IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN KELLOGG

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, December 12, 1890.

IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN KELLOGG.

   Stephen Kellogg was born June 18, 1804, in Rutland, Jefferson county, N. Y. Early in the '40s he moved into the town of Taylor, Cortland county. In the summer of 1842 be united in marriage with Miss Prudence Rockwell of the latter town, death claiming the young wife a year later.
   The more advanced citizens will remember the common school grammar of which Mr. Kellogg was the author. Though acquiring only a common school education, through energetic application to and perseverance in his life work deceased rose to a position of honor and influence being the oldest member of the Bar of the county at the time of his death.
   In the fall of 1846 Mr. Kellogg was married to Miss Nancy Dillenbeck. A family of six children were the fruits of this union, of whom five, Jasper L., of Lincoln, Neb.; Hon. Orris U., James L., and Miss Eugenia, of Cortland, and John M., of Ogdensburg—the latter now sitting as County Judge of St. Lawrence county—are still living. Mr. Wilber Kellogg, of Taylor, and Mrs. Nancy Pulford, of DeRuyter, are the only surviving brother and sister of the deceased.
   Some four or five years ago Mr. Kellogg sustained a paralytic shock, recovering his usual good health, however, until about the middle of November when an apparent slight cold developed into congestion of the lungs, resulting in death on the morning of the 29th of November, 1890. The funeral was attended from the residence of his son, O. U. Kellogg, Tuesday morning following. Burial was made at Taylor amid the scenes of his youthful days, many of his old-time associates attending the services conducted by the Rev. William B. Clark of Grace church.

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ACTION OF THE BAR.

   Monday evening, 1st inst., a meeting of the Cortland County Bar was held at the office of the County Judge to take action in regard to the funeral of Mr. Kellogg, Hon. Joseph E. Eggleston was chosen as chairman, and David W. Van Hoesen, secretary. Appropriate remarks were made by ex-Judge Stratton S. Knox, Messrs. Riley Champlin, W. C. Crombie, Dorr C. Smith and others, following which the Bar resolved to attend the funeral services in a body at the residence of Hon. O. U. Kellogg. A committee was also appointed to draft resolutions for publication.

   A meeting of the members of the Cortland County Bar, called to take appropriate action upon the death of Stephen Kellogg was held at the office of Hon. J. E Eggleston, Monday evening, December 1st, 1890. Judge Eggleston was made chairman of the meeting, and D. W. Van Hoesen, secretary, and after fitting remarks and reminiscences by several of the members of the Bar present, a committee was appointed to draft suitable resolutions. At a subsequent meeting of the committee the following resolutions were adopted :

   WHEREAS, An all wise Providence has seen fit to remove by death Stephen Kellogg, an aged and honored member of the Cortland County Bar.

   WHEREAS, Our departed brother was a citizen of high character, an able, industrious and sagacious lawyer, always loyal and devoted to the interests of his clients, and ever true to the profession in which for more than thirty years he was an active and conspicuous practitioner.

   WHEREAS, The deceased was in all the relations of life a true friend, a kind neighbor, a wise counselor and true gentleman.

   WHEREAS, The deceased, by his many excellencies of mind and heart, has endeared himself to the Bar of Cortland County.

   Resolved, That in the death of Stephen Kellogg, the Bar of Cortland County has lost an able and distinguished member, a gentleman of high character and superior intelligence; a man whose long life has been one of usefulness to the community in which he lived, and creditable to the legal profession of which he was an able, honorable and respected member.

   Resolved, That the members of the Cortland County Bar attend the funeral of the deceased in a body, and that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of the deceased, and published in the village papers.

   S. S. KNOX,

   JAMES DOUGHERTY,

   T. E. COURTNEY,

   RILEY CHAMPLIN,

   D. W. VAN HOESEN,

   Committee.

Seriously Injured.

   Last Monday afternoon as Mr. Thos. Welsh, of this village, was driving down South Main street, Mr. C. Warren Kenyon, an elderly citizen of Scott, started to cross the street in front of Beaudry's Department store. Looking up the street he saw Mr. Welsh coming, and instead of retreating or proceeding on his way, stopped, apparently unable to decide what to do, and threw up his hands. Mr. Welsh immediately undertook to take up his horse but was unable to bring him down or to turn him aside before striking Mr. Kenyon, who was thrown down and tumbled about considerably. The cutter was tipped over and Welsh was thrown out, the horse dragging him as far as H. B. Hubbard's store—some thirty rods—when he was stopped. The cutter was righted up and he returned to the scene of the accident.

   Mr. Kenyon was taken to Dr. Didama's office in the Schermerhorn building where his injuries were dressed, after which he was removed to the Cortland House. It was at first thought that he might be injured internally, but Drs. Didama and Dana, think that with the exception of broken ribs and some few bruises, his injuries are not of a serious nature. Mr. Welsh tendered his services and offered to do anything in his power towards making the injured man as comfortable as possible. We understand he was not driving at a rapid gait, but as the horse is hard in the bit he was unable to bring him up in time to avoid the collision. The fourth and tenth ribs on Mr. Kenyon's right side were fractured and there was quite a swelling just above the hips on the right side of his back. At this writing his condition is materially improved.

A Day in London.

   Mr. Samuel Serene, better known is these parts as Dr. Miles G. Hyde, has written and published a charming little book entitled "The Story of a Day in London," and the same is on sale at D. F. Wallace & Co.'s bookstore in this place. The literary critic of the New York News has this to say of it:

   The merit and the attraction of the book lie in its simplicity and purity of diction, its Addisonian style heightened by much of the quiet but cutting satire of Swift, and its telling of a tale as one keenly observant and yet not malevolently critical of events within his personal experience might be supposed to relate the narrative for the entertainment, perhaps the instruction, of some friends at a winter fireside or a summer gathering sub tegmine fagi. There is need in this country for the encouragement by the people and by publishers of book writing of this kind, quaintly and pleasantly, never offensively, satirical and designed to "hold the mirror up to nature" without recourse to the gymnastics of literature or the invention of unnatural, not to say impossible, dramatic situations.

   Friends of the doctor in this county, and they are many, will avail themselves of the opportunity presented to read this exceedingly well-written and entertaining little book.

Meeting of the Carriage Builders.

   During the day yesterday the Carriage builders' association of the State of New York held their regular monthly meeting at the Globe Hotel. The following gentlemen were in attendance: President, C. C. Bradley of Syracuse; secretary, W. D. Tisdale of Cortland; treasurer, George H. Babcock of Watertown; George Brockway of Homer; L. J. Fitzgerald, A. J. Aird, H. M. Whitney, George C. Hubbard, R. D. Woodford of Cortland, H. Longendyke, C. S. Larrabee of Binghamton; J. M. Carpenter, F. W. Babcock, C. W. Conde, C. K. Brown, W. B. Sylvester of Watertown; W. S. Bunnell, H. A. Moyer, F. C. Gowing and J. D. Whitney of Syracuse.

   Most of the time was taken up by the discussion of topics of interest to the trade. A bright outlook was reported and the trade is moving briskly. The annual election of the organization will take place at the next annual meeting in January.—Syracuse Standard Dec. 11.

Death of Samuel Conger.

   Born in Washington county, February 22, 1807, Mr. Conger moved to Cortland county settling in Freetown, where he resided until about 1860, when he removed to this town and established a large business as dealer in farm products and packing pork for future market. Several years ago deceased was attacked by Bright's disease, but continued quite active until just prior to his death—even walking out as far as the barn on Saturday of last week. He was stricken with apoplexy Saturday and died Tuesday morning at the advanced age of 83 years. The funeral was held from his late residence at Popeville, [Franklin County], Thursday at 11 A. M. Deceased was father to Mr. Melvin Conger, of this village.

Not Guilty.

   Miss Myra Sheppard, of Whitney's Point, recently caused the arrest of C. L. Spencer, of Virgil, on the charge of bastardy. The case came up for trial before Justices D. L. Maxfield and D. W. Burdick, of the former place, and eight days were consumed in taking evidence.

   Miss Sheppard swore that she met Spencer for the first time at a dance at the hotel in Virgil, last January, and had never seen him since. Her child was born in September last. Spencer proved by several witnesses that he was not at the dance at all, and therefore could not have met Miss Sheppard. The Justices decided last Saturday that Spencer was not guilty of the offence charged, and he was discharged. John P. Wheeler, Esq., appeared for the People and Ex-Judge A. P. Smith, of Cortland, for the defendant.

FROM EVERYWHERE.

   Petroleum has been discovered in Hancock county, Ill.

   Farmer's Institute at Whitney's Point, March 18 and 19, 1891.

   The State Dairymen's Association will meet at Walton, N. Y., Dec. 9-11.

   Four masons recently laid 60,000 brick in three days and seven hours, on the Desky building, Seneca Falls.

   Syracuse is 404.34 feet above mean low tide at Governor's Island, New York harbor, and Cortland 1,109 feet.

   Erastus Maxson, Brookfield, has a cat that catches partridges, woodcock, gray squirrels and other small game. [Sell your hunting dog, buy the cat--CC editor.]

   An English writer estimates that on an average every British workman spends a dollar a week for beer and twenty-five cents a week for tobacco.

   Nineteen dollars worth of silver is found to the ton of rock on Mrs. H. E. Decker's farm near Watkins, and it can be separated at a cost of $1 per ton. A stock company to work the mine is talked of.

   Delaware county not only leads in the making of excellent butter, but has the champion dairymaid as well. A lady at South Mountain, 83 years old, is said to take care of the milk from fifteen to eighteen cows daily.

   Charles Jefferson, a prisoner awaiting trial for bigamy, escaped from the Ithaca jail last Monday afternoon. The sheriff allowed him the liberty of a corridor to do some cleaning and when he went to lock him up the bird had flown.

   Peter Dempsey, a cooper, 23 years old, a nephew of Jack Dempsey, the prize fighter, was stabbed in three places and perhaps mortally injured at Brooklyn, Sunday evening, while protecting a young girl from the assault of two Poles.

   Senator Hearst's gold mine is the largest in a group of mines near Deadwood, South Dakota, and is said to be the richest mine in the world. Three thousand miners are employed upon it, and they take out from $150,000 to $200,000 every month.

   China is the country for Henry George. It is said that all the land there belongs to the state, and a trifling sum per acre, never altered through long centuries, is paid as rent. This is the only tax in the country, and it amounts to about sixty cents per head.

   One of the facts brought to light by the census, is that the increase of our population by birth is decreasing—that the tendency of the times among the well-to-do and wealthy, is to small families. One fifth of our native married women are childless. Such are the demands of fashionable society. Hence the inquiry: Is marriage a failure?—Exchange.