Sewickley Herald

              " Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. Ill
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1906
No. 25
Tuesday's Election.
Only Opposition is a "Street
Car" Candidate Against
Mr. Diehl for Council.
The probabilities are that there
will be but a light vote polled at
the coming election, February 20.
Mr. Thomas Drynan has taken out
the necessary papers and will be a
"street car" candidate for council.
Mr. A.- H. Diehl is the candidate on
the- straight ticket, and is a consci-
entious, progressive business man,
who if elected will go into council
free from any obligations to any
class or clan and should have the
support of the Republican voters.
He will be ever ready to stand by
the wishes of the majority of the
property owners on an/ question
that directly affects the borough.
While the street car question is not
a,djrect issue at this election, it is
in all probability only a question of
time until the matter will be brought
up. The statement has been given
out, but we have not been able to
verify it. that the street car people
are willing, to pave Centennial ave-
„ nue and keep it in repair for a term
of years and also pay the sum of
$50,000. Now if Sewickley must
have the street car, a proposition
like the above should not be considered. The cars, to be of any
practical use, should be in the business center of the town where they
would be available. Then again,
the cost of the paving 'and the
bonus of $50,000 should be paid
into the borough treasury. If Gentennial avenue is to be paved it
should be done as all other streets
have! been paved—on petition of
abutting   property   owners,   who
■ should stand their share of the
expanse, as owners of property on
othelr streets have done, as it would
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not be fair to exempt them on the
grounds that the street car people
are willing to pave the street. Let
the entire sum to be derived from
any franchise go into the general
fund. We are neither advocating
or opposing str'eet cars, as we believe it is a question that should be
left entirely to the people to decide.
But we do believe that the entire
community should be benefited and
not merely the residents of one
street.
MORE ANENT
THE SMALLPOX.
Board of  Health Takes Exception  to  Communication Sent to Council.
At the last regular meeting of
council, a communication was read
concerning the building in which
the smallpox patient was confined
and asked that council look the
matter up. This it did, but the
health officers have filed objections
to some of the statements made—
namely that the building was abandoned without being fumigated.
It claims that this was done the
day after the patient was removed.
It is not the intention of the writer
to put anyone in a false light, but
why should this building have to
stand a week with no one to look
after it or burn the discarded contents? The officers may have
carried out the rules of the Health
Board, but they are in sore need of
new and more practical rules. We
were told that the place was in
a safe condition from a sanitary
standpoint, yet the sign must
remain on the building until the
ownar of the property fulfills certain regulations of the health authorities. " This seems just a bit
paradoxical. If the building is in
such a condition that the Board of
Health can pass upon it favorably
then take down the sign. If it is
not, the person responsible should
be compelled to "get busy,"
SewicRley Triumphs.
Gaptain Ed. Hickey, of the Mill-,
vale gun club, having Issued a
sweeping challenge, which was accepted by the Sewickley gun club,
teams representing the two organizations met on last Saturday and
the Sewickley boys scored a decisive victory. Champion Lew
Fleming acted as referee. Following it the full score of 'all birds
shot at during the afternoon, the
last two columns being the contest
shoot:
Targets:
10
15
10
15
25   25
Bower ....
10
13
9
12
15   21
Watson    ...
10
13
10
13
24   18
Baker   ....
10
13
8
11
21   24
Jake ......
8
13
6
10
14   17
Over .....
7
14.
7
12
13   18
McGlashen .   .
8
12
8
13
18   17
Hickey ....
7
11
8
15
20   16
Hancock' .  .  .
9
12
7
11
15   14
Garland   ...
7
11
9
12
16   14
Streams  ....
8
10
6
11
17   15
Bakewell .  .  .
5
12
9
8
Snyder ....
7
10
6
11
Whirley   .  .   .
5
8
7
12
Shaw    ....
8
12
5
10
Stevens   .  .  .
8
13
4
Orgill   ....
8
11
7
11
Knight .  .
3
7
4
10
Elliott ....
7-
10
8
13
Young ....
6
10
Thalmeyer .   .
4
6
-:
The  total
score  for
the
ciub
shoot being— W
/lillvale 162, Sewick-
ley 185.
The Ambridge gun club has
elected the following officers: L.
Montgomery, president; P. H.
Biggs, vice president; H. Armstrong treasurer: D. Greighton,
secretary.
Business Men's Association.
The Sewickley Valley Business
Men's Association will hold its
regular meeting on Tuesday evening, February 20, in the rooms
over Walker's pharmacy. 'Every
member is requested to attend this
meeting as it will be an important
one.
io Volley League.
Much Interest Is Being Taken
In the Matter of Forming
Base Ball League.
WILL BE EIGHT TEAMS.
Unless the plans of those who
are working diligently to organize
a base ball league in the Valley go
"awry" this place will be the storm
center for some fine games this
season.
Mr. Gharles Patton has elicited
the assistance of Mr. Richard R.
Guy, sporting editor of the Pittsburg Gazette and president of the
P., 0. & W. Va. League; also J. W.
Luckhart, of the Allegheny County
League.
The league will be formed on an
amateur basis, and the towns likely
to be represented are, Bellevue,
Avalon, Ben Avon, Goraopolis, Sewickley Y. M. G. A., Leetsdale,
Ambridge and Economy. A meeting for the purpose of organization
has been called forLThursday evening, March 1, at 8 o'clock, at the
Y. M. G. A. building in this place.
"THE  GOLDEN  GULCH."
Will be One of the Best Shows Presented By Home Talent.
'''March 22 will be the date on
which Mr. Ben Brown will stage
the "Golden Gulch," a three-act
western drama, brim full of fun and
pathos, for the benefit of the Sewickley Troop Band. The auditorium will no doubt be packed on
this occasion. The price of ad-
miasion will be 35 cents including
reserved seat. The chart will be
at Knapp's on and after March 12
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