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The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, July 10, 1896.
CORTLAND'S
CELEBRATION.
THE STREETS WERE FULL OF PEOPLE AND THE
CELEBRATION WAS A SUCCESS.
The Firemen's Parade—The Funny Fusilier's—The
Hose Races—Splendid Fireworks.
The
streets of Cortland were literally filled with people last Saturday to witness the
events or the day and everything passed off pleasantly and most satisfactorily.
The firemen's parade was the first event and this took place at 10:45 A. M. The
line of march as published in the DEMOCRAT last week was fully carried out and
the column was made up as follows:
First
Division—Police force 7 men; board of engineers 12 men; Dryden cornet band 16
pieces; Neptune hose of Dryden 17 men; Water Witch Steamer and Hose 28 men; C. W. Conger hose of Groton 20 men;
Tempest hose of Homer 16 men; Emerald hose 23 men.
Second
Division—Cortland Drum Corps 6 pieces; Tioughnioga hose of Homer, 17 men;
Hitchcock hose, 28 men; Protective police, 24 men.
Third
Division—Cortland City band, 16 pieces; Triumph hose of Homer, 16 men; Orris
hose, 27 men; Orient Hook and Ladder Co. of Homer, 15 men; Excelsior Hook and
Ladder Co., 31 men.
Board of
trustees.
The
parade was finished on Church-st. where the Cortland department was reviewed by
the board of trustees.
The
fusilier parade took place in the afternoon and it was in all respects a good
one. There were many good local hits which did not require an interpreter to
explain and these caused much amusement to the crowd of people that lined the
streets and sidewalks. Just in front of this parade was the show of the
Wesson-Nivison Co. Forty-three of their wheels were in line, the riders wearing
white caps and a white label on the breast with the word "Loyal"
printed in blue letters. Fourteen of the riders drew a truck containing samples
of the wheels manufactured by this company. It was a good advertisement as well
as a fine addition to the parade.
The Orris
hose won the hub and hub race from the Emerald's by 4 feet in 28 seconds. The Orients
of Homer won the 100 yard hook and ladder race in 27 seconds beating the
Excelsiors of Cortland, whose time was 31 seconds.
Rain put
an end to further sport in this line and the bicycle races and the fat men's race
was postponed.
Splendid
fireworks attracted a large crowd on Court and Church-sts. in the evening. The
fireworks stand was near the soldiers' monument.
It was
plain to be seen that the Raines bill was in full operation, but the immense crowd
was orderly all day and the police had a comparatively easy day of it.
CLYDE MYSTERY SOLVED.
The Body Found in the Clyde River Two Weeks
Ago Proves to be That of Simon Mischell.
ROCHESTER, July 2 —A special from Clyde says
that the mystery surrounding the finding of the dead body of a young man in the
Clyde river on June 20 last has been finally solved.
The young man, whose name was Simon Mischell,
25 years of age, unmarried and a Jew, resided on Delancey street in New York
city. His parents are highly respectable and well to do people.
Simon, who was of a roaming disposition, visited
Chicago several months ago in search of lucrative employment. Failing in this,
he left Chicago on the sixteenth of last month in charge of a car of horses consigned
to A. S. Waterman, Providence, R. I.
On June 18 he arrived at Buffalo and while
at the station in East Buffalo displayed a large amount of money, giving two
men $5 to assist him to reload the horses.
He left Buffalo on June 18 on the first
section of No. 72, a fast freight, and arrived in Clyde at 6:35 o'clock and was
sidetracked until 6:43.
During the time that the train stopped at
Clyde, Mischell evidently left the car and wandered down to the river, three rods
distant. Here he was evidently strangled for what money he was supposed to
possess by "road agents" and his body thrown into the river where it
was found.
The spot is an isolated one and very convenient
to conceal plunder and prosecute such work. A short distance from this place
Roy Culver of Newark was murdered about a year ago and his body taken to the
middle of the stream and a heavy fish plate tied to his neck and the body sunk.
A reward of $1,000 was offered for the
discovery of the guilty one but remains unclaimed.
ROBBERY
AT CLAYTON.
Burglars
Blow Open the Safe in the Postoffice.
WATERTOWN, July 3.—Northern New York is in
the hands of a gang of safe crackers, and the postoffices of Jefferson county
seem to be at its mercy.
The latest act committed by them occurred between
midnight and 8 o'clock yesterday morning, when the post office at Clayton, the
gateway to the St. Lawrence river, was entered by the thieves. Entrance was
made by forcing the outside door open by means of a chisel, stolen from Melvin Marble's
shop. Inside the office the burglars had an easy time and secured a rich haul.
Three holes were drilled in the door of the
safe and dynamite inserted. The door was blown from its hinges, and with such force
as to throw it across the room and through a closed door, into the adjacent dry
goods store occupied by Mr. McKinley. The thieves secured $250 in money and
$750 worth of stamps.
Postmaster George McKinley made the discovery
at 6 o'clock this morning. Inspector Kyle has been notified. No clue to the
perpetrators has been obtained.
Following so close upon the burglary of the
Carthage postoffice on Sunday morning, when $171.61 in cash and stamps was secured
from the safe in a similar manner, he people of this section are greatly
excited.
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FOUR—EDITORIALS.
The silver men seem to be on top at Chicago.
Free silver seems to be gaining new converts
daily and the McKinley people are becoming frightened at the outlook.
State Commissioner of Excise Lyman has decided
that drug stores may sell "firewater" on election days if they are
within the prescribed limits, that is, a quarter of a mile of the polls. Old
soaks can irrigate as they may wish.
The management of the Albany Argus is in new hands and Hon. T. C.
Callicott has been called to preside over its editorial columns. Mr. Callicott
belongs to the old school of political writers and we expect to see the Argus
resume the position it occupied for many years under the editorial management
of Edwin Croswell and William
Cassidy. In those good old days it was a leader and Democrats everywhere looked
to its columns for inspiration and guidance.
Major McKinley says undisputed things in
such a solemn way as to make the unthinking accept them as oracular. In a recent
speech he declared that he was in favor of "reciprocity that reciprocates."
In his response to the notification committee he boldly asserted that the
public good and the welfare of the people are one and the same thing, and he
announced that if sufficient revenues are provided the government will have no
need of borrowing money. It is amusing to see such platitudes held forth as
proofs of statesmanship.—Albany Argus.
A
Railroad Gobbler.
When the Southern Central railroad was sold
at auction in Owego, August 23, 1895, Garret A. Hobart of Paterson, N. J., the republican
candidate for vice-president of the United States, was here as an attorney and
capitalist and purchased the road under foreclosure of the first mortgage bonds
of the road. This sale wiped out all the interest that Owego people and others along
the line in this county ever possessed in the road, and has doubtless proved a good
thing for Hobart and his fellow railroad gobblers.—Owego Gazette.
HERE AND THERE.
The Sidney baseball club will
play the Cortlands on the fair grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Powers C. Mudge has been
appointed superintendent of sewers. The appointment is a good one.
There was an immense crowd at
the opening of the new dancing pavilion in the park last Friday night.
Mr. Edward B. Kelley will soon
present the play, "The Tramp's Daughter," in Cortland opera house. He
will be assisted by local talent.
Seymour S. Jones has been
appointed assistant postmaster of the Cortland postoffice to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Frank E. Plumb.
The Cortlands went to Auburn
last Saturday and were defeated by the Auburns by a score of 28 to 5. Manager
Place is strengthening the home team by signing new men wherever the club is
weak.
Last Friday evening A. G.
Bosworth, chief of the fire department, undertook to renew his early acquaintance
with the festive fire cracker. He purchased a supply of the dynamite persuasion
and was having lots of fun in front of Firemen's hall until one of them
exploded in his hand burning and cutting it badly. It also burned and cut his
face and split his right ear. He had his wounds dressed and was at the head of
the parade the next day. These dynamite fire crackers would be serviceable in a
rough and tumble with bears, but they are most too quick and forcible for the
comfort of the average operator.
One might about as well run
amuck in a crowd with a ten-barrelled shot gun as to handle the dynamite fire
crackers that were sold in town last Saturday. The wonder is that more people
were not seriously injured by these dangerous playthings. Their manufacture and sale should be prohibited.
Some one tossed a cannon fire
cracker in the air last Saturday which came down on the head of the ten-year-old son of Geo. Edwards of Crandall-st. As it struck the boy's head it exploded
and cut a deep hole in the scalp which bled profusely. He will recover. It was
undoubtedly thought to be funny by the party who threw the cracker but it was not
so funny for the boy.
Last Thursday evening Deputy
Edwards arrested Sarah Way of Homer on the charge of bigamy. Her husband, Moses
Way, made the complaint which states that when Sarah married him in April last she
had a husband named Smith to whom she was married two years ago. She was taken
before Justice Dickinson and the examination was set down for July 22.
The Debt is Paid.
On Sunday morning the regular
communion services were preceded by a service of great rejoicing. The fact that
the Congregational church which is still so young in its history has acquitted
itself so nobly by paying up its indebtedness, seemed worthy of more than a
passing mention; hence the presence on the platform of the following gentlemen:
Mr. B. T. Wright, chairman of the board of trustees, Mr. Holden, treasurer of the society,
Mr. Winchell, chairman of the soliciting committee, and Mr. A. M.
Waterbury.
The pastor, Rev. Mr. Pound,
spoke in a few befitting words of the blessed privileges of this communion day,
and especially that in connection with the holy remembrances of this day there
was added the joy of seeing the last dollar of indebtedness of this society
paid. After mentioning a few words of praise and thanks for the generous contributions
made by his congregation, Mr. B. T. Wright came forward and in a brief manner
gave something of the history of the church.
Then Mr. Holden arose holding
in his hand the mortgage of $6,000.00 which had been liquidated the first day
of this month; this he passed to Mr. Winchell who spoke in most thankful terms
to all who had so generously aided in this great work. The mortgage was then
burned. As the flames were fading away the congregation joined most joyfully in
singing "praise God from whom all blessings flow."
The right hand of fellowship
was extended to eight new members, after which the holy communion was
administered.
Mr. Williams conducted the
usual services at the east side Sunday afternoon.
The Thursday evening prayer
meetings are having a most encouraging attendance. The thought for the next
meeting, "The duty and uses of rest.'' All are welcome and everyone is
invited to come.
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