ALL EVEN NOW, AND MRS GEORGE J. MAGER

 

Grover Cleveland.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, June 3, 1899.

ALL EVEN NOW.

Johnson Lost the Office and Cleveland Lost the Trout.

   NEW YORK, June 3.—A dispatch from Winsted, Conn., tells of a narrow escape from arrest on the part of ex-President Cleveland, with an amusing wind up. Mr. Cleveland was after trout yesterday [and] inadvertently or otherwise got into private grounds. Under the shadow of a sign that read "Trespassing, hunting and fishing on these premises strictly forbidden by law," the ex-president cast his line. In the midst of the landing of a big trout he was disturbed.

   "Here, you," shouted Farmer Johnson, "get out of this quick or I will have you arrested."

   Johnson has had fishermen arrested for whipping his brook and he meant what he said. He added other things not complimentary. Mr. Cleveland said nothing at all, but shouldered his rod, hung his basket over his shoulder and started away with as much haste as his physical proportions permitted. There was a fence in his path. He had to climb it. Mr. Cleveland was doing nobly when the fence, not built to withstand 300 pounds, collapsed into kindling wood. When Johnson was told the fisherman's identity he was surprised but not chagrined.

   "You don't say so," he remarked. "Well, I was after the village postoffice when he was President the last time and I did not get it. I reckon we are even now."

 

A NEW TRIAL.

Court of Cassation Give its Decision for Dreyfus.

   PARIS, June 3.—The Court of Cassation to-day rendered a verdict in favor of a revision of the Dreyfus case and ordering a new court martial, to sit at Rennes, sixty miles from Nantes, for the trial of the prisoner.

 

Germany's Purchase.

   MADRID, June 3.—Germany, it is announced, pays 25,000,000 pesetas for the Caroline, Palaos and Marianne Islands. Spain retains three sealing stations, one in each group, and Germany undertakes to defend these stations in case of war. Germany, in addition, grants Spain the most favored nation treatment in Germany and in the colonial islands.

 

THE GRAND CLIMAX.

Ladies' Whist Club Takes a Trip to Cincinnatus, N. Y.

   The Ladies' Whist club of Port Watson and Greenbush-sts., Cortland, N. Y., which has been holding weekly sessions during the winter and spring at which all men were excluded, concluded its season by a trip to Cincinnatus one evening recently. This was by invitation of Mrs. Wayland D. Tisdale, the auditor of the road, who for some reason or other seemed to have a certain kind of a "pull" with the management, and as a special favor, perhaps to atone for their apparent indifference during the winter for gentlemen's society, the husbands were invited. A special train was provided and left the station in Cortland at  4:40 o'clock with General Manager N. A. Bundy at the throttle of the engine [named W. D. Tisdale], and Auditor W. D. Tisdale in charge of the passenger coach acting as conductor.

   Proprietor A. K. Bennett of Hotel Bennett at Cincinnatus had a fine surprise prepared, to which full justice was done by all the party. A pleasant evening was spent and it was 10:30 o'clock before the train got back to Cortland. The courtesy of General Manager Bundy and Auditor Tisdale in providing the train free of expense was duly appreciated.

   The party included Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Tisdale, Mr. N. A. Bundy, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wells, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Whitney, Mrs. Hugh Duffey, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brownell, Mr. E. E. Mellon, Mrs. W. T. Bushby, son Robert and daughter Harriet, Mr. and Mrs. W. J . Elsom, Mr. and Mrs C. C. Darby, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Possell, Mrs. C. H. V. Elliott, Misses May Duffey, Fannie Van Buren and Maud Bronson, Mrs. Plant of Oswego, P. Sugerman and Hugh Duffey, Jr.

 

MRS. GEORGE J. MAGER.

Death and Funeral of a Well Known Cortland Lady.

   Mrs. Florilla Barbara Mager, wife of George J. Mager, and only daughter of William and Electa Howell, died at her home, 26 Lincoln-ave., in Cortland Thursday afternoon, June 1, at 1:40 o'clock. The cause of her death was dropsical elephantiasis, a disease which once well seated is claimed to be incurable. It first showed its then unknown symptoms over twenty-five years ago and has advanced steadily through all these years. Increasing pain was its accompaniment and at times the suffering of the patient has been something intense. But it was borne with a fortitude and even with a cheerfulness that was remarkable and that revealed nothing of the true state of affairs to the outside world. Dr. Dana was through all these years her physician and attended her during her last illness. Her last appearance upon the street was on Tuesday, May 23, when she was enjoying a ride after her family horse. Upon her return to the house she was attacked by severe chills with a slight touch of pneumonia and continued to grow worse and weaker till the end came.

   Mrs. Mager was born in Tylerville, Jefferson county, N. Y., July 31, 1847, and her age was consequently 51 years, 10 months and 1 day. She was educated at the Lowville academy and was a graduate of Houghton seminary at Clinton, N. Y. She united with the Episcopal church during her school days and was confirmed by Bishop DeLancy while a resident of Lowville.

   On March 5, 1867, she was married to Mr. George J. Mager at Trinity church, Lowville, and that place was their home till the time of their coming to Cortland in 1883. She is survived by her mother, by her husband and by her adopted daughter, Minnie Florilla Burgess, wife of A. S. Burgess of Cortland.

   Mrs. Mager was a lady who had a multitude of friends and who will be greatly missed in the community. She was a loyal and consistent church member and when in good health was untiring and enthusiastic, not only in all church work, but also in many public and charitable enterprises. She was generous in her impulses and freely gave, not only of her money, but of her time and efforts for all good causes and for public benefactions. She was possessed of great tact and her executive ability was remarkable. If there was to be a church entertainment, a firemen's convention, a hose company fair or anything of that kind Mrs. Mager was always sought to take charge of the executive arrangements, particularly in the line of refreshments and if her services could be secured the success of that part of the project was assured, and no one need give any further thought to the matter; every arrangement would be in the fullest degree complete when the time came.

   An elegant and costly silver service stands  upon the sideboard in her diningroom, the gift on Nov. 22, 1892, of Hitchcock Hose Co. and the Forty-fifth Separate company, N. G. S. N. Y., as an acknowledgment on their part of the assistance she had been to them in the joint fair they had just held in the armory.

   Mrs. Mager greatly enjoyed her friends and delighted in receiving them in her home, though she was able to get out very little to participate in festivities at their homes. Many will remember the hospitable and almost lavish manner in which she entertained, and the absolute completeness of all her arrangements. As a housekeeper she had attained to almost a degree of perfection, and in the elaborate receptions, dinners and teas which she gave, frequently with many courses, it was usually the rule that everything served, the most dainty as well as the most substantial dish, was the work of her own individual hands. How she found the time to prepare them as well as to have become so proficient in their preparation was the general marvel. The recent death of Gov. Flower recalls the notable reception and dinner given by Mrs. Mager on Sept. 14, 1893, to that official and to ex-Gov. Luce of Michigan, at which about forty Cortland people were guests.

   Her leisure hour was largely devoted to fancy work. As a young girl she learned the art of making artificial flowers, then of wax flowers. Then she studied painting and many beautiful pictures resulted from her brush, but in later years her attention has been chiefly devoted to embroidery, in which she possessed exquisite artistic skill. Her house is filled with the most unique and most beautiful specimens of the work of her needle, and while Mr. Mager was in business here in Cortland Mrs. Mager's annual exhibitions of work displayed in one of the large front windows for sale were the wonder and admiration of all beholders. She was possessed of great capabilities in many lines.

   Mrs. Mager's kindness of heart was well known. One of her most intimate acquaintances recently paid her the tribute of saying that she had never heard her speak ill or bitterly of any one, no matter what might be the provocation, and if any one in her presence ever chanced to make slighting remarks of another Mrs. Mager was always quick to make excuse for the person censured and to explain away the difficulty in the most charitable manner.

   Her thoughtfulness for others was constantly revealed in her daily life. A typical instance of it occurred even in the last week of her illness while in the midst of her final sufferings. Noting the considerable number of men engaged in relaying the gas pipe in front of her home on Lincoln-ave. who were eating their cold dinners from pails one of those damp, chilly days, she personally went into the kitchen, though every move was torture and at the exercise of the greatest will power, and made a huge pitcher of delicious cocoa and sent it out to them and her happiness was made complete by seeing from the window their enjoyment of it.

   The funeral was held at the house this afternoon at 3 o'clock and was very largely attended. The casket which was a very handsome one covered with rich black broadcloth and with heavily carved corners and a high moulded top stood across one corner of the parlor and was covered with the profusion of beautiful flowers most of them loose and strewn over it with a lavish hand. Among these who made these offerings of flowers which were always so dear to Mrs. Mager and with which she always delighted to be surrounded were the Cortland board of education, the teachers in the public schools, Orris Hose Co., the employees of the Cortland Democrat, The Cortland STANDARD, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Bauder, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Burgess, Mrs. C. P. Walrad, Mrs. J. B. Sliter, Mrs. T. Everts, Misses Josie A. Gorman, Grace Stoker and others.

   The service comprised the customary burial service of the Episcopal church and was conducted by Rev. Amos Watkins, the rector of Grace church. The bearers were Messrs. C. P. Walrad, A. Sager, Delos Bauder, H. B. Hubbard, L. J. Fitzgerald and B. F. Taylor.

   Among those from out of town who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. F. D. Howell, Mr. Fred Howell and Mrs. Mertie H. Ellis of Gloversville, Mrs. John Shaffer and Miss Florence Mager of Adams Basin, N. Y., Miss Maggie Nolan of Newark, N. Y., and Mr. A. S. Stoddard of Lowville, N. Y.

 

Putting up a Cable.

   Manager Nolan of the local telephone exchange has to-day had put up a heavy cable combining all the wires entering the office from the front, and extending across the street to a pole at the corner of Main and Court-sts., where the distribution takes place. There are fifty-two wires in the cable. The recent great demand for an additional number of instruments has made it necessary to take this step.

 

Cradle Roll Entertained.

   The Cradle Roll of the Presbyterian church, numbering some thirty babies under three years old, was entertained at the chapel of that church from 3 to 5 o'clock this afternoon. Refreshments of a suitable character were provided and the whole affair was under the direction of Mrs. H. M. Lane and Mrs. A. B. Nelson. The mothers were a necessary adjunct of the party.

 

A Promising Artist.

   In the north show window of the store of Smith & Beaudry is a crayon picture which is attracting no small amount of attention, not only because of its real beauty, but for its artistic nature, for it was made from a lithograph by Mr. R. G. Hollenbeck, a Cortland young man, who has never received any special instruction or training along this line. The picture is entitled "First Sorrow."

 

Death of Mrs. Mooney.

   Mrs. Frederick Mooney of Willet died last night at 6:30 o'clock at her home in Willet after an illness covering a number of months. Her age was 53 years. She is survived by her husband and by two brothers, Christopher Wiles of Osborne Hollow and David A. Wiles of Willet. The funeral will be held on Monday at 11 o'clock at the Methodist church in Willet.

Charles Rufus Skinner.

 

School Money Withheld.

   Superintendent Skinner of the [state] department of public instruction has withheld from district No 10, town of Schoharie, Schoharie county, the state moneys to which it is entitled under the provisions of the state school law, because the trustees of the district have failed to enforce the provisions of the compulsory education law. This may possibly prove a warning to some district in Cortland county.

 

Entertained by Odd Fellows.

   Vesta lodgerooms were filled last night by about 200 people in attendance at a social given by Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F. Fred I. Graham, with his large Edison phonograph entertained the company with a choice variety of selection which were enthusiastically received.

 

The Anti-Saloon League.

   Rev. Howard H. Russell, LL. D., superintendent of the American Anti-Saloon league, will visit Cortland in the interests of that league to-morrow. In the morning he will speak at the Congregational church, in the evening will address a union meeting at the Presbyterian church, and in the afternoon will speak at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. Mr. Russell is explaining the methods of work of the league, visiting some of the towns and cities of New York state. This temperance movement which he represents is receiving the most cordial endorsement of people in all sections of the country. Cortland is favored in having Mr. Russell here who is one of the most successful temperance workers and organizers in this country.

 

ROBERTSON-PARKER.

Former Resident of Cortland Wins a Bride in Yonkers.

   The New York Sun of Friday, June 2, says: The wedding of Miss Eleanor Schenck Parker and James L. Robertson, Jr., took place in St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal church at Yonkers yesterday afternoon. The Rev. James L. Robertson of Galveston, Tex., the bridegroom's father, performed the ceremony. The Rev. James Freeman, rector of the church, assisted. The bride, who is the eldest daughter of the late Joel Parker of the New York Stock Exchange, was given away by her uncle, the Rev. T. Ralston Smith of this city. Miss Edith Pinkham of New York was maid of honor. There were no bridesmaids. H. Sterling Robertson assisted his brother as best man. Willis H. McGraw of Cortland, N. Y., William P. Field of Geneva, N. Y., William H. Hyde of Yonkers and Arthur J. Harvey of this city were the ushers. Mrs. Parker, the bride's mother, gave a reception at her new residence on Park Hill after the ceremony.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The Normal baseball team went to Manlius this morning to play the St. Johns team this afternoon.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—H. C. Watts, Optician, page 7; F. E. Brogden, Soda specialties, page 7.

   —A regular meeting of the hospital managers will be held at the hospital Monday afternoon next, June 5, at 3 o'clock.

   —A band of gypsies with seven wagons and about twenty horses passed through Cortland from the north about 6 o'clock this morning.

   —Miss Martha Roe entertained a small company of ladies last night at her home 77 Railroad-st. A pleasant entertainment and delicate refreshments made the evening a very enjoyable one.

   —There was a large attendance at the county Sunday-school convention at McGraw yesterday and the sessions proved very profitable and enjoyable. A report of the meeting will be given Monday.

   —Dillon Bros.' reception to the Rob Roy club last evening at the park was attended by about forty couples, and dancing was enjoyed with music by Geo. C. Murphy. The last party of the series will be given June 10.

   —The seventy-eighth annual session of the Cayuga association of the Universalist church will be held in the Universalist church at Cortland on Wednesday and Thursday, June 7 and 8. An excellent program has been prepared.

   —At the meeting of the University Center on Monday night at 8 o'clock Dr. James M. Milne will speak on "President Grant" and Mr. W. H. Clark on "President Garfield." The president desires that all members should be present.