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V '(tifca fonifn Conner ^ m h DEVOTED TO THE TRUE INTERESTS O t THE PEOPLE OP SENECA COUNTY. THE COURIER, E st’d 1S37, Vot. 65. ] THE JOURNAL, Est'cl 1884, Vol. 18. Consolidated Aug. 21, 1902. SENECA FALLS, N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. No. 40 An Interesting Case. The case of the beneficiaries of Eeynold Seybold against the Knights of the Maccabees was argued before Justice Parkhurst at Bath Saturday at a special term on a motion to set aside a non-suit and secure a new trial. The action was originally brought 10 recover §3,000, the amount of an insurance policy held by the deceased as a member of the Macca bees frateimal insurance society. It was tried by Justice Parkhurst at Ovid in September and resulted in a non-suit. The attorney for the bene ficiaries under the policy was Henry E. Miller of Syracuse. Seybold had been a member of the order only a few months at the time of his death. He was a peddler and resided in Waterloo. On the morning of Janu ary 2df 1900 Seybold was found sus pended at the New York Central freight house with a rope around bis neck, and the inference was that he had committed suicide. He held a certificate for $3,000 in the Maccabee order The association refused to pay the amount of the policy to the beneficiaries named in the policy on the ground that section 173 of the revised by-laws of the association makes a certificate of membership void‘‘when death was the result of suicide within five years after ad mission, whether the member taking his own life was sane or insane at the time, or when the death of the mem ber was intentionally caused by the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such member.’^ Seybold, a short time pre vious to his death, had had two strange experiences in Waterloo, hav ing been found in the mill race with his hands tied and bis face just above the water. Before that he claimed to have been assaulted in the Millard landtejUe night near his home. On the S ® of the action the defendant introduced evidence to show that the man was insane, and had in all pro bability taken his own life on the moi'DiDg of January 2d. Attorney M iller contended that the association is bound to pay to the beneficiaries of the deceased because section 173, as quoted above, further says, “ pro vided that in case of suicide within five years after admission, all assess mentspaidto the Supreme Tent by such member shall be paid back to the beneficiaries named in the certifi cate, and such amount shall be the full amount that can be claimed in any such case. ” Mr. Miller says that Seybold paid to the association the amount §8.40 for assessments, and that the beneficiaries have never re ceived one cent of it back nor has the association ever offeVed it to them or any part of it. In his argument before Justice Parkhurst on Saturday he asked to have the verdict set aside and a new trial granted on that ground, and also on the ground that the Court excluded the reading of a list of symptoms usually found in cases of suicide, which was contained in standard medical authorities; also that the defendant was required to show that the deceased had com mittedsuicide; that it was a matter of conjecture and a fact for the jury to determine. Mr. Miller also raised several other points. The defendant was represented at the trial by Love & Quackenbush of Buffalo, who sub mitted argument, in writing. Jus tice Parkhurst reserved decision. Freed from Debt. The gratifying announcement is •made that the Odd Fellows home at Lockport begins the new year entirely^ free from debt, the last §1,500 mort-' gage having been taken up and can celled. The home was acquired by the Odd Fellows Home Association of the state about ten years ago and at that time there was an indebtedness of about $20,000 on the property which has gradually been diminished until the last $1,500 was paid off December 31st, last. The Home is now in a fl.ourishing condition, well equipped and in good repair, furnish ing a pleasant harbor of refuge for a $ i i i |r / a disabled members of the A distinguished lingu ist claims to have mastered all modern tongues save his wife’s and mother-in-law’s. Hr. Mongin Reappointed. Secretary of State, Johu F. O’Brien has appointed J. B. H. Mongin of Waterloo, N. Y., as his first deputy. Mr. Mongin held this position under the retiring Secretary, Hon. John T. McDonough during his two terms of office with credit to himself and to the department and his many friends throughout the county and state feel highly gratified to know' that he has been retained by Secretary O'Brien. Mr. Mongin is especially well qualified for the position and by his courtesy and untiring efforts in behalf of those who have business with the office he has made for himself a large circle of warm, pei'sonal friends who are. anxiousi to see him go higher. He was a candidate for the secretaryship before the last state convention and developed a strong following who hoped to see him nominated for the office.. Mr. Mongin, like some others who were prominently mentioned as candidates on the ticket and who had enough support back of them to raaike it interesting in an open contest, yielded to the wishes of the party leaders, who appreciated the fact that it would not do to have any bitterness engendered in the convention from personal strife this close year, and he very gracefully withdrew his candidacy in favor of Mr. O’Brien. The flattering result from Seneca county for the whole state ticket was due largely to his personal work in its behalf and is proof positive that, while naturally dis appointed in his aspirations, hie was broad enough and loyal enough to the party to appreciate that individual ambition must be set aside when an important election is at stake, and no one from Montauk point to Lake Erie worked more diligently' or faithfully than he did for the success of the party 'as the' result shows.' This places him in a position where he can rightfully ask for a promotion and unless all precedents are set aside he will be in due time rewarded with the promotion to a higher oflBce which he so richly deserves. Social and Dancing Perty. Every one is cordially invited to attend the delightful entertainment to be given next Wednesday evening, January 14th, at Masonic Temple under the auspices of the old choir and organist of Old Trinity church. A program of great enjoyment has been arranged and every one who has been asked to take part has responded with interest. The first hour, from eight to nine, will be occupied by the following excellent attraction. A play entitled “The Train to Manso,” in which the leading character is fine ly taken by Mrs. William Scoilin ably assisted by Messrs. Bert Brown iScott Armstrong; singing by the Schubert Male Quartette; violin solo by Mr. George Easton; the play “ The Wager.” characters, Percy DeLaucy afterwards, Mr. Dough, Mr. Tracy W e lls, Ethelbertha Van Dyck, Mrs. Blanchard Baker. The well known talent of the actors bespeak the success of this amusing play. Coffee and sandwiches will be served and dancing enjoyed until twelve. Mrs. Maude Robinson and Fred De Mott pianists. Admission to the entire affair 25 cents. Come! Eastern Star Officers Installed. The officers of Sincerity Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, were installed 1-ast evening by Worthy Patron John C. Davis as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Ida C. Kellogg; associate matron, Mrs. S. A. Pruden, secretary, Miss Charlotte E. Pollard; treasurer, Mrs. Berlha S. Davis; conductress, Mrs. May W. Crosby; associate conduct ress, Mrs. Alice Wilcoxen; trustee, Mrs. Jenuie E. Strong. The retiring matron, Mrs. Strong, was presented a handsome past matron’s jewel and also a beautiful pin set with diamonds, 'as a token of appreciation of her ear nest efforts to help organize and build up the chapter. At the business ses sion it was determined to hold a series of entertainments and dances during the balance of the winter season. The year 1903 has inherited from the year 1902 a rich legacy of peace and prosperity with plenty of employ ment fdr all willing workers. Death of Col. James H. MacDonald. Col. James H. MacDonald died shortly after one o’clock Monday afternoon at his home on West Pall street, after a very brief illness of uraemia and the news of the death of this widely known citizen came as a shock to ail. His age was seventy- five years and up to a very short time before his death he had been at all times a prominent figure in the busi ness and social life of the village. Recently his health had seemed some what impaired but it was not until Friday last that he was compelled to desist from active labor when the malady from which he had been suf fering developed more alarming syraptons and he retired from his ofiBce to his home where under medical treatment he appeared to rally so that his family felt somewhat reassured, but Monday a change for the worse came and he gradually grew weaker until the end came. Mr. MacDonald was born at Whitehall, N. Y., and came to Seneca Palls when a young man, where he followed the occupa tion of book keeping until a few years ago when he engaged in the fire in surance business. He was connected with National Yeast Company during its whole existence. During the civil war Colonel MacDonold won distinc tion as a brave and gallant soldier having served with the 50th regiment, N. Y. Engineers in which organization his ability and bravery won for him the brevet rank of Colonel. At the battle of Fredericksburg, he was wounded in the left arm by a rebel bullet which injury rendered his arm stiff and nearly useless. He was al ways a public spirited citizen and bad served with honor as president of the Seneca Falls board of education, as trustee of the village and at the time of his 'death was one of the town board. He was likewise a member of the Po cahontas Lodge, No. 211, P. & A. M. and the Loyal Legion, an organization composed exclusively of Union officers of the Civil W a r period. He was a man, of exemplary life, upright, strong in his friendships, faithful to his friends and in all the relations of life loyal and true. His ideals were high and pure and his constant aim was to live up to them. In his death the community loses one whose place cannot easily be filled and many per sonal friends will join with his family in sorrow at his loss. A widow and two sons, Clarence A. and William S. MacDonald survive him. The funeral service will take place at his late home this, Thursday afternoon at half past two o’clock, Rev. H. Grant Person, pastor of the Presby terian church, officiating with inter ment in Restvale cemetery. Case of Varioloid in Waterloo. Various rumors have been in cir culation during the past week in re gard to the small pox scare in Water loo. The facts are as follows; The house of Edward Slack was quaran tined last week because of a mild case of varioloid the patient being his son Harry Slack. Drs. Clark and Bellows were the physicians who reported the case to Dr. Bacon, the health officer. When the news of the matter became public there was great excitement, parties who bad been exposed to the disease were warned to remain indoors until a sufficient lime had elapsed to show that they had not contracted the disease the school authorities ordered all pupils vaccinated and extended the vacation a week to pre vent any chance of spreading the con tagion. Mr. Slack, the father of the patient, would not be convinced that his son had varioloid and Dr. E. Lester of this piece was called in, who de cided that the ease was not what the Waterloo physicians had diagnosed it. Mr. Slack then demanded that the quarantine be rais'ed but the health board refused and finally sent for an inspector of the state board of health. Tuesday morning. Dr. Johnson of Waverly arrived and after a careful examination pronounced the/jase one of varioloid, thus agreeing with the diagnosis first made by Drs. Clark and Bellows. The quarantine there fore, is still continued and will be until the authorities are satisfied that there is no possib] ing the disease. ance^f spread- Personals. Harry A. Bell visited friends in town last week. —-Fred Williams has returned from a visit in New York. -=--Mrs. J. S. Purdy visited relatives in Bellona last week. —Bert Cumber left for Syracuse Uaiversity, Monday. —Mrs. Laura Smith is visiting her daughter in Syracuse. —Miss Lou Casey spent Sunday with friends in Rochester. —Miss Delia Somers has returned to her school at Gloversville. —Mrs. H. L. Hadley of Newark was in Seneca Palls yesterday. —Mrs. J. W. Saphore returned to her home in Watertown, Friday. —William A. Swaby of Chicago, was the recent guest of his mother. —S. H. Salisbury, Jr., has returned to his studies at Lehigh University. —Rev. and Mrs. William B. Clarke are spending a few days in New York, — Miss Anna T. Hawley has gone to New York city to spend some time. —Misses Alice C. Casey and Teresa Parron visited friends in Avon last —Mrs. W. W. Cowles, of Roches ter, is visiting her parents on Spring street. —Miss Ethel Hoag will resume her studies at the Syracuse Classical school to day. —Rev. A. C. Clarke has gone to Oanastota where he has charge of a parish. —Miss Margaret Barrett has re sumed her studies at Syracuse Uni versity. —Mrs. Lilah P, Brim has returned to Yonkers where she is engaged in teaching. —Miss Mary Lienhart returned to her school atPatchogue, Long Island, Saturday. —Miss Caroline P. Lester returned to Co.iumbia College in New York, Saturday. —Miss Maude E. Sutton returned to Brooklyn Saturday, after a short visit here. — Mrs. P, J. Lynch of Syracuse visited relatives and friends in town last week. —Elmer O. Wayne returned to his studies at New York University, Sun day night, —Misses Celia Raymond and Emma Rogers spent New Years with friends in Payette, —Rumsey Micks left yesterday for Mercersburg, Pa., where be is attend-' ing school. —George M. Lewis and W. R. Lathrop returned Monday to Lehigh University. —Miss Blanche A. Pollard is visit ing her friend, Miss Amy Saphore in Watertown. —Joseph Dyson has returned to Brooklyn, after spending the holidays with his faamily. — Miss Bessie Nock of Rome, has been spending a few days with Miss Margaret Micks. —Howard Harper left Saturday to resume his studies at the Troy Poly technic Institute. — Ml', and Mrs. Clarence Twist have returned to their home at Washington, D. C. —Mrs. Almeda Williams is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Dimmick, at Wellsville, N. Y. —George W. Johnson left Sunday for Elizabeth, N. J., where he expects to spend some time. —Miss Agnes Barry of New York city has been the guest of relatives and friends in town. —Charles Yawger returned to New York, Tuesday, after a short visit at his home in this place. —Mrs. F, L. Warner gave a masquerade party Tuesday evening at her residence on Green street. —Josiah Yerkes of Romulus, clerk of the Seneca county board of super visors, was in town Saturday, —Mrs. Josephine Bachman, of Syracuse, is visiting Mr, and Mrs. Loren Dumont, of Bridgeport. —Miss Ethel Saeger and Miss Lesbia Leonard of Fayette, were guests of Miss Ruth Frantz over Sunday. —Miss Eva Van Tine and Fred Cushman, both former residents of Seneca Falls were married Wednes day, December 18th, at the Baptist parsonage at Elizabeth, N. J. —Miss Gertrude Pen nock of Syra cuse, has been visiting her sister, Mrs Charles P. Gould on State street. — Assemblyman Moran was in Al bany yesterday attending the open ing session of the state legislature. — Benjamin Powell has returned to Mercersburg, Pa , where he is an in structor in the Mercersburg Academy. —Misses Nellie Long'and Katherine McConnell of Auburn spent New Year’s as the guest of Miss Alice B. Hanlin. —Miss Amy Saphore returned to her home in Watertown yesterday after spending the holidays in this village. —Miss Laura Gay has returned to Jamaica, Long Island after spending the holidays at her home in this village. —Miss Cora R. Gould has returned to Vassar college, Poughkeepsie, after .spending the holidays at her home in this village. —Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shepard of Syracuse, were guests on Friday last of Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Baker on Chapel street. —U. L. Seekell of this place in stalled the newly elected officers of Rose Hill grange at Waterloo last Saturday afternoon. —0. 0. Cadwallader returned Sat urday from a visit to Elyria and Cleveland, Ohio, and bis old home at Ellisburg, Illinois. —Mrs. George Seigfred and daugh ter Miss Grace and Mrs. Russell Pontius of Fayette visited friends in town last Wednesday. —Mrs. Edward B. Peck, who has been ^.siting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Depew, has returned to her home in New York. —Henry Williams of New York, has been spending a few days with bis parents, Mr. and Mr&. 0. H. Williams in this village. —Misses Margaret and Amelia Waller have returned to their school duties at Mount Holyoke and East North field. Mass., respectively. — Mrs. Ellen E. Baird and daughter. Miss Laura, were in Seneca Falls the first of the week on their way from Northampton, Mass- to Coronado Beach, California, where they will make their home. —Announcement is made of the marriage of Mr. F. Fred Fenn to Miss Lottie Leonard of Canastota, Decem ber the 24th. Mr. Fenn is a young photographer and has been in business for the past two years in Canastota. —Dr. Henry T. Williams of this village, who has been connected with the Gouverneur hospital in New York city for the past year and a half, has been appointed house physician and surgeon to St. Mary’s Free Hospital for Children in that city. Dr- Williams is a young man, a close student and observer and his prefer ment shows that he has gained the confidence and respect of those in authority in the metropolis. A Handsome Calendar. We are in receipt from the Roch ester Post Express of one of the hand somest calendars we have seen this season. It is in the form of an easel for desk use and the calendar proper is paneled in a dark brown mat about eight by ten inches in size with the name “The Post Express” in gilt letters, also an hour glass and the year in Roman notation. The calen dar is an artistic production from the Post Express job department. Special fleeting. There will be a special meeting of the Spring Brook Cemetery Associ ation Friday afternoon January 9th, at Mr, Wilcoxen’s office at two o’clock sharp. A full attendance is desired as business of importance is to come before the meeting. Annual Meeting. I t h a c a , N. Y ., January 1, 1903. The annual meeting of the members of the Tompkins County Co-Operative Fire Insurance Company will take place at their General Office, Ithaca, N. Y. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1903, at 11 A. M. for the transaction of any busi ness which may be brought before said meeting, R. G. H. S peed , President. O tis E. W ood , Secretary. Trustees Meeting. The regular J a n uary m eeting of the board of village trustees was held Monday evening. A number of bills were audited and ordered paid. The petition of John E. Mackin requesting an extension of the time in which new stone sidewalks may be laid un der the fifty per cent rebate provision, was after sonae argument, placed on file. The petition recited the names of a large number of residents who under p.revious permifs had ordered flag stone, quarrying and shipment of which had been delayed by weather conditions. Exemption papers were granted to M. E. Reagan. An ordin ance requiring property owners to keep their sidewalks free from snow and ice was adopted. It was decided to collect garbage on Tuesdays and Saturdays hereafter. - i It was also resolved to trim trees to prevent interference with the new fire alarm wires. President Purdy named Trustees Clark, Isenman and Frutig a committee to act w'ith the Star Electric company in completing the stringing of wire.s and necessary trimming of trees on the corner of Miller and Walnut streets, a prop erty owner at that point having raised objections. Mr. Gould, elec trician, addres.sed the board, and said that with the Miller and Walnut street difficulty removed, the new. system would be ready for a final test by Friday. He also stated that the 35 volt and 1-10 ampere current running through the fire alarm wire was not sufficient even in ease of actual contact to injure shade trees through, which the-wire passes. State Civil Service Examinations. The State Civil Service Commission announces the next general examin ation to be held on January 24, l903. Examinations are to be held for as sistant civil engineer, leveler, rod- man, chainman, court attendant, gardener in state institutions, band instructor at the Elmira Reformatory, messenger in departments and offiees;. structural engineer in the state arch itect’s office, examiner of state hospital accounts; and orderly in the Erie county hospital. Persons desiring to enter these examinations must file- applications in the office of the Slate- Civil Service Commission in Albany- before noon of January l9th. Appli cation blanks and information regard ing salaries and requirements of ex aminations may be obtained by ad dressing the Chief Examiner of the Commission at Albany. Installation of Officers. Seneca Grange, No. 44, installed the following officers last Saturday evening: Master, William Beach; • overseer, Remington Hill; chaplain, Mrs. Susanna King; treasurer. Joel Fuller; secretary, Mrs. U. L. Seekell; gate keeper, Mrs. J. E. Fuller; Po mona, Mrs. W. King; Ceres, Mrs. J. King; Flora, Mrs, R. E. H ill; steward, Mrs. T. Morgan; assistant steward, Guy Stevenson; lady assistantsteward, Mrs. Bently. The installing officer was Clinton Kime of Rose Hill Grange, who performed the ceremony in a very impressive manner, follow ing which was served an oyster sup per, a feast, which was enjoyed by nearly 100. The balance of the even^ ing was spent in music and dancing. Presentation. At the meeting of Seneca Lodge, No. 104, Knights of Pythias Monday evening the newly elected officers were duly installed by District Deputy Grand Chancellor James Cole of Auburn, and staff. At the close of the installation ceremonies W. A, S. Latham, on behalf of the member.s of the lodge, presented the retiring chancellor commander, Janaes K. Eastman, a beautiful past chancellor commander’s jewel suitably inscribed, as a token of appreciation of Iiis se^ vices to the lodge. Closing Out at Auction. There will be an auction sale at the Model Variety store commencing January 8th and continuing after noon and evening until stock is sold, D. GROSS, W. H. Harpst, Auctioneer.
