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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - October 16, 1919, Smethport, Pennsylvania Volume xl1i. Iii Johh hat co., inc. I Vii Siikki out Mckean county. Octol Kkt if. Tail Mil so Mhz in no. 41 e. Smethport to a five a new big Industry. It is understood that East smell port is to have o Large new Industry in the near future. Tentative plans j have not yet been made Public but it is said the new Plant will to devoted to the manufacture of a new chemical process derived from Wood products discovered by a Well known local chemist and will he a big affair. Building operations will probably be started in the near future and it is understood that the Structure will he of steel Concrete and tile with one pan 70 feet in height. It will be located on a site near the Norwich chemical works. The Democrat Hopes to be Able to publish full particulars of this new Industry in the near future. 4 Hod Eller a former Smethport boy . Kller of Hie Cincinnati Uchs who pitched Bis Way to tame in tin late world was a form resident of Smethport. A now Castle. 1 a., dispatch to the daily press of last thursday stated that Kller was born in thai City Bill moved from there to Smethport when a boy. Those who know the youngster luring his sojourn Here never connected him with the mighty 1 Hod Kller whose name burst out in Black Type in the daily press 1 As a result of his wonderful work on the Mound for Cincinnati in the series. Rhyl for a number of years resided with the family of Bis Uncle Linky Eller. Who for Many years was a Well known Smethport where he was employed As a Flattener at the local Glass factory. The family mov of from this place to Shingle House several years ago. Dirt Highway improvement for Holwein the Borough county Huper Inu Ink to stale . C. Lorall of Pinet port Mist so informs the demur rat that next year Vilh la n of his do Earlmont will Bave ragout i reel of by twi on Imos Tho amount of stale funds a and Irmi Sylvan Railroad tracks. Dirt Highway in which will to saturday. A by i tour alongside the closed stretch i. Kings corners., Short stretch the variable this year fur . Liis is made up the Miles of in Provod Highway Bolam facilitates Rall la. Over the a Highway. Pill in ii a result of to county Bond Kuncic Carrol Tho i on tractors have Issue. A Cordingly . Xiradis plan Ling an elaborate c Una Jan of dirt Road improvement hitherto impossible Winst to Lack of funds. Among the improvements t Omen Plaier is in widening of the Highway Between Smethport and i url Tuur feel a the abolishment of some of Lite bad Quinis of tint Road which will make in one it Tho finest stretches of Highway in Iho county. Other Highway notes. Tin Mast Street pavement is now the for i till Lull is a to sidewalks Cuk is Pis and fences and i. No. Tho grading for Romp lol peace becomes effective the a Cham Lior of deputies Lias ratified Tho trealy of peace Ullh Iho league of nations covenant. This Poco born mos effective and Ali league of in tons ii Rounios a As three signatory Powers have already ratified it while the United stairs which originated the a Niu Mil Yel upon in Liis work should be finished i Short time. Wilh fail Crow of men and Hing realty last we a to Start laying Cuiffi Eio on n Large scale Boloin this plan i and a Valley the War c Nostri motion company. Lias Boon held up by like Rainy Weall a of Tho past week. Steele Glavin at the Home of the Bride s Mother mrs. A k. Sloe to of Media. Pa., wednesday Oither s. Occurred the marriage of Edward Clavin a former Well known smolt part boy am miss to. Margaret sleeve. A and popular Media Young the Groom who is a son of . And Smethport Glass factory resumes. Tho Kinet port window mass fac Tury Ros Uruo upon actions eve Lars. Win. Glavin of Smo Liport is a idling after a Ion shutdown with a graduate of Smethport h. School and j full Force of men and Wilh prospects the slate College school of King indoor to brightest they have Leon in the ing. He returnee1, this summer from j history of Tho Glass business for a France where for several months belong and successful run. Was a lieutenant of engineers with i this Plant has been shut Down the a. E. F. At present he a Large i unc Ourse of friends was held death came suddenly to Frank Backus cuts of this comm Unity wore and shocked last thurs Day morning by news that i rank us. of Smoth Tori s Btl known and must popular citizens had Ory suddenly Al the previous. . Lackus had a Man. H. H. Kef old. Guy Al the. Nino in main Street saturday afternoon at j o conc i Rev. K. H. Llad Cliffe of Ridgway Archdeacon of the of a to Liui Eso of Tho protestant Oopal Ohn Roli of which tin it coated was a Nii Nhor. Ullio Aling. Into Mont Tiloso Hill cemetery Irons it to i inn Outlook Bright in Glass Field. Window Glass men s meeting the hand window Miami hold in in Ilsberg on and thursday of lust was will at Mided. Thirty sell ii fun pork Slih a total capacity it 100 pots with . W Camp of Pri Eldou of Lin a litmus association of window cd Minn fact 11 it resided. Prin topics wire thus Quality Ticki us Tiu Dormund fur win Dow Woikin Jef conditions and lit auction of n Cumuli Iuca. Camp Kiiu d Thul while in Niove bad be on made in the and Par his usual health and his friends found the first i Mayo. Guy Mccoy. K. W. Workley and news of his demise hard to Beli ovo. H appears that Immekus with a parly of known shot port gentle men bad Mot Rod to the Homo of . .1. Hamlin. from on1, of own in Al Imp . Win. Keg . New round up of aliens with guns. Simultaneously with the Industrial inmost in this state Deputy game pro Roclor i. K. Long Arlo Borough of dealing Wilh aliens hav no firearms in Ihler Possession. Ills Vork progressed a Telly and will hid that to has made 31 a Russ throughout the county and in Ach instance the weapons including shotguns rifles Anil revolvers Wero Inifi stated and the owners fined Trio egg regal fines local lug Over in a recent raid up Rotulo Creek to made a. Number of arrests find tit Laidlow lately he captured Uno Lher much while Salto Rizig arrests Honvo icon Mado Uver a Wido area. This thai this wide awake slate Olla Cal is not sleeping at any stage of the. Game. Of hand Inadi window Yel they wore not satisfied and Guing to continue improving it. Until Glass manufactured by the hand Moth sex would to the Best on the Market. Bee assist Trio buildings were partially wrecked not superintendent of maintenance of i l y the which this Sec Way on the Pennsylvania Railroad with Headquarters at Kittanning. May 191s. During this time to buildings have been practically is a capable energetic Young Man who built Tho six Duchamp blowing a numbers his friends the legion. I chinos have been in Provod and the after the ceremony Glavin left on a trip and mrs. I company s fuel Supply which is fur Harrisburg in shed by its own Gas Wells has been s of to the. Cut a about ii o clock . Who York mis. Arthur Cutler. he stated that the now package adopt and . a of olo by these manuf Aclin ors recently. Wero giving splendid satisfaction. An advanced thinker and the Outlook is that when Iho fac sugar rations Start tuesday for this state Pennsylvania will rationed in Tho Oon sumption of sugar by a ruling which Wool. Inlo effect tuesday nays a i Hila Idelphia do Spaugh. To meet Tho Scarcity of sugar War Elmo regulations will to revived and will continue in Force As Long As the sugar Board functions which is expected to be until Tho end of Tho present year. Sugar will to distributed ill Penn Sylvania by a. Committee head cd by a. Mccarthy Secretary of Tho Pennsylvania. Helming company. Tho n Avant n eng comp. in a chair acid win i Al Vetn i aim i Aokuso has Learned the tunics Cluro Down on december a the sugar Hoard of Pennsyl in usual vein. I 1 Kir. At and we but on which Tho present wage scale unlit i Onu Estl d Tho american to Flat. Forward and expired Ciure in 1 to a child pub Lily finl Litin secure expires thai there will be no Gen committee of which . Mccaja it. Physician who was summoned could Roach his Side. Death was clue to Lieari disease. Deceased while apparently in ins usual health had complained some to j we a child uru Lilily finl Hutn secure i expires thai the Content with his now funnel knowl a resumption cd go. Ills earthly work is finished j arly in january. Will be no Gen if operation until it was the general i Tho be built in the hearts of and Buffalo. They arrived in Smith Ausmac sued by the installation of Large of ule of not feeling port tuesday for a Brief visit and will leave this morning for Kittanning their future Home. No shortage of rooms in Smethport the Democrat Kane teachers acting on Tho under standing that Smethport could not provide sufficient Rooming faculties for the county teachers Institute to be held in this Borough the week of november 3, were contemplating go ing to Warren to attend the artificial ens producers which alone i will be adequate to Supply the fuel needed to keep the Plant running full capacity at All times. The resumption of shia big Industry employing several Hundred men at splendid -wages., will be of inestimable to yet Hjort. National head of cutters and Flattener Here a. Andorfer of Pittsburgh. Pres ident of the National association of window Glass cutters and Flattener Well. Undertaker h. Ii. Sasse of went to Haxe Hurst late wednesday night and brought Iho remains Home Here. Frank Backus was a taxi clog s having been Horn in Smethport March ii 1scg. His father was a valiant civil War Soldier and an eminent lawyer who served for a time As District at Lorincy of Mckoan county and ably re presented his Chin qty in the legislature. To was one of a Largo family of evil with the late . Bac in the work of Tho Council of i ii a mint nth tar following to the Loyal and patriotic to the Core. Soon after our Entrance into the son of Iea Jor 1 Directo worker opinion of those in so it that to Tilro during Liming year will to some what extended but at this will in no one is Able to say How Many woks be factories will operal As there ills been no wage conf Ronco after held. Iio wus appointed county cities in the enrolment of men for gov period. Be. A bul 2.000 ers j. C. I Arkus. County Institute. The Democrat is of America was present at a meeting glad to learn that the Kane teachers i of Ibe Smethport local of the have decided to come to Smethport. Of Uon held at Holder s Hall tuesday Ai course the information they received i croon. That rooms wore scarce in Smethport and i for who Many years re was inc oct. All the hotels will fixed in Smel Poi i. Where for a Long ing to Ace Omodayo a Largo of Jinnu u. Vas employed As a Cutter and visiting teachers Ami. As in Chundu Oettl a grocery business has i years private houses will vie available hosts of Frio Nils hero who Are glad to for Tho Alcor notation of a Aoh ois. Note Tho Roi a a has received i along this Lino. County sup Rinklin i let Iho bail of labor in to nent c. Lillibridge has assumed in president of the a Worful i no the task of compiling a list of those ,.luu.-. I West during which time accorn Odate. Teachers. If you have rooms for this purpose notify . Lilli Biadgo at once so All details Kane has Black to watery can be completed before Institute., to the Kano re publican week. Kano Bas a dark mystery. A figure in Black has accosted inne Way Dren. Lies Dos his Mother Mary a. From this county enlisting on Short Haykus. With whom fur Many years he j notice and going to France with this eminent snip Yards overseas railway j Liml pots in shape to operate and of Antl motor service and also in farm eng to this Large number Ami the labor. It will be recalled the eager j shortage of skilled help it will Neces response to general i Pershing s Call for Sita to the four slip Al system of oper Titor mechanics. A full Short of men Mion in order Llinat each factory May me a working Force. On thursday morning the following of led. To is survived by brute contingent. Much credit was Given Tup. Backup i hackles and his organization min Mattec of which . By in a inc Bei a to Namo Ativo to Coop crato with the sugar Lioard in Trio distribution of but Wiir. . Mccarthy was mimed for Tho Post. War time regulations will be re Vived to meet thin said . Mccarthy recently. Exactly. Tha committee was tin a coining year elected Frank in part it Iuston Smethport w. Backup of Oloan and in the county by the army run noting window class co., Vino a Sisters. Mrs. Luck new for in ibis w. A it mlle. Clarksburg. They Hud Durlik the period Hist year. This of course that Tho Public will be Buck on the i91s ration it Means that the Public hns got to Mako a ulu Trp Cut in its sugar allowance. This plan even depends on the Tigar Board s ability to buy As much sugar during the next two and one half months As it Toltl 1 during Tho same period a year ago. Tin c x c i a i Ial Eners to witnessed Tho development of some if the richest Sochi it. Of that country. Al a keen student and a devote of we. Will work through the whole i k work. His work was directed Clarksburg. W. A John j just As to did during the War. Government Ollices at Washington and k. Independent class co., wholesaler will gel Bis allowance and it was made effective w. A. W. S. Phillips. Of and will apportion in fairly window. Glass a Nufa among the retailers who Aro expected Iii mum cm., . A. J. 1 sales. Kroc cd Vikky and ii. K. Hilton member j War. 1 of ult Niu. The two of dior members arc there is a her Scarcity of the Council county. To Ili Stribl Ion sys pm that Yoff successfully during Tho Barber Drake wedding new Castle news of Friday to in by any Doughl. Teachers Institute nov. 3 Farmers Al night and by its Peculiar to the annual Institute of the teachers Lions has aroused like Community. One of Mckean county will Convene at the of the conspicuous features of the court House this Borough the week of mysterious person is what is describe monday november 3. County As the gleam in its Tho intend ont w. has secured an unusually competent staff of instructors for this year s Institute and the evening entertainments to to pro a by nod at the lyceum arc .-.11 of a very High cd Isk. The Complete Institute i program will to in ibo oort not week. I gleam must be highly powerful else the citizens of Tho Lown have received a consignment of a Vea More powerful to cause All them to see things. Lie Hir Hosl his exp Rie cos t i says n thu Polden land of Oij Unity. Then min Adelaide Harbor. Dau Kablor Barren endless expanse made a mrs. I Ore s. of Park Vonue Loop Iii Russion upon him which Drak of i a in Tho Southwest. A Between this of sugar and Rej Ardless of 1 what to Public May believe there Are in big sugar boards Laid away was endured. His mind was a store were married in Cleveland in Dow Loo when completed and the Wago com ing for High prices. The sooner Tho Mittoo representing the. National win Public accepts tie trip la of these Stato Glass . To . Meals he easier in will be for us to nouse of gleaned from the and Tein Peorl by the works to had experiences he had and his on and charitable one. In fact finality was Day afternoon. October 8. Tho Bride will be arranged for at an Early Date Ore a becoming suit of Brown Silver passed through tone with corresponding act a sonics. Life was a Broad Corsage was of White Rose buds. His Pei i mis. Liar Ber graduated from the in those local High school in 1917 and later at in november. The following firms Wero to .1 Blackford window class the situation. Consumption of sugar will he sharply reduced for the simple reason co. And inc. Of sugar have been enl Cri to Supply is Noi in existence. 1c Olean of n. Y. Recently she has been employed j Glass co. Mali Moe. Okrie of the Harry Cross co. Co. O. The Indiana window Glaus co. Ennos. . In Linston class co 1 people will reduce their sugar allow i Hartford cily. Crown Winikow ,1i1c1, Crnec fully and not try to Hoard window a Supply the situation will work j out. Hut they must nut expect Harvey Lewis j painfully Harvey Lewis of ovo Ning no Lily Cut his Tho Pui it of ibo i Psi Oslo which to was weilding. Enter eco i Rev. Arthur Gregson returned to Smethport. Kev Arthur Gionson of Tho m. K. Chinch returned tuesday from n a. Whore he fas in Atlo dance at Bis right log at the ankle and lodged. The Geneseo conference of the Metho b dist who Chi was in session in Kev. Local that town. The conference i Region returned to the pastorale for another year. Kamelh Piort people will to. Delight cd to learn dressed painful that this Gitterl divine Vilh us. Iklo remain methodist episcopal Church the pastor. Rev. Arthur Gregson has returned from conference and will remic mind try on sunday. October 1911. Morning subject the omnipotence of evening Sal simply lost two s months old Bull calves Ligh red with White markings. Exist o . Notify Jas. Mccabe h. D. 1 Smethport 10-16-21. Ardwick was summoned and the injury which was a very one the Point of the. Blade hav Days when the struggle of life places tended was Ebrouk Academy at Tho Hasib Law of Ejli Cincy ahead Tho Guidon Rule. A and my j than a to a delightful of Onuf a . Drake is in of Puyo of Tho and companion. Soni men j i i company . Filing ill. Giving Roc Nutly v cd fru a g Ivo 1 and Lake j , ibo marines cd. . Allegany a Klis gave Altof a conclusion woks j .b.v. 1 i t . In moodily. To gave hip. Trip . Lilis my la , mfg. C and a Tunk Tho of to c i ,.r of is tiny will.-Rido in with. His position t. On Trio Hido . To was not Rov Rod by sonic. Liked by others but to was Lovid by1 i Licking Wilny sugar than during Iho to rid of hot Tho Pri sent Silg. famine de in of largely increased co., co. 1 Ira. San dusk mfg. Cd. . Oct. Lint a. Of. co., i Uit . No entered the Bone. 8. H. S. Football team Defeated at Coudersport the s. H. S. Football team journey d to Coudersport tuesday Natl in a hotly contested Frame with the High school team of that place lost by the score of 26-12. The locals Are fast gaining the experience tri1 Confidence for -.1 winning team. Their Malics on the offensive Are improving and those who have watched the team s work Are highly a satisfied with the showing they made All who know him. And that thing which can be said of Tow my. There was not one mean characteristic in his makeup his disposition was sunny his Beart True and he Gen Erous to a fault. When the Spanish american War broke out . Backus promptly on listed in the 43rd separate company. N. O. T., of Olean spending some time in Camp but peace was declared before his unit received sailing orders the United states entered the Lale War. While Bia years forbid Active service his capabilities were immediately placed Al hip country s Corn mind and his Lime in tuesday. Saturday afternoon the ii. I stint Day to Tho work of the Mckoan s. Will play h. K. At Kane i county Council National to conae. Hric for a time resided with .n.nl. Mrs. W. Of smolt porn and during her sojourn Here in herself to a wide Circle of a . Drake who is a of Grange Bank Ca Shier and mrs. K. E Drake at ten Der the local schools later graduating from Westbrook s Academy. . Lie filled an important Post in Tho Marino service during the War and is a splendid Young Man in every Panae of Tho word. " that much of this sugar has Boen Brown Villo. I a consolidated win contracts cd. I Radford. remainder window co. Dixs Rorm Shpori. A 1 Tiera Tatj Fri ass Point loin this Borough i the funeral which was by fall millinery we Are prepared to try now a Fino line of intent tailored and Natl pm also a Fine line of of Orrette Bloukos. Mrs. Nov. 9-18 Marion. J a. House window Glass co. Point Marion a. Jeannette window class co., Marion a. Kone ass coj., Kane a. Masontown class co., Mason own Pennsyl Coni inned in Page s. Disappeared during the sugar spree that has prevail of in this country this year. A blast of syncopation will strike the thursday evening october 23, when those crazy geeks Joe Houghton and Bill Carey with a benue cd mad Boune of dog Lenaers of syncopated Ruthem will Fri Knish music for another popular dance. The original combination sax Polione Trio violins banjos traps Anil piano will be Here this time. Dan cers spectators fall millinery fall millinery in All the latest Modea to suit Tho Moat exact Pmj tastes. Call and see the season s Crea mrs. Carrie Clark 10-9-tf. Only one car remains of our Stock of used Auto mobiles. It is a Studebaker six Cyan Der five passenger touring car in Good condition with five of loot tiros. Ontl to demonstrate. Will sell at a bargain in order to clean up. Smethport garage company arts. 28-tf

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