Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-03-06

paint shop at one time
On the middle lot OF this square now
stands the fine dry goods store of Mr..
Lewis Stein & Son, aud the residence OF
Mr. George Reiber, tblacksmith.) Former
lv the late Samuel c. Stewart. Esq. had
his cabinet making shop there. Two
merchants named Parker Il Donelly, who
came from Ind ana, Pa, had store there
about so years ago We believe MesSrs
Parker d Donely when they left here re-
turued to Indiana. Mr.. Stein and Mr.
Reiber we believe bought this lot from the
estate of the late Hugh Mckee, but before
that it was pIobaGly part of the estate of
the late William KearnS, father of Patton
and the present Mr.. James kearns. Sr.
Gen, Reed had bis Saddlery shop there for
time after leaving the Scott lot. Mr.
Stein came to Butler about 80 years ago
and was first in business with the late Mr..
Bernard RoesSing
The remaining part of this square was,
30 years ago, and more, the property OF
the late Robert Carnahan, Esq. and hence
the name We have given it. Squire Carna-
han was a cabinet maker and carried on
his shop here previous 10 becoming a Jus
tice of the Peace The present extensive
tin and hardware store of Messrs Biehl and
the present grocery store of Mrs. Koch Il
Sons, now occupy this lot. Mr.. Henry
Wagner became owner of the corner and
built the brick there, now the Koch store.
The late Thomas Burton d Sons we believe
purchased it from Mr.. Wagner, and kept
store there for nlmber of years. 1t Is
now the property OF Mr.. Charles Duffy who
obtained 1t from the Messrs Burtons. The
Biehl part came through Squire Carnahan
either in his life time or through his es-
tate. Both the Biehl and the Koch stores
are now among the largest and best in the
town of their kind.
McBRIDE-LANg-DUFFY SQUARE.
Across Main street is the square to which
we give the above name. That of Mcbride
will no doubt be as new to most of our
present citizens as some OF the names we
have given TO other squares. But fifty
wears ago, and more, the late Col. Francis
Mcbride owned theiot where now stands
the Lowry House. and the first persons We
recollect Of living or this corner were him
and family. The house that then stood
there was a rather large log frame, used as
hotel and one of the oldest hotel stands
of the town. Col Mcbride We believe
kept hotel there, between 1880, and 1910,
and probably after he was Sheriff of the
county. The next persons we recollect
living there were Messrs Marquis and
Kelker, who kept hotel there about 1910
They came from about Harmony. The
present Mrs Edward Mellon of Zelienople
is daughter of Mr.. Marquis. Two of the
Kelker girls married two OF the late Pearce
men west of town. Silas and John. Be-
tween 1910 and 1850 Mr.. Benjamin Niblock
kept that house for time, and probably
some others before or after him. About
1916 it became the property of the late Mr..
. n rtr-
of the late Mr.. Martin Reiber, who bought
it of MIR. Lane and in turn sold it, about
1850 to our present Mr.. Ii. Julius Klingler
The late Mr. Jacob Reiber kept hotel there
during ownership OF his brother Martin
and when he left there went to and kept
the late Beatty house. and after keeping it
time went to New Castle. He is deceased
for some years Mr.. Klingler removed the
old frame and i'll. 1882 erected there the
present three steFied brick on the corner,
being the first .thSee .sioried hotel erected
in the town, = " hiia lhe old Court House
was being buflt, 1865, the Courts were held
in the basemehtos "a the then Presbyterian
Church, and rooms tor the juries to meet in
or retire to wheninaking up of their YER
diets were obtained in the new klingler
hotel We recollect, as the then District
| Attorney, of climbing mp the stairs with a
story of MI Klingler's new hotel, not then
entirely finished. Away up there the Jury
deliberated, with the late Hon. Samuel
Marshall acting as its Foreman. Mr.. King
| ler kept there until he sold to Col. Lowry.
about 1864, and Col Lewry was there until
| he sold to Mr. g. J. Cross, when it was kept
| by Cross and Mc0mber until again pur-
| chased by Col. Lowry and kept by him and
son Mr. John f. Lowry until recently sold
to present owners, Mr.. Howard Campbell
and Mr.. John ID. Brown. 1t has been
known as the Lowry House since Col.
| Lowry first went there and still retains his
name. Last summer it was enlarged by
him and sons and now covers, the whole oi
this lot on Main street.
To the middle lot of this square we give
the name of Lane, the late Mr.. Samuel NJ.
Lane being the trstperson we recoGect OF
owning it. He erected the house there,
now the property of Mr. b. Il. Roessng,
in front of which he has recently built his
saddlery shop. Mr.. Lane lived there about
80 years ago, and sold the property to the
late Mr.. James Campbell, who lived there
until he sold to Doctor Stephen Bredin,
who lived there until he removed to Frank
| lin Pa The late Doctor j. S. Lusk then
! lived there until his recent death. Mr..
Roessing, present owner, now lives there.
The Doctor J. c. Redick drug store
occupies the remainder of this old middle
lot The building on it was erected by
Doctor r. l.. MeCurdy when living here.
| It is now the property OF Doctor Redick
and in which he continues his fine drug
store, being one of the principal drug
! stores of the town for many years.
The remaining lot OF this square will
readily be recognized by the name of Duffy.
! -. hal
| than 30 years ago. being one of the few
original lots of the town of which this can
! be said. !, hile il did not receive its name
| from it, present owner. Mr.. Charles Duffy.
vet the large brick block standing upon its
! whole front is due tor his enterprise. In
| 1854 be build part of 1t and in 1865 enlarg-
ed il to what it newi is. His large dry
! goods and general store. occupy two parts
! of it, and the large clothing and gentle
mans furnishing store of Mr.. d. A. Heck
| the other part ~
Where thiaaarap hEildingi now stands.
| so years ago -Stoou5G'iOw, one story frame,
in which a store was kept by the late John
and Peter Duffy. As has been stated here
tofore. they first@built and kept a store on
one of the Doug9f corners when they came
to the town. On leaving there they went
down TO present, D4By lot, building and
Keeping Il clnEf tutic uIhuN
They were recognized by all their fellow
cit izens as honest men in business and fair
men in all the walks OF life. There are
few men in this life Who entirely escape
enemies or censure, but we do not recollect
of ever hearing the name of either John
and Peter Duffy spoken Of in any other
than that OF respect.
Mr.. Peter Duffy was the farther of
present Charles. He died as late as 1883,
at the age of So years, and is remembered
as good man. He was Prothonotary of
the eountyfor term of that office, appoint
ed 1888, and was previously the postmaster
here for term of that office. He held
other Offices and posts of trust, always
filling them with fidelity 10 duty.
Hon. John Duffy, Older brother of Peter
and uncle to present Charles, was an
Associate Judge of the County for ten
years, appointed ia 1872. We recollect
seeing him on the Bench with the late
James Bovard, the other then Associate.
Judge Duffy was appointed to fill the
vacancy created .by the death of Judge
John Parker, aartaer ot the late George
Parker of Parker TIP. this county, and of
Fullerton Parker, Of Parker's Landing.
No man ever questioned the fairness or
honesty of Judge Duffy while on the Bench.
He died in 1864 at the age of so years.
March %, 1891. j. IL. n.