ACCIDENT AT CORTLAND'S GRAND CENTRAL, FARMERS' CLUB, AND VILLAGE ELECTIONS

Railroad Street(Central Ave.), Main St. to Church St., "Grand Central" building with Pepsi ad on right.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 2, 1888.

Accident at the Grand Central.

   Yesterday morning while James B. Nix, one of the masons employed at the Grand Central block was at work plastering in the skylight, the bracket supporting the staging gave way and he was thrown to the floor a distance of about twenty feet. When picked up he was unconscious and was bleeding badly at the nose and ears. Drs. Hoag and Hughes were at once summoned and pronounced his injuries of a serious character. As soon as possible he was removed to his home at No. 68 Groton Ave.

   The bracket supporting the staging was made of a defective piece of wood and was put up by the masons who had laid the first coating of plaster, a few days before. Another workman was on the staging with Nix but was fortunate enough to catch on a plank underneath and save himself from falling.

   LATER—Just as we go to press we learn that Nix's skull was fractured at the base of the brain. The physicians think he cannot possibly live.

A Valuable Invention.

   Mr. George W. Cleveland, the efficient engineer of the Fire Department, has just invented a new device by the use of which water can be taken from the village hydrants by the steamer, in case of fire, instead of from the wells as heretofore. It consists of a Y shaped coupling to connect with the two 2 1/2 inch outlets of the hydrant, joined to a four inch outlet at the extremity of the Y to which the suction pipe of the steamer is attached. The Y is fitted with an adjustable joint so arranged that by simply turning a nut, it may be adjusted to fit the outlet of any hydrant in the village.

   The advantages to be gained by the use of Mr. Cleveland's invention are, that the water will now be forced into the pumps of the steamer by the pressure on the hydrants and the force hitherto expended in raising the water from the wells can now be utilized in forcing the stream, thereby enabling the steamer to throw farther and in a larger quantity than before. In case a fire should occur at some distance from a hydrant, water can be supplied to the steamer through two lines of hose, enabling it to get nearer the fire and thereby greatly increasing its efficiency. The water from the hydrants too, is free from the gravel and other sediment found in the wells, and which damage the pumps and boilers to a considerable extent.

   The apparatus will be made by Mr. Cleveland from patterns and drawings of his own execution.

   Mr. Cleveland has now several other improvements in contemplation, among which are a system of stopcocks for the heater which will be entirely automatic, and also a contrivance for lighting the fire by a gas jet in case of an alarm instead of the method now employed. Details of the invention will be given as soon as it is perfected.

   The interest which our village firemen evince in everything that can tend to the efficiency of the department, should meet with the hearty co-operation of our citizens, and when the firemen a ask that an electric system should be placed in the town, it should as a matter of justice be cheerfully given them. We trust that the appropriation for such a system will he carried by a rousing majority at the charter election on March 20th.

HERE AND THERE.

   Elmer Bangs, of this place, has taken out letters patent on a coffin.

   Gilmore's famous band at the Opera House, March 19th.

   There are nine Republicans and six Democrats in the new Board of Supervisors.

   H. H. Greenman, Esq., of this village, has secured letters patent on window screens.

   The amount of public money appropriated for the maintenance of schools in Cortland county this year is $24,016.46.

   Emerald Hose company attended in a body at the funeral of Michael Maher, last Tuesday forenoon, at St. Mary's church.

   Mr. Isaac Dennis has leased one of the stores in the Grand Central block and will open about April 1st, with a full line of fancy notions.

   The trial of Edward Thayer, who was arrested for assaulting W. D. Riley, was held before Justice Squires, last Monday and Tuesday, and resulted in a disagreement of the jury.

   Mr. H. C. Beebe, of the Steam Laundry, has placed an order with the Porter Manufacturing Co., of Syracuse, for a new 40 horse power boiler.

   Burgess & Bingham have removed their large stock of goods to the store formerly occupied by S. E. Welch, corner of Railroad and Main streets.

   Emerald Hose Co.’s building on Church street, and Firemen's Hall, are draped in mourning for Michael Maher, the member of the Emeralds who died last Sunday.

   The Cortland Dressed Beef Co. are building a large refrigerator just back of the D. L. & W. freight house. The company received their first consignment this season, from Chicago, last week.

   Lee Craver has sold his Hambletonian colt, "Dandy L., or King of the Ice," to a gentleman near Cortland for $500, which is generally considered a moderate price for so speedy a colt.—Binghamton Leader.

   J. O. Reed, the proprietor at the city market, has just placed one of the handsomest signs in the town over the entrance to his place of business on Clinton avenue.

   A horse traders' convention has been called to meet at the Mansion House in Homer, Saturday, March 3d. All dealers in equines are cordially invited to be present.

   The new Grace church will be consecrated April 12th, by Bishop Huntington. Rev. Dr. Van De Water, of New York, an alumnus of Cornell University, will deliver the sermon.

   Mr. James Dowd, a highly esteemed young man, died of consumption at his residence, North Main street, last Monday. The funeral services were held at St. Mary's church, Wednesday, at 9 A. M.

   Sunday next, March 4th, being the second anniversary of the Rev. Mr. Arthur's rectorship at Grace church, the morning sermon will be appropriate to the occasion. The evening sermon will be a special one for young men.

   The services of Mr. A. D. Blodgett have been secured as conductor of the chorus of one hundred voices which is to assist at the Gilmore Concert. A rehearsal will he held this evening at the Universalist church.

   The following extract is from a recent issue of the Stroudsburg (Pa) Jeffersonian, in relation to the death of Prof. A. H. Benedict, an account of which appeared in the DEMOCRAT a few weeks ago: "The deceased was a gentleman of good natural capacity and unusual attainment. In his time he had been tutor, editor, elocutionist, lecturer, poet, and professor of penmanship. The latter he chose as his vocation in his older days. He visited this place at three different times, and taught several courses at each visit. No doubt very many of our readers will recall with pleasure the fact that they were pupils of his. He had prepared two volumes of poems, which he designed to publish. As a poet be was more than ordinary, though he never gave to the press more than comparatively a very few fugitive poems, which he had dashed off partly at random to gratify his fancy and free his inspiration. It is to be hoped that his elaborately prepared poems will yet get into the publisher's hands, and thus be brought to daylight.

County Farmers’ Club.

   The club was quite well attended and President Blodgett called to order at the usual hour. The subject of "Winter Dairying" was discussed as well as various other questions of dairying.
   Mr. Stoppard: In my experience the June milk is greater in quantity and the cream better in quality than the May. I do not think cream from hay feed is very good at any time.
   Mr. Purvis: Cows must be grained quite well to produce good cream in May or April.
   Mr. Stoppard: I went to New York and obtained a good deal of information about the milk exchange. It has 95 stockholders and 13 directors of whom 7 are milk producers.

The directors make the price for 15 days in advance. They asked of me that one-third as much should be furnished in winter as in summer. The farmers have to furnish the cans to bring milk into the depot. It is shipped to New York in refrigerator cars. I inquired why they used to go out so far to get milk? They said they thought to get better quality. Near the cities so much brewers' grain and other unwholesome food is fed cattle that the milk is not thought to be good. I asked of different men who furnish milk if they liked the system, and was informed that a man seldom stopped after he had once began.
   Mr. Purvis: At the Farmer’s Institute at Ithaca a paper was read stating that the greatest amount of milk was produced when the calf was dropped in the fall. 
   A considerable discussion followed as to the practicability of producing milk in winter, which was participated in by nearly all present. Also as to the relative merits of the Fairlamb & Cooley submerged systems for raising cream. Some thought the sweet milk was preferable for calves, while others wished to have it sour.

   Club adjourned for two weeks, Saturday, March 3d. "Winter Dairying" will be continued for discussion.

   Cortland, February 18.

   C. M. BEAN, Sec'y.

VILLAGE ELECTION.

Notice of Appropriations.

   Notice is hereby given that the following resolutions proposing the appropriations of money for special purposes, to be raised by a tax upon the taxable property and inhabitants of the village of Cortland, and to increase the ordinary expenses of the village, will be submitted to a vote of the electors of said village, at the next annual meeting thereof to be held at Taylor Hall, in said village, on the 20th day of March, 1888, between the hours of eight o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon, the vote by acclamation upon the ordinary expenses to be taken at 2 o'clock P. M. of that day.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS, BY BALLOT.

   Resolved, First, That the sum of $4,500 be raised by a tax for the purpose of defraying the necessary current expenses of the Union Schools of the village of Cortland for the coming year, itemized as follows:

For salaries of teachers, $2,200.

For salaries of janitors,       600.

For fuel,                              750.

For census,                           75.

For Insurance,                    125.

For slate blackboards,        100.

For painting,                       150.

For repairs and incidental expenses, 500.

                           Total, $4,500.

   Resolved, Second, That the sum of $3,000 be raised by a tax for the purpose of purchasing for the village of Cortland an electric fire alarm system.

   Total tax, special purposes, $7,500.

ORDINARY EXPENSES, BY ACCLAMATION.

   Resolved, That there be raised by tax and at the same time and place the said annual meeting will be called upon to vote upon the following items as the estimated appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the village of Cortland for the ensuing year, and to increase the same, such vote to be taken at 2 o'clock P. M:

Engine house fund, $1,500.

Fire department fund, $1,050.

Light for streets fund, $4,000.

Highways and streets fund, $6,500.

Village litigation fund, $350.

Normal School bonds, interest, $1,304.50

Normal School bonds, principal, $3,000.

Printing fund, $300.

Rent for storing village property, $50.

Sanitary fund, $300.

Village Clerk fund, $200.

Village Assessor fund, $200.

Village Treasurer fund, $50.

Water Co. hydrant fund, arrearage due by contract to April 1, 1888, $1,032.27.

Water Co. hydrant fund, rental of 120 hydrants from April 1, 1888, to April 1, 1889, $4,000.

Stockholders of the National Bank of Cortland, paid by them on erroneous assessment village tax, 1887, $272.21.

Stockholders of the 2d National Bank of Cortland, paid by them on erroneous assessment village tax, 1887, $375.67.

Samuel Keator, paid by him on erroneous assessment, village tax, 1887,  $205.98.

Ordinary expenses, $24, 690.23.

Special purposes, $7,500.

Total $32,190.63

HARRISON WELLS, President.