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€mntn feiCieC' DEVOTED TO THE TRUE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF SENECA COUNTY. THE JOURNAL, E s t’d 7i S 7ol. 2f. 7902. SENEGA PALIS, N. Y., THUBSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903. No. 19 The Lehigh Again. A party of Lehigh surveyors came to this village Friday and rented rooms over Diilon’s hardware store on Bayard street. They have since been engaged in locating property lines and grades in the vicinity of the Ovid and Bayard street corners. Another indication that something will soon be doing on the proposed extension of the Seneca county rail way to Syracuse is the fact that orders have been received here to obtain options on the line surveyed from the eastern terminus on Canal street to Cayuga lake. The Lehigh recently secured a long term lease of the Seneca county railway and also has been authorized to bond the leased road and the 'proposed exten sion for the sum of $500,000, which looks as if the plan to extend the line is matured and that operations will not be long delayed. So far as known the line surveyed along the south hank of the Seneca river is still favored by the company. The sur vey runs close to the New York Cen tral at the bridge crossing the river and canal and then diverges slightly to the south striking the lake about five 'hundred feet south of the New York Central tracks. The extension of the road eastward means a great deal to the people of this village. Facilities for traveling and for the shipment of freight and express mat ter will be doubled and Seneca Falls will become the railroad centre that its commercial importance demands. The already healthy growth of the, village will be further stimulated and it will become a better locality than ever for the investment of new capi tal. _______ _______ Saturday, A-so called Clifton Springs team, in fact a combination of players from Addison, Penn Yan and other .places with ,just a hint from the village, whose name the team bore, defeated the “Seneca Falls team Saturday after noon at the Oayuga Lake Park dia mond. A wild throw by a home player in the first inning followed by a bunch of errors, gave the visitors five runs and landed Chappell in the box at the third inning. From that point Seneca Falls awoke from its dream and played ball. Flanagan’s fielding, Eichbergers base running, Bockstahler’s base running and Chap pell’s pitching were features of the game. Bockstahler also made a one handed catch that was immense. In the last inning the score stood ten to three in favor of the combination, and the local rooters began to mani- est some chagrim and disappoint ment at the score piled up against their favorities, when through errors of the visitors, Seneca Falls bunched six runs, a lucky catch of a high ball winning the game at this point for the combination. The attendance was the largest of the season, upwards of twenty-five hundred people witness ing the game. The playing in the first and last innings especially, was characterized by a looseness, that had much to do with the result. S eneca F alls ab r 1 b po a e Farrell, ef ..... .............. 3 3 2 1 0 0 Quinn, 3' . ................... 3 1 2 0 0 0 McG-raw, ss _______ o 0 0 1 3 0 Flanagan, p. If .......... 5 1 1 3 1 1 Crawford, c ... .......... . 5 1 0 10 1 1 Woods, 3b. ...... ........... 5 1 1 8 0 3 Smith, lb .................... 5 1 2 1 1 2 Lewis. rf.„.................... 4 1 1 2 1 0 Chappell, p. If_ ....... . 4 1 0 1 1 0 Total .... . 38 9 9 27 8 6 C ombination ab r 1 b po a e Eichberger, 2b .... ..... 5 2 2 1 4 1 Flint, 3b ...................... 5 2 2 1 3 0 Dougherty. lb_ ..... — -5 1 2 .9 0 1 Bockstahler, cf ____ o 1 2 3 0 1 B. Sullivan. rf_„ .... . 4 1 0 0 0 0 Case, p ........................ 5 1 1 o i l Hatz, ss. ___________ 5 1 1 6 0 1 Eeckenwald, If ____ 4 0 1 2 1 0 J. Sullivan, c. ............. 3 1 0 5 0 2 Total ......... . ........... 41 10 11 37 9 7 SCORE BY INNINGS. Seneca Falls ___ 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8-9 Combinafion__ 51011003 0-10 summary . Struck out by Chappell 8, by Case S; base on balls, off Case 4, off Chap- pel 1; hit by pitched ball, Sullivan; double plays, McCraw, Quinn and Smith, B. Sullivan and J. Sullivan; time of game, 1:50; umpire, Esmaefc. Job printing at the Jobrnal office, Village Finances. The tax rate in the village of Sen eca Falls as compared with other villages has reached the place of honor at the top of the column. The people are exerted to the utmost to keep their accounts with the tax col lector balanced and public improve ments, with the exception of a ' few new. stone sidewalks, are unknown. It is a mistake to conclude that the people of this village do not desire public improvements, paved streets and a complete sewer system because they are silent. They are burdened to an extent that further large ex penditures look like mill stones about their necks. What the village first of all needs is a reduction in its running expenses. When the cost of main taining a village like Seneca Falls reaches close to the limit allowed by law with no practical or permanent results in the form of public improve ments enjoyed by places of equal or larger size and a lower tax rate, the time has arrived to call a halt. If this is not soon done in the most summary and forcible manner by the tax payers in the seledtion of men for village office who will be guided by prudence and economy, the future of the village for desired improve ments is under an impenetrable cloud. G-rowth in building and population which Seneca Falls is experiencing counts for little when the growth in village expenses keeps so far ahead- The Musical-Literary Club. The officers of the Musical-Literary Club, after weeks of thought and consultation as to the best naeans of promoting its future welfare, have devised a plan and commend it to those who will pledge themselves to a season of hard, earnest work. The change from the procedure the of the last few years, (which has em braced many pleasant features and. attracted m u s ic lo v e r s to jo i n th e organization for the pleasure and entertainment provided in the way of programmes,) will be a marked one, but the officers see the necessity of making it. The older members, with out exception, are unwilling to give further time and interest to the club unless more thorough work is done by each and every one on the subject allotted; they feel that the society has drifted away from the fine scheme of study pursued during the first years of its existance and should make a valiant effort to regain its original standing. The plan devised is as fol lows: Each member will be required to act as chairman of the programme of the evening, selecting the assist ants he may desire. The literary features are to be emphasized and an •analysis of each selection required- After a season of such work, it is be lieved the object of the organization will be attained. In compliance with expressed wishes, the old masters will be studied again, beginning with those of an early period,Bach will be the first. As the membership will naturally be lessened by these conditions, although there is reason to expect, in time, an increased membership of advanced students, the first meetings of the season of 1903,1904, will be held at the homes of the members as in former years. The first one however, will be held the second week in October, probably at Pythian ball, when it is hoped to arrange for the entertain ment of all who desire to attend, a choice programme. The present offi cers consist of the following: presi dent, Miss Belle L. Palmer; secretary aud treasurer, Msss Wilhelmina S. Brown; historian. Miss Adeline Cow ing _______ .The barn on the premises of John Meehan on West Fall street, this vil lage, was burned to the ground about two o’clock Saturday morning. When discovered the building was in flames in every part. It stood near the river and did not endanger other property. Mr. Meehan used the barn as a store house and had five stoves stared in it, which with a buggy, harnesses and some other movable property were destroyed. The loss, about seven hundred dollars, is nearly covered by insurance. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Maccabees’ Excursion. The meeting of the Maccabees As sociation of Central New York at Bath was largely attended, the special train frona this place taking about 250 excursionists to that interesting place. The business meeting of the Associa tion was presided over by Robert S. Gott of Seneca Falls tent, who was re-elected president with John Baxter of Geneva as secretary. The con vention next year will '6e held at Geneva. Excursion, The Lutheran and Methodist socie ties of Fayette will hold their fourth annual excursion to Ithaca Thursday, August 37th. The steamer ‘'Fronte- nac” will carry the excursionists leav ing Cayuga at 7:45 a . m ., Cayuga Lake Park at 8:00, East Varick at 8:30 and Sheldrake at 9 o’clock, giving five hours in which to visit Cornell University and other points of interest. Refreshments will be served oa the boat. Fare for round trip, adults 40 cents, children 25 cents. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy a day’s outing at a very low rate. All are invited to join the excursion. Osborne’s vs. Seneca Palls. The hottest contested base ball game of the season will be played Saturday afternoon at the Cayuga Lake Park diamond. The contestants will be the Osbornes of Auburn, and Seneca Palls, two |of the strongest and best teams of Central New York. Honors are even between the teams, each having won two games, and the game of Sat urday will therefore be the rubber. The visitors in view of the importance will bring with them an army of Au burn rooters and the locals will of course not allow themselves to be out classed in this respect. Those who want to see some exceptionally lively playing should make it a point to see the Saturday game which will be called at 3 :30 P. M. A Oeiightful Trip. Those who have never enjeyed a ride on the Detroit and Buffalo steamers, running the full length of Lake Erie and up the Detroit river do not realize what a pleasant trip they are missing. One can leave Buffalo any afternoon at -5:30 securing a fine view of the Buffalo harbor and arrive in Detroit about 8:30 the following morning. The steamers are about 3a0 feet long,\elegantly fitted up, with comfortable staterooms and are licensed to carry 3,500 passengers. The cuisine is of the best and the meals served on the boat equal those at the very best hotels while the prices are extremely reasonable. The -city of Detroit is also a beautiful place to visit and many interesting side trips on the net work of trolley lines sur rounding the city may be included. If you wish a pleasant outing try a trip on one of the Detroit and Buffalo steamers. MilHman- W estcott. At Alden, N. Y., Wednesday of last week occurred the marriage of Miss Jennie B. Milliman and Mr. Henry Palmer Westcott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Westcott, formerly of Seneca Falls. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride’s parents by Rev. Mr. James of Clifton Springs. Richard Krause of Buffalo was best man and the bridesmaid was Miss Nellie G. Milliman, sister of the bride. The matron of honor was Mrs. Joseph Mason Dennis who was married the previous evening and her husband was one of the ushers. The bride wore a veil and a hanlsome gown of white liberty silk over taffeta trimmed with duchess lace and carried a bouquet of brides’ roses. The house was artistically decorated with flowers and the bride’s table laid in purple and gold, her college colors. A large number of guests were present and the wedding was a very eleborate one. After the wedding supper Mr. and Mrs. Westcott accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis left for a three weeks wedding trip. The young couple have the best wishes of numerous friends in Seneca Palis. Subscribe for the C ourier -J ournal . —N. A. Smilhwick goes to New York to day. J. N. Hammond is spending a few days in New York. —M. P. Burke, of Auburn visited in town over Sunday. —Miss Julia Eastman is home from New York this week. —Miss Katherine Richards is visit ing relatives in Buffalo. —Mrs. W. J. Peck entertained Mrs. Caleb Brown of Clyde Sunday. —Timothy Donovan of Syracuse spent Sunday with frieuds in town. —Mrs, Laura Smith has returned from a visit with friends in Syracuse. —Joseph LaPleur, of Rochester, is visiting relatives and friends in town. —Miss Anna E. Norton is spending a week with friends on Lake On- —Mrs. Ann Siauson has returned from a visit among friends in New York. —Miss Mary H. Fairchild of New York is the guest of friends in Seneca Palls. —Miss Bertha M. Leonard of Au burn spent Sunday with Mrs. J. H. Thorp. —Mrs. H. M. Glen returned Tues day from a visit at Somerset, Niagara county. —Dr. and Mrs. Webster of Corning are guests of Mr, and Mrs. Maynard J a c o b y . —Miss Etta Cumber of Sidney, N. Y., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cumber. —Mrs. Mary Comstock entertained O. C. Hoff, of Morristown, N. J,, on Monday. —Mrs. George W. Davis has re turned from a visit among relatives in Syracuse. —Mrs. L C. Avery and daughter, Miss Edith V. Avery spent last week at Kidders. —Mr, and Mrs. Charles S. Sander son and sons are spending the week at Sodus Hay. —B J, McKevitt is entertaining h is sister, M iss M a r g a r e t M c K e v itt of New York city. —Mr. and Mrs. F, T. Hull and child of New York are guests of his father, J. 0 . Hull. —Mrs. Amos Lamphier, of Ilion, is the guest of Mrs. Mary Comstock, of East Bayard street. —Miss Lou Casey of Rochester, is spending a two weeks’ vacation at her home in this village. —Miss Sara Malone of Elmira was the guest of Mrs. Kate Graham on Ovid street last week. —Mrs. William Hood and daughter Miss Lucy visited Mrs. Hendricks at Bridgeport last week. —Mrs. Thomas McKeon of East Bayard street is entertaining Miss Mary Hoey of Willard.' ' —G. B. Follett and S. B. Hopkins left Tuesday for ten days’ outing at Prince Edward’s Island. —Misses Mary and Reta Rogers left Tuesday for a week’s visit with friends on Conesus lake. —Miss Wilda Shaffer of Geneva and Miss Anna Wallace of Victor are guests of Miss Delia Somers. — Mr. and Mrs. James Burke of Amsterdam are visiting at the home of her mother on Bridge street. —Misses Clara and Sara Wilkinson of Rochester have been visiting Mrs. Poster Brooks for a few days. —Mr. and Mrs. George P, Seekell are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Clow and daughter of Boston. —Thomas W . Pollard of the State bank, le f t W e d n e s d a y for N e w York city to witness the yacht races. —Seibert Maier left Monday for a week’s visit with his brother. Rev. Henry Maier of Schenectady. —Miss Laura Lawless of Rochester is a guest at the home of J. H. O’Brien on East Bayaed street. —Marshall Cowing of Sioux City, Iowa, is visiting his aunts the Misses Cowing on East Bayard street. —Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Sumner, of Tyre, left yesterday for a six weeks’ visit in Nebraska and Michigan. —Mrs. Martha VanHouten of Buf- falo^ is visiting her daughter, Mys. William Russell on Chapel street. —Mrs. Margaret Quinn of W oon socket, R. I ., is visiting at the home of Patrick Me Graw on Green street. —Henry Hilimire of Myer Tbdt- man’s clothing store, is in New York city, taking a special course in cutting. —Mrs. Kate L. Day of East Bayard street, is entertaining her friend, Mrs. Burns and daughter of Corning. —Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Severson are enjoying a trip to the Thousand Is lands, Montreal and the Adirondacks. —Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shute, of Glassboro, N. J .. are visiting Mrs. Shute’s mother, Mrs. Julia Eastman. —Miss Mary Day, daughter of W . O. Day, will enter Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, this fall for a course in —Mr. and Mrs. James Gott, son and daughter of Rochester are spend ing a few days among relatives in —Mrs. William B. Clarke and Mrs. C. H. Williams have returned from ad outing at Big Moose in the Adiron dacks. —^Mrs. William Larkin of North Adams, Mass., is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Curran on East Bayard street. —Mrs. J. R. Virtin and children of Buffalo, are being entertained by Mrs. William O. Dennison of White street. Mrs, David Grimsley and daugh ter, of Clifton Springs, are guests of Mrs. James F. Beach, Montgomery street. —Mr. and Mrs. William Crowniu- shield of Worcester, Mass., are visit ing relatives and friends in this village. —Miss Louisa Patterson, a former preceptress of Mynderse Academy, now of Syracuse is visiting Mrs. O. S. Hood. —Dr. and Mrs. Fred P. Eastman and children of Sound Bend, Ind., are visiting Mr. Eastman’s mother in this place. —Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brim and family of Lockport, N. Y., are visiting at the home of A. W. Brim on Myn- derse street. — M rs, W m . M . Y a n G ieso n , Geneva, spent Sunday with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs Lewis DeMott, B a y a r d street. — Mrs C. H. Nichols and grand daughter Miss Mabel Milford have returned from a visit among relatives in Atlantic City. —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wormsted of Mumford street welcomed an eleven pound son to their family circle, Saturday morning. —Dr. N. L. Garling of Ithaca was in town this morning calling on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garling on East Bayard street. —Charles S. McBride assisted the choir of St. Francis de Sales church at Geneva, Sunday and sang a fine base solo during the service. —Mrs. Robert Wilson and daugh ters, Lydia and Edith, of Amsterdam, are guests of Mrs. Charles YanZendt, on East Bayard street. —Mrs. Brightman and son, of Milwaukee, W is., are the guests of Mrs. C. M. Kleprer at the Maier cottage on Cayuga lake. —Miss Winifred Waller and Earl Waller of Skaneatales are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Waller on Green street. -Miss Eva Russell has been enter taining her cousin, Miss Mabel Van Houten, of Buffalo, and returned with her to that city for a two weeks’ outing. -Charles Avery is at Niagara Palls this week, attending the state session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows as a delegate from Powhatan lodge of this village. -Rev. S. K. Frazier, pastor of the Wesleyan church, has gone Kb Pennsylvania, accompanied by Mrs. Frazier, to spend his annual vacation among friends and relatives, —Miss Blanche Ray, of Hammonds- port. Miss Martha Sedgwick, of Wheeling, West Virginia and Miss Wilna Sharon, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, liave been visifiiig Mr. and Mrs, William J. Campbeli of No. 2 Williams street. —At the last meeting of Seneca Pro tective Legion, No. 311, held 'Thurs day evening, Ulysses L, Seekell was elected a delegate to the national con vention which will be held at Grand Rapids, Mich., commencing Septem ber 15th and cootinuing four days. —Mr. and Mrs. William Emery and children of Washington, D. 0., are guests of Mr.' and Mrs, Joseph McGrain on Cuddeback street. —The marriage of Miss Clara Curran of Seneca Falls, and John Murphy of Altoona, Pa., will take- place Monday morning, August 24th, at St- Patrick’s church. —Mrs. Mary Comstock of East Bayard street entertained a party of friends Friday. including Misses Francis and Mable Plum of Boston, Mass., Miss Hassmoor of Brooklyn,. Mrs. Anna Erwin and- Miss Helen and Clarence Erwin of Boston, Mass., Miss Lydia Belle Erwin of Ithaca,, Mrs. John Erwin and Miss Ida Erwin of Union Springs! The Historical Souvenir. The .Souvenir of Seneca Palls ir being spoken of by a great many peo ple and by some is called an advertis ing scheme. Now whether it is or not depends upon what a person’s- idea of advertising is, A business which is legitimate is as deserving of mention in a historical work as a church; it is making history as well as the .church or individual. The representation of business places in the Souvenir will be by engravings of the business place, either exterior or interior, and with portraits of those connected with the business. These will be accompanied by a sketch tell ing when the business was organized and by whom. In fact a history of the business. If a representation of this kind is called advertising then the merchants of Seneca Palls will be advertised. A business man might get married, break his leg, whip his mother in-law or die sometime and the newspaper in recording the fact would be adver- tisiug the man’s business, yet people would read all about it when a hand bill quoting the price of the same man’s goods would be thrown away. See one of th e Souvenirs o f oth e r places a n d form an op in io n o f th e work then. Some of the pictures for the book h e r e are n o w in V o s b u r g & Cory’s and Hull’s windows. The rest of the street views will be taken by Mr. P r u d e n next w e e k . ‘ Mr. E. N, Hammand can be found at 8 E a s t B a y a r d street, and w ill g iv e any information in regard to the Souvenir. Last of the Season Excursion for Sunday, August 30th, via New York Central to” Watkins Glen —the Switzerland of' America. On above date the New York Central will sell excursion tickets to Watkins Glen at the low rate of $1.00 from Seneca Palls, good going on train leaving at 10:39 a . m ,, returning leaving Watkins Glen at 5:00 P . M ., giving patrons five hours at the Glen—the most remarkable canyon in the world. Watkins Glen has as distinct an individuality as the Falls of Niagara—the Mammoth cave or the Garden of the Gods. This remarkable canyon is celebrated the world over for its marvelous scenery and is visited every season by thous ands of tourists from every clime. For tickets and all information call on New York Central ticket agents. Steamer flohawk. For a delightful sail on Sunday take steamer leaving Oayuga Lake Park 9 :40 A . M. for all points on lake to Ithaca. Returning at 8 P. M. Just the thing. Ninety miles for 50 cents. Bring your baskets and enjoy your self. Connects with trains at Oayuga. Noriii High Divers, special attraction at Ontario Beach Park on the N e w York Central, Sunday, August 16th to, Sunday A u gust 23 rd in c lu s iv e . Norin high divers—man and woman, both dive from a high tower into tank of water; also the great fire dive from tower eighty feet high. See New York Central agents for excursion rates, tickets, etc. All white shirt waist suits and shirt waists will be sold at cost, at M bs . E. M. C ox F baliok , 93 Fall St., Seneca Falls, N. Y. Get a pound of Black Diamond coffee with ten trading stamps at A. M. Shepards.
