Sewickley Herald

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' Pear no man, and do justice to all men.'
Vol. VII
SEWICKLEY, PA.,  SATURDAY,  DECEMBER 4,  1909.
No. 15
76 AUTOISTS
SUMMONED.
An Anxious Time for Many-
Automobile Owners Who
Were Charged With
Violating the Law.
THE SQUIRE KEPT BUSY
Wednesday, December 1, wa
red letter day in the history of the
Borough of Sewickley. On that
day Judge Allewelt held high court,
and from 9 o'clock" A. M. to 9 P.
M. a steady stream of offenders
came before bis bench and made
obeisance and offerings of gold and
silver to appease his awful wrath.
The stock of coin of the realm and
"long green" made one think that
the genial judge had opened a national bank or a bookmaking establishment.
The causes leading up to this pe- j
culiar condition of affairs is not
difficult to explain. Some time ago
an automobile accident occurred on
Blackburn avenue that nearly cost
the lives of two of our citizens. This
and some minor accidents of the
same kind caused the borough
council to take drastic action regarding the speeding of automobiles within the borough limits.
Council issued a notice warning all
owners and drivers of these vehicles
to be careful not to violate the speed
ordinance or they would pay the
penalty. The police department
was also notified to time all reckless drivers, regardless of their station in life or influence. For several weeks the police have been
gathering data regarding the numbers of machines and the owners.
As a result of these efforts informations againsi ix offenders were entered before Squire Allewelt, and "Wednesday was the clay
set for the hearing. About sixty
appeared to answer to the charges,
about one-half of. whom were residents, of Sewickley, and the r
der from Pittsburg and surrounding boroughs, Although the speed
Hmit is 12 miles, the court was
lenient and imposed a fine only!
where the transgressor exceeded 20!
miles. The fine imposed for first!
offense was $10 and costs, and for
the second offense $25. Several
who were able to plead extenuating
circumstances were let off with a
reprimand. One defendant who
wa assessed $30 claimed that some
friends had used his automobile on
the day it was spotted by the police, but when he was told that the
fine in that case could be made
$100, he remarked that he would
pay the $10 and collect from his
friends.
Since the borough authorities
have taken this action there has
been a radical change in the manner of ■ running touring cars
through, and the number and
amount of fines imposed will likely
have a still greater deterrent effect.
Carried Away the Gate.
A horse belonging to George McCracken tried last Monday evening
to emulate the feat of Samson in
carrying away the gates of Gaza.
As the 11 o'clock accommodation
was rolling along toward the Sewickley station the driver, who was
coming up Chestnut street, continued on across the track. Just then,
he claims, the gates were lowered
and be was caught both going and
coming. As the horse did not stand
upon-the order of his going, he
made a wild plunge, struck the gate
on the north side of the track, broke
it from its hinges and carried it out
into the street, and continued on
its journey. The driver escaped
without injury.
Methodist Sunday School.
Miss Alice Quinn's. class leads
this time with an average of 70 per
cent, and therefore gets the pennant. Mrs, Nash's class' follows
with an average of 69 per cent.;
this class having had the pennant
three times out of four will hold
the banner for the month of December. Miss Crane's class aver-
! 66 per cent, and Miss Pyfer's,
62 per cent.
The Christinas committee has
been appointed to make arrangements for the Christmas treat and
entertainment,
The re il i ting of the Woman's Aid of the Methodist Church
will be held- Thursday, December
9, at 2:30 P. M,
Basket Ball.
The Y. M,'C, A. and High School
teams will open the basket ball season this evening. The Y. M. C. A.
team, .which will be faster and
stroner in. every respect, will meet
the Pittsburg Central Y. M. C. A.
team. The High School team will
meet the Tarton team, of Tech,
which has on it one Sewickley player who is proving to be a.star at
the game. High School game will
start promptly at 7 :45-and-will be
in charge of Mr. Murriman, who
will officiate at both games. We
hope for a large turnout of basket
ball fans for the first game, and let
us boost this team, which has such
a good record in games won and in
clean playing in all games.
The Edgeworth basketball team
met the strong Knoxville team on
Edgeworth's floor Tuesday evening,
and an exceedingly fast and clean
game resulted which was very much
enjoyed by the audience. Edge-
worth was defeated, but without
disgrace. The line-up:
H. Kaelin.. .Forward..... Geddis
Pearee Forward  Davin
Parker Center Leonard
C. Kaelin Guard Doak
Messmer .... .Guard Evans
Substitution—Evans for Messmer. Field goals—H. Kaelin 4;
Pearee, 4; C. Kaelin, 3; Davin, 4;
Leonard, 2; Doak, 6; Evans, 2:
Geddis, Parker. Foul goals—Edge-
worth, 2; Knoxville, 3.
The game was a hard one for the
local boys to give up. They have
been heard to say that their hard
luck is due to the fact that the fair
sex have not been doing their share
of the rooting. Now, girls, here is
your chance to turn out and hang
the horseshoe on the Edgeworth
team. The presence of a few more
of you would surely have turned
this defeat into a victory.
Doak, of the Knoxville team,, attracted considerable attention "by
his work, He could outrun, outreach and outjump any man on the
floor, and was a sure shot, It was
only by covering him continually
that Edgeworth prevented a larger
score. The audience was highly
i jd that Edgeworth succeeded
in bringi ] rs ol lis kind to
th ii hall, as it gave them a chance
to see some of the finer points in
xie game in which but few exeell.
A preliminary game between the
Mgeworth Juniors and Leetsdale
•esnlted in a victory for the former,
/ho outplayed their opponents.
Next Tuesday Edgeworth plays
he Economy team on the Edge-
orth floor.
Last week Edgeworth played the
outh Side Athletics, the score be-
ng 7 to 10 in favor of the Athletics,
';he first half being 4 to 3 in favor
if Edgeworth. This is a low score
'or the Edgeworth floor, and indi-
,,tes that the games being played
"e getting to be a little beyond the
trdinary.
"Tony" Hegner has been ref-
reeing the games in a very thor-
>ugh and satisfactory manner, a
het appreciated by all.
BLAINE WOELS. ^
Blaine Worls, aged 26, died
Monday night at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born in
West Brownsville, and was coachman for the Allegheny Country
Club for four years. His widow and
one daughter survive. The funeral
took place Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Interment in Sewickley
Cemetery.
A Painful Accident.
AATiile' engaged on the construction of a building on Woodlawn
avenue, Frank Shafer, a foreman
in the employ of George Herz, a
contractor of Edgeworth, fell and
broke his hip a few days ago. It
seems that Mr. Shafer was walking
along the foundation wall carrying
one end of a large beam. His fellow-workman avIio was carrying the
other end, stumbled and fell, causing Mr. Shafer to lose his balance
and fall on a pile of rocks." He
was taken to the Sewickley Hospital, where he lies in a serious condition.
Mr. Shafer has been in the employ of Mr. Herz for quite a while,
and has helped to erect a good
many buildings in this part of the
country.    The accident is a par-
<<; rly sad one, as he is a man
of strong physique and full of life,
an the restraint of his enforced
confinement will i to him.
His home is on Hopkins street.
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