genus tramp, and on Tuesday morning brought him before Justice Squires.
He was an old offender, and was given eleven dollars fine or ninety days in
the Onondaga Penitentiary. He took the days.
The Raymond
House at Little York is open for the season and ready to entertain guests. The
buildings have been thoroughly overhauled and repaired during the winter and
spring, and are more commodious than ever. It is a delightful place to spend a
few days, as all will testify who have enjoyed the hospitality of the Raymonds.
Hopkins
Brothers are booming things at their store in the Grand Central block, and are
evidently prospering in their business. They have recently purchased a set of
nine tea canisters with plate glass mirror fronts which form a very attractive addition
to the store, and on Tuesday morning they came out with a brand new delivery wagon,
made especially for them, which is the finest in town.
Residents of
the eastern part of the town who have during the past week been amazed at the
sight of a man, seated astride a machine of curious pattern, plunging through
the streets, and endeavoring to climb trees, run over horse blocks, surmount
hitching posts and leap fences, may now reassure themselves. It is no other
than local editor Blodgett, of the Standard, endeavoring to keep on the
top side of the new safety bicycle of which he recently became the owner.
The new
fire bell, ordered from the McShane foundry at Baltimore, has arrived and was
hoisted to the roof of Firemen’s Hall last Wednesday morning. The bell is a monster
one, weighing 3,480 pounds and possessed of a clear, resonant tone that will
enable every one in the corporation to hear an alarm when one is struck. The bell
bears the names of the president and trustees of the village, and of the chief engineer
of the Fire Department. It is warranted to stand a twelve hundred pound blow
for three years without breaking. It will be mounted as soon as possible.
Arrangements
have been made with the Signal Service Bureau to have weather signals displayed
in this village each morning. The flags have been forwarded and a tall pole
prepared, which will he placed on the roof of the Wallace building, and from which
the flags indicating the weather for the next twenty four hours will be
displayed. Directions for interpreting the signals will be published as soon as
the system is in working order.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
MADISON.— The
tunnel on the west shore of Cazenovia lake, which is 1,600 feet in length, and 18
1/2 feet in height, and is twenty-eight feet below the soil, is to be rebuilt
during the coming season, or to be unroofed entirely and left as an open cut.
The decision is awaited with interest by scientists, as the cut before reaching
the tunnel is 630 feet long at one end and at the other end 550 feet.
TOMPKINS.— Dr.
J. B. Porter, of Ithaca, went to Trumansburg last week and purchased a bear for
Frank Norton, of Candor. The animal will be used for a bear hunt.
Barber,
the man now awaiting trial for the murder of Mrs. Mason, continues in a stolid,
reticent mood, and declines to converse with any one upon the subject of the murder
or the coming trial.
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