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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - December 29, 1927, Smethport, PennsylvaniaV Price 52.00 Smethport pa., thursday december no. 52. Vol. Lxvii. Hew motor study the sweeping changes govern ing the of motor vehicles in Pennsylvania provided by the new motor ode which become effective january 1. There Are also innovations in the plans Tai a ufos Cement As after Jait Uairl the Highway Bio Tor patrol Niay make priests on sight Lor violations of vehicle amoeba the important Danges in the "0.9 Svon Vav High it in till any person under is years of age to operate a j abide for the code prohibits any person under 21 to operate a motor Bur or omnibus but paces the minimum age for Drivers of a bus used in carrying pupils to and from school at 18 years Secretary highways is Given the Auto pity to revoke or sus Pend registration when he deter mines that any vehicle is unfit or unsafe to be operated or when it is not properly equipped. Suspension or May be invoked when an owner permits a person who is not entitled to drive his car to do so. Interurban and Street ears May not be overtaken and passed on the left Side when the Highway at the right is in a . Condition. This Rule in not applicable in on sheets whether or not the car is in motion. The operator of a commercial motor vehicle tractor or Road tractor May not follow another such vehicle within 100 feet outside a residence or business District but Tula ill u vision Edpao not pipe vehicle from overtaking and passing another of the same class Speed limits Are set As follows 15 Miles an hour while passing school House at recess or when Chil Dren Are going to or leaving the building 20 Miles an Houy within a. Business or residence Section when approaching within 200 feet of a Grade crossing or when Speed limits Are fixed Liv municipal authorities 35 Miles an hour under All other cd ditto is. Mirrors must be i ovules when operators Are prevented from a. Jieva of the Highway to the rear b looking backwards from their sent1 for Kipp ing the of Ralit 01 Snow Are rect ired. And obstructions on windshields vein go and windows Are prohibited As is the dig Plavon o scene or vulgar or Ungs Grafric signals Are made Lii Forta. Green Light Means Tor straight Alteago traffic or right or left except Frere prohibited by proper signs a red Light Means prohibiting an turns Scep a a turn an Amber or yellow Means All traffic stops except that within the intersection Ai the time and alien making1 a it turn. And ancillary drive Rig lights must be re ,-gulate.d by the Secretary of High All rear lights must be red signal lights May. Be red yellow and parking or clearance lights May be White or Green in front and red react pedestrians have the right of Way when crossing Highway at any clearly marked Cross walk or at the end of a Block except where con tf01--is Joti. Traffic v officers must yield to the vehicles. The Secretary of an to create through or Arter Ial highways a Power Given official first secondhand third class cities such be Marke All truffle going Tut be make x Complete Stop before the turn. Hold ii Stater. Serves 4 Christmas dinner Heri a. Delightful and novel Christina dinner was enjoyed at the. Home o mrs. Harriet go Lett of Mai Street at which 17 members of the tally. Were was provided by the hotel Statler Buffalo and a sent Here in thermos containers to be served piping hot at Dinne time y7ith the dinner also came Torce of waiters and All necessary was pronounce a culinary Success by All present. Advertise in the Miner. Jov at the generate Hosp taif Kane dec 27 in the Ane. Summit Hospital t were not acting for Christmas Joy during in Holiday season because of the id uhf ulness and mod will shown Uttard that institution by several Ane organizations and. People who Ishad to bring the yuletide spirit those .be.ds. On Christmas Dye the co Grega onal choir was present at the hos Tal and Sang a Man Jer of Beauty l Christmas carols in a charming Anner on Christmas Day the Alvaton army band rendered a Imber of appropriate selections and on the same Day the swedish is Mon quartet favored them with Nging. George e Bender of the Bender Adio shop brought his motor Cain 1th portable receiving set to the Asp total Christmas night and a ailed an Extension Cord and loud Waller in toe building operating e radio from the Interior of the. Uto he save the patients the entire Christmas Carol program oni weat. Kevvn York City. The erection Vas excellent and the a Ente were much pleased with the concert. The Atli air j. Mar bet of., the Resby Terlan Church brought cheer the patients by words of Comfort and prayer he also distributed its had been contributed y of his sunday school classes. were served and though them could not be p and around they were Able to Enoy to a great extent the most won Erful of holidays Hogarth from the Hotali Leona Hogarth Well known Tress and former Smethport girl ook part in a musical program hich Vas Bip Adeaste wednesday venans from the hotel a Calpe new York of to miss Hogarth who i private life mrs Leonard Ovle. Has acted in inane famous lash is the daughter of and mrs l. K. Hogarth of King tree t arid spent Here Lis summer three weddings on last tuesday tuesday was not cupid s off Dav As Justice the peace r c. Lea son will testify in the after Loop local officer United one Happy couple from John Russell Harper and Mary Guseila. Hen he returned Home that even no from a Short trip he found an other anxious couple awaiting his 11 rival so the adjourned to he judicial Tham Beis on Mam Street where judge Gleason tied the Nup Ial knot for Roy Merrill and miss Veattice Burchett of Croudu Isbit Ottle boy Breaks leg while sliding Leo het7flg Vic Ven 5 ear old Soli of ii Anco Are. Leo Herzug of Meahan c strut had ins leg i Jroski n thurs a al Seihoon 3 the Mechanic Street ill near his Lionie in company with of Kiuber of other children boy list control of his s and crashed into an Electra i Light file in of tie residence Rel Tuung his leg and rendering him conscious was carried to his and or " Robert Hamilton ailed who reduced the fracture the child was Jor to Days but at present is much in Irb Ved. The marriage of or Jontie Wei die and mks Elzabeth Ryder of list parsonage tuesday Atte Iufoon Rev a w Macdougald per Oinie a . Smethport a. Is win Over Austin tie Smethport athletic club was seen lit action for the first time this son monday evening at the lesion Hall tills fast team s Marks ite hip seems to he of a finer Grade than Ever before a their Victory Over Austin Vivai a greater one than 1st Star s the Bloke was 72-39, Mth Tommy Thompson and Eric Gobep Hoir starring for Smethport and Caribou As Austin s top scorer it to to. hoped that Smethport. Laske Thair enthusiasts will rend this prom Long team their full support the score plans follows %.2ttoo da3iagk to Kix Zylfa Homie caused i1y fire Kane dec. Of undetermined origin at the general store of to a Clyde Himebaugh Kinzua. Damaged the building and merchandise to the amount of sunday afternoon. Tho fire gained much headway before dts ered and a Call was made to War Ren for a pumper but after a cold dangerous trip it was found that the Kinzua bucket brigade had the flames under control. This Lea Deiy ship of l. O. Runise and Duff Oneter worked hard in the extreme cold but with effect and within a Short time had the fire under con Tiol just How the fire originated is nov know a first discovered near Chimney go that opinions Are that it night have been from an Over heated stove or defective Chimney flue. The fire started at o clock the Church Bells warning the Resi dents that there was. Some Liing Ori the Christmas program beside merrymaking. The store is located next to the Odd Fellows Hall in the Cetty Ter the town and when the flames threatened to spread the Call to Warren was made. Or. Himebaugh the owner of the store is known As Klazura s Candy , and has a targe Stock of merchandise on hand including clothing and other articles of the average country the 11 is owned by his Mot Fier mrs m to Himebaugh. This is the second fire to Visi the month heir residence being damaged when at the county Farto this year the a. Delicious. Christinas dinner and a beautifully rimmed. Use the dinner d of spare ribs and potatoes ran Benjes pumpkin pies and All he the tables were de rated with baskets of inuit and Aily. County superintendent and mrs. Aylor always take a great Deal at Aina to make this Day an unusually Appy Olie in the life of every loader and it is an event that looked Forward to for weeks pre ceding Cal ism As thanks to any kind friends there Are always gifts Foi the Hamlin 3ank and Trust company presented to each inmate of the Home. At present about 50 make their re Iodence at the count Home o Thompson if if Hull Kohn r Lull 4 s Scott a 1 Peruzzi e Kahn Tetali of Siken ack Palo str kist last Kane. Dec. 23 identification of tools Desplas miss Tim fruit store owner Ivas made Dii a the Day follow hib alleged suicide Over Niagara Falls according t6 a letter leaching w. H Barlett automobile today Deacon v a ______3 Sis bes Myrtle and Stella mavs of Barlett his. A Tirl teis wrote that Thev saw Diplas last Kisiday and that Thov to him. Thev say that Man glance to at Thein Vav Ith a and then Koth , total. 0 0 1 0 0 t p 36 20 2 4 12 2-9 t. Faulty there. Fife om1 of d a Utheria is reported in f. Smethport As. Wells now East Isy confined to his Home suffer , film an diphtheria or w. A Ostrander 13 the attending physician or. Makin g rapid strides covery and will soon be of Quad Antine this is Tho in this Vic Liuto at present of o turned a Vav in Sukmi of to lie Ufim he looked around and Thev. Made ims tiv e n. D at they runs women fed not know of his aseged suicide and could not a a count for his conduct. Days la tsar break rear window in a. J. Re h Home gifts Bradford. Dec 2s front a trip tin town last night mrs j. Rich of 6s Street entered her front door1.and. Heard having by a rear window she no search revealed four containing Christmas presents i Varist watch a compact and is 50, n change the watch was found in the rear of the House where the robbers dropped it in Esq p e. Entrance to the Home was effected through the window by Wlinich the burglars fled the pane of Glass was broken but. Fae jobbers left Plain tracks from police deduced there were two burglars and that both were men. It. Harry Solt last night stated that householders Shontel he particularly careful about leaving their hones with no one in. The House Dar ing this season and Money May be found in almost every room if they must away the police take extra precautions Iff securing fasten tags of All Dhoti and windows. Hie paper Froin Home containing the Story by r i taxicab Driver he had Een Siplas Over the Falls. The two Young women are1 Stu Dent nurses at the general Hospital Ana from frequent tons in Kane they knew the Trust St re. Owner because of purchasing visits they had made to his store jew rat to be Star of Bethli Kheit Chicago dec the Christmas Comet believed by Astron omers to be the original Star of has been clearly photo graphed for Tho first time. The feat was accomplished last night by or. Edwin b Frost s staff astronomers at yer fees Observatory of the University of Chicago remarkable pictures were obtained through the use of inner Rod it was announced. Previous at tempts to photograph the recently discovered Titar were Only partially the celestial newcomer i was covered by an australian whose name it bears. Sclenti3ts believe this is the Star mentioned in the Bible history As attracting the shepherds to the sacred crib on the first Christmas night More than 1900 years ago. Officers raid Kane House county detective j. S. Allison sheriff in a and several Kane deputies made a raid on the Kane House at Kane monday which was unsuccessful Eupr in the premises subscribe Miner Board of commissioners to organize monday morning next monday at 10 o clock a. M at the a Brit the Mokerji county Board of commissioners i meet and re organize for the coming year. At this meeting to f. Hung Vine the newly elected democratic member of the Board will take his seat the Board consists a. J Bond w. H. Halpeny . F. Hung Ivlue. No Xii Leviti Torii a 19. His Nemoir a Blank from the tune he from it Hunting Camp in to mountains 1 near Here do fember until in. Detroit in Wei Ember is Clyde Hess Olar Kes stg has return id. Hess upoii0ms, Home old1 of having been Cious by a Hun file after an Hrgic Tefft Asro Hoha s fired killed a Deer the which of wandering along Trange on the and i of being brought Hack to consciousness by automobile crash in Detroit on. Fri Dav Hess later discovered that lie had Een walking in an automobile wheel factory Detroit. Saturday several injured during the week two injury 1 Thust Lviv Frank pet Sou of East poit who in by the Wood i Duus comi any. Hid his bad Cut by a stick of a voted div while engaged in his Dutie or blurs to edited the in. Lured member. G a. Johnson of Mec Taine Itryce Vav Barb employed by thet Quinn interests at their Large chemical plan at al Enfield Hafl his hand in Jirred tuesday one i i Ger Bej Nufi broken dry Burg care for the injured Man. N t miss Winifred clerk clean a Viii War Veteran Dies of Burns at Solbak clean Deo g. Harte a. Of 80s Irving Street died at 2.30 o clock this morning in the Olean general no Spital from Burns received when standing before an open stove at his Home sunday Pight december 18. Or Harter was born in Manila Center August 1844, the youngest of 11 child Ren he was married to Sophia l. Niile april 2s, 18 6s, who died april 5. 18s1, at Knapp Creek. September 30, 1885 he married har let Herman of Fayetteville who a Irviv leg him with a and two grandchildren Betty and Earl jr., 1120 West Henley Street at the beginning of the civil War or Harter s two Brothers Ehr listed and he volunteered but he was not accepted on acco unt. Of his age. September 1864 a enlisted in company a second new York har Ris Light cavalry and was sent to Elmira where he Wasi advanced to corporals company h was then sent to Washington d c to join Sheridan at the participated in the Campaign of the Shena Ridah Valley at the dose of which or Hartr Vas promoted to sergeant he Vas mustered o it september 12, 1805 and engaged m the go copy business Lirar he noved to Rous Vilk in 186s where at trod the he wis of Ansel told Tony pain at Knapp Cileu for Manj a removing to Olean 11 Vajs ago air Hovi tei1 was a. Member of Trinity methodist episcopal Church anal Oloan lose 252., f a Ole Flat chapter a a St John s Comro Ardery 24, a a. O. N Ai. S of Buffalo his cheerful Tion and Friendly greeting fron him Many staunch friends. He Vas a he bought a ticket 6 Pittsburgh. Purchase of another ticket exhausted his ends Hess explained his pred Ca ment to Pennsylvania. Railroad for who arranged Home the had extended s far As Cameron county the had been combed for the lost Hinter through a that was Given to state police that he this direction. Jar and. . Ozark who is a Papular employee of the Bell Tele phone company in this Boro had the to fall on the icy sidewalk in front of the Post office Ori theirs Darr about noon and break her fight Arm at the wrist the Voung lady taken to her Home where the fracture was reduced by or. Burg Chadwick she 13 improving in Mariner. Of or services will be conducted. At his Hoine Ju--2. Of clock thursday. Christmas at the churches Christmas was appropriately of sine Thott can Thea last sunday with Beautiful ser vices and Christmas tree entertainments and presentation

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