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Vol. IV SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1906        No. 7
How To Beautify
The  Valley.
Vtr.   Warren   Manning,   of
Boston, Gives a Delightful Talk at Edgeworth.
WILL PAY VISIT TO
SEWICKLEY TO-DAY.
Public Meeting in Y. M. C.
A. Auditorium this Evening at 8 O'clock.
A special meeting was held on.
Fhursday evening by the Edge-
worth Village Improvement Society
h the Edgeworth school auditorium
to discuss, with.Warren Manning, a
noted landscapedesigner. of Boston,
ways of improving the borough.
' Mr. William A. Way, president of
the society, presided and introduced
Mr. Manning. There was quite a
large number presentand all showed
that they were anxious to beautify
their village in every way possible.
Mr. Manning went over a large
part of the borough on Thursday
with the committee and, although
very favorably impressed, he suggested a few things that might be
remedied and gave several good
ideas for making Edgeworth an
enviable place in which to live.
Among the former was. the fact
that the trees on some of the
streets are planted too close together to permit them to develop
into fine specimens.
In many places this matter is put
into the hands of a commissioner
who looks after1 the street, trees
and works with the property owner
toward planting the proper trees in
the proper places.
Mr, Manning thinks it is well for
a society of this kind to co-operate
with, the householders and suggest
improvements and then superintend the' carrying of them out in
this way saving considerable expense. For instance one street
might adopt for its shrub or plant
the lilac and each yard be planted
with this flower, another the rose
and so on. in all cases having a
shrub or bush that will thrive in all
weather. Imagine how beautiful it
would be to have a street with
lilacs blooming in every yard, the
uniformity adding much to the
beauty.
The question of setting aside a
plot for the public common, about
which the public buildings could be
grouped, was also touched on, as
was also that of school play grounds
and gardens.
The suggestion that seemed to
be dwelt on most was that of making a public drive. The river bank
could be utilized for just this thing,
as far as Little Sewickley creek
and then passing under the railroad
the creek could be followed back
into country, returning by way of
Sewickley Heights. This would
.indeed make a grand drive and Mr.
Manning seemed to think the river
bank a very desirable place for a
portion of it, pointing out that there
was no roadway along the' river
bet*veen Pittsburg and Edgeworth
and further calling attention to the
fact that after the dams are completed, which will be in a short
time, the river will increase in
interest, and with the coming of
slack water and a greater depth
will probably be a lively place," as
watery recreation is becoming more
popular every day. Giting other
cities, both east and west, where
public forest and river drives have
been acquired and maintained,
Mr. Manning assured those present
that the same could be do'ne here.
He said: "You will find both business men and farmers very willing
to donate portions of their land
which are. practically worthless to
them, when they see that it is
going to be better for the community; -and themselves, too,"
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Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Young
Men's Ghristian Association will-be
held in the Association building
next Monday evening, October 15,
at 7.15 o'clock.   .The early hour is
set so that the gymnasium class,
which goes on the floor at 8 o'clock,
may not be interfered with. Matters of much importance will come
up and every active member is urged
,to be present.
Political Meeting.
On Monday evening. October 15,
at 8 o'clock, in Gray's hall, Beaver
street, will mark the opening of the
campaign in the Valley, at which
time several of the Republican
candidates for county office and
other good speakers will make addresses. The voters of the borough
are urged to come out and make
the acquaintance of these men and
hear the issues of the day discussed.
Epworth League.
The Epworth League will meet
in the Methodist Episcopal church,
on Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock.
The subject will be Who is My
Neighbor and What of Him.
Leader, H. N. Weed.
Confined to Her Home.
Mrs. Kelly, of 515 Thorn street,
who has been confined to her room
for some days through illness is reported as improving.
First Snow Pall of the Season.
Wednesday, October 10, 1906,
fffiW go down in history as-the day^
on which the first snow fell.   There'
were several squalls during the day.
Work Among Foreigners.
The Union Aid society has decided to send the usual fall box to
Leetsdale, instead of to the Pittsburg society for the Improvement
of the Poor as heretofore. The
reason for this change will be readily seen. Miss Jermak's work is
among the foreign population which
has increased so enormously, and
is always in need of assistance, and
also our nearest neighbor. All
contributions of good second hand
clothing may be left at Mr. John
Miller's shoe store, on Beaver
street, and it is hoped that the response to this appeal will be
prompt and generous.
Mrs. John T. Findley, Pres.
Mrs. Frank Willock, Sec.
Will Be a Great. Show.
Mr. B. G. Brown, who will have
charge of staging the refined vaudeville entertainment to be given in
the Auditorium on the evening of
November 8, for the benefit of the
Citizens' Band, has certainly secured some good talent.
Vasco & Vayette, magicians, have
been engaged for the coming event.-
These gentlemen are artists who
not only present clever tricks, but
infuse enough natural wit and force
into their work to stamp them as
conjurers of the highest order.
They give the same kind of an act
as Prof. Houdini has been doing at
the Grand opera house, Pittsburg,
for the past two weeks, including
handcuffs, trunk and bag. Mr.
Vasco will also attempt to escape
from a wooden box the same as
Houdini. The box will be on exhibition in some prominent business
place from November 1st to 8th
inclusive.
There will be many other good
acts, and the price of admission
will be 55 cents, which includes
reserved seats.
Is Improving.
Mr. M. K. Duncan, of Nevin avenue^ who has teen 'conflnad to his
bed for a week past, is reported as
some better at this writing.
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