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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - July 21, 1927, Smethport, PennsylvaniaState Library uuljr2tj jul few co train subscription Price Smethport ., thursday 1927 no. Vol. Lxvii. Five when. Spa Eden hits roadster at Kush Equa crossing Fly people were badly shaken up but otherwise escaped serious injury when a Kush Equa Railroad Section Cang speeder struck a Ford Road Ster at the crossing near the Golf Charles Field Unis Ere. Rilday night the a cad was owned and driven by j. A. At the some of her Dau pfc Brot Lerg of Cyclone mrs. Wiff Iam Bellven of Marvin Street on monday mornings at 12 30 o clock mrs. Charles Field aged and respected lady passes away m Kean county fair bigger and better than Ever before will have Fine attractions the Railroad speeder was on its Vay Home from Kush Equa when the Accident occurred. The tracks were Julia Retzer Field was born in a Aon uses Rasselas a on May 19, 1858, the the right of Way obscured. A addition daughter of or and mrs Enos ret of the cro8smgi it. Is said. I on May 16, 1_s84 became Lor the Man n the automobile and on the speeder Bob Futera and his son. Joe Futera of West main Street and Silas so def of Marvin Street Riding on she speeder the Ford had one other occupant besides Bro thers the two men were on a Ash ing trip the Ford was fumed completely Over by he cries or suffered 1 Roken top and no broken rear wheel the speeder was also badly the wife of Charier Field of Marvin Creek this Union eight child Ren were born. Who survive mourn her loss Are her eight children two Field. And Fields of Patsburg n t., and six daughters a Vars Kov a Lek inbox of Bast Meta port mrs. Charles h Dickinson of Wilcox. Mrs Frank b Edwards of cuban y mrs William h Kliven of Smethport mrs George Irons of Smethport and mrs Henry i Gay damaged nor of it Jewett one brother John of Wilcox two skaters miss Caroline and mis Mao v ins both of and two great grand children mrs. Field a Mckean Coutv for Man Jears and dental death of Richard Dana aged her death will be regretted by Rainy 9 Vears Bun of or and mrs Law of the older of this Section. U Dana o Derrick it at the Funera was held at the Home of William h. Belveri at 10 o Diouk ramp Sheridan. My Hogan thursday morning the Rev. Tar 1ias received tuesday mor Ramg by Lor of the Smethport Baptist Church the parents details of Jue officiating interment will be made Haie not yet been receded by the Richard Dana Derrick City youth accidentally killed trip shocking news of the Acci at the Kasson cemetery re Laitu of Richard. N hit Stromi the following article taken irom the Ritts Burgh Post has made by or and mrs. J w White of Idle lid Street of the. Marriage of their daughter miss Amelia Arlen . Howard a Strong son of or and mrs Edgar w Strong .-.of. Which took place april 6 or Strong is a senior at Carnegie Institute of and. The Bride was a member of this leap graduating class of the Pennsylvania Collett Fot women Thev will Ine in Pitts Burgh when or Strong resumes ins studio at College or Strong is a Well and popular. 3 Man of and. Was a graduate of the class of of tote Smethport High ii Hool the s liner and Thost of friends eve 1 this popular couple r Dana Hen where he had a Large Circle of Kichard Dana known his any friends " was attend note the military . Called Camp. Sheri Ryan death Mon Nav in a manner a a vet not known he. Went the Camp on june 16 and was., return Home on july 26 off dials of the Camp telegraphed word of his death his parents they will make Artl arrangements for sending the body of Tolje voting Man Home. Deceased was born in Derrick and was one of the Bem known men in this Section he was Circle his of th6 1927 fair promises . Be thet set Long it contains four greatest exhibition Ever held in the 30 single stalls. The five Hundred Purser restored the racing More horses said better the racing program a for All four Days the purses offered hag Al ready brought entries what h a county fair without Good Raes be ides the trotting pacing and Box each stall has a heavy door opening on the outside of Tolje building the cattle barn is 28 feet wide and 102 feet Longs it a on . Same in 1124 this year s livestock exhibit of Mckean ctr unto at Harrisburg the attention of the Dairy in the state this county cattle buildings on the fair running Lieut i i h by Are far better exhibit build and skilled Horae a thaa Hose furnished by Tihe Neu who gave such a line Hexhi Iii at Harrisburg with the lib last Jear will be Back a curtain prel Jums offered a great Ifie e people this Ift addition this wonderful by pipe shot end is a White horse belonging Hugh Kearney was so badly injured last sunday it. Be. Shot .ends its. Sufferings. Or backing out of the Thomas Kern s driveway with a. Wheel cart id in so doing he backed too far and the horse slipped in a ditch piece of Iron pipe ends and Winch penetrated its lungs the depth of two feet the poor Ani Mal s sufferings were intense and it was taken on water Street where a curious crowd witnessed end of its misery. Popular with Large i lends and the news of. His sudden and incidental deaths 6aaf b Tome As ten Ille Shock All wife him the parents Atid other Tives Are ecu slide by the news and Fie Heartfelt s a Fath of 1 lie i tire Community is extended then in their great loss Ruhai Dana i graduated from Flie Culver military Academy it. hid this Spring he bad a future before but his Lias been. Cut. Lliott. Handsome and likeable qualities of heart and Liaise program the Eil aged the Royal be Kube troupe Hie Coupe cons tit of eight people who m their gorgeous costumes perform feats the air on japanese horizontal bars an act 16 Seldom seen other Linn state Falls for few county pairs Are Able Book an attraction of Smith i lit the happened live one open Date lower ing a period of two and a half ears acid the. Fair . Fit in. The australian. Woode hoppers is another Good act which the Assoc Lati Oil presents the Public this act consists of three people from that Distant land of Australia the will show the people How use the axe and the saw. The above is a big program in itself. But in addition there will lie fireworks every night of the fair Thev Are be entirely different j still better. Than. Those of Las season. I another great feature will be the horse pulling contest last Sci Kealii co Unity broke Holli the Light and heavyweight records the Light record still stands tie s h elder team pulled 17 and 2-3 tons. 27 1-2 i a in 9 3-2 seconds can it be diring the past two Vears about has been i pent on the fair i rounds in 1925 a new Hiraml St and was erected veal irow buildings vere i ample Toni the carpenters Are now finishing a horse path Volt barn avfattai1 barn and ail Illarion the sheep lire All buildings the Mew horse Bari is so. Feet wide and 102 eth bit is expected this fall encourage this the leading bank1 of the county Money in make the premiums Worth after the new fair catalogue contain ing 144 Lias just been printed and is now being assembled. This will be mailed the far Mora tie Idun in looking through the s Boole it is noticed that the boys and girls e a big part tins 1 ear s fair the juvenile department has always presented a pleasing display but this season Thev Are show exhibits of lambs from the boys and girls Lamb club is on Page 115 that announces Thi Bis in the boys and girls part this Day saturday september 3 feature a school Parade and athletic sports be without the big Gest Davs of the fair All shoo children will he admitted free the main Entrance during the a feature for Friday will be the first Mckean county Cros country championship a five Miles Wajeh is a pen Al amateurs whether they Are. I school or not. Individuals receive fir it medal. Second Medak third medal int ii fined schools but urn up Mav enter As a team win team tit receive Silver up individual entries allowed col in re school and club team in Lues allowed gentiles must be in before tues August mind Dick made hosts of friends at o clock Bo. at and at school and his death will be . Is survive i by his Sisters. Margaret and Helen and three brother. Ton Earl and Lairy Dania All at Home Smethport band planning Fine concert this evening the Smethport band Mill Start its vef Fula r weekly lit the Square pagoda.-.o night instead of. Owing Benefit performance of the Bud Fisher cartoon domed Mutt left whih will follow at s id Hazelzet recovered in Indiana Polis thu Ford roadster lion tin Vaul of William Eullho 1 and it in Hazll Ottist. Wed Lus Dav Jui is has life located in Indianapolis ind at cording a Telegram received from Rai St. Mints k. Or c Smethport is Floser vat n Likht in Vienna von Suppe the St k of c baseball trombone i Viii son Parish team Defeated the Smethport More by drowning at Roulette it sunday afternoon in a close and i clarinet Olaf Dahlstrom 40, anal ins exciting game on comm mtg Field son Harold 14 of Roui oilman pitched for Smethport and popular me lev hallelujah tie police of that saturday a Lamb a Elgaway Rolma Ith Headquarters in Indianapolis 1 i mated the Auto and arrested its following is tonight program gave the names c the eaglt1 Allyl a by in Benjamin of Ilie v s a Johnson Sherman allot is being held at the me overture morning. Noun and Thomas garage in in Diana Solis. Misi a. Elder of o annoy m is Ron Bradford 21 i Iurii dottes for of Ico met i Ere Bot ii drowned tier performed in a Fine manner the j underneath the weeping m conjunction with the executive noon about 5 o clock when the game ended with a score of 5 of tomorrow there s committee m the office of these next tiling Nice about you a retard Harry 3. Collins father went tie assistance of his m favor of the team son who was in swimming with a sunday Smethport will journey Rumber of other children in a Pool of marys and play a return 1 ack of his Kome the who game. Was seized with cramps made fran tic struggles save himself and a girl companion who noted his Effort s ran.- and. Told his father who at once plunged m of i. B. To3xxis was held last monday the funeral of Verinis of was held monday at the regardless of the fact that Home of Deo Between Lar Rabee and or. Was he was unable swim and both the father --.iperished. was a brother mrs. Larson of Twer place. Funeral services were held tuesday at Rou Lette the father old. Dennis contractor. Well Arnold Mcnico al1 elided elided a men Juke Vas this week i Cotter and a Groin members of the Arnold family 24 intent Eldred men and Brothers of in number enjoyed a delightful Pic a mrs c w. Shattuck. Of West main Nic at Eldred last sunday those Street will leave this week for in attendance from other towns Kinat Lake Alaska spend the were or m e Root and family remainder of the summer of the of miss Hoot of Bradford estate of John Jackson mrs. La. Burdick and a Fenily and mrs o. J. Burdick of mrs Orphia Mulvihill and Daugh vent the some of mrs. Ter miss Jessie and mrs Atwood Mckendrick j later the Len la Putnan and mias Mary Gladys Carr ground White c fire course dinner motored Eldred and port Alle x s place mrs Marv h Burns recen mrs. J. Royton Naoky s j in elected Chanman of the Ooi iut e.ntkrtais15d at Chin Nutter and the first woman Irlam Mckean Bounty hold this office mrs j. Clayton de wednesday at her cottage at Cuba Lake in Honor of missmary Mccoy the guests were the Gladys Raub and Catherine outran nomination . The office 9f count and John Lahey of Olean. The misses treasurer was made at the Gate Mary Mccoy Janet and Louise red-1 ing. Was also intimated that for sheriff will b presided announcement of the Candida of Silas a elder of Coleville of Field Ilanon flew Nan Julia Belle Gallup Katherine Pomeroy and announced Clarissa Backus Ana messes Ted Backus i j Mundy Mert and Everald Mundy Gaul Mccoy Johp Hungerford Dich Shattuck and Jerome Newman. Of in the. Near future meetings of the party will be he regularly from now until election Amotio those present besides the chairman mrs. H Burns these Harry j colons the Chai Man of. The executive coir Mitte Frank. A. Were Tho Mas hungivivle.6f Smet Phosti Candida order your engraved calling or county commission Martin the cards at live Miner of Bce All styles f inf 0, Ort candidate per mindred. Dow display be our win or. Arid mrs. Leo Digel and son. And a. J. The same office j Burn arid the Hon Maxwell. J. Moor candidates for City treasurer v Vair no. A 1 Oviatt of Smethport h elder of Coleville. C m la jeep vol Lily. Visell Smethport this evening the Only travelling company pre inting buds Fisher s Mous comedy creations Amous creations Mutt in musical comedy will exhibit under a Large Caritas Thea r at the Corner of Mechanic and5 Yater. Streets tonight immediate following the regular weekly concert by the Smethport band. This original Lattimore Mutt Juff company the Only be presenting the celebrated Musi Al comedy by special arrangement Atli or Fisher. A targe company c recognized artists presents the hit prices Are 25e, 50c and 75c due the fact that the local and consented cooperate with he Mutt Jeff company in run ing its regular weekly concert Rifle earlier than usual the Man gement of the company generously offered the local musical organza Ion a 15 per cent Cut on tie Grobs receipts Tong let Lor the Benefit of Treasury come out tonight and hear the and concert and attend Mutt Eft h. J. Ellsworth is Hurt when ladder re was on Breaks h j. Ellsworth Well known local Man was injured last Friday after noon when he fell from the top of a ladder on which he was standing while hanging a sign at one the top of Bis new ailing station at blared. The High wind prevailing at the time caused the ladder topple Over taking or. Ells Worth it. He was rendered unconscious by the Lall and an Eldred physician was at once called who revived my. Son after he was brought has Home in raking the trip on u Stretcher placed in a truck or Hamilton treated the injured Man and found he had no broken Bones Bat was badly shaken up. His Many friends la an Etc us await recovery. Erie Railroad May take Over the Kusi Iep role the Erie Railroad May take Over he. Kush Equa route according statement made by Elisha. Kane ius Zequa president of the Mckean county Railroad tuesday. The Kus Nequa lines and six other Short Ines have intervened the Erie the and Ohio and the Pere of Arquette it intervention is Smethport will have the Erie rail Road. If it Falls or. Kane declares his intention of of tween Gaffney and Backus june Ion connecting with the a r and railway but gives no Assurance regarding the Railroad Between Backius. And that the embargo which vent into effect last Friday coders Onia that portion of the Kush Equa route East Gaff Ney a Point East of Kush Equa freight traffic out of Smethport and Points Between theft and v Raf Nej is suspended the embargo but mail express Aad ser. Ice is unaffected freight service of the Kus Haquia and the Valley Ralli ads is still be us Intel danced at it Jewett with the Baltimore and Ohio hid r Lloyd id Bigler drove his Chrysler Coupe off the Road into a at. The left the Lardy farm on the mers Valley Road missing a Culvert and jumping a. Ditch one wheel was torn off the Ayel. And Windshield the "child., was. Cut by flying Glass she was brought or Robert Zamuto n a office for treatment or. Downey who was driving from the direction of Farmery Val Ley had driven his car a Little Orf the pavement the left where la ground was Slippery. In turn Back onto the of them ent something went wrong with steering gear and the car vent Al most across the Road directly in front of the on Comins Chrysler. Or Bigler s Quick action avoided a collision but his car was badly staff Lagud Field. U was brought Utip the Peterson c Arage Tor repairs the Ford car which was just grazed by the Chrysler top Mam Maraire v Audrey daughter of w r and mrw b i. Hide East Smethport and Phonso f Ross son a or and mrs Ross " of Marvin Creek were United Hirw Arriage july 11.1927" 3h o clock at the. Briage in Rev. Tank Sofii eating both touting people Are known and popular in local circles. The Bride Raeth port High school Claib of 1927 and is a charming Toung Ftp Groom is a Fine runs Man employed at present in Clark Bros in Olean where they will make their future the Kush Equa Road replaced so few Home ties Between Gai Nev s and Backus that the track has become us base he request Tor a freight embargo resulting. It gees an mrs Bessie Curtis Well known local woman figured an Nuto Orient one Day last week near sir Dinia on her was Buffalo in her Ford tar its Curtis Haft just driven around a curve when she Oldert with an Oakland car com ing from the opposite direction both ears were badly wrecked but the occupants fortunately were not injured mrs. Sebring injured trom a horse tuesday mrs Albert Sebring of Pierce Brook had. The misfortune tall from a horse last tuesday afternoon and injure her left ankle quite badly she was brought or Rooert Hamilton s office treatment. Tie mine i extends congratulations _ Hyrka Breaks ribs u re Fror of Hay Judd known far Mer residing on the Farmers Val i y Road sustained broken lbs last tites Saj Wheil he fell from a Load of on which he As a working on the Hill Back of his Home. He was brought or. Hariw ick s office Sherii he received treatment for his injuries Rabb ate Breaks Hohti Jones. So is. Employed at the Smethport garage had a slight Accident sunday near Portville. When the rear Axle on his Ford Coupe gave away. The car brought the Smethport garage Tor repairs served Hyatt will spend the week end in for ally oomph i _ Buffalo. And Georte Logun of Bradford. Mrs Leo Terzos entertained the auction Bridge club wednesday afternoon. Wylli have county the tet the Mckean Coli it executive committee met last wednesday at the residence of Paul p., Lyon and. Decided put a full Conn ticket in the Field petitions will be circulated at com Mittee s expense. Recorder Ander son Register Eastman and com missioner Wynn having elected on tie prohibition ticket will chosen for re election Charles g. Hubbard for District attorney and William s Sullivan for county commissioner d Elva Cooper Tor auditor and w d Allen for Cor Oner were selected. Known candidates for county treasurer and sheriff will be loved As their desire Atid stand Oil the ticket Mary and gain Mccoy Bradford visitors monday

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