Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-01-30

stood the celebrated little shanty used so
long as a .fSquires' Once Within our
recollection the late Samuel g. Purvis,
Esq, had his Justices office there. com
mencing with his first election, ls45, and
reelected in 1850. 1855, 1850 and 1865. He
must have had his office there about 20
years, doing great deal OF business. He
resigned the office some years before he
died, in 1879. The late j. q. Muntz, Esq
also had his Justices office there, being
first elected in lS7l, and then again 1876
He also did large business as Justice in
this office, and was regarded by all as a
very correct and efficient magistrate.
Previous to this, however, the present
William S Ziegler, Esq, and Others may
have had their offices there. Mr.. Auntz
died April 70. 1850. lie was followed by
the present Lewis ?. Walker, Esq. who
had his Justices Office there until he re-
moved it to the Brady building and from
there to present Forquer one.
The next to this and where present l. J.
McCandless' fine brick now stands was the
small, narrow frame in which Nj Dougal
lived from the time he crossed over the
street. spoken Of Here Mr.. Dougal had
his Office and lodged for about 30 years,
and until he went ont TO his farm IN
Summit Twp, 1879 or 1880, and where he
died. Nov. s. 1881. Much that has been
said and written about this office OF Mr..
Dougal. and his habits there. We think,
does him great injustice. 1t was not the
most cleanly place, and might have been
called somewhat dizzy. or dusty rather, at
times, but to say that anything ike bad
odors came from il, We think, is not
correct. And Mr.. Dougal, while careless
and Indifferent as to bis dress, was by no
means dirty man in bis habits. His fur
niture in his room was very scant, aAd his
books, maps and papers, although very
valuable. were in his late days often laying
around rather loose and dusty. But his
| bed was the only real noyeltJ For some
reason be discarded the common bedstead
and in place thereof made one for himself.
This consisted, at head and foot, of some
old chairs or boxes. stretching from which
were poles or what looked like common
fence rails. Upon these he had two large
feather beds, between which he slept. If
not the most cleanly looking at all times
they doubtless were very comfortable.
Why he used such led is question, but,
we think, the real solstion of it is that he
wanted solid, unyieding bottom to his
bed. 1t IS well known that the old bed
cords-ropes-w sink in time, or oilen
get loose, and Mr.. Dougal, may be, did
not fancy being put in hole, in that way
| Ofmodern springs and mattresses he prob.
ably had not heard. His manner OF sleep
ing NAV also have been acquired from
early habits of life, and as surveyor
among the early settlers, in the log cabins
of those day.
Mr.. Dougal always took bis meals or
boarded out among his many tenants, many
Of them in that way paying their rent
The next, and where the New York
Bazaar building now stands, was queerly
constructed low brick. in which Mr.. James
A. Shanor bad his shoe and candy shop for
| quite a time. 1t Was shed-like in shape
and built by Mr. DougGl from the brick
gathered up and remaining from the great
FIRE. 1864, that bumt down all his build
ings from there down to Vogeley alley.
The buildings burned by that fire stood
| where the Bazaar, Mrs. Gilkey and the
present Ketterer fine buildings now stand.
They were frame and occupied for offices,
shops, etc. One, the lower one, was where
the Repository newspaper was last publish
ed by the late David Shannon, John Little
and Joseph McMurtrie. The Repository
ceased its existence there and with them,
.15out 1910 The late William B. Lennon,
Esq, had the postofHce there when he was
postmaster, 1s4s The late Mr.. George
Miller, father Of Harvey and brothers, had
his cabinet making salesroom there about
the time it was burnt down. NO bIildings
were erected on this burnt district, except
the James Shanor one, until the present
ones recently erected by Mr.. ketterer and
the late Mrs Gilkey.
Jan'y %, 1891. j. Ii. n
DAVID DoUGAL.
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