McKean-Elk County PA Archives News.....Jan-June 1926 Deaths in McKean Newspaper ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald Reid rreid21@cox.net January 23, 2011, 11:24 am McKean County Democrat 1926 DEATHS IN MCKEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JANUARY THRU JUNE 1926 THE MCKEAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER, (SMETHPORT) The following death notices appeared in the McKean County Democrat from January thru June during the year of 1926. The date of publication is shown prior to the item(s). There is no implication that this is all that may have been published in these editions since some editions may be missing and many of the pages or portions thereof are unreadable. Transcribed by Ronald J. Reid, 2011 January 14, 1926. Page 1. The death of Mrs. Emma Berg of Farmers Valley occurred at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Bradford hospital following a surgical operation. Deceased had been a patient at the hospital for the past 19 days. She was 39 years of age and was an esteemed resident of Smethport vicinity for many years. Mrs. Berg is survived by her husband, Charles Berg, and seven children, one sister, a resident of Jamestown, N.Y. One of the children of the deceased a little boy, met death a few weeks ago from the accidental discharge of a shotgun with which the child had been playing. Page 3. Blinded by a snow storm, T.W. Snow of Warren drove his Dodge sedan into Arbano Scaliae and Albert Wirtz of Welbank, two pedestrians, on the Warren- Sheffield highway near the latter town Friday evening. Both men were killed. Page 3. Andy Smith, famous coach of the University of California football team, died last Friday in Philadelphia of pneumonia. Smith was a native of Du Bois, Pa. Page 3. Mrs. J.J. Dollmetsch, aged 65 years, of Rew City, was found dead in bed Saturday morning. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and two sons. Page 3. W.H. Bloom, aged 70, employed at the Graham greenhouses, Bradford, dropped dead while at work Friday morning. Page 3. Mrs. David Howells, aged 81 years, a prominent Kane lady, died at her home in that city last Saturday. Page 5. Mrs. Wm. Patten was summoned to Elmira, N.Y., last week by the death of her mother, Mrs. Ida Carl. Page 8. Josephine M. Knight, age 70 years, who passed away in this borough Wednesday evening of last week, mention of which was mad in last week’s Democrat, was born April 21, 1855 in Euclid, Ohio. In 1880 she was united in marriage to Wesley H. Knight in Emporia, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Knight lived in Emporia for four years when they came to Smethport where they since resided except for a short time when they lived in Tennessee. Mr. Knight died in 1912. Mrs. Knight was the last of the older members of her family. Surviving her are ten nieces and nephews. James Herriman of this place being among the latter. Funeral services for the departed were held Sunday from the Herriman residence on Bank street, Rev. Chas. Whelan of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. Among out of town relatives and friends present for the final obsequies were Arthur Herriman and family of Galeton, Pa. January 21, 1926. Page 1. The death of Michael McDade, one of this sections best known and most successful farmers, occurred at his home near Crosby Monday morning following an illness of over a year’s duration resulting from an infection of the jaw. Mr. McDade was about 70 years of age and originally came to this section in early life from St. Johns N.B. For many years he made a pronounced financial success of his large nearby farm and was one of McKean county’s largest sheep breeders. Deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Berg of Crosby and one son, Harry of home. The funeral was held at St. Elizabeth’s church Smethport, Wednesday morning at 9:00 o’clock, the Rev. P.J. Donohue officiating. Interment was made in St. Elizabeth’s cemetery. Page 1. Smethport residents were shocked by news of the death of John Thomas Cunningham of Rose Hill avenue, which occurred at the City hospital, Buffalo, Tuesday evening at 10:10 o’clock. Several weeks ago Mr. Cunningham went to Buffalo and accepted a position. A few days ago he contracted a severe cold which developed into pneumonia and Monday he was taken to the hospital for treatment. His condition was so critical that members of his family were summoned from Smethport to Buffalo Tuesday. Mr. Cunningham was born near Blossburg, Pa., July 14, 1882, coming here with his parents in early life. He was an industrious sterling citizen who was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friends. The body is being brought to Smethport today and funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the local Baptist church, Rev. E.A. Stevens officiating. Interment will be made in Rose Hill cemetery. Deceased is survived by his wife and three sons, Lyle, Horace and Robert; his aged father, J.C. Cunningham, who is now in Tioga county; three sisters, Mrs. Julia Thornton of East Smethport, Mrs. Mary Mitchell and Mrs. Bertha Cook of Lawrenceville, Pa., and three brothers, Bert and Wm. C. Cunningham of Olean and Alex Cunningham of East Smethport. Page 3. Sheffield, Pa. – Found almost frozen to death from being exposed to the extreme cold weather after suffering a stroke, Steve Zook of Brookston, an employe of the Central Pennsylvania Lumber company died today from exposure. Page 3. Mrs. Cora Burdick, 63, of Duffytown, near Eldred, died suddenly on Wednesday of last week. The woman had been in her usual health, had visited a neighbor and returned to her home. She started a fire in her kitchen stove, complained of not feeling well and I a few moments was dead. Page 4. Eldred Eagle. – Walter W. Windsor, a former resident of Larabee, died last Wednesday at his home in Olean. Death was due to a paralytic shock which he suffered on December 30. Deceased was born in Larabee 5? Years ago, and was married 27 years ago to Miss Edna Greeley of Smethport. Twenty-six years ago they moved to Clarksville about ten years ago the family moved to Olean. Besides his widow he is survived by one daughter, Bessie of Coudersport, two brothers and one sister. The funeral was held last Saturday and interment was made in Clarksville cemetery. Page 8. John Hopkins DeVore, 64 years old, died at his home in Bradford at ? o’clock Wednesday night of last week from the effects of burns received on June 20, 1925 at the plant of the Bradford Gasoline Company at Coleville. Mr. DeVore was born on the Robt. DeVore farm at St. Petersburg, Clarion county and had been a resident of Bradford for the past 28 years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. January 28, 1926. Page 2. Port Allegany Reporter-Argus. – At her home on Main street, January 19, Mrs. L.J. Gallup bade “Good Bye” to her loved ones and departed to the Great Beyond. Rich in years and usefulness and of sterling character, she devoted her life to family and friends, and the community joins with the immediate kindred in mourning her loss. Mrs. Polly Burdick Gallup was born July 28, 1842 and has been a resident of this section for over four score years. A daughter of Ransom and Lucinda (Palmer) Burdick who came very early to McKean county from Chenango county, New York. Her grandfather, Rowland Burdick was one of the earliest settlers at Norwich, Pa. She was married to Leander J. Gallup also of Norwich township, July 4th, 1861 and came at once to their new home on the Portage where they resided for over half a century. Later coming to Port Allegany where they have since lived together until the death of her husband, December, 31st, 1921. To them were born four children, Purdie A. (deceased), Clayton E., Ella (deceased at the age of five years) and Glenn L. Gallup. Besides four grandchildren, D. Jay Gallup, Marguerite, Lawrence and John Gallup and two great-grandsons, Robert and Harold Gallup, also two brothers, Charles and Elmer Burdick of Betula. Three sisters have preceded her in death. Mrs. Alvina Galllup, Mrs. Ella Colegrove and Miss Alice Burdick. We owe much to these sturdy pioneers who by their example of industry, thriftiness and integrity have bequeathed to this generation a safe rule for their guidance. Port Allegany is poorer for the loss of this good woman and the Reporter- Argus joins with a host of friends in extending sympathy to the immediate family in their bereavement. The funeral services will be held Friday morning at ten o’clock at her residence and at 2:20 o’clock at the Colegrove Church. Burial in the family plot in the Colegrove cemetery. (The obit continues with information on previous family history) Page 2. Arthur Pearsall, aged 51, a Coudersport painter was instantly killed on Monday night of last week when struck by a freight train on the Coudersport and Port Allegany railroad. His body was badly mangled. He is survived by his wife. Page 2. Thos. F. Cantwell, prominent Bradford man, died Saturday very suddenly. He was at one time engaged in the carting and trucking business. Page 3. Hallett E. Morton of Kinzua was killed and four other members of the crew were terribly injured when a logging train of the Central Pennsylvania Lumber company of Kinzua ran away on a steep hillside grade in Sugar Run, McKean county, on Wednesday afternoon of last week. The injured men were James Mountain, William Hancock and A.P. Keller, all of Kinzua. Page 3. Bradford, Jan. 26. – Catching fire from a stove in her bedroom, a nightgown worn by Miss Emma Durand, 70 years old, burst into flames yesterday morning and burned the aged woman to death. The accident occurred in the home of Mrs. T.? Buck of 311 South avenue, where the victim had made her home for several years. Although there was no witness to the tragedy, it is believed the victim who was slightly demented, placed her nightgown on the hot stove, a habit she has had recently. Dr. O.F. Hannon was summoned immediately following discovery of the accident, but he could do nothing to aid the woman. Miss Durand had been put back to bed shortly after 5 o’clock. An hour and a half later, Miss Susan Grant, a boarder at the home, heard a noise and saw the aged woman run from her room a mass of flames. Mrs. Buck immediately went to the woman’s assistance and the two women tore the nightgown from Miss Durand’s body. The flames had burned the woman too severely however to save her life. Miss Durand was born in Titusville and came to Bradford about 40 years ago. She was well known here for many years as a music teacher. Although she is survived by several relatives, the only one whose identity is known is Miss Mary Pelton of Fowler, Ind. February 4, 1926. Page 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, aged 77 years died at her home in Cyclone last Thursday. She is survived by one son, George of Cyclone, and four sisters. The funeral was held in Cyclone Monday and burial was made in Oak Hill cemetery, Bradford. Page 2. John Ward, 78, of Kane, was found dead on the sidewalk near his home on Poplar avenue, where he lived alone, Monday night. Heart failure was the cause. Page 3. Peter Howard Campbell, aged 66 years passed away at his home in Clermont, Tuesday, Jan. 26. Mr. Campbell had been in failing health for the past year but death came suddenly as he was sitting in his home. Deceased conducted a store and boarding house at Clermont. He was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife and several children. Funeral services were held in Clermont last Friday morning, Rev. Fr. (unreadable) officiating and the body was brought to Smethport where it was interred in St. Elizabeth’s cemetery. Page 3. Ogden B. Lay, aged 77, a prominent Port Allegany resident and actively identified with the prohibition movement in this county, passed away at his home on Wednesday night of last week. For a number of years Mr. Lay successfully conducted a factory manufacturing wooden butter dishes of Port Allegany. Two years ago he established the Canoe Place Inn at that town which has been highly successful. Before moving to Port Allegany he was Pennsylvania railroad agent in Kane and established that town’s first newspaper which was known as the “Weeky Blade.” Deceased is survived by his wife and three children. Page 4. Mrs. Ella C. Holmes, aged 65, died at the home of her son, Leonard Holmes of 94 State street, Bradford, Tuesday morning at 7:10 o’clock after an illness of more than five months. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Orrie Moody of Port Allegany and Mrs. Lucy Tuttle of Coryville, and two sons, John of Oklahoma and Leonard of Bradford. Funeral services were held from the home of her son at 11:30 o’clock this Thursday morning and from her home in Coryville at 1:30 o’clock, Rev. W.E. Van Dyke of St. Luke’s church, Smethport officiating. The burial will be made in Rose Hill cemetery, this borough. Page 4. Chas. Lemmler, local business man, received word the forepart of the week of the sudden death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jacob Lemmler of Eldred, which event occurred at her home in that town Sunday night with shocking suddenness. Mrs. Lemmler had celebrated her 69th birthday anniversary Sunday and was apparently enjoying her usual health up until the time she was suddenly attacked. Deceased is survived by three children. Mr. Lemmler died last December. The funeral was held at the home in Eldred yesterday afternoon and interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery that town. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lemmler and Miss Leonora Lemmler of Smethport attended the funeral. Mrs. Lemmler was one of Eldred’s most highly revered ladies and her death is generally mourned. February 11. 1926. Page 1. Samuel H. MacBroom, employed at the plant of the American Window Glass company, Kane, dropped dead of heart failure while at his work Saturday morning. Page 5. The name of the employee of the Dennis Construction company who was killed by a blast of rock on the Galeton-Coudersport road job recently, briefly mentioned in these columns last week, was Fred Weaver of Lawrenceville, Pa. He was 61 years of age. Page 5. Mrs. Mary E. James, aged 90 years, died at her home in Ormsby Saturday following a six weeks illness. The esteemed lady is survived by seven children, two of whom Mrs. Emma Boozell and Mrs. Katie Wofal reside in Ormsby, one brother and two sisters, nineteen grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Katie Wood in Ormsby Monday evening, the Rev. Chas. Whelan of the Smethport Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery, Bradford. Page 8. Bradford, Feb. 9. – Three months ago Albert Bennett succeeded Julius Skinner as a teamster for the Illinois Torpedo Company. Skinner was killed on October 29 by a nitro-glycerine explosion in the company’s magazine one mile beyond Irvine’s Mills. Yesterday Bennett met a fate like that of his predecessor when more than 200 quarts of the dangerous liquid exploded about 300 yards away from the scene of Skinner’s death. The explosion occurred about 8:30 o’clock yesterday morning. The blast was felt for miles around, shaking buildings and breaking glass and crockery as far away as Bradford and Salamanca. A team of horses and a pet dog of Bennett were also killed in the explosion. The dog, not mutilated by the blast in the least bit, had been blown into a tree from which it was taken down by some of the many persons who hurried to the scene. The horses were blown to bits, however, as was the wagon to which they attached. Bennett’s body was also blown to atoms. Small pieces of flesh were found yesterday afternoon by Undertaker John Still and brought to his mortuary here. Guy Stovall of West Corydon street, a glycerine maker, who had just left the magazine a short time before the death of Skinner last fall, was only a few hundred yards away from the magazine at the time of the blast yesterday. Although it was rumored around the city that he had been killed in the explosion, Stovall was uninjured. Bennett, who was 35 years old and married, was engaged in loading the glycerine preparatory to making a trip to McKeown Hollow. As is usual in such cased, the exact cause of the explosion is unknown. The blast made a large hoe in the ground about 30 feet deep and almost 75 feet across the crater. The magazine was completely demolished. Dirt was strewn about the snow covered ground for hundreds of feet about the hole. The factory, storage room and boiler house of the company, located about 300 yards away from the scene of the explosion, were badly damaged by the blast. At the barn, several hundred feet away doors were smashed to splinters and windows shattered. Windows in Bennett’s home, near the bar, were smashed and the lace curtains were ripped from their fastenings. Bennett is survived by his wife and one daughter. He came to Irvine Mills last fall. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Page 8. Jas. G. Meiser of Bradford was seized with sudden illness in Olean Tuesday evening and went to the police station for aid, dropping dead upon his arrival. February 18, 1926. Page 1. Willis Mosher, 77, of Norwich died at the Ridgway hospital, where he had been a patient, Wednesday, Feb. 11. The body was brought to the Sasse mortuary, Smethport, and the funeral was held Saturday. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Deceased is survived by two daughters and two sons. Page 3. Chas. Ristine an old-time Port Allegany violinist, died recently at Salamanca, where he had resided for several years past. Page 3. Father M.A. Miller, former pastor of St. Raphael’s Catholic church, Eldred, died at Sharpsville, Pa., where he had been pastor of St. Bartholomew’s church since 1901, on Tuesday of last week. Page 3. Herbert J. Bryan, former McKean newspaperman, who from 1905 to 1912 conducted the Bradford Era in partnership with D.A. Dennison, died at his home in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday night. Since leaving Bradford, Mr. Bryan had been treasurer of the Oil & Gas Journal Publishing Co. He was a competent newspaper man and a splendid citizen. Page 6. Port Allegany Reporter-Argus, Feb. 11. – Suddenly the Beckoning Angel came for Mrs. Carrie (Stanton) Green on the beautiful Sabbath afternoon last, and although her death was a shock to relatives and friends, the going was a very peaceful close to a useful and beautiful life. Mrs. Green had been in usual health and only a few hours before had gone on an errand of live and mercy across the street to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Lyman’s who are both ill. On her return she spoke of being weary and decided to lie down and rest for a short time. Different members of the family were tenderly watching her in sleep and yet no warning came to tell them of the exact moment when her soul left the body. A physician was called but she was found beyond earthly help. Mrs. Green was born at Smethport March 1, 1861, having nearly reached her sixty-fifth year. She was the daughter of William and Saloma (Bush) Stanton and had spent her entire lifetime in this section, residing at Smethport, Bradford and for the past seven years has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Alzine Holden. She was married in 1877 to Frank Green of Smethport and to this union three children were born, Thomas Green of Dundee, N.Y., Mrs. Alzine Holden and Mrs. Grace Clarke, both of Port Allegany. (A portion of the obit is omitted here.) The maternal parents and grandparents were among the earliest pioneers of McKean county. Elisha and Hannah (Page) bush coming from Oneida county, N.Y. to the old Bush homestead which is located on the road leading from Port Allegany to Smethport at the foot of Bush Hill away back in 1828. Many of their descendants now reside in this section. Their family consisted of Hiram, Charles, John W., Mary (wife of Homer Howe), Silas, Andrew, Salome (wife of William Stanton), Melinda (wife of Walter Evans) and Wallace. Mrs. Green’s father, William Stanton also belonged to the Stanton family who had a very prominent part in the upbuilding of the pioneer settlement of this section of the county. When Elisha bush settled on the old homestead all this section was an unbroken wilderness. For six years he was in charge of the U.S. Mail route of 70 miles which led between Smethport to Wellsboro, Pa., and his record for faithfulness to duty has been handed down for a period lacking only two years of the century mark. Funeral services were held at the family home of Elton M. Holden, Corner of Maple and Pine streets on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, the Rev. Arthur Llewelyn of the First Presbyterian Church officiating with burial in the family lot in Bradford. February 25, 1926. Page 1. Smethport resident’s were shocked Saturday afternoon by news that Mrs. Carrie G. Fischer, one of the town’s best known and most esteemed ladies had been found dead at her home on East Main street about 3:30 o’clock. But a short time before Mrs. Fischer had called the McCarthy meat market by telephone and given an order for provisions. When Robert McDermott, an employe of that establishment, delivered the order he discovered Mrs. Fischer lying on the floor. E.T. Daly who resides next door was summoned and Dr. Burg Chadwick was called, but while the body of the stricken body was still warm, life was extinct. A sudden heart attack had produced death. Since the death of her husband ?D. Fischer nearly a year ago, the well known lady had been suffering from serious illness. Lately her condition had shown marked improvement and last Friday she dismissed her nurse, after having nursing attention constantly during the long period of her illness, thinking the improvement in condition would be permanent. The body was taken to the home of Warley Gifford of King street, a brother- in-law, and the funeral was held at St. Luke’s Episcopal church, of which the deceased lady was a member, Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, the Rev. W.E. Van Dyke, officiating. Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Fischer was born in Smethport March 16, 1857, the daughter of Eben and Phoebe Windsor Gallup, pioneer residents of this vicinity. In early life she was a school teacher and was first married to Fred Smith of this place who was killed when his team of horses ran away. Later the subject of this sketch married C.D. Fischer a publishers’ agent, whose death last summer was a terrible affliction to the wife. The deceased lady possessed intellectual attainments of a high order and was actively identified with literary and social life of the community. Deceased is survived by a nephew Roy Gifford of Chicago and a niece Mrs. Ethel Marks of this borough. Page 3. Edick J. Wright aged 82, died at his home in Eldred last week. Deceased was a grandson of Renasselar Wright, first sheriff of McKean county. The old homestead on which Mr. Wright died was acquired as a government claim by his father in 1810. Page 3. George W. Hemphill of 312 East Main street, Bradford, suffered fatal injuries when he fell from a tank car on the Emery Manufacturing Co. siding that city, Saturday. He died in the Bradford hospital at 2:30 o’clock Sunday morning. Page 3. J.R. Crawley of Ashtabula, Ohio, a former Eldred boy, was killed by being thrown from a train in the Erie, Pa., yards one day last week. Crawley was employed as a yard clerk by the Erie & Ashtabula railroad. (Former Eldred Man) Page 3. The victim of starvation and freezing in an indifferent city, Mrs. Minnie McCann was found in a dying condition at her on-room home in Buffalo last Thursday and died two hours later at the General hospital. Mrs. McCann was formerly a resident of Bradford. The unfortunate woman’s toes and fingers were frozen stiff when she was found. Welfare workers reported that the woman had not eaten since Monday and that gas had been shut off for several days because she had been unable to pay the bill. Page 4. M.S. Comes, one of this section’s best known residents, died at his home on the Smethport-Hazelhurst road last Thursday afternoon about 3:30 o’clock. Mr. Comes had been in failing health for the past two years and was confined to his bed two weeks prior to his death. Marvin Smith Comes was born Feb. 3, 1859 on the farm a few miles from Smethport which was then owned by his father and is now owned by Mr. Comes’ brother, Eseck. The subject of this sketch was the son of David D. and Polly V. (Smith) Comes. His grandfather was one of the first settlers of the county, coming here from New York state in 1810. One of his uncles, Calvin S. Comes, was the first white make child born in McKean county. Mr. Comes father, besides being engaged in farming as mentioned heretofore, conducted a large sawmill at Red Mill Brook during the heighth of the lumber industry and his sons were identified with him in this business enterprise. Marvin Comes later purchased the farm where he resided at the time of his death. He transformed his property into one of the finest agricultural establishments in the county. In 1891 he was united in marriage to Flora Bartlett. Four children of this union survive, Mrs. Edna Allen of Higginsville, Mo., Marvin S. Comes Jr., at home, Delano comes of Ormsby and David D. Comes of Coleville. Mr. Comes is survived by two brothers. Clinton D. Comes and Eseck Comes, both of Smethport and two sisters, Mrs. D.M. Wright of Port Allegany and Mrs. Hattie Slocum of Rochester, N.Y. He is also survived by seven grandchildren. Mrs. Comes passed away Aug. 26, 1918. Mr. Comes was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Fowler of Eldred Aug, 26, 1922, who lives to mourn his loss. Mr. Comes during his long and useful life upheld the fine traditions of his sturdy pioneer ancestors. He was a man of the utmost integrity whose loss is sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with Rev. C.H.M. Whelan of the First Methodist Church, this borough, officiating. Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. Page 4. The death of Addie Rockwell Oviatt, wife of W.I. Oviatt, occurred Saturday, Feb. 20, at the family home in East Smethport after a long illness during which she was a patient sufferer. The deceased lady was born at East Freetown, Cortland county, N.Y., May 21, 1864 and located with her parents in Smethport in 1871, marrying W.I. Oviatt, well known local contractor in early life. Mrs. Oviatt was a woman of lovely character and highly revered by all. She was an active member of the United Brethern Church. Deceased is survived by her husband and the following sons and daughters; Mrs. Harry Shreiber of Beggs, Okla.; Mrs. Pearl Hooker of Beggs, Okla.; Mrs. Glen Burton of Mounds, Okla.; Robert Oviatt of Okmulgee, Okla.; Mrs. Thomas Bryan of Bradford, Geo Oviatt of Rew City, Alfred Oviatt of Bradford, Mrs. Harris P. Knauff of Bradford, Clinton Oviatt at home. A son Wilbur Russell, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Oviatt is survived by the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. F.W. Herron of Olean, Mrs. Fred Kautz of Smethport, Elbridge Rockwell of Kansas and Samuel J. Rockwell of Washington. The funeral was held at the Union Church, Friday at 2 P.M. Rev. Chase assisted by Rev. Pang of Port Allegany conducted the services. Burial was made in Rose Hill cemetery. ( A list of out of town attendees follows.) Page 8. Edward N. Unruh, aged 76, prominent Bradford man died at his home in that city suddenly Sunday afternoon. No issues on-line for March and April. May 6, 1926. Page 1. Joseph Oliver, 27, a well known Smethport young man met with a shocking death shortly before 9 o’clock yesterday morning on the Looker lease at Summit, near Rew City. It is thought that Oliver, employed as an engineer by the Petroleum Reclamation company, owners of the Looker lease, was in the act of starting an air compressor which is used in applying pressure to the oil sand in the patent flooding process of the Reclamation company when the machine blew up. The heavy cylinder of the compressor was blown through the brick wall of the power house and Oliver was carried with it. The accident was discovered by Dr. A. Stover of Rixford who passed that way soon after it occurred. The victim was still alive and conscious but was unable to give an account of what had happened. Oliver died while Dr. Stover was rendering his first aid. Mr. Oliver, a splendid young man, is survived by his wife and his father, Robert Oliver, who resides on Pierce brook, near Smethport. Mr. Oliver was a member of the local lodge of Odd fellows who will have charge of the funeral services which will probably he held from the family home on Pierce Brook, Sunday. Page 3. Mt. Jewett Echo. – Word was received in Mt. Jewett this week of the death of Fred Johnson of Daytona, Fla., which occurred Monday, April 26th. Mr. Johnson was a former prominent citizen and business man of Mt. Jewett. Page 3. Conductor James Mulroy of Buffalo was fatally injured at Driftwood when caught between cars of his passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad. He died at the Renovo hospital the forepart of last week. Page 5. Mrs. Frank Gallup received a message Monday apprising her of the death of her sister, Mrs. George Smith an aged and highly esteemed resident of Driftwood which occurred at the family home in that town that day. Mrs. Gallup and son, Earl Gallup left Tuesday for Driftwood to attend the funeral. Page 7. George Newcomb, 42, formerly of Austin, died from effects of having both arms caught in a machine at a paper mill at Niagara Falls. Both arms were amputated at a hospital and the patient succumbed to the shock. Page 7. Wellborne, Pa., May 2. – Mrs. Otis F. Hoffman, 65, of Warren, Pa., met death in an early morning fire at Tioga Village today. She and her nephew, Otis Miller, were spending the week end with the Rev. and Mrs. C.W. Blount. A fire which originated in Mrs. Hoffman’s room was discovered by Miller who fought his way in but he was unable to find her. He jumped out of a second story window, broke the glass in the front door and found her dead at the foot of the stairs. Miller was badly burned. May 13, 1926. Page 3. Mrs. Barney Maury of West Washington street, Bradford, was killed on the West Branch highway near that city last Thursday night when the automobile in which she was riding with her husband crashed into a telephone pole. Page 3. Wm. Henley, 42, a pumper for the Kendall Refining Co., was found dead at his home in Bradford Sunday morning from an attack of heart failure. Page 3. Howard Clark Nogar, aged 1 year, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nogar of Hazelhurst, died April 29th. The funeral was held Sunday, May 2, at the home, Rev. T.M. Sheesley officiating. Interment was made in the Mt. Jewett cemetery. Page 5. The funeral of the late Joseph Oliver, killed by the explosion of an air compressor near Rew City last week was held at the residence of his father, Robert Oliver of Pierce Brook last Sunday afternoon, under Odd Fellow lodge auspices. Interment was in Smith cemetery, Farmers Valley. May 20, 1926. Page 3. Kane Republican, Monday. – Edwin L. Post, a resident of the Smethport road, who was badly injured at the Kane Brick & Tile company plant, March 25th, and had since been a patient at the Kane Summit hospital, passed away at that institution as a result of his injuries at 7:14 o’clock Sunday morning. Mr. Post suffered a double fracture of the skull when a bank in the clay pit at East Kane caved in. Mr. Post was aged 33 years. His survived by his wife, Ollie and several children. Page 3. The death of D.S. Helmer, prominent Port Allegany attorney, occurred with shocking suddenness at his home in Port Allegany Sunday morning. Mr. Helmer, apparently enjoying the best of health, was seized with a sudden attack of apoplexy. He is survived by his wife, Mr. Bertha Helmer, and two adopted children, a son and a daughter. Page 3. Dan C. Daley, division operator of the Buffalo division of the P.R.R. with headquarters in Buffalo dropped dead at his desk in that city on Wednesday of last week. Mr. Daley was born and raised in Benezette, Elk county, and was quite well known among railroad men. He was a brother of Father Daley, well known Sartwell priest. Page 3. Despondent, Joseph Kolowski, 39, of Corning, N.Y., committed suicide while visiting at the home of relatives in Olean on Wednesday of last week by slashing his throat with a razor. Page 3. Frank Hamilton, aged 75, prominent Bradford manufacturer and oil capitalist, died at his home in that city very suddenly last Friday night of a heart attack. Deceased is survived by his wife and four children; Mrs. Ella Ward of Bradford; Mrs. Frances Cullinan of Tulsa, Okla.; Brian Hamilton of Bradford and Edwin Hamilton of Tulsa, Okla. Page 4. Oil City, Pa., May 19. – Hon. Joseph C. Sibley, one of the wealthiest oil men in the state and politician of note, died today after an illness which confined him to his home on River Ridge farm, near here, for several years. He was 76 years old. Mr. Sibley served five terms as congressman from the 27th and 28th districts. For many years he was identified with General Charles Miller in the oil business and a quarter of a century ago he and General Miller conducted the Prospect Hill stock farm. Sibley retired about eight years ago. He was married twice, the second wife who before her marriage was Miss Ida L. Rew, survives. Sibley was born in Friendship, N.Y., but spent most of his life in this section. He became actively identified with the oil business in 1873 and during the nineties took a keen interest in politics, serving in congress for several terms when McKean county was part of his district. His last few years were devoted to study and experimental agriculture. Page 4. The death of Mrs. Martin Birmingham, aged 35, a highly esteemed Clermont lady, occurred on Wednesday of last week in that town. The deceased had been an invalid for eleven years. She is survived by her husband who is assistant superintendent of the United Natural Gas Co. at Clermont. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Shuller, died a few days prior to her daughter’s death. Funeral services were at St. Sabina’s church, Clermont, last Friday morning, Father Liegel officiating. Interment was in St. Elizabeth’s cemetery, Smethport. Page 5. Verne E. Hopkins passed away at his home on Biddle street, Kane, Wednesday evening, May 12th, 1926 at 11:40 o’clock, brief mention of which was made in last week’s Democrat. The immediate cause of death was a stroke of apoplexy which occurred about six o’clock the same evening. He was born at Smethport, June 10, 1856, the second oldest child of Clark B. and Samaria (Tubbs) Hopkins. He spent the first thirteen years of his life in this vicinity, going with his parents to Iowa in the year 1869. He grew up in that state and spent the rest of his life there except three and one half years which he passed in Colorado, until he came to Kane in September, 1913. He was twice married, his first wife being Mettie Derby of Iowa. Three children were born to this union, Edna, Roy and Lela. He was married to Mrs. Anna Hopkins of Kane, November 27th, 1912, who survives. Deceased was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Grundy Center, Iowa, the I.O.O.F. of the same place, the Encampment, Cantons, and Clara Rebekah Lodge of Kane. He was well thought of in the community where he lived and numbered his friends by the score. Mr. Hopkins is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Hopkins, three children, Roy, of Vancouver, Canada, Edna Metzgar of Grundy Center, Iowa and Lela Hopkins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Bessie Patterson of Hazelhurst, and nine grandchildren. He is also survived by four brothers and three sisters, William and Coral of W___ing, Iowa; Fred of Springfield, Mo.; Frank of Spokane, Wash.; Ada Lee of Arriba, Colo.; Effie Hodgeman of Concordia, Kansas and Lillian Miller of Jackson, Mich. The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Kane. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and was under the direction of the I.O.O.F. lodge, Rev. Samuel Southern officiated. Interment was in Forest Lawn cemetery, Kane. May 27, 1926. Page 1. Smethport friends of Postmaster and Mrs. Gordon Studholme of Port Allegany were shocked by news of the death of their daughter, Miss Mary Studholme, which sad event occurred yesterday as a result, it is thought, of a recent severe attack of measles. Page 3. Mt. Jewett Echo. – Jerry H. Walker passed away at his home in Hazelhurst this Thursday morning at 12:30 o’clock. He had been suffering with heart trouble for the past two weeks, which developed into pneumonia. Mr. Walker was born in Brussles, Canada, February 7th, 1864, and came to Hazelhurst from Farnum, Neb., 28 years ago. He was united in marriage to Miss Anna Mc___ to which union were born four children, namely Mrs. Joe Hefferon, Mrs. Olin Guthrie and Vern B. Walker, all of Rochester, N.Y., and M.D. Walker of Bradford, who, with his wife, survive. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. R.H. Holmes of Mt. Jewett and Mrs. Mary Gervill of Flagier, Col. Mr. Walker was a member of the M.E. Church and the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Hazelhurst, Mountain Encampment I.O.O.F. of Mt. Jewett and the K. of P. of Eldred. He had served as Justice of the Peace and Tax Collector of Hamlin township for a number of years. Mr. Walker was one of Hazelhurst’s well known and prominent citizens and was always interested in the welfare of his community. He will be missed by a large circle of friends. Mr. Walker is also well known in Mt. Jewett and vicinity and his many friends regret to learn of his demise. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon, 2:00 o’clock at the home. Rev. Howe of DuBois, Pa., will officiate. Burial will be made in Bridgeview cemetery, Mt. Jewett. Page 3. Archibald M. Laidlaw, aged 55, of Ellicottville, N.Y., district attorney of Cattaraugus county, died at the Millard Fillmore hospital, Buffalo, Monday from the effects of a surgical operation he underwent a week previous. Page 3. Irving Marsh, oil field worker of Bolivar, succumbed Friday to injuries received in a fall from an oil derrick on the Moore lease, Friday morning. He was removed to the Higgins Memorial hospital, Olean, where he died. He was engaged in tearing down rigging when it is said he lost his balance, falling about 50 feet to the ground. Page 3. Clarence McBride, mentally deranged, residing near Titusville, shot Gertrude Gifford, a ten year old girl to death while she was on her way to Sunday school, Sunday, because, he mumbled. “she was mean.” McBride then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. Page 3. Dr. S.E. Lewis, 81, retired Olean dental surgeon and a veteran of the Civil War, died last week at West Palm Beach, Florida, where he had been spending the winter. Page 3. William Marvin, a young Potter county farmer living near Westfield, sent a bullet through his head while in a fit of despondency one day last week. The young man had recently been married. Page 4. Wm. Cayone, aged 60, porter at the Windsor hotel, Kane, was found dead in his bed Sunday morning, having been overcome by poisonous gas fumes from a stove in the room. Page 5. Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Hungiville received the sad tidings of the death of their infant granddaughter, Mary Frances Hilliary, three day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hilliery of Cambridge, Mass., which occurred in Cambridge last Friday. June 3, 1926. Page 3. J. F. McDonald of Bradford was killed when a Buick touring car belonging to Ben Stives of Bradford, in which the victim was being given a lift was wrecked on the road near Limestone, Monday night. Stives received a broken back while Lillian Miller, also of Bradford a third occupant of the car, escaped with minor injuries. The accident occurred when the car, going at high rate of speed, left the pavement and when Stives tried to get it back on, the vehicle ran into a ditch, pinning the occupants underneath. Page 3. Paul U. Daniels, son of Mrs. And Mrs. N.P. Daniels of Kane, who was gaining prominence as an inventor of airplane appliances was drowned in the Delaware river at Philadelphia last week. Burial was made in Kane Wednesday of last week. Page 3. V.R. Smith, prominent Johnsonburg druggist, died on Wednesday of last week at a Buffalo hospital where he had been a patient. He is survived by his wife and son. Page 4. The funeral of Mary Studholme of Port Allegany, whose death occurred on Wednesday of last week, mention of which was made in last week’s Democrat was held at the family residence in Port Allegany, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, the Rev. W.E. Van Dyke, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Smethport, officiating. The body was brought to Smethport and interment made in the family plot in Rose Hill cemetery. The Port Allegany Reporter-Argus says: Mary Josephine, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. G.S Studholme, died Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock of an attack of pneumonia. Several weeks ago she had an attack of ____ from which she had not fully recovered, and on Saturday was taken ill with pneumonia. Her condition was very serious from the start, terminating fatally after only a few days illness. Mary Studholme was born February 4, 1912(?) and has resided here all her life. She was a pupil in the Junior High School and planned to enter the Freshman Class of the High next fall. She leaves besides her parents, one sister, Mrs. Robert Holbrook of Cattaraugus. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Studholme in their great loss. Mary Studholme was a bright student, and a favorite of her schoolmates, by whom she will be greatly missed. Page 4. Mrs. Carrie H Morton of East Smethport received word last Thursday of the death of her husband, Thos. F. Morton which occurred at Westfield, N.Y., that morning. Mr. Morton was injured in an automobile accident about two weeks ago but had apparently so far recovered that he was planning to take up his business duties within a few days when his condition took a sudden turn for the worse and death ensued. Besides his wife, who was Mrs. Carrie Stickles. Deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lena Patterson of Toledo, Ohio and one brother, James Morton of Westfield, Pa. Mrs. Morton left for Westfield Friday where her husband’s funeral services were held Sunday. Burial was made at Sabinsville. Page 5. Mrs. Jane Ware has received news of the death of Mahlon B. Ware, who was a brother of her husband, the late Rev. Thos. D. Ware and the last surviving member of a family of five brothers which event occurred in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. Ware was a prominent insurance man of Newport, Ky., and the funeral was held in that city. Page 7. Fred W. Dana, 53, prominent Bradford oil producer, died at his home in that city Tuesday following a three years illness. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Page 7. Fred Lochinger, 31, of St. Marys was instantly killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train on Tuesday of last week. June 10, 1926 Page 1. The body of Miss Gladys Paugh Jackson, 17, identified as the beautiful young woman who was drowned in Chautauqua Lake Monday night of last week, was brought to Smethport last Friday and buried in the family plot in Rose Hill cemetery. The funerals of Mrs. Jackson and of her two-year-old son, Floyd Jackson Jr., who was fatally burned on the same night his mother was drowned, were held in Jamestown last Thursday. The baby’s body was buried in Jamestown. Mrs. Jackson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Paugh, former residents of Smethport, was estranged from her husband, a Jamestown milk dealer. On Monday evening the young lady went canoeing on Chautauqua lake in company with Henry B. Shirley, 24, of Warren, Pa. Persons on shore saw the rented canoe in which the couple were riding suddenly capsize. However the occupants were seen to grasp the capsized craft and it was not thought they were in danger. Suddenly both were seen to throw up their arms and sink from sight in the deep waters. Rescuers immediately put out from shore but some time elapsed before the victims could be brought to the surface, it being necessary to grapple for Mrs. Jackson’s body. Both bodies were beyond resuscitation. The baby, whose death followed so closely that of his mother, had been placed in care of Mrs. Anna Nelson of Cambridge Springs, an aunt, following the parents separation. Monday evening, the child tipped over an oil stove and was terribly burned. The little boy’s death occurred the following night. Mrs. Jackson was born in Smethport, her parents moving to Kane a number of years ago. Recently the family moved to Barnes, near Sheffield, Pa., where they now reside. Mrs. Jackson was 17 years of age. Besides her husband, Mrs. Jackson is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Paugh of Barnes and the following brothers and sisters; Ruth Robert, LeRoy, Jr.; Kathleen, Leo, Dorothy, Lilian, Jackie, Geraldine and Adeline. Page 3. Mt. Jewett. June 7. – Charles A. Clancey, 28 assistant cashier of a St. Marys bank, was almost instantly killed and Robert Mosebarger, 37, of Johnsonburg was fatally injured when the high-powered Stutz roadster in which they were riding turned turtle at Lantz Corners near Mt. Jewett yesterday afternoon about 1 o’clock. Clancey died within an half hour of the time of the accident. Mosebarger was in a serious condition at the Kane Summit hospital last night and was not expected to live. The accident occurred on the Lantz Corners-Tallyho road. Clancey and Mosebarger were going to Salamanca to attend a party it is understood. Eye witnesses said their car was traveling at terrific speed. The road is rough at the spot where the accident occurred and there are several “thank-you- ma’ms” in the vicinity. In some unaccountable manner Clancey lost control of the car after rounding the sharp curve. It jumped from the road to the left ditch, shot back across the road into the right ditch, into the highway again and turned turtle. The car rolled about 40 feet after it had turned over witnesses said. Dr. H.M. Cleveland of Mt. Jewett was called to the scene. He rendered first aid to Clancey, but was unable to save his life. Mosebarger was rushed to the Kane Summit hospital. Coroner H. clay Heffner of Bradford investigated the accident last night. He gave a “accidental death: verdict in the case of Clancey. Page 3. Miss Frances Ryan, 29, died at her home in Mt. Alton, at 3:45 o’clock Saturday morning. Page 8. Eugene C. Day, a highly esteemed resident of this vicinity, passed away at his home near Farmers Valley, Friday evening at 10:00 P.M. Twenty years ago in December Mr. Day was stricken with paralysis of the spinal cord from which he gradually recovered until he could be about with the aid of a cane. Disabled as he was in the prime of life no one could have been a more patient sufferer. For the last three years he had remained in his room, only being moved from the bed to a chair at times. Eugene C. Day was born March 30, 1852 in Union, Broome county, N.Y., a son of Darwin and Mary Day. He resided in Union until early manhood when he came to Farmers Valley. He had resided there about 12 years, 10 year of which were spent on the farm where he died. Deceased is survived by his wife, Regina Smith Day and two daughters Lura and Beatrice. He was the last of a family of fourteen children, the last sister dying about three weeks ago. Funeral services which were largely attended, were held at his late home, Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. Chase of Farmers Valley officiating. Interment was made in Smith cemetery. June 17, 1926. Page 3. Kane Republican, Monday. – through irony of fate the worst accident in point of number killed to occur at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing at Wetmore- practically abandoned by the general traveling public since the concrete road was opened between Kane and Ludlow – was that of Saturday night at 6:30 o’clock when a pusher engine struck a Chevrolet touring car, carrying seven persons and killed six of them. The dead: Lynn Haskins, 38, driver of the car, foreman of the Coudersport Furniture company’s factory. Michael Hyko, 41, of Coudersport. Mrs. Michael Hyko, 38, of Coudersport. Paul Hyko, six years old, of Coudersport. Mrs. Michael Jaros, 36 of Coudersport. Martin Murdock, 40 of Wetmore Michael Jaros, 40, is in the Kane Summit hospital, suffering from severe lacerations of the scalp and several broken ribs. It is believed that he will recover. It was feared Saturday night that Jaros’ back was broken, but examination at the hospital revealed the fact that his injuries are not of a very serious nature. (Description of wreck continues but nothing further given about the individuals.) Page 3. Charles Sheen, 22, of Coudersport died at the hospital there last week as the result of a minor injury received in an automobile accident two weeks previously. The bones of one hand were broken and blood poisoning developed. Page 3. Ben Stives of Bradford who received a broken back when his automobile was wrecked Memorial Day near Limestone died at the Bradford hospital last Friday. John McDonald, who was riding with Stives at the time of the accident was killed outright. Stives was 37 years of age and is survived by three children. He was a laborer. Page 8. Port Allegany, June 12. – Jackson Meredith, aged 44 years, prominent citizen of this borough, passed away at his home, Thursday evening at 9o’clock, after being confined to his home but two days, although his health had been poorly for several months. Mr. Meredith was a justice of the peace for this borough and was an active worker for the advancement of the Republican party, having been a member of the county committee for six or eight years. He was faithful in church work and a member of the choir of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was engaged in the music business and recently conducted a player-plane sales campaign in Mt. Jewett and Kane. Mr. Meredith is survived by his wife, who resides here and by five brothers and two sisters, most of whom live in Jamestown, N.Y., and vicinity. Funeral services were held in the Port Allegany Methodist Episcopal church, Monday forenoon, at 10 o’clock. Additional funeral services were held at Busti, N.Y., at 3 o’clock p.m. where the remains were taken for burial. Page 8. Kane, June 11. – Thomas McKee, 45, of East Kane, committed suicide by hanging himself in a shed in the rear of his home early yesterday. His body was not found until late yesterday afternoon by his daughter, Esther. Coroner H. clay Heffner, at an inquest, rendered a verdict of suicide, caused by despondency and ill health. McKee has been working around Kane doing odd jobs for the past several weeks. His health has been poor and he has apparently been despondent for some time. When his wife, two sons and daughter arose this morning, they found he had left the house, but thought nothing of it until this afternoon. Then a search was instituted which resulted in the finding of the body. The man had left the house shortly after daylight, it is believed and had gone to the shed. Inside he latched the door, threw a clothesline over a rafter and placed a noose around his neck. He had then climbed on a chair, pulled the rope tight and jumped off. The body was cut down by relatives and Coroner Heffner summoned. June 24, 1926. Page 1. Mrs. Caroline Armstrong and Ed. Bennett received word last Saturday of the death of their cousin, Fred Bennett, aged about 59, prominent real estate dealer of Hornell, N.Y., which occurred in that city that day from the effects of inhaling poison carbon monoxide gas fumes. A few days previous Mr. Bennett had gone to the garage in the rear of his residence to do some work and had started the motor of his automobile. A short time thereafter he was found unconscious from the effects of the poison gas fumes from the motor. Effects of attending physicians to revive him at first appeared to be successful but the victim suffered a relapse and his death followed soon. Deceased is survived by his wife and one daughter. The funeral was held in Hornell on Monday. Page 2. Kane Republican, Saturday. – Robert Mosebarger, 37 years old, of Johnsonburg, who was so terribly injured in the auto accident that cost the life of Charles Clancy, of St. Marys, succumbed to his injuries at the Kane Summit hospital yesterday. Mr. Mosebarger is survived by his mother, Mrs. Cecelia Mosebarger, three sisters and one brother, Katherine, Rose and Fred, all of Indianapolis, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Joseph (remainder is unreadable) Page 2. Bradford Era. – Horace Greely James, widely known as a newspaper man, oil statistician, trade writer and secretary of the American Oil Men’s association, with headquarters in Chicago, died unexpectedly in that city on Saturday night. He was identified with the Bradford newspapers in former years and had many friends in Bradford. The news of his death was received Sunday by Mr. Elizabeth James, his mother, 37 Bushnell street, this city. No details were given but his death is believed to have been due to anemia, from which he had been a sufferer. Mrs. James received a letter from her son a few weeks ago and at that time he was in an improved condition. He expected to fully recover. The deceased came to Bradford as a young man, in the eighties, from Franklin, Pa., to assist McMullen & Bradshaw in the publication of their newspaper, the Daily Oil News, printed in St. James Place. This venture in journalism failed to prosper and after the death of McMullen one of the partners, it ceased to function. Thereafter Mr. James was engaged with the Bradford Era, the Bradford Record and the Bradford Star. For a time he was editor of the Los Angeles (Calif.) Herald and published the Independence, Kansas, Daily Reporter, later operating a newspaper in Emporia, Kansas. Page 3. Franklinville, N.Y., June 21. – Wm. H. Ferris and his wife, prominent residents of Franklinville, are dead today following an automobile crash in which their car was struck by an Erie Trolley near Avon, N.Y., yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ferris was instantly killed and her husband died a few hours later in a Rochester hospital. Page 4. Joseph F. Robinson, former sheriff of McKean county and prominent in State and county, died at his home in Bradford, shortly after 12:00 o’clock Tuesday after a three years illness which resulted from a paralytic stroke. Born in Toledo, Ohio, December 11, 1875, Mr. Robinson’s parents moved to Bradford when he was a small child. He was educated in the city schools there and left High school to become city editor of the old Bradford Sunday Post. He held this position until the Spanish-American war broke out when he enlisted in Company C, 16th Penna. Inf., serving throughout the campaign in Porto Rico under General Miles, and winning the rank of sergeant. On the return home of the military unit, Mr. Robinson was made a lieutenant and later served as captain of the national guard company. He was appointed street commissioner of Bradford by Mayor (unreadable) and served until 1901 when he became the editor of the Bradford Era, a position he held for a number of years. (Obituary continues at length but much of it is difficult to read.) Page 5. Following a several years’ illness, Sheridan E. Coles, aged 72 years, for many years one of the publishers of the Mansfield Advertiser and Troy Gazette, died in the Blossburg Hospital last Saturday morning. Mr. Coles was born in Elmira, June 14th, 1854 and married Miss Nora Stacy of ___ in 1881, removing from Smethport to Mansfield in 1882, where he began his work in the Advertiser office, forming a partnership in publishing that paper with the late F.F. Van Kuren in July, 1885. In 1900 they bought the Troy Gazette and MR. Coles moved there with his family, remaining for several years. With the purchase of the Troy Register and combining it with the Gazette, the firm of Cols & Van Kuren soon divided their interests, the former taking the Mansfield Advertiser, which he sold in 1909 to his son, Edwin S. Coles. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 57.4 Kb