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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - October 20, 1927, Smethport, PennsylvaniaUrary i subscription Price Smethport pa., thursday got barrel Dufton confesses to killing of Drunken father the mysterious shooting of Fred Dufton occurred Eaily Montaj Nisi plug Ivan cleared tuesday by the confession of the to Yogi Olar son to detective Wahlbon the Bullet which caused Daft n s u Elbta Ijmte 160 Teet Coroner Beni ones and so As to cause 13 sepia rate wounds Toto of we lilt penetrated inc Light Nev Aid he Back of the nettle smiting in Futey nil Lemoi Shaget caused instant death the weapon Nova was a 12 hot run taif property of Dufton in embers of his , the witnesses of the affray a Kim was in his hand at the time of the do . Preliminary report of the affair which reached the Coroner led 16 the belief that Dufton had commit Ted suicide by firing a shot into his Coroner How reset. That what was believed to be. A shot gun wound through the brain was Merel an abrasion caused the dead Man struck ins head artist some object while tearing that a about in Aii alleged Drun ten fury. Coroner Hiffner monday that he has Only the a torn of Fred Dufton in his brother Darmi Mommi renders delightful Rechal tar Sbily Seldom does a Smethport audience Haie the pleasure of listening o an Ait St of the rank of Madame Estelle who gave re thursday evening at the Couit House As to fast number on the Institute Tourse of entert Aiu ments Madame who be to in Hui musical career s child of Lekht has won her Entile education a series of scholarships completed a trails Continental tour if thu chief european Art Ren. Ter before she was Tsenh Vears of age her program Heie which was and attractive one was on n. Get nine Clemmia from which with her Suppah artistry she seemed to draw ail its sane them Madame Lhevinne u a composer As Well As a violinist having written several songs tie words of which she recited in a voice of unusual harm that would have made her i famous As an actress had she chosen Iel and their Mother mrs due ton to the. Thev told. Tile Coroner that diff tour had returned Froin. Liberty Day in an Andrj Frame of mind hav ing been Libe rally be his Wrath upon his homily threatening to kill them All mrs Dufton hurled a Tenn and two shells but of the Wii Idow and fled to a Cecil Brussells is King him to come to the Hurise and appease her husband. Russell did so and left him. Think tast to saturday was the last Dav for can Assoc Matjov to hold its Axdal 3ibeting, oct the annual meeting. Of the Exten Sion association will be held at the court House in Smethport wednes Day october 26, 1927 the meet Wili be called to order at 10 a m. By president a t Larson at which time the following program will be carried out Reading of minutes by Secretary f a Hub Ridge treasurer s. Re Jort by r. A , jeep Tom of project leaders j purebred Slie of w Abbey Bull Basbou Atlois a w. Smith c h tubes and r c filler cow test inst Assoc suon a. W or Huff 4. Mosier Dalry tour george34 Lamb feeding club gust Larson value of pure bred Pirn in flock of j Autey a s a Pisith. Of drenching Sneep. A w Huft i 30 p m lunch at Mann s 1 so p m election of officers pasture improvement John word and Eugene Mccarve seed potatoes a. T Lar son potato spraying Russel comes woodlot thinning o Ahev. Woodlot planting. W a Hovis Raspberry Rogi ung Lyle Rooks septic tanks e a a Tenter. A Home econ mire report miss v5r dilates nominated at the september primaries to withdraw Ralph Scott who was Defeated for the re Pitili nomination for Recistor of wills has withdrawn from the Walior tic Roy. From the socialist ticket for Register 61 wills albeit Griffith who Lete ived the democratic a for Visti id attorney withdrew from All Ebreo nominations Kun in v. The ticket for county Sonia strand county agent s re port. W a 1 00 p i i it Active by or r g Bressler. Deputy Secretary of agriculture ing he was m a better Frame of treasurer and Daniel Cooper with mind. Hut Dufton immediately de. Drew Roythe labor ticket for the Viand cd his son to take to same once continued on pase eight mat organize. Brauck of scouts is Cori Ville Steps Are being taken to organize a Branch of the Boscou to at Cory Ville with and thug ear have Den Xing Kepler Tanori Neeme Rit has Beeh made of the marriage of Mlod Beatrice Kepler daughter of or and mrs. Irving Kepler of Hilton Avenue and Howard son of George enthusiastic co operation a a Denning of North Fulton meeting will be held next monday Street which occurred. Wednesday evening in the Orange Hall at that october 12th, at Olean at the m place 16 perfect the Plana for the e parsonage they will make their organization andr Lar Ashcraft scout Home Here where the Groom is pm executive of couders opt will be Plo fad in lathe Backus Novelty fac present to assist in the work. The tory. Good will brotherhood of Coryville the is sponsoring tas scouts and ten Tlona. Boys have already entered their names for membership. Miner extends Eon Gatula Crux to to officers elected at a recent meeting of the Buck court of common pleas to Convene thirty two Casch Are-6n the docket in the co Uit of common pleas to c heir. Monday. November 14, at Tourt House Hon j Routon the list is As follows Gen Rebecker and William Back . Mabel Baumgarten is Erie r James s. Crosby is Erie r r. Company trespass r Ernie Grasby and is. Erie re coins any Jacob Snyder administrator of the estate of Antonio Tyzick is Joe pm Assum sit of s Hannum is. Erie r. U. Com trespass i Maude Cornell and Earl Cornell is War Halter a trespass g a Simpson is join Zane Van Tine Anna Jane Van Tine Chas s. Rosmira c. Van Tine Laura a Van Morgan Lawry Elizabeth v. Van Tine Hazel r Van Tine Marsh ejectment. Louis Nesselson and. Nathan nes 5hihport Downs 19-0 starting the game an hour late due to the supposed inability of the truck carrying tile Ridgway. Equipment to arrive on time the Orange and Black warriors Isdr Itlie Maroon Aud White of nay scoring a touchdown and extra Point 57 the Condo after the i Jenlung whistle kids Wiy kicked off to Smethport l ran uie-4bftll Back to the to jord line before stems tackled. Fud Gway Ted not Bee c4pt Scott to on the Tibt line up a ii wig pabs Petruzzi to Scott was successful the Fleet Captain took the Ball on the dead run and Ttaha for a touchdown Scott also kicked the extra Point during the i Emair Der of this Quarter and. All the second Quarter neither got within shooting distance the halt end org snip port 7, Ridgwa 0. In the 5-Ocond Quarter Ridgway 9utplaje l Fie local line. In to at no Jill i time were Thev dangerous at the Start of the third Quarter Smethport Al caved to Ridgway and downed them on their own 15-Yard line after two futile attempts to puncture the Smethport line the attempted to punt but Mirve biome through and seemed to get in the was of the kicker who fumbled the Ball capt Scott scooped up the Delushe Fiig skin and. goal line for another touchdown extra Point Fylpa score Smethport is. O Smethport again kicked of to Bidgway anti again through Ter opted pans obtained pos Susion of the Lull the ride was Cru Mijlin k fast. So. Was their coach Scott called a bid Taylor-haven1 miss Helen e. Haven daughter of or. And mrs. C. P. Haven of Bur Hanks and Walter s. Taylor of Lewis run t tuesday october at 9 o clock at the methodist parsonage Rev. Charles h. M. The Hajj officiating. Their attendants were Edith and Lawrence Haven sister and brother of. The Bride. The Bride was attractively gowned in crepe backed Satin with hat to match and the bridesmaid was at tired in Mack and Rose Satin with Rose Satin hat. Following the ceremony the Hap pm con pie left on a motor trip of Philadelphia on their return they their Home in Lewis run. Tiie Groom owns a garage and where they have a new Home furnished Tor them both Flung people Are Well and known Here the Bride was a graduate of Smethport High school and been a successful teacher at Lewis run the Groom is a prominent Young business Man of that place the Miner and a. Host of friends extend congratulations r vol. Lxvii. Death mrs summons mrs. Hob Ivy wednesday Lewis Robinson one of Smethport s finest and Best Sovec women passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon following a stroke t apoplexy her death came As great shoe a to All m to knew her or she and been in comparatively , health up to the. Last. V. An obituary will be. Printed. In ii Miner. Tajo Post. American legion the lol of Kane saturday lowing officers were elected for the Elson is. J. C. Looker Assum sit a meeting of the Mckean county coming year Alden Glenn Lloyd Lank or Republican committee has been called by county chairman g Scott ten Ham play Aud the Ridge team nor the spectators knew w Hifp the Hall was until Ftp saw Limov pptrii7zi headed forthe goal in Hufh Mil the Man be tween him and the coveted line. On Thi Mccoy swept through the Center of opposing. Line while schoolmaster and Mcdermott helped Clear he path on each Side and Jimmy following big was suddenly in the open Field two or three of ring Way secondary defense looked at Jim but did t Realise had the hair until to late. Ter him but might As Well Jive tried to catch a scared rabbi pc. Tra Point was Bat did not Ign t because a Smethport player being Olaid e. Continued on Page four commander Edwin Lundholm trespass. Commander. Earl Lyman a j Rapp Frank o Connell Smith for this City saturday octo the mint Angwill in at. 2 o clock and the committee win be entertained at lunch at 1 o clock at new Thomson hotel. The candidates for county office present and congressman j Mit Chell Chase of Clearfield state sen Ator Frank e Baldwin of Aust assemblyman b. Wil Stin of Bradford mutant Russell Hungerford finance trespass officer Frank Fay chaplain. Cecil Reynolds and sergeant at arms Laul Denning Merle Stickles the exterior of .merle.-Stickles, local Painter has started work upon the exterior of the legion. Lyceum paint is being put on with a Spray Arnd promises to be a piece of work. Very successful adding greatly to the appearance of the building. Elimination of bad curves on Rew Hill Laura May Burlin is Walworth company trespass. Luther Catherine Edmonds Wilson trespass Harry Escrich and Theresa a. Elizabeth Cook is. Samuel a. Katherine Moore is. O. S Haa num trespass the combination engine com the. Cob Blu a club held Lar meeting monday october 17, t Ith a dinner of the grand Central twelve members were present the Pressor com Nany. Inc to Theodore j3 a. Morfe Assum sit. Eastman and donated by or c r is Walter Peoria Long. H l travellers clt7r has Vert program at their meetinx5, the travellers club Hel Gular meeting saturday october 15, at the travellers club House with attendance of members. A report of by mrs g and As read. The f Oil owing interest ing program was rendered d the governor s county miss Carrie of Bav andy.iclnity., mrs f. A Gallup Young trespass Hockenberry was appoint Continental jewelry company. To Bai jump. Boxes. Following . Recently received from Harrisburg collection of the ballot boxes of the county will be made today by. Barto prothonotary a f. Starsky and m. H. Kelly. The poor but at the legion to cum nov. Nth at a meeting of the Bucktail Popaj american wednesday even ing arrangements1 were made with the better plays Extension for the production of poor in the lyceum november. St. This is a High class play that has been pro to Rice who recently because a j proposed Western trip. A letter was read from or. Lindemuth president of club of ing been taken1 in regard to fee canopus club joining the rotary club. No action yet been taken on this matter and it will be taken up later. A preliminary report was Given in regard to insurance adjustments which mat Ter will also be taken care of later. F. D. Gallud Bradford and James quirk gave. Informal talks in regard to the widening and Chang ing the right of Way on the Rew Hill Road from the top of the. Hill to the Bottom Bradford. This work which is to1 be done shortly will eliminate the bad curves ton this Road and tender it. Macli less property owners along this route have been anti Flexir not to diced in cities size of Roches make any improvements on their Ter Buffalo etc., but because of an land within 100 feet of either Side open Date the company will come so As to interfere with the proposed to Smethport. Widening of the Road. Nicholas i Bros. Appeal. W l. Scott Coal company is. Coal company Assum sit jurors drawn from town Avo Vicinity for court i among the jurors septem Ber 22, at the court House ton the i court of common pleas to be held november 14, the following names from Smethport and Vicinity appear 11 James Morgan Cecil Baker Etta or Scott trespass. Michael o Mara Emma l. Kenemuth is. John s. Kenemuth. Assn sit. I Hogarth and Herbert Larson Smethport. Alfred Doville Hazel William Foreman Bella and . I Johnson Colegrove wholesale radio equipment com Pany is. Adolph Green duty ass nip set. Maxine Hardy to. Marcus free trespass a. S. Mcdaniel is. Petroleum engineering Assn Pelt. Elizabeth t. Bissett and Richiard w. Bissett is. M. L. Johnston. Lew Onnley and Bertha Burdock of Wright Corners were United in marriage saturday october 8. By Rev. Finley of City. They left saturday aft Eyhorn by motor Buffalo and Points of ins Landing to the Ptg pen. No human fit about j35.00 was the amount raised for the Bucl Tail Post Nieri Ironi the successful Pui ascent made by Harry Gardinier famous Fly Ray Abbey was the Holder of the Lucky at Lindholm s grocery and Drew the Gold piece Wei in he promptly donated to the legion. A Buick Sedan with six Young people left the Road on the big curve Job. Jackson s Home last wednesday Early in the even interest was seriously. Injured. Husband Mot held for death of wife oct. Hipster -65 Railroad St Reet was. Belt lain Elesa a Coroner s o to lit r Ting in ii 113 Way. To. The death f is wife Etta Peterson 30, we. In the Brad Ord Hospital fractur0 of Thi Kull after she had jumped from he husband s automobile during a. Tarn by quarrel As the machine a. Lassing through son chord this coun about 4 in o clock in the after noon in my Man is in Booth brother of woman declared at the conclusion at his testimony we Mph dealt largely with the Domestic re iat Ioris. Of . " we find that mrs. Peterso fun Pec other own. Accord from the car driven by her husband am suffered injuries resulted ii was the verdict returned by the Coroner s jury. The jut Tor the five minutes and the entire inquest was conclude d in one hour. At the conclusion of the inquest Peterson was allowed to go a fre Man after having voluntarily sub knitted to detention by the. Author tie s probe was ended. Coroner he finer heard test Mon of Only tour map re of the. Tinie b the Globe was allotted to Peterson he told exactly the. Same Story o the fatality he did when he firs voluntarily. Reported the. Mishap t the police. He wife had Beh Quarre ins virtually the entire Day of the Accident he testified the dispute was oven abettor which he h and Cei Ved More Han a year ago from whom he had met the he was employed by a cons Trucolo company in Ohio both. H and were of Slation he said and this letter a been the cause of. F re fluent alter a Tiona. His wife had charged him o having the Day before run after this Idenie Tieh he started to pave Home i his car his wife insisted on accompanying him so i Peterson sati that the Best Way to Settle the do Ference was to take her along an argue it out while we were Takin a Short the had driven i songbird where they turned Arom at the turning Point they is Narl ced Tor considerable an Akeld. Just after they started the return journey and As we massing Taro age songbird with the Marlc that i suppose Yon won rather have that dirty trip in the Ca with than mrs Peterso opened the door and leaped. Continued on Page four m Institute s it m. The morning session t the a Lockean county teachers its Lute opened with the. Singing of come the flu almighty after sch or. Lowden conducted the Sevot Corials. The Lentlie morning was spent in act Douai work which enables each t the groups to discuss its own articular problems. The Flitt Uvo periods in the High school Section Ero devoted to round table discus ans the am topic was How Ott vate High school work " n j. Homas of Eldred spoke on social Elente in in Holmes of Alt Jewett or mathematics Robert f Smethport for science and or 0. Lone of state College Lor eng so the so Conj topic methods f examination and grading was trussed by Stanley Bright of met port j w. Fox of Ludlow and or Lowden at 11 15, or Lowe addressed this Keetion on contemporary Litera ure in the class we Are to Elp Hoya and girls from Reading i hits that Rill follow them All through life. Give the classics and plenty of them them More looks than of have Ever Given spend less Tims on them class work Don t can Fine your nit to classics use much Conte Ary literature written since 1900 be Haie a Good body of this of raw from biography is the Best guidance in the world modern essays merest the pupils r5o not neg act Zefry have it read the school. Teachers hid three excellent by or Gor Delmei liter True for the in or Lowe ind lettering ind is Applice ions mrs Fetterolf the primary teachers had two periods on primary Reading with continued on Page eight Bab boil fat Fly Holim a very pleasant reunion Babaui. Re Fijon waa tied. At the Home of or and mrs. Tony Sharro on saturday evening the following Brothers and Sia ers of or George Barbour were present mrs. Margaret roller of picture Rockrs John Barbour of Mancy. And Jamesa sport. 5 a six o clock was served to the following guests or and mrs., Perry Hales and son of Montour Tillei j6hn bar a our of Muncy James Harbour of mrs. Margaret rorer mrs Howard roller and Caro Hrie and mrs. Harry Ferman Ter Janice of Wolf run Iva an daughter Dorothy of Rew or and George bar Botna or and mrs. Thy Shatro. Coor go and Darbour of port foreign missionary society held meet the october meeting of the women a . Miss sonar of. The methodist pets Copal was evening at reports for the year s work were Given and the following officers were miss Carrie a. Day vice president mrs e e. Secretary miss Olive Richt Ards treasurer mrs. Earl Gallup mite Box treasurer. Miss Jennie superintendent Standard mrs. Claude Tant superintendent Standard ers mrs. W. A. Ross superintendent King s heralds and Little Light mrs Neal h. Gleason. Mra. Rose Herzog and mrs. E. E Drake were elate delegates to the tract meeting. The Derot locals were Levi by mrm Walter c. Daly and the opening chapters if Booc were reviewed by mrs. Neal h. Gleason. Miss Jeannette Harri Ihan tendered piano Solo. Retro Vamenta were by mesdames Ralph Herzog i. And Stanley Bright and Eva Hoff Fin. King s a thrilling Starr of the desert by Roslta Formi order your Christmas greeting fearless explorer will soon. A tart. Cards at office

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