WILLIAM H. CLARK ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT CORTLAND

William H. Clark, publisher and editor of the Cortland Standard.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 27, 1891.

HERE AND THERE.

   The Cortland Wheel Club will hold a Phantasmagoria at the parlors next week Wednesday evening.

   Assemblyman Peck's oleomargarine bill has passed the Senate.

   Sheriff Borthwick took John Loomis to Auburn prison, last Friday.

   Several yards and lawns are being visited by the garden rake. Such a move is commendable.

   The King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. Mark Brownell, 58 Greenbush street, at 3 o'clock, Saturday afternoon.

   The Morning Sun is the name of a new daily just started in Norwich. It is a clean, newsy sheet, and deserves to be well patronized.

   Barrett & Wood, the farmers' supply dealers, 13 Groton avenue, have something to say about fertilizers and skins on our eighth page.

   Daniel Corl, of Homer, cut several toes from his left foot while chopping wood last Tuesday. Dr. Head hopes to grow some of them on again.

   The next meeting of the Chautauqua Circle will be held at the home of Mrs. Cummings. No. 35 Clayton street, next Monday evening, March 30th.

   Sabin Pierce, of Truxton, has settled with the widow of the brakeman killed at the time his barn was moved last summer, by paying her $700.—DeRuyter Gleaner.

   Rev. O. M. McDowell will address a union temperance meeting on the Constitutional Amendment question in the M. E. church in Virgil, next Sunday evening.

   Several thousand guesses ranging from 700 to 3,000,000 is the latest report from the bulletin on the number of tacks contained in the glass in the show window of Smith's hardware.

   Two beautiful memorial windows have just arrived from Colgate & Co., of New York, for the Homer Ave. M. E. church, presented by the friends of Rev. Mr. Dutcher and Lelia F. Henry.

   Mrs. H. H. Pomeroy is in New York city purchasing a new stock of dry goods and inspecting the spring styles and fashions preparatory to the grand opening at her new location in the old Samson store, corner of Main and Groton, early in April.

   Two brothers will be raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason at the next stated communication of Cortlandville Lodge, No. 470, F. & A. M., Tuesday evening, March 31st. All Master Masons in good and regular standing will take due notice thereof.

   Superintendent Draper rules that henceforth no students will be admitted to Normal schools who fail to pass examinations showing substantial proficiency in the elementary branches, or who have received diplomas from other institutions. The work of the Normal school is not to give elementary instruction, but to prepare teachers for their work.

   The Board of Trusties of the State Normal School in this place held a meeting last week to elect a President of the Board in place of Hon. R. H. Duell, deceased, and made choice of Hon. William H. Clark. It must be confessed that the material was rather scarce, but isn't it a long way from Henry S. Randall, Frederick Hyde and R. Holland Duell to Clark? Mr. John W. Suggett, who was elected Secretary in place of brother Clark, will more than fill the vacancy.

   M. D. Burgess, the veteran fur dealer, exhibited to us, on Monday, a freak of nature, in the shape of a skunk skin. It is a regular half-stripe skin, perfect in every particular as to marking, etc., but the fur, instead of being black is of the color of a pale mink, and is much finer and lighter than skunk fur usually is. All the trappers and skunk-ologists in this section have had a look at it, and all agree they never saw anything like it. It was captured one mile north of Freetown Corners, by a son of Charles Higgins, and sold to Mr. Burgess—Marathon Independent.

   A bright contemporary says that there are a good many societies, lodges and organizations of one kind or other that are always anxious to "pay respect to the memory " of somebody or other, but not half anxious to pay the publisher for publishing the resolutions. When such cards are printed gratuitously the publisher is the only one who really pays any respect to the memory of the departed. The sorrow which is not deep seated enough to influence the sorrowing ones to pay the printer for heralding it forth is [liable] to end in heart failure.

   Superintendent Place announces that there will be no school held in the several ward schools of this village during the week commencing Monday, March 30th.

   The great original society drama, "The Wife," which was first presented at the Lyceum Theatre in the metropolis, November 1st, 1887, and ran a grand success for 289 consecutive nights, will be presented at the Cortland Opera House on the evening of April 4th.

   In our report of the banquet of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, published last week, the name of Judge J. E. Eggleston, who responded to the toast, "Our Form of Government," was unintentionally omitted. We desire to apologize for the mistake.

   The lad George Mee, who left for England about three weeks since, returned home yesterday morning and was accompanied by an English lad named Ambrose Searle, who is anxious to find something to do. Young Mee abandoned the idea of going to India and the Holy Land, but he has little to say concerning his journey.

   Mr. L. S. Hopkins is getting ready to commence the erection of a four-story iron front, brick building on the site where the old Schermerhorn house stands on Main street. The house will be torn down in a few days and the work of excavating for the cellar will be commenced. The building will be 50x95 feet. Mrs. B. E. Miller still owns lots on each side of the building.

   Capt. Hoyt has enlisted the following recruits for the Regular Army since he has been at the Messenger House: William Watkins, Danby; Eugene Bailey, Virgil; J. W. Moon and Chauncey Robertson, Freetown; Charles M. Bradford, Marathon; John Cooper, Etna; John Van Inwagen and Arthur H. Buell, Cortland; William Puff and Aaron Rumsey, of Trumbull's Corners. The men left Thursday morning to join the company stationed at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y.

Y. M. C. A. Notes.

   The annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association was held last Monday evening. After the election of a Board of Directors, a very pleasing programme of singing and music was given by the Acme Glee Club and Messrs. Darby and Bently, also readings by Mr. Dills and Arthur Call. The whistling solo by Mr. Daehler was exceptionally fine. The members of the Association wish to extend their thanks to all who aided in making the entertainment a success.

   Remember the four o'clock meeting next Sunday afternoon especially for young men. There were nearly ninety present last Sunday; help to make the number one hundred next Sunday.

  

Elijah Kellogg.

FROM EVERYWHERE.

   The Italian government meditates taking steps to check emigration to America.

   Orrin Butler, a Candor farmer, suicide the 10th by blowing the top of his head off with a shot gun.

   Hite Peckham, the Oneida pugilist, had a ten-round draw with James Cunliff of Rochester, at the latter place, Wednesday.

   Louis Bezinah, the prize fighter, was fatally shot at Cincinnati Monday night by Arthur Chambers, alias Kid Dugan, a young loafer and gambler.

   General Miles, speaking of the recent Sioux war, says: "This is not the last of the Indian wars. There will be many more." He does not apprehend trouble in the Spring.

   The will and codicils of Daniel B. Fayerweather, whose millions goes to colleges and hospitals, was yesterday admitted to probate. Costs and disbursements aggregating $4,517 are allowed the counsel.

   Elijah Kellogg, the man who wrote "Spartacus to the Gladiators" and "Regulus to the Carthagenians," once so familiar to every schoolboy, is still living in Harpswell, Me. He is a clergyman, 81 years old, and even now preaches occasionally.

   A misunderstanding has arisen between the widow of Gen. U. S. Grant and Wallace C. Andrews in relation to the investment of a large sum of money. The amount is $55,000, and according to statements which Mrs. Grant, has made, Andrews was entrusted with this sum for investment by Mrs. Grant, but he did not invest it in the way Mrs. Grant intended or was led to understand at the time.

   The State Board of Mediation and Arbitration submitted a special report to the Legislature yesterday on the lockout of cutters by the Clothiers' Exchange of Rochester. The Board is of the opinion that the measure of coercion of employers by employes, popularly known as the "boycott," as its workings are developed in this case, does not conduce to harmony between the parties, and it is not calculated to improve their present or any other system of production.

  

TOWN OF TAYLOR.

   Miles Bennett has concluded to remain a citizen of Taylor, having purchased the L. R. Scriven's house and lot.

   The annual meeting of the patrons of DeLong's factory was held Thursday evening. Mr. DeLong agrees to make butter for $2.50, and cheese for $1.25 per one hundred lbs. The following officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. Salesman, A. H. Jordan and W. H. DeLong; secretary, W. H . DeLong; treasurer, A. H. Jordan.

   Saturday two suspicious looking tramps made their appearance in town. They remained until nearly dark, when they hied themselves away in search of the poormaster (as they claimed) but not without examining the lock of A. K. Bennett's store door. Consequently it was determined to have them arrested which was soon affected by officer Potter and "Dick" O'Hare. They were arraigned before Justice Brown, who sentenced them to the county jail for 15 days each.

   One of the most disastrous fires that has visited the vicinity of Taylor Centre in many years took place Wednesday morning. It being I. H. Smith's milling property, consisting of a grist and saw mill. Also a barn which was entirely consumed, together with their contents, except the water-wheel, which being submerged and being made of iron of course did not burn. The mill was a total loss which amounts to $2,000, as he carried no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Smith is sure that it did not result through any of his carelessness or those that were helping him during the day. Before they left for the night the only room in which there was a stove, and in which there had been only a little fire at noon, was carefully scrutinized by all to make sure that everything was safe. From all appearances it was the work of an incendiary. Mr. Smith thinks it may be the work of a tramp whom he refused to harbor a few nights before, but of course this is only conjecture. The loss will not only be felt by Mr. Smith, but by the community at large. With characteristic energy for a man 75 years of age, Mr. Smith proposes to rebuild the saw mill at once, provided the inhabitants will lend a helping hand in the shape of work in getting out timbers and drawing them for him. We doubt not that he will receive sufficient encouragement in this respect.

   CALUMET. [local correspondent.]