New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08
UTICA.
A WEDDING-WESTS SHORE OFFICERS-HAM-
ILTON COLLEGE.
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IrrrcA. Dec. THE social incident of the
aet here was the marriage OF Timothy Griffith, Of New
York and Miss Grace W. Greene, of this city. MIR. Crit
fifth is the recentyappointed clerk Of the United states
Circuit Court for the Southern District about whose
selection there was SO much scandal and Miss Greene is
the only daughter Of Mrs G. NJ. Greene, who mas TOT
wears managed the Clarendon popular and successful
house in Utica. Mr. Grifths devotion to ex-
Senator Coukng during the years in which he was his
clerk is recprocated by Mr. Conkng who came all inc
way from New York-for the first time IN many weeks
TO attend the wedding. His present was an elegant
bronze clock noteworthy feature OF the wedding was
large number gifts presented by local and other poll
ticians.
The suspicion that the settlement Of tho affairs OF the
late Arthur b. johnson would find him in default 10 the
Mcdonnell estate, of which he the executor Tor
number of years before his DEATH has rpened into GER
tanty Since the first publication Of the suspicion two
weeks ago. the search for the missing securities has been
continued diligently, both here and In New YORK IneS
are not to be found and the settlement OF Mr. Johnsohs
estate is being made the theory that they WI" hoV DC
found The deficiency is between $2OOOO ana SSOooOo'
and to make good viii leave Mr. Johnsons WlHow anu
children penniless Mr. Johnson's bondsmcn were his
brother the late Judge Alexander Johnson and his
fo,berJnlaw ex,Judge Ward Hunt, in the sum OF
$4,000.
The impendiuR removal Of the division Offices of the
West Shore Railroad from this city to Syracuse Is easily
explained The company prepared plans Tor the erection
NJ passenger station here that to cost $l50OOO
with ample accommodations for it's division officers The
land at the Genesee-st. crossing of their road upon
which they desired TO locate the building belongs to Dr.
william H. Watson, with whom the company had the
longest hardest and most expensive fight experienced
in the whole length Of the State TO secure right OF way
The uce demanded for land for depot purposes was so
high that the West Shore Company has abandoned lis
Mans and ordered the removal OF It's offices TO syracuse,
where n has erected Of the handsOmest railroad sc
tres in the United States. Utica III the meanwhile has
reason 10 fear that the small wooden building hastily
erected here as temporary depot afteT the opening
az the road will permanent for years TO come II WAS
the desire the company 10 nave ts DIVISION Oucers
stafed as near as possible TO the extensive shops now
in trocess of rapid construction 1T FRANKFORT nine miles
east of this city This change removes about fy per-
sons from our population.
The chair of metaphysics in Hamilton College has been
Allied nv the appointment of Dr. Edward j. Hamilton lie
was tbeoOgcaly educated at Princeton. where he mas
Temporarily filled the chair OF logic and ethics since the
death of Professor Atwater. Dr. Hamilton has recently
pubshed yOluminOus volume on meapy entitled
The Human Mind" He will assume his duties In an
nary The faculty OF the college Is now tul ana the
evidences of increasing prosperity under the presidency
of Dr. Darling gratifying 10 the friends OF the lsutu
tion II numbers over 200 students upon Its rolls.
large and conveniently situated boarding hall has re-
Gently been added the buildings OF the college, and the
Knox Hall OF natural history is rapidly approaching con-
pletiOn WOrlen also engaged III ielnOdellng the
Old Dexter Hall, North College dormitoly building