THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County NY, News May 31, 1888 LOCAL NEWS (Cont.) ...A smoke house belonging to George SHAYS caught fire Wednesday evening and damaged hams in the amount $75 or $100. John DENSMORE, the night watchman at the Casket Works discovered the fire, gave the alarm and did noble work in extinguishing it. ...Erie street had a visitation Friday morning from Clerk of the board of health, E. E. FREDENBURG, relative to pig pens, and when he related his experience to a RECORD reporter that afternoon at HUBBARD & KING'S, he appeared as if he had come to the right place. ...Mr. H. W. HUTCHINSON and family of Newark Valley, and Miss Alice HUTCHINSON, of Owego, are visiting at the residence of their brother, Mr. F. J. HUTCHINSON. They attended the opera and concert and were highly pleased with the musical talent of Hornellsville. Hornellsville Times. ...Mr. Lawrence W. RADAR has returned from Scranton, PA. where he has been for several weeks taking treatment from of the German physicians at the Niagara Valley Hospital. They pronounce him now totally free from his rheumatic troubles and as soon as he gains strength he hopes to be as good as new again. ...Mrs. E. S. BUCKBEE and Mrs. D. M. LaMONTE, of Owego, attended the meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society at Corning last week. A society auxiliary to the Woman's Board, at Boston, was organized, of which Mrs. BUCKBEE was chosen treasurer and Mrs. B. W. BONNELL of Waverly, was made 2nd vice president. ...B. F. COLLINS, of Hornellsville, one of Erie's best passenger conductors, has a new run. No's 11 and 82, which leaves him away from home all the time, as the "lay-over" is at Susquehanna. John FIELD, of George street, is head brakeman, but is more fortunate, as he does not have to deadhead over the entire division to get home. ...The heavy rain Monday afternoon loosened the earth which covered the new sewer on Main and church street, and George STORM, who attempted to drive across the sewer, had the misfortune to have his team disappear. The sewer had caved and his team had gone down with it. After some time and work, they were rescued and without permanent injury. ...One of the bills which the governor has just signed permits the burial without a coroner's inquest of persons dying suddenly without medical attention, in cases of accident or organic diseases, where no suspicion of foul play can exist. This is a measure to relieve many stricken households of the needless which follows from a public inquest and the horrors of an autopsy. - Exchange. ...The first number of an amateur weekly paper, to be called the "News" will be issued from the RECORD office early next week. It will be edited by Messrs BANDLER, DUTCHER, JOHNSON and POWELL. The first one mentioned will fill the sporting editor's chair and will write up the local ball game a la the Binghamton Leaderman. Messrs DUTCHER and JOHNSON will take charge of the local news, while the last gentleman on the list will be known as the "religious editor" and will attend to church notices and write stories about wicked small boys who went fishing on Sunday and were drowned. The first number was to have been written this week, but it was decided to postpone until next week. Look out for the "News" next week. THE STORM MONDAY. The storm which visited the valley yesterday afternoon was brisk and lively for a short time, but west of Owego it was more disastrous in it's results then elsewhere. At Wellsville a brick church was blown down, circus tents overturned and many buildings unroofed. At Cameron Mills the storm was terrific and one or two severe injuries were caused. At Corning roofs were raised and the Dickinson House suffered some damage. Olean caught it hot and heavy, awnings, roofs and signs coming down in a hurry. At Elmira the Advertiser claims that two storms came together and the shade trees, awnings and signs that fell, were numerous. At Owego no particular damage was done, although over in Tioga the farm of Hon. Arba CAMPBELL was the scene of a little excitement, where a barn was blown down. RUNAWAY SUNDAY. A man named HOWARD, with his wife, were in town Sunday from Candor, and their team, colts, were frightened at the cars on the Erie near the ball grounds. They ran across the Erie crossing on McMaster street and came in such a violent collision with a hydrant that the occupants were thrown out. Mr. HOWARD escaped with a severe cut on his head but Mrs. HOWARD struck her face against some timbers and was badly injured. She was taken to the residence of G. W. GRAY on Delphine street where she was cared for. The team was captured at the lower end of Delphine street. Bill Grummons bgrummons@imt.net E-mails are checked for viruses by, NORTON 2002