Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-05-13
DEATHS.

WILES-At his home near kaylor, Arm
strong county Thursday, April >. ls9Z'
Simon Wiles, aged 60 years and omonths;
Mr.. Wiles death was a sudden one, and
was caused by heart failure. He died
shortly after eating a hearty supper. lie
was the father of Monroe " Hes and
Sylvester Wiles of this county, and DR..
Wiles, formerly OF Butler.
GOEHRING-At his home near Evans
CITY. Nav s. 1892. Mr.. Elmer Goehring,
aged about 2s.
MOORE-May 10th, of diphtherla, -
child of James Emerson Moore, OF near
Buena Vista. aged years. Mr. Moore
also los. an infant child of same disease
on the 5th. and his wife is seriously III.
O'NEAL-At St. Francis hospital, May
10th. Miss O'Neal of Clearheld twp, ,aged
81 wears. She had been an inyaiid for
years.
A GOOD MAN GONE TO REST.
ED1ToR CrTTzEN:-On last Tuesday eve
ming, the 3rd inst, Esquire John Thomas,
of Allegheny township, departed this life
at his home near Parker City, surrounded
by his family and friends. he passed
peacefully and quietly away. For some
weeks he had been a great sufferer from
DATdlTSls, L.
a bonhomie and cheerfulness to which lew
can attain. and which were, indeed, very
remarkable. Although he has always been
the happy possessor of a very lively asd
vivacious disposition, one cannot help
thinking that the phenomenal cheerfulness
and good will, which so signally charac.
terized his last illness, were superlnduced
bv that grace which is not of man, but OF
God: that grace which enables every one
in the irving hour and article OF death to
triumphGntly exelaim: 20 Death, where
is thy sting; o Grave, where IS thy victory
Sduire Thomas was fifty nine and nan
years old on the day on which ne dled.
Although he bad not attained TO Inc
maximum limit allotted to the lie OF man,
he had nevertheless, experienced an event
ful career. During the palmy days of the
oil excitement on Oil Creek, his dwelling
house and its entire contents, together
with darling little boy of tender years,
were consumed by fire. Some four or flve
years ago. another dwelling house, located
near to that in which he died, together
with its entire contents, was also consum-
ed by fire, and in it bright aud promising
young daughter of about eighteen summers
was so badly burned that she died in about
ten days thereafter Some seven or eight
years ago he sustained an injury to his
right foot which rendered him an almost
hopeless cripple for life; and, then, as II to
cap the climax of calamity and disaster,
bone-ca developed on his lelt-leg,
which necessitated the amputation OF that
limb about yep and halt ago. Truly
be was child OF affiiction; "a man OF sor-
rows, and acquainted with grief. None
can adequately estimate the sui
fering and sorrow which he, in this life.
endured; and, yet, he bore up under it all
with truly Christian resignation, and with
out murmur.
He who can.do so, is certainly most
remarkable man, and has many more
streaks of good, than of bad, in his com,
position and in his spiritual and mental
makeup. If patiently bearing atfilction
in this world entities one to greater CON
sideration in the next, he is certainly
wearing a very bright and shining crown
in the realms of glory to-day. De mort'"S
nil RiSi b0HUH}.
He leaves a wife and seven children to
mourn his demise His remains were tol-
lowed to Allegheny Cemetery where they
were inferred in the family plot, by
large concourse of people. 1t is said that
it was the largest funeral ever held at the
Cemetery. Funeral services were held IN
Allegheny Presbyterian Church, which
adjoins the Cemetery; and addresses We're
delivered by Rev. J. X. Coulter OF the
Scrubgrass Presbyterian Church, Rev. .
w. Miller of the lst Presbyterian Church,
of Parker City; and by Rev. Creed of the
Parker NJ E. Church.
The deceased had been Justice OF the
Peace in Allegheny Township for seven
wears; and had filled the Office with credit
to himself and profit to the public. Prior
to his last illnesg, he had been aspiring, to
higher honors. We doubt not that he has
been more than gratifed. Heqaieseat !"
Pace ao,
Parker's Landing, Pa, May 10th 1872