Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-02-01
DEATHS.

BRACKEN-At her home in Butler,
January 2S, 1906. Mrs Anna Gold,
widow of Reed Bracken, aged "A years.
HODGES-At his home in Pittsburg,
January %. 1906, William Hodges, in
his 35th year.
MARTIN-At his home in McKeesport
January "a, 1906, p Graham Martin,
formerly of jefferson twp, in his GSth
year.
MCBRIDE-At Dixmont, January &c,
1906, Mary Mcbride, formerly of
Clearfeld twp.
HENLEN-At Oil City. January %,
1906. J d. W. Henlen, formerly of
n Washington.
COCHRAN-At her home in Butler
twp, January 81, 1906, Mrs. Mar
garet, wife of VIM. B. Cochran, in her
45th year.
LOGAN-At his home in Bellevue Jan
"a, 1906, William NJ Logan, in his
45th year.
Mr.. Logan was found dead in bed.
He was native of Butler Co.
MCKEAN-At her home in Freeport,
January "a, 1906 Miss Eugenia Nc
Kean. aged 30 years
RANSELL-At her home in Oakland
township, January Is, 1906. Mrs. Jas.
Ransell, aged 6S years
WEST-At his home in Butler, Jan 26,
1906, Joseph J. West, in his Goth year.
Mr.. Vests death was caused by
paralysis. He is survived by one SOD,
Palmer West of the police force, Mrs.
Samuel G. Snow of Butler township.
| and Mrs. Nettie Shell of Erie. His
funeral occurred Saturday morning,
and was in charge of the G A. r. as be
was an old soldier, and he was buried
at the Nj. E. church at Brownsville.
Rock, January 25, 1906, Mrs Phoebe
Riddle, aged 80 years.
She was the mother of Mrs. w. Fl.
McGaffic, Butler; Mrs. S. M. Turk, Mrs.
| w. E. Cooper, Parkers Landing; Mrs.
| John w. Byers, Fairchance; Mrs. T. L.
Nickel, Aberdeen, S. D.: Mrs Frank
Clutton, Miss Grace and w. c. Riddle,
Slippery Rock.
SIGEL-At her home in Allegheny,
January 30, 1906. Mrs Mary Ann
Sigel, aged 65 years
GALBREATH-A G her home in Win
field township, January 90, 1906, Miss
Isabelle Galbreath, aged As years.
THAYER-At her home in Butler,
January 80. 1906, Mrs Lena Thayer,
nee Shebel. aged "a years.
GRAYSON-At his home in Clarion
Pa, January 80, 1906, Harry L. Gray
son. formerly of Butler, aged g.
years.
HAGAN-January 81, 1907, infant
daughter of John R. Hagan of Butler
Obituary.
Gen1 Joe Wheeler of Civil and
Spanish war fame, died at the home oi
his sister in Brooklyn. N. Y, last
! Thursday. He was buried at Arlington
Paul Dresser, the song writer whose
Banks of the Wabash" and THE Blue
and the Gray" brought his name into
| almost worldwide notice, died Tuesday
at the home of his sister in New York.
Mr.. Dresser was born AZ years ago il
Terre Haute, Ind.
Christian the Ninth, the aged king oi
| Denmark, dean ot the crowned heads oi
Europe, father of King George oi
Greece, of Queen Alexandra of Grea
Britain and Ireland, and of the Dowagel
Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia
| granfather of King Haakon the Sew
enth of Norway, and related by blood
or by marriage to most of the European
rulers, died suddenly in the Amalien
borg palace, Copenhagen, Monday after
noon.
d. G. KENNEDY, Sr
| (From the Weekly World of Lawrence
Kansas.)
| One by one we are called upon tc
halt in our daily routine of duties ani
business cares and follow the pioneer tt
his last resting place.
| ID. G.. Kennedy, Sr., was born il
| died at Vinland, Kan, January 1S
1906. When 90 years of age he begar
a career as school teacher, continuing
] this profession for seven years At the
aRe of ~ he WAC married to Elisabeth
| Rosebaugh. who is left with her sI1
| children 3 sons and a daughter. Ii
| 1S4S he accepted position as took
keeper in the firm of Chess Bros, tacl
factory Of Pittsburg, Pa, where he re
mained for ten years. In 1851 he came
west with his family and settled neal
Black Jack, Kan, famous in history as
John Browns first battlefield Here ht
lived until 1892, when he parted witt
the old homestead and moved to Vim
land. where his youngest son, d. G.
Kennedy, Jr., is engaged in the mercan
| tile business
When the war broke out he enlisted
and although he was never called out ot
| the state, he remained ON constant
| service as a home guard during the
| memorable troubles of early Kansas
Mr.. Kennedy was peculiarly staunch il
| his party beliefs and even in his de
| cGnipg years his loyalty to and en-
thusiasm for the Republican party wa.
constant. He knew the biographies oi
Grant, Sherman, Lincoln and many
others almost by heart. He loved his
books and spent the last years of hi:
life surrounded by them He lived to
see both grand and great grandchildren
| and their presence and prattle was hi.
greatest joy. On Saturday, January
| 13. Uncle David" made business triI
to Baldwin, and although S5 years oi
| age. was able to go unattended and see
to his business
| Monday afternoon he was taken il
with pneumonia and in spite of the best
medical attention the disease ciaime(
| him as its victim. He died on Thurs
| day at o'clock a. m.
The funeral services were conducted
| by DR.. Gragg. pastor of the Vinlan(
| Presbyterian church, of which churcf
Mr.. Kennedy had been a constant an(
active member for six-five years
Barial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Be
sides his wife and six children. tive
sisters and two brothers survive him
e. p NJ.