Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-06-14

| Fantastic parade come this afternoon,
| followed by more speeches, hose and bl-
| cycle races and other sports at the Fair
Grounds and Butler countys first Cen
| tennial will be over
VISITORS AND NOTES.
w. S. Nipple. aged 40, of New Bethle-
hem, Clarion Co., dentist, formerly of
Franklin twp, left this county, twenty
four years ago. There were fourteen
children in the family of John Nipple
and Winfield Scott, was the next to the
youngest. Ex-senator John Nipple
(MitchelD of Oregon is 65 and Mrs.
Stevenson of Mt. Chestnut is about GS.
Mr.. Nipples wife (nee StClair)- is with
| him.
William McNair, aged 63 years, born
in Butler, went west with his father
and family As years ago. His father
was millwright and so is he, but has
lately been interested in some inven-
| tions. While here he was the guest or
| his sister, Mrs p Pierce of the West
Side and Mrs. Currie of Harrisville.
Maj. A. G. Negley in his Goth year,
civil engineer, left Butler thirty years
ago and for some years past has been
he camped in during the war. He is
the youngest son of John Negley, decd,
of Butler
| Benz w. Bredin, of Franklin, aged
| 80 years, son of Morris Bredin, left But
Ter thirty-five years, engaged in bank
1 inss,-..--d bccr me wealthy.
jeff. Burtner, aged %, of the Auditor
Generals Office in Harrisburg and his
daughter, Kate. are the guests of Butler
| friends. JEFF. is a native of Jefferson
| township, served a term in the clerk $
office, and secured his Harrisburg ap-
! pointment elven years ago.
Rev Asa Waters, aged 76, took in the
| Centennial. He came to Butler to live
45 years ago and afterwards lived at
| Prospect He was Principal of the
| Witherspoon Institute for some years.
| He was born in Grove City, where his
| father had mill and his grandfather,
! Harris, was the founder of Harrisville.
For some years Rev Waters has been Il
\ citizen of Florida. where he has ~,
orange grove.
Dr. Charles b. Gillespie aged 50
| years, was born in Butler CO.. in Done
gal township, lived in Butler till Is
years ago, when moved to Freeport,
read medicine in Butler with DR. Du
| Ponchell has practiced medicine since 5S,
excepting the three years he was in the
army.
| Among the callers at the CITIZEN Of
flee, Tuesday I We're Mrs. Lewis
| Hartman, nee Sample, of Cranber-
ry twp, w. l. Scott and daughter of
Lancaster twp, Mrs. Rebecca Walter of
Great Belt, H. w. Bame and father of
Harmony, Felix Negley and grand
| daughter of Penn twp, J. II. Turner
and wife of PaTnassus, Rev. Samuel
| Kerr of Harrisville F. G.. Negley and
wife of Pittsburg, S. S. Mays, wife aud
| family of Fairview, John Staples of Cal
| lery, II. Richard of Evans City, Henry
| Halstead of Clinton twp, Chas. Ellen
berger of Fairview, E. H. Ellenberger of
Herman, R. NJ. Emory of Chicora, j. s.
| Murtland of Magic, Thos. A Hay of
Clinton twp, and Benz. Stepp of Mid
| dlesex twp.
The Spanish war veterans were the
recipients of much applause.
q. w. Fleming has piece of his
great grandmother Smiths wedding
skirt, $50 years old; and his grandfather
Smiths silver cuff buttons over hun
dred years old.
The largest flag in town, 20x36 feet
hung in front of Levi Wise's house
Some of the old soldiers were quite
frisky, old Jimmy Sutton can yet make
fife talk, and several of the old boys
did step while the parade waited on
Mexican st.
Cleeland's collection of coins and
script is both valuable and interesting
Beaver county which was organized
at the same time ours was celebrates
next week. The Committee has been
! at work for over a year, and have
their work completed. In addition
to the local exercises they have secured
| the promises of the attendance of Major
| Gen. Miles and Gov. stone and Staff
Sheriff w. B. Dodds and son Rollins
| came down from their new home in
| Crawford county to take in the Centen-
NAL.
Col Redic made a splendid Marshal
| for the parades, and everything under
his management passed off smoothly.
|. j. McCandless, Esq. took a promi-
| nent part in the Centennial, and to him
| is due the greatest credit for its success.
He solicited and collected the money,
and acted as Treasurer
There was standing room only. on the
trains coming to Butler, Wednesday
morning.
Curry and Godwins Centennial Sou
venir was on sale Tuesday, and had a
good sale. One boy sold 134 that dav.
It's peach and you should have one
! 30 cts.
Duffys 1923 1900 sign was the great
est electric display in town. 1t was a
| beauty
The crowd in Butler, Tuesday, was
estimated at ten thousand; and that OF
yesterday, at twenty thousand.
On Wednesday, John Kaylor of Kay
lor, Chas Thompson of Buffalo. NJ +.
! Mclean OF Byers, Hiram Graham of
! Connoquenessing. y VI. Gibson and
family, Miss Eta Wadsworth of slim
! peryrok, Mrs. n. Lefevere and family
OF Jeffers, Alex Schilling, Esq, of Rel