WHEN A MAN IS KILLED

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, May 2, 1890.

When a Man is Killed.

   The Pennsylvania "Limited" from Chicago to New York struck and killed a man just outside of Philadelphia shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday, while the dining car was full of passengers. Both the man's legs were broken, and he was otherwise so mangled as to make identification impossible at the time of the accident. The man was very well dressed and was not a railroad employe. The body was taken into the baggage car, a physician, who could do no good, was summoned, and, after leaving the body at the nearest station, the limited resumed its rush faster than ever because of the twenty minutes' enforced delay.

   The accident was unquestionably due to the carelessness of the victim. The spot where he was killed is on a long straight stretch of track. The poor man undoubtedly was walking with his back to the locomotive, and in his terror at the rush and roar behind him stepped on the wrong track in seeking safety.

   Two separate lots of employes manage the "Limited;" those of the Pullman Palace Car Company, and those of the Pennsylvania road. The Pullman man, with a desire to make those in the dining car comfortable, explained to the diners, who marvelled at the rush of men, women, and children, from all directions, that "she," meaning the locomotive, had probably struck some one gently at the crossing. The faithful Pennsylvania man, solicitous of his company's good name, told how the daily average of killings between Philadelphia and New York was only 2 1/2, whereas it was larger on the Central and on the New Haven roads.

   An interesting fact was that every one in the car finished his dinner, although it became known at once that a man had been killed. A young and new bride from the West said it sent a shiver down her back, but she proved her ability to endure such things by swallowing a great deal of ice cream right afterward. A marvelously thick negro porter was the most visibly affected mortal on the train. He declared that he never looked at such things, and at Jersey City it was observed that an enterprising commercial traveller got away from him unbrushed. [sic]

   In France and in other countries abroad fines and penalties are successfully provided to keep foolish citizens off the tracks.—New York Sun.

TOWN REPORTS.

LITTLE YORK.

   Section boss McCormick is laying a string of new ties just north of the depot.

   Dentist Lord of DeRuyter was in this place Saturday visiting his parents and preparing a job.

   The market for green tow seems to be better, as the factory at this place ships as fast as they can break it.

   Two cars loaded with second growth ash lumber, from the mill of H. W. Blashfield, stand on the track to be sent to Syracuse.

   The discarded milkmen are still undetermined what to do with their milk. They hold meetings about twice a week to discuss the situation.

   We congratulate our young friend, Geo. Foster, that his butcher shop was just around the comer on another street, in the late DeRuyter fire.

   Among his many other sales of farm implements John Gillett has sold this spring, five Empire drills. As he has not been from home a single day he feels this quite a compliment.

   A. D. Perkins, of Syracuse, spent last Sunday with his parents in this place. He has re-engaged for a term of years with C. W. Bardee, the school furnishing house of Syracuse.

   Mrs. Alice Perkins spent three days at Cortland in caring for her relative, Mrs. Dr. Johnson. The "young doctor" asks as loudly for air, and attention as any of his progenitors.

   B. L. McNamara has purchased the lower point off the Tallman estate, known as poplar point, and has the lumber on the spot for the erection of a cottage. There will be room on the plot for two or three more buildings.

   Mrs. Gruber of New York, in company with Miss Courtney of Cortland, visited last Friday at the Raymond House. She made arrangements for her family to stop there during the coming summer. They will arrive about the first of June.

   Mrs. Catherine Dix received last week a notice of pension at $12 per month for services rendered by her husband in the war and whose death occurred soon after his return. She received about $1,400 back pension. L. P. Hollenbeck, of Cortland, was her attorney.

   ULI SLICK.

FREETOWN.

   Mr. Smith, of Marathon, called at S. S. Hammond's Sunday.

   Miss Orpha Grant is caring for Mrs. Lennon, who is no better.

   Mr. Harlow Borthwick, of Cortland, visited at Austin Dickinson's Friday.

   Mrs. Sarah Dickinson will soon have her opening. All who wish nice things better call.

   Mrs. Tripp, who has been so long sick, has gone to her daughter's in Solon. Mrs. J. Cass.

   A good many goods are carted from Marathon [to] here, and eggs carried from here by the bushel.

   Rev. E. Topping gave us a short discourse from St. John, 5th chapter, 13 and 14th verses.

   Oats are mostly sown and some are plowing for corn, grass is starting nicely, and garden making is in order.

   The W. C. T. U. will meet at Sarah Allen's, on Saturday evening of this week. All friends of reform are invited.

   The young people's dime social will be held at the M. E. parsonage, on Thursday evening of this week. The gentlemen will furnish the refreshments and the ladies assist in the entertainment. Come one, come all.  

   KATE.

SCOTT.

   Earnest Clarke has a very sick horse. Dr. Baker, of Cortland, has been called to see it.

   It hardly seems to us to be just the thing to do, to fill meeting house sheds with old trumpery.

   Mr. Erwin Babcock, of DeRuyter, was the guest of Miss Minnette Clarke a part of last week.

   Samuel J. Barber has lately purchased a full blood Jersey calf of Warren Salisbury of Homer.

   Married in Homer, April 26, by Rev. Mr. Damon, Mr. Willie Pidge and Miss May Brown, both of Scott.

   Have the temperance people of Homer been imposed upon?  When the Excise Board shall meet we may know whether reports are true or not.

   Edwin P. Burdick shot a blackbird the other day that measured 19 1/2 inches from tip of one wing to the other; and it was not a crow either, but a genuine black bird.

EAST HOMER.

   Mr. Joe Allen has the frame work of his house up and nearly covered.

   J. M. Seacord has the addition to his wagon and repair shop completed.

   Frank Rowe sold his brown horse last week to a party in Cortland. Consideration $150.

   Messrs. Delos Shepherd and Lucien Burnham attended the funeral of their uncle Mr. Lucien Crain, at Killawog Sunday last.

   UNCLE SI.

GROTON CITY.

   Mr. H. B. Sweet died last Sabbath.

   We were sorry to hear the sawmill running last Sabbath.

   Mr. G. A. Bliss has bought a drill from Mr. Sheldon, of Dryden.

   Perlee & Stout, of McLean, started with their meat cart through this place last week.

   Dr. E. E. DeBar was in town last week. He has removed his goods from this place, and expects to take his wife to Norwich where they will reside.

   Mr. Miller has moved his blacksmithing works into Mr. Gillen’s shop, where he will serve his customers in the future. Mr. Langdon occupies the old blacksmith shop for a wagon shop.

   Mrs. Gilbert Honeywell died last Saturday. She had been to Rome to be treated for cancers and only lived about two weeks after her return. We learn that her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bowker, who went to Rome, did not, on examination, have a cancer as was feared at first.

   Fourteen years ago your correspondent was one of thirteen who accidentally sat down to the supper table after a funeral. All of those who sat at that table were alive ten years later, but during the last four years, four of that number have died. Your readers can draw their own conclusion as to the influence of the number thirteen in that case.

   AUNT CELESTIA.

SOLON.

   Mr. E. T. Finn lost a valuable cow one day last week.

   Peter Belja has moved on the Miles Peck farm north of Solon.

   The familiar countenance of Mrs. Hays is again seen in town.

   Mr. and Mrs. Sager, of Freeville, spent Sunday with their son, H. E. Sager.

   Mr. Gambol, of Dryden, has moved on the Peck farm formerly occupied by Mr. Blanchard.

   Mrs. Tupper, of Syracuse, who has been visiting friends here for some time, returned home last week.

   Farmers that intend to build the Corning fence, barbed wire, would do well to call on Sager & Corcoran before buying elsewhere.

   The donation for the benefit of the minister, Elder Hazelton, was largely attended, the receipts were about forty-six dollars and all report having a very pleasant time.

TAYLOR.

   I. H. Smith has purchased the Cancrosse place.

   Mrs. Nelson Potter is in a very critical condition.

   Dyer Perkins of Cincinnatus was in town Sunday.

   George Jacquins is delivering nursery stock in this vicinity.

   Lytle Martin, a former resident of this place, died at his home in Cuyler, last week.

   We hear that Alonzo Jacquins has rented the Edmund Potter farm and will move on the same soon.

   School commenced in district No. 3, Monday morning, with Miss Clara Guier of Whitney's Point as teacher.

   CALUMET.

SOUTH CORTLAND.

   Mrs. Wm. Olmstead is very sick with pneumonia.

   Miss Bessie Bliss commenced her school again last Monday after a vacation of four weeks.

   Wilbur Sanders has been appointed superintendent of the Sunday-school in this place.

   Farmers are pushing their spring work as fast as possible. They are also using less fertilizers than usual on their spring crops.

   The young Grangers of the Chicago Grange, will have a literary and social entertainment at their hall on Friday evening of this week. All are invited.

   Erastus Cummings.who has been dangerously ill a long time with pneumonia and heart disease is now failing and cannot live but a few days. Dr. Henry, of Cortland, has charge of the case.

   Every farmer in this vicinity is receiving circulars of the Farmers League by the president, Edgar Knapp, devoted to the welfare of the farmers, and earnestly requested to join. We believe it is a good thing, in some way to get the farmers united for their own protection.

Mark Twain.

MARK TWAIN.

   Mark Twain is a close-knit, profuse-haired man of quiet manner, with shaggy, protruding eyebrows and a drooping reddish mustache tinged with gray. He speaks slowly and measuredly, sometimes lingering over a word and then accelerating the speed of the next few so as to make up for the delay. He waxes eloquent on the subject of international copyright, and has a habit when talking of staring fixedly at some imaginary object as if he had got hold of an idea and was determined to keep in sight of it. He writes a youthfully legible hand, but pigeon-holes a story for some years after writing it. He lives next door to Harriet Beecher Stowe, takes a long walk daily, smokes a corncob pipe, is seldom seen in New York, and can drive a bargain. He has more offers to lecture than any other man in America, and an accomplished wife who is utterly at a loss to see any fun in his books. He is rising five and fifty, doesn't look it, wears eye-glasses, and can get a laugh out of a grindstone or a civil engineer.—Once a Week.