The
Cortland Democrat, Friday,
April 6, 1888.
Board
of Health.
The attention of the citizens and house holders of this village is called
to the following provision in the rules of the Board of Health:
Every
householder or head of family in a house wherein any case of infectious disease
may occur, shall report the same to the Board of Health or to the Health Officer,
within twenty-four hours from the time of his or her first knowledge of the
nature of such disease and until instructions are received from the said Board
or Health Officer, shall not permit any clothing, or other articles which may
have been exposed to infection, to be removed from the house, nor shall any occupant
change his residence elsewhere without the consent of the said Board or Health
Officer.
Every
physician who may be called to attend a case of infectious disease shall, as soon as he discovers the nature thereof, make
a written report specifying the name and residence of the patient, the nature
of the disease, and any other fact relating thereto which he may deem important
to the public health, and affix the date and sign his name thereto, and he
shall hand such report to the householder or head of family as aforesaid, who
shall thereupon become responsible for its transmission to the Board of Health
within twenty four hours as above provided. The diseases to be thus promptly
reported, are, Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, small pox, scarlet
fever, and diphtheria. Any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be punished by a fine of five dollars.
The
Board of Health wish to call the attention of the public to the necessity of having
the back yards, cesspools, vaults and cellars cleaned as soon as possible, and
to other things required by the code of last year's
Board.
J. F. WHEELER, Pres.,
SAMUEL FREEMAN,
D. W. BIERCE.
E. F. JENNINGS, Sec.,
W. J. MOORE, Health Officer.
The Union System Adopted.
The
contract for putting in an Electric Fire Alarm System has been let to the Union
Co. of New York at $2,300. Work will be commenced as soon as possible and it is
expected that the system will be in operation in a short time. After it has
been put up, a sixty day's trial of it will be made and if it proves
unsatisfactory, will not be accepted by the Board of Trustees. The system has
just been accepted by the town of Altoona, Pa., where it has been on trial for
some time and the president of that city informs us that it is in every way
satisfactory.
A new
bell will also be ordered and will be hung about two feet higher than the one in
use, thereby avoiding any interference of the sound waves by the adjacent buildings.
The Emerald Hose Co. will place five bunks in their building on Church street
and as many members of the company will lodge there nights, so that everything may
be made ready to start at short notice in case of an alarm.
With
the new system and our crack fire department, the people of Cortland may rest
assured that they will in the future be most admirably provided for against any
damages that fire can inflict.
HERE AND THERE.
The
Gamewell Fire Alarm system was on exhibition at Firemen's Hall, last Saturday and
Monday.
Another
Chinese laundry will soon be started in the Squires block by some celestials from
New York.
Farmers
will do well to attend the trial of Agriculture implements to be held in
Elmira, April 11th and 12th.
The
funeral of Adelia White, niece of Dr. A J. White, was held at his residence on
Port Watson street, last Wednesday.
William Kennedy, an employee at the post-office, has purchased an
interest in Charles Clearly's
cigar manufacturing business.
The site
of the Stearns House in Truxton has been sold to parties living in the town. A
new hotel will be erected there during the summer.
Handsome new signs, the work of Hackett, have been placed over the
entrances to Hopkins Bros'., Miller's, and Dennis' stores in the Grand Central
block.
The
ball given by Emerald Hose Co, at Taylor Hall, last Monday evening, was a success
in every particular. The net proceeds amounted to about $60.
Dr.
S. J. Sornberger, gave his lecture on "Norway" at the M. E. Church in
Whitney's Point last Tuesday evening before the Broome Co. Teachers' Institute.
The
regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held in the parlors of the
Congregational church, on Saturday, at 2:30 P. M. All members are urged to be
present.
Brown
& Maybury, the druggists, always up to the times, have something to say about
the Fireman's Convention of interest to all, in their advertising space this week.
The
date of the ball to be given by the Mechanics'
Band has been changed to Wednesday evening, April 11th, on account of a
previous engagement of Fischer's orchestra.
There
has been and still is a great call for houses to rent this spring. A house
suitable for a small family is taken at once. If some of our capitalists would
invest some of their surplus cash in building low priced houses the returns
would be profitable.
One
morning last week a small flock of wild geese stopped in J. L. Gillett's lot near
the marl ponds. Wilbur Sanders, of South Cortland, succeeded in getting a shot at
the game with his rifle and brought one of them down. It was a very handsome bird,
and weighed something over ten pounds.
Mr.
O. K. George having resigned the position of chief train dispatcher on the E. C.
& N. road, Mr. F. E.
McCoy has been appointed by general manager McLeod to fill the vacancy, to take
effect April 1st. Mr. George will continue to act as assistant train dispatcher
and car accountant until further orders.
Patrons of the Opera House who have been annoyed by the whistling of a
certain set of "hoodlums," who think themselves funny, will be
pleased to learn that manager Rood has taken decided steps for the suppression
of the nuisance. By keeping a close watch he has ascertained the names of a
number of these smart alecks, and the next offence will probably result in
their arrest and lodgment in Hotel de Van Hoesen. [sheriff's jail—CC editor]
The
iron bridge in Cuyler, just west of A. W. Crandall's, went down in last week's
freshet. It was nearly
new. There was high water is many places where it had never been known before.
The flats along the river were inundated; water entered Will Muncy's dwelling
north of the village, driving the family up stairs and covering the lower floor
an inch or two; D. J. Southard’s stable floor, at the Basin, was nearly two
feet under water for a day or two, and in David Rigby's
cellar on the hill, the water was a foot and a half deep. The bridge near Brookton
was washed out, which temporarily delayed traffic on the railroad.—DeRuyter Gleaner.
Arrested on a Serious Charge.
Last
Thursday afternoon Frank See, who lives near the fair ground on North Main street, was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Frank Cole. The complaint alleges that See met Mr. Cole's twelve year
old daughter in the street and made indecent proposals to her. He was arraigned
before Justice Squires and gave bonds for his appearance at an examination on
Saturday last. When that date came an adjournment over to Tuesday was taken and
it was then further adjourned to next Monday at the request of See's counsel.
See
is about twenty-five years of age and some two years ago married Miss Georgie
Sherwood, with whom he is still living. If the facts as set forth in the warrant
shall be proven true, it is to be hoped that he may be rebuked in a manner that
he will remember for some years to come.
Improvement at the Telegraph Office.
Empire State Telephone & Telegraph Co. have lately put in a new and
enlarged switchboard in their central office here, to meet the demands of their
growth in that direction. The new switch system is in full operation, and it
seems but proper at this time to call attention to some of its features,
operating, as it does, upon an entirely new and improved principle.
The idea
of each subscriber being able to open, or disconnect his own wire in the
switchboard thereby registering his call, will no doubt, when fully understood,
prove both valuable and satisfactory to the Company and subscribers as well. When
calling the central office, one turn of the crank on the subscriber's bell is
sufficient to do this, and when such a signal is given, and the subscriber's
bell continues to ring, it proves that trouble of some kind has
prevented his call from registering, and his line is not in working order.
When
the bell stops ringing, it is the best evidence that a subscriber has
registered his call, in view of the operator by automatically opening, or
disconnecting his own line. The fact that his bell ceases to ring after
one turn of the crank shows s clear working line to the central office. Thus
each subscriber tests and knows himself the exact condition of his line every
time it is used. After the bell ceases to ring, the subscriber should
remove the receiver and the operator will speak to him. Having once registered his
call, it is not only unnecessary to attempt to ring again, but to do so will interfere
with the operator, who may, at the same instant be trying to ask him for the number
of the wire desired.
When
through conversation a short turn of the crank on the bell indicates to the
operator that you are through talking, which should always be given by the
subscriber calling. A strict observance of this rule will enable the operator
to disconnect your wire promptly so you can call again for any numbers that you
may want. So please ring off when through talking.
All calls must be made by number
with this system,
as there are no names on the switchboard
to guide the operator.
Manager Bickford is very busy now, removing some cables containing wires
which this system has proved to be more or less defective, replacing them by
new lead cables of an improved pattern and he no doubt will soon have the
satisfaction of knowing, that his old as well as the increasing list of new
subscribers constantly being added to the exchange are receiving the benefits
of improvements to lines and apparatus, which cannot help but prove both
satisfactory and beneficial to all concerned.
The
switchboard is furnished by the Eastern Electrical M'f'g. Co., of Tonawanda, N. Y., and was put in by Messrs. Gould and
Smith (the inventors) representing that company.
Miller's Millinery Store.
The
ladies of Cortland, who, for some time past, have felt the need of a millinery store
which should be conducted on the plan of the Metropolitan Houses, are likely to
have their wants met in a most satisfactory manner.
The
store recently opened by Mrs. Miller in the Grand Central Block is one which in
completeness of detail may well challenge comparison with many more pretentious
houses in the larger cities and is a credit to the owners and the town.
The
store is situated at No. 15, Grand Central, is on the ground floor and runs the
entire depth of the building. The front portion is used as a show and
salesroom, and is filled to overflowing with an immense stock of everything
pertaining to the millinery trade. The rear room is occupied by the trimming
department, which is under the personal supervision of Miss Balthasar, whose
long experience in one of the largest houses in New York city, is sufficient
guarantee of the excellence of her work.
The
window in front is a marvel of beauty and attracts large numbers of people
daily. The walls are papered with an exquisite design in gold, and lace
curtains of a choice and costly pattern form a back ground and divide it from
the rest of the store. In it are displayed the latest and most approved styles
in hats, bonnets, flowers &c. A small sea-gull, mounted upon a red
velvet back ground is also to be seen and forms one of the chief attractions.
During
the season Mrs. Miller will visit New York regularly each month in company with
her sister, Mrs. Palmer, of Auburn, who owns the largest millinery house in
that city. By purchasing their goods together and paying cash for the same they
are enabled to take advantage of the lowest prices and can sell at bargains
with which smaller establishments cannot compete.
Personally Mr. and Mrs. Miller are wide awake, enterprising pleasant
people, of the class of which a town cannot have too many. We trust that their
new venture in Cortland may be so successful that they will
decide to locate here permanently.
Personal.
Glen
Tisdale has accepted an offer from the Union Fire Alarm Company, as travelling salesman.
Fred G. McElheny, recently of the Monitor, has
secured a situation with a portrait copying firm of Geneva. He will begin work
in Pennsylvania.
S. Ham Strowbridge, who for some time past
has been employed as foreman in the DEMOCRAT office, left town last Tuesday for
Kentucky, where he has secured a situation as foreman in the office of a large
daily paper.
The Mechanics' Band.
Two
years ago last Thanksgiving Day, the Mechanics' Band played their first engagement
under the leadership of Mr. M. J. Muncy at the dedication of the Odd Fellows
Hall. There were at that time twenty members, of whom but few now remain. Since
then, by assiduous practice and strict attention to business matters, they have been pushing their
way upward, until to-day it is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the
best equipped bands to be found in the state, and a credit to the town to which
it belongs.
Believing that a brief history of the band
since its first appearance in November, 1885 would be of public interest, a
DEMOCRAT representative called on several of the members and from them gleaned
the facts given below.
At the time of the dedication of the [Union]
hall, Mr. Muncy had been with them as leader and instructor only a few weeks. The
instruments were of all makes and shapes and it was with the greatest
difficulty that they could be tuned nearly enough to play together. Indeed for
sometime the miserable character of the instruments was one of the most
discouraging obstacles with which it was found necessary to contend, though several
improvements were made by exchanging and the purchase of some second-hand
instruments. Last June it was decided to buy a set of new instruments
throughout which should be of the latest and most improved modes.
After a careful examination of several first
class makes, it was decided to place the order with Henry Distin, of Philadelphia,
which was done. The instruments were personally selected by Mr. Distin, who
subjected each to a severe examination and sent only those of which he could
approve. The result is that to-day the Mechanics are the owners of as fine a set
of silver-plated horns as any in this vicinity.
Before the order for the instruments was placed,
an agreement was entered into by the members, by which each one was to pay for
his piece on receiving it, and the earnings of the band to be wholly applied in
liquidating the debt before any dividend was made to individual members. This
has been adhered to, and the band is now nearly free from debt.
It is but due Mr. Muncy to say here, that
when the new instruments were purchased he generously gave his services gratis,
until they were paid for in full.
Last month the headquarters of the band were
removed from Union Hall to Wells Hall, where a much more suitable room was secured,
and the preliminary work of the season begun with a vigor that leaves no doubt
of ultimate success. The members are men of excellent social standing, and take
pride in everything that pertains to the upbuilding of their organization. They
have done everything in their power to give the people a band of which they
might be proud and it is but just that their efforts should be seconded by our
citizens in a liberal manner. Doubtless aid from the inhabitants of the village
sufficient to enable them to free themselves from debt would bring a rich
reward in the form of a series of open air concerts through the summer months
At any rate no harm could come from trying the experiment.
The instrumentation and membership of the
band at present is as follows:
Leader and solo B flat cornet, M. J. Muncy,
1st B flat cornet, J. M. Joiner, 2nd B flat cornet, F. C. Jones, E flat clarinet,
Fred Osborne, 1st B flat clarinet, T. J. Lannigan, 2nd B flat clarinet, E. L.
Van Derveer, solo alto A. H. Barber, 1st E flat alto, Scott Robinson, 1st B flat
tenor, John Kernan, 2nd B flat tenor, Fred Sherwood, baritone, John Townsend, B
flat bass, Dan Lynch, E flat bass, J. D. Clark, side drum, F. J. Pike, bass
drum and cymbals, Ed Lannigan.
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