GOV. GOEBEL'S CONDITION IS SERIOUS, AND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX JURORS DRAWN FOR JOHN TRUCK TRIAL

 

William Goebel.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, February 2, 1900.

CONDITION IS SERIOUS.

Goebel Has Had Several Severe Sinking Spells.

RALLIED WITH DIFFICULTY.

Democratic Lawyers Claim That Taylor Had No Legal Right to Adjourn the Legislature—Taylor Appeals to McKinley For Federal Aid.

   FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 2.—The news from Governor Goebel's room is serious and indicates that he may die at any moment. The action of the heart has grown weaker and as circulation through the right lung is retarded by his wound, but little blood is received by the heart. Unless the action of the heart becomes stronger it is feared death will ensue.

   FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 2.—Governor Goebel passed an unfavorable day yesterday although he was fairly comfortable when night came on. He has half a dozen doctors around him and the reports of his condition vary according to the last physician who leaves his room. His strength is maintained to a great extent by injections. He has had several sinking spells out of which he was brought with some difficulty. He seems to rally less readily from each successive collapse, but held his own steadily throughout the afternoon. His kidneys have practically ceased their functions and slight symptoms of pneumonia have appeared, but have not as yet become so serious as to cause alarm in themselves. The doctors as a whole entertain no hopes of his recovery.

 

ORDERS IGNORED.

Farmers' Bank Refuses to Pay Vouchers Signed by Taylor.

   Two direct slaps were given Governor Taylor yesterday by public officers, who declined to obey his orders. The first came from President Rodman of the Farmers' bank, which is a state depository.

   Some vouchers on the bank were signed by Governor Taylor in favor of some of the militia officers who wanted money for their companies. When they were presented at the bank payment was refused. President Rodman said he did not see how he could pay out the money on orders signed by Governor Taylor until he knew for certain who was the actual governor of Kentucky. He had asked an opinion from the attorney of the bank, he said, and when it was received he would act accordingly.

   The second instance promised for a time to have serious consequences and trouble may yet arise from it.

   Governor Taylor issued a pardon to Douglas Hayes, a convict in the Frankfort penitentiary, who is serving a five-year term for slaughter, having been sentenced in March, 1899. When the pardon was sent to Warden Lillard he decided that he could not turn the man loose until he was satisfied regarding the legal status of the governorship. He made no reply to Governor Taylor, but declined to honor the pardon and informed the penitentiary commissioners of his action. They agreed with the position taken by the warden and the man was held.

 

Better Care of State Forests.

   ALBANY, Feb. 2.—Assemblymen Malby and Wheeler have introduced a bill to provide for the better care and protection of the state forests in the Adirondacks and Catskills. It provides that the engineer of the fisheries, game and forest commission shall be superintendent of forests and that the commission shall appoint an assistant superintendent, a chief fire warden, 35 forest rangers, five expert foresters, and a land clerk.

 

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

The Situation in Kentucky.

   The condition of affairs in Kentucky is astounding. The legislature has been adjourned on the pretext that an insurrection prevails; martial law has been proclaimed, and two men claim the governorship and are trying to command the military forces of the state. Rioting and bloodshed seem certain to follow and no man can foresee the end.

   Because Senator Goebel is stricken and lies hovering between life and death, he has the sympathy of all who condemn resort to crime, but the public cannot be blind to his imperfections. He killed a man himself once, is now the victim of an assassin, and throughout his whole career has been a man of violence. But all this furnishes no reason why recourse should be had to force, or the law should be violated, in order that he may be put down.

   Assassination must not be condoned, no matter how infamous the victim, and civil liberty must be preserved, no matter how great the sacrifice.

   The Goebel election law is a rascally piece of legislation and is responsible for a large part of the recent trouble. Under that law the votes are canvassed by partisan boards; the returns from the county boards are sent to the state board, which announces the result. It was from the state board, containing a Democratic majority, that Taylor, the Republican, received his certification of election. But the law also provides that a defeated candidate may make a contest before the legislature which by a majority vote of both houses may set aside the decision of the board of canvassers. Senator Goebel announced to his friends that, if the state board decided against him, he would abide by the decision, and when the decision was announced he went quietly to his home and prepared to resume the practice of law. But the Democratic central committee met and decided that a contest for the governorship should be made before the legislature, and so Goebel returned to the capital and took charge of the proceedings.

   Wednesday the legislative committee that had been considering the evidence, a committee consisting almost wholly of Democrats, decided that Goebel had been legally elected. As Governor Taylor had adjourned the legislature, that body could not meet to adopt the report, and so a paper was circulated among the Democratic members and finally received the signatures of a majority of the legislature. That paper declared that the report of the committee had been received and adopted and that Goebel was the legally elected governor of Kentucky. Accordingly the chief justice of the court of appeals went to Goebel's room and administered the oath of office and Goebel began to discharge the duties of the governorship by issuing orders to the military forces in his capacity as commander-in-chief.

   It is clear that Taylor's title to the office now rests mainly on force. If he had not adjourned the legislature, the Democratic members of that body would have disregarded considerations of truth and justice and declared Taylor not entitled to the office—but in that case the responsibility would rest upon them. It is clear, also, that Goebel's title is defective for the legislature, having been adjourned under that provision of the constitution which gives the governor power to adjourn it, could not transact business, and the members as individuals could not unseat one governor and install another.

   It must be said, therefore, that Goebel occupies, morally, a better position than Taylor, for there was no excuse for the latter in declaring an insurrection and substituting martial law simply because hostile action was contemplated by his political opponents.

   If Governor Taylor had let the legislature alone, and that body had deliberately stolen the governorship and put Goebel into office, Taylor would be in a position to make an appeal to the people that would have been in the highest degree effective. He would have lost the office for the time being, but he would have entrenched himself in the hearts of his countrymen—and sooner or later those who acted against him would have been condemned by public opinion.

   In the United States of America no man is justified in using this army to keep himself in office. He must rely first upon the courts, and if these fail, he must rest content with the result of an appeal to the people. Assuredly they will sustain him if his cause be good.

   The latest news from the state, however, indicates that the friends of the two rivals are trying to come to an understanding upon a peaceable basis. Both are claiming that they do not desire anything they are not entitled to. The original proposition for a settlement came from the Republicans, who would like to leave the question of who is governor to the courts. The Goebel men say leave it to the state court of appeals. The Taylor men object to this on the ground that the court of appeals is composed of Goebel's friends, who have already committed themselves to his side by swearing him in as governor. They propose to leave the decision to the supreme court of the United States as an altogether impartial and unprejudiced party. This the Goebel people will not consent to, and negotiations are at a standstill, but there is a feeling that they will be resumed and that some result will be reached without further violence.

 

William McKinley.

MCKINLEY SAID "GOVERNOR."

But Decided There was no Occasion to Interfere in Kentucky.

   WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—After the cabinet meeting to-day the following statement was made: "The president has decided that no case has yet arisen to justify the intervention of the national government in Kentucky and has so informed the governor."

   Some significance may attach to the use of the word governor inasmuch as the reply was directed to Taylor.

 

TROOPS FOR GOEBEL.

Offers Coming from Various Parts of Kentucky.

   CINCINNATI, Feb. 2.—Specials to the Enquirer from numerous points in Kentucky report the tender of troops to sustain the Goebel government. Among them is the offer of Colonel Gaither of Harrodsburg, heretofore a strong anti-Goebel man. At Richmond, Ky., Dr. [Femzee], one of Morgan's cavalry, in a few hours enlisted fifty men. Similar offers come from scores of other towns, none of which has been accepted.

 

AN INJUNCTION SERVED.

Restraining Taylor from Interfering with the Legislature.

   FRANKFORT, Feb. 2.—Governor Taylor has been served with a notice of a suit for an injunction restraining him from interfering with the action of the legislature at London.

 

GRAND PATRIARCH MOSHER

Visits Cortland Encampment, No. 127, and Other Odd Fellows.

   Last evening the rooms of Cortland encampment, No.127, I. O. O. F., were filled with members of their own encampment and visitors from Elon encampment, No. 55, also patriarchs from McGraw, Scott and nearby towns. The occasion of the meeting was the visit to Cortland encampment of Wm. H. Mosher of Binghamton, grand patriarch of New York state.

   After the regular routine of business and the degree work which was performed by the Cortland encampment team in a very satisfactory manner, Grand Patriarch Mosher held the undivided attention of the members for a short time in a very interesting and instructive talk on the patriarchal branch of the order. After remarks by visiting patriarchs the members repaired to the dining hall where a banquet was served under the direct supervision of Caterer B. H. Bosworth who fully sustained the reputation he had already gained on previous occasions. After all had done full justice at the tables, the members returned to the lodge rooms and a social hour was enjoyed by all. At an early hour all departed for their respective homes, each one the richer for the kind words of encouragement and praise so freely bestowed upon them by their grand patriarch.

 

An Ecclesiastical Trip.

   Bishop Patrick A. Ludden of the Syracuse diocese left Syracuse Thursday for New York City, and Saturday will sail for Genoa, Italy. From Genoa the Bishop will go to Rome to visit the Vatican, where he expects to see Pope Leo. After passing several days in Rome Bishop Ludden will return to Genoa and proceed to Holy Land. He will be accompanied on trip by Rt. Rev. J. J. Kennedy of Syracuse, Rev. J. J. McDonald of Binghamton and Rev. Daniel Doody of Cazenovia, formerly of Tully. The party has planned to return to this country early next April.

 

Married in Elmira.

   Last Wednesday noon, Mr. Chauncey C. Nichols, formerly of Cortland, now employed in the Westinghouse Electrical Co., in Pittsburg, Pa., was married to Miss Minerva Rockwell of Elmira, a former Normal student here in Cortland. The wedding ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Frank L. Bower, by Rev. E. J. Brooker. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols arrived in Cortland last night and will stay here with friends for a few days. From here they will go at once to Pittsburg.

 

"Merchant of Venice."

   The Lyceum company will present "The Merchant of Venice" at the Opera House on Wednesday evening, Feb. 7. The company is a strong one and comes highly recommended. It is headed by Edouard D'Oize as Shylock and Effie Hext as Portia.

 

SUPREME COURT.

Five Indictments Found by Grand Jury—Three Sealed.

   The case of Benton J. Livingston vs. John H. Brown by William S. Brown, his guardian ad litem, trial of which was begun yesterday afternoon, came to a very sudden end this morning when it was learned that one of the jurors was an uncle of the defendant. When questioned he acknowledged the relationship. The judge at once terminated the trial and put the case over the term. This was the last case ready for trial.

   At about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the grand jury rose and reported five indictments, three of which are sealed. Of the two made public one was against Edgar D. Foote, indicted for bigamy. The defendant was arraigned and pleaded "not guilty," with the right reserved to withdraw the plea. Foote is now out on bail of $300. The bail bond was continued till the court could make further disposition of it.

   Alphonso Wagner, indicted for criminal assault in the second degree was brought into court and arraigned. He wanted to plead guilty, but on account of his youth and some circumstances the judge directed that his plea should be set down as not-guilty with privilege of changing it upon advice of counsel.

   The case of Olney P. Chrysler, the motorman upon the car that collided with the milk train on the D. L., & W. R. R., was held over till the next term of court on account of the impossibility of securing the presence at this time of Mr. Charles Taylor of Baltimore who was a passenger on the wrecked car.

   Among the cases taken up by the grand jury and dismissed was the People vs. Clarence Miller for alleged burglary.

 

EXTRA JURY DRAWN

To Try John Truck Charged With Murdering Frank W. Miller.

   At 1:40 o'clock this afternoon John Truck, charged with the murder of Frank W. Miller, was brought into the courtroom where the supreme court was in session and was present at the drawing of the extra panel of 300 jurymen from which it is expected to secure a jury to try him. The trial begins Feb. 23. The jurors, who formed part of the regular panel for this term of court are also liable to be called on the case. The whole panel of 336 jurors is as follows:

   Cincinnatus—A. G. Braman, G. H. Holmes, Dana White, O. P. Griswold, John Blanchard, Hermon Demond, H. A. Smith, P. H. Spencer, Zeal Wagner, S. S. Eaton, E. L. Dwight, W. C. Meacham, Will Edwards.

   Cortlandville—Charles A. House, Ed. Butterfield, D. L. Harrington, Edward Keator, L. D. Gross, Myron Holden, M. H. Yale, B. H. Wheeler, John Felkel, Peter Nodecker, Jay A. Jayne, William Franklin, William Stanton, John F. Wilson, T. S. Mourin, David Ayres, R. W. Norcutt, Wayland Spencer, G. J. Maycumber, A. M. Schermerhorn, William Martin. Walter Freer, John Eades, O. W. Walter, W. E. Powers, Daniel Thompson, M. H. Kingman, Wesley J. Hinman, Irving Rice, Ed Phelps, A. B. Gardner, Walter Angell, Dan W. Bouton, H. M. Lane, A. J. Goddard, William Smith, Ambrose Delaney, W. W. Bennett, Edward Pettie, William Salisbury, Clark Youker, Delevan Brazie, Alex Mahan, H. E. Andrews, Charles Gammel, Jay Heath, Charles S. Hulbert.

   Cuyler—Ira Baldwin, Fay Holl, Neal Dobbins, W. B. Phillips, Acton Rigby, Vevillo Hathaway, Fred C. Whitmarsh, Bernie Gardner, Morris House, John Hinds, Bird A. Freeman, Frank Hyer, Sidney Burdick, John W. Babcock, Ray Holl, Jacob Garner, Reuben Holmes, William Yager, C. Garner, Jr., Edwin Keeler.

   Freetown—Jasper Haley, Norman Pickert, George Landphere, Chester Merrihew, Clarence Tripp, Nelson Slocum, Albert Wavle, Vander Grant, Nelson R. Moon, Burdett Hall.

   Harford—Job Ayres, Charles Lang, Jerome Miller, L. A. Gardiner, Ray Sexton, Allen W. Tyler, A. T. Baird, J. C. Jones, Dexter D. Brown, Charles Bell, George Hammond, William Picket, James H. Wavle, Oscar Sexton, Harvey Lewis, Bishop Clark, Sidney Lobdell, Edward Wilcox, G. C. Smith, Nelson Conrad.

   Homer—Samuel B. Morris, F. C. Kinney, Ossian B. Andrews, Fred R. Thompson, Nelson R. Rice, Myron G. Babcock, Melvin Pratt, William C. Lewis, Byron Maxson, James H. Clark, William Bell, John C. Coon, Frank W. Hull, W. R. Miller, John Livingston, J. E. Fraier, Walter Moxie, Cyrus Watson, Henry H. Hull, Frank Lits, John Toomey, Abner Bartlett, Patrick Ringrose, Ed Steward, Day Cortright, Henry Hovey, Andrew Briggs, Duane Fisk, Fred Henry, Charles Hurlburt, Andrew Gray, Horace Marble, Samuel Cline, Fred Keeling, Elias Crampton, Robert Wright, Almond M. Kibbee, Harvey E. Coon, Franklin W. Pratt, Watson Black, J. C. Atwater, Adelbert Preston, James Atkinson, George W. Eldridge, Fred C. Atwater, John Debar, Dell H. Bingham, Henry Nixon, Edward Button, C. M. Armstrong, Emerson Mack, Clayton Wakefield, Fred Corl, Dell Corl, Lucius Alvord, T. C. Fairbanks, Wm. H. Lattimer, John K. Miller, John Y. Simmons, Leroy Taft.

   Lapeer—William Barry, Elmer Hults, David Young, John C. House, William Munson, Seymour Hulse, Riley Shepard, James Robinson, Wayland Parker, Lee Johnson, Seth Parker.

   Marathon — Henry Gardiner, Ralph Valentine, Dewitt C. Lynde, Russell Livermore, Albert Carter, James Lombard, Clinton C. Johnson, Edwin W. Hayes, Melvin Glover, John J. Hickey, Frank W. Crain, Ira Lynde, George Swift, Byron E. Willson, Edward Jones, Charles A. Youngs, Orrin H. Johnson, Dudley Wightman, Louis Albro, Alfred Leach, Edmond Burgess, DeForest Hawley, James Youngs, Thomas J. Hilsinger, Fred J. McFarland, DeLand Beach, John Bowen.

   Preble—Daniel V. Kingsley, George M. Baldwin, David Fox, Christopher Long, Joseph McNeil, Charles S. Gay, Frank J. Gay, H. P. Cummings, Daniel O'Shea, Morris T. Sporr, L. C. Durkee, Henry F. Harter, Gurden Gay, William J. Rofe, Joseph Long, John O. Kingsley, Lee O. Randall.

   Scott—F. A. Crosley, C. C. Clarke, E. H. Underwood; D. J. Cottrell, Willard Doty, J. B. Underwood, W. J. Cottrell, H. I. Whiting, S. D. Ames, John J. Sweeney, S. A. Churchill, George S. Cady, F. I. Stevens, X. Cutler.

   Solon—Warren Hudson, George Ryan, Milo Thornton, Harlow Bliss, B. A. Dwight, R. W. Walker, William Atkins, Edward Halley, Merlin Chittenden, George Cooper, Riley Underwood, Patrick Caffery, Charles Alvord, Stephen Thornton, Stillis Wells, D. R. Thornton, B. D. Greenman, Melvin Gilbert, Henry Wadsworth, John Halley, Fred Carson, Daniel Morris, Emmet Finn.

   Taylor—Joseph Marks, Andrew Brooks, Thomas Crane, Ira Green, R. A. Cass, K. S. Abbott, F. E. Jordan, Allen Lidell, P. O. Hill, D. L. Seacord, Wilber Youngs, Jerod Fish, T. A. DeBell, A. F. Potter, Frank Garner, Orville Potter, E. D. Wright, E. G. Feint, Wells G. Albro, Fred Fuller, Nahum Perry.

   Truxton—Maurice Carroll, Michael McGraw, Henry Bell, F. J. Saunders, Nathan Freeman, Charles Curtis, Johnson McDiarmid, John Highmorr, D. P. Hartnett, Jr., Fred Lyons, James L. Goddard, Patrick O'Donnell, David Wallace.

   Virgil—Aaron Overton, Myron Hammond, Martin Davern, Myrton Lang, Daniel E. Stillman, George M. Trapp, Frank Hutchings, Frank Stafford, Morrill Watrous, Timothy Stafford, E. D. Ryan, Rodolph Price, Clinton Francis, James Stafford, Charles E. Carson, Frank Givens, Henry Parker, Earl B. Gee, George H. Trapp, Norman Bailey, Martin L. Dann, Frank Gallagher, Charles Ballou, R. D. Joiner, Clinton Trapp, Frank Yaples, Howard Cottrell, Lynn C. Spencer

   Willet—Walter Forshee, Samuel L. Barnes, Fred Purdey, John Flavhan, Emmet Delevan, Herbert L. Covey, Morell Hibbard, J. F. Blancher, William N. Bliss, Ari Rankins, M. E. Burlingame, A. D. V. Eaton, Wm. C. Sternburgh.

 

FIVE STATES MILKMEN

Pass Resolutions Approving Course of the Sales Committee. 

(From the Binghamton Republican, Jan. 31.)

   The directors of the Five State Milk Producers' association, together with a large number of officers from the local sections in various parts of the country, held an important meeting at the Arlington hotel Tuesday afternoon. After hearing a full report from the sales committee and following a thorough discussion of the affairs of the association, the following resolutions were passed by unanimous vote:

   First—Resolved, That we believe that the sales committee are on the right track and we advise them to go on pursuing their present course, which will result in ultimate success if the local sections continue firm.

   Second—That we earnestly recommend the producers to buy, build or control local creameries or shipping stations at all points on the line of railroads where milk is now received, that we may control the situation and then be in a position to co-operate with the company handling the milk of the organization. And that we recommend that the title of these plants remain in the hands of the stockholders.

   Third—WHEREAS, Officials of the United States government have entered into correspondence with our secretary, H. T. Coon, in regard to the present milk question in New York City; therefore be it

   Resolved, That our association heartily co-operate with the efforts now being made by the United States government to investigate the condition of the milk business as it now exists in New York City as a consuming center, and the portion of the price now paid by the consumer going relatively to the dealer and producer.

   Fourth—Resolved, That we heartily approve of any and all associations organized to benefit the farming community and will co-operate with such associations in all measures to advance the agricultural interest.

   Fifth—Resolved, That we support the sales committee in their refusal to give an option on the milk of the association when they are not assured of the financial responsibility of the parties, this referring especially to the article appearing in The Milk Reporter of December issue.

   Secretary H. T. Coon was instructed to visit New York and confer with the United States inspector in regard to inquiries addressed to the association by officers of the United States government.

   Confidence was expressed in the ultimate success of the association in carrying out its present plans.

   An article printed in the December issue of The Milk Reporter has been going the rounds of the newspapers. It reads in part: Is any member (outside of the sales committee) in a position to affirm or deny the truth of the following report:

   That about the time the Pure Milk company first claimed to have been incorporated a member of the sales committee was asked whether the matter was already tied up or was it still open for a deal. He replied that it was still open. He was then shown a written application from parties of undoubted responsibility for a two weeks' option that would enable them to complete preparations for making a contract—that two weeks was deemed sufficient, but if not any extension asked would certainly be but for a few days, and the privilege would be paid for. The committee men expressed a willingness to do this and promised to bring the balance of the committee and come prepared to give the option but failed to again show himself.

   Interviewed regarding the report J. C. Lattimer, R. L. Snell and F. B. Aiken, composing the sales committee, said that they have never refused to entertain and examine a proposition from responsible parties for the purchase of the milk of the association. Many irresponsible parties, they say, however, have asked for options and desired contracts from the committee, and to all such they have refused to tie up their milk without proper guarantee of responsibility. The parties referred to in the article said they are J. D. Gilmore and Joseph L. Amer, who had an option that they had drawn up themselves and asked the committee to sign, to give them a two weeks' option. The committeeman that met them was Mr. Snell, who asked them who their financial backers were. They refused to name them. According to the committee, he then told them that no parties in New York or any other place could have an option on the milk unless Mr. Snell knew who were to finance the company, or unless they put up a security as an evidence of good faith. If they would do that, Mr. Snell told them, he would lay the matter before the committee. Mr. Snell says that they refused to put up any securities but said that if they wanted more time at the end of two weeks they would pay for it. Mr. Snell reported the proposition to the committee, who under the circumstances refused to entertain the proposal. Mr. Gilmore and Mr. Amer had for months full opportunity, the committee said, for organizing a company to take the milk and had twice led the committee into a false position.

 

J. Edward Banta, Professor of Latin and Greek.

PROF. BANTA AT GROTON.

Gave Two Strong Addresses Before a Teachers' Institute.

   In its account of the teachers' institute at Groton this week the Groton Journal says:

   Prof. J. Edward Banta, of the department of ancient languages of the Cortland Normal, occupied the remainder of the morning by a talk upon "The Teacher's Equipment" followed by "The Best Education." The teacher needs, as equipment from within, a sound character first of all. The character of the teacher is more important than scholarship, for soul inspires soul. Second, he must have heart-power, sympathy; he must be able to bring out the best in his pupils and make them what he sees they need to be. Third, he must have scholarship, and the best preparation possible along that line. Fourth, he must have teaching ability, gained from knowledge of pupil and methods. Fifth, he must know the pupil as an individual—must devote time and thought to child-study.

   Under "The Best Education," Prof. Banta defined education as "the full development of all the powers of the individual." How is the best education to be obtained? By contact with the best men and best women—not only with those now living, but with those now gone through the works which they have left. The story of a great man written by a great man is an inspiration; and not only inspiration, but instruction as well. The best education is the result of struggle; it takes time; and is a Christian education. What shall we do with our education when obtained? There is but one answer—use it. Prof. Banta's was a most suggestive and inspiring talk, and came from heartfelt convictions.

 

BREVITIES.

   —The old bear saw his shadow surely enough to-day. Six weeks more of winter.

   —"Samson the Weakling" is the subject of Mr. Needham's sermon at the First Baptist church to-night.

   —Sousa and his celebrated band give a concert at the Opera House on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 14.

   —The eighteenth annual public exercises of the Delphic fraternity occur in Normal hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock.

   —The funeral of Mrs. C. Leroy Rooks will be held at the house in Blodgett Mills on Sunday at 1:30 o'clock instead of on Saturday as previously noticed.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Buck & Lane., Andes stoves, page 6; C. F. Brown, For sale, page 6; C. F. Thompson, Saturday's pick-ups, page 6; Opera House, "Merchant of Venice," page 5.

   —The semi-annual sermon before the graduating class of the Normal school, the faculty, local board and students in general will be preached in the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening, Feb. 4, at 7:30 o'clock, by Rev. John Timothy Stone.

   —The college of agriculture of Cornell university ban just received the sum of $10, the prize awarded by the State Dairymen's association at their recent meeting in Cortland, for the best cheese. The cheese submitted received ninety-seven points out of a possible 100.