Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-02-27
Personal.


A. B. Emrick arrived in Butler from
| Nebraska last Friday. He and has family
went West four years ago, and he bought
a farm there but has rented it for fve
years and proposes locating in Butler Co.
Mr.. Grove, of Sandy Lake, has purchased
the Turner grocery.
Ex-Comm'r Duncan and W A. Clark are
representing the G. A. X. OF this county,
! at the annual convention held at Altoona,
\ this week.
Rev. Nesbitt was visiting friends in
Butler, this week, also Rev. II. W. Roth
of Chicago.
The newspaper man of Columbus, O.,
! named Levering, who figured in the late
shooting affair there, is said TO be the man
of that name who lately married Butler,
Co. girl.
Mr. j. f. Shaffer has moved his family
into his new building. His step-daughter
Miss Wise is occupying part of the second
floor for dress making room, and two oil
producers have their office there.
j. N. Galbreath, prominent attorney of
Butler, was in the city yesterday on busi-
ness. Mr.. Galbreath is favorably mention
ed as the next Judge for Butler county.
He is considered at present one of the
strongest and most capable candidates for
the position.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
James Market and family Of Allegheny
twp. started for Oregon. Thursday morn
ing.
George lift arrived home last Friday,
and is visiting his friends in this county.
He now owns an interest IL the Salt Lake
City Times is doing well and likes the
place All the large towns of Utah are
now ruled by the "gentileS, the Mormons
being in the minority. The run from Utah
to Pittsburg occupies four days (and nights
but Western people become accustomed
to long distances.
We notice by our exchanges that Lew.
Black, Mrs. j. i. Sherman and family,
Ed Rodgers, Miss Laura Mitchell, Miss
Gertrude Borland, Miss Cummings, J. E.
Dayenny, Z. J. McDougall, ;. z. Pollock,
and Matt. Yost, OF this town have been
visiting their friends in neighboring towns.
Chairman Ira McJunkin, of Butler;
Secretary G.. NJ. Ramsay and A. N. knight,
of Beaver Falls; L. III. Emery and D. Z.
Smith, of New Wilmington and L. W.
Wilder and Frank Geiger, of New Castle,
representing the Y. NJ C. \. District Com
mittee, met in New Castle, few days ago.
They fixed the date for the next convention
on March u, 2S and 30, and New
Brighton as the place One of the speakers
will be Gilbert Beaver, son of Ex-Governor
Beaver.
Mrs. W. r. Grant was summoned by
telegraph Wednesday noon to the bedside
of her daughter-in-law who resides near
Petersville, Butler Co., Pa.-New Castle |
Guardian.
@. C. McQuistion formerly of Butler and |
Sam Klinglensmith, formerly of Petrolia |
are gripmen on the Fifth Ave. cable-car
line.
Senator Quay and Congressman Town
send, Stone, Bayne and other Representa-
tives from this part of the State are all for |
the immediate building Of the proposed |
ship canal.-Er.
Mr.. James Crawford of Six Points, this
county, who died, Jan. 81, having been in |
his 9lst year since Sept. 18th, was al |
elder in the Scrubgrass Presbyterian |
Church for about 60 years. His wife was a |
daughter of Rev. Robert McGarraugh, |
decd, the first Presbyterian preacher of |
Clarion county, Pa, who died in 1874. Mr.. |
Crawford's surviving children are Abigail, |
Joseph and Jennie, in the old home, Mrs. |
vi ClA I0ODtlb VI Nall.
Gideon of Emlenton and Mrs. James |
Stephenson of Bonny Brook. Two sons, |
Harvey and John suffered starvation, as |
soldiers of the Union Army Robert and |
Joseph were also in the army. Mr.. Craw
ford, during his long life maintained high |
character for pnre morality and ardent |
piety, and died in the enjoyment of the |
profound respect of all his acquaintances. |
VIM Reihing, of the Willard House, is
improving in health.
Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. Cotton of New |
Castle are visiting their sister Mrs. j. NJ
Painter of the Sonth Side.
Several members of the Butler Land & |
Mining Co. left town, Tuesday, for Tulla-
homa, Tenn, where they have property |
on which they intend locating town.
G. C. Dickinson has sold his property on
Centre Ave. to L. Il. Brackney.
Misses Ida and Amelia Zender and |
Luther Reiber of Allegheny were the guests |
of Mrs. J. J. Reiber, last week.
Mr.. Hail Clark and family have moved |
TO the Nichols house ON Mexican st.
A young Republican of Worth Twp.
showed his zeal on election day, by ferry |
my the Republicans of the island across |
the flooded creek to the polling place and |
back again, all for glory and votes, and |
enough of the right kind Of the latter were
polled to elect his friends.