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period and was discharged Sept. 1, 1919. He immediately resumed his practice in Oswego at that time. Dr. Bohall has offices at 63 West Bridge Street. He is a member of the Tri-City Optometric Society, Syracuse Optometric Society, New York State Optometric Society, American Opto- metric Association, and American Academy of Optometry.
In 1919 Dr. Bohall was united in marriage with Miss Beatrice I. Bule- more, of Medina, N. Y., the daughter of Frederick J. and Harriet E. (Canham) Bulemore. Dr. and Mrs. Bohall have a son, Richard A., born Aug. 24, 1922.
Dr. Bohall is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Oswego Country Club, Leather Stocking Club, and Chamber of Commerce. His wife is a member of the Order of Eastern Star, and Women's City Club of Oswego, and is active in church work.
J. Shepard Hart .- Active and progressive in the business affairs of Oswego is J. Shepard Hart, who is identified with the Peerless Ice Com- pany, of 197 West 5th Street. He was born in this city, June 15, 1889, the son of James Monroe and Sophia (Ould) Hart.
James Monroe Hart, deceased, was the founder of the Peerless Ice Company, and was among Oswego's representative citizens. He was born in this city, as was also his wife. For several years after his graduation from high school, Mr. Hart was interested in the dry goods business. In 1900 he established the Peerless Ice Company, which enjoyed a splendid and rapid growth under his capable management. The company's business at that time extended within a radius of 60 miles of Oswego, and approxi- mately 30,000 tons of ice were sold annually. Mr. Hart prided himself on the company's fine horses and owned 20 teams for delivery service. He was also interested in farming and owned a well improved farm of 367 acres at Crystal Lake, where he specialized in dairy farming. A hobby of his was pigeons and he owned more than 300 birds at one time. Subse- quently, he disposed of his farm for Rochester business property. He died Feb. 26, 1929, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego. His wife died in 1906. They held membership in the Congregational Church, and Mr. Hart belonged to the Fortnightly Club. Politically, he was a Republican. To Mr. and Mrs. Hart were born three children: 1. John J., married Sarah Johnson, lives at Rochester, N. Y. 2. J. Shepard, the subject of this sketch. 3. Susan Clarine, lives at Oswego.
After his graduation from Oswego High School, J. Shepard Hart be- came identified with his father's business interests in Oswego and since
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the latter's death in 1929 he has been in complete charge of the enterprise. The company now operates a fleet of six motor trucks and practically supplies the entire city of Oswego with ice.
On June 30, 1925, Mr. Hart was united in marriage at Rochester, N. Y., with Miss Mollie Murray, of Oswego, N. Y., the daughter of John T. and Anna (Ulton) Murray. Mr. Murray died in Oswego in 1929 and is buried in St. Paul's Cemetery. His widow still lives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have two sons: 1. James M., born May 4, 1926. 2. Murray Ould, born Nov. 15, 1927.
Mr. Hart has always been a Republican. He is a member of the Con- gregational Church and his wife belongs to St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Mr. Hart owns Crystal Lake, which is one of the fishermen's rendezvous in this section of the State. He is an enthusiastic sportsman and especially enjoys fishing and hunting.
Lieut. John F. Woolshlager .- As supervisor of Denmark and mayor of Castorland, John F. Woolshlager is widely and favorably known in Lewis County, and is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Beaver Falls, N. Y., March 26, 1886, the son of Jacob and Rosalia (Kohler) Wool- shlager.
Jacob Woolshlager and his wife are natives of Wynau Canton, Berne, Switzerland. They have lived in New York State for many years and are well known residents of Castorland. Until 1900 Mr. Woolshlager was employed by T. B. Basselin, lumber dealer, of Croghan, and he has since been interested in general farming. Mr. Woolshlager is a Republican, a member of the Evangelical Church, of Naumburg, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Grange. There were five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Woolshlager: 1. John F., the subject of this sketch. 2. Jacob, Jr., farmer, lives at Castorland. 3. Fred H., who is postmaster of Castorland. 4. Theodore P., a graduate of Syracuse University, class of 1922. He specialized in the study of forestry and is now a government inspector in that department. 5. Clara, a teacher in the Carthage public schools.
John. F. Woolshlager is a graduate of the public schools of Castorland. For several years he was identified with the lumber interests of T. B. Basselin. On Nov. 1, 1904, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and was sent to Norfolk, Va., as an apprentice seaman. He served for four years, being honorably discharged Oct. 31, 1908, as a second class gunner's mate. He reenlisted Jan. 25, 1909, in New York City as a gunner's mate, and was sent to the Seaman's Gunner School at Newport, R. I. He served on the
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U. S. S. Idaho for four years, and was then honorably discharged. He again enlisted in April, 1913, and spent four months in the study of general electricity, after which he was transferred to the U. S. S. Wyo- ming as chief gunner's mate. After his discharge in April, 1917, he enlisted in the U. S. Army for service in the World War and attended the First Officers Training School and was commissioned a second lieu- tenant. He was attached to the 312th Infantry, 78th Division, and in May, 1918, went overseas aboard the English transport ship, Port Mel- bourne. He was stationed with the English forces and was promoted to first lieutenant and in August, 1918, the organization was transferred to the American sector. His company participated in the offensive of St. Mihiel, and during the Argonne drive Lieut. Woolshlager was seriously wounded, Oct. 18, 1918. He was sent to Base Hospital No. 26, and in February, 1919, was returned to the United States and sent to Base Hospital No. 5, at Fort Ontario, N. Y. He was later moved to General Hospital No. 2, and subsequently to Walter Reed Hospital at Washington, D. C. He was finally discharged June 22, 1920, and in that year was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery under fire at the Battle of the Argonne. Mr. Woolshlager returned to Castorland and after a year of convalescence received the appointment of assistant postmaster. He served in that capacity until 1928, at which time he assumed his present duties as supervisor of the town of Denmark. He was elected to the office of mayor of Castorland in 1930.
On June 22, 1921, Mr. Woolshlager married Miss Mabel E. McQuown, former army nurse, serving during the World War, of Oil City, Pa., the daughter of Carl B. and Anna (James) McQuown, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. McQuown lives at Oil City, Pa. His wife died in 1912. To Mr. and Mrs. Woolshlager have been born three children: 1. Richard James, born Dec. 10, 1923. 2. Rosalia Anne, born July 20, 1925. 3. Robert Felix, born Jan. 1, 1932. Mr. Woolshlager is a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Woolshlager is a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree, and Ismailia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He belongs to the American Legion, Urban Karcher Post, Castorland, of which he was commander in 1922-23-28. He also belongs to the Army and Navy Legion of Valor, 78th Division Veterans Association, and Boy Scouts of America, being Scout Master of Troop No. 58, Castorland. He holds membership in the Lowville Fish & Game Club and Beaver River Fish & Game Club. He is a life member of the National Rifle Association. In 1924-25-26-27 and 28 he shot as an individual at the National Rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. In 1929 he was a member of the American Legion National Team and in 1930-31 a member of the American Legion International "F. I. D. A. C." Team and was captain of the 1931 team.
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Olin J. Mowry, M. D .- Numbered among the able young professional men of Oswego County is Doctor Mowry, who is successfully engaged in practice at Minetto. He was born at Matteson, Mich., Feb. 4, 1897, the son of John H. and Ada M. (Annis) Mowry.
Christopher Mowry, great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, located in St. Joseph County, Mich., about 1814, having come from Lancaster County, Pa. He became a prosperous farmer and had a family of 12 children, of whom his son, Christopher, was the husband of Julia Wallace, and they had six children. Their oldest son, John H., was the father of Olin J. Mowry.
John H. Mowry was born in Ottawa, Mich. He was reared and educated in St. Joseph County and is a graduate of Albion College. He farmed in Michigan until 1915, at which time he sold his interests and removed to New York and settled on a farm near Sherburne, where he lived for ten years. He has since been the owner of a fine farm of 640 acres near Tully in Onondaga County. Mr. Mowry is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. His wife is a native of Battle Creek, Mich. Their chil- dren are: 1. Mrs. William Williams, lives at Tully, N. Y. 2. Olin J., the subject of this sketch. 3. Elwell, lives at New Berlin, N. Y. 4. Mrs. Paul Houck, lives at Tully, N. Y. 5. Neal, lives at Apulia Station, N. Y. 6. Newell, lives at Tully, N. Y. 7. Guy, lives at Ithaca, N. J., attending Cornell University. 8. Merlin, lives at Tully, N. Y. 9. Clytus, attends Syracuse University. 10. Merna, who died in 1915 at the age of three years.
The boyhood of Olin J. Mowry was spent in Michigan, and he is a graduate of Mendon High School, class of 1915. He assisted his father in farming for four years, and after his marriage in 1919 he became identi- fied with the Nestle Food Company, where he remained for 18 months. He then was associated with the grocery firm of Pope & Mowry at New Berlin, N. Y., for a time, after which he entered Syracuse University. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1926 and the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1929. After 22 months as an interne in the Syracuse General Hospital Doctor Mowry located at Minetto in September, 1930. He has already established an excellent practice and is well liked in the com- munity.
During the World War Doctor Mowry served in the U. S. Naval Re- serves at Pelham Bay, N. Y., and was discharged on Dec. 31, 1918. He is a member of the American Legion at Minetto, N. Y.
On Oct. 15, 1919, Doctor Mowry was united in marriage with Miss Ruth E. Holdridge, of New Berlin, the daughter of C. P. and Myrtle (Thomas) Holdridge. Mr. and Mrs. Holdridge both died in 1927 and are buried at New Berlin, N. Y. Doctor and Mrs. Mowry have a daughter, Roberta Jean, born Dec. 27, 1929.
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Doctor Mowry is a member of the Oswego County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society and American Medical Association. He is associated with the staff of the Syracuse General Hospital and is a member of the staff of Oswego Hospital.
Politically, Doctor Mowry is a Republican. He holds membership in the Methodist Church, and Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity.
Before her marriage Mrs. Mowry was identified for four years with the law firm of Mckenzie-Smith & Lewis, of Syracuse, as clerk, and for a time was private secretary to Judge Lewis.
John S. Parsons .- One of the widely known business men of the North Country is John S. Parsons, ship chandler, who has successfully conducted a business at Oswego for almost half a century. He was born at Oswego, Dec. 25, 1864, the son of Capt. John and Eliza (McAuley) Parsons.
Capt. John Parsons was a native of Yarmouth, England, and for many years was prominent as a master on the Great Lakes. He came to the United States when 20 years of age, after having been on the seas since early boyhood as a sailor. He became identified with navigation on the Great Lakes and was a well known figure in this region. He was also an ardent yachtsman. Mr. Parsons served as chief customs inspector for Oswego for many years and was inspector of the U. S. Engineering Corps for ten years. He was a Republican in politics and served as alderman. Both he and his wife were life long members of the Methodist Church, and he belonged to Frontier City Lodge F. & A. M. No. 422. Mr. Parsons died in 1912 at the age of 80 years and his wife died in 1923. Both are buried at Oswego. Their children were: Fannie, who died in 1880; Mrs. Charles S. Wright, lives at Oswego; John S., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. George H. Hunt, lives at Oswego; Mrs. Fred C. Westfall, lives at Buffalo, N. Y .; and Elizabeth G., who died in 1885.
The boyhood of John S. Parsons was spent in Oswego, where he was educated. On Aug. 15, 1881, he entered the employ of Daniel Lyons & Son, ship chandler, and continued with that firm until March 12, 1890, at which time Mr. Parsons purchased the business. He is known throughout this entire region as a reliable business man and handles a complete line of ship supplies, including paints, oils, varnishes, etc. It is one of the largest and most complete business houses of this type in the Great Lakes district. Mr. Parsons is also a director of the First & Second National Bank & Trust Company, of Oswego.
On Feb. 11, 1902, Mr. Parsons was united in marriage with Miss Cora M. Capron, of Ilion, N. Y., the daughter of Charles A. and Mary (Jones)
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Capron. He was born at Utica, N. Y., and died in 1894. His wife was a native of Wales and died in 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons have no children. She is a charter member of Fort Oswego Daughters of the American Revo- lution, and has been regent for several terms. She was State Librarian for the D. A. R., and is chairman of the U. S. Legislation of the organization. Mrs. Parsons is a graduate of the Oswego State Normal School. She is a member of the Oswego Hospital Society, the State Historical Society, Women's City Club of Oswego and the Women's National Republican Club of New York City.
Mr. Parsons has always been a Republican in politics and for 40 years has been county committeeman of the First Ward. In 1888 he was elected alderman of the First Ward of Oswego, being the youngest alderman ever elected to that office in the city up to that time. In 1898, until 1900, he served as county clerk of Oswego County. He is a member of the Oswego Historical Society and belongs to the Oswego Yacht Club, Oswego Country Club, Oswego City Club, and has the following lodge affiliations: Frontier Lodge F. & A. M. No. 422, of which he has been treasurer for 27 years; Lake Ontario Chapter R. A. M .; Lake Ontario Commandery; Media Temple; Elks Lodge; and Kiwanis Club, and National Republican Club of New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons have traveled extensively, hav- ing made a world cruise in 1929, and they also have visited the West Indies on several occasions. They live at 56 Montcalm Street, Oswego.
In 1922 Mr. Parsons was chief of Federal Prohibition Forces for the State of New York, and he served as executive auditor for the State of New York under Governor Whitman in 1918 and under Governor Miller in 1921. He was U. S. Collector of Customs for four years under President Taft, and has held the offices of police and fire commissioner.
Thomas Henderson Bennett, who lives retired from business at 150 West Sixth Street, Oswego, N. Y., is a member of a family that has been identified with the history of Oswego County. He was born April 4, 1863, the son of Isaac W. Bennett and Helen M. (Henderson) Bennett.
Isaac W. Bennett was born at Bennetts Bridge in the town of Orwell, June 14, 1829, and throughout his life was interested in dairy farming. He and his wife held membership in the Congregational Church at Altmar, N. Y. Mr. Bennett died Dec. 18, 1913. His wife, who was born Feb. 4, 1829, died Sept. 21, 1913. They had two sons: Gill H., who died in 1906, and Thomas Henderson, the subject of this sketch.
Isaac W. Bennett was the son of Gill Bennett, who came with his father, Nathaniel Bennett, and several brothers and sisters, to New York
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from Vermont in 1803 and in the spring of that year they settled on Salmon River, in the town of Orwell near what is now known as Bennetts Bridge. He died at Oswego, N. Y., at the age of ninety-seven years.
Thomas Henderson Bennett attended school near Bennett Bridge and the village of Sandy Creek and in 1882 was graduated from Pulaski Academy. For several years thereafter he was employed by the Post & Henderson Company at their grist mill and lumber operations in Oswego County with office at Altmar, N. Y. In the year 1885 he was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs at Oswego, N. Y., by the late Isaac B. Poucher, Collector. In the spring of 1887 he resigned from that office and entered the employ of the Oswego Water Works Company and the following year he succeeded Henry H. Lyman as secretary and superin- tendent of that company. Mr. Bennett held that office from 1887 to 1905, when the works was sold to the City of Oswego, N. Y., then he remained with it for two years and was the first superintendent and secretary under city ownership. During his management of the water works he held the office of director, treasurer, and vice president of the American Water Works Association, a nation wide organization. In 1905 he again became identified with the Post & Henderson Company as manager of its manu- facturing business at Little River, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., and other parts of the Adirondacks which covered over 16,000 acres of timber in the last operation, equipped with a modern mills and railroad. In 1911 he purchased the control of the corporation and the next year became the sole owner of its capital stock. During his ownership of that company he was a member of the New York State Lumber Dealers Association and served as director, treasurer and was president during the years 1922-23. In 1926 he disposed of his holdings in the company to the T. J. Burke Lumber Company and retired from business. He is now vice president of the Oswego County Savings Bank, of which he has been a trustee for 14 years. He is director and vice president of the Theodore Roosevelt Highway Association and was one of the founders of the Oswego County Automobile Club of which he was president for five years. He was also director and president of the State Automobile Association for two years. He is vice president of the New York State Waterways Association and has been a member of the Oswego Harbor & Dock Commission since its organization in 1923.
In 1900 Mr. Bennett was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Scott of Station Island, N. Y., the daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Hardy) Scott of Oswego, N. Y., natives of Becles, England, who settled in Oswego in the early sixties. To this union was born one daughter on May 19, 1903, named Ruth Hardy Bennett, who attended the schools of Oswego and was graduated from Wellesley College in June, 1926, and the same year
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was married to Thomas G. Newton, of Oswego, N. Y., a graduate of Syra- cuse University in the class of 1925, and is now assistant employment manager of the White Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Mary Scott Bennett died in November, 1913, and in the year 1915 Mr. Bennett was married to Anna F. Bickford, of Oswego, N. Y. Since 1926 Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have spent the winters in Florida, residing at 615 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, and the summer seasons at their home in Oswego.
Hon. Bertrand H. Snell .- Outstanding among the citizens of Potsdam, both for his business ability and for his public spirited concern in the affairs of the community, is Bertrand H. Snell, who has served continu- ously as a member of congress from the 31st Congressional District of New York since 1915. Mr. Snell was born at Colton, St. Lawrence County, Dec. 9, 1870, the son of Hollis and Flora (Kimball) Snell.
Hollis Snell was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Clinton County, N. Y., and spent most of his life at Colton, where he successfully engaged in the lumber business until 1885, when he removed to Potsdam, where he died in 1891. His wife was born in Vermont and died in 1911. Throughout the Civil War Mr. Snell served as a member of the 11th New York Cavalry. He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snell: Bertrand H., the subject of this sketch, and Kimball J., who is identified with the Internal Revenue Department at Albany.
After his graduation from Colton High School, Bertrand H. Snell attended Potsdam State Normal School from which he was graduated in 1889. He received the degree of A. B. at Amherst College in 1894, LL. D., Amherst, 1929, and in that year became identified with the Racquette River Paper Company. He resigned in 1902 as secretary and general manager of the company, and at that time sold his interests to George W. Sisson. Mr. Snell then entered the lumber business and organized the Canton Lumber Company, with which he was actively identified until 1908. In 1910 he purchased a power site at Higley Falls, N. Y., where he spent three years in developing a plant, which was one of the few water power developments owned and operated by one man. It was later leased to the Aluminum Company of America, and subsequently purchased by them. In 1907 Mr. Snell became associated with the Phenix Cheese Com- pany in New York City, and was vice president until 1917, at which time he was elected president and general manager. He retired from the firm in 1925. Mr. Snell was also one of the owners of the Potsdam Milling Company. He is a director of the Northern New York Trust Company of
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Watertown and was a director of St. Lawrence National Bank of Canton, Citizens National Bank of Potsdam, Gould Pump Works of Seneca Falls, and trustee of the Potsdam Savings & Loan Association.
In 1915 Mr. Snell was elected to congress and reelected to the 72nd congress. He was a member of the Republican State Committee from the Second Assembly District of St. Lawrence County, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Republican State Committee. Mr. Snell was a delegate from the 31st Congressional District to the Republican Na- tional Convention in 1916, 1920 and 1924 and delegate at large from New York in 1928.
On June 3, 1903, Mr. Snell married Miss Sarah L. Merrick, of Gouv- erneur, the daughter of Edward H. and Sarah (Cockran) Merrick. Both were natives of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Snell have two daughters: 1. Helen L., born May 10, 1904, a graduate of Crane's Institute of Music and Columbia University, married Harold W. Cheel, lives at Ridgewood, N. J. They have a daughter, Barbara Ann, born in June, 1930. 2. Sarah Louise, born Oct. 8, 1912, a graduate of Emma Willard School at Troy, N. Y. She is a sophomore at Vassar College.
Mr. Snell is a prominent member of Trinity Episcopal Church and is senior warden. He is affiliated with Racquette River Lodge, F. and A. M., Chapter, Council, and St. Lawrence Commandery at Canton and Media Temple at Watertown. He belongs to the Union League Club of New York City, Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C., Chevy Chase Country Club of Washington, Burning Tree Golf Club, Washington, Amherst Club of New York City, Century Club of Ogdensburg, Black River Valley Club of Watertown, and Potsdam Club. He also belongs to Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Rev. W. Halbert Campbell .- A prominent and highly esteemed citizen of St. Lawrence County is Reverend Campbell, who is pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Hammond. He was born at LeRoy, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1897, the son of Sylvester and Estella (Hover) Campbell.
Sylvester Campbell was born in Canada and now lives retired at LeRoy, N. Y. For many years he was actively engaged in farming and dairying. He retired in 1924. Mr. Campbell is a Republican and has served as justice of the peace. He is an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. Estella (Hover) Campbell, a native of Canada, died in May, 1931, and is buried at LeRoy. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born two children: 1. W. Hal- bert, the subject of this sketch. 2. Ethel, a teacher, Lakewood High School, lives at Lakewood, Ohio.
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W. Halbert Campbell received his early education in Canada and in 1915 was graduated from LeRoy High School. The following year he entered the University of Rochester, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1921. Throughout the World War he served as a member of the Student Army Training Corps. He was graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1924, and in that year came to Ham- mond as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. He has served as moderator of the St. Lawrence Presbytery for two years.
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