Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
DEATHS.

GALbhAll h-AI Ills uOl1c III Auah1S
township September 80, 1904, Rev.
CJohn Galbraith, in his seth year.
Mr. Galbraith was a minister OF the
Covenanter church. he was the father
of r T Galbraith of Mars, and Mrs.
Jennie Hite of Valencia.
NEYMAN-At his home in East Brady,
September 27, 1904. Hiram Neyman,
aged s. years.
Mr.. Newman was born in this county,
but moved to East Brady in 1914, and
engaged in the making of brick.
KYLE At his home in Harrisyille.
Oct. /, 1904. Thompson Kyle, aged 81
wears.
MARTIN-At his home in Penn twp
Oct ,, 1904. Jacob S. Martin, aged
about go years.
His death was caused by typhoid. He
is survived by his wife and five child
TeD.
REEP-At his home in Petrolia, Oct ,,
1904, Simon Reep, aged So years.
KELLY-At his home in Bruin, Oct ?,
1904, Thomas Kelly, aged - years.
Obituary.
Harry Williams" of Academy fame,
died at his home in Allegheny, last Fri
day. His real name was VIM. b.
Walker.
Hon. George V. Lawrence of Monon-
gahela City. Pa. died at his home On
Sunday morning last at the age of near
" S6 years For more than half cen
tury Mr. Lawrence had been a repre-
sentative of the people of Washington
county. either IL the State Legislature
or in Congress. and was well and favor
ably known He was on the present
Presidential Electoral ticket of the Re
publican party for this state
Postmaster General Payne died at
his appointments in the Arlington hotel,
Washington. d. c., Tuesday evening
He had not been in good health fol
two years, and the direct cause Of his
death was heart trouble
He was born in Massachusetts in 1913.
clerked in a country postoffice when
boy. moved with an uncle to Milwau-
kee in 1863 and engaged in business
which proved failure, and afterwards
entered politics at which he was sue
cess He has been prominent in the
politics of Wisconsin for 30 years, and
has been member Of the Republican
National Committee since 1888.
He will be buried at Milwaukee.
Geo. F. Hoar U. s. Senator from
Massachusetts, died at his home in
Worcester. Mass, last Thursday night.
He had been member of the Senate
and House for thirty five years, and
was considered one of the ablest and
best Statesmen of the country.
Senator Hoar has left the heritage
of a strong character. He had not all
of the virtues and possessed share OF
the failings He could be !esty and dis
agreeable and yet he was man of won
derful love for his fellows. Those with
whom he broke lances were his best
friends He belonged to race Of
statesmen tEat has passed away and the
last was one OF the brightest ornaments
New England ever sent to Washington
Finally, it should be said that although
he was a lawyer of great ability he died
worth only few hundred dollars Last
year he announced that his income was
almost nothing outside his salary and
that he had lived in boarding house
all his years in Washington because he
could not afford modest home of his
owb.
Senator Hoar will be missed in the
Senate, Wnere MS SERVICES dt tue nedu
of the Judiciary Committee had for
years been the most arduous of any
man in that body, and it is said that he
wrote more legislation now on the stat
ute books than all his colleagues put
together He WIS the author of tbs
Presidential Election law, which pre-
vents another controversy such as there
was in 1861 He was the author oi
the Presidential succession law and
many others of great importance He
had trained legal mind. an inordinate
capacity for work and, whether we be
lieve that he was at all times right OF
not it must be admitted that he had 8
singularly pure soul and his departure
will be regretted as much as that of any
man in the chamber where he sat for &c
many years.