Sewickley Herald

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Fear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, APRIL  13, 1907
No. 34
An Evening of Fur.
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Half a Thousand People. Enjoy the Y_ M. C. A. Circus.
Very nearly five hundred people of
the Valley, chiefly members of the Y.
.M. C. A., had an evening of fun at the
gymnasium of the big building on Thursday evening, when a unique circus was
gi^en," and aroused very audible smiles,
from 8 to 9.30 p. m.
Not long ago the Gymnasium Committee submitted the idea to the directors
of the organization. It was promptly
acted upon and Thursday's jolity was
the result.
The right kind-of a ringmaster developed in the comely person of Mr. S. N.
Richardson, - who swung t his ruling
whip gracefully and conducted the comical doings of the clowns and the biped
animals. "Nick"'was the ruling spirit
of the fun.
From 7.30 to 8 the doorway to the
gymnasium was- a packed mass of
mortality; a jam of noisy boys, and
quite a few of the opposite sex, waiting
for the door to open. When this was
done, the gallery was crowded and a
throng of standing folk kept active
young members hard at work clearing
floor space enough for the circus proceedings.
The Sewickley band, of fourteen
pieces played some lively music, and at
8.15 there was a procession of absurdly
comical imitations of menagerie beasts.
Mr. Richasdson made a neat little introductory speech, declaring that every
feature of his troup would appear and
not merely a portion as rumor set
forth. There were three clowns and
their get up was capital. One was labeled "Call the Baby After Me," and
another, "No Admission." The human
animals included a quick acting frog,
John Taylor; a giant rooster, Mr. Geo.
Marshall inside; besides' bears and
monkeys. - These in appearance imitated nature 'capitally, and some did acrobatic stunts no real beasts ever attempted. Max Lavender, Jr., was the
liveliest black boy ever in the gymnasium, and Sayre,Millen proved an effective gray-whiskered Corntossel from
way out in the country. Two bears,
Hal Sharp and Ed Boobyer, had a prize
fight with gloves, and the white bear
was run over by a bicycle ridden' by the
brown bear. These circus episodes
were, delightfully funny and were interspersed by skilled performances on
the paralel bars, rope ladder, trapeze,
etc., by some of the trained young
gymnasts.
The inevitable peanut and ice-cold
lemonade providers were faithfully .represented, and the clowns did a lot of
comical stunts which kept the audience
in continuous laughter. These-clowns
didn't care to have their names made
public. The maiden name of the one in
white was given as Hammer Schmidt,
and the chap in white and red declared
his unmarried name was Spencer Knapp.
The other was William Scott.
Mr. Weed, Mr. Mould and other officials were active and efficient in helping this notable circus to be a success.
Nothing so jolly was ever before given
at the Y. M. C. A. as this heart-lightening circus. It was a brief affair, but
brevity is the soul of wit, and at half
past nine o'clock the fun was over and
the throng passed out. Everyone glad
to have been there, and proud of the
Y. M.C. Al 's ability to add to human
happiness as well as watch over the
souls of young men. What the boys
do, whether they swim in the big pool
or do a monkey act in the circus, they
do well. They are in good hands in the
fine building or out on the grounds, and
the Sewickley Y. M. C. A. is the pride
of this Valley.
Owing to the throng upon the floor, a
number of features had to be dispensed
with. The circus concludes the indoor
entertainments of this season. Indications are splendid for the game season
this year.
Kelley-Stillwagott.
The marriage of Miss Isabelle Kelley?
of Beaver street, and Dr. Charles
Stillwagon, of the city, will take place
in St. James' Catholic church, Thursday morning, April 18. Rev. Father
Sweeney will officiate. At home cards
bearing the inscription "after June 1st,
Bellefield Apartments, East End," accompanied the invitations.
CHESTER WARD BREWER
On Monday at mid-night the angel of
death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Reuben Brewer, on Try street, and
called their son, Chester Ward Brewer.
The demise of this interesting child is
mourned by all who knew him.
Chester was a pupil in .room No. 2 of
the public schools and was exceptionally
bright. He was in his seventh year,
and death was caused by convulsions.
Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 2.30, and were conducted by Rev. Geo. D. Crissman. Internment was made in the Sewickley
cemetery. The pall bearers were Wm.
Hartness, Verner Ague, Washington
Merriman, and Julius Becker. Some
very pretty floral tributes were sent by
friends, among them being W. H.
Keech, Epworth League, Scholars of
Room 2, and Beginners' Class of M. E.
church.
WALTER J. KELLY.
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Walter J. Kelly, 59 years old, a well-
known business man, died Saturday
evening at his home, 3 Beaver street.
Mr. Kelly was born in Allegheny. He
was educated in a private, school, and
had for schoolmates C. L. Magee and
H. C. Frick. He first engaged in the
oil business, and later was connected
with the leather firm of Callery & Downing. He became a member of the Kelly-
Jones Company when it was organized,
in 1882, and at the time of his death was
secretary of the company and a member of the board of directors. He was a
member of St. Peter's Catholic church,
Allegheny, and of the Duquesne club. .
He is survived by his widow and six
children Misses Isabella and Mary, and
MarshalL^/Downing, Walter and
LajwrSnce Kelly.
The remains were taken from St.
Jame's church, this place, to St. Peter's
church, Allegheny; where Requien
High Mass was said. Interment was
made,later in Allegheny.
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