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Vol. IV
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1906
No. 11
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THE REV. FATHER F. F. O'SHEA.
It was with regret that the members of St. James': Gatholic church
learned of the departure of their
pastor, Rev. Father F. F. O'Shea,
which wjll take place during next
week, and he will take charge' of
the parish at New Gastle. During
his service here and through'his
ability the_ church* has^^grg|^r^d.
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found the church swamped in de'bt,
and in leaving, the church is free
from all debt and a surplus in the
treasury.
Father O'Shea was born west of
Killarney,. Ireland, and. came to
Americajn 1873, he was educated
in the schools of England, and also
Studied under the tutorship of the
Franciscan Fathers who^are affiliated with St. Isidore's in Rome.
He was a devoted and earnest pastor, and also an earnest advocate
and helper in every effort for the
good of the community.
The first pastor of the Gatholic
faith in this vicinity was Father
Reed, pastor of the Beaver Ghurch,
who came to the Valley once a
monthj oh, a week  day, for two
years, and held services at a cottage of Mr. Greighton's, on the
Shields' nursery grounds* After
Mr. Greighton's removal to the
Garrison property in the borough
services were held there for two
years. A lot was then bought on
Walnut street, in 1860, and paid
for by five families who composed
the congregation at that time, and a
subscription list was started forthe
building. Owing to the failing
health of Father Reed, and finally
his death, the church was minister-,
ed to by the German Fathers of St.
Mary's, Allegheny. -
The first building was a small
frame structure. A brick building
succeeded this, but soon after its
completion the roof fell in, and it
had to be rebuilt.
In 1891 Father O'Shea was appointed, and on Sunday, August
26, 190S, was a. day of rejoicing
forthe members of the church and
pastor, when the formal wiping
out of the church debt by the burning of the mortgage was held. The
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Business Men Meet.
The Sewickley Valley Business
Men's Association met in regular
session in its hall on Broad street
on Tuesday evening of this week.
President W. G. Murray was in the
chair and considerable interesting
business was transacted. Plans for
the reception which the Association
will give to the members and their
wives and friends on November 20
were received and everything points
toward a most enjoyable evening.
Special attention will be paid to the
electric lighting and decorations for
that evening, and there will be
music and speaking for the entertainment of the guests,.not to mention the eatables.
Mr. James McG. Stinson was appointed as delegate from the Association to attend the meeting of the
State Board of Trade, held in Harrisburg yesterday.
The Association expressed a desire to. assist Gouncil in any fight
it may be making against the 20
per cent, of a raise in the price of
gas by the Manufacturers' Light
and Heat Gompany in' our valley,
and notified Gouncil to that effect.
The next meeting of the Association will be on Tuesday evening,
November 20.
"Reform Spelling."
A most able article appears alse-
where in this edition on "Reform
Spelling." It was prepared and
presented before the regular meeting of the teachers of our public
schools this week by Professor H.
K. Underwood, M. A., principal of
the Sewickley High School. It is
a brilliant composition on this, our
latest "reform," and shows the
scholarly attainments of the gentleman who penned it. So well and
favorably was it received by the
teachers that a unanimous request
waa sent to this office to publish
the same that thereby the scholars
and their parents might have an
opportunity of reading it. This request the Herald is only too glad
to grant, as we have no finer institution of learning in the State than
the Sewickley Public School, which
is so ably conducted by foremost
educators.
Mrs. Jane Eliza de Barenne.
Aged 94 years.
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Mrs. de Barenne was the mother of Mrs. G. de B. Duncan and
grandmother of W. G. Duncan and-
Mrs. W. A. Shepard, of Glen Os-
borne. She was one of the pioneers of-Pittsburg, and was born in
Baltimore, Md. August 10, 1812,
being in her 95th year at the :time
of her death. When but a few
years old she came with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scott to
Pittsburg, and lived in Allegheny
and Glen Osborne ever since.
About 30 years ago Mrs. de
Barenne moved to Osborne, then
known as Haysville, and has seen
that part of the country grow up
from a straggling rural community
to its present fine proportions.
Many years ago she married Edward de Barenne, who was connected with the iron firm of Graff,
Bennett & Go., at their Water
street office. Mr. de Barenne
died in, March, 1872. He was a
son of a general in the army of Napoleon and was born with the
French army before Moscow, his
mother having gone to the front
with her husband. Mrs. de Barenne retained her faculties until
within a day or two of her death
and could tell many interesting
tales 6f the growth of Pittsbujjt
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