HEARTRENDING
DROWNING OF TWO CHILDREN NEAR ADDISON
Wonderful Heroism of the Mother

She Makes a Heroic Struggle to Save Her Children,
in Doing which She Receives Injuries which May
Cause Her Own Death

(Special to the Tribune)
ADDISON, JUNE 2, One of the most touching incidents of the flood is the drowning of two children of Mr. Levi Chase, who resided at Freeman's Station, on the A.& N.P railroad in the town of Tuscarora [Livingston Co., N.Y.].

The flood came on them so suddenly that the house was already moving before they were aware of the damage. Suddenly awakened, the mother's first thought was for the safety of her children. Before she could get them out the house was in the midst of the maddened current and being torn to pieces by its relentless fury.

Help at once rushed to the rescue when the house was swept away, but the pushing and jamming of the mass of flood wood made it almost impossible to reach the drowning family. In spite of the knocks and bruises from floating timbers, the heroic mother struggled to keep her little ones on top of the floating debris. They were at last swept from her, and she was herself drawn out from the ruins more dead than alive.

It is feared that she may not live. She is terribly bruised on various parts of the body, and if she lives will be a sufferer for a long time.

A Pleasant Wedding

The Nuptials of Two Well Known Portville Young People
Mr. Wilson Hatch and Miss Lillie Lowry were united in marriage Monday at Portville by Rev. S. Clark of Buffalo. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and relatives. Miss Vinnie Lowry of New York city acted as bridesmaid and Mr. William Lowry as groomsman.

Many costly gifts were presented them showing how highly the young couple are esteemed. A number of people from this city attended the wedding. The bridal couple left at 10 P.M. on their wedding tour to Jamestown and other points.

The Death Record
Mrs. Lucy Hatch Died Thurdsay Evening at Her Home on State Street

Mrs. Lucy Hatch, the esteemed wife of Mr. Ralph L. Hatch, died at her home on State street. She has been ill for some time with dropsy of the heart, but had not been confined to her bed until a short time ago when she grew rapidly worse until the end.

The deceased was born at Cohocton, Steuben county, in the year 1812. In 1847, she was married to Mr. Ralph L. Hatch, after which they moved to Dansville where they made their home a number of years. In 1858, they removed to this city and have since lived here.

Mrs. Hatch was a lady of pleasing disposition, kind and generous, esteemed and loved by all with whom she came into contact. She will be greatly missed among the older class of people. Her husband and two children, Mrs. George Kelsey, of Laurel avenue, and W. D. Hatch survive her.

The Year In Olean
Its History Is Completed

July 6 - Mr. Wilson Hatch and Miss Lillie Lowry married at Portville. -

16 Five-year-old son of John Chamberlin of Hinsdale kicked by a horse and badly injured. -

Portville Paragraphs

Cards are out announcing the wedding of Mr. Fred Hatch of this place and Miss Grace Smith of Westons, to occur Tuesday, the 15th, at 12 N.

Spartansburg
Spartansburg Oct. 22

Leonard Sargent, and old resident of this place, died suddenly on Tuesday evening, from the effects of a paralytic stroke. He had been apparently well up to within a few minutes of his death. Deceased kept a small fruit and variety store here for the past year, previous to which he had spent twenty years in the employ of Major Lamb as foreman of his woolen mill. A wife and a widowed daughter survive him.

Portville
Death of Mrs. George Hatch of Lillibridge Creek - Personals

Portville, N. Y., May 16
Mrs. Geo. Hatch of Lillibridge Creek, passed peacefully away Saturday morning of a lingering illness of many weeks, and was buried from her late residence Monday afternoon. She leaves a husband, several children and a large circle of intimate friends to morn their loss.

News From Many Towns

Wilson Hatch is the happiest man in town, and all because of a new boarder he's got. It's a girl of regulation weight and has come to stay.

Portville

Edwin F. Thompson of West Union, N. Y., and Miss Nettie Sylvester of Portville were married Monday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sylvester, by Rev. J. W. Barnett.

Brief News Items

Mr. Alvin Sampsell and Miss Mattie Hatch were married Tuesday in this city by Rev. F. K. Fowler.

Cameron

A double wedding occurred at the home of Levi Chase Dec. 23d. Their daughter, Ada, was married to Guy Cole, and Nora to George Dickey.

Greater Olean Briefs

Sally Wilcox, who was arrested on complaint of a neighbor, for throwing water at a child, appeared and was convicted of assault in the third degree. A line of eight dollars was imposed and the justice warned both parties that there must be less trouble in that neighborhood over the children or larger fines would be imposed.

Found Dead In Bed

ELMIRA, N. Y. Jan. 28 -- Levi Chase, a prominent farmer of Cameron, Steuben county, was found dead in his bed Saturday morning.

Lincolnville

July 11 - While Mrs. E. R. Shreve and Miss Hattie Stager were driving down the hill from Shreve Ridge last Monday, something about the harness broke, letting the buggy on to the horse, which ran away, throwing the ladies to the ground with great force. Mrs. Shreve was badly cut and bruised about her face and limbs and also received internal injuries. Miss Stager was quite badly shaken up, but not seriously.

Tillotson

Tillotson, March 26 - Simeon Sargent, of Michigan, who removed from this vicinity about thirty-five years ago, is visiting and renewing old acquaintances here.

Harvey Jones, who resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Jones of Union City, was instantly killed last Friday while engaged in cutting timber. He was working with several other men on a tract of timber owned by H. Clark & Son, four miles east of Union City. A large limb was lodged in a tree over where he was working. It fell without warning and crushed his skull. He was 23 years of age.

News From Nearby Towns

Tillotson
O. G. Sargent has moved from Sturgis to the farm of his father, Simeon Sargent.

Mrs. Foster and two daughters of Coney, Kansas, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Shreves on Pine street.

Simeon Sargent of Tillotson and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Scranton spent Easter at the home of Enoch Shreves and Family.

Greater Olean Briefs

Sally Wilcox, who was arrested on a warrant charging her with assault in the third degree, appeared last evening by attorney before police justice Frank Shafer and asked for an adjournment of the case until Saturday morning.

CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
That of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilcox Took Place Yesterday

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Wilcox of Genesee street, Boardmanville, pleasantly entertained a large number of friends and relatives Thursday afternoon and evening in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. The guests were received in the first parlar by the aged "bride and groom," assisted by their only daughter, Mrs. Carl Blanchard of Eldred, Pa.

The house was prettily decorated with cut flowers and ferns, green and white being the colors used in the dining room, red and green in the parlors. The afternoon was pleasantly spent with music and other amusements, the special feature of the day being the reminiscences of the past, when the aged couple recalled the day fifty years ago and said: "It was a beautiful autumnal day, the roads were fine and dusty, the evening was just an ideal one, the moon shone so clear and bright and there wasn't a cloud in the heavens to mar our happiness."

At five o'clock a dainty lunch was served by four of the granddaughters assisted by Mrs. Joseph Wilcox and Mrs. Calvin Wilcox. At the bride's table covers were laid for twelve. Among the guests present were their five children, twenty-three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts, besides a large purse of money in gold, presented by their children and grandchildren. The guests departed at an early hour, wishing the host and hostess many more happy anniversaries.

Portville Gossip

The funeral of George Hatch will take place Saturday at 2 o'clock at the house in Lillibridge street.
Misses Beatrice Hatch, Harriet and Katherine Pooley returned to Buffalo Monday morning, after a visit of a week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Lowrey on North Main street.

Portville Notes
Fred Hatch of Woods Cross, Utah, is in town, called here by the death of his father, George Hatch.

The funeral of George Hatch, who died April 6, was held at his home in Lillibridge Hollow Saturday. Rev. H. D. Bacon officiated. The interment was in Chestnut Hill cemetery.

Portvile Gleanings

Miss Lula Hill has returned home from Alfred University to spend the summer vacation with her mother, Mrs. Hannah Hill. -

Allegany News

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox of Hinsdale spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilcox of Maple avenue. -

Mrs. Walace Wheeler, of Rock City is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Wilcox, and Mrs. John Crane. -

Hinsdale News

Mr. and Mrs. George Button and Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox attended the soldiers' reunion at Portage Thursday.

Hinsdale Items

Thomas Keefe of Olean was the guest of Miss Lura Wilcox at the Glade House Sunday.-

Mr. and Mrs. James Britt of Olean visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox Sunday. -

Hinsdale Happenings

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox has been spending several days with relatives in Buffalo.-

Mrs. Fred Frost, who has been spending several days at the home of her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox, was called to her home in Olean by the serious illness of Mr. Frost. He was taken to the Higgins Memorial hospital where an operation for appendicitis was performed. His condition is very serious. -

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox were in Olean Sunday on account of the serious illness of their son-in-law, Fred Frost.

Hinsdale News

Miss Lura Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox was married Thursday morning to Thomas Keefe of Olean at the rectory of St. Marys church by Rev. Edward J. Rengel. They were attended by Mabel Miller and William Travers of Olean. They will reside in Olean. Their many friends in Hinsdale extend congratulations.

Aged Resident of Portville Dead
G. T. Lowrey Passed Away at His Home Yesterday Afternoon at 2:30 o'Clock

Following an illness of about two weeks, Guy T. Lowrey died at his home in Portville yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the advanced aged of 83 years.

Deceased is survived by a widow, one son, William V. Lowrey of Bonton and four daughters, Mrs. T. J. Martin of Boston, Miss Vinnie M. Lowrey of New York, Mrs. Lillian Hatch of Rochester and Mrs. William Pooley of Buffalo.

The funeral will be held from his late home Friday afternoon at three o'clock with the Rev. Bacon, pastor of the Portville Presbyterian church officiating. Interment will be made in the Chestnut Hill cemetery at Portville.

Funeral On Saturday Of Prudy A. Blakelee
Services Were Conducted at the Family Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Prudy Ann Blakelee of Bloomfield township, were conducted at the family home Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. H. B. Potter being the officiating clergyman. There was a large assemblage of friends, neighbors and relatives who gathered to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased.

Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant cemetery and messrs. Elwood Russell, Jacob Danner, G. W. Shreve, C. N. Shreve, Harvey Jones and Phineas Sargent were the pallbearers. There were numerous floral contributions and these covered the casket as it was lowered to its last resting place.

Mrs. Blakelee was the widow of Dean Blakelee who died in November, 1903. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. West Negus and was married to Mr. Blakelee in this county. There are no surviving children.

The deceased, who was born in 1860 [should be 1845], had suffered for about two years from a stroke of paralysis, and she passed away at the family home on Thursday, when the announcement was made of Though her death was not unexpected, her passing away, the Intelligence was a great shock to a large circle of friends.

Mrs. Blakelee leaves to morn her death two brothers, Thomas Negus of South Dakota, and Simeon Negus of Oregon, and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Grant of Oregon, and Mrs. Margaret West and Mrs. Celia Messenger of Spartansburg.

Nearby Towns

Hinsdale
Hinsdale, Nov. 15 - Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Wilcox received word Sunday that while their daughter and her husband (Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frost) of Hazelhurst, Pa., were attending an entertainment, that their house and its contents were destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox left at once for Hazelhurst as their daughter was very ill from the shock, but she has recovered sufficiently to be brought to the home of her sister, Mrs. James Britt at Olean.

Mrs. Amy Hitchcock aged 85 years died at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs. Albert Wilcox of First Street, Tuesday morning. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M. E. church. Rev. A. Anderson will officiate. Interment will be made in the Allegany Cemetery.

Matrimonial
Sargent-Boyd

Lincolnville, March 1 - Everett M Sargent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Sargent of Bloomfield township, and Miss Opal Boyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Boyd of Riceville, were united in marriage at the parsonage of the First Baptist church at Mayville, N. Y., on Monday, Feb, 24, at 10 o'clock p.m., in the presence of a few invited guests.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. Schelenburger, the pastor, and the beautiful ring ceremony was used.

After the ceremony the happy couple went to the home of the groom's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Sargent, where a reception was held.

Mr. and Mrs. Sargent are well known and popular young people of their respective districts and have a host of friends who will extend hearty congratulations for a long and prosperous married life.

They will reside for the present on the farm in Bloomfield township.

Mrs. Sargent was a high school student here until Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Real Estate Transfers

Melvin Wilcox and wife to Leroy Bailey, $1. Olean

Personal News Notes From Western Sparta

Western Sparta, Oct 31 - Albert Delavergn and family were recent guests at the home of Phineas Sargent at Shreve Ridge.

Twins Celebrated Eightieth Birthday

Mrs. Melvin Wilcox of Genesee Street, this city, entertained at a dinner last evening in honor of her husband, Melvin Wilcox, who together with his twin brother, Melbourn Wilcox of Great Valley, celebrated their eightieth birthday. They were born in the town of Great Valley January 25, 1842, spending their entire life in this vicinity. At the advanced age of eighty years, they are enjoying fairly good health. Among those present at the celebration were: children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, also a brother-in-law, W. H. Whitehead of Jamestown. All departed leaving their best wishes for many happy birthdays for the twins.

Allegany

The funeral of Mrs. B. F. Potter was held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Baptist church at Humphrey, the Rev. McNeaven of Great Valley officiating. Burial in the Allegany cemetery. The out-of-town relatives and friends in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bishop and Esther Butler of Arcade; C. C. Hatch and Miss M. Grace Hatch of Buffalo; Emmet Ganury and Irene Ganury of Port Allegany, Wesley Hitchcock of Allegany; Mrs. Esther Pierce; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wilcox of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosman and children of Allegany, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mosman and family of Franklinville.

Hinsdale

George Button was up from Olean for a brief visit Wednesday evening. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Seymour Wilcox and Mr. and Mrs. James Britt.

Five Year Old Lad Instantly Killed By Auto
Little Edward Hanley Met Death Near His Home at Westons Mills Yesterday

Little Edward Hanley, five years old, was probably instantly killed yesterday afternoon, when he was struck by an automobile driven by Reuben Hatch of Portville. The accident occurred not far from the lad's home at Westons Mills.

Hatch, who is only 22 years old, lives with his parents on Brooklyn street in Portville. In the car which struck the lad were Hatch's mother, Mrs. Hattie Hatch, and Mrs. Bessie Whittman of Portville.

The accident occurred between 2:30 and 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Hatch was not certain as to the time. He says that when he came through Westons Mills several children were playing in the road. He blew his horn and they scattered to the side of the road. He thinks the Hanley boy became confused and tried to run back to the other side of the road. Hatch said he zigzagged his car in an effort to avoid hitting the boy. He says he was not driving over 25 miles an hour.

The lad was hit by the left front fender and mudguard of the car. The only mark on his body was one at the base of the skull. It is thought that the skull was fractured. The fender and mudguard of the car were bent.

Hatch stopped his car and picked the boy up and rushed him to the Clinic hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital and it is thought that he was instantly killed. Hatch then took the body to the home of the boy's parents in Westons and returned to the police station here to report the case.

Sheriff Mallory took a report of the accident but did not hold Hatch.

The dead lad was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hanley of Westons Mills. Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Herbert and William.

Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed.

Coroner E. B. Burdick of this city made an investigation of the case last night and issued a certificate of accidental death. He told a Herald representatives today that he was not inclined to place blame upon the driver. He said the evidence did not show that Hatch was driving other than in a careful manner. He believes that the lad became confused at the sight of the approaching car.

Portville

Portville, Nov. 5 - Miss Maud Hatch and Ernest Johnson were married Monday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hatch. The Rev. H. D. Bacon performed the Ceremony.

Portville

A Boy, Leo, J. Eaton, Jr., was born on September 8th at the Mountain Clinic in Olean, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Eaton of Eldred. Mrs. Eaton was formerly Miss Myrtle Hatch of this place.

Death of Tillotson Boy on Easter Sunday

Tillotson, April 8 - Clair Shreve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orange Shreve, died at the home of his parents, Easter Sunday, at 8 p.m., aged 8 years, Little Clair had been a patient sufferer for several years. Neighbors and friends extend sympathy to the family.

Double Funeral Service For Mr. and Mrs. M. Wilcox

Double funeral service for Sally E. Wilcox, who died suddenly Tuesday afternoon and Melvin Wilcox who died Wednesday morning following a short illness, were held Friday morning at nine-thirty o'clock at the late home at 215 Genesee street and at ten-fifteen o'clock at the First Methodist Episcopal church of Allegany. The Rev. W. J. Harrington, pastor of the People's Methodist Episcopal church of this city, officiated. Burial was in the Protestant cemetery, Allegany.

The pall-bearers were George Bemis, J. D. Land, Lawrence Baley, Walter Young, Earl Moore and W. A. Wonch.

Out-of-town friends and relatives who attended the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilcox of Great Valley; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Anderson of Jamestown; Mr. and Mrs. V. Wilcox and Elmer Wilcox of Knapp Creek; H. Langsbury of Great Valley; Mr. Humman of Humphrey; Mr. and Mrs. J. Rider and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Records of Great Valley.

Accident Victim Is Buried At Tillotson

Tillotson, July 17 - J. I. Williams, Mrs. Hassom and Mrs. Frank Cook of Niobe, N. Y., motored here Sunday. They called at Mt. Pleasant cemetery and on return trip made a brief call on oldtime neighbors. Mrs. Cook will be remembered as Blanche Danner. This was her childhood home.

Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shreve were: E. A. William and family of Corry, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shreve and son, Reid, and family and Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Shreve of Edinboro.

Dr. Mable Jones of Corry and her mother, Mrs. L. M. Jones, left Wednesday to spend their vacation at Kirksville, Mo., and in Indiana, where they will visit Dr. Carl Shreve, a nephew of Mrs. L. M. Jones.

Well Known Riceville Woman Has Passed Away

Mrs. Viola Wise Shreve Taught in rural Schools for Number of Years - Funeral Thursday
Riceville, July 12 - The many friends of Mrs. Viola Wise Shreve were saddened today to learn of her passing which occurred at her home on Pine street at 10:50 o'clock Monday night, aged 71 years and 14 days. She was born and had always lived in this vicinity where she had a wide acquaintance who held her in high esteem.

For a number of years Mrs. Shreve taught in the rural schools of eastern Crawford and she was successful in this work as well as being well liked by pupils and parents. Her husband passed away, several years ago and she is survived by one son, Orange Shreve, and several grandchildren.

Funeral services in memory of Mrs. Shreve will be conducted from the family home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the borough cemetery.

Tillotson, July 9 - Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Shreve entertained the following guests recently; Mrs. Leotta Gates and LaRue Ottawey of Union City, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shreve and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Persons and family of Paiges Corners.

Misses Thelma and Mina Shreve entertained Anna and Rosaline Polach, Irene and Frances Shreve, and Winifred and Victor Person, Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Ormal Jones and children were recent guests of relatives at Maple Hurst.

Those entertained at the Mark Shreve home this week were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sargent and family, Miss Marian Sargent, and Miss Aurie King.

Francis and Mina Shreve have returned from a short visit with their cousin Eileen Williams at Corry.

Treasurer of County Passes Away Suddenly
Elmer E. Wiard Suffers Heart Atack in Home at Meadville Early Yesterday Forenoon.

Meadville Oct. 5 - The wide aquaintance throughout the county of Elmer E. Wiard, county treasurer since January 1924, were shocked today to learn of his death, which occurred suddenly at 9:45 o'clock, at his home, 688 State street, following a heart attack.

Although Mr. Wiard had been in failing health for several months he had been able to attend to his duties at the treasurer's office at the court house, and had been there during the past week. He was 67 eyars of age and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Following announcement of the death of Mr. Wiard, the county treasurer's office was closed for the balance of the day.

Mr. Wiard is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Strauss and Mrs. F. S. Peters, both of this city and one son, E. E. Wiard, Jr., of Binghamton, N. Y., and five grand children. He was a member of Spring Valley lodge, No. 401 I. O. O. F.

Deeds

Meadville, Feb 14 - The following deeds, transferring real estate in various parts of the county, have recently been recorded at the court house:
William M. Hawthorne and Rhoda S. Hawthorne to Fred Sargent, Sr., and wife, Margaret Sargent, Hawthorne Beach, east side Conneaut Lake.

B. C. Ruggles, to Fred Sargent and Marjorie Sargent, lot in Ruggles Park, Anaadohta Lake, Bloomfield township.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hillman and daughter, Phyllis of Geneseo, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rider of Mayville, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wilcox and Alson Henley of Allegany and Mr. and Mrs. A. Shults of Ellicottville were entertained at the home of M. J. Wilcox Easter.

Conduct Funeral Mrs. J. Blakeslee

The Rev. L. A. Bradford, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated Wednesday afternoon at the funeral of Mrs. Julia Blakeslee, which was held from the house of her son, Amos Blakeslee, North Tenth Street.

The pallbearers were Ernest Howard, Ruby and Merril Blakeslee, Ruby Joyce and Raymond Wakefield.

Friends and relatives in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blakeslee, Clifford Blakeslee, Eva Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Blakeslee, Barbara and Merrill Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hendryx, Howard and Ernest Blakeslee, Ruby Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Philman Roulo, Douglas Roulo, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith, Portville; Mr. and Mrs. DeForest Parrish, Miss Myrtle Parrish, Tonawanda; Mr. and Mrs. John Harwood, Jamestown.

Real Estate Transfers

Meadville July 6. - The following deeds, transferring real estate in various parts of the county, have just been recorded at the courthouse:
Phineas F. Sargent and Clara E. Sargent, his wife, to Fred Sargent, Ford J Sargent, Edith Sargent and Everett M. Sargent, 100 acres in Bloomfield township.

Salamanca - Bradford
Skull Broken As Car Quits Road, Upsets

Salamanca, Aug. 23 - Walter D. Hinman, 31 years old, of 103 South Street, Bolivar, suffered a fractured skull, while his wife and three children were less seriously hurt, when the automobile he was driving left the road and plunged over the hill to near the B. R. & P. railroad tracks, about a mile north of Great Valley, between 11 and 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night.

Mr. Hinman was conscious today, and it was thought he would recover. He and the others were all brought to Salamanca for treatment.

His wife, Viola Hinman, 26 years old, was cut on the left hand and suffered body bruises and shock.

Bernard Hinman, 7 years old, had cuts on the face and body bruises; Carley Hinman, 4, was cut on the left leg and suffered bruises; and Arline Hinman, 18 months old, was cut on the face, forehead and back.

The accident occurred on what is known as Potter Hill, on the Salamanca-Ellicottville road, just above the point where that road crosses the B. R. & P. tracks.

A Mr. Smith, who rooms at the home of Robert N. Kidd, 27 Linden Avenue, brought the injured to Salamanca, and reported the accident to police. They said the Hinman car went over the hill about 40 feet, going through one fence and over another, then turned over two or three times and finally stopped right side up on the south side of the tracks.

There were two explanations for the accident. Corporal Adams of the state police and another trooper, who investigated it, were informed Hinman and his family were about half way down the hill when the horn on a car behind was sounded, and Mr. Hinman pulled to the right to allow it to pass. One wheel went off the pavement then the other, they were told, and when the car came back onto the concrete it went across the road and down the hill.

Hinman, however, was reported to have told the physician who attended him that he had been up several nights with his wife's father, William J. Hagen of East Otto, who died, and up later until after the funeral; that he and his family were returning home from the funeral, after having stopped at the home of his father at Hinman Valley, above Ellicottville; that due to fatigue he fell asleep driving down the hill, and the accident resulted.

Parents of Son

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Bailey, 212 Genesee Street, in the Olean General Hospital, today.

Parents of Son

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Eaton, Eldred, Pa., Monday in the Olean General Hospital.

Salamanca - Bradford
Dinner, Reception To Mark Seventieth Wedding Anniversary

Salamanca, Dec. 28 - A dinner for members of the family, and a reception for the family, friends and neighbors, will mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wilcox of Great Valley, to be held at their home Saturday. The reception will be from 2 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Wilcox, familiarly known to his friends as “Uncle Joe” and who is a Civil War veteran and former U. S. mail carrier, was born January 25, 1842, in Humphrey. He served three years during the Civil War with Company I, Sixth New York Cavalry and was severely wounded.

Mrs. Wilcox will be 86 years old her next birthday, July 21, 1930. She was born in Allegany.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox were married in 1859 at Eldred, Pa. Rev. Samuel Morris of Eldred performed the ceremony.

Five children were born to them, two of whom are living, Mrs. John A. Rider of Great Valley and Albert M. Wilcox of Allegany. There are two grandchildren, Lester [Leslie] Rider of Mayville and Mrs. Charles Hillman of Geneseo, and one great grandchild, Phyllis Hillman of Geneseo.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox have resided on a small farm in Great Valley the past 56 years. Prior to that they owned a farm near Willoughby.

Mr. Wilcox served as a U. S. mail carrier in Great Valley for 23 years, until he was 82 years of age.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox are active and keep up their own home.

Mrs. Philemon Rould

Mrs. Carrie Amanda Roulo, fifty-nine years old, wife of Philemon Roulo, Brooklyn Street, Portville, passed away, Sunday afternoon at three-thirty o'clock.

Mrs. Roulo was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Portville and Portville Rebekah Lodge.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. T. O'Donnel, Olean; Mrs. C. A. Holcomb, Portville; one son, Douglas Roulo, Portville; four sisters, Mrs. John Harwood, Mayville, N. Y., Mrs. Frank Phillips, Mrs. Amos Blakeslee and Mrs. Aurilla Lowe, Olean; three brothers, Fred Hatch, Los Angeles, Calif., Bert Hatch, St. Johns, Utah; Archie Hatch, Portville and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at home, Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. Arthur Partinton, pastor of the Portville Methodist Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Carrie Roulo Funeral Wednesday

Portville, Feb. 13 - Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Roulo, Brooklyn Street, were held from the late home Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. L. A. Wright, pastor of the People's Methodist Episcopal Church, Olean, officiated. The Portville Rebekah Lodge attended in a body. Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Pall bearers were six nephews: robert Harwood, George Phillips, Leslie Lowe, Archie Lowe, Raymond Roulo and LaVerne Hatch.

Out-of-town relatives and friends in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sample, Randolph; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood, Mrs. John Harwood, Frank Lowe, Jamestown; Mrs. Charles Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. O'Donnell, John Hill, Mrs. Wesley Wickwire, Mrs. Mary Walton, Mrs. Homer Robinson, Mrs. Claude Andrews and Mrs. Lydia Clark, Olean.

Mrs. Carrie Roulo

The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Roulo was held at 2 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, at her home in Portville. Rev. L. A. Wright of the People's Methodist Episcopal Church, Olean, officiated, and interment was I Chestnut Hill Cemetery. The Rebekah Lodge of Portville attended in a body. Those acting as pallbearers were, Robert Harwood, George Phillips, Leslie and Archie Lowe, Raymond Roulo and LaVerne Hatch, all nephews of Mrs. Roulo. Those present from out of town were, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sample, of Randolph; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood, Mrs. John Harwood, Frank Lowe, Jamestown; Charles Denning, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. O'Donnell, Jack Hill, Mrs. Wesley Wickwire, Mrs. Mary Wolton, Mrs. Homer Robinson, Mrs. Claude Andrews, Mrs. Lydia Clark, Olean.

Frost - Frair

Portville, June 19 - The wedding of Miss Helen Frair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frair, and Sevedra Frost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper W. Frost, took place Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock at the home of the bride. The Rev. L. W. Casler, pastor of the church at Obi, officiated. The attendants were Miss Eddeth Burdick and Orson Frair, brother of the bride. The house was decorated with pink and yellow roses and the ceremony took place under an archway of yellow roses with white wedding bells in the center. Only the members of the two families were present. After the ceremony a three course luncheon was served. The bride's table was set for ten and was centered with pink roses.

After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Frost will reside on Deer Creek where their home is in readiness.

Weddings
Frair - Burdick

Miss Edeth I. Burdick and Orson I. Frair, both of Portville, were married at 6 o'clock, Thursday night at the parsonage of Peoples Methodist Episcopal Church by the pastor, Rev. L. a. Wright. The attendants were Miss Evelyn Eastman and James Chaffee, also of Portville.

Mr. and Mrs. Frair will make their home in Portville.

Portville

Portville, Aug 21 - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hatch of Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hatch and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eldridge of Wood's Cross, Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee of Olean, Mrs. Aurelia Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch and children, Evelyn, Lavern and Grace Kathleen were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hatch Wednesday evening.

Hatch-Hopkins Families Hold Annual Picnic
All Members of Two Families Except One Are Present At Reunion for First Time In 25 Years - Outing Held at Cuba Lake

Portville - The twenty fifth annual Hatch-Hopkins family reunion was held at Cuba Lake on Wednesday. About 90 of the members were present. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock. After the dinner, the business meeting was held under the direction of the president, Archie Hatch, and the following officers were elected for the coming year:
President, Archie Hatch; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Archie Hatch; table committee, Mrs. Maude Johnson, Mrs. Maude Blakeslee and Mrs. Irma Phillips, acting chaplain, Ernest Hatch.

It was decided to hold the 1931 reunion at Lime Lake on the third Wednesday in August.

Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred S Hatch of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hatch and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eldridge of Wood's Cross, Salt Lake City; Mrs. John Harwood of Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood of Jamestown, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hopkins of Sardinia, Miltai Hatch of Arcade, Mrs. Stanley Hatch, Eleanor Hatch of Arcade, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hatch of Sandusky, Mr. and Mrs. John Winston and child of Port Allegany, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch, Miss Evelyn Hatch, Miss Leona Marsh of Portville, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Carrier, Lucy Booth, Mrs. Mildred Walthers of Cuba; Mrs. Aurelia Lowe, Fillmore Roulo, Jerry Roulo, Grace Kathleen Hatch of Portville, Archie Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. O'Donnel and daughter of Olean, Mrs. Carl Holcomb and son Philip, Douglas Roulo, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson and children, Richard and Joyce, Herbert Newton of Portville, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Stillman, Eugene Stillman, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Stillman, Doris Stillman and Richard Stillman of Friendship, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hatch, Clyde Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Frair and Gretta Sue Frair of Portville, Luella Phillips, Mrs. Erma Phillips and Jerry Hill of Olean, Frank Lowe of Jamestown, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch and sons Eugene and Robert and Leon Lowe of Portville, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee of Olean, Nina Johnson of Cuba, Robert Harwood, Jr, of Jamestown, Mabel Briggs and Eloise Briggs of Cuba, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Jennings and son, of Olean, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Robinson and son Herbert, Jr., Mattie Jennings and Catherine Jennings of Portville.

After the dinner Don Seele took pictures of the group. All the members of this family with the exception of one brother, Bert Hatch, of Utah, were present on Wednesday for the first time in the 25 years of the reunion.

Notices

I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Martha Bailey, from this date on. Signed LeRoy Bailey

Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the friends and neighbors who were so kind to us during the sickness and death of our loving husband and father, Melvin Shreve.
Mrs. Anna Shreve and Children - Spartansburg.

Portville

Portville - Gordon Hendryx is visiting Mrs. Hendryx's father, Mr. Erickson, in Erie, Pa.

Frederick Frost

Frederick Frost, nineteen years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kenney of this city, passed away Tuesday in Rome, N. Y. Mr. Frost resided in this city until two years ago.

Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Frost, this city; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilcox, this city.

The body will arrive in Olean at six o'clock this evening and will be taken to the Wilcox home, 214 Coleman Street. Arrangements for the funeral are incomplete.

Portville

Portville, Aug 20 - The twenty-sixth annual reunion of the Hatch and Hopkins families was held at Lime Lake Wednesday. Dinner was served at one o'clock for seventy-five members, with Maltair Hatch of Arcade, N. Y., acting as chaplain.

The business meeting was held and the following officers elected for 1932:
President, Archie L. Hatch; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Archie L. Hatch; Chaplain, Maltair Hatch of Arcade, N. Y., Table committee, Mrs. Orson L. Hatch, Mrs. Mable Briggs and Mrs. Everett Eldridge.

After the business meeting a ball game between the married men and the single men was enjoyed by all.

Those attending the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hatch, Mrs. Amanda Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch, Eugene and Robert Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch and daughters, Grace Kathleen and Miss Evelyn Hatch, of Portville, Clifford Williams of Clarksville, LaVern Hatch, Miss Lillavene Chaffee, Mrs. Beatrice Eldridge and children, Merle and Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Orson L. Frair, Mrs. Helen Frost, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. O'Donnell and daughter Anne, Jerry Hill, Mrs. Carl Holcomb and son Philip, Mrs. Gordon Hendryx and children Edson and Gorden, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson and children Dick and Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hatch, Lida Stonemetz, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rouleau and children, Jerry, James and Carolyn, and Mrs. Cora Rinhault of Portville; Mrs. Stanley Hatch, Miss Eleanor Hatch, Miss Mildred Hatch of Arcade, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hatch of Arcade, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frair, Ross Frair and Herman Frair of Black Creek, Archie H. Lowe and Mrs. Aurilla Lowe of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs and Miss Eloise Briggs of Cuba, Maltair Hatch of Arcade, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Harwood of Frewsburg, N. Y., Philmon Roulo, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Blakeslee, James Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blakeslee, Miss Eva Blakeslee, Jack Morgan, Miss Arolene Blakeslee of Portville, Mrs. Ernest Blakeslee and Wayne Blakeslee of Little Genesee, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee of Olean, Miss Barbara Blakeslee of Bolivar.

It was voted to hold the next reunion at Lime Lake the third Wednesday in August, 1932.

Mrs. Ida Wilcox Dies Suddenly at Home Today

Mrs. Ida M. Wilcox, wife of M. Seymour Wilcox, died suddenly this morning at six-thirty o'clock at the family residence, 214 Wayne Street.

Mrs. Wilcox had been in usual good health and had spent Sunday evening with her daughter, Mrs. James Brett of this city. She was stricken with a heart attack this morning at six o'clock and passed away before medical help could be given.

A resident of Olean for the last fifteen years, Mrs. Wilcox claimed a large circle of friends. She was affiliated with a number of patriotic organizations including Mary E. Logan Tent, No. 39, Daughters of Veterans of the Civil War, and the Women's Relief Corps. She was also a member of the Episcopal Church, Olean Rebekah Lodge, No. 223 and Degree of Pocahontas.

Mrs. Wilcox was born in Vandalia, N. Y., October 15, 1868. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Howard S. Wilcox, this city, four daughters, Mrs. James Brett, Mrs. Thomas Keefe, Mrs. Arthur Kinney, Olean; Mrs. William Williams, Buffalo; thirteen grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. William Fowler, Machias; Mrs. Devere Isaman, Olean; Mrs. Howard Spencer, Buffalo.

Arrangements for the funeral are incomplete.

Hold Funeral Mrs. S. M. Wilcox

The funeral of Mrs. M. Seymour Wilcox was held from the family residence, Coleman Street, Thursday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock and at two o'clock at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. A. Frank Houser, pastor, officiated.

Burial was in Maplehurst Cemetery.

During the services, Mrs. H. H. Hill, accompanied by Mrs. Harriet Walters sang, “Beautiful City of Gold,” “Abide With Me” and “In the Sweet, By and By.”

The pall bearers were Jefferson Walker, Cecil Brant, Frank Nancarrow, L. F. Barnes, William Burdick, Orrin Ellicott.

Friends and relatives present were Mr. and Mrs. William Williams, Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. William Fowler, Machias; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Button, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Button, Allegany; Merle Fowler, Lime Lake; L. Murney, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilcox, Pearl Wilcox, Russell Wilcox, Mrs. Guy Wilcox, Utica; Grant Meyers, Troy, O.

Belinda Kripp, Machias; Minnie Murney, Machias; Mrs. Henry Longsbury, Miss Virginia Longsbury, Humphrey; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson, Jamestown; Mr. and Mrs. John Rider, Great Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilcox, Great Valley; Mr. and Mrs. William Frost, Mrs. And Mrs. Edward Preston, Franklinville; Mrs. Emma Schoenberg, Buffalo; Mrs. Gertrude Bundell, Buffalo; Mrs. Ellen Keefe, Huntington, Ind.

Mary E. Logan Tent, Daughters of Veterans and the Rebekah Lodge conducted their rituals at the church and Degree of Pocahontas Lodge was in charge of the commital services.

Portville

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hinman of Kane were called to Portville Monday by the serious condition of their grandmother, Mrs. Rose Hinman, who fell on Saturday, breaking her hip.

Portville

Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hatch and Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch attended the funeral of their niece, Mrs. J. N. Cole at Friendship on Monday.

Great Valley Nonagenarian Veteran Dies

Melbourne Wilcox, last survivor of Great Valley's Civil War Veterans, passed away Wednesday night at six-thirty o'clock at the family home at the age of ninety years.

Mr. Wilcox, who observed his ninetieth birthday January 25, served three years with Company I, Sixth Infantry, New York Cavalry, and was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Wilcox; and they observed their seventy-second wedding anniversary December 29. Other survivors are: one daughter, Mrs. J. A. Rider, Great Valley; one son, Albert Wilcox, Allegany; one grandson, Leslie Rider, Mayville; one granddaughter, Mrs. Carl Hillman, and one great granddaughter, Miss Phillis Hillman, Geneseo.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at one - thirty o'clock at the Great Valley Baptist Church, the Rev. J. W. Norris officiating, and burial will be in Chamberlain Cemetery, Great Valley.

Tillotson

Relatives here have received news of the death of Mrs. Ida Sargent, widow of James Sargent, who passed away at her home in riverside, Cal., after a brief illness. She was sister-in-law of Phineas Sargent of Union City and Mrs. Simeon Sargent of Cottage Hill.

Daughter Born To LaVern Hatch Family

Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Hatch of Portville, are parents of a daughter born Monday at Olean Lying-In.

Echoes of the Past

July 26, 1923
Miss Lillian Hatch of Portville became the bride of Elezear Reedy.

Shinglehouse
Fenner Family Reunion Is Held

Shinglehouse, Pa., July 17 - The annual Fenner reunion was held at the residence of H. E. Fenner in Shinglehouse Sunday afternoon. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fenner, Shinglehouse, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Eldyn Fenner and children Margery, Mary Louise, and Edgar, Shinglehouse, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fenner and children Kenneth Jr. and Beverly, Shinglehouse, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Brown and daughter Barbara, Ithaca, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fenner, Alfred, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fenner, Alfred, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Lyon, Olean, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Fenner and children Howard and Alfred, Duke Center, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Allen, Belmont; Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Fenner, Almond; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Potter, Hornell; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevens, Wellsville.

Wellsville
Youth Dies of Injuries; Hit By Car
Harlen C. Hinman, Six, Succumbs Thursday In Hospital

Wellsville, Aug 19 - Harlen C. Hinman, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hinman, North Main Street, died in the hospital here about eight-thirty o'clock Thursday night after being struck by an automobile driven by William Brownell, Madison Street.

The boy was riding a bicycle, followed closely by Billy Huseby on another wheel. The two are said to have darted out in front of the car while Brownell was temporarily blinded by the lights of a car coming down the hill.

Harlen was born in Friendship, Aug. 24, 1926, a son of Walter A. Hinman and Fleda Walther. He came with his parents to Wellsville three years ago after having lived in Bradford, Pa., Buffalo and Scio. He was an only child. He was regarded as an outstanding pupil being in the fourth grade in Martin School, and had an excellent record.

Funeral services will be held in the home of his uncle, Philip Walther, in Scio, Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, with interment in Fairlawn Cemetery there.

Portville
Funeral Services For Peter Jones Held On Friday

Portville, Aug. 16 - The funeral of Peter Jones was held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch. The Rev. George F. Loehr, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Pall-bearers were James Milgate, Frank Middaugh, Lowis Johnson, Charles Johnson, Milton Scutt and George Todd.

Among those from out-of-town were Miss Cora Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. William Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, Cuba; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee, Mrs. Aurilla Lowe, Mrs. Mattie Jennings, Mrs. Morris Jennings and T. H. Barnes, Olean; and Mrs. Milford Hatch and children, Cleveland, O.

Tillotson

Funeral services of Phineas Sargent held at the Central church Saturday was largely attended. Interment at Mt. Pleasant.

Barn Burned By Lightning, Loss Is $20,000
Fire on Sargent Farm, East of Union City, Thought by Many To Be Near Sparta.
Owner Painfully Hurt

Several Titusville motorists returning from the north late Sunday evening noticed a bright light in the sky indicating the burning of a building of considerable size, and the reflection appeared to be in the direction of Spartansburg. A number of residents in eastern Crawford also saw the light and figured the blaze to be in Sparta township.

Investigation yesterday, revealed the fire to have been the burning of the large dairy barn on the Oral Sargent farm, two miles east of Union City. During the storm at about 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening, in that section, which was accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, a bolt struck the barn and in a few minutes it was all ablaze.

Mr. Sargent was milking in the barn at the time and he was painfully burned on the hands and body in trying to extinguish the fire. The flames spread rapidly and nothing could be done to save the building.

Loss Estimated at $20,000
The barn, a large modern building, with bank basement was completely equipped for the dairy business, filled with hay, grain and machinery, and Mr. Sargent estimates his loss at $20,000. With some insurance.

The electrical storm in southern Erie county was especially severe Sunday evening, and another large barn on the Kimball hill road north of Union City was burned by lightning, with all contents, entailing a loss of several thousand dollars.

Sheriff's Sales

By virtue of sundry writs of fieri facias and levari facias, and alias fleri facias and alias levari facias issued out of the court of common pleas of Crawford county, Pa., and to me directed, I will expose the following described property at public sale at the court house in the city of Meadville, Pa., on
Friday, February 9, 1934
At 10 O'clock A.M.
No. 7

All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in Bloomfield township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
Bounded on the north by the road leading from the Ridge road to the residence of T. A. Brown and by land formerly of Henry S. Wheeling and land formerly of John Lymen, now of Matt Juresich; on the east by land of C. C. Wellman, formerly now Glen Wellman and land of E. A. Shreve, formerly; on the south by land formerly of E. A. Shreve and land formerly of Tamzen M. Wallace, now of Phinias Sargent; on the west by land of the heirs of W. B. Bryner, formerly, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, excepting and reserving therefrom land occupied by the Bloomfield School District and also three and one-half (3 ½) acres sold by Phinias S. Sargent to Alberta Sherman.

Also another piece or parcel of land situate in the Township, County and State aforesaid, bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of land of William Earle; thence south 87 ¾ degrees east along the south line of land of said William Earle 22.51 perches to a stone; thence south 15 ½ degrees east 35 perches to the center of the Mill road; thence north 88 degrees west along the center of said road 34.88 perches to land of Marshall Niles; thence north 5 degrees east along the east line of Niles land 33.88 perches to the place of beginning, containing six (6) acres.

Also another piece or parcel of land situate in the Township, County, and State aforesaid, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a post in the northeast corner in the center of the road; thence south 30 rods by land formerly owned by Cyrus Shreve to a post; thence west 105.2 perches by land of the same to a post; thence north 76.2 perches by land formerly owned by Israel Shreve to a beech tree; thence east 19 perches to a post; thence south by land formerly owned by Marshall Niles 46 perches to a beech tree; thence east by land formerly owned by Marshall Niles 86.2 perches to the place of beginning, containing twenty-five (25) acres, more or less.

Also another piece or parcel of land situate in the Township, County and State aforesaid, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of the piece; thence west along land of Caleb Shreve and Thomas Lee to line of land formerly of William Miner; thence north along land of Charles Wilkins, Horace Pierce and Mark Wilkins to land of land formerly of Marshall Niles; thence east along land formerly of Marshall Niles to land of Margaret T. Wallace; thence south along land of said Margaret Wallace to a post; thence east to a post; thence south along land formerly owned by Cyrus Shreve to the place of beginning, containing fifty (50) acres, more or less, excepting and reserving eight (8) acres conveyed to Walter Weed.

Improvements - Frame house and barn and other outbuildings.

Seized and taken in execution as the property of Fred Sargent, Ford J. Sargent, Edith Sargent and Everett M. Sargent, at the suit of The Home National Bank of Union City, Pa., and sold on Fi. Fa. No. 36 February Term, 1934.
H. A. Nichols, Sheriff
Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys

Births

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams of Portville at the Olean General Hospital Sunday.

Eldred
John F. Eaton, Eldred, Passes

Eldred, April 16. - John F. Eaton, two and a half years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Eaton of Eldred, passed away Sunday morning following a short illness.

Surviving besides his parents are: four brothers, Leo, Jr., Robert, Richard, and Basil, at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eaton of Eldred, and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch of Portville.

The body was removed to the home of his uncle, Murl Eaton, Main Street, Eldred, where funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at eight-thirty o'clock and nine o'clock at St. Raphael's Church. Burial will be in St. Raphael's Cemetery.

Williams-Hatch Wedding Took Place Sunday

Portville, May 2 - A pretty wedding was solemnized, Sunday afternoon, when Miss Evelyn Lucile Hatch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch, was united in marriage to Clifford Marshall Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Williams of West Clarksville, at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. George F. Loehr of the Portville Presbyterian Church performed the ceremony.

The bride was lovely in a tea rose silk net gown and carried Johanna Hill tea roses. Her matron of honor was her sister, Mrs. Ernest Johnson, who was attractive in pale blue silk organdy and carried pink premier roses. The best man was LaVern Hatch, brother of the bride. Little Joyce Ann Johnson, the ring bearer, wore a pale blue India silk gown. The wedding march was played by Miss Grace Hatch, sister of the bride.

The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and children and Arthur Williams of West Clarksville; Mrs. Amos Blakeslee and Miss Lucy Conable of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Hatch and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson and daughter, Mrs. Milton Scutt and Mrs. George F. Loehr of Portville.

Following the ceremony, luncheon was served. The bride's table was centered with the wedding cake. Covers were laid for eight guests. Mr. and Mrs. Williams plan to make their future home in Portville.

Annual Reunion
Hatch-Hopkins Families Held

Portville, Aug 16 - The twenty-ninth annual reunion of the Hatch-Hopkins family was held at Child's Grove at West Clarksville Wednesday. Dinner was served at one o'clock. Eighty-two members of the family were present. Mrs. Mattie Jennings acted as chaplain.

The business meeting was called to order by the president, Reuben Hatch and the following officers were elected for the year 1935: President, Reuben Hatch; Vice President, Ira Hatch; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Reuben Hatch; Entertainment Committee, Mrs. Maude Johnson, Mrs. Eddeth Frair and Wesley Frair; Table Committee, Mrs. Wesley Frair, Mrs. Lavern Hatch, Mrs. Jack Morgan and Frank Lowe; Historian, Mrs. Cella Frair.

The prize for being the youngest person present was awarded to John Philip Morgan; the oldest person present, Mrs. Amanda Hatch; the couple married the shortest length of time, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowe; the couple married the longest length of time, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Stillman who have been married fifty-four years. Games were played under the direction of Helen Frost and prizes awarded to Mrs. Minnie Blakeslee, Edson Hendryx and Robert Hatch. A ball game between the men and the women was won by the ladies.

Among those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Orson Frair and daughter Louise, Mrs. Amanda Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch and sons, Eugene and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch and daughter Grace, Philmore Roule, Jerry Roulo, Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Hatch and daughter, Virginia, Mrs. Jack Morgan and son, John, Mrs. Albert Blakeslee and children, N. Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Frair and sons, Herman, Lee and Ross, H. D. Smith, Miss Thelma Hamilton, Mrs. M. T. O'Donnel and daughter, Anne, Jerry Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowe, Mrs. Everett Eldridge and children, Merle and Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Sevedra Frost, Leon Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Blakeslee and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson and children, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee of Portville.

Mrs. Archie Lowe and children, Mrs. Mattie Jennings and Mrs. Aurilla Lowe of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Stillman of Friendship, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Frair and daughter, Lois, of Bolivar; James Johnson of Cuba, Mrs. Jennie Hanks and family and Elberta Avery of Angelica, and Howard Hopkins of Houghton.

Borough Personal Items

Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Shreve motored to Clarion, Friday morning to attend the wedding of the former's brother, Gerald Shreve and Miss Lois Stewart.

Births

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams of Portville are parents of a son born Saturday at the Olean Lying-In.

Removed Home

Mrs. Clifford Williams and infant son, Portville, were removed to their home from Olean Lying-In Wednesday.

Bolivar Child Severely Burned

Bolivar, Jan 15 - Arlene Hinman, seven years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hinman, was severely burned when her clothes were ignited while she was playing near a bonfire in her yard Sunday. She is being treated at her home.

Births

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Eaton of Eldred, Pa., are parents of a son born, Friday, at the Higgins Memorial Hospital.

Former Resident of Portville Died At Cleveland, O.

Mrs. Lillian Lowrey Hatch, widow of Wilson Hatch, passed away, this morning at four-thirty o'clock, at the Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, O., after a short illness. Mrs. Hatch was a resident of Portville for many years and had a large acquaintance in this vicinity.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Everett Eldridge, Portville; two sons, Howard and Milford Hatch, Cleveland, O.; five grandchildren; one brother, W. U. Lowrey, Sommerville, Mass.; three sisters, Mrs. F. A. Martin, Miss Vinnie Lowrey, Sommerville, Mass.; Mrs. W. R. Pooley, Buffalo.

The body will arrive in Portville, Saturday, and will be removed to the Lowrey residence. Funeral services will be held, Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. The Rev. George F. Loehr, pastor of the Portville Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Funeral Held For Mrs. L. L. Hatch Sunday Afternoon

The funeral of Mrs. Lillian Lowrey Hatch was held from the Lowrey home at Portville, Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. The Rev. George F. Loehr, pastor of the Portville Presbyterian Church, officiated. Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

The pall-bearers were Howard Hatch, Milford Hatch, Richard Pooley, Robert MacKillan, Stanley Cochrane and Everett Eldridge.

Relatives and friends attending from out-of-town were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Milford Hatch, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. W. R. Pooley, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pooley, Robert MacKillan, Buffalo; Stanley Cochrane, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Lowrey, Miss Vinnie Lowrey, Mrs. F. J. Martin, Sommerville, Mass.; Miss Catherine Pooley, Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wales, Hornell; Mrs. Edwin Kidder, Sherman, N. Y.; Miss Mary Kidder, Sherman, N. Y.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Thesson, Bradford, Pa.; Mrs. Alice Wathrup, Bradford, Pa.; Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hagadorn, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Adams, Mrs. Nellie Fitzgerald, Mrs. Cecelia Fitzgerald, Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Noyes, Mrs. Mary Langworthy, Miss Marian Langworthy, Olean.

Portville

Mrs. Howard Hatch of Cleveland, Ohio, who has been visiting Mrs. Everett Eldridge, has sailed on the Europa for Berlin, where she will participate in the fifth International Bowling Tournament. Mrs. Hatch is the only woman in the United States to compete against leading foreign stars in a four game tournament July 21 to 26.

Britton Run

Miss Maxine Walters and Francis Shreve were married on Wednesday. Their friends and family extend them congratulations and best wishes.

Miscellaneous Shower Given For Newlyweds

Tillotson, Oct 30 - A miscellaneous shower party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Russell Thursday evening, October 22, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shreve, bride and groom. About 30 invited guests were present, immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. Games and music furnished the entertainment and a luncheon supper was served. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received, among them being pieces of choice linen and dishes. They will reside with his father near this place. Both are well known and have a host of friends to extend congratulations and best wishes.

Tillotson

Tillotson, Feb 25 - Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shreve are the happy parents of a daughter born at Union City hospital February 13, weighing 8 pounds. She has been named Bettie Jean.

Surprise Party Honoring Wedding Anniversary

Portville-A surprise party was recently held on the thirty-eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch.

About twenty-five members of the family and friends attended. An enjoyable evening was spent playing games and prizes were won by Mrs. Howard Hatch, Mrs. Reuben Hatch and Orson Hatch.

Refreshments were served at the close of the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Hatch and members of the immediate family at a large table centered with spring flowers. Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch of Cleveland, Ohio.

Isabelle Doty Is Bride Of LeRoy Bailey

Miss Isabella Doty of Morris Plains, N. J., and LeRoy Bailey of this city were united in marriage Wednesday, June 9, by the Rev. Curtis Geyer, pastor of the Methodist Church in Port Jervis, N. Y., it was announced today.

Deaths
Mrs. Wilma M. Shreve

Wilma Mina Shreve, aged 95, widow of the late Caleb Shreve, died at the home of her son, Cleon Shreve, Thursday at 10 a.m., death resulting from advanced age. She had been blind for years.

She leaves four sons; Cleon, with whom she made her home; Kenneth and Mark Shreve, all of Bloomfield township, and Herbert Shreve of Union City, and several grandchildren.

Funeral services in her memory will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Tillotson church and burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.

Grandson Officiates at Mrs. Shreve Funeral

Tillotson, Aug. 10 - The funeral services for Mrs. Wilmina Danner Shreve were held Sunday, August 8, at the Central M. E. church at Tillotson. Rev. Ivan Shreve of North East, a grandson, conducted the service and spoke feelingly of the affection and esteem in which the deceased and her late husband, C. N. Shreve, were held in the community and of their faithful work for many years in the Bloomfield Grange. The Central M. E. church choir rendered two favorite hymns of the deceased, “In the Sweet By and By” and “Nearer My God To Thee.” She leaves four sons, Mark, Kenneth, Herbert and Cleon, with whom she made her home and who, with his family, gave her patient and tender care during many years of affliction. The pall-bearers included her nephews, Archie Shreve, O. N. Shreve, Paul Danner, Ormal Jones, Frank Platt, Harry Platt. Interment in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.

Marriages
Sargent - Lewis

Mrs. Opal Sargent of near Union City and Ben H. Lewis of Riceville were united in marriage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Tracy in Athens township, Saturday evening, June 25, at 6 o'clock by Mrs. Ina King Bowen, J. P., of Spartansburg.

The bride wore a dress of pink lace with a corsage bouquet of tea roses and larkspur, and was attended with her daughter, Miss Arlene Sargent. Allen Crouch of Oil City acted as best man.

The bridal march was played by Archie Van Tassel, violinist, and Joseph Aversia with his guitar. The bridal couple and their attendants were preceded to the bank of flowers in the living room by little Betty Jean Tracy, who had the ring concealed in a basket of flowers.

Following the ceremony, dinner was served to about thirty, following which the bride and groom left in a car gaily decorated and after a short wedding trip will be at home near Union City, the home of the bride.

Obituary
Mrs. Margaret Titus

The many friends of Mrs. Margaret Titus were sadly grieved to learn of her death on Friday, June 17, at her home in Spartansburg. All were hopeful of her recovery until she suffered a heart attack from which she failed to rally. Everything that loving care of friends could do was done and she passed to that great beyond from which no traveler returns.

Margaret Negus was born June 24, 1861, at Mt. Pleasant, Bloomfield township, Crawford county, daughter of West and Lucinda Negus, and when a girl moved with her parents to South Dakota, where she later married James West. With her husband and little daughter, Daisy, she returned to Pennsylvania to reside near her old home, where for many years Mr. West was a successful farmer. He passed away twenty years ago and Daisy died at the age of six years.

The deceased married in April 1928, to Lynn Titus of Spartansburg, where she had resided since and where she leaves, besides the husband, many neighbors and friends who will miss the kindly smile of welcome she always gave to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. She also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Charles Green of Clymer, N.Y., and Mrs. Mark Lamb of Grand Valley, Knight of Spartansburg, besides thir-and a foster daughter, Mrs. Harry teen grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. [previous is typed as written]

There was a large attendance for services in the central M. E. church at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 19, with Rev. W. H. Garnett officiating. He read from the fourteenth chapter of St. John and gave comforting words of hope to those who love the Lord. Many beautiful flowers covered the casket, tokens of love and respect. The pallbearers were Charles Green, Harry Knight, Mark Lamb, Charles Titus, Clifford Young and Lyman Drace.

Births

Portville - Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams are parents of a daughter, born today at Olean General Hospital.

Olean General Hospital
Discharges

Mrs. Clifford Williams and daughter, Gail Ardell, Portville.

Births

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams, North Fourth Street, are parents of a son born, Sunday, at the Olean General Hospital.

Resident of Duke Center Laid To Rest

Duke Center - Last rites for Mrs. Olin S. Fenner, who passed away at her home here Friday, were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Monday at one o'clock. The Rev. A. J. Bailey, pastor of the Methodist Church in Shinglehouse, officiated, and the Rev. Archie MacDougald, local minister, assisted.

During the service, members of the Otto Township Choral Club, of which Mrs. Fenner was a member, contributed two selections, “Some Time We'll Understand” and “Abide with Me,” with accompaniment by Mrs. Walter Sprague.

Burial was in the family lot at Alfred, N. Y.

Pall-bearers were Howard Densmore, Fred Grow, John McCord, William Sullivan, Lyle Stearns, and S. E. McCready.

Among those in attendance from out-of-town were: Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fenner, Mr. and Mrs. Eldyn Fenner, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fenner of Shinglehouse; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fenner of Canisteo; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lyon of Olean; Mrs. Susie Fenner, Richard Fenner, Mrs. Frank Stevens, Ellis Stevens of Alfred; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Baker, Mrs. Clarence Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cook, Mrs. Elnora Skinner, Mrs. Maude Stryker, Mr. and Mrs. F. Zirkelback, Mrs. Milford Clark of Hornell; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ormsby, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Henry, Mrs. James L. Clark of Alfred Station; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevens of Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fenner of Almond; Mrs. Mattie Moran, Mrs. E. A. Harris, Mrs. Bessie Holcomb of Coneville; Mrs. Bess Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris of Oswayo; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Crittenden of Coudersport.

Marriages
Jones - Litsinger

Mr. and Mrs. George Litsinger of Titusville announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Doris Litsinger, to Marion Jones of Union city on March 30, at Ripley, N. Y. Their attendants were Charles Gibeaut of Union City and Miss Helen Bockak of Pittsburgh.

Death takes Orson L. Hatch
Portville Mayor Since 1932

Portville - Orson L. Hatch, mayor of Portville, passed away this morning in Olean General Hospital following an operation. Mr. Hatch was born in the town of Genesee on May 6, 1869, and had been a resident of Portville and vicinity practically all his life. He was a member of the firm of Hatch and Frair Brothers and had been engaged in the oil well drilling business in this area for a number of years.

Mr. Hatch had been prominent in civic affairs of Portville. He was appointed mayor of the village to fill the unexpired term of Clyde Blakeley in June, 1932 and had served continuously since that time. He was a former member of the Board of Education. Mr. Hatch had been active in the Portville I. O. O. F. activities, having been Noble Grand of the lodge also District Deputy Grand Master for this area.

He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Portville and was active in its work. He was also a member of Portville Rebekah Lodge No. 663.

Besides his wife, Hattie A. Hatch, Mr. Hatch is survived by one son, Reuben Hatch, three grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Floyd Frair, all of Portville.

The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the home. The Rev. Arthur Partington, pastor of the Bolivar Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly of Portville, and the Rev. Homer C. Evans, will officiate. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Family Reunion On Sunday

Portville - The Hatch-Hopkins family reunion was held, Sunday, at the Community Park at Port Allegany and fifty were in attendance. Dinner was served at one o'clock with Mrs. Mattie Sleeman of Olean in charge and Miss Magdaline Lowe of Olean and Mrs. Myrtle Eaton of Portville assisting. The business meeting was presided over by the President, Leon Hopkins of Wellsville. Mrs. Archie Hatch acted as Secretary and read the minutes of the last meeting.

The oldest people present were Jason Hopkins of Portville and Mrs. Aurilla Lowe of Olean and the youngest child, Gail Adele Williams, one year old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams.

Election of officers resulted as follows: President, Reuben Hatch of Portville; Vice-President, Archie Lowe of Olean; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Magdaline Lowe of Olean; Historian, Leon Hopkins of Wellsville; Table Committee for next year, Mrs. M. T. O'Donnell and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, to select their own helpers.

Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hatch, Mrs. Ernest Johnson and children, Mrs. M T O'Donnell and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams and children, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch and family, Mrs. O. L. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs. George Hewitt and daughter, Rita; Jason N. Hopkins, Mrs. Myrtle Eaton and son, Stephen, Lee Frair, Ross Frair, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowe of Portville; Mrs. Aurilla Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lowe and family, Wesley Jennings and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Sleeman of Olean and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hopkins and grandson of Wellsville.

The next reunion will be held at Port Allegany the third Sunday in August, (end of article)

Births

Portville - A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Hatch Friday, September 15, at their home.

Future Bride Is Entertained

Portville - Mrs. Theodore Baker entertained Tuesday evening, at dinner and a variety shower in honor of Miss Clarice Preston whose marriage to Merle Eldrridge will take place in the near future. Covers were marked for twelve guests and the table was decorated in a motif of pink. The evening was spent in a social way. The guest of honor received many useful and lovely gifts.

Eldridge Rites Held At Portville

Portville - Funeral services for Merl G. Eldridge, a victim of the Eldred explosion, Wednesday, were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Presbyterian Church. The officiating clergymen were the Rev. George F. Loehr, and the Rev. Homer Evans.

Burial was made in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

The pall-bearers were Richard Pooley, William Burdick, Max Colegrove, Elmer Bonsper, Howard Preston and Sheldon Merritt.

Those from out-of-town included Ray Stout, of Franklinville, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Redman and daughter Virginia of Leicester, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Milliman of Branchport, S. R. Merritt of Sidney, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Preston, Miss Clarice Preston and Miss Jane Snook of Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eldridge, Mrs. Albert Perry of Rossburg; Mrs. Effie Hussong of Hunt, Miss Freda Hussong of Filmore, Mrs. R. D. Rhoades of Williamsport, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch of Cleveland, Richard Pooley, Miss Catherine Pooley, John Hatch and Beatrice Hatch of Buffalo; Ralph Colegrove and son Max Colegrove of Shinglehouse, George Straight of Little Valley. Charles Northrup of Ellicottville, Mrs. Leon Adams and son Marvin Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Siegel of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, Victor Netzel ad Frederick Bradi of Eldred; William Sullivan, H. L. Carter and P. C. Skinner of Duke Center.

Employees of the National Powder Company, Eldred, attended in body.

Mrs. Aurilla Lowe Succumbs To Illness Today

Mrs. Aurilla Lowe, widow of William Lowe, passed away at ten-forty-five o'clock, Tuesday evening, at the home of her son, Archie H. Lowe, 1337 Seneca Street.

Mrs. Lowe was born at Little Genesee, Pa., June 5, 1861, and for the last fifteen years had resided here. She was a member of People's Methodist Church.

Surviving are four sons, Archie H. Lowe, this city; Leon, Frank and Leslie Lowe, Portville; two daughters, Mrs. Martin Walther, Alma; Mrs. John Sleeman, Olean; three brothers, Archie Hatch, Portville; Fred Hatch, Los Angeles, Calif.; Bert Hatch, Ogden, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Philips, Hinsdale, and Mrs. Amos Blakeslee, Portville; also seventeen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

A prayer service will be held at the home of her son, here, Friday afternoon at two o'clock, followed by the funeral from People's Methodist Church at two-thirty o'clock. The Rev. Daniel Place, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville.

Mrs. Maxine Shreve recently visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Groves of Erie.

Olean General Hospital
Discharges

Mrs. Clifford Williams and infant son, Joseph Martin, North Fourth Street.

Grace Kathleen Hatch of Portville Bride Thursday
Weds Albert Pupo Of This City At Rectory Of Sacred Heart Church, Rev. J. Vincent Growney Officiating.

Portville - The marriage of Miss Grace Kathleen Hatch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hatch of this place and Albert Pupo of Olean took place, Thursday morning at ten-thirty o'clock, at the rectory of the Sacred Heart Church, here, the Rev. J. Vincent Growney officiating.

The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hardy of Portville,

The bride was attractive in a turquoise gown with accessories in black and her shoulder corsage was of pink roses and babies breath.

Mrs. Hardy's gown was of dusty rose with black accessories and her shoulder corsage was of yellow roses and babies breath.

A luncheon was served at the home of the bride's parents after the ceremony.

After a wedding trip to Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. Pupo will be at home to their friends at 106 North Twenty-First Street. Mr. Pupo is employed in Bradford.

Roulo Passes Away
Portville

Portville - Philmon Roulo passed away Thursday evening at the Olean General Hospital. He was born October 3 1870 at ?ville and was the son of the Rev Filmore and Lucy Roulo. He had spent his entire life in this village survived by two daughters; Mrs. M T O'Donnell and Mrs. Carl Holcomb of Portville; one son Douglas, and fifteen grand- children all of Portville; a twin brother Filmore Roulo Jr; two sisters Mrs. Siea and Mrs. B L Gleason, both of Portville. The body was removed t (article ends)

Cattaraugus County Deeds
Little Valley

Charles B. Hinman and Roase A. Hinman of Humphrey, to Wayne M. Hamilton of Bradford, Pa., Town of Humphrey.

Melburn C. Hinman and wife of the Town of Humphrey to Wayne M. Hamilton of Bradford, Pa., Town of Humphrey

Many Attend Titus Funeral At Spartansburg
Methodist Church Not Ample for Large Crowd; Plan for Memorial Day

Spartansburg, May 20 - The funeral of Cassius N. Titus was held Sunday at the Methodist church, which was filled to capacity, many being unable to get inside the church. The impressive service was held amid a great profusion of beautiful flowers at 2 p.m. with Rev. Elwood Avery, pastor, in charge, assisted by the deceased's son, Rev. Robert Titus, of Springville, Pa. The service was particularly suited to the deceased and the activities to which he had devoted his life. He was a leader in many civic activities of the borough and had held many important offices. He was a devoted member of the Methodist church and his absence will be seriously felt by the church and Sunday school. The following acted as pall-bearers: J. A. Whitney, K. A. Bennett, Roy Skiff, Rexford Still. Charles Scarem, Wave L. Blakeslee. Among those attending the services from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Delaverne, Mrs. Lucy Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bartholme of Waterford; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Delavern, Mrs. Minnie Bush, Ralph Jones, Mrs. Clarabelle Allen, Mrs. B. H. Green, Rexford A. Brown, Union City; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lewis, Miss Freda Tauber, C. F. Austin, Michael Sause, Youngstown, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shreve, Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gray, Titusville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Winans, Mrs. Leah Ernie, Erie; Mrs. Nena August, Warren; James and Miss Edith Bradford and Mr. and Mrs. John VanCise, Centerville; Frank Bantle and daughter, Ruth and son, Raymond, Hamburg, N. Y.; Rev. and Mrs. Robert Titus and daughter, Joy, of Springville, Pa; Emery Titus, Mrs. Edna Titus and daughter Thelma, and William Cash, Alton Titus and friend, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Titus of Akron, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Patchen, Mrs. Anna Shreve, Harbor Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney and two children, Joan and Jimmie, Lincolville; Mrs. Jesse Blakeslee and daughter, Dorthea, Sherman, N. Y.; Mrs. Gertrude Rhodes and Mrs. Hattie Barnes, Corry.

Wellsville Scene of Reunion

Wellsville - Richard Lyon of Olean was reelected President of the Fenner family at the annual reunion which was held at Island Park in Wellsville, Sunday. About forty relatives and friends registered at the eight annual affair and enjoyed a tureen dinner and a game of softball.

Mrs. Helen Fenner of Shinglehouse was reelected as Secretary and Treasurer.

Island Park was selected for the site of the reunion in 1941, on the first Sunday in August.

The following answered to the roll call:
Mrs. E. E. Fenner, Mrs. O. S. Fenner, Mrs. Frank Stevens of Alfred; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Potter and daughter, Hornell, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevens and Stanford Stevens of Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lyon and son of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown and daughters of Ithaca, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fenner and son, and Alfred Fenner of Duke Center; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fenner of Almond; Miss Marjorie Fenner of Ransomville, NY; Frank Diez of Youngstown, NY, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Benneway of Alfred Station, NY; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fenner, Mr. and Mrs. Eldyn Fenner and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fenner and family of Shinglehouse.

Marriage Is Announced

Oswayo - Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Helen Lunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Lunn of Oswayo, to Alfred G. Fenner of Duke Center, son of O. S. Fenner of Alfred, N. Y. The ceremony took place at the Methodist parsonage at Jefferson O., Saturday, October 5. The Rev. A. J. Pruit read the nuptial vows.

The bride was attired in a traveling costume of soldier blue with accessories of a corresponding hue.

After a brief wedding trip in Ohio the couple will reside in Duke Center where their home is in readiness.

Mrs. Fenner was graduated from Shinglehouse High School with the Class of 1938. Mr. Fenner attended Bradford High School and is employed in the oil fields at Duke Center.

Obituaries

Portville - Grace Ackley Hatch passed away at her home in Portville Monday, at 4:15 P.M. after a long illness. She was born at Oramel, New York, on June 26, 1882. She was united in marriage to Archie La Vern Hatch at Portville on May 31, 1899 and has spent her entire life in Portville. Mrs. Hatch is survived by her husband Archie L. Hatch, five daughters, Mrs. Harry Johnson of Cuba, Mrs. Albert Pupo of Olean, Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Mrs. Clifford Williams of Portville and Myrtle at home; also one son, La Vern Hatch of Portville; one brother, William Conable of Bradford, Pa., and fifteen grandchildren. The funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home. The Rev. George F. Loehr, pastor of the Presbyterian Church will officiate and interment will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Archie Hatch Rites Conducted

Portville - Funeral services for Mrs. Archie Hatch were held Wednesday afternoon at the late home, with the Rev. George F. Loehr officiating. The pall bearers were Leonard Frair, Lee Frair, Wesley Frair, Herman Frair, Orson Frair and Leon Lowe.

Relatives and friends attending from out of town were Mr. William Conable of Bradford; Miss Lucy Conable, Mrs. John Grandusky, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. John Sleeman, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pupo of Olean, Mrs. Milton Scutt of Friendship, Mr. and Mrs. Elton Carlson and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Williams of West Clarksville, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Skinner of Richburg, Mrs. Nina Johnson, Conrad Johnson, James Johnson of Cuba; Mrs. H. W. Eaton, Mrs. Charley Eaton, Joseph Eaton, and Mr. William Ellsworth of Allegany.

Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Obituaries

Portville - Funeral services for Richard Eaton, son of Mrs. Myrtle Hatch Eaton of this place were held Saturday morning at ten o'clock at Youngstown, Ohio. Those in attendance included Mrs. Myrtle Eaton, Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams, Archie Hatch and Lavern Hatch, all of Portville; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pupo and child of Olean, Joseph Eaton of Allegany and Basil and Robert Eaton of Erie, PA.

Tillotson

Tillotson, Aug 29 - Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Shreve were grieved at the death of Mrs. Shreve, which occurred Aug. 15. Louise was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook and spent her girlhood at this place, her parents operating a general store here. Sympathy is extended to the bereaved family and her mother, Mrs. Blanche Cook Danner.

Olean General Hospital
Discharges

Mrs. Clifford Williams and daughter, Julia Ann, North Fourth Street.

Obituaries

Humphrey - Charles Tallman Carpenter, seventy-four, died Tuesday morning (December 16, 1941) at his home here following an illness of three years. Mr. Carpenter was born in Scio, NY, and lived in Friendship and Wellsville for many years, coming to Humphrey to reside about five years ago. Besides his wife, Mrs. Millicent Carpenter, he is survived by three sons, Walter Hinman, Wellsville, Alfred Hinman, East Aurora and Fred Hinman, Portville. The body was taken to the Hunt Funeral parlors in Salamanca, where services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. Raymond Hughes of the Baptist church of Humphrey will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in the cemetery at Scio.

Weddings
Jessie MacDonald Weds Lt. Lee Friar

A military wedding was solemnized when Miss Jessie MacDonald, daughter of Mrs. Elnora MacDonald, 544 King Street, became the bride of Lieutenant Lee A. Frair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Frair of Portville.

The ceremony was performed in the historic Chapel, Old Post, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Saturday afternoon, September 5, at six o'clock by Major Morris Lively, Chaplain, before an altar decorated with palms, ferns, large bouquets of pink gladioli and candelabra with white tapers.

Miss Mary MacDonald of Olean was her sister's maid of honor. Lieutenant John Earley of Fort Sill was best man.

Two-Piece Dress
The bride was lovely in a two-piece wool dress trimmed in blue-green with brown accessories. She wore a single strand of pearls, gift of the groom, and a soldier corsage of pink roses and babies' breath. The bridesmaid wore a two-piece ice-blue wool frock with black accessories. Her corsage was of red roses and babies' breath. The groom was attired in full military dress also were Lt. Donald Reardon, Lt. Victor Nixson, Lt. Fray, Lt. Cyre, Lt, Horld, Lt. Jamerson, Lt. Biersdorf, all members of the groom's Officers' Training School graduating class.

Mrs. Morris Lively sang “I Love You Truly,” accompanied by Mrs. I. O. Gladish of Fort Sill at the organ. Mrs. Gladish also played the Wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's “Wedding March.”

The groom's mother wore a two-piece wool dress of soldier blue with black accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias. Mrs. O. L. Hatch, an aunt of the groom, wore a brown two-piece dress with matching accessories. Her corsage was also of gardenias.

Dinner Served
A dinner for ten guests was served at the Officer's Club following the ceremony. The table was centered with a bouquet of red roses.

The bride is a graduate of Olean High School, Class of 1938, and is employed by the Kinter Co. The groom was graduated from Portvile High School in 1934 and from Cornell University in 1939 with a B. S. degree in agriculture. He taught agriculture at Portville High School for two years, leaving to join the U. S. Army in July, 1941. He was sent to Puerto Rico and was called back to take a course at the Officers' Training School at Fort Sill. He was graduated with the rank of second lieutenant and is now taking a course in the Officer's Specialized School in Communications at Fort Sill. He is attached to the Field Artillery Division.

Pre-nuptial parties include a dinner given by Mrs. F. E. Frair and a variety shower given by Mrs. Elnora MacDonald and Miss Mary MacDonald.

Out-of-town guests present for the ceremony were Mrs. Donald Reardon, Mrs. John Earley, Lawton, Okla.; Mrs. Floyd Frair and Mrs. O. L. Hatch, Portville; and Miss Mary MacDonald, Olean.

John W. Frair Passes Away

Portville - John W. Frair, eighty-seven, died at the home of his brother, Floyd E. Frair, Deer Creek Sunday morning (October 25, 1942) at eight-thirty o'clock after a short illness.

Deceased was born in Clarksville November 26, 1855. Surviving besides the brother are two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Hatch, Portville; Mrs. Mary E. Stillman; Friendship, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at the home of Floyd Frair Wednesday afternoon (October 28, 1942) at the Om Cemetery.

Howard L. Sargent

Howard Sargent, 24, yoeman third class is one of the two sons in the Navy of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sargent of Union City. Both are pictured in The Herald's series today.

Before his enlistment on Nov. 18, 1942, Howard was employed at the Navy inspector's office at the Titusville Forge Company. He received his boot training at Sampson, N. Y., and is still there. His address is: Recruit Personnel Office, Adm. Bldg., U. S. N. T. S., Sampson, N. Y.

Millard B. Sargent
Millard Sargent, 22, seaman first class, enlisted seven months earlier than his brother, Howard (top picture), going into the Navy on April 19, 1942. He received his training at Great Lakes, Ill., and is now somewhere on the Pacific.

His full address, in care of the Fleet Post office at San Francisco, may be obtained from his sister, Mrs. Delbert Kightlinger of Star Route, Titusville. Recently he telephoned to say he expected to be home about Oct. 1 on a two-week's leave.

Besides Mrs. Kightlinger, the boys have three other sisters, two in Cleveland and one in Akron, and a brother in Corry.

Betty M. Jennings Dies In Hospital

Betty Marie, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward w. Jennings, died Thursday night (June 22, 1944) in the Olean General Hospital. She was born in this city May 25, 1939.

Besides her parents she is survived by three brothers, Erwin E. Jennings, U. S. Marine Corps. Stationed in the Pacific area; Morris W. Jennings, Gordon Jennings; one sister, Mary Lou Jennings, at home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sleeman, Weston Mills.

Pirvate funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon (June 25, 1944) at two o'clock at the home. The Rev. Gordon W. Loomis, pastor of People's Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Portville Cemetery.

Funerals
Marion Ellsworth Jones

Services for Marion Ellsworth Jones were largely attended at the family home, 625 West Walnut street, at 2 p.m. yesterday. Rev. Albert Broadhurst of St. James' Episcopal church officiated and interment was in Woodlawn, with the following as pall-bearers: Eugene McIntyre, Walter Boczon, Joe Lukasiak, Russel Baldwin, Charles Gibeaut and Stanley Crowther.

The following were among those attending: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibeaut of Spartansburg; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jones and family of Beaverdam; Mrs. George Litsinger, Jr., of Boston; Mrs. C. Grieshan, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. George Pollack, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Cieslak; Mrs. Mae Smith, Mrs. Lois Cheney, Laverne Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Jones and Miss Betty Depew of Union City; Mrs. R. H. Halfast and daughter and Mrs. Phoebe Winans of Corry; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones and family of Richburg, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones and daughter, Altha, of Bolivan, N. Y.; Mrs. Retha Shannon of Olean, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sheehan of Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Totman and Miss Lois Depew of Erie.

Engagement Announcement

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Ruth Cleland, daughter of N. P. Cleland of Titusville, Route 1, to Fred Sargent, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sargent of Union City.

The wedding will be an event of the near future.

Melvin Wilcox Is At Chatham Field

Chatham Field, Ga. - Private Melvin T. Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Wilcox of 216 North Fourteenth Street, Olean, has been transferred to Chatham Field, Savannah, Ga., a B-29 combat crew training base where he is now serving as an aircraft mechanic.

Pvt. Wilcox's previous station was Fort Meyers, Fla.

Amos Blakeslee Dies At Portville

Portville - Amos Blakeslee, Lillibridge Road, Portville, passes away this morning (June 11, 1946) at his home after a long illness. He was born May 26, 1870. He was a resident of Olean for twenty six years and was a member of the Olean Police Force, retiring eleven years ago. He has resided in Portville since his retirement.

He was a member and a trustee of the Portville Presbyterian Church and a member of Olean Lodge, F. and A. M.

Besides his wife, Mrs. Maude Hatch Blakeslee, he is survived by one brother, Albert Blakeslee of Portville and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon (June 13, 1946) with a prayer service at the home at two o'clock and further services at two thirty o'clock at the Portville Presbyterian Church. The Rev. George F. Loehr will officiate. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Conduct Rites For Amos Blakeslee

Portville - Funeral services for Amos Blakeslee, Lillibridge Road, Portville, were conducted Thursday afternoon (June 13, 1946) with a prayer service at the home at two o'clock and further services at two thirty o'clock at the Portville Presbyterian Church. The Rev. George F. Loehr officiated. Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

The honorary pallbearers were John C. Dempsey, August Burgart, John Jrandusky, Matthew Gilmore and Edward Wittenburg, all members of the Olean Police Department.

The active pallbearers were Merl Blakeslee, Ruby Blakeslee, Howard Blakeslee, Ruby Blakeslee, Howard Blakeslee, Ernest Blakeslee, Clifford Blakeslee and Jack Morgan.

Those present from out of town included Mr. and Mrs. Merle Blakeslee, Bolivar; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blakeslee, Knapp Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Blakeslee and son, Cuba; Mrs. Erma Phillips, Mrs. Nellie Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hendryx and son, Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Phillips, Mrs. John Harwood and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lowe, Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, Lockport; Orson Wakefield, Friendship; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hale, Manfield Benham and Mrs. Nina Johnson, Cuba.

News of Marriages
Sargent - Cleland

Miss Dorothy Ruth Cleland, daughter of N. P. Cleland, Route 1, Titusville, and Fred Sargent, Jr., of Union City were married at the First Presbyterian chapel on New Year's Day at noon. Rev. A. O. Caldwell, D. D., pastor, officiated.

The bride wore a dress of teal blue with corsage of red rosebuds.

Following the nuptial service a luncheon and reception was held at the Antill home, with covers for 30 members of the immediate families. A feature was a beautiful three-tier cake with bride and groom.

Late in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent went to Erie, where they will reside.

John Harwood Dies At Work

John Harwood Pleasant Valley, an employe of the A. Weston Lumber Company was stricken while at work today (January 16, 1947) and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Francis Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irma Harwood; four sons, Lyle Harwood, Harold Harwood, Farmersville Center, Robert Harwood, Cleveland, Merton Harwood, Jamestown. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Rites Held For John Harwood

Pleasant Valley - Funeral services for John Harwood were held from the home here Saturday (January 18, 1947) at two o'clock. The Rev. Reuben E. Strong, Hinsdale, officiated.

Pallbearers were Clyde Davis, Robert Brandel, Robert Call, Floyd Forrev, Gerald Rethle and James Haskins. Burial was at Delevan.

Those attending from out of town were Mrs. Amos Blakeslee, Archie Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. O'Donnel, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch and Mrs. Hattie Hatch, Portville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sample, Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Harwood, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harwood, Farmersville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harwood, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Merton Harwood, Miss Caroline Harwood, Jamestown; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins, Warren, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grinnell, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Esterly, Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kayes, Weston Mills.

Isabelle Hughes, Kenneth Fenner Wed Saturday

Miss Isabelle Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hughes, Bath, N. Y., was united in marriage to Kenneth Fenner, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fenner, Sr., Baltimore, Md., formerly of Shinglehouse, Saturday at the First Baptist Church.

The double ring ceremony was performed at two o'clock by the Rev. Shields T. Hardin.

Miss Eloise Hughes, was maid of honor and Miss Beverly Jean Fenner and Miss Betty Hughes were bridesmaids.

Kenneth J. Buckingham, Baltimore, Md., was best man for Mr. Fenner. Lyle and Charles Hughes, brothers of the bride, were ushers.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Stratton Hotel. Following a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 2806 Loudon Avenue, Baltimore.

Mrs. Fenner graduated from Avoca, N. Y., High School and from Alfred University. She is assistant head nurse at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital. She received part of her training at the Olean General Hospital.

Mr. Fenner graduated from Shinglehouse High School and is now attending the Baltimore College of Commerce. He was a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corp in the China, India, Burma theater.

Arlene Peterson Is Betrothed To Fred Hinman

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson, 116 South Fourth Street, announced the engagement of their daughter, Arlene Dorthea Peterson to Fred Hinman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hinman, 415 Fifth Avenue.

Miss Peterson is a graduate of Olean High School, class of 1946 and is employed by Dr. F. M. McCarthy. Mr. Hinman attended Portville High School and is employed at the Thatcher Manufacturing Company.

No date has been set for the wedding.

Two Riceville Residents Die As Train Hits Car in Corry

Mrs. Ben Lewis And Ivan Sargent, Her Son, Victims; 3 Slightly Hurt
Mrs. Opal Lewis, 45, wife of Ben Lewis, and her son, Ivan Sargent, 28, both of Riceville, were killed last night at a grade crossing in Corry, when a Pennsylvania Railroad train struck a car driven by Mr. Lewis. Also in the car were two Lewis children, Janet and Ben Jr., eight-year-old twins.

Mr. Lewis was not badly hurt and after being treated at the Corry hospital was able to return home. The twins, who remained at the hospital, are not seriously injured.

The car was struck at 6:57 p.m. by an eastbound passenger train at the Eighth street crossing between West Washington and West Main streets. (Several persons from Titusville were on this train.)

The family had been in Corry, possibly calling on friends, and Mr. Lewis was driving with the twins beside him in the front seat. Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Sargent were killed as they attempted to leap from the stalled car's rear seat.

Thought His Car Was Clear
There are several tracks at the site of the accident and they are approached at a slight rise. Either before the car entered upon the first track or immediately afterward, Mr. Lewis was aware that a train was approaching. There was space enough between two of them for a car to stop and be clear and Mr. Lewis stopped, unaware of which track the train was approaching. He thought he was clear of both tracks, but the train struck the rear and partly demolished it, rolling it over once.

Mr. Sargent was instantly killed and the twins to the hospital.

The crossing in question is in the West End of Corry and is not on the route the Lewises would take going to or coming from Riceville. This circumstance is what gave rise to the belief that they had called on friends in the West End.

The accident is being investigated by Deputy Coroner Lawrence Davison and Corry police.

Bodies Taken to Spartansburg
Both bodies were taken to the Torrey Funeral Home at Spartansburg.

The engineer of the train was C. E. Dibert of Renovo and the conductor was C. P. Connell of Erie. Dibert was quoted as saying that he saw the car too late to stop the train. At that, he thought that it was clear of the tracks. The train's speed was about 40 miles per hour.

The Lewis family's home is on the Lincolnville road in Riceville and Mr. Lewis operates a garage in the village. Mrs. Lewis formerly resided on Route 8 at the Crawford-Erie county line until her first husband's death. The son, Ivan, made his home with his mother and step-father.

No Inquest To Be Held In Corry Deaths
Riceville Man Is Not Inclined To Blame Trainmen For Accident
1 Funeral For 2

Deputy Coroner Lawrence Davison of Corry said last night there would be no inquest into the railroad crossing deaths in Corry Sunday night of Mrs. Ben Lewis and her son, Ivan Sargent, both of Riceville.

The official told The Herald he had another talk yesterday with Mr. Lewis at Riceville, driver of the car that was hit by a P. R. R. passenger train, and he was not disposed to blame the railroad men for the accident. It seems to have been a case of the driver's becoming confused by the double set of tracks on eighth street.

Except for shock and slight head injuries, Mr. Lewis' condition yesterday was about normal and his eight-year-old twins, riding on the front seat of the coupe with him, were expected to be out of the Corry Hospital today and back home at Riceville.

At the time of the accident the family were returning home from a visit at the home of Ford Sargent, a brother of Mrs. Lewis' first husband. Mr. Lewis said that he could not tell which track the approaching train was on, but moved the car to a place he thought was safe. When the train hit it struck the rear of the auto. He added that if he had left the car where he stopped first they all would have been killed.

The engineer, C. E. Dibert, Renovo, told authorities that because of a slow curve just before the crossing he did not see the machine until too late to stop. He estimated his speed at between 35 and 40 miles an hour.

Double Funeral on Wednesday
A double funeral for Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Sargent will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Torrey funeral home in Spartansburg. Burial of Mrs. Lewis will be made at Riceville and Mr. Sargent in the Mount Pleasant cemetery at Tillotson's Corners, where his father is buried.

Mrs. Lewis, whose maiden name was Ross, was born in Riceville on Dec. 11, 1901, and spent most of her life in that community and near Union City. She attended the Methodist church and was an active member of the P. T. A. of Bloomfield High school. Besides her husband and the twins she leaves the following children by her first marriage: Mrs. Katherine Fairchild and Mrs. Arlene Kerr of Mill Village and Raymond and Harold Sargent, at home. She also leaves a sister, Iva, of Toledo, O., and three brothers, Bruce Ross of Riceville, Milton and Ralph Ross of Salamanca, N. Y.

Ivan Sargent was born in 1922 on the Boutwell farm on Route 8 near where Bert Hilliard of Titusville and William Lawrence of Centerville were killed in an automobile accident last week. He attended Bloomsfield school, graduating from the High school there in 1942, and has been employed in the General Electric plant in Erie. He was married to Lucille Van Tassel and they had one child, Brenda, both of whom are living in Florida.

Humphrey Couple Wed For 59 Years

Humphrey - Mr. and Mrs. Melburn C. Hinman observed the 59th anniversary of their marriage at their home in Humphrey Christmas Day with members of the family at a six o'clock dinner.

Melburn C. Hinman and Myrtie A. Ganung were married December 25, 1888 at Great Valley, N. Y. by the Rev. Mr. Thomas, pastor of the Great Valley Baptist Church at that time.

They have resided in Humphrey practically all their lives. They have lived on the farm they now occupy for forty-one years.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hinman are in good health and are active. Mr. Hinman who is eighty-one years old, holds the office of Town Councilman. Mrs. Hinman does her own housework. She is seventy-seven years old.

They have three children, Charles B. Hinman of Humphrey; Mrs. Charles J. Hitchcock of Cuba and Mrs. Ralph Wilbur of the Five Mile; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Everett Eldridge Dies Unexpectedly

Portville - Everett Edward Eldridge passed away unexpectedly this morning at his home, South Main Street. He was born in Granger, N. Y., September 2, 1886 and was married to Beatrice Hatch November 23, 1915. He had resided in Portville for the past thirty-three years.

For some years Mr. Eldridge and the late John Husband operated the Portville Broom Company. For the past five years he had conducted the Portville Review. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Fire Department.

Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Graydon Trask, Eldred, Pa.; a granddaughter, Karen Trask; his father Edward E. Eldridge and a brother, Earl Eldridge, both of Portville.

The body was removed to the Buenther and Morton Funeral Home where friends may call. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Mrs. Ethel Wilcox Dies At Her Home

Allegany - Mrs. Ethel Wilcox, 53 North Second Street, died at her home Sunday night (February 27, 1949) following a long illness.

She is survived by her husband, A. M. Wilcox; a daughter, Mrs. Carl W. Hillman, Geneseo, N. Y, and a son, Alison Henley, a member of the faculty of the Hinsdale Central School.

Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon (March 1, 1949) at two-thirty o'clock with Rev. Carlyle T. Boynton, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Olean, officiating. Burial will be in Five Mile Cemetery.

Deaths

Dennis Sargent, 72, died at his home at 17 Prospect street, Union City, at 5:40 p.m. Saturday after an illness that lasted 18 years.

He was the husband of Mrs. Carrie Sargent, and a stepson of Mrs. Clara Sargent of Corry.

He leaves the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Edith Kightlinger of Titusville, Mrs. Myrna Weisberg and Mrs. Clarabelle Danner of Cleveland, Mrs. Lucille Stoner of Elyria, O., Mrs. Meredyth Wittan of Wurland, Ky., Boyd Sargent of Corry, Howard Sargent and Millard Sargent at home; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Carrie Bruce of Cleveland, Mrs. Maude Shreve of Union City, Mrs. Mildred King of Meadville, Frederick Sargent of Union City and Ford Sargent of Corry; also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the H. L. Musser funeral home at Union City until noon Tuesday and are invited to services at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Union City Methodist church. Rev. Perry Haines, D. D., will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery at Union City.

Couple Observes Date of Wedding

Portville - Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hatch of Toole, Utah, observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary, Tuesday evening, May 31. A reception was held from seven until ten o'clock at the Methodist Church at Toole.

Mrs. Hatch was the former Miss Susie Pilow, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pilow, Portville. Mr. Hatch is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Hatch, also of Portville.

They have made their home in Utah for the past forty years.

Among those in attendance at the reception were Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lowe of Olean.

Mrs. Maude Blakeslee is a sister and Archie Hatch, Portville is a brother of Mr. Hatch.

Patricia Parker And Gorden Hendryx Wed

Miss Patricia Delores Parker, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Parker, 1102 ½ West State Street, and Gordon Louis Hendryx, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hendryx, 1304 ½ West State Street, were united in marriage Saturday morning.

The double ring ceremony was performed at the rectory of St. Mary of the Angles Church by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Rengel, VF.

The bride was attired in a grey suit with pink and black accessories. Her corsage was of pink roses.

Mrs. Francis Brahaney, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a light blue suit with pink and navy accessories and corsage of pink carnations.

Edson Hendryx, Portville, acted as best man for his brother.

Mrs. Parker, mother of the bride, chose a pink and black print dress with black accessories. Her corsage was of white carnations. Mrs. Hendryx, mother of the bridegroom, chose a navy blue dress with navy accessories and corsage of white carnations.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Norton, sister of the bride, for thirty guests.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hendryx attended Olean High School. Mr. Hendryx served three years in the Marine Corps.

Pre nuptial parties included a linen shower by Mrs. Norton. The couple left on a wedding trip to Canada. They will reside in Buffalo where Mr. Hendryx is attending a radio and television school.

Arlene D. Peterson Weds Fred Hinman, Jr.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was the scene of the wedding Sunday afternoon of Miss Arlene Dorthea Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Peterson, 116 South Fourth Street, and Fred Hinman, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hinman, Sr., 615 Fifth Avenue.

The Very Rev. Joseph Groves performed the ceremony amidst a setting of white carnations, gladioli, palms and white candles. While satin ribbons on the pews completed the decorations.

Miss Harriet Lange, organist, played a program of traditional wedding music. Miss Mary Primikiris, soloist, sang “Because,” “I Love The,” and “The Lord's Prayer.”

Mr. Peterson gave his daughter in marriage. The bride wore a bouffant gown of white marquisette and chantilly lace, entrain, with Peter Pan Collar and self buttons on the long pointed sleeves. Her chapel length veil of tulle with double row of chantilly lace fell from a lace bonnet with orange blossom trim. She carried a shower bouquet of roses, and lilies of the valley tied with satin streamers.

Miss Norma Peterson, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Her gown of pink taffeta was fashioned with illusion off the shoulder effect and bouffant skirt. She wore matching elbow length mitts and tiara and carried a colonial bouquet of roses and pompoms.

Miss Mary Lou Boylan, Olean, Miss Delores Peterson, sister of the bride and Miss Gloria Hinman, sister of the bridegroom, were bridesmaids. They were identical gowns of orchid, nile green and maize taffeta. The gowns were fashioned with basque bodices with scalloped bertha collars, puffed sleeves and full skirts with cording at the hip line. They wore matching pleated tiaras and elbow length mitts. They carried colonial bouquets of Columbus roses and pompoms.

Miss Sharon Campbell, cousin of the bridegroom, was flower girl. Her gown of poudre blue taffeta was fashioned with ruffled lace skirt and she wore matching full length mitts and a heart shaped shepherdess bonnet. She carried a basket of pink and blue babies' breath and white rose petals. John Richard Golden, ring bearer, wore a white suit and carried a white satin pillow with satin streamers.

Hugh Campbell, Portville, acted as best man for his nephew. Ushers were Roy Campbell, Olean, uncle of the bridegroom, Richard Stady, Olean and DeWayne Hanel, Shinglehouse.

Mrs. Peterson, mother of the bride, wore a turquoise net dress with a white accessories and corsage of pink roses. Mrs. Hinman, Sr., mother of the bridegroom, wore a navy blue taffeta dress with pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses. Mrs. Arthur Peterson, Brooklyn, N. Y. grandmother of the bride, chose an elephant gray dress with corsage of red roses. Mrs. Mattie Fitch, Olean, grandmother of the bride, wore a navy blue dress with corsage of red roses. Mrs. Millicent Hinman, Wellsville, grandmother of the bridegroom, selected a gray dress with corsage of red roses and Mrs. Ellen Carpenter, Olean, grandmother of the bridegroom, wore a navy blue dress with corsage of red roses.

A reception was held at the Ashton Parish House for 175 guests. The bride's table was centered with a four tiered wedding cake topped with miniature bride and groom. Carnations, gladioli and candles completed the decorations.

The couple left on a wedding trip to Canada and on their return will reside at 35 Temple Street, Portville. For traveling Mrs. Hinman chose a pink gaberdine suit with white accessories and corsage of pink rose buds and pompoms.

Mrs. Hinman is a graduate of Olean High School and Mr. Hinman attended Portville High School.

Pre-nuptial parties included: personal shower, Miss Norma Peterson, sister of the bride; linen shower, Mrs. Richard Stady; variety shower, Mrs. Fred Hinman, Sr., and rehersal party by the bride's mother.

Guests were present from Brooklyn, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Portville, Black Creek, Wellsville Cuba, Cyclone, Shinglehouse, Allegany, East Aurora, Roulette, Eldred, Belmont and Elmira.

Arlene Peterson Guest At Shower

Miss Arlene Peterson, bride-elect, was honored at a linen shower Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Richard Stady, 421 ½ Fourth Avenue.

A bride's book was made and awards presented to Mrs. Neva Peterson, M Neva Hinman and Miss Gloria Hinman.

Lunch was served at a table decorated with yellow roses and a miniature bride and groom. Hand made favors of miniature umbrellas were presented to each guest.

The marriage of Miss Peterson to Fred Hinman, Jr., will take place June 19.

Portville Couple Honor Guests At Anniversary Tea

Portville - Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Hatch were guests at a tea given at the Hatch home by their son, Eugene Hatch, on the occasion of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Preceding the tea a family dinner was served.

Mr. and Mrs. Hatch were united in marriage July 22, 1924 at Portville by the Rev. Hiram D. Bacon. They are the parents of three sons, Eugene Hatch at home, Robert Hatch at Alfred and Donald Hatch at home. They have always made their home in Portville.

Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mann and daughter Joyce, Wyoming; Miss Lula Hill, Portville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hatch, Alfred; Mrs. Glendora Benz, Bolivar; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill, Ceres; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brundage, Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Briggs, Cuba; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marsh, Westfield; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marsh, Fredonia; Mr. and Mrs. Orson Frair, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brundage, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Don Champlin and Miss Olive Smith, Portville.

Riceville

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tyndell of union City had a shower party last Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sargent, a bride and groom of recent date. Mrs. Sargent was Rhoda Anderson of Corry. Raymond was a Riceville boy.

Is Graduate

Portville - Joseph L. Eaton, son of Mrs. Myrtle Eaton, Portville, graduated from the Hemphill Diesel School, Long Island City, N. Y. October 26. Mr. Eaton is spending some time with his mother.

Truck's Leap Kills 2 From Riceville
The Clair B. Hodges Die Instantly; R. C. Hammond Hurt
80-Foot Leap

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A young Riceville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Clair B. Hodges, were killed instantly at 3 a.m. yesterday when the dump truck in which they were passengers plunged more than 80 feet from a railroad bridge near Erie.

They were both 29 years of age and left three young children.

The driver, Robert C. Hammond, 34, of Route 3, Union City, is in serious condition in Hamot Hospital, Erie. He suffered internal injuries and a possible skull fracture.

All three occupants of the truck cab were flung clear of the wreckage when the ponderous vehicle smashed into a bank after falling from the bridge spanning two Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.

Mr. Hodges died of a broken neck, Erie County Coroner Warren Wood said, and internal injuries and shock brought death to his wife.

The couple made their home a mile east of Riceville Corners on Route 77 and their address was Route 2, Centerville. Mrs. Hodges operated a school bus for the Bloomfield Township School District and her husband was employed at Munsee's Garage in Riceville.

The truck catapulted from the bridge after it failed to round a bad V-curve on the steel structure located on the Lake Pleasant road about a mile south of Erie.

Truck Smacks Embankment
Breaking through a guard rail, the machine literally flew through the air across the double span of steel tracks and dashed itself against the north embankment.

The three persons were apparently spilled out of the doors, State Police at Lawrence Park said, because the truck windshield was cracked but not broken clear through.

The twisted body of the demolished truck was lying on its side with its bed almost sheared off.

After the truck hit the embankment, Mr. Hammond regained consciousness and staggered to the nearby farm home of Robert Brandon of Route 5, Erie. The latter was not able to telephone for an ambulance, however, because the truck had cut a set of telephone wires in its plunge, Mr. Brandon drove to the home of a neighbor, Leah Olds, and summoned an ambulance and police.

Knocked Pipe 100 Feet
Police said the truck was apparently traveling pretty fast, since a section of metal pipe guard rail was found buried in a field more than 100 feet from the scene.

Relatives said Mr. and Mrs. Hodges drove to Canadohta Lake Tuesday evening for the opening of the park. While there they met Mr. Hammond and all three were thought to be heading toward an Erie restaurant to get something to eat. The Hodges left their car at the park.

The new Ford dump truck was owned by Ralph H. Smith of Cambridge Springs, State Police said.

They questioned Mr. Hammond in the hospital but he was not able to give them any information. He did not remember any details of the accident and did not even recall going to the Brandon home for help.

The coroner is continuing his investigation and it was reported he would not issue a verdict for several days.

Mrs. Doris V. Hodges was born July 19, 1920, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orange Shreve of Route 3, Union City. She attended school at Lincolnville and graduated from Bloomfield High school;

She had three children by her first marriage, Joyce Elaine Miller 12, Terry Lee Miller, 9, Marvin LaRue Miller, 7.

In July, 1948, she was married to Clair Hodges of Mill Village and the couple made their home at Riceville Corners. She was a member of the Riceville Methodist church.

Besides her children and her parents, she leaves the following brothers and sisters; Marion Shreve at home and Richard Shreve of Route 2, Centerville, Betty Shreve at home and Mrs. Martha Rodgers of Route 2, Pleasantville.

Mr. Hodges leaves his parents, Clarence Hodges of Erie and Mrs. Mabel Waite of Mill Village; a brother and a sister, Frank Hodges and Mrs. Irene Carr of Mill Village.

Friends may call at the Torrey Funeral home in Spartansburg until noon on Saturday. Double funeral services will be held at the Riceville Methodist church at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Deaths
Ben Lewis

Ben Lewis, 45, of Riceville died on Friday evening at 10 o'clock at the Corry Hospital.

The deceased leaves twin children, Janis and Ben, Jr., at home; his mother, Mrs. Carrie Lewis of Riceville; two sisters; Mrs. Hazel Tracy of Riceville and Mrs. Pauline Copeland of Olean, N. Y.; four step-children, Mrs. Edwin Kerr, Mrs. William Fairchilds and Raymond Sargent of Mill Village; and Harold Sargent of Lincolnville.

Friends may call at any time at the Torrey funeral home in Spartansburg, where services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Riceville cemetery, with Rev. Charles A. Fuller of the Centerville Baptist church officiating.

Deaths
Ernest A. Williams

Ernest A Williams, 62, of Corry died at his home at 10 p.m. Saturday. He had been in failing health for the past 18 months.

Mr. Williams was born in Riceville. For a good many years he owned and operated a construction company in Corry. He was a member of a Corry City Council from 1930 through 1938.

Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs. La June Shreve Williams; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Sturgis of Corry, Mrs. Leonard Nysteadt of Springfield, Mass., and Miss Oneita Williams at home; three sons, Mynford and Charles, both of Corry, and Milan of Washington, D. C.; two sisters, five brothers and 16 grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Bracken-Keating funeral home in Corry. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Tillotson

Tillotson - Sunday the following children and grandchildren of Mark Shreve gathered at the home of his brother, Cleon Shreve, to help him celebrate his 87th birthday: Mrs. Ernest Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgis, Cheryl and Cynthia Sturgis, Terry Williams, Mrs. Vonne Shreve, Corry; Mr. and Mrs. Clive Russell, Danny and Merlin Russell, Wesleyville; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hunter, Calla Joy and Elaine Hunter, Erie.

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Dec. 26 - The deepest sympathy is extended to Fred Sargent, Sr. of Union City, whose wife died Dec. 21, at their home on 8 Cherry St. after a long illness. Mr. Sargent grew up in the Mount Pleasant community and was well known by all. Mrs. Sargent was raised in the vicinity of Bear Lake and was loved and respected by her many friends.

Mount Pleasant

Mt. Pleasant, Oct 9 - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox and children spent the week-end with Mr. Fox' mother, Mrs. Ralph Fox, at McKeesport.

Sunday callers on Orel Sargent were Mr. and Mrs. Ford Sargent of Corry, Fred Sargent of Union City, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Inches.

Mrs. Pearle Sargent was in Erie on Wednesday.

Mrs. Lola Potter called on Mrs. Myrna Danner Thursday.

Mrs. Loraine Geer and Mrs. Pearle Sargent attended the Maybeth Missionary Society at Mrs. Albert Scouten's Wednesday.

Mrs. Eva Blakeslee and Mrs. Charles Fox attended a Stanley party held at Mrs. William Lasher's Wednesday.

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, April 30 - Orel Sargent received word that his cousin, Gene Sargent, a prominent lawyer of Gettysburg, S. D., was instantly killed in an auto accident April 23.

Mr. and William Lasher and Mr. and Mrs. Orel Sargent called on friends and relatives in the vicinity of Lake Pleasant, Arbuckle and Waterford Monday.

Weekend callers on Mr. and Mrs. Orel Sargent were Muriel E. Blakeslee of Corry, Fred Sargent of Union City and Mr. Gordon Heinzlman of Erie.

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, June 1 - Callers on Mr. and Mrs. Sargent over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Cora Humphrey of Corry, Mrs. Nellie Geer of Cambridge Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Shreve and Mrs. Clara Sargent of Corry, Mrs. Mabel Murphy and sister, Jessie, and their father, Bill Faye of Phillipsville, Pa.

Paul Schuman and Orel Sargent celebrated a birthday the past week.

Bethal - October 18
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong attended the wedding of Wilbur Greathouse of Black Ash and Margaret Bennett of Cambridge Springs at the Teepleville Methodist Church Saturday night.

Black Ash
Quite a number of people from this place attended the wedding of Miss Margaret Joan Bennett and Wilbur Greathouse which was solemnized at the Methodist Church in Teepleville Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:45.

Tillotson

Tillotson, April 6 - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shreve on the birth of a son; Marshall Frank, born March 29, at the Stem Memorial Hospital in Union City. They now have two boys.

Tillotson

Tillotson, April 20 - Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ferrell and son, Duane, spent Easter with Mrs. Ferrell's mother, Mrs. Vonne Shreve, in Corry. In the afternoon Mrs. Shreve, Mrs. Gary Foster and Mrs. Ferrell called on Mark Shreve at the Clickett Home in Spartansburg. They found Mr. Shreve in very good health. He is 90 years old.

Funerals
Mark Shreve

The funeral service for Mark Shreve will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Torry and Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg. Burial will be in Shreve Ridge Cemetery. Rev. C. A. Fuller of the Centerville Baptist Church will officiate.

Mr. Shreve, 90, who died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, was born in Bloomfield Township on March 28, 1865, a son of Caleb and Mina Danner Shreve. He had lived in the Shreve Ridge area all his life.

Mr. Shreve leaves two sons, Rev. Ivan M. Shreve of North East and Francis Shreve of Union City, RD 3; five daughters, Mrs. LaJune Williams, Mrs. Mildred Shank and Mrs. La Vonne Shreve of Corry, Mrs. Gladys Russell of Wesleyville and Mrs. Irene Hunter of Erie, and two brothers, Kenneth Shreve and Cleon Shreve of Union City, RD 3.

Friends may call at the Torrey and Hays Funeral Home at any time.

Dog Barks, Saves House From Fire

Mount Pleasant, April 10 - Last Thursday the Sargents had a close call. Mr. Sargent's young dog saved their home from complete destruction by fire. The pet had stayed in the basement looking for mice after Mr. Sargent had filled the furnace. She made such a disturbance that both Mr. and Mrs. Sargent investigated. They found the basement full of smoke and a nice fire burning in a pile of kindling back of the furnace, which was quickly put out, with no damage except that all three got all the smoke they wanted.

The snowstorm on Sunday and Monday which packed most of Mount Pleasant residents in tight didn't stop Lyle Blakeslee and Charles Fox from going to work. They took the old fashioned way and walked out, while Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Blakeslee Sr., a little modern but just as rugged and determined, made it out with their jeep. The rest stayed in till the snow plow got roads cleared Monday around noon.

Orel Sargent and Frank Cooper were in Sherman, N. Y., on April 2.

Word has been received that Fred Sargent, who has been wintering at Orlando, Fla., will soon be heading home.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blakeslee of Corry were Monday night callers on Eva Blakeslee.

Spartansburg

On Sunday, Mrs. Nettie Patchen held a birthday party honoring her mother, Mrs. Anna Shreve, on her 90th birthday. It was also in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Richard Patchen, who had a birthday. Mrs. Shreve has lived in the vicinity for over 50 years. Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patchen, Mr. and Mrs. Don Patchen and daughter of Corry. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harrison and family of Enterprise, Mrs. Walter Harrison and Miss Lola Harrison of Titusville, and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Delavern of Waterford. Evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shreve of Titusville and Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Shreve of Spartansburg. Mr. Shreve entertained by showing his recent pictures. Mrs. Anna Shreve is one of the oldest living residents of the town and the community all send her the best of wishes.

Man Burned To Death; Wife Is in Hospital

Oral Sargent Dies in Fire Early Today in Bloomfield Twp.
Oral Sargent, about 82, was burned to death early today in his Bloomfield Township home, which was destroyed by the fire.

His wife, Pearle, awoke in time to try to get him out of the house, but her clothes and hair caught on fire. She managed to get outside and put out the blaze by rolling in the snow.

Then Mrs. Sargent hurried barefoot through the deep snow and 20-degree temperature a quarter of a mile to get help. Most of her clothes had been burned off.

She was taken to the Union city Hospital by a neighbor. No report could be secured about her condition as the physician was still treating her when The Herald went to press. However, neighbors thought she was in fair condition, suffering from shock and burns about the hands and back and the top of her head.

Body Is Found
About 1:15 a.m. today Bloomfield Township firemen and neighbors found the charred body of Mr. Sargent in the ruins of the house. Mrs. Sargent had given the alarm shortly after 11:30 p.m.

Mrs. Sargent had gone for help to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lyle Blakeslee. Mr. Blakeslee and Dewey Geer rushed to the burning house east of Tillotson Corners but the building was all in flames. They could not enter.

Mr. and Mrs. Sargent lived alone. It was not immediately known what caused the fire at their Union City, RD 4, home.

Firemen saved a goat in a nearby shed and rabbits from a rabbit hutch before it burned up. All the contents of the house were lost with the building.

Mrs. Geer said Mrs. Sargent was in deep shock and unable to talk much when she arrived at the Blakeslee home. She had tried hard to get her husband out, and narrowly escaped with her own life. Charles Fox, a neighbor, took her to the hospital.

The house was located about two and a half miles east of Tillotson Corners on the Mt. Pleasant road. For a number of years Mrs. Pearle Sargent reported Mt. Pleasant news for The Herald.

Although firemen were standing by, there was nothing left of the house about 1 a.m. except burning embers. The structure burned down fast, a wind helping to spread the flames.

Mrs. Sargent Is in Fair Conditions

Mrs. Pearle B. Sargent of Union City, RD 4, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in Erie yesterday for further treatment of the serious burns she suffered in trying to save her husband from burning to death about midnight Tuesday. She had been at the Union City Hospital.

Her husband, Orel G. Sargent, 81, perished in the fire which destroyed their home in Bloomfield Township, east of Tillotson Corners.

The woman suffered first, second and third degree burns of the back of her hands, her back, the right side of her face and her head. Her clothes had caught on fire when she tried to rescue Mr. Sargent, and she had to run outside and roll in the snow to put out the flames.

Mrs. Sargent was quoted as saying that her husband had gone to bed and she had fallen asleep in a chair in the front room. When she woke up the house was full of fire and smoke.

She ran outside, unscathed, and then went back into the building which was engulfed in flames to try and rescue her husband. That was when her clothing and hair caught on fire, and she was unable to accomplish her mission.

She hurried a quarter of a mile through the snow and cold to the home of Mrs. Emma Blakeslee for help in getting Mr. Sargent out of the house. But the house was so far gone, with flames swept by a high wind, that no one could enter the dwelling.

Bloomfield Township firemen were called and they played water on the debris until they could recover the man's body, about 1:15 a.m. yesterday.

Mr. Sargent was born on May 24, 1877, in Hurley, S. C. [S.D.], the son of Simeon and Barbara Pitcher Sargent. He is survived by his wife, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Paul Blakeslee of Corry, RD 1, and one grandson.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Torrey and Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg. Rev. Ivan Shreve of the First Baptist Church of North East will officiate and interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Union City. The casket will be closed for the service. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Deaths
Kennerd N. Shreve

Kennerd N. Shreve, 86, a former resident of Union City, RD 3, died Saturday afternoon at the Smith Institute at Saegerstown after a short illness.

Mr. Shreve was born Jan 13, 1875, in Bloomfield Township, the son of the late Caleb and Willamina Danner Shreve. His wife, Carrie King Shreve, died some years ago.

He operated a grocery store in Lincolnville for several years.

He is survived by one brother, Cleon Shreve, Union City, RD 3, and by several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 today at the Torrey and Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg and attend funeral services Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Charles Garrett of the Lincolnville Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be made in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Deaths
Shreve

Rev. Ivan Shreve, 87, a former Crawford County resident, died Wednesday, Jan 29, at a Richmond, Va., nursing home following an extended illness.

He was born in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, April 8, 1887, a son of George Marcus and Caroline Blakeslee Shreve.

Rev. Shreve served in the ministry for 58 years within a 30-mile radius of his birthplace, retiring in 1964.

His first charges were Bloomfield Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Lincolnville where he began preaching at 19 years of age. Before going to North East in August, 1928, to assume pastorate of the First Baptist Church, he served more than 19 years at the Edinboro First Baptist Church.

In addition to his duties as pastor, he conducted a woodcraft shop program for the youth of North East.

Survivors include a son, Regis Shreve of Richmond, Va.; a step-son, Raymond Hicks, of Rochester, N. Y.; a brother, Francis Shreve of Union City; four sisters, Mrs. LaJune Williams and Mrs. Mildred Shank, both of Corry, Mrs. Gladys Russel of Findley Lake, N. Y., and Mrs. Irene Merryman of Erie; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Gerald Ivan Shreve, his first wife, Louesa Cook in 1941, and his second wife, Myra Hicks in 1971.

The funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in North East. Rev. Richard Mercer will officiate.

Interment will be in Union City Cemetery.

The family has said that those wishing to do so may contribute to the Ivan M. Shreve Memorial Fund of the First Baptist Church.

Deaths
Williams

Mrs. LaJune Shreve Williams, 88, of 412 W. Smith St., Corry, died in Corry Memorial Hospital early Tuesday morning.

She was born Sept 29, 1889, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shreve at Shreve's Ridge, in the Canadohta Lake-Union City area. Mrs. Williams received part of her education there, later at Lincolnville, and was a graduate of Riceville High School.

In 1909, she married Ernest Williams and the couple resided all their married life in Corry. Mr. Williams died Jan 19, 1952.

An avid sportswoman, Mrs. Williams won many athletic awards. She was interested in youth of the community and a spectator at most of the city's sports events.

Mrs. Williams was made an honorary member for life of the Beaver Club and received their award for All-Time Sports Fan. She also presented the LaJune Williams Award to the outstanding Corry High School girl athlete each year. Mrs. Williams in 1974 received the Erie Morning News Senior Citizen Award.

She was a member of the Golden Age and Navy clubs and attended the First Presbyterian Church of Corry.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Eileen) Nystedt of Linfield, Mass., Mrs. Frank (Leona) Sturgis of Corry, and Mrs. Donald (Oneita) Mosher of Arcadia, Calif.; two sons, Mynferd L. Williams of Corry, and Charles A. Williams of Chautauqua, N.Y.; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Shank of Corry; two half-sisters, Mrs. Clive (Gladys) Russell of Findley Lake, and Mrs. Dan (Irene) Merryman of Erie; a half-brother, Francis Shreve of Union City, RD 3; 23 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

A son, Pat, died in 1958.

Friends may call at the Bracken Funeral Home in Corry today from 7 to 9 p.m. and from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and attended the funeral service Friday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Corry with Rev. Dr. John Graham, pastor, officiating.

Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Corry.

Deaths
Sargent

Ford Sargent, 80, of 135 York St., Corry, died Tuesday morning at his home following a long illness.

He is survived by his wife, the former Etta Schultz, who was at one time a resident of Titusville. He is also survived by four children and several grand-children.

The funeral service will be held in Corry at 2 p.m. Friday.

Deaths
Shreve

Marion L. Shreve, 74, of Union City, RD 2, died Monday morning, Sept. 29, 1980, in the San Rosario Home of Cambridge Springs following an extended illness.

Mr. Shreve was born May 27, 1906, in Bloomfield Township, a son of Orange and Leafah Jones Shreve. He was a retired farmer. He also hauled milk for 30 years.

He lived his entire life on the family farm in Bloomfield Township.

He is survived by one brother, Richard Shreve of Centerville, RD 2; two sisters, Mrs. James (Martha) Williamson of Dickenson, Texas, and Mrs. Thomas (Betty Lou) Heaton of Trinity, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

No calling hours will be observed. A private funeral service will be held in the Spartansburg Branch of the Bracken Funeral Home at the convenience of the family with Rev. Robert Roden, pastor of the Riceville Nazarene Church, officiating.

Interment will be in Riceville Cemetery.

Deaths
Shreve

E. Richard Shreve, 74, Cheterville, RD 2, died Wednesday, Sept 28, 1983, in Titusville Hospital.

He was born May 14, 1909, in Bloomfield Township, a son of Orange and Leafah Jones Shreve.

Mr. Shreve was a graduate of Bloomfield High School

In 1952, he married Marie Proctor. She preceded him in death in 1974.

He was a well-known antique dealer in the area for the last 55 years, and was a member of the Riceville United Methodist Church.

Besides his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. James (Martha) Williamson of Dickinson, Tex., and Mrs. Thomas (Betty) Heaton of Trinity, Tex. Three nephews and three nieces also survive.

It was Mr. Shreve's wish that a private funeral service be conducted from the Spartansburg branch of the Bracken Funeral Home. It was held there Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Dennis Keefe, pastor of the Riceville United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Riceville Cemetery.

The Titusville Herald
April 22, 1886 - pg. 1
Partial account of Edwin Bennett, administrator of Alice Bacon, late of Bloomfield tp, dec'd.

The Legal Record
Court of Equity

Meadville, March 14 - In re Lewis Bates vs. Edwin Bennett et al. On mootion, rule to show cause why appeal should not be stricken off granted.

The Legal Record
Common Pleas Argument Court

Lewis Bates vs. Edwin Bennett et al. Sur rule to strike off appeal. Argued C. A. V.

The Legal Record
Common Pleas Argument Court

Louis Bates vs. Edwin Bennett et al. Sur rule to strike off appeal. Plaintiff within ten days allowed to file his affidavit nune pro tune. Rule discharged. Bill of exceptions scaled to order of court upon request of counsel.

Brown Hill - July 16
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henry, of Hartsfield, N. Y. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bennett and wife and other relatives at this place. Mr. Henry expects to return to his work in a few days and Mrs. Henry will remain for about a month to continue her visit.

Mount Oak - Aug 23
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bennett attended the Bennett and Bacon reunion at Sturgis Corners last Saturday.

Sturgis
Sturgis, Feb. 11-Gaylord Williams of Geneva, died Saturday morning. He had been a sufferer from turberculosis for the past two years. He leaves a wife and two children. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Neva Bennett of this place.

Miss Edythe Morton was a Sunday caller at the home of Miss Rosa Bennett.

Mrs. Elmer Bennett was called to Geneva by the death of her son-in-law, Gaylord Williams.

Charley Rogers and Ellsworth Bennett were callers at the home of E. A. Bennett, recently.

Miss Rosa Bennett and Miss Geraldine Buchan of Meadville were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett.

Elmer Bennett received word of the death of his sister, Mrs. Emma Glover, at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Wood, at Meadville. Mrs. Glover formerly lived at Sturgis.

West Bloomfield Mr. and Mrs. Carl Magee and family of Union City were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett.

West Bloomfield Mrs. and Mrs. Gerry Bennett and family of Pittsburgh are visiting at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett, of Sturgis.

Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Alford, Mrs. and Mrs. Carl Magee and son, Mrs. Charles Roger and children of Union City and Miss Rosa Bennett of Meadville.

Lightning Hits Second Time In Same Place

West Bloomfield
July 13-During the electric storm early Saturday morning lightning struck and destroyed the large barn of Elmer Bennett near Sturgis Corners. The stock was in the pasture but there was a quantity of hay, straw, farm tools, etc. lost. It burned so quickly they were unable to get things out. They expect to erect a small barn for this season's crops on another site as this is the second barn to be burned there and lightning hit the same spot before, making the old adage false that lightning never strikes in the same place twice.

Beverely Mae Bennett
Beverely Mae, 2 1/2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Wright Bennett, died Friday evening following an operation at an Erie hospital. She was the daughter of Lynford Bennett, who was killed six months ago. Besides the mother, she leaves a brother, Weldon, of Eagle Rock. Services for little Beverely were held Sunday at 1:30 p. m. from the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bennett, at Union City. She was laid at rest beside the father. Among those from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Milton Chase and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wright, aunts and uncles.

Deeds

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Bennett to Arnold D. Bennett, land in Bloomfield

Deaths of 1952

February 28 - Infant Boy Henry, Elmer Bennett

March 3 - Ralph W Bennett

Bennett
A son was born June 1 at Union City Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bennett of Union City, RD 2. Mrs. Bennett is the former Helen Bickerstaff.

Athens Gleanings

Athens Township, June 23-Bloomfield Grange met Monday night.....Cards were signed by all to ....Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bennett on the birth of a daughter, Debra Jennne, Saturday morning at the Union city Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bennett will observe their 25th wedding anniversary next Sunday. They live just north of Sturgis Corners.

Mrs. Carl Alford
Mrs. Autumn A. Alford, 62, of Union City, RD 2, died Saturday in Union City Memorial Hospital. She was born July 7, 1908, at Union City, the daughter of Elmer and Hattie Dahl Bennett. She attended school at Sturgis Corners and attended the former United Brethren Church at Union City.

On December 17, 1924, she married Carl Alford at Mayville, N. Y. Mrs. Alford is survived by her husband, the following sisters and brothers, Arnold Bennett of Union City, RD 2, Garry Bennett of Irving, Texas, Mrs. Carl (Calista) Magee, Mrs. Charles (Lena) Rogers of Union City, Mrs. Rosa Hark of Saegertown, Mrs. Neva Williams of Warren; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Pearl Bennett of Cambridge Springs and Mrs. Melba Hawley of Union City; and several nieces and nephews. One brother died previously.

Friends may call at the Glenn Funeral Home in Union City from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday and attend the funeral there at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Harry Bauers officiating, assisted by Rev. R. C. Johnson. The Vera Rebekah Lodge will hold a service at the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m.

Interment will be in Wattsburg Cemetery.

Our sympathy is expressed to the family of Autumn Bennett Alford of Sturgis Corners area. She died Saturday afternoon following a long illness. She is a sister of Arnold Bennett of Sturgis and there are a number of sisters who survive.

Sincere sympathy is expressed to the family of Mrs. Autumn Bennett Alford of Sturgis. She was the daughter of the late Hattie and Elmer Bennett of Sturgis and there are many relatives in the section. Her husband, Carl, survives.

Williams
Neva B. Williams, 80, a resident of Warren, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 1983, following an extended illness. Mrs. Williams was born May 24, 1903 in Bloomsfield Township, Crawford County, a daughter of the late Elmer and Hattie Dahl Bennett.

She was a member of the Lake Pleasant United Methodist Church. She was a former employee of the Interelectric Co, of Warren.

She was married to Gaylord Williams who died in 1930. She later married Paul Williams who died in 1966. Two daughters, Wanda Jean and Maybell Ann Williams, also died previously.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Edith) Laughery of Union City, RD, Mrs. David (Carol) Brooks of Bradford, Mrs. James (Audrey) Nelson of Hanover; and two sons, Vincent williams of Warren and Wayne Williams of Union City; three step-children, Pauline Burkey of Danville, N.Y., and Harry Williams and Eugene Williams of Warren; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Carl (Calista) Magee of Union City and Mrs. Rosa Harkness of Saegertown; one brother, Arnold Bennett of Union City, RD 3.