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SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1904.
No. 6
TO
v. John J. Hill Begins Work in a
New Field of Labor.
EV. GRISSMAN IN CHARGE.
At the meeting of the Pittsburg
>nference of the Methodist Epis-
>pal Ghurch, held in Leechburg,
st week, Rev. John J. Hill was
ileased from the Sewickley charge
id transferred to the church at
niontown.
This closes a long and successful
astorate on the part of Mr. Hill,
'or eight consecutive years he has
een assigned to the pastorate of
ie church here, and in that time he
as left his impress upon the church
nd community. He is a broad-
linded scholar, an independent
hinker and a clean and forcible
peaker. During his ministrations
o the congregation he has seen
he church gradually growing in
nembership and influence, and the
arioUs lines of Christian activity
Lave flourished during the period of
lis ministry. Mr. Hill is an expert
teriographer, and his services are
requently called into requisition in
he courts of the church. ,He is
iffable in manner, genial in disposition, loved by his people, and
isteemed in the community. He
roes to his new field of labor with
;he best wishes of a host of friends
n this place.
The church at Uniontown is
'elatively on the same plane in regard to membership and standing as
the Sewickley church. Mr. Hill
will enter upon his new field of
endeavor to-morrow. He will move
his family and household effects
the latter part of next week.
His successor is Rev. G. D. Grissman, of West Newton* who comes
here highly recomended and will
begin his labors to-morrow.   ■
During Mr. Grissman's six years'
stay at West Newton he has en
deared himself to his congregation
and the community at large to a
marvelous degree. Under his pastoral care the congregation has
made wonderful progress, both as
regards membership, and its contributions to benevolent and other
causes.
OBITUARIES.
WILLIAM McC. DRAVO. /"
Captain William McG. Dravo died
at his home on Peebles street at 2
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon of
pneumonia, in the seventy-first
year of his age. He had been in
failing health for some time, but
the attack of pneumonia had lasted
only a week.
Gaptain Dravo was born on Hay
street (now Fourth street), Pittsburg, April 23, 1834. He was the
son of Mhhael and Emeline Stewart
Dravo. His paternal ^ ancestors
were among the earliest and most
prcminept residents of Pittsburg,
his grandfather, Anthony Draveaux,
having settled therein 1796. The
name was afterwards changed
to Dravo. The deceased was a
brother of Gaptain John F. Dravo,
of Beaver, the nestor of the river-
men of this section.
Gaptain William1 McG. Dravo received his education at Allegheny
Gollege, Meadville, graduating in
the class of 1856, and was a classmate of Bishop James Thoburn.
He was married to Miss Maria Mc-
Gurdy, of Meadville, July 7, 1858.
He was a resident of Sewickley for
twenty-seven years. For the
greater part of his life, until a few
years ago, he was prominently
identified with the river'and coal
interests of Pittsburg. He was
a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Ghurch,
Gaptain Dravo is survived by his
widow and two children. William
McC, manager of the American
Window Glass Gompany at Belle-
vernon, and Miss Eleanor G., who
lives at home.
(Continued on page 7.)
OBJECTIONS   FILED.
A  POINTED  COMMUNICATION RECEIVED  IN ANSWER TO
THE SUBWAY ARTIGLE WHIGH APPEARED IN
THIS PAPER LAST WEEK.
Editor Sewickley Herald :
I notice in your last issue you talk very wisely about "recommendations and
influence" in'railroad matters, which is a very unfair statement in the case so far
as "officials" outside of the engineering department of the company is concerned
The chief of that department is Mr. Thomas Rodd, and his assistant are Mr. Robert
Trimble, of Glen Osborne. A letter addressed to either of these gentlemen would
probably have produced better results than by making an open attack on the
"officials" of the Company. The" question of a subway at Sewickley is not new,
and it would have been put in some time ago if the borough officials of Sewickley
had furnished suitable sewer connections for a subway. On this ground it seems to
me the officials of the borough'of Sewickley are equally responsible for accidents
occurring at Sewickley station. You are also incorrect in your estimate of the cost
of a subway, as the subway at Emsworth cost not less than $7,000, and one at
Sewickley would no doubt be much larger and very much more expensive in construction. The bridge you speak of appears to be only temporary, and while not
very ornamental, or located at the most convenient point, will serve as a means of
passage across the tracks for the time being. In the future if you wish to make
any suggestions in respect to improvements or changes in railway affairs, I would
advise you to communicate directly with the departments having charge of that
branch of the service of the company which you think should have attention.
OFFICIAL.
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
A Large Crowd and Lots of Excitement Expected.
GOOD ARRAY OF SPEAKERS.
The Republican mass meeting
in the Auditorium next Tuesday
evening will be a rousing one if indications amount to anything. Both
the Sewickley campaign committee
and the borough executive committee have held meetings this week,
and the members are working hard
to   make the metting a success,
The meeting will open at 8
o'clock with Mr. James G. Ghaplin
presiding, and the music will be
furnished by the Sewickley Troop
Band and the Excelsior quartet, of
Pittsburg. The list of speakers
has already been announced in this
paper. They will be escorted from
the train by the band and the
marching club.
The campaign committee met on
Monday evening and transacted
several items of business. Some
of the members of the Roosevelt
club were present and requested
permission to silicit funds independent of the committee. The
request was granted.
The suggestion was made that a
wire be placed in headquarters to
receive the returns on election
night, and that a bulletin board be
placed in front of the building o'n
which to post the returns, the suggestion was considered a good one
and was acted upon favorably.
Mr, J. G. Little was instructed to
see about the wiring.
The finance committe was instructed to secure sufficient money
to pay for this and other expenses
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