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Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1907
No. 26
NEW POSTOFFICE SITE.
The above illustration presents the new postoffice site, on the White property, Bank and Broad streets. This site
was chosen by the authorities at Washington last Saturday and on Monday Representative W. H. Graham introduced a
bill appropriating $75,000 for a building.   This will give Sewickley a fine structure, on a good site.
On the 14th Postmaster Scott was appointed for the third term and on the 18th he received a telegram from Senator
Penrose announcing his confirmation by the Senate.
LETTER CARRIER HURT.
Ray IMcPherson Injured in a Runaway Accident on Tuesday.
The Canoe and Boat Club
If enthusiasm counts for anything,
the new canoe and boat club is an assured success. The meeting held last
Thursday evening, at the residence of
Mr. Gilbert A. Hays, for the purpose
of organization, was attended by a
large number of those interested in the
proposed club. Mr. Jas- W. Collins
acted as chairman, with Mr, Don Rose
as secretary. It was decided to effect
a temporary organization, until definite arrangements can be made for a
club house, and Mr. Gilbert A. Hays,
was elected president, Mr. Don Rose,
secretary, with a committee 'of seven,
composed of Mr. T, H. B; McKnight,
Mr. Henry Irwin, Mr. A. C. Walker,
Miss Dippold, the president and secretary, to investigate the location of club
house, cost of operating the club and
other matters necessary to the permanent organization, to report at a meeting to be held in about two weeks. In
addition to those who attended, letters
and applications were received for
membership in the club, with offers of
financial support, when the club is permanently organized.
Death Suddenly Calls
County Engineer Davis
Prominent in His Profession and Had
Been in Official Life 26 Years.
Charles Davis, county engineer, died
Thursday morning at his home in Edge-
worth. The cause of death was pleurisy. He had been ill less than a week
and the sudden ending of his life was a
shock to his many friends. With him
at the time of his death were his children, Norman Cooper Davis, and Mrs.
Thomas Leggate. The other child,
Charles W. Davis, had been in the
south for a month and did not know
of his father's illness until he returned
home Thursday.
Mr. Davis was born in Bridgetown,
Bucks county, July 11, 1837. He was
in his junior year in Jefferson college
when the war opened. He enlisted and
served until the end of the rebellion.
After the war he secured a position on
an engineer corpse working in Lawrence county and later became connected with the Western Pennsylvania
railroad.   In 1867 he was elected engi*
neer of Allegheny and during the eight
years of service made many improvements on the North Side. In 1878 he
made the preliminary survey for the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railaoad. He
was the superintending engineer of the
Pittsburg Bessemer Steel Company's
plant at Homestead and was later engineer for the Monongahela Bridge Com-
pa"ny. In 1881 he was appointed county
engineer and held the position until his
death. With Architect Richardson he
supervised the erection of the court
house.
In 1868 Mr.Davis married Miss Annie
V. Cooper, who died in 1881. Mr. Davis
was the father of five children, of
whom three are living. He was a
member of the Grand Army, Union
Veteran Legion, Masons, Royal Arcanum, American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineers Society of Western
Pennsylvania and the Academy of
Science and Art of Pittsburg.
On Tuesday morning a team of horses
belonging to Mr. J. J. Lawrence, of
Glen Osborne, which were left standing in front of the postoffice by the
coachman, who was in a nearby store,
started down Walnut street. Before
the driver could get into the carriage
they got beyond his reach and control.
Mr. Ray McPherson, who was just going home to lunch after serving his
route was opposite Dickson's hardware
store when he noticed the runaway team,
approaching. He ran out into the
street and succeeded in getting hold of
the one horse, but in so doing he was
thorn off his feet and dragged a considerable distance by the frightened
animals. One • of the horses tramped on
his leg and also injured his hand. Mr.
McPherson, is now at his home and will-
be incapacitated for duty for some days.
The horses were finally captured and
the vehicle was left at the foot of Walnut street in a somewhat dilapidated
condition.
Broke His Wrist
Mr. Ward Gibb, an employe at the
Sewickley station, while handling a
heavy truck eary in the week, fell on
the icy pavement and broke his wrist*
Washington's Birthday in the
Schools.
Last Thursday was a gala day in the
public schools. Instead of one program
in the auditorium as has sometimes
been done, each room had its own cele-,
bration. Some of them were most excellent and a great many visitors were
present, perhaps two hundred in the
entire builiding. It was not intended
to present any elaborate entertainments,
simply to bring home to the children
with force the meaning and spirit of
the day. Lincoln's birthday was celebrated in the same way ten days ago.
These days, with one or two others in
the calendar, afford our teachers the
liveliest opportunities for teaching
patriotism, and needless to say they are
always taken advantage of,
Smashed the Rig
On Saturday evening, Mr1. George
Martin, coachman for Mr, H. R. Rea,
of the Heights, brought several members of the family, to their private car,
which was standing near the Pine
street crossing, in which Mr. Rae and
his family were to depart for Florida.
Mr. Martin left the team temporarily
and the horse took fright and dashed
among the freight cars with the result
that the rig was badly damaged.
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