Centerville (district of Butte)

Also: Centerville, Centreville

Working-class Irish-American district of Butte uphill from the central business district. Hibernia Hall (the AOH meeting hall) was here. Hennessy's operated a Centerville branch store (which James J. Murphy managed 1917-20 before founding Murphy-Softley).

Sources at this place (27)

~1900 — Butte Montana county-history reference book (specific publisher TBC, c. 1900)Frank K. Wilson (Butte Hotel founder) biographical sketch — Hennessy's-Centerville location origin
Biographical sketch of **Frank K. Wilson**, proprietor of the Butte Hotel, from an unidentified Butte county-history book (published c. 1900 based on internal d…
1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26MURPHY-KELLY NUPTIALS.
Wedding notice. "A very pretty wedding was solemnized on Monday morning [Oct 19 1908] at St. Lawrence church by the Rev. F. X. Batens when **Miss Agnes Kelly be…
1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ELECT
Officer election for **Division No. 2** of the Butte AOH, held the previous evening (Friday Dec 17 1909). **Officers elected:** - President — James Murphy - Vi…
1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3MORE THAN HUNDRED CANDIDATES
Sub-heads: "DEGREES CONFERRED UPON A BIG CLASS BY CENTERVILLE HIBERNIANS / ENJOY INTERESTING PROGRAM / T. J. M'Carthy Presides — Social Session Follows." A very…
1910-12-15 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5LEARNED LECTURE BY CANON O'DALY
Sub-head: "THE INDUSTRIAL AND LANGUAGE REVIVAL IN IRELAND HIS SUBJECT AT HIBERNIA HALL." Preview of a lecture by **Rev Canon O'Daly of Ballaghadereen college, I…
1910-12-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.30CENTERVILLE YOUNG MEN'S CLUB EMBRACES ATHLETES OF DESERVED REPUTATION
Full historical / founding-story feature on the Centerville Young Men's Club. Photograph: "GROUP OF MEMBERS OF C. Y. M. C. OUTSIDE THEIR GYMNASIUM" — about 20 y…
1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.12HIBERNIANS PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE / ST. PATRICK AND GLORIES OF THE RACE RECALLED — SERMON AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
Coverage of Butte's 1911 St. Patrick's Day observance — continuation from page 1. The Butte Hibernians (AOH) marked the day with a Mass and sermon at St. Patric…
1911-09-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2ST. LAWRENCE'S.
Society-column entry under the "St. Lawrence's" parish heading (Centerville's Catholic church). Flurry Sullivan, "a well-known and popular young man of this ci…
1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTED
Sub-head: "Fourth Annual Installation of Officers Attended by a Great Number." Centerville Young Men's club fourth annual public installation of officers, Monda…
1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS
Sub-head: "James J. Regan Is Guest of Honor at a Formal Affair." Formal banquet at Gregson Springs the previous evening (Monday Mar 4 1912) honoring **National …
1912-03-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2ERIN'S DAUGHTERS TO GIVE A BALL
Sub-head: "Annual Affair Will Come, as Usual, on the Monday After Easter." Notice of the **16th annual Daughters of Erin ball** (= Division No. 1 of the Ladies'…
1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY
Sub-head: "GREATEST CROWD OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND ANNUAL OUTING OF THREE ORGANIZATIONS. GAELIC FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS, DANCING AND SWIMMING TO BE…
1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS
Short news item: the biennial county convention of the Hibernians (AOH) of Silver Bow county was held the previous afternoon (Sun 13 October 1912) in Hibernia h…
1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.
Sister article to 1912-10-14 Butte Daily Post p7 — same biennial AOH Silver Bow county convention (held Sun 13 Oct 1912 at Hibernia hall, Centerville), reported…
1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS
Joint installation of officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliaries the previous night (Wed 8 January 1913) at Hibernia hall, Centervi…
1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Long planning-stage article (early March 1914) for the 1914 Butte St. Patrick's Day parade. Sub-heads: "ALL-DAY OBSERVANCE OF IRELAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY / BUTTE…
1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINT
Sub-head: "Parade the Greatest of Its Kind in History of City — Eight Hundred Attend High Mass at St. Joseph's Church — Crowd Fills Auditorium at Afternoon Exer…
1914-06-22 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA.
Short death notice. **John Kelly, aged 65 years**, died at a local hospital yesterday (Sunday June 21 1914) of pneumonia. Native of Ireland, lived in Montana si…
1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE
"(Continued From Page One.)" St. Patrick's Day 1915 controversy: Mayor Smith of Butte instructed Chief of Police Jerry J. Murphy to ban the carrying of firearms…
1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1SCENES INCIDENT TO BUTTE'S GREAT CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY / Irish, German and Austrian Societies Unite in Tribute to St. Patrick's Memory
Banner front-page coverage of Butte's 1915 St. Patrick's Day parade and observance — the previous day, Wednesday March 17. Two large parade photographs: top pho…
1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5PROMOTIONS MADE AT HENNESSY'S
Sub-head: "James J. Murphy and E. J. Devine Are Advanced in Establishment." JJM, "who was recently appointed store superintendent at the Hennessy store, has be…
1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5ATTENTION! Irish-Americans
Display-ad / signed-call for a mass meeting at Hibernia Hall Butte on Sunday April 30 1916 at 2 p.m. to form a Butte branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom (FOI…
1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725)Butte City Directory c.1917 — Murphy Jas J, Mngr Hennessy's Centerville, r 423 N Jackson (= the user's JJM)
Butte City Directory Murphy-surname column. The bold primary entry is: **MURPHY JAS J** — Mngr Hennessy's Centerville [Branch], r 423 N Jackson This is **…
1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6CHANGES ARE MADE IN BROWN COMPANY
Sub-head: "Murphy, Softley and Forbis Acquire Controlling Interest From E. A. Brown." Anaconda Standard parallel coverage of the Murphy-Softley founding (same d…
1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5WELL KNOWN BUTTE MEN BUY EXCLUSIVE PARK STREET STORE
Founding-of-business article for what becomes the Murphy-Softley store. F. A. Brown of the Brown company (formerly president and manager of the Hennessy company…
1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5ST. PATRICK'S DAY WILL BE OBSERVED — Silver Jubilee of St. Lawrence Church Falls on That Day. Bishop Carroll Here.
Three weeks before St. Patrick's Day 1922 — announcement of the combined St. Patrick's Day and silver jubilee of St. Lawrence Church (Butte's principal Centervi…
1923-04-28 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS WILL GIVE DANCE FRIDAY EVENING
Announcement that the Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold a **May Day ball on Friday evening, May 4 [1923], at the Winter Garden hall on South Montana street*…