Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-05-25
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of the deceased were about fifty in
number. These were followed by q
large number ofpersons to the church
which was soon crowded, and not one
third of those present being able to
obtain admission within the same.
The usual burial services of the
church were conducted by Revs
White and London, of this place, and
by Bishop Whitehead, who came to
attend the funeral and paid very
feeling tribute to the church services
and character of its deceased member.
From the church the remains were
again placed in the hearse and borne
to their last resting place in the
North Cemetery, followed by friends
and citizens And thus ended the
last honors to all that remained ol
Jacob Ziegler.
Meeting of the Bar.--ActiOn
Taken on the Death Of Captain
Ziegler.
A well attended meeting of the
Butler Bar was held in Court room
No. 2, on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The meeting was called to order bv
Hon John H. Negley, and Hon. A.
L. Hazen was called to the chair, and
A. T. Black, Esq, was elected secre'
tary, with the members of the press,
who were present. as secretaries.
A committee on resolutions consist
ing of L. z. Mitchell, Chairman; Lev
McQuistion. John Fl. Negley, j. D.
Marshall and Thos. Robinson; and
the committee retired to prepare their
report and recess was taken by the
meeting until the report was ready for
submission to the meeting.
After having been some ten or fif-
teen minutes in consultation the COM
mittee returned and presented the
following as their report:
WHEREAS, We have learned the
sad news OF the death of Hon. Jacob
Ziegler, worthy member of the But
ler Bar, and moved by the common
sorrow we assemble TO pay tribute 10
his memory. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the deceased was
Justly held in high esteem by the
community in which he lived, and in
his death no citizen will be more
greatly missed That as members Of
the Bar we feel the loss of an honor.
able member and genial friend.
In all the walks of life as a journal.
ist as q member of the Bar and as d
citizen he displayed all those qualities
tending to elevate society, promote
the best interests of the community
and advance the general welfare
Hating no one. speaking evil of none,
true to his friends, obliging to his
neighbors and true to his country, he
died without an enemy.
Resolved, That we tender to the
family and friends of the deceased our
heartfelt sy mpatby in this their hour
of bereavement.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
be presented in open Court on the
first Monday in June, AID, 1888.
with the request that they be spread
upon the minutes of said Court, aud q
copy thereof to be presented to the
family of the deceased.
TIE report of the committee was
received and Thos. Robinson moved
that the resolutions be adopted, and
said: That for the past 80 years he
had known the deceased; that though
their beliefs were different on the
issues of the day, they had always
been friends even though they had
been antagonists in debate and notn-
ing had ever occurred TO mar theil
friendship, and he was saddened al
the loss of his friend who was au
honored citizen.
Walter L. Graham seconded the
motion and spoke on mis- recollections
of the military career of the deceased;
that he had been his ideal as soldier
and that he had always been an ad
mirer and friend of the Captain
Though not of the same political be-
lief he had admired his course, and
they had been of the same idea dur
ing the rebellion, he was "War
Democrat" and a strong friend and
defender of the Union; he was sue.
cess as journalist and was in every
thing as q man of the strictest integ
rity, and his loss was greatly to be
deplored.
l.. z. Mitchell spoke in support o
the resolutions. Mr. Mitchell spoke
with much feeling. lie said: GAS
man Capt. Ziegler was one who
was in favor of all that was high; all
that was pure; all that was noble and
all that was good In his religious
belief and life everything was pure
and good; a good man has fallen
Jacob Ziegler was a good, honest, up
right man."
John FL. Negley followed and said
that he heartily concurred in all that
had been said OF the character and life o
Mr.. Ziegler, who was admitted to the
Bar about 1910, and his death remov
ed probably the Oldest member of the
Bar; he had known him for years, and
always as an upright and popular
man, and one who filed many posi-
tions of trust. A more popular off
Ger of the county he had never known
be had been in actiye journalistic life
for over forty years, and had been al
most continuously editor of the Her
aid, with the exception of about ter
years; he had been a contemporary il
journalism with him for nineteeI
years, and in all that time bad always
found him an honorable man, alway:
ready to make amends for an error ol
mistake. His heart was good and he
was ready always to do that which wa!
right. He had visited him in his late
illness, when he was suffering intense
", but he never complained; he Was
resigned and died q peaceful death.
Newton Black followed: He knew
Capt. Ziegler from the time he came
to Butler, some years ego, and fount
him always kind and companionnbl.
man, and he always had warm feel
iDgs for Capt. Ziegler, and believed
that good man had gone, one whose
place would be hard to fill.
w. A. Forquer spoke of his &C