Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, July 13, 1899.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Necessary Changes and Improvements in the Various Almshouses.
ALBANY, July 13.—It was shown at the meeting of the state board of charities that the inspection of the almshouses throughout the state revealed a lack of proper protection in the line of fire escapes and apparatus for those institutions.
The board approved the plans and specifications for the grounds, new dormitory buildings, and hot house at the Craig colony; also for a number of other institutions.
A report from the board's committee on almshouses showed the necessity of changes and improvements in the following almshouses: Blackwell's Island, New York county, Herkimer, Washington, Saratoga, Schenectady, Montgomery, Orleans, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Alleghany, Yates, Chemung, Steuben, Monroe and Ontario counties.
The report was accepted and the secretary was directed to send a copy of the inspector's report with relation to each almshouse mentioned in the committee's report as containing evils, abuses or defects to be corrected to the chairman of the board of supervisors and the superintendent of the poor of the respective county, calling their attention to the same with a request that it be remedied as soon as possible.
New Telephone Company.
ALBANY, July 13.—The Citizens' Telephone company of Watertown filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Its capitalization is $50,000, and the general route is in and through the streets of Watertown and Jefferson county. The directors are: S. C. Sherman, S. F. Bagg, Robert J. Buck of Watertown, Robert Bliss, Howard Gallup, Robert S. Monroe, James K. Whitaker of New York city.
Still an Alaskan Boundary Dispute.
WASHINGTON, July 13.—No advance has been made during the past few days towards the arrangement of a modus vivendi fixing temporarily the Alaskan boundary line. As it is now realized that owing to the failure of the government of the United States and Great Britain to settle by direct negotiation the Alaskan boundary question, the joint high commission could not proceed with its work even if it should meet Aug. 2, [and] steps must be taken to vacate the order.
THE CONTRACT LET
For Plumbing and Steam Heating in Schermerhorn-st. School.
The board of education has let the contract for plumbing and steam heating apparatus to be put into the Schermerhorn-st. school before the close of this vacation. The former was awarded to L. R. Lewis and the latter to Cramer & Hollister.
At the outset the board of education requested all those firms which purposed to put in bids to submit plans of what according to their ideas would be the very best designs for plumbing and steam fitting as adapted to that school building. Three sets of designs were submitted by Cortland parties and one by a Syracuse firm. Mr. H. E. Phelps made the plans for Buck & Lane and after a very careful and searching examination by the committee having the work in charge his plans on both plumbing and steam fitting were decided to be the most satisfactory. These plans and their specifications were then made in duplicate and submitted to all the bidders with the statement that they had been adopted and the request that they put in bids on them. It seems almost unfortunate that while Mr. Phelps' plans were declared the best his firm could not get its figures down low enough to secure either contract, but the compliment to Mr. Phelps' designs is none the less marked in any case, and it may be added that among the local bidders there was only $20 difference between the maximum and the minimum on steam heating, and only $5 difference on plumbing.
POLITICAL EQUALITY CLUB.
Outline of What the Organization is Aiming to Accomplish.
The Political Equality club will meet at the home of Mrs. Hattie E. Mudge, 5 River-st., Monday, July 17, at 3 P. M. Subject, "How the People Govern." All are invited to come in.
The meetings are interesting and well attended. The subject of the last one was "Our Work," in which the duties of voters were set forth. It is highly advisable that voters should attend the caucus or primary, that a course of civil government should be pursued and a fair comprehension of the great questions of the day obtained. Since women have given practical proof of their capacity to aid in purifying politics in the large cities of New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, men who are loyal to the public welfare welcome such assistance. Not only should women care to secure the ballot but to make themselves worthy to use it intelligently. F. H. MUDGE, Cor. Sec.
Contract for Real Estate.
H. C. Johnson has made a contract with Rev. G. H. Brigham for the purchase of his house and lot on Prospect-st. Mr. Brigham retains possession till fall, though Mr. Johnson is now moving his furniture into a few rooms in the house for storage. The consideration is not made public.
Picnic at Tully To-morrow.
Presbyterian picnic at Tully lake to-morrow. Train leaves at 9:20 A. M. Return can be made at 6:13 P. M., or at 11:25 P. M. Tickets 30 and 15 cents. Ball game between married and single men. Plenty of boats, swings, shade, etc.
POLICE COURT.
Three Fresh Boys Surprised by the Sheriff—Girls Discharged.
The two Ithaca girls who were arrested Sunday night and have since been in jail were discharged this afternoon, and were allowed to go home in company with a friend who came up for them.
The girls were kept in the east corridor of the jail, and the east side of the jail has been quite attractive to a certain class of Cortland's youths and yesterday three of them were greatly surprised by being arrested by Sheriff Brainard under a section of the code charging them with conveying information to prisoners. They were arraigned before Police Justice Davis, who gave them a severe reprimand, discharged them and held the case open.
Sheriff Brainard went over to the park last night and arrested a gypsy woman on a warrant charging her with wrongfully taking a dress waist from a Railroad-st. lady whose fortune she had told. The waist was returned, and the matter discontinued, a misunderstanding evidently existing as to the ownership of the garment.
Robert Graham was before the police justice this morning on complaint of his wife who asked that he be placed under bonds to keep the peace. This action was the result of a difference of opinion Monday night when it is said the defendant brandished a firearm. Bonds were fixed in the amount of $800, and in default the defendant went to jail.
The Marathon Station.
The changes to be made at the Marathon depot are now well under way. The waitingroom [sic] will be enlarged by taking out the present office, which will be moved back. City water will be placed in the building, and a drinking fountain and toiletrooms [sic] for both sexes will be added. A large force of men are at work.—Marathon Independent.
White and Black Marry.
Another intermarriage of the colored and white race took place here, says the Syracuse Herald, on Monday, when the Rev. William P. Lawrence of the Bethany Baptist church united Charles Saulpaugh and Emma Rockwell, both of Cortland. Saulpaugh is a white man and 60 years old. His bride is twenty years younger and is colored. William and Sarah Lincoln were the witnesses to the marriage, which took place at 608 East Washington-st.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
A Large Crowd at South Cortland Last Night—Enjoyable Time.
For a number of months Rev. John T. Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian church, has been going to South Cortland about every two weeks to preach at the church there on Friday nights. This has been done without salary or remuneration, and the people of that locality decided that they would like to make a little return for the service rendered them. Accordingly a benefit entertainment was planned for last night at Grange hall and all were invited to attend and to partake of cake and ice cream.
At the appointed time the friends came out so numerously that the capacity of the hall was found to be inadequate and an adjournment was taken to the church across the street. About 250 were present, including some forty people from Cortland who went down, quite to the surprise of Mr. Stone himself as well as of the promoters of the plan.
A pleasant program was rendered in the church which included recitations, vocal music and several selections upon Mr. Ridgeway Rowley's phonograph. A social time followed which proved very enjoyable for all. There was only one hitch in the whole program.
The South Cortland church is arranged Quaker fashion so that the ladies sit on one side of a line of division and the men on the other. Last night T. H. Wickwire and H. D. Call of Cortland claimed they didn't know about this and got in on the ladies' side. The program began and no amount of motioning and signaling on the part of their envious associates could get them out of there. They claimed it was a mistake in going in that door, but there are those who think this is hard to believe.
Cake and ice cream were served in Grange hall, nominally at 10 cents a dish but no one took any change and the receipts amounted to a considerable sum. O. C Smith had a $5 bill which he said he was commissioned by a Cortland party who couldn't go to pay for a single dish of cream, and this of course in addition to what he paid for his own refreshments.
At the close remarks were made by Daniel McNish and by Mr. Stone. The evening was a great success from the social point of view and will no doubt prove very helpful in carrying on the good work there.
By Boat to Long Branch.
The ocean route from New York to Long Branch is a popular one, with the steamboat Republic making three trips every day from Pier 10 East River. The Republic makes but one landing in New York and the pier is just above the South Ferry. The trip is one that shows the ocean at its best and the beauties of the bay and harbor and the time-table gives ample opportunity for a stay at Long Branch, where there are trolley connections with Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and other places. There is a good restaurant on the boat, always open, and there are concerts and vaudeville performances during the trips, without extra charge, and the round trip ticket costs only 75 cents on a steamboat that is big enough and safe enough to make the trip a pleasant one to New York City people and those who visit it and want a day's outing on the salt water.
A Three-Legged Duck.
Mrs. R. H. Stark brought to The Standard office this morning a three-legged duck, one of a brood that was hatched on July 10. The little fellow was a curiosity. He was as lively and active as any duck ever seen and tried hard to escape from Mrs. Stark's restraining hand. He has two perfectly formed feet and legs upon which he stands and moves about. A third leg and foot with complete web also perfectly formed projects from the body in the rear of the other two and about midway between them. This leg is not called into use to walk or swim with, but performs the same service as the leg of a two-wheeled cart—prevents the duck from tipping over backward. Apparently it is going to grow and develop like the others. Mrs. Stark refused an offer of $1 for the duck this morning.
[Readers are encouraged to read the story about a three-legged mouse in a separate post of the Cortland Contrarian—CC ed.]
BREVITIES.
—A meeting of the Sons of Veterans will be held to-morrow night.
—Cortland commandery, No. 50, K. T., will meet to-morrow night and confer the Red Cross degree.
—Newton Brown's barn in Cuyler was struck by lightning during a shower Tuesday afternoon, but was not set on fire, and but little damage was done.
—George T. Chatterton of Cortland has secured a patent on a body hanger for vehicles through his attorneys, Louis Bagger & Co., of Washington, D. C.
—Mr. Howard W. Beattie of Dowd-st., an employee of the Cortland Forging Co., got the first finger of his right hand caught in a press yesterday, and will be prevented from working for some time as a result.
—School Commissioner C. J. Coleman of Madison is said to have no opposition to a renomination.—Cazenovia Republican. Mr. Coleman is wide awake and up to date and no wonder Madison county wants him again.
—The Oneonta Star notes the fact that Cortland county has sold over 2,200 sidepath tags while Otsego county has disposed of but 425. It exhorts its wheelmen to stir themselves and buy tags and get some sidepaths built with the proceeds.
—New display advertisements to-day are—Young People's Christian Union of Cortland, Excursion to Glenwood on Cayuga lake, page 5; Cortland Carriage Goods Co., Bicycles, page 4; Palace Confectionery Co., Candies, ice cream, etc., page 4; Palmer & Co., Play ball, page 7.
—The three little Binghamton colored children who were singing and dancing on the streets of Cortland last week moved on to Syracuse and amused the people there for a day, and then the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children put an end to it on the ground that they were too young and were violating the law.
—When the big elm tree in front of C. F.
Brown's drug store was being cut down the workmen struck their saw against a
nail in the body of the tree. When they
got at it they found an old-fashioned cut ten-penny nail 14 inches inside the
bark of the tree where it had evidently once been driven in. The query was, how
many years ago was it that the nail was driven and how long had it taken for
the tree to grow over it. G. W. Davenport has the nail.
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