Sewickley Herald

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Fear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. Ill
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1906
No. 37
DOG POISONERS BUSY.
The Heartless and Unlawful Work
Has Destroyed Numerous Valuable Canines During the
Past Week.
The borough has its full quoto of dogs,
from the ordinary barnyard cur to the
dog of high pedigree, and some of these
animals are highly cherished by their
owners. During the past few weeks
there has developed a mania for poisoning these dogs, and the heartless
wretches who are indulging in this work
have reaped a harvest. The record of
seven dogs poisoned and one slashed
with a knife or some other sharp instrument is not a record to be proud of,
and it would be rather unhealthy for
the individual who is caught in this act
of baiting meat. One of these victims
being "Dinah" the valuable Great Dane
which was presented by Gen. A. L.
Pearson to Battery B, they taking her
wich them, as their Mascot, through
the Spanish-American war; she was
being kept for them by a party in Quaker Valley, and will be greatly missed
by the children in the neighborhood
who were all her S caunch friends. That
there are a numoer of dogs roaming the
streets, without a license being paid by
their owners, is quite true and they
should be taken up and disposed of, but
it should be done in a humane manner
as prescribed by law. There has been
some investigations made, with a probable chance of landing one of these
culprits, and if enough evidence can be
procured for a conviction, we are willing to help the ^gentleman (?) gain notoriety and" publicity by printing his
portrait. It would enable our citizens,
Who are lawabiding, to know a degenerate when they see one in the future.
MR. ORA SAMUEL GRAY.
GEO. A. FISHER.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A Bit of Excitement on Beaver Street
' Monday Night, With a Little Gun
Play on the Side.
The erstwhile tranquility of the town
was disturbed for a few moments on
Monday night, occasioned by the discharge of a pistol and some rough talk
—mostly talk. When the gun was put
into commission it was thought that
possibly Marlatt's ambulance would be
needed, but the melee, subsided about
as quickley as it developed. It appears
that a young man standing on the corner  was explaining to some girl friends
A TREAT FOR MEN.
The men pf the Valley are cordially invited to attend our men's
meeting on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, in the Y. M. G. A. building. Mr. Ora Samuel Gray will.be the speaker of the afternoon. Mr.
Gray: is on his way East after a successful trip through the West,
speaking in many associations. The singing will be in charge of Mr.
Geo. A. Fisher, who for four years was engaged in singing with Dr. J.
Wilbur Chapman in the large meetings conducted by him. The building should be filled to overflowing.    Come and bring a friend.
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how he was annoyed at night by a number of colored men who congregate in
front of one of our business places,
where the young man is employed, and
disturb his slumbers. During the
course of his remarks he used the word
"Coon," and as several of that specie
of human; kind were passing at the
time, they immediately filed objections,
and based their arguments on Webster
as an authority, The question was debated for a few brief seconds, during
which time there were many words
used that our late lamented friend
Webster never dream.d of, although he
has many thousands of words to his
credit. As this peaceable mode of settling the dispute would not suffice, the
artillery was called into action, and, after the first volley, and the smoke
cleared away, it was found that the
hospital corps would not be pressed into service, as aside from a few scared
"Coons," (if we may use the term
which caused the racket, which we do
merely by way of explanation), and a
few young ladies bordering on hysterics, there was no visible damage done.
The only mystifying feature of the affair is that our war correspondent who
•was at the front, and was in the thick
est of the fight, was unable to explain
just what became of the hero of this
little war episode and his gun.
The Wantono Sabbath School School
In a Prosperous Condition, a
Picnic in Prospect.
The Wantono Sabbath School, conducted by W. G. Sprague, at the Water
Works school house is in a very prosperous condition. The attendance and
interest in the work have grown week
by week, until a marked impression has
been made in many directions. '
The school house, from present indications, will soon prove too small to
properly conduct the work, and a movement is under way to erect a building
somewhere in the Water Works district
suitable for the needs of the school.
Several persons have offered substantial aid in this respect.
The annual picnic of the school will
be held June 27 at the Water Works
park, and enei'getic preparations are
now under way for a most pleasant outing. Mr, Sprague informs us that all
the friends of the school will receive an
invitation to the picnic and a most enjoyable time is expected.
The Tennis Committee of Association
Park has adopted the following rules
to govern the use of the courts during
the season of 1906.
In order that all players shall have
equal privileges, they have been divided into two classes, and the courts
reserved for their use on the following
days:
Class A—Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and all legal holidays—Charles
B. Fernald, James M. Atwell, H. M.
McClaran, C. A. Foehl, B. H. Christy,
G. K. Wright, George E. Rice, N.
Brown, R. A. Applegate, A. H. Diehl,
R. W. Cunningham, E. P. Sands, C. A.
Rice, H. H. Gilmore, S. D. Cushing,
H. N. Weed, Wilson A. Campbell, J.
J. Haines, Jr., Charles A. Lambie,
Class B—Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays—Harry Watson, H. F. Miller,
H. R. Miller, C. N. Phillips, John H.
B. Phillips, A. N. Hutchison, Harry B.
Jones,   Paul Amaden, E. L. Matterer,
F. H. McKnight, A. L. Mould, Tracey
M. Kramer, King, Castle, W. H. Williams, Charles E. Baird, Dale G. Brush,
Herbert Challis, W. F. Cooley, Dr. H.
E. Fink, Sayre Miljen, Frank Over, A.
G. Tait, Fletcher White.
This classification is subject to change
whenever any member of class B qualifies for class A. Any member whose
name does not appear on either of the
above lists and who wishes to be enrolled will please hand his name to the
general secretary or any member of
this committee—A. H. Diehl, Emery P.
Sands, Edward W. Cunningham, Charles
A. Rice, J. W. F. White.
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Clarence C. Nevin Dies Suddenly.
Mr. Clarence C. Nevin died Monday
morning of pneumonia at his home in
Glenside, Pa. Mr. Nevin had been ill
but a few days and the news of his
death came as a great shock to his
relatives and friends in this vicinity.
He was a young man, being only in his
25th year, but in his short life he had
made a host of friends, to whom he
had endeared himself by his lovable
disposition, his cheerfulness and his unbounded generosity. Mr. Nevin was
the son of the late Wilfred H. Nevin,
of this place, one of the former proprietors of the Pittsburg "Leader."
He is survived by his widow, who was
M iss Louise Cochran, of ColoradoSpring s;
his mother, Mrs. Ida C. Nevin, and one
sister, Miss Nina C. Nevin. The funeral services were held at the residence
of his uncle, Mr. Joseph T. Nevin, on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock;
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