Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-13
PERSONAL.

Sheriff Gibson had but two boarder
the other day.
Austin w. Boozel of Euclid was il
town on business, Thursday.
Miss Laura McClymonds has gon
back to Seattle, Wash.
J. B. Black, P. NJ. and his son started
for st. Louis, yesterday.
T. 7. Stewart of Centre township
brought some splendid apples to Butler
Tuesday.
J Pierport Morgan has been sued fol
the paltry sum of $50. 900. what a dis
gracel
VIM. NJ. Stalker. collector of VenangC
township, was in town on business
Tuesday.
Jos. NJ Mattern and r. j. Anderson
of Mars were in town on business
Tuesday.
Chas. Read, of Middle Lancaster, has
entered the Lutheran Theological semi
nary at Chicago.
County treasurer Allison of Mercer
COuulN nlICCA pOuAu plhC al
Big Bend, the other day.
Rev. J. C. Nicholas and John a.
Reiber are in Indiana. this week, at.
tending the synod of the Lutheran
church
Isaac N. Shook of Magic, returned
home, Tuesday, from a ten days visit tc
the ST. Louis Fair well pleased with
his trip.
Isaac Black, the first Superintendent
of Butler county schools, is now 81
years of age, and lives in Bloomington,
Nebraska.
o. w. Jenkins, a millionaire of Cor.
pus Christi, Texas, has advertised fol
human skulls, the collection of which is
a fad of his.
s. A. McQuistion has returned to his
home in Bellefonte after visiting his
nephew. b. B. McQuistion, and other
Butler relatives.
James Rankin, wife, and son, John,
started for st. Louis, Monday. They
will see the Fair, and will als) visit
friend in Illinois.
Miss Margaret s. Kibler and Thomas
w. Boyd. well-known architect Of
were married yesterday dt
the residence of d. L. Cleeland.
E. l.. Gibson Of Parker twp. did some
shopping in Butler Friday. He is
building a new barn to take the place
of the one burned some weeks ago.
DR.. Jesse Black and wife of Knox
vile, near Pittsburg. are the guests Of
DR.. Scott of Sarversville; and Mrs
Black visited Mrs. ]. w. Coulter, OF
Butler, Monday.
Robert Storey, J. FL. Negley, Rev.
Prugh and N. Nj. Slator, four octogen-
arians of Butler, invite the other octo's
Of this vicinity to meet with them in
the Y. M. c. A. rooms on Saturday of
next week, the 23d.
Judge Storey was in to pay his sub
scription yesterday and told us that he
yet owns the farm his father settled up
on and cleared in 1896; also that it has
never been mortgaged nor entered
against during the intervening years
10S.
Pythagoras asserted that "a man is a
child till the age of 90" a youth till the
age of 40, man at 60 and an old man
at so If Pythagoras were living now
he might add, land able to run for the
vice presidency at 81, if he has the
price"
Charles Graham, the well-known
grocery salesman, has been lying i'll in
a Warren, Pa, hospital with nervous
49, r. 81. he hic
wife has been i'll with typhoid fever at
their home on East Cunningham street
for three weeks.
James Stephenson and wife of Mt.
Chestnut celebrated their golden we'd
ding, yesterday. Mrs Stephenson g
maiden name was Nipple and she is a
sister of w. s. Ripple of New Bethle-
hem, and of u s. Senator Jno. Ripple
Mitchell of Oregon.
Miss Margaret E., daughter of John
G. Moore. OF Slippery Rock, and for
several years a teacher in the public
schools of Butler, started, Tuesday, for
Asyuth, Egypt, to work in the United
missions in that country
Miss Moore has been preparing for the
work for some time.
Andrew Carnegie opines that if the
United States, Great Britain. France
and Germany would combine in an
earnest demara for worlds peace by q
threat to compel it, war would be soon
eliminated He is right. Also, if these
same nations should agree to compel
the observance of the Ten Command
ments, it might be accomplished
Miss Louise Chalmers Campbell,
daughter of Attorney and Mrs T. G.
Campbell and Charles A. McElyain, OF
Walker & McElvain. were married last
evening at the brides home on North
street Rev. James o. Campbell of
uncle of the bride, and Rev.
w. L. Oller performed the ceremony.
The affair was ON of the most brilliant
ever held in. Butler.
Ada B., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w.
J. Welsh, and w. A. Gerner were mar
ried, Tuesday, at the home Of the bride.
The bride wore dainty costume of
white and carried cluster of white
roses. Miss Pearl Wyant who acted as
maid of honor was in cream pongee and
carried white roses Floyd Bonner act
ed as best man. Although quiet. the
wedding was prettily appointed one,
and the house was handsomely decorat'
ed with white and yellow Chrysanthe.
nuns and effective arrangements OF
foliage. The ceremony was followed by
a wedding dinner, and later MIR. and
Mrs Gerner left for bridal tour, and
on their return will be at home IN But
ler. The groom is assistant manager
and treasurer of the Evans Manus.--I,-
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