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DEVOTED TO T f lE Tf^DE I^lTEf^ESTS OP T p E PE O PliE OP S E p E C H COOpTV. THE COURIER, Est’d 1837, Vol. 66. ] THE JOURNAL, Est’.ri 18S4, Vol. 19, J Consolidated Aug. 21, 1902. SENECA FALLS, N. Y., THTIBSDAY, MARCH 10, 1904. No. 45 Village Trustees. The regular meeting of the board of village trustees for March was held Monday evening. Bills to the amount of $741.20 were audited and ordered paid. The report of the police jus tice, showing two arrests during February, was received and placed on file. The cemetery commission re ported that the amount received from the Lehigh company for cemetery lands was sufficient to pay the balance of purchase money due on the acquire ment of the Crane addition to the cemetery, thus relieving the village from the necessity of making any fur ther appropriations for that purpose. Mr. Paddock, for the Empire State Telephone company, addressed the board arguing the need of placing new poles to be set by the company in a Straight line. In order to do this it was necessary in places to locate the poles outside the^ line of street curb ing, which was neither straight nor uniform. In reply to a question he added that placing the poles beyond the line of curbing would render the village liable to damages, by reason of the poles being thus located. After some discussion it was deemed ad visable to give property owners along the streets an opportunity to be heard on the matter,and a special meeting of the board was called for this evening. Thomas McGovern, for the Lehigh company, asked that a mortgage held by the village against the Orane prop erty on East Bayard street be dis charged. It appearing that the mort gage was, no more than a cloud on the title to the lands in question, over which it is proposed to run the Lehigh extension, the request was granted. The board adjourned to meet in special meeting this evening when property owners will be heard in relation to placing the new telephone poles out side the street curb. High Vt'ater. The Seneca river had another of its spring moods and ran slightly amuck Monday. This was due to the high temperature of Sunday and Sunday night and accompanying heavy rain. Usually our beautiful stream is well behaved and conducts itself in a man ner undeserving of criticism, confin ing itself within proper limits and in the most smiling and reliable way furnishing power to the local indus tries. But Sunday night the ravines and brooks were converted into tor rents from the rapidly melting snow in the fields swelling the river Mon day afternoon almost to its highest point. A portion of Goulds Ovid Street plant and the Davis shop on Water street, was invaded by the water by noon Monday and operations were temporarily suspended. Cellars in various parts of the village were filled and a number of summer kitchens suffered in the same way, much to the annoyance of the occu pants. Fortunately the river began to fall Monday afternoon by three o’clock, greatly relieving the situ ation. The Center street “ Flats” were inundated for the second time this year and oue o f the fire depart- meutsteameis was called into requisi tion to relieve some o f the residents of Eumseyviile, It was simply oue of the incidents aitendiug the return of spring and was welcomed as one of the signs that a long and severe win ter is approaching its finish. Every citizen who wishes an im- provenuerit in local couditioiis should support Eobert J. Lobson for village president and his associates on qhe Eepubiican ticket. Mr. Dobson is a thorough business man, independent in his character and sound in his judgment. If elected his efforts will be to act in every case in the interest of those who must foot the bills. Franchises will not be given away without compensation as was the case recently when the Inter Urban Gas Company received permission to lay its pipes through the village on a verbal promise to give us cheaper gas. Such matters should be handled in a business manner, something which the Democrats in control for several years have demonstrated their inca pacity or indisposition to do. Use Casey’s Cough Balsam. W ebster-Chamberlain. The marriage last Thursday evening of Miss Elizabeth Jennings Webster of Bellefleld, and John Payson Cham berlain of New York city, was one of the most brilliant of the spring. The wedding- was solemnized at the East Liberty Presbyterian church, Eev. James G. Carson Webster of Zanesville, O., a cousin of the bride, officiating, assisted by Eev. Henry T. McClelland, D.D., pastor of the Belle- field Presbyterian church. The cere mony took place at 7 :30 o’clock. The church was filled with a brilliant audi ence. It was simply decorated with palms and tropical foliage: which were massed about the chancel and formed an effective background for the large bridal party. 'The bride was given away by her brother, Beveridge Web ster. Her gown was a beautiful robe of point d’alencon lace, cut with a court train and made over pure white. She wore a long veil, which was caught with a spray of orange blos soms, sent to the bride by Californie friends, and fell well away from the face. Her bouquet was a large cluster of lily of the valley, tied with long strands of exquisite lace in which very pale pink baby primroses were knotted. The maid of honor. Miss Charlotte Pendleton, wore a gown of pale blue crepe de chine, finished with a yoke of white lace, and the other maids. Miss Mary Chamberlain and Miss Alice Chamberlain of Seneca Falls, sisters of the groom; Miss Ethel Herron of Monongahela, and Miss Grace Martin, Miss Euth Wilson and Miss Clara McLain of the East end, were in sheer white crepe de chine, shirred and trimmed with lace in cape effect. All the maids carried armsful of American Beauty roses, the long stems tied with very broad crimson ribbon. George Dominick of New York city, was the best man and there were seven ushers, Albert Spindler of Edgewood Park, Dudley D. Pendle ton, Lament Dominick and Henry J. Webster of New York city; Adrien Freni, Charles D. Kyle and Charles C. Johnson. The bridal procession was unique. As the organ began the wedding march the maids, walking in single file, appeared at the side of the chancel and proceeded to the back of the church along one of the side aisles. At the same time the ushers, also in single file, started for the chancel along the other side aisle. The march was so arranged that the maids arrived at the back door of the church just in time to follow the ushers and precede the maid of honor, the bride and her brother. The ceremony was followed by a small reception at the home of the mother of the bride, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Webster, Dithridge street, Bellefield. Only about fifty guests, including the relatives and close friends of the bride and groom, were asked. The house was beautifully decorated in pink and white, roses and spring fiowers, with delicate greenery being used. At the wedding supper the tables reserved for the bridal party had a center piece of white lilacs bordered with tulips. Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain left on an evening train for an extended wed ding tour, at the conclusion of / which they will make their home in New York city.—Pittsburg Times. Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. antr Mrs. Edwin Medden ob served their golden wedding anni versary at their home on Clinton street, Monday evening of this week, March 7th. They were married in Montreal, Canada, fifty years ago and came to this place in 1859 where they have lived almost continuously ever since. For many years Mr. Medden held a responsible position with the Silsby Manufacturing Company, now the American Fire Engine Company, but retired from active business life some eight or nine years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Medden are well known and esteemed citizens of our village and the C o u r ie r -J o u r n a l joins with their many friends in congratulations on this happy occasion and wishes for them many more pleasant anni versaries. The observance of the day was in tlje nature of a family reunion all of their seven children being present in honor of the occasion. United in Death. The general feeling of sorrow in the community at the death of Dr. Frank M. Severson Tuesday of last week was intensified Monday morn ing, just six days later, by the know ledge that his widow, Mrs. Evelyn Mead Severson, had also breathed her last. Always delicate, her sys tem gave way under the anxiety and care of nursing her husband in his last illness and the shock caused by his death. When the end came for him she was obliged to give up, and although her indisposition at first was not considered serious she continued to grow weaker until the short separa tion from her husband was ended. The immediate cause of death was neuralgia of the heart, Mrs. Severson came here to live about three years ago upon her marriage. She was a woman of bright and attractive personality and had a charm of manner and nobility of character which won the admiration and esteem of all who came within the circle of her ac quaintance. Gifted with a rarely sweet voice, she had been a member of the Presbyterian ebureb choir dur ing her residence in this village and she will be greatly missed both in church and social circles. Her age was only twenty nine years and her early death, following so quickly that of her husband, is extremely sad and touching, Mrs. Severson is sur vived by her mother, Mrs. Jane Orton Mead, who lived with her, a little daughter, Ruth, aged two years, one sister, Mrs. W. Burr Henion, of Chicago, and three brothers, Edward H. Mead, of Elmira, Henry A. and Robert 0. Mead of Chicago. The funeral service was held at her late home on Cayuga street, Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock, Rev. H. Grant Person, pastor of the Presby terian church, officiating, with inter ment in Restvale cemetery. Death of Rev. William Q. White. Word was received here Saturday of the death of Rev. William Garri son White of Youngstown, Ohio, brother of Mrs. A. Seymour Pollord of this village, which occurred Fri day evening at his home in that city after an illness of about a month of grip and typhoid fever. Mr. White was born in Port Byron, N. Y., February 26th 1863 and had just passed his forty-first birthday. His early schooling was obtained in that place and Waterloo. .Then he took a four years course in Hamilton Col lege, at Clinton, N. Y., and upon graduation entered upon his theologi cal studies at Auburn Theological Sem inary. His first charge was the Pres byterian church at Cuba, N. Y., where he remained three years. In 1893 he was called by the congre gation of the Westminister Presby terian church of Youngstown, Ohio, and went to that city in February 1894. Since that time the congrega tion has grown from less than 100 to 700 members .and a beautiful church costing $42,000 has been built. He was an energetic church worker, a brilliant preacher and an earnest and sympathetic friend to those in need. He was deeply loved by the people of Youngstown and his memory will be long cherished by those who were fortunate enough to be numbered among his friends, Mr. White was well known in Seneca Falls, where he had frequently visited and preached and his acquaintances here feel the deepest sympathy for his affiicted relatives. He was unmarried and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Catha rine S. White and two sisters, Mrs. A. Seymour Pollard of Seneca Palls, and Mrs. Charlotte Fish of Salamanca. The funeral service was held Satur day at Youngstown and the remains brought to Waterloo Sunday for interment. ____ The office of village treasurer is one which requires a man of character and ability to fill it. Such a man isW . F. Crawford, the Republican nomi nee. Mr. Crawford has been unable to work for some time owing to rheu matic troubles, but is abundantly able to perform the duties of treasurer and the salary of the office will prove of great assistance to him. He should be elected. Personals. —A. W. Colder was in Rochester over Sunday. —Miss Stella E. Burt has returned from a visit in Rochester. *—P. J. Lynch of Syracuse was in Seneca Falls over Sunday. —Thomas J. Clary has been at Willard this week on business. —Mrs. Hiram Bates is visiting friends at Niles, Cayuga county. —Andrew H. Beaver of Rochester, spent Sunday with friends in town. —James Van Valkenburgh, now of Brooklyn is visiting relatives in town. —Mrs. W. J. Pollard left Tuesday for a short visit at Buffalo and Lock- —James McKeon, of Elmira, spent Sunday with his parents in Mynderse street- —A son was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Burt Flatten of Garden street. —Andrew Beaver of Rochester, spent Sunday in this village with friends. —Miss Anna M. Penn will spend a few days in Rochester and Buffalo next week. —Mrs. Bert Blakney spent Sunday at Shortsville where Mr. Blakney has a position. —Miss Bertha Ames of Auburn has been visiting Mrs- E. J. Leonard on State street. —Mr. and Mrs. George Winkle of New York city were in Seneca Falls over Sunday. —Eev. P. B. Keable of Jordan will preach in Trinity church next Wed nesday evening. —Miss N. M. Jennings and sister are in New York selecting millinery goods for spring. —Mrs. Charles Pearsall of Auburn spent Sunday with-the Misses Nichols on East Bayard street. —Mrs. T. X. Donovan has returned to Syracuse after a visit with her parents in this village. —Charles C- Johnson attended the Chamberlain-Webster wedding in Pittsburg, Pa., Thursday last. —Misses Bessie Carry, Edith Smith and Ruth Seba were the Sunday g u e s ts of Mrs. M. Smith in Waterloo. —Mrs. Catharine S. White is visit ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. S. Pollard, 6n Cayuga street. —Mrs. George H. Raymond is ill at her home on Tyre avenue with sciatic rheumatism and lumbago. —Mrs. Joseph Swain of Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Medden in this village. —Mrs. Hubert Dalton of Syracuse has been visiting her parents Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Medden on Clinton street. —Rev, J. B. Hubbs, D. D., of Geneva preached a very able Lenten sermon in Trinity church last even ing. —Hugh Jennings and Harold Sliter of Cortland, N. Y., were guests at Milton Hoag’s on Cayuga street over Sunday. —Charles T. Andrews, former edi tor of the S e n e g a C o u n t y C o u r i e r , now of Ithaca, was in town Monday on business. —Miss Amelia B. Guion fell last Friday afternoon on an icy sidewalk on Pall street cutting and bruising her severely. —Mrs, George Graham and Mrs. Anna Duntz are expected home next week fi’om New York city where they have been spending the winter. —Fred J. Medden, principal of the Frankfort schools was here over Sun day and attended the golden wedding anniversary of. his parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Medden Monday evening. —Mrs- P. F. Schapp of Hayts Corners and Miss May Somers of Rom ulus spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Somers on Garden street. —Mrs. Lydia Graver of Chestnut street has returned home from Roch ester where she submitted to an oper ation in St. Mary’s hospital about three weeks ago. Her condition is greatly improved. —George F . Reilly who has been in charge of the Postal Telegraph office in this village has accepted a similar position in Penn Yan. He is a court eous and obliging official and has many friends here who will regret his departure. —Miss Anna J. Gannon of Geneva has been appointed to succeed George F. Reilly as manager of the Postal Telegraph Company’s business bere. —Mrs. Blanchard N. Baker of this place is drilling the prize speakers of the Waterloo High school for the annual contest which will take place Friday, March 18lh. —Rev, Father O’Brien of Rochester preached the weekly Lenten sermon in St. Patrick’s church Wednesday evening. Father O’Brien is a fluent and able speaker and h's excellent sermon was enjoyed by the large congregation present. In the Churches. METHODIST. Next Sunday morning, Rev. A. W. Broadway, Ph. D. pastor of the Methodist church will preach the second sermon on Tne Apostles Creed—The Fatherhood of Qod. The evening topic—What Abram did when the fowls came down upon the carcasses. Strangers and visitors in town will be cordially welcomed. OONGREGATIONAL. Subject for the Thursday evening prayer meeting: “Wedding Supper.” Subject for Y. P S. G. E, Sunday evening prayer service, “Appetites that unmake men.” Dan. 5:15, 25- 8. Leader, Ethel Burritt. Subject for pastor’s sermon Sunday 10:30 A. M. “Moral Courage.” Sun. day evening at 7 o’clock, an exercise entitled “The Pilgrim’s Progress in Story and Song” will be rendered. All who heard “The Pink Rose” and “ Buy Your own Cherries” will be pleased with “Pilgrim’s Progress,” PRESBYTERIAN. Next Sunday evening the service will be on “Jesus at the Well of Samaria” and copies of Hoffman’s painting will be distributed and serve as the basis of the service. Sunday morning there will be extra music in the Tower class and in ad dition to the lesson on “What Jesus Taught About Prayer,” will be an exposition of Daniel II with a view of learning what bearing it has on the Eastern War, This evening we have a conference on “The Opportunities of the Home” at our regular mid-week service. The postponed meeting of the King’s D a u g h ters w i l l be h e ld n e x t M o n d a y evening. T h e W o m a n ’s M ission a r y S o c iety will meet next Tuesday afternoon. Obituary. JOSEPH MODERMOTT, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Me Dermott of this village, died in Brook lyn, Saturday night of pneumonia, after a week’s illness. Deceased was twenty-four years of age and was a single man. He was born in this vil lage, and was a young man of ex cellent habits and hqd a large circle of friends who unite with his family in lamenting his untimely death. Be side his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Bernard and James> and one sister. Mrs. Sarah Sullivan, all of this place. The remains were re ceived here Monday and the funeral service was held at St. Patrick’s church Tuesday morning at nine o’clock. ABRAM WESTBROOK, The death of Abram Westbrook, one of the .best known and most sub stantial residents of the town of Sen eca Palls, occurred Saturday morning at his home on the Black Brook road, aged eighty-six years. The cause of death was pneumonia, with which he had been suffering for several weeks. Mr. Westbrook was born in the state 'of New Jersey in the year 1818, and came here with his parents and brothers in 1835, having since resided here and in the town of Tyre. He was a man of correct habits, possessed considerable financiering ability and excellent judgment, ana accumulated a comfortable competency. He sur vived his wife about two years and is the last one of his immediate family. While a resident of the town of Tyre, he was elected supervisor of the town. The funeral service was held at his late home, Monday afternoon, at two o’clock, Rev. Pulaski Smith of Tyre, officiating. Use Casey’s Tonic Laxative Cold ’ The'Centennial Celebration. All the arrangements for the Cen tennial Celebration of the setting up of the county of Seneca by act of leg islature have been completed through the efforts of the members of the Seneca Falls Historical Society, under whose auspices this interesting event will be held. The exercises will take place on Monday and Tuesday even ings, March 21st and 22d, in the Wesleyan church, when a number of papers will be read all of which will form a valuable addition to the records of the town, now in possession of the society. The program for Mon-., day evening will consist of a paper on “Seneca County,” prepared and to be read by Hon. Diedrich Willers, one of the most prominent and best known historians o f the co u n t y . This will be followed by Hon. John E. Richard son of Waterloo, with a paper on the “County Judiciary,” a subject upon which the writer is an authority. Rev. H. A. Porter of Ovid, will also read a paper on “The Old State Agri cultural College and its Transfer into the Willard State Hospital.” On Tuesday evening, Rev.. E. B. Van Arsdale of Farmer, will read a paper on “The First Dutch Reformed Churches and White Settlers from over the Hills in Pennsylvania.”^ There will also be a paper read by Rev. Pulaski Smith of Tyre, on “ Sen eca County in the War of 1813,” prepared from manuscript preserved and left by his father, the late Jason Smith, which will give many personal reminiscences. Fred Teller of this village, who has been a profound stu dent of Indian lore, a branch of early history that possesses great fascination to the historian, has also prepared and will read a paper on ‘.‘Our Pred ecessors in Seneca County, Sachem 0-Jag-Eht, of the Cayuga Indians.”\ The early history of the town and county contains many matters of in terest hitherto unwritten or collected and the centennial eelebratiom wili serve to bring some of the most im portant events not only to public-no tice but will aid in preserving much* that otherwise would be lost to futur& generations. The public should take advantage of this opportunity to know more of the history of the town and county by largely attending the exer cises and thus show their appreciation of the labors and zeal of the local Historical Society, who ask no other reward for their generous and untir-- ing services than the good will and approbation of the public. The Department Store. We are selling all the popular- makes of $1.00 corsets at 90 cents in-* eluding R. G., W. B. and Kabo, fulii assortment, all the latest styles. ■ To- advertise our new Suit and Cloak. Department we will sell all regular $25.00 suits at $19.00, $22.50 suits at $16.50, $18.00 suits at $14.00, $15.00 suits at $10.00. Guaranteed i cheaper than can be bought anywhere else. Largest assortment of ready to wear skirts in all the new styles at prices to make the department popular. See the line of spring Jackets at i regular price. Under skirts in Mercerized and Taffeta silk 50c to $7,60 unusual assortment and values. The children’s ready to wear department is in shape to supply every want. Everything marked in plain figures. One price and cash. T h e D e p a r t m e n t S t o r e , formerly Ladies’ Furnishing Store. Pew Block, A. M. F eltus . Free! Free! Absolutely Free Show. Contin uous performance 9 to 12 A. M. and 1 to 6 P. M. —every day excepting Sun days and holidays until further notice. An Art Exhibition entitled “Wall Paper Samples^’ and stock in trade, at rooms of N. P. B. Wells over the postoffice. Sou venir picture free with every purchase. 5eneca Pattern Works. A l l k in d s o f jo b w o r k , su c h a s S a w in g , p la n in g , tu r n i n g , etc. All k in d s o f c r a tes f o r sale. J . D. B o a r d m a n , Cor. Bridge and Water Sts., Seneca Falls, N. Y, Use Casey’s Iron Pills-, Blood- and Nerv-e Tonic-
