Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-06
DEATHS.

THOMPSON-At the Butler General
Hospital. August 30. 1905. Mrs. John
NJ. Thompson, of Washington town
ship, aged 81 years.
Mrs Thompson underwent an opera
tion some weeks ago. and had been at
the Hospital, and in a serious condition
from that time. She leaves her husband,
two sons and one daughter. Her
maiden name was Margaret Brown.
She was n daughter Of Isaiah Brown of
Concord township, and sister OF Mrs.
Perry Campbell of Butler.
DOERR-At his home in Butler, Aug.
81, 1906. Howard G. Doerr. IA news
boy. in his 18th year.
Howard was son of VIM. Doerr OF
E. Penn street, and his sudden death
was caused by an attack of spinal
meningitus. He was bright boy and
his death is generally regretted.
1906 Mrs. Hannah, widow of Jos.
Foringer, aged % years.
GRABAM-At his home in Connoque
Messing, August "a, 1906, Thomas
Graham, Esq. in his S7th year.
-CHRISTNER- her home in Butler,
August Both, 1906, Anna, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Christner, aged 19 years.
COULTER AT the home of his son,
w. L Coulter, in Butler, August 81.
1906. James E. Coulter, formerly of
Armstrong Co., aged 81 years.
MARBURGER- At her home in Adams
township August 81, 1906 Mrs. Eva
Schraum, widow of Malchoir Mar
burger, aged 81 years.
LEOPOLD-At his home In Millers
town. August 81. 1906, F. o. Leopold,
aged % years
HOON-At her home in Oakland twp,
August -, 1906. Mrs. w. I. Hoon, in
her 42nd year.
SMITH the County Home, Sept. 2,
1906, Mrs. Victoria Smith, aged =
years.
BEATTY-At his home on Lookout
Ave. Septem Der ), 1906 after q years
illness. Edward G. Beatty. aged 46
years
Mr.. Beatty was employed for many
years in the electric light plant He
was a member of the Masons, Odd
Fellows. and Knights of Malta. His
wife and two daughters survive him.
DAVIS AT Irwin, Pa, September 4.
1906. Mrs Marie, widow of James
Davis. in her 10Th year.
ARENSBERG- his home III Pitts
burg, September 4, 1906, j. l.. Arens-
berg, aged "a years.
Obituary.
Mrs. Reese of Foxburg, mother of
VIM Reese of Butler. died at her home
there. August 2Gth.
Mrs. James Cannon, nee Thompson,
died on Sunday night at Erie, the result
of years illness from diabetes. She
was born in Butler about Al years ago.
DIR. James A. Osborne, a former
resident and practicing physician of
Harmony, died Tuesday, August 29th.
at the home of his father, Alva Osborne
in Mercer county. He was 5uried at
Zelienople.
James l., a son of James G.. Martin of
Brownsdale, aged II years, died Tues
day, in Chicago.
w. III. III. Wasson
Capt. W. H. II. Wasson, one of the
clerks Of the House of Representatives
at Washington, died suddenly, at his
home in Pittsburg. Tuesday afternoon,
in his 65th year.
He was born in Butler county un
June 2, 1842, was educated at West
Sunbury academy and State Normal
school at Edinboro Pa. enlisted in the
defense of the Union at Butler, Pa,
August Is. 1861. in Company III, One
Hundred aud Second Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteers, as private
soldier for three years, and was wound
ed at the battle of Fair Oaks (Seven
Pines). Va, May 81, 1862 In 1868 he
re-enlisted as a veteran with the One
Hundred and Second regiment at Hall
town, Va.
He was severely wounded in the
battle of Coal Harbor, Va, June3. 1854;
was promoted for meritorious conduct
by general order of the war department
to be senior first lieutenant OF Battery
b, Sixth Pennsylvania artillery, and
took command OF the battery at Ft
Ethan Allen, Va, September IA, 1864.
Captain Wasson remained at this fort
in command of the battery until the
close of the war and was mustered out
and discharged with the battery in
Pittsburg June %, 1855, after almost
four years continuous service, during
which time he was engaged in nearly
every hard fought battle from Bull Run
to Coal Harbor.
Since the war he has been clerk for
the Legislature at Harrisburg. an
Indian Agent in South Dakota and
Nevada special agent Of the United
States Treasury, and since December
1895, clerk in the nouse at Washing
ton. He is survived by his wife and
three SONS.