THE OWEGO, RECORD Tioga County, News January 11, 1900 OBITUARY. MRS. ELIZABETH A. HIBBARD. Died, at Owego, NY, Thursday, Jan. 11,1900, Elizabeth A., widow of Ralph HIBBARD, aged 73 years. She is survived by one son, George R. and one daughter, Mrs. J. E. JONES of McMaster street, where the funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday. Internment in Evergreen cemetery. GEORGE A. HARDING. Died, at Canatonk, NY, Jan. 7, 1900, George A. HARDING. The funeral was held Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p. m. MISS ABBY JOHNSON. Died, at North Owego, NY ,Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1900, of typhoid fever, Miss Abby E. JOHNSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor JOHNSON, aged 21 years. The funeral will be held tomorrow at the Flemingville church at 2 p. m. Internment at Flemingville. FRANK L. PERHAM KILLED. He Met His Death at Middletown While at Work at the O. and W. Coal Trestle. Frank L. PERHAM, age 33 years, a carpenter employed in the O. and W. railroad bridge gang, met with a fatal accident while at work on the company's new coal trestle in the north yard in this city Tuesday morning. The workmen had raised one of the heavy bents and had laid a stringer to it, and were in the act of fastening it with guy ropes when it became unmanageable and in some unaccountable way slipped from under the stringer and crashed against another bent which was in position. PERHAM and J. C. McCOY were working on top of the trestle, and when the bent crashed into the other it knocked the stringer from under them and they fell to the ground 20 feet below, with a quantity of timber. McCOY escaped with slight injury to his ankle and was able to continue his work. PARHAM in falling struck against some lumber and was injured internally. The only visible injury was cut across the abdomen. None of the timber fell on him. He was moved to Thrall hospital where he died at 9 o'clock, and hour after the accident. Foreman S. TRIPP had hold of the pulley rope when the bent swayed and he endeavored to hold it but could not. T. C. CAFFERY, who was working directly under the bent, came near being crushed under it. He heard the warning of his fellow workmen and jumped out of the way. Perham had been employed in the bridge gang for two years and for the past eight months had been living in Middletown. He boarded with Miss Ella CURLEY at 28 Liberty street. The couple were to have been married in a short time. He is well spoken of by the officials of the road and his fellow workmen - Middletown Times. The deceased was at one time an employee of the Elmira Bridge works and assisted on the work on Madison avenue bridge in that city. He was also employed by the Owego Bridge company and resided in this village for some time. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Olive PERHAM of Candor, three sister, Mrs. Fred MURPHY, Mrs. Ira J. VenDEMARK of Elmira, Mrs. Norman CONKLIN of Candor; Two brothers, E. O., of Buffalo and Clifton, of Rock Rift, NY. RICHFORD. Richford, Jan 10, - Week of prayer. Lemuel POLLEY is filling some ice houses in town with an excellent quality of ice, taken from the pond at his farm. A few from this place attended the lecture given by Hoyt L. CONARY at Newark Valley last evening. The Sons of Veterans held a social hop in ALLEN'S hall last Wednesday evening. Harry SWIFT is visiting friends at Cortland and Homer. Amos POLLEY was in Owego last week. Richford has lost an old and respected citizen in the death of Ezra Seth BARDEN. The deceased was born in Lee, Mass. August 14, 1811, and died Jan. 4, 1900, at the residence of Frank BARDEN at Speedsville and is survived by the following sons and daughters; Frank, Robert, Ezra, Charles and Edmund; Emma HOWARD, Laura E GEER, Isabella COLEMAN and Lillie K. BURGESS. Two daughters, Desdemona Potter and May CAULDWELL, are deceased. The funeral was held from the Congregational church Sunday, Rev. J. S. MITCHELL officiating. The following officers for Belden Post, G. A. R. were installed Saturday by J. S. GROSS of Owego. junior vice-commander of the state of New York, Commander, George M. GEER; senior vice-commander, James GRANNIS; junior vice-commander Frank JOHNSON; officer of the day, George D. MORELAND; chaplain, Samuel B. HALE, quartermaster, Aaron MARSH; adjutant, James ALLEN; guard, James LACEY. SIGN WORKS BURNED. Candor, Jan. 8 - The Candor sign works were destroyed by a fire which was discovered about 11:30 last night. The origin of the fire is unknown. Despite hard work to save the building and its contents the fire proved the victor and one of Candor's promising industries was wiped out, temporarily at least, in a short time. J. H. JENNINGS owned the building and had it insured for $800. W. G. CONE, the proprietor of the sign works carried an insurance of $750 on the stock, etc. In neither one is the loss nearly covered. Seven thousand signs ready for shipment, other stock, tools, stencils and patterns were all burnt. If Candor were incorporated she would have a fire department and thus have adequate protection from fire. Bill Grummons> [email protected]