Stearns, John b. 17 May 1888 Greenwood, Steuben, New York, USA d. 10 Oct 1959 Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Stearns, John

1888 - 1959 (71 years)

Name	Stearns, John [1]
Birth	17 May 1888	Greenwood, Steuben, New York, USA [1, 2]
	John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page. Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, in 1954. Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsville; three sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo. Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years.
Gender	Male
census 1892 NYS	16 Feb 1892	Greenwood, Steuben, New York, USA [3]
	Age: 5
	20200105HAv- Charles Stearns in the New York, State Census, 1892 date: 16 February 1892 Thomas D. Rogers Name: Charles Stearns Birth: abt 1858 United States Age: 34 Gender: Male Residence Place: Greenwood, Steuben Election District: 01 Homer Stearns 45 m UAA farmer Pheba " 42 f Wm " 19 m John Erskins 64 m USA farmer Margret " 64 f Geneva " 24 f J.C. Baker 46 m USA farmer family... Charles Erskins 36 m USA Laborer Nett Erskins 31 f USA Ella " 13 f USA Hattie " 10 f USA Mina " 2 f Lester " 5 m Hubert Stearns 37 m USA laborer Mary " 35 f USA Charles Stearns 34 m USA Laborer Ida Stearns 29 f USA Angeline " 7 f USA John " 5 m USA Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY. New York State Library
census 1910	2 May 1910	Oswayo Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
	Age: 22 son NY PA NY s
	20200105HAv- Charles Stearns in the 1910 United States Federal Census date: 02 May 1910 Lena M. Spencer Name: Charles Stearns Age in 1910: 35 Birth Year: abt 1875 [abt 1855] Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: Oswayo boro, Potter, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Ida Stearns Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: New York Native Tongue: English Occupation: Laborer Industry: Working Out Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to Read: No Able to Write: No Years Married: 39 Out of Work: Y Number of weeks out of work: 0 Household Members: Name Age Charles Stearns 35 Head NY US NY M1-39 laborer, working out Ida Stearns 48 wife PA OH OH M1-39 3/2 Angeline Stearns 24 dau NY P NY s John Stearns 22 son NY PA NY s Henry Tronetti 42 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1415; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375428 View others on page Name Spouse Mother Father Parent Children Sibling Birth Arrival Residence Jay Patterson Mary Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Hazel Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Harold Patterson 1905 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Harold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1907 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Jarold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1845 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Nellie Tomer Christerphor Tomer Andrew Tomer 1892 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Andrew Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1895 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Levi Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1904 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Abham Cumming Lucinda Cumming 1861 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Lucinda Cumming Abham Cumming 1875 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Vanassaler Kenyon 1841 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Leon Rumsey Mary Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1885 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1886 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Elenore Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Leone Rumsey 1908 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Leone Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Salvy Shall 1885 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Ralph Shall 1880 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Nick Meletti 1881 Italy 1905 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Joseph Jenevey 1865 Italy 1901 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Charles Stearns Ida Stearns Angeline Stearns 1875 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1862 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Angeline Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns John Stearns 1886 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania John Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1888 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Henry Tronette Domenica Tronetti Joseph Tronetti 1868 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1870 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Joseph Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Severino Tronetti 1899 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Severino Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1900 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Rosa Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1904 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Annunziata Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
Accident	10 Oct 1959	Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 4]
	Reuben Perkins and John Stearns died of injuries received in the crash of the car pictured above. Driver Byron Stedman is facing a manslaughier charge as a result of the double fatality.
	20250513GHLn- 6th area fatal auto accident The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 13 May 2025 85TH YEAR-NO. 25 COUDERSPORT, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1959 • Two Oswayo Men Die In Area's Sixth Recent Fatal Auto Accident Car in Which Two Oswayo Men Were Fatally Injured Reuben Perkins and John Stearns died of injuries received in the crash of the car pictured above. Driver Byron Stedman is facing a manslaughier charge as a result of the double fatality. -Enterprise Photo Reuben Perkins Dies At Scene of Crash In Shinglehouse - John Stearns Expires En Route to Olean Hospital Operator of Death Car Faces Reckless Driving, Involuntary Manslaughter Charges. Two Oswayo men became the seventh and eighth traffic fatalities in the area since Labor Day in an accident in Shinglehouse Borough about 8:00 o'clock last Saturday night. Dead Are: Reuben L. Perkins, 36, who died at the scene of the tragedy. John D. Stearns, 71, who expired en route to the Olean General Hospital. Driver of the car was 26-year-old Byron W. Stedman, also of Oswayo. He reportedly was thrown from the 1953 model two-door sedan when it slammed into a utility pole on a curve in front of the Archie Bennett home in the outskirts of the borough. All three were riding in the front seat. The trio was leaving Shinglehouse, presumably en route to Oswayo. Deputy coroner John Dec, of Coudersport, who investigated for the county coroner's office, said Mr. Perkins died about 8:15 of broken neck and fractured skull. "He also suffered a compound fracture of one knee, a dislocated hip and multiple lacerations. Mr. Stearns died of shock and a broken neck, according Dr. William MacDuffie, of Olean, Cattaraugus County coroner. Other injuries included compound fractures of both legs and fractures of the right hand and shoulder. [Obituaries for the two accident victims will be found elsewhere in this issue of the Enterprise.] Steadman was treated in the Olean General Hospital for cuts and bruises and a few hours after the was discharged, admitted to the Potter County Memorial Hospital here Monday, however, with a possible skull fracture and broken ribs. He was brought here by' his father-in-law, Kenneth Hallock, Oswayo, after complaining Johnnot, feeling well, according to Chamberlin, Shinglehouse police officer. Mr. Champerun, former county sheriff, who investigated the fatal crash, said the car was going at a high rate speed when it went into the curve. Its driver got it around the sharp part of the curve, but when the vehicle went off the highway onto the berm, it struck the pole, which was snapped off several feet above the ground. According to reports, the sedan was still in second gear when the accident occurred. A wrecker was brought to the crash scene to pull the car away from the pole. Mr. Chamberlain said that a chain was hooked onto the right side of the car and that side of the body was literally torn away. Part of Shinglehouse was without electric current for several hours until West Penn Power Co. trouble-shooters had made repairs. Firemen and Civil Defense personnel were at the accident scene to direct traffic and keep the road clear, it was reported. At a hearing Sunday morning before Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, Stedman said he did not. .remember what had happened but added that he must have gone to sleep. An information filed by officer Chainberun with Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, of Shinglehouse, Monday night, charged Stedman with reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter. ------ Six other persons have died in area traffic accidents since the first of last month. Lattin Jr., Coudersport, William and Walter Taubert,, were killed in a crash near Port Allegany Sept. 4. Miss Bonnie Elliott, 19-year-old Beaver Falls girl, died of injuries Sept 7, two days after a collision at Roulette. Richard Bacon, of Westfield, was fatally injured in a crash near Galeton on Sept. 28, and Alfred J. "Joe" Bunnell Jr., Coudersport youth, died Oct. 1 of injuries sustained in a one-car accident here Sept. 29. Saturday, Oct. 3, Leonard W. Bothell, of Penn Hills, Pa., died instantly in a motorcycle crack-up near Austin. Commissioner Swift Patient In Veterans' Hospital Maurice Swift, Potter County commissioner, entered Vet's Hospital last Wednesday, for observation." His address is: Ward eight, co Veterans Admin. Hospital, Bath, N. Y. Antlerless Deer Licenses On Sale Here Applications for 1959 antlerless deer licenses are now available at the office of Albert A. Schaub, county treasurer. The "doe" season will be for three days- Dec. 14-16. Region II Camp Fire Director to Be Here Miss Elma Stuckman, Region II director, will visit the Three Rivers Council, Camp Fire Girls, at Coudersport, next Tuesday. For the past several years, Miss Stuckman has been associated with the field department on the national staff. Before becoming a member of the national staff, she was executive director of the Detroit, Mich. Council. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a master of science degree in social administration from Western Reserve University, Cleveland. She will interview leaders and board and committee members of the Council during the day. Trucks in Crash Hit Utility Pole A truck driven by Carl Van Etten, 24, of Harrison Valley, cut off a utility pole at Burtville at 3:45 Monday afternoon, and for a time telephone service was interrupted. Mr. Van Etten left the roadway attempting to pass another truck as it was driving to the right to enter 00 N0 DA to make a delivery of mechandise. The second vehicle was operaved by Don Stout, of Crookston, Minn. Police estimated the damage to the Van Etten truck at $50. Miss Janice Haskins Honored At Bridal Shower On Thursday, a bridal shower was given at the home of Mrs. Donald Milchuck in honor of Miss Janice Haskins. Hostesses were Mrs. Milchuck and the Misses Marian Pressler and Sharon Blow. Fourteen guests were present. Gifts were displayed on a table over which was suspended an umbrella decorated and pink. Games were played, followed by a lunch. Sportsmen's Organization to Discuss Pro and Cons of Stricter Control of Firearms The question of whether or not the public is ready to accept stricter control of firearms will be the topic for discussion at next Monday night's meeting of the Black Forest Conservation Association, local sportsmen's organization. Called for 8:00 o'clock, the session will be held in the Lutheran Church, Allegany Ave., here, it has been announced by the Rev. Patrick Maier, pastor of the church and club president. three-part series of articles has been prepared by the Gallup Public* Opinion News Service, and it is this series which the sportsmen will discuss. Questions to be considered are: 1. Should a police permit be required for the purchase of any kind of a gun including shotguns? Should a permit be required for the purchase of ammunition? 2. Should the use of firearms by persons under 18 years of age be forbidden, or, at least, sharply restricted? Should it be illegal to have a loaded weapon in the home? 3. Should it be illegal all except authorized personnelsuch as policemen-to have a pistol or revolver? How large an arsenal of rifles, shotguns and pistols is currently in the hands of private citizens? According to Arthur E. Cook, president of the American Institute of Public Opinion, reports of teen-age gang killings, "quickdraw" clubs, accidental shootings and the possession of guns by the wrong person "testify to the importance of this subject." The Rev. Mr. Maier urges all sportsmen throughout the county, as well as other interested persons, to attend the meeting to discuss this "very important subject." (The Enterprise will welcome any opinions on the subject, for publication). Instruction For CD Police Starts Friday All persons interested in Civil Defense are urged to attend the CD police classes which are to begin this Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. Classes will be held in the hose rooms of the Coudersport Fire Department, it has been announced by Eugene Way, county CD chairman. Big Newspaper For Little Town The Enterprise is publishing three sections-20 pages this week to take care of the large demand for advertising space for the news of interest to Potter County people. This is unusual for any country weekly, even one with a circulation of over 4,600 copies. Exchange Club Hears Reports, Plans Events At a regular meeting of the Coudersport Exchange Club Monday night at Hilda's Restaurant, further plans were made for the window painting contest during Halloween. A motion was passed to sell fruit cakes during the Christmas season again this year with proceeds to go to the Harrison Valley Children's homembers heard a report on the memorial placque to be placed on a fireplace in Mitchell Park in memory of deceased Exchange members, and another report on the seeding of the Little League Field to take place soon. In the offing is a joint meeting with the Bradford, Port Allegany and Olean Clubs, the date to be announced later. Meetings of United Presbyterian Groups The Loyal Daughters of the Presbyterian Church will meet Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harold H. Bradley. Assisting the hostess will be Mrs Thomas Shear, and Mrs. Gerald Towner is in charge of devotions. On Thursday Presbyterian Women will attend a district meeting of Northumberland Presbyterial in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Joseph Heimel is in charge of transportation. Friday night the planning committee of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the church. SHG Holds Meeting At Methodist Church The Society of the Hall in the Grove meeting and dinner was held at Park Methodist Church last evening at 6:00 o'clock. A delicious dinner was served to 31 members and guests. Tables were decorated in keeping with the fall season. Greetings were extended by the president, Mrs. Gertrude Clark. of the year's program was given by Mrs. Mildred Easton. The program includes the study of Alaska, Hawaii and the strategic countries of the Far East. Blue Bird Group Meets At Methodist Church The Sunflower Blue Birds met Tuesday at Park Methodist Church. After roll call, the Blue Bird Wish was said. Invitations for a birthday tea and waxed leaves were made for scrapbooks. Benefit Affair Completed, Chairman Scouts Receive Promotions, Awards At Meeting At a meeting Monday night of the Boy Scout Troop 31 committee in the Presbyterian Church, Dick Neefe passed requirements for first class and Bob Mosher and Barney Neefe passed tenderfoot requirements. Receiving standard camping awards were Calvin and Spencer Kuratomi, Dick Neefe, Chris Heimel, Ernest Mosch Jr., and Jim Lewis. To qualify for this award, it is necessary to camp out for 10 nights. Boys who will receive the award after a few more nights of camping are Ralph Lewis, Ed Burkey, John Leete and Bob Mosher. Chilson Family Returns From Two-Year Duty in Turkey Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd O. Chilson left Monday night for New York City, where they will meet their son, S Sgt. Don Chilson, Mrs. Chilson and their two children, who for the past two years have been stationed in Turkey. Sergeant Chilson and his family will spend about four weeks here before going to their next base in New York State. Crippled Children's Society Meeting Postponed The annual meeting of the Potter County Crippled Children's Society, scheduled for Oct. 22, has been postponed because of the annual hospital dinner. The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 29. Reports- Grove City College Student Home For Weekend Roy Heimel Jr., his home here, spent the week The son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heimel, Roy is a freshman in the electrical engineering department at Grove City College. County Health Center Office Is Moved The office of the Potter County Health Center has been moved from 309 N. Main St. to 34 E. Second Street, Coudersport, in the Stephens Block, across from the courthouse. Arrangements For Annual Hospital Dinner Next Thursday Arrangements for the annual \| dinner next Thursday at 6:30, for the benefit of the Potter County Memorial Hospital, have been completed, according to Mrs. Eugene Erway, general chairman. As usual, the dinner and the one entertainment program to follow. will take place at the Coudersport Consistory. Dinner tickets, including the entertainment program, are on sale throughout the county, with members of the Ladies' Auxiliary and the public relations committee handling the distribution. They will also be on sale at the door. The auxiliary urges all well-wishers of the hospital to attend the dinner and assure its success toward maintaining "one of our most important institutions." The importance of the hospital to this community is vividly indicated by two letters recently received at the hospital. Herbert Klug, of Aspinwall, Pa., hospitalized for some days by a serious accident, wrote on Sept. 5: "It pleases me greatly to enclose check in the amount of $- in full settlement of the balance due you for my recent hospitalization. As an agent of the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., it has my pleasure to expedite this settlement, for the consideration shown me by all members of your organization. The contrast between Coudersport and Pittsburgh hospital treatment is remarkable, from the moment of ones admission as a patient, to the manner of presentation of the bill upon discharge. My stay in the Potter County Memorial Hospital, while not "pleasant" in the literal sense, was made much easier by the devoted care of your nurses. Although I was a stranger to your community, I found that the quality of my care was no less than that accorded your local people. It would have been so easy and natural to direct nursing care to the friends and relatives who obviously constitute most of your patients. Although I didn't know any of my nurses well, I thank them sincerely, collectively and individually, for the dedicated care they administered to me." The other characteristic letter, addressed to Dr. Herman Mosch, on Sept. 14, is from the Rev. Ward Elliott, of Beaver Falls, Pa., who writes: "We laid away our little Bonnie, Friday. It was a dark day and in spite of our faith we find it most difficult to reconcile ourselves to such a great loss. Death raises so many of the fundamental problems. people envolve themselves variety of speculation in which \| time like this is no comfort. 'Death is a horizon and a horizon is but the limit of our sight.' We look at the horizon by faith and pray that God will enfold our loneliness in the comfort of his everlasting arms. "The continuance of personality is our Christian belief; we accept it. There is a mystery, of course, beyond our comprehension and the earth seems to be flooded with mystery, but Mrs. Elliott and I and our two remaining girls shall entrust the mystery of death to that same supreme mind to which we are content to leave the fairer, but equal mysteries birth and life. "The purpose of this letter is not to pour out our grief, but to express our deep sense of gratitude for the service you have rendered. No one could have done more. She (our Bonnie) was in good hands--the best, we are satisfied. True, the autopsy confirmed the extent of her injuries, nevertheless we are satisfied you did everything that could be done to save her life. "Express for us to the hospital staff our deep gratitude for all that was done to save our little Bonnie. and for the comfort and warm per-\| sonal touch characteristic with the Potter County Memorial Hospitalthe like of it I have never seen before. May the Lord bless the Angels of Mercy as they go up and down the corridors smoothing the ruffled brow of pain." Pittsburgh Columnist to Do Article On Sewage Situation Bill White, columnist for the Pittsburgh Press, was in Coudersport Monday. He spent some time in the Enterprise office, where he was gathering information for an article of Coudersport's proposed sewage disposal system. The article will appear soon in the Press and will be reprinted in the Enterprise. Officers to Be Installed In Local 100F Lodge Officers will be installed in the Coudersport Odd Fellows Lodge next Tuesday night by District Deputy Richard Becker and his staff, of Shinglehouse, Odd Fellows from all over this area are expected to attend the meeting as the occasion will also be visitation night..
Death	10 Oct 1959	Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 4]
	20250513GHLn- 6th area fatal auto accident The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p1 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 13 May 2025 85TH YEAR-NO. 25 COUDERSPORT, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1959 • Two Oswayo Men Die In Area's Sixth Recent Fatal Auto Accident Car in Which Two Oswayo Men Were Fatally Injured Reuben Perkins and John Stearns died of injuries received in the crash of the car pictured above. Driver Byron Stedman is facing a manslaughier charge as a result of the double fatality. -Enterprise Photo Reuben Perkins Dies At Scene of Crash In Shinglehouse - John Stearns Expires En Route to Olean Hospital Operator of Death Car Faces Reckless Driving, Involuntary Manslaughter Charges. Two Oswayo men became the seventh and eighth traffic fatalities in the area since Labor Day in an accident in Shinglehouse Borough about 8:00 o'clock last Saturday night. Dead Are: Reuben L. Perkins, 36, who died at the scene of the tragedy. John D. Stearns, 71, who expired en route to the Olean General Hospital. Driver of the car was 26-year-old Byron W. Stedman, also of Oswayo. He reportedly was thrown from the 1953 model two-door sedan when it slammed into a utility pole on a curve in front of the Archie Bennett home in the outskirts of the borough. All three were riding in the front seat. The trio was leaving Shinglehouse, presumably en route to Oswayo. Deputy coroner John Dec, of Coudersport, who investigated for the county coroner's office, said Mr. Perkins died about 8:15 of broken neck and fractured skull. "He also suffered a compound fracture of one knee, a dislocated hip and multiple lacerations. Mr. Stearns died of shock and a broken neck, according Dr. William MacDuffie, of Olean, Cattaraugus County coroner. Other injuries included compound fractures of both legs and fractures of the right hand and shoulder. [Obituaries for the two accident victims will be found elsewhere in this issue of the Enterprise.] Steadman was treated in the Olean General Hospital for cuts and bruises and a few hours after the was discharged, admitted to the Potter County Memorial Hospital here Monday, however, with a possible skull fracture and broken ribs. He was brought here by' his father-in-law, Kenneth Hallock, Oswayo, after complaining Johnnot, feeling well, according to Chamberlin, Shinglehouse police officer. Mr. Champerun, former county sheriff, who investigated the fatal crash, said the car was going at a high rate speed when it went into the curve. Its driver got it around the sharp part of the curve, but when the vehicle went off the highway onto the berm, it struck the pole, which was snapped off several feet above the ground. According to reports, the sedan was still in second gear when the accident occurred. A wrecker was brought to the crash scene to pull the car away from the pole. Mr. Chamberlain said that a chain was hooked onto the right side of the car and that side of the body was literally torn away. Part of Shinglehouse was without electric current for several hours until West Penn Power Co. trouble-shooters had made repairs. Firemen and Civil Defense personnel were at the accident scene to direct traffic and keep the road clear, it was reported. At a hearing Sunday morning before Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, Stedman said he did not. .remember what had happened but added that he must have gone to sleep. An information filed by officer Chainberun with Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, of Shinglehouse, Monday night, charged Stedman with reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter. ------ Six other persons have died in area traffic accidents since the first of last month. Lattin Jr., Coudersport, William and Walter Taubert,, were killed in a crash near Port Allegany Sept. 4. Miss Bonnie Elliott, 19-year-old Beaver Falls girl, died of injuries Sept 7, two days after a collision at Roulette. Richard Bacon, of Westfield, was fatally injured in a crash near Galeton on Sept. 28, and Alfred J. "Joe" Bunnell Jr., Coudersport youth, died Oct. 1 of injuries sustained in a one-car accident here Sept. 29. Saturday, Oct. 3, Leonard W. Bothell, of Penn Hills, Pa., died instantly in a motorcycle crack-up near Austin. Commissioner Swift Patient In Veterans' Hospital Maurice Swift, Potter County commissioner, entered Vet's Hospital last Wednesday, for observation." His address is: Ward eight, co Veterans Admin. Hospital, Bath, N. Y. Antlerless Deer Licenses On Sale Here Applications for 1959 antlerless deer licenses are now available at the office of Albert A. Schaub, county treasurer. The "doe" season will be for three days- Dec. 14-16. Region II Camp Fire Director to Be Here Miss Elma Stuckman, Region II director, will visit the Three Rivers Council, Camp Fire Girls, at Coudersport, next Tuesday. For the past several years, Miss Stuckman has been associated with the field department on the national staff. Before becoming a member of the national staff, she was executive director of the Detroit, Mich. Council. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a master of science degree in social administration from Western Reserve University, Cleveland. She will interview leaders and board and committee members of the Council during the day. Trucks in Crash Hit Utility Pole A truck driven by Carl Van Etten, 24, of Harrison Valley, cut off a utility pole at Burtville at 3:45 Monday afternoon, and for a time telephone service was interrupted. Mr. Van Etten left the roadway attempting to pass another truck as it was driving to the right to enter 00 N0 DA to make a delivery of mechandise. The second vehicle was operaved by Don Stout, of Crookston, Minn. Police estimated the damage to the Van Etten truck at $50. Miss Janice Haskins Honored At Bridal Shower On Thursday, a bridal shower was given at the home of Mrs. Donald Milchuck in honor of Miss Janice Haskins. Hostesses were Mrs. Milchuck and the Misses Marian Pressler and Sharon Blow. Fourteen guests were present. Gifts were displayed on a table over which was suspended an umbrella decorated and pink. Games were played, followed by a lunch. Sportsmen's Organization to Discuss Pro and Cons of Stricter Control of Firearms The question of whether or not the public is ready to accept stricter control of firearms will be the topic for discussion at next Monday night's meeting of the Black Forest Conservation Association, local sportsmen's organization. Called for 8:00 o'clock, the session will be held in the Lutheran Church, Allegany Ave., here, it has been announced by the Rev. Patrick Maier, pastor of the church and club president. three-part series of articles has been prepared by the Gallup Public* Opinion News Service, and it is this series which the sportsmen will discuss. Questions to be considered are: 1. Should a police permit be required for the purchase of any kind of a gun including shotguns? Should a permit be required for the purchase of ammunition? 2. Should the use of firearms by persons under 18 years of age be forbidden, or, at least, sharply restricted? Should it be illegal to have a loaded weapon in the home? 3. Should it be illegal all except authorized personnelsuch as policemen-to have a pistol or revolver? How large an arsenal of rifles, shotguns and pistols is currently in the hands of private citizens? According to Arthur E. Cook, president of the American Institute of Public Opinion, reports of teen-age gang killings, "quickdraw" clubs, accidental shootings and the possession of guns by the wrong person "testify to the importance of this subject." The Rev.. Mr. Maier urges all sportsmen throughout the county, as well as other interested persons, to attend the meeting to discuss this "very important subject." (The Enterprise will welcome any opinions on the subject, for publication). Instruction For CD Police Starts Friday All persons interested in Civil Defense are urged to attend the CD police classes which are to begin this Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. Classes will be held in the hose rooms of the Coudersport Fire Department, it has been announced by Eugene Way, county CD chairman. Big Newspaper For Little Town The Enterprise is publishing three sections-20 pages this week to take care of the large demand for advertising space for the news of interest to Potter County people. This is unusual for any country weekly, even one with a circulation of over 4,600 copies. Exchange Club Hears Reports, Plans Events At a regular meeting of the Coudersport Exchange Club Monday night at Hilda's Restaurant, further plans were made for the window painting contest during Halloween. A motion was passed to sell fruit cakes during the Christmas season again this year with proceeds to go to the Harrison Valley Children's homembers heard a report on the memorial placque to be placed on a fireplace in Mitchell Park in memory of deceased Exchange members, and another report on the seeding of the Little League Field to take place soon. In the offing is a joint meeting with the Bradford, Port Allegany and Olean Clubs, the date to be announced later. Meetings of United Presbyterian Groups The Loyal Daughters of the Presbyterian Church will meet Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harold H. Bradley. Assisting the hostess will be Mrs Thomas Shear, and Mrs. Gerald Towner is in charge of devotions.. On Thursday Presbyterian Women will attend a district meeting of Northumberland Presbyterial in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Joseph Heimel is in charge of transportation. Friday night the planning committee of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the church. SHG Holds Meeting At Methodist Church The Society of the Hall in the Grove meeting and dinner was held at Park Methodist Church last evening at 6:00 o'clock. A delicious dinner was served to 31 members and guests. Tables were decorated in keeping with the fall season. Greetings were extended by the president, Mrs. Gertrude Clark. of the year's program was given by Mrs. Mildred Easton. The program includes the study of Alaska, Hawaii and the strategic countries of the Far East. Blue Bird Group Meets At Methodist Church The Sunflower Blue Birds met Tuesday at Park Methodist Church. After roll call, the Blue Bird Wish was said. Invitations for a birthday tea anu waxed leaves were made for scrapbooks. Benefit Affair Completed, Chairman Scouts Receive Promotions, Awards At Meeting At a meeting Monday night of the Boy Scout Troop 31 committee in the Presbyterian Church, Dick Neefe passed requirements for first class and Bob Mosher and Barney Neefe passed tenderfoot requirements. Receiving standard camping a- wards were Calvin and Spencer Kuratomi, Dick Neefe, Chris Heimel, Ernest Mosch Jr., and Jim Lewis. To qualify for this award, is is necessary to camp out for 10 nights. Boys who will receive the award after a few more nights of camping are Ralph Lewis, Ed Burkey, John Leete and Bob Mosher. Chilson Family Returns From Two-Year Duty in Turkey Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd O. Chilson left Monday night for New York City, where they will meet their son, S Sgt. Don Chilson, Mrs. Chilson and their two children, who for the past two years have been stationed in Turkey. Sergeant Chilson and his family will spend about four weeks here before going to their next base in New York State. Crippled Children's Society Meeting Postponed The annual meeting of the Potter County Crippled Children's Society, scheduled for Oct. 22, has been postponed because of the annual hospital dinner. The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 29. Reports- Grove City College Student Home For Weekend Roy. his Heimel home Jr. here. spent the weekThe son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heimel, Roy is a freshman in the electrical engineering department at Grove City College. County Health Center Office Is Moved The office of the Potter County Health Center has been moved from 309 N. Main St. to 34 E. Second S reet, Coudersport, in the Stephens Block, across from the courthouse. Arrangements For Annual Hospital Dinner Next T Thursday Arrangements for the annual \| dinner next Thursday at 6:30, for the benefit of the Potter County Memorial Hospital, have been completed, according to Mrs. Eugene Way, general chairman. As usual, the dinner and the one entertainment program to follow. will take place at the Coudersport Consistory. Dinner tickets, including the entertainment program, are on sale throughout the county, with members of the Ladies' Auxiliary and the public relations committee handling the distribution. They will also be on sale at the door. The auxiliary urges all well-wishers of the hospital to attend the dinner and assure its success toward maintaining "one of our most important institutions." The importance of the hospital to this community is vividly indicated by two letters recently received at the hospital. Herbert Klug, of Aspinwall, Pa., hospitalized for some days by a serious accident, wrote on Sept. 5: "It pleases me greatly to enclose check in the amount of $- in full settlement of the balance due you for my recent hospitalization. As an agent of the Hartford Ac-\| cident and Indemnity Co., it has my pleasure to expedite this settlement, for the consideration shown me by all members of your . organization. The contrast between Coudersport and Pittsburgh hospital treatment is remarkable, from the moment of ones admission as a patient, to the manner of presentation of the bill upon discharge. My stay in the Potter County Memorial Hospital, while not "pleasant" in the literal sense, was made much easier by the devoted \| care of your nurses. Although I was a stranger to your community. I found that the quality of my care was no less than that accorded your local people. It would have been so easy and natural to direct nursing care to the friends and relatives who obviously constitute most of your patients. Although I didn't know any of my nurses well, I thank them sincerely, collectively and individually, for the dedicated care they administered to me." The other characteristic letter, addressed to Dr. Herman Mosch, on Sept. 14, is from the Rev. Ward Elliott, of Beaver Falls, Pa., who writes: "We laid away our little Bonnie, Friday. It was a dark day and in spite of our faith we find it most difficult to reconcile ourselves to such a great loss. Death raises so many of the fundamental problems. people envolve themselves variety of speculation in which \| time like this is no comfort. 'Death is a horizon and a horizon is but the limit of our sight.' We look at the horizon by faith and pray that God will enfold our loneliness in the comfort of his everlasting arms. "The continuance of personality is our Christian belief; we accept it. There is a mystery, of course, beyond our comprehension and the earth seems to be flooded with mystery, but Mrs. Elliott and I and our two remaining girls shall entrust the mystery of death to that same supreme mind to which we are content to leave the fairer, but equal mysteries birth and life. "The purpose of this letter is not to pour out our grief, but to express our deep sense of gratitude for the service you have rendered. No one could have done more. She tour Bonnie) was in good hands--the best, we are satisfied. True, the autopsy confirmed the extent of her injuries, nevertheless we are satisfied you did everything that could be done to save her life. "Express for us to the hospital staff our deep gratitude for all that was done to save our little Bonnie. and for the comfort and warm per-\| sonal touch characteristic with the Potter County Memorial Hospitalthe like of it I have never seen before. May the Lord bless the Angels of Mercy as they go up and down the corridors smoothing the ruffled brow of pain." Pittsburgh Columnist to Do Article On Sewage Situation Bill White, columnist for the Pittsburgh Press, was in Coudersport Monday. He spent some time in the Enterprise office, where he was gathering information for an article of Coudersport's proposed sewage disposal system. The article will appear soon in the Press and will be reprinted in the Enterprise. Officers to Be Installed In Local 100F Lodge Officers will be installed in the Coudersport Odd Fellows Lodge next Tuesday night by District Deputy Richard Becker and his staff, of Shinglehouse, Odd Fellows from all over this area are expected to attend the meeting as the occasion will also be visitation night.. age 71. He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse.
Burial	13 Oct 1959	Wells Cemetery, Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page. Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, in 1954. Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsthree sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo. Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo.
Obituary	14 Oct 1959	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	Potter Enterprise, Wed p.3 John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page.
	20250514GHLn- 40th Wedding Ann Mr/Mrs Will Patterson. Emery A Shutt dies. Reuben Perkins & John Stearns obits. The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania • Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p3 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 14 May 2025 OCT. 14, 1959 • John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page. Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, died in 1954. Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsville; three sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo.
Race	White [1]
Person ID	I75313	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Stearns, Charles, b. 4 Mar 1855, Andover, Allegany, New York, USA d. 25 Nov 1940, Blossburg, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Erskine, Ida, b. 18 Apr 1862, Hartsville, Steuben, New York, USA d. 3 Dec 1942, Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Issue, jt	1910	Oswayo Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	M1-39 3/2
	20200105HAv- Charles Stearns in the 1910 United States Federal Census date: 02 May 1910 Lena M. Spencer Name: Charles Stearns Age in 1910: 35 Birth Year: abt 1875 [abt 1855] Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: Oswayo boro, Potter, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Ida Stearns Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: New York Native Tongue: English Occupation: Laborer Industry: Working Out Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to Read: No Able to Write: No Years Married: 39 Out of Work: Y Number of weeks out of work: 0 Household Members: Name Age Charles Stearns 35 Head NY US NY M1-39 laborer, working out Ida Stearns 48 wife PA OH OH M1-39 3/2 Angeline Stearns 24 dau NY P NY s John Stearns 22 son NY PA NY s Henry Tronetti 42 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1415; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375428 All Results Print Share Charles Stearns in the 1910 United States Federal Census View 1910 United States Federal Census View blank form Add alternate information Report issue Name: Charles Stearns Age in 1910: 35 Birth Year: abt 1875 [abt 1855] Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Ida Stearns Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: New York Native Tongue: English Occupation: Laborer Industry: Working Out Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to Read: No Able to Write: No Years Married: 39 Out of Work: Y Number of weeks out of work: 0 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Charles Stearns 35 Ida Stearns 48 Angeline Stearns 24 John Stearns 22 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1415; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375428 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Description This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more. Learn more... Provided in association with National Archives and Records Administration Suggested Records Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Charles Stearns 1930 United States Federal Census Charles H Sterns New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 Charles Stearns New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 Charles Stearns New York, State Census, 1875 Charles Stearns New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 Charles Stearns Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Charles Stearns 1870 United States Federal Census Charles Stearns New York, State Census, 1892 Charles Stearns 1880 United States Federal Census Charles Stearns Write a comment. Make a Connection Find others who are researching Charles Stearns in Public Member Trees View others on page Name Spouse Mother Father Parent Children Sibling Birth Arrival Residence Jay Patterson Mary Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Hazel Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Harold Patterson 1905 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Harold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1907 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Jarold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1845 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Nellie Tomer Christerphor Tomer Andrew Tomer 1892 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Andrew Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1895 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Levi Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1904 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Abham Cumming Lucinda Cumming 1861 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Lucinda Cumming Abham Cumming 1875 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Vanassaler Kenyon 1841 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Leon Rumsey Mary Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1885 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1886 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Elenore Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Leone Rumsey 1908 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Leone Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Salvy Shall 1885 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Ralph Shall 1880 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Nick Meletti 1881 Italy 1905 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Joseph Jenevey 1865 Italy 1901 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Charles Stearns Ida Stearns Angeline Stearns 1875 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1862 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Angeline Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns John Stearns 1886 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania John Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1888 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Henry Tronette Domenica Tronetti Joseph Tronetti 1868 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1870 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Joseph Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Severino Tronetti 1899 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Severino Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1900 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Rosa Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1904 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Annunziata Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Mary Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
Family ID	F48978	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Shall, Josephine Mrs

Marriage John's 2nd marriage

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John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death
Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page.
Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, died in 1954.
Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsville;
three sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.;
a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse;
four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo.

residence jt Bef 10 Oct 1959 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]

20250514GHLn-
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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania •
Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p3
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OCT. 14, 1959
•
John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death
Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page.
Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, died in 1954.
Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsville;
three sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.;
a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse;
four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo.

Children

	1. Shall, Helen [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]
	2. Stearns, Clarence [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Stearns, Gordon [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Stearns, Ralph [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F59609 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - 17 May 1888 - Greenwood, Steuben, New York, USA
	census 1892 NYS - Age: 5 - 16 Feb 1892 - Greenwood, Steuben, New York, USA
	census 1910 - Age: 22 son NY PA NY s - 2 May 1910 - Oswayo Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	residence jt - Bef 10 Oct 1959 - Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Accident - Reuben Perkins and John Stearns died of injuries received in the crash of the car pictured above. Driver Byron Stedman is facing a manslaughier charge as a result of the double fatality. - 10 Oct 1959 - Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 10 Oct 1959 - Shinglehouse, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Obituary - Potter Enterprise, Wed p.3 John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page. - 14 Oct 1959 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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[S562] census 1910 USA PA Potter, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1415; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375428 Stearns, Charles.
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Charles Stearns in the 1910 United States Federal Census
date: 02 May 1910
Lena M. Spencer
Name: Charles Stearns
Age in 1910: 35
Birth Year: abt 1875
[abt 1855]
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Oswayo boro, Potter, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Ida Stearns
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Working Out
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 39
Out of Work: Y
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Stearns 35 Head NY US NY M1-39 laborer, working out
Ida Stearns 48 wife PA OH OH M1-39 3/2
Angeline Stearns 24 dau NY P NY s
John Stearns 22 son NY PA NY s

Henry Tronette 42 Head It It It M1-17 boss, ch wood 1904 Al
Domenica Tronetti 40 wife It It It M1-17 7/6 1904
Joseph Tronetti 11 son
Severino Tronetti 10 son
Rosa Tronetti 6 dau
Annunziata Tronetti 13m dau PA It It
Mary Tronetti 1m dau PA It It

Source Citation
Year: 1910; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1415; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375428

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Name Spouse Mother Father Parent Children Sibling Birth Arrival Residence
Jay Patterson Mary Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1882 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Hazel Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Harold Patterson 1905 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Harold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1907 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Jarold Patterson Mary Patterson Jay Patterson Hazel Patterson 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1845 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Nellie Tomer Christerphor Tomer Andrew Tomer 1892 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Andrew Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1895 Michigan 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Levi Tomer Christerphor Tomer Nellie Tomer 1904 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Abham Cumming Lucinda Cumming 1861 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Lucinda Cumming Abham Cumming 1875 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Vanassaler Kenyon 1841 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Leon Rumsey Mary Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1885 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1886 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Elenore Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Leone Rumsey 1908 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Leone Rumsey Mary Rumsey Leon Rumsey Elenore Rumsey 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Salvy Shall 1885 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Ralph Shall 1880 Italy 1902 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Nick Meletti 1881 Italy 1905 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Joseph Jenevey 1865 Italy 1901 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Charles Stearns Ida Stearns Angeline Stearns 1875 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1862 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Angeline Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns John Stearns 1886 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
John Stearns Ida Stearns Charles Stearns Angeline Stearns 1888 New York 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Henry Tronette Domenica Tronetti Joseph Tronetti 1868 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1870 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Joseph Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Severino Tronetti 1899 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Severino Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1900 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Rosa Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1904 Italy 1904 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Annunziata Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1909 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Mary Tronetti Domenica Tronetti Henry Tronette Joseph Tronetti 1910 Pennsylvania 1910 Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

census 1910 USA PA Potter Oswayo 123_10B Chas Stearns.jpg
20200105HAv-
Charles Stearns in the 1910 United States Federal Census
date: 02 May 1910
Lena M. Spencer
Name: Charles Stearns
Age in 1910: 35
Birth Year: abt 1875
[abt 1855]
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Oswayo boro, Potter, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Ida…

[S292] newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-.
obits, Reuben Perkins & John Stearns (1) fact
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Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p3
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OCT. 14, 1959
• Surprised On 40th Wedding Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. Will Patterson.
Relatives and friends from the immediate vicinity and from Canisteo, Hornell, Endicott, Ulysses and Coudersport, attended in "open house" Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Will Patterson, of Bingham Center, on their 40th wedding anniversary.
Married in Endicott, N. Y., on Oct. 10, 1919, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have lived in their present home throughout their married life. Mrs. Patterson is the former Miss Mary Thompson.
In charge of the surprise affair were the Pattersons' children, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. William Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Buckley and Mr. and Mrs. Clair Patterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Thompson entertained at dinner prior to the open house for the Pattersons. Present were:
Mrs. Alice Hill, Mrs. Hyla Fries, Miss Herba Jean Youngs, Sheryl Collins, David Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gafario and four daughters, all of Endicott, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carey and children, Coudersport.

West Bingham Man Dies Of Injuries Received in Fall
Emery A. Shutt, 67, Dies From Injury of Broken Back, Head and Internal Injuries Life Long Resident of West Bingham.
The death of Emery A. Shutt, West Bingham, occurred at the Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, Sunday. It came as the result of serious injuries sustained in a fall about 11:00 o'clock, Friday morning.
The unfortunate man, a retired employe of the Worthington Corooration at Wellsville, had been making repairs at his family home. He was taken by Kear ambulance from Ulysses to the hospital in Wellsville. His injuries were reported as broken back, head and internal.
Mr Shutt, aged 67 years, had operated a sawmill for a long time and in later years was a crane operator until retired.
Surviving are his wife, Eva Smith Shutt; a son, Carson of Genesee; two step-sons, Charles Dunham of Genesee and Rex Dunham of Wellsville, R. D.1; five Mrs. Mabel Pritchard of Whitesville; Mrs. Rose Hann; Mrs. Esther Hackett; Genesee; and and Miss Mrs. Dora Doris Shutt, Almon all of Madera, Calif.; two brothers: Roy Shutt of Independence and Clyde Shutt of Genesee, and four grandchildren.
Friend's called at the Lloyd W. Kear Funeral Home in Ulysses. Funeral is being held from the West Bingham Community Church at 2:00 o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon. The Rev. Robert Shannon is officiating assisted by the Rev. Edwin Van Duff of Wellsville. Interment is to be in Rural Cemetery at Whitesville.

Laura Holcomb Dies At California Hospital
Mrs. Laura Annis Holcomb, 88, Coudersport school teacher before the turn of the century, died Thursday afternoon, at a Riveria, Calf., hospital. For the past 10 years she had been living with her daughter, Mrs. H. D. Pratt, at Rolling Hill, Calif.
Born Feb. 25, 1871 at Haneyville, Pa., she was graduated from Lock Haven Sodue normal School and came to Coudersport as a teacher in 1888. She was the widow of Verdette Holcomb. Mrs. Holcomb was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Coudersport.
Surviving are a son, Potter County Sheriff Harold Holcomb of Coudersport; two daughters, Mrs. Pratt of Rolling Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Chester Ireva Simar of Port Allegany; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Coudersport. Burial was made in Eulalia Cemetery.

Reuben Perkins Dies Instantly in Crash
Reuben Perkins, 37, of Oswayo, was instantly killed in an automobile accident, at 8 p.m., Saturday, (Oct. 10,1959) in Shinglehouse.
Mr. Perkins was a son of Floyd Perkins Sr. and the late Mrs. Myra Galtin Perkins. He married the former Ella Downs in Oswayo in 1949. The World War II veteran was a member of American Legion Post 192, Coudersport.
Surviving are six children: Myra Perkins, 10; Patricia Perkins, 8; Michael Perkins, 6; Glenn Perkins, 4; Stephen Perkins, 3; and Karen Perkins, 1 1: seven sisters: Mrs. Gertrude Freelove and Miss Ruth Perkins, both of Bradford; Mrs. Elwin Smith, Mansfield: Mrs. George Hamilton, Genesee; Mrs. Warren Calhoun, Oswayo; Mrs. Robert Watson, Olean; Mrs. George Thompson, Ulysses; two brothers: Dorr Perkins, Oswayo; and Floyd Perkins Jr., Conneautville, Pa., and several• nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was from the Howard Funeral Home in Shinglehouse, Tuesday at 12:30. The Rev. Lewis Rea officiated. Interment was in Rathbone Cemetery at Coneville. at Coneville.

John Stearns, 71, Meets Violent Death
Death came suddenly to John Stearns of Oswayo, Saturday, (Oct. 10, 1959). He died en route to a hospital in Olean, following an accident at Shinglehouse. The report is on another page.
Mr. Stearns was born in Greenwood, N. Y., May 17, 1888 and had lived in Oswayo the past 50 years. His second wife, the Josephine Shall, Oswayo, in 1954.
Deceased is survived by a stepdaughter, Miss Helen Shall, Wellsthree sons: Clarence Stearns, Burlington, N. J.; Gordon Stearns, Oswayo; and Ralph Stearns, serving in the U.S. Air Force, and stationed at Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Carl Bryant, Shinglehouse; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Howard Funeral Home at Shinglehouse. The Rev. Lewis Rea, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Wells Cemetery at Oswayo.

Brother of Mrs. Frink Dies In Wellsville
Mrs. Jack Frink was called to Allentown, N.Y., the latter part of last week due to the death of her brother, Charles Jones, who died Wellsville hospital, Wednesday evening.

W. L. Press Dies Shinglehouse Resident, 60, Ill only Short Time.
Information was received here this morning that W. Lyon Press. life-long resident of Shinglehouse, died vesterday in the Olean General Hospital. He had been ill only a short time. Mr. Press had been a foreman in the gas fields for nearly 40 years.
Born Sept. 22, 1899, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Press, he was married in 1930 to Kathryn Miller, who survives. Mr. Press was past master of the Sharon Lodge, Free and Accepted Mason, 598; a member of the Coudersport Consistory; and past presiden and life member of the Shinglehoust Volunteer Fire Department.
A veteran of World War 1, he was a member of Shinglehouse American Legion Post 530, and was a past commander.
Surviving besides his wife are one daughter, Mrs. James Anderson of Port Allegany; two sisters, Y., Gertrude Press of BelMiss Press of Allegany, N. Eloises mont, N. Y.; one brother, Ira Press of Shinglehouse; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from the family home at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon. The Rev. Roy M. Black will officiate. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery with military committal service at graveside.

Francis Hanley, Native Of Coudersport, Dies
The sad news of the death of Francis J. Hanley was received here this morning. He had been a patient in Sewickley Valley Hospital for four months.
Deceased was a son of James and Elizabeth Dolan Hanley, born in Coudersport 56 years ago. He served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 16 years at Greensburg, retiring in 1941. Since retirement he had been employed by a steel company.
Survivors are: his wife, Jessie: three sons, James, Delmont, Pa., John and Timothy, at home; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Charles Spearing, Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Daniel Egan, Sunbury, Mrs. Wilbur Bradley and Mrs. Norman Keck, Coudersport.
Funeral service was held Tuesday with burial in St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery at Indiana, Pa.

District Legion Caucus to Feature Dinner, Dance Sat.
Today is the last day for making reservations for the 16th District American Legion u caucus planned for Saturday night at the Post 192 Home.
A ham supper will be served at 6:30 and a dance will follow the meeting.
Hugh Cunningham, district commander, of Blossburg, will preside at the affair to which Legionnaires and their wives are invited.

Air Force Career Man Transferred To Alaska
M Sgt. Clarence L. Baker has been transferred to Alaska for the last hitch of his Air Force career. He has been in the service for 19 years and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. *Simeon Baker.
His new address is:
M Sgt. Det. Clarence Baker, AF-13300193, Det. 3, APO 937, Box A13, Seattle, Wash.
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[S2267] Ancestry.com, census 1892 USA NYS, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Stearns, Charles.
Record for Charles Stearns (4) facts
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Charles Stearns in the New York, State Census, 1892
Name: Charles Stearns
Birth: abt 1858
United States
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Greenwood, Steuben
Election District: 01
Homer Stearns 45 m UAA farmer
Pheba " 42 f
Wm " 19 m

John Erskins 64 m USA farmer
Margret " 64 f
Geneva " 24 f

J.C. Baker 46 m USA farmer
family...

Charles Erskins 36 m USA Laborer
Nett Erskins 31 f USA
Ella " 13 f USA
Hattie " 10 f USA
Mina " 2 f
Lester " 5 m

Hubert Stearns 37 m USA laborer
Mary " 35 f USA

Charles Stearns 34 m USA Laborer
Ida Stearns 29 f USA
Angeline " 7 f USA
John " 5 m USA

Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY.
New York State Library

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Charles Stearns in the New York, State Census, 1892
Name: Charles Stearns
Birth: abt 1858
United States
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Greenwood, Steuben
Election District: 01
Homer Stearns 45 m UAA farmer
Pheba " 42 f
Wm " 19 m

John Erskins 64 m USA farmer
Margret " 64 f
Geneva " 24 f

J.C. Baker 46 m USA farmer
family...

Charles Erskins 36 m USA Laborer
Nett Erskins 31 f USA
Ella " 13 f USA
Hattie " 10 f USA
Mina " 2 f
Lester " 5 m

Hubert Stearns 37 m USA laborer
Mary " 35 f USA

Charles Stearns 34 m USA Laborer
Ida Stearns 29 f USA
Angeline " 7 f USA
John " 5 m USA

Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: 1892 New York State Census. New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education. New York State Library, Albany, NY.
New York State Library

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Charles Stearns in the New York, State Census, 1892
date: 16 February 1892
Thomas D. Rogers
Name: Charles Stearns
Birth: abt 1858
United States
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Greenwood, Steuben
Election District: 01
Homer Stearns 45 m UAA farmer
Pheba " 42 f
Wm " 19 m

John Erskins 64 m USA farmer
Margret " 64 f
Geneva " 24…

[S292] newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-.
Reuben L Perkins (1) fact
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6th area fatal auto accident
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Wed, Oct 14, 1959 p1
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85TH YEAR-NO. 25
COUDERSPORT, PENNA.,
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1959
• Two Oswayo Men Die In Area's Sixth Recent Fatal Auto Accident

Car in Which Two Oswayo Men Were Fatally Injured
Reuben Perkins and John Stearns died of injuries received in the crash of the car pictured above. Driver Byron Stedman is facing a manslaughier charge as a result of the double fatality.
-Enterprise Photo

Reuben Perkins Dies At Scene of Crash In Shinglehouse - John Stearns Expires En Route to Olean Hospital Operator of Death Car Faces Reckless Driving, Involuntary Manslaughter Charges.
Two Oswayo men became the seventh and eighth traffic fatalities in the area since Labor Day in an accident in Shinglehouse Borough about 8:00 o'clock last Saturday night. Dead Are:
Reuben L. Perkins, 36, who died at the scene of the tragedy.
John D. Stearns, 71, who expired en route to the Olean General Hospital.
Driver of the car was 26-year-old Byron W. Stedman, also of Oswayo. He reportedly was thrown from the 1953 model two-door sedan when it slammed into a utility pole on a curve in front of the Archie Bennett home in the outskirts of the borough. All three were riding in the front seat. The trio was leaving Shinglehouse, presumably en route to Oswayo.
Deputy coroner John Dec, of Coudersport, who investigated for the county coroner's office, said Mr. Perkins died about 8:15 of broken neck and fractured skull. "He also suffered a compound fracture of one knee, a dislocated hip and multiple lacerations.
Mr. Stearns died of shock and a broken neck, according Dr. William MacDuffie, of Olean, Cattaraugus County coroner. Other injuries included compound fractures of both legs and fractures of the right hand and shoulder.
[Obituaries for the two accident victims will be found elsewhere in this issue of the Enterprise.]
Steadman was treated in the Olean General Hospital for cuts and bruises and a few hours after the was discharged, admitted to the Potter County Memorial Hospital here Monday, however, with a possible skull fracture and broken ribs. He was brought here by' his father-in-law, Kenneth Hallock, Oswayo, after complaining Johnnot, feeling well, according to Chamberlin, Shinglehouse police officer.
Mr. Champerun, former county sheriff, who investigated the fatal crash, said the car was going at a high rate speed when it went into the curve. Its driver got it around the sharp part of the curve, but when the vehicle went off the highway onto the berm, it struck the pole, which was snapped off several feet above the ground. According to reports, the sedan was still in second gear when the accident occurred.
A wrecker was brought to the crash scene to pull the car away from the pole. Mr. Chamberlain said that a chain was hooked onto the right side of the car and that side of the body was literally torn away.
Part of Shinglehouse was without electric current for several hours until West Penn Power Co. trouble-shooters had made repairs. Firemen and Civil Defense personnel were at the accident scene to direct traffic and keep the road clear, it was reported.
At a hearing Sunday morning before Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, Stedman said he did not. .remember what had happened but added that he must have gone to sleep.
An information filed by officer Chainberun with Justice of the Peace Eric Allen, of Shinglehouse, Monday night, charged Stedman with reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter.
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Six other persons have died in area traffic accidents since the first of last month.
Lattin Jr., Coudersport, William and Walter Taubert,, were killed in a crash near Port Allegany Sept. 4. Miss Bonnie Elliott, 19-year-old Beaver Falls girl, died of injuries Sept 7, two days after a collision at Roulette. Richard Bacon, of Westfield, was fatally injured in a crash near Galeton on Sept. 28, and Alfred J. "Joe" Bunnell Jr., Coudersport youth, died Oct.
1 of injuries sustained in a one-car accident here Sept. 29. Saturday, Oct. 3, Leonard W. Bothell, of Penn Hills, Pa., died instantly in a motorcycle crack-up near Austin.

Commissioner Swift Patient In Veterans' Hospital
Maurice Swift, Potter County commissioner, entered Vet's Hospital last Wednesday, for observation." His address is: Ward eight, co Veterans Admin. Hospital, Bath, N. Y.

Antlerless Deer Licenses On Sale Here
Applications for 1959 antlerless deer licenses are now available at the office of Albert A. Schaub, county treasurer. The "doe" season will be for three days- Dec. 14-16.

Region II Camp Fire Director to Be Here
Miss Elma Stuckman, Region II director, will visit the Three Rivers Council, Camp Fire Girls, at Coudersport, next Tuesday.
For the past several years, Miss Stuckman has been associated with the field department on the national staff. Before becoming a member of the national staff, she was executive director of the Detroit, Mich. Council.
She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a master of science degree in social administration from Western Reserve University, Cleveland. She will interview leaders and board and committee members of the Council during the day.

Trucks in Crash Hit Utility Pole
A truck driven by Carl Van Etten, 24, of Harrison Valley, cut off a utility pole at Burtville at 3:45 Monday afternoon, and for a time telephone service was interrupted. Mr. Van Etten left the roadway attempting to pass another truck as it was driving to the right to enter 00 N0 DA to make a delivery of mechandise.
The second vehicle was operaved by Don Stout, of Crookston, Minn. Police estimated the damage to the Van Etten truck at $50.

Miss Janice Haskins Honored At Bridal Shower
On Thursday, a bridal shower was given at the home of Mrs. Donald Milchuck in honor of Miss Janice Haskins. Hostesses were Mrs. Milchuck and the Misses Marian Pressler and Sharon Blow. Fourteen guests were present.
Gifts were displayed on a table over which was suspended an umbrella decorated and pink. Games were played, followed by a lunch.

Sportsmen's Organization to Discuss Pro and Cons of Stricter Control of Firearms
The question of whether or not the public is ready to accept stricter control of firearms will be the topic for discussion at next Monday night's meeting of the Black Forest Conservation Association, local sportsmen's organization. Called for 8:00 o'clock, the session will be held in the Lutheran Church, Allegany Ave., here, it has been announced by the Rev. Patrick Maier, pastor of the church and club president. three-part series of articles has been prepared by the Gallup Public* Opinion News Service, and it is this series which the sportsmen will discuss.
Questions to be considered are: 1. Should a police permit be required for the purchase of any kind of a gun including shotguns? Should a permit be required for the purchase of ammunition? 2. Should the use of firearms by persons under 18 years of age be forbidden, or, at least, sharply restricted? Should it be illegal to have a loaded weapon in the home? 3. Should it be illegal all except authorized personnelsuch as policemen-to have a pistol or revolver? How large an arsenal of rifles, shotguns and pistols is currently in the hands of private citizens? According to Arthur E. Cook, president of the American Institute of Public Opinion, reports of teen-age gang killings, "quickdraw" clubs, accidental shootings and the possession of guns by the wrong person "testify to the importance of this subject." The Rev. Mr. Maier urges all sportsmen throughout the county, as well as other interested persons, to attend the meeting to discuss this "very important subject." (The Enterprise will welcome any opinions on the subject, for publication).

Instruction For CD Police Starts Friday
All persons interested in Civil Defense are urged to attend the CD police classes which are to begin this Friday night at 8:00 o'clock.
Classes will be held in the hose rooms of the Coudersport Fire Department, it has been announced by Eugene Way, county CD chairman.

Big Newspaper For Little Town
The Enterprise is publishing three sections-20 pages this week to take care of the large demand for advertising space for the news of interest to Potter County people. This is unusual for any country weekly, even one with a circulation of over 4,600 copies.

Exchange Club Hears Reports, Plans Events
At a regular meeting of the Coudersport Exchange Club Monday night at Hilda's Restaurant, further plans were made for the window painting contest during Halloween. A motion was passed to sell fruit cakes during the Christmas season again this year with proceeds to go to the Harrison Valley Children's homembers heard a report on the memorial placque to be placed on a fireplace in Mitchell Park in memory of deceased Exchange members, and another report on the seeding of the Little League Field to take place soon. In the offing is a joint meeting with the Bradford, Port Allegany and Olean Clubs, the date to be announced later.
Meetings of United Presbyterian Groups
The Loyal Daughters of the Presbyterian Church will meet Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harold H. Bradley. Assisting the hostess will be
Mrs Thomas Shear,
and Mrs. Gerald Towner is in charge of devotions.
On Thursday Presbyterian Women will attend a district meeting of Northumberland Presbyterial in Lawrenceville.
Mrs. Joseph Heimel is in charge of transportation. Friday night the planning committee of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the church.

SHG Holds Meeting At Methodist Church
The Society of the Hall in the Grove meeting and dinner was held at Park Methodist Church last evening at 6:00 o'clock. A delicious dinner was served to 31 members and guests. Tables were decorated in keeping with the fall season. Greetings were extended by the president, Mrs. Gertrude Clark. of the year's program was given by Mrs. Mildred Easton. The program includes the study of Alaska, Hawaii and the strategic countries of the Far East.

Blue Bird Group Meets At Methodist Church
The Sunflower Blue Birds met Tuesday at Park Methodist Church. After roll call, the Blue Bird Wish was said. Invitations for a birthday tea and waxed leaves were made for scrapbooks.

Benefit Affair Completed,
Chairman Scouts Receive Promotions, Awards At Meeting
At a meeting Monday night of the Boy Scout Troop 31 committee in the Presbyterian Church, Dick Neefe passed requirements for first class and Bob Mosher and Barney Neefe passed tenderfoot requirements. Receiving standard camping awards were Calvin and Spencer Kuratomi, Dick Neefe, Chris Heimel, Ernest Mosch Jr., and Jim Lewis. To qualify for this award, it is necessary to camp out for 10 nights. Boys who will receive the award after a few more nights of camping are Ralph Lewis, Ed Burkey, John Leete and Bob Mosher.

Chilson Family Returns From Two-Year Duty in Turkey
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd O. Chilson left Monday night for New York City, where they will meet their son, S Sgt. Don Chilson, Mrs. Chilson and their two children, who for the past two years have been stationed in Turkey. Sergeant Chilson and his family will spend about four weeks here before going to their next base in New York State.

Crippled Children's Society Meeting Postponed The annual meeting of the Potter County Crippled Children's Society, scheduled for Oct. 22, has been postponed because of the annual hospital dinner. The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 29.

Reports- Grove City College Student Home For Weekend
Roy Heimel Jr., his home here, spent the week
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heimel, Roy is a freshman in the electrical engineering department at Grove City College.

County Health Center Office Is Moved
The office of the Potter County Health Center has been moved from 309 N. Main St. to 34 E. Second Street, Coudersport, in the Stephens Block, across from the courthouse.

Arrangements For Annual Hospital Dinner Next Thursday
Arrangements for the annual | dinner next Thursday at 6:30, for the benefit of the Potter County Memorial Hospital, have been completed, according to Mrs. Eugene Erway, general chairman.
As usual, the dinner and the one entertainment program to follow. will take place at the Coudersport Consistory. Dinner tickets, including the entertainment program, are on sale throughout the county, with members of the Ladies' Auxiliary and the public relations committee handling the distribution. They will also be on sale at the door. The auxiliary urges all well-wishers of the hospital to attend the dinner and assure its success toward maintaining "one of our most important institutions."
The importance of the hospital to this community is vividly indicated by two letters recently received at the hospital.

Herbert Klug, of Aspinwall, Pa., hospitalized for some days by a serious accident, wrote on Sept. 5:
"It pleases me greatly to enclose check in the amount of $- in full settlement of the balance due you for my recent hospitalization. As an agent of the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., it has my pleasure to expedite this settlement, for the consideration shown me by all members of your organization. The contrast between Coudersport and Pittsburgh hospital treatment is remarkable, from the moment of ones admission as a patient, to the manner of presentation of the bill upon discharge. My stay in the Potter County Memorial Hospital, while not "pleasant" in the literal sense, was made much easier by the devoted care of your nurses. Although I was a stranger to your community, I found that the quality of my care was no less than that accorded your local people.
It would have been so easy and natural to direct nursing care to the friends and relatives who obviously constitute most of your patients. Although I didn't know any of my nurses well, I thank them sincerely, collectively and individually, for the dedicated care they administered to me."

The other characteristic letter, addressed to Dr. Herman Mosch, on Sept. 14, is from the Rev. Ward Elliott, of Beaver Falls, Pa., who writes: "We laid away our little Bonnie, Friday. It was a dark day and in spite of our faith we find it most difficult to reconcile ourselves to such a great loss. Death raises so many of the fundamental problems. people envolve themselves variety of speculation in which | time like this is no comfort. 'Death is a horizon and a horizon is but the limit of our sight.' We look at the horizon by faith and pray that God will enfold our loneliness in the comfort of his everlasting arms. "The continuance of personality is our Christian belief; we accept it.

There is a mystery, of course, beyond our comprehension and the earth seems to be flooded with mystery, but Mrs. Elliott and I and our two remaining girls shall entrust the mystery of death to that same supreme mind to which we are content to leave the fairer, but equal mysteries birth and life. "The purpose of this letter is not to pour out our grief, but to express our deep sense of gratitude for the service you have rendered. No one could have done more. She (our Bonnie) was in good hands--the best, we are satisfied.
True, the autopsy confirmed the extent of her injuries, nevertheless we are satisfied you did everything that could be done to save her life. "Express for us to the hospital staff our deep gratitude for all that was done to save our little Bonnie. and for the comfort and warm per-| sonal touch characteristic with the Potter County Memorial Hospitalthe like of it I have never seen before. May the Lord bless the Angels of Mercy as they go up and down the corridors smoothing the ruffled brow of pain."

Pittsburgh Columnist to Do Article On Sewage Situation
Bill White, columnist for the Pittsburgh Press, was in Coudersport Monday. He spent some time in the Enterprise office, where he was gathering information for an article of Coudersport's proposed sewage disposal system. The article will appear soon in the Press and will be reprinted in the Enterprise. Officers to Be Installed In Local 100F Lodge Officers will be installed in the Coudersport Odd Fellows Lodge next Tuesday night by District Deputy Richard Becker and his staff, of Shinglehouse, Odd Fellows from all over this area are expected to attend the meeting as the occasion will also be visitation night..
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