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| 1894 map segment of Cortland. Townley Avenue does not connect with Broadway. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday,
March 8, 1893.
SMALL FARM FOR SALE.
SMALL
FARM FOR SALE, 2 1/2 miles west from the postoffice, on the McLean road. Also a
second-hand 5-ton Hay Scales and a seven-room House on Broadway for sale.
It is
expected that a Belt Line Electric Street Railroad will pass the above lots
this summer and prices will be advanced as soon as it is an assured fact.
GEORGE
ALLPORT,
115
Tompkins Street.
BREVITIES.
—The
daily STANDARD is one year old to-day. It was a healthy infant and has hardly
known a sick day in its life. As a consequence it has never had occasion to
spend much time crying or making a noise to attract attention to itself, but it
has chiefly directed its efforts to growing. And in that it has succeeded most
admirably, both in size and circulation. It has found many warm friends for
itself too during its short life who eagerly watch for it each day. Its parent,
the weekly STANDARD, was and is a most popular individual and it has so rejoiced
in the prosperity of its offspring and in the warmth of feeling manifested for
itself that it long ago decided to make its appearance twice each week instead
of once, and this new move has added to its popularity. Hand in hand the parent
and child are pushing onward, each assisting the other.
—Mrs. D. Lumsden of Chicago Monday afternoon
delivered a very interesting lecture to a large audience of ladies. Her subject
was "Woman and her Physical life." Her talk was a very impressive one
on health and the causes of disease. She is an earnest speaker and holds her
audience with close attention. She is thoroughly at home with her subject and
all who heard it will look forward with pleasure to hear her again at no
distant day. Such a lecture as Mrs. Lumsden gave can not come too often to the
ladies not only of Cortland but of all the county.
—The regular meeting of the Willard Y. will
be held at 7:30 o'clock on Saturday evening at the home of Miss Grace Hare, 16
Reynolds-ave.
—Remember the lecture to be given by Dr. F.
J. Cheney at the Y. M. C. A. rooms this evening. Free to members and their
friends, lady and gentleman.
—A special business meeting of the Y. P. S.
C. E. of the Baptist church will be held Thursday evening after prayer meeting.
A full attendance is desired.
—The February number of Good Roads is a New
York state number and is largely devoted to the interests of good roads in the
state. It contains an excellent article by Dr. Francis J. Cheney of Cortland
[Normal School Principal] upon ''Good Roads and School Attendance." Among
the prominent wheelmen of the state whose faces appear in this number is Dr. E.
M. Santee. Dr. Cheney's cut also accompanies his article.
—The issue of the city election held at
Ithaca yesterday turned on the question of saloon or no saloon and resulted in
the election of Clinton D. Bouton, anti-saloon, for mayor. The new mayor has the
appointment of excise commissioners and the election means that Ithaca will be
"dry" for four years. The election of Mr. Bouton was announced by the
ringing of church bells. The victory for the temperance people is the outcome of
a vigorous campaign begun three months ago and pushed systematically until the
polls closed.
—A joke is going the rounds of the university
how that the three year-old daughter of Prof. H. of Cornell, cruelly scorched
Chicago in a most original and awful manner. It happened in this wise: The
professor had been appointed to a chair in the great university of Chicago, and
was about to start with his wife and family for his new charge. The household goods
had all been packed and the professor was to take the train on the morning
following. His little daughter had started to say her evening prayers but
suddenly gave up in despair, concluding suddenly by exclaiming: "Anyhow, dear
God, good by, for to-morrow we leave for Chicago."—U. of C. Weekly.
Democratic
Convention.
A goodly number of Democrats assembled at
the Democratic headquarters last evening to nominate candidates for the village
offices. The meeting was called to order about 8:30 o'clock by Mr. George C.
Hubbard. Mr. C. E. Rowley was elected chairman, but refused to accept the
office, in the words of Mr. Hubbard, "The Jersey Bull candidate was too
busy to serve." Mr. Benton B. Jones was then made chairman of the meeting.
Mr. Joseph Freer was elected secretary. The credentials of the delegates from
the various wards were read and accepted. Those from the First ward being L.
Arnold, Edward Dowd, James Freer, J. H. Turner and R. G Lewis; Second ward, C.
J. Miller, B. F. Taylor, H. B. Williams, William Winters and John Dowd; Third
ward, F. W. Collins, F. E. Plumb, Lester Cooper, John Livingston and Hubert Madden;
Fourth ward, A. E. Hitchcock, B. B. Jones, Andrew J. McSweeney, George C.
Hubbard and J. R. Hathway.
The inspectors of election in the first ward
are, Mr. George W. Cleveland and Joseph Freer; second, Porter Bunnell and
Burdette Ryan; third, John Lanan and C. H. Gaylord; fourth, William C. Freer
and A. E. Hitchcock.
The following ticket was then put in nomination:
President—Arthur B. Nelson.
Trustee in First ward—R. G. Lewis.
Trustee in Third ward—William J. Greenman.
Assessor—George J. Miller.
Police Justice—C. S. Bull.
Treasurer—William Kennedy.
Collector—Jesse Judd.
School commissioners for the full term of
three years, C. E. Van Brocklin, F. W. Collins and F. E Plumb; two years,
Charles H Gaylord; one year, George C. Hubbard.
Village committee to call caucuses, etc., George
C. Hubbard, James H. Turner and Andrew J. McSweeney.
When Mr. Bull's name for police justice was
presented with a very brief introduction by Mr. Plumb the applause that broke
forth fairly shook the building. Three who were nominated for treasurer
declined the office, but it was filled as above. The only contest of the
evening was for the nomination of collector. In the other nominations the
secretary was instructed to cast a single ballot for the candidate, but in
the case of collector, an informal ballot of the delegates was taken which resulted
as follows:
Whole number cast, 20.
Jesse Judd, 11.
Michael Comfort, 5.
Patrick Dowd, 4.
Messrs. J. R. Hathway and Andrew J. McSweeney
acted as tellers.
This ballot was made formal.
Marathon
Department.
The board of education hold their regular monthly
meeting to-morrow evening at the academy chapel.
Several of the teachers from here attended the
uniform examinations at Cortland yesterday and to-day.
Mr. George Wilson has accepted the agency
for the Syracuse Evening News in this place. He is also agent for the Utica
Saturday Globe.
Mr. L. Brink has been trying to improve the
condition of our streets for the past two days by driving up and down the
streets with a large snow plow. It is a question in the minds of many whether
this is a benefit or damage. It is furnishing material for general conversation
and criticism at any rate.
Many are taking precautions against the
prospective high water this spring.
Much moving seems to be going on in our
vicinity already and about April 1st there will be a general change about.
The past few days have softened the country
roads so as to render traveling rather disagreeable and if the weather should
continue warm they will soon be impassable in many places.
Regents' examinations will be held at the
academy every day next week and students from surrounding schools not under the
visitation of the regents are welcome to come and try them free of any charge.
The following is the program as furnished us by C. Y. Coon, the principal:
Monday, 9:15 A. M. to 12:15 P. M .—French 2nd
year, French 3rd year, Virgil's eclogues, arithmetic advanced, algebra
advanced, drawing advanced.
1:15 to 4:15 P. M.—English advanced, German
2nd year, German 3d year, Sallust's Catiline, Ovid's Metamorphoses, physics
advanced, chemistry advanced.
Tuesday, 9:15 A. M. to 12:15 P. M.— Rhetoric,
reading course I, arithmetic, botany, Greek history, ethics.
1:15 to 4:15 P. M.—Reading course II, Virgil's
Aeneid, physical geography, geography, civics, economics.
Wednesday, 9:15 A. M. to 12:15 P. M.—Writing, English elementary, reading course
III, algebra, plane geometry, chemistry, drawing.
1:15 to 4:15 P. M.—Spelling, English composition,
English literature, reading course IV, astronomy, zoology, physiology and
hygiene.
Thursday, 9:15 A. M. to 12:15 P. M.—American
literature, reading course V, German, 1st year, Greek, 1st year, Greek
composition, trigonometry, stenography, U. S. history.
1:15 to 4:15 P M.—Reading course VI, French,
1st year, Latin, 1st year, Caesar, physics, English history, bookkeeping.
Friday, 9:15 A. M. to 12:15 P. M.—Xenophon's
Acabasis, Homer's Iliad, general history, Roman history, New York history,
psychology.
1:15 to 4:15 P. M.—English reading, Cicero's
orations, Latin composition, solid geometry, geology.
Several petitions are being circulated by
ambitious aspirants for the postoffice under the new administration. Postmaster
Brooks, the present incumbent, is a faithful and accommodating official and
there will probably be no change until his term fully expires.
The young people are improving the last of
our sleighing, and parties may be seen driving about the village nearly every
night.
Michael McEligot has secured a position of
great responsibility at the junction of several railroads near New York City.
Mr. McEligot is a first class telegraph operator and we have no doubt as to his
success.
[We copy
articles as they were printed, past rules of grammar included—CC editor.]
Board of
Trustees.
At the regular meeting of the board of
trustees held at the clerk's office Monday evening a policy of fire insurance on
the engine house addition of $2,000 by
the Fire association of Philadelphia was accepted.
The following bills were allowed and ordered
paid:
Street
commissioner's pay roll, $210.75
Price
& Co , sundries, 9.46
A. Mahan,
organ box, 1.00
D. H. Yates,
filing saws, 3.35
Foundry
& Machine Co., repairs, 4.80
Frank M,
Samson, salary, 25.09
Martin &
Call, coal, 52.35
Salaries
of president and trustees, 175.00
Fred
Hatch, salary as clerk, 25.00
Police
force, salaries, 146.00
B. D.
Parker, expenses on taking prisoner to penitentiary, 2.40
James E.
Sager, mileage, 10.97
First National
bank, paid express charges on Union school bonds amounting to $20,000 to Home
Savings bank of Albany and paid exchange on draft, 9.50
I. H.
Palmer, services and disboursements in the action of the supreme court in the case
of The village of Cortland vs. the S., B & N. Y. Railroad Co., 100.00
Cortland STANDARD,
printing, etc., for board of health, 43.20
William J.
Moore, recording births, deaths and marriages and putting up placards from Feb.
6, 1893, to date, 8.00
An agreement between the D., L. & W. R.
R., the village of Cortland and The H. M. Whitney Co. opening East Court and
Pendleton-sts., in settlement of an action concerning the same in the supreme
court was placed on file.
It was resolved that the application of the
Water Witch Steamer and Hose Co. for furnishing their room be granted as to
furnishing lockers and bedsteads, and denied as to balance and that they be
allowed $25 each the coming year out of the appropriation.
The resignation of Robert B. Innis as inspector
of election in the First Ward was read and accepted and George J. Maycumber was
appointed in his place. The
resignation of Dewitt C. Todd, inspector of election in the Third Ward was also
read and accepted and Charles Geer was appointed in his place.
The union school bond, No. 1 for $1,000,
issued May 4, 1892, was destroyed by fire in presence of the board, as it had
been paid and cancelled. The following bonds which had been paid and cancelled
were destroyed in a like manner in the presence of the board:
100 Normal school coupons at $1.81 1/4 each.
20 Normal school coupons at $9.06 1/4 each.
20 Union school coupons at $15.31 each.
9 Union school coupons at 15.10 1/2 each.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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