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•ftieta ioiwlw fcttriW' H: D E V O T E D TO T^lB Tl^OE UStTEt^ESTS OF T ^ E P E O F E E OF S E f l E C f l C O O F T V . THE COUHIER, Est'd 1887, Vol. 66 ., THE JOURNAL, Est'd 78S4, Vol. 19, Consolidated Aug. 21, 1902. SENECA FALLS, N. Y., THUESIJAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904. No. 40 m Board of Trustees. The board of village trustees held the regular ‘monthly meeting for February on Monday evening. Trus tee Lewis J. Strong presided over the meeting as chairman in the absence of President Isenman. After auditing bills permits to lay new flag stone side walks were granted to John Lyman of Ovid street and Arthur McGuire of Maynard street. A petition was re ceived from the municipal board, re questing the trustees to submit a proposition to the tax payers at the charter election to be held in March to raise the sum of $68,000 by bonding the village for the purpose of con structing a complete sewer system in accordance with plans and maps made by Messrs Allen and Farrington of Syracuse. The petition was signed by all the members of the municipal board, Messrs. George W. Barlow, Matthew Hamill and Myer Todtman. The resolution ot Trustee Kent to submit such a proposition was adopted and the tax payers will be given a n o t h e r o p p o r t u n it y to v o te on th e sewer proposition. A petition was received bearing the signatures of n e a r l y a l l th e resid e n ts of C a y u g a street, south of the New York Central railroad,protesting against permission being given by the board to any street railway company to lay its tracks or run its cars on Cayuga street. The petition was laid on the table for future consideration. The report of the police justice for January showing five arrests, $25 in fines collected, $19.50 of expenses, $9.60 paid to the village treasurer and balance on hand of $25 was received, read and placed on file; Chairman Strong who is one of the committee to arrange for the annual municipal banquet, announced informally that President Isenman had been unable to get the various boards together and stated that pro gress would be made in the matter this week. With reference to the charter election, which will occur March 15th, it was decided to hold the polls open from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., and the following election oflScers were appointed: 1st ward, inspectors, Edward Davy, Everett Vosburgh; ballot clerk. Henry Casey, poll clerk, John Quinn; 2d ward, inspectors, George Ament. Charles Collis, ballot clerk, Wienand Houseman, poll clerk, George Welberry 3d; ward, inspec tors, Fred Seigrest, Thomas Farron, ballot clerk, Thomas McCue, poll clerk, Charles Fegley; 4th ward, inspectors, Marvin Burroughs, John Reagan, ballot clerk, Bernard Me Kevitt, poll clerk, Ralph Somers Jr. Polling places were designated as follows: 1st ward, Patrick White’s barber shop; 2nd ward, Silsby hose house; 3d ward, Connor’s barber shop; 4th ward, Dillon’s hardware store. President of the village, four trustees, collector and treasurer are to be elected this year. Clarence H. Williams of the fire commission ad dressed the board and extended to them an invitation to visit the rooms of Steamer Company No. 3, on Thurs day evening of this week for the purpose of inspecting the apparatus and new fittings. Members of the press and village commissions were included in the invitation. fleeting of Fortnightly Club. The Fortnightly Club was very pleasantly entertained last Satui’day afternoon by Mrs. Sanford at Rumsey Hall. The first number on the pro gram was a lively and interesting talk by Miss Pollard ou Napolien’s journey to Saint Helena and his life on that island. Mrs. Browning’s “ Crowned and Buried” was then read in a remarkably im p r e s s ive manner by Miss Sharp. Mrs. Wetmore read a poem and Mrs. Jewell a short paper prepared by Mrs Smith. One of the most charming features of the after noon which delighted all present was the singing of an old song called “The Grave of Bonaparte”by Mrs. Severson. To the beautiful and sympathetic voice was added the quaint old time accompaniment of Mrs. Williams’ guitar, together carrying time full fifty years back in his flight. Re freshmen ts were served and an enjoy able social hour followed. Use Casey’s Cough Balsam. riinutes of Congressional Convention of 1902. The following is a copy of the minutes of the Congressional Con vention of July 1, 1902 sent to this office by Hon. Monroe Wheeler of Steuben county. Congressional Convention held in city of Corning July 1, 1902. Convention called to order by Mon roe Wheeler congressional committee man for Steuben county. Dr. Henry Flood of Elmira named by him as chairman of convention made a short speech. The convention named as secretaries Mr. Buck of Schuyler county, Harry M. Glen of Seneca and Mr. Kennedy of Corning, Steuben county. Mr. Glen substituted in place of Mongin on delegation from Seneca county and Ellsworth Sweet in place of D. S. Rappelye. Mr. ----- of Steuben moved that convention proceed to nominate can didate for congress. Mr. Clark of Steuben made speech nominating Mr. GiUet for Congress. Fassett and Frenchman from Schuy ler seconded his nomination. Motion made that secretaries cast the ballot of convention for Mr. Gillet for nomination to Congress, which motion was carried and secretaries instructed to prepare ballot. One ballot cast containing name of Gillet. Chairman named committee to go to hotel and bring Ooagre.ssman be fore the convention. Chairman called upon chairman of each delegation to hand in name of congressional committeeman for each assembly dist. Mr. Clark of Steuben named Mr. Monroe Wheeler and Mr. Buck of Steuben. Mr. Sweet named Glen of Seneca. *Valrois of Schuyler named another Mr. BueJe of that county. Editor Gano of Watkins named for Schuyler and Babcock for Chemung. Mr. Wheeler asked committee to meet after convention to organize. Mr. Gillet just appeared before con vention. Made good speech on issues before the people and thanked con vention for honor conferred on him. On motion convention adjourned. H. M. Glen, Secy. * The sentence in italics appears in the original minutes with line drawn through. _______ Railroad Fatality. The accidental derailing of a Lehigh combination car, on Wednesday of last week near the Edson stone quarry a short distance west of Waterloo village, injured the four railroad em ployees on the car. The fireman, Albert Barlow was slightly hurt, the engineer William McGrath escaping uninjured. Lynn Hardenbrook, the brakeman, of Willard, was taken to the Geneva hospital, where his death occurred Sunday. The body was taken to Waterloo and the autopsy performed by Coroner Clark, showed that the skull was fractured from ear to ear. The remains were taken to Willard for interment. 31ocum-Tabor. Miss LouellaTeresa Slocum, daugh ter of George W. Slocum of this village, and Edward W. Tabor of Saginaw, Michigan, were united in marriage Tuesday evening. The wed- wedding was a quiet one and was solemnized at the rectory of St, Pat ricks church, Rev. M. U. Dwyer officiating. The bride and groom are estimable young people and are re ceiving many congratulations. They immediately went to housekeeping in their own newly furnished home on East Bayard street. Farmer’s Institute. A farmer’s institute will be held in Pythian hall in this village Tuesday and Wednesday February 23i and 24lh under the auspices of Seneca Grange. The institute will be con ducted by F. E. Dawley of Fayette ville N. Y. assisted by a number of practical farmers and the program for the two days will be an interesting and instructive one. Two sessions will be held each day and all are in vited to be present. Twenty=First Anniversary of the Shakespeare Society. The members of the Shakespeare Society were most delightfully enter tained by M. R. Silsby, Tuesday even ing, at her home on the corner of Clinton and Fall streets, who gave a banquet in honor of the 21st birthday of the organization. The rooms were beautifully decorated with carnations, the club flower, and srailax. Mrs. Silsby has been president of the club during the whole period of its exist ence and its continuous prosperity and progress in Shakespearian knowl edge are largely due to her energy and scholarly attainments. Pleasant features of the evening were the presentation of a dozen silver spoons of the butterfly pattern to the hostess from the society and the reading of an original poem by Miss Linda T. Drake. After the banquet there was a literary contest in the form of ques tions on Shakespearian plays. The prize winners were Mrs. AnnaHenion, Mrs. Westcott, Mrs. Story and Miss Root. The souvenirs were quotations from Shakespeare and tiny potted plants. The members of the Shake speare Society feel, each and every one, that they may justly be proud of their president both as a most thor ough Shakesperian scholar and a most charming hostess.—* County Committee Organized. The Eepublican County Committee met at the Hoag house in this village last Saturday, for the purpose of or ganizing for the fall campaign. Hon. William L. Sweet of Waterloo, was elected chairman and Hon. H. M. Glen of Seneca Palls,secretary. Hon. H. M. Glen of Seneca Kails, William H. Foote of Covert,and Hon. David H. Evans of Tyre, were elected the exec utive committee. A resolution was passed empowering the chairman of the committee to name the temporary organization of all conventions and the executive committee to call all con ventions which shall not be called for the purpose of electing delegates until the state or district conventions are duly called. A resolution was also passed that all caucuses must be ad vertised in the Republican press of the county. This is an important year for the party and as Senator Platt says, “one in which it will require the utmost zeal oa the part all Repub licans to win success at the polls, es pecially in this state.” Let every Republican who wishes party success join with the committeeman from his town in enlisting the active support of every voter who desires to see the present prosperity of the country maintained. Vi’. R. C. Installation. At the regular meeting of Cross Corps No. 10 W. R. C., held on Wednesday evening January 27th, the following ladies were installed as officers for the coming year, Miss Jennie G- Scott acting as installing officer: President, Hannah Stevenson; S. V., Alida Morehouse; J. V., Jennie Timmerman, treasurer, Imogens L. Guion; secretary, Jennie B. Rhodes; chaplain, Jane Coons; conductor, Phene Morehouse; guard, Annis Roy- ston; assistant conductor, Almira Wickes; assistant guard, Harriet Humphrey; patriotic instructor, Julia Newland; musician, Alice Johnson; press correspondent, Mary E. Spring- sted; color bearers, Samantha Relfe, Rose Lotherington, Helen G. Race, Maria J. Phalon; delegate to State Convention, Helen G. Race. At the close of the meeting light refresh ments were served by the ladies and a pleasant hour was passed in social enjoyment. Midwinter Flower Festival. The Trinity church Guild invite you to a “Night in Japan” at the Masonic Temple, Thursday evening, February lllh. Japanese maidens will serve you with tea and all sorts of good things from the far east. Come and pick some of the Japanese flowers and see what strange roots they have. The program will include dancing later in the evening. Ad mission 15 cents. Use Casey’s Tonic Laxative Cold Personals. —Mrs. A. G. Swaby is visiting in Brooklyn, N. Y. —Miss Fleda Adair is visiting friends at Sodus. —John Kaiser was home from El mira over Sunday. —W. E. Rathbun of Rochester was in town Thursday. —David H. Andrews of Buffalo was in Seneca Falls yesterday. —Mrs. Jessie Petty visited in Ge neva Sunday and Monday. —A daughter was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fegley. —Miss Catharine Corcoran has been v isitin g f r ien d s in G e n e v a . —Miss Mina Eastman has returned from a visit with relatives in Syracuse. —Attorney Fred W. De Mott at tended supreme court at Auburn, Saturday. -Miss Florence Carroll attended the Charity ball in Auburn, Wednes day evening. —W. J. Mackin attended a Leap year party at Union Springs, Mon d a y e v e n in g . -Arthur J. Hurd and wife of Nia gara Falls were the guests ot friends here Sunday. —Mr.and Mrs. Leon J. Crawford on Monday welcomed a son to their family circle. —Mr. and Mrs. George B. Davis have returned from a trip to Jackson ville, Florida. —Israel Y. Larzelere has returned from a trip to West Virginia and other Southern points. —Mrs. William Jeffries of Palmyra is visiting her sister Mrs. M. E. Lynd on Green street. —Miss Mae Somers who is teaching in Romulus spent Sunday at her home in this village. —Attorney C. A. Mac Donald at tended a term of supreme court at Auburn last Saturday. —Mrs. M. E. Williams is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shepard on Heath street. —Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Wash ington street has returned from a visit with her daughter in New York. —Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Dowdle entertained a party of friends from Waterloo last Thursday evening. —David Andrews, formerly of this village now of Buffalo, is spending a few days among his old friends here. —Mrs. Sawyer of Olockton, Ari zona, formerly Miss Bessie Ellerby, is visiting at the home of R. Golder. —Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roach and David Roach went to Cohoes Monday called there by the death of a relative. —Mrs. Daniel Kelley and children of Cincinnati are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Costello on Green street. —Mrs. John Cuddeback celebrated her 88th birthday anniversary on Tuesday, February 2d, at her home on Chapin street. —Mrs. F. A. Norcott, who has been with her daughter in Rochester for some time, returned to her home in this village Monday. —Mr. and Mrs, William R. Simson entertained a number of friends very pleasantly at their home on Heath street, Tuesday evening. —Andrew McGrain went to Niagara Palls Monday, where he has accepted a position in the tonsorial parlors of Jesse Durling, formerly of this village, —Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Seekell of Elm street are in Cortland this week at tending the annual meeting of the State Grange as delegates from Seneca Grange, —Mrs. Henry S. Lienhart and Mrs. Willis Wilkin entertained the Phil- athea Class of the Baptist church Wednesday evening at their home on Mynderse street. —A party of neighbors and friends happily surprised Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Breese at their home on Hawley St. Monday evening, the day being Mrs. Breese’s birthday. — The Editor of the Courier-Journal left yesterday for Washington, D. 0., to attend the annual convention of the Republican Editorial Association which meets in that city to-day. —Mrs. W. E. Blundon, who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. I. Y. Larzelere and Mrs. U. L. Seekell in this place, left Monday to join her busband in Washington, D. C. —President of the village Perd, Isenman accompanied by Charles S. Sanderson and .son, Earl, sailed from New York Saturday on a trip to the West Indies. They expect to he gone about thirty days, —Ernest Cory, .son of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Cory of Munford street, who went to California about a year ago, has secured a position as clearance clerk in the Broadway Trust Co., Bank of Los Angeles. —Mr. and Mrs, James N. King of Union Springs celebrated the fifth anniversary of their marriage at their home, Pleasant View Farm,last even ing, February 3rd. Mrs, King was formerly Miss Nan Spencer of this —Dr. Robert Knight is at the home of his father Horace W. Knight. Dr. Knight has been on the Rochester City Hospital staff for the last sixteen months and during the last four months house surgeon. After gradu ating from Columbia College, New York he took dhis course for a more thorough experience. He is not certain w h e r e h e w ill locate, b u t wherever it may be we predict for him a full measure of success for w h ich h is ex p e r ien c e in su r g e r y and medicine well qualify him. In the Churches. CONGREGATIONAL. Subject for the Thursday evening p r a y e r m e e t in g : “ T h e L i f e with Christ.” John 15:1-27. Subject for Y. P. S. O. E. Sunday evening at 6 o'clock: “ Christ for the World and for Me.’’ Leader, Miss Bertha Lei and. Subject for pastor’s sermon Sunday at 10:30 a . m .: “Goethe’s ‘Faust.’”■ Evening service at 7 o’clock. The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Stearns on Clinton street. PRESBYTERIAN, To night there will be a conference at the Prayer Service on “ What Has the Christian Endeavor Society done for the Church and the World?” The Woman’s Missionary Society will have a Sewing Meeting at the home of Mrs. Stephen Monroe to mor row at two o’clock. They are making garments for the Hospital in San I Juan, Porto Rico. Next Sunday evening the Musical Service for the month of February will be held. The hymn, “ Abide With Me” will be studied. It will be rendered as a quartette (Danks) by the choir, tenor solo (Shelley) Mr. Jas. Schoonmaker, trio (Chadwick) Mrs. Severson, Miss Meehan and Mr. Schoonmaker, baritone solo (Ashford) Dr. Schoonmaker and a male quar tette. Organ Recital. An Organ Recital will be given by Prof. D. V. Flagler of Auburn in the Presbyterian church Wednesday even ing, February 10th, under the auspices 'of the Zealous Circle of King’s Daughters. He will be assisted by some of our best local talent including Mrs. F. M. Severson, Miss Pauline Meehan, Mr. Louis Hood and - Mr. Maynard Jacoby. Prof. Flagler has a world wide reputation as an organist and composer and has been selected to give a series of recitals on the great organ at the St. Louis' exposition. His services are also in great demand in the large cities all over the United Slates. Admission 25 and 15 cents. Department Store. A, M. FeJtus has resigned his posi tion traveling and leased the entire lower floors of the Pew block, and will extend the business so success fully conducted by Mrs'. Pellus the last few years,into a depar ment store, adding new lines of ready to-wear suits, cloaks, lace curtains, mattings. Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Andrews wish to express their thanks to their many friends and neighbors in their late bareavement. For Rent. Two unfurnished rooms. Parlor and bedroom, with board if desired. Inquire of B. F. B each , 60 Green St. The Black Brook Swamp Drainage Bill. The following is the full text of the bill to drain the Black brook swamp in this town to which reference was made in our last issue: Section 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for draining the Gorman swamp in Seneca county, by clearing out and lowering the bed of Black brook from a point in the bed of said brook on the east line of the King farm on the Black brook road in the town of Seneca Falls, to and into said swamp. Such work shall be done by and under the direction of the superintendent o f ' public works, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the state engineer and surveyor. § 2. Themoney hereby appropriated shall be payable by the state treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller, out of any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the superintendent of public works. No part of the money hereby appropriated shall be payable, except for plans and specifications and the necessary ad vertising, until a contract has been executed for the construct.’on of the said work, in accordance with the plans and specifications, and for com pleting the same within the amount herein appropriated for such purpose; nor until there shall have been re corded in the Seneca county clerk’s office a conveyance, from each owner through whose lands said brook passes between said point on said King farm, and said swamp, to the people of the state of New York, of the right to en ter upon the lands of the grantor and complete said work, which convey ance shall he executed as are deeds entitled to be recorded, together with a release from and executed by each of said owners under seal and duly acknowledged, releasing the state of New York from any and all claims for damages by reason of anything done or to be done on said lands under this § 3. This act shall take effect im mediately. The need of reorganization of the Republican party in Seneca County is apparent to every Republican voter who has the true interests of the party at heart. All county offices excepting two have passed into the hands of the Democracy. Seven supervisors out of ten and a large majority of the town offices are in the hands of the enemy to encourage them in the fall campaign to secure a Member of As sembly and help the Democracy to gain control of the state. This is the result of Mongin’s rule or ruin policy. Mongin and Mpnginism must be re legated to the rear. The party must be reorganized and put upon a new basis where no one shall be driven out but every voter who wishes to support its principles shall be invited in. It is far more important that the party should be successful and that a good strong organization be built up than that such a character as Mongin should sell it out for personal gain. The party cannot be successful under his leadership. We said early that the snow bail convention was the passing of Mongin. We have not changed our mind. Topsy=Turvy Party. Dancing by the foot, prices <f3.00 per yard, wholesale or retail at Miss Penn’s two step factory in Masonic Temple. Machinery starts 8:30 until 11:30 o’clock, employees, both ladies an d g e n t lem e n h ired ; n i g h t watch man gives you job for a quarter, pro viding business is understood, oO cents for instruction for the job, for the evening. Our magnetic orchestra, Robinson’s “ the battery,” sets the whole plant in a whirl and every wheel in the shop in motion. Topsy turvy condition Saturday evening, February 6th. More employees want ed to straighten things out; employ ment office to prepare old and yonng to enter factory Saturday evenings, or we coach privately at all times, for $1 per hour. The Best 5 Cent flagazine on the The F our Track News forFsbruary. On sale at all Newstands.
