Roche to play this season in the outfield with the Cortland team. Eagan is a snappy ball player and has an enviable fielding record, while in batting his work is something remarkable. Last year he pulled through with an average of .348, and the year before that he led the league with the stick.

This contract fills the Cortland team and with the players that have already been signed makes a strong aggregation with which to enter the-contest. The team reports here next Monday and will make necessary preparation to cross bats with the strong Atlantic league team from Elmira on the Thursday following. BREVITIES. --New display advertisements to-day are--Opera House, "Hermann, the Great," page, 5; F.

Daehler, At It Again, page 8. --The STANDARD yesterday referred to the death of Mrs. Allen J. Hatfield.

It should have been Mrs. Ellen J. Hatfield.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at her home four miles west of Cortland. --The fourth French class at the Normal yesterday gave their teacher Miss Clara E. Booth a substantial token of their appreciation of her efforts in the form of a beautifully bound volume of "To Have and to Hold." Some elegant cut flowers accompanied the gift. --Mrs. Edward D.

Blodgett entertained some of her friends [of] the Presbyterian church in an informal way yesterday afternoon at her home, 8 Argyle Place, thus affording them a little opportunity of meeting the present and past pastors of the church who were in the city, --Nine years ago yesterday Rev. Dr. O.

A. Houghton of Cortland with Rev. Dr.

Alfred J. Hutton and Rev. Dr.

Wallace B. Lucas of Meridian, N. Y., were together riding over the hills north of Damascus in Palestine.

The two last mentioned were in the city yesterday, and the fact was recalled. --The Odd Fellows of Cortland have been invited to attend service at the McGrawville Methodist church Sunday evening, and have accepted the invitation.