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| Senator George Gray of Delaware. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, January 6, 1899.
TREATY TO BE RATIFIED.
Senator Gray Changes His Views and Will Speak For Ratification.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The presentation of the peace treaty to the senate, which was referred to the committee on foreign relations without being made public, has aroused considerable discussion among members of congress as to its probable ratification and the impression to be gained from what senators say is that the treaty will no doubt be ratified. Senator Gray, a member of the commission, has been discussing the subject with Democratic senators who were averse to acquisition of the Philippines and opposed to some other features of the treaty. He told them that amendments to the treaty would seriously complicate matters, and that there was nothing new to do but to accept the treaty as it stood.
Senator Gray no doubt will make a speech from the standpoint of a man who was in the first instance opposed to acquiring territory far from the United States, but showing that the war left the country in a condition where the responsibilities were not to be avoided. It is understood that Senators Hoar and Caffery will make extended speeches in opposition to the treaty.
KILLED AT MCLEAN.
BRADLEY MIX STRUCK BY LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIN.
Skull Crushed—Brought to Cortland Hospital on a Special Train but Died Soon After—He Slipped After Passing Safely in Front of the Train.
The little village of McLean, N. Y., is again brought into prominence by a fatality at a railroad crossing. This time it was at the depot and the unfortunate man, Bradley Mix, was accustomed to being there at train time. He has for several years conducted the Dryden house near the depot and nearly always made it a point to be at the depot upon the arrival of all trains.
Tuesday morning he was a little late and crossed to the depot just ahead of the locomotive. He crossed safely but as he left the rail he slipped and fell backward just in time for his head to be struck by the cylinder head. He was rendered unconscious and when Trainmaster Goodwin of Cortland was informed of the accident he ordered out a special and Dr. Sornberger was sent to Mclean. He deemed it wise to bring the injured man to the Cortland hospital which was done, but here the patient did not rally or have enough vitality to withstand an operation for removal of the pressure upon the brain, the skull being fractured. He died soon after 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Mix was about 65 years old and for several years lived in the town of Lisle, Broome county, moving to McLean about ten or twelve years ago. He was a brother of R. F. Mix, at one time superintendent of the Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad. He is survived by a wife and three children.
The children all reside in Cortland and are Mrs. John Huson. No. 22 Squires- st., Mrs. Jas. Barlow, No. 24 Squires-st , and Mr. Chas. Mix of 24 Railroad-st. The funeral was held from the home of Mrs. Huson yesterday and burial made at Blodgett Mills.
Took a Horse.
Last week Wednesday a young man hired a rig of Liveryman Lee Crofoot saying that he wanted to drive to the Frank Sears' farm. Neither rig nor man returned and finally the sheriff was put on the case. The rig was finally located at Whitney Point where the young man is said to have realized $8 on it.
From what the sheriff and authorities in Elmira have learned, it seems that the young man, whose name is said to be John A. Hahn and whose home is believed to be in Groton, went from Whitney Point to Binghamton and then to Elmira where he landed broke Friday night. He was given lodging in the tramp house but when questioned next morning failed to give an apparent straight account of himself and so was held for vagrancy. Later he was arraigned in the Elmira police court where he gave his correct name and admitted that he had been indicted at Ithaca for horse stealing and was out on his own recognizance. This horse was stolen from a liveryman in Groton and taken to Binghamton where he sold it for $40.
Hahn was brought to Cortland and yesterday morning was held in the sum of $500 bail for the next grand jury.
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| Main Street, Cortland, N. Y., circa 1899. |
The Trustees.
There was little business for the [Cortland] village trustees Monday evening. B. T. Wright as attorney for Julia E. Hyatt filed an amended complaint in her action for $6,500 alleged damages against the village.
The bill of Dr. W. J. Moore for $190 was not audited owing to the lack of a second to the motion of Mr. O'Leary that it be paid. Members of the board of health were present and attested its regularity. A few bills were audited.
FROM EVERYWHERE.
The late Senator Brice of Ohio was always regarded as a shrewd investor, and according to accounts his shrewdness did not fail in the matter of life insurance. His insurance amounted to a half million, and he had paid but one premium. But such a run of luck could hardly reconcile a man to death.
The Freeville Leader says "D. E. Robinson has the contract for cutting the hair of the Junior Republic Citizens at the rate of three for a quarter."
The Genesee county supervisors have appointed three commissioners to compel land owners in that county to extirpate the Russian thistle by digging up and burning them between July 1st and October 1st each year.
Ward Brennan, a young farm hand near Scottsville, arose in his sleep at 2 A. M. the other morning, went to the barn, stabled, fed and milked the cows, and was not awakened till he stumbled while doing other barn work.
Judge Yerkes created a sensation during a trial at Scranton by offering a man freedom if he would then and there sign a pledge. On this being done the judge gave notice that the license of any saloon keeper selling the man liquor would be revoked.
By request of the supervisor of Winfield the board of supervisors of Herkimer county passed a law not to tax dogs in that town, owing to the fact that a number of citizens of that town are raising blooded dogs, and he wants to encourage the industry.
Quite a boom comes to the little village of Leonardsville on the Unadilla railroad. The Eureka Mower company of Utica is about moving its manufacturing headquarters to that village. The company expects to do $75,000 worth of business next season.
S. E. Tooley has traded his large farm, part of the old Samson place, for a house and lot in Syracuse The Sawtelle [Sautelle] circus company, with whom he made the deal, propose to keep their extra animals, and perhaps all of them at times, upon the farm.—DeRuyter Gleaner.
The Onondaga Board of Supervisors have disposed of the old penitentiary property at a consideration of $70,000. The purchasers of the property are prominent business men of the north side of Syracuse. The deal is not effective until the Board of Supervisors selects a new site for the penitentiary.
HERE AND THERE.
This week is being observed as a week of prayer.
Hardware stores now close at 6 o'clock except Mondays and Saturdays.
The Cortland Standard's calendar for 1899 is the best one they ever sent out.
Howard J. Harrington on January 1 succeeded Thomas H. Dowd as Justice of the Peace.
The new postmaster, A. S. Brown, took possession of the Cortland postoffice Sunday morning.
The Syracuse and Cortland Y. M. C. A. basketball teams will play a game at Cortland to-morrow.
We are now ready to receive about twenty cords of wood on subscription and allow market prices.
The Bruns & Nina vaudevilles gave two good performances at the opera house Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
"What did you get for Christmas?" asked one citizen of another. "All of my wife's folks," was the reply.—Oxford Times.
F. H. Cobb of Cortland purchased the Tillinghast farm in Virgil which was sold at administrators' sale last week for $300. It contains 50 acres.
District Deputy Grand Master installed the new officers of Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F., Monday evening and of John L. Lewis lodge Tuesday evening.
A large party of Cortland young people went to Freer's hotel at Higginsville Tuesday night and took Prof. J. W. Daniels [and music band] along. You can guess the rest.
Mr. and Mrs. Prosper Palmer passed their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary last Monday. To few is it given to spend so many years of wedded life and theirs has been entirely in Cortland.
Mr. Arthur M. Loope, formerly of Cortland and a son of L. M. Loope, was married last week Wednesday to Miss Emily Gallup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gallop of Homer.
Inquiry of the legal fraternity of Cortland reveals the fact that nearly every one filed his certificate with the Court of Appeals prior to January 1, which gives them the right to practice in that court.
Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 2:45. Consecration service led by Miss M. W. Wells. Subject of the program which will follow a short business meeting will be, 'Systematic or Proportional Giving."
Mrs. J. P. Webb, a former teacher in the kindergarten at the Cortland Normal, has attained some newspaper notoriety from an apparently innocent connection with a man who has swindled business men in several cities in the state.
Patrick Haggerty, who died in Potsdam the other day, aged 109, had been a victim of the tobacco habit from his youth up. But for that, it is estimated by competent anti-nicotine experts that he might have lived to be at least 110.—Argus, Albany.
Dr. F. M. Miller of Marathon, well-known to many of our readers, has located for practice at Binghamton at 143 Court-st., Dr. Burr’s old office. He has been there two weeks and reports business fully as good as he had expected.—Whitney Point Reporter.
The A. O. H. ball last Friday night was a decided success. McDermott and eight men furnished music which pleased all of the nearly 200 couples in attendance. The first prize in the cake walk in which six couples participated was awarded to Mr. T. Murphy of Ithaca and Miss Lena Waters of Cortland.
Homer L. Hitchcock died last Friday night at the home of Mr. C. H. Munson at the advanced age of 86 years. He has been a resident of this county nearly all his life, living in Homer or Cortland. He is survived by three sons, A. E. Hitchcock of Cortland and E. E., and G. H. of New York and by one sister, Mrs. L Church of Cazenovia.
The Tully Times says it is announced that the price of standard bicycles for 1899 will be fifty dollars, with the exception of two makes which will be sold for forty dollars. The former price has been agreed upon by the manufacturers of all the leading wheels and will be accepted by other manufacturers. The price of chainless wheels will he seventy-five dollars, a reduction of fifty dollars from the price that has been quoted this year. Tandems will sell for seventy-five dollars.
Isaac S. Samson, formerly of Cincinnatus and later of DeRuyter, died at the home of Mrs. C. E. Kinney on Homer-ave. Sunday morning. The mind of the deceased had failed him and the surrogate had appointed Mr. H. T. Bushnell to take charge of his affairs. During the greater part of his life he was active in business. He is survived by a brother J. M. Samson of Cortland and by three daughters, Mrs. E. Delevan of Cortland, Mrs. W. H. Pool and Miss Gertrude Samson of DeRuyter. The funeral was held Tuesday and burial made in the Rural cemetery.
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