Sewickley Herald

              OCT 24    1903
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Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, It
SPECIAL MEETING
OF
Relaying Walks on Hill Street—
Gontract for the Grading   of
Ghadwick    Street — Establishing Grade.
LITIGATION REGARDING THORN STREET
A special meeting of Sewickley
council was held on Tuesday evening, pursuant to the call of the
President. The members present
v/ere Messrs. Ghaplin,Miller,Atwell,
R. R. Brown, and M. B. Brown.
The minutes of the two previous meetings were read and approved.
The question of relaying walks
on Hill street was taken up and
thoroughly discussed, and the suggestion was offered that the Sidewalk Gommittee view the walks
and determine whether the property owners or the borough should
relay them. At the conclusion of
the discussion a resolution was
passed that the matter be referred
to this committee with power to
act.
Bids for grading Ghadwick street
were taken up and disposed of.
Two bids were received and the
contract was awarded D. W. Ghal-
lis & Sons, the lowest bidders.
The question concerning the payment of the paving of Thorn and
adjoining streets, which has been a
subject of litigation for some time,
was brought before Council and
was referred to the borough solicitor
to ascertain  the decision, of  the
court. Several other legal matters
were also referred to him.
The borough engineer presented
his report regarding the fence on
the Porter property on Beaver
street. He stated that the fence
extended over the street line, and
he was instructed to measure the
exact distance.
Dr.  White again presented   his
petition to Gouncil to establish the
grade for his plan of lots.    Gouncil
decided that the matter had not
been presented in regular form, and
it was referred to the petitioner to
be put in proper shape.   The plan
referred to is located between the
river and the railroad below Ferry
street.
The Gouncil adjourned at 8.45.
Building Notes.
Mr. A. W. Udick is making- preparations
to excavate for the erection of two new
houses at Edgeworth.
The brickwork will be completed on
the Davis and McKnight houses, on
Boundary street, sometime next week.
The carpenter work is also progressing
and if the weather permits it will not be
long until the roof will be completed on
one house.
There are several houses in various
parts of the town nearing completion.
Fraternal Visit.
Messrs. ■ William Beverland, George
Vanderipe.FrankSherman, Joseph Lowns-
bury, Charles Wright, James C. Morrow,
and several from Leetsdale visited Park
Lodge No. 729,1.0.0. F., of Allegheny, on
Thursday evening, to witness work in
second degree.
BLAZE AT EDGEWORTH.
A fire destroyed the stables belonging
to Judge E. H. Stowe and F. M. Love, at
Edgeworth, early on Thursday morning.
Several carriages, an automobile, a cow
and a valuable dog were reported burned
in Mr. Stowe's stable. The origin of the
fire is a mystery, but is supposed to have
been due to incendiarism.
A Small Blaze;
A fire was discovered in a pool room
in Coraopolis, between five and six
o'clock on Thursday evening. The damage was not very extensive. "
RUN DOWN BY
MOTOR CYCLE
Little Harry Stackman Receives
Severe Guts and Bruises.
WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
About 1.30 "o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, as Richard Wrenshall
was riding up Beaver street on his
motor cycle, he accidentally ran
into and injured Master Harry
Stackman, the young son of C. H.
Stackman, the carriage maker, of
Broad street.
It is stated that Harry was crossing the street and that owing to
a vehicle standing along the curb,
he was unable to see the approaching cyclist, and he stepped in front
of the fast approaching machine,
and was knocked down and' severely cut and bruised.
Mr. Wrenshall immediately started for medical aid, while the unconscious lad was being tenderly
carried into a nearby store.
The injuries are severe, but not
necessarily fatal, one being a scalp
wound.
More Gamblers Arrested.
On Monday evening several young men
were arrested for gambling by Chief
Foulk and officers in a house near the
river bank on the road leading from the
Edgeworth station to the river. They
were given a hearing before 'Squire
Buckley on a charge of disorderly conduct
on Wednesday evening. All plead guilty
and were fined and discharged.
Court Note.
A decree in distribution of $ 101,831.24
was made Thursday in the estate of
Thomas J. Stevenson, by which Adeline
Murdock receives $32,273.69; Mary E.
Stevenson, $33,859.40; Thomas F. Stevenson, $31,241.14, and each a share of
$4,450.01. as by an agreement between
them.
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a member of several woman's  societies
She is survived by her husband and  five
children.
The funeral  services were held at 10
o'clock this morning, and were private.
Harvest Home.
On Sunday at 11 a. m. Autumnal Day
services will be held in the M. E. church.
The auditorium will be decorated with
autumn fruit, flowers and leaves. There
will be interesting exercises by the children and an address fay the pastor. All are
cordially invited to be present. |
The sermon in the evening will be on
" The Man Without Money."
Mr. James P. McDonald will sing "The
Holy City" (bass solo), with piano, organ
and orchestra accompaniment. *
ACCIDENT AT   LEETSDALE.
Two men were seriously hurt at 7.30
o'clock Friday morning at the Riter-
Conley Plant by the breaking of a chain
attached to a crane.   They were :
Andrew Ceskize, aged 43, Leetsdale;
right collar bone broken and severe injuries about the scalp. Taken to his
home.
George Berchener, aged 30, Leetsdale; compound fracture of the right leg,
which may have to be amputated, and
injured about the head and body. He
was taken to St. John's hospital.
Dr. John Garothers, of Leetsdale, was
called and dressed their injuries.
Organ Recital.
The organ recital in St. James' R. C.
Church Friday evening under the auspices
of Miss Alice Carter, of Pittsbnrg, was a
success artistically and financially. The
church was well filled and the work of the
artists elicited much praise. The singing
of Mrs. J. Sharpe McDonald and the, chorus
were especially fine, as also was the instrumental work of Miss Carter and Mr
Steiner,
The new organ is a splendid instrument,
of pure, resonant tone, and will prove a
fine auxiliary in the worship of the congregation.