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DEVOTED TO THE TRDE INTERESTS OP THE PEOPLE OP SENECA COUNTY. ra£ comm c,n mj, ni. as-1 5,, TH£ JOURNAL, EsVtt L884, Vol. LB. i SENECA PALLS, N. Y., THUBSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1903. No. 39 V- Inquest Concluded. The McKeon inquest concluded Sat urday. The witnesses sworn were O. E. Beach, secretary of the Star Electric Oonf)pany of Binghamton, 0. S. Knox, A . B. G-ould and Murray Dikemaa, electricians, and Dr. J. S. Purdy. The evidence described the methods em p loyed by the company engaged in putting in the fire alarm system, and tended to show that the temporary work of the company had been performed in a careful and sub stantial manner. It appeared in the testimony of Mr. Gould that he had by mistake cut the wrong wire on East Fall street shortly before the accid e n t . T h e w ire w a s th e property of the Star Electric Company and Mr. Gould having- discovered his error, said that betook up and fastened the ends of this wire in a substantial manner and that it was drawn taut and hung from ten to fifteen feet above the primary wire. This is the wire that is supposed to have sagged and short circuited with the heavily charged primary wire, causing both to be burned in two. Samples of the wires were exhibited and in den tilled as cut from , the lines at the Ovid street corner. The difference in the appearance of the end of a wire fused or burned off and one cut with pliers was apparent. Dr. J. S. Purdy ex plicitly denied the report that he as village president had ordered the fire alarm wire on Cayuga street, near the Becker residence, to be cut down. Much of the evidence is disconnected land not satisfactory so far as aiding ' in fixing the direct responsibility for OflBeer McEeon’s death. This is due |C to the fact that no one witne.ssed the tragedy. That the fire alarm wire and the primary wire were burned into on t^e evening of December 2nd the end of the latter wire was in McEeon’s hand when he was first discovered have been abundantly proven, but the other circumstances immediately before and after the fatal moment are not so susceptible of positive proof. It has been discovered that one of the burned off ends of the primary wire and about twenty-five feet of the wire dissappeared shortly after the night of December 2nd. \Whether this is the result of an effort to secure or destroy evidence is the subject of speculation. The coroner will render a decision as soon as the evidence can be typewritten. Science of Cattle Feeding. How many dairymen and cattle feedei’S question themselves in this wise; A m i feeding a milk-producing ration, or a maintenance ration? Am I encouraging the butter-produc ing capacity of my cows, or is the food they are eating chiefly stimulat ing the laying on of fat on the body? Am I, in short, feeding for a definite purpose, and therefore economically, or working in the dark and at ran dom? These are pointed questions which ai-e worthy the gravest con sideration by every farmer interested in dairying and cattlefeeding. What help does the state offer farmei’S who are trying to solve these problems? The Experimental Station bulletins which gives the results of feeding investigations, are available free of cost to the farmers of the state, and are invaluable. B u t m a n y farm e r s wish to study and understand the principles of feeding. What are they to do? They cannot go to college it is true, but the College can and does go to them. It offers them free in structionsin these important matters in their own homes. Many farmers are not aware of this fact. These subjects are included in the Cornell Farmers' Reading-Course. Those who desire to learn of the work of this correspondence bureau should write to the Farmers’ Reading- Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, ^ N. Y., for information. The course began in November. Write now. Last Wednesday afternoon the fire alarm rang calling the department to the home of Rev. Father O-’Oonner on .West B a y a r d street where the Varn was found to be on fire. The Barnes were quickly extinguished and but little damage was done. The fire is believed to have been caused by hot ashes thrown near the barn. Annual Banquet. The sixteenth annual banquet of the Orescent Social Club was held at the club rooms Monday evening. It was largely attended and one of the most enjoyable of the whole series given by this veil known organiza tion. The spread was furnished and served by William Donally, proprie tor of the Seneca House, and it is needless to say that it was up to date in every respect. The toastmaster of the evening was Frank J. Durnin who performed his duties in a most acceptable manner and added greatly to the pleasure of the evening by his geniality and wit. After the banquet th e r e w e r e sp e e c h e s , so n g s , etc., and a number of clever impersonations by C h a r les S c a n lo n . A n in t e r e s t in g feature of the evening was a history of the club by Patrick J. Ryan. It w a s organized December 28th 1886 and has enjoyed continuous popular ity and prosperity ever since. But three of its ch a r ter m e n )bers n o w re main in the club. They are Patrick J. Ryan, James G. Rankin and Patrick Ferguson. A Hot Bath to Bring Sleep. A hot bath will bring sleep. Sup pose a person to be so tired out by over work of any kind as to feel nervous, irritable and worn, to be absolutely certain that bed means only tossing for hours in an unhappy wakefulness (vve all know this condition of the body and mind) turn on the hot water in the bath-room and soak in the hot bath until the drowsy feeling comes, which will be within three minutes; turn on cold water until it becomes tepid; then rub yourself with a coarse Turkish towel, until the body is perfectly dry and then go to bed. You will slee^ the sleep of the just and rise in the morning wonder ing how you could have felt so bad the night before. The bath has saved many a one from a sleepless night if not from a severe headache the next morning.—Ex. Fifty Years A Mason. Saturday last Seth J. Genung of Waterloo celebrated the fiftieth anni versary of his connection with Mas onry and Monday evening the oc casion was suitably commemorated by Seneca Lodge No. 113 of which he has been so long a member. A gathering of Masons numbering up ward of one hundred sat down to the well filled tables and enjoyed the bountiful feast, after which cigars were lighted and a pleasant hour passed in listening to speeches from those called upon by Toastmaster Hulbert and to vocal selections by a male quartette composed of Messrs. Sanderson, Jacoby, Blakney and Cowles of Seneca Palls. At the close of the exercises a gold medal suitably inscribed was given Mr. Genung in commetnox-ation of the Noble-Winters. Mrs. Louise Noble and John H, Winters, both well known residents of this village, were united in marri age at six o’clock, December 25th. The ceremony took place at the home of S. H. Salisbury, a brother to the bride, on Walnut street, and was preformed by Rev. S. P. Frazier in the presence of a number of immediate relatives and friends. A choice wed ding supper was served after the ceremony and Mr. an d Mrs. Winters were the recipients of many sincere congi’atulations and best wishes for a long and happy wedded life. Story-LamsoH. At the home of Mrs. Jennie D. Story in Junius, on December 24th, occurred the marriage of her daugh ter, Beulah M. to George O. Lamson. About forty i-elalives and intimate friends witnessed the ceremony which was performed by Rev. Gilbert Travis of Seneca Palls. The contracting parties are both well known and popu lar young people of Junius and many friends wish them a long and happy union so auspiciously begun. —Miss Laura Mitten, Robert Mit ten, Mrs, Mitten and Ray Howe of Auburn, were in town Sunday to at tend the funeral of Leroy O. Howe. in The Charches. ■WESLEYAN. The third quarterly meeting of the conference year for the Wesleyan church will be held next Sunday. Love feast at 9:30 a . m . Preaching at 10:30 followed by the Sacrement of the Lox’d’s Supper. CONGREUATIOKAL. Subject for Thursday evening prayer m e e t in g : ‘‘A N e w Y e a r ’s M e s s a g e .” Subject for Y. P. S. C. E. Sunday evening at 6 o’clock: “ How to Get a Fresh Start. Eph. 4:22 28. Leader, A. W. Tayloi’, The Lord’s Supper will be admin istered n e x t S u n d a y m o r n in g . In th e e v e n in g th e r e w ill be a service for the New Year. T h e L a d ies’ A id S o c iety w ill m e e t with Mrs. Geoi’ge Ament on Clinton street, Friday afternoon. A full at tendance requested. Obituary. MRS. ELIZABETH SELLEOK, wife of Henry R. Selleck of this vil lage, died Sunday evening aged sixty- nine years. Mrs. Selleck was pros trated more than a year since by a stroke of paralysis from which she never recovered and which was the cause of her death. She was a Chris tian woman and a devoted wife bear ing her long illness patiently and without murmuring. She will be remembered as a considerate neighbor and faithful friend. Beside her husband she leaves three sistei’s. The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at thi’ee ©’clock at her late home on Mynderse street, Rev. H. Gi’ant Person officiating. The Musical-Literary Club will hold its next regular meeting after a holiday vacation on the evening of January iSth at Pythian hall. A fine progi’am will be given including selections by the Schubert Male Quai’- tette. Composers Adam Geible and Geox’ge W. Chadwick. Every mem ber of the club is earnestly asked to be present at this meeting for a special reason, Tuesday, January 13tb. The Standard Oil Company has at last secui’ed control of the Beaumont oil field in Texas and the Jenning’s oil field in Louisiana. The price of fuel oil has been advanced to $1 per barrel, and the indications are that the quotations will go much higher. The few small producing companies now remaining outside the combine cut no figure in reducing the price of oil as established by the trust, Patrick J. Ryan assumes the duties of police jnstice to day having been elected to the office at the charter election last March. He is a young man and has a chance to win the confidence and esteem of the people of the village by dispensing justice fairly and impartially but with a firm hand. Rowdyism and hoodlumism should be vigorously suppressed and all offenders forced to respect the law. The Father Mathew Drill corps, which disbanded several years ago, has been reorganized with twenty- nine members. Practice drills are to be held every Monday evening at Union hall. The following ofiScers have been elected: President, Edward A. McCarthy; vice-president, H. P. Muldoon; financial secretary, H. P. Nugent; I’ecording secretary, L* B. Smith; treasurer, Lawrence Byrne; captain, James G. McKeon; first lieutenant, Lawrence Byrne; second lieutenant, Patrick Coffey; trustees, James S. McKeon, William Mc Donald and James O’Connor. At the session of the Presbyterian Sunday school last Sunday the super intendent, Mr. H. A. Oarmer, in an appropriate speech commending the work of his assistants, presented in behalf of the Sunday schcol to Miss Mary Chamberlain, superinten dent of the intermediate department, a handsome picture and to Miss Mary Scott, superintendent of the primary department, a set of books. The recip ients of these gifts were taken com pletely by surprise but this did not end the surprises for the pastor,*Rev. H. Grant Person, next arose and in a few well chosen words gave to Mr. Carmer a beautiful clock. Personals. —Norman W. Becker is visiting in New York. —Charles G. Jewell has entered Columbia University. —Miss Anna Slauson is home from Troy fox* the holidays. — Fred Williams is spending a few days in New York city. —Miss Jessie Hopkins is visiting friends in Washington, D. C. —John S. Sullivan and family are spending the clay in Syracuse. —Miss Mary L. Rogers of Roch ester was home for Christmas. —Miss Julia Eastman was home from New York for Christmas. —Fred 0 . Hail returned to New Y o r k c it y , W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g . - Dr. Harry Waldoi’f spent Chi’ist- mas with his parents at Wolcott. —Miss Anna E. Norton is visiting relatives and fi’iends in Brockport. —Miss Grace F. Williams of Myn derse Academy is visiting in Palmyra. —Mrs, S. L Jacoby and daughter have been visiting in Corning, N. Y. —Miss Laura Gay is spending the holidays at her home in this village. —The Shakespeare Society met with Mrs. W. P. El well last evening. —Misses Cecilia and Sabina Casey are spending the week in New York —Chai’les Meehan of New York city is visiting his parents on West Fall street, —Misses Eleanor and Katharine McGraw are spending their vacation in Rochester. —W. Charles Taylor returned to Elmira Monday after spending a few days in town. —Miss Amelia G. Rogers has re turned from a several weeks visit in Philadelphia. —Miss L. T. Drake of Mynderse Avauemy is spending her vacation at North Hector. —Miss Tilton of Moscow, N. Y., has been visiting Miss Alice Williams on Cayuga street. —Prank Curran of New Yoi’k city, has been spending a short vacation at his old home here. —Mrs. Lilah P. Brim, who teaches in Yonkers, is spending her vacation at her home in this village. —Miss Carrie M. Allen of Myn derse Academy is spending her vac ation at her home in Syracuse. —Mr, and Mrs. Henry Gladke of Geneva spent Christmas at the home of Myer Todtman in this place. —Miss Gertrude Pennock of Syra cuse, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles P. Gould in State street. —Miss Katherine Allen of Ovid is visiting at the home of her uncle, George A. Waller on Cayuga street. —Rev. S. P. Frazier went to Mill- view, Pa., Monday and will spend the week with his eldest son who resides —George C, Norton, who is practic ing law in New York city, has been spending a few days with his parents in this village. —Mrs. Mary E. Orofoot and son Willis of Syracuse, are spending the holidays at the home of E. C. Sander son on Mynderse street. —0. W. Combs of this village, a well known newspaper man, has been obliged by a temporary illness to desist from active duty. —The Daughters of the American Revolution were entertained Monday evening at the home of Mrs. T. J. Yawger on Cayuga street, -The engagement is announced of Miss Ella Pease, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Pease of this village, to Charles Rogers, of Uxbridge, Mass. The newly elected officers of Coun cil, No. 20 C. R. & B. A., will be in stalled to morrow (ITriday) evening by supi'eme marshal, John E.Mackin. —Dr. William E. Dobson and wife of Worcester, Mass., are visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dobson on West Fall street. —Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swaine of Cleveland, Ohio, have been spending the holidays with Mrs. Swain’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Medden on Clinton street. —Mrs. Ira Metcalf of Chicago, and Mrs. Robert Thompson of Buffalo, were guests of Mrs. Bradish and Miss Shoemaker on Prospect street the first part of the week. —Hon. D. W. \Van Hoesen and family and Mrs. V. B. Gross of Cortland, N. Y., wes’e guests last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B, Stevens on Rumsey street. —Announcement is made of the ap proaching marriage of James Henry Gould, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seabury S. Gould of this village to Miss May Sedgwick of Syracuse which will take place, Wednesday, January 141h. — Miss Helen E. Kirby bas resigned her position as registrar of the Bi’ock- port Normal school and accepted one as stenographer to Dean Russell of the Teachex’S college, Columbia Univer sity, New York. —Ed'ward J. Perrin of this place and M iss H e len B . C o x of S y r a c u s e , were united in marriage Christmas day at the home of the bride’s brother, Ml’. W. E. Cox in Syx'acuse. They will make their home at 199 West Pall street. M aking Fuel of W a ste. Our Consul-General at Berlin, Mr. Prank H. Mason, makes a timely re port upon the manufaclux’e and use in Germany of briquettes of lignite, peat and the waste of coal mines, with valuable suggestions for such as may desire to inli’oduce the industry irslo this country. Tne makers of machin ery fox this manufacture are arrang ing to bx'ing it to the attention of Americans who have at command the material from which this kind of fuel may be made, with a view to induc ing them to make a trial of it. All the necessary tests and information are offered to show that it will prove profitable. It is the coal strike and its effect that have excited intex’est in the subject just now, but it may be that an opportunity is presented for turning to account a lai’ge amount of material hitherto neglected as mere waste. If it should prove so, thei’e may be a new and useful factor of competition in the fuel market. In Germany bi’iquettes ai’e made on a large scale from ligbite, or bi’own coal; from carbonized peat for domes tic use, and from bituminous coal dust for engine furnaces. They ai’e also made from anthi’acite dust, but the country affords little of that material. There are large deposits of peat and lignite in various parts of this countx’y, but fuel of one kind or another is so abundant and cheap there that there may be doubt whether it would pay to get them out for the purpose of conversion into briquettes. That is a matter fox* calculation when the cost of the machinery and its working is known. It is a matter to which invention has never been turned in the United States. But coal dust is the waste of a vast iuJustx’y already established; and the cost would be confined to converting it into briquettes, which would become a mere by-product of mining. Thex’e is no appai’ent reason why it should not be made profitable by utilizing not merely the dust of bituminous coal, but the mass of what is left of the great culm heaps of the anthracite I’egion after the small sizes of coal have been sifted or washed out. There ai’e advantages in the use of these briquettes apparent apart from economy of production. They ax’e said to be not only convenient, but cleanly to handle, and those made from bituminous coal dust burn with out the black, sooty smoke that comes from our method of using the coal. Possibly there may be other materials in this country that may be turned to account for fuel in this form. In Europe wood is a comparatively costly fuel and there is not a great amount of waste or timber, but in this country there is a vast quantity that is thrown away. Is it not possi ble that sawdust, shavings and other waste of mills and factories using wood as a raw material might be mixed with other substances and made available in a handy form for the production of heat? There was talk a little while ago of importing briquettes from Germany, but with our wealth of material to make them from it would be better to import the idea and the machinery until we find a way to improve upon them, if they prove successful. It is worth looking into.— Ex. General News, Syracuse has a new automobile factory. The Spanish government is prepar ing for active military opei’ations in Morocco. The new battleship Maine has gone info commission with a comple.ment of 550 seamen. The sugar factory at Lyons has closed, after exti’acting the sugar from 16,000 tons of beets. Syracuse has 140 secret societies, 32 tempei’ance societies and lo l socie ties of a social and miscellaneous character. G e n e v a is m a k in g an effort to h a v e located there th e new h o m e for th e Order of the Eastern Star of the S tate o f N e w Y o r k . The banks of New York city during the last days of December, have paid o u t m o r e th a n $150,000,000 to m e e t January interest payments. English, Scotch and Welsh ports will ship 200,000 tons of coal to the United States at once and forty steam ships have been chartered for the purpose. Many thousands of Boers ax’e plan ning to emigrate to the United States. They propose to locate in the west and will make desirable, useful and patriotic citizens. The Spanish friars are leaving the Philippines and are being replaced by priests sent from other countries, Thei’e arb now less than four hundred left in the islands. Many mills and factox’ies in the eastern states have suspended opera tions for want of coal, and some of the railroads in that section are ex pected to stop running ti’ains soon. Thousands of Texas farmers are leaving that state, driven out by the Mexican fall weevil which has re cently invaded and practically de stroyed the farming land in many sections. The doctors of Batavia have organ ized a medical union and advanced the price of professional calls and other services. They maintain that the increased cost of living and medi cine has made such action a necessity. The combined national debt of the world amounts to $31,000,000,000 and the annual interest is $1,200,000,000. The principal national debts in order of their size are: France, $5,800,000,- 000; Russia, $3,167,000,000; United Kingdom, $3,060,000,000: Germany and German states, $2;573,000,000; Spain, $1,728,000,000; Australia, $1- 183.000. 000; Austria-Hungary, $1- 154.000. 600. India, $1,032,000,000; Unfted States, $969,000,000. Xmas and New Year’s Excursions. To enable you to spend Xmas and New Years with the folks at home,, the Nickel Plate Road will sell, De cember 24, 25 and 31, 1902 and Jan uary 1, 1903, special excursion tickets to points on its own line and to points on connecting lines in Central Pas senger Association territory at one and one third fare for round trip, good returning to January 2, 1903. Three elegant fast through trains each way daily. Finest dining car service at prices to suit all, Tickets and full information at 291 Main St. R. E, Payne, General Agent, Buffalo, N. Y. Family carriage horse, also buggy,^ phaeton, cutter, saddle aud complete outfit for sale. Buy now. Get a good sleigh ride and you need not take everybody’s “dust” anyhow. Address, K n i g h t , Box 152, Seneca Falls, N. Y, Special Sale Saturday, January 3d, at Fenn’s 5 and 10 cent store. White china disbes, slighly damaged, neat patterns, 5 cents, cups and saucers 5 cents, dinner plates 4 cents, sauce dishes 2 cents, oat meal or soup bowls 4 cents, breakfast plates 3 cents, soup dishes 4 cents. Come early and get the bargains. 33*70. To Kansas City $33.70. via the Nickel Plate Road, account Live Stock Show, tickets on sale Jan uary 11, 12 and 13,1903, good return ing, on payment fee 25c. and execu tion by joint agent, to January 16,. 1903, or on payment of 50c, January 31 , 1903. R. E. Payne, General Agent, 291 Main street, Buflfalo, N. Y,
