The Cortland Democrat, Friday, May 29,
1891.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
CHENANGO.—The
officials of Norwich are raiding disorderly houses.
Sherburne
village, which has a special charter, will re-incorporate under the general act.
A Sherburne
lad named Sawyer died of lockjaw, resulting from having a foot crushed by cars.
Chenango
county's new poor-house will be built of brick, on the old site in Preston, at
a cost of $17,787.
Fred
Martin, a little boy living in Greene, was noticed lugging home a pickerel one
day last week that he had caught in the river, which weighed nearly three pounds.
Howard
Pike, lately of McDonough, gives ten years of hard labor to the State of Ohio
in the Columbus prison for burglary. He is wanted in Allegany for horse stealing
and rape.
A horse
in Afton ran away one day last week, and in the wagon to which he was attached
was 200 dozen eggs. These were thrown out, but so nicely had the eggs been
packed that none were broken.
One of
the wonders of the world—the Lyon Brook bridge—between Oxford and Norwich, is
undergoing extensive repairs and alterations. Besides new ties and stringers,
the bridge is to receive a new iron railing, crossing the entire structure.
While
working in his garden, Friday, W. H. Gardner, of Norwich, unearthed a tomahawk,
which was buried about a foot underground and covered with a large flat stone.
Mr. Gardner has had the weapon polished, and will keep the Indian relic, which
is a fine specimen.
Gilbert
Sherwood, of Oxford, brought a novel alarm clock from the south with him, in
the form of a brilliant tropical red bird. At sunrise it begins a soft flute
like whistle, increasing in sound and growing louder and louder until the noise
is enough to deafen the occupants of the room.
MADISON.—A
canal steamboat makes daily trips between Canastota and Rome.
Mrs.
Harvey Everts of Erieville, aged 88 years, broke a hip by a fall, Saturday.
122 acres
of celery will be grown near Chittenango Station, against 30 last year.
The
Co-operative Fire Relief Association of Madison County has been duly incorporated.
Madison
County's first Farmers' Alliance Lodge was organized at Hamilton, the 9th.
The
Bamboo Furniture Company at Canastota received a cargo of bamboo poles from
Japan, last week.
Two large
barns on the Pennock farm near Chittenange Station, were burned Thursday, with
their contents.
S. J.
Harris of Oneida had a ball put through his hand while repairing an old revolver,
Thursday.
A $2,500
canning factory is to be built at Vernon, the people there subscribing $750 and
guaranteeing to plant 200 acres of corn.
Twenty-five
portraits of prominent past and present members of the Madison county bar adorn
the walls of the court house at Morrisville.
Chris
Ankkest, who burglarized the Hubbardsville post office, was sentenced to pay a
fine of $25 and four years in the Erie county penitentiary.
Mrs.
Norton Metcalf, whose husband was murdered by Virgil Jackson, at Vernon Centre,
March 15, 1888, for which the murderer was hanged in Utica, was married at
Clinton, on the 6th inst., to Everett J. Francisco. The evidence showed that Jackson
was on intimate terms with Mrs. Metcalf, whose husband was shot down in her
presence. Francisco was a witness in the case.
TOMPKINS.—The
new Groton hotel is to be ready for business early in September.
Now is
the time to begin to arrange for exhibits for the County Fair, which will be
held Sept. 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th.
Wesley
Camp, of Lansing, was recently thrown out of his wagon while exercising a colt
and the effects from the shock were so severe as to confine him to the bed for several
days.
John Lundergan
was run into by a bicyclist on Monday evening while passing along Cascadilla
street, Ithaca, and had his right arm dislocated at the shoulder, and his elbow
was injured.
On
Thursday last constable Yorhis, of Ithaca, went to Dryden and took into custody
Albert Monroe, alleged to be an insane person. Monroe had previously been in
the asylum. When brought to Ithaca Monroe was cared for by friends until his examination,
which took place on Tuesday.
Will
Pierce of Peruville had considerable of an experience Saturday night in coming
from Groton by meeting a bicycle in the narrower part of the road. The colt he
was driving turned about, threw him off the bank and bruised him up generally.
It seems hardly right that these cyclers should be given an equal privilege in
our much traveled highways.
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| Northfield Tunnel. Photo courtesy of WBNG/TV. |
The
railroad men on the O. & W. are looking forward to the 15th of June as the
day they intend going through the zig-zag tunnel. The side arches are all complete,
and all the details of getting the track in shape are being rapidly pushed forward.
Mr. John Babcock, who has been in charge of the tunnel ever since its starting,
is still there. The present tracks of the zig-zag will be taken up and used for
sidings.—Middletown Times.
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HERE
AND THERE.
Memorial exercises will be held in Homer at
1:30, to-morrow afternoon.
The Mikados, of Syracuse, will play the Normals
on the fair grounds, Saturday afternoon.
The Normals defeated the Ithaca High School
nine at the latter place last Saturday, by a score of 17 to 12.
The Citizens' band will hold their first annual
picnic at Floral Trout Park, on Saturday, May 30th.
The 45th Separate Company's foot-ball team
will play the Y. M. C. A. team on the fair grounds, Saturday afternoon.
The chaotic sounding of the fire alarm at 10
P. M., Sunday, for a blaze out near Summerhill, was not appreciated by many Cortlandites.
Edgcomb & Ballard, the well known
furniture dealers, have a large and fine assortment of baby carriages in stock.
Read their advertisement elsewhere.
Messrs. Kellogg & Curtis announce
a special sale of dry goods for eight days, commencing to-day and ending June
6th. See mammoth advertisement on eighth page.
Messrs. O'Leary & Dowd have recently placed
in position a new and improved set of bar fixtures, which with newly papered walls
and fresh paint upon the woodwork, gives the interior of the American House a genial
air of welcome to guests.
At 8 o'clock this evening the marriage ceremony
[fund-raising theatre event—CC editor] of Mr. Teika Kio and Miss Tuska A. Lama will
occur at the Baptist church in this village. Only 15 cents admission entitles
you to partake of the feast as well as witness the ceremony.
State Game Constable Henry C. Carr, of Union
Springs, was in town last week and held a conference with Game Constable J. Grassman.
It is understood that Mr. Carr was here to see about prosecuting parties for
spearing trout in this vicinity.
Receipt of goods for shipment are exceedingly
large at both the D. L. & W. and E. C. & N. depots during May, already
exceeding the April showing, which was far in excess of any corresponding month
for several years past.
George P. Cushman, overseer of the State
Grange, is expected to be present and deliver an address at the County Council,
P. of H., June 2d. A full attendance is desired, as Mr. Cushman is one of the leading
members of the order in the State.
Two female swindlers are going the rounds in
neighboring towns. One sells patterns of dress goods guaranteed to contain a
certain number of yards, but which are short several yards. The other sells chances
on a bed quilt and a watch, though she possesses neither.
Saturday afternoon, 30th inst., a grand picnic
will be held at Floral Trout park by the Citizens' band. Good music and dancing
will be a feature of the afternoon and evening. Dance tickets are placed at 50
cents. This local musical organization is striving to uniform the members.
In the announcement of the list of teachers engaged
for the public schools in the last issue of the DEMOCRAT, unintentionally the
names of Miss Mary L. Fairchilds and Miss Mary Van Bergen were omitted. Both
ladies are well and favorably known in social as well as educational circles.
Beginning Sunday, June 7th, the E. C. &
N. railroad will run the first Sylvan Beach
Sunday excursion train for the season. The price of a round trip ticket has been
placed at the very low price of $1 from Cortland. As the regular week day trip
costs $1.75 each way, the public can easily figure out as to the liberality of
the railroad management. Train leaves at 10:31 A. M., returning at 5:26 P. M., Sundays.
At the close of the conferring of the Red Cross
degree upon three applicants, last Friday
evening, a banquet was given at the Messenger House to some forty comrades of
the Cortland Commandery, No. 50, K. T., and their friends. Among the guests
were grand commandery officers: George McGowan, G. C., and Col. E. L. Gaul, G.
Gen.; E. P. Magoun, P. C., Lafayette commandery, No. 7, K. T. was also present.
A pleasant evening at progressive euchre was
enjoyed at the parlors of the Wheel club, last Friday evening. Miss Bissel,
Miss Stewart, Miss Mourin, Miss Marcey, Miss Stevens and Mr. Sandford were
present from Glen Haven. Light refreshments were served at the close of the
game. Miss Stewart and Mr. John F. Dalton secured the honors, while no small
amount of genuine amusement was occasioned when the booby trophies—a pack of
Old Maid cards and toy drum—were confidentially awarded to Mrs. E. Frank
Squires and barker Herbert Smith. The event closed with a brief season of
terpsichorean pleasure.
Farmers' Institute at Peck's Hall, Marathon,
Wednesday, June 3d.
Austin M. Tibbitts, of this village, has secured
letters patent on a metal bending machine.
Warner Rood and Gideon Wright have formed a
co-partnership for the manufacture of brooms.
The Patrons of Husbandry of Cortland county
will meet in council Tuesday, June 2d, in Iron Hall, corner of Main and
Railroad streets, Cortland, commencing promptly at 10 A. M.
Mr. Clinton Shoals, for some years past connected
with the Farmers' Hotel on Port Watson street, has assumed charge of the
Central Hotel stables, where he will be pleased to see his many friends.
The number of children of school age residing
in the first ward, as enrolled by census enumerator J. F. Wheeler, is 461, as
against 516 in 1890. The second ward promises to far exceed last year.
G. A. Conable is preparing albums containing
thirty-six views of old landmarks and prominent buildings in Cortland, at the
studio of Beardsley & Conable, Democrat building, 12 Railroad street.
D. E. Kinney's grey gelding,
"Bluelight," obtained fourth position in the 2:50 race at Auburn, on
Wednesday, and D. Bauder's "Maxey B" paced in the 2:27 class Thursday
afternoon. Up to the hour of going to press the result had not been received.
Homer citizens are discussing the matter of
erecting a primary school building in the west part of that village. The number
of children in that section, distance to union school, and danger to which
children are exposed in crossing the railroad, are powerful arguments. Definite
action will be taken later.
Mr. Hugh Duffey, of this place, has just purchased
a fine pair of standard bred mares from parties near Buffalo that are calculated
to fill the eye of every lover of good horses. The span arrived on Tuesday, and
many of our horsemen have been looking them over since their arrival, and all
agree that they are a splendid pair.
A new wagon was placed upon the United States
company's route in this village, yesterday noon, with Mr. Charles Tamlin in
charge. The business has so increased that one wagon could not care for the
factories and business houses. Local manager Bushby styles the new arrival as "the
limited"—it doing the business streets.
The twenty-seventh annual re-union of the
185th Regt., N. Y. V., will be held in the armory in Syracuse, on Thursday, June
11th, 1891. A portrait album of the regiment is being prepared and comrades are
requested to send copies of their photographs to the secretary, H. W. Clarke, Syracuse,
at once. Friends of deceased comrades are requested to send photographs of the
dead soldiers.
Mr. H. L. Hoyt, of Auburn, is organizing a
branch of the People's Building Loan and Saving Association in this place. The "People's"
is the largest building and loan association in the State, and has made an average
of 14 per cent to its members for the past three years. Particulars will be furnished
by Mr. Hoyt at the Cortland House, or by Mr. Enos E. Mellon, at his office.
Dr. E. B. Nash was arrested Tuesday morning
on a body execution in the suit brought by Jennie H. Fulton against him for
defamation of character, which was tried last January, and which resulted in a verdict
for Miss Fulton for $450. Execution had been issued and returned unsatisfied. Messrs.
A. Sager and W. B. Stoppard promptly gave bail for the doctor and he is now on
the limits.
Mr. John E. Sharp, of this village, has a
copy of "The Massachusetts Republican," published at Fitchburg,
Mass., and dated June 27th, 1834. The paper is well preserved, and it contains,
among other interesting matter, a column and a half of anecdotes concerning
Col. Ethan Allen, while in prison in London, and after his release. It also
contains the announcement of the death of Gen. Lafayette, which occurred in
Paris, on the 20th of the preceding month.
Several weeks ago the DEMOCRAT called attention
to the efforts of [Fire department] chief engineer John F. Dowd to establish the sounding of
standard time at 12 M. So heartily does it meet the approval of Cortland people
that, should the Board of Trustees concur, an unanimous request for one stroke
on the city hall bell at 7 A. M., 12 M. and 6 P. M., will be asked for. These
hours would in nowise conflict with the working hours of the janitor, even if
the indicator required closing after each notice of time.
Notice.
[Paid Advertisement.]
Whereas my wife, Delia, has left my bed and
board without just cause or provocation, I hereby forbid all persons trusting her
or giving her credit on my account as I shall pay no bills contracted by her.
BURTON J. LIVINGSTON.
Solon, N. Y., May 19, 1891. (9w3)
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