Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-26
PERSONAL.


town, Thursday.
l. c. McClymonds and family have
moved TO Evans City.
Mrs. Beatty. of Warren, is the CUES
of Mrs. Frank Murphy.
DR.. McCune is building himself a
new house at Branchton.
Mrs. Mcconnell of E. E. Pittsburg is
the guest of Mrs. C. \. Boyd.
Charley Book, of Cherry township, is
recovering from a severe illness.
D. D. Quigley has rented part of the
Elize Anderson house on W. Clay St
VIZ. English. of Muddycreek twp,
did some shopping in Butler, yesterday.
A. G. Cookson. of Cranberry, attend.
ed TO some business in Butler, yester-
day.
Nelson Duncan, of Cranberry town
ship, did some shopping in Butler Mon
day
Howard English of Trail is safely re
covering froms severe attack Of typhoid
fever
David R. Kennedy and wife. of Mud
dycreek, did some shopping in Butler,
Tuesday.
T.B. McClymonds and DR. Thomp-
son, of West Liberty. were IN town,
Tuesday.
William Morrow has moved back to
Branchton after years stay at Mid
way, Pa.
"Rube" Waddell and wife passed
through town, Tuesday, on their way
to Prospect.
]. NJ BARLEY of Parker twp. and J.
P. Davis of Brady twp, were among our
callers, Friday.
w. NJ McGreggor and w. J. Gra-
ham, of Cherry township, were in town,
on business, yesterday.
Esq. Leslie of Middlesex and his
daughter, Mrs. Kind, did some shopping
in Butler, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Croft did some
shopping and called upon their friends
in Butler last Saturday.
Lew Porter has moved into his new
house on E. Clay and Walker Martin
has moved to Institute Hill
Mrs. John Altenbaugh, of Pittsburg,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. }.
TAFT, of Mercer street, this week.
G.. w. Cramer and daughter, Mrs
Carrie O'Brien. of Buffalo twp, did
some shopping in Butler, Monday.
J. w. Kaltenbaugh, Esq, of Penn
North, was in town Tuesday and secured
a1 Iu fnr
Mrs. NJ McCune has resigned as port
master at Branchton and Miss Laura
Webb has applied for the position.
Geo. r. Graham, of Butler, is in the
hospital at San Francisco, recovering
from a wound received in the Philip
pines.
Rev. q. D. Simens and wife of Per
rysviile, Pa, returned home Friday, af
ter a short visit with VIM. Siebert Of
w. Wayne st.
Thomas Kelly: of Slipperyrock, D. R.
Kennedy. of Muddycreek, and }. G.
Moore of Centre, were among our
callers, Tuesday.
Mrs Josiah NJ Thompson left for
Colorado, last Saturday, with the inten-
tion of securing her grand children, and
bringing them home.
DR.. E. L. Wasson and Walter Staples
are erecting two-story frame building
at Gallery in which they intend to en-
bark in the drug business.
Isaac Andrews has been appointed
First Sergeant of Co. E., and III. S. Van
derlin, ]. J. Martin, H. H. Hepler and
j. Christy Duty Sergeants.
Mark Heck, one Of Buffers young
printers, has secured good position
with Colgin Brook & Co.'S. job office on
Western Ave. Allegheny City.
Charley Fleeger is gaining quite a
reputation for dressing windows. He
is with A Ruff & Son and his artistic
work can be seen in their windows
Mrs VIM. Summers, Miss Ina Rum
baugh and young man named Diehl
all Of Hilliard and Anna Shearon Of
Branchton are sick with typhoid fever.
d. j. Wadsworth and j. c. eastman,
of Butler, took dinner with Miss Eta
Wadsworth, Of Slipperyrock, last Sun
day, also called upon William Wads-
worth.
James NJ. Fallack of Beaver Falls has
purchased the Geo. Beighley farm in
Ccnnoquenessing twp. near Whitestown
and is now occupying it. He is IA paint
er by trade and intends raising fine
chickens.
Phillip Snyder of Clinton twp, :and
Mrs. Sarah Seton, (nee Montgomery
his neighbor, came to Butler last Thurs
day, took out marriage license, and
were married in the Court House by
Rev. Hazlett.
Nina, daughter of r. A. King, the
Harrisville hotel keeper, and William,
son of s. l., Braham, Of Mercer town
ship, were married in Butler, Friday.
After a short wedding trip to Pittsburg
and other points the happy couple re
turned to their home IN Harrisville.
T. L. Sipe and mother Of Clearfield
twp left for Cripple Creek, Col. where
his brother, w p and sister are located.
They went by the way of Cincinnati
St Louis and Kansas City Cripple
Creek is in a mountain valley, about n
hundred miles from Denver
J. G. Moore, Esq, of Centre town
ship. was in town. Tuesday. He owns
relic that will probably be on exhibit
tion at our Centennial. 1t is the old
bell that belonged to the old Jacob
Meching hotel and was also used to call
Court for a time. The bell is said to
have twenty five silver dollars cast in it.
Samuel Walker, who has been coach
ing the football team of the Virginia
Military Academy, arrived home Fri
day, on thirty day furlough, caused
by the school closing on account Of
typhoid fever They paid Sam. in ad-
vance and made him promise to go back
again.
Mcleod Graham Of Lordsburg, New
Mexico, is visiting his brothers, James
and George of Connoq. twp. and Harper
of Butler. The four brothers met in
Butler, last Saturday, and had their
photographs taken in a group. Mcleod
is in the mining district of New Mexico,
and intends following that business in
old Mexico
Ottmar Mergenthaler, the inventor
and patentee Of the wonderful type
setting (or rather making) machine,
! called a linotype. is lying seriously i'll at
his home in Baltimore He is but 4j
years of age He was born in Wurtem-
burg, Germany, and while he was yet a
boy he was apprenticed to watch
maker, but he did not serve out his
! time, owing to his desire TO escape mil
itary service IN the German army.
When he Landed in Baltimore his entire
capital was only $50. Going to Wash
| ington the young immigrant secured
work in the machine shop Of his uncle,
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