THE OWEGO, RECORD Tioga County News. January 26, 1899 OBITUARY. CARMINO. Died, at Smithboro, NY, Thursday, Jan. 19, 1899, the infant son of Frank CARMINO. The interment was Saturday in St. Joseph's cemetery. MRS. EZRA WARD. Died, at Owego, NY. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1899, of heart disease, Mrs. Ezra WARD. aged 68 years. She is survived by her husband. Funeral Sunday at 8 p. m. at the family residence. JOHN SHEEHAN. Died, at Owego, NY, Thursday, Jan. 19, 1899, John SHEEHAN, aged 78 years. He is survived by one brother, Timothy, and one sister, Jane, both of Owego. The funeral was held at St. Patrick's church at 9 a. m. Saturday; interment in St. Joseph's cemetery. MRS. HERMAN DOBSON. Died, at Scranton, PA, Monday, Jan 23, 1899, Myrta L. HUBBARD, wife of Herman L. DOBSON of Scranton, and daughter of William H. and E. Libbie HUBBARD of Candor, NY, aged 25 years. The remains were brought to Owego on the Lackawanna and taken to Candor where the funeral and burial were held today. SIMEON MARQUART. Died, at Owego, NY, Saturday Jan. 21, 1899, Simeon MARQUART, aged 84 years. He was for many years engaged in the ice, livery, and hack business which he carried on at North avenue. He is survived by one son, William of 189 North avenue, where his death occurred and where Rev. M. D. FULLER, D. D. conducted the funeral at 8 p. m. Tuesday. MRS. MARY T. SACKETT. Died, at the residence of her son-in-law, Hon. H. Austin CLARK, 814 Main street. Owego, NY, Thursday, Jan. 19, 1899, Mary T. GILBERT, widow of Charles R. SACKETT, in her seventy-sixth year. She was born March 19, 1823, at Hartford, CT. and is survived by one son, Richard Gilbert SACKETT of New York and by one daughter, Mrs. H. A. CLARK. The funeral was held at St. Paul's church at 2 p. m. Saturday; interment at Evergreen cemetery. MRS. CYNTHIA MARIA NEWELL. Died, at Owego, NY, Saturday, Jan. 21, 1899, Cynthia Maria SMITH widow of Gilbert NEWELL and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey SMITH, aged 77 years. She was born in Granville, OH, Sept. 16, 1821, and in her early years her parents moved to their former home in Massachusetts. She and Gilbert NEWELL were married Dec. 19, 1839 at Sandisfield, Mass., by Rev. James SQUIRES. They came to Owego in the spring of 1857 and resided here until their respective deaths. She became a member of the Baptist church of this village, of which she was a consistent member and highly respected by all. She is survived by three sons, Orvin L., Friend G. and Frank W. of Owego, and one daughter, Mrs. H. G. CRANE of Minneapolis, Minn. The funeral was held at 8 p. m. Monday at the residence of her son, Frank W., 115 Franklin street, where her death occurred. Internment was in Evergreen cemetery. SILAS FORDHAM. Silas FORDHAM, one of the oldest settlers in this section of the country, and one of the best known citizens, died at the Warford House, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25, 1899, after about two weeks illness of the grip. Mr. FORDHAM for years was engaged in the general merchandise business in East Waverly, then known as Factoryville, and afterward bought a farm just east of Sayre, one of the most valuable properties in in this section. Later he bought a extensive orange grove near Saint Mary's Georgia, and for some time remained in the south. About four years ago he was married to Mrs. LOVEJOY of Owego, and since that time has spent the greater part of his time in that place. He was a frequent visitor to Waverly where he has many relatives. He was a genial dispositional, kind-hearted man and a public spirited citizen of whom it can be said the world is a better place for his having lived on it. He was 79 years of age. The funeral will be held from the Warford House Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. H. KIDDER, Episcopal rector of Owego, will officiate. Interment will be at the Rest cemetery at Sayre. - Waverly Cor. Elmira Advertiser. JOHN JOSEPH REEDY. Died, at Great Bend, PA, killed in a railroad accident, Saturday, Jan.21, 1899, John Joseph REEDY, aged 31 years. He was born at Owego, Jan 10, 1868 and had always lived here. He began his service with the Erie more than 18 years ago, as water boy and had worked up until seven and half years ago he became fireman. The day of his death he had intended to deadhead to Susquehanna on Erie train 2 to take his locomotive, No. 311, of which PIERCE was engineer. In some manner, his plan to take that train was frustrated and he started on train 8 which was wrecked at Great Bend, and he was the only one killed in an accident from which it appears, like a miracle, that any one on this engine or combination coach could escape alive. The remains were cared for by the tribe of Red Men at Susquehanna and were sent home on Erie train 5 which had an order to stop at Great Bend for that purpose. There were met at the station and escorted to the REEDY home, 141 Erie street, by relatives and delegations from the various organizations for which the deceased belonged. The deceased was well and favorably known among his townsmen and was held in high esteem by the officials and employees of the Erie, as well as in the Catholic Mutual Benevolent association, division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Sasana Loft Tribe, No. 312, Imp. O. R. M., and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of which he was a member, and Wave Hose, Co., No. 2, O. F. D., in which he held a well-earned honorary membership. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. James J. REEDY, Sr. three brothers, John J, Jr., Michael and Will; two sisters, Misses. Sarah and Josephine, all of Owego. A brother Thomas P., died within the week a year ago. Seldom has St Patrick's church contained a greater number of those in attendance at a funeral service then Tuesday morning when those over the remains of Mr. REEDY were conducted by Rev. Martin RYAN. The sympathy of everyone in Owego was awakened by the sad accident which caused his death, coming as it did one year later then the death of his brother. And in consequence there were many present in addition to the relatives, immediate friends, the members of various orders to which he had belonged. The floral offerings were unusually elegant and abundant and were suitable tokens of esteem in which the deceased was held. The bearers were John CARRIGG, W. P. SHAY, John P. McCARTHY, Thomas SWEENY, James BELL and Joseph COLLINS. The cortège that followed the remains to their resting place in the family lot in St. Joseph's cemetery was as large as any seen here for a long time. MARRIAGE RECORD. STORMS-YAPLE Married at Barton, NY, Jan. 28, 1899, by D. C. BENTLEY, Esq. Fred STORMS and Miss Nora S. YAPLE, both of Barton, NY. FERGASON-WALDRON. Married at the Baptist Parsonage, Owego, NY, Wednesday, Jan 25, 1899, by Rev. P. B. GUERNSEY, George M. FERGASON and Miss Laura ?? WALDRON, two well known and popular young Owego people. They are "at home" in rooms on North avenue. A NARROW ESCAPE. At Wilkes-Barre last week, four boys coasting on a bob, ran directly under a slowly moving freight train.. The sled ran under a freight car and struck the wheel on the opposite side. Two of the boys grasped the brake beam and held on, dragging them a considerable distance until the train was stopped and the were not injured. Another boy was was badly bruised by being rolled by a hanging brake, but was not rolled under the wheels. A fourth boy had a leg cut off by the wheels. Bill Grummons > [email protected]