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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - October 19, 1922, Smethport, Pennsylvania In Cem crat this week goes into More Homes in Mckean county than any other weekly newspaper Mckean demo the Democrat the entire of Mckean. It Ain to be your volume 46. Smethport pa., thursday october 19, 1922. Per year. No. Me for him. Die More i Sec of Moore the More 1 like my i Max mome for whom vote Eli Rio i Day i w in Ono who stumble every Way. Assembly in hew Glass works will be bushed to Early completion Saeger Jar concern a Force of Stone masons and Brick layers resumed work last week pm the Jub of converting the former Plant of Tho Pennsylvania stave company at Betula into a Glass factory. The Democrat understands that the work will be rushed to Early completion. This Model factory together with so know begin i m i met Max Moore. I you la like him. Don t glad hand you. Then in shout nor Tell of what do and then it. Llo s bin and nne he knows what he s about. And though lie s rather shy on verbal Promise feel that Well be represented Well. For he believes in doing not in say ing. And in careful legislation hell Excel. So i m for Maxwell Moore Don t care who knows it. Tin Chance that hell go wrong is mighty slim for Maxwell has played fair his rec i death of Harold Reynolds result of Drunken Brawl after Moonshiner Complete electric Power Plant and 40 modern dwelling houses was purchased by the Sieger Glass Jar corporation p. Year ago last Spring. Work of rom Odling the Plant for Glass manufacturing purposes was started at that time but due to delays in the organization of the Stock company work Wai suspended after a few months. Ord shows that is for him. Cote Grove. Pa., oct. 1922. Why i m going to vote company so now ready for business with adequate capital and it is expected that things will Humm at Betula take Possession of Smethport Creamery. Messers u. W. Meeker and w. W. Barnum who recently purchased the Smethport Creamery on Street from Anthony Miller took Possession from now on. J of that Model Plant last monday. The Saeger company owns the they will conduct the Plant under the ent on a Glass Jar sealed by vacuum name the Mckean county Creamery process simple in principle which will i messers Meeker and Barnum come preserve contents for All time. O Smethport from new Milford sus the new Canning process is one nue Hanna county where they have Gladden the heart of House a successfully conducted a Large Cream wives and experimentation have been j cry for some time past. They come in Progress for centuries for such Smethport highly recommended As process1. Efficient Creamery men and citizens of the Saeger Jar not Only realizes the j the highest Type by their former Long quest for a perfect preserving friends and neighbors in sus Ciuhan Charles Mccormick in a prisoner at Tho county jail Smethport. Charged with murder As the result of n Coro Ner s inquest following the death of Harry Reynolds occurring at the Kane Summit Hospital tuesday at p. M. From injuries alleged to have been in a licit d by Mccormick. Who helped bring Rey nolds 10 the Hospital and then sur rendered to the police declined to test Ify in his own behalf at the in guest conducted by acting Coroner h. C. A Leffner of Bradford. The Coroner s jury recommended that a warrant be issued for the persons who sold the men the whiskey which resulted in the Drunken Brawl Antl their arrest by the county authorities is expected. I delightful Grange meeting 1 the meeting of Fidelity Orange at Juhe 1. O. Hall saturday evening was Une of the most div Iii Tui and largest attended in the history of the local h id fro. Tin Mei liner was ill the nature of a i or. And mrs. Anthony ill i Lor and family of the i Laran Oit in Arm and Smoth Purl Cronin by during their useful residence me Thiart taken Active deadline part in affairs l was also i to mrs. U Meeker and or. And mrs. W. W. Linnion who moved to Smethport from county . Week. Meskers Meeker and liar num having purchased or. Miller s Creamery Busi Ness. These new families who were prominent in Craigo it Nln in sus Inch Minnii county were Given it Rous ing Welcome to Smol port and or. And or. Ind mrs. Miller Olio with their family leave this week for their new Home in Elia it ind., were Given an affectionate Farewell As an evidence of the esteem in which this estimable family arc held in Kmit port they were presented with a handsome gift by the Grange members. At the Lodge meeting the third and fourth degrees were conferred on a class of the candidates. Following the meet ing a Dright fill was held. County agent p. S Grossman presided As toastmaster and to number of toasts were responded to. About 130 a members were present at his Delight full event. Container but the manufacturing a county. 3oth the Meeker and Barnum fam practicability of the company s Patent _ has been thoroughly demonstrated it Irive arrived in Smethport and is said. Ii Are taking up their resilience Here. The company s invention has been i the Democrat unites with the people exhibited All Over the United states j Smethport in extending them a and at dil Terent european Welcome. To Are sure they will prove during the past year and has j valued citizens of this Community de great interest. It is said that the j Miry their sojourn be congenial and company has assurances of business profitable that keep factory Busy speak in Ici tors for an agricultural a. Meeting stalled and backed Over the. Steep minutes of last meeting. Bank along the h ill Road this Side of j auditor s report. Cle Ignont monday afternoon causing a report of nominating committee bad wreck. Of officers. One of the Young ladles was quite roast Lamb Dimier. Seriously injured the end of her left project report. Thumb being severed. The other of regarding cow testing assoc., to cup ants Tyre not badly injured. Tato spraying disease free seed a passing Motorist brought the poultry management. Sheep and or Al calms to Smethport where or. Ham ichards Roll ten attended the Young woman who county agent s s. Cross was injured sifter which both Young mum. Ladies proceeded to Bradford. I the not badly damaged Ai from one wheel being broken off. _ the vehicle was brought to the main Street garage this Borough where it was repaired and or. Brady was Able to proceed to Youngsville tuesday. P. Weaver state Leader of county agents state College. Watts. Dean of the agricultural school of state Benefit minstrels will be great. Rehearsals Are progressing rapidly for Yankee Doodle Jubilee minstrels to be be presented at the lyceum wednesday evening oct. 25th, under the auspices of the american legion ladies auxiliary of Bucktail Post. The production will introduce 50 Home Talent artists who will present a most attractive program including spectacular first part Clover singing j and dancing numbers and Clever verse ties. The. Pod onion web lie under expert supervision of Chas. W. Bahn of hear Olsburg. Tickets will be on Sale this week. Prepare to secure your s Early. Acetone Plant rebuilding. Insurance adjusters have been inspecting the damage caused by the explosion and fire at the Bast Smith porn acetone factory this week. The act Ual loss to the Plant is not so great is first imagined but will be Between and 500.000. Singularly the stills and other equipment of the Plant passed through the terrible heat occasioned by the blast and fire in fairly Good condition. H will be possible to repair much of Smethport band goes to Bradford halloween. The Smethport band was be Start Day to furnish music at Brad Ford s monster Hallow Een Celebration tuesday evening oct. 91. The crack local musical organization is one of six bands engaged to make the Welkin Hup on this red letter occasion in Bradford s history. The monster Celebration the Oil Metropolis is planning will consist of a Brilliant Parade and Mardi . And be the most elaborate in read Ford a history. Accident victims recovering. Work of rebuilding the Plant will rushed steadily to completion. Would buy car for Community nurse. Local citizens have started a move ment to raise funds to Purchase in automobile for miss Mary Mccabe. Smethport a efficient Community nurse. Miss Mccabe. In making her rounds of the town in performance of her humanitarian duties is compelled to walk great distances. A car would greatly expedite her labors. The Community nursing service is furnished free to the people of Smethport by local Fiene factors who defray the considerable expense of Upkeep. It would be a titling Mark of appreciation for our citizens to buy an Auto Mobile for our Community nurse. County detective Jack Allison was summoned to Kane sunday evening by a near murder As the result of a flight at Tho Camp of Sam Kriedler formerly a jobber at Norwich in or that town. The Kane Republican of monday gives the following account of the affray Harry Reynolds lies in a serious condition in the Kane Summit Hospit Al As the result of a boating he is Al to have received Between 7 am s o clock last night of the hands of Edward Mccormick whom it is alleged used a piece of Gas pipe for the pin pose and who is now a prisoner in the lockup. William Ridgway who witnessed the assault is locked up As a material wit Chr. The men Are woodsmen employed on the log cutting Job of Samuel Fried Ley and live it a Camp near the Kin Zua Road four Miles from this City. Tha fracas was the result of a Moon Ehline. Drinking n Nurmi Remer Juder happened ins Tufe Ibi Iti of which has the head possibly Ca use a a. F Rac Tii re. Of. Skull. The e men fought and threw Eton is at each other for some time preyed log the assault with the Sas pipe Reynold s condition was reported As showing improvement at 2 o clock today. Aft near As can be Learned the fight took place near the Kinue Road where the Woods Road into the Ca tip joins Tho main Highway. The men were brought to that Point in in Automo bile there being four in the party Mccorm lev Reynolds Ridgway and Chas. Bonnier. Mccormick and Rey nolds had been Lun reeling and disputing for some time prior to their arrival there Ami after leaving the car commenced to throw stones at each other. Finally it is alleged Mccormick seized a piece of Gas pipe from a pile that was nearby and Bent Rey nolds about the head and body. The Shock of finding that Reynolds was severely injured seemed to bring Mccormick to a realization of what had happened. Lie went to Jacob Friedy a brother of the Man who owns the Camii. And said that he wanted to get a doctor for Reynolds and wished to give himself up to a police Man. Or. Friedley consulted with Ai. Whiting who conducts another log Ging Camp in that Vicinity and the injured Man and his assailant and Ridgway were brought to Kane. Rey nolds was taken to the Hospital and the. Other two men were locked up. County detective j. J. Allison came from Smethport at about last night and co operated with chief of police Fowler in an investigation which is still under Way the intoxicated conditions in which the men were found inst night still being apparent today and making the work of getting a straight account of the fight a. Difficult undertaking. Barn burned. A Inge barn on Tho a tiry f n in of win. Kinney. Kasson. Was Des troyed by fire of unknown origin about c n. M. Last turf any mar Elmr. Devoral held of wore removed Samuel and 7-Era Cox. Who were terribly burned by the terrible explosion which destroyed Tho Smethport Ace tone factory two weeks Nso. Result from the Structure after the intr in the of Mincer. Of the fire hut the other Elk a tar molten and Grant 0 Irp enter. T destroyed these con and who have Hron it the non by of h Bradford Hospital since that time Are of other or l As Init pm i Iii. Des a pile the fact that the men sustain a i Juji i a their Shaur for recovery appear slight at first both. Plo on the to Fin Vil . Which is Clif Criner news to in a Hundred i of inv Thrisi to friends. G months for -1. A 1 err k Funni this a s Harvest. I lie tint i up we carried which the loss a part it Irlvy one to or. Kinney. A miraculous escape. Word comes from Eldred of the raising experience of two men and two women residents of Olean. From Eldrod to Olean sunday when the car in which they were Riding crashed through the Highway just outside Eldred and took n Sher drop of 35 feet to the Shawmut tracks below. None of the occupants re in Urr and the car was Back onto the Road r1 if of p tract or find was Nile to the Iii i Olenn. Capt. E. R. Mayo s condition sinking. O. A Ivo. Is i returned set i Wilny Froni who re lie of. R. Mayo who recently Umer want f. Second Pinx in that Summ Neil bark n nto h s Fishr a s n for the Ripe. A la up. Is of Tomy is the Tran of flir association cd finite ii pro Vierli the or i i form Ron rn-1 Gnu Nin is county commissioner o Connor weds new Bethlehem girl. Wednesday. Oct. Is at the Catho Lic parsonage. New Bethlehem pa., Rev. For Murphy solemnized the marriage of county commissioner Joseph p. O Connor of port Allegany and Elssi 1 Ansy May Mills daughter of or. And mrs. Thos. Mills of new Beth Lehem. At the conclusion of the wedding a Remony. Quiet. Or. And mrs. O u1 a motor trip to Ohio Detroit and Saginaw Mich. Vat a will reside in port Alleg any. The Bride is one of n new Bethlehem s most popular Young lad Les. She is a. Graduate of the new Bethlehem High school the new Beth Lehem business College and graduated from Tho Buffalo general Hospi Tal school of nurses with the class of 1922, remaining with that institution Urikh last August. r. O we p is at s e r v with e Democrat a notes tilde slpjceafi1 county of i ending on this Happy autos collide on Marvin St. An Overland Louring car owned by Jas. Bray of Keating township and driven by his son Raymond Bray and a Ford touring car owned by Richard Coyle. Agent at the p. R. R. Station. Larabee collided with Terr Flo Force opposite Tho residence of mrs. Cel Este Sloan on Marvin Strent this Bor Ough Early sunday evening the Overland car was stripped of its front wheels the front badly dam aged and represented Avn St a com plete wreck. After striking the Ford car it went up the Steep Bank along lie rofl and hit a Tol phone pole. The ear was towed to the Smethport one wheel was torn from the Ford and one Side badly damaged. In the Overland was Young Bray and a companion and the Ford was conveying or and mrs. Coyle and two children. Miraculously the occupant a of both vehicles escaped uninjured. Death of a Noble Man. The death of Fred Deforest Butcher ago 64 of East Randolph. N. A. Occurred it the Home of his sister. Mrs. H. J. Ellsworth of main Street this Borough. Saturday oct. 14. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Or. Butcher was born in Jamestown n. A Jan. 4, 86-l. His entire life Wolf dedicated to welfare work of boys. At the time of his last illness he was in charge of the Western new York Home for boys near Randolph. He was stricken with illness several weeks ago and his condition became such that nearly two weeks no or. And mrs. Ellsworth brought him to their Home in Smethport. Or. Butcher was a Man of High ideals and Noble. Christian spirit who was held in the highest esteem throughout Western new York. He is survived by one sister mrs. H. J. Ellsworth of Smethport. Or. Butcher was a member of the masonic and Odd Fellows Lort Pes. The body was taken to Randolph tuesday morning where the funeral and inter ment took place. Democratic candidate talks to teachers of county presents Clear Case John a. My Spannan democratic candidate for Glovernor Robert e Patti son for lieutenant governor. Judge Gamut a Shull and col. Fred Kerr for u. S. Senators a. M. Thompson or Secretary of internal of fairs j. Frank. Snyder for Congress and Maxwell .1. Moore for legislature Nyrl cd in Smethport from Kane on their speak a considered a democratic gubernatorial candidate in Auto crash near John mrs Arron Caridis onto for governor Hudun ending of the Day last thursday. Ddn using the rousing mass meet Angl in Minnigh while Enron Ito fro inf i Nulford to Couder cirt when Halo was wreck us Olville Milf on a. I i Day oct. A. Mcswai ran. Democratic and Lentoi for governor narrowly escaped serious injury last night when a Ruck tour ing car of Trio St. James taxi com Pany in which he was Riding on Tho Way from ii a Druid to Coudersport turned Turtle near col Evillo. Or. Mcsparran and two other pcs John if. Cummins a repro son Tatloy of the Philadelphia record and John r. Hall of Tho Pittsburgh pout were of Yukht under Tho machine when it turned Over. Tho Accident occurred when the car struck an obstruction Tho Side of Tho Road while Tho Driver turning a Sharp curve Short distance from Coleville. The Cim Dudato aaa to led deep bruises on his cheat and runs or. Ball received an injury to Youh while or. Chi Milna with a few scratches about the face. Thoy ing tour of Mckunn county promptly on schedule time inst after noon and addressed one it the most rousing political meetings of recent a tors at the court House band stand it o clock. Despite the cold and rain a Large concourse of local citizens braved Tho Elo mints and heard the Ines Safie of the Peerless candidates of the Causo of honest government. They Scro Given in enthusiastic reception. Tho assemblage was augmented by the presence of several Hundred my Kean county teachers hero for Institute who were enabled to hem or. Mesparran before Tho afternoon session of Institute convened. Tho democratic candidates Scro greeted on their arrival in Kane. Thurs Day morning where the first mass meeting of the Day was hold by n Largo delegation of lending county democrats men and women from Bradford and Sinet port. Headed by county Chol Amiin Simpson and a. R. Johnson of Bradford. Tho local delegation headed by local chairman t. F. Huntr Ville and Secretary and treasurer miss Dora Keenan consisted of Nobou t Twenty live making the trip in cars furnished. By mrs. Mary h. Forest mrs. M. M. Cd no for repairs. Returned to Bradford and Regla Psi a All Ter cd it Tho hotel Holly. Or. Hogan was summoned. He dressed their wounds and directed Thorn to to Nln in bed until today. Alter Halo visit or. Hol Xiu stated that no Ono wan re Rioual injured and that they will probably to Alc to Cou Tonua their torn of the county to Cluny. An a Ray examination of or. Ball May to made today to ascertain whether any fractured Bones wore bust Alicd. Or. Mcsparran was scheduled to address a gathering of democrats at code Raimert and left Bradford after speaking from the Public s Taro at c p. M. Immediately after the Acci Dent a cancellation of Tho was wired to Coudersport. Many inquires w Ere received by Telephone and by wire Tho hotel last night from for ii of or. My spin ran. Tho Driver of the automobile escaped without injury. Tho Mach no was badly damaged. The front wheel was so wished the Hood wan Bent in and Tho top of the pm was demolished. To was towed to the Loc in Oon Gillott mrs. H. C. Walls mrs. Claude Heath w. H. On Lup John Salix Hugh and Hungiville. Smethport the candidates p. Grid iras big Jshii , an to or not to be Wilt be Trio Jestion before Tho until the Clu ire is announced. . Ites Are Posl Marifi k. A. Asst. Olner Whit incl Tell Star or a Nien. Smethport Cooper 3rd Peeler c Palm irl. 1st Jmc Lowan 2nd i Hull is a Mckenna of j Denning. If in Park. P t Tekei fill. Of rub 3 0 2 it n 1 0 0 n Mcsparran at Home Bradford. Oct. 14.--Campaign activities of John. A. Demo cratic gubernatorial candidate have Boon halted pending Hia Complete re pot or it spin Mriln his fit i Piti ind an. I 11 3 Hir. Pitisi in by Clark 2. By Elnett Fords drop. Ponx. Oil Rived . of Irani n of lir l c-t1 Silv port pm yarn a will of run manily Iby . clerk 3. Nut by Clark 1 by Vinelt divorce court. .1. A. T virion it n v t pm a Tavoi me Curnut i f the it if Pitisi. This Lim Mich. Nil my in the div a it tempt Ingr. Tho Smethport i football team lost of Bradford i. In a thrilling. Game n that City last saturday afternoon by the score of 3 to 0. In spite of their defeat Tho local Ilgah school players Havo no Causo for Chagrin at the outcome is they demonstrated that their machine waa fully the equal of Bradford s it Overy Stago of Tho were simply with their opponents. Bradford started out with the very first pass by successfully hiding out their left end and by a neat Forward pans Tho Bradford end eluding Tho vigilance of his Smethport opponent Mado a sensational run the length of the Field for a touchdown. But from that time on the locals compelled their opponents to adhere to straight football. The locals deprived of the services of Paul Mundy their Star end were dismally unsuccessful in their attempts to resort to the. Forward pass. By straight football they outplayed their opponents in the second half and rushed Tho play to Bradford s goal most of Tho time but by ill advised plays it two crucial stages at least deprived themselves of scoring1. In the last Quarter. Bradford following a punt crowded the Ball toward Smethport s goal and by a Beautiful drop kick Tho Bradford full Back sent the pigskin Between the goal posts. In. In go number of rooters a com Pani to the the m of Iod play ers and spectators alike Are High in their Praise of the fair. Treatment accorded the eleven in Ford. Next saturday afternoon at to nne fam. This Borough the Eldred i team will meet the s. H. A. F called at s. Smethport is. Rixford. N ext run any at com Rumity Field Hix Fin and the Omri will play the third and tin be mity mrm port won lie first Wininie of n tirs Pirl k a font took one the second. Cloth Are Nat Illy y. I to win next sunday s is is Ai lil to n in Ime. On non unt of in Rev the be blvd it

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