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Miss Lizzie Forrester
Taught a primary class in the summer of 1873. She is the daughter of Samuel C. Forrester, a former citizen of Bur- gettstown. She married Albert R. McMillan, in 1883, and resides with him at West Newton, Pa.
James D. Campbell
Taught two months, completing the term of 1857-8, succeed- ing Dr. James F. McCarrell (page 54). Mr. Campbell was
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born in Hanover township, this county, September 5, 1833. He completed his education at the Florence, Pa., Academy. Be- gan teaching at the Hamilton school in his native township and taught eleven years in all. He enlisted in Company C One Hundred and Fortieth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer In- fantry in August, 1862, and was slain at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 2d, 1863.
Thomas B. McCain
Was principal of the Union school the public term of 1873-4. He was born in McKeesport, Allegheny county, Pa., Septem- ber 10, 1850. He attended the State Normal School at Cali- fornia, Pa., a number of years. Commenced teaching in 1867 and was engaged in that profession continuously for nearly twenty years. He has taught at Bellevernon, Burgettstown, Claysville, West Alexander, the First Ward, Wheeling, W. Va., and Canton, Ohio. While in Wheeling he served a por- tion of the time as Superintendent of the City Schools and was the founder of the West Virginia School Journal. He did much work as an institute instructor throughout West Virginia by appointment of the State Superintendent. Dur- ing the past ten years he has been engaged in newspaper work, having been for most of that time on the staff of the Pittsburg Press. Among his other duties he has charge of the educational department of the Press and has made it a valuable and popular feature. He is married and has one son. He resides at 126 Henderson street, Allegheny, Pa.
Miss Emma Wilson
Was an assistant the term of 1873-4 and the summer term of 1874. She is a native of Eldersville, Washington County, Pa. She taught the Gardner school, Jefferson township, this county, and was an assistant in the schools of Monongahela. Pa. She prepared herself for teaching elocution in the city of Boston. She resides in Washington, D. C., where she teaches elocution and gives readings for private families.
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George M. Miller
Was principal of the summer term of 1874 and of the public term of 1874-5. He was born June 11, 1847, in Donegal town- ship, Washington County, Pa. He began teaching in 1870 and quit the spring of 1876. Attended part of two terms at the State Normal School at Millersburg, Pa. He resides in Burgettstown, where, for many years lie has been in the drug business, disposing of his interest in the drug store to his partner, W. E. McCurdy, January 1, 1898, to engage with R. P. Stevenson in real estate and insurance. Mr. Miller was appointed postmaster of Cardville postoffice in 1880. When the name of the office was changed to Burgettstown he was commissioned postmaster August 21, 1883, and served until 1885. He served one term as school director from June. 1889, until June, 1892, serving as secretary one year.
Miss Lizzie Hoffman
Was an assistant the public term of 1874-5. She is a native of Allegheny County, Pa. Her father, Daniel Hoffman, was a resident of Burgettstown at one time. He now resides in Washington, Pa. Miss Hoffman taught some five years in all. She married Dr. David Smith and resided for some time at Carnegie, Pa., but now resides with him in Indiana Co., Pa.
Miss Mary A. Bingham.
Miss Bingham was an assistant teacher during the public term of 1875-6. She is a native of Washington Co., Maryland. She was graduated from the Steubenville, Ohio, Female Sem- inary, which was then in charge of Rev. C. C. Beatty, D. D. She taught in the schools of Clear Spring, Smithsburg and Frankstown, Maryland, and in the Seminary at Kishacoquil- las, Mifflin County, Pa. She resides in Burgettstown, Pa., with her sister, Mrs. Margaret McFarland, relict of Samuel McFarland.
Miss Mattie Fleming
Is a native of Cross Creek Village, Washington County, Pa. Her father, Isaac Fleming, is a resident of Burgettstown.
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Miss Fleming was an assistant the public terms of 1875-6, 1876-7, 1878-9, 1879-80, and 1880-81, and the summer terms of 1876, 1877, 1879 and 1880. She taught two years or more elsewhere. July 4, 1881, she married Prof. D. F. Enoch, now principal of the public schools of Hyndman, Pa., and resides with her husband at that place.
Miss Anna M. Riddile
Is a native of Smith township, Washington County, Pa. She was an assistant for three years during the public terms of 1876-7, 1878-9 and 1879-80. She taught two terms in Han- over township ; one in Cross Creek township ; and one in Jefferson township, all in this county. She resides with her father, John Riddile, in Jefferson township, this county.
R. W. Dawson
Was born in Beallsville, Washington County, Pa., in 1853. He graduated at Washington and Jefferson College, Washing- ton, Pa., in the class of 1877. He conducted a normal term here in 1877, and reports thirty pupils in attendance. He was principal of the school of his native town and of the West Alexander, Pa., school. He entered the employ of the B. & O. Railway Company, and then went to Homestead, Pa., where he is calculating clerk in the Homestead Steel Works.
David Franklin Enoch
Is a son of Dr. Hiram D. Enoch, of Washington, Pa., and was born at Hillsborough, Washington County, Pa., January 1, 1855. Educated at Trinity and Washington Collleges ; ad- mitted to the Washington, Pa., bar in May, 1877. He was associated with R. W. Dawson in conducting a six-weeks' nor- mal term in Burgettstown, in 1877. In 1880 he was associ- ated with D. W. Patterson in conducting a similar term. He was assistant principal of the Burgettstown school the public term of 1889-90. He had charge of the summer terms of 1890 and 1891. He taught in Hanover and Smith townships, this county. Three years of the time spent in Smith town- ship he was principal of the Midway school. Midway is an
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unincorporated village, situated partly in Robinson and partly in Smith townships, this county. In 1891 Prof. Enoch was chosen assistant principal of the Washington, Pa., High school, which position he held four years. In 1895 he was chosen principal of the schools of Hyndman, Bedford County, Pa., which position he still holds.
Dr. Samuel Logan Mccullough
Is the son of John L. and Julia A. (Logan ) Mccullough, and was born in Hopewell township, Washington County, Pa. Dr. Mccullough was principal of the summer term of 1877. He spent twelve years in teaching. Part of that time in Smith township, this county. He graduated at a medical college in Baltimore, Md., in 1882. He practiced in Midway, Pa., and Frankfort Springs, Pa. He is now located in Car- negie, Pa., where he is engaged in the practice of his pro- fession.
Dr. L. C. Beal
Was born December 30, 1851, in Franklin township, Fayette County, Pa. Entered the State Normal school at California, Pa., in 1871, and graduated in 1876. Began teaching at the Grable school, in Fallowfield township, this county, and was principal of the Brownsville, Pa., school 1876-7. Principal of the Burgettstown school 1877-8. He graduated in the medical department of the Western Reserve University, at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1884. He resides at Uniontown, Pa., where he is engaged as a physician and druggist.
Miss Esther A. Porter
Was an assistant the public terms of 1877-8, 1878-9 and 1879-80. Miss Porter spent several years in teaching. She is a native of Jefferson township, Washington County, Pa. She was married to Logan V. Duncan, March 20, 1884, and resides with him in Smith township, Washington County, Pa.
Miss Rea T. Wilson
Was an assistant the public term of 1877-8, and the summer term of 1878. Miss Wilson is a native of Paris, Washington
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County, Pa. She taught twenty years. She taught music and penmanship each one term. She married William V. Dunbar, June 25, 1890, and lives with him at their home on the Willow Bend Farm in Smith township, Washington County, Pa.
David Wallace Patterson
Is a son of Lysander Patterson, Esq., of Washington, Pa., and was born near Patterson's Mill, Washington County, Pa., March 27, 1846. He was principal the public terms here of 1878-9 and 1879-80, and of the summer terms of 1878, 1879 and 1880. After the close of the summer terms of 1879 and 1880, he taught a normal term each of the two years named. He was assisted in the normal term of 1879 by his brother, Dr. John M. Patterson-term six weeks. He was assisted in the normal term of 1880 by Prof. D. F. Enoch. Twelve students in the class. Mr. Patterson had charge of a. night class for three months during his last public term. He began teaching in his native township, Cross Creek, in 1870. Taught two years at Horeb, Hancock County, W. Va; three years at Manchester's, Independence township, this county ; two years at Sharon, Beaver County, Pa .; two years in Rob- inson township, Allegheny County, Pa. In 1882 he took charge for three years of the Bolivar school, Westmoreland County, Pa. He also taught two normal terms there-1883 and 1884. He returned to his native township in 1884, where he taught one term; then two in Jefferson township, this county. Spent the next three years on the farm. In 1890 he took charge of the Cross Creek Village school for three years, and taught a summer term in 1891 ; Buckeye Valley, in his native township, one term ; his home school, the Point, in 1895, which position he still holds. He resides near Patter- son's Mill.
Dr. John Mason Patterson
Is a son of Lysander Patterson, Esq., now a resident of Washington, Pa., and was born near Patterson's Mill, Wash-
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ington County, Pa., in July, 1853. He taught two or more public terms, and assisted his brother, D. W. Patterson, to conduct a normal term in Burgettstown the summer of 1879. He studied medicine and practiced at Lilley's Cam- bria County, Pa .; Pittsburg, Pa., and eight years in Colorado. He is now located at Hermine, Westmoreland County, Pa.
Miss Sarah K. Morris
Was a native of Venice, Washington County, Pa. She taught an independent summer term in room No. 2, in the Union school building, in 1879. She taught three winter terms in Mt. Pleasant township, this county. She died at her home at Venice, Pa., August 7, 1881.
Luther Melancthon Axtell
Was principal the public term 1880-81. He was a resident of Greenfield, now Coal Center, Washington County, Pa., where he had been for five years principal of the school of that place previous to his teaching here, and for two years after leaving Burgettstown. He was a graduate of the State Nor- mal school, California, Pa. Mr. Axtell was born in Richhill township, Greene County, Pa., January 9, 1854. His parents shortly afterward moved to Franklin township, this county. where he lived until he was thirteen years old, and remained in this county until his death. He began teaching in 1869. He taught two years in West Brownsville, five years in Green- field, Pa., now Coal Center. After leaving Burgettstown he returned to Coal Center and taught there several years. He was elected Recorder of Deeds for Washington County in 1890. He died March 18, 1891.
Miss Lizzie Galbraith
Was an assistant the public term of 1880-81. She is the daughter of James A. Galbraith, a former teacher here. She married S. A. Crozier, a merchant, and resides with him at Canonsburg, Pa.
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Miss Alice Stevenson
Was an assistant the public terms of 1880-81 and 1881-2. She taught an independent term the summer of 1881. She re- sides with her father, James M. Stevenson, near Raccoon, Smith township, Washington County, Pa.
Dr. W. D. Hamaker
Taught an academical and normal term in 1881, and an aca- demical term in 1881. He was born in Shellsburg, Bedford County, Pa., in 1859. Attended Washington and Jefferson College. He is located at Meadville, Crawford County, Pa.
Charles Jerome Vance
Was the first principal after Burgettstown was incorporated, teaching the public term of 1881-2. He is the son of John S. Vance, and was born in Smith township, Washington County, Pa., August 31, 1853. Attended Oakdale academy. Began teaching in September, 1870, and closed the spring of 1882. He taught the public schools of Oakdale and Salts- burg, both in Allegheny County, Pa. Taught mathematics one term in Oakdale academy. He engaged in the boot and shoe business for a while here after teaching. He now re- sides in Oakdale, Allegheny County, Pa.
Miss Agnes E. Keys
Was an assistant teacher the public term of 1881-2. She has taught some eight or ten years. She is a native of Smith township, this county, and is the daughter of John and Mary (Shillito) Keys. She resides with her mother in Smith township.
Miss Lizzie McCarrell
Was an assistant the public terms of 1881-2, 1888-9, 1890-91 and 1891-2. She is a native of Jefferson township, Washing- ton County, Pa. Received her education at Washington Female Seminary and Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio. She was prevented from graduating at the latter
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school, being called home on account of the death of her brother. She has taught a number of years in West Vir- ginia and Pennsylvania, and was counted a very successful teacher. She resides in Eldersville, Pa., with her sister, Mrs. Henry Cooper.
Miss Sarah E. Fredericks
Is a native of Burgettstown, and daughter of Rev. James T. Fredericks, who was pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Burgettstown from 1858 until his death in 1886. She graduated from the Pennsylvania College, Pittsburg, Pa. In 1882 she taught an independent summer term. She taught Latin for some time at her father's residence. She was mar- ried October 17, 1883, to Rev. Samuel F. Marks, now pastor of the Presbyterian congregation at Tidioute, Pa., where she resides with her husband.
Milton Richard Snodgrass
Was principal of the public term of 1882-3, and a part of the term of 1883-4, resigning to engage in other business. He taught a summer term and a normal term each in 1883. He was born in Donegal township, Washington County, Pa., January 13, 1859. He graduated at the State Normal school, California, Pa. Began teaching in the fall of 1876. About the year 1884 he went to Nebraska, and was for some years principal of the public school of Osceola, Polk county. Then at Wisner, Cuming County, Nebraska. At the seventh an- nual graduating exercises of the Wisner High school, June 1, 1896, there were twelve graduates, two ladies and ten gentle- men. Here the reverse is more likely to occur-ten ladies and no gentlemen. He resides at Wisner, Nebraska, where he is still continued as principal of the school in that place.
Miss Clara B. Reed
Is a native of Cross Creek township, Washington County, Pa., and is a daughter of James M. K. and Mary P. Reed. . Miss Reed was an assistant three months of the public term of 1882-3. She was educated in the common schools and the
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Cross Creek Academy. She began teaching in her native township in 1879, beginning at Willow Valley, one term ; two terms at Buckeye Valley ; one term each at Beech Knob and Cross Creek Village, all in her native township. Four sum- mer and three winter terms at Hardy's, North Strabane town- ship, this county, and four terms at Imperial, Allegheny County, Pa. Miss Reed married Andrew C. Wilson, Novem- ber 26, 1896, and resides with him in her native township.
John Fremont Vance
Completed the term as assistant the public term of 1882-3. He served as assistant the public terms of 1884-5 and 1885-6. He is a native of Smith township, Washington County, Pa., and is the son of John S. Vance, and was born February 9, 1862. He began teaching September, 1879, at the Collins school, South Fayette township, Allegheny County, Pa. 1880-81 at Bulger, Smith township, this county ; 1831-2 near Wilkinsburg, Pa .; 1883-4 at No. 9, his native township. His last terin was Burgettstown, quitting the spring of 1836. His occupation at present is clerk, having entered the service of the Pennsylvania lines, west of Pittsburg. When he entered the service he resolved to make himself so useful that the company would not dispense with his services. He has been promoted several times. He is now in the department of Auditor of Claims. He resides in Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pa.
Miss Flora B. Daugherty
Is a native of Burgettstown, and a daughter of John and Abigal (Cannon ) Daugherty. She graduated at the Steuben- ville, Ohio, Female Seminary. She was an assistant the pub- lic terms of 1882-3 and 1834-5, and was a teacher the summer terms of 1883, 1834, 1885 and 1892. She has taught else- where as follows: Five years in Smith township; two years assistant at Claysville ; five years assistant at East Washing- ton, all in this county, and retained for the term 1897-8. In 1895 Miss Daugherty took a primary course in the Chautauqua school of Pedagogy. She resides with her sister, Mrs. M. R. Allen, East Washington, Pa.
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Miss Leila J. Anderson
Was a native of Jefferson township, this county. She was an assistant the public terms of 1882-3 and 1883-4. She died in Burgettstown, July 20, 1884.
Miss Leila Cora McCabe
Was a native of Paris, Washington County, Pa., and a daugh- ter of John D. McCabe, now a resident of Burgettstown. She taught her first term in the primary department, the pub- lic term of 1883-4. She taught two years elsewhere. She was married December 22, 1892, to Jesse H. Cramer, a printer, and resided at Crafton, Pa., until six weeks before her death, dying at the home of her parents in Burgettstown, January 2. 1895.
John S. Porter,
A native of Jefferson township Washington County, Pa., was born September 12, 1853. He was principal of the Burgetts- town school three days, being elected to succeed Prof. M. R. Snodgrass, who had resigned. Mr. Porter was teaching at No. 7, Smith township, but the directors of that township re- fused to release him. Mr. Porter attended Rev. John Todd's school for two years ; six months at Delaware College, Ohio, and quit on account of his health; two years-1879 to 1881 - a student at Washington and Jefferson College, Pa. His health again failing him he was obliged to quit. Began teaching the fall of 1875. He was elected County Auditor in 1884. He assisted in the audit of 1885, but was not able to attend the audit in January, 1886. He died March 22, 1886.
Vincent J. Stillwagen
Completed the public term of 1883-4 as principal. He was born in West Finley township, this county, January 15, 1863. His father and mother dying when he was young, he removed to Claysville, Pa., and made his home with his uncle. A. J. Stillwagen. In 1877 he entered St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa., graduating in the commercial course with the highest honor in 1880, and in the following year he completed classics.
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In the fall of 1881 he began the study of law with the Hon. E. G. Cracraft, of Wheeling. W. Va., and at the same time taught his first school term at No. 4, East Finley township, this county. At the time of his death he was a member of the law firm of Barbour & Stillwagen, Springfield, Mo. He died at Springfield in March, 1893.
Miss M. Ethie Brimner
Is a daughter of William Brimner, of Burgettstown, Pa., and was born in Hanover township, Washington County, Pa. She was an assistant the public term of 1883-4. She taught three years elsewhere. She was married August 29, 1888, to James A. Mckeown, of Buffalo township, Washington County, Pa., and resides with her husband at Claysville, Pa., where he is engaged as clerk in the National Bank of that place.
George Miller McFarland,
Who taught an academic term the summer of 1884, is the son of Andrew McFarland, and was born in Cross Creek Vil- lage, Washington County, Pa., in 1841. Was graduated from Jefferson Academy, Canonsburg, Pa. Taught in Cross Creek Village, in the West, at Warrenton, Ohio, and Burgettstown. At Warrenton the school house was removed by the flood of February, 1884. He is in the employ of J. B. Haines, Pitts- burg, Pa.
Miss Annie Armstrong
Is a native of Mt. Pleasant township, Washington County, Pa. She was an assistant the summer term of 1884, and had several years experience in teaching. She married Thomas M. Perry, of Cross Creek township, this county, and resides with him in Washington County, Iowa.
James Garrett Dunbar
Was principal the public term of 1884-5. He was born at the Dunbar Homestead, ( Willow Bend Farm), Smith township, Washington County, Pa., September 20, 1852. He attended the common school at No. 3, Cinder Hill, Smith township, the
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Burgettstown Union school and Frankfort Springs, Pa., academy. He taught his first school of two terms in Pleas- ant Hill district, near Macomb, MeDonough County, Illinois, beginning in 1873. Read medicine with Dr. W. V. Riddile, of Burgettstown, Pa., but abandoned it on account of his eyes failing him. Took charge of the Calcutta graded school, Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1879, which position he held for three years. Taught two terms at No. 4, Point Pleasant, Smith township, beginning September, 1882. After teaching here he engaged in the boot and shoe business at this place ; afterward a furniture dealer in East Liverpool, Ohio. For some time he has been engaged in the real estate business, at Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Mattie B. Jolly
Was in the primary department the public terms of 1884-5, 1885-6 and 1886-7, and was one of the teachers the summer term of 1885. She was a native of Donegal township, Wash- ington County, Pa. Her father, E. B. Jolly, was a promi- nent teacher in that part of the county. Her last term was in Canonsburg, Pa. She died at West Middletown, Pa., April 29, 1890.
Byron Everett Tombaugh
Was born at Vanceville, Somerset township, Washington County, Pa., December 3, 1861. He completed algebra in connection with the common school course. He attended a normal school at Beallsville, Pa., completing the course at Lone Pine, Pa. Took a course in mathematics at Hunting- don, Pa., College, and graduated at the State Normal School, California, Pa., in 1883, standing first in a class of forty- seven. He taught four terms in West Bethlehem township, this county. Two terms principal of the public school of Masontown, Fayette County, Pa. He taught a normal term in Burgettstown the summer of 1885. Principal of the Bur- gettstown school the public terms of 1885-6 and 1886-7. He taught five months of the term 1885-6, when he was obliged
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to resign on account of sickness. The term of 1886-7 was eight months. He left at the close of the first week of the seventh month in order to canvass for the office of County Superintendent. In the spring of 1889 he returned to Bur- gettstown and opened an academical and normal school, occu- pying room No. 4, in the Union school building. During the fall and winter of 1889-90 he occupied a room over H. B. Mc- Murray's drug store, and returned to the Union school build- ing in April, 1890, with J. D. Hornbake, assistant. In 1889 Mr. Tombaugh brought his family to Burgettstown and be- came one of her citizens. In May, 1890, Mr. Tombaugh was elected County Superintendent, and re-elected in 1893. After the expiration of his term he studied law and was admitted to the bar of the Washington county courts in June, 1897. He resides at East Washington, Pa.
Miss Annie M. Vance
Was an assistant teacher the public terms of 1885-6 and 1893-4. She has taught eight years, and graduated from the State Normal school, California, Pa., in the class of 1888. She is a native of Cross Creek township, Washington County, Pa. She resides in Burgettstown with her father, W. P. Vance.
Albert Pierson Dennis
Completed the public term of 1885-6 as principal for two months. Before coming to Burgettstown Mr. Dennis taught four years in Hanover township, this county, and two years at Bulger, Smith township, this county. Mr. Dennis is a native of Hanover township, Washington County, Pa. He lias been a resident of Wellsville, Ohio, for a number of years. He is conducting the business of plumbing and gas fitting. On April 4, 1898, he was elected mayor of his adopt- ed city.
Rev. Joseph H. Sutherland
Is a native of West Finley township, Washington County, Pa. He graduated from the State Normal school, California,
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Pa., in the class of 1883. He taught three years. He com- pleted the public term of 1886-7 for Mr. Tombaugh, who was a candidate for County Superintendent in 1887. Mr. Suther- land graduated from the Western Theological Seminary, Alle- gheny, Pa., in 1890. His first pastorate was the Second Pres- byterian church, Kittanning, Pa. In April, 1898, he received the appointment as post chaplain in the U. S. army at the hands of President McKinley, and resigned his charge at New Cumberland, W. Va., his second ministerial field.
Robert Patterson Stevenson
Was principal the public terms of 1887-8 and 1889-90. He is the son of John and Harriet (Smith ) Stevenson, and was born in Smith township, Wash. Co., Pa., Oct. 24, 1852. His father was a prominent citizen and a leading educator in his time. Mr. Stevenson began to teach in 1872, and has taught continu- ously ever since. Beginning at Eldersville, Jefferson town- ship, this county, teaching three years in that township, one in Cross Creek township, two in Burgettstown, six years in Robinson township, Allegheny County, Pa., and fourteen years in Smith, his native township. In the spring of 1886 he opened a normal and high school at Eldersville, Pa., of which he has had charge every year since. The class of 1896 contained forty normal students ; in this class but one of proper age failed to receive a certificate from the County Superintendent. There were fifty-seven students in the class of 1897. All but one of proper age received certificates, eight being professional. There are sixty students num- bered in the class of 1898. Mr. Stevenson stands at the head of the list as a normal school instructor. His classes on ex- amination day are second to none in Washington county. He was connected with the Union Agricultural Association of Burgettstown, and was twice its president-1894 and 1895. In December, 1896, he was appointed justice of the peace for the borough of Burgettstown, until the first Monday of May, 1897, Hon. D. M. Pry having resigned to take his seat as a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. Feb-
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