Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-09
DEATHS.

DIETER her home in Chicora, Sat
urday. July %, 1900, Helen, wife OF
E. G. Dieter, aged 80 years.
STAMM-At her home in ". Sunbury,
July 81, 1900, Mrs. ---- Stamm,
aged about 20 years.
She was buried at Prospect.
CHRISTY- her home in Cherry
twp, Aug. 1, 1900, Miss Martha Christy
MCCLUNG-At her home in Fairview,
August 7, 1900, Mrs. Rosetta Nc
Clung, wife of Charles McClung, aged
about n years
HARVEY--At her home in Butler,
Aug g. 1900, Mildred G., infant
daughter of j. II. Harvey.
FLICK-At Prospect, August :, 1900,
Mrs. Joseph Flick, (nee Albert aged
about 80 years.
BASQUE-Aug 8, 1900, infant daush-
ter of Chas Basque Of Butler.
DOSCH-At the residence of his sou in
Pittsburg, Aug. Z, 1900, George Mich
ael Dosch, aged 7S years.
Mr. Dosch was formerly a citizen of
this place and was worthy and re-
spected man While here he was en-
gagged in the tailoring business. He re
moved to Allegheny City and was in
business there for many years as a
merchant tailor. For year or two
past he has made frequent visits to a
daughter living in Summit twp, and
with whom he stayed much of his time
lately. All who knew him will respect
his memory.
SHEAVER- his home in Lanca ster
twp, Aug 3, 1900, Lewis Sheav er
aged IS years
During the early days of the oil ex-
citement near Harmony he was for
ssome unknown reason attacked by a
tranger and brutally beaten as he was
entering his barn. From the effects of
this he never fully recovered though
his death was from exhaustion rather
than from any particular disease. He
was born in Hesse Darmstadt in 1925,
came to this country with his parents
when six years old and lived till his
death in this immediate vicinity. He
was an active member of Zion's Luther
an Church at Middle Lancaster His
funeral services were conducted by his
pastor, Rev II X Shanor assisted by
Rev. PETER. Il former pastor, in the
presence of a gathering of friends that
had so long been Il member.
NEGLEY-At his home in Philadel-
phia, August 1900, James A Neg
ley, aged II years and months.
Mr. Negley was born and raised in
Butler, and was brother of our present
Mrs Mary b. Muntz Mrs. Susan A.
Patterson and John II. Negley.
When quite young man he entered
mercantile, business for which he show
ed a natural inclination. He began his
career as a merchant at the corner of
Main and Wayne streets, where he
aided in the erection of a frame store
house, about 1S4S, and which soon after
gave way to the present brick one there
now owned and occupied by Mr.. Jacob
Boos, and which has been much en-
larged and improved by him. After
leaving here Mr.. Negley was engaged
in various mercantile enterprises,
among them a store in Allegheny City
for while But through nearly all his
life as merchant he vas in some way
connected with the large Dry Goods
house in Philadelphia of Hood, Bon
bright & Co., now Hood, Foulkrod
q Co. AS merchant he was
always held in high esteem by all who
had business with him, as correct hon
est and accommodating dealer AS
man he was held in equally high re
gard for his genial nature and obliging
disposition
He was married in Philadelphia Sept
10, 1861, TO Miss Elizabeth Mytinger of
that ci ty and has lived there FOR about
the last twenty-five years. He had six
three of whom with his wife
survive him Among the deceased
was the late Mrs Frank S.
Purviance of this place.
His funeral took place in Philadelphia
ON Monday last, 9th inst, the services
being conducted by ministers of the
became a member after his marriage.