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Cortland
County Agricultural Society.
The annual meeting of the Cortland County
Agricultural Society was held at Firemen's
Hall in this village last Saturday afternoon. An unusually large number of the
members and stockholders were present, and a most excellent and harmonious
feeling prevailed. Enos E. Mellon, Esq., was made chairman of the meeting and
Mr. G J. Mager acted as secretary. Messrs. J. R. Hathaway and D. E. Kinney were
appointed tellers.
Owing to the absence of Mr. H. R. Rouse, the
treasurer of the society, during the early part of last year, Mr. G. J. Mager
acted a portion of the time both as secretary and treasurer, and as such officer
presented a very complete and interesting itemized report of the financial
standing of the association. The total receipts during the past year were
$8,258.35 and the disbursement $8,114.29 leaving a balance in the treasury of
$144.06 after paying last year's deficiency of $534.68 and other claims and
obligations, excepting, of course, the funded indebtedness incurred by the
erection of the grand stand and horse stalls, and repairs upon the race track.
In accordance with the legal notice published
in the DEMOCRAT for several weeks past, a resolution was unanimously adopted authorizing
and empowering the proper officers, in behalf of the society, to mortgage its
real estate for the sum of $7,000.00 to pay the indebtedness above referred to.
Mr. C. F Wickwire will take the mortgage and furnish the requisite amount of money
as soon as the necessary papers can be executed and furnished.
Messrs. D. W. Van Hoesen, C. F. Brown and A.
F. Stilson were appointed a committee to prepare and present at the next annual
meeting a set of by-laws for the more perfect government of the association.
Messrs. O. U. Kellogg, G. P. Squires, Harrison
Wells, F. N. Harrington and J. J. Murray were chosen to serve as directors for
three years.
A hearty and unanimous vote of thanks was
tendered to G. J. Mager for the able and efficient manner with which he
discharged the duties of secretary of the society.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
stock holders' meeting, a meeting of the directors was held at the same place.
Harrison Wells was elected chairman and G. J. Mager, acted as secretary and
teller. The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year:
President—T. H. Wickwire.
Vice-President—D. K. Cutler.
Treasurer—H. R. Rouse.
Secretary—G. J. Mager.
The outlook for the society for the coming
season is very encouraging indeed and it is hoped that the new management will
be as successful, and give as universal satisfaction as did the old.
Warren-Bonney.
On Wednesday March 7, a very pleasant
occurrence took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Warren of
Truxton, it being the marriage of their niece, Miss Bertha Bonney to Rev. Orson
L. Warren of Marathon. About 11 o'clock A. M., the guests began to arrive and
the parlors were soon filled, there being about 80 present.
At 12 o'clock the bride and groom escorted
by Mr. Frank Warren and Everett Kinney who acted as best men and Misses Ida
Bonney and Zetta Stafford, as bridesmaids, marched in. Rev. W. S. Warren,
brother of the groom stepped in front of the contracting parties and with a few
short and appropriate remarks pronounced them man and wife.
The ushers Mr. Charlie Marks and Miss Lizzie
Rigby then introduced the guests to the bride and groom. After hearty
hand-shaking and many congratulations the guests were invited to the dining
rooms where bountiful refreshments were served in courses, under the direction
of Mrs. Gray of Truxton.
The gifts were numerous and beautiful, fit
expressions of the best wishes of their friends for their future lives. Among
the gifts were: Set oak dining room chairs, presented by Prof. and Mrs. George
Bailey, Miss Fannie Vanbuskirk, Ida J. Bonney, Zetta Stafford, Elmer Humphries
and Warren Stafford; willow rocker, M. L. Kinney and family; water set, Ida and
Marie Wicks; bed spread, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Warren; silver spoons, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Brownell; carving knife, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fish; bed spread, Mr. and Mrs.
Leartus Gilbert; silver spoon, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Robbins; set forks, Mr. and
Mrs. Hilton Warren; towels, Mr. and Mrs. Elmira McKeel; fruit knives, Mrs.
Rhoda Peters; silver spoons, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Warren; rug, Mr. and Mrs. H. K.
Alexander; towels, Misses Wicks; knives, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Warren; towel,
Hattie M. Yates; butter knife and sugar spoon, Will. McCumber and Miss Mildred
Williams; berry set, Charley Marks and Miss Lizzie Rigby; table spread, Mrs.
Moses McCumber and Stella McCumber; doz. napkins, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wicks;
towel, Miss Ida J. Bonney; fancy bottle with rubber hose attachment, Frank
Warren.
The happy couple departed on the evening
train for a short bridal trip and will return in about three weeks when they
commence keeping house in Marathon, where they intend making their future home.
It remained for Jenkins, of Syracuse, New
York State, to distance all competitors, and break the record of New and Smart
Journalism. His name, even with Arthur for a necessary Christian prefix, is not
sweetly Celtic, but we believe for all that he must have Irish blood in veins
which evidently know something of Irish wit. Jenkins proposes to give, along
with the St. Patrick's Day copy of his Herald, to each subscriber or
reader a sprig of shamrock, imported direct, with the dewsparkle upon it, from
the emerald sod.
He has sent to our florists inquiring
whether he can have 15,000 shamrocks. If he gets these he will be in clover.
His patriotic supporters will bless him, but has he the means upon the close of
the day when the operation of drowning the the leaf pleases every bard and
chief? No doubt Syracuse is not too far away for such a civility, and if he
would add to the order some further spirit by commanding samples of Irish
usquebaugh to be forwarded to make the deed complete, he would benefit another
of our industries besides the cultivation of the national trifolium.
We are honored, and feel it, that he did not
dream of sending for fifteen thousand thistles or even the gentler rose. He
shall have the shamrocks, and more power to him!—Dublin (Ireland) Times,
Feb'y 24.
FROM
EVERYWHERE.
While Bridget O'Neal was sorting rags in a
paper mill at Watertown the other day she found two rings which were at first
supposed to contain glass settings. A later examination revealed the fact,
however, that one of the rings contained a cluster of fifteen diamonds and was
worth at least $175. The other ring contained one small diamond, a garnet and a
turquoise and was worth about $15.
The West India migratory crab is the only
creature that is born in the sea, matures in fresh water and passes its adult
life on land. Once a year these creatures migrate in thousands from the uplands
of Jamaica, deposit their larvae in the sea, then migrate to the rivers and
streams, pass through a fresh water stage, after which they follow their
parents to land until the time comes for them to return to the sea to lay their
eggs.
Robert Donley, formerly of the marble firm
of Donley Bros., of Newark Valley, N. Y., was arrested last week, charged with
forgery. It seems that his firm sold monuments to people all over this section,
taking notes in exchange, which notes the firm endorsed and sold. It is charged
that some $14,000 of notes, so placed by Donley, were fictitious notes, the
names being signed by Donley and endorsed and sold. The failure of the firm
brought the crookedness to the surface.
Women who are fond of indulging in strong
perfumes should remember that they are decidedly injurious to the sense of
smell. By their frequent use the secretory glands of the nose and throat are
overtaxed and weakened. One day a person notices that the hearing is less acute
than usual and the sense of smell seems defective. This is, of course, put down
to a cold and but little is thought of it. After a time the entire head becomes
affected and there are throat and lung complications which are likely to end in
chronic, if not fatal illness. Smelling salts are a prolific cause of deafness.
All strong and pungent odors, particularly those which act upon the secretory
processes should be avoided as far as possible.
HERE AND
THERE.
John O. Reid has a window full of canaries.
He sells them.
The Normal students will wear a crimson
button. It is the school color.
The interior of Baker & Angel's store
has been handsomely touched up with paint and varnish.
The City band go to Syracuse Saturday to
take part in the St. Patrick's day parade in the afternoon.
Lincoln lodge, I. O. G. T., will give a masquerade
social in Good Templars' hall, Saturday
evening, March 24.
Parties having bills against the 45th
Separate company should receipt the same and hand them to Lieut. Santee.
Mr. G. N. Copeland of Homer, received some
bruises in jumping off a moving train at Blodgett's Mills last week Wednesday.
Bliss, the cigar manufacturer, has something
to say concerning the "Solid Comfort" cigar in our advertising
columns.
On the 27th of this month the City band will
give a concert and dance at the armory. The full band will play for the dance.
The Cortland Sunday-school association will
hold its next meeting in the Homer-ave. M. E. church on Wednesday evening, March
28.
The Cortland Sportsmen's club received 15,000
trout fry last Friday morning and they have been placed in the streams in this
vicinity.
The annual banquet of Jas. H. Kellogg Camp,
No 48, S. O. V., was held in the camp rooms last Friday evening. It was a very
enjoyable affair.
One recent morn, a well-known poultry raiser
of this village discovered that a weazle [sic] had taken the heads off fourteen
of his choicest fowls the night previous.
Candidates should file a statement of expenses
with the town clerk before the expiration of ten days from election day. Whether
elected or not the statements must be filed.
A blacksmith advertised in the DEMOCRAT two
weeks ago to-day for an assistant. The following morning he had plenty of calls
and was not long in selecting the man he wanted. He had been spending
considerable time looking for help in the shops of this and other towns. If you
want anything except the earth, put a notice in the DEMOCRAT and it will come
to you.
Mahan's 20th Music Festival will begin on
Monday evening May 28th and close Friday
evening, June 1st next. The principal artists engaged up to date are Miss Lillian
Blauvelt, soprano, Miss Rosa Linde contralto, HENRI MARTEU, the noted
violinist, M. Aime Laschaume, the great French pianist, and Mrs. Martha Dana
Shepard. Dr. H. R. Palmer will conduct the Festival. Negotiations are pending
for other artists.
Postmaster B. B. Jones has appointed as his
deputy postmaster Mr. Frank E. Plumb.
Perhaps no appointment could have been made which will give more general
satisfaction than that of Mr. Plumb. He has long been a resident of Cortland. He
is courteous, accommodating and a general favorite. He has been a faithful worker
in his own party and the office which has come to him is a fitting recognition of
his service. Postmaster Jones can be assured that with Mr. Plumb as his right
hand man affairs at the postoffice will be conducted in a businesslike and proper manner.—Daily Standard.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
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Gov. Flower is doing
everything in his power to bring to justice the parties who were engaged in the
melee at the election in Troy and which resulted in the death of one of the
victims. He has selected some of the ablest lawyers in that city to assist the
District Attorney in prosecuting the criminals and has warned the law officer that
he must do his full duty in the premises.
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While the republican senate is
engaged in investigating the alleged frauds in connection with the recent
election in Troy they would do well to send a committee to Ithaca to
investigate the recent escapade of the Cornell students whereby a colored woman
lost her life and several students came near being killed. The killing of
Robert Ross in Troy was done under the sudden impulse of the moment and when great
excitement prevailed, while the deadly chlorine gas at Ithaca was administered
with premeditation, and undoubtedly with a full knowledge of the probable
results. The perpetrators of both crimes ought to be punished, but in the sight
of the law, the crime at Ithaca is of the gravest nature. The local authorities
seem to be entirely helpless in investigating the matter. In fact there seems
to be a desire all along the line in that city to hush the matter up for fear that
an investigation might injure the University. Failure to bring the guilty parties
to justice, will probably work a greater injury to that institution. Justice and
law should prevail under all circumstances.
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The republicans in the Senate
and Assembly are struggling with a new ballot bill. The object of these
reformers seems to be to frame a bill that will disfranchise as many democrats
as possible and at the same time permit or compel every republican in the state
to vote the republican ticket. There are a very large number of illiterate
republicans in the state and the reformers are afraid that a bill that will effectually
disfranchise illiterate democrats might result to the injury of the republican party.
They have undertaken a very difficult job and they seem to realize the fact.
They have entirely lost sight of the fact that they were elected to transact public
business and three months of the session has been mainly spent in trying to formulate
an election bill that shall disfranchise democrats and in investigating alleged
democratic frauds in democratic cities.
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The republican party of Syracuse
is making a loud call for an investigation. At the election held in that city
last month marked ballots and boodle were used by the republicans and the
evidence can be easily produced. Here is a splendid field for republicans to
investigate republicans with an
excellent prospect of profitable results.
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
CHENANGO—William E. Tracy, of
Oxford, has removed to the Half-Way House, and will soon re-open the once well
known and popular resort. The house will be put in thorough repair, and Mr.
Tracy will make a popular host.
M. W. Tanner of Norwich
received from "Dode" Hickok, of Syracuse, Thursday night, a fine
horse, with a view to purchasing him should he prove satisfactory. He was
driven before the express wagon Friday, was taken suddenly ill Saturday, and
died Tuesday morning of congestion of the lungs.
MADISON—Oneida's municipal
election takes place the first Tuesday in April.
The Canastota knitting mill
was sold on mortgage foreclosure, Thursday.
The Elmira Ice Co. has housed
12,000 tons of ice at South Bay this winter.
Fred Lower recently ran 6
miles, from Canastota to Oneida, in 52 minutes.
Charles Shumway of Oneida, and
H. M. Aylsworth of Leonardsville will open a law office in Utica about April 1.
A tramp, feigning to be a deaf
mute, has victimized the good people of Earlville out of quite a sum of charity
money lately.
William S. Tompkins was found
dead in his house in Hamilton, Wednesday of last week. His bed was undisturbed
and he was dressed when found, so it is probable that he died before bedtime on
that day. The fire in the house was out. His horse in the barn showed signs of
having been several days without attention, as he was frantic from hunger and
thirst, the stall having been kicked down and the manger partially eaten.
Kidney trouble was probably the cause of Mr. Tompkins death. Mr. Tompkins was
64 years of age and formerly lived in Bridgewater. He was a tailor. His wife
died a year ago, and on Monday, a daughter, Bertha, went to Chittenango to
visit another daughter.
TOMPKINS—Wild geese have been flying
northward.
Gov. Flower has signed chapter 69, relative
to the gospel and school lots fund of the town of Ithaca.
Miss Sarah J. Thompson of 95 North Cayuga street,
Ithaca, who attempted suicide, was taken to Willard State Hospital on Tuesday.
A poker room at No. 4 West State street, Ithaca,
was raided by the police at eleven o'clock last Friday night. Gilbert DeVany
and Eli Elting were taken before the Recorder and plead not guilty. DeVany was
discharged. Three others besides the above named were found in the room. The
fines from the raid increased the treasury of the city $159.
The home of David C. Reed, on the Estey
farm, near Etna, was the scene of an explosion Saturday, March, 3, which might
have had very serious consequences. It was apparently caused by a loaded stick
of wood. Mrs. Reed had just put a stick in the stove and gone into another room
when the explosion occurred, completely wrecking the stove, scattering the
coals in every direction, and demolishing the ceiling overhead. Mr. Reed is at a
loss to account for this dastardly attempt, as he has not an enemy to his
knowledge, and has enough wood in his piles (50 cords) so that he can hardly be
suspected of robbing his neighbors.
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