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ESTABLISHES' IN 1867. NSW SERIES NO.«i OOETifAND, N. Y„ TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1893,-EIGHT PAGES. ( PRICE THREE CENTS .1 i TWO BOisLABS A TEAK. AFTER MANY YEARS. Mother and Daughter Hope to Meet at the World’s Fair this Summer. It was about nineteen years ago that Mr. and Mrs. Henry St. Peter moved from • Baldwinsville to Cortland. Mr. St. Peter opened a barber shop here and continued m that business until the time of Ms death, last July. During these years none of Mrs. St. Peter’s relatives ever visited her and her friends rarely ever heard her speak of them. It was not, however, until a few days ago that the cause of this fact became known. It appears that about twenty-five years ago there resided near Aleoandria Bay, in this state a family of well-to-do farmers named Comstock. There were ten children, among them a daughter Emma. Some twenty-two years ago she left her home to visit friends in Oswego, with the intention of opening a dressmaking and millinery establish ment either in that city or in Syracuse, for she was skillful in both trades. While there she became acquainted with Henry St. Peter, a young barber at Baldwinsville, A rumor reached Mrs. Comstock that her daughter and Mr. St. Peter were be coming very good friends, and she went to Oswego at once to see about it, for she had no intention of permitting her daughter to m arry a “fashionable hair dresser,” as she styled Mm. But “love laughs at locksmiths” and before the fond m other’s w rath had ceased to boil the dutiful daughter had slipped to the telegraph office and had wired her lover to meet her there at the station on the arrival of the next train. They were married that same night, and Mrs. St, Peter returned to Oswego to inform her mother. The result was that she was disowned, and from that time forward her father, mother, sisters and brothers have been a blank page m her life’s sad history, After the death of her hus band last summer Mrs. St. Peter re moved with her only child, Miss Satie, to Syracuse, where she now resides. Since Ms death, the barrier being re moved keeping her from her parents, she has been trying to locate them. Letters of inquiry have been sent to all parts of the United States. A few weeks ago she received a letter from a stranger firing at Natural Bridge, N. Y., saying that possibly a brother resided there. It proved to be true and a short time ago brother and sister met for the first time iu over twenty-two years. At that meeting many pages of past history were reviewed. Then it was learned that the Comstocks of old had lost their wealth, that the father was dead, that the mother had married again, this time to a west ern man, and that he, too, was dead and that her mother, now an aged woman, was living in Facilville, Wis. Other members of the long lost family were brought to light as well. Since then letters have passed between the es tranged mother and daughter and among the probabilities of the near future is a possible meeting of mother and daughter at the World’s Fair. “Electric Eight in the S treet Cars.” IT WAS NOT IN T H E PLAY. The Cortland and Homer Street Rail road Co. have lately received a car that is thoroughly equipped with a storage bat tery and other appliances for lighting the same with electricity. The company have placed power and an electric motor on their premises between this placs and Homer, which will generate the electricity that will supply the batteries. It is ex pected that the car will be running in a few days. The public will greatly appre ciate the company’s efforts to better serve its patrons by giving better light in the cars The above item appeared in the Cort land Democrat this morning. A re porter of The Standard at once called upon Mr. L. D. Garrison, the treasurer of the railroad company, showed him the item and asked if it was true. Mr. Garrison said there was nothing in i t ; the company had not received such a car; no power or electric motor had been placed upon their premises, nor had any arrangements for this been made. The subject of electric lighting of cars had not been mentioned at all hy any one so far as he knew, and he thought he was in a position to know all about it. As a matter of fact, a party from Syracuse representing the same company which had for a short time used the storage battery cars in that city was in Cortland three days ago to see if an arrangement could be made by which they could put a storage battery car upon this railroad and operate it at their own expense for a time and simply for the sake of trying an experiment. The storage battery would be used to run the cars not to fight them, as the Democrat says. No arrangement was made and there is no certainty that one will be, thought it may be within the range of possibility sometime in the future. The Democrat generally gets its news from an authentic source—the Daily Standard. Whenever it does take a spurt and show signs of enter prise it generally shoots into the air with results like the above. Go slow, neigh bor, and be sure of the facts. The fire department in ever y city could not do better than to keep a dozen of Sal vation Oil at each station. It instantly relieves all burns, seaids and bruises, and in a few days makes an effectual cure of the wound. 25 cts. A Disturbance at the Opera House Last Night. Mar. 25—The audience which greeted Mora at the Opera House last evening was one of the largest of the week. “ The Second Daughter” was one of the best plays of the week and made a great hit. The play is an excellent one and deserved the numerous encores and curtain calls which were received, and the audience seemed to enjoy it. Fred Williams again showed bis talent as a good comed ian by keeping the audience in a con tinual roar in the four characters which lie impersonated, during the entire even ing. “The Hidden Hand” is the play to night. It is a strong piece, and is inter spersed with the witty dialogue which has characterized all the performances this week. The play is built on a very interesting plot, which gives a good op portunity for tbe display of a variety of qualities on the part of all the actors. A sensation was caused last night in the house by a disturbance in tbe gallery, which had the effect of temporarily stop ping the play. There are few entertain ments in which the entire first two rows of seats in the gallery are taken and the idea has prevailed that they can be used by those who have paid the cheapest admission. Orders have been given by Manager Rood to the usher that those who occupy reserved seats must have coupons. In this instance the usher, Mr. Theodore Darby, went to Edward Garrity and quietly, but firmly requested, him to either show a check or vacate the seat which he occupied. On his re fusing to do either, Special Officer George Peters was immediately sum moned and upon tbe officer making the same request Garrity again declined. He resisted all efforts of tbe officer to remove him and necessary pursuasion was called into use injthe shape of a black oak policeman’s dub, the young man not moving a muscle or winking an eye. At the sight of his chum having a club taken to his head Mike Welch came to the rescue. He probably did not take time to consider that to interfere with an officer in the discharge of his duty is a misdemeanor. Officer Peters left the Opera House and scon returned with a posse of police, but both boys had de • parted to parts unknown. The first intimation that the audience in the parquet had of the disturbance was the loud talking up stairs and cries of help, murder and thief. This seemed to increase their anxiety and curiosity. The performance was stopped right in the most exciting part of the play, and those on the stage assumed new roles. Anger and disgust was visi ble upon every face on the stage. The audience were nearly all standing, many on the seats. The aisles were filled, many went out and more made prepara tions to go and altogether a good deal of excitement was creatfd. Mr. Williams soon gave orders for the play to proceed, the audience soon resumed their seats and the play was finished without inter ruption. Appreciative. Mar. 24— Last evening a happy com pany of youBg people of the Pom- eroy-st. school called at the home of their teacher, Miss Mary E, Williams, at 125 Clinton ave. and demanded admittance. It soon became evident that they had come to spend the evening. Miss Wil liams was greatly surprised, but soon rallied and received them very cordially. The evening was pleasantly spent in games till near the hour of 10 , when de licious refreshments, brought by the young people, were served. Before leav ing Miss Fannie Galusha presented Miss Williams, in behalf of the company, a beautiful present, which bad been brought as a token of love and appreciation. Those present were: Addie Barned, Lillian Merchant, Rosa Updike, Florence Knickerbocker, Minnie Burdick, Mabel Huguenon, Mamie Lynch, Grace Love, Maude Love, Bessie Brown, Frank Hoxie, Eugene Hoxie, Frank McMahon, Willie Lynch, Willie Mills, Leon Stevens, A. T, Smith, Benton Smith, Eddie O’Conor and Lloyd Hitchcock. _________________ To Chicago by Bicycle. The Saturday Herald of Horne!lsrille tells of a plan of a former resident of Cortland, now an expert machinist of that city. The gentleman is a son of Mr. J. H. Kennedy, and is a brother of Mrs. L. N. Hopkins of Cortland. It says: “Thomas Kennedy, the well-known wheel man of this city, is socn to take a ride which few of the wheelmen in this section would think of attempting. Some time during the month of June he is go ing to ride his Lovell Diamond to Chi cago, where he will visit the World’s Fair. The distance from this city to Chicago is about 700 miles, and Mr. Kennedy thinks he can accomplish this feat in six days. If he accomplishes the feat he will place himself among the foremost road riders in the country. Mr. Kennedy is a strong rider and distin guished himself at the late Farmers’ club fair by winning tho Lovell Diamond pneumatic 'cycle offered by Leod L, Hough to the winner of tbe half mile handicap race.” LAWSUIT IN FABIUS. A Celebrated Cortland Case Tried in Onondaga 'County. Mar. 25 —It is sometimes the custom when a case that has excited much inter est is to be retried for any reason and there is a fear that it will not be possible to get an impartial jury in the same place, for the court to order its transfer to another county for the second trial. It has not been stated on the best of authority that this was tbe reason which led to the retrial last night in Fabius of the celebrated breach of promise suit of Susan Singleheart vs. Philip Do-em-up, which was first tried here last fall in Normal hall, but at any rate for some cause or other there was a change of venue, and the case was last night brought up at Fabius, before Judge Charles R. Drum, who in hours when he is not occupied with court proceed ings, devotes his time to duties as prin cipal of the school there. Twenty- two young men, students of the Normal, last night went to Apulia on the vesti buled train, which by special arrange ment stopped at that station to let them off. There they were met by Judge Drum with three large sleighs and the party were soon enjoying the delights of alternateing snowbanks, pitehhoks, bare ground, mud, water and slush, as they dragged along over their five-mile trip across the country. Some of the young men were once invited to go to McLean when the sleighing was not the best, but they claim that the travelling at that time was not a circumstance to that between Apulia and Fabius. But all thought of bad roads was dis pelied the moment they reached that hos pitable town, for they received a wel- tome that gladdened all their hearts. The young men were entertained in most cordial manner at the houses of various friends of Mr, Drum and they can hardfi say enough this morning of the good time they had. By 8 o’clock tuo auditorium jf tbe largest church in Fabius was packed to the doors andl many people were stand ing. The trial began promptly and aroused fully as much interest as on the former occasion in Cortland. Miss Singleheart, as represented by Mr. Robert R. Freer was broken-hear tednes -1 personified, and at once elicited the deepest sympathy of all the fair ones in the audience, while there were only in dignant glances bestowed upon tbe bard hearted lover, who had a startling re semblance to Mr. E. H. Brady. The officers of the court were Justice Charles R. Drum, presiding; clerk, E. R. Holmes; crier, C. C. Don ald ; stenographer, F. B. M iner; sheriff, W . S. Vincent. Messrs. C. J. Coleman and J. R. Vunk appearead as counsel for the plaintiff, while Messrs. R. E. Corlew and W. T. Yale looked after the interests of the defendant. E. D. Clark was fore man of tbe jury. Dr. C. D. Moses was jurjman and was suddenly called from his cbair to prescribe for and attend to the beautiful Susan, as she became so far overcome by her T elings in the course of the trial, as to faint dead away. He did this with a tenderness and skill that showed him to be an adept in such cases. The other Cortland people who acted as witnesses, jurymen and interested friends were Messrs. H. E. Hubbard, A. B. Freeman, A. L. Clark, H. C. Givens, T. H. De- Coudres, I. C. McGraw, E. P. Carr, F. W. Smith, A. J. Sears and D. A. Fuller. It was 10 o’clock before the case was finished and then the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. The sentence of the judge was that ( 1 ) the defendant must return to the plaintiff all the letters she had received from him and that he must pay to her the sum of $ 2,000 needful for postage upon them. ( 2 ) the defend ant should immediately and in the presence of the court pay back to the plaintiff tbe last kis-s which she had re ceived from him, (3) that after the adjournment of tbe court the graceless Philip should take to supper tho charming Susan, who must at that time continue to wear the same very at tractive costume which she had on dur ing the suit. All the particulars of the sentence were carried out except tbe payment of the $ 2 , 000 , the plaintiff claiming that he did not have his pocket book with him. It is understood that he gave bonds for the amount. After adjournment all went out into the Sunday-school room where an hour or more was pleasantly spent in a social way and where the ladies of the church served warm sugar. The trial was held for tlie benefit of the library fund in Mr. Di urn’s school,and about $20 vvere netted The ladies of the church also cleared about $9 from their sugar festival. All returned home on the 8:52 train this morning, having enjoyed the trip exceed ingly. _________________ Six O’clock Tea. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Holden enter tained about twenty-five of their friends at a 0 o’clock tea at tlieir home 5 Union s';., on Saturday evening. The refresh ments were dainty and were well served by the catergr, Mr. George D. Griffith. The host and hostess did all in their power to make the occasion one of pleasure to their guests and well suc ceeded in their attempt. All present expressed themselves as having enjoyed a most delightful evening, socially, as well as materially. A Sad Case. It will he a surprise to many of the friends and acquaintances of Dr. J. W. Hughes of this village to learn that he was taken to tlie institution for the insane at Binghamton on the 10 o’clock train this morning. Others have known that for some time past his mind has been unbalanced, and that his menial disorders, though often not perceptible in his ordinary conversation, had m ani fested themselves in ways that left no doubt as to his condition. Since an at tack of the grip which he had about a year ago, the evidences of insanity have steadily increased, and have been ag gravated by other causes which it is un necessary to mention. While able much of the time to transact ordinary business with apparent clearness and intelligence, he has latterly given such unmis takable evidences of dementia that it was thought best to have the usual ex amination preliminary to commitment made by two physicians, and on Wed nesday last Drs. Hendrick of McGraw- ville and Bradford of Homer called upon him and satisfied themselves as to bis condition. What this condition wa* may be judged from the fact that, al though he had often served in this earn; capacity himself, Dr. Hughes never sus pected their errand, and comphtincv because they interrupted him in hit packing up, which he had carried on day and night for some time, preparatory to a proposed removal to Denver. Judge Eggleston, after an unusually painstak ing, careful and deliberate examination —which he felt that the case demanded, and after consulting several other physicians, all of whom agreed with Di s. Hendrick and Bradford—yesterday ap proved of the verdict of the examining physicians and made the order for com mitment. Such a breaking cff of a long and honorable professional career is sad in the extreme, but the action taken could not have been longer delayed with safe ty. .The tailing of it has been a burden from which his ’ family have shrunk, and now that tbey bave felt compelled to assume it they will have general ano sincere sympathy, A Birthday Party. Mar. 25—Willie Bates celebrated his fourteenth birthday in royal style last evening, but not just as he expected. He intended to have his guests driven to McLean, where supper would be served and a general good time had, but tbe roads were in such a condition that it was thought best not to go. Accord ingly they met at the residence of his aunt, Miss Kate Costello at 13 Pendle* ton-st. about G o’clock. Games and music made the time fly all too quickly till 10 o’clock when an excellent spread was partaken of. It was served in fine style by the waiters of Hotel Bates. Dancing was then indulged in till 2 a . m . when the party broke up. Before leaving, how ever, the guests presen ted the young host with a beautiful gold ring as a souvenir of the occasion. The young couples wended their ways homeward with a feeling that the evening had been thoroughly enjoyed. Do You Intend T aking Boarders This Summer? The recreation department of tbe Chris tian Union furnishes information to peo ple who are desirous of finding a sum mer home. If any reader of this paper desiring boarders this summer will send The Christian Union a package of theif circulars, the recreation department wil> be glad to send them out to those inquir ing abvut this section. If you have no circulars or cards, write, telling your postoffiee address, the nearest railroad station, whether hotel, boardinghouse, private residence or farm house, the distance from the station, tbe number of people you can accommodate, and prices by the week. The recreation department makes absolutely no charge for serving the public in this way, and no charge is made to our readers. Address at once The Recreation Department, The Chris tian Union, Clinton hall, Astor Place, New York City. Colonors and Y, M. ’s Entertained Mar. 25—About thirty of the senior members of the Colonor fraternity and the Y. M. D. C: were entertained last night at the home of Mrs. M. A . Knight on Grant-st., the occasion, being a kind of goodby party for Miss Edna Noyes, who left this morning for her school duties at Windsor. Miss Cora M. Knight, who is teaching at Cazenovia and who is a mem- bet of that fraternity was expected home on the 8 o’clcck train, but owiDg to the accident to the locomotive, did not arrive until about 11 o’clock. Mr, Herbert W. Knight is a member of the Y. M. D. c/, and his particular friends in that society were invited. The evening was passed very pleasantly with games and music. V^ry nice refreshments were served. Owing to the late arrival of Miss Knight, the company were late m dispersing, but all had a very enjoyable evening. Street-car drivers and others who are constantly exposed t o all k inds of w e a th e r , and cannot find time to lay by, shotlld ever bear in mind this plain fact that Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup cures coughs and colds. It is uuequaled. LOCAL PERSONALS. FRIDAY, MARCH 24. M r . J ames A. W ood and wife are much better. M r . W. J. M antanye is in Lyons on legal busme.-s to-day. Mr. H a r r ison W e lls buys butter every Thursday at DeRuyter. Mrs. M ark B r o w n e ll and Mrs. W. T. Bushby are in Syracuse to-day. M r . It. J. P erry of Harford was in town to-day and qualified as a notary. Messrs. J. K. L a th r o p , E. C. Alger and A. H. Place are home from Cornell. M rs . G. N. W oodward left for W at kins Glen this morning for a visit with friends. Miss Anna H a y e s will next Monday resume her place as saleslady in the store of H. II. Pomeroy. M r . H a ls e y M. C o llins is expected home from Amherst on the 11:20 train Saturday evening. Capt. D. F. Dunssioor left on his trip this morning after making a short visit with his family here. M r . R J. Lucas of Prospect-st. re turned to-day from a business trip for the Cortland Wagon Co. Mr G eo rg e W. M cGraw is in Bing- namtoa to see his uncle, Mr James W. Sturtevant, who is quite ill. M b . and M rs , W, S. P eck <?f Syracuse spent yesterday with their mother, Mrs. vlary P. Randall, at 4 North Church-st. Miss G eo rg ia S Chidsey and Mrs. J. K. Allen of Candor are visiting at the ncme of Mr. O. K. George on Matii- ion- 6 t. Misses May Johnson, Hattie Stack house, Blanche Bulkley and Anna De Ronde attended the Baptist church social in Marathon yesterday. Miss P e a r l S k e e l M iller has re turned to her school at Greene after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller. M essrs. H a r r y B. Loucks of the Chicago & North Western and Edgar G. Gould of the Canadian Pacific railroads were in town this morning, Mrs, C. S. S tr o w b r id g e and daugh ter of Hamilton are visiting for a few days with relatives and friends in town. Mr. W illa r d G ilbert of 76 Lincoln- ave., who has been ill with pneumonia the past four weeks, is now convalescent. Dr. Spaulding attends him, M rs . D. L. M ead , called to Moravia some weeks since by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Shepard, will return to her home in Cortland to morrow—Saturday. —MoraviaValley Register. M«. d 2 nn C. S ta fford of Nebraska and Mrs. Henry Stafford are visiting her brother in Killawog to-day. They will attend the funeral of Mrs. Orlando Jennings at Hunt’s Corners, at 11 o’ciick to-morrow. Mr. H arman K. Stoddard of New Woodstock is spending a few days in town as the guest of his uncle, Mr. F. E. Whitmore, and is looking over the Normal with a viejv to entering it in the fall. M r . W. P. S umner of Jacksonville, Fla., has been called here by the serious illness of Mr. E. P. Slafter, who is very low with a cancer. This is the first -mow that Mr. Sumner has seen for the past ten years, his previous visits here haviDg bpen made in tbe summer. Mr. Salem H y d e of Syracuse, who is a member of the local board of the Cort land Normal school, was one of the speakers at the Syracuse Business Men’s association banquet in that city last evening, and was elected vice-president ■f > ihe association for the ensuing 3 ear-. I t w i l l be pleasant news to the many fiends here of Miss Kate Stella Burr, to know that she has been offered and has accepted the position of organist of the Central Congregational church, corner of Elghth-ave., and 57th-st., New York City, Miss Burr is an accomplished musi cian and that church has been fortunate in securing her services.—Binghamton Republican. Mr. A lf r e d Frisbie “Miaco,” who has been in town for a few days visiting bis mother and brother, expects to start April 1 to join Forepaugh’s circus at Philadelphia for his summer engagement as one of the clowns. Mr. “ Miaco” has lately been having a trick carriage built in Philadelphia at a cost of $400 which he can use in the ring. It is full o f springs and various kinds of devices to aid him in his numerous tricks. SATURDAY, MARCH 25. Mrs. Emma S t. P e te r of Syracuse is in town to-day. Miss H e le n M. Seacord has returned to her school at Windsor. Miss Nina M ere an of Binghamton is visiting Mrs. F. B. Gillette. Mr. H a r r y M. Beach is home from Cornell university for his vacation. Miss N e llie M. B a r r e t t is home from Elmira college for a ten days’ va cation. Miss N e l l i e Jenkins of Syracuse is visiting Iier sister, Mrs. W. H. Wood of Hamlin-st. Mr. W. F. Seacord, who has been quite ill with a severe throat trouble, is out again. Miss M abel Olmsted, who is teach ing in Binghamton, is home for a few days’ vacation. Mbs. Rosa R e y n o ld s returned yes terday from a week’s _ visit with her parents at South Otselic. MR. H. J,. STANARD^who is teaching at Locke, was in town to day on his way to his home in Newark Valley. Miss C arrie K ellogg and Miss Nettie Anthony spent last night with Miss An thony’s sister who is teaching in Tullv Miss Edna N o y es left town this morning for Windsor, where she ban been engaged as preceptress in the Union school. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. G a llup have been visiting Mr. G-allup’B brother, Mr. F. L. Gallup, the past week, at 46 Homer ave. Miss May H o tc h k iss of Groton-ave. left this morning for New York, where she will spend a few weeks visiting friends and relative s. Miss Jennie S. W b a tten received a telegram last night telling of- the illness of her mother, and she started on the first train for her home in Madison. Mr. F a y e tte I. B e r g g r e n of New York, at one time editor and p roprietoi of the Cortland County Sentinel, was in town this morning calling on old friends. Mrs O. W. M iller of 71 Pomeroy - st,, who tripped over a block nailed to a sidewalk on Hubbard-st. and fell, straining herself a few days ago, is im proving. • Mu. Frank D. B lo d g e tt returned home on the late train last night from Amherst college to spend a ten days\' vacation. He was accompanied as far as Albany by Mr. Heibert P. GalliDger, who went from there to Oneonta to staj a day or two, and will be in Cortland early next week. MONDAY, MARCH 26. Mr. H. P. D a v is left for Oxford this morning. Me. H. T. B u s h n e ll is in Bingham ton to-day. Mr. B e r t Peck of Syracuse spent Sunday in town. Mr. M. T. Roache was in Binghamton to-day on business. Mr. J. D. Doran expects to go to Fabius to-morrow on business. M r . G eorge M c G raw left for Cali fornia via Panama this morning. Miss N e ttie S to u t spent Sunday with Miss Sadie Lyman at Marathon. E d itor J. G. Ford ot the Dryden Herald has been in town to-day. Mr. and Mrs. D, A. Burnham have been visiting friends in East River. Mrs. H e n r y St. P e te r of Syracuse spent Sunday with friends in town. M essrs J. M. M iller and Jesse Bos- worth spent Sunday in East Homer. L ittle M ark R iker of Garfield-st. is seriously ill with membraneous croup. Miss Jennie E. F itts of McLean spent Sunday with M'ss Jeanette Collins. Miss N e llie Hyde left for Freetown this morning, where she begins teach ing. Mrs L. J. B r a d fo r d of Syracuse is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G, W. Brad ford. Mr. G eo rg e Nottingham and fam ily have gone to Marathon to spend a week,' Mr. G. J, M ager is in New York City purchasing new goods for the spriDg trade. Mr. A. S. Burgess is in Great Bend looking after the interests of Burgess & Bingham’s branch store. Miss G ra ce L e tts is visiting at the home of Mr. H. J. Harrington, at 51 Madison-ave. this week. M r . H e n r y L ucas left for Elmira this morning, where he stands up as “ best man” with a friend who is to be mar ried. M essrs. A. L. Bouton and H. M. Collins returned Saturday night from Amherst college for their Easter vaca tion. Mrs. M aria P a tc h of Sherwood, Cayuga Co., is a guest for a few days at the home of her cousin, Mr. James E. Tanner. Miss M erue G. H o w e ll of Glovers- ville is spending her school vacation with her aunt, Mrs. G. J. Mager at 26 Lin coln ave. M r . E. J. C o le g r o v e , who has been confined to his home for the past seven weeks with inflammatory rheumatism, is no better. Miss E l l a F la n ig a n left last evening for New York where she will remain a week looking up the spring styles in dressmaking. Dr. F. J. Cheney and wife of Cort land Normal school are guests of Mayor Clinton D. Bouton over Sunday.—Ithaca Journal, Saturday. MRS. Coe, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. vViliiam Covert, on Prospect-st., has returned to her home in Kings county. Mrs. C. A. Spence, who has been spending a few days with her daughter, Miss Edythe, on Washington-st., left this morning for New York. Miss C la r a A line J e w e l l takes part in a concert to-night in Syracuse in Woman’s Union hall. She has a solo, and appears in a duet with Mr. Tom Ward. Mr. J. P. B a te s attended a surprise party, which was given to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Bates, who live about one mile and a half southeast of McLean, Saturday evening. J a il Physician H. C. G a z la y this morning left for Albany, where he at tends the meeting of the New York State Eclectic Medical society, which occurs Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. H. I. Jenkins has moved his family from 26 Maple-ave. to Winthrop, St. Lawrence Co., where he will soon engage in business. , Mr. Jenkins will, however, himself be detained in Cort land for a few weeks yet. Dr. W. P. Coddington has been elected honorary vice president of the Psychological department of the W orld’s Educational congress, and a member of the advisory council of religious con gresses of the Columbian Exposition.— •Syracuse Herald. Mr. J. C. B a r r y , manager of the Coleman Carriage and Wagon Co. of Ilion, N. Y ., has been favoring some of bis Cortland friends with specimens of a handsome advertising paper weight re cently gotten out by the company. The Standard acknowledges the receipt of one. Fell from the Cars. Mar. 24.—A lineman employed by ihe D. L. & W. R, R, to fix its crossing signals, got on board the 3:07 south bound accommodation train yesterday afternoon at the E. C. & N. junction to ride down to 'he crossing below the farm of Hon. 0. U. Kellogg, where he wanted to fix a signal. When he arrived there the train was going at a pretty good rate of speed. Nevertheless he concluded to jump off and did so, injuring his right foot very -everely besides receiving a number of other bruises. It appears as though he must have stuck a spike into the outside of his right ankle, for the shoe was torn to pieces and there was a cut in the flesh extending clear to the bone, and the muscles were badly torn, [n this state he managed to crawl back to the station at the junction, fully three quarters of a mile. Word was there tel egraphed to the Cortland station and a messenger was sent for Dr. A. 1. White, who at once started for the junction. He found a bunch of clotted blood as large as a m an’s fist pro truding from the wound. This was re moved and the wound was dressed. He went to Marathon on the 6 :32 train, which had been his headquarters for sev eral days while be was at work along she road. He said he would return to bis home in Albany to-day to stay until -•veil. He was about twenty-five years old, and gave no name, nor do any of the railroad officials here know his name. Surprised Their Teacher. Mar. 24-At 6 :30 last night a company of seventeen of the pupils of Miss H, Elizabeth Turner, who is a highly popu lar teacher m the Owego-st. school, gathered at the home of Frank Byrnes at 59 Owego-st. and soon after proceeded co Miss Turner’s residence at 93 Tomp- kins-st. Miss Turner was greatly sur prised as she saw the group of bright faces surrounding tbe door when she answered the ring, but she promptly in vited them all in and greeted them in her usual cordial manner, making every one feel very much at home. Very soon Milton Hunt stepped out from tbe crowd and in behalf of all presented Miss Turner with a very handsome brush case with ornamental brush. Miss Turner thanked them very nicely and then refreshments were served, which che young lady members of the party bad provided. Music and gauits occu pied the remainder of the time until about 9 o’clock, when very happy and rather tired they departed to their homes. The guests were Misses Gertrude John son, ELfa McCarthy, Etta Nix, Hc.ttie Crane, Irene Lewis, Gertie Dougherty, Jennie Corwin, Guesie Shaw and Emma Danckert, and Masters Frank Brynes, Milton Hunt, Joseph Campion, Charles Mead, Robert Jones, Charles Ingalls, Willie Byrnes and Wilber Corwin. Organized L ast N ight. March 25.—The Cortland Council, 74, A. O. U. A. M. was last night instituted with thirty-two members. The follow ing officers were elected: C.—E. M. Santee. V. C.—Chas A. Lownsberry. Sr Ex-C.— B. T. Wright. Jr. Ex-C.—Frank C. Hodges. R. S.—W, H. Dickinson. F. S.—M. C. Eastman. T.—H. M. Barrett. I.—I. D. Jenks. E.—Btrc Card. I. P .—S S Horton. O. P .—L. E. Burnham. Trustees—Benjamin Hamilton, L. E. Burnham and E. M. Santee. The council will meet again next F ri day night in K. of P. hall. In the mean time the trustees will endeavor to find a permanent meeting place. About twenty members came from Syracuse last night and assisted in the institution. Brown. Clubs to Come. Next week Tuesday evening, April 4, the Brown university glee, banjo and. mandolin clubs will appear at the Cort land Opera House under the auspices of the Gamma Sigma fraternity of the Normal school. The Norwich (Ct.) Bul letin says of them: “The boys from Brown are past masters of the musical art. Their work is the best exemplifica tion of the evolution of the banjo, while tbe playing of the Mandolin club is long past the amateurish stage. The Glee elut was recalled again and again.
