Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday,
April 26, 1893.
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The Citizens' Association Organized Last
Night.
The
adjourned meeting of those interested in the formation of an association for
the enforcement of existing laws was held last night at the Congregational church.
When the time for calling the meeting to order arrived there were about fifty present,
but others kept dropping in until by half past 8 o'clock the auditorium of the
church was filled with an earnest body of men.
At about 7:45
Dr. H. A. Cordo called the meeting to order and Rev. E. J. Brooker of McGrawville
nominated for chairman Dr. F. J. Cheney who was elected. Mr. F. L. Bosworth was
made secretary. In taking the chair Dr. Cheney made a very stirring speech,
which aroused much enthusiasm in the house.
The
committee on constitution appointed at the previous meeting reported through
its chairman, Dr. Cordo. The doctor first read the constitution clear through,
and it was taken up article by article. The first six articles were adopted
without discussion, but in reference to the seventh article the question was
raised whether memberships of this association would disqualify one from jury
duty through making him a party to the prosecution. It seemed to be the
prevailing opinion that it would not. The remainder of the constitution was then
adopted.
On motion
of Prof. E. C. Cleaves, a nominating committee of five was appointed to report
proper nominations for officers. This committee retired and soon brought in
their report which, somewhat amended by the house as a whole, was as follows:
President—Col.
Frank Place.
Vice
Presidents—W. J. Buchanan of McGrawville, F. W. Collins.
Secretary—H.
L. Gleason.
Treasurer—H.
M. Kellogg.
The
constitution calls for the appointment by the president of an executive
committee of fifteen men who shall be citizens of the town of the most
undoubted loyalty to the cause, and whose names shall only be known by the
president and secretary. This shall be the working committee. This committee will
be appointed at the pleasure of the president.
Dr. Cordo gave notice of two meetings next
Sunday evening at 7:00—one for men only at the Presbyterian church and one for
women only at the First Methodist church.
Rev. J.
J. Cowles of McGrawville made a motion that this meeting request the
ladies at their meeting Sunday night to form an auxiliary to the one just effected
[sic] by the men for the enforcement of laws. This motion was most unanimously carried.
Col.
Place called another meeting of the Citizens' Law Enforcement association of
Cortlandville at the Congregational church next Monday evening, May 1, at 7:30
o'clock. The meeting then adjourned.
Teachers' Institute.
MARATHON,
April 20.—The Cortland County Teachers' institute opened in the academy chapel
on Monday. The forenoon was occupied in registering and assigning the teachers
to places of entertainment. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the institute was called
to order by Commissioner Stillman and after singing, Conductor McLachlan
conducted the devotional exercises.
The first
exercise of the afternoon was given by Conductor McLachlan on "District
School Equipment." The conductor instructed the teachers how to make a
preparation to improve their blackboards, also by illustration showed methods
of teaching measures by actual tests, explaining how the necessary apparatus
might be obtained at a minimum expense. He also illustrated the metric system
by means of actual measures.
The
second period Monday afternoon was occupied by Principal C. V. Coon in speaking
upon the subject of "Organization." In the evening the teachers
assembled at Hulbert's opera house and listened to a literary program prepared
by the faculty of Marathon academy from their students, after which a social
and reception was held.
Tuesday
morning it was found that 178 teachers had already registered and after the
devotional exercises the commissioners divided the institute for the forenoon
into three divisions, viz: academic, intermediate and primary. Conductor
Hendrick took charge of the academic and treated in a very masterly manner the
subjects of United States history and algebra. Conductor McLachlan took charge
of the intermediate, while Mrs. Eastman instructed the primary. The departure
to a graded institute has already met with much favor and we presume will prove
so satisfactory as to become a fixture for the future. The last hour in the
morning was devoted in all departments to the spelling contest, the result of
which has not yet been announced. The first period in the afternoon was by
Conductor McLachlan on the subject of "Schoolroom Ethics." This was a
most pleasing and instructive address and was received by the teachers with much
appreciation. The second general period (and only two occur each afternoon,
both of which are general) was by Conductor Hendrick on "Pedagogic Fallacies."
Many very common errors or mistakes were here pointed out, illustrated and
explained fully.
At 7:30 Hulbert's
opera house was well filled and a dumbbell drill by a class from the Marathon
school opened the exercises after which Prof. Bardwell of Cortland delivered
his lecture on "The Wonders in a Piece of Coal." The lecture was well
rendered and listened to by an appreciative audience.
The usual
number of agents are here. The American Book Co. is represented by Mr. Fenton;
Silver, Burdette & Co. by Mr. Piddell; C. W. Bardeen by Mr. Perkins;
Educational Gazette Co. by Mr. Dann.
DENIED
AN AUDIENCE.
Bishop
McQuaid Declines to Meet Rev. Father Flaherty and Committee.
ROCHESTER, April 26.—Rev. Charles Flaherty
of Mount Morris, who was convicted at Geneseo on Friday of a criminal assault
upon 16 year-old Mary Sweeney, the ward of Maurice J. Noonan of Mount Morris, a
member of the priest's congregation, arrived in this city, accompanied by about
100 members of his congregation.
The party included a committee of the congregation
of St. Patrick's church, which came here to petition Bishop McQuaid to permit
Father Flaherty to continue as rector of St. Patrick's while the appeal which
he has taken from the verdict of the jury is pending before the general term
and the court of appeals.
The bishop has not yet formally removed or
suspended Father Flaherty, though last Sunday he sent Rev. John G. Van Ness of
the cathedral of this city to Mount Morris to officiate in the celebration of
mass. Father Van Ness is yet at Mount Morris and it is supposed that he will be
appointed rector temporarily.
The committee went to the bishop's house and
were received by Rev. James P. Kiernan, the rector of the cathedral. The
audience with the bishop was denied, and though another visit was made to the
bishop's residence by the two trustees last evening they did not see the
bishop.
The bishop said in the afternoon that he
would take what action was proper in the case at the proper time. It is
understood that the bishop's decision will be communicated to the congregation
next Sunday. It is taken for granted that under the circumstances of the case
the petition of the visiting committee will be denied.
Fatal
Results of the Battle.
DENVER, April 26.—A special from Green River,
Utah, says: Kid Johnson, the cowboy leader, wounded in the battle with the
Navajos, is dead. Bill Sawtell, the other man injured, cannot live. Chief Crows
Eye of the Navajos was killed.
OPENING
EXERCISES.
Ceremonies
to Be Observed In Opening the Columbian Exposition.
CHICAGO, April 26.—Except for a few details
everything is settled for the opening exercises of the Columbian exposition next
Monday. The people will be massed in front of the administration building and
lodged on the bridges of the lagoons when the president presses the button which
will put in motion the vast machinery. Then also thousands of flags of every
nation will be thrown to this breeze all over the grounds and the fountains in
the basin will begin to play. French's figure of the "Republic" at
the end of the basin will be undraped by President Cleveland's action.
A salute of guns will be fired when the
president reaches the grounds and another when the machinery starts.
The following is the program of the ceremonies:
Music, Chorus and Orchestra.
Prayer, Rev. W. H. Milburn, D. D.
Poem—"The Prophecy," W. C. Croffut,
Miss Jessie Couthoui.
Address, Director General Davis.
Address, President Cleveland.
The Starting of the Machinery.
After the exercises Mr. Cleveland will go
the Manufacturers' building and take stand in the American section. Here he will
receive the commissioners of the foreign nations.
The president will then be entertained at luncheon
by the directors and then make his "official visit" to the principal buildings.
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| Miss Winnie Davis. |
Mr. Chas
H. Davis Photographing New York's Four Hundred.
Not a few of our readers will remember Mr.
Chas. H. Davis—son of the late P. Bacon Davis, for many years a resident of
this village —whose interesting letters and articles contributed to the STANDARD
over the signature of "Tom Quad" were once a most popular feature of
its columns. Only about a year ago The STANDARD published an illustrated
article descriptive of a venture in artistic photography which the firm of
Davis & Sanford—of which Mr. Chas. H. Davis is the senior partner—were
making in New York City, and of their opening in which they had the encouragement
of many of the leading New York artists.
During a recent trip to New York we called
at the rooms of the firm, 246 Fifth-ave., to inquire how our old friend Davis
was prospering, and were more than surprised, as well as pleased, at what we
saw and heard. In the first place we had the pleasure of examining the most
artistic collection of photographs which we had ever seen, and which, large as
it was, represented only a small fraction of the work in this line which the
firm has done during the past year.
The collection embraces some of the people
best known in New York society, whose patronage, rather than that of actresses,
singers, and public characters, has been specially sought. Prominent among
these were Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the Confederate ex-president, and her
daughter, Miss Winnie Davis, "the daughter of the Confederacy," whose
face is certainly a most striking and beautiful one. Mr. Davis smiled at having
the days recalled when Cortland boys used to call him "Jeff Davis,"
either on account of some fancied resemblance or in joke, and said that at that
time he could hardly have imagined that he should ever be photographing the near
relatives of the noted southerner.
Mr. Davis' success has really been
phenomenal, and the work of himself and his partner has come to be more sought
after than that of any other photographers in the city. Framed and hanging on
the wall of their studio are enthusiastic letters from prominent individuals
complimenting the artistic character of their work, and the list of their
patrons is even more complimentary still.
It embraces such persons as J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Geo. Bliss (wife of Vice- President Morton's partner), Mrs. Dr. Seward Webb
(wife of the vice-president of the New York Central railroad), Mrs. General Alexander
Webb and daughters, Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, Jr., Mrs.
and Miss Rockefeller, Palmer Cox of "Brownie" fame and many others
equally well known. In fact the firm seems to have monopolized pretty largely
the photographing of the "Four Hundred,"
and several hundred besides, and has fairly earned the distinction which it
enjoys.
Photographs are taken only by appointments—which
sometimes have to be made days in advance—while the prices which they command
are the best in the city.
Mr. Davis [is] always noted for his taste
and versatility, and took up photography at first as an amusement. His amateur
efforts showed him the artistic possibilities which the field offered and he
made photography his study and his life work. His rise in it has been remarkable.
His photographs are in demand for the art magazines and a number of them have
been engraved, widely circulated and much admired. The show cases of the firm
on Fifth-ave. attract a large amount of attention from passersby, and Davis
& Sanford seem to be on the high road to fortune as well as fame.
Not only all of Mr. Davis' old friends hereabout,
but all Cortland people who enjoy artistic work should not fail, when in New
York, to call at 246 Fifth-ave. and spend a little time in the studio. They
will be cordially welcomed, will receive some new revelations of what photography
can do, and not unlikely may be seized with a desire to be made to look
artistic themselves.
BREVITIES.
—A photograph gallery "on wheels passed
through Cortland this afternoon on the way from McGrawville to Virgil. It was 9
by 20 feet in size and weighed about a ton. It was mounted on trucks especially
built for it and was drawn by four horses. It was the property of William Bell
of Virgil, who had bought it from C. H. Kenyon of McGrawville, who is going out
of the business. It attracted much attention along the road. Those in charge
had found the road from McGrawville pretty rough, but over the hills to Virgil
they expected to find a decided improvement in the journey.
—The barbers, who belong to the "trust,"
hold another meeting in Chadwick's barber shop to-morrow evening.
—Mr. W. J. Stillman is improving every bit
of sunshine in exercising that latest pattern of the relay Columbia wheel which
he purchased of Mr. Fred I. Graham a few days ago.
—"Does foot ball pay?'' asked a
Baltimore clergyman last fall in a sermon in which he denounced the game as an
invention of the devil. The answer to the conundrum is just out in the
financial report of the Yale foot ball association. Its profits last year were
$17,000.
—Mr. O. W. Walter left for New York on the
11:20 train last evening to replenish his stock of pianos and organs. He has
sold seven pianos and organs in the past eight days including a fine piano to
Mr. Tanner of Blodgett Mills and an order for an Estey organ from Denver, Col.
—Butter is away up. It was quoted in New
York on Saturday from 33 to 35 cents. One year ago yesterday it was quoted at
18 cents. Some attribute this unusual price to the good Democratic times we are
now enjoying, but others insist it is the World's Fair.—Oneonta Star.
—The remains of Mrs. Nelson Minturn will be brought
here on the 10 o'clock train to-morrow morning from Syracuse for burial. There
will be prayer at the grave. Mrs. Minturn died suddenly in Syracuse at noon
Tuesday. She lived in Cortland about twenty years ago. Mr. Wilbur Maltby of
Cortland is a nephew of the deceased and Mrs. Dwight Hatfield of Groton a
niece.
—Clayton, the fourteen year-old son of Mr.
Charles Odell, who was so severely kicked by a colt Sunday night, died at 7
o'clock last night. Dr. Reese says that from the time he first saw him until he
died the boy appeared to be in a shock. He believes the blow from the heels of
the colt ruptured the spleen, at any rate symptoms of traumatic peritonitis were
immediately developed and this caused his death.
—Game Protector Harrison Hawn returned from
a thirteen days' raid at Oneida lake last night, where assisted by E. D. Crosley
of Skaneateles he succeeded in capturing 110 fish pirates and 20 nets. This is
the most successful raid ever made upon this class of law breakers. Local
fishermen who speak from information and belief say that there are more pike in
Oneida lake this season than have shown themselves in 20 years.—Syracuse Standard.
—Another close shave was had at the S., B. &
N. Y. station this morning, just after the 10 o'clock trains had pulled out
Eugene Smith of Groton attempted to cross the track in front of a freight train
which was backing down the track. One of the brakemen yelled to him just in
time. He pulled his team up on their hind feet and backed them off the track
just as the train sped by.
—Just before the whistle blew for noon
to-day, Frank Danforth, an employee of the Cortland Wagon Co., caught the tips
of the fingers of his right hand in a shaper and unjointed the right index
finger at the first joint and lacerated the thumb severely. He hastened to the
office of Dr. F. D. Reese, who dressed the wounds. The joint of the index
finger hung by a little portion of the flesh, but the doctor hopes to save it,
though the finger will undoubtedly be stiff.
