THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News February 9, 1899 Drifted snow yesterday delayed railroad service in many parts of the state. George Y. ROBERTSON tells of 20 degrees below zero at his house, this morning. NEWARK VALLEY. Newark Valley, Feb. 8. - Rev. A. Y. WILCOX was in Clifford, NY, the first of the week. Mrs. Abram BROWN of Berkshire is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. H. SMITH. Fred GLEASON of Cortland has been in town for a few days, the guest of his sister, Miss Angeline GLEASON, primary instructor in the high school. Russell H. CONWELL will deliver his famous lecture, "Acres of Diamonds," at the Methodist church this evening. It is seldom that the people of Newark Valley and surrounding places have the privilege listening to so famous an orator as Mr. CONWELL. Among the guests present at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Robert JACKSON last Wednesday, were Mrs. Hannah WILSON of Cortland, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. ROSE, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. KNAPP, Mrs. Ed BOSWORTH and daughter, Norma, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac FOSTER, Mr. and Mrs. George MILLER, and Mrs. Margaret BRIGGS, of HOMER. A number of young people of this place enjoyed a sleigh ride party to Richford Monday evening were they were entertained by Grace and Bert WITTER. Last Wednesday evening a quite wedding took place, the contracting parties being Clayton LIPE, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. LIPE and Julia LAWRENCE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. LAWRENCE. The ceremony being performed by, Rev. J. B. COOK at the home of the bride, South Newark. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. PURPLE of Greene have been spending several weeks in town, at the home of their son, G. E. PURPLE. Mrs. PURPLE has been quite seriously ill with the grip but is now improving. Gem Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F., has issued over 200 invitations to a banquet to be given at fireman's hall, Friday evening, Feb. 10. A fine time is anticipated. S. B. DAVIDGE and wife are spending a few days in New York city. CANDOR. William CARPENTER, an aged citizen, came nearly losing has life Sunday night. The family was awakened by the smell of smoke and, on investigating, found it came from Mr. CARPENTERS room. Opening the door they found his bed clothes a flame and Mr. CARPENTER unconscious from smoke. His feet were burned badly and his bed clothes ruined. A. F. STOWELL was in Owego Monday The M. E. Sunday school has ordered six dozen singing books. Oneka Tribe of Red Men has furnished its rooms and has one of the finest lodges in the county. The Ladies Aid oyster supper at Ira CHIDSEY'S Friday night was well attended. Its receipts were over $12. Freeman KIRK and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank McINTYRE at Owego Saturday. Miss Lucy WENTWORTH and Dayton WENTWORTH of Owego visited N. D. WENTWORTH'S Saturday F. L. HEATH started for California Monday. He will visit other points in the west. He expects to be gone three months. Frank HUMISTON, of Owego, has moved into a newly purchased house on Owego street Rev, Charles PERSONEUS of Sanitaria Springs, who has been visiting his father, Rev. David PERSONEUS, returned home this week. Died, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1899, of apoplexy, Mrs. Lana AHART, aged 80 years. The funeral was held Saturday at Germany Hill, Rev. O. H. P. ARMSTRONG officiating. Dr. W. E. ROPER visited his brother, Dr, Eugene ROPER, at Norwich, Saturday. Mrs. Frank ELLIOTT and daughters, Bertha and Hattie are visiting friends in Syracuse and Fayetteville. Quarterly meetings will be held Sunday Feb. 12, in the M. E, church. Presiding Elder, George Forsyth, will conduct the services. G. W. JOHNSON has sold his farm to W. W. BOSTWICK. Consideration $1,800. The following trustees of the M. E. church were selected Thursday night: Wallace MASTEN, E. S. WILLIAMS, H. D. HEATH, Charles GARDNER, J. P. FIEBIG, C. W. BARNES, Charles BANG, D. S. FESSENDEN, B. L. HARTFORD. Monday night the friends of Mr. and Mrs. STOWELL made them a surprise party for their tenth wedding anniversary. They were the recipients of a fine couch, banquet lamp and rocking chair. Rev F. W. DICKINSON made a presentation speech in giving the couch and Major A. B. KROM the lamp. Hon. Epenetus HOWE read interesting letters of regret from friends out of town. The company had a pleasant time and one to be long remembered. H. F. BOOTH was in Owego, Tuesday. J. P. FIEBIG was in Binghamton on business Wednesday. Parties are getting up a drama, entitled "What Happened to Jones;" the proceeds to be used to improve the athletic grounds. Mr. and Mrs. I. A, BINGHAM of Spencer spent Tuesday Feb. 7, at A. J. HOYT'S Tuesday night there was a party at D. O. HULL'S in honor of Miss Grace HULL. There were 75 present. School Commissioner Oscar GRANGER, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ethel, made Candor free academy an official visit Tuesday. Some of the boy's have bought a pair of boxing gloves. No dates have been made with CORBETT or FITIZSIMMON'S as yet. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. WARD of South Danby visited friends in town on Tuesday. The spring term of school opened Monday, Feb. 6. The new non-resident scholars in the grammar class are Frank ALLEN, Perlee LOVEJOY and Howard ROE. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. SLATER were in Owego. NICHOLS. Nichols, Feb. 6, - R. A. MOUILLESSEAUX of Towanda was in town over Sunday. Frank MOODY has moved to Waverly. He will retain his position here, but will live in Waverly. John FENDERSON was looking in on old friends. HOW HE COASTED. Last Friday a young jeweler who recently came here from Owego, announced his intention of going coasting that evening on WALKER'S Hill. When warned as to the possible danger of the hill, especially to strangers, he replied with due assurance that he had coasted the hills of Owego down a much worse incline. When he appeared for work the next day, however, he seemed unusually downcast and quiet. He was asked how he enjoyed himself and replied he had had an enjoyable time. The whole had not yet been told though, as afterwards appeared. He did not say anything about the time he started down the hill, the last on a pair of bobs, and how, after they had gotten well under way and going at a terrific speed, he suddenly found himself flying through the air, to be followed a few seconds later with coming in rather forcible contact with this "terrible hill" and finishing his coasting on - well, not the bobs. That's all right, Leon. "Brag is a good dog, but hold fast is a better" when you are the last one of a set of bobs, going down an icy hill. Waverly Advocate. Harvey BEBEE and a brother-in-law named, FULLER, figured in an accident near S. L. HORTON'S, East Richford, Saturday, which resulted in serious injuries of both. The accident resulted from a collision of two vehicles on the public highway. Eight glass bottles of whiskey were found in the overcoat pocket of one of the unfortunates, and they, miraculously escaped injury. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm>