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-SMETHPORT, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1931 terms;-~$z.oo per year. ' ___M CHEESE . FACTORY II BE LOCATED HERE: WOMEN JURORSMake First Appearance at Court *erm to Start Monday, April 18,»o trial list for the regular term :ommon pleas court to convene day, April 18 has reached this e. This term will mark the ad-of women jurors for the iiret time ho county’s history- Twenty-four ho forty-eight jurors summoned women. Thoir names appeared In Democrat a few weeks ago. Am-the cases listed for trial are the wing:unty of McKenn, McKean county ■ district vs. A. M, Marsh. Appeal » Auditors' Report for the year Plea Non-hasumpsit. P. D. up is plaintiffs attorney and WJl- Fitzgibtxm are defendant's fneys.ime vs. Thomas Flaherty. Same •al, pirn, of attorneys.•ant Keister vs.‘Blanche B. Keister, rce. jury trial. Melvin ; Melvin, lnnt's attorneys; C. Y.r. Shattuck respondent. lt;*• rs. George Guncheon vs. Port Alle-r water company. Assumpsit. C. Shattuck and F. D. Gallup, plain-; attorneys; W1 E. Burdick and R. itone for defendant,Iward D. Boyle and Garth E. Rum-vs. Katherine M, Dailey. EJeut-t. Plea-—not guilty. R, B. Slone Elizabeth O’Uara, plaintiffs’ at-eys; Brown, Schoonmaker Nash defendant.TWENTY-FIVE FAMILIES.That Remain of Norwich’s Once Largo Population. .R. Moran of Norwich was a thport businc-ss visitor Saturday. :onversation with the -writer, Mr. an elated that thc-rc were atill it twenty-five families residing at (vicb. which passed its hey day last when the mill finished operations most of the -several hundred pop-ion moved away, The offices of Norwich Lumber company and the is of the Potato creek, railway stillIftir p numil-irtr f h 1 j _Smethport will have a Swiss cheeso factory, the plant of the Smethport Creamery company to be utilized lor the purpose. As a result of a visit to Grove City, Pa., -by P. S. Crossman, county agent, and T. F. Hungivillo; president of -the Smethport Oonopus club last week Fred Santachi, a valued employe of the great government dairy plant was persuaded to come la Smcth port and' look the local project over.Mr, Santschi arrived in Smethport Saturday and met with representative farmers of this comtnunlly and with the industrial and agricultural committees of the Conopus club at meetings Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. As a result of these meetings Mr. Santschi has signed a contract to establish a Swiss cheeso factory and will come to Smethport and take charge of the -plant on or before April 15.Mr. Santschi also expects, after he gets started, to conduct a milk route In the borough and supply local consumers with fresh morning.milk every day. •Mr. Santschi is a native of Switzerland who has devoted his entire life Continued on Page 2, Co!, 2.FAVOR NEW BEAR LAWMcKean County Sheep Men Want Passage Of Wells Act.Opponents of the Wells' bear law have stated that McKean county dotsa not want the bear law. This is erron-loue bo far as local sheep growers are concerned. As stated in the Democrat recently the McKean County Sheep and Wool Grower’s Association at theirMRS.' F. C. SARTWELL.Highly Esteemed Lady Passed Away Saturday Afternoon*.The death of Mrs. Clara M., Snrt-woi), wifo of Frank C, Sartwcll. occurred Saturday afternoon at 4,30 o'clock at thn family homo on King street, following an extended illness. Nearly a year ago Mrs. Sartweil suffered an attack of paralysis, but eventually wae able to get about up to-January 12, ta«t when elie 'fell at her homo and fractured her hip. Since thoj time ahe had been confined to her bed and on Tuesday of last week she suffered another attack of paralysis from which she did not rally.Mrs. Sartweil was one of Smeth-port's best known women and was bo-loved by all. A devout member of St. Luke’s church, she was ever active in affairs of church and parish. Hers was a life devoted to the surcease of suffering. Few were the calls of tho needy that Clara Sartweil did not hear and acts of kindness anjJ mercy innumerable characterized her life and endeared her to oil. In her -passing her home, her church and Uio 'community has suffered an irreparable lose and her demise Is mourned by every citizen.Clara M. Hoffman was born In thin place April 30. 1802, a daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Adam Hoffman. She was united in marriage to F. C, Sartweil in Smethport May 25, 1892, To them, one daughter, Margaret, now Mrs. William March, was born. Besides her husband and daughter, the deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. T, F. Hunglvilie .of Smethport.The funeral was held at St. Luke’s church Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, the Rev. W. E. Van Dyke officiating. Tho final obsequies were large ly attended and floral tributes from the wide circle of friends were beautiful, Interment woe made in Rose Hill cemetery.The entire community will unite with the Democrat in extending condolence to lt;he family so sorely bereft In the death of this nobio woman.Will James word week omlng tlon f tlon li Corpo: with 1 ■the co fenslvOUs 1,1from tern v t Igh t had ff ed an nmchl object cited I cross, wns k other lost t result ed an; for w! month flnallj ment the yi hn 1b recorf only ; D, S.WILL Dui a flo( Smell time It wo ge on * *
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McKean Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Mar 17, 1921
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