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" Pear no man, and do Justice to all men."
Vol. HI
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1906
No. 31
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JOHN NEWTON WHITE.
Early Thursday morning the appalling announcement was made of the
death of Mr. John N. White, who. suddenly succumbed to an attack of heart
failure. The passing of this excellent
man in the prime of life was a severe
shock to the community, while the circumstances of his death were particularly
sad. Mr. White had suffered from an
attack of pleurisy last fall but had
slowly regained his health until in recent weeks he was feeling stronger and
.better than usual. During the past
few days he had left his law offices earlier than his custom to superintend
some alterations that were being made
at his house on Broad street, and has
frequently expressed the great pleasure
he found in being able to spend these
afternoons at home.
Thursday morning Mr. White arose
about seven o'clock expecting to go to
the city. While dressing he was sized
with a tit of coughing, and on starting
towards the bath room, he tell to the
floor and expired instantly. Mis wife
was alone with him when the end came.
The physicians who were called announced that death was the result of
heart failure which had probably been
brought on by overwork.
In the death of Mr. White the community loses one of its most, estimable
citizens, and the county one of the
foremost attorneys at the bar.
Mr. John N. White, the son of the
Hon. J. W. F. White, for 27 years one
of the Allegheny county judges, was a
graduate of the Sewickley Public
Schools, and of Allegheny College. For
thirty years he had practiced law in
Pittsburg, where he was also chairman
of the Examining Committee of candidates for admission to the bar. Mr.
White was a prominent member of the
Bar Association, and was recognized as
a man who stood for the best principles
of government and politics. Like his
father, Mr. White became active in religious work when a young man. Besides being a member of the Board of
Trustees, he had served for twenty odd
years as Sunday School Superintendent
in the Methodist Church. He has been
a member of the Board of School Directors for nine years, and was also a
director in the First National Bank of
this place. On October 7th, 1886, Mr,
White was married to Miss Julia
French, of Fort Wayne, Indiana    He
JOHN N. WHITE.
[Photo by Diehl.
is survived by his wife and one daughter Virginia, aged 15 years; also by his
sister, Mrs. John L. Locke, and the
following brothers, W. H. White, Seattle, and Drs. J. Collord and F. K.
White.
No citizen of Sewickley was more
widely known or better esteemed than
Mr. White. In the capacity of a Sunday School Superintendent and as a
member of the School Board, he endeared himself to the children by his
kindly interest and genialty. Among
older people 'and his associates he
was above everything else a friend
and counselor. Now-a-days a man who
is prominent in public life assumes responsibilities which demand a supreme
test of character and integrity.
In this instance a man has measured
out the severest claims and requisites of
his station. Being identified with various enterprises of the borough, Mr.
White has also left with them the in-
dellible stamp of his sincerity and his
high regard for duty.   Again the no-
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Edaeworth Council.
The regular meeting of Edgeworth
Council was held on Monday evening.
Those present were President Lord,
Mr. William Wardrop, Mr. Herz,
Mr. James A. Huston, Mr. F. F.
Brooks, Mr. F. A. Russell, Mr.
Fleming Nevin, clerk, Mr. J. Collins,
Burgess, and Mr. James Booth. Mr.
W. D. N. Rodgers, borough solicitor,
and Mr. J. M. VanCleve, engineer, were
also present.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and adopted.
The report of the sub-committee of
Street Committee, on sewers for the
borough, was' read by the clerk, and
evoked discussion, was adopted and the
committee was authorized to advertise
for the 14,000 feet of sewers needed to
carry out the plan. All bids must be
made on the form of the proposal
furnished by council, and accompanied
by a certified check for a sum equal to
five per cent, of the amount of the bid.
Council reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. The sewers required are
12 inch to 36 inch. The advertisement
will last for one month. The committee
in charge of this important matter consists of Mr. Herz, Mr. Russell and Mr.
Brooks.
Mr. Charles J. Hatton submitted
plans for the electrical management of
the proposed fire alarm system of the
borough. A sample of the telephones to be used was brought by Mr.
Lord, and the best methods for sending
in alarms, and communicating with the
fire department, were discussed. The
approximate cost of installation of the
police and fire alarm systems was presented by Mr. Wardrop. A resolution
was passed agreeing to the payment of
$400 for the service.
New business included a proposition
from telephone companies to prepare
conduits for wires, similar to those used
in Sewickley. The matter was favorably considered, and the favorable condition of the Edgeworth streets, was
regarded as better than the macadamized surface of Beaver street, Sewickley.
The Police Committee was authorized
to ascertain the cost of uniforms for
Edgeworth police. '
Adjourned.
Concert To-Night
There will be a concert at the Young
Men's Christian Association this even-'
ing beginning at eight o'clock. Mrs.
F. S. Willock, Miss Christy, Miss Spencer, Mr. David Baxter, of Pittsburg,
and Mr. Malschrek, of the Pittsburg
Orchestra, will furnish the music. A
very cordial invitation is extended to
our members and friends to attend.
Street Cars.
The atmosphere seems to be charged
with street car agitation, and one
would almost think that petitions were
growing on trees. You can put your
name on "any old kind" of petition you
want, either for or against. Petitions
have but little weight in themselves
and to be effective must be backed by a
representative gathering of our citizens. It is understood that this question may be brought before our Council
at next Tuesday evening's meeting and
if such is the case, that is the time and
place at which all parties concerned
should appear. We know that Council
will give ail interested parties a hearing. The only consideration should be,
if a franchise is asked for, and the taxpayers think they should have the cars,
is that the general fund of the borough
should be enriched and not individuals.
The street car company should be made
pay the full worth of the franchise.
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