Sewickley Herald

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Pear no man, and do Justice to all men."
Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY,  PA., SATURDAY, MAY 25,1907
No. 39
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Sudden Demise of
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Bright Young Man.
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. Death, in most melancholy and
sad form, has again visited our
valley, in the passing away, on
Tuesday evening, of Alexander
Montgomery Brooks, the third son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brooks, of
Shields. The harrowing feature of
this decease is the fact that death's
victim had been happily wedded but
a few , weeks ago; that ere the
honeymoon was over, the bereaved
young wife became a widow. Mr.
Brooks' 29th birthday was observed
on the Saturday preceding his
death. He was a graduate of Yale,
clas's of 1900, and was connected
with the brokerage firm of Ghilds
& Ghilds, Pittsburg. His illness
began three weeks before the end,
just when the devoted young couple
had occupied their new residence
on Shields lane. The disorder was
quinsy, which developed into blood
poisoning. The stricken man bore
his sufferings nobly, and loving attention, so freely given, could not
avert the fatal end. On Saturday,
February 9, the deceased became
the husband of Miss Mary Graig
' Ghaplin, daughter of the late Mel-
choir B. Ghaplin, of Sewickley.
The ceremony was performed in
St. Stephen's Episcopal church by
the rector, the Rev. R. A.° Benton.
Mr. Benton, on Thursday, at 10.30
A. M., conducted the deeply impressive funeral services at the
late home of the deceased. The
remains were placed in the Ghaplin
lot, .Sewickley cemetery.
In character and disposition, Mr.
Brooks was a young man loved by
all who knew him. Glean in heart
arid spirit, active and manly in his
duties of life, his passing away is
an event which gives keenest sorrow to very many. The deceased
is survived by his parents, his
widow, and his three brothers.
These are J. J. Brooks, Jr., F. F.
Brooks, and J. T, Brooks. The
deep sympathy of very many in
the Valley goes to the bereayed
relatives of A. M. Brooks,
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THE LATE ALEXANDER
[Photo T.y Diehl
MONTGOMERY BROOKS.
Memorial Day Exercises.
As has been the custom for many
years, Memorial Day in Sewickley will be observed in an impressive manner in the afternoon, by
various Posts of the. Grand Army
of the Republic, assisted by other
military bodies.
The special train bearing the visiting veterans and their escorts,
will arrive at Sewickley at 2.SO,
the line to form on Broad street
and march up the hill to the cemetery, in the following order.
General Alexander Hays Post
No. 3, G. A. RM Joseph Evans, commander; Washington Infantry; Abe
Patterson Post, No. 88, G. A. R.,
of Allegheny, William Goweli,'Commander; Davis Gamp, Sons of Veterans; Soldiers of the Spanish War;
John I. Nevin Gamp, Sons of Veterans. Several bands will accompany the parade.
At the monument the ritual of
the Grand Army will be carried out,
with Rev. W. F. Brown, of Ganonsburg, as orator of the day. Mrs. J.
Sharpe McDonald will have charge
of the music, as usual. Following
the regular program at the monument the Spanish War men will
hold special services for their dead
camrades, and Nevin Gamp will
conduct similar exercises at the
grave of Golonel John I. Nevin.
On the return of the parade to
the village supper will be served to
the visiting veterans in the public
school, by the ladies of the Valley,
under direction of Mrs. Joseph
Grimes.
Contributions of provisions for
the supper can be sent to Mrs.
Grimes at the school house; cut
flowers in the morning to the hall
over Ritchey's store, and cash to
Mr. Albert Moore, treasurer.
It is hoped that citizens of the
Sewickley Valley will honor the
day and memory of the heroic dead,
by hanging out their flags and
bunting.
BASEBALLATY.M.C.A.
This afternoon at 3.30 the Y.
M. G. A. First Team will make its
first appearance of the season.
They will meet the strong Penna.
Lines Team. Manager Kerr and
his bunch will do all in their power
to take home a victory, while the
Association boys will do all they
can to keep the victory at home.
The Second Team will play the
Leetsdale Second Team at two
o'clock, and this will be a fine
game. One admission to both
games.
THE HEROES OP 1907.
The Quaker Valley Heroes defeated the Ben Avon Field Glub,
third team, in a very interesting
game on Saturday by the score of
9 to 5. The feature of the game
was a home run by Schmucker.
To-day they will play the Gren-
ets of Allegheny, and on Decoration Day they will tackle the
Freedom A. G., who claimed the
17-19 year old championship of
Beaver county last year.
CANOE CLUB'S HOUSE BOAT
ARRIVES.
The Ganoe and Boat Glub have
received their houseboat, which is
moored at the foot of Ghestnut
street, undergoing some minor
changes at the hands of the carpenters and painters, in anticipation of the formal opening Saturday, June 1. Invitations will be
issued within a few days to a large
list of guests, the hours to be from
three in the afternoon until eleven
in the evening. The afternoon
will be in the nature of a reception, but entirly informal. The
evening will be occupied with
dancing after 8.30, with bridge for
the elder guests. Gernert's orchestra will furnish the evening music,
with the Sewiokley Troop band
during the afternoon,
Members can send their canoes
or motor boats to the boathouse at
any time, where they will be cared
for, as the watchman will be in
charge day and night.
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