The Cortland News, Friday, July 14, 1882.
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
Now tor Barnum and Jumbo! One and
inseparable, now and for the summer.
New
streets [Taylor and Lansing Streets—CC editor] are being opened west from Owego
street south of the U., I. & E. R. R.
H. M.
Kellogg reports the sales of the "Acorn" Oil Stoves larger than ever,
and beyond his expectations.
The
[Syracuse] Sunday Herald was
distributed in Cortland last Sunday about 9 o'clock A. M. The pony express is
making better time.
New
plank walks have been laid by Mrs. Russell Hubbard and Mr. John Rollo, Port
Watson street, and A. Van Berggren, Tompkins street.
Last
Saturday the McGrawville base ball club beat the Truxton club for the second time
this season, thus entitling them to the second place in the championship of the
county.
Mr.
McHenry is pushing work on the horse railroad. To-morrow night will see the ties
laid near to the Messenger House. We propose to ride in a horsecar to the Fair
in September, any way.
Forty-nine
companies of firemen have announced their intention to attend the State Firemen's
Convention at Rochester. Among them are the Orient Hooks of Homer and the
Excelsior Hook and Ladder of Cortland.
The
Cortland Box-Loop Company have taken possession of Mr. Henry Brewer's new
building and are now well and conveniently located for the manufacture of
box-loops. The indications point to a thriving business.
The
village library is open to the public for the drawing of books on Monday from 7
till 9 P. M., also on Saturday from 2 till 9 P. M, of each week. Books that
have been drawn may not be returned except on these days of public drawing.
Mr.
W. O. Bunn, of the Homer Republican, is confined to his house by paralysis of the face. We sympathize with friend Bunn in his affliction, and hope the inconvenient misery or miserable inconvenience will be of short
duration.
"There is no better place this side of Heaven," was the
remark, uttered reverently, by a gentleman who, before an audience assembled in
the hall at Blodgett's Trout Ponds, was speaking of the charms that lovely
resort possessed, and of its many inducements for the holding of picnics,
reunions, etc., of families and societies. That was said three years ago, was
true then, and, with the improvements that have been made….
A
flag-stone walk is being laid by W. R. Randall about the savings bank building.
Mr.
Allard, who drives the Sunday Herald express, will execute commissions
for our citizens at low rates.
We
are informed that the rains of last week did considerable damage to wheat in
this section. Being about ready for the reaper, and the heads full, much of it
was prostrated.
Reports
are current that a railroad is to be constructed on the road-bed of the Utica,
Chenango and Cortland. When we can obtain information from good authority in
regard to such enterprise, we shall print it.
A new
street [Stewart Place?—CC editor] has been opened from South Main street west
along the north line of F. E. Knight's premises, thus making way for occupancy
by residences to a large number of lots. The west terminus of the street will
be on Reynolds avenue.
It is
no wonder that so many Cortland people go to Little York for a few weeks'
sojourn during the summer or a day's pleasure, for it is near, the roads to it
are excellent, and after reaching there one can find whatever is wanted in the line
of good meals and board, boats, fishing tackle, etc., at Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Raymond's
at reasonable rates. Go and be convinced.
We
publish this week the proceedings, for the year 1814, of the Board of Supervisors
of this county. We modernize the style, spelling and language, though but few
changes in these characteristics are needed. The house of Moses Hopkins where
the supervisors met was the old seminary building, which stood where Dr. Frank
Goodyear's house now stands, on West Court street.
Now for a Good Time.
The
Emerald Hose Company announce a grand picnic and a right joyous good time on
the Fair Grounds, Saturday, Aug. 12. Arrangements have been made and accepted
by the Star Base Ball Club of Syracuse and the Flyaways of Binghamton, by which
these clubs are to play a match game for a prize of $90, $60 to the winner and
$30 to the loser. These clubs have for some time past been trying to meet at
one or the other of the cities, and try a game upon its merits, and now on the 12th,
on neutral ground, they will have the opportunity, and fine playing will be
witnessed. The Emeralds are making arrangements for other games and
attractions, which will be duly announced. The profits will be used in the
purchase of a four-wheeled hose-carriage for parade.
AN EXTRACT FROM A LETTER.
Which Was Written to His
Friend by an Enthusiast Who Has Enjoyed the Benefit of Travel as far as Danby.
* * *
You know what travel can do for a man of rustic habits. Tho’ I really started
from Cortland, I will only take you in at Ithaca. You know Freeville, about which
nothing is to be said. You know Ithaca, too, of which nothing will be said
but that it is low down. You keep going down, down, until your hair rises from fright.
But Danby is the objective point. Danby is high up. It is a good land. Blessed
is the man that owns a farm in Danby,
You
go up, up, and still UP.
It seems as though you must be near the Ararat of Noah's landing. But no, you
have more ascent to make, a good deal more. Finally you come to a level and can
trot. Do you think you are up? Simple soul! Look over your right shoulder to
the west. See that hill! But you need rest. At least I did. You had better finish
the hill. I did. But I waited until to-morrow. Brother Johnson will take you
up. He did me.
The
top of the hill is a hill piled on another hill. It is a place for devotion and
for poetry. It will make you a poet to be there. It did
me. While yet under influence from the afflatus, I threw out thought—poetic thought,
which is still extant in manuscript. It will lead you to devotion. It did me.
You can not do less, as you gaze upon the scene, than say the Lord made it. On
reaching the highest top, you have a crescent sweeping round you, springing
from the lake on your right and terminating in some indefinite forest on your
left. The scene is laid where the latter end of Tompkins abuts Tioga county.
You see a lofty wall fronting you. Your elevation, added to the slope which
terminates your western view, makes an appearance approximating a perpendicular.
The chief elements of that grand view are lake, field, forest and vineyard,
while a multitude of animals are scattered to dot the surface.
Let
the imagination have its proper scope, and the panorama before you becomes the
carpeted parlor of a Titan, with tapestried walls. Each farm constitutes one
figure of the carpet, while the village of Spencer becomes the toy table of the
Titan's babies set out with urn and cups and saucers.
Go
and see it; you will return better citizens and much refreshed to Cortland. I
did. The travel will polish your manners. It did mine. H. L.
BOX RENT.
Mr.
Editor:
Can you afford a box to put your mail in under the greatly increased
tariff for that convenience? I can't.
Why,
don't the authorities at Washington know that a box is just as much a
convenience to the distributor as it is to the distributee? Who can afford a two-dollar
box to bold a three-cent letter?
INQUIRER.
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