The
Cortland News, Friday,
March 2, 1883.
Why
L. P. Hollenbeck Was Defeated.
And now it turns out that Lucius P. Hollenbeck, Esq., the man who gave character
to the Clark gang of soreheads and bolters, was defeated after a desperate
struggle for renomination for town clerk of this town, because of his associations
with Clark [publisher of the Cortland Standard--CC editor]. It is too bad. It was understood that Mr. Hollenbeck’s superior
natural abilities or other infirmities would give him a perpetual lease of that
office, and the frantic cries of the gang a year ago, "Can't you give us
just Hollenbeck?" did succeed.
But that last fall's operation
by which the county ticket was defeated was too much for even the charity of a
Christian people, and so to-day Hollenbeck realizes as never before the truth
of a good many old saws, among which are: "If you lie down with dogs, you
must expect to arise with fleas;” “You cannot touch pitch without being defiled;”
“Evil communications corrupt good manners;” “A man is known by the company he
keeps."
It is a matter of history that
every Republican that William H. Clark has advocated in the last five years has
found a political grave. He is the political [pupas] tree of Cortland county.
We shall expect the lawns of this village to be ornamented next summer with
this or a similar sign, "William H. Clark not allowed to sit on this
grass." If not there will be dead spots in our beautiful lawns.
CORTLAND AND VICINITY.
J. F. Maybury has bought a lot
on Argyll Place and will this season erect thereon a house.
The roughest and coldest
weather of the winter thus far has in this vicinity been during the past week.
The office of Henry A.
Dickinson, the new town clerk [Cortlandville], is with Horace L. Bronson, Esq.,
in the Schermerhorn Block.
The appropriations recommended
by the Board of Trustees for village expenses including payment of bonds and interest
for the ensuing year amount to over $27,000.
We are credibly informed that
our popular townsman, Mr. Gershom W. Bradford, has recently become largely interested
in a certain Pennsylvania coal mine and that there are millions in it. Gersh,
shake!
Mr. C. H. Ford, of Auburn, has leased
the first floor of the building on Port Watson street lately vacated by Newkirk
& Hulbert, which he will use as a cigar and tobacco store. The second and
third floors of the same building will be occupied by the Cortland Wagon Company
for storage rooms.
Mr. K. DePuy Mallery has leased
Taylor Hall and will take possession the first of April next. Mr. Mallery
intends to provide our people with entertainments by the best troupes that can
be procured, and we feel quite sure that his efforts to please them will be met
with hearty appreciation, which will be expressed in a fund-amentary way that shall be highly satisfactory to the
recipient.
George J. Rice, ex-President of
the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira railroad, was placed on trial in New York Monday
on a charge of re-issuing $10,000 of canceled stock and appropriating the money
obtained by hypothecating the same. Several witnesses, county clerks, lawyers,
and others throughout the State examined and identified Rice's signatures on papers
produced. Henry Cozzens, of the Secretary of State's office, produced the
articles incorporating the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira railroad. Several motions
to quash the indictment were denied.
It seems that the people of New
England have very readily recognized the ability of Rev. Mr. Horr. A few years
ago a society was formed and incorporated by the name of "The New England
Methodist Historical Society.” It is composed of the ablest ministers and
laymen of the Church in the Eastern States. We have been shown the printed
proceedings of the meeting of the Society held in Wesleyan Hall, Boston, Jan.
15, 1883, and we find a very able address by Rev. Elijah Horr, A. M., of
Chelsea, Mass. Mr. Horr might have preached longer in other localities without
being fully recognized. But the people of New England arc noted for their
readiness to appreciate talent, and the “Hub" of the universe made no
mistake when they petitioned Conference for Rev. Elijah Horr. The people of Cortland
still claim an interest in him.
Pneumonia and epizootic [sic] are
quite prevalent in this vicinity. A neglected cold soon becomes dangerous.
After this week the Standard
office will be located in the new block [Standard] corner of Main and
Tompkins streets.
The recent storms in this
vicinity most effectually blocked travel on Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Railway
between here and Canastota. Consequently, New York mail does not arrive by that
route.
Rev. E. W. Hitchcock and wife,
late of Paris, France are members of a party of six, who are making a tour
through Egypt, Palestine, and other places of interest in the East. Mr. and
Mrs. Hitchcock expect to return to the United States early in the summer.— Homer
Rep.
Mr. William Martin, who for some months past has been doing business in the
Squires block, has leased of Mr. Jno. McFarlan the basement and first and second
floors of the building until lately occupied by J. K. Carmichael & Co.,
which he will stock with dry goods. He takes possession on the first of April.
The store in the south side of
Squires block, which on the first of April will be vacated by Wm. Martin, its
present occupant, has been leased to N. J. and A. R. Peck, who will stock it
with boots and shoes. Arthur Peck was formerly with S. L. Wright, and Jay Peck
is a clerk in Squires grocery. The young men are cousins.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Cortland & Homer Horse Railway Company, held Thursday evening,
the 22d inst., Hon. R. H. Duell, the company’s attorney, reported that the Syracuse,
Binghamton & New York Railroad Company had absolutely refused the Horse
Railway Company the privilege of crossing their tracks between the villages
only as the courts shall determine, and since then the necessary papers have
been prepared and served upon the D. L. & W. R. R. Company, the law allows
any person or corporation the right to use the highway, but the point to
be decided upon relates to the safeguards necessary to be established.
The total eclipse of the sun on
the 6th of May next will last six minutes, and no longer one will probably
occur within the next one hundred years [sic]. It will be partly visible in
many places, but few will see it entirely, as its path lies almost through the
ocean, touching land nowhere but a little island in the South Pacific called
Caroline Island, which is out of the track of any established commerce or
travel. To this island the astronomers will repair, among them being Prof.
Lewis Swift, of Rochester, formerly of this place, who is sent by H. H. Warner,
who bears the entire expense of the journey, some $1,000. Mr. Swift leaves for
that place in March and will be absent some 4 months.—Marathon Ind.
The Republicans of Marathon are to be congratulated on the result of
town meeting. In Marathon is located a large branch of the Standard Ring
headed by Tripp and tailed by Tarble, which has dropped all pretense to
Republicanism and married itself to the Democratic party. Last fall Folger
received only one majority and the Democrats and their assistants felt sure of
the spring election. An attack was made on Mr. E. Clark Carley [elected county
supervisor—CC editor] last fall through both of the Democratic organs—the Standard
and the Democrat—and the
cannonade has been kept up since. In the face of this fire the Republicans renominated
Mr. Carley and the fact that they bravely stood by him is evidenced by the fact
that he received five majority over Clark Pierce, an ex- Republican soldier.
The inspectors of election and overseers of the poor received from three to
eight majority, showing that Mr. Carley was not behind his ticket. The whole
Republican ticket was elected except justice and three constables. Marathon thus
declares itself to be Republican as against the Democrat and the Standard
Ring combined, for Mr. Carley's course has always been that of an unswerving Republican.
His acts and the [election] result afford a great contrast to the course of
Clinton, of Harford, who, as a creature of the Standard Ring, acted substantially
with the Democrats and has met defeat.
CORPORATION EXPENSES.
Notice is hereby given that the
following resolutions proposing the appropriation of money for special
purposes, to be raised by a tax upon the taxable property and inhabitants of
the village of Cortland, will be submitted to a vote of the electors of said
village, by ballot, at the next annual meeting thereof, to be held at Fireman's
Hall, in said village, on the 20th day of March, A. D. 1883, between the hours
of one and five o'clock. P. M.:
1st. Resolved, That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised by
tax for the purchase and erection of additional street lamps, $300.
2d. Resolved,
That the sum of twelve hundred dollars be raised, by tax for the purpose of
equipping and maintaining two policemen, $1,200.
3d. Resolved,
That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be raised by a tax for the
purpose of purchasing a safe wherein to safely keep the records and papers of
the village of Cortland, $150.
4th. Resolved,
That the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars be raised by a tax for the purpose of purchasing
another Steam Fire Engine, $3,500.
5th. Resolved,
That the sum of two thousand dollars be raised for the purpose of enabling
the Board of Education to build and furnish two school-houses on sites
purchased by them for that purpose out of money heretofore raised for this
object, $2,000.
Resolved, That at the same time and place the following items as
estimated appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the village of Cortland for
the ensuing year be submitted to the electors thereof for consideration and
determination:
Engine
House fund, $1,800.
Printing,
$300.
Sanitary,
$300.
Lighting
and cleaning street lamps, $225.
Village
Assessor, $135.
Highways
and streets, $2,800
Village
Treasurer, $30.
Contingent
fund, $200.
Interest
on Normal School bonds, $4,010.
Principal
Normal, $8,000.
Fire Department,
$600.
Gas
for streets, $700.
Village
Clerk, $100.
Purchase
of fire hose, $500.
Extension
Ladder, $250.
To
pay Teachers' wages and current expenses of schools, $680.
IRVING H. PALMER, President.
C. C. TAYLOR, D. E. SMITH, H. WELLS, G. W. BRADFORD, TRUSTEES.
E. A. Carley:
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