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| Main Street, Cortland, N. Y. Note arc lamp hanging by wire above street (front center-left) and Cortland House with distinct cupola farther north at intersection of Groton Avenue. |
HIGHWAY ORDINANCE.
Regulating Traffic on Main-st. between the
Cortland House and the Postoffice. Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
No teams
shall pass through Main-st. between the Cortland House and the postoffice at any time at a speed exceeding two
and a half miles per hour except on the piece of roadway between the trolley
car tracks.
Penalty.
All drivers not complying with this regulation are liable to receive internal
injuries from severe jolting, and on default of same be bounced from the seats
of their vehicles. Non-compliance with the law is also likely to render the transgressor
liable to damages to his vehicle.
Bicycles.
All bicyclists are prohibited from passing through Main-st. except on the above
mentioned and the aforesaid strip of road between the trolley tracks, or on a
strip one foot wide on each side of said tracks. Failure to comply with this
provision of the law renders riders liable to damages to themselves and their
machines.
It is
further ordered and decreed that all car tracks shall be maintained at least three
inches above level of the roadway, and all portions of said roadway shall be kept
well watered either by Jupiter or Pluvius or carts properly constructed for the
purpose and the way of the bicyclist through the Main-st. of this town of Cortland
shall be made as unpleasant as possible. By order of
M. U. D.
Holes,
Cobble
Stones,
Rutty
Rhodes,
Commissioners
of paving and street improvement.
A SEVERE TEST.
Loyal
wheels are built to ride. We have tried them on Main-st. and find they stand
the racket. What more severe test could be required?
Loyal
wheels are the proper wheels for Cortland people to ride. They are especially designed
to stand rough streets.
Unsurpassed
for strength, beauty, speed.
Visit our
works, see how Loyal wheels are built, and get prices before buying elsewhere.
We lead
in quality, we meet competition in prices.
THE
WESSON-NIVISON MFG. CO.
Owego and
Squires-sts.
[A Severe Test was in the same column under the Highway Ordinance lead. We added an 1899 Harris photo of Main Street and the older Loyal bicycle ad.--CC editor.]
REV. J. L. ROBERTSON RESIGNS.
Great Surprise for Presbyterian Church
Sunday Morning.
Rev. J.
L. Robertson, for nearly fourteen years the pastor of the Presbyterian church in Cortland, greatly surprised his
congregation yesterday morning at the close of the communion service and just
before pronouncing the benediction by announcing that on Thursday evening, June
18, in place of the regular prayermeeting, a meeting of the church and society
would be held in the chapel at which he should ask his people to unite with him
in a petition to presbytery to sever the pastoral relation existing between himself
and the Presbyterian church of Cortland. He said that his determination to take
this step had been readied after due deliberation and that the reasons for it
would be stated at that meeting.
Such a
meeting could not be held earlier because the rules of the Presbyterian church require a preliminary notice of ten days to
be given before such action is taken.
Mr.
Robertson had spoken of his intention to resign at a regular meeting of the session
last Thursday night, but asked the gentlemen composing that body to say nothing
about it until he himself could have the opportunity of announcing it to his people, consequently his statement yesterday
morning fell like a thunder clap upon nearly all in the congregation.
At the
session meeting Mr. Robertson stated in full his reasons for resigning which he
will also give to the church at large at the meeting next week. Without anticipating
them we may say that they are based upon the condition of his own health and
Mrs. Robertson's. Mr. Robertson has never fully recovered from the exceedingly
severe attack of neuralgia of the stomach which he suffered four years ago. It
has hung about him and followed him up, making its presence manifest at
intervals and at times rendering his work very burdensome, and keeping him under
a constant strain. He has also been obliged on this account in later years to
forego many pastoral duties which would otherwise have been very pleasant to
him.
On the
other hand for several winters past Mrs. Robertson has been ill, the attack this
past winter being the most severe of all. As she became convalescent this spring
the feeling grew upon them both that it would not be well for her to try to pass
another winter in Cortland at present, certainly if she were to continue in the
capacity of a pastor's wife, for all who know Mrs. Robertson are constantly
made aware that her ambition is far in excess of her strength, and as a pastor's
wife she has felt certain duties incumbent upon her which she believed that she
could throw off if Mr. Robertson were to resign. And so several months ago the
decision was reached that he should sever his connection with the church when
the proper time arrived.
It was
mutually decided between Mr. Robertson and the session last Thursday that the
resignation should not take effect until Oct. 1. Mr. Robertson expressed his
desire to co-operate with the church in any way in his power in securing a
successor for himself.
It is not
at all probable that the family will move their permanent home from Cortland, as they own the pleasant place which
they occupy on Prospect-st. Mr. Robertson has preached nearly forty years,
having been ordained when he was nineteen years old, and [if] he should decide
to preach again it will not be until he has had a good rest and until his health
is better.
Further
comment upon the resignation will be reserved until after the church meeting
next week.
Funeral of Joseph Rogers.
Joseph
Rogers, the young man who was run over by the train bearing Robinson & Franklin
Brothers' circus Friday morning, died at the hospital Saturday evening. The funeral
was held from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley on Crawford-st. at 9
o'clock this morning and from St. Mary's church at 9:30.
The
funeral was very largely attended. His fellow workmen in the paint department
of the Cortland Wagon Co. attended the funeral in a body. Solemn requiem high
mass was celebrated. Rev. J. J. McLoghlin made very appropriate and touching
remarks. The bearers were John Ryan, John Mellon, Frank Kane, John Byrnes,
Charles Kelley and John Hannon. Interment took place at McLean.
Deceased
leaves a mother in Ireland, his father being dead. He leaves one sister in this
country, Miss Mary Rogers of Groton, also several cousins.
It is said
that he was saving money to bring his mother to this country. The sympathy of
all will go to the bereaved mother and sister.
FOR THE FOURTH.
Arrangements for the Celebration Well Under
Way.
Hurrah
for the ever glorious Fourth; Cortland will celebrate the Fourth this year in
the most magnificent manner in its history; every department will be
represented in a magnificent manner; there will be the largest fusilier parade
ever seen in central New York; magnificent in every detail; the largest bicycle
parade that has ever been seen by the people of central New York; a hub and hub
hose race; a 100-foot hose race, magnificent display of fire apparatus, the
wonderful feat to be performed by hook and ladder companies will be exhibited;
there will be bicycle road races for the little ones; bicycle races for those
who have never before ridden in a race, and last but not least of all of these
great attractions will be the greased pig race and the climbing of the greased
pole.
Everybody
in Cortland county and all the adjoining counties will be with us on this great
national holiday. No pains will be spared, nor expense, to make this the greatest
day in the history of Cortland county. Cash premiums representing large sums
will be awarded in the different contests.
There
will be a meeting to-night of the committee on arrangements when more detailed
plans will be made and sub-committees appointed.
WHEELMEN
AT GROTON.
Sermon to
Bicyclists Preached by Rev. D. E. Croft.
Nearly 500 wheelmen gathered at Groton
yesterday to attend bicyclists' day at the Baptist church. Had the heavy rain
not come in the early morning and made the roads muddy there is reason to
believe that more would have been there.
Twenty-four towns and cities were represented
including Syracuse, Rochester, Ithaca, Auburn, Cortland and Homer. Nearly a
hundred wheelmen were over from Cortland. Soon after they left town they began
to find the roads slippery and muddy, for the shower over west was heavier than
here in town.
The morning text was from Luke v:32 and the
theme was "The Interested
Christ."
The evening text was Kings ii:2. Special music was furnished at each service,
the organist being assisted in the voluntary by Mr. F. A. Mangang of Ithaca with
his violin. At the praise service at 3 o'clock the Groton orchestra led the singing.
The wheelmen filled the entire auditorium
and standing room was at a premium. It was a very orderly crowd and Groton
people remarked the absence of all loud talk and boisterousness and everything
which would tend to break the Sunday calm.
A HEAVY
SCORE.
But the Gamma Sigmas Defeated the Y. M. D.
C.'s Saturday.
Though the crowd at the fair grounds Saturday
afternoon did not see a scientific game of ball, they were just as well pleased
because the game was as exciting as though it had been played by professionals.
The opposing teams were selected from the two gentlemen's clubs at the Normal
school; the Gamma Sigma fraternity and the Young Men's Debating club.
Prof. J. E. Banta covered right field for
the Gamma Sigmas and Prof. W. A. Cornish held down third base for the Y. M.'s.
Heavy hitting was a feature, five home runs were made, the scores ran high and
probably the errors were just as numerous, although no attempt was made to
record them.
The Gamma Sigma team consisted of Bailey,
House, Case, Doughty, Hall, Dugan, Robinson, Banta and Clark. The Y. M. D. C.
team was Beardslee, Van Tuyl, F. Gleason, Down, Cornish, Mead, T. Gleason,
Lord, Welch and Davis. Dr. F. J.
Cheney umpired the game.
The score by innings:
—One drunk paid a fine of $5 in police court
this morning.
—Regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. directors
this evening at 8 o'clock.
—Regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Bicycle
club to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. All members requested to be present.
—The estate left by Austin Corbin, formerly president
and chief owner of the E., C. & N. railroad, is estimated from twenty-five
to forty millions.
—Rev. and Mrs. A. Chapman will give an
informal reception to the young people of the Baptist church and congregation at
the church parlors to-night from 8 to 10.
—Hobart college, Geneva, has organized a crew for the first time in five
years. An eight-oared shell has been purchased. The crew is being trained on Seneca
lake.
—The Cortland county W. C. T. U. has
paid $100 to the temple fund in order to have the name of Miss Sara E. Collins
engraved upon a tablet in Willard hall.—Woman's Temperance Work.
—There will be a meeting of those who
have subscribed for the baseball fund to-night at the office of Edwin Duffey at
7:30 o'clock for the purpose of forming a permanent organization.
—The splendid steel steamer Laura A. Darragh,
which for the past two years has plied the waters of Cayuga lake, has been
secured by the Seneca Lake Navigation Co. and will soon be making regular trips
on Seneca lake between Watkins and Geneva.
—A little stranger arrived at the home of
Prof. and Mrs. D. L. Bardwell this morning and made application for admission
to the Normal faculty. His credentials were satisfactory and he was given the
position of junior instructor in natural science. The other members of the
faculty are happy over the new accession to their number and all friends are
offering congratulations.
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