THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News April 5, 1900 TWO DROWNED. CARLTON MOREY AND IRWIN VANNOY OF LESTERSHIRE MEET DEATH TUESDAY IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. Carlton MOREY and Irwin VanNOY of Lestershire were drowned in the Susquehanna near East Union Tuesday afternoon about 3:30. Peter MILNER, also of Lestershire reached an island and was saved. The body's of MOREY and VanNOY were not recovered last night Carlton MOREY, the elder of the drowned persons, was a young man in his twenties and married only a few weeks ago, Miss Clara STRONG. His home is on Cherry street in Lestershire. Irwin VanNOY who was 14 years old, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. VanNOY of Cherry street. Peter MINER took the news of their sons death to them. The scene of the drowning was visited by many from Lestershire about dusk last night. Peter MINER reached the town about six and by the time men reached the river the sun was setting. The current at that place in question was too swift for night work and so no attempt was made last night to find the bodies. The plan is to begin the search early this morning. - Binghamton Republic. CRIMINAL MATTERS. WALTER VANGORDER On complaint of his father, the lad Walter VanGORDER. whose various escapades and stories have interested Sayre, Athens and Waverly, as well as Owego, was sentenced Tuesday by Recorder LORING to the state Industrial school at Rochester. FRED BROWN OF CANDOR. Fred Brown was tried before Justice J. T. GRIDLEY of Candor Tuesday on the charge of stealing pork from the cellar of Mrs. W. E. ROPER of that place. It resulted in in a conviction and he is now doing three months in jail and on the stone heap in this village. ED. WAGNER Ed. WAGNER was arrested Saturday night by office ALLEN on a warrant issued on complaint of the defendant's sister, charging him with assault upon her that day. He was arraigned Monday at 10 a.m., at which time there was no appearance of the plaintiff and he was discharged. CHARLES CONNELLY . Charles CONNELLY of Newark Valley was drunk and driving too rapidly around town Saturday. Chief ROBERTSON arrested him for public intoxication. Monday Recorder LORING sentenced him to pay a fine of $5 or to be imprisoned five days in jail. He was committed in default of payment of the fine. BESSIE HUBBARD. This young girl of decidedly immature years, a daughter of the late Willis HUBBARD, formally of Owego, was arrested Monday evening by Chief ROBERTSON on a warrant issued by Recorder LORING on a complaint of the girl's grandmother, charging her with being a common prostitute. She furnished bail and was released until yesterday at 10 a. m. when her trial was held before Recorder LORING, when it was decided, after consultation with the complainant, to discharge her as she had promised to reform and go to her paternal grandfather, Charles HUBBARD, at Cortland to live a better life. MARRIAGE RECORD. McCULLOCH - COLLIER. Married, at Owego, NY, Saturday, March 31, 1900, by Rev. M. D. FULLER, James McCULLOCH and Miss Jennie COLLIER PRATT - HUBBARD Married, at Owego, NY, Thursday, March 15, 1900, by Rev. G. D. YOUNG. Rolla Blair PRATT and Miss Daisy Belle HUBBARD. FORSYTH - BRAINARD Married, at Owego, NY. Tuesday, April 3, 1900, by Rev. G. D. YOUNG. William FORSYTH of Owego, NY, and Miss Edna D. BRAINARD of Nichols, NY. THE KILMER DIVORCE. In the court of common pleas of Susquehanna county at Montrose, Daniel W. SEARLE presiding. Mrs. Beatrice KILMER of New York city, through her attorney E. R. W. SEARLE, Esq., of Susquehanna, has obtained an absolute divorce from her husband, Willis S. KILMER. The divorce proceedings in this case have been pursued according to the laws of Pennsylvania, which grant absolute divorces for other then statutory grounds. The record of this case contains nothing derogatory to the character of either party. - Binghamton Republic. DASTARDLY WORK. Some boys with more daring then regard for others went into the Sunday school room at the Baptist church last Sunday evening while services were in progress in the auditorium and turned on the gas in a large chandelier. The mischief was not discovered until the escaping gas from the 50 jets filled the room and escaped into the auditorium, considerably affecting many persons. An effort is being made to find out who the guilty parties are, It is thought by some that that the intention was to burn the church as some of the jets were lighted in an adjoining small room and the door was left open and the resulting explosion, if sufficient gas had escaped, would have set fire to the building. Waverly Free Press. G. W. WEBSTER BURNED OUT. At a fire in Greenwood, Steuben county, Friday, George W. WEBSTER, formerly of Owego, was burned out. The loss on the building was $2,500 and on the stock $2,500; only partially insured. Jesse WEBSTER and family occupied rooms in the building as a residence and they lost all their furniture, entailing a loss of about $450. FELL OFF A MONUMENT Nellie, the little daughter of Floyd SMITH, fell off one of the monuments in HAYWOOD & BALDWIN'S marble yard while playing there with some of her schoolmates last week. The little girl was severally cut about the face and was confined to her bed for a few days, but is now able to be out doors again. - Waverly Advocate. AN EDITORIAL OUTING. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. PURPLE leave town tonight for a pleasure trip from one to two weeks. After a few days in New York and vicinity, they will go by an Old Dominion Line steamer to Norfolk, VA, and from there, by rail, as far as Atlanta GA., stopping at various points of interest. - Newark Valley Herald. TIME TO STOP. Asa SOLES of Willseyville, while working in a saw mill in Danby, fell across the carriage. Before a fellow worker could stop the machinery by pulling the lever the carriage had broken SOLE'S leg just above the ankle and the saw had cut from above the last joint of the large toe up through the foot in a diagonal direction to the ankle. DISTRICT DEPUTY'S VISIT. District Deputy Grand Master Frank A DARROW is paying his official respects to the lodges of this Masonic district. On Tuesday he was at Spencer, and this evening is booked for Ivy Lodge at Elmira. LUCKY THREE. There was a reunion of the Joseph W. SMITH family Sunday at his residence, 68 Liberty street, held to celebrate the forty-fifth birthday of Mrs. J. H. McCASLIN. Four generations were present, Joseph W. SMITH of the first. Mrs. J. S. McCASLIN, Fred P. SMITH of Elmira and Lewis H. SMITH of Lackawanna avenue, this village, of the second, Mrs. E. E. COLBY, Leon McCASLIN, Clarence and Roy SMITH of the third and Harold COLBY of the fourth generation. In addition, there were present J. H. McCASLIN, Mrs. F. P. SMITH Mrs. L. W. SMITH and E. E. COLBY; 14 in all. Dinner was served at 2. p. m. after church and J. W. SMITH presented each of his three children with a check for $100. BACK TO THE FUTURE Jeanette and I wish all of you, a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm