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SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904.
No. 43
OBITUARY,
EDWARD SWEENEY.
One of the sad events of last
week was the sudden death of
Edward Sweeney, which occurred at his late home on Harbaugh
street, about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. On Saturday morning-
he seemed as well as usual, and
shortly before noon went to the Y.
M. G. A. building forthe purpose of
having a swim in the pool. Upon
coming out of the water he complained of a slight nausea, and
within a few minutes thereafter
was stricken with apoplexy, from
which he never regained consciousness. Drs. Hood and McGready
were at his side a few moments
after the stroke, but medical skill
was unavailing. He was taken
home in an undertaker's ambulance,
Where he passed peacefully away
as above noted.
Mr. Sweeney was born in Pittsburg March 24, 1871, and therefore, at the time bf his death was a
little past 33 years of age. At 2
years of age his parents took up
their residence ■• in Sewickley,
where he grew up to youth and
manhood, acquiring his education
in the Sewickley public schools, and
fitting himself for his life's work.
In 1886 he entered the telegraph
service of the Pennsylvania Lines
as a messenger at this place and
in a year or two acquired the profession of telegraphy, and about
1888 he was promoted to the management of a telegraph office. For
the past sixteen years he has been
continuously employed as a telegraph operator on what is known as
the River division of the Pennsylvania Lines, and at the time of his
death was stationed at Baden tower, where he had been located for
the past three years.
"Ed." Sweeney, as he was familiarly known among his friends,
was a success in his chosen profession. His name was not blazoned on the roster of officials who
preside over the destinies of the
great railway where he spent the
best years of his life, but his devotion to his duties, and his quick
grasp of responsibilities are as
worthy of mention as are the deeds
of those, who assume the official
management ,of a railway corporation. In times of stress or danger,
'"Ed." Sweeney could be depended
upon to do his duty.
To those who knew him best,
"Ed." was the prince of good
fellows. He was affable and kind
to all with whom he came in contact, and his loss will be felt in
many quarters.
He was unmarried and resided
with his parents, Harbaugh street.
The funeral was conducted from
his late home on Tuesday morning.
ADDISON BEATTIE DALLY. SR.
Addison Beattie Dally, Sr., aged
78 years, was struck by the Den-
nison accommodation on the Panhandle railroad at Emily street,
Grafton, Wednesday morning-at, 9
o'clock and died two hours afterwards.
Mr. Dally was a descendant of
Pennsylvania pioneers who first
settled at Brandywine, and who
were survivors of the Wyoming
massacre.    He was born at Wil
liamsport, Washington county, now
Monongahela Gity, and was the
son of Philip Dally, one of the
pioneer glass men of Pennsylvania,
and who was part owner of one of
the first steamboats that plied the
Monongahela and Ohio rivers. For
many years Mr. Dally was general
superintendent of the Sable iron
works of Zug & Go. In early life
he became an efficient draughtsman and mechanic and built many
engines.
He was a lifelong Methodist,
having joined the old Liberty Street
Methodist Episcopal church, Pittsburg, when he was but 16 years of
age. He leaves four sons: Gharles
A., of Garnot, Pa.; Samuel G, of
this place; Zug, of Washington,
Pa., and Addison B. Dally, Jr., of
Grafton. One daughter, also, Mrs.
M. R. Holliday, of Grafton.
Mr. S. G. Dally was hurriedly
summoned to his father's bedside,
but failed to reach there before he
died. The funeral was held at his
late residence at 10:30 yesterday
morning, interment being made in
the South Side cemetery.
JOHN R. BO WEN. . /
John R. Bowen died at his home,
corner of Try and Hill streets, last
Saturday night, in the thirty-second
year of his age. He was a son of
Ira T. Bowen, of Ghicago, and had
lived in this place for the past three
years. Mr. Bowen graduated from
Cornell University in 1896, and
was associated with R. W. Hunt &
Go., an engineering firm of Pittsburg. He was a member of the
Sewickley Episcopal church and
theDuquesneandEdgeworthGlubs.
Mr. Bowen is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Florence Talbot, and
two children. Funeral services
were held at his late home on
Sunday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. R. A. Benton.
The remains were taken to Ghicago on Monday by Mrs. Bowen
and were laid to rest on Tuesday
in the family burial plot in that city.
SNEAK THIEVES ACTIVE
SEVERAL PETTY ROBBERIES PERPETRATED RECENTLY.
The home of David Anderson, of
Edgeworth, was entered by sneak
thieves recently, who gained admittance through a window on the
first floor. Aside from a few dollars taken from the purse of one of
the members of the household nothing else was appropriated by the
marauders. They rifled the pockets
of several coats hanging in the hallway and scattered the papers found
therein over the floor, but found
no collateral. No trace has been
secured of the robbers.
Some one broke into the office
of W. G. Murray on Blackburn avenue on Wednesday evening and
stole a small sum of money. The
intruders scattered the parpers
around the floor. The police are
working on the case.
Installation of Officers.
The newly elected officers of
Sewickley Lodge, No. 426, Knights
of Pythias, were installed by
Deputy Grand Ghancellor McMa-
hon, of the third disctrict, on Tuesday evening. It was an interesting
session and a large number of
knights were present. The officers
are: G. G, Gharles Borem; V. G.,
Gharles Hatton; M. A., A. Brunt;
Prelate, W. H. Parkins; I. G., A.
Drynan; O, G., W. F., Hutchison;
K. of R. & S., I. B. Ghantler; M. of
F, R. W. McPherson; M. of E., P.
P, Knapp; representative to grand
lodge, R, W. McPherson.
The Sewickley knights are making arrangements to attend a union
meeting1 to be held in the hall of
Hope Lodge, No. 243, of Allegheny, next Tuesday evening.
There will be a iarge delegation go
from here and every knight is urged
to try and attend this meeting1.