McKean County Miner from Smethport, Pennsylvania • Page 1

SMETHPOIT, PA, 26 If 19 WIDENING OF PA VEMENT TO BE MADE POSSIBLE BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION WRY WILL PMBATEB ON SATURDAY Actual Contraction Work on Rew fo Smethport High-1 win of Hon. Henry Hamlln was Way to Start Soon. Pmbuted by. IleglsW i John Kastinan at the Uit --Mlldrtd Bennehoff, of Bradford Is a (unit of Uleinor McCarthy this --Mr. uad Mrs.

P. Unnnehoff of. Rrmlfonl Sunday with-friends In'town. BOOTLEGGERS AND OFFICERS IN HOT FUNMAL LMT THURSDAY la thr bMiitlful 8t. Luke's church ha built and to Krte dlocwe, funeral servicH for Lhe Into Hon.

'Hamlln were held Thursday afternoon W- 2 o'clock. Al' every family In town and vi'cln-' p. of wwe reprvw-nted as well, as a The present piaai of the new pavemcut construction on East Main call for a i6-feet thoro- fare from the end of The pavement at East Main arid AJlegany to the borough line. A Main street, Smethport is part 1 1 Tt Is brief Iftjlnrfan and provides that the line all personal pr Sunday. 1 Norwk-h'discovered that three men vnu from the county and an'automobile were selling whisky In a nd they lilled tlia large edl- A coacieB ana proud of the Kne to Jersey turn- hotn.tead and UI pike route 'connecting with i in- perty Is bequeathed wife, lla proved roads for Philadelphia and nilu After that-all th New York.

is also on the di- aivlled hs; onMlfu i rect 5 pro ved': road route going to his one-fifth rf the town were of the opinion. Buffalo to Pittsburgh. The SU r- ton, Y. one-kth to m. dau'bur that this was-not wide enough so veyors ou the Rew to Smethport Eugenia Merreii of Buffalo the ontcome was that Hon.

branch of the state highway will "is daughter, Mrs. Emma. Me" J. W. Bouton and J.

C. Backus soon change their operations to a of Smethport and 1 ae a one-flfth I IO I 5 a.committee, Tuesday, the road between here and Coleto 8 80n Orl Hamlln Smeth railed the money or have assur- ville. Withlu a very-short timer 0 The anllin Ba nk Trust Co. ance that the whole amount will three steam shovels will be in op- named be forthcoming by in actual construction Kor any prlor hl aeath Mr "'Hamlln had made gifts other friends and Individuals conilderod deserving he of scnption, to widen the pavement work, one located at Smethport two feet along the entire new one niar Coleville and cue at the stretch. Also the concrete work of-Rew hill.

Three on the state construction on eet will be widened iotjs to gjve more room at the of Philadelphia whbL.ri«"r^mT 'toe of Mr. of East Mam and. East streets, have this contract, are now'look- Even if hi. These improvements win cwt in ing for quarters. for their work- were to give a list of hi.

hold the neighborhood of $1706. VAN HOUTTE WAS ABRE8T6O A RESTe 0 WhQ AUTO SMASH INJURES FOUR Kane Republican: Al Palmiulst of Ha.eU.urst, Injury that 1 tore one ot his ears Irom his 1 i I OMd. and three other occupants of car. whose name, are not.retrMcTM±, rt. are said to so.ver.j lu- a LH when the auto in.

which they hearing held UDUer 300 em rtOB 0n Ing It would be a matter tlon to reduce the total to dollars, but- It la to the' total fortune was a large one 'and that great majority of the units of which I was composed are constantly lot creasing In value. -Maloney of Oleun was' around the in that lu pay the lut the of Mm. 0. H. McCarthy, uf Main atreet fuenday.

J. Wltherow ha returned to IUT after ipending a few days with her parents jn Clermont. --Mr. Mrs. B.

W. Workley are vtaltlng Atlantic. City this making the trip In their automomblle. --Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. Benga and son-Hlliling and Kenton Abbey left for a few days visit Buffalo thta morning. --The many friends.of Eng- vicinity and at once notined ntl respect to thU honored cltl- Jones of the He liutracted ton. -The beautiful and Inipremlvo ser- to notify Constable Teed and Police- unprcsaivo ser- man Calhoun of that place to arrest 'cen were conducted by Hev.

W. the nieu and hold them for hearing. Van Dj-ke, Rev. u. n.

Kdaoa of North The officers were about to 'arrest the, Rev. Overs, Ph. bootleggers when tlit-y received wara- itrom, who Is a-patient in the Bradord hospital will be pleased to know hat he Is Improving. --MlM Margaret Hunglvllle Iradford this week- on work connect ed with -the. publication ot tne Me Kean County Pair Cataloque.

Lou Green went to Oleaa Tuesday where she underwent an op- ration for the removal of tonstyj by ilont as well as can be Ing that trouble was coming started their automobile for the New York state line, whereupon aa eielt- Ing race took place J. F. Armstrong'and the two.offi- cers in Anuatrung's car started In pursuit. Along near -the Ransom expected SHILSON-MILLER MARRIAGE Miss Adelaide Shllson of Williams- Miller Idem of hlch plculng newi to all. --John J.

Kane, of rrlved fronT'oTeneu at Newport Mth. Prom there to Camp Wr, from he recelTed his honor- bla dticharge from service and arrived home Saturday, June 21st. Ouy McCoy recently received -a postal from Ueut. Louis Starrett, who was In ParU when It Burdlck farm the bootleggers dropped one of tha party who was taken In charge by policeman Calhoun, whue the other two continued the chase. The booze car lost a tlra and talned other damages in tot nee but continued at a high rate of speed and was so driven that Mr.

Ann. strong-could not get alongside with out "danger'of a bad accident. The officers kept up the chase until rllle was reached when they gave up and came back home. The man dropped out of the car he alleged whiiksy gave i Is name as. Elmer OBlauvelt of Olean.

lo was glvana hearing Monday 'bo- ore Justice. 1. a Bailey of Betula on a warrant charging him with selling whiskey without a license and selling Sunday. He nvas held Jn the sum rector of the Church of ot Bradford. There was ho music.

Solemnity marked- the entire services. All were sorowlng for.the death of a splendid man. At 8 o'clock in the morning private were at the Hamlln residence, for the bereaved rela'tlyat, holy communion being celobretod by Rev. W. E.

Van Dyjw, rector of the St. Luke'e: church and Roy. E. H. Edaon of Mo'rth East.

The floral tributes- were ot excep: tional abundance and beauty. Roses by the thousands were a feiture, the rose having far- Both at the cemewry were roses used In decorttlre designs of beautiful ef- There were twelve honorary pall earani, who had known Mr. riamlln long and intimatey. were Hon. R.

B. Stone of Bradtor4; Qhn Keating of Clermont; George' W. Mitchell, Hon. J. W.

Bouton, E. R. Mayo; W. P. Warier Gilford, Hon.

James A. McKean. C. D. thi- var of Mr Palmqutst Ho was an that his general badly bruiawl in the 1 Wara lc Mra Of of the wo lT Vi-''' i near tho four Intelligent 5 of whom'appeared at the 1 01 1 marrlM In Suicth- June 20.

at Hu- M. B. by Rev. Arthur GrcRson. esteemed young Smei'hpun on Monday and ore guests of the the scene of h.pp|.

with his the iuit-v ui -wuom appeared at the remueu wnn n9 hearing and'testified In their l4( ttlpl Mra Mll Ovlatt he en aclcdent Thfi husband appears 111 1 urm uni1 served nine tenalf. The hu the young uiett we're fortunate. uoe with thoir i lnsanel with thoir i their Ihes. without apparent monll 's A wedding supper a Houtto secured balj held at the home of Mrs hours after tho hearing and wan a Friday, night and Saturday WEflE HAPPILY A I released from custody but must -face ht ljc o'clock 'dinner was given At the of the. bride In WIKthe charge at the next-term of honor of the happy pair.

fcaawport last occurred- the and Frank Harbour of Is ah attractive and talent- -v young lady who has many friends 3 tnttn other country In Smethport where she a frequent-. worl ly visited. The groom is a son of! Witness'the submarine Mr. and Mrs. George Harbour, a pop- at ona offer-to construct AMERICA FIRST! America can build ships at lo'wef DANCE AT THE LYCEUM The Smelhport Allied Band will ular member of the Post Office (on wto recently returned from overseas at 1 a ua nces at i night.

June for the he served his country America can produce coal at lower tie war. They are a young couple olt 'h aa any other country In the of much happiness and the MLVJIR Joins with their many friends! 'tness Pocahontas selling st J-', Lyceum. The band 1s still In of a considerable sum of money to finish paying for new instruments and it Is hoped the balance can be night. at the bomuW-Orlo J. Hamlln.

Ca tain Wells-: ias recently rcturne from scrvlru In France. He was mitct-r of Ammunition Tral are well known 1 and rcc'eved an -hnno arge at and Mrs. Wei Mrs Wells has-spent a share of her tim during the Captain's-'absence at th Hamlln home. She la a sister of Mrs Orlp J. Hamlln.

-Lieut. James Basil Dolphin-an Paul 8weene7'of-Kane" were In'town Tuesday greeting friends. Lieut Dolphin a young attorney a Kane when the call to war came. He served with great distinction and on Sept. 28.

1918. dlerctlng trans jortatlon in no man's land.the burst ng of a shell deprived hlm of 'his Bveryone Sweeney is invited to attend and an evening onn enjoyment Is assured. Good music naval right arm below the Paul nephew of Attorney in thorn a pleasant future. a ton, mouth of mine, in Amo'rlca, and British coal selling at J7 a ton, mouth nifne, Newcastle or Swansea, America can produce steel at lower and the price war tax. NEW OFFICERS' ELECTED Hon.

James A. McKean has been, elected Vice President of the Ilamlin' home In this -place corps. He Is credited oaly with greatly assisting In the dentruc- in'of a German submarine. --Lieut. Ed Glavln, of the 21st S.

Engineers, who has been in Prance 1917. returned to his last Thursday. responsible for Blauvelt'n tho-latter was released. ball and Hill cemotepr. -the many out of -tuwa inj-attemlance at tho funeral AN INTERESTING I 'were: John Trrty.anil F.

of order H. M. Choite has present- Olean. Robt. Olmstead, Couiler- ed the MINER with a'parl of the orlg- Hamlin.

Kast OranRe Inal'subsrlption list of Tho Forester, i Y.r S. W. Smith. H. R.

Hilton, Port wa iu r-ui i i i u. i i i i i i rilJion, OP the first newpaper published In Me- Allegany: Hon. Eniery L. Km- Kean and Pqtter counties. Hiram cry.

3rd, E. was the editor and his saluta- B. A. Boyne. Hon.

W. E. Biirdlck tory under date of Feb. 1. 1832.

says: W. Boll. Hon. R. B.

Stone, S. D. Weav- The subscrlour will commence the er, J. S. Walker.

B. C. Tanner, M. nubllcatlon of a' weekly newspaper' Willis, Rev. W.

H. J. Bondi unar the: Cooper. West Lraar ounty. by the first of March C.

A. Anderson. J. ext. -He aware that In the present Keating, Clermont; S.

H. Elder, Cole- nfantlle state of the settlements In vllle; Major Bradley Goodyear! Gan- hls secton, no personal pecuniary son, Depew, A. Lehr, Chas. eneitt can result to the publisher of Ray F. Ung'er.

Buffalo. Jerry newspaper. Yet he believes that Crary. F. E.

Hertzel D. W. Beaty, with the patronage of all the -Inhabl- Warren, E. H. Edion, North tante of and Potter counties Pa.

uch a vehicle of Intelligence -can be upported; and to their general and n--- GALLUP AND POTTER ndlvldual benefit. Fred p. Gallup and E. C. Hotter The subscriber has unertaken this have formed a pa'roierahlp for the ubllcation-on the broad supposition general practice of law which should that every man who wishes well to be a very effective combination.

COMltTED SUICIDE -Newcastle or Swansea. bw ICERS ELECTED S. Engineers, who has been In Prance a settlement and prosperity of Pot- Mr. Gallup has been one of the l'Md- -McCroady, 53 years old. coiu-l America can produce steel at lower James A.

McKean has been 1917. returned to his and McKean counties, will lend Ing attorneys of the county for a milted suicide at Hazlehurst last' Sat- a other country In the lected Vice President of the Ilamlin home In this-place last -Thursday mlle aid ln Its support. number of years and has a large prao- uri-iy niKht at his home there. a a Trust Company and Lieut. (Jlavin was among the first of' Th will spare no pains to tire.

Potter, who ropent- a of a door 1 Undon I Mltehe elected as director of the the American troops to i a a Fori sl interesting to -ev- 1- returned from overseas afe'r'sev- with other end, about hla nnck Tra le duclarailon that' the United a me I 3 i This action was France and for months was busy 7 reader. For this purpose he will era! serv.lce with the army, to death. He had rn- States is able to sell steel -in anj-i a i hy ona of th'e directors construction work In the St. Meihle I fa(thfl)ll record the most Interesting wua in the practice of law sid-d In Hazclhurst about six years of the world- at a the inlt ttt a nK owllght railroad wurVLi pi-p-1 1 llmt hali con to view here prior 'to enterlns there from Clerraont. He a Per than the British steel a a last and to vacancies'paration for the big driv.) Ut'cr he among an extenslyo list of exchange That tlie new nrm will mentally deranged for some' ers created by the death of Hon.

Henryjivas assigned dangerous pllpers a nd' Present an Impartial sjn- of the legal business cJp- past and at times had been a 1 '-More than per cent of the oil 0 a wn founil the reconnaiaance In German held ter-j patient at the Warren, hospital for 9 comes from' American 1 nkln ln lon ward of half the extent and con- ferln lwlta Personal politics or the view here prior 'to entering the service, vill have It? share of tire county Insane. He Is survived by a wife and 'five children. Funeral was at. Hailehurst and burial at wells. America CURRAN-CAULEY MARRIAGE probably will have a crop 6J 1,300,000,000 bushels; a of 3.000,000,600 bushels, uvrinnn-vnuucT i A cotton crop of bales and Married at Elisabeth's church, 061 of.

300,000,000 pounds this In raw materials, In manufactures. In transportation remarkably at icreated by the death of Hon. assigned dangerous duty! who founded the reconnaiaance In German held ter-1 opa 3 of 11 without inter- Is an obvious fact banking Institution upwards of half observing the extent and con- erlnar lwlth "TM ago. tructlon of 'their railroads and while 'in this line of duty saw many "thrill- DEATH OF. HANNAH LANTZ Ing sfghts and passed through some Monday morning, by the Rev.

P. Donobue, Mies Jennie Curran, daugh of Mr. and Mrs. P. S.

Curran fuels, In crops, BmMbport; and Raymond Cauley of America Is favored Point. Only relatives and a friends were present. After a breakfast- at the ojbuba auu passea tnrough some her home In Lanti, near-trying The 21st Engln-j or 2 half-yearly party squabbles of the day. OSCAR 8WANSON Oscar, son of Mr. and ilrs.

'John' Terms M.75 per io advance Swanson of Dloomster Hollow, died present. Such embarrassments as eilst arc trifling compared with thos.e under wn cn nations suffer. and Mrs. Cauley left.for,'' honeymoon Journey; Both are 1 Consider the facts 'young people with many j- Tnere was greater who pxtftnd best withes or tie American buslnes who VrmvfTfit and happy married life. WANTED Public Ledger and get busy, opportunity less man than --Miss Frances E.

Cory and Theo- Twms V. haul chemical wood, day d0 re Cleveland, well known young work. Iwl land. IS.OO per day.Jpeople of Keating township, barn room. Hoarding house, married at the Methodist Episcopal John Troy, Olean parsonage In this place.

Saturday nf. jternoon. by the Rev. Arthur i Cleveland are popular Kane was rieonlo ar receiving thp Mt. Jewett.

last Saturday night eers made a great record In the war! -Miss Hannah Johnson and this paper will tell Lanti, daughter of Mrs. T. Lantz. I hither cop'cemlng their activities' long Illness with, tuberculosis, next week. She was J2 yeati of ace.

She wai' -Major Kenneth Mayo of the 1st a young -woman greatly teloved 'to Bn. 314 79th Dlr who reacn- that community. The.funeral will tejed this country from' overseas May Thursday of last after a long old i --a r-fftv uv I I I -and -congratulations many having keen postponed until her brother Charles Johnson could arrive from Castle, Wyoming. SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH Rev. Emll Wlndstedt, pastor Sunday Services: Sunday school.

10:00 A. 1(. ipvenlng cerytce, 7:30 Next Wenesday, July 2 at 2:30 P. M. The I-adlos Aid will meet at the home i Engstrom on Green Street.

bly -be discharged from the service a Daniel Ellsworth, Swed entering 11 Smethport: Asa Tb subjcrio ers who. signed 'for the.siege'of illness, his death, being, due (signatures. In Ink and well pre dropsy. 'The funeral -held following Sunday aHernoo'n at (rom the home, and was one of the largest Jn that community. (served) Included the names: Saniuel Palmer, Roulette; Ransom e.

er held ansom eT. Bedcwlth, Sergeant: Ralph Hill. Liber G. Wlnstedt of, Smethport offl- ig spending a brief furlough with his iwjfe and parents, Capt. and Mrs.

B. R. Mayo. MaJ. Mayo will report at Camb OU' June .29, and will probably -be discharged from the servl soon after that date.

He was lawyer-prior to entering oiueiopon; Asa training school at Fort Niagara, N. wri t. Ceres: James T.Qunnlng and was -awarded a captaln'a hle hport ly 2 at 2:30 P. commbslon at the conclusion of the! ls noted lhat the nam the Society Dorcas, course. went overseas' In com.

town was generally spelled "Smith; of Mrs. Gustaf mand of Co. 314th and was rt at that tlme TCCt. I ftnon i i ty; N. O.

Barren, Smethport; John Taylor, -Smethport; Jonqthan Thomas ARE, SELECTED SmethDort; Squire Cole. The personnel of the faculty for the Timothy Frost, Coudersport; Darld borough school for next term Is Keff. J. Ly. soon assigned to the Argonne sector where he served with merit, so that h'p promotion to the command One and a half Trjn Studebaker Maxfer Truck: high tension Magne- nrstjora battalion was richly i All.

tires practically run, "Major KenTwas" firmly "welcomed, now: IeM than 500 mile. Hare FOR'SALE A 1917'Saxon Roadster. In ndl "i 11 'T llkl I10LJleeD rim "in lew than SQfc mflev Inquire at P. S. N.

friend, pleased at his ufelhanraln for I5SOOO Statton. 2R return and robust health. I Backus Nor.l'ty Co. adrKtf follows: C. W.

principal Wto; Brownell, assistant principal Carrie Day. high ofhooL Emma Tretton, high R. Mullln, 8th grade. Edith Churchley. 7th grade.

Van Duson 6th graded Fay, 6th grade. Leonora Lommler. 4th grade. Dorothy Apple. 3r.d grade.

Marie Kane, 2nd Hafjorle grade! Etta 1st grade. Florence Bouton, music and drawv or-.