SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION OF ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION IN CORTLAND

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, September 9, 1887.

A Successful Exhibition.

   The question of incandescent electric lighting from the air circuit was settled beyond a doubt and demonstrated to be perfectly practicable by the exhibition last evening at the office of the Hitchcock Manufacturing Co. A large number of prominent gentlemen, including Mr. Hugh Duffy, President of the Cortland Wagon Co., Mr. Frank Straat and Hon. W. D. Tisdale, of the same company, W. A. Hitchcock, of Homer, W. F. Chadbourne, proprietor of the Messenger House, and others were present by invitation of Mr. J. C. Saeger, of the Hitchcock Co.

   The devise used was The Baker Automatic Governor manufactured by the Baker Electric Co., of Chicago, and the test and exhibition was under the personal supervision of Mr. H. C. Williams, of the Baker company. The result was particularly gratifying and successful, producing a wonderfully brilliant and steady light. The governor [worked] like a charm filling the bill and doing everything claimed for it by Mr. Williams who came on from Chicago expressly for the exhibition. Negotiations are now pending, and if Mr. Seager can make satisfactory arrangements, Cortland will have added to its many enterprises incandescent lights.

   Every lamp is independent and can be turned out as readily as a kerosene lamp, and one lamp is equal to 10-candle power.—Cortland Monitor.

An Elegant Vault.

   Mr. C. E. Taintor, of Vermont was in town on Tuesday, making arrangements to put up a handsome vault tor Prof. C. W. Sanders of New York in Cortland Rural Cemetery. The vault is to be built at the foot of the hill a few rods from the cemetery gate and adjoining that of the late Daniel J. Shaw. It is to be entirely of granite, without mason work, and is warranted to withstand the action of the elements. The corridor and main room will have a tile floor and there will be four air tight receptacles in the rear, each with room for four bodies. It will be a very strong and substantial vault and an ornament to our beautiful cemetery. The entire cost will be about $5,000 and it is to be completed by Oct. 15, next.

A New Stock Company.

   Mr. C. S. Strowbridge of this place, has perfected his loom for weaving wire and has formed a stock company for the manufacture of wire cloth and other wire goods in Hamilton, N. Y. The capital stock is $30,000, and ground was broken on Wednesday for the erection of suitable buildings. Most of the stock is owned by capitalists of Hamilton. Mr. Strowbridge's family will continue to reside in this place for the present, but he expects to move to Hamilton next season. Had he received sufficient encouragement he would have remained here. We understand the entire amount of stock required was raised inside of two hours. The new concern starts off with every prospect of success.

The New York Electric Belt Company.

   The New York Electric Belt Advertising Company now giving free entertainments every evening, corner Main and Court streets, Cortland, will remain until the 20th of September. They are engaged in introducing an Electric Belt to wear upon the body for the cure of Nervous and other diseases, and while the company remain here the belts will be sold for one dollar each (one half the regular price) on six days trial.

   The agent of the company, Dr. Stanford, will have an office at the Arnold House—rooms 29 and 30, from Sept. 6 to 20. Consultation free.

A Notable Event.

   On Wednesday evening the elegant residence of Mr. and Mrs. Theo H. Wickwire, on Church street, as well as the residence of Mr. Wickwire's mother, adjoining, was filled to overflowing with guests who came in response to invitations to spend the evening. The residences had been connected by a covered platform and the spacious rooms of the latter was used principally for dancing. Fischer's orchestra of this place and an orchestra from Ithaca furnished excellent music. A caterer from Syracuse furnished all the delicacies of the season for the table and no social event has ever taken place in Cortland that proved more enjoyable than the one under consideration.

   Among the guests from abroad were Prof. C. W. Sanders of New York, Col. and Mrs. Lamont of Washington, Dr. C. W. Sanders and family of New York and several others whose names we did not learn.

Dunsmoor’s Park.

   Dunsmoor's Park, on [144] Port Watson street, in this place, is one of the most delightful resorts for public or private picnics to be found anywhere. It is easy of access and there is room for a large crowd of people. The walks are neatly kept, the ponds are full of trout, and it is delightfully cool during a hot day. The dancing hall is commodious and pleasant, and will accommodate a large party. It is well worth one's while to examine the decorations on the wall, and the museum is filled with a very valuable collection of articles used in old times, that are decided curiosities in these days of improvements. A more extensive collection of interesting relics could hardly be found anywhere.

   Cigars, small beer, ice cream and other delicacies are served to all who desire them. Those of our readers who have not visited the Park should do so at once. The grounds can be rented at reasonable rates for private or public picnics, and the proprietor will furnish an excellent orchestra for dancing parties on short notice.

HERE AND THERE.

   Henry George speaks at the Marathon fair Sept. 23d.

   The annual parade of Homer Fire Department takes place Sept. 30th.

   The works of the Hitchcock Manufacturing Co. are being run night and day.

   Eugene H. Brown has purchased J. J. Gillett's interest in the trucking business.

   The Gates family—about fifty in all— picnicked at the Trout Ponds on Friday last.

    Don’t fail to attend the Cortland County Fair to be held in this village, September 27th, 28th and 29th.

   The Teachers' Institute is now in session at Keator Opera House, Homer. The attendance is said to be large.

   A social dance will be held at Dunsmoor's Park, this Friday evening. Daniels' orchestra furnishes the music.

   Labor day was not observed to any great extent in this village. The banks were closed, but the shops were running on full time all day.

   The concert given by the Homer Cornet Band, corner of Court and Main streets, last Thursday evening, drew a large crowd. As usual, it was superb.

   Miss Augusta Hyde this week resumes her classes in art at her studio, No. 41, Tompkins street. Lessons in oil and water color, crayon drawing, &c. Call at any time and examine the work.

   The ninth annual fair of the Marathon Union Agricultural Society takes place September 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d. The list of premiums offered is very liberal. Henry George, of New York, will deliver the address.

   We understand that the D. L. & W. Railroad Company are soon to build a round house and turn-table on their grounds in this village. It will be a great convenience to them to have engines here in case of accidents. The only wonder is that they have not provided for the convenience before this.

   The wire for the telephone from this place to Syracuse has arrived. Some of it was delivered here and some at Homer and Preble. It is expected that the line will be finished and ready for use in a few weeks. It will be a great convenience to Cortland people as well as to all who live on the line of the route. The wire is made of copper, which is said to be much better than that in ordinary use.

   The Homer and Cortland Gas Company are putting up two large buildings on their grounds between the villages. One is 124x29, and the other is 75x25. They are to be used for storing coal, coke, &e.

   During the month of August the mail carriers of this village delivered 31,536 letters, 8,516 postal cards and 18,412 newspapers, making a total of 58,454. They also collected 18,844 letters, postals and newspapers the same month. Sixty three registered letters were delivered.

   The violent rain storm that set in at about noon, on Wednesday, soon flooded the gutters on Main street, and the cross walks near the post-office [Standard block—CC editor] were impassable. In fact, that entire square was submerged. Something ought to be done to furnish an outlet for the water at that point. Good sized hail stones fell during the latter part of the storm.

A Socialist, Not a Labor Ticket.

   No honest workingman should be deluded into the belief that the ticket headed by Henry George is in any sense a "Labor" ticket or has any claims on him as a laboring man. The very papers that are patting the George movement on the back, because they think they see in it a large diversion of votes which usually go to the support of the Democratic ticket are forced to confess that the line between George-ism and socialism is practically invisible. The New York Tribune declares that George is as much a socialist as Shtevitsch himself, the acknowledged apostle of socialism in this country. The chief difference between the two men is that the one makes no concealment of his opinions and is willing to take the consequences of them while the other deems it policy to hide his real sentiments under a cloak

   The Syracuse Journal, whose able editor attended the Albambra convention in person and watched carefully the drift, is honest enough to tell its readers that there isn't difference enough between George and the socialists to put into tea. "Henry George," declares the Journal, "is a socialist, and as his critics assert, has revarnished the philosophy of Marx, presenting it in attractive phases, and surrounding it with new sophistries of argument, which the Irish land question and the public land questions in this country have afforded him. He is more dangerous as a Socialist, in that he proposes to take but one step at a time, and thus leads on, by gradations, TO THE FULL SOCIALIST REALIZATION." George & Co. are enemies of society, and should be treated accordingly.

Henry George

Henry George and Republicans.

(From the New York Times.)

   The alliance between Mr. Henry George's party and the Republican machine in the city and state is now a matter of common notoriety. This alliance was suspected, and there were good grounds for the suspicion long before the Syracuse convention. But the character of the platform, the composition of the ticket, and finally the choice by the United Labor leaders of Police Commissioner John McClave, an old time machine Republican, to name the election inspectors allotted to their party, furnish an array of evidence which leaves no occasion for further doubt about the matter. The intensely practical politicians of the Republican party will, of course, see no objections to such a coalition. They would unite with the Socialists on the same terms.

   But what will Republicans of self respect and sober sense say to this alliance with a party which is seeking to establish Mr. Henry George's doctrine of land confiscation as the law of the land? The Commercial Advertiser, a Republican newspaper but not of the Plait stripe, declares that this attempted compact must be thwarted. "If the Republican machine wishes such an alliance," it says, "the Republican party does not, and the party should object to the union in a tone which the politicians would not venture to ignore."

WANTED.

   About 400 loads of clean filling, pebble stones or dirt to fill lots on west side of Hubbard street. Call at STEVENSON’S Insurance Office, Masonic Block, for your cash.

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