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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - December 22, 1927, Smethport, PennsylvaniaPrice Smethport pa., thursday december 22, 1927. No. 51. Vol. Lxvii. White driving awards Ocean sat urday Forenoon mrs. W. A. Ostran Der and daughter Lucille Marshall victims of an Auto Accident narrowly escaped being a very serious one both at them being pinned beneath their car when it turned Turtle they were taken to the Bradford Hospital where their injuries were not found to be ser 36us the two Laytos had. Reached a Point on the Road near Larabee when they saw a toy on a sled coasting directly in their path. Miss Marshall at put on the Birakes to avoid hitting the boy and Suc coding in doing so hut her car turned completely around and then turned Turtle and. Both ladies held underneath it. They to Ere re taken to the Bradford Hospital or w. A. Ostrander was notified and went at once to the scene of the Accident mrs Ostrander sustained hip and miss Marshall tvs badly shaken lip Tho rofl that morning was of ice and Many minor Acci dents occurred As _ the driving was unusually out door Christmas Trees Skuy attract we sight a pretty custom which has lately Cote into use is that of decorating the Christmas tree on the Lawn instead of inside the houss. The coloured rights make Beautiful effect an 3. Taw on a Winter s vening. Last ear at the Holiday Ason there were Many who enjoy 1 tie out door Christmas Trees and this Jear there Are several in own one on the Law a of r c season of Willow Street from where it May be seen from Many its the town Ana another on e Lawn of r. E. Birdick of West Tain Street. The Beautiful com Unity tree on the court Lawn As lighted saturday evening and will be lighted every evening during holidays. Doctors town s against liquor for Christ Jas Harrisburg Bee 19. The cup that cheers Inay prove the cup that Kilts this Christmas if filled with Bootleg liquor or. Theodore b Appel warned. Ajjie Shpori to see Cottet smell port people Arbo were Ratch log Moldav evening for a limps of the famous sub Kellerup Omet failed to see it because of a Mouded ski. T6e Comet which was discovered by f. J. Sch Tellep a of Melbourne astronomer and news of was flashed to every of Serva Witlin 24 hours As Bright As has Leys Emmet anti As s. Tail about six times the a it diameter the Moon. It is Raveling at a great rate of Speed and by the Jast of the week will be High in the North Ivest Between the tars Vera and Deneb where it can More easily be seen. Trusting the statements of bootleggers who claim their product is is inviting serious illness of Tirath or Appel said tie issued he said because of the Many deaths attributed to Poison liquor at this time last a far. The analysis of a pedigreed Eupr almost without exception Indi dangerous adulteratio.n-. Arid .sometimes., death i dealing Poison. Ore that one under any1 a circuit s to Rice should Trust. The Boot leg Ger much less drink the Piu duct he surveys drap Pel Baid death Angel Calls two to the beyond Siks Staisy k. -barboui4 mrs. Mary e Barbour 75 years died Montaj december lit at the Masott at Kotiza Bellit tawn a following a Short illness Barbour was a former resident Canning Here to she wag a woman _ and a Laige of friends in fills place Slie was a woman of Fine character Ana much personal Charm be greatly it wised by All who knew her. For the past four years she has resided in Syra Cuse she is survived by one son. And an adopted daughter mrs. Catherine Luvline both of Syracuse. She fats a daughter Ollie Hev. Or. Peek who during his last ears serve cd. In had Tiai be at to Stet the. Husband of a Rhone. For a number of ears was the Pul isl the Bradford evening Star and was. A. Prominent de citizen. J Here wednesday and. Funeral services held at 2 o clock p to in St Duke s Church. Rev w. E. Van Dyke officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery miss h c. Bemis and mrs. R. L. Of Bradford attended the obsequies in afternoon Newton go Over Newton Grover aged 76 years away december 1s at tie county Kome where he Tiad been 111 Tor the past two months. Or. Grover had lived Iii the to Finity 61 Crosby most Otiis tile where lie pursued tie occupation b tanning. He was highly rest fed by All who him. He is stir Viva by one Bella Grover of up or Allegany. Funeral services were held Mon Day at 2 o clock at Colegrove Rev a a Bailey officiating and Buria tras cemetery. Stiff sentence for 7irejproof holidays Are urged by state the Pennsylvania state police rough its. Bureau of fire Protection has just issued a bulletin that hould have the careful attention 01 adults the Lureau Well says a House of Mer irent i better than o t and the time to guard against a House of mourning is ight. Now when the for Christmas celeb ratio Are being put it is a paint that the Bureau has hade a Caie tul of the situation Nice Tia Hyvo Don to embraces bout Eie Young the in not tie to publish the ensue list but Imorae of the e most fac Poisant have been cull Yil from it arid Given Ler Erith to it no than those of Jiou in flammable lature ate used As of a. Plague not permit Ofa candles Valiere can. Be Voith the of a Hectric Bat tiie same a Spud far flan use candles do not with films Hting too near candles or in tits Don t decorate Yon tree with paper Cotton or any other flammable material. Not allow Trees to remain in Side of building s after the holidays the tree ignites readily when leaves and branches Are dry. A Large num ser of occur in january from this cause not allow the. Us of Cott on beneath the tree to give the appear Anceo if the use Burn gives better effect than Cotton. Do not use decoration s near open Gas jets or too near lights of any kind examine the wiring which leads to lights used for decorative Pur poses. See to it that it is Safe. Let the Home Church school or store be warm but look out for overheated stoves and pipes. A fire in a crowded store has Ter Rible possibilities of loss of he by panic As Well As of financial loss and it is Well to re Sember that the in stalling of a Mattw electric wiring and use of inflammable materials to decorations May void insurance in Case of Are. Do not piles boxes crates Etc., on stairways or in front of windows exits or Are escapes. Keep the aisle Clear of obstruction. The Yule de season is and b right should be a time of to and gladness it is looked Forward to year by year and hearts Shoul not be. Saddened at this Tine b y. The destruction of Homes or. Injury. T Iove d ones through carelessness. An neglect. The time to think Ahou this thing new. Christmas greetings the Jappy Christmas is a season most approx lately chosen on the Calendar for this most Joyful of holidays. The Clear sparkling air and the Beauty of the is Ivory All add Charm to the Day of Days mature with an artist s touch tie picture Complete. At this especially Happ y time we wish to sex and greetings to our in Ali Etc Many Dif Ferent with the Hope that their Christmas May be a Awty one and the Joev year full of Joy. The a cuban county Miner solitary confinement for 2 1-2 to year Wab these it once Guen Edge Routou to fied Brougham one of the Highway Man last Spring assaulted and robbed t j stauhs Bra turd merchant his alleged n the rime Heibert Weiser. Who a stifled in his behalf has Alread or Ved a Small p Art of Sentenat n the Western Penitentiary Whert Brougham also be Bent. Brougham b punishment would Norave been so severe it said Fol zoning the conclusion of the trial and he not lied freely the prose nation presented w site asses who Dib Road each of the old by Brougham Emil Beig of Jia Rundale who Arlo in the week pleaded i Silty to he charts of driving a Lator Hicie while Toxi Mateti at the last term of criminal court at afternoon was a Stempfl Thi tour to a Fine f s and costs e o Slocum of wan in 4m carlot hollow who pleaded guilty last wok in ourt to the Bame charge were Pach and costs Christmas in the local churches Cut if sit. Luke s of the services St. Uke s 5pi_seo-Parchurch will be acc the cd Ludwing holy communion a Christmas morning. Sermon and special music at 10 90 a sunday Hildren s carols and treat sunday evening. At All saints Chapel East Smethport the evening service and children s treat will be held Chest Mas sunday morning at 9 o cock. Rev w. E Van d the Rector. Christmas at swedish Cim Rofi Early service e. Pastor. Chat rate morning mass jul a a. Tho pastor will speak on the first Christmas age i bring you Good tidings lol great Joy special music Wirtl be rendered. Christmas. Monday services at 11 a to. 7 p m., Sun Day school festival a cordial invitation is., extended to All. All aboard High class production the amusing musical comedy All aboard As produced thursday and Spellings week by a Olal mud r the direction of Liss Lederwood of the Rogers pro Luck g co-pipanv1, was a first Das us cry i Espeset. The unus ing plot Tun Taul e to Rush Anc file specialities All combined to make a show the equal of Many seen on Clov stages the twist of characters in or Ler f their appear once us follows. Johnny love.-with.o6r Van Dyke. A cat sctt Lilly s. Sweetheart Burdyk i Notheis c. Phome the Tinian live Moi e. Billy Hrady a voting College Janton Dorothy Balty s Deota. Hoys capt Kittl of the s s Plond .iidy. a. Swedish Stew ird Esb Anderson. Kohl a hard boiled Odbert. Clark Hill another Tohn Irna Careen selected and amusing situation1? kept the 1 in. A Roar of laughter mos of the time the program can sister of. J act i opening chorus All Johnnj Ger apr yachting girls and Bailor bars h. A swe heart in a ill and suitor s Ney Ball and Sailor girls ragtime kids mrs Sloano Stev Ardess bea1 and. Alexander. A Basi fut. Bumble and bees. And Over All girls. Ruble personnel of the chorus select from entire Hugu bal tool. V act ii Cotig and dances of the an antidote Bill and society girls s. Aly has at last com and. Johnny. Pianist Hiss Lemmler. Continued on Page bight capris Mas next sunday morning the Christmas exercises the sunday school of the methodist Church at the regular of a a. Next sunday morning. At the close of these exercises the sunday school will assemble for a few moments for the distribution of the usual Christmas remembrances Christmas at St. Elizabeth s Church Rev. F. J. Donahue pastor. At Cit hour Church there will be a. Christmas tree Christmas eve at p. M. And at Midnight mass Ranftl Sermon will be Iteld. The next service is at Piermont sunday morning at .8 o clock and one hers at St. Eliza Beth s 1q o clock after turn do Over on it. Jew Epi Kalb High Kolne. Pec. And mrs. M. Fernald of Detroit Michigan tourists. Who were on. Their Home front a trip to new. York an other Eastern in. A brio Sedan had narrow Escapee Early. Sanday afternoon two Miles troja Jewelton the Kane it Jewett Hugn. Way. Their car skidded and Tyrne Side skidding., along the Road a considerable. Distance before it came to a Stop. The e occupants it icily escape serious injury. Mrs. Be Arm badly bruised at the Elbo the car which was out and Ohio b. A stage Jiagu reices Page so we Are in receipt of a Roto procure giving pictures j and in Verso the Story of the Seant of the Baltimore a Tofoi Entin enary. More Hal Thorpe Maryland september 24 to october 16, 1s2t tvs Celebration wa.3 known Asle of the Iron Etoyse mud As attended by More than a million id men women and from far and near x the fair of the Iron horse was divided into two comp Rebenske arts. One a vast Assembly of Ati onary historic displays housed n great buildings on the he other a moving pageant reigned to portray in colourful and elaborate succession the chief Cenes in the unfolding of the drama f Inland transportation in America that the fascinating Romance in event in the Story of the railway rail real o every visitor. Get Ajege Deli Gates at Erie returned to. Deje Gates to the fifty al feb state Range meeting at Erie have return d Home. Those representing Mckean count y were or and mrs i. S grouse if it Jewett mrs Walter Smith and mrs Winifred King of Ceres v Gallup of Smethport Las Beatrice Day of Farmers Valley is. D s Helmer of port Allegany Liss Edith Johnson and of Kane. Thev report a most interesting and profitable session Auto crashes into train one killed found unconscious Samuel a Tett who is employed by the a. D. Burns plumbing com Pany of Bradford was found in an unconscious condition. Tuesday evening at 0-45 by attorney g. B. Mayo in the Thomas Morrison Ces Whiteh have been undergoing remodelling pre Viola to their occupancy by the new owner or. Mayo. Or Mayo who was on Jih Way Home observed Lyme on the floor apparently insensible and called or Hamilton Tho was taken to his room at the Wright where he was Given treat ment he regained consciousness wednesday morning it seems that or Axtell had been engaged in repairing the heating system in the offices putting Asbestos Over the water pipes Etc. There boiler and no vent for the Burnt Gas fumes to escape and if was because of this that the unfortunate Mun succumbed. Wednesday he was much improved and his recovery Fras deemed Tertan new porn creates the new Ford made it first appearance Here tuesday in the quirk show having been driven Heie a Lonzay eve Aing from Coudersport by f j. Quirk and i. L Morrison who tested it out dry Iii snowstorm and found it would go 50 Miles an hour in second gear a crowd of interested spectators viewed the car.1 tuesday and wednesday. shown h Ere was. A Ford Coupe and a car. In. Every respect. 4 special Tea Ture of the car in thit an Ivodel off Coupe or roadster May. Be equipped run Ible seat at. So Frt extra. Orders of of the new car. Have been pouring in. Among thebe Are i o h. Pord Coupe a food Ash Mortti Coupe p work lev sport p. Roadster Bali Shari of Charley clean dec. St orm which truck Olean. And Vicinity saturday collected us toll late saturday Jug he the by Oldyn Street crossing .6 he port of a ittle Genesee dive Nia Coupe into he Side to f i he ?uffal5 Sut ored injuries. Resulted1, in his Leath Wiiliam of who with Jan s cuts aft Briu seb k uni Ait Sedan and Man others. The injured the oar to car the sex Tiff Olin Cental Oliero of All saw it and its Deil his death in Attri Low Price aroused much. Tod to a Inken neck Linn arable to it Poitz tie two i edit Obday Todd Otic men Raj Truing Titu came after Lance at Obi in car for it to Eldred. Of is paired the Windshield and i Stojil t far a Natl As j Bradford.1 Deo 17 Alfred the Aijiro calved the Cro Sgeng the tit the reported train whith. An it Harn o that a Deer be late rushed out of and longing ice him was stolen about 10 shot across car the party who 13 said in save blamed the Deer ate in oxen to him his and wheels Falejev said. And can avoid ate to obtain a grip on uie icy trouble b ret ingils the animal. Pavement Slid sideways the car j turned three tintes and then the Side of the train a with Carl Ben the Force of collision de of the Tram hurled son game tuesday a Miner and Knss from the Coupe. Jandrews was informed that striking on his Bead and breaking r As hot Oguma 22q Legal neck. The dragged 150. Dees and 10 killed in feet before the Engineer would Slop it Monty during the season the the Crew is said to h ave1 rushed Back to., the crossing picked up Jandrews tin cot Scio is in the Irinea time several. Other cars contain Niue. People return ing from the Lance at along and stopped one of these machines was. Pressed into service and. Crushed the injured Hospital Here. Or. M. G. Sheldon was summoned. And the Drews disclosed that his Chance s to. Live were slight. Kress was treated for a severe Cut o n the left hip and body raises. hours and a half after he Kad into the Hospital Jandrews died -. Krias was discharged afternoon. Jandrews lied been employed As a silk worker at Shinglehouse while Kress tool Dresser employed in the Oil Fields about Bolivar. As a patient yesterday schools cixj8b today for Houdas he open ja3f. 8 the Boro schools will Closa Todar december s2d Tor the holidays and will re open tuesday january giving the teachers and pupils a vacation of almost two weeks. The Ich glided last thursday peer very plentiful this hut there were few bears in tie Woods. County is adding to. Its reputation Early As an Ideal spot for Hunters As the in of City Meh wha this water a slated nearby Hunt mgr Camps Gamut. State Highway show i jews act Tab on highways monday with twelve inches 6f Snow fall ing in less thai. 24 hours in Kane water company figures cd minty officials were kept Busy Highway tuesday Clearing. And. Pedestrians. The Borough shot were put in operation and. Many paths were Clear before school time. Between Kane county superintendent Ted Schmitt had two big motor driven now plows in use and after working All monday night had the roads open tuesday. The heavy show made Many Huga drifts in the Road. Rew Hill the dangerous Forks at Larabee have recently been hindered As they Hare inv Ucucu Tuut Avo commission by the mishap teachers who reside in other towns been very Slippery during the past brought to the cola Bros. Will take advantage of this for repairs. Spend their vacations at Hoine. And and driving without was extremely dangerous

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