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| Hotel Brunswick photographed after tree removal. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, July 7, 1899.
WE STILL PROGRESS.
PORT WATSON-ST. WILL PAVE WITH ASPHALT.
Petition Presented Monday Evening—Prompt Action By the Board—More Trees to Be Removed—Large Number Of Bills Audited.
The third of July is not only memorable as the day on which Commodore Schley totally destroyed Admiral Cervera's fleet off Santiago, but the residents of Port Watson-st., Cortland, will in future have cause to remember the day as the beginning of the preliminary work leading to the pavement of that street. The resolution ordering the street to be paved with asphalt was passed unanimously by the board, the joyous sound of the firecracker, the bombs and rockets proclaiming the fact from Virgil to Homer and from McGrawville to McLean.
The village fathers prepared for the expected warm time by removing all superfluous clothing, and ensconcing themselves in arm chairs behind the table [and] awaited the initiative. The petition asking for the paving of Port Watson st. was presented by E. H. Brewer, who stated that the residents of that street were practically unanimous in the request. The petitioners requested the board to order the street paved from Main-st. on the west to the tracks of the D., L. & W. railroad company on the east, the material used to be asphalt, the street to be forty feet in width at its intersection with Main-st., and thirty feet in width east of Church-st. The petition is signed by Henry Corcoran, J. A. Graham, Frank B. Haberle, M. Stanley Bierce, Arvis S. Wavle, Samuel Keator, E. Keator, Rosetta M. Tisdale, DePuy Freer, W. C. Freer, Mary K. Freer, Maxson & Starin, L H. Swartz, Cortland Carriage Goods Co., E. H. Brewer, executor, Mrs. Leah W. Mellon. C. B. Peck, Mrs. S. J. Newton, Mrs. R. H. Beard, N. J. Peck, C. M. Ingraham, Hugh Duffey, H. P. Johnson, Kate M. Maycumbcr, G. J. Maycumber, Katherine Dowd, Mary C. Dowd, as guardian of Chas. B. Dowd, Anna T. Dowd, Thomas H. Dowd, Ellen Ready, Cornelia A. White, Sophia A. White, C. L. Kinney, Elizabeth H. Doubleday, F. J. Doubleday, Philip Sugerman, Harrison Wells, H. M. Whitney. One-half the total feet frontage between the points named is 2279 feet, and the petitioners represent 2571 feet, or 291 feet more than the necessary distance required. The board ordered a public hearing at Fireman's hall on the evening of July 21, at 8 o'clock.
Bills to the amount of $1,710.91 were audited, the most important in amount being as follows: Street commissioner's pay roll, $657.25; police, $270.00; R. L. Davis, salary police justice, $250.00; president, and trustees, salaries, $175.00; Jas. F. Costello, salary, $50.00; D. F. Waters, labor, $42.86; A. J. Barber, salary chief fire department, $25.00; Jennie E. Ireland, $21.35.
The question of removing more trees from Main-st. was considered, and it was ordered that the clerk serve a notice upon Henry Freer of Ithaca, owner of the Hotel Brunswick, requiring him to cause the removal of the two trees in front of that block within six days.
STILL SECOND PLACE.
Cortland Has a Strong Hold on That Position—Near First.
Cortland is still in second place and Rome maintains the lead, but a few games would place Cortland at the top. While we have lost a few games, two to Rome last week and two on Tuesday to Binghamton, the fans feel satisfied, for we are not expected to win every game and the ones we lose are hot ones.
Last Thursday we lost to Rome 5 to 3, Friday and Saturday we defeated Utica 9 to 1 and 12 to 8. Tuesday Binghamton took two from us; here in the morning 8 to 2 and there in the afternoon 11 to 3. The attendance in both places was less than on Decoration day. Wednesday we easily trimmed Auburn 12 to 4 and they were playing here yesterday.
To-day and to-morrow Oswego is at Cortland. The only game here next week is on Friday with Binghamton.
The standing of the clubs Wednesday night was:
Frank J. Gross Goes to Jail.
In supreme court last January Ida E. Gross secured a divorce from her husband, Frank J. Gross, both of whom were residents of Cortland, and Gross was ordered by the court to pay his wife $10 a month for her support, to date back from April, 1898. This he has failed to do, and last week Mrs. Gross' attorneys, Messrs. J & T. E. Courtney, secured an order from Justice Lyon committing Gross to the county jail until the past year's alimony is paid or until discharged by order of the court. Mr. Gross seems to be enjoying his sojourn with Sheriff Brainard and declares that he will never pay his wife the money ordered by the court.
Police and Justice's Court.
POLICE JUSTICE DAVIS.
Fred Graham, who is employed as a blacksmith at Tully, came to Cortland Saturday night, as has been his custom for several weeks, and to properly celebrate Independence day he brought along a jug of whiskey, besides several quarts taken internally. He and a woman companion proceeded to do the town, and the result was Mr. Graham soon found himself in jail. In police court Monday Graham was given a suspended sentence of six months in Onondaga penitentiary, contingent upon his remaining out of town.
A lad 19 years of age was arrested Saturday on the charge of unlawful intrusion, having been detected viewing the ball game over the fence. He was fined $2.
THE FOURTH.
How Some Cortland People Spent the Day—Binghamton, Marathon and Little York the Objective Points For Many Village Citizens.
The glorious Fourth of 1899 is a thing of the past, and many an aching head is heartily glad that the day of noise, of heat, of crowded excursions, a day when money is spent freely for unnecessaries, will not appear again for a year. Nervous people and the Fourth of July can no more agree than can oil and water mix. For this class of American citizens the term "glorious" is a misnomer, but for the small boy with his firecrackers and torpedoes, a stronger adjective than glorious would better express his enthusiastic estimation of the day.
While Cortland did not formally celebrate the day, enough powder was burnt here to satisfy the most patriotic citizen, if patriotism can be gauged by the amount of noise made in a community. It is doubtful if ever there was so many firecrackers, bombs, roman candles and other inventions for display and noise making fired on the night of the third as was the case Monday evening.
So early was the day celebrated in Cortland that during the Fourth comparative quiet prevailed. In the forenoon a certain portion of the village witnessed the ball game between Cortland and Binghamton, confident that the home team was to fairly wipe the dust with the foe, but Binghamton had a little scheme of its own, and proposed to have something to say as to who should win. Regardless of the feelings of the grand stand, Manager Bacon's men proceeded to do the wiping act, and Cortland bit the dust.
During the day two hundred ninety-eight Cortland people went to Marathon, where the day was observed with all the pomp and ceremony due the spirit of '76.
In the afternoon about eighty went from this place to Binghamton to see the second game between Cortland and Binghamton, expecting that Manager Bacon would have sufficient regard for their feelings to at least chastise Cortland lightly, if the deed was necessary, but his flinty heart showed no mercy.
Little York was visited by many village citizens, and we [trust that] these displayed a confidence in Little York as a place of genuine comfort that was not misplaced. Here were family groups scattered about, some reclining in hammocks, others eating almost continuously, many enjoying a row on the placid lake, some few trying to beguile the bass and pickerel, while the remainder merely lounged around with an air of laziness. One of the finest sources of pleasure is a sail in the naptha launch owned by Kennedy & Hopkins of Cortland. This boat is eighteen feet and four inches long, five feet and two inches wide, and was built by L. N. Hopkins, who is supposed to be an expert florist with little knowledge of shipbuilding. This boat refutes that idea, for it is built on scientific lines, and is handsomely finished inside and out. The power is furnished by a gasoline engine, which is very compact, occupying a space scarcely more than one foot by two, and was made by Thos. J. and J. Robert Kennedy. This little motor is of sufficient power to propel the launch with considerable speed, and is really a fine piece of mechanism that reflects great credit upon its makers. During the afternoon a collision between two tandems at Little York created some excitement, one of the wheels being totally annihilated, but fortunately no one was injured.
In the evening many private exhibitions of fireworks were given in Cortland, but a shower prevented a satisfactory display.
A New Cortland Invention.
The Whitney's Point Reporter of last week says that J. L. MacMasters returned home Saturday from Cortland, having been in that place and vicinity since Decoration day. MacMasters is a traveling man with long experience in handling dental goods, and was for two years one of the partners in the Excelsior Tooth Co., while the factory was located here. There is but little in the dental line but what he is thoroughly familiar with.
While in Cortland he was shown a composition for plates which Dr. Tompkins, a dentist of that place, has been experimenting with and perfecting for some years. Mr. MacMasters offered some suggestions and the composition was finally brought to perfection during his stay there, and will be known as Dr. Tompkins' New Process Aluminoid Dental Gum, with a registered trade mark. The new plates are going to be a great improvement over anything yet produced. They will be lighter, stronger, take a higher polish than the ordinary plate, and will have a metallic lining which obviates the difficulty arising from a rubber plate, as the latter being a non-conductor sometimes cause soreness in the mouth. A point of particular interest to the dentists is that they can save about half the usual time on their laboratory work.
The material will be compounded in Cortland, and orders filled from there. Mr. MacMasters has a half interest in the venture, and will go on the road to introduce it and give instructions. He feels that they have something that is O. K. and will meet with ready sale, and we trust it may prove a bonanza for the proprietors.
Horseshoers' Certificate.
County Clerk Bushnell calls attention to the law which went into effect on May 10 relating to master and journeymen horseshoers. It provides for a board of examiners of five members, which is to hold sessions in the various cities of the State to examine applicants desiring to practice as master or journeymen horseshoers. The board is to issue certificates to those who pass the examination for a fee of $5.
"Each journeyman or master horseshoer," the law further provides, "shall present such certificate to the county clerk of the county where he proposes to practice, and such clerk shall cause his name, residence and place of business to be registered in a book to be known as 'the master and journeymen horseshoers' register.' No person shall practice horseshoeing as a master or journeyman horseshoer in any city of the State unless he is registered and has a certificate as provided by this article.
"It is provided, however, that one who has practiced in the United States continuously for three years may present his affidavit, upon which the board will issue the required certificate. His name is, as in the other case, to be registered in the county clerk's office. The fee for registering is twenty-five cents."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
◘ The inventions of Americans have done more to make this country prosperous than Republican legislation has done, notwithstanding preposterous claims, and the inventive genius of Americans was never more actively employed than at this time. This is proven by the heavy increase in the receipts of the U. S. Patent office, now $5,000 a week more than a year ago, and by the fact that the week's issue of patents, trade-marks and labels was greater than any since April, 1890; also by the five thousand applications awaiting action by the Patent Office.
◘ Six vessels which were bought by the Government for auxiliary purposes at a cost of $844,269 are now offered to be sold for $270,000. Here is a shrinkage of nearly 70 per cent, which aptly illustrates the extravagance with which the Spanish war was carried on, and the Philippines are probably the cause of a like waste of money. At the time these vessels were purchased it was claimed that only the actual value was paid, but it is evident that no one but those handling public funds will purchase at the price Uncle Sam was made to buy by unscrupulous officials.
◘ In view of the enormous war taxes still being paid by the people, there is no valid reason for the Republicans rejoicing because the deficit was only $89,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30th, instead of being $23,000,000 greater, as Secretary Gage estimated last fall that it would be. The official balance sheet for the year shows that pension payments were $1,500,000 less than the appropriation, and about $6,000,000 less than the payments for the previous year, but pension agents claim that this was on account of the hold up policy of the pension bureau, and not because there was any reduction in the number of claimants for pensions.
◘ These internal revenue stamps that we were all glad to lick to help the Cuban war will yield, it is estimated, $100,000,000 to the public pocket in the next fiscal year. This immense sum and many times the amount will be used up by the administration in fighting and governing or attempting to govern the new possessions taken on under McKinley.
◘ McKinley's war in the [Philippines] is costing about $800,000 a day and many more men are to be sent there. Then there will soon be the pensions to pay. It looks as though the special revenue tax is with us to stay instead of only to help out a "war of humanity" in Cuba.
◘ The colleges are conferring degrees upon President McKinley every day, while Secretary Alger is very generally overlooked. This may lead to a coldness that will result in the resignation of the secretary of war and the downfall of the republic.
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| Page 8, Cortland Democrat, Friday, July 7, 1899. Credit, |
HERE AND THERE.
Wouldn't a bicycle parade be a drawing card for Cortland this year?
The Cortland & Homer Electric company is running an incandescent wire to Homer.
The firm of Paddock & Daniels, undertakers, Court-st., has been dissolved, M. L. Daniels retiring.
The National bank is causing several improvements to be made in the second story of its block in Main-st.
Cortland is having a surfeit of base ball last week and this, nine straight games being played here between Wednesday of last week and to-morrow night.
The early morning train from New York on the D., L. & W. railroad has been late more times under the new management of three months than for a year previous.
The selection of the trial jury list for the next three years for the town of Cortlandville will take place next Monday at the town clerk's office, having been postponed from last Monday.
The Baraca class of the First Baptist Sunday-school will hold a social at the home of Eugene M. Eastman, 10 Elm-st., next Monday evening. A musical and literary program will be given.
Miss E. Louise Adams of Jordan will be recommended as teacher in the kindergarten department of the village schools by the teachers' committee at the regular board meeting Monday evening next.
The largest building in Syracuse was destroyed by fire Sunday evening, being the combined mill and storehouses of the old American Dairy Salt company. The dimensions of the building were 300 by 400 feet.
At the Free Methodist church, No. 9 Schermerhorn-st., Sunday, there will be Sunday school at 10 A. M., preaching by the pastor D. W. Clark at 11 A. M. and at 7:30 P. M. For the week, prayer meeting [will be] on Wednesday evening at 7:30 P. M. All are welcome.
On Wednesday evening next the friends of Rev. John T. Stone at South Cortland will hold an ice cream social for his benefit, to which all are cordially invited. It is probable that many Cortland friends will be present.
Be sure and read our great offer of the DEMOCRAT for a year and the Farm Journal for the balance of 1899 and all of 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, nearly five years, all for the price of our paper alone. Just walk up to the captain's office and draw the greatest prize you ever drew.
In the road race last Friday evening F. Parsons [editor of the Cortland Democrat--CC ed.] ran into a small sized dog in upper Main-st. on his return trip, as he was bowling along at a rapid pace. The dog was too much for the wheel and rider, both going down in a heap. The last seen of the animal he was making quick time towards Canada.
With all the stringent ordinances in Cortland regulating bicycle riding, it seems impossible to keep our genial police justice within bounds of the law, and the question arises, what are we going to do about it? If he is arrested, he must necessarily sit in judgment upon himself, and ten to one he will discharge the prisoner with scarcely a reprimand. One day last week he ran into an elderly gentleman in Main-st., and in the mix-up both parties were slightly bruised. It is intimated that the village board will pass an ordinance next Monday evening chiefly applicable to the police justice.
Cortland was visited by a motor carriage yesterday which was the observed of all observers. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Woodin and J. O. Boyler of Berwick, Pa., were on their return home from a trip about this state and rode from Syracuse to Cortland, taking dinner at the Cortland House and leaving in the afternoon for Binghamton. Hundreds of people visited the Cortland House barn to view the vehicle and Mr. E. F. Jennings had the pleasure of a short ride.
Resolutions were passed at the [church] union service Sunday evening asking the village authorities to put a stop to the hawking of newspapers on the streets between 10 o'clock A. M. and 1 P. M. on Sundays, and requesting the Traction company to discontinue the band music on trolley cars in the village on that day.
Landlord D. C. Smith of the Cortland House issued one of the prettiest menu cards for the Fourth that was ever placed on a Cortland table. And better still the dinner was one fit to place before any epicurean in the land, many compliments being paid Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the attractive cuisine prepared for the occasion.
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