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| William McKinley. |
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| New York Vets in Buffalo G. A. R. Parade. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, August 27, 1897.
45,000 MEN IN LINE.
G. A. R. VETERANS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT
AT BUFFALO.
Six Hours in Passing—Magnificent and
Impressive Scenes—The President Rides at the Head of the Column.
BUFFALO,
Aug. 25 —It was the zenith of the Grand Army's glory, said the veterans as they
talked of to-day's parade at their camps to-night.
Forty-five thousand men marched through the streets swathed in flags and
bunting, receiving the ovations of a half million people whose gratitude and
admiration was evinced in every way that human devotion can find public
expression. The president of the Union they fought to save, the chosen
representative of a reunited people, himself their comrade, was at their head.
When the line of the great procession moved at 10:30 o'clock this morning, the
sun was shining and the sky had not a cloud.
Through
streets packed with one of the most loyal American crowds that ever assembled
to do honor to the nation's heroes, the procession moved for five hours and
forty-two minutes.
Under a
gigantic arch of welcome, fashioned as a monogram, "G. A. R." under a
massive triumphal arch, resembling polished granite and under an arch radiant
with bunting erected by the colored people, the soldiers marched to the living
shield, composed of 2,000 children from the schools of Buffalo, who sang
national anthems as the procession wheeled before it and moved on to the reviewing stand. Along the route of march
100 girls dressed in the colors of the flag scattered flowers in the path of
the soldiers. Of all the throng viewing the procession no one person was more
enthusiastic, more generous in treatment or more affected by the sight than President
McKinley.
The
closing event of the evening was a reception to the president at Music Hall and
the side events, the reception by Mrs. Catherine E. Hirst, national president of
the Ladies of the G. A. R. at the Iroquois Hotel, and a reception by Mrs. E. C.
Woodley, national president of the Army Nurses at the Woman's Union. In
addition to these were numerous receptions by minor organizations.
Looking
upon the Cortland county fair for 1897 as a thing of the past it stands out
very prominently as the most pronounced success in the history of the society.
This year there were exhibitors from far and near and each one had something of
interest. The rain on Thursday interrupted the ball game and races and kept a
great many people away from the grounds but as it was, there were several
thousand in attendance. Friday they again turned out, and nothing occurred to mar
their enjoyment. The ball game was one of the best ever played in Cortland and
the races were close and exciting. Thursday's races were held Friday and those
of Friday were run off Saturday. No one who attended the fair on any or all of
the days but came away with a satisfied feeling and with this impression left on
the minds of the people of the county, Secretary Mellon has gone a long way toward
making our fair for [1897] a success. Upwards of 13,000 people attended the fair
during the three days when admission was charged.
The
merchants of Cortland took an unusual interest in the fair this year, and their
attractive and artistic displays were worthy of a more extended notice than it is
possible for us to give. The exhibit of Messrs. Peck Bros. occupied the entire north
wing of the fair building and their display of carriages, robes, blankets,
harnesses, etc. was large and attractive.
Kellogg
& Curtis, the well-known dry goods merchants, occupied one of the booths
with a large and artistically arranged display of dress goods, cloaks,
draperies, etc.
Messrs.
Buck & Lane made a very attractive display of stoves and ranges, showing
a very complete line of the well-known Andes stoves and ranges and Cortland Howe
Ventilators and Cortland ranges.
Messrs.
Dey Bros., of the Syracuse department store, made an exhibit of draperies, decorated
wares, sewing machines, bicycles, etc.
The Fair
store displayed a large and handsomely arranged stock of fine china and lamps.
O. W.
Walter, one of Cortland's music dealers, showed a fine line of pianos and organs.
Mrs. M.
J. Turner made a very attractive display of ladies hair goods and toilet accessories.
Mrs. G.
T. Chatterton and M. L Decker occupied the booth together, showing ladies
ready-made skirts and sewing machines.
The
Gillette Skirt Co. showed a line of their popular skirts, representing one of Cortland's growing industries, which was in charge
of Mrs. M. R. Snyder, dealer in ladies supplies and rubber goods at 24 Owego-st
. Cortland.
W. W.
Bennett, dealer in stoves, ranges and plumbing supplies, showed a fine line of
the Sterling stoves and ranges.
Messrs.
Glann & Clark, in connection with a fine display of shoes, were making a
specialty of introducing the popular "Gold Seal" rubber boots and
overshoes for which they are agents.
C. F.
Brown, the popular druggist, made a fine display of the " Best Malt
Extract," Hawk eye cameras, etc.
The
display of domestic art work, in needle work, embroidery, decorated china, etc., while not large was a credit to those making
the exhibits We shall hope that the success of the fair in all of the
departments and benefits derived by all exhibitors will be such as to stimulate
them to greater efforts for the fair of 1898.
PROGRESSING FAST.
TRACK OF THE E. & C. N. Y. R. R. WILL
SOON REACH McGRAWVILLE.
Delay in Receiving Ties has Retarded Work
the Last Week—Contracts Let and Work Begun on Depots, Bridges and Fences.
People
driving to Cortland, from Blodgett Mills and those coming from McGrawville are
becoming accustomed to the noise of the locomotive as it travels along the
track of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. helping along the construction. It
must be a new and pleasing sensation to drive across the
rails on what for so many years has been a
deserted grade and see the ever increasing signs of life and activity.
Rails
were laid and the work train ran over the track from the L. V. junction to the
Polkville road last week. Then the balance of the ties on hand were found to be
poor ones and track laying was suspended pending the arrival of good ones. In
the meantime the force of nearly one hundred men were set at work ballasting and
leveling the track already laid and finishing the grade on the Welch estate
where dispute over the right of way occurred and the grade was not completed two
years ago.
In the
meantime the contractors have completed the remaining bridges as far as McGrawville
and with the ties which have arrived and those which are promised for this
week, it is probable the work train will run into McGrawville early next week. Work
upon the depot there has been begun and is well underway.
The contracts
are let for all four depots which will be located at McGrawville, Solon,
Freetown and Gee Brook. They will be 16x30 feet in size with a partition in the
center making two rooms 16x16 feet. One of these will be the freight room and
the other, from which a 6x8 foot office will be taken, will be a waiting room.
Negotiations are still pending as to what depot will be used in
Cortland. Both the D. L. & W. and the L. V. offer inducements and the
matter will be settled soon. The E. & C. N. Y. will build a freight depot
of their own at the junction. It is here also that their switches and round house
will be located.
Contractor Bull has a force of men setting posts and stringing the wire
fence.
It is
probable, though not yet decided, that the method of communication along the
line for the present will be a telephone instead of the customary telegraph.
Wm.
Polly, engineer, and Bert Webster, fireman, are in charge of the rented L. V. locomotive
which is in use on the work train at present, but a first class Baldwin locomotive
has been ordered and will be the one used by the time regular trains are run.
Contractor A. H. Jacoby, of the G. F. Millen construction company, who
are building the road, and Mr. N. A. Bundy who may justly be called the father
of the E & C. N. Y. R. R. are constantly on the ground and see that all
work is first class and is accomplished as rapidly as possible.
Cortland County's Claim.
ALBANY, Aug.
23.—In accordance with an authorization act of the last Legislature the county
of Cortland filed a claim against the state to-day for $9,058 to reimburse it
for the cost of erection of a county asylum building which was transferred to
the state for use as a state institution when the act for the state care of the
insane took effect.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
More Republican Politics.
Since our
last issue each of the Republican factions in this county have been treated to
a surprise. The organization party felt reasonably sure of the ability of Mr. Beardsley to handle Marathon, and counted on an
organization delegation from that town. To their surprise however, the anti-organization
ticket representing Boyden as a candidate for Member of Assembly, and Brainard
for sheriff, was elected by a majority of 15. Equally as sure and perhaps more
so, were the anti- organization people and Mr. Howes of their ability to carry
Truxton, and it was here that a surprise awaited them, as a Saunders organization
delegation was easily elected.
So far, sixty-six
of the ninety delegates who will make up the County convention have been
chosen, and the organization party claim forty of this number. There seems to be
no longer any doubt as to the ability of the Saunders organization to secure a
safe majority of the delegates in the convention.
The
Republicans of the county seem to have stood by the men of principal in
this contest and the party, as a whole, has reason to congratulate itself that
a majority has not been led astray and from the safe moorings of
"organization" to drift on any uncertain sea of sentiment. It is becoming
clearer every day, that however much the people may think that they know
what they want, however much they may think that they know what is good for
them, they do not. It is only
when the "machine," when the party boss, whether national, state or
local buys a delegation with cold cash, that they find out it is then that the
people, with a unanimity that is simply paralyzing, rise to rejoice in the
conservative and business like methods of their leaders, who have so wisely
sustained them when they were a little weak, and prevented their falling down
and stepping on themselves. It is then that the political boss rises to remark,
"see—what would have happened to you if it had not been for me?"
This, by the way, is Republican doctrine, that Democrats who still believe in
that old-fashioned doctrine that the people still have a few rights left, never
can take to kindly.
◘ When it comes to the question
of spoils and patronage, Republicans quarrel even in Virginia. As a result, the
state executive committee decided on Wednesday of last week not to nominate any
state ticket to be voted for this fall. They probably will claim that they were
intimidated.
◘ The Springfield Republican says, "There is some
suspicion abroad that the striking coal miners have shown more respect for the
law than the judges who have displaced it by their injunctions."
◘ A San Francisco paper, which
bases its prediction upon experience of gold-seekers in other regions, thinks
it safe to say that more wealth will be carried into the Yukon country in the
next two years than will be taken out of it in the same time. This is
discouraging, but every adventurer will hope to be one of the lucky exceptions
to the general rule.—Albany Argus.
◘
The Fulton Patriot is
making the Oswego county Republican machine look extremely vile in the eyes of
all honest and loyal men of that county. If the half the Patriot says is
true—and undoubtedly it is all true—that county, like this, is suffering from
"the organization" plague, a curse which is fast breaking up the
grand old party and destroying its usefulness for good.—Tully Times.
◘
What about Cortland county?
What do those Republicans think of the situation who are not in politics for
the spoils?
JARVIS-READING NUPTIALS.
Celebrated at the Home of the Bride at Morris, Ill., Last Week
Wednesday.
(From the Joliet News, Aug. 19.)
Last evening at 8
o'clock in the beautiful home of L. B. Ray in Morris, Miss Eleanor Reading was united in wedlock to Horace Harper
Jarvis, son of G. E. Jarvis, of this city.
The nuptial
ceremony was performed by Rev. Tucker of Morris in the presence of the
relatives and immediate friends of the contracting parties.
The couple were
unattended. The bride was attired in a gown of white organdie and carried white
roses. Little Celia Jordan of this city was the flower girl. She was dressed in
white and carried a basket of white roses.
The ceremony took
place in the bay window decorated with potted ferns with the background
artistically draped with smilax. A sumptuous wedding feast was spread and a
reception took place in the evening. The home was made radiant with over a
hundred electric lights.
Many beautiful
gifts were presented to the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis leave Friday for
Wakefield, Neb., where Mr. Jarvis is located in business. They have a home all
fitted and complete.
Those from this
city who attended were: G E. Jarvis and son, Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Peairs, J. H.
Reading and Hubert Castle.
HERE AND THERE.
C. F Brown, the
druggist, has a new advertisement this week.
Forepaugh &
Sells Bros.' great circus is in Cortland Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Warren, Tanner &
Co. have a change of advertisement this week. It will repay perusal.
A number of
Cortland masons attended the funeral of Mr. V. B. Gross at McLean last
Saturday.
It is stated that
J. P. Merrill of Ithaca is to become a member of the Democratic State
Committee.
L. D. Graham will
soon open the west store in the Stevenson block on Elm-st. as a first-class
meat market.
Cortland is to be
congratulated upon the fine appearance our fire department made at the annual
parade last Saturday.
Perkins, of the
City drug store, has a new advertisement this week relative to paint. He will
sell you a good article.
M. T. Roache is the
delegate from the Cortland branch of the C. M. B. A. to the convention to be held In Syracuse next week.
The Cortland Union
Bee Keepers Association will hold their annual basket picnic at Riverside Park,
Freeville, Wednesday, Sept. 1st.
The thirty-second
reunion of the 157th Regt., New York Volunteers Association, will be held at
Marathon on Tuesday, Sept. 21st.
The second annual
exposition of the Homer Floricultural association will be held next week
Thursday and Friday. It will be well worth attending.
Mrs. Ella Butler
entertained a small company of friends at whist Tuesday evening in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Otis Vose of Joliet, Ill., who is visiting her.
President Jakey
Smith of the George Junior Republic at Freeville gave an interesting talk upon
the Republic and its operation and work at the First M. E. church last Sunday
morning.
Miss Adelaide
Tiffany died at her residence in the Calvert block Monday of
Bright's disease, aged 78 years. The funeral was held
Wednesday morning and the remains taken to McLean.
Archie La Fevre,
who has been running a meat market in the Squires building, has voluntarily
suspended business. He says that inability to collect accounts kept the
business at a standstill, so he quit.
The barn being
erected at St. Mary's parochial residence in place of the one burned some
months ago will soon be completed. It is large and commodious and modern in all
its appointments.
Brownell Bulkley
who has been in two spills in bicycle races at home this year, first time
breaking his left collar bone, was in another last Saturday at Albany. He had qualified for two finals when he was thrown from his
wheel and the old break opened.
Joseph E. McDargh,
who has conducted a 5 and 10 cent store on Railroad-st. for a year past made a
general assignment on Wednesday to Lyman H. Gallagher. The assets embrace the
small stock in the store and about $40 of accounts. Liabilities, $175. Mrs.
Alice Maricle, his landlady, is made a preferred creditor for $50. Mr. McDargh
has been endorser on some paper and has lately had to meet this for friends.
A new barn erected
by Joseph Hubb's at his home on Floral-ave. caught fire in some unknown manner
last Friday forenoon. The department was called out but the Hooks were the only
ones able to work. There are no hydrants in that vicinity. A bucket brigade
kept two nearby houses from burning but the barn was totally consumed. The loss
is about $100 and no insurance.
As Frank E Ringer,
a switchman in the L. V. yards, was assisting in making up the early passenger
train Wednesday morning, he was caught between the locomotive and a car and
badly squeezed about the waist. He was carried to his boarding place, No 100
Main-st. and Drs. Dana and Johnson called. When he regained consciousness he
wanted his family physician, so Dr. Somberger was called. He thinks possibly
the left pelvis bone is broken. In any event, it was a close call to death and
will lay Ringer up for some time.
TOWN LETTERS.
[Reports from Local Correspondents.]
VIRGIL, Aug. 23.—Byron Johnson of Groton was
in town last week calling on friends
Earl Ladd, wife and son Ralph, are visiting
their uncle, Lewis Bell, at Freetown.
Mrs. S. M. Rulison of Syracuse is spending
some time with her sister Mrs.
L. Bacon.
Mrs. Rust of Weedsport is spending a few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Manley Price.
Mrs. H. B. Maltbie returned Saturday last
from a week's visit with friends in Binghamton.
Mrs. Betsey Carpenter of Groton is visiting
Mrs. Jane Joiner and other relatives in town.
Mrs. Harry Ingraham and two children of
Dryden spent last Friday at her fathers, Mr. E. A. Crain.
Mr. L. Foster and family, with Warren Foster,
wife and Willie Foster attended the Foster picnic in Taylor last week.
Niles Dann was seriously stung behind his
ear by honey bees last Friday, but at present is thought to be out of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rockerfeller and children
of Caroline spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ocar Saxton of Harford, Mrs.
Sophia Baker of Elizabeth, N. J., with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson and Mrs.
Rodolph Price were very pleasantly entertained at dinner by Mrs. E. A. Crain on
Friday.
A pleasant picnic was held at the home of
Mr. Wm. Reas last Wednesday. The following were present: Aunt Sophia Baker, of
Elizabeth, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Frank and Mrs. John Reas of Ithaca; Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Davis of Harford; Mrs. C. V. Reas, Mrs. J. G. Warwick, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Crain, Mrs. Susie Rounds and daughter Lenora, Mrs. Lydia Hotchkiss and
Minnie Hawley. All felt they had spent a very enjoyable day.
The annual reunion of the Holden and Brown
families was held Aug. 18 at the home of Mr. Homer Robinson. The day was all
that one could wish and about one hundred of the relatives were present At about
noon all were assembled under Mr. Albert Hollenbeck's spacious tent, where
richly laden tables awaited them. When dinner was over Mr. Hiram Holden was elected
president and Mrs. Nellie Edmunds secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year.
Besides many from different parts of Cortland county, there were friends from
Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga and Yates counties, also Mr. Burgess Taintor of Springfield,
Ill., Mr. Arthur Chaplin of Kansas and Miss Allen of Peoria, Ill. Next year the
gathering will be held on Aug. 18 at the home of Mr. Eugene Ryan.
LITTLE YORK, Aug. 23.—Fred Wilcox is
building a silo.
Miss Kate Marble of New York is visiting her
many friends at this place.
Mrs. Ellsworth, mother of Mrs. B. J. Salisbury,
is dangerously ill, having recently had a shock of paralysis.
Patsy Sheehan of Tully has been engaged to
teach the village school, and Miss Inez Churchill [will teach] in the Cold
Brook district.
Alvin Gay has purchased the David Crofoot
farm at "Slab City." His son-in-law, Herbert Rogers, will take
possession at once.
Wm. T. Perkins has nearly completed his barn
36x80 with basement. Taylor & Wakefield of Homer had charge of the carpenter
work, Wilson & Colver of Sempronious doing the mason work.
Mr. Raymond, who recently purchased the
hotel, is making many improvements on the inside of the house. Smith & Harrington
are doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond intend to run a first class hotel, and
are fast convincing the public of the fact.
Dwight Cutler and Mills G. Frisbie were
recently calling on their many friends in the town of Scott. Both are candidates
for the office of Superintendent of the Poor. Mr. Cutler has served one term
very satisfactorily to the taxpayers, and Republicans are taking no chances when
they support him again. Mr. Frisbie, last fall, was a candidate for School Commissioner
and succeeded in getting the delegates of the town of Scott.
SOLON Aug. 25.—Frank Edwards rides a new
wheel.
Henry Pratt has finished work for the Hathaway
estate.
They are making needed repairs on the schoolhouse
in the Morris district.
Charles Edwards of McGrawville is plastering
D. R. Thornton's new house.
James Baker and son have purchased a a new Groton
thresher. They will be prepared to do first class work.
WILLET, Aug. 24.—Mrs. Forshee of this place
is spending this week among friends at Moravia.
L. B. Morey is very sick with bowel
complaint, he was taken this morning.
Miss Susie Delavan is visiting her brother
John in Binghamton this week.
The roads are very muddy here at present,
having received our full share of rain.
Mrs. S. C. Dyer and her daughter Anna visited
friends in Greene and Norwich last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kinyon of Cortland were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Crittenden yesterday.
John Smith of Solon, a former resident of
this place, is shaking hands with his friends in town to-day.
Carl Tennant and his sister Mabel, Miss
Ellen Duchette of Cortland, and George Bliss of Binghamton, are enjoying an outing
among friends on Eaton Hill.
Sneak thieving is getting to be too frequent
in this village. Some one tried to get into Chauncy
Crittenden's house through a window, and also at Frank Crittenden's in the same
manner, but did not succeed in getting in at either place.
Two officers from Auburn arrived in town
Sunday at midnight, in pursuit of a highway robber from somewhere near Auburn. They
had traced their man so close, that they were very positive he he would call
for mail at the postoffice here on Monday, and they were not disappointed. One
of the officers was in the postoffice having a chat with the postmaster about 2
o'clock P. M. when his man came in and was put under arrest at once, and was
one of the most surprised men you ever saw.
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