TOWN REPORTS.
SCOTT.
We hear
that a hotel man, of Homer, is selling liquor over the bar without a license.
We also hear that some of the business men of that town have told him to go on
and sell and they will stand by him. We also have learned the names of some of
those business men. What has become of the peace officers of that town whose
business should be to enforce the law? Or are they in league with the new deal?
Oh, when will men of that town, and all other towns, who pray that the evils of
intemperance may be driven from our land and midst, vote as they pray? And vote
for men who are in sympathy with that principle; to enforce our laws? Can we expect
that whiskey officers will hurt the whiskey business? Suppose a man who is to
choose a teacher to come into his home to educate his children, should make
choice of a man who did not believe in education, who holds to the doctrine
that "ignorance is bliss—'tis folly to be wise." Would it be any more
strange than for Christian ministers, deacons and church members to vote no
license and at the same time vote for men who are in favor of license, to enforce
the law?
The
following ticket was put in nomination by the Prohibitionists last Saturday evening:
Supervisor, B. L. Barber; Town Clerk, C. C. Clarke; Justice of the Peace, C. F.
Cobb; Assessor, A. G. Mott; Com. Highways, S. J. Barber; Overseer of Poor, G.
M. Frisbie; Collector, A. H. Clarke; Inspectors, E. J. Peck, F. M. Maxson, D. C. Harrington; Constables, E. P. Mott, Niles Van
Denburg, C. E. Peck, W. F. Brown, Morgan Maxson; Game Constable, Austin
Brown; Com. of Excise, Jared E. Babcock.
Mr.
Charles Blunden, while at work upon a scaffold near Lock Pond the other day,
fell and badly fractured his ankle. He was immediately brought to his home
here. Dr. Babcock and Dr. Burdick, of Homer, were summoned. It is badly swollen
and very painful.
A large
quantity of people gathered at the house of Charles Masons last Friday night
for a dance, but there were too many to the square inch for dancing, and so
they lingered until the weaker ones tired out and made room for the feet of the
more robust ones, who made things lively until the break of day.
A foot of
snow fell here Saturday night. On Monday following we were overtaken by the
worst blizzard of the season. The stage got stuck in the snow-drifts and had to
be helped through.
Rev. Mr.
Sherman, of Vesper, is holding revival meetings at the M. E. church here,
assisted by the pastors of the two churches. A good decree of interest is manifest.
Mrs. Sherman is also here.
At the
Democratic caucus, John Gillett was nominated for Supervisor; Fred Alvord Town
Clerk; Wilford Bedell, Justice of the Peace.
At the Republican
caucus E. W. Childs was nominated for Supervisor, W. N. Babcock for Town Clerk,
and F. A. Crosley, Justice of the Peace.
Mrs. E.
P. Burdick, of this town, is in Homer caring for her son, Will Burdick, who is
ill with bilious fever.
We learn
that Fred F. Burdick has become Field Manager for the firm of King, Richardson
& Co., in the southern states.
GROTON CITY.
Mr.
Horace Kirk is entertaining friends from England.
Mr. Henry
Harrison is working for Mr. Alanson Hatfield.
Mr. F. B.
Clark cut a large pile of wood with his buzz saw last week.
We
understand that there was a dance at Mr. Allen Odell's last Saturday evening.
Mr. Allen
Odell has rented the Churchill farm for the coming year, and moved his family
on the place last week.
Mr.
Charles Fuller has sold a quantity of logs to Mr. Grout, which he has been hauling
to the mill the past week.
The tree
agent is again making his rounds offering his goods at greatly reduced rates, and
showing marvelous pictures of fruits which can be raised by purchasing his goods.
AUNT CELESTIA.
FRANK'S CORNERS.
Frank
Bacon is home on a vacation.
Mrs.
Miles Hutchingson is on the sick list.
Mr. Wm.
Rickett has been confined to the house by sickness for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Marcy entertained a company of friends last Friday afternoon.
Edith
Hammond, of Cortland, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Henry Homer, part of last
week.
Mr. and
Mrs. William Tyler entertained about forty friends at their home last Friday evening.
UNCLE
DICK.
MARATHON.
Fred
Chapman, of Syracuse, N. Y., is visiting his brother, C. M. Chapman.
Alex.
Cable, of New York, was in town Friday last looking after his interests here.
Mrs. D.
D. Hunt and Mrs. C. M. Chapman visited friends in Cortland and Homer last week.
Miss
Lizzie Davern, who is attending school at the Normal in Cortland, N. Y., is
home for a short vacation.
Messrs.
Bosworth & Wooster, of Cortland, have bought out the stock of T. L. Corwin and taken possession.
Geo. A.
Hill's "Sea of Ice" Co. will appear at the Hulbert Opera House next week,
opening Monday evening.
W. P.
Smith, of the "Mora" theatrical company, was in town on Friday last, making
a flying visit to his friends.
Mrs. Fred
Morey and Miss Helen Monroe, of McGrawville, N. Y., were the guests of Mrs. A.
L. Peck one day last week.
Commissioner
Stillman, of Cortland, was in town Friday of last week, assisting in placing a
new piano in the Union school building.
It would
be policy for some thoroughly competent mechanic to examine our river bridge in
the spring. It is a very heavy and unwieldy body of iron, and there may be some
portions with flaws about it making it unsafe. Apprehensions are indulged in by
numerous people regarding its safety. It has stood many years and has been an ornament
to our village.
At the
Catholic Festival last Friday evening the attendance was large. The Dickinson—Beman
orchestra furnished the music. Miss Anna Shanley secured the prize of a diamond
ring on a subscription of over $190. Miss Nellie Curick with a subscription of
over $90 was awarded a large doll and DeWitt C. and Ira Lynde received a gold-headed
cane. The amount secured was nearly $600 after all expenses were deducted.
Father Herrick can be proud of the work done in his parish.
The
following ticket was nominated at the Republican caucus Tuesday evening: Supervisor, Lyman Adams; Town Clerk, E. L.
Courtney; Justice of the Peace, David Wallace; Commissioner of Highways, A. E.
Brainard; Overseers of the Poor, W. M. Esmay, S. B. Pierce; Collector, Adam
Hilsinger; Constables, Adam Hilsinger, Wm. Davidson, R. C. Quinn, David
Wightman, J. L. Puff; Inspectors of Election Dist. No. 1, J . H. Hammond, Fred
Youngs; Inspectors of Election Dist. No. 2, Ed. H. Barnes, J. W. Livingston; Game
Constable, Miles Shapley; Sealer of Weights and Measures, Clark Burgess.
The
following ticket was nominated by the Democrats at the caucus on Saturday evening
last: Supervisor, Myron N. Pierce; Town Clerk, Chas. S. Myers; Justice of the
Peace, W. J. Maynard; Commissioner of Highways, Geo. H. Chaplin; Assessor, Norman Sherwood; Collector, James O. Peebles;
Overseers of the Poor, William Bryant, Orson H. Terry; Inspectors of Election
Dist. No. 1, M. L. Glover, Andrew Buckley; Inspectors of Election Dist, No. 2,
Duane Burgess, D. C. Lynde; Constables, James O. Peebles, Joseph A. Cole, M. L.
Glover, M. J. Glover, A. L. Peck. Sealer of Weights and Measures, C. M. Chapman.
WILLETT. [sic]
Mr. E. Burlingame was in Cortland part of last
week on business.
R. W.
Bourne, clerk of the Board of Supervisors, was in Homer one day last week.
William
Allen has rented the A. C. Greene farm, occupied for the past two years by Asa
Turner.
John Moore
has moved from near the village into Geo. D. Landers' house in the southern
part of the town, as we are informed.
Miss
Lottie Limberger is quite sick at the present writing, with fever. Dr. McBirney
attends her, and her many friends hope for a speedy recovery.
The
scholars in district No. 6, of this town will give an entertainment at Upper Lisle
on Friday evening of this week. It will consist of a drama, which will be
followed by a farce. The admission is only 10 cents and should receive a large
house.
Last
Wednesday evening, about forty friends of Mr. Willson Greene [Chairman of the
Cortland County Board of Supervisors—CC editor] and family, made them a very
pleasant visit. Their fine residence furnished abundance of room, and the
evening was passed in playing games and dancing until an early hour, when the
guests began to depart, feeling they had passed a very enjoyable evening.
The
Republican caucus was held Saturday evening and a very light attendance was
reported, but it is said there was considerable "stuffing the hat,"
probably to have the proceedings appear "large." A. C. Greene
received the empty honor for Supervisor, but he declined, saying "he had
got through running for fun." John W. Jones consented to be knocked over for
Town Clerk, also C. J. Harris for Justice. As Almon Talbot was not there, they decided to let
Linus D. Meacham have Assessor, providing he can get it. Then came B. H. Loomis
for Highway Commissioner, George Barnard for Overseer of the Poor, and A. R. Greene
for Collector, A. O. Tennant, David Tennant and M. A. Eaton for Inspectors of
Election.
The
Democrats held their caucus Saturday evening, and was called to order by Willson
Greene, of the town committee. On motion S. J. Adams was chosen chairman and A.
S. Babcock clerk, after which Albert Hayes and J. D. Meacham were chosen
tellers. The caucus was largely attended, considering the inclemency of the weather.
The following is the ticket placed in nomination, and should receive the
support of every democrat: Supervisor, Willson Greene; Town Clerk, A. E.
Ingersoll; Justice of the Peace, Geo. D. Landers; Assessor, S. C. Dyer; Commissioner
of Highways, J . H. Beardsley; Overseer of the Poor, Wm. C. Sternbergh;
Collector, M. C. Flint; Inspectors of Election, J. D. Meacham, C. G. Eaton, W.
J. Delevan; Constables, George Stevens, John Hopkins, Jr., Jackson McMinn, J.
L. Hawley, M. C. Flint; Game Constable. W. J. Delevan; Excise Commissioner, J.
M. Delevan.
TRUXTON.
Mrs.
Florence Nelson is visiting friends in Cortland.
Frank
Hilton and wife, left here Saturday for Florida.
Jud
Osterhout has collected all but about $600 of our quota of taxes.
Mrs. Jane Arnold and Miss Mattie Van Hoesen
are visiting in Tully.
Archie
Stevens of Cortland has contracted with O. D. Patrick to serve as clerk for one
year.
McGRAWVILLE.
F. H.
Garlick is sick. His case is considered critical.
Emerson
Williams of Binghamton is visiting his sister, Mrs. H. Bingham.
Misses
Claribel Warren, Ada Perry and Mary Rogers, returned to Cortland Wednesday, to
resume school at the Normal.
Henry
Phelps has received a [civil war] pension of eight dollars a month, with back
pay amounting to about eight hundred dollars.
John
Warren has bought the Peck place and will move here in the spring and enter into
the manufacture of wagons, with his father, L. Warren.
Dr.
Higgins, assisted by Drs. Dana, Hendrick and Ensign, performed a critical operation
on Arthur Hulbert on Friday evening. Strong hopes are now entertained of his
speedy recovery. NEPOS.
FREETOWN.
Quite a
number attended the funeral of Mrs. Brainerd at Marathon.
Mr.
Alfred Stanton has moved to Blodgett Mills on the Sol. Carr farm.
The Good
Templers [sic] cleared over ten dollars and had an enjoyable time.
Ira Wavle
moved to Lapeer and Charley Slocum occupied the farm he leaves.
Mr. James
Smith and Dell Carson visited in Homer Tuesday at Frank Eades'.
Mr. James
Fish, of Marathon, was in town Monday in the interest of the sick.
The
greatest snow storm of the season, consequently there was a small number at
church.
Town
meeting will be the next thing on the tapis; it is hopeful all will come like men
and vote for men. [sarcasm?--CC editor.]
Rev. Wm.
Robertson and family, of East Homer, attended the Oyster Supper and the Jack
Horner pie festival on Friday evening.
Mr. J.
Underwood has a farm of on one hundred acres which is well stocked and which he
will rent or may be taken on shares at the present writing.
The
following officers were installed by Stone Lodge, Thursday evening: Chief Templer, Charles Slocum; Vice-Templer, Gena Dickinson ; Past C. Templer, Elmer
Dickinson; Secretary, Dell Carson; Financial Sec, Ella Bean; Treasurer, Mary
Hall; Chaplin, Fred Knight; Guard, Orville Pickett; Marshal, Theodore Shepherd.
KATE.
[local correspondent—CC editor.]
Death of Mrs. Susan Van Hoesen.
Mrs. Van
Hoesen, widow of Matthias Van Hoesen, late of Preble, N. Y., died at her home
in that village Monday, Feb. 2d, 1891, at 10 o'clock in the evening. The funeral
was held in the M. E. church Thursday, at 2 o'clock P. M., Rev. W. H. Curtis
officiating. She was buried by the side of her husband, with whom she had lived
for more than 60 years, in Elmwood cemetery. Their surviving children were all at the funeral. The following written by Mr.
Van Hoesen at the time it bears date, will be of interest to many friends.
MR. AND
MRS. MATTHIAS VAN HOESEN.
I
(Matthias Van Hoesen) was born in the county of Greene, in this state, N. Y., Aug. 8th, 1805. I removed to Preble, Cortland Co.,
with my parents in the fall of 1805, and my first remembrance was the time when
there were but two frame houses in town. Our family moved into a log house. I
was married in Greene county, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1824, to Susan Tully. I drove down
with a horse team as there was no railroad at the time. It took four days to
drive from Greene county to Preble with my wife, with whom I have lived up to
this time. As an illustration of the condition of the finances of the times!
[sic] In 1816 my father, who was quite a farmer sold wheat for $3.00 per
bushel, and in the winter of 1817 he started with a load of wheat to go to
Albany and got as far as Cherry Valley and there sold his load for 56 cents per
bushel. So much for the change of times in money matters.
Yours
respectfully,
MATTHIAS
VAN HOESEN.
Preble,
Feb. 26th 1886.
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