Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-29
DEATHS

MoCAFFERTY- Dec. 21, 1898. child Of
George MeCaf'erty Of Winfield twp,
aged one year.
PRINGLE-In West Virginia, Dec. 20, /
1898, George Pringle.
MCCOLL0UGH-At her home near Pros. I
pect, Dec Is, 1898. Angeline, wife OF
Alexander Mccullough, in her 63d year. /
KAUsLER-At her home in Summit twp. /
Dec. 81. 1893, daughter of Paul kGusleTr I.
aged 2S years.
ASH-At Dayton, Ohio, Dee. q. 1898,
Michael Ash, aged 16 years.
COVERT-In Brady twp. Dec 81, 1898.
Mrs. Ether Covert, aged about 50 years
GILFILLAN-At her home IN Oakland
Twp. Dec. - 1895, Mrs. Robert Gillian.
GALLAGHER-At her home in Clearfield
twp, Dec %, 1898, Mrs. William Gala
CHER aged 76 years.
HINDMAN-At her home in SlippeTyrock
twp, Dee 2G. 1898, Lille, wife of vii
liam Hindman, aged 20 years
DERRIMORE-At her home in Butler
twp, Dee 80, 1898, Mrs. Derrimore.
widow of the late VIM. Derrimore, aged
about SIS years.
The deceased was the last of the family
of the elder John Burkhart, one OF the
name being Burkhart. All descended
from that celebrated pioneer are therefore
in the third generation from him.
MCCANDLESS-At his home in Butler
twp.. Saturday, Dec. %, 1898, Hon.
Abraham MeCandless, aged 50 years and
% days.
Thus we record the death of another OF
our older citizens, being the fourth recent
| ly deceased who hsd reached four score
years in age.
Ex-Sheriff and Ex-Associate Judge,
Abraham MeCandless. was truly and
really a good and honest man. 1t has
often been our let to speak ofother citizens
who have passed away as good and honest
men. but of none of them could this be
more Justly said than of Abraham McCand-
| less. Guile was a stranger TO his nature:
Simple in his manners, sincere as child
and with a heart large and full of sympa-
| thy, be had the respect and confidence OF
ali during his whole life.
Abraham McCandleSs was born Dec. lst,
1913. on a farm near Bonnie Brook, how
in Summit, but then Clearfeld township,
this county. In early life he acquire d
quite fame as a skilliul hunter and marks
man. The accounts OF his snecess with
his gun are many. He is said to nave
killed the last wolf that was known 20 IN
| ldDlL Dul4EA NhhnNg Ia 49, -
is said to have been wonderfully success
full as also in that of foxes Some win
tiers he would 20 up into the forests OF nov
Clarion and Forest counties and secure d
large number of deer. He was also per-
haps tie greatest bridge builder OF ouI
county for many years. He built many OF
our common bridges, and it was while
working on the Plankroad bridge at the
south end of town, ten ofifteen ears ago,
that he received severe injuries iromwhleh
be never fully recovered. In 1897 he was
nominated by the Republicans as then
candidate for Sheriff, having at the Prlma-
arv one vote more the late ExSheriif John
Scott. He was a Just and merciiul Sheriff.
In 1880 he was elected by the Republican
party an Associate Judge of the county
which office he filled for five years. Foi
the last four or FIVE years he was greatly
afflicted with asthma and was generally
confined 70 his house Of this disease Il
may be said be died.
He leaves a widow, five sons and five
daughters, three of them single and two
married, one of them to Mr. Jerome Staley
formerly of this place. and the other Il
Mr.. James E. Cole of Pittsburg. -Four ol
his sons. Abraham. Jr, Martin, Albert
and Howard, with two grandsons, Fred
eriek and Paul Cole, were his pail bearers
George, the other son, now lives in ALE
gheny Co. Mr.. Nelson McCandless anC
: Mr.. George McCandless of this place ar
brothers OF the deceased.
HIS remains were laid to their rest in tn
q. P cemetery on Tuesday last, followe'
there by many friends. Rev. J. S. Mckee
of the e. p. Church of this place conduct
ed the funeral ceremonies.
OBITUARY NOTES.
G.. II, Andrews of Y oungstOwn, Ohio, tn
well known coal operator and mill owner
died of brain trouble on Christmas
John A. Renshaw, the well known Pitts
burg gro Ger, died from an attack OF apo
lexy last Sunday.