Class _L/A3_ Cop5'riglit]\°_ copyniGHT DEPosns [Copyrighted by "Grip." 1899.] / tZjOJ I- C TWO COPIES RECEIVEO, '^ /(^ Library of OBgftlt^ Ufflsa of Ik* APR 1 1900 Begltttr of Copyrigktc 56609 ''Grip's" Historical Souvenir of Cortland. 0,^. SECOND COPif ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 1\M. _D ESCRIPTION OF CORTLAND, ^ O t^ T~" i'V JAMES M. MILNE. ,C^3V/^ r'^ORTLAND, the county seat of Cortland county, although a village in name, is a city in size, in public spirit and ac- ^^tl3u quired advantages. It is situated in the beautiful valley of the Tioughnioga (bank of flowers) at nearly equal distances from Syracuse and Binghamton. At an elevation of 1,129 feet above sea level, on a fertile plain formed by the tem large enough to meet the demands of a con- stantly increasing population, of gas and electric plants with ample capacity for power and for illuminating purposes. The fine broad streets of Cortland give ample evidence of the generosity and wisdom of their projectors and the wide stretch of fine asphalt pave- ment embracing nearl}' all the prominent streets gives equal evidence of the public spirit, pride and Photo by Hyatt. MAIN STREET, NORTH confluence of seven valleys, framed b\' ranges of hills and ridges, which are pierced here and there by rich valleys, Cortland sits crowned with rare salubrity of climate and surrounded by a wealth of scenery of varied and surpassing beauty. The physical contour of the surrounding country make.s Cortland the natural trading center of a large district. Through five of its valley's are stretched railroads and two of the adjoining vil- lages are bound to it by an excellent electric trolley system. Cortland boasts of excellent waterworks and an abundant supply of pure spring water, of a finely constructed sewer sys- FRO.M COL'RT STREET. business sagacity of the Cortland citizen of to-day. We venture the assertion that no village of the size of Cortland can be found having such exten- sive asphalt paved streets, and with so uniformly fine houses and where so many residents own their own homes. In Cortland are found no tenement houses. In fact there are no poor dis- tricts, but everywhere are cheery, well kept and attractive homes. While Cortland stands con- fessed a great center of flourishing manufactories and an excellent mart of trade it is also a city of beautiful homes. If, as Victor Hugo says, homes are like the people that dwell in them, then the 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. homes of Cortland stand as witnesses of a people of rare enterprise and thrift, of commanding civic pride and high public spirit. Although Cortland ,. is a city of business and its upbuilding has been ^the creation of business ventures and enterprises, ,_,> at no time in its history has the purely mercenary dispirit possessed it. Nor have its better impulses ever been touched by the blight of wealth in the hands of ignorant self-seeking men aiming either to rule or ruin. On the contrary the people of Cortland have maintain- ed to a marked degree their business, social and political independence. They have had a lofty and just pride in their well filled churches, in their magnificent schools and in the number and excellence of their civic, social and literary organ- izations. As a manufac- turing center Cortland possesses peculiar advan- tages and has many in- ducements yet to offer and not the least of these is the large available building space yet re- maining, bordering the lines of railroad. Haw- thorne says that if cities \ were built bj' the sound of music, then some edifices would appear to be constructed by grave, solemn tones, others to have danced forth to light fantastic airs. Were Cortland's edifices the creation of "the happy art " and their form and feature written ' out in time and tune, it would soon be discovered that the musical tones of the grace and har- mony were in verity but the visible tones of ring- ing saw and rushing plane and the rousing chorus of the anvil and the loom. >^£ HISTORICAL OF CORTLAND. BY TAMES M. MII,NE. N APRIL S, iSoS, by an act of the leg- islature, four whole and two half town- ships were taken from the southern part of Onondaga count}' and formed into a PUBLIC BUILDIXGS, CORTLAND, 184ii. From ".Standard Industrial Edition.' new county, which was named Courtlandt, in honor of General Pierre Van Courtlandt, the first lieutenant governor of the state of New York. The town of Cortlandville constituted the southern part of the town of Homer until April ii, 1S29. Obviously the earliest settlements of what is now known as Cort- land county are found written in the early settle- ments of Onondaga county, just as the early his- tory of what is now the town of Cortlandville is COURT, CORNER CHURCH STREET, 1840. "Standard Industrial Edition." ' GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. merged in the early history of the town of Homer. The earliest white settlers within the present lim- its of Cortland county were Joseph Beebe, his wife, and Amos Todd, her brother. In 1791 they reared a rude primitive structure in the primeval forest on the banks of Tioughnioga in the town of Homer, at a point on the main road immediately north the present village of Homer. The first white settlers within the present limits of the town of Cortlandville were John Miller and fam- ily, who in 1792, erected a rude hut where now the great willow tree stands in front of the old Mason Loring place near the county house. The settlement of the town of Homer, at first slow, was subsequently rapid in its development. Al- though in 1793 only six families had settled in the town, in 1797 the number of inhabitants had in- creased to 92 and the census report of iSio shows the population of the town of Homer to be 2975. The internal improvements and developments of not built till 1S19 and was a quaint one-story brick structure on the site of the present county clerk's office. During the year 1S16-17 there was a bitter strife involving the whole county in a controversy over locating the site of the county jail in the vil- lage of Homer. This was regarded by those op- posing the proposition as an initial step in the de- velopment of a scheme to change the location of the county seat to Homer. A site for the jail was finally chosen near the court house on Court House hill, and the jail building was erected the following year. In 1S29 the town of Cortlandville was formed from the southern half of the town of Homer. The original boundaries of Cortlandville re- mained unchanged until 1845. In that year, and the tollowing, additions were made to it from the town of Virgil. In 1836 a new court house was built and still stands, with subsequent additions, on the corner of Church and Court streets. On MAIN, S. E. CORNER CLINTON AVENUE, 1866. "Standard Ind. Ed." the town seem to have kept pace with the increas- ing population. As earh' as 1798 a schoolhouse had been built and a school opened with Joshua Ballard as teacher. In the same year a gristmill was erected, thus establishing the first trade cen- ter in the county. In iSoi two religious societies were organized, the Baptist and the Congrega- tional. In 1808 a medical societ}' was formed. The year 1810 was a red letter year. In that year Ephraim Fish represented Cortland county as the first member of assembly in the legislature of the state. In that year John Keep was appointed the first county judge, and in that year, after a bitter struggle on the part of Homer village. Port Wat- son and the village of Cortland, the site for the court house was chosen on a place now known as Court House hill in the village of Cortland, thus settling the question that the part of Homer township known as the village of Cortland should be the county seat Besides these important events the \'ear iSio witnessed the establishment of the Cortland Cou- rier, the first newspaper published in the county. Although a county clerk had been appointed as early as 1808, the first county clerk's office was the site of the old county clerk's office a new structure was erected in 1S76, as county clerk and surrogate's office. Nov. 5, 1853, ^^^ village of Cortland was incorporated and in 1864 was re- chartered by an act of legislature. The people of Cortland have always shown a warm interest in the cause of general and higher education. Ten years before the separation of Cortlandville from the town of Homer, the Cort- land academy — now Homer academy and X'uion school — was chartered, and for many years was maintained at private expense and at great sacri- fice but with generous liberality. One year be- fore the separation of the towns there was found- ed in the village of Cortland, the Cortland Village Female seminary, which maintained high rank and exerted a vi-ide influence. The building in which the seminary was held was located on a beautiful lot facing Main street and back of the present line of the Wallace building and Taylor Hall block. The first schoolhouse in Cortlandville stood on part of the site now occupied by the Messenger House. In 1816 a school building was erected on a site 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. now forming part of the Normal school ground al- most directly in the rear of where the soldiers' monument stands. In this building a few years later was carried on a " Classical School for Young Men," corresponding in character and influence to the Cortland Female Seminary, both of which institutions were merged into the Cortlandville academy, which was incorporated in 1842. The Cortlandville academy was conducted in the build- ing of the "Classical School for Young Men," with material and extensive additions thereto. During its history it was a marked success and reached high name and fame among the excellent academies of the state. Its existence terminated on the establishment of the State Normal school in Cortland. On Dec. 11, 1S66, by an almost unanimous vote — only ten dissenting votes — the people of Cortland voted to the state |75,ooo for the erection and equipment of a Normal school in the village. Subsequent gifts to the state for tion stands as a lasting memorial of heroic en- deavor and of grateful remembrance. Cortland, as has been noted, is rich in manufac- turing industries. Conspicuous among the great industrial interests of Cortland are the immense works of the Cortland Wagon company, and the extensive wire factories of the Wickwire Brothers. The last quarter of a century has seen these great establishments developed from small beginnings until to day, in the quality and quantity of their outputs they are recognized among the leaders in the trade of the world. To the following pages of the Souvenir is rele- gated the general and special description of the institutions, professions and organizations of Cortland. Enough, certainly, has been noted iu historical description of things past to form a torch for lighting up the possible growth and achieve- ments of Cortland and her citizens in the coming years. MAIX. ('OKNER TOMPKINS STUICET, IK-'u. "Standard Tnd. Ed.' the benefit of the Normal school increased the amount to nearly $100,000. The present village school system was estab- lished in 1880 by an act of the legislature, and ward school buildings were immediately erected and the excellent system was completed by the erection of the present High School building in 1.S92. The history of the Cortland Fire department, second to none in efficiency, dates from June 5, 1854, when the first village fire company was formed. Among the members of the fire com- panies have been the most prominent citizens of Cortland. In 1S75 was built the present hand- some and convenient engine house and in 1876 was purchased a steam fire engine. Cortland village holds a proud place in the mil- itary history of the county, which during the War of the Rebellion, sent out to the Union army the 76th regiment, four companies of the 157th regiment and three companies of the 185th regi- ment of N. Y. S. v., and 233 of whose sons died on the field of honor. The beautiful soldiers' monument erected in 1876 by popular subscrip- The First Baptist Church was organized April 24, 1801, as the Homer Baptist church, at a meet- ing held at the home of Asahell Minor. On May 13 of the same year, a meeting was held at the home of E. Bishop, and three-new members were received, John Morse, Mary Bishop, and Rhoda Beebe. On Aug. 28 the following resolution was passed : " 'Voted that we consider ourselves a church of Christ, and act accordingly," and on Oct. 3 a council was called and the church was rec- ognized as a Baptist church. On Aug. 24, 1S02, the church voted to join the Otsego association, and Thomas Keep and Peleg Babcock were appointed the first messengers to the association. 'When the Madison association was formed the church joined this association and remained here until the Cort- land association was formed in 1S23, when the church joined this association, the first meeting of which was held at Fabius, Sept 11 and 12, 1823. The first house ot worship of this church was lo- cated where Fitz avenue and Homer avenue intersect. This house was sold to the Wes- "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. leyan Methodists, who moved it to Blodgett Mills, where it was used by that societ)- until June 4, 1S90, when the First Wesleyau Meth- odist church of Blodgett Mills became the First Baptist church and the old meeting house with its modern improvements was again in the Baptist denomination. The church was first per- mitted only to have preaching occasionally. On June 19, 1S02, the church voted to " support the gospel by equality " and two brethren were ap- pointed to make out the first assessment upon the members which was as follows : Peleg Babcock, Photo by Hutler. FIRST BAPTIST CHrKCH. I2.08 ; John Keep, I2.36 ; Joseph Beebe, 76 cts.; Cornish Messenger, 77 cts.; Daniel Crandal, 59 cts.; Roderick Beebe, 33 cts.; James H. Wheeler, 13 cts. On March 23, 1S02, the church voted to meet at Tully one-quarter of the time. On Nov. 19, 1803, the following resolution was passed : "Voted, to invite Elder Lesner to preach with us once in two months, beginning the first of Octo- ber last." However, it was not until 1S07 that the church had a regular pastor, the Rev. Alfred Bennett, who united with the church by letter, April 29, 1S04, and was licensed to preach by the church. March 15, 1806, being called to the pastorate Feb. 14, 1807, and ordained June 18, 1807. The church was incorporated at Albany, June S, iNio, as the First Baptist Society of the Town of Homer. On Dec. S, 1S30, the name of the church was changed to the First Baptist Church and Society of the Town of Cortlandville. The church has had quite an ancestral record. On Oct. 19, 1805, it voted let- ters to its Virgil brethren to form the Virgil Bap- tist church and on April 14, 1827, letters were granted to 34 members to form the Second Baptist Church of the Town of Homer, now the First Baptist Church of McGraw. On April 18, 1827, letters were grant- ed to twenty-five members to form the Homer village church, which is now the First Baptist Church of Homer, and on Nov. 5, 1S96, the church voted letters to thirty- five of its members to become constituent members of the Memorial Baptist Church of Cortland. In 1831, the church voted to build a new meeting house on Chapel (now Church street), which was constructed the follow- ing year, the contract price being$3, 000.00. This was the old church that stood upon the present site, the northeast corner of Church and Rail- road streets. In 1871 the church again voted to build a new house of worship and the following building com- mittee was appointed: Chaun- cey Keator, H. C. .Smith, E. A. Fish. Samuel Freeman. J. S. Squires, J. L. Gillett, T. M. Loring, G. N. Copeland, E. P. Slafter, Joseph Kinney and N. Chamberlain, and as a result of this movement the present building was erected. The following pastors h.ive served the church ; Rev. Al- fred Bennett, 1S07-1S28; Rev. Peleg Card, 18281830; Rev. Alfred Gates, 1S30-1831 ; Rev. Nathan Peck, 1831-1834; Rev. Zenas Freeman, 1S34-1837 ; Rev. O. Montague, 1S37-1S39; Rev. J. P. Simmons, iS4l- 1851 ; Rev. Henrv Bowen, 1S51-1861 ; Rev. Tlios. Good- win, 18611S63; Rev. A. Wil- kins, 1863-1S69; Rev. Wm. si:in(hn-.i!lH.t K.I.- jj^ Tower, 1870-1873; Rev. Wm. M. Kincaid, 1S74-1877 ; Rev. L. J. Mattison, D. IX, 1S7S-1S78; Rev. H. S. Westgate, 1S78-1880; Rev. J. W. Putnam, 1880-1885 ; Rev. H. A. Cordo, D. D., 1885-1895; Rev. A. Chapman, 1S95-1899; Rev. W. Jasper Howell, 1899 . Attbe last Asso- ciation the church reported a membership of 612. The church i.s now in a prosperous condition and the outlook was never brighter.— By .\sa St.\rr. Rev. W. Jasper Howell, pastor of First Bap- tist church, was born in Washington County, Ne- braska, in December, 1S70. His father was a farmer and was a native of North Carolina. His 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. mother was a Virginian. In 1880 his parents moved to Lenoir, N. C, where they still reside. In 1890 he entered as a student a Presb\'terian col- lege in East Tennessee, the Oreenville and Tuscu- luni college. This is the second oldest college in the state. During a college revival in February, 1890, he was converted and later he was a travel- ing salesman for some time. This proved a valu- able experience, as did also his varied services as a teacher in the schools. On Jan. 4, 1891, he was baptized into the fellowship of the Baptist Church of Greenville, Tenn., by the Rev. Oscar Haywood, now pastor at Jackson, Tenn., and was licensed to preach by the Greenville church in victions and sympathies have found their expres- sion from time to time. He has had some suc- cessful pastorates : Franklinton, N. C, Dalton, N. Y., and Irondequoit, N. Y. His theological course was taken in Rochester Theological sem- inary, graduating in May, 1899 In June he en- tered with bright prospects upon the labors of his pastorate in this city. Y. P. S. C. E. — In 1S.S5 the young people of the First Baptist church organized a society called the Young People's association which was changed to the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, Oct. 12, 1S86. For nearly three \'ears, from June Horruwed Photos. THE NOR.MAL SfHOOL— THE LOCAL KOARD -[See Key P. U. August, 1891. In the same month he entered Wake Forest college. North Carolina, and 1893 was called to the pastorate of the Jonesboro, Tenn., church. This was one of the largest and most important churches in that section of the state. He was ordained to the work of the gos- pel ministry by the Greenville church Novem- ber, 1893. In August, 1S94, his resignation was accepted which enabled him to finish his course in Wake Forest college, from which institution he was graduated in 1S96, being the orator of his col- lege society. The theme of the oration was "Christian and Patriotic Citizenship." In tem- perance work, in Y. M. C. A. work and as a lec- turer on popular themes, Rev. Mr. Howell's con- 30, 18S9, to April 13, 1S92, the society reverted to nearly its original form, calling itself the Young People's society. On the latter date it again adopted the constitution and pledge of the Chris- tian Endeavor societ}', and since then has faith- fully adhered to them. The society has materially assisted the church. Among many things, it has contributed liberally toward an old church debt, furnished the Sunday-school room with a carpet and piano, and provided a water motor for the pipe organ. It has sent aid to a theological student in this country and to a boys' school in China, it has furnished a room in the theological seminary at Hamilton, N. Y., and since 1895 has paid the traveling expenses of a native Burman evangelist. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. THE CORTLAND NORMAL SCHOOL. BY MISS M. F. HENDRICK. Was established under the provisions of an act of the State legislature passed in iS66. By that act a commission was appointed to receive pro- posals with reference to the establishment of -State Normal schools from local authorities throughout the state, and to accept not more than four of the proposals so made. By energetic ef- department, to which residents of Cortland might be admitted without taking upon themselves the obligation to teach. The property was ac- cepted by the State and a local board appointed in December of iS6S, and the first term of the school began in March of 1869. The original building served the purposes of the school until 1S91, when the legislature appropriated l55,Soo for a new building and f 16,000 for the renovation of the old building. Other special appropriations PliDtos by Hyatt. THE NOR.MAI. SCHOOI^— THE FAC'fl/I'Y forts and liberal pledges on the part of the people of the village, Cortland secured one of these four Normal schools. Land was acquired and a build- ing erected at a cost to the village of a little less than |ioo,ooo. To this was added the land and other properly of the Cortlandville academy, which for a quarter of a century had done good educational service in the coinmuiiily and which was at that time given up under the agreement that the State should always maintain in connection with the Normal .school an academic [See Key P. 10. for the buildings and grounds, both before and since that date, have raised the total investment of village and state in the plant of the .school to nearly 5270,000. The grounds contain four acres. They are well laid out and planted mainly with elms. The main entrance to the grounds is from Church street, which from the early days of the village was designed to be, as in dimensions and appearance it is, a public park. The rows of elms on the greens l)ordering the street are of nearlv a century's growth. Five of the churches of the "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Tillage stand in almost consecutive order on either side of the Normal grounds, facing the street, and by their appropriate architecture add to the attractiveness of the place. The Normal buildings are of brick. They have a total length of 350 feet and a greatest width of 130 feet. They contain on all floors very nearly two acres of floor room devoted to the purposes of the school. The new building is occupied ex- clusively by the Normal department while the lab- oratories and science rooms of that department are on the third floor of the old building. The iirst floor of the old building is occupied by the kindergarten and primary department of the train- ing school, and the second by the intermediate de- partment. The heating throughout is by a com- bined steam and hot air system. The heating ap- paratus is in a separate building, near the main building. Dec. 16, 1868, the first term beginning March 3, 1869. The members of the board were, as they have ever since been, among the leading citizens of Cortland, some of them being men of promi- nence in the state. They were ex-Secretary of State Henry S. Randall ; R. Holland Duell, ex- Member of Congress, ex-Commissioner of Patents and Judge of Cortland County ; Frederick Hyde, M. D., one of the leadingmembersof his profession in Central New York ; ex-Secretary of State Ho- ratio Ballard ; Henrj' Brewer, a prominent mer- chant of Cortland ; Charles C. Taylor, Norman Chamberlain, Arnold Staff'ord and William S. Newkirk, prominent business men. Mr. Randall was chosen the first chairman of the board, Judge Duell the secretary and Mr. Taylor the treasurer at the first meeting, which was held Dec. 19, 1S6S. At the second meeting the following per- sons were appointed to constitute the first (acuity of the school : Photo by Harris. THE NORMAL SCHOOL-VIEW FROM GREEXBUSH STREET. The furniture is all modern, different in the dif- ferent departments according to the needs of the department, and the preference of the instructor. Liberal provision has been made throughout the school for maps, models, and illustrative appara- tus. The chemical and physical laboratories are fitted for the purpose of offering individual in- struction to students. Each has desks and appa- ratus for sixty students. The reference librarv contains about S.ooo volumes. A large room, one of the best lighted and most easily heated in the building, is given up to it and is furnished with tables and chairs to serve as a place for reading and investigation. The science and methods li- braries are separate collections in their own rooms. The gymnasium is a large room, 95 x 50 feet, well equipped for work and training. The system of physical training used is the Swedish. First Local Board. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Hon. A. B. Weaver, appointed the first local board First Faculty. JAMES H. HOOSE, Principal ; Metaphysics and Didactics. NORMAN F. WRIGHT, Ancient Languages. FRANK S. CAPEN, Mathematics. THOMAS B. STOWELL, Natural Sciences. MARTHA ROE, Superintendent Training School ; Methods. MRS. HELEN E. M. BABCOCK, History, Rhetoric, Geography. MARIANNE BATES, Vocal Music. MRS. LkMOVNE a. HOOSE, Drawing. HELEN K. HUBBARD, Principal and Critic in Intermediate Department. MARGARET HUNTER, Principal and Critic in Primary Department. CHARLES A. FOWLER, Assistant in Interme- diate Department. The attendance during the first twenty weeks of school was as follows : In the Normal school, 57 ; training school, viz.: Academic department, 18; intermediate department, 241 ; primar}- depart- 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ment, 267 ; total, 526 ; grand total, 583. The course of study adopted at the opening of the school was the same as that then in force at the Brockport Normal school. Subsequently a uni- form course was prepared and adopted by the Normal schools at Cortland, Oswego, Brockport, Potsdam and Fredonia. The growth of the school is well shown by the following figures : Total number of pupils en- rolled for the school year 1S9S-9, 1,154 ; average attendance 1,000; number of graduates no — 16 men and 94 women. The whole number of grad- uates from the beginning, 1,458 — men, 276 ; women, 11S2. Death has claimed all of the original members of the local board, Mr. Henr^' Brewer being the latest survivor. With this executive body are as- sociated twenty of Cortland's prominent men. The success of the school, its equipments in every name of the author, the title of the book, the subject, and in many instances the essential feat- ures of a table of contents are given in a cata- logue after the manner of the Dewey card system. The library is open at all hours when the school is in session and for six hours on Saturday. Much effort is expended in promoting the intelligent use of the library by the students. Lists of books desirable in starting individual libraries are fre- quently given as well as the mention of special books that are desirable for a specialist. At al- most any time when the librar\- is open, from forty to a hundred students may be seen in it hard at work at the books. The interest of the teachers in the social life and general culture of the students manifests it- self in their helpful attention to the work of the literary societies. Photo b.v Harris. THE NORMAL fc;CHOOL-\IE\V FROM CHURCH .STREET. department, particularly its fine library, is the best testimonial to the faithfulness and energy of those who have so generously given their time and in- fluence to its advancement. First chairman of the local board was Hon. Henr}- S. Randall, chosen, March 3, 1S69 ; the second. Dr. Frederick Hyde, chosen Aug. 15, 1876 ; the third, Hon. R. H. Duell, Oct. 24, 1887 ; the fourth, Hon. Will- iam H. Clark, June 8, 1891. Mr. Clark still holds the office. Mr. R. Bruce Smith and Col. James C. Carmichael have been prominently associated with this executive body. Much thouglit and time have been devoted to the formation of a library that should be repre- sentative not only of the technical work of a Normal school, but also of a broad culture. All barriers have been taken down and students have direct access to the shelves. The catalogue is with special reference to use by students. The There are five literary societies connected with the school : Delphic Fraternity ; the Gamma Sigma — Delta Chapter ; The Corlonor — Alpha Chapter ; The Clionian — Delta Chapter ; and The Alpha Delta— Delta Chapter. The two former are for young men, the three latter for young women. These societies are each large and \ng- orous. Each has a large and pleasant room ap- propriately fitted up by its members, w'here weekly meetings are held for the purpose of the individual improvement of its members in parlia- mentary practice, discussion and literary culture. Present Faculty. LN. B.— The numbers are key to portrait, pape 8.] FRANCIS J. CHENEY, Principal ; Psychology and Philosophy of Education. (1) J. EDWARD BANTA, Latin and Greek. (2) WILLIAM A. CORNISH, Mathematics. (31 WILLIAM M. BOOTH, Natural Sciences. (4) "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. MARIA W. BISHOP, Methods and Superin- tendent of Schools of Practice, (ii) MARY F. HENDRICK, Rhetoric, Reading, Elocution and Ensjlish Literature. (5) CLARA E. BOOTH, Physical Geography, French and German. (7) HARRIET A. HAMILTON, History, English and Civics. (No picture.) HELEN M. GOODHUE, Industrial Drawing. (No picture. ) MIRIAM S. SKIDMORE, Principal and Critic in Primary Department. (14) ELLA GALE, Methods and Critic in Pri- mary Department. (16) EMILY C. ORMSBY, Methods and Critic in Primary and Intermediate Departments. (13) LILLIE H. STONE, Kindergarten. (17) BERTHA HILL, Assistant Kindergartner. I'No picture. ^ Photos by Hiiriis. THE NORMAL SCHOOL— PA KLOIJ, C. MONELL CURRY, Latin and Science. (10) MINNIE M. ALGER, Vocal Music and Meth- ods in Music. ( 12) ELIZABETH M. WRIGHT, Gymnastics and Criticisms. (15) AMIE A. RATHBUN, Office Clerk and Book- keeping. (9) THOMAS J. McEVOY, Principal and Critic in Intermediate Department. (8) HELEN E. GRIFUN, Methods and Critic in Intermediate Department. (19) .MAIN CUiatllKli;. PI!L^L\RV DEPAHTIIENT. MARION GOODHUE, teaching in absence of her sister Helen. (18) Present Local Board. [X. B.— Numbers are key to portraits, page 7.] \VM. H CLARK, Chairman, (i) T. H. WICKWIRE, Secretary. (2) L. J. FITZGERALD, Treasurer. (3) JAS. S SQUIRES, (4) O. U. KELLOGG, (7) HUGH DUFFEY, (s) SALEM HYDE, (8) J. W. SUGGETT, (6) ISRAEL T. DEYO (9) The following are the names of the members of "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Photo by Harris. THE XOltMAL SC-'HODL-t'LASS IN DRAWING. the faculty from the beginning of the school, with date of appointment : James H. Hoose, Principal, Mental Science and Philosophy of Education, March 3, 1869 ; Norm.^n F. Wright, Latin and Gieek, March 3, 1869 ; Thomas B. Stowell, Nat- ural Science, March 3, 1869 ; Frank S. Capen, Mathematics, March 3, 1S69; Martha Roe, Methods and Superintendent of Training School, March 3, 1S69 ; Mrs. Martha E. CorcH, Modern Languages, March 3, 1869; Mrs. Helen E. I\I. B.\i!COCK, History, Rhetoric, Geography until 1870, Modern Languages until July, 1S72, March 3, 1869 ; Marianne Bates, Vocal Music, March 3, 1869 ; Mrs. LbMoyne A. HoosE, Drawing, March 3, 1869 ; Helen K. Hubbard, Principal and Critic Intermediate Department, March 3, 1869 ; M.\rgaret Hunter, Principal and Critic Primary Department, March 3, 1S69 ; Ch.\rles A. Fowler, Assistant Intermediate Department, March 3, 1869 ; AI.\RV MoRTOX, Drawing, Sept. 8, 1869 ; Mrs. O. S. Dougl.\ss, Vocal Music, Sept. 8, 1S69 ; M.\RY F. H.\LL, Critic Intermedi- ate Department, Sept. 8, 1869 ; Mrs. Helen D. Kendell, Critic Primary Department, Sept. S, 1869: M.\RV F. Hkndrick, Reading, Elocution, Rhetoric, English Literature, Sept. S, 1S69 ; I'liolo U\ ll;iriis THE NOiniAI. .SC1II)(1L-('L.A.SS IN CHEMI.SITtV. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 13 Mary Marsh, Vocal Music, Oct. i, 1869; Mrs. Helen M. Smith, Principal and Critic Pri- mary Department, Feb. 16, 1S70 ; Am.\nd.\ J. Hopkins, Critic Intermediate Department until Sept. 24, 1S73, then Principal and Critic same de- partment, Aug. 1870 ; Sarah M. Sutton, En- glish Grammar and History, Sept. 14, 1870 ; Mrs. Theodore Perkins, Principal and Critic Pri- mary Department, Sept. 14, 1S70; Mary E. Lester, Principal and Critic Primary Depart- ment, January, 1871 ; JrWA H. Willis, Critic Primary Department, Feb. 15, 1871 ; James H. ShulTS, Principal Academic Department until Sept. 1877; then Department of English, Physics and Greek, June, 1871 ; Emily E. Cole, Principal and Critic Primary Department, Feb. 14, 1872 ; Clara E. Booth, Modern Languages, Sept. 1872 ; Mary A. Hubbard, Principal and Critic Intermediate Department, Jan. 1872 ; Helen P. Eels, Critic Primary Department, Feb. 12, 1S73; Sara A. Saunders, Critic Primary Department, Sept. 3, 1873 ; Henrietta Van Ness, Critic Pri- Sept. 3, 1S84 ; David Eugene Smith, Mathe- matics, Sept. 3, 1S84 ; Ida M. Crowell, Critic In- termediate Department, Sept. 29, 1S86 ; Archi- bald D. Freeman, English and Physical Culture, May, 1S90; Edward D. Blodgett, Latin and Greek, Sept. 4, 1889 ; Carrie D. Halbert, Vo- cal Music, Sept. 4, 1S89 ; Bertha E. Jones, In- dustrial Drawing, Sept. 4, 1889 ; Henry Mont- gomery, Natural Sciences, Sept. 4, 1889 ; Maria W. Bishop, Critic Intermediate Department, Sept. 1SS9 ; Methods, Sept. 1898 ; Darwin L. Bard- WHLL, Sciences, May, 1S90 ; Francis J. Cheney, Principal, 1S91 ; Welland Hendrick, Mathemat- ics, 1S91 ; Margaret Hooker, Drawing, 1891 ; Thomas J. McEvoy, Principal Intermediate De- partment, first appointment, Sept. 1891, reap- pointed 1S97 ; Mary L. Webster, English, Sept. 1891 ; Clara J. Robinson, Methods, 1892 ; Helen M. Goodhue, Drawing, 1893 ; William T. Ray- mond, Classics, 1892; Mary E. Trow, English, 1893; C. MONELL Curry, Latin and Sciences, 1893 ; Minnie M. Alger, Music, 1893 ; Grace K. Photos by Harris. THE NORMAL SCHOOL-SCIENCE HALL, INTERMEDIATE HALL. Duffey, Principal Intermediate Department, mary Department, Sept. 24, 1873 ; M. AuzoLETTE Dr.\ke, Vocal Music and Drawing, Sept. 3, 1873: James M. Milne, Principal of Academic De- partment until June 27, 1S76 — in chair of Latin and Greek until June 18, 1S99 — began Sept. 3, 1873 ; Mrs. E. p. Halbert, Vocal Music and Drawing, Jan. 19, 1874 ; Samuel J. Sornberger, English Grammar and Geography and Physics, first appointment Feb. 1874, second Sept. 4, 1878 ; Elizabeth Rase, Critic Intermediate De- partment until Sept. 2, 1874 — then princi- pal and critic, Sept. 6, 1S76 ; Mrs. Lottie T. Corlew, Critic Intermediate Department, Sept. 1876 ; James M. Cassety, Principal, i88o-'8i ; George F. Sawyer, Science, i8So-'8i; I. T. Deyo, Science, i88o-'8i ; Mrs. M.\ry. L. Eastman, Principal Primary Department, Jan. 1SS3 ; EllEN J. Pe.^RNE, Critic Intermediate Department until Sept. 3, 18.S4 ; then Principal and Critic, Sept. 6, 1882 ; Mary L. Roberts, Principal and Critic Primary Department, Feb. 14, 1883 ; James W. Beardsley, Critic Intermediate Department, 1893 ; J. Edward Banta, Classics, 1893 ; Will- iam A. Cornish, Mathematics, 1893 ; Julia A. NoRRis, Physical Culture, 1895 ; Mabel C. Hurd, English, 1895 ; Ella G.\LE, Critic Primary De- partment, 1895 ; Emily Ormsby, Critic in Inter- mediate and Primary Departments, 1895 ; Harriet^ A. Hamilton, English, 1896 ; K.\tharine G. At- kinson, Physical Culture, Sept. 1897 ; LiLLiE H. Stone, Kindergarten, Sept. 1897; Ida M. Shaper, Principal and Critic Primary Department, Sept. 1897 ; Amie a. R.\Thbun, Office Clerk and Book- keeping, Sept. 1898 ; Mrs. Ann.\ M. Newkirk, Sept. 1898 ; William M. Booth, Sciences, March 1S98 ; Miriam S. Skidmore, Principal and Critic Primary Department, Sept. 1S98 ; Bertha Hill Assistant Kindergartner, Sept. 1899 ; HELEN E, Griffin, Methods and Critic Intermediate De- partment, Sept. 1S99. M "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Plioto by Harris. THE X()HM.\L SCHOOL-CLASS IN GY.MXASRJI. First Baptist Sunday=school was organized in 1833 under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Freeman. Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stiles and Mr. Harve}- Wood were among the early superintendents. In 1861 Deacon E. A. Fish was elected superintendent, which office he filled in a very satisfactory man- ner for twenty-five years. After Mr. Fish re- signed, ProL E. C. Cleaves was elected and his resignation after eight years of service was ac- cepted with regret. Mr. Frank A. Phelps at the end of three years resigned, and Mr. Miles J. Peck, chosen for the position, is still holding that im- portant office with marked success. The school numbers at the present time 483, including 31 teachers and 17 officer.^. There is a large and in- teresting Baraca class. Dr. F. D. Reese, teacher, and the pastor, Rev. W. J. Howell, has recently organized a class of men which numbers nearly 50 members. Mrs. C. E. Harmon has been a faithful and eminently successful teacher in the IMiotoby Harii.-^. THE N0R:\L\I. SCHOOL-CLASS IX DEVELOP.MENT OF SCIENCE. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 15 Photo by Hyatt. NORMAI school for the retnarkable period of thirty con- secutive years. Others have long been active workers in the school, among whom are Miss Robertson, Mrs. Slafter, Mrs. Beardsley, Mrs. Cleaves. The Home department is large and flour- ishing under the direction of Miss Ellen Terry. The primary department numbers 106, including 7 teachers and 2 officers, and is conducted by Mrs. A. n. Ellsworth. Mr. B. L. Bentley is pianist and Mr. J. B. Hunt chorister. The average attendance is good and the school in a prosperous condition. The Clionian Frater- nity — The first chapter of the Clionian Fraterni- ty, the Alpha, was formed in 1872 at Geneseo. Aft- er the opening of the Oneonta Normal, at the suggestion of their prin- cipal. Dr. Milne, the young ladies wishing to form a literary society, wrote to Alpha Chapter, asking the privilege of becoming Beta Chapter of the Clionian Fraterni- t}'. The request was granted and the first step was thus taken toward forming a Normal School Fraternity. Chapters were added from time to time until at present they number seven — Al- pha at Geneseo, Beta at Oneonta, Gamma at Cort- land, Delta at Plattsburg, Epsilon at Jamaica, Zeta Photo by Harris, FRATERNITY-" THE CLKIXIANS "— [See Key P. 31 at Mansfield, Penu., Eta at New Paltz. Gamma Chapter had existed for some time under the name of Athenee, but in 1S90 it took upon itself the vows of the Fraternity, and has since paid loyal tribute to the shrine of Clio. At present it has an active membership of thirty-seven with one hundred and eighteen alumnse. The work pursued is purely literary, and many devotees of Clio have come into closer touch with the best writers and thinkers of all ages through faithful study in this society. Meetings of the chapter -THE OLIONIAN" CLUB ROOM. i6 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Ph.ito by Hyatt. NOKIIAL FRATERNITY-" THE ALPHA DELTA "—[See Key P. 21. are held every Friday evening from 7 to 9:30. The first hour is a business meeting, the last hour and a half being devoted to literary study. At the end of each fall term, an entertainment is given to the public showing the nature of the work done during the year, and it is at this time that the young ladies may be seen proudl}- flour- ishing the "yellow and white," the club colors. They may also be identified by such yells as " Clionians ! Cliouians ! Clionians are we ! A- t-h-e-n-a-e! " The club pin is in the form of a let- ter C, set with pearls crossed by a band of gold. Photo by Hiirria. 'THE ALPHA DELTA" CLUB ROOJL containing the word, "Gamma." I'unds are raised b}' the efforts of the members, and these are used for furnishing the clubroom and meeting other expenses. Alpha Delta — Club motto, "Time shall our laurels make more green." Through the efforts of Miss Mary F. Heudrick, a member of the Nor- mal faculty, the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Sorority was organized in this school May 12, 1S93. For one year the meetings were held in class room 106. Then through the kindness of the Local Board an apart- ment on the third floor became our permanent home. This room has been very pleasantly and artistically fitted up by the society, un- til with its piano, easy chairs and dainty tea table it presents the home-like air which is so highly appreciated by its members. The number of members at the first meeting was twenty-eight and the ofiicers elected were as follows : President, Mary A. Winter ; vice- president, Rachael D. Gilfillau ; treasurer, Olive Laudon ; secre- tary. May F. Duffey. The line of work has included the study of F.nglish and American authors with now and then a debate. Several plays have been given and six club publics which have received GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOrvENIR OF CORTLAND. 17 Phcitd by Hyatt. XORJIAL FKATERNITV-" THE C'ORLOX0R"-[See Key P. ^>L very flattering commendation. The club member- ship is limited to forty, by the constitution. It has had one hundred and twenty members and fifty graduates. Many of these are now teaching with great success in our public schools. The last two years have shown a marked increase in inter- est along every line of work. The membership list is now up to the limit, and all are striving to make it the most successful.year in the historj' of Alpha Delta Sorority. The club yell for 1.S99 : Whoop la ra ! Whoop la re ! Boom-a-lak, Boom-a-lak, Sol, Da. Se. Wake up ! Cheer up ! Ri, Ro, Re, Alpha Delta Sorority ' " Corlonor Fraterni- ty "—In the fall of 1878, several enthusiastic young ladies, students of the Cortland Normal school, established "The Ladies' Normal Debating Club," which was to meet one evening of each week for the purpose of study- ing parliamentary drill, and discussing literary, social and political ques- tions. For thirteen years the society prospered, sending forth to life's work strong women, ca- pable of forming and de- fending independent opinions. In the winter of '91 a common constitu- tion was agreed upon with a delegation of ladies from the Buffalo Nor- mal school and after much discussion it was decid- ed to call the new fraternity the Corlonor. The first syllable. Cor, was derived from the word Cort- land, the home of the Alpha Chapter ; the second, lo, from Buffalo, the Beta Chapter ; the third, nor. from the word Normal. During the early days of the Alpha Chapter, the meetings were necessarily held in the recitation -rooms ; but when the new Normal building was erected, the Local Board, rec- ognizing the need of the rapidly growing societ)', generously' offered the use of a large, pleasant room on the third floor, with the condition that it Photo by Harris. 'THE CORLONOR" CLUB ROOM. IS "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Photo by Hyatt. NORM.\L FR.ATERNITY^"THE GAM.M.\ SIGMA. "-LSee Key P. ^1. should be furnished b)' the young ladies them- selves. Each term has witnessed the addition to the already comfortable apartment of many arti- cles, both useful and ornamental, until it is now one of the most attractive rooms to be found in the building. Through all the years of its existence the Alpha Chapter has worked side by side with its brother society, formerly the Y. M. D. C, now Epsilon Chapter of the Delphic Fraternity, striv- ing earnestly to help one another to attain to the highest possible type of true manhood and wo- manhood. Each term has witnessed a steady ad- vancement, not only in its strength as a fratern- ity but in the individual improvement of its mem- bers. Each Corlonor, always loyal to the Nile green and pink, is striving onward with her Plioto by Harris THE G.\MMA SIGMA" CLUB ROOJL noblest energies, ever mindful of her motto, " Ad Astra." Gamma Sigma — The Delta Chapter of Gamma Sigma was formed from the old Normal De- bating club Dec. 21, 1891. In September, 1870, Alton B. Parker, with eleven other Normal stu- dents formed the N. D. C. From this same N. D. C. started the Delta Chapter of Gamma Sigma Fraternit)', with forty-two charter members. The first officers were : President, Sheerar ; vice-pres- ident, Kales ; secretary, Freeman ; treasurer, Gibson ; librarian. Call; critic. Van Etten. When the new Normal building was erected the Chapter moved from the old building to room 307 in the new building, which room it now occupies. The present active members are thirtj'-nine. The pres- ent officers are: president, S. B. Howe ; vice-presi- dent, B. Chappell ; re- cording secretary, G. Tupper ; corresponding secretary, Chas. Hunt- ley; treasurer, M. Brown; marshal, W. West; critic, las. Beha. The Delphic Frater- nity. — The Young Men's Debating Club, which be- came the Epsilon Chap- ter of the Delphic Frater- nity in June, 1S99, boasts • 1 being one of the oldest ik-bating clubs in the I'nited States. Its his- tory goes back to 1S42 when the Cortland acad- emy was one of the lead- ing educational institu- tions in this section of the State. The first consti- tution was drawn up by James S. S(|uires of this village, aud for many GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 19 NORMAL FRATERNITY-'-THE DELPHIGS.' Photo by Harris. years the membership was open to girls as well as boys. Under different names this society has maintained a distinctive rank, adapting its work to the educational and business requirements of the times. At present it supplements the regular work of the school, strengthens the bonds of friendship among its members, and endeavors to give some practical views of the broader problems of life. Woman's Foreign Missionary Circle— At the Cortland Baptist association of 1S79, held at Gro- ton, Miss Susie Haswell, missionary in Burma, spoke about the work among the Burman women. Two ladies from Cortland, Mrs. J. L. Gillett and Mrs. E. P. Slafter, who ■were present, were much impressed bj' her words and they pledged each other to do all they could to organize a Foreign Missionary circle. As the result, March 30, 1880, the following ladies met in the parlors of the church and organized the Woman's Foreign Mis- sionary circle of the First Baptist church of Cort- land : Mrs. Frank Capen, Mrs. J. L. Gillett, Mrs. E. P. Slafter, Mrs. E. P. Sumner, Mrs. Thomas Darby, Mrs. Oscar Pur- inton, Mrs. Randolph Beard, Mrs. G. W. Brad- ford, Mrs. Chauncey Keator, Mrs. Asa Gates. Mrs. Beman Conger, Mrs. Lewis Viele, Mrs. James W. Putnam, Mrs. p^^^^^ ^^ ^^„;^ [See Key P. 21— Sketch P. IS. Lottie Corlew, Mrs. Norman Chamberlain, Miss Emily Cole. The officers elected were : Presi- dent, Mrs. J. W. Putnam ; vice-president, Mrs. Thomas Darby ; secretary, Mrs. E. P. Slafter ; treasurer. Miss Emily Cole. At the present re- port (1S99) there are seventy contributors and eighteen life members, liesides a " Farther Lights " circle and Mission band. The present officers are president, Mrs. R. Beard ; first vice-president, Mrs. J. L. Gillett; second vice-president, Mrs. Frank Haskins ; third vice-president, Mrs. E. C. Cleaves ; secretary, Mrs. Garry Chambers ; treas- urer, Mrs. F. D. Reese. "THE DELPHIGS" CLUB ROOM. 20 " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Normal Football — Football was first played by the Normal students during the fall of 1S93. In September of that year the first regular team was organized with Rufus Corlew as captain. The suits of the then recently disbanded Forty-fifth Separate Company were purchased. Four games were played, the Normals winning two of the four. In the fall of 1894 a number of new men appeared who did much to make the game prom- inent. Among them were : Harry Oday, captain of the team, Berton Landpher, Robert Welch, Herbert Knight, Clarence Miner and Harry Giv- ens. Five games were played, the Normals win- ning three. The following season the team was captained by Berton Landpher. Only three of the team of the previous year had left school and their places were well filled by A. D. Brown, A. P. Robinson and W. W. Wilcox, all of whom had been substitutes the previous year. Of the six has been repeated. The line is composed of R. D. Hall, center ; Geo. Moore and Richard Gleason, left guard ; John Carty and Theodore Persons, right guard ; C. M. Morse and F. Down, left tackle ; W. C. Moon, right tackle ; Earl Wooster and G. J. Little, left end ; Wm. Mills and C. Murray, right end ; R. H. Davis, quarterback and captain ; L. S. Hawkins, left half back ; F. C. Byrn, right half back ; Frank Pierce and W. W. \Vilcox, full back. Of the individual members it is not necessary to speak. No Normal team has been better captained. In the game at Athens, Byrn made a run of ninety-five yards, scoring a touchdown, and Hawkins put a touchdown to his credit after a run of eighty-five yards ; while against the Mansfield team, Mills scored a touch- down after a run of sixty-five yards. Of Pierce an opponent recently said, "He is the best foot- ball player in Central New York outside the col- lege teams." Photo by Hyatt. CARTY. MOORE. LITTLE. WO(.)8TER. MORSE. THE NORjrAL FOOTBALL TEAM, IsO'.i. HALL. PROF. BAXTA. WILfOX. CARVER. HAWKINS. Manager. MOON. MURRAY. (JLEASON. PERSONS. DOWN. PIERCE. MILLS. DAVIS. Captain. BYIiN HEATH. Ass't Mgr. games played, the Normals won four. The season of 1896 brought into the game as new men, Frank Gleason, Guy Bailey. H. F. Brooks, C. B. Dugan, Clyde Griswold and Ralph Davis. The season's score was. Normals 120 points, opponents 12 ; but the 12 points represented one defeat for the Nor- mals out of six games played. The team was cap- tained by A. D. Brown. The season of 1S97 found .■\rtluir P. Robinson as captain, and on the line W. B. Patrick, W. F. Seacord, Truman Wedge, Wil- ford Down, W. F. Costello, Wm. Mills and Clyde Griswold. Out of six games played, the team was defeated by the Cornell Freshmen and Syra- acuse university. Clyde Griswold captained a team in 189S that met with no defeat. Undoubt- edly the strongest team put on the gridiron by the Cortland Normal school is that of the present year. The prestige of previous years has made it necessary to go out of our class in order to se- cure games. But the record of the previous year The Home Mission Society of the First Bap- tist church was organized May 15, l.Sqo, with the following officers : President, Mrs. D. E. Smith ; vice-president, Mrs. M. M. Maybury ; secretary, Mrs. C. W. Stoker ; treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Bradford. The object of this society is to aid the Woman's Baptist Home Mission society. Meetings are held the last Friday in each month. Barrels of cloth- ing are sent to missionaries to distribute as they deem best. One is now being prepared for the Home of the Friendless, New York City. Many articles of clothing are sent to the King's Daugh- ters for distribution among the poor of our own village. The society is hoping to add one new name each year to the life membership roll. The present officers are ; President. Mrs. E. H. Wil- son ; first vice president, Mrs. E. O. Perry ; sec- ond vice-president, Mrs. W. W. Watkins ; secre- tary, Mrs. J. Miller ; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Pearson.. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. THE KEY TO NORMAL FRATERNITIES. Clionian : — [Page 15. 1 Jane Clark, 23 2 Nellie Wright, 24 3 Helena Clark, 25 4 Blanche Babcock, 26 5 Ruby Hagin, 27 6 Lottie Smith, 28 7 Mabel Fuller, 29 8 Mae Fuller, 30 9 Grace Fuller, 31 10 May Morgan, 32 11 Nettie Hopkins, 33 12 Stella Sears, 34 13 Grace Brister, 35 14 Mary Grant, 36 15 Emily LaMont, 37 16 Alberta Waterbury, 38 17 Ruth Phillips, 39 18 Mary White, 40 19 Delia Bates, 41 20 Etta Rock, 42 21 Cecil Jenks, 43 22 Alice Sargent, 44 Alpha Delta: — [Page 16. Gale Hart, Mary Northrup, Ida Davern, Monett Pierson, Georgia Smith, Nora Livermore, Edna Powers, 8 Winifred Sexton, 9 Dora Mandeville, 10 Miss Sherman, 11 Alice Westover, 12 Ella McFarland, 13 Eva Hildebrant, 14 Etta Exner, 15 Pearl Stebbins, 1 6 Ethel Lowe, Corlonor: — [Page 17. 1 Jessica Paddock, 2 Jenny Robinson, 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 Leila Bartholomew, 24 4 Flora Millard, 25 5 RosamondRobinson 26 6 Iva Ballon, 27 7 Anna I.Birmingham ., 28 8 Clara Tracy, 29 9 Alice Boyer, 30 10 Florence Churton, 31 II Gertrude Snyder, 32 12 Beulah Stubbs, 33 13 Harriet Churcher, 34 14 Dell Bartholomew, 35 15 Lena Houghtaling, 36 16 Dorathea Bull, 37 17 Alice Hoster, 38 18 Mary Kirby, 39 19 Jessie Jackson, 40 20 Lucy Moses, 41 21 Mary Per Lee, 42 Charlotte Cushman, Grace Briggs. Edna Baldwin, Bessie Morgan, Bertha Powers, Ethel Watros, Carolynn Kellogg, Maude Carter, Mable Fitzgerald, Florence Tupper, Jessie Hill, Lida Wright, Jane Humes, Alice Green, Lillian Lee, Louise Wallace, Grace Dunbar, Florence Henry, Cora Bull, Harriett Strowbridge, Florence Nixon, Lizzie Southworth. -Auua Harvey, Minnie Allen, Georgia Weaver, Clara Enos, JIagretta Exner, Alice Eenhani, Maud Chaddock, INIamie Barry, Grace \\"itter, Olive Norris, Nina Seeber, Olive Landon, Fern Cooper, Mable Leonard, Ella Peterson. Elizabeth Conway, Jennie Watros, Jlabel Hare, Minerva Stubbs, Ellen Norton, Eva Porter, Evelyn n Clapp, Elinor Crook, Mabel Abbey, Leona Baldwin, Sadie Lewis, Frances Graham, Evelyn Jliller, Miss Bishop, Florence Chaffee, Alice Fuller, Grace Burghardt, .Anna Pearsall, Susanna Davis, Julia Sheehan, Floy Elliott, 43 Ethel McFarlane, 47 JIattie Briggs, 44 Maude Fisher, 48 Lula Hinman, 45 Jessie Bartholomew, 49 Grace Hare. 46 Margaret MacLennan, Gamma Sigma :— [Page iS. I Merton Brown, 19 Lewis Bean, 2 Edw. Egan, 3 Glenn Beardsley, 4 George Tupper, 5 Chas. Kelley, 6 Chas. Dowd, 7 Herman Carver. 8 Carroll Slade, 9 Frank Place, 10 Leon Tarbell, 11 Fred Bierce, 12 Truman Wedge, 13 Wm. Thayer, 14 Frank Trapp, 15 Grove Stoyell, 16 Floyd Atkins, 17 William Halleran, iS Ed Vincent, Delphic : — [Page 19. 1 Henry Ensign, 2 Stewart Dye, 3 Frank Hinman, 4 Benj. A. Nichols, 5 Fred Crook, 6 Albert Gross, 7 Chas. McEvoy, 8 Clarence Bond, 9 Chas. Brownell, 10 Clayton Sherman, ir B. Woodward, 12 Earl Wooster, 13 Ward Moon, 14 Chas. Morse, 15 Richard Gleason, 16 Edgar Down, 17 Raymond Hall, 18 J. Gould Little, 19 Geo. Moore, 20 Ralph Davis, 21 Layton Hawkins, 22 Howard Milks, 20 Daniel Grant, 21 William Wright, 22 James Beha, 23 Ralph Freeman, 24 Earl Wood, 25 Glenn Woodin, 26 Ethelbert Davison, 27 Benj, Chappel, 28 Thomas Fitzgerald, 29 S. B. Howe, Jr., 30 Orris Winslow, 31 H. Stanley Ward, 32 Chas. Otis, 33 Chas. Huntley, 34 William West, 35 Jesse Jenuison. 23 Herbert Reed, 24 Chas. Dean, 25 Edw. Bingham, 26 Wm. JIanchester. 27 We.sley Armitage, 28 Edwin Preston, 29 Geo. Hoyt, 30 Thomas McEvoy, 31 .\rchie Lindsey, 32 Harvey Heath, 33 Myron Beardsley, 34 Denera Cotton, 35 Gren Bowker, 36 Fred Ward, 37 John Gleason, 38 E. B. Robinson, 39 Clayton Sanders, 40 Frank Rayfield, 41 Lewis Linsey, 42 Arthur Allen, 43 Clarence Robb, 44 Chas. Smith. Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union.— On Oct. 9, 1897, a number of young la- dies met with Mrs. Ella A. Boole, state secretary of the Y. W. C. T. U., at the W. C. T. U. rooms to consider the organization of a " Y" in Cort- land. Mrs. Boole fully explained what would be expected of a " Y," and a Y. W. C. T. \J. was or- ganized with a membership of fifteen. The first president was Miss Anna L. Clarkson ; second president, Mrs. Fannie H. Bierce, and third pres- ident, Mrs. Alva Caswell. This society has met with true success in every- thing that has been attempted. With Christ on their side they must succeed. At present there are nineteen active and three honorarv members. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Homer Avenue H. E. Church is the lov- ing and the beloved child of the Firht M. E. church of Cortland, N. Y. Jan. 28, 1S.S9, the offi- cial board of that society met and selected Rev. Geo. P. Avery, C. B. Hitchcock, A. L. Cole, H. M. Kellogg, A. Sager, Dr. E. B. Nash and Prosper Palmer to secure a site for a mission chapel ; and they fixed upon a vacant lot on the corner of Homer and Maple avenues, the property of Thomas Ellsworth, which at a special meeting Feb. II, iSSg, was purchased for f 1.500, subject to a mortgage of |i,ioo held by E. A. Fisli. At a Phiito by Butler. Ho.MKH AVENUE -M. E. CHUKCH. ".Standard Ind. Ed meeting held April 20, 1S50. a committee sub- mitteNAL CHURCH. "Sunn]. Ind. KrI." day-school were held in the court room, the primary class in the jury room and the library in unused cells of the jail. In these unique quarters B. T. Wright, Esq., performed the duties of librarian and Jlr. A. E. Buck of Sunday-school superintendent. Rev. Henry T. Sell began liis ministry with the church in Feb., 1.SS2, and within eighteen months from the time the church was organized it was occupying its present com- modious building. It w'as dedicated May 8, 1S82. Mr. Sell remained with this people five years in which time the church had reached a member- ship of 337. Rev. A. T. Swing for one year and Rev. Edward Taylor, D. D., for more than three years were acting pastors. At the tentli anni- versary celebrated during the pastorate of Dr. Taylor, the church report showed that by the addi- tion of a fine organ and various improvements the value of the church property had increased to 530, OCX) and the church membership stood at 463. Dr. Taylor's personal helpfulness to the church cannot be estimated nor expressed in a report. The last sermon of Dr. Taylor and the first ser- mon of the incoming pastor. Rev. W. H. Pound, were given on the same day (morning and even- ing) Nov. 15, 1S92. Thus a united people were not divid- ed bj' a change in pastorate. Mr. Pound soon saw a field for gospel work in a part of the town known as the East- side. By his untiring efforts, seconded by his church, a Sabbath school was establish- ed and Sabbath services held regularly for a long time. Sabbath school at 3 o'clock, under the efiicient care of J. W. Keese is still held and a Woman's Missionary society and Y. P. S. C. E. are in pros- perous condition. The regu- lar church services however, are merged into those of the older church and the whole enterprise is considered a "Branch Work." The care of this, with that of the larger church, have combined in the seven years just closed to make Rev. W. H. Pound the oldest — in length of ministry — and one of the busiest and best beloved pastors in the community. Loyal Circle of King's .71^ j| ' ! *** Daughters.-On Oct. 22. 18SS, Mm f^W-"^! " f^"' earnest women met to- gether to discuss the feasibili- ty of organizing a Loyal Circle of King's Daughters in Cort- land, and as the result of this conference twenty-five names were enrolled, which consti- tuteil a charter membership and there are now over four hundred, not including the thirty King's Sons. Much credit is due the King's Daughters for taking the first step toward the establishing of a hospital in Cortland. In April, 1889, 525.00 was set aside for that object and in a short time was increased to 5300. In February, 1891, a public meeting was held in its interest and ten days later the Cortland Hospital association was formed. So pressing have be- come the demands at home that other work has given way almost entirely to local charity. The work is done quietly ever keeping in mind that it is " more blessed to give than to receive." The following are the officers for 1899 : — President, Mrs. Henrv Relvea ; secretary, Mrs. A. A. Spragne ; treasurer, Mrs. De Witt Rose ; first vice- president, Mrs. W. H. McKinney ; second vice- ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 27 president, Mrs. M. K. Harris ; third vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Homer Smith ; fourth vice-president, Mrs. George I. Watson ; superintendent of local charities, Sirs. Eliza Jones. Cortland Hospital— It was the Rev. J. A. Rob- inson, for many years rector of Grace church, who first suggested the idea of a hospital for Cort- land. It was Mrs. T. B. Stowell who proposed to the Loyal Circle of King's Daughters, of which she was at the time leader, that it should take the initiative in establishing such a hospital and so enthusiastically was her proposition received and so vigorously acted upon tliat upon the organiza- tion of the Hospital association, Feb. 23, 1S91, the Circle transferred to its treasury the sum of $1,300, the result of a series of entertainments and of the solicitation of subscriptions by its members. The hospital was opened April i, iSgr, in a rented cottage on Claytou-ave. with accommodation for six patients. For a time one woman performed more as occasion demands. The staff at present consists of the following ph\'sicians : Surgical, Drs. Dana, Higgins, Reese, Sornberger ; medical, Drs. Didama, Henry, Moore, Near}-, Johnson, Nash, Santee, Spaulding and Strowbridge. The present board of managers is as follows : Mrs. A. E. Buck, Mrs. Delos Bander, Mrs. Ella C. Butler, Mrs. F. H. Cobb, Mrs. \V. H. Crane, Mrs. Hugh Duffey, Mrs. Mary E. Doud, Mrs. F.J. Doubleday, Mrs. L. J. Fitzgerald, Miss Marv Goodrich, Mrs. S. N. Holden, Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt, Mrs. E. C. Heath, Mrs. Coleman Hitchcock, Miss Louise Henry, Mrs. A. P. McGraw, Mrs. N. J. Peck, Mrs. W. J. Perkins, Mrs. .\aron Sager. The officers are : Hon. Presidett, Mrs. M. E. Doud ; presi- dent, Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt ; ist vice-president, Mrs. Delos Bander ; 2d vice-president, Mrs. W. H. Crane; secretary, Mrs. .\. E. Buck ; treas- urer, Mrs. F. H. Cobb, .\dvisory board : Dr. F. J. Cheney, Mr. E. D. Blodgett, Mr James Dough- Photo by Butler. THE CORTLAND H08PIT.\L. ' Standard Ind. Ed.' the triple duties of matron, nurse and house- keeper, with the assistance of a boy to care for the furnace and walks. During the ten months remaining of that hospital year fifteen patients were cared for. From this small beginning the work has steadily progressed and increased until now at the end of eight and one-half years the working force consists of a matron, nine nurses, two domestics, a laundress and janitor. The record for the year ending Sept. 30. 1S99, shows 120 patients treated, an average of over 9 per day, while 52 outside patients were cared for bv nurses. In 1895 the association was enabled to purchase and repair the building now occupied which was opened with appropriate dedicatory services March 27, 1S95. Five rooms for private patients and the class room have been handsomely fur- nished by societies or individuals and these have beerr named in recognition of the generosity of the donors. Two wards, also named for liberal contributors, now have seven beds with roonr for erty, Hon. S. S. Knox, Mr. G. J. Mager, Mr. E. C. Palmer, Mr. B. L. Webb, Mr. C. F. Wickwire, Mr. H. JI Whitney. Eight nurses have com- pleted the prescribed course in the training de- partment. The hospital has received legacies from Mrs. .\dalenah Rogers, Mrs. Orissa Baker, Mrs. Frances McFarlan and Dr. J. H. Brewer and these with a gift from Jlrs. Elisa Rose Palmer, have been used to improve the premises. Other legacies, not yet available, have been received from Mrs. T. A. Price, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Good- rich and Mrs. Sarah Sturtevant. The Cigar Makers' Union 116 of Homer, N. Y. was organized in Homer, Aug. 16, 1884, with the following officers ; President, Geo. Sanford ; vice- president, Theo. Anderson ; secretary, Geo. Sim- mons. In 1S91, Union Ii6 of Homer was trans- ferred from Homer to Cortland and is now doing business with the following officers ; President, S. J. Doyl ; vice-president, S. Kinney* ; secretary, Benj. F. Langham. 28 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Cortland Universalist Church. — Uuiversalism was first preached iu Corllaml county by Nathan- iel Stacy, who wrote: "In 1807, on my first visit to Cortland county, I delivered one address at Homer, and one at Port Watson. The latter was a new place but contained as mau}- inhabitants as Homer. There was but one solitary house where the flourishing village of Cortland now (1S50) stands, and that one was a residence of a friend of ours by the name Hubbard." (Stac\-'s Memoirs, page 190.) In the oldest record book of the parish extant, is the following reminiscence written ap- parently from memory, by the first clerk of the parish, John Chamberlain : " According to early records of Uuiversalism in Homer, it appears that a society of the name of 'The First Charitable, Universal, Religious So- ciety of the Town of Homer,' was organized at For a number of years services were held on al- ternate Suudaj's at these places. His pastorate lasted two years, when Rev. George Sanderson, in 1S33, became pastor, and served the church in that capacity for three 3'ears. It was during this period that the permanent foundation of the pres- ent society was laid. .\t a special meeting of the parish in the Baptist meeting house, held Sept. 17. 1S34, a committee of seven, of which the pas- tor was first named, was appointed " to draft a new code of by-laws for the benefit of the society." The committee reported the ne.xt month ; the re- port was adopted, and arrangements made for a grand meeting when the new Covenant should be signed. The two da3's' Conference meeting was held in February, 1835. Rev. Dolphus Skinner gives a very interesting account of it in the "Mag- azine and Advocate " of that year, he preaching Photo by Hyatt. NORTH M.\1X .ST., XOKTH FROM CLIXTOX. the court house, Homer, (now Cortlandville) the i6th of Nov., 1813. Samuel Ingalls and Mead Merrill presided at the above meeting. The fol- lowing persons were elected trustees : Moses Hop- kins, .\llen Barry, John Chamberlain, David Mer- rick, Mead Merrill, Roger Edgcomb. A society of the name of ' The First Universalist Society of the Town of Homer ' was organized Jan. ig, 1829, at the house of David Merrick. The last meeting of the above society was holden on the iSth of Jan., 1S31." The " House of David Merrick " stood on the present site of the Coitland Opera House. In the early days there seems to have been no settled pastor, services being held occasionally, whenever a preacher came this way. This continued until 1S3T, when Rev. Nelson Doolittle, settled at Cort- land and Homer, as the first permanent pastor. two sermons. Nine ministers, whose names he mentions, were present. In conclusion he saj'S : " .\t the close of the service, the Constitution, Declaration and Covenant were read, and signed by thirty-five sisters and sixtj-six brethren, mak- ing an aggregate of one hundred and one mem- bers." The Baptist meeting house was still used as a place of worship. Late in 1835 or early in 1S36 a committee was chosen relative to "build- ing a meeting house." On February 9th, 1836, this cotnmittee was empowered " to tix upon the size of the house, form and materials of which it shall be built, the plan of raising the money, and the site where it shall stand." February 23, the committee reported "That the meeting house be built on the lot offered by Calvin Bishop. That the size of the house be 60x44 feet. That the walls be of cobblestone and such other materials as are GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 29 necessary for the purpose and that the funds be raised by subscription." This was not quite ex- plicit enough, for this was followed by a motion that " the committee agree on a level floor, a gal- lery on three sides, west, north and south, two tiers of windows, and a desk in the east end of the house." About this time the Rev. Walter Bullard became pastor and served in that capacity for two years, being followed by Rev. .A. C. Barry in 1S38. During his pastorate the society was re- incorporated, the legal name, "The First Charit- able, Universalist, Religious Society of the Town of Homer," was changed to " The First Universalist Society of the Town of Cortlandville." This was done May 7, 1839. The new church was dedicated July 10, 1839. At the annual meeting Jan. 10, 1840, Rev. T.J. AVhii comb was called to the pastor- ate. The following year hi-; predecessor. Rev. A. C. Barry, wrote in the " Magazine and Advocate " (page 141) regard ing this society : "There are now (1S41) probably between seventy and eighty members. Their meeting house (the best in the county ) is located at Cortland village — the county seat — which contains rising 01 athousand inhabitants." On Jan. II, 1842, Rev. Mr. Whit- comb received twenty - two new members in the church, among them being our hon ored and beloved deacon, Eb- enezer Mudge. the only sur- vivor of that company. We will pass over the pastorates of Rev. Messrs. Charles S. Brown and D. H. Strickland and others, until the year 1S57. when the church called to minister to it Rev. William H. Fish. !Mr. Fish came asa non- sectarianist. His creed was temperance and the abolition of slavery. His pastorate ex- tended through five 3'ears,iS57 to 1S62. This was the golden age of the Lyceum and pub- lic lectures, and Mr. Fish was the man to make the most of every opportunity. To the platform of this church came Thomas Starr King, Theodore Parker, Henry Ward Beecher, Edward H. Chapin, Charles Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson and others. With considerable Yankee shrewdness Mr. Fish quite often managed to have the lectures take place on Satur- day' night, so that the guests would have to remain over Sunday, and the people would have the privilege of two or three more lec- tures the next day, free of charge. Rev. Mr. Fish's stirring pastorate was followed bv the ministrations of the Rev. Stephen Crane, who remained with the church for four years, being followed by Rev. John M. .\ustin and Rev. F. B. Peck, Rev. E. F. Pember and Rev. H. W. Hand, the latter remain- ing one year, doing excellent work in the way of reorganization, and furnishing a new set of by- laws. This church has a good constitution else it Rev. George Adams was the next pastor, from 1883 to 1886. He was followed by Mr. H. E. Gil- christ, who was ordained in the church. Rev. Ura Mitchell assumed the pastoral duties Feb. i, 1S89. Under his energetic administration the church edifice was entireh- remodeled, giving it its present modern appearance in the interior. He was succeeded by H. W. Carr, who graduated from the Canton Theological school in June, 1891, and who assumed the pastoral duties of the church at once, which proved to be a successful and pros- perous one, and the longest in the history of the parish. During his pastorate the church was fur- ther modernized by placing a new organ in its never could have survived the numerous b)-laws! Photo by Butler. UNIVERSALIST CHURCH— Sk. P. 28. "Stand. Ind. Ed." present position, cutting out the original solid stone wall and building the organ loft. Mr. Carr was ordained to the ministry and married in the church while pastor. Since his resignation the church has had two ministers — Rev. John Kenyon, from April i, 1897 to Oct. i, 1898, who was also ordained in the church, and the present pastor. Rev. U. S. Milburn, who commenced his duties Oct. I. 1S98. This church has given to the Uni- versalist ministrv four clerg3'men — Rev. Messrs. A. C. Barry, J. M'. Peebles, G^ A. Kratzer and H. E. Newton. 3° 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Ladies' and Pastor's Aid Society of the Homer Ave. M. E. cliurch of Corllai.d was organ- ized Oct. i6, 1890, when the following officers were elected : President, Mrs. A. Sager ; vice- president, Mrs. A. W. Watkins ; secretary, Mrs. S. E. Curtis ; treasurer, Mrs. S. S. Stearns ; ex- ecutive committee, Mrs. Frank Bosworth, Mrs. Bloom La Barre, Mrs. Wm. Moresheimer. The object of the society as set forth in the constitu- tion is to assist the pastor in looking after stran- gers, new members, the sick and destitute ; to develop and employ social activity in all depart- ments of church work and as far as practicable assist in the general interests of the church. The ladies who have served as presidents since the organization are as follows : From Oct. 1890 to Oct. 1S92, Mrs. A. Sager ; from Oct. 1892 to Oct. ciety," and on May 15, 1S90, the name was again changed to Ladies' Aid Society. The following were the officers elected when organized : Presi- dent, Mrs. J. L. Gillett ; vice-president, Mrs. O. D. Purinton ; secretary, Mrs. G. C. Hubbard ; treasurer, Mrs. C. Keator. The object of this society is to promote mutual acquaintance and fellowship and to raise funds for church purposes. The first year $y^ was real- ized from dime suppers, and the past year, fiiy. Receipts last year amounted to J480 ; expendi- ture, I420. The following are the present officers : Presi- dent, Mrs. E. H. Wilson ; first vice-president, Mrs. E. O. Perry ; second vice-president, Mrs. W. W. Watkins ; secretary, Mrs. J. Miller ; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Pearson. Photo by Hyatt. GROTOX AVKNTUE. WEST FllO.M JIAIM STREET. [Opera House.] 1894, Mrs. S. S. Stearns ; from Oct. 1894 to Oct. 1S96, Mrs. W. P. Robinson ; from Oct. 1896 to Oct. 1897, Mrs. Carrie S. Kelly ; from 1897 to present date, Mrs. A. Sager. The following are the present officers : President, Mrs. .A. Sager ; ist vice-president, Mrs. S. S. Stearns ; 2nd vice- president, Mrs. F. E. Eggleston ; secretary, Mrs. Martha Head ; treasurer. Miss Effie J. Hallock ; executive committee, Mrs. W. H. Dickerson, Mrs. Grant Thomas, Mrs. A. Buruham, Mrs. G. F. Price and Mrs. .\lma Snyder. The Aid Society of the First Baptist church was organized in the year iSSi as the Ladies' Dime and Sewing society. Before the year closed, the name was changed to " All Work Together So- The Sunday-school Missionary Society of the Homer .^ve. M. E. church was organized Nov. 30, 1890, with Miss H. C. Henry as president. She tendered her resignation Nov. i, 1S91, on account of leaving town and was .succeeded by Miss Helena M. Myers, who held the office until Dec. 1S92, when Mrs. H. E. .-Vudrews, the present incumbent, was elected. The object of this so- ciety is to create and stimulate interest in mis- sionary work among children and young people. To this end a program is rendered the first .Sun- day in each month by members of the society. The red letter days are Easter, Harvest and Christ- mas, when concerts are given and special effort is made iu the way of raising funds for this branch of the work. Nearly ;?i,500 has been raised by the society since its organization. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 31 The nemorial Baptist Church is the outgrowth of a inissioa that was started by the First Baptist church, in the first ward Maj' 29, 1S92. Under the efficient leadership of Dr. F. D. Reese the Sunday- school became so large the}- outgrew their first quarters, a dwelling house, and a chapel was erected and dedicated Nov. 14, 1893, to which was given the name of Memorial in memory of James Duane .Squires, who had been interested in the ad- vancement of the kingdom of God in that section of the village. The church has a number of win- dows that w-ere given by friends of the chapel in memory of some devout Chris- tian, in 1896 it was thought best by a company of Baptists that lived near the chapel that they should organize them- selves into an independent Baptist church. Accordingly letters of dismissal were grant- ed to thirty-five members of the First Baptist church who Ijecanie constituenttncmbers of the Memorial Baptist church. The church was recognized as an independent Baptist church on June 9, 1S97. Rev. J. Bar- ton French served as the first pastor from Jan. i, 1897, until July I, 1S99. The present pas- tor is Rev Geo. E. T. Steven- son, a recent graduate of the Divinity school of the Uni- versity of Chicago, and of Hamilton Theological semi- nary. During the past year the church has lost two of its very best members in the death of IDeacon J. L- Gillet and sis- ter Jane A. Lester, who were among the constituent mem- bers. The church is in a flour- ishing condition at the present time, its membership being eightj'-uine. The otlicers of the Sunday-school are : Super- intendent, Geo AUport ; as- sistant superintendent, J. V. Chatterton ; secretarj-. Miss Belle Allen; treasurer, John S. Miller. The ofticers of the Woman's Foreign Missionarv Circle are; President, Mrs. J. V. Chatterton; vice-presideul , Mrs. Geo. T. Lester; secretar\ , Miss Emma Briggs; treasurer, Mrs Geo. Allport. The officers of the Home Mission society are : President, Mrs. John S. Miller ; vice-president, Mrs. Bert Allen ; secretary. Miss Emma Briggs; treasurer, Mrs. Frank By ru . The officers of the Farther Lights society are : President, Miss Minnie Lester; vice-president, Mrs. Will Seaman; secretary. Miss Flora Klotten; treasu- rer, Mrs. Ednae Klotten. The officers of the Phebe Helpers society are : President, Mrs. J. V. Chatter- ton ; vice-president, Mrs. Albert Klotten, Sr.; sec- retary, Mrs. John S. Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Geo. T. Lester. The officers of the church : Pastor, Rev. Geo. E. T. Stevenson ; deacons, A. H. Allport, F. A. Lombard, I. Dan Lester, Adolph Frost, Jr. ; dea- conesses, Mrs. Mary E. L. Squires, Miss Emma Briggs; trustees, J. V. Chatterton, W. J. Moss, F. A. Lombard, A. H. Allport, W. H. Scarff, C. E. Wil- kins; clerk. Miss Emma Briggs. Philopolists. — I discovered Cortland in mid- summer, 1S98. I was first impressed with the beauty of the environs, coming south from Syra- cuse on the D., L. & W. The panorama of hill, tiny lake and valley was so bewitching, that the morning paper lay unread in my lap, while the eye feasted on the stately beauty as we swept along between the wooded slopes. The village itself did not suffer by comparison with the beauty of its approaches. Its straight and clean streets, its luxury of trees, its well kept lawms, its profusion of flowers, its array of churches, its model schools. Photo by Butler. MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHl'RCH hid. E.l. its uniformity of "respectable" appearance, its comparative lack of hovels, its appearance of dif- fused culture, its busy shops, its bustling thor- oughfares, — all these combined, tend to deeply im- press a stranger of the beauty and prosperity of the place. There is found no street, section or ward given over to hovels, poverty, dirt, squalor, viciousness. These are conspicuous by their ab- sence. This was the first impression. A residence of over a year has strengthened rather than weak- ened that impression. Some new beauty is always revealing itself ; some new item in its favor is con- stantly being manifested. Its streets are more 32 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. beautiful, its shops busier. But thisisall e.xternal. An acquaintance with the people reveals them to be cultured, refined, intelligent. Education seems to be quite generally diffused, and not confined to a particular class or clique. As witness of this the large number of clubs and societies organized for purely literary and educational purposes bear testi- nionj'. Cortland has its evils, its faults, its short- comings, many of which could be remedied, but take it all in all it has fewer of these than the ma- jority of places of similar size. The most of its citizens, however, are public spirited, and are working for the best interests of this little city. They can trulj- be called "Philopolists." For beauty, for prosperity, for its social life, for its intellectual status and moral standing Cortland would certainly take its place in the very front ranks among the smaller cities of the Empire State. He who has capital to invest, who has chil- laws. From that date to the present the meetings have been held regularly with scarcely an excep- tion. So well and so wisely was the original work done that the constitution and by-laws have re- mained essentially unchanged during the nearly twenty years of the club's existence. The number of members was limited to thirty. Of the charter members but four or five remain, while one hun- dred different names are enrolled upon its list. .\s the years have passed a large amount of work has been achieved. The special committees have been untiring in their efforts to arrange the subjects in such a manner as to combine the instructive with the agreeable. The years of 1S91 and 1S92 were spent in studying history, geography, manners and customs, art anil literature of foreign countries, illustrated with an occasional stereopticon evening, or a professional lecture, while 1893 was given to preparation for the proper enjoyment and appre- f'tUfi^' Photo by Hyatt. POKT W.VTSOX STREET, EAST FKU.M > HLKi 11. dren to educate, who wishes to live a quiet and re- tired life amidst elevating surroundings, would find Cortland a profitable and suitable place to jiitcli his tent. — V . S. Mii.hurn. The Ladies' Literary Club of Cortland was an outgrowth of a Book Club organized two years previoush". A half dozen ladies especialU" inter- ested in the study of literature called a preliminary meeting of all the book club members who wished to study literature and authors in a systematic and regular manner. Ten ladies responded and the first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Wni. P. Randall, March 24, iXyo, for the purpose of or- ganizing a club. Mrs. Jennie Crandall was made chairman and the following permanent officers were elected : President, Mary V. Hendrick ; vice- presidents, Mrs. Jennie Crandall and Mrs. Mary B. Stowell ; secretary. Miss Editha Stephens ; treas- urer, Mrs. L. K. Shankland. Mrs. Crandall, Mrs. Stowell and Mrs. Ella (Hubbard) Apgar were ap- pointed a committee to draft a constitution and by- ciation of the great gathering of the nations at the World's fair. During 1S94 and 1895 special study was given to .American authors, which may be counted among the most valuable of the work done. Each quarter's work closes with an enter- tainment of some kind. To the literary program has been added the department of current topics. We do not exclude the social element. Once a year the president lays aside the gavel, forgets the dignity of her official position anil gives us an afternoon in which we do up the visiting for the year or are amused and entertained as she sees fit. These are called "president's days" and in the words of the ever joyous Shakespeare, "it is very reverend sport truly, and done in the testimony of a good conscience." The officers for the present year are : President, Mrs. Grace C. Walrad ; ist vice-president, Mrs. Kittie Higgins ; and vice- president, Mrs. E. M. H. Johnson ; secretary and treasurer, Miss Mary Goodrich ; corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. W. B. Cornish. The members are : Miss M. Minerva Adams, Miss Alida Cornelia •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 33 Adams, Mrs. Helen J. .\p.c,'ar, Mrs. Clara H. Banta, Mrs. Mary M. Beach, Miss Clara E. Booth, Mrs. Mary Alta Chambers, Mrs. Arabella B. Collins, Mrs. C. \V. B. Cornish, Miss Marguerite Force. Miss Ella Gale, Mrs. Caroline R. Gillette, Miss Mary Goodrich, Miss Mary F. Hendriok, Mrs. Mary F. Henry, Mrs. Kittie Higgins, Mrs. Lillian C. Jayne, Mrs. E. M. H. Johnson, Mrs. Hattie B. Mudge, Mrs. E. A. Nash, Mrs. Louise M. Foote, Mrs. Florence C. Reese, Miss Martha Roe, Miss Miriam S. Skidniore, Jlrs. Mary B. Smith, Mrs. Kate F. Sornberger, Miss Editha Stephens, Mrs. Julia Jarvis-Twiss, Mrs. Grace C. Walrad, Mrs. M. M. Watrous. Rev. Ulysses Sumner nilburn, pastor of the Universalist church, was born in the little hamlet of Black Lick, ten miles east of Columbus, Ohio. December i6th, 1865. He attended the district schools of that state and for three j'ears taught in the same schools. His thoughts were early in- clined toward the profession of ministry, and to prepare himself for that work he entered the Divinity school of the St. Lawrence University. Canton, New York, from which institution he was graduated in 1891. At London, Ohio, he was ordained in October of the same j'ear, and preached there for sixteen months when he was called to Baltimore, Md , as associate pastor ot the Second Universali.st church, his co-worker being Rev. Royal H. Pullman, D. D. He re- mained in that position for about a year and a half, when he became pastor of the First Univer- salist church of Cincinnati. For over four 3-ears he performed the arduous duties as pastor of a large city parish, the society during that time erecting a handsome stone church, and also a business block costing $20,000.00 on a lot owned by the church. In October, 189S, he came to Cortland. H.vatt. Photu. F. W. IlIGUINS. M. D. Harris, Photo DR. F. W. HIGGINS' OFFICE. F. W. Higgins, H. D., is the son of a Method- ist minister and was born Feb. 7. 1857, in Ply- mouth, Chenango Co., N. Y. After he was 14 years old he supported himself by farm work, clerking and teaching country schools until pre- pared to practice medicine. He was educated at the public schools, at Cazenovia seminary and Colgate academy, Hamilton. Before his grad- uation he was for two years principal of the McGraw academy. He studied medicine with Dr. H. C . Hendrick of McGraw and attended medical lectures at Michigan university, Ann Arbor and the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York. He was graduated from the latter institution in 1881, and began the practice of medicine in that same year with the late Dr. J. C. Nelson of Truxton. For four and one-half years he remained in Truxton, then moved to Che- mung, Chemung county, where he practiced for a year and a half, and in the spring of 1887 came to Cortland, which has since been his home. In preparation for practice in diseases of the eye, ear and throat he has taken post graduate work in the hospitals in New York and Philadelphia. He also spent two months in London, in the sum- mer of 1894, working in hospitals under the instruction of eminent specialists. Dr. Hig- gins is a member of the Cortland County Medical society and was for several years its secretary. He is also a member of the New York State Medical association, the Ameri- can Medical association, the New York .State Medical society, and the Medical Association of Central New York. He was married on Nov. 26, 1879, to :Miss Kittie M, Smith of McGraw. They have four children — three sons and one daughter, viz.: R. Paul, a stu- dent at Cornell; Max S. and George H. and Winifred A., who are living at home. Dr. Higgins was elected president of Cortland village in 1S95 and served one term. Photos by ilyatt. Homer Avenue. Keynold's Avenue. A GROUP OF CORTLAND'S PRETTY STREETS. North Main, N. from Madison. Grant St., looking toward Main. Monroe Heiglits, X. from Court. '"Grip's"' Historical Souvenir of Cortland. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Cortland County Medical Society is one of the older in the state, the first meeting having been held Aug. lo, iSoS. The first officers of the society were: Dr. Lewis Owen, president; Dr. John Miller, vice-president; Dr. James Searl, secretary; Dr. Robert D. Taggart, treasurer. It is worthy of note that none of the charter members of the so- ciety were physicians practising in Cortland vil- lage. Four resided in Homer when the society was organized. Two lived in Truxton. Preble and Solon were represented, but if Cortland had a phy- sician his name is not preserved upon our records. In 1S12, according to the laws of the state in force at that time, the society conferred its first license to practice medicine upon Dr. Levi Boies of ber until his death, March i, 1870. The occasion of his golden wedding, in 1867, furnished oppor- tunity for old patients in every part of the United States to send him tokens of their regard. Dr. Frederick Hyde was for long years a tower ot strength in the county society and in the pro- fession of Cortland. Here he practiced from 1836 till his death, Oct. 15, 1SS7. He was professor of surgery in Geneva Medical Col- lege from 1855, and after the organization of Syracuse Medical College, in 1S72, was its dean. He was a man of positive' convictions, a typical phj'sician and surgeon of his dav and generation. He married the daughter of Dr. Goodyear and for man}- years the two physicians Photo by Hyatt. RAILROAD STREET, EAST FROM MAIN. Cortland village, who is said to have been long a respectable practitioner. While at that day the majority of phj'sicians were licentiates, it began to be considered proper and advantageous to take the training offered bj- the few medical colleges. The medical department of Yale University was founded in 1S12. Dr. Miles Goodyear, who re- ceived his degree from Yale College in 1S16, was a member of the first graduating class, and was the first member of the Cortland county society with the title of M. D. Dr. Goodyear is one of the notable historical characters of Cortland. His eccentricities, his kindly wa\', his rufiled shirt and his botanical lore, his sterling worth, his learning and his fund of homely common sense, all render his memory green. Dr. Goodyear was born at Hamden, Conn., Nov. 14, 1793. He joined the so- ciety in 1818, and remained a most faithful mem- were in partnership. Both are said to have been lacking in financial ability, but for two genera- tions they were the family physicians of most of the inhabitants of the place. Whether fortu- nately or unfortunately for physician and for patient very many people no longer have a family physician, or none, more permanently than they trade at a certain store. That the earlier mem- bers of the society were as brilliant as anj- of their successors may be learned by studying the life of Dr. A. B Sliipman, who resided in Cort- land from 1833 to 1849. He afterward removed to Syracuse, but was often called to Cortland in emer- gencies. Reading his life and writings gives the im- pression that quarrels among doctors were more acrimonious then than now. Indeed, it may be truthfully said that the members of the society and of the profession in Cortland were never freer from 36 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. selfish jealousies or unethical conduct than at pres- ent. Dr. H. O. Jewett, although still living, has retired from active practice, and may be men- tioned in this connection. He was a student of Dr. Shipman and graduated in the first class of the medical department of the College of the City of New York, He practiced in Summer Hill from 1S43 to 1849, when he removed to Cortland, which has since been his home. He has been a consci- entious, industrious and successful practitioner. Of the present members of the societ}- who are in active practice in Cortland a mere list must suf- fice. It would be invidious and impossible to distinguish the conscientious work being done by them all. It may be said that medi- cine and surgery have made marvelous strides during the last twenty years and the local physicians are seeing to it that the}- keep abreast with the advances in the science. Of the mem- bers of the society who have lived outside of Cort- land village our space will allow but little to be terly. Recently these sessions have been held in the parlor of the Cortland hospital, to which the last year the society donated $50 for surgical instruments. For some years after the dispute in the State society in regard to the code of ethics Cortland county did not send a delegate to the State society. Dr. H. T. Dana was however accred- ited a delegate in 1895 and Dr. F. W. Higgins and Dr. F. D. Reese have since been elected. Dr. F. H. Green of Homer since 1892 has been the very efficient secretary of the society. The presidents since 1894 have been ; Dr. H. T. Dana, Dr. A. J. White, Dr. C. B. Trafford, Dr. H C. Hendrick, Dr. M. L. Halbert and Dr. F. H. Forshte. The society was never more active and useful than at present. The following is the list of active mem- liers of the society ; Dr. L. C. .\ndrews. Pitcher ; Dr. I. A. Beach and Dr. C. E Bennett, Cortland ; Dr. H. S. Braman, Homer : Drs Paul T. Carpen- ter, H. T. Dana and E. -\. Didama, Cortland ; Dr. T. M. Emery, Virgil; Dr. F. H. Forshee, McGraw ; Photo by lljiitl LIN't'OLX .WENIE. \Vi-:sT FROM M.\IX STREET. said. Mention should be made of Dr. Caleb Green of Homer who for many years was its sec- retary and from whose writings much of the his- torical material of this society must ever be gleaned. Dr. Geo. W. Bradford of Homer was the secretary of the society from 1826 to 1S71. He, like most of our physicians who have made their lives a success, was a self-made man, hard- working, a great reader, active in every good word and work. Dr. H. C. Hendrick of McGraw is still in active practice although he became a member of the society in 1S55. He has done much to contribute to the success of its meetings. Dr. J. C. Nelson shares with Dr. John Miller in the memories of all the families about Tru.xton. .\ true'gentleman, of great force of character, he would have made his mark in any calling in life. The first sessions of the society were held in David Jones' coffee house in Homer, quarterly for .six years and then for seventy-five years semi-an- nually. Occasionally no meeting was held, a ([uorum not being present. \t the annual meeting, 1888, it was voted to meet qnar- Dr. F. H. Green, Homer; Dr. M. L. Halbert, Cincinnatus ; Dr. H. C. Hendrick, McGraw ; Drs. F. W. Higgins and H. O. Jewett, Cortland ; Dr. Benj. Kinyon, Cincinnatus ; Dr. J. C. Leonard, Harford Mills ; Dr. A. M. Loope, Homer ; Dr. E. \V. McBirnev, Willet ; Drs. Philip Nearv and F. D. Reese, Cortland ; Dr. M. R. Smith. JIcGraw ; Dr. R. L. Smith, Marathon ; Dr. S. J. Sornber- ger, Cortland ; Dr. H. I. Van Hoesen, Truxton ; Dr. C. D. Ver Nooy, Cortland ; Dr. John \V. Whit- ney, Homer. The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Univer- salist church of Cortland, N. Y., was organized in Feb. 1S83, under the pastorate of Rev. H. W. Hand. Mrs. H. W. Hand was its first president. The Woman's .\id convention of central New York had its origin with the Cortland L. .•\. S. This organization is well officered, some of its ofti- cers having held for a succession of years and all are united and work zealously- for the cause. They are strengthened and encouraged by the hearty support and co-operation of their pastor, the Rev. U. S. Milburn. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 37 S. M. Benjamin, the oldest business man in Cortland now engaged in the same business and at the same place where he started the business, is a manufacturer and dealer in monuments, head- stones, etc., at No. 37 N. Main street. He opened the shop Oct. i, 1S54, and as has been stated, has continued it there ever since, although his brother, J. W. Benjamin, who afterward died in Chicago with apoplexy, was associated with him in the beginning. Mr. Benjamin was born in Dur- ham, Greene county, Oct. 11, 1826, and although now in his 74th 3'ear is active in personally con- ducting his business and does manual labor day after day with as much energy as many younger men. He came to Cortland county in 1S45 with his mother, a widow, and two brothers and a sister. He bought a farm and made that his business until April, 1S52. One of his brothers, A. Page Benjamin, went to California in 1S48 and died there in the gold mines. His sister, Mrs. Martin Chapin of Columbia, S. C , was married in June, 1850. Mr. S. M. Benjamin was married to Harriet A. Eggleston of Cortland Sept. 30, 1850, and they have had two daughters and one son. The oldest daughter, Jennie, died when about twenty years of age and the son in infancy. The other daughter, Mrs. Nelson H. Waters, was married on Sept. 30, 1S89, and lives in Cortland. She has two children, a son and a daughter. In 1852 Mr. Benjamin went into the gro- cery business with Mr. Bancroft on Port Watson street. They started the first bakery in Cortland and built the first baker's oven. Mr. Benjamin withdrew from that business in the fall of 1S54 to go into the marble business at his present stand. His business is extensively known throughout this section of the state and for years his produc- tions not onl}' included marble and granite monu- ments but marble tops for household purposes. Of late years the latter part of the business has given way almost entirely to granite work. He was up to the time he withdrew from the depart- ment, in 1897, one of the oldest firemen in Cort- land, having been on active duty thirty-seven years, and having been a member of the first fire company formed in the village. With the rest of that company he went to Syracuse after the first Plioto by Harris. S. M. BEN'JAMIX'.S .MONUMENT WORKS. Photo by Hyatt. S. M. BENJAMIN. hand engine which was brought to Cortland. During this extraordinarj' long term of service he has served in every rank of the department from 'high private" to chief of the department. Al- though seventy years of age when he resigned it was onU- because he had broken a leg. He is a member of Grace Episcopal church where he has been a vestryman for twenty-five years. The First riethodist Episcopal Church.— From a historical memorandum furnished me by Mr. Henr}' M. Kellogg, we learn that a Methodist itinerant preacher — Rev. Mr, Hill — by invitation preached in the home of Jonathan Hubbard in the year 1S04, when there were but three families within the present boundaries of Cortland village. All were invited to attend the service, and the in- vitation was gladly accepted. The residence of Mr. Hubbard was on the corner of Court and Main streets, where the nation- al bank now stands. Oth- er meetings followed un- til, in the winter of that year. Elder Hill received into the church Jonathan, Mary and Abigal Hub- bard; Elija and Martha Batchelor; Isaac, William and Polly Bassett, and Catharine Sherwood, which constituted the first society Mr. Batche- lor was appointed "lead- er." This was the germ of the First Methodist Episcopal church in this jilace. It was included in what was then called Cay- uga Circuit. It was in the Genesee district of Philadelphia conference. The Cayuga Circuit was liounded on the north by lake Ontario, east by the Otselic valley, south by the turnpike running east from Ithaca, and west by 38 •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Cayuga lake, yet such was the unconquerable en- ergy of two itinerant Methodist preachers they were enabled to ford the rivers, thread their way through forests without roads, cross mountains without guides, and make regular visits to all its charges, and preach the gospel to all who were willing to hear. The services were held in Cort- land every two weeks. After each service a prayer and class meeting was held. The first quarterly meeting was held in an unfinished barn in the year 1810. Rev. James Kelsey was preacher in charge in :Si2. Ten or twelve families constituted the village at that time. On the 13th day of Photo by Butler. THE FlUST .METHODIST ClUULU March, 1821, a meeting of the male members was held at the house of John Stillman, for the pur- pose of organizing to erect a house of worship. Jonathan Hubbard, John Stillman and Isaac I!as- setl were L-lected trustees. The building commit- tee appointed was Charles W. Lynde, Roswell Randall and Samuel Nelson. The last was after- wards judge of the United States Supreme court. The present site, consistingof one acre and thirty- two rods, was purchased of " Billy" Trowbridge, guardian of the heirs of Jonathan Hubliard, for the sum of I50. .\ contract dated May 24, 1821, was made with John R. White to build the founda- tion and take the subscription for his pay. No money was paid. It was all trade, barter and labor. Arrangements were made for la)'iug the corner-stone on the 4lh of July, 1S21. A meeting was held at the Baptist church in the forenoon of that day. A sermon was preached by Rev. Geo. W. Dmsmore, at the close of which a procession was formed under the direction of Gen. Daniel Miller and Martin Keep, which marched through the groves of beautiful trees to this spot where the corner-stone, with the names of the building com- mittee on it, was laid in position. This old stone has been carefully preserved and built into the south wall of the present edifice. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Kelsey and Rev. Mr. Baker, after which the procession re- formed and marched to the hotel of Nathan Luce, where the Messenger House now stands, where dinner was served at 31 cents each. The new directory of the church, issued in Dec, 189S, gives the condition in which it is found after nearly ninety-five years since the first preacher was stationed here. The frequent changes of pastoral oversight in former years no doubt con- tributed largely to the inter- est of the people. No less than 55 have succeeded each other in this line. This church is the parent of the Homer, the Mc Graw, and the Blodgett Mills Methodist Episcopal churches; and also of the Con- gregational church, the Ho- mer Avenue M.E church, and in part of the Free Methodist church. The present organ- ization names Theron Cooper as presiding elder and O. A. Houghton," D. D., as pastor. The resident ministers are: B. F. Weatherwax, a superanu- ated member of the Central New York Conference, and Chas. Lane Rice, a superanu- ate of the Wyoming Confer- ence. Dr. F. j. Cheney, prin- cipal of the Normal school, is superintendent of the Sundaj-- school and C. F. A\'eiler, pres- ident of the Epworth League. The trustees are: R. B. Stnith, president; H. I\L Kellogg, sec- retary and treasurer ; A. L. Cole, Prosper Palmer, Fred Conable, H. J. Reed, A A. Car- ley, F. P. Saunders, and Geo. Moore. Prosper Palmer died on Tuesday night, Nov. 7, 1899, nearly ninety-five years of age. We can hardly do less than mention some facts respecting this remarkable man whose death has just left a va- cancy in the board of trustees. He was born Jan. 21, iSog, in a house now demolished on the Gulf road near McGraw. His pious mother died when he was but 13. At the age of 16 he professed con- version to God and united with the Baptist church, following the example of his parents. Nine years later he manifested a preference for the Method- ist Episcopal church and transferred his member- ship accordingly. With the First Methodist Episcopal church he has been closely identified for 66 years. For thirty successive years of this L.-^uu bk.. P. ; 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 39 time he was leader of the choir. He had a voice of peculiar sweetness, and he had trained it for the sacred work of hymning the praises of the sanctuary. On his SSth birthday his pastor, Dr. O. A. Houghton, prevailed on him, though feeble in body, to attend the prayer-meeting at the church, where he sang one of his favorite h^mns. Every heart was touched, and many tears were shed. The church has eleven class-leaders, and thirteen stewards. Chester R. Doolittle is pre- centor ; H. M. Kellogg, keeper of the flag. E. S. Bostwick is Sexton. The St. Paul Chapter of the Epworth League is well manned ; also the Junior Epworth League. The Ladies' and Past- or's Union is doing good service under the presi- dencj' of Miss Effie A. Allen. Excellent organi- zations of the Woman's Foreign and Home Jlis- sionary societies are maintained. The seats are all free, and the church is supported by voluntary contributions. The entire membership will reach nearly seven hundred. — ^Rkv. Ch.\ri,ks L.^ne Rice. Oscar A. Houghton, Ph. D., D. D., the son of the late Rev. Royal Houghton, for many years a prominent clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal church in this part of the state, was earh' thrown upon his own resources, and enjoyed such advant- ages as his own energy provided. He received his preparatory education at Falley seminary, Fulton, N. Y. Mr. Houghton was graduated at Genesee college, Lima, N. Y., (now Syracuse uni- versity), in 1869, with the degree of A. B. , taking the second honor in his class. While in college he took prizes in scholarship, orati:)ry and English composition. At the first commencement held after the establishment of the college as Syracuse university, at S)-racuse, N. Y., (in 1S72), he re- ceived the degree of A. M., in ciirsit. having been chosen by the faculty to deliver the Master's ora- tion on that occasion. In 18S2 he completed a postgraduate course in Christian evidences at the same university, receiving the degree of Ph. D. on examination. In 1SS7 his alma mater conferred the honorary degree of doctor of divinity. Dr. Houghton entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1869. With the exception of short intervals taken for rest, he has been an ac- tive pastor in the Central New York conference Photo by Harris H. M. KELLOGO'S RESIDENCE. Hyatt, Photo. H. M. KELLOGG. ever since, occupying some of the most prominent pulpits in Syracuse, Ithaca, Elmira, Aul)urn and other large towns. He has just entered upon his fourth year as pastor of the First Methodist Epis- copal church of Cortland, N. Y., being the first pastor in its history that has been returned for a fourth year. In 1886 he traveled in Europe, and in 1891 he made an extended tour in Egypt, Pal- estine, Greece and Italy. He was acting pastor of the North .\venue Congregational church, Cam- bridge, Mass., from Jan. to Oct., 1S96. Strong in- ducements were held out to him to become its permanent pastor, but he preferred to accept an appointment in his own church, and was appointed by the presiding bishop of his conference to the church at Cortland. H. M. Kellogg has been in business in Cortland continuously since 1871, when he came here from Savannah, Ga., and entered into co-partnership with David C. Cloyes, and under the firm name < of Cloyes & Kellogg was engaged in the crockery and grocery business un- til 1876. In March of that year Mr. Kellogg and Col. Frank Place bought the hardware store then conducted by Wickwire Bros, at No. 25 Main street, the same location he still occupies, and their partnership rela- tionscontinued under the firm name of Kellogg & Place until 18S1, when Col. Place retired, Mr. Kellogg purchasing his interest and ever since continuing the business alone. In the big fire of 1 88-1 the building was swept away and for about six months or until the store could be rebuilt, the business was carried on under great difficul- 40 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ties in a store now occupied bj' Burgess. It in- cludes ever_vthing in the line of hardware, plumb- ing, g^s fitting, furnaces, water piping, tinning, sheet iron work, roofing, etc. Mr. Kellogg is a veteran of the rebellion, having served through the greater part of the war, and is deeply inter- ested in the welfare of Grover Post, No. 98, G. A. R. of this village, of which he has been a mem- ber almost from the organization of the post. He was a charter member of the first post organized in Georgia. He has been past commander of Grover Post and now occupies the position of chaplain. He is prominent as a member of sev- eral other sicieties, the Cortlandville Masonic lodge, the First M. E church, of which he is a trustee and the clerk of the board, and the F^rie & Central New York railroad of which he is a director and the secretary, having occupied those positions for ten years. He has served as United States Loan Commissioner, and tor twenty years as railroad commissioner of the town ofCortiand- ville, a position he still occupies. Mr. Kellogg listtd in Co. G, Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry, Col. John C. Lee, afterwards lieutenant-governor of the state, commanding. The term of enlistment was for three 3-ears or during the war. Mr. Kellogg served with the same regiment until May 29, 1S65, when it w-as mustered out at Washington. He was in service first in the Shenandoah Valley campaign, then at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburgh (both campaigns), Chan- cellorville, Gettysburgh and back into Virginia where the command went into camp, soon after to be packed into box cars and sent to Chickamauga under the command of "Fighting" Joe Hooker 1 1 relieve Crenerals Rosecrans and Thomas who were hemmed in by Bragg. From that time the regiment was in continuous hard service ; at Lookout Mountain and ^Mission Ridge ; in the four months campaign under Sherman from Look- out Mountain to .\tlanta, participating in the bat- tles of Resaca, Tunnel Hill, Marrietta, New Hope Church, Kenasaw Mountain and Peach Tree Creek ; finally, fighting their way into Atlanta. THK ELLIS OlINIIU'S .\NI) C.'AH CO.'S WORKS, was born in the town of Williamstown, Oswego county, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1S41. He was educated in the public schools and in the Seneca county academy at Republic, Seneca county, O., which institution he entered in 1S53 and until 1858 divided his time between pursuing his studies as a pupil and teaching. In 1S59 and '60 he was in the employ of the Little Jliami Railroad com- pany, making his home at Cincinnati, 0. In February, i,S6i, he fired the locomotive which drew the train that carried President-elect Lin- coln from Cincinnati to Columbus when he made that historic trip to Washington to be inaugur- ated. The next time he saw the president was when as a private soldier he presented arms on the occasion of the review of the Army of the Potomac by the President. On April 20. 1S61, Mr. Kellogg was sworn in as a private in Co. G, Fifth Ohio Volunteers, one of the four regiments which went into the first camp established in Ohio. This was eight days after Fort vSumter was fired upon. I'^om that time until practically the close of the war Mr. Kellogg served in the armies of the union On Aug. 5, 1862, he re-en - Mr. Kellogg was with Sherman in his march from Atlanta to the sea. After being mustered out of active service he returned to Savannah and went into the retail business in that cit}-, being a member of the firm of Stuart & Co., retail grocers. This was in August, 1S65. In the spring of '66 he was appointed agency aid in the United States Treasury department. In the fall of the same year he came to McGraw and went into the dry goods business, the name of the firm being Alton & Kellogg, retiring from the firm in the spring of 1S68 to accept the position of deputy county clerk for this county, where he remained until August of the same year when he returned to Savannah, Ga., to enter the employ of the Georgia Central Railroad company as bookkeeper. Three months later he was appointed warehouse bond account- ant in the I'niied States Customs service in that citv and in March, 1S71, he resigned to return to Cortland and go into business. On July 12, ]866, he married Ella E. Ouantock of Savannah, a lady whose acquaintance he made while with hi-: regi- ment in that city. They have had three children, one deceased and two living. The two latter are ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 41 Mrs. Joseph Puder of Savannah and Miss Carrie R. Kellogg, a recent gradu- ate of the Cortland Normal school. James H., Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg's sou, died at the age of 17 years. A young man of bright prospects and who was about to enter the Syracuse university was suddenly removed by the hand of death on Feb. 7, 18S8. The Ellis Omnibus and Cab Co. are located on the northeast corner of Rail- road and Pendleton streets, and are the successors of the Cortland Omnibus and Cab Co. The Cortland Omnibus and Cab Co. were established in 1850, and were first incorporated in iSgo, but were re-incorporated with au increased capi- tal stock in July, 1892, and were run as the Cortland Omnibus and Cab Co. until Jan., 1S96, when the entire business and real estate were purchased by E.E.Ellis, who at that time was the president and treasurer of the Cortland Omnibus and Cab Co. The name of the business was then changed to EUis Omnibus and Cab Co. While this is the title of the business, Mr. Ellis is the sole owner and manager of the same. This busi- ness has gradually increased until it is one of the largest exclusive builders of omnibuses, wagonettes, cabs and hotel coaches in the United States. This compan\- built the first open and closed street cars that were used by the Cortland and Homer Traction Co. Their work can be found in most every State in the Union, and they are also shipping their large carettes, om- nibuses and modern transfer coaches to different parts of Mexico and Bermuda. Mr. Ellis has at the head of each department men of large expe- rience as superintendents, men that have been many years connected with this factor}-. E. E. Ellis was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ellis, and was born at Peruville, Tompkins county, N. Y., on May 27, 1S50. His boyhood days were spent at his birthplace andat Watkins, N. Y. 1 :^*5fe. iiy!w '>i i i ?p ^ Phiitii by Harris. E. E. ELLIS' RESIDENX'E. E. E. ELLIS. With the exception of the past eight years, which have been devoted to his present business, he de- voted his time principally to the mercantile busi- ness at Allentown, Pa., Wilmington, Del., Mc- Lean, N. Y., and Etna, N. Y. He was married April 21, 1890, to Miss Alice Blinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Blinn of McLean, N.Y. The}' have two children, Leo Eugene and Errol Blinn, and all live at their residence, 106 North Main street. The Epworth League. — The Epworth League of the First M. E. church, Cortland, N. Y.. was organized and obtained its charter May 15, 1891. Mrs. Ruth B. Avery was the first president. Previous to this time the society was known as the Young People's associa- tion. The organization has been a strong one from its birth; the co-op- eration and energy of its members have resulted in much good work, since itsobject from the begin- ning has been " to pro- mote intelligent and vital piety in the members; to aid them in the attain- ment of purity of heart and in coustantgrowth in grace, and to train them in the works of Mercy and Help." At present there is a total member- ship of 1 20. The work of the League is carried on through six departments with their several com- mittees. Devotional meetings are held every Sunday evening one hour before the regular preach- ing service, and the busi- ness meetings are held *■*>- v 42 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. F. L. HAHKIS, .SUUVEMH AKTi.ST. tlie second Monday evening of each calendar mouth. The officers of the society' are viz.: Presi- dent, C. F. Weiler; department of spiritual work, Austin White; department of mercy and help, Mrs. N. B. Wilcox; department of literary work, Miss Mary Oday; department of .^iocial work, Mrs. A. L. Gladding; department of correspondence. Miss Nina McCarthy; department of finance, Prosper Gillette. F. Lincoln Harris, one of the artists whose work has done so much to make the Souvenir a very tasty and handsome publication, occupies a studio at 79 Jlain street, which is unusually large and fully equipped for a photographer's studio in a town the size of Cortland. On June i, 1895, he bought out M. Dever Westcott, coming to Cort- land from Skaneateles, where he had conducted a gallery for eight years. The studio is supplied with apparatus to make any kind of work from minatures to life-sized portraits and for crayons, pastels and oil in which work Mr. Harris has made a study, having taken lessons from com- petent artists. The gallery has been run a good many years and it is estimated by Mr. Harris that he has here on file at least 15.000 negatives of the living and dead, to which he attaches great value. He was born in the town of Nelson, JIadison county, near Cazenovia, September 13, iS6o, and in 1S75 he began work at the profession he had chosen to follow in a portable galler}- for Jordan Brothers of Syracuse ; afterwards continuing on the road with P. W. Noble. After two ^-ears of experience in a drug store at Cuyler he engaged to learn modern photography with A. A. Johnson of Cazenovia, where he served an apprenticeship of three years, then going to Clyde to take in- struction of Prof. J. R. Muth in art work and re- touching. He afterwards conducted a gallery on the road and in iSS4-S6 conducted a gallery in Dryden, going thence to Skaneateles. Mr. Har- ris did a great deal of scenery viewing in that village and his work in the Souvenir shows that he is as accomplished in that line of photography as in portraiture. In 1SS5 he married Pearl Mynard of East Homer. His business in Cort- land has steadil}' increased and now he has two assistants, :Miss'l. M. Cayvette and Jliss Lillian Hayes, and yet the close of 1S99 found him with all he could do on his own hands. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Homer Avenue Methodist Episcopal church was organized on the 22d day of January, 1891, with 37 members and the following officers: Presi- dent, Mrs. W. B. Stoppard: vice-presidents, Mr.s. F. L. H.\HKI8' STfUIO. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 43 J. W. CUDWORTH. Rev. C. E. Hamilton, Mrs. N. J. Peck and Mrs. J. J. Walker; corresponding secretary, Helena M. Myers; recording secretary, Mrs. F. L. Bosworth; treasurer, Augustine Crawley. Upon the payment by the members of |20 to the general fund of the Methodist Episcopal Missionary society for each of the following, the^' were thereby made life members of that society: Mrs. D. C. Dutcher, Mrs. W. B. Stoppard, Miss Augustine Crawley, Mrs. J. J. Walker, Mrs. Rev. C. E. Hamilton, Mrs. T. P. Benjamin, Miss Helen M. Angell. By the pay- ment of $so each year the society of this church is supporting and educating an orphan in Italy, as well as sending barrels of clothing to the frontier missionaries in our own land, and boxes of cloth- ing and Christinas gifts to be distributed by our missionaries iu Corea and Japan. The following named persons are now in office in this society: President, Miss Helen M. Angell; vice-presidents, Mrs. J. C. B. Mover, Mrs. Elijah Kelley, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Cornelia Delevau and Mrs. Sher- wood ; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lincoln Seeber; recording secretary, Mrs. Stephen D. Ballard; treasurer. Miss Augustine Crawley. J. W. Cudworth, well known as a successful specialist iu fitting lenses to the eye, was born in Putney, Vermont, and moved to Cortland when 12 years old. In 1865 he went to Bainbridge, N. Y., and learned the trade as watchmaker, serving three years' apprenticeship and then buying the business. In 1S74 he was appointed postmaster and he conducted the office in connection with his other business. In 1869 he married Miss Elosia C. Maine of Oxford, N. Y. She died in '94. They had one child. Dr. L. W. Cudworth of Perry, Mich. In 1S78 he moved to McGraw, N. Y., and engaged in business. He was twice elected jus- tice of the peace in that district. In 18S5 he moved to Oxford, N. Y. In 1S90 he sold out his busi- ness there and took up the study of the eye. In 1893 he graduated from the N. Y. School of Optics and took up his residence in Cortland. He estab- lished offices in some twenty towns, so that he spent but one-fourth of his time here. Upright in his dealings and careful of his patrons' eyes he has built up a very nice spectacle business. Now he is obliged to spend most of his time here. He has purchased the optical business of W. G. Mead and rented a room in his store which he has fitted up with modern improvements for first- class optical rooms, and there he will spend every week day except Wednesday. Adolf Dahm=Petersen, the noted voice special- ist and teacher of artistic singing, is a native of Kristiania, Norway, but has been a resident of this country for the last twenty years. He has for the past three years resided in Ithaca and has during this period maintained a studio in Cort- land, and some of the best known local singers are pupils of his. His principal musical training was attained under European masters among whom may be mentioned the celebrated com- poser, Johan Svendsen, as well as the renowned vocal teacher, Emilio Belari, now of New York city, and he has appeared as soloist with such organizations as the New York Oratorio society, Sousa's band, the Damrosch German Opera com- pany and others, and his performances have been endorsed by the best known critics in N. Y. city and elsewhere as proved by the numerous press notices in his possession. His studio is in the Standard block. Room 15. Cortland Science Club. — On the evening of Sept. 16, 1899, by invitation of Dr. F. W. Higgins, Prof M. W. Booth, Mr. N. H. Gillette, Major A. Sager, Mr. David Wesson, Dr. F. D. Reese and Mr. F. E. Whitmore, met at Dr. Higgins' office to organize an association for the promotion of sci- ence. A committee of three, consisting of Major A. Sager, Dr. F. W. Higgins and Prof. M. W. Booth, at a meeting held Sept. 23, where about fifteen were present, reported a constitution, which was adopted , and the following officers were elected to serve imtil Oct. I, 1900. President, Dr. F. W. Higgins; vice-president. Ma- jor A. Sager; secre- tary, Mr. A. ]. Mur- ray; treasurer, Dr. F. D. Reese. The first meeting after the organization was held in the Hatch Library building, and was addressed by Major A. Sager on " Con- chology," Prof. M. W. Booth on "Structural Chem- istry," and Mr. F. E. Whitmore on "Plant Structure.'' On the evening of Nov. II, 1S99, Prof. W. A. Cornish de- livered an interesting lecture on " Meteors," and ADOLPH DAHJI-PETER.SEN. on the evening of Nov. iS Mr. David Wesson gave an illustrated lecture on "Some Edible Oils and Fats." Its membership is limited to twent}'. Each member has the privilege of in viting a friend to its meetings. The present members are: Dr' F. W. Higgins, Major A. Sager, Mr. A. J. Mur- ray, Dr. F. D. Reese, Dr. F. J. Cheney, Prof. M. W. Booth, Prof. W. A. Cornish, Hon. D. W. Van Hoesen, Mr. L. Cooper, Dr. H. C. Hendrick, Mr. J. N. Orr. Mr. F. E. Whitmore, Mr. N. H. Gillette, Mr. H. C. Pierce, Mr. David Wesson, Mr. H. L. Smith, Dr. George H. Smith, Rev. U. S. Milburn. 44 ■GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. W. Q. Mead, the jeweler, has been in business in Cortland since Aug. i, 1890, when, in company with C. D. Tallmadge, he bought out the business of Myron Dubois, then being conducted at No. 51 Wain street. It was continued under the firm name of W. G. Mead & Co. for three years, when Mr. Jlead purchased Tallmadge's interest and has since carried it on alone with success. Two years after the co-partnership was dissolved the busi- ness was removed to No. 49 Main street next to Warren, Tanner & Co.'s, but on .\pril 21, 1S98, Mr. Mead bought the l^dgcomb block and moved into his present quarters, after spending considerable money to improve the property and make it avail- able for modern business purposes, as well as to accommodate a large and growing business. While the improvements were being made, from April to September, he was located in the Schermerhorn block. The store is centrally located, and is in all respects very nicel}- fitted up and well stocked. Mr. Mead is a practical watchmaker and optician, having been while engaged in business at Sala- manca the official inspector of time-pieces for the eastern division of the N. Y., P. & O. R. R., and for the western division of the Erie railroad At the close of 1899 he turned the optical branch of his business over to J. W. Cud worth. The line of goods he handles consists of all kinds of jewelers' wares, watches, diamonds, silverware, etc., as well as fishing tackle, guns and ammunition. In the early part of December, 1899. he put in a line of pianos, taking the agency for Cortland county for Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, Weser Bros and the Gib- son Piano Manufacturing Co. Mr. Mead was born in Warsaw, Wyoming county, .-^pril 4, 1S63, and was educated at Pike seminary. When seventeen years old he entered the employ of J. .\. Main, a long established jeweler at Warsaw, where he learned repairing and the general details of the business. In iSSi he went to Fredonia, where he was with F. W. Bartlett for about a year, Ihene.xt \'ear .going to work for F. Woodward at Cattarau- gus, and in the spring of 1883 going to Salamanca to work for E. H. Wade as ajourneyman. In the fall of 1884 he was employed by L. P Tarbox at New Brunswick, N. J., and in .Vpril, 1885, he went to Ellenville, N. Y., engaged to work for Myron wM ^M YLC . X E A D . \V. G. .ME.\I) tf JEWELKY STOKE. W. 1:. .MEAD. Dubois, the man he afterward succeeded when he started in business in Cortland. A few months later Dubois opened a branch store in Livingston Manor, N. Y., in which Mr. Mead subsequently obtained an absolute ownership, and from which he retired in 18S6 to engage in business in Sala- manca, where in partnership with E. F. Norton he bought the same store in which he a few years before had been employed as journeyman. Four years later he came to Cortland. On Sept. 12, 18SS, he married Jessie F. Williams of Salamanca. He is a member of the Cortlandville Masonic Lodge. Viewed in Autumn. — Some one has said that first impressions are the most lasting. This is evidently true with regard to the early influences that cluster around our childhood ; and in some degree it is also true with regard to our first in- troduction into a community. The writer be- came a resident of Cortland late in the fall of 1897. This was the most unoropitious time of year to receive favorable impressions of the out- ward appearance at least of any town that might be selected. Trees were stripped of their foliage; cold rains continuing for several days ; mud, not mud but mortar from one end of Main street to the other, and extending the full length of every other street, till a stranger might think, if only the material of which the streets were composed had been a little more diluted, that he was in the city of Venice and his only mode of navigation was by means of the ubiquitous gondolier. But all this has changed, for while the trees still drop their summer mantle in obedience to the Ruler of the seasons, and the former and latter rains continue to do his bidding, the people of Cort- land have practically annihilated mud with the magnificent asphalt pavement on JIain and sev- eral adjacent streets, and rendered it a pleasure to drive on these much travelled thoroughfares. Impressions formed at first from the outward ap- pearance of a town are not alwaj's a true index of the character of the people Cortland is a splen- did town, enterprising in its business capacity, generous in its spirit of hospitality, loyal to its literary and religious institutions, looking well to those things which tend to elevate and ennoble its people, and frowning down upon evil and evil •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 45 doers in a way to make them think this is no place for them. Greater improvements might still be made that would render Cortland much more pleasing to a stranger, but these will come in due time. Elegant stores, beautiful homes, spacious lawns and well paved streets do not give character to a town, but it is the culture and re- finement of the people that these indicate, which impresses one and leads him to form his opinion of a town ; and so long as the people of Cortland are God-fearing, church-going, Sabbath-keeping and whiskey-hating, no one can long abide here without being well satisfied with his environ- ments.— Rev. J. C. B. Mover. Peck Bros, started iu business on Feb. i, 1896, when they opened the store at 97 Main street, together with a store house in the rear for the sale of agricultural machinery, implements, wagons, sleighs, horse furnishing goods and farmers' sup- plies. In 1897 the}' started a lumber business and on .\pril I, 1S99, they took possession of the ar- mory on Main street. This building encloses a space 80 X 220 feet which they have cut up into two departments, viz.: The horse furnishing goods, manufactory and ware rooms, which together with the office, occupies a space 30x60 feet, and the display rooms for implements, ma- chinery and vehicles occupying the rest of this large sized building. In the rear of the armory- they have established the lumber business. The firm comprises M. J. and L. W. Peck, both of whom are natives of Solon, Cortland county. The Pecks are an old family, one of the earliest in this county. Stephen Peck and his wife, their grandparents, rode horseback through the state from the Hudson river in 1S04. Passing through Cortland thej' settled in the virgin forests, six and a half miles east of the village. There were only four log houses here at that time. They cleared up 210 acres, a farm upon which they raised twelve children, and the title to which has con- tinued in the family. Of that family circle only two remain, Piatt Peck at Brookton and Mrs. Emily Burlingham in Cortland, uncle and aunt of M.J. and L. W. Peck. John Peck, their father, and his brother Piatt lived and brought up their M. .1. PECK. [Hyatt, Phi.tu.] L. \V. PECK. families together on that farm. M. J. Peck was born March 10, 1869, and educated in the public schools of Solon and McGraw and in the Coit- land Normal school. In 1889 he married Gert- rude M. Smith of Solon and they have one daugh- ter, Bessie L., six years old. Mr. Peck managed four farms, altogether 510 acres, until iS93,when owing to injuries received in a railroad accident while en route to the World's fair, he was com- pelled to give up farming. He opened a feed store in Cortland and sold farming implements. So successful was he in the latter that during the spring and summer of that year he sold sixty- three machines and getting the purchasers to- gether in Cortland he fed and led them in a parade with their machines out of town headed by a band of music. The following year while with the Hitchcocks he repeated the same scheme. Both events made a hit. He is a member of the Photo by Hyatt. PECK BROTHERS' SALES AND WAREROOMS. 46 ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. First Baptist church and is the superintendent of the .Sunday school, elected April i, 1898. L. \V. Peck was born in Solon May 16, i865, and was educated in the public schools of Solon and McGraw, also taking a course in a business college at Poughkeepsie. On June 1, 1SS7, he married Jennie L. Smith of Solon and the follow- ing year upon the death of his father took the old homestead which he managed until 1S94 when he retired from farming and located in Cort- land, not going into business however until he formed the co-partnership with his brother a vear later. He is a member of the First Baptist church. He has two children. Lena M., 10 years old, and Carl J., 4 jears old. plying the factories. Mr. B. B. Jones was the next postmaster. Mr. Jones died before his term expired and C. F. Thompson was appointed acting postmaster until Mrs. Jones could be appointed to fill the unexpired term. During this time the volume of business was on the increase and many improvements were made in the service. Over a year ago the present postmaster, A. S. Brown, assumed the responsibilities of the office. Since then a letter carrier has been added to the force ; also a sub-clerk and janitor. The office plan has been overhauled to secure greater conveniences, including two windows at the carriers' delivery and an evening delivery- at the factories provided by horse route. The letters are postmarked by Photos by Hyatt. The Cortland Post Office, as far back as can be learned, was located where the Keator block now stands with Andrew Dickson as postmaster. Then under Postmaster Jehiel W. Taylor it was moved up town to the present site of the Burgess block. It was again removed to a building located in the rear of the Savings bank with Hiram Crandall as postmaster, and moved across the street when H. .\. Jarvis was postmaster, being at that time a fourth class post office. Jarvis con- tinued in office for over 14 years and before the end of his term it passed ta third class office. Then James A. Nixon became postm.ister and the business of the office was increased very rapidly so that during his term it was made a second class office. He removed it to its present location and put in the present fixtures. He was succeeded by Postmaster Maybury who installed the carrier service. Next 'came S. M. Ballard, who, besides improving the service, added the horse route, sup- POSTMASTER AND STAPF. machinery. It requires 26 pouches per day for the outgoing letter mail while both outgoing and incoming daily mails carry 8,000 letters daily. The papers and packages take about 30 mail bags daily. Fifteen mails, daily, are received and eigh- teen dispatched. The total amount handled for thirty-five days, from Oct. 3 to Nov 6, were 20,636 lbs. 15 oz. The office under Postmaster Brown's regime has steadily increased in importance, the postmaster being ever alert to perfect the service and desirous to accommodate the patrons. The Staff. (Figures are key to portraits.] 1 Andrew S Brown, postmaster. 2 George H. Kennedy, deputy postmaster. 3 E- Jay Hopkins, mailing clerk. 4 Randolph H. Miller, general delivery and stamp clerk. 5 James H. Turner, money order department. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTIvAND. 47 6 Franklin Jones, substitute clerk. 7 William F. Youmans, janitor. 8 I. Dan Lester, letter carrier. 9 Theo. Sheele}', letter carrier. 10 Patrick F. Lyons, letter carrier. 11 Samuel L. Palmer, letter carrier. 12 Wm. F. Maher, letter carrier. 13 George T. Lester, letter carrier. 14 Dewitt Howard, letter carrier. Oliver Jennison, substitute letter carrier. Ernest D. Fiske, substitute letter carrier. The Correspondents. — Clayton H. Buell, the Elmira Sunday Telegram correspond- ent, in point of experience as a newspaper correspondent is the veteran of them all. At one time he edited a paper of his own — Buell's Saturday Review — in this village, and he has acted as Cortland correspondent for many out of town papers. For some time he resided in Washington, D. C, where he held a government position, and during his stay there he also corresponded for vari- ous New York papers. Later he worked on the city staff of some of the metropolitan papers. The Syracuse Herald is represented by Robert E. Kerby, a staff correspondent. Mr. Kerby came here in the fall of 1897, and in less than a year had more than doubled the Cortland circulation of his paper. In August, 1898, he was sent to Seneca Falls, where he established a branch similar to the one ill this village. He returned here in November, 1S98. Asa J. White, the Syracuse Post-Standard representative in this village, is the most recent acquisition to the ranks of Cortland correspondents. He has had some experience in newspaper work in Ohio, having published a paper there for a time. He began work for the Post-Standard, August, 1899. Eugene Davis, correspondent for the Syracuse Journal and Bingamton Republi- can and local editor of the Cortland Democrat, is sometimes called the "dean of Cortland iournalism," as he is the oldest active newspaper THE NORMAL NEWS STAFF. F. A. Ward, Frank Pierce, Asst.Ed. Local Ed. E. B. Robinson, Mem. Ex. Com. Tlios.J.McEvoy, Alumni Ed. Charles M. Morse, Ed.-in Chief. NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS. Asa J. White, Syracuse Post-Standard. Clayton H. Buell, Elmira Telegram. Eugene Davis, Syracuse Journal. R. E. Kerby, Syracuse Herald. man in town. He formerly published a paper in Lisle, Broome county, but for the last few years has served as correspondent for various out of town papers. When F. C. Parsons purchased the Democrat about a year ago Mr. Davis was placed in charge of the local news department, where he has been doing good work. "The Normal News." — The Normal News is published monthly dur- ing the school year by the Delphic fraternity. It is the oldest paper in New York State published by a Normal school. It made its first appearance in 1869 as a paperof twelve pages and was called the "Index Normalis." It was dis- continued at the end of the term. In 1879 t^^^ P^" per was revived and pub- lished under the name of "The Normal News." The first editor was Ham- ilton Terry. At first it was issued semi-monthly, but after the first term it wasenlargedand changed to a monthly. M a n y changes have been made in the paper since that time, but it still Ijears the same name and maintains its position as a "fitting exponent of the school." The paper is and always has been under the exclu- sive control of what is C. R. Sanders, A. W. Armitage Mem. Ex. Com. Ch'n Ex. Com. Dora C. Mandeville, Literary Ed. 48 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. now the Delphic fraternity. The literary editor is elected from the other literary societies of the school, and the Alumni editor from among the graduates. Qrover Post, No. 98, G A. R , Cortland, was organized June 14, 1.S69. The charter members were: J. C. Carmichael, J. T. Pratt, Geo. L. War- ren, Frank Place, John Fredericks, Dan'l L. Baker, Wilkins Bridgeford, Aaron .Sager, A. P. Smith, J. W. Strowbridge Department Com- mander Henry A Barnum detailed two comrades from Syracuse, H. Wadsworth Clark and George K. Collins as mustering officers. The firtt elec- tion of officers occurred on the day of muster, June 14, 1869, and resulted in the election of the following officers : Commander, J. C. Carmichael; senior vice-commander, Frank Place ; junior vice- commander, John Fredericks ; adjutant, J. T. Pratt ; quarter-master, Geo. L. Waters ; surgeon, Aaron Sager ; chaplain, Otis Smith ; officer of tlie day, Geo. L. Warren ; officer of the guard, John Freer ; quarter-master sergeant, John P. White ; sergeant-major, Edward Seacord. Three only of has had 27 different commanders. 9of whom have passed away. The Post occupies beautiful quar- ters in the Burgess block, corner Main and R. R. streets, known as Grand Army hall. Through the efforts of comrades of this Post, the Cortland Soldiers' Monumental association was chartered and a beautiful and lasting monument, a work of art and beauty, was erected at a cost of over $5,000. This monument, erected in 1876, as a "Centennial offering of Cortland county to the memory of those who fought in defense of Union," stands upon Church street facing Court, and is one of the finest in the State of New York; an object lesson in patriotism to the thousands of children who pass it daily, p'or the past 12 years Grover Post has been aided in its work of " Fra- ternity, Charity and Loyalty" by an auxiliary association known as Grover Relief Corps, No. 96, W. R. C. This association of ladies has from the beginning been a blessing to the Post and has tended in many ways to strengthen and sustain its every effort. A. flourishing Camp of Sons of Lfourt House.; CIIfRCH ST.. NOP.TH FPvOM NK.\K Ldllil. Photo by Hyatt. the charter members survive. The comrades of this post selected the name of one of Cortland's gallant soldiers and most respected citizens, An- drew J. Grover. In i86r he was pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Cortland. He resigned his pastorate, stepped down from the sacred desk, donned the uniform of a Union sol- dier and taking with him a number of his brethren from his own church he recruited Co. A, 76th N. Y. Vol. Infantry and in command of that com- pany as captain, went forth to fight for the "old flag" he loved so well. On the bloody field of Gettysburg July i, 1863, while in command of the regiment as major he was instantly killed by a rebel bullet at the very opening of the battle. His remains were brought to Cortland, buried in the Rural cemeterj- and annually on May 30 his comrades of the Post named after him, decorate his grave with spring's choicest flowers and fire a parting volley of musketry over his honored dust, after which the bugler blows the old army call "lights out." Since its organization Grover Post Veterans was organized au.\iliary to the Post some 10 years ago and was named after James H. Kel- logg, the deceased son of one of the Past Com- manders, H. M. Kellogg. James H. Kellogg Camp, No. 48, Sons of Veterans, was an organi- zation of which the Post was proud, composed as it was of a membership of intelligent, patriotic 3-oung men who took great pride in their work and who were repeatedly honored by the Depart- ment. Owing to a lack of numbers, removals from town and deaths, their ranks were decimated and after a record of teu years of faithful work, they surrendered their charter. The present of- ficers of Grover Post are : Commander, Geo. W. Wolcott ; Sen. vice-commander, H. B. Greenman; Jun. vice commander, H. R. Burroughs ; adjutant, O. P. Miner ; quarter-master, M. E. Corwin ; sur- geon, Norman Thompson ; chaplain, H. M. Kel- logg ; officer of the day, R. H. Moon ; officer of the guard, H. M. Robinson ; quarter-master ser- geant, M. L. Alexander; sergeant-major, D. C. Beers. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 49 Qrover Relief Corps, No. 96, of Cortland, was organized April 6, 1SS7, and the following officers were installed by Sarah C. Mink, then Dept. Pres- ident : President, Ella E. Kellogg ; senior vice- president, Julia G. Sager ; junior vice-president, Mary .\. Wright ; secretary, Sarah H. Place ; treasurer, Ellen M. Palmer ; chaplain, F. Endell Edgcomb ; conductor, Minnie Young ; guard, Sarah L. Hill ; assistant conductor, Mary Seacord; assistant guard, Emma Baker. Meetings were held in Good Templars' hall and other places un- president at that time, filled the vacancy the re- mainder of the year. In 1S93 Mrs. Sarah L. Hill was chosen president and served three years. Mrs. F. Endell Edgcomb was then elected president and served two years, then positivel}- declined to serve the third year. Grover Corps has every year observed their anniversary with an enter- tainment to which the Grover Post, S. O. V. and public are invited. In 1S95 Mrs. Ella E. Kellogg surprised the Corps by making them a present of a beautiful and life-like picture of their late presi- Photos by Hyatt. THE SOLDIERS' MONTMENT AND P.\KK. ['* The American Volunteer."— The .Statue. 1 til 1893, when Grover Post, No. 98, \\'. R. C, and S. O. V. rented rooms in the Burgess block for a term of years. Grover Corps was organized with sixteen members, and steadily increased until in 1897 the membership reached 79, but, owing to some going out of town, and several deaths, the membership has decreased to 61. Mrs. Kellogg had the office of president four years. Mrs. Car- rie Van Hoesen scarcely one year, when she met her death, by being thrown from her carriage. Nettie A. Phillips who was acting as senior vice- dent, Carrie Van Hoesen, and on their tenth an- niversary they were the proud and happj- recipi- ents of a beautiful banner presented by Grover Post. Grover Corps has had but one treas- urer, Mrs. Ellen A. Palmer, who has performed her duties so faithfully and correct they have never wished to make a change. The present of- ficers are : President, Alice A. Hoxie ; senior vice-president, Lovina Burroughs; junior vice- president, Harriet L. Davis ; secretary, Aurelia M. Gilbert ; treasurer, Ellen M. Palmer ; chap- 50 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. lain, Eliza M. Fredericks ; conductor, Linnie A. Robbins ; guard, Sarah A. Sandwick ; assistant conductor, Mary F. Gillett ; assistant guard, Nancy J. Canfield ; color bearers. No. i, F. En- dell Edgcomb ; No. 2, Sarah L. Hill ; No. 3, Julia G. Sager ; No. 4, Mary S. Alexander. The Pree Hethodist Church. — About ten years ago Rev. B. Winget came to Cortland and held a series of meetings in a large tent, which revival effort finally resulted in the organization of the Free Methodist church. Mr. Winget organized the society in 1891. Rev. W. H. Clark was the first regular pastor, who served for two years. PliDto by Butler. FKl. 1-1 ' iirarH. Mr. winget succeeded him and built the church edifice which is located on Schermerhorn street. Rev. H. W. ?'ish followed and during his term of service (1893-4) he erected the parsonage. The other pastors which have served are O. S. Baker, 1895-6; W. J. Riker, 1S97-S ; D. W. Clark, 1S99; O. M. Owen, who has recently moved here. The church and parsonage property is valued at $4,000. Rev. O. M. Owen, the present pastor of the Free Methodist church, is the son of Rev. E. Owen, who, while the War of the Rebellion was in prog- ress, served two years as pastor of the First M, E. church of Cortland. The son attended the old wooden academy for a time, when Mr. Carver was principal, and also for a season during H. M. Dodd's principalship. He was graduated at Caz- enovia seminary in 1869. In 1871 he joined the Susquehanna conference of the Free Methodist church and has served the principal charges in the state, such as Utica, Syracuse, Buffalo,' Bing- hamton, Rochester, besiiles having several times acted as District (Presiding) Elder. He is the author of several books such as " Ingersoll An- swered from the Bible," "Rum, Rags and Re- ligion," "The Great Celestial R. R."etc. He has recently moved from Buffalo to Cortland and is just commencing his pastorate in this citv. Sager & Jennings.— This is the oldest drug firm in Cortland, dating back to Centennial year, .\pril i, '76. The business to which they succeeded was established by the senior partner, A. Sager, Oct. 15, i8.sS, in the building No. 15 N. Main street, now- occupied by Mr. James M. Churchill as a residence. Shortly after, he moved to a small building belonging to Mr. James A. Schermerhorn, next to the postoffice, which was then located on the pres- ent site of The National Bank. Here the business was continued until the fall of 1861, when it was sold to Dr. T. C. Pomeroy. After serv- ing his country in the War of the Rebellion as a captain in the 76th Reg. N. Y. S. Vols, until March, 1S63, when he was mustered out for disa- bility from wounds, Mr. Sa- ger again established him- self in business on the cor- ner of Main street and Clin- ton avenue, then Mill street, in a building known as the Barnard block. On Jan. 11, 1569. a co-partnership was formed with Mr. T. W. Dal- ton, under the firm name of A. Sager & Co. Mr. Dalton withdrew from the firm in March, 1870, to engage in business in the oil region of Pennsvlvania. On May 23, 1570, iMr. W. A. Pierce be- came a partner and the busi- ness was conducted under the same name as before for two years, when Mr. Pierce withdrew to engage in busi- ness in Svracuse in the firm "Stand. Inii. E.i." of Smith & Pierce, druggists. After this Mr. Sager was sole proprietor until .\pril I, 1876, when Mr. Enimett F. Jennings, who had been in his employ for three years, be- came a member of the present firm. By close at- tention to business and strict integrity in dealing with the public the firm has been successful from the beginning. For many years, paints, oils and varnishes have been an important addition to their business. They have been the sole agents for the sale of Harrison Bros.' read\' mixed Town aud Country paints. Their line of drugs, proprietary medicines and druggists' sundries is complete. In fact everything will be found here kept in a GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 51 well-equipped city drug house. The senior member of the firm, Maj. A. Sager, is a native of Albany county. His boyhood was spent at the capital of the state. During the year 184S his family moved to the city of Syracuse, N. Y. In 1855 he began the study of medicine in the office of Hoyt & Mercer, Prof. Alfred JMercer of Syracuse university being a member of the firm . In June, 1856, he took up his residence in Cort- land, but still pursued his studies until he em- barked in the drug trade. He became a promi- nent member of the New York State Pharma- ceutical association, having been elected suc- cessively to the offices of third and first vice- presidents, and in 188S to the presidency of the association. Mr. Emmett F.Jennings was born in the town of Palermo, Oswego Co., N. Y. He graduated from the Mexico academy, after which he took a thorough course of chemistry in the University of Illinois. Mr. Jennings is a careful and reliable pharmacist, and has paid special attention to the prescription department of the establishment. Mr. A. F. vSager, son of the, senior member of the firm, is in their em- ploy. He has had several years of experience in one of the most popular retail drug stores in Syracuse. Mr. Harry Greenman has been in their emplo)' for several years. The store of Sager & Jennings is located on the corner of Main street and Clinton avenue, the center of the trolley sys- tem, and here a large proportion of the passen- gers from our neighboring villages alight from the cars. The store affords a convenient and com- fortable waiting room for them. f ^ p^. i^-««8«Ms«^«»»:««^.,ii^ij^ Harris Photo. SAGER & .JENNINGS' DRUG STORE. EMMETT F. JENNINGS. A. .SAGER. [See Sk. I^. ai. Hyatt Photos. The Epworth League, Homer Avenue M. E. church, was organized in the fall of 1890, during the pastorate of Rev. Charles E. Hamilton, with Mr. Lewis Wilcox (now Rev.) as president. The charter is No. 4348, dated Dec. 22, iSgo. The league has always been one of the strongholds of the church, each department doing its work in assisting pastor, Sunday-school superintend- ent and the church generally. Our roll book shows a mem- bership of 210. The regular business meet- ings are held the first •- Wednesday evenings of each month. The devotional meetings are held one hour be- fore the evening ser- vice each Sabbath. These meetings are very beneficial and w'ell attended. The average attendance for the past two years has been 55. The annual election of officers oc- curs the first Wednes- day evening in May. The presentcabinetis: President, Hiram B. Ingalls; first vice- president, Ina Parmi- ter; second vice-presi- dent, Martha Seeber; third vice-president, Stella French; fourth vice-president, Benja- min A. Nichols; sec- retary, Grace Keeler; treasurer, Howard Moyer ; chairman of missionary commit- tee, Effie Hallock. **fcjaa|i>y:agj5K:rn:rn7 La rim 52 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. n. A. Case started in business in Cortland in 1894, in the store he has since occupied, at the head of the firm of Case, Ruggles & Bristol. In 1S96 Case & Ruggles bought out Bristol, and in August, 1S98, Mr. Case succeeded Rug- gles. The store from the beginning has been con- ducted alongthelinesof straight dry goods and ladies' ready-made fur- nishing goods, includ- ing silk waists, muslin goods, underwear, ho- siery andkid gloves. Of course, the stock in- cludes all that is usually found in the dry goods line, but the specialties above enumerated com- prise the features of the trade enjo^'ed by this house. Itmay be sum- marized by saying that everything ready for la- dies to wear is included e.xceptshoesand millinery. The business is located at No. 71 Main street, in the Second National Bank building, where it was newly opened by the first named firm, and occupies the main floor and a part of the second floor. The store comprising the gen- eral part of the business is 20x90, while the cloak and ladies' wear department are in an L 20.^30. M. A. Case was born in Granville, Pa., Dec. 21, 1859. Upon leaving school he entered the dry goods store of E. E. Loomis at Troy, Pa., and nine months later entered the employ of New- berry, Peck & Co., of the same place, where he remained nine years, getting the experience which has proven so valuable to him since then. In 1888 the firm of Case, Ruggles & Leonard was organized to carr)- on a dry goods business at Athens, Pa., Leonard retiring a year later and the Hyatt I'hoto. M. A. CASE~CLO.\K DEPARTMENT. firm continuing as Case & Ruggles down to the time when the Cortland store was opened and Bristol was taken in as the third member of the firm. When Mr. Case succeeded to the owner- ship of the Cortland house he disposed of his in- terest in the .\thens store, which was conducted by Case & Ruggles during the four years they were together here. Mr. Case married Lillie Greggs of Troy, Pa., Dec. 27, iSSi, and they have two sons, both in the Normal school, Fred and Donald. United American Mechanics. — The Cortland Council No. 74, O. U. -A.. M., was instituted March 24, 1S93, with the following charter members: Charles A. Lownsberry, Bert Card, C. E. Ingalls, L. E. Burnham, C. S. Hyatt Photo. M. A. C.\SE— M.\IX I'LOOK. Bull, E. M. Santee, I. G. Jenks, AV. H. Dickenson, George B. French, L. B. Snow, R. H. Miller, E. JavHopkins, B.T.Wright, Fred Burke. M. C. East- man, N. M. Barrett, F. C. Hodges, Benj. Hamilton, S. S. Horton, C. H. War- ren, .\verv Thomas, C. H. Drake, CD. Green. The present officers are: Coun- cilor, Norman Thompson; vice-councilor.J.J Glann; recording secretary, F.W. Kingsbury; assistant re- cording secretary, J. B. Hunt; financial secretary-, L.H.McGraw; treasurer, J. H. Johnson; inductor, Jas. Maynard; examiner, Lero\- Call; inside pro- tector, Charles Moshier; outside protector, W. R. .\ustin ; junior ex-coun- cilor, G. F. Dann; senior ex-councilor. J. R. Birdie- bough; trustees, J. B. Hunt, W. W. Hout, Hen- ry Greenman; represent- ative to State council, L. E. Burnham ; represent- •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 53 atives to National council, J. B. Hunt, Norman Thompson; deputy State councilor, J. B. Hunt. The present number of active members is one hundred, and the order is in a ver)- flourishing condition. A. W. ricNett, the laundryman, came to Cort- land from Newark, N. Y., in February, 1S96. and bought out the laundry of Bosworth & Co., then running at the same location. No. 12 West Court street. McNett & Tanner was the name of the new firm which continued as such until February, 189S, when Mr. McNett assumed entire owner- ship. This was followed by taking out all the old machinery and putting in that which is new and modern at an expense of about |2,c>oo during the past two years. With the addition of wagons, sleighs and horses the equipment of the laundry is complete. In all respects it is a laundry up to the best mark for all that kind of work. Mr. ^IcNett was born at Sodus Point, Wayne Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1S55, and at fourteen years of age he went on the lakes to learn marine engineering, which he followed for twenty years, working for the Lehigh Valley and the Bradley Transporta- tion companies and running between Buffalo. Chicago and Dulutli. During 18SS he was in the railway mail service on the mail routes lietweeu New York and Syracuse. In 1S90 he moved to Newark, N. Y., where three years later he bought out the laundry business of Dart & Co. He is a member of the National Association of Engineers, to which he was a delegate at St. Louis in 1898, and is also a member of the Vesta lodge, Elon encampment and Canton Cortland, I. O. O. F. He is also a Forrester. On March 10, 1876, he married Mary E. Tinklepaugh of Sodus. Hyatt. Photo. A. W. McXETT. Photo by Hyatt. A. W. McXETT'S LAUNDRY. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cortland, N. v., was organized Jan. 27, 1897, as a branch of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., the mother church of Christian Science. It had held regular Sunday services for a period of nearly two years in the rooms of Vesta Lodge, I. O. O. F. Services have been held in the Samson block regularly since July 3, 1S98. The order of services is similar to that commonly followed in other churches, except that the lesson sermon is identical with that used in all christian science churches, being composed of readings from the Bible and their spiritual explanation as given in the Christian Science text book. The Wednesday evening meet- ing, held weekly at 7:45 o'clock at the church room, gives oppor- tunity to hear testimonies of the efficacy of this divinely natural system of healing through the operation of God's law, whereby good overcomes evil through the understanding of the omnipo- tence of divine truth and love. Lincoln Lodge No. 119, I. O. G. T. , was organized bv Rev. Si- las Ball, G. C. T. , in the old Water Witch Hose room on Oct. 24,1866. Col. Nelson W. Green was the first chief templar, and Mr. F. Goldsmith occupies that position at present. With the exception of the first year the lodge has oc- cupied its present hall in the old Squires building. Over sixteen hundred people have enrolled their names with the lodge. A large part of Cortland's leaders in financial, social and religious circles were at one time or an- other connected with the lodge. Lodge meets Friday evenings. 54 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. McKinney & Doubleday, deal- ers and jobbers in books, station- ery, wall paperand window shades, are tbe largest jobbing house in wall paper in the state outside of New York City, employing four traveling men the year around and supplying a large part of the trade in the eastern and New England states and Canada. The sales of wall paper by this house when it was conducted by D. E. Wallace & Co. reached the high mark in one year of 1,750,000 rolls. This was about eight years ago, a year or s' 1 before the manufacturers took iU< business out of the hands of tin jobbers. Within the past few year^ the jobbingof thishousehas begun to climb up to its former proper tions. Since Oct. i, 1S99, the buM ness has more than doubled that of the previous year, and bids fai! to triple it before the close of the present season. Taking the retail business in connection with iob- bing and the bindery, the firm employs during the usual run of trade about twenty people, alto- gether more than any previous year. The business was estab- lished in iSyoby Jlahan & Wallace, pimio by Harris the latter of whom still retains an interest, although notan active member of the firm. In the beginning it consisted of the usual .stationery linesand musical instruments. Three or four years later Mr. Wahan retired and the musical line was dispensed with. After the retirement of Mr. ;\Ia- han, Mr. Wallace conducted the business alone un- til 1890, when William G. McKinney, the senior partner of the present firm, and Mr. O. C. Smith became interested and with Mr. Wallace formed the firm of D. F. Wallace & Co. On July i, 1S95, Wallace & Co. sold out to the present firm. Since the business came into the present hands the best class of fine arts has been added with the view of giving Cortland people a selection full}- as tempting as is offered b)- the Photo b.v Harris. McKlNNEY A: DorHLEDAY.-lnlerior of Stor -McKINNEY iV DOUBLEDAY. -Wallace Building'. best cit\' houses. The stationery and book business is a considerable part of the retail trade. The bindery is the only one in this section of the state and naturally draws a large patronage. Mr. Mc- Kinney was born in the town of Dryden, Tomp- kins Co., N. Y., May 11, 1S57, and lived in the towns of Dryden and Virgil until he was 23 years old when he entered the employ of D. F. Wallace as clerk and worked his way into a position where he was able to step into a proprietary place. His knowledge of the business and the acquaintance- ship which he formed in the course of a ten years' clerkship, recommended him as a desirable part- ner and he was accordingly admitted as has been stated with Mr. Smith as the third member of the firm in 1S90. Mr. F. J. Doubledav was born in the town of Scott, Cort- land Co., Sept. 28, 1850, and was educated in the public schools and the Homer academy. In 1871 he came to Cortland and associated himself in the firm of Fitzgerald, Gee & Co., manufacturers of wagons, representing the interests of his father in the business. A year later he entered into partner- ship with his father in the furniture and nderlak- ing business, which they started at that time in Cortland under the busi- ness name of Doubleday & Sou. Three or four years afterwards he went into real estate transac- tions, in the course of which he purchased a large tract of land in the northern part of the vil- lage and, opening a street and cutting the propertj- into lots and putting them 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 55 on the market, was the means of opening up a con- siderable neighborhood to the benefit of the com- munity and witli pecuniary advantage to himself. In 1S74 he married Elizabeth Stafford of Cortland. In iSgs-'y he served as alderman from the Fourth ward, but has since kept out of politics. He is a member of the Congregational church and for eleven 3'ears has served continuously as the super- intendeut of the Sunday-school in that church. Qrace Episcopal Church. — It was not until the third meeting called to organize the church that the first step was taken. The meetings held on Jul}' 7 and 17, 1847, were ad- journed, owing to some doubt " as to the propriety of organ- izing a church according to law at this time." On Aug. 28, about a month later, twelve persons met and resolved to "incorporate themselves as a religious society in commun- ion with the Protestant Epis- copal church in the U. S. A., and that the said church and congregation be known in law by the name and title of "The Rector, Wardens and Vestry- men of Grace Church, in the Town of Cortlandville, in the Countyof Cortland." E Max- well Leal prepared the certifi- cate of incorporation on Sept. 10, 1847. and it was recorded in the office of the clerk of the county on Oct 14, 1847. It was signed by William H. Shankland, chairman of the meeting.Lyman Reynoldsand Mr. Maxwell, and was wit- nessed by Harvey S. Brown and Hiram Crandall. On Aug. 10, 1848, the certificate was for- warded by the clerk of the vestry to the Rt. Rev. DeLan- cey, Bishop, for the purpose of having the church received into the convention of the dio- cese of Western New York During the ensuing period of ten years the congregation worshipped in several places that could be obtained as cir- cum stances required; the court house, the old academy, the Universalist, the Metho- dist and the Baptist churches, at the same time keepin.g uji the requirements of the soci- ety, holding Easter election^ and sending delegates annu- ally to the diocesan conven- tion. At a meeting held Oct. 16, 185S, it was resolved to erect a church building, and Messrs. Josiah P. Ingraham, ard and James A. Schermerhorn were appointed a building committee. Horace Dibble, senior warden, presided at that meeting. The subscrib- ers to the building fund were : Jonathan Hubbard, T. I'airchild, Hiram Crandall, Wm. P. Barnard, J. .\. Schermerhorn, I. P. Ingraham, J. M. Heu- riques, Horace Dibble, W. E. Lewis, J. D. Robin- son, W. H. Warren, Dr. M. Spank, Ellen Belden, W. W. Fanning. Orrin Welch. Mrs. P. L. Bene- dict, Arrabella H. Welch, P. D. Cornwell, Theo- dore Cornwell, S.J. Hathawaj-, J. A. Graham, C. C. Taylor, Mrs. Wheeler, O. N. Doud, S. E. Welch, G. N. Copeland, Mrs. A. M. Hawks, John Rose, Wm. H. DeLancey, Calvin S. Hathaway, Joseph Reynolds, Horace Baker, Daniel Bradford, W. W. Deming, L. C. Allis, Elijah Hubbard, A. Gallagher, H. L. Green, H. P. Goodrich, Charles Foster, Loren F. Thompson, Allen B. Smith, H. O. Jewett, Harriet Welch, J. C. Pomeroy and P. B. Davis. On Dec. 21, 1.859, the vestry acknowledged the gift of a communion service from Horace and Hamilton White of Syracuse and a set of church books from Andrew Dickson of New York. About this time the building was finished and on July 13, i860, after services had been held for some time Phuto l)y Butler. William O. Barn- GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. "Stand. Ind. Ed." in the church. Bishop DeLancey consecrated the edifice. For more than twenty-five years the par- ish received a stipend from the Mission board of the diocese to aid in defraving the expenses. In 1S68 the vestry elected Wm. H. Crane, Win. H. .Shankland and Charles Turner as delegates to the primary convention of the new Central New York diocese to choose a bishop, and in June, 1S69, Hor- ace Dibble and Charles Parker were elected dele- gates to the first annual convention of the diocese. In 1S71 H. B. Hubbard, who has year after year been re-elected to that position without opposi- tion, was chosen treasurer. At a meeting on April 56 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 29, 1873, it was resolved to purchase an organ and a few days later Messrs. Hooker, Mahan and Ben- jamin were appointed to make the necessary re- pairs and alterations to accommodate tbe instru- ment. The first official action taken to secure the erection of a new edifice was at a meeting held in April, 18S6, when it was resolved that the rector should appoint a committee of which he, the rector, should be a member ex-officio to solicit subscriptions. Messrs. Webb, ;\Iager and Hub- bard were named as such a committee. The church had for several years held title to land donated for that purpose by William R. Randall, A. R. Huntington and Wilhelmina Randall, whose deed of conve\'ance was dated March 27, 1S60. This plot was increased in size by the donation of a small parcel adjoining by Mrs. M. Linda Miller. The building committee appointed April 25, 1887, comprised Rev. Mr. Arthur, and Messrs. Hub- bard, Benjamin, Mahan and Mager. On April 10, zation, has done much to win the esteem and gratitude of vestry and people. For many years the congregation enjoyed the advantage of a quartette choir who assisted the services of the church with music of unusual excellence at verv little expense to the parish. The present chorus choir has deserved since its appearance the grati- tude of the congregation for its faithfulness and efficiency." "The St. Agnes Guild, again, is an organization which deserves the practical sympa- thy and support of the parish, especially of the mothers of girls up to twelve or fourteen years of age. It is entirely missionary in its work, and its members learn while young that the church calls upon its members for helpfulness and self denial." The Missionary Society of the Congregational church was formed in 1882, with Mrs. Helen M. Waters as its first president. During the early years of its historv the societv was, in a most lit- "Staiul. Ind. Ed." TIOUUHNIOGA RIVER. FROM Photo 1887, the old building was de-consecrated by formal sentence of Bishop Huntington, who on April 12, 188S, consecrated the present building. In a sermon from which the above facts are taken, prepared and delivered by the Rev. Amos Wat- kins, the present rector of the church, he adds : "Over and over again the records of the vestry speak with thankfulness of generous and timely assistance given them by the ladies of the parish. A sewing society was very early formed by the women of Grace church and such an organization, whether sewing society or guild, has done much good in the past and has deserved the gratitude of the whole parish. I trust that, as hitherto, so henceforward patient, well directed energy will be the mark of that organization, and that the crown of usefulness and good work will be theirs in the future as it has been in the past. The Young People's society, of comparatively recent organi- POKT WATSON ST. BRIDGE. (Site of I'orl WatsoD.) by Butler. eral sense, a home missionary society, as it devoted all the money raised toward furnishing the home church and in paying a sum each year on the church indebtedness. After a few years the society began making yearly pledges to the differentCon- gregational missionary societies, giving for both home and foreign work. At the same time they still aided in meeting expenses incurred in any church improvements. Their business meetings are held the first Friday of each month in the church parlor. These are followed by a pleasant social hour, after which the ladies serve supper. These gatherings are largely attended and have always been an important element in the social life of the church. The membership of the so- ciety is about one hundred and the present of- ficers are : Mrs. A. E. Buck, president ; Mrs. Lora B. Snyder, secretary ; Mrs. Ida Dunsmoor, treas- urer. ' GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 57 .; I I 8 li 11 II K 11 „ tl f I : 11 3 B n !l Photos by Harris. N. H. Gillette The Gillette Skirt Co the manufacture of skirts three years ago. Their first factory was located in a small building on Port Watson street. A few months only had elapsed before a change to larger quarters was found to be necessary and the Wells block was se- cured. Here the business has been conducted on the second and third floors of the building. This has proved too small for present requirements and the company has purchased theproperty formerly occupied by the Cortland Corset Co. on Homer avenue and Miller street. This will furnish sev- eral times their present capacity for producing goods. The illustrations show the exterior of their new factory and the interior of the one oc- cupied at present. The success of the Gillette Skirt Co. has been won against great odds. There is perhaps no business in which there is stronger competition than in the manufacture of skirts. This company began business by selling their product to canvassing agents and by aiming to make the best petticoats possible for the money, they have built up a reputation second to none for a superior class of goods. A year ago a ladies' tailoring department was opened and it has been a pronounced success from the start. Their suits have given such universal satisfaction that cus- tomers send from long distances. A large ship- ment of custom work is sent to S3'racuse each week. The demand from out of town has been so great that but little local work could be done. With the added facilities that the new factory will give it is hoped to do much of the high class of work for the women of Cortland which has pre- THE GILLETTE SKIRT CO. General View of the Building. The Sewing Room. This company began viously gone to Syracuse and New York. This department is in charge of Madame Allsoppe, a modiste of wide experience, who by frequent vis- its to New York keeps in touch with the latest •■I)c>x"T I Look Fi.nk in Mamma's Skirt; Photo by Harris. 5S ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. things from Paris. The present year a new line of skirts was made for the trade which are known as New York skirts. Mr. H. B. Pomeroy of Syra- cuse was secured to take the management of this department and to look after the sales in New York state. A line of wrappers is being worked out. This branch of the business is known as the New York Skirt & Wrapper Co. A very satis- factory business has developed during the year, and promises well for the future. The president and general manager of the company is Mr. N. H. Gillette. The superintendent is Mrs. Ella Hoag. They have associated with them an able and efficient corps of office assistants and heads of departments. Special care is taken in the se- lection of the workers and it is safe to say that but few factories in the state can show such an in- telligent and superior class of help as can be found at work in the factory of the Gillette Skirt Co. Previous to coming to Cortland Mr. Gillette was for many years connected with Warner Bros, in New York. He was born in East Scott, Cortland Co. He is a memVjer of Aurora Grata lodge, F. & A. M., Brooklyn; also an active member of the Presbvterian church and the Science club of Cortland.' Dr. Ellis M. Santee has practiced medicine in Cortland since March, 1S90. He studied medicine with Dr. E. B. Nash of Cortland, and took a two years' course at the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, where he took a post-graduate course under the well-known homeopathic pre- ceptor. Prof. J. T. Kent. Next he took a course in the Homeopathic Medical College at St. Louis, where he had the benefit of another well-known homeopathist, Prof.W. L. Reed, and at which he was graduated after taking an advance examina- tion in order to fill the position oi resident physi- cian at Hahnemann Hospital, Rochester, N. Y., to which he was appointed by the faculty from among forty-six classmates. Here he had the instruction of Dr. Joseph A. Biegler. Dr. Santee was born at Hughesville, Pa., Aug. 13, 1862, and was educated in the public schools and at the New Columbus, Pa., academv. At the time he was in attendance ELLIS M. SAN'TKE'.S KESIDENCE.-J. S. Karber Homestead ELLIS M. SAXTEE. M.n. at the latter institution he began the study of med- icine and to obtain means to get a medical edu- cation he taught school and subsecjuenth", for two years, occupied the position of general agent for a New York book firm. While in Cortland in 1881, in the interest of the house he was traveling for, he met Miss Bulah B., the daughterof John S. Barber, and on Dec. 22, 1883, they were married, at once taking up their residence in this village. The Barber homestead, a very pleasant residence on Groton avenue, near the business center of the village, has, since the death of Mr. Barber, become the home of Dr. and Mrs. Santee. The doctor takes an active interest in amateur sports and pho- tography, having professional knowledge and ex- perience in the latter, and is especially interested in promotingevents which advance the welfare of wheelmen, being author of N. Y. State Tour Book and N. Y. State Road :Maps. He is now chairman of the Cortland County Side-Path Commission. The doctor is also largely interest- ed in real estate matters. On the opposite page is an illustration of his summer home. Elm Bluflf, at Little York lake. The launch in the foreground is the '•Elizabeth Gray," which he launched in the summer of 1898. He is a member of the Medico Chirurgical Society of Central New York, i s a con- tributor to many medical publi- cations and author of Sautee's Repertory of Convulsions. Nine vears' steady effort was devoted to compiling the genealogy of his faniilv, a book which he published in 1899, and he be- came so interested in the matter that he has since published a peri- odical devoted to that subject. He is secretary and treasurer of the County Homeopathic Medical So- ciety and clinical secretary of the Inter- State Homeopathic Medical Society. Photos by Dr. Santee. The Old Log Cabin. LITTLE YORK LAKES. Dr. Santee's Summer Home. Mt.Toppin. Ravmond's Lauding. The Outlet. The Bridge. 6o " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. John S. Barber was Ijorn of humble par- entage near Niiievah, N. Y., Nov. i, 1824. His early life was spent on the farm with such educational advantages as the rural schools afforded. Atabout seventten hewas apprenticed to a cabinet maker in Ithaca, N. Y., to learn a trade. While working as a journeyman cabinet maker he drifted to Guilford, N. Y., where he met Elizabeth Lacy Warner, whom he married Dec. 22, 1847, soon after which he moved to Berk- shire, N. Y., where he worked at his trade for two years, going to Whitney Point, where he remained about the same time, coming to Cortland in 1857, where he entered the law office of M. M. Waters. His rise in the profession was rapif Cortland village, and always re- ferred with pride to his record in that office. He speculated largely in real estate and was very successful in it. He was especially interested in furnishing homes to the labor- ing men on easy payments, and many a man is to-day living in a home which he has 100 years to pay for, through Mr. Barber's interest in that direction. In 1S6S Mr. and Mrs. Barber adopted a little girl who was given their name and grew up in their home. She is now the wife of Dr. Ellis >I. Saiitee of this village. In the early seventies Mr. P.arber erected what is now the .\uierican ho- tel, in which he had his office until near tbe time of his death. In iSSo, erected the Barber block, which stood where the Opera House now stands ; he lived there until it burned down in 1883, when he bought the Bradford place at 22 Groton avenue, which he improved and lived in up to the time of his death. He was one of the early members of Vesta Lodge, No. 255, I. O- O. F., and remained a member as long as he lived. In the fall of 1887 JOHN S. BARBER. ELIZABETH L. BARBER. "(iRlP'S- (.'OKTLAND SOUVENIR ARTI8TS. Miss Eva A. Temple. Edwin H. Hyatt. W. H. Sileox. he had a shock of paralysis from which he never rallied and from the efTects of which he died March 2, 18S8. He was a man of strong force of character, a ready thinker, a fluent and forceful speaker, of sound judgment and large executive and business ability, who was closely allied to all that tended to benefit and advance the interests of Cortland during the thirty years that he lived here. His widow still lives in the old home with Dr. and Mrs. Santee. She is over eighty, is well and hearty, with a prospect of many years of a contented, happy old age. Edwin H. Hyatt, who is entitled to consider- able credit for the very excellent work he has done for the Cortland Souveuir, has been in the pho- tographic business in Cortland for ten years. During that time his business has steadily increased, especially during the past year. The studio, at No. 41 '2 INIain street, is fur- nished in a tastj- and attractive manner, and is fully equipped with all of the latest par- aphernalia for first-class work. Himself and two assistants are kept busy throughout the year. Miss Temple is one of the best of re- touchers, and Mr. Silcox as a finisher is not surpassed. A great deal of the time extra help is employed. Mr. Hyatt was born at Cazenovia, Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1867, and attended the Cazenovia seminary. He first went into the photographic business as an employe of Stewart & Yoost, Oneida, in August, :8S7. The following year he en- gaged with Fowler at Herkimer, and in iSSq came to Cortland and formed a co-part- nership with Tooke, succeeding C. H. Over- ton, and continuing the gallery under the firm name of Hyatt & Tooke. A year ago the latter retired. "St. Agnes' Quild" of Grace church was organized iu 1S89. It was re-organized in iSgo by the Rev. Wm. Bours Clarke, then rector of Grace church, into the Junior branch of the Woman's Auxiliary. It con- sists of members of the Sunday-school, and its work is strictly of a missionary charac- ter. Meetings are held in the Guild room "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 6i every fortnight, from October to May. The offi- cers are: President, Miss Edith Bull; vice-pres- ident, Miss Ada Landreth; secretary. Miss Alma O'Brien; treasurer. Miss May Riley; directresses, Mrs. Abram M. Schermerhorn, Miss Jane Thurs- ton Guild. Y. P. S. C. E.— On the evening of Sept. 17, 18S3, there was gathered in the chapel of the First Congregational church a group of young people, called hither by their pastor, Rev. H. T. Sell, now W. H. Latimer ; secretary and treasurer, Miss Ella H. Rosa. The committees were three in number, prayer-meeting, lookout and social. The mem- bership was then active 33, and associate 12. Thus was organized the first society of Christian Endeavor in the state of New York. The first prayer-meeting held by the society, as such, was upon the following Sunday evening, Sept. 23, and "was a memorable event, seemingU' a guarantee of the blessings which have followed." The first Photos by Hyatt. EDWIN H. HYATT'S STUDIO. of Chicago, III., for the purpose of forming a young people's society. Pastor Sell spoke briefly of the grand work which was, even then, being achieved by the societies of Christian Endeavor in various directions. The constitution of the first society of its kind ever organized, that of the Williston Society of Christian Endeavor,Portland, Me., with such amendments as were deemed ad- visable, was adopted. The following officers were elected : President, H. A. Carmer ; vice-president, experience meeting was held Wednesday evening, Oct. 3. We have reason to believe that our work, under God, has not been in vain ; aye, even our own hearts have felt its reflex action. Our pres- ent membership is : Active 86, associate 5, honor- ary 16. The officers are : President. Florence M. Chaffee ; vice-president, George O. Moore ; record- ing secretary, Rosamond Robinson ; correspond- ing secretary, Lena E. Dalton ; treasurer, Florence M. Tupper. 62 ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Cortlandville Orange, No 461. — The farmers living in the outskirts of Cortland village are a thrifty, industrious class of people, and as a means of promoting sociability and of interchanging views upon matters pertaining to their occupa- tion, they organized a local grange with twenty- three charter members, know-n as Cortlandville Grange, No. 461, P. of H., July 7, 1S82. The reg- ular meetings for the first three months were held in Good Templar hall, about three miles west of Cortland village. The first officers of the grange were: Master, Dan. F. Hopkins; overseer, John S. Winter ; lecturer, John S. McMaster ; steward, Leonard J. Stafford ; assistant steward, John S. Simmons ; chaplain, James Jcnman ; treasurer, Thurber Warfield ; secretary, Leonard Kinnej- ; gate keeper, Horatio N. Rogers ; pomona, Mrs, A. Williams ; flora, Jlrs. Fannie Kinney ; ceres, Mrs. John S. Winter; lady assistant steward, Mrs. D. F. The Junior League of the Homer Avenue M. E. church was organized in 1S92 with Mrs. C. E. Hamilton (wife of the pastor) as superintendent, and Mr. J. J. Walker as her assistant. Previous to this there had been a boys' meeting, led by Mrs. Walker, and a girls' meeting, led by Mrs. Hamilton. These, being merged into each other, formed the original Junior League. Lucien Gal- linger, Arthur .-Vllen and Edith Swift were some of the early presidents. One of its charter mem- bers, Willie Seeber, has passed into the bright hereafter. The present officers are: Superintend- ent, Mrs. Eunice Seeber; assistant superintend- ent, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilbur; president, Gertrude Ryan; first vice-president, Eva Bowen; second vice-president. Edna Kellej-; third vice-president, I'lorence Dunham; fourth vice-president, Emma Bowen; secretary, Jennie Melvin; treasurer, Mer- tie .-Mien. Present membership is one hundred. rjsa&-#?^i :i£t. Wlo MtliiilM,'^ niUSUllLS, COPtTlANDDtBOCRAr ni- •n 111 in III SlllffllSffli -j-u i:,%^3^. -.l'\. m , c^^^ DAYTON BLOCK COh CORNER MAIN AND PORT WATSON STREETS, 1833. '.Stand. Ind. Ed.' Hopkins. This grange has had seasons of prosper- ity aud adversity, sometimes the attendance and membership being small, and the prospect looked dark to the few faithful followers. P'or several weeks past the grange has enjoyed a steady growth in membership, and the interest in the discussions is greater than for some years. The meetings are now held in G. A. R. hall, Cortland village, on the second and fourth Monday evenings in each month. The present officers are as follows : Master, L. E. Burnham ; overseer, Mrs. H. M. Phillips ; lecturer, Mrs. L. E. Burnham ; steward, H. M. Phillips; assistant steward, Leonard Kin- ney ; chaplain, Mrs. Ella Kinney ; treasurer, San- ford Buchanan ; secretary, G. A. Wilbur ; gate keeper, M. W. Kinnej- ; pomona, Mrs. I^oucks ; flora, Mrs. Fanny Kinney ; ceres, Mrs. L. N. Hop- kins ; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Almeron Loucks. Congregational Chapel, East Side. — The branch work uf the East Side was undertaken by the Congregational church, Sunday, .\pril 12, 1895. A Sunday-school, a Y. P. S. C. E., a Ladies' Aid society and a mid-week prayer-meeting were organized at once and have been well sustained. For two years regular preaching service and pas- toral work were carried on by special workers en- gaged for that purpose. The first superintendent was Mrs. .\. E. Buck, under whose very efficient administration the work prospered in all depart- ments. The present superintendent is Mr. J. W. Keese, whose faithful and efficient service is re- warded with most gratifying results. He has now held that onerous position for two years. A small building fund has been started and it is hoped at no very distant day that a suitable building may be erected to accommodate this very itnportant branch of the church's work. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 63 The Woman's Home flissionary Society of the First M. E. Church %vas organized Sept. 21, 18S5, with ten members. The following officers were elected at that meeting: President, Miss C. H. Henry; first vice-president, Mrs. H. M. Kel- logg; second vice-president, Mrs. Martin Edg- comb; third vice-president, Mrs. F.J. Doubleday; recording secretary, Miss Jessie Reed; treasurer, Mrs. Kiuner; corresponding secretary-, Mrs. Ow- ens. "The object of this society shall be to aid in interesting Christian women in the elevation and evangelization of need}- and destitute women and children in our own land, and in raisin g funds forthiswork." The following officers were elected kinsandsangthe Easter serviceApril 5, 1899. The present choir is composed of the following mem- bers : Soprano : Marguerite Force, Harriet Allen, Jennie T. Guild, Wilhelmina Newkirk, Lola Strowbridge, Winifred Holt, Eleanor Howard, Louise Castlemon, Grace Allen, Helen Turner, Margaret Turner, James Watkins. Alto: Harriet Strowbridge, Marian Goodhue, Jane Newkirk. Tenor : Arthur Williams, Lawrence Rose. Bass : Herman Carver, Lewis Randall, R. G. Lewis. Organist : James Foote. Violin : Arthur Dunn. Much credit is due this volunteer choir for prompt attendance at the church services and for good and conscientious musical work. COBBLESTONE SCHOOL HOUSE.— Erected 1844: Demolished 1S'.)3. ••Staml. Ind. Ed." for 1S99-1900: President, Mrs. Lucetta Hiuman; first vice-president, Mrs. O. A. Houghton; second vice-president, Mrs. G. W. Edgcomb; third vice- president, Mrs. T. E. Dye; fourth vice-president, Mrs. C. O. Smith; fifth vice-president, Mrs. F. W. Higgins; recording secretary, Mrs. Eugene Pow- ers; treasurer. Miss Mary 6'Dav; corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. T. Peck; librarian. Miss Effie A. .\llen. The subject is, "Our Countrv;" the emblem, Our Flag; the motto, "For the love of Christ and in His name. All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to \-ou, do ye even so to them." The Vested Choir of Grace Episcopal church was organized with twenty-one members Feb. i, 1896, under the direction of the Rev. .\mos Wat- Cortland Council, No. 1445, Royal .\rcanum, was organized April 23, 1S92, with seventeen charter members and elected the following officers: Regent, James P. Maher; vice-regent, A. E. Bailey; orator. Prof. D. L. Bard well; past-regent, M. W. Kunkeley; secretary, William L. Fox; collector, George I. Pruden; treasurer, E. E. Ellis; chaplain, John S. Wells; guide, Fred E. Seeber; warden, James F. McDonald; sentry, H. R. Burroughs. The present officers are: Regent, H. R. Burroughs; vice-regent, John Lanigan; orator, J. F. Wheeler; past-regent, Henry Relyea; secretary, H. W. Gaz- lay; collector. Henry Relyea; treasurer, E. D. Wood; chaplain, J. B. Sliter; guide, F. D. McGraw; warden, David Ingalls; sentry, Daniel Tucker. 64 GRIP'S" HISTORICAL vSOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. A. S. Brown, the postmaster of Cortland, moved to this village at the time he was elected county treasurer in iSSS, a position vchich he occu- pied two terms, six years. In August, iSSS, he purchased the general grocery then conducted by Peck Brothers in the Keator block, on the corner of Main and Port Watson streets, and in connec- tion with the retail part of the business he started what has since become the largest cold storage plant in this locality. It began with the buying and shipping of produce, but in 1894 Mr. Brown erected the building he now occupies at the cross- ing of Main street and the Lehigh Valley railroad, and put in a Dexter patent cold air system, com- prising cold air chambers, ice tanks and storage facilities. There are also provided means for freez- ing produce, which he uses largely for freezing butter, poultry and game, which is in prime con- dition to be marketed as desired. In the exterior work on the building there were used galvanized iron for roofing and steel siding, so that the contents may not be affected by changes in the outside temperature and be protected against fire. Perfect air circulation is insured, and the temperature may be regulated in any one or more of the storage chambers without affecting the tem- perature of the others. .A.t the time Mr. Brown established the plant he occupied only the ground floor, which has an area of 36 x 64, but the business has since increased until in 1900, he took posses- sion of the two upper floors. The original capacity was 240,000 dozens of eggs, but it has been in- creased by at least 30,000 dozens, besides having a capacity for 2,500 tubs of butter, all in cold storage, and a warehouse capacity for a large quan- tity of produce which is brought in to be shipped without storing. Mr. Brown is a large buyer of maple sugar and handles more or less apples and other produce. Hewasborn July 31, 1S57, and was thrown on his own resources at an early age. Until sixteen years old he lived with an uncle and had very little opportunity for a schooling. Then Hyatt, Photo. BROWN. Plioto by Harris. A. S. BROWN'S RESIDENCE. he was obliged to earn money to give him three terms in the high school at Ithaca and a course in a business college, by teaching and farm work. He was at the Ithaca school in i877-'7Sand in 1879 attended the business college, teaching school in Pleasant Valley in the course of the years of 1876- '79, and at Etna and West Dryden in iSSo'Sl. In the spring of the latter year he went into a gen- eral store in Peruville with Prescott Moe. and in .\ugust, 1S83, started a general store at Solon. Cortland county, where he continued the business until he moved toCortland, as has been stated. In 1SS4 he served as town clerk, and in 18S5. '86 and '87 he served as supervisor of the town of Solon. During the years of 1896 and '97 and until the summer of 1898 he served as chairman of the Re- publican county committee. While acting in that capacity he managed the affairs of the part}- with the advice and assistance of his friends in a man- ner wholly creditable to them all and with suc- cessful results. On Jan- uary I, 1899, he took the position of postmaster of Cortland, and entered upon his duties deter- mined to give the people excellent service. He has succeeded in doing so. He was a member of the village board of educa- tion four years. He is a member of the Red Men, the .\thletic club and the Tioughnioga club, al- though not especially ac- tive in the social and club affairs of the village. On Dec. 23, 1880. he married Emma A. Moe of Peru- ville, and they have one daughter, Harriet E. Brown. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 6,S Cortland Tent, No. 304, Knights of the Macca- bees, was instituted Tuesday evening, July 3, 1S94, by Deput}' Great Commander Leland Kenned}', as- sisted b}' Great Master-at-Arms William Schemp. The following officers were elected and installed; Sir Knight Past Commander, George S. Gilbert; Sir Knight Commander, J. H, Johnson; Sir Knight Lieutenant Commander M. E. Corwin; Sir Knight Record Keeper, M.C.Eastman; Sir Knight Finance Keeper, W. .\. Howard; Sir Knight Chaplain, L.E. Winslow; Sir Knight Sergeant, S S. Horton; Sir ing for insurance protection, coupled with a grow- ing and prosperous fraternal organization. Its finances are looked after by careful and painstak- ing men, and the members invite a thorough in- spection of its business methods. Negotiations are being closed for new and elaborate parapher- nalia, and a degree team second to none in New York State will be brought out to exemplify the beautiful ritualistic work. The officers for the present term are: Past Commander, Sir Knight S. Luther; Sir Knight Commander, E. N. Sherwood; I / '^^8'i^:^. ^•To Ha<. Photos by Harris. A. S. BROWX'.S COLD Knight Physician, Dr. W. J. Moore; Sir Knight Master-at-Arms, William Phalen; Sir Knight First M. of G., George Olds; Sir Knight Second M. of G., R. J. McComb; Sir Knight Sentinel, W. H. Dickinson; Sir Knight Picket, C. E. Millen. Since its institution Cortland Tent has had but one death. Sir Knight George S. Gilbert, who held a beneficiary certificatefor|2,ooo. Cortland Tent has now sixty members in good standing. Its membership roll contains the names of some of Cortland's most conservative men, who are look- STORAGE BUILDING. Sir Knight Lieutenant Commander, John Close ; Sir Knight Record and Finance Keeper, George W. Long; Sir Knight Chaplain, W. H.Gilbert; Sir Knight Sergeant, A. G. Klotton; Sir Knight Physician, Dr. C. Vernooy ; Sir Knight Master- at-Arms, S. S. Horton ; Sir Knight First M. of G., D. F. Waters; Sir Knight Second M. of G., E. D. Rogers; Sir Knight Sentinel, M. E. Sarvay; Sir Knight Picket, F. E. Millen; Trustees, M. E. Sar- vay, S. Luther, A. G. Klotton. 66 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND Beard & Peck, furniture dealers and fu- neral directors, whose place of business is at No.gJIain street, succeeded to the furniture business on Oct. i, iSSS, which was estab- lished twenty-five years ago by Randolph Beard. It was not until April i, 1891, that the undertaking branch was added. But on March 15, 1892, this firm bought out its strongest competitors, Edgcomb & Ballard, who were doing business on Railroad street where Cobb & Co. are now located, and thus combined two large stores, and necessitated the occupancy of the entire four-storv brick block, which is 30 x 120 feet, and has'a total floor space of 15,000 square feet. The suc- cess of this furniture business has been phe- nomenal from the start, and has grown so that this firm is able to buy goods in carload lots, thus competing with the largest dealers. When Randolph Beard started the business he was located in the Barber block on Gro- tou avenue, on the present site of the opera house Nine years later his son, Robert H. Beard, was taken into partnership, and until N. J. Peck bought out the senior member of the firm, it was known as R. Beard & Son. After the B.irber block was burned the busi- ness was for about a year temporarilv lo- cated on Port Watson street. From that S ii X.JAY PECK. R. II. BEARD. Harris, Photo. BEARD & PECK'S FURNITURE STORE. place it was moved to its present quarters. All kinds of furniture repairing, finishing and upholstering are done by competent workmen in the several departments. Mr. Beard has personal supervision of the un- dertaking business, which is equipped with all modern paraphernalia, including funeral car, undertaker's wagon and ambulance. Robert H. Beard was born at Pompey Hill, Onondaga county-, March 30, 1862. He mar- ried Carrie M. Peck of Cortland Feb. 6, 1884, and they have two children, Karl H. and R. Ward. He is a member of the Odd Fel- lows. N. Ja)' Peck was born in Solon, Cort- land county, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1S62, and moved to Cortland April i, 1879. For a time he was engaged in the shoe business with a cousin, thefirmbeing A. R.&N. J. Peck. He was also associated with his brother in the grocery business. For seven or eight jears he was a clerk in C. W. Stoker's grocery. On Oct. 20, 18S6, he married Hattie R. Pendleton, and they have two children. Hazel R. and Harold P. He is an Odd Fellow and a mem- ber of the fire department, being also on the board of school trustees, to which he was elected in March, 1897. Fine Wire=Drawers' Beneficial Associa- tion was instituted on March i, 1S95, with twenty members, for the purpose of helping their sick and afllicted fellow workmen. Up to the present time their assessments have been but 53 per member, and they have over $100 in bank after paying all benefits. There are at present fifty -two members in the as- sociation. The officers for the first six months, 1899: President, Albert Williams; vice-president, Barney McNeff; recording secretary, James T. Sunmiers; financial sec- retary, C. B. Roethig; treasurer, Wallace Goodall; trustees, Thomas Jenkins, Charles Feuhmeyer, .A.J. Klotton. Fine wire-draw- ers only can become members of this asso- ciation. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 67 McQraw & Osgood succeeded McGraw & Son, dealers iti boots and shoes, in September, 189S, the business having been established by William Fisk in 1.S50. It was then located in a building on Main street, which was afterwards moved for the purpose of opening Railroad street into Main. Mr. Fisk was succeeded by M. H. McGraw, who in the early sixties took in a partner. McGraw & Blodgett continued the business but a few months, when DeWitt C. Dickinson bought out Blodgett, and the firm of Dickinson & McGraw carried on the business until 1S95, when the former retired school. In 1888 he entered the employ of Dick- inson & McGraw. He was married to Julia, the daughter of Dr. R. P. Bush of Horseheads, N. Y., the well-known statesman and legislator. J. G. Osgood was born in Cincinnatus, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1S72. He attended school and worked on a farm until 1892, when he went to Cleveland, O., in the employ of the Cleveland Linseed Oil Co. A year later he went to Chicago, where he remained five years lor the same company, coming thence to Cortland. On June 8, 1S97, he married Jennie B., the daughter of Dr. B. Kinyon of Cincinnatus. Views by Harris. McURAW it OSGOOD'S BOOT AND SHOE STORE. Portraits by Hyatt. G. W. McGraw. J. G. Osgood. and G. \V. McGraw became a partner of his father. McGraw & Son continued three years, then the former retired in favor of J. G. Osgood. It was during the time of Dickinson & McGraw that the business was moved to its present location. No. 29 Main street. For years manufacturing was carried on, and at one time as many as fifty employes were on the pa3'-roll of this house. 'The present firm handles largely eastern-made goods, includ- ing Hanan & Son's fine shoes for men and the Delsarte shoe for ladies. Thej' carry a full line of American rubber goods, and also supply custom- made work. G. W. McGraw was born in Cort- land Aug. 21, 1S70, and attended the Normal W. C. T. U.— The Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union was organized in Cortland May 26, 1884. The following ladies have served as presi- dents: Mrs. Randolph Beard, Miss SaraE. Collins, Mrs. James S. Squires, Mrs. P. H. Patterson, Mrs. H. B. Greenman. In its organization the depart- ments of work taken up were: Scientific temper- ance instruction, juvenile work, temperance liter- ature, and influencing the press. The present departments are: Evangelistic, scientific, temper- ance instruction, literature, temple, soldiers and sailors, press work, Sabbath observance, fruit and flower mission, systematic and proportionate giv- ing. State papers, parlor meetings, Sunday-school 6S "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAXn. work, heredity, legislation and petition, non-alco- holics in medicine, and mothers' meetings. The present officers are: President, Mrs. H. B. Green- man; vice-president, Mrs. M. V. Hills; correspond- ing secretary, Mrs. Edith Cotton; recording sec- retary, Mrs. M. A. Waterbury; treasurer, Mrs. F. C. Weiler. Present membership, 154 actives, 30 honorary and 3 sustaining members. Cortland union has the honor of being the second in mem- bership in the State. The headquarters are at 12 West Court street. The Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary The first Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary was organized and a constitution adopted April 15, 1SS2. Twenty-six members were enrolled as charter members with the following officers: President, Mrs. Frank Capen; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. George L. Waters; secretary, Mi.ss Sara E. Collins; treasurer. Mrs. H. C. Henry. A board of directors numbering thirteen was' appointed, who recommended as the first important work "the formingof a village circulating library " the said library to be placed in the rooms of the' Y. M. C. A. for the benefit of the said association. This auxiliary led a flourishing existence until Febru- ary, 1S83, when the organization disbanded and reorganized as a library association, this being the foundation of the present library association. The present auxiliary was organized' Sept. 25, 1890, by .Assistant State Secretary W. W. Griffith, unde'r the direction of the general secretary of the Cort- land association, Mr. Kling. There were seven- teen charter members, of whom nine still retain their membership. The officers for the first year were: President, Mrs. J. H. Hoose; vice-president, Mrs. S. M. Ballard; secretary, Mrs. C. F. Brown; treasurer, Mrs. J. L. Marritt.' There has been no special line of work taken up aside from assist- ance to the association to which we are auxiliary in all its work. A fund of |i,ooo, the proceeds from "A Women's Edition," is held in trust as a nucleus of a building fund for a home for the Y. M.C. A. at some future time. The present mem- bership is nearly two hundred. During the nine years the auxiliary has given to the association in round numbers J2,49i, not including the raonev from "The Women's Edition." The officers fo'r 1899 are as follows: President, Mrs. F. J. Chenev; first vice-president, Mrs. C. F. Brown; second vice- president, Mrs. J. E. Banta; secretary and treas- urer, Mrs. C. C. Darbv. Rutlcr, Plioto. DR. E. A. DIDAMA'S RESIDENCE. Hyatt. Pboto. E. A. DIDAMA, M. D. Emory A. Oidama, M. D., one of the most suc- cessful physicians of Cortland, located in this vil- lage in May, 1S88, and at once entered upon a de- sirable and profitable practice. On being grad- uated from the Syracuse Medical college, June 10, 1886, he entered the office of his uncle, H. D. Didama, a leading physician of S3-racuse, where he enjoyed the advantage of constant advice from the oldest and most skilled of practitioners, hav- ing also two years' practical experience with the many complicated and serious cases which al- most invariably are treated with success bv that eminent physician. Dr. E. A. Didama's office i.s in his residence on Main street, a location which he was fortunate to secure in one of the best neighborhoods in the\illage. He is at present the local health officer. The doctor was born in Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y., April iS, i86i,and was educated in the Medina academy and the Lock- port Union school. He entered Syracuse Medical college in 18S3 and after settling in Cortland was married to JIary Herdson of Albion, N. Y. , April 1 7, 1S95. He is a member of the Cortland Chapter and Commandery F. A. M., CJH^^^^H ^^ ^'"^ Cortland Count\' Ul^^^^^H Medical societies, the M ^^^^1 New York State Medical and the American Medi- cal associations. Tlie Cortland County Homoeopathic Medical Society was organized at a meeting of physicians held in the court house July 16, 1879. The follow- ing doctors were present: E. B. Nash, Jay Ball, L. H. Babcock, R. .\. Good- ell, L. D. Eaton and S. Hinman. The first offi- cers elected were as fol- 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 69 lows: President, Jay Ball; vice-president, R. A. Goodell : secretarj'- treasurer, E. B. Nash. Its meetings are held at the offices of its members. Its present officers are: President, L. W. Potter; vice-president, S. Hiuman ; secretary-treasurer, E. M. Santee. Samuel J. Sornberger, fl. D., was born at Harpersville, Broome Co., N. Y., Aug. 15, 1849. His elementary education was obtained at Blaks- lee academy, Harpersville, N. Y. In September, 1871, he entered the Normal school at Cortland, N. Y., and was graduated from the classical course in June, 1874, being honored with the ap- pointment as one of the commencement speakers. In the fall of the same year he entered Syracuse university, and in 187S was graduated with the degree of Ph. B. , being also honored with an ap- pointment as commencement orator. After one year of practical literary and educational work he was awarded the degree of Ph. M. from the same institution and two years later the degree of Ph. D. upon examination in a two years' postgraduate course of study pursued privately. In the fall ot 1S78 the chair of English, Physics, History and Latin in the State Normal school at Cortland was tendered him unsought. This position he ac- cepted and filled with acceptance for twelve years. In 1880 the doctor was married to Miss Kate M. Foster of Burnt Hills, Saratoga Co., N. Y. Miss Foster was a graduate of Syracuse University in the class of '78. Frank, their son, is now a stu- dent of the Normal. In 1894 the doctor was graduated with honors from a full four years' course at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. 111., now the medical department of the State University of Illinois, and followed dis- pensary and hospital practice in Chicago, from April to September of the same j'car. In Septem- ber, 1S94, he was licensed by the Board of Regents, under the new law, to practice in the state of New York. In November following he opened an of- fice in the Democrat building, Cortland, N. Y., Photo by Harris. DR. 8. J. ffORNBERGER'S KESIDENCE, S. J. SORNBERGER, M. D. where he is now located. He is a member of the Cortland County Medical society, and also of the surgical staff of the Cortland hospital. The Young People's Society of Grace church is an organization which has for its object the pro- motion of the best interests of the parish, by ex- ample, by earnest effort, and by rendering such financial aid as lies within its power. Meetings occur at the call of the president, and the officers for 1899-1900 are as follows: The Rev. Amos Wat- kins, president; Mrs. N. H. Waters, vice-president; Marguerite Force, secretary and treasurer. Junior Epworth League. — The Junior Epworth League of the First Methodist Episcopal church was organized Feb. 4, 1894, by Rev. L. H. Pearce, D. D., and Miss Mary A. Oday with 26 charter members. The membership in a few months was increased to 125 bright, active, earnest learners and workers. Socials were held and well patronized by parents and friends. Over $50 was raised in one 3'ear. This was used to buy carpet and molding for the church parlor, hire a nurse to care for a poor sick family, help to buy books for Sunday-school, Bibles for the juniors, etc. The name "Royal Path -Seekers" was chosen by a vote of the juniors. The officers were as follows: Superintendent, Miss Mary A. Oday ; assistants, Mrs. L. H. Pearce and Miss Effie A. Allen; president, R. Paul Hig- gins; first vice-president, Fred H. Gleason; second vice-president, Mary J. Morrissey; third vice-pres- ident, Helen L. Loucks; fourth vice-president, Lena R. Perry; sec- retary, Jessie Jones; treasurer, Ver- non E. Peck. These officers were soon graduated into the senior league and the places filled by younger ones. The greater uum- 7° " GRIPS " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ber who were members of this league during the first years of its existence are to-ila\- members of the church. The Cortland Business Institute in the Dem- ocrat building was founded as Joiner's Business college on Jan. 6, 1894, by James E. Joiner, it be- ing located at that time in the Wickwire building on Main street. Three )^ears ago it was moved to the present location, occupying the entire third floor. On July i, 1S99, Mr. A. \V. Dakin, the present proprietor, took possession with Louis E. Edgcomb as instructor of arithmetic and common law, Walter M. Sanford as assistant instructor in was very young his parents moved to Tully, On- ondaga Co., where he first acquired a proficiency in penmanship, which he for some years pursued as a profession. He was graduated from a Syra- cuse business college and in September, 1891, he bought a business college at Auburn. Owing to ill health he retired a year later and spent a j-ear in Virginia In 1S93 he opened Dakin's college at Syracuse, now conducted by his brothers, and from there came to Cortland. On July i, 18S7, he was married to Miss Belle Crozier of Cazenovia. They have two children. Hazel and Carmen. Mr. Dakin is a member of the Tioughnioga club. Photos by Harris. Office. A. W D.VKIXS BUSINESS COLLEGE. Commercial School. Stenugrapliic School. book-keeping, penmanship and the commercial course, in which department Mr. Dakin takes personal charge, and Miss Clara J. Rowland of Syracuse as instructor of stenography and type- writing, adopting the Munson system in short- hand. The apartments are arranged conven- iently for teaching and study in the several de- partments. The school is registered as one of the first class by the State Board of Regents. A two years' course in a registered school entitles the pupil to a business diploma and an examination of 125 words a minute to a diploma in stenography, both granted by the Regents. Mr. Dakin was born in Hillsdale, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1859. When he William Hathaway Pound, pastor of the First Congregational church, was born at Canandai- gua, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1859. His father, Edwin H, Pound, was a graduate of William college, and his mother, Jennie Briggs, a graduate of Oberlin college. He was prepared for college at Canan- daigua, N. Y., at the academy made famous bj- its well-known principal, Noah T. Clark, and was a public school teacher in Ohio in iSSo-'S3, hav- ing been graduated at Oberlin college in 1885 and at Oberlin Theological seminary in 188S. Ordained to the ministry in June, iSSS, his first pastorate was at Wakeman, Ohio, in the First Congregational church, in 1888-1892. His second and present 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 71 pastorate, at Cortland, N. Y., in the First Congre- gational church, began in 1S92. He married Lulu Belle Annis of Auiherst, Ohio, in 18S7, and they have two children, Harold Hathaway and Ken- neth Gardner. H. T. Bushnell, although serving the second term as clerk of Cortland county, elected for the first time in iSSS and for the current term (three years) in 1897, will have had twelve continuous years' experience as custodian of the county- records at the close of this term, and must there- fore be best informed in matters pertaining to the county clerk'soflSce During the years of i892-'7, inclusive, he served as deputy clerk. Mr. Bushnell is a Grand Army man and a member of the O. V. A. M. He was born in Johnston, 0., Sept. 26, 184,^, and on June i, 1862, was mustered as a four months' volunteer in the Eighty-seventh Ohio Infantry, being one of Col. Miles' command, which in the fall of that year was captured as prisoners of war at Harpers' Ferry and released on parole. In the spring of 1863 he began clerking for T. L. Finnej- at Johnston, and upon his formal exchange re-enlisted Aug. 30, 1864, in the Second Ohio Cav- alry. At Todd barracks, Columbus, O., he was detailed as paymaster'sclerk until mustered out in June, 1865. Returuingtomercantilelife, heclerked ina store in Mecca, O.; later, fortwoyears, at Fre- donia, N. Y.; from March, 1S68, tojune, 1871, in a general store at Gustavus, O., and one year in the large dry goods store of Taylor & Co., To- wanda. Pa. On Dec. 23. 1868, he married Miss Jennie H. Hollett at Watkins, N. V., and in July, 1S72, located at Harford, first in partnership with John C. Stewart and, a few months later, until August, 187S, conducting the liusinessalone. Then he retired from the business at Harford, sold out to S. N. Holden, and foi seventeen months en- gaged in the general mercantile business of Sum- mers & Bushnell at Monroeton, Pa., returning to Harford in Dec, 1879, and going into business there with S. N. Holden, which continued practi- cally unchanged until he was elected county clerk. V r Photo by Hyatt. GREENBUSH STREET. H. T. Br.SHNELL. Lot Cast Midst Pleasant Surroundings. — You ask me to give some of my impressions of Cort- land. This is certainly a pleasant task which I am willing to undertake, though many otheis can speak from the authority of better acquain- tance and longer residence. For seven years it has been my gracious privilege to reside in Cort- land. All of that time I have sers-ed as its pastor the First Congregational church. As a minister it was natural that about my first distinct im- pression should be that Cortland may be called a church-going tow'n. I soon came to realize that the five churches on Church street and the five others situated in different parts of our town are never wanting in large numbers of worshippers at their various services. .\dd to this the harmony of spirit which prevails among the church mem- bers of all denomina- tions, and the Christian fellowship which marks so conspicuously the min- istry and you have a con- dition which can but re- sult in vast good to the community. It is an ever-growing impression with me that Cortland is a delightful residence town. Its many beautiful streets, lined with pleasant and commo- dious homes, furnish one of the most charming at- tractions for Cortland. While it is true that evil influences exist in Cort- land, it is cheering to note that they do not exist without an earnest and vigorous protest on the part of a very large body of the citizens. Truly it is that man should count himself fortunate who is 72 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. privileged to dwellin Cortland, where he may find congenial fellowship among its citizens and the ever peaceful companionship of the encircling hills! The life of Cortland is affected in very large degree by the State Normal school of which the citizens are justh- proud. It not only exerts a profound influence upon the social and intellect- ual life of the community, but its influence is felt in no uncertain way in behalf of all that makes for good citizenship, a morally clean town and civic righteousness in general. The young men and women who crowd the halls of the Normal school are a welcome and important feature of our village life. It is gratifying to note the inti- mate relation which exists lietween the town and this important institution of learning. The State Normal school and the fine public school s\-stem make Cortland a desirable place of residence, especially for those who are interested in the education of young people. people as well as good people in our midst, still taking it all in all it would seem difiicult for one to live in Cortland without a growing impression that his lot is cast amid most pleasant surround- ings. He had "better endure ills he has, than to fly to others that he knows not of" — WiLLlAJr H. Pound. Photography, Auld Lang Syne. — " When you stop to consider the difference between the wet and the dry plate process," said Photographer F. L. Harris, " you can appreciate what giant strides photography has taken in the past few years. We formerly took a clear plate of glass and soaked it in lye, washing thoroughly in clear water. Then we passed it through diluted nitric acid, and after washing again, passed it through diluted ammonia and then again washed it. We prepared our own albumen, taking the white of an egg and Photo by Ilyall. TO^lFKIXtf STREET, WICST KRO.M XEAK MAIN STREET. The past seven years have impressed me with the progressive spirit of our town. At a time when stagnation marked so many business inter- erests of the entire country, Cortland was discus- sing the matter of public improvements. With its system of waterworks, its electric lights, its system of sewerage and its paved streets Cortland manifests a most commendable spirit of enter- prise The large and important manufacturing inter- ests of Cortland are a most essential part of Cort- land's prosperity. One is impressed with the orderliness and good spirit which in general characterizes our village life, a condition which is not always found in town.s with business interests demanding the employment of so much labor. If winters are cold, and some of the days of Slimmer are warm, if the blue sky is obscured now and then bv clouds, if there are some bad beating it thoroughly in water by shaking it with broken glass in a bottle. Then we flowed the plates by hand and placed them in a dust proof closet. When we were to make a sitting we took one of the plates from the closet and flowed the albumenized side with collodion. The plate was then placed in a solution of silver, resting edge up. This gave us about three-quarters of a min- ute anil we hurried out and seated the subject and focused the instrument. Think of posing a sitter now days in three-quarters of a minute I The pub- lic would not tolerate it. They would say the sitter had been slighted. But the plate must not be permitted to stand in the silver any longer and when once taken out we had no time to waste. A wet plate would dry in ten minutes, and when dry would be of no use. Some times it might be longer drying and other times shorter, according to the condition of the atmosphere. But you re- "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 73 member how the photographer in those days went to and from the dark room on a jnmp and how, after making the sitting, he developed the nega- tive while the sitter waited and then came out and showed it to the latter for his approval or disap- proval. No proofs were then shown. The pho- tographer held the negative against a dark back- ground — his sleeve, the flap of his coat or some- thing else for the customer to look at. But I left the plate in the silver bath. It was fished out with a dipper and placed in an old fashioned plate holder, which had a swing door. It Avas wet and dripping when it came from the silver and we al- ways wiped the edges and back with bilbulous paper and allowed the plate to drain on a blotter. Still it dripped silver until dry and as silver is not to be wasted we had a trough in the bottom of the plate holder which caught the dripping which we emptied into a bottle. It was also necessary' to develop quickly and this we did by flowing the plate in the hand, instead of in a trav as is done now; that is holding up the plate bv one corner and turning it about so as to direct tlie flow of the solution to all parts of the surface. This was not easily acquired by an apprentice. The plate was dried by artificial heat. In those days a sitting occupied from ten seconds to three-quarters of a minute ; now from one-quarter of a second to three or four seconds, depending not only upon the light but upon the color of the drapery to be taken. But in those days a photographer was not expected to make a sitting in very cloudy weather, and many photographers advised their patrons to wait for a sunny day. Now, as good results can be obtained at one time as another Then it was not the rule to save negatives. Plates having answered the purpose once were washed clean with lye and used over again." Mrs. S. Darby-Turner eleven years ago suc- ceeded Miss Minor in the business of furnishing hair and toilet articles, theatrical wigs, head dresses, ladies' hair accessories, and in manicur- ing and facial massage. The business was then in the Samson block. Two years later Mrs. Darby- Turner moved into the Garrison block, and ver^' largelv increased the line of goods demanded bv Photu by Hyatt. IN'TERIOR MRS. DARBY-TURNER'S STORE Hyatt, Photo. MRS. S. DARBY-TURNER. the ladies of Cortland until now she has one of the largest outfitting establishments in that line in this section of the country. During the busy season Mrs. Darby-Turner employs experienced assist- ants. She has shown a great deal of taste and skill in the selection of articles which she makes each year to keep up with the styles, and in the show- ing that is made in the various class of goods which it is found necessary to carry in stock. She is a native of Cortland, and has resided here all of her life. Navigable Tioughnioga.— This river, the west branch, was made a public highway by an act of the legislature passed April 15, 1814, and upon its waters the products of Cortland and adjacent towns were carried to marketin scows, flatboats and arks, which were loaded at Port Watson, ( now included in the vil- lage of Cortland), and floated down to the Che- nango, thence to the Sus- quehanna, and on that stream to Harrisburg, Northumberland and Sunbury, Pa. Potash, ma- ple sugar, whiskey, gyp- sum, salt, oats, potatoes and pork were the princi- pal couimodities carried to market in these boats. Port Wat.son, a port of entrj-, was a small set- tlement which in 1800 sprung up on the west shore of the river (see view on page 56), about a mile east of where the nucleus of the present village of Cortland then stood. There are now no traces of the village, it having been supplanted by the residential streets of modern Cortland. 74 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Palmer & Co.'s big department store was opened for business in its present location, Nos. 9 and ii Main street, on April 20, 1897. The firm consists of Ephraim C. and Wal- ter V. Palmer, both of whom are enterpris- ing and closely in touch with modern meth- ods as applied to trade. In a double store equipped with the best conveniences for con- ducting the dry goods and grocery lines, this firm has from the beginning maintained an absolute cash business. The main floor, with separate entrances for the two principal branches, is 50 x 90 feet. The grocer}- line on one side comprises a general supply of that class of goods. In the dry goods de- partment are included dress goods and all kinds of under and over wear for ladies and children, notions and gentlemen's furnish- ing goods. In the past year or two a con- siderable business in bicycles has been worked up. In an addition to the main store, 28x32 ieet, is conducted the manu- facture to order of dress skirts and ladies' suits. Beginning in a small way in this branch of trade and gradually expanding, the firm has developed a trade in the higher priced skirts, which has continualh- in- creased by reason of the fact that orders are as promptly filled and the fit is just as satis- factory where received by mail as when they are left by person. From this business there are supplied the goods for different country stores, the firm having a branch store in the village of Solon. The size of the business is apparent in the fact that the aggregate value of stock, on the average, carried in this store is ^35,000. In the basement, which has the same area as the first floor, a large stock of goods is kept in storage, so r" 1 1 W. V. PALMER. E. C. PALMER. Photos by Harris. PALMER & CO.'S STORE. that the fullest capacity' of the store is not appar- ent to the average customer who enters it. F^phraim C. Palmer, the senior member of the firm, was born in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., June 19, i860. At fourteen years of age he en- tered the general store of his father, Henry C. Palmer, at West Eaton, as a clerk, and six years later he and his brother. Will Palmer, bought out their father and con- ducted the store for seven years under the _. firm name of Palmer Bros. At 21 years of age Mr. Ephraim Pal- mer, still retaining his interest in the bus- iness, went on the road as a salesman for the commission house of Millard & Johnson of Omaha, and a year later he formed a con- nection with I). Mc- Carthy & Sons of Syr- acuse, selling dry goods on the road, which he followed for five years. In 1SS7, upon closing out the West Eaton store, Pal- mer Bros., E. C. and Will, opened a gener- al store at JIcGraw, and two years later E. C. bought out the bu.s- iness and conducted the store alone until 1S95 when he sold out and moved to Cort- land, having been elected county clerk at the election in No- vember, 1S94. On Jan- uarv I, 1895, Palmer Bro's., E. C. and Hen- ry D., opened a gro- cery in the Sugerman "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 75 block which business was conducted until March, 1S96, when it was sold out to the G. O. Whitcomb Co. Mr. Palmer's next business venture was at the head of Palmer & Co. He has been rather active as a Republican and also has been identified with the Independent Republican movement. Upon the expiration of his term of three years as county clerk he received the nomination to suc- ceed himself by the Independent Republicans, but declined to accept it, and secured the substitution of the present incumbent. He was married to Laura L. Darrow, of West Eaton, July 9, 1885. OF NO MEAN QTY AM I ! Kipling closes the rich little poem "L'Envoi," with these words : '* anrt each in his separate star. Shall draw the thing as he sees it for the God of things as they are." If these words were pharaphrased to fit the writer's case they would read somewhat thus, "Shall write the Place as he sees it for the people who know what they are." Photos by BuUer. PALMER & CO.'S STAFF OF CLERKS. Cashier— W. C. Wolcott. Grocery— Edward Dowd, F. W. Lanigan, P. W. Benjamin. Dry Goods- A. B. White, E. B. Rigby, Nina L. Weld. Skirt Dep't— Mary F. Dowd, Katlierine G'Day, .Sarah M. Howes. He is an Odd Fellow, a Mason, a Granger and a member of the Tioughnioga club. Walter V. Palmer was born in Eaton, Madison county, X. Y., June 15. 187 1, and was graduated at the Colgate Academy in June, 1891, after which he took a four months course in the training class for teachers in the Cook county Normal school at Chicago. Upon his return East he entered the employ of Palmer Bros, in this village. He mar- ried Miss Maud Woodbury on November 30, 1898. He is an Odd Fellow, being a member of the Glen Roy Lodge of Eaton, No. 312. A clergyman is a very fortunate man in one respect, he generally sees his people at their best. This perhaps is not always true of men in other vocations or in the trades. Lawyers and grocery- men sometimes see the other side, as is suggested by the story of the corner grocer who was asked by one of his customers if he did not think Mrs. Blank of their neighborhood had "a beautiful dis- position." "Yes, " he replied, "her's beats mine, for she has told me at least forty times she would 76 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL vSOUVENIR OF CORTLAXD. pay her bill ' to-morrow, ' and she always speaks those words with a most winsome smile." My impression of Cortland has steadily grown in fondness. Never shall I forget the introduc- tion to her. Picture a wet, gloomy, drizzling rain on one Saturday afternoon a little over three years ago. Arriving at the picturesque Lehigh station, situated on the village stream then known as JIain which they live, by erecting appropriate and com- modious depots? No building in tow'n makes a more vivid impression on the nnnd of the trav- eler, and hundreds who pass through never judge by anything else. Cortland is a village of homes. From the many imposing residences scattered throughout her lim- its to the cozy and hard earned cottage there is a homelike appearance with all. The proportion of Photos by Harris. VIEW.S OF INTERIOR OF Grocery Department. street, gondoliered through that rock-bottom wa- ter-way in a li.ick. What a change! Who can think of that day now without gratitude for the present? Only the same old stations at the termini of our splendid streets are left as monuments of the past. Why is it that the railroad companies do not keep pace with the towns through which they run and by PALMER * CO.'S STORE. Dry Goofls Deparlnit'iit. rented houses is small, a large share owning their homes or paying for them. The absence of old and tumbledown structures is another marked feature of our town, and the general good care given to all residential grounds. But liy far belter than this outward appearance of home loving there are very many signs which point to home happiness which depends more upon the heart than upon the dwelling. Church GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. street upon Sabbath morning or evening tells the story of church life. I do not think there is a town the size of ours in the state which is more faithful in church attendance. However, there is always a possibility of improvement. One notice- able fact in this connection is the large proportion of men who attend church. The industries of Cortland impress me as not only successful but as exceedingly w^ll managed and cared for. There are few places where such a spirit of genuine fellowship and cordiality ex- ists. Employer and owner are in perfect s^-mpa- thy with emploj'e. One who has been formerU- uuder the pressure of city work, and has spent a large share of the time on sidewalks and amid blocks realizes what a privilege it is to be able to catch up a trout rod after dinner on a fine day, and after a compara- tively short drive cast into a lively stream. In us to enjoy without using up strength in climb- ing ; for the magnificent trees (let us preserve them). Speaking of trees, I believe even Ruskin would have gone into greater ecstacies over (he elm if he could have looked through Church street on a summer evening, particularly just as the day began to go out in the beauty of one of our inspiring sunsets. He tells us that the old cathedrals were framed after the plan of God's architecture as seen in the arched vaults of the majestic elms. If you want to see the truth of this statement, here at home, walk from the Meth- odist church to Port Watson street some moon- light evening in the summer or early fall. I will leave it to others to speak of our well equipped stores, our clean newspapers, our good schools, our library, our hospital, our beautiful cemetery, our Young Men's Christian associa- tion, the many literary and social organizations. IHh Cll V \V.\T1-:k Wulik^ -'tanti. liid. Kd." fact this suggestion is simply given as an illustra- tion of the life which Cortland affords. Every one is busy but not too busy to live, to let others live and to make the most of life. We all value the State Normal School, and what she has and is doing. The life of the village and township is strengthened and brightened thereby. It is needless to speak of the work go- ing on there. Carlyle says of Shakespeare : " His works are so many windows, through which we see a glimpse of the world that was in him." Thus we can speak of this institution in our midst. The students and the splendid work we hear from the schools where they teach and from the colleges where they are studying are' ' the windows through which we see a glimpse of the world " that is in the Alma Mater. For the natural beauty of our village we are very grateful ; for the hills, the valleys, not in our vil- lage, (we leave that to Ithaca) but all about us, for the musical taste and interest, not only bene- fiting the community by special festivals, but now showing itself strong enough to sup- port regularly a weekly choral society. The more a town does to elevate and educate in the realm of good music, the loftier will be her amuse- ments, and the healthier her morals. It is very en- couraging likewise to note from our booksellers that the demand for good books is steadily and surely increasing. The old sentiment was that al- though man "could live without books," "civilized man could not live without cooks." We believe the latter most emphatically, but we also believe that civilized man can not live without books, and good books at that. And just here let me say, God speed the new Science club. It is a move in the right direction. The new athletic field in the very heart of the village is something of which to be proud. There is no more intelligent and effective manner to keep 7S "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. and inspire wholesome living and pure thinking than clean sport and athletic exercise. Show me a community without a plaj'ground for the young, and I will show you a dwarfed generation and listless workmanship. As to the general public opinion of our town as to questions of justice and morality there is no doubt that when thoroughh- aroused there is a most generous response for righteousness. There is a strong feeling against personal bitterness, which there ought to be, but there is a loyalty in antagonism against existing evils. To this spirit we owe the abolition of the saloon in our midst. To sum up the whole matter, Cortland is " a good place to live in," but let us never forget that we shall be held responsible by the Kind Father who placed us here if we do not make it even the better, because we live therein. Linderman, Laura A. Parsons, Lydia A. Strow- bridge, Maria E. Forrest and Verdine E. Peck. The following officers were elected; President, Mrs. Lucy L- Linderman; first vice-president, Mrs. Anna E. Bentley; second vice-president. Dr. Lydia A. Strowbridge; secretary, Mrs. Frances Park Mudge; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Marv Rose Clark; treasurer, Mrs. Clara T' Gale. The time of meeting was appointed to be the third Monday of each month, at 3 P. M., to be held at the homes of the members. Our numbers have doubled the first year, and we have many friends outside our ranks. Also, in our first year we met with a serious loss in the death of one member, Mrs. Bertha Payne Kenyon, which will long be felt, and who will tenderly be remembered. The average attendance has been good and meetings regular. We have been greatly encouraged by Photo by Harris. OFFICERS OF THE POLITICAL EQUALITY CLUB. Dr. Lydia Strowbridge, Vice-P. Mrs. Anna Bentley, Vioe-P. ^liss Myra Norton, Sec. ^Irs. Lucy L. Linderman, Pres. Jlrs. Frances P. kludge. Cor. Sec. Let these words from Kipling's song be ours: '' Hold ye tbe Faith. * ♦ the Faith onr Fathers sealed us; ******** Keep ye the law — be swift in ail obedience. Clear the land of evil, drive the road and bridge the ford, ^lake ye sure to each his own That be reap what he hath sown : By the peace among our peoples let men know we serve the Lord." Then can we ever say, "Surel>' in toil or fray. Under an alien sky. Comfort it is to say. Of no mean City Am I." Faithfully, Dec. 21, '99. John T. Stone. Political Equality Club.— In April, 1S98, Har- riet May Mills, organizer of the New York State Suffrage association, visited Cortland and gave a lecture, the subject of which was "The Signs of the Times." A gentleman in the audience arose and moved that a club be organized in Cortland. A few women who believe in the results of organ- ized effort met at Dr. Strowbridge's May loth. A constitulion and by-laws w-ere adopted and signed by the following persons: Frances Park Mudge, Bertha Payne Kenvon, Marv Rose Clark, Anna E. Bentlev, Clara T. Gale, Hat'tie E. Mudge, Lucy L. the unprecedented favor of woman suffrage by our governor, as expressed in his speech last winter. Streams in Cortland County. — The Tioughni- oga flows into this county from the north in two branches, which unite near the village of Cortland and flow in a general southerly direction, emptj-- ing into the Chenango river in Broome county. Its principal tributaries in this county arc Trout, Cold and Factory lirooks, and Chcningo, Labrador, Otter, Virgil, Cunningham, Owcgo and Merrill's creeks. The County Clerk's Office was consigned for several years to an old building standing on Main streeton the site of the present handsome structure, which was opened up for business in February, 1877. Efforts were made to get located in Homer village which offered to defray all expenses for site and buildings. The county appropriated 517,000 for the new building. The First Pavement laid in Cortland was on Main street, and it cost the village 113,500. The contract was executed in June, 1S66, and the vil- lage issued bonds payable in four equal annual in- stallments. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 79 Division No. 1 , Ancient Order of Hibernians, was organized May 9th, 1S95, in Empire Hall by J. J. Kennelly, James E. Dolan and Frank D. O'Herin, of the Onondaga County Board. The intent and purpose of the order is to promote Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity among its members, by raising or supporting a fund of money for maintaining the aged, blind and infirm members, also to paj- benefits to its members in case of sickness or death. The charter members Lonergan ; Recording Secretary, Joseph Dowd ; Financial Secretary, Thomas Drake ; Treasurer, J. T. Davern ; Sergeantat-Arms, John F. Burns ; Sen- tinel, Richard McJIahon. The prominent social features of the Division are its largely attended annual balls, banquet on each St. Patrick's day and yearly excursions to the Thousand Islands. The regular meetings of the Division are held on the first Wednesday of every month, at 7 p. m., in the Empire Hall. Borrowed Photos. E. D. Wood, rep. Ward 3. THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. C. Fred Thompson, rep. Ward 1. L. T. White, rep. Ward 3. A. A. Sprague. rep. Ward i. S. N. Holden. President. numbered 72 and the first officers elected were as follows: — County President, John F. Dowd; Di- vision President, Charles Corcoran ; Vice Presi- dent, Joseph Dowd; Recording Scretary, M. V. Lane ; Financial Secretary, John F. Burns ; Treas- urer, J. T. Davern ; Sergeant-at-Arms, P. T. Carmody ; Sentinel, John E. Lonergan. At the present lime the Division numbers 175 and the officers for 1S99 were as follows: County President, Charles Corcoran : Division President, John A. Kennedy ; Vice - President, John E. Illuminating Qas was introduced for use in Cortland early iu the sixties. The board of Trus- tees by resolution adopted August 5, i860, award- ed the franchise for laying gas pipes to a company headed by James A. Schermerhorn, giving them the exclusive privilege for twenty-five years. In 1863 the village board appropriated I130 for the erection of ten gas street lamps and for lighting them for the following year. 8o ■GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Police Depart= ment.— At the char- ter election held in March, 18S9. by a vote of the people it was decided that Cortlam should have a uiii- fornied police force, to be appointed by the board of trustees. On .-^pril I, 1SS9, Al- bert Goldsmith was designated as chief of the department, and Nathan Hunt, O. L. Jackson and E. D. Parker night patrol- men. Shortly after Mr. Hunt was suc- ceeded by James E. Sager. A new charter was granted the fol- lowing June, which ordered the election of a police justice at the next charter election, whose term of office should be three jears, and gave the board power to name the number of police officers. In March, 1S90, C. S. Bull was elected to the office of police justice. April istof the same year James E. Sagerwas appointed chief of police. The department remained the same for three years. At the charter election in March, 1S93, C.'S. Bull was re-elected police jus- tice. Albert Goldsmith resigned Aug. 7, 1S93, and has held the office of constable since that time. Frank H. Monroe was appointed to fill the vacancy September 4th. Mr. Sager's resignation took effect in April, 1S95, when W. T. Linderman was appointed and at once assumed the duties of chief of the department. In August, 1S95, Mr. Monroe resigned to go into business in Oneonta. where he still remains. Atthe March election in 1S95E. E. Mellon was elected police justice, and the follow- ing May Sidney N. Gooding was appointed police- man by the board of trustees, and James A. Smith THE POLICE FORCE. It. Corcoran. \V. T. Ni.x. S. N. Gooding, Xight Captain. E. D. J. A. Smith. Parker. Chief. .^•' ;«i Photo by. Hyatt. PROSPECT ST.. NORTH FROM THE BEND. was appointed night captain. On April 12, 1S97, O. L. Jackson and Mr. Smith resigned, and were succeeded by John H. Corcoran and William T. Nix; E. D. Parker was appointed night captain. In December, 1898, W. T. Linderman resigned and was succeeded by James A. Smith. E. D. Parker was designated by the board as chief of police and S. N. Gooding as night captain. At the charter election in March, 1899, R. L. Davis was elected police justice. The president of the village is at the head of the police force. There are four square miles in the corporation and over fifty miles of streets to patrol, and 2,500 inhabitants to each policeman. The present force is as follows: E D. Parker, chief of police; S. N. Gooding, night cap- tain; W. T. Nix, J. H. Corcoran. James A. Smith, patrolmen. Early Racing.— Speedy and high bred horses ap- peal strongly to a great many people in Cortland. The earliest track event of which there is a record was on Sept. 19. J820. Thiscfintcst, which lasted three days, was decided on the flats in the southeast- erly corner of the village and on a circular mile track, the judges' stand being erected on a natural mound in the center of the field. The judges were Truman Doud, Chas. W. Lyndc, Stephen Knapp and Roswell Randall. The conditions admitted any horse, mare or gelding carrying weight for age, and running three-mile heats. A purse of Jioo was awarded to the win- ning horse on the first tl^y, 575 on the second day ; the five per cent, entrance money on the t GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR, OF CORTLAND. 8i purses of the first two days to be awarded to the swiftest three-3'ear-old colt on the third day, one- mile heat. I. V. Johnson was born in Virgil, Cortland county, June 17, 1S69, beingthe oldest son of Vivus and Alvira (Sherman) Johnson. When 21 years of age he left his home in Virgil to accept a clerk- ship in the hardware store of F. D. Smith in Cort- land, N. Y. He held the above position until the year 1895, when he accepted a position as sales- man with the hardware firm of Buck & Lane, of this place, remaining with them until Oct. 31. 189S, when he took possession of the store at No. 5 Tompkins street, which he had purchased of T. S. Mourin, wholesale and retail dealer in flour, feed and country produce. He has on hand at all times a full line of the best grades of flour, feed, grain, hay and straw, seeds and poultry supplies, the Ceresota brand of flour being among the many standard brands which he carries. He is also a wholesale and retail dealer in fancy butter and eggs. On July 26, 1S92, he was united in mar- riage with Miss Katherine Seaman of Dryden, N. Y. They have one child. Hazel M. He is a member and the present Vice-Grand of Vesta Lodge, No. 255, I. O. O. F., a member of Elon Encampment, No. 59, I. O. O. F., a member of the Knights of Maccabees, Tioughnioga club, and an active member of Excelsior H, & L. Co., No. 3. Early Settlers in Cortland. — Jonathan Hub- bard built a dwelling on the present site of Main and Court streets in 1S04. Mead Merrill built a sawmill near Port Watson, which was in operation in 1S16, and was appointed surrogate in 1810 and county clerk in 1813. The first court house was built by Josiah Cushman, who settled in Cortland about iSoo. A tavern was built about 1S18 by Na- than Luce. It was subsequently the famous Eagle Photos by Harris. I. V. JOHNSON'S FLOUR AND FEED STORE. I. V. JOHNSON. tavern. Jacob Wheeler probably was the first blacksmith in the village, coming here about 1812. The first jewelersandsilversmiths were Joshua and his son W. H. Bassett, and the first harness and saddleuiaker was William Bartlit, who located here prior to 1S15. Others who came to Cortland about the latter year were: James Percival, who established the first newspaper. The Cortland Re- publican (June 30, 1S15); Dr. Miles Goodyear, in the fall of 1S17; Jethro Bonney, in 1816; Nelson Spencer, who in i82oerect- ed a paper mill at the junc- tion of the east and west branches of the Tioughni- oga; Asahel Lyman, who in 1816 erected the old Samson block, corner Main street and Groton avenue I see view, page in); Sam- uel Hotchkiss, who settled here in 1S15, and who was deputy county clerk from 1S15 to 1S23, and clerk in 1823-1835, inclusive, and again in i844-'47; Edward Allen, a blacksmith, in 1817; Judge Samuel Nel- son, in 1818; William and Roswell Randall, in 1813; William Elder; who built the first tannery. The late Hamilton White's father, Hamilton White, after- wards a leading Syracuse banker, was the chief clerk for W. & R. Randall. Wil- liam JIallory settled here in 1815, and was sheriff' in iSoo-'io, county clerk in iSi5-'i9, and in 1823 was appointed judge of the court of common pleas. His business was that of a distiller. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 83 Vesta Lodge, No. 255, was instituted Dec. 15, 1S70, witli the following officers: N. G., I. M. Seaman; V. G., H. M. Kent; Secretary, Gideon Wright; Treasurer, S. M. Benjamin; War., L. O. Hulse ; Con., A. Sager. After the institution the following were admitted to membership by card: R. Lambert, S. M. Benjamin, Oliver Hitchcock, G. S. Holden, M. Rowley; by initiation, Geo. G. Sperry, Chas. E. Gilbert, P. W. Chaffee, Delos Sanders, J. J, Taggart, J. W. Benjamin, L. Dexter, John D. Frederick and Chauucey Genuug. Num- ber of members at date of institution 20, and of these Bro. Genung is the only one of the original members that has held continuous membership and is still in good standing in Vesta lodge. Bro. Genung has long been A. P. G. and for years past has served the lodge as its chaplain. On July 20, 1S71, their Srstrooms were dedicated in the Squires building, now owned by Wm. Martin, and on Nov. 26, 1SS5, their present hall and rooms consisting of the whole of the third story of the Second Na- tional Bank building were dedicated to the prin- ciples of Odd Fellowship. The membership Jan. E. S. Champion; I. G., W. F. Gardner; O. G., Wm. Smith, Vesta lodge on December, 1899, had a membership of 257. Elon Encampment, No. 59, was instituted July 7, 1871, by the following staff : D. D. G. R., Wm. Powers; G. H. P., Richard Pollard; G.S. W.,Wm. Elma ; Gr. S., Wallace Kelley ; Gr. Treas., H. C. Mann ; G. J. W., John Livingston. The following were charter members : S. M. Benjamin, Chas. Gilbert, W. Eugene Powers, Gideon Wright, Delos Sanders, Horace M. Kent, Geo. G. Sperry. After this the following officers were elected and in- stalled ; C. P., H. M. Kent; H. P., Geo. G. Sperry ; S. W., Gideon Wright ; Scribe, W. Eu- gene Powers; Treas. Chas. E. Gilbert ; J. W., DelosSanders. The present officers were installed July 1st, bv D. D. G. P., E. E. Barnes, viz: C. P., E. DeWitt Rogers; H. P., E. N. Sherwood; S. W., Frank Dunbar ; Scribe, Abner McNett ; Treas., Willard H. Gilbert ; J. W., T. M. Marks ; Guide, L. A. Bloomer; ist W., E. E. Barnes ; 2nd W.,J. W. Petrie ; 3rd W., H. L. Hartwell ; 4th Photo by Butler. OFFICERS VESTA LODGE. 1. O. O. F., NO. 2.55 (18!W.) 7. Myron Ootliout, N. G. :?. A. ti. Klotton, V. G. 13. H. L. Hartwell. Recording Secretary. 11. E. D. Rogers. Fi- nancial S.. rotary. 12. T. X. Leach, Treasurer. 5. Joseph McDargh, Warden, l.i. E. E. Barnes, Conductor. U Chaun- cey Genung, Cliapl.ain. 6. W. H. Gilbert. R. S. N. G. 8. T. P. Button, L. S. N. G. 2. S. D. Dubois. R. S. V. G. 4 Bur- dell Hawk3, L. S. V. G. 1. .1. D. Pierce, R. S. S. 9. E. S. Champion, L. S. S. 16. William M. Smith, O. G. 18. W. F Gardner, I. G. 17. E. N. Sherwood, Degree Master. 10. C. P. Wadham, P. G. I, i8So, was 69, and on Jan. i, 1890, 104. On Dec. 16, 1895, the twenty -fifth anniversary of the lodge was held in the Opera House and lodge rooms with appropriate ceremonies, the grand officers of the state being present. The principal address of the day was made in the Opera House by Alfred A. Guthrie, G. M., who on the same occasion pre- sented to Bro. Genung, for the lodge, a veteran's jewel, the first ever presented to a member of this lodge. Since the institution, two lodges, McGraw No. 320, and John L. Lewis, No. 587, have been formed by members of Vesta lodge who with- drew for that purpose. The following officers were installed Julv ist, 1S99, by D. D. G. M., L. A. Bloomer : N. G.,'Mvron Ooth'oudt ; V. G., A. G. Klotten ; Sec, H. L. Hartwell ; F. Sec, E. De- Witt Rogers ; Treas., T. N. Leach ; Chap., C. Ge- nung ; War., J. E. McDargh ; Con., Irving Barnes ; R. S. N. G.,W. H. Gilbert ;L. S. N. G., T. P. Button ; R. S. V. G., S. D. DuBois ; L. S. V. G., Burden Hawks ; R. S. S., J. D. Pierce ; L. S. S., W., J. E. McDargh ; ist G. T., Fred Tyler ; 2nd G. T., W. F. Gardner ; I. S., Fred Pearson ; O. S., A. G. Klotten. The Encampment has always had the same prosperity and reverses as Vesta lodge, occupying the same hall and are, as they have always been, inseparable. The County Building, constructed of stone, with an ornamental front, was built in 1S77. The county clerk's office occupies the first floor, the county judge and surrogate the second, and the board of supervisors' rooms are on the third floor. The walls are supported by iron beams and it is as nearly fire proof as possible, the floors being of tile. I. G. Perry of Binghamton is the architect. The building committee of the board of super- visors reported favorably on plans and cost Nov. 28, 1876. The board of supervisors entered into contract for the work with Louis G. Viele, and the price was to be $15,000. This was subsequently increased to $16,000, but the total cost was$i8,575. A thousand dollars was paid for the site. 84 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. John L. Lewis Lodge, No. 587, I.O. O. F., was instituted Sept 11, iSgo.b}- Grand Master Spooner, assisted by Grand Secretary Terwilliger, Grand Treasurer Rowland and District Deputy Grand Mas- ter E. E. Warfield of Homer. The following were charter members: Isaac M. Seaman (deceased), A. B. Filzinger, C. A. Lounsberrv (deceased), L. T. White, George D. Griffith, Fred Fenner, P. G., William H. Moore, P. G., George I. Pruden, B. D. Shirley. S. Knickerbocker, H. L. Gleason, C. H. Drake,' .\. G. Bosworth, Charles S. Bull, C. Fred Williams, S. de Puy F'reer, W. P. Robinson, Wilbur Maltby, A. J. Breunig, F. A. Bickford, E. E. Spalding, John C. Seamans, George W. Cleve- land, Jas. E. Seager, M. L. Pope, Harry Wheaton, E. Jay Hopkins and A. C. Upson. P'orty-two new members were initiated that night and the follow- ing officers were installed: N. G., W.P.Robinson; V. G., C. H. Drake; Rec. Sec, A. C. Upson; Fin. Treasurer, .\. G. Bosworth; Warden, W.G. Spen- cer; Cond., George M. Champlin; O. G., C. R. Doolittle; I. G.. Lewis Swift; R. S. N. G., F. M. Ingersoll; L. S. N. G., G. H. Ames; R. S. V. G., Clarence French; L. S. V. G., Benjamin Hamilton; R. S. S., J. J. Krebs; L. S. S., Charles Leonard; Chaplain, E. E. Spalding; P. G., T. N. HoUister. The following are Past Grands in the order of ser- vice: W. P. Robinson, C. H. Drake, A. G. Bos- worth, A. J. Coles, G. V,. Ingraham, George Van- dusen, L. E. Blackmer, J. G. Bridenbecker, J. E. Bliss, W. D. Shirley. F. M. Ingersoll. Charles H. Miller, F. H. Morse, R. E. Caldwell, C. R. Allen, James R. Brown, L. Scott Gale, T. N. Hollisler. The meetings of the lodge are held ever}- Tues- day evening at the lodge rooms in the Schermer- horn block, where they have very convenient quar- ters fitted up, consisting of lodge hall, parlor, din- ing room and kitchen, together with the usual Photo by Butler. OFFICER.S OF ,IOHN L. LEWIS, I 1. Clarence French. :.'. X. P. Meager. 3. Beniamin Hamilton, soil. 7. FredJ. Bieree. 8. George H. Ames. ft. Charles Leonard. 10. C. R. Doolittle. 11 (). (). F.. No. riSr tl«W. 4. Louis Swift. .'). .John Krebs D. Shirley. 13. A. G. Bosworth. 14. C. H. Miller. 1.5. E. E. Spalding. Iti. W. G. Spencer. Sec, George W. Cleveland; Treasurer, S. Knick- erbocker; Chaplain, Dr. Jerome .\ngell (deceased); Warden, H. C. Beebe; Cond., F. H. Cobb; O. G., J. G. Jarvis; I. G., O. K. George; R. S. N. G., Fred Fenner; L. S. N. G., Elmer Williams; R. S. V. G., E. E. Spalding; L. S. V. G., G. E. Ingra- ham. This lodge being organized, as it was, by a hustling body of men, soon took rank as one of the foremost organizations of the order in this jurisdiction. Its degree teams were early fitted out with the best paraphernalia that could be had, and they took pride in doing their work accord- ing to the highest standards. The lodge now num- bers among its members many of Cortland's fore- most business and professional men and is in a flourishing condition , both financially and social]}'. The present membership is 147. The present offi- cers are: N. G., F.J. Bieree; V.G., N. P. Meager; Rec. Sec, C. H. Miller; Fin. Sec, W. D. Shirley; 6. Frank M. Inger- T. X. Hollister. 12. Walter 17. G. M. Champlin. paraphernalia and ante-rooms. This lodge has three times been smoked out by fires from other parts of the block, but has each time emerged from the ordeal with a little better quarters than before. Time has dealt very gently with this or- ganization, the grim destroyer having entered its portals but seven times during its existence. The higher branches of the Order connected with this lodge are the Cortland Encampment, No. 127, Can- ton Cortland, No. 27, and Bright Light Rebekah Lodge, No. 121. Cortland Encampment, No. 127, 1. O. O. F., was organized by the appointment of a committee by Canton Cortland March 12. 1891, to enroll mem- bers. Its charter had been granted by the Grand Lodge at Ithaca, Feb. 24, 1S91, and it was insti- tuted March 30, 1S91, by Grand Patriarch John A. Bennett. The charter members were: A. G. Bos- "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 85 worth, G. I. Pruden, C. A. Louusberry, E. M. Pud- ney, F. A. Bickford, C. H. Drake, B. D. Shirley, W. P. Robinson, Wilbur Maltby (deceased), A. C. Upson, G. D. Griffiths, E. J. Hopkins, A. J. Breuuig, S. Knickerbocker, H. L. Gleason and A. B. Filzinger. Its first officers were: C. P., C. H. Drake; H. P., C. A. Lounsberry; S. W., W. P. Rob- inson; Rec. Scribe, F. A. Bickford; Fin. Scribe, B. D. Shirley; Treasurer, G. I. Pruden; J. W., A. G. Bosworth; I. S., A. J. Breunig; O. S., A. B. Fil- zinger; Guide, H. L. Gleason; First Watch, Wil- bur Maltbv (deceased ) ; Second Watch, E. E. Spald- ing; ThirdWatch, R. E. Caldwell; Fourth Watch, E. M. Pudney. Its present officers are: C. P., F. M. Ingersoll; H. P., L. Scott Gale; S. W., J R. Brown; Scribe, P. W. Chaffee; Fin. Scribe, G. H. Ames; Treas., N. P. Meager; Guide, W. D. Shir- lev: J. W., W. G. Spencer; O. S., A. L. Kinney; I. S., John Hull; First Watch, A. G. Bosworth; Second Watch, E. E Spalding; Third Watch, J. J. Krebs; Fourth Watch, J. R. Bosworth; First Guard of the Tent, B. S. Brink; Second Guard of the Tent, George D. Griffiths. Its Past Chief Patri- archsin theorderof their service are: C. H. Drake, for the last year, 1899: Noble Grand, Mrs. Carrie Bosworth ; Vice Grand, Mrs. Mable Shirley ; Sec- retary, Mrs. Carrie A. Meager ; Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Pudney ; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Ella French ; Warden, Mrs, Carrie Loomis ; Con- ductor, Miss Rose Leonard ; Outside Guard, Frank Ingersoll ; Inside Guard, Frankie Brown ; R. S. of N. G., Mrs. Mercy Hamilton ; L. S. of N. G., Mrs. Lavina Seaman ; R. S. of V. G., Mrs. Clo- tilda Borden ; L. S. of V. G., Mrs. Etta Brown ; Right Altar Support, Mrs. Lucella Leonard ; Left Altar Support, Mrs. Clara Coram ; Chaplain, Mrs. Theresa Clark. Canton Cortland, P. M., No. 27, I. O. O. F., was instituted at Vesta Lodge rooms, Sept. 15, 1887; it was mustered into service Dec. i, 1887, by Brig. Gen. James O. Woodard, Commander, Dept. N. Y. Its charter members were: M. S. Bierce, G. I. Pruden, E. H. Stockwell, C. F. Williams, S.N. Gooding, B. D. Shirlev, S. dePuv Freer, L. T. White, A. B. Nelson, F. A, Bickford, G. E. Ryder, G. W. Lansing, C. H. Roethig, D. F. Waters, A. ^^K '^ ~^yil K. ' '^ pjjp' ^Z^B^ "^ W ^^^ltm.^s^ j4l AM ■ ^Tk^^f^H^^alU^P^ '^^ '**' wK^^k'^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^S ht^^'^JUKSI ^P ,^ -v FJKiqpa|£^h^^^^^^^K ,!^:^ l^HM^) ■ ^PVii^^^^^^^ m^k wk. ■* ^.j^MJ^^i hjUBfiMm^JM Photo by Harris. OFFICERS BRIGHT LIiaiT, No. 21, D-\UGHTER.s OF REBEK.\H ilSW). 1. Mrs. Lola Leonard. 3. Mrs. C'loHlila Borden. 3. Mrs. Floyd (Trifflths. 4. Mrs. William Brown. .">. Mrs. Annie Pudney. 6. Mrs. Tlieresa Clarli. 7. IVIrs. N. B. ]\leager. S. Mrs. Carrie Loomis. 9. Miss Rose Leonard. 10. Mrs. Clara Coram. 11. Mrs. Ella French. 13. Mrs. Benjamin Hamilton. 13. Mrs. Edna Swift. 14. Mrs. B. H. Bosworth. 1.5. Mr.s. Mable Shirley. Id. Mrs. John C. Seamaus. 17. Frank M. Ingersoll. 18. Mrs. Etta Brown. W. P. Robinson, C. A. Lounsberry (deceased), F. H. Weyant. G. I. Pruden, E. J. Hopkins, Burt Card, A. G. Bosworth, D.E.Stanford, L. E. Black- mer, R. E. Caldwell, W. D. Shirley, F. H. Morse, E. M. Santee (two terms), Duke Borthwick. The Encampment meets every first and third Thurs- day in the month at John L. Lewis Lodge rooms, in the Schermerhorn block. Its paraphernalia is said to be the second finest in the State, and its degree teams are second to none. Bright Light, Rebekah Lodge, No. 121, 1. O. O. F., was instituted Oct. 3, 1S90, by Grand Master Spooner with the following officers in the chairs : Noble Grand, Mrs. Florence Cobb ; Vice Grand, Mrs. Eva Watkins; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ida H. Ingraham ; Financial Secretary, Mrs! Marv C. Beebe ; Treasurer; Mrs. S. Edith Geer ; Warden, Mrs. Filzinger; Conductor, Mrs. Green ; Outside Guard, Mrs. Caldwell ; Inside Guard, Miss Anna Blackmer; R. S. of N. G., Mrs. W. P. Robinson ; L. S. of N. G., Mrs. W. J. Perkins ; R. S. of V. G., Mrs. E. Williams ; L. S. of N. G., Mrs. E. J. Hopkins ; Right Altar Support, Mrs. J. E. Briggs ; Left Altar Support, Mrs. R. Beard. The officers G. Bosworth, Edwin V. Baker, W. P. Robinson, Geo. Pitt, A. B. Filzinger. Its first officers were Com., M. S. Bierce ; Lieut., G. I. Pruden ; Ensign, E. H. Stockwell; clerk, C. F. Williams; Acc't., A. B. Nelson. It started with eighteen swords and now numbers forty-four. Its past captains, in the order of service have been ; M. S. Bierce, G. I. Pruden (two terms) C. H. Drake, A. G. Bosworth, E. J. Hopkins, E. M. Pudney, G. E. Ingraham, D. E. Stanford, R. E. Caldwell, Geo. D. Griffiths. Its present officers are : Commander, W. D. Shir- ley; lieutenant, J. C. Seamans; ensign, B. H. Bosworth ; clerk, G. H. Ames; accountant, D. E. Stanford ; standard bearer, A. W. McNett ; sen- tinel, F. M. Ingersoll ; picket, W. G. Spencer. Among the more notable of its pilgrimages have been those to Detroit, Bostoi!, Philadelphia and Buffalo. Among its members to receive honors outside of its doors have been A. G. Bosworth, who is now lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regi- ment of this department ; L. T. White, who was appointed to a position upon the staff of Col. W. H. Mosher, of the .Second Battallion of the Fourth Regiment ; W. W. Rainey, chaplain of the Fourth Regiment; R. E. Caldwell adjutant of the 86 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. First Battallion of the Fourth Regiment, upon the staff of Maj. King of Norwich. The Fourth Regiment consists of Cantons located at Bing- hamlon, Elmira, Hornellsville, Cortland, One- onta, Norwich, Bath, Corning and Ch-de. The meetings of Canton Cortland are held each second and fourth Thursday of the month in John L. Lewis Lodge rooms in the Schermerhorn block. John L. Lewis Lodge and her sister branches have many members whom the}' delight to honor, but the space allotted to this article is too small to allow mention of the merits of each; it is, how- ever, no disparagement of the others, but rather a credit to the entire membership, to make special mention of the services of Lieut. Col. A. G. Bos- worth, who has passed the chairs of all branches of the order, has taken the degrees of all of the Grand bodies except the degree of Chivalry, to which he is entitled and which he will receive in the near future. No meeting of any branch to James Dodd, Frank Dowd, R. C. Duel], T. Gar- rity, .\. Gutchess, John Grant, Geo. H. Gleason, William T. Galvan, A. Goddard, C. Hike, J. A. Harriott, T. Hayes, D. Kernan, A. G. Klotton, T. Kernan, James R. Kelley, M. J. Kane, T. Kane, C. S. Knowles, P. Linskey, R. B. Liuderman, H. Morgan, M. JIathewson, J. Mellon, D. Mahoney, J. Mead, F. Murrin,J. McCarthy, T. Noonan, Chas. R. O'Lear}-, J. Powers, George Peters. D. Preston, F. Parks.'P. Guinn, M. Roach, D. Roach, Fred Ritter, James T. Summers, J. Stoddart, J. Sweeney, A. Scudamore, Fred Todd, Tom ^Nlurra}-. Mem- bers in good standing at present writing are 129. There has been paid out for relief of sick mem- bers since its organization J394.59; valued prop- erty of Tribe, J439.S0; amount in bank, 1469,30. The following chiefs were raised to their stumps on first vSun of Buck Moon (or July ist): Sa- chem, Jesse Van Denburg; Senior Sagamore. M. McMahon; Junior Sagamore, F. Donegan; Chief Photo by Butler. OFFICERS OF PECOS TRIBE I. O. R. M.. NO. :ii;. 1. Arthur Gutchess, ft. F. 2. Frank Ponegan, J. S. 3. Martin McM.-vhon.S. S. 4. Ernest Summers, G. W. .">. Wil- liam Galvan. 2d \V. 11. F. J. Burns. 1st W. 7. Thomas Kane. 1st Sannap. 8. Jesse Vandenburg. Sachem. '.1. Tlicimas Kernan. 2d .S. 10. Paul Drexler, ;id W. 11. William Aldrich, 2d B. 12. James Kelly. C. of W. 18. James Summers, P. S. and C. of R. 14. A. D. Wallace, P. D. G. S. ir>. Henry Corcoran, P. D. G. S. 111. John T. Powers, ad B. IT. Charles Knowles, 4th B. 18. Timothy McMahon, M. M. 19. Charles Wiegand, 1st B. 20. .\. S. Brown, Trustee. 21. .lolin Van Inwagen, P. 23. A. J. Klotton, M. JI. 23. Vern Allen, 4th W. of Records, James T. Summers; Collector of Wam- pum, James Kelly ; Keeper of Wampum, M. E. Sarvay ; Prophet, John Van luwagen ; Guard of Wigwam, E. W. Summers; Guard of Forest, .■\.. Gutchess; First Sannap, Thomas Kane; Second Sannap, A. Breunig; Trustees, James T. Sum- mers, C. R. 0'Lear\-, E. W. Summers. which he belonged has ever found him absent while in town and physically able to attend. Alwaj-s in the forefront of every movement for the upbuilding of his lodge, niaj' he live long to enjoy the fruits of his labors aud be a credit to the order which has been and is so dear to his heart. Pecos Tribe 357, Improved Order of Red Men, was instituted on the Sth Sun of Plant Moon, Great Sun Discovery, 406, Common Era, Sth day of .\pril, 1897, with seventy charter members, to w'it: D. Warden, J. Van Inwagen, P. Welch, M. Welch, A. I). Wallace, J. Wiegand, M. E. Sarvay, John .■\ndrews, R. Butler, A. Breunig, A. S. Brown, Thomas Butler, William Crapser, J. Burns, Duke Borthwick, Hugh Corcoran, Henry Corcoran, Jerry Conway, R. R. Crab, J. F. Dowd, Dan. Dwyer, The Mission Bands, Presbyterian church, are all in a flourishing condition. They are made up of four organizations: The Young Ladies' Mis- sion and the Sunbeam bands among the girls and the Senior and the Junior Coral bands among the boys, representing about one hundred young people. They meet regularly for mission stud}- and work, and add considerable to the missionary funds of the church. Pliotos by Hjiitt. A TKIU UF VILLAGE .STREETS. North Church Street. Maple Avenue. Elm .Street. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Daniel Reilly. THE RAILROAD STREET MARKET. Photos by Han-is. Daniel Reilly has been engaged in the meat business for twentj'-seven years having begun as an apprentice with Crane •& Arnold of Homer in 1873, being at that time but thirteen years of age. A year later he came to Cortland and for five years worked for Henry Snj'der, afterwards being employed by Brown, Rood & Co. and G. W. Lansing & Co. In August, 18S6, he formed a co- partnership with John Felkel and the firm of Reilly & Felkel opened a market on Railroad street, the first place of business located on that thoroughfare. The business is still conducted at the same place by Mr. Reilly, Mr. Felkel having retired in April, 1890, and the former is the only man in Cortland then engaged in the business who has conducted it continuously since then and who may be called the pioneer in the trade. He is a practical meat dresser and an extensive local dealer in pork as well as a manufacturer of table supplies accessory to the business. Mr. Reilly was born in Homer, Sept. 17, 1S60. On Feb. 11, 1885, he married Leuora Ready of Cortland. He is a member of the Emerald Hose Co. R. E. Reilly, the head of the firm of R. E. Reilly & Co., whose market is at No. 6 North Main street, learned the business while working for Reilly & Felkel on Railroad street, where he was employed from 1SS7 until 1S92. The following three years he worked for Felkel on Clinton avenue, and on April 13, 1896, together with his brother Daniel, formed the present firm and opened the market which had been conducted by different parties for several j'ears without success. Since then the business has been conducted in a successful man- ner and been made to pay. Mr. Reilly was born in Homer, Oct. 29, 1873. *'^„,..st....i- • R. E. Reilly. THE MODEL M.VRKET. I'hoins l>y Harris. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 89 Village Presidents and Clerks. — Cortland was incorporated Nov. 5, 1S53. Those who have served as presidents and clerks to the present time (Jan., 1900) are as follows, the name of the president being given first in each instance ; 1S53 -1.S56, Joseph Reynolds. Charles Foster ; 1857, A. S. Higgins. Charles Foster ; 1S58, A. S. Higgins, H. Crandall ; lS59-'6o, Thomas Keator, H. .\. Randall; 1S61, Thomas Keator, Charles Foster; 1862, Allen B. Smith, Wm. R. Stone ; 1S63, Henry Brewer, H. L. Collins; 1S64. John T. Barnes, B. B. Andrews ; 1865, Charles Foster, B. B. Andrews; 1866, Charles Foster, H. A. Randall ; 1S67, Charles Foster, I. H. Palmer ; i868-'9, Charles Foster, H. A. Randall ; 1S70, H. Crandall, H. A, Randall ; 1871, J. S. Barber, I. M. Seaman ; 1S72, W. H. Crane, B. A. Benedict ; 1873, W. D. Tisdale, Dorr C. Smith ; 1S74, J. C. Carmichael, Dorr C. Smith ; 1875, James M. Smith, Dorr C. Smith ; 1S76, J. C. Carmichael, John C. Putnam ; 1877 '8, J. S. Bar- ber, E. S. More ; 1879, R. B. Smith, E S. More ; is a side degree composed of members having attained the chief degree of the Improved O. R. M. and their motto is "Fun and Good Fellow- ship," as the following Haymakers' Terminology, will show : Haj-loft — meeting place; Barnyard — reception room; Field — open space; Tramps — red men; Council — meeting; Hitching Post, Stall and Bin — positions occupied by officers; Trough — water receptacle; spring — liquid refreshments; Fodder — eatables; Bale of Hay — candidate; Bun- dle — dollar; Straw — cent; JIow — treasury; Re- galia — strawhat; Pitchfork, Rake, Flail, Scythe — haymakers' implements; Overalls and Linen Dusters — full dress costumes; Weed — cigar; Grass — chewing tobacco; Rake Tooth — cigarette; Smoke House — pipe; Police — call for fine; Guilty — come up ; Good Condition — good standing; Bad Condition — bad standing. The following are the officers: Chief havmaker. Thomas Kernan; vice chief haymaker, Wm. Spencer; overseer, E. W. Summers; guard of hayloft, Charles Kane; guard Photu by Builer. MAIN STREET (WEST SIDE) NEAR COURT, l^TO. •Stand. Ind. Ed," 1880, L. J. Fitzgerald, E. S. More ; i8Sl-'2, I. H. Palmer, J. Hubbard ; 1883, A. Mahan, J. Hubbard, (F. Hatch to fill vacancy caused bv death of Hub- bard); 1S84, D. E. Smith, F. Hatch; 1SS5. Hugh Duffev, F. Hatch ; 1SS6. Genshom W. Bradford, F. Hatch ; 1SS7, Harrison Wells, F. Hatch ; 188S, Frank H. Cobb, F. Hatch ; 1SS9. Irving H. Pal- mer, F. Hatch ; 1890, Daniel E. Smith, F. Hatch; 1891, Calvin P. Walrad, F. Hatch; TS92, Charles H. Price, F. Hatch ; 1S9-,, Calvin P. Walrad, F. Hatch ; 1894, Wayland D. Tisdale, F. Hatch ; 1S95, Francis W. Higgins, F. Hatch ; 1896, Henry F. Benton, F. Hatch; 1897, Duane E Call, F. Hatch ; 1.S98, Arthur F. Stilson, W. C. Crombie ; 1899, Samuel N. Holden, F. Hatch. Victor Hayloft, 357 1=2, Hay Makers .Associa- tion of New York, was instituted on September 27, 1897, with twenty tramps. The Hay Makers of barn door, Frank Donegan; horn blower, Mar- tin McMahon; boss driver, Vernon Allen; col- lector of straws, Paul Drexler; keeper of bundles, M. E. Sarvay; past chief haymakers, Charles Eddy, John Powers, Jerry JlcCarthy, Jas. T. Sum- mers, John ;Mellon, Clias. R. O'Leary, George H. Gleason; representative to state haymakers' convention held at Matteawan the last week in March, 1900, Jas. T. Summers. The Earliest Landlords in Cortland village were Danforlh Merrick, whose tavern stood on the present site of the Cortland House, Joshua Ballard, whose hotel was on what is now the northwest corner of Main and Court streets, where the National Bank stands, Nathan Luce, where the Messenger House now stands and Samuel Ingles, who kept hotel on what is now the site of Sager & Jennings' drug store. 9° "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The H. n. Whitney Wagon Co. was or- ganized in Horatr, N. V., Dec. 2, 1S82, under the name of The Homer Wagon Co., Lim- ited, the first president being Geo. W. Phil- lips, A. W. Hobart being the secretary and treasurer. In the fall of 1SS7 the business was removed to Cortland, locating in the old shops on Railroad street, now the site of the Central school. The following fall ground was broken ou Court street where, during that year, the large shops since occupied by the plant were constructed. In December, 18S8, the new factory was running; these large buildings having been constructed in the incredibly short space of three months. The main building, occupying threesides of a square and built entirely of brick, is three stories high, and is surmounted by three tow- ers — the elevator and water towers. It is five hundred feet long and is equipped with automatic sprinklers as a protection against fire; and electric fire alarms, time clock and electric watchman's clock. The buildings occupy two acres of ground and have a ca- pacity for turning out five thousand jobs a 3'ear. When running on full time one hun- dred men are employed in the works. The power is supplied by two forty horse-power boilers. The warerooms are especially ad- vantageous, as onehundredcompletejobson wheels can be shown. The factory is the out- growth of years of experience in carriage build- ing and it is fitted with all the latest and most improved machinery for doing first-class work. A switch track connecting with the D. L. & W. railroad runs into the premises so that work may be loaded for shipment. The cost of the build- ings was si.Kty-five thousand dollars. In 1.S87 H. 51. Whitney succeeded Mr. Phillips as president of the companj- and on January 4, 1S92, the name of the company was changed to The II. M. Whit- ney- Co., at which time E. S. Burrowes became the secretary and treasurer, in which position he has since continued and taken an active part in the affairs of the company. On November 3, 1S97, the name was changed to The H.M.Whit- ney 'Wagon Co. The present oiEcers of the com- Hyatt, Photos. H. I\I. WHITNEY. E. S. BURROWES. pany are H. M. Whitney, president, and Edwin S. Burrowes, secretary and treasurer. Henry Morton Whitney was born in Jloravia, N. Y., May 16, 1851, being one of a family of twelve children. He was the second son of William H. Whitney and Melissa Rogers Whitney and is one of the descendants of Henry Whitney, the founder of the Whitney family in America, who settled at Southold, L. I., in 1649. On leaving school he selected the law as a profession, but had only pur- sued his studies a few months along this line when his father died leaving him the onlv sup- port of a widowed mother and several small chil- dren. He decided to learn a trade and with this end in view he moved to TuUy, N. V., and en- tered the employ of S. W. Catel}', who was then the pioneer in carriage building in a large way H. M. WHITNEY WAGON CO.'S WORK.S. ' GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 91 in this state. After remaining with Mr. Cately for about three years, he abandoned the carriage business and in 1871 moved to Syracuse, N. Y., and for several years was manager for The Elias Howe Sewing Machine company at Oswego and Auburn, N. Y.; going south in the fall of 1S75 to take charge of the Singer Manufacturing Co. 's business at Parkersburg, W. Va., and Marietta, Ohio. In 18S1 he located in Homer, N. Y. , and during a part of that year traveled on the road as a carriage salesman ; in the fall of 1S82 he organ- ried to Anna M. Barron of Cortland, N. Y. His father, William Henry Whitney, was born in Middlesex, now Darien, Conn., June 29, 1798, and died at Moravia, X. Y., February 15, 1868. His mother, who was Melissa Rogers Whitney, was born at Sempronius, N. Y., October 4, 1824, and died at Homer, N. Y., August 4, 1S87. Ed- win S. Burrowes was born on the 15th day of August, 1857, at the summer home of his father, Edwin A. Burrowes, on the banks of the St. Law- rence river near Ganauoque, Ont. He passed his Photos by Hyatt. INTERIOR VIEWS H. The Repository. M. WHITNEY WAGON CO.'S WORKS. The Office. President's Office. ized the Homer Wagon Company, Limited, which name was afterward changed to The H. M. Whit- ney Wagon Company. Throughout the whole history of this company Mr. Whitney has been the central figure in its management and is the one for whom the company was named. He was its projector and superintendent at the outset and, upon the retirement of Mr. Phillips in 18S7, he was elected president, which position he has held and has been throughout practically the sole manager. On September 18, 1877, he was mar- earlier years in Clayton, where he attended school and was employed in the oiEce of the Clayton Rafting Co. In 1S75 he was graduated at Meade's Commercial college in Syracuse, N. Y., and in 1877 he went to _New York, where he entered the office of the Engineering and Mining Journal. Subsequently he became connected with the printing and lithographing business of Edwin Hoytand afterwards with Hoyt & Crane. From 1881 to 1884 Mr. Burrowes followed the sea, sailing on many voyages between New York, 92 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Central America and South American ports. In 1884 he settled at St. Louis, Mo., with Linberg & Garland in the real estate and mining business and in 18S8-1889 he had charge of the opening and developing of the American Mining Com- pany's properties in Saline County, Arkansas. In 1S89 he married Etta Gregg Whitney, sister of Henry M. Whitney of Cortland, New York, and the following year on Mr. Whitney's invitation came east and became identified with the busi- ness of The H. M. Whitney Wagon Co., of which he is now secretary and treasurer. Photo by Butler. THE PR?:sHYTERI.\X ( HfHCH The Presbyterian Church. — The first steps to- ward the organization of the Presbyterian church of Cortland were taken on Nov. 25, 1824, when a meeting was held at the court house in Cortland, at which Daniel Budlong was chairman and David Joline was clerk, and at which a committee was appointed to report a constitution and by-laws for the projected enterprise. On Dec. 2, 1824, a sec- ond meeting was held at the same place, at which the society was formally organized under the name of "The Presbyterian Church and Society of Cort- land Village." At this time si.\: trustees were elected, as follows: William Elder, William Ran- dall, Prosper Cravath, Salmon Jewett, Moses Kinne and Lemuel Dada. This was but the society. The church was organized on .■\pril 16, 1S25, with six members, as follows; David Joline and his wife Lucetta, John A. Freer and his wife Rachael, Eliza Dudley and Persis Avery. The first elders of the church were Lemuel Dada, David Joline and Gard- ner K. Clark. In .-^pril, 1826, steps were taken toward the building of a church edifice, and the trustees were appointed a building committee. -A lot was secured from Jonathan Hubbard on the present site of the church, and pledges were made amounting to a little over f3,ooo, payable one-third in cash and the remainder in stock and grain. Thebuilder w a s Simeon Rouse. The church was dedicated Jan. i, 1S28, and continued as the place of worship for the .so- ciety, though twice repaired and enlarged, till June 2, 1889, when the last service washeld. The following day the work of tearing it do^vn began preparatory to the erection of the present very handsome and commodious edifice of stone, which was constructed at a cost of about 148,000, and which was dedi- cated May 28, 1890. The auditorium has a seating ca- pacity of 1,000, and the Sun- day-school room in the rear of about 450. The member- ship of the church at its last annual meeting (April 6, 1899) was 624, and of the vSunday-school 630. So rap- ^ „^^^^ idly is the Sunday-school 1^ ' 'Q^SiB gi'owing that an architect is ■ M'-m l KV Bs' now preparing plans for an addition to the Sunda)-- school room to be made next summer, which will add to its seating capacity about one-third. The entire list of pastors of the church, with their terms of service, is as follows: Rev. William Ba- con, ;May, 1S25 — May. 1827; Rev. Luke Lyons, October, 1827 — ^June, 1831; Rev. Na- thaniel E. Johnson, Novem- ber, 1S32 — November, 1834; Rev. John A. Foot, June, 1835— March, 1S37; Rev. Pe- ter Lockwood, October, 1837 — July, 1S42; Rev. Hercules Dunham, September, 1S42 — , 1S56; Rev. Ova H. Sey- mour, January-, 1858 — Sep- tember, 1863; Rev. Irving L. Beman, October, 1S63— May, 1866; Rev. Samuel F. Bacon, October, 1866— October, 1868; Rev. Samuel H. Howe, D. D., October, 1869 — September, 1872; Rev. Thomas Street, D. D., June, 1873— October, 187S; Rev. Al- fred J. Hutton, D. D., February, 1879— July, iSSi; Rev. James L. Robertson, D. D., November. 1S82— October, 1896; Rev. John Timothy Stone, Novem- Vier, 1896. The present officers of the church are: Ruling elders, Lewis Bouton, Alonzo D. Blodgett, Henry F.Benton. Seymour M.Ballard, Marcus H. McGraw; Adolnhus F. Tanner, .Alfred Greene and Benjamin L. VVebb; deacons, Henry C. Lovell, ■' stand. Ind. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 93 Charles W. Collins. Arthur B. Nelson and Henry B. Greennian. Trustees — David F. Wallace, presi- dent; F. D. Smith, secretary; William S. Cope- land, treasurer; Calvin P. Walrad, Chester F. Wick- wire and Theodore H. Wickwire. The Earliest Industries — Cortland lays claim to the first practical nail making machiner\' put into operation. About 1S15 William Sherman equipped the rear part of a saw mill standing on the road between Cortland and Homer with ma- chinery which was self-feeding and from the iron that went through cut the nails into the required shape and length and turned them out headed and with the letter S stamped in the head. The sawmill was owned and operated by McClure and both establishments used the same water power. In 1824 Martin Merrick supplanted the nail industry with wool carding and cloth dress- ing machinery which he carried on until 1S33 when it passed into the hands of Horace Dibble who conducted the industry until comparatively recent years. The build- ings or part of them now occupied by C ooper Bros, were erected in 1S23 by Nelson Spencer for a paper mill, only coarse wrapping paper being made. In 1S32 or '33 Speed & Sinclair took the property, which had been laying idle .some time, and made fine paper, and in 1847 Daniel Bradford assumed control, the busi- ness having for a time been conducted by the employes on the co-operative basis. In 1864 the old place passed into the hands of Francis Sears, John B. Cottrell and Stephen D. Freer, who converted it into a flax seed oil mill. The firm dis- solved in 1S66, and in 1871 Mr. Freer gave up the busi- ness. The mills then la\' idle until occupied by Cooper Bros. In the sev- enties violins were manu- factured in Cortland by Lewis Hannum. Jonathan Hubbard built a grist mill near the banks of the river in 1802 or '3, which passed into the possession of Horace White in 1824, after- wards Abram and then his son Ebenezer Mudge; next, Carr & Moses, and later Daniel Ruse and finally Thomas F. Brayton. Sylvester Blair con- structed a small building near Otter creek in 1829, which was used for the manufacture of pot- tery, the clay being brought in from New Jersey on fiat boats. In 1834 Mason & Russell bought the business, which in 1S39 passed into the hands of Chollar & Darby. Ten years later they sold it to Madison Woodruff who in 1858 built larger buildings on Groton-ave. and who continued the business with varying fortunes down to the eighties. In 1832 Daniel Larned established works for the manufacture of agricultural imple- ments. Reverend John Timothy Stone, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Cortland, was born in the town of Stowe (Maynard) Mass., on September 7, 1868. He is the son of Rev. Timothy Dwight Porter Stone, who spent a large portion of his life in the Congregational ministry in eastern Massa- chusetts. When seven or eight years of age Mr. Stone's home was transferred to Albany, N. Y. He graduated from the Albany High school in 1887, and entered Amherst college the following fall, graduating from that institution in the class of 1891, of which he was class orator. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In the fall of the same year he became a stu- dent in Auburn Theological seminary, gradu- ating with the class of 1894. His first charge was in tltica, N. Y., as pastor of the Olivet Presby- terian church, settling there immediately upon graduation from Auburn. He accepted a call to the Presbyterian church in Cortland in the fall of 1896, where he is now located. In the fall of 1S95 Mr. Stone was married to Miss Bessie Par- sons of Toronto, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Henry M. Parsons, D. D., pastor of the Knox Presbyterian church of that city. They have one child, Elizabeth Parsons, born October 13, 1898. Zora Cayvette, Photo.- INTERIOR OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. List of Postmasters (Add— Seepage46)— On the 19th day of May, 1814, the Cortlandville post office was established. Oliver Wiswell, a lawyer and a man of importance in the early history of this town was first postmaster. The mail which was small was brought from Syracuse once a day by a four-horse stage coach. Its arrival was an- nounced by the vigorous tooting of a horn from the upper end of Main street to the post office door. This was the only enlivening event of the day. A person was considered fortunate who re- ceived one letter a mouth and in order to get that had to pay as high as twenty-five cents for post- age. The people of Cortland since that time have been served by about 20 postmasters. They are as follows, giving dates of service so far as can be learned and location of post office: — Oliver Wisewell, 1814; Samuel Nelson, 1S22-1S23; Charles Lyndes, 1823-1824; John Lyndes, 1824- 1825; Roswell Randall, 1825-1830, (Eagle block); Canfield Marsh, 1830 ; Richard Schouten, 1841; Joel B. Hubbard, 1841-1841; Tercuis 94 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Eels, 1S41-1S42; Dauforth Merrick, 1S42-1S42; Andrew Dickson, 1842 , (corner Main and Port Watson street); Hiram Crandall, 1861, (rear of Randall block ); Horace A. Jarvis, 1861- 1878, (rear of the National bank, moved to Wal- lace building); James A. Nixon, 1878-1886, (moved to Standard building); James F. Maybury, 1886- 1890; S. M. Ballard, 1890-1894; B. B. Jones, 1894- 1896; C. F. Thompson, 1896-1897; Virginia Jones, 1897-1S99; Andrew S. Brown, 1S99. The ofifice now sions." The library was the outcome of a most earnest desire on the part of the pastor that his people should be furnished with the means for "intelligent interest" in missions. Ladies' Home JMission and Church Aid Society was first organized in the early history of the Presby- terian church as "The Ladies' Sewing Society'," and was so called until September, 1S78, when it was changed to its present name. Until recently the work has been carried on with monev received Photos by Hyatt. THE CLKRGYMEN OF CORTLAND. Rev. J. T. Stone. Pres. Ch. Rev. O. A. Houghton. First M. E. Ch. Kev. W. J. Howell. First Bap. Ch. Rev. G. E. T. Stevenson, Mem. Bap. Vh. Rev. V. S. Millburn, Univer. Ch. Rev. Amos Watkins. Grace Epis. Ch. Rev. ,1. J. McLoghlin, St. Mary's Oath. Ch. Rev. .1 C. B. Jloycr, Homer Ave. M. E. Ch. Rev. O. M. Owens. Free Meth. Ch. Re^•. W. H. Pound, Cong. Ch. sends to Uncle Sam's treasurj', annually, |io,ooo net over and above all expenses. The weight of mails dispatched for 45 days beginning Oct. 3, ending Nov. 6, 1899, 20,636 lbs. 15 oz. The Mission Library, Presbyterian church, was opened March 3, 1S98, with 137 volumes, and 48 have since been added by purchaseandgift. It is dedicated to the memorj- of Miss Eliza Vennette Stephens, "who was deeply interested in mis- from entertainments and suppers. At present the money used is entirely from voluntary offerings, a part of which consists of monthly pledges. The meetings are held the third Friday in each month, except July and August. In November a Praise service isiheld at which time a special Thank offer- ing is given. In the fall boxes of clothing and other necessary articles are sent, one to a Home Missionary and one to the Freedmen. THREE DESIRABLE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. Rickard Street, (Hyatt, Photo.) Argyle Place, (Harris, Photo.) Union Street, (Harris, Photo.) 96 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Cortland Public Schools— The Cortland Union Free school, District No. i, was organized by the passage of a special act of the Legislature in 1880. This district was made up from districts lying within the corporate limits of the village of Cort- land. Prior to this time the public schools of Cortland were a part of the commoa school dis- trict system of the town. The first school build- ing erected within the limits of the village of Cortland stood on the site afterwards occupied b}' the old Eagle hotel, now known as the Mes- senger House corner. We find the records of a frame school building on Port Watson street and of a frame and of a cobblestone school building on Church street. The cobblestone building was erected in 1S45 and we think it is the oldest of these buildings judging from the deeds on record in the County Clerk's office. It was also aban- doned last of the old school buildings as it was only discontinued in 1892. During the first half of the century the schools which we term secondary ings of Cortland are now designated as the First Ward (Owego St.), Second Ward (Schermerhorn St. ), and Third Ward I Pomeroy St. ) schools; and the Central school. The First, Second and Third Ward schools are twostory frame buildings, well lighted and heated and provided with single desks and slate blackboards. The First and Second Ward buildings have good sj'stems of ventilation and modern improvements in the basement. They have well kept lawns, fences and walks. The First and Third Wards are four-roomed buildings. The Second Ward school has just been enlarged to a six-room building with a well-equipped kin- dergarten in the front room on the first floor. The building is heated b)' steam. The Central school building is a large brick structure with ten rooms. It is equipped with all the modern improvements, including the "Smead System" of heating and ventilation. In this building are located the grades, the academic department, the superin- tendent's oflice and the public school library. The THE BOARD OF EDfC.\TI()N, l!K)0.-[See Key with Sk. P. !I8. schools were in those days mostly private. Cort- land had her Female Seminary started in 1828 and located on the Wallace corner, at Main and Court streets. This institution for girls flourished for a number of years. She also had her boys' Poly- technic which in 1842 became the Cortlandville academy. This school flourished until 1S67. In 1S69 the academy was closed, the building removed and the lot conveyed to the state on condition that an academic department be maintained in the new State Normal school. In 18S2 the Board of Education of Cortland began the erection of two new school buildings, the first of the build- ings now in use in the public schools, one located on Schermerhorn street and the other located on Owego street.. These schools were opened in September of 1S83. In the spring of 1884 they began the erection of a third building on Pom- eroy street. This school was opened in Septem- ber, 1884. In 1S91 an appropriation was voted to build the Central school, which was located on Railroad street. This building was opened for school purposes_in April, 1893. The school build- district owns about ^500 worth of school appara- tus and has a librarj- of 1362 volumes valued at f 1,500. It has a supplementary reading library of 450 volumes. The school buildings, including the superintendent's office, are connected with the public telephone service. The first superin- tendent of the public schools of Cortland was Prof. Chas. S. Sanderson, elected in Nov., 1883. He resigned his position in 1886 and Col. Frank Place was elected to fill the vacancy. He resigned in 1893. Prof. C. V. Coon was elected to the po- sition and held it until July, 1896. He was fol- lowed by the present superintendent, F. E Smith. There are twenty-six teachers employed in the public schools. The teachers are all graduates of Normal or professional schools with from three to fifteen years of experience in teaching. Eighteen ■ of our teachers receive |i2 per week and the rest of them Jio and Ji i per week. The Board of Education consists of nine mem- bers, each having the title " Commissioner." They hold monthly meetings to transact the busi- ness of the district. The condition of the pub- Photos by Harris. THE FACULTY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.— [See Key with Sk. P. 98. 98 ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. lie scliools to-day speaks for their wise and liberal public policy. It is their aim to make the Cort- land public school as good and as progressive as any system of schools to be found in the state. The names of the Board of Education and teachers of the public schools are as follows: Board of Education. Albertis .\. Carley. President (i) Charles F. Brown, (2 land N.Jay Peck, (3) term expires, 1900. Ferdinand D. Smith, (4) Edward Keator, (5) and \Vm. ]. Greenman, (6) term expires, 1901. George J. Mager, (7) Albert W. Edgcomb, (8) and Milton H. Yale, (9) term expires, 1902. James R. Birdlebough, 1 10) truant officer. Third Ward School. Lulu M. Forrest, (23 1 Olive H. Parker, (24) Mary Louise Fairchild, (25) Mary E. AVoodbury, (26) Rosabelle V. Townsend, (27) — F. E. Smith. The Fortnightly Club.— On the afternoon of Nov. 14, 1S94, a number of ladies met for the pur- pose of forming a literary society. The outcome of this meeting was the organization of the Fort- nightly club of Cortland, N. V. The club held its first meeting Nov. 28, 1S94, and the meetings have been held fortnightly since that time from September to June of each year. The constitu- tion gives as the object of the society, "the de- Butler, Photo. Faculty. Ferdinand E. Smith, .\. B.. Supt. (1). Central School Teachers. I^'annie 51. Galusha, (2) L. May McCulloch, (3) Ada J. Wallace, (4) Mary E. Williams, (5) Anna M. Knapp (6) Anne Flanagan (7) Clara A. Perry, (S) Lena R. Conable, (9) F;ila C. Garrity, (10) EUa M Van Hoesen, (11) Special Teachers. Mary B. Bentley, Drawing, (12) Elizabeth M. Turner, Music, (13) First Ward School. Anna M. Sharp, (14) Mabel L. Graves, ( 15) Nettie E. Cole. (16) Mary E. Van Bergen, (17) Second Ward School. Anna C. George, (iS) Mary C. Van Gorden, (19) Grace Mead, (20) Clara A. Benedict, (21) E. Louise Adams, Kindergarten, (22) CENTRAL .SCHOOL. velopment and improvement of literary taste and culture to be sought in the study of art, litera- ture and kindred subjects." Literature and cur- rent topics have been studied each year. 1899-1900 is devoted to the study of art. The club organized with nineteen members as follows : Jliss Harriet .\llen. Miss Cornelia L. Brown, Mrs. W. R. Cole. Miss Belle Fitzgerald, iliss ;Maude Fitzgerald, Miss Carrie D Halbert, Mrs. L. M. Head, Mrs. G. P. HoUenbeck, Mrs. J. G. Jarvis, Mrs. A. M. Jew- ett, Miss Clara Keator, Miss Martha McGraw, Mrs. H. L. Smith, :\Irs. G. .\. Tisdale, Miss Eliza- beth Turner, Mrs. James Walsh, Miss Cornelia A White, Miss Mary H. While, Miss Leah Wal- lace. The membership was limited to twenty at first, later it was extended to twenty-five, and at present the limit is thirt\'. As a fitting tribute to her zeal as one of the prime movers in the or- ganization of the Fortnightly club. Miss Belle Fitzgerald was chosen its first president. The following is a list of the presidents and the work taken up with each respectively: 1894-1895, Miss Belle Fitzgerald, Reading of Shakespeare's Plays; 1S95-1S96, Miss Carrie d" Halbert, A Year in Eng- land; 1S96-1897, Jliss Elizabeth Turner, English Authors; 1S97-189S, Miss Cornelia A. White, American Authors; 189S-1899, Miss Maude Fitz- 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 99 gerald, American Events and Literature from Civil War to present daj- ; 1S99-1900, Mrs. J. G. Jarvis, .\rt in Italy. Three social events are held during the year. Two are limited to club mem- bers — one arranged by the entertainment commit- tee, and the other, under the name of "Presi- dent's Day," in charge of the outgoing president. The third entertainment is in the form of a play, and friends of the society are invited. During the five years of the club's existence death has twice entered its ranks. Jliss Belle Fitzgerald died Aug. 31, iSgS, and Mrs. R. S. Robertson, one of the hon- orary members, died .\pril 3. 1899. The present officers are : President, Mrs. J. G. Jarvis ; Vice- president, Mrs. H. L. Smith ; Secretarv, Mrs. F. I. Graham ; Treasurer, Mrs. G. \V. McGraw. The list of active mem- bers is as follows: Miss Harriet .\llen, Mrs. G. H. Ames, Mrs. Clara H. Ben- edict, Mrs. W. M. Booth, Miss Cornelia L. Brown, Mrs. W. R. Cole, Miss Maude Fitzgerald, Jlrs. F. I. Graham, INIiss Car- rie D. Halbert, Miss Celia Hinman, Mrs. G. P. Hol- lenbeck, Mrs. J. G. Jar- vis, Mrs, O. A. Kinnej', Miss L. May McCulloch, Mrs. F. L. McDowell, Mrs. G. W. McGraw, Miss Martha McGraw, Miss Grace Mead, :Mrs. J. G. Osgood, Mrs.H. L. Smith, Mrs. Edward Stilson, Miss LillieH. Stone, Miss Elizabeth Turn er. Miss Edith Turner, Mrs. F. M. Van Hoesen, Miss Ella M. Van Hoesen, Mrs. Jas. Walsh, Mrs. B. L. Webb, Miss Cornelia A. White, Miss Mary H. White. Honorarv Members: Mrs. C. W. Aiken, Mrs. Char- lotte X. Head, :\Irs. A. M. Jewett, Mrs. C. A. Moser, Mrs. T. F. Ward. lodge and installed the officers who had been elected : M. W. Grand Master, Clinton F. Paige: R. W. Dept. Master, Orrin Welch ; R. W. Grand Sen. Warden, Stiles M. Rusk ; Grand Jun. War- den, Charles W. Snow; Grand Treas., J. G. Chap- man; Grand Sect'y, Geo, J. Gardner; Grand Sen. Dea., Lilley; Grand Jun. Dea., Smith, The following were installed the first officers of the lodge : R. Holland Duell, W. Mas- ter; Stephen R. Hunter, Sen. Warden; Franklin Goodyear, Jun. Warden ; Levi R. Gleason, Treas- urer; Daniel H. Burr, Sect'y. The remaining officers are not mentioned in the records. The lodge continued to meet in the Odd Fellows rooms in the old Lyman block opposite the Cort- land House for several years, then it was moved Butler, Photo. Masonic — The first meeting of Cortland ville Lodge. 470, v. & A. M. was held in the Odd Fel- lows hall, Cortland, April 2, 1S59, b}- virtue of a dispensation having been granted by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. The petitioners from Homer and Marathon lodges and Ancient Masons were the following charter members : Ancient, Joseph Reynolds, Horace Dibble, C. L. Mattison ; Homer Lodge, R. Holland Duell, Stephen R. Hunter, Franklyn Goodyear; Mara- thon Lodge, Horace L. Green, C. B. Chittenden, Oscar Allis, .\bram P, Smith, James A. Schermer- liorn, Samuel L. Thompson, Oscar V. F^ldridge, Benoni Bullman, Josiah Hart, Jr. .\t the first meeting the following officers presided : Master, Wm. B, Beck, Master Homer Lodge; S. W., Isaac Smith, Homer Lodge; J. W., B. Bullman, Mara- thon Lodge; Treas., Franklyn Goodyear, Mara- thon Lodge ; Sect'y, H. L. Green, Marathon Lodge; Josiah Hart, Jr., J. D.; O. H. Allis, Sen- tinel. It was moved and carried that the By Laws of Homer Lodge be adopted to govern the lodge at present. The lodge worked under the dispensation till the following June when a war- rant was granted and June 29, 1859, the following grand officers were present and constituted the OVVEGO STREET SCHOOL, to the building known as Masonic Hall block. These rooms being too small, another move was made in 1891 to the present location in the Hop- kins block. There are now over 200 members in good standing. The lodge records show over 600 names but deaths, suspensions and dimits leave about its present membership and still adding to its rolls. The Past Masters : R. Holland Duell, (deceased); S. R. Hunter, (deceased); E. D. Van Slyck, (deceased); Jonathan Hubbard, (deceased); Dewitt C. McGraw, (deceased); O. Hitchcock, (deceased); Wm. W. Gale, (deceased); A. D. Waters, (deceased); H. O. Jewett; M. A. Rice, (de- ceased); H. T. Dana, John W. Suggett, W. D. Tis- dale, S. S. Knox, Geo. S. Sands, Jas. R. Schermer- horn, George L. Warren, .\bram Crawley, F. C. Melvin, Benj. Peters. The present officers are : T. T, Bates, Master; Frank P. Hakes, S. War.; C. S. Bull, J, War,; George L. Warren, Treasurer; M, J, Gradv, Secretarv; Benj. Peters, Sen. Dea.; E, W, Loomis^ Jr. Dea.;' S. S. Knox, S. M. C; Wilfred Kelley, J. M, C; Rev. A. Watkins, Chaplain; George L. Warren. Marshall; A. B. Kingsley, Or- ganist; Chas. F. Brown, Chorister; Robert Otto, Tiler; S. S, Knox, G, W. Bradford, Geo. L. War- ren, Trustees. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL, SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Cortland Chapter, No. 194, Royal Arch Masons, was con.stituted by Seymour H. Stone, D. G. High Priest, April 30, 1866, by virtue of a war- rant issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of New York held at Albany, Feb. 6, 1S66. The first officers were: Roswell K. Bourne, High Priest; Samuel Adams, King; George L. Warren, Scribe; John W. Osgood, C. of H.; \Vm. H. Crane, P. S.; G. W. Davenport, R. A. C; R. Walworth Bourne, M. 1st. V.; Horace Dibble, Treas. Several companions were present from Washington Chapter at Homer. Geo. L. Warren acted as secretary. The following petitions were received at this the first meeting : Josiah Hart, S. R. Hunter, A. D. Waters, W. D. Tisdale, D. C. McGraw, C. W. Kinne, J. H. Knapp, C. P. Cole, A. Sager and A. D. Reed, who were elected at the next meeting and received the JI. M. degree, assisted by several companions from Homer Chap- ter. In September following R. W. Jos. B. Chaffee was sent to the Chapter as Grand Lec- turer to instruct the officers in their duties. Thus the Chapter started out on its work and has con- H. Burr, Recorder; E. M. Seacord, Sw. The following peti- first conclave; Louis Butler, Photo. POMEROY STREEt St'HOOI tinned during all these years. Its progress has been slow but sure. There have been 184 names on the rolls. There have been losses by deaths, suspensions and dimits and the present member- ship is 90 members in good standing. The officers, 1899, are ; F. P. Hakes, H. P.; H. T. Dana, K.; E. E. Ellis, S.; C. F. Thompson, Treas.; George H. Kennedy, Sec'y.; C. S. Bull, C. of H.; George L. Warren, P. S.; T. T. Bates, R. A. C; J. W. Ginn, M. 3 V.; F. W. Higgins, M. 2 V.; J. R. Birdlebough; M. i V.; Rob't Otto, Sentinel; I. Whitesou, H. T. Dana, C. L. Ingalls, Trustees. Cortland Commandery, No. 50, Knights Tem- plar, was constituted Oct. 24, 1870, by virtue of a dispensation issued by the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of New York, dated Oct. 17, 1870, the charter members having received the orders in St. Augustine Commandery at Ithaca. The first officers were : W. H. Crane, Commander; A. Sager, Generalissimo ; Geo. L. Warren, Capt. Gen'l.; J. D. Benton, Prel.; M. A. Rice, Sen. Warden; W. F. Burdick, Jun. Warden; W. S. Copeland, Treas.; D. P. Van Bergen, St. Bearer; Bearer; R. E. Hill, Warder, tions were received at the De Gan, J. J. Taggart, Oliver Hitchcock, B T. Wright, W. D. Tisdale, John A. Freer, R. C. Shat- tuck. The following Commanderies were present at the conclave and assisted in the ceremonies: Central City of Syracuse, Malta of Binghamton, St. .\ugustiue of Ithaca, and ever after the most fraternal relations have always existed between these Commanderies. At the next conclave the petitions were acted upon and the candidates were made Knights Templars with the exception of W. D. Tisdale. O. Hitchcock was elected sen- tinel and always acted in that place till failing health required him to decline the office. The Past Commanders are : Wni. H. Crane, Geo. L. Warren, E. M. Seacord, H. T. Dana, .\. B. Nelson, .\lbert Allen, Frank P. Hakes. The officers 1.S99 : A. M. Jewett, Commander; F. P. Hakes, Gen- eralissimo; T. T. Bates, Capt. General; H. T. Dana, Prel.; C. F. Thompson, Treas.; Geo. H. Kennedy, Recorder; M. E. Sarvav, Sen. Warden; Bert W. Rood, Jun. War- den; H. D. Hunt. Stand- , ard Bearer; .\. F'isher, Sword Bearer; Geo. J. Ma- ger. Warder; C. E. In- galls, First Guard; T. P. Bristol, Second Guard; J. R. Birdlebough, Third Guard; Robt. Otto, Sen- tinel; R. Bushby, W. H. Crane, C. F. Brown, Trus- tees. Qeo. Edmund Traver Stevenson, the third son of George H. and Sarah L. Stevenson, was born in Green Island, N. Y., on March i, 1873. He en- tered Colgate Academy in 1889, the Colgate Uni- versity in 1893, being a member of the Class of '97, and the Columbian University, Washington, ^ D. C, 1894. He became pastor of the East Wash- ington Heights Baptist church the same year, and was ordained as a Baptist minister Nov. 10, 1S95. He was a student in the Theological de- partment of Howard University in '96-'97, and en- tered the University of Chicago in 1897, supplying the pulpits of the Baptist churches at Custer Park and Grant Park, 111., during the year '97-'9S. He entered Colgate University ( Hamilton Theological Seminary) April, 1S99. He was appointed chap- lain, with the rank of captain, of Gen. Greene B. Raun's provisional regiment of volunteers in the war with Spain. Enlisting as a private in Co. H, First Infantry Illinois U. S. Volunteers, he served in "the Santiago Campaign." He became pastor of the Memorial Baptist church, Cortland, Sept. i, 1899. He received the degrees of A. B. ('96), A. M. ('97), from the Columbian University; D. B. from the University of Chicago (April convoca- tion, 1899), and D. B. from Colgate University (1S99I. He is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternitv. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ami universities. The members of the faculty- have, as the students will confess, the ability to get a great deal of work out of their pupils. These are some of the impressions made on one who has lived in Cortland four months. Because Cortland is what has been said of it, it is the place for j-ou to live, for your children to be educated, and for your manufactories to be located. — George E. T. Stevenson. The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association, Branch 317, was organized at Cortland, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1896, with a charter list of forty-eight mem- bers. Since that time twenty-two members have Ijeen admitted. The principal officers are at pres- ent; Mrs. Cathrine Colgan, president; Miss Mary C. Dowd, recorder; Mrs. Mary C. Maher, finan- cial secretary ; Miss Anna Haben, treasurer. Business meetings are held in Empire Hall the second and fourth Wednesda3- evenings of each month. The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent The Young People's Society, Presbyterian church, was first organized in March, 1880, during the pastorate of Rev. Alfred J. Hutton, D. D., under the name of the Young People's Christian Union. The first president was Dr. James M. Milne, who acted for two years. The name and constitution were changed in 1S91 to that of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Prof. D. L. Bardwell was the promoter of the change, and was one of the most efficient wsorkers at the time. The membership is composed quite largely of Normal students. Together with the other societies of the Binghamton Presbytery, it supports Rev. William Leverett, a missionary in Hainan, China. It also contributes to the Ashe- ville Farm School at Asheville, N. C. The pledge system of systematic giving has been adopted by the society. The present officers are: President, Sarah G. Ross; vice-president, Edward H. Bierce; secretary, Florence H. Churton; treasurer, Sam- uel B. Howe, Jr. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbj'terian church was organized March 24, 1S76, with eight members. The original officers were as follows: Mrs. Thomas Street, president; ]\Irs. Harrison Givens, first vice-president; Miss Mary Hendrick. second vice- president; Mrs. Henry Benton, third vice-presi- dent; Miss Clara E. Booth, secretary and trea.surer. The society now numbers about sixty members, and its contributions during thepast yearamounted to $187.50. The total amount contributed to foreign missions since the organi- zation of the society has been S4,i6o.Sg. The pres- entofficersare: Mrs. C. P. Walrad, president; Mrs. T. D. P. Stone, first vice- president; Mrs. L. D. Butler. Photo. SC'HERJIERHORN STREET SCHOOL, Garrison, second vice- president; MissS. M. .\dams, third vice president; Miss Clara E. Booth, treasurer; Mrs. C. \V. Collins, secretary. During the twenty-three years of its existence the society has had but three presidents: Mrs. Thomas Street, Mrs. J. W. Hughes and Jlrs. C. P. Walrad. Impressions of Cortland. — It is a beautiful vil- lage! It is a hustling village! It is a moral vil- lage! It is an educational center! Cortland is beautiful, because nature has made the vallej' in which it is situated beautiful. The beauty of the village has been increased by the fine residences with large lawns and asphalt pavement. It is a hustling village, because of the kind of people that live in it and the manufactories that are lo- cated there, some shops running day and night. The right to term Cortland a moral place is that of comparison. Compare it with any village of its population in the state or nation, and you will find less lawlessness and more influences that tend toward good morals in Cortland, The State Nor- mal school, which is located in Cortland, ranks among the very best of such schools in the United States. Its faculty is composed of men and women who are graduates of some of our best colleges association was first organized April 9, 1890. It was the first insurance association in the world composed of and managed entirely by women. It has received the commendation of the New York and Pennsylvania Insurance departments for its correct business methods and excellent records, as shown by examination of the books at the su- preme office. .\t present the association is in ad- vance of all other beneficiarj- organizations in point of growth. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First M. E. church of Cortland was organ- ized by Mrs. Jessie Peck Feb. 17, 1873, with the following officers: President, Mrs. James Hoose; vice-presidents, Mrs. A. Roe, Mrs. H. Hubbard, Mrs. F. Place, Mrs. L. A. Bidwell and Jlrs. I. Hat- field; recording secretary, Mrs. L. L. Naylor; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. T. B. Stowell; treas- urer, Mrs. A. T. Tanner. The present officers of the society are: President, Mrs. J. L. Maritt; vice- presidents, Mrs. O.A.Houghton, Mrs. E. B.Nash, Mrs. Geo. Hiller, Mrs. Geo. Conable and Mrs. E. Oakley; recording secretary, ]Mrs. F. M. Snyder; corresponding secretary. Miss Myra Haskins; treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Alexander. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. S. N. Holden & Co., dealers in Lehigh Valley coal, feed, salt, lumber, etc., in 1895, succeeded S. N. Holden to the business which was es- tablished in May, 1889, by Holden & Seager near the Lehigh Valley depot. In iSgothe latter firm laid out the large yards which the former now occupy at Squires street crossing with the Lehigh Valley railroad, and constructed spacious and substantial buildings in which to furnish cover for most of the supplies, including a main coal shed 150 X 30 feet, a feed, lime and plaster ware- house 30 X90 feet, a lumber and shingle shed 50 x So feet, and barns and auxiliary buildings for storing coal, lime, plaster, etc. At the entrance to the grounds, with scales for weighing coal under cover, is a pleasant office building. With ample yard accommodations and track facilities for unloading cars, S. N. Holden & Co. are able to handle a very large business, amounting to as high as 5,000 tons of coal and 150 car loads of feed in a year. The buildings, neatly painted, are convenient for the work of unloading the cars and loading the wagons. In 1895 Messrs. Hol- den & Seager dissolved partnership, the latter retiring from the firm, and in May, 1898, Mr. H. W. Chaplin was admitted as a partner with Hol- den, constituting S. N. Holden & Co. The busi- ness office, located at No. 41 Main street, is in telephonic communication with the yard office. No. 27 Squires street. S. N. Holden, who is the president of the village, elected in March, 1899, on the regular Republican ticket, was born in Har- ford, Cortland Co., Dec. 26, 1S43, and worked the farm with his father after leaving school, until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh New Vork Vol- unteers, then being mustered in at Cortland. He went through the campaigns of the Armj- of the Potomac with his regiment, which was made a part of the Eleventh Corps, participating in the important engagements before Fredericksburgh, at Chancellorsville, and on July ist at Gettys- burgh. Mr. Holden was captured at Gettys- burgh and for three months incarcerated in Libby Prison. He was paroled at Annapolis, and subse- quently when exchanged returned to his regi- ment, then in South Carolina, continuing in active service until the close of the war, and being mus- .X. HOLDEN. (Hyatt, Photos.) HARHY C'H.VI'LIN. tered out at Charleston July 10, 1865. He le- turned north and for two years worked for Geo. W. Truesdell at Dryden. For twenty j-ears he was in mercantile business at Harford, and in May, 1889, moved to Cortland. On Jan. 11, 1S72, he married Lillian Wattles of Riplej', Chautauqua county, and they have one daughter, Louise. Jlr. Holden, prominently identified with the Republi- can party, was postmaster of Harford ten or twelve years. He is a member of the Masonic order and of the G. A. R. H.W.Chaplin was born in Mes- sengerville Oct. 31, 1S74, and attended the high school at Cortland. On Jan. i, 1892, he went to work for Holden & Seager, and continued with them and with Mr. Holden after the dissolution of the firm up to the time he became one of the firm of Holden & Co. , which was on May 21, 1898. He married Anna L. Muucey on Dec. 31, 1895. iSSDf^^' ,N Borrowed Photo. S. N. HOLDEN & CO.'S COAL YARDS. ■ GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 103 R. A. Stowell & Co. — We are pleased to pre- sent on this page the photo engraving of one of Cortland's busy department stores. The firm is known all over the country as R, A. Stowell S:Co. The picture in the left hand corner is of Mr. R. A. Stowell, and in the right hand corner is Mr. M. W. Giles. The above men are both young and active. Their store is most centrally located on Main street, directly opposite the Fireman's hall. The large view picture shows a small por- tion of their store, as you enter the door. The success of this firm is mainly due to the careful buying and selling while advertising in various wa3-s. Mr. Stowell is interested in several large agement and support of members of this asso- ciation, when in sickness, distress, out of em- plo3-ment, or on travel; for the inspiration of truth, hope, chanty, and the protection, educa- tion and elevation of all members; and to secure to their families or heirs, in case of death the sum of $S03, |i,ooo, Ji,500, or |2,ooo, as the members shall elect at the time of becoming a member, to be assessed on all the members in good stand- ing. The Branch was instituted with the follow- ing 34 charter members : John F. Dowd. Dan- iel T. Dolan, James B. Carroll. Richard F. Mc- Carthy, Henry Corcoran, John T. Davern, Frank Corcoran, Joseph P. McLoughlin, George Mc- R. A. Stowell. R. A. STOWELL & CO. View by Harris — Borrowed Portraits. M. W. (liles. department stores, all located in Central New York, with headquarters in Syracuse, Mr. Giles has the management of the Cortland store and resides in town. Their motto is: "Quick Sales and Small Profits" in selling lamps, china, tinware and house- furnishing goods. St. nary's Branch, No. loS of the C. M. B. A. of Cortland, N. Y., was organized Sept. 30, 1887, in the Emerald Hose Company parlors by District Deputy Joseph E. Gaunder of SjTacuse, N. Y., assisted by District Deputy Daniel Sheehan of Elmira, N. Y. Its purposes are for the encour- Kean, John A. Nix, James Dowd, Richard J. Kelly, John J. Colgan, Jr., Frank D. Dowd, Dennis Woods, John Harrington, Michael McSweeney, Andrew J. McSweeney, George Hay, John Mullin, John H. Ryan, David E. McAuliflF, Patrick I,ittle- tou.John Kane. Arthur Lucy, Peter Nodecker, J. H. O'Leary, L.J. Fitzgerald. P. H. Dowd. James McNamara, Daniel O'Connell, John Liddane, John C. Hannon and Alex McXaniara. Following is the list comprising the first term officers : Rev. B. F. McLoghlin, spiritual adviser ; John F. Dowd, president ; Daniel T. Dolan, first vice-president; James B. Carroll, second vice-president ; Richard I04 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. F. McCarthy, recording secretary ; Henry Cor- coran, assistant recording secretary ; John Lid- dane, financial secretary ; John T. Davern, treas- urer ; Frank Corcoran, marshal ; Joseph P. Mc- Loughlin, guard ; George McKean, John A. Nix, James Dowd, trustees for one year; Richard J. Kelly, John Colgan, Jr., trustees for two years. About seven years ago the Branch moved into their present pleasant and commodious quarters, which occupy the entire third floor of the " Em- pire Hall block," formerly known as the Masonic Hall block. From the 34 charter members in 1SS7 the Branch has grown to 158 in 1S99, and financially is in the best of shape. But seven deaths have occurred within the history of the Branch as follows : George Hay, Nov. 3, 18S8 ; i ^MW 1 COfNTY CLERK AND SURROGATE-S OFFICE. Board of Supervisors' Rooms. Butler, I'hoto. Erected l.STT. James A. Dowd, Sept. 18, 1S93 ; James B, Buckley, Jan. 25, 1894 ; Richard Lillis, July 8, 1S94 ; Rich- ard McMahon, Sept. 16,1894; Francis Johnson, Nov. 10, 1896 ; James Heaphy, June 8, 1898. The officers 1899 are : Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, spirit- ual adviser; John Lynch, president ; Perry Whit- marsh, first vice-president ; George F. O'Brien, second vice-president; M. L. Quinlivan, recording secretary ; John Drake, assistant recording secre- tary ; Thomas E. Kennedy, financial secretary ; M. T. Roche, treasurer; James Dowd, marshal ; M. J. Dillon, guard ; John A. Kennedy, Thomas Drake. Thomas Allen, William F.Walsh, William Dalton, trustees. IMPRESSIONS OF CORTLAND. My impressions of Cortland? They were formed some years before I became a resident. I was de- lightfully entertained for a week in one of the Christian homes of which Cortland has so man}-, and for which she is justly esteemed, during the session of the Central New York annual conference of our church. It was late in the month of September some years ago. The groves that cover the surrounding hills were ablaze with their rich, bright, autumnal tints. The skies took on that dreamy, hazy loveliness peculiar to the season. What wonder if I stole out from the grinding routine of the conference business and made my way out and up on to one of the glorious hills that stand about this favored village as the mountains stand about the ancient Zion of God. I looked down upon Cortland from midair. Her many church spires pointed like sol- emn fingers heavenward. The valley, with its winding river, stretched out before me. I was entranced with the loveliness of the view. Many times since, in summer and autumn, I have in the same way been enraptured. I have viewed the scene from every point of the compass, and as often thought, "The people of Cortland need not go abroad for fine scenery," I know of no village in the country that equals her in this respect. There are two other physical features for which the people may be especially thankful. The}- are pure air and pure water. By reason of her great altitude Cortland enjo3-s a delightfully clear at- mosphere, and a larger percentage of bright, sunny days than most towns of Central New York. Her water supply is exceptionally pure and sweet. The greatest material blessings any people can have are those that best minister to their common necessities. The great Saviour of the world comes to us, not under the figure of pastry or confectioner)', but as plain bread and water. He is the bread of God and the water of life. He, therefore, freely supplies men's deep- est necessities. By reason of our strong churches and large Sunda3--schools that live and labor together in delightful harmony, and our superior educational advantages, crowned as they are by our well ap- pointed and efficient "Normal," so justly distin- guished among the schools of the State of like character and grade, the better influences predom- inate in our village. Thanks to the old Homer academy that years ago diffused an educational spirit throughout the population, and raised up a race of fathers and mothers that appreciated and fostered the educational advantages and religious privileges that have resulted in our present pres- tige, and that make our village so desirable for residence in these later vears. Our homes and streets are literally filled with youth and beauty, giving a freshness of joy and life not found in many other towns. For this reason all loyal and true citizens will join hands to rid the village of all depraving influences and objectionable things, that parents all over the State may feel safe in com- mitting their sons and daughters to our keeping. The presence in our midst of so large a corps of teachers, among whom are numbered some of the distinguished educators of the State, is a fact in which we may rejoice, and of which we may be justly proud. Of Cortland's industries her steam whistles speak most thrillingly every morning, noon and night. Idleness and poverty are reduced to the minimum. Of Cortland's many other good points and real attractions others have written and will continue to write. What more is needed, aside from the helpful Spirit of God, that we may live an ideally quiet and happv life ?— O. A. Hot'cHTON-. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 105 Big Fire of '83. — On the morning of Nov. 28, 18S3, flames broke out in Haynor & Bristol's gro- cer}- and bakery in the Barber block on Groton avenue, the site now occupied by the Opera House. The block was a two-story frame building, the ground floor occupied by Haynor & Bristol, R. Beard & Son, furniture, and R. B. Fletcher, un- dertaker. It was a freezing cold night, with a strong wind blowing, and the firemen stood for hours with their trousers frozen stiff. C. E. In- galls was the chief of the department. The steamer was connected with a hydrant at the cor- ner of Main and Clinton streets, where it pumped two streams, one through the rear of the hotel on the north side of the block, and the other through the front part. TheCortland Wagon Co. 's steamer stood at Main and Court streets, and supplied water through one line of hose. The Cortland House, a four-story brick building at the corner of Main street and Groton avenue, with a four-story brick addition on Groton avenue, together with the Barber block, was destroyed. Homer, in response to a request for assistance, sent a steamer, which, prevailed, but during the night rain fell. Every fire apparatus available was pressed into service, including three steamers — Cortland, Homer and the Cortland Wagon Co.'s — two hose companies, the Emerald and Orris, and a hand engine. The citizens turned out en masse to witness the de- structive conflagration, and every man who could find a place at the brake assisted in working the hand engine. Mrs. Charles Cook, who kept a hair-dressers' establishment in the second story of the Garrison block, was carried out nearly over- come with smoke. Mrs. vSeamans, an invalid, also had to be carried out of the second story of the Union block. There were many wooden buildings south of the Union block which were threatened, but were saved. H. M, Kellogg, hardware, and Kirkland Bros., grocers, occupied the first floor of the Wickwire building. It was reported that the loss of the former was f 11,000, and his insurance Jtio.ooo. Kirkland Bros.' loss was reported to be $3,300, and insurance $2,300. Wickwire Bros.' loss on building was reported at $8,000, and on prop- erty stored on the second floor $5,000, their total (Copied). OLD COUNTY CLERK'.S OFFICE. (Erected 1.SUII. planted in front of Benjamin's marble works, furnished three streams of water. The conflagra- tion lasted three hours. The losses and insurance reported were: Barber block, loss $10,000, insur- ance I6.000; R. Beard & Son, loss $7,000; insur- ance $4,000; R. B. Fletcher, loss $1,500, insurance $1,100; Haynor & Bristol, loss about the same as insurance, $400. Miss Frankie Porter, milliner, occupied one store in the hotel and sustained a total loss. Mr. Barber lived in the second story of his block and sustained partial loss. The hotel loss was about $50,000, insurance $19,000. Destructive Fire of '84. — About i a. m. Feb. 20, 1S84, fire broke out in a covered entrance in the rear of the Wickw-ire block, on the east side of Main street, and destroyed that building, two stories in front and three in the rear, together with the Garrison block four-story brick on the north, also damaging the Union Hall block four-story brick on the south, and Mrs. Thomas Keator's resi- dence north of the Garrison block. iSI.F. Clearv was chief of the fire department. A high wind insurance being about $5,500. Others burned out were: L. T. White, dentist; T. P. Button, barber; L. D. Garrison & Co., grocers; Tanner Bros., dry goods; Mrs. Charles Cook, hair goods; C. W. Col- lins, chinaware; S. E. Welch, dry goods; J. & T. E. Courtney, lawyers; Miss Seamans, millinery; I. H. Palmer, lawyer. This fire led to the agita- tion for a fire boundary, and I. H. Palmer and John W. Suggett were appointed by the board of trustees as a committee to make recommendations. The Ladies' and Pastors' Union of the First M. E. church was organized in iSSr. The object of the society is to assist the pastor and to develop and stimulate social activity in all departments of church work. The officers of the society are: President, Miss Eflie A. Allen; first vice-president, Mrs. Martin Edgcomb ; second vice-president, Mrs. F. J. Doubleday; secretar)-, Mrs. Mira Has- kins; treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Alexander; e.xecutive committee, Mrs. George Conable, Mrs. Fred Con- able, Mrs, Julia F. Twiss, Mrs. Geo. P. Yager. io6 "GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. James M. Dilne, well known in educational circles as an ardent supporter at Albany of the state system of higher education, as a prolific writer on educational and other topics, as a speaker and as the author of a practical system for teach- ing higher grammar which he has prepared for the press, has been a resident of Cortland for sev- eral years. It was here, where he was principal of the academic department of the Cortland Normal school during 1S73 and the three following years and where he filled the chair of Latin and Greek in the same institution from 1877 to 1SS9, that Dr. Milne began a twenty-one years' career as in- structor. Finally, through his work at Albany, and among the educational associations, as well as through his writings, his services were requi- sitioned in an extended field of operation and his acquaintanceship became quite large. In 1889 he was called upon to accept the re- sponsibility of getting a new school on firm legs and safely started in that field of bitter competi- tion for public favor which every candidate for pupils in the higher branches of education in this state is required to run. Two days after Governor Hill had signed the Arnold bill creating an One- onta Normal school, the local board met and its first act was to elect Dr. Milne the principal. This was April 19, 188S, before ground had been staked out, and a year before the school was opened. The testimonials Dr. Milne brought with him from Oneonta when, nine years later he retired trom that position to devote his time to law and literary pursuits, speak louder than the " trumpet's brazen note" of the success he had achieved. It is just and fairto add, that he placed that school among the leading Normal schools of the state and the people of Oneonta give him credit for doing so. Upon Dr. Milne's return to Cort- land in 1.S98, he settled down to active work in his enlarged field of labor, giving some of his time to the lecture platform and taking the opportun- ity to complete his school grammar and get it on to the press. Another field of usefulness, un- sought, was opened up to him in Cortland. When the Democratic county committee of 1899 organized he was induced to accept the position Hyiilt. Photo. .lAMEfS .M. MILXE. Hiirri.s, Photo. JAMES R. SCHERMEKHOKN'.S RESIDENCE. of chairman, which, such as it is in a party abso- lutely in the minority, offered no reward beyond the self consciousness of performing one's duty to his party. In the local political contest of that year, however. Dr. Milne rallied to his support the full party strength and, with the influence of experienced Democrats behind him, succeeded in securing a victory for the Democratic candidates for commissioners in the two school districts, the only officers upon which the two parties made a bitter fight. Dr. Milne w-as born in Scotland, Sept. 29, 1850, and received his early education in the schools of Edinburgh. He is a graduate ol the State Nor- mal school at Geneseo and of the Rochester uni- versity at Rochester ; and afterward studied at Heidelburg, Germauy, and has received the de- gree of Ph. D. from Col- gate university, Hamil- ton, N. Y. He is a life member and has been the president of the NewYork State Teachers' associa- tion and has occupied the high position of President of the Normal Depart- ment of the National Ed- ucational association. He has also been a member of the American Philologi- cal association. In the Masonic order he belongs to the Oneonta lodge, F. & A. M., and the chapter R. A. M. of Oneonta. is a Sir Knight in the Malta Commandery of Bing- hamton and is one of the Cypress Shriners of Al- bany. He is also a mem- ber of the Tioughnioga club of Cortland. In 1880 he was married to Susan M., the oldest daughter of the late Jas. A. Scher- merhorn of Cortland. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 107 John and Thomas E. Courtney formed a co- partnership for the practice of law April I, iSSi, with offices in the Burgess block, which were moved to their present location in the Taylor Opera House block in 1SS8. John Courtney was born in Homer, N. Y., July 11, 1S53, and attended the Homer academy and the Cortland Normal school. He studied with W. J. Mantauye, Warren & Kellogg and Judge R. H. Duell. While engaged in pursuing his studies he taught school — for two years at Truxton, a year and a half at Marathon, (where he was principal of the Union school) and a year at Preble. He was admitted to the bar at Albany in 1S79. When Augustus Garland was at- torney general under President Cleveland, Mr. Courtney served for three years as special assist- ant attorney, and was recognized as the repre- sentative of the Democratic administration in the county of Cortland. Thomas E. Courtney was born in Homer Dec. 22, 1857. He was educated at Homer academy, Cortland Normal school, Caze- uovia seminary and Hamilton college. Mr. Court- ney studied law with R. H. Duell and Warren & Kellogg, and was admitted to the bar of the State June 16, 18S0, at Utica, after which he entered the office of A. P. Smith, county judge and surrogate, where he practiced from June, 1880, to April, iSSi, when he entered into co-partnership with his brother. He is a Republican in politics. J. & T. E. Courtney have been retained in important cases in this localit}', having also a considerable law business from outside the county. The Sunday»School Missionary society of the First M. E. church was organized in 1875 by Rev. John Alabasta, at that time pastor of the church. It is auxiliary to the regular missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church. Its present of- ficers are as follows : President, Miss Bessie Mor- gan ; first vice-president. Miss Lena R. Conable ; second vice-president. Miss Carrie R. Kellogg ; third vice-president. Miss Maud Grannis ; secre- tary, Miss Mary Gillette ; treasurer, Vernon Peck. Butler, Plioto. .lOHN COURTNEY'S RE.SIDENC'E. JOHN COURTNEY. The Cortland Athletic Association was organ- ized Dec. 7, 1S93, and incorporated in 1S95. After the disbandment of the old Forty-fifth Separate Company, N. G. S. N.Y., which had developed the famous tug of war team that had won the cham- pionship of the State against several of the strong- est teams, the members of the military company and a few of the outside athletes of the place met about a week before the above date and appointed a committee to nominate officers and draw up a suitable constitution for an athletic organizatiou. The result was the present organization. The first officers were: President, Dr. E. M. Santee; vice- president, F. H. Monroe; secretary, E. B. Rich- ardson; treasurer, C. F. Barker; athletic captain, Frank H. Monroe; cycling captain, E. B. Richard- son. A lease was at once made with C. E. Rowley for the famous Randall mansion for a clubhouse, and it was opened to the members on Christmas day following the organ- ization. The military company had given the new organization all of its gymnasium outfit and a very little furniture, which was soon added to, and on or about New Year's day the opening reception was held. This function was attended by Cortland's best people, and was a very success- ful affair. The following summer a Field day was held at the driving park that was attended by the most famous cyclists in the country. Thiswasfol- lowed by other notable meets that are subjects for many a club house remi- niscence even to this day. On Oct. 30, 1896, the old io8 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Taylor hall was rented and fitted up as a club house, which has been the club home ever since. It contains a large gymnasium, parlor, bath rooms, billiard parlor, card and smoking room, and is well suited for the purposes of the club. The pres- ent membership is about loo. The officers 1899 were: President. A. D. Wallace; vice-president, A. S. Brown; secretary, John J. Murphy; financial sec- retary-, F. A. Maycuinber; treasurer, Jas. Kelly; athletic captain, A.W.Williams; 'cycling captain, A. K. Weatherwax. September. A suite of rooms were secured on the second floor of the Hopkins block, one of the big modern structures of Cortland, ( view see War- ren, Tanner & Co.'s store) and there the club has since made its home, and prospered. There are the reading room and parlor, 40 x 50 feet, the card room. 30 x 20, the billiard room, 50 x 35, the receptioti hall, 30X 15, and ladies' dressing rooms and men's toilets. The decorations in the parlors are olive green, the card room light terra cotta, the reception room blue, and the billiard room red Harris, Photo. Reading Room. THE TIOUGHXIOGA CLUB ROOMS. [For Kxterior View, see Warren. Tanner & Co.'s Store.] Billiard Room. The Tioughnioga Club, the elite institution of the village of Cortland, was incorporated by Albert Allen, S. M. Ballard, J. S. Bull, Hugh Duff'ey, Wesley Hooker, E. M. Hulbert, O. U. Kellogg, Alexander Mahan, A. B. Nelson, W. H. Newton, F. D. Smith, F. C. Straat, D. W. Van Hoesen, C. P. Walrad and T. H. Wickwire, the date of the incorporation papers being December 3, 1891. The first meeting of the club (incorporators) was held on Dec. 29, 1891. There were pres- ent nearly all of the above, and they chose for their first officers and directors the following: President, Wesley Hooker; vice-president, Albert Allen; secretary, S. M. Ballard; treasurer, C. P. Walrad. The directors comprised the above and the rest of the incorporators. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. The membership is lim- ited to 200 and candidates are voted upon by the entire membership, proposed by two resident mem- bers. It was also provided that fifteen should constitute the board of directors, five retiring each club year, which begins the first Wednesday in Reception Room. in velvet stripe and gold figures. The club is more strictly social than a matter of business conven- ience. The ladies are invited to grace the rooms with their presence the first Wednesday night in each month, and the third Wednesday evenings are devoted to j-oung people's parties. Interest in billiards has been kept up by periodical con- tests between members for prizes, a gold badge now held by Harry Dowd being offered as the championship prizeof the club, which must be held through five successive contests to become the property of the holder. On Sept. i, 1899, the bil- liard parlors were placed in charge of a commit- tee, of which A. yi. Schermerhorn is chairman, and since then billiards have been made to yield a fair margin over and above expenses. The onl}- other sources of revenue are cigars, fees and dues. Fees for admission are J15, anddues are Jioa year. The full membership in January, 1900, was 147, not including non-resiilent and honorary. The second class comprises those living in adjacent towns who have social and business relations in 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 109 Cortland, and the latter class are restricted to lo- cal clergy and supreme court judges, who are in- vited and accepted by letter. Seven of the ten Cortland clergy and Judges Walter Lloyd Smith, George F. Lyon, Garret S. Forbes, Burr Mattice and A. H. Sewell are enrolled in this class. The average income from fees and dues is |2,6oo an- nually. About ^4,500 is invested in furnishings. Those who have filled the honorable offices of president and secretary are the following; Presi- dent; Wesley Hooker, Albert Allen, Judge Joseph E. Eggleston, Arthur B. Nelson and Frank P. Hakes; secretary; S. M. Ballard, F. D. Smith, Henry A. Dickinson and S. K. Jones. The pres- ent officers are; President, F. P. Hakes; vice-pres- ident, A. JI. Jewett; secretary, S. K. Jones; treas- urer, N. J. Peck. The directors — One vear; C. F. Brown. F. P. Hakes, E. C. Palmer, T." H. Dowd, C. F. Stillman; two years, A. JI. Jewett, E. A. Didama, W. S. Barker, C. F. Thompson, H. P. Johnson; three years, J. S. Bull, F. Daehler, John Miller, N. J. Peck, S. K. Jones. Neither gamb- ling or liquors of any character is tolerated in the rooms. What Is It Worth ?— The growth of a town increases property valuations, enlarges the cir- cumference of local trade and expands rental val- ues. It increases church and school attendance. It provides more mouths to be fed, more bodies to be clothed, more people to be amused. Com- petition between communities is to-day as stirring as between tradesmen. The latter displays his goods and advertises their values. Why may not the former? The Historical Souvenir is the show win- dow for a community. The character of its public institutions, its scenery, its enterprises, and its places of business and recreation displayed to the world in halftone engravings will do for the com- munity what the show window and the local newspaper advertising columns does for the mer- chant. If every family in Cortland has mailed one of these Souvenirs, who can doubt what the publication is worth to Cortland. Plioto by Harris. E. C. PALMER'S RESIDENCE Butler, Plioto. .AIRS. G. T. CHATTERTON. Mrs. Q.T. Chatterton seven years ago began the manufacture of ladies' skirts from measures taken to fit each case — individual measure. It is not on a large scale that she carries on this work, so that in the case of each order special attention is paid to the cutting and fitting as well as to the sewing. As it is customary to manufacture from stock measurements Mrs. Chatterton found that her plan of using individual measurements be- came an inducement for trade. She obtained agents and sent them out with instructions to solicit business from house to house and in the case of each order to secure measurements. This was done, and she was from time to time able to extend her agencies until they rami- fied through the States of New York, Pennsylva- nia, JIassachusetts and ■sff"^ Maine. Now her business is verj' largely done through the mails. A cus- tomer sends her measure by mail and is accommo- dated in a manner just as satisfactory as though the business had been done by her in person and un- der a thorough guarantee, giving all the advantages which one might expect to obtain from a large fac- tory. The goods she uses in making up skirts in- clude imported moreen, satteen, and mercerized and taffetta silks. Mrs. Chatterton's business is carried on at No. 33 North Pendleton street. She has been a resident of Cort- land all of her life, and is a member of the Meth- odist church. 1 - ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hollister Brothers succeeded Hollister & Rigby in the bakery and confectionery busi- ness at No. 7 North Main street, their present location, on Jan. i, 1S97, a business which was started by Lord & Chidsey in 1SS7. F. W. Clark was afterwards the proprietor of the business, and he in turn was succeeded by Hollister & Rigby in i8g6. When the present firm came into possession of the business they enlarged the bakeshop, doubling its capacity, put in a dining room and soda fountain, so that since then they have catered to the retail trade almost exclusively, both in bakestuffs and the other lines, which they handle. Both members of the firm, H. P. and Fred Hollister, are practical bakers, and as they are assisted by another, three bakers are constantly employed. They also have a considerable family trade in ice creams. H. P. Hollister was born in McGraw, June 6, 1S67, and received a schooling in the public schools and the DeRuyter academy. On Dec. 5, 1S84, he married Ella E. Gross of Mc- Graw, and they moved to Cortland in Febru- ary, 18S6, Mr. Hollister being first employed in Wickwire's for about a year, and from June to September, 1S88, in Rook & Brown's bakery in the Squires block. In the latter month H. P. and his brother T. N. bought out that firm, and in January, 18S9, the former suc- ceeded to the interest of his brother, finally sell- ing the business to F. Schellinger in December, 1892. He then worked for Coon Brothers until he formed the co-partnership with E. B. Rigby and purchased the business in 1S96, at No. 7 North Main street. Fred Hollister was born at DeRuyter June 6, 1S73, andattende1k4(). H01.LI.STKI4 liUO'tS. STORE. FKEU HOLLISTKK. iButler. Phot".) H. I'. HOLLISTER. The Population of Cortland is now about 10,- 000. On Nov. 5, 1853, when chartered as a village it was 1,500. On Dec. 3 of the same j-ear the first bank was opened by William Randall. The principal business firms then were J. W. Sturtevant & Co., J. S. Squires, S. E. Welch, O. W. Barnard, Daniel Bradford, William Fish, James Van Valen, Cloyes & Todd, Anthony and S. D. Freer, Henry Brewer and John McFarlan. In iS6i the population numbered a little more than 2,000. In January, 1862 the Eagle Hotel, including Henrj- Brewer's harness store and J. McFarlan & Co's. furniture store was destroyed by fire. In 1864 H. J. Messenger built the I\Iessenger House and in rS65 the Taylor Hall block. In 1S64 the First National Bank was or- ganized, the Savings Bank in 1S66 and the Cort- land National Bank in 1869. The new special village charter was granted April 28, 1864, and in 1876 the village had a population of 3,398. In 1872 Fitzgerald & Kinnie began the manufacture of platform spring wagons and in 1S74 Wickwire Bros, bought an old hand loom and began weav- ing wire cloth. In 1880 Cortland had 4,000 popu- lation and in 1S82, 6,000. An Historical Souvenir, such as this, is one of the best mediums for publishing to the world the superiority of a city or village, as richly endowed with natural advantages as Cortland. There is no other practical method of widely distributing views and description which will command public attention. The beautiful streets of Cortland will appeal strongly to the mind of the stranger ; and especially those which are paved with asphalt, views of which are published for the first time in this Souvenir. The many prett\' and imposing business blocks cannot fail to impress the thou- sands of strangers who will see this book, and call forth many enconiums which the business thrift and enterprise of Cortland as shown by such structures deserve. The views of store fronts and interiors, of the manufacturing estab- lishments, the schools, the State Normal school and the churches cannot fail to excite admiration. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Railroad from Syracuse to Bingham- toii, which first gave Cortland an outlet by rail, was constructed in 185,1, being formally opened to the public on Oct. iS and 19 of that year when large excursion parties went over the road. Jas. M. Schermerhorn, Hon. Henry Stephens and other citizens of Cort- land and Homer were largely instrumental in getting the road through. The opening of the Utica, Ithaca and Elniira railroad in 1S72 conferred additional advantages upon Cortland. This road has changed hands on different occasions and is now a part of the Lehigh Valley railroad system. The Erie and Central New York railroad, which con- templates a line of railroad through the state, was opened from Cortland to Cincin- natus, i6miles, in 1S9S andisbeing operated now only over that distance. In 1878 the Canastota, Cazenovia and DeRuyter railroad (now a part of the Lehigh branch operated from Camden, Oneida county, to Elmira, Che- mung county ) was opened between Cortland and DeRuyter. The Photographers, who did the viewing and made the sittings for the portraits printed in this Souvenir, are Edwin H. Hyatt, F. L. Harris and G.E. Butler, men who are artists in every branch of the business. It has been no small undertaking for three photographers to do the work required in a publication of this size and character. The value of the cuts depends very largely on the photographic work. It is impossi- ble to get good photo engravings without first- class photos. We believe that the purchasers of the Souvenir will agree with us that no souvenir ever presented a better lot of views and portraits. The work of the photographers will be appreciated by the public as well as by the publishers of this Souvenir, and they are entitled to a great deal of credit for the time and trouble that have been required of them. Butler. Photo. H. P. HOLLISTER'S RESIDENC^E. The SundaySchool, First M. E. church, was organized contemporaneous with the establish- ment of the church. Its present officers are : Superintendent, Dr. F.J. Cheney; first assistant superintendent, Dr. F. W. Higgins ; second as- sistant superintendent, Mrs. F. J. Doubleday ; secretary, Geo. P. Yager ; assistant secretary, Stuart Dye ; treasurer, Chas. Saunders ; chorister, George Oscar Bowen ; pianist. Miss Carrie Kel- logg ; assistant pianist. Miss Maud Grannis ; superintendent primary department, Mrs. Viro- qua Smith ; first assistant superiulendent. Miss M. L. Weatherwax ; second assistant superintend- ent, Mrs. C. F. Weiler ; secretary of Sunday- school board. Miss Nina McCarthy. MAIN STREET CORNER GROTOX AVENUE. IKlii-l.Hia ' Stand. Ind. Ed." "GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. "GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR, CORTLAND. Copyrighted by "Grip," 1900. 'Grip's" Gazette — Vol. VIII, No. 2 — February, 1900. No. 403 Clinton Avenue, Albany. X. Y. The State Gazette of .Social Events and Public Affairs in tbf Empire State. Contemporaneous History and Real Life. The Only Pub- lication of this Character in Print. A Valuable Publication for Reference. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CORTLAND SOUVENIR. Ashby, Miss Bessie Alien, Miss EiEe A. Armstrong, F. K. Bierce, Mrs. Fannj' H. Beha, James A. Bull, Miss Dorothea Bloomer, L. A. Buck, Mrs. .\. E. Bentley, Mrs. Mary M. Blodgett, Edward D. Brown, A. S. Corcoran, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, Mrs. C. W. Cloyes, Miss Mary J. Dalton, Miss Lena E. Dowd, James Daehler, Mrs. F. Enos, Miss Clara M. Ellis, E. E. Frost, Jr., A. French, Miss Stella Gooding, S. N. Guild, Miss Jane T. Hunt, J. B. Hvatt, Mrs. Julia E. Hendrick, Miss Mary F. Hewitt, E. E. Hallock, E. J. Halbert, Miss Carrie D. Higgins, Dr. F. W. Kennedy, Wm. Kennedy, John A. Kerby, R. E. Lanagan, F. W. Lane, Mrs. H. M. Martin, Clarence S. Meager, Mrs. J. B. McLoghlin, Rev. J. J. Markley, Nellie G. Myers, Helena M. Morse, C. JI. Nix, John A. Oothoudt, Mvron Oderkirk, J. H. Place, Mrs. Sara H. Pound, Rev. Wm. H. Peck, Mrs. C. T. Phelps, John H. Ross, Sarah G. Roe, Miss M. Ralvea, Henry Smi'th, R. F. Santee, Dr. E. M. Sprague, Mrs. A. A. Smith, Prof. F. E. Summers, James Sherwood, Edward Starr, Asa Turner, James H. White, Asa T. Warren, George L. Williams, Miss Isabella Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Andrews, Mrs. Laura E. Angell. Miss Helen M. Briggs, Miss Brown, Mrs. C. F. Bosworth, Mrs. J. F. Burgess, Bertha E. Mrs. Brownell, Minnie Mrs. Bosworth, .\. G. Buell, Clayton H. Coon, C. V. Cheney, Francis J. Collins, .\rabella B. Dickerson, Mrs. Marv J. Davis, R. H. Davis, Eugene Ellsworth, Mrs. A. D. Force, Miss Marguerite Greenmaii, Mrs. Kate Houghton, Rev. O. A. Haskins, Jlrs. Mvron Howell, Rev. W.'j. Hoxsie, Mrs. W. S. Hinds, G. V. Hopkins, E. J. Harris, Miss Maria Keese, J. W. Kellogg, H. M. Langham, B. F. Lester, George T. Mover, Rev. J. C. B. Mudge. Mrs. F. H. Milburn, Rev. U. S. Milne, James M. Moon, W. C. Norton, Miss Ellen Owens, Rev. O. M. Piper, Miss Mary C. Porter, Miss Eva Palmer, E. C. Palmer, W. V. Rice, Rev, Charles L. Russell, Mrs, JNIary A. Slafter, Mrs. E. P. Stevenson, W. B. Sager, Mrs. Julia Sager, .\aron Stone, Rev. J. T. Stevenson, Rev. G. E. T. Seeber, Mrs. W. L. Twiss, Mrs. Julia F. Weiler, C. F. Wilbur, Mrs, G. A. Whitney, H. M. Welch, Edgar L. "Grip's" Historical Souvenir of Cortland ful- fills several missions. It carries the news and per- petuates the scenes and historical data, which in- struct and entertain a community. It entices the stranger within our gates. It records the approxi- mate value to the village of the business and pro- fessional man. It acts as a guide to the visitor, directing him into this and that man's place of business, piloting him through the streets and public squares, pointing out this and that scene — this and that historic spot. It introduces him to the men and women who are leaders in profes- sional, financial, commercial, manufacturing and social circles. It names the enterprising and suc- cessful resident of Cortland. It places in durable and permanent form a valuable compilation of personal and general information which in years to come are prized beyond value. It does not cater to the gnawing hunger for compliments and eulogistic commonplaces and generalities which are too commonlj- used in Souvenirs, and are never used in Historical Souvenirs. It does not lay to the soul unctions flattery. It caters not to vanity. The man of "sterling integrity" does not learn in this Souvenir that he possesses a jewel of such rare price. "Our leading," "genial," "affable" citizen arephrasesunknown to its pages. The Contributors to this Souvenir, have — per- haps unconsciously, in some cases — rendered the people of Cortland a great service. Accuracy in writing is an important end to be obtained and it is only by a member of the society that its history can be intelligently and accurately written. We are sure that every member of the several socie- ties which are historically presented in this Sou- venir will join us in expressing thanks to the writers of these most valuable and interesting sketches. The names of the contributors which in the majority of cases do not appear in connec- tion with the sketches, are printed at the head of the first column on this page. Their work will long outlast them. Errors will occasionaly creep into a work of this magnitude, especial!}- as so manj- proper names are used. Where they have been discov- ered in time correction has been made in Ad- denda, the location of which can be found by ref- erence to the index. Criticism is not to be de- spised or avoided. We expect it. The carping critic always offers and never welcomes it. The Far Sighted firm of Palmer & Co. early in the work of preparing " Grip's" Historical Sou- venir of Cortlaiid, secured a number of copies, be- lieving that those who were slow in ordering the book would eventually welcome an opportunity to get a copy. Others who have found they did not order all they w-auted may secure copies there as long as the supply holds out. The Postoffice Sketch occasioned consider- able research, and it was not until after the first was in print additional material was obtained through the energetic efforts of Mr. James Turner. Hence two sketches, see pages 46 and 93. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Philip M. Neary was born at Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., March 27, 1S56, and received his edu- cation at the district school and at Ithaca High school. At the age of 17, while he was preparing to enter Cornell university his father died leaving a large family-. The doctor being the oldest boy was obliged to shoulder the responsibility of car- ing for farm and family. From farm work and school teaching, however, he earned and saved enough to pay for a medical education at the University- of the City of New York, from which he was graduated in March, i!s88. He prac- ticed at Union Valley, Cortland Co., N. Y. , for seven years, and Jan. ist, 1S95, came to Cortland since which time he has practiced here. The doc- tor studied with Dr. Wm. Gallagher of Slaterville Springs, N. Y. He has held the office of health officer four years, coroner six years, and physician to Cortland county alms house six years. He was married Aug. 17, 1890, to Miss Bertha A. Payne of Lincklaen, N. Y. , and has four children, Philip J., Leah Marguerite, Bertha Elizabeth and Marv Editba. Organization of Cortlandville. — The first town meeting was held at the old Eagle Tavern on March 2, 1830. The following are the first town officers: Commissioners of highways, Parker But- terfield, Eleazer Jlay, William R. Bennett ; assess- ors, Harry McGraw, Daniel Mallory, Daniel Hib- bard ; school commissioners, Rufus Boies, Gilbert Edgcomb, Jr., Asa Loring ; school inspectors, Marvin Huntington, Joseph C. Morse, Charles Chamberlain ; commissioners of the gospel and school lot, Rufus Boies, Canfield Marsh; poor- masters, Daniel Miller, Tercius Eels; constables, Eleazer Carpenter, H. S. Brockway, Hezekiah M. Sanders, Gilmore Kinney ; collector, Jlicah Hotchkiss ; sealer of weights and measures, Ed- ward Allen ; justices of the peace, Jacob Badgley. Hiram McGraw, Jonathan L. Woods. One hun- ilred dollars each was appropriated for the poor and for bridges. Several new roads were laid out the first year among which were what is now Mill street. Railroad street and a portion of Port Wat- son street. Railroad street was notlaid out through to Main street until several years later. Theland Harris, Photo. UR. P. M. NEARY'S RESIDENCE. Harj i?. Plioto. P. .M. NEARY. M. D. in the eastern part of the present village limits, now filled in and built up with neat residences, was then low and swampy and what was known as the Baptist road, which ran diagonally from near the river, starting a short distance north of Port Watson street bridge and coming out near the junction of Adams street and the Homer road, was "corduroyed." Another road ran over Court House hill and struck into the Homer road north of the village. At that time Homer was the prin- cipal market for the produce of Cortland county, except what was shipped by river, and these two roads were the common thoroughfares for farmers living in the south end of the county, many of whom went to Homer to do their trading. Credit Where Due.— The work of the photogra- pher for the Souvenir is no light task. Therefore it is our purpose to give him credit. Butler, one of the Souvenir artists, should receive credit for the following views, which, by mistake, was improperly given: Por- traits of G. W. McGraw and J. G. Osgood, p. 67; portraits of Policemen, p. 80; view of City Water Works, p, 77; portrait of H. T. Bushnell, p. 71: portrait of Walter V. Palmer, p. 74; portraits of N. Jay Peck and R. H. Beard, p. 66; portrait of Emmett F. Jennings, p. 51; view of Cobblestone Schoolhouse, (copy), p. 63; view of Ellis Omni- bus Co.'s Works, (copy), p. 40; view of Railroad Stations, p. 25; view of Franklin Hatch Library, p. 24. -J. d " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. "5 Cortland Wagon Co. — Cortland is best known in the marts of the world as the home of the Cort- land Wagon Co. This great establishment is not the resultant of a mere accident, nor has it reached its present colossal proportions at a single bound. Its early beginning was the creation of executive energy and enterprise, and its stead}', sturdy growth has largely been the product of organiz- ing ability, mechanical ingenuity and inventive genius of a high order. The embryo of this great carriage industry had its genesis in a little one story building on the present site of the Graham block on Port Watson street, where in the spring of 1866 Lawrence J. Fitzgerald began manufac- turing carriages for the local trade. In 1S69 Mr. Fitzgerald formed a partnership with O. C. Gee for was found inadequate to supply the increasing de- mands of the trade. During the year 1875 Fitz- gerald & Kinne changed the firm name to the "Cortland Wagon Manufacturing Co.." and in 1876 enlarged their manufacturing plant by the erec- tion of a large additional building on the site of the present immense factories on East Court street. During the latter year 2, 200 plat form spring wagons were manufactured and sold. In the following year Mr. Kinne died, leaving the responsibility of the large and constantly increasing business on the shoulders of the surviving partner, who alone carried on the business with marked success until the 1st of January, 1879, when the present stock organization was formed and incorporated under the name of the Cortland Wagon Co. The char- Photo by Hyatt. OFFICE OF THF. CORTL.\ND WAGOX CO.'S WORKS. the manufacture of carriages and sleighs. The bu.siness was carried on in a shop on West Court street, immediately in the rear of the present Wallace building on Main street. Early in the spring of 1872 Charles Kinne bought Mr. Gee's interest in the partnership, and soon after the firm of Fitzgerald & Kinne began the manufac- ture of platform spring wagons for the general trade. The immediate and increasing demand for these platform wagons compelled the erection of a more extensive manufacturing plant, hence on what is now the Central High school lot on Rail- road street larger factories were erected, and in the spring of 1873 the platform wagon plant was moved into its new quarters on Railroad street. Soon the whole of the Railroad street lot was cov- ered with factory buildings, and yet their capacity ter directors of the new company were: L.J. Fitz- gerald, W. D.Tisdale, Hugh Dufley, M. D.Welch. L. J. Fitzgerald was elected president, and Hugh Duffey vice-president and general superintendent. Although this company has increased in size and capital, these ofBcers have held the offices to which they first were elected through consecutive years to the oresent time. During the first year of the ex- istence of the new company nearly six thousand wagons were manufactured, which number was increased to eight thousand as the product of the following year. During 1880 new additional build- ings were erected on the East Court street lot, and in 1881 the whole factories and offices were grouped together in their Court street home. This eligible location made possible the running of special rail- road tracks into the works from the D., L. & W. and ii6 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. M ^ ^ Hyatt, Photo. L. .1. FITZGKRALD, President Cortland Wagon Co. from the Lehigh Vallej- railroads. On Dec. 5, 1888, a disastrous fire broke out in the works and swept away the whole factory, save two buildings. In the following year the present magnificent factory structures were erected and equipped. Some idea of the size of the present factor\- may be conveyed by stating that the total floor space would cover nearly seven acres. Great as is the capacity of the enormous factory, it is frequentlv tested to its utmost during the busy season. The growth of the Cortland Wagon Co. has been phe- nomenal. Judged by the number and variety of work manufactured, by the excellent grade of work produced, as well as by the wide extent of territory into which the goods are shipped, this company holds a commanding position. The ex- tent of the output has reached as high as 15,000 spring wagons and car- riages, 5,000 carts and nearly 8,000 cutters and sleighs in a single year. From being manufac- turers solely of platform spring wagons the compa- ny has become makers of spring wagons, buggies, carts, coaches and car- riages of over 100 styles and varieties. They have offices and rep- resentatives in London, England, in Philadel- phia, in Chicago and in San Francisco. The ve- hicles of the Cortland Wagon Co. have been sold not only in every state and territory of our own countrv, but also have been shipped in large numbers to Mexico and South America, into nearly every European coun- try, into China and India, into South Africa, Aus- tralia and New Zealand. The Cortland Wagon Co. carried on an extensive trade in Canada until a few years ago when the Canadian pro- hibitory tariff made profitable shipment of goods into that territory impossible. To supplv that trade the Cortland Wagon Co. organized a com- pany and established carriage works at Brantford, Ontario, under the name of the Brantford Carriage Co., and now manufactures in that place for the Canadian trade nearly 5,000 carriages and sleighs annually. The abounding successof the Cortland Wagon Co. has been the means of starting many similar factories in different parts of the country, in which factories the machinery and mechanical arrangementof the Cortland Wagon Co. have been largely copied and follow^ed. Factory and insur- ance inspectors openly assert that in labor-saving devices, in economical arrangements, in the per- fection of mechanical details and in the simplic- ity and completeness of organization the Cortland Wagon factory stands unequalled. .-Vnd when one enters these commodious buildings alive and teeming with the stir and movement of activity and enterprise and notes on every hand the utmost order method and system it is easy to give assent to the conclusion of the factory examiners. The Cortland Wagon Co. is making a higher grade of work from year to year. The grade of work man- ufactured this year is higher than in any previous year. The work shipped to-day bearing the man- ufacturing plate of the Cortland Wagon Co. is an unfailing guarantee of work of attested high grade. The work is made on honor and no matter how great the urgency, the rush, or the demand nothing is slighted. The motto of the manufactur- ing department—" Despatch Without Neglect " — is absolutely imperative on workmen and admits of no variation. Cortland is justly proud of this institution carried on bv men whose minds are on IP-i^^^ Photo liy Hutler. I,. J. FITZGERALD'S RESIDENCE. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 117 a level and not above their business. If work is the true source of human welfare and happiness then these institutions that give opportunity for work must, in a sense, be viewed as benefactors not alone to those that toil but as well to those who reap advantages from those that toil. No business community deserves to thrive that fails to give lasting appreciation, encouragement and honor to all the institutions that are carried on by the vital union of head and hand, of labor and thought, for out of such a union shall constantly appear influences that make for greater light and larger life. Lawrence J. Fitzgerald, the president and finan- cier of the company, is prompt in the dispatch of business, and is approachable and affable. He is generous and loyal in his impulses, and is widely- interested in a large number of enterprises. He is the owner of several stock farms, and possesses quite extensive agricultural interests. Mr. Fitz- gerald was the incumbent of the office of State Treasurer during two terms, iSS6-'7 and iS88-'g, being elected the first time in November, 1885, on a full gubernatorial and state ticket. Gov. Hill was running for his first full term as governor and Mr. Fitzgerald's associates on the state ticket in the successful issue of that campaign were such well-known Democrats as Frederick Cook of Rochester, Alfred C. Chapin of Brook- lyn and Denis O'Brien of Watertown, since made a judge of the Court of Appeals. On his re- election in 1S87, among his associates was Edward Wemple of Fultonville, one of the most pictur- esque figures in state politics. The result of both campaigns was so marked that every man on the winning ticket became prominent in the state. Mr. Fitzgerald has served a year as president of the village, four years as a member of the Board of Trustees, and two years as president of the Cortland County Agricultural society. He was one of the incorporators of the Second National HUGH DrFFEVS RESIDENCE Harris, Photo. HUGH DUFFEY, Vice-President Cortland Wagon Co. bank, of which he has been a director from the beginning, and he filled the position of vice-presi- dent down to within six years when he resigned ; also being the vice-president of The National Bank of Cortland. As a member of the local board of the Cortland Normal school, of which he is the treasurer, Mr. Fitzgerald has been deeply interested in the prosperity of that institution. He was born in Skaneateles, Aug. 5, 1841, and educated in the Skaneateles academy. In that village he began the trade of wagon making, all of the details of which he mastered as a workman during nearly ten years he was employed in vari- ous shops, among them being S. W. Cately's at Tully, and factories in Auburn, Geneva and Homer. During the years i86j-'5 he was employed at Tully, coming to Homer in the latter 3ear, and in Oct., 1S65, marrying Joana Shea of that village. The firm of Fitzgerald & Gee continued the business until 1S72, when the latter sold out his interest to C. W. Kinne, and the firm of Fitzger- ald & Kinne bought a tract of land on Railroad street, where they erected buildings capable of ac- commodating a more ex- tensive plant. In 1875 new buildings were erect- ed and the business was greatly e.xtended both as to the capacity of the works and in theterritory covered by their sales- men. On May 10, 1S77, Mr. Kinne died, but the firm remained as hither- to, the Kinne estate re- taining his interest in the business until the organ- ization of the Cortland Wagon Co., two years later. ii8 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, Photo. REPOSITOBV CORTL.\ND WAGON L'O., LOOKING EAST ON SOUTH SIDE. Hugh Duffey, the vice-president and superin- tendent of the Cortland Wagon Co., is a man of commanding genius. He has not only supervis- ing and organizing ability of a high order but has mechanical insight into the needs and power of machinery and the inventive genius to supply such needs. He is not only the inventor of most of the machinery used in the Cortland AVagon Co.'s factory, but much of the machinery that is to be found in other factories of the world. He is a master of details in all branches of vehicle con- struction, and he is so well informed of the acttial cost of construction in every part of every wagon manufactured by the company that he can sum- mon figures in items or in the aggregate at any stage in the progress of a job without the neces- sity of figuring it out. At an age when most men are conservative he is radical in foreseeing the de- mands of the trade and progressive in keeping in the lead in the matter of style and finish of vehicles that are placed upon the market. He has been president of the village, member of the board of trustees, and has almost continuously held a civic office of trust. He is a firm believer in lib- eral public school education and was one of the most active in founding the present village school system, being a member of its original board of trustees. As a member of the local board of the State Normal School in this village he has been active and aggressive in seeing that the wants of Hyatt, Photo. REPOSITOKV CORTLAND \V.\i;()N CO.. I.OOIvING WEST ON SOUTH SIDE. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 119 Iljatt, Photo. REPOSITORY CORTLAND AVAGON CO., LOOKING EAST ON NORTH SIDE. the school are supplied ; and is always a generous upholder of organization and discipline. In politics he has been rightly classed as a stal- wart Democrat. He has not only been chairman of the Democratic count\' organization for a long time, as well as a regular attendant at State conventions, and several times a delegate to the National conventions, but his counsel and advice have been sought for in the political circles of the state organization and greatly prized. On one occasion he was a candidate of his party for one of the responsible offices of the state. Mr. Duffey came to Cortland in the spring of 1S75 with the Middletown Horseshoe Nail Co.'s works, of which he was one of the owners. The preceding year he had been in Cortland to secure a site and the erec- tion of buildings. In 1879, when The Cortland Wagon Co. was organized, Mr. Duffey was one of the incorporators, and was made the vice-president, which position he has since held. He was Vjorn in Portage, Wyoming county, June 10, 1S40, and learned the trade of machinist and steam engineering in the Buffalo Steam Engine works. During the war he was chief engineer of a line of steamboats which conveyed troops and supplies for the Army of the Potomac. As a commissioner at the World's Fair at Chicago, where he represent- ed theinterestsof Cortland, Mr. Duffey- brought be- fore public attention the products of its factories in a manner that undoubtedly made Cortland more widely known than ever. Mr. Duffey is the president and manager of the Brantford (Canada ) wagon works, and is a director in the Homer' & Cortland Traction Co. Hyatt, Photo. REPOSITORY CORTLAND WAGON CO.. LOOKIXG WEST ON NORTH SIDE. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. M. E. Sarvay. who is engaged in the boot and shoe business at No. 13 Railroad street, came to Cortland in 1S94 and bought out Passage & Over- ton, who were conducting the business at that place. The store is centrally located, spacious, completely stocked and is in every respect ar- ranged and conducted to accommodate every de- mand that is made upon that line of business by the best class of trade. It is indeed an attractively fitted store. Mr. Sarvay's experience in the trade covers a period of fifteen years, beginning with his connection with the Tom Proctor company's store at Foreslport, Oneida county, March, 1884, and continuing with the same house for ten years, seven of which were spent as manager of their store at Powell, Pa , from which place he came di- rectly to Cortland in the year already mentioned. He was born in Watertown, May 29, 1S65, and was educated in the schools of that city and at the Ives' seminary, afterwards taking a course in a business college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In April, 18S8, he married Mary Thorpe of Forestport, N. Y., and they have two children, John and Laura Sarvay. Impressions. — Standing on the east side of Church street, where it meets Port Watson, on a beautiful evening in June of 1S99, were the presi- dent of a well known college and the writer of these "Impressions of Cortland." We were look- ing north between the two rows of stately elms which here skirt the road; and while we were look- ing the writer received valuable, independent testi- mony to confirm his own opinion of the natural at- tractions of our village. It was from his compan- ion, thecoUege president, who said, emphatically: "I don't know of another village where you could find so handsome a column of elms as that." So speak all visitors; they have notlongbeen in Cort- land before the praise of its beauty is on their lips. But Cortland is not only to be spoken of because, as Bishop Ileber says, "every prospect pleases." Cortland has many other advantages. It is the center and market of a thriving agricultural re- gion, a recognized headquarters of all manufac- tures connected with the great wagon and carriage industry, and in a peculiar wav the home — a'; its Butler, Photo. JI. E. SARV.A.Y. Iliirris, Photo. INTEIUOK OF .M. E. S.-VRV.WS STOKE. people reflect with much satisfaction — of a large and progressive concern, whose product takes the highest rank wherever screen wire in its various forms is spoken of. Cortland's public schools are good, for the gratifying reason that the people have elected to the responsible office of trustees public spirited men who consult, not intermit- tently and perfunctorily, but regularly and heart- il)-, the important concern of the common schools, and inspire and support the efforts of an efficient superintendent and of an admirable corps of teachers. The Cortland Normal school is an in- stitution which brings students from all parts of the state to our village, for it is conducted with energy and success, and its graduates have far more than a local or even a state reputation, be- ing in demand all over the country. To the pres- ent writer it does not seem that " Impressions of Cortland" would be complete without mention of the distinct benefit Ihisvillage en- joys in its admirable hotels. And if Cort- land's hotels serve to recommend it to the traveling public, its excel lent water supply' forms no small addi- tion to its attractions as a permanent place of residence. Then, here are alert mer- chants with well-kept stores, strong banking i n s t i tu tion s, and, which is a fact full of promise, the determi- nation on the part of the people of Cortland not to rest satisfied with all these advant- ages, but to go on steadily in the march of i m p r o v e m e n t. — Amos W.\tkins. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Gladding & Brown, the proprietors of the Cortlaud Steam Laundry, have developed from a business started in a small way by Le- ander Stebbins in iSSo to an establishment which turns out all grades of work, from coarse goods to the finest draperies and tapes- tries. H. C. Beebe succeeded Stebbins in 1S82, and down to 1S95 he was followed by several different proprietors. On Oct. 4 of 1895 the business passed into the hands of Gladding & Card, who came to Cortland from Norwich. In February, i8gg, Mr. Dwight W. Brown bought Mr. Card's interest, and since then the firm has been Gladding & Brown. The laundry occupies two floors of a building on the corner of Clinton avenue and Washington street. It isequipped fully with not only the best laundry machinery, but machines used for cleaning carpets and renovating feathers. Thepower is supplied by a 40-horse power boiler and a 20-horse power engine. It is fitted with steam con- densers so that filtered water, which is the best for laundry purposes, may be used, and has two steam dry rooms. Two wagons are used for collecting and delivering laundry. Mr. A. L. Gladding was born in Otselic, Chenango county, in 1864. In 1883 he entered the employ of H. C. Beebe in Cortlaud, and was with him for four years, when he went to Norwich and bought the laundry of Joseph Windsor and conducted it for eight years. Then he returned to Cortland, and in company with Mr. B. I. Card bought the Cortland Steam Laundry. He was mar- ried to Edith M. Frisbie of Norwich Feb. 11, i8go. Heis a memberof the John L. Lewis Lodge of Odd Fellows. Dwight W. Brown was born in Ply- mouth, Chenango county, Dec. iS, 1843. For ten years he worked in the grocery of A. Bosworth at Norwich, N. Y., and later the grocery of E. L- Smith, afterward being employed by Harrington, the gardener. He came to Cortland at the time he went into partnership with Mr. Gladding. He married Frances T. Blacknian of Norwich on Feb. 28, 1SS4. A. L. ULADDIXG. (BuUlt, PhcitO.) I). \V. KROWN. Harris. Photo. GL.A.DDIKG & BROWN'S LAUNDRY The Cortland Village Female Seminary was incorporated l>y an act of the legislature in .\pril, 1S28. The payment of Jio admitted to membership and the right to vote for trustees. The same year the school was opened in an old building, once used for a tavern, w-hich stood back a short distance from Main street, about where McKinney & Doubleday's store now stands. The building was fitted up with accommodations for boarding pupils, and that part of the institution was placed in charge of Oliver Brewster, recently arrived from Onondaga. Miss Jane Ingersoll of Springfield, Mass., was appointed principal, with Miss Brewster as assistant, Miss McDonald of Ithaca teacher of drawing, and Miss Dutton of New Haven teacher of music. This institution flourished for about ten years, when it was closed to make room for the Cortland academy. A large number of young ladies who afterwards became well known in the society of Central New York were educated at this semi- nary. Town Clerks, Cort= landville.— List from or- ganization of the town: Homer Gillett, i83i-'37 ; Tercius Eels, i83S-'4o; J. C.Pomeroy, 1841, '43, '44; R. A. Reed, 1842; Adin Webb, i845-'63; H. A. Randall, i864-'67 ; A. N. Rounsville, 1S68; W. J. Mantanye, 1869 ; Lewis Bouton, 1870 ; George L. Waters, 1871, '72; George S. Sands, 1875, '74 ; L P. Hollenbeck, 'iS75-'83; H. A. Dickinson, i884-'90 ; Wm. Corcoran, i89i-'g3; Edmond C. Alger, 1894- '96; H. H. Pudney, 1S98- '99 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Early Business Ventures. — Among those who first engaged in trade in Cortland were Nathan Luce, who, in iSiS, built a tavern which with sub- sequent enlargements became known as the Eagle Tavern. Jacob Wheeler, in 1812, was the village blacksmith and William Bartlit, three years later was the village harness maker. In iSioJamesand Samuel Percival started the Cortland Courier in Homer. In 1815 James Percival started the Cort- land Republican in Cortland. Asahel Lyman built a brick structure on Main street, corner of Gro- ton avenue, (see view, pageiii)in i8i5 and carried on a general mercantile business which subse- quently went into the hands of A. P. and G. N. Lyman. In the course of the next four years Lyman & Blair went into business and Charles W. Lynde also opened a store about that time. Will- iam and Roswell Randall opened a store about 1813, and very soon after had two stores. They were very large dealers and supplied a large ex- tent of the surrounding country. They also op- erated distilleries and asheries. William Elder is has ever since beeu known as "the dry goods cor- ner." A j'ear or two later Sylvester Blair became his partner. The firm of Lyman & Blair dissolved in 1826, and the former continued the business until 1840 when he was succeeded bj- his sons, Asahel P. and George N. Lyman who discontinued the business in 1846 and went west. Samuel Blair, another well-known resident of Cortland, came here in 1S17 and engaged in the business of a cooper. His son Chauucey, years afterwards be- came a prominent banker in Chicago. About the close of the first half of the century, say fifty j'ears ago, about all the business done in Cortland was largely on the east side of JIain street be- tween Port Watson street and Clinton avenue. Daniel Bradford kept a drug store. J. W. Sturte- vant & Co., W. O. Barnard. Orin Stimpson, Asa Lyman and James Van Valen were in general trade; Henry Brewerhad a harnessshopand store, J. McFarlan, a furniture store, Homer Gillett, L. Cudworth and I. M. Seaman, groceries ; .\. & S. D. Freer, hardware. Butler. Plioto. THE COfRT HOUSE ANli .lAlL. mentioned as a large tanner about 1S24. Later be opened a boot and shoe store in Cortland, doing considerable manufacturing. Eleazer W. Hdg- comb and .\din Webb formed a co-partnership in the mercantile business in 1823. Another prom- inent firm was Webb & Bishop. Truman Doud was an active and influential business man of Cortland. Daniel Laisdell was a large furniture dealer in those days. Charles W. and George Lynde were both prominent and influential mer- chants. The earliest law firm of prominence con- sisted of Judge Oliver Wiswell and Judge Steph- ens. Tercius Eels also conducted a general store in the early days of the village which stood on the site of the Garrison block. Large numbers of horses and cattle were collected at Cortland from time to time and shipped to Philadelphia, .^mong those engaged in that trade were Truman Doud, Harry Griffin, Gideon Messenger, Rufusjennings, Joshua Ballard and Bela Pierce. Asahel Lyman, already mentioned, opened the first dry goods store at Main street and Groton avenue, which The Court House first erected in Cortland county stood on what is popularly called Court House Hill, fronting the street now known as Monroe Heights. (See view, page 34. The build- ing may be seen, dimly, in the street perspective of theview, "Court, Corner Church Street, 1S40," on page 3). It was a wooden structure, with a steeple and spire, about two blocks west from and facing Main street. The site, which cuts across the head of Court street, is now tilled land. The building was erected in 181 2-' 13, at an expense of SI, 600, payable in six irregular installments speci- fied in the contract. Seven hundred dollars of the contract price was accepted by the contractor, Josiah Cushman, in material. The present struc- ture at Church and Court streets, built of brick, is a substantial building, and is an ornament to the village. It is one of the best constructed buildings in any town the size of Cortland. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. E. R. Wright came to Cortlaiui April i, 1S99, with an experience of about twenty years as an undertaker and funeral directer, and bought out Fletcher & Bangs, who were located on Clinton avenue. On July i he purchased the large resi- dential property of H. C. Johnson at No. 16 Gro- ton avenue, refitting the house and stables to se- cure the necessary accommodations and conven- iences for his business. These improvements in- cluded arranging and furnishing commodious apartments in the house for warerooms and the accommodation of funeral parties, a convenience of no small importance in many cases where his services are required by people coming from out of town. By putting up an addition to the build- ings in the rear 40 x 70, he secured room for a workshop and convenient and ample storage facil- ities for the paraphernalia of his business. With an equipment consisting of modern hacks, open and closed surreys, single carriages, an ambulance (placed at the disposal of the public) and hearse, and with several teams of black horses, his outfit is all that the public demands. Charles L., his son and assistant, like his father, proficient in all parts of the business, is in charge during the lat- ter's absence. Mr. Wright was born in Webster, Monroe county, Sept. 22, 1851, and attended school in that village. In February, 1S79, he started in the business he has since followed, and thoroughly acquired, at Avon Springs, Livingston county, where he continued it with success until he removed to Cortland. In 1874 he married Alice (t. Willard of Webster, N. Y. He is a member of the Masonic order, the I. O. R. M. and the U. O. A. M. Rev. Amos Watkins was born in London, Eng., July, 1S53. He was educated in a private school and in one of the schools of the city of London, which correspond nearly to the High schools of our own country. During his school days he passed both the Junior and Senior examinations for schools of secondary edvication conducted by the University of Oxford. He was a teacher on the staff of the Lincoln Cathedral schools and of King Charles the First's school, Kidderminster, and of other educational institutions. Was matri- culated at the University of London, but came to the United States in 1882 before taking his degree. Harris. Photo. E. H. WRIGHT. Was graduated from the Illinois State Normal school in 1886, and appointed principal of the High school, Pueblo, Col. There he studied for holj- orders under the direction of the Rt. Rev. J. F. Spalding, D. D. In 1889 he was ordained to the ministry, and was assigned by Bishop Spalding to missionary work at various points in the Arkansas valley, in the eastern portion of the state. Two years later he was called to the rectorship of St. Peter's church, Puelilo. In November, 1S93, he became rector of Grace church, Cortland, where he is now in the seventh year of his ministry. In 1883 Mr. Watkins married Miss Agnes Harvey of Kidderminster, Eng. They have three sons, James K., Herbert G-, and John R., aged 13, 11 and 8 years, respectively. Mr. Watkins is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and chaplain of the Cort- landville lodge, No. 470. r - ^ larris, Photo. E. R. WRIGHT'S UNDERTAKING BUILDING AND RIGS. 124 GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, Photo. D. E. SHEPARD. D. E. Shepard, the dry goods man, came to Cortland from Homer, where he had been located three year,s, in 1896, and opened a dry goods store in the Schermerhorn block, occupying the place where George J. ]\Iager & Co. had been doing business for a long time. A year later he moved into the new Samson block, his present location, at the corner of Main street and Groton avenue, where Mr. Samson was for many years engaged in the same business, and which became known as the drj' goods corner. Jlr. Shepard occupies a double store which had not been previously occu- pied, being in a newbuilding, and which had been fitted up with circular counters, handsome brack- ets and modern and spacious shelving, according to his own ideas and to secure the best conveniences. The claim put forth by Mr. Shepard that his busi- ness in 1S99 had largely increased over that of the two previous years, seems to have justified the choice of the location. The store has a floor space of 75 X 37 feet, with a basement of the same area, and the millinery department is 55 x 24 feet. It is fitted with cash carriers, toilets and an elevated cashier's desk; is lighted by gas and electricity and heated by steam. It is ceiled with steel and beautified with tastefid decorations. The north Photos by Hyatt. IXTEHInR VIEWS OF D. E. .SHEPARD'S STORE. Carpet Department. Dress Goods Depaitinent. Milliaery Dapartmeat. " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 125 side is devoted to dress goods, cloaks and ladies' suits, and the south side to domes- tics, hosiery and underwear for ladies and children. On the second floor is located the millinery department, complete in all appointments, with sales and work rooms adjoining and connected with an arched opening. The basement is fitted up with the same care for details that has been bestowed on the main floor, and is de- voted to carpets and upholstery, tapes- tries, curtains and shades, and linoleums, oil cloths, etc. The store has two en- trances — from Main street and Groton avenue. Rea M. Shepard is the manager ofthe carpet department, and Miss Maude A. Shepard has charge of the millinery department. They are son and daughter of Mr. Shepard. Seventeen assistants are required to attend to the wants of the patrons of this store during the busy sea- son, including the most skilled help em- ployed in the millinery and other Ijranch- es of the business. Mr. Shepard was born in Turin, Lewis county, N. Y,, May I, 1852. At nineteen years of age he entered the employ of Stoddard & Mager, dealers in dry goods at Lowville, N. Y. It is an interesting fact that Mr. Mager, who was one of Mr. Shepard's first employers, was several years later (when the latter came to Cortland), succeeded by him to a trade which Mr. Mager had for years enjoyed. In 1874 Mr. Shepard en- tered the dry goods house of Ames & Hungerford at Adams, N. Y., where he was employed as a clerk until 1887, when he opened a store in Lowville, where he carried on a dry goods business, with millinery and black dress goods for a specialty, until he moved to Homer in 1893, where for three j'ears he carried on the business in the Brockway block. On Aug. 3, 1874, he married Minnie A. Moore of Lowville. Morris G., the third one of their children, is attending school. Harris, Plioto. U. E. SHEPARD'.'^ DRV (iOOD.S .STORE. Photo by Hyatt. D. E. SHEPARD'S DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Long Rivers in the World.— .Amazon, 3,600 miles ; Nile, 3,000 miles ; Missouri (to its junction with the Mississippi), 2,900 ; Missouri to the sea, 4,100; Mississippi, 4,000; Lena, 2,600; Niger, 2,600 ; Obe, 2,500; St. Lawrence, 2,200 ; Madeira. 2,000 ; Arkansas, 2,000 ; Volga, 2,000 ; Rio Grande, 1,800; Danube, 1,600; St. Francisco, 1,300; Co- lumbia, 1,200; Nebraska, 1,200 ; Red River, 1,200; Colorado (in California), 1,100; Yellowstone, 1,000; Ohio, 950; Rhine, 950; Kansas, gfxi ; Ten- nessee, Soo ; Red River ofthe north, 700; Cumber- land, 600 ; Alabama, 600; Susquehanna, 500; Po- tomac, 500; James, 500 ; Connecticut, 450; Dela- ware, 400; Hudson, 350; Kenebec, 300; Thames, 233- Around the Qlobe. — Chicago tu Portland, Ore., 2,374 miles — 3 days, 8 hours' time ; Port- land to Behring Strait, 2,864 HI- — 5 d., 10 h.; Behring Strait to Irk- utsk, 3,200 m. — 6 d., 16 h.; Irkutsk to St. Petersburgh, 3,670 m. —7 d., 15 h.; St. Pe- tersburgh to Berlin, 983 m. — I d., 6h.; Ber- lin to Paris, 667 m. — 17 h.; Paris to Lon- don, 258 m. — 8 h.; London to Liverpool, 202 m. — 4 h.; London to Southampton, 79 m. — 2 b.; Liverpool to New York, 3,068 m. — 5 d., 8 h.; Southamp- ton to New York, 3,- 098 m. — 5 d., 16 h.; New York to Chicago, 912 m. — I d. A tota of 18,198 miles. 126 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Bingham & Miller succeeded F. N. Har- rington in thegentlemen'sfurnishing, cloth- ing and merchant tailoring business, con- ducted by the latter for twenty-two j-ears, in January, 1894. At that time and for sev- eral previous years the business was carried on in the next store south of the one now occupied by this firm. Trade increased to the extent that the accommodations were found to be insufficient. It wasalso desired to add a line of hats and caps and greatly enlarge the stock of gentlemen's furnishing goods, so on April i, 1898, the firm moved into its present quarters, No. 43 Main street. Two floors were fitted up and the store on the ground floor was decorated in an at tractive and tasty manner. The scope 01 thebusinesscomprises high grade, bestqual ity clothing ready made and guaranteed in quality and fit. H. W. Post, a well known and competent cutter, has charge of the cus- tom made work which recommends itself to Cortland people, to whom he has catered a great many years. On the second floor he occupies very convenient quarters devoted to the merchant tailoring department, and also on the same floor are kept in stock a large line of trunks and traveling bags from which selections may be made, in a variety of styles, and prices. H. F. Bingham was born in Solon, Cortland Co., June 28, 1868. In 1884 he went into the store of Burgess & Bingham as a clerk and in 1889 en- gaged with W. S. Peck & Co. of Syracuse as a traveling salesman, a position which he occupied until 1S94 when he came to Cortland to go into business. He was married to Fannie Henson of Elyria, O., .\ug. 10, 1893. He is a memberof Ma- sonic lodge and comniandery and is a shriner. John M. Miller was born at East Homer, Cortland Co., Dec. 9, 1870. When 20 years old he left the farm and came to Cortland, occupying the posi- tion of clerk in Burgess & Bingham's store for two years. On Jan. i, 1895, he married Miss Lena Stevens of Cortland, who died Jan, i, 1900, just H. F. BINGH.\M. J. M. MILLEK. Hyatt, Photo. INTKKIOR OF BINi:il.\M iV MILLER'S STOKE. (Hyatt, Photo.) five years to a day from the date of the marriage. Mr. Miller is a member of John L. Lewis lodge, I. O. O. F., and the Tioughnioga club. He is also a member of Orris Hose and has been the fore- man of that company two years. Cortland County was named in honor of Gen. Peter Van Cortlandt, a gentleman who in the early part of the century was extensively engaged in the purchase and sale of land. The county was set apart from Onondaga county by authority of an act of the legislature passed April 8, 1808. It is bounded on the north by Onondaga county, on the east by Madison and Chenango, the south by Broome and Tioga and the west by Tompkins and Cayuga. Its area is a fraction over 500 square miles and contains about 320.OCO acres, forming a portion of the high cen- tral section of the state. Its northern boundary lies on the dividing ridge which separates the wa- ters flowing into Lake On- tario and the tributaries of the Susquehanna river. The surface of the county is made up of hilly ranges, broad, level plains, and a plateau in the northern end of the county. Three high parallel ranges of hills cut the county from north to south. On the east is the Otselic Valley, and further west the Ti- oughnioga Valley, which spreads still further west- ward in a broad, undulat- ing highland. Lateral valleys cut into the Otse- lic and Tioughnioga from many directions, with a generally northerly and southerly trend. The highest points in the county are Mt. Topping, "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 127 (see view, page 59 1, the Truxton and the Ovvego hills. The northern plateau has an average alti- tude of 1,200 feet, while some of the hills reach an altitude of 2,000 feet. The scenery is very picturesque and the seasons are marked by many changes, the mean temperature in the Tiough- nioga Valley being between forty-four and forty- five degrees. The soil is generally sandy or gravelly loam on the hills and much more pro- ductive in the valleys. The count}- is heavily timbered, chiefly with maple, beech, elm, bass- wooil, pine, hemlock, chestnut and cherry. The State Excise Department often receives queer and absurd requests. One lady writes to know if there is no way to stop a neighbor from shaving his friends in the front dooryard under a tree on .Sunday, Another writer inquires if the law will permit a man to drink whiskey in a black- smith shop. The following is an accurate copy of a letter received by Commissioner Lyman: "Dear Sir — I now rite you those few lines to In-form you that such a woman, the name of Mary Scots and Joseph Trespass sells beers and every thing and every day and the havant got no lisous the maik trobel every day in the house the policeman doBt car becos the boss of this plase treates him this plaselivesincrothonutson new york this fello that maiks the complant lives up at the corr\' [quarr\-] . ' ' -; jSfclg 4B| r JK-' M f 1 BINGHAM & MILLER Harris, Photo. BIXIiHAIM 7.I4 : touching up purgatory ll.vatt. Photo. JOHN r. SE.MiEK'.'^ CUAL Y.^RDtf. 175 car loads of coal have been sold by Mr. Seager. In January, 189S, he purchased a considerable strip of land fronting on the Main street in Cin- cinnatus and including the Wheeler house and lot, upon w-hich he erected an office, sheds, barns and coal pockets, conveniences for dealing in coal, building material and feed, and there he established a branch to his Cortland business, which includes a greater range of commodities than he handles in Cortland, for the purpose of wholly accom- modating the needsofa rural community; and the result is that he is one of the largest shippers on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. This branch is in charge of Albert Hayes. Mr. Seager was born in Virgil, Nov. 13, 1852, and in 1877 he entered the office of the Cortland Foundry and Machine company as a clerk. Two years later he leased the business, and conducted it for four years as the Cortland Machine Co. , selling outthe business to the Hitch- cock Manufacturing Co., in which he retained au interest until 1887, during that time acting as man- ager of the foundry, and then resigned, disposing of his interests entirely. During his management and restoring lost souls, 53.06 ; brightening up the flames of purgatory, putting a new tail on the satan, mending his left hoof, etc, 57.17 ; reborder- ing the robes of Herod and adjusting his wig, 54.'x); mending the shirt of the prodigal son and cleaning his ears, 53.39. Size of Large Bodies of Water. — Oceans — Pacific, 80,000,000 sq. miles; .-Vllantic, 40,000,000; Indian, 20,000,000 ; Southern, 10,000,000; Arctic, 5,000,000. Seas — Mediterranean, 2.000 miles long ; Caribbean, 1,800; China, 1,700; Red, i,4ai; Japan, 1,000 ; Black, 932 ; Caspian, 640 ; Baltic, 600; Okhatsk, 600 ; White, 450 ; .\rai, 250. Lakes — Superior, 38oby 120 miles in area ; Michigan, 330 by 60 miles ; On- tario, I So by 40 ; Erie, 270 by 50 ; Huron, 250 by 90; Champlain, 123 by 12; Cayuga, 36 liv 4; George, 36 by 3 ; Baikal, 360 by 35 ; Great Slave, 300 by 45 ; Winnipeg, 240 by 40; Athabasca, 200 by 20 ; Maracaybo, 150 by 60 ; Great Bear, 150 by 40 ; Ladoga, 125 by 75 ; Constance, 45 by 10 ; Ge- neva, 50 by 10 ; Lake of the Woods, 70 by 25. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 129 F. H . Cobb & Co. , located at Nos. 25 and 27 Railroad street, have estab- lished a reputation throughout the Eastern states for the excellence of their productions. The firm is com- posed ot Frank H. Cobb. Delbert E. Stanford and Leland G. Davis, and was organized Jan. i, 1895, succeed- ing Cobb & Perkins, who in turn suc- ceeded Eggleston & Cobb, who es- tablished the business in 1S73. Their business is entirely wholesale, they being very large manufacturers of confectioner)-, and heavy jobbers of foreign and domestic fruits, nuts, to- bacco, cigars, fireworks, etc. Mr. Cobb, the senior partner, is a native of this county, as is Mr. Davis. Mr. Stanford was born in Great Bend, Pa., but has been a resident of Cort- land about ten j-ears. The)- are all young men and bustlers. The busi- ness is steadily growing, showing fully ten per cent, increase \-earl3-. Their buildingis fifty by ninety feet, three stories high, equipped with power elevator, lighted by electric- ity, heated b}- steam, and is admira bly adapted to their business. Frank H. Cobb, the senior member of the firm of F. H. Cobb & Co., was born in Homer in 1S51. He moved to Cortland and in company with J. E. Eggleston established the present business in 1873. He was married in 1876 to Florence A. Walworth. Mr. Cobb was a trustee of the Second ward two years, president of the village one j'ear, is a member of the Board of Trade and Board of Sewer Commissioners, and is a director of The Na- tional Bank of Cortland. He was also president Butler, Photos L. G. DAVIS. D. E. STANFORD. F. H.C'OBB. Harris, Photo. F. H. COBB & CO.'S STORE. of the N. Y. State Confectioners' association two years. He is a member of Cortland Commandery of Knights Templar, and John L. Lewis lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr. Cobb spent twentv-three vears of his life on the road and has probably the larg- est acquaintance in this and adjoining counties of any citizen of Cortland. Uelbert E. Stanford was born in Great Bend, Pa., in 1864. He was in business in Great Bend three years and moved to Binghamton in 1S87, where he was engaged in the fruit and confection- ery business. He moved to Cortland in 1S90, and shortly afterward became associated with Cobb & Perkins. Mr. Stanford is a very practical fruit mer- chant, spending much of his time, at certain seas- ons of the year, buying in New York and Baltimore. He was married in iSS7to Jennie A Barnes of Hal- stead, Pa. Mr. Stanford is also a member of Cort- land Commandery of KnightsTemplarandCan- ton Cortland Patriarchs Militant. Leland G. Davis, the junior member of the firm, was born in Cortland in 1S66, but spent his early years in Drjden and Mc- Lean. He became asso- ciated with Cobb & Per- kins in 1882, and traveled for them thirteen years on the road, which vocation he still continues. ;Mr. Davis is also a member of Cortland Commandery of Knights Templar, Ziyara Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. of Utica, N. Y., and Mo- kauna Grotto M. O. V. P. E. R. of Hamilton, N.Y. I30 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Cortland Democrat was established in 1864 b\- M. P. Caileiidar, who sold to Lucien S. Cran- dall, and he iu turn sold, in 1868, to the late Ben- ton B. Jone-, who, with the exception of one year, when the paper was owned by Hon. Daniel S. La- ment, conducted it until his death on Dec. 20, 1896. Mr. Jones was one of the brightest para- graphers in the state, as well as a genuine news- paper man, and he brought the paper to a high state of excellence. The increase of business compelled the erection of the present Democrat building at Nos. 12 and 14 Railroad street, into which the office was moved in 1890, and where it remains. After the death of Mr. Jones, the paper was carried on by the administrator of his estate, Mr. George J. Mager, now president of the Second National bank, till purchased by its pres- ent publisher, Fay C. Parsons, on March i, 1899. It is the only Democratic paper in the county, and active canvassing is bringing its subscription list where it will soon pas-- the 3,000 mark. Con- nected with the Dem- ocrat is an excellent job printing plant, which embraces five presses, one b e i n j,' brand new in Nov., 1899, and an excellent assortment of job type, which, with a compe- tent force of employes, places the Democrat in position to compete with any office outside the largest cities. In its stock room is as large an assortment of pa- pers, card boards, etc., as is carried in Cort- land county. Mr. Par- sons is a young man and a practical printer and newspaper man. having been variously connected with the business in every ca- pacity from "devil" up since childhood, and in some of the largest offices in the state. The County Seat Question. — An act of the legislature passed .\pril 5, 1810, named three com- missioners to select a site for a court house, the parties named being residents of other counties. In the meantime courts were being held in the .■school house at Homer, which village, together with Port Watson, McGrawville and Cortland were rivals for the honor of being chosen as the county seat. The people of Cortland, through Jonathan Hubbard, arranged to purchase a site for the court house on the hill west of Main street, owned b)^ Samuel Ingalls, and donate it to the county. This undoubtedlv had the effect of turning the scales in favor of Cortland, as the commissioners decided upon this particular site. John Keep, Jonathan Hubbard and Mead Merrill, were ap- pointed building commissioners, and on March 4, Han-is, Photo. CORTLAND DEMlKHAT OFFICE, 18 1 2, they entered into a contract with Josiah Cush- man of Homer to complete the constructiou of the building, the frame work having been raised, the contract binding Cushman to finish the work b\- April 15, 1813, for which he was to receive f 1,600. On April 5, 1813, an act of the Legislature was passed directing that the courts be held in the court house in the village of Cortland on the second Tues- day in May and September and the last Tuesdav in December, .-^t this time Homer was the largest of the rival villages, but Port Watson, a port of entry, was an important village at the head of navigation and gave promise, as many people then thought, of becoming the biggest place in the countv. Cortland, however, was growing rapidly and had secured the court house, which was regarded as a long lead over her ri- vals. The feeling of bitterness that had been engendered five years earlier was re- vived, when on April 15, 1S17, the board of supervisors were au- thorized to raise by taxation a sum not to exceed 55,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a jail. For nearly a year pre- vious the subject was discussed with consid- erable vigor and a bold attempt was made to not only secure the lo- cation of the jail in Homer, but to get the court house also lo- cated there. The first step was taken at a meeting of the board of supervisors, in Octo- ber, 1S16, when a se- riesof resolutions were adopted, naming Oba- diah Boies, Wm. Lucas and Geo. Rice as com- missioners to superin- tend the building of a IL' ¥1!> =^ liH-J^^^^^^I "^^ J^*'' ^^^° provid- r 1^ ~^3 B^^^^^l ''^^ ''^'^^ "' "^^' ^^'^^ ^^ selected and praying the legislature to name three disinterested men to make the selec- tion. This brought forth a storm of pro- tests from men who thought they detected a covert plan to get the county seat changed to Homer. Until final action was taken locating the new jail on the hill near the court house, the papers teemed with denunciator\- communications and citizens ex- presseK» (Hyatt, Photos. I W. K. HdLLI.STER Hollister, hardware dealers, 19 Railroad L. S. CRAMER Cramer & plumbers and steam fitters at No. street, succeeded the firm of Cramer & Mellon, Jan. I, 1.S96. Cramer & Mellon, who were suc- cessors of Seaman & Cramer, did business at the same place for about two and a half years and the latter, who were there about a year and a half, bought out H. T. Hollister who had then been in the same store about four years but who had pre- viously carried on the business on Orchard street. Cramer & Hollister branched out into all kinds of metal work to a greater extent than either of the two latter preceding firms. This has been the case especially in plumbing, steam and hot water fitting. From time to time they have done sev- eral large jobs in Cortland and vicinitv in fitting up buildings with steam and hot water heating apparatus, notably The Wallace Wall Paper Co.'s factory, besides several other large jobs in this vil- lage. The hardware busi- ness proper is carried on in a store 24x80 feet, with the shop in the rear where all kinds of general jobbing is done, while the fitting and cutting of pipes for plumb- ing and heating jobs is done in the basement, where a large stock for those pur- poses is kept. The firm also occupies the second floor of the building, which is used for the storing of stoves and a surplus of everything in the tin and hardware line; also for the display of .stoves andpluiubinggoods. From 6 to 10 men are employed by the firm in the shop and outside work. The hard- ware part of the business includes everything carried in that line of trade, par- ticularly stovesand ranges, among which is a full line of Summit ranges, guaran- Hyatt, Photo. teed by the firm to be one of the best in the market. Mr. Cramer, the senior member of the firm, devotes his personal attention to the finances and the store business, while Mr. Hollister has personal charge of the plumbing, heating and contract work. Law- rence S. Cramer, the son of Henry V. Cra- mer, was born in Lafayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 24, 1S4.S. His early years were spent on the farm with his father, during which time he attended the common school until aboutsixteen years of age, and then the Onondaga Valley academy and Syracuse schools, .\fter leaving home he was for some time employed as clerk in the general store of Stephen Headson at Dewitt Center, N. V., after which he was for 15 years in the em- ploy of the Syracuse & Binghamton Rail- road Co. as station agent and telegraph ope- rator. From the employ of the railroad company he moved to Cortland and was for two years previous to engaging in the hard- ware business, employed as bookkeeper and collector. He wasmarriedto Anna V. Palmer Sept 16, 1S75, and thev have two daughters. Miiy B. ann Aug. 28 the reg- iment played a most thrilling part of the drama in the battle of Gainesville, where they lost ten killed, seventy-two wounded and eighteen miss- ing. During the next two days the regiment par- 144 GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, riioto. EDWIX DUFFEY, District Attorney. ticipatedin continuous manoeuvering and fighting at second Bull Run and South Mountain. In the bloody battle of Gettysburg Major Grover, then in command of the regiment was killed and Capt. John E. Cook, who took his place, performed his duty faithfully. In that battle it lost, killed and wounded eighteen officers and one hundred fifty- one men. Captain S. M. Byram was for a time in command, in September, 1S63, when operating on the Rappahannock and again at North .\nna in May, 1S64, and along during subsequent opera- tions until in the fight in front of Petersburg June 18 he received a severe wound and did not again rejoin the regiment. The last report of the 76th as an organization, then containing only a hand- ful of the men who enlisted in Cortland in '61, was on Jan. 15, 1S65, when it was commanded b\- Capt. E. B. Cochrane. The battles of the 76th were: Rappahannock, Aug. 21, 1S62 ; Warrenton, Aug. 26; Gainesville, Aug. 28 ; Second Bull Run, Aug. 29 and3o; Sovith Mountain, Sept. 14; Antietani. Sept. 17; Snicker's Gap. Nov. i- 3; Fredericksburg, Dec. 12- 13; Chancellorville, May I- 5, 1863; Gettysburg, July i- 4; Mine Run, Nov. 27; Wilderness, May 5-6, 1S64; Laurel Hill, May 8; Spott- sylvauia. May 12; North Anna, May 24; Tolopotomy Creek, June 1; Cold Harbor, June 3-5; Petersburg, June 18; Weldon Railroad, .^ug. iS-2 1 ; Poplar Grove Church, Sept. 30; First Hatchers' Run, Oct. 28; Hicksford Raid, Dec. 6-T2; Second Hatchers' Run, Feb. 6, 18I' Five Forks, .-Xpril i; .\piM mattox, April 9. When llu- 76th started for Washing- ton its organization was as follows: Field and .StafTOIli- cers — Colonel, N.W.Green of Cortland; lieutenant-col- H. W. Pierce W. S. \\-olcc)tt JI. P. Marsh oncl.John D. Shaul of Springfield, Otsego Co.; Major Charles E. Livingston of New York City; -•urgeon, J. C. Nelson of Truxton; assistant surgeon, George W. Metcalfe of Otsego Co.; chaplain, H. Stone Richardson of New York Mills; adjutant. He- man F. Robinson of Cortland; quartermaster, .\. P. Smith of Cortland; quartermaster sergeant. Albert J. Jarvis of Cortland; commissary sergeant, William Storrs of Allegany. Line Ofticei's Capt. 1st Lieut. ;.'nd Lieut. < 'o. A— A. .T. Grover C. H. George " B~OscarC. Fox C. D.Crandall '■ C— G. .I.Crittenden E. K. Weaver '• D-C. L. Watrous E. Il.Van Slvcli •• E— Wm. H. Powell .1. H. Ballard .S. M. Powell " F—.Tohn F.Barnard E. A. Mead W.W.Green " G--Wm. Lansing Aaron .Sage r .7. L. Goddard " H^ Amos L. Swan JL B. Cleveland Robt. Storey ■• I- .Tohn E.Cook H, A. Blodgett R.Williams ■■ Iv -.lolin W. Young C. A. Watkius I'. M. Gaylord Edwin Duffey, the talented district attorney of Cortland county, was born in Buffalo, March 14, 1868. He received his preparatory college educa- tion in the Cortland Normal school, and was grad- uated with a brilliant record from .\mherst col- lege in 1S90. In the autumn of the same year he entered the Columbia Law school, and was grad- uated as one of the men conspicuously strong in the Class of 1S93. In the same year he was ad- mitted to the bar in New York county, and at the close of the same year began the practice of law in the village of Cortland. His professional suc- cess was immediate, and in 1S97 he was elected district attorney of Cortland county. As the pros- ecuting officer of the count)', he has shown him- self fearless and conscientious in the discharge of every duty. In Jul)-, 1S97, he became a partner of Henr)- A. Dickinson, and still is a member of the firm of Dickinson & Duffey. Mr. Duffey is a man of unquestioned integrity of character, is endowed with rare gifts as a speaker, and with equal gifts as a scholar. He has an inherent honesty of char- acter, which begets trust and confidence and com- mands respect. He is the very essence of loyalty alike to his friends and his convictions. As an advocate he is untiring, fearless, zealous and ag- gressive. As a counselor he is calm, dispassion- ate, fair-minded and conscientious. 1 ■I J. S. BULL'S RESIDENCE. GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 145 1 he Manufacturers of Cortland employ in the aggregate aViout 3,0(Xi people and pay thousands of dollars in taxes and insurance. Many towns and cities in this state which profess to be great manufacturing centers do not begin to offer as large an array of flourishing, substantial indus- tries as can be pointed out in this village. Very rarely will one find among so many manufacturing institutions as large, well lighted and well ven- tilated shops, with high rooms, as good sanitary arrangements and as clean and imposing struc- tures as are to be found here. Most of the insti- tutions, too, have been built up from a small be- ginning. The wages generally paid in the Cort- land shops will bear comparison with what the shop help earn in other places. While the an- The Cortland Wagon Co. The Cortland Carriage Goods Co. The H. M. Whitney Wagon Co. The Cortland Screen Door and Window Co. The Ellis Omnibus and Cab Co. The Cortland Forging Co. The Cortland Foundry and Machine Co. D. F. Wallace Wall Paper Co. W. H. Newton Carriage Works. Wallace & Houck Machine Shop. Cooper Bros.' Foundry and Machine Shops. The Gillette Skirt JIanufacturing Co. Keator & Wells Machine Works. Cately-Ettling Anti Rattler (wagon attachment) Works. L. S. Ha)es Chair Factory. Butler, Plioto. THE LITERAKY CLUB. LSee sk., page 33. Miss Hendrick, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Higgins, Miss Roe, Mrs. Bard well. Miss Booth. Mrs. Van Hoesen, [Mrs. .Johnson, Miss Hubbard, ilrs. Apgar. Miss Cornelia Adams, Mrs. Henry, Miss Goodrich, Mrs. Jayne, Mrs. Beath, Mrs. Messenger. Mrs. Wairous. Miss LMinerva Adams, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Cornish, Mrs. Rickard. Miss Kirby, Mrs. Walrad, Mrs. Hughes. Miss .Stephens, Mrs. Sornberger, Mrs. Hendrick, Mrs. Mudge, Miss Uale. [Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. S^ash. Mrs. Twiss, Miss Force, ^Irs. Foote. [N. B.— Upper line is key to the names of tlie ladies on the piazza; next, to those standing in front and sitting on upper portico step; third, those occupying front chairs and lower portico steps; fourth, to those seated on the ground.] nual disbursements of the manufacturers is no small item, but is of considerable importance to the tradesmen of the village, the latter do not by any means depend upon the revenues from that one source as is too often the case in manufactur- ing towns. They draw a large trade from the sur- rounding country, not alone from the farming community but from the villages that lie contig- uous to and within an hour's ride from Cortland. The class of products turned out by the industry of Cortland people vary, although Cortland is known outside almost wholly — by the general public — as the manufacturing center for wagons. The list of manufacturers is as follows ; Wickwire Bros., wire cloth. XO Mrs. G. T. Chatterton Skirt Manufacturer. Palmer & Co. Skirt Manufacturers. Cortland Welding Compound. Wickwire Roller Mills. F. H. Cobb & Co. Manufacturers of Confection- ery. T F. Ander- H. Holcomb, M. Ouinn, and C. sou. Manufacturers of Cigars. The Rosary Society was organized about 1.S80. The present officers are : President, Miss Jlary Morris ; treasurer. Rev, John J. McLoghlin. The society is divided into fifteen circles. Each cir- cle has a leader and fifteen members. The society is benevolent to its members and assists in furnish- ing necessaries for the church. 146 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, Photo. DOKK U. SMITH. The Cortland House, a modern four-story brick structure, surmounted by mansard roof and tower, located at the junction of North Main street and Groton avenue, was erected in 1884 by Delos Ban- der at a cost of I55.000, and opened to the public Jan. 27, 1SS5. Main street south of Groton ave- nue jogs at the hotel corner, and the office windows and balconj' command an unobstructed view of the thoroughfare south of the hotel, the business section of the village. The hotel, with fifty-six commercial rooms, wide ranging halls, a corner office and lobby looking upon both streets through high, broad win- dows; modern plumbing, steam heat, electric lights and perfect sanitary con- veniences, is complete in accommodations and of as high a standard as is required of first-class ho- tels. It has a frontage on Main street of in feet and on Groton avenue of 73 feet. The billiard room adjoining the office has an entrance on Groton ave- nue. The old Cortland House, erected in 1S29 by Danforth Merrick, was a landmark known far and wide. It was nearly square, standing four sto- ries high, with a balcony enclosing two sides of the building at each floor. Mr. Bander purchased the property in April. 1S68, and in i882-'3 expended $19,000 in enlarging and improving it. On the morning of Nov. 28, 18S3, the building was de- stroyed by fire (see "Big Fire of '83," page 105), and in a coupleof hours' time an historic edifice, which had stood for more Borrowed Photo. than half a century, was left in smoking ruins. On July I, 1S95, the Cortland House was leased by Dorr C. Smith, the present proprietor, who married Nellie A., the daughter of Delos Bauder, June 19, 1S78. Mr. Bauder then retired from active business life, after a successful hotel careerof twenty-seven years on one spot. Mr. Smith began the stud)' of law with A. P. Smith in 1871, and on Jan. 8, 1875, he was admitted to the bar at Albany. He prac- ticed in Cortland until he assumed the proprietor- ship of the Cortland House. He was born in Mo- ravia, May 9, 1S51, and received his early educa- tion at the Geneva academv. County Judges and Surrogates. — These were separate offices up to 1847, since which time they have been united. Surrogates — ^John McWhorter, term began 1808; Mead Merrill, 1810; Luther F. Stephens, 181 1 ; John McWhorter, 1815 ; Adin Webb, 1816; Jabez B. Phelps, 1823; Charles W. Lynde, 1S28 ; "Townsend Ross, 1832 ;.\nthony Freer, 1836; Adin Webb, 1840; Anthony Freer, 1844. County Judges — John Keep, 1810; William Mal- lory, 1823; Joseph Reynolds, 1S33 ; Henry Steph- ens, 1S38; Daniel Hawks, 1847; Lewis Kingsley, 1S51 ; R. Holland Duell, 1S55 ; Stephen Brewer, 1S59; Hiram Crandall, 1859; Abram P. Smith, Dec. 5, 1867, elected to fill vacancy; Stratton S. Knox, 1S84; Joseph E. Eggleston, iSgo. A. S. Burgess, one of the leading merchants of this village, began business in Cortland on Sept. II, 1884, when he and D. H. Bingham started a clothing store in the Garrison block. After three years Burgess & Bingham leased the store in the four-story brick block at the corner of ^Main and Railroad streets, where they carried on business until the fall of 1893, when the firm was dissolved, Mr. Bingham retiring from all connection with the business and Mr. Burgess continuing to carry it on, as will be shown, on a larger and more ex- THE CORTL.VND HOUSE. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 147 tensive scale. About a month prior to the disso- lution the firm bought this property, the most centrally located in the business section of the village. In 1895, when it became plain that more room would be required to accommodate the grow- ing business, Mr. Burgess purchased Mr. Bing- ham's interest in the building, and the following year built in the rear a four-story addition, mak- ing the store nearly a third larger, providing a ground store area of 25 x 105 feet, and giving an ad- play of trunks and overcoats in the basement, which is finished up with steel ceilings and side walls, and is as well lighted as the first floor. On April I, iSg7, Mr. Burgess opened a clothing store in the thriving village of Marathon, under the management of J. G. Barnes, which not only car- ries the same line of goods as the Cortland store, but in addition thereto a full stock of women and misses' shoes. On Dec. i, 1897, he established a general clothing store in the Clark block. Homer, Harris and Butler, Photos. VIEWS OF A. S. BURGESS' STORE. [See sk. p. US. ditional entrance as well as an ample rear light from Railroad street. With so much extra room at his disposal, Mr. Burgess increased the scope of his business by putting in men's and boys' shoes, so that he is able to outfit men and boys from head to foot, giving them liberal range in making selec- tions from ready-to-wear and made-to-order cloth- ing, a full assortment of gentlemen's furnishings, hats, caps, trunks, traveling bags and dress suit ■cases. There are 2, 000 square feet of room for the dis- which is being successfully conducted by J. B. Latimer, along the same lines as the other two stores. Mr. Burgess was born in Solon, Cortland county, N. Y., May 31, 1863, and his first experi- ence in trade was that of a salesman for W. S. Peck, Brother & Co. of Syracuse, N. Y. He held that position for three years and then came to Cortland to establish the business in which he has achieved marked success. On Feb. 9, 1S93, he was married to Miss Minnie F. Mager of this village. 148 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. EDWARD ALLEY, (Hyatt. Photo. 1 EDWARD KEATOR, Cashier. President. The First National Bank, one of the solid in- stitutions of Cortland, was established in 1863, with Thomas Keator, president, Rufus Ed- wards, vice-president, and E. P. Slafter, cashier. Thomas Keator continued presi- dent of the bank imtil his death, June 25, 1879, and in the January followinj; he was succeeded by Samuel Keator, who held the office until January, 18S9, when Edward Keator, the present incumbent, took the office. Edward P. Slafter held the office of cashier until January, 1870, and was suc- ceeded by William H. Crane in January, 1873. Fitz Boynton, who followed Mr. Crane, held office until Oct. 30, 1SS2, when Edward Keator was elected and continued in office until he waselected president, and was succeeded as cashier by Edward Alley, the present incumbent. Mr. Edward Kea- tor was born in Delaware county, and was educated at the Quaker school at Union Springs and at the Clavrack Training School of Columbia county. He served an apprenticeship in the Cortland Demo- crat, and from there was advanced to a po- sition in the bank of which his father was then president, and with which institution he has been connected for thirt\- years, of which time he acted as cashier from 1882 to 1889, and as president from the latter year to the present time. Mr. Keator is a member of the Masonic order. In 18S9 he married Hattie, daughter of James Jones, formerly cashier of the Wyoming Bank of Wilkesbarre, Pa. Mr. .^Uey was born in Moravia, Feb. 24, 1S64, and received his education at that place. Maj- 12, 1SS4, he came to work in the First National Bank at Cortland as bookkeeper, and continued as such until elected cashier in Januarj-. 1SS9. At the sametimehe was made village treas- urer. November 10, 1S99, be was appointed supervisor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of D. F. Wallace, and his term will not expire until November, 1901. He is an active Republican, and serves as in- spector of election. On Sept. 7, 1S86, he married Miss Elizabeth Newkirk of Cort- land. The First National Bank, the oldest national bank in Cortland county, was among the first organized in the United States, being No. 226 on the list at Washington. It has en- joyed thirty-six years of uninterrupted pros- perity, and has accumulated a surplus equal to its capital. It has one of the best safe de- posit vaults in Central New York, separate from the bank vault, and boxes for the safe deposit of valuables, rented at reasonable rates. Present directorsofthebankare: Hon. A. A. Carley, Hon. O. U. Kellogg, Hon. The- odore H. Wickwire, Charles F. Brown, C. W. Stoker, Edward Keator, Samuel Keator, C. F. Wickwire, Edward Allev, R. B. Smith, Hec- tor Cowan, E. M. Hulber't and R. Purvis. The officers are: Edward Keator, president; T. H. Wickwire, vice-president, and Edward .^lley, cashier. The last statement to the Comp- troller of the Currency' shows the following health}- condition of the institution: HESOCKCES. Loans .and Discounts S;Hi(i.Iti4 42 U. S. Bonds. 4 per cent 31.2.50 00 Five Per Cent. Fund 1.40ii 2.5 Stocks. Bonds and Mortgages 282.W1 S4 Bankins House __. 32.000 00 Cash and due from banks 142.4;)i; Si S8a5.2!i!i 04 LI.VBILITIES. Capital Stock S12o.0(]0 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits, net 120.1ts7 69 Circulating Notes 28.125 00 Deposits and due banks .iiil.lSti 3.5 Total S8.15.2ii9 04 Harris. Photo. TI.ME LOCK— FIRST NATIONAL BANK. ' GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 149 Early Lawyers. — Many men who have attained more or less prominence here and elsewhere were members of the Cortland County bar. \'ictor Birdseye was a member of the Constitutional con- ventionof iS2i,of Congress, of the Assembly and of the Senate. Henry Stephens was a judge of Common Pleas and an assemblyman. His partner. Oliver Wiswell was an assistant judge of that court. Among the best known Cortland county lawyers was Thomas J. Oakley, an attorney-gen- eral and aprominent memberof Congress. Elisha Williams was a leader in the state Assembl)'. Sam- uel Nelson was a delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1821, a Monroe presidential elector, a circuit judge in the Eighth Judicial district, a justice of the Supreme Court and afterwards of the United States, and a member of the Constitutional convention of 1S46. Judge H. Gray attained prominence, in 1S36 as a member of Congress, in 1S46 as circuit judge, and for man}- \-ears as a Su- preme Court judge. Judge Ira Harris, who subse- quenth" obtained distinction as a lawyer at .Albany, spent his boj-hood days and first studied law in Cortland county. He was a Member of Assembly, a slate and United States senator and Justice of the Supreme Court. Nathan Dayton and Joseph Reynolds occupied the bench in the Court of Com- mon Pleas. The latter also filled the positions of Presidential Elector, Congressman and Member of Assembly. William Henrj' Shaukland was a Su- preme Court Justice and while in that position was one of those who, as the constitution then pro- vided, were selected to form the Court of Appeals bench. Horatio Ballard, also a distinguished law- yer, was a delegate to the two national con- ventions that nominated Polk and Buchanan, re- spectively. He was Secretary of State, a Member of .\ssenibly and a delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1S67. Heorj- S. Randall attained prominence as the author of the life of Thomas Jefferson. He served as Secretary of State and Member of .Assembly, elected to both offices on the Democratic ticket. R. 11. Duell was one of the more recent members of the Cortland County bar who attained distinction. He was a Member of Congress and afterwards a commissioner of Harris. Photo. THE OFFICE-THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Harris. Photo. THE FIRST NAT'L BANK. patents. A. P. Smith held the office of count}- judge and surrogate for sixteen consecutive years, and was a lawyer of great ability. The 1 85th Regiment, mvjsteredin Sept. 22,1864, at Syracuse, included Co.'s E. F and G from Cortland, respectively officered as follows: E — Capt., Robert P. Bush; ist Lieut., Herbert C. Rora- paugh; 2d Lieut., Pem- broke Pierce. F — Capt., John W. Strowbridge; ist Lieut., Andrew J. Lyman; 2d Lieut. , Harrison Giv- ens. G— Capt., A. H. Bar- ber; ist Lieut., Hiram Clark; 2d Lieut., Daniel Minier. In a week after being mustered in the regiment was in the breastworks in front of Petersburg, and was as- signed to the First Brig- ade, First Division, Fifth Corps — Gen. Warren, Corps commander, Gen. Charles GriflSn, Division, and Gen. Sickels, Brig- 150 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ade commander. The regiment took an import- ant part in many engagements around Petersburg and Richmond, and after the surrenderor Lee was detailed to take charge of rebel prisoners. The iSsth were mustered out May 30, 1865, at Wash- ington. The Cortland Door and Window Screen Co. was organized in the spring of 1887 by the pres- ent compau)-, of which W. J. Greenman is the president and E. M. Hulbert the secretary. The plant, which is as complete for the manufacture of these products as any in the United States, in- cludes a two-story building 45 x 200 feet, which encloses the office, the shipping department and storehouse, a wing 45 x 75 feet for the storage of manufactured goods, a main structure 50 x 200 feet in which the products are manufactured, with a wing 50 X 75 feet containingthe wood-working de- partment where the frames are constructed. The finishing department is in a building 30x60 feet, and there is a separate boiler and engine house United States Senators from New York Philip Schuyler, Albany, and Rufus King, New- York, elected July 16, 1789; Aaron Burr, New York, (vice Schuyler), Jan. 19, 1791 ; John Lawrence, Queens Co., (vice Burr), Nov. 9, 1796; Philip Schuyler, Albany, (2nd term vice Burr), Jan. 24, '797; John Schloss Hobart, Huntington, (vice Schuyler), Jan. 11, 1798 ; William North, Schenec- tady Co., (vice Hobart resigned I, May 17, 1798; James Watson. New York, I vice North resigned), .^ug. 17, 1798 ; Gouverneur Morris, Morrisania. (vice Watson), April 3, 1800; John Armstrong, Rhinebeck, (vice Lawrence), Nov. 6, iSoo. re- elected Jan. 27, 1801 ; DeWitt Clinton, Newtown, ( vice .\rmstrong. resigned), Feb. 9, 1S02 ; Theo- dorus Bailey, Poughkeepsie, (vice Morris), Feb. i, 1803; John .\rmstrong, Rhinebeck, (vice Clinton resigned), December, 1S03 ; John Smith, Brook- haven, I vice .Armstrong), Feb. 4, 1804; John Arm- strong, Rhinebeck, (vice Bailey resigned), Feb. 4, 1S04; Samuel L. Mitchell, New York, (vice Arm- strong, resigned), Nov. 9, i8oi; John Smith, Brook- Han-is, Piioto. THE SCREEN DOOR AND WINDOW WORKS. 40 x 50 feet. The machinery is driven with 200- horse power, which also furnishes heat and runs the dynamos which light the buildings. The ca- pacity of the plant is 1,000 screen doors and 2,400 screen windows daily. The machinery includes twelve slitting saws and one gang saw, besides the required number of smaller machines necessary to work up the wood into desired lengths and patterns for frames, upon which the wire screen is securely and neatly fastened. The several buildings are connected so as to afford the best conveniences for handling the raw material and manufactured pro- ducts. From the shipping room the goods are loaded into cars, which are run alongside upon a branch railway, and shipped to jobbers all over the United States. The company uses its own patents. The success of this enterprise, which is recognized by those who handle its products, is duealtogethertothe joint effortsof Messrs. Green- man and Hulbert, who from a small beginning in manufacturing screen doors and windows, have extended the trade all over the country and made permanent an industry which gives employment to a large number of Cortland people, and adds very materially to the prosperity of the village. haven, (re-elected), Feb. 3, 1807; Obadiah Ger- man, Norwich, (vice Mitchell), Feb. 7, 1S09 ; Rufus King, Jamaica, (vice Smith), Feb. 2, 1813; Nathan Sanford, New York, (vice German), Feb. 7, 1815 ; Rufus King, Jamaica, (re-elected), Jan. S, 1820; Martin Van Buren, Columbia Co., (vice Sanford), Feb. 6, 1821 ; Nathan Sanford, New York, (vice King resigned), Jan. 14, 1826; Martin Van Buren, (reelected); Feb. 6, 1827 ; Charles E. Dudley, .■Al- bany, (vice Van Buren resigned ), Jan. 15,1829; William L. Marcy, .\lbany (vice Sanford), Feb. i, 1831 ; Silas Wright, Jr., St. Lawrence Co., (vice Marcy, resigned 1, Jan. 4, 1833; Nathaniel P. Tall- niadge, Poughkeepsie, (vice Dudley ), Feb. 5, 1833 ; -Silas Wright, Jr., (re-elected) Feb. 7, 1837; Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, (re-elected), Jan. 14, 1840 ; Silas Wright, Jr., ( re-elected), Feb. 7, 1843 : Henry .\. Foster, Rome, (vice Wright resigned!, Nov. 30, 1844 ; Daniel S. Dickinson, Binghamton, (vice Tallmadge resigned), Nov. 30, 1S44; again to fill vacancy Jan. iS, 1S45 ; John A. Dix, .\lbany. (vice Foster), Jan. 18, 1845; Daniel vS. Dickinson, (re-elected), Feb. 4, 1845; William H. Seward, Auburn, (vice Dix), Feb. 6, 1849; re-elected Feb. 6, 1855; Hamilton Fish, New York, (vice Dick- 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 151 inson), March 19, 1851; Preston King, Ogdens- burg, (vice Fish), Feb. 3, 1857; Ira Harris, Albany, (vice Seward), Feb. 5, 1861; Edwin D. Morgan, New York, (vice King), Feb. 3, '63; Roscoe Conk- ling, Utica (vice Harris), Jan. 16, 1S67 — re-elected Jan. 22, 1873 — re-elected Jan. 22, 1S79; Reuben E. Fenton, Jamestown, (vice Morgan), Jan. 20, 1869; Francis Kernan, Utica, (vice Fenton), Jan. 21, 1875; Thomas C. Piatt, Owego, (vice Kernan), Jan.20, 1881; Warner Mil- ler, Herkimer, (vice Piatt, resigned ), July 16, 1881; Elbridge G. Lap- ham, Canandaigua, (vice Conkling, resigned I, July 22, 1S81; Wm. M. FZvarts, NewYork,(vice Lapham), Jan. 20, 1885; Frank His- cock, Syracuse, (vice Mil- ler), Jan. 20, 1887; David B. Hill, Elmira, (vice Evarts), Jan. 21, 1S91; Edward Murphy, jr., (viceHiscock), Jan. 17, 1892; Thos. C. Piatt go, ( vice Hill), Jan. 20, 1S97; Chauncey M. Depew, New York, (vice Murphy), Jan. 20, 1899. The 157th Regiment was mustered in Sept. 19, 1862, at Hamilton, Madison Co., for three years. Companies C, D, E, H and K were from Cortland county, and the remainder were from Madison county, except about thirty w^ho were from Che- nango county. The regiment arrived in Albany Sept. 26, 1862, where they were presented with a stand of colors, and reached New Y'ork that even- ing. The regiment was moved from Washington to Fairfax Court House and assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Eleventh Corps. Gen. Franz Sigel was the corps commander and Gen. Photo by Han-is. Troy, , Owe- -*-/•■* *»?t;-». M n«''xu>MK. Hill Tfrrr 1TJ Photo by Harris. W. J. GREENMAN'S RESIDENCE, E. M. HULBERT'.S RESIDENCE. Carl Schurz the Division commander. The regi- ment later joined Burnside's army and spent Christmas and a part of January in front of Fred- ericksburg and was then ordered into winter quarters at Oakland farm. But early in February another move was made and during the following spring, until the engagement at Chancellorsville, the regiment was most of the time on the march. In that fight over a hundred men were killed, wounded or captured. "The Bloody Roll Call," following the first day's fight at Gettysburg proves thatthe 157th wasin the thick of that fight : " Co. A. six privates, one corporal, one sergeant ; Co. B, five privates, one corporal ; Co, C, six privates, one corporal, one sergeant ; Co. D, six privates, one corporal, one sergeant ; Co. E, two privates ; Co. F, five privates, two corporals, one sergeant ; Co. G, seven privates, two corpo- rals; Co. I, two corporals — Total, 51." On Aug. 12 the regiment was landed on Fol- ly Island off Charleston, S. C. In April, 1864, the regi- ment received a stand of col- ors presented by the citizens of Cortland county. Soon afterwards the regiment was moved to Florida, six com- panies being located at Fer- nandina and the balance at Picolata. On June 15, the command was at Hilton Head, and on July 5 partici- pated in an engagement near Charleston. In the fight at Hovey Hill, shortly after, the 157th and the 56th w^ere in action side by side. Early in 1865 the regiment did gar- rison duty and constituted part of an expedition which occupied their time until mustered out, July 10, 1S65, and precipitated them into several sharp engagements. The regiment left for the tront organized as follows: Regimental officers. Colonel, 152 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt. Photo. CH.\KLES F. BROWN. P. P. Brown, Jr.; Leutenaut- Colonel, Geo. Arrow- smith; Major, J. C. Carmichael; Ouarter-JIaster, P. H. McGraw; Surgeon, H. C. Hendrick; Assistant Surgeons, G. M. Crawe, F. D. Beebe; Adjutant, O. E. Messinger; Sergeant-Major, B. S. Fitch; Ouar- ter-Master-Sergeant, C. O. Newton; Commissary- Sergeant, -\. W. Kingsbury; Drum-Major, Andrew Bates. Line Officers 1st Lieut. ;;nd Lieut. C'o. A -t'apt. J. H. Smith G. R. Seaton , I. L. Palmer •■ B-Capt. T. J. Randall .1. C. Ware C. H. VanSlvke ■■ C—t'apt. Frank Place .1. .\. Coffin .Job D. Potter '• D— Capt. W. O.Dunbar .S. Z. Miner L. E. Stillman " E— Capt. B.B.Andrews . J. K. Backus B. l'\ Jones ■' F— Capt. J. K. Stone W.A.Stone .S. Wickwire '• U-Capt. \. Tuttle W. D. Bailey H. Frank " H— Capt. AVm. Beck Buck Oeortce Adams •■ 1— Capt. W. Bellinger T. W. Priest Wm." Snider " K t'apt. N. M. Daniels AVm. Barnum L. O. Kinney C. F. Brown, the drug- gist at No. 53 Main street, has been in that business in Cortland, where he started in trade, since I 88 I, when in company with M. JI. Maybury he bought out C. H. Brad- ford, who was then en- gaged in the drug trade in the store now occupied by Hopkins, the grocer, on the west side of Main street. Brown & M a y- bury, the new firm, were in partnership until the spring of 1893, when the former purchased Mr. Maybur}''s interest, and since then conducted the business alone in a man- ner that has made it one of the most successful storesin town. After Mr. Bradford's retirement and the firm had taken the business, they remained at the old place about three months, and then decided to change their location to the opposite side of the street. So they moved into the store which is now occupied by G. H. Ames, taking one side only, leaving the other to be taken by J. C. Gray, jeweler. A year later the firm found their quarters too much cramped for the business they were doing. There was not an empty store to be had in town, and they adopted an expedient not commonly attempted, — that of buying out a man's business for the purpose of getting the store he occupied. E. H. Bates was running a grocery at Mr. Brown's present quar- ters. Brown & Maybury struck a bargain for his entire lot of goods, and in sixty days closed out at retail over the counters without advertis- ing or putting it up at auction. Then what had been a grocery became a drug store, with am- ple conveniences and plenty of room. The store has since been remodeled and an increased ca- pacity has been obtained by taking possession of the third floor. The additional floor has proven indispensable for two reasons. It is used for the fitting and sale of trusses, which is one of the specialties of the business, and is a valuable place for keeping the fine, high-priced powdered drugs, which are used largely in tinctures and fluid ex- tracts that enter into physicians' prescriptions. They are very sensitive to heat and cannot be kept as well in the temperature that is required to make the store comfortable. The prescription depart- ment is a decided feature of C. F. Brown's store, and it is understood to be as complete as that of any pharmacy outside of the large cities. The paints handled by this house are among the very best ready-mixed on the market, and include a large supply of everything for house use, build- ers and carriage manufacturers. Mr. C. F. Brown was born in Homer, Jan. 14, 1S58, and he went to school at the Homer and the Cortland academies and at the Cortland Normal school. He is a grad- uate of the Intermediate department, and was a pupil three \-ears in the Academic department of the latter institution. Upon leaving school he en- tered into a clerkship for G. W. Bradford and con- tinued seven years in his employ, where he learned the profession of pharmacist. He was married to Sara, the daughter of Samuel Keator, who at the time -was president of the First National Bank, on Photo by Hyatt. CH.^RLES F. BROWNS DRUG STORE. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 153 Nov. 22, 18S3. Mr. Brown is an active member and trustee of the First Baptist church, and is proniinentas a member of the local Masonic order and the Odd Fellows, he at present being a senior warden in the Masonic lodge, and a director in the First National Bank. He is the senior member of the school board, and has been active in the development of the present most excellent system of public schools. He was on the board which constructed the Central school building, filling a vacancy by appointment received from the board. Since then he has retained member- William L. Marcy (Rensselaer), Nov. 7, 1832 ; William H. Seward (Cayuga), Nov. 7, 1S38 ; Will- iam C. Bouck (Schoharie), Nov. S, 1842; Silas Wright (St. Lawrence), Nov. 5, 1844; John Young (Livingston), Nov. 3, 1S46 ; Hamilton Fish, (New York), Nov. 7, 1S48; Washington Hunt (Niagara), Nov. 5, 1S50; Horatio Seymour (Oneida), Nov. 2, 1S52; Nov. 4, 1862; Myron H. Clark (Ontario), Nov. 7, 1S54 ; John A. King (Queens), Nov. 4, 1S56 ; Edwin D. Morgan (New York), Nov. 2, 185S ; Reuben E. Fenton (Chautauqua), Nov. 8, 1S64 ; John T. Hoffman (New York), Nov. 3, 1868 ; John EAST 8IDE MAIN STREET, CORNER COURT, 1S70. 'Stand. Ind. Ed.' ship on the board by virtue of being three times elected. Governors of New York. — George Clinton (Ulster Co.), elected July 9, 1776; April, iSoi ; John Jay (New York), April, 1795 ; Morgan Lewis (Dutchess), April, 1804; Daniel D. Tompkins (Richmond), April, 1807 ; John Taylor Lieut. -Gov. (Albany), March, 1817; DeWitt Clinton (New York), November, 1817; Nov. 8, 1824; Joseph C. Yates (Schenectady), Nov. 6, 1S22 ; Nathaniel Pitcher, Lieut.-Gov. (Washington), Feb. 11, 1S28 ; Martin Van Buren ( Columbia ), Nov. 5, 1S2S ; Enos T. Throop, Lieut.-Gov. (Cayuga), March 12, 1829 ; A. Dix (New York), Nov. 5, 1872 ; Samuel J. Til- den (New York\ Nov. 3, 1874 ; Lucius Robinson (Chemung), Nov. 7, 1S76 ; AlonzoB. Cornell (New York), Nov. 4, 1879; Grover Cleveland* (Erie), Nov. 7, 1882; David B. Hill (Chemung), Lieut-Gov., Jan. 6, 1885; elected November, 1885 and re-elected November, 1888; Roswell P. Flower (New York), Nov. 3, 1S91 ; Levi P. Morton (Dutchess), Nov. 6, 1S94 ; Frank S. Black (Rensselaer), Nov. 3, 1896; Theodore Roosevelt (Queens), Nov. 8, 1898. *Only New York governor elected to and occu- pying the Presidential chair before the expiration of his term as governor. 154 " GRIP'S ■' HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. The Church of St. Mary of the Vale, situated on North Maiu street, opposite Madison avenue, was erected in 1868. The rapid growth of the in- creasing population of Cortland finally necessi- tated the enlargement of the then towerless edi- fice, and in 1S7S it was greatly increased in size by the addition of a transcept with two spacious ves- tries attached thereto, and the raising of a hand- some tower and spire. The latter was partially destroyed by fire in the fall of 1S9S, and was re- built in a more imposing manner under the super- vision of Architect Russell of Syracuse. The church, which compares favorably with the most pretentious house of worship in a parish of this size, stands as a monument to the taste of the Butler, Photo. ST. M.\RY-S CATHOLIC CHUKCH architect and the credit of Mr. Harrison, the builder. The walls are of dark red brick, with light colored trimmings. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 920, while the membership numbers more than 2,000. The grounds, which are neatly cared for, were enlarged in 1S99 bj' the purchase of an adjoining tract 50 by 70 feet, from Mrs. Butler. A new organ was placed in the church in 1S96 at a cost of §3,000. Barnes & Mowry of Utica being the builders. In addition to the high altar erected in 1S8S, two side altars, the gifts of the Sodalities, have since been added. Other members of the parish, whose names have been published from the pulpit, have donated statuary, beautiful crucifixes, two magnificent can- delabras and other necessary furnishings, thus beautif\'ing the sanctuary and making it as nearly worthy of the continuous abode of the Blessed Sacrament as is possible bj' means of human skill and taste. Besides, a beautiful set of Stations was placed in the church a few years ago and sol- emnly blessed by Rt. Rev. P. A. Ludden, Bishop of Syracuse. The first Catholic church building in Cortland was a small wooden structure, erected on Port Watson street in 1S55. Father Callen was then ministering to the spiritual wants of the Catholics in this village. No definite and detailed record of the church of that period is at hand, but it is known that it was not until 1864, when Rev. p'ather Coleman located in Cortland, that the Catholic church here had a resident pastor, it always having been attend- ed from Norwich. Rev. Father Coleman was suc- ceeded in the fall of 1S67 by the Very Rev. B. F. Mc- Loghlin. His first assistant was Rev. Father Thomas McLoghlin, who was with him from 1S77 to 1SS4, and who is now the pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Angels at Whitehall. He was succeeded bj- Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, who continued as assistant pastor until the death of the Ver^- Rev. B. F. McLoghlin, which oc- curred Nov. 21, 18SS, when he became the pastor, a post he has since so ably and satisfactorily occupied greatly to the spiritual ad- vantage of his parishioners and with eminent credit to himself. Both of the Very Rev. B. F. McLoghlin's as- sistants were his nephews. He was a man of dignified, yet kindh- bearing, whose man}- virtues shone in his every act and word. "Fath- er Mack," he was familiarly called, gave him no of- fence, as he encouraged a feeling of close and pleas- ant relations between him- self and his parishioners, without surrendering an}- of his dignity, that en- deared him to them all. His affable manner and priestly character made him a wide circle of admirers through- out the c o m m u n i t y at large. He was ordained at Mount St. Mary's, and his first pastorate was at Keese- ville, a small -Adirondack village a few miles dis- tant from the shore of Lake Champlaiu. During twenty years he ministered to a large parish at Little Falls, and from there he went to Syra- cuse to take charge of St. John's church, now the cathedral. His third and last parish was at Cortland. He died in his seventy-first year — his fortieth in priesthood — and his remains now repose in an hermetically sealed tomb in a sightly knoUatSt. Mary's cemetery, guarded by amoulded granite shaft surmounted by a cross, the holy em- blem toward which he guided the footsteps of his people. It was during his spiritual rule that the Catholics of Cortland constructed their handsome church, but it was after his death when they built the imposing parochial residence which stands on "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 155 the opposite side of Main street, a short distance south of the church. Soon after he assumed charge of the parish he started the movement for a new- house of worship, select- ing the site with that rare perception and good judgment which marked all of his efforts in behalf of the congregation. Midst some difficulties he persevered, supported by the loyalty of his people, and after ten years of hard labor he and his flock were rewarded by sub- stantial fruit of their toil, — a church which is an architectural ornament to the main street of the vil- lage. The parochial res- idence, constructed in 1S91 under Father John's direction, is an imposing, handsome brick struc- ture. And now the soci- ety is practically out of debt. In 1890 forty-five acres were purchased for a new cemetery acres were artisticalh- laid out and were consecrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Ludden of Syracuse, Oct. 25, 1891. The church is blessed with two Sodalities, the Rosary, the Altar society, the C. M. B. A. and other flourishing societies, each of which, with a large active membership, is doing very much to- ward promoting the welfare of the church. Rev. John J. McLoghlin, who has greatly en- deared himself to his people, and who is very pop- ular among all classes of people in Cortland, was born in Ireland in 1856, and was educated for the priesthood in the College of the Immaculate Con- ception at Summer Hill, Athlone, where he was graduated in 1S77. Upon coming to the United States he entered the University of Niagara, where he passed his examinations in October, and was ordained a priest Dec. 27, 18S1, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, .\lbany, N. Y. He Butler, Photo. Butler, Photo. ST. JIARY'S PAROCHIAL RESIDENCE. INTERIOR OF ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH. Thirty first went to Oswego as the assistant of Rev. Father Griffa, where he remained until 18S4, when he came to Cortland as the assistant of his uncle. St. Mary's Church Choir is an organization with a history for a score of j-ears of considerable interest, but its remarkable growth and efficiency have been made during the past three years un- der the capable leadership of Frank W. Lanigan and who has been ably assisted by his wife as or- ganist. Mr. Lanigan has been a member of the choir for sixteen years, and so his familiarity with sacred music naturally entitled him to the posi- tion of leader ; but in addition to experience he has shown rare tact and executive power. Un- der his leadership the choir has increased from eleven to thirty-one members ; the}' have learned more than twenty complete masses, the ones re- cently mastered being Marzo's, Rosewig's in F, Le Jeal's, Millard's in C, ^ and Gounod's; their Ves- pers include the Gregorian, Fiske's, Lejeal's. and Rose- wig's. As an illustration of practical business, it is worth stating that under the auspices of this choir "The Merry Milkmaids" was presented two even- ings, spring '98, from which they realized <2oo to be ex- pended for music. Follow- ing are the members of the choir: Soprano, Margaret B. Lanigan, Mary Dowd, .■^nna Burns, Mrs. Daniel Kernan, Ella Dexter, Kit- tie Gamell, Katherine Lit- tleton, .\ugusta Grossman, Nora Littleton, Agnes Mou- rin, Elizabeth Byrnes, Frances Mourin, Josie Lynch; alto, Elizabeth O'Connell, Mary Constan- tine, Katherine Walsh, Jo- sie Sullivan, Katherine Col- igan, Nora Hennessy; J 56 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. ft ^■^»> '-^^^* Butler, Photo. THE CHOIR OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH. [See sk. p. l.M. Gentlemen (left to right)— John Grant. .John P. Lanigan. James Walsh. William Walsh, Charles B. Dowd, F. W. Lanigan, director, James Beha, Charles McEvoy, James Schermerhorn, John F. Byrnes. Joseph P. MeGuire. Ladies (upper rowi— Katharine Coligan, Katherine Gamell, Mrs. D. Kernan, Kitty Walsh. Margaret B. Lanigan, Mary Constantine. Augusta Crossman, Elizabeth Byrnes. Ladies (second row)— Anna Burns, Mrs. F. W, Lanigan, organist, Josie Sullivan, Katherine Littleton. Ladies (lower row)— Agnes Moran, Nora Littleton, Frances Moran. Elizabeth O'Connell. tenor, Frank W. Lanigan, John F. Byrnes, Joseph McGuire, John Walsh, Charles F. McEvoy, James Schennerhorn ; bass, John Lanigan, James Walsh, William Walsh, John Grant, James A. Beha, Charles B. Dowd. O. W. Walter, the well-known dealer in pianos, organs and musical instruments of all description, also the latest and most popular compositions, vocal and instrumental, is located in the Cortland House block at No. 6 Grotoii avenue. Mr. Walter caters to the best trade and handles the popular, Harris, Photo. O. W. \V.\LTER'S MUSIC STORE. as well as the high grade instruments. He is the sole agent for Cortland coitntv- for many of the leading makes of pianos and organs, included among which are Ives & Pond, Shoninger, Behning and Capen and the Carpenter and Hamilton or- gans. He is undoubtedly, through his activity and push, extending his trade through the villages and country adjoining Cortland to the extent that he is admitted to be the leader in his line in this county. O. W. Walter established the business in 1S92 at 25 North JIain street and two years ago moved to his present loca- tion. He has had twenty years' experience and was first in business for hira- -,elf at Whitnev' Point, where he was located for six years. He was born ,il Newark Valley, Tioga Co., June 21, 1S55, and was married to Miss Jen- nie Bishop of Newark Valley in June, 1S81. He is a member of Vesta lodge, I. O. O. F. The 'Voung Ladies' Sodality of St. Mary's church was organized September 19, iSSo, bj' Rev. Thos. McLoghlin, with a membership of about twenty-five, with Miss Kale Feore, presi- dent and Miss Eliza John- son, secretary and treas- urer. The society meets semi -niontlily. and now has an active membership of fi fty . The officers now are: Miss Mary F. Dowd, president, and Miss Lou- ise Martin, secretary and treasurer. GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 157 rirs. J. T. Davern & Co. have conducted the ladies' furnishing and millinery business in their present location, No. S Main street, for the past seven years. This firm was for the seven years prior to that time in the Churchill building on North Main street, they having moved their business from the old Samson block into that building as soon as it was finished and ready for occupancy. Mrs. Davern is a practical milliner and ladies' furnisher, who has had experience in the best stores in Syracuse, having been connected with N. Peters & Son on Clinton street, the New York store on Genesee street and other establishments. When she began trade in Cortland it was in the old Samson block, where she started exclusively in the millin- ery line. Mrs. Davern's taste and skill soon became well known in Cortland and vicin- ity, with the result that her millinery trade not only grew beyond the accommodations in the old block, but the ladies came to her for assistance and advice in the matter of la- dies' furnishings, which led the firm to in- crease the scope of the business by putting in all kinds of ready-to-wear clothing for the ladies. The store where the business is now being con- ducted is 28 X 90 feet with a basement done off for a stock room, and a workshop. The extent of the business is shown in the fact that this firm in the busy seasons employs clerks and work ladies, twenty assistants, including the best that can be had, those who have had the teaching and experi- ence of the best city millinery establishments. Mrs. Davern gives her personal attention to the millinery department, while Mr. J. T. Davern does all of the buying and has charge of the financial part of the business. Altar Society of St. Mary's.— In all Catholic churches the altar receives special care. This gives opportunities to the piously disposed who have leisure to keep the linen coverings immac- ulate, the candelabra whether brass, silver, or gold polished to the last degree and the flowers Hyatt, Photo. INTERIOR MRS. J. T. DAVERN & CO.'« STORE. Harris, Photo. MRS. .1. T. DAVERN & CO.'S STORE. freshly arranged according to the best taste. Any amount of money may be expended on the fine linens and the beautiful laces which are often in- terwoven with gold and silver threads and jewels. The floral decorations vary from beautiful violets and other wild flowers gathered for the purpose by little children to the most expensive hothouse roses. In order that this work may be carried on with the necessary system, societies are formed whose members are pledged to the work. The Altar society of St. Mary's of the Vale was or- ganized about 1880 by Rev. Thomas McLoghlin, who was assistant pastor at that time. The soci- ety is now composed of over sixty members. The officers for the present year are : President, Mrs. P. H. Dowd ; vice-president, Mrs. D. Kernan ; secretary and treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Quiulan. In the War of '61 Cortland county lost by death on the field 233 men and raised by issuing bonds to pay bounties #610,070. Three companies, H, FandG, respectively, commanded by Capts. Robert P. Bush, John W. .Strowbridge and Al- bert H. Barber, went to the front with the 185th regiment, mustered into service Sept. 22, 1864, and mustered out June 10,1865. Martin C.Clark commanded a companj' which joined the 23d regiment at Elmira, mustered in May 16, 1S61. Eight hundred men were recruited in Cortland in December, 1861, who went ovit from .\lbany with the 76th regiment, commanded by Col. N. W. Green of this village. .\t the same ime Cortland sent Cap- tain Andrew W. McNett vith a company in the 93d and Captain J. V. White with another company in the 3d N. Y. .\rtillery. The 157th \ x^ i 158 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. i9 '^^^^^l jm 1 F. J. PECK. Cashier. (Hyatt, Photo.l S. S. KNOX. Pres't. was raised chiefly in Cortland county and mus- tered into service at Hamilton, Madison Co., Sept. 19, 1S62. [See history of the 76th, 157th and 185th regiments on other pages.] The National Bank of Cortland was organized as a national liauk May 13, 1S75, it having previ- ously been conducted for six years as a state bank. On Feb. 4, 1869, Articles of Association were sub- scribed to by several shareholders establishing a state bank, to be known as The Bank of Cortland, with a capital stock of ^100,000, which was organ- ized with the following officers and directors: James S. Squires, president; James A. Schermer- horn, vice-president; B. B. Woodworth, cashier and teller; F. H. Hibbard, S. E. Welch, Samuel Sea- ger, C. C. Taylor, Lucius Babcock, William H. Shankland, H. P. Good- rich, Horatio Ballard, Je- rome Hulbert, J. C. Pom- eroy, S. R. Hunter, A. B. Lamont. At a meeting held on May 13, 1875, it was voted to reorganize as a national bank under the name of The National Bank of Cortland, with :i capital of fioo,ooo. Tin- first officers and directors were : James S. Squires, president; B. B. Wood- worth, cashier; E.M. Hul- bert, A. B. Latnont, Sani uelSeager, S. R. Hunter, G. L. Cole, S. E. Welch, Wesley Hooker, Martin Merrick, G. N. Copeland, O. A. Kinney and Hamil- Harris. Pboto ton Putnam. Mr. Squires was succeeded by Mr. Wesley Hooker as president of the bank in January, 18S4, Mr. Hooker retiring from that position in January, 1897, when Mr. Stratton S. Knox waselected to succeed him. Mr. Woodworth acted as cashier until suc- ceeded by Mr. Charles E. Selover, in Jan- uary, 1877, who in turn was succeeded by Mr. F. J. Peck in August, 1SS9. In the fall of 1888 the capital stock was increased to 1 1 25,000. The total dividends paid to the stockholders of The National Bank of Cort- land since its reorganization as a national bank, or during the period of twenty-five years, amount in the aggregate to ;f203,- 112.50. During this time there have been ac- cumulated as a surplus, including undivid- ed profits, $67,726.50, The bank has steadily grown in business, the last statement to the comptroller— January , 1900 — showing the de- posits to have amounted to 5391,641,45; its loans and discounts, the largest of any Cort- land bank, were 1450,825.18. The officers and directors are; Stratton S. Knox, presi- dent; L. J. Fitzgerald, vice-president; Ed- ward H. Brewer, Chas. W. Collins, H. M. Kellogg and W. J. Perkins of Cortland; H. C. Hendrick of McGraw; B. F. Taylor, G. J. Mager, F. H, Cobb and C. F. Thompson of Cortland; Peter D. Muller of Truxton; B. R. Corning of Cincinnatus; William Martin and Frank J. Peck, of Cortland, The cashier is Mr. F, J, Peck and the assistant cash- ier, Mr, Henry L. Peckham, Stratton S. Knox, president of the bank, has practiced law with success in Cortland for nearly twenty-five 3-ears. His special line is in office, real estate, surrogate and reference practice, and in settling up estates. He occupied the office of county judge and surrogate, to which he was elected on the Democratic ticket in 1SS3, for a term of six years. In 1895 he was retained by The lUE NATIONAL B.\NK OF C(_ii;TI..\Nl). "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 159 National Bank of Cortland as attorney, and has ever since taken charge of its legal affairs, being elected president of the bank in 1S97. Judge Knox was one of the most active citizens in securing for Cortlaud a system of modern servers, which was the result of an agitation started previous to 1892, in which year a board of commissioners was cre- ated to carry the project into effect. He received the appointment as oueof the boardand was made its president, a position he has since occupied. While the judge has given no considerable time to politics, he is recognized as a firm Democrat, who has seen more or less service in party con- ventions and at the polls. He was born in the town of Colesville, Broome Co., Feb. 5, 1S45. His early schooling was obtained in the district school and the Windsor academy. Later he spent part ment was laid. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and chapter, and has occupied the post of Master of the lodge during the period of five years. Mr, F. J. Peck was born in .\urora, Province of Ontario, Canada, March 15, 1864. When he was about a year old his parents came to Cortland county and located in Solon. His father. Rufus T. Peck, is well known in politics, because of the fact that he was member of assembly three years. iSfSg. '90 and '91, and as a candidate for state sen- ator from this district in 1895 he losthisseat after a spirited contest, which attracted general atten- tion. From Jan. i, 1870, to Dec. 31, 1875, inclu- sive, (two terms) he served as school com- missioner, second district. Mr. F. J. Peck was ten years of age when his home was trans- ferred to Cortland. He was a pupil in the Normal Harris. Photo. INTERIOR VIEWS OF THE X.\TIOXAL BANK OF CORTLAND. of his time teaching school and getting a higher education. In 1869 he came to Cortland, and two years later was graduated at the Normal school. In the fall of 1S71 he entered upon an optional course at the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Ct., and the following year entered the law office of M. M. Waters, in Cortland, where he pursued the study of law until admitted to the bar at the General term in Schenectady, N. Y., September. 1875. Before the close of the year he had entered into partnership with Mr. Waters, which continued until the latter located in Syracuse, in 1881. Judge Knox was married to Myra W., the daughter of M. M. Waters, Dec. 25, 1S73. During the years of lS95-'6 and '7 he was village attorney. It was during his term that the question of modern pave- ments came before the people, and before he had retired from that office the Railroad street pave- school, and upon leaving that institution he went into The National Bank of Cortland (in 1882) as bookkeeper. Step by step, his faithful services have been recognized by promotion, until finally he was made cashier. He was married to Annie L. Keator of Cortland June 10. 1894. The Cortland County Farmers' Club was or- ganized Feb. 13, 1S78. John D. Barber, Allen B. Ben- ham, T. Mason Loring, A. P. Rowlev, A. D. Blod- gett, Dwight H. Hitchcock, Jas. M. Smith, Charles Copeland and Charles H. Price were active in keep- ing up an interest in this club in the beginning, and many well-known speakers and practical farmers have given time to the discussion of pertinent topics before the club, among whom were Prof. Roberts and Prof. Law of Cornell, Hon. Harris Lewis, once tlie president of the State Dairymen's association, Mr. Powell of Syracuse, Hon. B. F.Tillinghast, Prof. J. H. Hoose and Prof. James M. Milne. Harris, Photon. The Parlors. O. L. lugraham, Prop'r View from Port Watson and Main Sts. The Dining Room. VIEWS OF THE .MESSENGER HOUSE. [See sk.. P. lul. The Office. Private Dining Room. Main Hall, Parlor Floor. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. i6r 1 ^^^^ 1 ^"^wTr Hyatt, Photo. THE FOKTNIUHTLY CHIK. L^ee sk., P. 9IS Miss Elizabeth Turner, Miss Meail, Mrs. Blodgett, Miss Mary White, Mrs. Booth. Mrs. Benedict. Mrs. Walsli, Mrs. McDowell, Miss Allen, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss McGraw, Miss .Stone. Mrs. McGraw, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Smith, Miss Hinnian, AHss Brown. ^liss Edith Tnrner, SUss Cornelia White, Mrs. Graham, >Irs. .Tarvis, Miss Halbert. Mrs. HoUenbeck, Mrs. Ames. "AiisENT— ^Irs. Kinney, Miss McCulloch, ^Irs. Stilson, Mrs. Van Hoesen, Miss A'an Hoesen, Mrs. Webb. The Messenger House, stamliiig at the corner of Port Watson and Main streets, on a site which has held a hotel for nearly a century, is known from Maine to California as the "Commercial Man's Home " and its proprietor, " Ollie " Ingra- ham, is as well known and famous as the house. The Eagle Tavern was the tirstslructuretooccupy this corner. It was built in i8iS by Martin Luce and flourished until KS62 when it burned. In 1864, the Messenger House, built by H. J. Messenger, was opened to the public and has always been a haven of refuge for the tired and weary traveler. Originally it was a three-story structure with large, well-lighted commodious rooms. Mr. Messenger conducted the house for several j'ears when it passed into the hands of William Copeland, who found it necessary to add another story to the build- ing in order to meet the demands of the increased business. The hotel was rented to R. M. Smith, upon whose retirement James A. Barr}-, a famous hotel keeper, known to almost every traveling man throughout the country, became its pro- prietor. Mr. Barry gave way to William Chad- bourne, who was in pos- session when Mr. Ingra- ham purchased the prop- erty, ten years ago. O. L. Ingraham, or "OUie," as he is familiarly called, is a born hotel man , and he has won for himself ahost of friends by his geni- al, wholesouled manner. He was born in Dolge- ville,N.Y., fifty-one }-ears ago, and made his first ap- 11 pearance in this village when quite a young man, but left here to engage in the cigar business in Syracuse, as a member of the firm of Nodine & In- graham, and was the traveling representative of the firm, and his knowledge of the wants of the traveling man stood him in good stead when he em- barked in the hotel Imsiness. His present resi- dence in Cortland began fifteen years ago, when he became the proprietor of the European restaurant in Court street. He left there to become engaged in the drug business, and for several j-ears ran the City Drug store. All this time he had his eye 011 the Messenger House, and when the opportunity presented itself he purchased the property. As a Hyatt, Photo. THE Y. M. C. A. GYMNASIUM. [See sk., P. IKi. l62 GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Harris, Photo. ROBERT PURVIS. [See sk., P. 163. caterer to the wantsof the traveling public he found the vocation for which nature had fitted him, and although the house was known far and.wide as a model of its kind, he has even added to its reputa- tion. Nothing is lacking to add to the comforts of his guests. The rooms, about 75 in number, are kept scrupulously clean, the linen white and snowy, and the beds soft and comfortable. The house is lighted throughout by gas and electricity. There is nothing which appeals more to a guest than the table. The viands are well cooked and the deli- cacies of the season appear on the tables and this department of the hotel has done much toward building up and sustaining its name. Experienced help is emploved throughout the house and the very best service possible is given. Mr. Ingraham is a hard working and painstaking landlord. N. B. — There is no ho- tel — and I have been at most all of them, having traveled over the state for twenty-five years — which sets a better table, except- ing only those in the large citiesof the state. — "Grii'." The Poor Account in Cortlanil county is never very heavy. Very little extreme poverty exists. The county supported for the fiscal year of 1899, forty males and twenty- two females in the alms- liouse, their period of maintenance aggregating 13,409 days, at a total cost of $3,067.27, or an ap- proximate cost of 23 cents per day. The Y. M. C. A. — On the second and third floors of the Standard Building, at the corner of Main, Port Watson, and Tompkins streets, are located the rooms now occupied by the Cortland Young Men's Christian association. On March 17, 1S6S, a work was begun in the association's name that was carried on under the policy often adopted by the supporters of the early organization. Rooms were secured in the Schermerhorn block, consist- ing of a parlor and a reading room, open evenings only. In May, 18SS, the present association was incorporated under the laws of this state, and be- gan a definite work for men by men under the leadership of Mr. A. C. Howe, who was the first general secretary. In October Mr. A. C. Howe left for further study, and has since done excellent work in the physical department for associations in New York city. W. A. Kling took up the work in the fall of 'SS, and succeeded in bringing the association into general favor with the townspeo- ple, and enlisted the largest number of members ever secured. Early in '91 Mr. Kling accepted a call to Colorado, wliere he built up the Pueblo as- sociation. He is now the state secretary of Ohio, with general supervision of the entire state. Mr. F. A. Ingraham took up thew'ork Mr. Kling had left here, and did heroic work in carrying the as- sociation through financial difficulties. Ill-health laid Mr. Ingraham aside from active work for a time, but in '93 he became the general secretary of the Watertown association, where he remained until he entered the ministry in '98. Mr. J. H. Osterhout was called to succeed Mr. Ingraham, and faithfully served until his call to Catskill, in October, '96. His successor, F. K. Armstrong, has since served as general secretary. The rooms oc- cupied by this organization are as well adapted for association work as rented rooms can be. The reading room and library is 25 x 65, with seven outside windows giving excellent lighting. There is annually over f2oo worth of first-class reading matter on the tables. Opening off the reading room is the recreation room, 24 x 32, with games of skill for the use of any who have a spare hour. .\ comfortable parlor, furni.sheil by the auxiliary, completes the association's rooms on the second floor. In the fall of '89 John W. Plant, now on Harris, Photo. ROBERT PURVIS' RESIDENCE. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 163 tbe staff of the House of the Good Shepherd at Syracuse, gave the first instruction in the physical department, and turned out a winning team at the Central New York Y. M. C. A. meet held at Ithaca the following spring. Excellent class work marked the record of Dr. Plant's successors: Mr. W. J. Helmer, now of Lorain, Ohio; Mr. Haskell, of Utica; Mr. F. W. Higgins, of Watertown; Mr. A. B. Wraught, now of Meridau, Ct., who carried on the work until the coming in '98 of the present instructor, Mr. A. R. Mosher, of Oberlin college. With Mr. Mosher's coming new energy was in- fused in all branches of gymnasium work. Vic- torious teams represented the Y. M. C. A. in base ball, foot ball, basket ball, handball, and in relay races. Field days are held early in the summer, with a creditable showing in some twenty events. A bicycle club, a camera club, a summer camp for the boys are now permanent features of the work. On the third floor, in a space 43 x 90, are located the gymnasium, bath rooms, dressing rooms and physical director's office. Starting in '89 with less than 500 square feet of floor space, the present gymnasium covers over 2,.Soo square feet. The floor is of best Georgia pine, entirely free from posts and all obstructions, and is as well adapted for association work as any in the stale. The remodeling has just been completed at a cost of ;J6oo. With this valuable adjunct a larger mem- bership and an era of increasing prosperity is con- fidently expected, resulting in making a perma- nent, suitable home for the association, a positive necessit}' in the near future. The work is planned to be carried on along all the lines of approved association polic}', and is under the able manage- ment of the following fifteen active members, who, with the village pastors, comprise the governing board of directors: Prof. J. E. Banta. president; O. A. Kinney, vice-president; A. B. Nelson, treas- urer; W. Kelley, recording secretary; Dr. F. W. Higgins, B. L. 'Webb, T. H. Wickwire, J. W. Keese, W. H. Newton, M. B. Filzinger, Dr. F. D. Reese, E. D. Blodgett, Dr. F. J, Cheney, Prof W. A, Cor- nish, D. Wesson, executive committee; F. K.Arm- strong, general secretary; A. R. Mosher, physical director. Harris, Photo. DR. F. D. REESE'S RESIDENCE. Hyatt, Photo. F. D. REESE, M. D. [See sk.. P. 1H4. Robert Purvis came to the county of Cortland in 1.S30, when he was about five years old. His father located on a farm in Harford, where he died in 1S63, and on which Mr. Purvis lived for fifty- seven years. After the death of his father he con- tinued to work and improve the farm, engaging largely in raising cattle and sheep, and some years later he became one of the pioneers of Cortland county in raising potatoes, devoting considerable acreage to that purpose. During the period of a half century in which he engaged in farming, he acquired additional lands, so that with a nucleus of 154 acres to begin with he has increased his farm holdings to a total of nearly 750 acres. Mr. Purvis was one of the original stockholders in The First National bank, and is at present one of the directors, a position he has held in that institu- tion for the past thirty years. He is also a direct- or in the Ten Counties In- surance Co., with which he has been identified many years. For the past twelve years he has in- vested largely in railroad stocks, with considerable profit to himself In 1887 he located in Cortland, not afterwards engaging in any active business pursuits, but devoting all of his time to the care of his farming interests. Mr. Purvis was born in the town of Exeter, Otsego county, October 20, 1S25, on the farm where his father first located upon coming to this county. While a resident of Har- ford he served as super- visor, town school super- intendent, commi-sioner of highways and inspect- or of elections. In 1881 164 'GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, Photo. THEODORE STEVENSOX. he was married to Jennie M., the daughter of Na- thaniel Bouton, Jr., of Marathon, who was born in Marathon in 1S42. Mr. Purvis' father. Andrew Purvis, was born in Scotland, and came to .\nierica in iSog. In 1812 he married Nancy Hale in Attle- boro, Mass., where he carried on a weaving estab- lishment. In 1S22 he moved to Exeter,' Otsego county, and in 1S30 to Harford, Cortland countv. Mr. Robert Purvis is the only one of their seven children who is living. Frank DeWitt Reese, M. D., whose office and residence are at 16 Tompkins street, was born at Sherburne, Chenango county, N. Y., July S, 1858, and moved with his parents to Earlville in 1865. In 1873 he entered the Hamilton public schools, but in 1S77 circumstances found him the sole sup- port of the family, and the same year he moved to Sherburne and for a time carried on a small farm. In 1S79 he removed to Waterville, where he en- gaged in business success- fully. This was only the means to an end, for he had fully decided to study medicine. He employed private tutors, also studied in the office of Dr. Geo. Allen preparatory to en- tering a medical college. In 18S2 he entered the Long Island College hos- pital in Brooklyn, N. Y., from which, three years later — June 3, 1885 — he took his degree in medi- cine. Duringhis last year in the college he was ap- pointed an assistant to the professors in the clinics. in operative surgery and gynecology. He also took a special practical course in physical diagnosis with Profs. Armour and West Hiiiris. riiuto. in the wards of the Long Island hospital. In August, 1S85, Dr. Reese came to Cortland and opened an office in the Squires building, where he remained five years. In 18S9 he purchased a va- cant lot of C. E. Rowley, and a year later erected a pleasant residence, his present home. Since be- ginning active practice Dr Reese has taken post- graduate work in the New York Post-Graduate Medical school, attending in 1893, '97 and '99, keeping abreast of the latest discoveries in medi- cal science. He is an active and deeply interested member of the Cortland County Medical societv, of which he was president from June, '90 to '91, and is now their delegate to the New York State Medical society. Dr. Reese is a member of the surgical staff of the Cortland hospital. He is also a member of the New York State Medical as- sociation, and was elected vice president from this district in October, 1S98, and served as president of the Third District branch until November, 1899. He is one of the constituent members of the Cort- land Science club. Theodore Stevenson was born in the city of Troy, N. Y. At an early age he came to Cortland and began soliciting fire insurance. Four months later he established an agency, locating in an office with Judge Crandall over The First National bank. In 1876 he moved into his present office. No. 22 J^ Main street. He represented the Phoenix Mutual Life, the Five Farm Builders and the Westchester Fire Insurance companies, the latter with which he has ever since been identified. In 1884 he took the Equitable Life, with which company he has since continued, and in which he has written an aggregate of over a million dollars. Through this agency over two hundred thousand dollars in losses has been paid. He soon added the accident branch of the .Etna Life Insurance companv. He now also represents the Frankfort-.American Insur- ance company, one of the strongest writing boiler and employers' liability insurance, and doublv so by having the old "Frankfort" of Germany as a backer. In 18S0 he erected a neat two-story dwelling house on Groton avenue, and the follow- THEODORE STEVENSON'S RESIDENCE. •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 165 ing year a fine three-story mansaid roof dwelling on Church street for his family residence. This was supplied with all the modern improvements, also being the first house in Cortland furnished with steam heating. He also purchased a lot on Clinton avenue, on which he erected three Chau- tauqua cottages and two large double houses. In 1882 he purchased a tract of village land and laid out the following streets; Hubbard, Garfield, Pom- eroy, Crandall, Franklin and Excelsior; also ex- tending Elm street from Pomeroy to River street. He built four houses, three of them double, on Hubbard street; two large four-gable double houses on Elm street; three houses of twenty-two rooms each on Pomeroy street, one on Crandall street, the three-story building, 40 x 100 feet in dimen- sions, with large wing in rear, for the Excelsior Top Co., and parallel to the latter; in 1883, a three-story block, 75 x 225 feet, all set in solid ma- son work foundations and constructed in the most substantial manner, occupied by the Howe Stove Co., of which he was the president. In 1887, on the opposite side of Elm street, he contracted to erect a three-story brick and frame building, 150 x 200 feet, for the Carriage Top and Rail Co., of which he was president for five years. Later he laid out Stevenson street, extending from Groton avenue to Prospect street, over the hill. During the eighties he served as a village trustee, and was president of the Cortland Desk Co. In 1S89 he erected a brick block 50x72 feet, known as the "Stevenson Block." Up to 1890 Mr. Stevenson had erected ninety-nine buildings, not including the three factories and block mentioned above. Dr. Charles Uepew Vernooy was born in Ulster County, N. Y., February 16, 1868, and re- ceived his early education in the public schools. After attending the Normal school in 18S5 he taught school four years in Ulster county, after which he entered the University of Syracuse, Col- lege of Medicine, conducting his studies therefrom 1889 to 1S92. He graduated with honors in June, 1S92, securing second prize in class honors and study. In July, '92, he first located for the prac- Butler, Photo. I). VERNOOY, M. U. Butler, Photo. DR. C. D. VERNOOY'S RESIDENCE. tice of medicine in Enfield, Tompkins county, and soon grew into a large and extensive practice. There he remained until 1898, when he came to this village and located on Port Watson street. November 3, 1892, he married Miss Mary L. An- derson of Seneca Co., by whom were three chil- dren, Lester Carlton, Helen Elizabeth and Stew- art Anderson Vernooy. Since his residence here Dr. Vernooy has built for himself an enviable practice and is considered a practitioner of abilitv among the medical fraternity. He is a member of the Cortland County Medical Society and also a member of the Masonic lodge. Sheriffs — Asahel Miner, April 8, 1S08; William Mallory, June 9, 180S; Joshua Ballard, April 3. 1810; Billy Trow^bridge, March 25, 1814; William Stew- art. March 2, 1815; Noah R. Smith, Feb. 13, 1S19; Moses Hopkins, Feb. 12, 1821; David Cloye, 1822; Adin Webb, 1828; Wm. .Andrews, 1831; Gilmore Kinney, 1834; E. W. Edg- comb, 1837; Alanson Car- ley, 1840; Christian Etz, 1843; Geo. Ross, 1S46; J. C. Pomeroy, 1849; Fred- erick Ives, 1852; John S. Samson, 1855; Silas Bald- win, 1858; Frederick Ives, l86i; N. H. Haynes, 1864; Isaac W. Brown, 1867; John D. Benton, 1870; N. H. Haynes. 1S74; Harlow G. Borthwick, 1877; Ger- ret S. Van Hoesen, 1880; H. G. Borthwick. 18S3; Gerret S. Van Hoesen, 1886; Harlow G. Borth- wick, 1SS9; John Miller. 1S92; Adam Hil singer, 1895; Arthur E. Brain- ard, 1S9S. 1 66 ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Warren. Tanner & Co. took possession of the large double store in the Hopkins block — their pres- ent quarters — in April, 1S92. This enterprise dates back to some time before or during the sixties, when the proprietors were Wells & Mills, who were located in the building owned by Geo. N. Copeland and James A. Schermerhorn at the time that Mr. George L. Warren came into the firm. This was about 1869. G. N. Copeland & Co. were then doing business in the store now oc- cupied by C. F. Brown, and Wells & Mills were in the adjacent store on the north. In March, 1S72, Mr. J. E. Tanner purchased the interest of Mr. Mills and the firm of Mills & Warren was changed to that of Warren & Tanner. In iSSo, when the Schermerhorn block was com- pleted, the firm moved into the new building, occupying the first store north of their old quarters. Mr. E. L. Pierce, the third member of the firm of Warren, Tanner & Co., who was at the time a clerk in the store, was admitted as a partner in February, 1.S89. The business was of course considerably enlarged when it was moved into the HopkinsXblock, where twice as much floor space was secured, giving a doulile store, 50 X 90 feet, with a basement of the same dimensions. The business comprises every line of goods included in a general dry goods trade with ample space for window and counter display, and a broad double entrance. There are also included everything in carpets, rugs and tapestries, ladies' and children's wear and gentlemen's furnishing goods. The attention given to customers by a large corps of courteous and obliging clerks is greatly facilitated b\- the use of the cash carrier system. The store is well lighted, ventilated and heated. In the basement are displayed the cheaper line of carpets, also mattings, rugs, cur- tains and oil cloths as well as duplicates of the stock in the store overhead. Mr. George L. War- ren was born in McGrawville, Feb. 3, 1S39. After attending the old Central New York college at that place he (in 1S59) entered upon a clerkship of two years in the general storeof P. H. McGraw & Co. He was then a bookkeeper in James S. Squires' store in Cortland until he enlisted in the Hyatt, Pliotos. E.L.PIERCE. (i. L. WARREN. .T. E. T.\NNEK. 157th New York Volunteers, Aug. 21, 1S62, as private, serving with his company and regiment until mustered out Aug. i, 1865, and obtaining, successively by promotion, the rank of second and first lieutenants and finally captain. From May to September, 1S63, he served, in detached service, on the staff of Gen. Schinmelpfening in the .\rmy of the Potomac through the engagements at Fred- ericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, af- terwards being with his regiment in the depart- ment of the South, at FolU- Island, the seige of Charleston, Fort Wagner, in a Florida campaign ; in 1S64 at Hilton Head, S. C, and in the fight on James Island. He was later assigned to the staff of Gen. Gilmour and afterwards on duty in the commissar}- department at Fort Pulaski, Ga., and was present at the raising of the old flag over Sumter. .-Vfter his discharge from service in Syra- cuse he returned to Cortland and for two years and a half was bookkeeper and teller in the First Na- tional bank. In 1S75 he was married to Miss Mary Stevens of Cortland. He is a 32nd degree Mason and has held most of the offices in the local or- ganizationsof that fraternity. He hasone daugh- Hyatt. Photo. INTERIOR (IF WAIiREN. TANNER & CO.'S STORE. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 167 ter, Mrs. J. W. .-itigell. Mr. James E. Tanner was born at Blodgett Mills, May 30, 1S41, and was ed- ucated in the common schools and the old Cort- land academy. His father was a wool carder and cloth dresser. When sixteen 3 ears old Mr. J. E. Tanner became a clerk with Edwin and Lucius Darby at Greene, Chenango countj-, where he re- mained two years, then came to Cortland and en- tered the business of G. N. Copeland & Co., as the representative of Mr. James A. Schermer- horn's interests. A few years later he bought out the interest of LeRoy Cole and became an active partner, selling out, however, when he accepted the position of bookkeeper in the H. J. Messen- ger bank, where he was employed two years. At one time he owned a half interest in the Corne- lius Kinney tannery at Port Watson. He was married to Sophronia A., the claughter of G. N. Copeland, March 13, 1S66, and thev have one daughter, K. Louise Tanner. He is an active member of the First Baptist church. County Clerks.— John Ballard, April S, 180S; Reuben Washburn, April 3, iSio; John Ballard, March 4, 1811; Mead Merrill, .\pril 2, 1813; Wm. Mallory, March 2, 1815; Joshua Ballard, July 7, I819; Matthias Cook, Feb. 14, 1821; Samuel Hotch- kiss, 1822; Grin .Stimpson, 1834; Gideon C. Bab- cock, 1S40; Samuel Hotchkiss. jr., 1S43; Rufus A. Reed, 1849; AUis W. Ogden, 185S; DeWitt C. Mc- Graw, 1861; Frank Place, 1867; W. S. Mavcum- ber, 1S76 ; Howard J. Harrington. 1879; R. W. Bourne, 18S2; Wm. H. Morgan, 1S85; Hubert T. Bushnell, 1888; Stephen K.Jones, 1891: Ephraim C. Palmer, 1S94; Hubert T. Bushnell, 1897. Harris. Photo. WARREX, T.\NNER & CO.'S STORE. H>att, Photo. CLARENCE TIFFT. Clarence Tifft, the barber at No. 84 Railroad street, opened the shop on July 8, 1899. where he began business in a small way. By attention to the wants of his customers, giving them excellent service, he has steadily increased his pat- ronage until in the course of six months he has business enough to keep him con- stantly busy. In the meantime he has from time to time increased the conven- iences in the shop until it is one of the best in the trade in town. Mr. Tifft, born in Millville, Rensselaer countv, .'\ug. 16, 1874, began at the trade in the shop of his brother, Eugene Tifft, at Little Falls, where he learned the trade, and after- wards worked in some of the best shops in New York and Albanv. COUNTY DIRECTORY, J900. Member of Assembly— Geo. S. Sands, Cortland, N. Y. County Judge and Surrogate — Joseph E. Eggleston, Cortland, N. V. Surrogate's Clerk — H. L. De Clercq, Cortland, X. Y. District Attorney — Edwin Duffey, Cort- land, N, Y. Sheriff— Arthur E. Brainard, Cortland, N. Y. Under Sheriff— Frank M. Hazard, Scott, N. Y. County Clerk — Hubert T. Bushnell, Cortland, N. Y. Deputy County Clerk — .Stephen K. Jones, Cortland, N. Y. County Treasurer— William H. Foster, Homer, N. Y. Superintendent of the Poor — Mills G. Frisbie, Homer, N. Y. School Commissioners — Luke J. Mc- Evoy, Cortland, N.Y.; Katherine E.Cobb, Homer, N. Y. Coroners — Marion R. Smith, McGraw- ville, N. Y.; William J. Moore, Cortland, N. Y.; John E. Leonard. Harford. N. Y. ; Frank H. Green, Homer, N. Y. Sealer of Weights and Measures — A. W. Babcock, Scott, N. Y. 1 68 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Butler, Photo. -M. B. FILZINGER. n. B. Filzinger, the candy merchant, is located at 14 North JIaiu street, to which place he moved from 23,'4 North Main street in 1895. Mr. Fil- zinger was born at South Danby, Tompkins county, March 18, 1S75, and came to Cortland in 1SS2, where he attended the Normal school. I'pon leaving school he worked for Cobb & Perkins, staj'ing with that firm seven years, and there learned the trade of candy making. Before fin- ally locating here he worked at his trade for six months in Jamestown- Mr. Filzinger carries ;i full line of choice candies and has connected with his store a milk depot disposing of the entire product of a dairy farm. He has installed a sep- arator for separating the cream he uses and also makes a fine line of fancy butter. He has for the trade buttermilk, sweet milk and sweet cream. In the manufacture of ice cream, in which he does a large business, he uses only sweet cream. He furnishes a large amount of cream to parties and social gatherings, and for soda fountains. County Calendar, 1900. — GENERAL: As- sessment rolls complete, Aug. i; Assessors meet to hear complaints, Aug. 21 ; Asse-^sment rolls for pub- lic inspection, Sept 1-15; Town board designates polling places, Sept. 4; Election notices deliv- ered to town clerks, Sept. i; General election, Nov. 6; Town board meets to audit accounts, Nov. 8; Board of Supervisors meet in annual .session, Nov. 12; Board of Super- visors meet as board of canvassers, Nov. 13; Ac- counts to be presented to the Board of Supervisors, not later than Nov. 15; Erroneous assessments, claims, to be presented to Board of Supervisors, not later than Nov. 15. SvpREME CorRT, trial and special term; Jan. 29, Sewell, p. j.; May 7, t'orbes, p j.; Oct. 15, Lyon, p. j. CorxTv Coirt; Jury term. March 19, Sept. 17, Dec. 10; Law term, July 10. Regents of the State [.\ppointed for Life] — officers; Anson Judd Upson, Glens Falls, app. Feb. n, 1874, chancellor ; William Croswell Doane, Albany, app. Feb. 10, 1S92, vice-chancellor. Re- gents ; Martin I. Townsend, Troy, April 24, 1873 • Chauncey M. Depew, New York, Jan. 31, 1877 ; Charles E. Fitch, Rochester, Jan. 31, 1S77 ; Orris H. Warren, Buffalo, .\pril 11, 1878- Whitelaw Reid, New York, Jan. 17, 1878; William H. Watson, rtica, Feb. 2, 18S1 ; Henry E. Turner, Lowville, I'eb. 2, 18S1 ; St. Clair McKehvay, Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 1883 ; Hamilton Harris, .\lbany, March 18, 18.85 ■ Daniel Beach, Watkins, March iS, 1S85 ; Carroll E. Smith, Syracuse, Jan. 24, 1888; Pliny T. Sexton, Palmyra, April 15, 1S90 ; T. Guilford Smith, Buf- falo. .'\pril 15, 1890; Lewis .A. Stimson, New York, April 10, 1893 ; Svlvester Malone, Brooklyn. March 29 1894; Albert Yander \'eer, Albany, Feb. 13, 1895 ; Chester S. Lord, Brooklyn, Jan. 20, 1S97 ; Members ex-officio : Governor, lieutenant-gover- nor, secretary of state and superintendent of pub- lic instruction. Death Penalty. — The first capital punishment inflicted in Cortland count}' secured as its victim Patrick O'Donohue, who murdered Mrs. Jane .\nn Kinney of Truxton. He was hung in the court house in Cortland on Sept. 2, 1853, j^^^t one year to a day after the crime was committed. Kinney was led to believe thai Mrs. Kinney was harbor- ing his daughter Elizabeth, ten years old. Mrs. Kinne\' and her daughter was passing O'Dono- hue's house when he fired upon them, wounding the elder lady. Then he reversed his gun and clubbed her to death. O'Donohue gave himself up to the authorities and was tried in the follow- ing July. On August 3 the jury rendered the ver- dict, which doomed him to die. Schuyler Crip- pen was the presiding judge. R Holland Duell, district attorney, was assisted in the prosecution bv General Nve. Harris, Photo. INTEKIOK OF .M. B. FILZINGER'S STORE. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 169 Qeorge H. Ames commenced his career iu Ibe boot and shoe business in the Democrat building on Railroad street in 1891 and continued there un- til Feb. 17, 1893, when he removed to the corner of Railroad and Main streets where he stayed un- til April I, 1S99, when he occupied his present lo- cation at 51 Main street. Mr. Ames has had re- markable success in his business. He was born on a farm in Broome county, May 7, i860, and re- mained there acquiring his education at Whitney's Point academy. After leaving school he spent one year in Utah with an engineering corps and on his return clerked in a store at Whitney 's Point, being four years with Birdsall & King. He then came to Cortland and was employed in the store of F. N. Harrington & Co., where he stayed for four years when he went out with another en- gineering corps, this time going to Old Mexico where he was occupied in active field service in the construction and location of railroads for three years. He is a member of the John L. Lewis lodge, No. 5.S7, I. O. O. F., and the Cort- land Encampment and Canton Cortland. Feb- ruary 10, 1S91, he married Miss Rose H. Johnson of Speedsville, X. Y., and they have three chil- dren, Robert Johnson Ames, born April 26, 1.S93 ; George Chester, born Jan. T4, 1895, and Frederick Willard, born Feb. i, 1S98. Mr. Ames is one of Cortland's most progressive citizens and has earned for himself the respect and esteem of all. 3hepard W. Cately was one of the pioneer car- riage and wagon makers in this state, and an in- ventor of prominence in the trade. He obtained many patents and many of his inventions were patented by others. Resourceful in skill and con- ception, he was constantly perfecting improve- ments, many of which were used without the pro- tection of the patent office. He was also a thor- ough, practical machinist, who could correct a disordered piece of machinery anywhere. Many of the leading wagon manufacturers of this state were at one time employed in his shops at Tully, where for twenty-eight years he carried on wagon manufacturing on what was then a large scale. From there the best known builders were scattered far and wide, and their shops to-day stand among the largest in the world. Mr. Catelv was born in Hyatt, Photo. G. H. AMES. Hyatt, Photo G. H. AMES' STORE. the town of Preble, Cortland county, March 24, 181,5. His education was obtained in the district schools of Preble and the Tru.xton academy. Then he taught district school in Cortland and Onon- daga counties, and was inspector of schools both at Tully and Brookfield, Oneida countj-. In the meantime he studied for the law until ill-health forced him to give it up; and then he went into the wagon-making shop of his brother-in-law, the late John DeLancey Denison, at Brookfield, and a short time after (in 1837) the two entered into co- partnership to carry on wagon-making under the firm name of Denison & Cately. The latter was the general salesman of the firm, but his mechan- ical genius was ever busy, and the business reaped the fruit thereof in many handy improvements which he made in vehicles from time to time. Their business was the manufacture and sale of wagons, carriages and sleighs; and at that time it embraced the making of all of the several parts of a vehicle by hand and in the same plant. The buggies of that time were as heavy as the platform wagon of to-day, and had wooden axletrees and wrought iron skeins and linch pins. Elliptic springs were just coming into use. All the iron work was forged out of Swedish bars. Thus was ushered in a new era in wagon-making w h i ch , during the time of Mr. Cately, completely revo-- lutionized the trade. Den- ison & Cately were exten- sive dealers in carriage and draft horses, the matcliing, training and marketing of which was the special care of Mr. Cately, who during his "GRIPS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. H.vatt, Photo, S. \V. CATELV. early life developed remarkable fondness for fine horses and excellent judgment as to their qualities. In 1S4S the works were moved to TulU-, itbeingthe conviction of Mr. Cately that better railroad fa- cilities were needed. There they expanded and kept abreast with improvement, until finally they had a reputation second to none in the country. When the war of '6i-'s broke out Mr. Cately went to Washington and secured the contract for the construction of sixty wagons for the government for army train service, which were to be made and delivered in New York in sixty daj-s. It was a big undertaking, but all of the mechanics that could be found were kept at work earl)- and late, and the contract was fulfilled to the letter. Mr. Cately also furnished the government with large numbers of horses which he purchased in this state and Canada. In KS75 he stopped manufac- turing and came to Cortland as a salesman for Fitzgerald & Kinney, wagon manufacturers. This position he held for years, later acting as sales- man in another branch of the business for Mitch- ell & Lewis of Racine, Wis. Advancing years and poor health finally compelled him to retire from active physical labor, but he continued to exercise his inventive ingenuity, with the result that he perfected and patented after his retirement from the position of salesman eleven different in- ventions on vehicle attachments. In company with his daughter, Mrs. Alice M. Ettling. he turned his attention to getting his inventions into general use, father and daughter forming a co-partnership and together carrying on the manufacture of car- riage specialties, notably the buggy prop spring and lever, until his death, which occurred at his home in Cortland, Dec. iS, 189S, in his .S4th ^ear. " Of Mr. Cately's long and busy sojourn in Brook- field," writes an old acquaintance, "it is highly proper to sa}' that, notwithstanding the varied and exacting duties of his business, he still found time to bestow proper attention on social and society matters, and by his ease of manner and constancy became a favorite, if not a leader therein. He was also a born reformer, and when anti-slavery truths began to find utterance with thinkiug and pro- gressive men, he was among the first in his com- munity to espouse the then unpopular cause, thus ranking as a pioneer in moral reform as well as in his chosen business. His zeal and firmness as an .\bolitionalist in local work and in liberal contri- butions to the cause were well known and highly appreciated by leaders in the great moral revolu- tion whose ultimate success he survived to wit- ness." It may be added thathishome was always open to the colored champions of their own race, who in those stirring times came north to plead the cause of their brethren. Mrs. Alice H. Ettling, the proprietor of the patents known as the Cately Carriage Attach- ments, which she became interested in manu- facturing and promoting in 18S8, has been the only lady exhibitor for the past ten years at the annual conventions of The Carriage Builders' National association as well as at those of the Dealers' asso- ciation as long as the latter have been meeting in annual gatherings. Mrs. Ettling is very widely and favorably known in the carriage trade of this country as an active, shrewd and enterprising bus- iness woman who took up her father's inventions, furnished the capital for perfecting and manu- facturing them and personally placed them on the market. By reason of the energy and business tact which she displayed in exhibiting these in- ventions she succeeded in getting the two princi- pal ones, the buggy prop spring and the lever by which buggy tops are raised and lowered into the hands of the builders so that they are in use all over the world. Her first success was at the To- ronto exposition in 1SS9 where she leased the Can- ada ])atent on the buggy prop spring and in 1893 she was rewarded at the World's fair with a medal and diploma on both of those patents, also re- ceiving a special diploma as a reward of merit by the lady board of managers to S. W. Cately as in- ventor and Alice M. Ettling for making a success of theexhibit. Many of the largest manufacturers in the country are adopting these attachments which have become standard articles in the man- ufacture of carriage tops. LSee sk.. P. l«i. Hyatt. Plioto. MRS. ALICE M. ETTLING. ■GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 171 The Prudential Life agency was estab- lished in Cortland in 1889. Geo. Charron, the present manager of the local office, took possession June 20, 1S9S, succeeding E. F. Coe. Mr. Charron came here from Syracuse, having received the appointment of assistant superintendent and manager of the Cortland office, Cortland being a branch of the Syracuse district, taking in Cortland and vicinity. The Prudential has a large number of policies issued tlirough this office in force at the present time, and the business has increased from year to year, until it has become known as one of the sound and substantial business ven- tures of Cortland. The company's plans enter the homes of the people in all walks of life, there being the Industrial, which insures all healthy lives from two years to seventy years of age, and the Ordinary, which issues policies on lives from twenty! to sixty years of age for $500 to |ioo,oco. There has been a very large increase in this branch, which to-day controls quite a large percentage of the ordinary insurance in Cortland. The company enjoys the con- fidence of the people, Ijeing always just and upright in itsdealings with the public. Geo. Charron was born in Cohoes, N. Y. , Feb. 10, 1867, and was employed as a mill operator until July, 1SS9, when he entered the service of the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Co. in the Troy district. He was trans- ferred to Auburn, N. Y., in 1S92, and was made an acting superintendent. He was senttoGenevain 1895, and resignedin 1S96. He afterwards accepted a similar position with the Western and Southern Life at Day- ton, Ohio, which he also resigned. He took charge of a Prudential agency in Syracuse Sept, 14, 1.896, and was promoted to assistant su- perintendent Jan. I, 1897. He married Miss Eliz- abeth Hickey of Aurora, N. Y. , Oct. 20, 1898. Wm. Kennedy, one of the local agents for this com- pany, was born in Cortland, June 20, 1863, and received his education at the Normal school. At the age of 15 years he entered the employ of the Geo. Charron. Wm. Kennedy. THE PRUDENTIAL STAB'F. (Hyatt and Harris Photos.) T. E. Kennedy. Evan Evans. Hyatt, Photo. MR.S. ALICE M. ETTLING'S RESIDEN'CE. D.,L. &W. railroad, where he remained four years. F'or two years he was employed as an engineer for the Cortland Wagon Co. and Hayes Chair Co. He served as orderly at the state capitol at Albany under Gov. Cleveland in 1S83, '84 and '85, and oc- cupied the place of assistant postmaster under Jas. F. Ma3'bury from 1SS6 to 1S90, inclusive. On May last entered the local of- fice of the Prudential company, and has con- ducted the business for the village of Cortland ; also a fire insurance agency. Empire Hall block, over 26 Main St. He is a prominent member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Mutual Ben- efit association, and ati exempt and honorary member of the Emerald Hose Co. Evan Evans, another well known agent for this company, was born in Bricon, South Wales, July 24, 1862, and came to thiscountryjuije 4, 1S86, when he entered a grocery at Water- ville, N. Y., as clerk. He worked three years for W. C. Stiles & Co., chair fitting factory at Warren, Ohio, and went from there to the Pacific coast. He spent the years from 1889 to '91 in California; 172 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt, Photo. J. B. KKLLOGG. was in Warren Co., iS9i-'93, and spent 1896 in Waterville, N. Y. He came to Cortland in June. 1.S99. He married Miss Anna J. Jones of Erie- ville, Madison county, June 29, 1.S98. Thomas E. Kennedy, the third local agent, was born in Cort- land, Jlay 22, iNyr, and worked for the Wickwire Bros, for fourteen years. He afterward entered the grocery store of D. L. Warden, and after a year became a partner and purchased Mr. Warden's interests upon his retirement from the firm. In May, 189S, he entered the employ of the Pruden- tial company, and has never regretted this step. He married Miss Carrie E. Ryan, June 13. 1894. He is a member of the Ancient Order of Hiber- nians and also a member of the Catholic Mutual Benefit association. J. B Kellogg bought out the interest of S. E Curtis in the dry goods business of Kellogg & Curtis, March i, 1S98. This firm succeeded F. N. Chapin in 1SS9, and at that time and ever since the businesshasbeen con- ducted in the same place, the large store over the portals of which hangs Mr. Kellogg's sign. While the business is that of a general line of dry goods, Mr. Kellogg's spe- cialties are dress goods, table linen, hosiery and a large line of domestics. An active and obliging corps of clerks attend promptly to the wants of the patrons. The main floor is 24 X 120 feet. The second floor over the ad- jacent store, with an open- ing into Mr. Kellogg's store, is wholly occupied by him. The second story front is devoted to ladies' cloaks and jackets and tailor-made suits, while the middle room is occu- Harris, Photo. pied with a stock of linoleums and oilcloths, and the rear with carpets, draperies and mattings. On the second, floor, directly over the store, are the window shades and hosiery department and the surplus stock room. The basement is used for underwear, cotton batting, carpet warp, etc. Mr. Kellogg was born in the town of Taylor, Cortland coutity, Dec. 12, 1849, ^n. Weatherwax, Charles H. White. Subscription Clerk. Bookkeeper and Collector. rectors, and A. Mahan, business director. The members of the faculty the first year were: A. E. Darby, teacher of Violin, Theory and Orchestra; B. L. Bentley, Piano, Organ and Clavier; Clara Grace Mc Kinstry, Voice Culture ; Marie Gundlach Weeks, Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar; Fred I. Gra- ham, Band Instruments; Mrs. Grace E. Hubbard, Elocution and Physical Culture; Mary S. Black- mer. German; Anna W. Blackmer, French and Italian; W. R. Luis, Pi- anoTuning. The second jear George Oscar Bowen took charge of the Vocal department, and an Art department was opened, with Miss Erva Roice as principal. Mr. Thomas Nichols took charge of the small instrument de- partment, in place of Miss Gundlach Weeks in 189S, the third year, and Mr. Bowen purchased the in- terest of A. Mahan in the Conservatory, and has since that time conducted the business affairs, as well as having charge of the Vocal department. Thepresent faculty is: A. E. Darby, Mus. B., Syra- cuse University, 1896, Vi- olin, Theory, Orchestra, Ensemble; B. L. Bentley. Mus. B., Syracuse Univer- sity, 1897, Piano, Organ, Theory, Clavier; George Oscar Bowen, Voice, Cho- rus, Solfeggio; George C. Murphy, Banjo, Mando- lin, Guitar; Fred I. Gra- ham, Flute, Saxophone. Clarionet, Band Instru- ments; Instructor in Elo- cution and Phvsical Cul- 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. H. L BENTLEY. Hyatt, Photos. ture, to be announced; Miss em Languages; L. J. Higgins, emy of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing. From the start the Conservatory of Music has been a pronounced success, far beyond the fondest expec- tations of the founders, and each year has seen an increase in tlie nuniberof students, and a very apparent advancement in the grade of work accom- plished by them. The influ- ence for good that it has had upon the community is of in- estimable value. In June, 1899, the board of trustees of Syracuse University passed an act appointing this school gymnasium or preparatory school of music to the Music Department of the Fine Arts College of the university. This acknowledgment of their esteem by advanced education for the work done by the Con- servatory is considered a high honor by the directors. At the close of this year's work in June the first graduating ex- ercises will take place. The closing concerts take place June 1S-19-20, and the gradu- ating class concert June 21. Mr. A. E, Darby was born in Cortland in 1S65. At the age of two j-ears his home was re- moved to Homer, where he re- ceived his preliminary educa- tion, graduating from'the Ho- mer .'Academy in 'S3. In 1.SS6 he entered Syracuse Univer- sity as a special student under the instruction of the late Dr. Schultze, the founder of the Boston Mendelssohn Ouin- tetteCIub. The same year Mr. Darby began his work' in Cort- G. O. BOWEN. A. E. DARBY. l.See sk., 1'. I'.m. land as violin instructor, and in 1892 he entered Syracuse University as a regu- lar student, receiving the degree of Mus. B. from that institution in '96. In his Sophomore year Mr. Darby vras elected leader of the Banjo and :MandoliuClub, a position which he held throughout his course. While at Syracuse he also re- ceived thorough orchestra drill under Prof Conrad L. Becker and Prof. Kuenzlein. Since the establishment of the Conservatory Mr. Darbv has had charge of a Symphony orchestra in con- nection with the institution, and also is leader of the Opera House orchestra. Mr. Darby has also the classes in The- ory, having received two years' instruc- tion under Percy (".oetschins, the au- thor of the celebrated work, "Material Used in Musical Composition." and four years under Prof. Bearwald of Syracuse University. Burt Legrand Bentlev, Mus. B., was born in Dryden, N. Y., Sept. 23. 1S68. His musical career began by "picking out" little pieces on an old melodion, and also playing marches for the classes in the school. At fifteen years of age he moved to Homer, and two or three vears later was made or- ganist in the old Baptist church in that Mattie Briggs, Mod- village, which position he held for two years, dur- Philadelphia ,\cad- ing which time he studied pipe organ in the Syra- Hyatt, Photos. STANDARD EMPLOYES. 1. A. B. Corwin, ,Tob Printer. 2. H. Gray .Toy, Souvenir Pressman. 3. Ben,ia- mhl E. Ross, Newspaper Pressman. 4. E. E. Van Wormer, .lob Printer. .'>. Earl E. .Atkinson, .lob Printer, ti. M. B. Smith. Job Printer. 7. F. A. Dunn, .Adverti.=- ini: Compositor. 8. F. ^V. ^Vint^. .Tob Printer. !i. b. B. Kittenhouse. Janitor. HI. Robert Phelps. Apprentioe. II. V.J. Donei^aii. Make-up. l:i. Lena M. Rindge. Pro(tf Reader. K>. Lizzie Haben. ,Tob Comjiositor. 14. Slinuie A. Losee. Compos- itor. 1.5. Alice Sheridan. C(inipi)sitor. lt>. 'I'essie E. Dwj-er, (/"ompositor. 17. Em- ma A. Moore. Compositor. Is. Anna ^L Haben. Compositor, lit. Mildred Foote. Compositor. 20. Zora A. Fowler, Compositor. 21. Katherine (iarvey, Comi>ositor. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. cuse University. With his earnings in the shop lie paid for his musical education, occupying the evenings in studying and practicing. Over ten rears ago Mr. Bentley accepteil the position of organist in the First Baptist church of Cortland, and later director of music, coming here directly from Homer. In 1S93 he entered the Syracuse University to take a complete course in music and kindred studies, and four years later was gradu- ated with honors, and received the degree of Bach- elor of Music. For graduation he placed the cel- ebrated Sonata in C minor, by Guilmant, on the magnificent organ in Crouse Hall. He also con- ducted a large ladies' chorus, who sang his grad- uating composition, " 'Twas On a Bank of Daisies Sweet." George Oscar Bowen, the principal of the Vocal Department and Business Director of the Conservatory, was born near Binghamton, N. Y., in 1873. At the age of iixteen he removed to Binghamton and commenced the study of music. For five years he studied with a local teacher, Mrs. Alex. Brown, to whom he feels he owes much of his success as a singer and teacher. At seventeen he was soloist of the First Baptist Church Ouartet Choir, where he remained one year, leaving to take a similar position in the Centenary M. E. church, and after three months went to Trinity Memorial church ( Flpiscopal ). Here he remained for more than six years as soloist, resigning to take a more lucrative position at Park Presbyte- rian church, Syracuse, N. Y. In 1S94 Mr. Bowen studied under Frederick A. Bristol of New York city at Martha Vineyard, and in 1895 began study with Dr. Jules Jordan of Providence, R. I., one of the most celebrated teachers of the East. He has been under Dr. Jordan's tuition each year until last summer, when he went to Chautauqua, N. Y., to study voice and teachers' training under J. Harry Wheeler of New York city, and sight sing- ing under Lyman S. Leason of Philadelphia. Be- sides his work in the Conservator^' of Music, he is Musical Director of the Cortland Opera Co., Cort- land Choral Society, and the Chorus Choir of the First Methodist church in this place. Yager & Crandall, proprietors of the Fair store in the Brockway block. Homer, succeeded the firm of Yager & Marshall on July 4, 1898, to the business which was then being carried on in the Hakes block. South Main street. In October, 1895, Mr. Wm. G. Crandall, who takes full control of the business, came to Homer as the manager of Yager & Marshall's store, which at that time was opened up as an entire new business at the corner of Main and James streets. The business was so well managed as to make what was originally in- tended as a holiday business, a permanent Homer Borrowed Photo. F. O. HYATT. YAGER & CRAND.\LL-S BWIR STORE, HOMER, N. Y. W. G. Crandall. Crockery Department. branch store. Trade increased to that extent that more room was required and in April, 1897, the store was moved into the Hakes block. On March i, 1899, Yager & Crandall, finding that still more room was a necessity, and securing the lease of the large store in the Brockway block oc- cupied by them at present, moved into their new quarters. This gives them the use of three floors which are fully stocked with all variety of goods that are useful for house furnishings and ladies' and gentlemen's wear, including dry goods, which was added after moving into the Brockway block, underwear and hosiery, which are among the lead- ing lines, crockery, lamps, tinware and a variety of other lines too numerous to mention. Mr. Cran- dall was born in Georgetown, Madison county, Jan. 2, 1876, and in May, 1895, was graduated from Lowell's Business college in Binghamton, coming from there to Cortland and in the fall of the same year entering the store of Yager & Marshall in that village as cashier, which position he held until he was sent to Homer to carr3' on a holiday trade, which resulted, however, in locat- ing there permanently. Mr. Crandall is a mem- ber of several societies and is actively identified with the Homer Baptist church. Dr. F. O. Hyatt was born Sept. 14, 1829, at Otego, Ot- sego Co., N. Y. He was the son of Lewis and Electa Stewart Hyatt. He started out for himself at an early age. He was a bright stu- dent and had many varied talents, as a musician and artist. He went into the watch and jewelry business at Honesdale, Pa., and a lit- tle later located at Towanda, Pa., where he studied dentis- try underDrs. Mcintosh and L. B. Hyatt. He became proficient in this line and remained at Towanda until 1848, when he removed to Marathon. N. Y., where he followed his profession six 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. H. I. JENKINS. II. P. UAVi.S. F. P. (Photos by Harris and Butler. i tion to life insurance, representing the Trav- eler's Insurance Co. of Hartford, which com- pany the above firm represents in all its de- partments. Mr. Jenkins is an Odd Fellow, belongingto Vesta lodge, No. 255. Another growing feature in the business is the Fidelitv and Surety branch. They represent the U. S. Fidelity and Guarantee Co. of Baltimore, and issue bonds of all kinds, including ad- ministrator, executor, and for all ollices of trust. Lewis Davis was born at Marathon, Cortland Co., in 1S21. Until iSSshe w^asen- gaged in contracting and building. He has been a resident ot Cortland for forty years. Harley P. Davis was born in 1S69 in Cort- land and hasalwayslivcd there. He engaged in the Insurance business in March, 1S85. under the firm name of L. Davis & Son. On January, 1894, Henry I. Jenkins and Frank P. Hakes %vere admitted to the firm under the above title. He is an Odd Fellow, being a member of Vesta lodge. No. 255, and also a member of the Cortland fire department, of which he was elected chief engineer, Jan. i, 1900. Frank P. Hakes, the junior member of this firm, was born at Pitcher, Chenango Co., N. Y., Dec. 6, 1852. He lived there until Jan. I, 1894, when he removed to Cortland. He was engaged in the mercantile business twenty years at his old home. In 1883 he was elected supervisor of the town of Pitcher and re-elected ten succeeding years, and was supervisor when he removed from the county. He was chairman of the Chenango county board of supervisors for two terms, being chosen chair- man in 1890 and again in 1891. He is a member of the Masonic societies of Cortland, being the pres- ent Master of Cortlandville lodge, No. 470, Past Commander of Cortland Conimaudery, and Past High Priest of Cortland Chapter. He is also a member of John L. Lewis lodge, I. O. O. F. He is also president of the Tioughnioga club and one of the trustees of the Cortland Savings bank. Earliest Schools in Cortland County.— The first in Homer wasopencil in 1798. In othertowns the earliest schools were as follows: Cincinnatus, 1797; JIarathon, 1803; Preble, 1801; Scott, 1S03; Solon, 1804; Truxton, 1799; Taylor, 1810; Har- lord. 1806. years. He married Julia E. Bouton of Marathon, N. Y., May 17, 1856, and in 1858 settled in Cortland, where he enjoyed the best of prosperity, and still found time to follow his aesthetic tastes. His land- scapes and portrait work gained flattering recogni- tion from competent critics and brought remunera- tive returns. Besides painting many valuable pieces he found time to instruct pupils. In the fire on the corner of West Court and Main streets, Blay 24, 1884, Dr. Hyatt lost one hundred and fifty choice paintings. The doctor was a great lover of music and spent much time in its study. He or- ganized, and was leader of a band, and later of an orchestra. In civic affairs he was alert, fearless and incorruptiljle. He served five years in the volunteer fire department of Cortland, a part of the time as its head. Of a nervous temperment, he was ever active beyond his strength. Thev built their pleasant home at 182 Jlain street in 1864. Dr. Hyatt died Sept. 23, 1895, at the age of 66 years. Davis, Jent375 men have been killed in battle. 2o8 ■ GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Harri'i, IMiotii. H. TAI.MAIHiE. The Cortland Buggy Company are engaged in the wholesale manufacture of wagons, carriages, and sleighs at i6 and i8 Duane street. For the past nine years the business was carried on at 19 Port Watson street, but on Feb. 8, 1900, the place was burned out and the following week tlie shops on Duane street were opened for work. Twelve 5'ears ago the same parties started the business at Nos. 27 and 29 Port Watson street, where it was carried on for three years. From the beginning J. H. Taltnadge directed the affairs of the company, being then, as he is now, the general manager. He has lived in Cortland for nineteen or twenty years, and for five or six years prior to that time was a resi- dent of Marathon, having been born in Liberty, Sullivan Co. He first learned the trade of carriage painter and during the first few years he lived in Cortland was a contractor in different shops in the village. In the present business he is engaged in the manufacture of a general line of wagons which are sold to jobbers, and has a large city trade, for the reason that a specialty is made of the fine line of vehicles. State Senators, 1900.— [See State Senate, page 194] — 1st Dist. John L. Ha- vens; 2nd, James Norton; 3d,ThomasH. Cullen; 4th, David Floyd Davis ; 5th, MichaclJ.Coffev; 6th,Wm. J. LaRoche;7th', Patrick H. McCarren;Sth, Henry Mar- shall; 9th, Joseph Wagner; lotli, John F'rances Ahearn; nth, Timothy D. Sullivan; I2th, Samuel J. F'oley;i3th, Hernard F. Martin ; 14th, Thomas F. Grady; 15th, N. A. Elsberg; i6th, Louis Munzinger; 17th, Geo W. Plunkitt; iSth, Maurice Featherson; 19th, J. Ford; 2oth, Thos. F. Donnelly; 2ist, Richard H. Mitchell; 22nd, Wm. J. Graney ; 23d, Louis F. Goodsell ; 24th, H. S. Ambler; 25th, Jacob Rice; 26th, W. L. Thornton; Copied. 27th, HobartKrum; 2Sth, Edgar T. Brackett; 29th, Curtis N. Douglass; 30th, Frank M. Boyce ; 31st, George Chahoon ; 32nd, George R. Maltbj- ; 33d, James D. Feeter ; 34th, Henry J. Coggeshall : 35th. Elon R. Brown ; 36th, Nevada N. Stranahan ; 37th, Horace White; 3Sth, William E. Johnson ; 39th, Renj. Martin Wilcox ; 40th, Charles T.Willis ;4ist, F. I). Sherwood; 42nd, John Raines, 43d; Cornelius R. Parsons ; 44th, William W. .Armstrong; 45th. T. E. F;ilsworth; 46th, L. H. Humphrey; 47th, W. F. Mackey ; 4Sth, S. J. Ramsperger ; 49th, Geo. -\. Davis; 50th, F. W. Higgins. Rev. Robert Clements of Cuba, N. Y., was on Feb. 22. 1900, called to the pastorate of the Pres- byterian church of Cortland by a unanimous vote of the church and society. He has accepted the call and will enter upon his pastoral duties in Cort- land April I He succeeds Rev. John Timoth\ Stone, who on March I went to Baltimore, Md., to accept the pastorate of the Brown Memorial Pres- bvterian church, following Rev. Maltbie D. Bab- cock, D. D., called to the Brick Presbyterian church of New York city. Mr. Clements was born in Schenectad)-, N. Y., thirty-five years ago. He was a graduate of Union college, at Schenectad}-, in i.Sgi, and of Auburn Theological seminary. Au- burn, N. Y., in 1S94, where he was a classmate of his predecessor, Rev. Mr. Stone. Mr. Clemeuts and Mr. Stone were two of the six honor men of the class on the commencement stage. Since graduation he has been the pastor of the Presby- terian church in Cuba. He is unmarried. Union Street was laid out in 1865, according to Mr. H. B. Hubbard's best recollection, by Far- rington O. Hyatt and Orrin R. Robinson, who bought a strip of land lying south of the north line of the street and cut it up into building lots. All that tract was then pasture. This street was made four rods wide, wherein lies the beauty of the street. Reynolds avenue was not laid out un- til several years later. The County House, originally erected by John Keep with iSS acres of land, was purchased by the county in March, 1836, for 55.ooo. Subsequently a new structure was erected and in 1SS2 a building for the insane was con.structed. The Population of Towns, Cortland county, in iSio, was as follows; Homer, 2,975; Solon, 1,263; Virgil, 906; Cincinnatus, 1,525; Preble, 1,179; Truxton, 1,031. \ A\ COHTI..\KI) Hr(;i;v CO'S. KIK'K wauon. 'Grip's" Historkai. SorvKNiR. CdPVRiciHTED. ISSIil, "Grip.' AAcGRAW, N. Y. BY B. T. BURI,INr,HAM. \ II ^ /-^cORAW, N. v., is a thriving industrial community five miles east of Cortland, and is the principal station on the E. ■f" 1 ' &C. N. Y. R. R. It has many city con- veniences, including electric lights and an electric road. On account of a similarity of names the upon the name of the village, it still remains McGravvville. As the corporate limits include but a portion of the community, both names are used in this sketch as correct. Samuel McGraw, from whom the post-ofiice and village take their name, was born in Plymouth, Vt., in 1772, and came to this county in 1801, settling near Blodgett Mills. Holden & Tarhell, Photos. ANCIJ:NT McGRAWVILLE. 1. New York Central College. ISIB. 2. Main street— Flood of 18(n. a. Main street— Flood of 1863. of Church Heights, 186:j. 5. College Grounds from Main street, ISiSj. 4. Birciseye View post-ofEce department, April i, 1898, changed the name of this office from McGrawville to McGraw. For similar reasons the two rail way companies, the United States Express Co., the Western Union Tel- egraph Co., and the Empire State Telephone Co. adopted the new name. The State Board of Re- gents changed the name of the school to The Mc- Graw Union School. No action having been taken 14 In 1S06 he purchased a piece of land one mile in length, and containing 125 acres, for which he paid I500. This extended across Lot 79 North and South, and the east line was what is now South street. Upon his arrival here in 1S06 he built the first log house on the site of Robert Clegg's residence, and in 181 1 built the first frame house directly oppo- site. In 1807 Jonathan Taylor bought for flog ■ GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. fifty acres in the northeast corner of Lot 79, and in 1813 the land between this and the main road, upon which he built a log house, near where C. H. Waters now lives. In 1809 William Hicks settled upon the farm now owned and occupied by his grandson, B. D. Hicks. In 1801 Meade Jlerrill, who was a Revolutionary soldier, settled upon Lot 78, his militar}- tract being a mile square. He built a house where F. C. Welch's residence now stands, and in iSo6builtthe " Gambrel roof barn," which 1822 he built the store now occupied by W. E. Miner, where at the time of his death, in 1849, he was one of the three leading merchants in the county. In 1834 Marcus, another son of Samuel, built the A. J. Sweet store, with the Gilbertson store as a horse shed. In 1840 this was enclosed and P. Bacon Davis opened a hat store therein. In 1S35 Hiram (another son) and Ario Wilcox started a store where the shop of J. E. Seymour and Samuel Taylor is now located. It was about this time that Curtis L. Kinney started a tailor shop, and in 1S37 a general store where O. D. Perry is now located. In 1843 Eli Smith opened a hardware store in the older portion of Dr. Hendrick's office building, which he later remodeled and in 1S63 sold to Pliny W. Ayers and moved into the building now occupied by David Dodge as a residence, and which then stood where the handsome Shuler building now stands. It is impossible in this space to men- tion all the business men of the past and present, but at the present titne the larg- Harris. Photo. MARICLE & J0HN80X. George H. Muricle. Holland C .lolmson. was for many years a noted landmark known all over the state. While this barn was being shingled a total eclipse of the sun caused such darkness that the workmen were compelled to suspend work for more than two hours. Meade Merrill was a brother of John Merrill, who later settled on a portion of this tract, and father of Rensselaer Merrill. In 1818 Harry McGraw, son of Samuel, bought some goods of the Randalls in Cortland, and opened the first store in his father's old log cabin. In ■I HE CORNER STORE." est dealers are Maricle& Johnson of the "Corner Store." This firm consists of George H. Maricle aud Holland C.John- son, two young men who started in busi- ness in 1S94, and have since built up an extensive trade. In 1898 they purchased the building occupied by them, and now utili/.e two floors of their large double store, where the different departments of dry goods, bootsand shoes, hatsandcaps, groceries, crockery and wall paper are crowded to their extreme limit, and six salesmen are kept busy. Besides their store they are the proprietors of the coal and wood yards connected with the Cort- land & Homer Traction Co., and are the largest buyers of country produce in town. Mr. Mar- icle is village treasurer, member of the board of education, and leader of the Corset City Band. Mr. Johnson is treasurer of the board of educa- tion, and both are active Odd Fellows. The furniture and undertaking business, of which Lorenzo Parsons is proprietor, dates back to 1S40, when lames Sanderson had a cabinet shop and made coffins. Later Col. Alfred Green purchased " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. a one-horse hearse, and was succeeded by R. B. Fletcher, whoin iS64soldoiitto R. H. Graves, from whQse estate Mr. Parsons purchased the business in iS86. Mr. Parsons is one of the leading fur- niture dealers and undertakers in the county, and with one exception is the oldest established under- taker in the county. He occupies the large double store and basement in the Shuler building. He is a Republican, and has served six years as consta- ble and three as deputy sheriff. He has for sev- eral years been trustee of the Baptist church. In iSio"Dea." Parke Morgan built a tannery on the bank of the creek where Dr. Hendrick's resi- dence now stands. The course of the brook was soon changed to its present one and "Dea, ' ' Asher Graves, who owned " Piety hill," built a tannery where G J. Stafford's store now is. This passed through now lives. It was in this house where about 1850 Leander Palmer started in the jeweler's business. In 1836 Mr. Babcock sold his house and shop to Daniel A. Thompson and built the present resi- dence of A. P. Thompson, which he later also sold to Mr. Thompson. Daniel A. Thompson, who died in this house May 22. 1896, aged over one hundred years, was born in Chatham, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1796, and learned the trade of blacksmith of John Merrill, whocamefrom the same place in 1815, and located on the present R. D. Brown farm, where, near an old well yet to be seen by the roadside, he built a shop. After he had finished his trade Mr. Thompson worked for a time with John Peake, who had a still near Maybury's mill, then settled upon the Thompson farm. Later he spent two years in Schuyler county and returning, bought the SamuelDoud farm, and in 1836 the property of Mr. Babcock. In 1S38 he built a shop further south and erected the Empire block and later the shop where C. B. Gross is located. Dr. Hiram Brockwa^', who lived here in 1S30, and still earlier near the present farm of C. W. Ellis, is the first doctor of which a record can be found. While the village is unusually healthy, four physicians now have a lucrative practice in this and adjoining towns and the rich farming country for miles around. 'a^^^sii. Harris, Photos. Lorenzo Parsons. L. PARSONS. FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING. many hands and in i860 became the property of H.D.Corey. It was destroyed by fire in 1885 and the present building was erected by Mr. Corey. Soon after Harry McGraw started in the mercantile business he built an ashery where the Kelley shop is now located, and here potash and pearl- ash were made from wood ashes. These were put in barrels and drawn to Albany by teams, which returned with goods for the store. In 1834, Andrew Gross, who had previously had a cooper shop near Meldrim's mill, moved into the house where J. R. Rowe lives and worked for Mr. Mc- Graw. In 1835 he had a shop in the southwest corner of Mrs. G. R. Palmer's lot, and in 1S44 moved to the present farm of William Moore. The first village blacksmith was probably Avery D. Babcock, who had a shop where the Empire House now stands, and lived where Mrs. Gutchess The elder of these in service as well as years, is Dr. Henry C. Hendrick. He was born in Guilford, N. Y., in 1827. His ancestry on his father's side was from Holland, coming to Eng- land with William Prince of Orange. The first famih' emigrant to America was William Hen- drick, born in England in 1 7 10, and settling a young man in Southington, Ct. Genealogy : Williams, William 4, Joel 3, Leontes 2, Henry C. i. His mother's name was Farnham. Herancestry came from England in 1695, settling at Ipswich, Mass. Generations in line, Ralph i, Ralph 2, Ralph 3, Nathaniel 4, Asa 5, Eliasph 6, his mother Zilpha 7, the doctor 8. Ancestry on both sides in the Revolution. His greatgrandfather on his mother's side served in the "Lexington Alarm List" in 1775. The doctor was educated at Oxford Acad- emy and the Medical department of the Uni- "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Hyatt . Frank Tufflev. il. R. B. Dihbie. T. I). JI. Ham- mond, s. Byron Hopkins. '.1. A. J. Ensign. 111. H. L. t'hapin. 11. Chas. Sweet. 12. G. H. Maricle, Leader. VI E. F. Kinney. 14. Earl Healey. l.i. Arthur McElheny. [Numbered from left to right.] "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 217 for transferring the early morning mail from New York direct to this office from the D., L. & W. sta- tion at Cortland. Mr. Burliugham is a notary public, and has for a num- ber of years been the ed- itor and manager of the Mc Graw department of the Cortland Daily and Semi-Weekly St.\nd,^kd and Cortland County Sentinel which have a branch office on the sec- ond floor of the post-office building. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church. Assistant Post- master A. W. Chapin is the drum major of the Corset City band, and is secretary of W. J. Bu- chanan HoseCc.ofwhich both he and the postmas- ter are members. He is a m.ember of the Baptist church. This was in 1849 the seat of the New York Central college, the first school for the negro. The first faculty were: Rev. C. dent; L. H. Waters, C. .r'sJa»a^iaS3)»aa.catefe- Harris, Photo. P. O. f'Trosvenor, presi- L. Reason, Mrs. M. E. Harris and Mrs. Sophia Lathrop. Miss King had charge of a school for small negro children in rooms in the college farm house. The college buildings, consisting of the college, boarding hall and farm house, were built on a large farm divided b}- Academy (then College) street. Here white, black and red of both sexes came from all parts of the country, and male students were paid five cents and female three cents per hour for labor, and were charged one dollar per week for board. On the minutes of the College Debating society, under date of May 21, 1S50 appears the following: "This was the last meeting of the society in the spring term, owing to the smallpox, which broke ^^TfT Harris. Photo. G. H. MARICLE'S RESIDENCE, McGRAW UNION SCHOOL. out in the college about this time, causing a dis- persion of a great portion of the students." The college opened again in September, 1S50, but never fully recovered. This, with lack of financial sup- port, together with the influence of friends of ri- val colleges, caused its doors to close in 1S60. This school was a famous one, and in every part of the country men and women who rose to na- tional fame could point to this college with pride as their alma mater. .Such noted men as Wendell Phillips, Fred Douglass, Gerritt Smith and Hor- ace Greeley felt it an honor to address the stu- dents, and the latter gave I50 to build the massive gates which guarded the main entrance to the col- lege building. After its death a private school was held in the building for a while, and at a pub- lic meeting held in the Baptist church Feb. 15, iS64,a stock company was formed to purchase the property of Gerritt Smith, who had become owner, for i;6,5oo, and the New York Central academy was started with P. H. McGraw, president; Wil- son Bennett, C. L. Kin- ney, Cbas. E. Rowe, Rev. 0. L. Torry, Ira Watrous, J. B. Lamont, (reorge L. Holden, Orric Bingham, 1. D. Warner, Lucius Babcock, R. B. Fletcher, E. W. Phelps, I. Y. Carr, Wm. Pike, Oren King- man, G. W. Hicks, Rev. E. B. Faucher, H. Ham- ilton, W. W. Brown and Eli Smith, trustees. The first facultj'were: Princi- pal, E. O. Hovey; H. S. Putnam, J. D. Russell, I. D. Warner, Mary L. Steele, Miss G. G. Hall and Mrs. Kate M. Green- man. On account of the free school system intro- Harris, I'hotos. W.J. BUCHANAN HOSE CO. 1. W. J. Buchanan. :.'. W. E. Miner. Foreman. 3. H. A. Masten. .SecondAssistant Foreman. 4. S. l\. Buell, First Assistant Foreman. 5. A. W. Chapin. Secretary, li. (i. S. Hoag. Financial Secretary. T. H. C. CliatTee, Treasurer. .■<. Leon Holmes. H. E. F. Kinney. 10. F. .1. CUauiu. 11. Floyd Pudney. 12. G. D. Pudney. Ki. E. J. Humiihries. U. F.U.Graves. 1.5. F. D. Atkins. " Iti. E. L. Cbapin. 17. A. H. Bingliam. 18. R. B. Dibble. 111. VV. S. Kelley. 211. J. C. Muir. 21. C. F. Place. 22. F. T. Spencer. 2:!. Emmett Clegg. 24. F. L. Dunbar. 2."). C. L. Beers. 2ii. A. .1. Ensign. 27 F. B. Duntley. 28. F. L. Randall. 2. H. K. Alexander, Pres- ident Village of McGrawviile. H. W. G. Purchas. Manaerer Central Paper Box Co. ers in every state in the Union, and have an in- creasing export trade. The paper box business was started here by The McGraw Corset Co. in 1S90, but upon the succession of the A. P. McGraw Corset Co. was disposed of. The Central Paper Box Co., with Walter G. Purchas as manager, succeeding to the local and county trade. Re- stricted as they are, this firm employ in their factory on East Center street six- teen hands, and turn out about 3,000 boxes daily. They occupy 7,000 square feet of floor space. In November, 1S97, Thomas P. Taylor, a prominent manu- facturer of Bridgeport, Conn., and mayor of that city, started a paper box factory in the Corey building, with F. A. Pur- chas as manager. In tlie following year they were compelled to seek larger quar- ters and moved into their present fac- tory, which had been enlarged for their use. Here they have 15,000 square feet of well lighted floor space, where forty- five hands turn out daily 10,000 finished boxes for the eastern and middle states. Seller Bros, of Newark, N. J., have one of their milk stations here, which, under the management of James C. Muir, is of great benefit to the town and the surrounding farmers. Mr. Muir is also the manager of the Corset City base ball club. Of course the citizens point with pride to the Lamont residence, where Col. Daniel S. Lamont, ex-Secretary of War, passed his boyhood days, and where his mother still resides. On the soldiers' plot in the cemetery are four large mounted cannon, which were pre- sented to the local G. .\. R. by the Kurliufjham. Photo. B. H. RANDAbl/.S Rf^SlDEXCE. " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Kinney; 1S36, Jesse Pomeroy ; 1837, Eben L. North ; 1838, Peter G. Bridgeman ; 1839, Daniel Fancher; 1840, P. G. Bridgeman; 1841, John Crawford; 1842, Henry Minard ; 1843, James Jameson ; 1844, Thomas Wire; 1845, William Cam- eron ; 1846-7, Charles D. Burrett ; 1848-9, William N. Pearne; 1S50-1, Edwin G. Bush; 1S52-3, Wes- ley H. Miller; 1854-5, Thomas D. Wire; 1S56, Will- iam X. Burr; 1857-8, Wesley Fox; 1859, Charles T. Moss; 1S60-1. Ira B. Hyde; 1862-3, David C. Ducher; 1864-5, Oren L. Torry; 1S66-7, Samuel M, Fisk; 1868-70, Warren D. Fox; 1871, Horace Har- that time having been held in a room over the wagon shop of Lester Graves. The church has, since its erection, been enlarged and renovated and stained glass windows put in position. The society is contemplating the erection of a new edi- fice during the coming year. The pastors have been : 1833-7, S. Smalley, Joseph R. Johnson; 1838-9, Peleg R. Kinne; 1840-67, Ezra B. Fancher; 1868-70, Edward H. Bates; 1871-S0, George Bay- less; 1.881, Charles K, Scoon ; 1882-5, John G. Blue, 1886-8, Edwin H. Dickinson; 1889-91, Leslie R. Groves. The present pastor. Rev. J. J. Cowles, A. P. McGRAW COK.SET CU.'S FACTORIES. 1. Hon. P. H. McGraw. Founder of the Works. 3. Residence of A. P. JIcGraw. 3. Warehouse and Shippine De- partment. 4. Factory. .5. A. P. McGraw. President and Treasurer. _^ (Portraits by Hyatt. Factories by Harris. Residence by Burlingham.l i.feee sk., P. :;iit. ris; 1872-3, George C. Wood; 1S74, Richard Still- well; 1875-7, Anson D. Webster; 1878-80, Phineas H. Wiles; 1881-3, Major Z. Haskins; 1884-5, War- ren D. Fox; 1886-8, Anthony C. Smith; 18S9-90, Joseph H. Zartman; 1891-5. Edward J. Brooker. The present pastor. Rev. W. P. Garrett, came in October, 1896. The Presbyterian church was or- ganized March 11, 1833. at the residence of Lester Graves on Church street, now owned by George Case, with twenty-four members who came from the First Presbyterian church of Cortland. In 1835 the present church edifice was erected and was dedicated Feb. 4, 1S36, the meetings up to came in November, 1891. All three churches have handsome parsonages and prosperous auxiliary so- cieties. Among the prominent organizations are: the Corset City Band, who have recently pur- chased handsome new uniforms and of which G. H. Maricle is leader. William H. Tarble Post. 476, G. A. R., which was organized April 25, 1884, with 28 charter mem- bers. The post now numbers 47 and meets in G. A. R. hall in the Warren building on Main street. The officers are: Commander, Mitchell Sanford; Senior Vice, J. R. Maybury; Junior Vice, D. B. Phelps; Adjutant, P. W. Chaffee; Quartermaster, • GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Harris. Photo. THOS. V. TAYLOR PAPER BOX FACTORY. [See sk., P. tiO. A. B Runisey; Surgeon, W. P. Henry; Chaplain, H. C. Hendrick; O. of D., W. T. Burditt; O. of G., Samuel Taylor. The past commanders are: N. W. Smith, H. E. Phelps, W. P. Henry, A. B. Rum- sey, P. W. ChaflFee, H. C. Hendrick. McGrawville Lodge, 320, I. O. O. F., was insti- tuted May 4, 1S8S, and now has 117 members. They have elegant rooms on the third floor of the village hall. The present officers are: N. G., Ar- thur Norcott; V. G., W. L. Bean; Secretary, F. D. Graves; FinaucialSecretarv, W. J. Benjamin; Treas- urer, G. H. Maricle; Warden, C. C. Wilcox; R. S. X. G., Arza Chapin; L. S. N. G.. C. B.Warren; R. S. V. G., W. E. Miner; L. S. V. G., Albert Dock- stater; R. S. S.. C. D. Finch; L. S. S., Bvron Hop- kins; I. G., William Norcott; O. G., R. B. Dibble; Chaplain, O. Cooper; P. G., H. M. Dunbar. The Past Grands are: O. A. Kinney, Ephraim C. Palmer, C. B. Warren, Elwyn C. Palmer, John Haughton, W. J. Arner, C. M. Bean, F. J. Berg- gren, Arza Chapin, G. H. Maricle, P. W. Chaffee, D. E. Ensign, A. E. Sey- mour, M. C. Bean, I. J. Walker, C. B. Gross, A. R. Rowe, C. F. Davenport, Edward Shufelt. P. W. Chaffee of this lodge is Grand Worthy District Deputy. JIcGrawville Grange, 462, was organized Sept. 30, 1S.S2, and now has more than 200 members. They own their hall on Church street, and hold a successful annual fair. The officers are: Master, C. B. Hall; Overseer, W O. King; Lecturer, W. I,. Bean; Steward, Wesley Chrvsler; Gate-keeper, J. H. Hill; Secretary, S. E. Wells; Treasurer, C. W. Travis; Ceres, Mrs. A. D. Harris. Plioto. Loomis; Pomona, Jlrs. J. A. Phelps; Flora, Mrs. Chas. Humphries; L. A. S., Mrs. G. W. Case. McGrawville Lodge, 212, I. O. G. T., was or- ganized Nov. 5, 1S96, and is in a flourishing condi- tion. They meet in G. A. R. hall, and the officers are: C. T., T. D. Goodell; P. C. T., E. J. Dunbar; V. T., Sarah Maybury; S. J. T.. Mamie Maybury; Chaplain, J. A. Brooks; Marshal, Eugene Olds; Secretary-, F. J. Loomis; Treasurer, Arthur Free- man; G., H. Olds; S . Francis Bean. The Past Chiefs are: George D. Bailey, C. A. Hurd, Geo. Hoag, p;arl Dunbar, F. J. Loomis, T. D. Goodell. Star of the East, Re- bekah Lodge, 127, was in- stituted March 20, 1S91, and meet in Odd Fellows' hall. The officers are; N. G., Jane Totman; V. G., Marv Carruthers; Secre- Hattie Phelps; P. G tary, Mary Sly; Financial Secretary, Belle Palmer; Treasurer, Mary Atkins; Chaplain, Triphena Chapin; Warden, Myrtle Underwood; Conductor, .\lthea Underwood; R. S. N. G., Blanche Coadv; L. S. N. G., Zetteen Humphries; R. S. V. G., Ab- bie Jacobs; L. S. V. G., Stella Dunbar; R. .\. S., Jessie Pritchard; L. .-V. S. Lillian Burditt; O. G., Lena Masten; I. G., Cora Maricle. The McGrawville Rural cemetery is one of the many beautiful scenes which surround this village. Here, amid winding paths, trees atid shrubs, are many costly monuments; and here, on the soldiers' plot, stands the monument erected by the patriotic citizens in memory of the fallen heroes who went from here to fight for "God and Country." The lot is guarded by large mounted cannon. CENTRAL PAPER BOX CO. FACTORY. [See sk., P. 220. Burliughamaud I 'hapin. Photos. VILLAGE V1EW.S. 1. t'kurch Heights. 2. South Street. 3. Birdseye View, Loolviug West. t>. Birdseye View, Looking Southwest. 7. Elm Street. 8. Church Street. 4. Main Street. .'). Old Red Grist Mill 224 •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Copied. THE LAMONT RESIDENCE. The village has no newspaper, but the A. P. McGraw Corset Co. have a job printing office in their factory, where three power presses are con- tinually running and three hands are employed. In the forties three papers were published here, the principal one being the McGrawville Exprk.ss. In 1878 W. A. Huntington started the McGraw- ville Sentinel, which was later puchased by Berg- gren Bros, and changed to the Cortland County Sentinel. It became the leading weekly paper in the county, and was sold to the St.\nd.\rd Printing Co. of the adjoining city of Cortland, who have since maintained a branch office here and publish it as the weekly edition of their daily and semi-weekly. The people here in this way get all the advantages of a daily paper, as a regular Mc- Graw departnientis maintained in all of these pub- lications, and no expense is spared, but telephone and electric cars are freely u.sed for their news ser- vice. It was here that " Dan " Lamont received his education, and here he did his first newspaper work. The writer now has before him the first proof sheet corrected tiy the future editor of the Albany Akgu.s. It is the first page of Vol. i. No. I, of "The McGrawville .advertiser," Tarble & Lamont, publishers, and dated July 26, 1S66. In the' Express of Sept. 28, 1848, the firm of Kinney & McGraw ad- vertised leghorn hats for sale, Jas. Sanderson man- ufactured furniture and coffins in his shop on the Freetown road, McGraw & Green sold staple and fancy dry goods, George Penuoyer manufactured carriages at the old Les- ter Graves shop, M. & M. Webster made boots and Harris, I'lioto shoes and run the tannery. Kiniiev & Thompson also run a general store. Since writing the church notices, the Bap- tistand Methodist churches have been wired lor electric lights, and as the Presb\ terian has Ijeen so lighted for several years, all the churches are now lighted by electricity. Of the town officers. Justice of the Peace Arthur A. Borthwick, Constable Charles Eu- son and Assessor W. H. Huntley reside here. There are three notaries public in the vil- lage, A. P. McGraw, C. B. Warren and B. T. Burlingham. In reading this sketch it should be re- membered that until April 8, 180S, this vil- lage was in Onondaga county, and until 1S29 part of the town of Homer. As there were no railroads in these early days, the pioneer settlers followed the streams, and lor this reason the valleys of the Tioughni- oga, East, Chenango andOtselic rivers were settled before this section in their midst. Many sketches of this place of undoubted value as history have been written. This article has not been copied, but the data has been obtained by a careful study of old ileeds, records and papers, and personal in- terviews with older residents, and is be- lieved to be as absolutely correct in every particular. .\mong the prosperous organizations is the Twen- tieth Centurj- club, composed of the most promi- nent ladies in town, and who meet at the residences of the members to discuss literary matters. In the sixties, R. Latting had a daguerreotype gallery here and in the eighties McGilvey & Thompson and Otto Wurs, respectively, had gal- leries here. The latter is now a leading photog- rapher in New York. While there is no profes- sional photographer here now, there are more ama- teurs than in any town of its size in this section. Some of them do fine work and have dark rooms and modern conveniences. Among the leading ones are Rev. W. P. Garrett, H. K. Alexander, C. D. McGraw. L. L. Wellnian, B. T. Burlingham, G. J. Stafford, George D. Pudnev, F. D. Graves, J. P. White, C. D. Finch, Dr. F' H. Forshee. S. K. Buell, Carl Hammond, Bruce Johnson, F. L. Phillips. F. (i ISAACS' LIVERY. 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 225 Butler, Photos. OFFICERS OF THE CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1. Chief EnKineer, H. P. Davis (Orrisl. 2. First Assistant Chief, Daniel Reilly (Emer,ild). 3. Second .\ssistant Chief, E. N. Sbervvoort IH. & L.). 4. Secretary, H. Dell Hollister (Hitchcock). .5. Treasurer. E. .M. Eastman (\\ .\\ .). li. Superintendent of Fire Alarm. James F. Costello (W. W.). 7. Representative Board of Engineers, F. (_i. Christenat iW.W.). 8 Representative Board of Engineers, Myron P. Crane (Orris). 9. Representative Board of Lnemeers. 1). F. Waters (H. & L.). 10. Representative Board of Engineers, E. Fitzgerald (Emerald). U. Representative Board ot Engineers, Stephen 8. Horton (Hitchcock). The Water Witch Steamer and Hose Co. is the oldest company in tlie departmeut, and at the organization of a fire department in Cortland vil- lage in the year 1854 was the only company organ- ized, which in fact constituted the entire depart- ment. On the 5th day of June, 1854, the Board of Trustees met and appointed fifty citizens of the village to constitute a fire company, and on June 14, at the Curtis House, the organization was per- fected by electing Edwin F. Gould, foreman; E. Gourley, first assistant foreman; J. C. Jarvis, sec- ond assistant foreman; Glen Cuyler, secretary. A committee on by-laws and uniforms was also ap- pointed. A long and complete set of by-laws, con- sisting of twenty-threearticles. were duly adopted, and the name decided upon for the newly organ- ized company was the Water Witch Fire Co. At a meeting held on the 15th day of July, 1S54, a new company was organized from the Water Witch Fire Co., which was called the Water Witch Hose Co., and these two companies constituted, for a long time, the entire fire department, and the two companies have so continued together under the name of the Water Witch Steamer & Hose Co. On Thursday afternoon, Nov. 16, 1854. the "Little Witch," a hand engine, which suggested thename Water Witch, together with its maker, a Mr. But- ton, arrived in Cortland, and was received by the Harris, Photos. 15 HEADQUARTERS OF THE CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. 226 'GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. board of trustees and firemen amid great enthu- siasm and the ringing of bells. The " Witch " was immediately tested, and operated so successfully that it was unanimously agreed that it was indeed a veritable witch. This engine, or (as the boys called it) "machine," was the pride and admiration of the company, and they were Orris Hose Co. boasts of the honor of being founded by firemen who served in the first hose company organized in this village. The organ- izers of this company served under the name of Water Witch Hose until the year 1S7.S, when they became incorporated under the name of "Orris Hose Co.", and since that time have been known Hutk-r, I'hotus. WATKlt WITCH S. A: H. VU.. NO. 1. [See sk., P. -"■-'.".. I. W. H. (iilbert. Foreman. 3. Hjirrv Phillips. First .\ssistaiit Foreman. 3. Robert E. .\llen. Second Assistant Foreman. 4. Kurdellllawkes. .5. C. K hiKSlls. r,. F. P. Mercliant. T. C. L. V. Hicks. S. E. E. Price. . Kutler. 14. H. E. Phelps. 15. \V. F. Harvey. Hi. Bert Hulbert. 17. Edward E. Per Lee. is. E. H. Willson. lii. Fay Millen. 30. .1. .1. Chamberlin. 21. Edward Parnii- ler. 2-_'. Ernest M. Holdeii. 2:!. C. L. Meade. 24. H. L. lie C'lerci|. 3."). C. V. Coou. 2i;. Lawrence Bristol. 27. E. .1. Stillman. 28. .\. J. Barber. 2fl. B. Delavan. ;iO. .\. L. Smith. 31. Dever Truman. 32. William Brown. 33. Harry Duncan. 34. Ralph Wright. ever ready to accept or issue challenges and try her powers and abilities with the hand engines from all the nearby towns, and almost every test proved her superiority. The present company consists of about forty members, with Mr. K. Christenat as the retiring foreman and Mr. W. H, Gilbert as the new incumbent. as one of the most efficient companies of the Cort- land fire department. Their parlors, located in the Moore block on Main street, are elegantly fur- nished and equipped, having all the essentials necessary for the entertainment and pleasure of the members and their guests. The oflScers for the year 1900 are: Foreman, A. W. Stevens; First As- •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. sistant Foreman, James Farrell; Second Assistant Foreman, A. F. Sager; Secretary, A. J. White; Treasurer, Wm. Angell; Representative on Board of Engineers, M. P. Crane. Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co., No. 3, was or- ganized Dec. 10, 1864. The first officers were: Fore- man, Aaron Sager; Assistant, E. D. Mallery; Sec- retary, Charles W. Collins; Treasurer, W. W. Gale. Some time previous to this date the village had procured a truck and apparatus, which were looked after and operated by a committee appointed by great pride to the company. The present officers of the organization are as follows; President, J. W. Petrie; Foreman, H. L. Hartwell; First Assistant, A. S. Filzinger; Second Assistant, R. E.Caldwell; Secretarv. N. F. Mather; Treasurer, H. J. Baker; Trustees'^ T. N. Leach, J. J. Glann, John H. Phelps. Emerald Hose Co., No. 4, was organized June 5, 1S7S, with M. F. Cleary, foreman, and Edward Lu- ther, secretary, Irving H. Palmer being chief engi- neer. Thiscompany has won its full share of honor and fame for the Cortland fire department. In Butler, Photos. ORRIS HOSE CO., NO. 2. [See sk., P. iX. 1 A Stevens, Foreman. 2. .lames A. Farrell, Urst Assistant Foreman. 3. A. F. Seager, Second Assistant Fore- man 4 A. J. White, Secretarv. .x William Angell, Treasurer. 11. William A. Wallace. T. Dorr C. Smith. S. M. E. Sarvav. 9. G. H. Kennedy. 111. William Kiley. 11. Lawrence Dudley. 13. N. . I. Peck. W. J. M. Miller. 14. Ar- thur VVilliams. 1.'). Charles Jlorris. Hi. Edward Hinger. 17. Charles Griffith. 18. L. C. Tyler. W. W . F. Seacord. 2(1 D ,1 FJley. 21. Harry Chapin. 22. JohnGiilchess. 2.3. H. B. Greenman, Jr. 24. Dr. Tompkins. 2o. Harry Chaplin. the Village Fathers for that purpose. The truck at that time was stored in a barn belonging to W. R. Randall, but soon after the company was formed was placed in a shed built upon the north side of the old Fireman's Hall. The company be- came incorporated on the 19th day of April, 1S77. In the spring of 1894 the village purchased a new and modern hook and ladder truck, and in 1S99 bought a fine large team, both being a source of 1878 it participated in the State Firemen's parade at Ithaca. As guests of the Auburn Fire depart- ment the Emeralds attended the State Firemen's parade at Auburn in 1S80, and carried off the high- est honors for excellence in drill. The Emeralds captured the State championship prize for the best running team the first time such prize was offered by the State Firemen's convention. They entered their running team in the contest at Buffalo, N. Y., 228 "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. for the championship of the United States and Canada and a prize of I300, and won the first prize in 42)/^ seconds, distance 300 yards, with standard cut regulation hose. The Massachusetts gold and diamond badge, a trophy won at Syracuse, orna- ments the parlors of the Emerald Hose Co. The coupling full three threads, putting on pipe three full threads, standard cart, carrying 350 feet of rubber-lined linen hose, weighing i lb. to the foot, Cortland, N. Y., 18.86." This company is the pos- sessor of the finest silver parade carriage in the world, and, of course, unfailingly wins the first HuUcr. riii.t,,s. KXl i;i..-^l(ii; IKiuK c*.- L.MiDKU CO.. NO.:i. [Seesk.. 1'. --_'7. 1. H. K. Caldwell. F'oreman. ™. K. A. Townsend. First Assislant Foreman. 3. M. H. Fil/.inger. Second As^jistjinr Foreman. 4. . I. W. Petrie. President. .^. N. F. Mather. Seeretarv. li. H. . I. Raker. Treasurer. 7. .John H. Fhelps. .'*. II. L. Hartwell. ".1. .S. K. Jones. 10. George A. Loucks. 11. T. N. Leach. 12. P. J. Bcn.iamin. i:i. Ezra Puderbaueli. 14. Frank B. Stockwell. 1.5. A. U. Bosworth. 111. 1. V. .lohnson. IT. .M. K. Harris. If. O. A. Hammond. Hi. B. H. Hos- worth. 20. Arthur A. .Scudamorc. 21. Verne Toppim;. 22. Bert Writiht. 23. ?'red Murray. 24. U. E. Butler. 2.'>. A. B. Filzinater. 2«. .1. .1. Glann. 27. Henry Peek. 2f. t. H. Wilsev. -".i. A. H. Foote. 30. Mvron Tuttle. 31. Bvron Tut- tle. 32. E. J. Warficld. 33. Fred t'. .Shoals. 34. Frank Northrup. *>. Charles Wright. ;i^; 2—300 yards, 52 sec; 3—300 yards, 47 sec; 4—300 yards, 45 sec; 5—300 yards, 4<)}4 sec; 6—300 yards, 45 >( sec; 7—300 yards, 43;^ sec; 8—300 yards, 46V sec; 9 — 300 yards, 50 sec; 10—300 yards, 55 sec; 11—300 yards, 45)^ sec. ; 12—300 yards, 41 jj "sec which motion was carried unanimously. At a meeting of the village board of trustees, Sept. 12, 1S8S, consent was given to the incorporation of Hitchcock Hose Co., No. 6, which act of incorpo- ration was recorded Sept. 21, 18S8. From that time to the present the Hitchcock Co has sus- tained a creditable record. The original officers of the company were as follows: President, Chas. H. Drake; Vice-President, Floyd B. Hitchcock: Secretary, William Wood; Treasurer, Fred S. Ben- nett; Foreman, W. T. Linderman; First Assistant Butler, Photos. EMERALD HOSE CO., NO. 4. [See View Hose House, P. SSO.-sk. P. 22T. v,„i;,f'^l"'"r'ir'°i!>''l-.i''""''*™,?"- • ,"• T''0?i'\s Kernan, First Assistant Foreman. .S. Tlionias Kane, Second Assistant loieman. /-MI- | leary, Presirtent n. J. A. Nix, Seeretary. (1. Henry Corcoran, 'i'l-easurer. T. .1. F. Dowd. S. M iVV v/i Vff ';,"t"'''''- }'-2-"--^I'i^''T- 11- Frank Burn... 13. A. .J. I.ucy. l;i. T. .T. Mun-av. 14. George McKane 1-.. .1. Mc.-iuhff. 1, .Tames GatTney. IT. Emmett Cleary. IS. Thomas .M<-.\ulitr. 19. Patrick Dalton. ^ "* - frank Kane. :;_'. .Tames E. Dwyer. Si. John Conch. 24. .Tohn D. Kiley. 2ri. Michael B. Burns. 21 20. Morris Lane. 26. Wm. Meldrim. Hitchcock Hose Co., No. 6, was first organized as an independent company for the protection of the mammoth plant of the Hitchcock Manufac- turing Co., the original members being princi- pally employes in the shops of that company. The organization was effected June 8, 18.SS. Within a week after the date of the formation, at a regular meeting of the board of engineers, a motion was made by John H. Phelps, of the Hook & Ladder Co., that Hitchcock Hose Co., No. 6. become an active member of the Cortland fire department. Foreman, G. W. Schermerhorn; Second Assistant Foreman, A. J. McCready; Trustees, F. S. Bennett, F. B. Hitchcock, C. E. Reed; Representative on Board of Engineers, C. H. Drake. The first appa- ratus was kept in a small room connected with the Hitchcock MaiiufacturingCo. 'ssliopson the south side of Elm street, near the D., L. & W. tracks, and consisted of a two-wheel cart, drawn by a bay horse named " Billy," thegift to the company of Mrs. C. B Hitchcock, the Hitchcock Hose Co. having the honor of owning the first horse in the "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. EMEIiALU HOSE IIUL Cortland fire department. In the spring of iSSg, the building now occupied bj' the company was erected by the organization, to whom it still be- longs. The building is two stories in height, and stands on the north side of Elm street. The first floor is occupied by the apparatus, and at the rear is a stable for the use of the horse. The parlor and bunk rooms areoii the second floor, the Hitch cock Co. also having the honor of inaugurating the bunker system. Late in the year 1SS9, the handsome hose wagon now used by the company was built at the expense of the village of Cort- land, which, with the harness and indicator, are the only portions of the entire system of the or ganization not ow-ned by the compau}-. Up to within three or four years past Hitchcock Hose Co. maintained one of the most efficient drill teams in the state. Its record at conventions of the State Firemen's association, and the Central New York Volunteer Firemen's association, of which the Hitchcock Co. is a member, has been very complimentary to the efficiency of the team. This drill team has won prizes as follows: Emiira, first prize, 18S9 — second prize, 1891; Ithaca, first prize; Oswego, second prize. At Canton encampment, Syracuse, a Braxmar silver trumpet, valued at 5100, was awarded the company for best appear- ing company in line. The present officers of the company are: President, F.S.Bennett; Vice-Pres- ident. Charles Seaman: Secretary, H. Dell Hollis- ter; Treasurer, M. L. Withey; Financial Secretary, John Holmes; Foreman, JIurris Brotherton; First .\ssistant F'oreman, Charles Williamson: Second .Assistant Foreman, Earl Cole; Trustees, S. S. Hor- ton, JI. O'Brien, H. Dell Hollister; Representa- tive on Biiard of Engineers, \Vm T. Lindernian. The Sewers. — In the spring of 1S93 the people of Cortland voted to expend ^70,000 for a system of sewers. The commissioners were C. F. Wick- wire, C. W. Collins, Hugh Duffey, F. H. Cobb and S. S. Knox. Fred Hatch, the village clerk, served as clerk of the board. W. B. Landreth, the vil- lage engineer, made the surveys, and the commis- sioners laid out the system. "The cost of the work, 158,000, was defrayed b}- the issue of bonds draw- ing 4 per cent, interest, which were optional after ten years and not enforceable within twenty' years. The system is the best that could be constructed, and fully answers all purposes. Hutler, Photos. HITt'HCOl'K HOSE t^O. XO. H. ISee sk. P. -".Ii. 1. Mmn'ire Urnthcrton, Foreman. ~. E. S. Cole, Second .\ssistaut Foreman. :i. F. S. Bennett. I'resident. 4. Eugene Tiittle. ."1. :M. O'Hrii-n. li. C. U. Seaman. T. Howard Tuttle. H. John Luce. 9. S. L. Buck. UK Wallace (iardner. 11. Harrv Parks. 1:.'. I'ri'il DeMonil. i:!. Charles Chorley. 14. Frank De.Mond. liS. Harry Cole. 16. Ray Tanner. 17. E. L. Cole. IS. .lohn Holmes. I'.i. Allord Wright. "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND, 231 QTY OF CORTLAND CHARTER. In the introduction to this Souvenir, written by Dr. James M. Milne in October, 1S99, Cortland is declared to be a city in everything except name. While this work was being compiled the name %vas added. The City of Cortland was born March 16, 1900, the day Gov. Theodore Roosevelt signed Chapter 160. Laws of 1900— the city charter. The City of Cortland has a fairly estimated population of 10,000. It became a city with not a vacant house for rent. At the village charter election held March 13, and seven natural channels of trade radiating from Cortland, the center of the state; with al- most three tniles of completed asphalt and brick pavement; with sewer and light conveniences, per- fect water supply, uniforme'd policemen, five fire companies, trolley lines and six hotels. Dr. James M. Milne, who has been called the Father of the City Charter and G. J. Maycumber, who more than any other man has supplied abundant activity in behalf of the charter vis- ited quite a pumber of cities and conducted a thorough and searching incjuiry as to their expe- rience with their respective charters. There is STREET SCENES IX THE VILLAGE OF HOMER. N. Y. Public Green. Looking North (Dr Braman. Pliotoi. Main Street. Northeast (Fred Ford. Photo). TT » u-i, . _.,,-, Maui street, .South (Loaned by Mrs. E. H. Knappi. l?,ast Hills trom V, all Street ;Fred Ford, Photo). Main Street. Northwest (Thos. Kiiobel, Photo). 1900, the last under the old charter, 195S votes were cast. The usual estimate is one voter to five inhabitants— certainly not above that ratio. Among the thirty-five 'cities in the state of the third class, Cortland ranks twenty-ninth in popu- lation with the probabilitv of occupying the twen- ty-seventh position if an ofticial census were taken to-day. In wealth and resources it ranks the twentv- third. ^ This is its present numerical position. Pros- pectively it occupies an enviable place. Its topo- graphical advantages are very great, with a broad level and roomy territory upon which to expand not space here to give the result in detail of their vigorous and intelligent work. The fact that at the charter election in which the question of city or no city charter was made the issue the friends of the measure won by an overwhelming major- ity, after a full discussion on the platform and in the newspapers, proves that the labors of these two gentlemen met with generous approval from the public. Dr. Milne and Henry A. Dickinson then drafted a charter, counseled and advised by O. U. Kel- logg, r^- W. Van Hoesen, N. L. Miller and mem- bers of the different departments and organiza- tions of the village. ■GRIP'vS" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. On Feb. 15 the Board of Trustees (see portraits, page 79), voted a resolution recommending the enactment of this charter by the legislature. On Feb. 16 a petition to the legislature for a charter was signed by all prominent manufac- turers except two, both of whom were in Florida, retary. Those who spoke in favor of the charter were O. U. Kellogg, D. W. Van Hoesen, E. A. Alger, N. L. Miller, H. A. Dickinson and James JI. Milne. Those who opposed a charter without referendum, or for other reasons, were Rev. J. L. Robertson, A. J. Murray, Prof E. C. Cleaves. Dr. SCEN'ES IN THE VILLAGE OF HO.MEi;. X. V. 1. Dr. Braman's Residence (Dr. Bra.nan). i Old Mill (Mrs. R. K^ WilmarthK 3- EaH.Vst Tavern Samson H^^^^^^^ (Dr. Braiiian). +. Sautelle House (Windsor Hnleli. 5. Albany ^-^p" ^ '"^S^ ^^ •™''FV'!l:-n^- w)F, wrHomer 7 .lanies Street .Wihnarthi. 8. Mansion House iWilmartl,). 'X V«ly"'->- El''^™P«l CUunO, (\\^^^^^ from Hel)erd-s Hill Wilmarthi. 11. Main Street t rem the (Jreen (Uilmarthl. 12. Methodist tlmrcn (Uiimarm;. 10. Lower Dam ( Wilmartlii. 14. Coiiarcsational Church (Wilmarth.i. all of the bankers except one, and most all of the business men. Ou Saturday evening, Feb. 24, a public meeting, called by the President of the village, was held at the Opera House. It was presided over by County Judge Joseph E. Egglestou, George J. Mager, sec- V. W. Higgins, I. H. Palmer and B. T. Wright. The meeting closed with a division of the house overwhelminglv favorable to the charter. It was endorsed by both the Republican and Democratic cnuntv and city organizations, and on Feb. 19 introduced in the Senate by Senator Johu- •GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. 233 son, and in the Assembly by Geo. S. Sands. Both sides were heard by the Senate and Assembly cit- ies committee on Feb. 27, and the next day the bill was handed down in both houses with a favorable report. On March 8 the Assem- bly bill was passed in the lower house aud substi- tuted for the .Senate bill in the upper, reaching the Governor the next day. The vote in the Assembly was 139 ayes, o noes, and in the Senate 47 ayes, o noes. The Governor gave a hearing March 16, and the same day signed the bill, having held the ques- tion open until after the village charter election, which was held Tuesday, March 13, and which de- clared b}' a vote of nearly two to one for the charter. On the evening of March 19 the village Mrs. Wilmarth, Photo. THE OLD ALBANY POST ROAD. Board of Trustees met and organized as the Common Council of the city, and at such meeting ap- pointed two additional aldermen as required by the charter, thus completingthe Common Council. At a meeting March 22, the Mayor and Common Council ap- pointed the officers for 1900 re- quired in the act. At the date of going to press the following are the elective and appointive citv officers for 1900: Mayor— S. N. Holden. .\ld.,Ward i— Edward Yager. Ward 2— C.F.Thompson. Ward -,— A. E. Buck. ,Ward 4— E. D. Wood. Ward 5— William G. Mc- Ea'|i^^^S^ p:; .^S;&^'; ■9^\\ 'fW% m is f^ 1^1 D Borrowed Cut. THE HOMER REPUBLICAN. AU. Aid. Aid. Aid. Kinney. Aid., Ward 6— Vernon Skeele. City Clerk— Fred Hatch. City Chamberlin — George J. Maycumber. City Judge — R. L. Davis, City .attorneys— Kellogg &Van Hoesen. City Physician — E. A. Didama, M. D. Cit}' Assessor — Eugene W. Bates. Commissioner of Charities— J. R. Schermerhorn. Board of Public Works— Strat- ton S. Knox, President; Ches- ter F. Wickwire, Hugh DufFev, Frank H. Cobb, Charles W. Col- lins. Board of Education— F. D. Smith, President; C. F. Brown, A. W. Edgcomb, G. J. Mager, W. J. Greenman, N. Jay Peck, Ed- ward Keator, F. P. Hakes, M. H. Vale. Superintendent of Schools — F. E. Smith, Secretarv of the Board. Board of Health— A. C. Wal- rad, President; D. C. Greenman, secretary; F. L. McDowell and Henry I. Relyea. 234 " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. Bentley, Photo. SCENE ON TIOUGHMOGA-Fr. The Pressman on this Souvenir has shown ca- pability, good judgment and rare qualifications as a pressman. The best half-tone work requires special facilities. Mr. H. G. Joy, Jr., 23 years of age, has had five years' experience, one year as the chief pressman, but this is his first job requir- ing so much skill. This work he produced on a Huber two-revolution, four-roller, double-inking press, than which no better press is made for fine job work. It is a credit to the young man, who gives promise of a flattering future in the art of high class productions. Farther Lights So- ciety — The Farther Lights society of the First Baptist church was organized Aug, 12, 1898, by Miss Lizzie Hyatt of Boston, with a membership of four. Since that time it has steadily grown, until now it numbers 31 ac- tive members and one honorary member. It is a society for young ladies, and its object is for the support of wo- men and children on the foreign fields. The present officers are: President, Mrs. Jesse Bos worth; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. W. W. Ben- nett; secretary, Jliss Harriet Robinson; treasurer. Miss Jessa- mine Ellsworth. E r ra ta., — In the sketch of L. M. Loope, M Pine St. Bridge, Homeh. q„ page Mi he is rep- resented as a Democrat. He has always been one of the strongest of Prohibitionists, with no imme- diate prospect of a change in his politics. Ishkoot Council, D. of P., was organized March 14, 1900. The officers: Poc, Mrs. Mary Gleason; Winona, Mrs. Mary Summers; Prophet, .\lice Sheridan; Powhattaii, Ernest Summers; K. of R.. Margaret Haves; K. of \V., Ellen Summers; C. of W., Ellen Woods; ist S., Anna Mellon; 2d S., Elizabeth O'Donnell; ist R., Tessie Dwyer; 2d R., Mary Ready; G. of T., Miss B. Couch; G. of F., Maggie Ga'rritv; ist C, Miss E. Noonan; 2d C, MissL. Dillon; ist W., J. Kelly; 2d W.,J. Sum- mers; 3d W., J. Harriott; 4th W., G. Gleason. HOMER, N. Y., GREEN. .\CA1)K.MIES .\ND fHfRCHES. Cortland Academy— Erected ISl'.». Demolished 1809. Homer Green. 18.jl). Homer Academy- Erected IHtJ'.t. Burned Jan. 17, 189:j. Homer Academy-^Erected l8Ki. INDEX TO "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. i [ABBREVIATIONS Iiiilicate, viz :~b, build- ing ; p, portrait ; s, sketch ; v, view, nlr. interior ; r. residence. Where no Abbreviation is Used it Indi- cates a Sketch with Engravings on the Same Page if any Eng's Accompany the Sketch. Figures indicate the page]. Adams, Coruelia, P145 Adams, E Louise, P97 Adams, Minerva, P145 Agr'l Society, 195 Alexander, HK, p22o Alger,Minnie, py Allen. Albert, 142 Allen, Harriet, pi6i Alley. Edward, 14S Ames,GH. 169 mes,MrsGH, pi6i A o U W, 19- Apgar,Mrs HJ, P145 Argyle PI, V95 Armitage.AW, p47 Assembly list, 140 Athletic Ass'u, 107; p,bi83 Atkinson, EE, p2oo Banquet of '21, 186 Banta,EJ.pS Baptist church. First, 5; v6— Y P S C E 7— Home Missions 20 — W F M C 19 — Baraca 25 — Ladies' Aid 30— S S 14 — Farther Lights Society, 234 Baptist ch. Memorial 31 — Sunday-school 31 — Woman's P'oreign Mission 31 — Home Mission 31 — Farther Lights 31 — Phebe Helpers 31 Bar,CortlandCo, 17S Barber.EL, p6o Barber, JS, 60 Bardwell, Mrs Alice, P145 Battles, History, 136 Bauder.Delos, 194 Beach, Mrs M. P145 Beard & Peck. 66 Beha,Jas, P156 Benedict. Clara, P97 Benedict, Mrs Clara, pi6i Benjamin, PW. P75 Benjamin, S M, 37 Bennett, GW, P176 Bennett.WW, 176 Bennett. Mrs WW, P176 Bentley,BL. 200 Hentley.Mrs Anna, p78 Bentley.Mary B, p97 Bingham & Miller, 126; bi27 Hirdlebongh, pq6 Bishop. :\IariaW, pS Blodgett.ED. P196 Blodgett.Mrs ED, pi6i Booth, Clara t), pS; 145 Booth. Mrs WA, pi6l Booth, WM, pS Bosworth, Herbert, P183 Bowen.GO, 201; p200 Bridges. Longest 130 Bronson.HL. 193 Brotherton, Morris, 13183 Brown. AS, sr64; P64 46 183; b65 Brown, Celia. pi6i Brown, CF, s.ntri52; P152, 96 Brown, Mis Frankie, P174 Brown, WH. P174 Buchanan, WJ Hose Co, 218 Buck & Lane, 138 Bucll, CH, 47 Bull.JS, ri44 Burgess, AS, 146; b.ntr 147 Burlingham.BT, P219 Burns, Anna, P156, 174 Burrows, ES, P90, S91 Bushnell.HT, 71 Butler.GE, 143 Butlerfield,Mrs Nellie, P174 Byrnes. Elizabeth, P156 Byrnes, John F, P156 Carding mill, 136 Carley.AA. P96 Carpenter, PT. 137 Carriage Goods Co, 133 Case, MA, 53 Cately,SW. S169; P170 Cathch. St Mary's. SV154; ntr 155 — Ro.sary 145 — Sodality 156 — Choir i55;pi56 — Altar 157 — Ladies' Catholic Ben lor — C MBA 103— Parochial Kes. V155 Central Box Co, 220; V222 Chambers.Mrs M A, P145 Chapin,AW. p2t9 Chaplin, HW, pio2 Charles St, vS2 Chatterton.GT, 109 Cheney. FJ, p8 Church St, V48 Cigar M I'niou, 27 Clark, WH. p-. 196 Clements, Rev Robt. 20S Clergy, Cortland, P94 Clergy's Impressious^W H Pound 71 — J T Stone 75 — O A Houghton 104 — Amos Watkins 120 — G E T Stevenson loi— U S Milburn 31— J C B Moyer44. Cobb & Co, 129 Cobblestone Sch H, V63 CoIe,MrsWR. pi6i Cole, NettieE, P97 Collins, MrsB. P145 Coligau,Katherine, P156 Conable, I^enaK, p97 Cong ch sv,26 — Y P S C E 61— Missions 56 — p;ast Side Br 62 Conser\'atory Music. 199 Constantine.Mary. P156 Contributors Souvenir. 112 Coon Bros. 139 Coou.EB, 139 Coon.D 139 Cooper Bros, 204 Corcoran, JH, pSo Cornish. WA, p8 Cornish, MrsCWB, P145 Correspondents, 47 Corset City Band, 216 Cortland Buggy C0.20S Cortland Bus Inst, 70 Cortland Canton. 85 Cortland Chapter, 100 Cortland City Charter and Officers, 231 Cortland Commandery, 100 Cortland County, 126 Cortland Co. Med So, 3.=s Cortland Desc. 2 Cortland Encmp, 84 Cortland Erec Towns. 176 Cortland Histor>', 3 Cortland House (new)sbi46; (old) 195; ruins, VI94 Cortland Senate Dist, 133 Cortland Steam Laund, 12T Cortland Tax and Val, 193 Cortland in War, '61. 157 Cortland Wagon Co, b 114:5115 ; ntr, vi 18-120 Cortland Vill Council. P79 Cortland Vill Presidents and Clerks, 89 Cort'ville Lodge. P' & A M, 99 Cort'ville Organization, 113 Cort'ville Sup, 127 Cort'ville Clerks, 121 Corwin.AB, p2uo County Bg, H3 County Calendar, 16S County Clerks, 167 Co Clerk B'g (old)vi05, 578; (new)vi04; S83 County Directory, 167 County House, 208 County Judges and Surr, 146 County Seat Question, 130 Court st, vS2, 3 Courteous Officers. 192 Court H and Jail, V122 Court H. first. 122 Courtney, J, 107 Courtney, TE, 107 Court Appeals. Judges. 184 Courts, 173 Cowles. RevJJ, p220 Cramer & HoUister, sbi4o; ntr 141 Cramer. LS, spi40 Crandall,WG, sp20i Credit Where Due, 113 Grossman, Augusta, P156 Cudworth,JW, 43 Curry. CM, p8 Dakin.AW, 70 Daua.DrHT. iSi Darby. AE. 200 Davern & Co. 157 Davis. Eugene, s p47 Davis. Jenkins & Hakes, 202 Davis, RL, 193 Dean.t'O, 132 Death Penalty. 16S Dental office, oldest, 199 Democrat. 130 Deyo, IT, p7 Didama.DrEA, 68 Distances Around Globe. 125 Dist Attornevs. list. 135 D, L &. W R'RSta. V25 Donegaii,FJ.p2oo Door & Window Screen Co. 150 Dougherty & Miller. 192 Dowd, CB', P156 Dowd, Edward, p75 Dowd.Man'F. p75 Drexler & Tiff t, 1S8 Duffey.Hugh, 118; p7, 117; rii? DufFey, Edwin. 144 Dunn. FA, p2oo Dunn.LillieE, pi99 Dvvyer.Tessie. p2oo Earliest Industries, 93 Earliest Landlords, 89 Earliest Schools. 202 Early Business Ventures, 122 Early Lawyers, 149 Early Racing, So Early Railroad Projects, 176 Early Settlers, Si Early Turnpikes, 175 E & C N Y R R Sta. V25 Edgcomb.AW. P96 Edson.DrHS, 137 p;ditorial. 112 Ellis Omn & Cab Co, 41 ; b4o Elm St, V87 Ensign, DE. 212; p2i4 Elon Encampment, lOOF, S3 Episcopal ch, Grace, 555— Vested Choir 63 —Young People's Society 69— St Agues Guild 69 Ettling,AM, PS170; ri7i Errata, LMLoope, 234 P"airchild,Mary Louise, P97 Farmers' Club, 159 Female Seminary, 121 Filzinger.MB. 168 Finch, Ralph, P174 Fine Wire Drawers, 66 P'iiin.Ike. p2o6 Fire of '^3. 105 Fire of '84, 105 Fire Department, 225-230 First Nat Bank, s ntr 148; b ntr 149 Fitzgerald, LJ. 117; rii6i p7, 116 Fitzgerald, Maud, pi6i Flanagan, Anne, p97 Foote, Mildred. p2oo Foote.MrsLM, PI45 Force, Marguerite, pi45 Forrest, LuluM, pg7 Forshee,JH, 212; P214 Fortnightly Club, 98; pi6i Fowler. Zora, p200 Gale.P'lla, pS,i45 Galusha, Fanny. p97 Gamell. Katherine, P156 (iarritl.WP, p222 Garrity.EUaC, P97 Garvey, Katharine, p2oo Gas Co, 179 George, AnnaC, P97 Gillette Skirt Co, 57 Gladding & Brown, 121 Goodhue, Marion. p8 Gooding. SN. pSo Goodrich, Mary,pi45 Goodyear,DrMiles, 35 Governors,Colonial NY, 141 Governors, NY, 153 Graham. Mr^FL, pi6i Grange. 62 Grant, John, P156 Grant St, V34 Graves, Lewis, P1B3 Graves, MabelL. P97 Greenbush st, V71 Greenman,WJ. p96; nsi Griffin. HelenE, pS Groton ave, V30 GroverPost.G A R, 48 Grover Relief Corps, 49 Haben.Anna, p2oo Habeu. Lizzie. p2oo Halbert, Carrie. spi27; pi27,i6i Hannum, David, 205; p2o6; r207 Harris, FL, 42 Hayes, Maggie. pi74 Haymakers., 89 Hendrick,HC, 212 Hendrick,Mary F, p8, 145 Hendrick.MrsL, PMS Henry MrsF, pr45 Higgins.FW, 33 Higgiub.Mrs Kittie, P145 Hinman,Miss. pi6i Historical Souvenir, 110 Hoffman. Anna, P174 Holden,SN, 102; p79 Holden & Co, 102 Hollenbeck.MrsGP, pi6i Hollister Bros, no Homeopathic See, 68 Homer Views, 231-234 Homer ave, V34 Homer Nat Bank, b207 Hopkiiis,EJ, P46 Hopkins, H. P183 Hospital. 27 Houghton. RevOA. 39; p94 Howard. Dewitt, P46 House of Rep, speakers, 18S Howe Vent SLove Co. 1S9 Howell, Rev Jasper. 6; p94 Howes. SarahM. p75 Hulbert.EM, ri5i Hubbard, HB, 187 Hubbard, Mary, pi45 Hughes,MrsCB. pi45 Hyatt. DrFO, 201 Hyatt. p;H. 6d Hyde. Salem, p7 Illuminating Gas, 79 lOGT. 53 Isaacs, FG. 219: V224, Ishkoot Council, D of P, 234 Jar\'is,MrsJG. pi6i Jayne,MrsC. P145 Johnson. IV. Si Johnson. MrsEMH, pi^r, Johnson, HC, p2io: r2i5 Joues.Frank, P46 Joy.HG.jr. p2oo Joy.HG. P199 Keator. Edward. 14S; P96. 14S Kellogg. JB. 172: utr 173; clerksi74 Kellogg.HM, 39; ntr 13s Kellogg,Or. p- Kelley, James. P1S3 Kennedy.GeoH. P46 Kennedy, JohnA, 1S4 Kennedy. TE. piji: S172 Kerby.RE. p47 Kernan. MrsD, 156 King's Daughters, 26 KinKsley.AB. pi3r Kirhy. Helen, P145 Knapp.AnnaM. P97 Knox.SS, pr5.S Kremlin, Hotel 142 I.,adies' Literarj- Club, 32; pi45 I.amont. r224 Lanigan.FW. P75, 156 Lanigan,JP. P156 Lanigan.MrsFW. P156 Lanigan, Margaret, pi56 Lawyers Practicing. 177 Legislature. 135 Lester.GeoT, 046 I^ester.ID. P46 I^ewis Lodge. I O O F 84 Library Franklin Hatch, 24 Lincoln ave, V36 Linderman.MrsLL. pyS Little York Lake, V59 Littleton. Katharine, p!56 Littleton. Xora. P156 Loope.LM, (correction P234) 131 Lord.CR. P199 Losee.MinnieA, p2oo L V R R Sta. V2:^ Lyon. Patrick, P46 Maccabees. 65 Mager,GJ. P175.96; sri74 Maher.WF, P46 Main st. V2. 4, 5, 2S. iii, S2, 89, 62, 153 MancIeville.DoraC. P47 Mantan^-e.WJ, 22; p23 Manufacturers. 145 Maple ave. vS; Maricle.FH, 136 Maricle & Johnson. sv2io McCuIlough.LMay, P97 McDowell, MrsFD. pi6i McEvov.Chas, P156 McEvoy.TJ. pS, 47 McCiraw, 209-224 McGraw,AP.CorsetCo. pr22i McGraw Post Office, 216; V219 McGrawville, 215. 216 I^IcGraw&Osgood. 67 McGraw, Martha. pi6i McGraw,^IrsGW, pi6i McGuire,JP,p[56 McKinnev&Doubleday, 54 McLoghlin. RevBF. 154 McLoghlin.RevJJ. t'^s: P94 McNett,AW.5-i Meade, \VG, 44 Mead, Grace. P97, 161 i\I E ch. First. 37; V3S — Epworth league 41 — Women's Home Mission 63 — Junior Epworth league 6g— Wonien'.s Foreign Mission 101— Sunday-school Mission 107 —Ladies' and Pastor's Union 105 — Sun- day-school III Methodist chu. Free, 50 M E ch. Homer ave, 22 — S S Mission 30— Ladies' and Pastor's Aid .3o— \V F Mis- sions 42 — Junior league 62 — Epworth league 5~ Messenger House. 160: vi6i Messenger. MrsM.I. pi4.s Milbnrn.Revl'S. 33: P94 Militia, Old 139, Miller.RH, p46 Milne. J M, 106 Model Market. S8 Monroe Heights. V34 Moore. Emma, p2oo Morau. Agnes, P156 Moran.T'rances. P156 Morse. CM. p47 Mountains, High. 1,4 Mover. RevJCB, p.^ Mudge.MrsFP. p7^ :Mudge,MrsHE. pi45 iVturphy.John, P1S3 Xash.MrsEA. pi45 Xearv.DrPM. 113 Xix,\V'r. p8o Xormal school. 8-21 Normal schools. state, 172 Xorth Main, V34 , North Church, V87 Norton, MrsMyra, pyS O'Connell, Elizabeth. 156 O'Day. Katharine, P75 Opera House. iSi Orrasbv.ErailyC. p8 Osgood.MrsJG, pi6i Owegost, V.S2 Owens, Rev. 50; p>94 Palraer&Co, s b74; ntr 76: clerks75 Palnier.JSL, P46 Park st, v8? Parker.ED. p8o Parker.OliveH, P97 Parsons.L, 211 Pavements. Village, 207 Pavement, First, 78 Peck Bros. 45 Peck FJ. ivS Peck.NJ. 66; P96.66 PerLee.E, P183 Perry.ClaraA, P97 Petersen. Adolf-Dahm. 43 Phelps. Robt, p2oo Photographers.Cortland. iii Photography. Auld Lang Syne, 72 Pierce, Frank, P4- Police Force, So Political FZquality Club. 78 Poor account. 162 Population cities. 131 Population counties, 19B Population Cortland, no Population Towns iSio. 208 Population, Vicinity villages, 132 Port Watson st, V32 Postmasters. list, 93 Postoffice staff, 46 Pound. Rev \VH. 70: p94 Presbyterian ch.92: ntr93 — Missiou Bands 86— \Vomans Foreign Missions lol — V Young People's Society loi — Ladies' Home Missions 94— Missiou Library 94 Prospect st, v8o Prudential Life, 171 Public buildings. 3 Purvis.Robt. pri62; S163 Purchas,FA, p220 Purchas.WG, p220 Place.CF. p2l6 Place, MrsCF. p2i6 Railroad st. v^s Railroad st Market, 88 Randall, BH, r22o Rathbun.AinieA. pS Rebekahs, 85 Red Men. S6 Reese.DrFD, p, ri63: S164 Reese. MrsFC. P145 Regiment. Hist 76th. 143 157th. 151 " ■' 185th. 149 Reynolds ave. V34 Rickard st, V95 Rickard.MrsE. P145 Rigby.EB, p75 Rindge.LM. p20O Rittenhonse.LB, p200 Rivers,Loug, 125 Robinson. EB, P47 Roe. Miss, P145 Roman Arch. V141 Ross. BE. P200 Koval Arcanum. 63 Ru'ff.Mathew. P183 Sager&Jennings, 50; b5i Sands, GS, 24; p23 Sanders. CR, p47 Santee.DrEM, 5S Sarson.Ct-, P199 Sarvay.MP^ s ntr 120: pi2o. 183 Sanders. FP. 177 Savings Bank. 182 Schermerhorn.Jamts, P156 Schermerhorn.JR. no6 School Public. 96-101 Schools.N Y slate, 137 Science Club, 43 Scientists, First ch, 53 Seager.JohnC. 128 Second Nat Bank, 174; bi75 Senators, f S, list. 150 Settlers. First. 195 Sewers, 230 Sharp,AnuaM, P97 Sheeley.Theo. p4tj Shepard.DE, s. p ntr 124: utr.bi25 Sheriffs.list. 165 Sheridan. Alice, p2Qo Silcox.WH. p6o Skidniore. Miriam, s Sniith&Beaudry, bsi9o; ntr 191 Smith, Dorr. 146 Smith. MrsB, P145 Smith. FD. P96 Smith, FE. i>97 Smith, RF. 134; pi34,i83 Smith.MrsHL, pi6i Smith.JA. p8o Smith, MR. 212; pr2i3 Smith, HL, 175 Smith. MB, p2oo Smith, Miss Sylvia, p2i6 Soldiers' mon. V49 Sornberger.DrJS. 69 Sornbfrger,MrsKF. P145 Spalding. MrsDrJ. 186 Sprague.AA. P79 Squires. JS, p7 Standard. Cortland. 196-200 State Board of Equalization. 193 State Bgs.Trustees. 18S State Canal Board, 192 State Canvassers, 183 State Commissioners, 180 State Com's Canal Fund, 182 State Excise Dpt. 127 State Land Board, iSo State Officers, 179 State officers' salary, 132 State Regents, 16S State Senate. 194; State Senators, 208 Stephens.F.ditha, P145 Stevenson. RevEGT. sioo; P94 Stevenson, Theo. i64 Stone, RevJT. 93; P94 Stone. LillieH.'pS, 161 Stowell&Co. 103 Strowbridge.DrLydia. P78 Structures, High, 132 Suggett.JA. 7 Sullivan, Josie, P156 Tarbel Post.WH, G A R, 221 Taylor.BF, 17S Taylor.TP, 220; V222 Temple, Eva, p6o The National Bank, bsi58; ntri59 Thompson. CP", p7q Tiffl. Clarence. 167 Tioughnioga Club. laS; bi67 Tioughnioga. Navigable, 73 Tioughnioga River, V56 Tompkins st, V72 Townsend. Rosabella. 97 Truxton, On the Road, V205 Turner. Elizabeth, pi6i, 97 Turner.JH. P46 Turner. Edith. pi6r Turner. MrsSDarby. 73 Twiss.MrsJF, pi45 Tvler&Smilh, .sbi34; utr 13.5 U'A M. 52 I'niou St. V95; s2o8 Universalist ch, S2S-, v2g — Ladies' Aid. VanBergen.Mar^'E. P97 VanBrocklin.CE. iSo VanGorden.MaryC, p97 VanHoesen.EllaM, P97 \'anHoesen,MrsLG. PI45 VanHoesen.DW, r205 Van Wormer.EE, p2oo Vernoov.DrCD. 16s \'esta Lodge I O 6 F. 83 Wolcott.WC, P75 Wallace. Ada J, P97 Wallace. AD. sbigi; P183 Wallace Block. 54 Wallace.DF. n95 Walrad.MrsGC. PI45 Walrad.CP, 1S2 Walsh. James, P156 Walsh. Kitty. PI56 Walsh. Wm'. piso Walsh. Mrs. pi6i Walter.OW, 156 Ward. FA. p47 Warren. Tanner&Co, s ntr 166; bi67 Warren, MissC, p2j6 Water.size of large Bodies. 128 A\'ater Works, s ntr 179: bi.79: V77 Watkins.Rev Amos, S123; P94 Watrous,MrsM>L pi45 WC T r, 67 Weatherwax.MarionI,, PI99 Webb.BL. 182 Weber.John, 1S4 Weld.NinaL, 75 White.AB. p7=; White. AsaJ, 47 Wl\ite, Cornelia. pi6i White.CH. pi99 White. LT, P79 White. Mary, pi6i Whitney Wagon Co. s b p9o; utr 91 Wickwire Bros. 203 Wickwire.TH. p7; r202 Williams. Man.-E, P97 Wiug.FW, p2oo Wood. ED, p79 Wootl.MrsM. P174 Woodburv.Mar\E. p97 Wright. ElizabethM. pS Wright. ER. 125 Yager, GP, 1S5 Yager&Crandall. 201 Yale.MH, P96 Y M C A. 162 Y M C A Auxiliar>-, 68 Y M C A gymnasium, 162: vi6i Yoemans.WillianiF. P46 ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. UUUU _S EWiNG MAeHmrs^ ' SEWING MACHINE HEADQUARTERS. W.J.Perkinuto, Cortfand's Ceadinij Druejqi'sf, Always Carries a Full and Superb Slock of Druggist's Sundries, Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Painter's Supplies. Si im STREET, 54 • WdPERKI ■J „ — ■■'■■■^-■■ir:: ■ " ' .z-. /• % ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. fILZINSER OPEN NIGHT AND DAY. Cor. Main St. and Clinton Ave. A. B. Filzinger. I'lop Q F. HORNBECK, NO. 17 NORTH MAIN ST., Has added iA£. H. AaZOOLLHND. Manufacturer and Dealer in New Testing Appliances, Bl^YCLE^ tUB 5aNbRIE5, FOR TESTING THE EYES FOR GL.\SSES. And will keep all Ivintis of frames and lenses at moderate prices. Work and Goods Warranted. Testing free of charge. Watches. Diamonds. Jewelry, Clocks. &c. Re- pairing of all kinds. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. Repairing Neatly Done. New and Second-band Wheels for Sale. J 22 Main Street, Cortland, N. Y. QLAKl) YOUR EYESIGHT. He who has lost his sight hest, knows its value. Hun- dreds suffer loss of sight. Timely attention might have prevented it. Weak Eyes. Headaches and Xervo\isness can he prevented bv having your eyes properly examined and fitted. Also children who are cross-eyed can have their eyes straightened under my care without cutting. Eyes e.xamineil tree. M. Michelso.v, Optician. 39 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, N. \ . (TORTLAND^ Bottli9(5 U/orKs, HENRY CORCORAN, Pf?op. io„A;,-^i,-s^-^''^' f-^i r, ),.,_,, I 37 and 39 Port Watson Street, CORTLAND, N. Y. .....MA.NL'KACTUKKlt OF.. Soda atid Mineral Waters, High Grade Ginger Ale. 7VY. K. QUINN, Successor to JAMES KELLY & CO., .M.\xrK.\t"ruuEB OK Fine Havana and Domestic Cigars and Touacco, It I'ort Watson St., CORTL-AND, - N. V. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT " GRIP'S " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. DENTISTRY. -We have adopted a Cash System, and are able to do Dental -Work at about One-Half the Old Prices. Artificial Teeth on Rubber, $5.00. Gold Plates $5.00 Below Other's Prices. We have had more than twenty-five years' experience in preserving the Natnr.il Teeth, and Our Work is Not an Experiment. SMITH'S DENTAL ROOMS, ^'^^^^rVlI^nS.^iJ:^^^ ^"^•• -t- RLOUR. FEED, GRT^IN. Bailed Hay and Straw, Ground Oyster Shell, Bone and Poultry Food. .\n Orders Promptly Filled. C. O. SMITH, No. 9 Groton Avenue. DR. G. F. WADE. "'^^ d:.": Veterinary Surgeon ST. Member of the Royal College Veterinary Surgeons, Eneland. Or.iauafe of Edinburgh. Scotland. Licen- tiate i>f the liiiiversity of the State of New York. Fel- liiiv of the Kdinburgh Veterinary Medical Association. Fifteen yearsuf practical e.xperience in Veterinary work. Firing' ddiie by Thermo-Cautery— quite painless and leav- ini.' iiu blemish. All Diseases of Horses and Cattle suc- cessfully treated. Consultation Free. Office 26 Church St., Cortland, N. Y, Telephone 121. Next to Court House. ,ggl--«--^ Hot Water, Gas and Steam Fitting, Etc. No. S Orchard Street, CHARLES H. JONES, D. D. S., Samson B-txiXcixiig, Conr tland, IST. "ST. SATaRDAYS DEVetED TO THE GARE OF CHILDREN'S TEErH. C. E. & L. S. INGALLS, ^DENTISTS.- ISTo. 1 lvIa±3=L Street, TJiJ Stairs, CortXanci, 3ST. "5r. C. E. Xasr(3-.A.LLS. L. S- IlSrC3-.A.LLS, ID. ID. S. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT "GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF CORTLAND. "MURPH" PAINTS THE SIWNS. JNO. J. MURPHY, SIGN AM) BANNEK STUDIO, 99 Homer Avenue. QAVLORD & HAYNES. DRESSMAKING PAP.LORS. No. 21K> Railroad St.. ( ■ortlaiKl, N. Y. Room -'. (Jrand Central Building. CUTTINIi AND FlTTISli A SPECIALTY. Mrs. L. E. Gayi.okii. M. Amoe Hayses. lyilSS SARAH A. \VO()D. FUR AND CLOAK \VORK. Old (iarnients made to look like new. Calvert Block, Main Street. MRS. MILLIE L. RICH.ARDSON. Stylish Dressmaker, 104 Port Watson St. r>OMPARE OUR WORK WITH THE BEST ONLY and take your soiled clothes to the CITY STEAM LAUNDRY, NO. 7 TOMPKINS STREET. G. M. Houghton. JU[ B. INGALLS, DENTIST. A SPECIALTY OF EXTRACTING TEETH WITHOUT PAIN. NITROUS OXIDE GAS. LOCAL ANEASTHETIC. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. I and 2 Wickwire Building, Cortland, N. Y I M. DILLON, FINE CUSTOM MADE SHIRTS. o\'er ~li Main Street, CoKTi..\M). N. ^■. Measurements retained. All work guaranteed. ROBERT E. BARNED, PROPRIETOR Goriland Sieam GleaniiiQ and Due Works. atu. NORTH .MAIN ST., Opposite Lincoln .\ venue. -\ THE "NEW MODEL" MILK COOLEK and AKK.-VTOU is always ahead. "The Only Orig- inal." We sell direct. Made of best stock, with rustless bottom. -n i« . , 'ii . _t^^ Send for circular and prices to H. \ W.GAZLAY, Mgrf, 07 Groton Ave., Cortland, N. Y. CTEAM CARPET CLEANER •^ 11 nd FEATHER AND MATTRESS RENOVATOR. Your carpets are thoroughly purified and sprayed free with Kilraite, for which I am sole agent of Cortland county, thus insuring them against carpet bugs and moths. p. S.— Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Wm. CoLWEi.i., Proprietor, tit> Madison St., Cortland, N. Y. G. \V. BRADFORD, DRU(iGlST. 107 Main Street, Cortland. N. V. ''GRIP'S" HISTORICAL SOUVENIR NO 7 CITY OF CORTLAND NEW YORK »RICE FIFTY CENTS HE (^Piampion /Aili^ (pooler (Company, 35 RAILROAD ST., CORTLAND, N. Y., MANUFACTURER AND DBALBR IN DAIRY SUPPLIES, EVERYTHING for the.... CREAMERY, CHEESE FACTORY, a^J MILK DEALER. ^ .^ ^ ^ Special Agents for the DE LAVAL SEPARATOR. 5!?^I^^^u^8 /T\ai>ufa(;tijriQ^ Qo., OojirfcXaxa.a. IT. "ST. MANUFACTURERS OF THE KITCHEN CABINET NEW AND eOMPbETE Place for Kitchen Utensils and Baking Material. Size of Kitchen Table— Oak Finish— Zinc Top- Easily Cleaned. Flour Bin, Knife and Spoon, Sugar and Spice drawers — Meat and Bread Boards — Tinware Cupboard. fiapdicst ar>d most Ujeful IT) tl?