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Albert D. Stone, the only surviving member of the family, was educated in the home neighborhood and in 1859 entered business life as a salesman in the employ of L. K. Smith, of Churchville, with whom he remained for four years as a clerk. On the expiration of that period he became a partner of L. K. Smith and J. F. Doolittle in Bergen, where they conducted a mercantile enterprise for about two years. On the expiration of that period
Mr. Stone returned to Churchville and became interested in the business of Smith & Ryder, gen- eral merchants. That relation was maintained for a short time, when there occurred another change in the firm, Mr. Smith passing away in 1867. The firm was then reorganized under the name of Ryder & Stone. Four years later another change , occurred, inducing the adoption of the firm style of Ball, Stone & Bascoe, and when three years had passed Mr. Stone purchased Mr. Ball's interest and the firm name of Stone & Bascoe was assumed. This was continued until the 1st of February, 1895, when Mr. Stone retired from business. For years he had been closely associated with the com- mercial interests of Churchville and throughout that period had been widely known for his inflexi- ble honesty and the probity of his business meth- ods. The business of which he was the head re- ceived a liberal patronage and a continuance of the trade was insured by reason of the fact that he put forth earnest efforts to please his patrons and gave to them a just return for their money expended.
In 1875 Mr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Mary Gardner Davis, the only surviving child of Mr. and Mrs: Henry W. Davis, who came to Churchville in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Stone have one daughter, Mrs. Frank T. Sage, of Rochester.
In his political views Mr. Stone is a stalwart republican, giving unfaltering allegiance to the party. Since 1854 he has been a member of the Congregational church, has long served as one of its officers and most active members. He takes a helpful interest in all departments of the church work and does everything in his power to promote its welfare and upbuilding. He is one of the substantial citizens of Monroe county, to whom the world instinctively pays deference not only be- cause of his business ability and his success, but also in recognition of a strong and manly charac- ter and attractive social qualities.
ADOLPH LOMB.
Adolph Lomb, the elder son of Henry Lomb, was born in Rochester, New York, in 1866. In the same year his parents removed to the vicinity of New York. It was there that his boyhood was spent and he received his earliest schooling at Brooklyn. In 1879, his family spent a year abroad, during which time he attended an excel- lent school in Frankfort, Germany, and upon re- turning to New York and later removing to Roch- ester, he attended public school No. 15, and then the Rochester Frec Academy.
He commenced his practical experience in the factory, serving an apprenticeship in the different departments, taking particular interest in the more
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delicate and intricate operations, an interest which has continined unabated since that time. His business activities were later interrupted by his university training, which commenced at the Uni- versity of Rochester in 1888, and continuing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Bos- ton, where he gave especial attention to engineer- ing branches, while still pursuing the work in mathematics and physics, commenced at Roches- ter. Subsequently he continued the work in the latter branches at the University of Berlin and later in Paris, in both of which places he devoted his attention particularly to theoretical optics. While abroad he spent considerable time at the Carl Zeiss Works in Jena and was instrumental in assisting in the introduction of their methods in the factory of Bausch & Lomb.
While never assuming to take a conspicuous part in social or public affairs, he is keenly appreciative of all matters pertaining to the elevation of the community, no less than to the advancement of his firm.
GEORGE H. HARRIS.
George H. Harris, of the law firm of Werner & Harris of Rochester, is one of the native sons of Monroe county, his birth having occurred at Penfield on the 30th of July, 18:1. His parents were James and Martha (Pope) Harris, mention of whom is made elsewhere in this volume. The son supplemented his early education by study in the University of Rochester, from which he was graduated in 1892, completing both the scientific and classical courses. In the meantime, in Janu- ary, 1889, he had begun the study of law in the office of Reed & Shutt. He applied himself thoroughly to the mastery of legal principles and was admitted to the bar in 1893, since which time he has continued in the active practice of law in Rochester. Immediately after his graduation he entered the office of Werner & Werner, one of the partners being William E. Werner, now judge of the court of appeals. The day following his ad- mission to the bar he became a member of the firm of Werner & Harris, now one of the leading law firms of Rochester. He is a member of the Rochester Bar Association and has commanded the confidence and trust of his brethren of the legal fraternity as well as of the general public. He maintains a close conformity to a high standard of professional ethics and in the actual work of the office and of the court room he is careful, thorough and painstaking.
On the 11th of September, 1895, Mr. Harris was married to Miss Hattie Higbie and unto them were born two sons and a daughter: Donald, Dun-
can and Adair. Mr. Harris is a member of the Chi Psi, a college fraternity, and also belongs to the Masonic order. He has always maintained his home in the country and now resides at Fairport, although he has practiced continuously in Roch- ester.
CHARLES J. GLIDDON.
Charles J. Gliddon, freight agent for the Buf- falo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company, with headquarters in Rochester, his native city, was born December 24, 1866. His father, Charles A. Gliddon, was a native of England and became an engineer on the New York Central Railroad, thus serving for many years. He made his home in Rochester and died about four years ago, his remains being interred in Mount Hope cemetery. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Elizabeth Luehm, is a native of Switzerland and is now living in Rochester. They have three living chil- dren : Charles J .; Fred, who is with his brother as chief clerk ; and B. A., who is traveling auditor for the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company.
Charles J. Gliddon passed through successive grades in the public schools of Rochester until he became a high-school student and subsequently attended Rochester Business University. Through- out his business life he has beeen connected with railroad interests and at first entered the auditing department of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company, being connected with both the passenger and freight work. Later he was appoint- ed traveling auditor and freight car agent, acting in that capacity for five years. On the expiration of that period he was made freight agent at Roch- ester, which is his present connection, and the fact that he has been most faithful as well as capable is indicated by the statement that he has from early manhood to the present time been in the em- ploy of this corporation.
In November, 1887, Mr. Gliddon was married to Miss Mary Davis, a daughter of Alfred Davis, of the Democrat-Chronicle Printing Company. They have one son, Gordon H. Gliddon, who is now a student in the East high school. Mr. Glid- don belongs to Yonnondio lodge, No. 163, F. & A. M., and to Hamilton chapter, No. 62, R. A. M., in which he has filled all of the chairs and is a past high priest. He likewise belongs to Doric council, No. 19, R. & S. M .; Monroe commandery, No. 12, K. T .; and Damascus Temple, A. A. Or- der Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is likewise a member of the Royal Arcanum and he has mem- bership relations with the Masonic Club, the Gen- esee Whist Club and the Rochester Whist Club.
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He won the Faber trophy in the New York city whist contest. He is likewise connected with the American Association of Freight Agents .. He owns and occupies an attractive home at No. 169 Dartmouth street and is well known in this city, where he has an extensive circle of warm friends.
JOHN DUNBAR.
John Dunbar, assistant superintendent of the Rochester park system, was born June 4, 1859, in the parish of Rafford, Elginshire, in the north of Scotland. He acquired a parochial school educa- tion in Rafford, completing the course at the age of seventeen, after which he turned his attention to horticulture at Altyre, Elginshire, on the estate of Sir William Gordon Cumming. Altyre con- tained an extensive collection of deciduous trees, shrubs and conifers and all branches of horticul- ture were intelligently conducted there.
When twenty years of age Mr. Dunbar went to England and spent the succeeding eight years in connection with three large horticulture establish- ments : Birdsall, Malton, Yorkshire, the estate of Lord Middleton; Riddings, Derbyshire, the estate of T. H. Oaks, Esquire; and Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, the estate of the Duke of Marlborough, being of the last named foreman of the tropical plant department. He thus gained broad experience and attained a degree of profi- ciency which well fitted him for important positions in the United States, following his emigration to the new world when twenty-eight years of age. In this work he was thus employed as assistant to William Falconer at Dosoris, Long Island, the estate of the late Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun.
At thirty-two years of age he was employed by C. C. Laney, superintendent of parks of Rochester, as foreman of Highland Park, and four years later in recognition of his efficiency, he was made as- sistant superintendent of the Rochester park sys- tem. Mr. Dunbar has had charge of the extensive shrub collection and the pinetum at Highland Park, and is a contributor to several leading floral and horticultural papers. Since 1899, in connec- tion with his work in establishing collections of hardy trees, shrubs and plants in the Rochester park system, he has made extensive investigations in the genus crataegus (hawthorns) throughout western New York and various parts of Ontario, Canada, and discovered a large number of species new to science and of important horticultural value. The American hawthorns are considered by landscape gardeners amongst the most impor- tant trees and large shrubs for beautifying parks and gardens, and with the additions made during
the past ten years, the Rochester parks contain the largest collection of any park system of Amer- ican hawthorns in the world. C. S. Sargent. L. L. D., in the "Crataegus of Rochester, New York," published in the "Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science, 1903," named a new species of hawthorn after him, Crataegus Dunbari. "The Silva of North America," by C. S. Sargent, pub- lished under the auspices of the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, in volume 13, page 121, con- tains a sketch of Mr. Dunbar's life by Dr. Sar- gent, in reference to his work in the discovery of American hawthorns. He is acknowledged as the peer of many of the ablest representatives of this great department of labor and his deep interest in the work and his appreciation of the beauty that can be developed through landscape gardening finds expression in the improvements which he has instituted in connection with the Rochester park system.
WILLIAM B. MORSE.
William B. Morse was for more than sixty years identified with the lumber business in Rochester. He was born in Sodus, Wayne county, New York, August 4, 1824, and died September 3, 1904, at Rochester. His father, Samuel Morse, was a New Englander and migrated from Williamstown, Massachusetts, about 1800, to what was then the wilderness of the west, and which is now western New York. Here on what is now known as Morse Hill in the town of Sodus, Wayne county, he cleared a farm and built a home, where there was reared a family of two sons and three daughters.
William B. Morse in 1842, at the age of eighteen, left the family homestead, came to Roch- ester and entered the employ of Judge Otis Turn- er, who then conducted a lumber business near the junction of the Genesee Valley canal with the Erie canal, which is now the site of one of the lumber- vards of the William B. Morse Lumber Company. At that time the Genesee Valley was yielding its supply of lumber through the Genesee Valley canal to Rochester.
In 1853 he entered into partnership with Wil- liam Henry Robinson, under the firm name of Robinson & Morse, and established a lumberyard on the present site of the Sibley building on Main street, East. In 1857 he purchased the lumber- yard of Coleman Brothers on State street, where the Kelso Laundry is now situated, and in 1867 he purchased the West avenue yard, where he was first employed and formed a partnership with Stephen G. Hollister. The firm name was Wil- liam B. Morse & Company, and this firm continued until 1893, when Mr. Hollister retired and after- ward became secretary of Mechanics Savings Bank.
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From 1893 the business was conducted under the name of William B. Morse & Sons until 1903, when a corporation was formed under the name of William B. Morse Lumber Company, which owns and operates the William B. Morse & Sons, Otis Lumber Company and Hardwood Lumber Company yards. Mr. Morse was one of the organ- izers of the Central Bank and for many years one of its directors.
In 1869 he married Frances Case, of Sodus, Wayne county, New York, who survives him. There were born seven sons and one daughter, all of whom survive their father : William S., Charles C., John P., Frederic G., Howard C., Whiting B., James R., all of Rochester; and Frances, wife of Henry A. Patten, of New York city. During the sixty years of his active business life in Rochester he participated in the rapid growth of Rochester and laid the foundation of the business which is now conducted by his sons.
HENRY LIKLY.
The life record of Henry Likly was one of con- tinuous activity, the evidence of which is still found today in one of the leading manufacturing and commercial enterprises of Rochester. The ex- ample which he left behind is one well worthy of emulation, for in all that he did Henry Likly was actuated by worthy motives and high principles. Men who knew him trusted him, and whether as employe, employer or in his attitude of merchant to the trade, he was respected by all with whom he had business association.
A native of Canada, Mr. Likly was born in Perth on the 18th of January, 1836, and shortly after his father's death he accompanied his mother to Rochester in the spring of 1848. His education was here continued in the public schools and when he had put aside his text-books he entered busi- ness life as an employe of A. R. Pritchard, a man- ufacturer of trunks and traveling bags, who had established himself in that business in Rochester in 1844. Mr. Likly completed a full apprentice- ship, becoming an expert workman in his line and his mastery of the trade, combined with the many good qualities which he had displayed, led to his admission to a partnership in the firm which had hitherto been composed of A. R. and T. H. Pritch- ard. His admission to the business led to the adop- tion of the firm name of A. R. & T. H. Pritchard , & Company on the 1st of January, 1868. Three years later it was again changed, becoming A. R. Pritchard & Likly, and when Mr. Likly and his brother-in-law, W. D. Callister, became sole pro- prietors the business was carried on under the firm style of Henry Likly & Company. They de- veloped what became one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the country, consuming annually more than a million and a half feet of lumber in the manufacture of over thirty thousand trunks and thousands of traveling bags. On their pay roll were over two hundred men. The firm man- ufactures all kinds and grades of trunks and trar- eling bags and the product is sent to every part of the Union, for the house sustains au unassailable reputation for the quality of its goods and for com- mercial integrity. Mr. Likly continued in busi- ness up to the time of his death, which occurred on the 17th of December, 1897, when he was al- most sixty-two years of age.
Mr. Likly cast his ballot in support of the men and measures of the republican party and had a citizen's deep interest in the political issues and questions of the day, but was without political aspiration. In fact, his fellow townsmen fre- quently urged him to become a candidate for office, but he always declined, feeling that he could best serve his city in a private capacity. His influence was always on the side of improvement and up- building, and he gave substantial aid to many measures for the general good. He belonged to both the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, being a charter member of Corinthian lodge, No. 805, A. F. & A. M. In the Odd Fellows organiza- tion he became a past grand. His life exemplified many strong and commendable qualities. He never allowed business to so occupy his time that it dwarfed the other sides of his nature or crushed out his finer sensibilities. He was cognizant of his duties as well as his privileges of citizenship, placed a true value upon the worth of character and at all times, whether in business, public or social relations, was the same honorable and hon- ored gentleman.
Mr. Likly was married in 1861, the lady of his choice being Miss Helen E. Callister, and they became the parents of two sons: William C., born March 31, 1867; and Henry, born March 12, 1870. Their education was acquired in Rochester's pub- lic schools and following graduation each became identified with their father's business. The elder son, now senior member of the firm, is treasurer of the company and superintends the factory at No. 340 Lyell avenue, while Henry attends to the wants of customers in various states and also man- ages their large retail store on East Main street, which is one of the most elaborate and finely equipped stores in Rochester. The brothers are men of excellent business ability, carefully con- ducting the business which had its beginning more than six decades ago, but which was largely developed to its present proportions through the enterprise and energy of their honored father. "The sons, too, have wrought along modern business lines, keeping in touch with the trend of general progress and placing upon the market goods which show the most advanced styles in trunks and trav-
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eling bags. The name of Likly has ever been a synonym for energy, advancement and reliability in the business circles of Rochester and wherever the house is known.
FRANK H. CLEMENT.
Frank H. Clement, founder and promoter of one of the large productive industries of Rochester, contributing to the city's commercial activity as well as to his individual prosperity, demonstrates in his life record the possibilities for successful accomplishment to those who possess laudable am- bition, kcen foresight and unflagging industry.
A native of Monroe county, he was born in Parma, June 26, 1843, and is of English lineage, the ancestry of the family being traced back to Robert Clement, who in 1638 left his native Eng- land and in his own vessel sailed for Haverhill, Massachusetts, becoming the progenitor of the fam- ily in the new world. Many of his descendants have attained distinction in commercial, social and political circles in the various states in which they have lived, while tales of heroism and valor are not infrequent on the pages of family history. The line of descent is traced down to John and Polly (Richardson) Clement, the grandparents of F. H. Clement. Their son, Harris Clement, was born in Petersham, Massachusetts, in 1801. In the maternal line Harris Clement was descended from one of three brothers of the name of Harris, who were active participants in the war for indepen- dence. About 1824 or 1825 Harris Clement be- came a resident of Clarkson, Monroe county, where he engaged in merchandizing, subsequently remov- inig to Parma, where he was several times elected to the office of supervisor without opposition, fill- ing the position for a number of years. In 1864 he came to Rochester as deputy collector of in- ternal revenue under Samuel P. Allen, a position which he filled for about three years. He was long recognized as a leader in the ranks of the re- publican party, his opinions carrying weight in its councils, while at different times he served his party in important capacities. He married Clar- issa T. Pond, of Knoxboro, Oneida county, New York, and died in Rochester, May 13, 1873, while his wife survived him six years, passing away on the sixth anniversary of his death. Their two sons are: Theodore T., of Ypsilanti, Michigan ; and Frank H., of Rochester.
In his boyhood days F. H. Clement remained upon his father's farm on the Ridge road and when he had mastered the studies taught in the public schools he attended the Parma Academy and the Rochester Collegiate Institute. For two years he engaged in teaching in the district schools, but his natural predilections led him into the field of me-
chanics and he displayed particular interest in drawing and engineering. Becoming a resident of Rochester in 1863, he here entered the employ of D. A. Woodbury & Company, builders of steam engines, with whom he remained for five years, working his way upward until he became foreman and draughtsman. In 1868 he .was appointed to the position of inspector of steam boilers for the twenty-eighth congressional district and served in that capacity for a year. On the expiration of that period he joined W. S. Loughborough in forming a partnership as solicitors of patents at Rochester, but failing health caused him to direct his energies into other channels.
The extensive business of the Frank H. Clem- ent Company had its beginning about that time in the establishment of a small jobbing machine shop in 1871 by Mr. Clement and a partner, Thomas L. Turner, under the firm style of Turner & Clement. They continued business together until 1877, when Mr. Clement purchased his partner's interest and became sole owner of the business, which has been developed until it has assumed very extensive proportions. From time to time lie was forced to increase his facilities in order to meet the growing demands of the trade. The manufactured product included saws, planers, bor- ing machines, lathes, etc., such as were necessary in the manufacture of furniture, chairs, carriages, wood patterns, cars and agricultural implements. Still greater facilities were demanded in 1890 and in that year the brick buildings now occupied by the concern were erected for the purpose on Lveil avenue adjoining the Erie canal. Meanwhile the products manufactured had increased both in vari- ety and in volume until in 1892-93 seventy differ- ent machines were listed, while the trade not only covered United States territory, but also extended to foreign lands. In 1891 the Frank H. Clement Company was incorporated with a paid up capital of sixty thousand dollars and for many years Mr. Clement was its president and manager. The ac- tual capital employed was over one hundred thou- sand dollars. Mr. Clement was the mechanical and business head of the concern from the start, having made all the original designs, having super- vised the construction of all work, and until 1891 attended personally to the details and correspond- ence of the office. The continued growth of the business has made it one of the largest manufac- turing establishments of the kind in the state. It is now carried on under the name of The Ameri- ican Wood Working Machinery Company, and Mr. Clement is general manager and a large stock- holder. The business at Rochester is now a branch of an extensive business having some twenty fac- tories in many cities.
In 1866 occurred the marriage of Mr. Clement and Miss Harriet E. Fielden, a daughter of Armit- stead Fielden of Brockport. They became the
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parents of five children, but Benjamin Harris and Mary Genevieve are the only two living, and the mother passed away in 1880. In 1882 Mr. Clement was joined in wedlock to Miss Lovisa S. Knapp, of Farmington, Pennsylvania, but for several years a teacher in the public schools of Rochester. For twenty-two years. Mr. Clement was a prominent member of the Brick Presbyterian church and in 1884 became a charter member of the North Pres- byterian church, since which time he has served as one of its ruling elders, taking an active and helpful part in its work. Although his business has grown to extensive proportions it has never shut out other interests, particularly those which develop man's kindly nature and contribute to municipal improvement. A resident of the city for forty-four years, he has been continuously ac- tive in its business life and his capable manage- ment, keen foresight and enterprise find evidence in one of the large manufactories of Rochester.
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