Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-02-09
DEATHS.

COCHRAN-At her home in Indiana,
Pa, January 81, 1905. Mrs. Cochran,
mother of James Cochran of Butler.
WALKER AT her home in Middlesex
township, February ?, 1905, Mrs.
Annie Walker, nee Brown, aged 5U
| years.
PURVIS-At her home in Allegheny,
February l. 1906, Mrs. Martha, wife
of Samuel A. Purvis, formerly of this
county, aged sc years.
KELLY-At her home in Albion. Pa,
February 2, 1905, Mrs. VIM. Kelly,
nee Minnie Kellerman of Donegal
township.
GOETZ-At..her home in Butler, Feb.
3. 1905, Mrs. Margaret, widow of
John Goetz, aged II years.
| FOX-At his home in Butler February
| 4, 1905, p. NJ. Fox, aged Al years.
| Mr., Fox had been in poor health for
some time. He is survived by his wife.
| daughter of the late John GoetZ, and
| two children.
DONNEL-At his home in Butler. Feb.
| 4, 1905, Ray, son of n. Nj. Donnel,
aged II years.
| CONVERY-AtP Pittsburg. Feb 5, 1905.
| Anthony Convery of Butler. formerly
| of Oakland twp, aged 40 years
CAMPBELL-At his home in Bruin,
Feb 3. 1905, Thomas c. Campbell,
aged SO years.
Mr.. Campbell kept store in Bruin for
many years. He is survived by one son.
DIR. Campbell of Parnassus, and one
daughter. Mrs. Olive Cameron of Bruin.
FREEHLING-At his home in Win
field twp, Feb. f. 1905, Eddis Harold,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Freeh-
ling. aged months.
WILES-At the Huron Street Hospital.
Cleveland. Feb.4, 1905, Mrs. j. F.
Wiles of Grove City, formerly of But
Ter county, aged 40 years
Mrs Wiles death was caused by an
operation. She has many relatives in
this county.
HINCHBERGER-A her home in But
Ter, Feb s, 1905, Mrs. Nicholas
Hinchberger. aged about 60 years.
MCLAUGHLIN-At Washington Pa,
Feb. 6, 1905, Daniel Mclaughlin, for
merly of Penn twp, aged 70 years.
MCLAUGHLIN-At his home in But
Ter, Feb. :, 1905, Michael McLaugh
lin, aged "A years.
lHERRIT-At his home in Butler, Feb.
Z, 1905. Clarence, son of Adam Herrit,
aged 2 years.
HILLIARD-At the home of her son,
| J. P, in Akron, O., Feb. 6, 1905. Mrs.
Hannah Ann, widow of Isaac Hill
lard.
She was the mothe1-of D. R. Hilliard
of Butler. and Mrs. w. F. Campbell OF
Fairview twp.
GREENERT-At Akron. o., Feb. Z,
1905, VIM. B. Greenert, formerly OF
this county, aged "a years.
MCGRATH-Ath his home in Butler,
Feb 6, 1905, Dennis McGrath. aged =
| years.
| WICK-At her home in Butler, Feb. Z,
| 1905, Mrs. Sarah B., wife of w. Il.
| Wick, nee Fleeger. aged 80 years.
| Mrs Wick had never entirely recover
1 ed from her fever of last year. She is
survived by her husband, one son, Per
cy, and four daughters. She was an ac-
| tive member of the Grace Lutheran
church. and had many friends in But
ler. Funeral services tomorrow. Fri
| day, afternoon.
| WHITNEY-AtP Pittsield, Pa, Feb. &,
1905, Mrs. Whitney, mother of Mrs.
F. FL. Murphy of Butler.
MCMEEKIN-At her home in Fair
view twp, Feb. 5, 1905, Mrs. Agnes
McMeekin. aged 7S years.
She was the mother of Robert S..
Charles P. and James McMeekin of
Chicora.
| DAVID-At the home of his daughter
Mrs j. G. Marshall, in Garfield, o.,
Feb. 6, 1905, Alexander w. David,
aged IS years.
He was buried in Allegheny cemetery.
Obituary.
| c. T. Beckwith president of the Citi-
| zens National bank of Oberlip, Ohio
which was wrecked by the manipula-
| tions of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick of
| Cleveland, died. last Sunday evening
| His death was due to the failure of the
| bank and the wreck of his own life and
| fortune.
County Recorder G.. G. Lafferty of
| Mercer county died suddenly last Fri
day afternoon at Mercer. He was 49,
and at the age of Is entered the services
| of the Western New York & Pennsylva-
| MA railroad as station agent at Mercer
After 10 years in that position he entered
the mail service of the Bessemer & Lake
/ Erie railroad and was on the road for
| eight years, at the end of which time he
purchased grocery store in Mercer. In
1908 he sold the store and was nomi-
| mated for county recorder on the Repub-
lican ticket. He was elected by an un-
usually large majority.
CLARA E. GRoHMAN,
On Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 1905, at
the Butler Hospital occurred the death
of Clara E., youngest daughter of Mrs.
Mary and the late John G. Grohman. in
her oath year.
The deceased was a teacher in the
Butler schools and suddenly became i'll
while attending to her duties, about
three weeks ago She was taken to her
home and physician called, her condi-
tion at once became alarming and her
disease was pronounced peritonitis.
After week of suffering her only pos
sible chance for recovery lay in an oper--
alton, which was resorted to, and though
she seemed to improve for time she
gradually became weaker and slept
peacefully away with her mother and
members of the family at her bedside.
She was graduate of the Butler
High School and the Slipperyrock Nor
NAL, and was member of the choir of
the German Lutheran church. She
was of kind and pleasant disposition
and true Christian. and a large circle
of friends join in extending sympathy.
to the bereaved family.
She is survived by her mother, three
brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon in the German Lutheran
church and were largely attended.