THE OWEGO, RECORD Tioga County News February 2, 1899 PERSONAL. S. P. SPRANG is on the grip list Mrs. J. S. GROSS went to New York city, Saturday Miss Annie O'NEIL is visiting friends in Candor. H. J. CHAPMAN arrived in town from Albany. Clarence J. NIXON, Esq., was in Jamestown Saturday. Miss Ella O'NEIL is visiting relatives in Waverly and Elmira. Rev. C. M. BARTHOLOMEW is one of the latest of the grip victims. Miss Ina M. POST of Apalachin is guest of relatives for a few days. H. D. KEYSER of Owego was in town over Sunday. - Dryden Herald. M. J. SWEENEY is again on duty, having recovered from his recent illness. Martin S. LYNCH, Esq., of Owego is registered at the New Ithaca . - Ithaca Journal, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. ADAMS of Morovia are guests of Mrs. Mary A. ADAMS, 119 Liberty street. Ex-Mayor Clinton D. BOUTON left this morning for a short trip to Owego. - Ithaca Journal, Jan. 26. Miss Christine McKENZIE of Elmira has been visiting Miss Bertha DELAVAN, 233 Front street, for a few days. Grant M. WEST of the firm of STARR & WEST is confined at his home by a severe attack of neuralgia and the grip. J. P. WEISMANTEL is passing 10 days or two weeks at Washington, D C, where he has gone on a business trip. Mrs. SNYDER of Owego was at William BURTON'S on St James street. - Elmira Advertiser, Mansfield, PA. Cor. O. M. CARLSON is recovering from his illness and was able to sit up Tuesday. His daughter, Miss Gussie, is ill with the grip. A. J. Thomas, the florist, went to Rochester Friday on Erie train 1 to attend the funeral of his cousin, Mrs. OTTO. L. T. GOODRICH and daughter Rene, were in Union today, in attendance at the Mrs. W. W. WHITNEY funeral. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. CURTIS left Wednesday afternoon for a visit with relatives in Owego and vicinity. - Ithaca Journal. Mrs. E. J. ROBERTSON of Owego, nee, Miss Anna BARBER of this city, is visiting her mother on Baldwin street. - Elmira Gazette Miss MEADE, a teacher in the public schools of Waverly, passed Saturday and Sunday at the residence of D. O. CONGDON, East Temple street. Misses SIDNEY and Sadie WOOD, who have been visiting their aunt Mrs. Clarence WOOD of Lestershire, returned to their home in Owego. - Binghamton Herald. Mrs. E. E. BUFFUM left this morning on the Lackawanna for New York city to pass some time with her daughter, Mrs. F. L. CHENEY, and her son, Dr. Charles BUFFUM. She was accompanied with her mother, Mrs. Mary A. SMITH. G. H. POMPELLY, James F. POMPELLY and wife and Mrs. ALLEN, Miss BACON and W. L. HOSKINS were among those from Owego who attended the Miss FORDHAM funeral at Waverly, Friday, at which Rev. J. H. KIDDER of St. Paul's church officiated. Mrs. W. H. CORNELL, who has been so seriously ill for some time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lyman T. GOODRICH, 388 Front street, is in very serious condition, and for a few days it was thought that she would not survive from one day to another. Bradford County, PA, has a county detective. Born, Wednesday Feb. 1, 1899, to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. KLEM, a son. C. A. and W. J. CATLIN of Sayre have decided to run their laundry on a cash basis after Feb. 16. L. J. PUTNAM will assist at the social to be given Feb. 14, by the Presbyterian Y. P. S. C. E. at Union. F. M. HUMISTON moved to Candor today, where he will fill the role of gentleman farmer in a modest way with poultry and eggs. Coach COURTNEY has quite a reputation as an oarsman and coach and is now going for a reputation as a kicker. He is talked of as a football coach at Cornell. Griffin PULIZ led the Symphony orchestra under the direction of Prof. COGGSWELL at Binghamton last evening Mr. PULIZ will play at Ithaca tomorrow night. An Erie Mother Hubbard locomotive hauling a west bound freight, exploded at Cameron last night, injuring, but not fatally, the engineer, fireman and brakeman. The ladies missionary society of the Congregational church will meet with Mrs. E. E. STRAIT tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock Subject: "Mission Work Among the Highlander's of the South." Leader Mrs. STRAIT. At this meeting Mrs. W. G. PRENTISS of Newark Valley, who was a delegate to the woman's meeting recently held in Massachusetts, will give a report of that meeting. All are cordially invited. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm>