THE RECORD: Tioga County, NY March 12, 1891 #2 TIOGA CENTRE- Leon HESS and Miss Ella VANOSTRAND were married by Rev. N. W. BARNES Wednesday, Feb 25, 1891. Miss Amanda SLOCUM is boarding with Jane HOFF. Orin FARNHAM and daughter, Mrs. HESS were visiting his granddaughters, Mrs. Oscar GRANGER and Miss Mattie HIGBEE, one day last week. The L. A. S. will be held at J. G. QUIRIN'S, Friday night. Our friend "George" says there is so much opposition that he can't do a thing. A Temperance lecture in the M. E. church next Sunday evening. A new operator at the Erie office nights in place of Ed. BLISS. Some of the young ladies were in Owego Tuesday, to try the examination. The Ladies Aid Society was held at Rev. N. W. BARNES' Wednesday night. Professor GRANGER was in Owego Tuesday night. Miss Cora KEYES is visiting relatives in town. John COBURN is in town visiting his old friends. Jay GRANGER, who has been visiting his uncle, the professor, has returned home. A. W. BROOKS was in Elmira, Friday. AUCTION. On Saturday, March 21st, at 10 o'clock a. m., Perry C. WARD will sell at public auction at the farm which he recently sold, three-fourths of a mile from Tioga Centre, The following property: A choice family mare, ten years old, 1 suckling calf, ten months old, 2 cows, 1 shoat, 11 fine cows, 1 blooded buck, hens, covered and open carriages, one horse lumber wagon, cutters, harnesses, fanning mill, wheat and oats, 22 wagon tongues, stoves and other household and farm articles. Sam SHIRLEY will act as auctioneer. WEST CANDOR ITEMS. West Candor - March 10, - Earl HANES has returned from Scipio and Auburn, where he has been on business. Charles EMERSON and family of Strait's Corners visited at James MONROE'S recently. Mrs. R. KIRK and son of Lounsberry Station, also Frank CASS and wife were guest at D. G. Gridley's this week. Wm. HANES, who has been in Scipio this past year, has returned to this place. Luther SAWYER has lately added largely to his stock of merchandise. His elegant display of glass and hardware seems to denote thrift in business. John BANGS is moving his portable saw mill to the GRIDLEY lot in this place. Cadwell GRIDLEY, who has been recovering from a long and severe illness, is worse again. The spring term of school commenced Monday, March 8, with Miss Kittie TUCKER as teacher. RICHFORD, March 10. - Miss Edna WILLIAMS of Newark Valley has been visiting Mrs. J. W. ALLEN. O. L. GENUNG has commenced work for Franklin BLISS. Walter HUTCHINSON who is working in Dryden, spent Sunday with friends here. Myron WHITTAKER and Miss Lena FORD of East Berkshire passed Sunday with Miss Nettie HUTCHINSON. Fred LIVERMORE who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is slowly recovering. To judge from the way that John CLARK is harvesting ice there will be plenty of ice-cold "pop" beer kept in town this summer. C. H. SWIFT, the genial hardware merchant, did so much rejoicing over the results of the special election that he was confined to his bed several days by a severe illness. Geo. W. BELDEN, whose fine apiary is well known in the vicinity, bought an incubator recently and, as a result of his first experiment, has seventy-five young chickens. At the close of his sermon last Sunday Rev. Wm. F. BERGER formally tendered his resignation as pastor of the Congregational church. He has received a call to a larger place, Moravia, and, though the RECORD regrets exceedingly that the church here should lose so talented minister, it is known that he is capable of filling a better position then he now holds. He carries with him the best wishes of all. Bill Grummons