Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-12-01
Evans City.

Mrs. sarah Cooper died Saturday and
was buried Monday from the Baptist
church Sister Cooper had been a
faithful worker in the Masters vine
yard for over 80 years. Although a
great sufferer she never complained.
The Thanksgiving services were well
attended Owing TO the illness of Rev,
Laverty, Methodist minister, Rev.
Lewis, Presbyterian minister, preached
the sermon. The Sunrise Prayer Meet
ing was we'll attended by the different
denominations, and all felt that it was
good to be at such a meeting and give
thanks 5
The Methodist meetings still continue
under Evangelist Carlysle.
Miss Cora Knox of Sunhury attended
the funeral of her aunt Mrs. Sarah
Cooper: - .at .... ...-, 49,.
S. NJ. Weihl was buried Monday with
the honors of Masonary VIM. Wal
dron and David Spence attended the
funeral They are two Of the Oldest
Masons of Butler county.
Henry Cheers son George has an at
tack of pneumonia,
The Sunday School convention was
| complete success, and at both sessions
| the house was crowded. Rev. Gillespie,
| the President. understands his work at
| the conventions and knows what Is for
the good of the people.
Lew BURY and Fred Hyle attended
the funeral of S. NJ Weihl, Monday.
Mr. Forsvthe of the Peoples Tele-
phone Co, was here the first of the
/ week clearing the line from Mars to
Evans City, as. it was crossed by, the
Bell Co and it was most impossible to
reach Mars
Mrs. s. E. Hoagland spent Thanks
giving with friends in Butler.
A. L. Brown of Butler was in town,
| Thanksgiving.
Miss Martha Thrush and Miss Maud
Fletcher returned from the city, Sun
| day.
J.E. Garrathy was in town, Thanks
giving, and left for his home, Tuesday
Miss lizzie Shakeley visited friends
in Mars, Sunday.
Roy Martin of New Castle was in
town Thanksgiving calling on his old
! chumS.
Mr.. and Mrs n. A. Mickey of Rem
frew spent Sunday at the homes of their
parents.
Mrs. C. NJ. Dunbar was in town,
| Tuesday.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
ST Peters Lutheran Church Services
in the German language at IL am
English in the evening 7:30. Sunday
School at $50. Rev. Carl Glatzered.
Amana Baptist Church Preaching l
am. and 80 IN. B. Y. P. Z. meet
ing 6:45 M Prayer meeting, We'd
nesday 7:30 pm. Rev. j. NJ. Pater-
SOD
United Presbyterian Church:-S. S. 10
am public worship, / a. IN. and p.
IN. Prayer meeting. Wednesday p.
N. Rev. A. p. Gillespie.
Presbyterian Church; Preaching at II
am and 7:30 D. m; s. S. 10 am. G.
E meeting, 7:30. Rev. T. R. Lewis
NJ. E. Church: Preaching at II am.
and pm; S. S. 9:45 am. Epworth
| League pm. Prayer meeting,
Wednesday pm. Rev. j. 81. Law
erty.
| st. Johns Reformed Church:-S. S. 9:3Q
| am: preaching 10:30 a. N. Song and
praise service by Y. P S. G. E. 7 p.
m. sermon 7:45 Rev. J. F. Kerlin.
During the late blizzard thirtytive
ships of all sizes were lost in Boston
harbor, some sinking and some being
| driven ashore by the great wind. From
twenty to thirty people. are thought to
have been drowned or frozen to death.
At Gloucester. Mass, nine fishing
vessels were wrecked and went down.
At New York small shipping in the
harbor was destroyed, wires broken
down and travel stopped and several
people were found frozen to death in
the streets. Altogether one hundred
lives and one hundred-forty ships were
lost along the New England coast in
this the seyerest storm since 1852. On
Sunday morning the steamer Portland,
plying between Boston and Portland
Maine went ashore near Highland
Light, and ninety-six people perished.
Local Institute at West Liberty.
A loc.l institute will be held at West
L berty, in the NJ. E. church on Satur-
lay, Dec 10, at 1 80 o'clock. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Devotional Exercises, John A. Glenn.
Address of Welcome, Miss Nellie
Koch.
Song, Mary Thompson and Mable Nc
Clymonds.
Arithmetic VIM Ralston.
Geography, Ralph Mackey.
Recitation, Boys" Willie Castor.
Miss Lizzie Beatty, Address.
Miss Mamie Drake, Language.
Recitation, In the Autumn Wealth
er,' Lilly McDeavitt.
Physiology, Robt. Allen.
Grafton, ID G. Studebaker.
Incentives to School Work, c. G.
| Badger.
Recitation, Black Horse and his
Rider" Mary Croll.
Spelling, Miss Nellie Koch.
Dialogue and Pantomine by West
Liberty School.
REGULATIONS by Laura Badger, Sadie
| McNees, James Grossman and Eva
| Snyder
The Influence of the Teacher on the
! Pupil, w IL Studebaker.
Question Box.
All friends Of education are cordially
| invited. Com.