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| Francis B. Stockbridge |
From Everywhere.
The
jury in the case of Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson, who has been on trial at Cambridge,
Mass., for the murder of Prince Arthur Freeman, Saturday morning rendered a
verdict of murder in the first degree.
United
States Senator Stockbridge of Michigan has sold his noted stallion, Bell Boy, to Frankfort (Ky.) parties for $35,000. He
was bought last year from Senator Stanford of California for $5,000. The price
is the highest ever paid for a 3 year-old [trotter.]
Work
was commenced last week on the tunnel to be put through the hill neat Sidney, N.
Y. Ever since the Oswego and Midland Railway was built trains have been compelled
to zigzag over the hill with a heavy grade.
[Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad] President Corbin Saturday sent to Pottsville, Pa. a
personal donation of $20,000 to be distributed among the most necessitous of
the miners for the relief of their families until such time as they shall again
be able to support themselves by their own resources.
It is
reported that the late Dr. J. M. Wieting of Syracuse left an estate valued at
$500,000, the income of which is to go to his widow during life, and after her death,
the estate is to endow a public institution in that city to be known as
"The Wieting Hospital."
David
Mossey, a colored man, was driving on the lake a mare owned by J. W. Burlew, from
Cayuga to Union Springs last Friday night, and when about two miles from home,
the horse broke through the ice and was drowned in the lake. Mossey cut the
harness and saved the cutter. A stream emptied into the lake near where the accident
occurred and the ice had become soft. The mare was a valuable one.
Frederick
Krakan of Otisco was taken to the asylum for the insane at Utica yesterday afternoon
by Superintendent of the Poor McIntyre. Krakan came here from Germany 20 years
ago. He was poor, but his frugality managed to save enough to buy an eighty
acre farm and put some money in his strong box. In order to save money he almost
starved himself and his wife, and his mode of living, it is thought, brought on
insanity. He tried to kill himself with an ax a short time ago and his friends thought
an asylum would be the best thing for him.
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Two/Editorials.
In Ithaca D. B. Stewart, Republican, is
elected President by 328 majority.
The Standard has already commenced to crack the whip over the
backs of the Republican Supervisors. They are threatened with something
terrible if they vote for a Democrat for clerk of the board. "Who ever
heard of a democratic board electing a republican clerk?" cries the Standard.
If the Standard has a memory worth having, it would know better than
to ask such questions. In 1883 or 1884 a democratic board elected H. D. Waters,
who is a strong republican, as its clerk. There is nothing to be gained
politically by having the clerk of the board. Members of the board have for
years put politics [to] one side and voted for the man they believe to be best
qualified for the place. R. W. Bourne, a reliable democrat, was elected clerk
from 1873 to 1892, when he was elected county clerk. Sometimes the board was
republican, and sometimes it was democratic. The new board will undoubtedly
recognize the eminent fitness of Mr. Jas. Dougherty for the place, and re-elect
him.
Truxton.
It is
estimated that over 20 families in this town are enjoying the measles at
present. Those who have not yet been honored with a call are preparing to give
them a warm reception.
Commissioner
H. I. Van Hoesen is grinding out teachers as fast as his health and time will permit.
Wm.
Jones is still dangerously sick but is said to be slightly improving.
Yesterday
morning Albert Pierce and family left for New Jersey where they expect to reside,
and R. Stewart has rented his place for one year and is now occupying the same.
M. G.
Haley, Esq., who is in the employ of Uncle Sam in the far west, is visiting his
father and mother in this town. Yesterday he cast a ray of sunshine upon the
path of some of his friends in this village, and all who had the pleasure of
shaking his hand agree that he is the same genial light-hearted youth that he
was 15 years ago. Success attend him.
L. J.
Hare, our harness maker, has left town for Georgetown where he intends to engage
in the mercantile business with his brother. He was doing a good business here
and his departure is regretted.
Mrs.
Mary Whalen has purchased the house and 12 acre lot on the Twentyman farm.
Consideration $1,100. Her son Dave will occupy the same.
Marathon.
Dr.
A. D. Reed went to New York on Friday last with a patient named Terpening, to
have a cancer removed from his stomach.
D. D.
Hunt left Monday morning for Stosey Creek, Va. to look after his interests in
that vicinity.
Frank
Bloomer, of Binghamton, was a guest of Cornelius Brown for the past few days.
The
Commune Friday evening last was a very successful affair notwithstanding the inclement
weather. A special car was brought down on purpose to accommodate the people
from Cortland.
Our
streets have been almost impassable for pedestrians on account of their icy condition.
The rain-fall of Friday night made them a mass of ice, the wind shifting to the
northwest freezing it as it fell. Scarcely any one ventured to trust themselves
on sidewalks but took the middle of the street.
The
boys, old and young, took to coasting nearly all day Saturday and the way they
kept it up was a caution.
G. L.
Swift has returned from his western visit.
Capt.
G. W. Lason of Homer, N. Y. was in town Monday.
In
last week’s issue of the Cortland Standard
appeared the following item: "D. E. Whitmore, who has been Supervisor for the past
three years declined re-nomination." Was it because he was satisfied he
could not receive it?
The
Climax Road Machine Co. will soon be in full blast.
Virgil.
The illness
of Mrs. Clarisa Ballou Terpening, wife of Wm. Terpening, noticed in our last
report, terminated in death on the 20th int. Funeral at the house on the second
inst, Rev. Mr. Purington her pastor, officiating. Deceased was sixty nine years
of age, a faithful christian woman. Mr. Terpening who has been very ill is
improving slowly but is again called to mourn the death of his only son, Rev. E.
D. Terpening of Freetown, who will be brought here for burial on Tuesday and of
whom we shall make further mention next week.
Married
as the residence of Mr. Daniel Barry, March 3d, by Rev. O. J. Purrington, Mr.
Robert Barry of Virgil to Miss Cornelia Waterman, of Killawog, N. Y.
Mr.
Harry Ingraham will move to Marathon this week.
Mr.
Asa Ballou of Binghamton and Mrs. Chas. Butts of Scott, were in attendance at the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Terpening. Mr. Reuben Butts and wife of Harford
and Truman Terpening and wife of Groton, were also at the funeral.
A lawsuit
between Frank Miller and his mother before F. E. Price and a jury, commenced on
Friday, adjourned to Thursday next. J. E Winslow and J. E. Eggleston, Attorneys.
Mr. D. P. Griswold lost a valuable Jersey cow
last week.
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