FREETOWN, "A BUSY LITTLE TOWN"

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, April 10, 1891.

TOWN REPORTS.

FREETOWN.

   Agents are more plenty than grasshoppers.

   Mr. Dell Carson visited at D. K. Allen's recently.

   Mrs. Chauncey Tuttle spent last week in Cortland.

   Mr. John Davis called on friends in Marathon Friday.

   The Epworth League will meet on Saturday evening for business.

   Miss Ida Pickett is very sick. Doctor Winters of Marathon attends her.

   Sugar is being made in an abundance, and mud is plenty, yet news is dry.

   Charley Japhet of Marathon was a welcome guest at John Grant's Sunday.

   Mrs. Stanton, who was sick at her sisters, has been able to return home. She is yet very feeble.

   Mr. Charles Slocumb and lady, also lawyer Tuttle and lady, of Cortland, attended church here Sunday.

   Mr. Theodore Shepherd, our cheese maker, visited Marathon on business preparatory to opening the factory.

   Rev. Fred Knight, preached from these words, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

   We have quite a busy little town, four lodges in prospering condition, a large cheese factory, one store prospering, two churches, two wagon shops, two blacksmith shops, one cooper shop, one repair shop, no shoemaker, one school house and quite a number of dwelling houses.

   KATE [local correspondent]
   [Click on highlighted caption FREETOWN above for history of Freetown--CC editor.]

SCOTT.

   "Grippe" has come. He won't be put off.

   Sam Case has sold his farm to Lynn Alvord.

   Mrs. John B. Cottrell is suffering from a bad sore upon her ankle.    

   Dr. Hallie Ball is visiting at his uncle's, S. R. McConnell, in this town.

   The G. A. R.'s and wives had a party at Reuben Butts on Monday evening.

   S. J. Hazard and children, and Oscar Maxson are under the doctor's care.

   Mrs. Ray Jenks of Cortland was buried in the new cemetery here on Monday.

   Mrs. Charles Mason and Mrs. Ellery Barber have returned from a visit to Syracuse.

   Considerable maple sugar is likely to be made this spring after all. Snow storms are frequent.

   Missing.—The road scraper points, purchased by our road commissioner. Scranton papers please copy.

   Mr. Perry Barber of Allegany county is in town visiting friends. He moved from here over twenty years since.

   We learn that Mrs. Webster of Tully, of the celebrated "Webster family" of singers, is dead. Cause, pneumonia.

   We understand Mr. Fuller of the Central Hotel here, has made arrangements to leave town, and that a man from Willett is to take his place in the hotel the first of May next.

   At the church and society meeting held at the S. D. B. Church last Sunday evening, M. G. Frisbie, C. C. Clarke, D. F. Allen and A. W. Babcock were elected trustees.

   Many in this town were shocked to hear of the death of Miss Ione Barber in Cortland. We learn that her death was sudden, and that a coroner's jury has been summoned to act in the matter.

   Wm. D. Hunt, Esq., has moved his office into the "Grinnell House," where he will be found ready to draw papers and perform all duties pertaining to his office with dispatch and correctness, and upon reasonable terms.

   We are rather glad the time for voting upon the Prohibitory Amendment is postponed and will not be taken before November. A worse time for the temperance forces could not have been pitched upon than April. Thousands in the country would be disfranchised by moving from one election to another, bad roads, and busy with spring's work, etc. In cities none of these would be encountered. And besides a special election would cost a fortune, which seems needless.

   One day last week, Mr. Cullen Bockes of this place went to Homer and fell into the company of Dan Donohue and Timothy Nunian also of this town. Mr. Donohue had just received $75 which he was to pay in toward a place recently purchased, and they wished to ride with Mr. Bockes to Scott. Mr. Donohue borrowed of Mr. Bockes 50 cents with which to treat, just before starting, not wishing to break in on the $75. Arriving near Scott village the team was halted and Donohue got out at L. J. Green's, and a little farther on Nunian stopped at the Grinnell hotel. An examination of the pockets of Donohue revealed the loss of the $75, which he was known to have by certain parties when in Homer. It has not yet been found by the owner.

PREBLE.

   Milk 2 cts. per qt. at the depot.

   It is winter again in Preble.

   There are four Gay farmers in town and we are happy.

   Morris Spore has commenced work on his house again.

   A few of our Preble folks are afflicted with the la grippe.

   $1.75 for a hundred of meal! "How far up is dot for high?"

   D. S. Hunt is not attending the Normal as reported in the Standard.

   Thirty cent butter has frightened the growth out of veal calves. They are slim and few in number.

   Our boys say we are in for a long spell of dry weather soon, so slack your thirst before the snow water is all gone.

   Perry Haynes occupies the corner block in the 1st ward and is at present out of a job. Oh, ye editor, engage him ere it is too late.

   Dr. Johnson does not move to Tully as reported. By the way Mr. "Bonum" of the Standard, (who resides in sleepy hollow), where does Patsey Garvey, of Preble, live? I have been hunting for him in the last census report and he is not in sight. You will have to guess at his name again and people who want the correct news must read the DEMOCRAT.

   Preble had two fires last Friday. Benjamin Rofes's house, occupied by Frank Mills was burned. Mr. Mills saved most of his furniture but not all. The other which was put out before it made much headway, was in the 1st ward and in the 2nd story of Diff's restaurant and dining parlors. Diff had an unusual heavy rush in his dining department in the afternoon and he got his stove and pipe above very hot. (Abb Randall was taking in a few eggs for his stomach sake) and the fire caught above from the pipe but a timely discovery prevented heavy loss.

   The birds had a severe April fool this year.

   The dear little robin,

   He came to us in March;

   Now he is a bobbing,

   Or he'd freeze stiff as starch.

   In the south he'd better be,

   Where days are long and warm;

   Less hardships he would see,

   Far from the cold snow storm.

HARFORD MILLS.

   Mr. L. E. Hay has gone to Michigan.

   Mr. Asa Green has moved to Syracuse.

   Mrs. Ransom Jennings was buried last Friday.

   Fred Hollenbeck, of Virgil, has moved on the Hackett place.

   They have a new postmaster at Harford—Mr. N. G. Wilcox.

   Mr. Lewis Hines has moved to Athens. He has a job in the bridge shop.

   Delos Vincent caught three trout that weighed two and one-quarter pounds.

   Mr. Charles Harrington has been confined to the house with the grippe the past week.

   Mr. Francis Granger has returned from Florida, where he has been spending the winter.

   The greatest catch of fish, as yet reported, is six trout and fifteen suckers, by Wallace Parker.

   Our district school commenced on Monday last, with the Misses Blanche Parker and Hattie Pollard as teachers.

   A young man by the name of Smith, of Ithaca, was in town on Monday, looking after blooded fowls for breeding purposes. He made some of our poultry fanciers happy.

   This community was shocked to hear of the death of Dr. Stacy, a son of Wm. Stacy, of this place. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community. It admonishes us that the young may die.

   Everybody is sick or has been with grippe, and if this cold, raw weather lasts, the grippe will last too, but as we have one full fledged doctor and two students in our midst, the grippe will have to yield sooner or later.

   We noticed the genial sheriff of Cortland in town last Saturday He came in on the train, but as he had not got his visit out when the train pulled past him on the depot steps, he went out of town on foot. Be ready, "Harl," for delays are dangerous.

   Our union Christian Methodist societies have split, and the Methodists are holding meetings at the Grange hall. Last Sunday they organized a Sabbath school with thirty-eight members, with Mr. A. Beckman as superintendent. Let the good work go on, but is there to be a dividing line between denominations in the other world?

   CHIP.

GROTON CITY.

   Mrs. Alanson Hatfield is sick with la grippe.

   Considerable maple sugar was made last week. Several farmers around here are shipping their sugar.

   The neighbors have helped Mr. Allen Odell to boil his sap, which was wasting while his family was sick.

   The post office was moved last week to Mr. Milo Gillen's store, and Mr. Gillen has assumed his new duties as postmaster.

   Misses Clara and Hattie Webster of Cortland spent last Saturday and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Webster.

   Mr. and Mrs. Charles Odell of South Cortland, and Mrs. Giles Odell of Cortland, have been at Mr. Allen Odell's helping to care for the sick.

   Mr. Herman Odell has been quite low the past week. At last reports the Dr. was in hopes he was a little better. His wife is also very sick with la grippe. The neighbors and friends have been to help care for them. Dr. Helen Westfall is the attending physician. Rev. Mr. Hamilton of Cortland, called last week to offer his sympathy and give consolation to the much afflicted family.

   AUNT CELESTIA.

EAST HOMER.

   Several new cases of grip in the place.

   Rev. Mr. Platts of Scott supplied the pulpit of the M. E. Church here last Sunday.

   Mrs. W. H. Robertson has been spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Eades, on west flats.

   Rev. W. H. Robertson is at Waverly, attending the Wyoming Conference of the M. E. Church.

   Married, in East Homer, April 3d, by Rev. W. Robertson, Mr. Melvin Haight of East Homer, and Miss Ella King of Cortland.

   The house of Mr. Benjamin Roof, situated on the Huntington farm about 2 1/2 miles from this place, and occupied by Frank Mills, was burned to the ground last week Friday. Mr. Mills succeeded in saving his household goods. There was a small insurance on the building in the Patrons' Fire Relief Association of Cortland county.

   UNCLE SI.

MARATHON.

   The leather board factory will be running about May 1, 1891.

   Pat Moloney's Irish Comedy Co., are to be at Hulbert Opera House on Tuesday, April 14th. They were here last season and secured a good house. The troupe are excellent and should draw a crowded house.

   The Quarto Centennial of the G. A. R. was held in the church and the occasion was one of the events of the season, Rev. Mr. Ordway delivered the address. Speeches were made by D. E. Whitman, A. G. Smith, Jas. H. Tripp and John J. Hickey.

   Rev E. R. D. Briggs has been appointed to preside over the Marathon district during the coming year. He formerly preached in the Methodist church at Morris, N. Y. Rev. D. C. Barnes former pastor of the M. E. church here goes to Brooklyn, Pa.

   Wm. Clark of the Climax Road Machine Co. was taken with a paralytic stroke in the spoke room of the Climax works on Thursday afternoon of last week. He was taken to his residence on Bradford street, where Dr. A. D. Reed was summoned. Fears were at first entertained regarding his recovery, but at present writing we are pleased to learn he is better. Mr. Clark had just moved his family from Union, N. Y., and in connection with his office work had overdone.

   An accident occurred at the depot in this place last week that came near being a serious affair. G. P. Squires drove a spirited team of horses to the depot after a relative of his son's wife. The morning trains pass this station and Mr. Squires supposed one had gone, but instead the other one came steaming into the station frightening the team, partly overturning the buggy and throwing the lady under the wheels. We learn the wheels ran over her but no serious injury resulted. Fortunately help was at hand and the animals were prevented from running away.

WILLETT.

   We noticed Will McCray in town last week.

   Chauncey Crittenden, who has been spending some time in Pennsylvania, has returned home and reports abundance of snow there.

   School commenced yesterday, with Miss Davern, of Cortland, as teacher in the higher department, and Miss Gardiner, of this place, is the teacher in the primary department.