Sewickley Herald

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Vol. HI
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY lO, 1906
No. 24
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MR'S. MARY E. WHITE. ^
Mrs. Mary E. White, aged 79
years, wife of the late Judge J..W.
F. White, die'd Sunday at her home
on Thorn street, after a long illness.
Mrs. White was the daughter of
the late Rev. Gharles Thorn, of
"this place, and her grandfather,
Thomas Hoey, was one of the
earliest settlers of the Sewickley
' Valley. She was born in Sewickley
and was. educated at the Female
Seminary at Washington, Pa. For
many years she was a member of
the Sewickley Methodist Ghurch.
The infant class of this church owes
its origin to Mrs. White. When
she went to the Sunday school the
first Sunday she gathered up the
little ones and formed an infant
class. The old frame church was
then used as a Sunday school room,
but had not been divided into rooms,
so, when told there was no room
for an infant class, Mrs. White said
she would find a place, and led the
little flock around to Broad street,
to the tailor ship owned by Samuel
Morrow, which occupied the site of
the present parsonage. There the
good work began, which has grown
to the present large infant department. Mrs. White was also deeply
interested in local charities. Her
husband, Judge White, was a well-
known jurist of Allegheny county.
Four sons and one daughter survive. They are John N. White, a
member of the Allegheny county
bar; William White, Seattle, Wash.;
Dr. Fletcher K. White and Dr.
James Gollord White, both of this
place, and Mrs. John L. Locke, of
Thorn street. Services were conducted at her late residence on
Thorn street, oh Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, by Rev. George D.
Grissman, assisted by Rev. Dr.
Ghapman. The carriers were three
sons, John N., Fletcher K. and J.
MRS. MARY F-. WH
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Gollord White, and Fletcher K.
White, a grandson, and two nephews, Springer Moore and Hubert
Moore. Interment was made in
Sewickley cemetery.
SUSAN PARRY. f
Susan Parry, aged 11 years,
died at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Parry, of
Gochran lane, Tuesday evening.
The services were held Thursday
afternoon, by Rev. George D.
Grissman. Interment later in the
Sewickley cemetery, .
THE GOLDEN GULCH.
GEORGE REPPERT BEALL.
George Reppert Beall, aged 71
years, died on Sunday afternoon, at
tbe home of his daughter, Mrs.
John K. Gibson, Avalon. Mr.
Beall was born in Hagerstown, Md.,
in 1834, and was a veteran of the
Givil war. He was of old Revolutionary stock. For more than' fifty
years he had lived in Pittsburg and
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A Thrilling Three-Act Drama To Be
Presented by the Sewickley
Troop Band.
Mr. Ben Brown is working persistently at the drilling of the cast
for the thrilling three-act drama,
"The Golden Gulch," which he is
staging for the Sewickley Troop
Band. The entertainment was to
have been given on the 23d of this
month, but has been postponed,
owing to the rearrangement of the
players, until March 23d, Every
indication points to a successful
entertainment. The play is replete
with interest, and tbe political
coon, tbe musical Dutchman, and
the comical Ghinaman, will keep the
house in an uproar. You should
buy a ticket, and in this way show
your appreciation of the generosity
of Mr, White, the leader of the
band, and his men, who have so
often given their services gratis at
various entertainments in the past.
Watch for further particulars in
these columns,
Suarters for Firemen
The Issue Will Be   Brought
Before the People for the
Second Time in June.
BUSINESS MEN ASK
FOR $12,000 BUILDING.
There was considerable business
transacted at the regular meeting
of Gouncil Tuesday evening, which
was called to order by President
Straw, the only absentee being Mr.
Woods. After the usual routine a
negative report was received from
the Street Gommittee concerning
the adoption of the Montgomery
plan of lots.
The Finance Gommittee then
made its annual itemized report,
which was a favorable one. This
report it is understood will be published.
A certificate of indebtedness was
ordered to be issued to the Water
Commission forthe sum of $3,500.
The extra improvements during
the past year was the occasion for
the above and the money will be
returned from water rents collected.
Mr. S. G. Ritchey, the tax collector, submitted his uncollectable
list for 1904, which was sma.ll, and
he was exempted from the amount.
A complaint was received regarding the laxity of the Board of
Health in permitting the quarantined shack from which a smallpox
patient had been removed over a
week ago, to stand ungarded and
deserted,- and it was referred
to the Board of Health for immediate investigation. The investigation resulted in the authorities taking the necessary steps toward
putting the place in a satisfactory
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