COUNTY FAIR AND TOO SMART BY HALF

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, August 11, 1899.

Chester and Ardell Wickwire in carriage at their home on Tompkins Street, Cortland, N. Y.

 

THE COUNTY FAIR.

DATES, AUGUST 29, 30, 31 AND Sept. 1.

An Excellent Exhibit Assured—Many Special Premiums—Business Men Greatly Interested.

   The annual fair of the Cortland County Agricultural society will be held on the grounds in this village, beginning Tuesday, August 29 and closing September 1. For the past two years these fairs have shown a marked improvement in exhibits and attendance over previous seasons, and it is the hope of the managers to break the record this year. The efficient secretary, Wm. J. Greenman, has devoted much of his time recently to awakening an increased interest in the exhibition, and the immense number of special premiums offered by our business men is evidence that the fair of 1899 will exceed in interest and attendance any previously held.

   While the fair is a county institution, and as such should command the hearty support of every farmer and mechanic in Cortland county, the fact that the grounds of the society are located in this village calls for the hearty co-operation of every business man in Cortland, and appearances indicate that they are alive to the situation. The officers of the society are as follows:

   President—Geo. H. Hyde.

   Secretary—Wm. J. Greenman

   Treasurer—Chas. F. Brown.

   Superintendents of departments at the fair have been appointed as follows:

   General Superintendent—Wm. J. Greenman.

   Cattle—Lloyd F. Rice.

   Horses—D. Edgar Kinney.

   Sheep—B. R. Knapp.

   Swine—Frank Blanchard.

   Poultry—W. Eugene Powers.

   Hall—Geo. W. Fisher.

   Dairy and Field—H. T. Coon.

   Races—C. F. Wickwire.

 

Too Smart by Half.

   He who best knows how to propitiate the mother of his best girl has the battle more than half won. The local editor of the DEMOCRAT has been quietly posted in regard to an affair which has to do with a bungler in this line, who is an esteemed young man of Cortland, but is somewhat lacking in tact. He called at the home of the young lady in Clinton-ave. and made the mistake of trying to entertain the mother instead of allowing the mother to entertain him while waiting for the girl, who had not completed her toilet.

   "What are the three latest methods of rapid communication?" he asked very early in their conversation. She gave it up and he glibly said: "Telegraph, telephone and tellawoman." That she was indignant appeared in the fact that she did not laugh, and went on to tell what a revival of old jokes there had been of late. But he never twigged and continued to be 'smart." The mother determined to be watchful.

   The daughter came and the mother excused herself, only to find a seat in the back parlor. She had taken a dislike to the youth and was on duty. The baby of the household came in and, as a matter of course, toddled right to the corner occupied by sister and her "company." Full five minutes mamma sat in alert silence and then the baby chirped: "Tiss me too, sis'er."

   Sister always has her head and at once said in a raised tone of voice: "Baby should not say 'kiss me two', say 'kiss me twice.'"

   But the mother was not easily hoodwinked. She smiled grimly as she walked into the parlor and said that baby was quite too young to take lessons in grammar. Then she sat down and coldly chaperoned the couple until the young man left.

 

Cortland Fire Department Banner.

M. F. Cleary.

A. J. Barber.

CORTLAND BAGS THE GAME.

Makes a Pretty Clean Sweep at Ithaca—The City Band Right in It With the Firemen.

   The DEMOCRAT was unable to give the full result of the several contests at the firemen's convention at Ithaca in its last issue, but as the complete returns came in late Thursday night it was learned that Cortland had "scooped" about everything in sight, and in the language of Chief Barber "the boys could have had the town for the asking." That Ithaca displayed its hospitality in a very large measure is the verdict of the entire Cortland delegation, and one hears nothing but words of praise for the courtesy extended by every Ithacan.

   The Cortland winnings were as follows:

   Orris hose company, first prize in the hose race, $200.

   Excelsior hook and ladder company, first prize in hook and ladder race, $150.

   Cortland City band, first prize in band contest, $150.

   Cortland state league team, two games from Rome.

   Treasurership by N. Jay Peck.

   Emerald hose company, one gallon of whiskey to largest visiting company.

   Water Witch steamer and hose company, asbestos globe fuel lighter for youngest fireman.

   Frank Burns, Cortland, silk umbrella to biggest dude in parade.

   M. F. Cleary, rocker for the oldest fireman in service in line.

   M. F. Cleary, fifty-pound sack of flour to fireman with largest family.

   Excelsior hook and ladder company, china punch bowl and glasses, with silver ladle, to hook and ladder company making finest appearance in parade.

   Cortland sent over one thousand people to Ithaca during the convention.

 

Russell A. Alger.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

   Now that Vice President Hobart has been so successful in getting Alger to resign, he should be sent to the Philippines at once to have a quiet little chat with General Otis.

   The political campaign in Cortland county begins this afternoon, when the few remaining faithful ones in the g. o. p. will get together and say who shall subscribe liberally to the fund for the privilege of having their names on the ballot. The winning ticket will be nominated later.

   Alger is beginning to strike back. The administration may find that it cannot make as much of a scapegoat out of Alger as was thought. Already he disclaims responsibility for many of the actions laid at his door. "Algerism" is bound to be an issue in the next presidential campaign, in spite of his bounce from the cabinet.

   Against the advice of experts, Secretary Alger gave a contract last year for twenty-five Brown segmental wire-wound guns. They are now ready for delivery, but will not be accepted, because when tested, one of them blew out the breech and fractured its jacket, under less than the required pressure. If they had been ready for delivery before Alger went out, they would have probably been accepted and paid for.

   Governor Roosevelt has written to the committee which is preparing plans for the Dewey reception that he is opposed to the Rough Riders appearing in the land parade. He "does not want them used for advertising purposes." The Rough Riders, therefore, will not take part. This is a rather strange letter from a Governor who campaigned the State with a coterie of Rough Rider followers and summoned his audiences to attention by the brazen notes of a Rough Rider bugler. Rather peculiar, too, from a Governor who wrote the flamboyant Rough Rider history for Scribner's Magazine. But perhaps Roosevelt's objection is to the Rough Riders being used to advertise anybody else.—Elmira Gazette.

 

Gen. Nelson Miles.

Washington Letter.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)

   WASHINGTON, D. C., August 7, 1899.—There is to be more whipping of the devil around the leaking as to the intention of the administration in the Philippines. Gen. Otis is not to be either recalled or humiliated. Oh no, not for world's [sake]! The administration has such absolute confidence in him that it intends to let him sit in his office at Manila and worry over the ten-cent details of the government of such portions of the Philippines, as recognize our authority. But another man is to be put in command of the army which is to do the fighting. That would be so thoroughly characteristic of the McKinley administration that it is generally accepted to be true of present intentions. Of course, those intentions, like many others have been, may be changed before being carried out.

   Statements differ as to the man who is to command the fighting branch of the Philippine army, some saying that it will be Lawton and others that it will be Miles. Gen. Miles has indicated to Secretary Root his willingness to take command of the Philippine campaign, but there are several reasons why he is not likely to go. The first and most important of which is the evident intention of the administration to leave the supreme command nominally in the hands of Gen. Otis. Gen. Miles could not serve under a subordinate officer.

   Democrats hereabouts have paid very little attention to the attempt of a few anti-Bryan Democrats in New Jersey, to start a boom for Hon. Grover Cleveland as the Democratic candidate next year, simply because they know that it is not worth any attention. Even if Col. Bryan, the man whom ninety per cent of the Democratic party wishes to see nominated again, were to die before the nominating convention met, Mr. Cleveland's name would not be seriously considered. He has received all the honors he will ever get from the national Democracy, with which he was never really in sympathy upon more than two or three of its principles, and even those he has a way of interpreting to suit himself. Mr. Cleveland is an able man—one of the ablest who was ever President—but so self-opinionated as to be unfit to lead a party in a country where every man is theoretically, at least, the peer of every other man. One autocrat is an ample sufficiency for the Democracy for a long time to come. The last time Mr. Cleveland was nominated, it was not because he was the choice of the majority of the party, but because of the shrewdness of Hon. W. C. Whitney.

 

HERE AND THERE.

   Peck's Handy grocery seems to be no more.

   Cortland is a great town for watermelons this week.

   "Whoop for Cortland!" is the watchword of the DEMOCRAT.

   The Cortland state league team is all right. It believes in 16 to 1.

   On account of illness, Mrs. Graves is obliged to close her bakery until further notice.

   The first term of the Cortland Conservatory of Music will begin September 4 and end January 27.

   Dr. F. W. Higgins has moved his office to the handsome building recently erected by him at No. 20 Court-st.

   The Congregational Sabbath school had delightful weather for its picnic Wednesday and the attendance was very large.

   An operation for catarrhal appendicitis was performed upon Luke McEvoy of Cortland at St. Joseph's hospital Monday.

   The departure of Arthur E. Seymour to Washington will ripen up a large crop of candidates for clerk of the board of supervisors.

   It may be all right to poke fun at fellows tied to apron strings, but as a rule they are pretty sure not to get into bad company.

   A horse belonging to F. P. Saunders cut up a few antics in Main-st. Monday morning, but not enough to create any great excitement.

   Probably the finest view in this village may be obtained near the Bull residence on Graham-ave. It is a charming location for the sight-seer.

   The local W. C. T. U. are making extensive preparations for serving hot dinners, lunches and ice cream during the Cortland county fair.

   A. S. Burgess makes a magnificent offer of a special premium at the county fair, the particulars of which can be found in our advertising columns.

   Glann & Clark make a special offer of a pair of Gold Seal rubber boots to the farmer taking the biggest beet to their booth on the fair grounds.

   P. J. Flynn of the Colorado-Utah Traffic association has accepted the position of general freight agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad.

   The Lehigh Valley and D., L. & W. railroad companies have fixed the rate of one and one-third fare from Cortland and return during the great Dewey reception in New York.

   The marriage of Fred Priest and Miss Laura V. Brandenstein, both of Cortland, will take place Wednesday evening, August 23, at the home of the bride's parents, 11 Homer-ave.

   The twenty-fourth annual reunion of the Hammond family will be held in Cortland, Friday, August 18, at the home of Lydia A. Strowbridge. All relatives and friends are cordially invited.

   When it comes to the matter of names in Cortland the Browns and the Joneses are not in it with the Smiths. The last directory contains 65 Smiths, 40 Browns, 23 Johnsons and 21 Joneses.

   The farmers and grangers annual excursion and picnic will be held on Friday, August 18, at Beach Oswego, three miles west of Oswego city. The round trip fare from all stations north of Killawog will be one dollar.

   W. S. Freer of Higginsville will give a harvest party at his hall on Thursday evening, August 17, with music by Happy Bill Daniels' orchestra. Mr. Freer has the reputation of pleasing the people who patronize his hotel and his parties and he proposes to make this one of his best.

   Hon. David W. Van Hoesen, who has an eye for the beautiful, has bought a strip of land east of his residence of Dr. H. T. Dana, and will use it to increase the size of his lawn. It is possible the recent increase in his family has influenced Mr. Van Hoesen in enlarging his premises.

   Two Homer-ave. young ladies were out on Main-st. the other night hunting up kissing bugs. They were rewarded for their vigilance, for just after 9 o'clock they made the discovery of three fine specimens who were smart enough to ride bicycles and wear knee breeches and golf stockings.

   The Republican county convention will be held in Taylor hall this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The only sure prediction is that Hon. George S. Sands will be renominated for the assembly. Candidates for county treasurer and school commissioners are thicker than bees around a sugar hogshead.

   The Prohibition party of Cortland declines to serve on committees of the Anti-Saloon league for the reason, as stated in resolutions adopted Monday evening, that it would be inconsistent for temperance men to affiliate with license parties, meaning the Republican and Democratic organizations.

   Mrs. Dorr C. Smith delightfully entertained a company of young people last Thursday evening on a trolley ride, in honor of Misses Anabel and Edith Harvey of Buffalo, and Cecil Rogers of Binghamton, who are her guests. The company went to the park and after a supper enjoyed dancing until midnight.