Sewickley Herald

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" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903.
No. 12
THE FIREMEN ACTIVE.
Two Small Fires Demand the Attention of the Firemen.
POOR EQUIPMENT NOTED.
The alarm of fire sent in on
Friday night, November 27, called
the "few faithful" to the home of
Mr. E. A. Woods,, on Grant street,
where it was found that a smouldering fire was eating away the
timbers beneath the bath-room
floor. The cause of the flames
was an over-heated furnace in the
cellar. The fire did not gain much
headway, and/was confined to the
flooring of the above mentioned
room. But for the timely return
of Mr. Woods, who was absent from
his home in the early evening, the
inmates of this beautiful home
would probably have been suffo-
'cated. There was but one line of
hose laid by the firemen, which was
carried up the main hallway, and
held in readiness, but not used. A
garden hose did the work of extinguishing the blaze, and the surplus of water did considerable
damage.
The firemen were prompt, and
they did good service with a poor
equipment.
This is one of the instances (and
we will have others) where two or
three men are supposed to lug a
critics pushing the hose reel on a
frosty morning—not much.
Another instance noted was the
fact that the Babcocks owned by
the company—which froze in the
"hose barn," and were necessarily
put out of commission, could have
been used to good advantage and
would have saved some of the
damage wrought by the garden
hose.
The second alarm was sounded
about 3.45 Saturday morning, November 28. and called the firemen
to the residence of Dr. J. M. McCready, Beaver street and Blackburn avenue, but their services
were not required. The flames
originated from a kitchen range,
and the fire was confined to the
floor immediately beneath it. Dr.
J. M. McGready succeeded in extinguishing the flames with a stream
from a small hose. The damage
was slight.
. I. W. SCOTT.
A Loving Tribute. /
Hanging on the wall in the office of the
Sewickley Public Schools is a portrait of
the late lamented H. J. Rose, who for a
number of years was principal of that
institution, and whose sudden demise
will ever be remembered by a large
circle of friends. The picture is a loving
tribute of the school children, and was
purchased by them as a token of esteem,
for the late Professor was near and dear
to all the pupite, and was held in the
highest esteem by the School Board and
faculty. It is a crayon portrait, the
work of a Pittsburg artist, and is mounted in a magnificent frame. On Monday
afternoon the pupils of the school viewed
the picture and the expressions on their
faces told only too plainly as they looked
upon the face of their late Principal that
they had indeed lost  a true  and  loving
cumbersome two-wheeled hose reel'; friend.	
:  for a mile, on a dead run, (if they; Wott*His Suit.
would be prompt) while the bor-*- Contractor Bean, who was arrested
ough has several horses standing'! SOme time ago by 'Chief of Police Hart,
idle in the stable, ' l        for an alleged  violation  of  a  borough
There are those in our borough
(but they are few) who are s\^
blind to their own interests that^
ordinance, and taken before the 'Squire
where he was assessed for fine and
costs, appealed his case to the county
court, and on Monday Judge Schafer
they say the present equipment is decided the case in Mr, Beall's favor by
sufficient*.   You never find these I sustaining his appeal,
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The Close of a Well-Spent Life.
Mrs. Mary Thompson Scott, wife of
1 W. Scott, the well-known merchant of Pittsburg, died suddenly on
Tuesday afternoon at her home,
Iowa and Anderson streets, Herron
Hill. Pittsburg.
Mrs. Scott hadi been apparently in
the best of health up to the evening
before her fatal illness.    She died at
2 o'clock the following day. The
cause of her death was heart trouble.
Mrs. Scott was horn in Pittsburg on
September 1, 1847. Her father, John
Thompson, was in business on Fourt'n
3venue for years, owning the land
upon which the Pittsburg Times
building now' stands. Th© family later moved to this place, and Mrs. .Scott
resided here for thirty-five years
prior to her marriage, which took
l.lace in 1888. She is survived by her
husband| and two daughters, Mary
Louise and Harriett.
Two brothers, John and William,
both residents of Allegheny, and a
sister, Miss Christiana Thompson,
principal of ithe ladies' seminary at
Washington,  Pa., also  survive her,
She v/as a member of the Third
United Presbyterian church of Pittsburg, and was one of the most active
church women of that city. Aside
from the missionary work of that
congregation she was actively associated in the work at large of the
church. She was a member and a director of the Women's Association of
the United Presbyterian church, a
member of the board, of managers and
chairman of the finance committee
of the United Presbyterian Memorial
Home in Allegheny City, and had
been for years treasurer and purchasing agent, of the annual bazar of the
church, as well as a member of the
auditing committee of the Orphans'
Home Memorial Home and Home for
Aged People, all institutions' of the
United Presbyterian Church.
The news of Mrs. Scott's sudden
death was a shock to her many
friends in Sewickley. Possessing as
she did a lovely character and a
winsome disposition, she endeared
herself, during the long years of her
residence here, to many who will
cherish in life her memory. Her activities in religious and charitable
work—while living herte—will be remembered by her former co-workei'S,
who felt keenly the loss of her presence and, help when she removed to
the city.
The funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon from her late
home, and were conducted by Rev.
J. T. McCrory, pastor of the Third
United Presbyterian Church, assisted
by other clergymen.
General Revival Being Planned.
A general revival all over the county is
being planned by the ministers of Pittsburg and vicinity. On Monday evening
the general committee in charge of the
meetings met and appointed chairmen
for the several district committees.
There are forty-two districts in all. The
chairmen appointed for the districts in
the Valley are : Sewickley, Rev. W. 0.
Campbell; Emsworth,Rev. W. S.Harper;.
Avalon and Bellevue,Rev.George Shaffer;
Coraopolis, Rev. J. M. Mercer.
Death of Mr. John Murray/'   *
Word was received here on Thursday
evening that Mr. John Murray, of Library,
Pa., had passed away. He was almost
eighty years of age, and had lived in
Library all his life. Mr. Murray was a
first cousin of the late Mr. W. P. Murray,
of this place. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at two o'clock.
A Joke On the Gunner.
Connected with the Pennsylvania station, at Sewickley, is a man who is the
proud possessor of a new gun, and thereby hangs a tale, Some of the boys in
the neighborhood of the freight station
succeeded in killing a rabbit in the
meadow, and after skinning it they
stuffed the hide and placed it in a very
lifelike position in a clump of bushes
nearby and one of their number proceeded
to the station and informed the gentleman of the whereabouts of the frisky
"cotton tail." With a true gunner's instinct, he reached for his trusty field-
piece, and buckling on his cartridge belt,
proceeded to look for 'Brer rabbit. His
search was soon rewarded, and with a
demeanor that would have done justice
to Colonel Cody, he drew his gun to his
shoulder and fired, and, well he '"got
next" to the joke, but we do not know
what will happen when he "gets next" to
the joker,
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