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| Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. train southbound near Blodgett Mills, N. Y. |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, August 3, 1900.
GRANGERS' EXCURSION.
Two Trains Will he Required to Carry the Crowds to Binghamton.
The Grangers' excursion to Ross park, Binghamton, on Wednesday, August 15, promises to be one of the largest ever run from this county and arrangements have been made for the running of the train in two sections, one of which will make all stops from Apulia to Whitney's Point, leaving Cortland at 7:46, and the second section stopping only at Cortland, Blodgett Mills, Messengerville and Marathon. This last section will also take the passengers who come from the stations along the Erie & Central New York railroad.
Ross park is one of the prettiest resorts in Central New York, and Binghamton has many other attractive places which will prove of interest to the visitors.
The timetable for both trains on the D., L. & W. road, with the fare from each station is given below:
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| Orris. U. Kellogg. |
THE RAILROAD-ST. PAVING.
Repairs to be Made—The Jamestown Construction Company will be Asked to Pay.
The board of public works propose to place the brick pavement in Railroad-st. [Central Ave.] in better condition than it is at present, and if possible compel the Jamestown Construction company to foot the bill.
The street was paved by that company in the fall of 1896 under a five years guarantee, ground being broken in front of the Democrat building on the 20th of August. The work seems to have been faulty, for within a year after it was laid it began to be uneven and it has grown worse ever since.
Last September the then board of trustees decided that the Jamestown company should live up to its guarantee and after some correspondence, Mr. Mahoney of that company, who had charge of the paving, came to Cortland and at a meeting of the village trustees that gentleman stated that his company was not liable for the defects in the pavement: that the work was done strictly according to contract, although his company did not favor laying the brick in the manner insisted upon by the engineer and village authorities. The next morning Mr. Mahoney, with Engineer Landreth and the village board, inspected the pavement but nothing satisfactory resulted and the company has made no move towards repairing the defects.
As is well known, there are many depressions and in several places the brick have raised or bulged upwards, making the pavement very uneven.
At the regular meeting of the board of public works held Wednesday evening, Hon. O. U. Kellogg, village attorney, explained the condition of the Railroad-st. paving and read from the report of Engineer Allen, compiled from a survey made by him last Saturday. This report specified the defective spots in the pavement and gave the estimated cost of repairs as $1,400.
Mr. Kellogg read from the guarantee given in 1896 by the Jamestown Construction company, by which it gave a bond to keep the pavement in good repair for five years; it to replace all settlements exceeding one-half inch, to reset all curb and headers which may be out of line; to replace all broken brick.
Mr. Kellogg presented a form of notice to the contractors, which was approved by the board and he also suggested the passage of a resolution reading as follows which was done:
Whereas, Henry C. Allen, the city engineer, has made an examination of the pavement on Railroad-st in this city, heretofore constructed by the Jamestown Construction company, and has presented his report dated July 28, 1900, showing the repairs necessary to be made, and the location, dimensions of the several places in said pavement needing repairs, and an estimate of the cost of making such repairs, which has been placed on file.
Now therefore, resolved, that in the opinion of the board of public works of the city of Cortland, the repairs specified in the report of the city engineer are necessary to the pavement on Railroad-st. and that the Jamestown Construction company be required to make and complete said repairs promptly; and that the city clerk be and hereby is instructed to serve a copy of this report upon the contractors and a notice that in the opinion of this board such repairs are necessary, and requiring it to make such repairs within five days after the service of this notice and to complete the same promptly; and that in case said company does not make such repairs within a reasonable time after the service of said notice that this board will cause such repairs to be made under its supervision and require the Jamestown Construction Co. to pay the costs thereof upon demand.
APPENDICITIS.
Different Methods of Treatment—A Cortland Physician's Experience.
Appendicitis is one of the ills that worries many people, and as upon many other diseases physicians disagree as to its proper treatment. The following article giving the opinion of a Chicago doctor, is going the rounds of exchanges:
"People will be glad to know that the surgical treatment of appendicitis, of which so much has been lately heard, is coming to be believed in most cases needless or worse. A Chicago physician of the highest rank has treated his cases, eighteen in all, with oil and all successfully. After administering purgatives his procedure is to give from one-half to two ounces of sweet oil every three to six hours and keep constantly applied to the abdomen a hot flaxseed poultice over which hot sweet oil has been poured. This soon brings relief and normal temperature. He says that appendicitis is due to inflammatory action from catarrhal difficulties, drastic purgatives, colds, etc., and that it no more needs a knife than colic. Certainly it is probably that the knife can be dispensed with in many cases.''
Of our Cortland physicians probably Dr. S. J. Sornberger has had as much experience with appendicitis as any one, and he has met with such pronounced success that the Democrat representative sought an interview with him to learn if his opinions agreed with the Chicago physician quoted above. Dr. Sornberger has during his practice had twenty-five cases of appendicitis, and what is remarkable he has never lost a case, though several have caused him no little anxiety for a time. Of the twenty-five cases, twenty-one were cured without an operation, and four were compelled to submit to the knife to save the patient.
Dr. Sornberger is as much opposed to an operation as the Chicago physician, except in cases where it is certain that no other treatment will be of any avail. His method of treatment is, however, radically different from that of the Chicago doctor in one respect, as instead of using hot applications he invariably resorts to ice-cold external applications with the oil treatment.
The experience of both physicians is proof that in a large majority of cases, appendicitis, which is a new name for inflammation of the bowels, can be cured without an operation.
CORTLAND COUNTY FAIR.
Special Premiums Offered by Many Business Men.
The following named firms and dealers join the Cortland county Agricultural society in offering these special premiums. Any person or persons entering for these premiums must be the purchaser of a season ticket, $1. All of the following will be entered as class 65.
There are nearly 200 of these premiums, covering almost everything on earth:
Upright cabinet grand piano in handsome mahogany case, presented by A. Mahan and the society to the holder of some season ticket. Value, $350.
C. Fred Thompson offers to the winner of No. 193, class 24, a $3 order for groceries or meats.
B. B. Terry offers use of hitching barn for three months to party exhibiting best suckling colt sired by Racine.
Sheriff Brainard, 30 days' board to the biggest crook found upon grounds.
Ohio Poultry Journal one year for the best and largest exhibit of Bantam.
American Poultry Journal one year for best barred hen.
Forrest Seed Co. one pound best seed for largest beet.
Ferris Publishing Co., one year of Poultry Monthly for best pair Wyandotte chicks.
The Horse World one year for best pair carriage horses.
C. D. Sanders one box cigars for best general purpose horse.
The Model clothing house an overcoat to exhibitor of first prize butter test any breed cow.
G. W. Bradford one pint lemon extract for best sponge cake.
W. R. Hill will shoe one horse all round new for owner driving best single road horse.
F. H. Cobb & Co. 100 pounds of sugar for greatest variety of fruit raised by exhibitor.
P. J. Peckham shaving cup and brush for best Pointer dog or bitch.
J. C. Stevens, V. S. services free to any person whose horse is taken ill on the grounds last day of fair, while it remains on the grounds.
B. F. Taylor, $2 for best bushel potatoes (Taylor to have the potatoes.)
F. B. Zimmer, year's subscription to Southern Fancier for best Beadle dog or bitch.
Poultry Star, one year for best pair of B. R. fowls.
George McKean, one quart Straight Mt. Vernon whiskey for best fox terrier.
Mallick the barber, will shave the "Neckless Wonder" during the four days of the fair free.
Rood's Candy Kitchen will serve soda water to the largest family on the grounds during the fair.
Cortland Democrat, year's subscription to farmer whose wife wins most first premiums in class No. 53.
Standard Publishing Co., year's subscription to farmer winning most prizes in class No. 11.
F. P Barney, dinners to youngest married couple attending the fair. Entries to be made at the secretary's office. Dinner will be served at the "Laurel."
Filzinger, five pounds creamery butter for best amateur exhibit of hand bouquet.
Poultry Star, one year for best pair of White Rock chicks.
W. Eugene Powers, life size India ink portrait of winner for the attractive booth at the fair.
American Poultry Journal one year for best exhibit of Leghorns, all varieties. Ferris Publishing Co., subscription for best R. C. White Leghorn hen. F. B. Zimmer, year's subscription for best Cocker spaniel any color or sex. Ohio Poultry Journal, one year for largest and best exhibit of poultry. Same for largest and best exhibit white Minorcas.
C. W. Stoker 5 pounds American Beauty coffee for best white rock cockerel raised in Cortland county. Half barrel flour for best loaf of bread made from Shoemacheris flour.
A. S. Burgess, one hat to tallest man paying admission to grounds. To farmer exhibiting largest head of cabbage a $10 suit of clothes. To oldest man on the grounds during fair a $4 pair shoes. To oldest woman on grounds a $4 silk umbrella.
Forrest Seed Co. half pound cabbage seed for largest cabbage. One pound assorted sweet pea seed for best bouquet sweet peas. One pound squash seed for largest squash. 100 packages of vegetable seed to the Patrons of Industry lodge that registers the second most members at the fair.
F. Daehler $10 suit of clothes to farmer bringing best plate of four apples, any variety, grown on exhibitor's farm.
McGraw & Osgood pair ladies' shoes for five largest potatoes grown by exhibitor.
J. B. Kellogg rug for best farmers' turn-out driven by owner.
Dorr C. Smith quart old whiskey for best bull terrier.
A. S. Brown storage for 100 dozen eggs to Jan. 1, 1901, for best exhibit of eggs by farmer or poultryman. Second, same storage for 50 dozen eggs.
Poultry Star one subscription for largest cock, any variety. Same for best pair black Minorca chicks. Same for best pair white Minorca chicks.
E. A. Didama offers his medical services free to any person taken ill on grounds third day of fair.
M. L. Decker new $50 sewing machine, New Home, for best hand-made dress delivered at his booth by 10 a. m. second day of fair.
Bingham & Miller a $15 black English clay worsted suit to farmer whose wife exhibits best loaf wheat bread made in his family.
W. G. Mead lady's brooch for best exhibit of domestic fancy work, exhibitor to live in this county.
A. J. Goddard box $5 cigars to winner most second prizes in cattle, sheep and swine departments.
Palmer & Co. for best single turn-out owned by farmer and exhibited Friday at 2 o'clock on fair grounds, to be driven by owner's wife or daughter, material linings, etc., complete for a black silk dress. Silk of extra fine quality, linings of best Mercerized silk, all of the latest style. Second prize lady's dress skirt, all wool, latest style, fine linings. Made to order in our factory.
Cortland and Homer Oil Supply Co. 10 gallons oil for best loaf of bread baked in oil stove, using Tiona oil. One dozen bottles sewing machine oil for best made flat iron holder.
C. B. Smith one barrel flour for test loaf bread made from "New Process" flour.
T. Knoble one hair cut to greatest "rubber neck" on grounds third day.
F. H. Sears one full cream cheese to Cortland county grange having largest attendance at fair.
J. R. Hathway offers $10 for best three colts sired by King of France.
Pillsbury Flour Co. one barrel flour for best loaf bread made from Pillsbury flour.
Cortland Democrat one subscription to farmer bringing shortest stalk, roots and all of corn, this year's growth, with ear and silk. Same to mother of youngest red haired baby on grounds during fair. Same to farmer, the father of largest family, all girls, attending fair. Same to farmer father of largest family of boys.
Cortland Standard one semi-weekly for most attractive booth in hall. The Sentinel one year for quilt containing most pieces.
F. D. Smith for best and most complete exhibit in class 51 one Imperial Red Cross range worth $65.
Palace Confectionery Co. will serve ice cream to largest family of daughters attending the fair.
Wickwire Bros., bale 4-foot poultry netting for best exhibit Belgian hares. Bale 6-foot netting best exhibit bantams. Same for Plymouth Rocks. Same of leghorns, any variety. W. H. Wooland pair Sanger adjustable handle bars for best homemade bicycle skirt.
F. B. Nourse silver cracker jar for best single turnout.
M. A. Case silk waist for best 5-pound pail dairy butter.
A. W. Graham Knox hat for best exhibit S. C. White Leghorns.
Pearson Bros. Turkish couch to person making most English words from words "Pearson Brothers" furniture house.
W. J. Perkins toilet set for best layer cake made with "City Drug Store" baking powder.
Horace Kirk will shoe blue ribbon pair of matched 5-year-olds, class No. 5, new all round.
E. M. Yager $2 livery to winner of No. 771, class 64.
Ullman, Einstein & Co.. one case best assorted liquors for best setter dog or bitch.
Robert Otto one lawn swing to winner No. 765, class 65.
Wickwire roller mill Co. barrel "T. H.'' flour for best loaf bread made from that brand.
E. M. Watrous flour can for best fruit cake.
Warren, Tanner & Co. rug for best case clover honey.
S. N. Holden & Co. ton coal or $5 in cash for best single turnout driven by lady.
A. B. Frazier ham for No. 238, class 35.
A. M. Jewett silver and crystal fruit dish for largest squash.
C. H. Warren $3 box cigars for best Jersey bull owned in this county, under three years.
The Fair stores Cortland and Homer dinner set of fine crockery for handsomest baby under 2 years. Contest Friday at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. G. T. Chatterton one skirt to lady having largest family at the fair.
Hyatt, photographer, 8x10 photo for best amateur portrait.
G. H. Ames pair of shoes to patron guessing nearest the total attendance.
Ferris Publishing Co., year's subscription to Poultry Monthly for best exhibit 24 white hen eggs. Same for best pair Houdan chicks.
John C. Seager one ton coal to I. O. O. F. Lodge securing most new members in September 1900, who attended the fair.
Cramer & Hollister set scales for best pound print dairy butter.
Practical Poultryman one year for best white Minorca pullet.
Sprague & Stearns ton coal for best exhibit apples.
McKinney & Doubleday a high grade $40 bicycle for best specimen of amateur penmanship with Waterman fountain pen.
Mrs. S. Darby-Turner gives a bottle of perfume to handsomest woman working on grounds helping to make fair a success.
Glann & Clark pair "Queen Quality" shoes to person guessing nearest to the number of those shoes made during July.
F. M. Quick trip to Sylvan Beach and return to youngest married couple attending the fair.
L. S. Hayes a chair to farmer exhibiting longest 1900 stalk of corn.
Cortland Bottling works a case of champagne for best stallion and his get in class 1.
Keator and Wells a rubber tire, leather top, piano body, end spring buggy as a second premium to the holders of family season tickets. Value $125.
Buck & Lane blue flame oil stove for best exhibit of cake made by exhibitor, bakeries barred.
Coon Bros., fancy fruit cake to oldest lady attending Aug 23.
Model Clothing Co. $15 suit for largest potato grown in the county.
Cortland Beef Co. ham to owner of largest hog.
H. B. Hubbard a 10 piece toilet set for three best stalks of ensilage corn from seed sold by him.
Beard & Peck's ladies' driving contest. Three prizes, Thursday, August 23. See premium list for rules. 1st. prize, chamber suit with bedstead, dresser, commode and towel rack, set springs and mattress worth $25. 2nd. prize, sideboard worth $14. 3d prize, bamboo parlor cabinet worth $7.
Premiums will be paid on worthy exhibits of thoroughbred cattle the same as in class No 7.
Picking the Farmer's Pocket.
There is no one who suffers more from the growing domination of the trusts than the American farmer. Within the past four years the various controlling trusts have raised the price of nearly every necessity of farm work and the farmer's home, while there has been no corresponding increase in the price of the products which the farmer has to sell.
If the farmer buys a pound of sugar, a gallon of oil, a pound of nails, or any farm implement, he must pay the trust price, but when he sells his butter, potatoes, grain or any other product he cannot fix the price in arbitrary trust style, but must accept that of a competitive market based on supply and demand. The trust system works only one way—against American farmer.
Within the past four years trusts have multiplied and grown all-powerful. The Hanna-McKinley administration has been friendly, and monopoly has taken advantage of its opportunity.
The formation of a trust means that competition in the industry embraced is destroyed, and the consumer placed at the mercy of the resulting monopoly. Within four years the various trusts, in order to further swell their bulging treasuries and increase the dividends on their stock, have increased the prices on the following articles which are necessities to the American farmer: Barbed and other wire for fencing, nails, harrows, plows and plow points, horse rakes, mowing machines, reapers, furniture, roofing and building materials, men's clothing, dress goods, underwear, coal, glass, cutlery, tinware, wall paper, kerosene oil, leather and leather goods, salt, sugar, brooms, crockery and many other articles.
How long will the American farmer submit to the exactions of the trusts which are a daily tax upon his pocket book?
William J. Bryan is pledged to the destruction of greedy trusts. He has the courage and backbone to keep his pledge. A vote for Mr. Bryan will be a vote to destroy the trusts.
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| William McKinley. |
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
For the first time prominent officials are willing to admit the probability of an extra session of congress having to be called to deal with the Chinese situation. With all his assumptions of imperial authority, Mr. McKinley will not dare to declare war, and a declaration of war upon China by the powers whose citizens have been killed may be expected any day. It has been hinted that Mr. McKinley would withdraw American troops if the other powers declare war but the American people will have something to say about that. The murder of a number of American missionaries has been fully authenticated, and the people are only waiting for authentic news of the fate of the American minister and other Americans in Pekin who are believed also to have been murdered.
When they know that the people also will let Mr. McKinley know their will as they did about the war with Spain, and he and congress will obey, as they did then.
The fact that an officer of the Cuban Military government—Maj. E. T. Ladd, treasurer— should have given out an interview in Washington against the withdrawal of the United States troops from Cuba and the fitness of the Cubans for self-government, with the usual rot about the "better classes" being in favor of permanent American control of the island, strengthens the suspicion that the announced withdrawal of the United States from Cuba was made for effect in the political campaign in this country rather than with the intention of being carried out in good faith. It is not conceivable that a subordinate army officer would have allowed himself to be publicly quoted, as Maj. Ladd has done, if he had not known that his sentiments were those held by his official supervisors.
The tendency of this administration to follow the imperialistic policy of government without congressional authority, was again emphasized by the announcement cabled from Madrid getting news of what our government is doing from foreign capitals, is not pleasing to the average American, although it has become quite prominent under the McKinley regime—that this government had offered Spain $100,000 for the two islands of the Philippine group which were not covered by boundary line named in the treaty of peace with Spain. It is the theory of this government that the executive branch can pay out no money that has not been specifically appropriated by congress for a particular purpose, but that theory has been departed from several times under the present administration, beginning with the lump sum of $50,000,000 placed at Mr. McKinley's disposal to prepare for the war with Spain. That departure was justifiable under the circumstances and was authorized by the unanimous vote of congress, but there have been other departures which were neither justifiable nor authorized, and this offer to purchase more islands is one of them. It was known last winter that Spain had laid claim to those islands, but instead of referring the matter to congress, the administration announced that Spain had been notified that its claim would not be recognized. That was supposed to have ended the matter, until the Spanish government informed the world that this government had offered to pay $100,000 for the islands. If congress was not Republican in both branches and thoroughly dominated by the Imperial administration, it would call down this unconstitutional usurpation of authority, and demand to know from what fund this $100,000 is to be taken. There is an emergency fund at the disposal of the administration, but it is certain that those who voted to appropriate it never contemplated the use of any portion of it for the purchase of islands. If this republic is to be preserved as established, a government must be put in power that will follow the precepts laid down by the constitution, which the Democratic platform pledges Bryan and Stevenson to do. Senator Vest was right when he declared that the great issue of this campaign was republic or empire, with the Democratic party standing for the republic and the Republican party standing for the empire.
"One of the results of Hanna's survey of the situation,'' said one Republican to another, "has been an urgent request from him to the trust magnates and other large employers of labor who are under obligations to him for legislative favors, to keep down labor troubles and prevent strikes at any cost until after election.''
The war taxes are still piling money in the treasury. The annual report of the commissioner of internal revenue shows receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30 to have been $295,316,107, an increase over the previous year of $21,831,563. More than $100,000, 000, that ought to be in the pockets of those who paid it into the treasury.
Political Notes.
In 1866, five-eighths of the people owned their homes, and only three-eighths were the prey of landlordism. In 1886, only three-eighths owned their own homes and five-eighths were reduced to the rank of tenants. Since that time the confiscation of homes by the money power has gone on in increased ratio, and it cannot be a great while before the final result will be reached, and the entire population become homeless and landless.—Baltimore Sun.
"Trade follows the flag!'' whoops an administration journal with a calculating eye on China. The trouble is that other people have equally calculating eyes on China and that their flags are likewise flopping in the winds of the middle kingdom. Incidentally, too it may be mentioned that trade hasn't followed the flag into Luzon, where Europe beats us in the ratio of 16 to 1, and that trade has to hop over a 25 per cent tariff to get into Porto Rico. Let us ponder these things.—Chicago Chronicle.
PAGE FOUR—SHORT EDITORIALS.
For a party that is so very sure of winning this fall, the Republicans show a most extraordinary lot of terror as to the result.
A more aggressive chairman could not have been found than Dr. James M. Milne. Watch the figures election night for proof of this.
Dr. Kinyon's work on the board of supervisors has won him an excellent legislative reputation at home. It would be likewise in the assembly.
A thoroughly united Democracy has never lost a national election; hence the Republican efforts to cause disruption in our ranks this year. Don't be misled by malicious stories of Hanna-McKinley origin and started only to benefit that ticket.
Nothing but good words are heard about the Democratic nominations. No man of any party can say aught against a single candidate. Let the good work begin now and there can be but one result when the votes are counted November 6.
Edwin Duffey is every inch a man and a reputable citizen. Look over his work the past three years. Two murder trials beside innumerable smaller offenders and all conducted with the same care and attention he gives his own large law business.
Do you recall a great "holler" put up years ago about "corrupt and drunken" caucus"? If our recollection is not at fault the names of Dickinson and Dowd were terribly mixed up with that affair, and yet they now have places upon the Republican list of nominations. A pretty hard pill for self-respecting voters to swallow.
The voters of the county do not all live in Homer, and probably many do not even know Joseph W. Fassett, but almost everyone knows some resident of Homer. Next time you see that friend, ask about the Democratic nominee for county clerk. He is all right, capable and honest. Some of the Republican nominees have rested poorly since learning of the Democratic nominations. Well, so be it, and they can rest and resume former occupations all the time without interruption after November 6.
Mr. McKinley's secretary of the treasury has reported with some show of pride a treasury surplus amounting in round numbers to $8,000,000—the first surplus, he points out, in seven years. Such a publication is a fair instance of Republican dishonesty and juggling. Mr. Gage knows, as every intelligent American knows, that the surplus of which he makes his boast could have no existence in fact were it not that the special taxes imposed to pay the cost of the war have been continued, although the war is over.
Mr. O'Donnell Desires to Correct.
Editor Cortland Democrat:—In the issue of your valuable paper of date July 20 I read the following article:
"John O'Connor, the genial town clerk of Truxton was "touched" for $50 Wednesday evening at Syracuse. He and his wife had been attending the A. O. H. convention, and while passing through the door at the D., L. & W. station he felt a movement near his pocket, and after entering the train he discovered that his pocketbook was missing. As it contained about $50, Mr. O'Connor thinks the thief made more out of the convention than he did.
"The Truxton party seems to have other troubles on their return home. Supervisor O'Donnell became separated from his wife at the station and the result was that he came on the early train, while his wife got left and came with Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor on the late train. Mr. O'Connor's team was at Preble from which place they boarded the train in the morning, and as the train made no stop at that place they were obliged to come to Cortland, where a conveyance was procured to take them to Truxton."
Now I like to see cunning little men and to read cunning little pieces in a paper, but when a reporter tries to lie smart and makes a big fool of himself at the expense of others. I fail to see the joke, especially when nine-tenths of the little story is false. Mr. Connor did have his pocket-book taken at the station, with a small amount of money, but his team was not at Preble that day, he and his family going with me on the train from Truxton to Cortland in the morning, and from there to Syracuse.
The statement that my wife and I became separated at the station at Syracuse is absolutely false, as I had both business and domestic matters to attend to at home that evening, and I felt it necessary for me to return on the early train. By mutual consent it was agreed that she should stay and visit with her parents in Syracuse until the late train, and then come with her aunt to Cortland, which she did, and which I suppose we might do without public comment.
Respectfully yours, etc., JOHN O'DONNELL.
HERE AND THERE.
Keep in mind the dates of the Cortland county fair.
The new poles for the Home Telephone company arrived last Saturday.
Dr. E. M. Santee has bought the Blair farm, west of this city, of B. H. Wheeler.
August 7 is the last day upon which naturalization papers granted this year will enable the new citizen to vote for president in November.
No one in Cortland or in Hoboken ever saw potato vines grow to such mammoth proportions as they have this year. There is a faint suspicion that the tubers will be correspondingly small.
The Waterloo News say that George Dennister and George Harper wheeled to Cortland a week ago Sunday, going by the way of Ithaca and returning by way of Skaneateles and Auburn. The distance traveled was about 135 miles, which they did in about ten and one-half hours
Garrett Smith and son of Cortland were in this place Thursday and Friday. While here they purchased a timber lot consisting of fifty acres of F. J. Dillenbeck situated in the town of German It will be cleared and the timber shipped as quickly as possible.—DeRuvter Gleaner.
Edward O'Connor of McGrawville had a narrow escape from death last Thursday. He was found in Riley's salon unconscious at 6 o' clock in the afternoon, and it was impossible to arouse him. Drs. Didama and Bennett were called, and later Dr. Moore as coroner. After six or seven hours of hard work on the part of the physicians, O'Connor was brought around to consciousness. He had evidently taken morphine, as a package containing about six grains of the drug were found in his pocket.
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