Sewickley Herald

              JUL 16   190A
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" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 16,1904.
No. 44
OBITUARIES.
JOHN McCULLOUGH.      ^ /
Mr. John McGullough, the well-
known painting contractor, of this
place, died at his home on Try
street at 7:30 o'clock Friday even-,
ing of last week, aged 54 years.
Mr. McGullough's death resulted
from a fall received last September, from the effects of which he
had never fully recovered. He had
been confined to his bed for about
a month previous to his death.
Mr. McGullough was born in
this place and spent his entire lifetime here. He was a son of Mr.
Alexander McGullough, at one
time a prominent resident of the
valley. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lydia McGullough,
and four children: Mrs. Glark
Hood, Miss Belle McGullough and
Herbert and John McGullough, Jr.,
'all of this place. Two brothers.
Mr. Frederick McGullough, of Edge-
worth, and Mr. Andrew McGullough. of Sewickley, and two sisters, Mrs, Charles Wright and Miss
Lydia McGullough, of Willoughby,
O., also survive.
The funeral services were held
at 2:30 o'clock on Monday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev.
H. B. Rankin, assisted by Revs. J.
J, Hill and E. M. Milligan. A choir
from the M. E. Ghurch, consisting
of Misses Sarah Reed and Margaret Ritchey and H. M. VanGleve
and Dr. Hood, furnished the music.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
Walter Grimes, John and Harry
Watson and James M. Stinson. Interment was made in the Sewickley
cemetery.
Among the relatives who came
from a distance were Mrs.' G. R.
Thornberg. of Cleveland, O., a sister of Mrs. McGullough; Mr. G. W.
Gasner, Beaver Falls, and Mr.
Ephriam Merriman, of Etna, an
uncle.
JOHN G. BESTERMAN.
Mr. John G. Besterman died last
Sunday at his home, 3925 Mifflin
•street, Pittsburg, of cancer of the
liver, in his seventy-sixth year.
He was the brother of Mr. Henry
Besterman, and father-in-law of
Mr.. H. J. Schurman,. both of this
place. The funeral took place from
St. Augustine's church, Thirty-
seventh street, Pittsburg,'of which
the deceased, was a member, on
Tuesday at 9 a., m. The burial
took place in St. Augustine's cemetery, Millvale.
MRS. MARY A. MILLER.
Mrs. Mary A. Miller, widow of
Samuel D. Miller, and a member of
the Little family of this place, died
at her home in Aspinwall, aged 76
years. She was a daughter of John
H. Little, who settled in Sewickley
in 1832 £,nd at one time owned
most of the land now included in
the borough limits. For many
years he conducted an inn on the
Beaver road, called "Little's Tavern," near the present site of Little
street.
Mrs. Miller's sister, Mrs. Henry
Walker, of Pittsburg, is the only
surviving member of John Little's
family. In 1848 she was married
to Samuel D. Miller, at that time
burgess of Sewickley, The family
later moved to Oil Gity, remaining
there for 25 years, Mr, Miller
then removed to Aspinwall and
was one of the first residents of the
town, and it was under his supervision that the town was built.
Mrs. Miller was an active member
of the First Presbyterian church,
Aspinwall, and is survived by seven
children : Mrs. S. R. Ghase, Ralph
A. and Samuel D., of Aspinwall;
Wendell G„ of Warren, Pa.; W, F.
and G. G., of Oil Gity, and H. G.
Miller, of Granville, O., and twenty-
three grandchildren.
The funeral was held at her late
home on Thursday evening, and the
interment will take place at Oil
Gity to-day.
PINE SHOWING.
Sewickley Building and Loan Association in a Flourishing Condition.
The Sewickley Building and Loan
Association has just issued its
twentieth annual statement, and it
makes a fine showing. This is an
institution of real merit and its
staff of officers and directors are
all men of such character that
tbeir names add materially to the
stability of the association. The
seventeenth series opened on July
7, and we believe the stock has' all
been subscribed. The earnings for
the past year on the dues balance
exceeded 8X Per cent. The
seventh series shows the earnings
and value par share to be: Earnings, $28.38; total value, $93.63;
while the sixteenth series (.1903),
shows the earnings to be 34 cents,
and the total value $6.84,
The officers elected at the annual meeting of stockholders are:
J. G. Venning, President: G. C.
Stucke, Vice-President; S. C.
Ritchey, Treasurer; Thomas M.
Erwin, Secretary; John H. White,
Secretary of Board of Directors;
F. G. Osburn, attorney. Directors,
A. F. Hays, S. C. Venning, B. S,
McFarland, G. C. Stucke, P. P.
Knapp, A, C. Drynan, S. G. Ritchey,
John H. White and Dr. R. M. Erwin.
K. of P. Union Meeting.
SEWICKLEY    LODGE   WAS    WELL
REPRESENTED.
A fraternal meeting of the K. of
P. Lodges of this vicinity was held
at the hall of. Hope Lodge, 243, on
Ohio street, Allegheny, on Tuesday
evening. About two hundred and
fifty members were in attendance.
Addresses were made by Bros.
R. H. Jackson, Esq., Benjamin.
Moore, John' Fielding. Deputy
Grand Chancellor Hall, who was
present, also spoke. This was the
last visit of District Deputy Mc-
Mahon, who is closing his term.
Bro. McMahon has served as deputy
longer than any one for years.
He was instrumental in founding
the Home for the Aged at Harmony.
Refreshments were served and an
enjoyable evening was spent.
This gathering was one of a
series of union meetings which
haye been held monthly for over a
year. The plan was inaugurated
by Sewickley Valley Lodge, 426,
and thus far it has proved a success.
The design is to cultivate a spirit
of unity and good fellowship among
the members of the order, and to
broaden the scope of the work to
be done. These union meetings
have been well attended, and those
who have attended them have derived a good deal of pleasure from
participating in them.
A good delegation went up from
Sewickley on Tuesday evening.
They were :
Brothers R. W. McPherson, D.
W. Ghallis, W. G. Bower, Gharles
Hatton, F. A, Drynan, W. F. Hutchison, Gharles Borem, Albert Hill,
John S. McPherson, Edward McPherson, G. R. McDonald, Gharles
Sweringen, W. H. Parkin, A. W,
Udick.
Sewickley Valley Lodge, 426,
has 130 members, has no debts,
and is in a prosperous condition,    '