by Old Mentz | Oct 21, 2014 | Chuttey, downtown, Harvey C Ware, map, Mentz, Port Byron
Some times in history we get to say Wow! and Huh! at the same time. Some times a artifact will answer a question and also create more questions. Here is a great example. Mike Chuttey was born in Centralia PA in 1905 to Jacob and Mary. Shortly after, the family moved...
by Old Mentz | Apr 16, 2014 | Alice L Crosby, Harvey C Ware, Mentz, Port Byron
Do you know this man? Unlikely that you will as he died in 1926. This is Harvey C. Ware the senior. His son was Harvey C. Ware Jr., the man who ran a garage on Utica Street. In researching Harvey Sr., I came across this article that received play in many local...
by Old Mentz | Mar 16, 2014 | Harvey C Ware, Historical Society of Port Byron, Main Street Garage, Port Byron, Port Byron Historical Society
The caption for this photo says; “Harvey C. Ware, Main Street, PB”. Below, the ad is from 1915.Checking the papers, a couple articles are found that state that H.C. Ware and Nicholas Goss were the owners in 1915. But by 1920, Fred Clark is mentioned as the...