THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News, March 22, 1900 WEATHER REPORT. It was 19 degrees below zero at Towanda. Saturday night. Newark Valley had maple sap running one day last week. It must be genuine beastly weather when it rains cats and dogs. NEWARK VALLEY. Newark Valley. March 20. - Carrie LIVERMORE of Owego spent Sunday with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. HINMAN of Binghamton passed Sunday with Mrs. HINMAN'S parents. O. P. DICKENSON has moved from his rooms on Water Street to his house at the trout ponds. Mrs. COUNCILMAN is moving this week from her house on Whig street to J. F. COUNCILMAN'S where she will make her home. As Mr. GOWER'S was driving through Main street last Saturday, one of his horses took fright and both of the animals soon became unmanageable. The dashed up the steps of VOSE'S store and would have gone through the window, but for some men standing there, caught them. A meeting in the interests of the International Farmers union will be held in fireman's hall tomorrow at 10 a. m. E. C. DEDRICK of Binghamton will address the meeting. There will be a social in the interests of the public library at the Congregational chapel tomorrow evening. A pleasant program has been arranged and S. BELCHER will be present with his phonograph, which will add to the enjoyment. Refreshments will be served.. At the meeting of the stockholders of the canning factory, held March 17, selected were as follows: T. F. CHAMBERLAIN, M. W. BAKEMAN, C. H. BARNES, Chas. FRANK, D. C. HAND, G. W. MUZZY, B. C. SMITH, Dr. F. M. BISHOP, E. O. WAITE. Building committee, T. F. CHAMBERLAIN, M. W. BAKEMAN, C. H. BARNES. The officers of the factory are to be elected from the trustees. At the charter election today the entire Republican ticket was elected by a 50 majority. The ticket is as follows: President, F. M. BISHOP, trustee Chas, FRANK; treasurer, Fred MOSES, collector Fred SEARS, police justice, Uriel HOWARD. RICHFORD. Richford, March 21. - Born, to Mr and Mrs. William COREY, March 16, a daughter, Miss Gertrude PACKER and Lottie HOPKINS have gone to Groton to work. CARL FUNDIS has gone to Clymer for the final settlement of his father will. B. C. RAWLEY has received the appointment of census enumerator for this town. Mrs. W. C. PIERCE attended the W. C. T. U. convention in Campville the past week. J. B. GEER went as a delegate to Sayre Wednesday to attend F. S. M. association. Mrs. Alice MOORE who has spent the winter with her daughter in Pennsylvania has returned here. Mrs. G. RUMMER and daughter Leolie of McLean, visited her mother, Mrs. H. A. TYLER recently. Chas. HUNT was not able to teach last week and Mrs. Fred ROBINSON had charge of the school. School Commissioners visited the schools last week. Wallie ARNOLD who moved from here to Spencer a short time ago, had the misfortune to have the house and all its contents burned to the ground; also 50 bushels of oats and 75 of potatoes. Mrs. Fred POLLEY received a letter the past week from her brother, Jessie RICE who is a soldier in Manila. He reports its extremely warm there and a good many are in the hospital with measles. The letter was six weeks on the road. The residence of John FUNDIS would have been entirely destroyed by fire one night last week but by the timely arrival of Earl FUNDIS after his parents had retired. After going to his room he found it full of smoke so he could not get in and, closed the door; he awoke his parents, a few pails of water subdued it. His brother early in the evening had left a pair of pants so near the stove pipe which went through their room that it had caught fire and burned the carpet and floor quite badly. - Dryden Herald. FIRE AT RICHFORD. Richford, March 22. - Great excitement prevailed for a time in last evening. At about 8:15 o'clock the cry of fire was given and the streets became suddenly populated. The fire was located in the residence of E. R. SCOTT on Railroad street. Mrs. SCOTT had been out for a short time and on returning found the house full of smoke and the alarm was immediately given. The fire being in the upper story, an opening was made in the roof and the front window was broken in. The smoke was then allowed to escape so the room could be entered from below. The fire was confined to the straw mattress and feather tick on the bed in this room and it is supposed that it caught fire from the stove pipe which runs trough this room. The fire was soon extinguished. Some damage was done to the furniture, carpets, etc. by water. CANDOR. Candor, March 21. Friday evening, Chapter No. 281, Epworth League gave a social and entertainment to the members and congregation of the M. E. church. Although the night was cold and stormy there was a good attendance. The room was nicely arranged. making it to seem homelike. The following program was carried out: M. L quartette, FIEBIG, DEWEY, HOYT and HOWARD; Vocal solo, HOYT; Dialogue, "Why we Never Wedded," by seven maids and seven bachelors; Quartette, Mrs. George AHART, May ROSE, C. F. FIEBIG, Wallace MASTEN; recitation, "Brudder Brown on APPLES," by Mrs. E. H. WANDS; Apple entertainment. Mrs. MOORE entertained the company during the evening with her music box. Much credit is due the literary committed for the success of the entertainment. H. D. HEATH and wife expect to start tomorrow for Washington, D. C. where they will remain for a few weeks taking in the sights and visiting adjoining cities. The M. E. congregation will unite with the Baptist congregation Sunday evening so there will be no services at the M. E. church. Mr. and Mrs. Myron GILLETTE of Springport, Mich., are visiting their daughter Mrs. Frederick BUNFIELD. Mrs. Oscar PERRY and Mrs. BANCROFT of the same place are also visiting Mrs. BUNFIELD. Parties from Lowell, Mass., are putting in new and improved machinery at FIEBIG & HART, in their blanket factory. Frederick BUNFIELD has sold his house and lot at on Kinney street to Mrs. Ira BANCROFT, possession to be given April 1. Rev. L. M. STANLEY will begin his duties as pastor of the Baptist church next Sunday. Rev. E. W. DICKENSON occupied the pulpit at the Congregational church at Oakland, PA, Sunday. Right Worshipful, H. F. BOOTH, assistant grand lecturer of the twenty-ninth Masonic district, visited Jefferson Lodge No. 332 at Watkins, Wednesday in his official capacity. W. J. PAYNE and H. F. BOOTH were in Binghamton Thursday. Cyrenus ELMENDORF has moved into the house lately occupied by F. L. HEATH on Kinney street. Friends of William CHANDLER made him a surprise party Tuesday. UNION TIMES. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. WHITTEMORE spent Tuesday with Dr. and Mrs. BECK of Owego. Mrs. WHITTEMORE was called there on Monday to attend the funeral of a friend. John DODGE has returned from to New York after spending a few days with relatives here and in Owego. A. B. DODGE was in Owego on Tuesday to attend the funeral of a brother, Alfred Dodge. MAJOR CALLAHAN IMPROVING. James H. CALLAHAN of the Elmira Telegram was resting easier last evening at his boarding place 109 Court street, although there was no decided change in his condition. He did not have as much fever as earlier in the day. Dr. COBB said that if there were any change it was for the better and that all the indications were favorable. - Binghamton Republic. There were no services in any of the churches Sunday night. Mrs. Ruben SCHEFFER of New York city is visiting her mother, Mrs. Eloise LITTLE. UNDER THE WHEELS. A BINGHAMTON LAD FATALLY INJURED BY A LACKAWANNA FREIGHT TRAIN AT OWEGO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. A lad about 16 years of age giving his name as Clair HEMPSTEAD and his home as Binghamton was found on the Lackawanna track near STORR'S crossing just east of the Owego station about 1:30 yesterday afternoon by a trainman of a westbound freight. He was under the train and it is thought he was stealing a ride on the train and in attempting to off at the crossing slipped and went under the wheels, and caught his right leg near the knee and also tore it badly about the ankle and foot. He was carried to the baggage room at the station and Drs. THOMAS and MERRIAM were summoned. They had the lad carried over to the Lackawanna House. It was ascertained the boys father's name was E. L. HEMPSTEAD and word was sent him at once of the accident and he arrived on train 8 at 3:51 p. m. The boy died about two hours after his father's arrival and the remains were taken to Binghamton on train 10 at 11:29 p.m. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm