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

i s. NJ. Turk has been re-appointed P
NJ for Parker.
4 F. W. witte Of Winfield twp. was il
town on business, Tuesday.
| r. B. Conn OF Clay twp. visite'
friends in Butler. Saturday.
O. M. Patterson of billiards visitet
his daughter in Connellsville. this week
Mrs. E. M. Brown of Morton Ave
visited friends in Grove City. this week
Carl Cronenwett has purchased th'
old 8. d. Miller property on w. Pear
street.
Ed. Westerman and wife of Clinton
township did some shopping in Butler
Tuesday.
Daniel Heck OF Butler township ii
thinking Of being candidate for Jury
Commissioner.
s. A. Leslie, Esq, and y. c. Trimbl'
Of Middlesex township, were Butler
visitors, Tuesday.
Wilson Kennedy of Renfrew was in
town. Tuesday, and will be candidate
for Jury Commissioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kyle of Middle
sex and Rev. Fitzpatrick OF Valenc1s
were in town. yesterday.
William Trinble. a wellknown resi-.
dent of Middlesex township. was o
visitor in Butler, Monday.
John Powell has moved back into
Butler county, having purchased the
Foster store at Sarversville.
Miss Minnie McKinnie of W. Sun
bury has taken position as transcrib-
ing clerk in the Register and Recorders
office
w. B. McGarvey Of Fairview twp
was in town, Saturday, and intended
leaving for the oil fields of Indian
Territory, this week.
- Mrs. P. G.. Frederick and Miss Mar
naret Frederick of Chicora are the
guests of their sister, Mrs. Chas W.
Reiber. of 1873 W. North ST.
o. r. Thorne of Clay twp, J. E.
Moore of Oakland. Clyde Kennedy Of
Penn and Adam Currie of Concord
were among our callers yesterday.
Miss Mary Anderson of London. who
recently celebrated her Goth biythday,
believes she is the only person now
living who actually saw Napoleon.
When eight and one half years old she
saw him start from Paris for Waterloo.
Two sons Of Benton Wick of Concord
township have graduated from Penn
sylvania Business College at Lancaster,
Pa, and have accepted positions at
Canonsburg, Pa. Chas. IL bookkeeper
and corresponding secretary of q Buff
falo and Pittsburg Coal and Mineral
Co., and Clifford is stenographer of a
bridge company.
Mrs. Ann Gridley, clerk in the Land
Office in Washington has not missed
day from her desk in forty years. She
was eighty years old in December. Her
husband was a naval officer who was
killed during the Civil war. She de-
clares she intends to keep on working
until che is hundred. Where is DR..
Osler?
Mrs Eletha Burns OF Toronto. o.,
nee Castor of Brady twp. was operated
upon at the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg,
last Wednesday, for growth or tumor.
She withstood the operation but will
not be out of the Hospital for some
weeks. John Castor and his sister Mrs.
Lizzie Steele and Miss Burns. daughter
Of Mrs. Burns, were at the Hospital at
the time.
Captain John johnson, who met a
heroic death, last week, on board the
Inflated ship Valencia, which he COM
manded. was until four years ago
resident of McKeesport He removed
to Seattle, Washington, four years ago,
and shortly after secured position
aboard steamer. Two years ago he
received command of the Valencia.
Captain johnson was about 80 years
old. His first experience on the sea
was In the Swedish navy. Captain
johnson was the third McKeesport
man to meet death by drowning near
Seattle, all having been in shipwrecks.
On January Q, 1904. Homer Fl. Swaney,
q former attorney of McKeeeport, met
death when the steamer Clallam went
down. At the same time Harry Joy. of
McKeesport, was drowned.