Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-02
DEATHS.

MoCOLLOUGH-At his home in Franklin
township. March -, 1896. Samuel Nc
Collough, aged about 50 years.
LEIBOLD-At her home in Butler,
March 80, 1896, Dorothy, wife Of Simon
Liebold, in her 46th year.
IRWIN-At the home Of her son. r. T.
Atwell, of Scrubgrass twp, NenanEo
county. March Is, 1896 Mrs. Martha
Irwin, widow OF Samuel irwin, aged -
years.
Mrs.. Irwin was born in Worth twp this
eo1nty and was daughter 1f John
BOYLE
BIPPUS-At his home in Butler Friday
March 27, 1896, John G. BippuE Jr. in
the 10th year OF his age
Jotn was the Oldest son of Capt. &.
Bippus Of Oakland twp. In January Of
1895, he was taken down with grippe and
q month or so after, when he thought be
was recovering from it. il settled in his
heart and made recovery impossible.
Daring the past year ho suffered contu
uaily from the dOpsy that followed d
lesion Of the heart but he bore his suffer
ines with the greatest iortirude, and was
prepared for the end when it came. His
wife, whose maiden name was Riegef,
survives min. He had no children.
kERR-At his home in HarIisyille, this
county, Tuesday last, March 81, 1896,
Hon. James Kerr, in the S5i year OF his
age.
Judge Kerr had been in failing health
for sometime past, Few men of our cOun-
u were better known or more prominent.
He -lways exercised en- influence and took
an active part in the affairs of the county.
His fine personal appearance and dignity
of bearing commanded the respect of all
\, Z, III
man OF cool head and excellent judg
ment, often sought for counsel by his
neighbors, As a business man he was
very successful. In political matters he
was quite active and Influential. In 1861
he was elected an Associate Judge of the
county on the Republican ticket. Shortly
before that time, like many others, he
had been a Democrat in politics. In 1865
he was nominated and elected to the
State Senate. Since then ne has lived
qGie: life at his home. The wife of
Captain Alfred Ayres of this place, is one
OF his two daughters. He was married
twice and his second wife survives him.
His funeral will take piece tomorrow at
Harrisville and will be attended by
| number OF our citizens.
LARDIN-At his home in Clinton town
ship, this county, March % 1896, Mr..
William Lsrdin. in the S8th year of his
age His remains were buried at Taren-
| tum Pa. on Saturday last, 2Sth.
From his son, Mr.. Daniel Lardin OF this
| place, we learn that his father was born
near the place of his death, LardiI's Mills,
this county, on May 10, 1908. which would
| make him IS years of age on May 10 com
| ing William Lardin was we'll known to
many of our citizens and not one of them
we can safely say, but who respected him
| in life and will respect his memory. He
was not only good man, an honest
man, useful citizen OF the county, but a
patriot of the purest nature. The writer
OF this well reeolects meeting with Will
liam Lardin in a county convention dur
| ing the late war times. He came as
delegate from Clinton twp. to that con.
j vention, at the beginning of the war; and
\ a speech he then made startled the whole
| convention and aroused the utmost patriot
| ism in all who heard it, and from that
time his name was sounded with preise.
| Mr.. Lardin was twice married. By his
| first wife. Daniel, son living in this
place, and Mrs. Mary Moorhead, wife of
| Mr.. Harry Moorhead, lived here until re-
Gently. Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, another
daughter lives in Apollo, Pa. William NJ.
| lives in Fayette county, Pa. and Thomas
is now living at Bolivar, New York, both
favorably known to some of our people
Loyal S. and Oscar, sons of second wife,
have lived with their father at the old
| home at Lardin's Mills His wife sur
wives him. Mr. Lardin died as he lived, a
| christian. He was constant member and
active worker in the NJ. {. church during
his whole manhood life. Thus another of
the oldest and very best CT citizens has
| passed away from earth.
OBITUARY NOTES.
Mrs. Harriet Malone died on Sunday,
March s, at the home of her daughter and
son-in-law. J. W. Whitlock, near Hsrris-
vile. Mrs. Malone was 50 years old, and
had lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Whitlock
| since the death of her husband, two years
| ago. They were the parents of three
daughters-Mrs. Emmelne Harnet, who
| died at Parker a number of years ago; Mrs.
Elizabeth Whitlock and Mrs. Hannah
Moriord, who resided near Sharon. The
family removed from Sharon about twelve
years ago, and have since lived on the
farm near Mr.. Whitlock's, where Mr.. Ma
lone died. The funeral services were coE-
! Quoted by Rev Mechlin and interment in
Harrisyille cemetery. City Tele-
phone.