Sewickley Herald

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Fear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904.
No. 50
Mrs.   Mary   Ann B. Johnston   is
Pleasantly Remembered at
Her Gottage at Mt.
Sewickley.
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On Wednesday evening, August 127
the many campers on the Mt. Sewickley
Gamp Grounds tendered a reception to
Mrs. Mary Ann B. Johnston, wife of
Squire Johnston, of this place, in honor
of her eighty-sixth birthday.
A large number of children marched
across the grounds, singing as they went,
taking Mrs. Johnston entirely by surprise
as she was sitting on the porch of their
cottage. Each child carried a flower
and dropped it in her lap as they passed,
and the last little girl presented „her with
an immense boquet, in behalf of all of
her friends. The older folks followed
the children, each one showering congratulations upon Mrs. Johnston. She
then arose, and in a few very sweet and
appropriate words, thanked her friends,
both old and young. Refreshments were
served, and after singing a few suitable
hymns her friends bade her goodnight
with best wishes for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston were married
fifty-eight years ago, in Washington
county, and have resided in Sewickley
for the past thirty-eight years. They
have four children, Dr. William .Mo.,
Warden of the Western Penitentiary;
James, tipstaff at the Court House ; Mrs.
Nicholas Way, of Lisbon, 0., and Mrs.
Daniel DeLinn, of Sewickley; also nine
grandchildren and one great-grandchild,
all of whom are living.
Among the friends prominent in the
reception were; Mr. and Mrs, J. K. McCormick, Mrs. R. M. Erwin, Sewickley;
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Murray, Mrs. P. W.
Bowman, Mr. Samuel BroWn, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Homer, and the Misses Homer, of Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs. James Dunlap, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Dunlap, Mrs. Eli Alexander, Mrs.
Dr. Eaton, Mrs. M. B. Goff, Miss Virgie
Goff and Mrs. Smith, of Allegheny; Mr.
Melvion, of Clearfield, Ohio; Mrs. Lang-
worth, Mrs. McMillan, Mrs. Rev. Carr,
and Miss Helen Garr. of Letonia, Ohio,
and Mrs. Fisher, of Leetsdale.
The children who formed the procession
were: Cora Pitcairn, Elmer McMillan,
Evalyn Brown, Robert Dunlap, Judson
Brown, Margaret Dunlap, Harriet Pitcairn, Garmelita Brown, Dorothy Dunlap,
Margaret Blackstock,May Burford.Katb-
ryn Brown, Bessie Baker, Glara Bent-
field, Emmert Grant, Edward Horner,
William Blackstock, Harry Dunlay, Oliver
Riddle and Silivyn Bowman.
15 Miles an hour
Cost Mr. Duss, of Economy, $6.50.
Thursday afternoon, about four
o'clock, Mr. J. S. Duss, Jr., of the
quaint town of Economy, came to
Sewickley in his little red auto.
Now this in itself may not have attracted so much attention, but the
speed of the machine, as it disappeared down the street, would not
correspond with the borough ordinance and Ghief Morningstar's
stop watch. The Ghief requested
Mr. Duss to step into Squire
Johnston's office, which he did,
and they figured the spewed of
the machine to be about fifteen
miles per hour, about twice the
speed allowed by the law. Mr."
Duss paid $5 and costs for violating the ordinance and departed
for his home in Economy in a good
humor. He, however, made a
good suggestion before he parted
company with the squire, which
was to the effect that every auto
should be equipped with a speed
indicator.
Visiting Her Sister.
Mrs. T. D. Russell, of Alliance, Ohio,
is the guest of her sister, "Mrs. W. R.
Hill, of Hill street.
Special Session.
Plans for New Borough Building Presented.
No Definite Action Taken.
Gouncil met in special session on
Monday evening. All the members
were present except Councilman
M. B. Brown.
Architect W. F. Struthers presented plans and specifications for
the new fire department building. The plans called for a two-
story brick building 22x37 feet.
The first floor will contain room for
hose carriages, hook and ladder
wagon, with stable of five single
stalls and one box stall; also locker
for clothing. On the second floor
there will be a council chamber
18x24 feet; room for firemen, 20x
22 feet; an engineer's room 16x17
feet with fireproof vault. The estimated cost would be $12,000.
Gouncil at first demurred at this
proposition, as it was much more
than they had counted on—the
sum proposed to be set aside for
this purpose being about $3,000.
It was then, suggested that it might
be better to erect a good structure
that would last for fifteen or twenty
years, and that would also contain
a jail, and whatever else was necessary.
A request was received from the
council of Osborne borough to permit said borough to connect its
sewer with the one on Beaver
street, at the corner of Boundary.
The matter was discussed in all its
bearings. President Miller said he
would write to the Osborne authorities and learn their wishes.
The ordinance for macadamizing
Frederick avenue from Broad to
Ferry streets was passed on first
and second readings,
The bids for the Ghadwick avenue sewer were taken up and M.
O'Herron & Go. were awarded the
contract for $716.15.
' A request had been made by
some of the residents of Beaver
street to have the bridge across
the run on said street remodeled.
Gouncil was willing to do this if "the
people interested would agree to
pay the cost of improvement. The
president was instructed to notify
them of this
A communication was received
from the Board of Health, calling
attention to the condition of the
run, and requesting Gouncil to improve said run. It was ordered
filed.
An ordinance changing and relocating run from Gentennial avenue to the Ft. Wayne railroad
bridge across Ferry street, passed
first and second readings.
An ordinance confining and completely enclosing the run the same
distance passed first and second
readings.
Ghris. Becker requested the
privilege of placing a wharf boat at
the foot of Walnut street with the
understanding that it can be used
by the public for freight purposes.
A resolution was passed authorizing
him to do so under the conditions
stipulated.
The question regarding the collection of property taxes from the
G. D. & P. Telegraph Go. was
brought up, and the solicitor was
called up by 'phone and asked his
opinion on the matter. He replied
that if the building formed a part of
the company's equipment the tax
could not be collected.
The borough engineer requested
Gouncil to purchase another typewriter, as the one in use was worn
out, R. R. Brown was instructed
to purchase one.
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