Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-02-25
PERSONAL.

John Philippi hiss moved to kayior-
Congressman Dick viii probably he
| Senator Hanna's successor.
Alvin Allen, of Clay twp. visited
friends in Butler. Yesterday
VIM. Galbreath of Winfield twp. Wis
tied friends in Butler. Monday.
p. J. and J. J. SPAIN Of Summit twp.
were in town on business. Friday.
Reuben W. PARK of Middlesex did
some shopping in Butler, Saturday.
ia. Park, of Middlesex. attended
to some business matters in Butler, yes
terday.
Prescott Negley of East Liberty spent
Washington Birthday with his grand
parents in Butler.
Attorney James 3. McJunkin is suf-
fering from severe attack OF infiam-
matory rheumatism
Paul Cronenwett captured some
prizes at the Pitts5urg poultry show for
single comb brown leghorns-
John Stalker of Rankin, formerly of
Butler, attended the funeral OF his
niece, Ethel McMurdy, at Pennington,
yesterday.
Mrs. Nicholas Reiger of Winfield
twp. came to Butler to do some shop
ping, last Saturday. and it il said, has
disappeared.
g. z. Weisenetein of Centre twp,
Daniel Goldinger of Donegal twp. and
]. N. Byers of Fairview were among
our callers. Saturday.
Miss Clara Grohman of the North
End and Miss Ora Kennedy OF Summit
twp. spent Saturday and Sunday with
the latter's parents at Mars.
Maben Lowman of Meadville visited
his mother and sister. last week. Mrs
Lowman has not been in good health
lately. She is partially paralyzed.
Those seven valentines received by
Prof Rolla McQuistion the last morn
ing OF Institute do not seem to have had
any serious effect on his health-and he
is still single.
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman. accompanied
by her head trimmer, goes to New
York, this week, to attend the millinery
openings. Watch for their opening an
nouncement.
L. d. Borland goes to New York this
week to complete the spring purchase
of dry goods, tailor made suits, etc. for
the progressive, up-to-date, Zimmerman
dry goods store.
John Maitland, JAS K. Snyder and
Henry Smith OF Clinton twp. were
among our callers, last Thursday. A
law suit seemed to be the attraction in
Butler, that day, as quite number OF
Clinton twp. men were in town.
John w. Bortmas ia in town, this
week, as a witness in the case Of Krut
vs. the Borough. regarding the Wayne
st. extension John left Bntler about
ten years ago, and located on the East
Shore, Maryland, where he raises to-
matoes and corn for one of the numer-
ous canning establishments in that
country.
w. II. Crosland, Of London, in bis
book. Lovely Woman" remarks:
When look upon life in my calmest
moments. / am prone to wish that all
women were widows" Which recalls
the Irish philosophers argument.
whats the world to man when his
wife is a widow"
Noah Raby, who Is critically i'll at
the Piscatawpy poor farm at Plainfield,
N. j.. 10 probably the Oldest man in the
world If he lives until April he will
celebrate his one hundred and thirty
first birthday. Childless and almost
friendless, without any of the honors 80
often rewarding the elimination OF a
long life much shorter than his, Mr..
Raby has lived nearly half century as
the ward OF public charity. They are
kind to me, he says pathetically, but
I ought not to be here"
Samuel Butler, the author OF "Hud-
ibras," died in the most squallid quar-
ter Of London, literally of starvation.
Some years after his death, when his
fellow -countrymen began to realize that
genius had passed away, a monu-
menf was erected to his memory. Re-
membering how the poet had been neg
lected while alive. someone wrote the
following:
While Butler. needy wretch, was yet
alive,
No generous patron would dinner
give;
See him, when starved to death. and
turned TO dust.
Presented with monumental bust
The poets fate il here in emblem shown:
He asked for bread, and he received
stone.