THE OWEGO, RECORD March 19, 1891 (cont) DIED. Nellie HINKLEY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. HINKLEY. of this village died on Tuesday night last, of congestion of the brain, aged seven years. She was a bright little girl, and her death will be deeply felt by the fond parents, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. The funeral service took place at the residence Thursday at 9 o'clock a. m., after which the remains were taken to Pennsylvania for interment. SEVERELY CANED. The woodworkers of the Agricultural works, in view of their high esteem of their foreman, Royal B. FERGUSON, presented him with a beautiful gold headed cane on Tuesday last. May he live long to lean on it. PERSONAL. Ex-Superintendent of the Poor, Grant W. BARNES of Richford, was in town Wednesday and a welcome caller at the RECORD office. Mrs. Gordon ALLEN is in Centre Village, NY, called there by the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Smith BAKER, of that place. Mrs. Perry HYDE of Binghamton is spending a few days in this place at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. DUMOND - Spencer Needle. Clinton DAGGETT who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever at Albany, arrived home Saturday night and is rapidly recovering his health. D. C. ROBINSON, Esq., the great Elmira common council leader, and E. F. BABCOCK, Esq., were in attendance at court this week. W. A. BARTON will remove from No. 166 Spencer avenue to the east half of the house on the south-east corner of Temple street and Spencer avenue. Lester VAIL of the Lester-Shire News was registered at the Central house while in town looking after the interests of the lively paper which he represents. F. B. KENDALL returned Friday from a trip through the western part of the state and passed Sunday with his family. He left Monday evening for Syracuse. Michael SWEENEY of Owego fell from a boxcar on which he was setting a brake, near Union and fractured his arm Monday morning. -- Binghamton Republican. Charles Hill is moving from second floor of the building occupied some time for a grocery on the corner of North and East avenues to No. 162 West avenue. James A. HEALEY, Erie train dispatcher, of Elmira, and "Tom" PICKLEY of Waverly, the operator who gained prominence in No. 12's wreck in 1890, were in town this week. "Prof." Wm. H. DORSEY rode to Binghamton on his wheel Monday and attended the performance of HANLON'S "Fantasma" at the opera house that evening, returning Thursday. The condition of Dr. L. D. FARNHAM, who has been critically ill with pneumonia, is reported as more favorable by his attending physician . -- Binghamton Republican. C. N. DOHS of Newark Valley, who has so ably represented the RECORD at his home for the past year or two went to Binghamton, where he has assumed a position as bookkeeper for Messrs. TAYLOR & WRIGHT, wholesale jewelers in the Perry block. The RECORD congratulates both parties and regrets that it must do without Mr. DOHS' services at Newark Valley. B. R. JONES of Hornellsville was in town Friday, the guest of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. THOMAS, North avenue. Mr. Jones is unable to work on account of a condition of mental and physical ill-health consequence of the grip of 1890, and is going to Susquehanna for medical treatment. He is a member of the conductors' brotherhood and if permanently disabled from work, is entitled to a benefit of $1,000. James E. TILLOTSON who has occupied No. 88. North avenue for thirteen years, has leased the lower floor of the wooden building corner of North and East avenues, lately occupied H. A. JOHNSON as a grocery, and will fill it up with a full line of groceries on April 1st. Bill Grummons [email protected]