VILLAGE ELECTION TOMORROW

Cortland Semi-Weekly Standard, Tuesday, March 9, 1897.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

Village Election To-morrow.

   The election for choice of officers of Cortland village occurs to-morrow in the four wards. The polls will be open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. The voting places are as follows;

   First Ward—The barn of A. Leroy Cole at 146 South Main-st.

   Second Ward—Fireman’s hall, Main-st.

   Third Ward—The office and store of Harrison Wells on Clinton-ave.

   Fourth Ward—McGraw’s wagon shop on South Main-st.

   Every Republican should be on hand and cast his vote straight and without a scratch for the ticket which appears at the head of the column. It would be difficult to improve upon a single nomination. It is composed of business men of recognized ability and irreproachable character, and it stands for a business administration. So far as the president and trustees are concerned, many questions are coming up each year and will come up this year, which require the attention of men of good judgment and executive authority. These qualities are possessed in high degree by the candidates upon the Republican ticket. Mr. Benton and Mr. Scudder have shown their fitness in the positions for which they are now candidates in previous terms of service, have performed their duties to the satisfaction of the community, and are no experiment. Mr. Alley has never been a trustee before, but is known to be broad minded and public spirited, conscientious and methodical in all affairs entrusted to him and a first class business man. He will make an ideal trustee, and will add strength to the board. The candidates for the other offices are all well suited to the places for which they are nominated.

   Be sure to vote, vote early, vote the Republican ticket, don’t scratch it, but vote it straight.

   The merits of the four appropriation propositions were explained at length a few days ago. The appropriations are all needed for the best interests of the village and all should receive an affirmative ballot. Vote for them all.

Utterly False.

   It requires a somewhat hardened sinner to charge a candidate for office with one thing when the accuser knows absolutely and positively that just the reverse is true. Mr. H. F. Benton’s record as president of this village is such that unless falsehood is employed against him opposition is hopeless. It calls for a cheek of brass and a superlative nerve, however—both of which qualities appear not to be wanting—to charge him with disregarding, opposing or defeating the recommendation by the board of engineers of Mr. Frank A. Bickford for engineer and janitor at Fireman’s hall. Notwithstanding the complaints made against Mr. Bickford, Mr. Benton openly and without equivocation or evasion favored the appointment of Mr. Bickford because the board of engineers asked it, they taking the responsibility and giving assurances as to Mr. Bickford’s future good service and conduct.

   The board of trustees, however, took a different view of the matter and refused to make the appointment. And now the Democratic busybody and the representative of “New Journalism” [new editor of The Cortland Democrat—CC editor] is at work trying to prejudice Republican firemen against Mr. Benton by holding him responsible for Mr. Bickford’s rejection! Mendacity could hardly go farther. Such tactics ought, if there be any sense of fairness in the community, to return plague the inventors, and aid the cause of the candidates thus lied about.

COURT ADJOURNED.

Verdict for Defendant in Case of Corwin vs. Price—Other Cases.

   The case of Theodore L. Corwin vs. Isaac Edgcomb, as executor, and Thankful A. Price, as executrix, etc. of Roswell M. Price, deceased, which had been on trial in court for several days and the issue of which has been previously explained has been completed and the jury find for the defendant. This case was previously tried and the jury disagreed. As soon as the verdict was announced, a motion for a new trial on the minutes was made by the plaintiff; and was denied by the court.

   It will be remembered that when the case of Joanna Fealy vs. John Bull was finished about two weeks ago the jury found for the plaintiff upon the issues of fact, but there were certain questions of law involved in the case which the court must decide and decision upon them was reserved at the time. Those questions were to-day brought up and the judge heard the arguments on both sides, which included a motion by the defendant for a further examination and reserved his decision.

   It will be further remembered that when the case of Margaret Caine vs. The Syracuse, Binghamton & New York R. R. was finished a few days later and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff there were certain legal questions that remained to be settled at that time. That matter was brought up to-day and the defendant made a motion for a non-suit. The judge took the papers for further examination and reserved his decision.

   The case of Milsom Rendering & Fertilizer Co. vs. Edward Gilroy was called. Defendant not appearing, plaintiff proved its case and took judgment by default for $127. Kellogg & Van Hoesen for plaintiff, F. D. Gardner for defendant.

   Court then adjourned sine die.

Sent to Jail.

   William Pendell was up in police court Saturday on complaint of his wife, who alleged that on Feb. 12 he slapped her in the face in a cruel and angry manner. The charge was assault in the third degree. The family live over 7 North Main-st. Pendell made a statement that he did not commit the act, and that his wife was the one who did the pounding usually, though he admitted that he occasionally went home in a partially intoxicated condition. The police justice severely reprimanded him and sentenced him to thirty-five days in jail.

A NEW MERCHANT

To Locate in Cortland in the Store Vacated by G. J. Mager & Co.

   D. E. Shepard, the well-known and popular merchant of Homer, has decided to come to Cortland to locate. He has rented the store formerly occupied by G. J. Mager & Co. and will be open and ready for business on Saturday, April 10. The store is to be remodeled and entirely refitted for him. A new front is to be constructed, a new ceiling is to be put on, and when ready for use there will be little about it to suggest the present store. Mr. Shepard will keep a full line of dry goods, fancy goods, carpets, ladies’ suits, cloaks, capes and millinery. Three large rooms on the second floor will be devoted to the carpet and millinery departments.

   Mr. Shepard is hardly a stranger in any sense of the word to Cortland people. He has been located in Homer for three years and he has done a large and increasing business, a considerable portion of which has been with Cortland people. Mr. Shepard has counted as many as sixty Cortland ladies in his store in a single afternoon. It has been his policy to pay car fare both ways for those who traded to an amount of $3 or over, and he has concluded from the Cortland patronage he has received that the people of this place would be glad to see him nearer by, and he is doubtless correct.

   Mr. Shepard is a man of long experience in the dry goods business. For seventeen years he conducted a dry goods store at Lowville, which is Mr. Mager’s former home and it is a little singular that he should come here to take the store just vacated by his former Lowville friend and business contemporary.

   In preparation for his removal to Cortland Mr. Shepard will on Monday, March 8, begin a special sale at his store at Homer. He will offer some tremendous values bargains. It is his purpose to clear that stock out absolutely before coming to Cortland, so that he can provide an entirely new stock for his opening here in Cortland.

New Shirt Factory.

   W. G. Bancroft of Waterloo has rented the store in the Graham building now occupied by L. W. Aldridge the optician, and will take possession April 1, when he will open a new shirt factory. Mr. Aldridge will move his residence to 20 Groton-ave., and will have his office at the house.

BREVITIES.

   —The daily STANDARD was five years old Monday.

   —A very pretty sign has recently been placed over the door of Andrews’ East Side cash market.

   —Contractor D. G. Corwin had a force of men at work Monday clearing out the store in the Schermerhorn block formerly occupied by G. J. Mager & Co., preparatory to putting it in shape for occupancy by D. E. Shepard of Homer, who will come to Cortland early in April.

   —The STANDARD is indebted to Dr. David Eugene Smith of the Yipsilanti, Mich., Normal school for a little statement of policy of that state upon the question of Normal schools. Michigan does not favor the multiplication of these schools, but tries to put its one school at the very top of Normal schools, providing it with the best of instruction and equipment and increasing its size and faculties as rapidly as there may be need.

   —A meeting of Co. A., Junior Loyal Temperance legion, will be held in the W. C. T. U. rooms on Friday, March 12, at 3:30 P. M. All boys and girls under fourteen years of age are invited to be present.

TRUXTON.

   TRUXTON, N. Y., March 8.—The body of Mrs. Amy Bliss, mother of Augustus Bliss of New York and Charles Bliss of Baldwinsville, N. Y., will be brought here for burial Tuesday. She was 92 years old and was the widow of Leonard Bliss, one of Truxton’s old inhabitants, who many years ago owned the sash and blind factory here now used as Meldrim Bros.’ cheese box factory. Many here will remember Mrs. Bliss, as she was thirty-two years ago lovely in both person and character and much loved by her many friends and relatives.

   Mrs. Edward Woodward, who has been sick for many weeks, although better, is still suffering with neuralgia.

   A surprise party was given Fred Stevens last Thursday evening at his house.

   Mr. Seymour Larabee of Cortland spent a day recently with his aunt, Mrs. Corey.

   Mr. J. H. B. Gordon, our station agent, has returned from Glen Haven and is at work again.

   Mrs. H. S. Bliss of Cortland spent Sunday with friends in town.

   The Mission circle met with Mrs. H. J. Bosworth, Friday afternoon.

   The aid society of Baptist church will give a new maple sugar festival with a literary entertainment some evening next week. Further particulars later.

   TRUTH [local correspondent].