Cortland
Evening Standard, Thursday, February 11, 1897.
AN EXPLANATION
In
Regard to the Proposition To Sell the Virgil Gospel and School Lot.
To the Editor of the Standard:
SIR—I notice that your correspondent from this
place in his letter dated Feb. 8 mentions the application for a vote at the
next town meeting on the proposition to sell the leases on the Gospel and School lot. The article is so misleading that it seems to me due the occupants that
the question should be better understood.
It is undoubtedly true that when the law was
passed in 1789 the occupants paid only the interest on the government price for
this land. But, as the country became settled and improvements were made on the
land, each occupant transferred his interest for such sums as was thought right
for clearing the land, erecting buildings, building fences, planting trees and
such other improvements as civilization demanded, until the prices for these
lands became nearly or quite as high as any of the adjoining farming territory.
The occupants were simply paying to the town for the benefit of schools the
small sum that the land was leased for when the entire territory was a "howling
wilderness."
The entire revenue to the town has been but
$54.41 each year since 1845 which, being distributed among the several school
districts, amounts to from one to three dollars to each district. The constant
annoyance to the occupants and the amount of work for the town officer having
charge of the same very much more than overbalances the benefits to the several
districts.
Our legislators at Albany seeing the extreme
folly of continuing this state of affairs has very wisely given authority to
the voters of each town to direct the sale of these leases and distribute the
proceeds to the several school districts for them to use as they may think
best.
Hoping that you may be pleased to give space
for this article that the voters may have an intelligent knowledge of the facts
that they may be called upon to decide, I remain
Very Respectfully Yours,
W. A. HOLTON, Supervisor.
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| Soldier's Monument and Normal School. |
And One
Resolution to be Voted on Next Tuesday.
The voters of the town of Cortlandville will
on next Tuesday vote on seven different propositions, all of which are printed
on the same ballot. The first four propositions relate to excise [sale of liquor], as has been previously published. Proposition No. 5 reads: Shall
the sum of $100 be appropriated for the
purpose of defraying the expenses of the proper observance of Memorial or
Decoration day?
Proposition No. 6 reads: Shall the sum of
$300 be appropriated for the purpose of building an iron fence around or otherwise
protecting the soldier's monument and grounds in the village of Cortland, N.
Y., said money to be expended by the trustees of the Cortland County Monumental
association?
Proposition No. 7 reads: Shall the sum of
$1,000 be appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of constructing
a highway from lands of Erving McUmber, southeast to the town line of Freetown,
pursuant to an order of Cortland County court, Dec. 3, 1895, directing the
laying out of such highway?
The following resolution will be voted upon
by a division of the house at noon in each election district:
Resolved, That the sum of $500 in addition to the $250 allowed by statute, be
appropriated for highway and bridge purposes.
Free
Milk Delivery.
There was a free and gratuitous distribution
of milk on Main-st. yesterday, but instead of customers getting the benefit of
it the lacteal fluid flowed in streams in the street. One of Antisdel's milk
wagons was standing near the Catholic church, when the horse became frightened
at something and started on a run down the street, distributing milk cans on
the way. The horse attempted to turn down Railroad-st., but in making the comer
struck a telephone pole and fell to the pavement and was caught. The thills of
the wagon were broken, as was the rear axle.
While on the way the wagon struck the milk
delivery sleigh of John Park, which was standing near Lincoln-ave. Mr. Park's
horse also started down Main-st. but was stopped just below Railroad-st.
A Large
Party See the Bostonians In "The Bohemian Girl."
The excursion party from Cortland which went
to Ithaca last night to see the Bostonians present "The Bohemian Girl" at the Lyceum theatre proved to be a grand success and the trip was
apparently much enjoyed by all. The attempt was made in the first place to find
forty people who desired to go, in order to secure a special train, but when
the time came the numbers had so increased that, including six who joined the
train at McLean, the party numbered exactly one hundred people.
The special train of two cars left Cortland at
7:10 last night in charge of Conductor Thomas Lynch and under the immediate supervision
of Trainmaster Leonard Goodwin of the Lehigh Valley road. A single stop was
made at McLean to pick up the party of six and Ithaca was reached at 7:42.
Three special cars on the electric road were in waiting and all were quickly
and comfortably taken down the hill [Buffalo Street] to the theatre.
Of the entertainment itself it is sufficient
to say that the opera was "The
Bohemian
Girl" which has been so popular for so many years and from which so many
airs are well known and are sung by every one who attempts to sing anything, and
that the company to sing it was the incomparable Bostonians, who probably have
not an equal in the country in that class of music. The cast of this opera is
not as large as that in "Robin Hood," and several of the favorite
singers whom all would have been glad to have welcomed did not appear at all.
In many respects it is not as popular as "Robin Hood," but it was
well sung and was heartily enjoyed. So many have seen "Robin Hood" in
recent years that a desire was now felt to see another opera, but perhaps
another time the party would prefer the old favorite.
At the close of the opera a speedy transfer
was made up the hill to the station where the train was in waiting and at 12:10
Cortland was reached. Superintendent Mooney had
arranged to have three cars there which ran over the three lines of the
electric road and well accommodated all.
The party was composed as follows: Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Carns, Miss Mattie Carns, Mrs. Ella Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Dorr C.
Smith, Mrs. F. M. Miller, Mrs.
Arthur
Soper of Jersey City, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wallace, Miss Maud Graham, Mrs. David
Wesson, Miss Martha McGraw, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nourse, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Woodmansee, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Stilson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stilson, Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Peck, Prof. and Mrs. J. E. Banta, Mr. and
Mrs. F. B. Miner, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shirley, Mrs. S. W. Sherwood, Mrs. C. H.
V. Elliott, Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Julia F. Twiss, Mrs. W. W. Gale, Mrs. W. J. Moore,
Mrs. Daniel Reilly, Misses Mary F. Hendrick, Clara E. Booth, Harriet A.
Hamilton, Carrie M. Curry, Mina W. Bishop, Helen M. Goodhue, Anna L. Clarkson,
J. Anna Norris, Grace K. Duffey, May Duffey, Alice Hughes,
Mary S. Blackmer, Lillie E. Dunn, Irene M. Ingoldsby, Marion W. Weatherwax,
Editha Stephens, Emily C. Ormsby, Marguerite Force, Belle Fitzgerald, Maude
Fitzgerald, Blanche Bulkley, Bertha Weeks, Messrs. Leonard Goodwin, B. L.
Bentley, A. E. Darby, T. H. Dowd; E. C. Alger, H. J. Drake, L. N. Samson, C. F.
Waldo, C. S. Mead, C. W. Barker, C. P. Dunbar, G. H. Garrison, Edwin Duffey, E.
H. Richards, E. D. Phillips, E. H. Hyatt, W. S. Wilcox, C. H. Seamans, Jr., C.
Ray Lord, Orson Smith, Ralph Higgins, Charles Sanders, Walter Stockwell, A. D.
Blodgett and E. D. Blodgett all of Cortland. C. W. Williams of Elmira, J.
Howard Field of Brockton, Mass., H. J. Barber of Homer, and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Albright, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hugg and Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Stout of McLean.
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The Cortland party are under obligations
to Manager M. M. Gutstadt of the Lyceum theatre for his kindness in watching
out for good seats for them. Some one went to Ithaca last Saturday and secured
the first installment of nearly seventy tickets, but after that orders were
sent over to the manager and he did his best for all, notwithstanding the fact
that the sale was very large and that last night there was standing room only.
BREVITIES.
—One drunk was discharged from police court
this morning.
—To-morrow is a legal holiday, Lincoln's birthday.
The banks will be closed.
—L. W. Peck has rented Philip Sugerman's house,
88 Port Watson-st., and will take possession March 1.
—The Cortland County Beekeepers association
will meet in Good Templars' hall, Saturday, Feb. 18.
—New advertisements to-day are—Tanner Bros.,
New Percales, page 6; Vito, The Great Wonder, page 6.
—The Alpha C. L. S. C. will meet with Mrs.
Horace Robbins, 20 Park-st., Monday evening, Feb. 15, at 7:30 o'clock.
—Fred Foreman, who was on trial in police
court yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing a horse blanket, was acquitted.
—The time for the next regular meeting of
Rev. J. E. N. Backus Temple has been changed from Saturday to Friday afternoon
at 3:15 in Good Templars' hall.
—A meeting of Grover post, No. 98, G. A. R.
is called for to-morrow at 1:30 o'clock at the post rooms to attend in a body
the funeral of Mrs. Cyrus Terpenning.
—The Cincinnatus ladies want to find out if
their gentlemen friends can spell. In another column they offer a challenge to
them for a match at a time and place to be agreed upon.
—The annual meeting of the Cortland County
Veteran Soldiers' and Sailors' association will be held In the G. A. R. rooms
to-morrow at 1:30 P. M. Ladies are welcome and invited.
—The "South Before the War"
company arrived in town this morning on their own special train and play at the
Opera House to-night. A fine street parade was made at noon to-day, the colored
band leading.
—One hundred dollars reward is offered for
the return of the property and the conviction of the thief, who stole a horse and
carriage from the premises of Henry Haskins in Binghamton recently.
—Daniels' orchestra went to Danby today to
play to-night for the Red Men's ball. To-morrow night they play for the Masons
of Speedsvllle. They already have an engagement to play at the Johnson House,
Truxton, on July 4.
—There will be a meeting of the conference
committees of the G. A. R., W. R. C., and S. O. V. in the G. A. R. hall at 7 o'clock
sharp to-morrow evening, preceding the exercises incident to the observance of
Union Defenders' day at 8 o'clock.
—Mrs. Ketura Hollenbeck died yesterday
afternoon at the residence of her brother, G. S. Van Hoesen, 50 Grant-st., aged
81 years, 5 months and 1 day. Prayer will be offered at the house Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock, and the funeral service will be held at Preble, her former home,
at 11 o'clock, where interment will be made.
—At a term of the supreme court which
convenes at Binghamton next week, Judge Mattice presiding, five cases are on
the calendar in which the D., L. & W. is the defendant on account of an
alleged refusal to sell mileage books. The Erie railroad is also the defendant
in three cases of a similar nature.
Chicken Thieves In
Evidence.
Chicken thieves seem to have put in an appearance
in the east part of town within a few days. Among the sufferers are Thomas
Walsh of East Court-St., Timothy McAuliff of East Church-st., J. D. Pierce of
Cleveland-st., and Mrs. M. Flanagan of Hubbard-st. Two locks were broken in
entering Mr. Pierce's premises and a number of blooded fowls of great value
were taken. It behooves every one to keep an eye out. It wouldn't do any harm
to have the dog out too, also the muzzle of a shot gun.
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