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Vol. II
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1905
No. 22
Regular Session of Council.
Chestnut Street, from Beaver to Washington
_    Streets to be Made a Sixty-foot
Street.
Tuesday of this week. This establishes
the fact that the Herald goes into the
homes of the Valley and that it is read,
Its mission is to print the news in a
clean and entertaining manner, and if
you were one of the number who could
not procure a copy last week, we would
suggest that you send us your name and
we will place you on our list, thus insuring regular delivery. It will cost you
$1.50 per year.
RENT OF COUNCIL CHAMBER RAISED.
The regular  meeting of council
was held Tuesday evening at 7.50.
President Miller was in the chair,
the other members present being
Messrs. R. R. Brown, M. B. Brown,
Atwell, Straw and Glerk J. A. Knox.
The reading of the minutes was
dispensed with  and  council gave
its attention to the  reading of a
communication from the real estate dealers respecting the rental
of the council rooms for another
year.    A motion was here made to
suspend the regular order of business that council might hear a petition from   Miss Sophia Reibert.
Miss Reibert asked relief from an
assesment of $51.96 for a sewer
on Bank street.    She claimed that
when the sewer was first laid, it
was a private one to give sewerage
to the houses built  by Mr. John
Reibert   some   years  ago on the
lower side of Bank street.    The
sewer was presented to the borough and was later extended above
Little   street.    There    seems  to
have been an agreement between
the    borough   and    Mr.   Reibert
that any assesment made against
other   property holders   for   this
sewer   was   to    be   refunded   to
him.   As there were no assesments
made by the board of viewers council could not do anything except to
instruct the clerk to look up the
agreement with Mr. Reibert, and
promised it would  give the releif
prayed for.
The ordinance for the extension
of the Bank street sewer was then
taken up. As this was the same
sewer that Miss Reibert was interested in, council desired to know if
this amount of extra sewer would
reach all the lots west of Walnut
street, and being assured by Mr.
Lake, who was present, that it
would, the ordinance passed third
reading.
The ordinance for widening
Ghestnut to a 60-foot street from
Beaver to Washington streets, was
then called for, and passed third
reading."
The contract for laying the Linden avenue sewer was awarded to
D. W. Ghallis & Sons, for $525.52.
Dr. J. Gollord White had appeared in person in regard to the rerent-
al of the council rooms, he being
one of the owners of the building,
and this matter was taken up,
and the property committee were
instructed to~ rerent the present
quarters at $20 per month without
janitor service, or $25 with janitor,
the present rental being $175   per
year.
The ordinance for straightening
Hoeys run was filed.
A communication from the board
of health in regard to a garbage
furnace wasrecieved and filed.
Warrants were ordered drawn
for various bills, and council was
adjourned at 9 p. m,, to meet February 28, at 7.50 p. m.
Another Good Entertainment.
Matus and his Royal Hungarian Gourt
Orchestra is the next entertainment on
the list of the Y. M. G. A. lecture course.
It is booked for the night of February 20.
This orchestra comes higblyrecorrimended
and if you are a lover of music, you
should not miss it. For those not having
course tickets the price of admission will
be 50 cents.
Former Sewickleyan
Accidentally Shot.
Mr. Alexander B. Todd Dies in the
Hospital Two Hours After the
Accident Occurred. '
Epworth League.
The meeting to-morrow evening will
be led by Milton N. Luty, Jr., and the
topic to be discussed is "Ghrist a Servant, and We Are Servants."
Is Improving.
Mr. Henry Becker, of Fountain street,
who has been quite ill for some days, is
reported as improving.
Men's Club.
Rev. George D. Grissman, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will call a
meeting of the men to form a men's club.
JOTTINGS.
To-morrow is Lincoln's Birthday.
EDITION EXHAUSTED.
Every Copy of Last Week's Herald
Sold Before 8 A. M. Saturday.
For some weeks past there has been
an increasing demand for the Herald,
and the publishers endeavored to adjust
themselves to theciroumstances; butlast
week surpassed all previous demands
and the entire edition was exhausted by
8 a, m.( Saturday. By noon there was
not a copy to be had from any source,
and orders for papers came in as late as
Real estate market is dull at present,
the local dealers reporting no sales this
week. Small houses are in great demand by renters.
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"Nothing doing in police circles," says
Chief Morningstar. The town is living
Up to its good reputation. Everybody is
on his good behavior,
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Mr. John G. Robinson, the well-known
insurance agent, who was on the sick
list for several days, resumed his duties
on Wednesday.
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Mrs. Michael Springer, of Bsaver
street, is reported as  being seriously ill.
HIS SLAYER IS  GRIEP-STRICKEN.
Mr. Alexander B. Todd, a former citizen
of this place, was accidently shot at
Gressline, 0., on Wednesday afternoon
by Gapt. W. T. Lancaster, of the railroad
police, who is prostrated with grief over
the unfortunate accident.
Gapt. Lancaster was transferring a
revolver from one pocket to another
when the weapon slipped from his hand
and fell to the floor, striking on the
hammer. The revolver was discharged,
the ball striking Mr. Todd in the abdomen,
taking an upward course. He was taken
to the Pennsylvania hospital at Gressline,
where he died two hours later.
Mr. Todd was a resident of this place
for many years, his home being on Thorn
street. It was during this period that he
was injured in a peculiar accident that
almost cost him his life, and rendered
him unable to work for four years. He
was standing in the door of a baggage
car on a train coming from Pittsburg
when a runaway street car crashed
through the gates at Sandusky street,
Allegheny, and striking the car in which
Mr. Todd was riding hurled him violently
to the floor. From this injury he never
fully recovered.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Estella
T. Todd, and four children, Hettie, Homer,
Hazel and Howard. Also by his mother,
Mrs.Mary Todd, of West Alexander, six
brothers and one sister.
The remains were taken to West Alexander, and the interment took place on
Friday afternoon.
Card of Thanks. y
Mrs. Eliza Martin, mother of the late
John Martin, of Gentennial avenue,
wishes to extend her heartfelt thanks to
the public, and especially to Drs. J. and F.
McCready and Mr. H. S. Jackson, for
their kindness and sympathy extended to
her during the dark hours of her bereavement.
Rev. H. B, Rankin conducted spegial
services in Washington, Pa., last Thursday.
Dr. L, C. Botkin Will Speak.
The men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
to-morrow afternoon will be addressed
by Dr. L, G. Botkin, a practicing physician of Ingram, Pa., and his subject
will be "The Relation of Sin to Disease."
The Excelsior Quartette, of Pittsburg,
will sing at this service,
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