TWO ADDITIONAL CORTLAND STREETS OPENED

Margaret Mather, singer and actress.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, May 13, 1887.

HERE AND THERE.

   A. H. Mudge has been appointed postmaster at Killawog, N. Y.

   The Homer Band will give a concert in Keator Opera House, May 23d.

   A large party of Italians arrived in Homer, last Saturday, to work on the railroad.

   Tioughnioga Hose Co. No. 2, of Homer, will have a dance in Keator Opera House, May 30th.

   Parties who claim to know, say that the thermometer registered 98 F in the shade in this place on Monday.

   The offices of the Hitchcock Manufacturing Company have removed to rooms in the new brick building on Elm street.

   Chief Engineer Dowd will call out the Fire Department one evening this week for drill. The bell will toll a few times as a signal to put in an appearance.

   About twenty Red Men from Ithaca visited Minnequa Lodge, in this village, last Friday evening. An elegant supper was served at the Messenger House.

   Ed F. Knight, Esq., of this village, has leased the old store in South Cortland, which he will occupy as a grocery and produce exchange. He has taken possession.

   J. H. May, proprietor of the hotel in Virgil, will give a Decoration [Day] party on Monday evening, May 30th. Bill, $1.50. Music by Daniels’ full orchestra. You are invited.

   W. S. Goddard, of the Truxton House, will give a Decoration party at his hotel on Monday evening, May 30th. Music by Butterfield's full orchestra. Bill, $l.25. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

   Quite a number of our bravest and most belligerent business men are organizing a militia company, which is to be known as the Cortland Separate Company. There were twenty-five charter members, and we understand that several citizens have recently joined. It is well to prepare for war in times of peace.

   Last Tuesday, when the horse car, due here from Homer at 12:30 P. M., reached the upper end of Main street, the horses refused to pass the point where men were excavating a ditch for the water works, and they were unhitched from the car, and driven around the excavation and left standing, while the driver and others undertook to push the car over the ditch. The horses became frightened and ran down Main St. at a lively rate, finally bringing up in A. L. Cole's yard, about one half mile south of the village, where they were secured. One of the horses received quite a bad cut on one forward foot and another on one of his hind feet.

   Soon after 4 o'clock Sunday morning, Mr. A. Mahan, who resides on North Main street, in this village, thought he heard a noise at his kitchen door. He got up, and taking his gun along, discovered a man in his cellar. He directed the interloper to sit still, which command was observed, and straightway sent for officer Miller, who marched the intruder to jail. He was brought before Justice Squires on Monday, and sent to the Onondaga Penitentiary for 90 days. He said his name was Thomas Corcoran and his residence Fabius. His excuse for being in Mr. Mahan’s cellar was that he was out with some friends the night before until a late hour, and became so badly intoxicated as not to know what he was doing, which is probably true, as he seemed to be in a befuddled condition when found. Plumbers had been at work in the cellar on Saturday and had left the outside cellar door open.

   Margaret Mather will appear in the Opera House Friday evening, May 27th.

   There are many alleyways in this village that need cleaning. The Board of Health officers are investigating.

   A new street has been opened running north and south and crossing Port Watson street, a few rods east of the E. C. & N. railway crossing.

   On our first page will be found the opening chapters of a new serial story entitled "Jess," by H. Rider Haggard, acknowledged by the best critics to be one of the ablest writers of fiction of the times. We advise all to read this most interesting story.

   D. C. Bliss has bought of E. O. Rickard, 25 feet of land on the west side of the latter's lot on Clinton ave. Mr. Rickard contributes a like strip of land, and the two gentlemen have opened a street 50 feet wide, from Clinton ave., northward to the river bridge and intersecting the eastern extension of Grant street. —Standard.

   The Standard is slightly given to blowing its own horn. It is a harmless pastime, and deceives no one. The number over which its editor exults contained 71,000 items of reading matter. The corresponding number of the Monitor [Temperance newspaper printed in Cortland—CC editor] contained 105,000 items of reading matter, almost fifty per cent more than the Standard.—Cortland Monitor.

Death of George L. Cole.

   Mr. George L. Cole, a prominent and well-to-do business man of Cincinnatus died, quite suddenly at his home in that village last Thursday. He had been feeling as well as usual until the morning of that day when he complained of a pain in his left side and went from his office to his house to rest. Between 2 and 3 o'clock he was feeling no better and undressed and went to bed. His wife looked into the room occasionally but as he seemed to be sleeping she did not offer to disturb him. At about 5 o'clock his son came home and went into the room and receiving no answer to his calls, he went up to the bed and found that he was dead.

   Mr. Cole was actively engaged in the business of buying produce for the last twenty years and had accumulated a handsome property. He was the first Vice-President of the National Bank of Cortland and had held that office continuously up to the time of his death. The funeral services were held on Monday last. Mr. Cole was about 70 years of age.

Death of Rev. Andrew Peck.

   Rev. Andrew Peck, died at his home on Clinton Avenue in this village on Saturday last, at the advanced age of 87 years. He was a zealous member of the M. E. church and for 35 years preached the gospel, being stationed mainly in the central part of the State. He had four brothers there all of whom were preachers, the late Bishop Jesse T. Peck being the most noted of them. Mr. Peck was a strong temperance man and an earnest christian. The funeral services were held last Monday afternoon at the M. E. church.

Horse Killed.

   Last Monday afternoon, while Ed Brown, who is drawing dirt from the cellars being dug on Railroad street, was returning from the dump across the railway track, and when near the residence of John T. Barnes, he walked out on the pole between the horses to take one of the lines from the end of the same. The horses became frightened and started on a run, colliding with a gray horse belonging to the Hitchcock Manufacturing Company. The end of the pole entered the side of the gray horse, just back of the fore leg to the depth of several inches, killing him instantly. The horse was valued at $100. Walking out on the pole is a very common as well as an exceedingly dangerous practice to indulge in.

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Wise and Otherwise.

   Life: Man is 90 per cent water, and yet the Prohibitionists are not satisfied.

   We regret to learn that the Chicago anarchists have disbanded. We have always thought they should hang together.—Philadelphia Press.

   Mrs. Cleveland is quoted as saying that so many babies have been named for the President that he says he is afraid that in twenty years the penitentiaries will be full of Grover Clevelands.