Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-14
DEATHS.

MCCANDLESS-At his home IN Browns
dale, Thursday, August 9. 1871, James
McCandless, Sr., aged about 80 years
SMITH-At the residence Of his son John,
in Butler August Q, 1891 Christian
Smith, aged 81 years.
SIEGFIED-At his home in Penn twp
Monday night, Aug. 10th, 1891, Hy.
Slegfeid, aged about IS years.
Mr.. 8 was found dead in his bed. Tues
dav morning. and ais death is supposed to
have been caused by heart failure.
WADSWORTH-Ath her home in slippery
rock Twp, this county, July %, 1891,
Mrs. Jane WadSwOrth, widow of the
late Dawson Wadsworth, Esq, aged So
years and 6 months.
TURNER - At her home in Allegheny
Twp. Butler Co., Pa. July 27th, 1871,
Mrs. Mary Turner wife OF VIM Turner,
aged 20 years, months and , days.
The deceased had been afflicted for some
years with cancer, and was a great Suifer-
er. which she endured with much Christian
patience. Though great sufferer IN her
last illness she was yet resigned TO the
Divine will She had a strong faith and
an abiding peace. so that she met death
without fear. Repeatedly she declared
that she was fully ready and anxious to
depart and be at rest.
She was a good wife and mother and
leaves a husband and five children, and
many sympathizing friends to mourn her
departure. J. T.
MIFFLIN-At his home in North Wash
ington, this county, Thursday, August
6. 1891, Hon Robert \. Miffiin, aged 64
years.
Probably no man in the county was
more respected than was Robert A. Mitfiln
ESD This respect arose from his charae-
ter, being thar of a just and good man IN
all his ways and works. No one had ever
reason to doubt his position on any ques-
ton affecting the public welfare. He was
open. sincere, brave and honest. he was
a useful man all his life. serving his fellow
citizens with the greatest fidelity in many
places of trust In 1850 he was elected
Clerk of the courts of the county, discharg-
ing its duties for q term faithfully. In 1876
he was elected a member of the legislature
for the county and no man ever left that
body with a more unstained record than
ESQUIRE Miffiin. No power or influence
could swerve him from the right and hon
est course He, in a W ord. was a man Of
the highest moral life. Most of his years
he lived in the village of North Washing
ton, where as n merchant and business
man he held and retained the confidence
of his fellow citizens through all his career.
His loss Will be deeply felt in that COM
munity aad is regretted by all who knew
him. His funeral on last Saturday, we are
told. wa one of the largest ever known in
the county.
OBITUARIES.
Hon. James Potts, formerly of Butler,
died in Oil City, Pa, on August 9th, IN
the SD year of his age
Mr. Potts was born and raised IN this
place and was postmaster here for term
about 1883 About 1S45 he was appointed
collector al tolls on the old canal at Johns
town, I. ~E..a place lie removed When
JohnstoWG grew UP TO be a ci : it was
made cparate juiicial district, for GER
tain pul SOS, ard Mr. Potts was appoint
ed the r6ce Ut s4.ue and continued as
such " III TIC court was abolished. He
was re- iug at ,Johastown at the time of
the gr, !ood there, Nay 81, 1889, and
lost q i-f,.l.go daughter IA the same, he
himself king a narrow escape over the
roots q! floating LouseS. Since then we be-
lieve he has beer making lis hume with
relatives az Oil Ci'v, where he died. lie
is the last of the uirn Of that family raised
in this place. his brothers George, John
and wilson K. Poi, a.l being deceased
The aged Mrs Canadian, an elder sister,
is vet living and residing here.
Rev. Thomas Sharpe Leaso., ormerly OF
this county, died suddenly az his home In
Brookville, Jefferson county, Pa, On ed
nesday, August >, 1891, in the I5,h year OF
his age. Rev. Leason was born and raised
in Venango township, this county, About
1888 be came to Butler and entered the
old Butler Academy as a student, contluu-
ing al it for two or three years. In the
spripg Of lS4l he went TO and ente oi
Washington, Pa, college. from whicn N
stitution he graduated. lie then studied
for the ministry and became promlh, at
pastOr in the Presbyterian Church. 1r
several years past he was the pastor OF I at
church at BrGOkyille, Pa. Sharpe Lea D,
as he was familiarly called when here, as
n student Of more than ordinary ability.
Although somewhat peculiar in his cEdr-
acter, OF manners, he was a general favor
itc with his re!low students and with our
people. His moral characttr was OF the
best and highest type. lie was the father
of II. +. Leason, Esq, Of the kittanniuS Z,
Pa. Bar and was a brother OF Mr.. Samtei
Leason. formerly Commissioner OF tGlS
county. We regret to learn Of the
death Of this old friend and good
man. >. II. "