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| Alton B. Parker. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, September 24, 1897.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
Judge Alton B. Parker.
A brief sketch of Alton Brooks Parker, one of
Cortland's distinguished sons, who last week was nominated for Chief Judge of
the Court of Appeals, will doubtless be of interest to readers of the DEMOCRAT.
Judge Parker was born in Cortland, May
14, 1851 and is the son of John Brooks Parker and Harriet F. Stratton. Three
months before that time Daniel S. Lamont was born in this county and these
distinguished sons of the county have long been intimate personal and political
friends.
The ancestors of Judge Parker were residents
of the State of Massachusetts, and his great grandfather, John Parker, was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War. His grandfather, John Parker, married
Elizabeth Brooks, of Worcester, Mass., in 1794, and it is from his
grandmother's family name that his middle name is taken. His early education
was obtained in the Academy at Cortland and at an early age he taught in
different schools in the county. Soon after, removing to Kingston, N. Y., and
adopting law as his profession he entered the office of Schoonmaker &
Hardenburg of that city, and was graduated from the Albany Law school in 1872.
In 1877, at the age of 26 he was elected surrogate of Ulster county, and was
the only one elected on the ticket. He was re-elected in 1883 by a majority of
1,400 over one of the strongest candidates that the opposition could nominate,
and in 1885 he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Second Division of the Court of Appeals
was created in 1889, and Judge Parker was appointed to this position and was
the youngest man that ever sat in the Court of Appeals in New York State. In
1892 Governor Flower appointed him as a member of the General Term of the First
Division. Judge Parker has for twelve years been a Justice of the Supreme
Court, and has filled every judicial position to which he has been called with
marked ability and fidelity, and citizens of Cortland county should esteem it
an honor as well as a privilege to cast their votes for him on November 2d.
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The strike of the soft coal
miners is practically over, and by their peaceful methods and wise leadership
they gained substantial results, if the operators do not again cut the scale as
soon as they are fairly at work. The strike of the hard coal miners in the
Hazleton district is also practically over, and the miners have lost because of
lack of leadership. How long will it take the workingmen of America to learn
the one important lesson, that there is but one place for them to gain redress
from their wrongs and that is at the ballot box. It is worse than useless to fight trusts, as long as they vote to uphold and support them.
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| Stewart L. Woodford. |
WHAT WILL SPAIN DO?
MAY BE FORCED TO
WAR TO SAVE THE MONARCHY.
Spaniards Assume
That a War With the United States is Inevitable—Officials of This Government
not Worried. They do not Look for War—Talk is for Havana's Benefit.
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 —State department
officials are not getting worried over the alarming stories sent from San
Sebastian, Madrid and Washington about what Minister Woodford is alleged to
have told the Duke of Tetuan in regard to the interest of the United States in
Cuba. They are quite satisfied that Gen. Woodford carried out his instructions
to the letter and merely tendered the good offices of the United States in
bringing the war to a close.
President McKinley has said that he believes
that there will be no trouble between Spain and the United States. Some of the
gentlemen who hold important positions of trust and confidence under him are
inclined to think differently. They believe that the Spanish government may be
forced to resort to war with this country to save the monarchy. Japan forced
the war with China to bury political differences in a common patriotic feeling
and thus prevent the old school party, which wanted to go back to skirts and to
stop the advance of civilization, from getting control of affairs.
It is thought here to be quite likely that
the loss of Cuba would be followed by an uprising in Spain which might result
in the overthrow of the crown and the establishment of a Republican or Carlist
government. To prevent this the adherents of the monarchy, according to the view
expressed in some quarters, might resort to a declaration of war against the
United States. Patriotism would amalgamate all parties and by the time the war
was over the ministry would have arranged its plans for preserving a monarchial
form of government. Of course this is merely conjectural, but this theory has
believers who are watching the progress of the present negotiations between
Minister Woodford and the Duke of Tetuan with the greatest interest.
Representative Livingston (Dem. of Georgia)
says: He believes that the administration's policy will be announced before the
Ohio elections because the Republicans of that State have declared in favor of
action by this country in aid of the Cubans, and a declaration by the
administration will aid the party.
MADRID, Sept. 22 —The people of Spain
persist in talking of Gen. Woodford's alleged ultimatum to the Spanish
government and assume that a war with the United States is inevitable. This
talk is groundless, however, and is traceable to public nervousness in the fact
of Spain's increasing political troubles.
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| Pink line shows E. & C. N. Y. R. R. between Cortland and Cincinnatus, N. Y. |
BEYOND
McGRAWVILLE.
Erie & Central N. Y. R. R.
Construction Progressing.
We spoke last week of tbe construction train
on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. reaching McGrawville. Bad weather delayed work
one day but aside from that everything has been pushed. The trouble over lack of
ties is entirely done away with and they now arrive as fast as wanted. The
track now stretches out beyond the Corset city toward Solon and unless an
unforeseen interruption occurs, the work train will reach the latter place in
about two weeks.
The poles for the telephone line have arrived
and are being set. A locomotive and cars will be here by the time the track is
ready for use to Solon and then regular trains will be run between Solon and
Cortland.
There are now three gangs, aggregating about
300 men and about fifty teams at work on the grade beyond Solon and by the time
the track-layers reach that part of the road, everything will be ready for the
iron.
An excursion was run from McGrawville to
Freeville last Saturday and the seven coaches were loaded to their utmost capacity.
There is every probability that next spring
the road will be continued to Deposit and thus have an outlet at both ends. A
branch will also be run up the Otselic valley to South Otselic and the trade of
that section of country, which Binghamton is talking of and trying to get by
the aid of a proposed trolley line, be brought here. Everything from that
fertile section is now carried from twelve to twenty miles by team before a
railroad can be reached.
HERE AND THERE.
The nights are now longer than the days.
"O'Hooligan's Wedding" at the
Opera House to-morrow night.
Druggist C. F. Brown has a change of
advertisement this week.
The first regular weekly recital at the
Conservatory of Music will be held this afternoon.
Mrs. George P. Hollenbeck holds a reception
this afternoon at her home on Church-st.
Cortland park closes for the season
to-morrow night and the regular cars running there will be taken off.
The Congregational society contemplate the
erection of a building in the east side for their mission services.
The Normal foot ball team played a tie game
at Cazenovia Saturday with the seminary team. Score, 6 to 6.
A fair for the benefit of the Cortland
hospital will be held in C. A. A. hall, December 8, 9, 10 and 11.
The Cortland Carriage Goods company will
next Monday begin running day and night. They are way behind orders.
"O'Hooligan's Wedding," one of the
funniest musical farce comedys on the road at the Opera House to-morrow night.
Miss Florence Brown entertained a small
company of her young friends at her home on Argyle Place last Friday
afternoon from 5 to 10 o'clock.
Readers of the DEMOCRAT will find some
interesting items of news from Peruville this week, and we now have a regular
correspondent at that place.
The formal opening of the Woman's Riverside
Home occurs to-morrow afternoon. The public are invited and all offerings will
be thankfully received.
The eight year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Meade fell down stairs while walking in her sleep Tuesday evening. She
received a bad but not dangerous cut on the forehead.
"O'Hooligan's Wedding," special
bargain. Day matinee, Saturday, 2:30 P. M. Prices, 10 and 20 cents. If you want
a bargain, here it is. The price is cheap, but the show is great.
Cortland people turned out en masse to attend
the Dryden fair Wednesday and Thursday. They report fine exhibits and
an immense crowd. About twenty Cortland business firms had exhibits.
A term of county court opens at the court
house next Monday. The calendar is a short one, embracing only six cases, four
triable by jury and two by court. There are also three
criminal cases to be tried.
The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Clark pulled a pan of hot grease from the stove last week and sustained some
painful burns on the upper part of his body. Dr. Reese looked after him and he
is doing nicely.
The concert in Grand Army hall Wednesday evening
was one of the best of its kind ever given in Cortland. Mrs. Mooney, Mrs.
Persons and Miss Kellogg, the Excelsior Trio, each proved herself a thorough
and finished musician.
The triangular plot of ground at the
junction of Clinton-ave., Elm and Church-sts. has been taken in hand by Street Commissioner
Stearns and will next year present a very tasty appearance. It has been graded,
grass seed sown and trees set out.
The land formerly occupied by the north tier
of the Methodist church sheds has been purchased by the local board of the
Normal school. This will make a nice addition to the school grounds and makes
it certain that no buildings will be erected there that would hide the school
buildings.
Mr. William M. Ellis, father of Mr. E. E.
Ellis of this place, died at his home in Groton Tuesday. He suffered a shock of
paralysis last week. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon and was conducted
by Groton lodge, F. & A. M. of which the deceased was a member. Burial was
made at McLean.
The thirty-second annual reunion of the 157th
Regiment, N. Y. Vols. was held at Marathon Tuesday. Over a hundred veterans
were present and but four deaths were reported for the last year. George Warren
of Cortland was re-elected secretary. The next reunion will be held at
Cazenovia Sept. 19, 1898.
Mr. John Thompson, an old gentleman 82 years
of age, who resides with his son, G. H. Thompson on Tompkins-st., while
visiting friends in Truxton, fell some distance from a hay mow, breaking his
collar bone. Since the accident, which occurred some three weeks ago, Mr.
Thompson has been removed to the home of his son in this place, but owing to
his advanced age it is feared the injury will result in his death.
We would call attention to the call for the
Democratic caucus for Cortlandville appearing in our editorial column on the
fourth page.
T. H. Young, who has run the livery in the
Cortland house barn for many years, has purchased the livery in the rear of the
Dixon house in Syracuse and taken possession. This is one of the most popular
and best equipped liveries in the city and the purchase includes twenty-eight
horses and all the necessary equipment.
Delos Pritchard of Solon, was driving toward
home last Friday evening and just before reaching Port Watson bridge he met two
young men in a buggy. They tried to crowd him off his side of the road and a
general smash-up was the result. Nobody was hurt but both buggies and harnesses
were demolished. The reckless ones will settle.
Our Taylor correspondent reports the birth
of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark of Solon on Sunday, Sept. 12th, which
weighed but 12 ounces. The child is reported as being healthy and perfectly
formed, and with the average prospect of life before it. If this little one
lives, and even reaches more than liliputian proportions she will have a big
job of growing to do it.
Tom Nawn, whose ability as a character actor
and dialect comedian has long been recognized, will interpret the part of
Maloney in Opie Read's latest comedy creation in three acts, "Shanty
Town," which will be the attraction at the Cortland Opera house, Thursday,
Sept. 30. This company will appear at the Grand Opera house in Syracuse,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, coming here on Thursday.
PREBLE, N. Y.
PREBLE, Sept. 21.—The corn will not all get
ripe.
The frost has made its appearance in Preble.
They are carring potatoes here and paying 45
cents per bushel, potatoes are a very poor crop.
Mr. Bixby who works in the milk station and
had his arm broken a short time ago, is improving.
The show that was at the hotel every evening
last week came to a close Saturday evening. The patrons of the show voted to
designate who was the homeliest man in town, the most popular lady, the laziest
man and the prettiest baby. As there were prizes of considerable value to be
given to the successful candidates, there was quite a strife among the friends
of the different aspirants for the honors, although the successful ones took no
part themselves. It was not like unto a Republican caucus. The audience elected
a committee of three to count the votes and declare the result. The committee
reported first on the homeliest man in town. Mr. Hub. Haynes drew the prize and
came forward with many smiles and carried it off, apparently very proud of the
honor or the prize, I don't know which. The next count was on the most popular
lady in town, and although quite a number were voted for, Cora Bixby drew the prize.
The next vote counted was for the laziest man in town, and as this has been a vexed
question for quite a long time many availed themselves of the opportunity to express
their opinion without fear or favor, as it was a secret vote. As the vote was declared,
Mr. Albert Van Hoesen received 43 votes and won the prize. Mr. Van Hoesen was
called for to receive his reward, but failed to put in an appearance so the
prize had to be carried to him. The next was the vote on the prettiest baby and
Earl Dennis drew the prize. There seemed to be no bad feeling as to the result,
and [so far there seems to be no dispute about the correctness of the count].
PERUVILLE, N. Y.
Peruville, Sept. 20.—The frequent rains are
just sufficient to retard buckwheat threshing.
The Dryden fair nearly depopulates both
village and surrounding country this week. Every one attends the fair.
Reports are current that Ralph Stark will
soon remove his billiard and pool tables from here to rooms rented in Locke.
William Moe of Groton will occupy the pulpit
of the M. E. church next Sunday. It is hoped a regular pastor will be furnished
the society at the beginning of the next conference year.
Potatoes are being rapidly dug at present, owing
to the blight and the inclination of the potatoes to rot. Farmers are now
receiving 53 cents per bushel at the station.
Mrs. James Hedden of Fairbault, Minn., Mrs.
Aaron Brown of Rochester,
Minn., and Mrs.
George Gibbs of Denver, Colo., have been visiting friends about here of late.
Miss Hattie Powers of McLean is teaching the
fall term of the village school. Her work thus far is
highly commended and it is hoped Trustee Baird may retain her for the winter
term.
Advices lately received from Michigan by
mail report potatoes worth but 42 cents and eggs only bringing the farmer 13 cents,
while our local merchants are paying 18 cents for the same.
Quarterly meeting services were held at the
M. E. church on Sunday morning. Rev F. H. Dickerson of Varna delivered the
sermon and conducted the communion services in the absence of the presiding elder.
Jacob Brown of State Road, while driving his
spirited team to town on Saturday, hitched to a lumber wagon, the whiffletrees suddenly
became unfastened giving the team their freedom. They piled the wagon on top of
the rail fence and continued on their way as far as Amasa Brown's where they
were run into a wagon house and stopped, not however, without breaking a wheel on a carriage standing near.
Mr. Brown fortunately escaped with no accident except bruising one hand somewhat.
TAYLOR, N. Y.
TAYLOR, Sept. 21.—Our boys went to Union
Valley Saturday to play ball with the Valley boys and came out victorious.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sergeant is visiting
relatives out of town.
Little Ned Freeman, son of Erwin Freeman,
was quite severely burned one day last week by having some hot water tipped onto
him.
Mr. Jerome Clemmens of McLean, and Mrs.
Charlotte Allen of West Groton, were the guests of their nephew, Jerome Bush,
last week.
The Jordan-Henry re-union was held at H. R
Faint's Saturday, a large number of the two tribes being present. All enjoyed
the time spent in social intercourse very much. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: H. H. Jordan, president; W. P. Henry,
treasurer; Hon. L. S. Henry, secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Calkins, and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kinney went to Solon to see their sister, Mrs. Frank Clark and her
little daughter, which was born Sunday, Sept. 13. The little one weighed 12 ounces
at birth, and it appears to be as healthy as any child and bids fair to live and
grow to womanhood.
A series of entertainments and socials are
being held at the Center, to raise funds with which to pay for painting the M.
E. church, the first of which was held at the residence of W. H. DeLong Friday
evening, a little over $3.00 net received. The next one will be held at the
church Friday evening Oct. 1. Supper will be served at I. H. Smith's for which
a small fee will be charged.
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