NEW BLOCK ON MAIN STREET

Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, January 14, 1895.

New Block on Main-St.

   Mr. J. A. Graham is rapidly completing plans to build a three story block on Main-st. on the site of his house [10 Main Street] which will correspond with the block which he put up some years ago and which is now occupied on the first floor by Mrs. W. W. Gale's millinery and fancy store.  Mr. Graham contemplates putting a handsome new iron front both upon the new store and the old one already erected so that the appearance of the whole will be as of a single block.

   This will wipe out of existence one of the old landmarks of Main-st. The house which Mr. Graham now occupies as a dwelling is about sixty-two years old and when built was one of the handsomest houses in town. Only part of the original house is now visible, the other part having been torn down some years ago to give place to the Graham building which adjoins it on the north.

   Mrs. H. H. Pomeroy has had some talk with Mr. Graham about renting a portion of the new block for her dressmaking establishment and ladies' store, and it seems likely that she will soon be located there.

Leased the Hotel.

   Mr. Marion Mathewson, formerly of Marathon but more recently of Binghamton, has leased the Farmers' hotel on 28 Port Watson-st. conducted for so many years by the late Bernard Dowd, and will hereafter run this hotel, which has been recently repaired and renovated. Mr. Mathewson has many friends in this section. He takes possession to-morrow.

ANOTHER GROCERY FAILURE.

Sanders, Cotton & Co. Confess Judgment in the Sum of $1,158.17.

   Saturday night at about 10:30 o'clock Sheriff Hilsinger closed the grocery store of Sanders, Cotton & Co. on Railroad-st. on two judgments, which with costs amount to $1,158.17. They are as follows:

   Wickwire Brothers, $774.24; costs $15.16. Cobb & Perkins, $353.11; costs $15.16.

   The sale of the stock is set down for January 19 at 10 A. M.

What Others Say of Them.

   The New York Philharmonic club visited Albany last evening. No one left the hall until the last number was finished, and a pin might have been heard to drop during pianissimo passages. When we add that the Philharmonic club far surpassed our most sanguine expectations, it is merely saying that the concert proved thoroughly delightful in every respect. Concerted selections were given with perfect taste and finish. Indeed, it is not too much to say that the same effect could not have been attained by three or four times the number of indifferent artists. The Philharmonic completely crowded the hall.—Albany (N. Y.) Journal.

   The playing of the whole club together was so agreeable that it was a source of regret that there was no further provision on the program for the united services of the members.—N. Y. Evening Post.

   The Philharmonic club under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. will be at the Congregational church on Thursday evening, Jan. 17. Admission 50 cents. Reserved seats at Wallace's without extra charge.

New Cigar Shop in Homer.

   Messrs. J. C. Keefe & Bros. is the name of a new firm which has recently begun the manufacture of cigars in Homer. Up to Jan. 1 the firm consisted of J. E. and Cornelius Keefe and were doing business under the firm name of Keefe Bros. Upon that date Mr. J. C. Keefe of Moravia, another brother, took an interest in the firm and the name was changed to J. C. Keefe & Bros.

   Three hands are now employed steadily and they expect soon to increase the number to six. Only the best material is used in the manufacture of the several different brands of cigars which are already being made. "The World," a ten-cent cigar, "The Gold Dollar," and Tony Wilcox," five-cent cigars, are some of the brands which are already proving very popular.

   The new firm starts out with every prospect of success and will doubtless receive their full share of patronage.

MOTOR CYCLES FOR EUROPE.

Mr. Soller of Switzerland Wants the Agency.

   Mr. Eugene Soller of Basel, Switzerland, was in Cortland Friday and spent the day negotiating with the Hitchcock Mfg. Co. for the sale of the motor cycle and their make of bicycles in Switzerland. The motor cycle has been somewhat advertised in Switzerland through bicycle journals and has caused a great amount of enthusiasm. Some correspondence has passed between Mr. Soller and the Hitchcock Mfg. Co. in reference to effecting arrangements for the sale of the motor cycles and bicycles, and Mr. Soller thought it best to come over and personally arrange the matter. Mr. Soller left that evening for Milwaukee, Wis., to visit some friends and will return to Cortland in the course of a week, and it is expected then that arrangements will be fully completed.

Lucien S. Crandall.

BREVITIES.

   —The D., L & W. pay car will be in Cortland at about 10:45 o'clock to-morrow morning.

   —All persons desiring to join the class in penmanship will meet to-night at 7:30 in the Y. M. C. A. classroom.

   —The sheriff's sale of the stock of Forrest & Tenney has been adjourned till 10 A. M. to-morrow morning.

   — Over one hundred Cornell university men are in training for different places upon the '95 Varsity crew.

   —In police court this morning Joe Murphey and John Dowd were each sentenced to three days or three dollars.

   —Ament & Brazie have on exhibition in the north window of their book store some fine paintings by Mr. B. R. Carpenter.

   —The Merry Bachelors will trip the light fantastic at Higginsville Wednesday evening. McDermott's orchestra will furnish the music.

   —S. Rosenbloom & Sons of Syracuse are about to erect a building thirteen stories high upon the site of their present building on South Salina-st. in Syracuse.

   —A number of the friends and neighbors of Mrs. E. M. Ives, 8 Rickard-st., spent last Friday evening with her in playing progressive euchre. There were six tables of players, and they report a most enjoyable time.

   —Rice's Stock company arrived in town this morning and are stopping at the Cortland, Messenger, Dexter House, and at the Cottage hotel. Their band gave an exceedingly fine concert this noon in front of Wallace's book store.

   —There will be a special meeting of Grover Post, Grover Relief Corps, and Sons of Veterans this evening, Jan. 14, at G. A. R. hall at 8 o'clock. A full attendance of the three organizations is requested, as important business is to come before the meeting.

   —L. S. Crandall, F. T. S., the typewriter inventor, who is also an old time editor and literateur, read to the Theosophical society last evening his lecture on "What the Devil Thinks of the Decalogue. — Syracuse Courier, Monday.

   —The Little York Ice Co. this afternoon began harvesting ice. Mr. Dell Barber reports that the ice is of an unusually fine quality and is now thirteen inches thick. Two Brooklyn men are in town to-day negotiating for ice during the coming season.

   —Housewives report the appearance of a new worm which is eating carpets, book bindings, etc. It is said to be about the size of the little white worm sometimes found in apples, is of bluish-white color and covered with fine hair or fuzz.—Ithaca Journal.

DIED AT HANNIBAL.

John B. Price Was an Early Settler in This County.

   Mr. William J. Perkins yesterday received a telegram announcing the death that morning through heart failure of his uncle, Mr. John B. Price of Hannibal, Mo. The deceased was 78 years of age and was one of the early settlers of Cortland county. He remained here till the forties, when he moved West, where he was engaged in the lumber business. He has recently been interested in a bank at Hannibal and in real estate. He visited in Cortland last summer, when he met many of his old friends in this section. The deceased was a brother of Jacob Price.