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4 wci iiimnec DEVOTED TO THE TRUE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF SENECA COUNTY. TH£ C OUHIER, Esfd 1837, Vol. 65. ] THE J URNAL, sfd 1884, Vol. 18. J Consolidated Aug. 21, 1902. SENECA F A U S , N. Y., THUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1902. lo . 34 The Specfal Election. The result of the special election in this village, which was held Tuesday, pursuant to call of the hoard of trustees follows by wards: FIRST WARD. 1st proposition, Yes, 56, No, 72 2nd “ “ 47, “ 71 3rd “ “ 29, “ 95 4th “ “ 23, . “ 102 6th “ “ 47, “ 75 SECOND WARD. 1st proposition. Yes, 51, No, 57 2nd “ “ 58, “ 52 3rd “ 32, “ 74 4lh “ “ IS, “ 89 ---- - -----------56, “ 50 i !ib * s,, ■ ■ . v' W!ARD, ' ■ ' 43, 18, 11 , 21 43 47 5th “ “ 54, “ 15 FOURTH WARD. 1st proposition. Yes, 75, No, 42 2nd “ “ 73, “ 42 3rd “ “ 39, “ 75 4th “ “ 22. “ 90 6th “ “ 58, “ 56 Result of propositions in the village: 1st prop. Yes, 235, No, 188; Maj. for 47 2nd “ “ 221, “ 186; “ “ 35 3rd “ “ 118, “ 287; against l69 4th “ “ 69, “ 259; “ 190 5th “ “ 215, *’ 196; for 19 The waterworks proposition re ceived the most disastrous defeat. To judge from' this that the people of this village are opposed to municiijal ownership would be an unfair con clusion. The mystery surrounding the proposition and the roam for in ference left, are the real causes of its ■ defeat. Some disappointment is felt as to the result on the sewer proposi tion, for the need of serviceable sewers is keenly feU byi.many of our ■'‘^K^dents. But when wage earners vole to increase their burden of tax ation, which means a corresponding lessening of income, they invariably want to know in detail how and by whom the money is to be expended, and desire a visible guarantee that the money thus raised shall be properly spent. Memories of the Pennsylvania & Sodus Bay Railroad, the Rumsey street bridge, the Manro Mill, the Buffalo Land Investment Companies and a number of other exploded bub bles still haunt them, and with good cause. The trifling increase in tax ation for sewers would not be felt by the wealthy, but the burden of taxa tion falls mainly upon tbe wage earners to whom it possesses a graver meaning. Some disappointment is also felt upon the result for collector, even among those who voted yes upon that proposition. The printed slip issued by the board of trustees, for the ap parent purpose of giving the taxpayers more light upon the various proposi tions, misled many in regard to the fifth proposition. In substance it counselled the taxpayers to vote in the afiBrmative upon the fifth propo sition, if they desired to return to the old system. It was only another of the short comings of the reform board of trustees, for which the taxpayers will be called upon once more to smilingly settle. Short comings are expensive in the aggregate, especially when they occur in the official conduct of the people’s representatives, and emphatically so in reform boards of trustees. The New Fire Alarm System. The new fire alarm boxes in this village will be located as follows; 143, Fall and Seneca streets; 172, Goulds Office, Ovid street; 136, Cay uga and Johnston street; 164, Fall and State streets; 152, State and Por ter streets; 125, Stale and Chapel streets; 232, Daniels and Mynderse streets; 214, Walnut and Miller streets; 216, Fall and Rumsey streets: 324, Bridge and Bayard streets; 331, ^ ' ’ -\1|[aynard streets; 812, *“*^r streets; 421, Green leets; 423, Bayard and reels. To give a fire the keyfrom any house le box, pull the hook let ■^.'^.nCh.eL key can [d by a fire department the p,ers©n giving the located, if necessai’y. strikes the numberjof irst strokes before the pause denoting the number of the ward. It would be well for all our citizens to give the new system a little careful study. Embarrasing mistakes and delays will thus be avoided, and the efficiency of the fire department will ahso be materially aided. The bell will strike tbe box, say No. 423—thus 1111—11—111, repeating three times, in addition to first, giving the number of the ward in which the box from which the alarm is sent in, is located. When completed, the system will be given a thorough test. Thanksgiving. There are many wise and unwise suggestions, as to how best to prepare a menu for a Thanksgiving dinner. Several columns in most of the daily papers for sometime previous to the day when the nation is expected to give its thanks to an all wise Diety for the manifold blessings that make life a thing to be desired, are devoted to giving elaborate advice upon this subject. The best, most practical and sensible way, novvever, and which will probably be practiced by the large majority of sensible people, is to purchase no more for this occasion than the family income can well af ford, avoiding such items of expense as will make the life of the grocer, baker, or dealer in fowls and! meats any harder to bear, and what pru dence and a well balanced economy should suggest. Having done so, and fulfilled the duty of giving thanks, and given a thought accom panied with something more sub stantial to the less fortunate among your acquaintances, that they too, may in some small measure enjoy the general feasting, memories of the day _ will be .pleasanter,, love |or humanity will receive a fresh im pulse, and the observance of the day cannot fail to make those who practise it, better, and the noble object for which the day is set apart, more nearly attained. Auburn District Conference. The annual conference of the Auburn district will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church in this village on December 1st and 2nd. The opening devotional exercises will take place on Monday evening, at half past seven o’clock, followed by a sermon by Rev. 0. M. Eddy. The Tuesday morning session will be devoted to a number of addresses on “Our Church Papers—the Pastor’s Assistants,’’ “ Optimism in the Pulpit,’’ “Sunday school work in the Auburn District,” “Tithing,” “How to Win Men,” and “ Superannuates—Our duty this year,” by clerical and lay dele gates. The afternooli session will be devoted to the reading of papers on “Woman’s Home Missionary Society,” “The Support of a Foreign Missionary by the Local Church,” “ Woman’s for eign Missionary Society,” “ Cleveland Echoes,” “The Class Leader and Re vivals” and “Personal Evangelism.” The sermon for Tuesday evening will be preached by Rev. B. I. Ives, D. D. The convention of district stewards will take place Tuesday, at half past one o’clock m the afternoon. Contractor Fleming, with a force of men is engaged in putting the second story of the Johnson Opera house building in shape for use by the Wal dorf Manufacturing Company, which will begin the manufacture of shirt waists therein December 1st. Mr. Buell, of Syracuse, the active manager of the company, was in Seneca Falls Tuesday making arrangements for pushing the work to completion as quickly as possible. The machinery which has arrived, is being placed in position and will be driven by electric motors, the source of power being the old Shoemaker & Daniels mill at the corner of Bridge and Water streets. Tois property and water power are now owned by Fred Maier and a dynamo will be placed in the build ing to generate the electrical current, whicii will be transmitted by wires to the Opera house building. The boxes an d the gallery at the rear of the h a ll have been removed^ but the stage, will be left as at present and used as a packing room. Adkinson-Qreen. Albert A. Adkinson of this village and Miss Nellie Green of Geneva, were united in marriage Tuesday evening. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s parents, at Geneva in the presence of a large number of guests. The newly mar ried couple are the recipients of rntny congratulations. 5chaffer=Disinger. The marriage of Bert H. Disinger and Miss Maude Schaffer of East Varick took place Wednesday after noon at three o’clock at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage in Canoga, Rev. K. F. Richardson officiating. The groom is a son of Lyman L. Disinger and his fair bride the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Schaffer. Both are well known young people, popular in social circles and have many friends who unite in sincere congratulations and best wishes for their future happi ness and prosperity. The happy couple left at once on a short wedding trip and on their return will make their home in the town of Varick. Freeland^Easton. A very pretty home wedding took place last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Freeland north east of this village when their daugh ter Miss Anna Marie Freeland was united in marriage to Dawrence Westbrook Easton. Th • ceremony was performed at seven o’clock in the evening by Rev. H. Grant Person, pastor of the Presbyterian church in the presence of a large gathering of invited guests. The house was prettily trimmed for the occasion with vines and flowers, with chrysanthe mums as the predominating feature\ The bride wore a handsome dress of white organdie with lace trimmings and carried a bouquet of brides roses. At the conclusion of the ceremony congratulations were extended and a wedding lunch served. The wedding presents were numerous and beautiful having been selected with great dis cretion and taste, evidencing the esteem in which the young people are held. Both Mr. E a s t o n and his fair bride are well known in Seneca Falls and h a v e -a w ide c ir c le of frie n d s who extend -hearty and sincere congrat ulations. They left on an evening train for Florida where they will spend the winter. An Open Letter. S e n e c a F a l l s , N. Y , Nov. 25, 1902. Editor Courier Journal: D e a r S i r :— An election is being held to-day for tax-payers to vote on sundry propositions to raise funds for var- ous purposes in which is included the sum of $15,000 to pay debts already incurred in the construction of the Rumsey street bridge and certain ex penses to be incurred in the completion of that etructure. The village clerk has published and circulated a state ment of various receipts and expenses connected with the bridges which I confess does not make the matter very clear to me. What I and a great many other tax payers would like to see, is a statement itemized of the total cost of the bridge to the present time, and the proposed cost for finishing it. That is give us a total cost when completed and also an itemized state ment of the various sums, from what ever sourse, that have been raised by taxes, appropriated or in any manner intended for construction, the differ ence between these two statements would theu show the actual deficiency and make a much plainer showing to a T a x p a y e r . The Fortnightly Club was very pleasantly entertained last Saturday afternoon by Mrs. L. G. Sanford. Mrs. Jewell, Miss Henion and Mrs. Wetmore read articles on topics of interest to tbe members, and Mrs. Frederick Lester gave an interesting report of the proceedings at the Brooklyn convention of Federated clubs. The literary programme was followed by a social hour. The next meeting of the club will be held Saturday, the 29th inst., at the resi dence of .^M^rs. Eomeyn P. Lathrop on Cayuga street. —D. A. O’Keefe returned from New York Saturday. —Charles D, Rogers is spending a fe\v days in New York. -5— Mrs, Frank* M. Severson visited in Cuba, N. Y., last week. -^Miss Annette S. Hoskins, of Au burn, was in town Monday. —A son was born Saturday to As semblyman Moran and wife. -f-Miss Ethel Hoag is home from the Syracuse Classical school. ^Miss Ellen Mangan left Wednes day for a visit in New York city. —Miss Elsie Armstrong is home from Rochester for Thanksgiving. -r-Miss Nina Compson is home from Cook’s academy at Montour Falls. —Bert Cumber is home from Syra cuse University for Thanksgiving. —Mrs. J. H. Watling is spending a week with her sister in Rochester. —Miss Anna S. King was the guest of Miss Blanche A. Pollard Saturday. —Isaac Hankins of Ithaca is spend ing Thanksgiving with friends in —Miss Katherine Sullivan and Miss Lillian Cruise are visiting in New York. -^Miss Margaret Micks is spending a couple of weeks with friends in Boston. —Misses Jennie and Agnes Mac Donald visited friends in Auburn Tuesday. —Mrs. Michael Galvin has return ed from a two weeks visit in New York city. —Mrs. J. Warren Saphore and daughter, Miss Amy, are visiting at L. M. Cumber’s. —Mrs. Jane O. Mead is visiting her daughter, Mrs F. M. Severson, on Cayuga street, •xiJames Bullivan of Watertown, is spending a few days with his parents in town, —Ms. William Midwood has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wallace Dadson in Geneva. —Mrs, Jacob Maltby of Camillas is visiting her daughter Mrs. A. C. Sanderson in Tyre. —Miss Roberta Short of Rumsey street is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. M. Long, in Geneva. —Miss Katherine Allen of Ovid, is visiting at the home of her uncle, G. A. Waller on Cayuga street. —Miss Carrie VanDuyne, of Wil lard, is visiting Miss Rhoda Berger at her home on Miller street, —Charles O. Johnson has returned from New York city where he has been spending several weeks. —Thomas McGovern and brother James left Tuesday evening for a trip to New York and Baltimore. —Mrs. M, R. Silsby is spending Thanksgiving with her daughter, Mrs. Howard Hart, in Rochester. —Mrs. F. A. Norcott, of State street, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert L. Hall in Rochester. —Mr. and Mrs. Paul Burghdorf of Red Creek, are visiting at the home of Mr Burghdorf’s uncle B. F. Peck on Clinton street. —Charles E. Wessell and Prank Walters were in Atlantic city last week conducting a test for the Ameri can Fire Engine Company. —Miss Marne Hanlon of Auburn, spent Sunday in town, a guest at the residence of Mr, and Mrs. William Christy on Mechanic street. —Miss Ethel Gould entertained a number of her young friends at her home on State street Tuesday after noon from four to eight o’clock on the occasion of her birthday. —John E. Mackin received a letter Tuesday from St. Luke’s hospital stating that his brother, who is ill of typhoid fever in that institution, is getting along nicely and on the road to recovery. —Mrs. N. T. Wilcox and the MissesBophia and Mary Carter, who have been living in Cannon City, Colorado, for several years, are spend ing a few days in town on their way east where Mr, Wilcox has a position, —Leroy C. Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank J. Howe of this village will leave here Saturday for Buffalo where be will remain over Sunday by way of Chicago to —^Charles Bocker of Prospect street will leave Monday for Glen wood, Florida, where he expects to spend the winter for his health. He is just recovering from a severe illness and' it is hoped that the milder southern climate may prove beneficial to him. —-The engagement of Miss Marion L. Zacharie and Herbert H. Stanton, of New York, is announced. Miss Zacharie is a native of Seneca Falls who has graduated as a trained nurse from St. Luke’s hospital in New Yoi'k and Mr. Stanton is a rising young pharmacist in that city. Supervisors’ Proceedings. Bids for printing ta x collectors re ceipts are to be opened December 2nd at 11:00 a . m ., and bids for printing the proceedings December 3d, at 11:00 A. M. Chairman Emens has ap pointed Supervisor Cronin a com mittee to make a contract with the Monroe county penitentiary at Rochester for the ensuing year. The report of Overseer of the Poor Den- niston of Waterloo was received, showing expenditures for relief of $2,520 in addition to the allowance of $100 for physicians’ services and $225 for salary of the overseer. Coroner Richard Dey’s report showed that he had been called as coroner five times during the past year The annual report of School Commissioner Godfrey was received and ordered printed in the proceedings. It shows receipts for the year of $79,530.58, of which sum a balance of $8,413 76 still remains in his hands and $462 forfeited in the hands of the super visor. The total number of children of school age in the county is given as 4,806, of whom 4,084 are attend Ing^chool. *The'*town abStract'of thu^ town of Varick presented by Super visor Emens showed bills amounting $2,567.32 presented and allowed at $2,049 68 The report of Coroner George W. Clark showed that since his last report he had viewed twenty- nine bodies. The report of E. P. Dorr, inspector for the State Board of Charities, dated May 13, 1902, was presented to the board. He says the main huilding is clean and in good repair, but the annex is in very poor condition; needs paint and plaster. There have been no recent improve ments and none are contemplated. Heating is done by not less than four teen coal stoves and is too expensive; steam or hot water should be adopted. Ventilation is by windows and in men’s hospital is very bad, being overheated by two large stoves. In caring for the sick there is a hospital for the men, but it is unsuitable, while there is no hospital for the women and no hospital appliances at all. The Inspector recommends that a new residence be erected for the super intendent, and that the present resi dence be made into a hospital. The food is good but plain; meat is served twice each week, but there are no facilities for keeping it in bulk; no dietary record is kept. Excepting the annex everything is in good condition and clean. Petitions were presented and referred to proper committees in regard to erroneous assessments on the property of Laura Schaffer and Charles Manges. Supervisor Knight asked that the name of Joseph Swaby be added to the assessment roll for the town of Seneca Falls, for the sum of $600, it having been omitted by the assessors. Supervisor Swarlhout pre sented the county treasurer’s report, showing receipts of $157,506.66 and expenditures of $154,909.11, leaving a balance on hand of $2,577.52. The report of Superintendent of the Poor Ogden Wheeler was read by Super visor Bloomer. It shows 723 paupers received during the year. Forty-four of'these are permanent. Eleven have died during the year. Of the forty- four,. thirteen are females and thirty- one males. Five are feeble-miuded and the remainder poor and improvi dent. Of those received during the year 525 were native born and 252 foreign. The number of days charged for the year is 23,373, for which checks have been drawn to the amount of $5^8^3 51, Produce sold from the couut:^.-:farm brought in $225. The cost p^r day for maintenance was 24.66 cents. The county is charged up with $1,705.82; Covert, $88-55; Ovid, $166.67, Romulus, $402.56; Varick; $88 55; Fayette, $370.94; Vi''at6rloo, $195 37; Seneca Falls,^ $1,229 35; Junius, $89.28; Tyre, $134.40. There have been raised on the farm during the past year 40 tons of hay, 2,500 bundles of cornstalks, 350 bushels of potatoes, 300 bushels of apples, 200 bushels of beets, 20 bushels of carrols, 150 heads of celery, 20 bushels of parsnips and other gar den truck. The superintendent recom mends the i-aisiugof $7,500 for support of tbe poor at the alms house, and $1,000 for temporary relief. Drs. Letellier and Medden of Seneca Falls appeared before the board in reference to bills which were dis allowed last year. At Tuesday’s session Supervisor Swarthout reported on behalf of the committee on recover ing the funds of the county on deposit in the Leroy C. Partridge Banking house at Ovid at the time of its fail ure, that there will be no loss to the county and that all the money will be recovered, over $6,000 having already been paid in. Supervisor Barnes moved to take up the resolution of Mr. Blooruer designating the banking house of O, G. & D. C. Wheeler at Farmer, the banking house of Leonard Story at Waterloo, the Ex change National Bank of Seneca Falls and the First National Bank of Wat erloo as depositories of the county funds and offered an amendment to add the Slate Bank at Ovid and the State Bank at Seneca Palls to the list. Supervisor Swarthout moved to amends. by inserting a provision that no* county funds be hereafter deposited in a private bank and naming the State Rank of Ovid, the State and Ex- chang National Banks of Seneca Falls and the First National Bank of Wat erloo as the depositories. Both amendments and the original motion were lost. Dr. George Post was ap pointed jail physician at Ovid and Dr. G. B. Bacon at Waterdoo. According to a recent issue of the Rochester, Post-Express; a new and startling defense is being utilized by common d r u n k a r d s who are b r o u g h t into police court in that city. Bridget Garter was brought before the Re corder last week charged with intoxi cation- On being arraigned she said in defense “I drank a little too much yesterday because I work in a house - caring for a small-pox patient.^’ A panic ensued in the court room and there was a stampede for tbe doors and windows. Bridget was discharged and bundled out of the court roomy and one court room attendant who had been already vaccinated twice, said he- had made up his mind to be vaccina ted again that very afternoon. Shortly after, another prisoner charged with the same offense, was brought into the same court room. His defense was that he was living in a house that contained a case of small pox. He, too, was hustled into the street without being sentenced,after a second court room panic. The Rochester Post Express is the only paper which gives out statements concerning small pox conditions in the city. Many cases are quarantined there not only among the poorer classes but among Ih-i wealthy, and the matter has be- coiLie of so profound public concern that the Rochester health board is discussing methods of extreme sever ity. Small pox is a disease that thrives and spreads more rapidly in cool than warm weather and Roches ter is not so distant from Seneca Falls but that residents of the latter place should manifest some concern in the matter. The test of Time: Ostermoor Elastic Felt Mattresses at Tellers. Thousanda use them. Customers who availed tfaemselyes- of our advice two years ago to bny diamonds, are well pleased. They are just as good to buy now, provided you buy good ones. Call and see us. Williams & Son. December magazines now on sale at KnightU_______________ Another sweeping reduction in the price of sterling silver spoons an d forks at Williams’ Jewelry store.
