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Vol. II
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1904.
No. 16
HIS SEVENTIETH
BIRTHDAY.
Family Reunion at the Residence of
Mr. John Patton--A Pleasant
Occasion.
A BRIEF SKETCH 0F» HIS CAREER.
An interesting family reunion
was held at the residence of Mr.
John Patton, on Hill street, on
Monday. It was the anniversary
of his seventieth birthday, surrounded by the members of his
family. Out of forty-two, there
were thirty-nine present, representing three generations. There
were twenty-one grandchildren.
It was a happy occasion for all who
had the pleasure of participating in
it. A Ghristmas tree was one of
the, sources of amusement to the
little ones.
Mr. Patton was born in the First
ward, Pittsburg. December 16.
1834, and was the son of John and
Martha Patton. In 1857 he was
married to Miss Ellen McKendry,
of Pittsburg, and in' 1872 they
removed to Sewickley. Mr. Patton
started in the plumbing, business,
under the firm name of Patton &
Tate, in the building now occupied
by T. J. 'Conn's grocery store, which
was damaged by fire last week.
Two years later he started in the
same business alone, and in 1894
removed to the building on Broad
street, at which place he is at
present located, having built up a
thriving business. When he came
here there were very few business
houses; there were only two on
Broad street below Beaver. Mr.
Patton has had the pleasure of
noting many changes in and around*
this place during that time.
Mr. Patton has been a member
of the Sewickley Methodist Episcopal church since coming here,
and has filled the offices of trustee
and member of the board of stewards.   He was a member of the.
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borough council for several years.
and resigned before the close of
his term. ■■■'■He -waselected superintendent of the water department in
1870 and supervised the'laying out
pf the Sewickley water' system.
He is a member of the Knights of
Honor.
Mr. Patton has five brothers and
two sisters. They are: Rev. Alexander Patton, Orange. N. J.; G. E.
Patton, Allegheny; Andrew C.Pat-
ton, Pittsburg; Mrs. W. H. 'Howe.
Nashville. Tenn. Besides these.
Robert Patton, of Allegheny, and
Samuel Patton, of New York,'(deceased) were brothers, and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson, of Pittsburg, (deceased) was a sister. He has five
sons and four daughters: Walter
E., of this place; Samuel A., of
Sheraden; John F. S.. Charles and
James M., of this place; -Mrs, A.
McKee, of Leetsdale; Mrs. W. S.
Burns, Mrs. E. A, Day and Mrs. W.
S. Wolfe, of this place.
When the corner stone of the
present edifice of the Sewickley
M. E, church was laid, July 25,
1882, Mr. Patton had the honor of
sealing the glass jar containing the
historical records which were to be
placed in the corner st.one of the
church.
In two years from this time, if
their lives-are spared, Mr. and Mrs.
Patton will have the great pleasure
of celebrating their golden wedding
anniversary. . •.
Enjoying Prosperity.
All 'the departments of the Y. M. G.
A.--gymnasium, bowling, games, pool
reading rcom, etc.- are enjoying an unusual degree of prosperity just now,
With the large membership which the
Association has, an attendance of even
the major portion of the membership
would strain the capacity of the building. It is an indication of the popularity
of this Association, and an evidence that
the young men of this place appreciate
the many advantages to be enjoyed within the walls of the new building. May
its shadow never grow less,
Real Estate.
J. M, Watson sold to J,D.Grimes
a lot 44x 140 feet, on Grimes street
for $2,000.4
POWER PLANT BURIED
Elmhurst Inn Without Light or Heat.
Will Likely Rebuild.
THE THIRD FIRE IN TWO WEEKS.
At 8.10 o'clock on Saturday
evening a fire broke out in the
electric light and heat plant of the
Elmhurst Inn. The origin, of the
fire is not known, but it is supposed
to have been caused by an accumulation of gas. The night engineer,
Mr. Williams, who has had. charge
for five years an;d who is considered a competent- and experienced
engineer, had made an inspection
of the boilers about half an hour
before the Tire occurred. While
sitting in the engine room he heard
a sound like a pistol shot and saw
a tiny flame hear the roof.
In a twinkling Mr. Williams
had shut off,- the gas supplying
the boilers, turned the water on
andppened the exhaust pipes, preventing an explosion of the boilers.
He then ran out and gave the
alarm. The building by this time
was a sheet of flame, and being a
mere shell, burned rapidly. The
Cochran Hose Company came on
the scene, but had some difficulty
in making connections, as the only
fire plug in the vicinity was one of
an old pattern which was located
on private property. The distance
to the fire was over 800 feet and
the pressure low, so that little
could be done toward checking the
flames, except saving the water
tank.
The building and electrical equipment were totally destroyed, but
the boilers were saved. As the
Elmhurst Inn is supplied with steam
heat and electric light from the
plant, both' were shut off for a time,
As soon as possible the boilers were
inspected, and one of them fired up,
and by seven o'clock the next
morning steam heat was supplied
the hotel. Various expedients .were
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