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Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY,  PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1907
No. 49
9th Ward Summer
Vacation School
Thousands of Bunches of Flowers
are Sent from the Valley Weekly
to he Distributed Among the
Poor Children of the City.
Among the contributors who sent
flowers to the residence of Mrs.
Gluley-, of Thorn street, to be bunched for the children of the Ninth
ward, Allegheny, were Mrs. James
Stewart, Mrs. John McMillen, and
Misses Katherine Porter, Edith
Glenn, Elizabeth Ker, Ruth Eshelman, Emily Cornell; Helena Gray,
Isabel Adams and Mr. Frank Eshelman. The number of bunches was
four hundred. Those who contributed also helped to bunch the
flowers.
Five hundred and seventy-three
bunches were sent from the residence of Mrs. Jehu Haworth, of
Edgeworth. Among the contributors were Mrs. George Gorman,
Miss Anne Nevin, Mrs. J. L. Graham, the Misses Wardrop, Mrs. W.
L. Standish, Mrs. Gharles Watts,
Mrs. L. Halsey Williams, Mrs. Robert Dickson, Mrs. N. McKee Graham, Miss Moore, Mrs. Daniel Taylor, Miss Marjorie Irwin, Mrs. Jehu
Haworth and Mr. Samuel Black.
Those who assisted in bunching
the flowers were Misses Pamelia
Wardrop, Anne Nevin, Marjorie
Irwin, Mary Shields, Mrs. M. G.
Roerty and Mr. Samuel Black.
For the district .of Glen Osborne
and Haysville the number of bunches
sent from the residence of Mrs.
Ralph Harbison was 1,140. The
contributors were Mrs. James W.
Grove, Mrs. Charles McKnight,
Mrs. Henry A. Davis, Mrs. J. B.
Haines, Jr., Mrs.. Sidney Murphy,
Mrs. George Linderman, Mrs. Samuel Linderman, Mrs. Samuel Apple-
gate, Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Mrs. Albert
Broscoe, Mrs. J. B. Lambie and
Mrs. Frank McGuffey. Those who
assisted in bunching the flowers
were Misses Edith Hare, Helen
and Margaret Magee, Sue Wilson,
Helen,. Jessie and Florence Harbison, and Miss Newton.
From the Sewickley district there
were sent 1,965 bunches. During
the absence of Mrs. George P.
Rose, the flowers were bunched at
her home on Thorn street. Miss
Frances Atwell was appointed
chairman during the absence of Mr.
Rose and was assisted by Miss
Julia Jennings and Mrs. William
Grassie. Among those who contributed were Mrs. Rhoda Nixon,
Mrs. William Grassie, Mrs. L. B.
Whitney, Miss Bertha Taylor, Miss
Mary Jane Atwell, Mrs. P. D. Branum,
Mrs. John E. Porter, Mrs. John M. Tate,
Jr., Mrs. William Lowrie, Mrs. Russell
Boggs, Mrs. Walter Miller, Mrs. Victor-
ine, Miss Kercher, Miss Possiel, Miss
Eleanor Smith, Mrs. William P. Snyder,
Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. Ralph Binns, Miss
Hussey, Mrs, William Thaw, Jr., Misses
Ida and Hanna Nevin, Miss McGready,
Mr. Miller, Miss VonHofen, Miss Norma
Gundelfinger, Miss Gertrude Scott, Mrs.
George Craig, Miss Frances Atwell, Mrs.
Graff and the Misses Brown. Those
who assisted in bunching the flowers
were Mrs. William Grassie, Miss Bertha
Taylor, Miss Atwell, Miss Eleanor Smith,
Misses Ida and Hanna Nevin, Miss Gundelfinger, Miss Scott, the -Misses Brown,
Miss Lydia McGague, Miss Mary Atweil,
Margaret Nevin, William Booth, Mary
Cole, Anna Ker, Rachael Murdock, Sara
and Virginia Rose, Mary Ker, Julia Jennings, Mrs. Floyd White and Mrs. Shinn.
The chairman of the different committees of the various districts wish to
thank all who contributed in any way,
and those who so kindly assisted in
bunching the flowers. Next week will
be the last for the sending of flowers and
all are asked to contribute as generously
as in the past.
A LOT OP AUTOMOBILES.
A Heavy Sentence.
Joseph Kidd, who was arrested
some tirne ago by chief Earl S.
Roach for the illegal selling, of liquor, pleaded guilty in criminal
court and was fined $500 and costs
and four months to the workhouse.
The auto bearing the highest
number hereabout is a machine
owned by a resident of Sewickley
Heights. The license tag bears
figures for 16,000 and some hundred. The Keystone State certainly has her share "of automobiles. The tendency to exceeding
speed limits is getting residents of
the Valley into trouble. During
the week about a dozen arrests
have been made on this account,
and the fines' of ten dollars and
costs have been promptly paid.
In one of these cases the defendant declared that it was "so blamed
easy to get a car to go fast, and so
nice when she is going, that I forgot all about breaking the law.
Not like a horse, when you have to
coax and use whip. Just pull a
lever and off she goes." Speed
rule breaking is assuredly easy to
do, and there can be small surprise
that machines travel at a rate unsafe to riders and walkers.
A Recent Death.
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The death, on Thursday, of Mr-sr
Laura Aburid Watson, removed an
esteemed woman, well known in
the Valley. She was the daughter
of the late prominent lawyer, A. M.
Watson, and her mother was formerly Miss Mary Dickson, whose
father was Dr. John Dickson, at
one time leading physician in the
Valley and in Pittsburg. The latter survives, as well as three
brothers, John D., William and
Robert Watson. Also three sisters,
Mrs. Edward LaShelle and Mrs.
Adam Wilson, of Meadville, and
Mrs. Gatherine Walker. The death
occurred at Southern Pines, N. G.
Marriage License.
A marriage license has been issued tb Mr. Alphonso L. Jettison,
of Wilkinsburg, and Miss Grace
Garr, of this place.
TWENTY-MINUTE FIRE.
Boys Make a Bonfire and Damage
a Residence.
At five minutes past one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the fire alarm
sounded, and within two minutes a
hose cart was rushing over the new
section of Ghestnut street, along
Beaver, up Straight and out Gentennial avenue. Smoke was pouring up from the rear of the Gharles
Hunter property, 819 Gentennial
avenue, and the prompt service of
the volunteer fire fighters saved
the Hunter home from destruction.
The flames started in a small frame
shed, used as a store house. Some
boys, "just for fun," started a small
fire among the old papers, chips,
etc., in the place, and soon the
frame building was in flames and
the alarm was frightening all our
people. The Hunter family had
been absent since June 9, except
Mr. Hunter, who comes from his
city office every evening. Near
the fire was a large oil can which
the boys declare, they emptied
before their fun began. At 1.25
the "fire out" signal sounded, for
for every spark had been extinguis-
ed by good wet water, fresh from"
the reservoir. Happily, there was
but a very light breeze, or the neat
residence would have shared the
fate of the shed. "Boys who start
fires near buildings should be
spanked hard," was the comment
of a fatherly-looking spectator.
Police Affairs.
Inthe police department matters
were comparatively quiet during
the week. Only five arrests were
made. Each offender had a hearing. Those who were unable to
pay a fine were locked up. The
names given were D. Russell,
Gharles Scruggs, G. H. Zellers,
Peter Valley, and Gharles Sharp.
The charge was disorderly conduct,
as the quintette named were more
or less drunk.
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