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Mr. Palmer is a Republican, a vestryman of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, Saranac Club, and Union League of New York City.
Wadhams Hall Preparatory College, named for the first bishop of Ogdensburg, Rt. Rev. Edgar Wadhams, was opened on Sept. 8, 1924, by Rt. Rev. J. H. Conroy, D. D., for the purpose of developing vocations to the priesthood in high school graduates of the diocese. Although four years of high school preparation are required for entrance, capable stu- dents without Latin preparation may be admitted upon the recommenda- tion of their pastors, but a three years' course of studies is required of them before their admittance to philosophy. The two years of prepara- tion in Wadhams Hall, however, is considered sufficient for the two years of philosophy and four years of theology before ordination. The college, located at 214 Hamilton Street, Ogdensburg, has ample accommodations
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for 18 young men. Residence at the hall is demanded of all students even those living in the city. The chapel, classrooms, dormitories and refectory are all located in the same building. A spirit of prayer and study is found in Wadhams Hall to fully develop the worthy aspirant to Sacred Orders.
From 1924 until 1931 over 100 applications have been received for admission. Of these 66 were acceptable. At present there are 12 stu- dents in the college and 30 in major seminaries at Toronto, Montreal, Emmitsburg, and Louvain, Belgium. The faculty consists of Rev. J. M. Hogan, A. M., dean; Rev. M. J. O'Reilly and Rev. L. B. Berubee.
The college suffered a severe loss in the death of Doctor Vollmer in charge for seven years. The college is under the immediate supervision of Bishop Conroy, present bishop of Ogdensburg.
Frank I. Bateman is active and progressive in the business life of Ogdensburg, where he is proprietor of the Frank I. Bateman Company, specialty produce jobbers, located at 319 Crescent Street. He was born at Baltimore, Md., Aug. 6, 1877, the son of Samuel D. and Elizabeth (Rob- inson) Bateman.
Samuel D. Bateman died in 1906. He was a native of Baltimore, Md., and as a young man became interested in the newspaper business as a compositor on the "Baltimore American," pioneer publication of that city, and he served in that capacity for a period of 40 years. He was a Demo- crat and a member of St. John's Church, of Baltimore. His wife died in Baltimore in 1882. Their children were: 1. George R., who died in 1926. 2. Samuel Leo, who lives at Baltimore. 3. James O., lives at Brooklyn, N. Y. 4. Margaret, lives at Baltimore. 5. Clara, lives at Baltimore. 6. Frank I., the subject of this sketch. 7. William S. 8. Constance, mar- ried Edward Dempsey. Both live in Baltimore.
Frank I. Bateman is a graduate of the public schools of Baltimore. He spent eight years on the farm of his uncle, Joseph Lancaster, in Charles County, Md. He served during the Spanish-American War as a private in the Fifth Maryland U. S. Volunteers, and at the close of the war was located at Huntsville, Ala. He was discharged Oct. 22, 1898, and at that time became identified with the Seidenburg Cigar Company of New York City, which later was absorbed by the American Tobacco Company, and Mr. Bateman continued with that organization until 1910. During the following two years he was a representative of the American Meerschaum Pipe Company. He came to Ogdensburg in 1912 and for three years was a salesman in the employ of the Herrington Brothers & Smith Fruit &
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Produce Company. He spent five years with the George G. Daniels Bakery Company, and in 1920 became a salesman for the Capital City Products Company. He has engaged in business for himself since 1921.
On Aug. 6, 1900, Mr. Bateman married Miss Amelia Bilz, of New York City, the daughter of Henry C. and Lena (Sweig) Bilz, natives of New York City. Mr. Bilz lives in Ogdensburg. His wife died in 1919 and is buried at Brooklyn, N. Y. To Mr. and Mrs. Bateman were born four chil- dren: 1. Anna C., born May 4, 1901, married Franklin Sanford, lives at Ogdensburg. 2. Emma E., born Aug. 18, 1903, married Emmett Haskett, lives at Ogdensburg. They have a son, Patrick Emmett, born Feb. 18, 1931. 3. Frank B., born Aug. 13, 1905, associated in business with his father. He married Miss Elsie Baker of Ogdensburg, and they have two children: 1. Frank B., Jr., born Feb. 4, 1927. 2. Patricia Ann, born June 24, 1931. 4. James William, born Aug. 30, 1916, attends Ogdens- burg Free Academy.
Mr. Bateman is a Democrat, and is serving as alderman of the First Ward. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and belongs to the Elks Lodge and Belmont Golf Club.
Samuel L. Robinson, maternal grandfather of Mr. Bateman, served as sheriff of Baltimore County, Maryland. He was a candidate for U. S. Congress in 1888, being defeated by Fred Talbot, who served as a member of that body for many years.
Horace Allen, of Ogdensburg, is among the reliable and substantial business men of St. Lawrence County. He was born at Hammond, May 24, 1872, the son of Thomas and Catherine (Rogers) Allen.
Thomas Allen died in 1902 and his wife died in 1904. They both were natives of Hammond, N. Y., where they are buried. During his life Mr. Allen engaged in farming and was especially interested in dairying, being the owner of two fine dairy farms. He served as supervisor of highways for 35 years and was a member of the grange. Politically he was a Re- publican and held membership in the Presbyterian Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Allen were born four children: 1. Mary L., married Almond Chase, lives at Gouverneur. 2. Jennie, married James McGregor, lives at Ham- mond. 3. Horace, the subject of this sketch. 4. William R., who died in April, 1930.
The early life of Horace Allen was spent on his father's farm near Hammond, and after his graduation from Hammond High School he was a student at Cornell University. He returned to his father's farm for six years and later owned and operated a tug on the St. Lawrence River.
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He became superintendent and manager of the "Orcutt Island," which was owned by C. B. Orcutt, of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company. He served in the latter capacity for ten years, spent the following five years with the B. A. Evans Oil Company, and in March, 1919, engaged in his present business as a dealer in automobile parts and accessories. He was associated for one year with C. D. Kohler in this enterprise.
On Jan. 6, 1898, Mr. Allen was united in marriage with Miss Mary Drummond, who was born at Hammond, Feb. 21, 1873, the daughter of David and Jane (Hicks) Drummond. Mr. Drummond died in 1921 and is buried at Sandy Creek, N. Y. His widow lives in Ogdensburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Allen were born two daughters: 1. Marjorie Louise, born Aug. 17, 1902, a graduate of Ogdensburg Free Academy, and St. Lawrence University, class of 1924. She has also taken graduate work at Syracuse and McGill University, and is a teacher at Gouverneur High School. 2. Marian D., born Dec. 30, 1906, a graduate of Ogdensburg Free Academy and Cortland Normal School, class of 1926. She is a teacher at Fredonia High School.
Mr. Allen is a Republican, holds membership in the Presbyterian Church, and is a prominent member of the Masonic and Elk lodges. He also belongs to the Grange.
Mr. Allen is the owner of the old Allen homestead near Hammond, which is one of the finest dairy farms in that section of the state.
Daniel J. McConville .- One of the better known business men of Ogdensburg is Daniel J. McConville, who is identified with the Arthur F. McConville General Contracting Company, and he is a veteran of the World War. He was born in this city, March 25, 1890, the son of Joseph and Mary (McFall) McConville.
Joseph McConville, retired, is highly esteemed in Ogdensburg. He is a native of St. Lawrence County, born at Ogdensburg. As a young man he spent five years in Chicago, Ill. He returned to Ogdensburg and in 1865 established a general contracting business here. It is now known as the Arthur F. McConville Company. They are specialists in road building and also do general contracting work, trucking, and storage. Mr. McConville is a Republican in politics and for many wears has been a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. His wife is a native of Cornwall, Ont. Their children are: 1. Arthur F., lives at Ogdensburg. 2. Mabel, married William Green, farmer, lives on Canton Road, Ogdensburg. 3. Elizabeth, married Leslie Henry, lives at Ogdensburg. 4. Edith, unmar- ried, lives at home. 5. Daniel J., the subject of this sketch.
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Daniel J. McConville is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy and through- out his business career has been interested in the contracting business with his father and brother. He enlisted for service in the World War, Oct. 17, 1917, and served in France with the 23rd Engineers as a private.
On Jan. 10, 1922, Mr. McConville married Miss Frances Hand, of Ogdensburg, the daughter of William and Margaret (McCoy) Hand. Both were natives of Ogdensburg and died in 1911 and 1925 respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McConville are the parents of two children: 1. Daniel J., Jr., born Jan. 20, 1923. 2. Jane Frances, born Oct. 10, 1928.
Mr. McConville is a Republican in politics and is an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Arthur Eugene Sansoucy .- Outstanding among St. Lawrence County's most prominent citizens is Arthur Eugene Sansoucy, retired, who was for many years owner and publisher of the Ogdensburg Republican-Journal. He was born at North Adams, Mass., Aug. 12, 1880, the son of N. J. and Eleanor (Germaine) Sansoucy.
N. J. Sansoucy, deceased, was a native of Canada. His wife was born at Bennington, Vt., and died in 1884. He died in 1915. Both are buried at North Adams. For a number of years Mr. Sansoucy engaged in busi- ness at North Adams. He was a Republican and held membership in Notre Dame Catholic Church. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sansoucy: 1. Louis Thomas, who died July 14, 1901. 2. Ida May, who died May 24, 1911. 3. Arthur Eugene, the subject of this sketch. By a former marriage, N. J. Sansoucy had another daughter, Nellie Adele, who died July 12, 1882.
Arthur Eugene Sansoucy was reared and educated at North Adams, Mass. He began his newspaper career as an apprentice printer at North Adams, on the North Adams Transcript, and in 1897 became identified with the Glens Falls Times as a linotype operator. He remained with that publication until 1909 at which time he worked on the Post-Star of Glens Falls as general manager. He successfully filled that position until January, 1918, and in that year came to Ogdensburg as general manager of the Ogdensburg Journal. Mr. Sansoucy purchased a third interest in the newspaper in 1923 and after several months became its owner. He disposed of his interests on May 1, 1928, to the Gannett Corporation of Rochester, and at that time retired from newspaper work. He, however, is one of the city's leading bond salesmen.
Mr. Sansoucy was married (first) on Nov. 28, 1899, to Miss Aurelia De Marsh, of Glens Falls, the daughter of Fred and Azalia (Mitchell)
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De Marsh. Mr. De Marsh was born at Saranac and resides at Glens Falls. His wife was born in the latter city and died in 1918. Aurelia (De Marsh) Sansoucy died June 27, 1920, and is buried at Glens Falls. She is survived by three children: 1. Germaine Angelus, born July 15, 1902, a graduate of St. Mary's Academy. She married Ronald T. Adams, and lives at Santa Barbara, Calif. They have three children: Eleanor, Wayne, and Raymond. 2. Leo Eugene, born April 26, 1909, is identified with the Hammond Advertiser, lives at Hammond, N. Y. He is a grad- uate of St. Mary's Academy. 3. Regina May, born Nov. 30, 1911, a grad- uate of Immaculate Heart Academy, Watertown, now a student nurse at A. Barton Hepburn Hospital, Ogdensburg. On Feb. 27, 1922, Mr. Sansoucy was married (second) to Miss Irene M. Clark, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., the daughter of Edward F. and Myra A. (Dewey) Clark, natives of Franklin and St. Lawrence counties respectively. The former is deceased and the latter lives at Long Beach, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Sansoucy have a son, Arthur Eugene, Jr., born April 10, 1924.
Mr. Sansoucy has always been a Republican and in 1922 was a candi- date for the office of mayor of Ogdensburg. He is a member of St. Mary's Cathedral, and belongs to the Elks Lodge, Century Club and Chamber of Commerce. He formerly held membership in the Rotary Club, Asso- ciated Press, and New York State Publishers Association, and American Publishers Association.
Edward Cornish Rider .- Associated with the Northern New York In- stitute for Deaf Mutes since 1884, Mr. Rider, superintendent, is one of the best known citizens of Franklin County. He was born at Mexico, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1863, the son of Henry C. and Helen A. (Chandler) Rider.
Henry C. Rider was born at Esperance, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1832. At the age of four years he contracted scarlet fever from which he suffered the total loss of hearing, and as so often happens when the sense of hearing is lost so early in life he soon forgot his rudimentary speech. In 1846 he entered a New York institution for instruction of the deaf, and com- pleted the course in six years. He was graduated with honors in 1855. Two years later he married Miss Helen A. Chandler, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Gunn) Chandler, of Mexico, N. Y. She was also a deaf mute and a graduate of the same institution which Mr. Rider attended. To Mr. and Mrs. Rider were born seven children, all in full possession of their five senses. Four died in infancy. The other children were: 1. Lewis C., for a time a teacher in the Northern New York Institute for Deaf Mutes, which was founded by his father in Malone in 1884. Lewis C. Rider died Feb. 8, 1913. 2. Grace was assistant matron at the insti-
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tution at the time of her death, Dec. 6, 1889. 3. Edward C., the subject of this sketch. Henry C. Rider died May 16, 1913, and his wife, Helen A. Rider, died Oct. 13, 1901. Both are buried in cemetery at Mexico, N. Y.
Henry C. Rider was founder of the Deaf Mutes Journal in 1872. It was later sold to the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and became the leading publication of its kind in the United States.
Edward C. Rider attended the public schools of Mexico, N. Y., and completed one year of study in the Medical School of Syracuse Univer- sity, when he transferred to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. After two years he was called to Malone as an assistant to his father at the institution. He has been identified with this work since 1884, having been appointed principal in 1892, and super- intendent in 1896.
On April 4, 1892, Mr. Rider married Miss Ella Grace Winslow, the daughter of Harvey and Sarah (Walbridge) Winslow, of North Stock- holm, N. Y. She served as supervisor of girls and until 1927 was a teacher in the Institution. They have two sons: 1. Darrel W., born June 25, 1903. He attended Colgate University and is now a teacher at the Malone School for the Deaf. He is married and has a son, David Rider, born March 21, 1930. 2. Lynton Chandler Rider, born Oct. 19, 1914, is now a pupil in the Malone School for the Deaf.
By a former marriage Mr. Rider has another son, Edward Taylor Rider, born March 17, 1886. He is engaged in the coal business at Malone.
Mr. Rider attends the Congregational Church of Malone and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He was the first president of the Malone Fish & Game Club and owns a fishing camp on Indian Lake. He was president of Malone Golf Club and also served as president of the Malone Club, at one time a prominent civic organization. Mrs. Rider is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
During the World War Mr. Rider took a prominent part in local affairs, being county director of State Military Census; county enrolling officer, U. S. Public Service Reserve; county chairman Food Conservation, Pledge Card Campaign; county distributor 1918 "Home Cards;" county chair- man War Chest Drive; scout master, Troop No. 2, Malone; chairman Malone Merchants Conservation Association; field examiner Bureau of War Risk Insurance; member Liberty Loan Central Committee; mem- ber Finance Committee Malone Chapter Red Cross; county representative Salvation Army ; county chairman "Four Minute Men;" chairman Frank- lin County Home Defense Committee; president Franklin County War Chest, Inc .; chief local division American Protective League. In 1925, he was appointed historian for the County of Franklin and since then he not only has written an account of the activities in which the people of
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Franklin County engaged during the World War but he has prepared a record of all Franklin County men who volunteered or were drafted. He has attained much prominence as a public speaker and also as a toast- master.
William Cary Hull .- Among the principal industries of Franklin County, and indeed in the front rank with the chief wood-working plants in this section of the State, is the Oval Wood Dish Corporation, Tupper Lake Junction, of which William Cary Hull is president; Gerald P. Hull, vice president ; and Henry C. Hull, lumber sales manager.
William Cary Hull was born in Wauseon, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1869, the son of Henry S. and Katherine (Pfeiffer) Hull. Henry S. Hull was born in Pennsylvania in 1845 and in early life was engaged in the mercantile business at Wauseon, Ohio. In 1883 he became interested in the manu- facture of an oval wood dish that could be used by retail merchants as a receptacle in the sale of lard, butter, and other similar items of merchan- dise, and then discarded like a paper bag. In 1887 he moved the manu- facturing plant to Mancelona, Mich., and subsequently in 1892 to Traverse City, Mich., near the hardwood lumber supply, so necessary in the manu- facture of his product. The company which had been a partnership was incorporated under the name of The Oval Wood Dish Corporation. The company was also active in the hardwood lumber business and owned vast tracts of timber in Michigan. The plant at Tupper Lake was built in 1916-1917. He retired from active business in 1908 and died in 1923. He is buried in Traverse City, Mich. He was married in 1866 to Miss Katherine Pfeiffer, a daughter of Rev. W. H. Pfeiffer, a native of Ohio. Mrs. Hull before her marriage was a teacher in the public schools of Napoleon, Ohio. She now resides in Traverse City. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hull: Ola, who lives at home; and William C., the subject of this sketch.
William C. Hull began his education in the public schools of Wauseon, and was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College at Chester, Pa., in 1890. During his college days he was active in athletics and after gradua- tion played professional baseball for one season with the Jamestown, N. Y. club. Then he learned stenography and bookkeeping and became secretary and assistant to his father in the manufacturing plant at Mancelona. In 1907 he was made vice president and general manager of the company. It was while he was serving in this capacity that the plant at Tupper Lake Junction was built. He moved to Tupper Lake in 1916 and in 1919 suc- ceeded to the presidency of the company and he still holds the chief executive post.
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On Sept. 21, 1891, Mr. Hull was united in marriage with Miss Katherine Lola Peckham, the daughter of Samuel G. Peckham, of Mancelona, Mich. They are the parents of five children: 1. Henry C., born in 1894. He attended Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., and in 1919 became sales manager for the lumber department of the Oval Wood Dish Corporation. 2. Gerald P., born in 1896, attended Olivet College. He is now serving as vice presi- dent of the company. 3. Richard, born in 1898, attended Colgate College and the University of Pennsylvania. He is in the sign manufacturing busi- ness in West Winfield, N. Y. 4. William C., Jr., born in 1901, attended Cor- nell University and was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1922. He is in the employ of F. L. Carlisle & Company, bankers, New York City. 5. Jane J., a graduate of Smith College, is en- gaged in secretarial work in New York City.
Mr. Hull has always been a Republican. He is a Past Master of Traverse City Lodge, F. and A. M .; a Knight Templar, and is also a 32nd degree Mason, being a member of Grand Rapids (Mich.) Consistory ; Saladin Temple of the Mystic Shrine; B. P. O. Elks, Traverse City; and Masonic Club of Tupper Lake. For the past eight years Mr. Hull has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Associated Industries of the State of New York; and is a director of The American Life Insurance Company, of Detroit, Mich.
In 1907 Mr. Hull organized and was president of the North Branch Flooring Company, of Chicago, for ten years, and is still one of its direc- tors. In 1914 he was elected president of the Michigan Hardwood Manu- facturers Association, an organization of 96 hardwood lumber manufac- turers, and held the office for two years, and for more than ten years was an active member of the association. He is also an officer in two other lumber companies in Michigan.
Mr. Hull's recreations are golf and baseball.
Rev. John M. Hogan, A. M .- As dean of Wadhams Hall, Ogdensburg, Rev. Hogan is recognized as one of St. Lawrence County's most prominent and influential citizens. He was born at Watertown, N. Y., March 13, 1892, the son of James Maxwell and Mary Jane (O'Connor) Hogan.
James Maxwell Hogan was born in Watertown, May 9, 1858. He at- tended Arsenal Street School, and was graduated from Watertown High School in 1879. He was then employed in the railway mail service for nine years, after which he spent 30 years as a postal clerk in the Water- town post office. Mr. Hogan was retired from the service in May, 1924. He lives at 224 Paddock Street. Mary Jane (O'Connor) Hogan was born
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Nov. 11, 1857, and died March 2, 1931. She is buried in Glenwood Ceme- tery, Watertown. To Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were born six children: 1. J. V., civil engineer, assistant to the president of the Arundel Corpora- tion, Baltimore, Md. 2. Mary, deceased. 3. James, deceased. 4. John M., the subject of this sketch. 5. Claire C. 6. Ethel M. The latter two are teachers in Watertown, and live at home.
John M. Hogan obtained his early schooling in Arsenal and Mullin Street schools, and in 1911 was graduated from Watertown High School. He attended Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., from which he was graduated in 1915 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, cum laude. He then entered Grand Seminary, Montreal, which is conducted by the Fathers of St. Sulpice, and he remained there from 1915 until 1918. Due to a shortage of priests in the diocese, nine chaplains enlisted in the army from Ogdensburg for the duration of the war. Consequently the course was shortened and Rev. Hogan was ordained to the priesthood three months ahead of his class, after being tutored by Franciscan Fa- thers at Croghan, N. Y., during the summer of 1918. He was ordained at St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg, Sept. 8, 1918, by Rt. Rev. J. H. Con- roy, D. D., Bishop of Ogdensburg. He immediately received the appoint- ment of assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church, Massena, N. Y., and in November, 1918, was transferred to Cathedral parish in Ogdensburg as an assistant and as an instructor in St. Mary's Academy. Rev. Hogan became assistant of St. Mary's Church, Potsdam, in 1920, and remained there until 1924. In the latter year he received the degree of Master of Arts at Holy Cross College. From 1924 until 1931 he was an instructor at Wadhams Hall, preparatory college, and in December, 1931, became dean of the institution.
Frank Joseph Wagner is a leading citizen of Malone, and well known throughout the North Country as a public accountant. He was born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1890, the son of Charles and Rose (Bloch) Wagner.
Charles Wagner was a native of Czecho-Slovakia and came to the United States in 1887. He spent seven years as a hotel proprietor in Brooklyn, after which he returned to his native land. He died in Ger- many in 1925, and his wife died there in 1914. Their children were: Frank Joseph, the subject of this sketch; and Hildegarde, who lives in Munich, Germany.
When he was four years old Frank Joseph Wagner went to Germany with his parents and received his education in the schools of Munich. He
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returned to the United States in 1914, when accorded the right to select the country to which he wished to give allegiance, and he settled in New York City, where he spent several years as a public accountant in the employ of several leading business institutions. Mr. Wagner came to Malone in 1920 where he has since been recognized as an expert account- ant and specialist on income tax work, being admitted to practice before the U. S. Treasury Department in connection with income tax work. He is connected with several notable corporations, having charge of their audit systems and financial reports. Among his clients he numbers more than 200 business organizations in the North Country. From 1923 until 1930 Mr. Wagner also conducted a private accounting school at his home at 100 Elm Street. He has recently made connections with a number of steamship lines between the United States and Europe and is making preparations to personally conduct tours abroad.
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