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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - September 29, 1927, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mckean Democrat volume 52. Dbs3ssisltl Smethport pa., thursday september 29, 1927. Terms--i2.00 per year. No local Gas finish new Road father Donahue scares away Early morning burglar Kane priest robbed Robert Crample of Smethport is held at the Ilcken county jail this Borough to await a hearing charged with having broken into the parochial residence of St. Elizabeth s Church Early monday morning. Crample is said to have made a confession to county detective Jack Allison who arrested him tuesday. Sunday night brought a series of burglaries or attempted burglaries of Catholic parochial residences in this Borough and Kane but which resulted in frustrated efforts at the residence of father p. J. Donohue of St. Elizabeth s Church Smethport. At the residence of father j. F. Dugan of St. Callistus Church Kane however the robber secured j300, rep resenting the pastor s monthly collections received at mass sunday. The robbery attempt at Tho rectory was an unusually daring one being perpetrated about a. In. The burglar pried open a window facing the front porch of the residence using a entering the House the prowler opened the front door for a. Quick get away and turned out dimly burning Hall Light and started to explore the House. Father Donohue who bleeps up stairs but who was awake at the time heard the noise Mode by the burglar when he forced the window open but at first thought the sound wag Madi neighbor starting for work in til nearby Oil Fields in his automobile. It Nolly hearing what sounded like Stealthy tread on the stairway in local priest was convinced that some one was moving about the House. Not afraid to try conclusions with a burglar father Donohue in i younger Days an athlete of prow Oss quietly arose seized a Flash ugh from the Dresser and threw open Ali door of his bedroom. The rays of the flashlight fell fill upon a Man standing near Tho top o Tho stairway Only four feet away. The fellow bolted Down the Stair with father Donohue in Pursuit Anc As the fleeing Man passed out the fron door the priest hurled the flashlight at him hitting him in the Back. The thief drove away in an automobile. County detective Jack Allison who lives but a Block from the parochial residence was notified of the. Robbery attempt and was soon at the scene and from Tho description of the burglar Given by father Donohue was Able to Start running Down a definite clue. Father Donohue had received the regular monthly collections from his parishioners at mass sunday morning and a considerable sum of Money was in the fact was unquestionably known to the thief. This strengthened the belief that the Cul Prit was from Smethport. Public indignation ran High in we. Best Hurt in Auto crash we. Best Smethport Barber was Adly injured and Mj-3. Best received Antul cuts and bruises in an Auto Noble crash on. The paved Highway tween Salamanca and Seneca june Ion sunday night. The local couple had spent the week Salamanca and sunday evening vent for a ride with some Olean blends named Miller in the latter Amity s Bulck automobile. For some reason the lights of the car suddenly failed and the vehicle plunged into a Highway Fence and was wrecked All Tho occupants being Baduj injured. The Smethport Mian was rushed to he Salamanca Hospital suffering from i deep Gash across the forehead. It was necessary for Hospital surgeons of take 25 stitches to close the wound mrs. Best suffered a Cut lip Ana numerous body bruises. woman passenger of the car if sued from a number of Teeth being Uio Keu out. At the present writing Best s con Dit Len is improving satisfactorily. Local round up of stray dogs l. L. Showers of Corry represents Tulve of. The Bureau of animal to dust is in town today. Or. Showers it soon conduct a clean up of unlicensed ogs in this Section and turned in names of 24 owners of such flogs to Day. Persons who have neglected to secure Toga should do so at Ronce and avoid the necessity of paying a stiff Fine for their neg Lect the completion of the new paved ugh Way extending from the end he Concrete Branch Road from the Smethport Bradford Highway at Dallas ver Summit Hill to a Lycord was Mark d with a rousing Celebration in that town saturday. The new Road known As Looker rail is a splendid one. Crossing the Ilgah Summit by easy grades on both ides and traversing a Beautiful Forest Eglon. At the Celebration there were addresses by state senator Frank e. Baldwin of Austin and assemblyman Thoa. B. Wilson of Bradford a big baseball game in the afternoon be tween the Rixford All stars organized by John Cunningham and the Sala Semi professional nine result no in a score of 4-3 in Salamanca s in the evening a pavement dance. Tho occasion was enlivened with music by the citizens band of Bradford. The now pavement will be connected with the paved Highway which runs from Bradford to Eldred by any of Duke Center next state paving the dirt Road Between Center a distance of three fourths of a mile. The completion of the new route makes three paved highways running summer by the unfinished Gap of Rixford and Duke parallel tending Over the Mountain Ridge sex from Rew red Rock Road running from Duke Center to Bradford by Way of red Rock the Looker Trail running from Rixford where it will be connected with Duke Center and the hed Rock Hill Road to Bradford by Way of Dallas and the Rew Hill Road Between Smethport and new Wells insure plenty of fuel this Winter a Rumor of a contemplated Ralso in local Gas rates which has been current i recently is entirely without foundation an Foll Cal of the Smethport Oas com Pany assures the Democrat. This will to reassuring to Consumers in Sronet port where rates for natural gats fuel Are lowest and the service la beat of any City or town in this Section of the country. Tho local company official further informed the writer that Tho last new Well of this summer s drilling com of the ioca4 Gas company on Tho b. D. Cranos farm near town wag completed the other Day and is a jul Emidid producer. During the so Mimer months the bras company drilled three now Wells on the Cornea farm which will add a production of feet of Gus daily to Tho local lines. In addition to this substantial in crease in fuel Supply the former production was materially increased by cleaning operations at two old Wolla. Smethport residents need not be a prove Salvo of any Fual shortage Here during1 the comfng1 Winter no matter How Severo it May in addition to its splendid local production the company has a Hook up arrangement with the Hei Nenmann estate Gas Field at Crosby by which the almost in Lam Ted fuel Supply of that Field is Avail Able for local consumption when emergency demands. By its Wise policy of new drilling each summer Tho Smethport Gas com big Plant to use Boro electricity on tuesday the Norwich chemical co. And Tho electric Power committee of Tho Smethport Borough Council arrived at an agreement whereby Tho Norwich company will buy electric Power from Tho local municipally owned Power Plant for its big factory at boat Smethport formerly the acetone Plant Wloch hag now been converted for other manufacturing purposes. This is expected to prove the biggest Hook up on the Borough electric Lino and should prove a profitable arrange ment for All parties concerned. Mccurdy Weldemere a fish Mary Mec tidy daughter of or. And mrs. James Alc Curdy former prominent residents of Colegrove who recently moved to Kane was United in marriage tuesday morning to Fred Waldemer of Buffalo n. by Rev. P. J. Donohou pastor of St. Elizabeth s Catholic Church Smethport. The Bride is a charming Young lady who is popular with a wide Circle of friends throughout this Section. The Oom is a Fine Young Man who is successfully employed in the hew York state City. A. And mra we Domor will live in Buffalo. The Democrat unites with local friends in extending congratulations on tills Happy occasion. Bradford. A fourth parallel route Over the Ednard run Hill Road which will connect Bradford and now under construction. The Looker Trail Highway As a county supervisors Are in Smethport to Day a Large number of Mcgeor. County township supervisors Are in Smethport today for the annual meeting of their association which is in session it the court House. The program for the meeting Calls for the transaction of regular business and election of officers and addresses by president j. P. Lawson r. V. War in of Harrisburg and state senator e. Baldwin of Austin. The supervisors will enjoy a Chicken dinner served by the pro scylla club at he m. E. Cli urch dining Hall. Irons supervisor in the three cornered fight for the Republican nomination for supervisor of Keating township Claude Irons of Smethport was Winner at the primary last week by a substantial majority. As there was no candidate on the return Board in official vote count the a Lockean county return Board started the official count of the Hal Pany is not Only offsetting natural depreciation of its fuel Reserve in the local Field but is materially increasing its production All the time. One of Smethport s greatest assets is its abundance of natural Gas fuel lots Oast at sept. 20, at the the primary tuesday court House this criminal court Here Hext week unusually Large trial list before judge 80utoh Tho october term a wiccan county criminal court will Convene at the court House. Llila Borough next Hon Day with judge j. W. Bouton presid ing. Tho trial list in a ions one. Tho trial of Felice Kane chained Wotli Tho murder of Van Conzy capelin in 1026 la listed. Another important Case is that of Tho Commonwealth Ogai at Fred Brougham who with Herbert Wilsor participated in Trio attempted hold up of Tho Mogul fee meat Market in Bradford lost March. Brougham charged with felonious assault with intent to Rob was arrest we in Palcon or n. Y., and is Tho Man who caused county Dot Eotavo Jalc Allison to Fly in an air plane to Harr Lusbure and Al Bany to secure papers for hl3 extradition. Following la the trial list com. Is. E. Of Sloo urn Bradford driving Wyllo intoxicated. Com. Is. L. N. Gaborno Oleon driving Wyllo intoxicated. Com. Is. Jas. N. Brown Bradford forgery. Com. Is. Oslo Amoco and Sadie Talarico Bradford disorderly con duct. Com. Is. Curt incl loss Kane f. B. Com a. Alma Llo Acham Bradford operating car while intoxicated. Com. Is. Gerald Beatty Bradford aggravated assault and Battery. Com. Is. Chos. Willdy Bradford As Sault and Battory. Com. A. Kazon Carpenter Eldred statutory rape. Com. A. Norman b. Wilson die the red Rock Hill is being built ser at Jcck Ean county and township of which few towns Pense. The m3nard run to Simpson i of the natural Gas Belt can boast any Hway is likewise being Hullt at sex More Pense of local taxpayers. The above reads almost like a paid j it is not. It is a potato Creek Road nears j merited recognition of splendid ser Crosby this week vice rendered by the Smethport Gas barring unfavourable weather con-1 company to its customers in a Day tractor d. L. Dennis will have it is not the general Rule for plated the new potato Creek paved Public utilities organizations of Rogard Highway from Smethport As far As their responsibilities to the Public As Borough lost Friday but has not finished at Tho time this newspaper goes to press. The Board consists of w. P. Specht. Warley Gifford and mra. A. Ton owing to the almost endless variety of names erratically written in vac ant spaces on the ballots for local municipal of laces the count this year As in former counts Slanco the direct primary Law became effective has required Many times the length it would tinder Ordinary conditions. Crosby by the end of this week. I seriously As the local company does. High school Grid machine humbles Alfred univ. Frosh the Smethport High school football squad started the 1927 season in a most auspicious manner last saturday afternoon by defeating the freshman team of Alfred n. A. University on Kane Field this Borough. A Good sized crowd watched the locals fight their democratic ticket the popular local Way to a 6-0 Victory Over the heavy Man should have clean suing at the november election. Smethport at the desperately violent invasion of the of the beloved pastor s residence. Monday morning detective Allison arrested crib male who had been drink ing heavily of late but released him after a severe grilling pending an investigation of his possible connection with the robbery of St Callistus rec tory in Kane. On tuesday possessed of More definite incriminating evidence or. Allison officially placed Crample under arrest and he will be held at the local jail for a hearing before Justice of the peace r. C. Gleason today on charge of felonious entry and attempted burglary. The Kane Republican of monday gave the following account of the Rob Borj of St. Coli Lotus rectory the rectory of the St Call Latus roman Catholic Church Here was i burglarized of about j300 and a Bur Glar was frightened from the rectory of the St Elizabeth roman Catholic Church in Smethport a a concerted Effort by a gang of thieves to get Sun Day collection Money Early this morn ing. The rectory of the local Church 342 Chase Street was burglarized some time Between and Daybreak this morning by what was evidently a gang continued on Lagro. 4, col. 4 or. Irons is a . Industrious Farmer and has had extensive experience in Road making work. He knows township Road needs and will prove a most capable supervisor. Frosh. Despite the extremely warm after noon with the Sun shining out of a cloudless sky neither team relaxed its fast and furious Pace for n to have done so would have been fatal for right after the first whistle fans knew they to witness a Frame in which the players were prepared to fight to the limit. The lighter Smethport team carried Dusen took Tho Ball vow. Try for extra Point failed. The Frosh relied much on a Tricky pass formation which however proved their undoing when Smethport solved it. Smethport fans Are highly enthusiastic Over the fighting spirit which coaches liver More studholme and Choate have instilled in Tho squad. The boys came through with a win in face of Odds and prospects look Good for a successful season. Play by play summary Smethport kicked off to Alfred and downed them on the opposite 35-Yard an end run took Alfred to Grove desertion and non support. Com. Is. John Drangelis violation of liquor Law. Com. Is. John Hazen larceny. On Pago 4, col. 3 Mccrary Lane wedding the marriage of mrs. Margaret Mccrary of Smethport and Dennis f. Lane of Eldred was solemnized at a nuptial mass conducted by Rev. P. J. Donohue at St. Catholic Church this Borough fonday morn tag. The wedding was largely attended by relatives friends of the High contracting . At the conclusion of Tho ceremony my. And mrs. Lane left by motor on a wedding tour at tie conclusion of which they will take up their residence in Eldred. Where or. Lane is a prominent citizen. The Democrat unites with Many friends in extending congratulations to the Happy couple. Line. Midfield. Alfred pass from Center was bad and Scott Tore through Fml the Battle Well into their opponents j brought Down Tho Man with the Ball half of the Field most of Tho time. Felix Morasco. 35, of Kane who sur rendered to county authorities in Bradford two weeks ago in connection with the murder of Vincenzo Cappello of Kane in 1925, was held for the october term of court without bail at his preliminary hear ing before Justice of the peace Gleason in Smethport last Friday. It has been indicated that Morasco will plead self defense at the Trent. He claims that Cappello tried to shoot him and that the pistol went off in the ensuing struggle for Possession of it. Alfred with one of the toughest Ever seen on a local Gridiron and show ing plainly the results of three weeks hard training with the varsity were spurred to desperation by Tho slash ing s. H. S. Onslaught. Their closest i am very thankful to the democrats of Mckean county for the splendid vote i received at the recent Primar ies and assure you one and All that your support is appreciated. -.t. F. , democratic candidate for the office of county commissioner. For a yardage loss. Alfred pass failed. Alfred punted to Van Dusen. Scott and shorty Petruzzo around end behind perfect interference. Pass to Newman advanced the Ball to Alfred s 30-Yarrt line. Scott Marie two More gains arounds end but bid for a score was on Smethport s Smethport was held for Downs on the buys local meat Market a Deal was consummated in this Bor Ough during Tho past week by which Joseph Mccarthy former Smethport Nan who has been located in Pitts Burgh for Komi Timo past purchased Tho meat Market of his brother j. S. Mccarthy on main Street this Bor Ough. Or Mccarthy took Possession Mon Day and in future will conduct this old established business stand. 20-Yard line in the third Quarter. They reached this Mark As the Quarter ended unleashing a sweeping attack on Tho Orange and Black. They made up for a five Yard penalty and things looked threatening until shorty pet Jound end As Tho Quarter ended Piizzi nabbed an Alfred pass and in the second Quarter Smethport s Smethport punted. Alfred 10-Yard line and Alfred punted to their 45-Yard line. Alfred had made the startling discovery that their Little warming up game was getting pretty hot Scott made 5 Yards a crumpled and shorty to Trutzl Democrat want ads get results. The s. H. S. Score came late in the. Who had the Ball for a pass was drop last Quarter. Scott intercepted an Ped for a loss before he could throw Alfred pass on the latter s 35 Yard line., it. Smethport punted to Alfred s 20 a pass to Jimmy Petruzzo advanced Yard Lino. Alfred punted to Van Tho Ball to the is Yard Marker. in Midfield. Smethport pass local made five Yards More and then failed. So Tennort lost Possession of it was the supreme Down Tho Ball on Alfred s 45-Yard line and the goal to go. Mccoy who was Alfred in turn relinquished Tho pigskin calling signals from Center and using j on Smethport s 30-Yard line. On sex his head too. Called for a fake pass. Change of punts it was Smith ports Alfred Nolif Tilv loosened up. In on their 30-Yard line. Pans to Olp Atlon of the sky attack and Van i continued on last Pago. Col. 5 Man Piffl s the Buffalo evening news of Satur Day contained the following Eon Pic loudly featured special article by la Hoy b. Fos9, staff correspondent on a purebred Bull movement of county dairymen Smethport. Pa., sept. Hear a of of Bull Down Here but it s on the Quaro. It Kean county is now for All Over Tho country for Iti Bull association work and at the last state Arm products show at Harrisburg it waa adjudged the largest user of pure ired bulls of All counties in the a listed state n. From Small beginnings in 1919, when to first co operative Ayrshire Bull association of America was formed loyally Tho movement towards the kind f Dairy Herd improvement has been men rely popular among Tho Farmers and Lias grown by leaps and Bounds. There Aro now seven different Bull Ssofi talons six of which Are excl us Cly in Mckean county while the remaining Ono takes in membership n Potter. Approximately 75 men Here belong and maintain among the Dlf Erent associations approximately 15 valuable animals. Thero Aro three Holstein Froslan Bull associations two Guernsey associations one Jersey and one Ayrshire association. Three bulls Are required or Tho formation of an association. Continued on Pago 4. Col. 3 a Star touring car belonging to o. D. Nourse was badly wrecked while parked in front of the Tourso Resi Dence on East stain Street saturday night when hit by a Marmon Sedan belonging to j. C. Backus which was being driven by Dean Miller a Brad Ford Young Man. Young Miller was the sole occupant of the Marmon and escaped injury two wheels were torn from Tho Star touring car and the body of the vehicle was badly damaged. The Marmon car received a crumpled front fender a broken headlight and Bent Framo. Haynes of it. Alton was. A Democrat office Brulor this no curtailment of train service on penn3y r. R. A rumoured curtailment of train ser vice on Tho local Clermont Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad is not to become a reality at least for the pres ent according to a change of time schedule which became effective this week. The new Elmo schedule which makes slight 6hangoa in Tho former time of trains follows leave Smethport 9roo a. Arrive Larabee a. M. Leave Garabeo a. M. Arrive Sam port a. M. Arrive Clermont a. M. Leave Clermont a. M. Arrive Smith port p. M. Arrive Larabee p. M. Leave Lara Cee p. M. Arrive Smethport p. M. I hereby extend thanks to All the voters for the splendid received in my Ronol nation to Tho office of Register of wills. Adult John b. Was

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