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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - July 27, 1922, Smethport, Pennsylvania Smethport pa., thursday july 27, ,92a. The. Entire Newi Field of Mckean it Aims to b e your Tri term8s-4z.oo per year. Just received by local Dis quota tax Levy Here no. 30. . Ills thu riday Jat 18.00 tie fell poit Render a Hothi of its popular coh coi it at on the court hi.1 u Sio a feature of this event will be vocal solos with band accompaniment by mrs Irma gather Smethport s popu to be one which will meet popular approval. Smethport residents surely have no reason to complain of a Lack of music this in Bradford the Cit Izen s band receives for every Public concert it renders. Following is to night s program Alexan Der. Use blah. Mcfan. Vocal selections Tea Silver b comply John gather. Trombone Filmore. Dalbey n Potpourri irom Standard classics lome a Nin blues Berlin. Tribune chamber. Smethport will receive approximately this year from the state Lor maintain Rice of the local the per capita school tax just levied on All citizens of the Borough May keep Tho schools going again it May. Not. The 55.00 school Levy is causing Nuny local Resi dents to. More closely into the splendid qualifications of democratic candidate for governor my who is out to end tie Fine a Gan bureaucrat Tio educational system african Monkey. This Minke in Pennsy Ivanola. At that Smethport has fared better than inane other smaller school districts of this Section where the tax a Simian Ball playing gent West. Alfred Stu Veim and Piui co Enol y have received from Chicago a have y gentleman is reputed tip be a. Ball player of marked having Learned intricacies the Chicago n hapless experience and a. Course of in local Man expects to be come identified with Plant Henry Ford concern Earl Chase a local Man who is an expert in the production of machine window Glass expects to i identified with the hew Sheet Glass machine fac Ory established by the Ford motor company at Dearborn. The new Plant will manufacture for windshields to d enclose Type cars of the Ford fac Ischua Izely. Years facing deficits aggregating a traction which he firmly Yea pain Many thousands of dollars. Shingle House for instance is in As of the present try Stem of school Inalta Lance. The local school Board with the Slert did cooperation of the the teachers it appears to the Democrat has done phenomenally in keeping the schools going and those who have successfully Laboured to that end during the past four years deserve the commendation of All citizens. By reducing the number of teachers and other fully the local Young men expect to. Exhibit this Simian athlete at various fairs throughout this fall where he will demonstrate has prowess by dodging showers of baseballs hurled by yokels. A Iron Clad guar Antee accompanies the Monk that the most accurate manipulator cannot hit him with a train of Box cars. It is said that various Ball teams have already made overtures for the new explains that teachers assuming added duties the to is a Peculiar player in that salary list has been kept Down to a j be declines to touch a fact minimum figure. At that the teach 1 from unhappy experience he detests ers have stayed More from a sense of loyalty to their town rather than in re them. The Monkey gentleman stood i spouse to the lure of salaries which Lonoff journey Well arriving fat and Are lower than other towns Are j. Howes Erh is now Thor k he Jford or this purpose Froni the port Alle any window Glass factory and other Jil ants of this District. The new Ford Glass manufacturing process i described in the following bulletin from Ford offices the Ford motor company Detroit has begun to manufacture Ita own plate Glass and already has in operation the first modern Glass House Ever equipped Especial a to make Glass for _ As is customary when taking Over the manufacture of a new product Ford has applied his own principles of production. And As a consequence. The methods and machinery used in making Are a Radical de. Parture from established practice. The Ford continuous conveyor system features the operations so that from the time the Glass leaves the until it becomes a polished Windshield it is always moving. Glass. Making when viewed in the Ford Plant looks to be very simple the raw materials Are introduced into Frank. G. Stebbins Cuba patriotic founder Genius formerly of Smethport. Recent Issue of the Cuba n. Y., Patriot an interesting sketch in printed of Frank g. Stebbins founder of that publication. Stebbins was Brilliant writer Jack knife engraver publisher Etc. N an article the Fol lowing is printed in connection with Stebbins experiences in Mckean coun. To he Learned the Printer s Trade in Golinda and later worked for a year in Bradford pa., in the office of the Bradford this paper along with another he afterwards purchased removing the journal to Smethport where it is a Lull published As the my Kaari county Miner. While at that August 20, 1861, to was mar ried to Mary a. Holmes of it in said that she was related to the poet. Oliver Wendell Holmes. When 20 years old or. Stebbins came to Cuba bringing with him his Bride and Tho publication of Tho True St bbl no. Ind Burdock being the first Propri ors Tho first Issue was dated inno 21, -1sg2, the present number thua to f published practically 10th Nuril Orsary of the founding of Tho in True Patriot was Snihur Otily from the first and Boris in War Lime strongly patriotic n Trio. Apt Wallace returns to ha1tii. Emery Wallace. U. S. Mar who accompanied by mra. Wai has been spending an extended url Pugh visiting his old Home port ally ferny sailed from new York Iton where he Captain is stationed. Capt Wai Ace was detailed by the u. S. Govern ment to organize and train a native oct of constabulary to preserve order n the turbulent Black Republic a title of this important detail to is Iraq tidally a member of the president it Haltli s when capt. Wal a co was married the president place d the official Palace at the disposal if the american officer making the vent a state affair As was told in Iresa dispatches at the time. Capt. Wallace Rose from the ranks of the corps and the honors he has pulled to nay. Roughly at Home in the rear of the Cdr the average person does not object j Ner rus store and Alfred can claim the Furnace where they become a Mol to almost any increase in taxes for inc . E distinction of Beins ten mass. Drawn from the Furnace school purposes if the efficiency of the Smethport s Foremost Monkey Manipur Jin a Semi liquid state the Glass pass he american legion convention schools is increased proportionately. And Tamer. Is under a which gives it whether or not this in cart ased _. Width and and on to by in county schools is apparent is a i f. I s i this for 46-1 gradually Cooling Furnace. Point on and is Point Are entirely due to his own efforts and capabilities. The Captain i sift Smethport on the occasion of and made Many friends Here. Which will play a import mite i i i u a v 1 Yulii aged so Ven the Lett m Cowan s mighty Wallop a feature of sunday s game score was 10 to 3 with Jiggs Walker at Nin on the Mound for his own town team Tony Anderson s hard slugging Smethport team staged a near massacre it Community Field sunday afternoon with thu Valient port alien airy team us the victims to the tune of 10 to 3. The two teams had broke even up to sunday port winning the first game Here by masterly Ball playing while Smethport copped Tho second gani9 in port. The hard hitting locals solved Erick Eon s twisters from the outset and amassed one run in the first increasing the Lead to-3 by Tho third Frame in the fourth port showed a real Flash of form and tied the in the fifth Copper and Mcdermott base with two men Down when Crafty Crow the hard slugging local Catcher pulled one of Hoso hair raisers which makes a Ball Fame a Ball game. Lifted on i of or Mckeon s put Herb Clear out of the lot making one of the longest clean est Alta Ever made on the local grounds scoring Cooper and Mcdermott and gaining third base. From hat time was All Smethport Al though port ajl Gariy played a splendid game throughout. Herman Tuil Veteran infielder wits again Back in the game for the ret time this season giving a. Brilliant exhibition at Short. Tully is still a pillar of strength to any baseball machine Mullen and Gilhully both legacy Umpire Tho game and did or in a manner which left nothing to be desired. Their decisions were keep and As of Buhl by Froni two old authorities of the has just Roadie 56.soo due. This Lior should have been paid last february remaining am Ter of or. And mrs. Marsh who con Pended from time to time in Lino with in August but will prob duct the Farmers Valley store was the Ford policy to achieve Complete Chain of farce Adueh i which a being and sex ably also be delayed county s share of the the Al Crim of n most serious Accident j inf petulance of outside material sour i lands near snit port started recently. 530.- tuesday. Aces in manufacturing Ford products i where a huge Herd of cattle is appropriated by the s. Last leg the. Little girl was St Utcy in a it to same time Are the Means being fattened for Market Slature support of its Public making a doll dress and while using by which Ford is enabled to use in Western cow courtly conditions _. Schools for 1021-22, being a considerable increase Over 1818-15 when it was and 1920 the appropriation was the appropriated goes to the fourth class or re _. And is on a basis tending to Equality of educational Opportunity. Will it Deve of that or. Finegan s determination to abolish the country school House in Pennsylvania will wreck the larger schools As Well a pair or scissors fell in Home Man Ner from the chair to the floor the Point of the scissors entering her right Side being imbedded to considerable depth. Or. In. A. Ostrander was immediately summoned and dressed the Little girl s in july. By a Miracle the Scis sors missed the lung. Tho Little Vic Concrete work on local Street Job delayed. Guncheon co., contractors on the. Local paving work from the end of the present main Street Pavc ment to Mayo s Bridge and Mechanic Street Between main and Bank streets were All ready to Start Concrete work on the main Street end of this Job this week but were held up owing to tardiness in moving Gas and water Mains in accordance with Borough specifications. However or Guncheon has his work Well progressed in every other detail and is prepared to Rush the local Job to Early completion As soon As he is permitted to do so. Leona Doyle arrives Home. For visit. Mrs. Leonard Doyle known professionally to theater goers of leading cities of the country As i Eona Hogarth by reason of having played Lead ing Rolea with a number of theatrical successes including Ever woman and arrived in Smith port from new York tuesday for a visit with her parents or. And mrs. L. K. Hogarth. Or. Doyle who is a gifted Young actor has gained distinction for his splendid work in the casts of various Broadway productions in addition to being a. Cra Olcer Jack baseball player. Is still engaged professionally so the Tini is resting comfortably recovery is expected. And her Young boy Breaks Arm for second time. John , the Young son of my. And mrs. A. A. Ila zen of Willow St., who fell from a tree and fractured his right Arm three weeks ago while playing sunday afternoon with other youngsters fell and again broke the sane Arm. Or. Robert Hamilton was summoned and reduced the fracture. His father is considering the advisability of putting Boih legs in splints Alto this time to insure against John s Youthful exuberance for athletics Ain the services of a sur Geon at least until the injured member is entirely Well. Captain Mayo Home. Captain e. R. Mayo Dean of the Mckean county bar and one of Northwestern Pennsylvania s most distinguished citizens who has been receiving medical treatment at the Buffalo Hospital for several weeks past returned Home last Fri Day. G. B. Mayo esq., went to Buff Alo thursday and accompanied his father a Csc. Capt. Mayo who is 86 years of age is reported As being considerably improved in health. His hosts of Friej ids will Hope for steady convalescence. Opening Marvin Creek Road. The newly completed Marvin Creek Road Between the residence of mrs. Smethport baseball club to which he Celeste Sloan on Marvin Street and was a pillar of strength last summer the county Home has been cleared of will be deprived of his services. Or. Protecting covering of Earth this Doyle expects to come to Smethport week again affording local motorists by devouring through this Borough by later. Mous Ford prices. The production of motor trucks i attracting widespread attention and tractors material of unusually on augus t Lith it is expected that a High Quality and sell them at the a party of leading and Stock raising experts of Pennsylvania will inspect the ranch at Crosby. Am Ong those expected Are Fred Rasmus sen Secretary of agriculture of Penn Sylvania and editor Bayard of the in tonal Stockman and Farmer while Oiler leading men Froni different counties of the state will be present. The ranch Experiment which is conducted by Irwin bros., experienced Western cattle men and w. H. Gall up is a Success in every cd Lull. The ranch will lend a real touch of Western cattle country color to ibis Section of Mckean county. Electric work progressing. J. C. Backus Borough electricity manager has. Located the consign ment of equipment for Smethport s ornamental main Street electric lighting system which was overdue. The ship ment was located the forepart of the in Williamsport. Pa., having Gono astray As a result of being mis directed at the factory to a. The. Equipment is expected to arrive in time to be installed work on Tho tile transformer House on water Street is Well advanced and the installation of the distributing sys tem throughout the town is nearing completion under the capable direction of Seth Xor Man the local superintendent. Enn Sylvania s ii at inc cattle co. In 3 Denning if 2 a big family picnic. The Democrat editor gratefully acknowledges the receipt of an invitation from George Yardley of Oil City to be present at the fourth annual Pic steady Progress is also reported on i pfc of employees of the United natural the construction of the electric Power transmission line of the Ivl Hectric company from it. Jewett to Smethport. Ross you got to quit Kickin our Trees around. Editor Ross Knapp of the knee re publican and mrs. Knapp visited Smethport in their new last Sun Day and Here s what the Republican says of trip or. And mrs. Ross k. Knapp and children visited Smethport yesterday. In turning his Ford around on West main Street or. Knapp hit a firmly rooted Maple tree which put the car out of business for a time but did not damage the tree to any great extent. The occupants All escaped the editor of the Democrat who tried to beat the state to the Job of tearing out the old Bradford Macau am in a Ford automobile recently re serves the right of eminent Domain in the matter of Mckean county journalists trying to remove immovable objects with irresistible Force in the form of automobiles. Ross you re Enro Achini on our exclusive the Patti sons will return Kelson and Mill streets an uni Terr a territory opted route to in Wolhurst. It. It Wittl to Burma next month and Kane with the stretch of Road will Atten d episcopal or. And mrs. B. C. Pattison who Het Wendi in soon and have been spending a six month s vacation at their old Home in Smethport expect to sail from new York on the 12th of next month for Burma where or. Pattison holds a responsible position with the British Burma Oil co. Or. Pattison was among the first american drillers to go to burmese Oil Fields and introduce drilling methods of the Pennsylvania Oil Fields there the present visit of this known Back Home is in five years. Jewett Only ii improved pop on the route. Tho Marvin Street end of the pave ment in this. Borough will be opened in two time. Ostrander family reunion. Or. W. A. Osl Randor is Busy Mak ing final Prpa rations for the annual reunion of the Ostrander family which will be held at Park wednes Day. August 9. Or. Ostrander is pres ident and Hazel Abbey Secretary of the association. Church convention. Tho Rev. R. Dito Rector of St. Lukes a ii Ivy. This Borough will attend the convention of the episcopal Church to be held in Seattle Wash next month. Rev. Van Dyke will a absent on this important Mission for several weeks. During his absence the Rev. J. H. Mccandless Rector emeritus of St. Luke a will once More administer the affairs of the local Parish. The Democrat prints All Tho news. Six months Gas company and Mars to Mcgowan c Tull so 1 1 Kohn. 2b. 0 l. Hull if Mckenna of 1 l. Walker a. 0 3 10 2 3 3 7 8 2 10 13 27 St. Marys next sunday. Next sunday afternoon at Community Field Smith port s opponents will be the fast Semi pro St marys team which has de feat into some of the Host teams in this Section with ease. St. Marys line up includes such Well known stars is and Kronen Wetter and the exhibition will be a humdinger. Game called at liquor act violators sentenced. Judge j. Routon of Mckenn be held at Monarch Park Oil City j county has an antidote for alcoholic saturday july 20. It is expected that persons representing families of 1000 employees will he present and enjoy the attractive program which has acne prepared for the big event. The Democrat editor will he with out friends of the United natural and Mars on the occasion of their joyous Outing in spirit even if we Are res trained from being there in flesh by the a odorous routine of newspaper grind up Here in Smethport truly Ain t no pc inc. Grange farm Bureau and dairymen s league picnic. The above named organizations and All persons interested in the same will picnic at Coryville saturday August 19th. This will be the regular annual picnic. There will be but one speaker Albert Manning Secretary of the dairymen s league and master of the now York state Grange. There will be two or three baseball games several concessions and plenty of Good music. The Eltred band has been engaged for the Day. Remember the place and Date. Painting Mckean mansion. A in rec Force of pointers started last Tho extensive Job of painting the residence of Chris. Mckean on main Street. Corte Corwin is directing the work. Pavement dance at e. Smethport. A pavement dance is scheduled for East Smethport next saturday neg he. The recently organized Kush Nua saxophone bund wiil furnish music no inspiration for the event the Democrat 6 . I. Poisoning which is bound to a widespread attention from scientists of Tho state. The formula appears to be j500 and six months and it s working wonders. On tuesday four violators of the prohibition Law appeared before judge Routon setting in special session at the court House in Smethport pleaded guilty and received sentences of stiff fines and terms of imprisonment in the county jail this Borough. Clarence Myers of Bradford was fined with six months in jail. Frank Miller proprietor of the Chicago lunch Bradford and six months. Frank group Clermont and six months. Group was the Moonshiner who engaged in a gun Battle with detective Jack Chas. Cook Wetmore and four months in the Hoos Gow. Local Young men leave for army training Camps. Hildino a. Bengs Gerald Denning la land help Tony leave this week to take advantage of the 31 Day s Courso of ill Lenry training offered by the United government. The Varinus mining Camps in this area officially open today thursday. Or. Rings is assigned to Camp a a. Humphreys. Vn., for the Engineer corps. Or. Denning and or. Halpenny leave for if Ingley Field "va., for train ing As aviators. Orcutt again in the limelight. Ira oct let of Bradford who was to costly released from the county jail this on returning to Bradford again was in rested and put in Tho City prison where to tried to hang himself. Orcutt who it is alleged is a confirmed drug addict was Given 1 a hearing last saturday by judge j. W. Bouton who issued an order for or cutt to be committed to the Warren Stato Hospital for treatment for the term of Ono year at the expense or the City. I. It now transpires that Orcutt Rea outside the limits of Bradford no City funds Are available to carry out the judge s or dlr. As a consequence Orcutt will probably be released from custody and up6n what. S considered his inevitable red Peak Inco in Tho City mag lateral circles judging from past performance he Hlll doubtless be recommitted to War but if the contentions of the Are Correct at the expense of a county. Smethport Man is located near grand Canyon. Fred Mucci Irthy a former Well known snot port resident who for it Hujber if years has Beon engaged in Tho Jim Ier business in and about a miss., is now located Ariz. Jho editor the. Fol owing communication from Carthy 20 22. Or. Hussell Smethport dear now located in Ari ban with Tho Saginaw. Ilan Istee Jum Jer co. After 19 years n Miff to get Back in . Imone Snow Clad in Suto borne change. Am a. Short distance from the Grarld Canyon. June record shows the Leople visited Telb Ria Tural wonder Dur no. That month. I have missed the Democrat. Wish of would change address from hat Lesburg miss., to Ariz tour s respectfully. F. T. Mccarthy. Ole Grove lady suffered Sun stroke. Mrs. Manferd Bartlett of. Col Grova recently suffered a severe Bun Stroka and for a time waa in a critical condition. Or onto under was aum Monad and. Attended her and mrs. Bartlott is now Well on the Road to Complete 1jf- Nap Serjeddini the marriage of thank of Ntow York City to claim Hun Guillo of his place was solemnized Elizabeth s parsonage at 7 a m monday morning the Rev. For. Dona due officiating. The Bride was Otto and by her. Cousin. M Isis Iii Gerford and to Iowinna Iling Ivylle Hofher of Tulve Bride acted As Best Nan. Only the immediate family were m attendance it Tho ceremony it the on Cluelon of which the Young. Couple tarted on an automobile which include the Adirondack s Anil olints in Canada it the conclusion of. They will return to new Here they will reside. Tho Bride is the daughter of or. Tichnel Stingl Volle of Franklin St. He hns always resided Here being a in Dante of the local High school and is no of our most popular Young ladles of late been making her Homo Toronto Canada. Or. Napter who has often visited met port and has Many friends Here occupies a responsible position with Rio Whitlock Cordage co. Of new Ork formerly having been with the let incl publishing co. In their new Ork office. Ittle Bradford girl killed. Phyllis n Ichols the sex year old lighter of or. And mrs. Nathan Nelch 1s was thrown from a car at the Cor of school and Center streets. Brad Ord sunday afternoon when the car n which she waa a passenger driven y Jeoffrey d. Davidson of Bradford collided with another driven by Frea in stack of Gillmor. She sustained fracture of the Skull and other in Urles from the effects of which she led before reaching the Hospital to hich she was immediately taken. Ocal men in new Coal co. The Penn Brook Coal company is to name of a new local company Holch is about to develop a valuable act of Coal land in Butler county. A plication has been made to the late of Pennsylvania for articles of a corporation. The members of the new company Are w. H. Gallup and f. Holmes of Smethport and j. Oria Alt of Erie. These gentlemen Al Eady operate the Annandale Coal co., having n. Splendid mine and town at Annandale a. The Annandale i no is n non Union mine and its operation loins strike will preach it m. E. Church Rev. H. H. Witham of Okan supt. Of the Olfan dist. Of Tho m. E. Church will occupy Tho pulpit at the Metho dist episcopal Church next morning. Sunday he Preat can to Natello of Bradford hns been spending her vacation with her Mother. Mrs. Margaret Natello. Wanted. Lady of Good character and pleas ing appearance to introduce a class line of goods in every Home in. Smethport. Good position for right party address general manager p. O. Box 602, Emporium. A. Adv of

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