Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-09
Harmony and Zelienople.

J. w. Keller the hardware clerk of
d. G.. Bastian of Zelienople left for
| Leechburg last week where he accepted
a position in hardware store.
Earl W Kidd. a fireman on the Fit.
Wayne railroad, visited his parents at
Harmony last week.
FL. Fl. Beighlea of Harmony and Geo
Welsh OF jackson twp. were IN west
moreland countylastweek buying horses
Mr.. Beighlea purchased fine span OF
Norman Percheron mares. They are
thoroughbred and registered and weigh
1900 pounds each This is said to be
the prettiest team yet brought TO Har-
mony.
DIR. r. E. Redmond and wife of New
Castle were at Harmony last FRIDAY,
the guests of DR.. ]. A. Osborne ana
wife.
Abr. Beiyhlea, while blowing near
Zelienople last week. killed two black
snakes iying together; each snake was
five feet long.
Abraham Meyer, who clerks in q. ID.
Swain & Co.'S. store at Harmony, is at
Gettysburg this week as representative
of Harmony council Royal Arcanum
No. sos in the Grand Council Session OF
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. J d. Hodil and daughter Alice,
visited relatives at Volant a few days
last week and returned to their home
near Harmony on Saturday.
Mesdames C.. H. and Bert Knox of
Harmony drove to Rochester last Fri
day and attended the funeral OF a re-
lative.
Mrs. Fl. II. Beighlea of Harmony was
at Rochester last week helping to wait
on her sister, Miss Harvey. OF Prospect
who is sick with typhoid fever. Miss
Harvey clerked in Doutts dry goods
store at Rochester.
Last Saturday morning large farm
barn on the old widow Swain farm at
Middle Lancaster burned with grain
and farming implements. Charley
Warner is the loser, for he purchased
this farm several years ago. The in
sprance on the barn and its contents Is
said to be $1,000. Origin of fire is un-
known.
DIR. Harry Wilson Of Allegheny was
at Harmony on Sunday the guest OF his
parents Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Wilson
Charley Kirker of Pittsburg visited
his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. d. Kirker
at Harmony on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mcclure of Prospect was the
enest of her sisters at Harmony over
Sunday.
BENJAMIN Wise and his mother Mrs.
Jacob f. Wise of Harmony left Sunday
morning for Avalon and were the
guests of Mrs James Moore. Mrs.
Wise will visit there for some time.
MIR. James Welsh of Harmony who
has been seriously i'll for long time
and is nearly S3 years old, is rapidly
sinking.
William Wild Jr died at his home in
Harmony at midnight on May ord; ne
suffered long and severely from dropsy
and chronic liver trouble. He was born
on Nov 26 1857 and was 43 years 5 mo.
and I days old when he died. In June
1888 he was married to Elizabeth Week
becker, and their marriage was blessed
with seven children who with his wife
and his aged father and mother and six
brothers and sisters survive him. He
was saddler by trade.
He was member Of the German
Lutheran church at Zelienople, was
baptized in infancy and confirmed on
Apr 26, 1876
The funeral was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. J. G.. Butz of Zelienople at
the house on Sunday at 2 O'Clock and
the remains were inferred in the ceme-
terry at ZelIenople after which services
were held in the German Lutheran
church; the pastor, Rev. ]. q. Butz,
preached in the German language and
Rev L. 0. Benze of Zelienople spoke IN
the English language. The text was
Ps 1922 25.
David Shontz, ST. died at his home in
Harmony, at 9 o'clock on Saturday May
A, 1901. Fer year he was troubled
with his kidneys, but was only bedfast
sor only one week before he passed away
The deceased is well known by the
older native residents of this part of the
country and was born in Pottstown.
Montgomery county of the state on
Aug 10th 1918; his fathers name was
Abraham. He was married twice.
His first marriage occurred on Oct. IL
1889 and Mary Boyer was his bride.
This union was blessed with twelve
children; six are dead and six living.
The mother died on Mar 3, 1873.
On March 4th, 1883. he was married to
his second wife, Nj g. Catherine Lutz, who
with stepson also survive the deceased.
Father Shontz was SO years = mo. and
~ day old when he died. He died
peacefully; old age with the trouble
mentioned overpowered his physical
strength He was always very active
and industrious man. AT the age of 16
he was Unidentified with the church and
died with lively hope in Christ.
The funeral service was held in the
Bethel, Church of God at Harmony on
Monday, May at 80 p. M. and was
conducted by his former pastor, Elder
w. H. Guyer OF Lillyville, who minist-
cred to him in his late sickness and was
assisted by ReY. J. A. Leuzinger of the
Reformed church.
A very large number of relatives
neighbore and friends honored the de-
parted with their presence at this i'm
pressive service, for he was highly es-
teemed because of his ripe age and the
loveliness Of character which natures
with four score years and more. He
was peacefully laid to rest in the his
torical Mennonite cemetery near Har-
mony while the pink peach and the
white cherry blossoms with resurrected
vegetation were rejoicing in the bright
warm sunshine Of an early May day.
His body has returned to the earth
from whence it came and is silent; but
his spirit has gone to God. who gave it
and is rejoicing in His love.