The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 13,
1891.
The Result of Charter Elections.
The
Republicans succeeded in electing their entire ticket for village officers last Tuesday, and
the result was not entirely unexpected. The Democrats held their ward caucuses last week Monday evening, and nominated excellent candidates for trustees in the first and second wards. The
evening following the convention to nominate a full village ticket was held.
Candidates for the office of president of the village not being plenty, the
convention decided to endorse the Republican candidate for president, and after
nominating candidates for assessor and collector, the convention adjourned
without having made nominations for treasurer and school commissioners.
The
action of the convention was not
satisfactory to many Democrats, but of course Republicans were highly pleased.
The endorsement of the Republican candidate for president by the Democrats made
his election sure and the Republican workers concentrated all their efforts
upon the election of the two trustees, who were in considerable danger of
defeat. By hard work they managed to pull their candidate for trustee in the
first ward through by a majority of 8 votes. In the third ward their candidate
was elected by 89 majority. The Republican candidate for collector had a
majority of 106, and the candidate for assessor 187.
Thus it will be seen, that the Republican majorities were small, even
where they had little opposition. Had the Democrats put a full ticket in the
field, they would undoubtedly have elected some part of it, if not the whole.
The Republicans would have had to fight for every candidate and could not have
concentrated all their forces in strengthening the weak part of the ticket.
Many
Democrats remained away from the polls while some, to their shame be it said, voted
for the Republican candidates. A full ticket would have brought out the entire Democratic
vote and one part of the ticket would have strengthened all the others. A good
candidate for president would have brought many friends to rally to his
support, and while supporting the head of the ticket they would have voted for
the balance.
As a
rule, Democrats don't believe in endorsing Republican candidates, and we cannot
now call to mind an instance in this town or county, where any Democratic
candidate on a succotash ticket was successful. The failure to nominate a
straight Democratic ticket is always an admission of weakness, if not of
cowardice, and the public is quick to note the fact. We hope that the Democrats
of this village have been taught a lesson in practical politics that they will
not soon forget.
The man
or party that fails to hustle for a full loaf, is pretty sure to miss the
coveted half loaf.
Death from Congestion.
Last
Tuesday evening Mrs. Ernest I. Bowen, nee Miss Lizzie Pierce, enjoyed a pleasant
visit with a few friends apparently in excellent health. About one o'clock the following
morning she was seized with congestive
chills, which continued until six o'clock
when she died before medical aid had reached her side. It was not thought that the attack
was dangerous, hence the delay in notifying a doctor.
Coroner
W. J. Moore was notified, and ordered a post mortem examination. The result of
the examination disclosing positive proof of death from congestion of the lungs,
it was deemed unnecessary
to hold an inquest.
Mrs.
Bowen was married in November, 1890, and was but twenty years of age—a bright
and cheerful young lady enjoying the confidence of a large circle of friends, who
will sympathize with the family.
Death of Miss Grace Woolston.
The
funeral of Miss Grace J. Woolston was held from the residence of her father, Mr. J. D. F. Woolston, corner of Maple and Homer avenues
at 12 o'clock yesterday. Deceased had been ill with pneumonia for about two
weeks and it was thought she
would recover. Miss Woolston was twenty five years of age and came to Cortland
with her parents about five years ago from Preble. The wife and mother died
soon after locating here. During the
time the young lady had resided
in Cortland she had endeared
herself to a wide circle of acquaintances through her unassuming manner and genial
spirit. The blow falls heavily upon her father, and twin brother, Grant J., now engaged in business in Jackson, Mich. Burial was made
in the family lot at Preble.
Item.
The Cortland Corset Company will start up
again next week with a full force. Messrs. Welch
& Bierce, who own the works, have associated with them in the business Mr.
H. E. Rhoubottom, of Weedsport, who has had several years' experience in the
business. The new firm expects to employ over one hundred persons.
Madison
Has an Eccentric Man.
Madison has an eccentric character in Thomas
Church, aged 80 years, who was born in the house he now resides in, and has
never slept a night or eaten a meal elsewhere. He never took a newspaper in his
life. He takes no interest in the events of the world, has never been farther
from home than into Cortland county and then back the same day. He never was in
the post-office of his native town, never sent a letter to any one through the
mail, never received one through the mail, never rode in a public conveyance of
any kind, never was in a railroad car, never saw one, and at the same time
hears the sound of them at nearly all times of the day, as there are two
different lines of railroad in his town, and he lives between and near them,
and yet he cares no more for them than they for him. He never was at a show of
any kind, circus or caravan, never saw an animal or fowl of any kind, except
what he has seen on his "dear home" as he calls it, He never had a
time piece, except the old fashioned clock of his father that is, as he says,
100 years old. He has worn the same overcoat for 45 years; his mother carded
the wool, spun it and wove it. His best boots were new 35 years ago.—DeRuyter
Gleaner.
Cornell University.
The trustees of Cornell
University at a meeting, Wednesday, voted to reduce the tuition fees for the
general courses, the law schools, and the medical preparatory course, from $125
to $100 per annum beginning with the next year. Fees for the technical courses
will remain $125. It was also voted to erect a building for the law school
capable of affording all accommodations when this department shall have become greatly
increased. The building is to be built within a year. The trustees also took
formal action in the matter of an annex to the gymnasium, voting the proposed
appropriation of $21,000 for this purpose.
Baron Hirsch's charities to
the poor of his race in Austria and other parts of Europe already amount to $12,000,000. Baron Hirsch is fifty-five years
old, has a wife and no children, and is reported to have a fortune of
$100,000,000. He has cabled to Jesse Seligman, as representing the trustees of
Hirsch fund for the benefit of Hebrew immigration to this country, that the
trustees may draw on him for 12,000,000 francs ($2,500,000) to use in carrying out
the work undertaken.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
CHENANGO.—Afton has voted to
incorporate.
In McDonough, the no-license candidate
was elected by one majority.
Philip L. Matthewson, of
Guilford, has a cow which has given birth to four calves within eleven months.
In both cases the twins were of opposite sex.
Monday of last week it was
discovered that the creek which enters the river just north of the Rexford
street bridge, in Norwich, had, during the freshet, washed the earth from under
the water works main, which crosses the river at that point, causing the pipe
to drop and the joints to open. The supply of water is substantially cut off. A
quantity of new pipe has been ordered, and the main will be laid upon the
bridge temporarily, until that in the river can be repaired. They hope to have
the connections complete by Friday morning.
During the high water a narrow
escape from drowning occurred near Robinson's Mills, in South Oxford. Stephen
Wilbur and Henry Hurlburt, with a few others, were hunting muskrats along the
flooded flats. The boat containing Wilbur and Hurlburt was extremely light, and
in coming in contact with a projecting log was overturned, throwing both men
into the water. Hurlburt clung to the boat and floated down stream, while
Wilbur supported himself by some bushes which fortunately were nearby. In
response to their calls for help they were soon picked up by the other members
of the party. During the accident a fine gun which belonged to Wilbur was lost.
MADISON.—Oneida's population
is 6,018.
Measles is having a great run
at Poolville.
William Vrooman, a West Shore
brakeman, was badly hurt by falling from an engine at Canastota, Sunday night.
Joseph Sweet, Jr., of
Canastota, had a hand crushed between the bumpers of E. C. & N. cars at
that place, last week.
Prohibition amendment
conference for Madison and Chenango counties will be held at Earlville, March
20. [State of Maine] Gov. St. John will be one of the speakers.
It is said that the completion
of the Justin Dynamite Shell company is soon to be effected [sic], and that a
two days' test will be made at the gorge at Perryville in April, when an armor
plate test will be made. It is given out that army, naval and foreign officers
are to be present.
TOMPKINS.—An Ithaca lady has
an orange tree containing 133 blossoms, buds and oranges.
Four Cornell students were
lined $2 apiece by the Recorder, last week, for disorderly conduct in their
boarding house.
Another professor is to be added to the Agricultural
Department at Cornell, in the spring, who will give his attention to dairying.
Mr. Fay Townley, of South Lansing, lost a
valuable horse last week by bleeding from the nose. The horse had been bleeding
from the nose more or less for a number of days.
An
Airship to Cross the Ocean.
A remarkable experiment is going on not far
from London in a pretty little Kentish town called Bexley. Here a party of
American scientists and artisans are constructing an airship which is expected
to cross the ocean in seven hours. The inventor, capitalists and workers are
nearly all from Bridgeport, Conn., and are confident of success.
By invitation I ran down there and saw a mysterious
mass of metal and machinery, of which I could make nothing intelligible. I did
see models, however, which rose from the table and flew around the interior of
the great work room, describing circles and curves at the will of the sender.
If the complete ship does half as well as
the model it will revolutionize the world. Every workman is sworn to absolute secrecy,
and thus far little or no information as to what the mechanism is has reached
the outside world. The superintendent is Hiram Maxim, an American inventor of
ability. Next to him are Mr. House and his son, who are both endowed with high
inventive talent—Correspondent, Philadelphia Times.
Hiram Maxim's Flying Machines:
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