Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-12-07
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BARTLEY-At her home in Pittsburg.
November 30. 1905 Mrs Robert Bart
ley, nee Kingan of Middlesex town
ship, aged y years.
Her death was caused by typhoid.
SPROUL-At his home in Cherry twp.
November 90, 1905, Ross j., son OF
Hugh Sproul, aged % years.
He leaves wife, nee Hindman and
three children.
MATTHEWS-At Harrisville Nov. 80
1905, Mrs. Mary Matthews.
LEFEVER AT a hospital in Phila-
delphia. November 81, 1905, P. ID.
Lefever, formerly of Zelienople, aged
pc years.
JORDAN-At his home in Zellenople,
November 25, 1905, Daniel Jordan,
aged 80 years.
McKEE-At Siverly, Pa, November 10,
1905. Mrs. Jane, widow of w Z. Nc
Kee ne, McQuistion, aged 10 years.
THOMPSON-At the home of her
daughter, Mrs Geo. w. Kepple, in
Donegal township, December l, 1908,
Mrs Mary A. Thompson, aged so
years.
| FOROUER-At his home in Al on, o.,
November 81, 1905, William Torquer,
| formerly of Butler, and P. ~ w.
conductor, aged 40 years.
He was buried at Foxburg.
GRIER-At his home in Clay township,
| December 8, 1905, Samuel Grier, aged
about 70 years.
His death was caused by pneumonia
He is survive by his wife, nee Ralston
ami several children.
| WOLFORD-At his home in Cherry
twp, December 3, 1905, Perry o.
Wolford, aged about go years.
His death was sudden, and was
caused by heart trouble. His wife, nee
| Thompson, and several children survive
him
RALSTON-At his home in Franklin
township, December q 1905, Albert
Ralston, aged about 45 years.
He was a son of William Ralston, the
Miller, and leaves wife and three
children. He was a member of the
United Presbyterian church.
ILAWRENCE-Ath her home in Frank
lin township, November %, 1905,
Mary, wife of Robert Lawrence. aged
90 years.
She was daughter of Lorenzo Snyder
of Franklin township and last year was
teacher at the Mount Chestnut public
school. She was buried at Muddycreek
Baptist church.
lCROWL-At the County Home, Dec ,.
1905, Peter Crowl, formerly of Harris
vile. aged p years.
REDIC-At her home in Parker twp.
Nov. 9th, 1905, Mrs Sarah Ellen,
wife of @. A. Redic. in her Goth year.
Mrs Redic had been an invalid for
some years. She leaves her husband
and four children.
lSLATER-At his Eome in Butler, Sun
day, Dec. g. 1905. Nathan M. Slater,
aged 80 years and 1 day.
Perhaps few of our citizens were
better known to the people of oul
county than was Mr.. Slater. He was
lalso known as an honest man in all the
ways and walks of life, one who was
conscientious. outspoken and fearless
in the expression of his opinions. he
was respected by all. He was elected
to the Office of County Surveyor fol
several terms, the first time being mor<
than thirty years ago and he filled il
faithfully. He. was one of the or
ganizers of Association here known as
the Octogenarians in which he tool
much interest. On February last he
addressed the members, giving sketch
of his life and in which he stated thai
his parents had lived in Somerset county
this state, before removing to Cranberry
township, this county. He was quite
young when they came to this county
His remains were inferred on Tuesday
last in the North cemetery.
The surviving children aref Howard
Slater, of Pittsburg; Crossman D.
Slater. of Platea. Pa; and Mrs. Pau
Mitchell, Mrs William w. Robinson
and Misses Angelica and Leila Slater o1
Butler.
Rev A. r. Robinson presided at the
funeral, and remarks were made by
Rev p G, Prugh, who is also one oi
the Octogenarians.
SLOAN-Au his home in-Venango twp.
Dec. 4. 1905, of heart trouble, Wash
hington Sloan, aged 65 years.
Mr.. Sloan was a veteran of the Civil
War and was member of Rosenberg
Post, G.. A. r.. He was an elder in the
East Unity United Presbyterian church
and is survived by his wife. nee Glenn
and three children, Ephriam Sloan O
Venango township, Mrs. James M
Byers of w. Penn st. and Mrs. Ro,
. Imbris Of Eau Claire.
1 IFLETCHER-Att the home of her sister
in Harmony, December 4, 1905, Mis-
, Lizzie, daughter of William Fletche
of Whitestown, aged % years.
lPISOR-At his home in Muddycreel
, township, December 8, 1905, Jane
J Pisor, aged about 70 years.
, Mr. Pisor fell dead while working il
his barn.
3 IMURPHY-At her home in Muddy
creek township, December 3, 1905
Murphy, aged = years.
lKOONCE-At her home in Butler, Dec
3 5, 1905. Mrs Sarah McClelland, wifi
of Fl. w. Koonce, aged SO years.
Mrs. Koonce had been in poor healtl
/, for some months. She is survived b.
l her husband, and one daughter, Mrs
D Florence Crawford, also two sisters
Misses Mary and Tabitha McClelland.
JONES-At his home in Tarentum
December 5, 1905. George Jones
: formerly of Butler, aged rs years.
HOWARD-At her home in Butler
{, December 2. 1905, Mrs. Charlotte
wife of Ira e. Howard, formerly o
England, aged II years.
1905. Edward u Boal, formerly o
, this county, aged 80 years
+ lGRAHAM-At his home in Butler, Dec
5, 1905, Edward e. Graham, aged 5
q years.
: Obituary.
4 NJ. M. Sullivan, we'll know
Bessie" conductor, died at his hom
in Greenville. yesterday, OF pneumonia
Mrs. Sarah j., widow of DR.. ID. l.
Starr, died at the residence of her sol
in Bellevue, last Friday, and was buried
2 at Zelienople, Tuesday.
Col Thomas g. Sample of Allegheny
we'll known in G. A. B. circles, dice
. last Sunday, after long and sever,
y sickness. He is survived by his wifi
one son and one daughter.
Miss Eliza Williams, believed to have
bean the oldest spinster in America
died last Friday II the home of hel
nephew, ex-Representative O. 4 Sum