Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-13
DEATHS.

RILEY-At the Homeo. Hospital, Pitts
burg, September Z, 1906, Harry Riley,
aged % years.
Harry was SON of Samuel Riley of
Penn township. had been member OF
the police force for some years. He is
survived by his wife and children.
ALLEN-At her home in Allegheny
township. near Foxburg, August :,
1906. Mrs. Mary Jane, wife of John
R. Allen, in her send year.
She is survived by her three children
Harvey at home. Mrs. John Womer
and Mrs Josiah Pierce.
FORQUER-At his home in Donegal
township, September 6, 1906. William
Forquer, aged "A years.
MILLER-At her home in Allegheny,
September 4, 1905, Mrs. Mary K,
widow of John B. Miller, aged 50 years.
REGES-At her home at Worthington,
September 4th, 1906, Mrs. Sidney S.
Reyes, nee Shields, aged 81 years.
She is survived by five children-Mrs.
II. G. Claypoole, of Worthington: Mrs.
Alvin Guthrie of Butler; Will L. Reyes,
of Merlin, Ore John Reyes, of Kittan-
ming; and Miss Jennie, at home.
CRAWFORD September g. 1906, Ollie,
infant daughter of VIM, Crawford OF
Butler.
GER-August 30, 1906. Alice
Hazel. infant daughter of VIM. j.
Marburger. of Evans City.
HUTCHISON-At her home in Con-
cord township. September 8 1906,
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of John F..
HutchisnD AGED - wears
SIPE-At his home in Clearfield twp.
September s, 1906. Harry, son of
Wesley Sipe, aged years.
FEIDLER-Ath her home in Harmony,
Sept. 10. 1906 Mrs Elizabeth, wife of
}. J. Feidler.
Mrs. Feidler's death was caused by
typhoid She was former resident of
Butler, and was the mother of Mrs
Chas. Elliott
Obituary.
Gen. Alexander H. Coffroth, who died
lately at Markleton Sanltorium, Somer
set county. was a member of Congress
during the Civil war from the old Six
teenth district composed of the counties
of Adams. Bedford, Franklin, Fulton
and Somerset, and served term in Con-
gress for the district consisting of the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria and
Somerset in the early eighties. While
serving bis first term, during the winter
of 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
abolishing slavery, was passed by Con-
gress, for submission TO the Legislature
of the several States for ratification
The Lincoln administration could not
command the two-thirds vote in the
House of Representatives necessary to
the passage of the Amendment without
assistance from the Democratic side A
sufficient number of Democratic mem
bers. however, voted for the Amend
ment to send it through the House
Among them the late General Coffroth
was conspicuous When he came up
for denomination by his party in 1866
he was opposed on account of his sup
port of the AntiSlavery Amendment
by the conferees from Adams, Franklin
and Fulton counties, but supported by
those from Bedford and Somerset. His
vindication came when he was elected
a second time.
George r. Stierley. aged 81 years, a
resident of Oil City for the past eight
years, died on Tuesday morning AT the
home of his sister, Mrs J. d. Mckee,
at Six Points, near Emlenton, after an
illness of about eight months. The de-
ceased was one of the best of the local
electricians and few residents of the
place had so many friends. He was
honest in his dealings. friendly in his
manner, and never passed by an oppor-
tunity of doing kind action or drop
ping a word of comfort. Derrick.