Sewickley Herald

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Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. V
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1907
No. 4
He Country Fair.
A Successful Occasion.
The  Ladies who  Had it in
Charge Deserve Much
Praise.
The Gountry Fair has passed
into the history of our valley as a
success which only the women of
this valley can accomplish. Even
capricious weather did well for our
hospital. Tuesday forenoon was
gloomy and threatening, with a
slight sprinkle, and thunder rumbles. These caused anxiety* in
many hearts, whose fair owners
looked with steadfast energy for
the good cause. Tuesday evening
there was more thunder, but no
rain. Wednesday forenoon was
clouded and sultry. Shortly after
noon Sol dispersed the clouds and
shone for the hospital for a short
time-
The Y. M. G. A. grounds were,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 17 and. 18, a beautiful sight.
The lawn was green, the "diamond"
smooth and firm, and the booths,
tents, stands, etc., nicely decprated
with flags and colored bunting.
Close to the entrance gate was the
headquarters of the rummage sale.
This was a feature of the Fair.
Miss Anne Stevenson and Mrs.
Frank McKinnie, and a score of
reliable aids, were in caarge. As
an instance of the prices, it can be
stated that the rummage included
a good pair of shoes for five or
ten cents, fine bound books for ten
cents and articles of use in home
matters for equally low figures* to
say nothing of beautiful pictures
with frames for ten and fifteen
cents, and lovely chinaware for
nickels and dimes. An episode at
this sale was the disposal of a $100
(Continued on page 7.)
At Our Hospital.
There are now eleven patients
at the hospital. These do not include any serious cases, and all
are doing well. Nearly fifty patients have been received since
the hospital opened. The ascent
to the building from the Watson
road is rather steep, necessitating
a long walk from the foot of the
roadway to the hospital. It is
hoped that a good flight of steps
will be built up the hill, when there
is money enough.*
The Pall Meeting.
The fall meeting of the Southern
Convocation of the Diocese of
Pittsburg was held at St. Stephen's
Episcopal church on Thursday and
Friday. The Rt. Rev. Gourtlandt
Whitehead,' bishop, presided, and
nearly forty reverend gentlemen
were in attendance. Thursday's
meeting was in the evening, with
sermon by Rev. W. F. Prince, Ph.
D. On Friday there was holy communion at 7.50 a', m., followed by
a business session at 11 o'clock.
At this, Rev. G. A. Bragdon, D. D.,
was chairman, and presented a
report on the reorganization of the
Convocation. At 1 p. m. luncheon
was served in the parish building.
At 9 o'clock there was an interesting discussion on subjects to
come before the General Convention. Among those present was
Rev. W. L. H. Benton, nephew of
Rev. R. A. Benton and rector of
Ghurch of the Nativity, Grafton, Pa.
Echoes of the Country Pair.
As to the receipts, complete returns will not be made until next
week. Among the promising features is the rummage sale, which
cleared $200. This form of sale
will be repeated in coming springs
and falls. The buffet supper was
greatly enjoyed, and pronounced
delicious. The board of managers
are deeply obliged for the help
rendered by local and other merchants, and especially to local ex
press firms, who did much transporting gratuitously.
Prizes awarded, besides those
mentioned in another article, are
these: Baseball throwing, Miss
Leery; sack race, H. McMaster,
first, M. Milligan, second; obstacle
race, John Peters, first, J. Brush,
second; shoe race, Ed. Wilhelmy,
first, Bert. McMaster, second; shoe
scramble, Eugene Braden, first,
Harry Gampney, second; potato
race, Morris, first, John Peters,
second.
Health Improving. y
Greatly to the relief of many in
Edgeworth and elsewhere, the
health of venerableRobert P. Nevin,
Sr., is improving. This nestor of
journalism was born in 1820, and
on July SI st finished his 87th year.
For some time Mr. Nevin was
seriously ill, but within the last few
weeks is stronger. His appetite is
fine, and digestion good. At the
banquet on- Wednesday evening at
the Hotel Henry, given by newspaper men in honor of John Nevin
Hazlett, the receipt of a letter of
regret from Mr. Nevin, and the
mention of the name of this honored man of the press, and literature,
was received with hearty cheers by
the 150 writers at the banquet.
Echo From the Fourth
.    of July Celebration.
Ghairman W. E. Patton, of the
committee in charge of the pyrotechnic display on July 4, has given
The Herald a detailed statement
of the receipts and expenditures
upon that occasion, and we publish
herewith the totals. The collections amounted to $465.68, and
the expenses reached $574.08,
which leaves $91.60. This report
was delayed through stress of other
business affairs and owing to the
fact that some who pledged did not
pay their money until after the
celebration. The committee need
make no apology for the lateness of
the report, as the entertainment
afforded our citizens, on the Fourth
of July compensated them for their
donations.
Elected New Officers.
Sewickley   Valley    Business
Men's Association Holds
Interesting Meeting
Thursday Evening Last.
President W. G. Murray presided
at the meeting of the Sewickley
Valley Business Men's Association
on Thursday evening, at which time
considerable business was transacted.
Several communications were
read by the secretary and due consideration was given them by the
Association.
The credit department of the organization was thoroughly gone
over and some very important rules
and regulations will be put into
operation which will place a check
on those who have a habit of trying
to beat the merchant.
The election of officers was taken
up in regular order of business and
resulted as follows: President,
Edward W. Becker; vice president,
James S. Gray; secretary, Paul J.
Quinn; treasurer, W. E. Patton;
trustee, Leo J. Egler.
Entire new committees will be
appointed by the new president and
many matters of general benefit to
the community will be given attention this fall.
William Nesbit a Happy Man
Mr. William Nesbit. a genial attache of Watson, Perry & Go., is a
very, very happy man, and he has
a just cause. His estimable wife
presented him with a young daugh-
tar on Wednesday morning and
William is wearing the "smile that
won't come off." The young lady
weighed 11% pounds.
The Herald is a newsy, readable
paper, containing the events of .the
Valley, entertainingly written.