Sewickley Herald

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Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. II
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1905
No.   49
Street Cars
For Leetsdale.
The Ambridge, Leetsdale and Edge-
worth Street Railway Company
Secures the Right of Way.
MEETING OP EDGEWORTH
BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Leetsdale Borough Council convened on Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock, with President William
Sohn in the chair. Messers. E. B.
Hamilton, L. N. Davis, J. A. Seamens, J. W. Sommerville, Dr. J. R.
McQuaide and Glerk James L. McGonnel were present.
D The minutes of the last three
meetings were read and approved.
An ordinance granting- the Gentral
District and Printing Telegraph
Gompany the right to place wires,
i poles, circuits, etc., through the
borough, passed on first reading.
• A resolution was passed authorizing the Burgess to enter into an
agreement with the Gity Insurance
Company for the right to lay sewers
through their property. The most
important event of the evening, was
when the ordinance granting the
Ambridge, Leetsdale and Edge-
worth Street Railway Company a
franchise, passed third and final
reading. Several members of the
. Street Gar Gompany were present
and made addresses.
The Street Gar Company have
agreed to curb and pave Beaver
road the full width and the whole
length of the borough with vitrified
°ri°k; to lay girder rails nine inches
deep, ninety pounds to the yard on
°ak ties two feet apart on a properly constructed foundation. They
are also to provide all sewer drops,
and to keep the road in repair.
To Pay a tax of ten dollars a car
Jn maximum number of cars in the
b°rough at one time and one dollar
for.each pole, poles to be iron.
G°uncil adjourned about eleven
0 clock.
At a special meeting of Gouncil
it was decided to dismiss the present borough engineers, Miller and
Trimble. A large number of applications have been received for the
vacancy, but have not been acted
upon.
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The regular session of the Edge-
worth Borough Gouncil was held
on Monday evening, at which time
but four members were present;
Messrs. Houston, Lord and Lloyd
being absent. Gouncilman Herz
presided, and after the usual routine the Finance Gommittee made
their report and the recommendation of the paying of bills followed.
Mr. Elliott of the engineering firm
in charge of the work in the bor-
ovgh turned over the drawings
which were accepted.
Squire Buckley presented his report, which showed that there had
been eighteen cases disposed of and
that the fines amounted to forty
dollars. Four persons were sent
to jail.
An ordinance prohibiting the
tampering with fire hydrants by
unauthorized persons was passed
on first reading.
The Borough Property Gommittee was authorized to purchase
slag to fill in around the new' hose
house.
A letter was received from Dr.
Stiern, of the School Board, asking
Gouncil to establish a grade on
Beaver road. The Board is anxious to have this done at an early
date as they wish to lay sidewalks
in front of the school building.
Ghairman pro. tern. Herz will take
the matter up with Elliott & Bat-
ton, the engineers, relative to the
establishment of the grade on Beaver road from Sand Hiil to Edge-
worth lane.
S1<2K LIST.
Mr. Robert Brockuneir. a well-
known young man of this place,
who has been connected with the
Duff Manufacturing Company^ of
Pittsburg, is reported as being
critically ill at his home on Eliza
beth street. His ailment is a
complication of diseases and much
anxiety is manifested by his many
friends for his recovery. •
Mr. Herbert McGullough, of
Try street, a well-known young
painter, is stricken with scarlet
fever and has been confined to
his bed for some time. He is,
however, improving.
Mr. John Evans, a well-known
young man of Ghestnut street,
Edgeworth, who has been suffering with typhoid fever, is reported
as improving.
Mrs. Johnson, the wife of the
Rev. Mr. Johnson, pastor of the
Shields Presbyterian church, took
ill at the picnic at Rock Point on
Tuesday and had to be conveyed
to her home.
Religious Meetings.
The school board of Sewickley
Heights township, has granted
the use of the Water Works school
house for a series of religious meetings, to begin the first Sunday in
September, and to continue indefinitely. Mr. W. G. Sprague, of the
M. E. Ghurch, will have charge of
the meetings and is preparing an
interesting program for the first
meeting.
The meeting for adults will begin promptly at 2.45 p. m., and
continue one hour.
An interesting series of meetings
will be held exclusively for children
sometime in the afternoon, proba-
blf about 2.15 and continue thirty
minutes, in which there will be
"chalk talks" on bible subjects.
These meetings are to be wholly
non-sectarian and a cordial invitation is extended to all.
The Y. M, G. A. corps of singers
as well as the M. E. Choir will assist in the singing.
It is a well-known fact the Water
Works hollow is the coolest place
in the valley, and this fact, will, no
doubt, aid greatly in the attendance.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
A meeting of the Sewickley
Women's Hospital Auxiliary was
held Tuesday morning at the Y. M.
G. A. building when the chairman
of the committees in charge of the
outdoor entertain to be given September 14 and 15 for the benefit
of the hospital fund were appointed.
The Ghairmen include the following: Mrs. W. Walker, candy; Mrs.
Frank McKinnie, indoor amusements; Mrs. John G. Slack, flowers;
Mrs. W. P. Snyder, grab bag; Miss
Annie Nevin. gypsy tent; Miss Mary
Gree Porter, toilet articles; Mrs.
Geo. E. McGague, Japanese booth,
Mrs. William Arrott, household articles; Mrs. G. A. Gormley, orange
tree; Miss Frederick Hays; doll
booth; Miss Amelia Oliver, lemonade; Miss Margaret Adair, vaudeville; Mrs. G. P. Rose, supper;
Mrs. W. G. Muzzy, pony and cart.
The next meeting will be Friday
morning at the home of Mrs. W. G.
Muzzy, on Broad street, the chairmen will then plan their work.
St. Stephen's Ghurch will be
closed until the first Sunday in
September.
There will be no preaching service in the M. E. Ghurch to-morrow. The pastor will preach at
Mt. Sewickley Camp at 10.30 a. m.
The pastor will have charge of the
prayer-meeting next week; subject
—"The Fifth Beatitude." On August 27 the Rev. J. J. Mcllyar, one
of the oldest ministers in the Pittsburg Conference, will preach in the
morning,. There will be no service
in the evening.
Gone to Kansas.
Dr. H. S, Jackson, the veterinary
surgeon and liveryman, of Beaver
street, is touring in Kansas and
Nebraska. It is a combination trip
of business and pleasure, and it is
said the Doctor will bring some fine
horses with him.
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