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Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1907
No. 21
MRS. ROBERT LAYTON.
Mrs. Robert Layton died at her
residence, 48 Washington avenue,
Bellevue, on Saturday January 12.
Mrs. Layton was well known in
the Valley, having been a resident
of Sewickley for about nineteen
years, removing 'to Bellevue only
about four years ago.
Mrs. Layton died on her birthday, being 61 years of age. She
had suffered from Bright's disease
for some time, the trouble being
aggravated by a fall a year ago.
She was a prominent member of
the M. E. church and her pastor,
Rev. Smith, of Bellevue, conducted
funeral services at her home, Monday evening at 7.Z0. Interment
was made in Sewickley cemetery,
Tuesday morning and was conducted by Rev. J. J, Hill, of Union-
town.
Mrs. Layton is survived by her
husband, Robert Layton, a son
Robert and a daughter, Mary
Brownfield, at home, and two married daughters, Mrs. Waitnight and
Mrs. Walter E. Patton, of Gentennial avenue, Sewickley.
GEORGE KRESS.«/
George   Kress, aged 94 years,
, died on Wednesday afternoon, at
his residence in Haysville, after
three days illness.    He was born in
. Elm Hessen, Germany, and came
. to this country in 1845, settling in
the First ward, Pittsburg, where he
lived for 38 years, when he moved
to Haysville. Mr. Kress was a
veteran of the Civil war, serving
under General Thomas. He was
married to Mary E. Groae. He is
survived by two sons, Ferdinand
-and Henry, and three daughters,
Louise, Emma"and Mary.
PRESSLY NEVILLE GHAPLIN.
Pressly Neville Ghaplin, a member of an old Pittsburgh family,
whose original homestead was on
Neville island, died on Wednesday
in Washington, D. G., where he had
been living for some time.-    Mr.
Ghaplin, was 59 years old. For
many years he lived in Sewickley,
where some of his near relatives
still reside. Mr. Ghaplin's father,
William, was a lieutenant in the
navy, and his brother, James, also
was a naval officer and distinguished himself during the rebellion.
The mother of the deceased was a
sister of the late John McDonald
Grossan, who operated the Monongahela house for many years.
Mr. Ghaplin is survived by his
brother, W. W. Ghaplin, secretary of
the Pittsburgh stock, exchange.
JamesG. Ghaplin, vice president of
the Colonial Trust Gompany, is his
nephew.
JA1AR722M
DAY OF APPEAL.
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The following notice has been
sent out by the Board for the Assessment and Revision of Taxes
covering the assessments for the
years 1907-7-9:
"If you believe these assessments to be in excess of the taxable value of said property, or if
they are erroneous, your appeal
will be heard on January 22, 1907,
between the hours of 9 a. m. and
5 p. m„ at the office of the Board,
Room 30, Gourt House Pittsburg."
This should be given attention
by those who feel that their assessments are too high. If the appeal
is not taken the assessment will
stand for three years.
Big Men's Meeting.
There will be a meeting for men only
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Young Men's Christian Association,
Rev. A. Edwin Burrows, D. D.» will
be the speaker. Subject—"Men of
Decision." All men are earnestly invited to attend.   Bring a friend.
A Lively Meeting.
The Sewickley Valley Business
Men's Association convened on
Tuesday evening and held one of
the liveliest and best meetings had
for some time. About thirty members were present and after the
routine work was disposed of Secretary Quinn read several communications. One was from the M. &
M. Association of Pittsburg, relative to the pure food law. Another
communication was received from
the Borough Gouncil on the gas
question and a resolution covering
the same was unanimously adopted
and will' be sent to Gouncil.
A request was also sent to Gouncil to have that body compel the
railroad company to place a watchman at the grade crossing at Pine
street. This is a very dangerous
place and several bad accidents
have happened at this point.
Considerable other business was
transacted and the committee in
charge of the annual outing reported progress. This will be a
great day and a large crowd will no
doubt accompany the merchants to
Rock Point. The date has not
been definitely decided upon.
K. of P. Notes.
Notices have been sent out by the
Gaptain of the Degree Teams that
a rehearsal will be held in Gastle
Hall this evening at 7 o'clock. It
is important that every member of
the Third Rank team attend, The
work will be exemplified to two
candidates on Tuesday evening.
The big minstrel show, under the
auspices of No. 426 is going to be
a stunner. It will far surpass other
shows and will be a success because
it is full of lively doings and good
catchy* songs arid music.
Open Installation.
Invitations have been sent out by
Sewickley Gonclave No. 93 1.0. H«
for an open installation which will
be held in the Gonclave Hall, Beaver and Broad streets, Thursday
evening, January 24, There will
be a regular lodge meeting at 7
o'clock sharp which will close in
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time to throw the doors open to
the invited guests at 8 o'clock.
The officers recently elected, will
be installed, there will be good mur
sic by the conclave orchestra and
vocal selections by' the Imperial
Quartette from the city, which will
be followed by refreshments. The
members are invited to bring their
wives or.friend, and special invitations will be sent to many who are
not members of the local conclave.
It will be a "red letter" night in the
history of No. 93.
Would Ask the
Attorney General
To Investigate*
This paper is in receipt of. a communication that puts the gas question in a new light. It is backed by
some of our influential citizens and
the purport of it is to ask the Attorney General of this state to look
into the affairs of the gas octopus.
It is said that the charter under
which the company operates is in
reality a contract between the state
and the gas people and that „the
proper authorities should look into
into the matter of alleged discrimination in the price of gas, also the
abolishing of the minimum rate and
the $5.00 fee for setting meters,
and go a little deeper and look into
the capitalization end, as it is claimed by some that the octopus was
also in the water business as- regards the stock.
Steps have really been taken in
the above as a communication ,has
been drafted and will be forwarded
to the state department and the aid
of some very substantial organizations in Western Pennsylvania will,
be forthcoming.
The local end of this fight has not
been given up by any means and
the question of the minimum rate
robbery and the meter setting
thievery, coupled with the discrimination of the price as to gas furnished to corporations will be taken
into court even if the general increase cannot be prevented.
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