Page 1 of 15 May 1896 Issue of Mckean County Miner in Smethport, Pennsylvania

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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - May 15, 1896, Smethport, PennsylvaniaO3j1 to a Jin x1. Al Smethport a May number 2p. Successors to Barnes Hengerer co. Additional locals mro. . Foster la reported a be ing slightly on the cola. Mro. H. L. Burhns time has Beeri suf Fering with the Eryeen Pelyao for jew Dayo a new Gas station has been established at Ormsby by the United natural Gas co. The Gas Bradford. Of our sunday night the l at Keating Summit saw Mill Toh. C. Crawford woe ent Rel including 5000 cords of 000, feet of logo. The to Keating Summit Large Force of men out there was no insurance Buffalo of. T., wednesday May 13 Ake a Day off a a. To Buffalo we d like Yon to see the kind of we sett. Of busiest and pc _ Vellai. To. A a be pumped to local horsemen tools advantage of blah o Vleit Here and paid one Dollar a shoe to have their aug mols feet properly dressed. Flea in Clearfield county have Deatron de thousands of acres of Timber and unless rain Cornea soon there la no tolling what the result will be. Last tuesday it was claimed that at one place re it Ever you need fire covered a apace of Twenty mlle Olllnger of wept line Cei Ved a serious injury from the bursting of an Emery wheel last tuesday piece of which crushed his Skull. Physicians emphasize just now Wash goods Tan shoes s clothing waists matting destroyed by fire bark and will be a sad blow kit will throw a employment. On the above property and will entail a loss of about Langley of the smithsonian Institute has at last solved the question of Man s ability to Fly. Last week in trial near Washington he made a Hall mile successfully with his machine. Now it behoves the denizens of the Moon to guard Well the secret of their existence or prof. Langley will take a pleasure trip in that direction and Dis close the whole business. The people of our town celebrate the fourth at Home or will most of them go away and spend their Money in some other town for the last two years Farsi court. O. Moi or and w. 8. Were appointed appraisers in the it. Jewett furn Ture company s b. P. Is Thomas Hackett order or court award of viewers. Pc b. Frank Tenner order same above. The assignment of Wilson Boyd for the Benefit of creditors citation awarded prayed Tor returnable Juno 1, 1890, at Crouch Bro-8 to John Ontek pot Luon foe cd Good taste Ralo to show cause granted unable at june term. Climax Boad machine co., Cor Dom township motion Tot granted. Carlson admit Tod to citizenship. _ in the matter of the estate of Mark Harare deceased inventory and appraisement of personal estate apart to widow con i the matter of estate Olf. L. Same As above on the petitions of Edward Murry. 8. Hutz and Nellie Mackey order of court them f Romwall. Removed the pieces and made Bim As comfortable As possible. Seventh anniversary of the up Worth league will be observed on Sun Day eve in the m. E. Church. A very in Ter eating program has been arranged. Sirs. Carpenter of it. Jewett will be present to assist in the singing. All Are invited. Of yesterday states that Walter Grubb has challenged Myron Matron and c. P. Collins to a bicycle me to take place during the june races at the Bradford driving Park. As almost everybody knows that these gentlemen Are heavy weights of the first water this j race would attract great crowds. I officers of the traveler s club for the coming year Are As follows president mrs. P. C. Young vice pres ident mrs. Forsythe vice president mrs John Forrest Secretary mrs. Earl Shook treasurer mrs. F. Wright Bull Al Yew class entertainment has been our citizens and the Money has been kept at Home. Can our business men in order to save themselves a Little trouble and exertion afford to forgo a Celebration and let All the spare Cash go into the tills of men in other towns people will Cele brate so keep them at Home if you can. Re Porter a Foreman Calls the at Tention of the4minett to the tact that a Good Pressman can bring out a Good Cut on newsprint with news Ink. See first Page for. Evi Dently the reporter refers to what it claims to be a Cut of prof. J. E. Myers in its Issue of last week. If the reporter intended the Cut As a joke in or. Myers it la All right but As a proof of any mechanical skill it certainly has no standing a Cantor order of court author lung the. Levy of s ape Clai Road tax in Ceres township. H. O. Squires was appointed con table of sergeant township. In the matter of estate of we bin user Legatee of Emell Nejames deceased petition of w. W. Brown for an allowance and order of cart Al led. T a. Prosser is l. L. Bedou Bule to show cause granted by sheriff s Sale should not to set aside returnable june term 1898. In the of Erick Erickson a decree of specific performance of contract filed in the matter of the right of Way of people s Gas co., of port Ahogany on premises of a. Is. Irons it Al order of court making Rule absolute and appointing View ers. Same As above in 8. W. Smith Al. Same As above in Helen m. A e a. Boy or was appointed guardian of boso Anna and Martha Rebecca Schwab Bonds in the aum of Fulcd in each Case. Chronic constipation is a trouble be and Dan serous disorder the set text in newspaper work. American agriculturalists gives a very unique and attractive design for training Sweet peas. Make a bed for the seeds around a tree and circumscribe a and safest remedy Puls. Is Ayer s Ca Hartfo nov la a i executive committee mesdames Gorton Clurcie about two feet from the roots of i j Fly Iva boots into Richmond Palmer and Morrison. Saturday the port Allegany works started up. They employ and boys. The energetic that Lively town Are to lumber Yard. Do you know that Holmes Gilf Illaff have the finest and most com plete Stock of All kinds of materials the tree. In this Circle drive pegs into the ground about one foot apart All around the tree. Then about three feet from the roots of the tree tie a Stout Cord around its body. Then run cords from Lively town Are to Arou their Success in be the pegs to this Cord the m of Buu prove sue tree and when your plants Are full grown have a you will be surprised it the Lovely sight they will present. I wish card of through the medium of my most men who these columns to express sincere thanks to the Many rendered valiant assistance at the fire which threatened destruction to my Mill property last monday. Yours gratefully tendency to bring others in lie Wake. In making his speech he took up his position beside the Lim the Organ recital tit St. Luke s last berber he said in con was one of the finest in delusion i have Long suspected that the tertajnment6 of the kind Ever Given Here in Rev was just then attended and highly Apprel a in local event. Organ recital tit St. Luke s a. A. Headquarters Mcke an Post 347, g. A. R. Dep t of pens Smethie Ort pa., May general order to. I. _ i. The comrades of this Post will As Ost no in a. 12, 96. V in v to grades of we have store news for Oil. Every we Usk there is so much to talk and red Cedar our Washington red Cedar Are without doubt the Best 2 shingles Ever sold any where. We have everything you can Lin Stock in All grades come and see us 1 to show our goods we Are there Are others. Democratic party was dead. Just int a it attended and he my Apreci the Limber Fier exhaled a whiff of Indorse-1 bund or Wilson handled the Organ in ment to his nostrils suspected did j j Hafl usual artistic 8tyie, and his Tenor Solo l memorial the Church at 3 p new j. W. Swanbom. The comrades will assemble at their Headquarters on 30th, l say i m sure of it and they have neg j Hajj Weh elected to Bury wednesday morning Frank sewers. A merchant of Wilcox left his store and entered his bedroom and shot himself either intentionally or by to is 80 Muen to Taik 8hot himself either intent Nauy or a and Bull a Small space Accident As he was dead when found. To say it in that we always i u la thought the shooting was accidental bubbling Overr with news. Las his business was prosperous and his the present Ghosto of this family relations very pleasant. He store to the result of your Confidence Eft a wife and one child in oar desire and ability to serve you Leo Otto of farmers1 Valley while a quarters o time design Ald by the Coni Mittee on a rfcs grate Mccoy s Morial services and observe the pro Solo was executed Aad bore ing of or. Wilson. Miss Cora Mason s _ a Soprano Solo was Fine and did Justice to it Day her Well cultured voice. Tit la Usu w j honestly. We wish to retain your con to Luce and develop into a still larger sphere of usefulness. Store notes we Are doubling our shirt Waist out put and we ought to with such a Stock a we be got to say nothing of the values. Doubtless More shirt waists than All the other stores in clean put together. On Sale in the cloak Deo t there s n big Towel clamouring for a place in print that Are offering this week at Loc Worth soc Unla undred shirts. Did you know we sold them 15 Doz. Quality of Muslin Linen reinforced. Fro in Bradford. The store room the Davis at the Corner of main and Pine streets Bradford and occupied by a. Gallant As a dry goods store was Partl Avatt Vanir j to ally destroyed by fire monday evening. The Stock which was valued at loss. What was not burned by water. Insurance about the was some what in every time the 25 mile Road is Witk a the Holder of cutting Wood last wednesday for or. Swartz. Had the misfortune to receive a very severe Cut in the face. As he had the axe elevated to strike it caught a j limb and was thrown backwards a mud from a Gas Jet him in the forehead and diagonally j Contact with some inflatable Ross the nose. Or. Chad Wick was called and rendered surgical Aid. Kane Leader of last we Etc says our Days of shanties Are passing. Every Bullpl Najj now in course of erection to f Holder of Tho above record Ion grand souvenir Worth 60rmully Jeffery mfg. I. F. C. Pierce to est. Smethport co oct Quot Vij r 25c Yacai 25 Doz., rattling Good value y j. Is solid and this has the the proper ring of improvement and ought to be truthfully said of every Sec Tion to this county. If permanent build Ings Are to be erected it pays beat in the Long run to build solidly and Well. J. H. Douglass of Eldred has brought suit a taint h. M. Mckinney of the same place and placed damages in the sum of for alienating his wife s affections. Ball was fixed at it is claimed that the lady in question is to very handsome and attractive. The unhappy couple have been married for about six years. Last was a great Day for wheelman. Ten members of the Central Cycle club of Bradford under the leadership of a. L. Vogus wheeled Over and toot dinner at the grand Central. Delegations from Kane Burtville and. Port Allegany were Aleo in town during the Day. A number of Smethport rider Rode to Kane returning sunday evening. Is scarcely a newspaper in. The country but what has something to say about the cheapness of potatoes on the Market. In fact they Are a drug canno be disposed of at any Price. It la a mat Ter greatly to be regretted As it will hav a tendency to restrain Farmers from Plant loathe Usnel Quantity this season of toe consequence will be that nest Spring they will be a correspondingly High a they Are Low in Price Fata season. Far Micro Ai Ould Pont Tho usual Quantity w Tfaye yield May not Bobo prolific a it was last lateral. A lust Friday morning about a Quarter As Tnolue o clock As or. Rumsey was re or Nanji Tiroui his Irp to meet the Cler As published by them. Cd organisations m Smeuik Are cordially invited to Parr a the Observance of memory by command , h. M. Choate commander. Adjutant. Card of thu our. I hereby tender my heart Felt thanks to All friends who originated ebb tribute and assisted in the reception and Benefit in my behalf la opera House thursday May 7th. The manifestations on that occasion will always be held by me to grateful remembrance f tit j Julia. E. Kittredge. Rom Rev front train when passing Sam Greet s ouse near Giffords Mill he discovered it to be on fire. Or. Rumsey put his team o their Best Speed and hurried to the Hose the alarm wtt8 Given the fire laddies responding nobly. The bus was quickly turned around the boys who had hold of the rope climbed aboard and away they went at a rattling Pace to the fire. In the meantime or. Golf lord and is men had run out sufficient Hose from the Mill to reach the burning building and and the Blaze was extinguished Ere our Brave laddies reached the scene. But Utle damage was done. A few shingles were torn from the roof a order to reach the flamed. Ten people out of a dozen Are in Vic a recent medical authority. At least eight out of these ten it is Safe r0 allow Are buffering from some form of which persistent use of a Sarsaparilla would Bessie to prices by Sotirea s Samota band Imong the most important feature i. O. A. B., 0ipabtmkkt of cute then Don t be invalid. In Smethport a. For the May Persona calling for these letters Plewe y wal8g. Postmaster. Stickles bait the w. N. V. P. R b. Their first excursion of the season to. Buffalo and if Falls decoration Dot saturday. May 30th. Train met he Sam on train leaving Buffalo 8.30 a. Monday. June 1st. Niagara to Al ways most attractive in the Early summer months and As it appears Resh Green foliage is even Ive tils season than usual. Electric railway the great Gorge Falls and Lewiston obese Kab Toul trip opening Many new is remarkable scenes never before to the general tourist. Buff Many Attra Eklons wow Torso a military Parade Varia. For the annual Encampment g. A. A. Department of pen Sylvania to at Chambersburg pfc june 1 Pennsylvania Railroad company will from say 30 to june c. In climate Slon tickets from All Tattoo on Slon Tets rom tem in Pennsylvania of and return Good for return a Nett Are for it Jum of trip. Excursion tickets re Tom by the Way of Gettysburg will to sold on same Days at tents per Moe travelled. One one Swallow of one menu bring Relief a. A s Legure port and a. Ratio wet port. A car Load of russian we Lac v a

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