THREE YOUTHS PUT AWAY
Sentenced by Justice Powers at Westfield for Petit Larcency
WESTFIELD, Jan. 1 -- Three youths, who are alleged to have confessed to stealing various things from farmers near here, were put away for varying period last night when arraigned before Justice of the Peace R. D. Powers here on charges of petit larceny. The youths, Donald M. Gerston, 23 years old, Corry, PA., R. F. D. 2; Donald Heckman, 18 years old, Woodcock, Pa., and Leonard Swift, 23, whose father lives in Toledo, O., have been living in a rented shack in the Westfield-Sherman Road a few miles south of here. They are alleged to have caused considerable loss to farmers living nearby because of their alleged depredations.
State Trooper Gervin, stationed at Brocton, together with Chief of Police Andrew Tellotson and Night Officer Gus Ostrum of this village made the arrests late yesterday afternoon and took the three before Justice Powers on the complaint of George Tucker one of the farmers from whom the police allege they had been stealing. According to the officers, all three prisoners made signed confessions. Gerston, who appeared to be the leader, is alleged to have admitted that he and Heckman stole two Jersey calves from Tucker's barn a few weeks ago and took them to Woodcock, Pa., where they sold them for $20. Gerston also stole a shotgun from the home of Merle Tucker, a brother of George Tucker, according to the police and Swift took some tires from George Tucker's garage, the officers declare. The police stated that the confessions of the three tallied.
Gerston was sentenced to Monroe County Penitentiary for six months and fined $50. Swift was sent to the county jail at Mayville for 60 days and fined $10. Heckman was given a three-months sentence in the county jail.
----------------------------------------------
MRS. CLAUDE W. LINCOLN
Mrs. Lillian Johnson Lincoln, wife of Claude W. Lincoln, a life resident of Mayville, died Monday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at the family home after a long illness, aged 48 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Kenneth, Donald, and Howard Lincoln, and two daughters, June and Dorothy Lincoln, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Rothra and Mrs. Leonard Sommers of Mayville and Mrs. Bert Wright of Albion, Pa.; six brothers, Charles W. Johnson of Oil City, Pa.; Gust Johnson of Panama; Orville R, Johnson of Oklahoma City; Henry Johnson of Redland, Cal.; LeRoy Johnson of Chicago, and Frank Johnson of Jamestown. The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p. m. (Standard Time) at the [home] in Mayville. Rev. A. L. Parfee, pastor of the Mayville Methodist Episcopal church officiated The interment was in Mayville cemetery.
----------------------------------------------
DIES IN ERIE, PA
Ernest R. Ticknor, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Ticknor, was born May 22, 1902, and died on March 28, 1932, at his home in Erie, Pa., aged 29 years. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon, and the interment was in Westfield cemetery. He is survived by his widow, and little daughter, Hazel Marie, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Ticknor, a sister, Mrs. Paul Axman, and a brother, Everett Ticknor.
----------------------------------------------
ALICE MARIE WASSINK
1935
PANAMA, April 17 -- Alice Marie Wassink, aged nine months and two days, died Thursday. She was the daughter of Gerald and Bertha Wassink of Dunkirk, and had been ill during the month of April, the result of influenza. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the home, 775 Washington avenue, Dunkirk, and at the Baptist church in Panama. Rev. T. C. Brown, former pastor, officiated. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery.
----------------------------------------------
Herbert L. Rickenbrode
After a long illness of which more than the past year has been spent in Westfield Memorial Hospital, Herbert L. Rickenbrode, 57, passed away Monday at 11:45 p. m. January 9, 1950.
He was born in Ripley, the son of William W. and Emma Farnsworth Rickenbrode. From the time he was a little boy, he was always interested in clocks and watches, taking them apart and tinkering with them. All thru school he dreamed of the day when he could study watchmaking and the jewelry business. He graduated from such a school in Philadelphia when he was seventeen and after two years as a watchmaker for a jeweler, he came to Westfield and purchased the business of Calvin Powers, then located in part of what is now occupied by the Bank. Since then he had occupied locations where the Savon Shop, Westfield Electric and Dascomb's Wallpaper Stores are located. His last location was over the Endicott-Johnson shoe store. He was considered the best watch repairman in this area. He also specialized in diamonds and had become widely known thru this trade.
"Ric" as he was affectionately known to all of his many friends and business associated, was a member of Summit Lodge, F. & A. M. and Westfield Moose Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Taggart Rickenbrode, a brother, Orrin H. Rickenbrode, Clearfield, Pa.; an uncle, George Farnsworth, Erie, Pa.; two nephews, Karl Rickenbrode, Erie, Pa., and Robert Rickenbrode, Fla.
The remains are at the Carpenter Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Thursday at 3 p. m. with Rev. Paul L. Denise officiating. Members of the Summit Lodge will have charge. Interment will be in Westfield cemetery.
----------------------------------------------
Roy H. Mann and one to Ralph Detro et. al. property in Ripley--$1.
Merle S. Tucker and one to Howard Morse and one, property in Sherman--$1.
Correction--Leon Gale and one to Willian H. Curtis, property in Chautauqua--$1.
No comments:
Post a Comment