EVERYTHING IS AFLOAT

 

1894 MAP SEGMENT CORTLAND COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, August 25, 1898.

EVERYTHING IS AFLOAT.

A GREAT CROWD ATTENDING COUNTY FAIR.

Over Nine Thousand There To-day, but the Rain Came Down Like an April Shower—Ball Game Interrupted, Races Postponed, Marion Mills Could Not Appear—Results of the Baby Show, Forty-three Entries, First Prize to Kenneth E. Burgett of Homer, Second Prize to Lloyd Peckham of Cortland—Fair Weather To-morrow.

   Three of the necessary requisites of a successful county fair are a good exhibit, a crowd of people, and good weather. All the other qualities of a real county fair will be there as a matter of course. The Cortland county fair this year has the first two of these requisites, but the weather so far has been decidedly unpropitious. Thunder showers to be sure are not as bad as a slow drizzling rain, but they bring down water just the same, and make things disagreeable underfoot. It was a source of great disappointment to many that the rain came as it did yesterday afternoon for it spoiled the ball game, the trotting, and the much looked for exhibition of Marion Mills, the wonderful little piece of almost human horseflesh. The great crowd there would not have been at all content without a glimpse of her so after the address by Mr. Brigham, she was led out on the track and past the big grandstand two or three times.

   The attendance yesterday was variously estimated at from 5,000 to 7,000. Over 1,100 family tickets had been sold, and the number of single admission tickets sold yesterday approximated 600. With fine weather the attendance tomorrow should exceed 10,000.

   By no means all the exhibits in the building could be touched upon in yesterday's review. Palmer & Co. of Cortland have one of the prettiest and most tasty displays on the first floor. It consists of a fine line of silks and hosiery, also a complete assortment of skirts and waists, every garment of which was manufactured by Palmer & Co. themselves.

   There are two booths in the north wing which vie with each other in tastefulness and beauty. They are those of D. McCarthy & Sons of Syracuse and D. E. Shepard of Cortland. The prevailing color in the decoration of the booth of the former is green, and they are showing a nice line of draperies, curtains and parlor furnishings. The booth of the latter represents the front of a store with receding entrance, and in the windows are displayed millinery and the latest fall capes and jackets. Both displays are very fine indeed.

   E. A. McGraw, the maker and repairer of wagons, has a liberal display of wagon appliances and furnishings, and he also has a movable sign which is attracting considerable attention. This is due to the ingenuity of his son, Ivan C. McGraw.

   As stated in yesterday's STANDARD, the speech of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture J. H. Brigham of Washington, D. C., was given in the big grandstand which was literally packed. The speaker was introduced by President Geo. H. Hyde of the Cortland County Agricultural society. Mr. Brigham is a man of large physique, has a strong voice and was listened to with much interest by all within the reach of his voice. His audience was composed largely of farmers. He told them a good story and led up to his theme by congratulating them that they live in a state which is in the front rank in the Union. He gave figures comparing the wealth of the farming classes with that of others such as the miner or the manufacturer, and showed how much more valuable are the yearly crops than is generally supposed. Of the vast amount of exports from the United States last year, 70 per cent came from the farms. He spoke of agricultural schools and colleges established by the government to educate the farmer, and he also referred to the ways in which the department of agriculture is endeavoring to help the farmer in stimulating for him a market abroad in sending out the daily weather reports, the crop bulletins, and the protection of farm products against spurious and fraudulent articles passed as the genuine product. He strongly urged organization among the farmers for mutual benefit, and closed by referring to the recent incident with Spain and giving high credit to the United States army and navy, and to the wise administration of all affairs connected with the war on the part of this government.

   F. Daehler, the clothier, offered as a special premium a suit of clothes valued at $15 to the farmer bringing the largest family of his own to the fair on Tuesday afternoon. Wells Niles of South Cortland is the lucky man. He was there yesterday with his wife and eleven children. Henry Jones of Homer was the only other contestant. He was a close second with a family of eleven.

   The number of entries for prizes this year is much larger than in previous years, and people who have not before put stock on exhibition are interested this year, and taking all in all the exhibition of stock and poultry is an admirable one. Following are the names of many of the exhibitors:

   Horses—E. G. Youmans of Groton City, Warren Nye of South Cortland, B. H. Wheeler, Wickwire Brothers, Wm. Hunt and Henry Bays, all of whom show trotting bred stock.

   Horses for General Purposes—B. H. Wheeler, Joseph Rose, J. G. Bussing and F. A. Blanchard of Cortland, R. H. Wilson and John Eades of South Cortland, Gilbert Jameson and Ernest Johnson of Dryden, Wm. M. Crandall of East Homer and O. Beebe of Hamilton.

   Percheron Horses—Wm. M. Crandall of East Homer and E. C. Rindge of Cortland.

   Horses in Harness, Gentlemen's Roadsters—Geo. D. Landers, Upper Lisle; Gilbert Jameson, Dryden; M. J. Roach, S. Caughey, Samuel Miller, J. G. Bussing, A. H. Watkins, R. M. Hilsinger, Cortland; M. L. Kinney, Chas. Harrison, Homer; John Tarbell, Hunt Corners; Oren Johnson, Marathon; S. C. Gooding, Groton.

   Horses in Harness, General Purposes— Geo. D. Lauders, Upper Lisle; B. R. Knapp, B. H. Wheeler, S. Caughey, J. E. Severance, C. L. Kinney, C.A. Morehouse, A. H. Watkins, B. H. Wheeler, P. C. Olmsted, Cortland; C. D. Wavle, McGrawville; W. M. Crandall, East Homer; Oren Johnson, Marathon; O. Beebe, Hamilton.

   Leicester Sheep—Joseph Reese, Cortland.

   Cotswolds—R. H. Wilson, Cortland.

   Berkshire Swine—Jay Heath, J. E. Severance and F. A. Blanchard, Cortland.

   Poland China Swine—Jay Heath and F. A. Blanchard.

   Chester White Swine — Artemas M. Wire, Taylor; Jay Heath, J. E. Severance and F. A. Blanchard, Cortland.

   Yorkshire Swine—Geo. N. Hamilton, Cortland; N. D. Haskell, Virgil; Earl Champlin, Groton City.

   Poultry and Pet Stock—A. W. Morse, Pittsfleld; W. A. Smith, Whitney Point; M. E. Dolbear, Fulton; F. R. Terwilliger, Elmira; W. Shriner, Searsburg; Wm. H. Craig, Bath; J. B. Underwood, East Scott; Lee Page, Edmeston; L. P. Norton, Homer; Frank Smith, Groton; Fred Jennings, Hunt Corners; C. E. Witty, Marathon; C. W. Fowler, South Edmeston; Grove D. Henry, McGrawville; Chas. Manning, Trumansburg; M. E. Hurlbert, Cuyler; P. Dempsey, Wm. Johnson, J. D. Doran, J. T. Johnson, Shattuck & Swan, Jay Heath, Samuel Van Bergen, A. W. Graham, H. L. Hakes, Geo. W. Conable. A. W. Stevens, F. P. Howland, A. H. Watkins, I. F. Rice, Robt. McMillan, John Twentyman, David Benham, Aaron Sager, J. W. Evans, D. Totman, F. B. Lampman, A. Loucks, W. M. Bort, W. J. Greeman, B. H. Wheeler and T. P. Button of Cortland.

   Forty-three fond mothers entered their babies in the baby contest this afternoon.

   Twenty ladies are seeking that $50 sewing machine offered by M. L. Decker to the lady presenting the best made kitchen dress.

   Thirty-three husbands are in the race for that $15 suit of clothes offered by Bingham Bros. & Miller to the farmer whose wife exhibits the best loaf of homemade wheat bread.

   The $15 pair of drapes with pole and fixtures offered by Warren, Tanner &Co. to the farmer's wife exhibiting the best two one-pound prints dairy made butter is sought by fourteen contestants.

   Great hopes had been centered on the weather for this afternoon, but again it proved a disappointment. The morning was clear and sunshiny and except for the muggy air there did not seem to be much promise of rain, but toward noon the clouds thickened and soon after 1 o'clock the water came down in torrents. The streets were full of running water and the fair grounds were fairly afloat, but in spite of it all the grounds were thronged with people. The crowd is certainly here this year. It is estimated that there were over 9,000 people on the grounds.

   The ball game between Cortland and Auburn was begun promptly at 1 o'clock, but had to be called at the middle of the fifth inning on account of rain. The score then stood 2 to 1 for Auburn, but it was considered a game and will count in the championship series.

   The races all had to be postponed and it was not decided when The STANDARD went to press whether they would be declared off altogether or would be trotted at a later time.

   Marion Mills was not able to do her wonderful feat of trotting alone, but will surely appear to-morrow if the weather will permit.

   Rain, however, was powerless to interfere with the baby show. That went forward according to schedule. There were forty-three entries, one father and mother entering two children both under two years old. It was a fine looking set of children too. Every one was as pretty as could be and each one independent of the others was worthy of the first prize. They were well behaved children too, for they did not cry much or make any fuss of any consequence. The Judges were Rev. John T. Stone of Cortland, Mrs. Anna M. Stone of Homer and Mrs. J. C. Fitch of McLean. Their task was a difficult one and their lot not one to be envied. The first prize, however, a 110 piece porcelain dinner set given by the Fair store of Cortland and Homer, was awarded to Kenneth E. Burgett, the 11-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burgett of Homer. The second prize, one dozen photographs of the second prize winner to be given by Harris, the photographer, was awarded to Lloyd, the 14-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Peckham of Cortland.

   At about 4 o'clock the track had dried enough so that some of the races were begun.

   To-morrow is the last day of the big exposition. In the forenoon is promised to occur the parade and display of premium stock and exhibition. Announcement of winners of special prizes will also be made. In the afternoon occurs the marriage ceremony, the 2:28 class trotting and pacing race, running race, Shepard's ladies' bicycle race, Cortland-Rome State league baseball game, Keator, Wells & Co.'s season ticket award, also the awards of Beard & Peck's grange prizes.

 

GREAT STORM IN NEW YORK.

Nearly the Entire State Visited by the Element.

VAST DESTRUCTION DONE.

People Killed by Lightning at Several Places.

   SYRACUSE, Aug. 25.—A hurricane in this city did thousands of dollars worth of damage. The roofs of four factories were blown off. Three men employed at the power house of the Lakeside Railroad company were badly injured by the west wall of the building falling, and one of them, Electrical Engineer Carl Dingen, may die. Another man is believed to have been fatally injured by being blown from the roof of a factory.

   Tony Merone, an Italian laborer, was instantly killed by being struck by a live wire falling on him.

   The roof of the Church of the Assumption was blown off and the statue of Virgin Mary was blown off and lodged in the cellar.

 

EFFECTS OF A CLOUDBURST.

Bridges Washed Away and Thousands of Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed.

   UTICA, N. Y., Aug. 25.—As the result of a furious storm which swept over the region north of Utica over $300,000 worth of damage was done tp property.

   In Deerfield $10,000 damage was done to farm property by a cloudburst, and every bridge on the highway north, east and west of the place was carried away by the swollen streams. A washout in the canal bank occurred near Rome, as a result of the storm, but it is not known how serious it is.

   The Adirondack and Black river division of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad suffered severely from the cloudburst. In one place a washout 200 feet long occurred, while a railroad bridge near Trenton is reported to have been carried away. On the Mohawk and Malone division of the Adirondack road between Remsen and Herkimer there are 12 washouts and four bridges have been carried away.

 

Bridges Washed Away.

   LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 25.—A cloudburst in the town of Salisbury, near here, swelled Spruce creek to such proportions that every bridge along its line for three miles was washed away. Much farm property was also damaged. A bridge on the Mohawk and Malone railroad at Middleville was washed away and traffic on that road is at a standstill. The Mohawk river at this city is higher than it has ever been before at this season of the year.

 

Woman Killed by Lightning.

   MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Mrs. John Yerks at Crawford was killed by lightning. Her two sons were knocked senseless but recovered. At least a score of houses and barns and contents were totally destroyed. Acres of land planted with onions and celery are under several feet of water. Several factories here were flooded and will be unable to run for 15 hours. Many bridges were washed out.

 

Man Struck by Lightning.

   ROCHESTER, Aug. 25.—Franklin L.McCutcheon of this city was struck by lightning during the storm. He was unconscious for half an hour, but is expected to recover. Half an inch of rain fell in less than an hour. The sewers were unable to carry the water away and considerable damage was done.

 

President William McKinley.

FORMULATING TERMS.

Senator Davis in Conference With the President on the Subject.

   WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Senator Cushman K. Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, who has been selected as a member of the commission to negotiate terms of peace with Spain, is in Washington. He went to the White House very soon after his arrival and remained with the president for an hour. The conference was of a preliminary character and was devoted largely to the great question which the administration will have to settle, of control of the Philippines. Afterward Senator Davis went to the state department and saw Secretary Day, who is also to be a member of the peace commission.

   Senator Davis will remain in Washington two or three days and the terms of peace for the American side will be formulated as far as possible in the conference, which will occur between the president, the secretary of state and the chairman of the foreign relations committee. The preliminaries will be of great importance as all the diplomatic questions, the examination of old treaties, the many points to be involved in the new treaty of necessity will have to be thoroughly considered by the commissioners.

 

THE HOT WAVE.

Only One Day This Season Hotter Than Wednesday in Binghamton.

   Weather Observer Clark of the United States Weather bureau at Binghamton reports the maximum temperature on Wednesday as only one degree lower than on July 3, the hottest day of this season so far, on which day the thermometer reached a maximum temperature of 95 degrees. Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the temperature at Binghamton was 80 degrees. But two places in the United States yesterday reported maximum temperature higher than Binghamton, and those places were Pittsburg and Memphis, and at both those places the temperature at 8 A. M. was the same as at Binghamton—80 degrees.

   Cortland is so close to Binghamton that it got pretty near the full effect of being the third hottest place in the United States on the second hottest of the year. A cooler wave is promised.

 

DEATH OF COL. LANSING.

Former Resident of Truxton—Died at Apulia Wednesday Afternoon.

   Col. William Lansing, formerly of Truxton, but more recently of Apulia, died at his home at the latter place Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. He had been generally out of health for several years, but not specially unwell till within the last five days, when he was attacked with hemorrhage of the stomach. His age was 73 years and 11 months.

   Col. Lansing was formerly prominent in military circles in Cortland county. In the days of the old state militia he was captain of a company of the Forty-second regiment, the greater part of which company was composed of residents of Truxton, N. Y. When the [civil] war broke out he recruited in Truxton and Cuyler a company of which he was made captain and which became Company G of the Seventy-sixth regiment. He went away from Cortland with the regiment in September, 1861, and served till March, 1862, when he resigned on account of ill health, and was succeeded as captain by First Lieutenant Aaron Sager of Cortland. While the war was still going on a regiment of the National Guard was recruited in Cortland and adjoining counties and it took the same number as the regiment of volunteers in the field—the Seventy-sixth, and Captain Lansing was commissioned as the colonel, which position he held till its disbandment about 1870.

   For many years he was a postal clerk on the D., L. & W. R. R. running between Binghamton and Oswego, and at another time having a run on the New York Central R. R. During this time his home was in Syracuse. For several years he has lived quietly at a pleasant little home near Apulia.

   He is survived by his wife and three children: Mr. Jefferson Lansing of Syracuse, Mrs. William H. Clark of Cortland, the wife of Train Dispatcher Clark of the Lehigh Valley R. R., and Mrs. S. J. Turtelot of Syracuse.

   The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at Apulia, and the burial will be at Truxton, N. Y.

 

CLASS REUNION.

Intermediate Tenth Grade of 1890 Picnicked at the Park Wednesday.

   The members of the tenth grade of the intermediate department of the Cortland Normal school, class of '90, held their annual reunion at Cortland park yesterday afternoon.

   After the transaction of business and the election of officers, each member did justice to the carefully prepared supper. Several hours were very enjoyably spent in discussing the ups and downs of this remarkable grade. Hair-raising stories of encounters with classroom teachers were recalled, also a few with those higher in authority. This class reunion was particularly interesting from the fact that several of the members had not met in some time. It is the earnest wish of the class that those who were not present this year may find it convenient to appear next year.

   Officers for the coming year are:

   President—Miss Lena E. Dalton.

   Vice-President— Mr. Fred Townsend.

   Secretary—Mr. Charles D. Kingsbury.

   Treasurer—Mr. Bert Durfee.

   Several members of the class were unable to come. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Aiden Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Griffeth, Mrs. Nora O'Connell, Misses Anna M. Sharpe, Lena E. Dalton, Josie C. Meade and Messrs. Milford Alexander, Fred Townsend, all of Cortland; Mr. Bert Durfee of New Woodstock and Mr. Chas. D. Kingsbury of Dryden. Mr. George Whetmore of Walden, N. Y., who is visiting friends in town, was also present.

 

BREVITIES.

   —County fair weather continued.

   —All the members of Grace church choir are requested to meet for practice this evening at 7:30 o'clock.

   —The exhibition of poultry is the largest ever shown at the Cortland county fair, the largest number of entries previously being a little less than 900 birds, and this year the number exceeds 1,200.

   —The first meeting of the University Center after the summer vacation will be held at the Normal building on Monday, Sept. 5, and will be conducted by Prof. T. J. McEvoy. This will be the last meeting for the study of Greece.

   —It was announced yesterday that Judge Coxe has added Cortland county to Referee Stone's jurisdiction in addition to Onondaga county in the matter of proceedings under the new bankruptcy act.—Syracuse Standard.

   —A personal letter from Prof. Arthur B. Ingalls of Oahu college says that about 99 per cent of the Boys in Blue who stop there on their way to Manila want to remain in Honolulu the rest of their lives. One soldier said to him the day he wrote, "This place suits me. I want to stay right here." Prof. Ingalls dates his letter "Honolulu, United States of America."

 

DELAYED BY WASHOUTS.

Took a Long Ride Around to Reach Their Destination.

   There was a cloudburst at Utica yesterday about 1 o'clock which carried away railroad bridges and culverts and interrupted trains to and from the Adirondacks in a peculiar manner. When the through train from Montreal to New York reached Remsen, only a few miles from Utica, the passengers were told of the washout, but requested to keep their seats as they would be detained only a few minutes. After switching for a short time the train started ahead to the great relief of the large load of passengers.

   About the time the passengers were looking for their packages to leave the train promptly at Utica to make their connections with other roads, they were blandly told that the train was running as fast as possible for Carthage and Watertown, as that was the only way to get around the washouts that night. The longest way round seemed the surest way through in this case and all took a ride of 175 miles at the expense of the New York Central R. R. The only inconvenience aside from the fatigue was the fact that the passengers fasted from Wednesday morning until Thursday, reminding them of the siege of Santiago. There was the same old story at every station, "Nothing to eat." Dr. and Mrs. George H. Smith of Cortland were on this train.