Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-18

KAUFMAN-At her home in Zelienople
Jan. Z, 1906, Miss Mary Kaufman, IN
her 3lst year.
hill, Dec. -, 1905, John Ullrich. Sr.,
in his Goth year.
TIMBLIN-At her home in Butler,
Jan. II, 1906, Sarah G. Timblin, late
ly of Euclid, aged Sc years.
STARR-At her home in Butler. Jan.
12, 1906. Mrs Amanda E Starr,
widow of John Starr, aged % years.
She was buried at Zion Lutheran
church in Concord twp. She is surviv-
ed bv two sons, NJ. L. and A. P. and
by two daughters, Mrs. S. Kiser of
Butler and Mrs. Press Murtland of Con
cord
ALBERT-At his home in Franklin
twp, Jan. -, 1906, Solomon Albert,
aged 60 years
Mr.. Albert fell, dead, Friday morn
ing. he leaves wife and several
children.
HARPER-At his home in Concord
twp J an. Z, 1906, jeremiah W. Har-
per, in his I'D year.
SIDLER-At his home in Homestead,
Jan. u, 1906, George. son of Fl A
Sidler, formerly of Butler, aged 10
years
FORCHT-At his home in Butler, Jan.
II, 1906, John Forcht, in his 94th
year.
Mr.. Forcht has lived with his daugh-
ter, Mrs Henry Grohman. since the
death of his wife six years ago. His
death was due to old age alone, as he
had no physical illness.
To Mr. and Mrs. Forcht were born
twelve children, seven sons and five
daughters; of these five survive, three
having died recently. The survivors
are John P. of Butler; George. who
lives on the old homestead at Carbon
Centre; William g., who is in the pro-
vince Alberta, in the northwestern part
of Canada; Albert, at Hazel, s. D., and
Mrs j Henry Grohman, of this city
Those who died recently are Henry, OF
Butler; Mrs. Adam Oesterling Of Sum-
NIT township and Mrs. George Schenck,
of Butler. Besides these sons and
daughters there are "a grandchildren
and 81 great grandchildren.
Obituary.
Miss Bridget Gillespie. SO years of
age died at her home in Freeport, last
Thursday. She survived her sister.
Miss Mary Gillespie, just 48 hours, the
sisters having lived together in the old
homestead for thirty years. They went
to Free port with their parents in 1926.
and were buried together DR.. Charles
b. Gillespie, of Freeport. who is serious
ly i'll. is the only surviving member of
the family The Gillespie family is
well known to the older residents of
Butler and much sympathy is extended
to them in their double bereavement.
DR.. Mehaffey, the travelling optician
who has been coming to Butler for
some years, was found dead in bed, at
his home in Pittsburg, Jan. Sth.
Samuel Purviance Hazlett. the
famous tramp printer; son of Hon. VIM.
Hazlett, decd, of Butler and brother
of the Senator" Charley (dec'd.),
George and the Misses Hazlett of
Butler, died at the home of Mr..
Ledmun of Easton, Md, on the Eastern
Shore, few days ago. aged about 20
years,
Sam was talented man and innumer
able stories are told of his adventures in
all parts of the United States. In his
younger days he received an appoint
ment to the Naval Academy and went
there and passed bis examination and
was admitted. Then he got a gallon of
liquor and boat and went out on the
river. and when he returned was told
that he wasn't wanted there. This Is
one of the stories told of him.
Thomas Mast, the famous cartoonist
of New York, during the days of the
Tweed gang, died at Guayaquil. Ecua-
dor, of yellow fever. Dec. 18th, last, and
his body is now on its way home. He
was U. s. Consul there.
Rev. Robert McCaslin, for many
years pastor of the Presby church
at Plain Grove and for two Yeas con-
nected with Grove City college, died
Sunday night, the 18th ult at Emporium,
where he was pastor of a church.
Marshall Field, the millionaire Chica-
go merchant, died of pneumonia in New
York, Tuesday His son, Marshall Jr.,
died of an accidental pistol shot wound
a few weeks ago.