Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-08-03
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H0WARD-At her home in Lansville,
July %, 1894. Miss Tenie Ekss Howard.
aged about 20 years.
PETSINGER-At her home in Buffalo
twp, July 9th, 1894, Mrs. Samuel Pet
singer, aged about 30 years.
McELR0Y-0n Sunday, July %, 1894, at
the home of Patrick McElroy, of West
End, Butler, Elizabeth, wife OF Michael
McElroy of Pittsburg, aged 35 years.
STAFF-At her home in Petersville, July
2Sth, 1894, Mrs. Margaret Staff, aged 69
years.
CR0LL-At Petersville, Saturday, July
2Sth, youngest child of Charles Croll.
GIBS0N-At his home at Gibsonia Sta
tion, Allegheny county, July 25, 1894,
Charles Gibson, in his SD year.
Mr.. Gibson was one of the original stock
holders in both the Plank road and P. q
W. K. r.
WOLF0RD-At his home in Franklin twp.
July 20, 1894, John Wolford, aged SO
years.
Mr.. Wolford was overcome by heat
while working on his fence last Thursday
evening, and died few minutes after.
BURNS-At her home in Allegheny, July
81, 1894, Lena, wife of Joseph A. Burns,
in her Both year.
She was buried in Butler, Thursday
morning.
She was a daughter of Jacob Group,
decd, OF Butler.
COOPER-At his home near Avalon, Allie
gheny county, July 26, 1894, Marshal
Cooper, aged 72 years.
Mr.. Cooper formerly lived in this place,
and was brother of George Cooper OF
Glade Mills and brother -in-lsw of Daniel
Sbanor of Centre twp, being married to
Cathaline Shanor. She with six children
survive him. Mr.. Cooper was a brick
and worthy man.
CAMPBELL-At his home near North
Washington. July "a, 1894, Silas Camp
bell, aged So years.
Mr.. Campbelps death was caused by a
fall in his stable a week or ten days before
his death. He fell down the stair way,
struck his head upon q manger, was un-
conscious when found and remained so ex-
eepting for short periods un til his death.
Eryslpelas set in shortly after the accident
and his head swelled to several times its
natural size. He was a good man, man
respected by all his neighbors. He leaves
q wife and five children.
MEEHAN-At the home of her parents in
in Centre twp, July II, 1894, Mrs. Me-
lissa Meehan, daughter of Israel and
Sarah J. Cranmer, in the 39th year OF
her age.
One we loved has left our number,
For the dark and silent tomb;
Closed her eyes in deathless slumber,
Faded in her youthful bloom.
How our hearts were touched with pity,
When we laid vou down to rest;
Yet we know that you are happy,
Safe at home with Jesus blest.
Dearest sister, thou hast left US,
Thou hast passed to worlds on high,
There to be at home with Jesus,
There to live and never die.
So now long farewell, dear sister.
Until life's journeys DER;
And We'll prepare to meet you
On heavens shining shore.
Butler, July q, 1894 V.
REV. JAMES A. CLARK.
Rev. Clark, pastor OF the United Pres
byterian congregations Of Prospect and
W. Liberty, died at his home near Prospect,
on Thursday, July 26, 1894. He attended
the late Synod at Conneaut Lake, and inn
mediately upon his return home was at
tackled with the acute dysentery which
proved fatal.
He was born in Scotland, Dec. 4, 1881;
educated in Edinburg; studied theology in
Allegheny seminary; was licensed to preach
by the Monongahala Presbytery, April 10,
1857, and was ordained by the Butler
Presbytery, April II, 1859.
He was Immediately installed pastor of
the charges of Prospect and Mt. Chestnut,
but was afterwards released from the Mt.
Chestnut branch and installed at Porters-
vile; and being released from Porters-
vile accepted the West Liberty charge.
He was pastor of the Prospect church
for 35 years, and during all that time miss
ed but one Sunday on account of sickness.
He was a genial, learned and pious man, q
preacher of rare talents and a pastor of
unexcelled social qualities, His sudden
death cast gloom over the entire commu-
nifty in which he resided.
Rev. Clark's first wife was Margaret
Scott, who died in 1881, and by whom he
had six children, i.e. William, now deceas-
ed; Walter S., of California; Rev. David S.
of Philadelphia; Julian OF Butler; Mrs.
Berkhimer of Butler and DR.. James E of
New Wilmington. Several years ago he
married Mrs. Frances Wilson nee Wal
lace, by whom he had three children, all
yet small.
Rev. Mckee of Butler conducted the fun
eral services, and Revs. Cooper and Nc
Cleaster of Butler, Sherrard of Fsirview,
Broaden of W. Sunbury, Gilfllan of
Brownsville S. P. Dodds of Grove City,
Cutler Of Renfrew and Shelter of Prospect
were present as were a thousand of his
other friends and neighbors.