Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
DEATHS.

COOPER-At her home in Jefferson
twp, April %, 1902, Mrs. John Coop
er, aged 20 years.
DENNY-At her home in Butler, April
90, 1902, Miss Mary Denny, aged 53
years.
KNAUSE-At her home in Summit
twp, April 81, 1902, Mrs. Andy
Knause, aged about 50.
MAHOOD-At her home in Butler,
April 81, 1902, Mabel, daughter of NJ.
NJ. Mahood.
BLAKELEY-At his home in Adams
twp, April 27, 1902, Andrew Blake
ley, aged 81 years.
BOLTZ-At his home in Winfield twp.
Apr 13, 1902, Henry A Boltz.
GRAHAM-At his home with A. o.
Miller in Eau Claire Apr. 26 1902, of
consumption, Seth Graham, aged
about 80 years.
The deceased was the village jeweler
and was a member of the Eau Claire
! band. He was unmarried.
NASH-At her home in Donegal twp.
April 26, 1902, Mrs. Casper Nash, aged
about % years.
MURRIN-At his home in Butler, April
%, 1902, John Murrin, Esq, aged go
years
Mr.. Murrin removed from Venango
twp. to Butler, some fifteen years ago.
His wife and three children, John, VIM.
z and Florence, survive him.
MANSTREL-At Sarversville, April
%, 1902, John Manstrel, aged 81
years.
COWAN-At the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Shulmire, Etna,
Pa April %, 1902, Mrs. Mary Jane
Cowan, widow Of Joseph Cowan, in
her S0th year.
BOGGS-At her home in Evans City,
April 26, 1902, Mrs. Mary J. Boggs,
widow of Robert Boggs, in her ssth
year.
She was the mother of R. II. Boggs of
Boggs & Buhl, Allegheny, and also of
Mrs Elizabeth Garvin, of Butler coun-
ty, Mrs Henry Beam. of Evans City;
James Boggs, of Butler county; Andrew
Boggs of Beaver county: Mrs. Arnelda
Clayton. of Evans City; and Miss Ella
Boggs, who made their home with her
mother.
GILLESPIE AT his home in Butler,
April "a, 1902, John w. Gillespie, aged
% years.
Sir. Gillespie had been seriously i'll
for some weeks, and his death was not
unexpected, as a complication of dis
eases made recovery an impossibility.
He was born in Connoquenessing twp
April 21, 1S47, served for three years
during the civil war in the heavy artil-
lery, and removed to Middlesex twp. in
1869
~
er in 1899, took his seat in Jan, 1900,
and served until few weeks ago, when
i'll health compelled him to reljnquish
his post.
His wife, nee Anderson, and six child
ren survive him
He was buried in Clinton cemetery,
Sunday.
PORTER-At his home in Connoque-
Messing April "a, 1902, VIM. Broaden
Porter, aged 80 years.
On the first day of last August he
was married to Miss Dora McMarlin of
Hallston. They moved to Connoqle
Messing twp. where they made their
home Four sisters and two brothers
are all that are left. the father and
mother and another younger brother,
BERTHE. having been taken a short time
ago In 16 months the four have been
laid side by side in the cemetery at
West Sunbury. The young wife has
the deepest sympathy of all the friends
and neighbors in her sad bereavement.
The sisters are Mrs. Lawrence Jones of
Freedom Beaver Co., Mrs William
Hilgar, Mrs. Thompson McCandless of
Euclid and Mrs. Scott Crouch of West
Sun bury and the brothers are John 5
Porter of Gibsonia and Eber G., the
Youngest brother of Connoquenessing.
HUTCHINSON AT his home on w.
Clay St, Butler, April 2S, 1902, An
drew jackson Hutchinson, in his 10th
year.
Rev. Hutchinson had been in feeble
health for some months, but was hope
ful of recovery up to the time of his
death-the immediate cause of which
was heart failure
He passed away peacefully.
He was born and raised on farm in
Cherry twp near Anandale and while
yer q young man studied for the minis
try and became local on. E } minister
He married Isabella Vandyke, who died
soma seven years -aSse-FfrcIr only CnIidj
Mrs. Thompson, survives them, az dues
also VIM. J. Fury of Butler, whom they
raised.
Some eighteen years ago, when living
on farm in Centre twp. Mr.. Hutchin-
son had his right hand bitten or scratch
ed by his horse. Blood poisoning set in
and he lost his right arm, a thing that
was eyer after great detriment to him.
While living in Centre twp. he was
elected a County Commissioner and
served for three years QSSS-S9 and 9O) =
giving entire satisfaction
He was esteemed by . all who knew
him
His funeral services will be held ia
the NJ E. church of Butler this, Thurs
day, afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Obituary.
Joseph PaIoi, all Italian. died of
pneumonia, at the Hospital Tuesday,
aged %.
A child of Chas Pease, of Butler ON
the Plank Road, aged 10 weeks, died of
whooping cough.
Ex-Judge w P jerks, the oldest
practicing attorney in Jefferson county,
died at his home in Brookville last Fri
day, aged 80 Judge jerks was mem
ber of pioneer jefferson county faml
". and for many years served as Presl-
dent Judge of the jefferson Clarion
district, and had practiced law for
many ears in Western Pennsylvania
He was brother of George A. Jenk5,
candidate for Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket four years ago and SollcI-
tor General under President Cleveland.