FRANK'S CORNERS

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 6, 1891.

TOWN REPORTS.

FRANK'S CORNERS.

   Miss Stella Lormore of Dryden will teach our summer term of school.

   Fred Ryan of Virgil will move in Thomas Space's tenant house this spring.

   Ellsworth Hotchkiss and family of Lapeer were the guests of his parents over Sunday.

   At last Dell Dann has decided to remain in our hamlet and teach the school in the Ball district the coming term.

   Nelson Palmatier expects to move on the George Dann place this spring, now occupied by Frank Seamans.

   Sitting at his window a few days since, Uncle Dick's wandering eyes glanced at the picturesque Owego hills which are gorgeously covered with the poor man's friend, the snow. These hills are among the highest elevations in the county and partially densely wooded, therefore the last vestige of winter is seen on its summits. Nothing of material importance is associated with these well known hills only that our ostentatious hamlet is situated at its magnificent base. While Uncle Dick was intently absorbed in the probable appearance of these hills in the centuries to come, he saw a spectacle in the distance and on close surveillance observed it to be a male pedestrian slowly wending his way toward our hamlet—like Rip Van Winkle—and made Uncle Dick a friendly call; after conversing on the current topics of the day he courteously introduced himself as a book agent, and introducing an authentic history of Cortland county. After he had made many spontaneous expressions and fabrications of falsehood, Uncle Dick made his mark in the prospectus for a copy under certain conditions which the consignee deemed necessary. Last Saturday the book came and Uncle Dick's countenance is occasionally illuminated with the idea that be will soon be qualified to take a Regents' examination in history. Uncle Dick reads with unfathomable interest of the various adventures to which the pioneers of Cortland county were subjected, and the amelioration in the industries of our county in the past half century. We are enjoying the advantages and luxuries which our grandparents have bestowed on us by unceasing dangers, hardships and toils which predominated in the pioneer days of our now prosperous county. Perhaps it will be appropriate to mention that our little hamlet was named in honor of its first settler, John M. Frank, who had a patent for lot No. 40 and settled in 1794 where Mr. Hotchkiss now resides.

   UNCLE DICK.

1876 map of Town of Virgil (use magnification slider on map): http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/15016/Virgil+Township/Cortland+County+1876/New+York/

LITTLE YORK.

   A. D. Perkins, having attended a committee meeting of school commissioners at Cortland, spent Friday night with his parents at this place.

   John Gillett, last fall procured a small engine to cut corn for his silo. This winter he is making it useful in cutting a year or more supply of wood.

   We learn that Horace Hiscock, a brother of Senator Hiscock's, living near Preble, slipped and broke both bones of his leg just above the ankle joint.

   Howard Hollenbeck goes from the Vandenburg farm to the Beach farm on Brake Hill, and his son Will from the McNamara place to that of George Stevens.

   B. J. Salisbury is cutting the willows which used to beautify the old dance hall and its surroundings. They will sprout again but it looks desolate now.

   Last Thursday our bees and those of our neighbors that had not died, got a good fly. Much over one hundred days without a fly is death to a colony on the out door stand.

   John Roe has added to his stock of Jerseys by the purchase of two full bloods from J. J. Woodruff. He has also secured a pure breed bull. Lewis Babcock kept the same strain of cattle on the same farm for years.

   The old fashioned game of checkers is greatly revived in this place, and some of our sports are ready to back Vic Warner against any non-professional in the county. This revival shows that the world does move—in a circle.

   The moving season among farmers has begun. W. W. Salisbury goes back to his Cold Brook place, while his son James goes from the same to Homer. Charles Lewis goes from the Knight farm to the Mills Van Hoesen farm, while his son-in-law, Randall, takes his place.

   A party from Cortland improved the last good sleighing of last week to enjoy the hospitality of the Raymond House. There were nineteen in the load. They engaged "Happy Bill" [McDaniels] and wife to meet them there, who with the aid of a melodean kept them tripping till all cried "hold! enough McDuff."

   ULI SLICK.

WILLETT.

   Considerable sickness is reported in town just at present.

   Mrs. Cora C. Card was a guest of Silas Leroy and family, last week.

   Burrill Greene and family entertained friends from Cincinnatus, to-day.

   Mrs. Eva Orton is the pleasant guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Barnard for a short time.

   School closed Friday for the usual spring vacation, and will commence again April 6th, so we are informed.

   Nicholas Hollenbeck has rented his house in the village to Jackson McMinn, who has already taken possession.

   A. M. Turner has moved into the "gothic" house, and William Allen onto the A. C. Greene farm vacated by Turner. John C. Eaton moved back to his farm, and his son A. D. V. Eaton, moved into the house vacated by Henry Edwards.

   "Soon be time to tap our sugar bush" but if we can get granulated sugar for 5 cents or better, I guess we will not "tap."

   The warm rains the past week have been very disastrous to the sleighing in this vicinity. The small streams were full banks and many of our older residents say the Otselic river has not been higher since the spring of '65. Little damage was done except washing out one or two small bridges and floating off a few logs, which were banked near the river.

FREETOWN.

   Miss Lill Underwood is to teach the East Freetown school this term.

   Mr. Bert Davis is to assist Mr. Almeron Metzgar on his big farm this season.

   Mrs. A. West was suddenly called to McGrawville on account of the sickness of her mother.

   A pleasant party at Gilbert Wavles, Tuesday evening. Twenty numbers [tickets to event—CC editor] sold. Music by the Davis band.

   All that wish beds filled or straw for any purpose, can have the same at Frank B. Slocum's, as he has a few tons to dispose of.

   Mr. Arthur Brainard is moving his mother's things from Marathon to her old home here that is made vacant by her death.

   George Borthwick is on the sick list and unable to attend school the past week. Quite a number sick and many complaining of colds.

   The free supper provided by our Supervisor [Willson Greene] was well attended. Over one hundred and eighty partook of refreshments. Not only oysters and all things pertaining to a good supper, but candies and cigars for all that chose to have them.

   A. E. Seymour, of McGrawville, will give a lecture on the amendment question, Friday evening of this week, at the M. E. church; also a temperance lecture for the benefit of the Good Templars' Lodge on Saturday evening, and a general temperance speech Sunday evening. Every one invited.

SUMMER HILL.

   Mr. Herbert Newton has moved onto Mr. Jacobs' farm.

   Mrs. O. Nye and Mrs. J. G. Allen are on the sick list.

   Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark have returned from their wedding tour.

   Rev. W. G. Hull is holding evening meetings at North Summer Hill.

   We learn that Mr. Michael Keenan is quite sick with inflammatory rheumatism.

   Rev. Mr. Darby has left the Baptist church to pursue his studies, and Rev. Mr. Warren of Truxton, is supplying the pulpit for the present.

   The Prohibitionists are rejoiced at having elected nearly all on their ticket at the recent town meeting:. Summer Hill is the banner prohibition town in this section.

   Several new members were received at the last meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. [Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor—CC editor.] The following officers were elected for the coming six months: Miss Emma Bliss, president; Mr. Loren Bangs, vice-president; Miss Gertie Howland, secretary; Miss Clara Bangs, treasurer.

GROTON CITY.

   To the shame and disgrace of the voters of the town of Groton be it said that we are to have license in our town this year.

   Mr. F. B. Clark attended the lecture by Rev. T. DeWitt Talmadge, at Cortland last week.

   Mr. Grout had the misfortune to fall into the mill pond one day last week, while at work in the sawmill. He escaped with nothing worse than a good wetting from his impromptu bath.

   Mr. Hopkins of Locke, has rented the blacksmith shop of Mr. Langdon, and will be ready to serve the public in that line of work. Mr. Langdon will continue to work in his wagon shop, and will do all kinds of repairing in his line.

   AUNT CELESTIA.

SCOTT.

   Monday morning was the coldest of this winter 10 below zero.

   Mrs. Henry Niver has rented her farm to Frank Fisk for the coming year.

   Mrs. Dan J. Cottrell is sick and under the care of Dr. Burdick of Homer.

   It is announced that Rev. F. A. Dickerson and Rev. J. A. Platts will address the people of Scott at the M. E. church, on Sunday evening, March 8, upon the prohibitory amendment question. This is to be a union service and is called by our town committee—M. G. Frisbie.

   We notice some of our town officers elect have not filed their [election expense] affidavits yet, and the 10 days allotted is already passed. Are they afraid to put in their bills? Perhaps they don't have the means of knowing just how much their expenses were for liquor. Perhaps President Jeremiah could tell them.

   We learn that John McMillin (prohibitionist) was elected supervisor of the town of Summerhill by 66 plurality over the republican candidate, and 32 majority over the combined vote of the republican and democratic candidates. Also that the whole prohibition ticket was elected with two exceptions.

   Rev. Mr. Damon of Homer, preached an interesting sermon at the M. E. church here last Sunday P. M., from the text—"If the foundation be destroyed what shall the righteous do?" He spoke vehemently and radically against the attempt that is being made in the legislature of our state to further the interest of the rum power and undermine the foundations of our government.

   Ye "Deestrict Skule" with Mr. T. Mason Loring, teacher, was rendered at the S. D. B. church here on Thursday evening, February 26, to quite a full house. Receipts $23.80. It is generally considered we think that it would have given better satisfaction if the teacher had been a little more fortunate in the selection of material, which was not his fault, from the fact that he was nearly a stranger here.

   The Kickapoo Indians, their doctor and attendants came to town last week Tuesday, bringing along their medicine chest. We learn that they will stay during this week holding nightly meetings for the purpose of amusing and instructing people and selling their medicines to those who enjoy poor health. We hear they are selling large quantities. This fact, (if it is a fact) together with the fact that the "Board of Health" has recently convened here, would indicate that some prevailing disease is in our midst. We would advise all who buy to be careful and not take an overdose, before getting use to it. One of the company evidently had taken an overdose of "Kickapoo" just before arriving in town; and yet the trouble may have been some spinal disease contracted in the malarial district of Spafford.

HARFORD MILLS.

   Mr. Lewis Hines has moved into the Abe Boice house.

   Mr. Dwight moves into the house vacated by the Doctor.

   Dr. Leonard has moved into the house owned by George Tillison.

   Mr. T. Hackett and Mr. Hamilton are visiting friends in Madison county.

   Mr. Wallace Shaver is improving under the skillful treatment of Dr. Leonard.

   Squire Bradt is now ready for official business, such as may come before him.

   Mr. William Stacy shipped the first car load of calves from here last Saturday. He intends to buy and ship every week the coming season.

   Mr. Charles Harrington and Mr. O. Lindsey went to Cortland last week to be examined under the late pension bill, and judging from appearances they did not come home without accomplishing something.

   The school exhibition held by the school under the supervision of Miss Hattie Pollard and Blanche Parker, was a success, the scholars doing remarkably, especially Miss Ethela Duell in her recitation and Miss Ellis in her singing.

   The Good Templars hold their meetings every Friday evening. They must be doing a wonderful sight of good as we learn that some of the members do not appear to realize that it is necessary to close the outside door on a cold night after returning from the lodge.

   CHIP.

EAST HOMER.

   Miss Bell Foster is on the sick list.

   Theron Gutches moves to Little York this week.

   The river was the highest here since March, 1865.

   George W. Miller has moved onto C. H. Webster's farm in Truxton.

   John M. Miller has hired to Wilford Young eight months for $170.

   Mr. Rice, from Dryden, has taken the Andrew Gutches farm on shares.

   Sunday night, March 1st, was thought here to have been the coldest of the season.

   Will Twomey works for Cyrus Bean eight months for $19 per month and horse kept.

   Mrs. J. D. Bennett is very sick. Her recovery is very doubtful at present. Dr.

Smith, of McGrawville, attends her.

   There were about twenty couples who attended the dance at S. C. Burnham's, Thursday evening of last week. Brad played the fiddle.

   UNCLE SI.

TRUXTON.

   The sleighing is poor since the recent thaw.

   Mrs. David Severance is improving, but very slowly.

   Fred Saunders is about to move onto the Rebecca Negus place, Will Albro leaving that for Anthony Ryan's on Cuyler hill; John Casey has rented and taken possession of the Stephen Patrick farm; William Connell is moving on to the farm occupied last season by Tuttle and owned by F. P. Saunders; Joseph Twentyman has gone back to his farm in the "Basin," Tom Twentyman going from that to Nathan Freeman's.

   In the March number of the Popular Science Monthly, a French writer, M. S. Menard, has an article in which he says that the Fugians are living in a condition very nearly like that of primitive man. But those far away islanders see little of civilization, have no domestic animal except the dog, and are in fact, a type of civilization as it was in the Paleolithic age. We do not quote Mr. S. Menard to draw anyone's attention to his article, but to the fact that we can present an instance, in this town, of a family where the conditions may not fairly represent the Paleolithic age but some period not much more recent.

 

"LITTLE CORTLAND" HEARD FROM

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 6, 1891.

"LITTLE CORTLAND" HEARD FROM.

(From the Syracuse Courier, Feb. 28, 1891.)

   Hon. Rufus T. Peck, member of Assembly from Cortland County, being asked by an Evening Herald correspondent at Albany whether he would consent to be a candidate for the Senate to succeed Mr. Hendricks, replied:

   "I will say this, that Cortland County intends to put in a claim for that nomination, and it expects to have its claim honored. If Onondaga County ever intends to do justice to my county now is a good time for it to do so."

   Mr. Peck thus serves due notice that "Little Cortland" (as the late C. T. Longstreet sneeringly christened our southern neighbor in the McCarthy-Duell fight of 1870) proposes at last to assert its rights. She will claim the Republican nomination for Senate. For thirty years Cortland has been an annex of Onondaga in the composition of this Senatorial and Congressional district. For these thirty years Cortland has not once been honored with a seat in the Senate and has been accorded but two terms in Congress. The celebrated five days' Congressional convention of 1862— the sharp quadrangular fight between R. Holland Duell of Cortland, Charles B. Sedgwick, E. W. Levenworth and Thomas T. Davis of Onondaga—was the first gathering of representatives of the then new District. After much wrangling, the convention finally adopted a plan of representation proposed by Parley Cole of Cortland. It was in the nature of a solemn compact, by the terms of which Cortland was to have two Congressional terms out of every five. There have been fifteen Congressional terms since then, and Cortland's share has been but two of the whole lot. And even then the Cortland candidate, the late Hon. R. H. Duell, had to encounter the vigorous opposition candidacy first of the late Dennis McCarthy, then of Frank Hiscock. That's the way the Onondaga Republicans have kept their compact with the Republicans of Cortland.

   In the matter of the Senatorship, where the compact was rather implied than expressed, the Republican newspapers of this County have treated their Cortland brethren even more shabbily. Cortland has never in all this time, as we have stated, had the Senatorship and yet, kicked and cuffed about as they have been, the Cortland Republicans have every time walked up to the polls and voted the straight ticket. Had they once in a while "kicked the traces," the party managers would have held them in far greater respect, and Cortland would have extorted from them a proper recognition, however, grudgingly given.

   It is the party kicker that gets the persimmon, as witness Frank Hiscock, the "bridge burner" of 1872. Cortland is altogether too loyal to the Republican party to get anything. The faithful spaniel will follow your heels the more closely, the more vigorously you cuff his ears. "Little Cortland" is Onondaga's spaniel. Brother Peck's formal notice that his County will "put in a claim" for the Senatorial nomination won't frighten the Republican bosses in the least. Little Cortland will not be "in it"—not at all.

PAGE FOUR/EDITORIALS.

   The citizens' ticket headed by H. A. St. John for mayor, was elected in Ithaca last Tuesday.

   Both houses of Congress adjourned sine die at 12 M., Wednesday. The people of the United States are to be congratulated.

   Mr. Blaine's endeavor to marry Reciprocity and Protection is poor match-making. The newly wedded couple will be divorced in three months on account of incompatibility of temperament.—Boston Globe.

   The fact that the Cortland Standard finds it necessary to apologise for candidate Harry Swan, is certainly suggestive. If his candidacy was in all respects proper, the need of an apology would not have presented itself. The first time we believe that he came into prominence before the public, was as one of Hon. R. T. Peck's workers last fall.

   While Mr. Howard, the Republican candidate for trustee in the third ward is a good citizen, the question of electing a man to that office, who is in the business of furnishing supplies required by the village, has been questioned. Mr. Howard has in past years furnished a good many flagging stone for village walks, and we believe the goods furnished and the price paid has been satisfactory to the board.

   The Democrats, in their convention on Wednesday evening, after failing to find a candidate for the office of President of the village, endorsed the nomination of Mr. Walrad, the Republican candidate. Many Democrats were dissatisfied and the result was that Mr. Palmer was induced to stand as a candidate and he is now in the field. By using paster ballots with his name on, Democrats can have the privilege of voting a straight Democratic ticket. No nomination was made for village Treasurer or for School Commissioners.

   A petition was put in circulation on Wednesday by several prominent citizens of this place, asking Irving H. Palmer, Esq , to take a citizens' nomination for the office of President of this village, and fifty names of reputable citizens, the number required by law, were soon attached to the petition which was filed in the office of the village clerk the same day. This action will insure the printing of an official ballot with Mr. Palmer's name for President. Of course the rest of the ballot will be blank so far as the names of the other candidates are concerned. Paster ballots will be provided by Mr. Palmer's friends, with his name—and the names of the candidates for the other offices on the Democratic ticket which can be pasted on any other ballot, and the same will count in preference to the names on the official ballot. Mr. Palmer has held the office of President of the village for two terms and all agree that the village never had a better officer. He is always ready to lay aside his personal affairs to transact the business of the public, and no interest of the taxpayer ever suffers through inattention on his part. The village is sadly in need of energetic and thorough officers and we need not repeat, what everybody already knows to be a fact, that Mr. Palmer possesses in an eminent degree, every element of intelligence, energy and firmness necessary to discharge the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all. With Mr. Palmer in the President's chair and two such excellent trustees as Messrs. Thompson and Van Hoesen would make, the village would be properly and correctly officered.

   By noon Wednesday the Republican Congress had managed to drain the U. S. Treasury of every penny and of course they were ready to adjourn, even if their time had not expired by limitation of law.

   It has been suggested that Mr. Walrad, the Republican candidate for president, owns considerable real estate on some of the streets in the outskirts of the village, that have not as yet been graded. It is quite probable that the Board of Trustees might be persuaded to spend the money appropriated for street purposes on these byways, to the exclusion of more prominent thoroughfares. It has also been suggested that he owns stock in the street railroad and that he might not be able to prevent any intended encroachments of that company on Main-st. Mr. Walrad is a good citizen but it is not every good citizen that makes a first-class president.

   For trustee in the first ward the Democrats have nominated C. Fred Thompson, the well known and deservedly popular Railroad-st. grocer. Mr. Thompson is a successful business man, and the same qualifications he exhibits in conducting his own business will be brought into play in looking after the affairs of the village, should he be elected. In selecting public officers, a pretty safe rule to adopt is, to choose men who are successful in their own business, for if a man can't conduct his own affairs to a successful issue, he is pretty sure to be negligent in looking after the affairs of the people. Mr. Thompson possesses excellent judgment and will make one of the best officials the village has ever had. From present appearances his election is probable.

   Mr. Harry Swan, the Republican candidate for trustee in the first ward is a comparative stranger in town and very little is known about him. If we have been correctly informed he came to town some four years ago from St. Louis, and voters who have some interest in the town, may well be pardoned for hesitating about placing their interests in his charge for the next two years, even though he be a republican. Would it not be as well to elect some one who owns property in the village and whose interests are identical with those of the taxpayers? Mr. Swan may be a very excellent young man, but we submit that his line of business has not been such as to qualify him for the duties of the office of trustee. It would be poor policy to spoil a good wire-drawer to make an indifferent trustee.

   David W. Van Hoesen, the Democratic candidate for trustee of the third ward, is a lawyer, well known to the people of this village as one of the brightest young men of the Cortland bar. He is the junior member of the firm of Kellogg & Van Hoesen, and is a deservedly popular citizen. He possesses all of the characteristics of a first class business man, and has plenty of energy and will take the time to look after the interests of the village. It is well known that since the adoption of the new charter, many legal questions are constantly arising over the construction of the same, and it would be a great saving to the village to have at least one lawyer on the board. If elected Mr. Van Hoesen will take pains to discharge his duties faithfully and well, and as he possesses the requisite intelligence to an unusual degree there ought to be no question about his election.

   It has been reported that certain candidates nominated for the offices of trustee are members of the Cortland Board of Trade and that as such, they are in favor of a village ordinance refusing to allow farmers to sell their produce from house to house in this village. We think there has been considerable misunderstanding in regard to this question. As we understand the matter, and we think we do understand it perfectly, the Board of Trade have no objection to farmers coming into town to sell any and all of their produce in any way they please. In fact they invite them to do so. What they do object to is this: It has been a practice for years with the fruit growers of the lake counties to bring their peaches, apples, pears, grapes and berries here and sell them from house to house and then offer what they have left to the dealers here, after they have glutted the market. These "hucksters" spend no money here, but simply ruin the market for dealers who pay rent and taxes. Certainly the Board of Trade are not very unreasonable in their demand.

A Bride at Fourteen.

   SCHUYLERVILLE, March 4.—Melvin Welch, aged about twenty-two, and Grace Pratt, fourteen years of age, left Schuylerville together and drove over toward Middle Falls in Washington county. On the way they stopped at the house of the Rev. Mr. Cockerine and were married by him. Then they drove on to Greenwich and from there back to Schuylerville, where they arrived about midnight. The groom was at once arrested and the bride was taken home by her parents.

The Alhambra was located at 275 James Street in Syracuse. It was originally used as a roller skating rink. It was destroyed by fire in 1899.

HERE AND THERE.

   March commences anything but lamb-like.

   The spring term of Marathon Academy will open March 16th.

   The Fisher Manufacturing Company, of Homer, are enlarging their works.

   The American and National express companies opened their new office on Railroad street, Monday.

   Gov. Hill vetoed Peck's bill in relation to a highway in Virgil on the ground that it was special legislation.

   The addition to the Homer avenue M. E. church is nearly completed and gives the entire structure a fine appearance.

   Cortland county receives from the State for school purposes, this year, $26,552.50, which is $2,819.22 more than last year.

   The annual banquet of the Recreative Reading Circle will be held at the residence of Mr. H. C. Beebe, Clinton avenue, this evening,

   The Sons of St. Patrick will hold a grand banquet at the Cortland House, on the evening of March 16th, in honor of the patron saint.

   Messrs. Bentley & Mack, of Marathon, have purchased the store of Myron Glover, in Texas Valley, and will run the same as a branch of their business in the former place.

   A Mr. John Daly is about locating in Marathon, where he will start a leather board manufactory. He promises to furnish employment for a large number of ladies.

   Thos. White, the veteran hotel keeper of Homer, has leased the stores occupied by Green & Bliss and R. J. McElheny in the Burdick block in that place, and is fitting the same for an hotel.

   The patrons of the Carson cheese factory in Lapeer, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Sec'y, Oliver Jennison; Treas., Charles Smith; salesmen, Smith Jennison, Charles Smith, Reed Alvord.

   James E. Briggs, of this place, has secured letters patent on a show-rack for windows, and Charles Mee, also of this place, has obtained a patent on a lounge. William L. Pike, of Groton, has secured a patent on a road cart.

   At the people's caucus held in Homer, Monday evening, the following ticket was nominated: For president, John J. Murray; for trustees, Charles A. Ford and Edward J. Bockes; for clerk, W. H. Foster; for treasurer, Charles S. Pomeroy, and for collector, Cyrus B. Coggeshall.

   The six mail carriers handled the following mail matter during the month of February. Collected.—Local letters, 1,219; mail letters, 27,781; local postal cards, 1,023; mail cards, 4,605; papers and packages, 6,497; delivered—registered letters, 130; ordinary letters, 57,769; postal cards, 13,701; papers and packages, 44,584; total, 157,282.

   Rossini's "Stabat Mater" will be the attraction on Wednesday evening and "Handel's Messiah" on Friday at the music festival to be held in the Alhambra, Syracuse, March 10-13. Tickets will be 25c, 50c, 75c, and $l . Extra trains are announced to run on all railroads after the evening entertainments, and south on the D. L. & W., if a sufficient number to pay the railroad company for such service make application.

   Last Monday a lad of nineteen summers, named Daniel Thompson, commonly called "snowball,' among the boys, refused to obey his mother, Mrs. Delacy Thompson, and she, to impress upon her refractory son the fact that he was still under his mothers control and guidance, smote Daniel with an egg beater. As a further revolt at paternal government, Daniel immediately retaliated by smiting his mother with his fist. A warrant for assault in the third degree, trial before Police Justice Bull, Tuesday morning, and sentence to the Onondaga county penitentiary for a period of 60 days, followed. This youth was given a just reprimand by the Justice on the impropriety of beating his mother.

   Charter election next Tuesday.

   Teachers' examinations were held Tuesday in the Normal building by School Commissioner Stillman, assisted by Miss Hunt. The number applying for examinations was seventy.

   Owing to the fact that we have been putting a new engine and boiler into our press rooms this week, the DEMOCRAT is a little late in making its appearance. We hope to have everything in good running order, however, next week.

   Mr. S. M. Ballard, who was nominated on the Republican ticket for one of the School Commissioners of Union Free School District No. 1, declined to be a candidate, and the committee have selected Henry A. Dickinson to fill the vacancy.

   Preparations for sugar making begun in some of the Cortland county orchards last week were cut short by the cold wave which ushered in the present month. However, the sap did flow quite freely, last Saturday, and those who have tapped will be in the early market.

   Last Friday the committee appointed by the State Association of School Commissioners and Superintendents met with Commissioner L. F. Stillman in the parlors of the Cortland House, for the purpose of revising the plan of graded studies introduced in the district schools of Cortland county about three years since, and as now adopted by fully one-half of the districts of the State.

AUCTIONS.

   Commencing at 10 A. M., March 18th, Mr. James T. Whipple will sell at public auction at McLean village, two horses, one lumber wagon, one open buggy, double harness, nearly new, single harness, and other farm implements, together with a quantity of hay, straw and seed potatoes, and sugar utensils. A credit of nine months on approved notes for amounts over five dollars

   On Thursday, March 12th, at 11 o'clock, A. M., Mrs. Julia Stevens will sell on the Galbraith farm 3 1/2 miles northeast of Homer, 12 choice dairy cows, one fine pair of 8 year-old horses, sound and kind, one 6 year-old gelding, 7 sheep, sow with pig, lumber wagon, bobs, horse rake, dog power and churn dog, churn, double harness, plow, horse hoe, cultivator, Buckeye mower, 3 turkeys, 40 hens, 1 cook stove, milk pans, potatoes, hay &c. Nine months credit on sums of $10.00 and over, under that amount cash down. Geo. I. Crane, auctioneer.

 

CARRIAGE MEN IN CORTLAND, POLITICS AND TEMPERANCE

1899 Butler photo of Cortland Wagon Company floor stock, courtesy Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland.

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, March 6, 1891.

Carriage Men in Cortland.

   The Carriage and Harness Retail Dealers' National Protective Association held its semi-annual convention and banquet at Syracuse on Tuesday of the present week. The representation of members from the various states of the Union was most satisfactory. Among other matters of interest at the session, the question of what constitutes a "dealer" was settled "as one who carried at least six four-wheeled vehicles on his door at the same time."

   About fifty new members were admitted. The association pledge was amended to read "that no member should sell jobs for less than 20 per cent over net wholesale prices." At the banquet in the evening an invitation was presented from the Cortland Wagon company requesting the convention to visit Cortland on the following day, and the invitation was accepted. At 10:06 A. M., Wednesday, a special train of two elegant coaches left Syracuse with veteran engineer, J. Caton, at the throttle.

   A stop was made at Homer to permit the party to inspect the Brockway wagon and carriage plant, and the train rolled into Cortland at 11:50. After alighting from the cars a line was formed with Penn & Lee's band, of Syracuse, at the head and the party marched to the offices of the Cortland Wagon Co., where an hour was spent in resting and inspecting.

   Dinner was served at the Messenger House, mine hosts Ingraham & Bauder laying seventy-three covers at 1 o'clock. The tables were decked with ferns and flowering plants, while the menu was in keeping with the occasion and was a decided credit to the house. A tour of the factories then occupied the time until 5 o'clock, when the guests departed, expressing themselves as having an excellent opinion of Cortland and the royal manner in which they had been entertained at the hands of their business bretheren.

   Besides the head officials of the Cortland Wagon Co. and other factories, there were present: I. S. Remsen, of Brooklyn, president of the association; George Penn, Syracuse; W. S. Cavender, Flint, Mich.; George W. W. Houghton and G. H. Bushe, New York; C. H. Redding, New York; W. P. Nolan, Cincinnati, O., J. M. Potter, Amesbury, Mass.; M. R. Hyman, Indianapolis, Ind.; H. D. Sides, Dayton, O.; W. A. Stratton, Benardstone, Mass.; I. B. Lovell, Tarrytown; C. W. Scheldwachter, New York;  T. C. Pool, Lockport; Adriel Parshall, Cooperstown; A. D. Wilcox, Unadilla Forks; S. C. Trussell, Middletown; P. D. Randall, Troy; L. M. Long, Buffalo; R. C. Callahan, Buffalo; B. E. Carpenter, Troy; L. W. Hulse, Goshen; A. S. Gary, Binghamton; C. W. Curtis, Syracuse; Theodore Foster, Utica; W. J. Field and G. E. Plumb, Elmira; A. Bristol; Fulton; H. F. Wells, Friendship; W. O. Bunn and George A. Brockway, Homer; Clark H. Veazie, Rochester; James Ellis, C. C. Bradley and R. C. Morse, Syracuse; B. Linderman and George E. Burrows, New York; G. P. Little, Montrose; J. A.Taylor, Detroit; G. W. Lord, Homer; and Penn & Lee's band of eighteen pieces.

   The object of entertaining this large party was that of setting forth through personal observation of representatives from all quarters, the magnitude of Cortland manufacturing industries and natural location relative to shipping facilities as well as the extension of business acquaintance.

Mining Interests of Honduras.

SAN RAFAEL MINING AND MILLING CO.

   Dr. Foster, the manager, informs the Honduranian Progress that the Huntington gold plant is completed and that results of the milling are very favorable, both as regards the mill and the ore. The ores are free-milling gold quartz, easily crushed and they produce on an average from the six mines opened, $22 per ton of 2000 pounds, the tailings assay from $1 to $2 per ton. The milling expenses amount to 66 cents per ton.

                     GUADALUPE HONDURAS G. & S. M. CO.

   Owing to mismanagement during past year has made but little progress. There is on mill site a 15-stamp silver plant partially erected. Mr. J. E. Foster has been made manager, and will place affairs of company on business footing and must soon realize success from the rich ores of the mines of the company.

Farmers' Institute.

   The programme for the two days session of the farmers' institute to be held in the court house in this village, March 11 and 12, has been announced. The first session will be open at 10:30 A. M. Wednesday with an address of welcome by Hon. J. E. Eggleston, Cortland county Judge, to be responded to by a member of the N. Y. Agricultural Society. After which the management of sheep will be discussed by Edward VanAlstyne of Kinderhook.

   At the afternoon session 2 o'clock, Fruit Culture as adapted to Cortland county, by James A. Root, Skaneateles, and Commercial Fertilizers, Dr. L. L. Van Slyke, State Exp. Station, Geneva, will be listened to.

   In the evening at 7 o'clock, the Yellowstone Park and Garden of the Gods, illustrated by stereopticon views, Miss M. F. Hendricks, Normal School, Cortland; Advantages of the Silo in Stock-keeping, George T. Powell, Ghent; Poultry for Profit, F. E. Dawley, Syracuse.

   Thursday at 10 A. M., Improved Methods necessary for the dairymen in care of stock and milk, if he is to succeed, Geo. A. Smith, Cheese Instructor, Dairy Commission; Is the National Banking system of any benefit to farmers, and what "Financial Legislation" would best promote their interests? James H. Tripp, Marathon; principles to be recognized in the feeding of animals, Col. F. D. Curtis, Kirby Homestead. The session will conclude with the following subjects in the afternoon: The rearing and training of the horse, Dr. H. O. Jewett, Cortland; cattle breeding, W. L. Rutherford, Waddington; culture of clover, Hon. Seth Fenner, East Aurora.

   A question box will be provided which will be opened at the beginning of each session. Ladies and young farmers are especially invited, although free to all.

Health Officer's Report.

   Health officer, W. J. Moore, reports for February, 1891: Deaths 7; males 3, females 4, of which 6 were natives of the United States and 1 of Ireland. Two were under 5 years of age; one between 10 and 20, one between 20 and 30; one between 50 and 60; two between 70 and 80. Births 15; males 10, females 5. Married 3.

Blended Goods.

   If it is true that "all roads lead to Rome" it is equally true that all paths lead to the same destination in Republican politics. A more striking instance of this fact would be hard to find than was exemplified by the selection of delegates to the Republican Convention to nominate village offices last week. Take for instance the list of delegates chosen for the fourth ward last Saturday evening. The ticket is headed with the name of a deacon of one of the prominent churches in this village and a strong temperance man. Then follows the name of a very conservative member of the same church, whose temperance record is yet to be made. The third delegate is a highly respectable citizen who does not belong to any church. The fourth name on the list is worn by a hotel keeper, well known to be a dispenser of wet goods. The fifth delegate is a retired citizen but an office holder. The sixth man on the ticket is a hotel keeper and sells rum and molasses to the faithful, as a preventative of La Grippe, super-induced by the cold winds of March. The funniest of all comes next. The seventh man is a temperance man, although he votes the Republican ticket straight every time. The eight name is that of a stranger and the ninth has often rode into town offices on the strength of being a Grand Army man . The tenth is a well known hotel keeper and a former Democrat, the eleventh is an office holder, a member of a prominent church, slightly tinctured with temperance and the twelfth is a total stranger.

   What strange associates. Here is the truly good man, who believes in temperance, hobnobbing with that holy terror, the liquor seller, simply for the purpose of keeping life in the g. o. p. Undoubtedly he would shake his religious convictions, as readily as he does his temperance principles, rather than see "the only party that ever done anything for temperance" come to grief. What wonderful consistency?

  But the liquor selling delegates are no more consistent than were those who profess temperance. They attended the convention and participated in the nomination of a candidate for president of the village, who has repeatedly stood at the polls and worked all day for the election of a no license excise commissioner, and who is one of the most radical temperance men in town. So long however, as he votes the Republican ticket and don't go over to the Prohibitionists, his temperance principals don't count with the Republican liquor element. Truly the Republican party is full of elasticity.

   The delegates from the fourth ward were composed of four church members, three liquor-dealers and five other Republicans.

At the Baptist Church.

   Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, of Boston, Mass., National Superintendent of Scientific Temperance Instruction of the W. C. T. U., will lecture at the Baptist Church, March 11 and 12, on Temperance in Schools. Mrs. Hunt, speaking of this important work, says:—In 1882, trembling at my own temerity, backed by the noblest constituency the world ever produced, I pleaded before the Legislature of Vermont for the passage of the first educational law, a law requiring teaching physiology, with special reference to effects of alcoholics and hygiene. Michigan and New Hampshire followed the same year. The Legislature of New York, in 1887, enacted such a law, and the next year nine states, including the great state of Pennsylvania, and the smaller, though perhaps as influential, state of Massachusetts enacted similar laws. Then we went to the Congress of the United States. The bill passed the Senate unanimously; and there were only eight votes against it in the House.

   We had no books of the kind desired. There rushed into market a great flood of books not containing the teaching desired. Then followed the four years' book war. A great petition, signed by distinguished men and women, was sent to publishers, asking them to bring their books up to this high standard of total abstinence, and the publishers surrendered on condition that I would revise those books. Last year I reported to you we had four separate series well graded, in which the nature of alcohol, hygiene, food, including physical culture in all its departments, were incorporated.

   This year the work of legislation has been going steadily on. Virginia has recently enacted a law, and the only states now having no law providing for scientific temperance instruction in public schools are Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

   WOMAN'S TEMPERANCE WORK.