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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - December 1, 1927, Smethport, PennsylvaniaIt set inscription Price Smethport pa., thursday Dei no 48. The marriage of miss Hilma Lar son daughter of sir. And mrs c. O. Larson of Hill Avenue to Clyde s. Canaan of tit. Jewett. Toot place i wednesday even fag november 23 at i Kane at the lutheran parsonage at _ 8 o clock. The bridal couple were l attended by Esther Larson and Roy Swansea. Following the ceremony Case against Felix Morasco of a was served to the bridal Kane with the murder of Vincent the vol. Oasis to tie tried at in. Tuk urme. At Kane a May 1925, will mrs Ca Laatt of l Muumuu a of tale be tried at the december term of 1925 class in Kane Hospital and is a court Uarrell Dufton 16 of Wrights Young woman or. Also will be tried for the murder of t Cana ail is a member of the signal his father Fred Dutton 47, sunday october 16 Morasco Gen Utt to the Bradford police saturday., sept 10. Indicated that he would. Plead self defense he fled following the crime Here and spent of his time in new York state for the two years following the of Ca Pello became conscience stricken and decided to give himself up to the authorities and what he knew about the shooting it was. Indicated that a will base his Case on self defense in an interview the monday after he sur rendered he stated that he was bleeping with Capello in his Home the night of the shooting and that Thev had always been tie Best of friends. He claimed that Capell Tiad been drink log heavy that nig and suddenly became insane Stril ing him Morasco claimed that h then jumped out of bed and tha Capello continued attack and the ran to a trunk took out a gun an pointed it at him he said that a tit Tempe to wrest the Capello and that m the struggle to Gam Possession Ottlie weapon it a discharged and Capello self to the Fjor maintenance Ujj at Jit. Jewett and is a splendid Man the Lapp couple null make their Home at lit Jewett tie Shiner and a Host of Friend Irish them much Job join Donald Reed of Clarion a and Edina Mihron of a were United in in a nag e. Tajik solving afternoon a Oberiber 24, by Rev. A. W. Mac Douga d of the methodist to Copal Church the Young couple expect to make their Home in Slana a Hilda Colson 7 years old dead result of Rifle shot Hilda Victoria Colson the seven Jomey was begun but they a year old daughter of Charles Colson Only 3. Short distance the of East Smethport was fatally Slot they thought the child was dying thanksgiving morning by James turning the car around thy Drav Nosco who in company with his Sou Back to or of Cadwick s office by the girl s father and several found was beyond human men had been Sho bag at a target death came in. A few a moments in. The Yard in the rear of the Colson v the Little girl was of Home the Elfer Nosco had been ily of Fittl ones having filing with a Small tin Brothers and four Sisters the a Shell failed to explode and he bother died about a year ago and Avaiu pulled Back w trigger the the family is cared for by the fatter Shell exploded striking the girl the Casen a very sad one n the Back penetrating the left funeral services were held sat k Nev and narrowly Sev urday afternoon at s o clock p m other children or Burg Cut Jall saints Chapel. Smethport was Cal de and the Rev w e Van Dyke officiating stricken men to Taue the child to interment was in Rose Hill the Bradford Hospital at once. Thereby two arrested on liquor charges to Dafton fixed the fatal shot which. Early monday morning october 1 re ulsted in the death of his father Tufton. 47, of Wrights follow ing a. Protracted period of alleged Drunken Ragine during which def Toi had driven All members of his Lam their Home and Nad threat ened to Bill them according to a Complete confession county detective j. J Allison i did it because i could t f to see those Little kids get their trans knocked out i wish i shot of Darre sobbed out the Story off Italy to according to the Dufton had come Horn into Schierl Sukdav october 16. Ind had gone to and habited More liquor of he apparently w As crazed Ftp the intoxicants and began slamming doors the got a drink of water and hurled the Glass out of the window he next according to the demolished a number of frail Titars which org Dufton had Justi finished washing. Then got an Iron Ami hurled it continued on Page four Christmas seals Don t confuse the red Cross with Christmas. They have nothing to do with each other. The red Cross is a National organization and spent millions of dollars for Relief of the whole Mississippi flood District whereas the seals Money is All spent at Home taking care of the unhealthy and disabled children of our own poor families and if it were not for the Christmas seals Money the children would die or be cripples All their lives where As Only a few dollars Worth of seals bought by each one in a Community cure and restore the disabled and make them into useful Iaeli supporting citizens. Last year you donated j377 11 and 53-66.19 has been used for re Lief al 17 children b have Haci their ton Sils and Ati Eloids removed 4 have had their eyes Esa mined and Given glasses which in time will re store their eyesight to Normal 5 have had their Teeth treated and saved and one poor Little Syrl who was almost Blind has had her eyes operated on twice Oace by or Park of Buffalo expensive yes but this Little Girts Eye Are coming Fine will eventually be All right and All Days of her life she will be of to grateful to each and every one of you who helped her by buying Christmas seals each year there is deposited with our Community curse to the emergencies where there is to time to be lost and while we talking about Community nurses we have the one Best and her Pace four boys see Beer while coing from Bloomster hollow to the Odds Rod and gun club Camp last thursday Harry Backus and Vincent Bloomster saw a Herd of six Deer near the above mentioned Camp. Thet did not appear especially Tenud and they were Able to get a Good View of the Beautiful animals were full grown and Fine specimens one was a Good sized Buck monday for Enola county e j. Of ally on Deputy she Delec Lotfal thanksgiving Day classic scoreless the annual Turkey Day clash tween Smethport and port Allegany High. Football teams resulted in a irs Lesa tie the port 4team was clearly Bat the local al Ven could no i Russ if a tally. Al though capt Scott picked up a Fumble and ran 45 cards for a touchdown and Short be Trutzl Cir cled. Ports right end fir 5-3 and another scors both w Ere called Hack and he allowed be cause of penalties both teams were hampered by a wet tic old the water a some places being a foot deep gained a Sta of 214 ads i ports so made 14. First Downs o were penalized Imes to port nothing the end l Petruzzi and Van featured the game 1927 Caa be con season in As As the pc Heddle was the Hae Ever attempted by the local Jugh school of i pipe games placed Ive were wcjn.1 one tied and three Post and 137 Points scored to the of Lorient 38 during the. Last tour Vears s. H s a rudders. Have played t games out of which they have Ost 8 tied 3 and won 26 son and sheriff Bartok and Floyt Potter raided the Home of Seta me gee and Charles Bond Colegrove at Seth Ilc gee s a full eau Omen for making Moonshine was found and at buds ten Gallons Mash they also raided the Homes of a Man a pwned Rozin and Tonj Schirro at c Rosy and found 75 quarts of Beer and several Gallons of Moonshine sufficient evidence was secured to cause the arrest of. The two men who were brought to Smethport for a hearing before Justice a c Gleason tuesday where they were bound Over of it will be remembered was the Man who in a Drunken Brawl at Crosby june 10. 192.6 shot and killed Sam Barr Ana was himself terribly injured haying numerous Bullet wounds and Lay in the Brad Ford Hospital for some time the jury m Tae Case rendered a verdict of justifiable Jiom Icide c Ake t history Tae Christmas saving funds Are handled by the Hamm bus Trust company and the Claase. Nat Saal Baik Haie to to it to again proved a great Boon onh those is Miia Fand Rev Vax Dyke promoted to Captain ivc s. Reserve Rev. W e Van Rector of t Lukes episcopal Church and a first lieutenant in the officers re Erve corps of the United states received a notification re Entov from the adjutant general s Finice of. The. War. Department that e had been promoted to the rank f Captain the promotion was made at the direction of president loud get _ 40 lose Auto the department of highways to a announced that 46 persons lost heir automobile Drivers licenses of r fractions of the motor Cade Dur no the week ending november 24 in More names were added to the Rohl Bictory list. Twenty five of the Otal revocations were caused by in oxidation. Seven licenses were re oked Fop larceny and four for Eckless sex injured at work Roy Hendrickson or Marv Mdale to is employed by the Bradford Woods products at that place had be end of his Finger off last thursday while at work. Or. Burg Hadwick treated the Man s injury Geo. Rickey of Northumberland venue had his hand badly injured few a Sago when a Plank fell on he iwas brought to by Chad the Trade s be top e As Weh were the tier Pirt of funds will be Spert for Christmas thousands of dollars in Galt Agron add checks will so to All eur ugh. Id enough to have kept More of funds during just past a i 4 the Hamyln bad Elf reports that this is a Banner year for them their Christmas savings Funi running larger than Ever before in its his tory the Grange Bank also reports a splendid increase Over last year. The system used appeals to Alj classes of people for the amounts to be saved vary from As Low As 10 cents. Per week up to several dollars and May be paid on a increasing or decreasing scale Orv May remain the the depositor wishes. Even the smallest Deposit it paid regular throughout the year is a substantial Aid. At time tha sea son when a full pocket Book is al most a n necessity. Local boy receives honors at u. Of p. The following article recently re tile univer to of Penn Yuan a will be of interest to the friends of the Young Man la Smethport and Vicinity w Johnson of Smethport has been one of the students to Scholastic distinction in the school or finance and Commerce of the University of during the second Erm of the academic year 192g-27k at ording to a list of Honor students that period made Public by a sudd registrar and director of student personnel Thel school is a member of the soph Omore class of the Wharton school and to the son of or and mrs a Johnson. 217 water Street Johnson s a member of Alpha tau Omega ate Nulty and is treasurer of the Hilo Mathern Saety the oldest Pilege literary society m America. Campus life and High Scholastic accomplishment Are n6t i Conj Tible it was indicated in a Suney Meh repeated that 67 per cent of a Honor croup were engaged in important Exi re curricula a Tui. A while maintaining the general a 90 per cent in work which. Is a 5p on the the ground in per cent were Achek in athletics the Honor 111 hiding members of either the teams or Szmada of twerp of the sixteen sports for fostered by the Uia Vei site athletes on the l a Star of the spa tall team and Wil us of jurors drawn Fob next term of court the list of grand jurors Drain october 3-1, 1927, for the regular term of criminal court to be held monday december 12th, in Lude Tae following from Smethport and Vicinity John Digel Smethport t w Foster Eldred mrs. Kittle coding it. Allegany Lawrence Goodell Eldred a m Hopkins. It Jewett g. Crosby Lewis Peter on bet la p t. William it Jewett Petit jurors c t Ander son Robert e Cleveland John Cooper Craig Dunn mrs. M. W. Heilem Grorer Kinney Kenton Fred Milroy. Mrs. Ira k Taylor John Weaver. Carrie Hatton Lillian Charles Hazelhurst Fred Fortner Wrights Chavies Herzog Colegrove w Johnson Wrights it of Crowley eld de Charlcie Cook port Alle Anna Mccare a e g Tuljus s. Irene Green Turtle Petit Albert Nelson a. Ordiway. It Jewett Lina s. H. S. Asho cution to pm be it All aboard miss Esther i Nderwood representing the Bogers production com Pany is 19 town this week making arrangements for staging the Plaj All aboard which will be presented the evenings december i5th and 16th at the legion lyceum fir he Benefit of toe Smethport High shool a filetic association. The ast will be made up almost entire y of local Talent from school and the grades under the caching of a so hed director and 111 the a production of unusual Merit. A Urr Ible Auto Accident of Cir last tilday night about Midnight i the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on the Road leading from Farmers Valley to Larrabee which Cost the life of mrs Irene Green 33 at Bolhar n y. With her at the time was Earl Richardson a also of Bolivar. Who was apply slightly injured v according to Richardson Wuo notified Coroner h c. Heffner the had been out for a pleasure ride and Ilerio Reen. Who waa driving his car had turned it around to Arlve towards Home when fhe the stae confused by the lights of an train and inst of the machine plunging into a ditch trip car turning completely or mrs Green was pinned be Neath the car and instantly tilled. Richards of was ahle to extricate himself and go for help. Coroner Heffner held an inquest saturday and rendered a. Yer diet of a accidental death Liam a another varsity letter Man in e help run vast to track team .gar-1 Ron h1 varsity Lacrosse Raffl jilted with fraternities Bucktail a big Success the minstrel show Given. Monday and tuesday evening at the legion lyceum for the Benefit of the Buck Tail Post was a first class perform Ance the stage setting was artistic and the cast Well chosen the songs were melodious and the new in fact the whole show was enter Taining and attic song All a Good mint al shone be be members of tie cast were m m romeros interlocutor e e Bouton. Walter Renneman Jack i or Liermore. Or Long Loadho m Cecil Reynolds Riv a. Baqui end men mrs. B e. Bouton. Mrs James Donne b. Mrs Fred Roy Lii s Jurii miss Leota j l to erg sitcom Frank Baker Mccoy. F quirk Albert Johir on Man rape Burdick Andrew Van Dyke bin the body of mrs. Green was taken after the Accident to Grabo s under taking establishment in port Aue Gany and removed saturday to a Tillar place owned by f a. Of Bolivar then taken to the Home of her parents or. And mrs. Charles Fnelson of Bolivar where funeral i were held j one survived by her husband Charles Green and two sons her parents and two Sisters. Also m. E Ohl Rich new pastor with a reception wedge Bidav november ,3.s, the congregation. Of them. E. Church tendered the new pastor. Rev a w. Macdougald and family a reception in the Church Parlours about 75 were present including Rev. J. A. Leffler District superin tendent.-. Professor presided during the program which consisted. Of an address Lithe diff superintendent. Professor Bright on behalf of the Church con or Regalon welcomed the new pastor and his family. Rev. Macdougald. Responded in a. Pleasing manner. The consisted of vocal duet by mrs Lewis Hull and miss Leota Boris a piano Solo by Misa Leq fore Lemmler and vocal Solo by by7 mrs e e Bouton re cake and Coffee the ladies of altogether i Luo Jck s office where he injured was a Verv pleasant one in spite a was dressed j Olathe decide div inclement weather1 the. Miner Sis months. 51. Sub. Or Eastman were my Kane visitors saturday comprised 4s per cent of the Honor which included undergraduates from ten states and one for eign country. The customary practice of limit ing the number of students winning places on the Honor list to 50 has been this year and due to the Large number of those students were accorded recognition. Prior to entering the University of Pennsylvania. Rolinson attended the Smethport High school where he was manager of the football and basketball teams and organizer 01 the High school Bobby plunger Ford Donald Taylor t the soloists were miss Leota Smethport. atle Gaty College basque1 a very delightful meeting of al legacy College . or was held even As in the basement of the m e Church at Kane for the purpose of raising funds to Aid the College at Mead. Title the tables Laid for 70 Lere decorated in the co lege class of Blue and Gold. Or Raff of Allegany College was the principal speaker of the evening addresses were also made by or. Henrietta of Kane Rev Willis of m e. Church Rev. Moffatt of the congregational Church and Guy b Mayo of Smith port. The Toast master was Rev. Puljer of the Kane Episcopa Church the occasion was a Joyful one Between the toasts College were Sung and Many old friendships renewed b Mayo and Robert Brownell were during the night and the Peop e who were weather this morning makes present ject3 for Hunting Good Hove. Who Sang keep smiling at a e. Bouton who sans Coal Black Bobby Bou ton Rose la the Frank Baker the old or. Liver More. You can take me away fro i or Long my Blue heaven Eddie Leadholm Peri eating the ladles which in eluded the ladies of the cast Sang the brownies the male Quad Tette l Morrison e. E Bouton Don Hogarth and Engstrom Sang Honey i want you now the male quintette name y. Maurice Burdock. By Ahdrew Duke John hunger Ford and Billy Hung Vitle Sang love s old Sweet song Cecil Reynolds gave a Clever Novelty and Jack al Soa gave a Buck and wins dance that made a an attractive new Hack curtain in legion Blue with a Border of Gold and the legion insignia the Cen Ter was used As a background on the stage and made a handsome set excellent music Tor perform Ance was furnished by mrs. Lester Clark Tony Shero and Russell Den Ning. E e Bouton had charge of the production and All taking part de serve much credit. Sea sex opened Deer Hunting season opened to Day Ana Many Hunters left Early this i it orning Lor nearby Camps the Drake. Guy j heavy rain of the past week abated wedding Bells 7 Burkus Raub at St Luke s rectory saturday Yening. November 26th at 8 o clock occurred the marriage of Gladys b Raub daughter of or. And mrs h. D. Raub of glean to Edward d Backus son of ill and mrs j c. Backus of West Mam Street Rev w e Van Dike a few friends and relatives of the Young Cople witnessed the ceremony. To or Clarissa Bac Kus and Paul Mundy following the co remont a d inner or or Rev held at the of the Graim s parents the Happy couple on to trip the a charming and pop ular a a Cipr in Johp 5eo tie Groom is x Hogarth to Wil one Young mtg graduate of High so Foo a has taken an Active interest in aeronautics ind is at present employed in the Backus Novelty works and is also Dalesman Tor the Router radio company they will make their hom6 Here. The Miner extends Best wishes Tor i a Johnsoh pc Esler Leonia Keeles daughter of or. _ mrs Sylvester Keesler of East main Street and Elmer Johnson son if it. And mrs Alvin Johnson of Marv Mdale. Were United in marriage -november-26th at 9 .av.m. It Emred Rev Tor of the m e Church of that place officiating their attendants were Johnson a brother of Fin and. Esther Larson of Smith Pitt the Bride was Atria it Lovely gowned in Blue Georgette crepe and wore 4 Taa lace hat. Following the ceremony the Happy couple left on a motor trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls on their return they will make their Home at Marvindale Soth Young people Are Well known and popular Here the Bride is a graduate of Smethport High school has been in the employ of the Bell Telephone company Jor sever 1 years where she has made Many friends by her Courtesy and efficiency the Groom is a chemical works. Metier and a Host of friends extend . St Ehrl Stypher s hold a fair super on de 7th. Wednesday Sale of fancy work begins at. Five., o clock Chicken supper 75c

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