Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-17
DEATHS.
FLEEGER- his home in Lawrence
county, April II, 1902, Harry Fleeger,
formerly of Greece City

FLEEGER his home in Lawrence
county. April IL, 1902, Harry Fleeger,
formerly of Greece City.
ELLIOTT-At the Butler Hospital,
Saturday, April u, 1902, j. Addison
Elliott of Centre township, aged As
years.
SHAFFER-At the Butler Hospital,
April -, 1902, Mrs. Nicholas Shaffer
of Butler. formerly of Clearfeld twp
DRAUCKER-At the home of his son,
Claude, in Butler, April 10. 1902,
Andrew Draucker, formerly of
Curwensyille.
WHITMIRE-At his home in Butler
April is, 1902, Jacob Whitmire, aged
20 years.
MIR. Whitmire was born in Oakland
twp. where he spent the greater part of
his life. and was one of the best known
men of his comm unity. Tie was honest.
upright and charitable. He was a mem
ber Of the Grace Lutheran church and
was always an active worker for its
cause. Some years ago he removed to
Butler where he make his home with
his daughter, Mrs. D D. Quigley. Heis
survived by six children.
The funeral service will be held at the
Quigley home on Mercer St, tomorro W,
Friday, afternoon.
Obituary.
Gen. Wade Hampton died at his home
i'll Columbia, S. c., last Friday, aged 81
years.
T. DEWITT TALMAGE.
Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage died at
his home in Washington D. c., last
Saturday evening. DR.. Talmage had
been Ill for some weeks and was un-
conscious for more than go hours before
death came. The immediate cause was
heart complications, induced by severe
attack of grip
Until he went South in February, DR..
Talmage was in his usual health. While
in the City of Mexico early in March he
was attacked by grip and was quite i'll
for two weeks. When he returned
home the long journey made him worse
He arrived in Washington March IA
and at once took to his bed He has
suffered from throat trouble for many
years, and that trouble became acute,
and was complicated with weak and
disturbed action of his heart. He grad
ually failed until few days ago the
physicians announced that he could not
recover
The patient gradually grew weaker
until life passed away so quietly that
even the members of the family, all of
whom were watching at the bedside,
hardly knew that he had gone.
He rose from farmers boy to be one
of the most famous divines in the coun-
try He was born at Boundbrook,
Somerset county, n. j., January Z,
1885. He was the youngest of IL chill
dren, seven of whom were boys.
When 18 years old he joined the
church and the following year entered
the University of New York. His bril-
liancy at studies was rather dimmed by
his talent for oratory and his dramatic
This attracted attention to
him on exhibition days. AS scholar
in bellies lettres he was without a rival
among his fellow students
He graduated in May, 1858, and his
speech at Niblo's Garden on THE Moral
Effects of Sculpture and Architecture"
aroused the audience to pitch of en-
thusiasm that was rare The publica-
ton of this address was the first literary
article of Mr.. Talmage ever printed.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, It has pleased our Heaven
ly FaILer to call home from his labors
in this world our honored and beloved
comrade, Mr.. Godfried Rhinehold, late |
Of Co. ID, 9th Pa. Ii Artillery, and
Whereas, In his death James Harvey
Post No 5i4, has lost faithful, earn
est and upright comrade; his wife and |
family true and loving husband and
father, and the community charitable |
and honorable Christian man, deserving
the love and respect of all who knew |
him, therefore be it
Resolved, That while we feel most |
deeply the loss of his comradeship, we
eau but look to the Allwise Father and |
say. Thy will be done
That we extend our heartfelt sympa-
thy to the bereayed wife and family, |
trusting that the Holy Spirit will com
fort where earthly friends and comrades |
cannot. that they will remember He
doeth all things well, that through suf
fering we are prepared for that better |
life, and as that our comrade was loyal, |
true and faithful even unto death here |
we believe the more joyful will be his
entrance into His Kingdom.
That our Post observe the usual rites
in memorium of our deceased comrade
That copy of these resolutions be
sent to the wife and family, and copy
TO the BUTLER CITIZEN for publica-
ton.
THOMAS WOOD,
Jos. JONES,