THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News April 5, 1900 MRS. HARRIET K. MORROW. THIS ESTIMABLE LADY DIED AT THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER IN DULUTH. The Tonawanda review of Monday, April 2, 1900 contained the following obituary of a niece of D. M. PITCHER of this village, who was also a sister of the late Mrs. Maria T. TRUE, a missionary to Japan. "Towanda friends yesterday morning received the sad intelligence of the death in Duluth n Saturday March 31, 1900, of Mrs. Harriet K. MORROW of this place. Mrs. MORROW spent the winter at the home of her daughter. Mrs. James T. HALE, in Duluth and had been in ill health for several months but it was only during the past week that fears were entertained for her recovery. Mrs. MORROW'S maiden name was Harriet King PITCHER, and she was married in at Warren, this county, to the late Judge Paul D. MORROW in June 1857. Two children survive her - Mrs. James T. HALE and John P. MORROW and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Frank NIXON all of Duluth. Mrs. MORROW was a woman of great intellectual and social culture, kindly and sympathetic by nature, and a life long worker in the Presbyterian church, with which she united in October, 1857. For years she was foremost in every good work in the church One who knew her intimately and well through many years said: She was a woman of almost perfect sense and judgment, and one who never created any antagonisms; a remarkable woman." Her body will be brought to Towanda on Wednesday, and the funeral services, notices of which will be given later, will be held at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday. OWEGO PERSONALS Fred H. STILES is home from one of his extended trips in the interests of the Champion Wagon company. Robert Hyde, who has passed two or three weeks in town, has returned to the military school at Chester, PA. Mrs. C. M. BARTHOLOMEW had a serious attack of heart trouble, Friday night from which she is improving. George CORNICK is slowly recovering from the results of his serious accident at TRUMAN'S mill some time ago Frank S. TRUMAN of the First National bank and James S. TRUMAN of CLARK & TRUMAN were in Ithaca over Sunday. B. M. STEBBINS who has been ill for several weeks, was able to be at his office, Tuesday, for the first time since his illness. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore NORRIS of Lestershire are guests of Mrs. NORRIS' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan DECKER, 553 Front street. Mrs. Charlotte SMITH, South Main street, went to Owego this afternoon to visit friends for a short time. - Athens News, Friday. Miss Inez SNYDER is passing a portion of the vacation from her duties as teacher at the Talcott street school in a visit to Wilkes-Barre. S. H. SOUDERS left Wednesday for Lancaster, PA, to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Andrew W. BAER. Fred W. SEVER, who had recovered from an attack of rheumatism so that he was out on the street, is worse again and is confined to his bed. J. C. THOMPSON of 36 John street has been detained from his duties in the in the Standard Butter company's office for a few days by a severe cold. Mrs. George S. THURSTON and daughter Arlene are visiting this week at Ithaca, guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.. F. FLETCHER, 409 West State street. Mrs. J. H. REASE of Ithaca was in town last Wednesday and Thursday called here by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. H. L. SCHARLACH, with grip. Mrs. John LAMB and daughter Laura of Elmira were in town visiting relatives last week. Mr. LAMB and son Herman were in town Saturday with them. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. JENKINS of Sanitaria Springs, NY, are visiting for a few days with at the residence of Mrs. JENKINS parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. MEYER. John F. WARD of the Awaga House is able to be out on the streets again. Owing to his illness he will not take possession of the hotel until this week Saturday. John S. ELLIS, who is in charge of construction of lines for the Postal Telegraph Co., passed Sunday at his home in this village. He changed his headquarters to Sayre. Mrs. S. E. PAINE, returned to her home, 77 Liberty street, Friday evening. She has been in Northampton, Mass., since the first week in November last, caring for her daughter, who died on March 16. Burton HOUK, one of the RECORD carriers. is passing several days with the Central Labor union has returned from Owego. - Binghamton Herald. Fred S. MILLS of McMaster street is ill. Fred J. DAVIS is out after a brief illness. Leslie DAWES is passing the week at Orwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. DEAN are on the sick list. A. S. ALLEN of Sayre passed Sunday in town. George TRUMAN, Jr., is reported on the sick list. Daniel JOHNSON of Ithaca was in town yesterday. C. D. MARICLE is confined to the house by illness. L. L. BROCKWAY was out Saturday after a grip illness. Miss May LAWRENCE of Slaterville Springs is in town. C. R. DEAN went to Buffalo Sunday on the Erie train 8. James FORSYTH left for New York Sunday an the Erie Supervisor S. A. SEELY of Spencer was in town yesterday Mrs. J. M. DAWES is in Newark Valley for two or three days. J. D. WOODRUFF went to Owego, Wednesday. - Ithaca Journal. Miss Josephine REEDY left yesterday on Erie train 2 for New York. Mrs. C. M. LaMONTE left on the Erie for Boston, Monday night. John M. PARKER, Esq., went to New York on the Lackawanna Thursday. E. W. FULLER of Owego spent Sunday with his parents. - Athens News. A. S. WILLIAMS and daughter, Miss Gussie, of Elmira was in town Sunday. W. ALEXANDER, the barber, is ill with grip which attacked him Saturday. E. E. FREDENBURG Esq., was in Candor on professional business Tuesday. Mrs. S. W. WALLACE has so far recovered from a severe cold as to be out. C. H. DEAN is able to be out on the streets again after an illness of two or three weeks. Mrs. Susan A. HYMES of 106 Chestnut street left Tuesday for a visit to Atlanta, NY. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. LYNCH were passengers on Erie train 8 Sunday bound for New York. Mrs. J. WYLIE of 55 Talcott street and her niece Miss Hilda BUNZEY, have been at Elmira. Mrs. Charlotte SMITH of Athens, PA, is visiting her aunt Mrs. Emma CASE, 395 Main street. Miss Josephine YATES who lives near Hiawatha, has been seriously ill for nearly three weeks. Charles S. FOSTER of Southampton, NY, is visiting his brother, W. C. FOSTER, 404 Main street. Mrs. Horace BALDWIN of Brooklyn is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carson BALDWIN, 64 Paige street. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm