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From April, 1911, to 1917 Mr. Millen served Watkins Glen as village trustee and from 1917 to 1919 as village president. On January 1, 1915, he was appointed one of the seven park commis- sioners to the Watkins Glen State Park for a period of seven years. On January 1, 1922, he took office as sheriff of Schuyler County. This position he held for the full term of three years. On December 3, 1926, he was appointed acting postmaster at Wat- kins Glen and on February 4, 1927, he was appointed postmaster for a period of four years by President Coolidge and re-appointed in 1931 by President Hoover.
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Mr. Millen has resided in Watkins Glen, New York, since 1908, is a Republican, a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, B. P. O. E., Order of Red Men, Glen City Club, and the Rotary Club. Mr. Millen is an ardent worker in the Chamber of Commerce, having been its president during the years of 1926, 1927, and 1928. He has been a director of the Finger Lakes Association since 1925 and is now a member of the executive committee.
Ernest Emery Esley, M. D., has conclusively proven in his long and very useful career as a physician and surgeon at Walworth, that he may be numbered among the skilled professional men of Wayne County. He was born here December 12, 1869, the son of Jonas and Elizabeth (Lisher) Esley.
Jonas Esley was born in Switzerland in 1836. He emigrated to this country in 1854 and settled at Rochester, New York, where he followed his trade as a stone mason. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted for service and served as a soldier for three and one-half years. He participated in the Battle of Gettysburg and was present at the siege of Richmond. Mr. Esley was mar- ried in 1859 to Miss Elizabeth Lisher of Rochester. They were the parents of ten children. Mr. Esley was a farmer in Wayne County following his discharge from the service and he died at Walworth in 1924. His wife died in 1911.
Ernest E. Esley obtained his early education in the district school and is a graduate of Walworth Academy. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Ohio State University in 1902, and after serving as interne at Huron Street Hospital, Cleveland, he located at Walworth in 1902, where he has successfully engaged in practice to the present time. He has been health officer of the village for twenty-eight years, president of the local board of education for nine years, and is identified with the Wayne County and New York State Medical societies.
On June 2, 1900, Doctor Esley was united in marriage with Miss Mabel Frances Peacock, the daughter of J. R. and Bessie
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(Lookwood) Peacock, of Lincoln, New York. They are the par- ents of five children: 1. Elizabeth, born in 1901, a graduate of Rochester University, class of 1922. She married Clare Winship, of Fillmore, New York, and they have two sons, Frederick and David Winship. 2. George G., born September 22, 1902, a gradu- ate of Rochester University, class of 1924. After two years at Parke, Davis Research Laboratory in Detroit, Michigan, he en- tered the Medical School of Rochester University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1931. He married Dorothy Dunn, a graduate of Rochester University, August 23. 1900. He served as interne for one year at the Genesee Hospital, Rochester, and since 1932 has engaged in private practice at Sodus, New York. 3. Marjorie, born March 8, 1904, a graduate of Mechanics Institute, Rochester, where she specialized in the study of art. She is now a professional illustrator in New York City. 4. Mabel, born August 14, 1905, a graduate of Rochester University, class of 1925. She married Gordon Matthews of Rochester. 5. Ernest Alfred, born May 27, 1912, attends Roches- ter University.
Doctor Esley is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been a member of the official board for twenty-five years. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Phi Alpha Gamma fraternity, and Grange. Politically he is a Repub- lican.
Cushing Adams .- One of the prominent citizens and able busi- ness executives of Central New York is Cushing Adams, who is president of the Cold Storage Holding Corporation, of Marion, Wayne County. He was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, July 8, 1869, the son of Caleb C. and Sarah (Jewett) Adams.
Caleb C. Adams was a native of Massachusetts, born in 1830. He died in New York City in 1893 and is buried at Newburyport. For a great many years Mr. Adams was president of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, silversmiths, New York City, and also engaged in the jewelry business himself, as founder of C. C. Adams & Company. He was married in 1859 to Miss Sarah Jew-
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ett, the daughter of Capt. Samuel Jewett, who was the owner of a fleet of clipper ships operating to China and Japan from the New England coast. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were the parents of six chil- dren.
Cushing Adams acquired his early education in the public schools of New York City and attended Dummer Academy, at Bifield, Massachusetts. He attended Williams College and in 1892 became identified with his father's jewelry business in New York City. Five years later he was elected vice president and general manager of the Casein Company of America, chemi- cal manufacturers, with whom he remained for a period of twelve years. He was one of the founders of the Single Service Package Corporation, manufacturers of patented machines for the manu- facture of all types of packages, it being the first company to manufacture paper containers for the sale of food articles in the United States. In this enterprise he was associated with the fol- lowing men: Philip G. Dodge, former president of the Mergen- thaler Linotype Company; James Gayley, former vice president of the U. S. Steel Corporation; and Alfred R. Turner, former vice president of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Mr. Adams served as assistant to Mr. Gayley, who became president of the corporation, and he continued in that capacity until 1912. He then became interested in the export business as president of the Allied National Corporation. At the outbreak of the World War in Europe in 1914, Mr. Adams withdrew from the corporation and during the following three years was associated in business with Charles H. Littlefield, as exporter and importers. In 1918 Mr. Adams entered the World War as a member of the Y. M. C. A. organization and remained in France until the summer of 1919. During the following three years he was associated with the Franco-American Corporation, and in 1922 located at Marion, New York, as owner of a cold storage business, being associated with Daniel W. Giebel. They erected the Giebel storage plant in 1926 and two years later acquired the interest of the Marion Cold Storage Company. In 1929 the Cold Storage Holding Corpora- tion was organized and incorporated with Mr. Adams as president and Mr. Giebel as vice president. This corporation controls the
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interests of the Giebel Storage Corporation, Marion Cold Storage Company, Wallington Cold Storage & Ice Company, and Canan- daigua Cold Storage & Ice Corporation.
Mr. Adams is a Republican, a member of the Congregational Church, and belongs to Chi Psi fraternity. For five years he was a member of the Twenty-third Regiment, New York National Guard.
Daniel William Giebel .- Active and progressive in the business interests of Wayne County, is Daniel William Giebel, who is presi- dent of the Giebel Storage Corporation, and vice president of the Cold Storage Holding Corporation, of Marion. He was born at Rochester, New York, February 12, 1877, the son of Garrett W. and Mary (Verhage) Giebel.
Garrett W. Giebel was born in Holland in 1818. At the age of thirty years he came to the United States and settled at Brighton, New York, a suburb of Rochester. He spent the remainder of his life there. His wife was a native of Holland and they were the parents of ten children.
Daniel William Giebel attended the public schools of Roches- ter, and as a young man became an apprentice printer. He lo- cated at Williamson, New York, with his family in 1890 and for several years was employed on a farm. He later was a clerk in a local grocery store and for a time was identified with a furniture and undertaking establishment at that place. In 1904 Mr. Giebel located at Waterloo, Ontario County, Canada, where he engaged in evaporating apples. After one year he returned to Williamson and was identified with the furniture and undertaking business of James C. Berzine. The business was sold in 1912 and in 1913 Mr. Giebel located in Marion as a wholesale buyer and shipper of farm produce. He became associated with Cushing Adams of New York City in 1926, and they organized and incorporated the Giebel Stor- age Corporation. Subsequently the Marion Cold Storage Com- pany was acquired and a holding company incorporated in Aug- ust, 1929, with Mr. Adams as president and Mr. Giebel as vice pres- ident. In the same year the Wallington Cold Storage Company,
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at Wallington, New York, was acquired. In 1932 the McKechney Brewing Company buildings at Canandaigua were acquired by Mr. Adams and Mr. Giebel and is known as the Canandaigua Cold Storage and Ice Company.
On March 10, 1903, Mr. Giebel was united in marriage with Miss Minnie L. Berzine, the daughter of James C. and Jennie (VanCruyningham) Berzine, of Williamson, New York. They have two children: 1. Marjorie J., born March 23, 1907, a gradu- ate of Oswego Normal School and Southern College, at Richmond, Virginia, class of 1929. She is now a teacher in the public schools of Victor, New York. 2. Martha L., born May 6, 1911, a graduate of Cazenovia Seminary, class of 1930, is now employed in the of- fices of the Giebel Storage Corporation, at Marion.
Mr. Giebel is a Republican and is chairman of the town com- mittee. He holds membership in the Pultneyville Lodge, No. 159, F. & A. M., and belongs to the Marion Chamber of Commerce. He and his family are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, of Williamson.
Mr. Giebel is also a director of the Lamoke Power Company, at Sodus, New York. He is president of the Marion Co-operative Vegetable Growers, Inc.
Arthur Henry Norton, Ph. D .- As president of Keuka College, at Keuka Park, Dr. Arthur Henry Norton has a wide acquain- tance throughout Central New York and takes a prominent and important part in educational affairs. He was born at Hartford, Washington County, New York, December 9, 1870, the son of Lyman and Cynthia (Gates) Norton.
Lyman Norton was a native of New York, born at Hartford in 1844. Throughout his life he was a farmer. In 1865 he married Miss Cynthia Gates, the daughter of Capt. Harvey Gates, also of Hartford. They had two children, of whom Arthur Henry, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest. He received his early education in the district schools of Washington and then taught in these schools for three winters. He assisted his father in farm-
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ing, and in 1893 entered Troy Conference Academy, at Poultney, Vermont, from which he was graduated in 1895. He received his B. S. degree from Syracuse University in 1899 and then became principal and teacher of mathematics at Mexico (New York) Academy, in which capacity he served for five years. His next position was as principal and teacher of sciences at Cook Acad- emy, at Montour Falls, Schuyler County, New York, where he remained for seven years. For eight years Doctor Norton was head of the department of mathematics and astronomy at Elmira College, as well as vice president of the institution. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy at Syracuse University in 1916, and Master of Arts at Colgate University in 1913. In 1919 Doctor Norton came to Keuka College, an institu- tion founded in 1890 but closed in 1915. Under his administration the college was reopened in 1921 as a college for women and now ranks among the leading women's colleges in the country.
On July 26, 1902, Doctor Norton was united in marriage with Mrs. Susan Perlet Hurd, the daughter of Frederick and Susan Perlet of Oswego County. To them were born two daughters: 1. Ruth, born in 1904, a graduate of Keuka College, married Profes- sor LeRoy Williams, who is at the head of the history department at Auburn High School. They have two children, Beatrice and Charles. 2. Mary J., born in 1909, a graduate of Keuka College, B. A., and Boston University, M. A., now a teacher of Latin at Manchester (New York) High School.
In 1917 Doctor Norton volunteered for service in the World War as an engineer, but was rejected on account of age. He served, however, with the Y. M. C. A., and was assigned to the Bureau of Personnel in New York City. He was sent to France in December, 1917, as a Y. M. C. A. secretary with the Twenty- sixth Division, and was at the Toul front for more than three months. He received personal commendation for his war work from General Pershing.
Doctor Norton is an independent Democrat and an ardent Pro- hibitionist. He is a deacon of the Keuka Park Baptist Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, Isaac Walton League, the Y. D. Club, and Psi Upsilon fraternity. He is president of the
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Penn Yan Rotary Club, and for thirty years has been identified with the National Educational Association, and many other edu- cational and service organizations.
Edwin Matson Harvie .- Few lawyers are better known in Wayne County than Edwin Matson Harvie, who has successfully engaged in the practice of his profession at Savannah for a period of thirty-five years. He was born at Ira, Cayuga County, Decem- ber 28, 1866, the son of John and Anna M. (Huggins) Harvie.
John Harvie was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, born January 1, 1843. At the age of twelve years he went to Canada, his par- ents being dead, and settled at Ottawa. He came to the United States in 1863 and engaged in farming in Cayuga County, New York. Later he was interested in the mercantile business at Ful- ton, Oswego County. He died in 1925 and is buried at Ira. Mr. Harvie was married March 17, 1864, to Miss Anna M. Huggins, the daughter of Edwin Huggins, of Ira. They were the parents of four children, of whom Edwin M., the subject of this sketch, was the only son. Anna (Huggins) Harvie died March 17, 1927, and is buried at Ira.
After his graduation from Fulton Academy in 1884, Edwin M. Harvie entered the law school of Columbia University. He also read law for two years in the offices of Jenny-Marshall & Ruger, of Syracuse, and was admitted to the bar in 1889. During the fol- lowing eight years he continued with the above mentioned firm in Syracuse, and in 1897 established his present private practice at Savannah. He has served as police justice for about fifteen years and since 1929 has been village treasurer. He has always been a Democrat and for many years has been a member of the Wayne County Democratic committee.
On May 24, 1897, Mr. Harvie married Miss Rose Baldwin, the daughter of George and Emma (Brown) Baldwin, of Ira. She died in January, 1912, and is buried at Clyde, New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Harvie were born four children: 1. Ruth, born in 1899, the widow of Harvey Hall, lives at Syracuse. She has six children.
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2. Elizabeth, who died at the age of six years. 3. Katharine, born in 1906, attended Mechanics Institute at Rochester. She lives at home. 4. Anna, born in 1908, married Harold Westcott, lives at Savannah.
Mr. Harvie is a member of the Episcopal Church of Clyde and is identified with the Wayne County, New York State, and Ameri- can Bar associations. He is past master of Savannah Lodge, No. 764, F. and A. M .; and is a Knight Templar, being a member of Palmyra Commandery. He also belongs to the Chamber of Com- merce.
W. Glenn Sweet .- As mayor of Elmira, Mr. Sweet has been prominent in the business and financial life of Elmira for many years, being president of Harris, McHenry & Baker Company, vice president of the South Side National Bank, director of the Chemung Valley Savings & Loan Association, and director of the First National Bank & Trust Company, of Elmira. He was born in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1875, the son of Mer- ville H. and Edith (Cornell) Sweet.
Merville H. Sweet, who died April 22, 1929, was a leading citi- zen of Troy, Pennsylvania. He was born in Tioga County, Penn- sylvania, and in early life became interested in general farming. He became one of the prosperous farmers of that section of Penn- sylvania, and was also prominent in the affairs of Rutland Town- ship, where he served as constable. He was a Republican, a mem- ber of the Universalist Church, and belonged to several fraternal organizations. His wife was born in Columbia Township, Brad- ford County, Pennsylvania, and died November 26, 1909. Both are buried at Troy, Pennsylvania. They were the parents of four children: 1. W. Glenn, the subject of this sketch. 2. Arthur L., who died in 1909. 3. Albert, who died in infancy. 4. Lucy A. Boh- layer, lives at Troy.
W. Glenn Sweet is a graduate of the public schools of Troy, Pennsylvania, and Warner Business College, at Elmira. He came to this city in December, 1896, and for three years was identified
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with the city water, light and railway interests. In October, 1900, Mr. Sweet went with the Harris, McHenry & Baker Company as a stenographer, later became secretary, and finally vice president of the organization. At the death of the president, Mr. Baker, in January, 1929, Mr. Sweet succeeded to that office.
On October 20, 1904, Mr. Sweet married Miss Nettie G. Ver Nooy, of Elmira, the daughter of Edwin and Minnie (Hill) Ver Nooy. Both are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Sweet were born three children: 1. Norman E., born October 8, 1909, a graduate of South High School, Elmira, and Meeker Business College, lives at home. 2. Floyd J., born June 29, 1914, attends South Side High School. 3. Evelyn L., born December 14, 1917, attends South Side High School.
Politically, Mr. Sweet is a Republican. He served as a mem- ber of the common council under Mayor Hoffman from 1915 until 1919, and was elected to the office of mayor of Elmira in Novem- ber, 1931. He and his family are active members of Lake Street Presbyterian Church, and he is a member of Ivy Lodge F. & A. M. No. 397, Elmira Chapter No 42, St Omer's Commandery No. 19, K. T., and Kalurah Temple, Binghamton. He also belongs to the Rotary Club, Association of Commerce, and Y. M. C. A.
Albert E. Carr, manager of the Standard Oil Company of New York, with headquarters at Elmira, is among the able business executives of Central New York. He was born in Elmira, No- vember 26, 1881, the son of LeGrand and Caroline (Rockwell) Carr.
LeGrand Carr lives, retired, in Elmira. He was born in this city in 1849, the son of Samuel M. Carr, who was among the first settlers of the city. The latter located here about 1800 and be- came one of the community's honored pioneers. He was a suc- cessful farmer and a leading figure in public life. For many years he served as justice of the peace and associate judge. LeGrand Carr attended the public schools of the city, and has spent all of his life here with the exception of a few years in Montana. He
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was public health commissioner for a number of years. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. His wife died in 1923. To Mr. and Mrs. Carr were born the following children: 1. Marie, the widow of John E. Fraser, who resides in Elmira. 2. Milton R., who resides in Erie, Pennsyl- vania. 3. Albert E., the subject of this sketch.
Albert E. Carr is a graduate of Elmira Free Academy, class of 1899, in that same year he entered the services of the New York and Pennsylvania Telephone & Telegraph Company, now the New York Telephone Company. On March 1, 1903, he went to Kansas City, Missouri, as a traveling representative of the Cudahy Pack- ing Company in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. Returning to Elmira in 1904, he became associated with Armour & Company. Five years later Mr. Carr became identified with the Standard Oil Company of New York as general salesman, and in 1912 was appointed manager of the territory including Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins, Cortland and Steuben counties, which position he still holds.
On June 21, 1905, Mr. Carr was united in marriage with Miss Lucia Boardman Drake, the daughter of Leon H. and Mary (War- ner) Drake, natives of Vermont. The former lives, retired, in El- mira and the latter died in 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have two daughters: 1. Virginia W., born August 22, 1906, a graduate of Elmira Free Academy, Elmira College, Bachelor of Arts, and Cor- nell University, Master of Arts. She taught for two years at Oli- vet College in Michigan and also was a member of the faculty of the American College for Girls, at Athens, Greece, and is now Dean of Women at Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan. She makes her home with her parents in Elmira. 2. Elizabeth R., born Aug- ust 17, 1910, a graduate of Elmira Free Academy, attended Beaver College and Cortland Normal School. After her gradua- tion in 1931, she taught kindergarten in the Elmira schools until her marriage to Richard T. Billings of Cortland, New York, July 7, 1932.
Mr. Carr is a member of North Presbyterian Church, a trustee of the Elmira Savings Bank, a charter member and former vice
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president of the Elmira Rotary Club, a member of the Association of Commerce and is also affiliated with the Masonic bodies of the city.
Leo E. Considine .- Associated with the firm of Haskell & Con- sidine, architects, Leo E. Considine is recognized as one of the leading professional men of Elmira. He was born in this city, December 20, 1897, the son of Joseph H. and Ida A. (Burch) Con- sidine.
Joseph H. Considine was born at Watkins Glen, New York, as was his wife. He lived on a farm during his early life and later located at Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of carpenter and builder. Four years later he located in Elmira and was identified with an architect's office until 1893, at which time he opened an office of his own in the city. He remained as one of the leading architects of this section until his death in 1917. His widow still resides in this city. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, B. P. O. Elks, and Rapishaw Hunting Club. He also was a member of the Associa- tion of Commerce and Company L, New York State National Guard. To Mr. and Mrs. Considine were born the following chil- dren: 1. Esther M., married John Walter Murray, lives at Elmira. 2. Leo E., the subject of this sketch. 3. J. Henry, unmarried, lives at Elmira. 4. Alice L., unmarried, is secretary of the Eclipse Manufacturing Company, Elmira. 5. Bernard R., lives at Elmira.
Leo E. Considine acquired his early education in the public schools of Elmira and in 1918 was graduated from Elmira Free Academy. He then received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1923, and began his professional career in the offices of Carlton Strong, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with whom he remained for three years. Mr. Considine then took graduate work in architecture at Harvard University and received the degree of Master in Archi- tecture at that institution in 1927. He subsequently studied in Italy, France and England for six months and upon his return to Elmira he established offices in the Keeney Theater Building.
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Since April, 1928, he has been associated in practice with Harry M. Haskell, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history.
On October 15, 1930, Mr. Considine was united in marriage with Miss Catherine F. Gavin, the daughter of John and Anna (Donnelly) Gavin, natives of Ireland and Hornell, New York, re- spectively. Both are deceased and are buried at Hornell. Mr. and Mrs. Considine have a son, L. Edward, born October 30, 1931.
Mr. Considine is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, fourth degree, B. P. O. Elks, Eagles Lodge, Elmira Country Club, and Association of Commerce. He lives with his family at 50 Sunnyside Drive, Elmira.
During the World War Mr. Considine was a member of the Student Army Training Corps and was stationed at Columbia University Barracks from September, 1918, until December, 1918.
Mr. Considine also holds membership in the Tech Architec- tural Club, Scarab Architectural Honorary Society, and Harvard Pen and Brush Club.
Louis B. Reynolds, who is manager of F. M. Blystone, Inc., with offices at 744 Baldwin Street, is well and favorably known in the business affairs of Elmira. He was born here, January 8, 1887, the son of William D. and Mary D. (Goodrich) Reynolds.
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