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... ' y-tooia(' I f B5*v 5 If J r B WEEKLY k n t f r AND WEEKLY JOURNAL. ESTABLISHED IN 1867. NEW SERIES NO. 352 CORTLAND, N. Y., TUESDAY, JULY 19, L892.-EIGHT PAGES. [ PRICE THREE CENTS. [TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. F i r s t M e ttiodist Church.. Rev. O. A, Retan, pastor at Cuyler and DeRuyter, preached in exchange w ith the pastor last Sunday. Both ser mons evinced m u ch thought and re search and were well received by the congregations. The text of the morning sermon was chosen from I Cor. i :22-23, and that of the evening from Proverbs xsiii :2B—“Buy the truth and sell it n o t.” The service in the morning was di versified in a musical point of view. In addition to the singing by the excellent choir, Mrs. Dr. Fred Sizelan of Muske gon, Mich., sang a contralto solo. Mrs. Sizelan possesses a rich voice of m arvel ous compass a n d delighted the audience by her presence. Mi^s Mary E. W illiams has been elected president of the Sunday-school missionary society in place of Miss E. A. Parke, resigned. Mr. G. A. Cowles has also been elected treasurer in place of Mr. E. W . Harris who is living out of town. It has been decided by the officers and teachers of the Suuday-school to hold a n old-fashioned picnic in G illett’s grove sometime in the month of August. Particulars will be given in tbe near future. Dr. D. D. Campbell is taking his vaca tion in a somewhat novel way. He and his family are driving through the country with their horse and carriage, taking in the beautiful scenery of Cen tral New York, w ith headquarters at Cortland. The enjoyment of their drives a re increased by the fact that the country is new to them. The church edifice is nearly covered w ith its first coat of paint. It will n o t be out of place to say that the first coat is only the foundation for a color th a t will be more pleasing to tbe eye. E a s t Side R e a d ing Room. July 16—A fair-sized audience gathered at the East Side reading-room last even in g to listen to some exercises that b ad been specially prepared for the occasion. Everything passed off well, though tbe prospect of the storm caused some of those present to depart d u ring the prog ress of the last two numbers. The following was the program : Quartette—Chant—The Lord’s Prayer, Misses Stout and Palmer, Messrs. Moran and Hunt. Words of W elcome ............................... F. K. McFall Recitation—The°Two Little Wanderers, Maud Stevenson Recitation—The Temperance Army—Maud Love Duet—Mother’s Boy.Maud Love, Jennie Godfrey Selection—Driving Away the Blues.Miss DuBois The Last Hymn ............. Miss Jessamine Ellsworth Quartette—Throw Out the Life Line. Selection—Thi 3 Side and That ............. Mrs._ Finch Selection—Dickey O’Day ............ Mrs. Melvin Rice Violin Solo—Silver W a v es-M iss Nellie Mulligan Selection—You Put no Flowers on Papa’s <3rave ............................... Mrs. Clarence Tyler Quartette—Hurrah for the Red, White and Bine. Odds and Ends F .K . McFall R e m a r k s ______________________________ M rs. R ice Quartette ..................... The Songs My Mother Sang B a p tist Church. “Swallowed. ” The pastor preached from Acts x v ii: 22-23 — “ Then P a u l s tood in the m id s t of Mars Hill and said, ‘Ye men of Athens I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by and b e held your devotions, I found an a ltar w ith this inscription, To the Unknown God. W hom therefore ye ignorantly w o r s h ip , him declare I unto y o u .’ ” The subject of the discourse was, “ P a u l a t Athens.” A very large congregation including m any visitors and strangers gave the closest a t t e n t io n to the preach e r as he d isco u r s e d o f P a u l, the m a n , the peace, the m e s s a g e , the result. A t the close of the sermon the choir gave a very fine anthem, the music of which was composed by Mr. B. L. Bentley, the organist. The Sunday-school had a very good attendance, although many teachers and scholars are absent from town. The Young People’s Society of Christian E n deavor held its prayer meeting at 6 :30. Miss L. A. Robertson conducted the ser vice. The subject was temperance, A t the evening service the i pastor preached from I Samuel xx:34—“ So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did e at no m eat tbe second day of the m o n th for he was grieved for David because his father had done him sham e .” B a seball a t t h e F a i r G rounds. The first baseball of the season will be played on the fair grounds Saturday July 23, between the Emeralds and tbe Knights of St. Jam es of Auburn. These tw o teams crossed bats twice last sum mer. One game at Cortland resulted 9 to 7 in fa v o r o f th e E m e r a ld s an d t h e other a t A u b u r n w a s 6 t o 5 also in fa v o r of the Emeralds. The rivalry between the teams is very strong and as the Knights are determined to win this g a m e , t h e str u g g le will d o u b tless be a close one. C o n g ressm a n H o r r ’s Speech. July 16.—The committee from the Re publican league to arrange for Repub lican day at the Trout Ponds, Aug. 6, held a meeting last evening. A reso lution was passed inviting Hon. Roswell G. Horr, who will deliver the address, to select as his theme “ Tariff, Reciproc ity and Silver.” Last Tuesday the Cortland Daily J o u r nal announced that the subscription list of its daily and weekly had been sold to the Cortland S t a n d a r d and a fter that date the Journal would not be published. Some such result has been anticipated ever since the E v e n i n g S t a n d a r d was started, for the reason that no one be lieved that two dailies could live in this place, and it was sure to be only a question of endurance and capital. The proprietor of the Journal published a very good paper, and the citizens of this place gave him. their patronage willingly and cheerfully in the hope that his efforts to m aintain a daily would be crowned with successs. Although the paper was conducted in the interests of the Republican party for the past year, citizens of all parties gave it their sup port in the way of subscriptions, job printing and advertising, so that its failure as a business venture could not have been for w a n t of patronage. In its last issue the Journal says: “ Both daily papers have been running at a loss, and both are tired of it.” The prime mistake of the Journal was in attempting to run a cheap paper. A t one cent per copy or $3 per year, the more subscribers the paper h ad the more it was sure to lose on subscription accounts, and the more advertising pat ronage it had, at tbe prices charged, the more it would lose because the size of the paper m u st be correspondingly in creased, and this w ithout sufficient re turns from the e x tra am ount of adver tising to meet the e x tra expense. The proprietor of the Journal and his assist ants were hustlers and performed a vast amount of work, and if the pay had been sufficient, the enterprise would have undoubtedly proved a success. If the Journal with its excellent patronage could not be maintained in Cortland at a living profit, we are unable to see how any daily can prosper here. The S t a n d a r d will have the field all to itself now, and w ith the characteristic push and en terprise of its proprietors, the question as to whether a daily can be supported in Cortland will soon be satisfactorily solved. If tbe Democrat is correctly informed as to the price paid for the Journal sub scription lists, we should advise Editor Smith to make a business of starting dailies in as many towns as possible where the situation is similar to that in Cortland.—Cortland Democrat, July 15. An Atrocious Crime. July 18-To-day Joseph Murphy was ar- raigned before Justice Bull on a charge of abduction. The case was adjourned until Monday n ext and bail was paid a t $500. Saturday afternoon Murphy while intoxicated wandered down to Owego-sfc. and induced little seven-year-old Lulu G. Esterbrook to go into the water-closet a t the schoolhouse. The cries of the child were heard by the neighbors and a crowd of women soon stood before the door which they assailed with stones and finally burst in. The condition of the child’s garments was sufficient evidence against the m an and he would have suffered at the hands of the enraged women, if not taken charge of by some men who had gathered in the meantime. Frank Moon took Mur phy up toward the jail and was m et at the Messenger House by Deputy Sheriff Angell, who bad been telephoned for. Murphy is a heavy drinker and is al most continually under the influence of liquor. An officer from Homer is responsible for the statement that Murphy made improper advances to a little girl in H o mer one day last week. Presbyterian Church. There was hardly a vacant seat in the church Sunday morning and the at tendance in the evening was very large. Rev. Frank H. Hinm an of Boston preached two very earnest sermons, holding the closest attention of his hear ers from first to last. In the morning he found his text in Luke xxi:33— “Heaven and earth shall pass a w a y ; b u t my words shall n o t pass aw a y .” The subject of the sermon of the evening was ‘‘God’s purposes in vacation.’’ The text was found in M a rkv:31—“ Come ye yourselves a p a rt into a desert place, and rest awhile.” The theme was particu larly appropriate a t this time, speaking of the special need of rest of business men with their g reat activity and rapid mode of life. T h e m u s ic o f b o t h ch o ir a n d o r g a n was particularly fine. B a n d Concert. The Cortland City band will give the first of a series of open-air concerts on W ednesday evening at 8 o’clock. The stand will probably be erected on W est Court-8fc. The program is as follows: March—Black Prince ....................................... Collins Selection from Wang ................................... 3Com Cornet Solo—Old Lang Syne, P. Conway. Overture—Barber o f Seville ........................ Bossini Baritone Solo—The Favorite..................... Hartman Charles Maas. Medley Selection—Colored Waiters’ Ball, La Bandeau March—American Republic............................. Them A literary vehicle—Car-lyle. STATE PRESS CONVENTION. LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. President Butler’s Good Work—Secre tary Bunnell Presented with a $500 Silver Service—The Editors Sight seeing—A Grand Hop. J u ly , 1 5 .— T h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e P r e s s association is now holding its annual ses sion inBuffaio. It convened W ednesday morning. That afternoon Secretary and Treasurer A. O. Bunnell of the Dans- ville Advertiser presented his annual re port, Last year the association had $10.75 in tbe treasury. This year their assets amount to $ 6 5 .9 6 . Mr. Bunnell stated that through the good work of President Butler the membership of thy association had grown considerably and that the association had a program this year much better than ever before. This was largely due to the fact that President Butler of tbe Buffalo Evening News had sent out a letter to all members asking for suggestions, and that the work at this convention was the result of the wits of all the members. There were three first elements in making this the most successful of any convention., These were President But ler, the presence of the ladies, and the kindness of Passenger Agent Daniels w h o had furnished the passes. They were all entitled to first honors. Mr. Bunnell briefly reviewed the tw e n t y - five years during which he has been sec retary, and it appeared that during that time he had been present every year, and in response to a request for a show of hands it appeared that he w a s the o n ly ed ito r am o D g th o s e assem b led at Buffalo of whom that could be said. A t the close of the report Hon. Charles R. Skinner in a few well-chosen words presented the secretary with a superb tea set of_sterling silver and a handsome assortment of spoons, the whole costing $500. A t the close of Mr. Skinner’s re marks Mr. Bunnell was on his feet, but the close observer noticed that his knees quaked and his lips quivered, so great was his emotion. His big heart was touched to its core, and it was some minutes before he regained his com posure and was able to make reply. ‘ ‘I feel that you have set me the hard est task that has ever been put upon m e ,” he said, referring to the task of making reply to Mr. Skinner’s eloquent speech. “ I t seems to me that the words accompanying this rich and costly gift are all too strong. You have gathered all the sunshine of the skies of the last 25 years that have stretched above our conventions and flooded it upon me to day to overwhelm me. My dearest wish to-day is that I may live long enough to prove my gratitude and prove worthy of this rich and acceptable g ift.” [Applause.] Other interesting papers followed by different editors. That night Concert hall was filled w ith the editors and their wives, sisters and sweethearts to take part in Presi dent Butler’s g rand hop. On the recep tion and floor commitees appears the name of \William H. Clark of Cortland. The music; was superb, and the hop continued until 3 o’clock in tbe m o rn ing. A t 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning a procession of about 50 carriages left the Tifft House bearing the delegates to the Editorial convention on their sight seeing tour about the city. The route included the elevator district, the Front, the Park and the Parade, and the party returned to the Tifft House in time for luncheon at 12:30. In the afternoon a t half-past 1 they took a trip to Niagara Falls, on the invitation of the Common Council of the Cataract City. Last night they all attended Paine’s ‘ ‘P a ris’ ’ a t the Driving Park and saw the great pyrotechnical destruction of Paris. The managers of the show spared no pains nor expense to give the visitors a good time. The burning of “Paris” was specially arranged for the newspaper men. Devils dressed in clothing of fire instead of a pair of trous ers held uip by one suspender and a shin gle n a il were all over the ground and types of French soldiers were seen every where. The subscriber who comes into tbe office to kick because the editor for got to print his name in the list of nota bles who attended the camp meeting was shown up in fire to the great amusement of the spectators. Tried to Break Up a Dance. July 16.—Dr. E. O. Kingman has furnishedi u s a d d itio n a l p a r t icu lars o f th e tro u b le cau s e d b y o u t sid e r s d u r in g th e p r o g r e s s o f th e dance at his bath house night be fore last, His patrons that night were some of the most respectable people in to w n , and they, as well as the doctor, were very much annoyed a t the disturb ance outside. For a time a policeman was down there, and then the doctor says things were n o t so bad, but as soon as he went away trouble broke out anew and continued until tbe doctor himself took the m atter in hand and in a very effec tive way stopped proceedings. Such affairs are a sh a m e t o a c o m m u n ity and steps should be taken to prevent their recurrence. A Runaway and I ts Consequenecs. July, 15.—Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Jeremiah Schutt and George Williams were drawing hay on the Cowan farm west of the vil lage. They had their two m a res harnessed together. Mr. \Williams’ was the well-known chestnut which he has been accustomed to drive about town. Mr. Schutt’s was a s ix - y e a r - o ld Kentucky thoroughbred in which he took great pride. They had just pitched off a load of hay and backed the team out of the barn. There they left them standing with no one holding them while they drew a mowing machine into the barn. Suddenly one horse bit the other, as they were not accustomed to being driven together, and without warning they started down the road a t full speed. It was impossible to catch them. Mr. Schutt’s horse ran faster than Mr. \Williams’ and within a few lmndred feet ran her out of the road. Mr. \Williams’ horee struck her shoulder against a tree with tremendous force and dropped dead. The hay rack struck her flank as she fell and dug a great hole in the flesh, from which the blood poured in torrents. The horse never moved once after falling. Mr. Schutt’s horse cleared herself from the wagon and ran for two miles with the neckyoke banging against h er fore legs. To-day she can not be gotten out of the barn. Blanshan-Kmght. July 15—-.There was a very p retty home wedding last evening at the residence of Mrs. Fanny Knight, on Main-st. The contracting parties were Miss Bertha A. Knight, youngest daughter of Mrs. Fanny Knight, and Mr. Russell Rice Blanshan of Cortland. The large com pany of friends and relatives who were present were nicely received and cared for by the ushers, Messrs. Bruce Smith and A. H. Bennett. The wedding took place in the large double parlors which were profusely decorated with flowers. During the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. \W. B. Clarke, rector of Grace church, the bride and groom faced a decoration composed of beautiful and rare cut flowers, the gift of Mr. W m. R. Randall and Miss Wilhelmina Randall. The bride was attired in a handsome dress of tan landsdowne, w ith gloves to match. After the ceremony an elegant wed ding dinner was served. Mr. ancl Mrs. Blanshan left on the 11:20 train for Binghamton on tbeir honeymoon trip. They expect to return during the first part of n e x t week and will reside with Mrs. Knight. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. E. J. Churchill of Syracuse, and Miss Gertrude Raenliart of Helena, Ark., a cousin of the groom, and Mrs. H. A. Montanye of Syracuse, Mrs. Sim eon Smith of Ithaca and Mrs. Charles Chidsey of Utica, all sisters of tbe bride. F ine P icture of Cortland. Mr. George E. Norris of Brock ton, Mass., has been in Cortland for tbe past three weeks making sketches for a lithographed birdseye view of Cort land. The India ink sketch is completed and was this morning submitted for ex amination and criticism. It is really a marvel of excellence. The view is taken from a point on tbe hillside about a mile south o f the E., C. & N. carshops and em b r a c e s the whole town fr o m the pump house to the Port W atson bridge and the Floral Trout Park. Mt. Toppin is a prominent object up the Tully valley, while one can see fo r a long distance up toward Truxton. But it is when one begins to examine the different houses and buildings in detail that the chief excellence is seen. Every thing is perfect, even to the style of architecture of the particular houses and the number of windows they con tain. One can look along any street and find and recognize his own home without the slight est difficulty. The whole picture is based on a map which was laid into perspective, so that the work is sketched to a diminishing scale, and is not there fore a m a tter of guesswork. The work will certainly bear rigid examination. Its size when completed will be 24 by 36 inches and the price will be $3 each. Mr. Norris represents the Burleigh Litho graphing company, Troy, N. Y., and the work that they have recently completed is excellent. It is expected that the lithographs will be completed about S e p t. 1. A c c o m p l i s h e d a t X .a s t. A cheap excursion rate to Thousand Islands via D., L. & W. to Syracuse and fast train on R ., W . & O. The first excursion to this popular resort on this, the only direct route, will take place on Monday, Aug. 1. Fare for the round trip, including a 50-mile ride on boat among the islands, good to return on any regular train for 10 d a y s: Marathon, Messengerville and Blodgett Mills, $4.50; Cortland and Homer, $4.25; stations from Preble to Jamesville inclusive, $4. Special arrangements for board and ac commodations. For full particulars ad dress C. A. Brooks, Marathon, N. Y. LOCAL PERSONALS. FRIDAY, JULY 15. M r . H. R e l y e a leaves to-night for Sharon, Schoharie Co., which is the home of his boyhood. M r . E d w a r d T h o m p s o n of Norfolk, Ya., is a guest of his cousin, Mr. Charles T. Peck, on Greenbush-st. M r . J. F. T a b o r of the Tabor Car ria g e ’W o r k s, L o s A n g e les, C a l., is in town visiting the different wagon shops. M rs . A nthony of Troy, N. Y., who has been visiting Mrs. C. H. Garrison for several days, returned home yesterday, § M r . a n d M r s . H. L . B r o n s o n a n d daughter, Miss Maud, expect to leave to morrow morning for a ten days’ trip to Ocean Grove. M r . a n d M r s . N . W. F r iz e le f t to w n this morning to be absent several days visiting relatives in Utica and other parts o f Oneida c o u n t y . Miss M a y U. F it c h has secured a fine position to teach the coming year in the Glens Falls academy. Her work will be to prepare students for the regents’ examinations. M r . T h o m a s N o r r is arrived in Cort land yesterday afternoon. He rode the whole distance from New York on his wheel making the trip in five days. The last day he covered ninety-three miles. M e s s r s . H . H. R o b b in s , Louis I. H a t field, C. Burdick and Philip \White re turned last n ight from a four days’ fish ing trip in the Nortn Woods. They caught between fifty and sixty pounds of trout. M r . E . L . P ie r c e returned last night from an extended western trip. He visited Chicago, Omaha, Winfield, Kan., and Des Moines. At Winfield he was the guest of Mr. Edward W oodward, a former Cortlandite. M r . a n d M r s . E. H. S t o c k w e l l last night celebrated tbe first anniversary of their wedding a t their pleasant home at 31 James-st. A number of their friends and relatives were present and a very pleasant evening was passed. T h e party of European tourists com posed of Judge A. P. Smith and wife, Dr. a n d Mrs. A. J . W hite, and Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Smith of Ypsilanti, Mich., left on the 10 o’clock train for New York this morning. A large party of friends and relatives were down to bid them good bye and wish them a good voyage. They will be joined in New York by Mrs. White’s sister, Mrs. C. A. Bothwell of Rochelle, III., and Prof. A. Lodeman of Ypsilanti. They take the Netherland— American steamer “ Amsterdam” to morrow morning for Boulogne. SATURDAY, JULY 16. M a s t e r A l e x i s M a h a n has gone to Jamesville, where h e visits relatives. M r . W. D. T u t t l e is attending a special term of court in Utica to-day. M r s . G e o r g e A t k in s o n and daughter Mary are spending a week at Glen Haven. M r. W. A. S m ith of Rochester is vis iting at Mr. S. P. Bulkley’s at 38 East Court-st. M is s e s J u l i a a n d L iz z ie K e l l y have gone to Pompey to visit Mrs. Fred W heaton. Miss S. M a u d e A n g e l l is visiting friends in Cincinnatus and Union Valley for a few days. M e s s r s . P a u l T. C a r p e n t e r and Ray Cone attended a leap year party a t Mara thon last evening. M r s . A. J . B a l d w i n and daughter re turned to-day from Groton, where they have been visiting. Miss Lizzie M o n roe of Baldwinsville Is a guest at the home of Mr. S. P . Buik- ley on East Court-st, M r . a n d M r s . E l m e r A. S p e r r y of Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. W illett on Main-st, M r . H. I, J e n k i n s left this morning for W inthrop, St. Lawrence Co., to spend a week with his family. M r . A. S. B r o w n returned yesterday from a business trip of a week in New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. D r . a n d M r s . F. J. C h e n e y drove to Dryden this morning and are spending the day with friends there. They re turn to-night. M is s A n n a O. B l a c k , principal of the Albany home school for the deaf, is a guest of her sisters, Misses F. C. and E. O. Black, on Union-st. M r . J a c k M c C u m b e r of Milton, Pa., is visiting his nephew, Mr. Charles Fleming, on North Main-st., also other friends in Cortland for a few days. Miss E l iz a b e t h E. T u t t l e closed a successful term of school in the Stafford district yesterday. It ended with liter ary exercises by the pupils and a dis trict picnic in Mr. Atchison’s grove. MRS. F. C y . S t r a a t a n d fa m ily re tu r n e d y e s t e r d a y from . A s b u r y P a r k . M rs. S tra a t w a s acco m p a n ied f r o m N e w York by Mr. C. E. Selover, who will visit Mr. and Mrs. Straat over Sunday. M r . a n d M r s . E a s t m a n left this morn ing on the train for Pulaski. They had intended making the trip by wheel, but the rains of the last two days have made the roads so miserable as to dissuade them from the attempt. Miss N e l l i e T r u m a n , daughter of Dr. Truman of DeRuyter, and Miss Anna Gabil of Lynn, Mass., arrived in town yesterday. They came here to learn the new system of garment cutting as taught by the Reform Dress Cutting Co. A sm a l l picnic party consisting of Mrs. W. W. Brown, Mrs. D. C. Dickin son, Mrs. H. J. Moore, Mrs. E. Green- man, Mrs. S . Keator, and the Misses C. L. Brown, A. L. and C. Keator spent the day yesterday at Tully Lake park, returning on the 6 :30 train in the even ing. They report an extremely pleasant time. M r s . A l e x M a h a n and daughter Mayme left this morning for Norwood, N . Y . , w h e r e they w i l l b e jo in e d b y Miss Edythe Mahan and her friend, Miss Jessie Phelps, of whom she is a guest. The party will go from Nor wood to Paul Smith's in the North Woods, where they will remain several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps will prob ably accompany the party. M r . E. H. H y a t t of the firm of H y a tt & Tooke, accompanied by Mr. J. L. Cobrad, left town this morning for Cazenovia, where they well enjoy a week’s vacation with Mr. H y a tt’s peo ple. They had expected to go on their wheels, but the rain of last night pre vented it. They, however, took their machines with them to use while there and will perhaps return on them. MONDAY, JULY 18. M r s . H a t t ie E d w a r d s spent Sunday in Lisle. M r s . S h e a r e r of Omaha, Neb., is the guest of Miss Adda F. Gillette, Miss A d e l a i d e R o e of Fort W orth, Tex,, is visiting Mrs. Ernest M. Hul- beri. Miss H e l e n M c C a r t h y of Syracuse is visiting at Maggie Conway’s on Tomp- kins-st. M r s . C h a r l e s M a r k h a m of Bingham ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. E. Van Hoesen. M is s e s M a g g i e C o n w a y and Agnes McAuliff spent yesterday at Camden vis iting friends. M r . a n d M r s . L . S. W a t k i n s and Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Tompkins drove to Dry den yesterday. M r s . E d . K n i g h t and family leave to-morrow for a several weeks’ trip to Ithaca and down the lake. Miss L il l e E. D u n n of the S t a n d a r d office is spending a week’s vacation at her home in Hamilton. M r s . B. F. S a m s o n and daughters J e n nie and Bessie left this morning for a visit with friends in Genoa. M r . B. W . R ood left this morning for a three weeks’ pleasure trip to Rochester, Buffalo and the Thousand Islands. M r s . C. M. T u r n e r of Binghamton returned home this morning after a few days spent with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hollenbeck. M r . L o u is S a m s o n of Homer has en tered the employ of W arren, Tanner & Co., in the place of Mr. J. W . Angell who has resigned. M r . G. E. M in e a h of Yankton, S. D. called on friends in town Saturday. Mr. Mineah was formerly in the employ of Mr. A. R.Peck. * M r s . T h o m a s P. T a y l o r of Bridge port, Conn., and her sister, Mrs. B. D. Wheeler of Binghamton, are visiting relatives in town. M r . a n d M r s . G e o r g e T a y l o r and daughter Leila of Salem, Mass., are visiting a t the home of Mr. James Tay lor, 36 Pomeroy-st. W. R. C o v e y of the firm of Covey, Mead & Co. of Moravia has been in town to-day on business; also Mr. Stan ton of the same place. M r . a n d M r s . W i l l i a m M c K in n e y returned last evening from their honey moon trip. They will be a t home a t 29 Hubbard-sfc. in a day or two. T h e M is s e s R a n d a l l and Montgom ery of Syracuse, who have been the guests of Mrs. Ed. Mourin of Glinton- ave., returned home this morning. P r o f . D. L. B a r d w e l l has arranged to do several weeks of special work in the Cornell university laboratory. He went to Ithaca to begin this morning. Ms. a n d M r s . G. W. S c h e r h e r h o r n and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dickmson have rented the W estcott cottage at Glen Haven for a week and went up there this morning for a week’s outing. M r s . C. A. M in e r , the old colored lady who has so long been a hair-dresser in Cortland, is seriously ill with pneu monia and will be moved to the hos pital to-morrow if her condition per mits. M r . O sc a r S m ith , who has been the book-keeper for Mr. H. B. Hubbard for the last eight years, has given up his position there. He left to-day for an extended trip to Binghamton and points in that vicinity. Mr. Smith has nothing in view as yet. M r s . M . L . A l e x a n d e r a n d son. M il fo r d to - d a y to o k th e sta g e over th e mountains to Cincinnatus and Taylor calling on friends for a week or two. Milford expects to hook out a barrel or less of trout. Mr. Alexander is going over the last of the week with a double team to bring home his family and the expected speckled beauties. P r o f . E d w i n P l a c e and wife of Terre Haute, Ind., who have been spending a few days w ith friends in Cincinnatus, called upon his brother, Frank Place, last week and left Saturday for Ithaca where they will remain during the vaca tion. Prof. Place has been in s t r u c t o r in the Electrical and Engineering labora tories of the Rose Polytechnic institu tion, at Terra Haute, Ind., for the last two years and has been engaged for the coming year. M r . a n d M r s . D. B. - S m ith have pitched a large tent on the shore of On ondaga lake a t Pleasant Beach, and are enjoying a few weeks of camping and rest. Miss A . O. C l a r k , who was a dele gate to the Y. P. S. C. E . convention in N e w Y o r k a n d h a s sin c e b e e n v isitin g frien d s in N e w J e r s e y , retu r n e d home on the 6 o’clock train yesterday morning. M r . S c e p t a R in d g e , who fell last week while coming down from the hay loft in L. O. Croofoot’s livery stable and injured his hip, was taken to the hospi tal to-day. The injury resulted in an abscess which was operated upon by Dr. J. W. Hugnes yesterday. M r . R o b e r t B u s h b y returned Satur day evening from Homestead, Pa., where he has been looking after tbe in terests of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. He reports that all was peace ful there for anj body who did not talk too much or was not otherwise indis creet. All such persons, however, were liable to get into trouble either from the military or the strikers. He is en thusiastic in his praise of the soldierly qualities of the Pennsylvania National guard and of their commander, General Snowden. Congregational Church. The sermon of the morning was prac tical and full of clear logic. The'subject was “ The Cost of Religion.” Text, II Samuel x x iv : 24—“And the k ing said unto Araunah, N a y ; but I will surely buy it of thee a t a price; n either will I offer b u rnt offerings u nto the Lord my God of that which does cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.” The issue was, “ Did religion pay for the out lay of energy, effort, time and money expended upon i t .” Dr. Taylor proved conclusively that it did pay m any fold, not only indirectly from a financial standpoint, but in the formation of character, in social business relations, and last, but not least, the reflex action it had upon the lives of Christians in exalting them to higher planes of living. The attendance of the Sunday-school was 341, collection $8.74. Mrs. Squires who since the formation of tbe school has been superintendent of th e p r im a r y d e p a r tm e n t, h a s resig n e d and is to take a much-needed rest. Her successor has n o t y et been appointed. Mr. A. Somers led the meeting of the Y. P. S. C. E. “The work of the un saved’ ’ was the subject. Mr. Mark J. Stanton, delegate to the convention in New York, gave a very interesting re port of the meeting. In the evening the sermon was based upon John xvi :37—“ Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away. For if I go not away the Comforter will not come unto y o u ; but if I depart I will send him unto you.” Dr. Taylor gave a beautiful figure of tbe Rock of Ages being incor porated into the life of theChristian, as the fragm ent of the rock of Calvary was inlaid in the structure of the tabernacle of Dr. Talmage and the por tion of Plym outh Rock formed a part of the foundation of the Pilgrim church of Dr. S torrs’ in Brooklyn. The Sunday-school picnic will occur week a t Little York on Thursday of n e x t instead of this week as previously announced. Homer-ave. Church. Rev. B, F. W eatherwax occupied the pulpit in the morning. His text was chosen from I John iii:3—“And every man that hath this hope in him puri- fieth himself, even as he is pure.” Mr. C. W . Cook led the Epworth league prayer meeting. Rev. Mr. Minard of the Genesee conference preached in the evening. His text was from John v iii: 31-32— “ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed ; and ye shall know the tru th and the truth shall make you free.” The regular monthly meeting of the \Woman’s Foreign Missionary society will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o ’clock in the church. As most of the officers of the society are absent on va cation, the regular quarterly tea will be postponed until n e x t month. Mr. W m, Wood will lead the prayer meeting Thursday evening. Rev. B. W. H am ilton of Dundee will preach next Sunday, morning and even ing. Cleared the House with an. Axe. July 18—Saturday Mrs, Peter Oates of 89 River-st. sent to the police headquar ters for an officer to take charge of her son Peter, who had driven her out' of the house. Officer Parker went to Mrs. Oates’ home and found young Oates in full control, having run all of the occupants out of the house w ith an axe. Parker took Oates to the jail, where he was committed. This m orn ing Drs. W. J . Moore and H. T. Dana examined young Oates as to his sanity and declared him sane. He will now be brought before Justice Bull.
