THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News January 4, 1900 CANDOR. Candor, Dec. 8. -Benj. R. WHITCOMB, district deputy grand master installed the officers of Veritas Lodge, No 616 I. O. O. F., Tuesday evening. The M. E. Sunday school elected the following officers, Dec. 31, for the coming year; Superintendent , Rev. M. T. MANUS; assistant Superintendent N. D. WENTWORTH; Secretary, D. S. FESSENDEN; Treasurer, Mrs. C. F. FIEBIG; librarian, Fred AHART; chorister D. P. HOWARD; Organist, Jennie WARNOCK; superintendent of primary department, Miss May ROSE. Rev. J. L. WELLS of Binghamton preached at the Congregational church Sunday morning. Monday evening about 7:30 the house of B. L. WOOD was discovered to be on fire. All of the family were away at the time and it is supposed to have been caught from the stove, as there was a good fire and the oven was filled with green wood. The house was insured for $400. The contents were mostly destroyed. Dr. M. B. Dean was in Ithaca Monday on professional business. Died, Sunday, Dec. 31, 1899, Nathaniel LYNCH, aged 70 years. The funeral was held Tuesday at the home of his son, Ira, Rev. T. R. WARNOCK officiating. M. J. DANIELS and family of Riverside, Cal. are visiting friends in town. Mr. DANIELS is on his way to Washington as a representative of orange growers of California and are looking after their interests in congress. R. W. Horace F. BOOTH, past district deputy grand master, installed the officers of Candor Lodge, No. 411, F. and A. M., Wednesday evening. Asa SACKETT, who has been visiting in Minnesota the past year, has returned to Candor. Miss Kittie TUCKER of Far Rockaway, Lois HART of Hornellsville, Jesse WALWORTH, Harry DICKENSON of Oneonta normal, Ella BROOKS of Fredonia normal, Fred EASTON and John BEERS of Syracuse university, Mable WOODFORD, Marion WARD and Howard MILKS of Cortland normal, who have been spending the holidays at home, returned to their several places Tuesday. Tax Collector Amos MILLER began taking taxes Tuesday at the bank. The members of Veritas Lodge, No. 686, I. O. O. F., will hold their annual banquet at the opera house Tuesday evening, Jan. 9. All are invited to be present. Sunday evening, Candor Lodge No. 411, F. and A. M. attended service at Congregational church, were services were held to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the death of George WASHINGTON. The address was given by Rev. F. W. Dickinson, scripture reading by Rev. S. E. WALWORTH. The church was finely decorated with American flags. BURGLARY AT NICHOLS. Nichols, Jan 8, - A bold burglary was discovered this morning to have been committed during last night, the grocery in the Cady block, Thomas DEAN, proprietor, having been entered by means of a glass being broken in the front door. Some underclothing, trousers and 80 cents in change is missing. BERKSHIRE. Berkshire, Jan. 3 - Mr. and Mrs. Charles HAMILTON and daughter of Owego visited Don Van NORMAN'S part of last week. John NIGHT of English Center is visiting friends in town. Addie THOMPSON of Binghamton is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Van NORMAN. Katherine EDDY of Owego visited Mrs. Willa FORD from Saturday until Tuesday. Luther PAYNE of Buffalo, who has been in town for the holidays, was called back to New York last week by the sickness and death of a lady friend. Mrs. KILBORNE of Liberty was a guest in town at George P. BALL'S this week. Mrs. George BARR and daughter Edna are spending a few days with friends in Binghamton. James DERMODY is confined to the house with his foot which he cut very badly with an axe on Tuesday. Mrs. Miriam PAYNE returned the past week from spending several months with Mrs. Lyman KNAPP at Madison, Ohio. Mrs. Everett WINFIELD and children of Lestershire visited at M. J. FORD'S from Friday until Wednesday. She was accompanied home by her sister, Bessie FORD, who will spend some time at that place. Julia VanDEUSEN returned to her studies in Ithaca on Wednesday. STRUCK BY TRAIN SEVEN. Tom HANNON, While Driving Across the Erie's Tracks at Paige Street Tuesday Morning Faces Death. Tom HANNON, a hack driver employed by C. B. DEAN, a steady reliable driver, was the victim of an accident about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning which it is a great wonder that he escaped alive. He had driven Mrs. BARNETT and her daughter home from the reception at Awaga hall, were they had acted as cateresses. He had left them at their home on Erie street and on his return trip had reached the Erie's Paige street crossing and when his was on the west bound tracks, the Erie flyer, train 7, which was late, struck the carriage, cutting it in two. The horses ran with the pole and front wheels toward North avenue were they were freed from the front part of the vehicle. They then run to North avenue, through it, Main, and Lake streets and through the alley to the stables. Train 7 stopped, backed up to the scene of the accident, picked up Mr. HANNON up and carried him to the Erie station. Dr. S. W. THOMPSON was summoned and he was taken to Birdsall House. An examination showed that two ribs were fractured over his heart and his left shoulder was broken and his head bruised. He was doing well this morning and his recovery is expected. THE WOODEN "DRUNK" Someone telephoned Sheriff THURSTON yesterday afternoon that a man was lying drunk and scantily clothed, with a whisky bottle in his hand on Temple street. He notified Chief ROBINSON, who went to the scene at once, but after an examination of the case he decided not to "run him in." Later the sheriff notified Officer ALLEN of the aforesaid drunk and he went up there. It proved to be a wooden cigar sign and the alleged whisky bottle was the bunch of cigars in the hand of the figure. This is on the quiet and the officers are not to be told it is known. Billl Grummons > [email protected]