Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-02-09
PROMINENT CITIZENS DEAD.
Hon. C. 7. Butler and Daniel w. Staiey Pass
Away-Other Deaths.

at 7 o'clock last Thursday evening.
In our last issue we referred to his
illness, and as we wrote, 1t was be-
lieved that the end was not far of.
Before the REGISTER reached all OF
its readers he had passed away. Mr..
Butler had moved to town from bis
country home about a week previous,
expecting to remain at the hotel until
spring. He was not well at the time
and soon after he located at the hotel
he became very i'll. He suffered IN
tensely for several days, despite the
efforts of his physicians, and ur@mic
poisoning having set in, his death re-
suited. His end was peaceful.
Mr. Butler was a prominent citizen
and a representative farmer and bust
ness man. He was born near Shep-
herdstown, and all of bis long and
useful life was spent in this vicinity.
He was the youngest son of the late
William Butler, and was the last sur
vivor of family of fourteen. He was
in the seventy-third year Of his age at
the time of his death. At an early
period in his life Mr.. Butler manifest
ed more than an ordinary interest in
public affairs, and being a close OBJ
server and thinker he showed an in
telligent comprehension of current
events. A man of ability and integ-
rity, he early obtained and always
held the respect Of the people of this
county. He was foreman Of the jury
that tried John E. Cooke, one of the
John Brown conspirators at Harpers
Ferry, and it is said he is the last sur
vivor of that jury. When EImwood
Cemetery was or gained in 1869 he
was one of It's founders. He was made
It's first superintendent, and he hell
the Office to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie until the time oil MS oe''h' lie
conducted practically all the business
of the cemetery association For more
than nifty years MI. Du'ier was d"
exemplary member Oh lI'nl'y EP'S0o-
pal Onofch III TINS pace ~o'' VI INC
time hoIdlhS Official Po'l''o''' lie was
an ardent advocate OIL 'ne temperance
cause ana was ever re!"y 10 '"'Se "''
voice IN It's oeh"'I from ''He %
time he has 'eI''ere' elective 'eIn
perance lectures III TINS county lie
was deeply interested III al move
Inefl'S "nlch looNeo 10 '"1 i'"P'0''
'nel' Oh Tue agricultural classes ""',
the advantage OIL Tue la me,s' al"
rendered nuch e'Ilcie'l' al" - us 'e'
Iow-a8rlcuI'uri"tS "heh 'nese SUBJECTS
were dSlt"tea' lie was a le"oeF III
the grange movement ol oo%en ears
or more ago anu lis WISE CoUii'eIo " '0
nntlrln8 work contributed gre"'ly 10
the cause IN thlS state
In 1910 MI buVIef was elec'eu u
the State Senate IRON the thlrteeh'h
district, and IN the two sessions OF the
Legislature IN which ne served ne was
a faithful and able representative oil
the people with all his influence
ne pushed legislation LOT Ine "'-
vancemen' OF the agr'cuI'uI"I inter-
eS'S' ana so well I'll" ne perform 'nV
duties Oh Ms once '""' III Io0o lie
was rewarded WIN " ienoll''"'io''
owing TO pom lc"l 're"cneIy' "o"eNei'
he was defeated at the PolI' oy MAYOR
Samuel Dawson oil Morgan county,
VINO was Drought out as al i"uePe"'-
ent canaloa'e' MT Du'ler couII new
er De lnouceo TO become Candidate
alter TINS
Mr Butter was married III carry
'lte-0eiole he was twenty one years
OF age-and 1t Is a singular GOMEZ
dence that the room IN 'ne ENTER
Hotel TO when ne TOOK MS 0i'"e was
MS dea'h ch''hoer more IMAM NAH
century "',e' ""'0' 4i'' WIG We"
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