THEATRE SEASON AND CIRCUS COMING TO CORTLAND

Cortland Opera House on Groton Avenue.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1897.

THE THEATER SEASON

To Be Opened by the Wilbur Opera Co. on Sept. 16, 17 and 18.

   The new manager of the Cortland Opera House, Mr. Joe. A. Wallace, and his partner, Mr. Charles P. Gilmore of Oswego, were in town to-day making arrangements for the opening of the season at the Cortland Opera House. Mr. Wallace says that he will have work begun at once in cleaning the playhouse from top to bottom and in making some slight improvements. Great changes will have to be postponed till next summer, as it is now too near to the opening of the season to admit of them. But the lighting is to be changed. The electric company is to increase the voltage of the lights from 52 to 104 and additional facilities will be afforded for lighting the stage.

   The season will be opened by the Wilbur Opera Co. of forty-five people on Sept. 16, 17 and 18, and popular prices will prevail at this time. Mr. Wallace has arranged for a large number of first-class companies for the coming winter and a fine theatrical season may be expected.

   Messrs. Wallace and Gilmore expressed themselves as highly delighted with the appearance of Cortland. They spoke especially of the fine residences, of the large class of pretty homes all well painted and with well kept lawns. They had not noticed a single one of the style of poor tenement houses that prevail in so many cities and towns. They were confident that Cortland, even though it had experienced business reverses, would prove an excellent show town.

A COLOSSAL COMPACT.

Consolidation of the Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Shows.

   The magnitude and consequences involved in the uniting of the two great former arenic [arena] rivals above named are such as to naturally excite incredulity, and some badly frightened and interested parties have not scrupled to attempt fomenting the same by bald misrepresentation and detraction. Against these may be interposed the crushing testimony of hundreds of reliable newspapers in over a hundred cities, but the following from the New York Sun will more than suffice:

   "Mr. J. A. Bailey, who controls the Barnum & Bailey show and is sole owner of the Adam Forepaugh show, has acquired an interest with the Sells Brothers and hereafter the Forepaugh and Sells shows will be under the same tents. The Sells Brothers, consisting of Ephraim, Lewis and Peter Sells, are among the wealthiest show men in the country. The Barnum & Bailey show will be an ally of the new combination."

   The recognition accorded to the Sells Brothers' show by the extraordinary compact above outlined gives it a worldwide prestige, in addition to the unexcelled one it has for a quarter of a century steadily maintained and increased wherever it has exhibited. Among the world's three greatest shows it is recognized as an equal, and what is of greater moment to the public one of them is now combined with it, the result being self-evidently such a formidable exhibition of its kind as would be impossible in any other country, or to any other partnership of arenic managers and proprietors.

   Of the greater circuses named it will be the only one to visit Cortland this year, its date being Wednesday, Sept. 8, and people are not likely to patronize inferior shows with such a double bill of varied and colossal amusement in sight. The wild beasts forthcoming include the biggest and rarest combined zoological collections ever exhibited. The hippodrome and circus performances are proportionately superior and sensational, presenting a hundred high-class races and bareback equestrian, aerial, acrobatic, comical, and novel acts, introducing the very best amphitheatrical and arenic talent in the world, besides droves, families, and aquariums of amazingly and amusingly trained beasts and amphibia. The morning parade is pronounced a wonder in magnitude and magnificence, and the entire enterprise a gigantic, high-class, and irresistible success.

POLE BROKEN OFF.

Men and Boys Dodged, and the Wire Fell—Not Alive Though.

   Two men, two boys and a dog had very narrow escapes this morning from being carried to their respective homes on stretchers. There was a large crowd at the D., L. & W. station at 10 o'clock and it was held in breathless expectation for several moments.

   Just before the southbound flier arrived an unusually long freight train backed up the east switch which terminates at Railroad-st. The wheels of the rear car struck the back stop at the end of the switch with force enough to break the king bolt, which fastens the body of the car to the trucks. The momentum was sufficient to carry the body of the car several feet beyond the trucks. It came in contact with a pole holding up one of the wires, which supports the trolley wire and the pole was broken off near the ground. Day Cook of 148 Homer-ave., and Tom Brady, an employe [sic] of the Cortland Wagon Co., narrowly escaped being struck by the falling pole, as did also a dog, which ran yelping away with its tail between its legs. Two boys also ran from the falling pole across the track to the depot in front of the south bound 10 o'clock train which bore down on them at the usual speed. They just succeeded in gaining the platform as the train sped by.

   There was considerable discussion as to whether a wire which crossed the trolley wire and hung to the ground was alive and L. D. Garrison, who was at the station, immediately telephoned for some Traction company linemen, who arrived soon after. Before they arrived on the scene, however, a conductor on one of the cars walked up and very foolishly took hold of the wire and pulled it out of the way so that the car could pass, proving to the crowd that it was not a live wire. The freight car was repaired and but little delay experienced.

BETWEEN THE BUMPERS.

Frank Ringer Was Coupling a Passenger Coach to the Front of an Engine.

   At 5:10 o'clock this morning Frank Ringer of 194 Main.st., a brakeman on the Lehigh Valley R. R., was caught between the bumpers while making a coupling and was quite severely pinched. Yard engine No. 910, in charge of Engineer Michael Kane and Fireman Jonah Miller, was approaching a passenger coach near the station and Ringer was to couple the front end of the engine to the coach. As he leaned forward to hold the long link in place he was caught about the hips by the head bumping blocks of the engine and the bumpers on the car platform. Had it not been for the fact that the engineer was moving his locomotive very slowly and carefully the unfortunate man would probably have been fatally hurt. As it was, no bones were broken and, so far as known, there are no internal injuries, though the bruises were quite severe. He was removed to his home close by and Dr. H. P. Johnson was called. Dr. H. T. Dana, who is the resident surgeon for the railroad, was also called in the interests of the road. The two physicians agreed fully as to the injuries and the probable outcome of the accident.

Meat Market Closed.

   A. LeFerve, who for some months has been conducting a meat market in the Squires building on Main-st., last night voluntarily closed it up and suspended the business. The cause of this is the hard times. When Mr. LeFevre first started in that place he trusted a good many accounts and has since been unable to collect many of them. Later he began on a cash basis, and since that time has been making a living from his business, but scarcely more and has been unable to meet his past indebtedness for meat and he needs those back accounts to square up. Things were getting no better and he determined to stop voluntarily while he could do so, and go to work for some one else where he could save more money than he could in that place and so meet his bills. Mr. LeFevre is an excellent meat-cutter, a fine judge of good meat and will undoubtedly be found soon in some local market, where he will hope to see his former patrons.

A New Meat Market.

   L. D. Graham has made arrangements to open a new meat market in the Stevenson block on Elm-st. in the store adjoining the grocery of D. Delaney. He has bought a fine set of fixtures of Frank Dennison of Homer and will fit up the market in a model manner. He is also planning to keep on hand a stock of meats that will please the taste of the most fastidious.

Farmers' Picnic.

   The ninth annual farmers' picnic will be held in Chas. Wight's maple grove on West Hill, Cincinnatus, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1897. The Willet cornet band, assisted by the Crescent quartet of Cincinnatus, will furnish the music. Eminent speakers will be in attendance. There will be a matched game of baseball. J. D. Bolster will furnish refreshments and everything will be done to this day a day of pleasure. All are cordially invited.

   BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.

State Fair, Syracuse, N. Y.

   The D., L. & W. R. R. will sell, Aug, 23 to 28, round trip tickets to the state fair including admission for $1.80 from Cortland. Special train will leave Cortland Aug. 25, 26 and 27 at 7.30 A. M.

J. E. MCDARGH ASSIGNS.

Lyman H. Gallagher to Take Charge of the Variety Store.

   A notice was this morning posted upon the door of the variety store of Joseph E. McDargh at 41 Railroad-st., which gave an intimation that the properly therein had passed into the hands of Lyman H. Gallagher, assignee. A schedule of assets and liabilities was filed at the county clerk's office and shows that the total liabilities are $174.55 and that the total assets are the stock of goods in the store, of which an inventory has not yet been taken; also a note upon which there is now due $11.40, and book accounts aggregating $9.51. The liabilities consist of a board bill of $50.55 due to Mrs. Alice J. Maricle, who is made a preferred creditor; also a note due to T. C. Van Valkenburgh upon which there is now due $88, and small accounts aggregating $36.

   A STANDARD man inquired of Mr. McDargh if he had anything to say in regard to the assignment in the way of explanation and he said that when he bought out his partner, T. C. Van Valkenburgh, on Feb. 1, 1897, he turned in as part payment a note that was due him from a third party. Just before the maturity of the note the third party failed and was unable to pay a cent of the note, and he himself was unable to pay it in full at present as he had just before this had to pay several hundred dollars upon notes upon which he was an endorser. Consequently he determined to make an assignment and let all his creditors share alike. Mr. McDargh has been very unfortunate in his endorsements and in his credits, and it is to be hoped that he may quickly be able to get on his feet again and continue his business.

   At 2:25 o'clock this afternoon there was filed in the clerk's office a judgment of $89.99 in favor of T. C. Van Valkenburgh and against Ernest Doubleday, Esther Doubleday and Joseph E. McDargh.

W. C. T. U. Election.

   At a regular meeting of the local W. C. T. U. held yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected:

   President—Mrs. H. B. Greenman.

   Vice-President—Mrs. P. H. Patterson.

   Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. C. E. Cotton.

   Recording Secretary—Mrs. M. A. Waterbury.

   Treasurer—Mrs. C. F. Weiler.

   At a meeting next week the appointment will be made of the heads of departments and chairmen of committees.

BREVITIES.

   —The annual Scotch picnic is being held to-day at the home of Mr. James White, four miles west of the village.

   —The party which has been camping for a week at Cascade returned this morning. All report a fine time.

   —The work of locating the fences and framing the buildings of the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. is being rapidly pushed along to-day.

   —There will be free dancing at the park to-night and McDermott's orchestra will furnish the music. These cool evenings are just right for dancing.

   —Flowers, fruits and delicacies for the sick from the Third ward for the King's Daughters may be left with Mrs. McElheny or Mrs. Jennings, 22 Elm-st., Thursday, Aug. 26.

   —A meeting of the members of the board of trade of Cortland for the election of managers will be held at Fireman's hall this evening at 8 o'clock. It is desired that every member be present.

   —In Justice T. H. Dowd's court to-day a judgment amounting to $89.89 was tendered in favor of the plaintiff in the case of T. C. Van Valkenburgh vs. Esther Doubleday, Ernest Doubleday and J. E. McDargh.

   —Treasurer C. F. Brown reports that the receipts from the recent county fair amount to about$1,700. Until the bills are all in and the premiums are paid he cannot tell what the net receipts will be, but he thinks the association will realize a small profit.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Forepaugh & Sells Bros., circus, page 8; F. Daehler, ha! ha! ha! page 7; Bingham Bros. & Miller, fall styles in hats, page 4; W. J. Perkins, drugs and medicines, page 4; Palmer & Co., bargains, page 4.

   —M. Friel, who has just left the Cortland baseball team to return to his trade as a machinist at Sayre, Pa., has reconsidered and decided to accept the offer of the management to stay with the team and cover third base for the remainder of the season.

   —Mr. Burr Owens and Mrs. Flora Belle Crosby, both of Cortland, were last night at 6:30 o'clock married by Rev. E. B. Gearhart, pastor of the Homer-ave. M. E. church, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. A. F. Rose, at 77 Clinton-ave. only the most intimate friends of the contracting parties were present.

   —The thirty-second annual reunion of the One Hundred Fifty-seventh regiment, New York Volunteers, will be held in Marathon on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The preparation of the program is in the hands of Mr. C. H. Bouton of Marathon, why to the president of the association, and the executive committee and has not yet been announced.