Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-09-01
DEATHS.

his home in Washing
ton county. Aug. 90. 1904, Allen W.
Anchors, formerly of this county,
AGED 6S years.
her home in Centre twp.
Aug. "a, 1901. Miss Mabel. daughter
cf II. H Elliott. formerly of Chicora.
SYKES AT his home in Pittsburg,
Aug 25, 1904, James Francis Sykes.
HUNT-At his home in New Castle.
Aug. =, 1904. John c. Hunt, former
" postmaster at Flora.
OESTEKLING- her home in Sum
nit twp, Aug. %, 1904, Mary E.,
daughter of John Osterling. aged II
years.
Her death WIS caused by typhoid
SMITH At Ler home in Indiana, Aug,
%, 1904, Airs Mary Smith, formerly
of Butler. aged s4 years.
She was sister of Mrs. Margaret
Althurs of West Sunbury.
TUCKER AT her home in Butler,
August Is. 1904. Mrs Eliza Jane
wife OF Brother Pleasant Tucker,
aged 5S years.
SLATER his home in Oakland
twp Aug. 30, 1904, Jacob Slater,
aged co years.
Death was caused by apoplexy. a
wife, one son and four daughters sur
vive him.
ROWE-As her home in Butler, Aug.
50. 1904. Miss Margaret Rowe, aged
40 years.
RoBIsON-August 30, 1904, infant
daughter of J. II. Robson of Butler.
ALLEN At her mothers home in
Jewett, Ohio August 2S. 1904, Of
typhoid fever, Lillian Allen, aged 10
years.
Miss Allen left Butler in June and
was taken sick shortly afterwards. she
was granddaughter of Samuel Alien
of Isle and daughter of Robert Allen.
deceased. She WAS formerly employed
by Register and Recorder Davis in his
Office, and when in Butler made her
home with her uncle, Harvey Allen, OF
Penn street She was bright and at
tractive young lady and had many
friends. Her remains We're brought 70
Butler and inferred at Prospect U 2.
church. Tuesday morning.
MITCHELL-At his home in Butler,
August %, 1904, Lewis u. Mitchell,
in his S0th year.
Mr.. Mitchell was born in Lower Han
over township, Dauphin county, Pa, in
1924, and when 10 years old came 10
Butler with his sister, Mrs. Moses Sulii-
van. He read law with the late Samuel
Gilmore in 1s45 was admitted to prac-
tice and in 1s48 was elected clerk Of
courts on the Democratic ticket. to
which party he had turned. He several
times received the Democratic nomlua-
tiou for Congress, bat was unfortunate
in being in strongly Republican dis
trict In 1878 he was a member of the
Constitutional convention which fcrmu-
lated the present constitution CT Penn
sylvania He was an able lawyer.
widely read in literature, and was a
winning speaker under any circun-
stances. Mr. Mitchell was twice mar
ried, first to Mary Ann Mcbride, daugh-
ter Of Sheriff Francis Mcbride, aud
after her death to Margaret Christie,
daughter of the late Judge Jonn Bredin-
He is survived by one son Paul Mitch
ell, of Butler, and one daughter, Mrs
Louise Brown, wife of George Brown.
of Bakersfield. Cal Harry Howe, Jr
the Standard Car works. and Mrs.
Mamie Howe Kennedy, wife of Walter
Keknedy, of Latrobe, Pa, are grand
children. He was member Oh Sb-
Peters Episcopal church.
CRANMER-At her home in Clay
township, Friday, August Goth. 1904,
Sara Belle McQuistion, wife of James
Cranmer, aged rs years and 20 days.
Early in life she united with the
Presbyterian church and was faithful
member throughout her whole life.
She has been sufferer for many years
but never complained, and her Bible
was her most cherished possession. She
was very kind mother and loved
neighbor Her husband and three
daughters survive her.
Her kind life has been blessing,
Pnre and full without alloy,
And her soul doth shine with radiance;
And shall shine for ever more.
Though we miss her, we shall meet her,
Over on the other shore. BAF.
Obituary.
Jas. r. Robbery OF New Castle. for
merly Of this county, died, Tues9sy.
aged "A years.
J. Z. Miller. an old citizen of Free
port is dead, at the age Of 7s years.
Z. W. Anchors. seuior member OF the
furniture firm of Anchors Bros. d SET
ton of Tarentum, died, Tuesday lie
was born near Parker.