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Vol. Ill
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1905
No. 2
Former Sewickley
Girl Wedded.
Miss A. Marie Johnston the Bride;
Mr. Guy McCandless Gray the
Groom.
OVER 150 GUESTS WERE PRESENT.
At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening
Miss A. Marie Johnston, daughter
Df Mr. and Mrs. W. McCandless
Johnston, of "Riverside," Allegheny, became the bride of Mr. Guy
McCandless Gray. Rev. J. L. Mil-
igan officiated at the ceremony, in
;he presence of a large gathering
>f friends. The bride had as her
naid of honor her sister, Miss
Martha Way Johnston, and Mr. O.
j. Green, of Gleveland, served as
)est man. There were three
naids, Miss Mary Gertrude McCandless, Miss Bess Bingham Johnston and Miss Burtt Sample Johnston, and the ushers, Messrs. Frank
Ramsey, Robert Petty, Jr., and
Dalmer B. Chambers, completed
he list of wedding attendants,
j re en and white decorations char-
tcterized the wedding, the color
icheme carried out with asters and
naidenhair ferns, combined with
>alms and other foliage plants.
The bridal gown was of white
shiffon cloth, trimmed withduchesse
ace, over which fell a tulle veil,
rhe shower bouquet was of roses
md lilies of the valley, and the only
ewel worn was Mr. Gray's gift, a
liamond brooch. Each of the
naids wore pale green silk, and
jarried white asters. The maid of
lonor wore a white lace gown, hung
jver white silk, and instead of
lowers she carried a cluster of
naidenhair fern.
At the reception that followed
;here were 160 guests. The paints of the bride and groom assisted
n the receiving line.   Mrs. Johnston- wearing white crepe de chine
and lace, and Mrs. Gray appearing
in a rich all-black toilette. Later
in the evening the couple departed
for a wedding trip, the destination
of which is kept a secret from
their friends. On their return and
after December 1 they will be at
home in Greenville. Pa.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mrs. F. W. Stewart, New
Cumberland, Pa.; Mrs. Anna Lock-
yer, of the same town; Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Gook, Wheeling; Miss
Jane Way, Lisbon, 0.; Miss Amanda
Gardner and Mrs. Ross Aten, of
Paris, Pa.; Miss Emma Sheels, of
Steubenville, 0. There were
other guests present from New
York, Cleveland, Allegheny and
also a number of friends and relatives from this place, where Dr.
Johnston is well known and formerly resided. The bride is the niece
of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston.
The costly array of gifts sent to the
bride were displayed in an upstairs
room.
The bride's gifts to her maid of
honor and bridesmaids were pearl
brooches, and the groom remem/
bered his ushers and best man with
scarf pins set with pearls.-
Making Good Headway.
Shearer Bros., who have in charge
the excavating for the cellars of
the new business block which is to
be erected on Beaver street, near
Broad, are making good progress.
They will be ready for the stone
work in a few days. Architect
Stewart will supervise the erection
of this block, the contract for which
has been awarded to Mr. Duncan
Sweringen.
Accepted the Call.
Rev. S. A. McCollum, who has
been supplying the Leetsdale U.
P. congregation, was presented
with a call to-that church, He accepted it and he will be installed at
the convenience of all parties.
Rev, E. M. Milligan, D. D., will
preach the sermon; Rev. J. F.
Ray will address the pastor; Rev.
W. S. Harper, D. D., will address
the people, and J. W. Somerville
will read the edict,
KNIGHTS OP PYTHIAS HAVE
INTERESTING SESSION.
Team Work and Many Visitors Lend
Enthusiasm to the Occasion.
One of the most interesting sessions of Sewickley Lodge 426 was
held in Gastle Hall on Tuesday
evening. The rank of esquire was
conferred upon two pages and the
team work was up^ to the good
standard of the team.
• District Deputy Grand Chancellor Wettach, of Lorena Lodge, was
present, as was also Brother H. G.
McMahon, president of the Pythian
Home Association; H. Stutz, secretary of the above association, and
Messrs. F. Williamson, H. Renzie-
hauser, R. Young, Wv Young, J.
Moore, W. Moore, B. Moore, F.
Frauenfelde, E. Penwell, Ed. Gas-
lett and Frank Gurry, from the city,
and Brothers E. S. Finerty and L.
Eichacker, of Ambridge.
President McMahon gave some
interesting information concerning
'the Pythian Home movement and
at next Tuesday evening's meeting
there will be some important business and the conferring of the third
rank. Every Pythian is urged to
attend.
High School Teacher Appointed.
Miss Josephine Hull, of Tidioute,
Pa., assumed her duties Monday
morning in the department of
mathematics and science vacated
by Miss Margaret Young, who resigned on account of ill health.
Miss Hull is a graduate of Allegheny Gollege, Meadville, Pa., and
has had five years' experience in
high school work.
The public schools have now been
in session three weeks, and every-
thingconnected therewith is moving
in its accustomed smooth order.
The enrollment is now 742 pupils,
of whom 82 are in the High School,
615 in the grades, and 82 in the
kindergarten, This is about the
same as for the first month last
year. There are 45 non-resident
pupils, of whom 10 are in the High
School.
Carriage Overturns
Falls Into Creek.
Mrs. Richard Purnniss Sustains Three
Broken Ribs and Her Baby's
Skull Is Fractured.
Mrs. Richard Furnniss and her
20-month-old child, of Quaker Valley, were seriously hurt Thursday
afternoon, through a carriage being
overturned along a steep embankment near Fair Oaks. Mrs. Furnniss had driven out Big Sewickley
creek to a farm owned by her husband. She was in a double-seated
carriage, with her five children and
her sister-in-law. On their return
they had to pass another team,
where the narrow road skirts a 15
foot embankment along the creek.
The horses became frightened and
fell "over the bank dragging the
carriage with them.
All the occupants were thrown
out. Mrs. Furnniss sustained three
broken ribs and her baby's skull
was fractured. The others received cuts and bruises, but were
not seriously hurt. Mrs. Furnniss
and the baby were taken to a nearby farm house and doctors were
summoned. Mr. Furnniss was
driving in another rig a short distance from his family. He was
overtaken and notified of the accident. They were taken home as
soon as their injuries were attended to and as we go to press they
are all doing well- except the baby.
who is in a v^ry critical condition.
Are Convalescing.
Mr. Frank Whitsell, who has been
confined to his home for three or
four weeks by severe illness, is
reported as improving rapidly.
R. N. Brockunier, Jr., of Elizabeth street, who was dangerously
ill for some weeks of a complication
of diseases, is getting better, much
to the gratification of his many
friends
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