Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
PERSONAL.

John C. Thorne of New Castle St, i
on the sick list.
Miss Hattie Bell of the Registers of
fee is i'll with grip.
Mildred Holland had nearly as larg,
an audience as Bryan.
james Finlay of Franklin and neice
did some shopping in Butler. Monday
J. c. F. Day is now running th'
! Casper Fehl coal bank in Forward twp
/ R. A. Marshall and wife of Middlesez
did some shopping in Butler, Saturday
Miss Stella Pape will hold her last
dance of the season on Monday, Feb
10th.
, s. L. Fisher of Butler is now working
with a firm of painters in f. L. Pitts
burg
Daniel Heck of Oakland visited his
daughter, Mrs John Kepple, in Butler,
last week.
Editor FL. W. Bame of the Butler
County Observer has recovered from a
severe illness.
Rey. J. S. Mckee and wife are enjoy
ing a two-weeks vacation at Whining
ton and Mt Pleasant.
". F. BARLEY and wife Of Clarion
county are visitors at the residence of
Cyrus Campbell at present
Will J. Sipe, the Mars blacksmith,
was called to Allegheny Monday. by
the serious illness of his sister
Crawford Johnston, VIM. Seton and
w P. Criner of Flick killed two-year-
old hog Saturday that dressed $50
pounds.
j. n. Kirker Of Lancaster township
has sold his farm to an Allegheny city
man, and will move next April to
Wurtem burg.
Ed Snyder, a son of P. r. Snyder of
Mercer twp, is said to be in serious
condition with locomotor taxa at
Mahoningtown, Lawrence county.
Mrs. Sarah R. Book celebrated her
s5th birthday, last Saturday, by sup
per and family reunion at the home of
her daughter, Mrs S. B. Cross of Spring
st.
G. S. Huselton Of Penn township was
in town, Tuesday, renewing his bond as
Tax Collector of that twp He will be
a candidate for County Auditor, this
year.
Chas Lepsch of the Evans Machine
shop made the models for Mr.. Hey
bricks new engineering instrument, and
thereby proved himself a mechanic of
unusual ability.
Fl. W. Burtner is at Porto Rico at
present on the Massachusetts He
expected to be assigned to vessel that
would take part in King Edwards
coronation, but was disappointed.
VIM. Dipner of Clearfeld, WIN. Falk-
ner OF Winfield, j. G.. Elliott of Summit
township, Jas. I. Marshall of Penn
Lot Wilson of Muddycreek,
Gro IL Rea of Marion, were among
our callers Saturday
Jacob Renick of Centre township was
in Butler Monday. Mr.. Renick started
in to hoe his own row early. made a lot
of money in oil, lost it, and then by
hard knocks at numbering and farming
got hold Of 300 acres of land through
which the Speechley belt seems bound
to pass.
Harry McFann, of Butler, and Miss
Mary Rankin. of Elderton, were married |
January 22d, at the home
of the bride. Rev. J. w. Dunbar officiat !
ing. Miss Rankin was formerly court |
and well known here
Mr.. McFanD is in employ of the Peoples
Gas Company, having charge Of the
pump station at Girty.-Kittanning
Press.
Ed. Kershner of Reading Pa. lately
from the Philippines He was
a member of Co. L, 10th Infantry and
said that in November Five soldiers OF
our company were conducting wagon
train from Caylan to Agadano, when
we were ambushed III the party were
As Philippines with rifles and we did
not find out how many bolomen. Seven
bullets struck me. One went into my
lungs, two into my stomach, one in my
left arm. two in my right leg and one in
my left leg. The bullet that went into
my chest passed within an inch of my
heart. Two bullets are still in my right
leg They do not hurt me much. After
about two hours fighing with the Phil
ippinos the latter drew off No one else
was scratched. / stopped all the
bullets.