Sewickley Herald

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MR  30   1904
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Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1904.
No. 33
SPECIAL MEET!
OF
THE MAPLE GROVE PLAN OF LOTS
. -PRESENTED AND APPROVED.
Council held a special meeting
on Tuesday evening to consider
the Maple Grove plan of lots. The
meeting was called to order at
7.50 o'clock with President Miller
in the chair and Messrs. Woods, R.
R. Brown, Atwell, Koch, Straw,
Solicitor Stoner, Engineer Gampbell and Glerk Knox present.
Several gentlemen representing
the properties were present and
presented profiles and drawings
showing the streets to be opened
or extended, the grades to be established, etc., and explained in detail what they proposed to do with
the consent of Gouncil.
Maple Grove plan lies east of
Ghestnut street, between the railroad and river and embraces the
properties of Mrs. J. Sharpe McDonald and Mrs. Hannah Nevin.
The plan includes 106 lots. Maple
street is to be extended to the
borough line, and a new street, to
be named Ohio, will run along the
river front. McDonald and Oak
streets will intarsect these at right
angles. A considerable change in
the grade of Maple street will be
required.
On Maple and Pine streets ten-
inch sewers will be laid, and on
McDonald and Oak streets they
Will be eighteen inches. Granolithic walks will be laid and everything put into good shape.
The Gouncilmen reviewed the
plans and profiles carefully and
after considerable discussion, in
which assurances were given that
all the plans would   conform   to
the borough regulations, and that
Borough Engineer Gampbell should
have a general supervision of the
work, Gouncil approved the plans.
Will Celebrate Mass.
For the benefit of Catholics residing in Ambridge Holy Mass will
be celebrated for the first time Sunday at 9 o'clock, by the pastor, Rev.
F. F. O'Shea in the Ambridge Trust
Gompany building.
Men's Meeting.
The men's meeting in the Baptist Ghurch Sunday afternoon will
be addressed by Rev. William Tipper, his subject being "The New
Man."
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev. William Tipper, of the
Pittsburg Conference, will occupy
the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Ghurch next Sunday. In the
morning he will preach on the topic
"Earth's Renewals," and in' the
evening,  "Gommonplece Heroes."
New Buildings.
Miss Emily Abercrombie will
build two veneered brick houses on
Nevin avenue at a cost of $5,500
each. Mr. R. H. Hill is the contractor. They will have all the
latest improvements.
Albert Ague will build a veneered brick house on Hill street at a
cost of $5,600. R. H, Hill is the
contractor.
Marginal Readings.
Rev. R. A. Benton, rector of St,
Stephen's Episcopal Ghurch, has
contributed to the "Ghurch News"
for May an able and interesting
article on the Marginal Readings
Bible. The writer calls the clergy
of the church to task for their failure to give the new version a fair
trial in the services. The "Ghurch
News" is the official organ of the
diocese of Pittsburg.
Injured Her Knee.
Mrs. James Gooper, of Genten-
nial avenue, had the misfortune to
slip from the step of a ladder on
which she was standing while arranging some bric-a-brac, and painfully injuring her knee. The accident occurred on Wednesday evening.
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And the Stork Appeared.
The great white stork hovered
over the home of Mr. Joseph B.
McPherson, on Fountain street, one
day last week, and now Mr. McPherson is wearing a much larger
hat than he usually wore, but why
shouldn't he; it's a bouncing boy.
Sure Signs.
"Straws tell which way the wind
blows," is part of an old saying, and
it is true. If our citizens will keep
their eyes on a certain element in
our town they can easily discover
the location*of the "thirst parlors.-'
There are several hovels in the
vicinity of the Osborne dam which
do a thriving trade and which should
be wiped out. These places are
well patronized by Sewickleyans, at
least they can be seen hanging
around these places on Sundays,
and we do not presume that they
are there merely to see how the
work on the dam is progressing.
Rough House.
The slumbers of the residents of
Gentennial avenue, near Broad
street, were rudely interrupted on
Saturday night about 12 o'clock by
shrieks of murder, police, help, etc.,
by a colored woman who resides in
that neighborhood. All that could
be learned of the affair was to the
effect that two gentlemen of color
who had called on the young ladies
of the house referred to became
mixed in a bit of a melee and upset
the stove and otherwise damaged
some bric-a-brac. The excitement
lasted about 15 minutes, but no arrests were made.
NEWS FROM AFRICA.
AN   INTERESTING,   LETTER   CONCERNING THE DEATH OF MISSIONARY JONES.
Mr. R. H. Hill, of this place, is in
receipt of a letter from Mr. Nash,
of the Soudan, which came through
the Pittsburg branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. It
states that Mr. Jones' death occurred on March 9, at midnight from
black water fever, and much to the
surprise of his friends, he lingered
for a week. This dread fever generally proves fatal in a few hours.
Mrs. Jones was by the bedside of
her stricken husband, as were also
Mr. Nash and Howard Smith, two
faithful missionaries.
The remains of this faithful servant of the Master, were prepared
for burial by sorrowing friends and
quietly laid to rest in a retired place
where lie the remains of other missionaries.
Mrs. Jones is in apparent good
health and will be, for a while at
least, with Miss Katie Heber, who
is stationed in that part of West
Africa.
Will Pay the Bill.
Mr. David R. Scott has been informed that his bill for services
rendered to smallpox patients in
our borough and for the collection
of which he'had to resort to law.
will be paid. This case dates back
nearly four years, and Mr, Scott
secured judgment against the borough before Alderman McMaster,
of Pittsburg. Mr. Scott, who was
constable at the time, was acting
under instructions of the council
and board of health, and when he
presented"' his bill the authorities
refused to recognize it. They will
now pay it with interest.