Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-15
DEATHS.

WAGNER At New Kensington. Feb
p. 1900, Peter Wagner. formerly o.
jefferson township.
MCCLELLAN Thursday March Sth
1900. at Warren Pa, John d. Nc
Clellan. aged 30 years.
His remains We're buried from hii
home near Harrisville. Saturday. II,
is survived by a wife nee Morris but
no children. He was a brother of Mrs
Ii. w Koonce. Of South Main street
Miss Mary A. Mcclellan. of West street
and James B. Mcclellan, Of Grove City
all Of whom attended his funeral
STARR-At the home Of her son l. E.
III Butler. March II, 1900. Mrs
Elisha Starr, in her 12nd year.
YOUNG her home in Butler twp.
March Il. 1900 Mrs Bert Young.
aged about A. years.
HAXWELL-Friday, March 9th, 1900
at his home near Saxon Station,
William W. Maxwell, aged 60 years.
Death was caused by heart failure.
Mr.. Maxwell was a veteran of the, civil
war, an active Republican worker and
a man of excellent qualities. He had
been appointed tipstaff and was to take
his position Monday morning. He was
the father of James NJ. Maxwell Butler 5
newly elected tax collector. Funeral
services We're held at his home Satur-
day afternoon. His remains We're
brought to Butler Sunday morning on
the West Penn and inferred in the
North Cemetery, the q. \. r. and L.
Y. l.. attending.
TURNER-At her home in Parker twp
March , 1900 Mrs Elizabeth Tur-
ner III her S0th year.
She was the mother of Clerk of Courts
w. P. Turner, and of 5. c. Turner of
Bruin.
RUNKLE-At her home in Mercer Co
March -, 1900 Mrs. Sarah Runkle.
mother of J G., Runkle of Walker
Ave. Butler.
BUCKHOLDT-At Charleroi, March
p 1900. Maj A. 2. Buckholdt for
merly Of Grove City and Quartermas-
ter of the 18th Reg y. G.. P.
NITCHELL-At his home in this place
Sunday evening March II, 1900
John Mitchell, Esq. in the 12nd year of
his age.
But few days before Mr.. Mitchell's
death he buried his only son. He went
to Cleveland, Ohio, to see his son who
was living there and who was sick
While there his son died and he brought
his remains to Butler where they We're
buried last Tuesday a week. Just a week
from the time the remains of Mr..
Mitchell himself were laid away The
weather was very severe when going to
and returning from Cleveland and that,
with the shock of his sons death, proved
more than his system could stand.
John Mitchell was quite an active
man in the affairs of life. He is the
last of the family of the elder James
Mitchell, one of the earliest pioneers of
the county, and who lived on the Kit
tanning road about two miles east of
Butler. Here he was born Dec. 7, 1928.
The late Hon. James Mitchell, at one
time an Associate Judge of the county
was a brother, as was the late Samue!
:. Mitchell. Alexander and James r.
Mitchell of this place are nephews.
Mr.. Mitchell held various offices of
trust i'll the county, being at one time
the Sheriff of the county aud recently
one of its Commissioners which last Of
flee he vacated only on the first of This
year. He held other official positions
and being a man Of very generous dis
position and peaceable manners exercis-
ed much influence among his fellow
citizens. All knew him as kind, ten
der hearted man, one always willing to
oblige and always liberal and chari-
ia BILE.
The exercises at the funeral were con
Quoted by the Revs Oller and Worrell
OF the Presbyterian churches of this
place and the remains We're followed to
the grave by very large circle of rela-
tives and friends