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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - July 19, 1923, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mckean col qty b great est we emf newspaper toe Mont kor the Mont but one by right Democrat 1 dry Corot Carlex your Siex a flute into More Hotea in sikh port and Rural Mckenn Lesanty Holm fire or ached by any Ollor county or Erker. It in Mont effective met port tuesday evening tinder in Power a d its now of hauled at the Smethport garage Peeler a hard slugger Peeler the Young Smethport Catcher who is playing his first sea son of professional baseball with Mon Treal in the Eastern Canadian which is a farm for the Philadelphia athletics a hitting in the first lift division of that league. In a recent game the. Local Young Man changed out two Home runs and two 2-Bagyers much space to Peeler s Day s work. Peeler is going so Strong that be is Heing used in the Outfield on Days that to does not work behind the Bat. Additional member of local teaching Force list we Etc the Smethport school Board engaged Mips c. R. Schoch of Duas teacher of music and draw ing in the local schools for the com ing term. This important position has been vacant for several terms. Miss Ochroch comes to snot port recommended. Highly on saturday morning at o clock St. Jerome s Church the Bronx new York City will be the scene of n wedding. Miss Eleanor Horn daughter of or. And mrs. Frederick Horn of that City Wil become Tho Bride of Richard m. Cur ran oldest son of or. And mrs. P. S Curran of Smethport. They will boat tended by the Bride s sister miss mar Ion Horn and Russell Mcgeorge. Curran who for the past two years has been a valued employee of the Rogers and Hagerty contracting company of new York As a drafts Man is an estimable Young Man who has a legion of friends Hare. The couple will make their Home in new York after a wedding trip and the Democrat unites with Many Friend in wishing them every happiness in the future. P. S. Curran of Smethport and or and mrs. James Hushard of new York City will he among those present the ceremony. Truck turned Over the first of the week a big Trucl owned by an Olean produce firm am loaded with fruit headed for Bineth port customers ran off the Road at the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing endure for time to come. Pust hollow Coryville. Sam Creen who had the contract for to occupants of the truck building the poo has performed splendid Job and the Smethport Cono pii3 club Public swimming Pool filled with the Cleir water of Dlack Sinith Brook coming from the Reser voir overflow of the Smethport water company is one of the finest to be found anywhere. This splendid project was fostered by the Smethport con onus club and a of tent organization will of after the permanent maintenance escape without injury and the True nth Stigl overturned the Accident was by local jurors for civil term of the. Poc.1. Four local names appear on the list lie exceeds by 300 the s600 a of jurors drawn for the next term of prop Riata a by the co opus club and at Mckenn county civil court which meeting of the directors of that club slightly damaged although the Carp was spilled. A Hole in the marked the spot where the huge truck performs the Loop the Loop. The turns in making thin ing and the Driver unaware of Thi headed straight or Russ live tracks a landed on air so to speak. Venes at the court House this Borough sept. 10 next. They Are a. S. Rur dark plumber Michael Iler zog Farmer r. G. Dickerson Farmer and c. K. Ory clerk. Important notice to water Consumers tuesday evening j. L. Morrison who chairman of Tho club s a ool committee1, was named chairman j of a committee to raise the j300 still needed to defray tlu1 Cost of the Pool. This is a project which merits every citizen s support and response will undoubtedly he Quick and generous Wrights orchestra coming Slaird Point Connolley Honvo an Nunn Rock another of their popular scr of Public Al noes to at the i lyceum next wednesday even intr july 25. Wright s to Lelia de coloured orc Lirt Bear climbs on automobile Ward Casebeer. Who resides not. F o from hulls had an experience a fat Eye Ninga ago. That who i memory while Ulfo he Bear on his car. He was a loss to account for her action and i hair stood on end. For some Little Dis Tance she was a passenger greatly the astonishment of the Driver of the car. As evidence of the truth of the tale the Marks on the Hood and Fen Der Are Tho Best witnesses. The theory is that the car passed Between the Bear and her cubs and that her Mother instinct drove her toward protecting her offspring. To have a Bear race alongside of your Auto growling and showing Ita Teeth is no fun. Resport Enterprise. Wool clip was record breaker the sheep and Wool growers association who met in port Allegany last week for the purpose of pooling their Supply of Wool turned in a total of pounds in three Days. This is an even larger amount than that collected last year. The Supply Tom Mcguire aged 28 years of by red was taken to Tho Warren Tato Hospital for Tho insane monday morning under a guard com used of county detective Allison h Drift Joseph Robinson and Roy eng trom after being corralled in this Orough several Days previous. Mcguire had been wandering about own last thursday in his Bare feet and during the morning stopped at to jail to ask for food and shoes. Mrs. Pogson sister of sheriff Rob non who inv Matron at the jail Volun beefed to get Tho Man some food and hoes and stockings. While Mcguire waa eating his break ast she noticed his actions and con were not Normal and so she quietly called sheriff Robinson and he after conversing with the Man and being convinced that he was mentally unbalanced locked him up in the cell Oom. Doctors Hamilton and outran Der wore called and after examining he Man they pronounced my insane. Mcguire had been working at the Hutchena chemical works near Burn no Well and was injured there last october Whon a heavy door jell from to hinges striking him on the Bead t is also thought that hta mental condition was affected by the death of Hla Bister who wan burned to death near Duke Center two Yeara ago. James Mcguire a brother of Eldred Alao accompanied the party to War Ren. Physicians think Man Wil respond to treatment and will in time become Normal. Girl scouts camping trip a party of in girl a cute and the Pun Ciler miss Dorothy Hogarth Lei Here by motor monday morning feb is rep Mason near t Bucktail athletes win cup permanently athletes of Post american la Glon snip Tinort i Gaiti captured the. County Silver cup trophy it Tho track Leot of county legion teams in con Cotlon with Tho Mckenn county c on Netlon of Tho american legion held Bradford last thursday. This is Tho third successive year hot Smethport has cup and now becomes Tho permanent prep try of the local Post. Members of Tho winning local team Ere or. A. R. Livermore Paul Den ing Arthur pokers Roll c. B. Wilson and Arthur Mcdormott. Thursday was Parade Day when vet rans from All Moscan county Tho Bradford port Allegany and Smethport bands paraded Tho or Laos Al streets of Bradford. At the business session out. Jewett was chosen As the place of meeting for next year. Officers of county department Wero elected a allows commander r. S. Howe of. It. Jewett adjutant. Carl Warner lit Ewett treasurer de. Gupta Ian Ilace chaplain. Rev. A. A. The county vice chairmen o8 elect d were j. P. O Connor port 1h Loyd t. Ireland Post 611 o. Boy Engstrom Post 188 Orlin Wade 89 a. R. Kerr Bradford port 10s and John h. Pearson Post 250. F death of j. A. Stull word waa received hero this no of the death of j. D. Stull Agea c4 years an old resident of ear Eldred yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock. Death waa caused by acute a digestion. John Stull was born at by drop april 10th, 1850 and for Many years a Blacksmith at Cory Vullo. He is aur valved by his wife Ono daughter e. L. Rhodes of Eldred and one Oon Frank of Olean two Brothers a thur of Stull own and Daniel of to Anna Calif. Also. Survive. The funeral Ylli he held Friday at s o clock Burton of on Chau a Lake Cherev they w Tot two West a camping trip. The Camp la strictly modern in every Way and nothing has been Lof undone by those to charge which can add to the enjoyment of the girls. Mrs. C. A. Freeman r. A of Brad Ford has been secured As nurse ant miss Kelen Weaver a dietitian Wil Sec to it that food of the right Sorl in supplied Tho Young people. Of the Smethport party is As follows Harriet want. Elinor Hammer Jean Hammer Thelma Kar Len Nellie Carlson Clarissa Backus Jane Van Dyke Mary Mccarthy Cath Erine Curran Phyllis Gillette Janet Redfield Louise Redfield Katherine Pomeroy and Ada studholme. Young girl rushed to Hospital Opal Field a daughter of or. And mrs. Henry Field of Hilton Street was taken to the Kane last Sun Day afternoon to Stop a severe hem mortgage. She had been operated upon for the removal of her tonsils last saturday came from Smethport port Allegany. And was cons dared doing Well until _ when her Throat began to i bleed excessively. When it found that Tho flow of Jewis of Farmers Val Ley lost control a f at Tho intersection of East main and East streets last srilday morning and the machine went up Over the Side walk and crashed into n Shade tree at the Southwest Corner of. The Cross ing. Neither or. Stern Halev or hta companion Emmett Oviatt were Hurt but the car was badly damaged. Frank Barbour of the poot Filco Force clerical is confined to la Home on Bank Street by a severe at Lack of illness. Point Crosby Eldred Turtle Potter county. W. B. Connell of Stato College graded the Wool Anil it stored in the warehouse of the port Allegany gins factory in port Allegany until favor Able prices Cam be obtained. Alterations to laundry building the old commercial hotel building at the Corner of main and Franklin extensive re pairs. This building now owned and occupied by j. J. Johnston As a residence Blooml could not be stopped she was Taku to Kane in the car of the Community nurse miss Molly Mccabe where or. Kane attended her. Her condition yielded to treatment and she has now practically recovered. And steam laundry in being remodeler. Entirely county official traverses a game Paradise a. Anderson popular recorder of of Hokoan Comly commute Cisily Between his Home in Clermont and the court House this Borough. In his Mit Momir. Traversing lilo wooded regions which the third floor is being completely line Hoth the red Mill Brook and the i torn off a new roof being built and Hon Omster hollow routes Between the Interior will be Rupla sacred and these places Moninna and papered. Wilbur Oviatt. East Smith the sight of wild of of porn contractor is doing the work. Irmi Ranee. Onn morning recently or. Anil or civic improvement ladies Tuvell the enjoy Lawn party to

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