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| State Normal School at Cortland, N. Y. (View is from Courthouse Park looking south. The buildings were bordered by Greenbush, Port Watson and Church Streets.) |
The Cortland Democrat, Friday, April 17,
1891.
The Normal School Appropriation.
Mr. Peck's bill making an appropriation for the State Normal School in this
village, of $55,800, provides that the money shall be expended by the local
board of managers in making an addition to the present school buildings, for
gymnasium, offices, recitation rooms, normal study hall, library and drawing
room, society rooms, and cloak and toilet rooms. The plans and specifications
for same are to be first approved by the local board, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction and the Comptroller.
The
further sum of $16,000 is appropriated to be expended by the local board in
making repairs on present buildings and additions thereto, to consist of new
windows for recitation, teachers, society rooms and laboratory, for changing
the present library on first floor and large recitation room on second floor
into study halls for primary and intermediate apartments, on the first and
second floors and science lecture room on the third floor; for the addition of
toilet and cloak rooms for boys and girls, and the rearrangement of present partitions
to provide for recitation rooms and for repairing the walls, floors and roofs of
said present building.
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| The Central School on Railroad Street (Central Avenue) opened in April 1893. |
The Central School Building.
Mr.
Peck's bill authorizing the board of trustees of this village to issue bonds to
the amount of $30,000 for the purpose of purchasing a site and erecting a
central school building thereon, contains the following provisions: The bonds
are to be signed by the President and clerk, and are to be of such
denominations as the board shall determine and bear interest at the rate of
four per cent. One thousand dollars to be due October 1st next, three thousand
dollars shall become due and payable on the 1st of October in each of the
years, 1892, 1893, and 1894 and the balance, $20,000, shall be issued as
ten, twenty-year bonds payable in not less than ten nor more than twenty
years from date of issue.
The bonds
shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at not less than par value,
such sale to be advertised in two of the village papers in each week for four weeks
prior to sale.
Peck's
oleomargarine bill has become a law.
The
Normal Baseball club will have new suits.
The [State]
Legislature will probably adjourn on the 30th inst.
Thos.
White opened his new hotel in Homer last Monday.
Capt.
Hoyt secured nine recruits for the regular army in Norwich, and is now
recruiting in Binghamton.
The C. L.
S. C. will meet with Mrs. Sell, No. 7 Homer Ave., next Monday evening, April
20th.
The
Normals will play the Syracuse University Base-ball Club on the fair grounds,
Friday, April 24th.
Mr. W. A.
Locke has sold the Dryden House in McLean and has purchased a large hotel at
Smithboro, Tioga county.
W. F.
Saunders, of Homer, has exchanged his house and lot on North Main street, in
that village, for Burns Brothers' livery stable in Syracuse.
The
penalty for selling tobacco or cigarettes to boys under 16 is a fine not
exceeding $50; imprisonment in the penitentiary not to exceed six months, or
both.
The 185th
Reg't, N. Y. V., will hold their twenty-seventh annual reunion in the armory in
Syracuse, June 11th. General Chamberlain is expected to be with the boys on
that occasion.
The
contract for carrying the mails from the post office to the D. L. & W.
station has been let to D. H. Thornton. John Garrity has performed this service
for more than twenty years past.
Look out
for parties who are about selling grain and seeds, requiring part cash and an
order. The order turns out to be a note in many cases. Better still, sign nothing
with strangers and deal with your home merchants.
Mr. E. L.
Phelps, of McGrawville, came the nearest to guessing the number of tacks in the
jar in the show window of Mr. F. D. Smith, and was awarded the Red Cross cook
stove. His guess was 13,540. That was the exact number.
Burgess
& Bingham, the clothiers, have a jar full of corn in their store, and they offer
a round trip ticket to New York with a week's hotel expenses while there, to
the customer who guesses the number of kernels in the jar or the one who comes
nearest to it.
Parties
who desire to train or speed their horses on the grounds of the Cortland County Driving Park this season, must call on F.
N. Harrington, the secretary, and procure a card of admission, as this will be
necessary in order to gain entrance to the grounds.
The
familiar gray uniform of letter carriers will soon disappear, and a new shade of
cadet blue will take its place. The contract for furnishing two suits each to
the 10,070 letter carriers throughout the country at
$15 without hat or cap, has been awarded to a Baltimore firm.
The
Normal School appropriation bill is in the hands of the Governor, and it is
expected that it will be signed this week. The money appropriated will be
available at once, and work on the new addition will probably be commenced in a
few days. The plans were drawn by Messrs. Fuller &
Wheeler of Albany, and are completed.
Mahan's
17th music festival will be held at the Cortland Opera House, June 1st to 5th. He has an unusually fine array of artists
this year, comprising Miss Clementine DeVere, the celebrated soprano; Mrs. C.
F. Walker, soprano; the Hatton male quartette; Mr. John C. Bostelmann, violin virtuoso;
Dickinson and Beman's festival orchestra; Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard, pianiste
and accompanist; Dr. H. R. Palmer, conductor.
The
regular semi-monthly meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held at headquarters, over
Collins' store, on Saturday, April 18th, at 2:30 P. M. The work of the
department of White Shield and White Cross will be presented. An interesting
program has been prepared. A history of the work will be given by the county superintendent,
Mrs. James S. Squires. Methods of practical work will be presented and
discussed. All ladies, young or old, members of the Union or not, are earnestly
invited to attend.
The
entertainment given by the Syracuse University Glee and Banjo clubs, in the
Opera House last Friday evening, was attended by a large audience. The
entertainment was given under the auspices of the Cortland Wheel club, and was
eminently satisfactory to all who attended. The stage was literally trimmed
with bicycles, and the effect produced was decidedly novel and striking. The
music was excellent in all respects. After the entertainment the clubs were
entertained by the wheelmen at their room in the Democrat building.
A large
force of stone cutters and masons are at work on the foundations for T. H. Wickwire's new house, corner of Tompkins and
Owego streets.
The April
number of the Hub, published in New York, contains some handsome illustrations
of the Cortland Wagon Company's offices and their output.
Mr. David
F. Wallace has exchanged his house and lot on South Main street for the
handsome residence of the late Judge Duell, on Church street, and will have possession
to-morrow.
The
Ladies' Social Circle of the Presbyterian church gave a tea at the residence of
Mrs. E. M. Hulbert on Court-st., from 2 to 5 P. M. yesterday. Darby's orchestra
furnished the music and light refreshments were served. The jug counted out
$41.
Geo. B.
Gage, of McGrawville, was arrested last Saturday, charged with not supporting his
wife. On Monday he was taken before Justice Parker, of that village, and on his
promise to contribute to his wife's support as soon as he could find
employment, the prosecution was dropped.
Papers
have been served on Charles W. Smith, proprietor of the Journal of this place,
in an action wherein Coroner Geo. D. Bradford charges Mr. Smith with libel in
connection with his report of the inquest in the case of Ione Barber. The plaintiff
claims damages in the sum of $5,000. Franklin Pierce is attorney for the
plaintiff.
Knights Templar.
Cortland
Commandery K. T. No. 50, held their annual conclave in their asylum in this
place last Friday evening and elected and appointed the following officers:
E. C.—Geo.
L. Warren.
Generalissimo—Dorr
C. Smith.
Capt.
General—Edward M. Seacord.
Prelate—Henry
T. Dana.
Treasurer—James
R. Schermerhorn.
Recorder—William
A. Wallace.
Trustee—John
W. Suggett.
S.
W.—Arthur B. Nelson.
J.
W—Harry C. Gray.
St.
Bearer—Charles S. Bull.
Sword
Bearer—Wm. Pierson.
Warden—D.
E. Call.
1st
Guard—P. Meulendyke.
2d "
—John W. Suggett.
3rd
" —Curtis L. Kenney.
Sentinel—M.
A. Rice.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
[Paid Advertisements.]
UPRIGHT
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Large and most attractive stock of Haines
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Co., and others in English oak, walnut, mahogany and rosewood, carefully selected
with reference to perfection of tone and touch, as well as beauty of case. Any
one interested in pianos will find an instrument to suit at Mahan's Music House,
No. 11 Court St. (2w4)
PARLOR
ORGANS FOR 1891.
Several car loads from different makers of renown,
both east and west, are contracted for the spring and summer trade. Some of
them have arrived. The line includes the old favorites, A. B. Chase, Story &
Mark, Packard, Sterling, Estey and others, in new designs of cases. Not only extremely
handsome, but of the best quality made. Prices to suit all, at Mahan's Music
House. (2w4)
BARGAINS
IN PIANOS.
SECOND-HAND STEINWAY, CHICKERING and other good
makes of square Pianos at $50 and upward at Mahan's Music House, 11 Court St.
(2w4)
TWO SONGS.
Emily Dickinson.
(From the
Boston Transcript.)
BEAUTY AND TRUTH.
I died for
beauty, but was scarce
Adjusted in
the tomb,
When one
who died for truth was laid
In an
adjoining room.
He
questioned softly why I failed?
"For
beauty," I replied.
"And I
for truth; the two are one;
We brethren
are," he sighed.
And so, as
kinsmen meet at night,
We talked
between the rooms,
Until the
moss had reached our lips,
And covered
up our tombs.
A SERVICE OF SONG.
Some keep
the Sabbath going to church;
I keep it
staying at home,
With a
bobolink for a chorister
And an
orchard for a dome.
Some keep
the Sabbath in surplice;
I just wear
my wings.
And instead
of tolling the bell for church,
Our little
sexton sings.
God
preaches, a noted clergyman,
And the
sermon is never long;
So instead
of getting to heaven at last,
I'm going
all along!
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