THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News, April 5, 1900 CANDOR. Candor, March 30.- Charles LEWIS of Lestershire is visiting friends in town. Dick BEST of Catatonk, who is well known in this place, met with a severe accident Wednesday night. He was stopping at Charles VanGORDER'S hotel and while coming down the stairs with a lighted lamp he fell, breaking the lamp and setting things afire. He is badly burned about the face and neck. He was taken to the city hospital at Ithaca Thursday for treatment. Ray MEAD of Owego visited at B. G. SLATER'S Wednesday. Sneak thieves stole a quantity of meat from Mrs. W. E. ROPER Tuesday night. There being snow on the ground they were tracked to the home of Andy SHALER, where the meat was found. SHALER was arrested and he confessed that Fred BROWN was implicated. BROWN was also arrested and they were taken before Justice J. T. Gridley where they had a hearing. He put them under $100 bonds each to appear before him for trial next Wednesday. Candor, April 4. - Mr. and Mrs. Fred WHITMARSH are visiting in Binghamton. J. P. FIEBIG is in Philadelphia this week on business. Guthrie SMITH of Binghamton was a guest at J. H. JENNINGS' Sunday and Monday. Frank ROBINSON of Flemingville was in town Monday. Miss Lottie HART of Hornellsville is home during the Easter Holiday. Frank LITTLE of Lestershire is home for a few days visiting his mother, who is on the sick list. Ira LYNCH has sold his house and lot to Mrs. Ira SAWYER; consideration, $700. Possession was given April 2. Philip BIGLER of Binghamton visited at W. H. ANDREWS' Sunday and Monday. J. H. DIMON is visiting friends in Berkshire. Miss Anna WOODFORD, daughter of E. J. WOODFORD, is dangerously ill with pneumonia. Dogs wounded several sheep for Gilbert HOLMES Saturday and killed several for E. A. MOREY. Among the many movers this week the following changes have been made; Dr. DEAN moves to his new house, Frank ELLIOTT in the CRANCE house, John BAYLOR into the house vacated by Mr. ELLIOTT, Frank WHEELER into the Asa BROOKS house and John LITTLE into the W. N. FESSENDEN house. Mrs. Frank HUMISTON is visit her father, D. N. GUNNIP, at Spencer. The funeral service for Miss Emma SEAGERS was held at Willseyville Sunday, Rev. M. T. MANUS, officiating. Dr. William A. HASTINGS of Owego and Louis EMERY of Waverly visited friends in town Sunday NICHOLS. Nichols, April 2. - A large audience enjoyed the lecture on "Japan,: delivered by Rev. T. W. McNAIR last evening. Rev. McNAIR and his wife leave soon for Japan, where they are laboring as missionaries. The are now visiting Rev. and Mrs. GREGORY. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur HOWELL are visiting in Binghamton. G. H. HORTON was in Elmira on business Saturday, Herbert LATHAM and L. JOHNSON were in Rome, PA, Friday. Misses Clara and Mame PLATT visited their uncle T. DEAN last week. Mrs. W. C. EVERETT and son visited in Waverly last week. Miss ROGERS was in Sayre over Sunday. A CANDOR MYSTERY. Mayor ELMENDORF has filed a claim for $1,000 insurance held by him on his house that burned down in Candor, Feb. 4. His father Cyrenus ELMENDORF, held a $500 policy on the furniture that burned with the house. It was valued at $700. The mayor says that the house cost him about $1,800, 14 years ago when he built it. The fire originated, he says in a very strange way. The wood fire was started by his father in a kitchen stove. A cover was left off the stovepipe hole in the chimney, in a hole opposite the stovepipe hole in the kitchen. The flame made its exit through the open hole in the chimney, instead of going up through the chimney, and set the house on fire before Cyrenus ELMENDORF smelled the smoke in the other room. The fire department of Candor consists of one hand engine. The $500 policy been paid in full to Cyrenus. The house will not be rebuilt by the present owner of the land. - Ithaca Journal. BURGLARY AT HALSEY VALLEY. The Spencer Needle says that three lads of 16 to nineteen years residing near Halsey Valley had planned ever since New Years to rob the house of J. B. Van LUVEN of Halsey Valley and that last Sunday night two of them tried it and secured $4 or $5, but missed a large sum which they had planned to secure. Two have confessed but one is still non-committal in the matter. NEWELL AND HIS HORSE ESCAPED. E. G. NEWELL, whose milk wagon was struck and demolished by Erie train 8 Monday morning, must believe by this time in the old saw, "born to be hanged," if he carefully considers his miraculous escape. The chair upon which he sat was smashed, with the wagon, to smithereens, but Mr. NEWELL came up smiling with nary a scratch to countenance or body, ready and in the pink of condition for the next round - with an engine, whole train of cars, or any old thing that might come his way. - Elmira Advertiser. OBITUARY. CHARLES H. HARRIS. Died, at Jenksville, NY, Friday, March 30, 1900, of pneumonia, Charles F. HARRIS, aged 34 years. His remains were taken to Binghamton Monday morning for funeral and interment. PATRICK CONNELL Died, at Owego, NY, Tuesday, April 3, 1900, Patrick CONNELL, aged 56 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons and one daughter. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. at St. Patrick's church; interment in St Joseph's cemetery. MRS. JOHN CROWE. Died at Owego, NY, Friday, March 30, 1900, Margaret, wife of John CROWE, aged 70 years. She is survived by her husband, one son and one daughter. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's church. Internment in St. Joseph's church, Tioga. EDWIN G. BUSHNELL. Died, at Newark Valley, NY, Thursday, March 29, 1900, of apoplexy, Edwin J. BUSHNELL, one of Newark Valley's most respected citizens. He left home late in the afternoon to transact business with Rufus HOLMES. Mr. HOLMES left the room for a few minutes and on returning he found Mr. BUSHNELL lying face down on the floor. He spoke only a few words and then became unconscious. He was taken to his home but did not rally. He died at 11 o'clock He leaves a wife and two sons. PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK C. TRUMAN Frank C. TRUMAN has taken possession of the LaSon gallery, 6 and 8 streets, and already doing business in great shape. He is able to give reprints from negatives from taken by J. J. LaSON and by the TUTHILL'S. BIRTH RECORD. Walker - Born, Tuesday, April 3, 1900, to Mr. and. Mrs. Harry WALKER of East Temple street, a girl. 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