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Mr. Chase was appointed justice of the peace in 1917 and served continuously in that office until his resignation in 1926. In November, 1925, he was elected supervisor of Ledyard. He has continued in the latter office to the present time and has made a most successful record in office. Mr. Chase has also been assembly clerk at Albany since 1927. He is a Republican.
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Mr. Chase is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been treasurer for sixteen years. He also is affiliated with Scipio Lodge, No. 110, F. and A. M., and belongs to the Cayuga County Farm Bureau.
Charles Henry Whitfield .- One of the representative citizens and dependable business men of Penn Yan is Charles Henry Whit- field, automobile body builder, who is identified with one of the pioneer business establishments of the city. He was born here, November 4, 1869, the son of William Henry and Harriet (Under- dunk) Whitfield.
William Henry Whitfield was born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, January 13, 1843. He located at Skaneateles, New York, in 1859, where he learned the trade of carriage maker in the shop of George Packwood. He enlisted for service in the Civil War in 1861 and served as a member of Company H, 149th New York Vol- unteer Infantry. He served throughout the war period and was discharged in 1866. He then located at Penn Yan as founder of a carriage factory, with which he was identified until the time of his death, January 17, 1914. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan. Mr. Whitfield was married January 13, 1868, to Mrs. Harriet Wheeler, the widow of Charles Wheeler, of Penn Yan, and daughter of John and Hulda Underdunk, natives of Hol- land and Penn Yan, respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield were born two children.
Charles Henry Whitfield left school at the age of fourteen years and was employed in his father's carriage factory. He be- came a member of the firm, W. H. Whitfield & Son, in 1899, and this partnership continued until the death of Mr. Whitfield in 1914. The business was incorporated in 1904 as Whitfield & Sons, Inc., and since 1912 the organization has specialized in the building of automobile bodies. The plant was originally located on East Elm Street, but in 1924 a modern factory building was erected at 29-35 Champlain Avenue.
On June 6, 1895, Mr. Whitfield married Miss Florence Thomas, the daughter of William H. and Emily Thomas, of Harrisburg,
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Pennsylvania. To them were born four sons: 1. William Robert, born April 7, 1897, a graduate of Penn Yan Academy and attended the University of Florida. He is a veteran of the World War and is associated in business with his father at Penn Yan. He married Miss Keleda Rappleye, a daughter of Jean M. Rappleye. They live at 425 Main Street. 2. Charles Sidney, born July 1, 1900, a graduate of Penn Yan Academy, associated in business with his father. He married Miss Grace M. Fraser, and lives at 427 Main Street. 3. Jack Thurston, born October 18, 1903, a graduate of Penn Yan Academy. 4. Philip Ashton, born November 27, 1911, also a graduate of Penn Yan Academy. The latter two are also engaged in business with their father.
Mr. Whitfield is a Republican, a member of the Christian Science Church and is also affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He has been president of the Lake View Cemetery Association during the past ten years.
Mr. Whitfield and his family live at 323 Liberty Street.
George M. Murnan .- Highly esteemed and widely known in the city of Bath is George M. Murnan, who lives retired at 23 East Morris Street. He was born at Leroy, Genesee County, New York, in 1863, the son of Michael and Mary (O'Connell) Murnan.
Michael Murnan was a native of County Limerick, Ireland, and died in 1914. His wife was also born there and died in 1897. They are buried at Leroy. At the age of twelve years Mr. Murnan had emigrated to the United States. He spent the remainder of his life in Genesee County. Politically, he was a Democrat. To Mr. and Mrs. Murnan were born the following children: 1. Thomas, deceased. 2. William, lives at Leroy. 3. John, deceased. 4. George M., the subject of this sketch. 5. James, who lived at Ann Arbor, Michigan, died in 1932. 6. Catherine, lives at Leroy. 7. Frank, lives at Leroy. 8. Arthur, lives at Leroy.
George M. Murnan followed the trade of printer during early life and lives at Leroy. He came to Bath in 1890 and after a short time was employed as a clerk in the old Nichols House. He later
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spent five years at Ypsilanti, Michigan, as manager of the Fol- lette House, and also conducted a restaurant business at Michigan City, Indiana, for three years. Upon his return to Bath, Mr. Mur- nan again was connected with the hotel business. At the time of his retirement in 1915 he was the owner and manager of a restaur- ant in this city.
In 1895 Mr. Murnan married Miss Anne T. Hoffman, of Bath, who died in 1923. She was the daughter of John and Catherine Hoffman, natives of Baden Baden, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Mur- nan had no children.
Mr. Murnan is a Democrat, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and belongs to the Elks Lodge.
Frank Elihu Tripp .- Identified with the Gannett Newspapers, owners and publishers of sixteen newspapers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as vice president and general manager, Frank Elihu Tripp is recognized as one of the leading newspaper- men in this section of the United States, and is among Elmira's representative citizens. He was born at Breesport, New York, February 21, 1882, the son of Edward C. and Melissa J. (Turk) Tripp.
Edward C. Tripp was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife was a native of Kent County, Michigan. He spent forty-five years of his life as a locomotive engineer and died in 1927. His mother was Nancy (Fairbanks) Tripp, of Dedham, Massachus- etts, and his father was James Tripp, a native of Kennebunkport, Maine. Edward C. Tripp was the last of eight generations to live in the old Fairbanks homestead, which still stands at Dedham, Massachusetts. It was built in 1636. Melissa J. (Turk) Tripp resides at Elmira. The only child born to Mr. and Mrs. Tripp was Frank Elihu, the subject of this sketch.
Frank Elihu Tripp is a graduate of the public schools in El- mira. He was a newspaper carrier during his school days and entered reporting work in September, 1901, on one of the local newspapers. He spent sixteen years in the news and editorial
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department, and for several years also was interested in theatrical work as press agent and producer of both dramatic and musical presentations. In 1909 he was the proprietor of the Royal Comic Opera Company. Mr. Tripp entered the advertising business in 1917 and served consecutively as advertising manager, business manager and owner-publisher of Elmira publications. He as- sumed his present duties as vice president and general manager of the Gannett Newspapers in 1925. Since 1925 he has been con- tinuously in that work, except for 1929 and 1930, when he was publisher of the Brooklyn Eagle.
The following data, concerning the professional career of Mr. Tripp, appears in "Who's Who in America": Newspaper reporter during 1901-17; advertising manager of the Elmira Star-Gazette during 1917-22; owner of Elmira newspapers in 1922; general manager since 1925 of the Gannett Newspapers. The Gannett Newspapers are owners of the Hartford (Connecticut) Times; Rochester Times-Union; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle; Utica Observer-Dispatch; Elmira Star-Gazette; Elmira Adver- tiser; Elmira Telegram; Ithaca Journal-News; Newburgh News; Beacon News, Olean Times-Herald; Plainfield (New Jersey) Courier-News; Albany Evening News; Albany Knickerbocker Press; Malone Telegram; Ogdensburg Republican-Journal. Mr. Tripp is secretary-treasurer and publisher of the Elmira newspa- pers and an officer of each of the companies operating the above list of newspapers. He was manager of publicity for the Elmira Red Cross and Liberty Loan Drives during the World War. He was awarded the Shuman Trophy by the Advertising Clubs of the World at Philadelphia in 1926 for having originated the plan for local retailers to consolidate and meet chain store advertising competition in food lines.
On June 18, 1904, Mr. Tripp was united in marriage with Miss Fanny B. Miller, of Elmira, a native of Susquehanna, Pennsyl- vania, the daughter of George W. and Annie E. (Dailey) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller died in 1908 and his wife died in 1929. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Tripp are: 1. Mary, mar- ried Kenneth W. Marks, lives at Elmira. 2. Nancy Melissa, at- tends Dana Hall.
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Mr. Tripp is a Republican, a member of the Park Congrega- tional Church, Elmira, and belongs to the Elmira City Club, El- mira Country Club, Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, New York Athletic Club, Advertising Club of New York, the Jesters, the Hartford Club of Hartford, Connecticut. He is also affiliated with the Masonic Orders, Knights Templar, Shrine, B. P. O. Elks and Rotary. He is a member of the Associated Press, American Newspaper Publishers Association, New York State Publishers Association, a director of Major Market Newspapers and of the A. N. P. A. Advertising Bureau. He resides at Elmira, New York, and has a summer home at Glenora-on-Seneca, being an enthusi- astic boatman. He spends much winter time at Miami Beach, Florida. He has offices in Elmira, Rochester, New York City and Hartford, Connecticut.
Lynn V. Bohn, who is assistant superintendent of the Pruden- tial Insurance Company, at Elmira, is one of the city's progressive business men. He was born at Shunk, Sullivan County, Pennsyl- vania, January 7, 1884, the son of Bernard E. and Roseltha (Dick- erson) Bohn.
Bernard E. Bohn, who died August 16, 1931, is buried in Wood- lawn Cemetery, Elmira. He was born at Piatt, Pennsylvania, and received his education in the district schools. In early life he was interested in the lumber business in Sullivan County, and later located at Brooklyn, New York, where he was connected with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Street Railway Company. He came to Elmira in 1902 and during the following twelve years engaged in the grocery business at 1106 Lake Street. Until 1917 he was a well known contractor and builder, and in that year purchased a truck farm at 536 Liberty Street, where he remained until his death. Mr. Bohn was a Republican, a member of the German Lutheran Church, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife was born at Shunk, Pennsylvania, and lives in Elmira. She is a member of Riverside Methodist Church. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bohn: 1. Lynn V., the subject
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of this sketch. 2. Etta M., married (first) Earl J. Welch, and they had two sons, John E. and Alfred J. Welch. She married (sec- ond) Walter Lewis, who is president of the Lewis Oil Company at Fremont, Nebraska.
Lynn V. Bohn grew up at Shunk, Pennsylvania, and is a grad- uate of Canton (Pennsylvania) High School, and Warner's Busi- ness College, Elmira. He taught school for two years in Sullivan County, and for a time was employed by the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit Street Railway Company. After his graduation from business college he became an agent for the Prudential Insurance Company in their Elmira offices. In 1910 he was appointed assistant super- intendent but after a short time he transferred to the Hornell offices as assistant manager. He returned to Elmira in 1915 as assistant superintendent.
On October 24, 1904, Mr. Bohn was united in marriage with Miss Thelma A. Goetchius, born at Athens, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1882, the daughter of Hiram D. and Mary I. (Dodd) Goetchius. Mr. Goetchius was born in Pennsylvania, June 28, 1845, and died at Elmira, April 4, 1913. His wife was born at Binghamton, New York, October 4, 1849, and died February 4, 1928. Mrs. Bohn is a graduate of Athens High School and Warner's Business College. To Mr. and Mrs. Bohn were born three children: 1. Harold D., born September 26, 1905, a graduate of Elmira Free Academy, is assistant manager of Sears, Roebuck Company, Elmira. He mar- ried Miss Myrtle I. Dunn, of Elmira, and they have a daughter, Shirley Ellen. 2. Gladys L., born January 9, 1909, a graduate of Elmira Free Academy and Elmira College, class of 1929. She was a kindergarten teacher at Horseheads, New York, for one year, and now lives at home. 3. Charles H., born September 17, 1910, a graduate of South High School, Elmira, now connected with the Mohican Grocery Company, Elmira.
Mr. Bohn is a Republican and for several years was inspector of elections in the Eighth Ward. He is a member of Lake Street Presbyterian Church and his wife holds membership in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. His lodge and club affiliations are: Ivy Lodge, No. 397, F. and A. M .; Elmira Chapter, No. 42, R. A. M .; Southern Tier Council, No. 16, R. & S. M .; St. Omer's Com-
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mandery, No. 19, Knights Templar; Corning Consistory, A. A. S. R .; Cashmere Grotto; Harmony Chapter, No. 657, Order of East- ern Star; Past Watchman of Shepherds of Mt. Sinai Shrine No. 15; Past Royal Patron of Queen Freadrica Court, No. 22, O. of A .; Masonic Club; Kiwanis Club; Elmira Life Underwriters Associa- tion, President during 1928-29; and Red Cross of America.
Maurice Whitlock Mott .- One of the prominent business men of Wayne County is Maurice W. Mott, who is engaged in the lum- ber and coal business at Red Creek. He was born at Demster, New York, June 25, 1891, the son of Benjamin W. and Cora (Whit- lock) Mott.
Benjamin W. Mott, who is president of the Red Creek National Bank, is a leading citizen of the community. He was born in Cay- uga County in 1862 and in early life engaged in the mercantile business at North Victory and Demster. Subsequently he located at Red Creek, and since 1932 has been president of the Red Creek National Bank. He has also been president of the First National Bank of Port Byron, New York. Mr. Mott was married in 1890 to Miss Cora Whitlock, of North Victory. Their only child was Maurice W., the subject of this sketch.
Maurice Whitlock Mott acquired his early education in the public schools of Demster, Westbury and Wolcott, New York. He is also a graduate of Rochester Business Institute, class of 1911, and as a young man became identified with his father's lumber interests at Red Creek. He purchased the business in 1912 and at the present time is a dealer in lumber and builders supplies. He is also interested in the manufacture of wooden and concrete silos.
Mr. Mott married in June, 1913, Miss Florence Roe, the daugh- ter of George W. Roe, at one time president of the First National Bank of Wolcott, New York. She died February 12, 1920, follow- ing the birth of a daughter, Florence Grace. She is buried in Wol- cott Cemetery. In March, 1921, Mr. Mott married Miss Mae Bell, daughter of C. W. Bell, of Hannibal, New York.
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Mr. Mott is a Democrat, a member of Red Creek Methodist Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He also belongs to the Citi- zens Club, Chamber of Commerce, and North American Lumber- man's Association.
Mr. Mott is serving as president of the village of Red Creek and is a member of the local board of education. He and his fam- ily have a summer residence at Fair Haven Bay.
James Walsh, M. D .- Recognized as one of the outstanding physicians and surgeons of Central New York, Dr. James Walsh has successfully engaged in the practice of his profession at Cort- land since 1904. He was born at Elmira, Chemung County, Sep- tember 15, 1869, the son of James and Mary (Murphy) Walsh.
James Walsh, deceased, was a native of Ireland. His wife was also born there. As young people they emigrated to the United States and settled at Elmira, New York, where Mr. Walsh fol- lowed his trade as a mason for twenty-five years. He died in 1887 and his wife died in 1888. Both are buried at Elmira. He was a Democrat, and an active member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Walsh the following children were born: 1. Patrick, deceased. 2. William, deceased. 3. Mary, de- ceased. 4. Catherine, deceased. 5. Johanna, unmarried, lives at Elmira. 6. Margaret, unmarried, lives at Elmira. 7. James, the subject of this sketch. 8. Agnes, unmarried, lives at Elmira. 9. Garrett, deceased.
James Walsh attended the Elmira public schools and in 1884 was graduated from Elmira Free Academy. He spent two years at Herring Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, and then for a time was assistant surgeon of the Swift Packing Company, in Chicago. In 1903 he was graduated from the New York Homeopathic Med- ical College and Flower Hospital, New York City. After serving as interne in the latter institution for one year he came to Cort- land in 1904 to establish a private practice. He is serving as city school physician, and is also diagnostician of the Cortland Tuber-
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culosis Clinic. He is chief of staff of the Cortland County Hos- pital, and is identified with the Cortland County Medical Society, president in 1912, and secretary, 1914-20, and vice president in 1926; New York State Medical Society; and American Medical Association.
On September 15, 1892, Doctor Walsh was united in marriage with Miss Mary Johnson Nash, born at Harpersville, New York, the daughter of Dr. Eugene B. and Euretta (Johnson) Nash. The former died in 1917 and the latter in 1923. They were natives of Broome County, New York. Mary Johnson (Nash) Walsh died January 19, 1932, and is buried at Cortland. To Doctor and Mrs. Walsh were born three children: 1. Catherine Eugenia, born Jan- uary 10, 1894, a graduate of Cortland Normal School, and Syra- cuse University, class of 1916. She married Fay C. Evans, and lives at Cortland. They have two children: Mary Charlotte, and John David. 2. Marion E., who died in 1914. 3. James, Jr., who died in 1923.
Politically, Doctor Walsh is a Democrat. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Colum- bus, Past Grand Knight; Cortland Country Club, and Cortland County Sportsman's Association. He has served as a member of the local board of education for a number of years.
General Lucien G. Berry, United States Army, retired, is a representative citizen of Corning and has a wide acquaintance throughout Steuben County and Central New York. He was born at Caton, Steuben County, November 29, 1863, the son of Samuel Spicer and Olive Elizabeth (Reed) Berry.
Samuel Spicer Berry, deceased, was a native of Rhode Island, born in January, 1820. He was a farmer and also engaged in the building business in Steuben County for a number of years. He was married in 1854 to Miss Olive Elizabeth Reed, daughter of Alexander Reed, of Steuben County. To them were born three children, of whom Lucien G., subject of this sketch, was the youngest.
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Lucien G. Berry acquired his early education in the public schools of Corning and in 1878 was graduated from Corning Free Academy. He received an appointment to West Point Military Academy, and was graduated from that institution in 1886 with the commission of second lieutenant of Artillery, United States Army. During his service of thirty-nine years in the Regular Army, he was stationed in nearly every state of the Union. Dur- ing the Spanish-American War he held the rank of captain, and assistant adjutant general of volunteers, and served in the United States, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Following the close of that war he was assigned to duty in China for service in the Boxer rebellion, but before reaching that country his orders were changed and he was sent to the Philippines to serve during the insurrection, where he remained for one year.
At the outbreak of the World War in 1917, he was commis- sioned as Brigadier General, and assigned to the command of the 60th Field Artillery Brigade, which was organized at Camp Doni- phon, Oklahoma. In June, 1918, with this command he joined the A. E. F. in France. The 60th F. A. Brigade under his command participated in all the major operations of the American armies until the armistice in November, 1918. The action of this brigade and of the French Artillery which was attached to it, and under General Berry's command, was credited later by the German com- manders as having been the decisive stroke which convinced them that the war was lost, and led them on September 28th, 1918, to make their first request for an armistice. Some time after the return of the United States Armies from France, on June 19th, 1921, he was retired from active service. He has since 1923 re- sided at Corning, New York.
In 1886 General Berry was united in marriage with Miss Emily Minier, the daughter of Hon. Christian Minier, former member of the New York Assembly. To this union were born five daughters and one son, as follows: 1. Marilla, married Colonel Thomas W. Brown, United States Army, and they have two daughters and one son. 2. Olive, married Lieut. Col. Robert C. McDonald, United States Army, and they have four sons. 3. Emily, married Lieut. Col. John W. Sherwood, United States Army, and they have four
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children. 4. Lucien S. S., a graduate of West Point Military Acad- emy, holds the rank of Major of Cavalry, United States Army. 5. Lucy, married Major Thomas W. Fox, United States Army, and they have a son. 6. Helen, married Edward S. Garner, real estate broker, lives at Los Angeles, California, and they have two sons.
General Berry is a Republican in politics, and holds member- ship in the Army and Navy Club of Washington, D. C., Corning City Club, Corning Country Club, and Rotary Club.
The Berry family lives at 210 Delavan Avenue, Corning.
Roy M. Hackett .- The post office of Hornell has had the con- tinuous service of Roy M. Hackett for thirty-six years, and he has served as postmaster since 1924. He is a native of this city, born July 20, 1876, the son of Charles E. and Perlina (Powell) Hackett.
Charles E. Hackett, who died March 28, 1931, was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Oxford, Chenango County, and spent his early life there. At the outbreak of the Civil War he en- listed and served as a corporal in Company A, 189th New York Volunteer Infantry. He then resumed his farming interests at Canisteo, New York, and after several years entered the service of the Erie Railroad Company. At the time of his retirement he had been in the company's employ as a passenger conductor for thirty years. Mr. Hackett was a Republican, a member of the Universalist Church, and belonged to the Grand Army of the Re- public. His widow was born at Canisteo, and resides at Hornell. To Mr. and Mrs. Hackett the following children were born: 1. Nellie, who died in 1879. 2. Clifford, who died in 1887. 3. Alice, died July 3, 1931, was the wife of Jesse Smith. 4. J. Murray, con- nected with the United States Government printing department at Washington, D. C. 5. Roy M., the subject of this sketch. 6. Earl C., civil engineer, connected with the New York State highway department.
Roy M. Hackett is a graduate of the grade and high schools of Hornell. After completing his schooling in 1896 he entered the Hornell post-office as a clerk. He served in that capacity until
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1922, at which time he became assistant postmaster. Two years later he was appointed to the office of postmaster by President Calvin Coolidge. He was subsequently reappointed during Pres- ident Coolidge's second term.
On January 29, 1903, Mr. Hackett was united in marriage with Miss Edith E. Nash, born at Owego, Tioga County, September 30, 1875, the daughter of Samuel A. and Minnie (Clark) Nash. They were natives of Tioga County. Mr. and Mrs. Hackett are the par- ents of three children: 1. Arlene A., born April 7, 1904. She is a graduate of Hornell High School, Geneseo Normal School, and Chicago School of Music. She married Lester C. Angell, and lives at Pontiac, Michigan. They have a daughter, Barbara Angell. 2. Ruth, born July 18, 1907. She is a graduate of Hornell High School and Alfred University. She married Harold C. Whitford, and lives at Hornell. They have a son, Jerome C. Whitford. 3. Phillip M., born February 28, 1910. He is a graduate of Hornell High School and Mechanics Institute at Rochester, New York. He is a commercial chemist, and lives at home.
Politically, Mr. Hackett has always been a Republican. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is affil- iated with Evening Star Lodge, No. 44, F. and A. M .; Steuben Chapter, No. 101, R. A. M., and Steuben Council No. 35. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Jesse E. Ferris .- One of the most successful farmers of Cay- uga County, Jesse E. Ferris, has also held the office of sheriff, and is identified with one of the prominent pioneer families of this section. He was born at Ira, November 3, 1865, the son of Hon. Harvey D. and Helen M. (Van Dorn) Ferris.
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