THE OWEGO, RECORD Tioga County News June 19, 1886 No. 2 THE OWEGO TEACHERS. The board of School Commissioners of the village of Owego have made the following appointments of teachers who will have charge of our public school for the school year beginning September 1, 1886. ACADEMY. Prof. E. J. PECK, A. M., Principal and Superintendent; Prof. J. T. TUTHILL, A. B., Assistant; Miss Emma TATE, A. M., Preceptress; Miss E. J. STEELE, Miss Sara SISSONS. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Miss Anna ABEL, 8th grade; Miss Cora GRANGER, Miss Hattie SACKETT, 7th grade; Miss Helen SWARTOUT, 6th grade. TEMPLE STREET SCHOOL. Miss Laura HERRICK, Miss Fanny STEBBINS, Miss Libbie SNYDER, Miss Minnie NOONAN TALCOTT STREET SCHOOL. Miss Carrie LACEY, Miss Mary RILEY, Miss Hattie NEWELL. MAIN STREET SCHOOL. Miss Lottie JOHNSON, Miss Lillie WARWICK, Miss Gertrude CONAT, Miss Kate CURTIS. FRONT STREET SCHOOL. Miss Hattie HULL, Miss Estelle HILL. OVER THE RIVER SCHOOL. Miss Lottie Perry, Teacher of Free Hand Drawing - Miss Alice HUTCHINSON. Chas. YOUTHERS, clerk, Robert SCRAFFORD, John SCHOPP, Janitors NICHOLS. The quiet of this village has been disturbed this week by the solicitous commercial men, representing nearly all classes of trade. The life insurance man played a full hand in the game, with the force pump man second best. Nichols has become a promising field for these individuals. Mr. O. P. HARRIS has added another of his many buildings in the rear of his store, the last being a large barn which was raised Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Frank MOODY is spending a week in Nichols. Frank is learning telegraphing the D. L. & W. office at Williwanna. The RECORD correspondent, on looking over the personals in the Nichols items of the Gazette last week, written by little Katie, is reminded of the appropriateness of the word "chestnuts." The village people are supplied daily with fresh picked strawberries by Harvey DUNHAM and Charlie CLARK. Several beautiful invitation cards to the Potsdam Normal class receptions and graduating exercises were received in Nichols Wednesday. They were delivered by Miss Martha SHOEMAKER, whose name appears as one of the graduating class. The RECORD correspondent was favored with one. E. H. CONAT and Isaac FOX are now titled brave knights for their daring last Wednesday night. It was nothing more though, then their successful initiation into the Knights and Ladies of Honor. -- June 17. CATATONK. Mrs. P. G. WHITE and daughter of Hoboken, NJ, are guests of Mrs. WHITE'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. WILLIAMS. Henry MEAD and his wife left last Monday morning for Baxter Springs, Kas. A select party is expected to be given at Island Grove Hall about July 2. an invitation is required to be welcome. We have the pleasure of announcing the birth of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson VanDUZER'S first son, who already boasts the beautiful name of Harry Cleveland VanDUZER. F, S. KYLE and wife, visited last week with friends in Spencer. Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. V. DRAPER, a fine daughter, June 16. -- June 16th THE CLASS OF 1886 The Graduating class of the Owego Academy will be held in Wilson Opera House on Friday evening of next week, June 25, beginning at 8 o'clock. DICKINSON'S Orchestra, of Binghamton, will furnish music and Rev. Geo. FORSYTH will deliver the address on behalf of the board. Any friends who desire to present the graduates with flowers would favor them by sending them to the opera house in the afternoon. The exercises will be followed by a banquet at Awaga Hall when music, toasts and a fine menu will be enjoyed. The class is one of the largest in the history of the school and is composed of the following persons. Frank J. BEARDSLEY, Grace E. BENJAMIN, Clara E. BENNETT, Fred R. BROWN, Mary A. GINNANE, Gertrude H. GRAVES, Joseph P. HARDMAN. William A. HASTINGS, Cora B. JACKSON, Maud KIDDER. Nellie D. KING, Benjamin LORING, Carrie M. LACEY, Minnie M. NOONAN, Clara A. NEWELL, Dora H. ODELL, Susie D. OWEN, Lenora A. PARTRIDGE, Mary Riley, Julia M. ROBERTSON, Kennedy F. RUBERT and John WADE. HIRAM SHAYS DEAD. Another of the old prominent business men of Owego passed away this (Friday) morning, Mr. Hiram SHAYS the well known proprietor of the North avenue meat market, closing his earthly career at about 2:30 a. m., after a painful illness which has confined him to his house, West avenue, since last September Mr. SHAYS was born in Decatur, Otsego Co., NY, making him sixty-two years old at the time of his death. He came to Owego in 1844 and was married to Miss Lucinda STANTON, July 26, 1848. His wife and four of their seven children survive him, viz., Mrs. Maryetta TOWSEND, George, Jonas, and Miss Anna Marilla SHAYS, all well known residents of Owego. Deceased was a member of Tioga Lodge, No.335, I. O. O. F. and Owego Lodge, Knights of Honor; The funeral will be held under the auspices of the latter society Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, at the late residence, West avenue. Mr. SHAYS life was insured in the Knights of Honor and in the Owego Mutual. FEMALE DRUNKS. On Saturday evening of last week, Sheriff RODMAN arrested Susie WINANS for public intoxication and she was committed to jail until Monday morning, when she was brought before Justice BROOKS. On account of her three helpless children, no one appeared against her and she pleaded not guilty, signed the pledge and was discharged. Monday evening Mary CROWESS was arrested on the park by policeman HORIGAN on the same charge. She is sixty-nine years of age and Justice BROOKS adjudged her to be a vagrant and sent her to the county poor house for a month. Mr. HORIGAN with drawing his charge of intoxication. Bill Grummons, [email protected]