McKean County Miner from Smethport, Pennsylvania • Page 1

HARRY L. BACKUS, Owner. R08S K. KNAPP, Editor and Minigtr voi LV SMETHPORT. THURSDAY.

OCTOBER 3, 1918 NO 46 CAMP LEE AS VIEWED IV A WOMAN. Mr. A Peterson of wiio has just from a' at Cuinp l.ce. i i i a sahl Hint K'-an i a her to' li'll tl.i- I i a i great a i i a In i she Tlsltecl l-'uiirtli Liberty Lo.in campaign LIBERTY LOAN WORKERS ARE' lllSfLING the direction of a i a 11 1 ll Hie Of Inleres.tiiiK sights told POSITION FOR GEO.MIiCIlELL irgc W. a i a OVER THE TOP AGAIN.

people went j'lop oTi Sept. tlie i on. This Is not an i lr.il|.-t and but with and cents. Sept marks tlie culmination of great effort a the. i of lhe I'nited States are making TEACHERS INSTITUTE PROGRAM The teacher, of McKean County incidents a occurred her i i wine of 11,..

Council of National and-! (lmu and dis-astcr. Coiv9ne Io ABnU8 i a of Me- Thl-. a of dollar- and th Cour House a Suiethport.Oct Ight 'vjUt ui the camp. Kcan County, has been appointed one dt til. 1 thr ers have laid out plans and who' was Miss Searfoss of Clermont last when- jhe -ee advisor, on the a ap-l' 1N mil re board for; District Draft L'.

of Western Pennsylvania. Tlu S. Is in full swing. Mr. ai.il-his an- working da and night to i a a Smcth- excellent reputation in the mat- i a a i i a of llbc-rty loan c.irly to tlie Loan is not as i i a any district In the county I i jus, but It hard and a i Peterson- wits called I service I i at i recognition a great honor not only for itlng go for a Smclhpuri and his br.ide went to camp about Mr- Mitchell's ability, and but for those we hold so and iowur-bip will go over 1.

and stayed, i last week. "lament, 'lie has. supervised dear who are acro-s the sea'. The the top again. Hamilton township is madr- her at the Hostess a program -activities in this Per capita for Smethport buro.

is a notable exception in this campaign House and tcnd'-d lunch counter and i smallest details and there. for every man. woman and a- that for over otherwise made herself useful i not si-'county In the state that i a i and Jlii.im per capita, for every JluiV'gi' ot blinds Saturday, stay, meanwhile seeing more practical and a i i a (voman and child In Keating few exceptions as on previous i'cierson of Ml. Jewell. Mr.

11 ork lhe Caum lvi11 aml if we succeed, we niiiins n.iw (nr Smethport and Keating i to do tiieir parts, 1 have i after the sale )ite which she describes entertainingly. A large'sior'e has been placed Oiihp L. -Hard hit by HIP in- MeKeaii's C.unc!ll a total of for of National liefense. Mr. i Kcalnc townshfp and Smelliport a creat -share, of.

credit! front -of Oic jKistolllce 'here and I a epldemii-, she says, hut Is perfecting this organization In order to raise this sum every one day's total is recorded thereon fident that the capable medical staff! a i a a i a arrangements; Saturday. make short ot i i r.i'..-In i a the sday, i a i- not ir.i' a Few a ln. Sclav. occurred i i sudd- nr 1 -ss. The are hoilsi-d Ur a '-Mont ih -mak capable and earnest i 'in the various help- Tli.

must help, and in no case unless it is shown, should, any one sub- clip int; i an pajjer a Sniall subscrlp- i the -nmilication of Huns not brine us over a ot a i i i UK are Able r- are in a i 'ami i I i Liberty ami I i i a i i lia- 1 of 'of .1 a i a i a i fi M. nU-'al" balane. p.a.-'i.u-. i .1. A.

i'ooper: a i ami cirmsSy. i Clia.v Kr. d- a i rh.iimall. ill-lit- alv. a i i'e at F.iank a i a W.

fr.nti I i i i i i a awa .1 will lie a I i a clisiniiaiL alw-ays in a i Kd. (iTent- his friend's er eha'lruuin, and at Coloville the 1 She described the grand night" October 11. The dates ot American troop: I- of aihiM-rs I her, ber 14, 191S. bo held each half day beginning Monday p. in.

'and ending Friday at a. m. The School Code requires that all schools of the county (excepting those ot Kane and Bradford) shall be closed Sec. 2110 of the School Code reads as- follows: "Every teacher Ing himself from the annual teachers' Institute shall forfeit to the school district employing him a sum equal to that wfilch he would have received for attendance nt such Institute, unless satisfactory reason for such absence be given to the superintendent holding such Institute." Officers President, C. Lllllbridge.

S. Taylor, Secretary, Carrie Day, Smethport. i Financial Clerk, K. Cornelius. Lews Run Auditors' 1017.

I). W. Morrison, C. F. Felt.

Committee on Resolutions: li. I'KiViarts. Port Chester I i 1 lirtren. I i '11 War of the Thursday Afternoon. I i History or Ilt-nrr Clny--Willis.

I i i i Siniilne. 3:1.1.. War A of th" Nations-- McKlnnf-y. Friday i 9.10. Some Instincts of Adju4t Recess.

'institute. nuslness. Some Bits of Educatlonil Adjourn. "Evening Entertainments. (Program begins at 14--Reading Mtr TuesdaW October.

15--The. Berkley Sextet. Wednesday, October; James Burns. Thursday. October 17--Welch Club.

Directors' Association. Gilbert Moody. Secretary. W. F.

Treasurer. 0. W. Mitchell. Auditor.

A. Hi Crandall. Tt has always been customary to have three instructors for nur Instltu- i i Mr. i i a Ui- We have grown ton-afj-usv Planbit, Flossie Smelhnorl all i a i at to the a del-Hint: i a p. n.N I i i a i of n( lhe i i Midlers, and i i a a i i i a ue-nerals: a i itlrs a i 111.1:1 i to 'if v.im in TiiTit of ti by i i 1-7 inc.

Inn tl.e war a i he i i i a ot i A we K-: b. a i a i i i i i i a a rial r-d; i Norwich. Law-. 1 i mly had short per- a i of a a i a i i i i a a moral I a i are a a In i their topics i v.a Si iit Jii i a are -t m- in i fo'r a again They came on-tha i i i i All i i i to in in KUI-S. in i a Ch' ster prosnijn'biit a day.

1 a hoaitl ami a a i of i n. W. Mnrrison. K. a i A i the oUlcers c.iii.

i i i i a i i i i i 11; .1 by I i i All ii- ID'S i Mary 'Cotton. -C- K. Feit. K. the Institute it was.

i i ami 1'he i ailu-. i i i i i i i i Napoleon a i H. Crlllith. a i lip- i i i a i i hoys i Sinethp-irt: Mary Kid-! 5 As some of the sirongest i i i liiat "(led nas I i i i i Mi. sidi iy a i i i Tit the lalior etc-' We w'ai two of the best educators pos- Com.mitte.c on Local (S lc a give each an opportunity.to ot tile a i battalions," W- Morrison, Ml.

ClH-ster war. and we Renn, Smethport; C. F. Kelt. Kane; it lo ctaclc- being 're- a to win it It cannot be W.

S. Wise. Meadvillc. nominated won liy wishing. Its up lo us to do o'ur a w.e light, we can Kaeh man spick a of a i i our dollars to span In- new i loaded i a of, i provld- Hie sinews LETTER FROM A A his big pack for a a i and i Hon.

A a i of. a and i I i i the ar- -object to chailge in of bad i prior to tlfc-lr departure by Secretary of tlie a weather causes. Oafv HoVplUl, a i i I a Sept. I. sinlit.

(Forrest i she a able in words to ctivo our. 1 would time this a readers an Idea of the pow noon and i to you as you were a grandeur of this great body of men one i best friend and employ- stretching away across the camp er. You may i I have forgotten grounds than the eye can fol- everybody- In I nc-t the case, but 1 have been too busy There is considerable, i a ai'nnnj? i the past few "months helping the companies over the appearance of boys drive the Huns out-Of a i streets. F.ach company is locat- to writing. they ed on a concrete roadway which js of August and I have always kept in a.

spotless condition, be. laid up since with rather an every scrap of-paper-. cigar- 1J. M. Crlinth.

Bradford; Coulter, Ludlovv. present his theme twice a' day. This plan will also give MS more time for Institute singing and an opportunity J.fo Kea'r the ''message of visiting DOP- Dlstrlct Chairman: Annln. Eulalla al principals who may attend the fn- Crowley; Bradford. Mae Reagan; Ceres.

C.retchen Faulkner, Corydon; I fchlred Boro. Mary Cotton; Kldred i on Pacp 4.) city, i a board. -the i i ap i i i from our shores and the lands he jTwp. Pauline Kunkle; Foster, H. M.

(lias It is not' enough Griffith; Lawrence -Marks; From lhe selective- service tiote to do as well as we did bi- latlons the fuilowing facts are obtained. "i-racli i i board is called upon, to appoint less than persons, to' act as advisors; one for each district board is nominated' fore. must do better. Over in i i i -they have mocked and Jeered us a nation of boasters and dollar chasi-rs They have publicly proclaimed that we we're-lncapable of or- Hamilton, Coulter; Keating. Gladys Bray; Lewis Run, E.

K. Cornet- Rose Shea; Liberty, Angeline Crowley- Ml. Jewett, W. Morrison; Norwich, Henry Smith; Otto, Mabel, McLean; Port Allegany, ganiz.d a our boys could I E. Robarta; Sergeant, Bertha Hat- a of labor; oiie not tight; we had no discipline and Smethport, C.

Renn; Wetmore, the deparnient of one by the. district Joard. "They have a moat i a tune- had no heart for war. But we have C. T.

Felt- crammed the lie clown, their throats, and have shown the whole w'orld thai Instructors. Br. J. C. Author and IVectur- tlon to perform i "service wV.

tight- and can support -oui er, Lexington. overdose of mustard gas, but am feel- ette stub, or a of rubbish, be of great i to the dls- i incc pretty good-non-. Von ought to picked a i while the. grounds trier boards fn bringing- to know- record of Pershlng.i men across a conn- over i your i i tin- barrack? arc in "of tlie district boards the c.ondi-1 wai. is a priceless i a the engineers do almost as much a state of tions prevailing in the necessary in- In States.

We are proud i i do auMliiiu Some of the companies border their dustries. occupations and employ- ir at Chateau-Thi. ry -and i r. K'iMcnr is buil.i.inK railroads i a i i i i i stones. mt-ms inchidirfg.

Si. Miheai. lint Jjave no riglii to the The- srlorious Dr. Charles. President a nay lif.

is great if blew uii. This while otiiers build a a f. n. i respective i i don't a of trr- branches altbinu-li trees are ati.l don't find anyone wc-akenint: miizhiy scarce a i i camp. From in-re How is i town Mrs.

Peterson 1'eiNiiyli a oh. how are Hie soldiers H.i.-tes; girN. in Uid you get. House i slay. a a in i i i 'and trea-ur.

I tlu-i-i in our hearts we hav. Hoard No. Western b. iiiiia. to Mr.

Smethport. Pa. It alfords pleasure 1 Warren I a i here at tiitie to apply 1-st to' the spirit our loyalty ni'-ist rise 10 'our College, i i a i i -IV. Charles I.o.-e. Lock Protestor J.

W. Yoder. Philadelphia A Monday Afternoon. I i Silking--Devotion- als. Training A i -Willis.

ihstitu'te singiiu. War A i W. C. T. U.

SOCIAL. The W. C. T. V.

held a ery enjoyable social in the Methodist Episcopal church on Tuesday evening with about, sixty In attendance. At -this meeting three active and three honorary members were secured. The following excellent program was given: Song--Juniors. Spanogle. Piano Duel HVrriman and Michaels.

Mediation---Kdith Crcgson. Piano -doTo Hovis. Heading Mrs. Tornu-y. Piano tiuet i a and Michaels.

Sonit i CIre.gson. Piano Sul.i- Miss it. adint: Mrs. A social hour followed, and -and-. a i you nrist rise 10 'our A i a i wieltes and were s'eru-d by the i br a real a i stay in Petersburg and a the i a lhe i Itoanl has appointed i i i i We are till -proud in i would like 10 de loner.

to. and from the camp via orfyoii as one of our Advisors under the and our ilag. acid all' it Tuesday Morrtfng. to eat about dozen of Uitney. Her husband who was ituic-kly recent i of the I'rin-osf Xlarstal sfiimls for.

but at the same time Devotional-. i BOYS IN A I I Cora-'s cakes and get a good -promoted to corporal, is in the icienerals Otlice. Washington. D. C.

'support boys at i The a i The men register. i of spring water, cakes ollicers' school. Shi- -sale'; We sijicerely hope thai MI nn. in.i .1...... tt -i iu nn- lhe new a jaw are now- and report as soon t.i 'tight must (jiiy at least ciur Recess.

students ac die era probably be amount of Bonds this time and i I i Slnchw. follow ing; a a a 1 I I I I IO .1. i of spring water, cakes ollicers' training school. She -sale'; We sincerely hoj and good water are a a McKean. jeep! tin's and over'hen-.

One. good thing about a she were in good health You wi in a hospital make you a a the I I a at- hnme. Another good thing is paper among them. have a chance to shake your little friends the cooties. I miss the shells and cootins here in the hospital but expect to be back'among middle of this Some of the fellows say they are going (o take-their vacations in a boiler shop when they gel back home as that, is- the nearest' approach to tiie noise at the front.

to henr from you often as I will write once or twice 'a month from now on. i love to all: Your cousin, Harold Howard, M. O. V. S- A.

E. DR. OF A DIED. Mrs. D.

C. Young received a message informing her of the death of Dr. G. B. Young ot Geneva.

N. the end having came with great suddenness, presumably from- apoplexjj. Dr. Gardner Young was born In this vicinity, and Is well known here. He was a brother of the late D.

Clinton end-WUHam- --Young prominent citizens of this borough. Dr. Young was about 55 years of age. He Is survived by his wife and two daughters. A more extended notice will appear next week.

Mrs. Ada M. Young and daughter, Mrs. 'Lois Stud- Ijolme, left for Geneva yesterday. favorite' siructed from Harrisburg.

as to a your duties are- I A NOTICE. Philadelphia. 1. p. more i can': The Pennsylvania Teacher's a Slat ethport and Keating i Ixiw--Lucy Glass Milton W.

Shreve. as fall. i go over the top again. No such Sept. a Chapter, Smethport.

Pa. On account of Spanish I a LETTER FROM PATRICK HENRETTY. England. HUrf Dearest Father--I am dropping you M. District Chairman.

Rc-d Crosst Medical I i to-let you' know I am-ln against public meetings or to I of health arid hope that, you st.itioned Barracks 19; 'Kdgewood LETTER FROM JOHN J. CONNOLLY Private John Connolly, who house canvassing in a a i a a for everybody 'else in the old- burg- are Edpvwood. ha as. the Belgian clothing and linen showers, the 'same. We'll, -Dad, 1 'enjoiifd' my.

thanks, of the. I for sending Tills- i trip on the water very much, but i Iriteresing publication I ing-supplies already solicit.d. nor the -was a Ions I wish you i sarrlson at that arsenal. -The shipment already, collected, i have been with us. The day before b.mklet contains several articles eon- Campaign not started lie post- I was on the top deck talking the use of gas In warfare.

to Chi'ney Hafner of Smethport when notably a description of the methods wo a them dropping 10' launch gas attacks and a bombs. We stepped to the rail and of 'the deadly chloropicrin saw a brjat that was with us fire four against which gas masks are of shots and sink a big German sub- little protection. The? contents ot the marine, and oh; how we hollered. The Millie magazine are of absorbing lit- had missed us only by 30 feet to we folks back home and with a torpedo. This Is a very prettyi-Iohn's thoughtfulness Is appreciated, coutry over here but "there Is no "He says that the food In his barracks place like, home." I wrote to.

mother very good and living conditions fine to-day hope some of you will.and closes his letter with the request. poned. Use your own bear- Ing In mind local health condition. Charles Scott. Jr.

above 'telegram was read he- fore tlie Board of. Health Tuesday 'evening. The report several Influenza already in Smethport. The Board of Health requests to take all possible means to prevent the spread of the disease. Hungivllle.

Chairman adv40wl Jno. Clark. Secretary. A Millinery for every occasion. Our stock Is complete.

Dressmaking after November 1st. MR3 CLAIR WHITE. answer soon. Your (ovlng son. Patrick.

mjr best to all the fellows." FOR SALE, A practically $35 rug. Colonial church. LOST. i Child's gold, ring, set with diamonds. 'on Main near St.

velvet, 9 12. Phone 128M. adv40wl. office. Return to this "The Materials'" We Afternoon.

Si). Institute Singing. Motor Training in the Grades TTTTS t.lmt,'..- i San(nrd Decker, i i a Ralph O'Ciuini'r. Wprk 'ornvU Leonard Carl- 5on. Jlaphael Kessler.

I i of Technology; Hamlin lliird'iek. Albert Johnson. --Willis. Hecess. Institute Singing.

3:15. War Aims ot Nations-McKenny. Wednesday Morning. Devotlonals War Alms of the 'Nations-McKenny. Institute Singing.

10:15. The Public Schools and the Teaching of flood Manners--Charles "Institute' Singing. lliOO. Reciprocal Influences of Mind and 'Body--Willis. Wednesday Afternoon- 1:30.

Institute Singing. 1 1:45. School and Institute-Slnghijr. 3: IS. Discipline--Willis.

9.00. Thursday Morning- Devotlonals. 9:15. Psychology of llf. Recess.

Kdwin llornleln. University of i Arthur Pickersgill. Aliegany Leonard McGowan. University of Her- bert Monlieinier, St. Horravenmre's College: Richard Curran.

James ilubbard. Paul McCarthy, Robert McCarthy. Robert O'Connor. A SALE A MARKET. St.

Luke's Guild, October 10th'at 10 a. Brown- ells Store, will hold a rummage also a market consisting of vegetables, Contributions of clothing, vegetables, eggs, etc will be received at the the proceeding day. LOST. Diamond Ring In Platlmum settlnc Finder will receive a very liberal reward by returning same to this.