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| King Edward VII. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, June 26, 1902.
CONDITION IMPROVING.
Feeling at Buckingham Palace Very Hopeful.
KING HAS TAKEN NOURISHMENT.
Bulletins Regarded as Very Satisfactory—London Populace Sobered Down—Feeling That the King Will Live to Be Crowned—Queen Constantly in Sick Room.
London, June 26.—King Edward's condition is even more satisfactory than has been indicated by the last bulletins. He has made a decided improvement and the feeling at Buckingham palace is very hopeful. His majesty is able to take nourishment. He had scrambled eggs and a little hock and soda last evening and with his own hands he opened several telegrams.
The bulletin issued at 11 o'clock last night is regarded as intensely satisfactory. This bulletin is generally taken as being the first occasion upon which the king's doctors have allowed themselves to express even to a small degree the hopeful feelings they undoubtedly, even though privately, entertain. Thirty-six hours have now elapsed since the operation was performed, and the absence of complications creates hopefulness in all quarters, although several days must pass before the possibility of danger can be eliminated.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is the intended coronation day, and that London is now even more crowded with people than it was Tuesday, the scenes witnessed on the streets last night were in marked and pleasant contrast with those of Tuesday evening. The reckless rejoicing which was then so disgracefully prominent was quite unheard. Traffic pursued its way unimpeded, and even the most popular thoroughfares were comparatively deserted. No illuminations dispelled the natural gloom which settled over the metropolis.
Quiet and depressed, the crowds waited outside Buckingham palace for the night's final news of the sovereign. For several hours they kept their patient vigil, wandering aimlessly but with palpable anxiety, about the open space which fronts the royal residence. For some reason or another, a feeling pervaded the crowds that if the king lived through the night he would live to be crowned.
Inside the palace all was still. Queen Alexandra, who had been in the vicinity of the sick room the entire day, dined with a few members of the royal family. The callers who came to the palace in the course of the evening contented themselves with driving up to the outer gates, where they alighted and walked in to inquire at the equerries' entrance for the latest news. There they met only liveried servants and small knots of reporters.
With the exception of these callers and the noblemen who have the entree to the court everybody was rigidly excluded from the palace by the police. Lord Grey, a director of the British South Africa company, is among those having entree to the court. He said to a representative of the press that he had good hopes for the king's recovery and that he was sure every Englishman was deeply touched with the sympathy of the United States in the present calamity, although Lord Grey added, "Such kind expressions of feeling are only what I should expect after my recent pleasant experience of American hospitality."
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
God Save the King!
From every portion of the land came expressions of sorrow and sympathy at the sudden shadow that has so suddenly come over Great Britain. All enmities are forgotten and all the peoples of the world stand linked in sympathy. Of this event which has so suddenly startled the world the Brooklyn Eagle says:
The coronation of the king of England has been indefinitely postponed. A grave condition of organic illness has prostrated him. It has called for an heroic surgical operation, which has been performed. There is an official reserve of language either about condition or about probabilities, beyond the bald and general statement that the king is "progressing satisfactorily." While this reserve is wise, it is also significant. Surgically the case of the king has been the case of many another man. We must presume he received exactly the treatment which in like condition his humblest subject would receive. At least, let us hope he did. For, should he be treated in any fashion less fearless than the poorest peasant could of right command, then would his claim or chance on life be unfairly reduced. The world will hope that the surgeons and physicians in this instance recognized that theirs was the high ambassadorship of science, theirs the duty of courageous action, independent of majesty or of station, theirs the authority of the forces of health contesting with death on the field of life. More than one ruler has been a sufferer by the hesitation of surgery to deal with him as it would with humbler folk. The estate of the healing art in England and in America should now be so assured as to destroy that hesitation. The world will watch with close and critical attention to see if that estate was equal to the best estimate of it in this event. That can only be awaited.
THE H. M. WHITNEY COMPANY
Incorporated with the Secretary of State at Albany.
Albany. June 26, (Special).—The H. M. Whitney company of Cortland has been incorporated with the secretary of state, to manufacture and sell wagons, carriages, sleighs and other vehicles. The capital stock is $100,000, consisting of shares of $100 each, and the directors for the first year are Henry M. Whitney, Charles E. Thompson and Dana M. Chaffee of Cortland.
MCCARTHY-HARTNETT.
Dennis McCarthy of Cortland Weds a Moravia Bride.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in St. Mary's church in Moravia occurred the marriage of Mr. Dennis McCarthy of this city and Miss Mary Hartnett of Moravia, Rev. Father O'Connor officiating.
The bride and groom were attended by Miss Agnes Hey of Moravia and Mr. John Hartnett, a brother of the bride. The bride wore a gray traveling suit.
An elaborate wedding breakfast was served at the Moravia hotel after the ceremony was performed. The bride and groom left at 1:19 for a trip to Niagara Falls, and will return to Cortland and be at home after July 1 at 8 Franklin-st. Mr. McCarthy has recently purchased this property and fitted up a fine home to which to bring his bride, who is very well known in Cortland.
Those from this city who attended the wedding are Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gleason, Mr. and Mrs. William Hartnett and Mrs. Kate O'Brien.
Severe Thunderstorm.
During the severe electrical storm that passed over the [city of Cortland] last night, lightning struck one of the tall poles of the Home Telephone Co. on Groton-ave., opposite Dean's grocery store, splitting the top of it quite badly. A fire alarm wire that was fastened to the pole was broken, but none of the fire alarm boxes were seriously damaged.
O'BRIEN-PARK.
A Pleasant June Wedding on South Hill Last Evening.
A very pretty June wedding occurred last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride, 1 1/2 miles south of Cortland, the contracting parties being Mr. Nathaniel O'Brien of this city and Miss Jennie Park. About seventy-five guests were present to witness the nuptial ceremony, which was performed by Rev. C. E. Burr, pastor of the Baptist church at Groton.
The house was very tastily decorated with maiden hair ferns and cut flowers. The bride was becomingly gowned in blue silk mull with white lace trimmings. Miss Emma E. Hill of this city was maid of honor, and Mr. Charles Park, a brother of the bride was best man. The bridal party marched in and took its place to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, played by Miss Pearl Owen, organ, and Miss Hazel Peck, violin.
After the ceremony a bountiful wedding supper was served, after which congratulations were in order. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful presents.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien left this morning for a week's trip to points in Western New York. They will return to Cortland and be at home, 22 North Church-st. The bride is well and favorably known in Cortland. The groom has been connected for a number of years with the firm of Beard & Peck, undertakers, and has a very wide acquaintance. He is also an influential member of Vesta lodge, No. 255, I. O. O. F., of which he is at present the noble grand.
GIVENS-MCKELLAR.
A June Wedding at the Bride's Home in Groton, N. Y.
One of the prettiest of June weddings was that celebrated yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John McKellar 2 miles south of Groton, when their youngest daughter, Grace, was united in marriage with Mr. Mead Nelson Givens of Groton.
The ceremony was performed at 4 o'clock in the presence of about seventy-five relatives and friends of the bride and groom, Rev. C. E. Burr, pastor of the Baptist church at Groton officiated. The parlor where the ceremony was performed was handsomely decorated for the occasion, banked with ferns and trimmed with smilax and flowers. The bride was exceptionally beautiful. She wore a very handsome wedding dress of cream wool crepe de chine, entrain, trimmed with chiffon and carried a bouquet of white bridal roses. Her traveling dress was of blue gray material.
Misses May Mackey, Maude Kostenbader, Edna Yates, Lula Austin, Hattie Hicks, and Mabel Halladay of Groton, Marguerite Gregg of Moravia and Donalda McLachlan of Syracuse performed the offices of flower and ribbon girls and made way for the bride as she entered the parlor leaning upon the arm of her father. Little Miss Mary Stickles, a niece of the bride preceded her bearing upon a tray the wedding ring. The groom, unattended awaited the bride, who was given away by her father.
After congratulations had been offered to the happy couple, an elaborate wedding supper was served under the direction of Caterer E. E. Price of Cortland.
The wedding gifts were numerous and beautiful and included many of value, as well as the more useful articles of silver and linen. From her father the bride received as a wedding gift a handsome gold watch and $20 in gold and from her mother a fine china dinner set.
Soon after 7 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Givens left for a bridal trip to points not announced. Their carriage was decorated with white ribbon and old shoes and they were showered with rice as they drove away. Upon their return they will make their home in Groton.
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| Cortland Normal School viewed from Greenbush St. |
CLUB RECEPTION.
A Delightful Social Event of Commencement Week.
The annual reception given by the literary societies of the Normal school to the graduating class, alumni and their invited guests, is one of the most delightful events of commencement week. The different societies vie with each other in making the affair of special interest to their respective alumni and the result has always been very satisfactory.
The twelfth annual reception held last evening at the Normal building was one of the most successful ever given; while the downpour of rain doubtless kept some away, still the attendance was very large and nothing within the decorated rooms and corridors gave the slightest evidence of the storm without.
The corridor upon the first floor was profusely decorated and never looked more attractive than upon this occasion. Palms, ferns, daisies and buttercups, were used in the decorations and club and school colors added to the effectiveness of the scene.
The guests as they came were welcomed by the following reception committee:
Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. Cheney, Miss Hendrick and Miss Griffin for the faculty, Miss LaVilla Powers for the Agonian fraternity, Miss Maud McKinney for the Clionians, Miss Beata McMahon for the Philomathean, Miss Martha Davis for Alpha Delta, Mr. Augustus I. Dillon for the Delphics and Mr. Wm. M. Thayer for the Gamma Sigmas.
Each clubroom was the special scene of attraction for alumni of the various organizations. Lemonade and wafers were served in each fraternity room and each room was specially decorated for the occasion. Two of the rooms which have recently been refurnished, the Clionian and Gamma Sigmas, were the subjects of many compliments upon their changed appearance.
The Normal orchestra furnished music throughout the evening.
The committees in charge of the reception have been untiring in their efforts to make the affair a success and the pleasure of the evening is largely due to their efforts.
The general committee was made up as follows:
Agonian—Misses Maude Howes, Eleanor Westcott, and Bessie Davis.
Clionian—Misses Olive Edgcomb, Emily Sturtevant, and Lena George.
Alpha Delta—Misses Winifred Sexton, Bełle Hayden and Jessie Eggleston.
Philomathean—Misses Alice Bloxam, Freda Sulianer, and Mary Hand.
Delphic—Morton Snyder, Walter Bates and Elmer McCarthy.
Gamma Sigma—Vernon Peck, R. Guy Leonard, Charles Otis.
Miss Olive Edgcomb was chairman of the general committee, Miss Maude A. Holmes of the refreshment committee Vernon Peck, decoration committee, Miss Bell Hayden, music, Miss Lena George, invitations.
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| Cortland Park. |
Fourth at the Park.
The Traction Co. are preparing to celebrate the Fourth at the park. In the afternoon there will be a concert by the Cortland City band, beginning at 3 p. m., also dancing with music by McDermott's orchestra. In the evening at 8 o'clock the band will give another concert after which there will be a grand display of fireworks which will be of unusual brilliancy. There will be dancing in the evening also.
The Elm-st. extension now in operation will enable the company to give 10 minute service to and from the park.
BREVITIES.
—The A. O. H. baseball team will play the Truxton team at Y. M. C. A. field Saturday afternoon.
—New display advertisements today are—A. S. Burgess, .Clothing, page 8; T. P. Smith, Meats, page 7.
—Cortland commandery No. 50, Knights Templar, will confer the order of Temple at their regular conclave Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
—The Cortland Praying band will hold a prayer meeting tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. William Smith, 69 Groton-ave.
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