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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - August 28, 1919, Smethport, Pennsylvania Volume xl1i. 1h0.1iochat Mckean county August i i Tisha so Soo 1-Kh Yakau in Advance next week final for fair entries three Day racing program scheduled embodying prizes amounting to ?735.00 number 35 one week from next tuesday the Moke an county fair opens its Gate to Tho Public. In prep ring for i fair it is impossible to list All the attractions until the fair commences. Among the attractions Are Thi three and miss Irene atom and her Clever trick dog these acts will appear daily in front of the grandstand. Music will by furnished by the Smethport band. The races will be us follows wednesday september 10 running race county race one mile heat .100.00 thursday september 11. Running race county race one mile heats .100.00 Farmers race 1-2 mile heats .25.00 motorcycle race. D Miles -.30.00 Friday september 12 running race 1 motorcycle race 5 Miles 30.00 in the Midway will be the merry go round Freak shows and Many other stands which go to make up that part of the pair. The Granges at port Allegany Cory Volle and Lafayette Wilt have under the grandstand. As the premiums offered amount to Jisoo the com petition will be keen. Among the interesting features will be Tho exhibit by the. Department of health from Harris Burg in which will be demonstrated methods of eliminating the Fly pest. The Home economic exhibit and the farm Bureau head quarters will be another interesting feature of i lie fair. week week in which of Merit should bring same for it sounds bad to hear people saying to have better at single adn Cost fifty cents whii1 i sell for these tickets Are transferable. One can Attali four Days or four peo ple May be 1 one Day season tickets must be bought before the fail opens no to at the ticket Luce. Tuxford Defeated by1 12 Toj score Rixford s reported aggregation of fast Ball players were Greally surprised sunday when they were Defeated to the tune of 1 a to c. The game was rather Loose All the Lime but Smethport outplayed Rixford in every Angle. The visitors started off in the first inning by filling the buses after two outs but left All on bases when Tho next Man fanned. Smethport did not score in the first but put 4 scores Over Home plate in the second for a starter one in the third 3 3 in the sixth 1 in the seventh Mak ing a total of 12. Riff Oral was shut out until to seventh when through a couple of hits and the same number of errors the locals allowed them 4 scores and again two in the eighth in Ning making six. Tommy Clark for the firs to open on labor Day Rule in Force that no pupils be admitted unless successfully vaccinated Wil Public schools of Smethport open next monday. September 1 will in admitted unless successfully vaccinated. In an interview Jim p unc if 1c in the fourth Zero the fifth with Talos h Morrison the following assignments were announced superintendent and principal c. D. Renn. High school assistants we. Crown six innings when Bob Hull. Lie was relieved b Ono of the Hulley s throwing from Center and his base running. Although rain stopped a few attending sunday most of the fan were undaunted by the Cloudy sky an. A fair sized crowd turned out. Nex sunday at Austim will Pla Smethport on the local Field. Court House news de eels. Aug. 15, Albert a. Stannard to Beu h May Stannard Lewis run 51. Henry j. Buyer to Foster j. Arm Strong Ceres aug. 1u, Mary b. Wythe to d. Wwright Bradford Joseph f. Sputter to Maria Vidoni Montuori Hamlin twp. George Howe to Anton m. Anderson it Al Keating twp., Gladysf a. Bray to Thomas Taylor Eldred twp to Charlo Drake county chairmen of farm institutes meet on August 20th and 21st a Confer ence of the county chairman of farm institutes was held at College. Secretary of april allure for Fri a Ismus sen presided. Owing to the appropriation being the Pamo As in previous years due to the increase Ake Bradford twp., Ida e. Drake Ocharles Bradford twp., 5-1.000. Herman h. Marquis to Lillian p. Ocheltree. Kane Hurt it Al to Lewis Newell twp., Bovaird it Al to Harry sch Rubb it Al. We Moro twp., i he in the Institute lecturers heretofore employed by the ment have he in what May Call professional lecturers. Our new Secretary is making a a Crit the list. To one Wil be s the department without h complis hed Somol hink in that is of Success. The method off Pler to so victors is follows the county Clr airmen Wil meet with the county agents and. In Consulta Tion with leaders in Tho Community where the Institute be held select subject which May he of in Terest to that locality. These subjects will by sent the a Ecru tary of agriculture and he will find men thoroughly acquainted with those subjects which be will Send to your county. H. J. Rice. Chairman. Returned to Camp lieutenant Donald Hogarth who a been spending a fifteen Day leave of absence this Home beep. Return Cal sunday to Camp Dix. Tie served nine teen months with the 2lh artillery one of the units of the famous second division. He is Uncertain How soon lie will receive Dis charge. On la on e car remains of our Stock of used Auto mobiles. It is Studebaker. Six Cylinder five passenger touring car in Good condition with five goof tires. Glad to demonstrate. Will soil at a bargain order to clean up. Smith Post Ciar Aoe company nov. 2s-tf. Maria Zeppitella now Mollo to James Randall Hamlin twp. Samo to some i Hazelhurst Lames Randall to Arthur Edward Hnatin twp., same to same. Hamlin ill Juil of in a. Hamilton widow to Lester r. Baxter. Brad curd Al. P. Wine to Merritt k. Mills is. In k. Dali Amplo. By atty. In. Fact to r Ilcyn a Al port Iii Tail . Satisfaction of mortgages aim. 1c. Slate Crip. Sav. K Xian . N h. Craves Kane 100. y James n. . Aug. K. Millie to Charles Tiller port . Aug. 10. Bradford l. R . Assn to Hattie c. Larson my. Jewett k. L. Porter to h. Marquis John to Oarl Morris. Ford twp., f assignment assignment agreement aug. Pleasance in Mundy to Margaret Wolf Bradford to Katherine e. Schauer Bradford asst Margaret e. Wolf to Olaf a. Carl s it Al Bradford Casst lease. Aug. Is Daniel line to k. P. Shoonmaker it Al Annan twp., 11. New suits. No. No oct. Term fill Al. Crandall -11, Curie a. Day and Emma tie ton. Eighth Oracle May r. Murlun. Seventh Ovule Edith Churchley. crude Laura tin Duson. Fifth tirade Lulia Fay. Grade Lenore Lemmler. Third 7 rude Dorothy Apple. Itule Marie Kane and Etta Hogarth. . Rie Cleason. Music Ami drawing Florence l. Boulon. Rumor very Busy with traction line service More than 100 arrests predicted in connection with late reports. Say Olean Syndicate will buy lines Bradford traction employees strike has apparently become one of watchful waiting tincture wit i mors of impending actions which can be traced to no responsible source. Among the latter is one that District attorney Laidlaw of Cattaraugus county who continued his investigations Over sunday monday and tuesday expects to order Hie arrests of More one Hundred persons in Ati Tuat is in Obieah. The official bus hot tried the statement. Another announces the tentative a Syndicate to buy the system. W a Dusenberry. Vice president of the re National Bank of glean to be head or the Syndicate has denied the ver Rumor May put in fires next week much reconstruction work still to b done before operations can com Mence in local Glass Plant n o definite information could b driven out yesterday by officials of in Smethport class company As to Whei Tell air Plant would commence production. of producers is still in Progress and it fires May be in september in which event operation would lie Gin about three weeks later a possible lha by the first o bears Salamanca Man makes record in getaway Salamanca of bean Scur. By Bony pickers in the legion o Vanda Lin have acc a common in tin past Tew weeks. Now reports of nature Are beginning to Orlf from West of Here and there Are minors that red House and Vic ill s Tao scene of some of their aph Arances. The following apropos o he situation is contributed Loday by Lolin Ledden with a Poi in of three Tilers to a Point near red House yesterday in tie Arch of blackberries he party became separated. Lob inkling a Nice place where berries Ore plenty naturally kept very Rule under the circumstances and Ciu Ickle filled up his pail. About this Timo 01 rising his eyes from the berries Foi he first time he saw approaching him a Large Black Bear and two cubs Ohn is endowed with the wit of i rationality Ami. Being familiar with he lands in that locality struck a be for the Andrews theatre and Lik a Good nothing is known of Tho berries no lie Viall but the time made probably All previous records. Truth of the report. A third report i St out the old has done for several years in that the. B. I. P. to the tra Cunn system. B. R. P. Officials have not dignified frs report by any official statement a yet talk of and of Hie belief that the Road will he junked help to vary the Monotony without being susceptible of Verinica Ion. Mea mime. Are running any where the lines and the company is declared it will import no mor Trike Breakers. All indication presage a quiescent period until after the hearing Friday y the new York Public service com Mission secon a Iii strict on the application to increase Faros. Meth edit episcopal Church America is out for a sober Democrat no organization has done More o heh bring it about than the Anil Saloon league. Tho of the Dos Bricf of the league Rev. J. F. Her nmn. Wil sneak at oni a morning service August 31tt. No evening service. First Baptist Church Rev Guy l. Margeson pastor prayer meeting thursday Eveni p. M. Sunday services As follows sunday school Ai in m m. Morning worship. A. M. It. The satan s i or. Her Tenn Kric. I a. We wants the Ami Saloon Beaini Peak in the Ovenin. Last Call this is the week of the closing out Sale of Tho Bisett shop which Means your final Opportunity to grasp the wonderful bargains offered in and c parc a. Don t miss them adv. For Sale four Cylinder All overhauled and in mechanically Good condition. Four very Coort tires. Price part Cash balance on lease. Backus Novelty company adv. 21-tf four lodged in the jail Kour in cases for octo Foci term of court were lodged in thu jail hero last week three of hem in default of bail. Tho men arc Leo Cir Innel of ouster City James Bennett and Cherald weeks of Brad Ford and Peter Angeld of Wilcox. Girl Knoll was on Chargo of Ito line an automobile which it is was unable to operate successfully and ran it into a ditch. It is thought that he is in n Cebie mind condition. Bennett is charged with rur cry. And weeks with larceny both being placed on 4300 Ball at hearings unt confined to jail in default of i Kinsmen. Peter Ai Ikelo wan arrested on m on Lay August ii. Charged with Tho in manslaughter of my. John Linda Buist of wot Moro who died iwo weeks ago in Tho Kane Summit Ilos Lilal As a result of a fractured Skull she received in an automobile Cal Ision near Ludlow. At a hearing tues Lay afternoon of last week John Lin Lell son in Law of mrs. Len Druist was he chief witness. Tie testified that be was driving the car which the a woman was Riding in at Tho time of Tho Accident and was driving on thu Nain Road to Ludlow when Tho a used came in on the Side Road and into Uio Undell car. Lyndell est Ifird to heard no Horn or other ring signal. Angolo Mado no do Lial of the evidence and was held to lie grand jury on bail which to unable to produce. Personal mention r. R. La Daley arrived in town Mcm Lay night from Kentucky and expects 0 locate in Smethport for the future. The ladies Aid society will meet next wednesday september 1 at p. M. At Tho Home of mrs. John Johnson on East Street. Or. And mrs. P. A. Wooster of nor Corrve of Williams Post motored to saturday evening. Mrs. Lynn and misses Keenan in certain cd at Bridge tuesday afternoon it the Home of their parents. Or. And mrs. K. L. Ice Enan on main Street. My. And mrs. O. J. Hamlin Are spend b several weeks at the thousand la ands accompanied by or. And mrs. Robert Rose of ring Horton. N. Y. Or. And mrs. P. J. Nichols and son of a week s pleasure trip to Chrys change in contents of food car few articles previously listed Knob Blanks will to issued through Postoff Ioe prom present indications the car foodstuff a ordered from Tho govern nent surplus Stock will to ready for distribution some Elmo Tho Early part of next week. Some of the articles published lust week Wero found unobtainable so others have been us Btl cited to make up the Carload. The Istas it appears below shows con ends of car number of cans etc., to to Case and Irun titles it is intended o sell to individuals. Persons Doser no less than Quant lies listed should club Tabeli orders two or More Corn lining their orders to Savo Cost of handling.00 cans tomatoes 12 pounds to l 00 cans tomatoes 24 cans to Case. .80 cans Bacon 12 pounds to can. 2500 pounds dried by air 100-Pound and 20-Pound bags. 400 pounds canned Corn 24 cans to Case. 1400 pounds canned peas 24 cans to Case. Moo packages Macaroni 24 pounds to ease. 000 pounds Rice 10 pounds to sack. 40 cans baking powder 1-Pound cans 140 cans Cherlis 1-Jiound cans. 200 pounds codfish 1 fish in package. 240 bottles Lemon extract 8 ounces to bottle. So packages seedless raising 1-Pound packages. 1000 pounds slab Bacon about 10 ibs. To slab a soon As possible to ascertain Cost of freight and Blanks issued from the Poat Barce Ese do Ruthb will show All attic la in the car and prices. Upon arrival of the car contents will be placed in Hie Brownell store and notices of Days of distribution posted in pos Lollice. Government soon to make Armor and heavy forcing Washington d. C., August 28, he naval Ordanse Plant at South Charleston w. Vo., is now about to i Keach and other Points in or. And mrs. H. H. Sasse and can f. Kane left thursday morning Foi Alo where they will spend a few ays. Mrs. Arthur Rice entertained a dirty of Little folks tues Day afternoon forgings for guns of Large Caliper entirely now lines of work for govern ment plants. The South Charleston ing More than 200 acres of land. In will he ready for making Armor and heavy forcing As soon us the assembling of the necessary working Force i Versari. I new Plant is Amirau u i with every modern appliance Andrew was to the for Tho manuf Lecuru of Radford Hospital wednesday noon in Iuis. My will turn out annually 50.000 tons Here lie underwent an Oneri Tion Tai f twin unc Dav n r l of guns projectiles. And unc Daj. Or. Hamilton i Roll run 1 my to the institution. Leon Valentine of Philadelphia c i shot Henrt to visit his mily. Who Are visiting mrs. Val a and main Hano shop men will be Mill i have new fall millinery hats for women and Makoti m Frt los. Just and aril for your approval. Mrs. M. . Mrs. Entertained .1. A. Hollis i it a 1 at her Homo Tho and Bank treats. Ford for Sale d a Jib new tins Ernp Crisai hotel packing company is. Elisha k. Nto. In c. To. Johnson Toh Sion divorce. I subs far the Democrat married at method parsonage tuesday morning promptly at 3 tuesday morn Ion a Iii which will ing. August 26 in the parsonage of and Hartford. Mich., after m. K. Church the wedding ceremony of j which icy will Malie their Home in miss Ira oldest daughter of or. And i mrs. Chas. Milroy of Mechanic j the Brule in Ono of meth Orl. And Ralph a. Woods Ort i popular Young ladies and for the past son of a prominent family of j few years has held a clerical i Okitkon Sharpsville. Pa., Wils solemnized by with the 1 by company and has hosts the Rev. Arthur Grigson in the pros inf friends who extend Heartiest con Enco of their attendants or. And mrs. . Ear Gallup. Brother in Law and St Sterl the of the Bride. Tine s parents. Or. And mrs. Mirny on Mccormic. Sent to miss Asclia Malcolm will inlay for 11. Siu will her duty s ing or. Or. And or v r or a i ivc l y Olean. V ii in his will visit the v .1. In or has announced of a sup Triu 14.000--.on Cali Lar guns a for but will be Lin 1 v a bitty. A ,0 per he i Olk a t i May be obtained fron 7-oh Cooper for the re he Tivi service Nair tuesday or. And mrs. Herman asst the Mission Washington. D a. Or from the Secretary of the local Board of Civ 01 the Amanda and Sasse i service examiner 1o Clermont sunday where they were met by or. Mrs. Waldo Sasse and my ssh halt of Kane Ana enjoyed a picnic dinner on the Road near cd Mont or. And mrs. W. Frost and or. In Groom is Ono of Sharpsville s and mrs. K. Diehl who have been vis immediately after wedding breakfast w Bride s Home to Only Anna j after which amid so i Good wishes or. And j popular Young men. Who during his a i frequent visits to Smethport has won a ceremony to to Wor of a Xiv mrs. Woods left or Moch Nolc in Ullh ring in the Home of or. And my. . Milroy for the past week left ins Tor Homo mrs. Ear Oal to their Home Sharpsville Karake. J where she will visit for two woks. M Fito or cities. At the Post of in any of workmen helpers should apply direct to the la Bor Board at Tho South Charleston Plant. No application for clerk of courts no applications have been filed 01 no appointments have been made fill the vacancy of clerk of the courts of Mckean county caused by thu death last week of flunk r. Foster

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