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| Grover Cleveland. |
The McGrawville Sentinel, Thursday, June 30, 1887.
THE PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTES PRIZES AND DIPLOMAS.
How the Queen's Festival Affected Our Capital City—Other Notes of Interest.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—All the members of the cabinet, as well as the president, are still in town. After the meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday last, the president drove to Albaug's opera house and distributed the prizes and diplomas to the graduates of the high school. He was also invited to perform the same office for the pupils of the Academy of the Visitation in Georgetown. At the last moment he found it impossible to attend the closing exercises of the school, and sent his regrets and those of Mrs. Cleveland.
No appointment has yet been made to the vacant seat on the bench of the United States supreme court. It is doubtful whether the subject has yet been much considered. No better selection could be made, however, than in the nomination of Secretary Lamar to fill the vacancy. It is well known that Secretary Lamar finds the routine of the interior department irksome. On the supreme bench he would be more in his element, as well as the right man in the right place.
The president will not take another vacation in July as has been reported, but he and his wife will pass most of the summer at their country house just outside the city, where since early in the winter Mrs. Cleveland's mother has been comfortably settled.
Cardinal Gibbons, who has been in Washington since last Saturday, is regarded of course, somewhat in the light of a curiosity, but his modest and ascetic appearance, and his quiet and dignified bearing, have disarmed even the most vulgarly curious, and commanded respect and admiration from every one. He has been kept busy since his advent, dedicating churches, attending school and college commencements, etc.
The jubilee of the queen of Great Britain, the empress of India, was celebrated in Washington by two events. A grand dinner at the British legation, and the dedicating of the Victoria memorial room at the Garfield hospital. The dinner was attended by members of the cabinet, all the foreign ministers in town, and the secretaries of the British legation, as well as Admiral Porter and several others. The floral decorations were very beautiful, specially so the adornment of the portrait of the queen at the head of the grand staircase. From a floral crown at the top of the picture two streamers of flowers were suspended, one bearing the date of the queen's ascendancy to the throne, 1837, and the other the year of the jubilee, 1887. A similar ribbon ornamented the bottom of the portrait, bearing the letters V. R. I. in brilliant colors. There was no speech making but at the end of the dinner Secretary Bayard proposed the toast, good health, long life and prosperity to Queen Victoria. After the toast was drunk, Minister West proposed the health of the president, and these simple ceremonies closed the dinner.
The society of St. George is the donator of the ward in the Garfield hospital, in commemoration of the jubilee. A most useful, and in remembrance of the sympathy shown by the queen during President Garfield's last illness, a most appropriate gift. One feature of the dedication exercises was the opening with prayer by Rev. Dr. Giesy of the Protestant Episcopal church, and the closing with the benediction by Rabbi Stern of the Jewish synagogue. By virtue of the prayers of the Baptists at the time of the death of Cardinal McCloskey, and a Jewish rabbi, and a Christian clergyman ministering their office at the same ceremony, America is entitled to a jubilee of her own, if in fifty years her people can bring the world so near the time of one church, one faith, one baptism. The church, the faith, the baptism of brotherly love, charity, and religious toleration.
The civil service commission has invited the secretaries of the different local civil service boards of the principal cities to meet on June 24 in Washington to hold a conference with the purpose of systematizing form of examinations, in order to make them practically the same in all the larger cities of the United States.
Dr. Hamilton, chief of the Marine hospital service, expresses the belief that there is no danger of a further spread of yellow fever at Key West, Fla., every precaution having been taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic. The simplest sanitary rules, such as are applied to the domestic arrangements of any well ordered household would prevent the origin of the disease. A local law, well enforced, would keep drains, and the gutters of the streets open and sprinkled with lime or copperas, and yellow fever no longer will be the dreaded pestilence it now is in the cities of the south-east.
True Yellow Jack in Florida.
KEY WEST, Fla., June 24.—The board of health has caused the arrest of Dr. M. R. Moreno for concealing two cases of yellow fever. He has claimed that there was no yellow fever in Key West and that all the Cuban physicians agreed with him in this. The claim has been found untrue and every Cuban physician in Key West has made a statement to the board of health that the cases in question appear very typical of yellow fever and that they will undoubtedly end by death.
MIGHT HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY.
John Frazier and His Whisky Painting McGrawville Red.
The effect of strong drink as a beverage was strikingly exhibited on our streets last Saturday evening. A man, crazy drunk, by intimidation and threats attempted to allure a boy into drinking, and then he figured as a conspicuous character in a stabbing affray and ended with a day's lodging in the county jail.
Saturday Mr. A. Underwood and wife were away from their home in Solon, and their hired man, John Frazier, taking advantage of their absence, secured a pint bottle of alcohol and went to the field to work.
Frazier is a stout, healthy fellow, and recently from the west, but the pint of alcohol was too much for him and it soon had full control of his actions. But little work had been accomplished when he was bent on going to town for a rattling time. James Terry, who was with him at work remonstrated some, and bothered him by turning his horse out after he had once caught it. But he secured the horse again and soon started. He drove right through to Cortland and there imbibed still more of the fire water. Thence he came to McGrawville about 7 o'clock in the evening. Here he accosted several persons on the street and seemed to be aching for a fight, but soon he run across Glen Oliver who works on a farm adjacent to where he works, and nothing else must be done till he had something to drink. They were in Haskell's saloon and Frazier became imperative in his enunciations to have young Oliver "drink, and drink whisky." Oliver refused persistently and Frazier drew from his pocket a knife and flourishing it around threatened to "stick"' the boy if he wouldn't drink. Of course, Frazier was put out on the street then. The occurrence soon began to be circulated and N. W. Smith, one of the village trustees, thought to help get the intruder out of town, and started to hunt him up.
He soon found him in a crowd, and started him towards the sheds under which his horse was hitched. But Frazier changed his mind and commenced disregarding entreaties and resisting. Smith endeavored the best he could to get Frazier away and finally Frazier struck at him with his knife, cutting Smith's coat on the pocket and hurting him quite severely. The blow was direct at the heart but a pocket full of papers prevented the knife penetrating any farther. Smith then knocked Frazier down and Charles Euson kicked the knife from his hand.
Constable Gardner soon had Frazier in charge and he was taken before Justice Parker, who committed him to jail to await examination on Monday. He was fined Monday for drunkenness $3.00 and costs—a total of $12.50—which he paid. His apparently repentant disposition, however, saved him a criminal complaint.
It is a lesson that Frazier should take advantage of to guard his future life, and one that should teach others that the demon, Drink, while under his control, is a hard master.
Cortland County Farmers' Club.
The club met at the usual hour with President Blodgett in the chair. The subject of "Harvesting our hay and grain crops" was taken up.
Pres. Blodgett—The first thing is to have our tools in readiness. At a certain time one day is of much importance. Grass is still green but is coming forward rapidly.
Mr. Smith—I notice that our clover does not seem to blossom as much as formerly.
Mr. Goodrich—I like to cut clover just as it is blossoming out and before it turns brown.
Pres. Blodgett—Has anyone had any experience with hay caps. They are highly recommended, for by using them the hay can stand in the cock safely for two or three days. I think we can put in hay greener than we formerly thought. It will cure in the mow.
Mr. Robinson—I think hay that has had no water on it can be put in barn quite green.
Mr. Goodrich—What is the average cost per ton for putting hay in barn?
Mr. Smith—I think it can be put in at $2.00 per ton.
Pres. Blodgett—Has anyone else an estimate of the cost at present time?
Mr. Goodrich—I had considerable experience with the old method of cutting grass. It was in the Connecticut valley and part of the meadow was bottom land cutting an average of two tons per acre. The hay cost $1.00 to $1.25 per acre and in good weather it was easy to average a ton per man. I never used a machine in my life. There were men who made a business of cutting grass by the acre and some would cut four acres of light grass in a day. The cost now seems to be as much per ton as thirty years ago. It is a fact worth noticing that those bottom lands that overflowed regularly each season several times do not overflow at all now and have to be plowed often. It is caused in part by damming back the water of the river in upper part in reservoirs for use of factories.
Pres. Blodgett—It is said that our machines are an injury to the meadows by cutting too close.
Mr. Goodrich—I think there is more injury caused by pasturing meadows than by cutting too close.
Mr. Robinson—Does not our grass crop grow lighter each year?
Mr. Goodrich—I think not as a crop. Most farmers at least are unwilling to admit that their crops are less now than ten years ago. Yet it is a fact that many farms do not produce as many barns full and stacks as in years gone by.
Mr. Barnes—I read an article recently which pointed out close cutting and pasturing as both tending to injure meadows.
Mr. Goodrich—1 think a farm ought to be managed so as not to deteriorate but rather to improve. We are raising a better quality and more wheat than formerly.
Pres. Blodgett—In the west the crops are far less per acre than they were. One great trouble with our meadows is lack of seed.
Mr. Williams—Do we not put on too much grain rather than too little grass seed?
Mr. Goodrich—Would it not be well to sow more kinds of seed?
Mr. Williams—I have thought too much seed produces a thick mat of fine short grass. The bulk of my hay goes to market and I cannot see as crops deteriorate much. We use phosphate when we plow. Apply what manure we have.
Mr. Smith—Do you pasture your meadows?
Mr. Williams—Not at all. I do not think it advisable to rake the scatterings.
Mr. Barnes—I am of the opinion we dry our hay too much. Some comes into market more like straw than hay.
Mr. Williams—Is there any good rule to determine the right time to cut hay?
Mr. Barnes—I prefer to have the timothy heads in blow.
Mr. Robinson—For horses I like later cut hay.
Mr. Williams—The early cut hay is as good for horses as cattle. I would save the first piece of clover for horses. Cut it when in blossom and dry, no water on it, and get it in with no rain on it if possible. I was brought up to feed only ripe timothy to horses and follow a method exactly the opposite.
On motion of Mr. Goodrich it was resolved that a correspondence be opened by the secretary with secretary of state agricultural society with a view to securing a farmers' institute at Cortland the coming winter.
Club adjourned for their summer vacation to meet again September 10.
CORTLAND, June 18, C. M. BEAN, Sec'y.
Constantly Advancing.
The Elmira Gazette has the following to say concerning A. B. Davis, who at one time taught our village school, and is well-known to many of our readers.
"As a professor of mathematics in the Elmira free academy Prof. A. B. Davis made the acquaintance of many of the best people in Chemung county, and our readers will be pleased to learn that he is now officiating as superintendent of schools in Salamanca, N. Y., where a thousand pupils are under his management. Prof. Davis was born in McGrawville, N. Y., in 1858, and was a student at McGrawville academy and at Hamilton college. When 18 he was principal of the McGrawville academy. In 1880 he was in Elmira as stated above, where he then remained three years. He resigned to accept the principalship of the Spencer academy, where he also spent three years, bringing that school from a rank of 200 to No. 108 on the regents' list of 300 academies. This position in 1886 he resigned and went to Salamanca. He had in 1880 received upon examination a state certificate as a teacher and the degree of Ph. B. from Wesleyan in 1885. Prof. Davis was married in 1879 to Miss Amelia P. Wood of Nichols, N. Y., and has two children. He belongs to the Congregational church of Salamanca. There are fourteen assistant teachers in the three substantial school buildings in the town. In the central high school there is a fine library, excellent scientific apparatus and all modern school improvements. The people of Salamanca are fortunate in their selection of this able instructor and already a marked improvement has been shown in the schools of the town."
Fire Escape Law.
The new fire escape law provides that every hotel over two stories in height must have in every room above the first floor a rope securely fastened and available for instant use in case of fire. The rope must be made fast to the top of the window. These life savers must be in position by the first of July, and every violation of the statute is punishable by a fine of $50.
EDITOR'S EASY CHAIR.
—Charles Waterman is visiting in Killawog.
—Ed Phelps is the father of a crowing girl.
—Who left a box of paper collars in this office?
—Headquarters for fireworks at J. W. Gilbertson's.
—Nellie Hoyt is visiting her home in Killawog this week.
—Mrs. A. E. Seymour started last week for Evanston, Indiana.
—Miss Winifred Smith has been quite sick for a couple of weeks.
—Mrs. W. J. Van Auken of New York is in town the guest of her parents.
—A lumber wagon, nearly new, for sale cheap. Enquire of W. J. Pudney, McGrawville.
—Many of our people will attend the temperance picnic at Floral Trout Park, Cortland, the Fourth.
—Regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. in the session room of the Baptist church to-morrow evening.
—A. J. Sweet sells the "Tiger" self-dump wheel horse rake, best and most durable. Examine it. 2w3
—James R. Fancher arrived in town last week and will spend the summer months here the guest of his mother.
—Elder Torry will preach a sermon on the Millennium next Sunday at 11 A. M. in the Christian church at Lapeer.
—Mrs. Albert E. Freeman and daughter Abbie of Truxton are visiting in this city and vicinity.—Elmira Gazette.
—Mrs. Charles Baker who has been assisting Nellie Hoyt in dressmaking for some time past, started for her home last week.
—The fan drill entertainment promised by the W. C. T. U. and Good Templars has been postponed till after the Fourth.
—C. D. Greenman as auctioneer will sell from the front of A. J. Sweet's store the school house grass this evening at 7 o'clock.
—"Tiger" mowers possess many points of excellence and positive merit over all others. See them at A. J. Sweet's, McGrawville. 2w3
—Mr. Will Palmer and Miss Kate Darrow of West Eaton, have been guests of his brother, E. C. Palmer, of the corner store this week.
—Henry Phelps left in this office a dish of very large strawberries early Monday morning. They averaged fully an inch in diameter.
—Rev. W. A. Huntington, at one time editor of this paper and recently of Euclid, has commenced a pastorate of the Baptist church in Jordan, this state.
—The Saturday half-holiday here is not profitable to home merchants. It furnishes too good an opportunity to take a "pleasure ride" and buy a week's provisions in Cortland.
—Miss M. Fanning & Co. will be at the hotel July 2 with Hair Goods in all styles, face powders and paints. Also Mrs. J. T. Davern will have a full line of trimmed hats and bonnets.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dibble have been visiting their sons in this place this week. In company with Well Dibble and wife they called on friends at Summer Hill Sunday.
—Mr. Hammond of the Central house wishes those interested to remember that he has no party the Fourth but will announce one soon when it will not conflict with attractions outside.
—J. Norcott had a curiosity in the berry line last week—one large flat one, nine inches in circumference and a large round one on the top of it at the center, the stem having grown through the flat berry.
—The stage driver has not recovered the package lost recently and advertised in last week's SENTINEL. It was a box of gloves and valued at over $20. The finder should know where to send it for the owner's name is on the outside.
—Mr. J. Q. Perry of the Cincinnatus hotel, who has so ably sustained the reputation of the house for giving enjoyable parties, will give his annual dance on Friday evening, July 1, instead of the 4th. A pleasant time and good treatment is assured to all.
—Two Cortland boys who, we learn, bear an excellent reputation at home, loaded their pockets with "benzine" and started for McGrawville Saturday. The "z-zine" in some way transferred itself into their stomachs and commenced to effervesce. The process of evaporation was under control of Constable Gardner.
—Among those of the SENTINEL readers from out of town who were here on business and calling on friends the past week are John Reakes and wife of Cheningo; Willis Holmes, R. B. Balja and Riley Kenfield, of Cortland; Uriah Bowdish, of Texas Valley; Walter A. Cady and wife of Lamb's Corners, Broome county.
—The McGrawville cornet band and the Cortland mechanics band have an excursion to Sylvan Beach soon. Wait for further announcement.
—Tickets for the excursion to Sylvan Beach the Fourth under the auspices of the I. O. of O. F. of Cortland, are for sale by C. B. Warren in this place.
—The third quarterly meeting of the year was held in the M. E. church last Sunday. Rev. U. S. Beebe, presiding elder, preached with great acceptability both morning and evening. The people in the morning crowded the house, and listened with intense interest to one of the most pathetic and instructive sermons ever delivered in this place.
—Miss E. Morse, who the past year has been engaged at teaching in our school, left Tuesday morning to visit her sister near Cooperstown. She has by her cheerful Christian deportment greatly endeared herself to the people of the place. She was among the first who recently organized the Young People's Improvement society of the M. E. church.
—As announced in the SENTINEL last week the Truxton ball club was here last Saturday and crossed bats with the Athletes. Our boys only scored in three innings while the Truxtons did in six, but by bunching the hits with an occasional heavy one the Athletes were the victors by a score of 21 to 12. The game at DeRuyter the Fourth will be an interesting one, insomuch as the opponents, the South Otselics, are composed of three home players, a battery from Oneida, three players from Cazenovia and one from Cuyler hill.
—Last month Mr. O. D. Allen of Cortland drove over the river bridge at Marathon on a trot, and last week he settled with the street commissioner of that place by paying him $12. We advise Mr. Allen to give the south towns of the county a wide berth. About the time he drove over the bridge on a trot, he was prostrated by a shaft of lightning while driving from Marathon to Freetown and rendered unconscious for several hours. But then one might as well be struck by lightning as to drive over that pet bridge faster than a walk.— Cortland Democrat. Mr. Allen, too, broke his arm in that section the 24th of last July. The village fathers of Marathon have also, we understand, brought suit against Fitch, the tea man of Cortland, for selling goods from a wagon on the street without a license. Are they not assuming a wisdom not discretionary? Competition is said to be the life of business and it certainly is the life of the day laborer in affording him a subsistence for the least money. Take on a "free and equal" disposition, gentleman, or give fair warning of your departure from the government constitution.
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