MRS. MCFARLAN'S WILL

Seth Thomas mantel clock.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, February 15, 1895.

Mrs. McFarlan's Will.

   The will of the late Mrs. Francis A. McFarlan of this place was proved last  Monday morning. She gives to her sister Mrs. Eliza H. Morse of Toledo, O., $5,000, to Miss Mary A. Morris, who had lived with her for several years past, $3,000, to Miss Anna K. Eggleston of Buffalo, the adopted daughter of a deceased sister of the same name $2,000, to Miss Emma Wadman of Syracuse, formerly of Cortland, $500, to James Burke, her coachman $600 and $100 per year for every year he remained in her service after Aug. 25, [1884]. To his sister Mrs. Esther P. Goodyear of Buffalo, her Terwilleger safe, side-board, silver-plated coffee urn, a quantity of silverware, her father's family bible, mahogany rocker and the set of furniture in front chamber.

   To Eliza K. Morse, gold-banded china, cut glass ware, several pieces of furniture, India and lace shawls.

   To Mary R. Plant, daughter of Mrs. Morse of Wood Lake, Mich., all her sealskin furs.

   All the rest of the fine furniture, silverware, crockery and household goods are given to her sisters Mrs. Mary Ann Dwight, Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Goodyear, Miss Morris and her nephews and nieces. Her gold watch and chain, together with a lot of fine furniture, silver-plated ware and crockery and Seth Thomas clock goes to Miss Mary A. Morris.

   To Fred Simmons of Syracuse, she gives her husband's gold watch and chain.

   To her executors $3,000, the interest to be used for the benefit of Albert W. Edgcomb of this place, the principle to be turned over to him in the discretion of the executors. In case of his death the principle to be equally divided among his living children.

   To the Cortland Co. Home for Aged Women of Homer, $1,000, if the executors are satisfied that the institution is properly managed.

   To the Cortland Hospital Association $1,000, with the same limitation.

   To the trustees of Park College at Parkville Wis., $1,000 to endow a scholarship.

   The residue to be divided into three equal parts by the executors, one part to go to Albert B. Kinne of San Francisco, one to Mary Ann Dwight of San Francisco,  and the use of the third share to Eliza R. Morse during life. After her death her share is to be paid to her daughter Mary R. Plant of Wood Lake, Mich.

   Messrs. Calvin P. Walrad and John W. Suggett of Cortland are appointed executors and trustees under the will.

ERIE & C. N. Y. R. R. tracks followed pink line on this map.

Erie & Central New York Railroad.

   At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Erie & Central N. Y. Railroad Co. held in the office of Irving H. Palmer in this village on Wednesday the following directors were elected for the ensuing year: W. D. Tisdale, James S. Squires, C. P. Walrad, C. W. Stoker, C. B. Hitchcock, Harrison Wells, D. F. Wallace, Geo. C. Hubbard, T. H. Wickwire, Irving H. Palmer, Geo. H. Holmes, Frank H. Cobb, H. M. Kellogg.

   Inspectors of Election—Messrs. Walrad, Stoker and Cobb.

   At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors the following officers were chosen:

   President—W. D. Tisdale.

   Vice President—C. P. Walrad.

   Secretary—H. M. Kellogg.

   Treasurer—Jas. S. Squires.

   Attorney—Irving H. Palmer.

   Encouraging letters from the construction companv were read in which the writer expressed the belief that they would be prepared to push the work of building the [Cortland-Cincinnatus] road in the early spring.

Telescoped the Train

   NORWICH. Feb. 9.—The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western passenger train due here at 12:45 P. M. was telescoped at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Wood's Corners, one mile north of this village, by a milk train. The baggage car and rear passenger coach were demolished. Both engines were wrecked. Several persons were slightly injured. The engineers and firemen escaped with but little injury. Baggageman Hall of Utica was hurt in the head and back, but is not seriously injured. Mrs. Roberts of Binghamton and her two children were severely shaken up and bruised. A blinding snow storm prevailed at the time of the accident,

   LATER—Mrs. Roberts youngest child died Monday from the injury received in the collision.

AFTER "DOC" MINCHON.

The Sheriff of Oneida Secures Requisition Papers.

   Sheriff Weaver of Oneida county arrived here yesterday afternoon with papers making requisition upon the Governor of Illinois for the transfer to the criminal authorities at Utica of "Doc" Minchon the notorious confidence man under arrest in Chicago for a green goods swindle.

   Minchon is wanted by the Oneida county officers to answer for a felony in assisting in the escape of Bunco King Tom O'Brien several years ago.

   O'Brien it will be remembered had been taken to Utica from Dannemora to appear before the United States Court on a writ of habeas corpus secured by his counsel. While O'Brien was in the city Minchon and others conspired together and brought about an avenue of escape for the Bunco King. One of the methods employed was getting O'Brien's keeper drunk. O'Brien and Minchon then fled to France and afterward went to South America. Minchon returned from Buenos Ayres only recently and has immediately fallen into the clutches of the law.

   Sheriff Weaver's papers were approved by the Governor and he then started for the west to secure the prisoner.

For Taxpayers.

   Editor of Cortland Democrat:

   SIR—Any charge of under modesty can hardly be sustained against the Trustees of this village since their move to the [State] Legislature for additional power to tax citizens for street improvements. The power of taxation should be most carefully and sacredly guarded and only given after careful and thorough investigation by competent and responsible authority, and a necessity discovered that fully justifies the act, and to the mind of the writer if there appears a deficiency of a necessary taxing power in the village charter the proper course is to bring the matter to the attention of the citizens. Call a meeting and appoint a committee of eminent citizens, taxpayers, to fully investigate the subject and recommend the proper action necessary. The revenue for the support and administration of the affairs of the village are derived very largely from the real estate, and after the owner of it is taxed fully for carrying on its affairs and the making of all proposed improvements, to give the trustees power to make such improvements as they may choose in front of his or her premises and bring a bill against the owner for one-half the cost of the same, is open to objection, as to the propriety and fairness of such a course.

   Is it not time owners of real estate looked into this matter before they find themselves in a position they can not easily extricate themselves from, and a decline in the price of their holdings is upon them.

   H. J. MESSENGER.

License Commissioner.

   Mr. Henry M. Phillips has been nominated for Excise Commissioner of this town by those who favor the granting of license and the restricting of the same within proper limits. Mr. Phillips is a temperate man and a highly respectable citizen. For twenty years he was the leading brick manufacturer of this vicinity and resided on a farm on Clinton-ave. Two years ago he retired from active business pursuits and moved into the village where he has since resided. He is in favor of granting license to proper persons only and believes that those who enjoy this privilege should be made to live up to the precise requirements of the law. Such a platform ought to satisfy reasonable citizens.

   For the past two years we have had a no-license board; but it has not restricted the sale of liquor in the least. The town has been deprived of between $2,000 and $3,000 revenue per annum and now the board of trustees of the village has been petitioned to submit a proposition to the people appropriating $2,000 of their money for the purpose of prosecuting offenders. Is it worth while to pay such a high figure for such no-license as we have been enjoying for the past two years?

    The towns of Groton, Dryden and Owego have tried no-license for the past two or three years and last Tuesday they elected commissioners who favor granting license. All but two of the towns in Onondaga did the same. If good men are elected, men who will discharge their duties fearlessly, the traffic can be restricted within proper limits. From lifelong acquaintance with Mr. Phillips we are led to the belief that he will do his duty fearlessly and shirk no responsibility. Mr. Phillips is a republican.

Chauncey M. Depew.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

Men and Potatoes.

(From the New York Sun, Feb. 9.)

   Mr. George Brown of Brooklyn, with whom we have already had some correspondence about strike matters, asks "why the workingman should have a market value or figure for his services the same as you would put upon potatoes or any other commodity?"

   Because all men are alike, and as laborers, by their hands or their heads, without any discrimination whatsoever, they are all commodities, with their worth measured by the market price just like the potato. There is no difference between high priced goods like railroad presidents, such as Chauncey Mitchell Depew of New York and George Roberts of Pennsylvania, and a potato. Each is traded in according to the market price. The big railroad men get great wages because the latter are necessary to allure them from other pursuits where their talents would bring them large returns. At every move in life, at every stage of the competition, they are but potatoes, absolutely.

   If Providence should suddenly inundate us with an army of men fit for railroad presidents, their price would decline. If it should suddenly cut off our potatoes, substituting nothing for them, the price of potatoes would go up. Between the potato and the railroad president or the great commercial magnate of any sort, there is no grade or sort of commodity, human or otherwise, which is not bought and sold by the market price.

   One effect of labor organizations apparently is to get the men who specially classify themselves as "laborers" so stuck on themselves as to imagine finally that they are unique, and entitled to other laws than those governing the rest of the world. We are all laborers, and in respect of the market price of us, we are all potatoes. The man who feels his pride hurt when confronted by this unchangeable fact is a fool.

He Wants a Receiver.

   Last fall Mr. D. B. Parce of So. Otselic sold his interest in the Cortland Manufacturing Company, Limited, to lawyer J. B. Kline of Syracuse. The latter claims that the former did not tell him of certain promissory notes of the company upon which he was an endorser. Parce renewed the notes once or twice and then went to Florida to spend the winter. When the notes fell due again Kline endorsed some of them but finally refused to endorse others and has applied to the court to be appointed receiver of the company. The works have been closed this week but as soon as a receiver is appointed they will be opened and the present stock will be finished up and sold. It is believed that the company will be able to pay its obligations in full.

HERE AND THERE.

   The new engines at the [streetcar] power house have been set up and are now in operation.

   E. J. Pennington is exhibiting the new motor cycle at the cycle show in Elmira.

   The high winds of Friday last demolished one of the large plate windows in Maher Bros. store.

   Harrison Wells has let the contract for putting a new front on the store occupied by I. Whiteson, the clothier.

   The no-license convention held in Firemen's hall last Saturday evening nominated Prof. J. E. Banta for excise commissioner.

   A branch of the Salvation army will open up in Collins hall, 31 Main-st., Sunday at 3 P. M. The army will make a permanent stay here.

   Last Sunday at the hospital Dr. Higgins removed Mr. William Young's left eye. It was thought necessary in order to save the sight of the other eye.

   Mr. E. W. Bates, who owns the grocery building burned last week on Groton-ave., will rebuild as soon as the weather will permit and the insurance is adjusted.

   There are a good many citizens living on prominent streets in this village who do not pretend to shovel the snow from their sidewalks at all The city fathers should do their duty in the premises and require all sidewalks to be cleared of snow by eight o'clock A. M. In case of failure the street commissioners should have the walks shoveled and charge the expense to the owner of the property. The village charter furnishes the trustees with the necessary authority. For some days past some of the walks in town have been a disgrace to any civilized community.