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ESCRIPTION  OF  CORTLAND, 

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PORTLAND,  the  county  seat  of  Cortland 
county,  although  a  village  in  name,  is 
^^^_  a  cit}-  in  size,  in  public  spirit  and  ac- 
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  f^^t 
above  sea  level,  on  a  fertile  plain   formed  by  the 


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tem  large  enough  to  niegt^^j^emands  of  a  con- 
stantly increasing  [lopulaKDn,  of  gas  and  electric 
plants  with  auiiile  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  nearly  all  the  prominent  streets 
gives  equal  evidence  of  the  public  spirit,  pride  and 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


M.A.IN  STKEKT,  NORTH 


confluence  of  seven  valleys,  framed  by  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 
makes  Cortland  the  natural  trading  center  of  a 
large  district.  Through  five  of  its  valleys  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- 


FROM  COURT  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  hi-rh  public  spirit.  Although  Cortland 
is  a  city  of  .iiuess  and  its  upbuilding  has  been 
the  creation  of  business  ve  itures  and  enterprises, 
at  no  time  in  its  history  1  s  the  purely  mercenary 
spirit  possessed  it.  Nor  ive  its  better  impulses 
ever  been  touched  by  th  blight  of  wealth  in  the 
hands  of  ignorant  self-se  cing  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  by  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 
happ3' 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  JAMES    M.    MILNE. 


N  .\PRIL  8,  iSo8,  by  an  act  of  the  leg- 
islature, four  whole  and  two  half  town- 
ships were  taken  from  the  southern  part 
of  Onondaga  county  and  formed  into  a 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS,  COHTL.-^ND,  18W. 


From  "Standaril  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,  1829.  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  Cortlaudville  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  1810  shows 
the  population  of  the  town  of  Homer  to  be  2975. 
The  internal  improvements  and   developments   of 


not  built  till  1819  and  was  a  quaint  one-storv  brick 
structure  on  the  site  of  the  present  county  clerk's 
office.  During  the  year  1816-17  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  1829  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  following,  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,  lH6t>. 


"Standard  Ind.  Ed.' 


the  town  seem  to  have  kept  pace  with  the  increas- 
ing population.  .\s  early  as  179S  a  schoolhouse 
had  been  built  and  a  school  opened  with  Joshua 
Ballard  as  teacher.  In  the  same  j'ear  a  gristmill 
was  erected,  thus  establishing  the  first  trade  cen- 
ter in  the  county.  In  i.Soi  two  religious  societies 
were  organized,  the  Baptist  and  the  Congrega- 
tional. In  180S  a  medical  societ}'  was  formed. 
The  3'ear  i8io  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  year  iSro 
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  i8o8,  the   first  county   clerk's  office   was 


the  site  of  the  old  county  clerk's  office  a  new 
structure  was  erected  in  1876,  as  county  clerk  and 
surrogate's  office.  Nov.  5,  1S53,  the  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  academj'  and  L'nion 
school — was  chartered,  and  for  many  years  was 
maintained  at  private  expense  and  at  great  sacri- 
fice but  with  generous  liberalit}'.  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  wide  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 


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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  \'ears 
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.  ii,  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  in 
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 
vears. 


MAIX,  CORNER  TOJIPKIXS  STREET,  1820. 


"Standard  Ind.  Ed." 


the  benefit  of  the  Normal  school  increased  the 
amount  to  nearly  fioo.ooo. 

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 
1S92. 

■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  1875  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  I'nion  army 
the  76th  regiment,  four  companies  of  the  157th 
regiment  and  three  companies  of  the  iS5th  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,  iSoi,  as  the  Homer  Baptist  church,  at  a  meet- 
ing held  at  the  home  of  Asahell  Minor.  On  May 
15  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,  1802,  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  II  and  12,  1823. 
The  first  house  of  worship  of  this  church  was  lo- 
cated where  Fitz  avenue  and  Homer  avenue 
intersect.      This   house   was    sold     to  the    Wes- 


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lej-an  Methodists,  who  moved  it  to  Blodgett 
Mills,  where  it  was  used  by  that  society  until 
June  4,  1890,  when  the  First  Wesleyan  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  occasionalU'.  On 
June  19,  1.S02,  the  church  voted  to  "support  the 
gospel  by  etjuality  "  and  two  brethren  were  ap- 
pointed to  make  out  the  first  assessment  upon  the 
members   which   was   as  follows  :   Peleg  Babcock, 


Photo  by  Butler. 


FIRST  BAPTIST  CHUPvCH. 


I2.08;  John  Keep,  $2.2f>  ;  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  TuUy  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  mouths,  beginning  the  first  of  Octo- 
ber last." 

However,  it  was  not  until  1807  that  the  church 
had  a  regular  pastor,  the  Rev.  Alfred  liennett, 
who  united  with  the  church  by  letter,  April  29, 
1804,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  church. 


March  15,  1806,  being  called  to  the  pastorate  Feb. 
14,  1807,  and  ordained  June  iS,  1S07.  The  church 
was  incorporated  at  Albany,  June  8,  1810,  as  the 
I'irst  Baptist  Society  of  the  Town  of  Homer.  On 
Dec.  S,  1830,  the  name  of  the  church  was  changed 
to  the  First  Baptist  Church  and  Societ)-  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  .-^pril  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,  1896, 
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  have 
served  the  church  :  Rev.  -Al- 
fred Bennett,  1807-1828;  Rev. 
Peleg  Card,  1828-1830;  Rev. 
Alfred  Gates,  1830-1831  ;  Rev. 
Nathan  Peck,  1831-1834;  Rev. 
Zenas  Freeman,  1834-1837  ; 
Rev.  O.  Montague,  1837-1839; 
Rev.  J.  P.  Simmons,  iS4i- 
185 1  ;  Rev.  Henrv  Bowen, 
1851-1861  ;  Rev.  Tlios.  Good- 
win, 1861-1863;  K.ev.  A.  Wil- 
kins,  1863-1869;  Rev.  Wm. 
"Standardllnd.  Ed."       j^_    -j-Qwer,     1870-1873;     Rev. 

Wm.  M.  Kincaid,  1874-1877  ;  Rev.  L.  J.  Mattison, 
D.  D.,  1878-187S;  Rev.  H.  S.  Westgate,  1S78-1880; 
Rev.  J.  W.  Putnam,  1880-1885  ;  Rev.  H.  A.  Cordo, 
D.  D.,  1885-1S95  ;  Rev.  A.  Chapman,  1895-1S99; 
Rev.  W.Jasper  Howell,  1899 .  Atthe  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  As.\  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 


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mother  was  a  Virginian.  In  iSSo  his  parents 
moved  to  Lenoir,  N.  C,  where  they  still  reside. 
In  iSgo  he  entered  as  a  student  a  Presb3'terian  col- 
lege in  East  Tennessee,  the  Greenville  andTuscu- 
lum  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,  1S91,  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.  v.,  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. 

V.  P.  S.  C.  E — In  1SS5  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,  iSS5.     For  nearly  three  years,  from  June 


I^orruwed  Photos. 


THE  N0R:MAL  SCHI.XJI the  local  Board  -[8ee  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, 1S93.  In  August,  1894,  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,  1S89,  to  April  13,  1892,  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  society,  and  since  then  has  faith- 
fully adhered  to  them.  The  society  has  materialh' 
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  1S95  has  paid  the 
traveling  expenses  of  a  native  Burman  evangelist. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


THE  CORTLAND  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 

BV  MISS  M.  F.  HENDRICK. 

Was  established  under  the  provisions  of  an  act 
of  the  State  legislature  passed  in  1866.  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  1868,  and  the  first  term  of  the 
school  began  in  March  of  1S69.  The  original 
building  served  the  purposes  of  the  school  until 
1891,  when  the  legislature  appropriated  ^55,800 
for  a  new  building  and  #16,000  for  the  renovation 
of  the  old  building.     Other  special  appropriations 


Photos  by  Hyatt. 


THE  XORM.A.L  SCHOOL-THE  FACULTY.-tSee  Key  P.  10. 


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  f  100,000.  To  this  was  added  the  land  and 
other  propert}'  of  the  Cortlandville  academy, 
which  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  had  done  .good 
educational  service  in  the  communit\'  and  which 
was  at  that  time  given  up  under  the  agreement 
that  the  State  should  always  maintain  in 
connection  with  the  Normal  sclaool  an  academic 


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  1270,000.  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  bordering  the  street  are  of  nearly  a 
centurv's   growth.     Five  of  the  churches  of  the 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTIvAND. 


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 
first  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,  186S,  the  first  term  beginning  March  3, 
1S69.  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-Secretarv  of 
State  Henry  S.  Randall  ;  R.  Holland  Duell,'  ex- 
Member  of  Congress,  ex-Commissioner  of  Patents 
and  Judge  of  Cortland  County  ;  Frederick  Hj'de, 
M.  D.,  one  of  the  leadingniembersof  his  profession 
in  Central  New  York  ;  ex-Secretary  of  State  Ho- 
ratio Ballard  ;  Henry  Brewer,  a  prominent  mer- 
chant of  Cortland  ;  Charles  C.  Taylor,  Norman 
Chamberlain,  Arnold  Stafford  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.  rg, 
186S.  At  the  second  meeting  the  following  per- 
sons were  appointed  to  constitute  the  first  faculty 
of  the  school  : 


Plioto  by  Harris. 


THE  NORMAL  SCHOOL— VIEW  i  Kii.M  (iKEENBC-iH  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  library 
contains  about  8,000  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. 


Principal  ;    Metaphysics 


JAMES   H.    HOOSE, 
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,  Geographv. 

MARIANNE  BATES,  Vocal  Music. 

MRS.  LrMOVNE  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  schoel,  57  ; 
training  school,  viz.:  Academic  department,  iS  ; 
intermediate   department,    241  ;    primarj-    depart- 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


ment,  267  ;  total,  526 ;  grand  total,  5S3.  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  b}'  the 
followint;  figures;  Total  number  of  pupils  en- 
rolled for  the  school  3'ear  liSglS-g,  1,154  ;  average 
attei.dance  1,000;  number  of  graduates  no — 16 
men  and  94  women.  The  whole  number  of  grad- 
uates from  the  beginning,  l,4SiS — men,  276  ; women, 
1182. 

Death  has  claimed  all  of  the  original  members 
of  the  local  board,  Mr.  Henry  Brewer  being  the 
latest  survivor.  With  this  executive  bodj'  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  library  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. 


r 


Photo  by  Harris. 


THE  NOUMAL  SCHOOL-VIEW  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.  Henry  S.  Randall, 
chosen,  March  3,  1869  ;  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  thought  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  liroad  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  vig- 
orous. Each  has  a  large  and  pleasant  room  ap- 
propriately fitted  up  by  its  members,  where 
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  numbl■r^  ari'  key  to  portrait,  page  8.] 
FRANCIS  J.  CHENEY,  Principal  ;   Psychology 
and  Philosophy  of  Education,   (i) 
J.  EDW.\RD  BANTA,  Latin  and  Greek.    (2) 
WILLIAM  A.  CORNISH,  Mathematics.   (3  I 
WILLIAM  M.  BOOTH,  Natural  Sciences.  {4) 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


MARIA   W.  BISHOP,    Methods   and   Superin- 
tendent of  Schools  of  Practice.    ( 1 1 ) 

MARY    F.    HENDRICK,    Rhetoric,    Reading, 
Elocution  and  English  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.  1 


MIRIAM  S.  SKIDMORE,  Principal  and   Critic 
in  Primary  Department.   1, 14) 

ELLA    GALE,    Methods    and    Critic    in     Pri- 
mary Department.   (16) 

EMILY  C.   ORMSBV,    Methods  and  Critic   in 
Primary  and  Intermediate  Departments.  (13) 

LILLIE  H.  STONE,  Kindergarten.     (17) 

BERTHA  HILL,  Assistant  Kindergartner. 
(No  picture. ) 


Pliotos  by  Harris.        THE  NORMAL  SCHOOL— PARLOR 

C.  MONELL  CURRY,  Latin  and  Science.    (10) 

MINNIE  M.  ALGER.  Vocal  Music  and  Meth- 
ods in  Music.    I  12  1 

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.  GRlFblN,  Methods  and  Critic  in 
Intermediate  Department.    (19) 


MAIN"  CORRIDOR,  PRIM.\RV  I)EPART.Mf:NT. 

MARION  GOODHUE,   teaching  in  absence   of 
her  sister  Helen.     ( iS) 

Present  Local  Board. 

[N.  B.— Xumbers  are  key  to  iiortraits,  page  7.] 

WM.  H    CLARK,  Chairman.   (l) 

T.  H.  WICKWIRE,   Secretary.    (2) 

L.  J.  FITZGERALD,  Treasurer.    (3) 

JAS.  S   SQUIRES,  (4)  O.  U.  KELLOGG,  (7) 

HUGH  DUFFEY,   151    SALEM  HYDE,    (S) 

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  NORMAL  SCHOOL-CLASH  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,  iS6g  ;  Norm.^n  F.  Wright,  Latin  and 
Gieek,  March  3,  1S69  ;  Thom.\s  B.  Stowell,  Nat- 
ural Science,  March  3,  1869  ;  Frank  S.  Capex, 
Mathematics,  March  3,  1S69;  Martha  Roe, 
Methods  and  Superintendent  of  Training  School, 
March  3,  1S69  ;  Mrs.  Marth.\  E.  Couch,  Jlodern 
Languages,  March  3,  1.S69  ;  Mrs.  Helen  E.  M. 
Babcock,  History,  Rhetoric,  Geography  until 
1870,  Modern  Languages  until  July,  1872,  March 
3,  iS6g  ;  Marianne  Bates,  Vocal  Music,   March 


3,  1S69 ;  Mrs.  LeMoyne  A.  HoosE,  Drawing, 
March  3,  1869  ;  Helen  K.  Hubbard,  Principal 
and  Critic  Intermediate  Department,  March  3, 
1869  ;  Margaret  Hunter,  Principal  and  Critic 
Primary  Department,  March  3,  1S69 ;  Ch.^rlES 
A.  Fowler,  Assistant  Intermediate  Department, 
March  3,  1.869  ;  Mary  Morton,  Drawing,  Sept. 
S,  1869 ;  Mrs.  O.  S.  Douglass,  Vocal  Music, 
.Sept.  8,  1,869  ;  Mary  F.  Hall,  Critic  Intermedi- 
ate Department,  Sept.  8,  1869  ;  Mrs.  Helen  D. 
KendelL,  Critic  Primary  Department,  Sept.  8, 
1869;  Mary  F.  Hendrick,  Reading,  Elocution, 
Rhetoric,     English     Literature,     Sept.    8,      1869 ; 


Photo  by  Harri 


THl-;  NdK.MAL  .SCHOdL-CLASS  IN  CHEillSTRY. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


13 


Mary  Marsh,  Vocal  Music,  Oct.  i,  1S69;  Mrs. 
Helen  M.  Smith,  Principal  and  Critic  Pri- 
mary Department,  Feb.  16,  1870 ;  Amanda  J. 
Hopkins,  Critic  Intermediate  Department  until 
Sept.  24,  1S73,  then  Principal  and  Critic  same  de- 
partment. Aug.  1S70 ;  Sarah  M.  Sutton,  En- 
glish Grammar  and  History,  Sept.  14,  1S70  ;  Mrs. 
Theodore  Perkins,  Principal  and  Critic  Pri- 
mary Department,  Sept.  14,  1S70 ;  Mary  E. 
Lester,  Principal  and  Critic  Primary  Depart- 
ment, January,  1S71  ;  Julia  H.  Willis,  Critic 
Primary  Department,  Feb.  15,  1S71  ;  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,  1S72  ; 
Clara  E.  Booth,  Modern  Languages,  Sept. 
1872  ;  M.ARY  A.  Hubbard,  Principal  and  Critic 
Intermediate  Department,  Jan.  1S72  ;  Helen  P. 
Eels,  Critic  Primary  Department,  Feb.  12,  1873; 
Sara  A.  Saunders,  Critic  Primary  Department, 
Sept.  3,  1873  ;  Henrietta  Van  Ness,  Critic  Pri- 


Sept.  3,  1884  ;  David  Eugene  Smith,  Mathe- 
matics, Sept.  3,  1S84  ;  Ida  M.  Crowell,  Critic  In- 
termediate Department,  Sept.  29,  18S6  ;  Archi- 
bald D.  Freem.an,  English  and  Physical  Culture, 
May,  1S90 ;  Edw.ard  D.  Blodgett,  Latin  and 
Greek,  Sept.  4,  1S89  ;  Carrie  D.  HalberT,  Vo- 
cal Music,  Sept.  4,  1889  ;  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.  189S ;  Darwin  L.  Bard- 
\VELL,  Sciences,  May,  1890;  FrancisJ.  Cheney, 
Principal,  1891  ;  Welland  Hendrick,  Mathemat- 
ics, 1891  ;  M.argaret  Hooker,  Drawing,  1891  ; 
Thom.\sJ.  McEvoy,  Principal  Intermediate  De- 
partment, first  appointment,  Sept.  1S91,  reap- 
pointed 1897  ;  Mary  L.  Webster,  English,  Sept. 
1S91  ;  Clara  J.  Robinson,  Methods,  1892  ;  Helen 
M.  Goodhue,  Drawing,  1893  ;  William  T.  Ray- 
mond, Classics,  1S92  ;  M.\RY  E.  Trow,  English, 
1893;  C.  MONELL  Curry,  Latin  and  Sciences, 
1893  ;  Minnie  M.  Alger,  Music,  1893  ;  Grace  K. 


Photos  by  Harris.        THE  NOR.M.\L  .SCHOOL-SCIENCE  HALL.  INTERMEDIATE  HALL. 


mary  Department,  Sept.  24,  1S73  ;  M.  Auzolette 
Drake,  Vocal  Music  and  Drawing,  Sept.  3,  1873: 
James  M.  Milne,  Principal  of  Academic  De- 
partment until  June  27,  1876 — in  chair  of  Latin 
and  Greek  until  June  18,  1S99 — began  Sept.  3, 
1S73  ;  Mrs.  E.  P.  Halbert,  Vocal  Music  and 
Drawing,  Jan.  19,  1874  ;  Samuel  J.  Sornberger, 
English  Grammar  and  Geography  and  Physics, 
first  appointment  Feb.  1S74,  second  Sept.  4, 
1878  ;  ELIZ.A.BETH  R.ase,  Critic  Intermediate  De- 
partment until  Sept.  2,  1874 — then  princi- 
pal and  critic,  Sept.  6,  1876  ;  Mrs.  Lottie  T. 
Corlew,  Critic  Intermediate  Department,  Sept. 
1876;  James  M.  Cassety,  Principal,  i88o-'8i  ; 
George  F.  Saw\-er,  Science,  i88o-'8i;  I.  T.  Deyo, 
Science,  i88o-'Si  ;  Mrs.  Mary.  L.  Eastman, 
Principal  Primary  Department,  Jan.  1S83  ;  ELLEN 
J.  Pe.arne,  Critic  Intermediate  Department  until 
Sept.  3,  1SS4  ;  then  Principal  and  Critic,  .Sept.  6, 
1882  ;  Mary  L.  Roberts,  Principal  and  Critic 
Primary  Department,  Feb.  14,  1883  ;  James  W. 
BeardslEY',     Critic      Intermediate    Department, 


DuFFEY,  Principal  Intermediate  Department, 
1893  ;  J.  Edward  BanTa,  Classics,  1893  ;  Will- 
iam A.  Cornish,  Mathematics,  1S93  ;  Julia  A. 
Norris,  Physical  Culture,  1895  ;  Mabel  C.  Hurd, 
English,  1S95  ;  Ella  Gale,  Critic  Primary  De- 
partment, 1895  ;  Emily  Ormsby",  Critic  in  Inter- 
mediate and  Primary  Departments,  1895  ;  Harriet- 
A.  Hamilton,  English,  1896  ;  Katharine  G.  At- 
kinson, Physical  Culture,  Sept.  1897  ;  LiLLiE  H. 
Stone,  Kindergarten,  Sept.  1897;  Ida  M.  Shaper, 
Principal  and  Critic  Primary   Department,   Sept. 

1597  ;  Amie  a.  RaThbun,  Office  Clerk  and  Book- 
keeping, Sept.  1898  ;  Mrs.  Anna  M.  Newkirk, 
Sept.  1898  ;  William  M.  Booth,  Sciences,  March 

1598  ;  Miriam  S.  Skidmore,  Principal  and  Critic- 
Primary  Department,  Sept.  1898  ;  Bertha  Hill 
Assistant   Kindergartner,    Sept.   1899  ;  HELEN  Ev 
Griffin,  Methods   and   Critic  Intermediate  De- 
partment, Sept.  1899. 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Photo  by  Harris. 


THE  XoiniAL  .•^C'HOOL-CLASS  IN  liYMXASU'M. 


First  Baptist  Sunday-school  was  organized  in 
1S33  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Mr.  Freeman. 
Mr.  Sanders,  Mr.  Stiles  and  Mr.  Harvey  Wood 
were  among  the  early  superintendents.  In  1S61 
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, Prof.  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  4S3,  including  31 
teachers  and  17  officers.  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 


Photo  by  Harris.  THE  NORMAL  SCHOOL-CLASS  IX  DEVELOPMENT  OF  SCIENCE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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NORMAL  FRATERNITY-" THE  CLIKNIANS 


PUiito  by  Hyatt 

school  for  the  remarkable  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.  D.  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- 
ty. 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, 


[See  Key  P.  21 

at  Mansfield,  Penn.,  Eta  at  New  Paltz.  Gamma 
Chapter  had  existed  for  some  time  under  the 
name  of  Athense,  but  in  1890  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  alumnEe.  The  work 
pursued  is  pureU"  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  CLIONIAN"  CLUB  HOO.M. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


NOKJIAL  FRATERNITY--' THE  ALPHA  DELTA '•-[Seu  Key  P. :.'!. 


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  proudly  flour- 
ishing the  "yellow  and  white,"  the  club  colors. 
They  may  also  be  identified  by  such  yells  as 
"  Clionians  !  Clionians  !  Clioniaus  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. 


I'lioto  by  Harris. 


'THE  ALPHA  DELTA"  CLUB  ROOM. 


containing  the  word,  "Gamma."  Funds  are 
raised  by  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.  Hendrick,  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  lloor 
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 
officers  elected  were  as 
follows  :  President, 
Mary  A.  Winter  ;  vice- 
president,  Rachael  D. 
Gilfillan  ;  treasurer, 
Olive  Landon  ;  secre- 
tary. May  F.  Duffey. 
The  line  of  work  has 
included  the  study  of 
F;nglish  and  Aniericau 
authors  with  now  and 
then  a  debate.  Several 
plays  have  been  given 
and  six  club  publics 
which     have     received 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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Photo  by  Hyatt, 


NtJRMAL  IRATEKXITV-"  THK  C()RLONOR"-[Sfe  Key  P.  31. 


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  history 
of  Alpha  Delta  vSorority.  The  club  yell  for  1899  : 
Whoop  la  ra  !  Whoop  la  re  ! 
Boom-a-lak,  Booni-a-lak, 

Sol,  Da,  Se. 
Wake  up  !     Cheer  up  ! 

Ri,  Ro,  Re, 
Alpha  Delta  Sorority  ! 

"  Corlonor  Fraterni- 
ty "—In  the  fall  of  1S7.S, 
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  stud}'- 
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 
2 


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  society, 
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. 


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'GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


NORMAL  FRATERNrTV— "THE  liA.MMA  SIGMA."— LSee  Key  P.  21. 


should  be  furnished  by  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    v^•ith    her 


Photo  by  Harris. 


"THE  (iAMMA  SIG.MA"  CLUB  ROOJI. 


noblest  energies,  ever  mindful  of  her  motto,  "  Ad 
Astra." 

Qamma  Sigma — The  Delta  Chapter  of  Gamma 
Sigma  was  formed  from  the  old  Normal  De- 
bating club  Dec.  21,  i8gi.  In  September,  1S70, 
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 
Fraternity,  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  l)uilding  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  thirty-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, 
Jas.  Beha. 

The  Delphic  Frater- 
nity.— The  Voung  Men's 
Debating  Club,  which  be- 
came the  Epsilon  Chap- 
ter of  the  Delphic  Frater- 
nity in  June,  1S99,  boasts 
of  being  one  of  the  oldest 
debating  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.  Squires  of  this 
village,    and     for    many 


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J'lmto  by  Harris. 


NDRMAL  FFlATERN'rrV-"THE  UELPHIC.S."-LSee  Key  P.  31 -Sketch  P.  18. 


years  the  membership  was  open  to  girls  as  well  as 
boys.  Under  diflferent  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  by  her  words 
and  they  pledged  each 
other  to  do  all  they  could 
to  organize  a  Foreign 
Missionary  circle.  As  the 
result,  March  30,  18S0, 
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. 


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 (1899)  there  are  seventy  contributors  and 
eighteen  life  members, besides  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. 


Photo  by  Harris. 


"THE  DELPHICS"  CLUB  ROOM. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Normal  Football — Football  was  first  played  by 
the  Normal  students  during  tlie  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  1S94  a  number  of  new  men 
appeared  who  did  much  to  make  the  game  prom- 
inent. Among  thtm  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  \V.  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. 
Wilcox,  full  back.  Of  the  individual  members  it 
is  not  necessary  to  speak.  No  Normal  team  has 
been  better  captained.  In  the  game  at  Athens, 
B}-rn  made  a  run  of  ninety-five  3'ards,  scoring  a 
touchdown,  and  Hawkins  put  a  touchdown  to  his 
credit  after  a  run  of  eighty-five  5ards  ;  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.  WOOSTER. 

MORSE. 


THE  NORMAL  FOOTBALL  TEAM,  189!l. 

HALL.    PROF.  BANTA.    WILCOX.    CARVER.    HAWKINS,  Manager. 

MOON.       MURRAY.    GLEASON.        PERSONS.  DOWN. 

PIERCE.       MILLS.    DAVIS,  Captain.    BYRN.  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 
Arthur  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- 
edU'  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,  l8qo,  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  iu  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.  Mauy 
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  ilae  Fuller,  30 

9  Grace  Fuller,  31 

10  Hay  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 
iS  Marj-  White,  40 

19  Delia  Bates,  41 

20  Etta  Rock,  42 

21  Cecil  Jenks,  43 

22  Alice  Sargent,  44 

Alpha  Delta  :— [Page  16. 

1  Gale  Hart,  17 

2  Mary  Northrup,  iS 

3  Ida  Davern,  19 

4  Monett  Pierson,  20 

5  Georgia  Smith,  21 

6  Nora  Livermore,  22 

7  Edna  Powers,  23 

8  Winifred  Sexton,  24 

9  Dora  Mandeville,  25 

10  Miss  Sherman,  26 

11  Alice  Westover,  27 

12  Ella  McFarland,  28 

13  Eva  Hildebrant,  29 

14  Etta  Exner,  30 

15  Pearl  Stebbins,  31 

16  Ethel  Lowe, 

Corlonor: — [Page  17. 

1  Jessica  Paddock, 

2  Jenny  Robinson, 

3  Leila  Bartholomew, 

4  Flora  Millard, 

5  RosamondRobinson 

6  Iva  Ballon, 

7  Anna  I.Birmingham, 

8  Clara  Tracy, 

9  Alice  Beyer, 
10  Florence  Churton, 
ir   Gertrude  Snyder, 

12  Beulah  Stubbs, 

13  Harriet  Churcher, 

14  Dell  Bartholomew, 

15  Lena  Houghtaling, 

16  Dorathea  Bull, 

17  Alice  Hoster, 

18  Mary  Kirby, 

19  Jessie  Jackson, 

20  Lucy  Moses, 

21  Marv  Per  Lee, 


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. 

Anna  Harvey, 
Minnie  Allen, 
Georgia  Weaver, 
Clara  Enos, 
Jlagretta  Exner, 
Alice  Benhani, 
Maud  Chaddock, 
Mamie  Barry, 
Grace  Witter, 
Olive  Norris, 
Nina  Seeber, 
Olive  Landon, 
Fern  Cooper, 
Mable  Leonard, 
Ella  Peterson. 


43  Ethel  :\IcFarlane,         47  Mattie  Briggs, 

44  Maude  Fisher,  48  Lula  Hinman, 

45  Jessie  Bartholomew,     49  Grace  Hare. 

46  Margaret  MacLennan, 


22  Elizabeth  Conway, 

23  Jennie  Watros, 

24  Mabel  Hare, 

25  Minerva  Stubbs, 

26  Ellen  Norton, 

27  Eva  Porter, 

28  Evelyn n  Clapp, 

29  Elinor  Crook, 

30  Mabel  Abbey, 

31  Leona  Baldwin, 

32  Sadie  Lewis, 

33  Frances  Graham, 

34  Evelyn  Miller, 

35  Miss  Bishop, 

36  Florence  Chaffee, 

37  Alice  Fuller, 

38  Grace  Burghardt, 

39  Anna  Pearsall, 

40  Susanna  Davis, 

41  Julia  Sheehan, 

42  Floy  Elliott, 


Gamma  Sigma: — [Page  18, 

1  Merton  Brown,  19 

2  Edw.  Egan,  20 

3  Glenn  Beardsley,  21 

4  George  Tupper,  22 

5  Chas.  Kelley,  23 

6  Chas.  Dowd,  24 

7  Herman  Carver.  25 

8  Carroll  Slade,  26 

9  Frank  Place,  27 

10  Leon  Tarbell,  28 

11  Fred  Bierce,  29 

12  Truman  Wedge,  30 

13  Wm.  Thayer,  31 

14  Frank  Trapp,  32 

15  Grove  Stoyell,  33 

16  Floyd  Atkins,  34 

17  William  Halleran,  35 
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, 

11  B.  Woodward, 

12  Earl  Wooster, 

13  Ward  Moon, 

14  Chas.  Morse, 

15  Richard  Gleason, 
i6  Edgar  Down, 

17  Raymond  Hall, 

18  J.  Gould  Little, 

19  Geo.  Moore, 

20  Ralph  Davis, 

21  Layton  Hawkins, 

22  Howard  Milks, 


Lewis  Bean, 
Daniel  Grant, 
William  Wright, 
James  Beha, 
Ralph  Freeman, 
Earl  Wood, 
Glenn  Woodin, 
Ethelbert  Davison, 
Benj.  Chappel, 
Thomas  Fitzgerald, 
S.  B.  Howe,  Jr., 
Orris  Winslow, 
H.  Stanley  Ward, 
Chas.  Otis, 
Chas.  Huntley, 
William  West, 
Jesse  Jennison. 


23  Herbert  Reed, 

24  Chas.  Dean, 

25  Edw.  Bingham, 

26  Wm.  Manchester, 

27  Wesley  Armitage, 

28  Edwin  Preston, 

29  Geo.  Hoyt, 

30  Thomas  McEvoy, 

31  Archie  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  Linse}-, 

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.  U.  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  thev'  must  succeed.  At  present  there 
are  nineteen  active  and  three  honorarv  members. 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


The  Homer  Avenue  fl.  E.  Churcli  is  the  lov- 
ing ami  the  l)elove(l  child  of  the  Fir^t  M,  E. 
church  of  Cortland,  N..Y.  Jan.  28,  1SS9,  the  offi- 
cial board  of  that  society  met  and  selected  Re\  . 
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,  1SS9,  was  purchased  for  ^((1,500.  subject 
to  a  mortgage  of  jfi.ioo  held  by  E.  A.  Fish.     .\t  a 


Flic. to  hy  liutlL-r. 


HOMER  AVKXUE  M.  E.  CHUKCH. 


meeting  held  April  20,  1S90.  a  committee  sub- 
mitted a  report  with  plans  for  a  building  26  x  60 
ft.,  the  cost  of  which  was  decided  to  be  too 
large  to  be  raised  at  that  time.  On  April  28, 
iSgo,  H.  M.  Kellogg  reported  having  secured 
an  option  on  the  purchase  of  the  old  Presby- 
terian session  house,  offered  for  I400,  The 
trustees  secured  the  property  and  the  work 
of  removing  the  building  to  the  site  selected 
was  reported  completed  on  July  21,  1S90.  The 
stone  for  the  walls,  and  the  grading  of  the  grounds 
were  donated  by  several  parties.     The  foundation 


walls  were  laid  free  of  charge  by  the  Masons  & 
Bricklayers'  Union.  At  the  Fourth  Quarterly 
Conference,  Sept.  15,  1890,  Presiding  Elder  U.  S. 
Beebe  in  the  chair,  a  resolution  was  passed  to 
organize  the  Mission  Church  of  the  second  ward 
into  a  Second  Methodist  Episcopal  Society,  and 
A.  Sager,  Eli  StaflFord  and  Bloom  La  Barre  were 
selected  to  canvass  the  ward  for  a  probable  mem- 
bership. At  a  special  meeting  held  Sept.  29, 
1890,  a  resolution  was  adopted  "That  the  new 
society  pay  one  seventh  or  #228  of  the  debt  now 
incurred  on  account  of  the  mission  and  that  the 
First  church  pay  the  bal- 
ance." Messrs.  S.  E.  Curtis, 
F.  L.  Bosworth,  A.  Sager 
and  Bloom  LaBarre  repoited 
to  an  informal  meeting  held 
in  the  chapel  Oct.  6,  1890, 
Major  A.  Sager  presiding, 
and  F.  L.  Bosworth  acting 
as  secretary,  that  ninety-one 
names  were  enrolled  as 
probable  members  of  the 
new  society.  At  this  uieet- 
ing  it  was  decided  to  name 
the  church  "The  Homer 
Avenue  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church,"  A  committee 
consisting  of  C.  B.  Hitch- 
cock, .\aron  Sager  and  Wm. 
B.  Stoppard  was  appointed 
to  attend  the  Conference 
then  in  session  at  Oneida 
and  represent  the  society  in 
securing  a  pastor.  They 
were  unanimous  and  impor- 
tune in  requesting  the  ap- 
pointment of  Charles  E. 
Hamilton  to  the  new  charge. 
Their  request  was  granted, 
and  Mr.  Hamilton  tiegan  a 
most  successful  pastorate  of 
five  years.  Mr.  Hamilton 
was  followed  by  M.J.  Wells, 
who  had  just  closed  a  very 
successful  pastorate  at  Can- 
astota  where  he  had  built 
a  very  fine  and  commodious 
parsonage.  Mr.  Wells  re- 
mained but  one  year  during 
which  time  he  remodeled 
and  enlarged  the  parsonage 
and  greath'  endeared  him- 
self to  the  people.  E.  B. 
Gearhart  became  the  next 
pastor  of  the  church  and  re- 
mained only  one  year.  He 
was  followed  b)'  J.  C,  B. 
Mover  who  is  now  serving 
the  church  for  the  third  year. 

William    Jameson    Mantanye    was    born    at 

Freetown,  Cortland  county.  New  York,  October 
17,  1S43,  and  was  a  son  of  William  Mantanye  who 
then  carried  on  a  wagon  factory  at  that  place, 
but  later  on  changed  to  mercantile  pursuits  and 
was  for  many  years  before  and  during  the  Civil 
War  supervisor  of  his  town.  His  mother  was 
Betsey  Fuller,  daughter  of  Eleazer  Fuller,  who 
came  from  Monson,  Massachusetts,  in  iSio,  and 
settled  upon  one  hundred  acres  about  a  mile 
north  of  Freetown  Corners,  purchased  by  him  by 
contract  of  Nicholas  Fish  of  New  York,  the  deed 


■  .StaiKJaril  liul.  E.d." 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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being  given  in  1S15.  First  living  in  a  log  house, 
Squire  Fuller  made  out  of  the  forest  the  best  farm 
in  Freetown  and  built  the  finest  house  in  the 
town — a  large  two-story  mansion,  later  owned  by 
Chauncey  Tuttle  and  thence  known  as  the  "Tuttle 
farm."  William  J.  Mantanye  attended  the  dis- 
trict school  at  Freetown  and  after  he  was  12 
years  old  worked  on  a  farm  ever}-  summer.  In 
the  fall  of  1S59  and  again  in  1.S60  he  attended  the 
Homer  academy.  In  the  winter  of  1860-61  he 
taught  school  in  one  of  the  lumbering  districts  on 
the  north  fork  of  the  Conanesque,  near  Westfield, 
Tioga  Co.,  Penn.  On  the  first  call  for  three-year 
troops  he  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  76th  N.  Y.  Infantry, 
and  served  through  the  war  at  the  front  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  was  wounded  at  second 
Bull  Run  .\ug.  29,  1862,  but  not  seriously  and  re- 
turned to  his  regiment  next  day.  At  Gettysburg 
he  was  taken  prisoner  July  l,  1863,  and  paroled 
on  the  field  July  4,  but  as  the  government  held 
the  parole  to  be  illegal  he  soon  after  returned  to 
his  company  without  exchange.  In  the  fall  of 
1863  he  was  called  to  Washington  to  take  a  com- 
mission in  the  ist  re.giment  of  United  States 
colored  troops  then  being  organized,  but  being 
then  only  19  years  of  age  he  declined.  In  January, 
T864,  he  re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  volunteer  in  his 
old  company  and  regiment  and  in  Oct.  1864, 
upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  the  regiment 
he  was  transferred  to  the  147th  N.  Y.,  thence  to 
the  91st  N.  Y.,  from  which  he  was  discharged 
July  3,  1865.  Thus  he  served  first,  in  the  first 
army  corps  under  Reynolds  and  Doubleday  until 
that  corps  was  annihilated  at  Gettysburg,  .\fter 
that  he  served  in  the  fifth  corps  of  which  the 
remnant  of  the  old  first  corps  was  made  the  third 
division,  and  he  was  present  in  the  last  campaign 
and  at  the  surrender  of  Lee  April  9,  1865.  On 
his  return  from  the  army  in  1S65  Mr.  Mantanye 
came  to  Cortland  where  his  father  had  taken  up 
his  residence  that  year.  He  entered  on  the  study 
of  law  with  Hon.  Arthur  Holmes,  then  one  of  the 
leading  lawyers  and  politicians  of  the  count}'. 
In  May,  1867,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  King- 
hamton,  beginning  the    practice  of  law  soon  after 


W.  .r.  M.VXT.\NYE-LSketchP.  22. 


i.lM.iKi.h  >.  ^.\.M)S— LSketch  P.  24. 
and  continuing  it  ever  since.  In  May,  1869,  he 
opened  a  law  office  at  Marathon  where  he  prac- 
ticed until  the  spiing  of  188S,  when  he  removed 
to  Cortland,  which  has  ever  since  been  his  resi- 
dence. In  1S72  Mr.  Mantanye  married  Emma, 
the  oldest  daughter  of  David  C.  Cloyes,  a  prom- 
inent merchant  of  Cortland.  They  have  one 
child,  a  daughter,  Fanny.  Mr.  Mantanye  has 
been  a  steadfast  Republican  all  his  life.  After 
the  war  he  was  active  in  the  party,  beiug  frequently 
a  delegate  to  State  conventions  and  a  member  of 
the  Republican  county  committee.  In  1882-3  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  committee 
for  the  Onondaga-Cortland  district  and  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  State  organization. 
In  1S93  he  was  elected  as  delegate  to  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention  of  1894  from  the  25th  Senate 
District,  then  composed  of  Cortland,  Broome, 
Tioga,  Chenango  and  Delaware  counties.  In  that 
convention  he  was  a  member  of  the  important 
committees  on  powers  and  duties  of  the  Legisla- 
ture and  on  county  and  town  officers.  He  intro- 
duced some  important  amendments  which  were 
adopted  and  two  which  were  defeated.  One  of  the 
latter  was  to  make  the  term  of  office  of  Governor 
and  Lieutenant-tiovernor  four  years  and  make 
them  ineligible  to  election  for  the  next  succeeding 
term.  The  other  was  a  provision  for  biennial 
sessions  of  the  Legislature,  which  was  on  the  sug- 
gestion of  Gov.  Black,  introduced  in  the  Legis- 
lature and  passed  but  failed  in  the  Legislature  of 
1899.  He  also  advocated  the  amendment  as  to 
employment  of  convicts  in  penal  institutions,  for- 
bidding their  labor  being  sold  out  to  contractors, 
and  it  was  adopted.  In  June,  1S95.  Mr.  Man- 
tanye was  appointed  by  Gov.  Jlnrton  as  a  mem- 
l>er  of  the  Commission  of  Prisons  created  by  the 
constitution  of  1S94,  and  was  made  chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  .Annual  Report  in  which  posi- 
tion he  has  since  been  continued.  He  was  also 
put  upon  the  Committee  of  Legislation  which 
had  charge  of  the  drafting  and  introduction  in 
the  Legislature  of  the  proposed  laws  known  as 
Chapter   429   of   the   Laws  of  1S96,  which   were 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


enacted  aud  have  since  been  carried  into  the 
general  revision  of  the  prison  laws.  By  these 
laws  the  taking  of  convicts  from  without  the 
State  by  penitentiaries  to  board  was  ended,  and 
it  is  now  required  that  felons  be  sent  to  the  re- 
formatory and  State  prisons,  and  misdemeanants 
only  to  the  jails  and  penitentiaries.  The  labor 
of  convicts  is  also  to  be  utilized  in  producing 
supplies  for  the  public  institutions  of  the  State. 
The  system  has  proved  successful  and  is  being 
adopted  in  other  States.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Tioughnioga    Club   and    of  the     Union    Veteran 


"Stand.  Iiid.  EU."     FR.WKI.IX  ll.vTiil  J,IBlt.\KV. 

Legion  and  was  the  Colonel  of  the  latter  or- 
ganization during  the  first  two  years  of  its  organ- 
ization. 

George  S.  Sands,  member  of  assembly  from 
Cortland  county  iSgg  and  1900,  is  a  native  of  Del- 
aware county,  born  in  the  town  of  Middletown, 
Aug.  19,  1S49.  His  father,  George  H.  Sands,  was 
interested  in  large  farming  properties  and  con- 
ducted a  general  country  store  and  postoffice  at 
Middletown,  which  was  the  headquarters  for  peo- 
ple for  miles  around.  Until  the  family  moved  to 
Cortland,   in   .\pril,  1S67,  the  former   divided    his 


time  between  emploj-ment   on   the  farm  and  at- 
tending school,  during  which  time  he  was  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Andes   Collegiate   institute   and   the 
Delaware  academy  at  Delhi,  in  which  village  he 
enjoys   a  large  acquaintanceship.     In  1867-68  he 
attended  the  Cortlandville  academy   and  in   the 
winter  of  1S68-69  he  was  employed  in  the  First 
National  bank,   giving   his  services  in  exchange 
for  the  practical    instruction  and  the  experience 
he  received  as  an  accountant.     At  the  opening  of 
the  Normal  school  in  this  village  he  was  enrolled 
as  a  student  and  he  pursued  the  regular  English 
course  there  until  May,  1S70,  when  he  en- 
tered the  law  office  of  M.  M.  Waters  where 
he  studied  law  until  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  .Schenectady,  November,  1S73.     During 
vacation   in     1S69   he    was   employed    in 
the  large  store  of  James  S.  Squires  &  Co. 
In  1873  he  was  elected  town  clerk,  which 
office  he  held   two  years  and   in  1876  he 
was   elected  justice   of  the   peace,  being 
re-elected  in  1S80  and  serving  in  that  posi- 
tion six  years.    He  resigned  in  1SS3  to  ena- 
ble him  to  give  his  entire  attention  to  the 
practice    of  law.     Mr.  Sands    has   always 
been  a  Republican.     In  1896  he  was  promi- 
nently mentioned  as  one  of  the  candidates 
for  the  Republican  nomination  for  justice 
of  the   supreme  court  in    the  sixth  judi- 
cial  district.      Mr.   Sands   reluctantly   ac- 
cepted the  nomination  for  member  of  as- 
sembly at  the  hands  of  the  regular  Repub- 
lican county  convention  in  the  fall  of  1S98 
when  the  party  was  agitated  by  factional 
differences,    and  was  elected  in  a  strong 
Republican    county    by    a    somewhat  re- 
duced  majority.      But    in    the    following 
year,  being   accorded  a   renomination   in 
recognition   of  his  services   as  a  fair  and 
conservative  legislator,  aud  in  considera- 
tion of  the  further  fact  that  it  has  usually 
been  the  custom  to  return  to  .Albany  a  sat- 
isfactory  representative,    he   received  ap- 
proximately the  normal  vote  of  his  party. 
In  the  legislature  of  1899  (that  of  1900  is 
organizing  as  this  Souvenir  goes  to  press) 

the  supported  all  party  measures,  although 
exercising  a  degree  of  independence  on 
some  ver3'  important  bills  upon  which  cau- 
cus action  was  not  taken.  As  a  member 
of  the  committees  on  codes,  claims  and 
federal  relations  he  was  required  to  devote 
much  of  his  time  to  the  preliminary  ex- 
amination of  proposed  laws  and  he  became 
known  as  one  of  the  few  who  gave  to 
such  work  conscientious  attention.  Codes 
committee  stands  fourth  in  the  list  of 
important  committees  of  the  house.  Mr. 
Sands  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  and 
chapter,  having  been  master  of  the  lodge  several 
terms,  as  well  as  assistant  grand  lecturer  in  this 
district.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Tioughnioga 
club.  His  mother  was  left  a  widow  when  he  was 
young  and  before  coming  to  Cortland  she  married 
Mr.  Chauncey  Keator.  She  survives  her  second 
husband  and  with  her  son,  Mr.  G.  S.  Sands,  and 
one  daughter.  Ella  J.  Sands,  lives  at  a  pleasant 
home  on  Main  street.  Another  daughter,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Walker,  died  while  a  resident  of  the  far 
west.  The  third  daughter,  Mrs.  Clark  Olds,  the 
wife  of  a  lawyer,  has  her  home  at  Erie,  Pa. 


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"Standard  Ind.  Ed." 


D.,  L.  W.  K.  R.  .STATION. 


The  Baraca  Bible  Class  is  a  branch  of  the  Bar- 
aca  Union  of  America,  an  organization  less  than 
two  years  old  yet  having  a  membership  of  over 
25,000  in  the  United  States.  The  word  Baraca 
means  "Blessing"  or  "Valley  of  Blessing"  and 
the  local  class  aims  to  be  a  blessing  to  all  who 


come  within  the  radius  of  its  influence.  One  of 
the  difficult  problems  in  bible  study  is  how  to  get 
and  keep  men  interested  in  Sunday-school  work. 
The  Baraca  class  does  this.  While  it  is  a  part  of 
the  school  it  yet  has  its  distinctive  work.  It  has 
a  constitution  and  by-laws,  officers,  committees 
and  teacher,  also  a  class  pin  and  colors. 


•Standard  Ind.  Ed."  LEHIGH  V.\L1.EY  AXD  E.  &  C.  X.  Y.  R.   R.  STATION. 


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First  Congregational  Church.— On  the  loth 
day  of  November,  iSSi,  a  council  convened  to 
consider  the  advisability  of  such  a  church  and  if 
thought  best  to  aid  in  its  formation,  and  found 
that  one  hundred  and  sixteen  persons  were  en- 
rolled and  present  for  organization,  and  that  a 
Sunday-school  was  organized  with  171  enrolled 
members,  including  a  class  of  30  young  men. 
The  organization  was  completed  and  the  ftrs-t  ser- 
vices were  held  in  the  long  unused  Universalist 
church.  In  the  spring  of  l!?S2  the  court  house 
was  rented.     Church  services  and  the  senior  Sun- 


Plioto  li.v  ISiuler.  FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH, 
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.  .\.  E.  Buck  of  Sunday-school 
superintendent.  Rev.  Henry  T.  Sell  began  his 
ministrv  with  the  church  in  Feb.,  18S2,  and 
within  eighteen  months  from  the  time  the  church 
was  organized  it  was  occupying  its  present  com- 
modious building.  It  was  dedicated  May  8,  18S2. 
Mr.  Sell  remained  with  this  people  five  years 
in  which  time  the  church  had  reached  a  member- 
ship of  337.     Rev.  .-\.    T.  Swing  for  one  year  and 


Rev.  Edward  Taylor,  D.  D.,  for  more  than  three 
years  were  acting  pastors.  At  the  tenth  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  ihe 
value  of  the  church  property  had  increased  to 
130,000  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  incomin.g  pastor.  Rev.  \V.  H.  Pound, 
were  given  on  the  same  day  (morning  and  even- 
ing) Nov.  15,  1892.  Thus  a 
united  people  were  not  divid- 
ed b}'  a  change  in  pastorate. 
Mr.  Pound  soon  saw  a  field 
for  gospel  work  in  a  pait  of 
the  town  known  as  the  East- 
side.  By  his  untiring  efforts, 
seconded  by  his  chvirch,  a 
Sabbath-school  was  establish- 
ed and  Sabbath  services  held 
regularly  for  a  long  time. 
Sabbath  school  at  3  o'clock, 
under  the  efficient  care  of  J. 
W.  Keese  is  still  held  and  a 
Woman's  Missionarj'  society 
and  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.  are  in  pros- 
perous condition.  The  regu- 
lar church  services  however, 
are  merged  into  thofe  of  the 
older  church  and  the  whole 
enterprise  is  considered  a 
"Branch  Work."  Thecareof 
this,  with  that  of  the  larger 
church,  have  combined  in  the 
seven  years  just  closed  to 
make  Rev.  W.  H.  Pound  the 
oldest — in  len.oth  of  ministry 
— and  one  of  the  busiest  and 
best  beloved  pastors  in  the 
community. 

Loyal    Circle    of     King's 
Daughters.  -On  Oct.  22.  188S, 
a  few  earnest  women  met  to- 
gether to  discuss  the  feasibili- 
tv  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- 
tuted   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,  #25. 00  was  set  aside  for  that  object 
and  in  a  short  time  was  increased  to  5300.     In 
February,  1S91,  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    oflicers    for  1899  :— President, 
Mrs.     Henrv     Relvea  ;      secretary,    Mrs.      A.    A. 
Sprague  ;  treasurer,  Mrs.  DeWilt  Rose  ;  first  vice- 
president,   Mrs.   W.   H.   McKinney  ;  second    vice- 


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president,  Mrs.  M.  K.  Harris  ;  third  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  Homer  Smith  ;  fourth  vice-president, 
Mrs.  George  I.  Watson  ;  superintendent  of  local 
charities,   Mrs.  Eliza  Jones. 

Cortland  Hospital — It  vs'as  the  Rev.  J.  .\.  Rob- 
inson, for  many  years  rector  of  Grace  church, 
who  first  suggtsttd  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  washer  proposition  received  and 
so  vigorously  acted  upon  that  upon  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Hospital  association,  Feb.  23,  1S91,  the 
Circle  transferred  to  its  treasury  the  sum  of 
f  1.300,  the  result  of  a  series  of  entertainments  and 
of  the  solicitation  of  subscriptions  by  its  members. 
The  hospital  was  opened  April  i,  1891,  in  a  rented 
cottage  on  Clayton-ave.  with  accommodation  for 
six  patients.     For  a  time   one    woman  performed 


more  as  occasion  demands.  The  staff  at  present 
consists  of  the  following  phj'sicians  :  Surgical, 
Drs.  Dana,  Higgins,  Reese,  Sornberger  ;  medical, 
Drs.  Didama,  Henry,  Moore,  Neary,  Johnson, 
Nash,  Santee,  Spaulding  and  Strowbridge.  The 
present  board  of  managers  is  as  follows  :  Mrs.  .\. 
E.  Buck,  Mrs.  Delos  Bauder,  Mrs.  Ella  C.  Butler, 
Mrs.  F.  H.  Cobb,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Crane,  Mrs.  Hugh 
Duffey,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Doud,  Mrs.  F.  J.  Doubleday, 
Mrs.  L.  J.  Fitzgerald,  Miss  Mary  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. 
\V.  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  Bauder;  2d  vice-president,  Mrs.  W. 
H.  Crane ;  secretary,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Buck  ;  treas- 
urer, Mrs.  F.  H.  Cobb.  Advisory  board  :  Dr.  F. 
J.  Cheney,  Mr.  E.  D.  Blodgett,  Mr  James  Dough- 


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THE  CUIITLAND  HOSPITAL. 


*  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  carfd  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  Seft.  30,  1899,  shows 
120  patients  treated,  an  average  of  over  9  per  dav, 
while  52  outside  patients  were  cared  for  by  nurses. 
In  1895  the  association  was  enabled  to  purchase 
and  repair  the  building  now  occupied  which  was 
opened  with  appropriate  dedicatory  services 
March  27,  1895.  Five  rooms  for  private  patients 
and  the  class  room  have  been  handsomely  fur- 
nished by  societies  or  individuals  and  these 
have  been  named  in  recognition  of  the  generosity 
of  the  donors.  Two  wards,  also  named  for  liberal 
contributors,  now  have  seven  beds  with  room  for 


erty,  Hon.  S.  S.  Knox,  Mr.  G.  J.  Mager.  Mr.  E. 
C.  Palmer,  Mr.  B.  L.  Webb,  Jlr.  C.  F.  Wickwire, 
Jlr.  H.  M  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. 
Jlrs.  Frances  McFarlan  and  Dr.  J.  H.  Brewer  and 
these  with  a  gift  from  Mrs.  Elisa  Rose  Palmer, 
have  been  used  to  improve  the  premises.  Other 
legacies,  not  vet  available,  have  been  received 
from  Mrs.  T.  A.  Price,  "Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  P.  Good- 
rich and  ]\Irs.   Sarah  Sturtevant. 

The  Cigar  Makers'  Union  116  of  Homer,  N.  Y. 
was  organized  in  Homer,  .-^ng.  16,  18S4,  with  the 
following  officers  ;  President,  Geo.  Sanford  ;  vice- 
president,  Theo.  Anderson  ;  secretary,  Geo.  Sim- 
mons. In  1891,  Union  116  of  Homer  was  trans- 
ferred from  Homer  to  Cortland  and  is  now  doing 
business  with  the  following  officers  :  President,  S. 
J.  Dovl  ;  vice-president,  S.  Kinney ;  secretary, 
Benj.  F.   Langham. 


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Cortland  Universalist  Church Universalism 

was  first  preached  in  Cortland  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  many  inhabitants  as 
Homer.  There  was  but  one  solitary  house  where 
the  flourishing  village  of  Cortland  now  (1S501 
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  Universalism  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 Sundays  at  these  places.  His  pastorate 
lasted  two  years,  when  Rev.  George  Sanderson, 
in  1833,  became  pastor,  and  served  the  church  in 
that  capacity'  for  three  years.  It  was  during  this 
period  that  the  permanent  foundation  of  the  pres- 
ent society  was  laid.  At  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  societ)'." 
The  committee  reported  the  next  month  ;  the  re- 
port was  adopted,  and  arrangements  made  for  a 
grand  meeting  when  the  new  Covenant  should  be 
signed.  The  two  days'  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.\IN  ST.,  NUKTH  FROM  t'LlNTON. 


the  court  house,  Homer,  (now  Cortlandville)  the 
l6th  of  Nov.,  1813.  Samuel  Ingalls  and  Mead 
Merrill  presided  at  the  above  meeting.  The  fol- 
lowing persons  were  elected  trustees  :  Moses  Hop- 
kins, Allen  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.  19,  1S29, 
at  the  house  of  David  Merrick.  The  last  meeting 
of  the  above  society  was  holden  on  the  i8th  of 
Jan.,  1831." 

The  "  House  of  David  Merrick  "  stood  on  the 
present  site  of  the  Cortland  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 
1831,  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  says  ; 
"At  the  close  of  the  service,  the  Constitution^ 
Declaration  and  Covenant  were  read,  and  signed 
by  thirty-five  sisters  and  sixty-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 
1836  a  committee  was  chosen  relative  to  "build- 
ing a  meeting  house."  On  February  9th,  1836, 
this  conmiittee  was  empowered  "  to  fix  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  ofl^ered  by  Calvin  Bishop.  That 
the  size  of  the  house  be  60x44  feet.  That  the  walls 
be  of  cobblestone  and  such  other  materials  as  are 


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necessary  for  the  purpose  and  that  the  funds  be 
raised  bj-  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  1S3S.  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  Cortland ville."  This  was 
done  May  7,  1S39.  The  new 
church  was  dedicated  July  10, 
1839.  At  the  annual  meeting 
Jan.  10,  1840,  Rev.  T.J.  Whit 
comb  was  called  to  the  pastor- 
ate. The  following  year  his 
predecessor,  Rev.  .\.  C.  Barry, 
wrote  in  the  "Magazine  and 
Advocate  "  ( page  141 )  regard- 
ing this  society  :  "  There  are 
now  (1841)  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  o: 
a  thousand  inhabitants."  On 
Jan.  II,  1S42,  Rev.  Mr.  Whit- 
comb  received  twenty  -  t\vo 
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  3-ear  1S57, 
when  the  church  called  to 
minister  to  it  Rev.  William  H. 
Fish.  Mr.  Fish  came  as  a  non- 
sectariauist.  His  creed  was 
temperance  and  the  abolition 
of  slavery.  His  pastorate  ex- 
tended through  five  years,  1857 
to  1862.  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  bv  Rev. 
John  M.  Austin  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  wav  of 
reorganization,  and  furnishing  a  new  set  of  bv- 
laws.  This  church  has  a  good  constitution  else  it 
never  could  have  survived  the  numerous  by-laws! 


Rev.  George  Adams  was  the  next  pastor,  from 
18S3  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, 
1889.  Under  his  energetic  administration  the 
church  edifice  was  entirely  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 


Photo  by  Butler.        UNIVERSALIST  CHURCH— Sk.  P.  2S.       '■  Stand.  Imi.  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,  189S,  who  was  also 
ordained  in  the  church,  and  the  present  pastor, 
Rev.  U.  S.  Milburn,  who  commenced  his  duties 
Oct.  I,  1898.  This  church  has  given  to  the  Uni- 
versalist ministrv  four  clergymen — Rev.  Messrs. 
A.  C.  Barry,  J.  M'.  Peebles,  G.  .-V.  Kratzer  and  H. 
E.  Newton. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


The  Ladies'  and  Pastor's  Aid  Society  of  the 

Homer  Ave,  M.  E.  church  of  Cortland  was  organ- 
ized Oct.  16,  iSgo,  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.  iSg2,  Mrs.  A.  Sager  ;  from   Oct.   1S92  to  Oct. 


ciety,"  and  on  May  15,  1890,  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  $~5  was  real- 
ized from  dime  suppers,  and  the  past  \-ear,  $117. 
Receipts  last  year  amounted  to  J4S0  ;  expendi- 
ture, $420. 

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  Ijy  Hyatt. 


GROTON  AVEVaE,  WEST   FROM   MAIN  STREET.    [Opera  House.] 


1894,  Mrs.  S.  S.  Stearns;  from  Oct.  1894  to  Oct. 
1896,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Robinson  ;  from  Oct.  1896  to 
Oct.  1S97,  Mrs.  Carrie  vS.  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.  \V.  H.  Dickerson, 
Mrs.  Grant  Thomas,  Mrs.  A.  Burnham,  Mrs.  G. 
F.  Price  and  Mrs.  Alma  Snyder. 

The  Aid  Society  of  the  First  Baptist  church 
was  organized  in  the  year  1S81  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  Ave.  M.  E.  church  was  organized  Nov. 
30,  1S90,  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.  Andrews,  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  in  the  way  of  raising  funds  for  this  branch 
of  the  work.  Nearly  |i,500  has  been  raised  by 
the  society  since   its  organization. 


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The  Hemorial  Baptist  Church  is  the  outgrowth 
of  a  mission  that  was  started  by  the  First  Baptist 
church,  in  the  iirst  ward  May  29,  1S92.  Under  the 
efficient  leadership  of  Dr.  F.  D.  Reese  the  Sunday- 
school  became  so  large  they  outgrew  their  first 
quarters,  a  dwelling  house,  and  a  chapel  was 
erected  and  dedicated  Nov.  14,  1S93,  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  were  given  b}-  friends  of  the  chapel  in 
memorv  of  some  devout  Chris- 
tian, in  1S96  it  was  thought 
best  by  a  company  of  Baptists 
that  lived  near  the  chapel  that 
thev  should  organize  them- 
selves into  an  independent 
Baptist  church.  Accordingh- 
letters  of  dismissal  were  grant- 
ed to  thirty-five  members  of 
the  First  Baptist  church  who 
became  constituent  members  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  beacon  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 
eighty-nine.  The  ollicers  ot 
the  Sunday-school  are  :  Super- 
intendent, Geo  .\llport ;  as- 
sistant superintendent,  J.  V. 
Chatterton ;  secretary,  Miss 
Belle  Allen;  treasurer,  John  S. 
Miller.  The  ollicers  of  the 
^\'omau's  Foreign  Missionary 
Circle  are:  President,  Mrs.  J. 
V.  Chatterton;  vice-president, 
Mrs.  Geo.  T.  Lester;  secretary, 
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  Byrn,  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, 189S.  I  was  first  impressed  with  the 
beauty  of  the  environs,  coming  south  from  S3-ra- 
cuse  on  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  The  panorama  of  hill, 
tin\-  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  lawns,  its  profusion 
of  flowers,  its  array  of  churches,  its  model  schools, 


Photo  by  Butler. 


MEMORIAL  BAPTIST  CHURCH 


"  Stand.  Ind.  Ed." 


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  deeph'  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- 
stantlv   being   manifested.     Its    streets    are   more 


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'GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


beautiful,  its  shops  busier.  But  this  is  all  external. 
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- 
mony. 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  citv. 
They  can  truly  lie  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.  As 
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  and  literature  of  foreign  countries, 
illustrated  with  an  occasional  stereopticon  evening, 
or  a  professional  lecture,  while  1S93  was  given  to 
preparation  for  the   proper   enjoyment  and  appre- 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


PORT  WATf^OX   STREET,   EAST    FHO.AI   t'Ht'RC'H. 


dren  to  educate,  who  wishes  to  live  a  quiet  aud  re- 
tired life  amidst  elevating  surroundings,  would 
find  Cortland  a  profitable  and  suitable  place  to 
pitch  his  tent. — U.  S.  Milburn. 

The  Ladies'  Literary  Club  of  Cortland  was  an 
outgrowth  of  a  Book  Club  organized  two  j-ears 
previously.  A  half  dozen  ladies  especially  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.  Wm. 
P.  Randall,  March  24,  1880,  for  the  purpose  of  or- 
ganizing a  club.  Mrs.  Jennie  Crandall  was  made 
chairman  and  the  following  permanent  officers 
were  elected  :  President,  Mary  F.  Hcndrick  ;  vice- 
presidents,  Mrs.  Jennie  Crandall  and  Mrs.  Marv  B. 
Stowell  ;  secretary.  Miss  Editha  Stephens  ;  treas- 
urer, Mrs.  L.  K.  Shankland.  Mrs.  Crandall,  Mrs. 
Stowell  and  Mrs.  F^lla  (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  and  gives  us  an 
afternoon  in  which  we  do  up  the  visiting  for  the 
year  or  are  amused  aud  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.  Kittle  Higgins  ;  2nd  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  E.  M.  H.  Johnson  ;  secretary  and 
treasurer.  Miss  Marv  Goodrich  ;  corresponding 
secretary,  Mrs.  C.  W.  B.  Cornish.  The  members 
are  ;  Miss  M.  Minerva  Adams,  Miss  Alida  Cornelia 


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Adams,  Mrs.  Helen  J.  Apgar,  Mrs.  Clara  H.  Banta, 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  Beach,  Miss  Clara  E.  Booth,  Mrs. 
Mary  Alta  Chambers,  Mrs.  Arabella  B.  Collins, 
Mrs.  C.  W.  B.  Cornish,  Miss  Marguerite  P'orce. 
Miss  Ella  Gale,  Mrs.  Caroline  R.  Gillette,  Miss 
Mary  Goodrich,  Miss  Mary  F.  Heudrick,  Mrs. 
Mary  F.  Henry,  Mrs.  Kittie  Higgins,  Mrs.  Lillian 
C.  Jayne,  Mrs.  E.  M.  H.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Hattie  B. 
Mudge,  ]\Irs.  E  A.  Nash,  Mrs.  Louise  JI.  Foote, 
Mrs.  Florence  C.  Reese,  Jliss  Martha  Roc,  Miss 
Miriam  S.  Skidniore,  Mrs.  JIary  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,  1S65.  He  attended  the  district 
schools  of  that  state  and  for  three  years  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  1S91.  At  London,  Ohio,  he  was 
ordained  in  October  of  the  same  year,  ami 
preached  there  for  sixteen  months  when  he  was 
called  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  as  associate  pastor  of 
the  Second  Universalist  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  fovir  years 
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  j2o,ooo.oo  on  a  lot  owned 
bv  the  church.  In  October,  1S9S,  he  came  to 
Cortland. 


ll.vait,  Plioto. 


F.  W.  IlIGGINS,  M.  D. 


Harris,  Photo      DR.  F.  W.  HIGfilNS'  OFFICE. 


F.  W.  Higgins,  n.  D.,  is  the  son  of  a  Method- 
ist minister  and  was  born  Feb.  7,  1S57,  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  universitv,  Ann 
Arbor  and  the  Medical  Department  of  the 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  latter  institution  in 
18S1,  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 
1S87  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  month?  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  tlie  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,  1S79,  to  Miss  Kittie  M.  Smith  of 
McGraw.  They  have  four  children — three 
sous  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  Hyatt. 

Homer  Avenue. 
Reynold's  Avenue. 


A  GROUP  OF  CORTLAND'S  PRETTY  STREETS. 

North  Main,  N.  from  Madison.         Grant  St.,  looking  toward  Main. 

Monroe  Heights,  N.  from  Court. 


"Grip's''  Historical  Souvenir  of  Cortland. 


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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  practisitag  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,  1S70.  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 
1S36  till  his  death,  Oct.  15,  18S7.  He  was 
professor  of  surgery  in  Geneva  Medical  Col- 
lege from  1855,  and  after  the  organization  of 
Syracuse  Medical  College,  in  1872,  was  its 
dean.  He  was  a  man  of  positive  convictions, 
a  typical  physician  and  surgeon  of  his  day  and 
generation.  He  married  the  daughter  of  Dr. 
Goodyear  and  for  many  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  physicians  were  licentiates,  it  began 
to  be  considered  proper  and  advantageous  to  take 
the  training  offered  by  the  few  medical  colleges. 
The  medical  department  of  Yale  University  was 
founded  in  1812.  Dr.  Miles  Goodj'ear,  who  re- 
ceived his  degree  from  Yale  College  in  1816,  was  a 
member  of  the  first  graduating  class,  and  was  the 
first  member  of  the  Cortland  county  society  with 
the  title  of  JI.  D.  Dr.  Goodyear  is  one  of  the 
notable  historical  characters  of  Cortland.  His 
eccentricities,  his  kindly  way,  his  ruffled  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  181S,  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  any  of 
their  successors  may  be  learned  by  studying  the 
life  of  Dr.  A.  B  Shipman.  who  resided  in  Cort- 
land from  1S33  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 


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'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 
1843  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  j'ears  and  the  local 
physicians  are  seeing  to  it  that  they  keep  abreast 
with  the  ailvances  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  J50  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  1S94  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.  Forshee.  The 
society  was  never  more  active  and  useful  than  at 
present.  The  following  is  the  list  of  active  mem- 
bers of  the  societv  :  Dr.  L-  C.  Andrews,  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.  A.  Didama,  Cortland  ;  Dr. 
T.  M.  Emery,  Virgil;  Dr.  F.  H.  Forshee,  McGraw  ; 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


LINCOLN  AVENUE,  WEST  FROM  MAIN  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 
gleaued.  Dr.  Geo.  W.  Bradford  of  Homer  was 
the  secretary  of  the  society  from  1S26  to  187 1. 
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  Truxton. 
A  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 
quorum  not  being  present.  At  the  annual 
meeting,     1888,    it     was     voted     to    meet     quar- 


Dr.  F.  H.  Green,  Homer;  Dr.  M.  L.  Halbert, 
Cinciunatus  ;  Dr.  H.  C.  Hendrick,  McGraw  ;  Drs. 
F.  W.  Higgins  and  H.  O.  Jewett,  Cortland  ;  Dr. 
Benj.  Kinyon,  Ciucinnatus  ;  Dr.  J.  C.  Leonard, 
Harford  Mills  ;  Dr.  A.  M.  Loope,  Homer;  Dr.  E. 
W.  McBirney,  Willet  ;  Drs.  Philip  Nearv  and  F. 
D.  Reese,  Cortland  ;  Dr.  M.  R.  Smith,  McGraw  ; 
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  W.  Whit- 
ney,  Homer. 

The  Ladies'  Aid  Society  of  the  First  Uuiver- 
salist  church  of  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  was  organized  in 
Feb.  1883,  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  H.  W. 
Hand.  Mrs.  H.  W.  Hand  was  its  first  president. 
The  Woman's  Aid  convention  of  central  New 
York  had  its  origin  with  the  Cortland  L.  A.  S. 
This  organization  is  well  officered,  some  of  its  offi- 
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.  Milburu. 


'  GRIP'S  "  HISTORICAIv  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,  1854,  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  year  is  active  in  personally  con- 
ducting his  business  and  does  manual  labor 
day  after  day  with  as  much  energy  as  many 
vouuger  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,  1852.  One  of 
his  brothers,  A.  Page  Benjamin,  went  to  California 
in  1848  and  died  there  in  the  gold  mines.  His 
sister,  Mrs.  Martin  Chapin  of  Columbia,  S.  C  , 
was  married  in  June,  1S50.  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,  1SS9,  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  1854  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  only  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 
j'ears,  and  having  been  a  member  of  the  first  fire 
compau}'  formed  in  the  village.  With  the  rest  of 
that  company  he  went  to  Svracuse  after  the  first 


Photo  )>y  Harris. 


,  M.  BEN.J.\MIN"S  MONUMENT  WORKS. 


Photo  by  Hyatt.        S.  M.  BENJAMIN. 

hand  engine  which  w'as  brought  to  Cortland. 
During  this  extraordinar}-  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  only  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. 
Henry   M.    Kellogg,   we    learn    that    a   Methodist 
itinerant  preacher — Rev.  Mr.  Hill — by  invitation 
preached  in  the  home  of  Jonathan  Hubbard  in  the 
year    1804,    when   there   were   but   three    families 
within  the  present  boundaries  of  Cortland  village. 
.\U  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 
111  to  the  church  Jonathan, 
Mar\'    and    Abigal    Hub- 
liard;   Elija  and     Martha 
Batchelor;  Isaac,  William 
and    Polly   B  a  s  s  e  1 1 , 
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 
place.    It  was  included  in 
what  was  then  called  Cay- 
uga  Circuit.      It    was  in 
the    Genesee    district    of 
Philadelphia  conference. 
The   Cayuga  Circuit  was 
hounded  on  the  north  by 
lake  Ontario,  east  by  the 
Otselic   valley,   south  by 
the  turnpike  running  east 
from  Ithaca,  and  west  by 


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•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  vSOUVENIR  OK  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  iSlo.  Rev.  James  Kelsey  was  preacher  in 
charge  in  1S12.  Ten  or  twelve  families  constituted 
the   village   at   that   time.     On   the    13th  day  of 


Photo  byBuller.         THE  FIliST  METHODIST  CHURCH, 

March,  182 1,  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  Hubbanl,  John  Stillman  and  Isaac  Bas- 
sett  were  elected  trustees.  The  building  commit- 
tee appointed  was  Charles  W.  Lynde,  Roswell 
Ranilall  and  Samuel  Nelson.  The  last  was  after- 
wards judge  of  the  United  States  Supreme  court. 
The  i)resent  site,  consisting  of  one  acre  and  thirty- 
two  rods,  was  purchased  of  "  Billy"  Trowbridge, 
guardian  of  the  heirs  of  Jonathan  Hubbard,  for 
the  sum  of  |;5o.  A  contract  dated  May  24,  1821, 
was  made  with  John  R.  White  to  build  the  founda- 
tion  and   take   the  subscription   for  his  pay.     No 


mone)'  was  paid.  It  was  all  trade,  barter  and 
labor.  Arrangements  were  made  for  laying  the 
corner-stone  on  the  4th  of  July,  1S21.  A  meeting 
was  held  at  the  Baptist  church  in  the  forenoon  of 
that  da}'.  A  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Geo. 
W.  Dinsmore,  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  namesof  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,  1S98,  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,  I).  D.,  as  pastor. 
The  resident  ministers  are:  B. 
¥.  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.  Chene}-,  prin- 
cipal of  the  Normal  school,  is 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school  and  C.  v.  Weiler,  pres- 
ident of  the  Epworth  League. 
The  trustees  are;  R.  B.  Smith, 
president;  H.  M.  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.  I'rosper  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,  1809,  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 


[See  sk..P.  3V. 


'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  S8th  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  hymns. 
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- 
dency of  Miss  Effie  .\.  Allen.  Excellent  organi- 
zations of  the  Woman's  Foreign  and  Home  Mis- 
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. Rev.  Charles   Lane 

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  early  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,  oratory  and  English 
composition.  At  the  first  commencement  held 
after  the  establishment  of  the  college  as  Syracuse 
university,  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  (in  1S72),  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  A.  M.,  in  cursu,  having  been 
chosen  by  the  faculty  to  deliver  the  Master's  ora- 
tion on  that  occasion.  In  18S2  he  completed  a 
post-graduate  course  in  Christian  evidences  at  the 
same  university,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  on 
examination.  In  1S87  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 


Plioto  by  Harris. 


H.  M.  KELLOGUCS  RE.SIDENCE. 


Hyatt,  Photo.       H.  M.  KELLOiiii. 

ever  since,  occupying  some  of  the  most  prominent 
pulpits  in  Syracuse,  Ithaca,  Elmira,  Auburn  and 
other  large  towns.  He  has  just  entered  upon  his 
fourth  3-ear  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  Avenue  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 
Viy  the  presiding  bishop  of  his  conference  to  the 
church  at  Cortland. 

H.  M.  Kellogg  has  been  in  business  in  Cortland 
continuously  since  1S71,  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 
1S84  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- 


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ties  in  a  store  now  occupied  by  Burgess.  It  in- 
cludes everything  in  the  line  of  hardware,  plumb- 
ing, gas  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  societies,  the  Cortlandville  Masonic 
lodge,  the  First  M.  E.  church,  of  which  he  is  a 
trustee  and  the  clerk  of  the  board,  and  the  Erie 
&  Central  New  York  railroad  of  which  he  is  a 
director  and  the  secretarj',  having  occupied  those 
positions  for  ten  years.  He  has  served  as  United 
States  Loan  Commissioner,  and  for  twenty  vears 
as  railroad  commissioner  of  the  town  of  Cortland- 
ville, a  position  he    still  occupies.       Mr.   Kellogg 


listed  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  years  or  during  the  war.  Mr.  Kellogg 
served  with  the  same  regiment  until  May  29, 
1865,  when  it  was  mustered  out  at  Washington. 
He  was  in  service  fii'st  in  the  Shenandoah  Valle\- 
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 
to  relieve  Generals  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  Atlanta,  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. 


TFIE  ELLI.S  OMNIBUS  AND  CAB  CO.'S  WORKS. 


was  born  in  the  town  of  Williamstown,  Oswego 
county,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1841.  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  1859  and  '60  he  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  Little  Miami  Railroad  com- 
pany, making  his  home  at  Cincinnati,  O.  In 
February,  1.S61,  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.  1861, 
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  Sumter 
was  fired  upon.  From  that  time  until  practically 
the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Kellogg  served  in  the 
armies  of  the  union.     On   Aug.    5,    1.S62,  he  re-en- 


Mr.  Kellogg  was  with  Sherman  in  his  march 
from  Atlanta  to  the  sea.  .\fter  being  mustered 
out  of  active  service  he  returned  to  Savannah  and 
went  into  the  retail  business  in  that  city,  being  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Stuart  iS:  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  springof 
1868  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  L'nited  vStates  Customs  service  in  that 
citv  and  in  March,  1S71,  he  resigned  to  return  to 
Cortland  and  go  into  business.  On  July  r2,  1.S66, 
he  married  Ella  E.  Ouantock  of  Savannah,  a  lady 
whose  acquaintance  he  made  while  with  his  regi- 
ment in  that  city.  They  have  had  three  children, 
one  deceased  and  two  living.     The  two  latter  are 


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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  son, 
died  at  the  age  of  17  years.  A  young 
man  of  bright  prospects  and  who  was 
about  to  enter  the  S^-racuse  university 
was  suddenly  removed  bv  the  hand  of 
death  on  Feb.  7,  iSSS. 

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  1S90,  but  were 
re-incorporated  with  an  increased  capi- 
tal stock  in  July,  1S92,  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  Omniljus  and 
Cab  Co.    The  name  of  the  business  was 
then    changed    to    Ellis    Omniljus  and 
Cab  Co.      While  this  is  the  title  of  the 
business,   Jlr.   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  company  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  the}-  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  factory. 

E.  E.  Ellis  was  the  only  child  of  Jlr.  and  Mrs. 
W.  M.  Ellis,  and  was  born  at  Peruville,  Tompkins 
county,  N.  Y.,  on  May  27,  1850.  His  boyhood  days 
were  spent  at  his  birthplace  and  at  Watkins,  N.  Y. 


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Photo  by  Harris 


E.  E.  ELLIS'  RE.SIDEXCE. 


E.  E.  ELLIS. 

With  the  e.xception  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,  1S90,  to  Jliss  Alice  Blinn,  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  C.  Blinn  of  JIcLean,  N.Y. 
They  have  two  children,  Leo  Eugene  and  Errol 
Blinn,  and  all  live  at  their  residence,  106  North 
Main  street. 

Tile  Epworth  League.— The  Epworth  League 
of  the  First  M.  E.  church,  Cortland,  N.  Y., 
was  organized  and  obtained  its  charter  May  15, 
1S91.  Mrs.  Ruth  B.  .\ very  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 
its  object  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  constantgrowth  in 
grace,  and  to  train  them 
in  the  works  of  Mercy 
and  Help."  At  present 
there  is  a  total  member- 
shipofi2o.  Theworkof 
the  League  is  carried  on 
through  six  departments 
with  their  several  com- 
m  i  1 1  e  e  s  .  Devotional 
meetings  are  held  every 
Sunday  evening  one  hour 
before  the  regular  preach- 
ing service,  and  the  busi- 
ness   meetings    are   held 


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F.  L.  HARRIS,  SOUVENIR  ARTIST. 

the  second  Monday  evening  of  each  calendar 
month.  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  social  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  Main  street,  which  is  unusually  large 
and  fully  equipped  for  a  photographer's  studio  in 
a  town  the  size  of  Cortland.  On  June  i,  1S95,  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  b}'  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,  ;\Iadison 
county,  near  Cazenovia,  September  13,  1S60,  and 
in  1875  he  began  work  at  the  profession  he  had 
chosen  to  follow  in  a  portable  gallery  for  Jordan 
Brothers  of  Syracuse  ;  afterwards  continuing  on 
the  road  with  P.  W.  Noble.  After  two  j-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  Prol.  J.  R.  Muth  in  art  work  and  re- 
touching. He  afterwards  conducted  a  gallery  on 
the  road  and  in  I.SS4-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  steadily  increased  and  now  he  has  two 
assistants,  Miss'l.  M.  Cayvette  and  Miss  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  organiz-ed  on  the  22d  day  of  January,  1891, 
with  37  members  and  the  following  officers:  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.   W.   B.  Stoppard:  vice-presidents,  Mrs. 


F.  L.  HARRIS'  STUDIO 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


43 


,T.  WCTDWORTH. 

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,  they  were  thereby  made  life 
members  of  that  society:  Mrs.  D  C.  Dutcher,  Jlrs. 
W.  B.  Stoppard,  Miss  Augustine  Crawlev,  Mrs.  J. 
J.  Walker,  Mrs.  Rev.  C."E.  Hamilton,  Mrs.  T.  P. 
Benjamin,  Miss  Helen  M.  Angell.  By  the  pay- 
ment of  $50  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  Christmas  gifts  to  be  distributed  by  our 
missionaries  in  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  Delevan  and  Mrs.  Sher- 
wood ;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  Lincoln 
Seeber;  recording  secretary,  Mrs.  Stephen  D. 
Ballard;  treasurer,    Jliss   Augustine   Crawley. 

J.  W.  Cudworth,  well  known  as  a  successful 
specialist  in  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  1874  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
and  he  conducted  the  office  in  connection  with 
his  other  business.  In  1S69  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  1S7S  he  moved  to  McGraw,  N.  Y., 
and  engaged  in  business.  He  was  twice  elected  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  in  that  district.  In  1SS5  he  moved 
to  Oxford,  N.  Y.  In  1890  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  until  Oct. 
I,  1900.  President, 
Dr.  F.  W.  Higgins; 
vice-president.  Ma- 
jor A-  Sager;  secre- 
tary, Mr.  A.  J.  Mur- 
rav;  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- 
c  h  o  1  o  g  V,"  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 
on  the  evening  of  Nov.  iS  Mr.  David  Wesson  gave 
an  illustrated  lecture  on  "Some  Edible  Oils  and 
Fats."  Its  membership  is  limited  to  twenty. 
Each  member  has  the  privilege  of  inviting  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.  Chenev,  Prof  M. 
W.  Booth,  Prof  W.  A.  Cornish,  Hon.  D.  W. 
Van  Hoesen,  Mr.  L.  Cooper,  Dr.  H.  C.  Hendrick. 
Mr.  ].  N.  Orr,  Mr.  I".  E.  Whitmore,  Mr.  N.  H. 
Gillette,  Mr.  H.  C.  Pierce.  Mr.  David  Wesson. 
Mr.  PI.  L.  Smith,  Dr.  George  H.  Smith,  Rev.  U. 
S.   Milburn. 


ADOLPH  DAHM-PETEK8EN. 


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'GRIPS"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


W.  Q.  Mead,  the  jeweler,  has  been  in  business 
in  Cortland  since  Aug.  i,  1S90,  when,  in  company 
with  C.  D.  Tallmadge,  he  bought  out  the  business 
of  Myron  Dubois,  then  being  conducted  at  No.  51 
Main  street.  It  was  continued  under  the  firm 
name  of  W.  G.  Mead  &  Co.  for  three  years,  when 
Mr.  Mead  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  April  21,  1S9S,  Mr. 
Mead  bought  the  Edgconib  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  1S99  he  turned  the  optical  liranch  of 
his  business  over  to  J.  W.  Cudworth.  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  Decemljer,  1899,  he  put  in  a  line  of 
pianos,  taking  the  agency'  for  Cortland  county  for 
Paul  G.  Mehlin  &  Sons,  Weser  Bros,  and  the  tiib- 
son  Piano  Manufacturing  Co.  Mr.  Mead  was  Ijorn 
in  Warsaw,  Wyoming  county,  April  4,  1863,  and 
was  educated  at  Pike  seminary.  When  seventeen 
years  old  he  entered  the  employ  of  J.  A.  Main,  a 
long  established  jeweler  at  Warsaw,  where  he 
learned  repairing  and  the  general  details  of  the 
business.  In  1S81  he  went  to  Freilonia,  where  he 
was  with  F.  W.  Bartlett  for  about  a  year,  the  next 
year  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  1SS4  he  was  employed  by  L.  P  Tarbox  at 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  and  in  April,  1885,  he  went 
to   Ellenville,  N.  Y., engaged   to  work   for  Myron 


\V.  (i.  .ME.^D'.S  .iewkli;y  .stuue. 


\V.  (1.  MEAll. 

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,  X.  Y.,  in  which  Mr.  Mead  subsequently 
obtained  an  absolute  ownership,  and  from  which 
he  retired  in  1886  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, 
1888,  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- 
lanil  have  practically  annihilated  mud  with  the 
magnificent  asphalt  pavement  on  Main  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  always  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 


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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.—Rkv.  J.  C.  B.  Mover. 

Peck  Bros,  started  in  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  they  started  a  lumber  business  and 
on  April  i,  1S99.  they  took  possession  of  the  ar- 
mory on  Main  street.  This  building  encloses  a 
space  So  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 
the}'  have  established  the  lumber  business.  The 
firm  comprises  M.  J.  and  L.  W.  Peck,  both  of 
whom  are  natives  of  vSolon,  Cortland  count}-. 
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  1804.  Passing  through 
Cortland  they  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.  .r.  PECK.         [Hyatt,  Photo.]        L.  W.  PECK. 

families  together  on  that  farm.  M.  J.  Peck  was 
born  JIarch  10,  1S69,  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Solon  and  McGraw  and  in  the  Cort- 
land Normal  school.  In  1S89  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  1893,  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  follovs-ing  year  while 
with  the  Hitchcocks  he  repeated  the  same  scheme. 
Both  events  made  a  hit.       He  is  a  member   of  the 


fARMEP^W  EXCHANGE 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


PECK  BROTHERS'  .SALE8  AND  WAREROOMS 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


First  Baptist  church  and  is  the  superintendent  of 
the  Sunday  school,  elected  April  i,  189S.  L.  W. 
Peck  was  born  in  vSolon  May  16,  1866,  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Solon  and 
McGraw,  also  taking  a  course  in  a  business 
college  at  Poughkeepsie.  On  June  i,  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  )'ears  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. 


PU8T.AIASTEK  AND  STAFF. 


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  \V.  Ta^'lor  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.  A.  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  to  third  class  office. 
Then  James  A.  Nixon  Ijecaine  postmaster  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- 


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  Aiulrew  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  CORTLAND. 


47 


6  Franklin  Jones,  substitute  clerk. 

7  William  F.  Youmans,  janitor. 
S  I.  Dan  Lester,  letter  carrier. 
9     Theo.  Sheeley,  letter  carrier. 

10  Patrick  F.  Lyons,  letter  carrier. 

1 1  Samuel  L.  Palmer,  letter  carrier. 

12  Wm.  F.  JIaher,  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  staflf  of  some  of  the  metropolitan 
papers.  The  Syracuse  Herald  is  represented 
by  Robert  E.  Kerby,  a  staff  correspondent. 
Mr.  Kerby  came  here  in  the  fallof  1S97,  and 
in  less  than  a  year  had  more  than  doubled 
the  Cortland  circulation  of  his  paper.  In 
August,  189S,  he  was  sent  to  Seneca  Falls, 
where  he  established  a  branch  similar  to  the 
one  in  this  village.  He  returned  here  in 
November,  1S9S.  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,  1S99.  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.  RobiDson, 
^Xem.  Ex.  Com. 


Thos.  J.  McEvoy, 

Alumni  Ed. 

Charles  ^I.  INIorae, 

Ed.-in  Chief. 


NEWSPAPER  CORRESPONDENT.S. 

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  1S69 
as  a  paperof  twelve  pages 
and  was  called  the  "Index 
Normalis."  It  was  dis- 
continued at  the  end  of 
the  term.  In  1879  the  pa- 
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  monthl}'.  Many 
changes  have  been  made 
in  the  paper  since  that 
time,  but  it  still  bears  the 
same  name  and  maintains 
its  position  as  a  "fitting 
exponent  of  the  school." 
The  paper  is  and  alwa^'S 
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. 


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'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,  1869.  The  charier  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  first  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  the 
da)-,  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,  9  of  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 
f5,ooo.  This  monument,  erected  in  1S76.  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.  For  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 


L^'ourt  House. ~ 


CHURCH  ST.,  XOHTH  FROM  NEAR  COURT. 


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  i85l  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,  1S63,  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  cemeter}'  and  annuall}'  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  auxiliary  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 
young  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  w'ere  decimated 
and  after  a  record  of  ten  years  of  faithful  work, 
the)'  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. 


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49 


Qrover  Relief  Corps,  No.  96,  of  Cortland,  was 

organized  April  6,  18S7,  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  A.  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  1893  Mrs.  .Sarah  L.  Hill 
was  chosen  president  and  served  three  years.  Mrs. 
F.  Endell  Edgcomb  was  then  elected  president 
and  served  two  years,  then  positively  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  1895  Mrs.  Ella  E.  Kellogg 
surpri.sed  the  Corps  by  making  them  a  present  of 
a  beautiful  and  life-like  picture  of  their  late  presi- 


Photosb.v  Hyatt. 


THE  SULDIER8'  .MONUMENT  AND  PARK. 

["The  American  Volunteer."— The  Statue. 1 


til  1893,  when  Grover  Post,  No.  98,  W.  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  j'ears.  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  happy  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,  Anrelia 
JI.  Gilbert  ;  treasurer,     Ellen    M.    Palmer  ;  chap- 


5° 


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, 
Nancv  J.  Canfield  ;  color  bearers.  No.  I,  F.  En- 
ilell  Edgcomb  ;  No.  2,  .Sarah  L.  Hill  ;  No.  3, 
Julia  G.  Sager  ;  No.  4,  Mary  S.  Alexander. 

The  Free  riethodist  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  1S91.  Rev.  W.  H.  Clark  was  the 
first  regular  pastor,  who   served  for    two    years. 


Plioto  b.v  Butler.  FRKE  METHODIST  CHURCMl- 

Mr.  Winget  succeeded  him  and  built  the  church 
edifice  which  is  located  on  Schermerhorn  street. 
Rev.  H.  W.  Fish  followed  and  during  his  term  of 
service  (1S93-4)  he  erected  the  parsonage.  The 
other  pastors  which  have  served  are  O.  S.  Baker, 
1S95-6;  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  I'irst  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  priiicipalship.  He  was  graiiuated  at  Caz- 
enovia  seminary  in  1S69.  In  1871  he  joined  the 
Snsqviehanna  conference  of  the  p'ree  Methodist 
church  and  has  served  the  principal  charges  in 
the  state,  such  as  Utica,  Syracuse,  Buffalo,  Bing- 
haniton,  Rochester,  besides  having  several  times 
acted  as  District  (Presiding)  Elder.  He  is  the 
author  of  several  books  such  as  "  IngersoU  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  citj-. 

Sager  &  Jennings. — This 
is  the  oldest  drug  firm  in 
Cortland,  dating  back  to 
Centennial  3'ear,  .April  i,  '76. 
The  business  to  which  they 
succeeded  was  established  by 
the  senior  partner,  A.  Sager, 
Oct.  15,  iS.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 
1S61,  when  it  was  sold  to  Dr. 
T.  C.  Pomeroy.  After  serv- 
ing his  country  in  the  Warof 
the  Rebellion  as  a  captain  in 
the  76th  Reg.  N.  Y.  S.  Vols, 
until  March,  1863,  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.  II, 
1869,  a  co-partnership  was 
formed  with  Mr.  T.  W.  Dal- 
ton,  under  the  firm  name  of 
A.  Sager  &  Co.  iSIr.  Dalton 
withdrew  from  the  firm  in 
March,  1S70,  to  engage  in 
business  in  the  oil  region  of 
Pennsylvania.  On  May  23, 
1S70,  Jlr.  W.  A.  Pierce  be- 
came a  partner  and  the  busi- 
ness was  conducted  under 
the  same  name  as  before  for 
two  vears,  when  Mr.  Pierce 
withdrew  to  engage  in  busi- 
ness in  Svracuse  in  the  firm 
"  Stand.  Ind.  K.I."      ^f  Smith  &  Pierce,  druggists. 

After  this  Mr.  Sager  was  sole  proprietor  until 
April  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  dealiug 
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.'  ready  mixed  Town  and 
Country  paints.  Their  line  of  drugs,  proprietary 
medicines  and  druggists'  sundries  is  complete. 
In  fact  everything  will  be  found  here  kept   in  a 


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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  1S4S 
his  family  moved  to  the  city  of  S3'racuse,  N.  Y. 
In  1855  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the 
office  of  Hoyt  &  Mercer,  Prof.  Alfred  Mercer  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  1888  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.  Sager,  son  of 
the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  is  in  their  em- 
plo}'.     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  employ  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. 


1 


LSee  Sk.  P.  ryO. 


'1 


^^^''^^5**'^  liJ^ws^js^'ii 


J^^xaHiaaEricaai 


Harris  Photo.       SAGER  &  .TENXIXGS'  DRUG  STORE. 


EMMETT  F.  JEXNTXG.S.         A.  SAGER. 
H.vatt  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,   1890.     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 
well  attended.  The 
average  attendance  for 
the  past  two  j-ears  has 
been  55.  The  annual 
election  of  officers  oc- 
curs the  first  Wednes- 
day evening  in  May. 
The  presentcabinetis: 
President,  Hiram  B. 
In  gal  Is;  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 
Mo\-er ;  chairman  of 
missionary  commit- 
tee, Effie  Hallock. 


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'GRIP'S"    HISTORICAIv  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


n.  A.  Case  started  in 
business  in  Cortland  in 
1S94,  in  the  store  he  has 
since  occupied,  at  the 
head  of  the  firm  of  Case, 
Ruggles  &  Bristol.  In 
I S96  Case  &  Ruggles 
bought  out  Bristol,  and 
in  August,  1S9S,  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,  xniderwear,  ho- 
siery and  kid  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  enjoyed  by  this 
house.  It  may  be  sum- 
marized by  saying  that 
everything  ready  for  la- 
dies to  wear  is  included 

e.xceptshoesand  millinery.  The  business  is  located 
at  Xo.  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  20x30. 
M.  A.  Case  was  born  in  Granville,  Pa.,  Dec.  21, 
1S59.  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  nineyears,  getting  the  experience  which 
has  proven  so  valuable  to  him  since  then.  In 
1SS8  the  firm  of  Case,  Ruggles  &  Leonard  was 
organized  to  carry  on  a  dry  goods  business  at 
.Athens,  Pa.,  Leonard  retiring  a  year  later  and  the 


iljatl  I'lioto. 


Hyatt  Photo. 


.M.  A.  (.'ASP:— .MAIN  FLOOR. 


M.  A.  CASE-CLOAK  ItEPARTJlKN'r. 


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.  Ca.se  succeeded  to  the  owner- 
ship of  the  Cortland  house  he  disposed  of  his  in- 
terest in  the  Athens  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,  1S81,  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.  Lownsberrv,  Bert  Card,  C.  E.  Ingalls, 
L.  E.  Burnham,  C.  S^  Bull,  E.  M.  Santee,  I.  G- 
Jenks,  W.  H.  Dickenson, 
George  B.  French,  L.  B. 
Snow,  R.  H.  Miller,  E. 
JavHopkius,  B.T.Wright, 
Fred  Burke,  M.  C.  East- 
man, N.  M.  Barrett.  F.C. 
Hodges,  Benj.  Hamilton, 
S.  S.  Horton,  C.  H.  War- 
ren, .Averv  Thomas,  C.  H. 
Drake,  CD.  Green.  The 
presentotficersare:  Coun- 
cilor, Norman  Thompson ; 
vice-councilor, J. J  Glann; 
recordingsecrctary,  F.W. 
Kingsbury;  assistant  re- 
cording secretary,  J.  B. 
Hunt;  financial  secretary, 
L.  H.McGraw;  treasurer, 
J.  H.  Johnson;  inductor, 
Jas.  Maynard;  examiner, 
Leroy  Call;  in.side  pro- 
tector, Charles  IMoshier; 
outside  protector,  W.  R. 
Austin  ;  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- 


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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  very  flourishing 
condition. 

A.  W.  ricNett.  the  laundryman,  came  to  Cort- 
land from  Newark,  N.  Y.,  in  February,  1896,  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  iirm  which  continued  as  such  until  February, 
1898,  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,ooo  during  the 
past  two  years.  With  the  addition  of  wagons, 
sleighs  and  horses  the  equipment  ot  the  laundry  is 
complete.  In  all  respects  it  is  a  laundr}'  up  to 
the  best  mark  for  all  that  kind  of  work.  Mr. 
McNett  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  Duluth.  During  1.SS8  he  was  in  the 
railway  mail  service  on  the  mail  routes  between 
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  wliich  he  was  a  delegate  at  St.  Louis  in  1S98, 
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,  1S76,  he 
married  Mary  E.  Tinklepaugh  of  Sodus. 


Hyatt.  Photo. 


A.  W.  JIcXETT. 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


A.  W.  McNET'fs^  1-AUN1)RV. 


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,  1S9S. 
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,  CC'T.,  in  thebld  Water 
Witch  Hose  room  on  Oct.  24, 1S66. 
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. 


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•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


McKinney  &  Doubleday,  deal- 
ers and  jobbers  in  books,  station- 
ery, wall  paper  and  window  shades, 
are   the  largest  jobbing   house  in 
wall   paper  in  the  state  outside  of 
New   York    Cit}',   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.  !•'.  Wallace  & 
Co.  reached  the  high  mark  in  one 
year  of  1,750,000  rolls.     This  was 
about  eight  years  ago,  a  year  or  ^'  1 
before  the  manufacturers  took  the 
business  out  of  the  hands  of  the 
jobbers.   Within  the  past  few  years 
the  jobbingof  thishousehasbegun 
to  climb  up  to  its  former  propor- 
tions.    Since  Oct.  i,  1S99,  the  busi- 
ness has  more  than  doubled  that 
of  the  previous  j'ear,  and  bids  fair 
to  triple  it  before  the  close  of  the 
present  season.     Taking  the  retail 
business  in  connection    with   job- 
bing   and    the    bindery,   the   firm 
employ's  during  the  usual  run  of 
trade  about  twenty  people,   alto- 
gether   more    than    any    previous 
year.     The    business  was   estab- 
lished in  iS7obyMahau&  Wallace,    Photo  by  Harris 
the  latter  of  whom  still  retains  an 
interest,  although  not  an  active  member  of  the  firm. 
In  the  beginning  it  consisted  of  the  usual  stationery 
linesand  musical  instruments.   Three  or  four  years 
later  Mr.  Mahan  retired  and  the  musical  line  was 
dispensed  with.     After  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Ma- 
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,  1895, 
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   by    the 


Photo  by  Harris. 


JIcKINNEY&  DOUBLEDAY. -Wallace  Building. 

best  city  houses.    Thestationery  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.     Jlr.   Mc- 
Kinney was  born  in  the  town  of  Dryden,  Tomp- 
kins Co.,  N.  Y.,  May   11,  1857,  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  accordingU-  admitted  as  has  been 
stated  with  Mr.  Smith  as  the  third  member  of  the 
firm   in    1890.     Mr.   F.  J. 
Donbleday   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 
furinture   and      ndertak- 
ing  business,  which  they 
started    at    that    time    in 
Cortland  under  the  busi- 
ness name  of   Doubleday 
&   Son.     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  property 
McKINNEY*  DUl'KLIODAV. -Interior  of  Store.  into  lots  and  putting  them 


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55 


on  the  market,  was  the  means  of  opening  up  a  con- 
siderable neighborhood  to  the  benefit  of  the  com- 
munity and  with  pecuniary  advantage  to  himself 
In  1S74  he  married  Elizabeth  Stafford  of  Cortland. 
In  i895-'7  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  years  has  served  continuously  as  the  super- 
intendent of  the  Sunday-school  in  that  church. 

Grace  Episcopal  Church. — It  was  not  until  the 
third  meeting  called  to  organize  the  church  that 
the  first  step  was  taken.  The  meetings  held  on 
July  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 
County  of  Cortland."  E.Max- 
well Leal  prepared  the  certifi- 
cate of  incorporation  on  Sept. 
10,  1S47,  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  Reynolds  and 
Mr.  Maxwell,  and  was  wit- 
nessed by  Harvey  S.  Brown 
and  Hiram  Crandall.  On  Aug. 
lo,  1848,  the  certificate  wasfor- 
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  keeping  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,  1858,  it  was  resolved  to  ,„  ,  „  , 
erect  a  church  building,  and    '^l'"to  by  Bmler. 

Messrs.  Josiah  P.  Ingraham,  William  O.  Barn- 
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.  Fairchild,  Hiram  Crandall,  Wm.  P.  Barnard, 
J.  A.  Schermerhorn,  I.  P.  Ingraham,  J.  M.  Hen- 
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.  Iv.  Bene- 
dict, Arrabella'H.  Welch,  P.  D.  Cornwell,  Theo- 
dore Cornwell,  S.J.  Hathaway,  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,  1859,  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 


GRACE  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH. 


■■  Stand.  Inti.  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,  Wm.  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,  1869,  Hor- 
ace Dibble  and  Charles  Parker  were  elected  dele- 
gates to  the  first  annual  convention  of  the  diocese. 
In  1871  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 


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'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  necessarj-  re- 
pairs and  alterations  to  accommodate  the  instru- 
ment. The  first  official  action  taken  to  secure  the 
erection  of  a  new  edifice  was  at  a  meetint;  held  in 
.April,  18S6,  when  it  was  resolved  that  the  rector 
should  appoint  a  committee  of  which  he,  the 
rector,  should  be  a  member  e.x-officio  to  solicit 
subscriptions.  Messrs.  Webb,  Mager  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  conveyance  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, 


zatioD,  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  very 
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  itiissionary  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 
vears  of  its  historv  the  societv  was,  in  a  mo.st  lit- 


"  Stand.  Ind.  Ed." 


TIOUGHNIOGA  RIVER.  FROM 

Photo 

1887,  the  old  building  was  de-consecrated  by 
formal  sentence  of  Bishop  Huntington,  who  on 
April  12,  1888,  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  orgaui- 


PORT  WATSON  ST.  BRIDGE.  (Site  of  Port  Watson.) 

l)y  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  different  Con- 
gregational missionary  societies,  giving  for  bofli 
hoitie  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.  Tliese  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- 
cietv 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 


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Photos  by  Harris. 

N.  H.  (iillette. 

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  the  property  lormerly 
occupied  by  the  Cortland  Corset  Co.  on  Homer 
avenue  aud  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  monev, 
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  Syracuse  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  hopeil  to  do  much  of  the  high  class  of 
work  for  the  women  of  Cortland  which  has  pre- 


THE  GILLETTE  SKIKT  CO. 

General  View  of  tlie  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 


"Don't  1  Ijook  i''ixE  in  ^L\m.m.\'.s  .Skikt; 
I'lioto  by  Harris. 


58 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


things  from  Paris.  The  present  year  a  new  line  of 
siirts  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  member  of  Aurora  Grata  lodge, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  Brooklyn;  also  an  active  memlier  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  and  the  Science  club  of 
Cortland. 

Dr.  Ellis  M.  Santee  has  practiced  medicine  in 
Cortland  since  March,  1890.  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  of  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.,  academy.     At  the  time  he  was  in  attendance 


KLLIS  M.  SANTEE'S  RESIDENCE.— J.  S.  Barber  Homestead 


ELLIS  M.  SAXTEE,  JLI). 

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  subsequentl}',  for  two 
years,  occupied  the  position  of  general  agent  for 
a  New  York  book  firm.  While  in  Cortland  in 
iSSi,  in  the  interest  of  the  house  he  was  traveling 
for,  he  met  Miss  Bulah  B.,  the  daughterof  John  S. 
Barber,  and  on  Dec.  22,  1S.S3,  thej-  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  promoting  events  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  Bluff,  at 
Little  York  lake.  The  launch  in 
the  foreground  is  the  ''Elizabeth 
Gray,"  which  he  launched  in  the 
summer  of  1S9S.  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  Santee's 
Repertory  of  Convulsions.  Nine 
years'  steady  effort  was  devoted 
to  compiling  the  genealogy  of 
his  family,  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  s(-cretary  of  the 
Inter  State  Homeo])athic  Medical 
Society. 


S'-^Jt'.^ 


Photos  by  Dr.  Santee. 
The  Old  Log  Cabin. 


LITTLE  YORK  LAKES. 

Dr.  Santee's  Summer  Home. 

JIt.Toppin. 

Raymond's  Landing. 

The  Outlet. 


The  Bridge. 


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•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


John  S.  Barber  was  born  of  humble  par- 
entage near  Nmevali,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  i,  1S24. 
His  early  life  was  spent  on  the  farm  with 
such  educational  advantages  as  the  rural 
schools  afforded.  At  about  seventeen  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.,  wdiere  he  met  Elizabeth 
Lacy  Warner,  whom  he  married  Dec.  22, 
1S47,  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  [857,  where  heentered 
the  law  office  of  M.  M.  Waters.  His  rise  in 
the  profession  was  rapid  and  brilliant,  so 
that  in  a  very  short  time  hewas  known  and 
respected  as  one  of  the  best  attorneys  of 
the  Cortland  county  bar.  In  early  life  he 
was  affiliated  with  the  Democratic  party, 
and  twice  led  the  "forlorn  hope"  for  the 
Cortland  county  judgship.  After  the  war  he 
joined  the  Republican  party  and  remained 
there  vmtil  his  death.  He  was  thrice  elected 
president  of  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  186S  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 
M.  Santee  of  this  village.  In  the  early  seventies 
Mr.  Barber  erected  what  is  now  the  .American  ho- 
tel, in  which  he  had  his  office  until  near  the  time 
of  his  death.  lii  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  Grotou  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.  P.,  and  remained 
a  member  as  long  as  he  lived.      In  the  fall  of  1887 


,70HX  S.  B.\KHEti. 


ELIZ.^BETH  L.  BARBEPv. 


"RRIP'S"  COUTLANl)  SOfVKN'IR  ARTISTS. 
Miss  Eva  A.  Temiile.     Edwin  H.  IIvKtt.  W.  H.  .Silcox. 


he  had  a  shock  of  paralysis  from  which  he  never 
rallied  and  from  the  effects  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  e.xecutive 
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  Souvenir,  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  'i  Main  street,  is  fur- 
nished in  a  tasty  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,  1.S87.  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'  Guild"  of  Grace  church  was 
organized  in  18S9.  It  was  re-organized  in 
1S90  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. 


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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.  Ab'ram  M.  Schermerhorn,  Miss  Jane  Thurs- 
ton Guild. 

Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.— On  the  evening  of  Sept.  17, 
l8S^,  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 
E.  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 
praver-meeting  held  by  the  society,  as  such,  was 
upon  the  following  Sunday  evening,  Sept.  23,  and 
"was  a  memorable  event,  seemingly  a  guarantee 
of  the  blessings  which  have  followed."     The  first 


Pbotos  by  Hyatt. 


EDWIN  H.  HY.\TT'.S  STUDIO. 


of  Chicago,  III.,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a 
3'oung  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  S6,  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,  LenaE.  Dalton  ;  treasurer,  Florence 
M.  Tupper. 


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Cortlandville  Grange,  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,  known  as  Cortlandville 
Grange,  No.  461,  P.  of  H.,  July  7,  1SS2.  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.  P'.  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  Kinney  ; 
gate  keeper,  Horatio  N.  Rogers  ;  pomona,  Mrs.  A. 
Williams  ;  flora,  Mrs.  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  Allen  and  Edith  Swift  were  some 
of  the  early  presidents.  One  of  its  charter  mem- 
bers, Willie  Seeber,  has  passed  into  the  bright 
hereafter.  The  presentofficers  are:  Superintend- 
ent, Mrs.  Eunice  Seeber;  assistant  superintend- 
ent, Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wilbur;  president,  Gertrude 
Ryan;  first  vice-president,  Eva  Bowen;  second 
vice-president,  Edna  Kelley;  third  vice-president, 
PTorence  Dunham;  fourth  vice-president,  Emma 
Bowen;  secretary,  Jennie  Melvin;  treasurer,  Mer- 
tie  Allen.     Present  membership  is  one  hundred. 


L'UKNEli  MAIN  AND  PORT  WAT80N  STREETS 


Stand,  liul.  Ed.' 


Hopkins.  This  grange  has  had  seasons  of  prosper- 
ity and  adversity,  sometimes  the  attendance  and 
membership  being  small,  and  the  prospect  looked 
dark  to  the  few  faithful  followers.  For  several 
weekspast  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  (t.  A.  R.  hall,  Cortland  village,  on  the 
second  and  fourth  Mondaj'  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.  V.Ua.  Kinney  ;  treasurer,  San- 
ford  Buchanan  ;  secretary,  G.  A.  Wilbur  ;  gate 
keeper,  M.  W.  Kinney  ;  pomona,  Mrs.  Loucks  ; 
flora,  Mrs.  Fanny  Kinney  ;  ceres,  Mrs.  L-  N.  Hop- 
kins ;  lady  assistant  steward,  Mrs.  Almeron 
Loucks. 


Congregational     Chapel,     East     Side. — The 

branch  work  of  the  East  Side  was  undertaken  by 
the  Congregational  church,  Sunday,  April  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.  A.  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  eflicient  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  important 
branch  of  the  church's  work. 


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The  Woman's  Home  Hissionary  Society  of 

the  First  M.  E.  Church  was  organized  Sept.  21, 
1SS5,  with  ten  metabers.  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.  Kinner;  corresponding  secretary,  Mrs.  Ow- 
ens. "The  object  of  this  society  shall  be  to  aid 
in  interesting  Christian  women  in  the  elevation 
and  evangelization  of  needy  and  destitute  women 
and  children  in  our  own  land,  and  in  raising  funds 
forthiswork."   The  following  officers  were  elected 


kinsandsangthe  Easter  service  April  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  1H4-1;  Demolished  1893.        "Stand.  Iiid.  Ed." 


for  1S99-1900:  President,  Mrs.  Lucetta  Hinman; 
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  O'Day;  corresponding 
secretary,  Mrs.  C.  T.  Peck;  librarian,  Miss  Effie 
A.  .\llen.  The  subject  is,  "Our  Country;"  the 
emblem,  Our  Flag;  the  motto,  "For  the  love  of 
Christ  and  in  His  name.  All  things  whatsoever  ve 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  \-e  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.  Amos  Wat- 


Cortland  Council,  No.  1445,  Royal  Arcanum, 
was  organized  .\pril  23,  1S92,  with  seventeen 
charter  members  and  elected  the  following  officers: 
Regent,  James  P.  Maher;  vice-regent,  A.  E.  Bailey; 
orator.  Prof.  D.  L.  Bardwell;  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.  Sitter;  guide,  F.  D.  McGraw; 
warden,  David  Ingalls;  sentry,  Daniel  Tucker. 


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A.    S.    Brown,  the   postmaster    of     Cortland, 

moved  to  this  village  at  the  time  he  was  elected 
county  treasurer  in  1888,  a  position  which  he  occu- 
pied two  terms,  six  years.  In  August,  188S,  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  tlie  storage  chambers  without  affecting  the  tem- 
perature of  the  others.  .At  the  time  Mr.  Brown 
established  the  plant  he  occupied  onl)^  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  twoupper  floors.  Theoriginal  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  foralarge  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.  He  wasborn  July  31,  1857,  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,  Plinto. 


A.  S.  BROWX. 


Photo  by  Harris. 


A.  S.  liHU^\■.^••.■^  llE.-^IUENCE. 


he  was  obliged  to  earn  money  to  give  hint  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  iSyy-'ySand  in  1S79 
attended  the  business  college,  teaching  school  in 
Pleasant  Valley  in  the  course  of  the  years  of  1S76- 
'79,  and  at  Etna  and  West  Dryden  in  1S80  'Si.  In 
the  spring  of  the  latter  year  he  went  into  a  .gen- 
eral store  in  Peruville  with  Prescott  Moe,  and  in 
August,  1SS3,  started  a  general  store  at  Solon. 
Cortland  county,  where  he  continued  the  business 
until  he  moved  to  Cortland,  as  has  been  stated.  In 
1SS4  he  served  as  town  clerk,  and  in  1885.  '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  party  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  Athletic  club  and  the 
Tioughnioga  club,  al- 
though not  especially  ac- 
tive in  the  social  and  club 
affairs  of  the  village.  Ou 
Dec.  23,  1880.  he  married 
Enmia  A.  Moe  of  Peru- 
ville, and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Harriet  E- 
Brown. 


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Cortland  Tent,  No.  304,  Knights  of  the  Macca- 
bees, was  instituted  Tuesday  evenirg,  July  3,  1894, 
by  Deputy  Great  Commander  Lelaud  Kennedy,  as- 
sisted by  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.  A.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 


'  *To; 


'<u 


Photos  by  Harris.  A.  S.  BROWN'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. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Beard  &  Peck,  furniture  dealers  and  fu- 
neral directors,  whose  place  of  business  is  at 
No.  9  Main  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,  Edgconib  &  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- 
ton  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  c&  Son. 
After  the  Barber  block  was  burned  the  busi- 
ness was  for  about  a  year  temporarily  lo- 
cated on    Port  Watson    street.     From  that 


X.JAY  PECK. 


R.  H.  BEARD. 


Harris,  Photo.     BE.-VRD  &  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  count}',  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  I'el- 
lows.  N.  Jay  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, 
the  firm  being  A.  R.&N.  J.  Peck.  He  was  also 
associated  with  his  brother  in  the  grocery 
business.  For  seven  or  eight  years  he  was  a 
clerk  in  C.  W.  Stoker's  grocery.  On  Oct. 
20,  1S86,  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,  1S97. 

Fine  Wire=Drawers'  Beneficial  Associa- 
tion was  instituted  on  March  i,  1895,  with 
twenty  members,  for  the  purpose  of  helping 
their  sick  and  afflicted  fellow  workmen.  Up 
to  the  present  time  their  assessments  have 
been  but  fy  per  member,  and  they  have  over 
Jtiooin  bank  after  paying  all  benefits.  There 
are  at  present  fifty-two  members  in  the  as- 
sociation. The  ofiicers  for  the  first  six 
months,  1S99:  President,  Albert  Williams; 
vice-president,  Barney  McNeff;  recording 
secretary,  James  T.  Summers;  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. 


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McQraw  &  Osgood  succeeded  McGraw  cSc  Son, 
dealers  in  boots  and  shoes,  in  September,  189S, 
the  business  having  been  established  by  William 
Fisk  in  1850.  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  & 
Blcdgett  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.  Bushof  Horseheads,  N.  Y., 
the  well-known  statesman  and  legislator.  J.  G. 
Osgood  was  born  in  Cincinnatus,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  14, 
1872.  He  attended  school  and  worked  on  a  farm 
until  1S92,  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,  1897,  he  married  Jennie  B., 
the  daughter  of  Dr.  B.  Kinyou  of  Cincinnatus. 


Views  by  Harris.  McGRAVV  &  OSGOOD'.S  BOOT  AND  SHOE  STORE.  Portraits  by  Hyatt. 

G.  W.  MoGbaw.  J.G.Osgood. 


and  G.  W.  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  pay-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.  They  carry  a  full  line  of 
American  rubber  goods,  and  also  supply  custom- 
made  work.  G.  W.  McGraw  was  born  in  Cort- 
land  Aug.    21,    1870,   and    attended   the   Normal 


W.  C.  T.  U. — The  Woman's  Christian  Temper- 
ance Union  was  organized  in  Cortland  May  26, 
18S4.  The  following  ladies  have  served  as  presi- 
dents: Mrs.  Randolph  Beard,  Miss  Sara  E.  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 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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  V.  M.  C. 
A.  Au.xiliary  was  organized  and  a  constitution 
adopted  April  15,  1S82.  Twenty-six  members  were 
enrolled  as  charter  members  with  the  following 
officers:  President,  Mrs.  Frank  Capen;  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  GeorgeL.  Waters;  secretary,  Miss  Sara 
E.  Collins;  treasurer.  Mrs.  H.  C.  Henry.  A  board 
of  directors  numbering  thirteen  was  appointed, 
who  recommended  as  the  first  important  work 
"the  forming  of  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,  1S90,  by 
Assistant  State  Secretary  W.  W.  Griffith,  under 
the  direction  of  the  general  secretary  of  the  Cort- 
land association,  Mr.  Kliug.  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  fi.ooo,  the  proceeds 
from  "A  Women's  Edition,"  is  held  in  trust  as 
a  nucleus  of  a  building  lund  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  $2,491,  not  including  the  monev 
from  "The  Women's  Edition."  The  officers  for 
1899  are  as  follows:  President,  Mrs.  F.  J.  Cheney; 
first  vice-president,  Mrs.  C.  F.  Brown;  second  vice- 
president,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Banta;  secretary  and  treas- 
urer, Mrs.  C.  C.  Darby. 


DR.  E.  A.  DIDAMA'S  RESIDENCE. 


Hyatt,  Photo.       E.  A.  DIDAMA,  M.  D. 

Emory  A.  Didama,  M.  D.,  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful physicians  of  Cortland,  located  in  this  vil- 
lage in  May,  1SS8,  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  Syracuse,  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  by  that 
eminent  physician.  Dr.  E.  A.  Didama's  office  is 
in  his  residence  on  Main  street,  a  location  which 
he  was  fortunate  to  secure  in  one  o(  the  best 
neighborhoods  in  the  village.  He  is  at  present 
the  local  health  officer.  The  doctor  was  born  in 
Ovid,  Seneca  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  ]8,  1861,  and  was 
educated  in  the  Medina  academy  and  the  Lock- 
port  Union  school.  He  entered  Syracuse  Medical 
college  in  1S83  and  after 
settling  in  Cortland  was 
married  to  Mary  Herdson 
of  Albion,  N.  y!,  April  17, 
1895.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Cortland  Chapter  and 
Commandery  F.  A.  M., 
and  also  of  the  Ononda- 
ga and  Cortland  County 
Medical  societies,  the 
New  York  State  Medical 
and  the  American  Medi- 
cal associations. 

The  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.  A.  Good- 
ell,  L.  D.  Eaton  and  S. 
Hinman.  The  first  offi- 
cers elected  were  as  fol- 


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lows:  President,  Jay  Ball;  vice-president,  R.  A. 
Goodell  :  secretary- 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.  Hinman ;  secretary-treasurer, 
E.  M.  Sanlee. 

5amuel  J.  Sornberger,  n.  D.,  was  born  at 
Harpersville,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  15,  1S49. 
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. 
Ill  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  entered  Syracuse 
university,  and  in  1S7S  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  fif  Ph.  M.  from  the  same 
institution  and  two  years  later  the  degree  of  Ph.  D. 
upon  examination  in  a  two  years'  post-graduate 
course  of  study  pursued  privately.  In  the  fall  of 
187S  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  1S80  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  1S94  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- 
pensarv  and  hospital  practice  in  Chicago,  from 
April  to  September  of  the  same  year.  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.  S.  J.  SOKNBKK(;EH'S  ItESlDENCE 


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  1S99-1900  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,  1S94,  by 
Rev.  L.  H.  Pearce,  D.  D.,  and  Miss 
Mary  A.  Oda}-  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  "  Rojal 
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  :\Iiss  Effie 
\.  Allen;  president,  R.  Paul  Hig- 
gins;  first  vice-president,  Fred  H. 
Gleason;  second  vice-president, 
Mary  J.  Morrissej^;  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  num- 


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ber  who  were  members  of  this  league  during  the 
first  years  of  its  existence  are  to-day  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  years  ago  it  was  moved  to 
the  present  location,  occupying  the  entire  third 
floor.  On  July  i,  1S99,  Mr.  A.  W.  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  Tally,  On- 
ondaga Co.,  where  he  first  acijuired  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  year 
in  Virginia  In  1893  he  opened  Dakin's  college 
at  Syracuse,  now  conducted  by  his  brothers,  and 
from  there  came  to  Cortland.  On  July  i,  1887,  he 
was  married  to  Miss  P.elle  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    DAKIN'8  BUSINESS  COLLEGE. 
C'nniniorcial  School. 


StcDographic  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,  1H59.      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  by  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 
atbberlinTheological  seminary  in  1888.  Ordained 
to  the  ministry  in  June,  1888,  his  first  pastorate  was 
at  Wakeman,  Ohio,  in  the  First  Congregational 
church,    in    18SS-1892.     His    second    and    present 


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71 


pastorate,  at  Cortland.  N.  Y.,  in  the  First  Congre- 
gational church,  began  in  1892.  He  married  Lulu 
Belle  Annis  of  Amherst,  Ohio,  in  1SS7,  and  they 
have  two  children,  Harold  Hathaway  and  Ken- 
neth Gardner. 

H.  T.  Bushnell,  although  serving  the  second 
term  as  clerk  of  Cortland  count}-,  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'sofBce  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.  U. 
A.  M.  He  was  born  in  Johnston,  0.,  Sept.  26, 
184.'^,  and  on  June  i,  1S62,  was  mustered  as  a 
four  months'  volunteer  in  the  Eighty-seventh  Ohio 
Infantry,  beingoneof  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  1S63  he  began  clerking  for  T.  L. 
Finney  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's  clerk  until  mustered  out  in 
June,  1S65.  Returningtomercantilelife,  heclerked 
in  a  store  in  Mecca,  O.;  later,  for  two  years,  at  Fre- 
donia,  N.  Y.;  from  March,  1868,  to  June,  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.  186S.  he  married  Miss 
Jennie  H.  HoUett  at  Watkins,  N.  Y.,  and  in  July, 
1S72,  located  at  Harford,  first  in  partnership  with 
John  C.  Stewart  and,  a  few  months  later,  until 
August,  187S,  conducting  the  business  alone.  Then 
he  retired  from  the  business  at  Harford,  sold  out 
to  S.  N.  Holden,  and  for  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. 


Photn  by  Hyatt. 


fiREENBUSH  STREET. 


H.  T.  BUSHNELL. 

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  served  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  town.  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. 
Add  to  this  the  harmony 
'if  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 w'hich  can  but  re- 
sult in  vast  good  to  the 
I'l  immunity. 

It  is  an  ever-growing 
impression  with  me  that 
Cortland  is  a  delightful 
residence  town.  Its  many 
I'eautiful  streets,  lined 
with  pleasant  and  commo- 
'lious  homes,  furnish  one 
of  the  most  charming  at- 
;  I  actions  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 


"GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


privileged  to  dwell  in  Cortland,  where  he  uiaj-  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  b}-  the  State  Normal  school  of  which  the 
citizens  are  justly  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  between  the  town  and 
this  important  institution  of  learning.  The  State 
Normal  school  and  the  fine  public  school  system 
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  difficult  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 
flv  to  others  that  he  knows  not  of" — Wilu.^m 
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 


Pliotobj-  Hyatt.        TOMPKINS  STREET,  WE.ST  FROM  NEAR  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  towns  with  business  interests 
demanding  the  employment  of  so  much  labor. 

It  winters  are  cold,  and  some  of  the  days  of 
summer  are  warm,  if  the  blue  sky  is  obscured 
now  and  then  by   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-cjuarters  of  a  min- 
ute and  we  hurried  out  and  seated  the  subject  and 
focused  the  instrument.  Think  of  posing  a  sitter 
now  days  in  three-quarters  of  a  minute  !  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  CORTLAXD. 


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  tlie  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  au  old  fashioned  plate 
holder,  which  had  a  swing  door.  It  was  wet  and 
dripping  when  it  came  from  the  silver  and  we  al- 
wavs  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  silveris  not 
to  be  wasted  we  had  a  trough  in  the  bottom  of  the 
plate  holder  which  caiight  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  tray  as  is  done 
now;  that  is  holding  up  the  plate  by  one  corner 
and  turning  it  about  so  as  to  direct  the  flow  of  the 
solution  to  all  parts  of  the  surface.  This  was  not 
easilv  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  very 
largelv  increased  the  line  of  goods  demanded  by 


Photo  by  Hyatt.        INTERIOR  MRS.  DAHBV-Tl'RXER-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  highwa}-  by  an  act  of 
the  legislature  passed  April  15,  1814,  and  upon  its 
waters  the  products  of  Cortland  and  adjacent 
towns  were  carried  to 
market  in  scows,  flatboats 
and  arks,  which  were 
loaded  at  Port  Watson, 
(now  included  in  thevil- 
'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,  whiske}',  gyp- 
sum, salt,  oats,  potatoes 
and  pork  were  the  princi- 
pal commodities  carried 
to  market  in  these  boats. 
Port  Watson,  a  port  of 
entry,  was  a  small  set- 
tlement which  in  iSoo 
sprung  up  on  the  west 
shore  of  the  river  (see 
view  on  page  56),  aboiit 
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. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Palmer  &  Co.'s  big  department  store  was 
opened  for  business  in  its  present  location, 
Nos.  9  and  li  Main  street,  on  April  20,  1S97. 
The  firm  consists  of  Epliraim  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  go  feet.  The  grocerj'  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,  2S  X  32  feet,  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  continually  in- 
creased by  reason  of  the  fact  that  orders  are 
as  promptly  filled  and  the  fit  is  just  as  satis- 
factory where  received  b\'  mail  as  when  the)- 
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  135,000.  In  the 
basement,  which  has  the  same  area  as  the  first 
floor,  a  large  stock  of  goods  is  kept  in  storage,  so 


W.  V.  PALMIER. 


E.  C.  PALMER. 


Photos  by  Harris. 


PALMER  &  CO.'S  .-^TORE. 


that  the  fullest  capacity  of  the  store  is  not  appar- 
ent to  the  average  customer  who  enters  it. 

Ephraim  C.  Palmer,  the  senior  member  of  the 
firm,  was  born  in  Eaton,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y., 
June  19,  tS6o.  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  j'ears 
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  2r  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  D.  Mc- 
Carthy &  Sons  of  Syr- 
acuse,  selling  dry 
goods  on  the  road, 
which  he  lollowed  for 
five  years.  In  1S87, 
upon  closing  out  the 
West  Eaton  store.  Pal- 
mer Bros.,  E.  C.  and 
Will,  opened  a  gener- 
al store  at  McGraw, 
and  two  years  later  E. 
C.  bought  out  the  bus- 
iness and  conducted 
the  store  alone  until 
1895  when  he  sold  out 
and  moved  to  Cort- 
land, having  been 
elected  county  clerk 
at  the  election  in  No- 
vember, 1S94.  On  Jan- 
uary I,  1895,  Palmer 
Bros.,  E.  C.  and  Hen- 
ry D.,  opened  a  gro- 
cery in  the  vSugernian 


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block  which  business  was  conducted  until  March, 
1896,  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  asaRepublican  and  also  has  been  identified 
with  the  Independent  Repulilican  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,    18S5. 


OF  NO  MEAN  QTY  AM  I! 


Kipling  closes  the  rich  little  poem  "L'Envoi," 
with  these  words  : 

"  and  each  in  his  separate  star. 

Shall  draw  the  tiling  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  Butler. 


PALMER  &  CO.-S  STAFF  OF  CLERKS. 
C.\.sniEU— W.  C.  Wolcott. 
Grocery— Edward  Dowd,        F.  W.  Lanigan, 
P.  W.  Ben.jamin.        Dry  Goods— A.  B.  White,        E.  B.  Rigb.v, 
Nina  L.  Weld.        Skiht  Dep't— Mary  F.  Dowd,  Katherine  O'Day,  Sarali  JL  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,  N.  Y.,  June  15,  1S71,  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  cotinly  Normal  school 
at  Chicago.  Upon  his  return  East  he  entered  the 
emplo\'  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  verj'  fortunate  man  in  one 
respect,  he  generallj'  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 


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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  Main 


which  they  live,  by  erecting  appropriate  and  cpm- 
modious  depots?  No  building  in  town  makes  a 
more  vivid  impression  on  the  mind  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.  VIEWS  OF  INTERIOR  OF 

(jrocery  Department. 

street,  gondoliered  through  that  rock-bottom  wa- 
ter-way in  a  hack. 

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  it  UO.'S  STORE. 

Dry  (.Toorls  Department. 

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  by  far  better  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 


GRIP'S"  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 
alwaj-s  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 
onlv  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  sympa- 
thy with  employe. 

One  who  has  been  formerly  under  the  pressure 
of  cit}'  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- 
fivelv   short   drive  cast  into  a  livelv  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  the 
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. 


//^>^-^.  \^^^ 

'W^-'^- 


THE  CITY  WATER  WORKS. 


■Stand.  Ind.  Ed." 


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  vdlage 
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  thev  are  studying  are' '  the  window-s  through 
which  we  seeaglimpseof  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  b}'  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  I'ust  here  let  me 
say,  God  speed  the  new  Science  club.  It  is  a 
move  in  the  right  direction. 

The  new  athletic  field  i^i  the  very  heart  of  the 
village  is  something  of  which  to  be  proud.  There 
is  no  more  intelligent  and  effective  manner  to  keep 


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■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


and  inspire  wholesome  living  and  pure  thinking 
than  clean  sport  and  athletic  exercise.  Show  tne 
a  community  without  a  playground  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  thoroughly  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.  Mary 
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  Ken3'on,  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  Strowbridt;e,  Vice-P.  ^Irs.  Anna  Bentley,  Vice-P. 

Miss  Myra  Norton,  Sec.  Mrs.  Lucy  L.  Linderman,  Pres.     Mrs.  Frances  P.  Mudge,  Cor.  Sec. 


Mrs 

Let  these  words  from  Kipling's  song  be  ours; 

•'  Hold  ye  the  Faith,  ♦  ♦  tlie  Faith  our  Fathers  sealed  us; 

*  +  *♦**  +  * 

Keep  ye  the  law — be  swift  in  ail  obedience. 
Clear  the  land  of  evil,  drive  the  road  and  bridge  the  ford. 
Make  ye  sure  to  each  his  own 
That  he  reap  what  he  hath  .sown  ; 
By  the  peace  among  our  peoples  let  men  know  we  serve 

the  Lord." 

Then  can  we  ever  say, 

**  Surely  in  toil  or  fray, 

Lhider  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 
constitution  and  by-laws  were  adopted  and  signed 
by  the  following  persons:  Frances  Park  Mudge, 
Bertha  Payne  Kenyon,  Marv  Rose  Clark,  Anna  E. 
Bentley,  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,  empty- 
ing into  the  Chenango  river  in  Broome  county- 
Its  principal  tributaries  in  this  county  are  Trout, 
Cold  and  Factory  brooks,  and  Cheningo,  Labrador, 
Otter,  Virgil,  Cunningham,  Owego  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 
%'illage  which  offered  to  defray  all  expenses  for  site 
and  buildings.  The  county  appropriated  |i7,ooo 
for  the  new  building. 

The  First  Pavement  laid  in  Cortland  was  on 
Main  street,  and  it  cost  the  village  $3,500.  The 
coutract  was  executed  in  June,  1S66,  and  the  vil- 
lage issued  bonds  payable  in  four  equal  annual  in- 
stallments. 


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Division  No.  1,  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians, 

was  organized  May  9th,  1895,  in  Empire  Hall  by 
J.  J.  Kennelh',  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  pay  benefits  to  its  members  in 
case  of  sickness  or  death.     The  charter   members 


Lonergau  ;  Recording  Secretary,  Joseph  Dowd ; 
Financial  Secretary,  Thomas  Drake  ;  Treasurer,  J. 
T.  Davern  ;  Sergeant- at-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  i.       A.  A.  Sprague,  rep.  Ward  4. 
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  S-cretary,  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  time  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  in  the  sixties.  The  board  of  Trus- 
tees b}'  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. 


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The  Police  Depart- 
ment.—  At  the  char- 
ter election  held  in 
March,  1S89,  Ijy  a  vote 
of  the  people  it  was 
decided  that  Cortland 
should  have  a  uni- 
formed police  force, 
to  lie  appointed  by 
the  board  of  trustees. 
On  April  i,  18S9,  Al- 
bert Goldsmith  was 
de,si<jnated  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  years, 
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,  1893,  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,  1895,  Mr.  Monroe 
resigned  to  go  into  business  in  Oneonta.  where  he 
still  remains.  Atthe  March  election  in  1896 E.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 


J.  H.  Corcoran. 


THE  POLICE  FORCE. 
W.  T.  Nix. 


E.  D.  Parker.  Chief 


.T.  A.  Smith. 


t: 


Photo  by.Hyatt.      PROSPECT  ST.,  NORTH  FROM  THE  BEND. 


N.  (TOOiling,  Night  C'aptain. 

was  appointed  night  captain.  On  April  12,  1897, 
O.  L.  Jackson  and  Mr.  Smith  resigned,  and  were 
succeeded  bj'  John  H.  Corcoran  and  William  T. 
Nix;  E.  D.  Parker  was  appointed  night  captain. 
In  December,  1S9S,  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,  nightcap- 
tain;  W.  T.  Nix,  J.  H.  Corcoran,  James  A.  Smith, 
patrolmen. 

Early  Racing.— Speedy 
and  high  bred  horses  ap- 
peal strongly  to  a  great 
man)-  people  in  Cortland. 
The  earliest  track  event  of 
which  there  is  a  record 
was  on  Sept.  19,  1S20. 
This  contest,  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. 
Lynde,  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  |ioo 
was  awarded  to  tlie  win- 
ning horse  on  the  first 
da}-,  f75  on  the  second 
day  ;  the  five  per  cent, 
entrance    money   on   the 


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purses  of  the  first  two  days  to  be  awarded  to  the 
swiftest  three-year-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  1S95,  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  JI.  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  1804.  Mead  Merrill  built  a 
sawmill  near  Port  Watson,  which  was  in  operation 
in  1816,  and  was  appointed  surrogate  in  iSio  and 
county  clerk  in  1S13.  The  first  court  house  was 
built  by  Josiah  Cushman,  who  settled  in  Cortland 
about  iSoo.  A  tavern  was  built  about  1818  by  Na- 
than Luce.     It  was  subsequently  the  famous  Eagle 


I.V.JOHNSON 


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  1S12. 
The  first  jewelers  and  silversmiths  were  Joshua  and 
his  son  W.  H.  Bassett,  and  the  first  harness  and 
saddlemaker  was  William  Bartlit,  who  located 
here  prior  to  1S15.  Others  who  came  to  Cortland 
about  the  latter  3'ear  were:  James  Percival,  who 
established  the  first  newspaper.  The  Cortland  Re- 
publican (June  30,  1815);  Dr.  Miles  Goodyear,  in 
the  fall  of  1S17;  Jethro 
Bonney,  in  1S16;  Nelson 
Spencer,  who  in  i82oerect- 
ed  apaper  mill  at  the  junc- 
tion of  the  east  and  west 
branches  of  the  Tioughni- 
oga; Asahel  Lyman,  who 
in  I  81  6  erected  the  old 
Samson  block,  corner  Main 
street  and  Grotcn  avenue 
( see  view,  page  1 1 1 );  Sam- 
uel Hotchkiss,  who  settled 
here  in  1S15,  and  who  was 
deputy  county  clerk  from 
i^^i5  to  1S23,  and  clerk  in 
1S23-1835,  inclusive,  and 
again  in  i844-'47;  Edward 
Allen,  a  blacksmith,  in 
1817;  Jndge  Samuel  Nel- 
son, in  iSiS;  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  sherifi^  in 
i8oo-'!o,  county  clerk  in 
iSi5-'i9,  and  in  1823  was 
appointed  judge  of  the 
court  of  common  pleas. 
His  business  was  that  of  a 
distiller. 


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Vesta  Lodge,  No.  255,  was  instituted  Dec.   15, 

1570,  with  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  Genung.  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, 

1571,  their  first  rooms  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,  liad 
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., 
Delos  Sanders.  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,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  NO.  2.5.5  (1899.) 

7.  Myron  Oothout,  N.  G.  3.  A.  G.  Klotton,  V.  G.  i:!.  H.  L.  Hartwell.  Recordins  Secretary.  11.  E.  D.  Rogers.  Fi- 
nancial Secretary.  12.  T.  N.  Leach.  Treasurer.  5.  Joseph  McDargh,  Warden.  15.  E.  E.  Barnes,  Conductor.  It.  Chaun- 
cev  Genung,  Cha'plain.  6.  W.  H.  Gilbert,  R.  S.  N.  G.  s.  T.  P.  Button,  L.  S.  N.  G.  3.  S.  D.  Dubois,  R.  S.  V.  G.  4.  Bur- 
dell  Hawks,  L.  S.  V.  G.  1.  .J.  D.  Pierce,  R.  S.  S.  9.  E.  S.  Cliampion,  L.  S.  S.  10.  William  M.  Smith,  O.  G.  18.  W.  F. 
Gardner,  I.  G.    17.  E.  N.  Sherwood,  Degree  Master.    10.  C.  P.  Wadham,  P.  G. 


I.  1880,  was  69,  and  on  Jan.  i,  1S90,  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,  twolodges,  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  July  ist,  1899,  by  D.  D.  G.  M.,  L.  A. 
Bloomer  :  N.  G.,  Myron  Oothoudt ;  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  ;  and 
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  1877.  The 
county  clerk's  office  occupies  the  first  fioor,  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,  1S76.  The  board  of  supervisors  entered  into 
contract  for  the  work  with  Louis  G.  Viele,  and  the 
price  was  to  be  |li5,ooo.  This  was  subsequently 
increased  to  Ji6,ooo,  but  the  total  cost  was|i8,575. 
A  thousand  dollars  was  paid  for  the  site. 


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John  L.  Lewis  Lodge,  No.  587, 1.  O.  O.  F.,  was 

instituted  Sept  11,  1S90,  by  Grand  Master  Spooner, 
assisted  by  (trand  Secretary  TerwilHger,  Grand 
Treasurer  Rowland  and  District  Deputy  trrand  Mas- 
ter E.  E.  Warfield  of  Homer.  The  following  were 
charter  members:    Isaac  M.   Seaman   (deceased), 

A.  B.  Filzinger,  C.  \.  Lounsberry  (deceased), 
L.  T.  White,  George  D.  Griffith,  Fred  Fenner,  P. 
G.,  William  H.  Moore,  P.  G.,  George  I.  Prudeu, 

B.  D.   Sliirlev.   S.   Knickerbocker,  H.  L.  Gleason, 

C.  H.  Drake,'  A.  G.  Bosworth,  Charles  S.  Bull,  C. 
Fred  Williams,  S.  de  Puy  Freer,  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,  Harrj- Wheaton, 
E.  Jay  Hopkins  and  A.  C.  Upson.  Fort)--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.  vSec,  A.  C.  Upson;  Fin. 


Treasurer,  A.  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.  vS.  S.,  J.  J.  Krebs;  L.  S.  S.,  Charles  Leonard; 
Chaplain,  E.  E.  Spalding;  P.  G.,  T.  N.  Hollister. 
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.  E.  Ingraham,  George  Van- 
dusen,  L.  I'..  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.  Hollister. 
The  meetings  of  the  lodge  are  held  every  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.  OFFICERS  OF  JOHN  L.  LEWIS,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  No.  587  (18!«). 

1.  Clarence  French.  -*.  N.  P.  Meager.  3.  Ben.iamin  Hamilton.  4.  Louis  .Swift.  .5.  .Tolm  Kreljs.  H.  Franlj  JI.  Inger- 
soll. 7.  Fred  J.  Bierce.  8.  George  H.  Ames.  S.  Charles  Leonard.  10.  C.  R.  Doolittle.  11.  T.  N.  Hollister.  13.  Walter 
D.  Shirley.    13.  A.  G.  Bosworth.    14.  C.  H.  Miller.    1.5.  E.  E.  Spalding.    Hi.  W.  G.  Spencer.    17.  G.  M.  ChampUn. 


Sec,  George  W.  Cleveland;  Treasurer,  S.  Knick- 
erbocker; Chaplain,  Dr.  Jerome  Angell  (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.  Thelodge  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  socially. 
The  present  membership  is  147.  The  present  offi- 
cers are:  N.  G.,  F.  J.  Bierce;  V.G.,  N.  P.  Meager; 
Rec.  Sec,  C.  H.  Miller;  Fin.  .Sec,  W.  D.  Shirley; 


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,  1S91,  to  enroll  mem- 
bers. Its  charter  had  been  granted  by  the  Grand 
Lodge  at  Ithaca,  Feb.  24,  1891,  and  it  was  insti- 
tuted March  30,  1891,  by  Grand  Patriarch  John  A. 
Bennett.     The  charter  members  were:  A.  G.  Bos- 


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worth,  G.  I.  Pruden,  C.  A.  Lounsberry,  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. 
Breunig,  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.  Shirlev;  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.  f;.  Spald- 
ing; Third  Watch,  R.  E.  Caldwell;  Fourth  Watch, 
E.  M.  Pudney.  Its  present  officers  are:  C.  P.,  F'. 
M.  IngersoU;  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.  Kinnev; 
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 
IngersoU  ;  Inside  Guard,  Frankie  Brown  ;  R.  S. 
of  N.  G.,  Mrs.  Mercv  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, 18S7; 
it  was  mustered  into  service  Dec.  i,  18S7,  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.  Shirley,  S.  dePuy  Freer,  L.  T. 
White,  A.  B.Nelson,  F.  A.  Bickford,  G.  E.  Ryder, 
G.    W.    Lansing,  C.  H.  Roetliig,  D.  F.  Waters,  A. 


Phoio  by  Harris.    OFFICERS  BRIGHT  LIGHT,  No.  21.  DAUGHTERS  OF  REBEKAH  (18<«). 
1.  Mrs.  Lola  Leonard.    3.  Mrs.  CloHMa  Borden.    :!.  Mrs.  Floyd  Griftiths.    4.  Mrs.  William  Brown.    '1.  Mrs.  Annie 
Pudney.     6.  Jlrs.  Theresa  Clar-k.     7.  ^Irs.  X.  B.  Meager.     8.  Airs.  Garrie  Loomis.     it.  Mis'*  Rose  Leonard.     10.  jNlrs. 
Clara  O'oram.    11.  Mrs.  Ella  French.    12.  Mrs.  Benjamin  Hamilton.    13.  Mrs.  Edna  Swift.    U.  Mrs.  B.  H.  Bosworth. 
1.5.  Mr.<.  Mable  Shirley.    16.  Mrs.  John  C.  Seamans.    17.  Frank  M.  IngersoU.  18.  Mrs.  Etta  Brown. 

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.  Pudnev,  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.  IngersoU  ;  picket,  W.  G.  Spencer. 
Among  the  more  notable  of  its  pilgrimages  have 
been  those  to  Detroit,  Boston,  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  stafT  of  Col.  W. 
H.  Mosher,  of  the  Second  Battalliou  of  the 
Fourth  Regiment;  W.  W.  Rainey,  chaplain  of  the 
Fourth  Regiment;  R.  E.  Caldwell  adjutant  of  the 


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'.  Mary  C. 
Beebe  ;  Treasurer;  Mrs.  S.  Edith  Geer ;  Warden, 
Mrs.  Filzinger;  Conductor,  Mrs.  Green  ;  Outside 
Guard,  Mrs.  Caldwell  ;  Inside  Cruard,  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 


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■GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


First  Battalliou  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  upon 
the  staff  of  Maj.  King  of  Norwich.  The  Fourth 
Regiment  consists  of  Cantons  located  at  Bing- 
hamton,  Elmira,  Hornellsville,  Cortland,  One- 
onta,  Norwich,  Bath,  Corning  and  Clyde.  The 
meetings  of  Canton  Cortland  arc  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  they  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  luc-nibership,  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.  Duell,  T.  Gar- 
rity,  A.  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.  Kelle)-,  M.  J.  Kane,  T.  Kane, 
C.  S.  Knowles,  P.  Linskey,  R.  B.  Linderman,  H. 
Morgan,  M.  Wathewson,  J.  Mellon,  D.  Mahoney, 
J.  Mead,  F.  Murrin,J.  McCarthy,  T.  Noonan,  Chas. 
R.  O'Leary,  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  Murray.  Mem- 
bers in  good  standing  at  present  writing  are  129. 
There  has  been  paid  out  for  relief  of  sick  mem- 
bers since  its  organization  ^94.59;  valued  prop- 
erty of  Tribe,  ^439.80;  amount  in  bank,  I469  30. 
The  following  chiefs  were  raised  to  their  stumps 
on  first  Sun  of  Buck  Moon  (or  July  istl:  Sa- 
chem, Jesse  Van  Denburg;  .Senior  Sagamore.  M. 
McMahon;   Junior  Sagamore,   F.  Donegan;   Chief 


Plioto  by  Butler.  OFFICERS  OF  PECOS  TRIBE  I.  O.  R,  M.,  NO.  &i7. 

I.  Artiiui- (xutohess,  (4.  F.  2.  Frank  Donegan,  J.  S,  3.  Martin  McJIahon.S.S.  4.  Ernest  Summers.  G.  W.  .">,  Wil- 
liam Galvan.  2d  W.  li.  F.  .J.  Burns.  1st  W.  T.  Thomas  Kane.  1st  Sannap.  8.  Jesse  Vandenliury.  Sachem.  '.1,  Thomas 
Kernan.  2<1  S.  10.  Paul  Dre.\ler,  3d  W.  11.  William  Aldrich,  2d  B.  12,  James  Kelly.  C.  of  W.  i:i.  James  Summers,  P. 
S,  and  C,  of  R.  U.  A.  D.  Wallace.  P.  D.  G,  S.  15,  Henry  Corcoran,  P.  D.  G.  S.  IK.  John  T.  Powers.  Si  B.  17.  Charles 
Knowles,  4th  B.  IK.  Timothy  McMahon,  M.  M.  19.  Charles  Wiegand,  1st  B.  20.  A.  S.  Brown,  Trustee.  21.  .lohn 
Van  luwagen,  P.    22.  A.  J,  Klotton,  IM.  .M.    23.  Vern  Allen,  4th  W. 

which  he  belonged  has  ever  found  him  absent 
while  in  town  and  physically  able  to  attend. 
Always  in  the  forefront  of  every  movement  for 
the  upbuilding  of  his  lodge,  may  he  live  long  to 
enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labors  and  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 
April,  1S97,  with  seventy  charter  members,  to  wit: 
D.  Warden,  J.  Van  Inwagen,  P.  Welch,  M.  Welch, 
A.  D.  Wallace,  J.  Wiegand,  M.  E.  Sarvay,  John 
Andrews,  R,  Butler,  A.  Breunig,  A.  S.  Browu, 
Thomas  Butler.  William  Crapser,  J.  Burns,  Duke 
Borthwick,  Hugh  Corcoran,  Henry  Corcoran,  Jerr}' 
Conway,    R.    R.   Crab,   J.    F.   Dowd,  Dan.  Dwyer, 


of  Records,  James  T.  Summers;  Collector  of  Wam- 
pum, James  Kelly  ;  Keeper  of  Wampum,  M.  E. 
Sarvay ;  Prophet,  John  Van  Inwagen  ;  Guard  of 
Wigwam,  E.  W.  Summers ;  Guard  of  Forest,  A. 
Gutchess;  First  Sannap,  Thomas-  Kane;  Second 
Sannap,  A.  Breunig;  Trustees,  James  T.  Sum- 
mers, C.  R.  O'Leary,  E.  W.  Summers. 

The  Mission  Bands,  Presbyterian  church,  are 
all  in  a  nourishing  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  re,gularly  for  mission  study 
and  work,  anil  add  considerable  to  the  missionary 
funds  of  the  church. 


Photos  by  Hyatt.  A  TRIO  OF  VILLAGE  STREETS. 

North  Church  Street.  Maple  Avenue. 


Elm  Street. 


88 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Dauiel  Heilly. 


THE  RAILROAD  STREET  MARKET. 


Photos  by  Harris. 


Daniel  Reilly  has  been  engaged  iu  the  meat 
business  for  twent3'-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  Snyder,  afterwards 
being  employed  by  Brown,  Rood  &  Co.  and  G.  W. 
Lansing  &  Co.  In  August,  1SS6,  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,  iSgo,  and  the  former  is  the  only 
man  in  Cortland  then  engaged  iu  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  1 
was  born  in  Homer,  Sept.  17,  i860.     On  Feb.  11, 
1885,  he  married  Lenora  Ready  of  Cortland.     He 
is   a  member  of   the   Emerald  Hose  Co.     R.  E.  i 
Reilly,  the   head   of  the  firm   of  R.   E.   Reilly  &  I 
Co.,  whose  market  is  at  No.  6  North  Main  street, 
learned  the  business  while  working  for  Reilh-  & 
Felkel  on  Railroad  street,  where  he  was  employed  ] 
from  18S7  until  1892.     The  following  three  years  I 
he  worked  for  Felkel  on  Clinton  avenue,  and  on  , 
April  13,  1896,  together  with  his  brother  Daniel,  1 
formed  the  present  firm  and  opened  the  market  ! 
which  had  been  conducted  by  different  parties  for 
several   years   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,  1S73. 


R.  E.  Reilly. 


THE  MODEL  M.\RKET. 


l*hotc)s  l)v  Harris. 


"GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Village  Presidents  and  Clerics. — Cortland  was 
incorporated  Nov.  5,  1853.  Those  who  have 
served  as  presidents  and  clerks  to  the  present 
time  (Jan.,  1900)  are  as  follows,  the  name  of  the 
president  being  given  iirst  in  each  instance:  1S53 
-1S56,  Joseph  Reynolds,  Charles  Foster;  1S57,  A. 
S.  Higgins.  Charles  Foster  ;  1S58,  A,  S.  Higgins, 
H.  Crandall ;  lS59-'6o,  Thomas  Keator,  H.  A. 
Randall;  1861,  Thomas  Keator,  Charles  Foster; 
1862,  Allen  B.  Smith,  Wm.  R  Stone  ;  1S63,  Henry 
Brewer,  H.  L.  Collins;    1864,   John   T.    Barnes,  B. 

B.  Andrews  ;  1S65,  Charles  Foster,  B.  B.  Andrews; 
1866,  Charles  Foster,  H.  A.  Randall  ;  1867,  Charles 
Foster,  I.  H.  Palmer  ;  lS6S-'9,  Charles  Foster,  H. 
A.  Randall  ;  1S70,  H.  Crandall,  H.  A  Randall ; 
1871,  J.  S.  Barber,  I.  M.  Seaman;  1.S72,  W.  H. 
Crane,  B.  A.  Benedict  ;   1873,  W.  D.  Tisdale,  Dorr 

C.  Smith  ;  1874,  J.  C.  Carmichael.  Dorr  C.  Smith  ; 
1875,  James  M.  Smith,  Dorr  C.  Smith  ;  1876,  J.  C. 
Carmichael,  John  C.  Putnam  ;  1877  '8.  J.  S.  Bar- 
ber, E.  S.   More;    1879,  R-  R    Smith,  K    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  :  Hayloft — meeting  place;  Barnyard — 
reception  room;  Field — open  space;  Tramps — red 
men;  Council — meeting;  Hitching  Post,  Stall  and 
Bin — positions  occupied  b}'  officers;  Trough — 
water  receptacle;  spring — liquid  refreshments; 
Fodder — eatables;  Bale  of  Hay — candidate;  Bun- 
dle— dollar;  Straw — cent;  Mow — 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  forfine;  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 


Photo  by  Builer. 


MAIN  STREET  (WEST  SIDE)  NEAR  CoL  RT.  ]x:i). 


•Stand.  Ind.  Ed," 


1S80,  L.  J.  Fitzgerald,  E.  S.  More  ;  i88i-'2,  I.  H. 
Palmer,  J.  Hubbard  ;  18S3,  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  ;  18S6.  Gershom  W.  Bradford, 
F.  Hatch  ;  1S87,  Harrison  Wells,  F.  Hatch  ;  1888, 
Frank  H.  Cobb,  F.  Hatch  ;  18S9.  Irving  H.  Pal- 
mer, F.  Hatch  ;  1890.  Daniel  E.  Smith,  F.  Hatch; 
1891,  Calvin  P.  Walrad,  F.  Hatch;  1S92,  Charles 
H.  Price,  F.  Hatch  ;  1S9-,,  Calvin  P.  Walrad,  F. 
Hatch  ;  1894,  Wayland  D.  Tisdale.  F.  Hatch  ; 
1895,  Francis  W.  Higgins,  F.  Hatch  ;  1896,  Henry 
F.  Benton,  F.  Hatch;  1897,  Duane  E  Call,  F. 
Hatch  ;  1S98,  Arthur  F.  Stilson,  W.  C.  Crombie  ; 
1899,  Samuel  X.  Holden,  F.  Hatch. 

Victor  Hayloft,  357  I-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,  Jerrj-  McCarthy,  Jas.  T.  Sum- 
mers, John  Mellon,  Chas.  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  Danforth  Jlerrick,  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  Homer,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  2,  18S2,  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  on  Court  street  where,  during 
that  3'ear,  the  large  shops  since  occupied  by 
the  plant  were  constructed.     In  Decendjer, 
iSSS,  the   new   factory    was    running;   these 
large  buildings  having  been  constructed  in 
the  incredibly  short  space  of  three  months. 
The  main  building,  occupying  three  sides  of 
asquare  and  built  entirely  of  brick,  is  three 
stories  high,  and  is  surmounted  b}' 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 
year.     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  one  hundred  complete  jobs  on 
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  sixty-five  thousand  dollars.       In  1887  H. 
M.  Whitney  succeeded    Mr.    Phillips  as  president 
of  the  company  and  on  January  4,  1892,  the  name 
of  the  company  was  changed  to  The  H.  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, 
1897,  the  name  was  changed    to  The   H.  M.  Whit- 
ney Wagon  Co.     The  present  officers  of  the  com- 


Hyatt,  Photos.    H.  M.  WHITNEY.        E.  S.  BURROWES. 

pany  are  H.  M.  W'hitney,  president,  and  Edwin 
S.  Burrowes,  secretary  and  treasurer.  Henry 
Morton  Whitney  was  born  in  Moravia,  N.  Y., 
May  16.  1851,  being  one  of  a  family  of  twelve 
children.  He  was  the  second  son  of  William  H. 
Whitnej'  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.  1..  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  only  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.  Y. ,  and  en- 
tered the  employ  of  S.  W.  Cately,  who  was  then 
the  pioneer  in  carriage   building  in  a  large  way 


H.  M.  WHITNEY  WAGON  CO.'S  WORKS. 


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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  1882  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,  N.  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  Gananoque,  Ont.     He  passed  his 


Photos  by  Hyatt. 


INTERIOR  VIE\V8  H. 


The  Repository. 


.M.  WHITNEY 
The  Office. 


WAGON  CO.'S  WORKS. 

President's  OfBce. 


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  1S87,  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  office  of  the 
Clayton  Rafting  Co.  In  1875  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  1S81  to  1S84  Mr.  Burrowes  followed  the  sea, 
sailing    on    many    voyages    between    New   York, 


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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  1SSS-1S89  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. 


I'HE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH.        "Stand.  Ind,  Ed." 

tember,    1863;    Rev 


Photo  by  Butler. 

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  lield  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  six  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  April  16,  1825,  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  tiard- 
ner  K.  Clark.  In  April,  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 
was  Simeon  Rouse.  The 
church  was  dedicated  Jan.  i, 
1828,  and  continued  as  the 
place  of  worship  for  the  .so- 
ciety, though  twice  repaired 
and  enlarged,  till  June  2, 
1SS9,  when  the  last  service 
washeld.  The  following  day 
the  work  of  tearing  it  down 
began  preparatory  to  the 
erection  of  the  present  ver}- 
handsome  and  commodious 
edifice  of  stone,  which  was 
constructed  at  a  cost  of  about 
$48,000,  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, 
1S99)  was  624,  and  of  the 
.Sunday-school  630.  So  rap- 
idly is  the  Sunday-school 
growing  that  an  architect  is 
now  preparing  plans  for  an 
addition  to  the  Sunday- 
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 
fnllows:  Rev.  William  Ba- 
ton, May,  1825 — May,  1827; 
Rev.  Luke  Lyons,  October, 
1S27 — ^June,  1831;  Rev.  Na- 
thaniel E.  Johnson,  Novem- 
ber, 1S32 — November,  1834; 
Rev.  John  A.  Foot,  June, 
1835 — March,  1837;  Rev.  Pe- 
ter Lockwood,  October,  1837 
— July,  1842;  Rev.  Hercules 
Dunham,  September,  1S42 — 
,  1856;  Rev.  Ova  H.  Sey- 
mour, January,  1858 — Sep- 
Irving  L.  Beman,  October, 
1863 — May,  1866;  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Bacon,  October, 
1866— October,  186S;  Rev.  SamuelH.  Howe,  D.  D., 
October,  1869  — September,  1872;  Rev.  Thomas 
Street,  D.  D.,  June,  1873— October,  1878;  Rev.  Al- 
fred J.  Hutton,  D.  D.,  February,  1879— July,  1881; 
Rev.  James  L.  Robertson,  D.  D.,  November,  1S82 — 
October,  1S96;  Rev.  John  Timothy  Stone,  Novem- 
ber, 1896.  The  present  officers  of  the  church  are: 
Ruling  elders,  Lewis  Bouton,  Alonzo  D.  Blodgett, 
Henry  F.Benton,  Seymour  M.Ballard,  Marcus  H. 
McGraw;  Adolphus  F.  Tanner,  Alfred  Greene  and 
Benjamin    L.    \Vebb;    deacons,   Henry  C.   Lovell, 


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93 


Charles  W.  Collins.  Arthur  B.  Nelson  and  Henry 
B.  Greenman.  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  tirst  practical  nail  making  machinery  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  1S24  Martin  Merrick  supplanted  the 
nail  industr}-  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  1S47  Daniel  Bradford 
assumed  control,  the  busi- 
ness having  for  a  time  been 
conducted  by  the  employes 
on  the  co-operative  basis. 
In  iS64theold  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  1S71 
Mr.  Freer  gave  up  the  busi- 
ness. The  mills  then  lay 
idle  until  occupied  by 
Cooper  Bros.  In  the  sev- 
enties violins  were  manu- 
factured in  Cortland  bv 
Lewis  Hannum.  Jonathan 
Hubbard  built  a  grist  mill 
near  the  banks  of  the  river 


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 
18S7,  and  entered  Amherst  college  the  following 
fall,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  the  class 
of  1 189 1,  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  Utica,  N.  Y.,  as  pastor  of  the  Olivet  Presby- 
terian church,  settling  there  immediateh-  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 
1895  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. 


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  Rose  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  flat  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  185S  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- 


Zora  Cayvette,  Photo.        INTERIOR  OF  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 


List  of  Postmasters — (Add— See  page  46)— On 
the  19th  day  of  May,  1S14,  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.  .\  person  was  considered  fortunate  who  re- 
ceived one  letter  a  month  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  b\'  about  20  postmasters.  They 
are  as  follows,  giving  dates  of  service  so  far  as 
can  be  learned  and  location  of  post  otfice: — 
Oliver  Wisewell,  1814  ;  Samuel  Nelson,  1822-1S23; 
Charles  Lyndes,  1823-1824;  John  Lyndes,  1824- 
1825;  Roswell  Randall,  1825-1830,   (Eagle  block); 

Canfield  Marsh,    1S30 ;  Richard   Schouten, 

1841;  Joel  B.    Hubbard,  1S41-1S41;  Tercuis 


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Eels,    1841-1842;     Dauforth    Merrick,     1842-1S42; 

Andrew   Dickson,    1842 ,  (corner  Main  and 

Port  Watson  street);  Hiram  Crandall,  1S61, 

(rear  of  Randall  block);  Horace  A.  Jarvis,  1861- 
1878,  (rear  of  the  National  bank,  moved  to  Wal- 
lace building);  James  A.  Nixon,  1S78-1886,  (moved 
to  Standard  Ijuilding);  James  F.  Maybury,  1886- 
1890;  S.  M.  Ballard,  1S90-1894;  B.  B.  Jones,  1894- 
1896;  C.  F.  Thompson,  1896-1897;  Virginia  Jones, 
1897-1S99;  Andrew  S.  Brown,  1899.    The  office  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'  HomeMissionand Church  Aid  Society 

was  first  organized  in  theearly  history  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  as  "The  Ladies'  Sewing  Society,"  and 
was  so  called  until  September,  1878,  when  it  was 
changed  to  its  present  name.  Until  recently  the 
work  has  been  carried  on  with  money  received 


Photos  by  Hyatt.  THE  CLERGYMEN  OF  CORTLAND. 

Rev.  J.  T.  Stone,  Pres.  Ch.  Rev.  O.  A.  Houghton.  FirstM.  E.  Ch. 

Rev.  W.  J.  Howell,  First  Bap.  Ch.  Rev.  G.  E.  T.  Stevenson,  Mem.  Bap.  Ch.  Rev.  U.  S.  Millburn,  Univer.  Ch. 

Rev.  Amos  Watkins.  Grace  Epis.  Ch.  Rev.  .1.  J.  JIcLoghlin,     St.  JIary's  Cath.  Ch. 

Rev.  .1  C.  B.  Moycr,  Homer  Ave.  M.  E.  Ch.    Rev.  O.  M.  Owens,  Free  Meth.  Ch.  Rev.  W.  H.  Pound,  Cong.  Ch. 


sends  to  LTncle  Sam's  treasury,  annually,  |io,ooo 
net  over  and  above  all  expenses.  The  weight  of 
mails  dispatched  for  45  days  beginning  Oct.  3, 
ending  Nov.  6,  1S99,  20,636  lbs.  15  oz. 

The  Mission  Library,  Presbyterian  church,  was 
opened  March  3,  1.S98,  with  137  volumes,  and  48 
have  since  been  added  by  purchase  and  gift.  It  is 
dedicated  to  the  memory  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,  iHyatt,  Photo.)  Argyle  Place,  (Harris,  Photo.)  Union  Street.  (Harris,  Plioto.) 


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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 
Cortlaud  were  a  part  of  the  commou  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 
by  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  Ijuilding  on 
Church  street.  The  cobblestone  building  was 
erected  in  1845  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  oldschool  buildings  as  itwas  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  (Scbermerhorn 
St.),  and  Third  Ward  (Pomeroy  St.)  schools;  and 
the  Central  school.  The  First,  Second  and  Third 
Ward  schools  are  two-story  frame  buildings,  well 
lighted  and  heated  and  provided  with  single  desks 
and  slate  blackboards.  The  First  and  Second 
Ward  buildings  have  good  systems  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  by  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 office  and  the  public  school  library.  The 


THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  ltiOO.-[See  Key  with  Sk.  P.  98, 


schools  were  iu  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 
1869  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  1882  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  Schermerhoru  street  and  the  other  located  on 
Owego  street.  These  schools  were  opened  in 
September  of  18S3.  In  the  spring  of  1884  they 
began  the  erection  of  a  third  building  on  Pom- 
eroy street.  This  school  was  opened  in  Septem- 
ber, 18S4.  In  1891  an  appropriation  was  voted  to 
build  the  Central  school,  which  was  located  on 
Railroad  street.  This  building  was  opened  for 
school  purposes  in  ■\pril,  1S93.     The  school  build- 


district  owns  about  ^500  worth  of  school  appara- 
tus and  has  a  library  of  1362  volumes  valued  at 
#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.,  18S3. 
He  resigned  his  position  in  18S6  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.  lie  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  |io  and  $11  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.  as. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


lie  schools  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 
anv  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  A.  Carley.  President  (i  ) 
Charles  F.  Brown,  (2)  and 
N.Jay  Peck,  (3)  term  expires,  1900. 
Ferdinand  D.  vSmith,  (4) 
Edward  Keator,  (5)  and 
Wm.  J.  Greenman,  (6)  term   expires,   1901. 
George  ]•  Mager,  (-) 
Albert  \V.  Edgcomb,  (  S)  and 
Milton  H.  Yale,  (9)  term  expires,  1902. 
James  R.  Birdlebough,  (10)  truant  officer. 


Third  Ward  School. 
Lulu  M.   Forrest,  (22,) 
Olive  H.  Parker,    (  24) 
Mary  Louise  Fairchild,  (25) 
Mary  E.  Woodbury,  (26) 
Rosabelle  V.  Townsend,  (27) 

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The  Fortnightly  Club.— On 

Nov.  14,  1894,  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.  Y.  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- 


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Ferdinand  V,.  Smith,  A.  B. ,  Supt.  ( i ). 

Central  School  Teachers. 
Fannie  M.  Galusha,  (21 
L.  Mav  McCulloch,  (3) 
Ada  J.' Wallace,  (4) 
Mary  E.  Williams,    (5) 
.\nna  M.  Knapp  (6) 
Anne  Flanagan  (7) 
Clara  A.  Perry,  (8) 
Lena  R.  Conable,  (9) 
Ella  C.  Garrity,   { 10) 
Ella  M.  Van  Hoesen,  (11) 

Special  Teachers. 
Marv  B.  Bentley,  Drawing,  (12) 
Elizabeth  M.  Turner,   Music,  (13) 

First    Ward  School. 
Anna  M.  Sharp,  (14) 
Mabel  L.  Graves,  ( 15) 
Nettie  E.  Cole.  (  16) 
]\Iary  E.  Van  Bergen,  (17) 

Second   Ward  School. 
Anna  C.  George,  (  iS) 
Mary  C.  Van  Gorden,  (19) 
Grace  Mead,  (20) 
Clara  A.  Benedict,  I  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  suljjects."  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  :  Miss  Harriet 
Allen,  Miss  Cornelia  L.  Brown,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Cole, 
Miss  Belle  Fitzgerald,  Miss  JIaude  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,  Mrs.  G.  .\.  Tisdale,  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Turner,  Mrs.  James  Walsh,  Miss  Cornelia 
.\.  White,  Miss  Mary  H.  White,  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  thirty.  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;  1S94-1895,  Miss 
Belle  Fitzgerald,  Reading  of  Shakespeare's  Plays; 
1895- 1896,  Miss  Carrie  D.  Halbert,  .\  Year  in  Eng- 
land; 1896-1897,  Miss  Elizabeth  Turner,  English 
.\uthors;  1897-1898,  Miss  Cornelia  A.  White, 
.•\nierican   .\uthors;   1S98-1899,    Miss    Maude  Fitz- 


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gerald,    American   Events   and    Literature    from 
Civil  War  to  present  day;    1899-1900,   Mrs.  J.    G. 
Jarvis,    Art  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  .\ug. 
31,  1S9S,  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. 
L    Graham  ;    Treasurer,     Mrs.    G.    W.  '  McGraw. 
The  list  of  active  mem- 
bers is   as   follows:   Miss 
Harriet  .\llen,  ilrs.  G.  H. 
Ames,  Mrs.  Clara  H.  Ben- 
edict, Mrs.  W.  M.  Booth, 
Miss  Cornelia  L.  Brown, 
Mrs.   \V.   R.   Cole,   Miss 
Maude   Fitzgerald,    Jlrs. 
F.    I.   Graham,  Miss  Car- 
rie I).  Halbert,  MissCelia 
Hinman.  Mrs.  G.  P.  Hol- 
lenbeck,    Mrs.  J.   G.  Jar- 
vis,   Mrs.   O.   A.   Kinney, 
Miss  L.  Mav  McCuUoch, 
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  Lillie  H.  .Stone,  Miss 
Elizabeth  Turner,   Miss 
Edith  Turner,  Mrs.  F.  M. 
Van   Hoesen.   Miss  Ella 
il.  \'an  Hoesen,  Mrs.  Jas. 
Walsh,  ilrs.  B.  L.  Webb, 
Miss  Cornelia  A.  White. 
Miss    :Mary    H.   White. 
Honorarv Members:  ilrs. 
C.  W.   Aiken,   Mrs.  Char- 
lotte X.  Head,  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Jewett,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Jloser, 
Mrs.  T.  F.  Ward. 

Masonic — The  first  meeting  of  Cortland ville 
Loilge,  470,  F.  &  A.  M.  w^as  held  in  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows hall,  Cortland,  April  2,  1S59,  by  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  .\ncient 
Masons  were  the  following  charter  members  : 
.\ncient.  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- 
horn,  Samuel  L.  Thompson,  Oscar  V.  Eldridge, 
Benoni  BuUman,  Josiah  Hart,  Jr.  At  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'v,  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,  ^^^  following 
grand  officers  were    present   and    constituted    the 


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.  \\-ar- 
den,  Charles  W.  Snow;  Grand  Treas.,  J.  G.  Chap- 
man; Grand  Sect'y,  Geo.  J.  Gardner;  Grand  Sen. 

^^a., Lilley;  Grand  Jun.    Dea., 

Smith.     The    following    were   installed    the  first 


officers  of  the  lodge  :  R. 
ter;  Stephen  R.  Hunter, 
Goodyear,  Jun.  Warden 
urer;  Daniel  H.  Burr, 
officers  are  not  mentioned  in 
lodge   continued    to    meet    ' 


Holland  Duell,  W.  Mas- 
Sen.    Warden;  Franklin 
Levi  R.  Gleason,  Treas- 
Sect'y.     The  remaining 
the  records.     The 
the    Odd  Fellows 


rooms  in  the  old  Lyman  block  opposite  the  Cort- 
land House  for  several  years,  then  it    was  moved 


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to  the  building  known  as  Masonic  Hall  block. 
These  rooms  being  too  small,  another  move  was 
made  in  1S91  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,  Abrava  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.  Grady,  .Secretary;  I?enj.  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;  .\.  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  conslituted  by  Seymour  H.  Stone,  D.  G. 
High  Priest,  April  30,  r866,  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  II.;  Wm. 
H.  Crane,  P.  S.;  G.  \V.  Davenport,  R.  A.  C;  R. 
Walworth  Bourne,  M.  ist.  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  jM.  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- 


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POMEROY  STREET  SCHOOL 


tiiiued  during  all  these  years.  Its  progress  has 
been  slow  but  sure.  There  have  been  1S4  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. 


V, 


W. 

Birdlebough;  M.    i    V. 
Whiteson,  H.  T.  Dana, 


Higgins,    M.   2   V.;  J.  R. 
Rob't  Otto,  Sentinel;  I. 
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,  1S70,  the  charter  members  having 
received  the  orders  in  St.  Augustine  Commandery 
at  Ithaca.  The  first  oflficers  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.  H.    Burr,    Recorder;    j 
P.  Van  Bergen,   St.    Bearer;    E.  M.  Seacord,    Sw.    i 
Bearer;  R.  E.  Hill,  Warder.      The  following  peti-    ! 
tions  were   received   at   the  first  conclave;  Louis    : 
De  Gan,  J.   J.    Taggart,    Oliver   Hitchcock,  B  T. 
Wright,  W.  D.  Ti.sdale,  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.  .\ugustine    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  :  Wm.    H.    Crane,   Geo.  L. 
Warren,  E.  M.  Seacord,  H.  T.  Dana,  A.  B.  Nelson, 
Albert  Allen,  Frank  P.  Hakes.     The  officers  1S99  :  j 
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.  Sarvay,  Sen.  Warden; 
Bert  W.  Rood.  Jun.  War- 
den;  H.  D.  Hunt.  Stand- 
ard  Bearer;  A.    Fisher,  j 
Sword  Bearer;  Geo.  J.  Ma-  | 
ger.  Warder;  C.   E.   In-  1 
galls.  First  Guard;  T.  P. 
Bristol,  Second  Guard;  J. 
R.    Birdlebough,    Third  , 
Guard;    Robt.  Otto,  Sen- 
tinel; R.   Bu.shby.  W.  H.   '. 
Crane,  C.  F.  Brown,  Trus- 
tees. 

Geo.  Edmund  Traver 

Stevenson,  the  third  son 
of  George  H.  and  vSarah 
L.  Stevenson,  was  born  in 
Green  Island,  N.  Y.,  on 
March  i,  1S73.  He  en- 
tered Colgate  Academy  in 
1889,  the  Colgate  Uni- 
versity in  1S93,  being  a 
member  of  the  Class  of 
'97,  and  the  Columbian 
University,  Washington, 
D.  C,  1S94.  He  became 
pastor  of  the  East  Wash- 
iiigton  Heights  Baptist 
church  the  same  year, 
and  was  ordained  as  a  Baptist  minister  Nov.  10, 
1895.  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-'98.  He 
entered  Colgate  University  (Hamilton  Theological 
Seminary)  April,  1899.  He  was  appointed  chap- 
lain, with  the  rank  of  captain,  of  Gen.  tireene  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, 1S99),  and  D.  B.  from  Colgate  University 
(1899).  He  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Gamma 
Delta  fraternity. 


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and  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  you 
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. 
ID,  1896,  with  a  charter  list  of  forty-eight  mem- 
bers. Since  that  time  twenty-two  members  have 
been  admitted.  The  principal  officers  are  at  pres- 
ent: Mrs.  CathrineColgan,  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  Wednesday  evenings  of 
each   month.     The    Ladies'    Catholic   Benevolent 


The  Young  People's  Society,  Presbyterian 
church,  was  first  organized  in  March,  1S80,  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  1891  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  workers 
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  Presbyterian  church 
was  organized  March  24, 
1S76,  with  eight  members. 
The  original  officers  were 
as  follows:  Mrs.  Thomas 
Street,  president;  Mrs. 
Harrison  Givens,  first 
vice-president;  Miss  Mary 
Hendrick,  second  v  i  c  e- 
president;  Mrs.  Henry- 
Benton,  third  vice-presi- 
dent; Miss  Clara  E. Booth, 
secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  society  now  numbers 
about  sixty  members,  and 
its  contributions  during 
thepast  year  amounted  to 
I187.50.  The  total  amount 
contributed  to  foreign 
missions  since  the  organi- 
zation of  the  society  has 
been  #4.i6o..S9.  The  pres- 
entotficersare:  Mrs.  C.  P. 
Walrad,  president;  Mrs. 
T.  I).  P.  Stone,    first  vice- 

president;    Mrs.   L.  D.        Butler,  Photo.  SCHER.MERHORN  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Ciarnson,  second  vice- 
president;  Miss  S.  M.  .\dams,  third  vice  president; 
Miss  Clara  E.  Booth,  treasurer;  Mrs.  C.  W.  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  airs. 
C.  P.  Walrad. 


impressions  of  Cortland. — It  is  a  beautiful  vil- 
lage! It  is  a  hustling  village!  It  is  amoral  vil- 
lage! It  is  an  educational  center!  Cortland  is 
beautiful,  because  nature  has  made  the  valley  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  menandwomen 
who  are  graduates  of  some  of  our  best  colleges 


association  was  first  organized  April  9,  1,890.  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.  At  present  the  association  is  in  ad- 
vance of  all  other  beneficiary  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  Mrs.  I.  Hat- 
field; recording  secretary,  Mrs.  L.  L.  Naylor;  cor- 
responding secretary,  Mrs,  T.  B.  Stowell;  treas- 
urer, Mrs.  A.  T.  Tanner.  The  present  ollicers  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,  iSSg,  by  Holden  &  Seager  near 
the  Lehigh  Valley  depot.     In  1890  the  latter  firm 
laid  out  the  large  yards  w'hich  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  X  90  feet,  a  lumber  and  shingle  shed  50  x 
So  feet,  and    barns    and   auxiliary  Ijuildings  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  ver5- large  Ijusiness,  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  1S95  Messrs.   Hol- 
den &  Seager   dissolved   partnership,  the   latter 
retiring  from  the  firm,  and  in  May,  1S9S,  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,  1S99,  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,    1S62,  when   he  enlisted  in   Compau}'  E, 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-seventh  New  York  \'(<\- 
unteers,  then  being  mustered  in  at  Cortland.     He 
went  through  the  campaigns  of  the  Army  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    1st   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  nius- 


.  N.  HOLDEN.     (Hyatt,  Photos.)      HARRY  CHAPLIX. 

tered  out  at  Charleston  July  10,  1865.  He  le- 
turned  north  and  for  two  years  worked  for  Geo. 
W.  Truesdell  at  Dryden.  For  twenty  years  he 
was  in  mercantile  business  at  Harford,  and  in 
May,  I S.S9.  moved  to  Cortland.  On  Jan.  11,  1.S72, 
he  married  Lillian  Wattles  of  Ripley,  Chautau(iua 
county,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Louise.  Mr. 
Holden,  prominently  identified  with  the  Republi- 
can party,  was  postmasterof  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,  1S92,  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,  1S9S. 
He  married  Anna  L.  Muucey  on  Dec.  31,  1895. 


Jiorrowf.'d  l^li(!to. 


8.  N.  HOLDEN  &  C'O.'S  COAL  YARDS. 


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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  &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 
ways.      Mr.  Stowell  is  interested  in  several  large 


agement  and  support  of  members  of  this  asso- 
ciation, when  in  sickness,  distress,  out  of  em- 
ployment, or  on  travel;  for  the  inspiration  of 
truth,  hope,  charity,  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  f503,  Ji,ooo,  |i,5oo,  or  J2,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. 


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.  Hary's  Branch,  No.  loS  of  the  C.  M.  B.  A. 

of  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  was  organized  Sept,  30,  1SS7, 
in  the  Emerald  Hose  Company  parlors  by  District 
Deputy  Joseph  E.  Gaunder  of  Syracuse,  N.  V., 
assisted  by  District  Deputy  Daniel  Sheehan  of 
Elmira,  N.  Y.       Its  purposes  are  for  the   encour- 


R.  A.  STOWELL  A:  CO.  JI.  W.  Giles. 

View  by  Harris— Borrowed  Portraits. 

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,  CTeorge  Hay,  John  JIullin, 
John  H.  Ryan,  David  E.  McAulifF,  Patrick  Little- 
ton, John  iiane,  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  McNamara.  Following  is 
the  list  comprising  the  first  term  officers  :  Rev. 
B.  F.  McLoghlin,  spiritual  adviser  ;  JohnF.  Dowd, 
president ;  Daniel  T.  Dolan,  first  vice-president; 
James  B.  Carroll,  second  vice-president;  Richard 


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■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  15S  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,   18SS  ; 


COUNTY  CLERK  AND  SURRt)CiATE'S  OFFICE. 

Board  of  Supervisors'  Rooms. 
Butler,  Photo.  Erected  IST". 

James  A.  Dowd,  Sept.  18,  1893  ;  James  B.  Buckley, 
Jan.  25,  1.S94  ;  Richard  Lillis,  July  8,  1894;  Rich- 
ard McMahon,  Sept.  16,1894;  Francis  Johnson, 
Nov.  10,  1S96  ;  James  Heaphy,  June  8,  1S9S.  The 
officers  1S99  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.  Tbomas 
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 
many,  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 
Ziou  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  autnmn,  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  especiallj-  thankful.  The)-  are 
pure  air  and  pure  water.  B3'  reason  of  her  great 
altitude  Cortland  enjoys  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  confectionery,  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 
Sunday-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 
academv  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  years.  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  ma)-  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 
heljiful  Spirit  of  God,  that  we  may  live  an  ideally 
quiet  and  happy  life  ?— O.  A.  Houghton. 


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Big  Fire  of  '83.— On  the  morning  of  Nov.  28, 
18S3,  flames  broke  out  in  Haynor  &  Bristol's  gro- 
cery 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.  lu- 
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.  The  Cortland  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, 
includiug  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  iu  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.  Seamans,  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  save<l.  H.  M.  Kellogg,  hardware,  and 
Kirkland  Bros.,  grocers,  occupied  the  first  floorof 
the  Wickwire  building.  It  was  reported  that  the 
loss  of  the  former  was  |i  1,000,  and  his  insurance 
Jig, 000.  Kirkland  Bros.'  loss  was  reported  to  be 
13.300,  and  insurance  jf2,300.  Wickwire  Bros.'  loss 
on  building  was  reported  at  fS.ooo,  and  on  prop- 
erty stored  on  the  second  floor  f5,ooo,  their  total 


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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  |io,ooo,  insur- 
ance |6,ooo;  R.  Beard  &  Son,  loss  $7,000;  insur- 
ance |4,ooo;  R.  B.  Fletcher,  loss  $1,500,  insurance 
f  1,100;  Haynor  &  Bristol,  loss  about  the  same  as 
insurance,  I400.  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  fig, 000. 

Destructive  Fire  of  '84. — .\bout  i  a.  m.  Feb. 
20,  1SS4,  fire  l)roke  out  in  a  covered  entrance  in 
the  rear  of  the  Wickwire  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.  M.  F.  Cleary 
was  chief  of  the   fire  department.     A  high  wind 


insurance  being  about  $5,500.  Others  burned  out 
were:  L.  T.  White,  dentist;  T.  I'.  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  iu  1.SS1.  The  object 
of  the  society  is  to  assist  the  pastor  and  to  develop 
and  stimulate  social  activity  iu  all  departments  of 
church  work.  The  officers  of  the  society  are: 
President,  Miss  Effie  A.  Allen;  first  vice-president, 
Mrs.  Martin  Edgcomb ;  second  vice-president, 
Mrs.  F.  J.  Doubleday;  secretary,  Mrs.  Mira  Has- 
kins;  treasurer,  Mrs.  W.  L.Alexander;  executive 
committee,  Mrs.  George  Conable,  Mrs.  Fred  Con- 
able,  Mrs.  Julia  F.  Twiss,  Mrs.  Geo.  P.  Yager. 


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■GRIPS"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


James  M.  flilne,  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  1.S73  and  the  three  following  years 
and  where  he  filled  the  chair  of  Latin  and  Greek 
in  the  same  institution  from  1S77  to  18S9,  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  18S9  he  was  called  upon  to  accept  the  re- 
sponsibility of  getting  a  new  school  on  firm  legs 
and  safely  started  in  tuat  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- 
outa  Normal  school,  the  local  board  met  and  its 
first  act  was  to  elect  Dr.  Milne  the  principal. 
This  was  April  19,  1888,  before  ground  had  been 
staked  out,  and  a  year  before  the  school  was 
opened.  The  testimonials  Dr.  Milne  brought 
with  him  from  Oueonta  when,  nine  years  later  he 
retired  Irom  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 
thestate  and  the  people  of  Oneonta  give  him  credit 
for  doing  so.  Upon  Dr.  Milne's  return  to  Cort- 
land in  189S,  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 


Harris,  Photo. 


.JAMES  K.  SL'HEKMERHORN'S  RESIDENCE. 


Hy:ilt,  Photo.        .lAMES  JI.  MILNE. 

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  parly  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  was  born  in  Scotland,  Sept.  29,  1S50, 
and  received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of 
Edinburgh.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  State  Nor- 
mal school  at  Geneseo  and  of  the  Rochester  uni- 
versity at  Rochester  ;  and  afterward  studied  at 
Heidelburg,  German}-,  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  New  York 
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. 
X:  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  :SSo 
he  was  married  to  Susan 
M.,  the  oldest  daughter 
of  the  late  Jas.  A.  Scher- 
merhorn  of  Cortland. 


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John  and  Thomas  E.  Courtney  formed  a  co- 
partnership for  the  practice  of  law  April  i,  iS8i, 
with  offices  in  the  Burgess  block,  which  were 
moved  to  their  present  location  in  the  Taylor 
Opera  House  block  in  1888.  John  Courtney  was 
born  in  Homer,  N.  Y.,  July  n,  1853,  and  attended 
the  Homer  academy  and  the  Cortland  Normal 
school.  He  studied  with  \V.  J.  Mantanye,  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  j'ear  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- 
novia  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,  1880,  at  Utica.  after  which  he  entered  the 
office  of  A.  P.  Smith,  county  judge  and  surrogate, 
where  he  practiced  from  June,  18S0,  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  locality,  having  also  a  considerable  law 
business  from  outside  the  county. 

The  Sunday =School  Missionary  society  of  the 
First  M.  E.  church  was  organized  in  1S75  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.  Photo. 


JOHN  COURTNEY'S  RESIDENCE. 


JOHN  COURTNEY. 

The  Cortland  Athletic  Association  was  organ- 
ized Dec.  7,  i>S93,  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  organization. 
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.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  other  notable 
meets  that  are  subjects  for 
manv  a  club  house  remi- 
niscence even  to  thisday. 
On  Oct.  30,  1896,  the  old 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Taylor  hall  was  rente<l  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  aljout  loo.  The  officers  1S99  were: 
President,  A,  D.  Wallace;  vice-president,  A.  S. 
Brown;  secretarj',  John  J.  Murphy;  financial  sec- 
retary, F.  A.  Maycumber;  treasurer,  Jas.  Kelly; 
athletic  captain,  A.W.Williams;  'cycling  captain, 
A.  K.  Weatherwax. 


September.  A  suite  of  rooms  were  secured  on 
the  second  lloor  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 
reception  hall,  30 x  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,  Phuto.    Reailiiig  Room.    THE  TIOUGHXIOGA  CLUIi  ROOMS. 
[For  Kxterlor  View,  see  Warren.  Tanner  &  Co.'s  Store.]    Billiard  Room. 


Ret-eption  Room. 


The  Tioughnioga  Club,  the  elite  institution  of 
the  village  of  Cortland,  was  incorporated  b}-  Albert 
Allen,  S.  M.  Ballard,  J.  vS.  Bull,  Hugh  DufFey, 
Wesley  Hooker,  E.  W.  Hulbert,  O.  IT.  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,  1S91. 
The  first  meeting  of  the  club  (incorporators) 
was  held  on  Dec.  29,  1S91.  There  were  pres- 
ent nearly  all  of  the  above,  and  they  chose  for 
their  iirst  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 


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  young  people's  parties.  Interest 
in  billiards  has  been  kept  up  Ijy  periodical  con- 
tests between  members  for  prizes,  a  gold  badge 
now  held  by  Harry  Dowd  being  off'ered  as  the 
championship  prize  of  the  club,  which  must  be  held 
through  five  successive  contests  to  become  the 
property  of  the  holiler.  On  Sept.  i,  1899,  the  bil- 
liard parlors  were  placed  in  charge  of  a  commit- 
tee, of  which  A.  ISI.  Schermerhorn  is  chairman, 
and  since  then  billiards  have  been  made  to  yield 
a  fair  margin  over  and  above  expenses.  The  onh' 
other  sources  of  revenue  are  cigars,  fees  and  dues. 
Fees  for  admission  are|i5,  anddues  are ;^ioa  year. 
The  full  membership  in  January,  1900,  was  147, 
not  including  non-resident  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 


Cortlaud,  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  $2,600  an- 
nually. About  14,500  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,  .-Vrthur  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;  secretar}-,  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.  Stillnian;  two  years,  A.  M.  Jewett,  E.  .\. 
Didama,  W.  S.  Barker,  C.  F.  Thompson,  H.  P. 
Johnson;  three  years,  J.  S.  Bull,  F.  Daehler,  John 
Jliller,  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.  Thelatterdisplayshis  goods 
and  advertises  their  values.  Why  may  not  the 
former?  The  Historical  Souvenir  is  the  show  win- 
dow for  a  conimunit}-.  The  character  of  its  public 
institutions,  its  scenery,  its  enterprises,  and  its 
places  of  business  and  recreation  displayed  to  the 
world  in  half  tone  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. 


Photo  by  Harriis. 


E.  ('.  PALME R';>  RESIDENCE. 


Kiitler.  Photo.    MRS.  (J.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.  Thiswasdone, 
and  she  was  from  time  to 
time  able  to  extend  her 
agencies  until  they  rami- 
fied through  the  .States  of 
New  York,    Pennsvlva- 
nia,    Massachusetts    and 
Maine.  Now  her  business 
is   very   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  taifetta  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. 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hollister  Brothers   succeeded  HoUister    & 
Rigby  in  the  bakery  and   confectionery   busi- 
ness at  No.  7  North  Main  street,  their  present 
location,  on  Jan.  i,  1897,  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  6c 
Rigby  in  1S96.     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  thev  have  catered  to  the  retail  trade  almost 
exclusively,  both  in  bakestuflfs  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,  1867,  and   received   a   schooling   in  the 
public  schools  and  the  DeRuyter  academy.    On 
Dec.  5,  1884,  he  married  Ella  E.  Gross  of  Mc- 
Graw, and  they  moved  to  Cortland  in  Febru- 
ary, 1886,  Mr.  Hollister  being  first  employed  in 
Wickwire's  for  about  a  year,  and  from  June  to 
September,   iS.SS,   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,  1873,  and  attended  the  Cortland 
Normal   school.      He  worked  for  his  brothers  in 
the  bakery  from  1SS9  to  1891,  then  was  employed 
in  Duluth,  Minn.,  three  years.     Returning  east  in 
1S94,  he  took  a  course  in  a  business  college  and 
afterwards  was  employed  by  Dowd  &  Chaffee  and 
Coon  Bros.     He  is  a  member  of  the  John  L.  Lewis 
lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. 


Harris,  Photo.     HOLLISTER  KRO'S.  STORE. 


KREO  HOLLISTKR.  iBiitlei-,  Photo.)    H.  P.  HOLLISTER. 

The  Population  of  Cortland  is  now  about  10,- 
000.  On  Nov.  5,  1S53,  when  chartered  as  a 
village  it  was  1,500.  On  Dec.  3  of  the  same  year 
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  1S61  the  population  numbered  a  little  more 
than  2,000.  In  January,  1862  the  Eagle  Hotel, 
including  Henry  Brewer's  harness  store  and  J. 
McFarlan  &  Co's.  furniture  store  was  destroyed 
by  fire.  In  1S64  H.  J.  Messenger  built  the 
Messenger  House  and  in  [865  the  Taylor  Hall 
block.  In  1864  the  First  National  Bank  was  or- 
ganized, the  Savings  Bank  in  1S66  and  the  Cort- 
land National  Bank  in  1S69.  The  new  special 
village  charter  was  granted  .\pril  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  1874  Wickwire 
Bros,  bought  an  old  hand  loom  and  began  weav- 
ing wire  cloth.  In  1880  Cortland  had  4,000  popu- 
lation and  in  1882,  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  pretty  and  imposing 
business  blocks  cannot  fail  to  impress  the  thou- 
sands of  strangers  who  will  see  this  book,  and 
call  forth  man)'  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  Biugham- 
ton,  which  first  gave  Cortland  an  outlet  by 
rail,  was  constructed  in  185.^,  being  formally 
opened  to  the  public  on  Oct.  18  and  19  of 
that  j-ear  when  large  excursion  parties  went 
overtheroad.  Jas.  M.  Schermerhoru,  Hon. 
Henry  Stephens  and  other  citizens  of  Cort- 
land and  Homer  were  largely  instrumental 
in  getting  the  road  through.  The  opening 
of  the  L'tica,  Ithaca  and  Elmira  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  1S7S  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  si ttings  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 
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 
bv  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  RESIDENCE. 


been 


The  Sunday°School,  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,  Jlrs.  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  prim.'iry  department,  Mrs.  Viro- 
qua  Smith  ;  first  assistant  superintendent.  Miss 
M.  L.  Weatherwax  ;  second  assistant  superintend- 
ent, Mrs.  C.  F.  Weiler  ;  secretary  of  Sunday- 
school  board.  Miss  Nina  McCarthy. 


MAIN  STREET  CORNER  GROTON  AVENUE.  IMii- 


Stand.  Ind.  Ed." 


GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


"GRIP'S"  HISTOROL  SOUVENIR.  CORTLAND. 


Copyrighted  by  "Grip,"  1900. 


"Grip's"  Gazette  — Vol.  VIII,  No.  2  — February,  liKX). 
No.  403  Clinton  Avenue,  Albany,  N.  V. 


The  State  Ga/ette  ot  Social  Events  and  Public  Affairs 

in  thf  Kinpire  State. 
Contemporaneous  History  and  Real  Life.    Tlie  Only  Pub- 

liialiiin   of    tills   Character  in   Print.    A  Valuable 

Piiiilicatioii  for  Reference. 


CONTRIBUTORS  TO  THE  CORTLAND  SOUVENIR 


Asliby,  Miss  Kessie 
Alleu',  Miss  Kllie  A. 
Armstrong,  )?.  K. 
Bierce,  Mrs.  Fanny  H. 
Beha,  James  A. 
Bui),  Miss  Dorothea 
Bloomer,  L.  A. 
Buck,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Bentley,  Mrs.  MarvM. 
Blodgett,  Edward  D. 
Brown,  A.  S. 
Corcoran,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Collins,  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Cloyes,  Miss  Mary  J. 
Daltoii,  Miss  Lena  E. 
Dovvd,  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. 
Hyatt,  Mrs.  Julia  E. 
Hendrick,  Miss  Mary  F. 
Hewitt,  E.  E. 
Hallock,  E.  J. 
Halbert,  Miss  Carrie  D. 
Higgins,  Dr.  F.  W. 
Kennedy,  Wni. 
Kennedy,  John  A. 
Kerby,  R.  E. 
Lanagan,  F.  W. 
Lane,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Martin,  Clarence  S. 
Meager,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
McLoghliii,  Rev.  J.  J. 
Markley,  Nellie  G. 
Myers,  Helena  M. 
Morse,  C.  M. 
Nix,  John  A. 
Oothoudt,  Myron 
Oderkirk,  J.  H. 
Place,  Mrs.  Sara  H. 
Pound,  Rev.  Win.  H. 
Peck,  Mrs.  C.  T. 
Phelps,  John  H. 
Ross,  Sarah  G. 
Roe,  Miss  M. 
Ralyea,  Henry 
Smith,  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,  A.  G. 
Buell,  Clayton  H. 

Coon,  C.  V. 
Cheney,  Francis  J. 
Collins,  Arabella  B. 
Dickerson,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
Davis,  R.  H. 
Davis,  Eugene 
Ellsworth,  Mrs.  A.  D. 

Force,  Jliss  Marguerite 

Greenman,  Mrs.  Kate 

Houghton,  Rev.  O.  A. 
Haskins,  Mrs.  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.'r.  C.  B. 
Mu'dge,  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.  Mary  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. 
Whitnev,  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  gnawitig  hunger  for  compliments  and 
eulogistic  commonplaces  and  generalities  which 
are  too  commonly  used  in  Souvenirs,  and  are 
never  used  in  Historical  Souvenirs.  It  does  not 
lay  to  the  soul  unctious  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  are  phrases  unknown  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,  especially  as  so  many  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  Cortland,  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  wanted  may  secure  copies  there  as 
longas  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  lor  a  medical  education  at  the 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  March,  18SS.  He  prac- 
ticed at  Union  Valley,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.,  for 
seven  years,  and  Jan.  1st,  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,  1S90,  to  Miss  Bertha  A.  Payne  of 
Lincklaen,  N.  Y.,  and  has  four  children,  Philip 
J.,  Leah  Marguerite,  Bertha  Elizabeth  and  Marv 
Editha. 

Organization  of  Cortlandville. — The  first  town 
meeting  was  held  at  the  old  Eagle  Tavern  on 
March  2,  1S30.  The  following  are  the  first  town 
officers:  Commissioners  of  highways,  Parker  But- 
terfield,  Eleazer  May,  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,  He/.ekiah  M. 
Sanders,  Gilmore  Kinney  ;  collector,  Micah 
Hotchkiss  ;  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  Ed- 
ward Allen  ;  justices  of  the  peace,  Jacob  Badgley, 
Hiram  McGraw,  Jonathan  L.  Woods.  One  hun- 
dred 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.     The  land 


Harris,  Photo. 


DK.  1'.  .M.  NEARY'S  RESIDENCE. 


Hants.  Photo.       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  Wliere  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  vSouvenir  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. 


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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  steady,  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  1869  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 platform  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  THE  CORTLAND  WAGON  CCS  WORKS. 


the  manufacture  of  carriages  and  sleighs.  The 
business  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  capacit\- 


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  officers  have  held  the  offices  to  which 
they  first  were  elected  through  consecutive  years  to 
the  present  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  thewhole  factoriesand  offices  were  grouped 
together  in  their  Court  street  home.  This  eligible 
location  made  possible  the  running  of  special  rail- 
road tracksinto  the  worksfroni  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  and 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo.        L.  .J.  FITZGERALD,   . 

President  Cortland  Wagon  Co. 

from  the  Lehigh  Valley  railroads.  On  Dec.  5,  18S.S, 
a  disastrous  fire  broke  out  in  the  works  and  swept 
away  the  whole  factory,  save  two  buildings. 
In  the  following  year  the  present  magnificent 
factor}'  structures  were  erected  and  equipped. 
Some  idea  of  the  size  of  the  present  factory  may 
be  conveyed  by  stating  that  the  total  floor  space 
would  cover  nearly  seven  acres.  Great  as  is  the 
capacit}'  of  the  enormous  factory,  it  is  frequently 
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    country,    but    also 


have  been  shipped  in  large  numbers  to  Mexico  and 
South  America,  into  nearh-  ever\-  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  svipplv  that 
trade  the  Cortland  Wagon  Co.  organized  a  com- 
pany and  established  carriage  works  at  Branttbrd, 
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  success  of  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 
arrangement  of  the  Cortland  Wagon  Co.  have  been 
largely  copied  and  followed.  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.  And  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 


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Plioto  by  Butler. 


L.  J.  FITZGERALD'S  RESIDENCE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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a  level  and  not  abovL-  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  andfinau- 
cier  of  the  compan}-,  is  prompt  in  the  dispatch  of 
business,  and  is  approachable  and  affable.  He  is 
generous  and  lo\-al  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,  i886-'7  and 
iS8S-'9,  being  elected  the  first  time  in  November, 
1S85,  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,  .\lfred  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  1887.  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 


HfK^ 


HUGH  DUFFEVS  RESIDENCE. 


Harris.  Photo.  HUUH  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  .\uburn,  Geneva  and 
Homer.  During  the  years  l862-'5  he  was  employed 
at  Tully,  coming  to  Homer  in  the  latter  year,  and 
in  Oct.,  1865,  marrying  Joana  Shea  of  that  village. 
The  firm  of  Fitzgerald 
cS:  Gee  continued  the 
business  until  1872,  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  1S75 
new  buildings  were  erect- 
ed and  the  business  was 
greatly  extended  both  as 
to  the  capacity  of  the 
works  and  in  the  territory 
covered  by  their  sales- 
men. On  May  10,  1877, 
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. 


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ilyatt,  Phijto.     RKPOSITORY  t'OHTLANU  WAGON  CO.,  LOOKING  EAST  ON  SOUTH  SIDE. 


Hugh  Duffej-,  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  Wagon  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  actual 
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.    KEPOSITORY  CORTLAND  WA(JON  CO.,  LOOKING  WEST  ON  SOUTH  SIDE. 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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Hyatt,  Photo.    REPOSITORY  CORTLAND   WAGON  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  county  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  p0litic.1l  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 
Jliddletown  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 
born  in  Portage,  Wj'oming  county,  June  10,  1840, 
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 the  interests  of  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  \VAGON  CO.,  LOOKING  WEST  ON  NORTH  SIDE. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


M.  E.  Sarvay,  who  is  engaged  in  llie  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  Forestport,  Oneida  county,  March,  1884, 
and  continuing  with  the  same  house  for  ten  years, 
seven  of  w-hich  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  Watertowu.  Jlay  29,  1.S65,  and  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  that  city  and  at  the 
Ives'  seminar}-,  afterwards  taking  a  course  in  a 
business  college  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  In  April, 
18.S8,  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  1899,  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, the  college  president,  who  said,  emphaticall)-: 
"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  not  longbeen  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  Heber  says,  "every  prospect  pleases." 
Cortland  has  many  other  advantages.  It  is  the 
center  an<l  market  of  a  thriving  agricultural  re- 
gion, a  recognized  headquarters  of  all  manufac- 
tures connected  with  the  great  wagon  and  carriage 
industrv,  and  in   a  peculiar  way  the  home — as  its 


Hutk-r,  Photu. 


M.  E.  .SAllVAY. 


Harris.  Photu. 


INTERIOR  OF  M.  E.  SARVAY'S  STORE. 


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  re.sponsible  office  of  trustees 
public  spirited  men  who  consult,  not  intermit- 
tently and  perfunctorily,  but  regularlj-  and  heart- 
ily, tile  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 
'IS  I  complete  without 
mention  of  the  distinct 
benefit  thisvillage  en- 
joys in  its  admirable 
hotels.  And  if  Cort- 
land's hotels  serve  to 
recommend  it  to  the 
traveling  public,  its 
excellent  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 
institutions,  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  impro  vem  en  t. — 

A.MOS  W-^TKINS, 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


QIadding  &  Brown,  the  proprietors  of  the 
Cortland  Steam  Laundry,  have  developed 
from  a  business  started  in  a  small  way  by  Le- 
ander  Stebbins  in  1880  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 
1882,  and  down  to  1895  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,  1899,  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  is  equipped  fully 
with  not  only  the  best  laundry  machinery, 
but  machines  used  for  cleaning  carpets  and 
renovating  feathers.  The  power  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  coimty,  in  1864.  In  1883  he  entered 
the  employ  of  H.  C.  Beebe  in  Cortland,  and  was 
with  him  for  four  years,  when  hewent  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,  1890. 
He  is  a  memberof  the  John  L.  Lewis  Lodge  of  Odd 
Fellows.  Dwight  W.  Brown  was  born  in  Ply- 
mouth, Chenango  county,  Dec.  18,  1843.  For  ten 
years  he  worked  in  the  grocery  of  A.  Bosworth  at 
Norwich,  N.  Y.,  and  later  the  grocer}'  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.  Blackman  of  Norwich  on  Feb. 
28,  18S4. 


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A.  L.  GLAlJlJlNi., 


iKutler,  Pl[i>to. 


II.  W.  BROWN. 


Harris.  Photo. 


GLADDINfi  i  BROWN'S  LAUNDRY 


The  Cortland  Village  Female  Seminary  was 

incorporated  by  an  act  of  the  legislature  in 
April,  1828.  The  payment  of  |io  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,  which  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  academj-.  A  large 
number  of  young  ladies 
who  afterwards  became 
well  known  in  the  society 
of  Central  NewYork  were 
educated  at  this  semi- 
nary. 

Town  Clerks,  Cort= 
landville.— List  from  or- 
ganization of  the  town: 
Homer  Gillett,  i83i-'37  ; 
Tercius  Eels,  i838-'4o;  J. 
C.Pomeroy,  1841,  '43, '44; 
R.  A.  Reed,  1842;  Adin 
Webb,  i845-'63;  H.  A. 
Randall,  i864-'67  ;  A.  N. 
Rounsville,  r868;  W.  J. 
Mantanye,  1S69 ;  Lewis 
Bouton,  1870  ;  George  L. 
Waters,  1871,  '72;  George 
S.  Sands,  1873,  '74  ;  L-  P- 
Hollenbeck,  iS75-'83;  H. 
A..  Dickinson,  i884-'9o ; 
Wm.  Corcoran,  iS9i-'93; 
Edmond  C.  -Alger,  1894- 
•96;  H.  H.  Pudney,  1S9S- 
'99- 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Early  Business  Ventures. — .\mong  those  who 
first  engaged  in  trade  in  Curtland  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  iSioJainesand 
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,  page  1 11)  in  1816  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  been  known  as  "  the  dry  goods  cor- 
ner." A  year  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  by  his  sons, 
Asahel  P.  and  George  N.  Lyman  who  discontinued 
the  business  iu  1S46  and  went  west.  Samuel  Blair, 
another  well-known  resident  of  Cortland,  came 
here  in  1S17  and  eugaged  in  the  business  of  a 
cooper.  His  son  Chauncey,  years  afterwards  be- 
came a  prominent  banker  in  Chicago.  About  the 
close  of  the  first  half  of  the  century,  say  fifty 
years  ago,  about  all  the  business  done  in  Cortland 
was  largely  on  the  east  side  of  Main  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 
Lvman  and  James  Van  Valen  were  in  general 
trade;  Henry  Brewer  had  a  harness  shop  and  store, 
J.  McFarlan,  a  furniture  store,  Homer  Gillett,  L. 
Cudworth  and  I.  M.  Seaman,  groceries ;  A.  &  S. 
D.  Freer,  hardware. 


Butler.  Photo. 


THE   CC)t'RT   HOUWE  AND  .FAIL. 


mentioned  as  a  large  tanner  about  1824.  Later  he 
opened  a  boot  and  shoe  store  in  Cortland,  doing 
considerable  manufacturing.  Eleazer  W.  Edg- 
comb  and  Adin  Webb  formed  a  co-partnership  iu 
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  iu  that  trade  were  Truman  Doud, 
Harrv  Griffin,  Gideon  Messenger,  Rufusjennings, 
Joshua  Ballard  and  Bela  Pierce.  Asahel  Lyman, 
already  mentioned,  opened  the  fir.st  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,  iu  the  street  perspective 
of  the  view,  "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 
fi,6oo,  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  iu  any  town  the  size  of  Cortland. 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


E.  R.  Wright  came  to  Cortland  April  i,  1S99, 
with  an  experience  of  about  twenty  j'ears  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.  i5  Gro- 
ton  avenue,  refitting  the  house  and  stables  to  se- 
cure the  necessar}-  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  40x70,  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,  1879,  be 
started  in  the  business  he  has  since  followed,  and 
thoroughly  acquired,  at  .\von  Springs,  Livingston 
county,  where  he  continued  it  with  success  until 
he  removed  to  Cortland.  In  1874  he  married  .\lice 
G.  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., 
Juh',  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  da3'S  he 
passed  both  the  Junior  and  Senior  examinations 
for  schools  of  secondary  education  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  Loudon,  but  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1S82  before  taking  his  degree. 


«i; 


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E.  K.  WKKiHT. 


Harris.  Photo. 

Was  graduated  from  the  Illinois  State  Normal 
school  in  1SS6,  and  appointed  principal  of  the  High 
school,  Pueblo,  Col.  There  he  studied  for  holy 
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.\rkansas 
valley,  in  the  eastern  portion  of  the  state.  Two 
years  later  he  was  called  to  the  rectorship  of  St. 
Peter's  church,  Pueblo.  In  November,  1S93,  he 
became  rector  of  Grace  church,  Cortland,  where 
he  is  now  in  the  seventh  year  of  his  ministry.  In 
1SS3  Mr.  Watkins  married  Jliss  Agnes  Harvey  of 
Kidderminster,  Eng.  They  have  three  sons,  James 
K  ,  Herbert  G.,  and  John  R.,  aged  13.  ii  and  S 
vears,  respectivel)'.  Mr.  Watkins  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternit}-,  and  chaplain  of  the  Cort- 
landville  lodge.  No.  470. 


Harris,  Photo.  E.  Pi.  WRIGHT'S  UNDERT.\KINri  BUlbDING  AND  RIGS. 


124 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


V.  E.  8HEPARD. 


D.  E.  Shepard,  the  dry  goods  man,  came  to 
Cortland  from  Homer,  where  he  had  been  located 
three  years,  in  1S96,  and  opened  a  dry  goods  store 
in  the  Schermerhorn  block,  occupying  the  place 
where  George  J.  Mager  &  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  dry  goods  corner.  Mr.  Shepard  occupies  a 
double  store  which  had  not  been  previously  occu- 
pied, being  in  a  new  building,  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  1899  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  ^  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  tasteful    decorations.      The    north 


Photos  by  Hyatt,.  INTERK.IR  VIEWS  OF  D.  E.  SHEPARD'S  STORE. 

Carpet  Deiiai-tmi'iit.  Dress  Goods  Department.  MiUiaery  Departiuent. 


"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  w'ork  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  carpel  department,  and  Miss  JIaude 
A.  Shepard  has  charge  of  the  millinery 
department.    They  are  son  and  claughter 
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  themillinery  and  other  branch- 
es   of    the    business.     Mr.  Shepard  was 
born  in  Turin,  Lewis  count}',  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  emplo^'ers,  was  several 
years  later  (when   the   latter  came  to  Cortland), 
succeeded   by   him   to  a  trade   which   Mr.  Mager 
had  for  years  enjoyed.     In  1S74  Mr.  Shepard  en- 
tered the  dry  goods  house  of  Ames  &  Hungerford 
at  Adams,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  clerk 
until  18S7,  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  1S93.  where  for  three 
years  he  carried  on  the  business  in  the  Brockway 
block.     On  -\ug.   3,    1874,   he   married   Minnie  A. 
Moore  of  Lowville.     Morris  G.,  the  third  one  of 
their  children,  is  attending  school. 


Harris,  Photo.       D.  E.  SHEPARD'S  DRY  GOODS  .STORE. 

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,i,2oo; 
Colorado  (in  California),  1,100;  Yellowstone, 
1,000;  Ohio,  950;  Rhine,  950;  Kansas,  900;  Ten- 
nessee, 800  ;  Red  River  of  the  north ,  700 ;  Cumber- 
land, 600  ;  Alabama,  600  ;  Susquehanna,  500  ;  Po- 
tomac, 500;  James,  500  ;  Connecticut,  450;  Dela- 
ware, 400;  Hudson,  350;  Kenebec,  300;  Thames, 


Around  theOlobe. 


Photo  by  Hyatt. 


D.  E.  .SHEP.\RD-S  DRY  GOODS   DEPARTMENT. 


Chicago  to  Portland,  Ore., 
2,374  miles  —  3  days, 
S  hours'  time  ;  Port- 
land to  Behring  Strait, 
2,864  t"- — 5  d->  10  ii-; 
Behring  Strait  to  Irk- 
utsk,  3,200  m. — 6  d., 

16  h.;  Irkutsk  to  St. 
Petersburgh,  3,670  m. 
—7  d.,  15  h.;  vSt.  Pe- 
tersburgh to  Berlin, 
983  m. — I  d.,6h.;  Ber- 
lin to  Paris,  667  m. — 

17  h.;  Paris  to  Lon- 
don, 258  m.  —  S  h.; 
London  to  Liverpool, 
202  m. — 4  h.;  London 
to  Southampton,  79m. 
— 2  h.:  Liverpool  to 
Ntw  York,  3.068  m. — 
5  d.,  8  h.;  Southamp- 
ton to  New  York,  3,- 
09S  m. — 5  d.,  16  h.; 
New  York  to  Chicago, 
912  m. — I  d.  A  tola 
of  18,198  miles. 


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■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Bingham  &  Miller  succeeded  F.  N.  Har- 
riiigtou  in  the  gentlemen's  furnishing,  cloth- 
ing and  merchant  tailoring  business,  con- 
ducted by  the  latter  for  twenty-two  years, 
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  was  also  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  of 
the  business  comprises  high  grade,  best  qua! 
ity  clothing  ready  made  and  guaranteed  in 
quality  and  fit.     H.  W.  Post,  a  well  knowji 
and  competent  cutter,  has  charge  of  the  cu^  - 
torn  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,  1S6S.     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,  C,  .A.ug.  10,  1S93.     He  is  a  memljer  of  Ma- 
sonic   lodge  and  commandery    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 


Hyatt,  Photo.        INTERIOR  OF  BINCiUAM  A  .MILLKR'S  STORE. 


il.  F.  BINGHAM.  (Hyatt,  Photo.)  J.  M.  MILLER, 
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  theTioughnioga  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  w-a- 
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, 


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127 


(see  view,  page  59 ),  the  Truxton  and  the  Owego 
hills.  The  northern  plateau  has  an  average  alti- 
tude of  i,2co  feet,  while  some  of  the  hills  reach 
an  altitude  of  2,000  feet.  The  scenery  is  verv 
picturesque  and  the  seasons  are  marked  by  many 
changes,  the  mean  lemperature  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  county  is  heavily 
timbered,  chiefly  with  maple,  beech,  elm,  bass- 
wood,  pine,  henrlock,  chestnut  ami  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  lisons  the  niaik 
troljel  every  day  in  the  house  the  policeman  dor^t 
car  becos  the  boss  of  this  plase  treates  him  this 
plaselivesincrothimutson  new  york  this  fello  that 
maiks  the  complant  lives  up  at  the  corry  [quarry] . ' ' 


Harris,  Photo.    BINGHAM  &  MILLER'S  .STORE. 


Hanis,  Photo.     MISSCARRTE  D.  HALBERT. 

niss  Carrie  D.  lialbert,  teacher  of  the  piano, 
and  organist  in  the  Presbyterian  church  since  1891, 
was  graduated  in  classics  at  the  Normal  school  in 
1887,  and  was  teacher  in  music  there  from  1889  to 
1893,  inclusive,  when  she  resigned  to  devote  more 
time  to  the  piano  and  organ.  She  studied  meth- 
ods in  teaching  in  Boston,  took  a  three  years' 
course  on  the  organ  in  Syracuse,  and  studied  the 
piano  in  the  Ithaca  conservatory  under  Aime  La- 
chaume.  On  May  i,  1.S9S,  she  took  the  studio 
which  she  now  occupies,  Rooms  12  and  13  Wick- 
wire  building,  Main  street,  because  of  the  de- 
mands made  upon  her  by  the  increase  in  the  num- 
ber of  her  pupils.  By  exercising  judgment  in 
teaching  and  adapting  methods  to  the  individual 
pupil,  she  has  succeeded  in  accomplishing  admi- 
rable results.  Among  the  best  features  of  her 
work  are  the  monthly  recitals  given  to  a  large 
class  of  pupils  at  her  studio. 

Supervisors,  Cortlandville.— The  following  is 
a  complete  list  from  the  organization  of  the  town  : 
John  Miller,  1S30,  '31  ;  Washington  G.  Parker, 
1832 ;  Joshua  Ballard,  1833,  '34,  '36;  Harry  Mc- 
Graw,  1835,  '37,  '39,  '40;  Daniel  Hibbard,  1838; 
Oren  Stimpson,  1841,  '46,  '47  ;  Abiram  L.  Bassett, 
i842-'44  ;  Marcus  McGraw,  1S45  ;  Hiram  McGraw, 
i848-'5o  ;  Hiram  Hopkins,  1849;  Amos  Rice,  1851; 
Hamilton  Putnam,  1852;  Abram  Mudge,  1853,  '56, 
'57;  Harvey  S.  Crandall,  1854,  '55;  Deloss  Mc- 
Graw, 1S58,  '64, '65,  '71,  '75,  '78,  '79, '80,  84-'89;  S. 
E.  Welch,  1859,  '62,  '63,  '66,  '68-'70,  '72  ;  C.  L.  Kin- 
ney, 1S60  ;  Francis  H  Hibbard,  1861  ;  Norman 
Chamberlain,  1S67 ;  William  D.  Frederick,  1873, 
'74  ;  T.  Mason  Loring,  [877  ;  R.  Bruce  Smith, 
i8Si-'83  ;  '9l-'96;*  George  C.  Hubbard,  1890  ;  D.  F. 
Wallace,  189S*,  (resigned  November,  1S99);  Ed- 
ward Alley,  1899,  (vice  Wallace).  ^Supervisors' 
term  two  years. 

How  to  Keep  Butter  Sweet.— "Eat  it,"  was 
the  reply  a  Schoharie  farmer  received  to  an  in- 
quiry accompanied  by  ten  dollars. 


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■  GRIP'S  "   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


John  C.  Seager  in  1S95,  laid  out  and  built  the 
coal  yards  where  he  has  since  been  doing  busi- 
ness, at  the  crossing  of  Main  street  and  the  Lehigh 
Valley  railroad.  The  location  could  not  have  been 
better,  fronting  as  the  office  does  on  the  asphalt 
paved  thoroughfare,  the  business  street  of  the  vil- 
lage, and  directly  opposite  the  Lehigh  Valley  rail- 
way station.  The  yards  extend  back  forty  rods, 
with  tracks  running  alongside  the  entire  distance 
and  entering  the  yards  on  the  trestle  built  entirely 
of  stone  and  steel — a  trestle  with  a  sufficient  track- 
age to  accommodate  several  loaded  cars  and  facil- 
itate the  handling  of  coal.  Here  he  has  a  capac- 
ity for  the  storage  and  handling  of  100.000  tons  of 
coal.  The  business  also  comprises  all  kinds  of 
building  material  including  cement  and  plaster  as 
well  as  salt  and  phosphates.  Telephonic  connec- 
tion is  made  between  the  central  office  in  C.  F. 
Brown's  drug  store  and  the  yards,  also  with  the 
local  and  long  distance  system.  Lehigh  Valley- 
anthracite  and  Sonman  white  ash  bituminous  coal 
are  sold  at  these  yards  both  at  wholesale  and  re- 
tail.    In  the  course  of  a  single  month  as  many  as 


of  the  business  he  employed  on  an  average  the 
year  'round,  sixty  men.  In  May,  18S9,  he  formed 
a  co-partnership  with  S.  N.  Holden  and  they 
started  the  coal  business  in  yards  in  the  rear  of 
the  Hayes'  Chair  factory.  Mr.  Seager  continued 
in  the  firm  until  1895,  and  then  withdrew  to  go 
into  the  business  at  his  present  location.  On 
May  28,  1879,  he  married  Harriet  Warren  of  Cort- 
land. He  is  a  member  of  the  John  L.  Lewislodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  the  A.  O.  I'.   W. 

"Item." — Here  are  some  of  the  items  in  an  old 
but  interesting  bill  of  accounts  rendered  by  an 
artist  employed  in  a  Belgium  church  to  touch  up  a 
large  painting:  Correcting  "Ten  Command- 
ments," 15.12;  embellishing  "  Pontius  Pilate  "  and 
putting  new  ribbon  on  his  Ijonnet.  53.02  ;  putting 
new  tail  on  the  rooster  of  St.  Peter  and  mending 
his  comb.  $2.20  ;  repluming  and  rcgildiug  lett  wing 
of  guardian  angel.  I5. 18;  wa.shing  the  servant  of 
the  high  priest  and  putting  carmine  on  his  cheek, 
#5.02  ;  renewing  heaven,  adjusting  the  stars  and 
cleaning  the  moon,  ^7.14;  touching  up  purgatory 


Hyatt,  Plioto. 


JOHN  C.  SEAfiER'S  COAL  YARDS. 


175  car  loads  of  coal  have  been  sold  by  Mr.  Seager. 
In  January,  1S98,  he  purchased  a  considerable 
strip  of  land  fronting  on  the  Main  street  in  Cin- 
cinnatus  and  including  the  Wheeler  house  and  lot, 
upon  which  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  CortlanJ  business,  which  includes 
a  greater  range  of  commodities  than  he  handles 
in  Cortland,  for  the  purpose  of  wholly  accom- 
modating the  needs  of  a  rural  community ;  and  the 
result  is  that  he  is  one  of  the  largest  shippers  on 
the  E.  &  C.  N.  Y.  R.  R.  This  branch  isin  charge 
of  Albert  Hayes.  Mr.  Seager  was  born  in  Virgil, 
Nov.  13,  1852,  and  in  1S77  he  entered  the  oflice  of 
the  Cortland  Foundry  and  Machine  company  as  a 
clerk.  Two  vears  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  an 
interest  until  1887,  (luring  that  time  acting  as  man- 
ager of  the  foundry,  and  then  resigned,  disposing 
of  his  interests  entirely.     During  his  management 


and  restoring  lost  souls,  ^3.06  ;  brightening  up  the 
flames  of  purgatory^  putting  a  new  tail  on  the 
satan,  mending  his  left  hoof,  etc.,  ^7. 17  ;  reljorder- 
ing  the  robes  of  Herod  and  adjusting  his  wig,  J4.00; 
mending  the  shirt  of  the  prodigal  son  and  cleaning 
his  ears,  I3.39. 

Size  of  Large  Bodies  of  Water. — Oceans — 
Pacific,  80,000,000  sq.  miles;  .\tlautic,  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,  1,400;  Japan, 
1,000  ;  Black, 932  ;  Caspian, 640  ;  Baltic,  600;  Okhatsk, 
600;  White,  450  ;  Arai,  250.  Lakes — Superior,  3S0 by 
120  miles  in  area  ;  Michigan,  330  by  60  miles  ;  On- 
tario, 180  by  40  ;  Erie,  270  by  50  ;  Huron,  250  by 
90;  Champlain,  123  by  12;  Cayuga,  36  by  4; 
George,  36  by  3  ;  Baikal,  360  by  35  ;  Great  Slave, 
300  by  45  ;  Winnipeg,  240  by  40  ;  Athabasca,  200 
by  20  ;  Maracayl)o,  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. 


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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 of  Frank  H.  Cobb,  DelbertE. 
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  1873.  Their 
business  is  entirely  wholesale,  the}- 
being  very  large  manufacturers  of 
confectionery,  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  years.  They  are  all 
}-oung  men  and  hustlers.  Thebusi- 
ness  is  steadily  growing,  showing 
fully  ten  per  cent,  increase  yearlj". 
Their buildingis  fiftj-  by  ninety  feet, 
three  stories  high,  equipped  with 
power  elevator,  lighted  by  electric- 
ity, heated  by  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  1851. 
He  moved  to  Cortland  and  in  companv  with  J.  E. 
Eggleston  established  the  present  business  in 
1S73.  He  was  married  in  1S76  to  Florence  A. 
Walworth.  Mr.  Cobb  was  a  trustee  of  the  Second 
ward  two  years,  president  of  the  village  one  year, 
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 


Harris,  Photo. 


F.  H.  t'OBB  &  CO.'S  STORE. 


Butler,  Photos.      L.  G.  DAVI.S.       D.  E.  .ST.VNFORD.        F.H.COBB. 

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  twenty-three  years 
of  his  life  on  the  road  and  has  probably  the  larg- 
est acquaintance  in  this  and  adjoining  counties  of 
any  citizen  of  Cortland. 

Delbert  E.  Stanford  was  born  in  Great  Bend, 
Pa., in  1S64.  He  was  in  business  in  Great  Bend 
three  3'ears  and  moved  to  Binghamton  in  18S7, 
where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  fruit  and  confection- 
ery business.  He  moved 
to  Cortland  in  1890,  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 
Xew  York  and  Baltimore. 
He  was  married  in  188710 
Jennie  A.  Barnes  of  Hal- 
stead,  Pa.  Mr.  Stanford 
is  also  a  member  of  Cort- 
land Commander}-  of 
KnightsTemplarandCan- 
ton  Cortland  Patriarchs 
Militant. 

Leland  G.  Davis,  the 
junior  member  of  the 
firm,  wasborn  in  Cortland 
in  i866,butspenthis  early 
years  in  Dry  den  and  Mc- 
Lean. He  became  asso- 
ciated with  Cobb  &  Per- 
kins in  1SS2,  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,  Zivara 
Temple  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S. 
of  Utica,  N.  Y.,  and  Mo- 
kanna  Grotto  M.  O.  V.  P. 
E.  R.  of  Hamilton,  N.Y. 


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The  Cortland  Democrat  was  established  in  1864 
by  M.  P.  Callendar,  who  sold  to  Lucien  S.  Cran- 
dall,  and  he  in  turn  sold,  in  1868,  to  the  late  Ben- 
ton B.  Jones,  who,  with  the  exception  of  one  year, 
when  tlie  paper  was  owned  by  Hon.  Daniel  S.  La- 
niort,  conducted  it  until  bis  death  on  Dec.  20, 
1S96.  Jlr.  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,  .\fter  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-  T 
ent  publisher.  Fay  C. 
Parsons,  on  March  i, 
1S99.  It  is  the  only 
Democratic  paper  in 
the  county,  and  active 
canvassing  is  bringing 
its  subscription  list 
where  it  will  soon  pass 
the  3,000  mark.  Con- 
nected with  the  Dem- 
ocrat is  an  excellent 
job  printing  plant, 
which  embraces  five 
presses,  one  being 
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  an)'  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  variousl\ 
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  Coriland,  through  Jonathan 
Hubbard,  arranged  to  purchase  a  site  for  the  court 
house  on  the  hill  west  of  Main  street,  owned  by 
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, 


Ihuiis,  Pliuti).    CORTLAND  DEMOCKAT  UI-FICE, 


1812,  they  entered  into  a  contract  with  Josiah  Cush- 
man  of  Homer  to  complete  the  construction  of  the 
building,  the  frame  work  having  been  raised,  the 
contract  binding  Cushman  to  finish  the  work  bv 
April  15,  1S13,  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  Tuesday  in 
December.     Al  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  rapidlv  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,   1817,  the  board  of 
supervisors   were   au- 
thorized   to    raise    by- 
taxation  a  sum  not  to 
exceed   fo,ooo   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- 
licr,    1816,   when   a  se- 
ries of  resolutions  were 
adopted,  naming  Oba- 
dinh  Boies,  Wm.  Lucas 
and  <"tCO.  Rice  as  com- 
missioners to  superin- 
tend the  building  of  a 
new  jail;  also    provid- 
ing that  a  new  site  be 
■-elected    and    praying 
ihe  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  hovise,  the  papers  teemed 
with  denunciatory  communications  and  citizens  ex- 
pressed indignation   in   the   form  of  meetings  and 
resolutions.     The  bill  introduced  in  the  legislature 
of  1817   providing   for   the  removal  of  the  jail  was 
lost,  anrl  earlv  in  1818  a  new  jail  was  constructed — 
or  partly  constructed — on  Court  House  hill  near  the 
court  house.     It  was  a  square  brick  structure,  two 
stories  high  with  cells  made  of  heavy  maple  planks. 

Longest  Bridges. — Montreal,  8,701  feet  ;  Brook- 
lyn, 5.9S9  ;  Dneiper,  4,213  ;  Havre  de  Grace,  6,000; 
Homestead,  (Pa..)  5,300.  The  longest  bridge  in  the 
world  is  in  China.     It  is  23,000  feet. 


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131 


Lucian  n.  Loope  was  born  in  the  town  of  Solon , 
Cortland  Co.,  Nov.  S,  1845.  He  was  the  youngest 
son  of  J.  H.  Loope,  one  of  the  oldest  living 
pioneer  settlers  of  this  county,  who  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Cincinnatus  in  1813  and  has  been  since 
that  time  a  resident  of  this  county.  He  is  now 
in  his  Syth  year.  Mr,  Loope  was  educated  at  Cin- 
cinnatus academy,  Cortlandville  academy,  and 
Oneida  conference  seminary  at  Cazenovia.  He 
taught  several  terms  of  district  school  during  the 
winter  seasons  while  getting  his  education.  After 
leaving  school  he  traveled  one  year  through  the 
western  states  for  an  eastern  firm  and  afterwards 
came  back  and  settled  down  three  miles  east  of 
Cortland  and  engaged  in  farming  and  buying  and 
selling  real  estate  and  also  carrying  on  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  meat  trade  for  a  period  of  nineteen 
years.  Mr.  Loope  has  made  his  investments  here 
from  time  to  time  and  built  several  houses.  In 
1889  he  moved  his  family  into  the  village  that  his 
children  might  have  better  opportunities  for  get- 
ting an  education  and  that  he  might  devote  his 
whole  time  to  the  real  estate  business.  He  has 
upon  his  books  many  of  the  farms  and  consider- 
able village  propert}'  in  this  locality  besides  out- 
side property  in  many  states  of  the  Union.  Mr. 
Loope  was  married  to  Catharine  R.  Crysler  of 
Navarino,  Onondaga  county,  Jan.  29,  1S69.  They 
have  three  sous  who  are  married  ;  the  eldest,  John 
A.,  is  principal  of  Public  School  No.  35,  Borough 
of  Queens,  City  of  New  York;  the  second,  Warren 
L.,  a  graduate  of  Syracuse  University',  Department 
of  Law,  is  a  practicing  attorney  at  Slatteawan,  X. 
Y.;  and  the  third  son,  Arthur  M.,  a  graduate  of 
the  Baltimore  Medical  College,  is  a  practicing  phy- 
sician and  surgeon  in  Homer,  N.  V.  Another  son 
is  in  the  Central  school  and  two  girls  and  one  boy 
are  in  the  Cortland  Normal  school.  Mr.  Loope  is 
a  charter  member  and  has  been  for  years  a  trus- 
tee of  the  Congregational  church.  He  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat and  has  stood  as  the  minority  party  candi- 
date on  different  occasions. 


Hari-i,<.  I'licitc. 


I..  -M.  I.DOPE. 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


A.  B.  KINGSLEY. 


Adelbert  Bennett  Kingsley  began  teaching  the 
art  of  piano-forte  playing  when  fourteen  years 
old,  having  been  thrown  partially  upon  his  own 
resources  at  that  age  owing  to  the  death  of  his 
parents.  He  began  taking  piano  lessons  when  six 
years  of  age  and  a  year  later  made  his  first  public 
appearance  at  Mahan's  musical  festival,  in  this  vil- 
lage. He  was  born  in  Truxton  Nov.  12,  1875,  and 
for  eleven  years  was  a  student  at  the  Cortland 
Normal  school,  continuing  to  teach  piano  music 
more  or  less  while  he  was  in  school.  In  iSgG-'gS 
he  attended  the  Syracuse  University  taking  in- 
structions on  the  piano  from  Dr.  George  A. 
Parker  and  a  course  in  theory  under  Prof.  N. 
Irving  Hyatt.  During  that  time,  to  pay  his  way, 
he  gave  instruction  to  classes  in  and  out  of  the  city. 
Upon  his  return  to  Cortland  in  1S98  he  organized 
a  class  in  the  village,  and  subsequently  obtained 
pupils  in  adjoining  villages.  In  this  work  he  has 
aimed  to  teach  his  pupils  not  only  to  be  thorough, 
hut  to  accjuire  the  artistic  in  rendering  the  classics. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Music 
Teachers'  association,  of  which  he  is  a  vice-presi- 
dent, a  position  he  has  filled  for  three  years,  and 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Cortlandville  lodge,  F.  & 
A.  JI.,  and  the  Cortland  Chapter,  R.  A.  M. 

Population  of  Cities  in  the  state  according  to 
the  last  state  census  in  1892  :  Albany,  97,120  ;  Am- 
sterdam,   18,542;   Auburn,    24,737;     Binghamton, 

34,514;  Brooklynt,  957.163;  Buffalo,  278,796  ;  Co- 
hoes,  23,234;  Corning,  10,025;  Dunkirk,  10,040; 
Elmira,  29,911  ;  Geneva,  *i  1,000;  Gloversville, 
14.694;  Hornellsville,  11,898;  Hudson,  9,633 ;  Ith- 
aca, 13,460  ;  Jamestown,  18.627  !  Johnstown,  5,013  ; 
Kingston,  21,495;  Little  Falls,  6,910;  Lockport, 
16,088  ;  Long  Island  Cityf,  35,745  ;  Middletown, 
11,612;  Mount  Vernon,  15,513  ;  Newburg,  24,536; 
New  York,  1,801,739;  Niagara  Falls,  10,000; 
North  Tonawanda,  *io, 000  ;  Ogdensburg,  11,559; 
Olean,  8. 131  ;  Oswego,  21,966  ;  Poughkeepsie.  23. 
196  ;  Rensselaer,  *8,oc>o  ;  Rochester,  144,834;  Rome, 
13,638;  Schenectady,  22,858;  Syracuse,  91.994; 
Troy,  64,986;   Utica,   46,608;   Watertown,    16,982; 

Watervliet,  ;    Yonkers,    31,419.      *Estimated. 

fConstitutes  part  of  New  York  City  and  ceased  to 
be  a  city  Jan.  i,  1898. 


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'GRIPS"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Eugene  O.  Dean  conducts  a  grocery  at  95  Groton 
avenue  which  on  Sept.  25, 1S95,  he  bought  of  R.  \V. 
Bates,  who  established  the  business  some  ten  years 
ago,  and  which  has  since  then  been  largely  in- 
creased. He  is  a  dealer  in  fancy  groceries,  bot- 
tled and  canned  goods,  wholesale  and  retail,  but- 
ter and  eggs.  The  second  floor  is  used  for  non- 
perishable  goods.  Mr.  Dean  was  born  Feb.  2d, 
1872,  at  Scipioville,  Cayuga  Co.  He  attended 
school  and  part  of  the  time  clerked  at  Buckhout's 
&  Co.  of  Scipio,  from  10  up  to  21  years  of  age, 
coming  to  Cortland  in  February,  1S92,  and  being 
employed  as  a  clerk  for  E.  W.  Bates,  until  he  suc- 
ceeded him  in  business.  He  is  a  member  of  Vesta 
lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  Royal  .\rcanum  and  For- 
resters. He  married  Carrie  B.  Batten  of  Auburn 
Oct.  II,  1S93.     They  have  one  son,  Lewis  R. 

High  Structures  of  the  World.— Eiffel,  Paris, 
9S4  feet ;  Washington,  Washington,  555;  Pyramid 
of  Cheops,  Egypt,  4.S6  :  .\ntwerp  Cathedral,  Bel- 
gium,476;  Strasburg  Cathedral, Germany,  474;  Pyra- 
mid of  Cephrenes,  P)gypt,  456  ;  St.  Peter's  church, 
Rome,  44S  ;  St.  Martins  church,  Landshut,  Ger- 
many, 411  ;  St.  Paul's  church,  Loudon,  365  ;  Salis- 
bury Cathedral,  England,  400  ;  Cathedral,  Florence, 
Italy,  3S7  ;  Cathedral,  Cremona,  Lombardy,  396  ; 
Cathedral,  Fribourg,  Germany;  3S6  ;  Cathedral, 
Seville,  Spain,  360;  Cathedral,  Milan,  Lombardy, 
355  ;  Cathedral,  Vtrecht,  Holland,  356  ;  Pyramid  of 
Oakkarah,  Egypt,  356  ;  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame. 
Munich,  Bavaria,  348  ;  St.  Marks  church,  Venice, 
328;  Assinelli  Tower,  Bologna.  Italy,  272  ;  Trinity 
church.  New  York,  2S4  ;  Column  at  Delhi,  Hindoo- 
stan,  262;  Church  of  Notre  Dame,  Paris,  224; 
Bunker  Hill  Monument,  Boston,  221  ;  Leaning 
Tower  of  Pisa,  Italy,  179  ;  Washington  Monument, 
Baltimore,  175  ;  Monument,  Place  Vendome,  Paris, 
153  ;  Trajan's  Pillar,  Rome,  151  ;  Obelisk  of 
Luxor,  Paris,  no;  Egyptian  Obelisk,  New  York, 
69.     Many  office  buildings  in  New  York  arehigher 


Harris,  Photo. 


INTERIOR  UF  E.  O.  DEAN'S  STORE. 


Hyatt,  Photo.  E.  O.  DEAN. 

than  most  of  the  above  structures,  which,  however, 
are  mentioned  as  among  the  notable  structures 
visited  by  sightseers. 

Population  of  Vicinity  Villages  (incorporated) 
given  in  the  State  School  census  of  iSg8:  Cort- 
land, 8,894;  Dryden,  S14;  I)e  Ruyter,  638;  Free- 
ville,  374;  Groton.  1,342;  Homer,  2,365;  Marathon, 
1,116;  McGraw,  Soi;  Moravia,  1,510;  New  Berlin, 
1,109;  Norwich.  6,004;  Oxford,  1,875;  Tully,5S8.  I. 
W.  Brown,  1895,  gave  Cortland  10,769. 

Salary  of  State  Officers. — Governor,  {10,000; 
lieutenant-governor,  fs.ooo;  secretary  of  state, 
$5,000;  comptroller,  $6,000;  state  treasurer,  #5,- 
000;  attorney  general,  $5,000;  state  engineer  and 
surveyor,  $5,000;  super- 
intendent of  public  in- 
struction, |5,ooo;  super- 
intendent public  works, 
f6,ooo;  superintendent  of 
insurance,  $7,000;  super- 
intendent of  banks,  $7,- 
000;  superintendent  of 
prisons,  $6,000;  excise 
commissioner,  $5,000; 
state  charity  commission- 
ers, $10  per  da}'  actual 
duties  (limited  to  $500); 
state  prison  commission- 
ers, same  (limited  to  $4,- 
000  for  all ) ;  superintend- 
ent of  state  prisons,  $6,- 
000;  railroad  c  o  m  m  i  s- 
sioner,  |8,ooo;  judge  of 
court  of  claims,  J5,ooo; 
tax  commissioner,  $2,500; 
commissioner  of  agricid- 
ture,  $4,000;  commission- 
er of  fisheries  and  game, 
$2,500  (president,  $3,000'}; 
state  factory  inspector, 
$3,000;  labor  arbitrator, 
$3,000;  civil  service  com- 
missioner, $2,000;  com- 
missioner of  labor  statis- 
tics, $3,000. 


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133 


The  Cortland  Carriage  Goods  Co.  is  one  of  the 

manufacturing  industries  that  forms  the  substan- 
tial business  basis  peculiar  to  Cortland.  This 
company,  incorporated  in  1S97,  is  now  composed 
of  the  following  officers  and  stockholders:  Presi- 
dent, Edward  H.  Brewer;  treasurer  and  general 
manager,  Andrew  J.  Murray;  secretary,  William  A. 
Dunn;  superintendent,  Charles  M.  DeVany;  and 
Jason   Brown  and  Mrs.  Eda  A.  Brewer. 

The  factory  is  commonly  known  as  "Brewer's 
Factory,"  for  it  is  very  largely  due  to  the  personal, 
untiring  and  far-seeing  efforts  of  Mr.  E.  H.  Brewer 
that  such  an  industry  has  been  developed.  One  of 
the  most  striking  peculiarities  of  this  particular 
plant  and  its  corps  of  workers  is  that  many  have 
been  promoted  along  all  the  steps  of  advancement, 
and  are  now  working  their  ninth,  tenth,  eleventh, 
and  even  twentieth  year  in  the  employ  of  this 
company. 

In  1S34  Mr.  Henry  Brewer  established  a  harness 
manufactory  in  Cortland  and  built  up  a  satisfac- 
tory trade  in  that  line.  The  principles  of  thrift, 
coupled  with  earnest,  faithful  devotion  to  busi- 
ness, enabled  Mr.  Brewer  to  lay  the  foundation 
for  a  manufacturing  plant  that  is  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 


ter  Mr.  Brewer  and  Mr.  Murray  acquired  the  great- 
er part  of  Mr.  Brown's  interest  in  the  property.    ■ 

To-day  this  company  is  in  the  midst  of  their 
busiest  year  and  season.  They  aim  always  to  give 
the  best  of  goods  as  to  quality,  style  and  finish. 
The  best  business  treatment  as  to  deliveries,  court- 
eous, painstaking  and  untiring  efforts  in  meeting 
their  customers'  demands  is  as  fundamental  with 
them  as  the  old  saying,  that  "Honesty  is  the  best 
policy." 

The  younger  men  in  the  organization  are  push- 
ing every  energy  to  make  the  closest  of  business 
competitions  still  leave  a  little  balance  on  the 
right  side  of  the  ledger.  All  are  alive  to  the  most 
improved  methods,  and  from  office  to  garret  sys- 
tem, energy  and  wide-awake  business  push  are 
characteristic  peculiarities  of  this  hustlingfactory. 

The  present  policy  is  to  make  few  articles,  each 
first-class  in  every  respect,  and  to  day  this  compa- 
ny's principal  lines  include:  Steel  and  leather-cov- 
ered bow  sockets,  weldless  top  joints  and  forged 
shifting  rails.  In  these  lines  their  capacity  is  the 
greatest  of  any  factory  in  the  world.  Their 
smaller  lines  comprise  carriage  top  trimmings,  box 
loops  and  bicycle  hubs. 

In  short,  what  is  true  of  so  many  of  the 
successful   business  enterprises  of  this,  as  other 


STAKM/ro  £He  DCPT 


Borrowed  Cut.    CORTLAND  CAPvRIAGE  GOODS  CO.'S  WORKS. 


When  the  time  came  for  the  son,  Edward  H.,  to 
decide  whether  his  life  and  education  should  be  in 
the  professional  or  business  lines,  the  influence  of 
his  father's  enterprises  decided  the  young  man  to 
become  first  a  partner  and  afterward  proprietor  in 
the  harness  business. 

High  class  harness  was  the  first  chief  line  to  be 
attempted.  Success  came  through  earnest  effort. 
Soon  was  established  the  Cortland  Box  Loop  Co. , 
with  a  specialt}-  of  superior  pressed  loops  and 
cheeked  winkers.  This  was  again  successful,  and 
bow  sockets  were  added  to  the  line. 

When  a  new  company,  a  co  partnership,  com- 
posed of  Mr.  E.  H.  Brewer  and  Mr.  David  H.  Brown 
was  formed,  styled  The  Cortland  Harness  &  Car- 
riage Goods  Co.  This  company  built  the  present 
plant.  All  the  previous  lines  were  continued  and 
top  joints  and  shifting  rails  were  added. 

The  carriage  builders'  accessories  becoming  the 
greater  department,  the  company  name  became 
The  Cortland  Carriage  Goods  Co.,  and  in  1S97  was 
incorporated. 

At  the  time  of  incorporation  Mr.  Brewer  had 
planned  to  spend  the  greater  part  of  his  year  at 
his  Florida  home,  "  The  Palms,"  at  Winter  Park, 
and  Mr.  A.  J.  Murray  entered  the  company  to  be- 
come treasurer  and  general  manager,  and  a  year  la- 


cities,  is  that  the  dominating  influence  of  one  such 
man  as  Mr.  Edward  H.  Brewer,  assisted  by  well- 
chosen,  loyal  and  helpful  assistants,  have  built  up 
a  successful  business  by  the  most  untiring  devo- 
tion to  every  one  of  the  principles  of  thrift  and 
business  success,  and  the  practice  of  the  truest 
principles  of  duty  to  one's  best  life  efforts. 

Cortland  in  Senatorial  Districts. — When  the 
county  was  first  erected,  by  an  act  dated  April  17, 
ibij,  Cortland  was  classed  in  the  Western  senato- 
rial district,  there  being  four  districts  at  that  time, 
viz.:  Eastern,  Middle,  Western  and  Southern. 
Under  the  second  constitution  of  the  state  Cort- 
land was  in  the  Sixth  district,  there  being  only 
eight.  Under  the  constitution  of  1846  this  county 
was  placed  with  Broome  and  Tioga  in  the  23d  dis- 
trict. By  an  act  of  the  legislature  dated  April  13, 
1857,  the  district  was  reconstructed  so  as  to  attach 
Cortland  to  Chenango  and  Madison,  but  on  April 
25,  1866,  it  wasset  into  the  22d  district  with  Onon- 
daga county,  where  it  remained  until  .-Vpril  30, 
1892,  when,  together  with  Broome,  Chenango, 
Delaware  and  Tioga  counties,  it  was  made  a  part 
of  the  25th  district.  By  the  constitution  of  1894 
it,  together  with  Broome  and  Tioga  counties,  was 
made  to  constitute  the  present  district,  the  38th. 


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F. 


TYLKR. 


iHyatt,  Photos.) 


K.  K,  SMITH. 


■ — »w^^ 


Tyler  &  Smith  are  successors  to  the  "Model 
Clothing  Co.,"  which  founded  the  business  where 
the  firm  is  now  located,  No.  49  Main  street,  on 
Aug.  12,  1S9S.  The  store  was  then  opened  under 
the  personal  charge  of  Mr.  R.  F.  Smith.  On  Aug. 
12,  1S99,  Mr.  Fred  J.  Tyler  and  Mr.  Smith  organ- 
ized the  above  named  firm  and  bought  out  the 
"Model  Clothing  Co."  Both  are  young  men  thor- 
oughly acquaintL-d  with  the  business,  and  fully 
competent  to  conduct  it  on  modern,  up-to-date 
lines.  It  is  strictly  a  one-price  house,  carrying  a 
full  line  of  clothing  of  the  best  and  latest  styles, 
men's  furnishing  goods,  hats  and  caps.  The 
clothing  retailed  by  Tyler  &  Smith  bears  plain 
labels,  and  represents  the  output  of  the  leading 
manufacturers  of  this  country.  The  hats  and  caps 
are  bought  direct  from  the 
manufacturers,  all  hats  sold 
by  this  firm  being  manufac- 
tured at  Bethel,  Conn.,  ex- 
pressly for  their  trade.  The 
underwear  and  other  articles 
of  furnishings  are  bought  di- 
rect from  the  mills  in  case 
lots,  thereby  giving  the  trade 
the  beneiit  of  the  jobbers' 
profits.  During  the  current 
year  these  gentlemen  insti- 
tuted a  custom  tailoring  de- 
partment, which  they  placed 
in  charge  of  Mr.  Kdward  Du- 
chett,  an  experienced  cutter, 
and  that  department  has 
startedoff  with  a  most  prom- 
ising outlook,  many  orders 
having  been  taken  lor  high- 
priced  custom  suits  before 
the  work-rooms  were  ready 
for  occupancy.  Mr.  R.  F. 
Smith  is  a  practical  clothier, 
having  previous  to  coming 
to  Cortland  been  associated 
with  the  manufacture  of 
clothing  for  a  number  of 
years.  During  the  period  of 
'97  and  '98  he  was  engaged  in  ^l. 
the  retail  of  clothing  at  Ak- 
ron, N.  Y.,  for  himself,  hav- 
ing  for   one    year    previous     Harris,  Plioto. 


conducted  a  business  for  the  ' '  Model  Cloth- 
ing Co."  at  Newark,  N.  Y.  He  is  a  Mason 
and  an  Odd  Fellow.  Mr.  Fred  J.  Tyler  pre- 
vious to  becoming  interested  in  this  business 
was  a  clerk  with  Tanner  Brothers,  and  also 
with  Geo.  P.  Yager.  He  was  born  in  Virgil, 
and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Dryden  academy. 
He  is  a  member  of  Vesta  lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
and  Tioughnioga  club. 

High  Mountains  of  the  World.— Mt.  Ev- 
erest (highest  in  theHinialayas),  Thibet,  29,- 
002  feet;  Sorato,  (highest  in  America,)  Boli- 
via, 21,284;  Illimani,  Bolivia,  21,145;  Chim- 
borazo,  P^cuador,  21,422;  Hindoo-Koosh,  Af- 
ghanistan, 20,600;  Demavend,  (highest  in  El- 
l)urz  mountains,)  Persia,  20,000;  Catopaxi 
(highest  volcano  in  the  world),  Ecuador,  19,- 
496;  Antisana, Ecuador,  19, 150;  St. Elias, (high- 
est in  North  America)  Alaska,  17,850;  Po- 
pocatapetl,  (volcano,)  Mexico,  17,540;  Mt. 
Roa,  (highest  in  Oceanica,)  Hawaii,  16,000; 
Mt.  Brown,  (highest  in  the  Rockies,)  Brit. 
America,  15,900;  Mont  Blanc,  (highest in  the 
European  Alps,)  Savoy.  15.732;  Mt.  Rosa,  Sa- 
vo}',  15,150;  limit  of  perpetual  snow  at  the 
Equator,  15,207;  Pichinca,  p;cuador,  15,924; 
Mt.  Whitney,  California,  14,887;  Mt.  Fair- 
weather,  .\laska,  14,500;  Mt.  Shasta,  Califor- 
nia, 14,442;  Mt.  Ranier,  Washington,  14,444;  Long's 
Peak,  (Rockies, )  Colorado,  14,271;  Mt.  Ararat,  Ar- 
menia, 14,320;  Pike's  Peak,  Colorado,  14,216;  Mt. 
Ophir,  Sumatra,  13,800;  Fremont's  Peak,  Wyom- 
ing, 13,570;  Mt.  St.  Helens,  Washington,  13,400; 
Peak  of  Teneriffe,  Canaries,  12,182;  Miltzin,  (high- 
est of  Atlas,)  Morocco,  11,500;  Mt.  Hood,  Oregon, 
11,225;  Mt.  Lebanon,  Syria,  10,533;  Mt.  Perda, 
(highest  of  Pyrenees.)  France,  10,950;  Mt.  -Etna, 
(volcano,  (Sicilv,  10,835;  Monte  Corno,  (highest  of 
Appeniues,)  Naples,  9,523;  Snerhattan,  Norway, 
8,115;  Pindus,  Greece,  7,677;  Mt.  Sinai,  Arabia, 
6,541;  Black  Mountain,  North  Carolina,  6,760;  Mt. 
Washington,  (highest  in  White  mountains,)  New 
Hampshire,  6,285;  Mt.  Marcy,  (highest  in  Adiron- 
dacks).  New  York,  5,402;  Mt.  Hecla,  (volcano,)  Ice- 


•THE- MODEL- 


I 


TYLER  &  SMITH'S  STORE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


'35 


land,  5,104;  Whiteface, 
(Adi  rondacks,)  New 
York,  4,871;  Ben  Nevis, 
(highest  in  Great  Britain,  1 
Scotland,  4,406;  Mans- 
field, (highest  in  Green 
moiinlains,)  \'trniont, 
4,2So;  Peaks  of  Otter,  Vir- 
ginia, 4,260;  Mt.  Vesuvi- 
us, Naples,  4,253;  Round 
Top,  (highest  in  the  Cats- 
kills,  )  New  York,  3,804. 

The  State  Legislature 

consists  of  a  senate  with 
fifty  members  and  an 
assembly  with  150  mem- 
bers. Both  houses  are  re- 
quired Ijy  the  constitution 
to  meet  annually  on  the 
first  Wednesday  in  Janu 
ary,  the  legislative  term 
and  political  year  to  begin 
January  i.  The  senators 
serve  two  years  and  the 
assemblymen  one  year. 
No  restriction  is  placed 
on  the  duration  of  the  an- 
nual sessions.  The  annu- 
al salary  of  senators  and 
assemblymen  is  the  same, 

|i,50o,  with  an  extra  allowance  often  cents  a  mile 
going  to  and  returning  from  the  capitol  over  "the 
most  usual  route"  once  during  the  session.  No 
member  of  the  legislature  shall  receive  a  civil  ap- 
pointment of  any  character,  except  that  by  an 
omission  to  embrace  within  the  constitutional 
prohibition  the  words  "from  a  state  commission 
ordepartment,"  a  loop-hole  has  been  left  by  w"hich 
members  of  the  legislature  are  almost  constantly 
drawing  salaries  from  the  state  for  acting  as 
"attorneys"  for  various  state  legislative  commis- 
sions or  committees  which  they,  themselves,  caused 
to  be  created.     The  constitutional  convention  of 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


Harris,  Photo.         INTERIOR  OF  H.  M.  KELLOGG'S  STORE. 
[For  Portrait,  Residence  and  .Sketch,  see  P.  39.] 


INTERIOR  OF  TYLER  &  SMITH'S  STORE. 

1894  undoubtedly  intended  to  prohibit  any  legis- 
lator  from  drawing  two  salaries  from    the  state. 
Holding  a  civil  or  military  office  under  the  United 
States,   or   any  office    under  a    city    government, 
within  100  days  of  election,  disqualifies  the  party 
for   election    to    the    legislature.      A   majority  of 
either  house  constitutes  a  quorum  for  doing  busi- 
ness, except  on  the  final  passage  of  bills  carrying 
appropriations,  creating  debt  or  imposing  a   tax, 
when  it  is  necessary  for  three-fifths  to  be  present, 
and  has  the  exclusive  right  to  make  its  own  rules 
and    be   the  judge    of  the  elections,   returns  and 
qualifications  of  its  own  members.     Either  house 
has    the   right   to  close  its 
doors    against    the   public 
and  may  at  any  time  shut 
out  the  whole  or  any  part 
of  the  press   from   getting 
the  proceedings.     Neither 
house    can    adjourn    more 
than  two  days  without  the 
consent  of  the  other.     For 
any   speech  or  debate  the 
members  shall  not  lie  ques- 
tioned   by    any    outsider ; 
and   all    members   are  ex- 
empt from  arrest. 

District    Attorneys.  — 

Augustus. \.  Donnelly, 
1819  ;  Edward  C.  Reed, 
1827  ;  Wm.  H.  Shankland, 
iS36;Horatio  Ballard,  1S42; 
Augustus  S.  Ballard,  1847; 
R.  Holland  Duell,  1850; 
Edward  C.  Reed,  1856  ; 
Abram  P.  Smith,  1856;  Geo. 
B.  Jones.  1859;  A.  D.  Wat- 
ers. 1S65;  Riley  Champlin, 
1870;  Lewis  Bouton,  1S70; 
B.  T.  Wright,  1S74;  B.  A. 
Benedict,  1876;  I.  H.  Pal- 
mer, 1S82;  Horace  L.  Bron- 
son.  18S6;  Jerome  Squires, 
1892;  Miles  E.  Burlingame, 
1895;  Edwin  Duffey,  1898. 


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Hyatt.  Photo.        F.  H.  MARICLE. 

F.   H.   riaricle,  proprietor  of   the  larj;e  livery 
barns  and  hitching  stables  on  North  Main  street, 
near  the  Cortland  House,  purchased  the  business 
Oct.    I,  1897,  of  T.   H.  Youngs.      It  is  one  of  the 
largest  and  best  located  barns  in  the  village,  hav- 
ing a  capacity  for  hitching  from  100  to  125  horses. 
When  Mr.  Maricle  took  the  business  he  equipped 
it  with  an  entirely  new  lot  of  vehicles  and  his  own 
stock.     P'rom  eight  to  ten  horses  are  kept  busy  in 
the  livery  department  while  as  many  are  hoarded. 
The  accommodations  are  up  to  the  retjuirements 
of  a  large  business,  there  being  accommodations 
in    the    livery    and    boarding   stables   for   thirty 
horses.      Mr.  Maricle  was  born  in  Marathon,  Jan. 
14,  1864,  and  attended  school  in  that  village.  Until 
twelve  years  of  age  he  lived  on  a  farm,  his  father 
being  a  farmer,  but  in  1876 
entered   the  employ   of   the 
McGraws  in  McGraw,  work- 
ing   in    the    corset   factory, 
where   he    remained    until 
18SS,  when  he  went  to  Can- 
ada and  was   employed   for 
some    years   in    the   large 
wholesale   and   retail  cloth- 
ing house  of  W.  E.  Sanford 
&  Co.  in  Toronto  and  Ham- 
ilton.    Returning   to   the 
states,  he  again  went  to  Mc- 
Graw,   where    he    remained 
two  years.     He  is  a  member 
of  the  John  L   Lewis  lodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.     In  March,  18S7, 
he   married    Carrie   Totman 
of  JIcGraw. 

The  Old  Carding  Mill  was 

erected  in  181 5  by  David  Mc- 
Clure,  and  it  is  supposed 
was  used  about  two  or  three 
years  as  a  nail  factory  [see 
"Early  Industries,"  p.  93] 
In  181S  Moses  Hopkins  ad- 
vertised that  he  had  "two 
new  carding  machines  ready     Harris,  Photo. 


for  operation  in  Mr.  Higday's  shops,  a  little  east 
of  the  red  mills. ' '  This  building  was  purchased  by 
Horace  Dibble  in  1832  or  '33,  and  has  since  been 
used  by  him  and  his  sons  for  cloth  dressing  and 
wool  carding,  being  the  only  cloth  dressing  estab- 
lishment in  existence  in  late  years  in  this  section 
of  the  country,  though  operated  on  a  small  scale, 
about  what  one  man  can  keep  doing. 

Decisive  Battles  of  History. — Marathon,  B. 
C,  490,  Athenians  defeated  the  Persians  ;  Syr.\- 
CUSE,  B.  C,  413,  Syracusans  defeated  the 
Athenians;  Arbei,-\,  B.  C,  331,  Macedonians  and 
Greeks  defeated  the  Persians  ;  Met.\urus,  B.  C., 
207,  Romans  defeated  the  Carthagenians  ; 
Philii'PI,  B.  C,  42,  Octavius  and  Antony  de- 
feated Brutus  and  Cassius  ;  AcTiUM  (sea)  B.  C, 
31,  the  Roman  imperialists  under  Octavius  de- 
feated the  naval  forces  of  Antony  and  Cleopatra; 
LuTZEN,  1632,  which  gave  religious  liberty  to  Ger- 
many ;  Chalons,  451,  confederates  defeated  the 
Huns  ;  TouRS,  732,  Christians  defeated  the  Sara- 
cens; H.\STINGS,  1066,  William,  the  Conqueror, 
commanding  the  Normans  defeated  the  English  ; 
Defeat  of  the  Spanish  Armada  in  the  English 
channel  by  the  English  in  1588  ;  Blenheim,  1704, 
English  under  Marlborough  defeated  the  French 
and  Bavarians  under  Marshal  Tallard  ;  Pultowa, 
1709,  Peter  the  Great,  of  Russia,  defeated  Charles 
XII  of. Sweden;  vSar.atog.a..  1777,  victory  of  Gates 
over  Burgoyne  ;  Valmy,  1792,  Prussians,  Aus- 
trians  and  Hessians  under  the  Duke  of  Brunswick 
defeated  an  attempt  to  invade  France,  by  the 
French  under  Duniouriez  ;  Waterloo,  1815, 
Russians,  Austrians,  Prussians  and  English  under 
Duke  of  Wellington  defeated  the  French  under 
Napoleon  ;  Trafalgar  (sea)  1H05,  English  under 
Lord  Nelson  defeated  the  French  and  Spanish; 
Appomattox,  1S65,  the  Union  armies  under.Grant 
defeated  the  Confederates  under  Lee;  Manila, 
189S,  (sea)  the  American  warvessels  under  Dewey 
sunk  the  Spanish  fleet  under  Admiral  Montojo. 

Getting  Popular. — Why  are  bald  headed  men 
getting  more  popular  with  the  ladies ?  ' '  Because, ' ' 
replied  a  Cortland  lady,  "  the  condition  of  the  poll 
indicates  that  the  fortunate  gentlemen  have  already 
been  subdued." 


F.  H,  MARICLE'S  STABLES. 


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137 


Paul  T.  Carpenter,  M.  D.,  began  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  Cortland  in  July  1897  in  the  new 
Samson  building,  where  he  was  located  for  six 
months.  When  Dr.  H.  S.  Braman  removed  from 
Cuyler  to  Homer,  Dr.  Carpenter  picked  up  his 
practice  in  the  former  village  and  being  the  only 
physician  within  the  radius  of  five  and  a  half 
miles  he  had  the  opportunity  for  a  wide  range  of 
practice  which  was  of  value  to  a  young  physician. 
In  Sept.  1S9S,  Dr.  Carpenter  returned  to  Cortland, 
being  induced  to  take  that  step  by  reason  of  the 
urgent  request  of  friends,  and  located  in  his 
present  oiSce,  corner  of  Main  street  and  Clinton 
avenue,  over  Sager  &  Jennings'  pharmacy.  He 
was  born  in  Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,  July  30,  1869, 
and  attended  school  in  the  old  Groton  academy, 
the  district  school  at  Cortland  and  the  Cortland 
Normal  school.  When  18  j-ears  of  age  he  entered 
the  employ  of  Sager  &  Jennings,  where  he  re- 
mained four  years  when  he  entered  the  Syracuse 
Medical  college,  where  he  studied  two  years. 
Following  this  he  obtained  a  position  in  the  Balti- 
more City  hospital,  where  he  had  an  experience 
in  medical  and  surgical  practice  and  then  entered 
the  Baltimore  Medical  college,  where  he  was 
graduated  .\pril  17,  1S94,  returning  to  New  York 
State  and  taking  a  successful  examination  in  the 
University  of  the  State  of  New  York.  At  the 
completion  of  his  first  year  of  study  in  medicine 
he  went  before  the  state  board  of  pharmacy  and 
passed  an  examination  which  entitles  him  to  prac- 
tice pharmacy  iti  the  state  of  New  York.  He  was 
married  Aug  10,  1S99,  to  Miss  Lena  Rose  Tubbs  of 
Cortland.  He  is  a  member  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  fra- 
ternity of  the  Syracuse  university  and  was  leader 
of  the  Glee  Banjo  and  Mandolin  club  of  the  uni- 
versity. 

Henry  S.  Edson,  M.D.,  was  born  in  Otego,  Ot- 
sego Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1S35,  his  father  being  a  farmer. 
His  grandfather.  Dr.  Benjamin  Edson,  was  born 
in  Connecticut,  served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, and,  when  peace  had  been  restored,  retired 
to  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Dr.  Henry  S. 
Edson  attended  district  schools  and  in  1S56  he  be- 
gan attendance  at  Cooperstown  seminary  and  in 
after  vears  received  instruction  in   Delaware  Lit- 


Butler,  Photo.    HENRY  S.  EDSON.  M.  D. 


PAUL  T.  CARPENTER,  M.  D. 

erary  institute  under  the  principalship  of  the  late 
Dr.  Kerr.  Subsequently  he  attended  Fort  Plain 
seminary  under  Dr.  Bannister.  Some  fifteen  years 
were  spent  largely  in  teaching  in  the  public 
schools  of  Michigan,  Pennsylvania,  and  New 
York.  After  filling  the  position  of  principal  of 
Renovo  graded  school  and  .serving  as  one  of  the 
faculty  of  Dickinson  seminary  at  Williamsport, 
Pa.,  he  began  reading  medicine  with  his  brother, 
Dr.  Benj.  Edson  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Having  at- 
tended lectures  at  the  University  of  Vermont  and 
at  LTnion  college,  he  graduated  at  the  Albany 
Medical  college  in  the  class  of  '77.  In  1892  he 
married  Miss  .\lta  N.  Terry  of  his  native  county 
and  two  girls,  Sarah  Ella,  aged  six,  and  Clara 
Belle,  aged  three,  have  signified  their  approval. 
Dr.  Edson  has  now  enjoyed  an  increasing  practice 
in  Cortland  for  twenty  years. 

New  York  State  Schools. — This  state  expends 
more  money  annually  for  educational  purposes 
than  any  other  state  in  the  union.  The  records 
of  the  school  year,  i897-'8  show:  Number  of 
school  districts  in  the  cities,  888  and  in  the  towns 
(country  and  village),  10,864;  total,  11,752;  the 
total  number  of  school  houses  was  11,883.  The 
total  valuation  of  school  property  in  the  cities 
was  $56,012,562  and  in  the  towns  1:15,819,949. 
Expended  for  teachers'  salaries  in  the  cities,  |io,- 
273,987.43,  in  the  towns,  f4. 882,290.51.  Number 
of  children  who  attended  in  the  cities  during  the 
year,  691,543  and  in  towns  477,451;  average  daily 
attendance  in  the  cities,  508,412  and  in  the  towns 
319,240.  There  were  585  private  schools  in  the 
cities  and  316  in  the  towns;  68,041  children  at- 
tending in  the  cities  and  13,407  in  the  towns.  The 
whole  number  of  licensed  teachers  employed  160 
davs  or  more  during  the  year,  in  the  cities  was 
I3,'8i9and  in  the  towns  15,511.  The  state  ex- 
pended from  the  free  school  fund  for  the  support 
and  maintenance  of  Normal  schools  1293,544.70 
and  from  the  general  fund  for  additions,  improve- 
ments, etc.,  $94,428.07.  The  instruction  of  Indian 
youth  cost  Ji  ",,152.88  and  that  of  the  blind  and 
deaf  and  dumb,  $247,376.48.  The  total  expendi- 
ture for  educational    purposes  was  $29,515,935.64. 


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•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


II,  .\l.  LANh;.  (Hyatt,  Photos.)  A.  E.  BL'CK. 

Buck  &  Lane  have  been  engaged  as  a  firm  in 
the  liardware  business  at  No.  104  Main  street  since 
January,  1891,  at  which  time  Mr.  H.  M.  Lane 
bought  the  interest  of  Mr.  George  C.  Hubbard,  of 
the  firm  of  Buck  &  Hubbard.  The  business  was 
established  more  than  fifty  years  ago,  and  has 
passed  through  the  hands  of  different  parties  down 
to  the  time  it  came  into  the  possession  of  the  pres- 
ent owners.  It  was  originally  conducted  on  Port 
Watson  street,  in  connection  with  a  foundry,  by 
A.  &  S.  D.  Freer,  but  several  years  later  the  two 
enterprises  wereseparated.  April  i,  1S61,  Norman 
Chaml)erlain  and  H.  F.  Benton,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Chamberlain  &  Benton,  bought  out  the 
Freers.  Later,  Mr.  Benton  selling  his  interest  to 
Allen  B.  Smith,  the  firm  became  Chamberlain  & 
Smith.  Afterwards  the 
business  was  conducted 
by  the  different  firms  of 
Chamberlain  &  Slafter. 
H.  Cordenio  Smith  and  C. 

5  Chamberlain.  Early  in 
iSSo  Newkirk  &  Hulbert 
became  owners,  and  three 
years  later  the  business 
was  moved  from  Port 
Watson  to  Main  street.  In 
1884  Mr.  Newkirk  died, 
and  on  Dec.  15  of  that 
year  the  firm  was  reor- 
ganized as  Hulbert,  Buck 

6  Hubbard,  Mr.  Hulbert 
retiring  in  November, 
lS,S6,  and  the  business 
after  that  being  conduct- 
ed by  the  firm  of  Buck  S; 
Hubbard  until  the  retire- 
ment of  the  latter  in  favor 
of  Mr.  Lane.  This  is  the 
largest  hardware  store  in 
the  village,  comprising  as 
it  does  four  floors  and  a 
basement.  The  floor  sur- 
facein  eacliis2i  xgofeet. 
The  upper  floor  is  used 
for  general  storage  pur- 
poses,   while    the    third 


floor  is  the  workshop  for  doing  all  branches 
of  repairing  and  new  work,  such  as  plumbing, 
steam  and  water  heating,  furnace,  stove  and 
tin-work.  On  the  second  floor  is  the  show 
room  for  stoves.  The  first  floor  is  devoted  to 
their  large  stock  of  general  hardware,  bicycles, 
mill  and  machinery  supplies,  and  houselurnish- 
ing  goods.  In  the  basement  are  iron  and  lead 
pipe,  plumbers'  supplies,  bar  steel,  glass  and 
nails.  Mr.  A.  E.  Buck,  the  senior  member  of 
the  firm,  was  born  in  Lysander,  Onondaga 
count}',  on  Feb.  27,  1S49.  His  parents  moved 
to  Marcellus  while  he  was  in  early  childhood, 
and  it  was  there,  in  1S67,  that  he  began  to  learn 
the  tinsmith's  trade  with  White  &  Smith,  where 
he  w'as  employed  three  years.  Then  he  worked 
in  Syracuse  until  coming  to  Cortland  April  11, 
1S71,  he  entered  the  employ  of  Newkirk  cS: 
Smith,  later  working  in  Oswego  and  again  in 
Syracuse,  returning  to  Cortland  in  1876.  From 
1877  to  1879  he  was  engaged  in  the  coal  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name  of  W.  C.  May  &  Co., 
afterwards  clerking  for  Kellogg  &  Place  and 
Newkirk  &  Hulbert,  remaining  with  the  latter 
firm  until  he  went  into  business  as  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Hulbert,  Buck  6t  Hubbard.  He  was 
married  to  Ella  D.  May  of  Cortland,  Dec.  i,  1875. 
Heisa  memberof  the  Masonic  lodge  and  the  A. 
O.  U.  W.  Mr.  H.  M.  Lane  was  born  in  Belmont, 
Allegany  county,  Aug.  2,  1S55,  and  during  the 
early  years  of  his  childhood  was  brought  up  on  a 
farm  in  the  town  of  Friendship.  When  i8yearsold 
he  entered  the  First  National  bank  at  Friendship, 
N.  Y. ,  as  assistant  bookkeeper.  A  year  later  he 
went  into  the  banking  office  of  Hoyt  &  Lewis  at 
Wellsville,  N.  Y.,  where  his  services  continued  a 
little  over  seven  years.  In  Jan.,  1882,  he  returned 
to  the  First  National  bank  at  Friendship,  where 
he  held  the  position  of  assistant  cashier  for  two 
and  a  half  years,  moving  to  Cortland  in  18S7  and 
entering  into  co-partnership  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  F;imer  M.  Williams,  the  two  conducting  a 
boot  and  shoe  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Williams  &  Lane  until  Oct.,  1890.  The  January 
following  his  retirement  from  that  business  Mr. 
Lane  went  into  partnership  with  Mr.  Buck.  He 
was  married  Oct.  9.  1884,  to  Elma  L.  Williams  of 
Homer. 


Harris,  Photo. 


INTERIOR  OF  BUCK  &  LANE'S  .STORE. 


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Coon  Brothers  went  into  the  bakery  business 
at  their  present  location  Sept.  10,  1894,  succeed- 
ing Dowd  &  Chaffee,  who  had  conducted  the 
business  during  that  year,  they  having  bought 
out  Cobb  &  Perkins  in  January,  1S94.  The  firm 
consists  of  Dellazon  Coon  and  his  brother,  Edwin 
B.  Coon.  The  tnisiness  comprises  all  kinds  of 
bakestuffs  sold  at  wholesale  and  retail,  this  firm 
supplying  the  grocers  in  Cortland  and  adjacent 
villages  with  everything  that  their  trade  demands 
in  that  line.  They  handle  fruit  in  the  season  and 
manufacture  home  made  confectionery,  consisting 
principally  of  pan  and  brittle  goods,  which  is  sold 
to  a  certain  extent  by  wholesale  as   well    as  at  re- 


the  screen  works  where  they  were  employed  for 
a  few  years  and  then  went  into  the  bakery  busi- 
ness. The  former  was  married  Oct.  13,  1887,  to 
Fanny  L.  Weaver  of  DeRuyter,  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  lodge  of  this  village  and  E.  B. 
Coon  is  a  member  of  Vesta  lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

The  Old  nilitia  flourished  in  Cortland  county  as 
early  as  iSiS,  and  even  before  this  county  was 
erected.  In  1796  Solon,  Cincinnatus  and  Virgil, 
then  in  Onondaga  county,  contributed  men  to  the 
standing  army  of  .A.merican  freemen,  which  was  a 
simple  militia  organization  kept  together  by  peri- 
odical trainings.  AsaDanforthwasthe  command- 
ing officer.     In  1818  the  36th  Brigade  embraced  the 


EDWIN  B.  COON. 
Views  by  Harris. 


COON  BROTHEKS'  BAIiEKY. 
(An  Interior  View  of  the  Store). 


di<:ll.vzon  COON. 

I'ortraits  by  Hyatt. 


tail.  To  supply  the  trade  they  have  worked 
up  in  the  bakery  line,  two  sets  of  bakers  are  em- 
ployed, one  for  night  and  the  other  for  day  work. 
The  building  comprises  a  depth  of  over  a  hun- 
dred feet,  including  the  store  in  the  front  and  the 
work  shop  and  ovens  in  the  rear.  It  is  located  at 
No.  14  Court  street,  but  a  few  doors  from  Main 
street,  in  the  heart  of  the  business  section  of 
the  village  and  is  in  every  respect  as  to  ap- 
pointments, equipments  and  conveniences,  mod- 
ern and  complete.  Mr.  Dellazon  Coon  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Cuyler,  Cortland  county, 
July  6,  1S64.  Mr.  Edwin  B.  Coon  was  born  in  the 
same  town  Feb.  6,  1870.  Both  gentlemen  came 
to  Cortland  about  twelve  years  ago  and  went  into 


58th  Regiment.which  was  commanded  by  Col.  Mar- 
tin Phelps,  with  headquarters  at  Homer,  and  the  4th 
Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Elijah  Wheeler, 
whose  headquarters  were  in  the  town  of  Solon.  In 
1833  is  a  record  of  the  67th  Regiment.  Col.  Judah 
Pierce,  and  in  1853  the  52d  Regiment,  Col.  O.  M. 
Welch.  About  1825  Roswell  Randall  commanded 
the 58th  Regiment.  Amongothercommanderswere 
Gen.  Daniel  Miller,  Col.  Eleazer  May,  Col.  William 
Squires  and  Col.  Eli  C.  Dickinson.  A  troopof  cav- 
alry was  commanded  by  Joshua  Ballard,  a  com- 
pany of  grenadiers  by  Hezekiah  Roberts,  and  a 
company  of  heavy  artillery  with  brass  ordinance 
bv  Benajah  Tubbs.  The  parades  of  these  com- 
mands were  usually  in  Homer. 


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L.  S.  CllAMKR.        (Hyatt,  Photos.)       W.  K.  HOLLISTER, 

Cramer      &      Hollister,      hardware      dealers, 
plumbers  aud   steam   fitters   at   No.   19  Railroad 
street,  succeeded   the  firm   of  Cramer  &  Mellon, 
Jan.  I,  1896.     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.      I-'rom  time  to  time    they    have  done  sev- 
eral large  jobs  in  Cortland  and  vicinity   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  24  X  So  feet,  with  the 
shop  in  the  rear  where  all 
kinds  of  general  jobbing  is 
done,  while  the  fitting  and 
cutting  of  pipes  for  plumb- 
ingantl  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  thestoringof  stoves  and 
a  surplus  of  everything  in 
the  tin  and  hardware  line; 
also  for  the  display  of  stoves 
and  plumbinggoods.  From 
6  to   10  men  are  emploj-ed 
by  the  firm  in  the  shop  and 
outside   work.     The  hard- 
ware part  of  the  business 
includeseverything  carried 
in  that  line  of  trade,  par-      j 
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  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  aud  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.  Y., 
after  which  he  was  for  15  years  in   the  em- 
ploy of  the  Syracuse  &   Bingbamton   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  was  married  to  Anna  V.  Palmer 
Sept    16.  1875,  and  thev  have  two  daughters. 
May  B.  and  Edith  V.   '  Mr.  W,  K.  Hollister, 
son  of  Harvey  D,  Hollister,  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,  Feb.  13, 1870. 
At  15  years  of  age  he  entered  the  employ  of 
his  brother,  H.  T.  Hollister,  in  Cortland,  to  learn  the 
plumbing  and  tinning  trades,  where  he  continued 
to  work  for  the  different  firms,  who  have  succeeded 
to  this  business  as  already  above  mentioned,   un- 
til the  time  he   formed   the   co-partnership   with 
Mr.    Cramer.      He  has  received  instruction    at    a 
trade  school  where  sanitary  plumbing  is  taught, 
so  that  the  work  he  performs  is  of  the  best  from  a 
sanitary  standpoint.     He  married  Miss  Maude  L. 
Loucks.  of  Cortland,  March  2,  1S98.  Theyhaveone 
daughter,  Lillian  Harriet.     He  is  a  member  of  the 
John  L.  Lewis  Lodge  of  Odd  F'ellows,  No.  587. 

Members   of  Assembly  from  Cortland  Co. — 

During  the  period  of  ninety  years  Cortland  has 
been  a  county,  only  fifteen  members  have  each 
served  two  terms  and  four  members  three  terms 
each.  Those  who  have  served  three  terms  are 
William    Trowbridge,    1S11-13,  Samuel    G.   Hath- 


CRAMER  ct  HOLLISTER-S  STORE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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away,  i8i4,'i5and 'iS.John 
Miller,  1816, 'I7and20.  and 
Rufus  T.  Peck,  i889-'9i. 
There  have  been  two  con- 
tests for  seats,  both  unsuc- 
cessful, the  first  when  J.  B. 
Phelps  contested  the  seat 
which  was  awarded  to  Jo-  ^^ 
siah  Hart  in  1S25,  and  the  !^7!? 
other  when  Lewis  Riggs 
contested  the  seat  given  to 
Chauncey  Keep  in  1S36. 
Cortland  had  only  one  rep- 
resentative in  iSio-'22,  two 
in  i823-'46,  and  one  since 
1846.  The  full  list  of  mem- 
bers to  and  including  1900 
are  as  follows  :  Ephraim 
Fish,  iSio;  William  Trow- 
bridge, 1811-13;  Wm.  Hal- 
lo ry,  181 4;  Samuel  G. 
Hathaway,  1S14-15,  '18; 
Joshua  Ballard,  1S16;  John 
Miller,  i8i6, '  17  '20;  Joseph 
Reynolds,  1819;  John  Os- 
born,  iS20-'2i;  DauielSher- 
wood,  1822,  '23;  John  Gil- 
lett,  1823;  Wm.  Barto,  Jr., 
1824;  Matthias  Cook,  1824; 

James Chatterton,  1S25;  Jo-     Hyatt,  Photo.    INTERIOR  OF  CRAMER  &  HOLLISTER'S  STORE, 
siah  Hart  (contested  by  J. 


B.  Phelps),  1825;  Augustus  Donnelly,  1S26;  John 
Lynde,  1826;  Cephas  Comstock,  1827,  '36;  Nathan 
Dayton,  1827,  '28;  John  L.  Boyd,  1828;  Abraham 
Carley,  1S29;  Gideon  Curtiss,  1829;  Chaunce}' 
Keep,  1S30,  '36  (contested  by  Lewis  Riggs); 
Henry  Stephens,  1830;  Fredus  Howard,  1831; 
Charles  Richardson,  1831;  .Andrew  Dickson,  1832; 
Jonathan  L.  Woods,  1S32;  Enos  S.  Halbert,  1833; 
David  Mathews,  1S33;  Stephen  Bogardus,  1S34; 
Oliver  Kingman,  1S34;  Aaron  Brown,  1835;  Barak 
Niles,  1835;  Josiah  Hine,  1837;  John  Thomas, 
1S37;  David  Mathews,  1S38;  John  Osgood,  1S3S; 
George  S.  Green,  1S39;  George  Isaacs,  1839;  Wil- 


AN  (ILD  RO.M.\N   .\l;(  II.— ;.\ViiEKE  Is  Ix.- 


liam  Barnes,  1840;  Jabez  B.  Phelps,  1840;    Nathan 
Heaton,  1S41;  Lovel  G.  Mitkels,  1841;  Jesse  Ives, 
1S42;  Oren  Stimson,  1.S42;  Harry    McGraw,    1843; 
George  N.  Miles,  1843;   Piatt  F.  Grow,    1844;  John 
Kingman,    1844;  George  J.  J.  Barber,  1845;  John 
Pierce,  2nd,  1845;  Amos  Graves,  1846;  John  Miller, 
1846;     Timoth}'   Green,     1847:   James    Comstock, 
1848;  Ira  Skeel,  1849;  Lewis  Kingsley,  1850;  Alvan 
Kellogg,  1S51;  George  W.  Bradford,  1852;  .\shbel 
B.  Patterson,  1853;  Perrin  H.  McGraw,  1854;  John 
H.  Knapp,  1S55;  George  I.  Kingman,  1856;  Joseph 
Atwater,     1S57;    Nathan     Bouten,     1S58;     .Arthur 
Holmes,  1859;  John   A.    McVean,    1860;    Loammi 
Kinne}',  1S61;  Thos.  Barry,    1862;  Henry  B.  Van 
Hoesen,  1S63;  Benj.  F.Tillinghast,  1864;  Dann  C. 
Squires,  1865,  '72;  Stephen   Patrick,  1S66;  Hora- 
tio   Ballard,   1S67;    Raymond    P.   Babcock,  1868; 
Hiram  Whitmarsh,    1869;  Charles    Foster,    1S70; 
Henry  S.  Randall.  187 1;  Geo.  W.  Phillips,  1873, 
'74;    Daniel   E.  Whitmore,  1S75;  Judson  C.   Nel- 
son,   1876,  '83;    Delos   McGraw,     I877;    Orris    U. 
Kellogg,  187S;  George  H.  Arnold,  1879;  Samuel 
A.  Childs,  1880;  Albiirtis  A.  Carley,  1881,  '82;  A. 
Judson  Kneeland,  1884;  Harlan  P.  Andrews,  1S85; 
Milfred    I\I.   Brown,   1SS6;  Wavland    D.  Tisdale, 
1887,  '88;  Rufus  T.  Peck,  1889,  '90,  '91;  James  H. 
Tripp,  1892,  '93;  Benjamin  F.  Lee,  1S94;  Wilbur 
Holmes,   1895;  Franklin   P.  Saunders,  1S96,   '97; 
D.  W.  VanHoesen,  1.S9S;  Geo.  S.  Sands,  1899,  1900. 

Colonial  Governors  of  New  York.— Adrian 

Joris,  term  began  1623;  Cornelius  Jacobzen,  May, 
1624;  Wm.  Verhulst,  1625;  Peter  Minnit,  May  4, 
1626;  Wonter  Van  Twiller,  .\pril,  1633;  William 
Kieft,  March  28,  163S;  PetrusStuyvesant,  May  11, 
1647;  Richard  Nicolls,  Sept.  8,  1664;  Francis 
Lovelace,  .\ug.  17,  1668  ;  Cornells  Evertse,  Jr., 
Aug.  12,  1673  ;  Anthony  Colve,  Sept.  19.  1673  ;  Ed- 
mond  Andros,  Nov.  10,  1674 ;  Anthony  Brock- 
holies,  commander-in-chief,  Nov.  16.  1677  ;  Jan. 
13,  1681  ;  Sir  Edmond  Andros,  Knt.,  Aug.  7, 
167S;  Aug.  II,  1688;  Thomas  Dongan,  Aug.  27, 
1683  ;  Francis  Nicholson,  lieutenant-governor, 
Oct.  9,  1688  ;  Jacob  Leisler,  June  3,  1689  ;  Henry 
Sloughter,*  March  19,  1691;  Richard  Ingoldesby, 
commander-in-chief,  July  26,  1695  ;  lieutenant- 
governor.  May  9, 1709,  lieutenant-governor,  June 
I,  1709  ;  Benj.   Fletcher.  .\ug.  30,  1692  ;   Earl  of 


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^ 


H.irrowfdl'hotu.  ALBERT  ALLEX. 
Bellomont,  April  13,  1698;  July  24,1700;  John  Nau- 
fan,  lieutenant-governor,  May  17,  1699;  May  19. 
1701;  Col.Wm.  Smith,  Col.  Abraham  DePeysterand 
Col.  Peter  Schuyler,  (administrators  of  the  state 
o-overnment  on  the  death  of  the  Earl  of  Bellomont 
and  absence  of  the  lieutenant-governor).  May  5 
to  May  19,  1701  ;  Lord  Cornbury,  May  3,  1702  ; 
Lord  Lovelace,  Dec.  18,  170S  ;  Peter  Schuyler, 
president,  Mav  6,  1709  ;  May  25,  1709;  July  21, 
1719-  Gerardus  Beekman,  president,  April  10, 
1710;'  Robert  Hunter,  June  14,  1710;  Wm.  Burnet, 
Sept.'  17,  1720  ;  John  Montgomerie,  April  15,  1728  ; 
Rip  Van  Dam,  president,  July  i,  1731  ;  William 
Cosby,  Aug.  I,  1732  ;  George  Clarke,  president, 
March  10,  1736  ;  lie'utenant-governor,  Oct.  30, 1736  ; 
George  Clinton,  Sept.  2,  1743  ;  Sir  Danvers  Os- 
borne, Bart.,  Oct.  10,  1753  ;  James  DeLancey,  lieu- 
tenant-governor, Oct.  12, 
1755;  lieutenant-governor, 
June  3,1757;  Sir  Charles 
Hardy,  Knt.,  Sept.  3,  1755; 
Cadwallader  Coldeu,  pres- 
ident, .\ug.  4,  1760;  lieuten- 
ant-governor, .\ug.  8,  1761; 
lieutenant-governor,  Nov. 
iS,  1761;  lieutenant-gover- 
nor, June  28,  1763;  lieuten- 
ant-governor, Sept.  12, 1769; 
lieutenant-governor.  April 
7,  1774;  Robert  Monckton, 
Oct.  26,  1761,  June  14,  176:'; 
Sir  Henry  Moore,  Bart 
Nov.  13,  1765;  Earl  of  Dun 
more,  Oct.  19,  1770;  'W'il 
Ham  Tryon,  July  9,  1771 
June  28,  1775;  James  Rob- 
ertson, (military  governor 
during  the  war  not  recog- 
nized by  the  state),  March 
23,  1780;  .A-udrew  Elliott, 
(acting  military  governor 
duringthe  war ), lieutenant- 
governor,  April  17,  1783; 
Peter  Van  Brugh  Living- 
ston, May  23,  1775.  Provin- 
cial Congress  (rulers)— Na- 
thaniel Woodhull,  presi- 
dent protem,  Aug.  28,  1775, 


Dec.  5,  1775  ;  Abraham  Vates,  Jr.,  president,  pro 
tem,  Nov.  2,  1775,  president  pro  tem,  .\ug.  10,  1776, 
president  pro  tem,  .'Vug.  28,  1776;  John  Harding, 
president  pro  tem,  Dec.  16,  1775;  Peter  Living- 
ston, Sept.  26,  1776;  Abraham  Ten  Broeck,  ;\Iarch 
6,  1777;  Leonard  Gansevoort,  president  pro  tem, 
April  18,  1777;  Pierre  Van  Cortlandt,  president 
council  safety.  Ma}-  14,  1777. 

*Tliis  governor's  name  is  down  to  this  day  used  asa  term  of 
reproach  in  tljesiuglecounty  of  Schoharie,  whose  forefathers 
claimed  to  have  been  treated  vilely  by  him.  To  apply  the  term 
"a  Sloughter''  in  that  county  is  regarded  asa  heinous  insult. 

The  Kremlin  was  opened  as  a  first-class  hotel  by 
Wickwire  Brothers,  who  had  recently  purchased 
the  property,  about  three  years  ago,  and  was 
placed  under  the  management  of  Lyman  Cams. 
On  May  i,  1899,  the  property  was  sold  to  Mr.  Albert 
.\llen,  who  at  once  took  possession  and  now  con- 
ducts the  hotel  on  a  strictly  high  class  order.  It 
is  three  stories  high,  and  has  thirty  rooms  at  the 
disposal  of  guests.  The  furnishings  are  compara- 
tively new  and  of  the  most  approved  class,  includ- 
ing velvet  carpets,  pretty  chamber  suits,  etc.  It 
is  located  on  Court  street,  but  a  few  doors  from 
Main  street,  and  a  few  steps  from  the  trolley  line, 
which  leads  hence  directly  to  both  railroad  sta- 
tions, the  house  being  the  nearest  to  the  Lacka- 
wanna station  of  all  the  hotels.  Mr.  Allen  is  the 
purchasing  agent  for  the  Manhattan  Beach  hotel, 
and  is  familiar  with  the  best  manner  of  conduct- 
ing a  hotel.  He  also  has  charge  of  the  Sunny 
Side  Plantation  in  Arkansas,  belonging  to  the 
.\ustin  Corbiu  estate,  where  he  spends  a  part  of 
the  winters.  He  is  an  experienced  executive  offi- 
cer in  the  operation  of  railroads  and  a  practical 
railroadman.  He  is  high  in  the  order  of  Masonry, 
being  a  Shriner  and  a  Sir  Knight.  Mr.  .Allen  was 
born  in  New  York  in  October,  1S37,  and  for  fifteen 
vears  was  a  passenger  conductor  on  the  Morris  and 
Essex  railroad.  In  1S77  he  was  made  the  superin- 
tendent of  the  Syracuse  and  Chenango  Valley 
railroad,  and  in  18S7  he  moved  to  Elmira,  being 
then  the  superintendent  of  the  E.,  C.  and  N.  rail- 
road. In  March,  18S9,  he  moved  to  Cortland, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  The  Kremlin  is  a 
very  popular  house,  and  under  Mr.  .Allen's  man- 
agement it  has  been  his  aim  to  improve  the  ac- 
commodations in  every  way.  He  was  married  to 
Jennie  Kenyon  of  Earlville  Jan.  11,  1.S.S2. 


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Harris,  Photo. 


THE  KREMLIN. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


143 


George  Edwin  Butler  bought  out  George  I. 
Pruden's  gallery,  corner  of  Main  and  Railroad 
streets,  May  17,  1893,  and  has  since  been  conduct- 
ing the  business  at  the  same  place.  The  gallery 
is  complete  for  all  sorts  of  photographic  work,  in- 
cluding the  large  as  well  as  the  small,  in  which 
Mr.  Butler  is  proficient.  He  can  turn  out  the  best 
high  grade  productions,  and  does  a  great  deal  of 
work  in  pastels,  crayons,  etc.  Mr.  Butler  did  con- 
siderable work  for  the  "Grip's"  Historical  Sou- 
venir of  Cortland,  and  his  pictures  are  among  the 
ver)'  best  in  the  book  In  crayon  productions  he 
had  made  a  special!}',  turning  out  a  class  of  that 
line  of  pictures  which  are  equal  to  the  very  best 
produced  anywhere.      Mr.  Butler  was  born  in  Al- 


marked  the  termination  of  the  war.  Eight  hun- 
dred men  were  enlisted  in  Cortland  county  and  at 
the  same  time  about  five  hundred  troops  formed 
into  five  companies,  were  recruited  in  Otsego 
county,  leaving  Cherry  Valley  for  Albany  early  in 
January.  When  the  two  bodies  were  marshaled 
into  one  phalanx  the  governor  made  N.  W.  Green 
of  Cortland,  colonel,  and  the  regiment  was  or- 
dered to  New  York,  taking  their  departure  from 
Albany  on  Jan.  17,  1S62.  They  were  in  liarracks  in 
New  York  three  days,  theu  on  Riker's  Island, 
East  River,  until  they  left  for  Philadelphia,  where 
they  arrived  Jan.  30,  1862,  reaching  Washington 
Feb  I,  at  midnight,  and  going  into  camp  at 
Meridian  Hill,  where  they  remained  until  the  24th, 


Butler,  Photos. 


G.  E.  BUTLER,  SOUVENIR  ARTIST,  AND  STUDIO. 


bion,  Orleans  county,  Feb.  28,  1863.  On  Dec.  8, 
1S80,  Mr.  Butler  went  into  the  gallery  of  Amos 
Belden,  where  he  was  employed  until  the  spring 
of  1886,  when  he  went  into  the  Curtiss  gallery  at 
Syracuse,  where  he  remained  for  seven  years, 
thence  coming  to  Cortland  and  going  into  busi- 
ness here  as  first  stated.  Mr  Butler  married  Fan- 
nie Wall  of  Albion,  Oct,  20,  1886.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  V'esta  lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  the 
Excelsior  Hook  and  Ladder  Co. 

The  76th  Regiment  was  mustered  in  at  Albany 
December,  1.^61,  and  served  with  marked  gallantry 
throughout  the  war,  being  mustered  out  along  in 
1865  after  Appomattox  and  after  participating  in 
the  grand  review  of  troops  at  Washington,   which 


when  the}'  occupied  Forts  DeRussey,  Massachu- 
setts, Totten  and  Slemmer.  Col.  Green  was  sent 
home  on  charges  preferred  by  the  officers  and 
Lieut. -Col.  Shaul  was  placed  in  command.  On 
May  21,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Fredericks- 
burg and  assigned  to  Brig. -Gen.  Abner  Double- 
day's  brigade — the  2nd,  of  the  First  Division,  First 
Corps,  Army  of  Potomac.  On  July  2  Col.  Will- 
iam P.  Wainwright  was  assigned  to  command  the 
regiment.  On  the  21st  of  August  the  regiment, 
in  the  fight  at  Rappahannock  Station,  Va.,  was 
for  the  first  time  under  fire.  Ou  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.  Photo.    EDWIN  DUFFEY,  District  Attorney. 

ticipatedin  continuous  mauoeuvering  and  fighting 
at  second  Bull  Run  and  South  Mountain.  In  the 
blood}'  battle  of  Gettysburg  RlajorGrover,  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,  1863,  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  by 
Capt.  E.  B.  Cochrane.  The  battles  of  the  76th 
were:  Rappahannock,  Aug.  21,  1862  ;  Warrenton, 
Aug.  26;  Gainesville,  Aug. 

28  ;  Second  Bull  Run,  Aug. 

29  and3o;  South  Mountain, 
Sept.  14;  .'Vntictam,  Sept. 
17;  Snicker's  Gap,  Nov.  i- 
3;  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  12- 
13;  Chancellorville,  May  i~ 
5, 1S63;  Gettv'sburg,  July  i- 
4;  Mine  Run,  Nov.  27; 
Wilderness,  May  5-6,  1864; 
Laurel  Hill,  May  8;  Spott- 
.sylvania.  May  12;  North 
Anna,  May  24;  Tolopotomy 
Creek,  June  I ;  Cold  Harbor, 
June  3-5;  Petersburg,  June 
18;  Weldon  Railroad.  .\ug. 
18-21;  Poplar  Grove  Church, 
Sept.  30;  First  Hatchers' 
Run,  Oct.  28;  Hicksford 
Raid,  Dec.  6-12;  Seconal 
Hatchers'  Run,  Feb. 6,  18'--, 
Five  Forks,  April  i:  Appc^ 
mattox,  April  9.  When  thi 
76th  started  for  Washing- 
ton its  organization  was  as 
follows:  Field  and  StaffOlli- 
cers — Colonel,  N.W.Green 
of  Cortland;  lieutenant-col- 


onel, John  D.  Shaul  of  Springfield,  Otsego  Co.; 
Major  Charles  E.  Livingston  of  New  York  City; 
surgeon,  J.  C.  Nelson  of  Truxton;  assistant  surgeon, 
George  W.  Metcalfe  of  Otsego  Co.;  chaplain,  H. 
.Stone  Richardson  of  New  York  Mills;  adjutaut.  He- 
man  I".  Robinson  of  Cortland;  quartermaster,  .\.  P. 
Smith  of  Cortland;  quartermaster  sergeant.  Albert 
J.  Jarvis  of  Cortland;  commissary  sergeant,  William 
Storrs  of  .\llegan)'. 

Lnic  Officers    ('apt.  1st  I>ieut.  :ind  Lieut. 

Co.  .\— A.  .1.  Grover         C.  H.  George       H.  W.  Pierce 
"    B -Oscar  C.  Fo.x       C.  1).  Crandall    W.  S.  Wolcott 
"    C— G. . I. Crittenden    E.  H.  Weaver     M.  P.  Marsh 
"    D— C.  I^.  Watrous     E.  D.VanSlvck 
"    E— Wm.  H.  Powell  J.  H.  Kallard      8.  M.  Powell 
"    F—.Tolni  F.Barnard  E.  A.  Mead  W.W.Green 

"    G--Wm.  Lansing      Aaron  Sagcr       J.  L.  Goddard 
"    H— Amos  L.  Swan     M.  B.Cleveland  Robt.  Storev 
"      I— .John  E.Cook        H.  A.  Blodgett   R.  Williams 
"    K-John  W.  Young  C.  A.  Watkins    C.  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  Amherst  col- 
lege in  1890.  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  1893.  In  the  same  year  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  New  York  coimty,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  1897  he  was  elected 
district  attorney  of  Cortland  county.  As  the  pros- 
ecuting officer  of  the  county,  he  has  shown  him- 
self fearless  and  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of 
every  duty.  In  July,  1897,  he  became  a  partner  of 
Henry  A.  Dickinson,  and  still  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Dickinson  &  DufTey.  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. 


wd: 


J.  S.  BULL'S  RESIDENCE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


145 


1  he  Manufacturers  of  Cortland  employ  in  the 
aggregate  about  3,000  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  somany  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  Foundrv  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  Manufacturing  Co. 
Keator  &  Wells  Machine  Works. 
Cately-Ettling  Anti  Rattler  (wagon  attachment) 
Works. 

L.  S.  Hayes  Chair  Factory. 


Butler,  Photo.  IHK  LITERARY  CLUB.  L.See  sk..  page  33. 

Miss  Hendrick,  Mrs.  Smith,  Mrs.  Reese.  Mrs.  Higgins,  Miss  Roe,  Mrs.  Bard  well.  Miss  Booth.  Jlrs.  Van  Hoesen, 

LMrs.  Johnson,  Miss  Hubbard,  Mrs.  Apgar. 
Miss  Cornelia  Adams,  Mrs.  Henry,  Miss  fioodrich,  Mrs.  .Jayne,  Mrs.  Beach,  Mrs.  Messenger,  Mrs.  Walro«>.  Miss 

LMinerva  Adams,  Mrs.  Collins,  Mrs.  Cornish,  Mrs.  Kickard. 
Miss  Kirby,  .Mrs.  Walrad.  Mrs.  Hughes.  Miss  Stephens,  Mrs.  Sornl>erger,  Mrs.  Hendrick,  Mrs.  Mudge,  Miss  Gale. 

L^Irs.  Chambers,  Mrs.  Nash. 
■  Mrs.  Twiss,  Miss  Force,  Mrs.  Foote. 
[N.  B.— Upper  line  is  key  to   tlie  names  of  the  ladies  ou  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. 

10 


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.  H.  Holcomb,  M.  Quinn,  and  C.  F.  Ander- 
son, Manufacturers  of  Cigars. 

The  Rosary  Society  was  organized  about  i.SSo. 
The  present  officers  are  ;  President,  Miss  Mary 
Morris  ;  treasurer.  Rev.  John  J.  McLoghlin.  The 
society  is  divided  into  fifteen  circles.  Each  cir- 
cle has  a  leader  and  fifteen  members.  The  society 
isbenevolent  to  its  members  and  assists  in  furnish- 
ing necessaries  for  the  church. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo.        DORR  C.  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  #55,000,  and  opened  to  the  public 
Jan.  27,  18S5.  Main  street  south  of  Groton  ave- 
nue jogs  at  the  hotel  corner,  and  the  office 
windows  and  balcony  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. Ithasa  froutage  on 
Main  street  of  1 1 1  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  1829  by 
Danforth  Merrick,  was  a 
landmark  known  far  and 
wide.  It  was  nearly 
square,  standing  four  sto- 
ries high,  with  a  balconj* 
enclosing  two  sides  of  the 
building  at  each  floor. 
Mr.  Bauderpurchasedthe 
property  in  April,  186S, 
and  in  i882-'3  expended 
$19,000  in  enlarging  and 
improving  it.  On  the 
morning  of  Nov.  28,  iS8^, 
the  building  was  dc 
stroyed  by  fire  Isee  "  Bi.L; 
Fire  of  'S3,"  page  105), 
and  in  a  couple  of  hours' 
time  an  historic  edifice, 
which  had  stood  for  more    Borrowed  Photo, 


than  half  a  century,  was  left  in  smoking  ruins.  On 
July  I,  1895,  the  Cortland  House  was  leased  by 
Dorr  C.  Smith,  the  present  proprietor,  who  married 
Nellie  A.,  the  daughter  of  Delos  Bauder,  June  19, 
1878.  Mr.  Bauder  then  retired  from  active  business 
life,  after  a  successful  hotel  careerof  twenty-seven 
vears  on  one  spot.  Mr.  Smith  began  the  stud}' of 
law  with  .\.  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,  1851,  and  received  his  early  educa- 
tion at  the  Geneva  academv. 

County  Judges  and  Surrogates. — These  were 
separate  offices  up  to  1S47,  since  which  time  they 
have  been  united.  Surrogates — John  McWhorter, 
term  began  1808;  Mead  Merrill,  iSio;  Luther  F. 
Stephens,  1811  ;  John  McWhorter,  1815  ;  Adin 
Webb,  1S16;  Jabez  B.  Phelps,  1823  ;  Charles  W. 
Lvude,  182S;  Townsend  Ross,  1832  ;  Anthony  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, 
i.'<5i  ;  R.  Holland  Duell,  1855;  Stephen  Brewer, 
1S59;  Hiram  Craudall,  1N59;  AbramP.  Smith,  Dec. 
5,  1867,  elected  to  fill  vacancy;  Stratton  S.  Knox, 
1S84;  Joseph  E.  Egglestou,  1890. 

A.  S.  Burgess,  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of 
this  village,  began  business  in  Cortland  on  Sept. 
II,  1SS4,  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  1S93,  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.\ND  HOUSE. 


GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


147 


tensive  scale.  About  a  month  prior  to  the  disso- 
lution the  farm  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-stor}'  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,  1897,  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,  1S97,  he  established  a 
general  clothing  store  in  the  Clark  block.  Homer, 


Harris  and  Butler.  Photos. 


VIEWS  OF  .\.  S.  BURGESS'  STORE. 


[See  sk.  p.  14t>. 


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  boj-s'  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,ooosquare  feet  of  room  forthedis- 


which  is  being  successfully  conducted  bj'  J.  B. 
Latimer,  along  the  same  lines  as  the  other  two 
stores.  Mr.  Burgess  was  born  in  Solon,  Cortland 
county,  N.  Y.,  May  31,  1S63,  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,  1893,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Minnie  F.  Mager  of  this  village. 


148 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


EDWARD  ALLEY, 

Cashier. 


(Hyatt,  Plioto.)  EDWARD  KEATOR, 
President. 


The  First  National  Bank,  one  of  the  solid  iu- 
stittUions  of  Cortland,  was  established  in  lS6;^, 
with  Thomas  Keator,  president,  Rufus  Ed- 
wards, vice-president,  and  E.  P.  Slafter, 
cashier.  Thomas  Keator  continued  presi- 
dent of  the  bank  until  his  death,  June  25, 
1879,  and  in  the  January  following  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,  1.SS2,  when 
Edward  Keator  was  elected  and  continued 
in  office  until  he  was  elected  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  thirty  years,  of 
which  time  he  acted  as  cashier  from  1S82 
to  18S9,  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.  Alle}'  was  born  in 
Moravia,  Feb.  24,  1864,  and  received  his 
education  at  that  place.  May  12,  1884,  he 
came  to  work  in  the  First  National  Bank  at 
Cortland  as  bookkeeper,  and  continued  as 
such  until  elected  cashier  in  January,  1889. 
At  the  sametimehe  was  made  village  treas- 
urer. November  10,  iSgg.he  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,  1886,  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 
rales.  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  Alley,  R.  B.  Smith,  Hec- 
tor Cowan,  E.  M.  Hulbert  and  R.  Purvis.  The 
officers  are:  Edward  Keator,  president;  T.  H. 
Wickwire,  vice-president,  and  FIdward  .\lley, 
cashier.  The  last  statement  to  the  Comp- 
troller of  the  Currency  shows  the  following 
healthy  condition  of  the  institution: 

RESOURCES. 

Loans  and  Discounts S3G6.1tj4  42 

U.  S.  Bonds,  4  per  cent 31,2.50  00 

Five  Per  Cent.  Fund 1,40(;  2.5 

.Stocks,  Bonds  and  Mortgages— 262,041  84 

Banking  House - _     .32,000  00 

Cash  and  due  from  banks 142,4:%  5:5 

$83.5,299  04 
LIABILITIE.S. 

Capital  Stock $125,000  00 

Surplus  and  Undivided  Profits,  net- 120.987  69 

Circulating  Notes 28,125  00 

Deposits  and  due  banks 561.186  35 

Total---     .¥83.5,2i)9  04 


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Early  Lawyers. — Many  men  who  have  attained 
more  or  less  prominence  here  and  elsewhere  were 
members  of  the  Cortland  County  bar.  Victor 
Birdseye  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional  con- 
vention of  iS2i,of  Congress,  of  the  .Assembly  and 
of  the  Senate.  Henry  Stephens  was  a  judge  of 
Common  Pleas  and  an  assemblyman.  Hispartner, 
Oliver  Wiswell  was  an  assistant  judge  of  that 
court.  Among  the  best  known  Cortland  county 
lawyers  was  Thomas  J.  Oakley,  an  attorne)- -gen- 
eral and  a  prominent  member  of  Congress.  Elisha 
Williams  was  a  leader  in  the  state  Assembly.  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 
1846  as  circuit  judge,  and  for  many  years  as  a  Su- 
preme Court  judge.  Judge  Ira  Harris,  who  subse- 
quently obtained  distinction  as  a  lawyer  at  Albany, 
spent  his  boyhood  days  and  first  studied  law  in 
Cortland  countj- .  He  was  a  Member  of  Assembly, 
a  state  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  Henry  Shankland  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  Secretarj-  of  State,  a  Member 
of  Assembly  and  a  delegate  to  the  Constitutional 
convention  of  1867.  Henry  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.  H.  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 


Han-is,  Photo.    THE  FIRST  NAT'L  BANK. 


Harris,  Photo. 


THE  OFFICE^THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


patents.  A.  P.  Smith  held 
theoffice  of  county  judge 
and  surrogate  for  sixteen 
consecutive  j'ears,  and 
was  a  lawyer  of  great 
ability. 

The  1 85th  Regiment, 
mustered  in  Sept.  22, 1864, 
at  Syracuse,  included 
Co.'s  E.  F  and  G  from 
Cortland,  respectively 
officered  as  follows:  E — 
Capt.,  Robert  P.  Bush;  1st 
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; 1st  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  Griffin,  Division, 
and   Gen.  Sickels,    Brig- 


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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  1S87  by  the  pres- 
ent company,  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  containing  the  wood-working  de- 
partment where  the  frames  are  constructed.  The 
finishing  department  is  in  a  building  30  x  60  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,  17S9;  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, 
1797;  John  Schloss  Hobart,  Huntington,  (vice 
Schuyler),  Jan.  11,  179S  ;  William  North,  Schenec- 
tady Co.,  (vice  Hobart  resigned  ),  May  17,  179S  ; 
James  Watson,  New  York,  (vice  North  resigned), 
Aug.  17,  1798  ;  Gouverneur  Morris,  Morrisania, 
(vice  Watson),  April  3,  1800;  John  Armstrong, 
Rhinebeck,  (vice  Lawrence),  Nov.  6,  1800,  re- 
elected Jan.  27,  1801  ;  DeWitt  Clinton,  Newtown, 
(vice  Armstrong,  resigned),  Feb.  9,  1802;  Theo- 
dorus  Bailey,  Poughkeepsie,  (vice  Morris),  Feb.  i, 
1803;  John  Armstrong,  Rhinebeck,  (vice  Clinton 
resigned),  December,  1S03  ;  John  Smith,  Brook- 
haven,  (vice  Armstrong),  Feb.  4,  1804;  John  Arm- 
strong, Rhinebeck,  (vice Bailey  resigned),  Feb.  4, 
1804;  Samuel  L.  Mitchell,  New  York,  (vice  Arm- 
strong, resigned),  Nov.  g,  iSo;;  John  Smith,  Brook- 


Harris,  Photo. 


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  woodintodesired  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 
due  altogether  to  the  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,  1S13;  Nathan 
Sanford,  New  York,  (vice  German),  Feb.  7,  .1815  ; 
Rufus  King,  Jamaica,  (re-elected),  Jan.  8,  1S20  ; 
Martin  Van  Buren,  Columbia  Co.,  (vice  Sanford), 
Feb.  6,  1821  ;  Nathan  Sanford,  New  York,  (vice 
King  resigned),  Jan.  14,  1S26;  Martin  Van  Buren, 
(re-elected);  Feb.  6,  1827  ;  Charles  E.  Dudley,  Al- 
bany, (vice  Van  Buren  resigned),  Jan.  15,1829; 
William  L.  Marcy,  Albany  (vice  Sanford),  Feb.  i, 
1831  ;  Silas  Wright,  Jr.,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  (vice 
Marcy,  resigned),  Jan.  4,  1S33;  Nathaniel  P.  Tall- 
madge,  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,  1S43  ; 
Henry  A.  Foster,  Rome,  (vice  Wright  resigned  1, 
Nov,  30,  1844;  Daniels.  Dickinson,  Binghamton, 
(vice  Tallmadge  resigned),  Nov.  30,  1S44;  again  to 
fill  vacancy  Jan.  18,  1845;  John  A.  Dix,  Albany, 
(vice  Foster),  Jan.  18,  1845;  Daniel  S.  Dickinson, 
(re-elected),  Feb.  4,  1S45  ;  William  H.  Seward, 
Auburn,  (vice  Dix),  F^eb.  6,  1849;  re-elected  Feb. 
6,  1855;    Hamilton    Fish,  New  York,    (vice  Dick- 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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inson),  March  19,  1S51; 
Preston  King,  Ogdeus- 
burg,  i  vice  Fish),  Feb.  3, 
1857;  Ira  Harris,  Albany, 
(vice  Seward),  Feb.  5, 
1S61;  Edwin  D.  Morgan, 
New  York,  (vice  King), 
Feb.  3,  '63;  Roscoe  Conk- 
ling,  Utica  (vice  Harris), 
Jan.  16,  1867  —  re-elected 
Jan.  22,  1S73  —  re-elected 
Jan.  22,  1879;  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,  18S1;  Warner  Mil- 
ler, Herkimer,  (vice 
Piatt,  resigned  ),  July  16, 
18S1;  Elbridge  G.  Lap- 
ham,  Canandaigua,  (vice 
Conkling,  resigned  ),  July 
22,  18S1:  \Vm.  M.  Evarts, 
NewYork,(vice  Lapham), 
Jan.  20,  1SS5;  F'rank  His- 
cock,  Syracuse,  (vice  Mil- 
ler), Jan.  20,  18S7;  David 
B.  Hill,  Elmira,  (vice 
Evarts),  Jan.  21,  1891;  Edward  Murphy,  jr.,  Troy, 
( viceHiscock),  Ja-n.  17,1892;  Thos.  C.  Piatt,  Owe- 
go, ( vice  Hill),  Jan.  20, 1S97;  Chaunce3-M.  Depew, 
New  York,  (vice  Murphy),  Jan.  20,  1S99. 

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  who  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  York  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  Harris. 


V  ..,  II  „g«i  i-i« TriTTTWr 


Photo  by  Harris 


W.  J.  GREENMAN'S  RE.SIDENCE 


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  Chaucellorsville, 
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 
that  the  157th  was  in  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  F"er- 
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  were 
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 
front  organized  as  follows: 
Regimental  officers,  Colonel, 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo,        CHARLES  F.  BROWN. 

P.  P.  Brown,  Jr.;  Leuteiiaut-ColoueL  Geo.  Arrow- 
smith;  Major,  J.  C,  Carmichael;  Quarter-Master, 
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,  A.  W,  Kingsbury;  Drum-Major,  Andrew 
Bates, 

Line  Officers  1st  Lieut.  2nd  Lieut. 

Co.  A— Capt.  J.  H.  .Smith      G,  R.  Seaton  J.  L.  I'almer 
•■    B-Capt.  T.  J.  Rauflall  .J.  C.  Ware       C.  H.  VanSlyke 
"    t'— Capt.  Frank  Place    J.  A.  Coffin      .Job  D.  Potter 
"    U-Capt.  W.O.Dunbar  S.  Z.Miner        L.  E.  Stillman 
■'    E— Capt.  B.B.Andrews  J.  K.  Backus    B.  F,  .Tones 
"    F— Capt.  J.  R.  Stone       W.A.Stone     S.  Wick  wire 
'•    G-Capt.  A.   Tuttle         W.  D.  Bailey  H,  Frank 

"    H— Capt,  Wn^,  Beck       Buck         Geort^e  Adams 

"•      1— Capt,  W,  Bellinger   T,  W.  Priest     Wm,  Snider 
"    K— Capt,  N,  M,  Daniels  Wni.  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 
1881,  when  in  company 
with  M.  M.  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  1S93,  when  the 
former  purchased  Mr. 
Maybury's  interest,  aud 
since  then  conducted  the 
business  alone  in  a  man- 
ner that  has  made  it  one 
of  the  most  successful 
stores  in  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     photo  by  Hyatt. 


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,  leavingtheother  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  aud  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,  aud  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  years  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  emplo)',  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 


CHARLES  F.  BROWN'S  DRUG  STORE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


153 


Nov.  22,  1883.  Mr.  Brown  is  an  active  member 
and  trustee  of  the  First  Baptist  church,  and  is 
prominent  as  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.  8,  1842;  Silas 
Wright  (St.  Lawrence),  Nov.  5,  1S44;  John  Young 
(Livingston),  Nov.  3,  1846;  Hamilton  Fish,  (New 
York),  Nov.  7,  1848;  Washington  Hunt  (Niagara), 
Nov.  5,  1S50;  Horatio  Seymour  (Oneida),  Nov.  2, 
1852;  Nov.  4,  1862;  Myron  H.  Clark  (Ontario), 
Nov.  7,  1854  ;  John  A.  King  (Queens),  Nov.  4,  1856; 
Edwin  D.  Morgan  (New  York),  Nov.  2,  1S58  ; 
Reuben  E.  Fenton  (Chautauqua),  Nov.  8,  1S64  ; 
John  T.  Hoffman  (New  York),  Nov.  3,  1868  ;  John 


ship  on  the  board  by  virtue   of  lieing  three  times 
elected. 

Qovernors  of  New  York. — George  Clinton 
(Ulster  Co.),  elected  July  9,  1776;  April,  1801  ; 
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,  1822;  Nathaniel 
Pitcher,  Lieut. -Gov.  (Washington),  Feb.  11,  1S28  ; 
Martin  Van  Buren  (Columbia),  Nov.  5,  182S;  Enos 
T.  Throop,  Lieut.-Gov.  (Cayuga),  March  12,  1829  ; 


EAST  SIDE  MAIN  STREET,  CORNER  COURT,  1870.  "Stand.  Ind.  Ed." 

A.  Dix  (New  York),  Nov.  5,  1872  ;  Samuel  J.  Til- 


den  (New  York),  Nov.  3,  1874  ;  Lucius  Robinson 
(Chemung),  Nov.  7,  1876  ;  AlonzoB.  Cornell  (New 
York),  Nov.  4, 1S79;  Grover Cleveland*  (Erie),  Nov. 
7,  1882;  David  B.  Hill  (Chemung),  Lieut-Gov.,  Jan. 
6,  18S5  ;  elected  November,  1885  and  re-elected 
November,  18SS;  Roswell  P.  Flower  (New  York), 
Nov.  3,  1891  ;  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- 
pving  the  Presidenti.1l  chair  before  the  expiration 
oi"  his  term  as  governor. 


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•GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


The  Church  of  St.  Mary  of  the  Vale,  situated 

on  North  Main  street,  opposite  Madison  avenue, 
was  erected  in  iS68.  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  1898,  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.  JIARY'S  CATHOLIC  CHURCH. 


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  1899  by  the 
purchase  of  an  adjoining  tract  50  by  70  feet,  from 
Mrs.  Butler.  A  new  organ  was  placed  in  the 
church  in  1896  at  a  cost  of  f  3, 000,  Barnes  &  Howry 
of  Utica  being  the  builders.  In  addition  to  the 
high  altar  erected  in  1S88,  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 
statuar)',  beautiful  crucifi-xes,  two  magnificent  can- 
delabras   and   other   necessary    furnishings,  thus 


beautifying  the  sanctuary  and  making  it  as  nearly 
worthy  of  the  continuous  abode  of  the   Blessed 
Sacrament  as  is  possible  by  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.  Father  Coleman  located  in  Cortland,  that  the 
Catholic   church   here  had   a   resident  pastor,  it 
alwaj-s  having  been  attend- 
ed   from  Norwich.     Rev. 
Father   Coleman  was  suc- 
ceeded in  the  fall  of  iS67by 
the  Very    Rev.   B.   F.   Mc- 
Loghlin.    His  first  assistant 
was  Rev.  Father  Thomas 
McLoghlin,  who  was  with 
him  from  1S77  to  1S84,  and 
who  is    now  the  pastor  of 
the  Church  of  Our  Lady  of 
Angels  at  Whitehall.     He 
was  succeeded  by  Rev.  J.  J. 
McLoghlin,  who  continued 
as  assistant  pastor  until  the 
death  of  the  Very  Rev.  B. 
F.  McLoghlin,   which   oc- 
curred Nov.  21,  1 888,  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.  1'.  McLoghlin's  as- 
sistants were  his  nephews. 
He  was  a  man  of  dignified, 
yet  kindly  bearing,  whose 
many  virtues  shone  in  his 
every  act  and  word.    "Fath- 
er Mack,"  hewasfamiliarly 
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  any 
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    community    at 
large.     He  was  ordained  at 
Mount  St.  ilary's,  and  his 
first  pastorate  was  at  Keese- 
ville,   a  small  Adirondack  village  a  few  miles  dis- 
tant from  the  shore  of  Lake  Champlain.     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 
knolIatSt.  Mary'scemetery,  guarded  by  amoulded 
granite  shaft  surmounted  by  across,  the  holy  em- 
blem toward  which  he  guided  the  footsteps  of  his 
people.     It  w-as  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 


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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  loyalt}'  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 
1891  under  Father  John's 
direction,  is  an  imposing, 
handsome  brick  struc- 
ture. And  now  the  soci- 
ety is  practically  out  of 
debt.     In   1S90  forty-five 

acres  were  purchased  for  a  new  cemetery.  Thirty 
acres  were  artistically  laid  out  and  were  consecrated 
by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Luddeu  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,  1881,  at  the  Cathedral  of 
the   Immaculate  Conception,  Albany,   N.  Y.     He 


Butler,  Photo. 


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Butler,  Photo. 


.ST.  MARY'S  PAROCHIAL  RESIDENCE 


INTERIOR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CATHOLIC  CHURCH. 

first  went  to  Oswego  as  the  assistant  of  Rev.  Father 
Griffa,  where  he  remained  until  1884,  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  years  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;  they  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.    Asan  illustration  of 
practical   business,   it  is 
worth   stating   that   under 
the  auspices  of  this  choir 
"The  Merry   Milkmaids" 
was   presented    two  even- 
ings, spring  'gS,  from  which 
they  realized  J200  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  Ganiell,  Katherine  Lit- 
tleton, .Augusta  Crossman, 
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; 


l^"'fr 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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Butler,  Photo. 


THE  CHOIR  OF  ST.  MARY'S  CHURCH. 


[See  sk.  p.  155. 


Gentlemen  (left  to  right)— John  Grant.  .Tohn  P.  Lanigan.  James  Walsh.  'William  Walsh,  Charles  B.  Dowd,  F.  W. 
Lanif'an  director,  James  Beha,  Charles  M(-Evoy,  James  Schermerhorn,  John  F.  Byrnes.  Joseph  P.  McGuire. 

Ladies  (upper  row)— Katharine  Coligan,  Katherine  Gamell,  Mrs.  D.  Keruan,  Kitty  ■\Valsh.  Margaret  B.  Lanigan, 
Mary  Constantine,  Augusta  Crossman,  Elizabeth  Byrnes.  ,.,._., 

Ladies  (second  row)— Anna  Burns,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Lanigan,  organist,  Josie  Sulliyan,  Katherme  Littleton. 

Ladies  (lower  row)— Agnes  Moran,  Nora  Littleton.  Frances  Moran,  Elizabeth  O'Conuell. 


tenor,  Frank  W.  Lanigan,  John  F.  Byrnes,  Joseph 
McGuire,  John  Walsh,  Charles  F.  McEvoy,  James 
Schermerhorn  ;  bass,  John  Lanigan,  James 'Walsh, 
William  Walsh,  John  Grant,  James  A.  Beha, 
Charles  B.   Dowd. 

O.  W.  Walter,  the  vyell-known  dealer  in  pianos, 
organs  and  musicalinstruments  of  all  description, 
also  the  latest  and  most  popular  compositions, 
vocal  and  instrumental,  is  located  in  the  Cortland 
House  block  at  No.  6  Groton  avenue.  Mr.  Walter 
caters  to  the  best  trade  and  handles  the  popular, 


as  well  as  the  high  grade  instruments.  He  is  the 
sole  agent  for  Cortland  county  for  main-  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 
1892  at  25  North  Main  street  and  two  years  ago 
moved  tohispresent  loca- 
tion. He  has  had  twenty 
as 


^*  — I     years'  experience  and  was 

m     first  in  business  for  hira- 

"^^"^^      self    at    Whitney    Point, 


Harris,  Photo. 


O.  W.  WALTER'S  .MUSIC  STORE. 


where  he  was  located  for 
six  years.  He  was  born 
at  Newark  'Valley,  Tioga 
Co.,  June  21,  1S55,  and 
was  married  to  Miss  Jen- 
nie Bishop  of  Newark 
■Valley  in  June,  iSSi.  He 
is  a  member  of  'Vesta 
lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

The  Young  Ladies' 
Sodality  of  St.  Mary's 
church  was  organized 
September  19,  1880,  by 
Rev.  Thos.  McLoghlin, 
with  a  membership  of 
about  twentj'-five,  with 
Miss  Kate  Feore,  presi- 
dent and  Miss  Eliza  John- 
son, secretary  and  treas- 
urer. The  society  meets 
semi-monthly,  and  now 
has  an  active  membership 
of  fifty.  The  oflficers  now 
are;  Miss  Mary  F.  Dowd, 
president,  and  Miss  Lou- 
ise Martin,  secretary  and 
treasurer. 


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157 


rirs.  J.  T.  Davern  &  Co.  have  conducted 
the  ladies'  furnishing  and  millinery  business 
in  their  present  location,  No.  8  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  hashade.xperiencein  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  abasement  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  thebusiness. 

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.'S  STORE. 


Harris,  Photo.    JIRS.  J.  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  1S80  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  Quinlan. 
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, 
E,  F and  G, respectively, 
commanded  by   Capts. 
Robert  P.   Bush,    John 
W.  Strowbridge  and  Al- 
bert H.  Barber,  went  to 
the  front  with  the  iSsth 
regiment,  mustered  into 
service  Sept.    22,    1S64, 
and  mustered  out  June 
10,1865.  Martin  C.  Clark 
commanded  a  companj- 
which    joined   the   23d 
regiment   at   Elmira, 
mustered    in   May    16, 
1861.    Eight  hundred 
men  were   recruited  in 
Cortland  in   December, 
1S61,  who  went  out  from 
Albany  with    the    76th 
regiment,     commanded 
by  Col.  N.  W.  Green  of 
this  village.  .\t  the  same 
time  Cortland  sent  Cap- 
tain Andrew  W.  McNett 
with  a  company  in   the 
93d   and   Captain  J.  V. 
White    with    another 
company   in   the  3d  N. 
V.  Artillery.    The  157th 


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F.  J.  PECK,  Cashier.      (Hyatt,  Photo.)      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  Ijauk  May  13,  1S75,  it  having  previ- 
ously been  conducted  for  .six  years  as  a  state  bank. 
On  Feb.  4,  1S69,  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  ,yioo,ooo,  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  vSea- 
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  a 
capital  of  $100,000.    The 
first  officers  and  directors 
were :   James  S.  Squires, 
president;    B.  B.  Wood- 
worth,  cashier;  E.M. Hul- 
bert, A.  B.  Lamont,  Sam- 
uel Seager,  S.  R.  Hunter, 
G.  L.  Cole,  S.  E.  Welch, 
Wesley    Hooker,    Martin 
Merrick,  G.  N.  Copeland, 
O.  A.  Kinney  and  Hamil-    Harris,  Photo. 


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,   1S97,  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,  1889.     In  the  fall 
of  1888  the  capital  stock  was  increased  to 
;f  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   I203,- 
112.50.     During  this  time  there  have  been  ac- 
cumulated as  a  surplus,  including  undivid- 
ed profits,  167,726.50.    The  bank  has  steadily 
grown  in  business,  the  last  statement  to  the 
comptroller— January ,  1900 — showing  the  de- 
posits to  have  amounted  to  1391,641.45;  its 
loans  and  discounts,  the  largest  of  any  Cort- 
land bank,   were  $450,825.18.     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.  I.  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  years.  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  1S95  he  was  retained  by  The 


THE  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  CORTLAND. 


'  GRIP'S  "  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


159 


National  Bank  of  Cortland  as  attorney,  and  has 
ever  since  taken  charge  of  its  legal  affairs,  being 
electfd  president  of  the  bank  in  1897.  Judge  Knox 
was  one  of  the  most  active  citizens  in  securing  for 
Cortland  a  system  of  modern  sewers,  which  was 
the  result  of  an  agitation  started  previous  to  1S92, 
in  which  year  a  board  of  commissioners  was  cre- 
ated to  carry  the  project  into  effect.  He  received 
the  appointment  as  one  of  the  lioardand  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,  1845.  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  Aurora,  Province  of 
Ontario,  Canada,  March  15,  1864.  When  he  was 
about  a  vear  old  his  parents  came  to  Cortland 
countv  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, 
18S9,  '90  and  '91,  and  as  a  candidate  for  state  sen- 
ator from  this  district  in  1895  he  lost  his  seat  after 
a  spirited  contest,  which  attracted  general  atten- 
tion. From  Jan.  i,  1S70,  to  Dec.  31,  1S75,  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  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  CORTLAND. 


of  his  time  teaching  school  and  getting  a  higher 
education.  In  1S69  he  came  to  Cortland,  and  two 
years  later  was  graduated  at  the  Normal  school. 
In  the  fall  of  187 1  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  18S1.  Judge 
Knox  was  married  to  Myra  W.,  the  daughter  of 
M.  M.  Waters,  Dec.  25,  1873.  During  the  years  of 
iS95-'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  1S82)  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,   1S94. 

The  Cortland  County  Farmers'  Club  was  or- 
ganized Feb.  13, 1878.  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 
manv  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,  Photos.  VIEWS  OF  THE  MESSENGER  HOUSE.  [See  sk.,  P.  llU. 

The  Parlors.  O.  L.  Ingraham,  Prop'r.  The  Offlue. 

View  from  Port  Watson  and  Main  Sts.  ?/'.^»'f?  y"V,"8,^°?-.?"- 

The  Dining  Room.  Main  Hall,  Parlor  i  loor. 


•GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


i6i 


THE  FORTNKiHTLY  CLL'B. 


LSeesk.,  P.   98 


Hyatt,  Photo. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Turner,  Miss  Mead,  Mrs.  Blodgett,  Miss  Mary  White,  Mrs.  Booth. 

Mrs.  Benedict,  Mrs.  Walsh,  Mrs.  McDowell.  Miss  ,\llen.  Miss  Fitzgerald,  Miss  McGraw,  Miss  Stone. 

Mrs.  .Mcilraw.  .Mrs.  Osgood,  Mrs.  Cole,  .Mrs.  Smith.  Miss  Hinman,  Jliss  Brown. 

Miss  Edith  Turner,  Mis>  Corni-liH  White,  Mrs.  Graham,  :Mrs.  .Tarvis,  Miss  Haltjert.  Mrs.  Hollenbeck,  Mrs.  Ames. 

ABSENT— Mrs.  Kinnev.  .Miss  McCuUoch,  Mrs.  Stilson,  Mrs.  Van  Hoesen,  Miss  Van  Hoesen,  Mrs.  Webb. 


The  Messenger  House,  standing  at  the  corner 
of  Port  Watson  and  Main  streets,  on  a  site  which 
has  held  a  hotel  for  nearly  a  centurj-,  is  known 
from  Maine  to  California  as  the  "Commercial 
Han's  Home  "  and  its  proprietor,  "  Ollie  "  Ingra- 
ham,  is  as  well  known  and  famous  as  the  house. 
The  Eagle  Tavern  was  thefirststructure tooccupy 
this  corner.  It  was  built  in  iSiS  by  Martin  Luce 
and  flourished  until  1S62  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-stor\'  structure  with  large, 
well-lighted  commodious  rooms.  Mr.  Messenger 
conducted  the  house  for 
several  years  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.  Barry,  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.  lugraham,  or  "Ollie," 
as  he  is  familiarly  called, 
is  a  born  hotel  man , and  he 
haswon  forhimself  ahost 
of  friends  by  his  geni- 
al, wholesouled  manner. 
He  was  born  in  Dolge- 
ville,N.Y.,  fifty-one  years 
ago,  and  made  his  first  ap-     Hyatt,  Photo. 

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  business.  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  years  ran  the 
City  Drug  store.  .\l\  this  time  he  had  his  eye  on 
the  Messenger  House,  and  when  the  opportunity 
presented  itself  he  purchased  the  property.     As  a 


THE  Y.  M.  C.  A.  GYMN.\SIUM. 


[See  sk.,  P.  162. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Harris,  Photo.        ROBERT  PURVIS.        [See  sk.,  P.  1(». 

caterer  to  the  wauts  of  the  traveling  public  he  found 
the  vocation  for  which  nature  had  titted  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  employed  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  cities  of  the  state. — 
"Grip." 

The  Poor  Account  in 

Cortland  county  is  never 
very  heavy.  Very  little 
extreme  poverty  exists. 
The  county  supported  for 
the  fiscal  3'ear  of  1899, 
forty  males  and  twenty- 
two  females  in  the  alms- 
house,  their  period  of 
maintenance  aggregating 
13,409  days,  at  a  total  cost 
of  1:3,057.27,  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,  186S, 
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  Ma}',  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  '88,  and  succeeded  in  bringing  the 
association  into  general  favor  with  the  townspeo- 
ple, and  enlisted  the  largest  number  of  members 
ever  secured.  Early  in  'gi  Mr.  Kling  accepted  a 
call  to  Colorado,  where  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  the  work  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,  K.  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  j2o<i  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. 
A  comfortable  parlor,  furnisheil  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. 


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■63 


the  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  Meridan,  Ct.,  who  carried 
on  the  work  until  the  coming  in  'gS  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  bicj'cle  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  2,800  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  state. 
The  remodeling  has  just  been  completed  at  a  cost 
of  |6oo.  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 
necessity  in  the  near  future.  The  work  is  planned 
to  be  carried  on  along  all  the  lines  of  approved 
association  policy,  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.  Kellev,  recording  secretary;  Dr.  F.  W. 
Higgins,  B.  L.  Webb,  T.  H.  Wickwirei  J.  W.  Keese, 
W.  H.  Newton,  M.  B.  Filzinger,  Dr.  F.  D.  Reese, 
E.  D.  Elodgett,  Dr.  F.  J.  Cheney,  Prof.  W.  A.  Cor- 
nish, D.  Wesson,  executive  committee;  F.  K.Arm- 
strong, general  secretary;  .\.  R.  Mosher,  physical 
director. 


Harris,  Photo. 


DR.  F.  D.  REESE'.S  RESIDENCE. 


Hyatt.  Photo.         F.  D.  REESE,  M.  D.        [See  sk.,  P.  Kit. 

Robert  Purvis  came  to  the  county  of  Cortland 
in  1830,  when  he  was  about  five  years  old.  His 
father  located  on  a  farm  in  Harford,  where  he  died 
in  1863,  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  3'ears 
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- 
orin  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 
liis  farming  interests.  Mr. 
Purvis  was  born  in  the 
town  of  Exeter,  Otsego 
county,  October  20,  1825, 
on  the  farm  where  his 
father  first  located  upou 
coming  to  this  county. 
While  a  resident  of  Har- 
|;~]  ford  he  served  as  snper- 
s  I  visor,  town  school  super- 
^^  intendent,  commi-sioner 
of  highways  and  inspect- 
or of  elections.      In  1881 


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'GRIPS"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo.     THEODORE  STEVENSON. 

he  was  married  to  Jennie  M.,  the  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Bouton,  Jr.,  of  Marathon,  who  was  born 
in  Marathon  in  1842.  Mr.  Purvis'  father,  Andrew 
Purvis,  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  came  to  America 
in  1.S09.  In  1812  he  married  Nancy  Hale  in  Attle- 
boro,  Mass.,  where  he  carried  on  a  weaving  estab- 
lishment. In  1822  he  moved  to  Exeter,  Otsego 
county,  and  in  1S30  to  Harford,  Cortland  count}-. 
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  8,  1S5S, 
and  moved  with  his  parents  to  Earlville  in  1865. 
In  1873  he  entered  the  Hamilton  public  schools, 
but  in  1877  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  1879  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. 
.\lleu  preparatory  to  en- 
tering a  medical  college. 
In  1882  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        Hiuris,  Photo. 


in  the  wards  of  the  Long  Island  hospital.  In 
.\ugust,  1S85,  Dr.  Reese  came  to  Cortland  and 
opened  an  office  in  the  Squires  building,  where  he 
remained  five  years.  In  1889  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  1S93,  '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  society, 
of  which  he  was  president  from  June,  'goto  '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,  1898,  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  liegan  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.  22^4 
Main  street.  He  represented  the  Phoenix  JIutual 
Life,  the  Five  Farm  Builders  and  the  Westchester 
Fire  Insurance  companies,  the  latter  with  whicli 
he  has  ever  since  been  identified.  In  18S4  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  .lUna  Life  Insurance  company.  He 
now  also  represents  the  Frankfort-American  Insur- 
ance company,  one  of  the  strongest  writingboiler 
and  employers'  liability  insurance,  and  doubly  so 
by  having  the  old  "Frankfort"  of  Germany  as  a 
backer.  In  1880  he  erected  a  neat  two-story 
dwelling  house  on  Groton  avenue,  and  the  follow- 


THEODORE  STEVENSON'S  RESIDENCE. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


I6,S 


ing  year  a  fine  three-story  mansard  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 
18S2  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  1SS3,  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  iSSy,  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  i88g  he 
erected  a  brick  block  50  x  72  feet,  known  as  the 
"Stevenson  Block."  Up  to  1S90  Mr.  Stevenson 
had  erected  ninety-nine  buildings,  not  including 
the  three  factories  and  block  mentioned  above. 

Dr.  Charles  Oepew  Vernooy  was  born  in 
Ulster  County,  N.  Y.,  February  16,  186S,  and  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  public  schools. 
After  attending  the  Normal  school  in  1S85  he 
taught  school  four  years  in  Ulster  count}-,  ailer 
which  he  entered  the  University  of  Syracuse,  Col- 
lege of  Medicine, conducting  his  studies  there  from 
1S89  to  1.S92.  He  graduated  with  honors  in  June, 
1892,  securing  second  prize  in  class  honors  and 
study.     In  July,  '92,  he  first  located  for  the  prac- 


Butler,  Photo. 


DR.  C.  D.  VERXOOY'S  RE.SIDENCE. 


Butler,  Photo.       C.  D.  VERNOOY.  M.  D. 

tice  of  medicine  in  Enfield,  Tompkins  county,  and 
soon  grew  into  a  large  and  extensive  practice. 
There  he  remained  until  189S,  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  ability 
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,  1808;  William 
Mallory,  June9,  iSoS;  Joshua  Ballard,  .\pril  3.  iSio; 
Billy  Trowbridge,  March  25,  1814;  William  Stew- 
art, March  2,  1815;  Noah  R.  Smith,  Feb.  13,  1819; 
Moses  Hopkins,  Feb.  12, 
1821;  David  Cloye,  1822; 
Adin  Webb,  1S28;  Wm. 
.'Andrews,  1831;  Gilmore 
Kinney,  1834;  E.  W.  Edg- 
comb,  1837;  Alanson  Car- 
ley,  1840;  Christian  Etz, 
1843;  Geo.  Ross,  1846;  J. 
C.  Pomeroy,  1S49;  Fred- 
erick Ives,  1852;  John  S. 
Samson,  1855;  Silas  Bald- 
win, 185S;  Frederick  Ives, 
1861;  N.  H.Haynes,  1S64; 
Isaac  W.  Brown,  1S67; 
John  D.  Benton,  1870;  N 
H.  Hayues,  1874;  Harlow 
G.  Borthwick,  1877;  Ger- 
ret  S.  Van  Hoesen,  1880; 
H.  G.  Borthwick,  1883; 
Gerret  S.  Van  Hoesen, 
1S86;  Harlow  G.  Borth- 
wick, 1889;  John  Miller. 
1892;  Adam  Hil  singer, 
1S95;  Arthur  E.  Brain - 
ard,  189S. 


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"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  iu  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  1S69. 
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,  1872,  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  (juarters.  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  Februar\-,  1889.  The  business 
was  of  course  considerably  enlarged  when  it  was 
moved  into  the  Hopkins  .block,  where  twice  as 
much  floor  space  was  secured,  giving  a  double 
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  by  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  iu  the  store  overhead.  Mr.  George  L.  War- 
ren was  born  in  McGrawville,  Feb.  3,  1839-  After 
attending  the  old  Central  New  York  college  at 
that  place  he  (in  1S59)  entered  upon  a  clerkship 
of  two  years  in  the  general  store  of  P.  H.  McGraw- 
&  Co.  He  was  then  a  bookkeeper  in  James  S. 
Squires'  store  in  Cortland  until  he  enlisted  in   the 


Hyatt,  Photos.     E.L.PIERCE.        G.  L.  W.\RREN. 


J.  E.  TANNER. 


157th  Xew  York  Volunteers,  Aug.  21,  1862,  as 
private,  serving  with  his  company  and  regiment 
until  mustered  out  Aug.  i,  1S65,  and  obtaining, 
successively  by  promotion,  the  rank  of  second  and 
first  lieutenants  and  finalh'  captain.  From  May 
to  September,  1863,  he  served,  in  detached  service, 
on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Schinnielpfening  in  the  .\rmy 
of  the  Potomac  through  the  engagements  at  Fred- 
ericksburg, Chancellorsville,  and  Gettj'sburg,  af- 
terwards being  with  his  regiment  in  the  depart- 
ment of  the  South,  at  Folly  Island,  the  seige  of 
Charleston,  Fort  Wagner,  in  a  Florida  campaign; 
in  1864  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 
commissary  department  at  Fort  Pulaski,  Ga.,  and 
was  present  at  the  raising  of  the  old  flag  over 
Sumter.  After  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  1875  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- 
ganizations of  that  fraternity.     He  hasone  daugh- 


Hyatt.  Plioto 


INTERIOR  OF  WAIiUEN.  TANNER  cV  rO.'S  STOKE. 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


167 


ter,  Mrs.  J.  W.  .^ngell.  Mr.  James  E.  Tauner  was 
born  at  Blodgett  Mills,  May  30,  1.S41,  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  \  ears  old  Mr.  J.  E. 
Tanner  became  a  clerk  with  Edwin  and  Lucius 
Darby  at  Greene,  Chenango  county,  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  daughter  of  G.  N. 
Copeland,  March  13,  1866,  and  they  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,  1810;  John  Ballard, 
March  4,  1811;  Mead  Merrill,  April  2,  1813;  Wm. 
Mallory,  March  2,  1815;  Joshua  Ballard,  July  7, 
I819;  Matthias  Cook,  Feb.  14,  1821;  Samuel  Hotch- 
kiss,  1S22;  Oriu  .Stimpson,  1834;  Gideon  C.  Bab- 
cock,  1840;  Samuel  Hotchkiss.  jr.,  184^;  Rufus  A. 
Reed,  1849;  AUis  W.  Ogden,  185S;  DeWitt  C.  Mc- 
Graw,  1861;  Frank  Place,  1867;  W.  S.  Maycnm- 
ber,  1876  ;  Howard  J.  Harrington.  1879;  R-  W. 
Bourne,  1882;  Wm.  H.  Morgan,  18S5;  Hubert  T. 
Bushnell,  i8.S8;  Stephen  K.Jones,  1891:  Ephraim 
C.  Palmer,  1894;  Hubert  T.  I5uslinell,  1897. 


Harris,  Photo 


WARREN.  TANNER  &  CO.'S  STORE. 


H>att,  Photo.        CLARENrK  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  county,  Aug.  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,  1900. 

Member  of  Assembly — Geo.  S.  Sands, 
Cortland,  N.  Y. 

County  Judge  and  Surrogate — Joseph 
E.  Egglestou,  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

Surrogate's  Clerk  —  H.  L.  De  Clercq, 
Cortland,  X.  Y. 

District  Attorney — EdwinDufFey,  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. 

CountyTreasurer — William  H.  Foster, 
Homer,  N.  Y. 

Superintendent  of  the  Poor — Mills  G. 
Frisbie,  Homer,  N.  Y. 

School  Couimissioners  —  Luke  J.  Mc- 
Evoy, Cortland,  N.Y.;  Katherine  E.  Cobb, 
Homer,  X.  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. 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Butler,  Photo. 


M.  B.  FILZINGEK. 


n.B.  Filzinger,  the  candy  merchant,  is  located 
at  14  North  Main  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  iS,  1875,  and  came  to  Cortland  in 
1882,  where  he  attended  the  Normal  school.  Upon 
leaving  school  he  worked  for  Cobb  &  Perkins, 
staying  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  a 
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 — Generai,:    As- 
sessment rolls  complete, 
Aug.  I ;   Assessors  meet  to 
hear  complaints,  Aug.  21; 
Assessment  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,    Harris,  Photo. 


not  later  than  Nov.  15;  Erroneous  assessments, 
claims,  to  be  presented  to  Board  of  Supervisors, 
not  later  than  Nov.  15.  Supreme  Court,  trial  and 
special  term:  Jan.  29,  Sewell,  p.  j.;  May  7,  Forbes, 
p  j.;  Oct.  15,  Lyon,  p.  j.  CoiNTv  Court;  Jury 
term,  March  19,  Sept.  17,  Dec.  10;  Law  term,  July  10. 

Regents  of  the  State  [Appointed  for  Life]— 
Officers:  Anson  Judd  Upson,  Glens  Falls,  app. 
Feb.  II,  1874,  chancellor  ;  William  Croswell  Doane, 
Albanj-,  app.  Feb.  10,  1892,  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,  1877  ;  Orris  H. 
Warren,  Buffalo,  April  11,  1878;  Whitelaw  Reid, 
New  York,  Jan.  17,  1878;  William  H.  Watson, 
Utica,  Feb.  2,  1881  ;  Henry  E.  Turner,  Lowvillc, 
Feb.  2,  1881  ;  St.  Clair  McKelway,  Brooklyn,  Jan. 
10,  18S3  ;  Hamilton  Harris,  Albany,  March  iS,  1885  ; 
Daniel  Beach,  Watkins,  March  18,  1SS5  ;  Carroll  E. 
Smith,  Syracuse,  Jan.  24,  1SS8  ;  Pliny  T.  Sexton, 
Palmj-ra,  April  15,  1890;  T.  Guilford  Smith,  Buf- 
falo. April  15,  1890;  Lewis  A.  Stimson,  New  York, 
April  10,  1893  ;  Sylvester  Malone,  Brooklyn,  March 
29.  1S94;  Albert  Vander  \'eer,  .\lbany,  Feb.  13, 
1S95  ;  Chester  S.  Lord,  Brooklyn,  Jan.  20,  1897  ; 
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  county  secured  as  its  victim 
Patrick  O'Donohue,  who  murdered  ;\Irs.  Jane  .Vnn 
Kinney  of  Truxton.  He  was  hung  in  the  court 
house  in  Cortland  on  Sept.  2,  1853,  just  one  year 
to  a  day  after  the  crime  was  committed.  Kinney 
was  led  to  believe  that  Mrs.  Kinne}'  was  harbor- 
ing his  daughter  Elizabeth,  ten  years  old.  Mrs. 
Kinney  and  her  daughter  was  passing  O'Dono- 
hue's  house  when  he  tired  upon  them,  wounding 
the  elder  lad}-.  Then  he  reversed  his  gun  and 
clubbed  her  to  death.  O'Donohue  gave  himself 
np  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 
by  General  Nye. 


INTERIOR  OF  M.  B.  FILZINGEK'S  STORE. 


"GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


169 


Qeorge  H.  Ames  commenced  his  career  in  the 

boot  and  shoe  business  in  the  Democrat  building 
on  Railroad  street  in  1S91  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,  1899,  when  he  occupied  his  present  lo- 
cation at  51  Main  street.  Mr.  Ames  has  had  re- 
markable success  in  hisbusiness.  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  X:  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- 
ruarv  10,  1891,  he  married  Jliss  Rose  H.  Johnson 
of  Speedsville,  N.  Y.,  and  the}-  have  three  chil- 
dren, Robert  Johnson  Ames,  born  April  26,  1S93  ; 
George  Chester,  born  Jan.  14,  1895,  and  Frederick 
Willard,  born  Feb.  i,  1898.  Mr.  Ames  is  one  of 
Cortland's  most  progressive  citizens  and  has  earned 
for  himself  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all. 

Shepard  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  emplo}'ed  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.  Cately  was  born  in 


Hyatt.  Photo. 


G.  H.  AMES. 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


O.  H.  AMES'  STORE. 


the  town  of  Preble,  Cortland  county,  IMarch  24, 
1815.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  district 
schools  of  Preble  and  the  Truxton  academy.  Then 
he  taught  district  school  in  Cortland  and  Onon- 
daga counties,  and  was  inspector  of  schools  both 
at  Tully  and  Brookfield,  Oneida  couut3^  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  Brookfielil,  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  bus}-,  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  which, 
during  the  time  of  Mr. 
Cately,  completely  revo- 
lutionized the  trade.  Den- 
ison &  Cately  were  exten- 
sive dealers  in  carriage 
and  draft  horses,  the 
matching,  training  and 
marketing  of  which  was 
the  special  care  of  Mr. 
Cately,    who    during  his 


lyo 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photo, 


.S.  \V.  CATELY.        ISee  sk.,  P.  Itifi. 


early  life  developed  remarkable  fondness  for  fine 
horses  and  excellent  judgment  as  to  their  qualities. 
In  184S  the  works  were  moved  to  Tully,  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-'5  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  days.  It  was 
a  big  undertaking,  but  all  of  the  mechanics  that 
could  be  found  were  kept  at  work  early  and  late, 
and  the  contract  was  fulfilled  to  the  letter.  Mr. 
Cately  also  furnished  the  ijovernnient  with  large 
numbers  of  horses  which  he  purchased  in  this 
state  and  Canada.  In  1S76  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  3'ears 
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,  iSgS,  in  his  S4th  year, 
"Of  Mr.  Cately's  long  and  busy  sojourn  in  Brook- 
field,"  writes  an  old  acquaintance,  "it  is  highly 
proper  to  say  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  thinking  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 
Aljolitionalist  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  fl.  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  aswellasat  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  1889  where  she  leased  the  Can- 
ada patent  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  the  exhibit.  Many  of  the  largest  manufacturers 
m  the  country  are  adopting  these  attachments 
which  have  become  standard  articles  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  carriage  tops. 


Hyatt,  Photo.        MRS.  ALICE  M.  ETTLING. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


171 


The  Prudential  Life  agency  was  estab- 
lished in  Cortland  in  1.S89.  Geo.  Charron, 
the  present  manager  ot  the  local  office, 
took  possession  June  20,  1S9S,  succeeding 
E.  F.  Coe.  Mr.  Charron  came  he/e  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  through 
this  office  in  force  at  the  present  time,  and 
the  business  has  increased  from  year  to 
3-ear,  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  I500  to  Sioo.ooo. 
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,  being  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,  1S.S9,  when  he  entered 
the  service  of  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insur- 
ance Co.  in  the  Troy  district.  He  was  trans- 
ferred to  .Auburn,  N.  V.,  in  1S92,  and  was 
made  an  acting  superintendent.  He  was 
sent  to  Geneva  in  1895,  and  resigned  in  1.^96. 
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.S96,  and  was  promoted  to  assistant  su- 
perintendent Jan.  I,  1.S97.  He  married  Miss  Eliz- 
abeth Hickey  of  Aurora,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  20, 1S9S.  Wm. 
Kennedy,  one  of  the  local  agents  for  this  com- 
panj-,  was  born  in  Cortland,  June  20,  I.S53,  and 
received  his  education  at  the  Normal  school.  At 
the  age  of  15  years  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 


Geo. 
Wm. 


Charron. 
Kennedy. 


THE  PRUDENTIAL  STAFF. 
(Hyatt  and  Harris  Photos.) 


T.  E.  Kennedy. 
Evan  Evans. 


Hyatt,  Photu. 


MRS.  ALICE  M.  ETTLIXG'S  RESIDENCE. 


D.,  L.  &W.  railroad,  where  he  remained  four  years. 
For  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  1S.S3,  '.S+  and  '85,  and  oc- 
cupied the  place  of  assistant  postmaster  under  Jas. 
F.  Maybury  from  iS-^  to  1890,  inclusive.  On  ilay 
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  an 
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,  1.S62,  and 
came  to  thiscountryjune 
4,  1S.S6,  when  he  entered 
a  grocery  at  Waler- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  as  clerk.  He 
worked  three  vears  for 
W.  C.  Stiles  &  Co.,  chair 
fitting  factory  at  Warren, 
Ohio,  and  went  from 
there  to  the  Pacific  coast. 
He  spent  the  years  from 
1SS9  to  '91   in  California;. 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Phuto. 


J.  B.  KELLOGG, 


was  ill  Warren  Co.,  iS9i-'93,  and  spent  1S96  in 
Waterville,  N.  Y.  He  came  to  Cortland  in  June. 
iSgg.  He  married  Miss  Anna  J.  Jones  of  Erie- 
ville,  Madison  county,  June  29,  ifS98.  Thomas  E. 
Kennedy,  the  third  local  agent,  was  born  in  Cort- 
land, May  22,  i.Syi,  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,  1898.  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  vS.  E 


Curtis  in  the  dry  gooi 
Curtis,  March  i,  1898. 
This  firm  succeeded  F.  N. 
Chapin  in  18S9,  and  at 
that  time  and  ever  since 
the  business  has  been  con- 
ducted in  the  same  place, 
the  large  store  over  the 
portals  of  which  hangs 
Mr.  Kellogg's  sign. 
While  the  Imsiness  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- 


s   business  of  Kellogg  & 


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  county,  Dec.  12,  1849,  and  was  a  pupil 
in  the  Cincinnatus  academy.  On  March  i,  1S70, 
he  was  married  to  Rosa  Dell  Gladding,  and  on 
June  I,  1871,  they  moved  to  Kansas,  where  Mr. 
Kellogg  took  up  a  claim  and  followed  agricul- 
ture until  1874,  when  he  returned  to  Taylor  and 
in  company  with  Albert  Clark  went  into  mer- 
cantile pursuit,  the  two  opening  a  general  store 
under  the  firm  name  of  Kellogg  cS:  Clark.  In 
the  spring  of  1884  they  sold  out,  and  at  the  elec- 
tion in  the  fall  of  that  year  Mr.  Kellogg  was 
elected  county  treasurer  for  the  term  of  three 
years,  beginning  Jan.  i,  18S5.  He  moved  to  Cort- 
land and  engaged  as  a  clerk  with  Rockwell  Bros., 
who  were  then  in  the  dry  goods  business  in  Mr. 
Kellogg's  present  store,  making  that  place  the 
county  treasurer's  office.  At  the  end  of  his  term 
he  spent  a  year  as  treasurer  of  the  Cortland  Cor- 
set Co.,  and  the  following  year  as  their  traveling 
salesman.  He  severed  his  connection  with  that 
company  to  go  into  business  with  Mr.  Curtis.  Mr. 
Kellogg  is  an  active  Republican,  and  devotes  some 
of  his  time  in  helping  bis  party  at  the  polls. 
While  a  resident  of  Taylor  he  served  as  town  clerk 
and  collector  for  several  years.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  church. 

Normal  Schools  of  the  State. — Albany,  opened 
1S44,  William  J.  Milne,  president;  Oswego,  1863, 
I.  B.  Poucher,  principal;  Brockport,  1867,  D.  Eu- 
gene Smith;  Fredonia,  1868,  Francis  B.  Palmer; 
Cortland,  1869,  Francis  J.  Cheney;  Potsdam,  1869, 
Thomas  B.  Stowell;  Buffalo,  1S71,  James  M.  Cas- 
sety;  Geneseo,  i87i,John  M.  Milne;  New  Paltz, 
18S6,  Frank  S.  Capen;  Oneonta,  1889,  Percy  L. 
Bugbee;  Plattsburg,  1890,  Ci.  K.  Hawkins;  Jamai- 
ca, 1897,  A.  C.  McLachlan. 


Harris,  I'lioto. 


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Courts  in  this  couutry 
at  the  time  the  county 
came  into  existence  were 
Common  Pleas,  Chance- 
ry, Court  of  Probate, 
Court  for  the  Trial  of  Im- 
peachments and  the  Cor- 
rection of  Errors  and  oth- 
ers long  since  abolished 
or  merged  in  those  of  the 
present  day.  The  consti- 
tution of  1S46  divided  the 
latter,  creating  a  Court  of 
Appeals,  which  was  reor- 
ganized by  the  convention 
of  i.S67-t),  making  it  the 
court  of  the  highest  resort 
to-day.  In  1870  and  con- 
tinuing to  1S75  was  the 
Commission  of  Appeals, 
with  which  was  connect- 
ed Judge  Gray,  a  member 
of  the  Cortland  bar.  At 
the  time  the  history  of 
Cortland  county  began 
the  Supreme  Court  of  this 
state  consisted  of  five  jus- 
tices, who  held  four  terms 
a  year,  two  in  Albany  and 
two  in  New  York.  Just  Hyatt.  Photo, 
before  the  separation  of 
Cortland  and  Onondaga  counties  the  state  was 
divided  into  four  districts,  but  after  the  constitu- 
tion of  1S21,  the  present  numerical  division, 
eight  districts  went  into  effect.  In  1.S45  the  new 
constitution  abolished  the  Court  of  Chancery, 
giving  its  powers  to  the  Supreme  Court.  During 
the  eighteenth  century  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  consisted  of  a  first  judge,  assisted  by  two  or 
more  associates,  all  appointed  by  the  governor. 
The  constitution  of  1846  abolished  this  court  and 
created  the  County  Court  and  Court  of  Sessions. 
The  office  of  Surrogate  was  separate  from  that  of 
county  judge  until  the  adoption  of  the  constitu- 
tion of  1S46  which  united  them  in  this  and  other 
counties  of  the  state  where  the  population  did  not 
exceed  40,000.  Until  1823,  appeals  from  judg- 
ments of  the  surrogates  lay  with  the  Court  of  Pro- 


Hyatt.  Photo.        INTERIOR  .J.  B.  KELLOGG'S  CI..OAK  DEPARTMENT 


INTERIOR  OF  .J.  B.  KELLOGG'S  STORE. 


bate.  The  list  of  judges  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  followed  by  those  of  the  County  Court  and 
Surrogates,  in  this  county,  are  found  on  page  146. 
The  constitution  of  1894  elevated  the  Supreme 
Court  in  rank  and  created  the  Appellate  Division 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  thus  relieving  the  Court  of 
Appeals  of  a  large  volume  of  work,  the  new  court 
being  required  to  deal  with  questions  of  fact  and 
the  Court  of  Appeals  being  confined  to  questions 
of  law.  Cortland  is  in  the  Sixth  Judicial  district 
of  which  the  Supreme  Court  justices  are:  Charles 
Parker,  Oswego,  term  expires  (Dec.  31)  igoi  ; 
David  L.  Follett,  Norwich,  1902  ;  Burr  Mattice,. 
Oneonta,  1905 ;  Gerrett  A.  Forbes,  Canastota,. 
1901  ;  Walter  L.  Smith,  Elmira,  1902  ;  George  F. 
Lyon,  Binghamton.  1909. 
Birth  of  Republican  Party,  Cortland. — The 
call  for  its  organization  in 
Cortland  Co.  was  issued 
July  20,  1855,  and  result- 
ed in  a  meeting  in  the 
court  house  August  15. 
"Those  electors  of  the 
county  of  Cortland  who 
are  opposed  to  extension 
of  slavery  over  the  territo- 
ry of  the  United  States," 
read  the  call,  "and  to  the 
reception  into  the  Union 
or  annexation  of  states, 
territories  or  countries 
where  slavery  already  ex- 
ists, and  are  in  favor  of 
forming  a  new  party  for 
the  defence  of  freedom 
against  the  encroach- 
ments of  the  slave  power, 
are  requested  to  meet  in 
convention,"  etc.  .\t  the 
first  general  election  fol- 
lowing the  party  elected, 
among  others,  P.  H.  Mc- 
Graw,  state  senator,  R.H. 
Duell,  member  of  con- 
gress, J. H.  JlcVean, mem- 
ber of  assembly,  and  Geo. 
B.  Jones,  district  attor- 
ney. 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Butler,  Photo. 


GEORtiE  .1.  MACiER'S  RESIDENCE. 


The  Second  National  Bank  of  Cortland  was 
organized  in  18S2,  opening  its  doors  for  business 
in  what  is  now  the  Brunswick  Hotel  building  on 
December  4  of  that  year,  and  continuing  in  that 
place  until  Jan.  i,  1SS6.  Messrs.  Fitz  Boynton 
and  J.  S.  Bull  were  the  two  who  were  most 
prominent  in  organizing  the  bank.  The  first 
officers  elected  were:  Fitz  Boynton,  president; 
L.  J.  F^itzgerald,  vice-president;  J.  Seaman 
Bull,  cashier.  The  rest  of  the  directors  were: 
■Geo.  W.  Bliss,  Harrison  Wells,  Emmet  A.  P'ish, 
Henry  F.  Benton,  Geo.  C.  Hubbard,  James  R. 
Schermerhorn,  William  B.  Stoppard,  John  D. 
Schermerhorn,  M.  Stanley  Bierce,  Benjamin  L. 
Webb,  David  F.  Wallace,  Marcus  H.  McGraw. 
Of  this  list  only  three  are  members  of  the  pres- 
ent board,  Messrs.  Benton,  Fitzgerald  and  Fish. 
The  present  convenient  quarters  of  the  bank, 
-which  were  opened  to  the  public,  as  above 
■stated,  Jan.  i,  1886,  were  erected  by  the  bank 
in  1885.  The  lot  upon  which  the  building 
stands,  54  x  150  feet,  was  purchased  of  the  Hi- 
ram Crandall  estate.  The  structure  is  ver^- 
pretty  and  substantial,  being  three  stories  high, 
with  mansard  roof,  and  costing  about  130,000. 
The  ground  floor  is  occupied  by  the  bank  and 
M.  A.  Case's  dry  goods  store,  the  second  floor 
by  offices,  and  the  third  floor  lodge  rooms.  The 
capital  was  and  is  at  present  $100,000.  Mr.  Hec- 
tor Cowan  succeeded  Mr.  Fitz  Boynton  as  pres- 
ident in  February,  1895,  and  in  January,  1900, 
-was  succeeded  by  Mr.  George  J.  Mager,  thepres- 
■ent  incumbent.  Mr.  E.  D.  Barker  took  the 
position  of  cashier  in  January,  18S5,  Mr.  Bull 
retiring.  Mr.  Barker  was  succeeded  by  Mr. 
Herbert  L.  Smith,  the  present  cashier,  in  Janu- 
■ary,  1898.  During  February,  1895,  this  bank 
withstood  a  severe  run  of  several  days,  meeting 
•every  obligation  without  closing  its  doors. 
Since  that  period  it  has  steadily  gained  in 
strength  and  public  confidence,  and  is  each 
year  increasing  its  business  and  adding  sub- 
■stantial  amounts  to  its  surplus  account.  The 
following  are  the  present  officers  and  directors. 
They  are  among  the  wealthy  and  substantial 
business  men  of  Cortland:  George  J,  Mager, 
president;     Emmet     A.    Fish,    vice-president; 


Herbert  L.Smith, cashier; 
Henry  A.  Dickinson,  at- 
torney; Theodore  Wick- 
wire  of  Wickwire  Bros.; 
Henry  F.  Benton,  presi- 
dent of  the  Benton  Lum- 
ber Co.;  Hector  Cow- 
an, a  retired  capitalist; 
Ernest  M.  Hulbert,  secre- 
tary of  the  Cortland  Door 
and  Window  Screen  Co.; 
Hon.  J.  E.  F^ggleston, 
county  judge  and  surro- 
gate; Edwin  Duftey,  dis- 
trict attorney;  Hon.  Law- 
rence J.  Fitzgerald,  pres- 
ident of  the  Cortland 
Wagon  Co.;  Curtis  L. 
Kinney,  president  of  the 
CortlandForgingCo.,and 
George  Fitts  of  McLean, 
N.  Y. 

Mr.  Mager  is  by  birth 
Alsacian-French.   having 
been  born  near  the  city  of 
Strasbourg,    France,     on 
May  8,  1837.  He  received 
a  common  school  educa- 
tion in  both  French  and 
German   in   his   native 
town,  and  in   1S52   came  to  America  with  his  par- 
ents, brothers  and  sisters.     Thej-  settled  in  Lewis 
county,  in   this  state,   where   Mr.    Mager  assisted 


Butler,  Photo 


J.  B.  KELLOGG'.S  CLERKS. 


Key  to  Group  (beginning  at  the  top  and  runnin;;  left  to 
right)— Miss  Anna  Burns.  Ralph  Finch,  W.  H.  Brown,  Mrs. 
Maud  Wood,  Miss  .Anna  Hoffman,  Mrs.  Nellie  Butterfleld, 
Mrs.  Frankie  Brown,  Mias  Maggie  Hayes. 


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175 


his  father  clearing  land  and  farming.  Sub- 
sequently he  was  apprenticed  to  the  shoe- 
maker's trade,  and  after  working  at  that 
business  for  nearly  four  years  was  employed 
as  clerk  and  bookkeeper  in  a  dry  goods  store 
in  Lowville,  N.  Y.  In  1867  he  started  in  the 
dry  goods  and  grocery  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  Stoddard  &  Mager  at  Low- 
ville, and  in  1S83  he  came  to  Cortland  and 
bought  out  Fish  &  Walrad.  He  immedi- 
ately associated  himself  with  Mr.  C.  P.  Wal- 
rad aud  continued  in  the  same  line  of  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name  of  Mager  &  Wal- 
rad, subsequently  Mager  &  Stoker,  and  later 
G.  J.  Mager  &  Co.,  until  1S97,  when  he  re- 
tired from  mercantile  pursuits.  The  inte- 
rim between  his  retirement  and  elevation 
to  the  responsible  position  of  president  ol 
the  Second  National  Bank  of  Cortland,  N. 
Y.,  was  occupied  by  him  in  the  settlement 
of  the  estate  of  the  late  Benton  B.  Jones. 
Mr.  Mager  is  far  advanced  in  Masonry,  be- 
ing a  Royal  Arch  Mason  and  a  Knights  Tem- 
plar. On  March  5,  1867,  he  was  married  to 
Florilla  B.,  (deceased)  daughter  of  Willam 
Howell  of  Lowville,  N.  Y.  He  is  interested 
in  agricultural  matters,  being  a  life  member 
of  the  New  York  State  Agricultural  society, 
and  isaprominent  memberof  the  Episcopal 
church.  Progressive  and  public-spirited,  he 
has  engaged  in  several  public  ventures,  in- 
cluding the  Cortland  Opera  House  and  the  Cort- 
land &  Homer  Railroad  Co.,  and  is  a  zealous  sup- 
porter of  liberal  education,  being  a  member  of 
the  Cortland  Board  of  Education. 

Herbert  L.  Smith,  the  cashier,  was  born  in  North 
Adams,  Mass.,  Dec.  23,  1867,  and  in  1872  his  par- 
ents located  in  Cortland.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Cortland  Normal  school,  and  the  day  he  left  school, 
in  January,  1886,  he  entered  The  Second  National 


Harris,  Photo. 


THE  SECOND  NATIONAL  BANK. 


HERBERT  L.  SMITH,  GEORGE  J.  MAGER, 

Cashier.        (Butler,  Photos.)        President. 

bank  as  messenger.     Since  then  he  has  been  con- 
nected steadily  with  that  institution,  performing 
the    several   duties   assigned   him   until  made  the 
cashier.    In  the  meantime  he  had  obtained  a  share- 
holders'   interest    and    became   a   director  at  the 
time   he   was    made  cashier.     In  1892  he    started 
the  Champion   Milk  Cooler  Co.,  and  in   1S97  be- 
came sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  which  is  in 
Railroad  street.     He  was  married  to  .Adeline  C, 
the  daughter  of  A.  H.  Bennett,  cash- 
ier of  the  Homer  National  bank,  on 
Sept.  14,  1893.     He  is  a  member  of 
the  Tioughnioga  and  Science  clubs. 

Early  Turnpikes. — The  old  state 
road  was  cut  through  Cortland  coun- 
ty, crossingthe  towns  of  Willet,  Mar- 
athon and  Virgil, in  1794.  It  extended 
from  Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,  to  Lud- 
lowville,  Cayuga  Co.  In  1806  a  road 
was  opened  from  Cortland  to  Virgil 
to  connect  with  the  first  named.  Then 
a  road  was  opened  from  Port  Watson 
to  Solon.  In  1807  the  Salina  &  Che- 
nango Turnpike  Co.  was  organized 
to  build  a  road  from  Binghamton 
north.  In  iSii  a  road  was  laid  out 
from  Manlius  to  Truxton.  The  Cort- 
land &  Seneca  Turnpike  Co.  was  in- 
corporated in  1812  to  build  a  road 
from  Homer  to  Ithaca.  The  Fifth 
(ireat  Western  Turnpike  Road  Co. 
was  incorporated  in  March,  1814,  to 
run  a  road  from  Homer  through  Trux- 
ton into  Locke,  Cayuga  Co.  In  April 
of  the  same  year  the  Homer  &  Cay- 
uga Turnpike  Road  Co.  was  incorpo- 
rated to  build  from  Homer  through 
Cortland  village  to  intersect  with  the 
Fifth  Great  Western  Turnpike.  In 
.April,  1816,  the  Homer  &  Geneva 
Turnpike  Co.  was  incorporated  to 
run  from  Homer  through  Dryden  to 
Genoa.  In  March,  1S17,  the  Homer 
&  Elbridge  Turnpike  Road  Co.  was 
incorporated  to  maintain  a  turnpike 
from  Homer  through  Scott,  Spafford 


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"  GRIP'S  "  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


\V.\V.  BENNETT, 


Mrs.W.  W.  HENNETT.    G.W.  BENNETT. 
(Buller,  Pliiitds.) 

and  Skaiieateles  to  Elbridge.  In  1815  a  turnpike 
from  Homer  through  Cortland  and  Dryden  to  Ithaca 
was  contemplated.  A  movement  was  started  in  1S16 
for  a  road  through  Cincinuatus,  Solon,  Truxton, 
FabiusaudPompey,  and  in  iSigfor  a  turnpike  from 
Cortland  through  Virgil  Corners  and  on  to  Owego. 
During  the  same  year  the  Onondaga  and  Chenango 
Turnpike  Co  was  organized.  In  1824  theOnondaga 
^  Cortland  Turnpike  Co.  was  chartered.  In  the 
same  year  a  road  was  designed  from  Canastota  to 
Cincinnatus.  and  in  1S25  fromCamiilus  to  Port  Wat- 
son. The  old  Syracuse  and  Cortland  stage  road  was 
constructed  in  i849-'5i,and  the  time  of  passenger 
coaches  each  way  was  six  hours. 

W.  W.  Bennett  opened  his  present  plumbing 
and  heating  stores  at  37  and  39  Railroad  street  in 
September,  1S95,  and  his  business  has  steadily 
.grown  until  to-day  he  is  considered  one  of  the 
leading  business  men  of  this  village.  Mr.  Ben- 
nett was  born  in  the  town 
Of  Cortlandville  March 
24, 1865,  and  attended  the 
McGrawville  schools,  aft- 
erwards taking  a  course 
at  the  Eastman  Business 
college.  He  commenced 
his  present  line  of  bu,si- 
ness  as  a  bookkeeper  in 
1S90,  and  continued  as 
such  until  he  went  into 
business  for  himself  five 
years  afterward.  Besides 
his  plumbing  department 
he  handles  high  grade 
heating  ranges,  stoves, 
furnaces  and  bicycles, 
and  gives  employment  to 
a  large  number  of  men 
the  year  around,  besides 
manufacturing  a  dairy 
specialty,  which  keep  a 
number  of  skilled  work- 
men in  employment. 
Nov.  14,  1S89,  he  married 
Agnes  Ackerman  of  Che- 
nango    Forks,   and    one    Harris,  Photo 


son,  (ilenn  W.,  was  born  to  ihem  in  Decem- 
ber, 1890.  Mrs.  Bennett  died  .A.ug.  29,  1S97, 
and  one  year  later  he  married  his  present 
wife,  Mary  D.  Lovell  of  Cortland. 

Early  Railroad  Projects.— The  Salina  & 
PortWat.son  Railroad  Co.  was^incorporated  in 
1S29,  the  charter  permitting  the  propulsion 
of  cars  by  steam  or  animal  power.  In  the 
spring  of  1836,  agitation  was  revived  to  se- 
cure a  railroad,  resulting  in  the  incorporation 
of  the  .Syracuse,  Cortland  ^S;  Binghamton 
Railroad  Co.  The  same  year  an  incorporation 
was  effected  to  construct  a  railroad  between 
Cortland  and  Owego.  It  was  not  until  the 
completion  of  the  Syracuse  &  Binghamton 
railroad,  opened  for  traffic  Oct.  iS,  1854,  that 
anythin,g  was  done  in  railroad  construction 
in  this  county.  Oreat  enthusiasm  was  aroused 
in  1865  over  the  prospect  of  a  Midland  con- 
nection direct  from  .\uburn.  Four  years  later 
the  Ithaca  S:  Cortland  Railroad  Co.  was 
formed  and  a  road  completed  between  those 
villages — now  a  part  of  the  Lehigh  Valley 
system — which  wasopened  in  i872andevent- 
ually  extended  to  Klmira.  A  charter  for  the 
rtica,  Chenango  .!<:  Cortland  Railroad  Co., 
dated  April  9,  1870,  was  obtained,  intending 
to  operate  a  road  to  connect  with  the  DeRuyter  & 
Norwich  branch  of  the  old  Midland  (New  York, 
Ontario  6t  Western  I  railroad  which  was  then  operat- 
ing but  has  since  been  abandoned.  P.  H.McGraw 
w-as  the  active  spirit  in  that  enterprise.  Cortland- 
ville voted  to  bond  forf  150,000,  Solon,  $44,000,  Cin- 
cinnatus, 145,500,  and  Taylor,  |2o,ooo.  Eighteen 
miles  were  graded  and  culverts  and  bridges  con- 
structed, but  the  company,  by  reason  of  ditliculties 
of  an  unusual  nature,  and  the  panic  of  i873-'4,  was 
forced  tosuspend.  Sixteen  miles  of  the  route  is  now 
occupied  by  the  Erie  &  Central  New  York  rail- 
road. 

Erection  of  Towns. — Homer,  March  5,  1794; 
Solon,  March  9,  1798;  Cincinnatus  and  Virgil, 
April  3,  1S04;  Preble  and  Truxton,  April  8,  iSoS; 
Scott,  April  14,  1S15;  Marathon,  Freetown  and 
Willett,  April  21,  1818;  Cortlandville,  April  11, 
1829;  Lapeer  and  Harford,  May  2,  1845;  Taylor, 
December  5,  1849;   Cuyler,  November  iS,  1858. 


\V.  W.  BENNETT'S  STORE. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


'77 


Hon.   Franklin  Pierce  5aunders,  one  of  the 

most  proniiuent  of  those  engaged  in  the  cattle 
business  in  this  county,  occupies  a  high  standard 
among  the  people  of  this  village.  Besides  a  busi- 
ness man  of  marked  ability,  he  is  a  factor  in  local 
politics  and  a  man  whose  counsel  is  solicited  when 
any  question  of  importance  comes  up  for  the  con- 
sideration of  the  public.  He  was  born  in  Fabius, 
Onondaga  county,  F'eb.  27,  1849,  and  educated  at 
the  De  Ruyter  and  Cazenovia  seminaries.  Being 
of  an  inquiring  nature,  he  pursued  his  studies 
after  he  left  school  and  fully  equipped  himself  for 
his  fight  against  the  world.  He  first  engaged  in 
the  nursery  business,  and  started  his  career  with 
Smith  &  Powell  in  Syracuse,  where  he  spent  the 
years  1873  and  '74.  During  the  years  1875  and  '76 
he  was  with  Elwanger  &  Barry  of  Mount  Hope, 
Monroe  county.  During  iS77-'9,  inclusive,  he 
dealt  in  nursery  supplies  on  his  own  account,  both 
jobbing  and  retailing,  and  largelj*  extended  his 
field  of  trade  by  sending  out  several  agents.  In 
the  meantime  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  wood- 
land in  Solon,  and  in  January,  1S79.  began  lum- 
bering, a  business  which  he  carried  on  quite  ex- 
tensively for  four  years.  On  Sept.  22,  1S79.  he 
married  Miss  Hattie  L.  Peck  of  Solon,  and  to  them 
have  been  born  one  son  and  four  daughters. 
During  the  time  he  was  lumbering  he  started  in 
the  live  stock  business.  This  was  in  1880.  When 
he  had  finished  the  lumber  job  he  turned  his  at- 
tention wholly  to  live  stock,  and  until  the  past 
eight  years  he  shipped  largely  to  Xew  York  and 
Philadelphia  markets,  but  since  then  has  carried 
it  on  principally  in  a  local  way.  He  owns  several 
large  farms,  and  is  equipped  in  every  way  to  carry 
on  his  enormous  business.  Mr.  Saunders  has 
played  a  prominent  part  in  the  politics  of  this 
county.  A  staunch  Republican,  he  is  the  only  one 
of  that  political  faith  who  has  represented  the 
town  of  Truxton  in  the  board  of  supervisors  dur- 
ing the  past  forty  years.  He  was  in  the  board 
from  1S87  to  1S90,  inclusive,  when  he  refused  a  re- 
election. He  removed  to  this  village  in  1892,  and 
in  1895  he  was  nominated  and  elected  to  the  as- 
sembly, and  was  returned  to  that  body  the  follow- 
ing year.  .-Vs  a  business  man,  he  stands  among 
the  foremost  for  honesty-  and  integrity,  and  has 
made  an  enviable  reputation  for  himself  in  this 
community. 


Butler.  Photo. 


F.  P.  SAUXDER8. 


Harris,  Photo. 


F.  P.  S.\UN'I)KRS'  RESIDENCE 


Practicing  Lawyers  [see  "Cortland  County 
Bar,"  page  178].  —  Cortland,  with  her  10,000 
population  now  numbers  thirty-five  practicing 
attorneys,  or  one  "limb  of  the  law,"  to  every  2855-7 
of  her  inhabitants.  There  are  a  number  who  are 
practicing  their  profession  elsewhere  with  more  or 
less  success,  among  whom  are  Chief  Justice  of  the 
Court  of  Appeals  of  the  .State  of  Xew  York  .-Xlton  B. 
Parker,  and  Byron  .'\.  Benedict,  at  one  time  district 
attorney,  who,  while  maintaining  his  home  in  Cort- 
land, and  his  social  relations  here,  has  by  far  the 
greater  part  of  his  practice  in  Syracuse.  Those 
practicing  in  Cortland  now  are:  Lewis  Bouton,  of 
the  firm  of  Bouton  &  Champlin  ;  Edmund  C. 
Alger,  the  present  clerk  for  the  town  of  Cortland- 
ville  ;  Horace  L.  Bronson,  formerly  district  attor- 
ney; Riley  Champlin;  CharlesV.  Coon,  once  the  su- 
perintendent of  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Cortland; 
John  Courtney,  Jr.,  and 
Thomas  E.  Courtney,  his 
younger  brother  and  law 
partner;  William  C.  Crom- 
bie,  formerly  village  clerk; 
Rowland  L.  Davis,  police 
justice  and  partner  of  ex- 
District  Attorney  Horace 
L.  Bronson;  Henry  A.. 
Dickinson,  partner  to  the 
present  district  attorney, 
Edwin  Duffey  ;  James 
Dougherty;  Thomas H. 
Dowd,  a  former  clerk  for 
the  town  of  Cortlandville 
several  terms;  Edwin  Duf- 
fey, the  district  attorney 
for  Cortland  county  and 
the  successor  of  the  late 
Judge  A.  P.  Smith  as  law 
partner  of  Henr^-  Dickin- 
son; Joseph  E.  Eggleston, 
the  present  county  judge 
and  surrogate,  twice  elect- 
ed to  that  office  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket,  and  now- 
serving  his  twelfth  year; 
Lyman   H.  Gallagher; 


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Butlei',  Photo. 


BEN.J.  F.  TAYLOR. 


Frederick  Hatch,  who  has  filled  the  position  of 
village  clerk  for  many  years;  Lucian  P.  HoUeu- 
beck  ;  George  B.  Jones,  the  oldest  member  of  the 
Cortland  county  bar  in  active  practice  ;  Orris  U. 
Kellogg,  the  owner  of  valuable  farms  in  Cortland 
county  and  large  herds  of  thoroughbred  cattle,  and 
an  ex-Democratic  member  of  assemljly  ;  Stratton 
S.  Knox,  formerly  county  judge  and  surrogate, 
having  been  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket ; 
William  J.  Mantanye  ;  Enos  E.  Mellon,  formerly 
police  justice  of  Cortland;  Nathan  L.  Miller,  the 
present  chairman  of  the  Republican  county  com- 
mittee; Irving  H.  Palmer,  attorney  for  the  Erie  & 
Central  N.  Y.  railway,  and  at  one  time  elected  dis- 
trict attorney  on  the  Democratic  ticket ;  George  S. 
Sands,  once  chairman  of  the  Republican  county 
committee  and  twice  elected  on  the  Republican 
ticket  to  the  assembly;  John  W.  Suggett,  who  has  a 
large  practice  in  the  Federal  courts ;  William  D. 
Tuttle  ;  David  W.  Van  Hoesen,  once  Democratic 
member  of  assembly  and  law  partner  of  Attorney 
O.  U.  Kellogg;  Benjamin  T.  Wright,  once  district 
attorney. 

Benjamin  F.  Taylor. — No  man  in  Cortland  is 
more  prized  and  esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of 
friends  than  Benjamin  F.  Taylor,  the  public  spir- 
ited superintendent  of  the  Cortland  Water  Works 
company.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City  and  at 
an  early  age  moved  into  Tompkins  county,  N.  Y. 
At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  en- 
listed as  a  private  and  was  promoted  to  a  corporal 
in  the  76th  Regiment  of  N.  Y.  S.  V.  He  was  in 
active  service  for  nearly  four  years,  during  which 
time  his  abounding  good  nature  and  rich  and  rare 
good  fellowship  are  well  remembered. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  Cortland 
and  for  many  years  was  known  as  the  popular  and 
successful  proprietor  of  Taylor's  hotel  and  restau- 
rant. In  1S70  he  married  Sarah  Van  Rensselaer. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  Grover  Post,  No.  28,  G. 
A.  R.  from  its  organization.  He  is  a  director  in 
the  National  bank  of  Cortland  and  was  one  of  the 
projectors  of  the  excellent  water  system  of  Cort- 
land and  has  been  superintendent  of  the  company 
for  a  number  of  years  past.  Mr.  Taylor  has  been 
prominent  in  all  the  public  improvements  in  Cort- 


land and  largely  identified  with  its  growth.  His 
kindly  deeds,  his  unobtrusive  and  almost  secretive 
charities,  are  as  characteristic  as  are  his  intense 
hatred  of  shams,  his  warm  sympathies  and  his 
positive  convictions. 

Cortland  County  Bar  [See  "  Early  Lawyers," 
P.  149  ] — Among  those  first  admitted  to  practice 
at  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  was  Daniel  Gott, 
then  of  Pompey,  whose  application  was  sworn  to 
before  "S.  Nelson,  Com."  in  1S19,  John  Keep 
was  the  first  judge  of  Common  Pleas  and  held  the 
position  thirteen  years.  He  was  not,  however,  a 
lawyer,  but  seems  to  have  been  appointed  (iSio) 
for  the  reason  that  he  had  held  the  office  of  Justice 
of  the  Peace  several  years  and  was  considered  best 
fitted  for  the  position.  The  first  attorney's  oath, 
in  the  handwriting  of  Samuel  Hotchkiss,  wassub- 
scrilied  to  by  H.  Gray  and  dated  Dec.  31,  1823. 
In  the  county  archives  is  a  musty  roll  of  yellow 
ragged  paper  which  contains  about  150  signatures 
to  the  official  oaths  of  all  the  attorneys  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  connected  with  the  Cort- 
land county  bar,  beginning  in  the  spring  of  1S08 
and  continuing  for  forty  years.  Among  thenum- 
ber  were  Townsend  Ross,  an  assistant  judge,  Vic- 
tor Birdseye,  a  delegate  to  the  constitutional  con- 
vention of  1S21,  Glen  Cuyler,  Roswell  Randall, 
Henry  Stephens,  Oliver  Wiswell,  Elisha  Will- 
iams, Thomas  J.  Oakley,  Samuel  Nelson,  a  circuit 
judge,  Daniel  Gott,  Edward  C.  Reed,  Nathan  Day- 
ton, Joseph  Reynolds,  William  Henry  Shankland, 
Horatio  Ballard,  Barak  Niles,  Lewis  Kingsley, 
Henry  S.  Randall,  Robert  O.  Reynolds,  Roswell 
K.  Bourne,  A.  L.  Ballard,  James  A.  Schermerhorn. 
In  later  years  the  names  of  R.  H.  Duell,  George 
B.  Jones,  Amos  L.  Kenney,  Oliver  Porter,  Na- 
thaniel C.  Moak,  M.  M.  Waters  and  A.   P.   Smith 


Butlci-,  Photo.      B.  F.  TAYLOR'S  BLOCK. 


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179 


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added  lustre  and  dignity 
to  the  practice  of  law  in 
the  courts  of  the  state. 
The  bar  of  the  county  has 
also  been  honored  by  the 
admission  of  Ira  L.  Lit- 
tle, George  A.  Hulbert, 
John  S.  Barber,  William 
H.  Warren,  Frank  M. 
Benjamin,  A.  Judson 
Kneeland,  Henry  D.  Wa- 
ters,  Wm.  P.Robinson, 
James  T.  Steele,  Franklin 
Pierce,  John  O'Donnell, 
W.  J.  Van  Auken,  A.  S. 
Knight,  E.  F.  Stone,  R. 
T.  Peck,  E.  D.  Croslev,  H. 
L.  Gleason,  G.  E.  Tarbell, 
J.  E.  Winslow,  B.  B.Jones, 
Wm.  H.Clark.  Some  are 
not  living,  others  are  in 
other  vocations. 

*For  reference  to  Cort- 
land city  members  of  the 
bar,  see  "Practicing  Law- 
yers of  Cortland,"  on 
page  177. 

Homer  and  Cortland  Qas  Light  Co.  was  estab- 
lished in  i860,  but  the  works  burned  out  and  were 
rebuilt  in  1890.  The  fullest  capacity  of  manu- 
facture is  25,000,000  cubic  feet.  At  the  time  of 
this  writing  it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to 
enlarge  the  plant.  The  officers — President,  W.  T. 
Morris ;  secretary  and  treasurer,  W.  W.  Miller  ; 
superintendent,  W.  S.  Barker. 

Cortland  Water  Works  Co.  was  established  in 
1884.  The  pumphouse  is  located  on  Otter  Creek 
which  is  fed  by  springs,  from  which  is 
•obtained  an  ine.xhaustable  supply  of  pure  water. 
The  capacity  of  the  two  pumps  is  3,000,000 
gallons  daily  and  the  pressure  is  75  pounds  to  the 
square  inch.  Seventeen  miles  of  pipes  convey  the 


riilt^FfflMMiMiiuiiiiiiiiliilM 


Harris,  Photo. 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


INTERIOR  GAS  AND  WATER  COS'.  OFFICES. 


GAS  AND  WATER  COMPANIES'  OFFICES. 

water  through  all  parts  of  the  village.  The  of- 
ficers :  President,  T.  H.  Wickwire  ;  vice-president, 
L.  J.  Fitzgerald  ;  secretary,  treasurer  and  mana- 
ger, Benjamin  F.  Taylor  ;  directors, W.  H.  Newton, 
E.  H.  Brewer,  F.  J.  Peck,  C.  F.  Wickwire,  J.  P. 
Gray. 

State  Off  icers.— Governor,  Theodore  Roosevelt, 
Oyster    Bay;    Lieutenant-Governor,    Timothy    L. 
Woodruff,  Brooklyn;  Secretary  of  State,  John  T. 
McDouough,    Albany;    Comptroller,    William   J. 
Morgan,  Buffalo;  Treasurer,  John  P.  Jaeckel,  Au- 
burn; Attorney-General,  John  C.  Davies,  Camden; 
State   Engineer   and   Surveyor,  Edward  A.  Bond, 
Watertown;  Superintendentof  Public  Instruction, 
Charles  R.   Skinner,  Watertown;  Superintendent 
of   Public  Works,  John  W.    Partridge,   Brooklyn; 
Superintendent  of  Insur- 
ance, Francis  Hendricks, 
Syracuse  ;    Superinteud- 
i  lit  of  Banks,    Fred'k  D. 
Kilburn,  Malone;  Super- 
intendentof Prisons,  Cor- 
nelius  V.    Collins,    Troy; 
Commissioner    of   Agri- 
culture, Chas.  A.Wieting, 
Cobleskill;  State  Histori- 
an, Hugh  Hastings,  New 
York;   Factory  Inspector, 
Daniel    O'Leary,  Glens 
Falls;  Labor  Commission- 
er, John  McMackin,  New 
York;   Commissioner  of 
I";xcise, Henry  H.  Lyman, 
( )swego;  Inspector  of  Gas 
metres,  Jastrow  Alexan- 
der, New  York;  Commis- 
sioner of  Meteorological 
I'.ureau,    Simeon    Smith, 
Itliaca;  Superintendentof 
Weights    and   Measures, 
Lewis  Bass,  Albany; Com- 
missioner  New    Capitol, 
Geo.   Lewis  Heins,  New 
York;  Superintendentof 
Public   Buildings,    Harry 
H.  Bender,  Albany. 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Phuto. 


E.  VAN  BROCKLIN. 


Charles  E.  Van  Brocklin,  National  Bank  Ex- 
aminer, although  not  a  native  of  Cortland,  has 
made  this  village  his  home  since  Feb.  i,  iS86, 
when  he  vifent  into  business  here.  A  year  ago  he 
erected  one  of  the  prettiest  and  latest  style  of 
dwellings  on  North  Main  street,  which,  being  colo- 
nial in  stvle,  presents  an  attractive  and  imposing 
appearance  from  the  thoroughfare.  Occupying 
the  position  he  does,  Mr.  Van  Brocklin  is  called 
away  from  home  a  great  deal,  nevertheless  he 
never  loses  sight  of  the  interests 
which  give  promise  of  materially 
benefitting  the  village.  Mr.  Van 
Brocklin  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  N.  Y., 
onOct.  i8,  1861.  His  early  school- 
ing was  obtained  in  the  district 
school  at  Pompey  Hill,  and  later 
in  "Pompey  Academy,"  afterwards 
receiving  a  higher  education  in  the 
Cortland  Normal  school.  When  he 
decided  to  make  Cortland  his  per- 
manent place  of  residence,  he 
bought  from  S.  A.  Williams  a  half 
interest  in  the  business  of  H.  H. 
Pudney  &  Co.,  hatters  and  men's 
outfitters,  and  svibsequently,  on 
April  I,  1S.S8,  he  purchased  the 
other  half,  the  business  after  that 
being  conducted  under  the  name  of 
C.  E.  Van  Brocklin  until  Feb.  i, 
1895,  when  he  disposed  of  the  busi- 
ness entirely,  in  order  to  give  him 
the  necessary  time  to  attend  to  the 
exacting  dutiesof  hisposition.  He 
had  received  the  appointment  of 
United  States  National  Bank  Ex- 
aminer for  the  southern  district  of 
New  York  state  the  preceding  year, 
1894,  and  had  at  once  entered  upon 
its  duties.  On  Feb.  24,  1886,  he  was 
married  to  Anna  M.,  the  daughter 
of  Dr.  H.  T.  Dana,  a  prominent 
Cortland  physician.  Hyatt,  Photo. 


State  Commissions,  how  chosen,  term  and 
salaries. — Ail  of  the  following  are  appointed  by  the 
Governor  and  confirmed  by  the  Senate:  He.\i.TH — 
Six  members;  term,  three  years;  no  salary;  ex- 
penses of  all  limited  to  I500  a  year;  Secretary  of 
State,  State  Engineer  and  health  officer  Port  of  New 
York,  members  ex-officio.  Charitip;s — Eleven; 
eight  3-ears;  |io  per  day  actual  attendance  and  ex- 
penses; aggregate  annual  salaries  limited  tof4,ooo. 
Prisons — Eight;  eight  years;  |io  per  day  each  for 
actual  attendance  and  expenses;  total  salaries  per 
annum  limited  to  f4, 000  Railroad — Three;  five 
years;  |S,ooo  and  expenses,  paid  by  the  railroads. 
Court  of  Claims — Three  ;  six  years  ;  $5,000 
and  expenses  not  to  exceed  #500.  Tax — Three; 
$2,500  and  $500  for  expenses.  Fisheries,  Game 
and  Fore.st — Five;  five  years;  President,  |3,ooo, 
others  12,500  and  $800  for  expenses.  Mediation 
AND  Arbitration — Three;  three  years;  |;3,oooand 
expenses.  Civil  Service — Three;  serve  at  pleas- 
ure of  Governor;  $2, 000.  Pharm.-^cy — Named  by 
New  York  ,State  Pharmaceutical  Association;  fi\-e; 
five  years;  no  salary;  expenses  paid  by  fees  for 
license.  Ar,RicULTi"R.\L  Station  at  Geneva — 
Ten;  three  years;  no  salary.  Niagara  Reser- 
vation— Five;  five  years;  no  salary.  Statutory 
Revision — Three  during  pleasure  of  Governor; 
$3,000.  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Home,  Bath — 
Nine;  three  years;  no  salary;  Governor  and  Attor- 
ney General  members  ex-officio.  Lunacy — Three; 
six  years;  President,  a  physician,  $7,500,  a  lawyer. 
$5,000,  and  a  layman,  $3,000;  $1,200  each  for  ex- 
penses. Quarantine — Three;  threeyears;  $2,500. 

State  Land  Board. — The  Lieutenant-Governor, 
Speaker  of  the  Assembly,  Secretary  of  State, 
Comptroller,  State  Treasurer,  .\ttorney  General 
and  State  Engineer  are  empowered  to  grant  the 
waste  and  unappropriated  lands  to  private  use, 
excepting  forest  lands. 


E.  VAN  BRl)('KLIX'.S  RE.SIDENCE. 


•■GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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Henry  T.  Dana,  M.  D.,  was  the  youngest  son 
and  child  of  Hon.  SardisDana  of  Madison  county, 
N.  Y.,  who  represented  his  district  in  the  legisla- 
ture, was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  conven- 
tion of  1S46,  and  was  also  county  judge.  Dr.  Dana 
was  educated  in  the  local  schools  and  at  Cazeno 
via  seminary.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine  in 
the  office  of'  Dr.  H.  P.  Mead  of  Morrisville,  N,  Y., 
completing  his  medical  studies  prior  to  graduation 
with  Dr.  James  H.  Armsby  of  .Albany,  N.  Y.,  the 
distinguished  professor  ol  anatomy  in  the  .\lbany 
Medical  college,  from  which  institution  Dr.  Dana 
graduated  in  1S63.  The  doctor  first  located  in 
Tully,  N.  v.,  atonce assuming  a  large  and  arduous 
practice.  His  health  becoming  impaired,  he  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  residing  there  three  years,  when 
he  returned  to  this  state,  locating  in  Cortland  in 
1S72.  Since  that  time  he  has  continuously  prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  the  latter  place.  He  was 
altogether  nineteen  years  examining  surgeon  for 
pensions;  was  president  of  the  board  on  its  forma- 
tion, a  position  he  held  during  all  the  years  of  his 
subsequent  service.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
Cortland  Count}'  Medical  society  on  locating  in 
Cortland,  and  has  served  as  its  president  at  differ- 
ent times.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  State 
Medical  society,  and  local  surgeon  for  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Railroad  Co.,  a  memlierof  the  Lehigh  Val- 
ley Association  of  Railway  .'-lurgeons  and  the  New 
York  State  Association  of  Railway  Surgeons.  He 
has  been  for  many  years  medical  examiner  for 
man}'  of  the  leading  life  insurance  companies. 
His  practice  has  been  large,  and  of  late  years  much 
of  his  time  has  been  occupied  as  a  consultant. 
Dr.  Dana  early  became  interested  in  Masonry. 
He  has  served  the  craft  as  worshipful  master, 
high  priest,  eminent  commander,  district  deputy 
grand  master,  and  was  one  of  the  special  commit- 
tee that  selected  the  site  for  the  Masonic  Home  at 
Utica.  Himself  and  wife  became  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  of  Cortland  during  the  pas- 
torate of  Dr.  Street.  Dr.  Dana  married  Miss  Eliz- 
abeth M.  Van  Bergen,  of  Tully,  N.  Y.  Four  chil- 
dren came  to  them,  two  only  surviving  the  period 
of  infancy,  the  elder  being  the  wife  of  Mr.  Charles 
E.  Van  Brocklin  of  Cortland,  and  the  younger  of 
ilr.  George  L.Barnard  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


Hyatt,  Plioto. 


DR.  HENRY  T.  DANA'S  RESIDENCE 


Hyutt.  Phot.j.        HKNKV    T.  liAXA.  ,\1.  L>. 

The  Cortland  Opera  House,  constructed  of  dark 
red  brick,  is  an  ornamental  structure  on  Groton 
avenue,  adjoining  the  Cortland  House,  a  building 
used  exclusively  for  a  theater  and  having  a  broad 
ground  floor  entrance,  connecting  with  a  trans- 
verse lobby  with  an  inside  vestibule.  The  seating 
capacity  is  1,000,  and  the  parquet  and  dress  circle 
are  fitted  with  folding  opera  chairs.  On  each  side 
of  the  stage  is  a  single  canopied  private  box,  en- 
tered from  the  parquet.  There  is  one  balcon}-  con- 
necting the  proscenium  arch  at  both  ends  with  an 
open  family  circle  enclosed  by  a  rail.  An  alley 
between  the  opera  house  and  the  hotel  affords  ad- 
mission to  the  stage  entrances,  which  may  also  be 
used  for  exits  in  case  of 
fire.  The  proscenium 
opening  is  square,  being 
30-ft.  high  and  30-ft.  wide. 
The  greatest  distance 
from  the  footlights  across 
the  stage  is  35  feet,  and 
the  distance  between  the 
side  walls  is  64  feet.  Be- 
tween the  stage  and  fly- 
girders  is  44  feet,  and 
from  the  floor  to  the 
grooves  overhead  is  16 
feet.  The  area  of  the 
building  is  67x112.  Its 
cost  was  f  43, 000.  A  stock 
company  built  and  own 
the  opera  house,  which 
was  opened  in  May,  1SS5. 
At  the  present  writing  it 
is  leased  to  an  amusement 
firm,  who  employ  William 
Wallace  as  the  local  man- 
ager. The  officers  of  the 
company  are:  President, 
Edward  Keator;  Vice- 
President,  Alex  Mahan; 
Secretary, H.  M.  Kellogg; 
Treasurer,  Thomas  F. 
Bray  ton. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


BENJAMIN  L.  WEBB, 

(Hyatt,  Photo.)  Sec.  and  Treas. 


L'ALVIN  P.  WALRAD, 

(Harris,  Photo.)  PresidenI 


The  Cortland  Savings  Bank  was  incorporated 
by  a  special  act  of  the  state  legislature  on  April  13. 
1866,  which  provided  that  "William  R.  Randall, 
Hiram  J.  Messenger,  Thomas  Keator,  Jedediah 
Barber,  George  W.  Bradford,  Perrin  H.  McGraw, 
Henry  Stephens,  PVederick  Hyde,  Horatio  Bal- 
lard, Henry  S.  Randall,  R.  Holland  Duell,  Hiram 
Crandall,  Horace  P.  Goodrich,  James  W.  Sturte- 
vant,  Alphonzo  Stone,  Silas  Blanchard,  Raymond 
P.  Babcock,  Nathan  Smith,  Daniel  E.  Whitmore, 
Stephen  Patrick,  and  their  successors  shall  be  and 
they  are  hereby  constituted,  a  body  corporate  and 
politic,  by  the  name  of  the  'Cortland  Savings 
Bank,'  to  be  located  in 
the  village  of  Cortland, 
in  the  county  of  Cortland, 
New  York, "etc.  The  first 
permanent  officers  elect- 
ed were:  President,  Wm. 
R.  Randall;  vice-presi- 
dents, Henry  Stephens, 
Geo.  W.  Bradford;  treas- 
urer, Wm.  R.  Randall  ; 
secretary,  S.  E.  Welch; 
attorney,  R.  H.  Duell  ; 
auditing  committee,  |. 
W.  Sturtevant,  P.  H.  Mc- 
Graw, Stephen  Patrick. 
The  bank  opened  for  busi- 
ness on  Sept.  25,  i856,  on 
the  second  floor  of  tin 
building  it  now  occupies, 
under  the  immediate 
charge  of  Mr.  Calvin  P. 
Walrad,  who  succeeded 
Mr.  vS.  E.  Welch  as  its  sec- 
retary, at  a  meeting  of  the 
trustees,  held  Sept.  ;,, 
1S66.  Mr. Morgan  L. 
Webb  was  elected  secre- 
tary of  the  bank  Jan.  II, 
1869,  succeedingMr. Wal- 
rad. Onjuly  13,  i874,Mr. 
Wm.  R.  Randall  resigned 
as  president,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Mr.  Henry  S. 
Randall,  who  held  the  of- 
fice until  his  death,  when    Harris,  Photo. 


he  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  Frederick  Hyde.    On 

Jan.  10,  1881,  Mr.  Morgan  L.  Webb  was  elected 
both  secretary  and  treasurer,  the  two  offices  be- 
ing united  until  Jan.  13,  1883,  when  Mr.  Ben- 
jamin L.  Webb  was  elected  secretary,  the  office 
of  treasurer  being  retained  by  Mr.  Morgan  L. 
Webb  until  his  death  in  1.S84,  when  he  was 
succeeded  by  Mr.  Calvin  P.  Walrad.  Dr.  Hyde 
retained  the  office  of  president  until  his  deaths 
in  1887,  when  Judge  R.  H.  Duell  was  elected  to 
fill  the  vacancy,  retaining  it  until  his  death,  in 
1S91.  when  the  office  was  filled  by  the  election 
of  Mr.  Calvin  P.  Walrad.  At  the  annual  meet- 
ing in  1S92  the  offices  of  secretary  and  treasurer 
were  again  united,  being  filled  by  the  election 
of  Mr.  Benj.  L.  Webb.  In  1S75  the  charters  of 
the  various  Savings  Banks  in  the  state  were 
made  uniform  as  to  their  "  rights,  powers  and 
privileges,"  and  during  the  same  year  the  office 
of  the  bank  was  moved  into  the  quarters  it  now 
occupies.  Starting  from  almost  nothing  in 
1866,  the  bank  assets  have  grown  to  nearly  one 
and  three-quarter  millions  of  dollars.  Onjan.i, 
igtxi,  the  report  to  the  Banking  department 
of  that  date  showed  deposits  amounting  to 
$1,640,077.94,  other  liabilities  $119.19,  and  sur- 
plus 1103,264.44;  total  assets,  $1,743,461.57; 
number  of  depositors,  6,757.  Its  present  offi- 
cers and  trustees  are  as  follows:  President, 
Calvin  P.  Walrad:  vice-presidents,  Stratton  S. 
Knox,  Marcus  H.  McGraw;  secretary  and  treas- 
urer, Benjamin  L.  Webb;  attorney,  Lewis  Bouton; 
trustees,  Calvin  P.  Walrad,  Benjamin  L.  Webb, 
Marcus  H.  McGraw,  Lewis  Bouton,  Stratton  S. 
Knox,  John  D.  F.  Woolston,  Eliot  L.  Stone,  Hubert 
T.  Bushnell,  Marvin  R.  Wood,  Hiram  D.  Corey, 
Frank  P.  Hakes,  Peter  D.  Muller,Geo.  S.  Sands. 

Commissioners  of  Canal  Fund.  —  This  body 
comprises  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  Secretary  of 
State,  Comptroller,  State  Treasurer  and  Attorney 
General.  As  the  name  implies,  it  controls  the 
canal  fund. 


THE  CORTLAND  SAVINGS  BANK. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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Hyatt.  Photo.      OFFICER.S  AND  BOAHD  UF  I.UVERXORS  CORTLAND  ATHLETIC  ASS'X.    [See  sk 
R.  F.  Smith.  Herbert  Boswortli.         H.  Hopkins.  A.D.Wallace.  E.  Per  Lee. 

James  Kelley.  Treas.       Joho  Murphy,  Sec'y.        JI.  E.  .Sarvay 
Lewis  Graves.  ilorris  Brotherton. 


P.  107. 


Valuable  Services. — The  people  of  Cortland  are 
under  greater  obligations  to  Dr.  J.  M.  Milne  than 
perhaps  many  appreciate.  Always  progressive, 
public-spirited  and  unselfishly  devoted  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  community,  Dr.  Milne  was  quick  to 
see  the  benefits  which  an  artistic,  high  class,  le- 
gitimate historical  souvenir  would  secure  for  a  vil- 
lage like  Cortland.  Therefore,  the  publisher— as 
well  as  the  public — is  greatly  indebted  to  Dr. 
Milne  for  the  encourage- 
ment he  gave  to  the  pro- 
ject, as  well  as  for  the  in- 
dispensable and  valuable 
services  which  he  ren- 
dered in  compiling  this 
publication.  We  trust  and 
believe  the  people  of 
Cortland  will  always  be 
proud  of  this  souvenir, 
and  that  when  the  ap- 
proaching century  has 
passed  into  history  this 
publication  will  continue 
to  be  the  living  reflex  of 
the  people  who  at  the 
most  important  period  in 
the  affairs  of  the  village 
responded  to  the  propo- 
sition by  which  is  made 
known  to  the  world  at 
large  the  rapid  strides  be- 
ing made  by  Cortland  at 
this  time  in  growth  and 
commercial  spirit. 


.\,  ,^.  Brown,  Pies.  Matthew  RtiflT. 

State  Canvassers. —This  board  is  constituted 
by  the  Secretary  of  .State,  Comptroller,  Attorney- 
General,  State  Treasurer  and  State  Engineer.  It 
is  required  by  law  to  convene  on  or  before  Dec.  15, 
following  a  general  election,  and  within  forty  daj'S 
after  a  special  election,  and  canvass  the  returns. 
Three  constitute  a  quorum,  and  where  a  quorum  is 
not  present  the  Mayor  and  Recorder  of  the  city 
of  Albany  may  be  required  to  attend. 


CORTLAND  ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION  CLUB  ROOMS. 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Butler.  I'liolos.    .luHX  A.  KENNEDY. 

John  A.  Kennedy,  the  custom  tailor  over  Jew- 
ett's  jewelry  store,  went  into  the  business  in  the 
same  place  on  April  i,  i8g6,  bringing  to  Cortland 
■with  him  an  experience  gained  by  steady  and  close 
application  to  the  practical   part  of   the  business 
under  the  in.structiou  of  some  of  the  leading  men 
in  that  line  both  in  Cortland  and  in  other   places. 
The  class  of  customers  which  go  into  his  shop  de- 
mand first  class  work  and  during  the  three  years 
he   has  been  in  the  business  for  himself  he  has 
made  it  his  sole  purpose   to  give  satisfaction  in 
every  respect.     Many  people  who  dress  well,  dis- 
playing taste  in  the  cut  and  pattern  of  their  gar- 
ments, arethose  who  have 
found  the   man   most  in- 
terested   and     seemingly 
best   adapted    to   under- 
stand their  wants  in  the 
tailorshop.  Mr.  Kennedy 
wasborn  in  Cortland  Feb. 
13, 186S,  and  attended  the 
schools    of  this    village. 
For     several     years      he 
worked      in    Wickwire's 
shops,  but  in  1S8S  started 
in  with  E.J.  Mattice,  now 
of  Albany,    to    learn    the 
trade  of  custom  tailoring, 
afterwards      being      em- 
ployed    for     about    four 
years    by   I    Whiteson  in 
this  village,      .\fter  work- 
ing for  Benson   in  Roch- 
ester for  some  time,  he 
returned  to  Cortland  to  go 
into  business  for  himself 
He    is  a    member  of  the 
A.    O.    H.,  the  C.    M.    B. 
A.,   and   the  Knights   of 
Columbu.s.      In    1S93   he 
was     married     to     Marv 
Murphy  of  Cortland, 


John  Weber,  manufacturer  of  ladies' 
tailor  made  suits,  learned  merchant  tailoring 
under  the  instruction  of  his  father  who  had 
followed  that  calling  all  his  life,  who  himself 
had  worked  under  the  best  masters  of  that 
trade  in  ^Munich,  Bavaria,  where  his  fathers 
had  worked  before  him  and  who  was  at  the 
lime  of  his  son's  apprenticeship,  in  1883,  in 
the  business  in  Rochester.  The  latter  af- 
terward worked  in  Buffalo,  returning  to 
Rochester  a  year  later  to  enter  the  emplo}- 
of  W.  E.  Williams,  subsequently  going  with 
Ross  Bros,  at  Oakfield.  In  1892  he  came  to 
Cortland,  first  being  employed  by  Daehler 
and  afterward  by  Harrington.  In  1S93  he 
married  Miss  B.  T.  Murray  and  returned  to 
Rochester,  six  months  later  locating  with 
Frank  Moran  at  Watkins.  He  came  back  to 
Cortland  in  1896,  and  was  in  the  employ  of 
Graham.  On  Oct.  i,  1S99,  he  started  the 
business  he  has  since  so  well  carried  on  in 
the  place  where  he  is  now  located,  occupy- 
ing jointly  with  Mr.  Kennedy  the  shop  and 
salesroom  over  Jewell's  jewelry  store.  He 
manufactures  the  latest  styles  of  ladies'  coats 
and  skirts  and  guarantees  them  to  fit.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  voung  men's  Athletic 
lOHN  WEBER.  ^lu),  of  Rochester. 

Judges,  Court  of  Appeals— Those  who  have 
honored  the  Court  of  Appeals  bench  of  this  state: 
Freeborn  G.  Jewett,  Onondaga  county;  Greene  C. 
Bronson,  New  York;  Chas.  H.  Ruggles,  Dutchess; 
.\ddison  Gardner.  Monroe,  elected  June  7,  1S47; 
Samuel  A.  Foote,  Ontario,  appointed  vice  Bronson, 
resigned,  .^pril  11,  1S51;  .\lex.  S.Johnson,  Oneida, 
elected  Nov.  4.  1851;  Hiram  Deuio,  Oneida,  app. 
vice  Jewett,  resigned — elected  June  23,  1853,  for 
balance  of  term,  re-elected  1S57;  George  F.  Coni- 
stock,  Onondaga,  elected  vice  Ruggles,  resigned, 
Nov.  6,  1S55;  Samuel  L.  Selden,  Monroe,  elected 
Nov.  6,  1855;  Henry  E.  Davies,  New  Vork,  elected 
Nov.  8,  1858;  William  B.  Wright,  Sullivan,  elected 
Nov.  5,  1861;  Henry  R.  Selden,  Monroe,  app.  vice 


JOHN  .\.  KENNEDY  AND  JOHN  WEBER'S  SALESROOMS. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


185 


5.  L.  Selden,  resigned,  July  i,  1862— elected  Nov. 

3,  1863;  John  K.  Porter,  Albany,  app.  vice  H.  R. 
Selden,  resigned,  Jan.  2,  1S65  — elected  Nov.  7, 
1865;  Ward  Hunt,  Oneida,  elected  Nov.  7,  1S65; 
Martin  Grover,  Allegany,  elected  Nov.  5,  1S67; 
Lewis  B.  WoodruflF,  New  York,  app.  vice  Porter, 
resigned,  Jan.  4,  1868;  Charles  Mason,  JIadison, 
app.  vice  Wright,  deceased,  Jan.  20,  1S6S;  Robert 
Earl,  Herkimer,  elected  Nov.  2,  1S69— Chief  Justice 

Jan.  25,  1S92;  John  A.  Lott,  Kings,  elected  Nov.  2, 
1869.  Under  the  Constitution  of  1S69  the  follow- 
ing have  been  ChiefJustices;  Sauford  E. Church, 
Orleans,  May  17,  1870;  Chas.  J.  Folger,  app,  vice 
Church,  deceased.  May  20,  1880— elected  Nov.  2, 
iSSo;  Charles  Andrews,  Onondaga,  app.  vice  Fol- 
ger, resigned,  Nov.  19,  1S81 — Nov.  7,  1892;  Wm. 
C.  Ruger,  Onondaga,  Nov.  7,  1S82;  Alton  B.  Par- 
ker, Ulster,  Nov.  2,  1897.  As.S0Cl.\'rE.s;  William  F. 
Allen,  Oswego,  Martin  Grover,  Allegany,  Rufus 
W.  Peckham,  Albany,  Charles  J.  b'olger,  Ontario, 
Charles  A.  Rapallo,  New  York  and  Charles  An- 
drews, Onondaga,  May  17,  1870;  Alex.  S.  Johnson, 
Oneida,  app.  vice  Peckham,  deceased,  Dec.  29, 
1S73;  Theodore  Miller,  Columbia,  Nov.  3,  1S74; 
Robert  Earl,  Herkimer,  app.  vice  Grover,  deceased, 
Nov.  5,  1875 — elected  Nov.  7,  1876 — re-elected  Nov. 

4,  1890;  Samuel  Hand,  Albany,  app.  vice  Allen, 
deceased,  June  10,  1S7S;  George F.  Danforth,  Mon- 
roe, Nov.  5,  1S78;  Francis  M.  Finch,  Tompkins, 
app.  vice  Folger,  chosen  chief  judge  May  25,  1880 
—elected  Nov.  S,  18S1;  Benj.  F.  Tracey,  Kings, 
app.  vice  Andrews,  chosen  chief  judge  Dec.  8, 
iSSi;  Rufus  W.  Peckham,  Albany,  Nov.  2,  1SS6; 
John  Clinton  Giray,  New  York,  app.  vice  Rapallo, 
deceased,  Jan.  25,  1888 — elected  full  term  Nov., 
18SS;  Denis  O'Brien,  Jefferson,  Nov.  5,  1889;  Isaac 
H.  Maynard,  Delaware,  app.  vice  Earl,  chosen 
chief  judge  Jan.  20,  1892;  Edward  T.  Bartlett, 
New  York,  Nov.  7,  1893;  Albert  Haight,  Erie,  Nov. 

6,  1894, 

Present  Court  of  Appeals  (terms  expire) — Chief: 
Alton  B.Parker,  Ulster,  Dec. 31,  1911.  ASSOCIATES: 
John  Clinton  Gray,  New  York,  Dec.  31,  1902; 
Denis  O'Brien,  Jefferson,  Dec.  31,  1903;  Edward  T. 
Bartlett,  New  York,  Dec.  31,  1908;  Albert  Haight, 
Erie,  Dec.  31,  1909;  Celora  E.  Martin,  Broome, 
Dec.  31,  1909;  Irving  G.  Vann,  Onondaga,  app. 
vice  Peckham,  resigned,  Dec.  31,  1910. 


Harris.  Photo. 


GE(J   P.  YACER. 


Harris.  Photo. 


YAGER'S  FAIR  STORE.    [See  sk.  and  View  Homer  Store,  P.  M\. 


Qeorge  P.  Yager,  proprietor  of  the  Fair  store 
at  No.  loS  Main  street,  started  in  business  for 
himselfin  Cortland  withJ.G.  Marshall,  at  the  place 
where  he  has  since  carried  on  a  considerable  trade, 
in  Feb.,  1S92.  Along  in  the  early  eighties  a  man 
named  Harris  started  the  FairStore  in  the  Squires 
block.  About  three  or  four  years  later  G.  Bligh, 
who  is  now  in  business  in  Oneonta,  bought  out 
Mr.  Harris  and  about  18S7  or  '88  moved  the  store 
into  its  present  quarters,  where  a  furniture  busi- 
ness had  up  to  that  time  been  carried  on.  It  next 
changed  hands  when  Yager  &  Marshall  purchased 
the  store.  This  firm  finding  a  good  opening  iu 
Homer  started  a  branch  Fair  store  in  that  village 
in  1895.  In  July,  1897,  Mr.  Marshall  retired  from 
the  Ci>rtland  business  and  a  short  time  after  sold 
his  interest  in  the  Homer 
store  to  Mr.  Crandall. 
Since  the  firm  of  Yager  & 
Marshall  took  the  busi- 
ness it  has  increased  to 
al)out  three  times  its  for- 
mer size,  both  in  the  vol- 
umeof  stock  and  amount 
of  business.  This  has  re- 
quired an  enlargement  of 
quarters,  to  meet  which  it 
was  necessary  to  obtain 
additional  floors,  so  that 
as  the  business  now  stands 
Mr.  Yager  occupies,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  main  store, 
25  X  100  feet,  the  base- 
ment and  the  two  upper 
lloors  and  a  part  of  the 
Ni-cond  floor  over  an  ad- 
joining store.  The  staple 
line  handled  by  Mr.  "Ya- 
■j^er  consists  of  crockery, 
lamps,  china  and  earthern 
ware  and  all  kinds  of 
house  furnishing  goods. 
During  the  holiday  sea- 
son Mr.  Yager  deals  quite 
extensively  in  holiday 
goods  of  all  sorts,  includ- 
ing a  large  variety  of  toys. 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


MRS.  DR.  J.  H.  SPALDING. 
He  also  does  a  considerable  business  in  picture 
framing.  Amongolherlinesof  goods  carried  in  this 
store  is  gentlemen's  and  ladies'  furnishing  goods, 
including  hosiery  and  underwear.  Mr.  Yager  was 
born  in  McConnnellsville,  Oneida  Co.,  Dec.  20, 
1863.  His  parents  moved  to  Cortland  when  he 
was  quite  youuif  and  he  was  educated  in  the  Cort- 
land schools.  After  leaving  school  he  entered  the 
dry  goods  store  of  Fish  &  Walrad,  who  about  a 
year  later  sold  out  and  Mr.  Yager  accepted  a  po- 
sition in  the  dry  goods  store  of  Tanner  Bros.,  and 
eight  years  later  went  into  business  for  himself 
He  was  married  to  R.  Mildred  Williamson  of 
Moravia,  June  1 1,  1S90. 

Julia  H.  Spalding,  n.  D.,  who  has  the  dis- 
tinction of  Ijeing  a  successful  lady  physician  with 
a  flattering  practice,  and 
who  stands  high  in  the  ho- 
meopathy school,  is  the 
daughter  of  Dr.  W.  W.  Kin- 
ney, of  Rome,  Pa.  She  was 
born  at  Sheshequin,  Brad- 
ford Co.,  Pa.,  and  obtained 
her  medical  education  at 
the  Hahnemann,  the 
F6undling  home,  and  the 
Chicago  Homeopathic  col- 
leges and  hospitals,  having 
been  graduated  from  the 
latter  institution  in  1S77. 
Her  first  field  of  practice 
was  in  Rome,  Pa.  On  Jan. 
10.  1SS3,  she  came  to  Cort- 
land. She  is  a  member  of 
the  Medico  Chirurgical  so- 
ciety of  Central  New  York 
and  the  American  Institute 
of  Homeopathy.  She  had 
the  advantage  of  consider- 
able hospital  practice  and 
instruction  in  the  Cook 
County  Hospital  at  Chica- 
go, where  she  remained  one 
year.  Her  special  line  of 
practice  is  in  chronic  dis- 
eases. On  Oct.  14,  1S63, 
she  was  married  to  Edgar    Butler,  Plioto. 


E.  Spalding,  by  whom  she  had  one  child,  Grace  L. , 
born  June  8,  iS56,  the  wife  of  Charles  H.  Miller, 
bookkeeper  for  Cooper  Bros.  Their  only  child. 
Earl  Spalding  Miller,  was  born  Sept.  27,  189S. 

Patriotic  Banquet  of  '21. — It  is  an  interesting 
fact  that  Cortland  gave  voice  to  a  protest  against 
the  inhumanity  of  slavery  in  the  South  at  a  bau- 
<]uet  held  by  the  First  Methodist  church  congre- 
gation on  the  occasion  of  the  laying  of  the  corner- 
stone of  the  church  edifice  as  early  as  July  4,  1S21. 
The  Rev.  Charles  Lane  Rice  (on  page  37),  in  his 
very  interesting  sketch  of  the  history  of  that  so- 
ciety, has  referred  to   the  event.     But  Franklin 
Pierce  Saunders  has  placed  in  our  hands  a  little 
volume  which  gives  the  list  of  toasts  offered  on 
that   occasion.      The    stirring   patriotism    which 
prevailed  among  the  Methodists  at  that  time  is 
shown  by  reference  to  this  list,  among  which  were 
the  following:  "Rei.ii'.ioi;.sToler.^tion;"  "Amer- 
ica— the  Home  of  the  Emigrant  and  the  Asylum  of 
Exile;"   "Our  Coiintrv";  "    "  The  Memory  of 
THE  He;roes  who  have  Fallen  in  Achieving  and 
Defending  the  Independence  of  their  Country  ;  " 
"The   Immortal   Wa.shington  and   his  Com- 
patriots ;"  "The  SiRviviNG  Patriots  of  Both 
Wars;"      "The     Union;"      "Our    Gallant 
Army;"    "Our    Gallant    Navy;"     "South 
America — The  Standard  of  Liberty  now  Waving 
on  the  Ramparts  ofits  Citadel ;  "  "  Slavery— The 
Darkest   Spot   on    the    American    Escutcheon  ;" 
"The  Dough  Faces  oethe  Northern  States, 
Who  Sacrificed  Principle  to  Southern    Influence 
and  made  Slavery  Constitutional  in   Missouri  ;  " 
"The  P'riends  ok  Liberty,  Wherever  they  may 
be  Found."     These  were  only  part  of  the  toasts 
given  at  that  Independence  Day  spread  in  Nathan 
Luce's  tavern.     Our  authority  does  not  state  who 
responded  to  them.      "After   dinner,"    says    this 
account,  "  the  ladies  withdrew,  and  the  cloth  be- 
ing removed  Gen.   S.   G.   Hathaway  presiding  as 
president  and  Col.  Roswell  Randall  as  vice-presi- 
dent, the  toasts  were  drank  under  the  discharge 
of  cannon  and  the  hearty  cheers  of  the  company 
at  the  table." 


MRS.  DR.  J.  H.  SPALDING'S  RESIDENCE. 


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187 


Henry  B.  Hubbard  started  in  business  in  Cort- 
land in  March,  1867,  when  in  company  with  Amasa 
Givens  he  became  one  of  the  members  of  the  firm 
of  J.  S.  Squires  &  Co.,  each  of  the  two  gentlemen 
buying  a  one-quarter  interest  in  the  large  business 
in  what  is  now  the  Martin  block,  which  James  S. 
Squires  was  then  carrying  on.  They  occupied  a 
double  store  and  employed  a  large  force  of  clerks, 
doing  a  general  merchandise  business,  with  a  trade 
coming  in  from  miles  around.  Mr.  Givens  was  at 
that  time  a  clerk  with  Mr.  Squires  and  Mr.  Hub- 
bard  was   a   clerk    for   Sturtevant,    Dowd    &   Co., 


Harris,  Photo.    H.  B.  HL'BB.\RI)'.S  STOKE. 

where  he  had  been  emploj'ed  since  coming  to  Cort- 
land for  about  three  years.  The  firm  of  J.  S. 
Squires  6c  Co.  continued  unchanged  until  March, 
1S72,  when  Messrs.  Givens  and  Hubbard  bought 
Mr.  Squires'  interest.  But  in  July,  1873,  Givens 
&  Hubbard  admitted  E.  D. 
Webb  to  the  business  as 
the  owner  of  a  third  inter- 
est and  the  firm  of  Givens, 
Hubbard  &'  Co.  were 
among  the  leading  busi- 
ness firms  until  January, 
1878,  when  they  disposed 
of  the  business  to  Floyd 
Chamberlain ,  who  came  to 
Cortland  fromUtica.  From 
that  time  until  April,  1881, 
when  Mr.  Hubbard  began 
his  present  business  in 
groceries  and  crockery-  in 
the  Hubbard  block,  he 
was  temporarily  out  of 
trade.  This  building,  a 
substantial  three-story 
brick  structure,  25x90 
feet,  was  built  by  Givens  & 
Hubbard  in  the  summer  of 
1873,  °°  ^  P'°'  °f  ground 
which  they  purchased  of 
Henrj-  S.  Randall.  The 
following  January,  after 
Mr.  Webb  became  a  part- 
ner, the  firm  moved  across 
the  street  into  this  block. 
Dropping  some  of  the 
lines  which  they  had  pre- 
viouslv   carried,  this  firm 


Harris,  Photo.        HEXRY  B.  HL'BBARD. 

confined  their  business  after  that  more  strictly  to 
dry  goods  and  carpets.  Mr.  Hubbard  carries  a  large 
line  of  groceries  and  crockery  ware.  He  is  the  sole 
owner  of  the  block,  having  purchased  Mr.  Givens' 
interest  Feb.  i,  1891.  .^s  among  the  oldest  active 
business  men  in  Cortland  heis  widelj-and  favorably 
known.  His  career  spans  the  period  in  which  Cort- 
land has  stepped  from  a  small  rural  village  into  the 
rank  of  a  city;  from  the  era  of  turf  and  gravel  paths 
and  mud  ruts  to  asphalt  pavementsand  liroad  stone 
walks.  Mr.  Hubbard  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church,  and  has  served  as  warden  and 
treasurer  for  nearly  thirty  years.  He  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Cortlaudville,  .iVpril  24,  1837,  and  was 
educated  in  thedistrictschoolsandtheCortlaudville 
academy.     In   May   22,  1854.  he  began  a  clerkship 


Harris,  Plioto. 


INTERIOR  H.  B.  HUBBARD'.S  STORE. 


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n^ 

PAUL  DR?:XLER.     (Hyatt,  Photus.i     W.  H.  TIFFT. 

with  Leauder  Fitts  at  McLean,  where  he  remained 
seven  years,  and  then  accepted  a  similar  position 
with  D.  B.  Marsh  &  Co.  of  the  same  place.  On  Oct. 
3,  iS6i,  he  married  Julia  B.  Robinson  of  Cortland- 
ville,  and  in  April,  1S64,  they  located  in  Cortland. 

Drexler  &  Tifft  opened  the  barber  shop  in  the 
Samson  building  on  Groton  avenue,  on  Jan.  15, 
190Q.  It  is  entirely  a  new  stand  and  is  ati  exceed- 
ingly convenient  location  for  the  business,  being 
only  two  doors  off  from  Main  street  and  directly 
opposite  the  Cortland  House  and  the  Opera  House. 
It  is  one  of  a  few  ground  floor 
shops  in  Cortland,  and  during  the 
short  time  it  has  been  opened  a 
large  patronage  has  been  acquired 
by  reason  of  the  fact  that  Messrs. 
Drexler  &  TiiTt  are  skilled  in  their 
trade,  attentive  to  the  demands  of 
their  customers  and  are  popular 
w'ith  all  classes.  From  time  to 
time  they  are  making  improve- 
ments, with  the  viewof  making  the 
shop  as  complete  in  appointments 
as  any  first-class  shop  in  the  coun- 
try. There  is  no  reason  why  this 
should  not  become  the  leading 
shop  in  Cortland,  enjoying  as  the 
proprietors  do  the  good  will  and 
custom  of  many  of  the  best  class  of 
patrons.  Henry  Paul  Drexler  was 
born  in  Chemnitz,  Saxony,  Aug. 
13,  1S71,  where  he  became  appren- 
ticed to  his  father  and  learned  not 
only  the  trade  of  a  barber,  but  to 
manufacture  wigs.  In  1.S91  Paul 
came  to  this  country  and  located  in 
Chicago,  where  he  remained  until 
1894,  when  he  came  to  Cortland. 
After  being  employed  by  different 
barbers  he  bought  out  the  shop  in 
the  Beaudry  building  of  Hiram 
Banks,  which  he  occupied  until  he 
formed  the  present  business  con- 
nection. He  was  married  to  Jo- 
hanna Louisa  Sacher  of  Cortland,        HariU,  Photo. 


May  23.  1895.  William  V.  Tifft  was  born  in 
Williamstown,  Mass.,  March  26,  1865,  and 
learned  the  barber's  trade  when  he  was  sixteen 
years  old,  and  worked  in  the  large  shops  in  Trov 
until  1886,  when  he  opened  a  shop  on  Pawling 
avenue,  afterwardscarrying  on  the  business  for 
himself  until  he  came  to  Cortland.  In  June, 
18S4,  he  was  married  to  Josephine  Christian. 
In  1898  he  came  to  Cortland,  and  was  employed 
in  various  shops  until  he  started  the  present 
business  with  Mr.  Dre.Kler. 

Speakers,   House    of    Representatives. — 

Frederick  .\.  Muhlenburgh,  Pa.,  ist,  3d  Cong.; 
Jonathan  Trumbull,  Ct.,  2d  Cong.;  Jonathan 
Dayton,  N.  J.,  4th,  5lh  Cong.;  Theodore  Sedg- 
wick, Mass.,  6th  Cong.;  Nathan  Macon,  N.C., 
7th,  8th,  9th  Cong.;  Joseph  B.  Varnum,  Mass., 
loth,  nth  Cong.;  Henry  Clay,  Ky.,  I2th-i6th, 
18th  Cong.;  Philip  P.  Barbour,  Va.,  lythCong.; 
John  W.  Taylor,  N.  Y.,  19th  Cong.;  Andrew 
Stephenson,  Va.,  2oth-2ist  Cong.;  James  K. 
Polk,  Tenn.,  24th-25th  Cong.;  Robert  M.  T.  ■ 
Hunter,  Va.,  26th  Cong.;  John  White,  Ky., 
27th  Cong.;  John  W.  Jones,  Va.,  2Sth  Cong.; 
John  W.  Davis,  Ind.,  29th  Cong.;  Robert  C. 
Winthrop,  Mass.,  30th  Cong.;  Howell  Cobb, 
Ga.,  31st  Cong.;  Linn  Boyd,  Ky.,  32d-33dCong.; 
NathanielP.  Banks, Jr.,  Mass.,  34th  Cong.;  Jas. 
Orr,  S.  C,  35th  Cong.;  William  Pennington, 
J.,    36th   Cong.;  Galusha   A.    Grow.    Pa..   37th 

Cong.;  Schuyler   Colfax,    Ind.,   3Sth-4oth   Cong.; 

James  G.  Blaine,  Me.,  4ist-43d  Cong.;  Michael  C. 

Kerr.  Ind.,  44th  Cong.;    Samuel  J.   Randall,   Pa., 

45th-46th  Cong,;  J.Warren  Kiefer,  O.,  47th  Cong.; 

John   G.  Carlisle,   Ky.,   48th-5oth  Cong.;  Thomas 

B.  Reed,   Me.,   51st,   54th,   55th  Cong. ;   Charles  F. 

Crisp,  Ga.,  52d-53d  Cong. 

The  Trustees  of  State  Buildings  are  the  Gov- 
ernor, Lieutenant-Governor  and  Speaker  of  the 
.^ssemblv. 


L. 
N. 


DREXLER  ct  TIFFT'S  BARBER  8H01', 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


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The  Cortland  Howe  Ventilating  Stove  Co. — 

This  company  was  organized  in  Cortland  in  the 
summer  of  1SS7  for  the  manufacture  of  stoves  and 
ranges,  and  especially  of  the  Howe  Ventilating 
stove,  which  was  also  at  that  time  being  manu- 
factured by  a  company  at  Fulton,  N.  Y.  It  im- 
mediately bought  the  plant  of  the  Sanford  Fork 
and  Tool  Co.,  corner  Elm  and  Franklin  streets  in 
the  village  of  Cortland,  where  its  foundry  is  now 
located,  expecting  to  start  business  there,  but  soon 
after  bought  out  the  Fulton  company,  and,  during 
the  years  1S87  and  18S8,  operated  the  foundry  at 
that  place.  In  the  latter  part  of  iSSS,  the  business 
was  moved  to  Cortland,  where  a  large  addition  to 
the  Fork  andTool  Co.'sbuildingshad  been  erected 
for  use  as  a  foundr\-.  Since  that  time  the  opera- 
tions of  the  company  have  been  carried  on  at  this 
place.  In  1S93  a  large  storehouse,  65  by  175  feet  in 
size,  was  built  by  the  company  adjoining  the  Le- 
high Valley  tracks  on  Railroad  street.  The 
foundry  is   also   located   on   this    railroad,  with 


ards,  professor  of  mechanical  engineering,  Yale 
University,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  author  of  the 
articleon  "Warmingand  Ventilation  of  Buildings," 
in  Johnson's  Cyclopedia  ;  E.  A.  Fuertes,  professor 
of  civil  engineering,  Cornell  University,  Ithaca, 
N.  Y. ;  director  of  New  York  State  Meteorological 
bureau,  etc.;  H.  S.  Carhart,  professor  of  physics, 
University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.;  H.  W. 
Harding,  professor  of  physics,  Lehigh  Universit}-, 
Bethlehem,  Pa.;  Leverett  Mears,  professor  of 
physics,  Williams  college,  Williamstown,  Mass.;H. 
D.  Didama,  M.  D.,  LL.  D.,  dean  of  college  of  medi- 
cine, Syracuse  university,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  ex- 
president  New  York  State  Medical  society  and 
New  York  State  Medical  association,  etc.;  JohnO. 
Roe,  M.  D.,  ex-president  of  the  American  Laryn- 
gological  association  ;  ex-president  New  York  State 
Medical  society  ;  corresponding  member  of  the 
Societe  Francaise  D'Otologie,  de  Laryngologie  et 
de  Rhinologie,  member  of  the  British  Medical  as- 
sociation, of  the    American    Climatological   asso- 


Borrowed  Cut. 


THE  HOWE  VENTILATING  STOVE  CO.'S  WORKS. 


"Stand.  Ind.  Ed. 


switches  running  along  both  foundry  and  store- 
house furnishing  facilities  for  receiving  supplies  and 
shipping  goods. 

The  Cortland  Howe  Ventilator,  the  specialty  in 
the  line  of  stoves  manufactured  by  this  companv, 
has  probably  as  high  and  wide  a  reputation  as  any 
product  of  Cortland  factories.  It  is  a  ventilating 
stove,  which  not  only  warms  but  purifies  the  air  in 
the  house  where  it  is  placed,  taking  fresh  air  from 
outside,  warming  it  and  passing  it  into  the  house 
and  also  removing  through  the  chimney  cold  and 
foul  air  from  alongthe  floor.  Ithas  been  adopted 
by  the  United  States  government,  and  is  in  use  in 
forts  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  It  has  re- 
ceived highest  awards,  medals,  and  diplomas  as 
follows  :  International  Expositions  at  Chicago,  San 
Francisco,  .\tlanta,  Nashville,  Omaha  ;  Gold 
Medal,  Mechanic's  Fair,  Boston  ;  Longstreth 
Medal,  Franklin  Institute,  Philadelphia  ;  besides 
thirty  F'irst-premiums. 

Among  the  distinguished  scientific  men  who 
have  tested  it  and  testified  to  its  merits  are  the 
following  :  Prof.  Romyn  Hitchcock,  Smithsonian 
Institution,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Charles  B.  Rich- 


ciation,  of  the  American  Medical  association,  etc.; 
W.  J.  Waggener,  professor  of  physics,  Colorado 
State  university,  Boulder,  Colo.;  S.  T.  Morelandv 
professor  of  natural  philosophy,  Washington  and 
Lee  university,  Lexington,  Va.;  Benj.  J.  Sloan, 
(West  Point ),  professor  of  physics.  South  Caro- 
lina college,  Columbia,  S.  C;  A.  E.  Menke.  pro- 
fessor of  chemistry,  Arkansas  Industrial  univers- 
ity, Fayetteville,  Ark.;  Col.  M.  H.  Crump,  pro- 
fessor of  natural  science,  Ogden  college,  Bowling 
Green,   Ky. 

Besides  being  the  best  heating  stove  and  the 
only  really  successful  ventilating  stove  on  the 
market,  it  is  also  the  handsomest  from  an  artistic 
standpoint. 

Its  sale  increased  in  1899  more  than  fifty  per 
cent  over  the  preceeding  year. 

This  company  was  the  only  Cortland  company 
having  an  exhibit  and  receiving  an  award  at  the 
Columbian  Exposition  at  Chicago  in  1S93,  ^^d  i^ 
the  only  one  which  will  have  an  exhibit  at  the 
Paris  Exposition  this  year. 

Besides  the  Ventilator,  the  companj-  manufac- 
tures a  line  of  ranges  which  received  the  highest 


I90 


•GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Hyatt,  Photos.    G.  F.  RE.^UDRY. 


O.  C.  SMITH. 


awards  at  the  Atlanta  and  Omaha  International 
Expositions — the  only  ones  where  they  have  been 
exhibited — and  for  which  it  is  claimed  that  they 
are  the  best  working  and  most  economical  ranges 
on  the  market.  The  company  also  manufactures 
a  variety  of  cheaper  heating  stoves  for  wood  and 
coal,  and  does  quite  a  liusiness  in  nickel  plating 
and  miscellaneous  foundry  work,  aside  from  the 
manufacture  of  stoves. 

Its  foundry  is  located  on  the  trolley  line  of  the 
Cortland  &  Homer  Traction  Co.,  as  well  as  on  the 
Lehigh  Valley  railroad,  making  it  easy  of  access 
from  all  parts  of  the  villages. 

The  present  manager  of  the  company  is  Will- 
iam H.  Clark,  with  Levi  Butler  as  superintendent. 

Smith  &  Beaudry  formed 
a  co-partnership  in  1897,  and 
succeeded  to  a  part  of  the 
t)usiness  that  had  been  es- 
tablished by  G.  F.  Beaudry 
in  1SS6.  The  firm  at  once 
enlarged  upon  the  lines  that 
had  formed  a  part  of  Mr. 
Beaudry's  stock  in  trade,  in- 
troducing new  goods  and  a 
greater  variety  of  suppliesin 
one  direction  and  dropping 
certain  classes  of  merchan- 
dise in  another.  In  fact  a  di- 
vision in  the  original  lines 
was  made,  Smith  &  Beaudry 
taking  up  the  book,  station- 
ery and  wall  paper  trade, and 
Mr.  Beaudry  continuing  to 
carry  on  in  the  adjoining 
store  the  cigar,  tobacco  and 
bicycle  lines.  Smith  &  Beau- 
dry's  wall  paper  and  sta- 
tionery business  proved  a 
success  from  the  start,  and 
during  1899  it  more  than 
doubled  that  of  the  previous 
year,  so  that  in  order  to 
make  room  for  the  rapidly 
increasing  business  the  firm 
was    forced  to  close  out  its    Hyatt,  Photo. 


soda  water  and  confectionery  trade.  The 
store  in  which  Smith  &  Beaudry  carry  on 
business  is  at  No.  73  Main  street,  one  of  the 
two  stores  on  the  ground  floor  of  the  Beau- 
dry block.  The  stock  of  this  firm  com- 
prises all  lines  of  publications,  including 
standard  works,  novels,  periodicals  and 
newspapers,  school  and  office  supplies, 
everything  in  stationery,  text  books,  blank 
books,  camerasand  amateurphotographers' 
supplies,  art  goods  and  pictures,  picture 
frames  and  picture  and  room  mouldings.  It 
is  a  large  store,  25  x  100  feet.  In  the 
rear  is  the  wall  paper  department,  the  firm 
making  a  special  feature  of  this  line  by  hav- 
ing the  exclusive  local  agency  of  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  Wallace  Wall  Paper  Co.  O.  C. 
Smith  was  born  in  Otisco,  Onondaga  county, 
N.  v.,  .\ug.  12,  1S46.  Coming  to  Cortland 
in  the  fall  of  1S63,  he  obtained  a  clerkship 
in  the  drug  store  of  Dr.  T.  C.  Pomeroy, 
which  he  held  until  the  fall  of  1864,  when 
he  enlisted  in  the  i.S5th  regiment.  When 
that  regiment  returned  home,  in  June,  1S65, 
he  was  transferred  to  the  Duryea  Zouaves, 
being  mustered  out  of  service  the  following 
.\ugust.  After  his  return  home  he  was  with 
Dr.  Pomeroy  a  ^-ear,  afterwards  with  Niver 
cS:  Crane  at  McLean  two  years,  and  then 
with  Wallace  &  Mahan,  continuing  with 
the  latter,  and  subsequently  with  D.  F.  Wal- 
lace, until  in  1890  he  was  admitted  to  the  business 
as  one  of  three  partners,  D.  F.  Wallace  and  W.  G. 
McKinney  being  his  partners.  Subsequently  he 
traveled  for  Janeway  &  Carpenter  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, N.  J.,  and  in  July,  1899,  he  became  a  travel- 
ing representative  of  the  Wallace  Wall  Paper  Co. 
of  Cortland,  in  which  he  has  a  partnership  inter- 
est. He  was  married  to  Maria  C.  Per  Lee  of  Mc- 
Lean in  1S70.  G.  F.  Beaudrj-  was  born  in  Hague, 
Warren  county,  Sept.  5,  1861.  When  he  was  at 
an  early  age  his  parents  moved  to  Cortland,  where 
he  was  educated  in  the  public  and  the  Normal 
schools.  In  1S79  1'^  started  a  small  business  in 
news,  tobacco  and  fruit,  where  James  Kelley  is 
now  doing  business,  and  four  years  later  moved  to 


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191 


larger  quarters  in  an  ad- 
jacent store.  In  1S85  he 
bought  the  site  of  the 
Beaudry  block  and  erect- 
ed a  handsome  brick  and 
stone  structure,  three  sto- 
ries high  and  27  x  100 
feet  in  area.  In  the  spring 
of  1SS6  he  moved  into  the 
building  and  enlarged  the 
business.  In  1S92  he  add- 
ed safety  bicycles,  and 
to-day  is  a  large  dealer 
in  that  line.  In  March, 
1883,  he  wedded  Harriet 
Jones  of  Baldwinsville. 
They  have  five  children — 
Harriet,  \yi  years  old; 
Fred,  9  years;  Leon,  7; 
Ida,  11;  and  May,  14. 
The  two  boys  and  Ida  and 
May  are  expert  riders  on 
the  wheel,  Fred  and  Leon 
Iiaving  made  a  national 
reputation  as  fancy  and 
trick  riders. 

A.  D.  Wallace,  one  of  the  best  known  land- 
lords in  the  county,  succeeded  Burns  Linderman 
as  part  owner  of  the  Brunswick  in  1S89,  the  hotel 
having  for  ten  years  previous  to  that  time  been 
conducted  by  Linderman  &  Wallace,  the  latter, 
W.  A.  Wallace,  being  a  brother  of  the  present  pro- 
prietor, Wallace  Bros,  were  proprietors  of  the 
hotel  from  18S9  to  1893,  when  W.  \.  Wallace  re- 
tired. Since  then  A.  D.  Wallace  alone  has  run 
the  hotel,  and  he  has  demonstrated  that  he  under- 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


INTERIOR  OF  S.MITH  i  BE.\UDRY'S  STORE. 

stands  fully  how  to  cater  to  the  wants  of  the  pub- 
lic in  a  manner  that  is  satisfactory  to  all  classes. 
As  a  caterer  he  has  brought  the  Brunswick  into 
vogue  for  supper  parties,  luncheons  and  game  din- 
ners. The  accompanying  engraving  of  the  hotel 
does  not  do  full  justice  to  the  accommodations 
that  this  house  affords.  Upon  entering,  one  is 
surprised  at  the  amount  of  room  provided  for  ho- 
tel and  especially  dining  purposes.  The  main  en- 
trance opens  into  the  public  room  and  office   with 


Harris.  Photo. 


THE  BRUN'.SWICK  HOTEL-A.  D.  WALLACE.  PROPRIETOR. 


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Hyatt,  Photo.        NATHAN  L.  .MILLER. 

bar  in  the  rear.  The  cafe  has  a  separate  entrance 
and  is  connected  in  the  rear  with  a  hall  opening 
into  the  private  dining  rooms.  The  hotel  dining 
room  and  ladies'  parlors  are  on  the  second  floor, 
all  very  comfortably  furnished  and  under  the  di- 
rect personal  charge  of  Mrs.  Wallace,  who  pos- 
sesses equal  tact  and  skill  with  her  husband  in 
providing  culinary  service  for  the  guests  of  the 
house.  In  every  respect  the  interior  arrange- 
ments are  fully  in  keeping  with  the  needs  of  a 
first-class  hotel.  Mr.  Wallace  is  prominent  in  the 
Masonic  order,  being  a  Knights  Templar  and  a 
member  of  Central  City  Ancient  Accepted  Scot- 
ish  rite,  32nd  degree.  Among  the  fraternity  of 
Elks  he  is  widely  known,  beinga  member  of  Syra- 
cuse lodge.  No.  31.  In  local  politics  he  is  an  ag- 
gressive and  earnest  partisan  along  party  lines 
without  the  induction  of  offensive  personalities 
and  in  the  matter  of  public  advancement  enter- 
tains broad  guaged  views.  Mr.  Wallace  was  born 
in  Auburn  and  came  to  Cortland  in  1872,  being 
employed  in  a  machine  and  cooperage  shop  here 
five  years.  From  1877  to  1881  he  was  employed 
by  the  Cortland  Wagon  Co.,  with  the  exception  of 
one  year,  when  he  was  in  South  America  promot- 
ing railroad  interests.  In  1881  he  went  to  Auburn 
where  for  four  years  he  was  employed  b}-  the  E. 
D.  Clapp  Wagon  Co.  of  that  city.  On  Feb.  14, 
18S2,  he  was  married  to  Emma  Hodson  of  Cort 
land.  From  Auburn  he  went  to  Springville  where 
for  two  years  he  was  employed  by  the  O'Neill 
Wagon  Co.  He  was  afterwards  foreman  of  the 
wood  department  of  the  Watertown  Spring  Wagon 
Works.  Mr.  Wallace  was  president  of  tlie  Cort- 
land Athletic  association  during  1897  '99  inclu- 
sive, and  is  one  of  the  strongest  ol  Cortland's  sup- 
porters of  athletic  sports. 

Courteous  Public  Officers. — A  great  deal  of 
valuable  information  contained  in  this  Souvenir 
was  obtained  through  the  kindness  of  County 
Clerk  Hubert  T.  Bushnell  and  his  deputy,  Stephen 
K.  Jones,  and  the  village  clerk,  F.  H.  Hatch,  who 
placed  at  "  Grip's"  disposal  the  records  of  their 
offices  and  personally  aided  him  in  looking  up 
statistics. 


Dougherty  &  Miller,  who  are  among  the  best 
known  of  the  younger  members  of  the  Cortland 
County  bar,  formed  the  co-partnership  in  iS94and 
opened  a  suite  of  oftices  in  the  Second  National 
bank  building  where  they  have  since  been  located. 
Both  gentlemen  are  prominent  in  the  local  po- 
litical field,  Mr.  Miller  being  chairman  of  the  Re- 
publican committee  and  Mr.  Dougherty  one  of  the 
principal  counselors  in  the  Democratic  party. 
Mr.  James  Dougherty  was  born  in  Solon,  Cortland 
county,  April  28,  1859,  and  was  educated  at  the 
Cortland  Normal  school  and  Cazenovia  seminary. 
He  entered  upon  the  study  of  law  with  Hiram 
Crandall  in  Cortland  in  1879.  At  the  time  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  which  was  at  Ithaca,  Ma\-  5, 
1S83,  he  was  studying  in  the  office  of  Bouton  & 
Champlin,  Cortland.  He  began  practice  in  Cort- 
land and  at  the  time  he  formed  the  present  busi- 
ness connection  had  secured  a  profitable  busi- 
ness. F'rom  1881  to  1887  he  represented  Solon 
on  the  board  of  supervisors.  He  was  also  for  three 
years  clerk  of  the  board.  He  is  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  local  branch  of  the  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus. Nathan  L.  Miller  was  born  in  Solon,  Oct.  10, 
1868,  and  was  educated  at  the  Normal  school  where 
he  was  graduated.  In  1890  he  entered  the  office  of 
Smith  &  Dickinson  where  he  studied  law  until 
1893  when  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  spring 
examination  in  Syracuse.  In  the  fall  of  that  year 
he  was  elected  school  commissioner  for  the  first 
district  of  Cortland  county  and  held  the  office  for 
six  years.  In  the  fall  of  iSgShe  was  chosen  chair- 
man of  the  Republican  county  committee.  On 
Nov.  23,  l8g6,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Dav- 
ern  of  Marathon. 

The  Canal  Board  comprises  the  Comptroller, 
State  Treasurer,  Attorney  General,  State  Engineer 
and  Superintendent  of  Public  Works.  It  has  su- 
pervisory authority  over  the  canals  and  isrequired 
to  pass  upon  all  expenditures. 


H.valt.  I'huto 


,I.\.MES  1)01'(tHERTV. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


193 


Horace  L.  Bronson  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Virgil,  Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1S52.  He  is  the 
senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Bronson  6c 
Davis.  He  attended  the  Homer  academy  and  was 
graduated  from  the  classical  course  in  1873.  He 
entered  the  law  school  at  -Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  was 
graduated  from  that  institution  in  1S75.  Mr. 
Bronson  was  elected  district  attorney  of  Cortland 
county  in  1885,  and  was  re-elected  in  18SS.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  in  1891  he  re- 
sumed the  general  practice  of  law.  In  1S97  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Rowland  L.  Davis  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Bronson  &  Davis,  which  is 
known  as  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  our 
Cortland  county  bar.  Their  offices  are  located  at 
6,  7  and  S  Burgess  block.  Mr.  Bronson  is  a  Re- 
publican in  politics  and  has  been  several  times 
chairman  and  secretary  of  the  Republican  county 
commitee.  He  is  also  largely  interested  in  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising,  having  400  acres  of  land 
upon  which  he  has  a  large  drove  of  thoroughbred 
Holstein  stock  in  which  he  takes  great  pride.  He 
and  his  family  spend  a  goodly  portion  of  the  sum- 
mer months  at  his  Little  York  farm,  one  of  the 
bestequipped  of  Cortland  county'smany  fine  stock 
farms. 

Rowland  L.  Davis  was  born  at  Dryden,  Tomp- 
kins Co.,  N.  Y.,  July  10,  1871.  He  is  the  son  of 
Major  Lucius  and  Harriet  L.  Davis.  In  1880  they 
moved  to  McLean,  where  Mr.  Davis  attended 
school  at  the  academy,  and  in  1S90,  he  entered  the 
State  Normal  and  Training  school  at  Cortland.  In 
1892,  '93  and  '94  he  was  engaged  in  the  profession 
of  teaching,  and  in  the  two  latter  years  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  Chenango  Forks  academy  in  Broome 
county.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  the  Nor- 
mal, graduating  in  Tune,  1896.  While  in  the  Nor- 
mal he  was  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  De- 
batingclub,  now  the  Delphic  Fraternity.  The  fol- 
lowing September,  he  entered  the  Cornell  College 
of  Law,  graduating  there  in  June,  1S97,  with  the 
degree  of  LL.  B.,  having  completed  a  two  years' 
course  in  one  year.  On  July  6,  1897,  Mr.  Davis 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  .\lbany,  and  soon  after 
formed  a  partnership  with  Horace  L.  Bronson  of 
Cortland,  for  the  practice  of  law,  under  the  firm 


ROWLAND  L.  DAVIS. 
13 


HORACE  L.  BROX.SO.V. 

name  of  Bronson  &  Davis,  a  partnership  which 
still  exists,  their  oiBces  being  Nos.  6,  7  and  8 
Burgess  block.  In  JIarch,  1S99,  he  was  elected 
police  justice  of  Cortland  village,  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket,  by  a  plurality  of  one  hundred,  over 
Charles  V.  Coon,  Democrat,  and  Charles  S.  Bull, 
Independent  Republican.  Mr.  Davis  has  taken 
an  active  interest  in  politics,  and  for  the  past  two 
years  has  been  secretary  of  the  Republican  county 
committee.  Socially,  he  belongs  to:McLean  lodge, 
No.  328,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Cortland  lodge,  No. 
351,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  Cortiandville  lodge,  No.  470,  F.  ■ 
&  A.  M. 

Taxes  and  Valuations,  Cortland  Co.,  1899.— 

Total  assessed  acreage,  312,086.27-400  ;  total  town 
tax,  568,178.26;  total  county,  132,607.19;  state  for 
schools,  19,823.26;  state  for  canals,  55,093.54;  state, 
general,  $16,200.34.  The  following  were  assessed 
valuations  : 

Real  Estate.  Personal. 

Cincinnatus ---I    292,905   J  30,650  00 

Cortiandville--  6,390,640 767,127  31 

Cuyler 389.372 19,35000 

Freetown 273,556 13,81500 

Harford 275,785   20,775  00 

Homer 1,741,415   223,315  00 

Lapeer 231,233 10,85000 

JIarathon 725,150  143,00000 

Preble 422,890 47,05000 

Scott .       246,500   25,65000 

Solon _-_       236,385   5.15000 

Taylor 211,845   I3.375  co 

Truxton 396,015 23,400  00 

Virgil 407,577   21,65000 

Willet 249,718 37,97000 

Total 112,490,986  «1, 403, 127  31 

State  Board  of  Equalization.— It  is  constituted 
b\'  the  Lieutenant-Governor,  Secretarv  of  State, 
Comptroller,  State  Treasurer,  Attorney-General, 
Speaker  of  the  Assembly,  State  Engineer  and  State 
Tax  Commissioners.  They  are  charged  with  the 
duty  of  equalizing  the  state  tax  among  the  several 
counties  of  the  state,  and  fixing  the  amount  of 
assessment  on  real  and  personal  property  on  which 
the  state  tax  is  levied. 


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lIVHtt.    I'll. 


DKLOS  BAUDER. 


Delos  Bauder,  who  was  proprietor  of  the  Cort- 
land House  for  about  twenty-seven  years,  was  born 
in  the  town  of  Oppenheim,  Fulton  county,  Sept. 
'8>  1835-  Until  27  years  of  age  he  remained  on  the 
farm.  In  the  spring  of  1862  he  bought  a  hotel  at 
Brockett's  Bridge  (now  Dolgeville)  and  it  was 
there  that  a  successful  hotel  career  of  thirty-three 
years  began.  When  in  his  23d  year,  Oct.  14.  1S57, 
he  was  married  to  Lucy  Clark  of  Manheim,  Herki- 
mer Co.,  who  died  Dec.  13,  1892,  and  during  that 
year  he  worked  for  his  father  for  |i  12.  After  that 
lie  rented  the  farm  for  four  years.  He  conducted 
the  Brockett's  Bridge  hotel  four  years,  going  to 
Adams,  Jefferson  Co.,  in  the  spring  of  1866,  where 
he  bought  a  hotel  which  he  conducted  two  years. 
In  the  summers  of  '64  and  '65  he  spent  eight 
months  each  at  sea,  mackeral  and  codfishing,  to 
recuperate  his  healtli.  While  prospecting  for 
anotiier  location  in  which  to  go  into  business  Mr. 
Bauder  heard  from  Dan  Baker,  an  old  Cortland 
boy,  that  John  Wheeler,  the  proprietor  of  the 
Cortland  House,  desired 
to  sell  out.  Mr.  Bauder 
reached  Cortland  that 
night  a  perfect  stranger, 
with  the  money  in  his 
pocket.  The  next  day  he 
bought  the  hotel  and  re- 
turned for  his  family,  com- 
ing back  to  Cortland 
about  the  middle  of  April 
and  taking  possession  the 
28th  of  the  month.  The 
hotel  was  run  down  and 
Mr.  Bauder  proceeded  at 
once  to  put  it  in  order, 
buying  f2,ooo  worth  of 
furniture  in  Syracuse  and 
generally  titling  up  the 
house  iu  good  shape.  In 
August,  I S82,  he  began  re- 
pairing the  old  Cortland 
House,  building  new  on 
Groton  avenue  a  brick 
Ijuildiug  four  stories 
liigh,  45  feet  front  and  91 1 
feet  deep,  and  containing 
two  stores,  which  he  fur- 


nished entirely  new.  That  year  he  fitted  the  house 
throughout  with  steam,  the  first  hotel  in  Cortland 
to  have  steam  heat.  This  work  was  all  finished  in 
the  winter — early  in  'S3.  When  that  work  was  fin- 
ished he  had  then  laid  out  f  19.000  on  the  house,  in- 
cluding besides  what  has  been  mentioned,  chande- 
liers, 1,600  yardsof carpet,  new  furniture,  etc.  That 
year,  Nov.  28,  the  hotel  was  burned  down  entirely, 
the  fire  originating  in  the  Barber  block.  A  severe 
blow  it  must  have  been,  coming  so  quickly  after 
all  of  these  expenditures.  [For  an  account  of  the 
fire  see  page  105.]  .^pril  i,  1884,  Mr.  Bauder  broke 
ground  for  the  new  hotel — the  present  Cortland 
House — and  on  Jan.  28,  18S5,  the  place  was  opened 
to  the  public  for  business.  The  construction  of  a 
hotel  of  the  dimensions,  and  after  the  elaborate 
plans  that  were  involved  in  this  house,  was  a  mat- 
ter of  considerable  interest  to  Cortland  people  as 
a  house  of  that  imposing  character  was  in  those 
days  regarded  as  a  wonder  for  a  place  the  size  of 
Cortland.  In  November,  18S9,  Lyman  P.  Rogers 
took  possession  of  the  hotel  on  a  lease  of  ten 
years,  but  a  year  and  ten  months  later  he  died 
and  Mr.  Bauder  again  took  charge,  conducting  the 
hotel  down  to  June  I,  1895,  when  Mr.  Dorr  C. 
Smith,  the  present  landlord,  assumed  proprietor- 
ship of  the  business  and  Mr.  Bauder  retired  from 
active  business  life.  In  the  spring  of  1890  Mr. 
Bander  bought  the  property  where  he  now  resides. 
No.  32  Lincoln  avenue,  and  fitted  it  over  in  first- 
class  style.  Mr.  Bauder  is  a  32nd  degree  Mason, 
being  a  memberof  the  Consistory  of  Syracuse  and 
of  the  Yiyara  Mystic  Shrine  of  I'tica.  On  April 
15,  i8g6,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Wood  of 
Greene,  N.  Y. 

The  State  Senate,  by  an  an  amendment  to  the 
Constitution  of  1S94,  was  made  to  consist  of  fifty 
members,  which  is  entirely  changed  by  an  elec- 
tion every  two  (the  even)  years.  The  districts 
must  consist  of  contiguous  territory,  and  no  county 
can  be  divided  except  when  it  is  entitled  to  more 
than  one  senator.  Under  the  first  constitution  the 
senate  consisted  of  twenty-four  members,  appor- 
tioned among  four  districts,  who  were  bv  lot  di- 
vided into  four  classes,  so  that  the  terms  of  six 
should  expire  each  year.  The  census  of  1793,  by 
authority  of  a  constitutional  provision,  enlarged 
the  senate  to  forty-three.  In  1801  the  number  was 
reduced  to  32,  which  prevailed  until  the  Constitu- 
tion of  1894  was  adopted.  [See  List  of  Senators, 
1900,  on  page  208.] 


Borroweil  I'lmto.      Hl'INS  OF  CORTLAND  HOU.SK.    ISee  sk.,  "Big  Fire  'S-V  I'.  105. 


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195 


The  Agricultural  So= 
ciety  was  first  formed  at 
a  meeting  held  at  Hop- 
kins' Hotel,  March  30, 
iSiS.  On  Oct.  I,  183S,  at 
a  meeting  held  in  the 
court  house  to  reorganize 
the  society,  John  Miller 
was  chosen  president,  Jo- 
seph Rej-nolds  and  Peter 
Walrad,  vice-presidents, 
Rufus  Boies,  treasurer, 
and  Paris  Barber,  secre- 
tary-. The  first  fair  was 
held  at  the  Eagle  Tavern, 
and  afterwards  for  a  time 
at  that  place  or  at  the 
court  house.  Finally 
grounds  were  secured  in 
Homer,  which  were  used 
until  1857,  when  the  pres- 
ent grounds  between  the 
two  villages  were  ob- 
tained, and  the  fairs  have 
been  held  there  ever 
since.  The  enclosed 
grounds  comprise  25 
acres,  and   the  buildings 

are  built  in  a  modern  and  substantial  manner,  A 
splendid  half-mile  track  is  the  scene  of  many  in- 
teresting trials  of  speed  at  the  annual  fairs.  The 
grand  stand  was  erected  at  an  expense  of  $4,500. 
There  are  large  buildings  for  the  display  of  ex- 
hibits and  good  stabling  accommodations.  The 
annual  fairsare  very  popular  and  largely  attended. 
Twenty  thousand  people  are  said  to  have  attended 
in  1899.  F.  H.  Searsof  Cortland  is  president,  Geo. 
P.  Squires  of  Marathon,  vice-president,  W.  J. 
Greenman  of  Cortland,  secretary,  andC.  F.  Brown 
of  Cortland,  treasurer. 

First  Settlers   in    Several    Towns.— Homer, 


I).  F.  WALLACE'S  RESIDENCE. 

Amos  Todd  and  Joseph  Beebe,  1791;  Cortlandville, 
John  Miller,  1792;  Virgil,  Joseph  Chaplin,  1792; 
Marathon,  Dr.  Japheth  Hunt,  1794;  Cineinnatus, 
Thaddeus  Rockwell,  1793;  Truxton,  Samuel  C. 
Benedict,  1793;  Cuyler,  Nathaniel  Potter,  Christo- 
pher Whitne}',  David  Morse,  Benj.  Brown,  1794; 
Preble,  James  Cravath,  John  Gill,  1796;  Scott,  Pe- 
leg  Eabcock,  Samuel  and  Asa  Howard,  1799;  So- 
lon, Roderick  Beebe,  Johnson  Bingham,  1794; 
Freetown.  Cyrus  Sanders,  1795;  Taylor,  Ezra  Rock- 
well, 1793;  Willet,  Ebenezer  Crittenden,  1797;  Har- 
ford, Dorastus  De  Wolf,  1803;  Lapeer,  Primus 
Grant,  (colored),  1799. 


THE  OLD  CORTLAND  HOUSE-DELOS  BAUDER.  PROP'R.  "Stand.  Ind.  Ed.' 

Erected  by  Danforth  Merrick,  1829— Burned  Nov.  28,  1H83.    [See  "  Big  Fire  of  '.S3,"  P.  10.5. 1 


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\VM.  H.  CLARK. 


TheCortland  Standard  —The  Cortland  County 
Standard  was  established  in  June,  1S67,  by  Frank 
G.  Kinney.  It  was  a  4-page,  8-column  paper,  set 
in  long  primer,  brevier  and  nonpareil  type.  The 
office  was  at  first  where  the  Garrison  block  now 
stands,  but  after  a  short  time  was  moved  to  the 
third  story  of  the  Moore  block  where  the  Orris  Hose 
rooms  now  are.  The  machinery  of  the  office  con- 
sisted of  a  Taylor  press,  turned  by  hand,  for 
newspaper  work,  and  one  small  Gordon  job  press. 
In  May,  1872,  Wesley  Hooker  purchased  the 
paper,  and  also  purchased  and  combined  with  it 
the  Cortland  Journal,  under  the  name  of  the  Cort- 
land Standard  and  Journal,  putin  steam  power, 
and  a  new  half  medium  Gordon  j  ob  press  and  a  con  - 
siderable  amount  of  new  type  and  material,  and 
enlarged  the  paper  to  9  columns  to  the  page. 
April  I,  1S76,  the  paper  was  purchased  by  William 
H.  Clark,  Mr.  Hooker  retiring  on  account  of  ill 
health.  The  name  of  the  paper  was  soon  after 
changed  to  the  Cortland  Standard,  the  word 
"Journal"  being  dropped.  Jan.  i,  1879,  the  office 
was  moved  to  the  Mahan  building  on  Courtstreet, 
where  the  first  cylinder  job  press  was  put  in. 
March  i,  18S3,  the  office  was  again  moved  to  its 
present  quarters  in  the  Standard  building.  Sept. 
10,  1SS5,  the  form  of  the  paper  was  changed  to 
eight  pages,  seven  columns  to  the  page,  its  pres- 
ent size.  May  10,  1892,  the  Wkkklv  Standard 
changed  into  the  semi-weekly,  the  two  papers  each 
week  of  the  same  size  with  the  former  weekly 
being  furnished  at  the  same  price  of  $2.00  a   year. 

March  8,  1892,  the  first  number  of  the  Daily 
Evening  Standard  was  issued  by  the  firm  of 
Clark  &  Blodgett,  composed  of  William  H.  Clark 
and  Edward  D.  lilodgett,  which  continued  till  the 
organization  of  the  Cortland  Standard  Printing  Co., 
.Aug.  14.  1S93,  which  is  composed  of  I\Ir.  Clark, 
president ;  Mr.  Blodgett,  secretary  and  treasurer; 
and  Mr.  H.  G.  Joy,  who  has  been  for  eighteen 
years  the  capable,  efficient  and  popular  foreman 
of  the  job  department.  The  EvENiNC,  Standard 
was  issued  first  as  a  4-page,  7-column  paper,  and 
was  changed  May  25,  1892,  to  its  present  form   of 


8  pages,  6  columns  to  the  page.  July  12,  1S92, 
the  Cortland  Daily  Journal  was  purchased  and 
mergedintothe  Evening  Standard.  In  January, 
1895,  the  Cortland  County  Sentinel,  published  at 
McGrawville  by  F.  J.  Berggreu,  was  purchased, 
the  office,  material,  machinery,  etc.,  moved  to  the 
St.\nd,ard  office  and  the  publication  of  the  paper 
continued  as  practically  a  weekly  edition  of  The 
St.and.\rd.  It  was  afterwards  enlarged  to  S 
pages,  56  columns,  in  which  form  it  continues  to 
be  published  under  the  old  name. 

The  Standard  office,  both  as  a  newspaper  and 
jobbing  establishment,  is  now  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  equipped  to  be  found  in  any  place  of  the 
size  of  Cortland  in  the  I'nited  States.  It  occupies 
6,500  square  feet  of  ffoor  space  on  the  basement, 
first  and  third  ffoors  of  the  Standard  building  and 
gives  employment  to  twenty-seven  persons.  The 
daily,  semi-weekly  and  weekly  editions  of  the 
paper  are  printed  on  a  Cox  Duplex  Perfecting 
press,  feeding  from  a  roll  and  capable  of  turning 
out  5.000  complete  papers,  printed,  folded,  pasted 
and  trimmed  per  hour.  The  combined  average 
circulation  of  the  three  editions  is  now  nearly 
6,000  copies.  This  circulation  in  proportion  to  the 
population  of  the  county — wdiich  is  less  than  29,- 
01x5 — is  probably  the  largest  enjoyed  by  any 
country  newspaper  in  the  state  of  New  York,  if 
not  in   the  I'nited  States. 

In  the  ST-Andard'.s  job  department  are  three 
cylinder  job  presses,  one  of  them  a  large  37  x  52- 
inch  bed,  four  roller,  two  revolution,  double-ink- 
ingHubermachine,  capable  ofdoingthe  very  finest 
of  book  and  cut  work  at  a  high  rate  of  speed.  It 
is  on  this  press  that  this  Souvenir  was  printed. 
There  are,  besides  these  presses,  four  Gordon  job- 
bers and  a  very  full  equipment  of  type,  material, 
etc.  A  lo-horse  power  Otto  gas  engine  furnishes 
the  power  for  the  establishment,  and  both  gasand 
electricity  are  provided  for  lighting. 

The  daily,  semi-weekly  and  weekly  editions  of 
The  STAND.'iRD  speak  for  themselves  as  to  their 
character  as  newspapers.  This  Souvenir  of  Cort- 
land, printed  entirely  in  the  Standard  job  rooms, 
shows  the  kind  of  work  whichthey  are  constantly 
turning  out. 


Hyatt,  Photo.      EDWARD   D.  BLODGETT. 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


197 


The   Ancient  Order 
United    Workmen    was 

organized  31  years  ago 
with  a  little  band  of  thir- 
teen members.  The  or- 
ganization has  grown  un- 
til  to-day  it  counts  in 
round  numbers  its  mem- 
bership at  three  hundred 
and  ninety  thousand, 
(390,000),  and  in  that 
time  the  homes  that  have 
been  protected,  the  mill- 
ions that  have  been  dis- 
bursed, have  been  raised 
by  the  simple  and  silent 
contributions  made, 
month  by  month,  by  its 
members;  and  in  all  this 
land,  from  the  rocky 
shores  of  Maine  to  the 
golden  sands  of  Califor- 
nia, from  the  everglades 
of  Florida  to  the  snows  of 
British  Columbia,  there  is 
not  a  member  of  the  Or- 
der who  will  say  to-day  he 

is  one  penny  the  poorer  because  of  the  contributions 
that  he  has  made  to  the  protection  which  has  been 
given  to  widows  and  orphans.  Jlonth  by  month 
they  have  made  their  contributions,  paying  day  by- 
day,  paying  simply  for  entertainment  for  a  night 
and  day,  just  what  it  has  cost  and  nothing  more. 
The  organization  has  continued  on  in  its  grand 
career,  meeting  every  emergency  and  standing 
to-day  I  after  thirty-one  years  of  existence)  as  it 
stood  on  the  day  of  its  birth,  the  first  and  fore- 
most organization  for  the  protection  of  the  home 
that  exists  in  our  land.  The  members  of  this  or- 
ganization  are  bound  together  by  solemn  obliga- 


Hyatt.  Photos. 


THE  STAXDARD  OFFICES. 
Business  Office.  Editorial  Rooms. 


THE  STANDARD  BITLDINi; 

tions  taken  around  the  altar  of  the  Order,  that  the 
promises  made  one  to  the  other  shall  be  kept  and 
fulfilled.  No  better  security  can  be  given  than 
the  pledged  honor  of  an  honest  man.  The  juris- 
diction of  New  York  is  only  one  of  twenty-seven 
jurisdictions  that  are  working  to-day  upon  a  plan 
that  is  based  not  upon  sentiment,  but  upon  cold  cal- 
culation of  an  accomplished  Actuary.  Cortland 
Lodge,  No.  351,  is  one  of  440  lodges  in  the  State 
of  New  York.  This  lodge  was  organized  thirteen 
years  ago  with  a  membership  of  forty-five.  Wm. 
Pearson  was  its  first  presiding  officer.  Of  its  orig- 
inal forty- five,  twenty-five  are  still  remaining,  five 
of  whom  have  passed  on 
over  the  river,  and  their 
families  have  received  the 
protection  promised  by 
the  Order.  There  has 
come  to  these  homes  the 
sum  of  ^fio.ooo,  which  in 
each  instance  has  been 
gratefully  received.  To- 
day we  have  107  mem- 
bers, whose  homes  are 
protected  by  this  great 
Order.  The  age  limits  of 
membership  being  be- 
tween i<S  and  45,  it  can 
readily  be  seen  that  the 
A.  O.  U.  W.  is  a  young 
men's  order,  as  none  oth- 
er can  gain  membership 
therein.  The  present  offi- 
cers of  Cortland  Lodge 
are:  P.  M.  W..  Harry 
Swan;  M.  W.,  Jason  P. 
Bump;  Foreman,  R.  L. 
Davis;  Overseer,  Fred 
Bowker;  Recorder,  C.  W. 
Saunders;  Financier,  H. 
H.  Pomerov;  Receiver, 
H.  J.  Baker;'Guide,  H.  C. 
Wilcox;  J.  W.,  W.  W. 
Williams;  O.  W.,  Paul  C. 
Nelson;  D.D.,  W.J.  Bun- 
ney;  Trustees,  J.  H.  Tur- 
ner, JI.  E.  Sarvav  and  G. 
F.  Richards.  The  bal- 
ance of  its  membership  is 
composed  of  professional, 
mercantile,  manufactu- 
turers,    mechanics,   con- 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


tractors,  and  in  fact  all  classes — all  those  who  are 
by  a  proper  medical  examiner  and  an  intelligent 
investigating  committee  pronounced  worthy  of 
admission.  Finally,  among  the  many  fraternal 
organizations  which  exist  in  this  city,  there  is  none 
more  worthy  of  the  respect  and  consideration  of 
its  citizens  than  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  composed  as  it  is  of  over  one  hundred 


angu?,  61,496;  Cayuga,  64,460;  Chautau(|ua,  78,748; 
Chemung,  48,810;  Chenango,  37,616;  Clinton,  46,- 
418;  Columbia,  44,812;  Cortland,  28. 289;  Delaware, 
45,237;  Dutchess,  78,140;  Erie,  344,703:  Essex.  32,- 
S47;  Franklin,  40.960;  Fulton,  38,504;  Genesee,  33,- 
491 ;  Greene,  31,666;  Hamilton,  4.450;  Herkimer,47,- 
340;  Jefferson,  69,897;  Kings,  988,077;  Lewis,  30,215; 
Livingston, 36,843;  Madison,  41,031;  Monroe,  197.- 


Hyatt,  Photos. 


VIEWS  OF  THE  STANDARD  MECHANICAL  DEPARTMEXTS. 


members,  and  embracing  among  its  number  many 
of  our  most  inlluential  and  respected  citizens. 

Population  of  Counties,  1892. — [This  was  the 
last  official  State  Census.  The  Constitution  of 
1894  provides  that  an  enumeration  shall  be  taken 
in  the  months  of  May  and  June,  1905,  and  in  the 
same  months  every  tenth  year  thereafter] :  Albany, 
167,526;  Allegany,  49,950;   Broome,  63,670;  Cattar- 


053;  Montgomery,  46,074;  New  York,  1,795.840; 
Niagara,  64,321;  Oneida,  123,669;  Onondaga,  151,- 
530;  Ontario,  48,282;  Orange,  95,500;  Orleans,  30,- 
77S;  Oswego,  70,730;  Otsego,  50,255;  Putnam,  14,- 
165;  Oueens,  130,007;  Rensselaer,  129,257;  Rich- 
mond, 52,906;  Rockland,  33  208;  St.  Lawrence,  86,- 
663;  Saratoga,  56,645;  Schenectady,  34,031;  Scho- 
harie, 28,769;  Schuvler,  16,791;  Seneca,  26,363; 
Steuben,  80,336;  Suffolk,  62,990;  Sullivan,  30,529; 


GRIPS"   HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


199 


Tioga,  29,597;  Tompkins,  35,055;  Ulster,  87,269; 
Warreu,  28,479;  ^VashiIlgto^,  46,193;  Wayne,  49.- 
345;  Westchester,  147,830;  Wyoming,  30,967;  Yates, 
20,662. 

The   Oldest   Dental   Office  in  Cortland.— Dr 

Levi  R.  Gleason  came  to  Cortland  in  about  1850 
or  '52,  and  opened  the  first  dental  office  here,  and 
this  office  has  for  the  past  fifty  years  stood  at  the 
head  of  the  dental  profession  in  this  section.  In 
i860  Dr.  F.  O.  Hyatt  purchased  the  business  of 
Dr.  Gleason,  andsix  years  afterhe  took  Dr.  George 
L.  Holden  as  a  partner  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hyatt  &  Holden,  which  lasted  until  the  death  of 
Dr.  Holden,  in  1S77.  The  year  following  Dr.  G. 
H.  Smith,  who  had  been  a  student  in  this  office  in 
1S71  and  1872,  came  to  Cortland  and  formed  a  co- 
partnership with  Dr.  Hyatt.  Ten  years  later.  Dr. 
Hyatt  retiring  from  business.  Dr.  Smith  became 
the  owner  of  the  office,  and  has  since  that  time 
spared  no  money  or  time  to  give  his  patients  the 
best  that  can  be  had  in  his  line.  Dr.  George  H. 
Smith  was  born  in  McGrawville,  N.  Y.,  on  July 
24,  1S52.  He  was  married  to  Mary  A.  Bouton,  Dec. 
7,  1880.  They  have  one  sou,  Frank  Hyatt  Smith, 
eleven  years  of  age. 

The  Cortland  Conservatory  of  Music  was  es- 
tablished in  1896.  The  enterprise  was  successful 
from  the  start,  and  a  large  uumberof  students  were 
registered  the  first  year,  not  alone  from  Cortland, 
but  from  man\-  of  the  surrounding  towns.  Now 
the  institution  is  solidly  established,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  flourishing  schools  of  music  in  Central 
New  York.  The  Conservatory  of  Music  is  located 
at  No  9 '2  Court  street.  Thefoundersof  the  school 
were:  A.   E.   Darbv,   B.  L-  Bentlev,  as  musical  di 


Hyatt,  Photo. 


GEORGE  H.  S.MITtf. 


Hyatt.  Photos.  THE  .ST.\NDARD  BUSINESS  OFFICE  FORCE. 

Charles  R.  Lord,  Lillie  E.  Bunn.  Cashier.  Charles  F.  Sarson, 

Reporter.  Harlem  G.  .Joy,  Foreman.  Canvasser  and  Collector. 

Marion  L.  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  Phvsical 
Culture;  Mary  S.  Black- 
mer.  German;  Anna  W. 
Blackmer,  French  and 
Italian;  W.  R.  Luis,  Pi- 
anoTuning.  The  second 
year  George  Oscar  Bowen 
took  charge  of  the  Vocal 
department,  and  an  Art 
departmeut  was  opened, 
with  Miss  Erva  Roice  as 
principal.  Mr.  Thomas 
Nichols  took  charge  of 
the  small  instrument  de- 
partment, in  placeof  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. 
The  present  faculty  is:  A. 
E.  Darby,  Mus.  B.,  Syra- 
cuse University,  1S96.  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. 
Murphv,  I3anjo,  Mando- 
lin, Guitar;  Fred  I.  Gra- 
ham, Flute,  Saxophone. 
Clarionet,  Band  Instru- 
ments; Instructor  in  Elo- 
cution and  Phvsical  Cul- 


"GRIP'S"  HISTaRICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


B,  L   BENTLEY  G.  O.  BOWEN. 

Hyatt,  Pliotos, 


A.  E. 


DARBY 

[See  sk 


tiire,  to  be  announced;  Miss 
ern  Languages;  L.  J.  Higgins, 
emy  of  Fine  Arts,  Painting  and 
Drawing.  F'rom  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  the  number  of  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  communit}-  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  l)y  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.  Darl.-y  was  born  in 
Cortland  in  1.S65.  At  the  age 
of  two  years  his  home  was  re- 
moved to  Homer,  where  he  re- 
ceived his  preliminary  educa- 
tion, graduating  from  the  Ho- 
mer Academy  in  '83.  In  1886 
he  entered  Sj'racuse  Univer- 
sity as  a  special  student  under 
the  instruction  of  the  late  Dr. 
Scliultze,  the  founder  of  the 
Boston  Mendelssohn  Ouin- 
tetteClub.  The  same  year  Mr. 
Darby  began  his  work  in  Cort- 


Mattie  Briggs,  Mod- 
Philadelphia  Acad- 


land  as  violin  instructor,  and  in  1892  he 

entered  Syracuse  University  as  a  regu- 
larstudent,  receiving  thedegreeof  Mus. 
B.  from  that  institution  in  '96.  In  his 
Sophomore  year  Mr.  Darby  was  elected 

leader  of  the  Banjo  and  Mandolin  Club, 
a  position  which  he  held  throughout  his 
course.  While  at  Syracuse  he  also  re- 
ceived thorougli  orchestra  drill  under 
Prof.  Conrad  L.  Becker  and  Prof. 
Kuenzlein.  Since  the  establishment  of 
the  Conservatory  Mr.  Darby  has  had 
charge  of  a  Symphony  orchestra  in  con- 
nection with  the  institution,  and  also  is 
»  leader  of  the  Opera  House  orchestra. 

ML^^^       ^Ii".  Darby  has  also  the  classes  in  The- 
^nj^B       ory,  having  received  two  years'  instruc- 
1:^/^^^       tion    under    Percy    Goetschius,  the  au- 
^^^^^^       thor  of  the  celebrated  work,  "Material 
Used  in  Musical  Composition,"  and  four 
vears  under  Prof.  Bearwald  of  Syracuse 
University.   Burt  Legrand  Beutley,  Mus. 
j  B. ,  was  born  in  Dryden,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  23, 

j  1868.     His    musical    career    began    by 

^^^^R  "picking  out"  little  pieces  on  an  old 
tBHIBI  nielodion,  and  also  playing  marches  for 
the  classes  in  the  school.  At  fifteen 
years  of  age  he  moved  to  Homer,  and 
two  or  three  years  later  was  made  or- 
ganist in  the  old  Baptist  church  in  that 
village,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  studied  pipe  organ  in  the  Syra- 


P.  Iil9. 


Hyatt.  Photos.  STANDARD  E.MPLOYES. 

1.  A.  B.  Corwin.  .Tolj  Printer.  L'.  H.  Gray  .Toy.  Souvenir  Pressman.  3.  Ben.ia- 
inin  E.  Ross,  Newspaper  Prerssninn.  4.  E.  K.  \'an  \Voriner,  .I<ib  Printer.  5.  Earl 
E.  .'\fkinson.  ,Iol)  Printer,  li.  M.  B.  Smith.  Job  Printer.  7.  F.  A.  Duiui,  Adverlip- 
iiiu' Compositor.  8.  F.  W.  Wing,  .lob  Printer,  ii.  L.  B.  Ritteuhouse.  .lanitor.  1(J. 
Koliert  I'lii'Ips,  Apprentice.  11.  F.  .T.  Doiiegan.  Make-up.  \2.  Lena  M.  Rindge. 
I'roof  Reader.  Kt.  Lizzie  Haben,  .Job  Compositor.  14.  Minnie  A.  I.osee.  Compos- 
itor. Li.  .\lice  .Sheridan.  Compositor.  IH.  'I'essie  E.  Dwyer.  Compositor.  17.  Em- 
ma A.  Moore.  Compositor.  IS.  Anna  M.  Haben.  Compositor.  111.  Mildred  Foote, 
Compositor.    20.  Zora  A.  Fowler,  Compositor,    il.  Katherine  Garvey,  Compositor. 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


cuse  University.  With  his  earnings  in  the  shop  he 
paid  for  his  musical  education,  occupying  the 
evenings;  in  studying  and  practicing.  Over  ten 
years  ago  Mr.  Bentley  accepted  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  Bingliamton,  N. 
v.,  in  1S73.  At  the  age  of  aixteen  he  removed  to 
Binghamton  and  commenced  the  study  of  music. 
For  five  years  he  studied  with  a  local  teacher,  Mrs. 
.\lex.  Bro%vn,  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  Quartet 
Choir,  where  he  remained  one  year,  leaving  to 
take  a  similar  position  in  the  Centenary  JI.  E. 
church,  and  after  three  months  went  to  Trinity 
Memorial  church  (  Episcopal ).  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  1S95  began  study 
with  Dr.  Jules  Jordan  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  one  of 
the  most  celelirated  teachers  of  the  East.  He  has 
lieen  under  Dr.  Jordan's  tuition  each  year  until 
last  summer,  when  he  went  to  Chautauijua,  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  Conservatory  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,  189S,  to  the 
business  which  was  then  being  carried  on  in  the 
Hakes  block.  South  Main  street.  In  October, 
1S95,  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  &  CRANDALL'S  FAIR  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 'swear,  including  drv'  goods,  which 
was  added  after  moving  into  the  Brockway  block, 
underwear  and  hosiery,  which  are  amongthe  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,  1S95,  was  graduated 
from  Lowell's  Business  college  in  Binghamton, 
coming  from  there  to  Cortland  and  iu  the  fall  of 
the  same  year  entering  the  store  of  Yager  & 
Marshall  in  that  village  as  cashier,  which  position 
he  held  until  he  was  seut  to  Homer  to  carry  on  a 
holidav'  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  w-as  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, 
I'a.,  where  he  studied  dentis- 
try under  Drs.  Mcintosh  and 
L.  B.  Hyatt.  He  became 
proficient  in  this  line  and 
remained  at  Towanda  until 
lS4,S,  when  he  removed  to 
Marathon,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
follow-ed   his  profession  six 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


H.  I.  JENKINS.  H.  P.  DAVIS.  F. 

(Photos  by  Harris  and  Butler.) 


P.  I1.\I<E.^ 


years.  He  married  Julia  E.  Bouton  of  Marathon,  N. 
Y.,  May  17,  1S56,  andin  1S58  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  pain  ting  many  valuable  pieces 
he  found  time  to  instruct  pupils.  In  the  fire  on 
the  corner  of  West  Court  and  Main  streets,  May 
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  incorruptible.  He  served  five  years  in  the 
volunteer  fire  department  of  Cortland,  a  part  of 
the  time  as  its  head.  Of  a  nervous  teniperment, 
he  was  ever  active  beyond  his  strength.  They 
builttheirpleasant  home  at 
182  Main  street  in  1864.  Dr. 
Hyatt  died  Sept.  23,  1895,  at 
the  age  of  66  years. 

Davis,  Jenkins  &  Hakes 
is  an  insurance  firm  com- 
posed of  Lewis  Davis,  Har- 
ley  P.  Davis,  Henrj'  I.  Jen- 
kins and  Frank  P.  Hakes, 
who  succeeded  the  firm  of 
L.  Davis&  Son,  Jan.  i ,  1894. 
They  have  built  up  a  desir- 
able Ijusiness  by  strict  lion-  y 
esty  and  attention  to  busi- 
ness, and  do  an  extended 
business,  spreading  out  tn 
all  adjoining  counties.  If 
you  wish  for  an  Accident, 
Life,  Health,  Fire,  Casuali 
ty,  Liability  or  P'idelitv 
policy,  call  on  them.  Henry 
I.  Jenkins  was  born  in  St. 
Lawrence  county  in  1859, 
where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  furniture  and  undertak- 
ing business  until  1890, 
when  he  turned  his  atten-  Butler.  Photo. 


tion  to  life  insurance,  representing  the  Trav- 
eler's Insurance  Co.  of  Hartford,  which  com- 
pany the  aljove  firm  represents  iu  all  its  de- 
partments.    Mr.  Jenkins  is  an  Odd  Fellow, 
belongingto  Vesta  lodge.  No.  255.     Another 
growing  feature  in  thebusincssis  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   offices  of 
trust.     Lewis  Davis  was  born  at  Marathon, 
Cortland  Co.,  in  1S21.    Until  1885  he  wasen- 
gaged  in  contracting  and  building.     He  has 
been  a  resident  of  Cortland   for  forty  years. 
Harley  P.  Davis  was  born  in   1869  in  Cort- 
land and  hasalwayslived  there.      He  engaged 
in    the  Insurance  business    in  March,    1885, 
under  the  firm  name  of  L.  Davis  &  Son.    On 
January,  1894,  Henry   I.  Jenkins  and   I'rank 
P.  Hakes  were  admitted  to  the  firm  under  the 
above    title.     He  is  an   Odd  I'ellow,  being  a 
member  of  \'esta  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,  1S52.    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  boani 
of  supervisors  for  two  terms,  being  chosen  chair- 
man in  1S90  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  Commandery,  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  was  opened  in  1798.  In  other  towns 
the  earliest  schools  were  as  follows:  Cincinnatus, 
1797;  Marathon,  1803;  Preble,  1801;  Scott,  1803; 
Solon,  1804;  Truxton,  1799;  Taylor,  iSio;  Har- 
ford, 1806. 


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203 


Wickwire  Brothers. — The  largest  and  most 
prosperous  manufacturing  industry  in  Cortland 
to-day  is  the  wire  industry  of  Wickwire  Bros.,  es- 
tablished in  1873  and  incorporated  in  1S92.  The 
business  was  fairly  commenced  in  1874,  on  Main 
street,  in  the  rear  of  the  hardware  store  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  H.  M.  Kellogg.  It  was  con- 
tinued there  in  connection  with  the  hardware  busi- 
ness until  the  spring  of  1876,  when  the  hardware 
was  disposed  of  and  the  entire  attention  of  Messrs. 
C.  F.  and  T.  H.  Wickwire  was  given  to  the  wire 
business  alone.  The  industry  at  first  included  only 
the  manufacture  of  wire  cloth  and  wire  goods,  but 
in  1881  the  drawing  of  fine  wire  was  begun  in  the 
large  brick  building  which  was  erected  on  land 
purchased  of  Mr.  W.  R.  Randall,  just  south  of  the 
theu  Elmira,  Cortland  and  Northern  railroad,  now 
the  Lehigh  Valley,  on  Main  street,  and  which 
forms  part  of  the  present  immense  plant.  In  1884 
the  wire-weaving  and  wire  goods  department  was 
also  moved  down  to  this  location  and  there  estab- 
lished. The  plant  has  steadily  increased  in  size 
from  the  outset,  until  now  it  includesa  main  build- 
ing 387  feet  by  45  along  the  L.  V.  railroad,  and  190 


ings  contain  six  and  one-half  acres  of  floor  space. 
The  lot  on  which  the  plant  stands  includes 
nearly  nine  acres.  Only  three  acres  were  pur- 
chased in  1880,  when  the  erection  of  the  wire  mill 
was  begun.  The  works  employ  on  an  average  six 
hundred  hands,  with  a  pay-roll  of  about  $6,500  a 
week  the  year  round.  Though  various  kinds  of 
wire-cloth  are  manufactured,  the  largest  productis 
cloth  suited  for  door  and  window  screens,  which 
is  made  of  steel  wire,  either  painted  or  galvanized. 
A  special  brand  of  wire-cloth  known  as  "Wick- 
wire Bronze  Cloth"  is  also  manufactured,  be- 
sides cloth  for  sieves,  riddles  and  other  wire-cloth 
goods.  In  wire  goods,  the  concern  manufactures 
coal  sieves,  corn  poppers,  dish  covers,  and  other 
household  specialties,  all  in  variousstyles.  Poul- 
try nettings  are  now  one  of  the  leading  lines  man- 
ufactured by  the  company,  and,  like  all  its  other 
goods,  rank  as  the  best  on  the  market.  Wickwire 
Brothers  were  the  first  concern  in  the  world  to 
manufacture  wire-cloth  for  window  screens  with 
two  selvedges  for  all  widths,  also  the  first  to  man- 
ufacture wire-cloth  from  hard  drawn  steel  wire. 


Borrowed  Cut. 


WICKWIKK  liKllTHEKb'  WIKE  WORKS. 


X  45  on  Main  street,  comprising  three  stories  and  a 
basement,  and  built  of  brick.  Besides  the  main 
building,  there  is  a  box  shop  and  sieve  building 
45  X  80  feet,  also  boiler  houses  and  engine  rooms 
connected  on  the  rear;  a  paint  tower  32  x  60  feet, 
seven  stories  high;  wire  mill  300  x  90  feet,  two  sto- 
ries and  basement;  annealing  and  cleaning  houses, 
consisting  of  two  circvilar  buildings,  60  feet  in  di- 
ameter. The  cut  accompanying  this  article  show- 
ing the  above  described  buildings  includes  less 
than  half  the  present  plant,  and  shows  only  those 
buildings  erected  down  to  the  3-ear  1895.  During 
the  last  four  years  the  company  has  gone  into  the 
manufacture  of  poultry  uettings  on  an  immense 
scale,  and  the  size  of  the  plant  has  been  more  than 
doubled,  in  order  to  provide  facilities  for  this  work, 
as  well  as  for  the  increased  demand  for  other  pro- 
ducts. The  various  buildings  now  making  up  the 
works  are  so  located  that  no  one  photograph  could 
begin  to  show  them  all.  Only  a  bird's-  eye- view,  such 
as  the  one  of  the  works  in  1895,  from  which  the  ac- 
companying cut  is  taken,  could  give  any  idea  of 
the  present  plant,  and  the  drawing  which  was  be- 
ing made  was  not  completed  in  time  for  this  Sou- 
venir. Some  idea  of  the  size  of  the  plant,  how- 
ever, may  be  formed  from  the  fact  that  the  build- 


The  company  claims  to  have  the  best  e(|uipped 
factory  and  largest  capacity  for  manufacturing 
goods  in  its  line  in  the  United  States,  and  proba- 
bly in  the  world.  The  machinery  used  in  weav- 
ing, spooling,  painting  and  finishing  wire-cloth 
has  all  been  invented  by  members  of  the  company. 
During  recent  years  the  works  have  been  running 
a  considerable  portion  of  the  time  day  and  night, 
and  they  are  to-day  the  greatest  factor  in  the  pros- 
perity of  Cortland.  The  corporate  name  of  the 
company  is  "Wickwire  Brothers,"  and  the  pres- 
sent  officers  are:  C.  F.  Wickwire,  president;  T.  H. 
Wickwire,  secretary  and  treasurer;  and  .\.  F. 
Stilson,  superintendent. 

The  Indians  who,  anterior  to  the  settlement  of 
the  whites  in  this  county,  made  the  valleys  and 
uplands  their  hunting  grounds,  are  said  to  have 
been  the  Lenapes  and  the  Mingoes.  Tradition  re- 
lates that  the  only  Indian  settlement  within  the 
bounds  of  the  present  county  was  that  of  the  Le- 
napes. and  was  located  on  the  Tioughuioga  river 
at  the  mouth  of  Cold  Brook,  in  the  village  of  Ho- 
mer.    It  was  destroyed  by  a  baud  of  Mingoes. 


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■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Cooper  Bros,  foundry  and  machine  works  stand 
on  the  site  of  the  old  Nelson  Spencer  paper  mill 
which  was  erected  about  1S23.  The  original  build- 
ings— or  at  least  one  of  them,  stood  as  late  as 
down  to  Nov.  26,  1S95,  when  Cooper  Bros,  were 
cleaned  out  by  fire.  The  latter  then  rebuilt  on  a 
larger  scale  and  to  accommodate  a  growing  in- 
dustry, so  that  since  then  their  buildings  have 
been  as  modern  and  substantial  as  those  of  any  of 
the  manufacturers  in  Cortland.  The  main  build- 
ing laying  north  and  south  parallel  with  the  course 
of  the  stream  which  furnishes  the  water  power, 
the  Tioughnioga,  is  So  x  230  feet.  It  is  crowned 
with  a  broad,  sloping  roof,  low  eaves  and  high 
centre,  and  is  floored  in  brick.  Alongside  on  the 
east,  resting  on  the  stream,  is  the  power  house  40 
feet  square, and  on  the  side  toward  the  village  are 
the  store  houses  and  stables.  Messrs.  Cooper 
have  constructed  ver^'  pretty  residences  facing 
River  street,  directly  in  front  of  the  works,  and 
taken  altogether  they  have  considerably  built  up 
that  edge  of  the  town,  a  section  of  the  village 
which  is  most  favorable  for  residential  or  indus- 
trial development.     In  February,  i8Sr,  the  Messrs. 


ness.  When  on  the  night,  or  morning  of  the  con- 
flagration they  made  a  search  of  the  ruins,  not  a 
piece  of  anything  that  was  connected  with  the 
plant  that  was  combustible  could  be  found.  Not 
a  stick  large  enough  to  kindle  a  bonfire.  The 
patterns— a  loss  barely  possible  of  being  esti- 
mated— were  consumed  and  the  work  of  months 
and  years  was  no  longer  available.  But,  Messrs. 
Cooper  set  to  work  and  constructed  new  buildings. 
And  in  just  one  year  to  a  day  from  the  time  of  the 
fire  they  opened  the  gates  and  set  the  machinery 
in  the  new  and  commodious  buildings  in  motion. 
In  rebuilding,  they  designed  single  story  struc- 
tures. Money  and  time  are  wasted  where  men 
have  to  carry  loads  up  and  down  stairs.  Thus 
they  reasoned  and  who  will  dispute  the  proposi- 
tion? They  have  plenty  of  land  and  can  expand 
horizontally  to  greater  advantage  than  vertically. 
The  buildings  are  well  lighted  and  ventilated. 
They  are  not  charred  or  begrimed  with  grease  and 
smoke.  They  are  kept  bright  with  paint.  Elec- 
tricity is  used  for  lighting  the  buildings  and  the 
power  obtained  from  the  river  runs  the  dynamos 
as  well  as  the  machinery.      The  power  house  is 


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COOl'EK  BKOTHEKS-  .MACHINE  SHOP  AND  FOUNDRY. 


Coopers  came  down  from  the  farm  and  bought  the 
buildings  and  sixteen  acres  of  ground.  The  old 
paper  mill  had  long,  prior  to  that  time,  become  an 
oil  mill.  As  they  found  it,  there  was  a  main 
structure  two  and  a  half  stories,  40  x  So,  with  a 
lean-to  or  addition,  24  x  32.  Later  a  building 
30  X  60  to  be  used  for  a  foundry  was  constructed. 
All  were  destroyed  by  the  fire  of  that  November 
morning,  1895.  The  real  value  of  the  property  of 
course  lay  in  the  water  power  which  the  Cooper 
Bros,  rely  upon  wholly  and  which  rarely  fails 
them.  .\u  old  house,  which  had  been  moved  up 
against  the  shops,  the  Coopers  tore  down.  In  June, 
1S81,  they  took  possession  and  set  three  men  at 
work — themselves  and  another.  There  was  plenty 
of  room  then.  They  proceeded  to  build  anything 
and  everything  in  the  line  of  machiner}-,  or  parts 
of  machinery.  Methods  were  somewhat  crude  as 
compared  with  the  present  time.  Machinists  in 
the  past  twenty  years  have  made  rapid  strides  in 
developing  means  of  construction.  But  Cooper 
Bros,  took  hold,  as  men  who  succeed  always  do, 
and  (dollar-upon-dollar,  job-after-job),  built  up  a 
big  paying   machine  jobbing  and  repairing  busi- 


equipped  with  four  turbine  wheels.  During  the 
time  Messrs.  Cooper  have  occupied  this  plant  they 
have  supplied  200  flour  mills  with  parts  of  ma- 
chinery which  were  wholly  constructed  and  many 
times  designed  in  these  shops.  Anything  in  the 
general  line  of  work  that  may  be  called  for  at  a 
foundry  and  machine  works  can  be  done  here  ; 
any  pattern  that  may  be  desired  can  be  made 
upon  order,  even  the  principal  involved  in  the  de- 
sign being  supplied,  if  desired,  for  Cooper  Bros. 
are  ingenious.  Among  other  things  they  supply 
shafting,  hangers,  pulleys,  couplings,  belting,  null 
supplies,  milling  machines  or  die  sinkers  and  foot 
hammers.  The  Spencer  paper  mill  is  an  historic 
enterprise,  which  is  more  fully  described  in  "The 
Early  Industries,"  on  page  93.  The  site  of  the 
plant  is  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Tioughnioga 
thirty  rods  below  the  point  where  the  east  and 
west  branches  unite.  It  is  plain  that  the  water 
power,  with  a  head  from  both  of  those  streams,  is 
sufficient  for  a  considerable  manufacturing  plant. 
Mr.  Lester  Cooper  was  born  Sept.  26,  1.S42,  and 
George  F.  Cooper,  Feb.  22,  1853.  Their  native 
place  was  Smithville,  Chenango  Co.     In   i860  the 


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205 


family,  the  parents  with 
their  two  boys,  moved  in- 
to the  town  of  Cortland- 
ville,  settling  upon  a  farm 
on  the  Truxton  road 
north-east  of  Cortland. 
The  two  boys  in  1877 
started  a  machine  shop  in 
a  small  way  upon  this 
farm.  With  them  time 
and  money  were  cheap, 
and  jobbing  for  the  farm- 
ers became  lucrative. 
Four  years'  experience  of 
that  sort  fitted  them  for 
building  up  the  business 
they  have  since  done. 
Lester  Cooper  and  Libbie 
E.  Hayes  of  Cortland  were 
married  .September  26, 
1S71.  George  F.  Coojier 
and  Emma  J.  Graham  of 
Cortland  were  married 
February  28,  1S78. 


Butler,  Plioto. 


D.  W.  VAN  HOESEN'S  RESIDENCE. 


DAVID  HANNUM  OF  HOMER. 

BY  C.  .S.  M.^RTIN. 

When  Edward  Noyes  Westcott  gave  to  the 
printer  "  Dave  Harum  "  he  made  both  himself 
and  Cortland  county  famous,  for  no  histor}'  of 
this  section  will  ever  be  complete  unless  mention 
in  some  manner  is  made  of  this  typical  dweller  of 
central  New  York,  who  lived  and  breathed  in  real 
life  in  the  person  of  David  Hannuni  of  Homer, 
who  is  known  by  hundreds  of  people  here  and 
readily  recognized,  although  Westcott  tried  to  dis- 
guise him  in  his  book,  by  picturing  him  as  un- 
couth and  unacquainted  with  the  uses  of  society, 
and  by  giving  him  uncultured  dialect,  none  of 
which  characteristics  were  his. 

Homer,  which  Westcott  has  represented  as 
Homeville,  is  one  of  the  prettiest  villages  in  the 


A  SCENE  ON  THE  ROAD  TO  TRU.XTON-HOMER,  N.  Y. 
Mrs.  P.  K.  Barker.  Photo.    ["  Buxtou  Hill,"  in  "David  Harum. "1   would  do  when  grown  up 


Tioughnioga  Valley.  With  its  three  thousand  in- 
habitants, it  nestles  among  the  high  hills  which 
protect  it  from  the  cold  winds  in  winter.  A  land- 
scape gardener  must  have  been  engaged  to  lay  it 
out.  Its  streets  are  wide  and  on  either  side  stand 
shade  trees  of  gigantic  proportions  forming  an 
arch  of  green  in  the  summer  months  when  the 
foilage  is  in  full  bloom.  The  residents  of  Homer 
comprise  very  largely  people  in  easy  circumstances 
or  those  who  are  possessed  of  a  great  abundance. 
It  is  a  cultured  community  and  for  years  has  been 
the  seat  of  high  class  academic  teachings.  While 
many  characteristics  of  David  Hannum  are  recog- 
nized in  "  David  Harum  "  there  are  those  having 
lived  in  Homer  all  their  lives  who  deny  that  West- 
cott has  to  any  extent  reproduced  all  sides  of  the 
man's  character. 

As  Homeville  is  supposed  to  represent 
Homer,  so  Buxtou  Hill  is  considered  to  be 
a  synonum  of  Truxton,  the  road  to  which, 
represented  as  "  Harum's  "  favorite  drive, 
is  picturesque  and  pretty. 

David  Hannnm's  only  connection  with  a 
bank  was  that  of  a  depositor  in  his  palmy 
days,  and  a  seeker  of  favors  when  adversity 
overtook  him.  He  was  a  horse  trader  and 
patent  rights  man,  shrewd,  and,  so  long  as 
he  confined  himself  to  that  line  of  trading, 
successful.  It  was  when  he  had  accumulated 
a  comfortable  fortune  and  turned  to  land 
speculation  that  he  lost  everything.  He 
might  have  cleaned  up  his  reality  at  a  big 
margin,  but  he  indulgedin  visions  of  greater 
promise,  and  he  went  out  with  the  bottom 
of  the  land  boom.  Broad  acres  were  turned 
into  hay  fields,  and  when  the  New  York  hay 
buyers,  who  had  contracted  for  the  hay, 
failed,  and  prices  went  down,  he  was  left  in 
the  lurch.  He  saw  his  land  go,  piece  after 
piece,  under  the  hammer.  But  he  contin- 
ued to  keep  up  appearances.  He  kept  to 
the  very  last  a  stable  filled  with  fine  horses. 
Between  horses  and  children  he  divided  his 
affections.  More  especially  had  he  turned 
his  attention  to  children  because  of  the  mem  - 
ory  of  a  lost  darling,  a  boy,  the  fruit  of  the 
second  marriage,  upon  whom  he  had  doted, 
who  at  9  years  of  age,  was  laid  in  the  grave. 
He  had  always  told  of  great  things  this  boy 

Dave  was  mar- 


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DAVID  HANNUM  OF  HOMEU. 
Permission  Harris.  Photo. 

[Sold  by  Cortland  Siieciallies  Co.] 

ried  twice.  By  his  first  wife,  Charlotte  Hitchcock, 
to  whom  he  was  married  when  40  years  old,  there 
was  born  a  girl,  who  died  when  she  was  12  years  old. 
Then,  a  few  years  later  the  mother  died,  and  the 
loss  of  both  was  a  deep  affliction.  Some  years 
later  when  he  felt  the  need  of  a  helping  hand,  Dave 
Hannum  married  Lois  Babcock.  She  was  a  cousin 
of  the  mother  of  Edward  Noyes  Westcott,  the 
author  of  "David  Harum."  Then  came  the  birth 
of  the  son  in  whom  the  father's  affections  were 
centered.  The  death  of  the  wife  and  mother  oc- 
curred after  that  of  the  sou  aud  Hannum's  cup  of 
sorrow  overflowed. 

From  that  time  his  life  gradually  approached 
its  close  in  the  darkest  shadow  of  worldly  afflic- 
tion. The  hero  of  that  imaginary  Christmas 
mortgage  episode  in  which  "David  Harum"  de- 
stroyed the  last  evidence  of  indebtedness  which 
he  held  against  the  penniless  widow  and  then 
begged  that  in  lieu  of  that  debt  he  should 
be  permitted  to  retain  the  silver  dime  which  her 
late  husband  had  given  him  when  he  was  a  boy, 
lost  none  of  his  geniality  during  his  severest  trials. 
He  watched  his  possessions  taken  from  him  one  at 
a  time  without  a  murmur  or  a  word  of  protest.  He 
was  forced  into  poverty,  fighting  every  inch  of 
ground,  but  retaining  to  the  last  all  of  the  traits 
and  characteristics  of  Dave  Hannum  of  early  life 
and  above  all  his  inherent  good  nature  There 
were  in  the  midst  of  his  darkest  hours  many  flashes 
of  humor  that  have  often  since  been  told  with  a 
relish.  When  he  was  in  funds  nobody  found  it 
difficult  to  collect  from  him  a  debt.  Toward  the 
last  when  he  had  to  live  on  the  lining  of  an  empty 
purse  he  now  and  then  found  an  expedient  to  turn 
away  a  creditor.  A  |ioo  bill  to  which  he  tena- 
ciously clung,  was  often  returned  unbroken  by  a 
dunning  creditor  who  couldn't  change  it.  And  it 
finally  became  a  rare  joke  which  Dave's  cronies 
hugely  enjoyed.  But,  alas!  one  day  that  f  100  cer- 
tificate suddenly,  to  Dave's  chagrin  and  amaze- 
ment, changed  ownership.  The  change,  some- 
thing like  fgS  in  small  silver  coin,  was  poured  out 
of  a  shot  bag  and  counted  out  piece  by  piece — 
and  one  creditor  went  away  satisfied.  The  laugh 
that  went  up  from  the  crowd  sunning  themselves 


in  front  of  the  Mansion  House  found  quick  re- 
sponse in  Dave's  invitation  to  step  inside  anil  have 
something. 

"  Do  others  or  they'll  do  you.anddo  them  fust," 
is  undoubtedly  one  oi  Dave  Hannum's  sayings, 
generally  applied  by  himself  to  correct  unfavor- 
able impressions  some  one  may  have  obtained 
where  Dave  had  got  the  best  of  a  horse  trade.  It 
was  the  trait  by  which  Dave  unquestionably  made 
a  fortune.  He  began  on  that  line  when  as  a  voung- 
ster  he  shook  the  old  farm,  and,  leaving  Deacon 
Zelates  Hannum  to  mourn  a  wayward  son,  started 
out  for  an  itinerant  stove  dealer  to  peddle  stoves. 
When  Dave  returned  after  the  load  was  sold  it 
was  with  a  much  better  team  of  horses  than  that 
with  which  he  had  started.  So  it  may  well  be  im- 
agined that  he  was  not  required  to  answer  for  his 
audacity  in  trading  his  employer's  team.  It  gave 
him  confidence  in  his  aljility  to  trade  horses  at  the 
same  time  pursuing  the  "commission  job "  in 
stoves  and  making  it  pay.  Dave  was  just  a  year 
cutting  eye-teeth  on  a  commission.  Then  be 
turned  his  talents  wholly  to  his  own  credit.  His 
conversational  powers  were  equal  to  the  best  in 
that  section  at  least.  Consequently  patent  rights, 
such  as  churns,  hay  forks — many  people  in  Ho- 
mer are  still  living  who  regret  Hannum  and  the 
hay  fork — dish  washers  and  innumerable  etceteras, 
flashed  across  his  orbit  at  times  with  the  bril- 
liancy and  number  of  November  shooting  stars. 
As  an  illustration:  He  took  dinner  with  Will 
Smith,  between  Cortland  and  Homer,  one  day. 
There  he  saw  a  dish  washer.  The  country  had 
been  sold  with  it.  He  looked  up  the  owner  of  the 
"rights,"  bought  him  out,  and  then  went  out  and, 
as  he  said,  caught  "another"  sucker.  He  never 
barred  "fakes."  He  was  one  of  the  original  own- 
ers of  the  Cardiff  giant,  and  it  is  said  eventually 
cleared  up  fis.ooo  out  of  it  after  buying  out  his 
partners  and  taking  it  down  East. 

His  natural  bent  was  for  trades  and  deals  of 
that  character,  and  when  after  acquiring  a  com- 
fortable fortune,  as  had  been  said,  he  turned  his 
attention    to   investments   in    land    and    flunked, 


Harris.  Photo.  IKli   FIXX, 

["Dick  Larrabee,"  in  *' David  Harum,"! 


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few  of  his  best  acquaintances  were  surprised. 
More  than  all  other  things,  except  the  death  of 
his  children,  which  grieved  Dave  Hannum,  was  to 
see  his  horses  go.  Westcott  represents  "  Harum's  " 
factotum  as  Dick  Larrabee,  who  assisted  him  out 
of  many  a  scrape.  It  is  probable  that  Ike  Finn, 
a  public  cab  driver  of  Cortland,  with  headquarters 
at  the  Messenger  House,  who  was  "chummy" 
with  Dave  Hannum,  bestrepresents  Dick  Larrabee, 
if  indeedhe  wasnot  actually  selected  by  theauthor 
as  the  original  of  that  character.  Ike  boasts  of 
his  relations  with  Dave  Hannum,  and.incidentalU-, 
speaks  with  pride  of  the  time  he  drove  Gov.  Hill 
around  Cortland  in  a  four-in-hand  of  whites. 
Dave  Hannum's  last  "  pair"  which  he  saved  from 
the  sheriff  was  a  team  of  dapple  greys  which  Ike 
drove  out  of  the  stable  at  midnight  after  Dave 
had  locked  up  for  the  night  and  left  turned  loose 
out  of  reach  of  the  sheriff.  Dave  finally  sold 
the  team  and  they  were  placed  in  a  Cortland  liv- 
ery stable  where  Dave  often  visited  them  out  of  the 
real  love  which  he  bore  them. 

Village  Pavements.— In  1896  Railroad  street 
was  paved  with  brick  ;  in  189S  Main  street  with  as- 
phalt, and  in  1899  Tompkins  and  Port  Watson 
streets  and  Lincoln  avenue  with  asphalt.  On 
March  30.  1896,  an  amendment  to  the  village 
charter,  kuown  as  the  paving  act,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  which  the  pavements  were  laid,  became 
a  law.  It  was  drafted  by  Judge  Stratton  S.  Knox 
and  introduced  into  the  legislature  by  F.  P.  Saun- 
ders, member  from  this  county.  It,  in  brief,  pro- 
vided for  assessing  two-thirds  of  the  cost  of  a  pave- 
ment, after  deducting  that  portion  included  in 
street  crossings  and  intersections,  upon  the  abut- 
ting property  owners.  The  village  paid  the  bal- 
ance and  the  entire  cost  of  the  pavement  laid  within 
the  bounds  of  street  intersections  and  crossings. 
The  Traction  Co.,  who  occupy  Main  and  a  part  of 
Railroad  streets,  was  assessed  a  share  of  the  cost 
of  the  pavement  in  those  streets,  as  provided  in  the 
terms  of  its  franchise,  the  amount  assessed  upon 
the  company  being  credited  wholly  to  the  vil- 
lage. The  authority  for  laying  a  street  pavement 
rested  wholly  with  the  village  trustees,  except  that 
none  could  be  ordered  unless  asked  for  by  a  peti- 
tion signed  by  the  owners  of  over  one-half  of  the 
lineal  feet  of  abutting  property. 

The  bonds  issued  to  cover  the  unpaid  share  of 
the  local  assessment  for  all  of  the  pavements  ma- 
ture in  ten  years,  one-tenth  being  payable  each 
year.     Series  A,   covering  the  cost  of  the  village 


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RESIDENCE. 

[■'David  Harum's 


Harris,  flici",    iilA)  HOMER  NATIONAL  BANK. 
[SupiJOriitious  Bank  of  "David  Harum."] 

share  of  the  Railroad  street  pavement,  mature  in 
1902  and  1903.  Series  A  for  the  Main  street  pave- 
ment mature  in  several  equal  annual  install- 
ments, viz:  i907-'ii  inclusive,  and  igis-'iS  in- 
clusive. Inasmuch  as  the  village  could  not  at  the 
same  time  very  well  take  care  of  the  same  series 
issued  for  the  cost  of  the  pavements  in  Tompkins 
and  Port  'Watson  streets  and  Lincoln  avenue  with- 
out providing  an  unusual  tax  levy,  it  was  decided 
to  make  them  full  term  bonds,  maturing  in  1920, 
and  thereby  obtain  advantage  of  high  premiums. 
At  the  time  of  the  issue  of  bonds  for  the  pave- 
ments in  Tompkins  and  Port  Watson  streets  and 
Lincoln  avenue,  bids  for  which  were  opened  March 
S,  1900,  the  total  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  vil- 
lage, exclusive  of  that  issue,  was  1:133,720.51. 
The  assessed  valuation  of  the  village  in  1899  was 
upwards  of  six  million  dollars. 

The  cost  of  the  Railroad  street  brick  pavement. 

which    was    laid    from  Maiii    street  to  the  main 

tracks  at  the  crossing  of  the  D.,  L.  &  W.   R.    R., 

was  120,940.10,    of    which    the  property   owners' 

share  was  111,295.99.     The   length   of   the 

pavement  is  2,200  linear  feet. 

The  ;Main  street  asphalt  pavement  laid 
from  near  the  intersection  of  East  Main 
street  to  the  Lehigh  Valley  railroad  cross- 
ing, and  about  a  mile  in  length,  cost  ;^75, 000, 
of  which  the  property  owners  paid  142,751.- 
12,  and  the  Traction  Co.  110,873.33. 

The  Tompkins  street  pavement  (asphalt), 
extending  from  Main  street  to  and  including 
the  front  of  the  cemetery  grounds,  a  distance 
of  2,500  linear  feet,  cost  $28,450,  the  local 
property  paying  117,393.36. 

The  Port  Watson  street  pavement  (as- 
phalt), from  Main  street  to  the  crossing  of 
theD.,  L.  &  W.  tracks,  which  is  also  2,500  lin- 
ear feet,  cost  125,150,  of  which  the  abutting 
property  paid  115,222.77. 

The  Lincoln  avenue  pavement  (asphalt), 
cost  18,500.  It  extends  from  Main  street  to 
Homer  avenue,  1,100  linear  feet,  and  the 
properly  owners'  share  was  $5,552.83. 

What  War  Means. — The  last  two  years 
'  Res.]  41,375  men  have  been  killed  in  battle. 


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.1.  H.  TALMAIXiE. 


The  Cortland  Buggy  Company  are  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  manufacture  of  wagons,  carriages, 
and  sleighs  at  i6  aud  iS  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  the  shops  on 
Duane  street  were  opened  for  work.  Twelve  years 
ago  the  same  parties  .started  the  liusiness  at  Nos. 
27  and  29  Port  Watson  street,  where  it  was  carried 
on  for  three  years.  From  the  beginnin.sj  J.  H. 
Tahnadge  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  jobljers,  and  has  a  large  city  trade,  for 
the  reason  that  a  specialty  is  made  of  the  fine  line 
of  vehicles. 


State  Senators,  lOOO.— 

194] — 1st  Dist.  John  L.  Ha- 
vens; 2nd,  James  Norton; 
3d,ThoniasH.  Cullen;  4th, 
David  Floyd  Davis;  5th, 
Michael  J.  Coffey;  6th,  Wni. 
J.  LaRoche;  7th,  Patrick  H. 
McCarren;8th,  Henry  Mar- 
shall; 9th,  Joseph  Wagner; 
loth,  John  Frances  Ahearn; 
nth,  Timothy  D.  Sullivan; 
I2th,  Samuel'j.  Foley;i3th, 
Bernard  F.  Martin  ;  14th, 
Thomas  F.  Grady;  15th,  N. 
A.  Elsberg;  i6th,  Louis 
Muuzinger;  17th,  Geo  W. 
Plunk  itt;  i8th,  Maurice 
Featherson;  19th,  J.  Ford; 
20th,  Thos.  F.  Donnelly; 
2 1st,  Richard  H.  Mitchell; 
22nd, Wm.  J.  Graney  ;  23d, 
Louis  F.  Goodself;  24th, 
H.  S.  Ambler;  25th,  Jacob 
Rice;  26th.  W.  L.Thornton; 


[See  State  Senate,  page 


27th,  HobartKrum;  28th,  Rdgar  T.  Brackett;  29th. 
Curtis  N.  Douglass;  30th,  Frank  M.  Boyce ;  31st, 
George  Chahoon  ;  32nd,  George  R.  Maltby  ;  33d, 
James  D.  F-eeter  ;  34th,  Henry  J.  Coggeshall  ;  3Sth, 
Elon  R.  Brown  ;  36th,  Nevada  N.  Stranahan  ;  37tb, 
Horace  White;  38th,  William  E.  Johnson  ;  39th, 
Benj.  Martin  Wilcox  ;  40th,  Charles  T.Willis  ;'4ist, 
F.  D.  Shcruood;42nd,  John  Raines,  43d;  Cornelius 
R.  Parsons  ;  44th,  William  W.  .Armstrong;  45tb.  T. 
K.  F:ilsworth;  46th,  I,.  H.  Humphrey;  47th.  W.  F. 
Mackey  ;  48th,  S.  J.  Ramsperger  ;  49th,  Geo.  A. 
Davis; 50th,  F.  W.  Higgins. 

Rev.  Robert  Clements  of  Cuba,  N.  Y.,  was  on 
F^eb.  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  dutiesin  Cort- 
land .April  I  He  succeeds  Rev.  John  Timothy 
Stone,  who  on  March  I  went  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  to 
accept  the  pastorate  of  the  Brown  Memorial  Pres- 
byterian church,  following  Rev.  Maltbie  D.  Bab- 
cock,  D.  1).,  called  tothe  Brick  Presbyterian  church 
of  New  York  city.  Mr.  Clements  was  born  in 
Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  thirty-five  years  ago.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  Union  college,  at  Schenectady,  in 
1891,  and  of  Auburn  Theological  seminary.  Au- 
burn, N.  Y.,  in  1894,  where  he  was  a  classmate  of 
his  predecessor.  Rev.  Mr.  Stone.  Mr.  Clements 
and  Mr.  Stone  were  two  of  the  six  honor  men  of 
the  class  on  the  commencement  stage.  Since 
graduation  he  has  been  the  jiastor  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  18S  acres  of  land,  was  purchased  by  the 
county  in  March,  1836,  for  $5,000.  Subsequently 
a  new  structure  was  erected  and  in  1882  a  building 
for  the  insane  was  constructed. 

The  Population  of  Towns,  Cortland  county,  in 
1810,  was  as  follows:  Homer,  2,975;  Solon,  1,263; 
Virgil,  906;  Cincinnatus,  1,525;  Preble,  1,179; 
Truxton,  1,031. 


Copied. 


CORTLAND  BUmiY  ('0'.'<.  BIKE  WAGON. 


"Gbip'.s"  Historical  Soi-vknir. 


Ciii'VRiinrrED,  181W,  "Grip." 


yV^coR 


CGRAW,  N.  Y. 


BY    H.    T.    BURLINGHAM. 


'"  'IcGRAW,  N. 


Y.,  is  a  thriving  industrial 
community  five  miles  east  of  Cortland, 
and  is  the  principal  station  on  the  E. 
&  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 
McGrawville.  As  the  corporate  limits  include  but 
a  portion  of  the  community,  both  names  are  used 
in  this  sketch  as  correct.  Samuel  McGraw,  front 
whom  the  post-office  and  village  take  their  name, 
was  born  in  Plymouth,  Vt.,  in  1772,  and  came  to 
this  county  in   iSoi,  settling  near  Blodgett  Mills. 


Holden  &  Tarbell,  Photos.  ANCIENT  McGRAWVILLE. 

1.  New  York  Central  College,  186.3.    3.  Main  street-Flood  ot  186").    «.  Main  street— Flood  of  186:!. 
of  Church  Heights,  1863.    .5.  College  Grounds  from  Main  street,  186^3. 


4.  Birdseye  Vie^v 


posc-office  department,  April  i,  1S9S,  changed  the 
name  of  this  office  from  McGrawville  to  McGraw. 
For  similar  reasons  the  two  railway  companies,  the 
United  States  Express  Co.,  the  AYestern  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 
J500.  This  extended  across  Uot  79  North  and  South, 
and  the  east  line  was  what  is  now  South  street. 
Upon  his  arrival  here  in  1S06  he  built  the  tnrst  log 
house  on  the  site  of  Robert  Clegg's  residence,  and 
in  1811  built  the  first  frame  house  directly  oppo- 
site.    In    1S07  Jonathan   Taylor   bought   for  $109 


'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


fiftv  acres  in  the  northeast  corner  of  Lot  79,  and 
in  1S13  the  land  between  this  and  the  main  road, 
upon  which  he  built  a  log  honse,  near  where  C.  H. 
Waters  now  lives.  In  1S09  William  Hicks  settled 
upon  the  farm  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his 
grandson,  B.  D.  Hicks.  In  iSoi  Meade  Merrill, 
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  1S49,  he 
was  one  of  the  three  leading  merchants  in  the 
county.  In  1S34  Marcus,  another  sou  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  1863  sold  to  Pliny  W.  Ayers  and 
moved  into  the  l)uilding  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  time  the  larg- 


k''^U  |-1 


Harris,  Photo.  MARICLE  i-  .70HN80X 

Cxeorge  H.  Mariele.  HoUaud  t'.  .lohnsoii. 

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 


"THE  CORNER  STORE." 

est  dealers  are  Mariele  &  Johnson  of  the 
"Corner  Store."  This  firm  consists  of 
George  H.  Mariele  and  Holland  C.John- 
son, two  young  men  who  started  in  busi- 
ness in  1894,  and  have  since  built  up  an 
extensive  trade.  In  1S98  they  purchased 
the  building  occupied  by  them,  and  now 
utilize  two  floors  of  their  large  double 
store,  where  the  different  departments  of 
dry  goods,  boots  and  shoes,  hatsand  caps, 
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- 
iele 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  1840, 
when  James  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,  who  in  1864  sold  out  to  R.  H.  Graves,  from 
whose  estate  Mr.  Parsons  purchased  the  business 
in  1S86.  Mr.  Parsons  is  one  of  the  leading  fur- 
niture dealers  and  undertakers  in  the  count)',  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  iSlo"Dea."  Parke  Morgan  built  a  tannery  on 
the  bank  of  the  creek  where  Dr.  Hendrick's  resi- 
dence now  stands.  The  courseof  the  brook  was  soon 
changed  to  its  present  one  and  "Dea. "  Asher  Graves, 
who  owned  "  Piety  hill,"  built  a  tanner}'  where 
G  J.  Staflford'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,  who  came  from  the  same  place  in  18 15, 
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  be 
spent  two  years  in  Schuyler  county  and  returning, 
bought  the  SamuelDoud  farm,  and  in 
1836  the  property  of  Mr.  Babcock. 
In  1,838  he  built  a  shop  further  south 
and  erected  the  Empire  block  and 
later  the  shop  where  C.  B.  Gross  is 
located.  Dr.  Hiram  Brockway,  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. 


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Harris,  Photos.  L.  PARSONS.  FURNITURE  AND  UNDERTAKING. 

Lorenzo  Parsons. 


many  hands  and  in  i860  became  the  property  of 
H.D.Corey.  It  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  iSSsandthe 
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  1844 
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 
family  emigrant  to  America  was  William  Hen- 
drick, boru  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,  P^liasph  6.  his  mother  Zilpba 
7,  the  doctor  8.  Ancestry  on  both  sides  in  the 
Revolution.  His  great  grandfather  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  &  Tooke,  Photo.    H.  C.  HENDRICK,  M.  D. 

versity  of  Michigan.  He  came  here  iu  1857  and 
has  had  a  continuous  practice  since,  except  three 
years'  service  in  the  civil  war  as  surgeon  of  the 
157th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vol.  with  rank  as  Major  and 
brevetted  for  meritorious  services  Lieut. -Col.  Heis 
senior  member  of  the  Cortland  County  Medical  so- 
ciety, a  member  of  the  State  Medical  and  the 
American  Medical  associations.  Several  physi- 
cians have  laid  the  foundations  of  success  as  stu- 
dents in  his  office.  He  has  for  a  long  time  been 
elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  is  president  of 
the  U.  S.  Medical  Examining  board  for  pensions 
at  Cortland,  N.  Y,,  upon  which  he  has  served  con- 
tinuously for  sixteen  years.  He  hasseveral  times 
been  post-commander  in  the  G.  A.  R.  of  which  he 
is  a  member,  and  has  served  as  secretary  of  the 
Board  of  Education 
for  sixteen  years  and 
eleven  years  as  its 
president.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican in  politics. 
The  doctor  and  Mrs. 
Hendrick,  who  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late 
Hon.  Harry  McGraw', 
occupy  the  residence 
built  by  the  latter  in 
1S29,  and  which  was 
entirely  remodeled  in 
1S94. 

Dr.  M.  R.  Smith, 
who  comes  next  in 
3'ears  of  practice,  was 
born  in  Solon,  N.  Y., 
Jul}-  22,  1S55,  and  was 
educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  the 
New  York  Central 
academy.  After  a 
course  of  study  with 
Dr.  H.  A.  Bolles  ol 
Cortland  and  a  year 
.spent  in  the  Universi- 
ty of  Pennsylvania,  he 
graduated  from  the 
Eclectic  Medical  col- 
lege of  New  York  in 


1879  and  began  practice  in  this  village.  This  has 
been  continuous  since  with  the  exception  of  the  year 
18S9,  in  which  year  he  graduated  from  the  .Albany 
medical  college.  Dr.  Smith  has  for  the  past  seven 
years  been  health  officer  of  the  town  of  Cortland- 
ville  and  is  serving  his  second  term  as  coroner 
of  Cortland  county.  He  is  a  Republican  and 
is  Past  Grand  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  of  which  he 
is  a  member.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cort- 
land County  Medical  society  and  of  the  Ameri- 
can Medical  association.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Smith 
have   a  beautiful    home    on    Washington    street. 

Dr.  Duane  E.  Ensign  was  born  in  Madison  county 
in  1S59,  and  is  of  English  descent.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Morrisville  Union  school,  Cazenovia 
seminary  and  the  Eclectic  Medical  Institute 
of  Cincinnati,  O.  He  has  practiced  here  since 
1889.  He  is  a  Republican,  a  member  of  the  lioard 
of  education  and  village  health  officer.  He  is  a 
member  of  both  the  State  and  Central  Eclectic 
Medical  societies,  and  is  Past-Grand  in  the  Odd 
Fellows,  of  which  he  is  a  member.  He  has  for 
nine  years  been  trustee  of  the  Methodist  church, 
of  which  Sunday-school  he  has  been  superintend- 
ent for  the  same  time. 

Dr.  Franklin  H.  Forshee  was  born  in  this 
village  .\ugust  8,  1S66,  and  is  the  grandson  of 
Isaac  Forshee,  one  of  the  early  pioneers,  and 
who  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Bap- 
tist church  in  1828.  Dr.  Forshee  received  his 
education  in  the  old  academy  and  became  a  tele- 
graph operator.  He  studied  medicine  with  Dr. 
Hendrick,  with  whom  he  has  been  associated  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Hendrick  &  Forshee  since 
his  graduation  from  the  University  of  New  York, 
in  1892.  He  is  president  of  the  Cortland  County 
Medical  society,  and  is  a  member  of  the  village 
board  of  trustees.  He  is  a  Republican  and  a  mem- 
ber of  both  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  P.  of  H.,  as  well  as 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Presb\terian  church. 

In  1S17  Lester  Graves,  who  had  settled  here  five 
years  before,  built  a  wagon  shop  where  Fred  D. 
Graves'  residence  now  .stands.  In  theupperroom 
of  this  shop,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1S36, 
the  early  Presbyterians  held  their  meetings.  He 
laterbuilt  a  shop  north  of  where  the  Corey  building 
stands.  In  1826  IsaacKinney  startedawool-carding 


DR.  U.  C.  HENDRICK-.S  RESIDENCE. 


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shop  back  of  where  C.  F.  Davenport  now  lives,  and 
in  1.S27  married  the  daughter  of  Ezekial  Lewis. 
The  following  year  these  two,  Kinney  and  Lewis, 
built  the  old  shop  on  Center  street,  which  was  de- 
molished in  1S99.  In  the  east  part  of  this  build- 
ing the  family  of  Mr.  Lewis,  who  built  looms, 
spinning  wheels,  etc.,  lived  until  1S35,  when  he 
built  the  present  residence  of  Jlrs.  G.  R.  Palmer. 
Mr.  Kinney,  who  conducted  the  business  of  card- 
ing wool  and  dressing  "full  cloth"  in  part  of  the 
building,  built  the  house  where  Aaron  Vedder 
lives  in  1S31.  The  old  stone  mill,  now  owned  by 
A.  P.  McGraw,  was  built  in  1834  by  R.  G.  Doud, 
Sr.  Stillman  Holden  worked  for  Mr.  Doud  in 
1830.  The  first  sawmill  was  uuilt  by  Samuel  Mc- 
Graw on  the  present  site  of  the  T.  P.  Taylor  box 
factor}-,  in  1815,  and  in  1S20  Perry  Saunders  had  a 
sawmill  where  the  Meldrim  mill  now  stands,  and 
did  carding  and  dressed  cloth.  In  1S2S,  a  post- 
office  having  been  established  here  with  Harry 
McGraw  as  postmaster,  and  a  stage  coach  running 
between  Cortland  and  Norwich,  .Samuel  McGraw, 
Jr. ,  opened  a  tavern  where  the  Rogers  House  now 
stands  in  the  older  portion  of  the  store  now  occu- 
pied by  O.  D.  Perr\-.  In  1837  he  removed  this  to 
its  present  location  and  erected  the  present  Rogers 
House,  which  he  sold  to  Gilmore  Kinney  in  1S44. 
Samuel  McGraw,  Jr. .  was  an  extensive  cattle  dealer 
and  manufactured  ship  oars.  These  were  of  ash, 
forty  feet  long,  and  were  placed  on  rafts,  which 
were  floated  down  the  Tioughnioga  and  Susque- 
hanna  rivers  to   a   market   on  the  sea  coast. 

The  history  of  the  ;\IcGraw  family  and  this 
place  are  closely  identified.  Upon  the  death  of 
the  pioneer,  Samuel  McGraw,  who  was  the  father  of 
twelve  children,  in  1S35,  his  son  Harry  became  the 
acknowledged  head  of  the  family, and  was  not  only 
the  leading  merchant  in  1818-1849,  the  first  post- 
master in  1S27-49,  and  member  of  assembly  in 
1S43,  but  was  a  leading  spirit  in  all  public  matters. 
Upon  his  death,  in  1S49,  his  son,  Perrin  H.  Mc- 
Graw, became  the  acknowledged  head  of  the  fam- 
ih',  succeeding  his  father  as  merchant  and  post- 
master, and  being  elected  member  of  assembly  in 
1S54.  In  1859  he  %vas  elected  as  the  first  Republi- 
can senator  from  this  county.  For  many  years  he 
and   his  brother,    Hon.    Delos   McGraw,  who  was 


a 


v?5rj:. 


^m-Mw^' 


Harris,  Plioto. 


DR.  M.  R.  SMITHS  RESIDENCE. 


Harris,  Photo.        M.  R.  SMITH,  M.  D.      [See  sk.,  P.  212. 

member  of  assembly  in  1877,  did  the  largest  prod- 
uce business  in  this  part  of  the  state,  amounting 
to  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  annu- 
ally. No  public  improvement  made  during  the 
active  life  of  Hon.  P.  H.  McGraw  can  be  pointed 
to  in  which  he  was  not  interested.  He  was  one  of 
the  founders,  and  during  its  entire  existence,  pres. 
ident  of  the  New  York  Central  academy.  He  was 
one  of  the  originators  and  for  years  the  president 
of  the  McGrawville  Rural  Cemetery  association. 
He  was  the  principal  promoter  and  the  first  presi- 
dent of  the  U.,  C.  &  C.  R.  R.,  which  was  char- 
tered April  9,  1870,  and  which  was  completed  to 
this  place  Sept.  18,  1S97,  by  N.  A.  Bundy,  as  The 
Erie  &  Central  New  York  railway.  Mr.  McGraw 
was  a  leader  in  village,  educational  and  church 
matters,  having  been  el- 
der of  the  Presbyterian 
church  for  many  vears. 
He  was  the  founder  of 
the  industries  which 
have  made  a  rural  com- 
munity into  a  prosper- 
ous manufacturing 
town.  He  died  Oct.  16, 
1899,  and  all  places  of 
business  were  closed  on 
the  day  of  his  funeral. 
Albert  P.  McGraw, 
the  present  head  of 
the  family,  a  young 
man,  is  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  A.  P. 
McGraw  Corset  Co.  He 
is  a  public  spirited  citi- 
zen, a  staunch  Repuljli- 
can  and  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Presbj'- 
terian  church,  of  which 
he  is  a  trustee,  and  of 
which  Sunday-school  he 
has  been  the  superin- 
tendent for  seventeen 
years.  In  1830  there 
were  but  ten  houses  in 
the  present  village  lim- 
its.    These  were:  Sam- 


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Hyatt,  Photo.       D.  E.  ENSIGN,  M.  D.      LSee  sk.,  P.  :;i:;. 

uel  McGraw,  Sr.,  ou  the  now  vacant  lot  west  of 
George  H.  Maricle's  residence;  Samuel  McGraw, 
Jr.,  in  the  hotel  where  the  Rogers  House 
stands;  Harry  McGraw,  in  Dr.  Hendrick's  pres- 
ent residence;  Marcus  McGraw,  in  the  rear  por- 
tion of  the  Lamont  residence;  Lester  Graves, 
in  the  George  Case  house;  Asher  Graves,  where 
D.  L.  Maine  now  lives;  Dr.  Brockwaj-  and  Spell- 
man  Graves,  in  a  house  which  then  stood  where 
W.  P.  Henry's  residence  now  stands,  and  of 
which  the  ell  of  O.  Cooper's  residence  formed  a 
part;  R.  G.  Doud,  in  the  building  now  used  as  a 
barn  by  Dr.  Hendrick,  and  which  then  stood 
lengthwise  of  the  street  where  the  Warren  block 
now  stands;  Mrs.  Rufus  Graves,  in  the  Miss  King 
house,  then  owned  by  Harry  Mci^raw;  Jonathan 
Taylor,  where  C.  H.  Waters  lives.  In  1S27  Charles 
Withey  lived  on  the  L.  D.  Allen  farm,  Russell 
Cole  on  the  C.  O.  Alger  farm,  Jerry  Mott  on  the 
O.  Bingham  farm,  James  Boone  on  the  W.  J.  Bu- 
chanan farm,  Jacob  Brown  on  the  A.  J.  Sweet  farm. 
Gen.  Brockway  on  the  Barker  farm,  Hiram  Boone 
on  the  Joel  Pritchard  farm,  Chauncey  Kellogg  on 
the  W.  L.  Bean  farm,  and  Luther  Thompson  on 
the  Wellington  farm.  Johnson  Bingham  settled 
in  the  town  of  Solon  in  1794,  upon  the  farm 
where  his  grandson,  Johnson  G.  Bingham,  su- 
pervisor of  that  town,  is  now  living.  At  that 
time  there  were  but  six  families  in  the  pres- 
ent limits  of  Cortland  county.  In  1S25  John 
Haskell  lived  on  the  William  Shearer  farm,  and 
in  1S30  sold  this  to  William  Shearer  and  bought 
the  Byron  Phelps  farm.  Mr.  Shearer  had  pre- 
viously lived  upon  the  Fred  Dunbar  farm.  About 
1820  Justice  Boynton  settled  on  the  John  Kenfield 
farm.  In  1S27  Reuben  Parsons  built  a  log  house 
near  where  J.  A.  Phelps  lives  and  a  sawmill  near 
Wayne  Palmer's  residence.  Later  he  built  the 
house  where  Mrs.  Louisa  Parsons  lives.  Israel 
Palmer,  who  afterwards  became  the  treasurer  of 
the  New  York  Central  college,  lived  where  E.  L. 
Phelps  now  lives.  Sprague  Keene  lived  on  the 
rear  of  J.  A.  Phelps'  farm.  Oct.  9.  1S27,  Marvin 
Huntington,  father  of  Miss  A.  F.  Huntington, 
moved  upon  the  C.  D.  Wa\  ;  farm,  and  this  same 
year  William  Case  brought  his  wife  and  worldly 
possessions  on  an  ox  sled  from  Massachusetts  and 
settled    on   the    H.   E.    Phelps   farm.     About  this 


time,  Benjamin  Phelps,  whose  father,  Enos  Phelps, 
had  in  iSoo  located  on  the  Frank  Phelps  farm 
near  East  Homer,  bought  the  Myron  Phelps  farm. 
In  1.S36  Rensselaer  Merrill  built  a  saw  mill  near 
where  Morton  Boynton  lives  and  opened  the 
"north  road."  In  183S  he  built  the  residence  of 
Dr.  Ensign  and  in  1839,  in  which  year  William 
Holden  worked  for  him.  built  the  old  red  grist 
mill.  Previous  to  this  there  was  a  grist  mill  near 
Maybury's  mill  which  in  1822  was  run  by  Eber 
Wilcox,  who  in  1S38  built  the  Myron  Rowe  house. 
In  1839  William  Pike  built  the  W.  li.  Pike  house 
and  Ira  Baker  the  residence  of  A.  H.  Atkins. 
Among  the  early  residents  of  South  or  Pine  hill, 
as  it  was  then  called,  were  Elijah  Phelps,  who  in 
1S25  lived  on  the  A.  R.  Rowe  farm,  ElishaCoburn, 
Sr.,  a  few  rods  east,  John  McGraw  still  further 
east,  William  McGraw,  nearly  opposite  the  Reakes 
farm,  Zalmon  Barnum  near  the  L.  Trippe  farm 
house,  and  Isaac  Forshee  near  the  Eugene  Russell 
farm.  In  1S29  Walter  G.  Dye,  a  shoemaker  from 
Truxton,  bought  twenty  acres  of  land  on  Hicks 
hill  and  a  bee  was  made  to  clear  this  and  build  a 
log  house  and  barn  for  this,  the  first  resident 
preacher.  Among  the  old  residents  now  living 
here  are;  Allen  Russell,  who  was  born  on  the  A. 
J.  Sweet  farm  in  1S24,  whose  family  removed 
to  the  Webster  Russell  farm  in  1826  and  who 
came  to  this  village  in  1849  and  built  a  rough 
board  cabin  where  his  present  handsome  residence 
now  stands  and  where  he  has  since  lived;  Stillman 
Holden,  who  was  born  in  Massachusetts  Feb.  i, 
1810,  and  moved  with  his  parents  in  1822  upon  the 
George  Case  farm,  and  in  1S66  to  his  present  home 
in  this  village;  John  Haughton,  who  was  born  in 
Charleston,  N.  Y.,  April  17,  i82i,andin  i827came 
with  his  father,  John  Haughton,  Sr.  ,and  settled  ou 
the  George  Cass  farm  on  the  Solon  road  ;  Thomas 
Rogers,  who  was  born  in  Massachusetts  in  i8i2and 
came  here  April  11,  1834.  He  worked  for  .Samuel 
McGraw,  Jr.,  for  two  years  in  a  shop  which  he 
had  just  bought  of  a  man  by  the  name  of  Eaton 
and  which  stood  where  Lewis  Warren's  shop  now 
stands.  In  1836  he  married  a  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel McGraw,  Sr.,  built  a  shop  in  the  bank  near  .A. 
L.  Palmer's  present  residence  and  bought  the 
original  portion  of  G.  H.  Maricle's  residence.     In 


Harris,  Photo.     F.  H.  FOKSHRE,  M.  U.    ISee  sk.,  1'. -'12. 


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215 


1844  Mr.  Rogersbuilt  the 
Robert  Clegg  house  (Mr. 
Rogers  died  on  the  9th 
da}- of  March,  1900);  Wni. 
Yager,  who  came  here  in 
I S37  and  started  a  grocery 
in  the  Randall  building, 
which  had  been  built  in 
1834  by  Ira  Roberts  as  a 
harness  shop,  and  where 
J.  B.  Lamont,  the  father 
of  ex-Secretary  of  War 
Daniel  S.  Lamont,  started 
in  business  upon  his  arri- 
val in  1851  ;  James  A. 
Brooks,  who  came  with 
his  father,  Seth  1). 
Brooks,  in  1S36,  and  set- 
tled on  the  J,  C.  Tritch- 
ard  farm,  and  who  now 
lives  in  the  old  college 
farm  house.  The  date  of 
erection  of  the  first  school 
is  uncertain,  but  the  old 
log  building  which  stood 
on  the  cornerof  Dr.  Hen- 
drick's  present  garden, 
was  probably  built  as 
early  as  iSi  i,  and  its  suc- 
cessor, a  frame  building, 
on  the  corner  of  J.  R.  Rowe'syardin  1S20.  Later 
a  second  schoolhouse  was  built  where  theentrance 
to  the  cemetery  now  is.  In  1846  the  two  districts 
combined  and  built  the  Union  school,  now  Grange 
hall,  on  Church  street,  where  Prof.  Jackson  was 
the  first  principal.  Aug.  16,  1867,  it  was  voted  to 
establish  a  Union  free  school  and  lease  the  New 
York  Central  academy  for  the  academic  depart- 
ment. The  first  board  of  education  elected  were: 
W.  W.  Alton,  president ;  H.  C.  Hendrick,  secre- 
tary ;  P.  H.  McGraw,  J.  C.  Alger,  E.  N.  Blackmer, 
H.  D.  Corey,  Allen  Russell,  J.  R.  Holmes,  C.  L. 
Kinney.  The  first  principal  was  Horace  Stanton 
of  Schenectady.  Dec.  I,  186S,  it  was  voted  to 
raise  52,200  to  purchase  the  old  college  and  to  sell 
the  old  Union  building  and  the  South  hill  school- 
house.      Aug.   26,   1884,   it  was  voted  to  erect  the 


Harris,  Photu. 


Harris.  PLoto. 


H.  C.  JOHNSON'S  RESIDENCE 


VILLAGE  HALL. 

present  handsome  and  modern  structure  in  front 
of  the  old  college  building,  which  upon  its  com- 
pletion, was  sold  and  demolished.  The  McGraw 
Union  school  is  classed  by  the  State  Board  of  Re- 
gents as  among  the  best.  The  present  faculty  are  : 
Principal,  Calvin  F.  Place  ;  Mrs.  C.  F.  Placed  Miss 
Claribel  Warren,  Miss  Sylvia  Smith,  all  excellent 
teachers.  The  present  board  of  education  are  : 
W.  J.  Buchanan,  president ;  G.  H.  Maricle,  B.  H. 
Randall,  W.  H.  Huntley,  D.  E.  Ensign.  W.  P. 
Henry,  the  present  clerk  of  the  board,  has  served 
in  that  position  for  ten  years. 

In  1869  the  village  of  McGrawville  was  incorpo- 
rated, with  Pierce  Warren  as  president,  Thomas  B. 
Chaffee  as  trustee,  and  Will  H.  Tarble  as  clerk. 
The  presidents  since  have  been:  1870,  O.  A.Kin- 
ney; 1S71,  William  Lord;  1872,0.  A.Kinney;  1873, 
I.  V.  Carr;  1874,  Ransom 
Warren  ;  1875,  R.  H. 
Graves;  1876,  D.  I.  Brown- 
ell,  Jr.;  1S77,  C.  D.  Green- 
man  ;  1878,  N.  L.  Pierce; 
1879,  William  Lord;  1S80, 
J.  R.  Holmes;  1881,  D.  H. 
Stone;  1S82,  R.  H.  Graves; 
188^,  Geo.  Brooks;  18S4, 
J.  W.  Cud  worth;  1SS5,  F. 
W.  Perrott;  1886,  Lewis 
Warren;  1887-8,  Delos Mc- 
Graw; 1889-90,  D.  I. 
Brownell ;  1S91,  G.  W. 
Case;  1892-3-4.  W.  J.  Bu- 
chanan; 1S95, N.W.Smith; 
1S96,  F.  C.  Topping;  1S97. 
W.  J.  Buchanan;  1898-9, 
H.  K.  Alexander.  The 
trustees  have  been  elected 
as  follows  :  1870,  Allen 
Russell.  Eli  Smith  ;  1S71, 
John  Kingman,  R.  H. 
Graves  ;  1S72,  L.  C.  War- 
ner, I.  Y.  Carr;  1873,  Wm. 
Yager,  Lucius  McGraw, 
A.  Phillips;  1S74,  Wilson 
Bennett,  Linus  Castle; 
187,5,  C.  D.  Peckham,  Jo- 
seph Hinds;  1876,  L.  Cas- 
tle,W.  A  Carpenter;  1877, 


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"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Harris,  Photos.      FACULTY  OF  McGRAW  UNION  SCHOOL. 

1.  Principal  C.  F.  Place.    2.  Mrs.  C.  F.  Place.    3.  Miss  Claribel  Warreu 
4.  Miss  Sylvia  Smith.  [See  sk.,  P.  aib. 

A.  J.  Sweet,  F.  L.  Royce;  1S7S.  Lewis  Warren,  H. 
D.Corey;   1879,  O-  A.  Kinney,  C.  L.  Kinney,  D.  I. 
Brownell,  Jr.;   iSSo,  F.  J.  Hobart,  John  Haughton. 
W.   E.   Pike;   1881,   A.   D.   Kinnie,  A.  P.   McGraw; 
1S82,   E.  A.  McGraw,  W.   H.   Huntley;   18S3,  A.  P. 
McGraw,  C.  T.  Phillips;  1SS4,  Charles  L.  Kinney, 
A.  J.  Sweet,  R.  H.  Graves;  1885,  E.  H.  Clark,  N. 
W.  Smith;  1886,  Van  Beckwith,  Arza  Cha- 
pin;  1S87,  N.  W.  Smith,  D.  I.  Brownell, 
Jr.;  1888,  Elwyn  C.  Palmer.  G.  W.  Case, 
H.  T.  Short;   1889,  Lucius  McGraw,  H.  T. 
Short;  1S90,  F.  C.  Topping,  W.  Salisbury; 
1S91,   L.  F.  Gee,  W.    P.  Henry;   1892    W. 
J.  Arner,  J.  R.  Rowe,  Samuel  Doud,  F.  C. 
Topping;  1893,  G.  H.  Maricle,  H.  C.John- 
son;  1894,  Samuel  Doud,  F.  C.  Topping; 
1S95,  Arza  Chapiu,  A.  B.  Rumsey  ;   1896, 
M.   L.  Totmau,  L.  D.  Gross;  1897,  C.  C. 
Hammond,  O.  Cooper;   189S,  L.  D.  Gross, 
C.  S.   Hoag;   1899,   F.   H.  Forshee,  M.  C, 
Bean.     The  present  boardare:   H.  K.  Al- 
exander, president;  V.  H.  Forshee,  M.C. 
Bean,  A.  A.  Bortliwick,  George  R.  Gard- 
ner, trustees.      H.  C.  ChafTee  is  village 
clerk.     A  fire  department  was  organized 
in  1S69,  with  R.  H.  Graves  as  chief.     It 
•consistedof  Excelsior  Fire  Co.    Thiswas 
reorganized  upon  the  completion  of  the 
handsome  new  village  hall  in  1894.    This 
building  is  three  stories  and  40  x  60  feet 
in  size.    The  present  fire  department  con- 
sists of  Active  Fire  Co.,   No.    i,  with  P. 
W.  Chaffee  foreman;  C.  D.  MclVraw,  first 


assistant;  E.  D.  Cross,  second  assist- 
ant; W.  J.  Buchanan,  secretary  and 
treasurer;  B.  H.  Randall,  financial 
secretary;  and  W.  J.  Buchanan  Hose 
Co.,  No.  I,  with  W.  E.  Miner,  fore- 
man; S.  K.  Buell,  first  assistant;  H. 
A.  Masteu,  second  assistant;  A.  W. 
Chapin,  secretary;  Geo.  Hoag,  finan- 
cial secretary;  H.  C.  Chaffee,  treas- 
urer; E  J.  Humphries,  C  C.  Ham- 
mond, George  D.  Pudney,  trustees. 
This  company  was  incorporated 
March  16,  1897,  own  their  uniforms 
and  hose  cart,  and  have  handsome 
rooms,  including  a  gymnasium,  on 
the  first  floor  of  the  village  hall.  A 
post-office  was  established  here  in 
1S27,  with  Harry  McGraw  as  post- 
master. Upon  his  death,  in  1849,  he 
was  succeeded  by  the  late  Hon.  P.  H. 
McGraw,  who  was  in  turn  followed 
by  Leander  Palmer,  MosesG.  Smith, 
Chas.  A.  Jones,  Melvin  C.  Bingham, 
C.  A.Jones  (second  time),  and  Mil- 
ford  C.  Bean.  The  present  postmas- 
ter, B  T.  Burlingham,  was  the  first 
Presidential  appointment  here,  hav- 
mg  been  appointed  by  President  Mc- 
Kiuley  in  1897.  He  moved  the  office 
into  the  present  commodious  quar- 
ters, which  were  entirely  remodeled 
for  the  purpose.  In  these  model 
quarters  he  placed  a  new  and  mod- 
ern outfit  of  oak  and  bronze,  built 
especially  for  him  and  in  keeping 
with  the  growth  of  the  place.  Prior 
to  Nov.  25,  1895,  this  office  was  sup- 
plied by  stage  from  the  Cortland 
office,  but  on  that  date  an  electric 
service  was  established  between  this 
office  and  Cortland  of  three  mails 
dailv.  April  9,  1898,  this  was  super- 
sede'd  by  the  E,  &  C.  N.  Y.  R.  R., 
which  had  been  completed  to  Ciuciunatus.  Since 
that  time  the  service  has  been  greatly  improved, 
and  now  three  mails  are  daily  sent  to  and  received 
from  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  mail  trains,  besides  three 
sent  to  and  received  from  the  Cortland  post-oftice 
daily.  Beside  the  regular  train  service,  the  elec- 
tric cars  have  recently  been  brought  into  service 


Burlingham.  Photos.         CORSET  CITY  BAND. 

1.  A.  W.  Chapin,  Drum  Ma,ior.  2.  Floyd  Grant.  3.  Bert  Gutchess. 
■1.  Bert  Palmer.  5.  Frank  Tuffley.  ti.  R.  B.  Dibble.  7.  D.  M.  Ham- 
mond, s.  Byron  Hopkins.  SI.  A.  J.  Ensign.  111.  H.  L.  Chapin.  11.  Chas. 
Sweet.  12.  G.  }l.  Maricle,  Leader.  13.  E.  F.  Kinney.  14.  Earl  Healey. 
iri.  Arthur  McElheny.    [Numbered  from  left  to  right.] 


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217 


for  transferring  the  early 
morning  mail  from  New 
York  direct  to  this  oiEce 
from  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  sta- 
tion at  Cortland.  Mr. 
Burlingham  is  a  notary 
public,  and  has  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  been  the  ed- 
itor and  manager  of  the 
Mc  Graw  departtnent  of 
the  Cortland  Daily  and 
Semi-Weekly  Stand.ard 
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 
secretar}'  of  W.  J.  Bu- 
chanan Hose  Co., of  which 
both  he  and  the  postmas- 
ter are  members.  He  is 
a  member  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. 


Harris,  Photo. 


P.  O.  Grosvenor,  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 
by  .\cademy  (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,  1850  appears  the  following: 
"This  was  the  last  meeting  of  the  society  in  the 
spring  term,  owing  to  the   smallpox,  which  broke 


Harris.  Photo. 


G.  H.  JIARICLE\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  i860. 
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  fco  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, 
1 864,  a  stock  company  was 
formed    to    purchase  the 
property  of  Gerritt  Smith, 
who  had  become  owner, 
for  |5,5oo,   and   the  New 
York    Central    academy 
was   started   with    P.    H. 
McGraw,  president;  Wil- 
son   Bennett,   C.   L-   Kin- 
ney, Chas.  E.  Rowe,  Rev. 

0.  L,  Torry,  Ira  Watrous, 
J.  B.  Lamont,  George  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.  Fancher,  H.  Ham- 
ilton, W.  W.  Brown  and 
Eli  Smith,  trustees.  The 
first  faculty  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- 


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\V.  J.  BUCHANAN  HOSE  CO. 


1.  W.  J.  Buchanan.  ~.  W.  E.  Miner,  Foreman.  ;i.  H.  A.  Masten.  Second  Assistant  Foreman.  4.  S.  K.  Bueil,  First 
Assistant  Foreman.  5.  A.  W.  Cliapin,  Secretary,  tl.  (t.  S.  Hoag.  Financial  Secretary.  7.  H.  C.  Cliaffee,  Treasurer, 
s.  Leon  Holmes.  9.  E.  F.  Kinney.  10.  F.  .1.  Chapin.  11.  Floyd  Pudney,  lli.  (i.  D.  Pudney.  i;i.  E.  J.  Humphries.  14. 
F.  D.  Graves.  15.  F.  D.  Alkin.s."  Hi.  E.  L.  Chapin.  17.  A.  H.  Bingham.  Is.  R.  B.  Dibble.  19.  W.  S.  Kellev.  M.  J.  C. 
Muir.  21.  C.  F.  Place.  22.  F.  T.  Spencer.  2:).  Emmett  Clegg.  24.  F.  L.  Dunbar.  25.  C.  L.  Beers.  2(1.  A.  .1.  Ensign.  27 
F.  B.  Duntley.    28.  F.  L.  Randall.    29.  B.  T.  Burlingham.    30.  A.  H.  Mudge.  Jr. 


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duced  in  this  state  soon  afterward,  the  academy 
failed  to  be  a  financial  success,  and  in  186S  it  was 
transferred  to  the  Union  School  district.  McGraw 
has  fine  shipping  facilities.  Beside  the  E.  &  C.  N. 
Y.  R.  R.,  there  is  direct  connection  with  the  tracks 
of  both  the  Lehigh  Valley  and  D.,  L.  &  W.  rail- 
roads at  Cortland  by  the"  C.  &  H.  T.  Co.,  which 
(besides  fourteen  trips  daily  between  the  two 
towns  for  passengers),  runs  a  freight  three  times 
each  day. 

Besides  its  railway  facilities,   the  village  has  a 


Smith,  then  postmaster  and  tailor,  in  a  small  one- 
story  building,  which  was  the  original  part  of 
the  handsome  Shuler  building.  As  there  was  no 
railroad  here  at  the  time,  this  firm  moved  to  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  where  they  are  now  classed  among 
the  millionaires,  and  where  Dr.  I.  D.  Warner  gave 
the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  that 
city  their  magnificent  building.  Dr.  L.  C.  War- 
ner gave  $50,000  to  Oberlin  college.  While  War- 
ner Brothers  started  the  business  here  it  is  to  P. 
H.  McGraw  &  Son  (.Albert  P.  j  and    their  success- 


Harris.  Photos. 

1.   Postmaster  B.  T.  Burlingham. 
"Work  Room.    .'>.  Exterior. 


THE   POST  OFFICE. 
.  Assistant  Postmaster  A.  W.  Ciiapin. 


model  livery,  owned  by  F.  G.  Isaacs,  where  first- 
class  rigs  may  beprocuredat  alltimes.  TheUniled 
States  Express  Co.  have  an  office  here,  with  Geo. 
B.  Burchard  as  agent.  E.  Fancher  Kinney  is  man- 
ager of  the  local  office  of  the  W.  U.  Telegraph  Co. 
Maricle  &  Johnson  are  the  managers  of  the  office 
of  the  Empire  State  Telephone  Co.  A  local  tele- 
phone line  connects  the  principal  business  places 
and  residences. 

The  first  corset  made  in  this  part  of  the  state  was 
made  here  in  1S73  for  Warner  Bros.,  by  Moses  G. 


3.  Interior  View.    i.  A  Portion  of  the 
[See  sk..  P.  x'lii. 

ors.  The  A.  P.  McGraw  Corset  Co.,  that  the  credit 
is  due  of  building  up  the  great  industry  which  has 
given  this  the  title  of  "The  Corset  City."  Start- 
ing in  1S75  with  two  foot  machines,  they  have  at 
present  two  large  model  factory  buildings  erected 
by  them,  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  electric- 
ity. Thev  utilize,  in  the  manufacture  of  corsets, 
skirts  and  mackintoshes  over  36,000  square  feet 
of  floor  space,  and  their  sales  amount  to  about  a 
quarter  of  a  million  dollars  annually.  Besides  a 
large  jobbing  and  retail  trade,  they  have  canvass- 


■GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Harris.  Photos.  (iROUP  OF  PROMINENT  CITIZENS. 

1.  Kev.  J.  J.  Cowles,  Pastor  of  Presbyterian  Church.  2.  Rev.  W.  P.  (iarrett.  Pastor 
of  Metliodist  Church.  3.  Re^-.  A.  Bergen  Hrowe.  l*astor  of  Baptist  Church.  4.  F.  A. 
I'urrhas,  Manager  of  Thomas  P.  Taylor  Paper  Bo.x  Factory.  ■">.  H.  K.  Ale.xander,  Pres- 
ident Village  of  McUrawville.    ti.  W.  G.  Purclias,  Manager  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    iSgo,  but   upon  the 
succession    of    the    A.    P.    McGraw    Corset    Co. 
was  disposed    of.    The    Central    Paper    Box    Co., 
with   Walter  G.  Purcbas  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,  1897, 
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- 
clias as  manager.    In  the  following  year 
were  compelled  to  seek  larger  quar 


they 

ters  and  moved  into  their  present  fac- 
tory, which  had  Ijeen  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.  I\Ir.  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.   A.    R.   by'    the 


United  States  through 
Col.  Lamont's  influence 
while  secretary  of  war. 

It  is  doubtful  if  any 
town  of  its  size  has  three 
more  prosperous  church- 
es or  three  more  able  pas- 
tors. The  Baptist  church 
was  organized  in  1828 
from  the  Homer  Baptist 
church,  and  the  present 
edifice  erected  in  1830. 
This  was  extended  and 
improved  in  1867,  and  in 
1899  the  building  was 
completely  renovated  and 
new  cathedral  glass  me- 
morial windows  were 
placed  in  position.  The 
pastors  have  been:  W.  G. 
Dye,  1S29-44;  Wm.  Holi- 
day, 1845-7;  S.  J.  Decker, 
I  848-50,  Alfred  Bennett, 
I  supply )  1S5  i;  L.  W. 
Nichols,  1852-4;  C.  Darby, 
i'^55-6;  Alvin  Bailev,i857- 
61;  J.  P.  Ash,  1862-4;  J- 
D.  Tucker,  1865-6;  W.  G. 
Dve,  1867-8;  E.  Savage, 
1869;  L.  P.  Day,  1870-2;  C. 
A.  Stone,  i8'73-7  ;  S.  N. 
Westcott,  1878-81  ;  D.  K. 
Smith,  1882;  D.  B.  Grant, 
1883-6  ;  W.  W.  Conner, 
1S87;  S.  H.White,  1888-9; 
J.  E.  Usher,  1890-2;  N.  S. 
Burd,  1S93-8.  The  present 
pastor.  Rev.  A.  Bergen  Browe,  camein  March,  1899. 
The  Methodist  church  was  organized  in  1833  and 
erected  the  present  edifice  in  1834.  This  has  since 
been  completely  renovated  and  in  1S9S  handsome 
memorial  windows  of  cathedral  glass  were  placed 
in  the  church.  The  pastors  have  been  :  1833, 
Morgan     Ruger ;     1834,    Reynolds;     1S35, 


BurliiiKham,  Pliolo.        B.  H.  K.\NUALL\S  RESIDENCE. 


"  GRIP'S  "  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Kinney;   1836,  Jesse  Pomeroy  ;  1837,  Eben 

L-  North  ;  183S,  Peter  G.  Bridgeman  ;  1839,  Daniel 
Fancher ;  1S40,  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;  1850-1,  Edwin  G.  Bush;  1852-3,  Wes- 
ley H.  Miller;  '^[854-5,  Thomas  D.  Wire;  1.S56,  Will- 
iam N.  Burr;  1.S57-8,  Wesley  Fox;  1S59,  Charles 
T.  Moss;  1860-r,  Ira  B.  Hyde;  1862-3,  David  C. 
Ducher;  1864-5,  Oren  L.  Torry;  1866-7]^  Samuel  M. 
Fisk;    1S6.S-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;  1S71-80,  George  Bay- 
less;  18S1,  Charles  K.  Scoon  ;  1882-5,  John  G.  Blue, 
1886-8,  Edwin  H.  Dickinson;  :8S9-9i,  Leslie  R. 
Groves.     The  present  pastor.  Rev.  J.  J.   Cowles, 


iHP. 


,  T'W'-^tiry'r^-    ,-vr- 


A.  P.  McGRAW  CORSET  CO.'S  FACTORIES. 
1.  Hon.  P.  H.  McGraw,  Founder  of  tlie  Works.    3.  Residence  of  A.  P.  McGraw.    3.  Warehouse  and  .Shipping  De- 
partDient.    4.  Factory.    5.  A.  P.  McGraw,  President  and  Trea.snrer. 

(Portraits  by  Hyatt.     Factories  by  Harris.    Residence  by  Burlinghani.)  [See  sk.,  P.  ~'lli. 


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;  1889-90, 
Joseph  H.  Zartman;  1891-5,  Edward  J.  Brooker. 
The  present  pastor.  Rev.  W.  P.  Garrett,  came  in 
October,  1^96.  The  Presbyterian  church  was  or- 
ganized March  ii,  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  Novemljer,  1S91.  All  three  churches  have 
handsome  parsonages  and  prosperous  auxiliary  so- 
cieties. -"Vmong  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  2S  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. 


Loomis;  Pomona,  Mrs.  J. 
A.  Phelps;  Flora,  Mrs. 
Chas.  Humphries;  L.  A. 
S.,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Case. 

McGrawyille  Lodge, 
212,  I.  O.  G.  T.,  was  or- 
ganized Nov.  5,  i.SgS,  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; 
\'.T.,  Sarah  Maybury;  S. 
J.  T,,  Mamie  Maybury; 
Chaplain,  J.  .\.  Brooks; 
Marshal,  Eugene  Olds; 
.Secretary,  F.  J.  Loomis; 
Treasurer,  Arthur  Free- 
man; G.,  H.  Olds;  S. 
1  rancis  Bean.  The  Past 
I  liiefs  are;  George  D. 
liailey,  C.  A.  Hurd,  Geo. 
Iloag,  p;arl  Dunliar,  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., 
Hattie   Phelps;  P.    G.,  Mary   Carruthers;    Secre- 
tary, JIary  Sly;  Financial  Secretary,  Belle  Palmer; 
Treasurer,     Mary    Atkins;     Chaplain,      Triphena 
Chapin;  Warden,  Myrtle  Underwood;  Conductor, 
.\lthea  Underwood;  R.  S.  N.   G.,  Blanche    Coady; 
L.  S.  N.  G.,  Zetteen  Humphries;  R.  S.  V.  G.,  Ab- 
bie  Jacobs;   L.   S.  V.  G.,  Stella  Dunbar;  R.  A.  S., 
Jessie  Pritchard;    L.  A.  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  and  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. 


Harris.  I'holo.        THUS.  P.  TAYLOR  PAPER  BOX  FAC.'TOKV.        L^ee  sk.,  P.  220, 

A.  B  Rumsey;  Surgeon,  W.  P.  Henry;  Chaplain, 
H.  C.  Hendrick;  O.  of  D.,  W.  T.  Burditt;  O.  ofG., 
Samuel  Taylor.  The  past  commanders  are:  N.  W. 
Smith,  H.  E.  Phelps,  W.  P.  Henry,  A.  B.  Rum- 
sey, P.  W.  Chaffee,  H.  C.  Hendrick. 

McGrawville  Lodge,  320,   I.  O.  O.  F.,  was  insti- 
tuted  May   4,    1888,    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;  l'"inancial Secretary, W.J.  Benjamin; Treas- 
urer, G.  H.  Maricle;  Warden,  C.  C.  Wilcox;   R.  S. 
N.  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.  ChaiTee, 

D.  E.  Ensign,  A.  E.  Sey- 
mour, M.  C.  Bean,  1.  J. 
Walker,  C.  B.  Gross,  A.  R. 
Rowe,  C.  F.  Davenport, 
Edward  Shufelt.  P.  W. 
Chaffee  of  this  lodge  is 
Grand  Worthy  District 
Deputy. 

McGrawville  Grange, 
462,  was  organized  Sept. 
30,  1882,  and  now  has 
more  than  2(X>  memljers. 
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.  L. 
Bean;  Steward,  Wesley 
Chrysler;  Gate-keeper,  J. 
H.  Hill;  Secretary,  S.  E. 
Wells;  Treasurer,  C.  W. 
Travis;  Ceres,  Mrs.  A.  D.     Harris,  Photo.  CENTRAL  PAPER  BOX  CO.  FACTORY. 


[See  sk.,  P.  220. 


Burlingham  and  (.'liapin.  Photos. 
1.  Church  Heights.     2.  South  Street. 
<i.  Birdseye  View,  Looking  Southwest.     " 


VILLAGE  VIEWS. 
.3.  Birdseye  View.  Looliiag  West. 
Elm  Street.     8.  Church  Street. 


i.  Main  Street,    a.  Old  Red  firist  Mill 


224 


•GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Copied.  THE  L.XMOXT  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  Express. 
In  1878  W.  A.  Huntington  started  the  McGraw- 
ville Sentinei,,  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 department  is  maintained  in  all  of  these  pub- 
lications, and  no  expense  is  spared,  but  telephone 
and  electric  cars  are  freely 
used  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  by 
the  future  editor  of  the 
Albany  Arcus.  It  is  the 
first  page  of  Vol.  i.  No. 
I,  of  "The  McGrawville 
Advertiser,"  Tarble  ^; 
Lamont,  publishers,  and 
dated  July  26,  1866. 

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 
Pennoyer  manufactured 
carriages  at  the  old  Les- 
ter Graves  shop,  M.  &  M. 
Webster  made  boots  and    Harris,  Photo. 


shoes    and    run    the    tannery.     Kinnev  & 
^      Thompson  also  run  a  general  store. 

Since  writing  the  church  notices,  the  Bap- 
tist and  Jlethodist  churches  have  been  wired 
for  electric  lights,  and  as  the  Presbyterian 
has  been  so  lighted  for  several  years,  all  the 
churches  are  now  lighted  by  electricitv. 

Of  the  town  officers.  Justice  of  the  Peace 
.•\rthur  A.  Horthwick,  Constable  Charles  Eu- 
son  and  Assessor  W.  H.  Huntley  reside  here. 
There  are  three  notaries  public  in  the  vil- 
lage, .\.  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 
rirticle  has  not  been  copied,  but  the  data  has 
been    obtained    by    a    careful    study  of  old 
deeds,  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 Century  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  arc  Rev.  W.  P.  Garrett,  H.  K.  Alexander,  C. 
D.  McGraw,  L.  L.  Wellman,  B.  T.  Burlingham,  G. 
J.  Stafford,  George  D.  Pudney,  F.  D.  Graves.  J.  P. 
White,  C.  D.  Finch,  Dr.  F.  H.  Forshee.  S.  K. 
Bucll,  Carl  Hammond,  Bruce  Johnson,  F.  L. 
Phillips. 


F.  (i.  ISA.A.('S'  LIVERY. 


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Butler,  I'hotos.  OFFICERS  OF  THK  CORTLANTJ  FIRE  DEFARTMEXT. 

1.  Chief  Ent^ineer.  H.  [-*.  Davis  (Orris).  2.  First  Assistant  Cliief,  Daniel  Reillv  (Emers.ld).  'S.  Second  Assistant 
Chief,  E.  X.  Sherwoorl  iH.  &  Lj.  i.  .Secretary,  H.  Dell  Hollister  (Hitchcock),  ."i.  Treasurer.  E.  M.  Eastman  ( W.  W.). 
t>.  .Superintendent  of  Fire  .\larm.  .Tames  F.  Costello  (^V.  W.i.  7.  Representative  Board  of  Engineers.  F.  G.  Christenat 
fW.  Wj.  8  Representative  Board  of  Engineers.  Myron  P.  Crane  (Orris).  !t.  Reiiresentative  Board  of  Ensiineers.  1>. 
F.  Waters  (H.  i- L.).  10.  Representative  Board  of  ?;nt,'ineers,  E.  Fitzgerald  (Emeraldi.  11.  Representative  Board  of 
Engineers,  Stephen  .S.  Horton  (Hitolicock). 


The  Water  Witch  5teamer  and  Hose  Co.  is 

the  oldest  company  in  the  department,  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,  1S54,  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.  .\ 
committee  on  by-laws  and  uniforms  was  also  ap- 
pointed.  A  long  and  complete  set  of  by-laws,  con- 


sisting of  twenty-three  articles,  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,  1854,  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  the  name 
Water  Witch,  together  with  its  maker,  a  Mr.  But- 
ton, arrived  in  Cortland,  and  was  received  by  the 


Harris,  I'hotn^.  1 1  E.\DQF ARTERS  OF  THE  CORTLAND  FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

15 


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board  of  trustees  and  firetnen  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  187S,  when  they 
became  incorporated  under  the  name  of  "Orris 
Hose  Co.",  and  since  that  time  have  been  known 


UlltltT,  I'hotos.  WATKK   WITl'H  S.  cV  11.  CO.,  NO.  1.  Lf^ee  sk.,  P.  liliS. 

1  W.  H.  (filbert.  Foreman.  3.  Harrv  I'liillijiB,  First  Assistant  Foreman.  3.  Robert  E.  Allen,  .Second  Assistant 
Foreman.  4.  HurdellHawkes.  .5.  C.  E.  Insjalls.  11.  F.  P.  Mercliant.  7.  C.  L.  V.  Hicks.  8.  E.  E.  Price.  !t.  F.  L.  Doughty. 
Ul.  L.  A.  Aniolil.  II.  W.  li.  Potter.  V2.  .lames  A.  Smitli.  Ki.  C.  P.  Butler.  U.  H.  E.  Phelps,  l.i.  W.  F.  Harvey.  IB. 
BertHalbert.  IT.  Edward  E.  Per  Lee.  is.  E.  H.  Willsoa.  lil.  Fay  Millen.  20.  J.  J.  Chamberlin.  21.  Edward  Parmi- 
ter  22.  Eniest  .\1.  Hoklen.  2:!.  ('.  L.  Meade.  24.  H.  L.  De  C'lercii.  2.'i.  C.  V.  Coon.  2tS.  Lawrence  Bristol.  '  27.  E.  J. 
Stillman.  28.  A. . I.  Barber.  2!i.  B.  Delavan.  30.  .\.  L.  Smitli.  31.  Dever  Truman.  32.  William  Brown.  ;):i.  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.  F. 
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  officers  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.  lo,  1S64.  The  firstotTicers  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, 
.\.  S.  Filziuger;  Second  Assistant,  R.  E  Caldwell; 
Secretary.  N.  F.  Mather;  Treasurer,  H.  J.  Baker; 
Trustees',  T.  X.  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  shareof  honor 
and   fame  for  the  Cortland    fire   department.      In 


Butler,  Photos. 
1.  A.  Stevens,  Foreman. 


ORRIS  HOSE  CO.,  NO.  2 
.  James  A.  Farrell,  First  Assistant  Foreman 
man.    4.  A.  .T.  White,  Secretary,    .i.  WiUiain  .\ngell.  Treasurer, 
Sarvay.    9.  G.  H.  Kennedy.    10.  William    Riley 
thur  \Villian:is.      15.  Charles  Morris, 


[See  sk.,  P.  aai. 

3.  A.  F.  Seager,  Second  Assistant  Foi-e- 

William  A.  Wallace.    7.  Dorr  C.  Sniitli.    8.  M.  E. 

U.  Lawrence    Dudley.     VZ.  X.  .1.  Peek.     13.  ,T.  M.  Miller.     U.  Ar- 

II).  Edward  Ringer.      IT.  Charles  Griffith,     is.  L.C.  Tyler.     19.  W.  F.  Seacord. 


20.  D.  J.  Riley.    31.  Harry  Chapin.    22.  John  Giitchess.    2.3.  H.  B.  Greenman.  Jr.    24.  Dr.  Tompkins.    25.  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  igth  day  of  April,  1877. 
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  18S0,  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., 


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'GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


for  the  championship  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada  and  a  prize  of  $300,  and  won  the  first  prize 
in  43'2  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.,  1SS6."  This  company  is  the  pos- 
sessor of  the  finest  silver  parade  carriage  in  the 
world,   and,   of  course,   unfailingly   wins  the   first 


Butler.  I'hdtos.  EXCELSIOR  HOOK  &  LADDER  CO.,  XO.  3.  [See  sk..  P.  *'r. 

1.  R.  E.  Caldwell.  Foremnn.  2.  E.  A.  Towiisend.  First  Assistant  Foreman.  3.  M.  B.  Filzlnger,  Second  Assistant 
Foreman.  4.  .L  W.  Fetrie,  President,  a.  N.  F.  Mather.  Secretary,  li.  H.  J.  Baker,  Treasurer.  7.  Jolin  H.  Phelps.  S. 
H.  L.  Hartwell.  H.  S.  K.  Jones.  10.  George  A.  Loucks.  ll.T.N.Leach.  12.  P.  J.  Benjamin.  13.  Ezra  Puderbaugh.  U. 
Frank  B.  Stockwell.  1.5.  A.  G.  Bosivorth.  Hi.  1.  V.  Johnson.  17.  M.  K.  Harris.  IS.  O.  A.  Hammond.  111.  B.  H.  Bos- 
worth.  20.  Arthur  A.  Scud amore.  21.  Verne  Topping.  22.  Bert  Wright.  23.  Fred  Murray.  34.  G.  E.  Butler.  2.").  A. 
B.  Filzinger.  26.  J.  J.  Glann.  27.  Henry  Peek.  2S.  C.  H.  Wilsey.  2!1.  A.  H.  Foote.  30.  Myron  Tuttle.  31.  Byron  Tut- 
tle.    32.  E.  J.  WarHeld.    :«.  Fred  C.  Slioals.    34.  Frank  Xorthrtip.    35.  Charles  Wright.    'M.  Andrew  Warwick. 

prize  wherever  exhibited.  This  company  also  owns 
the  fine  building  which  stands  on  the  corner  of 
Church  and  Railroad  streets.  This  building  rep- 
resents the  pluck,  push  and  business  sagacity  of 
the  Emeralds.  Starting  without  a  single  dollar  to 
purchase    even   the    lot   on   which   the   building 


Emerald's  running  teamhasheld  the  world's  high- 
est record  now  for  thirteen  years.  This  record  is 
in  the  New  York  Clipper  of  April,  1887,  page  40, 
asfollows:  "41V  seconds,  Emerald  Hose  Co.  team, 
limited  to  17  men,  running  200  yards  to  hydrant, 
attaching  hose,  laying   300  feet  of  hose,  breaking 


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229 


stands,  they  now  owu,  free  from  debt,  the  lot, 
building  and  all  their  furnishings.  Among  the 
races  won  by  the  Emeralds  without  straps  or  har- 
ness, but  running  simpU*  as  they  would  run  to  a 
fire,  the  following  twelve  races  are  given,  with 
their  official  time:  l — Quartermile,  i.2oyi;  2 — 300 
yards,  52  sec;  3 — 300  j'ards,  47  sec;  4 — 300  yards, 
45  sec;  5 — 300  yards,  49^  sec;  6—300  yards,  45^2 
sec;  7 — 300  3-ards,  43^^  sec;  S — 300  yards,  46 '4 
sec;  9 — 300  yards,  50  sec;  10—300  yards,  55  sec; 
II — 300  yards,  45 >^  sec;  12—300  yards,  4i.'4'  sec 


which  motion  was  carried  unanimously.  At  a 
meeting  of  the  village  board  of  trustees,  Sept.  12, 
iSSS,  consent  was  given  to  the  incorporation  of 
Hitchcock  Hose  Co.,  No.  6,  which  act  of  incorpo- 
ration was  recorded  Sept.  21,  i.SSS.  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,  F'red  S.  Ben- 
nett; Foreman,  W.  T.  Linderman;  First  Assistant 


Butler,  Photns.  EMEKALD  HOSE  CO.,  XO.  4.        [See  View  Hose  House,  P.  aw.-sk.  P.  227. 

1.  EflwMi-d  Dou'tl.  Foreman.  2.  Thomas  Keriian.  First  Assistant  Foreman.  3.  Thomas  Kane,  Second  Assistant 
Foreman.  4.  M.  F.  Cleary,  President.  .">.  .1.  A.  Ni.x,  Seei-et.try.  6,  Henry  Corcoran,  Treasurer.  7.  ,1.  F.  Dowd.  .h.  M. 
^■.  Lane.  il.  M.  T.  Roche.  10.  B.  H.  JIoXifT.  U.  Franli  Burns.  12.  A.  .J.  Lucv.  1:5.  T.  .7.  Murray.  14.  George  JleKane. 
!•">.  .1.  McAulitT.  16.  .Tames  Gaffney.  17.  Emmett  Cleary.  18.  Thomas  McAuliff.  l!l.  Patrick  Dalton.  20.  Morris  Lane. 
21.  Frank  Kane.    :22.  .lames  E.  Dwyer.    2:!.  .John  Cnuch.    24.  .Tohn  D.  Kiley.    2.5.  Michael  B.  Burns.    2t).  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,  1S88.  Within  a 
week  after  the  date  of  the  formation,  at  a  regular 
meeting  of  the  bo'ird  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  Manufacturing  Co. 's  shops  on  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 


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GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


EMERALD  HOSE  HOU,-K. 

Cortland  fire  department.  In  the  spring  of  18S9, 
the  building  now  occupied  by  the  company  was 
erected  by  the  orgauization,  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  are  on  the  second  floor,  the  Hitch- 
cock Co.  also  ha\-ing  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  onlv  portions  of  the  entire  system  of  the  or 
ganization  not  owned   by   the  company.     Up  to 


within  three  or  four  years  past  Hitchcock  Hose 
Co.  maintained  one  of  the  most  efiicient  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.  isa  member,  has  been  very 
complimentary  to  the  eflicicncy  of  the  team.  This 
drill  team  has  won  prizes  as  follows:  Eimira,  first 
prize,  1SS9 — second  prize,  1S91;  Ithaca,  first  prize; 
Oswego,  second  prize.  .\t  Canton  encampment, 
Syracuse,  a  Braxmar  silver  trumpet,  valued  at 
Jioo,  was  awarded  the  company  for  best  appear- 
ing company  in  line.  The  present  ofiicers  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,  Morris  Brotherton;  First 
Assistant  Foreman.  Charles  Williamson:  Second 
Assistant  Foreman,  Earl  Cole;  Trustees,  S.  S.  Hor- 
ton.  M.  O'Brien.  H.  Dell  Hollister;  Representa- 
tive on  Board  of  Engineers,  \Vm.  T.  Lindemian. 

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.  8.  Knox.  Fred  Hatch,  the  village  clerk,  served 
as  clerk  of  the  hoard.  W.  B.  Laudrelh,  the  vil- 
lage engineer,  made  the  surveys,  and  the  commis- 
sioners laid  out  the  system.  The  cost  of  the  work. 
S5S.000,  was  defrayed  by  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. 


Butler,  Phott.5.  HITCHCOCK  HOSE  CO.  XO.  B.  [See  sk.  P.  229. 

1.  Maurice  Brotherton,  Foreman.  2.  E.  S.  Cole,  Second  Assistant  Foreman.  3.  F.  S.  Bennett.  President.  4.  Eugene 
Tuttle.  .5.  M.  O'Brien.  6.  C.  D.  Seaman.  7.  Howard  Tattle.  8.  John  Luce.  9.  S.  L.  Buck.  W.  Wallace  Gardner.  11. 
Harrv  Parks.  12.  Fred  DeMond.  i:i.  Charles  fhorley.  14.  Frank  DeMond.  15.  Harry  Cole.  lii.  Ray  Tanner.  IT, 
E.  L.'Cole.    l.S  .John  Holmes.    19.  ALtord  Wright. 


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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 
was  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  i-;. 


and  seven  natural  channels  of  trade  radiating 
from  Cortland,  the  center  of  the  state:  with  al- 
most three  miles  of  completed  asphalt  and  brick 
pavement:  with  sewer  and  light  conveniences,  per- 
fect water  supply,  uniformed  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.  Maycnmber. 
who  more  than  any  other  man  has  supplied 
abundant  activity  in  behalf  of  the  charter  vis- 
ited quite  a  number  of  cities  and  conducted  a 
thorough  and  searching  itquiry  as  to  their  expe- 
rience  with   their   resnective   charter-.     There   is 


STREET  SCEXES  IX  THE  VILLAGE  OF  HOMER.  X.  T. 
Public  Green.  Looking  North  1  Dr  Braraan,  Photoi.         Main  Street.  Northeast  (Fred  Ford.  Phoio). 

Main  Street.  South  (Loaned  bv  Mrs.  E.  H.  Knapp'. 
East  HiUs  from  'WaU  Street  'Fred  Ford.  PhotO'.       Main  Srreei.  Northwesi  'Thos.  KuobeL  PhotoL 


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  ofiicial  census  were  taken 
to-day. 

In  wealth  and  resources  it  ranks  the  twenty- 
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- 
itv.  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. D.  W.  Van  Hoesen,  N.  L.  Miller  and  mem- 
bers of  the  different  departments  and  organiza- 
tions of  the  village. 


232 


"GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


Oil  Feb.  15  tbe  Board  of  Trustees  (see  portraits, 
page  79),  voted  a  resolution  recommending  the 
enactment  of  this  charter  by  tbe  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,  1).  W.  Van  Hoesen,  E.  A. 
Alger,  N.  L.  Miller,  H.  A.  Dickinson  and  James 
M.  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. 


.SCEXES  IN  THE  VILLAGE  OF  HOMER,  X.  Y. 
1.  Dr.  Braman's  Residence  (Dr.  Bramaul.  2.  Old  Mill  (Mrs.  R.  E.  Wilmartli).  :!.  Earliest  Tavern.  Samson  House 
(Dr.  Braman).  4.  Sautelle  House  (Windsor  Hotel).  .=..  Albany  Street  Bridge  (Wilmartli).  II.  Baptist  Church. 
7.  James  Street  (Wilmartli).  S.  Mansion  House  (Wilmartli).  fl.  Calvary  Episcopal  Churcli  (Wilmartli).  10.  Homer 
from  Heberd's  Hill  Wilmarthl.  11.  Main  Street  from  tbe  (ii-een  (Wilmarth),  13.  Methodist  Church  ( Wilmarth).  13. 
Lower  Dam  (  Wilmarth).     14.  Congrei;ational  Church  (  Wilmarth). 


all  of  the  bankers  except  one,  and  most  all  of  the 
business  men. 

On  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.  Eggleston,  George  J.  Mager,  sec- 


F.  W.  Higgins,  I.  H.  Palmer  and  B.  T.  Wright. 
Tile  meeting  closed  with  a  division  of  the  house 
overwhelmingly  favorable  to  the  charter. 

It  was  eiidorsed  by  both  the  Republican  and 
Democratic  county  and  city  organizations,  and  on 
Feb.  19  introduced  in  the  Senate  by  Senator  John- 


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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. 

Ou  March  8  theAsseni 
bh-  bill  was  passed  in  tlic 
lower  house  and  snbsti 
tuted  for  the  Senate  bill  111 
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,  havingheld  the  ques- 
tion open  until  after  the 
village  charter  election, 
which  was  held  Tuesday, 
March  13,  and  which  de- 
clared by  a  vote  of  nearly 
two  to  one  for  the  charter. 

On  the  evening  of 
March  19  the  village 
Board  of  Trustees   met   and  organized   as  the  Common  Council  of 


Mrs.  WilmartJi,  Photo.    THE    OLD  ALBANY  POST  ROAD. 


Borrowed  Cut. 


THE  HOMER  REPUBLICAN. 


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. 

Aid.,  Ward  2— C.  F.Thompson. 

Aid.,  Ward  3— A.  E.  Buck. 

Aid.,  Ward  4— E.  D.  Wood. 

Aid.,  Ward  5— William  G.  Mc- 
Kinney. 

Aid.,  Ward  6 — Vernon   Skeele. 

City  Clerk— Fred  Hatch. 

City  Chamberlin — George  J. 
Mavcumber. 

City  Judge— R.  L.  Davis. 

City  .\ttorneys— Kellogg  &Van 
Hoesen. 

City  Physician — E.  A.  Didama, 
M.  D. 

City  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.  Greeunian,  N.  Jay  Peck,  Ed- 
ward Keator,  F.  P.  Hakes,  M.  H. 
Yale. 

Superintendent  of  Schools — F. 
E.  Smith,  Secretarvof  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  OX  TIOI'GHNIOG.\-Fri) 
The  Pressman  on  this  Souvenir  has  shown  ca- 
pability, good  judi^ment  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= 

c  iety.— The  Farther 
Lights  society  of  the 
First  Baptist  church 
wasorganized.-^ug.  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  oflicers  are: 
President,  Mrs.  Jesse 
Bosworth;  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  W.  \V.  Ben- 
nett; secretary,  Miss 
Harriet  Robinson; 
treasurer,  Miss  Jessa- 
mine Ellsworth. 

E  r  ra  t  a., —  In  the 
sketch  of  L.  M.  Loope, 
on  page  131,  he  is  rep- 
resented as  a  Democrat.  He  has  always  been  one 
of  the  strongest  of  Prohibitionists,  wath  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;  Powhatlan,  Ernest  Summers;  K.  of  R., 
Margaret  Hayes;  K.  of  W.,  Ellen  Summers;  C.  of 
W.,  Ellen  Woods;  ist  S.,  Anna  Mellon;  2d  S., 
Elizabeth  O'Donnell;  ist  R.,  Tessie  Dwver;  2d  R., 
Mary  Ready;  G.  of  T.,  Miss  B.  Couch;  G.  of  F., 
Maggie  Garritv;  ist  C,  Miss  E.  Noonan;  2d  C, 
Miss  L.  Dillon;  ist  W.,  J.  Kelly;  2d  W.,  J.  Sum- 
mers; y\  W.,  J.  Harriott;  4th  W.,  G.  Gleason. 


M  Pi.xE  St.  Bridge,  Homer. 


Hii.\li;i;,  N    v.,  GREEN,  AC.A-DEMIES  AND  CHURCHES. 
Cortland  Academy— Erected  ISUL    Demolished  LSiiti.  Homer  Green.  18.')n. 

Homer  Academy-  Erected  1!<C9.    Burned  Jan.  17,  lHn:i.  Homer  Academy— Erected  1803. 


INDEX    TO    "GRIP'S"    HISTORICAL    SOUVENIR    OF    CORTLAND. 


[Abbreviations  Indicate,  viz  :— b,  build- 
ing ;  p,  portrait ;  s.  sketch ;  v,  \iew, 
ntr.  interior  ;  r.  residence. 

Where  no  Abljreviatiou  is  Used  it  Indi- 
cates a  Sketch  with  Engravings  on  the 
Same  Page  if  any  Eng'sAcconii>any  the 
Sketch.     Figures  indicate  the  page]. 

Adams, Cornelia.  P145 
Adams, E  Louise,  pg- 
Adams,  Minerva,  P145 
Agr'l  Society.  195 
Alexander, HK,  p220 
Alger.Minnie,  pS 
Allen. Albert,  142 
Allen. Harriet,  pi6i 
Alley,  Edward,  14S 
Ames,GH,  169 

mes,MrsGH,  pi6i 
A  O  r  W,  197 
Apgar,Mrs  HJ,  P145 
Argyle  PI,  V95 
Armitage.AW,  P47 
Assembly  list.  141' 
Athletic  Ass'n,  107;  p,bi83 
Atkinson, EE,  p2oo 
Banquet  of  '21,  186 
Banta.EJ.pS 
Baptist  church.  Hirst,  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,  17H 
Barber, EL.  p6o 
Barber, JS,  60 
Bardwell.Mrs  Alice.  PI45 
Battles,  Historj',   136 
Bander,  Delos,  194 
Beach, Mrs  M,  P145 
Beard  &  Peck,  66 
Beha.Jas.  P156 
Benedict, Clara.  P97 
Benedict, Mrs  Clara,  pioi 
Benjamin, PW.  P75 
Benjamin, S  M.  37 
Bennett,GW,  P176 
Bennett.  WW.  176 
Bennett. Mrs  WW,  P176 
Bentley,BL,  200 
Bentley.Mrs  Anna,  P78 
Bentley.Mary  B.  P97 
Bingham  ^:  Miller.  126:  bi27 
Birdlebough,  pg6 
Bishop,  MariaW,  p8 
Blodgett,ED.  P196 
Blodgett.Mrs  ED,  pi6i 
Booth, Clara  E,  p8;  145 
Booth. Mrs  WA,  pi6i 
Booth. WM,  pS 
Bosworth.  Herbert,  P1S3 
Bowen.GO.  201;  p20O 
Bridges,  Longest  130 
Bronson,HL,  193 
Brotherton. Morris,  9183 
Brown,  AS,  sr64;  p64  46  183;  b65 
Brown, Celia,  pi6i 
Brown, CF^,  s.ntri52:  P152,  96 
Brown, Mrs  Frankie.  pi74 
Brown, WH,  P174 
Buchanan. WJ  Hose  Co.  218 
Buck  &  Lane.  138 
Buell,  CH.  47 
BulI.JS,  ri44 

Burgess, AS,  146;  b.ntr  147 
Burlingham.BT.  P219 
Burns.Anna.  P156.  174 
Burrows,  ES,  P90,  S91 
Eushnell.HT,  71 
Butler, GE.  143 
ButterfieId,Mrs  Nellie.  P174 
Byrnes. Elizabeth,  P156 
Byrnes.John  F,  P156 
Carding  mill,  136 
Carlev.AA.  pg6 
Carpenter.PT.  137 
Carriage  Goods  Co,  133 
Case, MA,  52 
Cately.SW.  S169;  pi70 
Cath  ch,  St  Mary's,  SV154;  ntr  153 — Rosary 

145 — Sodality  156— Choir  155-,  P156— .■\Uar 

157 — Ladies'  Catholic  Ben  loi — C  MBA 

103 — Parochial  Res,  V155 
Central  Box  Co,  220;  V222 
Chambers. Mrs  M  A,  P145 
Chapin.AW,  P219 
Chaplin, H\V.  pio2 
Charles  St,  vS2 
Chatteri^on.GT,  109 
Chenev.FJ,  pS 
Church  St,  V48 
Cigar  M  Union,  27 
Clark,WH.  p7,  196 
Clements, Rev  Robt.  20S 
Clergy, Cortland,  P94 


Clergy's  Impressions — W  H  I'ouud  71 — J 
T  Stone  75 — O  A  Houghton  104 — Amos 
Watkins  120 — G  E  T  Stevenson  101 — US 
Milburn  31 — J  C  B  Moyer44. 

Cobb  &  Co.   129 

Cobblestone  Sch  H,  V63 

Cole, Mrs WR,  pibi 

Cole.  NettieE,  P97 

Collins. MrsB.  pr45 

Coligan.Katherine.  P156 

Conable,  LenaR,  p97 

Cong  ch  SV.26— Y  P  S  C  E  61— Missions 
56— East  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  C0.208 

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,  35 

Cortland  Desc.  2 

Cortland  Eucmp.  84 

Cortland  Krcc  Towns.  176 

Cortland  Histor\',3 

Cortland  House  (new(sbi46;  (old)  195; 
ruins.  VI94 

Cortland  Senate  Dist,  133 

Cortland  Steam  Lauud.  121 

Cortland  Tax  and  Yal.  193 

Cortland  in  War, '61,  157 

Cortland  Wagon  Co,  b  114:  si  15;  ntr,viiS-i2o 

Cortland  Vill  Council,  P79 

Cortland  Vill  Presidents  and  Clerks,  89 

Cort'ville  Lodge,F  &  A  M,  99 

Cort'ville  Organization,  113 

Cort'ville  Sup,  127 

Corfville  Clerks,  121 

Corwin.AB,  p2oo 

County  Bg,  83 

County  Calendar,  16S 

Count\'  Clerks.  167 

Co  Clerk  B'g  (old)vi05,  S78;  (new)vio4;  583 

County  Directorj'.  167 

County  House.  208 

County  Judges  and  Surr.  146 

County  Seat  Question,  130 

Court  St,  vS2,  3 

Courteous  Officers.  192 

Court  H  and  Jail.  VI22 

Court  H.  first,  122 

Courtney. J,  107 

Courtney, TE,  107 

Court  Appeals, Judges,  184 

Courts.  173 

Cowles,  RevJJ,  p22o 

Cramer  &  HoUister,  sbi4o;  ntr  141 

Cramer.LS.  spi40 

Crandall.WG.  sp20i 

Credit  Where  Due,  113 

Grossman, Augusta,  P156 

Cudworth,JW,  43 

Currv.CM.  pS 

Dakin.AW.  70 

Dana.DrHT,  iSi 

Darby, AE,  200 

Davern  N:  Co.  157 

Davis,  Eugene,  s  p47 

Davis.Jenkins  &  Hakes,  202 

Davis, RL.  193 

Dean,EO.  132 

Death  Penalty,  16S 

Dental  office,  oldest,  199 

Democrat,  130 

Devo,  IT,  p7 

Didama.DrEA,  68 

Distances  Around  Globe,  125 

Dist  Attornevs.  list,  135 

D,  L  &  W  R'RSta,  V25 

Douegan.FJ.p200 

Door  &  Window  Screen  Co.  150 

Dougherty  &  Miller.  192 

Duwd.  CB.  P156 

Dowd. Edward,  p75 

Dowd.Mar\-F.  p75 

Drexler  &  TifFt,  1S8 

Duffey.Hugh,  iiS;  p7,   Ii7;rii7 

Duffey, Edwin,  144 

Dunn, FA,  p2oo 

Dunn,LillieE,  P199 

Dwyer.Tessie,  p2oo 

Earliest  Industries.  93 

Earliest  Landlords,  89 

Earliest  Schools,  202 

Early  Business  Ventures,  122 

Early  Lawyers.  149 


tiarly  Racing,  >>o 

Earlv  Railroad  Projects,  176 

Early  Settlers,  81 

Earlv  Turnpikes.  175 

E  &C  N  Y  R  R  Sta.  V25 

Edgcomb.AW.  pgo 

Edsou.DrHS,  137 

Editorial,  112 

Ellis  Omn  &  Cab  Co,  41 ;  b4o 

Elm  St,  vS; 

Ensign. DE.  212;  p2i4 

Eton  Encampment, lOOF,  83 

Flpiscopal  ch.  Grace.  s55~Vested  Choir  63. 

—Young  People's  Society  69— St  Agnes 

Guild  69 
Ettliug.AM,  PS170;  ri7i 
Errata,  LMLoope,  234 
Fairchild,Mary  Louise,  P97 
Farmers'  Club,  159 
Female  Seminary,  121 
Filziuger.MB.  168 
Finch, Ralph,  P174 
Fine  Wire  Drawers.  66 
Finn, Ike.  p2o6 
Fire  of  '83.  105 
Fire  of  '84,  105 
Fire  Department.  225-230 
First  Nat  Bank,  s  ntr  148;  b  ntr  1-19 
Fitzgerald. LJ. 117;  rii6;  p7.  116 
Fitzgerald, Maud,  pioi 
Flanagan. Anne,  P97 
Foote.Mildred.  p2uu 
Foote.MrsLM,  pi45 
Force. Marguerite,  P145 
Forrest,  Lulu^L  p97 
Forshee,JH.  212;  p2i4 
Fortnightly  Club,  98;  pi6i 
Fowler.Zora,  p2ou 
Gale.F;ila.  pS.145 
GaUisha, Fanny.  pg7 
Gamell.  Katheriue,  P156 
Garritt,WP,  p222 
tiarrity.EllaC,  P97 
Garvey, Katharine,  p200 
Gas  Co,  179 
George,  AnnaC,  p97 
Gillette  Skirt  Co,  57 
Gladding  &  Brown.  121 
Goodhue, Marion,  p8 
Gooding. SN,  p8o 
Goodrich,  Mary,pi45 
Goodyear, DrMiles.  35 
Governors. Colonial  NY,  141 
Governors.  NV,  153 
Graham,  MrsFL,  pi6i 
Grange,  62 
Grant, John,  P156 
Grant  st,  V34 
Graves. Lewis,  P183 
Graves, MabelL,  P97 
Greenbush  st.  V71 
Greenman,WJ.  p*^.6;  ri5i 
Griffin.HeleuE,  pS 
Groton  ave,  V30 
Grover  Post.G  A  R.  48 
Grover  Relief  Corps,  49 
Haben.Anna,  p2ou 
Habeu. Lizzie,  p2()o 
Halbert, Carrie,  spi27;  P127.161 
Hannum, David,  205:  p2o6;  r207 
Harris, FL.  42 
Hayes, Maggie.  pi74 
Haymaker^,  S9 
Hendrick.HC,  212 
Htrudrick.Mary  F,  p8,  145 
Hendrick.MrsL,  pi45  . 
Henry  MrsF.  pi45 
Higgins.FW.  33 
Higgins.Mrs  Kittie,  P145 
Hiuman.Miss,  pi6i 
Historical  Souvenir,  no 
Hoflman.Anna.  pi 74 
Holden,SN,  102;  p79 
Holdeii  &  Co.  102 
Hollenbeck.MrsGP,  pi6i 
Hollister  Bros,  no 
Homeopathic  Soc,  68 
Homer  Views.  231-234 
Homer  ave,  V34 
Homer  Nai  Bank,  b207 
Hopkins, f;j,  P46 
Hopkins, H,  P183 
Hospital,  27 

Houghton.  RevOA,  39;  P94 
Howard, Dewitt,  P46 
House  of  Rep,  speakers,  18S 
Howe  Veut  Siovc  Co,  1S9 
Howell,  Rev  Jasper,  6;  P94 
Howes, SarahM,  P75 
Hulbert,EM,risi 
Hubbard, HB,  187 
Hubbard.  Mary,  pi45 
Hughes. MrsCB.  P145 
Hvatt  DrFO.  201 
Hyatt. EH.  63 
Hyde. Salem,  p7 
Illuminating  Gas,  79 
I  O  G  T,  53 


Isaacs. KG,  219;  V224 

Ishkoot  Council,!)  of  P,  234 

Jarvis,MrsJG.  pi6i 

Jayne.MrsC.  pi45 

Johuson.IV.  81 

Johnsou.MrsEMH.  P145 

Jolinsou,HC,  p2io;  r2i5 

Joues.Frank.  P46 

Joy.HGjr.  pjuu 

Joy.HG.  P199 

Keator. Edward.  148;  P96.  14S 

Kellogg, Jli.  172:  ntr  173;  clerksi74 

Kellogg, HM,  39;  ntr  135 

Kellogg.or,  p7 

Kelley, James.  P1S3 

Kennedy. GeoH.  P46 

Kennedy, JohnA,  1S4 

Kennedy. TE.  pi7i:  S172 

Kerby,RE.  p47 

Kern'an,  MrsD,  156 

King's  Daughters.  26 

Kingsley.AB.  P131 

Kirin-.  Helen,  P145 

Knapp.AnnaM.  p97 

Knox.SS.  pi5>^ 

Kremlin,  Hotel  142 

Ladies'  Literary  Club,  32;  pi45 

I, anient.  r224 

Lauigan.FW.  p75,  156 

Lanigan.JP.  P156 

Lanigan.MrsFW.  P156 

Ivanigaii, Margaret.  pir)6 

Lawyers  Practicing.  177 

Legislature. 13s 

Lester.GeoT.  046 

J,ester.ID,  p46 

Lewis  Lodge.  I  O  O  F  84 

I-ibrary  Franklin  Hatch,  24 

Lincoln  ave.  V36 

Lindernian,MrsLL.  P7S 

Little  York  Lake,  V59 

Littleton, Katharine,  P156 

Littleton.  Xora.  P156 

Loope.LM,  (correction  P234I  131 

Lord.CR,  pigy 

Losee.IMinnieA,  p2oo 

L  V  R  R  Sta.  V2.S 

Lyon, Patrick,  P46 

"Maccabees.  65 

Mager.GJ.  pi75.g6;  sri74 

IVIaher.WF,  P46 

"Main  St,  V2,  4.  5.  28.  iii,  S2,  8^,  62,  153 

ISIandeville.DoraC.  p47 

Mantanye.WJ.  22;  p23 

Manufacturers.  145 

Maple  ave,  V87 

MaricIe.FH,  136 

Maricle  &  Johnson.  sv2io 

McCullough.LMay,  P97 

McDowell. MrsFD,  pi6i 

McEvov.Chas,  P156 

McEvoy.TJ,  pS,  47 

McGraw,  209-224 

McGraw.AP.CorsetCo,  pr22i 

McGraw  Post  Office,  216;  V2ig 

McGrawville,  215.  216 

McGraw&Osgood,  67 

McGraw, Martha.  pi6i 

McGraw. MrsGW,  pi6i 

McGuire,JP,pi56 

McKinney&Doubleday,  54 

McLoghlin,  RevUF.  154 

McLoghlin.RevJ  J.  iss:  P94 

McNett.AW,  53 

Meade, \VG.  44 

Mead, Grace,  pa?,  161 

M  E  ch, First.  37:  V3S — Epworth  league  41 
— Women's  Home  Mission  63 — Junior 
Epworth  league  6g— Women's  Foreign 
Mission  loi— 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— W  F  Mis- 
sions 42 — Junior  league  62 — Epworth 
league  57 

Messenger  House,  160;  vi6i 

Messenger, MrsM.T.  P145 

Milbiirn.RevUS,  3^;  P94 

Militia, Old  ng, 

Miller, RH.  P46 

Milne. JM.  106 

Model  Market,  S8 

Monroe  Heights,  V34 

Moore, Emma,  p2oo 

Moran. Agnes,  P156 

Mora n, Frances,  P156 

Morse. CM.  p47 

Mountains.High,  134 

Mover,  RevJCB,  P94 

Mudge.MrsFP.  P7S 

Mudge.MrsHR,  pi45 

Murphy, John.  P183 

Xash.MrsEA.  pr45 

Nearv.DrPM.  11-^ 

Nix.WT.pSo 

Normal  school.  8-^1 

"Normal  schools, stale,  172 

North  Main,  V34 


North  Church.  V87 

Norton. MrsMvra.  pyS 

O'Connell, Elizabeth,  156 

O'Day. Katharine,  P75 

Ojjera  House.  iSi 

Ormsby.ErailyC,  p8 

Osgood.MrsJG,  pi6i 

Owegost.  vS2 

Owens.  Rev.  50;  P94 

Palmer&Co,  s  b74;  utr  76;  clerks75 

Palmer.SL,  P46 

Park  St,  vS? 

Parker.ED,  pSo 

Parker.OlivcH,  P97 

Parsons, L,  211 

Pavements,  Village,  207 

Pavement. First.  78 

Peck  Bros.  45 

Peck  FJ,  isS 

Peck.NJ.  66;  p96,66 

PerLee.E,  P1S3 

Perry, Clara  A,  pg7 

Petersen. Adolf-Dahm.  43 

Phelps.  Robt,  p2oo 

Photographers.Cortland,  in 

Photography.  Auld  Lang  Syne,  72 

Pierce. P"rank.  P47 

Police  Force,  So 

Political  F;quality  Club,  7S 

Poor  account,  162 

Population  cities,  131 

Population  counties,  198 

Population  Cortland,  no 

Population  Towns  iSio,  20S 

Population, Vicinity  villages.  132 

Port  Watson  st.  V32 

Postmasters.list,  93 

Postoffice  staff,  46 

Pound, RevWH,  70;  pg4 

Presbyterian  ch,92;  utr93— Mission  Bands 
86-''Woman's  Foreign  Missions  lol — Y 
Young  People's  Society  loi — Ladies' 
Home  Missions  94— Mission  Library'  94 

Prospect  St,  vSo 

Prudential  Life,  171 

Public  buildings,  3 

Purvis,  Robt,  prT62;  S163 

Purchas.F'A.  p220 

Purchas,WG,  p22o 

Place.CF,  p2]6 

Place.MrsCF,  p2i6 

Railroad  st,  v^s 

Railroad  St  Market.  S8 

Randall, BH,  r22o 

Rathbun,AmieA,  pS 

Rebekahs,  Ss 

Red  Men,  86 

Reese,DrFD,  p.  ri63:  S164 

Reese, MrsFC.  P145 

Regiment, Hist  76tii.  145 

157th.  151 

"       iSsth.  149 

Reynolds  ave.  V34 

Rickard  st,  vgs 

Rickard.MrsE,  PM"^ 

Rigby.EB.  P75 

Rindge.LM,  p200 

Rittenhouse,LB,  p2oo 

Rivers, Long,  125 

Robin.soii,EB,  P47 

Roe,Miss,  P145 

Roman  Arch,  V141 

Ross. BE.  p200 

Royal  Arcanum.  6.^^ 

Ruff.Mathew.  P1S3 

Sager^Ljennings,  50;  bsi 

sands, GS,  24;  p23 

Sanders. CR.  p47 

Santee.DrEM,  .sS 

Sarson.Cf,  pigg 

Sarvay.ME!.  s  ntr  120;  pi2o,  1S3 

Sanders. FP,  177 

Saviugs  Bank,  182 

Schermerhorn.Jamts,  P156 

Schermerhorn,JR,  rio6 

School  Public.  96-101 

Schools, N  Y'  state,  137 

Science  Club,  43 

Scientists. First  ch,  53 

Seager,JohnC,  128 

Second  Nat  Bank,  174;  bi75 

Senators, I'  S,  list,  150 

Settlers,  First,  195 

Sewers,  230 

Sharp.AnnaM,  P97 

Sheeley,Theo,  p4tj 

Shepard.DE,  s.  p  ntr  124;  utr. 11125 

Sheriffs.list,  165 

Sheridan, Alice,  p2uo 

Silcox.WH,  p6o 

Skidmore. Miriam,  8 

Smith&Beaudry.  bsiyo;  ntr  191 

Smith, Dorr.   146 

Smith. MrsB,  pi4S 

Smith. FD,  P96 

Smith, FE,  P97 

Smith, RF,  134;  pi34,i83 

Smith. MrsHL,pi6i 

Sniith.JA.p8o 

Smith, MR.  212;  pr2.3 


Smith, HL,  175 

Smith, MB,  p2oo 

Smith. Miss  Sylvia,  p2i6 

Soldiers'  nion,  V49 

Sornberger.DrJS.  69 

Sornberger,MrsKF.  PI45 

Spalding, MrsDrJ,   1S6 

Sprague.AA.  P79 

Squires, JS.  p7 

Standard. Cortland,  196-200 

State  Board  of  Equalization,  193 

State  Bgs,Trustees,  iSS 

State  Canal  Board,  192 

State  Canvassers.  1S3 

State  Commissioners,  iSo 

Stale  Coni's  Canal  Fund.  1S2 

State  FIxcise  Dpt.  [27 

State  Land  Board,  iSo 

State  Officers.  179 

State  officers'  salary,  132 

State  Regents,  16S 

State  Senate.  194;  State  Senators,  208 

Stephens.F^ditha,  P145 

Steveuson,RevEGT,  sioo;  P94 

Stevenson, Theo,  i64 

Stone, RevJT,  93:  P94 

Stone.LillieH,  p8,  161 

Stowell&Co,  103 

Strowbridge,DrLydia.  P78 

Structures,  High,  132 

Suggett,JA.  7 

Sullivan. Josie.  pisf> 

Tarbel  Post.WH,  G  A  R,  221 

Taylor,BF.  178 

Taylor.TP.  220:  V222 

Temple. Eva.  p6o 

The  National  Bank,  bsi58;  ntri59 

Thompson, CF,  p-q 

Tiffl. Clarence.  167' 

Tioughnioga  Club.  108;  bi67 

Tioughnioga. Navigable,  73 

Tioughnioga  River,  V56 

Tompkins  st,  V72 

Townsend, Rosabella,  97 

Truxtou,  On  the  Road,  V205 

Turner.Elizabeth,  pi6i,  97 

Turner, J  H.  p46 

Turner.Edith.  pi6i 

Turner, MrsSDarby,  73 

Twiss.MrsJF,  pi45 

Tyler&Smith,  sbi34;  ntr  135 

U  A  M.  52 

Union  st,  vg5;  S2o8 

Universalist  ch,  S28;  V29 — Ladies'  Aid. 

VanBergen.Man'E,  P97 

VauBrucklin.CE.  180 

VanGurdeu.MaryC.  p97 

VanHoesen.ElIaM,  pg7 

VanHoeseu.:MrsLG,  PI45 

VanHoesen.DW,  7205 

Van  Wormer.EF^,  p2oo 

Vernooy.DrCD,  165 

Vesta  Lodge  I  O  O  F.  S3 

Wolcott.WC,  P75 

Wanace,AdaJ.  py7 

Wallace, AD,  sbiyi;  P183 

Wallace  Block,  54 

Wallace, DF,  rig.s 

Walrad,MrsGC,  pi4S 

Walrad.CP.  182 

Walsh, James.  P156 

Walsh, Kitty,   pi5b 

Walsh.  Wni.  P156 

Walsh, Mrs,  pi6i 

AValter.OW,  156 

Ward, FA.  p47 

Warren. Tauner&Co,  s  ntr  166;  bi67 

Warren, MissC.  p2i6 

Water, size  of  large  Bodies,  128 

Water  Works,  s  ntr  179;  bi-fg;  V77 

Watkins.Rev  Amos.  S123;  pg4 

Watrous,MrsMM,  P145 

W  C  T  U,  67 

AVeathervvax,MarionL.  pig9 

Webb.BL.  182 

Weber. John,  184 

Weld.NinaL.  75 

White.AB.  p75 

White. AsaJ,  47 

White, Coruelia,  pi6i 

White, CH.  pigg 

White, LT,  p7g 

White. Mary,  pi6i 

Whitney  W'agon  Co.  s  b  pgo;  ntr  gi 

Wickwire  Bros.  203 

Wickwire.TH,  p7;  r2o2 

Williams. MaryE.  P97 

Wiug.P'W.  P260 

Wood. ED,  P79 

Wood.MrsM.  P174 

Woodburv.MarvE.  P97 

Wright, FZlizabethM,  p8 

Wright. ER.  123 

Yager.GP.  185 

Yager&Craudall.  201 

Yale.MH,  pg6 

Y  M  C  A,  162 

Y  M  C  A  Auxiliary.  68 

Y  M  C  A  gymnasium,  162;  vi6i 
Yoeman?^,WilliamF.  p4h 


ADVERTISING  DEPARTMENT  "GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


SEWING  MACHINE  HEADQUARTERS. 


W.J.PerkinuCo, 

Cortfand's 
Leading   Druggist. 

Always 

Carries  a 

Full  and 

Superb 

Stock  of 

Druggist's 
Sundries, 
Paints,  Oils, 
Varnishes  and 
Painter's 
Supplies. 

Si  im  STREET, 


ADVERTISING  DEPARTMENT  "GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


piLZINSER 


'in 


OPEN   NIGHT  AND  DAY. 

Cor.  Main  St.  and  Clinton  Ave.     A.  B.  FiLZiNOEB,  Prop. 


Q    F.  HORNBECK, 

NO.  17  NORTH  MAIN  ST.. 


Has 
added 

New  Testing-  Appliances, 

FOR   TK.STING   THK    EVKS    FOR    GLASSES. 

And  will  keep  all  kinds  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. 

QCARD  YOUR  EYESIGHT. 

He  who  has  lost  his  sight  best  knows  its  value.  Hun- 
dreds suffer  loss  of  sight.  Timely  attentinn  might  have 
prevented  it.  Weak  Eves,  Headaches  and  Nervousness 
can  be  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  examined  free.  M.  Michelson,  Optician, 

39  Lincoln  Ave.,  Cortland,  N.  J  . 


(TORTLAND^ 


BottliQc^  U/orKs, 


HENRY  CORCORAN,  Prop. 


37  and  39  Port  Watson  Street, 

CORTLAND,    N.    Y. 

.....MANL'F.KTUIIKR  OF.... 

Soda  and   Mineral  Waters, 
High  Grade  Ginger  Ale. 


iA£.   H.  inZOOLLHND, 

Manufaotuif  r  and  Dealer  in 

BICYCLED  t^  5(JNDRIE5, 

Repairing  Neatly  Done. 

New  and  Second-hand  Wheels  for  Sale. 


122  Main  Street, 


Cortland,  N.  Y. 


7VT.  M.  QUINN, 

Successor  to  JAMES  KEtLY  &  CO., 

MANUKACTUUEE  OF 

Fine  Havana  and  Domestic  Gipars  and  ToDacco, 

14  Port  Watson  St., 

CORTUKND,     -      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-Hai.f  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  Natural  Teeth, 
and  Our  Work  is  Not  an  Experiment. 

SMITH'S  DENTAL  ROOMS,  ^^^^kVii^S.^^i^^'^'-'^- 


td:ea.il.:e:r  xjst 


^_ 


Ttf 


F=LOUR.     REED,    GRKIN, 


Bailed  Hay  and  Straw,  Ground  Oyster  Shell,  Bone  and  Poultry  Food. 
.\11  Orders  Promptly  Filled. 


C.  O.  SMITH,  No.  9  Groton  Avenue. 


DR.  G.  F.  WADE. '' 


eterinary  surgeon 

And  Dentist. 


Member  of  the  Royal  College  Veterinary  Surgeons. 
England.  Graduate  of  Edinburgh.  Scotland.  Licen- 
tiate of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New  York.  Fel- 
low of  the  Edinburgh  Veterinary  Medical  Association. 
Fifteen  years  of  practical  experience  in  Veterinary  work. 
Firing  done  by  Thermo-Cautery— quite  painless  and  leav- 
ing no  blemish.  All  Diseases  of  Horses  and  Cattle  suc- 
cessfully treated.    Consultation  Free. 

Office  26  Church  St.,  Cortland,  N.  Y, 

Telephone  12L       Next  to  Court  House. 


Hot  Water,  Gas  and 
Steam  Fitting,  Etc. 

No.  8  Orchard  Street, 

• coETL^A.asri3,  3sr.  "sr. 


CHARLES  H.  JONES,  D.   D.  S., 


O Samson.    Bu-ilca-xng,    Co3rtXai3.<a.,    KT.    "ST. 

SATaRDAYs  DEverED  ro  "The  gare  qf  ghildrens  teeTh. 

C.  E.  &  L.  S.  INGALLS, 


IQ"o.  1    ]Vra±ix    S-breet;,    XJi)    StaiDrs,    Oortlanci,    3Sr.    "X". 
C.    E.    IISrC3-.A.LI..S.  L.    S.    USTGr-A-LLS,    ID.    ID. 


ADVERTISING  DEPARTMENT  "GRIP'S"  HISTORICAL  SOUVENIR  OF  CORTLAND. 


iijWL'RPH"  PAIXTS  THE  SIGNS. 
JNO.  J.  MURPHY, 

SIGN  AMI  BANNER  STUDIO, 

ittt  Homer  Avenue. 

QAYLORD  &  HAYNES. 

DRESSIIAKING  PARLORS, 

No.  iWi  Railroad  St..  Cortland,  N.  Y. 
Room  2,  Grand  Central  Building. 

CUTTING  AND  FITTIN(i  A  SPECIALTY. 
Mrs.  L.  E.  Gaylord.  M.  Alkie  Haynes. 

IMISS  SARAH  A.  WOOD, 

FUR  AND  CLOAK  \VORK. 
Old  Garments  made  to  look  like  new. 

Calvert  Block,  ^iain  Street. 


MRS.  MILLIE  L.  RICHARDSON, 
Stylish  Dressmaker,  III4  Port  \Vat*on  St- 


p>OMPARE  OUR  WORK  WITH  THE  BEST  ONLY 

and  take  your  soiled  clothes  to  the 
CITY  STEAM  LAUNDRY,   NO.  7  TOMPKINS  STREET. 


G.  M.  Houghton. 


M. 


B.  INGALLS,   DENTIST. 

A  SPECIALTY  OF  EXTRACTING  TEETH  WITHOUT  PAIN, 

NITROUS    OXIDE   GAS.  LOCAL    ANEASTHETIC. 

SATISFACTION    GUARANTEED. 

I  and  2  Wickwire  Building,  Cortland,  X.  Y_ 


ROBERT  E.  EARNED. 


PROPRIETOR 


Cortland  Steam  GleaniiiQ  and  Due  Works, 

2:iLo  KORTH  MAIN  ST., 
Opposite  Lincoln  Avenue. 


I       M.  DILLON, 

FINE  CUSTOM  MADE  SHIRTS, 
over  'X>  Main  Street, 

COHTI.AND,   N.    Y. 

Measurements  retained. 
All  work  guaranteed. 

^^m    THE  "NEW  MODEL"  MILK 

COOLKK  and  AEKATOK 

is  always  ahead.     "The  Only  Orig- 
inal."   We   sell    direct.     Made    of 
_ ,     best  stock,  with  rustless  bottom. 
.r«.-n._;--^  Send  for  circular  and  prices  to  H. 


\ 


\ 


W.  GAZLAY,  Mgr.,  97  Grotoii  Ave.,  Cortland,  >'.  Y. 

CTEAM  C.\RPET  CLEANER 
^  and 

FEATHER  AND  MATTRESS  RENOVATOR. 
Your  carpets  are  thoroughly  purified  and  sprayed  free 
with  Kilmite.  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.l,  Proprietor, 
68  Madison  St.,  Cortland.  X.  Y. 


G.  VV.  BRADFORD, 

DRUGGIST. 
107  Main  Street,  Cortland,  N.  Y. 


•"GRIP'S"   HISTORICAL    SOUVENIR   NO   7 


CITY  OF  CORTLAND 
NEW  YORK 


PRICE    FIFTY   CENTS 


(JPiampion 
yvVili^  (pooler 
(Jompany, 


35  RAE.ROAD  ST^ 


CORTLAND,  N.  Y^ 


MAXUFACTURER  AND  DEALER  IN 


DAIRY  SUPPLIES, 


EVERYTHING  for  the.... 

CREAMERY,  CHEESE  FACTORY, 
^  MILK  DEALER.    ^    ^    ^    ^ 


Special  Agents  for  the  DE  LAVAL  SEPARATOR. 


SJ^FJ^^u^s  /T\ar}ufa(;turir}(^  Qo.. 

Coirti  a-n  <a  ■   N".  "2". 

HAIIUP«CTVRCII«  OF 

THE  KITCHEN  CABINET 

NEW  AND  COnPhZtE 

Place  for  Kitchen  Utensils  and  BaJdng  Material. 
Size  of  Kitchen  Table — Oak  Finish— Zinc  Top — 
Bas&y  Cleaned.  Flour  Bin,  Knife  and  Spoon, 
Sugar  and  Spice  drawers— Meat  and  Bread  Boards 
— Tinware  Cupboard. 

Handiest  ai>d  most  Useful 

Agents  Wanted.  Price  $14.00. 

Wbtts  Foa  PARTicrxASis. 


JAMES  KELLY. 


Qigars  and  ^o^^^^o 


TTo.    95    Tu<rcv-i-r>    Street,    Ooirtla^idL,    IST. 


TV[e  ©andy  l<^itcl]enJ7  '©-^^^-^-i"^ 


aliroad  tS^- 


TRESH  eONFECTieNS. 

RESTAURANT 


IGE  GREAM  THE  YEAR  RO«ND. 

25  Cents. — Regular  Meals. — 25  Cents. 


C.  STKVESS, 


J.  '   VETERIXABIAX. 

1*  Orchmid  St.  Tetephoce  1»  D. 

Cortland,  K.  Y. 


Often  occasioos  arise  when 
the  hocaekeeper  wishes  to 
wash  some  small  article  oth- 
er thaa  oa  the  re^nlar  wash 
dar.  and  iot  this  purpose  the 
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jost  the  thing.  It  i3-iectsre!y 
made  of  KalTanizediro!! 
a  sink  wasL board  firmi:  ' 
ered  In  at  the  proper  as£ie_ 
holds  a)  quarts.    Price  tlM- 

Heae  Laaadrj  Basket  Co.. 
Cortlaad.  >".  T. 


Q    E-  WILKINS, 

CHOICE  GKOCKRI^  A>"T)  PKQTISIOKS. 

Teas,  CoSaas.  Srnip  and  Mtdaaaes  a  specialty- 
Telephone  20  B .  «  Owego  Strt 


MISS  V  ME.V.GER. 
rashiooahle  Dnasmakerand  Ladies*  Tatkirins. 


■5  ^L«.^s  Strsht. 


CooThAsso,  y.  Y. 


'HANDY  AND  CONVENIENT"    F 

IS  THE  "HOME  LAUNDRY  BUCKET. " 


LSmOXABLE  1 

Home  or  br  the  Day.    FIl 

^"T^-A  M.  3TAXBRO. 


and  Ladies'  TaOocins  at 
"'S  A  SPECIALTY. 

fi  Groloa  Are. 


Fashionab'.e    md    fust-cla^e,  also 
-  i  »5  BeasoiLable  Prices- 


Mrs.  Chas.  Erwar. 


SX^ieAre. 


UR5.  r.  E.  B6«LESTO>C  Fa^iiaBabte  Drwwmakfng 
•      and  Ladies'  TaHorine     rT:ttia?and  FitxiBS  a  Speci- 


•j.    Prices  Reaooaabi^ 


rTLiBOotn  Ave. 


MIS5  K.  GAitMALL.  Hair  DresBtae.  XanJctring.  aad 
FiCiil  Maasage.    Hair  i>dod3.    Todet  Preparatwo, 


—3  SamsoB  Block. 


Cortland,  X.  Y. 


FIXE  QBOCERIES.  PKOVISIOXS  AXD  SOTIOXS, 
•^UlHooierATe,  Cortland.  X.  Y. 


Stassabs  Pbesb,  Cobti-akd,  y.  T.