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| Trolley in McGrawville, N. Y. Electric cars ran southeast from the junction of West Main and North Street in McGrawville, following Trout Brook to Polkville, then northwest to Cortland following Route 11, then along the east side of the Tioughnioga river to cross at the Elm Street bridge. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, March
25, 1895.
NOTICE.
To whom it may concern:
Public
notice is hereby given that an application has been made to Edwin C. Rindge, the commissioner of highways of the
town of Cortlandville in the county of Cortland, state of New York, by the Cortland
and Homer Traction company, for leave to construct and operate a street surface
railroad upon that portion of the highway leading from Cortland to McGrawville
as follows: It being a highway which has been recently laid out by commissioners
and approved by the Cortland county judge and is described as a strip of land
commencing at or near a stake in the highway a few rods southeasterly of the
house of Lyman A. Watrous on the highway leading from Cortland to Polkville and
Blodgett Mills; thence running easterly as indicated by the stakes which have
been set and numbered, it being a strip of land 66 feet wide, running easterly
from said place of beginning across the lands of said Lyman. A. Watrous and
bounded on the south by the north right of way of the Erie, Cortland & New
York Railway company, beginning at the east line of the highway at stake 8:65
and ending at stake 11:31 at the west line of land owned by Mrs. Lewis A.
Brooks, containing .40 acres of land.
Also a
strip of land 66 feet wide running easterly along the lands now occupied by
Mrs. Lewis A. Brooks bounded as follows: A strip of land 66 feet wide bounded
on the south by the north right of way line of the Erie, Cortland & New York
railway, beginning at stake 11:31 and ending at stake 24:8 at the west line of
land owned by James K. Greenwood, containing 1.93 acres of land. Also a strip
of land 66 feet wide continued from the last mentioned point easterly across
the lands of James K. Greenwood and bounded as follows: A strip of land 66 feet
wide bounded on the south by the north right of way line of the Erie, Cortland
& New York Railway company from stake 24:8 to stake 27:30, distance of 322
feet, thence a strip 66 feet wide, 16 1/2 feet bring south and 49 1/2 feet being
north of the street railway line which runs as follows: On the survey to the
left with a radius of 477.5 for a distance of 200 feet; thence on a curve N. 79
deg. 30 min. E. magnetic for a distance of 710 feet, thence on a curve to the
right with a radius of 578 feet for a distance of 60 feet to stake 37 on the
west line of land owned by A. A. Wellington; thence easterly to the east line
of the highway leading from Polkville to intersect said Cortland and McGrawville
highway near the dwelling of A. A. Wellington; thence northerly on the line of
said Polkville road to the north boundary line of said Cortland and McGrawville
highway as heretofore laid out, or going easterly as said highway has been laid
out around the foot of the Greenwood hill to the east line of said Polkville
road; thence easterly across the corner of lands of A. A. Wellington intersecting
said Cortland and McGrawville highway nearly in front of the residence of said
Wellington.
And to
operate said road and such extensions thereto as may be made by electrical
power and that such application will first be considered at a meeting of said
town board to be held at the office of Horace L. Bronson in the village of
Cortland, N. Y., on the 11th day of April, 1895, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of that day.
Dated at
Cortland, N. Y., March 23, 1895.
E. C. RINDGE,
Com. of Highways.
Notice.
To whom it may concern:
Public notice is hereby given that an application
has been made to Edwin C. Rindge,
the commissioner of highways, of the town of Cortlandville in the county of
Cortland, state of New York, by the Cortland and Homer Traction company, for
leave to construct and operate a street surface railroad upon that portion of
the highway leading from Cortland to McGrawville as follows: It being a highway
which has been recently laid out and described as follows: All that tract or
parcel of land bounded and described as follows: being situate in the town of
Cortlandville, Cortland county and state of New York, and particularly described
as follows, viz: Commencing at the intersection of Elm-st. or the extension of Elm-st.
with the west corporation line of the village of McGrawville; thence running south
85 deg,, 40 min. west, thence north 70 degrees west a distance of 1,000 feet to
the highway leading from McGrawville to Cortland and near Bean's barn, it being
a strip of land about 60 feet in width and the same is intended for a highway
and has been recently laid out so as to connect Elm-st. in McGrawville village
and its intersection with the said highway leading from Cortland to
McGrawville, and to operate said road and such extensions thereto as may be
made by electrical power and that such application will first be considered at
a meeting to be held at the office of Horace L. Bronson in the village of
Cortland, N. Y., on the
11th day of April, 1895, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day.
Dated at Cortland, N. Y., March 23, 1895.
EDWIN C. RINDGE, Com. of Highways.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
A
Dazzling Editorial.
We always read the Oneonta Daily Star with interest. It is a live
newspaper in a live town. It is as bright as a new button and usually as modest
as a lily of the valley. It was, therefore, with startled surprise that we ran
upon the following able but somewhat thrilling editorial, headed "A
Bashful Bridegroom," in a recent issue of our Otsego county contemporary.
Whether its editor is trying to scare the boys out of matrimony or is squaring
himself to assist in writing the "Men's Page" in a "Woman's
Edition" of The Star we leave
our readers to decide for themselves. But no matter what his purpose, we would
never have thought it of Editor Lee. Here is the editorial:
Senator Sebastain of Tennessee tells the following
story: "When I was young I was the most bashful boy west of the
Alleghanies. I wouldn't look at a girl,
much less speak to a maiden, but for all that I fell desperately in love with a
sweet, beautiful neighbor girl. It was a desirable match on both sides and the
old folks saw the drift and fixed it up. I thought I should just die thinking
of it. I was a gawky, awkward country lout about 19 years old. She was an intelligent,
refined and fairly well educated girl, in a country and at a time when the
girls had superior advantages, and were, therefore, superior in culture to the
boys. I fixed the day as far off as I could have it put. I lay awake in cold
perspiration as the time drew near, and shivered with agony as I thought of the
terrible ordeal. The dreadful day came. I went through with the program somehow
in a dazed, confused, mechanical sort of a way. The guests one by one departed,
and my hair began to stand on end. I felt like fleeing to the woods, spending
the night in the barn, leaving for the West, never to return. I was deeply devoted
to Sally. I loved her harder than a mule can kick; but that dreadful ordeal— I
could not, I dared not stand it. Finally the last guest had gone, the bride
retired, the family gone to bed, and I was left with the old man.
"John," said he, "you can take that candle; you will find your
room just above this. Good night, John, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul,"
and with a mischievous twinkle of his eye the old man left the room. When I
heard him close a distant door I staggered to my feet and seized the candle with
a nervous grip. I knew that it could not be avoided, yet I hesitated to meet my
fate like a man. A thought struck me. I hastily climbed the stair, marked the
position of the landing and the door of the bridal chamber. I would have died
before I would have disrobed in that holy chamber, where awaited me a trembling
girl. I would make the usual preparations without, blow out the light, open the
door, and friendly darkness would at least mitigate the horror of the
situation. It was soon done. Preparations for retiring were few and simple in
their character in Hickman, altogether consisting in disrobing. The dreadful
moment had come; I was ready. I. blew out the light, grasped the door knob with
a deathly and nervous grip, one moment and it would be over. I leaped within, and
there around a glowing hickory fire, with candles brightly burning on the bureau,
was the blushing bride surrounded by the six lovely bridesmaids."
◘ The 1st
of September an expedition will start to explore the regions around the south
pole and as near to it as possible. At the head is Dr. Frederick A. Cook of
Brooklyn, the arctic voyager. The explorers will go southward in two small
sailing vessels. It will take them three months to reach the northern border of
the antarctic continent, south of Cape Horn. They will disembark on the edge of
Louis-Philippe Land, in the sixty-fourth parallel of south latitude. At that time the antarctic summer will be
just beginning, and the scientific men of the expedition will go to work with might
and main making explorations and collecting specimens. They will have dog teams
to aid them and will have provisions for three years, although they expect to
return in two. There is a rich and vast unexplored field for both science and
industry in the antarctic continent. Traces of human life have been observed
there.
◘ About
this time brave Lieutenant Peary, if he is alive and well, is at the beginning
of his dangerous trip northward over the ice and snow to find the most
northerly point of the Greenland coast and perhaps even the north pole. The
arctic region has waked from the sleep of its long icebound night and is springing
into such life as is vouchsafed to the land of icebergs and everlasting snow.
Peary's fellow countrymen have not been unmindful of him meantime. The
expedition which will mark his triumphal return is already organized and will
start July 5. This enterprise is under the charge of Mr. Emil Diefitsch of Washington.
Born. [March 20, 1895]
Miss
Grady is Dead.
Miss Mame Grady of Cortland died in St.
Joseph's hospital, Syracuse, Sunday morning, March 24, at 11:30 o'olock as the
result of an operation performed there on March 18, for the removal of an internal
tumor. Except for one day when she was thought to be dying hopes have been
entertained for her recovery until last Saturday night, when it became evident
that she was sinking. The death is a very sad one. Miss Grady was a remarkably
attractive and very highly esteemed young lady and was right in the prime of young
womanhood. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Mary Grady; her sister, Miss
Agnes Grady; and three brothers, Messrs. Thos. F. Henry and William Grady.
The remains were brought to Cortland on the
11:20 train Sunday night and the funeral will be held at her late home, 9
Maple-ave , on Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, and at St. Mary's church at 10
o' clock.
—Sap buckets are out.
—[Opera House] Manager Warner Rood is
negotiating with W. A. Brady for the production of "The Cotton King"
on April 8.
—Let all who can, come to the Baptist
chapel, Tompkins-st., to-night from 7 to 9 o'clock and get warm maple sugar for
10 cents.
—The Loyal Temperance legion will give their
annual sugar festival in the W. C. T.
U. rooms on Wednesday evening. Fancy articles will be on sale.
—The Normal Athletic association are arranging
for a field day to be given the latter part of May, The entries will be open to
members of the association only,
—Capt. W. H. Hogan, special agent of the
Rochester Saving and Loan association, is in town and meeting with great success
in establishing a local branch in this place.
—Mrs. Albert H. Allport died at 1 o'clock
this afternoon at her home 18 Squires-st. She has been a sufferer from consumption
and has been confined to her bed since Christmas. The time of the funeral will
be announced later.
—A special meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary
will be held in the Y. M. C. A. parlor Tuesday, March 26, at half past 3
o'clock. A large attendance is desired as the report of the committee from the Choral
union concert will be presented to be acted upon,
—The young people's society of the Baptist
church will serve new maple sugar and other refreshments in the church parlors
Tuesday evening beginning at 7 o'clock. Refreshments twenty cents. All are
cordially invited.
—A dedicatory service will be held at the
new hospital building at 4 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. A brief address will
be made, followed by a dedicatory prayer and short speeches from the several
pastors. At 5 o'clock supper will be ready and will be served during the
evening for 25 cents.
—Mr. Gould Hibbard of Chicago has presented
to the new hospital three dozen beautiful photographs of Egyptian scenes. They
are now being framed at Mr. Hibbard's request and at his expense, and will make
a very unique collection, Quite a number and, if possible, all of them will be
on exhibition at the reception and supper next Wednesday afternoon and evening.
—Rev. S. A. Chaffee, the evangelist, will
conduct a series of meeting in Stevenson hall on the corner of Elm and Pomeroy-sts.,
for the Methodist Protestant church. There is much need of religious work in
this part of the town, and it is hoped that the evangelist will have the
assistance and co-operation of all. Meetings at 7:30 P. M., beginning on Tuesday evening.
—The mothers' meeting (north) will be held
at the home of Mrs. C. V. Coon, 88 Homer-ave., Wednesday, March 27, at 3 P. M.
Subject, "What Shall be Taught and Who Shall Teach It?" All ladies are
especially invited to be present at this meeting, as the subject is the
beginning of a graded course prepared for mothers' meetings especially.
—Miss Martha Roe has received notice of the
death of her cousin Mr. Francis Leonard Norton who will be remembered by quite
a number of people here. The young man was a graduate of Cornell university in
the class of '92, where he received high honors. He received a fellowship in
Greek and hoped to go to Greece to perfect himself for the teaching of Greek.
He was a sufferer from consumption and went South to recover his health. His
death occurred on March 18 at Blackburn, S. C. His remains were taken to his
home in Springfield, Mass., for burial. His age was 26 years.
INCOME
TAX CASE.
Decision
of the Supreme Court May Be Handed Down Today.
WASHINGTON, March 25.—The recess of the
United States supreme court terminates today, but as Monday is the day of the
week on which the court usually hands down decisions, there are some who think
that a decision may be given then on the income tax cases.
It is understood that the members of the court
have been in consultation concerning these cases, and while it would be most
unusual for them to come to a conclusion on so important a matter so soon after
the conclusion of the argument, it is suggested that the exigencies of the
government are such that an especial effort will be made in the present
instance.
There appears to be a growing belief that
the law will be sustained by the court when the decision is announced, and
members of congress, both among those who advocated and those who opposed the law
when it was before congress as a part of the tariff bill, generally express themselves
to this effect. They seem to base the belief chiefly on the fact that the court
will be loath to interfere with the prerogatives of the lawmaking power to
select a means of securing revenue.
The lawyers generally hold that the Moore
case will be thrown out on the technicality that a collector cannot be enjoined
from enforcing a law.
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