THE OWEGO, RECORD Tioga County News February 9, 1899 PERSONALS. S. B. DAVIDGE and wife of Newark Valley went to New York via the Erie railroad, Saturday. Miss Nellie RILEY fell Friday noon on the icy sidewalk and sprained her left wrist. Miss Grace PEABODY has returned to her home near Owego. - Binghamton Herald. Mrs. A. L. BALLARD was in Binghamton Friday in attendance of the funeral of a relative. S. W. LEACH was much worse yesterday, but his symptoms are much more favorable today. Mrs. E. H. STRONG has gone to Buffalo to pass the remainder of the week with her husband. District Attorney O. B. GLEZEN was in Binghamton last week looking after some legal matters yesterday afternoon. H. E. BARRETT, Esq., has so far recovered from a three weeks' illness with the grip is to be seen back on the streets. Mrs. H. E. ESTABROOK has returned home from a visit with relatives in Vestal and Owego. - Ithaca Journal. M. A. BROOKS, city editor of the Waverly Free Press, was in town Saturday and a welcome visitor to the "RECORD" office. Miss Elizabeth NEWMAN has excepted a position and is teaching in one of the public schools of Greater New York. Miss Bessie HORGAN, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. P. C. SULLIVAN, in this city, has returned to her home in Owego. - Elmira Star. B. B. MARTIN and his mother-in-law, Mrs. W. H. PERRY, of Chestnut street are both seriously ill, the former from a relapse of the grip. P. C. PETERSON of the firm of BUCKBEE, PETERSON, WOOD & Co. went to New York on the Lackawanna to buy goods for the firm's linen sale. Mrs. W. A. WINANS was called to the Meshoppen Pa, Monday by the death of her father Richard KILDUFF, whose funeral was held today. He had reached the remarkable age of 92 years. A. P. KOEHLER of Buffalo, official organizer of the Order of Select Knights, is town stopping at the Awaga House. Mr. KOEHLER is endeavoring to organize a branch of the Order in Owego. S. W. LEACH. proprietor of LEACH'S mill was attacked by paralysis Friday noon while at the residence of E. W. DOWNS. His right side is affected and his condition does not improve. David BROTT, of Lisle road is ill with pneumonia. A. F. STOWELL of Candor was in town Monday. C. W. FINCH of Richford was in in town yesterday. Clifford BAILEY, of Binghamton was in town Monday Mrs. Ada TURNER is up from Elmira for a few days. Mrs. F. D. LYON returned Friday night from Susquehanna. Mrs. R. D. MORTON went to Auburn Saturday to pass a few days George F. ANDREWS, Esq., was in Binghamton Monday afternoon. Miss WHITNEY of the upper Main street school spent Sunday in Elmira, Miss Daisy COE of Owego is visiting, Mrs. Lemuel GRIDLEY. - Elmira Star. Rev. M. D. FULLER, D. D. returned Tuesday afternoon on Lackawanna train 3 from Scranton. Mrs. Fuller remained there with their daughter who has inflammatory rheumatism and tonsillitis. W. H. THOMAS and family of 11 Talcott street left on Erie train 5, Wednesday evening for their new home at Reno, NV, only a few miles from California. Many of their friends were at the station to wish them Godspeed. A. W. PARMALEE returned Saturday morning from New York. He left Monday for Albany to represent New Jerusalem Chapter N0 47, Royal Arch Masons, of this village at the annual convocation of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the state of New York, which opened in that city, Tuesday. H. H. SMITH, who, as assistant superintendent for the Prudential, has gained many friends in town has been promoted to a similar position at Binghamton, where he begins his duties Monday. S. C. WHITE, recently promoted from agent at Binghamton, has been assigned to Mr. SMITH'S place here. Shrapnel shells are to be manufactured by the PAYNE shops of Elmira for the government. Mrs. E. L. TOMPKINS entertained St. Paul's Guild this afternoon at her home, 425 Front street E. F. SWEENEY has leased the TURNER house, 371 Main street, and will move there from 395 Main street, N. P. KRAIG of Binghamton has been making some necessary repairs this week on the organ at the Congregational church. The Mrs. James H. JOHNSON funeral will be held at 11 a. m. tomorrow at the family residence, 288 West One Hundred Fourth street, New York Letter carrier E. W. HYMES, resumed his duties this morning after an enforced vacation, occasioned by stopping a bicycle on which Leonard Stevens was riding on the sidewalk last week. Invitations were issued yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. D. A. WELCH of prospect street for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Lulu Belle and Edward Waldron TUTHILL at the Baptist church at 3 p. m. Wednesday Feb. 22. They will be home after March 1, at 121 Temple street. The Erie did not take many people to Niagara Falls, yesterday Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm>