Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-10-05
DEATHS

McGREGOR-At Parker, September
81, 1905. suddenly. Jacob McGregor,
proprietor of the McGregor House,
aged 72 years.
RODGERS-At his home in Donegal
township, September 10. 1905, John
Rodgers, aged 81 years.
SHUSTER-At his home in Buffalo
township, September %, 1905, Daniel
Shuster, aged rs years.
SHOAF-At the Butler hospital, Sept.
30, 1905, of typhoid, William Shoaf,
of the Plank Road, aged Is years.
He is survived by his widowed
mother.
SIMPSON-At the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. S. McGarry in Buffalo,
N. Y. September 30, 1905, Mrs. Julia
Ann Simpson, nee Murrin. widow of
Alexander Simpson, aged 81 years.
KEPPLE-At her home in Fairview
twp, Oct. 3. 1905, Mrs, Mary Kepple,
aged 76 years.
STEVENSON-At her home in Frank
lin twp, Oct. ., 1905. Mrs. Eliza Jane
Stevenson, widow of George Steven
son, and nee Dodds, aged 81 years.
MCLAUGHLIN-A his home in Win
field twp, Oct. 2, 1905, John n. Nc
Laughlin, aged "a years.
The deceased was one of the veteran
school teachers of Butler county. Dur
ing the Civil War he served in the 18th
Pa. Vols. He was unmarried.
DAUBENSPECK-At her home in
Parker twp, Oct. 2, 1905, Mrs
Margaret, wife of David Dauben
sreck. aged SO yslrs.
TEBAY-At her home in Butler, Oct
4. 1905. Annie E., wife of James H
Tebay. aged 56 years
| Mrs. Tebay is survived by one son
Hershel, of Inwood, Ind, and three
| daughters, Mrs. G. s. Passavant of Ze
| lienople, and Misses Fannie and Grace
of Butler. She was sister of A. w
Mccullough and Mrs. S. B. Martincourt
of Butler, David R. and Marion F. Nc
Collough of Worth twp, Mrs. Austlr
McClymonds of Portersville and Mrs
L. E. Kildoo of Zelienople,
PIERCE-At his home in Butler twp
October A, 1905, David Pierce, in hi:
| S7th year.
Mr.. Pierce was born and raised OF
the farm where he spent his life an(
| was son of David Pierce, one of tht
pioneers of this vicinity Last winter
he fell and broke his arm close to tn,
shoulder. He was also badly crippled
by rheumatism. He was a lifelong
member of the United Presbyterian
church and leaves four children. Frank
John, Verda and Effie. His remain
will be buried Friday afternoon in th'
South Cemetery.
FORSYTHE- his home on Brow
Ave, September 80, 1905, John Carl
youngest son of Mrs. Mary P. For
sythe, aged 20 years
The deceased had so far recovere'
from an attack of typhoid that his nurs
had been discharged and his sister ha
returned to her home in Allegheny. Fri
day morning the plaster in the dinin
room fell and frightened him badly,
believing his mother had fallen an
been hurt Shortly after vomiting an
hemorrhages set IN and resulted i
death Saturday evening. Carl was tn
only one at home with his mother an
is survived by her, one brother, Barto
of Franklin, and two sisters, Mr.:
Robt g. Young of Allegheny and Mr.
Newton Riddle of Butler. He was
grandson of the late Simon Young c
Bonny Brook, and his death is TIL
eighth that has been caused by typhoi
fever in the Young family during th
past twenty years.
Obituary.
Miss Flick of Brown Ave. died at th
Hospital, this morning, aged about
. years Her death was caused by typhoid
Samuel Rider of South Mexican s.
was found dead in bed, Tuesday morr
ing at the Fred Dambach place nes
Connoquenessing, where he was drillin
on well for Younkins Brothers on th
RAIDER farm Mr. Rider worked unit
midnight, retired apparently in goo
health, but during his sleep evidentl
!, had al attack of heart failure. to whic
he was subject. He was born in Cor
cord township in 1947, and was son 0
!. the late Jacob Rider He is survived b
} his wife and four children. His IT
mains will be buried in the South CEN
etery. Butler, this afternoon.
Ex-Judge Henry Hice of Beaver Cc
died at his home in Beaver, Monda
evening, in his 72nd year.
/ William Birchard, chief of the burea
of statistics at Washington, D. G, die,
Sunday. He was a brother-in-law O
Mrs. George J. Krug.
| S. M. Provost, third vice president O
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
died at his home in Philadelphia, las
Saturday night. of a complication o
kidney and heart trouble. He was
years old. Mr.. Provost had been ailini
for more than year, but his illness di'
not become serious until last July, whel
he was compelled to give up his duties
| Captain John Fleming Drayo. s
years old, we'll known among rivermen
died at his home in Beaver, last Satur
day. He had been failing for the pas
two months and during the last tw
days his death was momentarily ex
pected. Captain bravo was leader il
all river projects and was known a
Dean of the Waterways" at the cere
monies which opened Herrs Island dam
Samuel D. Miller, Jr., aged Sc. die,
last Thursday. at his residence. 81
First street, Aspinwell. He was borl
in Sewickley and went to Aspinwall il
1902 For 81 years he was manager o
the Oil Well Supply offices, with head
quarters at Butler. He Travelled exten
sively throughout Western Pennsyl
yania oil fields and was well-knowl
among the oil men. For the past thre
years he had been with V. O. Hickman
81 Co., of Pittsburg. He was a membe
and trustee of the First Presbyterian
church of Aspinwall His father, tn
late Samuel D. Miller, Sr., who dice
about year ago, was one of the origin
al promoters of the Aspinwall Lan'
Company. He is survived by his widow
one son, A. d. Miller, and one daughter
Florence, all of Aspinwall.