TWENTY-SIX ARRESTS — Military Authorities Busy in Vicinity of Strike
Landslide all Cleared Up. The big landslide in the heavy cut beyond East Freetown which occurred on the E. & C. N.
Y, R. R. Wednesday afternoon was cleared up and trains were again running on time yesterday afternoon.
Herrmann the Great. Herrmann the Great and his big company of fifteen people, magical performers, mind readers and vaudeville celebrities will present their superb and mystifying entertainment in this city at the Opera House on Thursday evening April 20. Praying Band.
The Cortland Praying band will hold a cottage prayer-meeting Friday evening, April 20, at the residence of Mrs. John Rice, corner of Elm and Franklin-sts. All are welcome, come and bring your friends.
STAMPS IN BOOKS. First Installment Received at the Cortland Postoffice this Morning. The first installment of the new books of 2-cent postage stamps issued by the postoffice department was received at the Cortland postoffice this morning and are now on sale.
The books are issued for public convenience and contain twelve, twenty-four and forty-eight stamps each. They are sold at an advance of one cent on the stamp value of each book, to cover the cost of manufacture. The pages are of s ix stamps each, interleaved with paraffined paper to prevent premature adhesion, making a book of convenient size to carry in the pocket or pocket book.
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS COMPLETED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS. Historical Address by Edward D.
Blodgett--Addresses by Dr. Howe, Dr. Hutton and Dr.
Robertson, with Introductory Remarks by Mr. Stone. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Presbyterian church occurred last night and was observed by appropriate exercises in the presence of a large congregation.
The program was as follows: Rev. John T. Stone of Baltimore, Md., who presided, introduced as the first speaker Mr.
Edward D. Blodgett, as one who was a child of the church, whose grandmother united with the church within a few months of its founding, whose grandfather was for forty years an elder in the church, exceeding in period of service any other member of the session, whose father had been for forty-three years the leader of the church choir, and for ten years past a member of the session.